Episode 8 Antiques Road Trip

-It's the nation's favourite antiques experts.

-All right, viewers?

With £200 each, a classic car and a goal to scour Britain for antiques.

I'm on fire. Yes!

Sold, going, going, gone.

The aim, to make the biggest profit at auction but it's no mean feat.

-50p.

-There will be worthy winners and valiant losers.

You've had it a while, haven't you?

So, will it be the high road to glory or the slow road to disaster?

-Oh!

-Oh, no.

This is the Antiques Road Trip.

On this road trip two antiquarian aces are driving a hard bargain.

Well, darling, today you can drive me.

You're meant to be driving me for two days.

-But I have to say, I just decided I wanted to live.

-Charming.

James Lewis is a Derbyshire auctioneer

and valuer never afraid to strike while the hammer is hot.

I know a few auctioneers who could use that.

Whilst Anita Manning is a chatty Glaswegian gavel-meister

who's a friend to all she meets.

How do you do, Frederick? Hello.

On the last leg James made a serious bundle on the Chinese blue

and white vase.

-I think you're about £7,000 ahead of me now.

-Not quite that far ahead.

Both of our daring duo started this trip with £200.

So far Anita has managed to trade that up to a healthy...

But James is as rich as Rockefeller holding a whopping...

Cash!

Today they're driving a groovy gal. The 1969 Volkswagen Beetle.

This road trip they began in Oxfordshire

and will travel through the well upholstered southern counties of

England to end up at auction in our nation's stately capital, London.

On this show they begin near Lacock in Wiltshire,

heading for auction in Cirencester, Gloucestershire.

They're supposed to be on their way to a shop.

-Car boot sale.

-Oh, hang on.

-Let's go and have a look there.

That's where the bargains will be had. Look! Let's do it, yes?

In the usual haphazard fashion they're making an unplanned stop at

Lacock car boot sale which is about four miles from the centre of Chippenham.

This bustling car boot runs in the summer months, weather permitting.

ANITA LAUGHS

-Nice to see you.

-And James soon has his eye on a pair of objects.

There we go. A pair of true fire dogs.

These fire dogs or andirons would stand in the hearth

and support a large log or a basket, helping to create a warming blaze.

The stallholder who owns them,

Oliver, James's sartorial twin has priced the pair at £40.

These are French provincial. They're about 1860/1870.

True to form, James is going to try a cheeky offer.

-I'll give you 14 quid for them.

-Gosh.

-I think they might make 20 at the auction.

-16 and we've dealt.

Dead easy. There you go.

16, there you go.

-Right...

-And he's spotted something else at Oliver's stall.

One of my biggest spot spots is for snuff boxes

and this little chap is about 1850/1860.

It's turned wood and therefore treen.

It's not worth very much money at all, but it's just quite sweet.

-Will another cheeky offer fly?

-I will give you two quid for that box.

-It's cracked and it's lost its top.

-It's lovely.

-Go on.

-No.

-Three.

-Certainly not. Four. I came down tons on that one.

-Four.

-Thank you very much.

Careful, sir.

Oliver sticks to his guns but £4 is enough to buy the box, eh.

Anita meanwhile is, as usual, trying on some headgear.

STAR WARS THEME PLAYS

I'm not sure that dealer's impressed, Anita.

Lordy.

James is at least looking at antiques.

These are interesting. Only two of them there, which is a real shame.

An early 19th century fire shovel and a pair of tongs.

Sadly, now separated from the poker that would have completed the set.

And he's also found a toasting fork.

Probably dating from a little earlier.

There's no ticket price on them.

He's thinking of incorporating all three into a lot with

the fire dogs he's already bought.

That makes a more respectable lot for an auction. What would buy those?

-£4.

-I'm going to be a mean git and offer you two.

-Go on then.

-Is that all right? There you go. You've got yourself a deal.

Thank you very much. Thank you.

-Hello, darling. How did you get on?

-Not too bad.

Anita hasn't found anything here so they're going to get back on track.

Let's roll.

They're finally back on the road and aiming for Bath.

Gorgeous Bath with its fine Georgian architecture is

justly famed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site

and one of the loveliest destinations in the UK.

I like Bath. Have you been here before?

-I have been here before and I absolutely love it.

-Glad to hear it.

What better place for them to continue their day?

Here we go.

-James, isn't this absolutely wonderful?

-Beautiful, isn't it?

-James, I've got to go shopping. I've got lots to do.

-Indeed you do, Anita.

She's strolling off into Old Bank Antiques Centre where she's

meeting dealer Alex.

Hi, Alex.

How lovely to be in Bath. That a wonderful place.

Lovely place, isn't it?

This centre incorporates 11 different

dealers as well as one feline friend.

-Meow.

-What's his name?

-His name is Frederick Augustus.

Hello, Frederick.

Are you Frederick? Are you Frederick? How do you do, Frederick?

-Hello.

-Stop chatting up the locals, Anita. There are buys to be found.

And soon, something on the walls put a gleam in her eye.

My eye was drawn to this mirror. By this wonderful horse.

And horseman, he's quite good looking too.

What we have in the top is an engraving and underneath a mirror.

But this image is so splendid and so beautiful and he has the best

and proudest of steed.

It probably dates from the early 19th century. Ticket price is £85.

-That's too steep.

-So Alex will have to be consulted.

-Alex!

-Hello.

-I was quite taken by this mirror here.

Do you know anything about this print?

Do you know who the character is? To me it looks like...

Looks a little bit like the Duke of Wellington.

-With that nose.

-Could it be the Duke of Wellington?

He was very much a hero in the early part of the 19th century.

It might indeed be the first Duke of Wellington.

Hero of the Napoleonic battle of Waterloo.

What do you think, Frederick?

Frederick is tight lipped on the subject.

So, what could Alex do on the price?

Could you do 40 on that?

-Yes, go on.

-We'll go for that. That's fine.

-Thank you very much, Alex. Thank you.

-Marvellous.

A super, less than half-price deal on the mirror.

But Anita's got her eye on another celebratory item.

This is really just a bit of fun.

-This crazy ice bucket and is there any champagne in there?

-No.

Thankfully.

It's a modern plastic ice bucket in the shape of a top hat

along with a display bottle, sans champagne.

Not exactly antique, is it, Anita? But festive.

What could it be bought for, £8?

-Yes, go on then.

-For fun.

-Why not?

Done. She's got her two lots in this shop and she's charging on.

Very natty, Anita.

Now, James is less than a mile away

and about to wander off into his first shop proper.

Brian and Caroline Craik Ltd where the proprietress boasts

a family connection to one of James's fellow antiques experts

and former rival on the Road Trip.

Ow! That's my head.

I'm feeling slightly nervous as the lady who owns this shop is

Thomas Plant's auntie.

Now, if anyone knows this game really well it's going to be her.

As Bertie Wooster often observed, there are bad aunts and good aunts.

Which will Thomas's auntie Caroline turn out to be, I wonder?

-Welcome, David....

-Hello there.

-..to my emporium.

-Nice to see you.

-I do like that hat.

-Thank you.

-Let's see it on. Oh, yes.

Good aunt, definitely.

James has soon spied something that attracts him.

That's an interesting bit of furniture.

It's a Chinese occasional table fashioned from rosewood

-and dating from around 1900.

-This is lovely.

The quality of this little hook here and the lovely line of the leg...

..is exactly what people are looking for in this Chinese furniture.

Caroline had a price of £225 in mind for the table but, of course,

James is keen to negotiate. Stand by.

-Is there much movement there?

-Well, 175?

I've got to pay full commission at auction, as well.

Well, we all do.

Quite right, Caroline. I think James has met his match here.

-100 quid?

-No.

-110?

-No.

-I'm afraid not.

-How about 130 and I'm pretty much there.

-If you say 150, OK, I'll let it go.

-James is tempted.

-You got a deal.

-Woo!

Deal done at £150. It's not like James to splash his cash.

Let's hope the gavel pays off.

Now, Anita has travelled about 14 miles onwards to the

town of Frome in Somerset.

Attractive Frome is known for its lively cultural scene

so lets hope Anita can harness some of that energy as she heads

for her next shop, Cobwebs where she's meeting dealer Alan.

Hello, Alan.

-Hi, Anita. How are you?

-I'm good thank you.

-Nice to see you.

What about this wee guy here. Tell me about him.

I think this wee guy is great fun. It's a teddy bear, knitting.

-Is he working.

-It works.

MUSIC: "O Fortuna"

He's pretty scary.

Those eyes that light up in the dark,

would that not terrify the life out of a child?

-He's very...arresting.

-Certainly something about him.

You can say that again.

Let's see if we've got a little maker's mark here.

This is a Japanese one.

It is indeed a Japanese automaton toy bear with light up eyes

dating from the 1950s.

Ticket price is £65.

Anita seems keen on it but will need to seek a substantial discount.

I would like to have a go at that for fun.

But I would like to be talking to you

in the region of £20.

I think my best price would be 35.

-Well, its...

-That's a good price.

-Would £25 buy him?

-Can we go anywhere in that sort of region?

-OK.

-We can do it for 25.

That's absolutely wonderful. Thank you, very much.

I'm hoping that he will do well and somebody will fall in love with him.

He's positively hypnotic.

Anita's got the bear for a bargain £25, which is

marvellous as long as she keeps it away from me.

-Thank you. Bye-bye. Take care.

-Bye-bye.

James, meanwhile is still back in Bath.

He's heading for the Herschel Museum of Astronomy which tells

the story of one 18th century Bath residents stellar achievements.

He's meeting museum volunteer and astrophysicist Rebecca.

-Rebecca, hi.

-Hi, James. Welcome to the Herschel Museum.

-Let's go inside.

-Lovely.

William Herschel was a German-born musician who moved to Bath

in 1766 and indeed into this very house.

Herschel was to go on to become the first astronomer to discover

a planet in our solar system since ancient times.

But it was his outstanding talent in music that first brought him

to Bath.

He was appointed the music director at the newly built

-Octagon Chapel for the high society of Bath.

-OK.

William soon settled into his new role and his place in Bath society.

But this intelligent

and determined man also embarked on a varied programme of self-education.

William taught himself English and then he taught himself mathematics.

-OK.

-He studied optics and became quite interested in astronomy.

Astronomy was very popular with society.

It was the fashionable thing to do.

At a dinner party you get out a telescope and have a look for things.

So he took it up as a hobby originally

and borrowed some telescopes.

Tried to find some things.

And decided he was quite disappointed with them

and thought, "I can do better than this." And that's really where

-he started because his telescopes are the best in the world.

-Really.

Remarkably, Herschel crafted these remarkably sophisticated telescopes

right here in this very house and using skills he taught himself.

He had the talents to do it. Which he did all from scratch.

He turned this shop basically into workshop.

Every room was full of speculum metal, polishing mirrors, lathes.

-Lovely. And you've still got workshops here?

-Yes, we do.

Love to see. Yeah? Come on.

Oh, golly. Right, so what's all this?

These are the tools he used to make his mirrors for his own telescopes.

This is the speculum metal they use for the mirrors.

An alloy of copper and tin.

These precisely shaped mirrors were the secret to Herschel's

powerful, home-made telescopes.

Using them, he made his most famous discovery.

They are heading outside to see the spot where it happened.

This is Herschel's garden where he used to bring his telescopes.

And we think this is the area of the garden where

he first discovered a new planet.

When he first observed the new celestial body,

Herschel thought it might be a comet.

However, further observation by Herschel

and others revealed it to be Uranus.

The first new planet found in our solar system

since at least the ancient Greeks.

It brought him world fame.

And his telescopes, which suddenly became well known

over the world, were ordered by many of the best astronomers.

Herschel went on to make many more contributions to science,

including the discovery of infrared radiation.

And was appointed the King's astronomer by George III.

There were always annoying children at school who were

good at sport, good at music, good at science.

-He was just one of those, wasn't he?

-Yeah. It wasn't even school for him.

He was self taught.

An inspiring individual but it's time for James to be on his way.

And with that, it's the end of a jam packed first day. Nighty-night.

But the morning finds them back on the road

and soaking up the ancient environment.

Look at that wonderful, big standing stone. Oh, millions of them. Wow!

That's Avebury Stone Circle.

Like nearby Stonehenge a mysterious megalithic site.

It really made an impression on Anita.

-I can feel the energy surging through me. Can you?

-No.

Anita, that is the extra latte you had for breakfast.

That has nothing to do with the standing stones.

So far Anita's spent £73 on three lots.

The mirror, which might depict Wellington,

the novelty ice bucket and the special bear.

Whilst James has been unusually profligate by comparison

spending £172 on three lots.

The fire dogs and the fire tools, the treen snuff box and the Chinese table.

They're driving to the town of Marlborough in Wiltshire.

Handsome Marlborough earned its royal charter in 1204.

Local public school Marlborough College counts poet

Sir John Betjeman and actor

James Mason amongst its august alumni.

Let's hope James

and Anita prove themselves as well educated as they aim

for their first shop of the day, the Marlborough Parade Antiques Centre.

-James, this looks wonderful.

-Looks nice, doesn't it?

Aw, this looks great.

They're meeting dealers Gary and Robert.

-Hello.

-I'm Anita.

-I'm Gary, pleased to meet you.

-This is my big pal James.

-This is Robert.

-Best get browsing, you two.

It can be a bit tricky shopping in the same place as James Lewis

because he's always following you about.

Trying to see what bargains you're trying to get.

But it looks like someone else is following James around.

That's Eric, the shop's pooch.

Now then, where are the bargains? Where are the bargains?

Soon enough, Anita spies something almost as cute.

She's found a pair of Art Nouveau metal earrings with seed pearls.

Ticket price is £49.

Of course, Anita wants to negotiate, but Gary is being quite strict about

the shop's policy of discounting no more than 10% for trade.

-Think the dealer would give us a wee bit more than 10%?

-She won't

do much more than that because they're reasonable, aren't they?

-They're nice. How low would she go?

-42.

Gary's sticking at that price.

She's tempted and she's spotted another two

pieces of jewellery in another cabinet, as well.

-And the dog.

-We've got these big sort of...

They're like Cairngorms but they're big bits of show.

1950s, they've got that sort of 1950s look about them.

It's two brooches inset with large gemstones which looks similar

to the Cairngorm quartz native to Anita's Caledonian homeland.

Combined ticket price on the two is £19

and it doesn't sound like Gary's open to negotiation.

-Don't even try it.

-Oh, right.

You're a mean beastie.

So can I have them for 19, surely you'd take your 10% off.

-Not on those. Anything under 20.

-Is that your rule?

-That is our rule.

OK, darling. We'll see what happens. It's worth taking a chance on.

But Anita will take the pair for £19,

as well as the earrings for £42.

But in a last ditch attempt to sweeten the deal, Anita wants Gary

to throw in some jewellery boxes she can use to display her baubles.

Ah, you brilliant man. Yes. That's the box for it.

Because these have got a sort of slightly Scottish look about them.

-Good.

-Brilliant man. Thank you very much.

Her trinkets packaged up nicely, Anita's all bought up

and on her way.

Meanwhile, James has wondered outside

and has found an item of his own.

It's a carpenter's trunk.

These things were popular in the 19th century.

In fact, right the way through to the 1920s.

And carpenters would have a trunk like this that would be

full of their little tools.

It's fashioned of pine and probably dates from the late 1800s.

It was marked up at a hefty £150, but since it's been sitting

outside dealer Robert seems to be in a generous mood.

-Give me £50.

-30 quid.

-I can't.

-Can't you?

-I wish I could.

-35?

-£40 and we have a deal.

-You've got a deal. 40 quid.

Well... It's worth a bash at that.

Another lot in the bag and James does seem to be in luck

today as he shortly enlisted Gary's help in finding another bargain.

Just found that in the back room.

-At least it's an original.

-It's a pastel, is it?

-Pastel, yeah.

# The tears of a clown

# When there's no-one around. #

It is indeed a fairly modern pastel drawing of a clown.

Gary's willing to kick off the negotiation at £15.

But James is ever ready to go lower.

Fiver.

-Are you trying to rob me?

-No.

-Trying to rob me, bankrupt me?

12.50 and that hurt. How about 7.50. Straight into the soft underbelly.

You're crippling me. Tenner and it's yours.

-Eight.

-Tenner.

-Tenner.

-Thank you very much.

-Ten quid.

Terrific. With that last buy he's wandering onwards.

Now, having bought all her items, Anita's back in the car.

She's driving to Swindon in Wiltshire.

This afternoon she's in luck. Anita's always loved trains.

And she's aiming for the Museum of the Great Western Railway.

Which celebrates the area's strong connection to the steam age of rail.

These big, big engines.

Anita's meeting assistant curator Elaine Arthurs.

-Hi, I'm Elaine. Welcome to STEAM.

-Thank you. I'm so excited to be here.

This is really the Mecca for all those

who are interested in the story of the railway.

It is.

Running its first train in 1838,

Great Western Railway was amongst the most impressive British

engineering achievements of the 19th century.

The railway network was the masterpiece of its chief

engineer, the legendary Isambard Kingdom Brunel.

The museum occupies a railway

building on the former site of Swindon Works.

The manufacturing hub of the Great Western Railway.

At the height of its powers,

capable of producing three enormous steam locomotives per week.

It's here that they made all their locomotives.

Some of the most iconic in the world.

I'm dying to see these huge monumental steam engines.

-Can you take me and show me them?

-Of course. We've got loads.

-Lovely.

In the 18th and 19th Centuries a small group of engineers

and scientists made innovations that fuelled the huge social

upheaval we know as the Industrial Revolution.

Central to this was steam power.

The technology refined and commercialised by James Watt

and Matthew Boulton in the late 1700s.

The steam engine was adapted for use in trains in the early

decades of the 19th century and, of course,

these new trains needed expanded rail networks on which to run.

This is where Isambard Kingdom Brunel demonstrated his genius.

For the Great Western Railway Brunel designed a system of tracks,

bridges, tunnels and viaducts that revolutionised engineering

and transformed both transport and the British landscape.

He was a man of tremendous vision

and he created a wonderful network of railways.

It covered a wide area ranging from London down to the West Country,

Devon and Cornwall over to Wales and up to the north including Liverpool.

-All aboard.

-Look at that.

Brunel largely delegated the design of the actual locomotive to other

engineers.

It was the roots and infrastructure which were amongst his greatest gifts to the nation.

He was much more skilled at designing

pieces of architecture, bridges, tunnels, buildings.

That's where his true talents lie.

The Great Western Railway truly was one of the great marvels of the age.

And that's down to the genius of Brunel.

There's certain features on the line including Box Tunnel and

Maidenhead Bridge that everybody thought wouldn't work and he defied

the odds and they still stand today as great pieces of architecture.

He packed so much into his life and so much is left behind now.

He's just got this great legacy.

Now, Anita's dying to take this engine out for a spin.

-Stand by.

-So, shovel the coal. There we are.

And...

ENGINE HISSES

-And we're away.

-We're away.

You certainly are. We'll leave that with you.

WHISTLE BLOWS

James meanwhile has travelled on to Hungerford in Berkshire by car.

This historic market town seems the ideal place for him

to bag his last bargains.

He's sauntering into Hungerford Arcade where he's meeting

dealer Adrian who's an old pal.

-Hello there.

-Hello, James. Good to see you.

-Good to see you.

James has decided to assemble a job lot of small

items around the little treen snuff box he bought yesterday.

So, he'll need to scour this sizeable antiques centre carefully.

-I know a few auctioneers who could use that.

-Hang on.

He's soon found a candidate for his job lot - a bijouterie.

It's a novelty pin cushion shaped like a lady's shoe.

Ticket price is £6.

-Would three quid be any good for that?

-I will try.

-Thank you.

-Thanks very much.

-I'm not sure.

-Last of the big spenders and all that.

Adrian will call the person who owns it.

-Can you please do £3? Yes.

-Brilliant. That's great.

That's in the bag for £3.

In the meanwhile, he's found something else.

-Crikey, that's fun.

-He should have a matchbox on his back there.

It's another novelty item.

A Victorian pewter smoker's stand or matchbox holder.

This one is a monkey mounted on a clam shell. As you do.

The box would slot down and strike on the side. 25, would you ask her?

With pleasure.

James is in luck. The dealer will accept £25 for that.

And he's now got something else at a price that suits him.

I just found this cast iron font-like creature

that would hold matches

and I thought, "Whoopee! That's not expensive."

"Small cast iron urn, no lid - £1."

Even James isn't barefaced enough to haggle on that.

So he's got the smoker's stand, pin cushion and urn for £29,

and Adrian's going to throw in a few antique coins

that might slot into the missing recess in the snuff box

for one extra pound. That's nice.

-£30 - spot on.

-And thank you so much.

-It's been lovely.

-Really enjoyed it.

Thank you very much.

And he's got everything he needs for auction.

So he's off to catch up with Anita in Swindon

for the ceremonial unveiling of their buys...and a kiss.

James is up first.

Well, it's an interesting combination, James.

I see you've got some scrap metal down here.

My car boot finds - a big pair of Arts and Crafts French firedogs.

Now, these things could be blasted and cleaned up

-and they'd look absolutely wonderful.

-They could.

But at the moment, they just look like a heap of old scrap iron.

Next, I got my Chinese hardwood table.

This is a lovely table, James, a lovely table.

-Are you proud of it?

-Yes, I am.

-I love that lot.

-How much?

I paid £150 for it.

And how much are you hoping to get for it?

-I've seen them make four.

-Oh, right.

A mixed reaction. Will Anita's haul fare any better?

The first thing I bought was a little engraving of Wellington.

Wellington? Why Wellington?

Do you think that is Wellington?

You think it's only Wellington's cousin?

It might just be a bad...engraving of Wellington.

Oh, dear. Wellington's identity questioned, eh?

Not a great start.

How will he react to the terrifying bear?

I quite enjoyed buying my little tinplate knitting bear.

He reminded me of you.

And if you turn him on...

JAMES LAUGHS

..his eyes light up in the dark.

He's great. I like him.

A mild bit of praise rounds them off.

-Good luck to you, my friend.

-Good luck to you.

Oh, how very official.

They're waspish enough face to face,

so what will they have to say behind closed doors?

His chest - wormed and damp.

So it's going to be difficult, even at £40.

I like his table, that's a nice table.

£150 he paid for it, and he's going to have to make £200,

just about, to make any profit on that at all.

I think the only item with any credibility at all,

out of any of the objects, mine or Anita's, is the table.

That Oriental table has at least got some quality about it

and has a chance.

But other than that, what a load of rubbish.

Don't mince your words.

But they're ready for auction,

and driving to Cirencester in Gloucestershire.

The market town of Cirencester

has origins dating back to the Roman occupation of Britain.

They're pulling up at the saleroom

of auctioneers Moore, Allen and Innocent.

Here we are, James.

Here we go.

This looks interesting.

Best dive right in, then.

Presiding today will be auctioneer Philip Allwood.

Before the off, what does he make of their lots?

Well, there's certainly an eclectic mix.

Particularly, I like the Chinese rosewood folding table,

which is a bit of fun.

Anita, of course, brought in the automaton knitting bear,

which is quite a...rarish piece.

Anita started this leg with £318.80p.

She spent £134 and has five lots to show for it.

Whilst James began with £813.94p

and he spent £252, also on five lots in today's sale.

The auction's about to begin.

First up, it's James's pair of 19th century firedogs,

accompanied by fire tools.

They didn't light Anita's fire.

Will they set the saleroom ablaze?

I can start you on the book at 30.

At £30, got it here. Five, if you like, now.

That's a start.

Five, 50. At 50...five.

60, five. 70.

At £70 here. Five anywhere? Five. 80.

At £80, back with me at £80. Anyone?

At £80, you all sure?

At £80, five on the net.

At £85 here, the book's out.

85, you all sure...?

Blimey - that certainly did burn a hot streak.

I am thrilled with that.

I bet you are.

Now it's Anita's mirror, appended to a portrait

that may be the Duke of Wellington - or may be somebody else entirely.

20? Ten, to get on, going to be a tenner.

£10 for the glass?

A fiver?

Oh, dear - this isn't going in the right direction.

-Nobody? A fiver?

-Go on!

-At £5 over here.

-James, I'm going to burst into floods of tears!

At £5, on my right here at £5.

A fiver. At £5. At £5...

I'll need another 50.

At £5.

That's trotted off to a disaster.

Bad luck, Anita.

Now another try for James, with his pine carpenter's chest.

Will it carve out a profit?

Who'll start me at 100?

100?

Good pine chest there. 100?

-50, to get on. £50.

-He's trying...

-30, then.

-Oh, what?

-£30?

£30, a bid there at 30. Got to be cheap, at £30.

Five, anyone? At £30, five. 40. Five.

At £45 in the room now.

£45 - 50, if you like?

At £45, it's selling right in front of me here.

At £45 - 50. At 55.

At 55. 60, now.

At £55 in front of me, now. At 55, it's selling.

60. Five. At £65, right in front of me in the room here.

At £65, you're out on the net.

At £65, you all sure?

Selling here, then. At 65, you all done...?

So, it does nail a decent profit in the end.

-He did his best there.

-Not bad.

-He did his best.

Now, will there be cause for celebration

on Anita's ice bucket and display bottle of champers?

Ten to get on. £10, a bid there.

-Yeah, yeah!

-£10, I have.

At £10, 12, going to say now.

At £10. 12, on the net.

At 12, the book's out at £12. £15, if you like, now?

At 12, 15. 18, over there.

Oh! Go on, go, go on!

I'm getting all excited here, James!

£18, a bid here. At £18 - 20, now.

Fill it up. At £18, it's selling on the net, here.

You're all out in front of me. At £18...

-18, it is.

-Aw!

Corks popped all round, then.

At least it's back on the right road.

Next, it's James's job lot of bijouterie -

will the little items serve up a big profit?

At £50.

30, to get on.

At £20 a bid - at £20, five, now.

At £20 - five. 30. Five.

At £35, got to be cheap at 35. 40.

Five. 50. Five.

60, if you like, madam? At 55...60.

Five. 70? There's 65, here.

At £65 - it's on the left.

They like it, James. They like it.

You all done?

A sizable win for James.

-Ah...

-There's a profit, there. That's good.

-You're doing all right.

Time now for Anita's automaton bear.

It impressed Philip the auctioneer. Will the crowd agree?

Who'll start me, 50? £50?

Go on, go on...

£30?

20, to get on. Got to be £20.

-Yes, £20, a bid there.

-Go on! We've started.

30. At £30, I have £30. Anyone else?

At £30, it's in the room, now. At £30. Five, anyone?

At £30 - it's got to be cheap, at £30.

Look at him!

It's only one eye that's on.

Oh, dear, that's not going to help...Cyclops.

It's selling in the room, here. You all done at 30?

Grr!

The uncooperative bear picks a terrible time to break down,

but at least it scrapes a profit.

It wasn't just one eye when we had it!

Now it's James' modern pastel portrait of a Pierrot.

Will it be smiles or tears after this lot?

£20 for the Pierrot, there.

The bidders have been scared off.

-A tenner?

-No!

Dear me - £10, it's no laughing matter.

£10. Nobody? A fiver?

Oh, what?

Yes? Really? £5, a bid. At £5, at £5, there.

-Anybody?

-Wow...

-I can't believe who's bidding.

-That is mad.

At £5, it's selling here for a fiver.

At £5 - the frame would cost you that.

-At £5, you all sure?

-He's trying...

-You all done at a fiver?

Tears, as it turns out.

That is just insane.

One more for Anita, as her pair of Cairngorm-style brooches are up.

£10.

A fiver?

THEY GROAN

£5, a bid at five. Eight.

Ten. At 12, do you mean, madam?

At £10 here. At £10. 12 - thank you, madam.

At the back at 12. 15, if you like?

15. 18. At £18 at the back, there.

20, if you like, now?

£18, you all sure?

Go on, go on!

What a shame.

Oh...it could have been a LOT worse.

Now it's James's great hope - the Chinese table.

I can start you on the book at...

At 180. At 180, we've started. At 180.

190, now. At £180, I have. 180...190.

Looking good...

220. 240. 260. 280.

At £280 - 300, if you like. 280 I have.

At £280. £300, on the phone, if you like?

At £280 here. At £280, you all sure now?

At 280...

James's instincts were right.

That lot was full of Eastern Promise.

Well done. Well done, well done.

And finally, Anita's up with her Art Nouveau earrings,

set with seed pearls.

£50, to get on. £50 a bid - thank you, madam. At £50.

At 50, look cheap at £50. Five, anyone?

Five on the net. 60. Five. 70. At 75...

80. Five. 90. At £90...five.

100...

It's a flier.

120. 130. 140 to me madam.

At 130, 140 on the net.

150, if you like, on the phone?

At 140. 150.

At 150. 160, if you like, on the phone?

At 150, I have. 150. It's on the net here at 150.

160.

At 160, someone else...170, now.

It's at 160. It's on the phone now, the net's out.

-At 160. 170, back in.

-Back in!

At 170. 180 if you like, now.

180. At 190. 200, fill it up, now.

200.

-Crikey!

-This is running and running.

240 now. At 220. 240.

At 240. It's on the phone now at 240. 260, now.

At £240 - it's on the phone, now, at 240.

An absolutely smashing profit

proves Anita really does

have an eye for style.

-Yes!

-Yes! Well done!

Anita started this leg with £318.30p.

After paying auction costs, she made a profit of £121.02p

and ends today with £439.32p.

Well done.

But heavyweight James beat her to the punch once more.

He began with £813.94p

and after costs, made a profit of £158 today,

giving him £971.94p to carry onwards.

-Well, James, that was SO exciting!

-He did his best, didn't he?

-Uh-huh.

-Got every last pound out of them.

Indeed, he did.

To the Beetle, and away to the next leg.

-Here we go!

-Aye, here we go.

On the next Antiques Road Trip,

Anita gets a bit of a shock...

Argh!

..and James just looks a fright.

Mwah-ha-ha-ha!

Subtitles by Red Bee Media Ltd