0:00:02 > 0:00:06It's the nation's favourite antiques experts with £200 each,
0:00:06 > 0:00:10a classic car and a goal - to scour Britain for antiques.
0:00:10 > 0:00:12Going, going, gone!
0:00:13 > 0:00:14I think I've fallen in love with a brick!
0:00:14 > 0:00:18The aim, to make the biggest profit at auction, but it's no mean feat!
0:00:18 > 0:00:19Yes!
0:00:19 > 0:00:22There'll be worthy winners and valiant losers.
0:00:22 > 0:00:23I feel antiqued out!
0:00:23 > 0:00:28So will it be the high road to glory or the slow road to disaster?
0:00:28 > 0:00:30- GEARS CRUNCH - Charlie!- Sorry about that!
0:00:30 > 0:00:32This is the Antiques Road Trip.
0:00:34 > 0:00:35Yeah!
0:00:37 > 0:00:42It's the fourth leg of our titanic tussle in a 1969 Morris Minor
0:00:42 > 0:00:46between Road Trip new recruit Christina Trevanion
0:00:46 > 0:00:49and gangly grandmaster Charles Hanson
0:00:49 > 0:00:51Have you ever won a Road Trip before?
0:00:51 > 0:00:54- I've only ever lost one, darling! - Oh, really?
0:00:54 > 0:00:57- I never knew that! - I've played six, lost one.
0:00:58 > 0:01:01Crikey, Christina! I bet you wish you hadn't asked.
0:01:01 > 0:01:05Still, our auctioneer and Shropshire lass is giving as good as she gets.
0:01:05 > 0:01:07And the contents?
0:01:07 > 0:01:09- Ooh, no!- No?
0:01:09 > 0:01:12Charles from Derbyshire might be prone to the odd spill...
0:01:12 > 0:01:14- How much is it?- It's £25.
0:01:14 > 0:01:17- Don't throw it about! - Sorry about that.
0:01:17 > 0:01:21But when it comes to bargains her fellow gavel wielder has a very keen eye,
0:01:21 > 0:01:26and after suffering an early setback he stormed into the lead.
0:01:26 > 0:01:29- £170!- Yes! I won that!
0:01:29 > 0:01:33Charles began with £200 and after three trips to auction
0:01:33 > 0:01:36he's increased that to an entirely laudable...
0:01:40 > 0:01:43Christina also started out with £200
0:01:43 > 0:01:46and so far she's acquired a respectable...
0:01:48 > 0:01:50But a long way behind.
0:01:51 > 0:01:53I think you've got to play dangerous. I think you've got to...
0:01:53 > 0:01:57I'm either going to lose it all or lose it all.
0:01:58 > 0:01:59Chin up, Christina!
0:01:59 > 0:02:02Our experts embarked from Whaley Bridge in Derbyshire,
0:02:02 > 0:02:05before weaving over 600 miles through the North of England
0:02:05 > 0:02:09to conclude at Cobridge in the Potteries.
0:02:09 > 0:02:12Today, they'll kick off in Leeds, Yorkshire,
0:02:12 > 0:02:16before heading north to a thrilling auction at Penrith in Cumbria.
0:02:18 > 0:02:24But to start, Charles has brought Christina to the scene of one of the greatest sporting comebacks
0:02:24 > 0:02:27of all time, Headingley Cricket Ground.
0:02:27 > 0:02:30- This is phenomenal.- Just look at this, Christina.- Wowee!
0:02:30 > 0:02:34- This is any English gentleman's paradise.- Is it?- Yeah.
0:02:34 > 0:02:37- When you look up at that wicket... - Yeah?- ..Look at that green...- Yeah?
0:02:37 > 0:02:41..What are your tactics if you're talking sport and cricket?
0:02:41 > 0:02:44If I was... Well, I'm not really a cricket fan, I have to be honest,
0:02:44 > 0:02:49- but I'm going to have to be quite clever because you're way out ahead of me.- Get out of it!- You are!
0:02:49 > 0:02:54- If you're on the ground, it's four runs, if you go over me, it's six. - Right.
0:02:54 > 0:02:56- OK?- OK.- So go for a six.
0:02:56 > 0:02:59I will! I am going to go for a six! Can you do a twelve?
0:03:00 > 0:03:02Er...no.
0:03:02 > 0:03:07That didn't go well. Good job we're only talking about cricket rather than actually playing it!
0:03:08 > 0:03:11- Madam.- Thank you very much.
0:03:11 > 0:03:14- Your driver will depart. - See you later.- Go for it.- Bye.
0:03:14 > 0:03:16But when it comes to the great crease of life,
0:03:16 > 0:03:20I'm sure Christina will be straight on to the front foot.
0:03:20 > 0:03:21- Hello.- Hello.
0:03:21 > 0:03:25- I'm Christina.- I'm Pete. - Pete, nice to meet you, Pete. - Nice to meet you, Christina.
0:03:25 > 0:03:26This looks very exciting.
0:03:26 > 0:03:28Lots of furniture, I see.
0:03:28 > 0:03:29More besides...
0:03:32 > 0:03:35- There's a bit more down there.- Show me round, Pete, show me your empire.
0:03:35 > 0:03:38- Bit more furniture. - Bit more furniture in here.
0:03:38 > 0:03:40This could be quite a task.
0:03:40 > 0:03:44I've only got £271 to spend.
0:03:45 > 0:03:48- And he's come up with something really golden.- Oh, Lordy!
0:03:53 > 0:03:55Oh, look!
0:03:55 > 0:03:57Somebody's bear.
0:03:57 > 0:04:01Well, he used to be golden! Quite some time ago, though...
0:04:01 > 0:04:03He's certainly well loved.
0:04:03 > 0:04:08He's got very much replaced pads and paws all over the place
0:04:08 > 0:04:10which bear collectors are not going to like.
0:04:10 > 0:04:12The search goes on.
0:04:12 > 0:04:15It's amazing what you can come up with.
0:04:15 > 0:04:18Oh! There's a big spider in there!
0:04:20 > 0:04:22Ooooh! I don't like spiders.
0:04:22 > 0:04:24Maybe it's time to consult Pete.
0:04:24 > 0:04:27There's this dressing table.
0:04:27 > 0:04:30- It's got this sort of tambour... - Yes, they're little tambour...
0:04:30 > 0:04:32Tops.
0:04:33 > 0:04:34Ooh!
0:04:34 > 0:04:35Ow!
0:04:35 > 0:04:37They're vicious!
0:04:37 > 0:04:39I don't think we're seeing it at its best.
0:04:39 > 0:04:41So what's that sort of money?
0:04:41 > 0:04:4245.
0:04:42 > 0:04:44£45.
0:04:44 > 0:04:45It's a big lump.
0:04:46 > 0:04:49That's what concerns me. It's a big bit of furniture.
0:04:49 > 0:04:51Not many people could accommodate it in their homes,
0:04:51 > 0:04:54but there's something about it that I just quite like.
0:04:54 > 0:04:56And what would that be, Christina?
0:04:56 > 0:04:57£20?
0:04:57 > 0:04:59- 35.- Come on, Pete.
0:04:59 > 0:05:0130.
0:05:01 > 0:05:07- Oh, go on, it gives me a fighting... - 25 and that's that.- It gives me a fighting chance at £20.
0:05:07 > 0:05:11- OK, 20. It's done.- Yeah?- OK, yeah. - Pete, you're a legend. Thank you.
0:05:11 > 0:05:14It's either going to be brilliant or it's going to bomb spectacularly,
0:05:14 > 0:05:16and I think it's probably going to be the latter.
0:05:16 > 0:05:22Possibly, but isn't it staggering that you can pick up a substantial piece of furniture for just £20?
0:05:22 > 0:05:26Now, here's Charles, padded up and ready for his first delivery.
0:05:26 > 0:05:29- Good morning, sir.- Good morning. - How are you?- Fine.
0:05:29 > 0:05:33- I'm Charles Hanson.- I'm John. - Good to see you, John. - Welcome to our emporium.
0:05:33 > 0:05:37Now, something tells me there'll be no boundaries at Swiss Cottage either,
0:05:37 > 0:05:41but in this game it's all about responding to whatever life delivers.
0:05:41 > 0:05:47Is there anything here, John, that's quite quirky, that's quite different, that's quite...radical?
0:05:47 > 0:05:49Bull's head, if you want quirky.
0:05:49 > 0:05:54Golly! It's an old one, isn't it, the bull's head. Tell me where it came from?
0:05:54 > 0:05:56A butcher's, an old-style butcher's.
0:05:56 > 0:06:01- This bull's head, I would have thought, would date to what 1910, 1920...- Something like that.
0:06:01 > 0:06:05It's Edwardian, it's George V, that typical shield back is very Edwardian.
0:06:05 > 0:06:08He's a bit tired, isn't he? He's been a bit moth-eaten.
0:06:08 > 0:06:12- But it's got a big price, hasn't it? 350.- It's a big price, yes.- Yeah.
0:06:12 > 0:06:16What's the very best, John, if our horns were locked at 350?
0:06:16 > 0:06:18- At 300 we'd come down...- Look at me.
0:06:18 > 0:06:20- 300 we'd come down... - That's the very best, is it?- Yes.
0:06:20 > 0:06:24This bull's head could rear its ugly face and make £400,
0:06:24 > 0:06:26but it could happily make £100.
0:06:26 > 0:06:31And I would be taking too much of a gamble at £300. I'll leave it.
0:06:31 > 0:06:34Never mind! There's plenty more wildlife to be spotted around here.
0:06:34 > 0:06:36And they're nice up there.
0:06:37 > 0:06:44These red leaping deer capture the art deco, and that's really nice.
0:06:44 > 0:06:46This is a vase that goes with it.
0:06:46 > 0:06:49And there we are. They're made by Crown Devon.
0:06:49 > 0:06:56And Crown Devon were a really forward-thinking art deco manufacturer.
0:06:56 > 0:07:01They're all been priced individually. It's just a lovely ensemble.
0:07:01 > 0:07:09And probably a bit out of my price range. £175 and actually I would want the whole lot going together
0:07:09 > 0:07:12as one bundle of art deco joy.
0:07:12 > 0:07:14- Hi, John.- Hiya.
0:07:14 > 0:07:19What would be your best price for the famous five?
0:07:19 > 0:07:20Er...
0:07:20 > 0:07:22- 110.- 110.
0:07:22 > 0:07:27The only concern is if it's a general sale and it's a real bric-a-brac affair...
0:07:27 > 0:07:30- It's all there.- They might get lost.
0:07:30 > 0:07:33I'm going to think about it. £110 is a really good offer,
0:07:33 > 0:07:35but I need to be really sure about it.
0:07:35 > 0:07:41Hang on! He's off. Charles is having his usual trouble, though, getting started, it seems.
0:07:45 > 0:07:48Christina, meanwhile, has left town with Morris.
0:07:48 > 0:07:50Whoo!
0:07:52 > 0:07:55Motoring from Leeds over to Shipley...
0:07:56 > 0:07:59..and the historic Victorian village of Saltaire.
0:08:00 > 0:08:02It's really lovely, look!
0:08:02 > 0:08:06She's not here for the World Heritage site, though...
0:08:08 > 0:08:10- Hello.- Hello.- Hi.
0:08:10 > 0:08:14- Are you Malcolm?- I am, yes. - Hi, Malcolm.- Nice to meet you.- I'm Christina, very nice to meet you.
0:08:14 > 0:08:17- Nice to meet you too. - This is amazing.- Oh, yes. It's a treasure trove.
0:08:18 > 0:08:23Malcolm's establishment on the third floor of an old textile mill has a bit of everything.
0:08:23 > 0:08:25Not that that always helps!
0:08:25 > 0:08:27Mr Bond, I've been expecting you.
0:08:28 > 0:08:34Boggled and perhaps a trifle regretful about that dressing table, she's called the auctioneer.
0:08:34 > 0:08:36What about furniture?
0:08:39 > 0:08:40Ouch!
0:08:40 > 0:08:41Right, OK.
0:08:41 > 0:08:43OK.
0:08:44 > 0:08:46Well, no more furniture, then, certainly.
0:08:49 > 0:08:52I love that! Look at that! How cool is that?
0:08:52 > 0:08:55Chrome set of aeroplane cruets. That's awesome.
0:08:56 > 0:08:57Practical too.
0:08:57 > 0:09:00- You're looking at this?- Yes, please.
0:09:00 > 0:09:01I think it's quite fun.
0:09:01 > 0:09:05I mean, I think it's terrible. It's obviously in very bad condition and not worth that at all.
0:09:06 > 0:09:07I know that ploy.
0:09:07 > 0:09:10So the ticket price is...
0:09:10 > 0:09:12- £68.- Right.
0:09:12 > 0:09:16I'll have to ring him, but I can normally work up to 10%.
0:09:16 > 0:09:20- So that's £6.80.- But I'd... - That's £60-ish.- Well, I'd say £60.
0:09:20 > 0:09:24But I can also ring and see if I can squeeze a bit more out.
0:09:24 > 0:09:28That would be amazing. Especially as a lot of the chrome is peeling on there.
0:09:28 > 0:09:30- It's an unusual thing, isn't it?- No!
0:09:30 > 0:09:34- I see them every day! - Do you? Oh, right. You can get me another one, then!
0:09:36 > 0:09:37- I'll go and ask.- Thanks. - I'll come back.
0:09:37 > 0:09:39Obviously you'd want it in good condition.
0:09:39 > 0:09:42When you're buying something you want it is as best condition as you can get.
0:09:42 > 0:09:45So to have that bubbling in sight, it would detract from the value.
0:09:45 > 0:09:47Yeah, it's a bit mottled.
0:09:48 > 0:09:52But I think it looks very art deco. It's also got a registered number
0:09:52 > 0:09:54on the back there which is a good sign.
0:09:54 > 0:09:57But it's just a bit of fun, isn't it?
0:09:57 > 0:09:58He's back.
0:09:58 > 0:10:02- Can't get hold of him.- Oh!- So...- Oh?
0:10:03 > 0:10:05I will...
0:10:05 > 0:10:07I'll do it at...
0:10:07 > 0:10:08Yes?
0:10:10 > 0:10:11..56.
0:10:11 > 0:10:12Mmm.
0:10:12 > 0:10:14- 56? That's your absolute maximum? - It is.
0:10:14 > 0:10:16Because what I'm doing is taking the commission off.
0:10:16 > 0:10:19- I'm asking for blood, aren't I? - You are.
0:10:19 > 0:10:21And I can't give you it.
0:10:21 > 0:10:25- You can ask your mother.- Is there any leverage on about £50?
0:10:25 > 0:10:29I'm prepared to let it go at 50, but that's the best I can do.
0:10:29 > 0:10:30OK. So £50.
0:10:30 > 0:10:32I like it.
0:10:32 > 0:10:35- Why not have it? What are you whispering for?- I don't know!
0:10:37 > 0:10:39Oh, go on, then! £50.
0:10:39 > 0:10:42- All right, lovely.- Brilliant. Thank you very much.- You're welcome.
0:10:42 > 0:10:43Let's go for it.
0:10:51 > 0:10:57But while Christina's been busy making her first buy, Charles has headed for the centre of Leeds,
0:10:57 > 0:11:01where, down on the waterfront, further along the River Aire,
0:11:01 > 0:11:03is a museum dedicated to arms and armour.
0:11:03 > 0:11:09- And you must be...- I'm Karen. - Karen. Charles Hanson. - Lovely to meet you, Charles.
0:11:09 > 0:11:11Welcome to the Armouries.
0:11:12 > 0:11:15This impressive building displays the National Collection.
0:11:15 > 0:11:22It all started out in the Tower of London, but the huge space here can display over 8,500 objects
0:11:22 > 0:11:26and Charles is in for a behind-the-scenes treat.
0:11:26 > 0:11:29What's was this armour's serving purpose? Was it protection?
0:11:29 > 0:11:34A combination of saving your life and, at the same time, looking good.
0:11:37 > 0:11:40Is this OK for you in a more contemporary way?
0:11:40 > 0:11:45Yes, and he's got form too, having snapped up a suit earlier this trip.
0:11:45 > 0:11:50The museum has items like this lobster-tail helmet from the Civil War,
0:11:50 > 0:11:54but Charles is here to see the much fancier tournament sword.
0:11:55 > 0:12:02These were the jousts that began in the Middle Ages and soon became a highly dangerous spectator sport.
0:12:02 > 0:12:06Henry VIII was very keen, but so were other European monarchs.
0:12:06 > 0:12:09This one here is one of the jewels of our collection.
0:12:09 > 0:12:12This armour here's got a breastplate, a back plate, a neck plate
0:12:12 > 0:12:17- and full articulating arm defences. You can see how you can move.- Yeah.
0:12:17 > 0:12:25- What age is this?- Precisely, and you don't often get a chance to say that, 1591.- It's not? It's not?
0:12:25 > 0:12:30Sophie, Electress of Saxony, wants to give her husband Christian
0:12:30 > 0:12:32the best Christmas present ever,
0:12:32 > 0:12:36and she orders him a suite of 12 of these.
0:12:36 > 0:12:38It was a way of showing yourself.
0:12:38 > 0:12:45I actually think that's why Henry VIII was so well-known as a physical presence
0:12:45 > 0:12:47was because he showed himself at tournaments.
0:12:49 > 0:12:55King Henry became so enthusiastic about jousting that he hired German craftsmen
0:12:55 > 0:12:57to create his own armoury in Greenwich,
0:12:57 > 0:12:59making plate of increasing thickness.
0:12:59 > 0:13:03I feel fairly underdressed, I feel quite open to damage.
0:13:03 > 0:13:05You need some extra bits.
0:13:05 > 0:13:08This is to protect your face.
0:13:08 > 0:13:13Because this is the most vulnerable area, this is the area you're going to be hit.
0:13:13 > 0:13:15I'm jousting in what year in this?
0:13:15 > 0:13:19You're jousting in about the 1580s, 1590s.
0:13:19 > 0:13:22- In England?- In England.- So this is an English-made jousting outfit?
0:13:22 > 0:13:25- English-made jousting outfit. - I feel very humble to wear this.
0:13:25 > 0:13:27And for sir's tootsies?
0:13:27 > 0:13:31These are the steel feet of Henry VIII.
0:13:33 > 0:13:36- Worn by Henry VIII? - Worn by Henry VIII.
0:13:36 > 0:13:38- I can't believe it.- You can flex it.
0:13:38 > 0:13:43It's just amazing. So, essentially, Karen, they were worn like that, were they?
0:13:43 > 0:13:44Yeah. Absolutely.
0:13:44 > 0:13:48- So I'm actually walking...- You're walking in Henry VIII's footsteps.
0:13:48 > 0:13:50That's just incredible.
0:13:51 > 0:13:56But these shoes are by no means the only items of armour that once belonged to Henry here.
0:13:56 > 0:14:01There's a complete suit, for example, made for the young king at a very famous joust.
0:14:01 > 0:14:03Well, here we are in the Tournament Gallery
0:14:03 > 0:14:10and I'm going to show you an armour for Henry VIII made for him when he was a young man, still in his 20s.
0:14:10 > 0:14:14It was made for him to wear at the Field of Cloth of Gold tournament...
0:14:14 > 0:14:20- Gosh!- ..A magnificent tournament that was held between himself and King Francis I of France
0:14:20 > 0:14:25in 1520. It became the byword for luxury and extravagance.
0:14:25 > 0:14:29He is almost invincible. He was Henry VIII, he was invincible.
0:14:29 > 0:14:33And I'm thinking, how can I prod him? Where can I take a hit?
0:14:33 > 0:14:36You're never going to get into this armour, I can tell you.
0:14:36 > 0:14:43Every single plate locks into every other. It does however weight 94 lbs, so it's very heavy.
0:14:43 > 0:14:47I've got to be Christina's knight in shining armour,
0:14:47 > 0:14:53and seeing Henry VIII, King Henry from 1520, what are your tips for me?
0:14:53 > 0:14:57I think you've got everything it needs, because I can see you've got a chivalrous nature.
0:14:57 > 0:15:01I think Karen's got a bit of a soft spot for our Charles!
0:15:06 > 0:15:09But I've heard that the knights of old did sing a fair bit.
0:15:09 > 0:15:11- Can you yodel?- No.
0:15:11 > 0:15:14- It just makes you want to sing. - It does.
0:15:14 > 0:15:20- # The hills are alive... - ..With the sound of music... #
0:15:20 > 0:15:23- SHE CONTINUES - Quite.
0:15:23 > 0:15:26- # Those songs I shall sing... - La-la-la...
0:15:26 > 0:15:30- # For a thousand years... - La-la-la... #
0:15:30 > 0:15:33Anyone would think this wasn't a Road Trip competition at all!
0:15:33 > 0:15:36Nighty-night, you two!
0:15:41 > 0:15:43Next morning, Christina learns the truth about Charles.
0:15:44 > 0:15:47- So did you buy anything yesterday? - No comment.
0:15:47 > 0:15:50- You're not allowed to tell me? - I can't tell you.
0:15:50 > 0:15:54- But surely you can tell me whether you bought something?- If I tell you, you'd know the truth,
0:15:54 > 0:15:58- I would feel under more pressure, so that's a clue.- So you haven't?
0:15:58 > 0:15:59Maybe not.
0:16:01 > 0:16:02Yes...
0:16:02 > 0:16:07After not spending a penny in Yorkshire so far, Charles still has an awful lot of cash left,
0:16:07 > 0:16:10£543.80, to be precise.
0:16:10 > 0:16:13I'm going mad, but I quite like it.
0:16:13 > 0:16:19While Christina has so far bought a 1960s dressing table and a salt-and-pepper set for £70,
0:16:19 > 0:16:23leaving her with £201.94 at her disposal.
0:16:23 > 0:16:26It's either going to be brilliant or it's going to bomb spectacularly.
0:16:26 > 0:16:29Later they're making for the auction in Penrith,
0:16:29 > 0:16:31but our next stop is Skipton.
0:16:36 > 0:16:40This historic market town is famous for its castle and mills,
0:16:40 > 0:16:45although it's a lesser-known fact that Skipton was also the site of prisoner-of-war camps
0:16:45 > 0:16:47during both World Wars.
0:16:47 > 0:16:50Nowadays, one of those is a caravan park!
0:16:50 > 0:16:54- There's a parking space there. - Wash House Antiques. It's tiny!
0:16:54 > 0:16:56It's tiny!
0:16:56 > 0:17:01- It looks packed to the rafters.- They say small is beautiful, don't they? - They certainly do.
0:17:01 > 0:17:05So what we can do is we can go with a hop, a skip and a jump!
0:17:05 > 0:17:07See you later.
0:17:07 > 0:17:10Now, Charles, Skipton has little to do with skipping.
0:17:10 > 0:17:13- Good morning.- Good morning, Charles. - How are you?- Fine, thank you.
0:17:13 > 0:17:17- What a wonderful shop you have. - Thank you.- I'm Charles and you're the lady in tweed.
0:17:17 > 0:17:20- I'm Samantha.- Hi, Samantha. Good to see you.- Hello.- Are you a Yorkshire lady?- I am, yes.- Fine.
0:17:20 > 0:17:23I think the tweed has definitely put him in the mood,
0:17:23 > 0:17:27plus of course the contents of Samantha's fine little shop.
0:17:28 > 0:17:30- That's a nice gavel, isn't it?- Yes.
0:17:30 > 0:17:36As an auctioneer, you always want to sell objects with a gavel that's tactile,
0:17:36 > 0:17:39and this is light, has a lovely feel,
0:17:39 > 0:17:43- and it's probably what, 1920s? - Right.- Nice gavel, isn't it?
0:17:43 > 0:17:45- I shall think about it. - That would do the job.
0:17:45 > 0:17:48- It could be going, going, gone if the price is right.- All right.
0:17:48 > 0:17:50That's a nice box as well, isn't it?
0:17:50 > 0:17:53I think that's a really beautiful box.
0:17:53 > 0:17:58- It has got a little issue in that it's missing a little bit of the foot there.- Yeah.
0:17:58 > 0:18:01I love this box because the detail is so good,
0:18:01 > 0:18:05and furthermore it has a lovely feel, has a nice mellow colour,
0:18:05 > 0:18:07and it's just a pretty box.
0:18:07 > 0:18:13- Circa 1880. How much is that?- Have I not put a price...?- No price.- Oh!
0:18:13 > 0:18:15Is it a freebie?
0:18:15 > 0:18:17- Is it a freebie?- Well, no...
0:18:17 > 0:18:18It could be very cheap!
0:18:18 > 0:18:22- Not quite free, Charles, but it could be very reasonable.- Yeah.
0:18:22 > 0:18:26- If I were to say £15...- £15. It's food for thought.
0:18:26 > 0:18:30He's giving the shop a thorough examination!
0:18:30 > 0:18:36In the corner over there is a really nice oil lamp, the one with the... is it a ram's horn?
0:18:36 > 0:18:40- Right. It's actually a Victorian put-together.- A made-up.
0:18:40 > 0:18:43- And it's actually an electric lamp now.- Oh, is it?
0:18:43 > 0:18:48- Obviously for the purpose of auction we would have to have it PAT tested. - Yes.
0:18:48 > 0:18:54Check the leccy is in order for public sale and use.
0:18:54 > 0:18:59I just think somebody might enjoy it for what is it.
0:18:59 > 0:19:01It's a bit of a drama queen by appearance.
0:19:01 > 0:19:03What would it cost me to buy?
0:19:03 > 0:19:06If I was to say 35...
0:19:06 > 0:19:14- What I might do is come back to you with an offer for maybe two, three or even four items.- Right.
0:19:14 > 0:19:17- Is that OK with you?- Fine, yeah. I'll see what I can do.
0:19:17 > 0:19:19Thanks, Samantha. You could be my great redeemer!
0:19:19 > 0:19:22Come on, Charles, let's see the colour of your cash!
0:19:23 > 0:19:26Now, what about your travelling companion?
0:19:26 > 0:19:28My name's Christina.
0:19:28 > 0:19:30- I'm June.- June. Nice to meet you, June.
0:19:30 > 0:19:34- Hi. And you are...- Melanie.- Melanie. And you're my ladies for today. - We are.
0:19:34 > 0:19:36Brilliant.
0:19:36 > 0:19:37Well, it's nice to have plenty of help.
0:19:37 > 0:19:41- Brilliant. This building's phenomenal, isn't it? The old foundry.- Yeah.
0:19:41 > 0:19:43Quite a place too.
0:19:43 > 0:19:45Oh, gosh, we're going up again...
0:19:45 > 0:19:47- Up again.- Right, OK.
0:19:47 > 0:19:50Lots of choice, but with very few dealers around,
0:19:50 > 0:19:54so she'll need all the advice that Melanie and June can supply.
0:19:54 > 0:19:56I have dealings with this dealer.
0:19:56 > 0:19:59- I know exactly what she'll do in the end.- OK, brilliant.
0:19:59 > 0:20:01OK, that's great.
0:20:01 > 0:20:03Ah, now, that could be handy.
0:20:03 > 0:20:06Well, I think we might go for a bit of a group lot.
0:20:06 > 0:20:08Nice picture frame.
0:20:08 > 0:20:12That's quite nice, isn't it? That's London 1984.
0:20:12 > 0:20:14£55 on that.
0:20:14 > 0:20:17Well, that's quite nice, isn't it?
0:20:17 > 0:20:19That's nice with the patterned glass.
0:20:19 > 0:20:24We've got D&F which is Deakin and Francis, and then Birmingham
0:20:24 > 0:20:28- and...is that 1919?- Yes.
0:20:28 > 0:20:30The toilet jar is £50.
0:20:30 > 0:20:33- What about the scent bottle? - That's rather nice.
0:20:33 > 0:20:35This is fast work!
0:20:35 > 0:20:38That's got a nice star-cut base
0:20:38 > 0:20:41which you would expect of a slightly better quality piece.
0:20:41 > 0:20:43- But it stands nice, though, doesn't it?- Yeah it does.
0:20:43 > 0:20:46The scent bottle is £35.
0:20:46 > 0:20:51If we were to hypothetically say this group, what do you think on that?
0:20:52 > 0:20:53We'll say £90.
0:20:53 > 0:20:59I'm thinking more probably along the region of maybe £70 for the group.
0:20:59 > 0:21:03Well, go to 80. 80's my best offer.
0:21:03 > 0:21:06- 80?- Yeah.- I will go for that 80, because I think that's very fair.
0:21:06 > 0:21:09It's very fair and thank you very much. Grand. Thank you.
0:21:09 > 0:21:15Speedy! Now, the last time we saw Charles he had quite a heap of stuff too. Any news?
0:21:15 > 0:21:20The last item I'm going to sort of remark upon are the two birds. Tell me about them.
0:21:20 > 0:21:25I've had this some time, but I seem to recollect when I bought it that the lady said it was a Russian one...
0:21:25 > 0:21:27Da!
0:21:27 > 0:21:31- It's quite sweet, isn't it?- Whether it is... Now, this one, I'm sure, is a modern one.
0:21:31 > 0:21:34- That one, I think has some age. - Yeah, this is quite a quirky toy.
0:21:34 > 0:21:37But who knows? He might just fly away at auction.
0:21:37 > 0:21:40There doesn't seem to be a key for the clockwork.
0:21:40 > 0:21:42Hello! What's your name?
0:21:42 > 0:21:46Though, fortunately, Charles can supply all the energy required.
0:21:46 > 0:21:49What am I worth? A fiver? A fiver?
0:21:50 > 0:21:52Silly boy! Now, any danger of a deal?
0:21:52 > 0:21:57If I bought our four items, could you work a price out for me?
0:21:57 > 0:22:02- Looking at the individual prices, it would be totting up to £90.- Right.
0:22:02 > 0:22:04I could trim it down to 50.
0:22:04 > 0:22:08I would love to really buy the group for about £40.
0:22:08 > 0:22:13The big oil lamp would be £20, the gavel and the box, 15,
0:22:13 > 0:22:16and then the two birds would be £5.
0:22:16 > 0:22:22Well, it's not something I would usually do, but in this case I think we can end it at that, then.
0:22:22 > 0:22:25- Are you sure?- Yes. - Can I raise my gavel?- Yes.
0:22:25 > 0:22:28- Going, going...- Gone.
0:22:28 > 0:22:30Sold! £40.
0:22:30 > 0:22:31Thank you very much.
0:22:31 > 0:22:35Just as I go and say au revoir...
0:22:35 > 0:22:36Aye-aye?
0:22:36 > 0:22:40That bookcase over there, Globe-Wernicke, early 20th century...
0:22:40 > 0:22:45- and it appears to be in good condition...- It is, it is in good condition.- Could it be a goer?
0:22:45 > 0:22:48Hang on! This is turning into quite an outing!
0:22:48 > 0:22:50I think it's a real popular item.
0:22:50 > 0:22:53I think it's one of those pieces of furniture that's really in at the moment.
0:22:53 > 0:22:57Globe-Wernicke, founded in the USA during the late 19th century,
0:22:57 > 0:23:04patented the expanding bookcase, whereby units of different depth and height could be fitted together.
0:23:04 > 0:23:06They're now highly collectable.
0:23:06 > 0:23:08What's your rock-bottom price?
0:23:08 > 0:23:13- I think for that I would have to stick with £100.- £100?
0:23:15 > 0:23:21The very, very best I could do would be 95. I definitely couldn't move below that.
0:23:21 > 0:23:24I think at £95 I shall say...
0:23:26 > 0:23:29I'll take it. Thank you very much. I'm going to take it. £95.
0:23:29 > 0:23:30I'm over the moon.
0:23:30 > 0:23:32That is impressive, Charles!
0:23:32 > 0:23:35So after yesterday's draught, now the flood.
0:23:35 > 0:23:39Back at the Antique Centre, Christina's finally got hold of a dealer.
0:23:39 > 0:23:43What about some photographs from the Beeching era?
0:23:43 > 0:23:48- Are they railway photographs?- Yes, they came out of a clearance I did from an ex-train driver.- Right.
0:23:48 > 0:23:56So they were all his snaps just after Beeching which is the time a lot of the railway stations disappeared.
0:23:56 > 0:23:58So there's a good little bit of history from the mid-'60s.
0:23:58 > 0:24:01And then lots of disused stations...
0:24:01 > 0:24:06some of them actually with the track taken up as well, so a bit later.
0:24:06 > 0:24:09- But all the lovely old signal boxes...- All abandoned. - ..And things like that.
0:24:09 > 0:24:11Quite a few stations.
0:24:11 > 0:24:14- Gosh! It is a very specialist market, though, isn't it?- It is.
0:24:14 > 0:24:16- But if you found that right market. - Yeah.
0:24:16 > 0:24:21- What have you got on these, then? - Asking sort of 38 for the whole lot.
0:24:21 > 0:24:27I'm just concerned that they could be the kind of thing that makes a couple of quid at auction
0:24:27 > 0:24:29- or they could make quite a lot of money.- Yeah.
0:24:29 > 0:24:34I would be happy to get these in the sort of £15-20 region.
0:24:36 > 0:24:41I think maybe sort of, like, 35, maybe 30 would be the best, really.
0:24:41 > 0:24:45I think they're fascinating, but I don't know how many other people will think they're fascinating.
0:24:45 > 0:24:48Yeah. There's lots of chaps love this sort of stuff.
0:24:48 > 0:24:50You'll be fine, honestly!
0:24:50 > 0:24:52Seb's got a point, Christina.
0:24:52 > 0:24:54Give me £26 and we have a deal.
0:24:54 > 0:24:57- Shall we go 25? - Yeah, let's go 25, then.- Yeah?- OK?
0:24:57 > 0:25:02- OK, 25.- Thank you.- Thank you. I think those are quite interesting. - Yeah, they're good fun.
0:25:02 > 0:25:06- Completely not what I would usually buy, but maybe that's where I've been going wrong!- Yes.
0:25:07 > 0:25:12These do seem to be a bit of a bargain. Remember she's still got about £100 left.
0:25:12 > 0:25:13Now, anything else?
0:25:13 > 0:25:18- What are those prints over there? - Fashion prints, yeah.- 1940s.
0:25:18 > 0:25:21- They're rather lovely, aren't they? - Yeah, original frames as well.
0:25:21 > 0:25:23Original parcel tape?
0:25:23 > 0:25:25Yeah, absolutely, yeah!
0:25:25 > 0:25:27I think they've got a lot of style
0:25:27 > 0:25:29with these sort of slightly demure colours,
0:25:29 > 0:25:32but that's what ladies were going for, slightly higher hemlines.
0:25:32 > 0:25:35I mean, this art deco look is very, very trendy at the moment.
0:25:35 > 0:25:38But this price... Is that £18 for the two or each?
0:25:38 > 0:25:40Each at the moment.
0:25:41 > 0:25:44What about...? You're going to hate me.
0:25:45 > 0:25:47- How much am I going to hate you? - Quite a lot.
0:25:47 > 0:25:50What about £15 the pair?
0:25:51 > 0:25:52- The pair?- Yes.
0:25:52 > 0:25:56- 15's too low.- OK. What's your absolute, absolute minimum?
0:25:56 > 0:25:58I'm thinking sort of 24.
0:25:58 > 0:26:02- 24 for the pair?- For the pair. And the frames, of course, as well as the prints.
0:26:02 > 0:26:05- Well, I would hope that you'd throw the frames in!- You know!
0:26:05 > 0:26:07What about £20 for the pair?
0:26:08 > 0:26:10I'm going to let you have them for 20, OK?
0:26:10 > 0:26:14- OK, you've got a deal. - OK. Well done.- You're a star. Thank you.- Thank you. £20.
0:26:14 > 0:26:17Well done, Skipton. Quite a haul for them both,
0:26:17 > 0:26:20that explains the very good mood in the Morris, I presume.
0:26:21 > 0:26:23Whee!
0:26:25 > 0:26:28They're now motoring south and west across the Lancashire border
0:26:28 > 0:26:30from Skipton to Burnley.
0:26:31 > 0:26:32Just...
0:26:32 > 0:26:35It's almost like being in a Flintstone car.
0:26:35 > 0:26:39Who was the lady in the Flintstones who had ginger hair? Was it Alma?
0:26:39 > 0:26:42"Wilma!" actually, Charles.
0:26:42 > 0:26:45Shall we just open the footwell and I'll pedal?
0:26:45 > 0:26:48Yabba dabba doo!
0:26:49 > 0:26:52Burnley, of course, bears little resemblance to the town of Bedrock,
0:26:52 > 0:26:58certainly since it sped into the industrial age during the 18th and 19th centuries,
0:26:58 > 0:27:02becoming one of the world's largest manufacturers of cotton cloth.
0:27:06 > 0:27:10Looks like this establishment works on a fairly industrial scale too.
0:27:10 > 0:27:12Off you go, then, Charles. Good luck.
0:27:14 > 0:27:18He's still got an awful lot of cash to spend at Karlen Antiques.
0:27:18 > 0:27:21So what will take his fancy, eh?
0:27:22 > 0:27:23Retro pottery?
0:27:23 > 0:27:25Come over here, Sharon.
0:27:25 > 0:27:26This is quite nice.
0:27:26 > 0:27:29Look at that for design.
0:27:29 > 0:27:33- That to me...is it Midwinter?- It is. - It is Midwinter...- And it's cheap.
0:27:33 > 0:27:37Is it cheap? Oh, Sharon, you're talking my language now.
0:27:37 > 0:27:40- Are these little soup bowls or...? - They're soup bowls, I would say.
0:27:40 > 0:27:44- We'll put those up there. - They look quite sweet. - Yeah, they do look sweet.
0:27:44 > 0:27:46Is it the '50s or '60s?
0:27:46 > 0:27:48I think probably more like '60s. But does it matter?
0:27:48 > 0:27:52- You know, if you're a swinger and you like the '60s, that's fine, isn't it?- Yeah.
0:27:52 > 0:27:57If I said to you, what's the very best on that little ensemble, what would you tell me?
0:27:57 > 0:27:59- Only because it's you and I know you need to make money...- Sharon! I'm in need.
0:27:59 > 0:28:04- We're talking £10.- Oh, my God, Sharon! Don't do that to me, Sharon!
0:28:04 > 0:28:08- I like your little doll here. That's quite nice.- Dream baby, that one is. - Yeah.
0:28:08 > 0:28:11- I used to...- How much could she be?
0:28:11 > 0:28:14What is she on there? 22.
0:28:14 > 0:28:15£12.
0:28:15 > 0:28:17She can't help herself.
0:28:17 > 0:28:19He'll find it difficult to spend much here.
0:28:19 > 0:28:21What about this hat, sweetheart?
0:28:21 > 0:28:23This is '60s.
0:28:23 > 0:28:25- It is, isn't it?- It is, isn't it?
0:28:25 > 0:28:29The right lady...it's very Audrey Hepburn, do you not think?
0:28:29 > 0:28:31Can you put it on for me? I can't model it.
0:28:31 > 0:28:34I just don't think I'll do it justice.
0:28:34 > 0:28:36Oh, I say! No, you do.
0:28:36 > 0:28:39- That pretty young lady! - It's got to go. How much is it?
0:28:39 > 0:28:41- £5.- £5.
0:28:41 > 0:28:43Is he buying all of it?
0:28:43 > 0:28:47What's the best price on the whole lot?
0:28:47 > 0:28:5020 for all the lot there. I think that's a real bargain.
0:28:50 > 0:28:53Can you see the little glass dish there with the bull's-eye?
0:28:53 > 0:28:57- Oh, yes, that one there. - You can throw that in. - I just can't say no to you!
0:28:57 > 0:28:58I just can't say no!
0:28:58 > 0:29:01You know, if that's OK with you, I'm going to say yes.
0:29:01 > 0:29:03- Yes, well, I'm really happy! Let's shake on it quickly!- Are you sure?
0:29:03 > 0:29:07That's done. Thank you very much. Give us a kiss. Thank you.
0:29:08 > 0:29:13So Charles is now done shopping with almost £400 still in his pocket.
0:29:14 > 0:29:19While blissfully unaware of just how cash rich her rival is, Christina's still at the wheel,
0:29:19 > 0:29:23slipping out of Burnley and down to Cliviger.
0:29:24 > 0:29:29Now, do you remember the salt-and-pepper set Christina acquired yesterday?
0:29:29 > 0:29:33Well, she's about to visit someone who's filled her home with such treasures.
0:29:34 > 0:29:37- Hello!- How do you do? Come in.
0:29:37 > 0:29:40- I'm Christina.- And I'm Christine. - Oh, there we go.
0:29:41 > 0:29:45Oh, my goodness! Oh, my goodness! It goes on and on and on.
0:29:46 > 0:29:49Oh, my goodness! Christine, this is phenomenal.
0:29:49 > 0:29:51# Shake your money maker... #
0:29:51 > 0:29:58Over the course of 30 years, Christine has acquired 2,830 salt-and-pepper sets
0:29:58 > 0:30:02and shows no sign of wanting to shake the habit just yet.
0:30:02 > 0:30:05But every collection starts with just one.
0:30:05 > 0:30:08- I was doing an antiques fair in Harrogate with a friend...- Mmm?
0:30:08 > 0:30:12And there was a stall of Carlton Ware which I love.
0:30:12 > 0:30:16But the only thing I could afford on the stall was the condiment set.
0:30:16 > 0:30:18- Oh, this is the first one? - This is the very first one.
0:30:18 > 0:30:20This is the first one that you bought ever?
0:30:20 > 0:30:25- Tell me how this flourished into... - This.- ..This.
0:30:25 > 0:30:30I wasn't looking for something to collect, because I don't think that's what happens.
0:30:30 > 0:30:32- They look for you!- Right. - They find you.
0:30:32 > 0:30:34- Which is your favourite?- This one.
0:30:36 > 0:30:38# All the little pigs they grunt and howl
0:30:38 > 0:30:40# The cats meow, the dogs bow-wow
0:30:40 > 0:30:42# Everybody makes some row
0:30:42 > 0:30:44# Down on Jollity Farm... #
0:30:44 > 0:30:50Salt's been a valuable commodity throughout human history and pepper is the world's most traded spice.
0:30:50 > 0:30:55Plus with just about all the major potteries having dabbled in cruets,
0:30:55 > 0:30:57they're naturally attractive to collectors.
0:30:57 > 0:31:02Is there anything like the Koh-i-Noor of the salt-and-pepper world?
0:31:02 > 0:31:05Is there anything that you would really, really like to find?
0:31:05 > 0:31:08- Dickens characters.- Salt-and-peppers?
0:31:08 > 0:31:11Oh, they've got to be salt-and-peppers, yes. I manage to keep to that now.
0:31:11 > 0:31:14Except occasionally I buy a sugar sifter.
0:31:15 > 0:31:18- Or a teapot...or a biscuit barrel... - But it's similar.
0:31:20 > 0:31:24# Well, get out in that kitchen and rattle those pots and pans... #
0:31:25 > 0:31:32The 2,830 and counting salt-and-pepper sets are themed around Christine's home.
0:31:32 > 0:31:37The kitchen is home to anything that might conceivably relate to eating and food.
0:31:37 > 0:31:39Must get in the way of cooking, though!
0:31:43 > 0:31:48Whilst her office is populated by sports, occupations and travel.
0:31:48 > 0:31:50# ..Shake, rattle and roll... #
0:31:50 > 0:31:54- A lot of salt-and-peppers are souvenirs.- Right.
0:31:54 > 0:31:57- It's one of the things I really like about them, I like souvenirs.- Yeah.
0:31:57 > 0:32:00I like to buy something when I've been somewhere.
0:32:00 > 0:32:02- To take home with you to remind you of that place?- Yes.
0:32:02 > 0:32:05- So can you remember where you bought everything?- Yes.
0:32:05 > 0:32:09- You've obviously got an incredible memory!- Not bad.
0:32:09 > 0:32:10That's quite something!
0:32:11 > 0:32:14Especially when your entire house is salt-and-peppered!
0:32:14 > 0:32:18# It's the time of the season... #
0:32:18 > 0:32:21Even Christine's bathroom has a seasonal theme,
0:32:21 > 0:32:25with just about every watery variation thoroughly explored.
0:32:25 > 0:32:28- Shells! Of course you can have shells in the bathroom!- Yes.
0:32:28 > 0:32:31- And penguins.- Yes.- And boats.- Yes.
0:32:31 > 0:32:36- And ice creams!- Isn't that one nice? - I love that one.
0:32:36 > 0:32:37It's brilliant, very kitsch.
0:32:37 > 0:32:41Christine, I love your collection. It is fantastically eccentric
0:32:41 > 0:32:43and I think it's wonderfully British.
0:32:43 > 0:32:45And I think it's about to get a bit bigger.
0:32:45 > 0:32:48- Are you ready for this?- I am. - Not one...
0:32:50 > 0:32:52..but two!
0:32:52 > 0:32:55- Oh, I say!- Antiques Road Trip salt-and-pepper!
0:32:55 > 0:32:58- That's fabulous.- Totally unique and yours.- Thank you.
0:32:58 > 0:32:59Thank you so much.
0:33:02 > 0:33:04# Salt'n'Pepa's here... #
0:33:07 > 0:33:10Now, let's have a look at what our two have salted away.
0:33:10 > 0:33:14- It's really very fragile, Hanson, so be really careful. - Oh, that's cool! Wow!
0:33:14 > 0:33:18- Christina...- This I love! - Do you really?- Yeah!
0:33:18 > 0:33:20Shame about the shade.
0:33:20 > 0:33:24- So you've got a Globe-Wernicke bookcase...- Yes.- OK, like that. What did you pay for that?
0:33:24 > 0:33:25What's it worth?
0:33:25 > 0:33:29- Well, they used to be £100-150, didn't they?- Yeah.
0:33:29 > 0:33:32It cost me £95.
0:33:32 > 0:33:34- OK.- So it wasn't cheap and you're spot-on low estimate.
0:33:34 > 0:33:35And then you got some china.
0:33:35 > 0:33:37Much more than that, Christina!
0:33:37 > 0:33:41Yeah, that's my bundle of joy over there. An Armand Marseille bisque-head baby,
0:33:41 > 0:33:44a hat that I thought would really suit you...
0:33:44 > 0:33:47- Ooh!- This is 1960s, darling. - It looks whoo!
0:33:47 > 0:33:51And the lady who sold it to me said... That's just gorgeous.
0:33:51 > 0:33:55- Oh, I love it!- You know what? You've got style.- That is special. - Isn't it?- Yeah.
0:33:55 > 0:33:58You get the 1960s retro Midwinter,
0:33:58 > 0:34:02and Sharon the stallholder also threw me in an ashtray.
0:34:02 > 0:34:04Now, follow that, Christina!
0:34:04 > 0:34:08OK, ready...three, two, one...go!
0:34:08 > 0:34:11Oh, wow! Oh, my gosh, it's bright!
0:34:11 > 0:34:14Do you know...? I like!
0:34:14 > 0:34:17Seems a lot shinier than when we last saw it.
0:34:17 > 0:34:19Some spit and polish perhaps.
0:34:19 > 0:34:21- It was totally out of vogue, wasn't it?- It was.
0:34:21 > 0:34:25- And now I think the market is coming for it. It's really... - I like it.- A 20th-century antique.
0:34:25 > 0:34:28- It's for the 21st century. - I'm going to do one thing.- Yeah.
0:34:28 > 0:34:29Nice.
0:34:30 > 0:34:33What I also like and what I was looking for was something of novelty.
0:34:33 > 0:34:36- I love this.- And it's a cruet set. - I hope it wasn't too cheap.
0:34:36 > 0:34:40- No, it cost me 50, though.- That's cheap.- Well, no...- No, I like it.
0:34:40 > 0:34:44- And over there, you've got a nice collection... - Of railway photographs.- Nice.
0:34:44 > 0:34:46If you're that way inclined.
0:34:46 > 0:34:48- Well...- Do you know? It could be an interesting race.
0:34:48 > 0:34:52- It'll be very interesting. Good luck.- Good luck. Can't wait. Good luck.
0:34:52 > 0:34:53Well done, partner, well done.
0:34:53 > 0:34:55Partner? What do they really think?
0:34:56 > 0:35:01Mine were quite cheap, Christina's bought quality, but they've come at expense.
0:35:01 > 0:35:05I love the bookcase. I love the lamp. I think those are really quirky.
0:35:05 > 0:35:08Look at the ducks! I've a feeling I'm going to be out for a duck...again!
0:35:09 > 0:35:13She's really gambled hard, she's going for it, and go, girl, go, girl!
0:35:13 > 0:35:15Come and catch me if you can!
0:35:15 > 0:35:18After starting out in Yorkshire, at Leeds,
0:35:18 > 0:35:20before heading over to Lancashire,
0:35:20 > 0:35:22this leg of our trip concludes
0:35:22 > 0:35:25at an auction in the Cumbrian town of Penrith.
0:35:25 > 0:35:27Look at this. It's lovely, isn't it, Christina?
0:35:27 > 0:35:29- Really sweet.- It's so pretty.
0:35:30 > 0:35:32Penrith is blessed with a large number of wells
0:35:32 > 0:35:39and the town's good fortune was once marked by pagan-inspired well-dressing ceremonies during May.
0:35:39 > 0:35:42- I can pop you here. - That looks perfect.
0:35:42 > 0:35:46There we are. I can almost roll you out a red carpet on this sunny day.
0:35:47 > 0:35:48Right, good luck.
0:35:48 > 0:35:51I think that Charles is still trying to be a good knight.
0:35:51 > 0:35:56It's Christina's birthday as well, so let's hope that that is a good omen.
0:35:57 > 0:36:04Welcome to Penrith Farmers' & Kidd where at least ten delightful lots are just waiting to be snapped up.
0:36:04 > 0:36:07Let's hear what auctioneer Tom Sergeant makes of them.
0:36:07 > 0:36:12Mixed lot. It is very strange. You'd really need somebody to want everything in that lot,
0:36:12 > 0:36:16but they might see the potential in one of the items, but it is a very varied lot.
0:36:16 > 0:36:19Hardest lot to sell, probably the dressing table.
0:36:19 > 0:36:25Normally we can't sell a whole suite of that, so a dressing table on its own could be a struggle.
0:36:27 > 0:36:34Christina began with £271.94 and she's spent £195 on five auction lots.
0:36:35 > 0:36:42Whilst Charles started out with £543.80 and he has just spent £158
0:36:42 > 0:36:44also on five auction lots.
0:36:45 > 0:36:47Now, you two, attention, please.
0:36:47 > 0:36:50There's an auction underway. Charles' birds go first.
0:36:50 > 0:36:54- Clockwork toys.- One's working. Come on!
0:36:54 > 0:36:58I've £10 on commission. £10, the bid's with me.
0:36:58 > 0:37:0010. 12. 15.
0:37:00 > 0:37:05- 18. 20.- Keep going.- £20 bid. At 20. - They're there, look.- Keep going.
0:37:05 > 0:37:0820 bid. 22. 25.
0:37:08 > 0:37:09Good lad! Keep going.
0:37:09 > 0:37:13Selling at £25. 350.
0:37:13 > 0:37:15Well, those certainly grabbed the worm!
0:37:17 > 0:37:21What will Penrith make of his next very mixed lot, though?
0:37:21 > 0:37:24Absolutely a perfect lot for this market, isn't it?
0:37:24 > 0:37:27It's a general sale. You want general items.
0:37:27 > 0:37:29- You'll do really well on this. - Look at me.
0:37:29 > 0:37:31No, you will.
0:37:31 > 0:37:34Armand Marseille doll and the other bits and pieces with that as well.
0:37:34 > 0:37:36Oh, it suits you.
0:37:36 > 0:37:39£10 bid. £10. 12.
0:37:39 > 0:37:4015. 18. 20.
0:37:40 > 0:37:44- 22. 22 bid.- Keep going.- At 22.- Cheap.
0:37:44 > 0:37:4622. At 22.
0:37:46 > 0:37:4822. Selling at £22.
0:37:48 > 0:37:493085.
0:37:49 > 0:37:52Oh, a tiny loss after commission.
0:37:52 > 0:37:54You've got to ride it.
0:37:55 > 0:37:57I'm disappointed. I've fallen off.
0:37:57 > 0:37:59Now for his box and gavel.
0:37:59 > 0:38:03The auctioneer's been casting admiring glances at that one!
0:38:03 > 0:38:05And £10 bid.
0:38:05 > 0:38:07Come on! Keep going!
0:38:07 > 0:38:0910. 12. 15. 15 bid.
0:38:09 > 0:38:1118. 20.
0:38:11 > 0:38:14- Good!- Go on, you could do with a new gavel!- Keep going!
0:38:14 > 0:38:16- One more.- 20 I've got.
0:38:16 > 0:38:1722.
0:38:17 > 0:38:2025. Still with me, 25.
0:38:20 > 0:38:2225 and the lady's got it at 25.
0:38:24 > 0:38:27That late spurt has got him a profit.
0:38:28 > 0:38:30- That's a £10 profit.- Exactly. - I can't grumble.
0:38:30 > 0:38:33That is properly in the money, isn't it?
0:38:33 > 0:38:35Now for Charles' curious lamp,
0:38:35 > 0:38:38£3 dearer thanks to its PAT test.
0:38:38 > 0:38:42There we are. 20 bid. £20 bid. At 20.
0:38:42 > 0:38:4325. 25 bid.
0:38:43 > 0:38:46- 25. 30.- There's more hands! There's more hands! Come on!
0:38:46 > 0:38:49At 50 bid.
0:38:49 > 0:38:52At 50 bid. At 55. 60. 60 bid.
0:38:52 > 0:38:54At 60. 60 bid for that one.
0:38:54 > 0:38:55- More, more!- One more!
0:38:55 > 0:38:58At 60.
0:38:58 > 0:38:59- I'm over the moon.- Well done.
0:38:59 > 0:39:01Remember all the cricket analogies earlier?
0:39:01 > 0:39:03That's a four, I'd say.
0:39:03 > 0:39:05Christina's turn now.
0:39:05 > 0:39:09You just need one item to take off, to ignite, to inspire...
0:39:10 > 0:39:13So will her little silver collection be that very lot?
0:39:13 > 0:39:16Various bids. I've £40 bid.
0:39:16 > 0:39:19£40 bid for the lot. At 40. 45. 50.
0:39:19 > 0:39:2155. 60.
0:39:21 > 0:39:2360 bid. 65.
0:39:23 > 0:39:26- Keep going!- 65. Now with 65.
0:39:26 > 0:39:2865, all done. Selling now at 65.
0:39:28 > 0:39:30621.
0:39:30 > 0:39:34Oh, dear! That's out for a duck, I'd say!
0:39:34 > 0:39:36Minus 15!
0:39:36 > 0:39:38It's my birthday!
0:39:39 > 0:39:42- # It's my party... - And I'll cry if I want to! #
0:39:43 > 0:39:45Now for her salt-and-pepper aeroplane.
0:39:45 > 0:39:48There we are. £10 bid.
0:39:48 > 0:39:5110 for the cruets. 10 bid.
0:39:51 > 0:39:54- Some more, some more! - Any more? 10 for that. 10 bid.
0:39:54 > 0:39:57- More, surely?- 12 for the cruet.
0:39:57 > 0:40:00- 12 for the cruet, then. Selling then. - It's iconic!- Ah!- Selling at 12.
0:40:02 > 0:40:04Oh, dear, never mind, Christina.
0:40:04 > 0:40:06Your fashion plates are up next.
0:40:06 > 0:40:11At £10 bid. 12. 15. 18. 20.
0:40:11 > 0:40:13- 22 I'm after. 22 over on the right. - You're in profit.
0:40:13 > 0:40:16£22. 25. 28.
0:40:16 > 0:40:17£28 bid.
0:40:17 > 0:40:2128, all right. Selling at 28.
0:40:21 > 0:40:22Well done, partner.
0:40:22 > 0:40:24She'll never catch him up at this rate!
0:40:25 > 0:40:29- It's a mixed day, isn't it? - A mixed day. Do you know...? - It really is a mixed day.
0:40:29 > 0:40:33Let's just hope all those railway buffs the dealer talked about
0:40:33 > 0:40:35have been poring over these.
0:40:35 > 0:40:36I have 55 bid.
0:40:36 > 0:40:38Brilliant!
0:40:38 > 0:40:4055. 60. 65.
0:40:40 > 0:40:4170. 75.
0:40:41 > 0:40:4380. 85.
0:40:43 > 0:40:4490. 95.
0:40:44 > 0:40:45100. 105.
0:40:45 > 0:40:46110. 115.
0:40:46 > 0:40:49130. 140. 150.
0:40:49 > 0:40:51- 160 I have.- Obviously, they're incredibly valuable.
0:40:51 > 0:40:53170. 180.
0:40:53 > 0:40:54190. 200.
0:40:54 > 0:40:56- At 200.- It's your birthday!
0:40:56 > 0:40:58£200 the bid.
0:40:58 > 0:41:00At 200 selling, at £200.
0:41:01 > 0:41:03Great stuff, Christina!
0:41:03 > 0:41:05The comeback starts here!
0:41:06 > 0:41:07Give us a hug, give us a hug!
0:41:07 > 0:41:09Lot 651.
0:41:09 > 0:41:11That's amazing!
0:41:11 > 0:41:16This was the not-so-big-spending Charles' greatest investment.
0:41:16 > 0:41:17I've 50 bid.
0:41:17 > 0:41:19- Keep going.- 55. 60.
0:41:19 > 0:41:2165. 70.
0:41:21 > 0:41:22Got to be 100, isn't it?
0:41:22 > 0:41:25£85 bid. 90.
0:41:25 > 0:41:28- £90 the bid.- Cheap. One more. - Come on, come on, come on.
0:41:28 > 0:41:30At £90. 53.
0:41:30 > 0:41:31Lost a fiver.
0:41:32 > 0:41:34Yeah, and even more after commission.
0:41:34 > 0:41:35That's life!
0:41:35 > 0:41:37You win some, you lose some.
0:41:38 > 0:41:40Despite the cheap price, Christina's dressing table
0:41:40 > 0:41:42looks a lot riskier.
0:41:42 > 0:41:46- What's it going to make, really? - A fiver.- Oh, come on!- A fiver.
0:41:46 > 0:41:49Why'd you but it, then? Why'd you but it?
0:41:49 > 0:41:52- Cos it was a punt.- I've £10 bid.
0:41:52 > 0:41:54- 10 for the dressing table. At 10. - That's it!
0:41:54 > 0:41:5810 for dressing table, then. 10 bid.
0:41:58 > 0:42:01- 10 for the dressing table. - The mirror's worth that.
0:42:01 > 0:42:02At £10.
0:42:02 > 0:42:05It doubled our expectations!
0:42:05 > 0:42:07- Yeah.- It doubled our expectations!
0:42:07 > 0:42:10Someone's got quite a bargain there!
0:42:10 > 0:42:13But thanks to her photographs, Christina is the victor today.
0:42:13 > 0:42:17- It's your day, birthday girl. I commend you. Well done. - Thank you very much.
0:42:17 > 0:42:18- Cup of tea?- Yes, cup of tea!
0:42:19 > 0:42:20Christina began with...
0:42:22 > 0:42:27And after paying auction costs, she's made a profit of £63.30,
0:42:27 > 0:42:29leaving her with...
0:42:29 > 0:42:32..to spend next time.
0:42:33 > 0:42:36Charles started out with...
0:42:37 > 0:42:42And after paying auction costs, he's made a profit of £24.04,
0:42:42 > 0:42:44leaving him with...
0:42:46 > 0:42:49..and a lead of almost £250.
0:42:49 > 0:42:52- I've won two. You've won two. - Correct.
0:42:52 > 0:42:54- You have a little bit more money than I do.- Pass me the keys!
0:42:54 > 0:42:57No, I think...I think... it's a victory drive for me.
0:42:57 > 0:43:00Go on, get in the passenger seat.
0:43:08 > 0:43:09Next on Antiques Road Trip...
0:43:09 > 0:43:13nothing escapes the eagle eyes of our Charles!
0:43:13 > 0:43:15- It's known as the goose boy. - Why the goose boy?
0:43:15 > 0:43:17Because he's with the goose.
0:43:17 > 0:43:20And could Christina's charms bring her victory?
0:43:20 > 0:43:22Oh, we've got competition! I like it!
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