0:00:02 > 0:00:04It's the nation's favourite antiques experts,
0:00:04 > 0:00:08- with £200 each, a classic car... - We're going roond!
0:00:08 > 0:00:11..And a goal to scour Britain for antiques.
0:00:11 > 0:00:14I want to spend lots of money.
0:00:14 > 0:00:16The aim - to make the biggest profit at auction.
0:00:16 > 0:00:17But it's no mean feat.
0:00:17 > 0:00:20- Oh, no! - There'll be worthy winners...
0:00:20 > 0:00:21- Yes!- We've done it.
0:00:21 > 0:00:23..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 > 0:00:30What am I doing?
0:00:30 > 0:00:31Got a deal.
0:00:31 > 0:00:33This is the Antiques Road Trip!
0:00:33 > 0:00:35Yeah!
0:00:37 > 0:00:39This week, we're hitching a ride with two antiques experts,
0:00:39 > 0:00:43Christina Trevanion and Charlie Ross.
0:00:43 > 0:00:46Are you looking for an antiques shop? Cos that's what we're here for.
0:00:46 > 0:00:49You don't want an interior shop, you want an antiques shop.
0:00:49 > 0:00:51Bakery! Bakery!
0:00:51 > 0:00:54Christina loves anything old that sparkles.
0:00:54 > 0:00:57She's a Shropshire lass who loves to shop.
0:00:57 > 0:00:59I will absolutely bite your hand off for that.
0:00:59 > 0:01:03Co-driver and veteran road-tripper Charlie is a tough task master
0:01:03 > 0:01:05when it comes to doing deals.
0:01:05 > 0:01:08If I offer you 35 quid will you put the phone down?
0:01:08 > 0:01:09You'd put the phone down?
0:01:09 > 0:01:13They've take to the road in a 1977 Volkswagen camper van.
0:01:13 > 0:01:15Do you know? The weather is so lovely today.
0:01:15 > 0:01:17It is.
0:01:17 > 0:01:21I think I've got a suggestion for tonight.
0:01:22 > 0:01:24Don't look at me like that!
0:01:24 > 0:01:25Let's sleep in the van tonight.
0:01:25 > 0:01:26OK.
0:01:26 > 0:01:28- Yes?- Yes, I'm up for that.
0:01:28 > 0:01:29- Definitely.- Have you got a hotty?
0:01:30 > 0:01:34- I've got you!- A-ha-ha, matron!
0:01:34 > 0:01:38Lordy! It's all very Carry On Camping.
0:01:38 > 0:01:40Both experts kicked off with £200.
0:01:41 > 0:01:42After a disappointing start,
0:01:42 > 0:01:46Christina has just £153.10 to take to the shops.
0:01:48 > 0:01:50But Charlie's still in the money.
0:01:50 > 0:01:55He has £359.14 in his kitty to spend on this leg.
0:01:55 > 0:01:59Charlie won the first two auctions, but Christina's fighting back.
0:01:59 > 0:02:02You've narrowed the gap, haven't you?
0:02:02 > 0:02:05- I think that's... - You have narrowed the gap.
0:02:05 > 0:02:08You were 300 behind, now you're 200 behind.
0:02:08 > 0:02:10After the next auction, you'll be 100 behind,
0:02:10 > 0:02:13therefore it'll be absolutely nip and tuck at the end.
0:02:13 > 0:02:16SHE LAUGHS
0:02:16 > 0:02:19Christina and Charlie are travelling over 500 miles, from Inverness
0:02:19 > 0:02:23in the Scottish Highlands to the Lincolnshire coastal town of Boston.
0:02:25 > 0:02:27Today, they're starting in the city of York
0:02:27 > 0:02:31and heading south to the auction in Bourne, Lincolnshire.
0:02:32 > 0:02:36- Oh, God!- Mind these bicycles. - Cyclists make me nervous.
0:02:36 > 0:02:39- Look! York Minster! - Really?- Oh, it's fantastic.
0:02:39 > 0:02:41Cyclists make me nervous, Charlie.
0:02:41 > 0:02:44SHE GASPS
0:02:44 > 0:02:48I've seen York Minster, you can now take me away.
0:02:48 > 0:02:52York is renowned for its Roman and Viking heritage.
0:02:52 > 0:02:55Iconic York Minster Cathedral in the heart of the city is one of
0:02:55 > 0:02:58the largest of its kind in Northern Europe.
0:02:58 > 0:03:00Up to the bollard and stop.
0:03:00 > 0:03:01Whoa!
0:03:01 > 0:03:04- Perfect. Well done. We're here!- Marvellous.
0:03:04 > 0:03:06- Happy shopping. - Yeah, best of luck.
0:03:06 > 0:03:09Charlie and Christina will head their separate ways to
0:03:09 > 0:03:12take on the antique dealers of York.
0:03:14 > 0:03:17Christina's first shop is The Red House Antiques Centre.
0:03:19 > 0:03:22Before the browsing starts, she's calling the auction house.
0:03:22 > 0:03:24It'd be really helpful to know what sells well,
0:03:24 > 0:03:27what you've got really strong buyers for.
0:03:27 > 0:03:28'Collectibles...'
0:03:28 > 0:03:31What about jewellery and things like that?
0:03:31 > 0:03:33'Jewellery's fine, we have a fair bit of jewellery.'
0:03:33 > 0:03:35Thanks so much for you help. Cheers.
0:03:35 > 0:03:37Bye now. Bye-bye.
0:03:37 > 0:03:39Great!
0:03:39 > 0:03:41Jewellery and silver do well.
0:03:41 > 0:03:43Hello, gents. Could I possibly have a look in a cabinet?
0:03:43 > 0:03:46- Yes.- Would that be all right?
0:03:46 > 0:03:48Dealer Steven is on hand to help.
0:03:48 > 0:03:52I will give huge discounts because I am here and I want to sell.
0:03:52 > 0:03:54Yay!
0:03:54 > 0:03:56Sounds promising!
0:03:56 > 0:03:58What about the dog bookends?
0:03:59 > 0:04:01They're signed.
0:04:01 > 0:04:03Yeah, but they're massively over my budget, Steven.
0:04:03 > 0:04:05They're not jewellery, either.
0:04:05 > 0:04:07The ticket price is £250 for the pair -
0:04:07 > 0:04:10that's £100 over Christina's budget.
0:04:10 > 0:04:12I would be looking at £80-£100 for them.
0:04:12 > 0:04:15Ah, couldn't do that, though. I would do 150 on them.
0:04:17 > 0:04:19That is all my money.
0:04:19 > 0:04:23Yeah. If I were you, I wouldn't want to tie all my money up in them.
0:04:23 > 0:04:25Neither would I!
0:04:25 > 0:04:28But I can see why Christina was drawn to them.
0:04:28 > 0:04:32They sport a signature by Prosper Lecourtier.
0:04:32 > 0:04:35Known for sculpting life-like bronze animals.
0:04:35 > 0:04:38A Lecourtier bronze is worth thousands of pounds.
0:04:39 > 0:04:44But these bookends were cast later and they're not bronze.
0:04:44 > 0:04:47So they're just a couple of dogs.
0:04:47 > 0:04:49Couldn't go any more on them?
0:04:50 > 0:04:52Sadly not, no. 140.
0:04:52 > 0:04:55They actually cost me, and people say this all the time,
0:04:55 > 0:04:57but on this occasion it is the truth...
0:04:57 > 0:04:58SHE LAUGHS
0:04:58 > 0:05:01- They cost me £150. - Not a word of a lie.
0:05:01 > 0:05:03- They're quite lovely, aren't they?- Yeah, they are.
0:05:03 > 0:05:06Dog things are always in.
0:05:06 > 0:05:10They could show a profit, actually, them. They could.
0:05:10 > 0:05:13The bookends would be an incredible risk at auction.
0:05:13 > 0:05:16Lecourtier's name could draw bidders but they're not original,
0:05:16 > 0:05:21and if Christina buys them, it'll be the gamble of the Road Trip.
0:05:21 > 0:05:23Oh, Steven...120.
0:05:23 > 0:05:24- I can't.- 120.
0:05:24 > 0:05:26- I can't.- Go on, it gives me...
0:05:26 > 0:05:28Look - 130.
0:05:28 > 0:05:30That's it, we've met halfway.
0:05:30 > 0:05:32OK. That's as far as I'm going.
0:05:32 > 0:05:33130.
0:05:37 > 0:05:39- 130?- 130.
0:05:40 > 0:05:42That's £120 off the list price.
0:05:43 > 0:05:45If I got them for 130...
0:05:45 > 0:05:47Yes?
0:05:47 > 0:05:49..You've got another store, you said.
0:05:49 > 0:05:51Vintage emporium on the top floor.
0:05:51 > 0:05:54- Has it got clothing?- Clothing.
0:05:54 > 0:05:57If I got those for 130, could you throw in something?
0:05:57 > 0:05:58I know the way this is going.
0:05:58 > 0:06:01You can choose from a selected range - a scarf.
0:06:01 > 0:06:04- A scarf. All right. Is that deal?- Absolutely.
0:06:04 > 0:06:06- Oh, no! Really?- I'm waiting for you to shake my hand.
0:06:06 > 0:06:08Oh, no!
0:06:08 > 0:06:09- Are you ready?- Yeah.
0:06:09 > 0:06:12- It's got to be a good scarf. - Well, we'll see.
0:06:12 > 0:06:15- Am I going to make any money on these?- I would think so.
0:06:15 > 0:06:18I would dearly hope so, for your sake.
0:06:18 > 0:06:21- Oh, God! OK. £130.- Done! Done!
0:06:21 > 0:06:26Deal's done - £129 for the bookends and a token £1 for the scarf.
0:06:28 > 0:06:30What a gamble. If those bookends don't rack up profit,
0:06:30 > 0:06:34Christina's lost a huge chunk of her money.
0:06:34 > 0:06:36Meanwhile, Charlie's been browsing the three
0:06:36 > 0:06:38floors of York's Antiques Centre,
0:06:38 > 0:06:42and he's called dealer Rebecca over to open a cabinet that
0:06:42 > 0:06:44belongs to her mother.
0:06:44 > 0:06:47Ah! There's something I like.
0:06:47 > 0:06:50There's something I really like. You know what that is?
0:06:50 > 0:06:55- Hat pin.- This is a hat pin by a man called Charles Horner.
0:06:55 > 0:06:57- Heard of him?- Yes.
0:06:57 > 0:06:59Very good.
0:06:59 > 0:07:02Charles Horner's silver is incredibly collectable.
0:07:02 > 0:07:06He produced exquisite work in silver and enamels from the 1850s,
0:07:06 > 0:07:11his factory was in Halifax and that's only 45 miles away.
0:07:11 > 0:07:14I think that's absolutely glorious.
0:07:14 > 0:07:18The problem is it's £78.
0:07:18 > 0:07:22And I think it's been damaged and soldered.
0:07:22 > 0:07:24Do you see there?
0:07:24 > 0:07:28So I'm afraid, fabulous though it is,
0:07:28 > 0:07:32probably have to be bought for...30 quid or something.
0:07:32 > 0:07:35That's a cheeky low offer - less than half the asking price.
0:07:35 > 0:07:37- Is she nice, your mum?- She is nice.
0:07:37 > 0:07:39Nothing ventured, nothing gained - you go make a phone call,
0:07:39 > 0:07:43- I'll carry on having a look round. - OK.- OK? Thank you.
0:07:47 > 0:07:49Probably think I'm being a bit mean here,
0:07:49 > 0:07:53but that damage is all-important to a bit of silver like that,
0:07:53 > 0:07:55so I'll keep my fingers crossed.
0:07:55 > 0:07:58It's never going to make a huge amount of money,
0:07:58 > 0:08:02and if I buy it for 30, it's going to make £40/£50 at auction, I think.
0:08:02 > 0:08:06It's what I would call a "Christina buy" - safe...
0:08:06 > 0:08:07and a little bit boring.
0:08:07 > 0:08:10You rotter!
0:08:10 > 0:08:12I wonder if Christina's found her scarf?
0:08:12 > 0:08:15You can pick any one of those.
0:08:15 > 0:08:17- One!- One.- Oh, Steven, come on!
0:08:17 > 0:08:19One scarf - that was the deal.
0:08:20 > 0:08:22Oh!
0:08:23 > 0:08:25That's quite sweet, isn't it?
0:08:25 > 0:08:30- So £130 for our scarf and my bookends?- Yeah.
0:08:32 > 0:08:34Done! And I have been!
0:08:34 > 0:08:36I feel the same.
0:08:36 > 0:08:40Christina walked into this shop with £153.10,
0:08:40 > 0:08:44she's leaving with £23.10, two dog bookends and a scarf.
0:08:46 > 0:08:49Across town, how's old Charlie-boy doing?
0:08:49 > 0:08:52I've got hold of my mum and she says you can have that for 30.
0:08:52 > 0:08:54She didn't?
0:08:54 > 0:08:56- She did. - Did she think I was being rude?
0:08:56 > 0:08:59- It's OK.- Are you sure?- Yeah!
0:08:59 > 0:09:02Would you tell your mum...? Give me your hand. Mwah!
0:09:02 > 0:09:05Tell your mum she's a star.
0:09:05 > 0:09:07Now...while you were twisting Mum's arm,
0:09:07 > 0:09:10I spotted a little something down here.
0:09:10 > 0:09:13There's a little scent bottle down there.
0:09:13 > 0:09:16Sort of pod-shaped. I love it.
0:09:16 > 0:09:21- And it's got a simulated sort of crocodile skin...- Mm-hm.
0:09:21 > 0:09:23..Effect to it. And it's got some age.
0:09:23 > 0:09:25I can see here...
0:09:25 > 0:09:26I'm afraid, with my glasses...
0:09:26 > 0:09:30It's Birmingham, but it's 1906 so it's Edwardian.
0:09:30 > 0:09:31Ticket price - £49.
0:09:31 > 0:09:33It's owned by another dealer.
0:09:33 > 0:09:38Could you just simply ask what the best price would be on it?
0:09:38 > 0:09:40- I will do. - I'll keep my fingers crossed.- OK.
0:09:44 > 0:09:48There's a painted bronze figure...
0:09:48 > 0:09:50What can you notice about that?
0:09:51 > 0:09:55There's a hinge here and there - what does that tell you?
0:09:55 > 0:09:58That tells you that when Rossco does this...
0:10:00 > 0:10:03HE GASPS ..All is revealed.
0:10:03 > 0:10:07Isn't that splendidly risque?
0:10:07 > 0:10:09And I think this is by Bergman...
0:10:09 > 0:10:15Now...his name was Bergman, but he's signed it Greb here.
0:10:15 > 0:10:16Why Greb?
0:10:16 > 0:10:19Bergman was Jewish, mid-European,
0:10:19 > 0:10:22and what you expect in the end of the 19th,
0:10:22 > 0:10:26beginning of the 20th century - a certain amount of persecution.
0:10:26 > 0:10:31So as not to be...found out, persecuted,
0:10:31 > 0:10:35when he signed his name, he quite often signed it "Greb".
0:10:35 > 0:10:37Why Greb?
0:10:37 > 0:10:42Bergman - first four letters of Bergman backwards - G-R-E-B.
0:10:42 > 0:10:45B-R-E-G going to the other way.
0:10:45 > 0:10:47Hugely collectable and so
0:10:47 > 0:10:49delightfully unaffordable for old Rossco,
0:10:49 > 0:10:52this Bergman bronze is priced at £2,200.
0:10:54 > 0:10:55Put the girl down, Charlie.
0:11:01 > 0:11:03- Hello.- Hello!
0:11:04 > 0:11:06I've spoke to Catherine, the dealer.
0:11:06 > 0:11:08What's the damage?
0:11:08 > 0:11:12- She says she can do it for 25 for you.- £25?
0:11:12 > 0:11:14- Yes.- I'll have it. Thank you very much indeed,
0:11:14 > 0:11:16and I'll pay you, too!
0:11:16 > 0:11:20Charlie leaves, having spent £30 on a Charles Horner hat pin
0:11:20 > 0:11:24and £25 for a silver Edwardian scent bottle.
0:11:24 > 0:11:28Christina's made her was across York to hear a story of secrecy,
0:11:28 > 0:11:30resistance and determination -
0:11:30 > 0:11:34she's visiting the oldest active convent in the country,
0:11:34 > 0:11:37and nun Sister Agatha Leitch.
0:11:37 > 0:11:39- How lovely to see you.- Thank you.
0:11:39 > 0:11:44I'm longing to tell you all about the exciting people who have
0:11:44 > 0:11:45lived here over the ages.
0:11:47 > 0:11:49In the 16th century, Catholicism was outlawed.
0:11:49 > 0:11:52Catholic families had a stark choice -
0:11:52 > 0:11:57loyalty to their church or Protestant King Henry VIII.
0:11:57 > 0:11:59For priests, it meant a life on the run
0:11:59 > 0:12:03and in some cases, death for treason.
0:12:03 > 0:12:07York's Bar Convent was founded in secret in 1686.
0:12:08 > 0:12:11The nuns took on aliases and became teachers.
0:12:12 > 0:12:15And the convent's secret chapel remained a closely guarded
0:12:15 > 0:12:19secret for well over 100 years.
0:12:19 > 0:12:21All that gold leaf as well.
0:12:21 > 0:12:25- So when was that built? - 1767.- Gosh.
0:12:25 > 0:12:27To avoid detection,
0:12:27 > 0:12:31the chapel was built secretly in the centre of the building.
0:12:31 > 0:12:34The beautiful neo-classical designed dome is ingeniously
0:12:34 > 0:12:39concealed from outside by a pitched slate roof.
0:12:39 > 0:12:40It's stunning!
0:12:40 > 0:12:41It's...
0:12:41 > 0:12:43It's just so decadent!
0:12:43 > 0:12:45Look at that gold.
0:12:45 > 0:12:47Why are there so many doors?
0:12:47 > 0:12:50You've got one, two, three, four...
0:12:50 > 0:12:51Five, six, seven, eight.
0:12:51 > 0:12:53- Eight!- Get out quickly.
0:12:53 > 0:12:55People coming up the stairs,
0:12:55 > 0:12:58priest saying mass - he would have said it that way.
0:12:58 > 0:13:04Right. He goes straight out of that door there, shoots down the stairs,
0:13:04 > 0:13:08comes up through a secret stairway and ends up in the priests'
0:13:08 > 0:13:10hiding hole there.
0:13:10 > 0:13:11Really?!
0:13:11 > 0:13:15So there was so many doors cos they had to get out.
0:13:15 > 0:13:17Fortunately, as far as records tell,
0:13:17 > 0:13:22the clandestine escape routes never had to be used.
0:13:22 > 0:13:25The convent is custodian of a unique artefact,
0:13:25 > 0:13:28a brutal reminder of the persecution Catholics
0:13:28 > 0:13:30faced in medieval England -
0:13:30 > 0:13:35the 400-year-old hand of Catholic martyr Margaret Clitherow.
0:13:35 > 0:13:38Margaret lived 200 years before the chapel was built,
0:13:38 > 0:13:42in a time when sheltering a Catholic priest was a criminal offence,
0:13:42 > 0:13:44punishable by death.
0:13:44 > 0:13:49However, she had created a secret room in her house for priests
0:13:49 > 0:13:50to give mass.
0:13:50 > 0:13:54The authorities were suspicious and raided her home.
0:13:54 > 0:13:58They tried to do everything to make her say,
0:13:58 > 0:14:01"Right, I will renounce being a Catholic."
0:14:03 > 0:14:06But she wouldn't - she wanted to protect her children.
0:14:06 > 0:14:09Margaret knew if she ended up in court,
0:14:09 > 0:14:12her children would be forced to give evidence and tortured.
0:14:12 > 0:14:15By refusing trial by jury,
0:14:15 > 0:14:18she was automatically sentenced to execution -
0:14:18 > 0:14:21she would be pressed to death.
0:14:21 > 0:14:22That doesn't sound very nice.
0:14:22 > 0:14:25No, it doesn't and I'll show exactly what happened too.
0:14:25 > 0:14:26Oh. OK.
0:14:26 > 0:14:30She was brought down and someone,
0:14:30 > 0:14:34mercifully, put a stone there.
0:14:34 > 0:14:40Then they put heavy weights, doors on until she was pressed to death.
0:14:40 > 0:14:46But in fact, the stone pierced her spinal cord
0:14:46 > 0:14:50and she died within a quarter of an hour.
0:14:50 > 0:14:53Jesus have mercy on their souls.
0:14:53 > 0:14:56Margaret Clitherow died while refusing to renounce her faith
0:14:56 > 0:14:59and became a Catholic martyr.
0:14:59 > 0:15:02But Margaret's grizzly demise didn't end there.
0:15:02 > 0:15:06She was thrown onto the dung heap
0:15:06 > 0:15:09and at night, a Catholic came
0:15:09 > 0:15:13forward and cut off, I don't know
0:15:13 > 0:15:16whether it was one hand or two hands.
0:15:16 > 0:15:21Margaret's 400-year-old preserved hand is a solemn reminder of
0:15:21 > 0:15:25when Catholicism was effectively suppressed in England.
0:15:25 > 0:15:31I think it's a wonderful thing to have an object that you know
0:15:31 > 0:15:35has belonged to a holy woman.
0:15:35 > 0:15:41People come form all over the world to venerate this woman.
0:15:41 > 0:15:43Margaret became a saint in 1970
0:15:43 > 0:15:46and her hand is kept as an exhibit at the convent.
0:15:46 > 0:15:49Sister Agatha, it has been such a pleasure meeting you.
0:15:49 > 0:15:52It is just fascinating, it really is.
0:15:52 > 0:15:53Thank you so much for having us.
0:15:53 > 0:15:56And I've loved meeting you, Christina,
0:15:56 > 0:15:59and good luck with those antiques.
0:15:59 > 0:16:03Thank you - I do need it, desperately.
0:16:03 > 0:16:06Meanwhile, Charlie's headed to Kirkstall,
0:16:06 > 0:16:09a few miles west of Leeds city centre.
0:16:09 > 0:16:12Not far from the beautiful 12th-century abbey
0:16:12 > 0:16:16is Aquarius Antiques, where Pete's been trading for 30 years.
0:16:16 > 0:16:19- Pete, I assume? - Hello.- Charlie here.
0:16:19 > 0:16:21- Hello, Charlie.- Nice to see you.
0:16:21 > 0:16:23Over that time, he's packed his sizeable shop with
0:16:23 > 0:16:27furniture from every decade, and the odd collectable.
0:16:31 > 0:16:33It's a minefield here!
0:16:33 > 0:16:34That's a nice hinge.
0:16:36 > 0:16:37Really lovely hinge.
0:16:39 > 0:16:43Ah, I've seen something there.
0:16:43 > 0:16:47There's no ticket - Pete's off to his office to find a price.
0:16:47 > 0:16:52Now we've got there a Georgian, oak, tray-top commode.
0:16:52 > 0:16:56Commode comes from the French for "convenient",
0:16:56 > 0:17:00and this would have been at a time before homes had indoor loos.
0:17:00 > 0:17:03In the middle of the night, you'd have that by your bed and you'd
0:17:03 > 0:17:09think, "Hm, I think the time has come...Rossco's in position."
0:17:09 > 0:17:12When you're finished, you put your lid back on your...
0:17:12 > 0:17:13Ah!
0:17:13 > 0:17:15Now you just slide that back in,
0:17:15 > 0:17:19and get back into bed and go to sleep.
0:17:19 > 0:17:20Pete's back - what's the damage?
0:17:20 > 0:17:24Is it just too insulting to offer you £40 for it?
0:17:24 > 0:17:25Cheeky!
0:17:25 > 0:17:29I'll take 50 and that is it for me.
0:17:29 > 0:17:31To hell with it.
0:17:31 > 0:17:34I will pay you £50 for that.
0:17:34 > 0:17:38If someone doesn't want to pay more, well, bother them!
0:17:38 > 0:17:40- Put it there. - OK. Thanks, Charlie.
0:17:40 > 0:17:43Now that's a great price for a nice piece of Georgian furniture.
0:17:46 > 0:17:51# Good night, sweetheart, well, it's time to go... #
0:17:51 > 0:17:53It's the end of a very busy day of buying.
0:17:53 > 0:17:56Looks like our tired twosome are true to their word
0:17:56 > 0:17:59and have set up camp.
0:17:59 > 0:18:02It's time for some shut-eye, and Christina's bagged the top bunk.
0:18:03 > 0:18:07- Right, I'm putting the lights out, is that all right?- OK. Good night then.
0:18:07 > 0:18:09- Night-night!- Sleep tight.
0:18:09 > 0:18:10Don't let the bed bugs bite, eh?
0:18:12 > 0:18:14- Charlie?- Mm?
0:18:14 > 0:18:16Are you warm?
0:18:16 > 0:18:18I'm toasty.
0:18:18 > 0:18:20I'm a bit cold.
0:18:20 > 0:18:22Oh, don't be so wet!
0:18:22 > 0:18:24Will we go and find somewhere to stay?
0:18:24 > 0:18:27- You're pathetic!- I know!
0:18:27 > 0:18:32Your camping's about as bad as your antique buying.
0:18:32 > 0:18:34But I love you.
0:18:34 > 0:18:36Off to a hotel - night-night, you two.
0:18:38 > 0:18:39It's day two of the Road Trip!
0:18:41 > 0:18:44Yesterday, Charlie haggled hard for some bargains
0:18:44 > 0:18:47and picked up a Charles Horner silver hat pin,
0:18:47 > 0:18:51a silver scent bottle and an oak commode.
0:18:51 > 0:18:57He spent a total of £105, leaving him with £254.14 to spend today.
0:18:58 > 0:19:03Today, I'm going to spend, spend, spend like there's no tomorrow.
0:19:03 > 0:19:07I'm going got thrill you with the quality of my purchases.
0:19:07 > 0:19:10- Oh, OK. Good, good. - For the first time on this tour!
0:19:10 > 0:19:13Christina started with £153.10.
0:19:13 > 0:19:18She bought some dog bookends and a scarf, all for £130.
0:19:18 > 0:19:22She has just £23.10 for the day ahead.
0:19:22 > 0:19:24You know I about roughly 150 quid?
0:19:24 > 0:19:25Yes.
0:19:25 > 0:19:28I've spent 130.
0:19:28 > 0:19:30Ooh! I'm liking this, Christina.
0:19:30 > 0:19:35Christina, to use a horrible modern expression that I can't stand,
0:19:35 > 0:19:37you've come to the party.
0:19:37 > 0:19:39SHE LAUGHS
0:19:40 > 0:19:41This morning sees our pair
0:19:41 > 0:19:45make their way across West Yorkshire to Menston,
0:19:45 > 0:19:47a village in the picturesque Wharfe Valley,
0:19:47 > 0:19:50about six miles northeast of Bradford.
0:19:50 > 0:19:53First stop for the day - Park Antiques.
0:19:53 > 0:19:55- What a lovely shop. - Does lovely mean expensive?
0:19:55 > 0:19:58No, no! Cheap with your charm.
0:19:58 > 0:20:01- Wish me luck.- I will. - I might need it.
0:20:01 > 0:20:04Park Antiques is run by Brian and Les.
0:20:04 > 0:20:06Brian looks after the furniture,
0:20:06 > 0:20:08Les, the smalls and porcelain.
0:20:08 > 0:20:11- Hello.- Hi!- Hi, I'm Christina.
0:20:11 > 0:20:14- I'm Les. Pleased to meet you. - Nice to meet you, Les.
0:20:14 > 0:20:15- Hello. Who are you?- I'm Brian. - Brian?
0:20:15 > 0:20:18Nice to meet you. Hi, Brian. Oh, my goodness.
0:20:18 > 0:20:21This looks amazing.
0:20:21 > 0:20:23And I wish I had more money to spend!
0:20:23 > 0:20:27Yeah, so will they when they find out you've only got £20.
0:20:27 > 0:20:29What have we got in here?
0:20:29 > 0:20:32This looks like my kind of lot. What have we got in here?
0:20:32 > 0:20:33That's just an assortment...
0:20:33 > 0:20:36It's my kind of price tag as well! Here we go.
0:20:36 > 0:20:39A box of goodies, 14 pieces in all, for a fiver.
0:20:39 > 0:20:42The auction house said jewellery sold well.
0:20:42 > 0:20:43What have we got here?
0:20:43 > 0:20:46Some brooches, Wedgwood Blue, jasper cameo ware.
0:20:46 > 0:20:48And then we've got... What on earth is that?
0:20:48 > 0:20:51It's got a stamp on, hasn't it?
0:20:51 > 0:20:55It has. Some really nice enamel work on there.
0:20:55 > 0:20:57Can I ask you hold that for me?
0:20:57 > 0:20:59Have I got my trusty...?
0:20:59 > 0:21:02I never usually leave home without it - here we are.
0:21:02 > 0:21:03Let's have a look.
0:21:03 > 0:21:06This one bears all the hallmarks of being a Charles Horner piece.
0:21:06 > 0:21:09Looks like the Charles Horner hat pin Rossco picked up
0:21:09 > 0:21:12yesterday might have some competition in the auction.
0:21:12 > 0:21:15Oh-ho! Hello!
0:21:15 > 0:21:17- Sterling silver - CH. - There we go.
0:21:17 > 0:21:19- Charles Horner.- Lovely. - Perfect.
0:21:19 > 0:21:21Well done - there's your bargain.
0:21:21 > 0:21:24There is a bargain!
0:21:24 > 0:21:25Christina needed a bit of luck -
0:21:25 > 0:21:28no wonder our jewellery expert is smiling.
0:21:28 > 0:21:29So we've got £5 on that.
0:21:29 > 0:21:32That's the box to make your fortune on, isn't it?
0:21:32 > 0:21:34I will absolutely bite your hand off for that.
0:21:34 > 0:21:37- OK. - At £5, thank you very much.
0:21:37 > 0:21:38Thank you - it's a deal.
0:21:38 > 0:21:42- But I have got some change. - Excellent!
0:21:43 > 0:21:45Still with £18.10 left,
0:21:45 > 0:21:48Christina is shopping on.
0:21:48 > 0:21:50That's rather lovely.
0:21:50 > 0:21:55Well, that's priced at...£30.
0:21:55 > 0:21:56Oh, is it?
0:21:56 > 0:21:58Lots of lovely little natural inclusions in there.
0:21:58 > 0:22:03She's spotted a spray brooch, set with 14 semi-precious stones,
0:22:03 > 0:22:05including some sapphires.
0:22:05 > 0:22:08With just a sniff over £18 in her pocket,
0:22:08 > 0:22:11can she get this at a better price?
0:22:11 > 0:22:14Would you take £18.10 for it,
0:22:14 > 0:22:15should the need require?
0:22:15 > 0:22:18- If it will help, go on. £18.- £18.10 - I like that very much.
0:22:18 > 0:22:21Christina has gone for broke.
0:22:21 > 0:22:26She started this leg with £153.10 and has spent every single penny and
0:22:26 > 0:22:31is leaving Park Antiques with a nice collection of brooches and fobs.
0:22:31 > 0:22:33Meanwhile, Charlie's on his way to
0:22:33 > 0:22:35Shipley on the outskirts of Bradford.
0:22:35 > 0:22:38His next stop is Carlton Antiques Centre.
0:22:38 > 0:22:4235 dealers trade from here, including Alan.
0:22:42 > 0:22:46- Hello there.- Hello, Charlie. Alan. - Alan. Good to see you, Alan.- And you.
0:22:46 > 0:22:48Alan's keen to show Charlie round.
0:22:48 > 0:22:51Lovely bowl as well.
0:22:51 > 0:22:53The work that's gone into that...
0:22:53 > 0:22:57Superb! That's phenomenal workmanship, isn't it?
0:22:57 > 0:23:00Dated as Victorian - I don't think there's any doubt it's Victorian.
0:23:00 > 0:23:02- About 1870.- Yeah, which is nice.
0:23:02 > 0:23:05It's what the French would call a bonbon dish,
0:23:05 > 0:23:07a bowl for sweeties to you and me.
0:23:07 > 0:23:11The over-the-top decoration, the bobbin handle
0:23:11 > 0:23:14and the vine-leaf decoration are typical of the period.
0:23:14 > 0:23:17Ticket price is £85.
0:23:17 > 0:23:18I wish it was silver!
0:23:18 > 0:23:22- It'd be about £385 then. - I think it would be!
0:23:22 > 0:23:23It certainly looks he part,
0:23:23 > 0:23:25but it comes down to getting a good price over
0:23:25 > 0:23:28the phone from the dealer.
0:23:28 > 0:23:31- Let's see if we can do a deal.- OK. - What's his name?- Paul.
0:23:31 > 0:23:33- Paul?- Yeah.- Is he a nice man?
0:23:33 > 0:23:36- He's lovely. - Ask him if he'll speak to me.
0:23:36 > 0:23:39Hiya, Paul, it's Alan from Carlton Antiques.
0:23:39 > 0:23:41I've got Charlie Ross on the phone for you. Just one moment...
0:23:41 > 0:23:44There you go, Charlie.
0:23:44 > 0:23:47Is that Paul? I'm doing extremely well.
0:23:47 > 0:23:50I've spotted something which I'm told belongs to you.
0:23:50 > 0:23:53Whether this is good news or bad news, I don't know.
0:23:53 > 0:23:56I'm going to try one-one ditch effort here -
0:23:56 > 0:23:59if I offer you 35 quid, will you put the phone down or say,
0:23:59 > 0:24:01"Charlie, I'd like to sell it."?
0:24:01 > 0:24:03You'd put the phone down.
0:24:03 > 0:24:0540's the death. Right, you've got a deal.
0:24:05 > 0:24:08- I'll have it.- Well done. Better than half price.
0:24:08 > 0:24:11Looks like something else has caught his eye too.
0:24:11 > 0:24:14That's a very ornate Victorian claret jug.
0:24:14 > 0:24:17With a lid.
0:24:17 > 0:24:20Strangely...
0:24:20 > 0:24:22it...
0:24:22 > 0:24:26You'd think, to all intents and purposes, it is silver plate.
0:24:26 > 0:24:28If you look at the bottom of it...
0:24:28 > 0:24:31you'll find a stamp on the bottom and that looks silver.
0:24:31 > 0:24:33Having said that, that looks plate -
0:24:33 > 0:24:37it's rubbed away - but this looks silver.
0:24:37 > 0:24:39And this looks silver.
0:24:39 > 0:24:41And it's a complete mystery.
0:24:41 > 0:24:44The jug is priced at £120.
0:24:44 > 0:24:48If it's silver, it could be worth up to £200 for scrap alone,
0:24:48 > 0:24:49but if it's silver plate,
0:24:49 > 0:24:53it will struggle to make a third of that.
0:24:53 > 0:24:55Are you the owner of this exceptional object?
0:24:55 > 0:24:58- Yes, I am, certainly.- Tell me all about it. What's your name, sir?
0:24:58 > 0:25:00- Malcolm.- Malcolm, I'm Charlie. - Hello, Charlie.
0:25:00 > 0:25:02I've been looking at that and I can't work it out,
0:25:02 > 0:25:05- so explain it to me. - Well, you and me both.
0:25:05 > 0:25:07- I bought it as silver plate.- Yes.
0:25:07 > 0:25:10Presumably, if you bought it as silver plate,
0:25:10 > 0:25:11you paid 30 quid for it?
0:25:11 > 0:25:13- I paid more than that.- You didn't!
0:25:13 > 0:25:15I paid double that and you can have it for 80.
0:25:15 > 0:25:18- And that is it.- You're all heart.
0:25:18 > 0:25:21- I know.- What do you mean, "That's it."?- That's it. That's it.
0:25:21 > 0:25:22I want 20 quid profit out it.
0:25:22 > 0:25:25If it's silver plate, it'll make 35 quid at auction, won't it?
0:25:25 > 0:25:28But, ah! If it IS silver plate.
0:25:28 > 0:25:29I'm not that much of a gambler!
0:25:29 > 0:25:32There's only one way this is going, isn't there?
0:25:32 > 0:25:36Look at me. It's going to begin with a seven, isn't it?
0:25:37 > 0:25:40And it's then going to have a nought and we'll both have won.
0:25:40 > 0:25:43- You've worn me down. You've worn me down.- Yeah?
0:25:43 > 0:25:46- Go on, then.- Put it there.
0:25:47 > 0:25:49Charlie leaves Shipley with two lots -
0:25:49 > 0:25:53the ornate silver-plated Victorian bonbon dish, bought for £40,
0:25:53 > 0:25:56and the claret jug - could be silver,
0:25:56 > 0:25:59could be silver-plated - a gamble for £70.
0:26:01 > 0:26:04While Charlie shops, Christina's got her feet up.
0:26:04 > 0:26:08Earlier, she picked up a job lot of brooches and fobs for just a fiver.
0:26:08 > 0:26:12This, for me, it's my bargain day.
0:26:12 > 0:26:16What I've actually done, the box of 14 items,
0:26:16 > 0:26:18I've actually split them into two separate lots.
0:26:18 > 0:26:21So I've split the enamel brooches on here,
0:26:21 > 0:26:24and then I've put the remainder over
0:26:24 > 0:26:26here as a single lot as well.
0:26:26 > 0:26:30That's now two £2.50 lots - a shrewd move.
0:26:30 > 0:26:33Dividing her jewellery means she stands a better
0:26:33 > 0:26:36chance of conquering at auction.
0:26:36 > 0:26:39Meanwhile, back in the van, is Charlie as chipper?
0:26:39 > 0:26:42Was I kidding myself with that claret jug?
0:26:42 > 0:26:45Did I really think it might be silver?
0:26:45 > 0:26:48It's a gamble. However, all is not lost.
0:26:48 > 0:26:51I've got a fascinating bit of history to attend to now.
0:26:52 > 0:26:54Yes, you have!
0:26:54 > 0:26:55Charlie's driven to Boothtown
0:26:55 > 0:26:58on the outskirts of Halifax in West Yorkshire,
0:26:58 > 0:27:00and the former home of road contractor Percy Shaw,
0:27:00 > 0:27:04whose invention has saved thousands of lives.
0:27:04 > 0:27:08Charlie's meeting Percy's niece, Glenda, to hear the story of how
0:27:08 > 0:27:13a cat on a foggy night inspired her uncle's inventive mind.
0:27:13 > 0:27:16You must live in the only house in the world that has Catseyes
0:27:16 > 0:27:19- going up to the front door! - Yes, I think so.
0:27:19 > 0:27:23It was here that Great Uncle Percy invented the Catseye, was it?
0:27:23 > 0:27:24- It was.- Yeah.
0:27:24 > 0:27:29- If you like, come inside and I'll tell you more about it.- Thank you.
0:27:29 > 0:27:32In the 1930s, driving a car was becoming an affordable reality.
0:27:32 > 0:27:37But there was a real danger to this new-found luxury.
0:27:37 > 0:27:40At night, poor street lighting made driving hazardous
0:27:40 > 0:27:43and in foul weather, it could be deadly.
0:27:45 > 0:27:48One night in April, 1933,
0:27:48 > 0:27:50driving home from the pub through bad weather,
0:27:50 > 0:27:53Percy struggled to see the road ahead.
0:27:53 > 0:27:56As he as coming past a very dangerous part of the road,
0:27:56 > 0:27:59it happened by sheer fluke,
0:27:59 > 0:28:04he saw a cat sat on the edge of the road.
0:28:04 > 0:28:07And it reflected in his headlights
0:28:07 > 0:28:10and so he stopped the car, immediately,
0:28:10 > 0:28:15realised he'd averted sure disaster
0:28:15 > 0:28:20and then that's when he got his eureka moment.
0:28:20 > 0:28:24Percy knew if he could replicate the reflection of cats' eyes,
0:28:24 > 0:28:27he could prevent thousands of accidents.
0:28:27 > 0:28:31Then in 1934, after tinkering with ideas in his workshop,
0:28:31 > 0:28:35he produced a reflecting road stud prototype.
0:28:35 > 0:28:39Although this was a useless idea that he made,
0:28:39 > 0:28:41but the idea's there -
0:28:41 > 0:28:44you can see it's made of the three component parts
0:28:44 > 0:28:46that are still in existence today.
0:28:46 > 0:28:51- You've got the glass eyes...- Yes. - ..You've got the rubber
0:28:51 > 0:28:54- that protects the glass...- Yes.
0:28:54 > 0:28:58- ..And then you've got the metal casting to protect the rubber.- Yeah.
0:28:58 > 0:29:00And that goes in the road.
0:29:00 > 0:29:03That really is quite different from the modern one, isn't it?
0:29:03 > 0:29:06He soon developed this idea -
0:29:06 > 0:29:10that you've got to have the eyes pointing this way,
0:29:10 > 0:29:15so that they can pick up the car headlights.
0:29:15 > 0:29:18Percy's Catseyes worked in all weathers,
0:29:18 > 0:29:22were robust enough to be repeatedly driven over by heavy trucks
0:29:22 > 0:29:24and required minimal maintenance,
0:29:24 > 0:29:28but he struggled to persuade the Ministry Of Transport
0:29:28 > 0:29:30to invest in his invention.
0:29:30 > 0:29:32It wasn't until almost ten years later,
0:29:32 > 0:29:34during the Second World War blackouts,
0:29:34 > 0:29:37that Percy's Catseyes were adopted.
0:29:38 > 0:29:42Business boomed, Percy built a factory beside his house,
0:29:42 > 0:29:44employed around 130 locals
0:29:44 > 0:29:48and was soon manufacturing 1.5 million Catseyes a year.
0:29:50 > 0:29:55- This is the modern one, which has larger eyes.- Yeah, yeah.
0:29:55 > 0:29:57Specification for modern-day conditions.
0:29:57 > 0:30:00Surely, the problem with these is that you get a bit of rain,
0:30:00 > 0:30:03bit of mud and it just covers over the lens
0:30:03 > 0:30:06and you've lost the function.
0:30:06 > 0:30:11- Yes, you get rain, but it goes into the dish there...- Yeah.
0:30:11 > 0:30:13..And there you've got a slit there...
0:30:13 > 0:30:15These are your cat's eyes,
0:30:15 > 0:30:20and it works exactly like a cat's eye or a human eye, for that matter.
0:30:20 > 0:30:24When a car goes over it, it goes into the water
0:30:24 > 0:30:26and the eyelid washes it.
0:30:26 > 0:30:30- Oh, that's amazing. So it's self-cleaning.- Yes.
0:30:30 > 0:30:33Catseyes went on to be a global success.
0:30:33 > 0:30:38In 1965, Percy was awarded an OBE in recognition for services to export.
0:30:40 > 0:30:44By the time Percy died in 1976, aged 86,
0:30:44 > 0:30:48around 15 million Catseyes had been made.
0:30:48 > 0:30:53Today, the component parts are manufactured abroad,
0:30:53 > 0:30:57but Catseyes are still assembled in the same factory 80 years on.
0:30:57 > 0:31:01And it's still a family business. The company's run by Glenda's dad.
0:31:01 > 0:31:04Thank you so much for showing me around. It's been wonderful.
0:31:04 > 0:31:07Wonderful. When I drive home, I shall think of Percy.
0:31:09 > 0:31:11And, as our experts take the road at auction,
0:31:11 > 0:31:14here's a rundown of what Charlie and Christina
0:31:14 > 0:31:15picked up on their travels.
0:31:15 > 0:31:20Charlie bought a Georgian oak tray-top commode. Handy.
0:31:20 > 0:31:22An Edwardian silver scent bottle.
0:31:22 > 0:31:25A Charles Horner silver hatpin.
0:31:25 > 0:31:28An ornate Victorian bonbon dish.
0:31:28 > 0:31:32And a possibly silver Victorian lidded claret drug.
0:31:32 > 0:31:35All that lot cost £215.
0:31:37 > 0:31:40But challenger Christina's gone for broke
0:31:40 > 0:31:43on a pair of bronzed-effect dog bookends,
0:31:43 > 0:31:46an Indian-style shawl, a spray brooch,
0:31:46 > 0:31:51and a box of jewellery she split into two lots for auction.
0:31:51 > 0:31:56All for a grand total of £153.10.
0:31:56 > 0:31:59But what do our experts think of each other's purchases?
0:31:59 > 0:32:03There's nothing in Charlie's purchases which is really kind of...
0:32:03 > 0:32:05lighting my fire.
0:32:05 > 0:32:06Sugar basket...
0:32:06 > 0:32:08Yeah...
0:32:08 > 0:32:09Scent bottle...
0:32:09 > 0:32:10Yeah...
0:32:10 > 0:32:14Dog bookends, I don't like dog bookends.
0:32:14 > 0:32:17I think there could be a bit of a clanger there.
0:32:17 > 0:32:19It cost £129.
0:32:19 > 0:32:21Value?
0:32:21 > 0:32:25I shouldn't take off the hundred if I were you!
0:32:25 > 0:32:26HE LAUGHS
0:32:26 > 0:32:31I have a big fat zero in my pocket.
0:32:31 > 0:32:35So I have invested everything into this auction.
0:32:36 > 0:32:37Oh, dear.
0:32:39 > 0:32:43So, will it be boom or bust for Christina at auction in Bourne?
0:32:45 > 0:32:49Situated in the heart of South Lincolnshire, Bourne is a small
0:32:49 > 0:32:50historic market town.
0:32:52 > 0:32:54- Oh, it's a bit bumpy. - It is very bumpy.
0:32:54 > 0:32:57It's also very, very, very flat, isn't it?
0:32:57 > 0:32:59It's very flat. Have you ever been to Lincolnshire before?
0:32:59 > 0:33:01I don't think I have.
0:33:01 > 0:33:05The town was built around natural springs, hence the name Bourne,
0:33:05 > 0:33:09which derives from the Anglo-Saxon, meaning water or stream.
0:33:09 > 0:33:15- I do feel nervous about today, I do. - What are you doing buying dogs?!
0:33:15 > 0:33:17- Well... - I mean, dog bookends.
0:33:17 > 0:33:21- Well...- Do you honestly think dog bookends are commercial?
0:33:21 > 0:33:25Today's auction takes place at Golding, Young & Mawer.
0:33:25 > 0:33:29The company has a history of selling since 1864,
0:33:29 > 0:33:32and old hand Colin Young is at the rostrum.
0:33:32 > 0:33:36The bits that are a little bit more interesting are that wonderful
0:33:36 > 0:33:39pair of bookends because they sit so well
0:33:39 > 0:33:42and they look a little bit better than they probably are.
0:33:42 > 0:33:44The claret jug is a really interesting one.
0:33:44 > 0:33:47It is stamped 925, so it doesn't have a full set of English
0:33:47 > 0:33:52hallmarks on it, and for that reason it's catalogued as white metal,
0:33:52 > 0:33:55and we'll let the buyers decide how far they want to go with it.
0:33:55 > 0:33:59Well, now's the time for Colin to grab his gavel and our experts
0:33:59 > 0:34:03to take their seats because Charlie's claret jug is first up.
0:34:03 > 0:34:04Good luck, good luck.
0:34:06 > 0:34:10Could be silver, could be plated. A gamble by Charlie, bought for £70.
0:34:10 > 0:34:12Stamped 925 on the bottom...
0:34:12 > 0:34:13Yes!
0:34:13 > 0:34:16At 30 and bid. 5 now, do I see?
0:34:16 > 0:34:18Bid 40. 45?
0:34:18 > 0:34:1945, bid 50? 50, bid 5?
0:34:19 > 0:34:20Bid 60, 65.
0:34:20 > 0:34:22See, see, see, see!
0:34:22 > 0:34:24£70 on the internet...
0:34:24 > 0:34:27- He thinks it's silver. - Well, it'll do.
0:34:27 > 0:34:29He has done well, Colin.
0:34:29 > 0:34:31You're all out in the room, then. All out, going at £70.
0:34:31 > 0:34:33STRIKES GAVEL
0:34:33 > 0:34:35A small loss after auction costs.
0:34:35 > 0:34:37It could have been worse, it could have been better.
0:34:37 > 0:34:40It was such a gamble, I think it must have been plate,
0:34:40 > 0:34:42in which case it is a miracle.
0:34:42 > 0:34:47Christina's first lot is the richly embroidered Indian-style shawl,
0:34:47 > 0:34:51bought as part of a job lot with the expensive bookends,
0:34:51 > 0:34:53it cost just £1, modelled by Charlie.
0:34:53 > 0:34:55Oh, no.
0:34:55 > 0:34:56Who's going to start me at £80?
0:34:56 > 0:34:58£80? My goodness.
0:34:58 > 0:35:01I've got to get the bids in early before he displays it!
0:35:01 > 0:35:04At 50 bid. 5 anywhere else cos that's going to kill it dead?!
0:35:04 > 0:35:06How dare you!
0:35:06 > 0:35:07£50, anyone?
0:35:07 > 0:35:11All right, then, start me at £20. £20, anyone? 10 to go, surely.
0:35:11 > 0:35:13£10, anybody? £10.
0:35:13 > 0:35:14£10, surely.
0:35:14 > 0:35:20It didn't work, Charles! £10? Surely, £10 for it.
0:35:20 > 0:35:22It's not mine!
0:35:22 > 0:35:25That's the whole point - he was trying to wreck it for her!
0:35:25 > 0:35:28You were supposed to twirl magnificently!
0:35:28 > 0:35:30I've never been so embarrassed.
0:35:30 > 0:35:33This is five times more than you paid for it.
0:35:33 > 0:35:36Selling at £5.
0:35:36 > 0:35:40With a £5 winning bid, Christina has the first profit of the day.
0:35:40 > 0:35:43You realise if I hadn't modelled it, it would have made 30?
0:35:43 > 0:35:44Yes, possibly, yeah!
0:35:44 > 0:35:48Next, Charlie's Edwardian silver scent bottle.
0:35:48 > 0:35:5050 to go, surely. £50, anybody?
0:35:50 > 0:35:52Yeah, it started at 80 for my scarf.
0:35:52 > 0:35:54HE GASPS
0:35:54 > 0:35:565 anywhere else? 5, surely?
0:35:56 > 0:35:58At 40.
0:35:58 > 0:36:01Do we do 2? We do on the net. 45, 48 now.
0:36:01 > 0:36:0548 bid. £48 now, surely. It's no money at all here at £48.
0:36:05 > 0:36:0745. Got a bid back in the room. 48 is the last call, then.
0:36:07 > 0:36:11At £45, the whole world has seen it, the whole world is bidding.
0:36:11 > 0:36:12£20 profit!
0:36:12 > 0:36:15Back in the room at 45, selling at £45, all done.
0:36:15 > 0:36:16STRIKES GAVEL
0:36:16 > 0:36:19Sold for a £20 profit.
0:36:19 > 0:36:22- £20 up.- £20 up.- Well done.
0:36:23 > 0:36:26Christina's spray brooch is next.
0:36:26 > 0:36:30Can it keep up their run of profits?
0:36:30 > 0:36:3230?
0:36:32 > 0:36:33Thank you, the lady's bid at 30.
0:36:33 > 0:36:355, I've got, 35.
0:36:35 > 0:36:37Oh, my goodness!
0:36:37 > 0:36:4045, bid 50, do I see?
0:36:40 > 0:36:42It's a fantastic profit, £50.
0:36:42 > 0:36:445 again now, surely. 50 with me.
0:36:45 > 0:36:48- We are doing so well.- Last call, then. It's on the market at 50.
0:36:48 > 0:36:51All done and finished, I will sell, you've all seen it.
0:36:51 > 0:36:52STRIKES GAVEL
0:36:52 > 0:36:55Cracking result! A profit of over £31, wow.
0:36:55 > 0:36:57You're doing so well, Christina.
0:36:57 > 0:36:58SHE LAUGHS
0:36:58 > 0:37:04Charlie's damaged Charles Horner hatpin now. Here it goes.
0:37:04 > 0:37:07£10, anyone? £10, 12 with you,
0:37:07 > 0:37:0915, 18, 20, 22,
0:37:09 > 0:37:1225, at 25, surely?
0:37:12 > 0:37:13Fresh blood.
0:37:13 > 0:37:16- 28?- 28, I've got. 30? 30 bid.
0:37:16 > 0:37:18At 30, standing in the middle of the room.
0:37:18 > 0:37:19That's commission.
0:37:19 > 0:37:21Last call, then. Selling at £30, all done.
0:37:21 > 0:37:22STRIKES GAVEL
0:37:22 > 0:37:25That's the second lot to sell at the cost price,
0:37:25 > 0:37:27technically a loss after auction costs.
0:37:27 > 0:37:32Next under the hammer is the first of Christina's fobs and brooches.
0:37:32 > 0:37:36She bought her job lot for a fiver and split them into two for auction.
0:37:36 > 0:37:39This lot includes her Charles Horner Hallmark brooch.
0:37:39 > 0:37:42£30, anyone? 20 to go, surely.
0:37:42 > 0:37:43Oh!
0:37:43 > 0:37:46I've got two on the book. 25 now, 28.
0:37:46 > 0:37:48He's making ten times more than it cost you.
0:37:48 > 0:37:51The internet is flashing, but you have to roll onto 32 now.
0:37:51 > 0:37:54My 30's in the room. 2 now, do I see on the net?
0:37:54 > 0:37:56At 30, back in the room at 30, are we all done?
0:37:56 > 0:37:58Selling this time at £30.
0:37:58 > 0:37:59STRIKES GAVEL
0:37:59 > 0:38:03Her shrewd move to split that box of trinkets has paid off.
0:38:04 > 0:38:07- It's not bad, is it? - It's unbelievable!
0:38:08 > 0:38:10Now Charlie's bonbon dish.
0:38:12 > 0:38:13£40, anyone?
0:38:13 > 0:38:1430?
0:38:14 > 0:38:17Such a lovely thing. Oh, this is so cheap.
0:38:17 > 0:38:20£20 to go, then, surely? Who is going to start me at £20?
0:38:20 > 0:38:23Nobody interested? We'll move on if you don't. £20, anybody?
0:38:23 > 0:38:25That didn't even make you bring your arm up, no?
0:38:25 > 0:38:28- £10, then?- Oh, no.
0:38:28 > 0:38:3010 bid? Oh, everyone, that's all right.
0:38:30 > 0:38:3310 bid, 12 bid, 15, 18, 20,
0:38:33 > 0:38:3620 bid, 2 bid. 22, 25 now...
0:38:36 > 0:38:37At 22, the bid's down here at 22.
0:38:37 > 0:38:405 anywhere else? At £22.
0:38:40 > 0:38:42At 22. Surely one more.
0:38:42 > 0:38:45At 22, last call, then, selling...
0:38:45 > 0:38:47Going then at £22, thank you.
0:38:47 > 0:38:48GAVEL STRIKES
0:38:48 > 0:38:52Oh, that is a loss of £18. It appears the tables have turned.
0:38:52 > 0:38:54This is not Charlie's auction.
0:38:54 > 0:38:56- Oh.- Welcome to my world.
0:38:56 > 0:38:58SHE LAUGHS
0:38:58 > 0:38:59That hurt.
0:38:59 > 0:39:02Christina's second lot of brooches and fobs now.
0:39:02 > 0:39:05Right, this is your big one.
0:39:05 > 0:39:08- This is my leftovers. - This could make 50 quid.
0:39:08 > 0:39:09Start me at £40.
0:39:09 > 0:39:11£30, anybody?
0:39:11 > 0:39:13- Oh, come on! - Don't worry, this will fly.
0:39:13 > 0:39:14The lady has bid at 10.
0:39:14 > 0:39:17- 12 anywhere else? - 12 on the internet.
0:39:17 > 0:39:18Oh, we're up to 20 on the internet.
0:39:18 > 0:39:21Oh! On the internet!
0:39:21 > 0:39:2425 now? 25 bid, do I see now?
0:39:24 > 0:39:2528 now? Well, there are a lot of them.
0:39:25 > 0:39:2728 bid. 30, do I see?
0:39:27 > 0:39:30£30 bid. 32 now, do I see? 32 now, surely?
0:39:30 > 0:39:32HE GASPS
0:39:32 > 0:39:33£32?
0:39:35 > 0:39:36Christina!
0:39:36 > 0:39:40You're all out in the room, back on the net, selling at 35 bid.
0:39:40 > 0:39:41Oh!
0:39:41 > 0:39:45At 35. If he gets excited at 35, he's going to be excited at this.
0:39:45 > 0:39:46I've got 38.
0:39:46 > 0:39:48Oh!
0:39:48 > 0:39:5240 now, do I see? 40 is the last call.
0:39:52 > 0:39:53Selling at £38.
0:39:53 > 0:39:54STRIKES GAVEL
0:39:54 > 0:39:57Another solid profit from the smart buy Christina.
0:39:57 > 0:39:59Well done.
0:39:59 > 0:40:03Oh! Christina, that's one of the biggest percentage profits
0:40:03 > 0:40:04ever made on an auction.
0:40:04 > 0:40:06SHE LAUGHS
0:40:06 > 0:40:08Charlie's 18th-century commode is up next.
0:40:08 > 0:40:11His profits have been going down the pan today.
0:40:11 > 0:40:15Can he have any success with this last lot?
0:40:15 > 0:40:17£30, anyone? I'll take 20 to go, then.
0:40:17 > 0:40:18No.
0:40:18 > 0:40:21£10. 15? 20?
0:40:21 > 0:40:24Bid 30? Bid 40?
0:40:24 > 0:40:26Bid 50? 50 bid.
0:40:26 > 0:40:285 now, surely. 55 bid.
0:40:28 > 0:40:30Well done, Colin.
0:40:30 > 0:40:33At 50 bid. Bid 60. It's 60.
0:40:33 > 0:40:345 anywhere else? Bid 70.
0:40:34 > 0:40:36See?!
0:40:36 > 0:40:375 anywhere else?
0:40:37 > 0:40:42- This is why I like furniture.- From £10 to £80, are you kidding me?!
0:40:42 > 0:40:455 now at 8, it's on the market, it's going to sell, make no mistake.
0:40:45 > 0:40:47Done and finished at £80.
0:40:47 > 0:40:48STRIKES GAVEL
0:40:48 > 0:40:51Old Rossco is a furniture know-it-all and with a profit
0:40:51 > 0:40:54like that, I wonder he didn't buy some more.
0:40:54 > 0:40:57You know how people say brown furniture doesn't sell any more?
0:40:57 > 0:41:00- Well, there you are, it does. - Well, that is why had faith in you.
0:41:00 > 0:41:01HE SIGHS
0:41:01 > 0:41:04Now their last lot of the day.
0:41:04 > 0:41:06Christina is winning the auction
0:41:06 > 0:41:09but if her bronze defect bookends don't sell well,
0:41:09 > 0:41:13she could lose all the profits she's made so far. Here they come.
0:41:13 > 0:41:15Straight in at the bottom estimate, start me at £40.
0:41:15 > 0:41:17Thank you, 40.
0:41:17 > 0:41:20Do I see 50? I'll take five, then.
0:41:20 > 0:41:2245? 50?
0:41:22 > 0:41:2560 and 5. Bid 70?
0:41:25 > 0:41:2875 bid. 80 bid.
0:41:28 > 0:41:3090 bid. 95 bid. 100.
0:41:30 > 0:41:32110. 120 now, surely.
0:41:32 > 0:41:36110, 120, 130 now,
0:41:36 > 0:41:40140, 150, 160,
0:41:40 > 0:41:43170 now. 160.
0:41:43 > 0:41:45At 160, are we are all done and finished?
0:41:45 > 0:41:47You're all out in the room, make no mistake.
0:41:47 > 0:41:49At 160, you are out on the net.
0:41:49 > 0:41:52All done and finished and selling at £160.
0:41:52 > 0:41:54STRIKES GAVEL
0:41:54 > 0:41:56SHE LAUGHS
0:41:56 > 0:41:57Oh, my God!
0:41:57 > 0:42:01A profit of £31. Christina's made a profit on every lot today.
0:42:01 > 0:42:05That's two auctions in a row she's beaten Charlie.
0:42:07 > 0:42:10- What about that, then? Four auctions down.- Yes.
0:42:10 > 0:42:13- Two to you, two to me. - I think that's generous, but...
0:42:13 > 0:42:17- Now we are going to the decider. - The final leg.- Come on.
0:42:17 > 0:42:19It is all to play for.
0:42:19 > 0:42:23After costs, Charlie made a loss of £12.46,
0:42:23 > 0:42:29but Rossco still has £346.68 in his kitty to carry forward.
0:42:30 > 0:42:32After paying auction house fees,
0:42:32 > 0:42:36Christina has made a gain of £78.96.
0:42:36 > 0:42:42As a result, Ms Trevanion has £232.06 to start the next leg.
0:42:42 > 0:42:45She's catching up.
0:42:45 > 0:42:46SHE LAUGHS
0:42:46 > 0:42:50- Thank you.- Genius, we're genius.
0:42:50 > 0:42:52I take it all back!
0:42:52 > 0:42:55I take it all back! Those dogs were absolutely marvellous.
0:42:55 > 0:42:58- In the passenger side. - All right, all right.
0:42:58 > 0:42:59HORN HONKS
0:42:59 > 0:43:01You're so good!
0:43:01 > 0:43:06On the next Antiques Road Trip, with the last auction approaching, it is
0:43:06 > 0:43:08all to play for.
0:43:08 > 0:43:11Has Charlie rediscovered his lucky charm?
0:43:11 > 0:43:15Look at that, it's not a Ross tartan, but is not bad.
0:43:15 > 0:43:17Or will Christina's strong run continue?
0:43:17 > 0:43:20It's heavy, it's really heavy!