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-It's the nation's favourite antiques experts... -All right, viewers? | 0:00:02 | 0:00:05 | |
..with £200 each, | 0:00:05 | 0:00:06 | |
a classic car and a goal to scour Britain for antiques. | 0:00:06 | 0:00:09 | |
I'm on fire! Yes! | 0:00:09 | 0:00:12 | |
Sold. Going, going, gone. | 0:00:12 | 0:00:13 | |
The aim - to make the biggest profit at auction, | 0:00:13 | 0:00:16 | |
but it's no mean feat. | 0:00:16 | 0:00:17 | |
50p! | 0:00:17 | 0:00:18 | |
There'll be worthy winners and valiant losers. | 0:00:18 | 0:00:22 | |
You've had it a while, haven't you? | 0:00:22 | 0:00:23 | |
So, will it be the high road to glory or the slow road to disaster? | 0:00:23 | 0:00:27 | |
-Oh! -Oh, no! | 0:00:27 | 0:00:29 | |
This is The Antiques Road Trip. | 0:00:29 | 0:00:32 | |
Yeah! | 0:00:34 | 0:00:35 | |
Today sees the start of a brand-new road trip, | 0:00:37 | 0:00:40 | |
and a battle of the sexes with some familiar faces. | 0:00:40 | 0:00:43 | |
# Well, she's all you'd ever want | 0:00:43 | 0:00:45 | |
# She's the kind I'd like to flaunt and take to dinner | 0:00:45 | 0:00:49 | |
# She's a lady! # | 0:00:49 | 0:00:50 | |
Glaswegian Anita Manning was one of the first female auctioneers in the country. | 0:00:50 | 0:00:55 | |
Her auction house is the largest nonspecialist seller of paintings in Great Britain. | 0:00:55 | 0:01:00 | |
She is well known for her good taste in art. But how about in men? | 0:01:00 | 0:01:05 | |
He's lovely. He reminds me of one of my old boyfriends. | 0:01:05 | 0:01:08 | |
Ha-ha! That dashing Road Trip veteran Lewis, James Lewis, | 0:01:11 | 0:01:16 | |
started collecting antiques as a child of just five. | 0:01:16 | 0:01:19 | |
He specialises in wooden objects and tribal art, | 0:01:19 | 0:01:23 | |
and can often come up with another clever use for his purchases. | 0:01:23 | 0:01:26 | |
Do you know what this is? This is... | 0:01:26 | 0:01:29 | |
..a really rare Indian musical machine. | 0:01:30 | 0:01:34 | |
Both experts have £200 to spend as they journey in this | 0:01:37 | 0:01:40 | |
beautiful 1969 Volkswagen Beetle. | 0:01:40 | 0:01:43 | |
James takes first turn in the driving seat | 0:01:43 | 0:01:46 | |
while Anita quizzes him on tactics for the trip. | 0:01:46 | 0:01:49 | |
Tell me all your secrets. | 0:01:49 | 0:01:51 | |
There aren't any. | 0:01:51 | 0:01:53 | |
-I haven't got... -You've not got secrets from me? | 0:01:53 | 0:01:57 | |
No secrets from Anita? | 0:01:57 | 0:01:59 | |
Do you have a theme, James? | 0:01:59 | 0:02:01 | |
-A theme? -A-ha. -No. | 0:02:01 | 0:02:04 | |
Our experts will wind their way almost 800 miles from | 0:02:10 | 0:02:13 | |
rural Oxfordshire to London, | 0:02:13 | 0:02:15 | |
cross to the West Country | 0:02:15 | 0:02:17 | |
and the South Coast | 0:02:17 | 0:02:18 | |
before returning to London again. | 0:02:18 | 0:02:20 | |
Wow! | 0:02:20 | 0:02:21 | |
On this first leg, our team is starting out in Deddington, | 0:02:21 | 0:02:24 | |
continuing through Oxfordshire, before crossing into Hertfordshire | 0:02:24 | 0:02:28 | |
for their auction in St Albans. | 0:02:28 | 0:02:30 | |
Deddington is a pretty village on the edge of the Cotswolds. | 0:02:32 | 0:02:35 | |
The market square was once home to the Pudding Pie Fair, | 0:02:35 | 0:02:38 | |
when a plum pudding was especially baked | 0:02:38 | 0:02:41 | |
and pigs, sheep and horses were all on sale. | 0:02:41 | 0:02:44 | |
The first chance to buy in this battle of the sexes | 0:02:46 | 0:02:48 | |
and Anita has a warning for James. | 0:02:48 | 0:02:51 | |
-We're going into the same shop. -Right. | 0:02:51 | 0:02:55 | |
And I don't want you following me about, copying me. | 0:02:55 | 0:02:58 | |
-Really? No following you? -And blocking my bargains. | 0:02:58 | 0:03:00 | |
Go on, I'm just following you. | 0:03:00 | 0:03:03 | |
Shall we just enjoy ourselves? | 0:03:03 | 0:03:04 | |
I should be carrying you across the threshold. | 0:03:04 | 0:03:06 | |
Really, James? | 0:03:06 | 0:03:07 | |
-Come here. -No! | 0:03:07 | 0:03:10 | |
-You'll drop me on my head. -All right, come on. | 0:03:10 | 0:03:13 | |
Come on. | 0:03:13 | 0:03:15 | |
Lordy! | 0:03:15 | 0:03:16 | |
-Hello, Brenda! -Hello, Anita! | 0:03:16 | 0:03:19 | |
-I'm Anita. -Who's your boyfriend? | 0:03:19 | 0:03:21 | |
-This is my big pal Jamesy. -Your big pal, brilliant. | 0:03:21 | 0:03:26 | |
It's a bit warm doing that. | 0:03:26 | 0:03:29 | |
With four floors of goodies, Deddington Antiques Centre | 0:03:29 | 0:03:32 | |
is owner Brenda's treasure trove. | 0:03:32 | 0:03:35 | |
James is first off the buying blocks. | 0:03:35 | 0:03:38 | |
-Let's have that little pincushion. -OK. -Cheers. | 0:03:38 | 0:03:41 | |
-Something's happened, has it? -Fiddled about. -Oh, it's been... | 0:03:43 | 0:03:45 | |
-Yeah. -Had a bash. | 0:03:45 | 0:03:48 | |
This George V pincushion has a ticket price of £33. | 0:03:48 | 0:03:52 | |
-What could that be? -This is somebody else's. -OK. | 0:03:52 | 0:03:56 | |
Um... | 0:03:56 | 0:03:57 | |
I will do... | 0:03:57 | 0:04:00 | |
25. | 0:04:00 | 0:04:01 | |
-I think it would make 20 to 25. -Right. | 0:04:01 | 0:04:04 | |
I was going to offer you a cheeky 15. | 0:04:06 | 0:04:08 | |
Oh, cheeky indeed. | 0:04:08 | 0:04:10 | |
Um... | 0:04:10 | 0:04:11 | |
I should have started at ten. | 0:04:11 | 0:04:13 | |
No, then I would've walked away. | 0:04:13 | 0:04:15 | |
I know you would. I was just thinking, that was what I was... | 0:04:15 | 0:04:18 | |
Give me 20. | 0:04:18 | 0:04:19 | |
It's going to go for more than 20 - it's hallmarked silver. | 0:04:19 | 0:04:23 | |
Give me 20 and I'll be happy. | 0:04:23 | 0:04:25 | |
-Split the difference, you've got a deal. -What's the difference? | 0:04:25 | 0:04:28 | |
17.50. | 0:04:28 | 0:04:30 | |
-That's ridiculous! -I know. | 0:04:30 | 0:04:34 | |
James has quite a competitor in Brenda here. | 0:04:34 | 0:04:38 | |
19. | 0:04:38 | 0:04:39 | |
Oh, that's even more ridiculous! | 0:04:39 | 0:04:41 | |
-Well, you're being ridiculous, so I might as well be. -18. | 0:04:41 | 0:04:44 | |
-18.50. -Go on. | 0:04:44 | 0:04:46 | |
-Well done. -You've got a deal. | 0:04:46 | 0:04:47 | |
Now, can Anita battle Brenda as well as James has? | 0:04:47 | 0:04:51 | |
Brenda, could I see this green... The big tray? | 0:04:51 | 0:04:56 | |
Yeah. Look at that. | 0:04:56 | 0:04:58 | |
-That is so... -I think that's quite pretty. -Very pretty. | 0:04:58 | 0:05:01 | |
I like mermaids. I think I've got a thing about mermaids. | 0:05:01 | 0:05:04 | |
-I think they're gorgeous. -They're supposed to be magical, aren't they? | 0:05:04 | 0:05:07 | |
Yeah. I wonder if this would be magical for me. | 0:05:07 | 0:05:11 | |
-What have we got on it? -You've got 55. | 0:05:11 | 0:05:13 | |
I'll tell you what I'd like to be paying for it - 22. | 0:05:13 | 0:05:16 | |
Would you? I'd like you to pay... | 0:05:16 | 0:05:21 | |
32. | 0:05:21 | 0:05:22 | |
32. Could you let it go for 25? | 0:05:22 | 0:05:25 | |
Um... | 0:05:25 | 0:05:27 | |
-28. -28? -28? -It's a deal. -Thank you so much. -That's lovely. | 0:05:27 | 0:05:32 | |
But Anita's not finished with Brenda yet. | 0:05:32 | 0:05:35 | |
Her sparkly stock is beckoning. | 0:05:35 | 0:05:37 | |
These orange Art Deco beads have a ticket price of £18. | 0:05:37 | 0:05:42 | |
-These are kind of fun. -They're nice. | 0:05:42 | 0:05:44 | |
-They're not amber, obviously. -No. -But they've got some age to them. | 0:05:44 | 0:05:49 | |
OK, and they are not too dear. Can you give me a deal on that? | 0:05:49 | 0:05:52 | |
-I can give you a deal. -Can you get me it for ten quid? | 0:05:52 | 0:05:54 | |
-I'll give you it for ten quid. Deal. -You are a star. | 0:05:54 | 0:05:58 | |
Very nicely done, Anita. | 0:05:59 | 0:06:01 | |
Will these two Art Deco items - the necklace and tray - | 0:06:01 | 0:06:05 | |
garner high profits for her, do you think? | 0:06:05 | 0:06:07 | |
James is playing catch-up. Has anything else taken his fancy? | 0:06:10 | 0:06:13 | |
Do you have anything Chinese? | 0:06:16 | 0:06:18 | |
That seems to be what is doing really well at auction | 0:06:18 | 0:06:20 | |
-at the moment. -What about the brush pot? | 0:06:20 | 0:06:22 | |
-Yeah, let's look at that. -Yeah? It's... | 0:06:22 | 0:06:26 | |
Obviously, this has been turned after, but it is an old brush pot. | 0:06:26 | 0:06:30 | |
With mother-of-pearl. | 0:06:30 | 0:06:33 | |
It has got a few of the bits of mother of pearl. | 0:06:33 | 0:06:35 | |
But somebody who wants a little restoration project, again, | 0:06:35 | 0:06:38 | |
-there's not much to do, but... -There's a big split up there. | 0:06:38 | 0:06:42 | |
-Yeah, but that's all part of the charm of the item. -It's on the back. | 0:06:42 | 0:06:45 | |
Ha-ha, it is. | 0:06:45 | 0:06:47 | |
-I would put 40 to 60 on that. -Would you really? -Yeah. What could it be? | 0:06:47 | 0:06:51 | |
It's a fairly expensive piece, | 0:06:51 | 0:06:54 | |
but for a restoration project, | 0:06:54 | 0:06:57 | |
if you gave me a £50 note... | 0:06:57 | 0:06:59 | |
-OK. -..I could live with that. Only just, but I could live with it. | 0:07:01 | 0:07:05 | |
James isn't sure. And now he has spotted something else. | 0:07:05 | 0:07:08 | |
The other thing I saw earlier... | 0:07:08 | 0:07:10 | |
He's quite heavy. | 0:07:10 | 0:07:12 | |
I'm not sure whether he's a base metal. | 0:07:12 | 0:07:14 | |
-Oh, yes, he is. -He's a base metal, isn't he? | 0:07:14 | 0:07:17 | |
This 19th century bronzed desk figure of St Peter | 0:07:17 | 0:07:22 | |
has a ticket price of £28.50. | 0:07:22 | 0:07:24 | |
What could he be? | 0:07:24 | 0:07:25 | |
He could be... Make me an offer. | 0:07:27 | 0:07:29 | |
I would say about a tenner. | 0:07:30 | 0:07:32 | |
What about if I do it for 20? | 0:07:32 | 0:07:35 | |
Mm... | 0:07:35 | 0:07:36 | |
-I'd put 40 to 60 on the brush pot. -Mm. | 0:07:36 | 0:07:39 | |
If you have them both... | 0:07:39 | 0:07:41 | |
I'll do... | 0:07:41 | 0:07:43 | |
£60 for them both. | 0:07:43 | 0:07:45 | |
-I want to try and make a profit. -Mm-hm. | 0:07:46 | 0:07:49 | |
If it made 40, I'd make a loss. | 0:07:51 | 0:07:54 | |
If it made 60, I'd make a small profit, but not much. | 0:07:54 | 0:07:56 | |
If I gave you 40 for that, a tenner for that - 50 the two - | 0:07:56 | 0:08:00 | |
how about that? | 0:08:00 | 0:08:01 | |
-Give me 55 and we've got a deal. -Ooh... | 0:08:01 | 0:08:04 | |
-Fine, OK. -OK? -See how we go. | 0:08:04 | 0:08:06 | |
You'll be all right, you've got a religious one on your side. | 0:08:06 | 0:08:09 | |
Hallelujah! But will St Alban of the auction house | 0:08:09 | 0:08:13 | |
look more kindly on James's next lot | 0:08:13 | 0:08:16 | |
or Anita's Deco buys? | 0:08:16 | 0:08:19 | |
You better track down the competition | 0:08:19 | 0:08:21 | |
and head out on the road again, James. | 0:08:21 | 0:08:24 | |
Leaving Deddington, our duo are heading north to Banbury. | 0:08:24 | 0:08:28 | |
In the nursery rhyme, | 0:08:28 | 0:08:30 | |
Banbury Cross was where one could spot a fine lady on a white horse. | 0:08:30 | 0:08:34 | |
This particular cross was erected in 1859 to commemorate | 0:08:34 | 0:08:38 | |
the marriage of Queen Victoria's daughter, Victoria, don't you know? | 0:08:38 | 0:08:41 | |
Could Frogabilia be the shop where Anita will find rings for her | 0:08:41 | 0:08:46 | |
fingers and bells for her toes? | 0:08:46 | 0:08:48 | |
-Hello, I'm Anita. -Hi, nice to meet you. | 0:08:48 | 0:08:52 | |
-Welcome. -This is absolutely gorgeous, it's beautiful. | 0:08:52 | 0:08:55 | |
It's like an exotic tent. | 0:08:55 | 0:08:57 | |
Nancy Maroody's shop is packed full of unusual items that might | 0:08:57 | 0:09:01 | |
just take Anita ahead of James in the shopping stakes. | 0:09:01 | 0:09:04 | |
Lordy. | 0:09:04 | 0:09:06 | |
-Nancy, is it all right to have a look at the brass? -Of course, of course. | 0:09:06 | 0:09:10 | |
-There you are. -OK. | 0:09:10 | 0:09:13 | |
-Nice Arts and Crafts piece. -All right. That's lovely. | 0:09:13 | 0:09:16 | |
That's lovely. | 0:09:16 | 0:09:19 | |
-Let's take it over to the counter. -OK. | 0:09:19 | 0:09:21 | |
I like Arts and Crafts. | 0:09:21 | 0:09:24 | |
I like this. | 0:09:24 | 0:09:26 | |
-It has a northern look about it, Nancy. -Mm. | 0:09:26 | 0:09:30 | |
We've got Chinese scrolls there. | 0:09:30 | 0:09:32 | |
This was a motif that was often used in the northern regions, | 0:09:32 | 0:09:36 | |
where we have this. It is almost like a Viking longship. | 0:09:36 | 0:09:41 | |
The ticket price on this solid brass jardiniere is £60. | 0:09:41 | 0:09:46 | |
Anita has spotted some objects that tribal art expert James | 0:09:46 | 0:09:49 | |
might be interested in. | 0:09:49 | 0:09:51 | |
-And you can see through the eyes. -That's right. | 0:09:51 | 0:09:53 | |
Does my bum look big in this? | 0:09:53 | 0:09:55 | |
Now, I really wouldn't like to comment there, Anita. | 0:09:57 | 0:10:00 | |
Maybe leave the tribal art to James and back to what you know, eh? | 0:10:00 | 0:10:04 | |
This caught my eye. | 0:10:04 | 0:10:06 | |
-It's a little oil. -Mm-hm. | 0:10:06 | 0:10:08 | |
It was done in 1866, | 0:10:08 | 0:10:12 | |
by a J Gordon, who apparently | 0:10:12 | 0:10:15 | |
lived in Edinburgh. | 0:10:15 | 0:10:18 | |
-A-ha! -Let's have a wee look at it out in the light, shall we? | 0:10:18 | 0:10:22 | |
It's always a good idea to look at items in the best light available, | 0:10:24 | 0:10:27 | |
especially if it's a painting like this | 0:10:27 | 0:10:29 | |
that could really do with a good clean. | 0:10:29 | 0:10:31 | |
It's... It's quite well done. | 0:10:31 | 0:10:35 | |
The subject is sort of charming, | 0:10:35 | 0:10:38 | |
you know, with the house here | 0:10:38 | 0:10:42 | |
and the little duck pond. | 0:10:42 | 0:10:43 | |
It has a little je ne sais quoi, right? | 0:10:43 | 0:10:46 | |
I'm going to put that on the counter as well. | 0:10:46 | 0:10:49 | |
This landscape, by little-known Scottish painter James Gordon, | 0:10:49 | 0:10:54 | |
has a ticket price of £20. | 0:10:54 | 0:10:56 | |
Has Anita found an undiscovered masterpiece here? | 0:10:56 | 0:10:59 | |
Maybe a bargain. | 0:10:59 | 0:11:00 | |
On the pot... What sort of price could you do for me on the pot? | 0:11:00 | 0:11:06 | |
Or can I make an offer on it? | 0:11:06 | 0:11:09 | |
-Yes, let's see what your offer would be. -Yeah. | 0:11:09 | 0:11:11 | |
What I'd like to pay for it is probably | 0:11:11 | 0:11:15 | |
in the region of £30. | 0:11:15 | 0:11:18 | |
-Right. -In that region. Can you come anywhere near that? | 0:11:18 | 0:11:22 | |
-45? -45... | 0:11:22 | 0:11:24 | |
If you give me 45 for that, I will make you a very good deal for that. | 0:11:26 | 0:11:29 | |
OK, how much will you give me on that? | 0:11:29 | 0:11:32 | |
I'm going to give you this for £5. | 0:11:32 | 0:11:36 | |
-That is a great deal. OK. -I think you can't lose there. | 0:11:38 | 0:11:42 | |
-Thank you very much, yes. -You can't lose. | 0:11:42 | 0:11:44 | |
Well done, Anita. | 0:11:44 | 0:11:45 | |
I wonder if either of those will leave James's chances | 0:11:45 | 0:11:49 | |
of victory scuttled. | 0:11:49 | 0:11:50 | |
Back in the beautiful blue Beetle, | 0:11:53 | 0:11:55 | |
James is on his way to the home of Margaret and Peter Crumpton, | 0:11:55 | 0:11:59 | |
who have a massive collection of Bodley ceramics. | 0:11:59 | 0:12:02 | |
Hello there. | 0:12:03 | 0:12:04 | |
They've been collecting the items for almost a decade, | 0:12:04 | 0:12:07 | |
after completing a book on their previous collection of toast racks. | 0:12:07 | 0:12:11 | |
They have filled every room in their home with an impressive | 0:12:11 | 0:12:14 | |
array of over 700 pieces, which may well be the world's largest | 0:12:14 | 0:12:18 | |
collection of this particular maker. | 0:12:18 | 0:12:20 | |
Bodley was a father-and-son team who operated three separate factories | 0:12:21 | 0:12:26 | |
in the potteries area of Stoke-on-Trent | 0:12:26 | 0:12:28 | |
between 1862 and 1892. | 0:12:28 | 0:12:31 | |
James is a fan of fine porcelain but doesn't know | 0:12:31 | 0:12:35 | |
so much about Bodley, so Margaret mentions a name that surprises him. | 0:12:35 | 0:12:39 | |
Thomas Moorcroft designed | 0:12:39 | 0:12:42 | |
-a welcome home... -Moorcroft? | 0:12:42 | 0:12:45 | |
What's Moorcroft got to do with it? | 0:12:45 | 0:12:47 | |
Thomas Moorcroft was the father of the very much more famous William. | 0:12:47 | 0:12:51 | |
-He was the art director... -Of Bodley? -..of Bodley. | 0:12:51 | 0:12:54 | |
And I think he was what made Bodley famous, personally. | 0:12:54 | 0:12:57 | |
So when was Thomas Moorcroft working at Bodley? | 0:12:57 | 0:13:00 | |
-He was working for Hill Pottery... -Yeah. | 0:13:00 | 0:13:03 | |
..before Bodley took over. | 0:13:03 | 0:13:06 | |
So he was working straight the way through from 1870 | 0:13:06 | 0:13:08 | |
or previously - 1860s - until he died in '85. | 0:13:08 | 0:13:12 | |
So you have one of the most famous ceramic factories | 0:13:12 | 0:13:15 | |
in the world, one of the big names, | 0:13:15 | 0:13:18 | |
designing for this factory. | 0:13:18 | 0:13:20 | |
-Yeah. -That's right. | 0:13:20 | 0:13:21 | |
And one of the registered designs is this swan-handled cup. | 0:13:21 | 0:13:25 | |
Ah! Now that - that pink! That is so Minton, isn't it? That pink. | 0:13:27 | 0:13:31 | |
I think it is so Bodley. | 0:13:31 | 0:13:32 | |
So Bodley! | 0:13:32 | 0:13:34 | |
But look at that! | 0:13:34 | 0:13:36 | |
What an amazing design! | 0:13:36 | 0:13:38 | |
Although they moved into fine porcelains, the company originally | 0:13:39 | 0:13:43 | |
made earthenware and supplied 32 shipping lines with their tableware. | 0:13:43 | 0:13:48 | |
Oh, it's very different, isn't it? | 0:13:48 | 0:13:50 | |
-This is probably, for us, the most important. -The Cunard Steam Ship. | 0:13:50 | 0:13:55 | |
So with something like that... | 0:13:55 | 0:13:58 | |
I mean, OK, I know you guys are interested | 0:13:58 | 0:14:00 | |
in it because of the factory, but it can't have been cheap to buy. | 0:14:00 | 0:14:03 | |
This is thought to be the very first ware that actually featured | 0:14:03 | 0:14:07 | |
that Cunard lion. | 0:14:07 | 0:14:08 | |
-Interesting. -Yes, fascinating. | 0:14:08 | 0:14:12 | |
This was the predecessor of the shipping... | 0:14:12 | 0:14:15 | |
So what is that? | 0:14:15 | 0:14:17 | |
-The British and North American Royal Mail Company. -Mm. | 0:14:17 | 0:14:22 | |
And in Boston Harbour, where the Cunard ships docked, | 0:14:22 | 0:14:27 | |
when they dredged it, they found the equivalent | 0:14:27 | 0:14:30 | |
of something like 300 dinner services. | 0:14:30 | 0:14:32 | |
And something that I would say is typically Victorian...is that. | 0:14:32 | 0:14:37 | |
Isn't that just the most ingenious idea | 0:14:37 | 0:14:41 | |
to stop your moustache getting in your cup of tea? | 0:14:41 | 0:14:44 | |
I think... It is a bit weird drinking from one of these. | 0:14:44 | 0:14:48 | |
Yeah, but they can be handy for those of us with a tache. | 0:14:48 | 0:14:51 | |
You just wouldn't, would you? | 0:14:51 | 0:14:53 | |
It is a typical Bodley pattern with the applied flowers. | 0:14:53 | 0:14:56 | |
-Even James recognised that. -Yes. | 0:14:56 | 0:14:58 | |
It's the one pattern I knew was Bodley. | 0:14:58 | 0:15:00 | |
It's just the most incredible collection. | 0:15:00 | 0:15:02 | |
I mean, look at these. I mean, just look at this. | 0:15:02 | 0:15:05 | |
I mean, I'm sorry, but... | 0:15:05 | 0:15:07 | |
..you do not get better painting | 0:15:08 | 0:15:11 | |
on any porcelain than that. | 0:15:11 | 0:15:14 | |
One of the first questions I was going to ask you guys is, | 0:15:14 | 0:15:19 | |
"Bodley, what on earth... | 0:15:19 | 0:15:21 | |
"Why on earth would you want to collect Bodley?" | 0:15:21 | 0:15:24 | |
I have to say, I take the question back. | 0:15:24 | 0:15:27 | |
I can see exactly why you'd want to collect Bodley. | 0:15:27 | 0:15:30 | |
-I've learned a lot, thank you very much. -Thank you. | 0:15:30 | 0:15:32 | |
A new convert to Bodley? | 0:15:32 | 0:15:35 | |
James collects Anita and they head off for some shuteye | 0:15:35 | 0:15:38 | |
before battle week commences. | 0:15:38 | 0:15:40 | |
Night-night. | 0:15:40 | 0:15:41 | |
It's the second day of their road trip round the Shires | 0:15:42 | 0:15:45 | |
and Anita is hoping to uncover how James is getting on. | 0:15:45 | 0:15:49 | |
You've had one shop yesterday, that one that I was in with you? | 0:15:49 | 0:15:53 | |
Yeah. The one where you hogged her completely. | 0:15:53 | 0:15:56 | |
-Did you buy? -Only after you finished. | 0:15:56 | 0:15:59 | |
THEY LAUGH | 0:15:59 | 0:16:01 | |
James, all is fair in love and war and The Antiques Road Trip. | 0:16:01 | 0:16:07 | |
Yesterday James spent £73.50 on a Japanese brush pot, | 0:16:07 | 0:16:12 | |
a silver pincushion and a small bronze effect figure of St Peter. | 0:16:12 | 0:16:16 | |
That leaves him £126.50 to spend today. | 0:16:16 | 0:16:20 | |
Anita bought a moulded Deco glass tray, | 0:16:20 | 0:16:23 | |
a set of beads, a pretty landscape in oils | 0:16:23 | 0:16:26 | |
and a brass Arts and Crafts jardiniere. | 0:16:26 | 0:16:29 | |
She spent £88 in total, leaving her £112 to spend today. | 0:16:29 | 0:16:34 | |
Later they'll head east to St Albans for the auction. | 0:16:34 | 0:16:37 | |
But first stop of the day is Woodstock, | 0:16:37 | 0:16:39 | |
where they'll swap driving seats before Anita heads off to Oxford. | 0:16:39 | 0:16:42 | |
We're going to drop you off at Woodstock. | 0:16:42 | 0:16:45 | |
-Yeah. -Is that where they play the music, James? | 0:16:45 | 0:16:48 | |
I suppose you find Charlie Brown... He was at Woodstock, wasn't he? | 0:16:48 | 0:16:52 | |
The lovely Woodstock in rural Oxfordshire | 0:16:57 | 0:16:59 | |
was established as a market town in the late 12th century. | 0:16:59 | 0:17:03 | |
Once famous for glove making, | 0:17:03 | 0:17:05 | |
it now hosts visitors en route to Blenheim Palace. | 0:17:05 | 0:17:08 | |
Isn't this the loveliest little town? | 0:17:10 | 0:17:12 | |
This is gorgeous. | 0:17:12 | 0:17:14 | |
Have a lovely time. | 0:17:14 | 0:17:16 | |
-You've got three antique shops here. -I know. | 0:17:16 | 0:17:18 | |
-And loads of money. -Loads of money. | 0:17:18 | 0:17:20 | |
Hopefully not as much as I'll have by the time I'm finished. | 0:17:20 | 0:17:23 | |
-Bye. -Look after yourself. | 0:17:25 | 0:17:28 | |
-Have a lovely time. -Take care. | 0:17:28 | 0:17:30 | |
-Oh. -Oh, blimey. | 0:17:31 | 0:17:33 | |
Careful with the old girl... Car, I mean. | 0:17:33 | 0:17:36 | |
James heads into Woodstock Antiques hoping to unearth that winning item. | 0:17:36 | 0:17:40 | |
-Hi, Michael. How are you? -Hello, James. | 0:17:41 | 0:17:43 | |
-Good to see you. -Good to see you again. | 0:17:43 | 0:17:45 | |
Nice day. Welcome to Woodstock. | 0:17:45 | 0:17:47 | |
Thank you very much. | 0:17:47 | 0:17:48 | |
Hope there's something there for you. | 0:17:48 | 0:17:50 | |
James has already bought three good items - will he run true to form | 0:17:51 | 0:17:55 | |
and buy quite a few more from Michael's cornucopia? | 0:17:55 | 0:17:59 | |
He's spotted a commemorative tin | 0:17:59 | 0:18:01 | |
bearing a portrait of the present queen's grandmother, Queen Mary. | 0:18:01 | 0:18:05 | |
These tins were given to all of the troops in the First World War | 0:18:05 | 0:18:10 | |
and she sent this tin, which was wrapped up, and inside the tin, | 0:18:10 | 0:18:14 | |
as you open it, first thing was a Christmas card. | 0:18:14 | 0:18:17 | |
Take the Christmas card out and there were two packages. | 0:18:17 | 0:18:20 | |
The tins contain a small block of chocolate, | 0:18:20 | 0:18:23 | |
tobacco and a tiny pencil. | 0:18:23 | 0:18:25 | |
Got a few bits of tarnish marks. | 0:18:25 | 0:18:27 | |
It's 100 years old next year. | 0:18:28 | 0:18:30 | |
Yeah, I think we'd all be a bit tarnished up | 0:18:32 | 0:18:34 | |
after 100 years, don't you? | 0:18:34 | 0:18:35 | |
Mind your head there, sir. | 0:18:37 | 0:18:39 | |
What on earth is this doing here? | 0:18:42 | 0:18:45 | |
Indian cheroot advertising. | 0:18:45 | 0:18:47 | |
In the 1950s, say... You know, in those days, | 0:18:50 | 0:18:54 | |
I guess, you know, the dangers of smoking were not as... | 0:18:54 | 0:18:59 | |
..known as they are today. | 0:19:00 | 0:19:03 | |
You don't get big smoking adverts any more, | 0:19:03 | 0:19:06 | |
for obvious reasons, for right reasons. | 0:19:06 | 0:19:08 | |
I've no idea what that's worth. | 0:19:08 | 0:19:11 | |
Absolutely no idea. | 0:19:11 | 0:19:12 | |
We'll see if Michael does. | 0:19:12 | 0:19:14 | |
But first that brass tin. | 0:19:14 | 0:19:16 | |
How about a tenner for the brass tin? | 0:19:17 | 0:19:19 | |
Oh, yeah, that's all right. | 0:19:19 | 0:19:21 | |
Straight up. | 0:19:21 | 0:19:23 | |
I got it for 50p, so that's fine. | 0:19:23 | 0:19:25 | |
-THEY LAUGH -That's no problem. | 0:19:25 | 0:19:29 | |
-That's great. -No problem at all. | 0:19:29 | 0:19:31 | |
-I'm happy with that. -No problem. | 0:19:31 | 0:19:33 | |
50p! | 0:19:33 | 0:19:35 | |
I think maybe Michael should be an expert on Road Trip | 0:19:35 | 0:19:38 | |
if he can make profits like that. | 0:19:38 | 0:19:41 | |
I'll make you a second cheeky offer. | 0:19:41 | 0:19:43 | |
Your sign that you said could be 30 quid. | 0:19:44 | 0:19:47 | |
I didn't say it could be 30 - I said it could be 40. | 0:19:47 | 0:19:49 | |
OK. | 0:19:49 | 0:19:50 | |
Oh, cheeky. | 0:19:50 | 0:19:53 | |
How about 20, then? | 0:19:53 | 0:19:54 | |
30, I'll do it. | 0:19:54 | 0:19:56 | |
How about 25? You're a good bloke! | 0:19:56 | 0:19:57 | |
Cheers. Thank you. | 0:19:57 | 0:20:00 | |
OK. | 0:20:00 | 0:20:01 | |
A tin sign and a brass tin. | 0:20:01 | 0:20:04 | |
I think James should go and look for a scarecrow and a lion, don't you? | 0:20:04 | 0:20:07 | |
Meanwhile, Anita is beetling along to Oxford, | 0:20:10 | 0:20:13 | |
at the wheel for the first time. | 0:20:13 | 0:20:16 | |
The city of dreaming spires, Oxford is home to 38 colleges. | 0:20:16 | 0:20:20 | |
Anita arrives in the very heart of Oxford to meet | 0:20:22 | 0:20:25 | |
Stephen Johnston at the stunning Museum of the History of Science. | 0:20:25 | 0:20:28 | |
Originally built in the 17th century to house | 0:20:28 | 0:20:31 | |
the vast collection of Elias Ashmole, | 0:20:31 | 0:20:34 | |
it was one of the first purpose-built museums in the world. | 0:20:34 | 0:20:38 | |
Containing over 20,000 objects, it encompasses all branches of | 0:20:38 | 0:20:42 | |
science from astronomy to chemistry and early photography. | 0:20:42 | 0:20:47 | |
Hello, I'm Anita. | 0:20:47 | 0:20:49 | |
Hello, Anita. I'm Stephen. | 0:20:49 | 0:20:50 | |
Stephen, it's very, very exciting to be here. | 0:20:50 | 0:20:54 | |
The exhibits, they are a feast for the eyes. | 0:20:54 | 0:20:57 | |
They look like pieces of sculpture. | 0:20:57 | 0:20:59 | |
Yep, many of them are sculptural because many of them come from | 0:20:59 | 0:21:03 | |
a period when our conventional distinction between the arts | 0:21:03 | 0:21:07 | |
and the sciences didn't exist. | 0:21:07 | 0:21:09 | |
So someone commissioned an object for astronomy or anything else | 0:21:09 | 0:21:13 | |
and they expected not just functional and smart - | 0:21:13 | 0:21:17 | |
it was beautiful. | 0:21:17 | 0:21:18 | |
This conjunction of art and science is perfectly illustrated by | 0:21:20 | 0:21:24 | |
the museum's fine collection of early plate and box cameras. | 0:21:24 | 0:21:27 | |
This is a genuine black box. | 0:21:30 | 0:21:32 | |
And a box full of glass vessels | 0:21:32 | 0:21:35 | |
and bottles which were all used for early photography. | 0:21:35 | 0:21:39 | |
All used by one person we now know of as Lewis Carroll. | 0:21:39 | 0:21:43 | |
Who wrote, of course, the wonderful Adventures of Alice in Wonderland. | 0:21:43 | 0:21:47 | |
Yes, and people often don't realise now that there was a real Alice - | 0:21:47 | 0:21:52 | |
she was a real person, Alice Liddell. | 0:21:52 | 0:21:55 | |
There's a family in Oxford. | 0:21:55 | 0:21:56 | |
He would use this set to do photography | 0:21:56 | 0:22:00 | |
and he did photography with the Liddell family | 0:22:00 | 0:22:02 | |
and Alice Liddell herself. | 0:22:02 | 0:22:03 | |
And he was so good at children's portrait photography | 0:22:03 | 0:22:07 | |
because when he told them a story they would... | 0:22:07 | 0:22:11 | |
They would stay still during the long exposure! | 0:22:11 | 0:22:14 | |
They wouldn't fidget! | 0:22:14 | 0:22:18 | |
The museum also contains the world's largest collection of astrolabes. | 0:22:18 | 0:22:23 | |
These were instruments used for many purposes, including locating | 0:22:23 | 0:22:27 | |
the positions of celestial objects, | 0:22:27 | 0:22:29 | |
telling the time and even to write horoscopes. | 0:22:29 | 0:22:33 | |
This astrolabe was originally bought for Queen Elizabeth I | 0:22:33 | 0:22:37 | |
by a supposed suitor from the court - Robert Dudley, | 0:22:37 | 0:22:40 | |
the future Earl of Leicester. | 0:22:40 | 0:22:42 | |
This is the sky. | 0:22:42 | 0:22:44 | |
It's all cut out. | 0:22:44 | 0:22:46 | |
When you look up at night you see the stars moving. | 0:22:46 | 0:22:48 | |
As I do that... | 0:22:50 | 0:22:51 | |
that is the stars turning around us. | 0:22:51 | 0:22:55 | |
You can measure time by stars. | 0:22:55 | 0:22:57 | |
You can measure time by the sun. | 0:22:57 | 0:22:59 | |
The stars are in one place here. As you turn that round, you see | 0:22:59 | 0:23:04 | |
the track that the sun would make for that particular day. | 0:23:04 | 0:23:07 | |
The museum has objects | 0:23:09 | 0:23:11 | |
that come right up to the 20th and 21st centuries - | 0:23:11 | 0:23:14 | |
and this unprepossessing piece of slate has quite a tale. | 0:23:14 | 0:23:18 | |
Tell me about this. | 0:23:18 | 0:23:19 | |
A blackboard. Why on earth would you keep a blackboard in a museum? | 0:23:19 | 0:23:23 | |
We've kept it because it's Albert Einstein's blackboard. | 0:23:23 | 0:23:26 | |
The one he used in Oxford lecturing, so that's his writing up there. | 0:23:26 | 0:23:31 | |
-And those are his equations? -Yes. | 0:23:31 | 0:23:34 | |
Obviously I could explain that to you in great length, | 0:23:34 | 0:23:36 | |
but maybe I'll leave that with you to interpret by yourself. | 0:23:36 | 0:23:40 | |
I'll come back and test you later. | 0:23:40 | 0:23:43 | |
-I'll work it out, Stephen. -Great, I'll leave that with you. | 0:23:43 | 0:23:46 | |
Now I know that E=mc2. | 0:23:49 | 0:23:55 | |
But I don't get that one. | 0:23:55 | 0:23:57 | |
I think we'll just say it's all relative... | 0:23:58 | 0:24:00 | |
..and leave it at that, shall we, Anita? | 0:24:00 | 0:24:03 | |
While Anita is left stumped, | 0:24:05 | 0:24:08 | |
James has also arrived in scholarly Oxford for his final stop. | 0:24:08 | 0:24:13 | |
Will Nora Brook's sparkling shop be an education for this | 0:24:13 | 0:24:16 | |
Road Trip stalwart? | 0:24:16 | 0:24:18 | |
-Hello there. -Hello. | 0:24:18 | 0:24:20 | |
I'm James, nice to meet you. | 0:24:20 | 0:24:21 | |
How do you do? I'm Nora. | 0:24:21 | 0:24:23 | |
-What a shop. -Yeah. | 0:24:23 | 0:24:25 | |
-It's a... -Pandora's box. -Gosh, yes. | 0:24:25 | 0:24:28 | |
I've got to try and find something that's going to give me | 0:24:28 | 0:24:32 | |
a chance of making a profit at auction. | 0:24:32 | 0:24:34 | |
If I have a browse around, if there's anything you think, | 0:24:36 | 0:24:40 | |
"I've had it ages," | 0:24:40 | 0:24:41 | |
feel free just to point out and that will be great as well. | 0:24:41 | 0:24:45 | |
What about the wonderful college oar - | 0:24:49 | 0:24:51 | |
do you think you might be able to make a big profit with that? | 0:24:51 | 0:24:55 | |
Certainly not your normal stock. | 0:24:55 | 0:24:59 | |
How much could that be? | 0:24:59 | 0:25:01 | |
I could take £25 for it. | 0:25:01 | 0:25:04 | |
It is original. | 0:25:04 | 0:25:05 | |
All of it is original. | 0:25:05 | 0:25:06 | |
That chunk out the top. | 0:25:06 | 0:25:08 | |
I know, there is a chunk out of the top. | 0:25:08 | 0:25:11 | |
Oh, dear. | 0:25:11 | 0:25:12 | |
An old oar with a chunk missing. | 0:25:12 | 0:25:14 | |
I don't know how well that would do in a boat race. | 0:25:14 | 0:25:18 | |
How about these? | 0:25:18 | 0:25:19 | |
Oh, well, they're wonderful, aren't they? Silver-gilt. | 0:25:19 | 0:25:22 | |
These pretty grape scissors catch James's eye. | 0:25:22 | 0:25:25 | |
-I suppose I could take 75 for those. -75? | 0:25:25 | 0:25:29 | |
They're a lovely weight, aren't they? | 0:25:29 | 0:25:32 | |
Quite late, though. | 0:25:32 | 0:25:34 | |
I think they're '30s. | 0:25:34 | 0:25:36 | |
Not too bad. | 0:25:36 | 0:25:38 | |
This cabinet looks interesting. | 0:25:38 | 0:25:39 | |
That cabinet has always got interesting things. | 0:25:39 | 0:25:43 | |
-Ah. -That's a whole set of stuff. | 0:25:43 | 0:25:46 | |
It's all together in a box. | 0:25:46 | 0:25:48 | |
All of those bits were together in one box. | 0:25:48 | 0:25:50 | |
And the little velvet bag. | 0:25:50 | 0:25:52 | |
Funny thing, that is. | 0:25:52 | 0:25:53 | |
17th century. | 0:25:53 | 0:25:56 | |
Cloak or a cape. | 0:25:56 | 0:25:59 | |
-They're interesting. -They are. | 0:25:59 | 0:26:02 | |
That looks like it might have gone on top of a pole. | 0:26:02 | 0:26:05 | |
That, I think, is the finial from a Chinese hat. | 0:26:05 | 0:26:10 | |
Oh, right. | 0:26:10 | 0:26:11 | |
-And so might that have been on the shoulder of a robe? -Perhaps. | 0:26:11 | 0:26:15 | |
How much are these? | 0:26:15 | 0:26:16 | |
I suppose I want £30 for them. | 0:26:16 | 0:26:18 | |
-The lot. -Yeah. | 0:26:18 | 0:26:20 | |
And those are...? | 0:26:20 | 0:26:22 | |
Well, I thought 75. | 0:26:22 | 0:26:25 | |
That's the thing of the best quality. | 0:26:26 | 0:26:29 | |
It's the finest. | 0:26:29 | 0:26:30 | |
Will you take 80 for the three lots? | 0:26:30 | 0:26:32 | |
How about 90? | 0:26:35 | 0:26:37 | |
I can't quite remember how much I've got. | 0:26:37 | 0:26:39 | |
Oh, do keep track, James. | 0:26:39 | 0:26:41 | |
You've got £91.50. | 0:26:41 | 0:26:43 | |
Shall we say 85? That's absolutely my very best. | 0:26:43 | 0:26:47 | |
It's very fair. Thank you very much. | 0:26:47 | 0:26:50 | |
Thank you. | 0:26:50 | 0:26:51 | |
James has done it again and bought quite a few items. | 0:26:51 | 0:26:54 | |
I do wonder how he'll put his five lots together, though. | 0:26:54 | 0:26:57 | |
-Thank you. -Thank you. -Bye. -Good luck. | 0:26:57 | 0:26:59 | |
Now that Anita has escaped Einstein's head scratcher, | 0:27:01 | 0:27:06 | |
maybe she'll come top of the class with her last shop of the trip - Antiques On High. | 0:27:06 | 0:27:11 | |
-Hi, I'm Anita. -Lovely to meet you, I'm Caroline. | 0:27:11 | 0:27:14 | |
-Welcome. -It's lovely to be here. | 0:27:14 | 0:27:16 | |
I'm sure Anita can score high marks here with Caroline Henney | 0:27:16 | 0:27:21 | |
helping her through the 25 dealers' wares. | 0:27:21 | 0:27:24 | |
There's interesting things in this cabinet. | 0:27:24 | 0:27:26 | |
And there's something that's caught my eye. | 0:27:26 | 0:27:29 | |
I wonder if I could have a look at those... | 0:27:29 | 0:27:31 | |
..chrome paws. | 0:27:33 | 0:27:35 | |
OK. | 0:27:35 | 0:27:37 | |
These 19th-century polished steel castors | 0:27:38 | 0:27:41 | |
probably came off a table and have a ticket price of £55. | 0:27:41 | 0:27:45 | |
Well... | 0:27:45 | 0:27:46 | |
What've we got here? | 0:27:46 | 0:27:48 | |
We've got four bits of furniture. | 0:27:48 | 0:27:52 | |
Yes. I think you need a settee. | 0:27:52 | 0:27:54 | |
Do we have the settee to go with it? | 0:27:54 | 0:27:57 | |
Well, I don't think so any more. | 0:27:57 | 0:28:00 | |
-They're unusual. -They are. | 0:28:00 | 0:28:03 | |
But I would like to buy them fairly cheaply. | 0:28:03 | 0:28:06 | |
I can have a word with the dealer. | 0:28:06 | 0:28:09 | |
I can let you know where I... | 0:28:09 | 0:28:12 | |
Shall I sit down for this bit? | 0:28:12 | 0:28:14 | |
I think you'll need to lie down. | 0:28:14 | 0:28:16 | |
I would like to be paying in the region of £10 for those. | 0:28:16 | 0:28:19 | |
Oh, gosh. | 0:28:19 | 0:28:21 | |
Let me have a quick word and I'll see how the land lies for you. | 0:28:21 | 0:28:25 | |
Caroline has a chat with the camera shy dealer, | 0:28:25 | 0:28:28 | |
but she's not sure Anita will like the news. | 0:28:28 | 0:28:31 | |
Anita, I think really the best we can do on them is £30. | 0:28:31 | 0:28:34 | |
That's under a tenner each. | 0:28:34 | 0:28:37 | |
But I really want to get four feet ahead of James. | 0:28:37 | 0:28:41 | |
-Ten's obviously too low. -It's much too low. | 0:28:42 | 0:28:45 | |
Do you think there would be the slightest possibility of, say, £20? | 0:28:45 | 0:28:51 | |
I'll tell you what, Anita - if you beat James, yeah, | 0:28:51 | 0:28:54 | |
we'll do them for 20. | 0:28:54 | 0:28:56 | |
Great. Four feet ahead. | 0:28:56 | 0:28:59 | |
I like that. | 0:28:59 | 0:29:01 | |
Your paws for profit. | 0:29:01 | 0:29:02 | |
Oh, no! | 0:29:02 | 0:29:04 | |
I hope you win or you won't have a leg to stand on! | 0:29:04 | 0:29:07 | |
-The jokes are terrible, aren't they? -I know! | 0:29:08 | 0:29:11 | |
Just as well this isn't the Joke Road Trip. | 0:29:11 | 0:29:14 | |
-Bye-bye, then. -Bye-bye, thank you. | 0:29:14 | 0:29:16 | |
That's the shopping over. | 0:29:16 | 0:29:18 | |
It's time for our experts to find out what each other have bought. | 0:29:18 | 0:29:21 | |
Who will get the A grades and who'll be sent to detention? | 0:29:21 | 0:29:25 | |
-Here we go. -Mr Lewis first. -Here we go. | 0:29:26 | 0:29:29 | |
Oh! An interesting wee lot, James. | 0:29:29 | 0:29:33 | |
Tell me about that. That looks rather nice. | 0:29:33 | 0:29:36 | |
It's just basically a brush pot, bamboo brush pot, | 0:29:36 | 0:29:38 | |
-but mother of pearl all over the place. -Uh-huh. | 0:29:38 | 0:29:41 | |
-But look! -That's intriguing. | 0:29:41 | 0:29:43 | |
Tell me about it, James. | 0:29:43 | 0:29:45 | |
Chinese. Turn of the century, about 1880. | 0:29:45 | 0:29:48 | |
That little piece has got a collector's label on it, | 0:29:48 | 0:29:51 | |
probably from the same period. | 0:29:51 | 0:29:53 | |
You've got two Oriental items. | 0:29:53 | 0:29:56 | |
You're a clever boy! | 0:29:56 | 0:29:57 | |
I think that little lot there, out of everything that I've bought, | 0:29:57 | 0:30:00 | |
I think that's the best lot. | 0:30:00 | 0:30:02 | |
-Tell me how much you paid for that. -20 quid. | 0:30:02 | 0:30:05 | |
-Oh, James! -Yeah. | 0:30:05 | 0:30:06 | |
But James isn't finished. | 0:30:06 | 0:30:08 | |
-Now, we're in Oxford. -Right. | 0:30:08 | 0:30:11 | |
-Boat race. -A-ha. | 0:30:11 | 0:30:13 | |
Oh, I love these. I love these! | 0:30:13 | 0:30:16 | |
-And this is 1883? -Yeah. | 0:30:16 | 0:30:18 | |
How much did you pay for that? | 0:30:18 | 0:30:20 | |
-A tenner. -Oh, no! | 0:30:20 | 0:30:22 | |
It was in a jeweller's shop and she hated it. | 0:30:22 | 0:30:24 | |
But, anyway, there we are. It's a... | 0:30:24 | 0:30:26 | |
You've bought a lot of stuff here, James. | 0:30:26 | 0:30:29 | |
Indeed. But what will he make of Anita's goodies? | 0:30:29 | 0:30:33 | |
Oh! | 0:30:33 | 0:30:34 | |
-Tell me about the picture. -The picture is... | 0:30:34 | 0:30:38 | |
It's rather a nice oil. | 0:30:38 | 0:30:40 | |
A lovely dealer, Nancy, | 0:30:40 | 0:30:42 | |
had bought it at a boot sale for £1. | 0:30:42 | 0:30:45 | |
I can just predict what you're going to say next. | 0:30:46 | 0:30:48 | |
-What? -And because she bought it from a car-boot sale for £1, | 0:30:48 | 0:30:52 | |
I so generously offered her two. | 0:30:52 | 0:30:56 | |
-No, no. -Three? | 0:30:56 | 0:30:59 | |
Well, she didn't tell me she only paid £1 for it | 0:30:59 | 0:31:01 | |
-until after I'd bought it! -All right. What did that cost? | 0:31:01 | 0:31:04 | |
-I paid £5 for that. -I wasn't far off, was I? | 0:31:04 | 0:31:07 | |
-I'll tell you what it's got a wee bit of. -What? -Profit. | 0:31:07 | 0:31:10 | |
Well, that's what we're looking for. | 0:31:10 | 0:31:12 | |
-All right. What next? -This I like. | 0:31:12 | 0:31:15 | |
This is a piece that will appeal to Glasgow. | 0:31:15 | 0:31:19 | |
We've got our Viking ship there. I paid £45 for it. | 0:31:19 | 0:31:23 | |
-Oh, so that wasn't a gift, then? -That wasn't a gift. | 0:31:23 | 0:31:26 | |
But it's a reasonable buy, isn't it, at that? | 0:31:26 | 0:31:28 | |
Yeah, and I liked it. | 0:31:28 | 0:31:29 | |
I think there is one lot for you | 0:31:29 | 0:31:31 | |
that I think is going to do way better than all the others - | 0:31:31 | 0:31:34 | |
that's your profit, isn't it? | 0:31:34 | 0:31:35 | |
But there we go. All down to the auction. Come on. | 0:31:35 | 0:31:38 | |
-Do you think we deserve a wee cup of tea now? -I think so. | 0:31:38 | 0:31:40 | |
Never mind a friendly cuppa - | 0:31:44 | 0:31:45 | |
what did they really think? | 0:31:45 | 0:31:47 | |
James Lewis has bought | 0:31:47 | 0:31:50 | |
hundreds of things. | 0:31:50 | 0:31:51 | |
He cannot help himself | 0:31:51 | 0:31:53 | |
and he spent all his money | 0:31:53 | 0:31:54 | |
because that's what he loves doing. | 0:31:54 | 0:31:56 | |
But he's got all these items | 0:31:56 | 0:31:57 | |
and he's grouped them together | 0:31:57 | 0:31:59 | |
in quite a... | 0:31:59 | 0:32:00 | |
Well, not a very logical way. | 0:32:00 | 0:32:03 | |
He's so generous and he's so nice, | 0:32:03 | 0:32:05 | |
he said that he thought my things were lovely. | 0:32:05 | 0:32:08 | |
Whether I believe him or not is another thing. | 0:32:08 | 0:32:10 | |
By far Anita's best purchase and the best item | 0:32:10 | 0:32:13 | |
is the oil painting, I think that's really quite good - | 0:32:13 | 0:32:16 | |
You know, it's going to be touch and go. | 0:32:16 | 0:32:19 | |
I think I might have blown a few chances | 0:32:19 | 0:32:21 | |
by buying too much, but we'll see. | 0:32:21 | 0:32:24 | |
We will indeed. | 0:32:25 | 0:32:27 | |
After starting out in Deddington, | 0:32:27 | 0:32:29 | |
our intrepid duo have wound their way through Oxfordshire, | 0:32:29 | 0:32:32 | |
crossing over into Hertfordshire for the auction in St Albans. | 0:32:32 | 0:32:35 | |
Just 22 miles from London, | 0:32:35 | 0:32:37 | |
St Albans is a stunning cathedral city. | 0:32:37 | 0:32:40 | |
The shrine of St Alban, the first Christian martyr in Britain, | 0:32:40 | 0:32:44 | |
sits within the great cathedral, | 0:32:44 | 0:32:46 | |
and is a site for pilgrimage. | 0:32:46 | 0:32:48 | |
Anita and James are heading for Hertfordshire Auctions | 0:32:48 | 0:32:52 | |
to see who will get today's gold star. | 0:32:52 | 0:32:54 | |
How are you feeling? | 0:32:54 | 0:32:56 | |
James, I'm feeling wonderful. | 0:32:56 | 0:32:58 | |
I'm sure we're going to make lots and lots of profit. | 0:32:58 | 0:33:00 | |
Ha-ha! Come on. | 0:33:00 | 0:33:02 | |
Well, one of us might! | 0:33:02 | 0:33:03 | |
Auctioneer Chris Small got hooked on auctions | 0:33:05 | 0:33:07 | |
when he was a young boy of 12 | 0:33:07 | 0:33:09 | |
and has lots of fresh faces in the auction house, | 0:33:09 | 0:33:12 | |
including his son. | 0:33:12 | 0:33:13 | |
But what does he think of the experts' items? | 0:33:13 | 0:33:17 | |
I think it's an interesting mix of items. | 0:33:17 | 0:33:19 | |
I like the painting - I think that could make anything, | 0:33:19 | 0:33:21 | |
absolutely anything. | 0:33:21 | 0:33:22 | |
I think the oar and the advertising sign, | 0:33:22 | 0:33:25 | |
we certainly wouldn't normally put two items like that together. | 0:33:25 | 0:33:28 | |
But the oar, a lot more interesting. | 0:33:28 | 0:33:32 | |
So, yes, I like the oar one. | 0:33:32 | 0:33:34 | |
Anita Manning started today's leg with £200 | 0:33:35 | 0:33:38 | |
and spent £108 on five lots. | 0:33:38 | 0:33:41 | |
James Lewis also started with £200 | 0:33:41 | 0:33:44 | |
and he has spent £193.50, | 0:33:44 | 0:33:47 | |
also on five lots. | 0:33:47 | 0:33:49 | |
This first auction of the Road Trip | 0:33:49 | 0:33:51 | |
is also being held online, | 0:33:51 | 0:33:53 | |
so might attract extra bidders. | 0:33:53 | 0:33:55 | |
But who will come top of the class in St Albans? | 0:33:55 | 0:33:57 | |
First up, it's James's bizarre lot | 0:33:59 | 0:34:01 | |
of that tin sign and the oar. | 0:34:01 | 0:34:04 | |
Will it leave him up the creek? | 0:34:04 | 0:34:06 | |
Starting at £20, who's in? 20 got. | 0:34:06 | 0:34:08 | |
20 I'm bid on two on the net. 22, 25, and 30. 35. | 0:34:08 | 0:34:12 | |
35's in the room, and 40. | 0:34:12 | 0:34:14 | |
45. | 0:34:14 | 0:34:16 | |
45, and 50. And 55. | 0:34:16 | 0:34:18 | |
At 55, these two items at £55 I've got. | 0:34:18 | 0:34:21 | |
Going to sell them. £55 I'm bid. | 0:34:21 | 0:34:24 | |
-Last chance. Are you done with them? -GAVEL FALLS | 0:34:24 | 0:34:26 | |
Not bad, James. | 0:34:26 | 0:34:28 | |
A small profit on that strange combination. | 0:34:28 | 0:34:31 | |
That's sort of all right for a daft lot. | 0:34:31 | 0:34:34 | |
Next, it's Anita's first lot of that hidden masterpiece, | 0:34:34 | 0:34:38 | |
bought for a measly fiver. | 0:34:38 | 0:34:42 | |
20, I'm bid. And 25. At 30 I'm bid. | 0:34:42 | 0:34:45 | |
Do you think this is cheap? I do! | 0:34:45 | 0:34:46 | |
£30 I'm bid, going once. | 0:34:46 | 0:34:49 | |
£30, and 35 bid. | 0:34:49 | 0:34:51 | |
-In the room at 35. -Yes! -Yes! | 0:34:51 | 0:34:53 | |
At 40. Straight back in at 40. | 0:34:53 | 0:34:55 | |
At 45, he says. | 0:34:55 | 0:34:57 | |
-Yes! -45 got. And 50 on the net. | 0:34:57 | 0:35:01 | |
At 50 I'm bid. This one. It's up to you. | 0:35:01 | 0:35:04 | |
You're nodding the wrong way. Have a think about it. | 0:35:04 | 0:35:07 | |
-It's an oil on board at £50. -Yes! | 0:35:07 | 0:35:11 | |
Well done. Well done. | 0:35:11 | 0:35:13 | |
£50, eh? But I don't know if James and Anita | 0:35:13 | 0:35:16 | |
can handle the excitement. | 0:35:16 | 0:35:18 | |
Next - James's St Peter figure | 0:35:18 | 0:35:22 | |
and the World War I Christmas tin. | 0:35:22 | 0:35:25 | |
Starting at 20, who's in? | 0:35:25 | 0:35:27 | |
(20...) Oh, come on! | 0:35:27 | 0:35:30 | |
20, I've got. | 0:35:30 | 0:35:31 | |
LAUGHTER | 0:35:31 | 0:35:33 | |
Don't worry, James, they're there. I've seen it. £20 I've got. | 0:35:33 | 0:35:36 | |
And 5, 30, and 35. | 0:35:36 | 0:35:38 | |
And 35. Got to hurry you. 40. | 0:35:38 | 0:35:41 | |
And 45 on the net. | 0:35:41 | 0:35:43 | |
£45 going once... | 0:35:43 | 0:35:45 | |
£45 twice. | 0:35:45 | 0:35:48 | |
Third, final... Oh, and 50. | 0:35:48 | 0:35:50 | |
Goodness me, the hammer nearly went down then, didn't it? | 0:35:50 | 0:35:53 | |
Now, James, no manhandling the bidders now! | 0:35:53 | 0:35:57 | |
And 5, on the net. | 0:35:57 | 0:35:58 | |
Are we sure we're done now? At £55 I sell it. | 0:35:58 | 0:36:02 | |
Yes! Well done! | 0:36:02 | 0:36:04 | |
Heavens above! Things are hotting up already. | 0:36:04 | 0:36:07 | |
That was £30 on the purchase price there. | 0:36:07 | 0:36:10 | |
James's turn again. It's the sharp little lot | 0:36:11 | 0:36:15 | |
of the pincushion and the grape scissors. | 0:36:15 | 0:36:17 | |
Start me at 20, who's in? | 0:36:17 | 0:36:18 | |
20. 25. And 30. | 0:36:18 | 0:36:21 | |
35. And 70 on the net, | 0:36:21 | 0:36:24 | |
at £70 I've got. At 75, I'm bid. | 0:36:24 | 0:36:27 | |
80 on the net bidder. £80 I'm bid now, and a 5 I'm bid. | 0:36:27 | 0:36:31 | |
At 85, still with the net bidder at 85. | 0:36:31 | 0:36:33 | |
Are we done? Going once. | 0:36:33 | 0:36:34 | |
£85 then going twice. | 0:36:34 | 0:36:36 | |
Third, final time at £85. | 0:36:36 | 0:36:40 | |
Oh, dear. After costs that's actually a small loss. | 0:36:40 | 0:36:43 | |
Now, James isn't happy at all. | 0:36:43 | 0:36:45 | |
They could've made double that. Double that. | 0:36:45 | 0:36:48 | |
Well, he would say that, wouldn't he? | 0:36:48 | 0:36:50 | |
Now, let's see whether Anita's castors will do any better. | 0:36:50 | 0:36:52 | |
Tell me your bids - what do you want to pay for 'em? | 0:36:52 | 0:36:55 | |
5 I've got. 8 I've got. At 8 I'm bid now. | 0:36:55 | 0:36:57 | |
10, I've got. 12 I've got. And 15. | 0:36:57 | 0:37:00 | |
-Got 15. In the yellow at 15. -Is that you bidding? | 0:37:00 | 0:37:03 | |
-I'm just getting excited. -He said "in the yellow". | 0:37:03 | 0:37:06 | |
15, I'm bid. 15. 18. | 0:37:06 | 0:37:08 | |
Got 18. 20. | 0:37:08 | 0:37:10 | |
-No! -£20 I've got. | 0:37:10 | 0:37:12 | |
£20. And 22 on the net bidder. | 0:37:12 | 0:37:14 | |
They're joining in now. | 0:37:14 | 0:37:16 | |
£22 I've got. | 0:37:16 | 0:37:19 | |
£22 I've got now, at £22. Up to you. | 0:37:19 | 0:37:22 | |
And 25 in the room. | 0:37:22 | 0:37:24 | |
-I can't believe this! -£25 I've got. | 0:37:24 | 0:37:26 | |
Going once. Going twice. | 0:37:26 | 0:37:31 | |
Got 'em. 25. | 0:37:31 | 0:37:32 | |
-No wonder you're laughing. -Yes! Yes! | 0:37:32 | 0:37:35 | |
But after costs, that's not much of a profit, | 0:37:35 | 0:37:37 | |
but Anita's delighted, which is great. | 0:37:37 | 0:37:41 | |
It's a very good set of castors. HE LAUGHS | 0:37:41 | 0:37:43 | |
Well, it's time for his bamboo pot. | 0:37:43 | 0:37:47 | |
Can this lot give James a brush with victory? | 0:37:47 | 0:37:49 | |
Start me at £20, who's in? £20 I've got. 25 got. 30. | 0:37:49 | 0:37:54 | |
32 bid. £35 I've got. All these bids are on the net. At £35 I've got. | 0:37:54 | 0:37:59 | |
38 in the room. And 40. 45 got. | 0:37:59 | 0:38:02 | |
50. 55. | 0:38:02 | 0:38:04 | |
60. | 0:38:04 | 0:38:05 | |
Come on! | 0:38:05 | 0:38:06 | |
And 5. And 70. | 0:38:06 | 0:38:08 | |
And 5. And 80. | 0:38:08 | 0:38:11 | |
At £80 for the Japanese. | 0:38:11 | 0:38:13 | |
£85 is on the net. At £85 I'm bid. | 0:38:13 | 0:38:17 | |
One more? Once then, £85. | 0:38:17 | 0:38:20 | |
90. Thought you would. | 0:38:20 | 0:38:22 | |
90's in the room now. At £90. | 0:38:22 | 0:38:25 | |
Third and final time, it's yours. | 0:38:25 | 0:38:27 | |
-That was a sweat. -That was quite exciting. | 0:38:27 | 0:38:29 | |
Phew! Well done. James is storming ahead of Anita now. | 0:38:29 | 0:38:33 | |
It's her favourite lot, | 0:38:34 | 0:38:36 | |
the brass Arts and Crafts jardiniere. | 0:38:36 | 0:38:39 | |
Start me at £20, who's in? | 0:38:39 | 0:38:41 | |
20, thank you. 20, 22, | 0:38:41 | 0:38:42 | |
25, 28. | 0:38:42 | 0:38:44 | |
30, 32, 35, | 0:38:44 | 0:38:46 | |
38, 40. | 0:38:46 | 0:38:47 | |
42, 45. | 0:38:47 | 0:38:49 | |
45. Got 48, 50. | 0:38:49 | 0:38:51 | |
55, 60... | 0:38:51 | 0:38:53 | |
65. 70. | 0:38:53 | 0:38:56 | |
75, 80. | 0:38:56 | 0:38:58 | |
£80. | 0:38:58 | 0:38:59 | |
And 5. At £90. Do you want 5? | 0:38:59 | 0:39:02 | |
£90. And 5. | 0:39:02 | 0:39:04 | |
And 100. You're out? | 0:39:04 | 0:39:06 | |
£100 then. I'll take 5 if it helps? | 0:39:06 | 0:39:10 | |
-Go on. -105. | 0:39:10 | 0:39:12 | |
110. 110 I'll say. | 0:39:12 | 0:39:14 | |
110 I'm bid. £110 going once. | 0:39:14 | 0:39:17 | |
Are you sure? | 0:39:17 | 0:39:19 | |
Going twice? | 0:39:19 | 0:39:21 | |
Marvellous, Anita. | 0:39:21 | 0:39:23 | |
Another lot more than doubling its purchase price. | 0:39:23 | 0:39:26 | |
And she's just snuck into the lead. | 0:39:26 | 0:39:29 | |
It all hangs on James's final lot. | 0:39:29 | 0:39:31 | |
He's sure this gilt-metal hat finial clasps and bag | 0:39:31 | 0:39:35 | |
were a good buy. | 0:39:35 | 0:39:36 | |
Start me at 20. Who's in? At 20 got. | 0:39:36 | 0:39:39 | |
And 25, and 30. | 0:39:39 | 0:39:40 | |
-And 35. And 40. -(Times it by 10.) | 0:39:40 | 0:39:42 | |
-And 45. And 45 is to my right. -No way. | 0:39:42 | 0:39:45 | |
-At £45 I'm bid. -Come on! | 0:39:45 | 0:39:48 | |
And 50. 55. | 0:39:48 | 0:39:51 | |
And 60. And 65. | 0:39:51 | 0:39:53 | |
-£65 I'm bid. -No way! | 0:39:53 | 0:39:55 | |
You're up, madam. It's there, once. | 0:39:55 | 0:39:58 | |
65 going twice. | 0:39:58 | 0:40:00 | |
Third, final time, then. | 0:40:00 | 0:40:01 | |
Oh, James isn't a happy bunny, | 0:40:01 | 0:40:03 | |
even though he more than tripled the £20 purchase price. | 0:40:03 | 0:40:07 | |
He thought he had a valuable lot there. Clearly not. | 0:40:07 | 0:40:10 | |
If you found the Crown Jewels in the lake | 0:40:10 | 0:40:13 | |
and it made a tenner and it was a tenner profit, | 0:40:13 | 0:40:16 | |
-you wouldn't be happy, would you? -SHE LAUGHS | 0:40:16 | 0:40:18 | |
Aw. Anita's moulded glass tray | 0:40:18 | 0:40:21 | |
with the mermaid next. | 0:40:21 | 0:40:23 | |
Will the bidders be wooed? | 0:40:23 | 0:40:24 | |
£20. £20 I've got. | 0:40:24 | 0:40:26 | |
-Straight in, £20 I've got. -You what? | 0:40:26 | 0:40:29 | |
And 25. And 28. Any more? | 0:40:29 | 0:40:30 | |
And 30. And 32. And 35. | 0:40:30 | 0:40:34 | |
38, 38. 38 and 40. | 0:40:34 | 0:40:37 | |
42, 45, | 0:40:37 | 0:40:39 | |
48. | 0:40:39 | 0:40:40 | |
50. | 0:40:40 | 0:40:42 | |
-52. -It's appealing. | 0:40:42 | 0:40:44 | |
It's useful. | 0:40:44 | 0:40:46 | |
-And 60. -You are pulling my fin. | 0:40:46 | 0:40:50 | |
She's beaten the both of you. | 0:40:50 | 0:40:51 | |
£55 I'm bid, coming right at the end there at £55. | 0:40:51 | 0:40:55 | |
Are you done with it? | 0:40:55 | 0:40:58 | |
Do you know, you're crowned queen of the castle. | 0:40:58 | 0:41:03 | |
Do you know something? | 0:41:03 | 0:41:05 | |
-I'm going for a beer. -SHE LAUGHS | 0:41:05 | 0:41:07 | |
We've got one more to go. | 0:41:07 | 0:41:09 | |
-I don't care, I've given up! -LAUGHTER | 0:41:09 | 0:41:11 | |
You're all mad! | 0:41:11 | 0:41:14 | |
Takes one to know one! And he's off. | 0:41:14 | 0:41:17 | |
I think it's just too much excitement for the poor boy. | 0:41:17 | 0:41:19 | |
But you're winning, James. | 0:41:19 | 0:41:20 | |
He's away in a huff. | 0:41:20 | 0:41:23 | |
But Anita still has one lot to go. | 0:41:23 | 0:41:25 | |
Can the amber-effect beads be her Crown Jewels? | 0:41:25 | 0:41:29 | |
£30 for those. | 0:41:29 | 0:41:30 | |
How can he start those at £30?! | 0:41:30 | 0:41:32 | |
A tenner. Who's in? | 0:41:32 | 0:41:34 | |
-Yes! -50p! | 0:41:34 | 0:41:37 | |
Oh, do behave, James. | 0:41:37 | 0:41:38 | |
James Lewis! | 0:41:38 | 0:41:41 | |
18. 22. 25. | 0:41:41 | 0:41:43 | |
28. | 0:41:43 | 0:41:45 | |
30. 32, 35, 38, | 0:41:45 | 0:41:47 | |
-40. -£40. -Lady's bid £40. -What! | 0:41:47 | 0:41:51 | |
£40 - I think she's done it. | 0:41:51 | 0:41:53 | |
In the chair at £40. | 0:41:53 | 0:41:55 | |
Are you done with them? | 0:41:55 | 0:41:57 | |
-£40. -Yes! James Lewis, did you see that? | 0:41:57 | 0:42:01 | |
Yeah. | 0:42:01 | 0:42:03 | |
By George, on the very last lot | 0:42:03 | 0:42:04 | |
Anita has taken the lead and won the auction! | 0:42:04 | 0:42:07 | |
That's better. Kiss and make up like good boys and girls now. | 0:42:09 | 0:42:13 | |
Well done. | 0:42:13 | 0:42:14 | |
Right. Let's go. | 0:42:14 | 0:42:16 | |
James began this first leg with £200. | 0:42:18 | 0:42:20 | |
After paying auction costs, | 0:42:20 | 0:42:22 | |
he made a respectable profit of £93.50, | 0:42:22 | 0:42:25 | |
giving him £293.50 | 0:42:25 | 0:42:28 | |
to take into the next leg. | 0:42:28 | 0:42:31 | |
Anita also began with £200, | 0:42:32 | 0:42:34 | |
but she has stormed ahead of James | 0:42:34 | 0:42:36 | |
with an impressive profit of £121.60, | 0:42:36 | 0:42:39 | |
winning this leg and giving her £321.60 | 0:42:39 | 0:42:43 | |
to play with on the next. Well done, girl. | 0:42:43 | 0:42:46 | |
Well... | 0:42:46 | 0:42:47 | |
I am the champion! | 0:42:47 | 0:42:49 | |
You almost knocked me out. Blimey! | 0:42:49 | 0:42:51 | |
What's it like to be a loser? | 0:42:51 | 0:42:53 | |
Anita, it's been my life story. | 0:42:53 | 0:42:57 | |
Drive on, James. Drive on. | 0:42:58 | 0:43:00 | |
So, off to London. | 0:43:00 | 0:43:02 | |
On the next Antiques Road Trip, | 0:43:05 | 0:43:07 | |
James cannot be serious! | 0:43:07 | 0:43:09 | |
Now I'm in here, you're not getting me out! | 0:43:09 | 0:43:12 | |
I've waited too long for this. | 0:43:12 | 0:43:14 | |
While Anita has a strong backhand of her own. | 0:43:14 | 0:43:17 | |
HE LAUGHS | 0:43:17 | 0:43:19 | |
That was good! | 0:43:19 | 0:43:20 | |
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