Episode 20 Antiques Road Trip

It's the nation's favourite antiques experts,

with £200 each, a classic car and a goal to scour Britain for antiques.

Going, going...gone.

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

Yes!

There'll be worthy winners and valiant losers.

I'm going to try and win.

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

-Sun shines on the brave, doesn't it?

-Exactly.

This is the Antiques Road Trip.

Yeah!

It's the final leg of our voyage around the West Country.

Sailing along in a 1980 Lancia Spider are Tom Scott

and Phil Serrell.

What do you think to our little fiery red Italian then?

It's been... I was going to say super-reliable

but we've got a little red light on again.

Oh, dear.

New kid on the Road Trip block Tom Scott played a blinder with a

French picture frame but ran aground with a quirky canoe purchase.

I probably won't buy another one for quite a long time.

Veteran Road-Tripper Phil Serrell has had calmer waters this week.

Well done, mate.

But it's not been all plain sailing.

I think that's just an absolute hoot, really, don't you?

Continuing their trip around the naval heart of England,

Phil's got an idea to keep the competition at full steam ahead.

Why don't we see who can spend the most on our last buying leg?

-Spend big.

-And the person who doesn't spend big,

buys the other one dinner.

Game on.

Anchors aweigh, chaps.

Captain Phil began with £200, storming into the lead,

winning three out of four legs

on this trip and now has £343.60.

Tom the cabin boy also began with £200,

but is trailing in Phil's wake with only £243.80.

Can he get things ship-shape?

I'm about £100 ahead and it sounds a lot of money

but actually it ain't, is it?

No.

You could find another picture frame and I could find myself kippered.

Our road trip begins at the far south-west corner of Britain,

at St Buryan, before wending its way around several counties,

staying near the coast, to reach Wareham in Dorset.

Today, we're starting out in the port of Southampton in Hampshire,

heading east then eventually returning westward to

an auction in Wareham in Dorset.

Known as the cruise capital of Europe,

Southampton has a bustling harbour.

There are also extensive remains of the city walls,

dating as far back as the 12th century.

Notably, the town was the departure point for the RMS Titanic

on her ill-fated maiden voyage.

Has Tom's first journey on the Road Trip fared any better?

This has been a real epic voyage we've been on. It's been brilliant.

I've loved it. I've loved it.

And I have to say, you've done really, really well.

Ow, bless. It's nice to hear our boys bonding up.

Time for some shopping though, I think.

-Come on.

-Where are you going?

-I'm going this way.

-Nice shops down here.

Go and spend some.

Get bold. See you later.

-Hello.

-Hello.

-You must be Don.

-Yes, I'm Don.

Don, I'm Philip, how are you?

Nice to meet you, Philip.

Welcome. Welcome to Cobwebs.

There's a bit of a nautical flavour going on here...

This should appeal to Phil because,

although he's very much a landlubber,

he does have a soft spot for seafaring stuff -

he even doubled his money on a salty lot at the start of this road trip.

Look at that!

When I looked through the window,

you've got a parallel ruler in there.

Is it an old one or a new one?

It has a little bit of age to it.

I've got a little bit of age but I'm not worth much, Don.

No.

This parallel ruler, for drawing lines on charts,

was actually invented as long ago as 1584.

You had your drawing board here and that gave you...

That's really cool, isn't it?

It is. That's why they're angled like this,

so they match up with meridians of longitude.

Don't start getting too technical, Don,

you're dealing with a country boy here.

Sorry, guv!

The ticket price on this navigator's tool is £58.

I think, at auction, that's going to make £30-£50, something like that.

Can we put that on the counter as a possibility?

-OK.

-If we can build up a little pile.

Cor, Phil and Don are getting on famously.

Tom, meanwhile, is floundering - 3-1 on his first road trip,

but could he turn his luck around here?

I'm James.

Do you mind if I have a bit of a rummage around and point me

in the right direction?

James certainly has plenty to choose from,

but despite his little wager with Phil, Tom's just not steaming ahead.

James, in amongst this lot, what I'm trying to find are some safe,

steady, general auction lots.

What do you want me to say to that?

I don't know really.

The trouble is, I've come in and I don't know what I want to buy.

Quite a nice piece, that one.

-That's quite an acquired taste, though, isn't it?

-Yeah.

Seems to be a bit of buyer's block here.

Price seems to be a bit of an issue too.

Is this a complete set, James?

Have you got the 24?

Yes, I believe so, yeah.

What have you got on your encyclopaedias?

200, the lot.

-200?

-Yeah.

Oh, lordy. Back at Cobwebs, it's all hands on deck.

I like that.

-Is that a fid?

-No, that's a marlin spike.

Oh, for rope-making.

I think Phil's got a point because a fid does do a very similar job.

Plus, it's traditionally made from wood or bone.

If you can imagine the rope is like that, you put it in like that

and it just opened it up.

That's what it did. And this is made out of Lignum Vitae, isn't it?

Lignum Vitae, yes.

-It's a wood that doesn't float.

-That's quite true.

It's rock hard and they use this to make marine gears out of, don't they?

That's quite true. And the clocks.

-Yeah.

-Clocks and tackle.

The ticket price on this is £45.

Well, that might be another possibility.

I can sense a bit of a marine theme coming here.

-Can we put that on the counter?

-Yes.

Storming ahead! Can Tom match Phil's rate of knots in the buying stakes?

I'm completely flummoxed,

confused and I've no idea which way to turn, to be honest.

Well, we'll take that as a no, then.

James takes pity on Tom and lets him have a look in his storeroom too.

Welcome to Aladdin's cave.

Brilliant. Thank you very much.

Might anything in here suit?

I quite like those.

Yeah.

Go on, Tom, splash out. Who knows, it might be just Wareham's thing.

I do quite like some of the bits and pieces, James,

-but I think they're just going to be too pricey for me.

-Yeah, right.

I like your local artist pieces, but again, I think, for me,

I'm going to struggle to turn them in the auction really.

I think it might be time to head on.

Heavens.

Phil's still working on his maritime lot, I see.

What's the White Star Line crew muster card?

What would that be for?

This would be handed in so that they

could work out the victuals required.

-The food?

-The food.

So, R Kennedy, this would have

been his rations card almost, wouldn't it?

More or less, yes.

And how much would that be?

It's free, look, there's no price on it.

There is, it's written there - 23.

White Star were one of the first British shipping companies to offer

inexpensive third-class passengers trips across the Atlantic.

They were also responsible for the doomed RMS Titanic,

which departed from the docks just down the road on Southampton Water.

I'd like to buy the three bits for between 50 and 60 quid.

That's what I'd like to do.

-OK.

-What's the best you can do on it then?

Well, I'll say 60.

I'm going to shake your hand on that.

I like that, I really do.

I like that's a lot and I think we've got a nice nautical flavour,

-isn't it?

-Yes.

-Calm waters there then.

-Cheers now. Bye-bye.

-Thank you.

-CAR HORN HONKS

-Oh, lordy.

-CAR HORN HONKS

-What?

-Come on.

Settle down, Tom.

-I've come to pick you up.

-What?

-Well, I didn't want you to get wet.

-What's the matter?

-My plan's changed a bit, Phil.

You should be out spending all that money, what you doing here?

I tried but I failed, miserably.

-I haven't spent a penny yet.

-Probably your age, dear.

It's time to leave Southampton.

We're heading east to Fareham for Phil's next shop.

Tom's off, but Phil's about to doorstep his next dealer.

-Hi, how are you?

-Hello.

-Good to see you.

-Hello.

They tell me you trade in antiques.

We do. We do. We deal online but...

-I've come to buy off you.

-Hello.

Where are we going?

Come round here a sec.

Hello, this different.

Here we go.

And there it is - Aladdin's cave.

I wonder what treasures might lie in here.

-Can I have a look round?

-Help yourself.

"Help yourself," I like the sound of that.

Antiques Of Fareham mainly trades at fairs,

but Julia has especially opened up her stock room to Phil.

Will he unearth some secrets?

Mm. The pressure's on.

Have you got any hidden goodies that aren't out that

I should be looking at?

-Um...

-Any hidden gems of gold or silver or...?

No, not gold.

Silver?

I quite like this decanter.

It's a smart one, isn't it?

Yeah. Mappin & Webb decanter,

dated London 1914.

This year, isn't an antique,

but next year it will be.

Yeah.

If you want to be really picky, cos the definition of antique is

supposed to be when something's 100 years old.

That's Birmingham silver hallmark.

That's just quite a nice little thing actually,

but I think the top's been ground down.

That might be a possibility actually.

Mm, £58 on that one.

Phil's just not sure,

he's still hoping there may be hidden treasures.

I've never been shopping in a garage before.

Me neither, but he has picked up bargains in a pub

and a garden centre this trip, so who knows?

That's a chunky bit of silver, isn't it? Can I have a look at that, please?

The price on this is a hefty £85.

Never mind the quality, feel the width.

This is from Southampton Golf Club.

-Good quality, that.

-Yeah.

-Let's go round the bend.

Erm...

I'd like to try and buy them, somewhere between 60 and 70 quid.

What's the best you can do?

-We paid a bit more than that.

-Did you?

-Yeah.

Go on, then.

-I can do that for 30.

-Yeah.

-50.

-That's 80.

-80.

-Erm...

-75.

I was going to ask you for 60.

70.

Go on, 65 and I'll have them.

-Yes, go on.

-Honestly?

-Yes, go on.

You're an angel. Thank you very much indeed.

The silver fox worked his magic on Julia there, which was quite a deal.

-Good luck to you.

-Steady on with all that kissing, Phil.

That's the best garage sale I've seen in a while.

Meanwhile, Tom is motoring south,

making his way to Gosport on the very edge of Fareham Lake.

Keen amateur diver Tom is off to the town's diving museum.

Gosport has a proud naval history

and was home to the co-inventor of the diving helmet.

Ex-navy diver John shows him round.

Afternoon, Tom. Nice to see you.

Nice to meet you. How you doing?

Welcome to the historic Diving Museum.

The museum has only been open since April 2011

and boasts a fine collection of early diving helmets and suits.

These 19th-century suits were attached to diving ships

by huge cables and weighed almost as much as the person wearing them.

Do you want to try this thing?

-I would love to.

-OK. If we can get it on.

Can we pick it up?

-Lift it up.

-I'll get under it.

Ooh, it's snug in here, isn't it?

It's a snug fit. It sounds very strange as well.

-Very limited visibility.

-It is a bit, isn't it?

You had to turn your whole body to turn the...

-You do, don't you?

-Yeah.

I'm fogging up a little bit.

Diving technology progressed rapidly with the advent of World War II,

when the suits needed to be mobile

and no longer connected to diving ships.

This is the Sladen Suit

and the diver was invited to

get in through this skirt here.

The helmet was actually attached to the suit,

so when you got inside it you folded this up, concertina-wise.

OK.

-Put a big clamp round it.

-Yeah.

Wound it up and those straps came across there and sealed it in.

The developing oil industry drove changes in technology -

greater depths and pressures dramatically increased

the risk of decompression sickness.

Potentially, fatal bubbles of gas can be released inside the body

if the diver rises too quickly to the surface.

If people do get decompression sickness, how do you cope with that?

What we have here is a one-man decompression chamber.

-So they get slotted in?

-Slotted in.

And they really do get slotted in because, as you can see...

-There's not a lot of room.

-..there's not a lot of room in there.

Oh, Tom, I can see where this is going, mate.

Would you like to try?

I've got to.

-Right.

-Get yourself on the stretcher.

There's not a lot of room down there, is there?

Is my nose going to fit in there?

There you go.

-Comfortable?

-Not really.

Tom's only been in there for a few seconds

but a diver with the bends could spend up to three days confined.

That's Tom un-bended.

-I do feel better.

-Gosport was also home to the

Royal Navy's Physiological Experimentation Laboratory,

and the museum has an extensive collection of diving bells

and compression chambers.

These were used during trials to research

the effects of being submerged.

This one even holds a world record.

In this actual chamber we had a simulated dive,

one of members did it, down to 1,535 feet.

-That is deep.

-That is plenty.

This is palatial compared to the last one I was in.

Absolutely. Get in there, have a feel.

I'm going to climb in.

And I'm more than happy to close the door on you, Tom.

Go on, then, shut me in.

It's all right in here, John.

That's it, Tom, you're locked in. See you later. Bye.

Hang on, John.

John?

What you doing?

He-he! Back in Fareham, Phil's still waiting for his lift back.

Could be a long night though, Phil.

John?

Let me out, John.

John!

Oh, dear! Night-night, boys.

Next morning, Tom has been let out and is back on driving duty,

heading for Portsmouth.

Portsmouth's lovely, isn't it? Is it Portsmouth or Southsea?

-They merge in to one.

-They merge, yeah.

-Southsea's kind of on a little tail-end, isn't it?

-Yeah.

We could do with a bit more sun...

Not more, we could do with sun.

Never mind, Phil, things are sunnier on the antiques front.

Yesterday, Phil stormed ahead and spent £125 on two lots -

a collection of nautical memorabilia

and a silver-mounted crystal decanter and golfing trophy,

leaving him with an impressive £218.60 to spend today.

However, novice Tom was on the rocks and spent nothing at all,

absolutely nowt, meaning he has £243.80 to try

and pull himself up from the depths.

Can he rise to the challenge?

Later, they'll navigate their way back to Dorset for the auction

in Wareham, but our first stop is Portsmouth and Southsea.

There's Portsmouth Pier, or is that Southsea Pier?

-That's Portsmouth Pier.

-Is it? How do you know that, then?

-It says it on the front of it.

-That would be a clue!

It is confusing, chaps.

Southsea is only a mile from the city centre of Portsmouth itself

and is home to both the pier and this fine castle.

But no time for paddling - there's shopping to be done.

-This is it, Phil, time for shopping.

-Yeah.

I'm quite emotional, Tom, this is our last day.

-I know, it's crazy, isn't it?

-Our last trip.

-Well, here we go.

-I'm that way.

-I'm this way.

-Good luck, matey.

-Talk to you later.

Oh, I think I might cry.

Tom's first shop, and the pressure is really on.

-Go, kid!

-This looks perfect.

I can spend some cash in here.

After my performance yesterday I need two or three lots,

so wish me luck.

Parmiter Antiques is a family-run business that's been trading

here for 25 years

and owner Ian is a well-known figure in the local trade.

-Morning.

-Hello, Tom.

-How you doing?

-Welcome to Southsea.

-What a brilliant shop.

-Plenty to look at.

Yeah, I'm going to have a quick rummage and I'll give you a shout.

That's it. I hope you find something.

So do I. Empty handed so far, Tom needs to get a bite.

I'm strangely drawn to the fish and chips sign.

Finally, he spies something.

Nice old yardstick.

Bit of brass at the end. That's quite nice.

It's in quite good condition as well.

That's nice. I like that.

Could this lot measure up for you, Tom?

That can be 25.

I like that, that's really nice.

Lovely bit of treeing, isn't it as well?

-How much better could that be?

-£20.

Could it be 15?

-Go on, then.

-Gets us started.

-All right, Tom.

-Brilliant. Thank you.

-Finally!

It might only be 36 inches of wood, but it's a start.

Phil's first port of call is Antiques Storehouse

in part of the world-famous Portsmouth Historic Dockyard.

-Good morning.

-Andrew, Philip. How are you?

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

-Yeah.

Owner Andrew specialises in militaria,

but will Phil find anything right for a general sale?

Can you point me in the direction of something you think I ought to look at?

-I'm from Worcester, I can't buy pots.

-Ceramics, mostly over there.

There's some Worcester Blush Ivory and some Doulton...

-Should I have a wheeze round...?

-Have a wander round.

There are thousands of objects to see,

but will Phil be tempted to blow his cash on something unusual?

Doing daft and wacky is all very well...

but you can end up getting burned.

And I know Worcester porcelain.

There's a shot silk jug at £245 and there's a blushed ivy pot at £225.

Well, if you can get a bit of change out the price,

-we might be all right with that.

-Worcester, eh?

Phil's an expert in Worcester, so, dealer, beware.

Do you know? I can see Tom Scott on the horizon.

He's sinking, he's sinking fast.

That'd be wishful thinking, that.

Phil doesn't want to scupper his own chances

and heads back to what he knows.

So a mark on the bottom, has it?

And that was made in...about 1902.

Spot on - 1902.

Oh, right. There you are, then. What will you do?

See those little dots there? They started putting the dots on them and

they started in 1891 and there's 11 dots there and 11 and 1891 is 1902.

So it's not rocket science.

That is blushed ivory.

This is gilded ivory and this is decorated in shot silk flower,

-but you know all of that.

-Oh, mostly.

-The 1227 on the bottom is a shape number,

and if you look in the Worcester pattern book it'll say bulbous

bodied or something like that.

-A bit like me.

-I'm very bulbous bodied, mate.

Actually, that's a much better piece but it's nowhere near as commercial.

-That's probably little bit more commercial.

-Yeah.

Come on, Phil, engines on full power, it's time to deal.

So we've got the blushed ivory vase.

-Yeah.

-What would the absolute best on that be?

Well, it cost me 140 - 141 just so I make a profit.

And the gilded ivory, what would be the very best on that?

165 on that.

-Can I give you 140 for that?

-OK.

I tell you what, I'll buy it off you, shake your hand,

but I think I might lose money on that.

Then why did you buy it, you silly boy?

But it has got him a lot closer to winning the side bet

and dinner from Tom.

I wonder if the youngster is still on course.

What about the deal of the century?

-What's that?

-Staffordshire figures.

-£100 for the lot.

-For the lot?

That's got to be worth putting in auction.

Ooh, I'm not so sure about that.

Staffordshire has fallen out of favour of late,

this could be risky, but there's a lot of them.

Romeo and Ruliet - that's not old.

There's some good ones amongst it.

15. £15-£100.

That's a possibility. They could all go in one big lot, couldn't they?

What about something like 60 quid?

-80?

-Meet in the middle? 70?

-Go on, then.

-Perfect.

-You'll do well with those.

-Deal. I think that'll be good.

Phew! Two lots in quick succession.

After buying nothing at all yesterday,

Tom seems to be in the swing of things now.

Can he make it three in a row?

They're nice and heavy, aren't they?

They'd just make nice little wall lights, wouldn't they?

-They're £40 the pair.

-Quality though, aren't they?

-So where are we? 85 quid, aren't we?

-Yeah.

Can we do 100 quid for the lot?

105 you've got a deal.

I'll take that. Brilliant. Thank you.

Giving you a chance.

That's brilliant. Appreciate it all. Thank you very much.

Well done, Tom, that's three good lots there.

Is he finally ploughing a true course or will Phil set him adrift?

Here he is. How are you? You don't hang about, do you?

-I though it would be a good idea if we swapped shops.

-Let's do that.

-Spent all your money?

-Not all.

-I'm going to spend all mine.

-All right, mate. See you in a bit.

Phil has just £78.60 left in the coffers.

He's got an eye on that free dinner, you know.

-Hello, how are you?

-I'm very well, Phil.

-We met years ago, didn't we?

-Yeah, we did.

-You've got some good things in here.

-Yeah, loads of old junk.

I love old junk.

I tell you what I seen straight away that I love - the light.

Yeah, it's cool, isn't it?

How much are those?

300.

That's me gone.

Now that would be pushing the boat out.

Steady as she blows now!

Let me just have a whizz round

and I'm going to make instantaneous purchase here.

Oh, lordy. Brace yourselves for what Phil might buy in this cornucopia.

I think I'm know what I'm going to buy and this is utter lunacy,

but these things are so cool.

That's a real trendy thing. I think that's wicked.

Has that always been on there like that?

No, I don't think so.

It's what they do, they make them up.

Can you see this came from an art gallery?

How much is that one.

-100 quid.

-There is a problem with the price, right?

-Yeah, I thought there might be.

-This is all I've got.

-How much you got?

-78 and 60 pence.

Give me the 75.

Yeah.

And keep that for your lunch.

I've got to buy something else then for £3.

What else have you got for £3.60?

I'll give you a bargain of the century.

Another one?

What's that then?

Open it up.

Oh, blimey. I think we're in business here.

-Box of goodies.

-Box with contents.

-I'll not even look - £3.60.

You're a gentleman and a scholar. What a good chap.

-Thank you.

-Good luck.

Thanks for that.

Well, that would be fastest £78.60 spent in Road Trip history.

Well done, Phil,

who knows what little treasures that box might hold, Pandora.

Back at the Storehouse,

it's Tom's turn to see what he can unearth in Andrew's vast emporium.

Afternoon. I'm Tom. How you doing?

-Do you mind if I have a dig around?

-Go on help yourself. It'll take you an hour or so, but...

-I'll start this way.

-Get your trainers on.

-I'll wind round. See you in a bit.

And with £138.80 still to spend, he's off.

There's a bit more Staffordshire here.

I hope my pieces get up to this price.

There's loads and loads and loads of stuff.

This could take a while.

What we got here?

These are quite cool, aren't they?

These are big old beauties.

It's not such a nice colour now you can see it all.

They're possible though.

Quite like those. Might come back to these.

Oh-oh!

This is Tom's last chance to take the wind out of Phil's sails,

and he's starting to flounder.

They're worth a look.

No matter where you look, there's another 500 things to see.

Come on, Tom, don't sink on the last lap, you can do it.

Let's have another look at those two shades.

These could be a really bad idea.

It's quite an acquired taste, that, isn't it?

£90 each is going to be way too high, they need to be £90 a pair.

I'll go and see what he thinks of that.

I need to test the water, see where we are price-wise.

How are you fixed?

I can do a little bit of haggling.

If I was going to make you a bid on them, I'm kind of thinking £80 for the pair.

For the pair. I couldn't do it.

They would have cost me more than that in the first place.

OK. I'll keep digging about.

This is just really difficult.

I have no idea what to buy at all.

Oh, dear, it's looking like dinner might be on Tom.

Is it time to signal for help?

Just bought a little Morse key, World War II.

Cost me a tenner, you can have it for £15.

I might need to. I like that. It's cool, isn't it?

There you go.

So I'm still thinking about those lampshades.

I tell you what, to stop me tripping over them, I'll do them 110.

-Really?

-If that helps.

-So you're looking at 110?

-Yeah.

-120 with this?

Easy come, easy go - OK. Done.

-Deal.

-OK.

-Thank you very much.

That's me spent up in a big way.

I've got a few pennies left so that should get me

a free dinner from Phil at least.

Oh, dear.

Will you tell him or shall I?

Phil's finally getting behind the wheel and he's off to see one

of Portsmouth's oldest residents in a brand-new home.

The newly-opened £35 million pound Mary Rose Museum is

the latest addition to the

Portsmouth Historic Dockyard complex.

The 16th-centruy flagship sank on the 19th of July 1545,

during a battle with the French.

After returning from the depths over 30 years ago,

she finally has a state-of-the-art home, where she'll be on open

display while continuing to be preserved for future generations.

Alex is one of the curators.

She was a very important ship of Henry VIII's reign.

She was built as soon as he came to the throne

and she sank just two years before he died,

so she actually epitomises the whole of his reign where

warfare at sea changed, and she's the living community of 500 men

at a really important time in history.

Resting on a metal support in her new berth, at over 100 feet

in length, the timber flagship is an impressive sight.

-Ho, that is just incredible, isn't it?

-Yeah.

-That's the Mary Rose.

-It is.

-The level of conservation here must be unbelievable.

-It's huge.

And it has been a lifetime's work, it is a generation.

It has been sprayed until two weeks ago and we brought it up in 1982.

Behind that grey tubing, which is

actually the last phase of the conservation which will

blow air over the timbers,

are all the seven gun ports that the main armament of the ship would

have gone through.

And we have the armament in this mirror image behind us.

How did she go down? How did she sink?

We're not sure, it's probably a combination of things.

The best eye-witness accounts said she'd fired guns from one

side of the ship and we think it's the starboard side,

and she turned to fire guns from the other side of the ship and as

she did, she sank, she fell onto the side of the guns she'd just fired.

Past the point of no return almost.

Past the point of no return. Why that happened, we don't know.

Sounds like you've got a job for life.

The Mary Rose Trust has been painstakingly conserving

the tens of thousands of objects

brought up with the ship for decades now.

Protecting these precious artefacts is a laborious process,

requiring them to be washed, treated with preservatives

and freeze-dried to remove all remaining liquid.

Phil gets a rare peek behind the scenes

of this impressive operation.

Come in and see our reserve collection.

This is the wood store, we have a separate one for metals,

but these are just some of the things that we have that are ready

-to go in the museum.

-Look at that.

So this is one of the dishes, one of the many ones that

was beside the galley, ready for the last meal, if you like.

Sue's fixed that so it's ready to go on display.

-And it's fantastic.

-And there's a mark on the bottom.

A Z, or a squiggle.

And that's probably saying, "It's my bowl cos I can't write my name."

-Not who made it, but who owns it?

-Who owns it - ownership.

Some of them have got an H on it, an H brand,

and that's Henry, "That's my bowl."

-Not the king?

-Yeah, the king.

These are some of the 250 listed longbows

and they are all, so far, of yew and probably imported yew.

-Why?

-We ran out of it.

We ran out of it in the late middle ages.

I'm holding a 500-year-old yew wood longbow.

This feels like you're holding something that's 20 or 30 years

old and you've got to stop and think...

-It's that old.

-..it's that old.

Well, now that Phil has well and truly shivered his timbers,

it's time for the boys to see how well each other has bought.

Well, Tommaso, how'd you get on?

It's been good. It's been a long old day.

It has, but I don't know if I'm more excited to see what you've

bought or what we're going to have to eat.

-I've done all right.

-Have you?

-I had a big spend.

Go on, then, you first.

-There's volume here, Phil, volume.

-Hell fire!

-What do you think of that little lot?

-I love the greyhound.

I think there's some good bits in there.

This was £70 for the whole lot,

averaging £4.66 per piece.

Is that all it is?

-It's good.

-I love this.

-That's boxwood, isn't it?

-Boxwood with a bit of brass inlaid.

-Good rule, that.

-What's...?

-A little Morse code kit.

I'm just trying to work out what SOS is, we might need that.

Presumably you're not having 53 lots in the sale.

This is one lot here.

-Two, three, four.

-Four.

And then there's something else on the floor.

Oh, right.

Those are quite cool, aren't they?

They are - big, decorative, stained glass, hanging pendant lights.

Just one question - how much money have you got left?

I've got £18 left.

So I've got to beat 18 quid?

-Yeah.

-Right, OK.

Come on, then, what have you got?

Need to be careful here.

That's nice.

Well, that's one lot - silver, silver, glass.

Worcester vase, that's nice - blushed ivory - that's lovely.

Turn of the last century - 140 quid.

And that, with a good following wind might do between 160 and 240.

That's nice, isn't it?

I love that lot there, which is a bit of sort of shipping stuff.

-What's this? A marlin spike?

-Yeah. Good boy.

And that is just off a White Star Line victualling department,

so it's like a ration card.

I couldn't understand why you didn't buy this.

It's big, isn't it?

We'll get there in a second.

Do you want some help?

See, look.

You've got a really cool, retro light.

Yeah, that's good. I like that.

-So you've got the lot there, you've got five.

-Ask me one question about spending money.

I'm just trying to tot it up. Where are you?

I had, after I bought that, £3.60 left.

With my last £3.60 I bought the little box and what's in it.

-So you spent the lot?

-I don't even know what's in here.

How good's that?

Every single penny gone, so I've won the main event.

You have, haven't you?

-So I've got to feed you tonight.

-Come on. Where we going to then?

It's your choice, isn't it?

But what did they really think?

I think the Staffordshire is going to make a profit.

I can't see how he can fail on that.

The Worcester's going to go well, it always does.

He knows his Worcester.

I think I'm going to struggle to catch him, for sure.

It's all down to the last auction now,

and I might be ahead at the minute, but I might not be at the end.

I'm not feeling terribly confident.

After starting out in Hampshire at sunny Southampton

and heading east to the Portsmouth area, this leg of our trip

doubles back to Dorset and concludes at an auction in Wareham.

Can you believe it's the last day, Phil? How fast has that gone?

It seems like yesterday and it seems like a lifetime ago, doesn't it?

An historic market town since the 16th century,

Wareham was originally a small Roman settlement,

although the current town was founded by the Saxons.

Auctioneers Cottees have been in business in Wareham for over

100 years, specialising in Poole Pottery,

but will their general sale be a wash-out for Phil and Tom?

Let's get the roof on. I think that's that done.

-What way round does that go?

-I think that'll do for it, Tom.

We're going to miss the auction, come on.

Leave the roof then, boys, we'll sort that out.

While the boys dry off and have a browse,

what does auctioneer John Condie think of what they've bought?

The collection of nautical memorabilia was

probably my favourite lot.

I like the little White Star Line ticket.

The large collection of Staffordshire figures - mmm,

Staffordshire is right out of fashion at the moment.

I like the yardstick - exactly the sort of thing

that is selling incredibly well at the moment.

Phil Serrell started this leg with £343.60

and spent every bean on five lots,

and won dinner from Tom in the process.

You're a gentleman and a scholar.

Tom Scott started with £243.80 and spent all but £18.80,

also on five lots.

But who will triumph in the end,

big spender Phil or new kid on the block Tom?

AUCTIONEER DROWNS OUT SPEECH

We need to get out more, don't we?

-We do.

-First up is Phil's glass decanter

and golfing trophy with the silver details.

Here we go.

£50 for the two?

50? 30, then?

-Help.

-£30?

Thank you. £30 is bid at the back. £30.

£30 I got. £35 anywhere?

35? 35 bid. 40?

£40 bid.

45?

45. 50?

£50 I got at the back.

50.

I'll sell it for £50, then.

Last chance...

GAVEL BANGS

Uh-oh - that's a loss on the first lot.

# There may be trouble ahead... #

Next, Tom's pair of ship's lights. Will they shine at auction?

Start me at £20 for those. 20 for the lights?

-£20 I'm bid.

-Off to the races, mate.

£20 I got. 25, anybody else?

Get a fiver, surely.

Can't tempt you?

It's right at the back at 20 then...

-GAVEL BANGS

-£20.

They break even, but after costs, a small loss.

Do we need to man the lifeboats?

I wonder if they've ever had a dead heat in this competition?

It's time to signal for help - Tom's Morse key is up next.

Is this going to get me out of trouble?

Dee-dee-dee-dah-dah-dah.

It's a nice thing, start me at £20 for it.

20?

-Thank you.

-Look at that - doubled up.

20. 25 now make it.

25 on the net.

25. 30 bid.

30. £30 bid.

Should have bought more of these.

At £30, gentleman in the room...

-Anyone else?

-That's brilliant.

-GAVEL BANGS

-£30.

Tripled his money there.

I'm really pleased for you, Tom.

It's Phil's turn in the spotlight.

-Is Wareham ready for this?

-Well, I've seen the light,

I'm just not sure everybody else has.

60?

£60 for it, surely?

50 then?

£40 bid. 40. 45.

50. 55.

60 if you like.

60 here. 60. 65.

70?

70 bid.

70. 75.

He's not going to give up this one, he's going to keep going.

80? £80 I've got.

80. 85.

90, sir?

90 bid.

He's just got me my money back, hasn't he?

I'm relieved about that at the minute.

£90, then, we're selling it...

-GAVEL BANGS

-£90.

A little brightness in the dark.

Phil makes a small profit there.

We've sold two lots each.

Two lots each and what, am I about 45, 50 quid ahead?

-About 50, yeah.

-It's getting on, isn't it?

-It is.

It's time for Tom's collection of Staffordshire figures.

Does anyone have a big enough mantelpiece to hold this lot?

What do you say then? £100 for the lot?

Oh, hello.

100? 80 then?

20.

Where did that come from?

-20, John.

-£20 is bid.

£20 - there's no reserve.

Who's going to take him on?

At 20. 5 on the net. 25.

£30 bid. 30.

£30 I got.

It's got a way to go.

35 now make it. 35 on the net.

40 bid.

-40 I've got.

-It's getting there.

-Yeah.

45 on the net.

45.

50 bid in the room.

50.

Centre of the room there, £50 then...

Anyone else?

GAVEL BANGS

Well, the buyer seems happy. I'm not sure about Tom, though.

Phil is creeping further ahead.

It's time for his maritime collection.

Will it prove seaworthy and make a profit?

I've got interest starting at £50.

-Hey.

-That's a result.

50.

55 now.

55. 60.

65. 70.

75. 80.

-It's going.

-85. 90.

£90 here. 90.

At £90 then...

Five now on the net.

Anyone else?

-It's a nice lot.

-GAVEL BANGS

-That's brilliant.

-That's a result, isn't it?

Everything's ship-shape for Phil.

I bet he wishes he'd bought more like that.

Can Tom's yardstick measure up?

Start the bidding at £10 for that one.

15 now bid.

15.

20, anybody else?

I've got £15 on my left.

There's got to be another one, surely.

-15 and selling then...

-GAVEL BANGS

So another lot breaking even means a small loss after costs.

Storm clouds on the horizon for Tom.

It doesn't matter, it's all about the trip.

It doesn't matter at all, does it?

Speak for yourself, mate.

It's the wooden box Phil bought instead of lunch.

Was there something valuable hidden in there?

It's got to make £3.60. I can't lose money, can I?

Two commission bids, I'm bid £15...

-What!

-£15.

20. 25 is bid.

30 now.

On the net, £30.

I'm flabbergasted.

I'm glad I had this and not the sandwiches.

£30 then. Selling for...

-GAVEL BANGS

-..£30.

Almost ten times what he paid for it.

Maybe Phil should buy Tom lunch after all.

We've both got one high-priced lot left.

I've got one very high-priced lot left.

I think your Worcester is going to go for 120.

No. If that gets 120, I will give you a big slobbery kiss.

Oh, my, Phil, Tom looks worried.

That's something you can look forward to, isn't it?

It's time for those lights he dithered over.

He's trailing Phil by over £100 at the moment.

£100 for the two.

Surely? 80 then?

Surely? Anyone want to go less?

-Yes, £80...

-Well done you.

£80 I got. Internet bidder at 80.

-Who's going to take him on? 85? 85.

-Well done, mate.

85 in the room. that's good.

85. 90 on the net.

90. They're nice things at £90.

-Nobody else?

-Oh, man.

GAVEL BANGS

Tom's final lot and it's another loss.

There's been no beginner's luck for him on this trip.

That's it, I'm done. I'm going to wait in the car.

Behave.

Tom might need to save that pout for Phil

if his Worcester vase does well.

What say for this then, the old Worcester? £50?

-£50 for it?

-Blimey, Phil...

-£40 then?

..I don't think that snog will be on the cards.

£40 at the back. Thank you.

£40. At 40.

45. 50.

He's going to take them all on, Phil.

55 if you like?

This gentleman right at the back at £50.

Absolutely for nothing.

£50 then...

55 now.

It's 55 in the middle.

55. 60, anyone else?

-GAVEL BANGS

-55.

Well, that buyer's had two good bargains with ceramics today.

Phil takes a big loss on that vase.

-Ouch!

-What's that done to the numbers?

I'm ever so pleased I haven't got to kiss you.

So not a good day for either of the chaps in Wareham.

Where has this left them overall?

Tom began with £243.80 and after paying auction costs,

made a loss of £59.90,

giving him a final total for his first Road Trip of £186.90.

Meanwhile, Phil started with a healthy £343.60,

but after costs, made a loss of £81.20 - oh, dear -

dropping his total to £262.40.

So while Tom wins this leg, with the least losses,

Phil is overall winner.

All profits made in the series go to Children In Need.

-That's it, Phil - last auction.

-All done, yeah.

-How does it feel to be a winner?

-And you're driving.

-Again.

-Sad to see it end.

It is, isn't it?

I don't know what I'm going to do with myself now.

Well...

Apart from drive you home again.

Phil and Tom started the trip as individual lots,

but now I think we've got a bit of a matched pair.

Yours is bigger than mine, Phil.

Look at that.

Ah, rusted.

-Oh, dear.

-Yeah!

Next week on the Antiques Road Trip, Paul Laidlaw shares his knowledge.

What more can the antiques expert tell you about it?

Not a lot really!

And David Harper polishes up on his charm.

Look at that. What's your house like?

Oh, gosh, don't ask.