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-It's the nation's favourite antiques experts! -All right, viewers? | 0:00:02 | 0:00:04 | |
With £200 each, a classic car | 0:00:04 | 0:00:07 | |
and a goal to scour Britain for antiques. | 0:00:07 | 0:00:10 | |
On fire! Yes! | 0:00:10 | 0:00:12 | |
Sold! | 0:00:12 | 0:00:13 | |
The aim, to make the biggest profit at auction. | 0:00:13 | 0:00:15 | |
-But it's no mean feat! -50p! | 0:00:15 | 0:00:18 | |
There'll be worthy winners and valiant losers. | 0:00:18 | 0:00:21 | |
You've had it a while! | 0:00:21 | 0:00:23 | |
So, will it be the high road to glory | 0:00:23 | 0:00:25 | |
or the slow road to disaster? | 0:00:25 | 0:00:27 | |
Ooh! | 0:00:27 | 0:00:28 | |
Oh, no! | 0:00:28 | 0:00:29 | |
This is the Antiques Road Trip! | 0:00:29 | 0:00:32 | |
Yeah! | 0:00:33 | 0:00:35 | |
On this road trip, we're journeying with two antiques maestros, | 0:00:36 | 0:00:40 | |
who are eagle of eye and quick to the punch. | 0:00:40 | 0:00:43 | |
When I got out of bed this morning, | 0:00:43 | 0:00:45 | |
I felt as if I'd been through a round with Mike Tyson! | 0:00:45 | 0:00:49 | |
-Why was that? -I went through round one with you! | 0:00:49 | 0:00:53 | |
Anita Manning is a flamboyant Scot | 0:00:53 | 0:00:56 | |
who owns her own saleroom | 0:00:56 | 0:00:58 | |
and who's always proud to showcase her unique sense of style. Here we go. | 0:00:58 | 0:01:02 | |
Too exotic! | 0:01:02 | 0:01:04 | |
While James Lewis is a Derbyshire auctioneer | 0:01:05 | 0:01:07 | |
who has an eye for quality and is never afraid of making a cheeky offer. | 0:01:07 | 0:01:12 | |
Both our jolly chums began this epic road trip with £200. | 0:01:13 | 0:01:17 | |
Anita stormed ahead on the first leg | 0:01:17 | 0:01:20 | |
and now has a whopping £321.60 | 0:01:20 | 0:01:23 | |
burning a hole in her sporran. Do girls wear sporrans? | 0:01:23 | 0:01:27 | |
But James also made consistent profits. | 0:01:27 | 0:01:30 | |
He boasts a budget of £293.50. | 0:01:30 | 0:01:32 | |
I don't know what he's moaning about, really. But he will moan! | 0:01:32 | 0:01:37 | |
Not quite out for the count, | 0:01:37 | 0:01:39 | |
but you certainly won the round hands down! | 0:01:39 | 0:01:41 | |
This top-trading twosome | 0:01:41 | 0:01:44 | |
are driving a sweet little '60s - check - the 1969 Volkswagen Beetle. | 0:01:44 | 0:01:50 | |
The whole road trip will see them sally forth | 0:01:52 | 0:01:54 | |
through the glories of southern England, | 0:01:54 | 0:01:56 | |
from Oxfordshire and the south-east, | 0:01:56 | 0:01:58 | |
then west, and then back to hopeful triumph in our nation's capital. | 0:01:58 | 0:02:03 | |
In today's show, | 0:02:03 | 0:02:05 | |
they begin in the leafy London district of Wimbledon, | 0:02:05 | 0:02:09 | |
heading stoutly for their auction near the town of Alresford in Hampshire. | 0:02:09 | 0:02:14 | |
We're on Wimbledon Common! | 0:02:19 | 0:02:22 | |
-Yep. -Is that where the Wombles came from? | 0:02:22 | 0:02:24 | |
What do you mean, "came" from? | 0:02:24 | 0:02:27 | |
-Are Wombles real things, James? -Of course they are! They're as real as your haggis! | 0:02:27 | 0:02:31 | |
Good point. | 0:02:31 | 0:02:32 | |
# Underground, overground, Wombling free... # | 0:02:32 | 0:02:35 | |
When Darwin discovered them in the 19th century, | 0:02:35 | 0:02:38 | |
they'd really been underground... | 0:02:38 | 0:02:43 | |
Overground? Wombling free? | 0:02:43 | 0:02:46 | |
-James, I think you're kidding me on. -In what way? | 0:02:46 | 0:02:49 | |
Listen, if you see a Womble, give me a shout and we'll stop. | 0:02:49 | 0:02:54 | |
Best ask for some local knowledge, eh? | 0:02:54 | 0:02:56 | |
Have you seen any Wombles about? | 0:02:56 | 0:02:58 | |
Just one earlier, collecting some rubbish. | 0:02:58 | 0:03:00 | |
-Lovely. In which direction? -Straight down on the left. | 0:03:00 | 0:03:03 | |
-Wombles are real? -Of course they're real! -Told you! -Wimbledon is where they live. | 0:03:03 | 0:03:07 | |
Well, you've won that argument, James! | 0:03:07 | 0:03:10 | |
They've arrived in the centre of lovely Wimbledon, | 0:03:14 | 0:03:17 | |
where James will begin his search - for antiques, hopefully! | 0:03:17 | 0:03:21 | |
He's heading into his first shop of the day, the haltingly named Just Pause. | 0:03:21 | 0:03:26 | |
Ready to greet him is proprietor Maria. Hi, Maria! | 0:03:28 | 0:03:31 | |
-Hi, I'm James. Nice to see you. -Nice to see you. | 0:03:31 | 0:03:34 | |
And he's shortly spotted something that appeals. | 0:03:36 | 0:03:39 | |
How much is the decanter box? | 0:03:39 | 0:03:41 | |
-Negotiable. -OK. There's a lot of damage, isn't there? | 0:03:41 | 0:03:46 | |
It's a portable mahogany liqueur casket, | 0:03:47 | 0:03:49 | |
probably dating from around the 1830s, | 0:03:49 | 0:03:53 | |
containing six glass decanters. | 0:03:53 | 0:03:55 | |
A smart way of transporting one's grog when one's travelling. | 0:03:55 | 0:03:59 | |
There's no ticket price on it | 0:04:00 | 0:04:02 | |
and it sounds like Marie is open to a haggle. | 0:04:02 | 0:04:06 | |
With an auction estimate of 40 to 60, would you consider 40? | 0:04:06 | 0:04:10 | |
-How about 45? -That should be worth that. | 0:04:10 | 0:04:13 | |
It is! | 0:04:13 | 0:04:15 | |
That's a great, great bargain. | 0:04:17 | 0:04:19 | |
James is tempted, but he's going to think on that and browse further. | 0:04:19 | 0:04:24 | |
There's a large item in the basement that seems to have caught his beady eye. | 0:04:25 | 0:04:29 | |
Gosh. | 0:04:29 | 0:04:31 | |
Cor blimey! | 0:04:31 | 0:04:33 | |
Cor blimey, guv'nor! | 0:04:33 | 0:04:35 | |
A big lump of Chinese. | 0:04:35 | 0:04:37 | |
Got a bit of age to it. You've had it a while, haven't you? | 0:04:40 | 0:04:43 | |
Well, it's Chinese blue and white, ticket price £85. | 0:04:45 | 0:04:48 | |
But neither James nor Maria are sure of its age. | 0:04:48 | 0:04:51 | |
James is optimistic in hoping that it might turn out to be an antique piece, | 0:04:51 | 0:04:57 | |
dating from the 19th or even 18th century. | 0:04:57 | 0:05:00 | |
But if it is the latter, it could be seriously valuable. | 0:05:01 | 0:05:04 | |
Still, it's a gamble, isn't it? | 0:05:04 | 0:05:06 | |
Or is it? | 0:05:06 | 0:05:08 | |
It's either worth thousands or nothing! | 0:05:09 | 0:05:12 | |
Well, I hope it's thousands for you! | 0:05:12 | 0:05:14 | |
Well, the fact that it's been here all these months, probably means it's not! | 0:05:14 | 0:05:19 | |
What would you like to offer? | 0:05:19 | 0:05:20 | |
You are bubbly, Marie! | 0:05:20 | 0:05:22 | |
Well, it's been reduced three times. You've had it ages. | 0:05:22 | 0:05:26 | |
How about a cheeky 30 quid? | 0:05:26 | 0:05:28 | |
OK. | 0:05:30 | 0:05:31 | |
-Sure? -Done! | 0:05:31 | 0:05:33 | |
I was thinking you were going to say 50! | 0:05:33 | 0:05:36 | |
I was, but then I thought we'd do a deal. | 0:05:36 | 0:05:39 | |
I'll give you - this is a rare thing for me - I'm going to give you 40. | 0:05:39 | 0:05:43 | |
-Thank you! -40. | 0:05:43 | 0:05:44 | |
Highly maverick move, I'd say, for the Road Trip. | 0:05:47 | 0:05:50 | |
He's voluntarily raised his own offer. | 0:05:50 | 0:05:52 | |
Let's hope that bit of good karma sees James right with the vase | 0:05:52 | 0:05:56 | |
at the auction. | 0:05:56 | 0:05:57 | |
But this pair are getting on swimmingly | 0:05:59 | 0:06:01 | |
and James has soon found something else nearby. | 0:06:01 | 0:06:03 | |
Oh, they've both had their ears off. | 0:06:09 | 0:06:11 | |
Do you know, a long time ago, | 0:06:11 | 0:06:14 | |
I really desperately wanted one of these. | 0:06:14 | 0:06:16 | |
-Aw! -They're carved out of a block of serpentine. They're from Florence. | 0:06:16 | 0:06:21 | |
It's a pair of figures of dogs. | 0:06:23 | 0:06:24 | |
Indeed modelled from the dark green mineral serpentine | 0:06:24 | 0:06:28 | |
and dating from the Victorian period. | 0:06:28 | 0:06:30 | |
Perhaps brought home from some lucky traveller's Grand Tour of Europe. | 0:06:30 | 0:06:35 | |
Marie has got £90 on the pair. | 0:06:35 | 0:06:37 | |
I really like them. There is that damage. I'll have to think on those. | 0:06:39 | 0:06:45 | |
James has the Chinese vase in the bag. | 0:06:45 | 0:06:47 | |
But he seems to have been struck by indecision with regards to the other items he's seen. | 0:06:47 | 0:06:52 | |
I like the decanter box. | 0:06:52 | 0:06:54 | |
I like the dogs, but they're too much money because of the ears. | 0:06:54 | 0:06:57 | |
-The dogs could be cheaper. -Could they? -Yes. | 0:06:57 | 0:07:00 | |
-Thirty? -Forty? | 0:07:00 | 0:07:03 | |
35. | 0:07:05 | 0:07:06 | |
-OK. -Deal! -Done! | 0:07:06 | 0:07:09 | |
But what about the portable liqueur casket he also liked? | 0:07:10 | 0:07:13 | |
Marie last offered a price of £45 on that. | 0:07:13 | 0:07:17 | |
And 45 on that. You've got a deal. | 0:07:17 | 0:07:20 | |
-There you go. -Thank you. -Brilliant. Well, that's three. | 0:07:20 | 0:07:22 | |
Three items indeed. And as if to complement James's doggie figures, | 0:07:22 | 0:07:26 | |
-someone else has come to bid him farewell. -Hello! Hello! | 0:07:26 | 0:07:31 | |
What's your name? | 0:07:31 | 0:07:32 | |
That's my baby, Paws. There you go! Say hello to James! | 0:07:32 | 0:07:36 | |
Hello! | 0:07:36 | 0:07:38 | |
You're a good boy. | 0:07:38 | 0:07:39 | |
You're a good boy, too, James. | 0:07:39 | 0:07:41 | |
-You've been lovely. Thank you so much. -Thank you so much! Wonderful! | 0:07:42 | 0:07:46 | |
Meanwhile, Anita has driven on to the London district of Battersea, | 0:07:48 | 0:07:52 | |
otherwise known as "Battercia"! | 0:07:52 | 0:07:54 | |
Ha! | 0:07:54 | 0:07:55 | |
The area's most famous disused power station | 0:07:55 | 0:07:59 | |
is often likened to an upturned table. | 0:07:59 | 0:08:01 | |
This well-heeled postcode seems a good place to start her morning. | 0:08:01 | 0:08:05 | |
She's strolling off into her first shop of the day, | 0:08:05 | 0:08:09 | |
the sizeable Northcote Antiques Market | 0:08:09 | 0:08:12 | |
where she's meeting dealers Donald and Diana. | 0:08:12 | 0:08:15 | |
Hi, folks! I'm Anita. | 0:08:17 | 0:08:19 | |
-Nice to meet you! -Nice to meet you. -It's lovely to be here. | 0:08:19 | 0:08:24 | |
Best get hunting, girl. | 0:08:24 | 0:08:26 | |
And she's soon spotted a glittering little bauble. | 0:08:33 | 0:08:36 | |
I always think that silver and crystal is a lovely combination. | 0:08:36 | 0:08:41 | |
This is a little dish that would possibly belong to a lady. | 0:08:41 | 0:08:48 | |
This possibly could have been an ashtray. | 0:08:48 | 0:08:51 | |
It bears silver hallmarks, though, dating it to 1909. | 0:08:51 | 0:08:56 | |
Though the marks have been slightly damaged by over-polishing. | 0:08:56 | 0:09:00 | |
Ticket price is £58. | 0:09:00 | 0:09:01 | |
This would have belonged to a rather racy type of female, you know! | 0:09:02 | 0:09:09 | |
Much like yourself, Anita. | 0:09:09 | 0:09:11 | |
Dealer Donald doesn't know what he's in for. Stand by, boy! | 0:09:11 | 0:09:15 | |
It's had a bit of a knock. | 0:09:15 | 0:09:17 | |
And also the hallmark has been rubbed. | 0:09:17 | 0:09:21 | |
-You know what's coming, don't you? -I know exactly what's coming! | 0:09:21 | 0:09:24 | |
-Can I tell you what I'd like to pay for that? -Sure. | 0:09:24 | 0:09:28 | |
I would like to pay £20 for it. | 0:09:28 | 0:09:31 | |
OK... | 0:09:31 | 0:09:33 | |
-You haven't fallen down. -I haven't fallen down. | 0:09:33 | 0:09:36 | |
He hasn't agreed to the offer, either! | 0:09:36 | 0:09:38 | |
Less than half price is quite a discount. | 0:09:38 | 0:09:41 | |
I'd be tempted to offer it to you for about 30. | 0:09:43 | 0:09:47 | |
Um, could you come to 25? | 0:09:48 | 0:09:50 | |
That might give me a wee bit of a chance. | 0:09:50 | 0:09:52 | |
-OK. -Will we do that? | 0:09:52 | 0:09:54 | |
-Only cos we like you! -Oh, thank you so much, Donald! | 0:09:54 | 0:09:57 | |
Anita's charm does her proud yet again. | 0:09:57 | 0:10:01 | |
And she's got the racy little number for £25. | 0:10:01 | 0:10:04 | |
But she's really on fire this morning | 0:10:05 | 0:10:07 | |
and she's soon found something else. | 0:10:07 | 0:10:10 | |
I'm quite interested in this item here. | 0:10:11 | 0:10:14 | |
It's a bronzed censer. | 0:10:14 | 0:10:18 | |
I think that it's Oriental. | 0:10:18 | 0:10:21 | |
Yes. A censer is a vessel for burning incense. | 0:10:21 | 0:10:25 | |
The ticket price on this one is £35. | 0:10:25 | 0:10:29 | |
It's a good weight, and I think it's got a bit of age about it. | 0:10:30 | 0:10:34 | |
I'd like to be getting it for round about £20. | 0:10:34 | 0:10:37 | |
I'll have a go at that. See if I can get it 18, 20. | 0:10:37 | 0:10:41 | |
Time to attract Diana's attention. | 0:10:42 | 0:10:44 | |
-How can I help you? -I fancy this wee pot. | 0:10:44 | 0:10:47 | |
The price that I'd like to pay would be round about 18, 20. | 0:10:47 | 0:10:52 | |
The stallholder is away at the moment. | 0:10:52 | 0:10:54 | |
Is it possible to talk to him? | 0:10:54 | 0:10:58 | |
Absolutely. Absolutely. Of course. | 0:10:58 | 0:11:00 | |
Let me just try and get them on the phone. | 0:11:00 | 0:11:03 | |
Diana will call Peter, the dealer who owns it. Great phone! | 0:11:03 | 0:11:07 | |
All right. Here she is. | 0:11:07 | 0:11:09 | |
Hello, Peter. It's Anita from the Antiques Road Trip. | 0:11:11 | 0:11:14 | |
There's a little kind of brass pot | 0:11:14 | 0:11:18 | |
and I was wondering if you could come in the region of 18 to £20? | 0:11:18 | 0:11:23 | |
Is it possible, Peter? | 0:11:23 | 0:11:25 | |
Going well? | 0:11:25 | 0:11:26 | |
It's still too much for me. | 0:11:27 | 0:11:29 | |
Can you come to, say, 22? | 0:11:29 | 0:11:32 | |
OK. Let's go for 25, Peter. | 0:11:34 | 0:11:37 | |
Smashing. | 0:11:37 | 0:11:39 | |
Peter knocks a tenner off the asking, | 0:11:39 | 0:11:41 | |
and Anita's got both ashtray and censer for a nice round £50. | 0:11:41 | 0:11:46 | |
-Thank you very much. -It's been an absolute pleasure. -OK, bye-bye! | 0:11:46 | 0:11:51 | |
Now, James is still over in Wimbledon. | 0:11:56 | 0:11:59 | |
Wombles notwithstanding, the area is really synonymous with one thing. | 0:11:59 | 0:12:04 | |
So it would be criminal if he didn't nip off to visit the most famous real estate in SW19, | 0:12:09 | 0:12:16 | |
the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club. | 0:12:16 | 0:12:19 | |
Tennis-mad James is in for a real treat today. | 0:12:19 | 0:12:22 | |
He's meeting the commercial manager of the club's museum, Ashley Jones. | 0:12:24 | 0:12:28 | |
-Ashley. -Nice to meet you. -How are you? Nice to see you. | 0:12:28 | 0:12:31 | |
Gosh, you have no idea how excited I am! | 0:12:31 | 0:12:35 | |
The club is, of course, home to the annual Wimbledon Championships, | 0:12:37 | 0:12:42 | |
the oldest and most prestigious tennis tournament in the world. | 0:12:42 | 0:12:45 | |
And lately, the scene of a long-awaited British triumph. | 0:12:47 | 0:12:51 | |
Oh, there he is, Andy. | 0:12:51 | 0:12:52 | |
-Gosh! -Our most recent British champion, of course. | 0:12:52 | 0:12:55 | |
My hands were like this, just watching! I couldn't believe it! | 0:12:55 | 0:12:59 | |
But, oh, what a time! | 0:12:59 | 0:13:01 | |
Anyway, let's have a look around. | 0:13:01 | 0:13:03 | |
As its name attests, | 0:13:04 | 0:13:06 | |
the club originally played croquet when it was founded back in 1868. | 0:13:06 | 0:13:11 | |
Ashley's taking James to see an object | 0:13:11 | 0:13:13 | |
that oddly enough caused the club to change its focus to lawn tennis | 0:13:13 | 0:13:18 | |
and gave rise to one of the world's greatest sporting events. | 0:13:18 | 0:13:22 | |
I've brought you to see this because this is why the championship exists. | 0:13:23 | 0:13:26 | |
-In what way? -The pony roller was donated to the club in 1872 | 0:13:26 | 0:13:31 | |
-when it was a croquet club, to keep the croquet lawns flat. -OK. | 0:13:31 | 0:13:34 | |
And then they adopted tennis in 1875. | 0:13:34 | 0:13:37 | |
But in 1877, the pony roller broke. | 0:13:37 | 0:13:40 | |
It was going to cost £10 to fix it, and the club couldn't afford it. | 0:13:40 | 0:13:44 | |
So, they decided to hold a little tournament for gentlemen that year. | 0:13:44 | 0:13:48 | |
And that tournament was the first men's singles tennis event played at Wimbledon. | 0:13:48 | 0:13:53 | |
And it's from that that all the subsequent glory sprang. | 0:13:53 | 0:13:56 | |
Famously, players on court at Wimbledon | 0:13:59 | 0:14:00 | |
must dress almost entirely in white | 0:14:00 | 0:14:03 | |
and this tradition also originates in the club's early days. | 0:14:03 | 0:14:07 | |
It has to be more than tradition that they wear white. | 0:14:08 | 0:14:12 | |
-Was there a reason? -Yes, there was a reason. | 0:14:12 | 0:14:14 | |
The gentlemen originally would wear the same clothes they wore for cricket. | 0:14:14 | 0:14:17 | |
So the men were wearing white anyway. | 0:14:17 | 0:14:19 | |
But the ladies would wear whatever clothes they happened to wear on the day. | 0:14:19 | 0:14:22 | |
So the style of dress at the time, 4.9 kilos of clothing. | 0:14:22 | 0:14:27 | |
So, if you're running around on a warm summer's day like today, | 0:14:27 | 0:14:30 | |
and you're wearing that weight of clothing, you're going to sweat. | 0:14:30 | 0:14:34 | |
So, the ladies switched to wearing white because it doesn't show the sweat so badly. | 0:14:34 | 0:14:37 | |
They still looked elegant when they came off court. | 0:14:37 | 0:14:40 | |
-It was about looking attractive and healthy and fit. -Yeah. -And therefore marriageable. | 0:14:40 | 0:14:44 | |
They obviously didn't realise that "love" means nothing in tennis! | 0:14:44 | 0:14:48 | |
Very good! I have to say there's a lot of "courting" going on around here! Come on. | 0:14:48 | 0:14:53 | |
Look, I'll do the jokes, thanks. | 0:14:53 | 0:14:55 | |
There's one last place Ashley's going to take you, James. | 0:14:56 | 0:15:00 | |
And it's the one that James has been desperately trying to get to | 0:15:00 | 0:15:04 | |
for quite some time - the legendary Centre Court. | 0:15:04 | 0:15:07 | |
So, here we are. | 0:15:07 | 0:15:09 | |
-The place itself, the Centre Court. -Wow! | 0:15:09 | 0:15:12 | |
Gosh! | 0:15:12 | 0:15:14 | |
Like so many thousand people have and do, I've queued up outside, | 0:15:14 | 0:15:19 | |
I've camped outside, | 0:15:19 | 0:15:21 | |
trying to get into this very court. | 0:15:21 | 0:15:24 | |
Whilst the other grass courts are open to play for members from mid-May, | 0:15:24 | 0:15:28 | |
Centre Court and Number One court are almost exclusively reserved | 0:15:28 | 0:15:32 | |
for use during the championships. | 0:15:32 | 0:15:34 | |
Setting foot within it is possibly a once-in-a-lifetime experience. | 0:15:34 | 0:15:38 | |
So over here we've got the royal box. | 0:15:38 | 0:15:40 | |
And the players' family box right in front of it. | 0:15:40 | 0:15:43 | |
-So that was Andy's box, wasn't it? -Yes. | 0:15:43 | 0:15:47 | |
-And he came leaping over here. -That's right. | 0:15:47 | 0:15:49 | |
-That's his mum's seat, isn't it? -That's where she was sitting. | 0:15:49 | 0:15:52 | |
Oh, my goodness! | 0:15:52 | 0:15:54 | |
Wonderful. | 0:15:54 | 0:15:56 | |
But sadly for Ashley, now James has finally made it onto this hallowed ground, | 0:15:56 | 0:16:01 | |
he seems quite...set. | 0:16:01 | 0:16:04 | |
But now I'm in here, you're not getting me out! | 0:16:04 | 0:16:08 | |
I'm just going to stay! | 0:16:08 | 0:16:11 | |
I've waited too long for this. | 0:16:11 | 0:16:13 | |
Best alert security, eh, Ashley? | 0:16:13 | 0:16:15 | |
Now, Anita's still about four miles away in Battersea. | 0:16:18 | 0:16:21 | |
And she seems to be feeling very positive. | 0:16:21 | 0:16:24 | |
What I do know is it's going to be another great adventure in London! | 0:16:24 | 0:16:30 | |
I love it! | 0:16:30 | 0:16:31 | |
Marvellous. | 0:16:31 | 0:16:33 | |
She's en-route to Eccles Road Antiques, | 0:16:33 | 0:16:35 | |
and greeting dealer Helen. | 0:16:35 | 0:16:37 | |
-Ah, hello! I'm Anita. -Hello, I'm Helen. Nice to meet you. -Lovely to be here! | 0:16:39 | 0:16:44 | |
Introductions done, time for a truffle about. | 0:16:44 | 0:16:47 | |
I quite like these. | 0:16:52 | 0:16:54 | |
These are what we call firedogs. | 0:16:54 | 0:16:57 | |
They would sit on either side of the hearth | 0:16:57 | 0:17:01 | |
and you would lay your poker, the shovel and the brush there. | 0:17:01 | 0:17:07 | |
So that your fire tools would lie across these. | 0:17:07 | 0:17:11 | |
These are very nice. They're quality, they're ornate, | 0:17:11 | 0:17:16 | |
they're possibly French. | 0:17:16 | 0:17:18 | |
Ticket price is £75. | 0:17:18 | 0:17:20 | |
But Anita's hoping that Helen might be able to do a deal. | 0:17:20 | 0:17:23 | |
-Helen? -Yes? | 0:17:25 | 0:17:27 | |
I was having a wee look at these firedogs. | 0:17:27 | 0:17:30 | |
I think possibly 19th century? | 0:17:30 | 0:17:33 | |
They are French. Definitely French, the French Empire. | 0:17:33 | 0:17:36 | |
So mid-19th century. | 0:17:36 | 0:17:39 | |
I'd like to buy them. Can I offer a price? Can I make an offer and you can tell me if I'm... | 0:17:39 | 0:17:44 | |
-Tell you to leave the shop? -You can do that if you want! | 0:17:44 | 0:17:47 | |
I would like to be paying around the 50 mark for these. | 0:17:47 | 0:17:53 | |
Can we do sort of 55? | 0:17:53 | 0:17:55 | |
-Yeah. -Will you do 55? -55 and I'll shake your hand. -Thank you very much. | 0:17:57 | 0:18:02 | |
A nice deal done, very amicably. | 0:18:02 | 0:18:05 | |
Helen's recommended that Anita take a look in the basement | 0:18:05 | 0:18:08 | |
where there's a lot of stock that's been in the shop for some time | 0:18:08 | 0:18:12 | |
and on which a good deal might be struck. | 0:18:12 | 0:18:14 | |
Helen just said, "Good luck. You may be some time!" | 0:18:16 | 0:18:19 | |
Maybe she thinks that a giant spider will capture me! | 0:18:19 | 0:18:22 | |
Well, let's hope not! | 0:18:22 | 0:18:24 | |
But something has captured Anita's heart. | 0:18:24 | 0:18:27 | |
That's quite a nice wee thing. | 0:18:29 | 0:18:31 | |
It's from the 1920s | 0:18:32 | 0:18:34 | |
and it's a child's sliding, folding chair. | 0:18:34 | 0:18:40 | |
Isn't it just so cute to see something like that in the miniature? | 0:18:40 | 0:18:44 | |
Ticket price was £195 before it was confined to the gloom below stairs. | 0:18:44 | 0:18:51 | |
I think that wee child's chair is just absolutely lovely. | 0:18:51 | 0:18:55 | |
-It's charming, isn't it? -Have you had that for a long time? | 0:18:55 | 0:18:58 | |
Yes, since God was a boy, basically! | 0:18:58 | 0:19:01 | |
If this has been here since God was a boy, | 0:19:02 | 0:19:06 | |
this chair is costing you money. | 0:19:06 | 0:19:09 | |
Yes, I take your point. | 0:19:09 | 0:19:12 | |
So you're going to make me an offer, aren't you? | 0:19:12 | 0:19:15 | |
Do. Make me an offer and I'll see... | 0:19:15 | 0:19:18 | |
Do I need to be sitting? | 0:19:18 | 0:19:20 | |
Yes! Can I buy it for 40 quid? | 0:19:20 | 0:19:23 | |
Yes. | 0:19:26 | 0:19:27 | |
It does need a bit of a clean. | 0:19:27 | 0:19:29 | |
Helen's assistant Mark will be put to work. Go for it, Mark. | 0:19:29 | 0:19:33 | |
Tea for the ladies. | 0:19:33 | 0:19:35 | |
-I can see Mark has already started. -Yes. | 0:19:35 | 0:19:37 | |
That's what we like. There's nothing like spectator sport, is there? | 0:19:37 | 0:19:42 | |
Mind that wee bit at the side, Mark! | 0:19:42 | 0:19:45 | |
If you've quite finished, Anita, | 0:19:45 | 0:19:48 | |
it is time to get on the road. | 0:19:48 | 0:19:50 | |
-Bye-bye! -Bye-bye! | 0:19:50 | 0:19:52 | |
Stick at that, Mark! | 0:19:52 | 0:19:54 | |
And that brings their first hectic day's buying to an amiable close. | 0:19:55 | 0:20:01 | |
Night-night! | 0:20:01 | 0:20:02 | |
But they're up with the larks the next morning | 0:20:08 | 0:20:10 | |
and chirruping with enthusiasm. | 0:20:10 | 0:20:12 | |
Or at least, Anita is! | 0:20:12 | 0:20:14 | |
James, James, wake up! Look! | 0:20:14 | 0:20:16 | |
-I'm awake! -We're by the side of the Thames. | 0:20:16 | 0:20:18 | |
Just along as we stay by the side, and not in it, I'm happy. | 0:20:18 | 0:20:22 | |
What is it with you about getting up so early? | 0:20:22 | 0:20:27 | |
It's just not natural! | 0:20:27 | 0:20:29 | |
So far, James has spent £120 on three lots. | 0:20:30 | 0:20:33 | |
The Chinese blue and white vase... | 0:20:33 | 0:20:36 | |
.the two serpentine dogs... | 0:20:36 | 0:20:39 | |
..and the mahogany liqueur case. | 0:20:39 | 0:20:40 | |
While Anita has splashed out £145 on four lots. | 0:20:44 | 0:20:48 | |
The silver and crystal ashtray, | 0:20:48 | 0:20:50 | |
the Oriental censer, | 0:20:50 | 0:20:52 | |
the child's leather chair | 0:20:52 | 0:20:54 | |
and the pair of bronze firedogs. | 0:20:54 | 0:20:56 | |
It's lovely to get out in the morning! | 0:20:58 | 0:21:01 | |
The fresh air. | 0:21:01 | 0:21:03 | |
Get the wind in your hair, if you've got any! | 0:21:03 | 0:21:06 | |
Hey, we'll have less of that! | 0:21:06 | 0:21:08 | |
Don't squabble! Honestly! | 0:21:09 | 0:21:11 | |
This morning, they're aiming for Molesey in Surrey, | 0:21:11 | 0:21:14 | |
which can be dated to the 7th century. | 0:21:14 | 0:21:17 | |
On the banks of Old Father Thames, | 0:21:19 | 0:21:22 | |
Molesey is a south-western suburb of central London. | 0:21:22 | 0:21:26 | |
Anita's jumping out of the car at a stunning local landmark, | 0:21:26 | 0:21:30 | |
Hampton Court Palace. | 0:21:30 | 0:21:31 | |
That looks absolutely fantastic. | 0:21:33 | 0:21:37 | |
We'll come back to you in due course, Anita. | 0:21:37 | 0:21:40 | |
While James is driving off into the centre of the town. | 0:21:40 | 0:21:43 | |
James is beginning his day in Hampton Court Emporium, | 0:21:43 | 0:21:47 | |
an antiques centre fit for a king. | 0:21:47 | 0:21:49 | |
He's meeting dealer Lesley. | 0:21:49 | 0:21:52 | |
SHOP BELL RINGS | 0:21:52 | 0:21:54 | |
-Good morning, James. I'm Lesley. -Good to see you, Lesley. Hi. | 0:21:56 | 0:21:59 | |
James is hoping to sniff out some bargains this morning. | 0:21:59 | 0:22:02 | |
Smell that! | 0:22:04 | 0:22:06 | |
No, thanks! | 0:22:06 | 0:22:07 | |
Jeez! Tea tree oil. | 0:22:07 | 0:22:10 | |
You're looking for antiques, rather than unguents, James. | 0:22:10 | 0:22:13 | |
Eughh! | 0:22:15 | 0:22:16 | |
He's soon spotted an unusual little item, though. | 0:22:18 | 0:22:21 | |
What's this funny little ewer in here? | 0:22:21 | 0:22:23 | |
A ewer is a type of pitcher, | 0:22:23 | 0:22:26 | |
this one modelled from gilt metal in a neo-classical style. | 0:22:26 | 0:22:30 | |
The dealer has a ticket price of £95 on it. | 0:22:30 | 0:22:34 | |
Oh! | 0:22:36 | 0:22:37 | |
A French inkwell. That's taken you by surprise! | 0:22:38 | 0:22:42 | |
The top of the jug hinges to reveal this gilt-metal socle. | 0:22:42 | 0:22:46 | |
And then inside is a clear glass inkwell. | 0:22:46 | 0:22:50 | |
So it's a bit of a novelty. | 0:22:50 | 0:22:52 | |
What would you think? | 0:22:52 | 0:22:54 | |
I'd put 30 to 50 on that at auction. | 0:22:54 | 0:22:56 | |
-Really. -Hmm. | 0:22:56 | 0:22:58 | |
It might make a bit more. | 0:22:58 | 0:23:00 | |
So it would need to be heavily discounted. | 0:23:00 | 0:23:03 | |
Lesley will call the dealer who owns it. | 0:23:03 | 0:23:05 | |
Yes, James, she'll come down to 60. | 0:23:07 | 0:23:10 | |
-Bye. -Thank her very much. | 0:23:10 | 0:23:12 | |
She did say last thing, at a pinch, 55. | 0:23:12 | 0:23:17 | |
-OK. -As it's you. | 0:23:17 | 0:23:18 | |
That's... | 0:23:18 | 0:23:20 | |
That's a fair price, it really is. | 0:23:22 | 0:23:24 | |
But he's still not sure he can turn a profit on it. | 0:23:26 | 0:23:29 | |
So he's soon back to Lesley for round two. | 0:23:29 | 0:23:32 | |
He's got a price in mind. Could the dealer match it? | 0:23:32 | 0:23:35 | |
Can we push you down just a wee bit further? | 0:23:36 | 0:23:40 | |
He has got a price in mind which he's written on his hand. | 0:23:40 | 0:23:43 | |
What is your very, very... Obviously we don't want you to lose money on it. | 0:23:43 | 0:23:47 | |
Right, James. | 0:23:49 | 0:23:51 | |
£45. That's... | 0:23:51 | 0:23:54 | |
Snap! | 0:23:54 | 0:23:56 | |
-Fantastic! -Shake! | 0:23:56 | 0:23:58 | |
Brilliant. | 0:23:58 | 0:23:59 | |
So, James's rather unusual haggling method | 0:23:59 | 0:24:02 | |
lands him a price that both he and the dealer are happy with. | 0:24:02 | 0:24:05 | |
Put her there, then! | 0:24:05 | 0:24:07 | |
Anita, meanwhile, is over in the rarefied environs of Hampton Court Palace. | 0:24:09 | 0:24:14 | |
She's meeting exhibition curator Sebastian Edwards. | 0:24:19 | 0:24:22 | |
-Hi, I'm Anita. -Hello, Anita. Welcome to Hampton Court. | 0:24:22 | 0:24:26 | |
Oh, what a splendid and wonderful building! | 0:24:26 | 0:24:30 | |
The palace has been shaped most notably by Cardinal Wolsey | 0:24:30 | 0:24:34 | |
during the reign of King Henry VIII in the 16th century | 0:24:34 | 0:24:38 | |
and later under William III | 0:24:38 | 0:24:39 | |
from 1689 to 1702. | 0:24:39 | 0:24:41 | |
I really can't wait to get inside. | 0:24:41 | 0:24:45 | |
Today, Anita's here to see a specific exhibition | 0:24:47 | 0:24:50 | |
that Sebastian curates. | 0:24:50 | 0:24:52 | |
And it's one with a rather lively premise! | 0:24:52 | 0:24:55 | |
"The Secrets of the Royal Bedchamber"! | 0:24:55 | 0:24:58 | |
We have a special exhibition, just for you! | 0:24:58 | 0:25:00 | |
This sounds very interesting! | 0:25:00 | 0:25:03 | |
Come and have a look. | 0:25:03 | 0:25:05 | |
I say! | 0:25:05 | 0:25:06 | |
The exhibition largely looks at the 17th and 18th centuries, | 0:25:06 | 0:25:10 | |
a time when monarchs' bedrooms became almost public spaces | 0:25:10 | 0:25:14 | |
into which the great and good of the kingdom would vie to be invited. | 0:25:14 | 0:25:19 | |
The bedchamber of the king, or even queen, | 0:25:20 | 0:25:23 | |
became the place where some of the nation's biggest intrigues were played out. | 0:25:23 | 0:25:28 | |
And the monarch received members of the court actually lying in the royal bunk. | 0:25:28 | 0:25:32 | |
It was a real privilege to meet the king in his bedroom. | 0:25:32 | 0:25:35 | |
He was off his guard, he was relaxed, and in theory, informal, | 0:25:35 | 0:25:38 | |
and that's where everybody at court wanted to be. | 0:25:38 | 0:25:40 | |
Anita's particularly interested in seeing a bed | 0:25:40 | 0:25:44 | |
that belonged to Mary of Medina, | 0:25:44 | 0:25:46 | |
the wife of King James II. | 0:25:46 | 0:25:48 | |
It's the bed in which Mary gave birth in a very public fashion. | 0:25:48 | 0:25:52 | |
Poor old love! | 0:25:52 | 0:25:54 | |
There were 70 witnesses around it, | 0:25:54 | 0:25:56 | |
which included many important men of the kingdom. | 0:25:56 | 0:25:59 | |
-Let's have a look at that. -Come and see. | 0:25:59 | 0:26:01 | |
James and Mary's son was born in this bed in 1688. | 0:26:03 | 0:26:08 | |
The nation in this period was Protestant | 0:26:09 | 0:26:12 | |
but James and Mary were Catholic, | 0:26:12 | 0:26:14 | |
and the prospect of a Catholic heir to the throne caused a political crisis. | 0:26:14 | 0:26:18 | |
Many in Government were keen to deny that the royal baby was a legitimate heir, | 0:26:20 | 0:26:24 | |
so the King planned to crowd the birthing room with 70 important witnesses | 0:26:24 | 0:26:29 | |
immediately after his son was born. | 0:26:29 | 0:26:32 | |
This includes ministers of state, the Archbishop of Canterbury, ambassadors, | 0:26:32 | 0:26:38 | |
he wants everybody to know that this is an absolutely regular birth and that it's his child. | 0:26:38 | 0:26:43 | |
So, it was very important that this child was seen to be the king's son. | 0:26:43 | 0:26:50 | |
But unfortunately, it didn't work in this case. | 0:26:50 | 0:26:53 | |
Despite the King's efforts, a lurid rumour spread | 0:26:53 | 0:26:56 | |
that threw the parentage of the baby into public doubt. | 0:26:56 | 0:27:00 | |
The bed has a special name, the warming pan bed, | 0:27:00 | 0:27:03 | |
because there was a great story at the time | 0:27:03 | 0:27:05 | |
that the baby was not hers, that the baby had died or there was no baby. | 0:27:05 | 0:27:09 | |
And that a changeling, somebody's else's child, had been bought | 0:27:09 | 0:27:12 | |
and slipped into the palace in a warming pan. | 0:27:12 | 0:27:15 | |
One of these great metal dishes on a stick that you put hot coals in to warm the bed, | 0:27:15 | 0:27:19 | |
as a suitable container to hide the baby in. | 0:27:19 | 0:27:21 | |
Of course the story wasn't true, | 0:27:21 | 0:27:23 | |
but the suspicion surrounding the royal birth paved the way to a revolution. | 0:27:23 | 0:27:28 | |
In 1688, the forces of James' son-in-law, the Protestant William of Orange, invaded, | 0:27:28 | 0:27:34 | |
and he became King William III alongside his wife. | 0:27:34 | 0:27:38 | |
James and Mary, though, fled to France, where they lived in exile. | 0:27:38 | 0:27:42 | |
And it all started in that bed? | 0:27:42 | 0:27:44 | |
It all started in this bed. So the course of this nation's history changed in this bed. | 0:27:44 | 0:27:49 | |
Indeed it did. | 0:27:49 | 0:27:50 | |
Anita's had a dizzying romp through 17th-century history this morning | 0:27:50 | 0:27:55 | |
but it's time for her to be on her way. | 0:27:55 | 0:27:57 | |
Do you know, Sebastian, it's enough to make me want a wee lie down! | 0:27:59 | 0:28:02 | |
But thank you for those stories. Bye-bye! | 0:28:02 | 0:28:05 | |
But James is still back in East Molesey proper, | 0:28:10 | 0:28:13 | |
and wandering into Palace Antiques. | 0:28:13 | 0:28:16 | |
Whoops! Mind your feet, James! | 0:28:17 | 0:28:19 | |
That fella's the shop's dachshund. | 0:28:19 | 0:28:21 | |
I know how it is, girl. | 0:28:24 | 0:28:26 | |
James is also meeting dealer Ash - or is it Elm? | 0:28:26 | 0:28:28 | |
-Hi. -Hello, James. -Nice to see you. -Nice to meet you. -Nice to see you, Ash. -Nice to meet you. | 0:28:28 | 0:28:33 | |
James is looking for a final item. | 0:28:36 | 0:28:37 | |
Perhaps this little brass box for tapers or matches. | 0:28:37 | 0:28:40 | |
It's about 1850. | 0:28:42 | 0:28:43 | |
Embossed brass. Provincial. | 0:28:43 | 0:28:46 | |
Could even be Dutch, something like that. | 0:28:48 | 0:28:50 | |
It was just to hang next to the fireplace. | 0:28:50 | 0:28:53 | |
It's 150 years old and it's seven quid. | 0:28:53 | 0:28:56 | |
So there'll be a bit of trade on that. | 0:28:56 | 0:28:59 | |
But... | 0:28:59 | 0:29:00 | |
..that's the sort of thing that... | 0:29:01 | 0:29:03 | |
..might make 20 quid at auction. | 0:29:05 | 0:29:07 | |
Ash, can I borrow you for a second? | 0:29:09 | 0:29:11 | |
I know "last of the big spenders", and all, | 0:29:11 | 0:29:14 | |
would four quid be all right? | 0:29:14 | 0:29:17 | |
Just sounding on it. | 0:29:17 | 0:29:19 | |
Yeah. Actually, five pounds, James, would be just right. | 0:29:19 | 0:29:22 | |
OK. I'll take it. Thanks very much. | 0:29:22 | 0:29:25 | |
He certainly seems to have overcome his indecisiveness. Look at this! | 0:29:27 | 0:29:30 | |
Time to say goodbye to Bella. | 0:29:32 | 0:29:34 | |
Gosh, we have had some happy canines on this trip! | 0:29:34 | 0:29:37 | |
Now, Anita's only a short stroll away | 0:29:42 | 0:29:44 | |
and heading into Bridge Road Antiques, | 0:29:44 | 0:29:47 | |
in search of her last buy of the day. She's meeting dealer David. | 0:29:47 | 0:29:51 | |
Hi, Dave! | 0:29:51 | 0:29:52 | |
-Hello. -Hello, I'm Anita. | 0:29:52 | 0:29:55 | |
Hello, Anita. Hi, nice to meet you. | 0:29:55 | 0:29:57 | |
-Lovely to meet you, too. -To see you in the flesh, it's great. | 0:29:57 | 0:30:00 | |
What's Anita on the lookout for today? | 0:30:01 | 0:30:04 | |
You like pretty things, don't you? | 0:30:04 | 0:30:06 | |
-I like pretty things. -You can buy a mirror! | 0:30:06 | 0:30:08 | |
You old charmer! | 0:30:10 | 0:30:11 | |
He is, isn't he? We'll have to watch this one, Anita! | 0:30:11 | 0:30:15 | |
Too exotic. | 0:30:21 | 0:30:23 | |
Maybe just a shade! Could be a lamp shade, actually! | 0:30:24 | 0:30:27 | |
Not to be outdone by James's Wimbledon adventure yesterday, | 0:30:27 | 0:30:31 | |
Anita's spotted something. | 0:30:31 | 0:30:33 | |
So I had a look at this old tennis racket here. | 0:30:34 | 0:30:37 | |
Yes, this is a very old-fashioned racket. Beautiful. | 0:30:37 | 0:30:41 | |
It is indeed a mid-20th-century tennis racket | 0:30:42 | 0:30:45 | |
fitted with a square, wooden press to protect it. Ticket price is £10. | 0:30:45 | 0:30:49 | |
Worth a whack, eh? | 0:30:49 | 0:30:51 | |
-Could we take that off? Could we maybe test it? -We could. I'm sure we could. | 0:30:53 | 0:30:59 | |
Lordy! I hope this shop is well-insured! | 0:30:59 | 0:31:02 | |
Thankfully, they can't find a ball, so they're using a faux fur hat. | 0:31:04 | 0:31:09 | |
Naturalement! | 0:31:09 | 0:31:10 | |
Just doing a wee bit of bat and ball. | 0:31:11 | 0:31:13 | |
-I've got a better one. -Bat and hat. | 0:31:13 | 0:31:15 | |
BOTH GIGGLE | 0:31:15 | 0:31:19 | |
-That was good. -That was good. I think that was very good. | 0:31:19 | 0:31:22 | |
He would say that. Careful with that hat, Anita. If you break it, you have to buy it. | 0:31:22 | 0:31:26 | |
Speaking of which, are you planning to make any purchases | 0:31:26 | 0:31:30 | |
or just have another game with your best friend? | 0:31:30 | 0:31:32 | |
Would you like something else as well with it, perhaps? | 0:31:32 | 0:31:34 | |
-You know, to sort of... -Is there any other tennis-y things? | 0:31:34 | 0:31:38 | |
-What about this? -There was a photograph you were interested in. | 0:31:38 | 0:31:41 | |
That's nice, isn't it? | 0:31:42 | 0:31:44 | |
Look at that. The Surbiton championships. | 0:31:44 | 0:31:47 | |
-1904. -So it's sort of Edwardian. | 0:31:47 | 0:31:50 | |
It's a set of photographs depicting players at Surbiton tennis club, | 0:31:52 | 0:31:56 | |
dating from 1909. | 0:31:56 | 0:31:58 | |
Ticket price on that is £20. | 0:31:58 | 0:32:00 | |
Now, what could good old sport David do on the prices of the racket and the photos? | 0:32:03 | 0:32:07 | |
-I'd like to buy that for about a fiver. -Would you? | 0:32:08 | 0:32:11 | |
-Mm-hm. -Cos it's not going to make any money! | 0:32:11 | 0:32:15 | |
It's not going to make any money in auction, but it's good for a bit of fun. | 0:32:15 | 0:32:20 | |
Yes, it is. | 0:32:20 | 0:32:22 | |
Deal done, then, at five pounds on the racket. | 0:32:22 | 0:32:25 | |
-Oh, thank you. -Thank you, Anita. | 0:32:25 | 0:32:27 | |
And the photos? | 0:32:27 | 0:32:29 | |
How about ten pounds for them? Would that do it for you? | 0:32:29 | 0:32:33 | |
A fiver would do it. | 0:32:34 | 0:32:36 | |
All right, then, we'll do that for you, as well. | 0:32:36 | 0:32:38 | |
Will you? The two of them for a tenner? | 0:32:38 | 0:32:40 | |
All bought, then. | 0:32:40 | 0:32:41 | |
Give us a kiss! | 0:32:41 | 0:32:43 | |
Tongue sandwich. | 0:32:43 | 0:32:44 | |
That's love-all. | 0:32:44 | 0:32:46 | |
-Bye-bye! -Bye-bye! | 0:32:46 | 0:32:48 | |
So, now it's time for our duo to reveal their purchases to each other. | 0:32:48 | 0:32:53 | |
James will lead the charge. | 0:32:53 | 0:32:55 | |
-There we go. -Oh, James, that is beautiful. | 0:32:56 | 0:32:59 | |
The glaze is marvellous. | 0:32:59 | 0:33:01 | |
-It has age. -Yeah. | 0:33:01 | 0:33:03 | |
-It's got a great base to it, hasn't it? -A great backside! | 0:33:03 | 0:33:07 | |
Yeah! | 0:33:07 | 0:33:08 | |
And James, it seems, has been doing his homework. | 0:33:08 | 0:33:11 | |
I took a photograph of it and I sent it to my head of Chinese. | 0:33:11 | 0:33:16 | |
She's come back and says it's 1775, 1780 Chinese. | 0:33:16 | 0:33:20 | |
Well, I never! | 0:33:20 | 0:33:21 | |
It must be worth a couple of bob, then, James? | 0:33:21 | 0:33:23 | |
Well, what it's worth and what it makes we know are two different things! | 0:33:23 | 0:33:27 | |
James, I think these are all super buys. | 0:33:27 | 0:33:31 | |
Do you think, my darling, that you will be snapping at my heels? | 0:33:31 | 0:33:35 | |
Well, depends what's under there, doesn't it? | 0:33:35 | 0:33:38 | |
It certainly does. Let's have a peek, then. | 0:33:38 | 0:33:41 | |
Oh... Ooh! | 0:33:42 | 0:33:44 | |
-Wow. -James, I couldn't resist buying this | 0:33:44 | 0:33:47 | |
for my own wee international athlete! | 0:33:47 | 0:33:50 | |
Because I know that you loved Wimbledon and had a great time there. | 0:33:50 | 0:33:55 | |
-I did. -So that had to be bought. | 0:33:55 | 0:33:56 | |
And what about the brass firedogs? | 0:33:56 | 0:33:58 | |
-I like those. -Quite nice. You like them? -Yeah. | 0:33:58 | 0:34:02 | |
How much did you pay for those? | 0:34:02 | 0:34:04 | |
I paid £50 for those. | 0:34:04 | 0:34:05 | |
That's a profit. | 0:34:05 | 0:34:07 | |
You two are positive today. | 0:34:07 | 0:34:09 | |
-So. -Quite different items again. -Very different. | 0:34:09 | 0:34:12 | |
-We'll just have to wait and see on the day. -We will. | 0:34:12 | 0:34:15 | |
But I think we need a nice cup of tea after this. We deserve it. | 0:34:15 | 0:34:19 | |
Definitely. | 0:34:19 | 0:34:20 | |
But after they've shared their mug of the good stuff, | 0:34:20 | 0:34:24 | |
what do they really make of each other's buys? | 0:34:24 | 0:34:27 | |
Anita's things, they're a good mix. | 0:34:29 | 0:34:31 | |
For me, the strongest lot is the pair of French chenets. | 0:34:31 | 0:34:35 | |
They should sail over £100. | 0:34:35 | 0:34:38 | |
The tennis lot is great fun. | 0:34:38 | 0:34:40 | |
I've been to Wimbledon, so it's a very apt thing to buy. A bit of fun. | 0:34:40 | 0:34:43 | |
I've got a lot to worry about in the next auction. | 0:34:43 | 0:34:46 | |
That is a wonderful, wonderful pot. He's lucky as well as being good. | 0:34:46 | 0:34:52 | |
I can see a bigger profit in James Lewis's stuff. Oh, he's a devil! | 0:34:52 | 0:34:57 | |
On this show, Anita and James have toured west London | 0:34:58 | 0:35:02 | |
before leaving the smoke to head for their auction in nearby Alresford | 0:35:02 | 0:35:07 | |
in Hampshire. | 0:35:07 | 0:35:08 | |
The attractive small town of Alresford | 0:35:11 | 0:35:13 | |
hosts a yearly watercress festival | 0:35:13 | 0:35:15 | |
to celebrate local production of the peppery leaf. | 0:35:15 | 0:35:18 | |
Let's hope Anita and James can be as fresh and sprightly today | 0:35:18 | 0:35:22 | |
as they head for Andrew Smith & Son's auctioneers. | 0:35:22 | 0:35:25 | |
There we go! | 0:35:25 | 0:35:28 | |
Are you ready, darling? | 0:35:28 | 0:35:29 | |
Yeah, doesn't it look good? | 0:35:29 | 0:35:31 | |
Best get inside, then. | 0:35:31 | 0:35:33 | |
Today's auctioneer is Nick Jarrett. | 0:35:34 | 0:35:37 | |
Before he takes gavel in hand, | 0:35:37 | 0:35:39 | |
what does he think of James and Anita's lots? | 0:35:39 | 0:35:42 | |
They've brought some very interesting items with them. | 0:35:44 | 0:35:47 | |
We've got hopes for the blue-and-white vase. | 0:35:47 | 0:35:50 | |
Hopefully somebody here will be attracted to it. | 0:35:50 | 0:35:54 | |
The child's chair is jolly nice. | 0:35:54 | 0:35:55 | |
Children's chairs are always popular. Often they make more than the large ones. | 0:35:55 | 0:35:59 | |
And it's a good example, I think. | 0:35:59 | 0:36:02 | |
All very encouraging. | 0:36:02 | 0:36:03 | |
Anita started this leg with £321.60. | 0:36:03 | 0:36:08 | |
She spent £155 and has five lots in today's sale. | 0:36:08 | 0:36:13 | |
James began with £293.50. | 0:36:15 | 0:36:18 | |
He spent £170 on the nose | 0:36:18 | 0:36:21 | |
and also has five lots at auction. | 0:36:21 | 0:36:24 | |
The sale is about to begin. | 0:36:25 | 0:36:27 | |
First up is Anita's silver and crystal ashtray, or dish. | 0:36:28 | 0:36:32 | |
£10. Ten I have. 12 can I say? | 0:36:33 | 0:36:36 | |
12, 14, 16, 18, £20 and two. | 0:36:36 | 0:36:40 | |
25. 25, new bidder. 28. | 0:36:40 | 0:36:43 | |
£30. And two. | 0:36:43 | 0:36:46 | |
At £30. | 0:36:46 | 0:36:47 | |
£30 I have. At £30. Have you done? | 0:36:47 | 0:36:50 | |
-Yes! I'm happy. -Well done. | 0:36:50 | 0:36:54 | |
It ekes out a £5 profit. | 0:36:54 | 0:36:56 | |
Not a bad start for her. | 0:36:56 | 0:36:58 | |
But she will have to pay auction costs on that. | 0:36:58 | 0:37:01 | |
Next is James's pair of Florentine dogs. | 0:37:03 | 0:37:05 | |
Will the buyers be straining at the leash? | 0:37:05 | 0:37:08 | |
Bid on the book at £30. | 0:37:08 | 0:37:10 | |
-32. I'm out at £32. -Come on! | 0:37:10 | 0:37:14 | |
Anyone else here? 35. 38. | 0:37:14 | 0:37:16 | |
40. Two. 45. 48. £50. He's back in. | 0:37:16 | 0:37:19 | |
Was cheap, wasn't it? 55. 60? At £55, then, with the gentleman. All done? | 0:37:19 | 0:37:25 | |
Selling at 55. | 0:37:25 | 0:37:27 | |
-Dear me. -I know. Those two missing ears were worth another £45! | 0:37:27 | 0:37:33 | |
It's a decent profit, but not what he'd hoped for. | 0:37:33 | 0:37:37 | |
Ruff! | 0:37:37 | 0:37:38 | |
Now, it's Anita's Oriental censer. | 0:37:40 | 0:37:42 | |
Does she scent a winner? | 0:37:42 | 0:37:44 | |
£30. Take five on that. | 0:37:44 | 0:37:46 | |
35. At £35. 40 can I say now? | 0:37:46 | 0:37:50 | |
All done at 35. Have you done? | 0:37:50 | 0:37:53 | |
Last chance. | 0:37:53 | 0:37:55 | |
Again, not the flyer she wanted. | 0:37:57 | 0:37:59 | |
But a profit's not to be sniffed at. | 0:37:59 | 0:38:01 | |
-Still, no losses so far. -No loss. | 0:38:02 | 0:38:07 | |
Now, it's James's bargain little bronze taper holder. | 0:38:07 | 0:38:10 | |
I'm going to start you here at £32. | 0:38:10 | 0:38:13 | |
35 can I say now? | 0:38:13 | 0:38:15 | |
At £32. Anybody else in at 32? | 0:38:15 | 0:38:17 | |
At £32. Have you done? | 0:38:17 | 0:38:20 | |
What can you say about that? | 0:38:21 | 0:38:23 | |
It strikes right with someone | 0:38:23 | 0:38:25 | |
and earns James a very nice mark-up. | 0:38:25 | 0:38:27 | |
One for Anita, now, as her 1920s child's chair is up. | 0:38:30 | 0:38:35 | |
£50. 50, surely? 30, then? | 0:38:35 | 0:38:37 | |
30, I have. 32. 35. 38. 40. | 0:38:37 | 0:38:41 | |
And two. 45. | 0:38:41 | 0:38:43 | |
48. 50. And five. 60. | 0:38:43 | 0:38:46 | |
And five. 70? | 0:38:46 | 0:38:48 | |
65, gentleman's bid, yes? | 0:38:48 | 0:38:50 | |
£65. Selling at 65. | 0:38:50 | 0:38:54 | |
Another very nice profit for Anita. Well done. | 0:38:54 | 0:38:56 | |
Profit in the furniture section? That isn't easy to do. Well done. | 0:38:56 | 0:39:02 | |
Now, it's James's novelty inkwell, | 0:39:02 | 0:39:05 | |
modelled as an Etruscan jug. | 0:39:05 | 0:39:08 | |
£30 for it, can I say? £30? | 0:39:08 | 0:39:10 | |
-20? -Oh, no! | 0:39:10 | 0:39:12 | |
You're right! | 0:39:13 | 0:39:14 | |
-Ten? -Oh, no! -Can I have... 12. 15. | 0:39:14 | 0:39:17 | |
18. 20. They're in, now. | 0:39:17 | 0:39:19 | |
James! | 0:39:19 | 0:39:20 | |
-It's running away. -Are you in at 28? | 0:39:20 | 0:39:23 | |
-£30. £35. -It's still a loss! | 0:39:23 | 0:39:25 | |
38, new bidder. And 40. Two. | 0:39:25 | 0:39:28 | |
The lady's bid at 45. All done. | 0:39:28 | 0:39:30 | |
There you are. | 0:39:31 | 0:39:33 | |
It climbs up to what he paid for it. | 0:39:33 | 0:39:35 | |
But that'll mean a loss after auction costs. | 0:39:35 | 0:39:39 | |
Now it's Anita's tennis-themed lot. | 0:39:40 | 0:39:42 | |
Has Wimbledon fever followed them to Hampshire? | 0:39:42 | 0:39:45 | |
Five pounds? Five pounds. | 0:39:45 | 0:39:47 | |
A pound if you like. | 0:39:47 | 0:39:49 | |
-One pound I have. -Boo! | 0:39:49 | 0:39:52 | |
-One pound. Two, three. -Thank you, darling! | 0:39:52 | 0:39:54 | |
Four. Five. Six. Seven. Eight. Nine. £10. | 0:39:54 | 0:39:59 | |
Yes! | 0:39:59 | 0:40:01 | |
At £10, all done. A tenner. | 0:40:01 | 0:40:04 | |
Yes! | 0:40:04 | 0:40:05 | |
Thanks to the charming lady to Anita's right, | 0:40:07 | 0:40:10 | |
that barely breaks even. | 0:40:10 | 0:40:12 | |
I think you owe her a glass of something. | 0:40:12 | 0:40:15 | |
Maybe "deuce"? | 0:40:15 | 0:40:17 | |
Now, it's James's portable liqueur casket. | 0:40:18 | 0:40:21 | |
Will the punters be tempted to take a swig? | 0:40:21 | 0:40:24 | |
50 I have, thank you. I'll take a fiver on that. | 0:40:24 | 0:40:27 | |
At £50, gentleman's bid. | 0:40:27 | 0:40:29 | |
55 just in front. 60 and five. | 0:40:29 | 0:40:31 | |
70. Five. 80. Five. | 0:40:31 | 0:40:34 | |
90. Five. 100. And ten. | 0:40:34 | 0:40:36 | |
120. 130. 140. | 0:40:36 | 0:40:39 | |
150? 140. All done? | 0:40:39 | 0:40:41 | |
At 140. | 0:40:41 | 0:40:43 | |
-Yeah! -Well done, you. -Good result. | 0:40:43 | 0:40:46 | |
-Happy now? -That's a brilliant result. | 0:40:46 | 0:40:47 | |
A terrific result for James. | 0:40:47 | 0:40:49 | |
And he's definitely in the lead. | 0:40:49 | 0:40:51 | |
It's nice to see a wee smile on your face. | 0:40:52 | 0:40:55 | |
Now, can Anita repeat the trick | 0:40:55 | 0:40:57 | |
with her set of bronze firedogs? | 0:40:57 | 0:40:59 | |
£42. 45, can I say? | 0:40:59 | 0:41:02 | |
45, now. Lady's bid. 48? | 0:41:02 | 0:41:04 | |
-At £45. -That's cheap. | 0:41:04 | 0:41:06 | |
At £45. Are you sure at 45? | 0:41:06 | 0:41:09 | |
-Come on! -At £45, then. | 0:41:09 | 0:41:10 | |
No! | 0:41:10 | 0:41:12 | |
Oh, you poor thing! | 0:41:13 | 0:41:15 | |
What a shame. They didn't set the saleroom alight. | 0:41:15 | 0:41:19 | |
It's the excitement of the auction! | 0:41:20 | 0:41:23 | |
There, there, Anita. | 0:41:23 | 0:41:25 | |
Lastly, it's James's great hope. | 0:41:26 | 0:41:29 | |
His Chinese blue and white vase. | 0:41:29 | 0:41:31 | |
We have got a phone bid, which is good. | 0:41:31 | 0:41:34 | |
And I can start you here at £400. | 0:41:34 | 0:41:37 | |
-Yes! -420, can I say? 420. | 0:41:37 | 0:41:39 | |
Blimey! | 0:41:39 | 0:41:40 | |
450. 470. | 0:41:40 | 0:41:42 | |
500. Thank you. And 20. | 0:41:42 | 0:41:44 | |
520. 550. | 0:41:44 | 0:41:46 | |
570. 600? | 0:41:46 | 0:41:48 | |
570, then. At £570 have you done? | 0:41:48 | 0:41:51 | |
At 570. All done. | 0:41:51 | 0:41:54 | |
Wow! | 0:41:54 | 0:41:55 | |
An enormous profit on the vase that sat unloved on a shelf for months. | 0:41:59 | 0:42:04 | |
What a spot, James! | 0:42:04 | 0:42:06 | |
Give him a wee clap! | 0:42:06 | 0:42:08 | |
Thank you! | 0:42:10 | 0:42:12 | |
Anita started this leg with £321.60. | 0:42:13 | 0:42:17 | |
After paying auction costs, | 0:42:17 | 0:42:20 | |
she made a small loss of £3.30 | 0:42:20 | 0:42:22 | |
and finishes today with £318.30. | 0:42:22 | 0:42:26 | |
Whilst James began with £293.50. | 0:42:28 | 0:42:32 | |
After costs, he made a profit of - drum roll, please - | 0:42:32 | 0:42:36 | |
£520.44, | 0:42:38 | 0:42:40 | |
giving him £813.94 to carry forwards. | 0:42:40 | 0:42:45 | |
Although it does seem to have rather gone to his head! | 0:42:48 | 0:42:50 | |
-I'm going in the back, not the front. -OK. | 0:42:50 | 0:42:53 | |
There you are. | 0:42:53 | 0:42:54 | |
-OK, darling? -Come on, then. | 0:42:59 | 0:43:01 | |
Till next time, eh? | 0:43:01 | 0:43:03 | |
Next time on The Antiques Road Trip, | 0:43:06 | 0:43:07 | |
James is ready to strike! | 0:43:07 | 0:43:10 | |
I know a few auctioneers who could use that! | 0:43:10 | 0:43:13 | |
And Anita's feeling the force. | 0:43:13 | 0:43:15 | |
Do you like this? Do I look good in this? | 0:43:15 | 0:43:18 | |
Yeah, it suits you. | 0:43:18 | 0:43:19 | |
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