0:00:02 > 0:00:04- It's the nation's favourite antiques experts!- All right, viewers?
0:00:04 > 0:00:07With £200 each, a classic car
0:00:07 > 0:00:10and a goal to scour Britain for antiques.
0:00:10 > 0:00:12On fire! Yes!
0:00:12 > 0:00:13Sold!
0:00:13 > 0:00:15The aim, to make the biggest profit at auction.
0:00:15 > 0:00:18- But it's no mean feat!- 50p!
0:00:18 > 0:00:21There'll be worthy winners and valiant losers.
0:00:21 > 0:00:23You've had it a while!
0:00:23 > 0:00:25So, will it be the high road to glory
0:00:25 > 0:00:27or the slow road to disaster?
0:00:27 > 0:00:28Ooh!
0:00:28 > 0:00:29Oh, no!
0:00:29 > 0:00:32This is the Antiques Road Trip!
0:00:33 > 0:00:35Yeah!
0:00:36 > 0:00:40On this road trip, we're journeying with two antiques maestros,
0:00:40 > 0:00:43who are eagle of eye and quick to the punch.
0:00:43 > 0:00:45When I got out of bed this morning,
0:00:45 > 0:00:49I felt as if I'd been through a round with Mike Tyson!
0:00:49 > 0:00:53- Why was that?- I went through round one with you!
0:00:53 > 0:00:56Anita Manning is a flamboyant Scot
0:00:56 > 0:00:58who owns her own saleroom
0:00:58 > 0:01:02and who's always proud to showcase her unique sense of style. Here we go.
0:01:02 > 0:01:04Too exotic!
0:01:05 > 0:01:07While James Lewis is a Derbyshire auctioneer
0:01:07 > 0:01:12who has an eye for quality and is never afraid of making a cheeky offer.
0:01:13 > 0:01:17Both our jolly chums began this epic road trip with £200.
0:01:17 > 0:01:20Anita stormed ahead on the first leg
0:01:20 > 0:01:23and now has a whopping £321.60
0:01:23 > 0:01:27burning a hole in her sporran. Do girls wear sporrans?
0:01:27 > 0:01:30But James also made consistent profits.
0:01:30 > 0:01:32He boasts a budget of £293.50.
0:01:32 > 0:01:37I don't know what he's moaning about, really. But he will moan!
0:01:37 > 0:01:39Not quite out for the count,
0:01:39 > 0:01:41but you certainly won the round hands down!
0:01:41 > 0:01:44This top-trading twosome
0:01:44 > 0:01:50are driving a sweet little '60s - check - the 1969 Volkswagen Beetle.
0:01:52 > 0:01:54The whole road trip will see them sally forth
0:01:54 > 0:01:56through the glories of southern England,
0:01:56 > 0:01:58from Oxfordshire and the south-east,
0:01:58 > 0:02:03then west, and then back to hopeful triumph in our nation's capital.
0:02:03 > 0:02:05In today's show,
0:02:05 > 0:02:09they begin in the leafy London district of Wimbledon,
0:02:09 > 0:02:14heading stoutly for their auction near the town of Alresford in Hampshire.
0:02:19 > 0:02:22We're on Wimbledon Common!
0:02:22 > 0:02:24- Yep.- Is that where the Wombles came from?
0:02:24 > 0:02:27What do you mean, "came" from?
0:02:27 > 0:02:31- Are Wombles real things, James? - Of course they are! They're as real as your haggis!
0:02:31 > 0:02:32Good point.
0:02:32 > 0:02:35# Underground, overground, Wombling free... #
0:02:35 > 0:02:38When Darwin discovered them in the 19th century,
0:02:38 > 0:02:43they'd really been underground...
0:02:43 > 0:02:46Overground? Wombling free?
0:02:46 > 0:02:49- James, I think you're kidding me on. - In what way?
0:02:49 > 0:02:54Listen, if you see a Womble, give me a shout and we'll stop.
0:02:54 > 0:02:56Best ask for some local knowledge, eh?
0:02:56 > 0:02:58Have you seen any Wombles about?
0:02:58 > 0:03:00Just one earlier, collecting some rubbish.
0:03:00 > 0:03:03- Lovely. In which direction? - Straight down on the left.
0:03:03 > 0:03:07- Wombles are real?- Of course they're real!- Told you! - Wimbledon is where they live.
0:03:07 > 0:03:10Well, you've won that argument, James!
0:03:14 > 0:03:17They've arrived in the centre of lovely Wimbledon,
0:03:17 > 0:03:21where James will begin his search - for antiques, hopefully!
0:03:21 > 0:03:26He's heading into his first shop of the day, the haltingly named Just Pause.
0:03:28 > 0:03:31Ready to greet him is proprietor Maria. Hi, Maria!
0:03:31 > 0:03:34- Hi, I'm James. Nice to see you. - Nice to see you.
0:03:36 > 0:03:39And he's shortly spotted something that appeals.
0:03:39 > 0:03:41How much is the decanter box?
0:03:41 > 0:03:46- Negotiable.- OK. There's a lot of damage, isn't there?
0:03:47 > 0:03:49It's a portable mahogany liqueur casket,
0:03:49 > 0:03:53probably dating from around the 1830s,
0:03:53 > 0:03:55containing six glass decanters.
0:03:55 > 0:03:59A smart way of transporting one's grog when one's travelling.
0:04:00 > 0:04:02There's no ticket price on it
0:04:02 > 0:04:06and it sounds like Marie is open to a haggle.
0:04:06 > 0:04:10With an auction estimate of 40 to 60, would you consider 40?
0:04:10 > 0:04:13- How about 45?- That should be worth that.
0:04:13 > 0:04:15It is!
0:04:17 > 0:04:19That's a great, great bargain.
0:04:19 > 0:04:24James is tempted, but he's going to think on that and browse further.
0:04:25 > 0:04:29There's a large item in the basement that seems to have caught his beady eye.
0:04:29 > 0:04:31Gosh.
0:04:31 > 0:04:33Cor blimey!
0:04:33 > 0:04:35Cor blimey, guv'nor!
0:04:35 > 0:04:37A big lump of Chinese.
0:04:40 > 0:04:43Got a bit of age to it. You've had it a while, haven't you?
0:04:45 > 0:04:48Well, it's Chinese blue and white, ticket price £85.
0:04:48 > 0:04:51But neither James nor Maria are sure of its age.
0:04:51 > 0:04:57James is optimistic in hoping that it might turn out to be an antique piece,
0:04:57 > 0:05:00dating from the 19th or even 18th century.
0:05:01 > 0:05:04But if it is the latter, it could be seriously valuable.
0:05:04 > 0:05:06Still, it's a gamble, isn't it?
0:05:06 > 0:05:08Or is it?
0:05:09 > 0:05:12It's either worth thousands or nothing!
0:05:12 > 0:05:14Well, I hope it's thousands for you!
0:05:14 > 0:05:19Well, the fact that it's been here all these months, probably means it's not!
0:05:19 > 0:05:20What would you like to offer?
0:05:20 > 0:05:22You are bubbly, Marie!
0:05:22 > 0:05:26Well, it's been reduced three times. You've had it ages.
0:05:26 > 0:05:28How about a cheeky 30 quid?
0:05:30 > 0:05:31OK.
0:05:31 > 0:05:33- Sure?- Done!
0:05:33 > 0:05:36I was thinking you were going to say 50!
0:05:36 > 0:05:39I was, but then I thought we'd do a deal.
0:05:39 > 0:05:43I'll give you - this is a rare thing for me - I'm going to give you 40.
0:05:43 > 0:05:44- Thank you!- 40.
0:05:47 > 0:05:50Highly maverick move, I'd say, for the Road Trip.
0:05:50 > 0:05:52He's voluntarily raised his own offer.
0:05:52 > 0:05:56Let's hope that bit of good karma sees James right with the vase
0:05:56 > 0:05:57at the auction.
0:05:59 > 0:06:01But this pair are getting on swimmingly
0:06:01 > 0:06:03and James has soon found something else nearby.
0:06:09 > 0:06:11Oh, they've both had their ears off.
0:06:11 > 0:06:14Do you know, a long time ago,
0:06:14 > 0:06:16I really desperately wanted one of these.
0:06:16 > 0:06:21- Aw!- They're carved out of a block of serpentine. They're from Florence.
0:06:23 > 0:06:24It's a pair of figures of dogs.
0:06:24 > 0:06:28Indeed modelled from the dark green mineral serpentine
0:06:28 > 0:06:30and dating from the Victorian period.
0:06:30 > 0:06:35Perhaps brought home from some lucky traveller's Grand Tour of Europe.
0:06:35 > 0:06:37Marie has got £90 on the pair.
0:06:39 > 0:06:45I really like them. There is that damage. I'll have to think on those.
0:06:45 > 0:06:47James has the Chinese vase in the bag.
0:06:47 > 0:06:52But he seems to have been struck by indecision with regards to the other items he's seen.
0:06:52 > 0:06:54I like the decanter box.
0:06:54 > 0:06:57I like the dogs, but they're too much money because of the ears.
0:06:57 > 0:07:00- The dogs could be cheaper. - Could they?- Yes.
0:07:00 > 0:07:03- Thirty?- Forty?
0:07:05 > 0:07:0635.
0:07:06 > 0:07:09- OK.- Deal!- Done!
0:07:10 > 0:07:13But what about the portable liqueur casket he also liked?
0:07:13 > 0:07:17Marie last offered a price of £45 on that.
0:07:17 > 0:07:20And 45 on that. You've got a deal.
0:07:20 > 0:07:22- There you go.- Thank you. - Brilliant. Well, that's three.
0:07:22 > 0:07:26Three items indeed. And as if to complement James's doggie figures,
0:07:26 > 0:07:31- someone else has come to bid him farewell.- Hello! Hello!
0:07:31 > 0:07:32What's your name?
0:07:32 > 0:07:36That's my baby, Paws. There you go! Say hello to James!
0:07:36 > 0:07:38Hello!
0:07:38 > 0:07:39You're a good boy.
0:07:39 > 0:07:41You're a good boy, too, James.
0:07:42 > 0:07:46- You've been lovely. Thank you so much.- Thank you so much! Wonderful!
0:07:48 > 0:07:52Meanwhile, Anita has driven on to the London district of Battersea,
0:07:52 > 0:07:54otherwise known as "Battercia"!
0:07:54 > 0:07:55Ha!
0:07:55 > 0:07:59The area's most famous disused power station
0:07:59 > 0:08:01is often likened to an upturned table.
0:08:01 > 0:08:05This well-heeled postcode seems a good place to start her morning.
0:08:05 > 0:08:09She's strolling off into her first shop of the day,
0:08:09 > 0:08:12the sizeable Northcote Antiques Market
0:08:12 > 0:08:15where she's meeting dealers Donald and Diana.
0:08:17 > 0:08:19Hi, folks! I'm Anita.
0:08:19 > 0:08:24- Nice to meet you!- Nice to meet you. - It's lovely to be here.
0:08:24 > 0:08:26Best get hunting, girl.
0:08:33 > 0:08:36And she's soon spotted a glittering little bauble.
0:08:36 > 0:08:41I always think that silver and crystal is a lovely combination.
0:08:41 > 0:08:48This is a little dish that would possibly belong to a lady.
0:08:48 > 0:08:51This possibly could have been an ashtray.
0:08:51 > 0:08:56It bears silver hallmarks, though, dating it to 1909.
0:08:56 > 0:09:00Though the marks have been slightly damaged by over-polishing.
0:09:00 > 0:09:01Ticket price is £58.
0:09:02 > 0:09:09This would have belonged to a rather racy type of female, you know!
0:09:09 > 0:09:11Much like yourself, Anita.
0:09:11 > 0:09:15Dealer Donald doesn't know what he's in for. Stand by, boy!
0:09:15 > 0:09:17It's had a bit of a knock.
0:09:17 > 0:09:21And also the hallmark has been rubbed.
0:09:21 > 0:09:24- You know what's coming, don't you? - I know exactly what's coming!
0:09:24 > 0:09:28- Can I tell you what I'd like to pay for that?- Sure.
0:09:28 > 0:09:31I would like to pay £20 for it.
0:09:31 > 0:09:33OK...
0:09:33 > 0:09:36- You haven't fallen down. - I haven't fallen down.
0:09:36 > 0:09:38He hasn't agreed to the offer, either!
0:09:38 > 0:09:41Less than half price is quite a discount.
0:09:43 > 0:09:47I'd be tempted to offer it to you for about 30.
0:09:48 > 0:09:50Um, could you come to 25?
0:09:50 > 0:09:52That might give me a wee bit of a chance.
0:09:52 > 0:09:54- OK.- Will we do that?
0:09:54 > 0:09:57- Only cos we like you! - Oh, thank you so much, Donald!
0:09:57 > 0:10:01Anita's charm does her proud yet again.
0:10:01 > 0:10:04And she's got the racy little number for £25.
0:10:05 > 0:10:07But she's really on fire this morning
0:10:07 > 0:10:10and she's soon found something else.
0:10:11 > 0:10:14I'm quite interested in this item here.
0:10:14 > 0:10:18It's a bronzed censer.
0:10:18 > 0:10:21I think that it's Oriental.
0:10:21 > 0:10:25Yes. A censer is a vessel for burning incense.
0:10:25 > 0:10:29The ticket price on this one is £35.
0:10:30 > 0:10:34It's a good weight, and I think it's got a bit of age about it.
0:10:34 > 0:10:37I'd like to be getting it for round about £20.
0:10:37 > 0:10:41I'll have a go at that. See if I can get it 18, 20.
0:10:42 > 0:10:44Time to attract Diana's attention.
0:10:44 > 0:10:47- How can I help you? - I fancy this wee pot.
0:10:47 > 0:10:52The price that I'd like to pay would be round about 18, 20.
0:10:52 > 0:10:54The stallholder is away at the moment.
0:10:54 > 0:10:58Is it possible to talk to him?
0:10:58 > 0:11:00Absolutely. Absolutely. Of course.
0:11:00 > 0:11:03Let me just try and get them on the phone.
0:11:03 > 0:11:07Diana will call Peter, the dealer who owns it. Great phone!
0:11:07 > 0:11:09All right. Here she is.
0:11:11 > 0:11:14Hello, Peter. It's Anita from the Antiques Road Trip.
0:11:14 > 0:11:18There's a little kind of brass pot
0:11:18 > 0:11:23and I was wondering if you could come in the region of 18 to £20?
0:11:23 > 0:11:25Is it possible, Peter?
0:11:25 > 0:11:26Going well?
0:11:27 > 0:11:29It's still too much for me.
0:11:29 > 0:11:32Can you come to, say, 22?
0:11:34 > 0:11:37OK. Let's go for 25, Peter.
0:11:37 > 0:11:39Smashing.
0:11:39 > 0:11:41Peter knocks a tenner off the asking,
0:11:41 > 0:11:46and Anita's got both ashtray and censer for a nice round £50.
0:11:46 > 0:11:51- Thank you very much.- It's been an absolute pleasure.- OK, bye-bye!
0:11:56 > 0:11:59Now, James is still over in Wimbledon.
0:11:59 > 0:12:04Wombles notwithstanding, the area is really synonymous with one thing.
0:12:09 > 0:12:16So it would be criminal if he didn't nip off to visit the most famous real estate in SW19,
0:12:16 > 0:12:19the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club.
0:12:19 > 0:12:22Tennis-mad James is in for a real treat today.
0:12:24 > 0:12:28He's meeting the commercial manager of the club's museum, Ashley Jones.
0:12:28 > 0:12:31- Ashley.- Nice to meet you. - How are you? Nice to see you.
0:12:31 > 0:12:35Gosh, you have no idea how excited I am!
0:12:37 > 0:12:42The club is, of course, home to the annual Wimbledon Championships,
0:12:42 > 0:12:45the oldest and most prestigious tennis tournament in the world.
0:12:47 > 0:12:51And lately, the scene of a long-awaited British triumph.
0:12:51 > 0:12:52Oh, there he is, Andy.
0:12:52 > 0:12:55- Gosh!- Our most recent British champion, of course.
0:12:55 > 0:12:59My hands were like this, just watching! I couldn't believe it!
0:12:59 > 0:13:01But, oh, what a time!
0:13:01 > 0:13:03Anyway, let's have a look around.
0:13:04 > 0:13:06As its name attests,
0:13:06 > 0:13:11the club originally played croquet when it was founded back in 1868.
0:13:11 > 0:13:13Ashley's taking James to see an object
0:13:13 > 0:13:18that oddly enough caused the club to change its focus to lawn tennis
0:13:18 > 0:13:22and gave rise to one of the world's greatest sporting events.
0:13:23 > 0:13:26I've brought you to see this because this is why the championship exists.
0:13:26 > 0:13:31- In what way?- The pony roller was donated to the club in 1872
0:13:31 > 0:13:34- when it was a croquet club, to keep the croquet lawns flat.- OK.
0:13:34 > 0:13:37And then they adopted tennis in 1875.
0:13:37 > 0:13:40But in 1877, the pony roller broke.
0:13:40 > 0:13:44It was going to cost £10 to fix it, and the club couldn't afford it.
0:13:44 > 0:13:48So, they decided to hold a little tournament for gentlemen that year.
0:13:48 > 0:13:53And that tournament was the first men's singles tennis event played at Wimbledon.
0:13:53 > 0:13:56And it's from that that all the subsequent glory sprang.
0:13:59 > 0:14:00Famously, players on court at Wimbledon
0:14:00 > 0:14:03must dress almost entirely in white
0:14:03 > 0:14:07and this tradition also originates in the club's early days.
0:14:08 > 0:14:12It has to be more than tradition that they wear white.
0:14:12 > 0:14:14- Was there a reason? - Yes, there was a reason.
0:14:14 > 0:14:17The gentlemen originally would wear the same clothes they wore for cricket.
0:14:17 > 0:14:19So the men were wearing white anyway.
0:14:19 > 0:14:22But the ladies would wear whatever clothes they happened to wear on the day.
0:14:22 > 0:14:27So the style of dress at the time, 4.9 kilos of clothing.
0:14:27 > 0:14:30So, if you're running around on a warm summer's day like today,
0:14:30 > 0:14:34and you're wearing that weight of clothing, you're going to sweat.
0:14:34 > 0:14:37So, the ladies switched to wearing white because it doesn't show the sweat so badly.
0:14:37 > 0:14:40They still looked elegant when they came off court.
0:14:40 > 0:14:44- It was about looking attractive and healthy and fit.- Yeah. - And therefore marriageable.
0:14:44 > 0:14:48They obviously didn't realise that "love" means nothing in tennis!
0:14:48 > 0:14:53Very good! I have to say there's a lot of "courting" going on around here! Come on.
0:14:53 > 0:14:55Look, I'll do the jokes, thanks.
0:14:56 > 0:15:00There's one last place Ashley's going to take you, James.
0:15:00 > 0:15:04And it's the one that James has been desperately trying to get to
0:15:04 > 0:15:07for quite some time - the legendary Centre Court.
0:15:07 > 0:15:09So, here we are.
0:15:09 > 0:15:12- The place itself, the Centre Court. - Wow!
0:15:12 > 0:15:14Gosh!
0:15:14 > 0:15:19Like so many thousand people have and do, I've queued up outside,
0:15:19 > 0:15:21I've camped outside,
0:15:21 > 0:15:24trying to get into this very court.
0:15:24 > 0:15:28Whilst the other grass courts are open to play for members from mid-May,
0:15:28 > 0:15:32Centre Court and Number One court are almost exclusively reserved
0:15:32 > 0:15:34for use during the championships.
0:15:34 > 0:15:38Setting foot within it is possibly a once-in-a-lifetime experience.
0:15:38 > 0:15:40So over here we've got the royal box.
0:15:40 > 0:15:43And the players' family box right in front of it.
0:15:43 > 0:15:47- So that was Andy's box, wasn't it?- Yes.
0:15:47 > 0:15:49- And he came leaping over here. - That's right.
0:15:49 > 0:15:52- That's his mum's seat, isn't it? - That's where she was sitting.
0:15:52 > 0:15:54Oh, my goodness!
0:15:54 > 0:15:56Wonderful.
0:15:56 > 0:16:01But sadly for Ashley, now James has finally made it onto this hallowed ground,
0:16:01 > 0:16:04he seems quite...set.
0:16:04 > 0:16:08But now I'm in here, you're not getting me out!
0:16:08 > 0:16:11I'm just going to stay!
0:16:11 > 0:16:13I've waited too long for this.
0:16:13 > 0:16:15Best alert security, eh, Ashley?
0:16:18 > 0:16:21Now, Anita's still about four miles away in Battersea.
0:16:21 > 0:16:24And she seems to be feeling very positive.
0:16:24 > 0:16:30What I do know is it's going to be another great adventure in London!
0:16:30 > 0:16:31I love it!
0:16:31 > 0:16:33Marvellous.
0:16:33 > 0:16:35She's en-route to Eccles Road Antiques,
0:16:35 > 0:16:37and greeting dealer Helen.
0:16:39 > 0:16:44- Ah, hello! I'm Anita.- Hello, I'm Helen. Nice to meet you. - Lovely to be here!
0:16:44 > 0:16:47Introductions done, time for a truffle about.
0:16:52 > 0:16:54I quite like these.
0:16:54 > 0:16:57These are what we call firedogs.
0:16:57 > 0:17:01They would sit on either side of the hearth
0:17:01 > 0:17:07and you would lay your poker, the shovel and the brush there.
0:17:07 > 0:17:11So that your fire tools would lie across these.
0:17:11 > 0:17:16These are very nice. They're quality, they're ornate,
0:17:16 > 0:17:18they're possibly French.
0:17:18 > 0:17:20Ticket price is £75.
0:17:20 > 0:17:23But Anita's hoping that Helen might be able to do a deal.
0:17:25 > 0:17:27- Helen?- Yes?
0:17:27 > 0:17:30I was having a wee look at these firedogs.
0:17:30 > 0:17:33I think possibly 19th century?
0:17:33 > 0:17:36They are French. Definitely French, the French Empire.
0:17:36 > 0:17:39So mid-19th century.
0:17:39 > 0:17:44I'd like to buy them. Can I offer a price? Can I make an offer and you can tell me if I'm...
0:17:44 > 0:17:47- Tell you to leave the shop? - You can do that if you want!
0:17:47 > 0:17:53I would like to be paying around the 50 mark for these.
0:17:53 > 0:17:55Can we do sort of 55?
0:17:57 > 0:18:02- Yeah.- Will you do 55? - 55 and I'll shake your hand. - Thank you very much.
0:18:02 > 0:18:05A nice deal done, very amicably.
0:18:05 > 0:18:08Helen's recommended that Anita take a look in the basement
0:18:08 > 0:18:12where there's a lot of stock that's been in the shop for some time
0:18:12 > 0:18:14and on which a good deal might be struck.
0:18:16 > 0:18:19Helen just said, "Good luck. You may be some time!"
0:18:19 > 0:18:22Maybe she thinks that a giant spider will capture me!
0:18:22 > 0:18:24Well, let's hope not!
0:18:24 > 0:18:27But something has captured Anita's heart.
0:18:29 > 0:18:31That's quite a nice wee thing.
0:18:32 > 0:18:34It's from the 1920s
0:18:34 > 0:18:40and it's a child's sliding, folding chair.
0:18:40 > 0:18:44Isn't it just so cute to see something like that in the miniature?
0:18:44 > 0:18:51Ticket price was £195 before it was confined to the gloom below stairs.
0:18:51 > 0:18:55I think that wee child's chair is just absolutely lovely.
0:18:55 > 0:18:58- It's charming, isn't it? - Have you had that for a long time?
0:18:58 > 0:19:01Yes, since God was a boy, basically!
0:19:02 > 0:19:06If this has been here since God was a boy,
0:19:06 > 0:19:09this chair is costing you money.
0:19:09 > 0:19:12Yes, I take your point.
0:19:12 > 0:19:15So you're going to make me an offer, aren't you?
0:19:15 > 0:19:18Do. Make me an offer and I'll see...
0:19:18 > 0:19:20Do I need to be sitting?
0:19:20 > 0:19:23Yes! Can I buy it for 40 quid?
0:19:26 > 0:19:27Yes.
0:19:27 > 0:19:29It does need a bit of a clean.
0:19:29 > 0:19:33Helen's assistant Mark will be put to work. Go for it, Mark.
0:19:33 > 0:19:35Tea for the ladies.
0:19:35 > 0:19:37- I can see Mark has already started. - Yes.
0:19:37 > 0:19:42That's what we like. There's nothing like spectator sport, is there?
0:19:42 > 0:19:45Mind that wee bit at the side, Mark!
0:19:45 > 0:19:48If you've quite finished, Anita,
0:19:48 > 0:19:50it is time to get on the road.
0:19:50 > 0:19:52- Bye-bye!- Bye-bye!
0:19:52 > 0:19:54Stick at that, Mark!
0:19:55 > 0:20:01And that brings their first hectic day's buying to an amiable close.
0:20:01 > 0:20:02Night-night!
0:20:08 > 0:20:10But they're up with the larks the next morning
0:20:10 > 0:20:12and chirruping with enthusiasm.
0:20:12 > 0:20:14Or at least, Anita is!
0:20:14 > 0:20:16James, James, wake up! Look!
0:20:16 > 0:20:18- I'm awake!- We're by the side of the Thames.
0:20:18 > 0:20:22Just along as we stay by the side, and not in it, I'm happy.
0:20:22 > 0:20:27What is it with you about getting up so early?
0:20:27 > 0:20:29It's just not natural!
0:20:30 > 0:20:33So far, James has spent £120 on three lots.
0:20:33 > 0:20:36The Chinese blue and white vase...
0:20:36 > 0:20:39.the two serpentine dogs...
0:20:39 > 0:20:40..and the mahogany liqueur case.
0:20:44 > 0:20:48While Anita has splashed out £145 on four lots.
0:20:48 > 0:20:50The silver and crystal ashtray,
0:20:50 > 0:20:52the Oriental censer,
0:20:52 > 0:20:54the child's leather chair
0:20:54 > 0:20:56and the pair of bronze firedogs.
0:20:58 > 0:21:01It's lovely to get out in the morning!
0:21:01 > 0:21:03The fresh air.
0:21:03 > 0:21:06Get the wind in your hair, if you've got any!
0:21:06 > 0:21:08Hey, we'll have less of that!
0:21:09 > 0:21:11Don't squabble! Honestly!
0:21:11 > 0:21:14This morning, they're aiming for Molesey in Surrey,
0:21:14 > 0:21:17which can be dated to the 7th century.
0:21:19 > 0:21:22On the banks of Old Father Thames,
0:21:22 > 0:21:26Molesey is a south-western suburb of central London.
0:21:26 > 0:21:30Anita's jumping out of the car at a stunning local landmark,
0:21:30 > 0:21:31Hampton Court Palace.
0:21:33 > 0:21:37That looks absolutely fantastic.
0:21:37 > 0:21:40We'll come back to you in due course, Anita.
0:21:40 > 0:21:43While James is driving off into the centre of the town.
0:21:43 > 0:21:47James is beginning his day in Hampton Court Emporium,
0:21:47 > 0:21:49an antiques centre fit for a king.
0:21:49 > 0:21:52He's meeting dealer Lesley.
0:21:52 > 0:21:54SHOP BELL RINGS
0:21:56 > 0:21:59- Good morning, James. I'm Lesley. - Good to see you, Lesley. Hi.
0:21:59 > 0:22:02James is hoping to sniff out some bargains this morning.
0:22:04 > 0:22:06Smell that!
0:22:06 > 0:22:07No, thanks!
0:22:07 > 0:22:10Jeez! Tea tree oil.
0:22:10 > 0:22:13You're looking for antiques, rather than unguents, James.
0:22:15 > 0:22:16Eughh!
0:22:18 > 0:22:21He's soon spotted an unusual little item, though.
0:22:21 > 0:22:23What's this funny little ewer in here?
0:22:23 > 0:22:26A ewer is a type of pitcher,
0:22:26 > 0:22:30this one modelled from gilt metal in a neo-classical style.
0:22:30 > 0:22:34The dealer has a ticket price of £95 on it.
0:22:36 > 0:22:37Oh!
0:22:38 > 0:22:42A French inkwell. That's taken you by surprise!
0:22:42 > 0:22:46The top of the jug hinges to reveal this gilt-metal socle.
0:22:46 > 0:22:50And then inside is a clear glass inkwell.
0:22:50 > 0:22:52So it's a bit of a novelty.
0:22:52 > 0:22:54What would you think?
0:22:54 > 0:22:56I'd put 30 to 50 on that at auction.
0:22:56 > 0:22:58- Really.- Hmm.
0:22:58 > 0:23:00It might make a bit more.
0:23:00 > 0:23:03So it would need to be heavily discounted.
0:23:03 > 0:23:05Lesley will call the dealer who owns it.
0:23:07 > 0:23:10Yes, James, she'll come down to 60.
0:23:10 > 0:23:12- Bye.- Thank her very much.
0:23:12 > 0:23:17She did say last thing, at a pinch, 55.
0:23:17 > 0:23:18- OK.- As it's you.
0:23:18 > 0:23:20That's...
0:23:22 > 0:23:24That's a fair price, it really is.
0:23:26 > 0:23:29But he's still not sure he can turn a profit on it.
0:23:29 > 0:23:32So he's soon back to Lesley for round two.
0:23:32 > 0:23:35He's got a price in mind. Could the dealer match it?
0:23:36 > 0:23:40Can we push you down just a wee bit further?
0:23:40 > 0:23:43He has got a price in mind which he's written on his hand.
0:23:43 > 0:23:47What is your very, very... Obviously we don't want you to lose money on it.
0:23:49 > 0:23:51Right, James.
0:23:51 > 0:23:54£45. That's...
0:23:54 > 0:23:56Snap!
0:23:56 > 0:23:58- Fantastic!- Shake!
0:23:58 > 0:23:59Brilliant.
0:23:59 > 0:24:02So, James's rather unusual haggling method
0:24:02 > 0:24:05lands him a price that both he and the dealer are happy with.
0:24:05 > 0:24:07Put her there, then!
0:24:09 > 0:24:14Anita, meanwhile, is over in the rarefied environs of Hampton Court Palace.
0:24:19 > 0:24:22She's meeting exhibition curator Sebastian Edwards.
0:24:22 > 0:24:26- Hi, I'm Anita.- Hello, Anita. Welcome to Hampton Court.
0:24:26 > 0:24:30Oh, what a splendid and wonderful building!
0:24:30 > 0:24:34The palace has been shaped most notably by Cardinal Wolsey
0:24:34 > 0:24:38during the reign of King Henry VIII in the 16th century
0:24:38 > 0:24:39and later under William III
0:24:39 > 0:24:41from 1689 to 1702.
0:24:41 > 0:24:45I really can't wait to get inside.
0:24:47 > 0:24:50Today, Anita's here to see a specific exhibition
0:24:50 > 0:24:52that Sebastian curates.
0:24:52 > 0:24:55And it's one with a rather lively premise!
0:24:55 > 0:24:58"The Secrets of the Royal Bedchamber"!
0:24:58 > 0:25:00We have a special exhibition, just for you!
0:25:00 > 0:25:03This sounds very interesting!
0:25:03 > 0:25:05Come and have a look.
0:25:05 > 0:25:06I say!
0:25:06 > 0:25:10The exhibition largely looks at the 17th and 18th centuries,
0:25:10 > 0:25:14a time when monarchs' bedrooms became almost public spaces
0:25:14 > 0:25:19into which the great and good of the kingdom would vie to be invited.
0:25:20 > 0:25:23The bedchamber of the king, or even queen,
0:25:23 > 0:25:28became the place where some of the nation's biggest intrigues were played out.
0:25:28 > 0:25:32And the monarch received members of the court actually lying in the royal bunk.
0:25:32 > 0:25:35It was a real privilege to meet the king in his bedroom.
0:25:35 > 0:25:38He was off his guard, he was relaxed, and in theory, informal,
0:25:38 > 0:25:40and that's where everybody at court wanted to be.
0:25:40 > 0:25:44Anita's particularly interested in seeing a bed
0:25:44 > 0:25:46that belonged to Mary of Medina,
0:25:46 > 0:25:48the wife of King James II.
0:25:48 > 0:25:52It's the bed in which Mary gave birth in a very public fashion.
0:25:52 > 0:25:54Poor old love!
0:25:54 > 0:25:56There were 70 witnesses around it,
0:25:56 > 0:25:59which included many important men of the kingdom.
0:25:59 > 0:26:01- Let's have a look at that. - Come and see.
0:26:03 > 0:26:08James and Mary's son was born in this bed in 1688.
0:26:09 > 0:26:12The nation in this period was Protestant
0:26:12 > 0:26:14but James and Mary were Catholic,
0:26:14 > 0:26:18and the prospect of a Catholic heir to the throne caused a political crisis.
0:26:20 > 0:26:24Many in Government were keen to deny that the royal baby was a legitimate heir,
0:26:24 > 0:26:29so the King planned to crowd the birthing room with 70 important witnesses
0:26:29 > 0:26:32immediately after his son was born.
0:26:32 > 0:26:38This includes ministers of state, the Archbishop of Canterbury, ambassadors,
0:26:38 > 0:26:43he wants everybody to know that this is an absolutely regular birth and that it's his child.
0:26:43 > 0:26:50So, it was very important that this child was seen to be the king's son.
0:26:50 > 0:26:53But unfortunately, it didn't work in this case.
0:26:53 > 0:26:56Despite the King's efforts, a lurid rumour spread
0:26:56 > 0:27:00that threw the parentage of the baby into public doubt.
0:27:00 > 0:27:03The bed has a special name, the warming pan bed,
0:27:03 > 0:27:05because there was a great story at the time
0:27:05 > 0:27:09that the baby was not hers, that the baby had died or there was no baby.
0:27:09 > 0:27:12And that a changeling, somebody's else's child, had been bought
0:27:12 > 0:27:15and slipped into the palace in a warming pan.
0:27:15 > 0:27:19One of these great metal dishes on a stick that you put hot coals in to warm the bed,
0:27:19 > 0:27:21as a suitable container to hide the baby in.
0:27:21 > 0:27:23Of course the story wasn't true,
0:27:23 > 0:27:28but the suspicion surrounding the royal birth paved the way to a revolution.
0:27:28 > 0:27:34In 1688, the forces of James' son-in-law, the Protestant William of Orange, invaded,
0:27:34 > 0:27:38and he became King William III alongside his wife.
0:27:38 > 0:27:42James and Mary, though, fled to France, where they lived in exile.
0:27:42 > 0:27:44And it all started in that bed?
0:27:44 > 0:27:49It all started in this bed. So the course of this nation's history changed in this bed.
0:27:49 > 0:27:50Indeed it did.
0:27:50 > 0:27:55Anita's had a dizzying romp through 17th-century history this morning
0:27:55 > 0:27:57but it's time for her to be on her way.
0:27:59 > 0:28:02Do you know, Sebastian, it's enough to make me want a wee lie down!
0:28:02 > 0:28:05But thank you for those stories. Bye-bye!
0:28:10 > 0:28:13But James is still back in East Molesey proper,
0:28:13 > 0:28:16and wandering into Palace Antiques.
0:28:17 > 0:28:19Whoops! Mind your feet, James!
0:28:19 > 0:28:21That fella's the shop's dachshund.
0:28:24 > 0:28:26I know how it is, girl.
0:28:26 > 0:28:28James is also meeting dealer Ash - or is it Elm?
0:28:28 > 0:28:33- Hi.- Hello, James.- Nice to see you. - Nice to meet you.- Nice to see you, Ash.- Nice to meet you.
0:28:36 > 0:28:37James is looking for a final item.
0:28:37 > 0:28:40Perhaps this little brass box for tapers or matches.
0:28:42 > 0:28:43It's about 1850.
0:28:43 > 0:28:46Embossed brass. Provincial.
0:28:48 > 0:28:50Could even be Dutch, something like that.
0:28:50 > 0:28:53It was just to hang next to the fireplace.
0:28:53 > 0:28:56It's 150 years old and it's seven quid.
0:28:56 > 0:28:59So there'll be a bit of trade on that.
0:28:59 > 0:29:00But...
0:29:01 > 0:29:03..that's the sort of thing that...
0:29:05 > 0:29:07..might make 20 quid at auction.
0:29:09 > 0:29:11Ash, can I borrow you for a second?
0:29:11 > 0:29:14I know "last of the big spenders", and all,
0:29:14 > 0:29:17would four quid be all right?
0:29:17 > 0:29:19Just sounding on it.
0:29:19 > 0:29:22Yeah. Actually, five pounds, James, would be just right.
0:29:22 > 0:29:25OK. I'll take it. Thanks very much.
0:29:27 > 0:29:30He certainly seems to have overcome his indecisiveness. Look at this!
0:29:32 > 0:29:34Time to say goodbye to Bella.
0:29:34 > 0:29:37Gosh, we have had some happy canines on this trip!
0:29:42 > 0:29:44Now, Anita's only a short stroll away
0:29:44 > 0:29:47and heading into Bridge Road Antiques,
0:29:47 > 0:29:51in search of her last buy of the day. She's meeting dealer David.
0:29:51 > 0:29:52Hi, Dave!
0:29:52 > 0:29:55- Hello.- Hello, I'm Anita.
0:29:55 > 0:29:57Hello, Anita. Hi, nice to meet you.
0:29:57 > 0:30:00- Lovely to meet you, too.- To see you in the flesh, it's great.
0:30:01 > 0:30:04What's Anita on the lookout for today?
0:30:04 > 0:30:06You like pretty things, don't you?
0:30:06 > 0:30:08- I like pretty things. - You can buy a mirror!
0:30:10 > 0:30:11You old charmer!
0:30:11 > 0:30:15He is, isn't he? We'll have to watch this one, Anita!
0:30:21 > 0:30:23Too exotic.
0:30:24 > 0:30:27Maybe just a shade! Could be a lamp shade, actually!
0:30:27 > 0:30:31Not to be outdone by James's Wimbledon adventure yesterday,
0:30:31 > 0:30:33Anita's spotted something.
0:30:34 > 0:30:37So I had a look at this old tennis racket here.
0:30:37 > 0:30:41Yes, this is a very old-fashioned racket. Beautiful.
0:30:42 > 0:30:45It is indeed a mid-20th-century tennis racket
0:30:45 > 0:30:49fitted with a square, wooden press to protect it. Ticket price is £10.
0:30:49 > 0:30:51Worth a whack, eh?
0:30:53 > 0:30:59- Could we take that off? Could we maybe test it?- We could. I'm sure we could.
0:30:59 > 0:31:02Lordy! I hope this shop is well-insured!
0:31:04 > 0:31:09Thankfully, they can't find a ball, so they're using a faux fur hat.
0:31:09 > 0:31:10Naturalement!
0:31:11 > 0:31:13Just doing a wee bit of bat and ball.
0:31:13 > 0:31:15- I've got a better one.- Bat and hat.
0:31:15 > 0:31:19BOTH GIGGLE
0:31:19 > 0:31:22- That was good.- That was good. I think that was very good.
0:31:22 > 0:31:26He would say that. Careful with that hat, Anita. If you break it, you have to buy it.
0:31:26 > 0:31:30Speaking of which, are you planning to make any purchases
0:31:30 > 0:31:32or just have another game with your best friend?
0:31:32 > 0:31:34Would you like something else as well with it, perhaps?
0:31:34 > 0:31:38- You know, to sort of...- Is there any other tennis-y things?
0:31:38 > 0:31:41- What about this?- There was a photograph you were interested in.
0:31:42 > 0:31:44That's nice, isn't it?
0:31:44 > 0:31:47Look at that. The Surbiton championships.
0:31:47 > 0:31:50- 1904.- So it's sort of Edwardian.
0:31:52 > 0:31:56It's a set of photographs depicting players at Surbiton tennis club,
0:31:56 > 0:31:58dating from 1909.
0:31:58 > 0:32:00Ticket price on that is £20.
0:32:03 > 0:32:07Now, what could good old sport David do on the prices of the racket and the photos?
0:32:08 > 0:32:11- I'd like to buy that for about a fiver.- Would you?
0:32:11 > 0:32:15- Mm-hm.- Cos it's not going to make any money!
0:32:15 > 0:32:20It's not going to make any money in auction, but it's good for a bit of fun.
0:32:20 > 0:32:22Yes, it is.
0:32:22 > 0:32:25Deal done, then, at five pounds on the racket.
0:32:25 > 0:32:27- Oh, thank you.- Thank you, Anita.
0:32:27 > 0:32:29And the photos?
0:32:29 > 0:32:33How about ten pounds for them? Would that do it for you?
0:32:34 > 0:32:36A fiver would do it.
0:32:36 > 0:32:38All right, then, we'll do that for you, as well.
0:32:38 > 0:32:40Will you? The two of them for a tenner?
0:32:40 > 0:32:41All bought, then.
0:32:41 > 0:32:43Give us a kiss!
0:32:43 > 0:32:44Tongue sandwich.
0:32:44 > 0:32:46That's love-all.
0:32:46 > 0:32:48- Bye-bye!- Bye-bye!
0:32:48 > 0:32:53So, now it's time for our duo to reveal their purchases to each other.
0:32:53 > 0:32:55James will lead the charge.
0:32:56 > 0:32:59- There we go.- Oh, James, that is beautiful.
0:32:59 > 0:33:01The glaze is marvellous.
0:33:01 > 0:33:03- It has age.- Yeah.
0:33:03 > 0:33:07- It's got a great base to it, hasn't it?- A great backside!
0:33:07 > 0:33:08Yeah!
0:33:08 > 0:33:11And James, it seems, has been doing his homework.
0:33:11 > 0:33:16I took a photograph of it and I sent it to my head of Chinese.
0:33:16 > 0:33:20She's come back and says it's 1775, 1780 Chinese.
0:33:20 > 0:33:21Well, I never!
0:33:21 > 0:33:23It must be worth a couple of bob, then, James?
0:33:23 > 0:33:27Well, what it's worth and what it makes we know are two different things!
0:33:27 > 0:33:31James, I think these are all super buys.
0:33:31 > 0:33:35Do you think, my darling, that you will be snapping at my heels?
0:33:35 > 0:33:38Well, depends what's under there, doesn't it?
0:33:38 > 0:33:41It certainly does. Let's have a peek, then.
0:33:42 > 0:33:44Oh... Ooh!
0:33:44 > 0:33:47- Wow.- James, I couldn't resist buying this
0:33:47 > 0:33:50for my own wee international athlete!
0:33:50 > 0:33:55Because I know that you loved Wimbledon and had a great time there.
0:33:55 > 0:33:56- I did.- So that had to be bought.
0:33:56 > 0:33:58And what about the brass firedogs?
0:33:58 > 0:34:02- I like those.- Quite nice. You like them?- Yeah.
0:34:02 > 0:34:04How much did you pay for those?
0:34:04 > 0:34:05I paid £50 for those.
0:34:05 > 0:34:07That's a profit.
0:34:07 > 0:34:09You two are positive today.
0:34:09 > 0:34:12- So.- Quite different items again. - Very different.
0:34:12 > 0:34:15- We'll just have to wait and see on the day.- We will.
0:34:15 > 0:34:19But I think we need a nice cup of tea after this. We deserve it.
0:34:19 > 0:34:20Definitely.
0:34:20 > 0:34:24But after they've shared their mug of the good stuff,
0:34:24 > 0:34:27what do they really make of each other's buys?
0:34:29 > 0:34:31Anita's things, they're a good mix.
0:34:31 > 0:34:35For me, the strongest lot is the pair of French chenets.
0:34:35 > 0:34:38They should sail over £100.
0:34:38 > 0:34:40The tennis lot is great fun.
0:34:40 > 0:34:43I've been to Wimbledon, so it's a very apt thing to buy. A bit of fun.
0:34:43 > 0:34:46I've got a lot to worry about in the next auction.
0:34:46 > 0:34:52That is a wonderful, wonderful pot. He's lucky as well as being good.
0:34:52 > 0:34:57I can see a bigger profit in James Lewis's stuff. Oh, he's a devil!
0:34:58 > 0:35:02On this show, Anita and James have toured west London
0:35:02 > 0:35:07before leaving the smoke to head for their auction in nearby Alresford
0:35:07 > 0:35:08in Hampshire.
0:35:11 > 0:35:13The attractive small town of Alresford
0:35:13 > 0:35:15hosts a yearly watercress festival
0:35:15 > 0:35:18to celebrate local production of the peppery leaf.
0:35:18 > 0:35:22Let's hope Anita and James can be as fresh and sprightly today
0:35:22 > 0:35:25as they head for Andrew Smith & Son's auctioneers.
0:35:25 > 0:35:28There we go!
0:35:28 > 0:35:29Are you ready, darling?
0:35:29 > 0:35:31Yeah, doesn't it look good?
0:35:31 > 0:35:33Best get inside, then.
0:35:34 > 0:35:37Today's auctioneer is Nick Jarrett.
0:35:37 > 0:35:39Before he takes gavel in hand,
0:35:39 > 0:35:42what does he think of James and Anita's lots?
0:35:44 > 0:35:47They've brought some very interesting items with them.
0:35:47 > 0:35:50We've got hopes for the blue-and-white vase.
0:35:50 > 0:35:54Hopefully somebody here will be attracted to it.
0:35:54 > 0:35:55The child's chair is jolly nice.
0:35:55 > 0:35:59Children's chairs are always popular. Often they make more than the large ones.
0:35:59 > 0:36:02And it's a good example, I think.
0:36:02 > 0:36:03All very encouraging.
0:36:03 > 0:36:08Anita started this leg with £321.60.
0:36:08 > 0:36:13She spent £155 and has five lots in today's sale.
0:36:15 > 0:36:18James began with £293.50.
0:36:18 > 0:36:21He spent £170 on the nose
0:36:21 > 0:36:24and also has five lots at auction.
0:36:25 > 0:36:27The sale is about to begin.
0:36:28 > 0:36:32First up is Anita's silver and crystal ashtray, or dish.
0:36:33 > 0:36:36£10. Ten I have. 12 can I say?
0:36:36 > 0:36:4012, 14, 16, 18, £20 and two.
0:36:40 > 0:36:4325. 25, new bidder. 28.
0:36:43 > 0:36:46£30. And two.
0:36:46 > 0:36:47At £30.
0:36:47 > 0:36:50£30 I have. At £30. Have you done?
0:36:50 > 0:36:54- Yes! I'm happy.- Well done.
0:36:54 > 0:36:56It ekes out a £5 profit.
0:36:56 > 0:36:58Not a bad start for her.
0:36:58 > 0:37:01But she will have to pay auction costs on that.
0:37:03 > 0:37:05Next is James's pair of Florentine dogs.
0:37:05 > 0:37:08Will the buyers be straining at the leash?
0:37:08 > 0:37:10Bid on the book at £30.
0:37:10 > 0:37:14- 32. I'm out at £32.- Come on!
0:37:14 > 0:37:16Anyone else here? 35. 38.
0:37:16 > 0:37:1940. Two. 45. 48. £50. He's back in.
0:37:19 > 0:37:25Was cheap, wasn't it? 55. 60? At £55, then, with the gentleman. All done?
0:37:25 > 0:37:27Selling at 55.
0:37:27 > 0:37:33- Dear me.- I know. Those two missing ears were worth another £45!
0:37:33 > 0:37:37It's a decent profit, but not what he'd hoped for.
0:37:37 > 0:37:38Ruff!
0:37:40 > 0:37:42Now, it's Anita's Oriental censer.
0:37:42 > 0:37:44Does she scent a winner?
0:37:44 > 0:37:46£30. Take five on that.
0:37:46 > 0:37:5035. At £35. 40 can I say now?
0:37:50 > 0:37:53All done at 35. Have you done?
0:37:53 > 0:37:55Last chance.
0:37:57 > 0:37:59Again, not the flyer she wanted.
0:37:59 > 0:38:01But a profit's not to be sniffed at.
0:38:02 > 0:38:07- Still, no losses so far.- No loss.
0:38:07 > 0:38:10Now, it's James's bargain little bronze taper holder.
0:38:10 > 0:38:13I'm going to start you here at £32.
0:38:13 > 0:38:1535 can I say now?
0:38:15 > 0:38:17At £32. Anybody else in at 32?
0:38:17 > 0:38:20At £32. Have you done?
0:38:21 > 0:38:23What can you say about that?
0:38:23 > 0:38:25It strikes right with someone
0:38:25 > 0:38:27and earns James a very nice mark-up.
0:38:30 > 0:38:35One for Anita, now, as her 1920s child's chair is up.
0:38:35 > 0:38:37£50. 50, surely? 30, then?
0:38:37 > 0:38:4130, I have. 32. 35. 38. 40.
0:38:41 > 0:38:43And two. 45.
0:38:43 > 0:38:4648. 50. And five. 60.
0:38:46 > 0:38:48And five. 70?
0:38:48 > 0:38:5065, gentleman's bid, yes?
0:38:50 > 0:38:54£65. Selling at 65.
0:38:54 > 0:38:56Another very nice profit for Anita. Well done.
0:38:56 > 0:39:02Profit in the furniture section? That isn't easy to do. Well done.
0:39:02 > 0:39:05Now, it's James's novelty inkwell,
0:39:05 > 0:39:08modelled as an Etruscan jug.
0:39:08 > 0:39:10£30 for it, can I say? £30?
0:39:10 > 0:39:12- 20?- Oh, no!
0:39:13 > 0:39:14You're right!
0:39:14 > 0:39:17- Ten?- Oh, no!- Can I have... 12. 15.
0:39:17 > 0:39:1918. 20. They're in, now.
0:39:19 > 0:39:20James!
0:39:20 > 0:39:23- It's running away.- Are you in at 28?
0:39:23 > 0:39:25- £30. £35.- It's still a loss!
0:39:25 > 0:39:2838, new bidder. And 40. Two.
0:39:28 > 0:39:30The lady's bid at 45. All done.
0:39:31 > 0:39:33There you are.
0:39:33 > 0:39:35It climbs up to what he paid for it.
0:39:35 > 0:39:39But that'll mean a loss after auction costs.
0:39:40 > 0:39:42Now it's Anita's tennis-themed lot.
0:39:42 > 0:39:45Has Wimbledon fever followed them to Hampshire?
0:39:45 > 0:39:47Five pounds? Five pounds.
0:39:47 > 0:39:49A pound if you like.
0:39:49 > 0:39:52- One pound I have.- Boo!
0:39:52 > 0:39:54- One pound. Two, three. - Thank you, darling!
0:39:54 > 0:39:59Four. Five. Six. Seven. Eight. Nine. £10.
0:39:59 > 0:40:01Yes!
0:40:01 > 0:40:04At £10, all done. A tenner.
0:40:04 > 0:40:05Yes!
0:40:07 > 0:40:10Thanks to the charming lady to Anita's right,
0:40:10 > 0:40:12that barely breaks even.
0:40:12 > 0:40:15I think you owe her a glass of something.
0:40:15 > 0:40:17Maybe "deuce"?
0:40:18 > 0:40:21Now, it's James's portable liqueur casket.
0:40:21 > 0:40:24Will the punters be tempted to take a swig?
0:40:24 > 0:40:2750 I have, thank you. I'll take a fiver on that.
0:40:27 > 0:40:29At £50, gentleman's bid.
0:40:29 > 0:40:3155 just in front. 60 and five.
0:40:31 > 0:40:3470. Five. 80. Five.
0:40:34 > 0:40:3690. Five. 100. And ten.
0:40:36 > 0:40:39120. 130. 140.
0:40:39 > 0:40:41150? 140. All done?
0:40:41 > 0:40:43At 140.
0:40:43 > 0:40:46- Yeah!- Well done, you.- Good result.
0:40:46 > 0:40:47- Happy now? - That's a brilliant result.
0:40:47 > 0:40:49A terrific result for James.
0:40:49 > 0:40:51And he's definitely in the lead.
0:40:52 > 0:40:55It's nice to see a wee smile on your face.
0:40:55 > 0:40:57Now, can Anita repeat the trick
0:40:57 > 0:40:59with her set of bronze firedogs?
0:40:59 > 0:41:02£42. 45, can I say?
0:41:02 > 0:41:0445, now. Lady's bid. 48?
0:41:04 > 0:41:06- At £45.- That's cheap.
0:41:06 > 0:41:09At £45. Are you sure at 45?
0:41:09 > 0:41:10- Come on!- At £45, then.
0:41:10 > 0:41:12No!
0:41:13 > 0:41:15Oh, you poor thing!
0:41:15 > 0:41:19What a shame. They didn't set the saleroom alight.
0:41:20 > 0:41:23It's the excitement of the auction!
0:41:23 > 0:41:25There, there, Anita.
0:41:26 > 0:41:29Lastly, it's James's great hope.
0:41:29 > 0:41:31His Chinese blue and white vase.
0:41:31 > 0:41:34We have got a phone bid, which is good.
0:41:34 > 0:41:37And I can start you here at £400.
0:41:37 > 0:41:39- Yes!- 420, can I say? 420.
0:41:39 > 0:41:40Blimey!
0:41:40 > 0:41:42450. 470.
0:41:42 > 0:41:44500. Thank you. And 20.
0:41:44 > 0:41:46520. 550.
0:41:46 > 0:41:48570. 600?
0:41:48 > 0:41:51570, then. At £570 have you done?
0:41:51 > 0:41:54At 570. All done.
0:41:54 > 0:41:55Wow!
0:41:59 > 0:42:04An enormous profit on the vase that sat unloved on a shelf for months.
0:42:04 > 0:42:06What a spot, James!
0:42:06 > 0:42:08Give him a wee clap!
0:42:10 > 0:42:12Thank you!
0:42:13 > 0:42:17Anita started this leg with £321.60.
0:42:17 > 0:42:20After paying auction costs,
0:42:20 > 0:42:22she made a small loss of £3.30
0:42:22 > 0:42:26and finishes today with £318.30.
0:42:28 > 0:42:32Whilst James began with £293.50.
0:42:32 > 0:42:36After costs, he made a profit of - drum roll, please -
0:42:38 > 0:42:40£520.44,
0:42:40 > 0:42:45giving him £813.94 to carry forwards.
0:42:48 > 0:42:50Although it does seem to have rather gone to his head!
0:42:50 > 0:42:53- I'm going in the back, not the front.- OK.
0:42:53 > 0:42:54There you are.
0:42:59 > 0:43:01- OK, darling?- Come on, then.
0:43:01 > 0:43:03Till next time, eh?
0:43:06 > 0:43:07Next time on The Antiques Road Trip,
0:43:07 > 0:43:10James is ready to strike!
0:43:10 > 0:43:13I know a few auctioneers who could use that!
0:43:13 > 0:43:15And Anita's feeling the force.
0:43:15 > 0:43:18Do you like this? Do I look good in this?
0:43:18 > 0:43:19Yeah, it suits you.
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