0:00:02 > 0:00:04It's the nation's favourite antique experts,
0:00:04 > 0:00:06with £200 each, a classic car...
0:00:06 > 0:00:11- We're goin' roond!- ..and a goal - to scour Britain for antiques.
0:00:11 > 0:00:13I want to spend lots of money.
0:00:13 > 0:00:17The aim - to make the biggest profit at auction, but it's no mean feat.
0:00:17 > 0:00:18Oh, no!
0:00:18 > 0:00:23- There'll be worthy winners...- Yes! - We've done it.- ..and valiant losers.
0:00:23 > 0:00:25You are kidding me on.
0:00:25 > 0:00:29So, will it be the high road to glory or the slow road to disaster?
0:00:29 > 0:00:32- What am I doing?- You've got a deal. - This is the Antiques Road Trip.
0:00:34 > 0:00:35Yeah!
0:00:37 > 0:00:40Today, we're back on the road with a couple of rays of sunshine,
0:00:40 > 0:00:42Thomas Plant and Anita Manning.
0:00:44 > 0:00:50Thomas, the beginning of our second leg. It's an unearthly hour.
0:00:50 > 0:00:55The skies are grey, but there's sunshine in our hearts.
0:00:55 > 0:00:59- I'm all a-bristle with the frisson of excitement.- Sitting next to me?
0:00:59 > 0:01:01- Yes. - SHE LAUGHS
0:01:01 > 0:01:05- Tingling in every part of me. - Ooh, steady on, old boy.
0:01:05 > 0:01:09Dapper, debonair and full of boyish charm is Thomas Plant.
0:01:09 > 0:01:12His passion for antiques buying is boundless.
0:01:12 > 0:01:16- Together with dressing up. - Sod this, I'm going to the Alps.
0:01:17 > 0:01:20Looking distinctly Doctor Who-ish
0:01:20 > 0:01:22is his Road Trip partner, Anita Manning.
0:01:22 > 0:01:25She's an experienced auctioneer who just can't resist a compliment.
0:01:25 > 0:01:27Even if it's doubled-edged.
0:01:27 > 0:01:30Must have been a really lovely little lassie when you were younger.
0:01:30 > 0:01:33- Well, you're lovely now.- Well, I'm a lovely wee lassie now that I'm old.
0:01:33 > 0:01:35- THEY LAUGH - Charming(!)
0:01:35 > 0:01:37They both started the trip with £200,
0:01:37 > 0:01:39but after the last auction,
0:01:39 > 0:01:43Thomas sits on the miserly sum of only £162.66,
0:01:43 > 0:01:46whilst Anita has seen her money dwindle
0:01:46 > 0:01:50to a miserable £149.44, poor girl.
0:01:50 > 0:01:53We'll get less than what we started with.
0:01:53 > 0:01:56Are we going to have to be a wee bit canny today?
0:01:58 > 0:02:00So they really need to brighten up
0:02:00 > 0:02:05and bag some bargains in this sunshine-yellow 1968 Lotus Elan.
0:02:07 > 0:02:11- I'm not used to grey skies cos I come from Scotland.- Well...
0:02:11 > 0:02:14And it's always Mediterranean climate in Scotland.
0:02:19 > 0:02:21Thomas and Anita will travel over 550 miles
0:02:21 > 0:02:24from the village of Redbourn in Hertfordshire,
0:02:24 > 0:02:28all the way to the town of Maidstone in Kent.
0:02:28 > 0:02:31Today, they'll start in the Cotswolds town of Tetbury
0:02:31 > 0:02:33before finishing at auction nearly 100 miles away
0:02:33 > 0:02:35in Chiswick in West London.
0:02:37 > 0:02:44- I'm heading to Bristol. My city. - A Bristolian at heart.- Yes.
0:02:44 > 0:02:46- Body and soul.- Body and soul.
0:02:46 > 0:02:49And I'm thinking...if I have time
0:02:49 > 0:02:52to squeeze a little bit of lunch in with my mummy.
0:02:52 > 0:02:55- Oh, you're going to visit your mum?- Yeah.
0:02:55 > 0:02:59- Thomas, keep your mind on the job! - Aye!
0:02:59 > 0:03:01But before Thomas sees Mummy Dearest,
0:03:01 > 0:03:03it's time to offload Anita
0:03:03 > 0:03:07onto the mean streets of the Cotswolds town of Tetbury.
0:03:07 > 0:03:11Nearby is Highgrove, home to His Royal Highness, Prince Charles,
0:03:11 > 0:03:13but how will the Queen of Antiques get on here?
0:03:13 > 0:03:17- But it's raining. - I know. I've got my hat on.- OK.
0:03:17 > 0:03:20If I drive fast enough, I won't get wet.
0:03:22 > 0:03:25- Go easy, darling.- Enjoy Tetbury. - Bye-bye.- Bye-bye.
0:03:25 > 0:03:29It's the first shop of the day for Anita at the curiously named
0:03:29 > 0:03:35Top Banana Antiques Mall. But will she make more than peanuts in here?
0:03:35 > 0:03:38Time to meet owner Julian.
0:03:38 > 0:03:41- Ah, Anita. Hi.- Hi, I'm Anita. - Lovely to see you.
0:03:41 > 0:03:48- This is a huge place with a labyrinth of rooms and corridors.- Aye.
0:03:48 > 0:03:50Anita is having a good nosey, but what's on her mind?
0:03:52 > 0:03:54I want to spend lots of money.
0:03:54 > 0:03:57But I know that I have to be really, really careful at this bit,
0:03:57 > 0:04:03or I could go down really quite low and I don't want that to happen.
0:04:03 > 0:04:05I want to make profit this time.
0:04:05 > 0:04:08- On everything.- On everything?
0:04:08 > 0:04:10Well, an admirable ambition, but first, I think
0:04:10 > 0:04:16- you ought to try and buy something. - I'm quite interested in this dragon.
0:04:17 > 0:04:18I can't see it properly.
0:04:18 > 0:04:22I'm going to get Julian to get it out and let me have a proper look.
0:04:22 > 0:04:24Julian!
0:04:24 > 0:04:28- Hi.- Oh! SHE LAUGHS
0:04:28 > 0:04:32This dragon winked at me as I approached the cabinet,
0:04:32 > 0:04:35and I wondered if I could have a closer look.
0:04:35 > 0:04:40Do you know, Julian, I feel like a kid in a sweetie shop in here.
0:04:40 > 0:04:43- Brilliant.- It's absolutely wonderful.- Let me get it out for you.
0:04:43 > 0:04:45- Watch the old tail.- All right.
0:04:45 > 0:04:48- If we're selling this by weight, we're going to be fine.- Oh, right.
0:04:48 > 0:04:51- Is it 18 carat gold? - Definitely. - THEY LAUGH
0:04:51 > 0:04:57- 18 carat brass, maybe!- Ah, right. I thought he was quite splendid.
0:04:57 > 0:04:59Sort of ferocious-looking.
0:04:59 > 0:05:02- I think it's probably for fruit or something, I could expect.- Yeah.
0:05:02 > 0:05:07- First part of the 20th century.- Yes, I would think probably 1920s, '30s.
0:05:07 > 0:05:08Maybe even 1900.
0:05:08 > 0:05:12This fiery fellow probably once held incense
0:05:12 > 0:05:16and would have been used in Buddhistic religious ceremonies.
0:05:16 > 0:05:19He has a price of £30.
0:05:19 > 0:05:25- I actually think we would be happy to take £20 for it.- £20?- Yeah.
0:05:25 > 0:05:29Put your hand there, sir. That's wonderful!
0:05:29 > 0:05:31A third off straightaway, eh?
0:05:31 > 0:05:34- That's a great bargain without even a haggle.- Great, yeah. I like it.
0:05:34 > 0:05:37Roar! SHE LAUGHS
0:05:37 > 0:05:42- Let's hope it will roar into profit. - Yep, we'll see.
0:05:43 > 0:05:47- Now, anything else catch your fancy? - I know what this is.
0:05:47 > 0:05:48This is a SylvaC dog.
0:05:48 > 0:05:53And SylvaC is a factory famed for ceramics from the 1930s,
0:05:53 > 0:05:54particularly of animals.
0:05:54 > 0:05:58These SylvaC dogs and little SylvaC rabbits and other animals
0:05:58 > 0:06:03were made in the 1930s and they were very, very popular.
0:06:03 > 0:06:10But I haven't seen a teapot and this is a teapot.
0:06:10 > 0:06:13So it's quite an unusual piece.
0:06:13 > 0:06:17And if you wanted a cup of tea, you would pour it out of,
0:06:17 > 0:06:23erm...this dog's nose. And I think that that's a lot of fun.
0:06:23 > 0:06:28Now, they have gone down in price in auction, but because it's a teapot
0:06:28 > 0:06:33and because it's a wee bit unusual, I think I might have a wee blast on it.
0:06:34 > 0:06:36What do you think?
0:06:36 > 0:06:37Sausages!
0:06:37 > 0:06:41He thinks I should have a nice cup of tea as well. Julian!
0:06:41 > 0:06:44There's no ticket price, so what can Anita get it for?
0:06:44 > 0:06:51- What would be the very, very, very, very...- We're getting...- ..very...
0:06:51 > 0:06:54- There's a lot of "verys" there. - Yeah.- A lot of "verys."
0:06:54 > 0:07:00- Let's have a look.- It's just because they're not popular anymore.- £20.
0:07:00 > 0:07:03- Och, let's go for it.- Fantastic. - Another bargain, eh?
0:07:03 > 0:07:05I think Anita's charm has paid off here.
0:07:05 > 0:07:08Now that I've bought the teapot, can you make me a nice cup of tea?
0:07:08 > 0:07:12- Definitely, I shall. - Let's go.- Off immediately. Cheers.
0:07:12 > 0:07:15So, Anita's haul in her first shop
0:07:15 > 0:07:18has been the SylvaC teapot for £20...
0:07:18 > 0:07:21Look at that. It even pours. And cheers, Anita. Fantastic.
0:07:21 > 0:07:26- It's been a great pleasure.- ..and the old dragon, also for £20.
0:07:30 > 0:07:31Now, back to Thomas.
0:07:31 > 0:07:35He's making his way 23 miles south to the village of Frenchay
0:07:35 > 0:07:38on the outskirts of his hometown, Bristol.
0:07:38 > 0:07:41Frenchay was notable for the large number of Quakers
0:07:41 > 0:07:44who settled there in the 17th century.
0:07:44 > 0:07:47The Quakers were a non-conformist religious sect
0:07:47 > 0:07:51who split from the established Church of England.
0:07:51 > 0:07:53Thomas has come to the tiny Frenchay museum
0:07:53 > 0:07:57to discover how one entrepreneurial Quaker family
0:07:57 > 0:07:59went from small-time chemists
0:07:59 > 0:08:01to kick-starting a billion pound industry.
0:08:01 > 0:08:04His guide is local man, Alan Freke.
0:08:04 > 0:08:10- So, Alan.- Yes.- I'm a local boy. I'm a Bristol boy.
0:08:10 > 0:08:13And here we are in Frenchay.
0:08:13 > 0:08:15Tell me, if I was being correct in Bristol,
0:08:15 > 0:08:17what are you going to learn me about today?
0:08:17 > 0:08:21- The Fry family, who were famous for making chocolate.- Really?
0:08:21 > 0:08:22- Let's go and have a look.- OK.
0:08:25 > 0:08:29The Fry family first tasted success in the 18th century
0:08:29 > 0:08:33when their drinking chocolate was sold as an alternative to alcohol.
0:08:33 > 0:08:38But it was in 1847 when Frenchay man Joseph Fry hit upon the idea
0:08:38 > 0:08:40of a solid chocolate bar to eat.
0:08:40 > 0:08:43There had been attempts to make chocolate bars
0:08:43 > 0:08:44but they were all dry and crumbly.
0:08:44 > 0:08:47His trick was to use the cocoa butter
0:08:47 > 0:08:50extracted from the beans to mix with the chocolate
0:08:50 > 0:08:53so you got something that, when you put it in your mouth,
0:08:53 > 0:08:56melted in your mouth. Perfect.
0:08:56 > 0:08:58But nobody bought it.
0:08:58 > 0:09:02- Nobody bought it? - Well, chocolate's a drink.
0:09:02 > 0:09:03If you went in the supermarket tomorrow
0:09:03 > 0:09:06and saw on the shelf a bar of tea, would you buy it?
0:09:07 > 0:09:09- Hmm...no.- Well, that's it.
0:09:09 > 0:09:11People went in, they saw a bar of chocolate and thought,
0:09:11 > 0:09:13"What's that?"
0:09:13 > 0:09:18But then, at the Great Exhibition of 1851, Fry's took a stand,
0:09:18 > 0:09:21displayed their chocolate, were giving away samples,
0:09:21 > 0:09:24and the rest is history.
0:09:24 > 0:09:26It was a marketing masterstroke
0:09:26 > 0:09:28that made life sweet for the Quaker business.
0:09:28 > 0:09:33Here in Frenchay is one of those original 1851 bars.
0:09:34 > 0:09:36- And those are the ones they gave away?- Well, no.
0:09:36 > 0:09:39- I imagine they would give small samples.- Little, small samples.
0:09:39 > 0:09:42But that would have been part of a display of bars.
0:09:42 > 0:09:45God, the thing about chocolate, it doesn't go off, does it?
0:09:45 > 0:09:48Well, that still smells like chocolate.
0:09:48 > 0:09:51We haven't tried tasting it, obviously. But it's...
0:09:51 > 0:09:54- And it's got a bloom on it, which chocolate tends to get.- Yeah.
0:09:54 > 0:09:56But it's still fine.
0:09:56 > 0:09:58Other Quaker families making chocolate,
0:09:58 > 0:10:01like Cadbury's and Rowntree's, followed suit
0:10:01 > 0:10:03and the melt-in-the-mouth chocolate bar
0:10:03 > 0:10:06became a British, and then global, best seller.
0:10:06 > 0:10:11So you're really telling me that the chocolatiers from Frenchay
0:10:11 > 0:10:14were the first people to make a chocolate bar?
0:10:14 > 0:10:16Never been done before?
0:10:16 > 0:10:17That's right.
0:10:17 > 0:10:19And like the other Quaker firms,
0:10:19 > 0:10:23the Frys' religious convictions meant their workforce enjoyed
0:10:23 > 0:10:27high levels of care, which were advanced even by today's standards.
0:10:27 > 0:10:31By the middle of the 19th century, staff had pensions,
0:10:31 > 0:10:35there is a health scheme, there are beds in Bristol General Hospital
0:10:35 > 0:10:39paid for by Fry's for employees who were ill to be put in, and so on.
0:10:40 > 0:10:44The family's success saw them employing thousands of people in Bristol,
0:10:44 > 0:10:46and along with their fellow Quakers,
0:10:46 > 0:10:49they pioneered a golden age for British chocolate
0:10:49 > 0:10:54and an industry which is now worth nearly £40 billion worldwide.
0:10:54 > 0:10:58Thank you very much, Alan. It's been... It's been so enriching.
0:10:58 > 0:11:00And I'm going to go and eat some chocolate.
0:11:00 > 0:11:03Thank you very much. Hope you enjoyed your visit.
0:11:03 > 0:11:06So, while Thomas goes off and searches for chocolate,
0:11:06 > 0:11:11Anita has also made the journey south from Tetbury to Bristol.
0:11:11 > 0:11:14She's going to Michael's Antiques, run by no other
0:11:14 > 0:11:16than the silver-haired and silver-tongued Michael.
0:11:18 > 0:11:22I had to come to your shop because I believe that you are a legend...
0:11:22 > 0:11:24- A legend?- ..in Bristol.
0:11:24 > 0:11:27And you're more prettier off-camera than you are on.
0:11:27 > 0:11:30- Oh, you're the type of man that I like.- Oh, no. - THEY LAUGH
0:11:31 > 0:11:34Enough of the flirting. Let's get down to business.
0:11:36 > 0:11:40- Michael?- Yes. - Does my bum look big in this?
0:11:40 > 0:11:43No. But your head looks small, Anita.
0:11:44 > 0:11:47Uh-oh, Michael's going to have a go.
0:11:47 > 0:11:51- I feel like Fred Astaire. - That's very good, that's very good.
0:11:51 > 0:11:52There you are.
0:11:55 > 0:11:57One, two, three.
0:11:57 > 0:12:01# Pop your no... By the wall... #
0:12:01 > 0:12:03Oh, it's all going a bit Strictly here.
0:12:03 > 0:12:07# We're a couple of swells
0:12:07 > 0:12:11# We live in the best hotels... #
0:12:11 > 0:12:14- What comes next?- I don't know. - TIM LAUGHS
0:12:14 > 0:12:17Not so much Fred and Ginger as Laurel and Hardy, perhaps.
0:12:17 > 0:12:18How much is that?
0:12:21 > 0:12:24Well, these I usually sell for £35.
0:12:24 > 0:12:28But there's a rather battered box that goes with it, and it's £35 too.
0:12:29 > 0:12:35I would really be wanting to pay roundabout £30 for the two of them.
0:12:35 > 0:12:40- IRISH ACCENT:- £30?! But... But bejesus, £30?
0:12:42 > 0:12:45- She's from Scotland, not Ireland, Michael. - THEY LAUGH
0:12:45 > 0:12:49- Oh, no.- Oh, no. - Throw me out the shop.
0:12:49 > 0:12:51I'll tell you what I'll do for the two.
0:12:51 > 0:12:56- £40.- OK. Leave them and we'll think about that.
0:12:56 > 0:12:58So, what else can Anita find?
0:12:58 > 0:13:01She's always been partial to a nice bit of glass,
0:13:01 > 0:13:04and it's not long before she's got Michael hunting high and low.
0:13:05 > 0:13:08- Could I see that one there? - I'll not break anything.
0:13:08 > 0:13:13- I want you to be careful.- With the price or getting them down?- Both.
0:13:13 > 0:13:18- Both! This is quite a nice one.- OK. I think it's probably Italian glass.
0:13:18 > 0:13:21Well, it's like Murano. It's Italian, isn't it?
0:13:21 > 0:13:25Yep, Murano glass comes from the Venetian island of Murano.
0:13:25 > 0:13:27The workers there have been making wonderfully coloured
0:13:27 > 0:13:30and crafted glass since the 7th century.
0:13:30 > 0:13:32Look, put him down, Anita.
0:13:33 > 0:13:37- Ah, now this is a nice... - Uh-huh.- That is very nice.
0:13:37 > 0:13:39With the white lips.
0:13:39 > 0:13:46Is it within the realms of reason for me to buy these for £30?
0:13:46 > 0:13:47I knew you were going to say that.
0:13:47 > 0:13:51- Did you?- No. - THEY LAUGH
0:13:51 > 0:13:56I'd do you them both, right, seriously, for £75.
0:13:57 > 0:13:59That hat's worth £75.
0:14:00 > 0:14:06- That's the hat, the hatbox and two of those.- £75? Could you come to 70?
0:14:06 > 0:14:09It was just an idea that flashed through my head.
0:14:09 > 0:14:13- What, the money? - The two lots for 70?
0:14:16 > 0:14:20- Yes.- Aw, thank you very much. You're a darling.- Oh, you old smoothie.
0:14:20 > 0:14:24- Listen, I'm pleased.- You're happy with that?- I love these.
0:14:24 > 0:14:27- I know. And the hat's funny. - I had great fun with the hat.
0:14:27 > 0:14:29- Are you sure you're married?- Anita!
0:14:31 > 0:14:33- Yes. - TIM CHUCKLES
0:14:33 > 0:14:37So, after all the mutual flirting, a deal has been struck.
0:14:37 > 0:14:40£35 for a hat with an antique hatbox
0:14:40 > 0:14:42and £35 for the two pieces of Murano glass.
0:14:42 > 0:14:46That's £70 that she's got off the asking prices.
0:14:47 > 0:14:51Meanwhile, what is Tomboy Plant up to?
0:14:51 > 0:14:54Well, I'm here in Bristol, my home city, the city I was born in,
0:14:54 > 0:14:59and I've rang my mum and it would be rude not to pop in and see her.
0:14:59 > 0:15:02So I'm going in for a fleeting visit, a spot of brunch.
0:15:02 > 0:15:05I feel I need a bit of energy, a bit of home loving.
0:15:05 > 0:15:07Just before I start shopping.
0:15:07 > 0:15:09I mean, there's only your mother can say you're wonderful
0:15:09 > 0:15:11and you'll always believe it.
0:15:11 > 0:15:13HE CHUCKLES
0:15:20 > 0:15:24- You're just in time for lunch, Tom. - Oh, wonderful. A bit of lunch.
0:15:24 > 0:15:27Hello. Look at this, Tom's mum, or should I say Alex?
0:15:27 > 0:15:28And hello, Tom's step-dad.
0:15:28 > 0:15:30It's dairy-free
0:15:30 > 0:15:32for my poor, pathetic little boy
0:15:32 > 0:15:34who can't eat any dairy.
0:15:34 > 0:15:38- Oh, that's tough love for you. - Oh, wonderful, Mum.
0:15:38 > 0:15:40Alex has decided to raid the family album,
0:15:40 > 0:15:43so we can see young Thomas as a kid.
0:15:43 > 0:15:46He was a lovely little boy. He was very kind to his sisters.
0:15:46 > 0:15:49Um, and he was a delight.
0:15:49 > 0:15:52He wasn't one of those clingy children
0:15:52 > 0:15:54who would hang round your leg like a limpet.
0:15:54 > 0:15:58He was always, "Right, bye, Mum! Thank you, off we go."
0:15:58 > 0:16:01And does "Mam" have any tips for the grown-up Thomas?
0:16:01 > 0:16:04I think your trip with Anita... You just be...
0:16:04 > 0:16:09You just listen to what she says because she's an older woman -
0:16:09 > 0:16:12not an elderly woman but an older woman like myself -
0:16:12 > 0:16:15and I think you should just listen to what she's got to say,
0:16:15 > 0:16:18- maybe get a few tips from her. - THOMAS LAUGHS
0:16:19 > 0:16:22I certainly will, Ma. Thank you for that advice.
0:16:24 > 0:16:26Right, off to Hanham.
0:16:26 > 0:16:29Now he's been suitably refreshed, Tom's off across Bristol
0:16:29 > 0:16:34for a spot of antique buying at the aptly-named Odds And Todds.
0:16:37 > 0:16:39- Hi, I'm Thomas. - Jay is here to serve him.
0:16:39 > 0:16:42I don't know whether he's Odd or Todd.
0:16:51 > 0:16:54Crikey. There's lashings and lashings of stuff here.
0:16:54 > 0:16:57Oh, my gosh! There's a downstairs as well.
0:16:58 > 0:17:00How does he cope with all of this?
0:17:00 > 0:17:06Acres of furniture. Coffee tables, cane furniture, bridge tables...
0:17:06 > 0:17:10It's just immense.
0:17:10 > 0:17:14I've found a cabinet full of stuff! I love this.
0:17:14 > 0:17:16- There's plenty of those. - What is that?
0:17:17 > 0:17:20It's a sort of... You screw it off and you've got something...
0:17:20 > 0:17:23Is it for your talcum powder? It's for your dressing table.
0:17:23 > 0:17:25Shaped as a flower.
0:17:25 > 0:17:27- Well, could be.- Yeah.
0:17:27 > 0:17:30And then you unscrew it and you've got a little mesh bit there
0:17:30 > 0:17:33which you obviously fill up with something. Let's give it a sniff.
0:17:35 > 0:17:38No. Nothing in there.
0:17:38 > 0:17:40I had to see what it smelt of,
0:17:40 > 0:17:42if it smelt of a scent of some description.
0:17:42 > 0:17:44But what a strange-looking object.
0:17:44 > 0:17:47- Do you mind if I just pull a few things out, Jay?- No, no.
0:17:47 > 0:17:49Interesting. But what's this?
0:17:51 > 0:17:54- A little christening set. It's quite sweet, isn't it?- Yeah.
0:17:54 > 0:17:58- You've got this maker's name, Bernard Instone, here.- Yeah.
0:17:58 > 0:17:59Silver manufacturer.
0:17:59 > 0:18:03Known for doing this lovely handmade silver with a bit of enamel on.
0:18:03 > 0:18:06- It's quite sweet, really, isn't it? - Yeah, it's a nice little piece.
0:18:06 > 0:18:07Little christening set.
0:18:09 > 0:18:12Hmm, very nice. But what else have you got?
0:18:12 > 0:18:16- Um... I've got a maritime theme. - Yeah.- With a little fob compass.
0:18:16 > 0:18:19What do you think these are? Do you think these are...?
0:18:19 > 0:18:21- I thought they were egg cups. - I think they're egg cups as well.
0:18:22 > 0:18:25Cunard Steam-Ship Company Limited.
0:18:26 > 0:18:27Art Deco.
0:18:28 > 0:18:30- Aren't they?- Yeah.
0:18:30 > 0:18:35And then we've got the Stirling Castle, the marine vessel.
0:18:35 > 0:18:38This is an ashtray. This is in chrome.
0:18:38 > 0:18:40HE DINGS THE ASHTRAY
0:18:40 > 0:18:43It's a bit ropey but it sort of works together
0:18:43 > 0:18:45- as a nautical theme, doesn't it?- Yeah.
0:18:47 > 0:18:49- It can go together, can't it? - It can go together, can't it?
0:18:49 > 0:18:52And this is just mad, but it's proper, isn't it?
0:18:52 > 0:18:55A nice bit of Deco for some reason.
0:18:55 > 0:18:57And for his next trick,
0:18:57 > 0:19:01Thomas is going to add up all the ticket prices on all the items.
0:19:01 > 0:19:05- So, uh, five, eight, nine, ten... - Yep.
0:19:05 > 0:19:12- 22... 32... 40. Gosh, my maths is good today.- That is good.
0:19:12 > 0:19:15But what would be very, very, very good,
0:19:15 > 0:19:19- is some kind of discount from Jay, eh?- Um...
0:19:19 > 0:19:23- I know it's not the big bucks. - No, it's the nice little bits.
0:19:23 > 0:19:28- 35 quid, how's that? It'll be done. - That's lovely. Thank you very much.
0:19:28 > 0:19:31- No problem.- Thank you. That's really kind of you.
0:19:31 > 0:19:32- I can't argue with that.- No.
0:19:32 > 0:19:36No, I definitely wouldn't argue with that, Thomas.
0:19:36 > 0:19:38Now, for those of you keeping a tally,
0:19:38 > 0:19:40that divvies up into £7 for the powder shaker,
0:19:40 > 0:19:42£20 for the christening set
0:19:42 > 0:19:44and £8 for the maritime lot.
0:19:44 > 0:19:46So well done.
0:19:48 > 0:19:51It's finally the end of a hard day's buying for Anita
0:19:51 > 0:19:54and the end of a bit of a skive for Thomas.
0:19:54 > 0:19:56Will the tables get turned tomorrow?
0:19:56 > 0:19:59You'll find out very shortly, so night-night, you two.
0:20:03 > 0:20:05It's the start of a rather wet day,
0:20:05 > 0:20:08and Anita and Thomas are heading to Bath.
0:20:08 > 0:20:12But Thomas' thoughts are of home and dear Mama.
0:20:12 > 0:20:14Yesterday, I popped in to see my mother.
0:20:14 > 0:20:17I thought you were supposed to be working, Thomas?
0:20:17 > 0:20:19I know, I know, but I couldn't resist it.
0:20:19 > 0:20:22- Popping in to see your mammy. - I know, to see my mammy...
0:20:22 > 0:20:27- And, um, she gave me a decent bit of advice.- Really?- Yes.- Oh, tell me.
0:20:27 > 0:20:30- Will you share it with me? - Yeah, I will share it with you.
0:20:30 > 0:20:34- She said, "Listen to Anita."- Aw! THEY LAUGH
0:20:34 > 0:20:41Well, my advice to you is to spend as much money as you possibly can.
0:20:41 > 0:20:47- Really? As much money? Oh, no. - Sage advice, Anita.
0:20:47 > 0:20:50Let's just remind ourselves how they got on yesterday.
0:20:51 > 0:20:54As Thomas spent most of the day talking chocolate
0:20:54 > 0:20:58and eating lamb, he only spent £35 on three items.
0:20:58 > 0:21:02The christening set, the maritime lot and the powder shaker,
0:21:02 > 0:21:06leaving him with £127.66 for the day ahead.
0:21:08 > 0:21:11Anita's appetite, however, was for shopping,
0:21:11 > 0:21:16and she spent a further £110 of her budget on four items.
0:21:16 > 0:21:20The dragon incense burner, the teapot, the top hat and box
0:21:20 > 0:21:23and the Murano vases,
0:21:23 > 0:21:28leaving her with only £39.44 for the rest of the day.
0:21:30 > 0:21:34Now our intrepid pair have finished their 13 mile trip south east
0:21:34 > 0:21:38and have arrived in the beautiful spa town of Bath.
0:21:38 > 0:21:40Mind that curb, Anita!
0:21:42 > 0:21:45There we are, Thomas. SHE LAUGHS
0:21:45 > 0:21:48- Bye-bye, darling.- Spend big! - Bye.- Bye-bye.
0:21:57 > 0:22:02Yesterday, my mother said, "Take Anita's advice."
0:22:02 > 0:22:06Anita's advice this morning was to spend big.
0:22:08 > 0:22:10I never follow advice!
0:22:10 > 0:22:13First stop is Bath is Old Bank Antiques,
0:22:13 > 0:22:16run by an old friend of the Trip, Alex.
0:22:16 > 0:22:18- You were busy. - Yes, well. Doing the dusting.
0:22:18 > 0:22:20You can't get the staff these days, you know.
0:22:20 > 0:22:24Thomas has been here before, so it means no messing about.
0:22:24 > 0:22:28Aha! It looks like he might have found something.
0:22:28 > 0:22:30A wooden fire screen.
0:22:30 > 0:22:35I found this hardwood Oriental screen. It's quite decorative.
0:22:35 > 0:22:39You've got dragons chasing the pearl of eternal life, a pagoda...
0:22:41 > 0:22:44..Balinese figures, an Egyptian face,
0:22:44 > 0:22:48another...more sort of Oriental things,
0:22:48 > 0:22:52and then at the top here, you've got two...looks like crowns.
0:22:52 > 0:22:56And then here, you've got the lion and the unicorn of our coat of arms.
0:22:56 > 0:22:58So you've got British coat of arms.
0:22:58 > 0:23:03So it leads me to believe that this is sort of Empire-ish, isn't it?
0:23:03 > 0:23:07Very much so. The product of an Empire upon which the sun never set.
0:23:07 > 0:23:10It's got a few cobwebs on it.
0:23:10 > 0:23:14- Well, we keep those to make people think that it's authentic.- Do you?
0:23:14 > 0:23:18Yeah. You know, people like to get things home and dust them themselves
0:23:18 > 0:23:20and then it's theirs.
0:23:20 > 0:23:23With a ticket price of £85, it's time for a cheeky Thomas offer.
0:23:25 > 0:23:27I personally think that this is fun,
0:23:27 > 0:23:31but I don't think it's worth any more at auction - and understand me
0:23:31 > 0:23:34that I'm not trying to be offensive - any more than 30 quid.
0:23:34 > 0:23:36How about 45?
0:23:37 > 0:23:39Well, £40, you've got a deal.
0:23:39 > 0:23:42OK.
0:23:42 > 0:23:44That's a really kind, kind deal.
0:23:44 > 0:23:49£40 it is then, done and soon to be dusted.
0:23:49 > 0:23:52Anita, meanwhile, has travelled three miles outside Bath
0:23:52 > 0:23:56to the very posh Claverton Manor, that houses the American Museum.
0:23:56 > 0:23:59It's home to some of the world's oldest maps
0:23:59 > 0:24:01so what could be more fitting for a Road Trip
0:24:01 > 0:24:06than looking at some of them? Here to meet Anita is curator Laura Beresford.
0:24:06 > 0:24:10- Hello, my love.- Oh, hello, Laura. It's so exciting to be to be here.
0:24:10 > 0:24:12Well, thank you so much for coming.
0:24:12 > 0:24:15The American Museum, perhaps unsurprisingly,
0:24:15 > 0:24:17was founded by two Americans.
0:24:17 > 0:24:20The antiques dealer John Judkyn, seen here on the right,
0:24:20 > 0:24:25and his life-partner, the American oil heir and philanthropist, Dallas Pratt.
0:24:25 > 0:24:27The museum contains all kinds of artefacts
0:24:27 > 0:24:29related to American history,
0:24:29 > 0:24:33but it's Pratt's personal collection of over 200 Renaissance maps
0:24:33 > 0:24:35that is its crowning glory.
0:24:35 > 0:24:39Well, of the two of them, Dallas had the chequebook. John had the eye.
0:24:39 > 0:24:43But Dallas was very good at choosing star items himself
0:24:43 > 0:24:49and his great passion was maps, particularly maps showing America
0:24:49 > 0:24:52that were printed before the year 1600.
0:24:52 > 0:24:56So we're talking about the first great age of discovery, exploration.
0:24:56 > 0:24:59And so you've got America changing shape.
0:24:59 > 0:25:04So his passion and his collecting bug had to do with maps?
0:25:04 > 0:25:07He talked about having the map bug.
0:25:07 > 0:25:11But the bug first bit him, not in America, but in Paris.
0:25:11 > 0:25:13He was 18 and he was walking along the Seine
0:25:13 > 0:25:16and he chanced upon one particular bookseller that had three maps
0:25:16 > 0:25:20on display and one of the maps is this one here.
0:25:20 > 0:25:25And it was such a shock for him to see his country represented
0:25:25 > 0:25:27so vividly.
0:25:27 > 0:25:31Pratt's aim was to rediscover America through antique maps.
0:25:31 > 0:25:33To him, they were a valuable snapshot
0:25:33 > 0:25:37of the geographical knowledge, history and beliefs of the time.
0:25:37 > 0:25:41He was particularly fascinated with Columbus' expeditions
0:25:41 > 0:25:44and his mistaken belief he'd found the Indies,
0:25:44 > 0:25:46rather than the Americas.
0:25:46 > 0:25:51- This map here is more recognisable. - Yeah.- The world is round.
0:25:51 > 0:25:55And in the top left, we have Christopher Columbus,
0:25:55 > 0:25:57looking very young, dapper and handsome,
0:25:57 > 0:26:00perhaps never what he looked like in life, but still...
0:26:00 > 0:26:03But an adventurer should be young, glamorous and handsome.
0:26:03 > 0:26:06But what's this...? Where did the word "America" come from?
0:26:06 > 0:26:07Oh, that's wonderful.
0:26:07 > 0:26:11Because that all came about because of a fantastic muddle.
0:26:11 > 0:26:14Columbus wouldn't admit he'd found an entirely new continent
0:26:14 > 0:26:17rather than the Indies, so when Amerigo Vespucci,
0:26:17 > 0:26:21a rival with a nose for PR, started to make the claim it was a continent,
0:26:21 > 0:26:25he received the credit rather than Columbus.
0:26:25 > 0:26:28The name "America" comes from Amerigo Vespucci
0:26:28 > 0:26:33because he was so good at telling tales promoting himself.
0:26:33 > 0:26:36A very prominent mapmaker of the period, Martin Waldseemuller,
0:26:36 > 0:26:38he produces a map in 1507,
0:26:38 > 0:26:41a big world map with this new discovery
0:26:41 > 0:26:44and he gives all the credit to Vespucci on the map
0:26:44 > 0:26:45for its discovery.
0:26:45 > 0:26:49And he coined the phrase "America" and it was such a catchy word,
0:26:49 > 0:26:50people latched on to it.
0:26:50 > 0:26:53Waldseemuller later realised his error
0:26:53 > 0:26:55as the notes on this map make clear.
0:26:55 > 0:26:58It's Columbus, it's Columbus who discovered this new land.
0:26:58 > 0:27:01But no-one's listening because America is such a great word.
0:27:01 > 0:27:03Whether it was misnaming America
0:27:03 > 0:27:06or thinking Asia was across the Atlantic,
0:27:06 > 0:27:10many mistakenly held beliefs at the time made perfect sense,
0:27:10 > 0:27:13including the charting of where "There be monsters" on maps
0:27:13 > 0:27:15to warn fellow sailors.
0:27:15 > 0:27:21We have these giant crabs squeezing poor sailors.
0:27:21 > 0:27:24We have whales with huge tusks.
0:27:24 > 0:27:28I mean, these are just the scariest, the scariest of things.
0:27:28 > 0:27:32In the text, it talks about fish as large as mountains
0:27:32 > 0:27:33seen off the coast of Iceland.
0:27:33 > 0:27:36And can you imagine how freaky that would have been,
0:27:36 > 0:27:37if you were out in a very small boat
0:27:37 > 0:27:39and suddenly a whale breached beside you?
0:27:39 > 0:27:42And it's all completely loopy, it's all completely bonkers,
0:27:42 > 0:27:45but in the context of the time when so much was unknown,
0:27:45 > 0:27:48it absolutely made sense that things like this could exist.
0:27:50 > 0:27:52Dallas Pratt died in 1994,
0:27:52 > 0:27:56but his passion for maps has left us with a visually stunning legacy
0:27:56 > 0:28:01and unique insights into the beliefs of the 15th and 16th centuries.
0:28:02 > 0:28:05The thing, I suppose, that strikes me about this collection,
0:28:05 > 0:28:09is the sheer beauty and artistry...
0:28:09 > 0:28:12- Absolutely.- ..of the map makers.
0:28:12 > 0:28:15And when I think of today... How do we find our way today?
0:28:15 > 0:28:22By sat-nav, a little screen in front of our windscreen
0:28:22 > 0:28:28and how poor that is, compared to these wonderful maps.
0:28:30 > 0:28:33Laura, it's been absolutely wonderful for you to show me round.
0:28:33 > 0:28:36- You're welcome.- I've had a great time.- Thank you so much for coming.
0:28:38 > 0:28:41So, from a map of the world to one of the UK.
0:28:42 > 0:28:46Thomas has now travelled a whopping 47 miles east
0:28:46 > 0:28:47from Bath to Marlborough.
0:28:49 > 0:28:50Legend has it
0:28:50 > 0:28:53Marlborough was the final resting place of Merlin the magician,
0:28:53 > 0:28:55so can Thomas cast a spell on Gary,
0:28:55 > 0:28:58here in Marlborough Parade Antiques Centre?
0:29:00 > 0:29:03- Hello, I'm Thomas.- Hello, Thomas. Pleased to meet you.
0:29:03 > 0:29:06- Pleased to meet you as well. Who's the dog?- That's Eric.- Hello, Eric.
0:29:06 > 0:29:10- You're lovely.- Eric's got his own shop down the road.- Does he?- Yeah.
0:29:10 > 0:29:13Can Eric help Thomas sniff out a bargain?
0:29:15 > 0:29:17After a couple of false starts,
0:29:17 > 0:29:20it looks like Thomas might be on to something.
0:29:20 > 0:29:24That is cool. Good ring tray, that, isn't it? Silver mount round there.
0:29:26 > 0:29:28Solid silver.
0:29:28 > 0:29:31CB and Sons.
0:29:31 > 0:29:35Date letter for London, 1913.
0:29:37 > 0:29:39It is, yeah. CB and Sons.
0:29:40 > 0:29:42That's for Charles Boyton.
0:29:42 > 0:29:46Charles Boyton was a well known London-based silversmith
0:29:46 > 0:29:48from the turn of the century.
0:29:48 > 0:29:50As well as the silver band,
0:29:50 > 0:29:53this exquisite ring or pin tray is made of alabaster,
0:29:53 > 0:29:57the white marble-type material, and lapis which forms the blue inlay.
0:29:57 > 0:30:02- It's £35.- Only £35.- No, it's £35. That's still quite a lot.- Only.
0:30:02 > 0:30:04Only.
0:30:04 > 0:30:06Only £35? We'll see about that.
0:30:06 > 0:30:08Thomas heads off to the counter
0:30:08 > 0:30:11to see if he can squeeze a few more pounds off the price.
0:30:11 > 0:30:14- I've got to make a living, son. - I know you've got to make a living.
0:30:14 > 0:30:16And this dealer's got to make a living.
0:30:16 > 0:30:18I know the dealer's... But it is slightly damaged.
0:30:18 > 0:30:20It would have been twice, three times that amount
0:30:20 > 0:30:24if it was undamaged, if it was unmarked.
0:30:24 > 0:30:27I'm going to live with this, whether I like it or not.
0:30:28 > 0:30:30£30.
0:30:30 > 0:30:34- OK.- That one at £30. - That's all I can do.
0:30:34 > 0:30:39So, £30 for the pin tray it is. That's Thomas' final item bought.
0:30:39 > 0:30:42But will it turn out to be the best in show or a bit of a dog?
0:30:45 > 0:30:48Anita has hit the road again.
0:30:48 > 0:30:51She's travelled ten miles north-east to Corsham.
0:30:52 > 0:30:54She's heading into the Curiosity Shop.
0:30:57 > 0:31:01- Hello.- Hello.- I'm Anita. - Hello, Anita.- Nice to meet you.- Yes.
0:31:01 > 0:31:05- Is this your lovely shop? - It isn't, actually. It's a friend's.
0:31:05 > 0:31:09- Is it your shop, wee girl? - It's my mum's.- Oh, it's your mum's.
0:31:09 > 0:31:13- And are you helping today?- Yeah. - Good, good, good.
0:31:13 > 0:31:17The boss is Emily. Helping her, is Anne.
0:31:17 > 0:31:20It doesn't take Anita long to find something.
0:31:22 > 0:31:25I've got a herd. I've got three horses there.
0:31:25 > 0:31:28Chestnuts. Would you say that was a chestnut?
0:31:28 > 0:31:30Um, yeah, probably.
0:31:30 > 0:31:34This one is called the Spirit Of The Wind.
0:31:34 > 0:31:36That must mean that it's a thoroughbred.
0:31:36 > 0:31:40And they can run very, very fast.
0:31:40 > 0:31:42Anita is now going to see
0:31:42 > 0:31:44if she can get a deal on the Spirit Of The Wind.
0:31:44 > 0:31:49- The ticket price is £20. - I do like this horse.
0:31:49 > 0:31:52It is Royal Doulton. That's a good factory.
0:31:52 > 0:31:55But this is a fairly modern example.
0:31:55 > 0:32:00Well, er... How about 14, Anita?
0:32:00 > 0:32:04- Because that's dropping it quite a bit.- Yeah. 14.
0:32:04 > 0:32:09Could you come a wee bit more, say, to ten?
0:32:12 > 0:32:15- Would you like to ask your mummy? - Yeah.- Please.
0:32:16 > 0:32:17If she agrees with that...
0:32:18 > 0:32:23Emily needs to go and check the price with her mum, who's upstairs.
0:32:23 > 0:32:29- Actually, she's very good.- She said 11's fine.- 11.- 11's fine?- Good.
0:32:29 > 0:32:3111's fine?
0:32:31 > 0:32:35- I think we've got a deal.- Well done. - Emily, I think we've got a deal.
0:32:35 > 0:32:38Thank you very, very much. And thank you, Mum!
0:32:40 > 0:32:44So Mum's word is the word. £11 it is.
0:32:44 > 0:32:46With the change safely in her pocket,
0:32:46 > 0:32:48Anita's shopping is all done.
0:32:48 > 0:32:52Both she and Thomas now have bought their lots.
0:32:52 > 0:32:54Let's remind ourselves what they've got.
0:32:56 > 0:32:59Thomas has amassed five lots - the christening set,
0:32:59 > 0:33:01the maritime set,
0:33:01 > 0:33:03the powder shaker,
0:33:03 > 0:33:05the mahogany screen
0:33:05 > 0:33:06and the pin tray.
0:33:06 > 0:33:10This gaggle of goodies cost a total of £105.
0:33:11 > 0:33:15Anita also has five lots - the incense burner,
0:33:15 > 0:33:17the teapot,
0:33:17 > 0:33:19the top hat and case,
0:33:19 > 0:33:20the Murano glass
0:33:20 > 0:33:22and the horse figurine.
0:33:22 > 0:33:25All in all, Anita's spent £121.
0:33:26 > 0:33:29So let's hear what they think of each other's purchases.
0:33:29 > 0:33:33He bought quite well. Bought a nice little maritime group.
0:33:33 > 0:33:38Now, we've got Cunard stuff there and that's the magic word.
0:33:38 > 0:33:42People want anything associated with the Cunard line.
0:33:42 > 0:33:45Her Oriental item could do tremendously well.
0:33:45 > 0:33:48And if that takes off, well, I'm in her dust.
0:33:48 > 0:33:55I think I've maybe paid a wee bit too much on some things which are...
0:33:56 > 0:33:58..maybe a bit ordinary.
0:33:58 > 0:34:01It could be my lucky day.
0:34:01 > 0:34:03Auctions are a funny thing. It's all to play for.
0:34:06 > 0:34:10With five items each, then, it's off to auction in Chiswick, West London.
0:34:10 > 0:34:12What do you think about our items
0:34:12 > 0:34:16and how they will fit into a London auction?
0:34:16 > 0:34:21- Well, the thing is, Anita, I was meant to follow your advice.- I know.
0:34:21 > 0:34:25- SHE LAUGHS - My mother said to me, "Thomas, listen to Anita.
0:34:25 > 0:34:27"She has good advice."
0:34:28 > 0:34:32And I listened to you and I listened to my mother and I took none of it.
0:34:32 > 0:34:33I know. Well, you were quite right too.
0:34:35 > 0:34:38With the nerves jangling and their reputations on the line,
0:34:38 > 0:34:40it's time for today's auction at Chiswick Auctions.
0:34:42 > 0:34:49- Oh!- Well, here we are. Our auction excitement.- Come on. Let's go.
0:34:49 > 0:34:52The man with the gavel is William Rouse so,
0:34:52 > 0:34:54what about our duo's wares?
0:34:55 > 0:34:59Thomas has got a more interesting, eclectic selection of items,
0:34:59 > 0:35:00I think, than Anita.
0:35:00 > 0:35:03Anita, my feeling is she's played it a bit safe.
0:35:03 > 0:35:05I think some of her glassware perhaps is...
0:35:07 > 0:35:10It's just a little bit pedestrian, if one's honest.
0:35:10 > 0:35:13Tom's powder thing, I have to admit, when I was first handed it,
0:35:13 > 0:35:15I really didn't know what it was.
0:35:15 > 0:35:17I can't say I've ever seen anything like it before.
0:35:17 > 0:35:20It's got a really good Art Deco feel to it.
0:35:20 > 0:35:21The room is busy
0:35:21 > 0:35:26and there are fingers poised on mice for our internet bidders.
0:35:26 > 0:35:28Let's get this auction started.
0:35:28 > 0:35:31Yes, first up, it's Thomas' lovely Art Deco powder shaker.
0:35:31 > 0:35:34William thought you might do well with it.
0:35:34 > 0:35:36Once we start this, £20 for this piece to go?
0:35:36 > 0:35:38£20? £10?
0:35:38 > 0:35:40£10, I'm bid. 12, 14,
0:35:40 > 0:35:4216, 18,
0:35:42 > 0:35:45- 20, 22, 25.- (I've got the phone.)
0:35:45 > 0:35:49- 30.- This is it.- Is this it? - This is it.
0:35:49 > 0:35:5038, 40,
0:35:50 > 0:35:5242, 45,
0:35:52 > 0:35:5448, 50.
0:35:54 > 0:35:58- It's going.- £50 on the table here at 50. It's all right. £50.
0:35:58 > 0:36:00You all done and finished at 50?
0:36:00 > 0:36:0255 over there, new bidder.
0:36:02 > 0:36:04- 55?!- You want 60?
0:36:04 > 0:36:09£55. Here at 55.
0:36:09 > 0:36:10- Yes!- 55.
0:36:11 > 0:36:15Shake your money-maker, Thomas. That's a great opening profit.
0:36:15 > 0:36:18You deserve a wee kiss for that.
0:36:21 > 0:36:25Next, it's Anita's Spirit Of The Wind horse figurine.
0:36:25 > 0:36:27Bid 20, 22, 25.
0:36:27 > 0:36:2928.
0:36:29 > 0:36:32£28 for that little horse.
0:36:32 > 0:36:35- 30 there. 32, 35.- (Yes!)
0:36:35 > 0:36:40- 40 in the room. At £40 in the room, anybody else?- (I'm happy.)- For £40.
0:36:40 > 0:36:42The horse for 40.
0:36:42 > 0:36:43- 1268.- Yes!
0:36:43 > 0:36:46- £40. I'm happy with that. - Bet you are.
0:36:46 > 0:36:49I'm not just happy, I'm delighted.
0:36:49 > 0:36:51I'm deliriously delighted.
0:36:53 > 0:36:55The thoroughbred has galloped into profit
0:36:55 > 0:36:57and given Anita a solid start too.
0:37:00 > 0:37:04Now it's Thomas' maritime set. Will it sink or swim?
0:37:04 > 0:37:06Start me £20 the lot, please, to go.
0:37:06 > 0:37:0920. Straight in at 20.
0:37:09 > 0:37:1228. £30. 32.
0:37:12 > 0:37:16£32. 35. 38.
0:37:16 > 0:37:1840. 42.
0:37:18 > 0:37:2345. £45 here. £45 with Howard then.
0:37:23 > 0:37:26Anybody else then? £45 here.
0:37:26 > 0:37:28Excellent.
0:37:28 > 0:37:30(Superb.)
0:37:30 > 0:37:33Never listen to your mother.
0:37:33 > 0:37:35Or your Auntie Anita. SHE LAUGHS
0:37:37 > 0:37:39That's another inspired buy by Thomas.
0:37:41 > 0:37:46Enter the dragon. Will the brass bring gold?
0:37:46 > 0:37:50£40 for the brass dish. £30 then, surely?
0:37:51 > 0:37:55- Oh, dear. No interest? Nobody interested?- They don't like it.- £20.
0:37:55 > 0:37:5620 is bid.
0:37:56 > 0:37:5822 is bid.
0:37:58 > 0:38:0025. 28.
0:38:00 > 0:38:0230. 32.
0:38:02 > 0:38:0435. 38.
0:38:04 > 0:38:0640. 42.
0:38:06 > 0:38:0845. 45 to my left.
0:38:08 > 0:38:10(45. Come on, you've doubled your money.)
0:38:10 > 0:38:1348, just in time.
0:38:13 > 0:38:1450.
0:38:14 > 0:38:1555.
0:38:15 > 0:38:1660.
0:38:16 > 0:38:19No? £60 then. Far left then at 60.
0:38:19 > 0:38:21Here we go. £60.
0:38:21 > 0:38:23- Yes!- Brilliant.
0:38:23 > 0:38:25It stuttered at first,
0:38:25 > 0:38:29but the incense burner took centre stage and a tidy profit.
0:38:29 > 0:38:31- So far, so good. I shouldn't... - Ssh, ssh...
0:38:31 > 0:38:35- Don't count your chickens before they hatch.- And don't tempt fate.
0:38:37 > 0:38:41Can the christening set keep up this great run of profits?
0:38:41 > 0:38:44£20, please, to go. 20 is bid.
0:38:44 > 0:38:4622. 25.
0:38:46 > 0:38:4828. £30.
0:38:48 > 0:38:50£30 is bid there. At 30.
0:38:50 > 0:38:52Anybody else then for the silver?
0:38:52 > 0:38:54At £30. It goes for 30.
0:38:54 > 0:38:55For £30, then.
0:38:55 > 0:38:58- That's all right.- That's perfect. - That's all right.
0:38:58 > 0:39:01Not quite as good as the previous lot, but still a profit.
0:39:01 > 0:39:06Next, it's Anita's doggy teapot. Will it stray into profit?
0:39:06 > 0:39:09Where shall we start this little jug there? £20 to go?
0:39:09 > 0:39:11£10, then for the jug. £10, I'm bid.
0:39:11 > 0:39:13£12. 14.
0:39:13 > 0:39:1516. £16 it is now.
0:39:15 > 0:39:18£16 for the jug. £16.
0:39:21 > 0:39:22Oh, dear. That's a loss.
0:39:24 > 0:39:27I think I'll just burst out greetin'. Do you know what that means?
0:39:27 > 0:39:30- What does that mean? - SHE LAUGHS
0:39:30 > 0:39:34- Dissolve in a flood of tears. - Oh, Anita.
0:39:36 > 0:39:38Now it's the silver and alabaster pin tray.
0:39:38 > 0:39:41Thomas has high hopes for this.
0:39:41 > 0:39:43£20 for it. 20 is bid.
0:39:43 > 0:39:4422. 25.
0:39:44 > 0:39:4628. £30.
0:39:46 > 0:39:4732. 35.
0:39:47 > 0:39:50£35 here. At 35.
0:39:50 > 0:39:53Nice little thing. At £35. You all done?
0:39:53 > 0:39:5535, I'm selling it for.
0:39:55 > 0:39:56- 35.- Not too bad.
0:39:57 > 0:39:59Sadly, not quite what he'd hoped.
0:39:59 > 0:40:02Are the profits starting to slow down?
0:40:03 > 0:40:05By my reckoning, Thomas is in front.
0:40:05 > 0:40:08But a good profit here could put Anita ahead.
0:40:08 > 0:40:12I can see loads of glass collectors here.
0:40:12 > 0:40:16Probably some of the most famous glass collectors in the world.
0:40:16 > 0:40:20- You're shooting me a line.- I am. - THEY LAUGH
0:40:20 > 0:40:22Start me £20 for them.
0:40:22 > 0:40:2420, I'm bid. 22.
0:40:24 > 0:40:2825. £25 in the corner. At 25.
0:40:28 > 0:40:3128, thank you. 30.
0:40:31 > 0:40:35No, £30 then. At £30. Are you all done and finished then? For 30.
0:40:36 > 0:40:38£30.
0:40:38 > 0:40:41Ouch. That glass didn't shine for our punters.
0:40:43 > 0:40:45We're in the home straight now.
0:40:45 > 0:40:48Can Thomas' final item seal victory for him?
0:40:49 > 0:40:52£10 for the screen. I'm bid ten.
0:40:52 > 0:40:5312. 14.
0:40:53 > 0:40:5716. £16 in the distance.
0:40:57 > 0:40:58Do you want 18? No.
0:40:58 > 0:41:00£16. 18, I'm bid.
0:41:00 > 0:41:0120. 22.
0:41:01 > 0:41:03£22 for the screen.
0:41:03 > 0:41:0422, you all done?
0:41:08 > 0:41:12- I thought that was a lovely wee screen as well.- So did I.- 22.
0:41:12 > 0:41:15Disappointment reigns supreme.
0:41:15 > 0:41:20That's a bad loss for Thomas and it puts Anita right back in the game.
0:41:20 > 0:41:22It's the roller coaster ride.
0:41:23 > 0:41:26We feel wonderful and then, all of a sudden, we're down.
0:41:28 > 0:41:30One more lot to go.
0:41:34 > 0:41:37She needs some big numbers here from the hat to come out on top.
0:41:38 > 0:41:43- Here we are.- Here we are.- What's it worth? Start me £20 for a top hat?
0:41:43 > 0:41:4420, I'm bid, thank you.
0:41:44 > 0:41:4522, I'll take.
0:41:45 > 0:41:47£20 to the left. 22.
0:41:47 > 0:41:4925. 28.
0:41:49 > 0:41:51£30. 32.
0:41:51 > 0:41:5235. 38.
0:41:52 > 0:41:54- £40.- (40.)
0:41:54 > 0:41:55My left then at 40.
0:41:56 > 0:42:00Anybody else for the top hat and box at £40?
0:42:00 > 0:42:02- Well.- Well, £5.
0:42:04 > 0:42:07It's a profit, but is it enough?
0:42:07 > 0:42:09Yeah, let's go and do the sums.
0:42:09 > 0:42:12- And have a cup of tea.- Definitely.
0:42:12 > 0:42:15So, where does that leave our pair?
0:42:15 > 0:42:18After paying auction costs, Anita's haul has made her a modest profit
0:42:18 > 0:42:23of £31.52, leaving her to start tomorrow
0:42:23 > 0:42:27with an improved £180.96.
0:42:27 > 0:42:31Thomas also made a profit today, of £48.34,
0:42:31 > 0:42:35which makes him the day's winner and also keeps him in the overall lead
0:42:35 > 0:42:40and ready to rise afresh tomorrow with £211 to spend.
0:42:41 > 0:42:46Well, Thomas, I think we should not be too unhappy about the results.
0:42:46 > 0:42:48Do you think it's time to crack open the champagne
0:42:48 > 0:42:50and off to the races with all our money?
0:42:50 > 0:42:54I think probably a wee cup of tea's more like the thing.
0:42:55 > 0:42:56And they're off!
0:42:58 > 0:42:59In your own time.
0:43:02 > 0:43:04On the next Antiques Road Trip,
0:43:04 > 0:43:06we're heading deeper into the West Country,
0:43:06 > 0:43:09where Anita has a romantic moment...
0:43:09 > 0:43:11It reminds me a bit of one of my old boyfriends.
0:43:13 > 0:43:17- ..and Thomas proves to be a safe pair of hands.- Watch.
0:43:18 > 0:43:20And I break it. I drop it.