0:00:02 > 0:00:05It's the nation's favourite antiques experts, with £200 each,
0:00:05 > 0:00:10a classic car, and a goal - to scour Britain for antiques.
0:00:10 > 0:00:12Going, going... Gone.
0:00:12 > 0:00:14- Yes!- It's a bit like fishing!
0:00:14 > 0:00:18The aim - to make the biggest profit at auction. But it's no mean feat.
0:00:19 > 0:00:23- There'll be worthy winners and valiant losers.- What have I done?!
0:00:23 > 0:00:27So, will it be the high road to glory, or the slow road to disaster?
0:00:27 > 0:00:29I had better look out!
0:00:29 > 0:00:32This is the Antiques Road Trip!
0:00:34 > 0:00:35Yeah!
0:00:35 > 0:00:40On this road trip, it's Scottish grit versus Southern wit,
0:00:40 > 0:00:43as two learned auctioneers battle for supremacy.
0:00:44 > 0:00:47Anita Manning is a cheerful and canny Glaswegian,
0:00:47 > 0:00:50who's hoping to sail away to victory...
0:00:50 > 0:00:53- Well, they say all the nice girls like a sailor!- Ha-ha!
0:00:53 > 0:00:56While James Braxton's an affable Sussex chappie who might have
0:00:56 > 0:00:59some special skills up his sleeve...
0:00:59 > 0:01:01I think I'm a mind-reader!
0:01:03 > 0:01:06Both our experts started this whole shebang with £200.
0:01:08 > 0:01:10Anita has so far made an unlucky loss
0:01:10 > 0:01:13and starts today with £197.50.
0:01:16 > 0:01:18While James has positively flourished,
0:01:18 > 0:01:23growing his seed cash to a very healthy £297.10.
0:01:23 > 0:01:24Wow!
0:01:26 > 0:01:28Well done. That was a smashing result.
0:01:28 > 0:01:31Very magnanimous, Anita!
0:01:31 > 0:01:35Today, they're driving the Brigitte Bardot of old bangers,
0:01:35 > 0:01:40the tres jolie 1986 Citroen 2CV6 Special.
0:01:40 > 0:01:41A lot going on in this car, isn't there?
0:01:41 > 0:01:43We've got the mirrors, we've got...
0:01:43 > 0:01:46Actually, mirrors come as standard in motors, James!
0:01:46 > 0:01:50The whole epic road trip sees them journey from Stamford
0:01:50 > 0:01:53in Lincolnshire through the leafy lanes of eastern England,
0:01:53 > 0:01:55to the London Borough of Greenwich.
0:01:57 > 0:02:00On today's show, they're touring the noble county of Norfolk.
0:02:00 > 0:02:04Beginning in handsome Holt and heading for their auction in Diss.
0:02:04 > 0:02:06Don't "Diss" that!
0:02:06 > 0:02:09James is confident enough this morning to be giving his rival
0:02:09 > 0:02:11some advice on bargaining.
0:02:11 > 0:02:13Remember, be hard.
0:02:13 > 0:02:16- I'll be hard, right. I'll be hard. - You're not making friends.
0:02:16 > 0:02:21- I got 5p off a packet of crisps the other day!- Was it second-hand?
0:02:21 > 0:02:23No, it wasn't. It was first-hand!
0:02:23 > 0:02:26Jamesie, do you realise that you're giving me hints here?
0:02:26 > 0:02:28And good advice?
0:02:28 > 0:02:31Well, that's part of the generous nature of the Southern gentleman!
0:02:31 > 0:02:33Quite so, James!
0:02:33 > 0:02:35We're going to a market town called Holt,
0:02:35 > 0:02:38which is just inland from the coast.
0:02:38 > 0:02:42And it's very pretty, it's sort of 18th-century, Georgian market town.
0:02:42 > 0:02:47- But it's famous for its book shops and antique shops.- Oh, really?
0:02:47 > 0:02:50So it should be right up our street.
0:02:50 > 0:02:51Indeed it should!
0:02:53 > 0:02:58Most of medieval Holt was destroyed in a great fire in the 1700s.
0:02:58 > 0:03:00But the subsequent rebuilding efforts gave us
0:03:00 > 0:03:03the Georgian streets we enjoy today.
0:03:04 > 0:03:08They're parking and splitting up to begin the day's shopping.
0:03:08 > 0:03:10- Right.- Perfect!
0:03:10 > 0:03:11HE GROANS
0:03:11 > 0:03:13Oh, careful, old bean!
0:03:13 > 0:03:18- So, James...- Yeah.- The winner so far. Give me some advice.
0:03:18 > 0:03:23- You need to buy well, buy cheap, and bye-bye!- See you later!
0:03:23 > 0:03:28See ya! James is strolling off towards his first buy.
0:03:28 > 0:03:31- You never know what's around the corner.- I'm going to guess...
0:03:31 > 0:03:33There might be an antiques shop, James! And indeed,
0:03:33 > 0:03:37he's heading for Richard Scott Antiques...
0:03:37 > 0:03:38Great Scott, eh?
0:03:40 > 0:03:42- Is this it?- Yes!
0:03:42 > 0:03:45..Where he's greeting the eponymous Richard.
0:03:45 > 0:03:49- Hello!- Hello!- Hello. James. - Hello. Richard Scott.
0:03:54 > 0:03:57James has decided to mine Richard for some local knowledge.
0:03:57 > 0:04:00Richard, I'm off to Diss for the auction.
0:04:00 > 0:04:03What sort of thing would you suggest I took to auction?
0:04:03 > 0:04:08You could take them a rather large, tempting set of china.
0:04:08 > 0:04:11Sounds smashing! Lead on, Richard.
0:04:11 > 0:04:15- Who is it made by? Is it, what, a Staffordshire maker? - Wilkinson.- Oh, Wilkinson.- Yes.
0:04:15 > 0:04:20AJ Wilkinson were a Staffordshire pottery manufacturers
0:04:20 > 0:04:22founded in the late 1800s.
0:04:22 > 0:04:24The legendary ceramics designer Clarice Cliff
0:04:24 > 0:04:28worked for Wilkinson and eventually married its proprietor.
0:04:28 > 0:04:31Though this set isn't branded as a Cliff design,
0:04:31 > 0:04:33it dates from the 1930s.
0:04:34 > 0:04:37So there are your main plates here. And these are your serving plates.
0:04:37 > 0:04:41So you've got little plates. Two, four, six.
0:04:41 > 0:04:44So you've got six in all that. Oh, we've got a vegetable tureen.
0:04:44 > 0:04:50Rather fun. Nice octagonal shape. There's the maker. Wilkinson.
0:04:50 > 0:04:53And then this is for your Sunday roast. Two, four, six.
0:04:53 > 0:04:55So we've had a couple of casualties there.
0:04:55 > 0:04:57But they all look in very bright order.
0:04:57 > 0:05:02- So there's about 34, 35 pieces in all.- Yes.
0:05:02 > 0:05:05So, you know, these used to make £10 or £15.
0:05:05 > 0:05:11- Little ladles for gravy or onion sauce.- Mmm, scrummy! Careful...
0:05:11 > 0:05:15- Right. Getting hungry. - Hungry for a bargain, I'll bet.
0:05:15 > 0:05:17There's no ticket price on the dinner service,
0:05:17 > 0:05:20so James will have to make an offer. Stand by.
0:05:20 > 0:05:25What would I like to pay for it? Between 50 and 60.
0:05:25 > 0:05:28You must be mind-reading. I was thinking 80,
0:05:28 > 0:05:33- so we could move down or up. - Down would be lovely for me.
0:05:33 > 0:05:36- Up would be lovely for you, Richard. - Quite.
0:05:36 > 0:05:39How near £50 could I get it?
0:05:39 > 0:05:41- I think we could do £50. - Could you?- Yes.
0:05:41 > 0:05:45So, James gets the whole dinner service for £50,
0:05:45 > 0:05:46now, that's a bargain.
0:05:50 > 0:05:52Meanwhile, Anita's only a couple of minutes away
0:05:52 > 0:05:56in Shirehall Plain Antiques Centre
0:05:56 > 0:05:58where she's greeted by owner Mandy.
0:05:58 > 0:06:02- Hi, lovely to meet you! - Nice to see you again.- Yes.
0:06:02 > 0:06:05This looks absolutely wonderful.
0:06:05 > 0:06:07Multiple dealers operate in this centre,
0:06:07 > 0:06:11and Anita's having a right good rummage through the ample stock.
0:06:11 > 0:06:15She seems particularly taken with dealer Celia's items,
0:06:15 > 0:06:20and before long a handy little thing of Celia's has caught Anita's eye.
0:06:21 > 0:06:25- This wee paperweight here - is this yours?- Yes.- Could I see it out?
0:06:25 > 0:06:27It's actually a Victorian paperweight, comprising
0:06:27 > 0:06:32a cast from a child's hand in white porcelain, known as Parian ware,
0:06:32 > 0:06:35and mounted on a small marble plinth. Handy!
0:06:35 > 0:06:41- Common motif in Victorian objects, this gloved hand.- Mmm.
0:06:41 > 0:06:44A bit sort of strange, a bit sort of scary.
0:06:44 > 0:06:46You have £10 on that.
0:06:46 > 0:06:49I hear James's voice singing in my ears,
0:06:49 > 0:06:54"Anita, you've got to be disciplined and you've got to bargain."
0:06:54 > 0:06:56Give it your best shot, Anita, go on.
0:06:56 > 0:07:00- Can I buy that for £5?- No.
0:07:00 > 0:07:02LAUGHTER
0:07:02 > 0:07:05- Could you come to six?- No.
0:07:05 > 0:07:08Well, this is going well(!)
0:07:08 > 0:07:13Am I able - here I'm going again - to buy this for
0:07:13 > 0:07:16- £7?- No.
0:07:16 > 0:07:20- You're better at this than me. - You can buy it for eight.
0:07:20 > 0:07:22I'm obviously not very good at that, but I'll do a deal because
0:07:22 > 0:07:26I think it's great, and I don't think it was dear in the first place.
0:07:26 > 0:07:30Even if Anita's attempt at hard bargaining fell on deaf ears,
0:07:30 > 0:07:34she still got a decent deal, and her first buy's, erm...in hand.
0:07:37 > 0:07:40But she's browsing on.
0:07:41 > 0:07:44Soon, she spied a gem of an item in one of the cabinets.
0:07:44 > 0:07:49What I've got here is a little nine-carat Edwardian brooch.
0:07:49 > 0:07:54It's at £22. I want to buy it about 12, 15, maybe,
0:07:54 > 0:07:57but I'm not sure if they'll come down that far.
0:07:57 > 0:08:00- It all depends on the price.- Quite.
0:08:00 > 0:08:04It's also insert with a ruby or a garnet. She's going to ask Mandy about it.
0:08:04 > 0:08:09Are you able to negotiate, or do we...? Shall we phone a dealer?
0:08:09 > 0:08:13- I can give him a ring. What's on the ticket?- It's 22 on the ticket.
0:08:13 > 0:08:17- Let's have a quick look.- Keep him on the phone, Mandy...- I will indeed.
0:08:17 > 0:08:20..if he's only going to take a couple of quid off it.
0:08:20 > 0:08:22It's for Anita and she's being very sweet.
0:08:24 > 0:08:27And she said she'll talk to you if you don't give her a good price.
0:08:27 > 0:08:29Now there's a threat.
0:08:29 > 0:08:3315, did you say? OK, 15 because it's you.
0:08:33 > 0:08:36Aw! Can I blow a kiss through the telephone?
0:08:36 > 0:08:39- She wants to talk to you for a minute. - SHE LAUGHS
0:08:39 > 0:08:43- Hang on. His name's Philip. - Philip, you're a darling.
0:08:43 > 0:08:46You're a darling. Can I blow a kiss through the telephone to you?
0:08:46 > 0:08:49Look lively, Philip - Anita's going to turn on the charm.
0:08:49 > 0:08:52Could you go down to 12 on that?
0:08:52 > 0:08:55I know that you're already coming down substantially.
0:08:55 > 0:08:58I know you're already coming down substantially.
0:08:58 > 0:09:02And tell me to get lost if you feel like it.
0:09:02 > 0:09:03Aw, that's great!
0:09:03 > 0:09:07Aw, Philip, thank you so much. You're a darling.
0:09:07 > 0:09:09Deal done at £12.
0:09:09 > 0:09:13And that's such a good deal, it seems like Anita's quite smitten.
0:09:13 > 0:09:17- What age is he?- Oh, I don't know. - Is he married?- Yes.
0:09:17 > 0:09:20THEY LAUGH
0:09:20 > 0:09:22That's enough of that, now, thank you.
0:09:22 > 0:09:26Mandy. That's good, that's two items and I've only spent £20.
0:09:26 > 0:09:30- Nice to do business with you. - And she's off!
0:09:30 > 0:09:33Now, James is still back in the other shop with dealer Richard,
0:09:33 > 0:09:36and he's gone barking mad for an unusual item.
0:09:36 > 0:09:40Here's a picture of the dog, so we've got a springer spaniel.
0:09:40 > 0:09:44It's a framed first prize from premier dog show Cruft's,
0:09:44 > 0:09:49dating from 1929, complete with a picture of the winning pooch.
0:09:49 > 0:09:52It has a decorative value, that,
0:09:52 > 0:09:55the way it's been framed is interesting.
0:09:55 > 0:09:58I haven't seen much to do with Cruft's, really.
0:09:58 > 0:10:00It belongs to Richard's son, Luke,
0:10:00 > 0:10:02who's also a dealer with items in the shop.
0:10:04 > 0:10:07- Do you know how much he's got on that?- I'd have to give him a ring.
0:10:07 > 0:10:10- Do you want to speak to my son? - Oh, thank you.
0:10:11 > 0:10:17Hello, I'm with your father, my name's James Braxton.
0:10:17 > 0:10:22And I'm just rather intrigued by your rather nice diamond-framed Cruft's first prize.
0:10:22 > 0:10:24What would be your price on that?
0:10:25 > 0:10:2825 would be the best. OK, that's fair.
0:10:28 > 0:10:32Brilliant, OK, I'll pass you back to Father. Thanks a lot, bye.
0:10:32 > 0:10:34£25. It's a bit of a risk, that.
0:10:34 > 0:10:38It's very unusual. I haven't seen the like of it before.
0:10:38 > 0:10:40He's going to think on it.
0:10:40 > 0:10:43And shortly, his eye's caught by another item.
0:10:45 > 0:10:48This is a rather nice millefiori.
0:10:48 > 0:10:51Millefiori is a glasswork technique
0:10:51 > 0:10:55named from the Italian meaning "thousands of flowers."
0:10:55 > 0:10:58This is a brooch with a silver-gilt mount.
0:10:58 > 0:11:02These are just canes of multicoloured glass that are then cut.
0:11:02 > 0:11:04Thank you.
0:11:04 > 0:11:06Inset in a darker piece of glass,
0:11:06 > 0:11:10and then it's mounted with silver-gilt.
0:11:10 > 0:11:13A pretty little item, isn't it?
0:11:13 > 0:11:18- Richard, could that be a better price?- It's got 20 on it, hasn't it?
0:11:18 > 0:11:24- Could I squeeze you a bit?- 17 help a bit on that?- 17 would help.
0:11:24 > 0:11:26I like that, I really like that.
0:11:26 > 0:11:29It's got colour, it got design, hasn't it?
0:11:29 > 0:11:32I think I'll definitely do 17 on that.
0:11:32 > 0:11:34Deal done on the brooch,
0:11:34 > 0:11:38but James's attention has strayed back to the Cruft's item.
0:11:38 > 0:11:40It's a bizarre thing, but it is fun.
0:11:40 > 0:11:44And we're going to quite a sort of doggy, farming part of the world.
0:11:44 > 0:11:49- I'll give Luke 25 for the Cruft's. - Right.- That'd be perfect.- Good.
0:11:49 > 0:11:53- Thank you very much indeed.- Thank you.- Very good day's shopping. - HE LAUGHS
0:11:53 > 0:11:57Ah, James! You're "best in show," you know!
0:11:57 > 0:12:00Meanwhile, Anita's quite happy with her morning's shopping,
0:12:00 > 0:12:03so she's driving just outside Holt where she's
0:12:03 > 0:12:06spending the afternoon visiting Voewood House...
0:12:08 > 0:12:10This looks interesting, doesn't it?
0:12:10 > 0:12:15..a beautiful country home built in the Arts and Crafts style,
0:12:15 > 0:12:20and meeting its hirsute, top-flight antiquarian book dealer, Simon Finch.
0:12:20 > 0:12:22How lovely's that?
0:12:25 > 0:12:30- Come in! Very nice to meet you. - It's so nice to meet you. - Thank you for coming.
0:12:30 > 0:12:33I have been so looking forward to seeing this house.
0:12:35 > 0:12:39As well as housing Simon's enviable and quirky collection
0:12:39 > 0:12:42of art, antiques and furnishings,
0:12:42 > 0:12:48the house is also one of the finest examples of the architecture in its style.
0:12:48 > 0:12:51the Arts and Crafts Movement was a gentle revolution in design
0:12:51 > 0:12:55which took place in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
0:12:56 > 0:13:01Its proponents championed loving craftsmanship and historic artistry,
0:13:01 > 0:13:06which they felt the Victorian rise of mass production had diminished.
0:13:06 > 0:13:10Simon's taking Anita into the main body of this finely-crafted home,
0:13:10 > 0:13:11which was finished in 1905.
0:13:14 > 0:13:19- Is this the main hall? - The main hall is by far...
0:13:19 > 0:13:24I mean, some people describe some Arts and Crafts houses as sort of
0:13:24 > 0:13:26country house as cottage.
0:13:26 > 0:13:28I mean, this is by far the biggest space.
0:13:28 > 0:13:31A lot of the rooms are on quite an intimate scale,
0:13:31 > 0:13:34so it actually is a very liveable house.
0:13:34 > 0:13:38It was built for the Reverend Percy Lloyd and his family.
0:13:38 > 0:13:43Their family made a big fortune out of publishing and so forth.
0:13:43 > 0:13:46But tell me about the architect - who was the architect?
0:13:46 > 0:13:50He's called Edwin Schroeder Prior, and I think with this house,
0:13:50 > 0:13:54in Percy Lloyd he found a client who was very tolerant,
0:13:54 > 0:13:58because the budget was meant to be 15, 20,000, and it cost 60.
0:13:58 > 0:14:02Ha! Pricey, eh? The Arts and Crafts ethos demanded that local artisans
0:14:02 > 0:14:05and local materials be used to build it.
0:14:05 > 0:14:08It actually was a pure Arts and Crafts house,
0:14:08 > 0:14:12in the tradition that the house should actually grow from the land
0:14:12 > 0:14:17it was built on, using natural materials, using local materials,
0:14:17 > 0:14:21using local craftsmen, gathering as much material from the actual site.
0:14:21 > 0:14:25But it's an immensely sophisticated and complex building, as well.
0:14:25 > 0:14:29One of the things that struck me, even just walking through,
0:14:29 > 0:14:33was the wonderful quality of light that we have here.
0:14:33 > 0:14:36I know that we've got lots of these wonderful leaded glass windows,
0:14:36 > 0:14:39but there is a shape to the house.
0:14:39 > 0:14:44It's built on a butterfly principle, with the main body and two wings.
0:14:44 > 0:14:46This bit's directly south facing.
0:14:46 > 0:14:51And this allows the natural East Anglian light to flood the open spaces.
0:14:51 > 0:14:53The house was built as a large home,
0:14:53 > 0:14:57but sadly, the wealthy clan who commissioned it never lived here.
0:14:57 > 0:15:02He never lived here, no. His wife is meant to have not liked it.
0:15:02 > 0:15:06Choosy, eh? Instead, the house passed to different tenants.
0:15:06 > 0:15:10It was a boys' boarding school until the outbreak of World War I,
0:15:10 > 0:15:13and later became a sanatorium, and then a care home.
0:15:13 > 0:15:17It was only in 1998 when Simon purchased the property
0:15:17 > 0:15:20that it was finally used as a domestic residence.
0:15:20 > 0:15:21Isn't that nice?
0:15:25 > 0:15:29So, Simon's taking Anita outside to get a view of the whole property.
0:15:29 > 0:15:33That's a very dapper outfit, Simon.
0:15:33 > 0:15:37Ah, isn't that absolutely wonderful?
0:15:37 > 0:15:40Isn't that absolutely wonderful?
0:15:40 > 0:15:45- It's fabulous.- Is this one of the architect's iconic buildings?
0:15:45 > 0:15:49It's unquestionably his domestic masterpiece.
0:15:49 > 0:15:52Unquestionably. But Anita needs to be on her way.
0:15:52 > 0:15:55She needs to get a bit Artsy and Craftsy herself.
0:16:00 > 0:16:03Meanwhile, James has driven the seven miles
0:16:03 > 0:16:04on to the town of Sheringham.
0:16:09 > 0:16:14The coastal town of Sheringham is known for inspiring great works.
0:16:14 > 0:16:19The composer Ralph Vaughan Williams, poet Stephen Spender and writer Patrick Hamilton
0:16:19 > 0:16:22all lived in the town at one time or another.
0:16:27 > 0:16:33So, it's the perfect place for James to muse on his next buy.
0:16:33 > 0:16:36He's strolling towards Sheringham Collectables,
0:16:36 > 0:16:38where he's making a new friend.
0:16:38 > 0:16:39Welcome.
0:16:39 > 0:16:41DALEK VOICE: Exterminate!
0:16:43 > 0:16:45He's meeting dealer Christian.
0:16:45 > 0:16:50- Hello.- Hello.- James.- Christian. - Nice to meet you, Christian. - And you.
0:16:50 > 0:16:52Great.
0:16:52 > 0:16:56James is keen to see if Christian might have any new stock he could strike a bargain on.
0:16:56 > 0:16:58I'll give you a fighting chance if I can.
0:16:58 > 0:17:01- That's really kind. - Working man, and all that.
0:17:01 > 0:17:03I hardly call this tomfoolery work!
0:17:03 > 0:17:05Silverware's been going well at the moment.
0:17:05 > 0:17:07What have you got on the silver front?
0:17:07 > 0:17:10I put an absolutely gorgeous stamp box out this morning.
0:17:10 > 0:17:13- Have you? Let's have a look at that. - You're keen, James.
0:17:13 > 0:17:17- The shape of a knife box. - Oh, a sort of novelty thing.
0:17:17 > 0:17:19What an unusual item!
0:17:19 > 0:17:24It's a box for storing loose stamps. It's made of hallmarked silver
0:17:24 > 0:17:27and modelled to resemble an 18th-century knife box.
0:17:27 > 0:17:32Its hallmarks date it to 1904 with a London manufacturer.
0:17:32 > 0:17:35Ticket price is £65 and it's gorgeous.
0:17:36 > 0:17:39Rather fun, isn't it?
0:17:39 > 0:17:42It's got that sloping side so you can pick out those loose stamps.
0:17:42 > 0:17:46So, this was before stamps were... Oh, hello!
0:17:46 > 0:17:50- This is from... Ooh! - HE GROANS AND CHUCKLES
0:17:50 > 0:17:55- Sorry.- Old age.- No, it's just the agility of an athlete like myself.
0:17:55 > 0:17:58Yeah. A - you're not Mo Farah,
0:17:58 > 0:18:02and B - what could Christian do on the price of the stamp box? Give it a good licking?
0:18:02 > 0:18:0340 would buy it today.
0:18:05 > 0:18:07And I'll buy it, Christian. That's really kind.
0:18:07 > 0:18:09Thank you very much indeed.
0:18:09 > 0:18:12Yeah, deal done with extreme haste.
0:18:12 > 0:18:16- Good. Thanks a lot, Christian. There we are.- Thank you very much. - Thank you.
0:18:16 > 0:18:19Hand over the stamp box and I'll be on my way.
0:18:19 > 0:18:24James, you do seem very keen to spirit that away. I wonder why?
0:18:24 > 0:18:25- Good seeing you. Bye!- Bye-bye.
0:18:25 > 0:18:28And with that enthusiastic buy, James and Anita
0:18:28 > 0:18:34are reunited in the car at the end of a jam-packed day one.
0:18:34 > 0:18:35Night-night, you two.
0:18:37 > 0:18:40But the dewy sunrise finds them back in the 2CV,
0:18:40 > 0:18:43just revelling in the fine spring morn.
0:18:45 > 0:18:49- It's lovely and sunny, but still... - There's a wee nip in the air.
0:18:49 > 0:18:51The sunnnies are on, but the gloves are still there.
0:18:51 > 0:18:53Yeah - and the woolly whatsits.
0:18:53 > 0:18:56That's enough about your woolly whatsits, Anita.
0:18:56 > 0:18:59But it's quite snug in our little cabin, isn't it?
0:18:59 > 0:19:03- Aw, yeah, especially with you, James. - Yeah.- Oh, sweet!
0:19:03 > 0:19:06So far, James has splashed his cash on four items -
0:19:06 > 0:19:11the Wilkinson dinner service, the millefiori brooch,
0:19:11 > 0:19:17the 1920s Cruft's prize and the little silver stamp box.
0:19:17 > 0:19:21He still has a generous £165.10 to play with.
0:19:24 > 0:19:27While Anita's been playing it very canny,
0:19:27 > 0:19:30spending only £20 on two items -
0:19:30 > 0:19:32the paperweight with the porcelain hand
0:19:32 > 0:19:35and the nine-carat gold brooch.
0:19:35 > 0:19:39She still has £177.50 in her sporran.
0:19:41 > 0:19:46And James is already crowing about his bumper day's buying yesterday.
0:19:47 > 0:19:50When I went to Sheringham, walked into a shop,
0:19:50 > 0:19:52and I bought an item within three minutes.
0:19:52 > 0:19:56Really? Oh, James, you've got me worried. Or is this just a tactic?
0:19:56 > 0:19:59No, it isn't. I wouldn't toy with you.
0:19:59 > 0:20:01- Wouldn't you?- No.- What a pity!
0:20:01 > 0:20:02THEY LAUGH
0:20:03 > 0:20:05Spring is in the air, clearly.
0:20:05 > 0:20:09James is beginning the day in the town of North Walsham.
0:20:09 > 0:20:12The parish church of St Nicholas dates from the 1300s.
0:20:12 > 0:20:16In 1381, the warlike Bishop of Norwich ordered
0:20:16 > 0:20:20rebels in the Peasants' Revolt to be slaughtered in the church.
0:20:20 > 0:20:22He was aptly named...
0:20:22 > 0:20:24Henry the Dispenser.
0:20:24 > 0:20:26HE GIVES A TERRIFIED CHUCKLE
0:20:26 > 0:20:29Let's hope that things proceed more peaceably this morning,
0:20:29 > 0:20:34as mafioso James struggles out of his car and into the first shop of
0:20:34 > 0:20:38the day, Timeline Antiques Centre, where he's meeting dealer Michael.
0:20:40 > 0:20:44- Good morning. James. - Michael. Welcome.- Hello.
0:20:44 > 0:20:48- Very nice to be here.- You are so affable, James. It's a delight.
0:20:48 > 0:20:50- You lead on.- Yes, sure.
0:20:54 > 0:20:57- Lovely.- Do you know, this is no time for a sit-down, James.
0:20:57 > 0:21:02Come on, boy, buck up. It looks as if he's found something, though.
0:21:02 > 0:21:06Interesting items. We've got a nice Doulton jug there.
0:21:06 > 0:21:07Beautifully made object.
0:21:07 > 0:21:12It's a Victorian beer jug by manufacturer Royal Doulton,
0:21:12 > 0:21:14which was founded in 1815.
0:21:14 > 0:21:17It's modelled in the shape and texture of a traditional
0:21:17 > 0:21:21leather ale tankard, and bears an intriguing applied motto.
0:21:21 > 0:21:23Price, £65.
0:21:23 > 0:21:27I can't wait to read what the verse is.
0:21:27 > 0:21:29It'll be some improving verse.
0:21:29 > 0:21:31"He that buys land buys stones
0:21:31 > 0:21:33"He that buys flesh buys bones..."
0:21:33 > 0:21:35That's jolly(!)
0:21:35 > 0:21:38"He that buys eggs buys many shells
0:21:38 > 0:21:42"He that buys good ale buys nothing else."
0:21:42 > 0:21:44That's more like it!
0:21:44 > 0:21:47James is smitten with the jolly jug, but first
0:21:47 > 0:21:50he has to ascertain which of the dealers in the centre owns it.
0:21:52 > 0:21:53That's lovely.
0:21:53 > 0:21:57Now, Michael, do you think somebody might accept £38 for that?
0:21:57 > 0:22:00Let's just have a look at the ticket.
0:22:00 > 0:22:03"MJ" - who's that? Michael...?
0:22:03 > 0:22:05- It's me. - JAMES LAUGHS.
0:22:05 > 0:22:08I think I'm a mind-reader.
0:22:09 > 0:22:14- What's your best on that, Michael? I want you to be happy.- 40.- 40?
0:22:14 > 0:22:18- 40, Michael - I'll give you 40. - Thank you.- Love that.
0:22:18 > 0:22:21Another very decisive buy, and James is rolling onwards.
0:22:28 > 0:22:32Anita, meanwhile, has busked on to the city of Norwich.
0:22:33 > 0:22:37The attractive cathedral city of Norwich retains much
0:22:37 > 0:22:42of its medieval charm, particularly on this historic street, Elm Hill.
0:22:43 > 0:22:46Anita's soaking in the atmosphere as she ambles
0:22:46 > 0:22:50into Elm Hill Collectables, where dealer Paul will assist.
0:22:50 > 0:22:54- Hello! I'm Anita.- Hello, Anita. Pleased to meet you.
0:22:54 > 0:22:57She's on the hunt for an auction-winning bargain
0:22:57 > 0:23:01to best James, and it looks like she might have spied a handsome one.
0:23:13 > 0:23:15- Paul?- Yes, Anita?
0:23:15 > 0:23:19- There's a lot of good-looking guys in Norwich - am I right?- Are there?
0:23:19 > 0:23:22- I hadn't noticed! - ANITA LAUGHS
0:23:22 > 0:23:24And I've seen one that I fancy.
0:23:24 > 0:23:27He's got a good body on him. It's this guy here.
0:23:27 > 0:23:29Oh, the one with all the pictures on him?
0:23:29 > 0:23:31Yeah, he's interesting, isn't he?
0:23:31 > 0:23:35I think it's quite good fun, and it's visually interesting.
0:23:35 > 0:23:38It's a male mannequin of modern manufacture,
0:23:38 > 0:23:41decorated with scraps in the technique known as decoupage.
0:23:43 > 0:23:46There's no ticket price on him, so Anita will have to enquire.
0:23:50 > 0:23:54Is he a terribly expensive guy?
0:23:55 > 0:23:58You can have him for £20.
0:23:58 > 0:24:00Sounds like a cheap date.
0:24:00 > 0:24:03It's got to be £20, Anita. Deal?
0:24:03 > 0:24:04Thank you very much.
0:24:04 > 0:24:05Deal done, then,
0:24:05 > 0:24:09and she's spotted another couple of things just next to her new beau.
0:24:09 > 0:24:12But this... This here, the jacket and hat...
0:24:12 > 0:24:14The jacket and the hat, yes?
0:24:14 > 0:24:18It's a mid-century British Merchant Navy cap,
0:24:18 > 0:24:21and an Air Force blazer of more modern vintage.
0:24:21 > 0:24:26- You can have the jacket reasonable. - How much is reasonable?- A tenner.
0:24:27 > 0:24:30- That probably fits me.- Try it on.
0:24:31 > 0:24:34- Mm! Suits you.- I'm the captain.
0:24:34 > 0:24:36- You're in the Navy, and I'm in the Air Force.- Oh, right!
0:24:36 > 0:24:40- Goodness me, look at this! - ANITA LAUGHS
0:24:40 > 0:24:43If you two are quite finished playing dressing up...
0:24:43 > 0:24:45Well, they say all the nice girls like a sailor.
0:24:45 > 0:24:48- Yeah, but this is Air Force. - Oh, right.- Aye, aye!
0:24:48 > 0:24:54- Ticket price on the hat is £30, but what can Paul do it for?- 15.
0:24:54 > 0:24:58- You know this stuff. What's the best buy?- Well, I said that for 15.
0:24:58 > 0:25:01You'll make money on that.
0:25:01 > 0:25:04Anita leaves the blazer but takes the Merchant Navy cap
0:25:04 > 0:25:08at a cool 50% discount, so she has her boy toy and headgear
0:25:08 > 0:25:10for £35 dead.
0:25:13 > 0:25:17James has also made his way onwards to Norwich.
0:25:19 > 0:25:22With all his items for auction already in the bag, he's going
0:25:22 > 0:25:26to spend the afternoon ringing the changes at St Peter Mancroft Church
0:25:26 > 0:25:27in the centre of the city,
0:25:27 > 0:25:32where he's meeting Simon Rudd - for a ruddy good time, we hope.
0:25:41 > 0:25:45- Ah. Hello. James Braxton. - Simon Rudd. Pleased to meet you.
0:25:45 > 0:25:48- Very nice to meet you.- And you too. - And you're chief bell-ringer?
0:25:48 > 0:25:51I'm the master of the St Peter Mancroft Guild of Ringers.
0:25:51 > 0:25:54Simon indeed heads the illustrious guild of bell-ringers
0:25:54 > 0:25:57based at this magnificent 15th-century church.
0:25:57 > 0:26:00Is this merely a church, or is it a cathedral?
0:26:00 > 0:26:03It's one of the Greater Churches Group in the country.
0:26:03 > 0:26:05One of the glories of the city, indeed.
0:26:05 > 0:26:07One of the glories of East Anglia.
0:26:07 > 0:26:09- What are you going to show me today?- I'd like to take you down
0:26:09 > 0:26:11and have a look in the treasury, if I may.
0:26:11 > 0:26:15- Oh, yes, please. Lead on. It's glorious, isn't it?- It is.
0:26:15 > 0:26:18Simon is taking James on into the treasury in the north
0:26:18 > 0:26:22transept of the church to explain a little more about the long
0:26:22 > 0:26:25history of bell-ringing at St Peter Mancroft.
0:26:25 > 0:26:28The type of bell-ringing, or campanology,
0:26:28 > 0:26:31practised in English churches is known and change-ringing.
0:26:31 > 0:26:35Its history has strong ties to this area and to this very building.
0:26:35 > 0:26:37Lovely flowers.
0:26:37 > 0:26:42The art of change-ringing itself developed very much in East Anglia -
0:26:42 > 0:26:45had its inception, if you like, in East Anglia -
0:26:45 > 0:26:46in the late 17th century,
0:26:46 > 0:26:50and throughout the 17th century and into the early part of
0:26:50 > 0:26:53the 19th century, the band of ringers here at St Peter Mancroft
0:26:53 > 0:26:54were almost pre-eminent.
0:26:54 > 0:26:58They were the renowned as the leading experts of the art, which is
0:26:58 > 0:27:02evidenced by the fine peal of 12 bells we have here already.
0:27:02 > 0:27:04The guild here also has another claim to be
0:27:04 > 0:27:07a major place of bell-ringing history.
0:27:07 > 0:27:11They were the first band to ring a full peal on church bells,
0:27:11 > 0:27:15and that was accomplished on the 2nd May in 1715.
0:27:15 > 0:27:19The full peal is the ultra-marathon of the bell-ringers' art -
0:27:19 > 0:27:23a fiendishly complicated performance that requires huge concentration
0:27:23 > 0:27:27and stamina, and today can involve up to three and a half hours
0:27:27 > 0:27:28of continuous ringing.
0:27:28 > 0:27:30Normally, it's a feat of memory
0:27:30 > 0:27:33because you're not ringing with any music -
0:27:33 > 0:27:37you're purely memorising the patterns you have to ring,
0:27:37 > 0:27:40and if anything goes wrong and it comes to a stop,
0:27:40 > 0:27:42that's it - it's gone.
0:27:42 > 0:27:45These hugely difficult peals are only performed on special
0:27:45 > 0:27:48occasions - thankfully for James.
0:27:48 > 0:27:51I hope you're not going to make me ring a peal, are you?
0:27:51 > 0:27:53Well, we'll see how you get on.
0:27:53 > 0:27:57- I've only got two hours! - A couple of minutes, maybe.
0:27:58 > 0:28:01- Lead on, Simon.- OK, come up the tower and meet the band.
0:28:01 > 0:28:06- And they're heading up to the bell tower.- You're joking?- No, I'm not.
0:28:06 > 0:28:08- I've got to get through that...? - You might get in sideways.
0:28:08 > 0:28:11Breathe in, Brackers.
0:28:13 > 0:28:18- Goodness me.- Here's the jolly band of St Peter Mancroft Ringers.
0:28:18 > 0:28:22Hello. Good afternoon. Fabulous. They all look keen.
0:28:22 > 0:28:24- LAUGHTER - Yes.
0:28:24 > 0:28:27We have about 30 members in the St Peter Mancroft Guild
0:28:27 > 0:28:31and, as you can see, about half of them are here this afternoon to do some ringing.
0:28:31 > 0:28:34Will you ring the tenor, please?
0:28:34 > 0:28:36Neil, will you ring the 11th? Pete, will you ring the 10th, please?
0:28:36 > 0:28:39Mugs, will you ring the 9th?
0:28:39 > 0:28:41- JAMES LAUGHS - I might get clobbered!
0:28:41 > 0:28:44Yeah, stay out of the way, James - health and safety.
0:28:44 > 0:28:47We're just going to ring a few really nice rounds, on 12.
0:28:47 > 0:28:49- Thank you.- Down.
0:28:49 > 0:28:54BELLS RING IN REPEATED DESCENDING PEAL
0:29:07 > 0:29:09- JAMES APPLAUDS - Very good.
0:29:10 > 0:29:12Who's your oldest serving member?
0:29:12 > 0:29:15- I think that would be David Cubitt. - Ah, which one?
0:29:15 > 0:29:19- This is David over here. - You look the youngest, sir.
0:29:19 > 0:29:21LAUGHTER
0:29:21 > 0:29:24- How long have you been ringing for? - Oh, my goodness. Over 50 years.
0:29:24 > 0:29:25And does it get easier?
0:29:25 > 0:29:28- No.- It doesn't?- Not at all!
0:29:28 > 0:29:32Well, that bodes well, as virgin bell-ringer James gives it a pull.
0:29:32 > 0:29:36- So, you find me in the peak of physical fitness, Simon.- Right.
0:29:36 > 0:29:37What do you want?
0:29:37 > 0:29:41OK, um, we wouldn't normally teach beginners from scratch here,
0:29:41 > 0:29:43because our bells are quite difficult to ring.
0:29:43 > 0:29:46We're just going to give you a taster of what it feels like
0:29:46 > 0:29:49to ring a bell, so if you'd just like to stand straight there.
0:29:49 > 0:29:52- Square-on?- Square-on indeed. OK. I'll deal with...
0:29:52 > 0:29:56- This woolly part here is called the sally.- That's the sally.
0:29:56 > 0:30:00- Sally belongs to me, so I'll look after that.- OK.- OK? Are you ready?
0:30:00 > 0:30:02- Yeah, I'm ready. - Here we go. Here we go.
0:30:03 > 0:30:06- And... Gently down, gently down. - SINGLE BELL RINGS
0:30:06 > 0:30:09- That's it. And up again. - BELL RINGS REPEATEDLY
0:30:09 > 0:30:12And gently down. Good.
0:30:12 > 0:30:14I am concentrating here.
0:30:14 > 0:30:18- Good.- I'm both concentrating and trying not to stick my tongue out,
0:30:18 > 0:30:20which I normally do when concentrating.
0:30:20 > 0:30:23I don't know if I could do three hours of this.
0:30:24 > 0:30:27- It's bit like fishing, really. - Well, if you say so, James.
0:30:27 > 0:30:30Right, so I think that qualifies you for membership of the guild,
0:30:30 > 0:30:32and I think it's a £50 membership fee, isn't it?
0:30:32 > 0:30:33LAUGHTER
0:30:33 > 0:30:37Well, that's enough to ensure James thinks it's time to be ringing off.
0:30:37 > 0:30:40Thank you very much. It's been a real privilege. Goodbye.
0:30:40 > 0:30:42Thank you. Bye-bye.
0:30:47 > 0:30:51Now, Anita's about ten-minutes' walk away, back on Elm Hill,
0:30:51 > 0:30:56where she's about to scour Mr P Milne's Antiques & Curios
0:30:56 > 0:30:58for her very last item.
0:30:58 > 0:30:59She's meeting dealer James.
0:31:01 > 0:31:05- Hello. I'm Anita!- Afternoon. Nice to meet you.
0:31:05 > 0:31:09This is really the weird and the wonderful.
0:31:09 > 0:31:13This shop is indeed stuffed with quirky and curious objects -
0:31:13 > 0:31:15right up Anita's street.
0:31:15 > 0:31:21This shop is full of things that I don't know what they are.
0:31:21 > 0:31:23What's that?!
0:31:24 > 0:31:25Quite scary.
0:31:25 > 0:31:29And - what do you know? - she's unearthed a particularly
0:31:29 > 0:31:31macabre item.
0:31:31 > 0:31:33James?
0:31:33 > 0:31:35What have we got here? SHE LAUGHS
0:31:35 > 0:31:36Tell me about this.
0:31:36 > 0:31:38A kind of restraint.
0:31:40 > 0:31:42It's a device for restraining prisoners,
0:31:42 > 0:31:44comprising a seasoned wooden beam
0:31:44 > 0:31:47with some fearsome-looking iron manacles.
0:31:48 > 0:31:51I think, James, that maybe we'd a post there.
0:31:51 > 0:31:55- You know, like idea of stocks. - Literally crucifies...- Yeah.- Yeah.
0:31:55 > 0:31:59And the person would be handcuffed to it, and they would throw...
0:32:00 > 0:32:02..buns or something at them!
0:32:02 > 0:32:05I very much doubt they would be pelting them with pastries, Anita!
0:32:05 > 0:32:07How old could this be?
0:32:07 > 0:32:10You know, I really couldn't say, it looks positively ancient.
0:32:10 > 0:32:12- Positively ancient. - Certainly a well seasoned beam.
0:32:12 > 0:32:15- We have the key for those.- You do?
0:32:15 > 0:32:19I suppose what we're seeing here is an old piece of mechanism.
0:32:19 > 0:32:22Absolutely, yes. And to have the key is certainly a nice touch.
0:32:22 > 0:32:25And it makes it quite practical as well.
0:32:25 > 0:32:27SHE LAUGHS Well, let's hope not!
0:32:27 > 0:32:28Quite!
0:32:28 > 0:32:31It is an interesting item and it's an odd item.
0:32:31 > 0:32:35- I see that you don't have a price on it...- You can make me an offer.
0:32:35 > 0:32:39Can this be bought for in the region of £20?
0:32:39 > 0:32:41If we can do 25, yes.
0:32:41 > 0:32:45Right, James, 25, that's lovely, thank you very much.
0:32:45 > 0:32:48And with that final deal locked down tight,
0:32:48 > 0:32:51Anita has all her lots for auction.
0:32:51 > 0:32:56Time for both our avid antiques aficionados to rendezvous
0:32:56 > 0:33:00back in St Peter Mancroft Church and unveil their buys.
0:33:00 > 0:33:05- Reveal all.- Right.- My word! What on earth is this?
0:33:05 > 0:33:07Now, a mannequin decorated in decoupage,
0:33:07 > 0:33:11where they've stuck all these things on and varnished it over.
0:33:11 > 0:33:16- This man has a great body, but not much in the way of brains.- How much?
0:33:16 > 0:33:19- 20 quid.- That's cheap, isn't it?- It's not bad.
0:33:19 > 0:33:22- Now, what is this gruesome item? - This is...
0:33:22 > 0:33:27I think it's stocks, from ancient Norwich.
0:33:27 > 0:33:32And I thought, as well as wonderful, let's try weird.
0:33:32 > 0:33:34How much is weird?
0:33:34 > 0:33:38- 25 quid.- And your lovely... What's this gauntlet? A paperweight?
0:33:38 > 0:33:39This is a little paperweight,
0:33:39 > 0:33:43Victorian thing, not very dear, eight quid.
0:33:43 > 0:33:47- Cheap enough, isn't it?- He seems impressed, but still unruffled.
0:33:47 > 0:33:53I have done the absolute converse of what you've done.
0:33:53 > 0:33:56So, I have spent some money here today. I went mad!
0:33:56 > 0:33:59- I bought a dinner service. - But this is a lovely dinner service.
0:33:59 > 0:34:04- And Art Deco, from the 1930s. How much?- £50.
0:34:04 > 0:34:06Tell me what this is, James.
0:34:06 > 0:34:09Just rather fun, it's first prizes of Cruft's.
0:34:09 > 0:34:12What I liked about it was that it was framed in a diamond,
0:34:12 > 0:34:15and it has a sort of decorative look to it.
0:34:15 > 0:34:19You don't seem to be sniffing around much on that, Anita.
0:34:19 > 0:34:23- But what about the ace up James's sleeve?- What is your little box?
0:34:23 > 0:34:26- This is my bargain, this is my winner.- Uh-huh.- Have a feel of it.
0:34:26 > 0:34:30- Oh, it's a stamp box. - A stamp box.- How much, James?
0:34:30 > 0:34:33- How much would you value it at? - I would put that at 100 to 150.
0:34:33 > 0:34:36Touched hands with the man at £40.
0:34:36 > 0:34:38Oh, I don't believe it!
0:34:38 > 0:34:42- Believe it, Anita!- Let's go and have a cup of tea...- I think we need one.
0:34:42 > 0:34:43..to celebrate.
0:34:45 > 0:34:49Anita has done very well, you know, a scary item, the stocks, it's quite
0:34:49 > 0:34:56a funny, quirky conversation piece, and at £25, it's not expensive.
0:34:56 > 0:34:57East Anglia has been kind to me,
0:34:57 > 0:35:01but as I know, the rug can quickly be pulled.
0:35:01 > 0:35:06James has spent an awful lot of money!
0:35:06 > 0:35:10He had a false sense of security and he has been a bit scatter-cash.
0:35:10 > 0:35:13Whereas I have been a wee bit careful.
0:35:13 > 0:35:19It might be my downfall! But I liked that stamp box that he bought,
0:35:19 > 0:35:21but the dog thing...
0:35:22 > 0:35:25I think that means she doesn't like it. Lordy!
0:35:26 > 0:35:30On this show, Anita and James have cruised through Norfolk
0:35:30 > 0:35:34from Holt, to find themselves nearly at their auction in Diss.
0:35:34 > 0:35:38Diss, which lies near the border of Norfolk and Suffolk, has been
0:35:38 > 0:35:43a quintessentially English market town for more than 500 years.
0:35:43 > 0:35:46So, what better place for Anita and James to hawk their wares?
0:35:46 > 0:35:51The busy TW Gaze auction room has been a mainstay of Diss life
0:35:51 > 0:35:54for more than 150 years.
0:35:54 > 0:35:57James, it's just as well we've got the bunnets on today!
0:35:57 > 0:36:00I know, it's very, very rainy, isn't it? Come on.
0:36:00 > 0:36:02Better get inside, quick!
0:36:02 > 0:36:05Today's auctioneers, Elizabeth Talbot and Edward Smith,
0:36:05 > 0:36:08will be sharing gavel wielding duties. But before the off,
0:36:08 > 0:36:13what does Elizabeth make of our happy pair's lots?
0:36:14 > 0:36:18I like James's Wilkinson pottery dinner service.
0:36:18 > 0:36:20Very jazzy, it's very Art Deco, and actually quite modern.
0:36:20 > 0:36:24The item of James's I don't warm to particularly, I'm afraid,
0:36:24 > 0:36:27is the Cruft's certificate with photograph.
0:36:27 > 0:36:29There has been quite a lot of interest in Anita's mannequin,
0:36:29 > 0:36:32so I think, surprisingly, she is going to do quite well with that.
0:36:32 > 0:36:35So, I rate that highly for Anita.
0:36:35 > 0:36:39Anita started this leg with £197.50.
0:36:39 > 0:36:44She spent quite a parsimonious £80, but has five lots in the sale.
0:36:47 > 0:36:54While James began with £297.10, he spent a more generous £172
0:36:54 > 0:36:57and also has five lots to show for it.
0:36:57 > 0:36:59The sale's about to begin.
0:37:00 > 0:37:06- Here we go.- Here we go. Aah! I get quite excited.- I know you do, Anita.
0:37:06 > 0:37:10First up is James's massive Wilkinson dinner service.
0:37:10 > 0:37:13Will the crowd think it's worth a nibble?
0:37:13 > 0:37:1440 bid, sir, thank you.
0:37:14 > 0:37:1840, I have, the gallery's bid at 40, I'll take 42. 42 downstairs.
0:37:18 > 0:37:2045, 48.
0:37:20 > 0:37:2550, 55, 60, 65, 70, 75,
0:37:25 > 0:37:2880, 85, £85, are you all done?
0:37:29 > 0:37:31A very tasty profit.
0:37:32 > 0:37:35- Well, that was a good start. - Good start.
0:37:36 > 0:37:39First for Anita, her paperweight with modelled hand.
0:37:39 > 0:37:42Will it point to a profit?
0:37:42 > 0:37:44Start me at 30.
0:37:44 > 0:37:5130 bid, the lady bid at 30, where's 32? 32, seated. 35, 38, 40,
0:37:51 > 0:37:55where's 42? At the £40, it will sell.
0:37:55 > 0:37:58It grabs a sizeable chunk of change.
0:37:58 > 0:38:01- That is very good.- It's a good start for Anita, isn't it?
0:38:03 > 0:38:05Next, Anita's decoupage mannequin.
0:38:05 > 0:38:08As auctioneer Edward takes the stand,
0:38:08 > 0:38:12will the crowd fancy him as much as Anita does?
0:38:12 > 0:38:15I have bids on, I have to start at £30.
0:38:15 > 0:38:17Well done, straight in.
0:38:17 > 0:38:23A super piece. 32, 35, 38, 40, 42, 45,
0:38:23 > 0:38:30- 48 is with me.- Yes!- 50, 55, 60, 65, 65 is bid, is there 70?- Yes!
0:38:30 > 0:38:33We are selling at £65.
0:38:33 > 0:38:37Well, he's caught a few eyes, and the profit to prove it.
0:38:37 > 0:38:39The mannequin, I mean.
0:38:39 > 0:38:42- Well, he was a good-looking guy. - He was a good-looking guy.
0:38:42 > 0:38:45Now, it's James's Cruft's certificate.
0:38:45 > 0:38:49Anita is not keen on it, might he be barking up the wrong tree, then?
0:38:49 > 0:38:5210 and bid, then, 10, I have, is there 12?
0:38:52 > 0:38:54For the £10, are we all done?
0:38:56 > 0:38:59Oh, dear. It was a dog, after all.
0:38:59 > 0:39:00You were right, Anita.
0:39:00 > 0:39:04- Oh, darling, I'm sorry.- Don't worry, the big guns are yet to come.
0:39:04 > 0:39:09Ahoy, sailor! It's Anita's Merchant Navy cap next.
0:39:09 > 0:39:12Straight in at £30, 30 I have, who wants 32?
0:39:12 > 0:39:1632, 35, 38, 40, 42, 45, 48, 50,
0:39:16 > 0:39:18we sell at £50.
0:39:18 > 0:39:21And it snags a very nice price.
0:39:21 > 0:39:24£50?!
0:39:24 > 0:39:27A bit overboard, do you think, James? Hah!
0:39:27 > 0:39:33- Now, it's Anita's, um, interesting stocks.- We have to start at £60.
0:39:33 > 0:39:3760 I have, where is 65? It's the stocks here, 65.
0:39:37 > 0:39:4470, 75, 75 I have, is there 80? Selling at £75.
0:39:44 > 0:39:48Another lovely profit. James took a beating on that lot.
0:39:48 > 0:39:53Blimey, you are on a roll! I had better look out!
0:39:53 > 0:39:57So, can James gain some ground with his beer jug?
0:39:57 > 0:40:00Let's HOP so! Sorry.
0:40:00 > 0:40:06I have interest at £40. 40 I have, who wants 42? 42, 45, 48, and 50...
0:40:06 > 0:40:09I think they've got somebody on the phone.
0:40:09 > 0:40:1460, is there a 65? Selling at £60.
0:40:14 > 0:40:18A delicious pint of profit to James.
0:40:18 > 0:40:21- Well done, darling, well done. You happy with that?- Happy with that.
0:40:21 > 0:40:26Next, will Anita's little nine carat brooch strike gold?
0:40:26 > 0:40:30- Oh, look, Elizabeth's back. Coo-coo! - Pretty little brooch there for £20.
0:40:30 > 0:40:31Where are you? Come on.
0:40:31 > 0:40:34- Struggling, James. - Thank you, 22, the gallery.
0:40:34 > 0:40:38At £22, the gentleman has bid at £22, and selling.
0:40:39 > 0:40:42Another gold star for Anita.
0:40:42 > 0:40:44That's just about what it was worth.
0:40:44 > 0:40:46It's the battle of the brooches,
0:40:46 > 0:40:51as James's millefiori brooch meets the crowd.
0:40:51 > 0:40:54- Pretty little piece there, come on...- Oh, dear! Struggling.
0:40:54 > 0:40:5720 I have on commission, 20, I'll take 22.
0:40:57 > 0:41:00It's for nothing on 20, the little brooch, are you all done?
0:41:02 > 0:41:04Better than a poke in the eye, eh?
0:41:04 > 0:41:06Battle of the brooches.
0:41:06 > 0:41:07Hey, that's my line!
0:41:07 > 0:41:11Finally, it's the little silver stamp box for James.
0:41:11 > 0:41:14Is a profit in the post? First class!
0:41:14 > 0:41:19I'll start at £60, £60, 65, 70, 75, 80, 85, 90,
0:41:19 > 0:41:22- 95, 100, 110, 120...- Crikey!
0:41:22 > 0:41:27120, with me at 120, 130, 140, 150, 160, 170, 180...
0:41:27 > 0:41:30- Quite a lot of competition! - With me at 180 now.- 180!
0:41:30 > 0:41:36- 180, I do have at 180. 180, 190, 200, 210, 220...- James!
0:41:36 > 0:41:38230, 240...
0:41:38 > 0:41:43- Oh, James!- Any advance on £240? - Wonderful.
0:41:43 > 0:41:48£200 profit? Cor, sterling work, eh?
0:41:48 > 0:41:50Oh, James! That was great!
0:41:50 > 0:41:56- Oh, that was so exciting, wasn't it? - 240! That is indecent, almost.
0:41:56 > 0:42:00That was wonderful. Shall we go and have a cup of tea? You're buying!
0:42:00 > 0:42:04- I will. - I should jolly well think so, too!
0:42:04 > 0:42:07So, it was a terrific sale for both of them,
0:42:07 > 0:42:10but James's stratospheric profit on the stamp box
0:42:10 > 0:42:12completely blew Anita out of the water.
0:42:12 > 0:42:16Anita started today with £197.50.
0:42:16 > 0:42:22After paying auction costs, she made a very tidy profit of £126.64.
0:42:22 > 0:42:29She has £324.14 to carry on to the next leg, which ain't half bad.
0:42:29 > 0:42:34But the victorious James began with £297.10
0:42:34 > 0:42:38and after paying auction costs, he made an absolutely smashing profit
0:42:38 > 0:42:44of £168.30 and ends up with £465.40.
0:42:44 > 0:42:45Whoopee!
0:42:49 > 0:42:54- Well, James, that was absolutely wonderful.- We are both winners.
0:42:54 > 0:42:56Yeah, we are both up there again.
0:42:56 > 0:43:00- But we mustn't be too smug or complacent.- Quite right, James.
0:43:00 > 0:43:03Off you pop, we'll see you on the next leg.
0:43:05 > 0:43:09On the next Antiques Road Trip, James is under fire.
0:43:09 > 0:43:12- I don't know what...- Oh, mind your head!- Getting attacked!
0:43:12 > 0:43:18- And Anita is building her empire. - I'm awful tempted with Napoleon.
0:43:18 > 0:43:20SHE CHUCKLES I think a lot of women were!