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It's the nation's favourite antiques experts with £200 each, | 0:00:02 | 0:00:06 | |
a classic car and a goal to scour Britain for antiques. | 0:00:06 | 0:00:10 | |
-Going, going, gone. -Yes! -Hello. | 0:00:10 | 0:00:13 | |
The aim, to make the biggest profit at auction but it's no mean feat. | 0:00:13 | 0:00:18 | |
-Yes! -There'll be worthy winners and valiant losers. | 0:00:18 | 0:00:22 | |
I'm going to try and win. | 0:00:22 | 0:00:23 | |
So, will it be the high road to glory or the slow road to disaster? | 0:00:23 | 0:00:27 | |
-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's the fourth leg of our West Country experience, | 0:00:44 | 0:00:47 | |
tripping in a vintage Lancia with Tom Scott and Phil Serrell. | 0:00:47 | 0:00:51 | |
-Have you enjoyed it? -What a brilliant trip it's been. | 0:00:51 | 0:00:54 | |
-It's been really good fun. You've been good company. -It's been great. | 0:00:54 | 0:00:57 | |
I have to say, my affection for your company has waned over | 0:00:57 | 0:00:59 | |
the course of the last auction. | 0:00:59 | 0:01:01 | |
Oh, dear. | 0:01:01 | 0:01:03 | |
Dealer, Tom, is a Road Trip greenhorn, | 0:01:04 | 0:01:07 | |
who was very much the runner-up | 0:01:07 | 0:01:09 | |
until a magnificent French frame put him right back in the picture. | 0:01:09 | 0:01:12 | |
At £290. | 0:01:12 | 0:01:15 | |
I'll tell you this, | 0:01:15 | 0:01:17 | |
it's got to be one of the best auction houses I've ever been to. | 0:01:17 | 0:01:19 | |
Phil, an auctioneer and a seasoned roadrunner, has been here before. | 0:01:19 | 0:01:25 | |
This is Philip Serrell for the Antiques Road Trip. | 0:01:25 | 0:01:27 | |
He's certainly not bitter though. Not much. | 0:01:27 | 0:01:31 | |
On the strength of that, they've changed the title of the programme. | 0:01:31 | 0:01:35 | |
They're going to call it You've Been Framed. | 0:01:35 | 0:01:37 | |
Phil began with £200 and he's increased that to £292.42. | 0:01:39 | 0:01:44 | |
Tom also set out with £200 and he's | 0:01:47 | 0:01:50 | |
so far amassed just a little bit more with £303.06. | 0:01:50 | 0:01:55 | |
-I've got one auction, you got to. -Yeah. -There's two left. | 0:01:55 | 0:02:00 | |
No, that's the end of it. | 0:02:00 | 0:02:01 | |
I've declared that the end of the competition. | 0:02:01 | 0:02:04 | |
Our trip begins at the far southwest corner of Britain, | 0:02:04 | 0:02:08 | |
at St Buryan, before wending its way around several counties | 0:02:08 | 0:02:13 | |
and never straying too far from the coast to reach Wareham in Dorset. | 0:02:13 | 0:02:18 | |
Today, we're starting out at Exeter in the county of Devon | 0:02:18 | 0:02:21 | |
and making for an auction over the border at Upwey in Dorset. | 0:02:21 | 0:02:25 | |
Why can't I see the seaside, Tom? Slow down. I want to see the sea. | 0:02:32 | 0:02:35 | |
-We're quite a long way inland here. -Are we? | 0:02:35 | 0:02:37 | |
Actually, ex-geography teacher, Phil, has got a point, | 0:02:37 | 0:02:41 | |
because Exeter does have a link to the ocean. | 0:02:41 | 0:02:44 | |
There's been a quay here since Roman times but in the 16th century, | 0:02:44 | 0:02:48 | |
one of Britain's earliest canals was constructed to carry | 0:02:48 | 0:02:51 | |
goods to the river and the English Channel. | 0:02:51 | 0:02:54 | |
I love Exeter, down here, down by the river, | 0:02:54 | 0:02:56 | |
which presumably must be the River Exe. | 0:02:56 | 0:02:58 | |
-Yes. -Or Ter! | 0:02:58 | 0:02:59 | |
Nowadays, this nicely redeveloped area is more about leisure, though. | 0:03:00 | 0:03:04 | |
-Here we go then, mate. -And shopping. -Funkles! | 0:03:04 | 0:03:07 | |
-Let's see what we can find, mate. -Who's going in first? Thee or me? | 0:03:07 | 0:03:11 | |
You go first because you're technically the loser. Come on. | 0:03:11 | 0:03:14 | |
-No need for that already. Morning. -Hello, hello, hello. | 0:03:14 | 0:03:17 | |
We all right to have a bit of a dig and we'll give you a shout? | 0:03:17 | 0:03:21 | |
Thank you very much. How much is the till? | 0:03:21 | 0:03:25 | |
While Phil makes a bid for the till, | 0:03:25 | 0:03:28 | |
Tom has the rest of Funkles to choose from. | 0:03:28 | 0:03:31 | |
There's plenty of it too. | 0:03:31 | 0:03:32 | |
It's just a question of seeking out the quality. | 0:03:32 | 0:03:35 | |
I don't know where to look. | 0:03:35 | 0:03:36 | |
Tricky. | 0:03:41 | 0:03:44 | |
Phil has moved on but, because the dealer's not around, | 0:03:44 | 0:03:46 | |
all communication has to be via Carmen and the phone. | 0:03:46 | 0:03:51 | |
-And when they do get to talk... -Hiya, Simon. | 0:03:51 | 0:03:54 | |
-..they're still a long way apart. -Yeah, your maritime bucket. | 0:03:54 | 0:03:58 | |
-'40, I'll do that for.' -And that's the best you can do on that one? | 0:03:58 | 0:04:01 | |
-'It is really.' -All right, OK. | 0:04:01 | 0:04:03 | |
Let me have a think and I'll have a wander round. | 0:04:03 | 0:04:06 | |
Ah, a humidor. | 0:04:06 | 0:04:08 | |
This could appeal to the Havana cigar devotees of Dorset. | 0:04:08 | 0:04:12 | |
Are there any? | 0:04:12 | 0:04:13 | |
-Ask him if there's any movement on this humidor at 70 quid. -OK. | 0:04:13 | 0:04:17 | |
He wants to know if there's any movement on the humidor. | 0:04:17 | 0:04:19 | |
-'Tell him I'll go 55 but I'll be losing money if I go any lower.' -OK. | 0:04:19 | 0:04:24 | |
-I'll let him know that. He said 55 is as low as he'll go. -OK. | 0:04:24 | 0:04:28 | |
I think I need to buy it at 40, so I think I'm going to have to leave it. | 0:04:28 | 0:04:32 | |
Oh, dear. | 0:04:32 | 0:04:33 | |
Sounds like Phil is getting a bit frustrated. What's Tom unearthed? | 0:04:33 | 0:04:38 | |
They're quite fun, aren't they? | 0:04:38 | 0:04:39 | |
This would have been a bit of artillery. It's a shell. | 0:04:39 | 0:04:42 | |
Pretty big old thing. Someone has stuck those on the sides. | 0:04:44 | 0:04:48 | |
They could be quite good - if we can get them cheap. | 0:04:54 | 0:04:58 | |
Now, let's hope Phil has found something. | 0:04:58 | 0:05:01 | |
-I wanted to look at that woodwind instrument thing. -OK. | 0:05:01 | 0:05:04 | |
-I can't get into it. -Can't get into it. -Haven't got the right key. No. | 0:05:04 | 0:05:10 | |
This just isn't his day so far, but while the search goes on, | 0:05:10 | 0:05:14 | |
Tom is about to smuggle his jugs over to Carmen. | 0:05:14 | 0:05:17 | |
-I'll just have a final quick... -Not pinching them. | 0:05:17 | 0:05:22 | |
-Right, let's go. -Sneaky. | 0:05:22 | 0:05:24 | |
I think we've got to be quick | 0:05:24 | 0:05:26 | |
-because Philip is just around the corner. -I've got Simon on the line. | 0:05:26 | 0:05:29 | |
-Is he on the line? -'We'll do them for £20 per pair.' | 0:05:29 | 0:05:32 | |
-20 quid the pair. -How about 15? | 0:05:32 | 0:05:35 | |
I'm handing him over to you. | 0:05:35 | 0:05:36 | |
Simon, I was wondering whether you might be able to help me | 0:05:36 | 0:05:39 | |
and nip me down to £15 for the pair. | 0:05:39 | 0:05:42 | |
-'Yeah, you take them, mate.' -Lovely. Appreciate that. Deal. £15. -Good. | 0:05:42 | 0:05:47 | |
One deal to Tom but Phil has kept his powder dry. | 0:05:47 | 0:05:50 | |
I'll tell you what, I'm going to see what else I can find. | 0:05:50 | 0:05:53 | |
You really need to get that off your chest, mate. | 0:05:53 | 0:05:55 | |
So while Tom conceals his booty and departs, Phil's staying | 0:05:55 | 0:05:59 | |
-in Exeter, still searching for that elusive first bargain. -Hello. | 0:05:59 | 0:06:03 | |
-Hello, good morning, Phil. -How are you? All right? -I'm very well. | 0:06:03 | 0:06:06 | |
-Nice to see you. -You too. | 0:06:06 | 0:06:09 | |
There must be something at this antiques centre for Phil. | 0:06:09 | 0:06:12 | |
-The best place to start is with Norman himself. -This is my store. | 0:06:12 | 0:06:17 | |
-Can I look at those, please? -Of course you may. | 0:06:17 | 0:06:19 | |
Ah, Royal Worcester. Phil's day has suddenly perked up a bit. | 0:06:19 | 0:06:23 | |
As a Worcester man, he's got a soft spot for the stuff. | 0:06:23 | 0:06:26 | |
My office is 40yds away from where they were made, probably. | 0:06:26 | 0:06:29 | |
They were modelled by Hadley. | 0:06:29 | 0:06:31 | |
Potter and artist, James Hadley, has been described | 0:06:31 | 0:06:35 | |
as probably the finest English modeller of all time. | 0:06:35 | 0:06:38 | |
His work can be very valuable but only if it's in pristine condition. | 0:06:38 | 0:06:43 | |
Unfortunately, the front is damaged. It's been restored. | 0:06:43 | 0:06:47 | |
Crudely, may I say. The other one is perfect. | 0:06:47 | 0:06:50 | |
If you see people going... They're not trying to eat pots. | 0:06:54 | 0:06:58 | |
What they're trying to do is check for restoration. | 0:06:58 | 0:07:01 | |
If you bite a piece of restored porcelain, | 0:07:01 | 0:07:03 | |
it's like biting into soap, whereas if you bite | 0:07:03 | 0:07:06 | |
a piece of un-restored porcelain, it's actually really quite hard. | 0:07:06 | 0:07:09 | |
I'll have a think about that. Let's just see what else we can find first. | 0:07:09 | 0:07:13 | |
I think we'll be seeing more of those two. | 0:07:13 | 0:07:16 | |
There's some really interesting things in this place. | 0:07:16 | 0:07:18 | |
Really interesting things. Is it an ear trumpet? Hello? | 0:07:18 | 0:07:23 | |
I like that. | 0:07:23 | 0:07:24 | |
It's just a glazed stoneware water bottle, isn't it? | 0:07:24 | 0:07:27 | |
This is in really good condition for its age. It's salt glaze. | 0:07:27 | 0:07:31 | |
-We got a bit of damage to the tap. -We've got 45 on there. | 0:07:31 | 0:07:35 | |
Let's just have a chat. Can I give you that to take back to the counter? | 0:07:35 | 0:07:39 | |
-A possibility, eh? -Yeah, yeah. | 0:07:39 | 0:07:41 | |
Whatever the barrel's merits, the fact that the Worcester | 0:07:41 | 0:07:44 | |
figures actually belong to Norman might just swing it. | 0:07:44 | 0:07:47 | |
-Ticket price £150 the pair. -What's the best on that you can do? | 0:07:47 | 0:07:50 | |
What are you aiming at? | 0:07:50 | 0:07:52 | |
I've got to try and buy for 15, 20 quid, that's what I've got. | 0:07:52 | 0:07:55 | |
-That's not mine. -No. I think I'm going to stick at these here. | 0:07:55 | 0:07:59 | |
-That's what I think. -So, what are you thinking, Phil? | 0:07:59 | 0:08:01 | |
You're thinking, you're concentrating, you're looking, | 0:08:01 | 0:08:04 | |
you're picking out little bits. Tell me what you honestly think. | 0:08:04 | 0:08:09 | |
I like him, I like him. | 0:08:09 | 0:08:10 | |
I think that one, I wouldn't say it's worthless, | 0:08:10 | 0:08:13 | |
I couldn't buy just one off you, I've got to buy the pair off you. | 0:08:13 | 0:08:16 | |
I've got to try and buy them for around the 60 quid mark. | 0:08:16 | 0:08:19 | |
-I can't come down to that kind of figure. -OK. | 0:08:19 | 0:08:22 | |
-Can I give you 70 quid for the two? -Can you make it 80? | 0:08:22 | 0:08:25 | |
That's a big reduction. | 0:08:25 | 0:08:26 | |
It's a massive reduction, it's a massive reduction. | 0:08:26 | 0:08:28 | |
-Can you ease me another fiver into it? -I can't, I can't, honest. | 0:08:28 | 0:08:31 | |
I'll have those off you. You're a gentleman and a scholar. | 0:08:31 | 0:08:34 | |
Let me get some money out. I'm pleased with those. You've helped me. | 0:08:34 | 0:08:37 | |
-Thank you very, very much. -It's a giveaway. It's your lucky day. | 0:08:37 | 0:08:40 | |
-I hope so. -Phil's first buy for £80, that's a relief. | 0:08:40 | 0:08:44 | |
He's a changed man all of a sudden. | 0:08:44 | 0:08:46 | |
Now it's time to leave Exeter, | 0:08:46 | 0:08:48 | |
heading east towards Clyst Honiton. | 0:08:48 | 0:08:52 | |
Then follow the sign. | 0:08:52 | 0:08:53 | |
-You must be John. -I am. -How are you? -Not too bad. | 0:08:53 | 0:08:57 | |
-Good to see you. -And you. | 0:08:57 | 0:08:59 | |
-Is that full of stuff? -That's full of stuff. -That's full of antiques? -Yes. | 0:08:59 | 0:09:03 | |
It's a barn. | 0:09:03 | 0:09:04 | |
Well, if you're going to stock a huge range of quality furniture and | 0:09:06 | 0:09:10 | |
decorative items, then a building like this makes perfect sense. | 0:09:10 | 0:09:14 | |
He was going at a hell of a lick | 0:09:15 | 0:09:17 | |
when he hit that corrugated iron, wasn't he? | 0:09:17 | 0:09:19 | |
But whether any of it will be within Phil's price range seems | 0:09:19 | 0:09:22 | |
-highly unlikely. -That's a fair old thing, isn't it? | 0:09:22 | 0:09:26 | |
The two of them are £12,000. The one behind is bigger. | 0:09:26 | 0:09:29 | |
-So, they wouldn't come at 50 quid, would they? -No, no. | 0:09:29 | 0:09:32 | |
Some of John's stock is a little more affordable. | 0:09:32 | 0:09:35 | |
The asking price of that Edwardian card table, for example, | 0:09:35 | 0:09:38 | |
is a mere £895, but even if Phil could afford it, | 0:09:38 | 0:09:42 | |
it might not play well at the auction. | 0:09:42 | 0:09:44 | |
-Now, what's he got there? -These are wicked. | 0:09:46 | 0:09:49 | |
If you've got a cabinet and you want to fill it full of books, | 0:09:49 | 0:09:52 | |
that's what you buy to put in there. Are they books? No. | 0:09:52 | 0:09:57 | |
That's what they are. | 0:09:57 | 0:09:59 | |
-John? -Hello. -Are these book front things in here for sale? | 0:09:59 | 0:10:03 | |
-They could be for sale, I guess. -How much are they? -Absolutely no idea. | 0:10:03 | 0:10:07 | |
-What have we got? -This is getting better by the minute. | 0:10:07 | 0:10:09 | |
I don't want all of them. | 0:10:09 | 0:10:11 | |
The bigger ones, I'd charge you £15 for and | 0:10:11 | 0:10:13 | |
-£10 for the smaller ones. -You can't do 2 of them for 15 quid? | 0:10:13 | 0:10:17 | |
I would be replacing them anyway and it would cost me | 0:10:17 | 0:10:19 | |
more than I'm selling them for. | 0:10:19 | 0:10:21 | |
I'll tell you what I'm going to do, I've made my mind up. | 0:10:21 | 0:10:23 | |
-I'm going to have that one. -Ah, Voltaire, very Phil Serrell. | 0:10:23 | 0:10:27 | |
Apparently, when the priest asked him to renounce Satan, | 0:10:27 | 0:10:31 | |
his last words were, "Now is not the time for making new enemies." | 0:10:31 | 0:10:35 | |
You've been really kind and I think you've got a fantastic shop. | 0:10:35 | 0:10:37 | |
-Thank you very much. -Thank you. -That's great, thank you. | 0:10:37 | 0:10:40 | |
You're a gentleman. | 0:10:40 | 0:10:41 | |
There can't be very many people who leave here | 0:10:41 | 0:10:43 | |
just £10 lighter in the wallet. | 0:10:43 | 0:10:45 | |
Tom, meanwhile, is motoring south, | 0:10:50 | 0:10:52 | |
making his way beside the River Exe to Lympstone, Exmouth, | 0:10:52 | 0:10:57 | |
where he'll visit a strange and wonderful house | 0:10:57 | 0:11:00 | |
-in the company of guide, Kate. -Hello. -Hello there. | 0:11:00 | 0:11:04 | |
-Nice to meet you. -I'm Tom. -Welcome to A La Ronde. | 0:11:04 | 0:11:07 | |
It's actually not round. | 0:11:07 | 0:11:09 | |
16-sided in fact, which makes it a hexadecagon. | 0:11:09 | 0:11:14 | |
Makes for some interestingly shaped rooms too, | 0:11:14 | 0:11:17 | |
several with great views of the estuary below. | 0:11:17 | 0:11:20 | |
A La Ronde wasn't created by any grand designer though, | 0:11:20 | 0:11:24 | |
-but by two very well travelled spinster cousins. -Beautiful room. | 0:11:24 | 0:11:28 | |
-It is. -Who had the house built? | 0:11:28 | 0:11:30 | |
Jane and Mary Parminter. | 0:11:30 | 0:11:31 | |
They went on this grand tour about the late 1780s | 0:11:31 | 0:11:36 | |
and they really were very gutsy ladies. | 0:11:36 | 0:11:39 | |
For spinsters to go off on their own on the Continent and particularly as | 0:11:39 | 0:11:46 | |
the French Revolution was occurring at the time, was absolutely amazing. | 0:11:46 | 0:11:51 | |
-Yeah. -The experience certainly had quite an effect. | 0:11:51 | 0:11:56 | |
They got a lot of ideas, | 0:11:56 | 0:11:57 | |
when they were on their ten year travels, from Italy. | 0:11:57 | 0:12:01 | |
They wanted a round house when they came back to Britain. | 0:12:01 | 0:12:05 | |
The Parminters based their designs on Italian architecture, | 0:12:06 | 0:12:09 | |
and once they'd built A La Ronde, | 0:12:09 | 0:12:12 | |
they set about creating a highly individual decorating scheme | 0:12:12 | 0:12:16 | |
filled with many unusual mementos of their travels together. | 0:12:16 | 0:12:20 | |
The frieze is all made up from bird feathers. | 0:12:20 | 0:12:23 | |
The speckled ones, that's guinea fowl. | 0:12:23 | 0:12:26 | |
You can see peacock and the green is woodpecker. | 0:12:26 | 0:12:32 | |
-In the glue, they used quite a bit of cognac. -That sounds good. | 0:12:32 | 0:12:36 | |
Well, yes. | 0:12:36 | 0:12:38 | |
Actually, it was the cognac that has kept the colourings of the feathers. | 0:12:38 | 0:12:42 | |
-Really? So, that's helped preserve it? -Precisely. | 0:12:42 | 0:12:45 | |
Feathers and brandy were certainly different but without doubt, | 0:12:45 | 0:12:49 | |
Jane and Mary's favourite material was the seashell. Thousands of them. | 0:12:49 | 0:12:54 | |
Tiny ones to create pictures for the walls | 0:12:54 | 0:12:57 | |
and other larger ones for a variety of uses. | 0:12:57 | 0:13:00 | |
The fireplace has never ever been used | 0:13:01 | 0:13:04 | |
because they were making their creations. | 0:13:04 | 0:13:08 | |
These particular ones, here on the wall, | 0:13:08 | 0:13:11 | |
they did bring them back from their tour. | 0:13:11 | 0:13:13 | |
The home of the Parminters is now owned by the National Trust | 0:13:13 | 0:13:17 | |
and sadly only this portrait of Mary now survives. | 0:13:17 | 0:13:21 | |
Their journals, stored away in a bank vault for safekeeping, | 0:13:21 | 0:13:25 | |
were also lost during the Blitz in Exeter. | 0:13:25 | 0:13:29 | |
Were they alive today, the extraordinary cousins would | 0:13:29 | 0:13:32 | |
probably be competing for the Turner Prize, as at the top | 0:13:32 | 0:13:35 | |
of the house is their piece de resistance, the shell gallery. | 0:13:35 | 0:13:39 | |
They wanted you to get the impression that you were | 0:13:39 | 0:13:41 | |
either coming into a cave or a grotto. | 0:13:41 | 0:13:44 | |
-You've got all this algae on the walls... -I see. | 0:13:45 | 0:13:48 | |
..and then you've got the softness of the sea. | 0:13:48 | 0:13:51 | |
Then you've got the shells on the shore. | 0:13:51 | 0:13:54 | |
-Way up here. I see. -Way up there. | 0:13:54 | 0:13:58 | |
Because it's so very fragile, access is now restricted. | 0:13:58 | 0:14:01 | |
Tom, however, has been permitted a special peek. | 0:14:01 | 0:14:05 | |
-I'm going to surprise you now. -OK. -OK. | 0:14:05 | 0:14:07 | |
-Oh, yes. Look at that. -Super. -Amazing. -Isn't it? | 0:14:09 | 0:14:13 | |
We're seeing the beginning of the actual gallery. | 0:14:13 | 0:14:16 | |
That's incredible, isn't it? | 0:14:16 | 0:14:17 | |
It's got to be tens of thousands of shells. It's really stunning. | 0:14:17 | 0:14:20 | |
But while Tom's been "A La Ronde", Phil has just | 0:14:25 | 0:14:29 | |
carried on shopping, journeying from Clyst Honiton to Hele... | 0:14:29 | 0:14:33 | |
..where, on the site of an old cider factory... | 0:14:35 | 0:14:38 | |
This is fantastic. I am so looking forward to this. | 0:14:38 | 0:14:43 | |
-..there is a very unusual retail opportunity. -Hiya, how are you? | 0:14:43 | 0:14:48 | |
-You've got some good stuff here, haven't you? -Thanks very much. | 0:14:48 | 0:14:50 | |
Yes, quite something. | 0:14:50 | 0:14:52 | |
They even supply film and TV props out of all of this. | 0:14:52 | 0:14:56 | |
-45,000 square feet of antiques, reclamation... -Just passing through. | 0:14:56 | 0:15:01 | |
..and collectables. | 0:15:01 | 0:15:05 | |
And how much is the drum? | 0:15:05 | 0:15:06 | |
-40 quid. There's two more up there. -How much is that bigger one? -50 quid. | 0:15:08 | 0:15:13 | |
I'll tell you what, that's going to take some putting back together, | 0:15:16 | 0:15:19 | |
-isn't it? -Yeah, I didn't realise it was badly damaged. | 0:15:19 | 0:15:22 | |
So, the price is coming down? | 0:15:22 | 0:15:24 | |
Yeah, I'll do it for 40 quid, the same as the other. | 0:15:24 | 0:15:27 | |
Are you sure, Phil? | 0:15:27 | 0:15:28 | |
It's a question of how the hell | 0:15:28 | 0:15:30 | |
it is ever going to fit back together again? | 0:15:30 | 0:15:33 | |
I think I'll worry about that later. | 0:15:34 | 0:15:35 | |
-It's a bit of a mess. -Yeah, you could say that(!) | 0:15:39 | 0:15:42 | |
No, no, no, no, no, no, no! | 0:15:43 | 0:15:46 | |
There just has to be a vaulting horse here. | 0:15:46 | 0:15:48 | |
I bought one of those in the last road trip and I paid £70 for it, | 0:15:48 | 0:15:54 | |
and it went into auction and it made 30 quid. | 0:15:54 | 0:15:57 | |
I've got to buy that off you. I now know what they are worth. 30 quid. | 0:15:57 | 0:16:02 | |
Shall we move on? | 0:16:02 | 0:16:03 | |
Come on, Phil. Decision time. | 0:16:04 | 0:16:07 | |
I like the drum but it's fallen apart and I like the vaulting horse | 0:16:07 | 0:16:10 | |
because I'm convinced they're worth more than 30 quid. | 0:16:10 | 0:16:14 | |
I can do it for cost price that vaulting horse, which is 100 quid. | 0:16:14 | 0:16:18 | |
-Can't do anything like that. -And the drum, I said 40, didn't I? | 0:16:18 | 0:16:22 | |
Yes, but it's wrecked, isn't it? I'll give you 20 quid | 0:16:22 | 0:16:24 | |
and I'll spend most of the night trying to put it back together again. | 0:16:24 | 0:16:27 | |
-Go on, then. -All right? The drum is done. The drum's done, | 0:16:27 | 0:16:30 | |
-but I want to buy something else. -I want you to buy something else. | 0:16:30 | 0:16:34 | |
I want to buy something else. | 0:16:34 | 0:16:35 | |
Now, I don't know about you, | 0:16:35 | 0:16:37 | |
but I think he's going to buy something else. | 0:16:37 | 0:16:40 | |
-How much is this roller, then? -Ah, that sort of roller. | 0:16:40 | 0:16:43 | |
Good on a farm or for flattening a wicket. | 0:16:43 | 0:16:45 | |
I'll do that for 80 quid for you. | 0:16:45 | 0:16:47 | |
I know you've been helpful to me, | 0:16:49 | 0:16:51 | |
-but I'm going to bid you nonetheless and notwithstanding. -Go on, then. | 0:16:51 | 0:16:55 | |
-50 quid. -Don't be ridiculous. -What? -It did cost more than that. | 0:16:55 | 0:16:59 | |
Don't you speak to me like that. I'm trying to get rid of old stock here. | 0:16:59 | 0:17:03 | |
-75 quid. -I'll tell you what. This is my best shot here. | 0:17:03 | 0:17:07 | |
Right. | 0:17:07 | 0:17:08 | |
-Oh, yeah?! -Here you are. 60 quid. | 0:17:08 | 0:17:11 | |
Well, seeing as you said so many nice things about the place... | 0:17:14 | 0:17:17 | |
You're a gentlemen. Do you know what? I really like that. | 0:17:17 | 0:17:20 | |
-God knows what that is going to make. -You'll do all right on that, | 0:17:20 | 0:17:22 | |
-I promise. -How old...? You think that's what, 1860? | 0:17:22 | 0:17:27 | |
-My mum made it last week. -Did she? | 0:17:27 | 0:17:29 | |
Lordy, mine was more of a knitter. | 0:17:30 | 0:17:32 | |
Well, after a slow start, Phil has certainly picked up speed today, | 0:17:34 | 0:17:37 | |
a very different approach from his rival. | 0:17:37 | 0:17:41 | |
How much money have you spent? | 0:17:41 | 0:17:43 | |
-15 whole pounds. -15 quid? -On one thing. It's good, isn't it? | 0:17:43 | 0:17:47 | |
On one thing? | 0:17:47 | 0:17:48 | |
Night, night. | 0:17:49 | 0:17:50 | |
Next morning finds our travellers on the other side of the border. | 0:17:54 | 0:17:58 | |
Dorchester was the capital of Wessex, wasn't it? Was it? Is this Wessex? | 0:17:58 | 0:18:02 | |
No, it's Dorset. | 0:18:02 | 0:18:03 | |
I know that but it's the old area of Wessex, isn't it? I think. | 0:18:03 | 0:18:07 | |
Geographer, Phil, was yesterday's big spender, | 0:18:08 | 0:18:11 | |
splashing out £170 on some false books, a drum, | 0:18:11 | 0:18:16 | |
a huge garden roller and some Worcester figurines. | 0:18:16 | 0:18:19 | |
It's a giveaway. It's your lucky day. | 0:18:19 | 0:18:21 | |
Leaving him with £122.42 to spend today. | 0:18:21 | 0:18:25 | |
While Tom was the super saver, | 0:18:25 | 0:18:28 | |
parting with a mere £15 for two artillery shell jugs... | 0:18:28 | 0:18:32 | |
-You take them, mate. -Lovely, appreciate that. | 0:18:32 | 0:18:35 | |
..making him cash rich with almost £288.06 at his disposal. | 0:18:35 | 0:18:40 | |
Later, they'll be making for the auction in Upwey, | 0:18:40 | 0:18:44 | |
but our first stop is in the Dorset County town of Dorchester. | 0:18:44 | 0:18:48 | |
LILTING ORCHESTRAL MUSIC PLAYS | 0:18:48 | 0:18:55 | |
It's got a nice feel to it, this place, I think. | 0:18:55 | 0:18:57 | |
Everywhere feels nice in the sun. | 0:18:57 | 0:18:59 | |
-Everywhere feels nice when you're ahead. -Now, Phil! | 0:18:59 | 0:19:03 | |
Dorchester is famous for its poets like Sir John Cowper Powys | 0:19:03 | 0:19:08 | |
and William Barnes, | 0:19:08 | 0:19:09 | |
but the town's favourite son is without doubt, Thomas Hardy. | 0:19:09 | 0:19:13 | |
Did Thomas Hardy write Tom Brown's Schooldays? | 0:19:13 | 0:19:16 | |
He wrote, what's it, didn't he? Tom Jones. | 0:19:17 | 0:19:20 | |
Actually, he mostly wrote books without Tom in the title, Phil. | 0:19:20 | 0:19:23 | |
But he did base the Mayor of Casterbridge on his hometown. | 0:19:23 | 0:19:27 | |
Listen, you know what you've got to do, don't you? | 0:19:27 | 0:19:30 | |
-Going to spend, spend and spend, mate. -65 quid mirrors. | 0:19:30 | 0:19:33 | |
-Mirrors, mirrors, mirrors, go buy some mirrors. -See you later. | 0:19:33 | 0:19:37 | |
Now, of course, the key plot line in the Mayor of Casterbridge is the | 0:19:37 | 0:19:41 | |
decision by the central character to auction off his own family. | 0:19:41 | 0:19:45 | |
But I'm sure the antique shops of the real Dorchester | 0:19:45 | 0:19:49 | |
-steer very clear of such controversies. -Morning. | 0:19:49 | 0:19:51 | |
-You all right? -All right, thank you. | 0:19:51 | 0:19:53 | |
I bought a table off you a couple of years back on a trip, didn't I? | 0:19:53 | 0:19:56 | |
-Made a fortune? -Wish I had done. | 0:19:56 | 0:19:59 | |
Just let the table go, Phil - start afresh! | 0:19:59 | 0:20:02 | |
He doesn't need to buy much at "De Danann", either, | 0:20:02 | 0:20:06 | |
so he can very much pick and choose. | 0:20:06 | 0:20:09 | |
-I think that's a Tunbridge Ware sock darner. -Yes, it's pretty, isn't it? | 0:20:09 | 0:20:12 | |
Yes, just a nice little thing. Is there a price on that? | 0:20:12 | 0:20:14 | |
Yeah, it's a fiver. | 0:20:14 | 0:20:16 | |
See, that could be a problem, because I'm used to getting, like, | 0:20:16 | 0:20:19 | |
20 or 30 quid off something. | 0:20:19 | 0:20:21 | |
If it's only a fiver, how am I going to get 20 quid off that? | 0:20:21 | 0:20:23 | |
-Well, I thought it might make up for the table. -Ha-ha-ha! | 0:20:23 | 0:20:26 | |
-Can I ask you to put that by for me? -Yeah, no problem. | 0:20:26 | 0:20:28 | |
Well, it's no vaulting horse, Phil, | 0:20:28 | 0:20:31 | |
but it COULD be a very sensible buy. That, too, at a pinch... | 0:20:31 | 0:20:35 | |
It's a 19th century snuffbox. | 0:20:35 | 0:20:37 | |
Very often, these would have had decorated scenes on the front. | 0:20:37 | 0:20:40 | |
Now, that, because there's no decoration, and a bit of damage, | 0:20:40 | 0:20:43 | |
it's not going to be a hugely sought-after thing. | 0:20:43 | 0:20:46 | |
But I think that's quite a nice little lot. | 0:20:46 | 0:20:48 | |
The ticket price is £30, | 0:20:48 | 0:20:49 | |
but I'm sure John would be willing to do a deal. | 0:20:49 | 0:20:52 | |
I like that. | 0:20:53 | 0:20:55 | |
It's just a marble column, and, erm, | 0:20:55 | 0:20:57 | |
it's just a thing that's going to look decorative, | 0:20:57 | 0:20:59 | |
either to show off a good Parian bust | 0:20:59 | 0:21:02 | |
or piece of marble, or a pot or a bronze. | 0:21:02 | 0:21:05 | |
So let's put that down there. | 0:21:05 | 0:21:08 | |
Mm! Two nice little treen items, versus a big old lump, | 0:21:09 | 0:21:13 | |
-what do YOU think? -Can I move it out? | 0:21:13 | 0:21:16 | |
It COULD be described as a jardiniere, or even a torchere, | 0:21:16 | 0:21:20 | |
and the ticket price is £175. | 0:21:20 | 0:21:23 | |
I think the death would be like about 100 quid. | 0:21:23 | 0:21:26 | |
-No, that wouldn't be any good for me. -Wouldn't make any money? -No. | 0:21:26 | 0:21:29 | |
See, there's a chunk off there, look. | 0:21:29 | 0:21:31 | |
I think that's just come down another fiver. | 0:21:31 | 0:21:33 | |
-Still a nice thing. -It's a lovely thing but it's broken. | 0:21:33 | 0:21:38 | |
65 quid. | 0:21:38 | 0:21:40 | |
-I'll shake your hand now. -Yeah, go on, then. | 0:21:40 | 0:21:42 | |
You're a gentleman. Thank you very much indeed. | 0:21:42 | 0:21:45 | |
That, plus his roller, must amount | 0:21:45 | 0:21:47 | |
to some of Phil's heaviest purchases yet. Well done! | 0:21:47 | 0:21:51 | |
BELL RINGS | 0:21:51 | 0:21:53 | |
Time, ladies and gentlemen. Time. Last orders! | 0:21:53 | 0:21:56 | |
I think that means he's finished shopping. | 0:21:56 | 0:21:58 | |
Elsewhere in Dorchester... | 0:22:00 | 0:22:03 | |
at the Curiosity Centre - | 0:22:03 | 0:22:05 | |
sounds a bit more like Dickens than Hardy. | 0:22:05 | 0:22:08 | |
-Morning. -Hi. -I'm Tom. -Hi. Martin. Nice to meet you. | 0:22:08 | 0:22:11 | |
-Come for a bit of a rummage, is that all right? -Lots to see here. | 0:22:11 | 0:22:14 | |
Yes, definitely a bit Dickensian, I'd say. | 0:22:14 | 0:22:17 | |
The Curiosity Centre will require plenty of digging, though. | 0:22:17 | 0:22:20 | |
There's a lot of...vintage... There's a lot of painted, sort of, | 0:22:20 | 0:22:24 | |
shabby chic, which I'm not after. | 0:22:24 | 0:22:26 | |
So we'll just try and narrow it down a little bit. | 0:22:26 | 0:22:29 | |
I could make Philip a nice new scarf. | 0:22:31 | 0:22:34 | |
Careful! He's very fussy about those, Tom! | 0:22:34 | 0:22:37 | |
-Didgeridoo. -No, didgeri-don't! | 0:22:37 | 0:22:40 | |
-How about a strong box? -Might it be treasure? | 0:22:40 | 0:22:43 | |
-It's heavy enough... -KEY SQUEAKS AS IT TURNS | 0:22:44 | 0:22:47 | |
That's the good bit - | 0:22:47 | 0:22:48 | |
weight in there... I can't even lift the door! | 0:22:48 | 0:22:51 | |
If you spend long enough in Phil's company, | 0:22:51 | 0:22:53 | |
do you all end up buying like him, I wonder? | 0:22:53 | 0:22:55 | |
What's he got on here? £85. | 0:22:55 | 0:22:58 | |
I really like that. | 0:22:58 | 0:23:00 | |
Well, I'm sure Phil would approve. But now what's he come up with? | 0:23:00 | 0:23:04 | |
Have you seen this? | 0:23:04 | 0:23:06 | |
Oh, lordie. | 0:23:06 | 0:23:08 | |
That is a canoe. That's got to be bigger than Philip's, surely. | 0:23:08 | 0:23:11 | |
You mean - the one that lost him £70 on a previous Road Trip? | 0:23:13 | 0:23:16 | |
I like that a lot. Fantastic! | 0:23:16 | 0:23:20 | |
Just what is it about canoes, chaps? | 0:23:20 | 0:23:23 | |
I'm pretty sure that says £300. | 0:23:23 | 0:23:26 | |
Wonder if I can afford that? | 0:23:26 | 0:23:27 | |
No! | 0:23:27 | 0:23:29 | |
Trouble is, this is probably going to | 0:23:29 | 0:23:31 | |
see me down the creek the wrong way, isn't it? | 0:23:31 | 0:23:33 | |
Yes. And I don't see a paddle, do you? | 0:23:33 | 0:23:35 | |
Time to consult Martin, or perhaps just seek help. | 0:23:35 | 0:23:38 | |
First thing, I'd like to have a look... | 0:23:38 | 0:23:41 | |
-at this. -Ah, you found my strongbox. -Yeah. | 0:23:41 | 0:23:44 | |
-Does it open? I can't get it open. -Let's try. | 0:23:47 | 0:23:49 | |
-It might be me. -I certainly had it open. -Ah, there you go. | 0:23:49 | 0:23:52 | |
Ah, I was hoping the takings from last week would have been in there! | 0:23:53 | 0:23:56 | |
-It's had some use. -Yeah, what has someone been putting in there, | 0:23:56 | 0:23:59 | |
apart from snails? What would we be looking at? | 0:23:59 | 0:24:02 | |
We could do something on that for you. Maybe... | 0:24:02 | 0:24:04 | |
-75. -It's a bit steeper than I was hoping. | 0:24:04 | 0:24:07 | |
Come on, then, you know the game. | 0:24:07 | 0:24:09 | |
What I was going to do is make you a bid of... | 0:24:09 | 0:24:11 | |
-45... -45? -..which I know is really harsh. | 0:24:11 | 0:24:15 | |
You're welcome to drop this on my foot if you want! | 0:24:15 | 0:24:17 | |
It's a bit tight, Tom, but I tell you what, | 0:24:17 | 0:24:19 | |
-squeeze me another fiver... -Yeah? -..and it's yours. | 0:24:19 | 0:24:21 | |
-50? -Yeah. -Perfect. | 0:24:21 | 0:24:23 | |
-All right. -I love that. Brilliant. Thank you very much. -Deal. | 0:24:23 | 0:24:26 | |
Now for the flagship! | 0:24:26 | 0:24:28 | |
What I'm hoping is that you're going to talk me right out of it. | 0:24:28 | 0:24:32 | |
Why would I do that? | 0:24:32 | 0:24:34 | |
-Because you want me to win, surely? -Hey, it's a highly unusual thing, | 0:24:34 | 0:24:37 | |
you won't find many of these in the auction houses. | 0:24:37 | 0:24:39 | |
No, and there's probably a good reason for that. | 0:24:39 | 0:24:41 | |
-Now, it is wildly out of my budget... -Right. | 0:24:41 | 0:24:44 | |
..and I'm thinking about how awkward this must be for you, every night, | 0:24:44 | 0:24:47 | |
-dragging it back in. -Ha-ha! I know where this is leading. | 0:24:47 | 0:24:50 | |
I'm looking at being really, really cheeky, | 0:24:50 | 0:24:52 | |
-and talking like 60 quid. -60 quid's a little cheap. | 0:24:52 | 0:24:55 | |
-I know it is. -A little cheap. | 0:24:55 | 0:24:57 | |
Do you want another fiver, like on the strongbox, | 0:24:57 | 0:24:59 | |
-is that what you mean? -Well, compare the size of the strongbox | 0:24:59 | 0:25:02 | |
to the size of the boat, and maybe that increment would be about right! | 0:25:02 | 0:25:05 | |
What about 120, includes the box? | 0:25:05 | 0:25:08 | |
What about 130? | 0:25:08 | 0:25:10 | |
-125? -Go for it. Deal. | 0:25:10 | 0:25:13 | |
-Brilliant. -Well done. -Thanks, Martin. | 0:25:13 | 0:25:15 | |
So, £75 for the canoe and £50 for the strongbox. | 0:25:15 | 0:25:18 | |
Does Upwey know what's coming?! | 0:25:18 | 0:25:22 | |
Meanwhile, the Silver Fox, blissfully unaware that the canoe | 0:25:25 | 0:25:28 | |
has changed hands, is on the road, | 0:25:28 | 0:25:30 | |
and he's finally heading for the sea - | 0:25:30 | 0:25:33 | |
without a scarf - | 0:25:33 | 0:25:35 | |
motoring from Dorchester down to Chesil Beach and Abbotsbury... | 0:25:35 | 0:25:40 | |
..to visit a unique and very ancient bird sanctuary. | 0:25:41 | 0:25:45 | |
Hello? Oh, hi! | 0:25:50 | 0:25:51 | |
-Hello, Phil. -How are you? -Nice to meet you. -Goodness me! | 0:25:51 | 0:25:54 | |
-You must be Dave. -Welcome to Abbotsbury Swannery. -This looks | 0:25:54 | 0:25:57 | |
-very official! -Oh, yes. -So, what's your official title, then? | 0:25:57 | 0:25:59 | |
-I'm the swanherd here at Abbotsbury. -Do I have to stand to attention? | 0:25:59 | 0:26:03 | |
Well, no! | 0:26:03 | 0:26:05 | |
Dave is the latest | 0:26:05 | 0:26:07 | |
in a long and extremely venerable line of swanherds here. | 0:26:07 | 0:26:12 | |
Benedictine monks first founded the swannery | 0:26:12 | 0:26:15 | |
for the meat, over 600 years ago. | 0:26:15 | 0:26:18 | |
But for most of its history, | 0:26:18 | 0:26:19 | |
conservation and study has been the aim. | 0:26:19 | 0:26:22 | |
So, Dave, these two, which just seem to be... I won't say perched, | 0:26:23 | 0:26:27 | |
-but do they nest anywhere? -Well, they nest where they want to nest. | 0:26:27 | 0:26:30 | |
They choose the site, and there's not much we can do about that. | 0:26:30 | 0:26:33 | |
And once they've got a site, | 0:26:33 | 0:26:34 | |
normally it's the same site year after year after year. | 0:26:34 | 0:26:37 | |
They're not duck and drake - what are they called? | 0:26:37 | 0:26:39 | |
They're cob and pen. Cob is the male. | 0:26:39 | 0:26:41 | |
-And they give birth to a cygnet. -Yes. | 0:26:41 | 0:26:43 | |
-And how do you tell them apart? -Well, the male is usually heavier. | 0:26:43 | 0:26:46 | |
There is normally a weight difference. | 0:26:46 | 0:26:49 | |
-The black berry on top of the bill is usually bigger. -Yes. | 0:26:49 | 0:26:51 | |
The male will have a richer colour orange on the bill. | 0:26:51 | 0:26:54 | |
How many other swanneries are there in Britain? | 0:26:54 | 0:26:57 | |
This is the only nesting colony of its kind here, | 0:26:57 | 0:27:00 | |
and it's the only managed colony in the world. | 0:27:00 | 0:27:02 | |
-I'm going to put you to a test now. -Yes? | 0:27:02 | 0:27:05 | |
-What's his name? -Erm... | 0:27:05 | 0:27:07 | |
-You've got me! -You should have said Harry. | 0:27:07 | 0:27:09 | |
No-one would ever have known! | 0:27:09 | 0:27:12 | |
Because it's located on the Fleet Lagoon | 0:27:16 | 0:27:19 | |
and sheltered from the open sea by Chesil Beach beyond, | 0:27:19 | 0:27:22 | |
the birds can flourish here in the shallow, salty water | 0:27:22 | 0:27:26 | |
and return year after year. | 0:27:26 | 0:27:28 | |
When swans were eaten, their feathers were a useful by-product | 0:27:28 | 0:27:32 | |
and at Abbotsbury, they like to maintain some traditions. | 0:27:32 | 0:27:36 | |
Well, we collect them throughout the summer, whilst the birds | 0:27:36 | 0:27:40 | |
-are moulting here... -Yes. -..and there's a lot of people | 0:27:40 | 0:27:43 | |
that have very specific uses for those feathers. | 0:27:43 | 0:27:46 | |
Lloyd's of London still use Abbotsbury quills | 0:27:46 | 0:27:49 | |
to record shipping accidents, and they also adorn ceremonial helmets. | 0:27:49 | 0:27:54 | |
The Gentlemen-at-Arms, the Queen's bodyguard, | 0:27:54 | 0:27:57 | |
have them made into plumes for the helmets. | 0:27:57 | 0:28:00 | |
-This is called a fall? -A fall. | 0:28:00 | 0:28:02 | |
And these... That's fantastic. | 0:28:02 | 0:28:04 | |
-They're all just beautifully bound, aren't they? -Yes. | 0:28:04 | 0:28:07 | |
Although there's usually plenty of weed or grass to eat at Abbotsbury, | 0:28:08 | 0:28:12 | |
around 600 swans will always welcome a feed. | 0:28:12 | 0:28:16 | |
Come on! | 0:28:16 | 0:28:18 | |
Is there any danger that you might over-feed them? | 0:28:18 | 0:28:21 | |
-It's never been a problem, erm... -I've had that problem. | 0:28:21 | 0:28:24 | |
Really? Ha-ha-ha! | 0:28:24 | 0:28:26 | |
Now, you know how everyone warns you that a swan can break your arm? | 0:28:26 | 0:28:29 | |
Ha! Highly unlikely, apparently. | 0:28:29 | 0:28:32 | |
While we're at it - they do mostly mate for life, | 0:28:32 | 0:28:35 | |
but the odd one can wander. | 0:28:35 | 0:28:36 | |
The ones that are paler, they're the younger ones. | 0:28:36 | 0:28:39 | |
-They are last year's cygnets. -The ones with the grey back, | 0:28:39 | 0:28:42 | |
-that's 12 months old. -Yes. They will moult for the first time this July. | 0:28:42 | 0:28:45 | |
The last grey feathers will be lost in that moult, so by August, | 0:28:45 | 0:28:48 | |
they will be snow white. Their beaks will remain grey for another year. | 0:28:48 | 0:28:52 | |
They make a great noise. Just listening to them... | 0:28:52 | 0:28:55 | |
SWANS MAKE PADDLING EFFECT | 0:28:55 | 0:28:57 | |
-All you can hear is... -It's lovely. -..on the water. Fantastic. -Yes. | 0:28:57 | 0:29:00 | |
But while Phil's been communing with swans... | 0:29:07 | 0:29:10 | |
..Tom's still in Dorchester... | 0:29:11 | 0:29:13 | |
..heading for the same shop that his travelling companion graced earlier. | 0:29:15 | 0:29:18 | |
-Afternoon. -Afternoon. -How are you doing? | 0:29:18 | 0:29:20 | |
-Yeah, all right, thank you. -I'm Tom. -I'm John. | 0:29:20 | 0:29:23 | |
-Nice to meet you. -Pleased to meet you. | 0:29:23 | 0:29:24 | |
-Do you mind if I have a rummage? -No, have a look round, | 0:29:24 | 0:29:27 | |
-by all means. -Down here? -Down here, up the stairs as well. | 0:29:27 | 0:29:30 | |
Brilliant. | 0:29:30 | 0:29:31 | |
Now, Tom's still got plenty of cash, | 0:29:32 | 0:29:34 | |
and there's certainly enough to choose from... | 0:29:34 | 0:29:36 | |
I think this would look good in Philip's house. | 0:29:36 | 0:29:38 | |
..although I think we can rule out at least one item. | 0:29:38 | 0:29:41 | |
Trouble is, Philip's probably bought everything this morning. | 0:29:41 | 0:29:44 | |
Nonsense! | 0:29:44 | 0:29:46 | |
-BANGS HEAD -Ouch! | 0:29:46 | 0:29:48 | |
How much are those? | 0:29:48 | 0:29:49 | |
-£20... -The pair? | 0:29:50 | 0:29:53 | |
..each. They're quite nice. Quite sweet. | 0:29:53 | 0:29:55 | |
Just decorative. The cane is in not bad condition - | 0:29:55 | 0:29:57 | |
there's a few breaks here. | 0:29:57 | 0:29:58 | |
This could be ideal, especially with them being... | 0:29:58 | 0:30:01 | |
a pair. | 0:30:01 | 0:30:03 | |
Or are they a pair? | 0:30:03 | 0:30:04 | |
They're not quite a pair. | 0:30:04 | 0:30:06 | |
Let's see what John can do on those, then. | 0:30:06 | 0:30:09 | |
-You've got 40 for the two of them. -Right. | 0:30:09 | 0:30:12 | |
Where can you be? Can you help me? | 0:30:13 | 0:30:16 | |
20. | 0:30:16 | 0:30:17 | |
That's very generous. Can I squeeze you a little more? | 0:30:17 | 0:30:20 | |
-HE WINCES -18. | 0:30:20 | 0:30:22 | |
-HE LAUGHS -Perfect. | 0:30:22 | 0:30:25 | |
-OK! -That is brilliant, John - thank you very much for that. | 0:30:25 | 0:30:28 | |
Well, that was all very amicable! | 0:30:28 | 0:30:31 | |
That's what I wanted to find. | 0:30:31 | 0:30:33 | |
Ah - didn't Phil peel that one earlier? | 0:30:33 | 0:30:35 | |
BELL RINGS | 0:30:35 | 0:30:37 | |
The ticket price on that is £65. | 0:30:37 | 0:30:39 | |
I don't think it's big enough for a ship's bell - maybe a small boat, | 0:30:39 | 0:30:43 | |
-I'm not sure. -Cor, he's getting very nautical today! | 0:30:43 | 0:30:45 | |
But then the auction at Upwey is just a few miles from the coast. | 0:30:45 | 0:30:49 | |
John - your bell... | 0:30:49 | 0:30:51 | |
It can be 40 quid. | 0:30:51 | 0:30:54 | |
-Can it? -Mmm. | 0:30:54 | 0:30:55 | |
-I think that's going to be too much for me. -BELL RINGS | 0:30:55 | 0:30:58 | |
35 - if that's any good. But that is... | 0:30:58 | 0:31:02 | |
That's getting better. Any way you can do 25? | 0:31:02 | 0:31:05 | |
Mm-mmm. 30 quid - split the difference. | 0:31:05 | 0:31:08 | |
-OK. -All right? -30 quid. Deal. | 0:31:09 | 0:31:11 | |
-That's brilliant. -Done. | 0:31:11 | 0:31:13 | |
Time to compare those purchases. | 0:31:13 | 0:31:15 | |
Our two men are... outstanding in their field... Ha! | 0:31:15 | 0:31:19 | |
-You go first - let's see what you've got. -OK. | 0:31:19 | 0:31:21 | |
-Got a bit of technology. -Hello! | 0:31:21 | 0:31:23 | |
Sadly, the roller couldn't be with us. | 0:31:23 | 0:31:26 | |
-It is heavy. -That looks brilliant. | 0:31:26 | 0:31:28 | |
-It's a bit of fun. -That looks a very...excellent find. | 0:31:28 | 0:31:31 | |
I thought you could turn it t'other way up, | 0:31:31 | 0:31:33 | |
and just turn it into a column? | 0:31:33 | 0:31:35 | |
Just leave it lying next to your tennis court, surely? | 0:31:35 | 0:31:38 | |
-Yeah. And then... -You've got a bit of Worcester? | 0:31:38 | 0:31:40 | |
They're by James Hadley, | 0:31:40 | 0:31:42 | |
and they're about 1870-1875. That one... | 0:31:42 | 0:31:45 | |
-has been bust. -Has it? They ARE lovely, aren't they? | 0:31:45 | 0:31:48 | |
-And then, I always like to beat my own drum. -Yeah, I know - | 0:31:48 | 0:31:51 | |
-I'm hearing that. -That was 20 quid. | 0:31:51 | 0:31:53 | |
-That's all right. It's a coffee table piece. -And then, | 0:31:53 | 0:31:56 | |
-my last lot... -Something tucked away? -..is here. | 0:31:56 | 0:31:58 | |
-Now for another, much too heavy, lump. -I love that. | 0:32:14 | 0:32:19 | |
That's fantastic. I am so envious of that. That manhole cover. | 0:32:19 | 0:32:24 | |
I've always wanted one. It's the manhole cover. | 0:32:24 | 0:32:28 | |
That's straight out of the Serrell handbook, isn't it? | 0:32:28 | 0:32:31 | |
-Must be a fascinating read! -How much was your bell? -My bell was £30. | 0:32:31 | 0:32:36 | |
You see, I'm not completely convinced about this, whether it is an 1840 one. | 0:32:36 | 0:32:40 | |
-I think that's actually the time, rather than the date! -Yeah. | 0:32:40 | 0:32:43 | |
-What on earth have you done here? -I don't know. | 0:32:43 | 0:32:45 | |
I don't know why I bought that. I don't know why I did. | 0:32:45 | 0:32:48 | |
-You don't like those, do you? -I think they're absolutely... | 0:32:48 | 0:32:50 | |
Let me remember the word. Gopping. | 0:32:50 | 0:32:52 | |
And what do you think of this? | 0:32:52 | 0:32:54 | |
-I love that. -My strongbox. -I love that. -Yeah? -Yeah. | 0:32:54 | 0:32:58 | |
-I've got one more for you. -Let's have a look, then. -I did buy some furniture. | 0:32:58 | 0:33:02 | |
-Really? -Two, so it's a set, very nearly. | 0:33:02 | 0:33:06 | |
A pair of stools. | 0:33:06 | 0:33:07 | |
It's not anyone you know? | 0:33:07 | 0:33:09 | |
TOM LAUGHS | 0:33:09 | 0:33:11 | |
-Don't be so rude! -Is it? | 0:33:11 | 0:33:12 | |
-So how much did you pay for those? -£9 each. | 0:33:12 | 0:33:15 | |
-You can't fail, can you? -I think that was a good deal. -You cannot fail. | 0:33:15 | 0:33:19 | |
-It grieves me to say this... -You think we've done all right? | 0:33:19 | 0:33:22 | |
No, I think YOU'VE done all right. | 0:33:22 | 0:33:23 | |
-This is going to be a good auction again, isn't it? -Yes, fantastic. | 0:33:23 | 0:33:27 | |
Come on, let's go. | 0:33:27 | 0:33:28 | |
But, what do they really think? | 0:33:28 | 0:33:30 | |
Not a fan of the drum. I think that's a real clanger. | 0:33:30 | 0:33:34 | |
I think the real danger is that Tom has possibly out-Serrelled Serrell. | 0:33:34 | 0:33:38 | |
He's gone and bought a canoe! | 0:33:38 | 0:33:40 | |
I'm quietly confident. | 0:33:40 | 0:33:41 | |
I think I might have rattled Phil a little bit, here. | 0:33:41 | 0:33:43 | |
Tom's canoe against my Worcester figures, my column and my roller. | 0:33:43 | 0:33:49 | |
Who's going to win? "I hope it's me!" | 0:33:49 | 0:33:51 | |
After starting out in Devon at Exeter, | 0:33:52 | 0:33:55 | |
and heading over into Dorset, | 0:33:55 | 0:33:57 | |
this leg of our trip concludes at an auction in Upwey. | 0:33:57 | 0:34:01 | |
Do you know where we're going to? | 0:34:01 | 0:34:03 | |
Upwey could be some way up this way. | 0:34:03 | 0:34:05 | |
-Down this way? -Up this way. Not up that way, this way. | 0:34:05 | 0:34:08 | |
Now, Upwey Station stars, as itself, in a Thomas Hardy poem | 0:34:08 | 0:34:12 | |
and the village also boasts its own wishing well, | 0:34:12 | 0:34:15 | |
which could be handy, because there's been a bit of an accident. | 0:34:15 | 0:34:19 | |
They're in for a shock. Stand by. | 0:34:19 | 0:34:21 | |
Ah! Busted! | 0:34:21 | 0:34:23 | |
-Oh, dear! -That's not so hot, is it? | 0:34:24 | 0:34:27 | |
Happy days! | 0:34:27 | 0:34:28 | |
Yeah! | 0:34:28 | 0:34:30 | |
So, a roller which survived two world wars, | 0:34:31 | 0:34:33 | |
dating back to the early days of Queen Victoria, has been broken. | 0:34:33 | 0:34:36 | |
Because it's insured, though, the auctioneer's valuation | 0:34:36 | 0:34:39 | |
guarantees a minimum pay-out when it goes under the hammer. | 0:34:39 | 0:34:43 | |
So, how does Michael Keeble value it? | 0:34:43 | 0:34:45 | |
The granite roller unfortunately got broken in transit. | 0:34:45 | 0:34:49 | |
I believe it would have made £120, if not broken, in the auction. | 0:34:49 | 0:34:53 | |
Well, that'll help Phil overcome his disappointment, no doubt. | 0:34:53 | 0:34:57 | |
He began with £292.42, | 0:34:57 | 0:35:01 | |
and he spent £235 on five auction lots. | 0:35:01 | 0:35:04 | |
-Do you recognise this? -Yours? Mine? | 0:35:04 | 0:35:06 | |
While Tom started out with £303.06, and he spent £188, | 0:35:06 | 0:35:11 | |
also on five auction lots. | 0:35:11 | 0:35:14 | |
Now, who was it said, "The only way is up"? | 0:35:14 | 0:35:16 | |
Because whoever it was was wrong. | 0:35:16 | 0:35:19 | |
-What's this one again? -It's my Worcester figures. | 0:35:19 | 0:35:21 | |
We're both a long way from home. | 0:35:21 | 0:35:24 | |
Remember, the one on the left's been restored, | 0:35:24 | 0:35:27 | |
but the other is in very good condition. | 0:35:27 | 0:35:31 | |
I've got three pre-commissioneds on this one. | 0:35:31 | 0:35:33 | |
I can start them at 80, 90, 100... | 0:35:33 | 0:35:35 | |
110, 120, 130, anywhere? | 0:35:35 | 0:35:39 | |
-Philip! -130, anywhere? | 0:35:39 | 0:35:42 | |
What a piece. | 0:35:43 | 0:35:44 | |
No interest? | 0:35:44 | 0:35:46 | |
130, 140 on the book, 150 anywhere? | 0:35:46 | 0:35:49 | |
-Look at you. -Selling, then. | 0:35:49 | 0:35:52 | |
The dealer did say it was Phil's lucky day, though. | 0:35:53 | 0:35:56 | |
-Happy days. -That's a relief, mate, that is a huge relief. -A nice start. | 0:35:56 | 0:36:00 | |
Yes, absolutely. What have you got next? | 0:36:00 | 0:36:02 | |
Tom's strongbox. No attempt to lift it, I see. | 0:36:04 | 0:36:07 | |
Needed a bit of a clean-up. | 0:36:07 | 0:36:09 | |
Lovely item, and two pre-bids on this. Take me in at £65. | 0:36:09 | 0:36:15 | |
HE MOUTHS | 0:36:15 | 0:36:17 | |
£70, anywhere? | 0:36:17 | 0:36:19 | |
Nope? Staying at 65 to the pre-bidder, then. | 0:36:20 | 0:36:23 | |
That's just landed on my toe. | 0:36:25 | 0:36:27 | |
Still a profit, Tom! | 0:36:27 | 0:36:29 | |
And I cleaned it! | 0:36:29 | 0:36:31 | |
Should have left it dirty, mate. | 0:36:31 | 0:36:33 | |
Now, for the canoe. This may not be plain sailing. | 0:36:33 | 0:36:37 | |
It's laying on the side wall, there. | 0:36:37 | 0:36:39 | |
Everyone's going to want this at home. | 0:36:39 | 0:36:42 | |
Well, no-one seems to want it here. | 0:36:42 | 0:36:44 | |
£20 for it, then. | 0:36:44 | 0:36:45 | |
-This is not looking good. -None of you have got transport, have you? | 0:36:46 | 0:36:49 | |
£2 for it. | 0:36:49 | 0:36:51 | |
£2?! | 0:36:51 | 0:36:52 | |
Two's bid, three, four, five, six. Eight, ten, | 0:36:53 | 0:36:58 | |
12? £10 is bid. | 0:36:58 | 0:37:01 | |
12 anywhere? | 0:37:01 | 0:37:02 | |
Surely it's worth more than this. | 0:37:02 | 0:37:05 | |
£12 at the back. 15? 18? | 0:37:05 | 0:37:08 | |
-16? -This is a struggle. | 0:37:09 | 0:37:11 | |
18? 20. 22. 25? | 0:37:11 | 0:37:15 | |
She only lives round the corner. It's easy for her. 25? 26? | 0:37:15 | 0:37:20 | |
It's £26 in the middle. 28, anywhere, I'm really struggling. | 0:37:20 | 0:37:25 | |
He's doing well, he's doing well for me. | 0:37:25 | 0:37:26 | |
£26, and selling, then. | 0:37:26 | 0:37:28 | |
Well done, Madam. | 0:37:28 | 0:37:31 | |
So, are we agreed, brothers? No more canoes! | 0:37:31 | 0:37:34 | |
I'd buy that every day. | 0:37:34 | 0:37:36 | |
You did! | 0:37:36 | 0:37:37 | |
I probably won't buy another one for quite a long time. | 0:37:37 | 0:37:41 | |
Time for Phil's column. Jardiniere, anyone? | 0:37:41 | 0:37:44 | |
Oh, here we go. You've got bids on the book. | 0:37:44 | 0:37:47 | |
-£20 is bid. -Thanks(!) | 0:37:47 | 0:37:50 | |
Worth more, surely. 22, anywhere? | 0:37:50 | 0:37:52 | |
24, 26, 28? | 0:37:52 | 0:37:56 | |
£26 in the middle. 28, anywhere? | 0:37:56 | 0:37:59 | |
Is that it? Are we all done at £26? And selling, then. | 0:37:59 | 0:38:03 | |
That's made the same as my boat. | 0:38:03 | 0:38:05 | |
Yes. Big and awkward isn't good. | 0:38:05 | 0:38:09 | |
I think that's just an absolute hoot, really, don't you? | 0:38:09 | 0:38:12 | |
He's taken that well. How will his old drum fare? | 0:38:12 | 0:38:15 | |
Clearly, the most important factor about this | 0:38:15 | 0:38:17 | |
is that it will fit in the boot of the car. | 0:38:17 | 0:38:19 | |
Nice thing, we can start this one in at £24. | 0:38:19 | 0:38:22 | |
-That's a relief. Out of jail on that. -Yeah. | 0:38:22 | 0:38:25 | |
26, anywhere? 26, 28, 30? | 0:38:25 | 0:38:28 | |
£30 is with you, sir. 32, 35... | 0:38:28 | 0:38:32 | |
There's one bidding for it. | 0:38:32 | 0:38:34 | |
42, 45, 50, 55, 52? | 0:38:34 | 0:38:40 | |
52. 55? 52 at the back. | 0:38:40 | 0:38:43 | |
55 anywhere? Are we all done at 52? And selling, then. | 0:38:43 | 0:38:48 | |
To 414. | 0:38:48 | 0:38:50 | |
With that tiny profit, Phil's creeping ahead. | 0:38:51 | 0:38:55 | |
Do I sense that there's just a little hint of warped, | 0:38:55 | 0:38:58 | |
bitter and twisted creeping in? | 0:38:58 | 0:39:00 | |
What on earth could make you think I'm bitter today? | 0:39:00 | 0:39:03 | |
I think that's great. A great price. | 0:39:03 | 0:39:05 | |
Can Tom's converted shells strike back? | 0:39:08 | 0:39:11 | |
A pair of World War II artillery shells. | 0:39:11 | 0:39:14 | |
I don't want anyone to know they're mine. | 0:39:14 | 0:39:16 | |
Nice things. Tenner for 'em? | 0:39:16 | 0:39:18 | |
£5 for them, then. Five is bid, six is bid 7, 8, 9, 10, 12? | 0:39:19 | 0:39:25 | |
£12 to the lady in the middle. | 0:39:25 | 0:39:28 | |
Come on, come on. | 0:39:28 | 0:39:29 | |
There's a pair of 'em. £14, anywhere? | 0:39:29 | 0:39:32 | |
Are we all done at 12? And selling, then. | 0:39:32 | 0:39:35 | |
14. 16. £14 with the lady. £16, anywhere? | 0:39:35 | 0:39:40 | |
Are we all done at 14, then? | 0:39:40 | 0:39:42 | |
And selling. To 184, thank you. | 0:39:42 | 0:39:45 | |
A bigger loss, after commission. | 0:39:45 | 0:39:48 | |
To be fair, that's probably where they should have sold at. | 0:39:48 | 0:39:51 | |
-What, for those? -Raising 14 quid. | 0:39:51 | 0:39:53 | |
They'd probably have sold very well, there. | 0:39:53 | 0:39:55 | |
Now, for the roller. The auctioneer had quite a bit of interest, | 0:39:56 | 0:39:59 | |
but that was before it was broken. | 0:39:59 | 0:40:01 | |
Could be a different story now, though. | 0:40:01 | 0:40:03 | |
How can you break a granite roller? | 0:40:03 | 0:40:05 | |
Mind you, pairs always sell better than singles, don't they? | 0:40:05 | 0:40:08 | |
I can see what you're doing. | 0:40:08 | 0:40:09 | |
What can I say? | 0:40:09 | 0:40:11 | |
We'll give it a go. £20 for it? | 0:40:11 | 0:40:13 | |
Would've been a lot more if it wasn't broken. | 0:40:16 | 0:40:19 | |
Fiver for it, then. | 0:40:19 | 0:40:21 | |
-£2... This isn't going to sell, is it? -Nope. | 0:40:22 | 0:40:24 | |
-We'll have to take this thing with us. -Who wants a busted roller? | 0:40:24 | 0:40:27 | |
OK, we'll pass that one. | 0:40:27 | 0:40:30 | |
Phil, however, doubles his money | 0:40:30 | 0:40:31 | |
because the insurance pays | 0:40:31 | 0:40:33 | |
the auctioneer's valuation of £120. | 0:40:33 | 0:40:36 | |
Surely Tom's Weymouth Bell ought to earn a profit. | 0:40:36 | 0:40:40 | |
Perfect pub piece. | 0:40:40 | 0:40:42 | |
But then, I said that about my boat. | 0:40:42 | 0:40:45 | |
£20 for it? | 0:40:45 | 0:40:46 | |
Ten today, then, ten at the back. | 0:40:48 | 0:40:50 | |
12 anywhere? 12, there. 15? | 0:40:50 | 0:40:53 | |
18, 20, 22, 25, 28, 30. 32. | 0:40:53 | 0:40:59 | |
-Keep going. -£30 at the back. | 0:40:59 | 0:41:02 | |
32, anywhere? | 0:41:02 | 0:41:04 | |
All done at 30. I'm selling, then. 264, thank you. | 0:41:04 | 0:41:07 | |
Another loss after commission, though. Oh, dear! | 0:41:09 | 0:41:12 | |
If I had the same opportunity, I'd go and buy the same rubbish again, | 0:41:12 | 0:41:15 | |
for the same money. That's what really worries me. | 0:41:15 | 0:41:18 | |
Phil's false books. Shame they're not Thomas Hardy. | 0:41:19 | 0:41:23 | |
£10 for 'em? | 0:41:23 | 0:41:25 | |
£8 with me, then, on the books. | 0:41:25 | 0:41:28 | |
£9 anywhere? | 0:41:28 | 0:41:29 | |
Amazingly expensive to buy these new. | 0:41:29 | 0:41:33 | |
-Anyone? -They're expensive. | 0:41:33 | 0:41:34 | |
11 for these, sir. 12, anywhere? | 0:41:34 | 0:41:37 | |
At £12, anywhere? Are we all done at £11? And selling, then. | 0:41:37 | 0:41:42 | |
That was extremely cheap. | 0:41:42 | 0:41:44 | |
Just burnt more money. | 0:41:44 | 0:41:45 | |
It hasn't been a good day for either of them, has it? | 0:41:45 | 0:41:48 | |
Finally, those stools that Phil was so rude about. | 0:41:49 | 0:41:52 | |
I can start these in at £12. £14 anywhere? | 0:41:52 | 0:41:57 | |
14? 16, 18, 20, 22? | 0:41:57 | 0:42:00 | |
-Yeah, rapid bidding. -£20 on the bid with the pre-commissioneds, 22. | 0:42:00 | 0:42:03 | |
22 at the front. | 0:42:03 | 0:42:05 | |
24 anywhere? 24 anywhere? | 0:42:05 | 0:42:07 | |
Are we all done at 22? | 0:42:07 | 0:42:08 | |
And selling, then. | 0:42:08 | 0:42:10 | |
Well, at least it wasn't another loss, Tom. | 0:42:11 | 0:42:14 | |
I tell you, what a brilliant day we've had today. | 0:42:14 | 0:42:16 | |
Crash and burn, wasn't it? | 0:42:16 | 0:42:18 | |
Phil's the winner, thanks to the cash for his broken roller | 0:42:18 | 0:42:21 | |
and Tom's ship-sinking canoe purchase. | 0:42:21 | 0:42:26 | |
Tom began with £303.06. | 0:42:26 | 0:42:28 | |
After paying auction costs he made a loss of £59.26, | 0:42:28 | 0:42:33 | |
leaving him with £243.86 to spend next time. | 0:42:33 | 0:42:37 | |
While Phil started out with £292.42 | 0:42:38 | 0:42:42 | |
and after paying auction costs, he made a profit of £51.18 | 0:42:42 | 0:42:47 | |
so he has £343.60 and a lead of almost £100. | 0:42:47 | 0:42:53 | |
-All right, how many have you... -Feeling quite relaxed now. | 0:42:53 | 0:42:56 | |
Yeah, right. Get back in the sun. | 0:42:56 | 0:42:57 | |
Be careful you don't get sunburnt. | 0:42:57 | 0:42:59 | |
-Been a lovely old day, hasn't it? -I'm glad you've had a nice time. | 0:42:59 | 0:43:02 | |
Yeah, I've had a super time. Would come here again! | 0:43:02 | 0:43:05 | |
Next time, I'll break everything! | 0:43:05 | 0:43:07 | |
Next time on the Road Trip, Phil's splashing out. | 0:43:09 | 0:43:12 | |
I'm going to make an instantaneous purchase here. | 0:43:12 | 0:43:15 | |
But Tom's struggling to get into gear. | 0:43:15 | 0:43:18 | |
I'm just going round and round in circles here. | 0:43:18 | 0:43:20 |