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It's the nation's favourite antiques experts. | 0:00:02 | 0:00:04 | |
With £200 each, a classic car... | 0:00:04 | 0:00:06 | |
We're going rooond! | 0:00:06 | 0:00:08 | |
..and a goal to scour Britain for antiques. | 0:00:08 | 0:00:11 | |
I want to spend lots of money. | 0:00:11 | 0:00:13 | |
The aim - to make the biggest profit at auction, | 0:00:13 | 0:00:15 | |
-but it's no mean feat. -Oh no! | 0:00:15 | 0:00:18 | |
-There will be worthy winners... -Yes. -We've done it! | 0:00:18 | 0:00:21 | |
-..and valiant losers. -You are kidding me on? | 0:00:21 | 0:00:25 | |
So, will it be the high road to glory or the slow road to disaster? | 0:00:25 | 0:00:29 | |
-What am I doing? -You've got a deal. | 0:00:29 | 0:00:30 | |
This is the Antiques Road Trip. | 0:00:30 | 0:00:33 | |
Yeah! | 0:00:33 | 0:00:35 | |
# Digga-ding-ding, ding-ding, ding-ding. # | 0:00:39 | 0:00:41 | |
Ooh, It's the beginning of a brand new Road Trip | 0:00:41 | 0:00:44 | |
way out in the West Country with seasoned trip troopers | 0:00:44 | 0:00:47 | |
Paul Laidlaw and Margie Cooper. | 0:00:47 | 0:00:49 | |
So we've got a whole week together. | 0:00:49 | 0:00:52 | |
-£200. -You are on a journey. | 0:00:52 | 0:00:55 | |
You've got to take what comes. | 0:00:55 | 0:00:57 | |
So this could be a highway to hell, Margie. We both know this. | 0:00:57 | 0:01:01 | |
No, definitely Cornwall, Paul. | 0:01:01 | 0:01:03 | |
It's a very sexy little 1970 Alpha Romeo Spider, too. | 0:01:03 | 0:01:07 | |
What could possibly go wrong? | 0:01:07 | 0:01:09 | |
TYRES SQUEAL | 0:01:09 | 0:01:10 | |
-We've got a tractor problem. -Uh-oh! -You're causing an incident, Margie. | 0:01:10 | 0:01:13 | |
-Listen. -I'm getting out. | 0:01:13 | 0:01:16 | |
I'm supposed to be in antiques, not the Monte Carlo Rally. | 0:01:16 | 0:01:20 | |
Lancashire lass Margie loves silver. | 0:01:20 | 0:01:23 | |
She's a dealer, like her granny before her, but she can be a bit, | 0:01:23 | 0:01:27 | |
well, what shall we say, indecisive? | 0:01:27 | 0:01:29 | |
It turns you into a complete dithering idiot, this programme. | 0:01:29 | 0:01:33 | |
Certainly one way of describing Margie's technique. | 0:01:33 | 0:01:36 | |
Paul from Scotland, via Cumbria, calls himself an antiques geek. | 0:01:39 | 0:01:43 | |
An auctioneer and collector, he's very keen on arms and armour. | 0:01:43 | 0:01:46 | |
Every rummage is like a military drill. | 0:01:46 | 0:01:48 | |
Clockwise, clockwise, very systematic. | 0:01:48 | 0:01:51 | |
He is also quite successful. | 0:01:51 | 0:01:54 | |
Treasure to be found. | 0:01:54 | 0:01:56 | |
-Yeah, and I've heard that you're a bit good. -Oh, behave yourself! | 0:01:56 | 0:01:59 | |
You're a bit good. | 0:01:59 | 0:02:00 | |
I'll feign modesty and you just keep showering me with that. | 0:02:00 | 0:02:03 | |
Don't start buying medals. | 0:02:03 | 0:02:05 | |
Our trip begins close to England's most westerly point at St Buryan | 0:02:05 | 0:02:11 | |
and heads both north and east. | 0:02:11 | 0:02:13 | |
We then take a round about trip through Wales | 0:02:13 | 0:02:15 | |
before arriving in Newant in Gloucestershire. | 0:02:15 | 0:02:18 | |
Today were starting out in the County of Cornwall at St Buryan, | 0:02:18 | 0:02:22 | |
and ending up at an auction in Liskeard. | 0:02:22 | 0:02:26 | |
Just a few miles from Land's End, the village is named after | 0:02:26 | 0:02:29 | |
the sixth century Irish missionary, St Buryana, | 0:02:29 | 0:02:33 | |
who once ministered where the parish church now stands. | 0:02:33 | 0:02:36 | |
Her feast day is 1st May. | 0:02:36 | 0:02:38 | |
Handy that. | 0:02:38 | 0:02:40 | |
Here we go. | 0:02:40 | 0:02:42 | |
-Ah! -That'll do. -The Boathouse. | 0:02:42 | 0:02:44 | |
-Thank you very much. -Right. | 0:02:44 | 0:02:46 | |
CLATTERING | 0:02:46 | 0:02:48 | |
-Lordy! -Do you need that? -Look, we've only just got started. | 0:02:48 | 0:02:52 | |
I need a can opener to get out now. | 0:02:52 | 0:02:54 | |
I'll leave that with you. | 0:02:56 | 0:02:59 | |
-At least it's not the wheels. -See you later. -Bye. | 0:03:00 | 0:03:02 | |
That will be later. | 0:03:02 | 0:03:04 | |
-To the Boathouse. -Hello there. -Good morning. | 0:03:05 | 0:03:08 | |
-How are you doing? Pleased to meet you. I'm Paul. -I'm Martin. | 0:03:08 | 0:03:11 | |
-Good to see you, Martin. -And I'm Tricia. | 0:03:11 | 0:03:13 | |
-Tricia, it's great to be here. So I get the maritime thing. -Yes. | 0:03:13 | 0:03:17 | |
But it's not just, is it? You've got a good range. | 0:03:17 | 0:03:20 | |
No, a bit of everything. | 0:03:20 | 0:03:22 | |
-If I may, I'll just have a ratch, as I do. -Please feel free. | 0:03:22 | 0:03:25 | |
Do you guys ratch? | 0:03:25 | 0:03:27 | |
-Is "ratch" an English term or is it regional? -I've not heard it, no. | 0:03:27 | 0:03:30 | |
Certainly not a Cornish term. | 0:03:30 | 0:03:32 | |
It'll be Cumbrian then which is where I'm based. | 0:03:32 | 0:03:35 | |
We do a lot of ratching in Cumbria. | 0:03:35 | 0:03:36 | |
Ratching, for the uninitiated, is a slang expression meaning rummage. | 0:03:36 | 0:03:41 | |
He's as good as his word too. | 0:03:41 | 0:03:44 | |
A Scotch black-faced ram. | 0:03:44 | 0:03:47 | |
Three old folk looking at a wall. | 0:03:47 | 0:03:49 | |
It's here. That little thing that's been missed. | 0:03:56 | 0:04:00 | |
-Paul has spotted some militaria. -It's a military piece. | 0:04:00 | 0:04:03 | |
And it's associated with the Scout Regiment telescope, | 0:04:03 | 0:04:06 | |
and these things are associated with snipers | 0:04:06 | 0:04:10 | |
and that is uber sexy in certain quarters. | 0:04:10 | 0:04:15 | |
Hmm, I wonder what those quarters are? | 0:04:15 | 0:04:17 | |
-You've not got the scope, have you? -No, I wish I did have. | 0:04:17 | 0:04:20 | |
Ironically, tripods are rarer than the instruments. | 0:04:20 | 0:04:25 | |
That's a good thing. I'm delighted to have found that. | 0:04:25 | 0:04:27 | |
But I shouldn't be bigging it up. It's just a telescope tripod. | 0:04:27 | 0:04:30 | |
That's got 35 quid on it which is inoffensive. | 0:04:30 | 0:04:33 | |
-Can it be less than £35? -I think we could come to some agreement. | 0:04:35 | 0:04:40 | |
-I love the thought of an agreement. -On that one, we could do 25. | 0:04:40 | 0:04:44 | |
Well, how about if I say that's a deal? | 0:04:44 | 0:04:49 | |
-That's lovely. -And we've broken the ice. -Yes. | 0:04:49 | 0:04:52 | |
Yes, I think we're all warmed up now. Any more, Paul? | 0:04:52 | 0:04:55 | |
We have a cribbage board. | 0:04:55 | 0:04:57 | |
Cribbage, of course, is an archaic card game. | 0:04:57 | 0:05:00 | |
The lid, with this gorgeous micro mosaic, is your playing board | 0:05:00 | 0:05:04 | |
but we open it up and we do have these lovely little turned | 0:05:04 | 0:05:09 | |
and stained pegs. | 0:05:09 | 0:05:11 | |
Cribbage was apparently invented by the 17th-century Cavalier poet | 0:05:11 | 0:05:15 | |
Sir John Suckling. | 0:05:15 | 0:05:17 | |
He based it on an old English card game called Noddy. | 0:05:17 | 0:05:20 | |
And it's a race round the cribbage board. | 0:05:21 | 0:05:24 | |
Like a sophisticated sort of Ludo. | 0:05:24 | 0:05:26 | |
The label says Anglo-Indian. | 0:05:26 | 0:05:29 | |
I can actually tell you where in India this was actually made. | 0:05:29 | 0:05:31 | |
Really? | 0:05:31 | 0:05:33 | |
These wares originated in Visigapitan. | 0:05:33 | 0:05:37 | |
These veneers are ivory but this is a 19th or early 20th century piece | 0:05:37 | 0:05:43 | |
so we are safe and sound it is pre-1947 cut-off. | 0:05:43 | 0:05:48 | |
Ticket price is £58. | 0:05:48 | 0:05:51 | |
I think that is respectable. | 0:05:51 | 0:05:54 | |
I actually think it's rather fine. I love it. | 0:05:54 | 0:05:57 | |
He's really keen, look, but to ensure he's had a complete ratch, | 0:05:57 | 0:06:01 | |
he's going to take a quick peek in the storeroom. | 0:06:01 | 0:06:04 | |
Holy Moses! | 0:06:04 | 0:06:06 | |
Aye-aye, what's up there then, skipper? | 0:06:10 | 0:06:13 | |
That's not a bad wee model, is it? | 0:06:13 | 0:06:15 | |
It's almost certainly 80 years old. | 0:06:15 | 0:06:18 | |
Could be 100 years old. | 0:06:18 | 0:06:19 | |
But blokes are drawn to projects, aren't they? | 0:06:19 | 0:06:23 | |
I can see somebody looking at that, thinking, "I can sort that." | 0:06:23 | 0:06:27 | |
I like it. It has some charm. | 0:06:27 | 0:06:30 | |
No price on the old wreck, though. | 0:06:30 | 0:06:32 | |
Time to talk to Trish and Martin. | 0:06:32 | 0:06:35 | |
-There's a wee pine, scratch-built boat. -Oh, the little brig? | 0:06:35 | 0:06:39 | |
It's a brig, is it? I thought it was a brig. | 0:06:39 | 0:06:43 | |
THEY LAUGH | 0:06:43 | 0:06:45 | |
-Dear? Cheap? -Cheap. -Very cheap? | 0:06:45 | 0:06:48 | |
-Very cheap. -Single digit cheap? | 0:06:48 | 0:06:50 | |
-20 quid. -No, that's not cheap. | 0:06:50 | 0:06:53 | |
-Let's open this up. -That sounds good. | 0:06:54 | 0:06:56 | |
You've got a cribbage board over there, right? Can that be cheap? | 0:06:56 | 0:07:02 | |
-Cheaper? -35. -It's 35. | 0:07:02 | 0:07:07 | |
Were you going to suggest the little brig could be 15, yeah, | 0:07:07 | 0:07:11 | |
-which would make that 50 quid purchase, the two of them? -Yeah. | 0:07:11 | 0:07:15 | |
-Got a deal. -Thank you very much. -Told you I'd buy more stuff. | 0:07:15 | 0:07:19 | |
So, three purchases for £75 and Paul is off to a flying start. | 0:07:19 | 0:07:24 | |
-Really enjoyed it. -It's been lovely meeting you. -Likewise. | 0:07:24 | 0:07:28 | |
-Now we're going to escort you off the premises. -Charming! -Be gone! | 0:07:28 | 0:07:33 | |
Margie, meanwhile, | 0:07:35 | 0:07:37 | |
is still out on the open road with what's left of her car. | 0:07:37 | 0:07:40 | |
Making her way east, towards Mounts Bay and Marazion. | 0:07:40 | 0:07:44 | |
Not exactly relishing the experience, though. | 0:07:44 | 0:07:47 | |
I've wanted many things in my life | 0:07:47 | 0:07:49 | |
but never a car with no roof on it, | 0:07:49 | 0:07:52 | |
because, by the time you get from A to Z, you just look a wreck. | 0:07:52 | 0:07:57 | |
Nonsense, Margie. You look delightful as always, and so young. | 0:07:57 | 0:08:03 | |
Let's get back to where Margie is heading, though, | 0:08:03 | 0:08:05 | |
because Marazion looks out on one of Britain's most | 0:08:05 | 0:08:08 | |
unusual little communities, St Michael's Mount. | 0:08:08 | 0:08:11 | |
-Hi, Margie, nice to meet you. -Nice to meet you too. -I'm Adam. | 0:08:11 | 0:08:14 | |
I'm the Castle steward at St Michael's Mount. | 0:08:14 | 0:08:16 | |
So does somebody live there? | 0:08:16 | 0:08:18 | |
They do, yes. It's the home of Lord and Lady St Levan. | 0:08:18 | 0:08:20 | |
They live in there, the castle at the top. | 0:08:20 | 0:08:23 | |
We have about 25 people at the moment, | 0:08:23 | 0:08:26 | |
it varies between 25 and 30 people, living in the village, | 0:08:26 | 0:08:30 | |
all the workers and the boatmen. | 0:08:30 | 0:08:31 | |
Oh, right. It's very romantic, isn't it? | 0:08:31 | 0:08:34 | |
Oh, yes, just 400 yards off the Cornish coast, | 0:08:34 | 0:08:37 | |
St Michael's Mount is a tidal island meaning that at certain times | 0:08:37 | 0:08:41 | |
it can be reached on foot whilst, at high tide, | 0:08:41 | 0:08:43 | |
only a boat or an amphibious vehicle will do. | 0:08:43 | 0:08:47 | |
Sometimes it won't open at all. | 0:08:47 | 0:08:49 | |
Other days, it can be open for several hours, | 0:08:49 | 0:08:51 | |
so it depends on the lunar cycle. | 0:08:51 | 0:08:53 | |
Islander Adam knows the inconvenience that that can cause. | 0:08:53 | 0:08:57 | |
It's tricky, that, for the people living here. | 0:08:57 | 0:09:00 | |
It does get tricky, yes. | 0:09:00 | 0:09:01 | |
We struggle to get off for our Chinese takeaways occasionally. | 0:09:01 | 0:09:06 | |
This mystical place has been fought over for centuries | 0:09:06 | 0:09:09 | |
and it was here that the very first beacon was lit | 0:09:09 | 0:09:12 | |
to warn of the Spanish Armada in 1588. | 0:09:12 | 0:09:16 | |
The St Aubyn family acquired the Mount after the Civil War | 0:09:16 | 0:09:19 | |
although, for the last 60 years, | 0:09:19 | 0:09:21 | |
the island has been owned by the National Trust. | 0:09:21 | 0:09:24 | |
In the summer, we can have up to 300,000 visitors making their way | 0:09:24 | 0:09:28 | |
over to us, but we have had visitors since the Bronze Age, 2000BC. | 0:09:28 | 0:09:31 | |
-It was some kind of trading post. -And religion as well, probably? | 0:09:31 | 0:09:35 | |
Religion, as well. | 0:09:35 | 0:09:36 | |
Pilgrims have been making their way over for many years. | 0:09:36 | 0:09:38 | |
We still have them come over nowadays. | 0:09:38 | 0:09:41 | |
There was once a monastery on St Michael's Mount | 0:09:41 | 0:09:43 | |
and four miracles are said to have happened here. | 0:09:43 | 0:09:46 | |
It got its name | 0:09:46 | 0:09:47 | |
and much of its fame as a pilgrimage destination from a legendary | 0:09:47 | 0:09:50 | |
appearance on this very spot by the Archangel Michael in 495AD. | 0:09:50 | 0:09:55 | |
He was seen on the west side of the island | 0:09:55 | 0:09:58 | |
warning some fishermen off the rocks. | 0:09:58 | 0:10:01 | |
-He is the patron saint of Mariners. -Lovely story. | 0:10:01 | 0:10:03 | |
-Has he been seen since? -No, we haven't. | 0:10:03 | 0:10:05 | |
There's a few images of him in the church but not in person. | 0:10:05 | 0:10:09 | |
Cornwall has certainly got more than its fair share of myths. | 0:10:11 | 0:10:14 | |
The island even lies on one of Britain's most prominent ley lines. | 0:10:14 | 0:10:20 | |
So, as well as attracting thousands of Christians to climb | 0:10:20 | 0:10:23 | |
its pilgrims' steps, the island can also boast a few tall tales. | 0:10:23 | 0:10:26 | |
All the piles of rock | 0:10:26 | 0:10:28 | |
and the hills around Cornwall are all said to have had giants. | 0:10:28 | 0:10:32 | |
Ours at St Michael's Mount was Cormoran. | 0:10:32 | 0:10:34 | |
He wasn't a particularly nice giant | 0:10:34 | 0:10:36 | |
and one day a young boy from over in Marazion, called Jack, | 0:10:36 | 0:10:41 | |
he decided to come over and cut his teeth on slaying giants | 0:10:41 | 0:10:45 | |
and the giant is said to be down there. | 0:10:45 | 0:10:48 | |
Jack cut his heart out, threw his heart up the path... | 0:10:48 | 0:10:51 | |
-He didn't have a beanstalk as well, did he? -He went on to beanstalks. | 0:10:51 | 0:10:54 | |
Now, you might not want to swallow | 0:10:54 | 0:10:56 | |
that particular bit of Cornish folklore, but how about a piece | 0:10:56 | 0:10:59 | |
of hard evidence further up the hill? | 0:10:59 | 0:11:02 | |
This is the giant's heart here. | 0:11:02 | 0:11:04 | |
Small stony hearts went with their small stony brains. | 0:11:04 | 0:11:07 | |
-That's why they were easy to kill. -Oh, really? | 0:11:07 | 0:11:10 | |
-You know a lot about giants, don't you? -Yes. | 0:11:10 | 0:11:12 | |
Yes. | 0:11:13 | 0:11:15 | |
The steep climb to the summit is worth it | 0:11:15 | 0:11:17 | |
when you reach the 14th century church of St Michael. | 0:11:17 | 0:11:20 | |
At 80 metres above sea level, this fine building replaced | 0:11:20 | 0:11:23 | |
the original priory using the very same stones. | 0:11:23 | 0:11:27 | |
This is the centre really. | 0:11:27 | 0:11:28 | |
This is what the Mount has all been built around. | 0:11:28 | 0:11:31 | |
It's the heartbeat of the community. | 0:11:31 | 0:11:33 | |
It's the special church at the top. | 0:11:33 | 0:11:35 | |
This is used by people on the mainland? | 0:11:35 | 0:11:38 | |
We run church services through the summer, kind of from Whitsunday | 0:11:38 | 0:11:42 | |
through to St Michael's Day. | 0:11:42 | 0:11:44 | |
-Do you have many weddings here? -You do, yes. | 0:11:44 | 0:11:47 | |
We are our own parish, so you tend to have to live on the island. | 0:11:47 | 0:11:52 | |
Lord and Lady St Levan's eldest daughter got married here | 0:11:52 | 0:11:55 | |
-a couple of years ago. -Yes. | 0:11:55 | 0:11:57 | |
And this summer, I'm getting married here. | 0:11:57 | 0:12:01 | |
-I've been invited to get married here as well. -Oh, that's fantastic. | 0:12:01 | 0:12:06 | |
-That's the fairytale story coming out. -Great. | 0:12:06 | 0:12:08 | |
-You could never imagine, really, being a local boy. -Fantastic. | 0:12:08 | 0:12:13 | |
No mention of how the happy couple hope to leave the island, though. | 0:12:13 | 0:12:16 | |
But perhaps the bride will wear wellies. | 0:12:16 | 0:12:19 | |
So that's my way out of here, is it? | 0:12:19 | 0:12:21 | |
-Down there? -It is, yes, the tide is out. -Shanks's pony? | 0:12:21 | 0:12:24 | |
We'll be walking off, as many people have walked in years gone by. | 0:12:24 | 0:12:28 | |
Yeah, many, many centuries. | 0:12:28 | 0:12:29 | |
And the pilgrims would have made their way to Chapel Rock there. | 0:12:29 | 0:12:32 | |
There possibly was a place for them to hold up on the rock, | 0:12:32 | 0:12:34 | |
-as you can see. -Really? | 0:12:34 | 0:12:36 | |
Yes, they would've waited for the tide to go out. | 0:12:36 | 0:12:38 | |
There are times when I've had to run it when the tide is just touching. | 0:12:38 | 0:12:41 | |
-A sprint! -You just get wet feet as you get to the far end. -Really? | 0:12:41 | 0:12:45 | |
That's a bit exciting. | 0:12:45 | 0:12:46 | |
I'm not so sure. It looks like the tide is turning, Margie. | 0:12:46 | 0:12:50 | |
Best get a move on or you'll never reach your shopping. | 0:12:50 | 0:12:54 | |
Paul, meanwhile, with three items already in his bag, | 0:12:57 | 0:13:00 | |
has made his way from St Buryan to St Just. | 0:13:00 | 0:13:04 | |
There are some un-sainted towns in Cornwall, by the way. | 0:13:04 | 0:13:07 | |
Unlike their neighbours, the people of this pretty town | 0:13:07 | 0:13:11 | |
don't really know who their saint actually was. | 0:13:11 | 0:13:14 | |
St Just was definitely the birthplace, though, | 0:13:14 | 0:13:16 | |
of "Elephant" Bill Williams, a British soldier and forester | 0:13:16 | 0:13:21 | |
awarded an OBE for his heroism in Burma during World War II. | 0:13:21 | 0:13:26 | |
Nice clean shoes. Shop looks familiar, too. | 0:13:26 | 0:13:29 | |
-Hello. -How are you doing? I'm Paul. -Vicky. Nice to meet you. | 0:13:29 | 0:13:32 | |
-How are you doing? So this is yours? -It is, yes, all mine. | 0:13:32 | 0:13:35 | |
-I see you've had a visitation from us before. -Yes. | 0:13:35 | 0:13:38 | |
We've been here before. | 0:13:38 | 0:13:40 | |
-With Madeley himself. -Yes. | 0:13:40 | 0:13:42 | |
Did he spend much money? | 0:13:42 | 0:13:44 | |
More than you're likely to. | 0:13:44 | 0:13:46 | |
Don't be booking any holidays. | 0:13:46 | 0:13:49 | |
Vicky has obviously made a bit of a study of our Paul and his methods. | 0:13:49 | 0:13:52 | |
Despite Bygones' blandishments, | 0:13:52 | 0:13:55 | |
he already seems to have the more modestly priced items in mind. | 0:13:55 | 0:13:58 | |
Margie, meanwhile, has made it off the Mount, | 0:14:00 | 0:14:03 | |
travelling from Marazion towards Redruth. | 0:14:03 | 0:14:06 | |
This place became a boomtown towards the end of the 18th-century | 0:14:06 | 0:14:09 | |
when the copper ore was mined to fuel the Industrial Revolution. | 0:14:09 | 0:14:14 | |
A much more recent export is Mick Fleetwood of Fleetwood Mac. | 0:14:14 | 0:14:18 | |
Wow! | 0:14:18 | 0:14:21 | |
-Ah, nice and warm. -Lovely, lovely. | 0:14:21 | 0:14:23 | |
-Margie, how are you doing? -I'm very well. And you're Walter? | 0:14:23 | 0:14:27 | |
I am. Nice to meet you, my love. | 0:14:27 | 0:14:29 | |
-Yeah, you've got very good taste. -Have I really? Your gold chain? | 0:14:29 | 0:14:33 | |
-I've got one of them, look. -My Albert. | 0:14:33 | 0:14:36 | |
I've got a tiger's claw in mine. | 0:14:36 | 0:14:38 | |
-Oh, crikey. Does that bring you luck? -I don't know about that. | 0:14:38 | 0:14:42 | |
-It might have done. You're here. -Yeah! | 0:14:42 | 0:14:46 | |
Oh, Walter, you old charmer! | 0:14:46 | 0:14:48 | |
I think those two are going to get on famously. | 0:14:48 | 0:14:51 | |
Thornleigh Trading specialises in some rather nice and possibly pricey | 0:14:51 | 0:14:54 | |
lighting but there are many other items here which could tempt Margie. | 0:14:54 | 0:14:59 | |
-You know I've only got a tiny little amount of money? -Have you really? | 0:14:59 | 0:15:02 | |
-Yes, this is my first... -Damn! | 0:15:02 | 0:15:05 | |
Is that Margie's cup of tea, I wonder? | 0:15:05 | 0:15:07 | |
-Lustre from the North. -It's a showman's cup of some sort. | 0:15:07 | 0:15:12 | |
Isn't that interesting? | 0:15:12 | 0:15:15 | |
But we get a lot of people interested in traction engines | 0:15:15 | 0:15:18 | |
-and the like down here. -Yeah. | 0:15:18 | 0:15:19 | |
They love that sort of stuff. | 0:15:19 | 0:15:21 | |
I daren't look at the price now. Oh, 95! I've completely had it now. | 0:15:21 | 0:15:25 | |
-What the hell, it's well overpriced. -If you say so, Walter! | 0:15:25 | 0:15:29 | |
-It is well overpriced. -35 to you. -35. | 0:15:31 | 0:15:36 | |
-Where's the saucer? -Flying. | 0:15:36 | 0:15:39 | |
THEY LAUGH | 0:15:39 | 0:15:41 | |
Lustreware is a ceramic with a metallic glaze that gives it | 0:15:43 | 0:15:46 | |
an iridescent pink affect. | 0:15:46 | 0:15:48 | |
Some Lustreware comes from Sunderland although this one | 0:15:48 | 0:15:51 | |
is definitely from Staffordshire and not very old either. | 0:15:51 | 0:15:55 | |
Founded in 1964? | 0:15:55 | 0:15:57 | |
-That's not long ago, is it? -Not really, no. -Oh dear. | 0:15:57 | 0:16:00 | |
Very rare, though. | 0:16:00 | 0:16:01 | |
Right, let's put that as a possible because I do like it. | 0:16:01 | 0:16:04 | |
£35, it's quite a price drop, saucer or not. | 0:16:04 | 0:16:09 | |
Walter has got his share of nautical items too | 0:16:09 | 0:16:11 | |
although I've never seen Margie as much of a sailor. | 0:16:11 | 0:16:14 | |
-That's to have on a ship, isn't it? -Absolutely. | 0:16:14 | 0:16:17 | |
-So when it goes like that and... -Yeah. 35 again, if you want it. | 0:16:17 | 0:16:21 | |
I would have thought that was something you probably see | 0:16:21 | 0:16:24 | |
-quite a lot of round here. -Yeah, but normally in boxes. -And yours isn't? | 0:16:24 | 0:16:27 | |
-No. -I wonder what happened to that then. -Went down with the ship. | 0:16:27 | 0:16:31 | |
An answer for everything, that Walter. But what about Paul? | 0:16:31 | 0:16:35 | |
Is he about to spend big in St Just, or at least double figures? | 0:16:35 | 0:16:40 | |
This demure lady | 0:16:40 | 0:16:42 | |
is a late 19th or early 20th century | 0:16:42 | 0:16:46 | |
desk seal. | 0:16:46 | 0:16:48 | |
But she certainly functions as such because, turn her upside down, | 0:16:48 | 0:16:52 | |
monogram. | 0:16:52 | 0:16:53 | |
And that font or script is certainly to the Victorian taste | 0:16:53 | 0:16:58 | |
and this is a gentleman's desk seal, OK? | 0:16:58 | 0:17:00 | |
He can get his cheapies whilst | 0:17:00 | 0:17:03 | |
sending out his daily correspondence. | 0:17:03 | 0:17:05 | |
What I don't like about her, well, | 0:17:05 | 0:17:07 | |
from here to the other end of the nightclub, she's gorgeous! | 0:17:07 | 0:17:10 | |
Up close and personal, doesn't quite deliver in the execution. | 0:17:10 | 0:17:15 | |
I think he's smitten, nonetheless. | 0:17:15 | 0:17:17 | |
She's got one other thing in her favour. | 0:17:17 | 0:17:20 | |
This is going to sound so wrong. | 0:17:20 | 0:17:22 | |
She's cheap. | 0:17:22 | 0:17:24 | |
She is £12. | 0:17:24 | 0:17:25 | |
£12 for a desk seal with a touch of the erotic going on, | 0:17:25 | 0:17:30 | |
-that works for me. -Vicky's prediction was eerily accurate. | 0:17:30 | 0:17:34 | |
-Worth a gamble? -I think she is. | 0:17:34 | 0:17:36 | |
-How badly wrong can it go at that price? -Exactly. | 0:17:36 | 0:17:39 | |
-And I'm not even going to haggle. Why be silly? -Even better. | 0:17:39 | 0:17:43 | |
-Easy as that. Like putty in your hands. -Exactly. | 0:17:43 | 0:17:47 | |
Oh, that was a quick ratch! | 0:17:47 | 0:17:49 | |
Thank you very much. | 0:17:49 | 0:17:51 | |
I can think of one road tripper who might be in a very good mood. | 0:17:51 | 0:17:55 | |
What a cracking start to this wee road trip. | 0:17:55 | 0:17:57 | |
Four things in the bag out of the first two shops. | 0:17:57 | 0:18:00 | |
I think we may have set the bar high for my friend Margie. | 0:18:00 | 0:18:05 | |
No pressure, Margie, but getting a move on would be a good idea, | 0:18:07 | 0:18:10 | |
especially now that her new best mate, Walter, | 0:18:10 | 0:18:13 | |
has come up with some silver, thank goodness. | 0:18:13 | 0:18:15 | |
Nice little pin holder on a lady's dressing table. | 0:18:15 | 0:18:19 | |
-Couldn't find a mark on it. -Oh! | 0:18:19 | 0:18:22 | |
It looks as though it's silver. | 0:18:22 | 0:18:24 | |
-It's not overpriced. -The label says £28. | 0:18:24 | 0:18:27 | |
-Always do that when you're buying these. -Quality. | 0:18:27 | 0:18:30 | |
Now then, why is this not marked? Now that is interesting. | 0:18:30 | 0:18:33 | |
Have you had a really good look? | 0:18:33 | 0:18:35 | |
Well, I'm getting a bit old now. | 0:18:35 | 0:18:37 | |
-The eyesight is not as good as it used to be. -Are you sure? | 0:18:37 | 0:18:40 | |
-Oh, found it. -Really? | 0:18:40 | 0:18:44 | |
-Found it. I think it's 1909. -Well, I'll be blown. | 0:18:44 | 0:18:48 | |
But let's not get excited. It's not amazing. | 0:18:48 | 0:18:51 | |
-No, no, but it's pretty though. -It is. Yeah. -Nice and tidy. | 0:18:51 | 0:18:54 | |
-Actually, funnily enough,... -Some collector might like it. -Yeah. | 0:18:54 | 0:18:57 | |
Shouldn't have told you that, should I? What have I done that for? | 0:18:57 | 0:19:00 | |
I'm being as honest as you now. | 0:19:00 | 0:19:02 | |
Oh, yeah, good for you. | 0:19:02 | 0:19:04 | |
I buy and sell these a lot, so, quite honestly, I'd be very lucky | 0:19:04 | 0:19:08 | |
-if I scraped 20 quid on that. -15 to you. | 0:19:08 | 0:19:11 | |
I'll have that. | 0:19:11 | 0:19:12 | |
-Oh, I've made a mistake there, haven't I? -No, you haven't. | 0:19:12 | 0:19:16 | |
Walter's keen prices seem to have put a stop | 0:19:16 | 0:19:18 | |
to Margie's indecision for once. | 0:19:18 | 0:19:20 | |
Looks like she might be taking another look at the Lustre, too. | 0:19:20 | 0:19:23 | |
Go on then. | 0:19:23 | 0:19:25 | |
-What did we say, 35 for that, wasn't it? -Yes. -30 to you. | 0:19:25 | 0:19:29 | |
Then you won't forget the man in Redruth, will you? | 0:19:29 | 0:19:33 | |
Yes, just who the fiddle is going to buy that? | 0:19:33 | 0:19:35 | |
I'm not going to be a laughing stock in the saleroom, am I? | 0:19:35 | 0:19:40 | |
25. | 0:19:41 | 0:19:42 | |
That's guaranteed now, isn't it? | 0:19:42 | 0:19:45 | |
Come on, Margie. He'll be throwing in some tea and sugar next. | 0:19:45 | 0:19:48 | |
Remember that woman on Coronation Street called Mavis, remember her? | 0:19:48 | 0:19:52 | |
-Yeah. -She dithered. It makes me feel like Mavis off Coronation Street. | 0:19:52 | 0:19:56 | |
No, leave it out. | 0:19:56 | 0:19:58 | |
20, then, go for it. That's it. | 0:19:58 | 0:20:01 | |
Oh, come on, Walter, we're being very silly. I shall have it. | 0:20:01 | 0:20:04 | |
-Decisive stuff, you two. -I am amazed at my generosity, you know. | 0:20:04 | 0:20:08 | |
-Well, I am too. -35, if you would. | 0:20:08 | 0:20:11 | |
-Good luck, my girl. -Bye, Walter. -Bye, love. | 0:20:11 | 0:20:14 | |
Now time to pick up Paul and chat about Cornish folklore. | 0:20:15 | 0:20:19 | |
-I think there are Cornish kilts. -Margie, are you losing it? | 0:20:19 | 0:20:24 | |
-No, she's absolutely right, Paul. -I just love a man in a kilt. -Kilts, eh? | 0:20:24 | 0:20:29 | |
-Yeah. -I didn't think this trip was going to go this way. | 0:20:29 | 0:20:33 | |
Life's a journey, Paul. Sometimes you just have to go with it. | 0:20:35 | 0:20:38 | |
Sweet dreams. | 0:20:38 | 0:20:41 | |
Next day, Margie is not altogether converted to the convertible. | 0:20:41 | 0:20:45 | |
I like cars with roofs on. | 0:20:45 | 0:20:47 | |
Well, I'm coping with it, you know. | 0:20:47 | 0:20:50 | |
-You wear it well, though. -Do I? Do you like the windswept look? | 0:20:50 | 0:20:55 | |
Yesterday, Paul grabbed the metaphorical driving seat | 0:20:55 | 0:20:58 | |
by acquiring a cribbage board, a desk seal, a telescope tripod | 0:20:58 | 0:21:02 | |
and a model brig, as you do... | 0:21:02 | 0:21:05 | |
Any port in a storm. | 0:21:05 | 0:21:06 | |
..all for just £87. | 0:21:06 | 0:21:08 | |
Leaving him with £113 to spend today. | 0:21:08 | 0:21:12 | |
Whilst Margie managed her silver dressing table tidy | 0:21:12 | 0:21:15 | |
and a pink Lustre cup, costing £35 in toto... | 0:21:15 | 0:21:19 | |
-Where's the saucer? -Flying. | 0:21:19 | 0:21:21 | |
..leaving her with £165 to spend and plenty to buy. | 0:21:21 | 0:21:27 | |
Later they will be making for the auction in Liskeard, | 0:21:27 | 0:21:30 | |
but our next stop is Truro, the county town of Cornwall. | 0:21:30 | 0:21:34 | |
Lovely. | 0:21:36 | 0:21:37 | |
This fine cathedral city can trace its history back to Norman times | 0:21:37 | 0:21:40 | |
and it's turned out several famous sons | 0:21:40 | 0:21:42 | |
and daughters over the years, but Paul has come to the Royal | 0:21:42 | 0:21:45 | |
Cornwall Museum to find out about | 0:21:45 | 0:21:47 | |
the man who helped Britain map the world. | 0:21:47 | 0:21:51 | |
-Right, there you go. Safely delivered. -Great. Indeed. | 0:21:51 | 0:21:55 | |
-Have a good one. -Bye, love. -Good luck. -Bye. | 0:21:55 | 0:21:59 | |
-Hi. -Hello. -Sarah? | 0:21:59 | 0:22:01 | |
Yes. Hi. Paul, nice to meet you. | 0:22:01 | 0:22:03 | |
I am excited to learn about Truro's intrepid explorer, | 0:22:03 | 0:22:07 | |
Richard Lander? | 0:22:07 | 0:22:09 | |
Yes, Richard Lander, one of Truro's forgotten heroes. | 0:22:09 | 0:22:12 | |
Yeah, Richard Lemon Lander, marvellous name, | 0:22:12 | 0:22:15 | |
wanted to be an explorer from a very young age | 0:22:15 | 0:22:18 | |
and his extraordinary tale starts when he left his Truro home | 0:22:18 | 0:22:22 | |
at the age of nine to walk around 250 miles to London. Wow! | 0:22:22 | 0:22:25 | |
He found work there as a manservant so he could see the world, | 0:22:25 | 0:22:28 | |
and by 21, he'd already risked numerous dangers and done just that. | 0:22:28 | 0:22:32 | |
It's really in 1825 when his story takes off. | 0:22:32 | 0:22:36 | |
He hears that Hugh Clapperton has been employed | 0:22:36 | 0:22:39 | |
by the British government to try and find the course and termination | 0:22:39 | 0:22:42 | |
of the River Niger. | 0:22:42 | 0:22:45 | |
The 19th century marked the start of the scramble for Africa. | 0:22:45 | 0:22:49 | |
The European powers were intent on charting the continent's | 0:22:49 | 0:22:52 | |
mighty rivers to fully exploit her resources | 0:22:52 | 0:22:55 | |
and British explorers were well to the fore. | 0:22:55 | 0:22:58 | |
So, he convinces Clapperton to employ him as his manservant | 0:22:58 | 0:23:01 | |
and so off they go to Africa. | 0:23:01 | 0:23:04 | |
Unfortunately, it ended in tragedy. | 0:23:04 | 0:23:07 | |
All of the party, except Richard Lander, | 0:23:07 | 0:23:10 | |
died of fever in the interior of Africa. | 0:23:10 | 0:23:13 | |
And poor old Richard was left on his own | 0:23:13 | 0:23:15 | |
and had to travel for seven months back to the coast. | 0:23:15 | 0:23:19 | |
Amazingly, Lander was undaunted by that experience and convinced | 0:23:21 | 0:23:25 | |
the British government to fund a second expedition to the Niger, | 0:23:25 | 0:23:29 | |
led by himself in 1830. | 0:23:29 | 0:23:31 | |
He took along his brother and a huge medicine chest which he hoped | 0:23:31 | 0:23:35 | |
would prevent tragedy striking twice. | 0:23:35 | 0:23:38 | |
What's really interesting about this is the empty bottles, really, | 0:23:38 | 0:23:43 | |
tell the story of the trip. | 0:23:43 | 0:23:46 | |
Fever was rife. | 0:23:46 | 0:23:48 | |
As you can see, a lot of the bottles are empty, including Epsom salts. | 0:23:48 | 0:23:52 | |
Epsom salts were used as a restorative | 0:23:52 | 0:23:55 | |
after you've had a fever. | 0:23:55 | 0:23:57 | |
-Tellingly, this is completely empty. -Oh, my word. | 0:23:57 | 0:24:00 | |
Not all the illness the expedition encountered was entirely natural. | 0:24:00 | 0:24:04 | |
A letter written by Richard's brother John describes how | 0:24:04 | 0:24:08 | |
they were once forced to take poison by a native chief. | 0:24:08 | 0:24:10 | |
He writes, "The sufferings endured were too acute to remain a great while | 0:24:12 | 0:24:16 | |
"without some kind of alteration. | 0:24:16 | 0:24:18 | |
"They deprived me of my senses. | 0:24:18 | 0:24:20 | |
"I fancied myself dragged through the air by a party of demons | 0:24:20 | 0:24:23 | |
"to torture me with all their weapons. | 0:24:23 | 0:24:25 | |
"I thought they had opened my breast | 0:24:25 | 0:24:27 | |
"and were forcibly tearing out my heartstrings. | 0:24:27 | 0:24:30 | |
"The agony was dreadful." | 0:24:30 | 0:24:32 | |
-I get that. -I wouldn't like to be in his situation! | 0:24:33 | 0:24:36 | |
Fortunately, what the brothers endured wasn't in vain. | 0:24:36 | 0:24:39 | |
After encounters with dangerous animals | 0:24:39 | 0:24:42 | |
and even capture by pirates, | 0:24:42 | 0:24:44 | |
they returned to publish their amazing adventures. | 0:24:44 | 0:24:47 | |
In fact, we've got a picture of Richard and John Lander. | 0:24:47 | 0:24:50 | |
Here heading off on a small canoe with the rest of the crew | 0:24:51 | 0:24:55 | |
paddling madly away down the River Niger. | 0:24:55 | 0:24:58 | |
The museum even has the baskets the Landers were offered | 0:24:58 | 0:25:02 | |
by local princesses as part of a proposal of marriage | 0:25:02 | 0:25:05 | |
but did they achieve what they'd set out to do | 0:25:05 | 0:25:07 | |
and discover both the course and termination of the Niger? | 0:25:07 | 0:25:11 | |
So here we go. You can see and follow their journey. | 0:25:11 | 0:25:14 | |
They travelled inland, found the River Niger, | 0:25:14 | 0:25:18 | |
travelled down the River Niger to the river mouth here. | 0:25:18 | 0:25:22 | |
People had been trying to find the mouth of the River Niger | 0:25:22 | 0:25:25 | |
for years because people believed | 0:25:25 | 0:25:28 | |
that it would open up great trade routes into Africa | 0:25:28 | 0:25:31 | |
but also for the African people it was really important. | 0:25:31 | 0:25:34 | |
It really helped to end the sale of slaves by convincing African chiefs | 0:25:34 | 0:25:38 | |
to keep their tribes to cultivate palm oil as a crop... | 0:25:38 | 0:25:41 | |
-I see. -..instead of being sold on as slaves. | 0:25:41 | 0:25:43 | |
So that's why he's a household name in Nigeria today. | 0:25:43 | 0:25:47 | |
Sadly, Lander wasn't able to enjoy his fame for long, however, | 0:25:48 | 0:25:52 | |
because he died a few years later. | 0:25:52 | 0:25:54 | |
He'd returned once more to West Africa to set up a trading mission | 0:25:54 | 0:25:58 | |
but a bullet from a tribesman's gun | 0:25:58 | 0:26:00 | |
ended his life at the age of just 29. | 0:26:00 | 0:26:03 | |
Amazing story. A proper boys' own stuff. I love it. | 0:26:03 | 0:26:07 | |
-Sarah, what a pleasure. -Thank you. | 0:26:07 | 0:26:10 | |
Meanwhile, Margie has been blazing a trail once more, | 0:26:12 | 0:26:15 | |
heading south from Truro to the mouth of the River Fal. | 0:26:15 | 0:26:19 | |
Look out. Nice manoeuvring, Margie. Ooh! | 0:26:19 | 0:26:22 | |
-Perfect bit of parking. -Oh dear. | 0:26:22 | 0:26:25 | |
Falmouth has seen more than its fair share of explorers. | 0:26:25 | 0:26:29 | |
In fact, it was here that Charles Darwin | 0:26:29 | 0:26:31 | |
and HMS Beagle anchored in 1836 | 0:26:31 | 0:26:34 | |
after that famous voyage around the world. | 0:26:34 | 0:26:35 | |
It was also the home of the Falmouth Packet Mail Service. | 0:26:35 | 0:26:39 | |
Talking of packets, Margie's prospects seem to be looking up. | 0:26:39 | 0:26:43 | |
I know the dealer in this shop. I haven't seen him for many years. | 0:26:43 | 0:26:46 | |
Maybe he won't deny me anything. | 0:26:46 | 0:26:50 | |
Oh, we'll see, then, Margie. | 0:26:50 | 0:26:53 | |
Gosh, I knew this would happen one day. | 0:26:53 | 0:26:55 | |
That I'd walk into a shop and I'd see a friend. An old friend. | 0:26:55 | 0:26:59 | |
Chris certainly has plenty of choice here. | 0:26:59 | 0:27:03 | |
Margie's rival got a bit of a head start yesterday, | 0:27:03 | 0:27:05 | |
but this could be where she makes up ground. | 0:27:05 | 0:27:07 | |
I'm with Paul and he's hot on militaria which is | 0:27:07 | 0:27:11 | |
-a brilliant thing to know about on this trip. -Yeah. | 0:27:11 | 0:27:13 | |
And he digs it out from nowhere. | 0:27:13 | 0:27:16 | |
Yay! | 0:27:16 | 0:27:18 | |
Now, you see, he'll know immediately that they are either worth | 0:27:18 | 0:27:21 | |
tuppence or 50 quid. | 0:27:21 | 0:27:23 | |
Well, Second World War medals, | 0:27:23 | 0:27:24 | |
-but they are not going to excite Paul, I'm afraid. -Oh really? | 0:27:24 | 0:27:27 | |
-You won't upset him with those. -Won't I? -No. | 0:27:27 | 0:27:29 | |
-He's laughing up his sleeve. -But I think you'll upset him with those. | 0:27:29 | 0:27:32 | |
These are a company called Holtzapffel. | 0:27:32 | 0:27:35 | |
It sounds German, but they are a London firm, an English firm, | 0:27:35 | 0:27:38 | |
and they specialised in making stuff for posh people | 0:27:38 | 0:27:42 | |
who wanted to do manual work. | 0:27:42 | 0:27:45 | |
They are good things. They'll come up rarely at auction. | 0:27:45 | 0:27:48 | |
I could do those for 75 quid for the three. | 0:27:48 | 0:27:52 | |
If you take my advice, they are a good buy. They will make you money. | 0:27:52 | 0:27:55 | |
Oh, Christopher. | 0:27:55 | 0:27:58 | |
If only I believed you. | 0:27:58 | 0:28:00 | |
Nice try, Chris, but Margie can vacillate at the best of times | 0:28:00 | 0:28:03 | |
and those tools could easily set her off. | 0:28:03 | 0:28:06 | |
Now, this will be much closer to Margie's comfort zone. £95, though. | 0:28:06 | 0:28:11 | |
It's a typical Edwardian piece of jewellery. | 0:28:11 | 0:28:13 | |
Very, very elegant after all the heaviness of Victoriana. | 0:28:13 | 0:28:16 | |
It's going to be like 1910, something like that. It's nine carat gold. | 0:28:16 | 0:28:20 | |
Possibly little sapphires, could be topaz. | 0:28:20 | 0:28:23 | |
Margie's spotted that some seed pearls are missing. | 0:28:23 | 0:28:26 | |
Yeah, the gaping holes are a worry. | 0:28:26 | 0:28:28 | |
And what do you think you would like to pay for that? | 0:28:28 | 0:28:31 | |
-Well, it's like 30 quid, isn't it? -30 quid, is it? -Yes. | 0:28:31 | 0:28:33 | |
I'm going to weigh it. | 0:28:33 | 0:28:36 | |
-They may be friends, but nobody is getting off lightly here. -4.7 grams. | 0:28:36 | 0:28:42 | |
It's £42.30, the gold value. | 0:28:42 | 0:28:45 | |
Will I be kind? £35. | 0:28:45 | 0:28:49 | |
-Got to have that, Chris. -OK. -Yeah, thank you very much. | 0:28:49 | 0:28:52 | |
With Chris's help, she is off and running, plus she's found | 0:28:52 | 0:28:55 | |
a little condiment set that could go with yesterday's silver. | 0:28:55 | 0:28:59 | |
I love these. Little miniatures to go on your picnic. | 0:28:59 | 0:29:03 | |
I've got £24 on them. | 0:29:03 | 0:29:05 | |
-But, as I say, I'm not sure I'm doing the right thing. -Tenner. | 0:29:05 | 0:29:09 | |
Done. | 0:29:09 | 0:29:10 | |
-Really, really good. -Another deal in the old bag. | 0:29:10 | 0:29:13 | |
They are off to the storeroom for still more bargains. Look out. | 0:29:13 | 0:29:16 | |
We've got some watercolours there which would be cheap. | 0:29:16 | 0:29:19 | |
Piano rolls, fishing stuff, children's books, loads of rubbish. | 0:29:19 | 0:29:22 | |
All prices negotiable. | 0:29:22 | 0:29:24 | |
She's got the collection of posh tools on her mind, though. | 0:29:24 | 0:29:29 | |
Chris is trying to sell me these tools | 0:29:29 | 0:29:32 | |
because he thinks I'll make money on these. | 0:29:32 | 0:29:34 | |
Well, obviously, not a clue about tools, but, | 0:29:34 | 0:29:37 | |
having someone like Paul, I really think I'd quite like to buy them. | 0:29:37 | 0:29:43 | |
Chris does not waste a moment. | 0:29:43 | 0:29:45 | |
Are you going to have the Holtzapffel tools at 60 quid? | 0:29:45 | 0:29:48 | |
Well, I just thought you might soften it if I buy something else? | 0:29:48 | 0:29:52 | |
-Well, I won't, but... -All right. | 0:29:52 | 0:29:55 | |
But if you buy something else I will make it cheap. | 0:29:55 | 0:29:58 | |
-All right, so let's say yes to the Holtzapffel now. -OK. Good. | 0:29:58 | 0:30:02 | |
-Holtzapffel, sold. -Now we're getting somewhere. | 0:30:02 | 0:30:07 | |
Tools, brooch and salt-and-pepper for £105, | 0:30:07 | 0:30:09 | |
which leaves next whatever Chris really wants to get rid of. | 0:30:09 | 0:30:13 | |
-What about the farmyard down there? -Crikey! -The animals. | 0:30:13 | 0:30:17 | |
He's had it, hasn't he? | 0:30:17 | 0:30:18 | |
It unfortunately looks more like a slaughterhouse than a farm, | 0:30:18 | 0:30:22 | |
doesn't it? | 0:30:22 | 0:30:24 | |
I'll do the farmyard for a tenner. | 0:30:24 | 0:30:26 | |
-Is it beyond it, though, Chris? -It is beyond it. | 0:30:26 | 0:30:29 | |
Oh, my Lord! | 0:30:29 | 0:30:31 | |
Come on, Margie, the livestock may not be up to much, | 0:30:31 | 0:30:35 | |
but the farm itself isn't too bad for its age. | 0:30:35 | 0:30:37 | |
They look as though they're having fun, don't they? | 0:30:37 | 0:30:40 | |
You can put those games with it, if you want. | 0:30:40 | 0:30:43 | |
-Try to persuade me to keep the price at £10. -Surely that will do it? | 0:30:43 | 0:30:47 | |
-What have I done to deserve you today? -Heaven knows. | 0:30:47 | 0:30:50 | |
-OK? -Thank you very much. -OK, Roadshow's over, folks. | 0:30:51 | 0:30:56 | |
Time to get on with the trip. | 0:30:56 | 0:30:58 | |
Braving the wind once more, from Falmouth to Lostwithiel, | 0:30:58 | 0:31:02 | |
where both our experts have one last shop. | 0:31:02 | 0:31:05 | |
Famous for its medieval bridge and medieval church, | 0:31:05 | 0:31:08 | |
Lostwithiel can also boast a few antique shops. | 0:31:08 | 0:31:11 | |
In fact, I'm sure we've been here before. | 0:31:11 | 0:31:13 | |
-And there's Paul looking for his shop. -Unlucky. Well, this is it. | 0:31:15 | 0:31:19 | |
I'm here. They were supposed to be here. I'd hope they'd be here. | 0:31:20 | 0:31:24 | |
But closed is closed, isn't it? | 0:31:24 | 0:31:28 | |
Well, there's another establishment, I believe, down the road | 0:31:28 | 0:31:32 | |
but I think Margie was going there. | 0:31:32 | 0:31:35 | |
So I'm treading on her manor. | 0:31:35 | 0:31:38 | |
I hope she takes this well. It could be handbags at dawn! | 0:31:39 | 0:31:43 | |
-Ah, well, get in quick, Paul, and Margie may never know. -Hello there. | 0:31:43 | 0:31:48 | |
-I'm Paul. -Hello. -Pleased to meet you. Is this your establishment? | 0:31:48 | 0:31:52 | |
-Yes. -May I have a look? -Absolutely. -Absolutely tremendous. | 0:31:52 | 0:31:54 | |
Uzella Court is an antique centre, so Judith may need to make | 0:31:54 | 0:31:59 | |
a call or two to a dealer depending on what Paul takes a fancy to. | 0:31:59 | 0:32:03 | |
Between you and me, I don't think I'm going to find a killer lot here. | 0:32:03 | 0:32:08 | |
It's always a bit of a struggle, isn't it? Now Margie has turned up. | 0:32:09 | 0:32:13 | |
-Full of the joys of spring, look. -Where is it? | 0:32:13 | 0:32:16 | |
I think she's about to get a bit of a surprise. | 0:32:16 | 0:32:20 | |
Margie is coming in now. | 0:32:20 | 0:32:22 | |
Oh, no! | 0:32:23 | 0:32:25 | |
-Hi. -How are you? | 0:32:28 | 0:32:32 | |
How are you, my friend?! | 0:32:32 | 0:32:33 | |
Who's been sitting in my chair, said Mummy Bear? | 0:32:33 | 0:32:36 | |
How goes it with you? Have you got the final one? | 0:32:36 | 0:32:39 | |
I'm no further forward. You? | 0:32:39 | 0:32:40 | |
Got what you need? | 0:32:40 | 0:32:42 | |
To be honest with you... | 0:32:42 | 0:32:44 | |
A G&T? | 0:32:44 | 0:32:46 | |
Are you serious? | 0:32:46 | 0:32:48 | |
-Yeah, I'm feeling quite relaxed. -Oh, please! | 0:32:48 | 0:32:51 | |
I'm just going to have a little look, but feel free. | 0:32:53 | 0:32:57 | |
I'm being really magnanimous because I've done all my buying. | 0:32:57 | 0:33:01 | |
With Margie in a serene mood for once, happy just to browse, | 0:33:02 | 0:33:06 | |
it's Paul who's feeling a bit of pressure. | 0:33:06 | 0:33:09 | |
I'm sure he'll cope, though. | 0:33:09 | 0:33:10 | |
-Luckily, Lostwithiel is also a great place to relax. -Clock's ticking. | 0:33:10 | 0:33:15 | |
I'm having a coffee | 0:33:15 | 0:33:17 | |
and he's desperately trying to get that last lot for the auction. | 0:33:17 | 0:33:20 | |
Oh, dear. Cheers, Paul. | 0:33:20 | 0:33:23 | |
He does seem to have narrowed things down, though. | 0:33:25 | 0:33:28 | |
I find myself drawn to this little niche here, | 0:33:28 | 0:33:31 | |
surrounded by objects of virtue. | 0:33:31 | 0:33:33 | |
I've got all sorts of things making eyes at me. | 0:33:33 | 0:33:36 | |
The Chinese silver buckle, may I have a look at that, please? | 0:33:36 | 0:33:40 | |
So we have a little belt buckle almost certainly | 0:33:40 | 0:33:43 | |
made for Western consumption. | 0:33:43 | 0:33:46 | |
It is cut silver, Chinese, talismanic medallion. | 0:33:46 | 0:33:49 | |
A bit of substance to it. | 0:33:49 | 0:33:51 | |
It's not light. I actually quite like that, Judith. | 0:33:51 | 0:33:55 | |
That's priced at £32. What do we think that could be? | 0:33:55 | 0:33:59 | |
-I think she'd do 22 on it. -22. | 0:33:59 | 0:34:02 | |
If that's £20, I'd buy it now. | 0:34:02 | 0:34:05 | |
-Right. -And my work here is done. -OK. | 0:34:05 | 0:34:08 | |
Judith, you have been wonderful. | 0:34:08 | 0:34:11 | |
You've worked hard and I appreciate it. | 0:34:11 | 0:34:13 | |
-Thank you. -But I'm happy to go with that. | 0:34:13 | 0:34:15 | |
I think we all knew he wouldn't be stuck for long, didn't we? | 0:34:15 | 0:34:18 | |
-Here you go. Lovely seeing you. -Thank you very much. | 0:34:18 | 0:34:21 | |
Thank you very much. All the best, Judith. | 0:34:21 | 0:34:24 | |
So, with our shopping done, | 0:34:24 | 0:34:26 | |
let's take a look at what they've plumped for. | 0:34:26 | 0:34:29 | |
Paul's got a cribbage set, a desk seal, an Army tripod, | 0:34:29 | 0:34:32 | |
a model boat and a Chinese buckle for a grand total of £107. | 0:34:32 | 0:34:37 | |
Whilst Margie has her teacup, some posh tools, | 0:34:39 | 0:34:42 | |
a dressing table tidy and condiment set, | 0:34:42 | 0:34:45 | |
an Edwardian brooch and a toy farm and some games which cost her £150. | 0:34:45 | 0:34:50 | |
So what do Margie and Paul make of each other's choices? | 0:34:52 | 0:34:57 | |
-The cup. -Cup's a mistake. I can't see it. | 0:34:57 | 0:35:00 | |
I don't think it's an auctionable lot, I'm sorry to say. £20 paid. | 0:35:00 | 0:35:04 | |
I think it's a couple of pounds on a bad day. That could be a hole. | 0:35:04 | 0:35:07 | |
Some tripod for a sniper's something or other. | 0:35:07 | 0:35:12 | |
I would have walked past that and not had a clue. | 0:35:12 | 0:35:15 | |
But then, bounces back with the toys. Look, £10 spent. | 0:35:15 | 0:35:21 | |
Original boxes, lead animals... Could be a massive profit. | 0:35:21 | 0:35:25 | |
He could have the edge, couldn't he? If he's only spent just over £100 | 0:35:25 | 0:35:28 | |
and I've spent 150. | 0:35:28 | 0:35:30 | |
After starting out near Land's End at St Buryan | 0:35:31 | 0:35:34 | |
and heading all over Cornwall, | 0:35:34 | 0:35:36 | |
this leg of our trip concludes at an auction in Liskeard. | 0:35:36 | 0:35:39 | |
Well, it's all a game, isn't it? | 0:35:39 | 0:35:41 | |
-Is it a game? -But you are out to destroy me, aren't you? | 0:35:42 | 0:35:45 | |
-Oh, most definitely. -Ah, that's what we like to see. | 0:35:45 | 0:35:47 | |
Warfare by other means. | 0:35:47 | 0:35:49 | |
This looks all right. | 0:35:50 | 0:35:52 | |
-Yeah. -Parking at door, I like that. Right, Margie. Come on. | 0:35:52 | 0:35:55 | |
-Your profit's waiting through that door. -SHE LAUGHS | 0:35:55 | 0:35:59 | |
Welcome to Clarks of Liskeard, | 0:35:59 | 0:36:01 | |
where they've recently sold a fibreglass shark's head | 0:36:01 | 0:36:04 | |
and a signed photo of Katharine Hepburn for tasty prices. | 0:36:04 | 0:36:08 | |
Not together though! | 0:36:08 | 0:36:09 | |
I wonder what auctioneer Paul Clark thinks | 0:36:09 | 0:36:11 | |
of what Margie and Paul have bought. | 0:36:11 | 0:36:12 | |
I quite like the military stand. World War I, the date's 1915. | 0:36:12 | 0:36:16 | |
We're expecting that to do quite well. | 0:36:16 | 0:36:18 | |
The farm would struggle if it stood on its own, | 0:36:18 | 0:36:20 | |
but the box game that's with the farm should take it up. | 0:36:20 | 0:36:23 | |
But it's an interesting lot. | 0:36:23 | 0:36:25 | |
Oh, Lordy. Now, eyes down because we certainly have a full house. | 0:36:26 | 0:36:31 | |
Well, tell you what - it bodes well, the numbers. It's packed! | 0:36:31 | 0:36:34 | |
I know. Like sardines. | 0:36:34 | 0:36:36 | |
First, we flog a dead horse. | 0:36:37 | 0:36:39 | |
-Margie's farm. -There's a couple of bids and I can start at £18. | 0:36:39 | 0:36:42 | |
At 18, 18. 18 for the farm buildings and all sorts of bits and bobs. | 0:36:42 | 0:36:47 | |
There's some building block games in there and all sorts. £18 I'm bid. | 0:36:47 | 0:36:50 | |
-£18, 18. Come on, £18. All done at 18? -More than that! | 0:36:50 | 0:36:54 | |
Not an auspicious start. | 0:36:55 | 0:36:58 | |
-Disappointed, but it's not a loss. -No, absolutely. Small steps. | 0:36:58 | 0:37:02 | |
Small steps. | 0:37:02 | 0:37:04 | |
Now for Paul's tatty old brig. Could suit Cornwall. | 0:37:05 | 0:37:08 | |
There's guys out there. They've got "sea dog" written all over them. | 0:37:08 | 0:37:12 | |
And they're thinking and welling up. "Arr, lad. | 0:37:12 | 0:37:15 | |
"I remember me first time out on a brig, just like that." | 0:37:15 | 0:37:18 | |
I'm bid £10. I think it's worth a bit more than that. £10, I'm bid. | 0:37:18 | 0:37:22 | |
£10. Come on. Sorry, 15. | 0:37:22 | 0:37:24 | |
20. It's with me at £20. At £20, at £20. | 0:37:24 | 0:37:28 | |
At £20 on commission, are you all done at 20? | 0:37:28 | 0:37:30 | |
That one just scraped home as well. | 0:37:32 | 0:37:35 | |
Well, somebody's got a very nice item there. | 0:37:35 | 0:37:37 | |
HE LAUGHS | 0:37:37 | 0:37:39 | |
The dealer said Margie's Holtzapffel tools just can't fail. Stand by. | 0:37:39 | 0:37:44 | |
-This is the dreaded one. -Is this your biggest spend, by the way? | 0:37:44 | 0:37:47 | |
This is the one that seemed like a good idea at the time. | 0:37:47 | 0:37:50 | |
-Holtzapffel... I don't know how to pronounce that. -Easy for you to say. | 0:37:50 | 0:37:54 | |
Very collectable. SHE LAUGHS | 0:37:54 | 0:37:56 | |
Very collectable. | 0:37:56 | 0:37:58 | |
Tenner, someone. Come on. £10. £10, I've got. Ten, 12, 14. 16. 18. | 0:37:58 | 0:38:03 | |
£18 in the middle of the room. At £18. At 18, at 18, at 18. | 0:38:03 | 0:38:07 | |
-You're all done at £18? -Oh, you are joking. | 0:38:07 | 0:38:09 | |
No more tools, eh, Margie? Not even when a friend recommends them. | 0:38:11 | 0:38:15 | |
-How much loss is that? -Just a lot. I think we'll just call it a lot. | 0:38:15 | 0:38:19 | |
-Margie's cup now. Does Liskeard love lustre? -Very hopeful. | 0:38:20 | 0:38:25 | |
-Because it's got a traction engine on the front. -Oh, yeah. | 0:38:25 | 0:38:27 | |
The kind of guys that are into traction engines, | 0:38:27 | 0:38:29 | |
they're into tools and things. Oh, no, that's doesn't work, does it? | 0:38:29 | 0:38:32 | |
An attractive thing. With me at £10. Come on, £10. With me at ten. | 0:38:32 | 0:38:36 | |
Anyone, 15? I've got ten. 15 in the room. At £15. At 15. | 0:38:36 | 0:38:40 | |
At 15. Looking for 20. At 15. You all done at £15? | 0:38:40 | 0:38:43 | |
SHE GIGGLES | 0:38:43 | 0:38:46 | |
-Can I sit down? Cos I'm going to. -I think you did well there. -Goodbye. | 0:38:46 | 0:38:52 | |
This is turning out into a bloodbath start for Margie. | 0:38:52 | 0:38:56 | |
Three lots ago, he was a "lovely guy". | 0:38:56 | 0:38:58 | |
And I can tell by your eyes, he's dead to you now, isn't he? | 0:38:58 | 0:39:00 | |
I've just gone off him. | 0:39:00 | 0:39:02 | |
Time for Paul's bit of Anglo-Indian sadeli. | 0:39:02 | 0:39:05 | |
-Do people still play cribbage? -Aye. You're talking to a cribbage player. | 0:39:05 | 0:39:09 | |
How very dare you? | 0:39:09 | 0:39:10 | |
-Granted, I've not got any mates to play it with. -HE LAUGHS | 0:39:10 | 0:39:13 | |
Couple of bids and I can start at £20. | 0:39:13 | 0:39:16 | |
At £20 on commission for this cribbage board. At £20. | 0:39:16 | 0:39:18 | |
-Come on, I need more than this. -£20. Come on, you lot, wake up. | 0:39:18 | 0:39:21 | |
-At £20, it's cheap. -Yeah, wake up. -All done at 20? -What? What? | 0:39:21 | 0:39:24 | |
You are kidding me on. That's ludicrous. | 0:39:26 | 0:39:30 | |
Someone's got a tricky to pronounce cribbage board | 0:39:30 | 0:39:32 | |
for a very nice price. | 0:39:32 | 0:39:34 | |
And after day one, they've made nicht. | 0:39:34 | 0:39:38 | |
Because they're a bit average. | 0:39:38 | 0:39:39 | |
Can Paul's militaria turn it round, though? | 0:39:41 | 0:39:44 | |
-Really like this item. -Really likes it. -Bid's with me at £40. | 0:39:44 | 0:39:48 | |
-Come on, keep going, come on. -At £40. -I need a lot more than that. | 0:39:48 | 0:39:52 | |
-I need a lot more than that. Double that. -45, 50. £5, 55 on the left. | 0:39:52 | 0:39:56 | |
-At 55. -Oh, it's cheap. It's cheap, it's cheap. -At 55. | 0:39:56 | 0:39:59 | |
-I would buy it for this. -At 55, at 55. Cheap at 55. | 0:39:59 | 0:40:02 | |
Least it's a profit. | 0:40:02 | 0:40:04 | |
In fact the only profit so far. But still a bit of a steal. | 0:40:05 | 0:40:08 | |
-Retail, that's 250-350. -SHE GASPS | 0:40:08 | 0:40:12 | |
Gosh. | 0:40:12 | 0:40:14 | |
So forgive my disappointment. | 0:40:14 | 0:40:16 | |
Well, at least your belle epoque figure came cheap, Paul. | 0:40:18 | 0:40:22 | |
And I'm bid £10. At £10. At £10 for the desk seal. | 0:40:22 | 0:40:25 | |
He's going to sell it for a tenner. I'm going to lose two quid on it. | 0:40:25 | 0:40:28 | |
-£10 only then. -No, he's kidding me on, he's kidding me on. -Just ten? | 0:40:28 | 0:40:31 | |
-Yeah, that's what I'm thinking. -12? 12. Well, 14 with me. | 0:40:31 | 0:40:36 | |
16? 16. 18 with me. 20. 22 to clear it. | 0:40:36 | 0:40:42 | |
-£22 clears it. -Away. -Hard work. £22. -Hard work? Tell me about it. -At £22. | 0:40:42 | 0:40:47 | |
-At £22. -That's all right. -Still cheap at 22. You all done at £22? | 0:40:47 | 0:40:51 | |
Better than a loss. | 0:40:52 | 0:40:54 | |
Yes, it is. We got there in the end, though. Margie's turn next. | 0:40:54 | 0:40:57 | |
Her combined silver lot. Stand by. | 0:40:57 | 0:41:00 | |
SHE MOANS NERVOUSLY | 0:41:00 | 0:41:03 | |
This is going to get me out of jail. | 0:41:03 | 0:41:05 | |
I'm crossing my fingers. In fact, everything, Margie. | 0:41:05 | 0:41:08 | |
-Got a couple of bids and I can start at £25. At £25. -Straight in. | 0:41:08 | 0:41:12 | |
-Is that what you paid for it? -At £25. It's a nice thing. At £25. | 0:41:12 | 0:41:15 | |
-At 25, at 25. -Oh, God. -Are you all done at just 25? | 0:41:15 | 0:41:19 | |
-HE SOBS -A loss after auction costs. | 0:41:20 | 0:41:24 | |
How will Paul's silver compare, I wonder? | 0:41:24 | 0:41:28 | |
My last crack at this. | 0:41:28 | 0:41:29 | |
-And I'm bid £32. 32. -You're in. -At 32 for the silver buckle. | 0:41:30 | 0:41:33 | |
-But where's the competition though? He's got more than that. -At 32. | 0:41:33 | 0:41:37 | |
-You're all done at 32? -He's got more than that! -34. | 0:41:37 | 0:41:40 | |
35. 36. | 0:41:40 | 0:41:42 | |
-£36 clears the bid. If you're all done at 36. -It's my last profit. | 0:41:42 | 0:41:47 | |
At least it was. | 0:41:47 | 0:41:48 | |
He's notched up the profits today. | 0:41:48 | 0:41:51 | |
Finally, Margie's brooch with the missing pearls. | 0:41:51 | 0:41:54 | |
This is my last hope. I've gone all serious now. | 0:41:54 | 0:41:58 | |
And I'm not laughing. | 0:41:58 | 0:42:00 | |
Several bids and I can start at £25. At 25. | 0:42:00 | 0:42:03 | |
There's a couple of faults, but otherwise it's a pretty thing. | 0:42:03 | 0:42:06 | |
-At £25. -Don't mention the faults, mate. -At £25 for the gold brooch. | 0:42:06 | 0:42:09 | |
At £25. 28, 30. 32? | 0:42:09 | 0:42:13 | |
It's a nice thing. Nice, fixed up. £32. At £32. At £32. At 32. | 0:42:13 | 0:42:17 | |
You're all done at 32? | 0:42:17 | 0:42:18 | |
Oh, Margie! That wasn't at all good, love. | 0:42:19 | 0:42:23 | |
Think, Margie. Tomorrow is another day. | 0:42:23 | 0:42:25 | |
-And that's the best I can come up with. -I'm not convinced. | 0:42:26 | 0:42:29 | |
Margie began with £200, and after paying auction costs, | 0:42:30 | 0:42:33 | |
she made a loss of £61.44, | 0:42:33 | 0:42:37 | |
leaving her with £148.56 to spend next time. | 0:42:37 | 0:42:41 | |
Whilst Paul, who also started out with £200, | 0:42:41 | 0:42:45 | |
made, after paying auction costs, | 0:42:45 | 0:42:48 | |
a profit of £18.46, so he has £218.46 | 0:42:48 | 0:42:53 | |
and a lead of almost £80. | 0:42:53 | 0:42:57 | |
Oh, no, look at it! | 0:42:57 | 0:42:59 | |
-As though the day couldn't get any worse, Margie. -THEY LAUGH | 0:42:59 | 0:43:02 | |
But there's one good thing. | 0:43:02 | 0:43:03 | |
-Go on. -The roof's on the car. Hooray! | 0:43:03 | 0:43:06 | |
Next time on the Antiques Road Trip, Margie pumps iron... | 0:43:07 | 0:43:11 | |
Hey! | 0:43:11 | 0:43:12 | |
..while Paul counts the deckchairs. | 0:43:14 | 0:43:17 | |
My man will be with me in just a second. Oh, thank you. | 0:43:17 | 0:43:20 |