0:00:02 > 0:00:05It's the nation's favourite antiques experts,
0:00:05 > 0:00:06with £200 each, a classic car,
0:00:06 > 0:00:09and a goal - to scour Britain for antiques.
0:00:09 > 0:00:12Going, going...gone.
0:00:12 > 0:00:13I think I've arrived!
0:00:13 > 0:00:16The aim - to make the biggest profit at auction,
0:00:16 > 0:00:17but it's no mean feat.
0:00:17 > 0:00:20- Yes!- There'll be worthy winners
0:00:20 > 0:00:22and valiant losers.
0:00:22 > 0:00:23Tails.
0:00:23 > 0:00:25So, will it be the high road to glory
0:00:25 > 0:00:27or the slow road to disaster?
0:00:28 > 0:00:29Argh!
0:00:29 > 0:00:32This is the Antiques Road Trip!
0:00:34 > 0:00:35Yeah!
0:00:37 > 0:00:41This week we're on the road with two formidable friends.
0:00:43 > 0:00:44Having won the first leg,
0:00:44 > 0:00:48auctioneer Paul Laidlaw is using his native charm
0:00:48 > 0:00:49to keep him in front.
0:00:49 > 0:00:51Do you know how we cuddle in Scotland?
0:00:51 > 0:00:54- That's how we cuddle in Scotland!- Crikey!
0:00:55 > 0:01:00Nipping at his heels is antiques dealer David Harper.
0:01:00 > 0:01:01He may be behind...
0:01:01 > 0:01:03Ooh!
0:01:03 > 0:01:06..but he's bargaining hard to take the lead.
0:01:06 > 0:01:09- Some investor would love those.- They would.
0:01:09 > 0:01:12Especially if I paid a tenner and they paid 20.
0:01:12 > 0:01:14- No.- That'd be a winner.
0:01:14 > 0:01:16- No, no.- No.- No.- No.- No.
0:01:16 > 0:01:18No.
0:01:18 > 0:01:20David started with £200 and made a small profit at auction,
0:01:20 > 0:01:24giving him £208.70 to spend today.
0:01:24 > 0:01:26No.
0:01:28 > 0:01:30Paul also started off with £200,
0:01:30 > 0:01:34but has pulled ahead with his impressive profits
0:01:34 > 0:01:38and has £271.56 to flaunt on this leg.
0:01:44 > 0:01:47They're careering around the countryside
0:01:47 > 0:01:49in this bright-red 1968 Triumph Herald,
0:01:49 > 0:01:51and having a marvellous time.
0:01:51 > 0:01:54You keep going for fifth gear. For goodness' sake,
0:01:54 > 0:01:57fifth gear was never invented when this thing was made!
0:02:01 > 0:02:03On this route, our worthy adversaries
0:02:03 > 0:02:07started in Windermere in the English Lake District
0:02:07 > 0:02:09and will clock up almost 600 miles,
0:02:09 > 0:02:12ending the week over the border
0:02:12 > 0:02:14in the Scottish city of Dundee.
0:02:16 > 0:02:19Today they're starting in Sunderland in the Northeast,
0:02:19 > 0:02:20and will make their way to auction
0:02:20 > 0:02:23in the North Yorkshire Town of Northallerton.
0:02:28 > 0:02:31- Quite a revelation - what a lovely beach.- Absolutely gorgeous.
0:02:31 > 0:02:32Yeah, you're right.
0:02:32 > 0:02:35Achieving city status in 1992,
0:02:35 > 0:02:37Sunderland lies on the coast.
0:02:38 > 0:02:42And the area of Roker has been a popular tourist destination
0:02:42 > 0:02:44since the early 20th century.
0:02:44 > 0:02:47It's also the site of David's first shop.
0:02:48 > 0:02:50Slightly envious!
0:02:50 > 0:02:52- Slightly envious.- Let me out of here.
0:02:52 > 0:02:55- Good luck, man, yeah.- You have a great day. Good luck, Paul.
0:02:55 > 0:02:58- Catch you later.- I'm in. - He's raring to go.
0:03:00 > 0:03:01- Oh. - BELL RINGS
0:03:01 > 0:03:03Oh!
0:03:03 > 0:03:07Traditional bell. I love that, don't you? My gosh.
0:03:07 > 0:03:09Giraffes. There's giraffes everywhere.
0:03:10 > 0:03:14Someone here really likes giraffes.
0:03:14 > 0:03:15It's chock-a-block-a-look.
0:03:15 > 0:03:18The shop itself transports you back to another time.
0:03:18 > 0:03:20I mean, talk about Empire days,
0:03:20 > 0:03:22this goes way back, this building,
0:03:22 > 0:03:23I'd imagine, looking at it.
0:03:23 > 0:03:26The structure of the shop now, even with candles burning,
0:03:26 > 0:03:29you feel like you're in circa 1880 and it's just magnificent.
0:03:32 > 0:03:34All credit to the owner,
0:03:34 > 0:03:36who must be in here somewhere...
0:03:36 > 0:03:39- My God, the giraffes keep coming... Hello.- Good morning.
0:03:39 > 0:03:41- Hello, I'm David.- Pleased to meet you, I'm David Whitfield.
0:03:41 > 0:03:44Hi, David. Two Davids. That makes life much easier for me,
0:03:44 > 0:03:47because I'm absolutely horrific with names.
0:03:47 > 0:03:48So I won't forget that one.
0:03:49 > 0:03:51Well, I do hope not.
0:03:51 > 0:03:54David's run this shop for around 25 years
0:03:54 > 0:03:56and his kids collected most of the giraffes.
0:03:56 > 0:03:58Well, you need a long neck
0:03:58 > 0:04:02to get a look at a lot of the stuff in this place!
0:04:02 > 0:04:05I don't know musical instruments very well at all,
0:04:05 > 0:04:09but I do know that they can do surprisingly well.
0:04:09 > 0:04:11What's that there? Is it a trumpet or trombone?
0:04:11 > 0:04:14- Are you any good on instruments?- No.
0:04:14 > 0:04:17This is going to be a laugh then, isn't it?
0:04:17 > 0:04:21They're not blowing their own trumpets - or tubas in this case.
0:04:22 > 0:04:24"Soldier of Pitsea Corps".
0:04:24 > 0:04:27Corps. Ah.
0:04:27 > 0:04:31So we've got a slight military connection here - and Paul Laidlaw.
0:04:31 > 0:04:33And he is the military expert.
0:04:33 > 0:04:36What kind of money can that be?
0:04:36 > 0:04:3735.
0:04:37 > 0:04:40And there's another one.
0:04:40 > 0:04:42Starting a band, David?
0:04:42 > 0:04:45So, I might have a punt at these.
0:04:45 > 0:04:47I think there's a potential profit in them.
0:04:47 > 0:04:48- Can I make you a bid?- Make me a bid.
0:04:48 > 0:04:52- I'll make you a bid - 30 quid for the pair.- I can't do it.
0:04:52 > 0:04:53- I wouldn't be making any money.- OK.
0:04:53 > 0:04:57I tell you what I'll do - buy one, get one free.
0:04:57 > 0:04:59- 45 quid the two. - DAVID LAUGHS
0:04:59 > 0:05:01Deal or no deal?
0:05:02 > 0:05:05- I'll spin you 30 or 40. - Go on, to a gambling man.
0:05:05 > 0:05:07Good man, have you got a coin?
0:05:07 > 0:05:10Oh, no. On the last leg he won on a coin toss.
0:05:10 > 0:05:11Can he do it again?
0:05:11 > 0:05:13- Are you ready?- Yep.- Happy?- Yep.- Go.
0:05:13 > 0:05:15Tails.
0:05:15 > 0:05:16It's tails.
0:05:16 > 0:05:18Apparently not.
0:05:18 > 0:05:2040 quid. Thank you very much, David.
0:05:20 > 0:05:25But losing hasn't put him off eyeing up more stuff.
0:05:25 > 0:05:28Hang on a minute. I'm not leaving just yet, David,
0:05:28 > 0:05:30I'm just having a quick look at something.
0:05:30 > 0:05:32It's miniature furniture
0:05:32 > 0:05:34and it's absolutely charming. So what is it?
0:05:34 > 0:05:36Well, it's a miniature chest of drawers.
0:05:36 > 0:05:39But this one, I've got to say, is a bit bonkers,
0:05:39 > 0:05:41because I can see
0:05:41 > 0:05:44that the front four sets of drawers,
0:05:44 > 0:05:46three are blank
0:05:46 > 0:05:48and one opens.
0:05:48 > 0:05:49Oh, my gosh.
0:05:49 > 0:05:51- David?- Yes?
0:05:51 > 0:05:55Three blank drawers, one opening with a well.
0:05:55 > 0:05:57My son made me laugh the other week, he said,
0:05:57 > 0:06:00"Dad, is that an inkwell?" I said, "No." He said, "What is it?"
0:06:00 > 0:06:01- A moneybox.- It's a moneybox, yeah.
0:06:01 > 0:06:04So when that goes in, that drops.
0:06:04 > 0:06:07- And your money goes into the bottom.- Let me try that.
0:06:07 > 0:06:10I'll put it in, it's there. There it is. Close it.
0:06:10 > 0:06:12- Go on. - HE GASPS
0:06:12 > 0:06:15Beautiful. What kind of money can it be?
0:06:15 > 0:06:18- I'll do it for a fiver is the best I can do.- I can't...
0:06:18 > 0:06:21You know, I can't chip you on that. Drop-dead gorgeous.
0:06:22 > 0:06:25David may be working out ways to save some pennies...
0:06:27 > 0:06:32..but Paul's been travelling the few miles to Cleadon to spend his...
0:06:34 > 0:06:36Sitting just outside the city,
0:06:36 > 0:06:39this village was first recorded in the 12th century.
0:06:42 > 0:06:46And Paul's travelled to meet Judith at Cleadon Antiques And Gifts.
0:06:48 > 0:06:50May I have a wee look round?
0:06:50 > 0:06:52Spend some money, I hope? Excellent.
0:06:54 > 0:06:56Paul won the first leg,
0:06:56 > 0:06:59but can he whip up a storm at the next auction?
0:07:01 > 0:07:03We have a pot lid.
0:07:03 > 0:07:08Now, these date to the Victorian era,
0:07:08 > 0:07:12and things that could be bought in such pots
0:07:12 > 0:07:15were pastes and preserves and spreads,
0:07:15 > 0:07:17for consumption.
0:07:17 > 0:07:20And pastes and cosmetics
0:07:20 > 0:07:22for dressing and grooming.
0:07:22 > 0:07:24There are two here.
0:07:24 > 0:07:26One is all of £12 and the other is £9,
0:07:26 > 0:07:28so £21 for the pair.
0:07:28 > 0:07:30I think that's pretty darn fair, if you want them.
0:07:30 > 0:07:35Victorian pots to World War I binoculars,
0:07:35 > 0:07:37and now he's spied a silver box.
0:07:37 > 0:07:42That's a wee charmer, a little silver pocket snuff.
0:07:42 > 0:07:44Look at that.
0:07:44 > 0:07:47What we see all the time - engine turning.
0:07:47 > 0:07:48We see foliate scrollwork.
0:07:48 > 0:07:54What we don't see are lovely little Gothic arches and trefoils
0:07:54 > 0:07:58there's a touch of the Rococo in there with these sea scrolls.
0:07:58 > 0:08:03Ticket price £52. Right, Paul, are you actually going to buy anything?
0:08:04 > 0:08:08May I pop a few things on the counter and have a conversation with you?
0:08:08 > 0:08:12- Right.- We might buy everything, we might buy nothing, or something,
0:08:12 > 0:08:14but let's just go at it? Do you mind?
0:08:14 > 0:08:16I mean, I could give you a good price on this,
0:08:16 > 0:08:19because I only paid 20 quid for it, although it's got a dear price on!
0:08:19 > 0:08:22- If that would get you a good profit.- Ooh!
0:08:22 > 0:08:25A great tip on a silver-topped claret jug
0:08:25 > 0:08:29with a hefty ticket price of £485.
0:08:30 > 0:08:33Paul, you could be on to a winner here.
0:08:33 > 0:08:35We saw the pot lids.
0:08:35 > 0:08:39To start with, he's grabbing the pots AND the binoculars.
0:08:39 > 0:08:41Shoplifter!
0:08:41 > 0:08:43He's amassing a hoard.
0:08:45 > 0:08:47Your whip stand there.
0:08:47 > 0:08:50So what are you telling me comes for £75?
0:08:50 > 0:08:52Is it the stand and the whips?
0:08:52 > 0:08:56No, without the whips. The whips are just loaned off my friend.
0:08:56 > 0:08:58I don't know why she has whips!
0:08:58 > 0:09:00THEY LAUGH
0:09:00 > 0:09:03Can she throw parties?
0:09:03 > 0:09:05Oh, naughty!
0:09:05 > 0:09:08Cut to the chase. Everything there -
0:09:08 > 0:09:11give me the bottom line.
0:09:11 > 0:09:13- Be gentle with me. - I could do these for ten.
0:09:13 > 0:09:16And I could do 20 on those.
0:09:16 > 0:09:19I could do 30 on that.
0:09:19 > 0:09:21Looking good so far.
0:09:21 > 0:09:22And John, who owns the whip stand,
0:09:22 > 0:09:25has also dropped its price to £40.
0:09:25 > 0:09:27So, Paul, one item to go.
0:09:27 > 0:09:31Judith only paid £20 for that silver-topped jug,
0:09:31 > 0:09:34so there's a great opportunity to capitalise on claret here.
0:09:37 > 0:09:41That's the big one that could hurt, but you got that cheap,
0:09:41 > 0:09:43so how much profit do you need
0:09:43 > 0:09:46to be happy with me walking out the door with it?
0:09:46 > 0:09:49Well, if I had a Scottish cuddle,
0:09:49 > 0:09:52- you could have it for 50.- £50?!
0:09:52 > 0:09:56The ticket says ten times that price!
0:09:56 > 0:09:58I am going to give you a cuddle
0:09:58 > 0:10:00and I'm no' going to haggle any further.
0:10:00 > 0:10:03That's excellent.
0:10:03 > 0:10:05You've been very fair.
0:10:05 > 0:10:10That's no' how we cuddle in Scotland.
0:10:10 > 0:10:14- That's how we cuddle in Scotland! - What an incredible deal, eh?
0:10:14 > 0:10:18£150 in his first shop,
0:10:18 > 0:10:20for the World War I binoculars,
0:10:20 > 0:10:23two Victorian pots and lids,
0:10:23 > 0:10:24a silver-engraved snuff box,
0:10:24 > 0:10:27the massively discounted claret jug
0:10:27 > 0:10:29and the riding-whip stand.
0:10:29 > 0:10:33And they've only thrown in a military crop for him too.
0:10:33 > 0:10:36There's a lot there to get excited about.
0:10:38 > 0:10:40Maybe a wee bit early in the trip for a coup de grace,
0:10:40 > 0:10:42but poor old David Harper
0:10:42 > 0:10:45is going to weep when he sees what I've bought.
0:10:45 > 0:10:47I didn't want to say too much in the shop,
0:10:47 > 0:10:49I didn't want to over-exude
0:10:49 > 0:10:53because, in a negotiation, that's not wise.
0:10:53 > 0:10:59That is a belter of a silver-mounted cut-glass claret jug,
0:10:59 > 0:11:01conservatively valuable
0:11:01 > 0:11:04at £200-300.
0:11:04 > 0:11:06Magic! HE CHUCKLES
0:11:08 > 0:11:12A successful morning shop, I'd say.
0:11:12 > 0:11:15And back in the car, the bragging begins.
0:11:15 > 0:11:17- How many objects? - I shall tell you.
0:11:17 > 0:11:21- Yes.- Three objects. - Three objects.- What about you?
0:11:21 > 0:11:22- How did you get on?- Erm...
0:11:22 > 0:11:27Well, I'll see your three objects and raise you by three objects.
0:11:27 > 0:11:31- You've got six objects?! - Duh, duh, DUH!
0:11:31 > 0:11:34HE CACKLES
0:11:34 > 0:11:36Oh, lordy!
0:11:36 > 0:11:39Our worthy competitors are en route to Durham.
0:11:39 > 0:11:41Sitting on the River Wear,
0:11:41 > 0:11:43the present city's origins
0:11:43 > 0:11:45date back to the 10th century.
0:11:45 > 0:11:48Founded around the shrine of St Cuthbert,
0:11:48 > 0:11:51one of the most important and popular medieval saints
0:11:51 > 0:11:53in northern England.
0:11:53 > 0:11:57Monks chose Durham as the final resting place for Cuthbert's remains
0:11:57 > 0:11:59and, in the 11th century,
0:11:59 > 0:12:03work started on Durham Cathedral specifically to house his tomb.
0:12:05 > 0:12:08Look at that. Isn't that gorgeous?
0:12:08 > 0:12:12And it's at the Cathedral that our boys part ways once more.
0:12:12 > 0:12:14- I've arrived, though, huh? - You arrived a long time ago.
0:12:14 > 0:12:17In my book, you arrived a very long time ago.
0:12:17 > 0:12:20- I still love you, you know. - You're getting a hug tonight.
0:12:20 > 0:12:24- Right, I know where my shop is. - I'm going that way.- Enjoy yourself.
0:12:24 > 0:12:25- See you later, buddy.- See you.
0:12:30 > 0:12:33Despite a tumultuous past,
0:12:33 > 0:12:38Durham Cathedral has survived in all its striking splendour
0:12:38 > 0:12:40for 900 years.
0:12:42 > 0:12:44Now a UNESCO heritage site,
0:12:44 > 0:12:47it's renowned as a grand example of Norman architecture.
0:12:50 > 0:12:52And its remarkable vaulted roof
0:12:52 > 0:12:55is thought to be the first of its kind in Europe.
0:12:58 > 0:13:02Paul's come for a peek between the pews of this magnificent building,
0:13:02 > 0:13:06courtesy of senior steward Gordon Summerbell.
0:13:07 > 0:13:11Tell me, I mean, I know this is a wonderful cathedral,
0:13:11 > 0:13:12and many moons ago I was here,
0:13:12 > 0:13:15but what are its origins?
0:13:15 > 0:13:18This is a really old cathedral, isn't it, relatively speaking?
0:13:18 > 0:13:20Yes, it was built in 1093,
0:13:20 > 0:13:23- it took 40 years to build only.- Only!
0:13:23 > 0:13:26When you think of the facilities that they had at that time,
0:13:26 > 0:13:29to build a cathedral like this in 40 years is quite remarkable.
0:13:29 > 0:13:32- My word.- Nowadays you wouldn't get planning permission
0:13:32 > 0:13:33- in 40 years, would you? - PAUL LAUGHS
0:13:33 > 0:13:38Ha-ha! The Cathedral was finished in 1133,
0:13:38 > 0:13:40but in the 16th century
0:13:40 > 0:13:42turmoil hit the Church.
0:13:46 > 0:13:49Henry VIII sparked the English Reformation
0:13:49 > 0:13:52by breaking away from Catholicism and Rome
0:13:52 > 0:13:54and made the Church of England
0:13:54 > 0:13:56the country's established church.
0:13:59 > 0:14:00Henry dispatched his men
0:14:00 > 0:14:04to break up many of the country's Catholic monasteries,
0:14:04 > 0:14:06including Durham.
0:14:06 > 0:14:09And they came with the strict remit to seize valuables
0:14:09 > 0:14:11and attack all symbols of Catholicism,
0:14:11 > 0:14:12including the tombs of saints.
0:14:15 > 0:14:19Of course, his tomb was a beautifully ornamental tomb until 1539
0:14:19 > 0:14:21when Henry's commissioners came
0:14:21 > 0:14:24and, of course, they brought a goldsmith with them.
0:14:24 > 0:14:26This was a very, very rich shrine
0:14:26 > 0:14:29and the goldsmith took away all the gold and jewels,
0:14:29 > 0:14:32then his instructions were to destroy Cuthbert's bones.
0:14:32 > 0:14:34But when he opened the coffin,
0:14:34 > 0:14:37he found that the body was whole, covered with skin and tissue
0:14:37 > 0:14:40and, of course, superstition being as it was in those days,
0:14:40 > 0:14:41he was terrified.
0:14:41 > 0:14:45And the commissioners themselves decided that they would do it,
0:14:45 > 0:14:47but likewise, they didn't want to touch it either,
0:14:47 > 0:14:49so they gave the coffin back to the monks
0:14:49 > 0:14:53and told them to take it away at Henry's pleasure.
0:14:53 > 0:14:55- And they never heard from Henry again.- That is some deal.
0:14:55 > 0:14:58So I didn't realise not even saints' remains
0:14:58 > 0:15:00were safe from the Reformation,
0:15:00 > 0:15:04but those that were instructed to carry out those deeds
0:15:04 > 0:15:07were still overawed by what they saw
0:15:07 > 0:15:09and what they believed the repercussions could be,
0:15:09 > 0:15:12- or the import of those remains. - In those days, yes.
0:15:12 > 0:15:15- So they survive here to this day.- Yes.
0:15:15 > 0:15:17Durham Cathedral also houses the tomb
0:15:17 > 0:15:21of the seventh century monk and scholar the Venerable Bede.
0:15:24 > 0:15:26Bede's work is still valued
0:15:26 > 0:15:29in the understanding of early British history
0:15:29 > 0:15:32and he was the first to use the AD dating system.
0:15:32 > 0:15:36But a lesser-known story is how his remains came to rest in Durham.
0:15:40 > 0:15:42Bede, of course, was...
0:15:42 > 0:15:44His bones were stolen by one of the monks in Durham.
0:15:44 > 0:15:49In the year 1022 the monks went over to the monastery in Jarrow
0:15:49 > 0:15:51where Bede was buried
0:15:51 > 0:15:54and they prayed all night at the tomb of Bede
0:15:54 > 0:15:56and, the next morning, when the monks came downstairs,
0:15:56 > 0:15:59they found that Bede's bones had vanished
0:15:59 > 0:16:03and one of our monks in Durham called Alfred Westow, he stole them
0:16:03 > 0:16:05and brought them into Durham.
0:16:05 > 0:16:06And they're still here.
0:16:06 > 0:16:09That was the tourist industry of the day.
0:16:09 > 0:16:10You had the bones of a holy man
0:16:10 > 0:16:12and the bones of a saint
0:16:12 > 0:16:13and the pilgrims came.
0:16:13 > 0:16:18I didn't expect such a great yarn!
0:16:18 > 0:16:20It has to be said. Well told.
0:16:20 > 0:16:23- I am indebted to you, what a wonderful visit.- Thank you, Paul.
0:16:23 > 0:16:25Thanks very much.
0:16:32 > 0:16:34From one Durham institution to another -
0:16:34 > 0:16:36the indoor market.
0:16:38 > 0:16:40Housed in a restored Victorian hall,
0:16:40 > 0:16:44this place has been trading since 1851.
0:16:44 > 0:16:46There are over 50 stalls,
0:16:46 > 0:16:49selling everything from fish to footwear.
0:16:50 > 0:16:54But our David is only looking for something he can turn into profits
0:16:54 > 0:16:56and has come straight to Mike,
0:16:56 > 0:16:58who's been here for 20 years.
0:17:00 > 0:17:02- There we are.- 1925.
0:17:02 > 0:17:03- Yeah.- Nice dish.
0:17:03 > 0:17:06OK, let's have a look at that, then.
0:17:06 > 0:17:11- I hope it's going to be an absolute stonking bargain.- Well, we'll see.
0:17:11 > 0:17:14He's got a smile on his face, I don't like the look of that at all.
0:17:14 > 0:17:16So that is absolutely gorgeous.
0:17:16 > 0:17:19So we've got stamp, Mappin & Webb, very upmarket,
0:17:19 > 0:17:20very good quality.
0:17:20 > 0:17:24Known as a tazza, Italian for stemmed cup,
0:17:24 > 0:17:27which is often used to describe objects
0:17:27 > 0:17:29with a shallow bowl shape.
0:17:30 > 0:17:32I love the shape of it, that is almost Grecian, isn't it?
0:17:32 > 0:17:35- Really nice, yes. - Or Roman maybe, in its influence.
0:17:35 > 0:17:37Sounds like David's falling for it,
0:17:37 > 0:17:39but how much is he willing to pay?
0:17:41 > 0:17:44I could make you a bid and I don't think I'm going to buy it.
0:17:44 > 0:17:46- Do you want me to make a bid? - You can, yes, if you like.
0:17:46 > 0:17:51OK, I'd have a go at 40 quid. This is not going to be a flyer.
0:17:51 > 0:17:53No-one can criticise it for being anything other
0:17:53 > 0:17:55than fantastic quality and drop-dead gorgeous,
0:17:55 > 0:17:57it's not going to make 200 quid, is it?
0:17:57 > 0:18:0050 might buy it. Seeing it's you.
0:18:00 > 0:18:01It's got to be 40.
0:18:01 > 0:18:04I know I'm being hard, I know I am.
0:18:04 > 0:18:0545.
0:18:06 > 0:18:10- There might be a trickle of profit. - You'll make a profit on that.
0:18:10 > 0:18:13- Do you think I will?- You will. - There's a trickle there.
0:18:13 > 0:18:16He doesn't seem bowled over with this purchase,
0:18:16 > 0:18:20but he's now got three items under his belt.
0:18:21 > 0:18:23And back in the Triumph with Paul,
0:18:23 > 0:18:27they've come to the end of an exhausting day of antique antics.
0:18:28 > 0:18:30Night-night.
0:18:32 > 0:18:35It's the start of a new day on the road.
0:18:37 > 0:18:38This trip is amazing,
0:18:38 > 0:18:40because when you get in a little car with someone
0:18:40 > 0:18:43and you spend an awful lot of time in such a close proximity,
0:18:43 > 0:18:46you get to know them pretty quickly, don't you?
0:18:46 > 0:18:49Yeah, you're really starting to grate.
0:18:49 > 0:18:51It's like the Honeymoon Period, it's been a year now, Paul,
0:18:51 > 0:18:54and to be honest with you, I'm thinking about moving on.
0:18:54 > 0:18:58- I want you to know this.- Yeah. - It's not me, it's you.
0:18:58 > 0:19:01- DAVID LAUGHS - Now, now, fellas.
0:19:01 > 0:19:04Yesterday David parted with £90 and bought three items.
0:19:06 > 0:19:08The early-20th-century tubas,
0:19:08 > 0:19:11the 19th-century novelty money box,
0:19:11 > 0:19:15and the silver Mappin & Webb tazza,
0:19:15 > 0:19:19giving him £118.70 to flash today.
0:19:19 > 0:19:22Paul went on a spending spree,
0:19:22 > 0:19:25picking up the silver-topped claret jug,
0:19:25 > 0:19:27a Victorian snuff box,
0:19:27 > 0:19:30two Victorian pot lids and pots,
0:19:30 > 0:19:33a set of First World War binoculars,
0:19:33 > 0:19:35and a Victorian riding whip stand,
0:19:35 > 0:19:37complete with a military crop.
0:19:38 > 0:19:41He clocked up a bill of £150,
0:19:41 > 0:19:44leaving £121.56 in cash.
0:19:48 > 0:19:50This morning they're driving across Durham
0:19:50 > 0:19:52towards a taste of the Orient.
0:19:54 > 0:19:55Oh, gosh, that was a quick arrival!
0:19:55 > 0:19:59That was braking, that.
0:19:59 > 0:20:03Well, see you later, darling. See you in Darlington later.
0:20:03 > 0:20:07- What are we turning into? This is really worrying.- Enjoy, brother!
0:20:07 > 0:20:10See you, have a good day.
0:20:10 > 0:20:14It's onward for Paul, but as an Oriental enthusiast, David
0:20:14 > 0:20:19is in for the treat of the trip at Durham University's Oriental Museum.
0:20:24 > 0:20:26And one of the greatest collections of Chinese
0:20:26 > 0:20:31antiques in the country is watched over by curator Craig Barclay.
0:20:31 > 0:20:34- David Harper. Nice to meet you, Craig.- Welcome to the Oriental Museum.
0:20:34 > 0:20:39Honestly, I can't begin to tell you what it's like for me to be here.
0:20:39 > 0:20:41This is just... This is a snapshot of heaven.
0:20:45 > 0:20:49This slice of heaven owes its existence to British politician
0:20:49 > 0:20:51and diplomat Malcolm MacDonald.
0:20:51 > 0:20:55The son of former Prime Minister Ramsay MacDonald,
0:20:55 > 0:20:59Malcolm was himself a member of the Cabinet before taking up imperial
0:20:59 > 0:21:03posts, and later was appointed Chancellor of Durham University.
0:21:09 > 0:21:12Passionate about education and antiques, Malcolm started
0:21:12 > 0:21:17donating his extensive collection to the university in the 1950s.
0:21:17 > 0:21:20And David has been given permission to handle the first item
0:21:20 > 0:21:24he acquired, a ceramic Ming Dynasty lion dog.
0:21:25 > 0:21:28This is going to be a special moment.
0:21:28 > 0:21:33So, circa 1350 to circa 1650. This is the Ming Dynasty.
0:21:33 > 0:21:37- Later in, but, yes.- OK, so late Ming.- Absolutely Ming.
0:21:37 > 0:21:42It is a fantastically evocative piece, and I suppose the reason I
0:21:42 > 0:21:47like it is because it represents the beginning of a collector's journey.
0:21:47 > 0:21:49It is not an expensive object at all.
0:21:49 > 0:21:52They made these in the thousands of them, millions over many years.
0:21:52 > 0:21:56- But it is still gorgeous. - It's still gorgeous, yes.
0:21:56 > 0:21:59Mmm, almost want to kiss it. Is that really wrong?
0:21:59 > 0:22:02- I'm afraid that would be a step too far.- It probably would be.
0:22:02 > 0:22:05I won't do that! But let me just have one last stroke.
0:22:05 > 0:22:09Malcolm's legacy lies not only in this impressive collection,
0:22:09 > 0:22:12but also in his central role in the decolonisation
0:22:12 > 0:22:16of the British Empire and the shaping of the Commonwealth.
0:22:17 > 0:22:21But he was no ordinary diplomat.
0:22:21 > 0:22:25When he was in southeast Asia, what he liked to do was strip out of
0:22:25 > 0:22:30his suit, put on a kilt, jump into a canoe and paddle himself upriver.
0:22:30 > 0:22:35One of the reasons that he did this is he made a very, very good friend.
0:22:35 > 0:22:40And the friend that he made was a man in Sarawak by the name of Temenggong Koh.
0:22:40 > 0:22:45And Temenggong Koh was a collector. He collected two things.
0:22:45 > 0:22:48He collected Chinese porcelain,
0:22:48 > 0:22:53but also, as the chief of the Iban tribe, he collected heads.
0:22:55 > 0:22:59His close relationship with Koh led to an unconventional gift
0:22:59 > 0:23:02that now forms part of the museum's collection.
0:23:04 > 0:23:09- This is Temenggong Koh's actual sword.- This is the head-taker?
0:23:09 > 0:23:11This is the head-taker.
0:23:11 > 0:23:16- My gosh.- And it dates from the mid-20th century.
0:23:16 > 0:23:20I know it is an awful question, but it's a question I need answering.
0:23:20 > 0:23:23- I wonder how many heads that has taken?- I don't know.
0:23:23 > 0:23:26I can give you a clue, though.
0:23:26 > 0:23:30Amongst the Iban, it was practice when you took a head
0:23:30 > 0:23:33to place a black band tattooed on the back of your hand.
0:23:33 > 0:23:36- Like, just a line?- Black line.- Yeah.
0:23:36 > 0:23:39- Temenggong Koh's hands were tattooed black.- No!
0:23:39 > 0:23:41He was a war leader in a time of war.
0:23:45 > 0:23:47Now a historic museum piece,
0:23:47 > 0:23:50these two enthusiasts are taking a closer look.
0:23:50 > 0:23:55We have got the human hair, then we've got the bone handle, profusely carved.
0:23:55 > 0:23:58I have a feeling that that is a piece of furniture.
0:23:58 > 0:24:00This is recycling, here.
0:24:00 > 0:24:04And then just before the blade, the little protector here,
0:24:04 > 0:24:06that to me is...
0:24:06 > 0:24:07It's a coin.
0:24:07 > 0:24:12And they've discovered something new about the sword's intricate construction.
0:24:12 > 0:24:18This is absolutely the pinnacle of my journey so far, because you
0:24:18 > 0:24:21and I together, just by chatting and looking at this object, we have
0:24:21 > 0:24:25discovered something that we did not know could possibly be there -
0:24:25 > 0:24:30part of a chair leg. And even you did not know that that was a coin.
0:24:30 > 0:24:34I will confess that I had always looked at it as simply
0:24:34 > 0:24:38being a copper alloy ring, but as you say, if you look at it really
0:24:38 > 0:24:41closely, you can see there are letters on that copper alloy ring.
0:24:41 > 0:24:43And, yeah, you're absolutely right, it's a coin.
0:24:43 > 0:24:46That's brilliant. It couldn't get any better, could it?
0:24:46 > 0:24:49- It's made my day.- It's made my day. My gosh!- Thank you for that.
0:24:49 > 0:24:50Thank you, marvellous!
0:24:52 > 0:24:55Another giant leap in knowledge, and all thanks to our David.
0:24:59 > 0:25:03Meanwhile, back in the Triumph, Paul is en route to his next shop.
0:25:06 > 0:25:10Half of me wishes that I find nothing.
0:25:10 > 0:25:15The other half, eternally the treasure hunter and optimist,
0:25:15 > 0:25:20is hoping that I find something that is going to make the headlines.
0:25:20 > 0:25:23Always got your head in the game, eh, Paul?
0:25:23 > 0:25:27He's making his way to Coxhoe in County Durham.
0:25:29 > 0:25:32With a history that goes back as far as the Bronze Age, the
0:25:32 > 0:25:36present village grew up with mining in the 18th and 19th centuries.
0:25:39 > 0:25:44So, can Paul dig deep and find yet another gem in Nursery Antiques?
0:25:44 > 0:25:45Hello there!
0:25:45 > 0:25:48- Ah, morning, Paul.- Hi, I'm Paul. - Pleased to meet you.
0:25:48 > 0:25:51- Good to see you. You are?- Len. - Len, what a pleasure.- Thank you.
0:25:51 > 0:25:53- May I have a wee wander round? - You certainly can.
0:25:53 > 0:25:56If you want any help, just give me a shout.
0:25:58 > 0:26:01With six items to his name already, the pressure's off,
0:26:01 > 0:26:03unless something else can tempt him.
0:26:06 > 0:26:09If it's not expensive, and I suspect it's not going to be,
0:26:09 > 0:26:12sitting down there, that wee tea set doesn't have a price on it.
0:26:12 > 0:26:16Right. I mean, I could do that for, what, £12.
0:26:17 > 0:26:19I'm glad you're in the right ballpark.
0:26:19 > 0:26:23He's interested in this 19th century doll's tea set.
0:26:24 > 0:26:27A wee bit more than... To be honest with you, it's no' money.
0:26:27 > 0:26:30- Can I just bid you... - Yeah, sure.- ..parting shot...
0:26:30 > 0:26:31a fiver?
0:26:33 > 0:26:36Um, eight and it's yours.
0:26:37 > 0:26:38That's a deal then.
0:26:38 > 0:26:40- Thank you very much indeed.- Sweet.
0:26:40 > 0:26:43It may be for dolls, but he is not playing around,
0:26:43 > 0:26:46and has added the tea set to his bulging bundle of antiques.
0:26:49 > 0:26:51And back on the road,
0:26:51 > 0:26:54Paul is only too well aware of his shopping excess.
0:26:54 > 0:26:57- Maniac!- You are a maniac, all right.
0:26:57 > 0:27:01Can you do me a favour and just come with me and punch me
0:27:01 > 0:27:03- when I pick things up? - Oh, would you mind?
0:27:03 > 0:27:06I've been dreaming about that for the last couple of days!
0:27:06 > 0:27:09Oh, you silly boys! At least they're still laughing.
0:27:10 > 0:27:12They are now heading to Darlington.
0:27:14 > 0:27:17With the historic market town at its centre, Darlington is
0:27:17 > 0:27:21famed for being the terminus of the world's first passenger railway.
0:27:23 > 0:27:25- There you go, welcome to sunny Darlington.- Sunny indeed.
0:27:25 > 0:27:27It's absolutely fabulous.
0:27:27 > 0:27:31- Paul, good luck. All the best.- All the best! I'll see you soon, yeah?
0:27:31 > 0:27:34- I'll see you later. - Last shop of the day.- OK, cheerio.
0:27:34 > 0:27:38Paul's final chance to buy is Blackwell Antiques & Curios.
0:27:39 > 0:27:42- Hello.- Paul.- How are you doing? - How are we doing?
0:27:42 > 0:27:45- Gordon, pleased to meet you.- Pleased to meet you.- A fellow Scotsman.
0:27:45 > 0:27:47- May I have a wee look around... - Please do.- ..and see if we can...?
0:27:47 > 0:27:50I will leave you to your devices and we will be over here.
0:27:50 > 0:27:55Meanwhile, David's last shop is in what was a house for rail workers.
0:27:55 > 0:27:58- Tony.- Hello, young David.- Well...
0:27:58 > 0:28:01It is now owned by Tony, who started his career in the railways
0:28:01 > 0:28:04before becoming an artist and moving into antiques.
0:28:04 > 0:28:11I'm looking for general sale stuff, but something a bit sort of quirky.
0:28:11 > 0:28:13Here we go, that's a bit quirky.
0:28:13 > 0:28:16That's... I mean, that's absolutely superb.
0:28:16 > 0:28:19That is a cigarette box made out of Bakelite.
0:28:19 > 0:28:22It's bang on Art Deco, circa 1930.
0:28:22 > 0:28:24It could just be...
0:28:24 > 0:28:27- It could be made into a jewellery box, but it's got the look.- Yeah.
0:28:27 > 0:28:30It's also got a ticket price of £30.
0:28:30 > 0:28:33I'd love to pay £10 for it.
0:28:33 > 0:28:35TONY LAUGHS
0:28:35 > 0:28:38- What happened then? - How many Gs in jugular?!
0:28:40 > 0:28:45- Yeah, that one sure packed a punch.- I tell you what we'll do.
0:28:45 > 0:28:47Do it for £15. Go on.
0:28:47 > 0:28:50You don't fancy having a bit of a gamble, do you?
0:28:50 > 0:28:54- David, I've lost ten in a row! - You haven't? You've lost ten spins?
0:28:54 > 0:28:57- I've lost ten in a row. - Let's have another go.
0:28:57 > 0:28:59Huh! Any excuse to flip a coin, eh, David?
0:28:59 > 0:29:02- You can call. Call.- Heads.
0:29:02 > 0:29:06Tony, has your bad luck broken?
0:29:09 > 0:29:12- Tony, it hasn't.- Eh?!- It's tails.
0:29:13 > 0:29:18Turn it round. Oh, Tony. Oh!
0:29:20 > 0:29:24# Don't cry for me Argentina... #
0:29:24 > 0:29:26I didn't know you had it in you, Harper!
0:29:26 > 0:29:29- OK, let me give you some money for that.- Right.
0:29:29 > 0:29:32- And then I'll continue looking, cos you never know.- OK, David. Yes.
0:29:32 > 0:29:34All right, leave that there, that's mine.
0:29:34 > 0:29:38David's got one item and counting, but Paul is struggling.
0:29:40 > 0:29:42With the profitable claret jug on his side,
0:29:42 > 0:29:46not even militaria can tempt him to part with more cash.
0:29:48 > 0:29:50I'm afraid it's going to be a flying visit, my friend.
0:29:50 > 0:29:53That's all right, that's all right.
0:29:53 > 0:29:54Although you should know,
0:29:54 > 0:30:00I have bought more things than sense would dictate already!
0:30:02 > 0:30:03Laidlaw is out of the game,
0:30:03 > 0:30:07but David's warming up with these brass sovereign scales.
0:30:07 > 0:30:12Right, this little object was absolutely vital to anybody
0:30:12 > 0:30:15that dealt in gold but also that used gold to purchase,
0:30:15 > 0:30:18because, there's your half sovereign and your full sovereign.
0:30:18 > 0:30:22They have to weigh a certain weight. A real necessity.
0:30:22 > 0:30:26Ticket price is £38. Now, Harper, go easy!
0:30:27 > 0:30:30- Some investor will love those. - They would.
0:30:30 > 0:30:33- Especially if I paid a tenner and they paid 20.- No.
0:30:33 > 0:30:37- No.- That would be a winner. - No, no.- No?- No.- No.- No.
0:30:37 > 0:30:40- No.- They are just not easy to find.
0:30:40 > 0:30:45After carefully weighing it up, the scales go back in the cabinet.
0:30:45 > 0:30:49- I can half them for you and we can say £19...- Can't do it.
0:30:49 > 0:30:54- Honestly, I can't.- This is the real world, unfortunately.
0:30:54 > 0:30:56Oh, I don't like the real world!
0:30:56 > 0:31:00Like it or not, David, your tenner's going nowhere.
0:31:00 > 0:31:04How about if we go 12 on the scales?
0:31:04 > 0:31:07- What do you reckon? - That was the... That's...
0:31:07 > 0:31:09You shouldn't be eating butter!
0:31:09 > 0:31:10HE LAUGHS
0:31:10 > 0:31:12What do we reckon?
0:31:16 > 0:31:20- 13.- Done.- Right, go on. - Thank you very much.- At last.
0:31:20 > 0:31:24The scales have tipped for David and he's walking away with two items.
0:31:24 > 0:31:28But how does it stack up against Paul's treasure trove?
0:31:30 > 0:31:31Time for a grand unveiling.
0:31:33 > 0:31:36Oh! OK, well, of course,
0:31:36 > 0:31:40we've got to have something with a military connection.
0:31:40 > 0:31:43I mean, that is just a given. I like that, the claret. Silver plate.
0:31:43 > 0:31:49- No!- Pewter, polished pewter?- No! - It's not silver. It's not, it's not!
0:31:49 > 0:31:50PAUL GIGGLES
0:31:50 > 0:31:54Seriously? Oh, my gosh! Sexy, good crystal body.
0:31:54 > 0:31:56That's a really good bit of kit.
0:31:56 > 0:31:58Oh, he's impressed.
0:31:58 > 0:32:01- That's going to make you some profit.- I hope so.
0:32:01 > 0:32:03- Can I grab that silver...? - Yeah, go for it.
0:32:03 > 0:32:05That is rather nice.
0:32:05 > 0:32:09A little snuffbox, 1882.
0:32:09 > 0:32:12- Decoration is contemporary to the box.- Yeah, yeah.
0:32:12 > 0:32:16- What's that, 30 to 50, 40 to 60? - I think that's 40 to 60, yeah.
0:32:16 > 0:32:20- 40 to 60. What did you pay for that? - 30, I paid.- Bang on. - So it should be all right.
0:32:20 > 0:32:22Paul, I think you've got a nice, nice collection there.
0:32:22 > 0:32:26But the best item, the one that is going to make you, I think,
0:32:26 > 0:32:28quite a lot of money, is the claret.
0:32:28 > 0:32:32Well found for the claret, by the way. Seriously, well found.
0:32:32 > 0:32:35- OK.- It's a tough act to follow, but go on, David,
0:32:35 > 0:32:37show him what you've got.
0:32:37 > 0:32:39PAUL LAUGHS
0:32:39 > 0:32:41I always said you were full of wind! THEY LAUGH
0:32:41 > 0:32:43Are you a wind instrument man?
0:32:43 > 0:32:47- No!- Never mind.- You know what's intriguing me?- Yes?
0:32:47 > 0:32:51- An engraving here. How's about... It's Sally Ann.- I think maybe...
0:32:51 > 0:32:54- It's Sally Ann. No, it is, it tells you there!- Does it?
0:32:54 > 0:32:57- What does it say?- It's Sally Ann! - Oh, it says the Salvation Army.
0:32:57 > 0:32:59- Excellent. Should have noticed that.- Magic.
0:32:59 > 0:33:01- It's good, isn't it?- It's magic! - That works for me.
0:33:01 > 0:33:07- Now, is that silver? Bonbon dish. - Yes, it is.- OK, well, I think it is very elegant.
0:33:07 > 0:33:10- Mappin & Webb.- Yes.- George V.
0:33:12 > 0:33:16- It's delicious.- Thank you. - Its form is super...
0:33:16 > 0:33:19- It's all right, isn't it? - ..you know, after the antique.
0:33:19 > 0:33:23So far, so good, but can Paul find his way around the money box?
0:33:23 > 0:33:28- Um...- Can you just open that drawer? - Oh, it's a false pair of drawers.
0:33:28 > 0:33:30Ink?
0:33:30 > 0:33:34- No?- No. It's a trick. Are you ready? Just stay there.
0:33:34 > 0:33:37You're going to put an old penny in there. It's a money box!
0:33:37 > 0:33:40Close the drawer. Open the drawer.
0:33:41 > 0:33:47- Ohhh! I love that!- Stunning beyond belief.- A belting good thing!
0:33:47 > 0:33:51For a little box, it's getting a big reaction.
0:33:51 > 0:33:53Could it do 120? Yeah.
0:33:53 > 0:33:55HE CHUCKLES
0:33:55 > 0:33:59- £5 note.- Dancer! What a belting good purchase!
0:33:59 > 0:34:02- Nice thing, isn't it?- That's a cracking thing. I love that.
0:34:02 > 0:34:05Shall we go and enjoy the sun and have a drink outside?
0:34:05 > 0:34:07I'm up for that. Well done, my man, by the way.
0:34:07 > 0:34:10Thank you, but well done, you, too.
0:34:10 > 0:34:13Right, boys, give us the lowdown. Who got the upper hand?
0:34:13 > 0:34:17First auction, I thought I'd got it. I really did. I thought my pieces were better.
0:34:17 > 0:34:19But, you know, you've got to believe in your own stuff.
0:34:19 > 0:34:21And I've got to tell you, I think,
0:34:21 > 0:34:26take out the claret jug of Paul's, destroy that, I'd get him.
0:34:26 > 0:34:30Introduce the claret jug, I think if it is going to go Paul's way,
0:34:30 > 0:34:32he's got to kill me with claret.
0:34:32 > 0:34:35So, Paul, when push comes to shove, have you got the edge?
0:34:37 > 0:34:40At the risk of jinxing the whole affair...
0:34:40 > 0:34:43um, I should win that auction.
0:34:43 > 0:34:46The claret jug should do 250 to 350.
0:34:47 > 0:34:49There you go, I said it!
0:34:51 > 0:34:55Yes, you did! Onwards to auction, fellas, where all will be revealed.
0:34:57 > 0:34:59Paul, I have got a prediction for today.
0:34:59 > 0:35:03I predict that I am going to be beaten up...by a claret jug.
0:35:03 > 0:35:05The new Cluedo - Professor Laidlaw,
0:35:05 > 0:35:07with a claret jug, in the auction room.
0:35:07 > 0:35:09THEY LAUGH
0:35:09 > 0:35:13They are heading to the North Yorkshire town of Northallerton.
0:35:14 > 0:35:18Granted a market town status by Royal Charter over 800 years
0:35:18 > 0:35:22ago, trading is still an important part of life in Northallerton.
0:35:24 > 0:35:27And our experts will be trying their luck in today's general
0:35:27 > 0:35:30sale at Northallerton Auctions, held in the cattle market.
0:35:32 > 0:35:35Looks rather nice. I hope we don't leave with a couple of cows, Paul.
0:35:35 > 0:35:37Look at those pens!
0:35:37 > 0:35:41While the boys get in amongst the pens, auctioneer Timothy -
0:35:41 > 0:35:43great name - Pennington talks shop.
0:35:44 > 0:35:49I think my favourite of the items that's come in today is the silver-top claret jug.
0:35:49 > 0:35:52Very rare that you get a good claret jug in, particularly one that's
0:35:52 > 0:35:55silver-topped, and I do think that will do well here today.
0:35:55 > 0:35:57I think the money box is very interesting.
0:35:57 > 0:36:01I would anticipate it's going to do somewhere in the region of £20-£40.
0:36:01 > 0:36:06It's got a little bit of damage on it, but it is a nice, quirky piece.
0:36:06 > 0:36:11Paul spent £158 and is offering up five lots.
0:36:12 > 0:36:17David is also presenting five lots at a total cost of £113.
0:36:17 > 0:36:20Let the games begin!
0:36:21 > 0:36:25We are starting with David's musical piece of plumbing.
0:36:25 > 0:36:30- Ten bid, at £10 bid... - Ohh, paid 40.- 15, 20...
0:36:30 > 0:36:32Taking big bid increments.
0:36:32 > 0:36:35- 30, 30 bid, five... - Come on, you're getting there.
0:36:35 > 0:36:39- Try eight, madam.- Go on!- At £35, bid at 35...- No, no!- 38, is it?
0:36:39 > 0:36:41- Going to sell at 35...- No, no!
0:36:41 > 0:36:42GAVEL BANGS
0:36:42 > 0:36:46It has hit a bum note with a £5 loss.
0:36:46 > 0:36:49Why didn't you bid on those?
0:36:49 > 0:36:51Yeah, what's your problem?!
0:36:53 > 0:36:56That's no way to behave! Maybe Paul can whip him into shape.
0:36:58 > 0:37:01At £10, bid at ten, for the good crop stand.
0:37:01 > 0:37:05- 15, 20, 20 against you... - No, it's not going to make 20 quid.
0:37:05 > 0:37:10- It can't make 20 quid.- 25, 30... 30 bid out at the top now.
0:37:10 > 0:37:13- Come on, bid.- OK... - I'll give you a couple of quid.
0:37:13 > 0:37:17Oh, sorry, Paul, I just missed that, mate! Sorry about that(!)
0:37:17 > 0:37:21Ha! The friendship's going to pot, as is their cash, with another loss.
0:37:23 > 0:37:25Good job you didn't bid on that one anyway. Well done.
0:37:25 > 0:37:26That was a good decision.
0:37:28 > 0:37:31Paul's militaria did him proud at the last auction.
0:37:31 > 0:37:33Can he do it again?
0:37:33 > 0:37:35Ten bid. Little money at ten bid.
0:37:35 > 0:37:42- 12, 15, 18, 20...- Here we go.- 22. - Oh!- 22, try another one.
0:37:42 > 0:37:4622, 22 bid and selling at 22...
0:37:46 > 0:37:47GAVEL BANGS
0:37:47 > 0:37:50It's bombed, as all but 4p of that profit
0:37:50 > 0:37:54will be eaten up by auction house costs.
0:37:54 > 0:37:56At least you've made a bit of profit on paper.
0:37:56 > 0:37:59You're the first one today to make a profit on paper!
0:37:59 > 0:38:02Can David's next piece help balance the books?
0:38:02 > 0:38:05- Five bid...- Oh, here we go.
0:38:05 > 0:38:08- Eight, ten, ten against you. - ..Bid there.
0:38:08 > 0:38:12- Come on. Any more?- At ten bid, 12... - No, go on!
0:38:12 > 0:38:14All finished then at £12...
0:38:15 > 0:38:18No more gold sovereigns for you, I'm afraid, David.
0:38:18 > 0:38:22I wouldn't say there's a feverish atmosphere in the salesroom.
0:38:24 > 0:38:27For the next lot, Paul has combined his Victorian pots
0:38:27 > 0:38:30and lids with his doll's tea set.
0:38:31 > 0:38:33£10 straight in. Ten bid.
0:38:33 > 0:38:35At £10 bid, at ten bid...
0:38:35 > 0:38:3812, 14, 16...
0:38:38 > 0:38:39All out in the ring now.
0:38:39 > 0:38:4418, 20, 20 bid. At 20 bid up top now.
0:38:44 > 0:38:48At 20 bid, at 20 bid and selling at £20...
0:38:48 > 0:38:50GAVEL BANGS
0:38:50 > 0:38:54It's a £2 profit, but after costs, he'll have made a loss.
0:38:54 > 0:38:57- Did you buy that?- Yes! - But it wasn't mine!
0:38:57 > 0:39:00- It was his. You can send them back, you know.- It was nice.
0:39:00 > 0:39:06- Behave, Harper! Your Bakelite box is up next.- Five bid.
0:39:06 > 0:39:10- At £5 bid...- Go on, go on. - All out, take seven.
0:39:10 > 0:39:15Seven, nine, 11, 13, 15, 18...
0:39:15 > 0:39:18- 18 with me, at £18... - Go on, go on, go on!
0:39:18 > 0:39:22- 20, 20 against you. 21, is it, madam?- Go on!
0:39:22 > 0:39:2620 bid and selling at 20...
0:39:26 > 0:39:30Cor, things are looking up! He's just doubled his money.
0:39:30 > 0:39:35That's 100%. There's nothing wrong with a 100% margin.
0:39:36 > 0:39:40Can his money box help pile up pennies?
0:39:40 > 0:39:43Five bid, at £5 bid, at five, ten, 15...
0:39:43 > 0:39:47- Well done, good taste. - ..20, five, 30...
0:39:47 > 0:39:52- All out in the ring now, at 30 I am bid. At 30 I am bid...- Is that you?
0:39:52 > 0:39:55Are you all done and finished then at £30?
0:39:57 > 0:40:01Harper's pulling ahead in this auction, thanks to his new friend.
0:40:01 > 0:40:04- It's a bargain.- I've got two of yours.- A beautiful thing.
0:40:04 > 0:40:05Well done. You've got good taste.
0:40:06 > 0:40:07Fibber.
0:40:07 > 0:40:11Perhaps Paul can pull it back by flashing his silverware.
0:40:11 > 0:40:1440 bid. At 40 bid. Five.
0:40:14 > 0:40:17- Ooh.- And 50. Five. And 60.
0:40:17 > 0:40:20- Five. And 70.- Oh, they like their silver.
0:40:20 > 0:40:23- They like their silver.- Two. And five. 75 with me.
0:40:23 > 0:40:25- They like their silver. - At £75 only bid.
0:40:25 > 0:40:28At 75 bid, and selling at 75.
0:40:29 > 0:40:34A sterling £45 profit puts Paul back in front.
0:40:34 > 0:40:35Seriously, well done.
0:40:35 > 0:40:39- Thank you.- Well done.- Well, you've got silver up next, haven't you?
0:40:40 > 0:40:43Can David's silver offering follow suit?
0:40:43 > 0:40:46- At 20 only bid. All out in the ring now.- It's a nice little thing, that.
0:40:46 > 0:40:51- Five. 30. 35. 35 with me.- Come on!
0:40:51 > 0:40:56- At 35. At 35. 40.- No, go on!- 40 bid. I'll take two.
0:40:56 > 0:41:00- At 40 only bid. At £40.- No! - 40 bid against you. 42.
0:41:00 > 0:41:0245. 45.
0:41:02 > 0:41:05- It should be 90 quid!- 48.
0:41:05 > 0:41:1048, I'm bid. At 48 bid. I'm going to sell, then, at 48.
0:41:11 > 0:41:15Unfortunately, David is yet again beaten by costs.
0:41:15 > 0:41:17Oh!
0:41:17 > 0:41:19Why didn't you bid on that one? That was a lovely...
0:41:19 > 0:41:21PAUL LAUGHS
0:41:21 > 0:41:24Have they saved the best for last?
0:41:24 > 0:41:28It's the highly anticipated silver claret jug that Paul picked up
0:41:28 > 0:41:29for a pittance.
0:41:29 > 0:41:32- He's got nothing on the books. - £100 straight in. 100 bid.
0:41:32 > 0:41:35- Mm.- £100 bid. 110.
0:41:35 > 0:41:38It's already double what he paid.
0:41:38 > 0:41:41- 140.- Yeah.- 150, 160.
0:41:41 > 0:41:45All out in the ring, now. At 160 I'm bid. At 160 only bid.
0:41:45 > 0:41:50- I'll take five - where? 165. At 165 all out in the ring now.- So cheap.
0:41:50 > 0:41:54At 165 are you all done and finished, then, at 165?
0:41:54 > 0:41:58Paul, congratulations. And I sincerely mean it.
0:41:58 > 0:42:01PAUL LAUGHS
0:42:01 > 0:42:03Argh! Argh! Argh! Argh!
0:42:03 > 0:42:06Hand-crushing Harper knew it would wipe him out,
0:42:06 > 0:42:10and it has, giving victory to Laidlaw once again.
0:42:12 > 0:42:16David Harper started this leg with £208.70.
0:42:16 > 0:42:20During this trip to auction, he made a profit of £5.90.
0:42:20 > 0:42:21HE LAUGHS
0:42:21 > 0:42:24Giving him £214.60 to carry forward.
0:42:27 > 0:42:31Paul Laidlaw started with £271.56, and has racked up impressive
0:42:31 > 0:42:37profits of £97.84 after auction costs,
0:42:37 > 0:42:43giving him a very healthy £369.40 to flaunt on the next leg.
0:42:43 > 0:42:44Well done.
0:42:44 > 0:42:47So is it legal for me to swear at this point, or not?
0:42:47 > 0:42:50You can swear but you can't touch the face. You can't hit me.
0:42:50 > 0:42:52I can hit you there!
0:42:52 > 0:42:53THEY LAUGH
0:42:53 > 0:42:55Well done.
0:42:55 > 0:42:58- Are you ready?- As ever! - Come on, then.
0:42:59 > 0:43:01CAR REVS
0:43:01 > 0:43:04- Look at that. - PAUL LAUGHS
0:43:04 > 0:43:08Next time on the Antiques Road Trip, Paul finds his wonderland.
0:43:09 > 0:43:11How bizarre.
0:43:11 > 0:43:12Never seen the likes.
0:43:12 > 0:43:16- And David leaves it to Lady luck. - OK, what do you want?- Heads.- Heads.