:00:13. > :00:21.It is the nation's favourite antiques experts with ?200 each and
:00:22. > :00:30.a goal, to scour Britain for antiques. It is a bit like fishing.
:00:31. > :00:34.The aim is to make the biggest profit at auction. There will be
:00:35. > :00:43.worthy winners. Will it be the high road to glory or the slow road to
:00:44. > :00:50.disaster? Look out. This is the Antiques Road Trip. Today we begin a
:00:51. > :00:55.brand-new week with a brand-new coupling of antiques officially in
:00:56. > :01:06.our donors. Anita Manning is a Glaswegian auction expert who knows
:01:07. > :01:11.what she likes. James Braxon is an auctioneer hailing from Sussex whose
:01:12. > :01:18.charm is matched only by his sunny optimism. Might be the opportunity
:01:19. > :01:23.of a bargain. Today they are driving a sophisticated French starlet and
:01:24. > :01:31.she is already proving a bit of a handful. Look out. I cannot be in
:01:32. > :01:36.first gear, I am in third, but I am in the wrong speed. It is taking me
:01:37. > :01:42.a while to get used to this. You are doing very well. I am not sure that
:01:43. > :01:46.car is used to the inclement weather. This week they travelled
:01:47. > :01:57.through the East Midlands, East Anglia and East Essex to find out --
:01:58. > :02:01.end up in Greenwich. On this first road trip, they are in Lincolnshire
:02:02. > :02:10.heading for the auction in Boston in the same county. Both are experts
:02:11. > :02:18.begin with a budget of ?200 each. Sadly, this has also brought some
:02:19. > :02:28.unseasonable weather. Lovely weather, isn't it? Snowing on our
:02:29. > :02:34.first day, James. I am not used to snow. It is always good weather in
:02:35. > :02:39.Glasgow. Anita, that is a lie. They are approaching Stamford, a pretty
:02:40. > :03:05.town with more than its fair share of antique beauty. Well, James. Well
:03:06. > :03:10.done. Good luck. Good luck, darling. James is kicking off this shopping
:03:11. > :03:19.extravaganza in Saint Martins antiques centre where he is meeting
:03:20. > :03:26.dealer, Lucinda. Nice to meet you. Nice to meet you. Get comfortable,
:03:27. > :03:32.there is a lot to see here. He seems to be heading back for the door.
:03:33. > :03:41.Lucinda? I prefer the personal shopping touch. Don't we all, James.
:03:42. > :03:48.Where will I find the bargains? We are selling in Boston and I want
:03:49. > :04:02.small things, 15 to ?20. We have the pesto and mortar, they seem to be a
:04:03. > :04:08.favourite. This is a fun bell. First impressions is an amazing choice.
:04:09. > :04:13.Lovely variety. It is funny how some standout, they are flowing with
:04:14. > :04:21.goodies. I would look at the price tags and then take a look to see if
:04:22. > :04:25.the price tags match the items. If they do, I will concentrate on the
:04:26. > :04:33.stand, because that is where I will find the bargains. He sounds like a
:04:34. > :04:41.man with a plan. Chinese ceramics, a porcelain plate. Very pretty. Late
:04:42. > :04:50.18th century, early 19th century. It is ?8, and it is old. That is over
:04:51. > :04:56.200 years old. Right, you have sussed out the shop, how do you feel
:04:57. > :05:04.about your first bite of the day? No problems or fears, it is just
:05:05. > :05:09.challenges. Before long, James is going nuts for an unusual pair of
:05:10. > :05:18.items. That is rather attractive. Brazil nuts, they are the colonels,
:05:19. > :05:23.the raw state. They are, the pods of the Amazonian Brazil nut tree.
:05:24. > :05:27.Inside these pods, up to 30 Brazil nuts would grow. They are the seeds
:05:28. > :05:35.of the tree. You learn something everyday. It drives you, this! They
:05:36. > :05:41.have been mounted on turned, wooden bases. Somebody has scratched 1910
:05:42. > :05:47.on them, they are very unusual. They are natural history specimens. Not
:05:48. > :05:53.sure they have many uses, ticket price is ?38 50. If I can get them
:05:54. > :06:00.at 25, something like that they will be a candidate. He is rousing on.
:06:01. > :06:08.And something on the other side of the shop has caught his eye. Nice
:06:09. > :06:15.quality, but no prices on them. It might be the opportunity of a
:06:16. > :06:20.bargain. Let's hope so. He is interested in a 1970s letter opener.
:06:21. > :06:29.I want to feel the weight of it. It is substantial. Sheffield maker,
:06:30. > :06:41.modern. But it is a nice letter opener, modelled as an old meat
:06:42. > :06:47.skewer. Offering 30. OK. If she said 30, 35, I would consider it. What
:06:48. > :06:57.did he say? He said yes, he will take 30. ?30. I will have it. One
:06:58. > :07:05.item scored, but James cannot keep his hands off those nuts. These are
:07:06. > :07:22.fun, I wouldn't mind by them for 25. Why don't we go for 30? Two items at
:07:23. > :07:29.30? What about 28? Go on then, 28. The nuts are in the bag and he has
:07:30. > :07:36.entered the game. The shopping machine is away. You have forgotten
:07:37. > :07:41.your coat, James. I has also had a busy morning in another local shop.
:07:42. > :07:46.But due to ongoing legal issues we cannot identify the shop or any
:07:47. > :07:50.items and did not buy. But we can show you what she did pick up,
:07:51. > :07:56.starting with this Victorian combination pen and pencil made with
:07:57. > :08:01.metal and an insert gemstone. The propelling pencil would be hidden
:08:02. > :08:05.within the hollow part of the pen, which also has a Fountain neighbour.
:08:06. > :08:11.With no ticket price, and need to agree ?20 with the dealer to secure
:08:12. > :08:19.her first by. Nice nails. I like that. Next, to catch her I was a
:08:20. > :08:26.matching set of four silver salted dishes dating from the late Vic
:08:27. > :08:31.Taurean or Edwardian period. -- Victorian. End of the 19th,
:08:32. > :08:37.beginning of the 20th century. What is nice about them is they have the
:08:38. > :08:43.liners, that is important. They also have a silver hallmark, showing they
:08:44. > :08:50.hail from Birmingham. Birmingham was a famous centre for the manufacture
:08:51. > :08:57.of small, silver pieces. These ones are hers for the bargain price of
:08:58. > :09:02.?40. Anita's I is often caught by striking pieces of 20th-century
:09:03. > :09:08.design, so her next purchase is possibly no surprise. It is a set of
:09:09. > :09:17.1960s plates and platter produced by a Norwegian company. The charming
:09:18. > :09:24.pattern known as Corsica was created by a designer, Mr Oliver. Today's
:09:25. > :09:30.market loves this type of Scandinavian stuff. And I love it.
:09:31. > :09:34.She bought the lot for a very reasonable ?60. That is an
:09:35. > :09:40.impressive three lots at a total cost of ?120. Woodwork, Anita.
:09:41. > :09:47.Normal service will now resume. -- good work. Having scored two items
:09:48. > :09:51.he is very happy with, James is driving the 13 miles onwards to
:09:52. > :09:59.Peter borough in Cambridgeshire. He seems to be enjoying the car. Bit of
:10:00. > :10:05.a beast this. As much as I do hate it, I do love it. This gear shift
:10:06. > :10:17.exercises your brain every time you come to change gear.
:10:18. > :10:21.Here we are, approaching a dual carriageway and we are doing very
:10:22. > :10:32.well. Now in third gear. That engine is sinking. Nice little canvas top.
:10:33. > :10:36.He is having such fun! The imposing cathedral dates from the 12th
:10:37. > :10:40.century and is far from the only beautiful piece of history the city
:10:41. > :10:44.boasts. James is going towards the museum where he will spend the
:10:45. > :10:53.afternoon visiting a unique local collection. He is meeting
:10:54. > :10:59.interpretation manager, Stuart. Loving the doors. Hello, James
:11:00. > :11:05.Braxton. I am Stuart, pleased to meet you. We have some real
:11:06. > :11:10.treasures to show you. If you would like to come this way. Stewart is
:11:11. > :11:13.taking James to a room in the museum which tells the story of Norman
:11:14. > :11:19.Cross prisoner of war camp which operated during the Napoleonic wars.
:11:20. > :11:23.These awards, which pitted France and its allies against a coalition
:11:24. > :11:29.of powers, including Britain raged through the 18th and 19th centuries.
:11:30. > :11:33.The prisoners of war were enemy combatants, mainly French soldiers
:11:34. > :11:41.and sailors who had been captured by British forces. The camp operated
:11:42. > :11:46.between 1796 and 1814, and held 7000 prisoners at any one time in its
:11:47. > :11:49.location near Peter borough. The museum houses a vast collection of
:11:50. > :11:55.Kraftwerk, made at the prisoners at the camp. We have a remarkable
:11:56. > :12:01.collection of items, collected over the last century that were made by
:12:02. > :12:06.the prisoners at Norman Cross. Why did they started making these
:12:07. > :12:10.things? They were encouraged to make these things, it was a tradition.
:12:11. > :12:14.The prisoners were allowed to sell the items they made to local people
:12:15. > :12:18.or trade them for items like tobacco. There was a market held up
:12:19. > :12:21.the east gate of the camp once a month and local people and traders
:12:22. > :12:27.would come along and buy these items. The sculptures are made from
:12:28. > :12:31.discarded beef and pork bones, polished until they look almost like
:12:32. > :12:36.ivory. The prisoners were not allowed to keep knives so carved
:12:37. > :12:42.them using crude tools they often fashioned themselves. The rigging on
:12:43. > :12:49.this model of a Napoleonic era warship is made of plaited human
:12:50. > :12:55.hair. Amazing! What an item. It is beautiful, many of them were sailors
:12:56. > :12:59.so they would have intimately known ships like this. About a third of
:13:00. > :13:05.the prisoners at the Battle of Trafalgar ended up at Norman Cross.
:13:06. > :13:09.The flags on the top British and that would seem strange for a French
:13:10. > :13:14.sailor making these. They are not daft, they are selling to the
:13:15. > :13:18.British market. So they try to make everything look as British as
:13:19. > :13:25.possible. It is an enlightened way of keeping prisoners fully occupied
:13:26. > :13:30.so they have a good mental well-being and allowing them to
:13:31. > :13:33.produce fabulous works of art. And whilst you're doing this, if you are
:13:34. > :13:39.keeping the prisoners happy they have less reason to try and escape.
:13:40. > :13:49.If you have ever seen the film, The Great Escape, everything they try to
:13:50. > :13:56.escape in there, was tried by French prisoners at Norman Cross first.
:13:57. > :14:00.Apart from the motorbikes. The Industrial Revolution was
:14:01. > :14:03.transforming society and brought a new passion for ingenious machines.
:14:04. > :14:10.That was reflected in the objects made by the prisoners. Here we we
:14:11. > :14:17.have an iconic item. This is the Palace, as we referred to it. It
:14:18. > :14:22.might look like a glorified dolls house, it was a working machine. It
:14:23. > :14:28.is now too fragile to operate but would have been fully automated when
:14:29. > :14:32.it was made. You turn the handle and it would have given water inside
:14:33. > :14:36.over the water wheel. All the other characters in here would almost come
:14:37. > :14:44.to life, if you like. They would start moving, dancers turning
:14:45. > :14:47.around, soldiers going over the top. All of the mechanisms were powered
:14:48. > :14:54.by one mechanism. They were working in a wooden hut by candlelight with
:14:55. > :14:59.tools they could either be, borrow or steal. It is a triumph for the
:15:00. > :15:06.human spirit. Thank you very much, it has been very enlightening. With
:15:07. > :15:17.that, James needs to be off. He still has a bone to pick with Anita.
:15:18. > :15:27.And speaking of Anita, she has now gone to St Ives, a market town which
:15:28. > :15:30.was once home to Oliver Cromwell. She is aiming for this antiques
:15:31. > :15:39.centre, and she is meeting the dealer there. Hello! Nice to meet
:15:40. > :15:45.you. How are you? This is a lovely place, it is a bit chilly out there
:15:46. > :15:49.but it is lovely and warm in here. What I a city you have got, there is
:15:50. > :15:54.a bit of everything. I am sure there is something for you. You can spend
:15:55. > :16:11.some of your money! I will do my best. I have got to pick up the
:16:12. > :16:22.bagpipes! How do you hold these? Well, don't ask me, Lassie. Now,
:16:23. > :16:28.that goes around there. Oh, yes. Now, that, I blow through there. Be
:16:29. > :16:38.honest, you really have no idea what you are doing. Blow through there.
:16:39. > :16:43.Oh, dear. But on the other side of the shop, Rod has got something
:16:44. > :16:56.which might be more than just hot air. I have left this one out for
:16:57. > :17:03.you. This is genuine World War II, in its box. It has got 28 quid on
:17:04. > :17:09.it, that has got to be a good price. Every house should have one. Every
:17:10. > :17:18.house? This is a conversation piece at dinner? That is it. Look at that
:17:19. > :17:27.one there! Oh, my god. It looks like a big fly. Steady on. That is also
:17:28. > :17:34.World War II, and again, it is ?38. Well, the market loves strange and
:17:35. > :17:38.quirky items. That's right. This dealer, who specialises in this, she
:17:39. > :17:47.will sail three or four gas marks a month. -- she will sell three or
:17:48. > :17:51.four gas masks a month. Well, I knew there was a lot of pollution in the
:17:52. > :17:57.air! I will tell you, that is such a mad thing, it has got a chance. I
:17:58. > :18:03.can find out the best price for you. See if they will do it for 20
:18:04. > :18:10.quid? Which one, this one? That one there. Let me give the dealer a
:18:11. > :18:16.call. I am thinking that it is so mad that it might be a bit of fun to
:18:17. > :18:26.buy that. Will you do 20 thanks. What have I done?! You have bought a
:18:27. > :18:31.gas mask, Anita. Pay attention! Thank you so much. It has been
:18:32. > :18:36.terrific. That is yours. That is three kisses in this shop, Anita. I
:18:37. > :18:38.think you have got a fan. Anyway, that brings the first day to a
:18:39. > :18:56.satisfying close. An absolutely freezing morning
:18:57. > :19:07.greets them back in the 2CV and raring to go. James, it is freezing,
:19:08. > :19:16.it is snowing. That is not nearly enough to stop them, though. So far,
:19:17. > :19:22.Anita has spent ?140 on four lots. The Victorian pen or pencil. The set
:19:23. > :19:28.of silver salts, the Norwegian plate and platter, and a World War II gas
:19:29. > :19:31.mask. James, meanwhile, has been quite miserly by comparison,
:19:32. > :19:39.spending only ?58 on two lots are the ornamental Brazil not pods, and
:19:40. > :19:42.the silver paper knife. Unusually for the Road Trip, James actually
:19:43. > :19:47.seems to know where he is. This area, Lincolnshire, is very famous
:19:48. > :19:52.for things like potatoes. All of this, it is a great agricultural
:19:53. > :20:00.food basin, isn't it? Pay attention, Anita. I would not want to be a
:20:01. > :20:04.sheep today. Implying there are some days you would want to be a sheep,
:20:05. > :20:10.James? Anyway, they are driving towards Spalding in Lincolnshire.
:20:11. > :20:19.Amongst other things, Spalding has the proud boast of being the place
:20:20. > :20:23.where the first bar code used in Britain was used. This is their
:20:24. > :20:29.first stop, in the snow. Here we go, graceful as ever, James! Since
:20:30. > :20:34.Anita had a good day of buying yesterday, she is going to be
:20:35. > :20:40.spending this morning putting the spring back in her step at the
:20:41. > :20:49.Flower Bulb Museum, where she is meeting the curator. Hello. As James
:20:50. > :20:53.was trying to tell Anita earlier, Spalding sits in an area known for
:20:54. > :20:57.its agriculture, and in particular for the cultivation of flowers and
:20:58. > :21:05.bulbs. It is this industry which the museum celebrates. Of course today,
:21:06. > :21:10.it is hardly the weather for growing flowers, but Anita is keen to find
:21:11. > :21:15.out what makes this area so blooming ideal for the job just like anything
:21:16. > :21:21.in farming, it all comes back to the fertile soil. That is how it started
:21:22. > :21:26.off, you had good soil. We did, about 18 inches of the finest land
:21:27. > :21:32.in the world. I think I can hear the pride of a Lincolnshire man! Flower
:21:33. > :21:38.bulbs have been cultivated in this area since the late 1800s. The
:21:39. > :21:41.industry boomed in the 20th century, when up to 10,000 acres of local
:21:42. > :21:47.land was given over to flowering beauty. For much of the century,
:21:48. > :21:53.Spalding was particularly famous for its wide fields of colourful tulips.
:21:54. > :22:00.In order to cultivated tulip bulbs, the farmer must turn one bulb into
:22:01. > :22:03.several. First you have to plant your bulbs and grow a flower. Once
:22:04. > :22:10.the flower head is mature, the real work begins. They take the heads off
:22:11. > :22:14.and leave the bulbs in and let them die down. Then they develop. When
:22:15. > :22:20.you lift this bold, you have got the old bulb, the mother bulb, which has
:22:21. > :22:25.died. That is the part that is left. And it has created three more bulbs.
:22:26. > :22:30.So, with each bulb, you are getting three, it is propagating itself as
:22:31. > :22:36.Chew Magna that's right. If only we could do that with you, Anita. Once
:22:37. > :22:41.the bulbs are separated, they must be cleaned and graded for size. This
:22:42. > :22:49.was an invention by a Mr Tennant, who came from a village up the road.
:22:50. > :22:58.He created this thing. There are three different sizes. The
:22:59. > :23:05.medium-sized ones would be next, and the big ones would be left at the
:23:06. > :23:08.top? That's right. I suppose you could be stirring the pots, lighting
:23:09. > :23:18.the fire, doing the washing up the same time. Simple but effective.
:23:19. > :23:22.Tulip bulbs grown in this area must be cleaned by hand, which is a
:23:23. > :23:25.labour-intensive business, and this contributed to the eventual decline
:23:26. > :23:30.of the British tulip industry. Daffodils, however, are still grown
:23:31. > :23:35.in quantity in Lincolnshire, and George is taking Anita to an area of
:23:36. > :23:38.the museum which shows how different daffodil bulbs were produced from
:23:39. > :23:44.the nineteen twenties. We have got a box of bulbs there. What do we do
:23:45. > :23:49.with these ones? These are daffodil bulbs, and they have been lifted.
:23:50. > :23:52.Now, they are going to be put through a machine which cleans them.
:23:53. > :23:59.The original use was for cleaning potatoes. And then, they realised
:24:00. > :24:05.that by changing the workings on the top, they could actually put
:24:06. > :24:12.daffodils through it as well. Then, when the bag is full, they take it
:24:13. > :24:20.over to these scales here. This is used for weighing it. There is a 100
:24:21. > :24:28.weight at the back, they way it and then they go off to market. Now, it
:24:29. > :24:33.is time for Anita to get onto her it has been a most interesting visit.
:24:34. > :24:41.Absolutely fascinating. So, thank you so much. Meanwhile, James has
:24:42. > :24:52.driven about 13 miles to Long Sutton in Lincolnshire. Through just about
:24:53. > :25:01.the worst weather the Road Trip has ever seen.
:25:02. > :25:08.The market town of Long Sutton can trace its history back to the Norman
:25:09. > :25:09.period and further, making it the ideal location for James to seek out
:25:10. > :25:23.his next item. He is striding off into Long Sutton
:25:24. > :25:27.Antiques Centre, where hopefully it is a little bit warmer. He
:25:28. > :25:34.immediately heads upstairs to the area run by his namesake James.
:25:35. > :25:42.James! I am James. That makes it very easy. Dealer James 's an Xbox.
:25:43. > :25:51.Best not to make any cheeky offers here. -- an ex-boxer. This one is
:25:52. > :25:54.slightly lopsided, isn't it? James the Younger has a collection of
:25:55. > :26:02.items to show old Brackers downstairs. This is a little
:26:03. > :26:05.collection. Founded in 1894, John Beswick is a London company which
:26:06. > :26:11.has produced collectables are ramming figures for more than 100
:26:12. > :26:16.years. I think your best bet if you were to buy them, not to teach your
:26:17. > :26:23.granny to suck eggs, but I could do them cheaper as a little bundle. The
:26:24. > :26:28.whole lot? The whole lot. You have got little birds, various states,
:26:29. > :26:34.and then you have got this fellow, God bless her, with Sandringham not
:26:35. > :26:40.far away. You're right Thomert just down the road. The Queen might be at
:26:41. > :26:45.the sale, you never know. Unlikely, James. I have heard she visits
:26:46. > :26:50.Boston auctions quite a lot, to be honest injection I doubt it. Anyway,
:26:51. > :26:54.you have got some good doggies there. And I suppose you have got
:26:55. > :27:00.people doing racing pigeons around here. If you check the book prices
:27:01. > :27:05.on Beswick, I know that is cheap, but you are going to buy the lot for
:27:06. > :27:15.less than a pigeon. How much could I have the lot for? ?80, the whole
:27:16. > :27:22.lot. Ten items. James, I am not going to fiddle around with you. I
:27:23. > :27:28.am glad you're not. That's lovely. He who dares wins. So, James
:27:29. > :27:37.acquires the ten pieces for a bargain ?80. He can now flicked off
:27:38. > :27:43.to his next shot. Still snowing! Anita is about 27 miles away, and
:27:44. > :27:56.she is taking refuge from the weather in this antiques shop. It is
:27:57. > :28:04.cold out there! Nice to see you. Can I have a look around? You certainly
:28:05. > :28:12.can. Very kind, Alan. I really like this stuff. It is 20th century,
:28:13. > :28:17.latter half of the 20th century, but look at the colours. Look at these
:28:18. > :28:25.wonderful greens and blues. Made in Malta. The colours that they used
:28:26. > :28:31.reflected the blue of the sky, the green of the sea. And also, the gold
:28:32. > :28:37.of the sand. I think it is just lovely. Very nice. Clearly, not nice
:28:38. > :28:48.enough. Upstairs, Anita has found a plate
:28:49. > :28:55.that she might just checked out. Alan, I quite like this plate. This
:28:56. > :29:00.is Czechoslovakian, and I would say that it is fairly new, am I right?
:29:01. > :29:05.You are probably right, I do not think it has got any age to it.
:29:06. > :29:08.Quite. It is a cabinet plate, transfer printed with a cobalt and
:29:09. > :29:20.guilt ridden. The ticket price is ?12. Am I able to buy that for in
:29:21. > :29:29.the region of five or ?6? I would rather ?6 and ?5. ?6, I will go for
:29:30. > :29:34.it. Thank you very much. Smashing. In terribly efficient fashion,
:29:35. > :29:43.Anita's last buy is in hand. So, James had better get a move on.
:29:44. > :30:03.James is visiting Jack. Hello, James. Hello, Jack. One of the more
:30:04. > :30:10.unusual antique shops I have been into. This is a huge treasure trove.
:30:11. > :30:19.It is a vast collection of mad stuff. Lovely. Whether I can find a
:30:20. > :30:22.bargain here is another matter. Most items in here don't have prices, Sir
:30:23. > :30:28.James will have to check them as he goes around and Jack is no pushover.
:30:29. > :30:33.He could be tough. He could eat off. I don't think I will be walking
:30:34. > :30:48.away with anything too cheap. I hope not. That seems quite priceless.
:30:49. > :30:58.James remains optimistic. This is where the cheap stuff is, is it? I
:30:59. > :31:03.don't have any cheap stuff. You do now! Be careful, that bottle
:31:04. > :31:10.survived, but you might be able to milk a profit. It still has the
:31:11. > :31:17.stopper in. There is one mineral bottle hailing from Boston along
:31:18. > :31:26.with other vintage glass bottles. Slight crack in that. How much for
:31:27. > :31:38.that one? ?5 for the lot. All of those? Yes. I will take them. I
:31:39. > :31:46.quite like this. It is a brass name plaque which would have hung out a
:31:47. > :31:57.solicitor's offers. What sort of data do you think they are? 1950s, I
:31:58. > :32:01.would have thought. I think you are right, I think they are more likely
:32:02. > :32:13.to be 1930s. What could Jack let it go for? ?10. I was hoping for ?5.
:32:14. > :32:24.You hoped wrong. ?10? Go on, I will give you ?10. I want you to eat
:32:25. > :32:29.tonight. So, James spends a total of ?15 on his collection of bottles and
:32:30. > :32:38.a brass plaque. There you go. And now he has all of his lot for
:32:39. > :32:52.auction. So, it is time for experts to reveal that purchases to each
:32:53. > :33:00.other. Here we go. I like it. It is quite a variety isn't it. Some of
:33:01. > :33:12.them from Austen. What are they? Nuts. Just like me and you. And you
:33:13. > :33:22.have a zoo of creatures. Did you pay a lot of money for them? ?80. Ten,
:33:23. > :33:30.that was a good buy. She is impressed, now for Anita's lots.
:33:31. > :33:37.Shall I reveal mine? That is a mixed bag. Covering all fronts here,
:33:38. > :33:45.especially the home front. Very good, James. How much did you pay
:33:46. > :33:56.for that? I paid ?20. That seems cheap to me. Just a bit of daftness.
:33:57. > :34:05.I like your plates? They are Norwegian plates. And the propelling
:34:06. > :34:16.pencil and pen. Is it silver? I would say 22? ?20. I nearly had it.
:34:17. > :34:21.Maybe best auctioneer win. It is all smiles face-to-face but what is
:34:22. > :34:30.their appraisal behind closed doors? I think I have the edge. The salt
:34:31. > :34:40.holders might do well, the pen might do well. The letter opener in silver
:34:41. > :34:45.for ?30. And all of that Beswick and ?80, he has done very well. Anita
:34:46. > :34:50.and James had travelled through eastern England to Boston in
:34:51. > :34:56.Lincolnshire. The historic town of Boston gave its name to its larger
:34:57. > :35:01.relative, the city of Boston, Massachusetts in the USA. They have
:35:02. > :35:06.seen rain, hail stones and snow on this leg, and now, glorious
:35:07. > :35:13.sunshine. God bless the English weather! Look at it now, it is
:35:14. > :35:19.beautiful. It is isn't it. It is still a bit cold. They are aiming
:35:20. > :35:29.for Boston auctions. Here we are, James. Glorious sunshine. Our very
:35:30. > :35:37.first auction. How exciting. Good luck. They are sweet. Graham
:35:38. > :35:43.Somerfield is the auctioneer, so what does he make of their lots? I
:35:44. > :35:51.think the collection of Beswick will do well. The 60s Scandinavian
:35:52. > :36:00.plates, 40 to ?50 I think we'll fetch on those. Both Anita and James
:36:01. > :36:08.started with ?200. James spend ?153 and has five lots to show for it.
:36:09. > :36:17.While Anita spends ?146 and also has five lots in this sale. The auction
:36:18. > :36:29.is about to commence. Here we go. First up is James's solicitor's
:36:30. > :36:36.sign. I will start at 20 on a commission, have I got 22? 22 on the
:36:37. > :36:50.Internet. 25, off 28 on the Internet. ?30 anywhere? A profit the
:36:51. > :36:57.James? Very pleased with that. 28. ?18, I wasn't expecting that. Now,
:36:58. > :37:08.I's Victorian combined pen and pencil? I can start the bidding at
:37:09. > :37:12.?35. ?38 on the phone. 40 on the Internet. 402I have got on the
:37:13. > :37:28.phone. 45 on the Internet. 48 anywhere? I have got 50. 55, 55
:37:29. > :37:36.anywhere? Write on! There is a lot of smooching going on today. Now,
:37:37. > :37:46.James's silver paper knife. Will it cut the mustard? I will start at 32,
:37:47. > :37:54.have I got 35? 35 on the Internet. I will let it go. It manages to carve
:37:55. > :38:00.out a small profit. We are heading in the right direction. It is the
:38:01. > :38:11.Brazil nut pods up next, will the audience go crazy for them? I will
:38:12. > :38:21.start at ?30? 32 on the phone, have I got 35? 35 on the Internet, have I
:38:22. > :38:29.got 38? 40 in the room, I have got. NUT fanciers everywhere. Last and
:38:30. > :38:38.final, 42. A cracking profit per James. My nuts came home. Now it is
:38:39. > :38:53.Anita's turn with hope ass Maskell. ?30? Surely? 15 on a commission. 18
:38:54. > :39:07.on the Internet. ?20, anybody anywhere. Yes, we have ?20. 25? 25,
:39:08. > :39:13.yet we have 25, is it 28? 208I have got, is their 30? It has got to go.
:39:14. > :39:18.Some determined work from the auctioneer get Anita a neat little
:39:19. > :39:32.profit. You got out of that one, Anita. Next it is Anita's check is a
:39:33. > :39:39.vacuum plate. ?5. ?6 anywhere? Seven I have got, is it eight? Eight I
:39:40. > :39:50.have got, is it ten? ?10 I have got with the lady at the front. ?12
:39:51. > :39:57.anywhere? Let it go. Check it out. A profit all the way. It is all
:39:58. > :40:04.happening or you. Another four Anita as her set of four silver salts go
:40:05. > :40:19.up. Start at ?28. Have I got 30? 35 on a commission. 38 pounds, 38 on
:40:20. > :40:30.the Internet. 45 is it 48? 48 anywhere? Anita earns a small trough
:40:31. > :40:35.it. Now James's collection of vintage glass bottles and one marked
:40:36. > :40:44.with the name of this town. 20 I have got in the room, is their 22?
:40:45. > :40:53.Abhay got 28? 28 at the back, standing. 30, is their 32? ?30.
:40:54. > :41:01.Local pride wins and sees him clear to a very smart profit. ?30, it is a
:41:02. > :41:08.good turn. I wasn't expecting that. From the frozen land of Norway,
:41:09. > :41:15.Anita's 1960s plates and platter will stop will they serve up a
:41:16. > :41:22.profit? 30? I have 30 on the phone. 35, is their 38? 40 on the phone, is
:41:23. > :41:34.their 42? 42 in the room, is their 45? Last and final. Bad lot, and
:41:35. > :41:44.that obliterates her profit. Was that 45 or 42? I think it was 42. To
:41:45. > :41:51.conclude, James's collection of Beswick figures. A lovely one this
:41:52. > :42:07.one. We have had a lot of interest. ?150. Crikey! 170 on the phone. 180
:42:08. > :42:19.anywhere? It absolutely flew. Wonderful, wonderful. Happy with
:42:20. > :42:26.that. I should think so. James's zoo of Beswick figures cements his wing
:42:27. > :42:32.and he is now the expert to beat. Anita started with ?200 and after
:42:33. > :42:40.paying costs she made an unfortunate loss of ?2 50, giving her ?197 to
:42:41. > :42:48.carry forward. James also started with 200 pounds, but managed to make
:42:49. > :42:56.an impressive profit of ?97 giving him ?297 to be going along with.
:42:57. > :43:06.James, you are absolutely wonderful. Lucky. Modest. A new strategy, wide
:43:07. > :43:16.Beswick animals? It worked for me. We are off again. Goodbye, see you
:43:17. > :43:25.on the next leg, you two. Next time on the Antiques Road Trip, Anita has
:43:26. > :43:31.got a one track mind. Is he married? James is trying to multitask.
:43:32. > :43:35.Concentrating and not trying to stick my tongue out, which is what I
:43:36. > :43:41.do when I am concentrating.