0:00:02 > 0:00:08- Some of the nation's favourite celebrities...- Sensational! - ..one antiques expert each...
0:00:08 > 0:00:10Look at this, look at this.
0:00:11 > 0:00:18..and one big challenge - who can buy the best antiques at the very best prices?
0:00:19 > 0:00:22I really have got to win.
0:00:22 > 0:00:27And auction them for a big profit further down the road?
0:00:27 > 0:00:29Yes!
0:00:29 > 0:00:32Who will spot the good investments? Who will listen to advice?
0:00:32 > 0:00:37And who will be the first to say, "Do you know who I am?"?
0:00:38 > 0:00:42Time to put your mettle to the pedal.
0:00:42 > 0:00:46This is the Celebrity Antiques Road Trip, yeah!
0:00:52 > 0:00:57Roaring through this Road Trip challenge in a 1939 Jaguar SS
0:00:57 > 0:01:02are two fiery dragons who have left their dens for the unfamiliar world of antiques.
0:01:02 > 0:01:05- Know anything about antiques? - Not a lot.
0:01:05 > 0:01:12I couldn't tell the difference between a Staffordshire piece of pottery and a bull terrier!
0:01:12 > 0:01:16But you know what pottery is. I'm not sure I believe you.
0:01:16 > 0:01:23Gambling her multi-million-pound business reputation is Dragons' Den's Deborah Meaden,
0:01:23 > 0:01:29who got rich from the holiday business. Watch out for that famous on-screen scowl.
0:01:29 > 0:01:32I am out.
0:01:32 > 0:01:35But really she's human like the rest of us.
0:01:35 > 0:01:40- There's a fiver missing.- I've lost £5! You can't trust me with money!
0:01:40 > 0:01:43# Money, money, money... #
0:01:43 > 0:01:48Deborah's going head-to-head with fellow Dragon and arch-rival Theo Paphitis,
0:01:48 > 0:01:54who made his millions turning round failing companies like Ryman, the stationers.
0:01:54 > 0:02:00You have just snatched defeat out of the jaws of victory. I'm out.
0:02:00 > 0:02:05But this straight-talking retail magnate is a man who knows his own mind.
0:02:05 > 0:02:10- I've told Thomas...- You want a profit.- I want a 100% turn.
0:02:10 > 0:02:17Now the Dragons are masters in their field, but with antiques they'd be lost without some experts.
0:02:17 > 0:02:23So joining them in a Triumph Vitesse are two very responsible helpers!
0:02:25 > 0:02:31There's Mark Stacey, veteran valuer and auctioneer with an eye for quality and a confession to make.
0:02:31 > 0:02:34I've got a secret crush on Deborah Meaden.
0:02:34 > 0:02:38- I'll be putty in her hands! - This is a turn-up!
0:02:38 > 0:02:45And Thomas Plant, also an auctioneer, who loves jewellery and is partial to a bit of bling.
0:02:45 > 0:02:52I'm excited, actually. I hope some of their glitter comes off on me and I can make some money for once!
0:02:52 > 0:02:55That's not going to happen, Tom.
0:02:55 > 0:02:59The Dragons are used to dealing with hundreds of thousands,
0:02:59 > 0:03:04but here they've got a new mission - to turn a profit on just £400.
0:03:07 > 0:03:12So hang on to your vintage car seats because the Dragons are a-coming!
0:03:15 > 0:03:21Their Antiques Road Trip starts in Honiton in Devon and goes through Taunton and up to Dunster,
0:03:21 > 0:03:25before finishing up at the auction in Crewkerne, Somerset.
0:03:27 > 0:03:32And as luck would have it, this gives Deborah the upper hand as she's a local lass
0:03:32 > 0:03:37- and this is her patch. - I do come to Honiton.
0:03:37 > 0:03:42- Why? - For antiques. And the cheese shop.
0:03:42 > 0:03:48In fact, Honiton has become a centre for antiques shops and antiquarian books,
0:03:48 > 0:03:52but originally it was best known for its lace and glove making.
0:03:52 > 0:04:00So it should be a treasure trove, but before a penny can be spent the Dragons need to hook an expert.
0:04:00 > 0:04:03Here they are. I can't believe it. They're here.
0:04:03 > 0:04:07- I'll race you! - Hold on! I've got traffic here!
0:04:07 > 0:04:12- Oh, go, Deborah, go!- I'm winning. He's trapped in the car.
0:04:12 > 0:04:14Dear, oh, dear.
0:04:14 > 0:04:18- Hello! I'm Deborah. - I'm Thomas. Very nice to meet you.
0:04:18 > 0:04:24- What are you good at, Mark? - I'm good at it all. Suddenly, I feel like I'm in the Dragons' Den!
0:04:24 > 0:04:31- Do we have to toss a coin? - No, Mark should go with Deborah. Mark's slightly in love with you.
0:04:31 > 0:04:39- We can't possibly deny him! - He's been going on about you all morning!- I'm going red now!
0:04:39 > 0:04:46- Deborah this, Deborah that! - You ARE going red! It's a match made in heaven.- I hope so.
0:04:46 > 0:04:52- You two lovebirds go that way... - Oh, stop it!- Off you go. - Come on.- Let's hold hands.
0:04:52 > 0:04:55# Love is in the air... #
0:04:57 > 0:04:59Ahh. Sweet.
0:05:00 > 0:05:05So, boys and girls, the shops await. What's the game plan?
0:05:05 > 0:05:11- Deborah, have you got any ideas about what you would like to find? We've got £400.- Yes.
0:05:11 > 0:05:17- We can buy up to five items and we do want to beat them. - Oh, absolutely we do!
0:05:17 > 0:05:21- No, we're going to. - I like that.
0:05:21 > 0:05:24Well, that's simple enough. Theo?
0:05:24 > 0:05:28- I am a magpie.- So you like shiny things. What else?
0:05:28 > 0:05:31Mechanical. I like things that are mechanical.
0:05:31 > 0:05:34I even like wind turbines, windmills.
0:05:34 > 0:05:37Mm. Windmills. This isn't going to be easy.
0:05:37 > 0:05:40- I like that.- Yeah?
0:05:44 > 0:05:50- You're not giving it any love, are you?- I tell you what, it's not got enough detail.
0:05:50 > 0:05:54- It's too basic.- Nice try, Thomas.
0:05:54 > 0:05:58But it sounds like he's a man who knows what he wants.
0:05:58 > 0:06:03I thought that looked like something with its original box and of an age,
0:06:03 > 0:06:05but it's much younger than it looks.
0:06:05 > 0:06:10I like your definiteness about things. I like that.
0:06:10 > 0:06:12You had a look - no. Snap.
0:06:12 > 0:06:18- I got to charity shops.- Why? - Why does a millionaire go to a charity shop?
0:06:18 > 0:06:22- Because you want to support the charity?- Obviously.- Naturally.
0:06:22 > 0:06:27- What else do I go in there for? - Er...- I look for one thing only.
0:06:27 > 0:06:32- Go on, tell me.- 45s.- Really? - Vinyls for my jukebox.
0:06:32 > 0:06:36Ah, of course. Records. It's obvious, innit?
0:06:36 > 0:06:41I've got that one. Look. Got that. You get these from people's houses?
0:06:41 > 0:06:45- The Wurzels! Here we are. - I Am A Cider Drinker!
0:06:45 > 0:06:50- This was a local home, was it? - Somerset.
0:06:50 > 0:06:54Put the records down, Theo. This isn't Desert Island Discs.
0:07:00 > 0:07:07Thankfully, up the road, our love birds Deborah and Mark are taking things more seriously
0:07:07 > 0:07:13- and the talk is all about the opposition.- You know him quite well. - Yeah.- Will he be good at this?
0:07:13 > 0:07:18He's definitely a good negotiator. He drives a very hard bargain.
0:07:18 > 0:07:24- And he claims not to know anything about antiques, but that doesn't mean anything.- I'm glad he's with Thomas,
0:07:24 > 0:07:30- who doesn't know anything! - I have so got the best expert!
0:07:30 > 0:07:33And maybe, Deborah, Mark has the best Dragon.
0:07:33 > 0:07:39- What are you looking at?- That cross. - Beautiful.- Adjustable book stand.
0:07:39 > 0:07:43That's how it looks interesting. What do you think?
0:07:43 > 0:07:47It's ivory. That's the only thing. I'm not sure I could touch it.
0:07:47 > 0:07:53Before plastic was invented, many items like piano keys and cutlery handles
0:07:53 > 0:08:00were made of ivory. Even so, Deborah will need convincing that it's fine to buy this book rest.
0:08:01 > 0:08:04Anything like that is controversial.
0:08:04 > 0:08:10It's fine... It's legal to sell these pieces if they're before 1947.
0:08:10 > 0:08:12This certainly is 19th century.
0:08:12 > 0:08:15- Try it on a table?- So it's portable.
0:08:15 > 0:08:20- It is, almost. You can have it as low as that.- Or flat, I guess.
0:08:20 > 0:08:24Yes, you can fold that up. Isn't that neat?
0:08:24 > 0:08:29- Again, I can see it in my house. I would buy that.- I can as well.
0:08:31 > 0:08:35Right, well, it's £75. So what do you think?
0:08:35 > 0:08:41- Are you going to make me an offer? - I'd love to, but I don't know how rude I can be.
0:08:41 > 0:08:47- Could we go to 50?- I was rather hoping we'd get it for 40. I like working in round numbers.
0:08:47 > 0:08:52- So do I.- Four is Deborah's favourite number. And zero is mine.
0:08:52 > 0:08:58- I've just adopted four.- Is that right?- If you let us have it for 40, four is definitely my favourite.
0:08:58 > 0:09:03- I can't let that go for 40. - You can't?- 45?
0:09:04 > 0:09:09- I think we've got to say yes. - Yes. It's got a four on the front.
0:09:09 > 0:09:13- That's wonderful.- So with a united front and one in the bag,
0:09:13 > 0:09:18Team Meaden head out of town in search of pastures new.
0:09:18 > 0:09:23Meanwhile, their rivals are still empty-handed.
0:09:23 > 0:09:26And there's not a wind turbine in sight.
0:09:26 > 0:09:31So they're also trying their luck in the Grove Antique Shop.
0:09:31 > 0:09:36Maybe here Thomas can find something to turn Theo on.
0:09:36 > 0:09:38It's not going to be easy.
0:09:38 > 0:09:42Good, strong design, that. Very much my type of thing.
0:09:42 > 0:09:45How's it going with Theo, Thomas?
0:09:45 > 0:09:50Very definite! Likes what he likes. If he doesn't like it, not a chance.
0:09:50 > 0:09:56I'm going to suggest a few things and, you never know, he might quite like them.
0:09:56 > 0:10:03- There's good things. - This room's interesting, is it? - The Arts and Crafts clock is nice.
0:10:03 > 0:10:06Still not getting awfully excited.
0:10:06 > 0:10:09- I love this Indian table.- Hm.
0:10:09 > 0:10:14- No. It's a bit tense. - Everything here is absolutely tops, tops, tops.
0:10:14 > 0:10:18I'm not giving up just yet, Theo. I'm not going to be beaten.
0:10:18 > 0:10:23Oh, dear. He's not keen to put his hand in his pocket, is he?
0:10:23 > 0:10:27# Money, money, money Must be funny... #
0:10:27 > 0:10:30That's a lot for a print.
0:10:30 > 0:10:35# Money, money, money Always sunny... #
0:10:36 > 0:10:43- That's what you wanted. - Silverised bronze Spirit of Ecstasy. Is that a limited edition?
0:10:43 > 0:10:45It's new. You can see from the base.
0:10:45 > 0:10:47It's a new thing.
0:10:48 > 0:10:51And it sounds tinny, doesn't it?
0:10:51 > 0:10:57Silvered bronze, Spirit of Ecstasy. That's about as bronze as I am. That's not very old.
0:10:57 > 0:11:00- But...- She's good.
0:11:03 > 0:11:07Owners of Rolls-Royces will know exactly what this is.
0:11:07 > 0:11:13It's called the Spirit of Ecstasy and a much smaller version sits as a mascot
0:11:13 > 0:11:16on the bonnet of every Rolls-Royce.
0:11:17 > 0:11:23The image of a woman leaning forwards with her arms outstretched behind her is modelled
0:11:23 > 0:11:29on Eleanor Velasco Thornton, secret lover of automobile pioneer Lord Montagu of Beaulieu.
0:11:29 > 0:11:33It's the first thing you've picked up and it's grabbed you.
0:11:33 > 0:11:37Someone will put that on their desk. It's decorative.
0:11:37 > 0:11:41Not at that price they won't! £175?
0:11:42 > 0:11:47- Hello.- Hello. What have we found?- Come here.
0:11:47 > 0:11:54- Someone's made a mistake and put a 1 in front of the 75. - I don't think that's a mistake.
0:11:54 > 0:11:56I think it is a mistake.
0:11:56 > 0:12:02- I would like...- To take the 1 off. - No, I can't do that.
0:12:03 > 0:12:07It seems the dealer's not here, so it's a phone call.
0:12:07 > 0:12:12I've got Theo from Dragons' Den. They want you to take the 1 off.
0:12:12 > 0:12:15They're prepared to give you 75.
0:12:15 > 0:12:18Come on. What's your very best?
0:12:18 > 0:12:20Give him here.
0:12:20 > 0:12:25- Neil, you're a very, very nice man. - I think that's a yes.
0:12:25 > 0:12:31Would you believe it? The owner's knocked £100 off the price and Theo's found something he likes.
0:12:31 > 0:12:33Miracles do happen!
0:12:33 > 0:12:37Well, onwards and upwards, Road Trippers.
0:12:38 > 0:12:41With Honiton behind them,
0:12:41 > 0:12:46Team Paphitis hits the road north-east to Hele near Exeter,
0:12:46 > 0:12:49giving the boys some "me" time together.
0:12:49 > 0:12:56- Do you think you are a glass half empty or half full?- I'm always half full. That's the way I am.
0:12:56 > 0:13:01- And Deborah's the same?- Deborah's fabulous.- Is Duncan the grumpiest?
0:13:01 > 0:13:03"Duncan!" He's a nice fella.
0:13:03 > 0:13:09He's a nice bloke, does some wonderful things and contributes to this world.
0:13:09 > 0:13:12But my God he needs to brighten up.
0:13:12 > 0:13:16- Do you meet socially? - We do all get together.
0:13:16 > 0:13:21Myself and Deborah are good friends and I'm sure will remain so.
0:13:21 > 0:13:27Friends they may be, but the Dragons are the last thing on Deborah's mind just now.
0:13:27 > 0:13:34She's come north to Dunster in Somerset for a spectacular trip down memory lane.
0:13:34 > 0:13:40This area holds a load of memories for me. My parents lived in Dunster, my younger sisters went to school
0:13:40 > 0:13:45and my older sister got married at the church in Dunster,
0:13:45 > 0:13:49so there's a lot of memories I'm about to walk into.
0:13:49 > 0:13:51Apart from the church,
0:13:51 > 0:13:56this medieval village also has this strange looking yarn market,
0:13:56 > 0:14:01erected in 1590, when the village was a centre of clothing production,
0:14:01 > 0:14:05for wool traders to shelter from the rain.
0:14:06 > 0:14:11But it's not here, it's up there that Deborah and Mark are heading.
0:14:11 > 0:14:14- There's the castle.- Yes.
0:14:14 > 0:14:21Dunster Castle, with its eye-catching red sandstone and turrets, has sat high up on the hill
0:14:21 > 0:14:28overlooking the town for hundreds of years. It was the home of the Luttrell family
0:14:28 > 0:14:35and while all seems peaceful, this belies the drama and turmoil that is etched into its history.
0:14:35 > 0:14:38Oh, it's beautiful, isn't it?
0:14:38 > 0:14:40Isn't that beautiful?
0:14:41 > 0:14:45Martin Harman has agreed to take our team through the highlights.
0:14:45 > 0:14:50- Hello there! Welcome. I'm Martin.- Pleased to meet you.
0:14:52 > 0:14:59Throughout its long history, Dunster Castle has been no stranger to sieges.
0:14:59 > 0:15:03First the Celts and Vikings, then the forces of King Stephen in 1138
0:15:03 > 0:15:10and, most memorably, the Parliamentarians during the English Civil War of 1645.
0:15:10 > 0:15:14Upstairs there's still evidence of the castle's royalist roots.
0:15:14 > 0:15:22We call this our King Charles bedroom. It's in this room that the future Charles II,
0:15:22 > 0:15:26when he was Prince of Wales, a young boy of 15,
0:15:26 > 0:15:30came here to drum up support for the royalist cause.
0:15:30 > 0:15:35- So the royal person has lain here? - You can almost see the aura.
0:15:35 > 0:15:43- Well, steady on! And did he get the castle to support the monarchy? - He did. The castle became royalist.
0:15:44 > 0:15:50But when Parliamentary forces laid siege to the castle, hope of a royalist victory faded.
0:15:56 > 0:16:01Five months later, the castle and its owner, the Luttrells, surrendered
0:16:01 > 0:16:04and Cromwell exacted his revenge.
0:16:07 > 0:16:12All the walls were demolished, the tower was demolished,
0:16:12 > 0:16:17and they were about to demolish the whole building, everything here.
0:16:17 > 0:16:23But the Luttrells of the day went up to see Cromwell, swore allegiance to the new parliament,
0:16:23 > 0:16:29- which was most important, paid a huge fine of millions... - In today's money.- In today's money.
0:16:29 > 0:16:34And came back with his letter and they stopped knocking it down.
0:16:34 > 0:16:38But the main fortifications had gone and that ended Dunster as a castle.
0:16:40 > 0:16:47Its fighting days may have been over, but the castle's place as home for the Luttrells wasn't.
0:16:47 > 0:16:51They set about modernising it with stunning results.
0:16:51 > 0:16:57- What I'd like to show you in the dining room... Look up at the ceiling.- Look at that.
0:16:57 > 0:17:03That is probably one of the most spectacular ceilings in the country. It was done by Edward Goodge.
0:17:03 > 0:17:08He was one of the top craftsmen and it was done in 1681.
0:17:08 > 0:17:14- This is carved wood? - No, it's plaster.- Plaster! - It's actually a suspended ceiling.
0:17:14 > 0:17:18They were so good, he knew if he put plaster straight onto a ceiling,
0:17:18 > 0:17:22the room upstairs would flex the floor and it would crack.
0:17:22 > 0:17:28So he built a lower ceiling, put the plasterwork on it and built it all up in layers
0:17:28 > 0:17:32- so it doesn't crack. - Do we know how long it took?
0:17:32 > 0:17:34- A year.- A year?
0:17:34 > 0:17:39We have all sorts of little animals and creatures on the ceiling.
0:17:39 > 0:17:44We've got lots of pigs. There's even a unicorn. Lots of cherubs.
0:17:44 > 0:17:51- Any dragons?- Unfortunately, no dragons.- That was nearly a perfect ceiling, but it's incomplete.
0:17:55 > 0:18:01The Luttrell family continued to make changes to the castle over the following centuries.
0:18:02 > 0:18:05Some even a little self-indulgent.
0:18:05 > 0:18:11- It's a particularly unusual room. - Like a home.- It is, absolutely.
0:18:11 > 0:18:16- But why is that? Why is it so different?- Because in the 1930s,
0:18:16 > 0:18:20Alice Luttrell, the last Lady Luttrell, inherited £400
0:18:20 > 0:18:24and she decided to spend it entirely on herself and her room.
0:18:24 > 0:18:30So she did this room how she wanted it. Her colours, her furniture. This became her room.
0:18:30 > 0:18:32On £400?
0:18:32 > 0:18:40- For the same amount that we... she furnished this?- Everything. - Everything in this room was £400?!
0:18:40 > 0:18:43- I find it such a calm room. - And intimate somehow.
0:18:43 > 0:18:49In a huge castle, to find a little tranquil, intimate room like this is lovely.
0:18:49 > 0:18:54In 1976, after 600 years of stewardship,
0:18:54 > 0:18:58the Luttrells handed the keys of the castle to the National Trust.
0:18:58 > 0:19:04So the family may be long gone, but the history of Dunster Castle lives on.
0:19:09 > 0:19:16Now that's all well and lovely, but it's time to get back to reality and build that working relationship.
0:19:16 > 0:19:21I cannot tell you the joy of doing what we're doing today with you.
0:19:21 > 0:19:27Because normally I've got my husband sitting there going, "One more place, then we're going. One more place."
0:19:27 > 0:19:32If I can't walk in and spot the exact thing I want to buy immediately, we leave.
0:19:34 > 0:19:38So as this couple head south to the village of Hele in Devon,
0:19:38 > 0:19:46for a rendezvous with Fagin's Antiques, rivals Theo and Thomas are already there rooting about.
0:19:47 > 0:19:54Frankly, if they can't find something in this massive emporium, I'll eat my hat.
0:19:55 > 0:20:00- Rod Stewart, Nana Mouskouri... - Not records again, Theo(!)
0:20:00 > 0:20:03Thomas sure has got his work cut out here.
0:20:03 > 0:20:08- Phil Collins! No Jacket Required. - No, that's it!
0:20:08 > 0:20:12Phil Collins, come on. Mention his name and it's over.
0:20:15 > 0:20:22- Hello, Chris.- How are you? - Very well.- Hello! Nice to meet you, Chris.
0:20:22 > 0:20:27- Where does he get most of his stuff from?- Burglary.
0:20:27 > 0:20:29Burglaries!
0:20:31 > 0:20:38- This is quite fun. Is it one of those carousel horses? - Absolutely. It is, yeah.
0:20:38 > 0:20:41Cast iron. It weighs a ton!
0:20:41 > 0:20:43It's a good doorstop.
0:20:45 > 0:20:49This cast-iron beast may have come from a playground,
0:20:49 > 0:20:55but it's more likely to be from a fairground carousel or merry-go-round.
0:20:55 > 0:20:59What is this? A painted ostrich egg? Or emu's egg.
0:20:59 > 0:21:03"Merry... Merry Natives." Eh?
0:21:03 > 0:21:05Oh, yes.
0:21:05 > 0:21:10Merry natives. "SA" it says, so that must be South Africa.
0:21:10 > 0:21:16It may look fragile, but this painted ostrich egg is as tough as old boots.
0:21:16 > 0:21:22Because of its strength and size, it's perfect for the age-old art of egg decoration.
0:21:22 > 0:21:29Apparently, one 60,000 years old was found in South Africa, but I don't think this is it.
0:21:31 > 0:21:37- It's different, isn't it?- It is. - This I think is..- But I think it's doable.- I agree with you.
0:21:37 > 0:21:44- If I was putting that into one of the general sales, I'd put £30-£50 on it.- Yeah.
0:21:44 > 0:21:51- If we could get it for 30, there's a chance. But that's just come in also, apparently.- Right.
0:21:51 > 0:21:55Again, he's got quite a cheeky face, hasn't he?
0:21:55 > 0:21:59- You can have it at cost price. - Which is?- 40.
0:21:59 > 0:22:01- 65.- Oh, no, that's too...
0:22:01 > 0:22:04- We like the egg as well.- We do.
0:22:04 > 0:22:09- 80 quid for the two.- No. - Oh, I thought we had a deal then.
0:22:09 > 0:22:11- So...- Go on, then.
0:22:11 > 0:22:16- Do that.- 80 quid?- Yeah. And you'll double up on it.
0:22:16 > 0:22:19- Good man!- All right? A good cause.
0:22:19 > 0:22:26So another two investments in the bag for Team Meaden and a couple of oddities to boot.
0:22:30 > 0:22:35Meanwhile, fellow Dragon Theo is upstairs, but he's not happy.
0:22:35 > 0:22:41- The other team have found things and are haggling. We, on the other hand, are...- Faffing?
0:22:41 > 0:22:44What about those books?
0:22:45 > 0:22:50This is Midsummer Night's Dream. Shakespeare.
0:22:50 > 0:22:52- Who's illustrated it?- Arthur Rackham.
0:22:52 > 0:22:57They used to rip all these out and just frame them.
0:22:57 > 0:23:01Chris is right. And Arthur Rackham's work is no exception.
0:23:01 > 0:23:07He was a Victorian illustrator known for his pen and ink drawings, who famously illustrated classics
0:23:07 > 0:23:13like Alice in Wonderland and this, Midsummer Night's Dream.
0:23:13 > 0:23:17So what do you think, boys? Worth a punt?
0:23:17 > 0:23:24- What can you do this for?- You can have that for 80 quid and make a profit. Rackham fetches money.
0:23:24 > 0:23:28It's the Rackham I'm going for. At £40, I'd be really happy.
0:23:28 > 0:23:33- I'll split it with you - 45. - What do you think? 42.
0:23:33 > 0:23:36- 45.- 42.
0:23:36 > 0:23:42- Aw, listen, he's... I've told Thomas.- You want profit. - I want a 100% turn on the money.
0:23:42 > 0:23:44No pressure, Thomas.
0:23:44 > 0:23:47Peter Pan. That's not Rackham, is it?
0:23:47 > 0:23:51- Mother Goose. It's nursery rhymes. - What, more Arthur Rackham?
0:23:51 > 0:23:54Could this help the master plan?
0:23:54 > 0:23:57I'll do that for a fiver for you.
0:23:57 > 0:24:03Time to pay some cash to this man. 20, 40. And look at this.
0:24:03 > 0:24:08- Well done.- A £5 note.- Pleasure. - Thank you very much, sir. Well done.
0:24:09 > 0:24:12So after a wobbly start
0:24:12 > 0:24:18our celebrities have succeeded in splashing some cash. Now that's worth celebrating!
0:24:22 > 0:24:28And, as luck would have it, there's some local scrumpy at hand to end the day with.
0:24:28 > 0:24:32- - Here's to the end of a lovely day. - Fabulous day.- Another one tomorrow!
0:24:41 > 0:24:45It's early to rise and the Dragons are on the road again,
0:24:45 > 0:24:50crossing the county lines into Somerset. It's Meaden country.
0:24:50 > 0:24:56They're Taunton bound and Thomas is still grappling with his Dragon.
0:24:56 > 0:25:01Theo is desperate to make money, so anything I show him, he's not interested.
0:25:01 > 0:25:06It's got to be big, brassy and showy. And he wants it for nothing.
0:25:06 > 0:25:10So I'm quite pleased with our negotiating tactics.
0:25:10 > 0:25:14But we need to buy more. I need to buy more.
0:25:14 > 0:25:21Yes, you do, Thomas, because you and Theo have only parted with £120
0:25:21 > 0:25:25and bought just two lots - the Spirit of Ecstasy
0:25:25 > 0:25:29and the Arthur Rackham books. So with £280 left,
0:25:29 > 0:25:32there's still work to be done.
0:25:35 > 0:25:40Meanwhile, Deborah and Mark have spent £125 on three items -
0:25:40 > 0:25:46the ostrich egg, the cast-iron horse head and the ivory folding book rest -
0:25:46 > 0:25:50leaving them £275 to trade with.
0:25:50 > 0:25:54And Taunton awaits.
0:25:56 > 0:26:03This urban centre gets its name from the River Tone and was once known as Tone Town.
0:26:03 > 0:26:09It's been the county town of Somerset since 1935 after snatching the title
0:26:09 > 0:26:12from Weston-super-Mare.
0:26:12 > 0:26:17Likewise, Team Paphitis is keen to get the upper hand in this Dragons challenge.
0:26:17 > 0:26:24But thankfully there's one antiques emporium here which has rules against any monkey business.
0:26:25 > 0:26:30This is in incredibly good nick. It's a Wilkinson sword.
0:26:30 > 0:26:35- I don't know about the dating or... - It's George V.- Yeah.
0:26:35 > 0:26:40- A good, manly object. - This dress sword dates from 1910
0:26:40 > 0:26:44and would have been used by soldiers on parade.
0:26:44 > 0:26:50So, 100 years on, it's no surprise they're still sought after for those formal occasions.
0:26:50 > 0:26:55So, at £220, time for the Dragon to cut a deal.
0:26:55 > 0:26:57David, what's your best on this one?
0:26:57 > 0:27:01- 180 would be the best on that. - Really?- We'd struggle to get that.
0:27:01 > 0:27:07- Yeah, I think... - If I did 150, that's the absolute... the absolute bottom line.
0:27:07 > 0:27:14That seems like a 125 deal to me. At more than 125, I might as well just blow in the wind.
0:27:14 > 0:27:18- Oh, he's a hard man. - Go on, David, 125.
0:27:18 > 0:27:23- The other stallholders will crucify me.- Look at this.
0:27:25 > 0:27:30- Good man!- Well, he's certainly a man who gets what he wants.
0:27:33 > 0:27:38Meanwhile, more gentle natured Dragon Deborah and expert Mark
0:27:38 > 0:27:41are down the road at the Cider Press meeting up with Norman.
0:27:41 > 0:27:48- Do have a good look round and if you want to go into any of the cabinets, help yourself.- Thanks.
0:27:50 > 0:27:54- It is a lovely thing. - Magnificent thing.- Oh, yes.
0:27:54 > 0:27:58This is called a tig, a three-handled mug.
0:27:58 > 0:28:04- It would certainly be £300-£500.- Oh. - It is delightful.- Yeah.
0:28:04 > 0:28:11- But I don't think, even with our legendary skills at negotiating... - He did say, "Help yourself."
0:28:11 > 0:28:16I distinctly remember Norman saying that. Norman, cheers!
0:28:16 > 0:28:18Thank you.
0:28:20 > 0:28:28Er, now what about something a bit more affordable, like that strange-looking bit of silver?
0:28:28 > 0:28:31Oh, that, I think, is a wager cup.
0:28:31 > 0:28:36They tend to be continental. Normally Dutch.
0:28:36 > 0:28:40Silver-plated. Well, loving cup it says here.
0:28:40 > 0:28:44In fact, this is known as both a wager cup and a loving cup.
0:28:44 > 0:28:49The wager is to drink from the larger cup, the lady's skirt,
0:28:49 > 0:28:54whilst balancing the small cup below so you don't spill anything.
0:28:54 > 0:29:01And in marriage the bride would drink from the small cup and the groom from the larger one.
0:29:01 > 0:29:03Doesn't seem fair really, does it?
0:29:04 > 0:29:09- Do you like it?- I... I do.- It's interesting.
0:29:09 > 0:29:11As we walked past, it caught my eye.
0:29:11 > 0:29:14At the moment it's saying £125.
0:29:14 > 0:29:17That's a bit of a wager for us.
0:29:17 > 0:29:20Boom-boom!
0:29:22 > 0:29:26It looks like a little lady's slipper to me.
0:29:26 > 0:29:28Oh, how... What is it?
0:29:28 > 0:29:33- I don't know. There's something interesting about it. - It's very, very pretty.
0:29:33 > 0:29:39This silver slipper is a wall pocket, a decorative item usually filled with scent or dried flowers
0:29:39 > 0:29:45that was an interior design must-have for your wall in the 1940s and '50s.
0:29:45 > 0:29:49A must-have then and I sense a must-have now.
0:29:50 > 0:29:53- I like this.- You do? - More than the wager cup.
0:29:53 > 0:29:56Norman, £165?
0:29:56 > 0:29:59- Yes... - How cheeky can we be with you?
0:29:59 > 0:30:01I think you can be quite cheeky.
0:30:01 > 0:30:07Actually, even better, stop us being cheeky. What's the most amazing thing you can do on that?
0:30:07 > 0:30:13As you're honorary members and anybody that's a member of Cider Press gets 20% automatically,
0:30:13 > 0:30:16but we are double that for you.
0:30:16 > 0:30:19- That's £100.- 100 quid.
0:30:19 > 0:30:23- Norman, you've been very generous. I completely get that.- Yes.
0:30:23 > 0:30:29- There's a "but".- There is a "but" because we really have to make a profit and I really have to win.
0:30:29 > 0:30:34- £80. I couldn't do it for any better than that.- Norman...- We'll try that.
0:30:34 > 0:30:36And the wager cup?
0:30:36 > 0:30:40As for you, we'll do it for £50 because we'd like you to win.
0:30:43 > 0:30:47I won't kiss you, but I'll shake your hand, Norman.
0:30:47 > 0:30:52Wow, £130 for both! Good work, Deborah.
0:30:53 > 0:30:59Back down the road, Thomas seems to be bringing Theo round to his way of thinking.
0:30:59 > 0:31:05I like it because it's Art Deco, but that's a centrepiece bowl just for a table.
0:31:05 > 0:31:07This is what we call opalescent.
0:31:07 > 0:31:10And it's £114. Wow!
0:31:11 > 0:31:17- Very stylish.- You wouldn't want to be paying that for it. It's not new, is it?- No, it's not new, no.
0:31:17 > 0:31:19That was a Del Boy moment.
0:31:19 > 0:31:23I want to have it for £60, but they're not here.
0:31:23 > 0:31:27- I don't know, where's my mate Dave? - Where's Dave?- Dave!
0:31:27 > 0:31:30Poor old Dave. He's back for another grilling.
0:31:30 > 0:31:37Get a phone call on. Say, "There's a handsome young man...and me who are prepared to offer 50 quid for it."
0:31:37 > 0:31:43- I don't think that will be acceptable.- But it's cash.- Let me see if I can get her on the phone.
0:31:43 > 0:31:47The French bowl, £114, you know?
0:31:47 > 0:31:49- '114?'- Yeah.- 'Right.'
0:31:49 > 0:31:52Do you want to take £50 cash for it?
0:31:52 > 0:31:55- '70?'- Hang on a minute.
0:31:55 > 0:31:57- 70?- It won't work. It just won't work.
0:31:57 > 0:32:04- She's sweet, she's having a hard time...- I know she's lovely and she's a lovely lady.- Give her £60.
0:32:04 > 0:32:06We're meant to be making a profit.
0:32:06 > 0:32:10- I tell you what. Can we do it for 50 or not?- 50 quid in my hand, darling.
0:32:10 > 0:32:14- 'All right, if you can get any more, get it.'- I'll try.
0:32:14 > 0:32:16- Thank you, girl. Love you!- Bye-bye.
0:32:16 > 0:32:18I don't think she loves YOU, Theo.
0:32:23 > 0:32:29So with our Dragons replete from the morning shop, they hit the road once more,
0:32:29 > 0:32:34this time heading west through scenic Somerset to the small village of Williton,
0:32:34 > 0:32:37another one of Deborah's old stamping grounds.
0:32:37 > 0:32:40- I have a little bit of history in Williton.- Yes.
0:32:40 > 0:32:42That little cottage there...
0:32:42 > 0:32:45- That's the first house I ever owned. - Gosh!
0:32:45 > 0:32:48One room downstairs, two bedrooms upstairs
0:32:48 > 0:32:53- and a tiny little bathroom. I had to work blinking hard to keep that going.- I bet you did.
0:32:53 > 0:32:58Well, I'm guessing she's gained a few more bedrooms since then.
0:32:59 > 0:33:05So, with the final shop beckoning, it's off round the corner to West Somerset Antiques.
0:33:05 > 0:33:07A galvanised bin.
0:33:07 > 0:33:09Well, there we are.
0:33:09 > 0:33:15- You could probably put an old watering can with it.- True. Then you've got a collection of garden...
0:33:15 > 0:33:19That's 28 as well, a nice watering can.
0:33:19 > 0:33:23That sounds perfect for the auction in rural Somerset.
0:33:23 > 0:33:30And would you believe it? Outside, there are a couple of old scales for weighing sacks of potatoes.
0:33:30 > 0:33:33This could be the seed of an idea.
0:33:33 > 0:33:38- They'd make a wonderful feature in the garden.- I would buy them for my garden.
0:33:38 > 0:33:44We've got a vegetable garden and there's something about potato pots in a vegetable garden. I'd buy them.
0:33:44 > 0:33:51Bearing in mind we're in my back yard and I have got to win this challenge...
0:33:51 > 0:33:56Look at me, this is a pleading Dragon. You do not see a Dragon pleading very often.
0:33:56 > 0:33:59When was the last time you saw me plead?
0:33:59 > 0:34:02Rarer than hen's teeth, I'd say.
0:34:02 > 0:34:08It's got to be worth a considerable... a considerably good deal, surely!
0:34:08 > 0:34:12- £45.- So that's 90 quid, isn't it, for the pair?
0:34:12 > 0:34:16- Or would we just go for one? - Or just go for one?
0:34:16 > 0:34:18There's something crazy about them.
0:34:18 > 0:34:22- There's something absolutely wacky about them.- They're high risk.
0:34:22 > 0:34:26It's the difference between someone in business and an entrepreneur.
0:34:26 > 0:34:29This is the risky side of buying something.
0:34:29 > 0:34:34- I wondered whether we shouldn't try, just to be completely wacky...- Yeah?
0:34:34 > 0:34:38- And to really make Tim work for his money...- Yeah?
0:34:38 > 0:34:46What about that galvanised thing and the watering can and making it a little group lot?
0:34:46 > 0:34:48A whole little garden collection.
0:34:48 > 0:34:51- Sounds great.- Well, we need a price.
0:34:52 > 0:34:55And it's not just the scales they're after
0:34:55 > 0:34:57or that galvanised bin
0:34:57 > 0:35:00or the watering can.
0:35:00 > 0:35:04It turns out they want a sort of agricultural job lot
0:35:04 > 0:35:08and that includes this sprinkler and the two augers for drilling holes.
0:35:08 > 0:35:12No, they don't do things by halves, these two.
0:35:13 > 0:35:19I want Theo Paphitis to think, "You are barking, you are going to make no money on that whatsoever,"
0:35:19 > 0:35:23and I want them to go for a lot of money at the auction.
0:35:23 > 0:35:26What's your budget and how close can you get?
0:35:26 > 0:35:30This seriously is every last penny we've got left
0:35:30 > 0:35:33and we'd love to buy them, we want your support,
0:35:33 > 0:35:36and we've got left...
0:35:36 > 0:35:39£145.
0:35:39 > 0:35:44- Go on then.- Are you sure, Tim? - Yeah, that's fine. - Deborah, are you happy with this?
0:35:44 > 0:35:48- I'll be happy with it. Tim? - I'll be happy.- Promise, Tim?- Yeah.
0:35:48 > 0:35:51- It's a deal.- Thank you very much.
0:35:51 > 0:35:55With the agricultural hoard secure and the money spent,
0:35:55 > 0:36:00Deborah and Mark can, well, drive off into the sunset together.
0:36:01 > 0:36:05Meanwhile, Thomas and Theo are taking a break from antique shopping
0:36:05 > 0:36:09to visit one of Williton's prime tourist attractions -
0:36:09 > 0:36:14the Bakelite Museum, which happens to be housed in the town's old water mill.
0:36:14 > 0:36:20- Pleased to meet you. Fantastic day. - Thomas Plant.- Hello.- And your name is?- Patrick Cook.- Patrick Cook.
0:36:20 > 0:36:25- Of the Bakelite Museum.- Show us what's in here. I'm intrigued.
0:36:25 > 0:36:31This museum is packed to the roof with every type of domestic product made from Bakelite.
0:36:31 > 0:36:33Wow!
0:36:34 > 0:36:36Wow!
0:36:36 > 0:36:38An early plastic,
0:36:38 > 0:36:43developed by Belgian scientist Leo Baekeland in 1907.
0:36:43 > 0:36:49Indeed, the plastic proved so versatile that inventors and designers just leapt on it.
0:36:51 > 0:36:53They used it
0:36:53 > 0:36:57to make just about every domestic appliance you could think of
0:36:57 > 0:37:02from hair-dryers and televisions to telephones and heaters.
0:37:02 > 0:37:07And by the 1930s, appliances were mimicking the prevailing Art Deco style.
0:37:07 > 0:37:11A lot of streamlined, wonderful objects.
0:37:11 > 0:37:15- That piece looks very much like... - Oh, it's heavy.
0:37:15 > 0:37:19Like a satellite or something that should be flying, a bit Dan Dare.
0:37:19 > 0:37:24- Absolutely. A bit Dan Dare, a bit "spaceshippy". - Doesn't that top get hot?
0:37:24 > 0:37:26It doesn't get very hot at all.
0:37:26 > 0:37:30I remember when I was a student, I used to sit on these.
0:37:30 > 0:37:34I did get a huge bill as well because it cost a fortune to run.
0:37:34 > 0:37:41And from the ordinary to the extraordinary, nothing escaped the Bakelite treatment.
0:37:41 > 0:37:44And this is a rather intriguing device.
0:37:44 > 0:37:50As you've recognised, it is a hot-water bottle, a traditional, rubber hot-water bottle.
0:37:50 > 0:37:52- No, it's not rubber.- It isn't.
0:37:52 > 0:37:55- It is an electric hot-water bottle. - It's got a switch.
0:37:55 > 0:37:59- Normally with a cable... - Ah!- Exactly.
0:37:59 > 0:38:04- Do you know that many a person tried to fill it up with water and then they would...- Die!
0:38:04 > 0:38:08- Well, it would be a very lively night.- So how old is this?
0:38:08 > 0:38:12Um, 19... Just post-war, '46, '48.
0:38:12 > 0:38:18- It probably...- It's a good idea. - Yes, because you could have warmed up the bed before you got in.
0:38:18 > 0:38:23- Then took it out. You wouldn't want that in your bed.- That's exactly what I do every night.
0:38:23 > 0:38:27Every night, you warm up your bed with your Bakelite...
0:38:27 > 0:38:33- Don't tell me you've got one of these which works!- I do have, yes. It was a bad winter.
0:38:33 > 0:38:37Patrick, what I want to know is, people ask me all the time,
0:38:37 > 0:38:43"What's your best investment in the Den? What's your worst investment in the Den?"
0:38:43 > 0:38:47- I've asked you those questions. - You've done all that. That was you.
0:38:47 > 0:38:53What I want to know is - what is, in your opinion, the worst ever use of Bakelite?
0:38:56 > 0:38:59Yes, you've guessed it.
0:38:59 > 0:39:01It was a coffin.
0:39:01 > 0:39:03How many of these were made?
0:39:03 > 0:39:05Not a lot!
0:39:05 > 0:39:08- 96.- 96?
0:39:09 > 0:39:12How well does it burn?
0:39:12 > 0:39:15- Terrible.- Terrible.
0:39:15 > 0:39:18- Bodies decompose underground.- Yes.
0:39:18 > 0:39:20TAPS COFFIN
0:39:20 > 0:39:22This will last...?
0:39:22 > 0:39:25- An infinity.- Infinity.
0:39:25 > 0:39:30But some Bakelite products weren't quite so long-lasting.
0:39:30 > 0:39:32Are these really Bakelite teeth?
0:39:32 > 0:39:37Intriguingly, it might be casein which is a variation on the theme.
0:39:37 > 0:39:42And in fact, they are every variation of a tooth possible.
0:39:42 > 0:39:46So you can imagine everyone has a colour...
0:39:48 > 0:39:51And all different shapes. They've all got a number.
0:39:51 > 0:39:57- But it's "Breakalite"? It would break?- Yes.- But you'd get another one. They don't cost a lot.
0:39:57 > 0:40:01- You'd get them from the "Gnashional" Health.- "Gnashional" Health!
0:40:03 > 0:40:07You can see, when you've got a product that's so usable,
0:40:07 > 0:40:12joking apart, why people would want to use it and try it for everything.
0:40:12 > 0:40:15- Yeah.- And then some just would not get it.
0:40:15 > 0:40:21They may not shake Theo's boat, but even today, Bakelite still has its commercial uses
0:40:21 > 0:40:27and for collectors, it remains an iconic part of 20th century design.
0:40:28 > 0:40:34- Brilliant. Thank you very much. - Thank you very much, Patrick. - Thank you.- Take care. Bye-bye.
0:40:36 > 0:40:42With the day drawing to an end, Theo and Thomas have one more stop to make in Williton
0:40:42 > 0:40:46and Theo seems keen to bare his soul.
0:40:46 > 0:40:50You know I told you that I am the world's worst loser?
0:40:50 > 0:40:55- I think I under-egged it. I'm much worse than that.- Oh, really?
0:40:55 > 0:40:59- Yes. And I've got £105 left.- Yes. - And we need to spend it.
0:40:59 > 0:41:02I don't want to take any chances.
0:41:02 > 0:41:10- No.- So we need to go and buy at least one, if not two more products that will double that 105 quid.
0:41:10 > 0:41:13He's not making it easy, is he?
0:41:13 > 0:41:17Why not try West Somerset Antiques? It worked for Mark and Deborah.
0:41:17 > 0:41:20But hey, we're talking about Theo here!
0:41:20 > 0:41:25- Pleased to meet you.- Tim, I'm Theo. Pleased to meet you.- And you. - How are you?- Very good.
0:41:25 > 0:41:31- We're looking for a bargain of all bargains.- Have a look round and see what you can find.
0:41:35 > 0:41:38- Silver, silver... - Put your finger on that.
0:41:38 > 0:41:42Well, I feel a Theo moment coming on.
0:41:42 > 0:41:48I'm struggling. I would have loved to have bought something mechanical, but I'm not seeing anything.
0:41:48 > 0:41:52If Deborah was here, she would buy something like this.
0:41:52 > 0:41:54This is what she would buy.
0:41:55 > 0:41:58Vintage Staffordshire-style dogs.
0:41:58 > 0:42:00Nope, she wouldn't.
0:42:00 > 0:42:03What would this have been made for?
0:42:03 > 0:42:05It's hand-made, I think.
0:42:05 > 0:42:09- Copper and brass. It's, um... - Hand-made.
0:42:09 > 0:42:11For what?
0:42:11 > 0:42:15It's hot, so it's got to be hot for hot water of some description.
0:42:15 > 0:42:21- What would you keep hot?- Hot water or a tea of some description like a samovar, but it's not that big.
0:42:21 > 0:42:24Unless it was going to be a punch, some hot wine.
0:42:24 > 0:42:29- Yeah, hot wine, mulled wine? - Something like that maybe. - On the cooker?
0:42:29 > 0:42:32Guys, let's face it, you don't know.
0:42:32 > 0:42:37That copper and brass barrel in the other room with the tap on, what's it for?
0:42:37 > 0:42:40I think it's hot water.
0:42:41 > 0:42:43Tim doesn't sound so sure either.
0:42:43 > 0:42:45It's not going to give us a profit.
0:42:45 > 0:42:49Well, not unless it's a really reduced fee.
0:42:49 > 0:42:53Well, it's £55, so what are you thinking?
0:42:53 > 0:42:58- I like things like that.- I know you like it. I can see you like it.
0:42:58 > 0:43:03- Because it's got uses.- It's unique as well. You're not going to find another ten of those.
0:43:03 > 0:43:06I doubt if you'd find another one, never mind ten.
0:43:06 > 0:43:11I want to give you 30 quid for it. That's what I want to give you.
0:43:11 > 0:43:13I'd meet you at 35.
0:43:13 > 0:43:15I'd be happy at 30, honestly.
0:43:15 > 0:43:18- 30 works.- Go on then.
0:43:18 > 0:43:21- Oh!- Go on then.- What a man! Thank you very much.
0:43:21 > 0:43:28The shopping is over, so it's time for our Dragons to reveal their hardware to each other.
0:43:28 > 0:43:30Thomas, let the lady loose.
0:43:32 > 0:43:38- What is it, Thomas? A reproduction?- Yes, it is. - There's nothing old about it.- No.
0:43:38 > 0:43:43- It's aspirational, it's got a good look. - It's a decorative piece.- Absolutely.
0:43:43 > 0:43:47- It's a big decorative piece. How much did you pay?- £75.
0:43:47 > 0:43:51- That was only £70 too much. - Oh, listen to this rubbish!
0:43:51 > 0:43:55Ooh! So how about the merry-go-round piece?
0:43:55 > 0:44:00- Right...- Cast-iron and painted and we think it's from the 1930s.
0:44:00 > 0:44:03It's a big piece, it's a great big piece.
0:44:03 > 0:44:06It's showy, a bit like our Spirit of Ecstasy.
0:44:06 > 0:44:08- It's that kind of thing.- Yeah...
0:44:08 > 0:44:10I think that's a "no", don't you?
0:44:10 > 0:44:12Please pass it over.
0:44:12 > 0:44:15I could have this in my bed
0:44:15 > 0:44:18or a horse's head. LAUGHTER
0:44:18 > 0:44:21- You make the choice. - No, listen... Theo...
0:44:21 > 0:44:25What about the two Rackham illustrated books?
0:44:25 > 0:44:29I love the cover. The cover looks like one of those lovely samplers.
0:44:29 > 0:44:34- Yeah, absolutely.- I just adore that. - It's lovely.- It's of its period, I love it.
0:44:34 > 0:44:38- I would put them in at £50 to £80. - £45 paid.
0:44:38 > 0:44:44You should double your money. It's good to work on a principle - we'll see what happens on the day.
0:44:44 > 0:44:48Fair enough. Now, what about this curio?
0:44:48 > 0:44:51- Theo, do you like it? Would you buy it?- I wouldn't buy it.
0:44:51 > 0:44:55It just doesn't do it for me. It's just an odd...
0:44:55 > 0:44:59I've seen millions of ostrich eggs painted.
0:44:59 > 0:45:03It's not your cup of tea and not necessarily our cup of tea,
0:45:03 > 0:45:06but a collector might like that.
0:45:06 > 0:45:10So can the same be said about the sword?
0:45:10 > 0:45:16- What I want you to look at is the quality and the condition of this fine instrument.- Good condition.
0:45:16 > 0:45:20- As I pull the blade... - Oh, don't slay the dragon just yet!
0:45:20 > 0:45:23You'll be fine, you'll be fine. It's pretty blunt.
0:45:23 > 0:45:28- So look at that... - What is it exactly? Is it a dress sword?- It's a dress sword.
0:45:28 > 0:45:35It's in excellent condition, made by Wilkinson. Wilkinson Sword, you remember the...?
0:45:35 > 0:45:39- Yeah.- If you had two like that? - They're not rare, are they?
0:45:39 > 0:45:45- No, you see them in most sales. They have a collectorship appeal.- Yeah. - The scabbard is in good condition.
0:45:45 > 0:45:49A lot of army officers like to buy the second-hand ones.
0:45:49 > 0:45:52- What do you think, Deborah? Do you like it?- I like it.
0:45:54 > 0:45:57You're looking puzzled, boys.
0:45:57 > 0:46:00- Theo, what do you think? - It just doesn't attract me.
0:46:00 > 0:46:06- The slipper is very girly. - I've not seen something like this for a long time.
0:46:06 > 0:46:11- The slipper is quite sweet. - You see wager cups occasionally, but they're not everyday objects.
0:46:11 > 0:46:18My prediction is you might scrape the 130 you paid. I don't know if you'll make a profit on those.
0:46:18 > 0:46:23We'll see. Thoughts on the opalescent bowl, anybody?
0:46:23 > 0:46:27- Pretty.- Pretty.- I thought, "I really like the opalescence."
0:46:27 > 0:46:32- That's very "me". I love Art Deco. - I know you like Art Deco. - It's very "me".
0:46:32 > 0:46:35That is pretty and I'd put it in my home.
0:46:35 > 0:46:40Again that's the point. If I would buy it, somebody would want to sell it to me.
0:46:40 > 0:46:43Fair point. Now, boys, a book rest.
0:46:44 > 0:46:50- It's ivory?- It is ivory. - It's going to be obviously... - It's ivory and late 19th century.
0:46:50 > 0:46:55The simplicity of the design is actually quite something.
0:46:55 > 0:46:57It's antique ivory, but it's ivory.
0:46:58 > 0:47:03- So I probably wouldn't have given it time to spend on it...- OK.
0:47:03 > 0:47:07- We did exactly have that discussion. - We discussed that very idea.
0:47:07 > 0:47:12- It was your initial reaction.- It was absolutely my initial reaction.
0:47:12 > 0:47:18- It's lovely. It'll make up for your losses on the cup and the silver. - That'll do us.- That will do us.
0:47:18 > 0:47:24- The barrel itself is really nicely made.- It is.- It's well balanced, it's of nice quality.
0:47:24 > 0:47:28- This will appeal to a country market.- I think so.- It really will.
0:47:28 > 0:47:35If I saw that and it was around about the £30 mark, then I might have been tempted as a punt on it.
0:47:35 > 0:47:37We paid...
0:47:37 > 0:47:42- £30.- £30.- There we are. - Well done, Mark. Well done.
0:47:42 > 0:47:44And now for the ultimate job lot.
0:47:44 > 0:47:49- Can I just ask a question? Have you ever picked potatoes?- No.
0:47:49 > 0:47:54Those are instruments of torture in my life. I would never want to see those again.
0:47:54 > 0:47:58- Calm down.- For too long on my father's farm...
0:47:58 > 0:48:02- Shall I show you how they work? - No, don't.
0:48:02 > 0:48:06- RATTLING - That sound, that sound!
0:48:06 > 0:48:13- We loved them, didn't we, Deborah? - I think that is a great collection of garden miscellanea.
0:48:13 > 0:48:19So what do they really think about each other's lots? Go on, Theo, let rip!
0:48:19 > 0:48:21Their stuff lacks imagination.
0:48:21 > 0:48:25I think they're going to lose definitely on the silver.
0:48:25 > 0:48:28- They are. That horse's head?- Lose.
0:48:28 > 0:48:35- They've got a lot of risks.- That's a dangerous game to play at auction. - It could be classed as reckless.
0:48:35 > 0:48:40To me, I wouldn't have touched it if it had been £20,
0:48:40 > 0:48:44the Spirit of Ecstasy, because it's a reproduction.
0:48:44 > 0:48:50I suspect anybody who looks at it is going to feel disappointed in the way I felt disappointed.
0:48:50 > 0:48:55Will Theo's game plan of doubling his money pay off
0:48:55 > 0:48:58or will Deborah's potato scales tip the balance? Ha!
0:49:04 > 0:49:08It's the final showdown for our fire-breathing celebrities
0:49:08 > 0:49:14as the teams head 25 miles east to Lawrences Auctioneers in Crewkerne.
0:49:16 > 0:49:21Team Meaden started today's road trip with £400
0:49:21 > 0:49:25and spent every penny on five auction lots.
0:49:26 > 0:49:34Team Paphitis also started the day with £400 and spent £325 also on five lots.
0:49:39 > 0:49:46The auction house is located in Linen Yard in Crewkerne, once a thriving centre for cloth-making.
0:49:46 > 0:49:52So with the spirit of entrepreneurship in the air, our Dragons should feel right at home.
0:49:52 > 0:49:54The anticipation of it all!
0:49:54 > 0:49:58This is the moment. This is the moment! Can you say that word? >
0:49:58 > 0:50:04- There's only going to be one result. - I fancy your chances. It's the sort of place that tat sells really well.
0:50:04 > 0:50:08Does that include your stuff too, Theo?
0:50:09 > 0:50:14Thankfully, the auctioneer Richard Kay is putting a brave face on things.
0:50:14 > 0:50:20The thing that catches my eye is the silvered bronze statue of the Spirit of Ecstasy.
0:50:20 > 0:50:26And I think that's a very stylish piece of 1930s artwork.
0:50:26 > 0:50:29The most bizarre item, I think, in the sale
0:50:29 > 0:50:34is this painted, cast-iron head for a seesaw, possibly from a fairground.
0:50:34 > 0:50:40It's got great novelty appeal, it's eye-catching and it could make £60 or £70 or so.
0:50:41 > 0:50:43So there's all to play for.
0:50:43 > 0:50:48The Dragons are used to calling the shots, but now the tables have turned.
0:50:48 > 0:50:53Who's going to be in and who's going to be out of this Dragons' Den?
0:50:53 > 0:50:56Let the bidders decide.
0:50:56 > 0:51:00First up, at the starting gates, the horse's head.
0:51:00 > 0:51:04- It'll either not sell at all... - Is there much value in scrap?
0:51:04 > 0:51:07- It's not scrap. - You bought it by weight?
0:51:07 > 0:51:09It's a decorative antique.
0:51:09 > 0:51:12- I'm bid £40 here. £40 I have. - Come on.
0:51:12 > 0:51:1445. 50. 55.
0:51:14 > 0:51:17Are you bidding? 60. 65.
0:51:17 > 0:51:2170. No? £70 seated. 75...
0:51:21 > 0:51:24No, £75, the gentleman's bid, standing.
0:51:24 > 0:51:28I'm selling at 75. Are we done at £75...?
0:51:28 > 0:51:32- 80 just in time.- Oh, 80. - 85. 90.- Yes!
0:51:32 > 0:51:36- I don't believe it!- Come on. - 95? £95, the gentleman standing.
0:51:36 > 0:51:39- At £95 and I'm selling. - One more!- Last time...
0:51:39 > 0:51:41Yes! I'm sorry.
0:51:41 > 0:51:45LAUGHTER So we were a bit excited then?
0:51:46 > 0:51:50Well, it's a galloping start for Deborah.
0:51:50 > 0:51:52But can Theo really double his money
0:51:52 > 0:51:55on the Spirit of Ecstasy?
0:51:55 > 0:52:00The bids start me here at £60 on this one. 65. 70. 5.
0:52:00 > 0:52:0280. 5. 90. 5. 100.
0:52:02 > 0:52:05And 10 now. At £110.
0:52:05 > 0:52:08120, new bidder. 130.
0:52:08 > 0:52:10140. 150.
0:52:10 > 0:52:12It's 150. Standing at £150
0:52:12 > 0:52:16and I'm selling at £150 now, last time...
0:52:16 > 0:52:19Well, who'd have thought it?
0:52:20 > 0:52:23- Yes!- Doubled money. - Doubled our money.
0:52:23 > 0:52:27Next, the wager cup and silver wall pocket.
0:52:27 > 0:52:29This is the risky one.
0:52:29 > 0:52:32The bids start me on this at £60.
0:52:32 > 0:52:34- That's not good, is it?- No.
0:52:34 > 0:52:38£60 is bid. 65. 70. 5. 80.
0:52:38 > 0:52:405. 90. 5. 100.
0:52:40 > 0:52:43And 10. 120. No, it's 120 nearer the door.
0:52:43 > 0:52:49- Come on, a bit more.- I'm selling at £120 for the last time...
0:52:49 > 0:52:51That's a bit disappointing.
0:52:51 > 0:52:54- But it could have been worse. - It could have been worse.
0:52:54 > 0:52:57Oh, dear. Oh, dear.
0:52:57 > 0:53:00Next, the Art Deco bowl
0:53:00 > 0:53:03and another test for the Theo game plan.
0:53:03 > 0:53:06The bids start me here at £30.
0:53:06 > 0:53:08£30. 35. 40.
0:53:08 > 0:53:1045. 50.
0:53:10 > 0:53:1255 now. At £55.
0:53:12 > 0:53:16- At 55. I'm selling at £55... - Oh, come on!
0:53:16 > 0:53:21- It's a profit.- Yes, but hardly the double you wanted.
0:53:21 > 0:53:25Still, it gives Theo a £45 lead.
0:53:27 > 0:53:32Time for a fightback, Deborah, and it's down to the ostrich egg.
0:53:32 > 0:53:35I'm bid £30 for this. £30.
0:53:35 > 0:53:3735. 40. 45. 50.
0:53:37 > 0:53:41- 55 and I'm out. - 55. We paid 30.- 55 now.
0:53:41 > 0:53:44To my right and I'm selling at 55. Any more?
0:53:44 > 0:53:47It's 55. For the last time at £55... Thank you.
0:53:47 > 0:53:51- You made a profit on that. - Nearly doubled it - £25 profit.
0:53:51 > 0:53:55But Mark, that's Theo's plan. Get your own!
0:53:57 > 0:54:01Still ahead in the competition, the sword could deliver the fatal blow.
0:54:01 > 0:54:04Oh, this could be bloody!
0:54:04 > 0:54:06£80 starts me here.
0:54:06 > 0:54:09£80 I have. 85. 90. 5. 100.
0:54:09 > 0:54:12110 and I'm out. It's £110.
0:54:12 > 0:54:16- I'm selling in the room at 110. - More, more!
0:54:16 > 0:54:19Are we done at £110...?
0:54:19 > 0:54:24- Oh, Theo, sorry about that. - We went down...- Sorry about that.
0:54:24 > 0:54:27A loss, by Jove, but only a flesh wound.
0:54:29 > 0:54:33That puts the Dragons virtually neck and neck,
0:54:33 > 0:54:38so can the controversial ivory book rest tip the scales for Deborah?
0:54:38 > 0:54:42The bids start me here at £60 on this one. £60 is bid.
0:54:42 > 0:54:44At £60...
0:54:44 > 0:54:4765. 70. 75. 80.
0:54:47 > 0:54:5085 now. To my right, I'm selling at £85.
0:54:50 > 0:54:52At 85, the bid's in the room
0:54:52 > 0:54:56and I'm selling at £85. Last time at 85...
0:54:56 > 0:54:59- That's disappointing.- What do you mean, it's disappointing?
0:54:59 > 0:55:02- You paid 45 for it. - It should have made more.
0:55:02 > 0:55:07A profit catapulting Team Meaden into the lead!
0:55:09 > 0:55:13The boys will need a prayer to get out of this one.
0:55:13 > 0:55:15The book of A Midsummer Night's Dream
0:55:15 > 0:55:20and also a nursery rhymes book. The bids start me here at £20.
0:55:20 > 0:55:24- Illustrated by Rackham.- And written by somebody called Shakespeare.
0:55:24 > 0:55:28- I know.- The less important part(!) - Well, you know...
0:55:28 > 0:55:30£20 I'm bid for it.
0:55:30 > 0:55:33£20 I'm bid. £20 I have.
0:55:33 > 0:55:36- It's on commission at 20.- No, more!
0:55:36 > 0:55:40At £20 and I'm selling if you're all done in the room? Last time, £20.
0:55:40 > 0:55:43You see, you put them off, you put them off!
0:55:43 > 0:55:46- That'll teach you. - That's a disaster.
0:55:46 > 0:55:49Oh, disaster!
0:55:49 > 0:55:52This Dragon's on his knees.
0:55:53 > 0:55:55So can Deborah snatch victory
0:55:55 > 0:55:58with her agricultural bits and pieces?
0:55:58 > 0:56:00I'm bid £110.
0:56:00 > 0:56:03120. 130. 140. 150.
0:56:03 > 0:56:05160. 170. 180.
0:56:05 > 0:56:09190. No, 190, lady's bid by the pillar.
0:56:09 > 0:56:12Selling at £190... At 190.
0:56:12 > 0:56:14200. 210.
0:56:14 > 0:56:16- 220.- Yes!
0:56:16 > 0:56:19- 230.- What?!- Yes!
0:56:19 > 0:56:21- One more!- 240...
0:56:21 > 0:56:25No, lady's bid seated at £240 and I'm selling.
0:56:25 > 0:56:28For the last time at 240... Thank you very much.
0:56:28 > 0:56:30Deborah...
0:56:32 > 0:56:37Hold the celebrations. Theo's got one more offer up his sleeve,
0:56:37 > 0:56:40but he needs to make £166 to win.
0:56:41 > 0:56:45I'm bid £20 on this. £20 I have.
0:56:45 > 0:56:48- More, more!- At £20, at £20. It's on commission.
0:56:48 > 0:56:53An absentee bidder at £20 and I'm selling. Are you all done?
0:56:53 > 0:56:55£20. For the last time then at £20...
0:56:57 > 0:57:00Oh, no, it's a wash-out for Theo's plan,
0:57:00 > 0:57:02but a victory for Deborah.
0:57:03 > 0:57:07It was a jolly good effort, Mr Paphitis.
0:57:07 > 0:57:13- If only you kept more money in your pocket.- Congratulations, Deborah. Congratulations.- Well done.
0:57:15 > 0:57:21So both teams started today's road trip with a £400 budget.
0:57:21 > 0:57:23After paying auction costs,
0:57:23 > 0:57:26Theo and Thomas have lost £33.90,
0:57:26 > 0:57:31giving them £366.10 at the finishing line.
0:57:35 > 0:57:38Deborah and Mark had a late surge,
0:57:38 > 0:57:43making a valuable £87.90 profit after auction costs,
0:57:43 > 0:57:48crossing the finishing line with a winning £487.90.
0:57:52 > 0:57:58Well done, everyone, and all the money our celebrities and experts raise will go to Children In Need.
0:57:58 > 0:58:02Deborah, if I had to lose to somebody, I wish it wasn't you!
0:58:02 > 0:58:07Theo, if I had to win to somebody, I'm so glad it was you!
0:58:07 > 0:58:09- LAUGHTER - Yes!
0:58:10 > 0:58:16So another Antiques Road Trip draws to a close and our Dragons can return to their Den,
0:58:16 > 0:58:21Deborah having vanquished her foe and Theo with this tail between his legs.
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