VOICEOVER (VO): It's the nation's favorite antiques experts... Let's get fancy.

VO: ..behind the wheel of a classic car.

I'm always in turbo.

VO: And a goal - to scour Britain for antiques.

Hot stuff!

VO: The aim - to make the biggest profit at auction.

IZZIE: (GASPS) VO: But it's no mean feat.

There'll be worthy winners... PHIL: Cha-ching.

MARK: Oh, my goodness!

VO: ..and valiant losers.

DAVID: Bonkers!

VO: Will it be the high road to glory... You are my ray of sunshine.

NATASHA: Oh, stop it!

VO: ..or the slow road VO: to disaster?

(GEARS CRUNCH) Sorry!

VO: This is Antiques Road Trip.

Yeah!

Bonjour, mes amis.

We're on the Isle of Wight with auctioneer Catherine Southon and dealer David Harper.

CATHERINE (CS): Have you been to the Isle of Wight before?

DAVID (DH): I've never been.

CS: Oh!

This is my first time.

You're an Isle of Wight virgin.

I am.

VO: Aha!

Their voiture du jour is a 1988 Citroen 2CV, or "deux chevaux" in French.

But, for this pair, the car is simply called Dolly.

The climate is warming slightly as well, isn't it?

We're getting closer to France, so Dolly must be really cheerful.

CS: I don't think we're anywhere near France.

I think we've gone further away CS: than when we started.

DH: Oh, have we?

You're not very good at geography, are you?

VO: This is the third leg of their trip, officially the midway point.

I have never shopped for antiques in the Isle of Wight.

I do not know what lies ahead.

No, that's the exciting part.

It really is exciting.

The only downside is... don't have a lot of money.

No.

I thought you were gonna say, "The downside is I'm with you."

No!

It's great to have you, David.

I can't think of anyone better CS: to be with me and Dolly.

DH: Oh, likewise.

VO: That's right.

These two have been having a rip-roaring time so far.

Catherine's really got her head into the game this trip.

Yuck.

Help!

My head is actually stuck in here.

VO: Ha.

While David's been making new friends.

A bulldog.

Hello, puppy.

What do you think?

(BABBLES) Oh!

VO: (GIGGLES) But, despite some good buys, neither has had much success at auction.

So it's still anyone's game.

CS: How do you think I'm handling the hills?

You are handling Dolly beautifully, actually.

Thank you.

You and Dolly are becoming one.

I know.

Girl power here.

VO: They both started with £200.

After two legs, Catherine has nudged her kitty up to £214.36.

While David is slightly ahead with £263.66.

CS: Oh, David.

VO: Oh.

Oops!

Spoke too soon about those hills.

CS: (CHUCKLES) DH: OK, start the car.

Rev it, rev it.

(ENGINE STARTS) Right, keep the clutch in.

(GEARS CRUNCH) Now you're in first.

Go!

CS: Sorry.

VO: There we are - back up and running.

This trip kicked off in Ramsgate and we'll continue hugging the south coast towards a final showdown in Trowbridge.

DH: Aw!

CS: Oh, aren't they lovely!

Aren't they beautiful, actually beautiful.

CS: Hello.

DH: You are actually beautiful, do you know that?

VO: They don't look a-MOO-sed to me.

Ha!

On this leg we're hopping to and fro across the Solent, between the UK mainland and the Isle of Wight, beginning today on the island in the village of Wootton Bridge.

Out of the road, moggy!

Catherine Southon is driving.

DH: Oh, yes!

Perfect.

CS: Perfect!

DH: Perfect!

CS: I haven't run over anything?

DH: I hope you haven't.

VO: I've made sure moggy was well clear of Dolly's wheels, thank you.

This is the Dores Hill Farm Emporium.

Made up of four barns, there's a wide and eclectic range of items available, all curated by 30 dealers.

Aha!

Now, that is a Beswick horse, if ever I've seen one.

VO: Established in 1894, Beswick Pottery is renowned for its fine ceramic animal figurines.

Beautiful structure - built and hand-painted wagon, made in the '70s - makes sense - by a local shipwright.

This is a real craftsman piece here.

The Beswick horse is worth 40 quid.

Somebody would pay 40 quid for a Beswick horse.

And the cart itself is really, really good.

But I've got to be a bit mercenary.

If I can shave a tenner off it, it'd be even better.

Come on, Beswick horse, I think you might well be coming with me to auction.

VO: Could be a dark horse in the saleroom.

Let's see if Catherine's searches are proving fruitful.

Now, these are quite interesting, these ammonites, so essentially limestone, a fossil.

Hundreds, thousands of years old.

This is quite cool.

How much is on that?

£375.

VO: Too rich for you.

Am I right?

Ha-ha!

So that's not gonna be for me.

But I do like these, actually.

Victorian wrought iron balustrades.

How many are there?

Let's have a look.

Let's get these out.

I think I really have to have these.

Are they 55 for the whole... Are they 55 for the whole lot?

Or 55 each?

I think they're 55 each, aren't they?

Cuz if they're 55 for the whole lot...

..I'd definitely go for those.

VO: While Ms Southon heads off to find a dealer, how's Mr Harper getting on?

Oh, I do like a bit of Dutch Delft.

1,600 to about 1,800, that was the magical 200 years that the Dutch were making these Delftware pieces, which were effectively designed to copy the Chinese fine porcelain that was pouring into Europe at that time.

So these, I would say, date to probably 1770.

Pair?

20 quid for a pair of proper antique plates.

This is the Antiques Road Trip, and these are antiques.

And these Delft antique plates are coming on a road trip with me.

I'm not negotiating, I'm just having them.

VO: Sounds like it's time to talk to Mel and cut a deal.

Watch out, Mel, he's coming.

Mel.

Hello.

Hello.

I'm going to perform my very first antique purchase on the Isle of Wight in my whole life.

MEL: Wow!

DH: Yes.

In fact, I'm gonna try and do two.

MEL: OK. DH: The first one is simple - pair of Dutch Delft 18th century plates priced at £20.

DH: I'm just going to have them.

MEL: OK.

So that's my first deal done on the Isle of Wight ever.

Going to put them there.

Now I'm going to attempt to do another deal.

OK.

There is a Beswick horse pulling a scratch made cart.

MEL: Yes.

DH: Do you know the one?

MEL: I know the one.

VO: Ticket, £40.

DH: I really like it.

Can I make a bid and see where we go?

MEL: OK. DH: The bid is 30.

MEL: I think we can do that.

DH: Can we do 30?

MEL: We can do 30.

DH: Perfect.

VO: £50 in total, then.

DH: Thank you very much.

MEL: You're very welcome.

DH: Bye-bye.

MEL: Bye-bye.

VO: David's snaffled two lots, leaving him with £213.

And while he makes a move, we'll catch up with Catherine.

What's this?

Mac Fisheries 1930s advertising pot.

So that's the supermarket - Mac Fisheries... ..that were around, I think, in the 20th, sort of mid 20th century.

And I'm guessing that something like this would have been... at the time would have been something where you'd put your, I don't know, fish paste or something like that?

Shrimp paste?

Can you imagine?

These days we go into supermarkets and we buy things in hideous plastic containers or little glass containers.

Imagine buying something like that at the time, and you use your paste.

I mean, you could re-use this.

This is perfect for today's society.

Re-use, recycle.

I love the idea of this.

How much is on this?

£38, and I just think that's incredibly attractive.

If that could be £20, I would quite happily have that.

VO: I could see a buyer in that.

Anything else?

Pop that there.

I've found something else now.

See, I'm on a roll, once I get going.

This is not my cup of tea at all, let me tell you.

This is high Victoriana, but this is not a Christmas card, this is Happy New Year to you.

And it's so finely embroidered.

Has this got a price on it?

Ooh, £18.

I don't really like it.

But I appreciate the work that's gone into it, and I think £18 is quite reasonable.

People collect these.

Right.

That's two more possibilities.

I am cooking.

I think it's time to speak to Mel and see where we are.

VO: Catherine's got £214 to spend.

Let's see if Mel is in a generous mood.

CS: Mel.

MEL: Hello.

Very diligent there.

I found a couple of things.

MEL: Right.

CS: So, I'm really excited about the balustrades.

MEL: Yes.

They're lovely, aren't they?

CS: When I first saw them, I thought £55 for all of them was great, and I was probably gonna have them.

Is that not the case?

MEL: They were £55 each.

CS: Right.

I'm sure we could do a deal on them.

What could we do on them?

What sort of price are you looking for?

How about 65?

Um...

I think I might go for them, because I think they're interesting.

OK, 65.

And then I've also seen you've got Mac Fisheries paste pot in there.

Yes, I know the one you mean.

You've got 38 on that.

And then also I've just seen a Victorian card and that's £18.

Could we do the whole lot for 80?

Yes, we could.

VO: Very kind, Mel.

CS: Lovely.

Thank you very much.

It's been great fun.

I've really, really enjoyed it.

Right.

I'm gonna attempt to carry some of the balustrades.

MEL: (CHUCKLES) CS: Thank you very much.

Thank you very much.

VO: £15 on the paste pot, 60 on the balustrades and five on the New Year's card, leaving Catherine with 134 to be going on with.

Look at that.

Marvelous!

VO: Don't forget your other buys.

CS: Not bad for a morning's work.

VO: Not bad at all, you're right.

So cheerio for now, and we'll see you in a bit.

Meanwhile, David has made his way six miles south to Newchurch, to hear about the island's special relationship with a certain pungent vegetable... ..and to meet the UK's garlic king, Colin Boswell.

Colin, hello.

Hello, David.

Great to meet you.

Garlic on the Isle of Wight.

It's not the first thing that comes to mind.

No, but we've been here for quite a long time.

We've been growing garlic since the mid '70s.

DH: Right.

COLIN: But the story of garlic on the Isle of Wight goes back quite a lot further than that.

I'm fascinated to discover it.

Well, would you like to come and see it in the field?

DH: I would.

COLIN: And I can tell you.

DH: I would.

I'll follow you.

COLIN: Very good.

VO: Garlic has been cultivated for thousands of years.

Revered as sacred by the Egyptians, it was also used as a performance enhancer by Greek athletes at the ancient Olympics.

VO: Gosh!

COLIN: This is the first time I've taken a long-legged red-checkered-trouser man... DH: (CHUCKLES) COLIN: ..to a garlic field on a bike.

DH: First time for everything, Colin.

Well, here we are.

We're going to turn into the garlic here.

DH: How long have you been growing garlic then, Colin?

Well, funnily enough, there is a story about garlic in the Second World War.

About 250 French mariniers on torpilleurs, motor torpedo boats and a couple of destroyers too, arrived at Cowes.

And they'd escaped from the Germans in Bordeaux and the north of France.

And they came there, and the British government lodged them at Cowes and sent them out to patrol the Channel and fight off the German E-boats.

VO: While the French sailors battled the Germans, soon their morale started to dip.

The bland wartime cuisine made the men homesick for the taste of France, specifically their beloved garlic.

The RAF took action, and a mission was launched to bring garlic back to Britain.

On October the 26th, 1942, Pilot Officer Bridger took off from RAF Tangmere, landed in central France, southwest of Clermont-Ferrand.

Two agents got off, two sacks of garlic were put on... DH: (CHUCKLES) COLIN: ..and he flew back and he came into the control tower at RAF Tangmere with a sack of garlic at about six o'clock in the morning.

That is such a wonderfully British story.

I love it.

Even though it's got French garlic, it's perfect.

VO: The garlic was planted in the field next to Colin's farm.

It kept the French sailors supplied for the duration of the war, and has continued to be grown on the Isle of Wight ever since.

Wow!

And this is all edible.

I mean, could you just eat it out off the ground?

Well, let's... You take that one just there.

DH: Right.

COLIN: I'll take this one.

DH: Do we just pull it out?

COLIN: Pull it out gently.

There we go.

DH: Right.

COLIN: OK. And then I'd go...

So would I. Oh!

And it hasn't got its full heat yet.

It has a tang to it.

To me, it has a much more of a tang than probably to you.

What else can you do with it, apart from eating it raw?

Er, all sorts of things.

In fact, Natasha, COLIN: my daughter... DH: Oh.

.. has got some cooking up at the farm.

Let's go eat some more then, shall we?

VO: Colin's family have been growing garlic on the farm for 40 years, and his daughter Natasha has even authored three garlic-themed cookbooks.

NATASHA: Hello!

COLIN: This is Dave.

Hi, Dave.

Nice to meet you.

Hello, Natasha.

Lovely to meet you, too.

Talk me through this, then.

Tell me about it.

Is it a bulb?

NATASHA: This is a whole roasted garlic bulb.

And as you can see, the cloves have turned into a lovely, soft, caramelized... DH: Mm, very soft.

It comes out of the pod perfectly, so it's obviously cooked perfectly.

It's got a lovely texture to it, as well, hasn't it?

It's all been texturized down.

Is that a word?

(CHUCKLES) It could be.

DH: You can have that in your next book.

Thanks very much.

VO: Garlic continues to thrive to this day on the Isle of Wight, and it's all thanks to some French sailors who missed the taste of home in 1942.

While David goes in search of some breath mints - ha!

- we'll get back to the Citroen and Catherine.

I was feeling so positive this morning... about being here in the Isle of Wight, but this... it's hairy round here.

These roads are not made for me and Dolly.

VO: Catherine's making her way to Bembridge on the Isle of Wight's eastern tip, where she'll find Secret Garden Antiques & Gardenalia.

It's chock full of antiques and curios in here, stocked by Caroline.

Catherine has £134 in her pocket, having already bought three lots.

What else can she scurry up, I wonder?

Lots of choice.

CS: I was thinking glass.

Isle of Wight glass.

Mind you, there's a bit of... ..Whitefriars.

This is actually known as the sort of trail pattern.

So you've got a light blue trail of glass that's been ribboned round or wrapped round this sort of tapered... green colored vase.

It's quite a tricky technique.

This one, as I'm turning it around, I can notice there's a little chink in it.

I don't think it's a chip.

I think that is possibly an imperfection when it's been made.

Perhaps it didn't quite trail round perfectly and it's just sort of dipped.

But this one is priced up at £33.

They've dated it as 1950s.

I think it might be a little bit earlier than that, but nevertheless...

I'm actually quite taken with it.

VO: Well, then, I suggest you talk to Caroline and strike a deal.

Caroline, I did have in my mind about coming in and buying some glass, and I did see this big chunk of Whitefriars.

Um, It's got 33 on it.

What's your best sort of price on it?

Would 28 be OK?

28.

Would you be able to do 25?

DEALER: OK. That's fine.

CS: With the few scratches.

DEALER: Yeah.

CS: Is that alright?

DEALER: Yes, that's fine.

CS: Perfect.

Right, I need to give you some money.

VO: 25 crisp ones.

Leaving Catherine £109.

DEALER: Thank you very much.

CS: Thanks very much indeed.

DEALER: Nice to meet you.

CS: Lovely to meet you too.

CS: Thanks a lot.

Bye-bye.

DEALER: Bye.

VO: And that rounds off a good day shopping, I think.

Time to collect David.

We've got a ferry to catch!

CS: Oh, look at this!

DH: I know.

The Isle of Wight is behind us now, David.

It's been such good fun.

CS: It has been.

DH: And beautiful.

VO: Get your 40 winks, as it's a big day ahead on the mainland.

Nighty-night.

Seat belts on.

It's day two, and we're under way in the Citroen.

We are back on the mainland, in one of the most beautiful parts of the country, CS: the New Forest.

DH: Yes.

CS: I love it here.

VO: Yes, we're in Hampshire this fine morning, and Catherine's got all her eggs in one basket.

DH: And do you want to explain to me, I mean, why you've got a load of eggs on your lap?

Yes.

Well, the selling point of the Citroen CV, of course... DH: Yeah go on.

CS: One of the selling points was that you could go across a plowed field with a basket of eggs... DH: Without whipping them up.

..without whipping them up, without them being scrambled, no omelets.

So I've probably got about 25 eggs here.

VO: How EGG-citing!

Ha!

Let's put it to the test, shall we?

CS: Oh, we're going rough terrain here.

DH: This is better.

Hold on tight.

I am holding on for dear life.

So you've got to pretend we're going across a plowed field at 30mph, and there's gonna be a hare that's gonna jump out!

Oh!

VO: Mon Dieu!

Hang on to those eggs, Catherine.

David!

DH: Fox!

CS: The eggs!

The eggs!

VO: Ha-ha!

They all look in one piece to me.

Tres bien, mon ami.

Now let's review yesterday.

Catherine splashed the cash on four items.

A 1930s ceramic advertising paste pot, a Whitefriars glass vase, an Edwardian New Year's card, and a set of five late 19th century cast iron Gothic balustrades.

Marvelous.

VO: Leaving her with £109.

Meanwhile, David has £213 left after buying a scratch built wooden cart pulled by a large Beswick horse...

It's vintage and it's a bit unusual.

VO: ..and a pair of 18th century Delft plates.

DH: Just down there... CS: Yes.

..is a rather nice dish/bowl.

You'll know exactly what it is.

CS: Yeah.

DH: Go on, tell me.

It's really nice Delft, with a lovely peacock pattern.

Yes, yes.

You've seen that before, haven't you?

I have seen that before.

How much did I pay for two?

Well, I would probably think each they'd be about £40.

Excellent, yeah.

I think 50 to 80 in auction for the pair.

I paid £20.

Yeah, that was an absolute steal.

Did you buy these in the same shop that we were in?

Yes, yes!

I saw them and I just had to have them.

CS: And the eggs are perfect.

It's absolutely ideal.

Oh!

Oh, oh, oh.

Now, calm, calm it.

VO: Today's shopping kicks off in Lyndhurst.

David has dropped Catherine off, and is arriving at his first shop of the day, the Lyndhurst Antiques Centre.

He has £213 to play with, and only two lots so far, remember?

Oh, hello.

Oh, I do like that.

I do like that.

That looks ancient.

And not very many people would know what that was.

Well, objects will always tell their own story.

It's a hanging lamp.

It's positively southern India.

India is a massive landmass.

This comes from the south of India.

I think it's Hindu.

So, priced at £45.

Well, I'd have to bag it for a little bit less to stand a chance making a profit in auction.

I'm gonna try and get it less, and if I can it's gonna auction.

VO: Deal cutting time.

Let's see what Jason can do.

Jason?

Are you polishing there, Jason?

Hi, David.

How are you doing?

Priced at 45.

Where can we be with it?

Er, would you make a sensible offer?

Yeah, I would.

I would, and I think it's sensible.

30.

JASON: 30's fine.

DH: Good man.

JASON: We can do that.

DH: Good man.

VO: 30 on that leaves David with £183.

DH: Keep polishing.

JASON: Brilliant.

(CHUCKLES) VO: And that's David's third lot done and dusted.

Now back to the Citroen, and onwards we go.

Just a few miles away, Catherine has made her way to the coast and the market town of Lymington.

She's here to meet with historian Tim Wander at Lymington Harbour, to find out about one of the most important people in the field of communication.

Tim, I don't think we could actually pick a better day and a better setting.

It's absolutely fantastic.

Catherine, welcome to Lymington Harbour.

Thank you.

Thank you for having me.

We've all heard the name Marconi, but I'd like to know a little bit more, a little bit about the history.

What a man - Guglielmo Marconi.

He was a man born in the 19th century with his eyes firmly fixed on the 20th century.

Born in Bologna in 1874.

He's the man who is going to build and create wireless communication.

You'd know it as radio.

VO: Marconi was fascinated by the work of German physicist Heinrich Hertz, who had been experimenting with radio waves.

Marconi saw the potential in radio waves for long-range communication, and in 1894, aged just 20, he developed his own wave broadcasting system.

His great advancement was to add an aerial, literally just a wire in the air.

And this then gives radio a much greater range.

It moves from 40 yards to nearly two miles.

He demonstrates this in 1894 and 1895, in the valley around his house in Bologna, Italy.

His stepbrother firing a shotgun to say the Morse code signals had gone through.

And he knew now that he was onto something that was important.

But of course, the Italian government, the Italian post office, weren't interested.

VO: In 1896, Marconi took his technology to England, and the British post office were very receptive to his ideas.

At this time, the only way to communicate long distances was by hard-wired telegram.

Marconi wanted to be able to transmit to ships at sea, so set about experimenting on the Solent.

If you'd been stood here in December 1897, you'd have seen two gentlemen just there.

One is a young man.

His name is Marconi.

He's with his assistant, twice his age, George Kemp, retired Petty Officer ex-post office man who will become his lifelong assistant.

And they're here negotiating for the use of two Solent paddle steamers.

They're called the Solent and the Mayflower, because for the next six months, those ships will become the birthplace of modern radio communication and for safety at sea.

VO: Marconi's technology was revolutionary, making it possible for ships to communicate for miles with other vessels, changing the face of maritime safety.

Tim, what's this little box in front of us?

Well, this is a Morse code demonstrator training unit from the 1920s.

So Marconi out there in the Solent had proven that his system was reliable.

They could communicate with ships over the horizon, and that's a key factor in the safety of all seagoing vessels, because now they're not gonna sail out of sight and be forgotten forever.

Now they can communicate by Morse code.

It's a simple one.

It's a dash and it's a dot.

And if you send it very quickly... (MORSE CODE SIGNAL) ..someone the other end can hear it, and that is nothing short of magic.

VO: Marconi's genius paved the way for not just radio but television, mobile phones, and even Wi-Fi.

We'll leave Catherine on the seaside and head back inland to find David.

I love Catherine Southon.

She is just... the best traveling companion you could ever wish for.

However, in a classic car, sometimes no conversation is the best conversation.

VO: Enjoy the peace and quiet for now, David, as you head to your final destination in Salisbury.

This medieval city is home to one of England's most stunning cathedrals, as well as the Salisbury Antiques Market.

David has £183 burning a hole in his pocket, and over 14,000 square feet of showroom to explore.

What is it about Chinese porcelain that just drives you crazy?

I know it drives me crazy.

There we have it.

I don't know how many pieces of famille rose 19th century Cantonese porcelain I've bought, but every single one I've ever bought damaged, undamaged, mint condition, rubbed, whatever, is always just utterly delicious.

And because it has its original matching lid... ..it makes it a little rarer than a standard canister that you often find without the lid.

1880, 1890.

Famille rose pattern in enamel paint made for the western market priced at 60 quid.

It's no money.

It really is no money.

Just another example of how seriously cheap - there's the word to use - cheap real antiques are.

I'll try and get it a bit less, and I think there's a trickle of profit, which, at the end of the day, this is what it's all about.

VO: That's right.

Now it looks like your partner in crime has arrived.

Catherine has £109 in her kitty and four lots in the bag already.

Watch out, Catherine.

David's lurking about here somewhere.

Stop!

Turn to the left.

Give me a smile, baby.

Wahey!

I knew she'd go - the other side, go to the right.

Beautiful.

You're stunning.

You're nailing it.

DH: You're gorgeous.

CS: David, you're an idiot.

VO: Yes.

DH: (CHUCKLES) VO: He's a bit silly, isn't he?

Now, let's get back to the serious business of procuring antiques.

I absolutely love these revolving cabinets, because I always spot something on the other side, and then you've got to wait for it to come round.

So I'm waiting and I'm poised.

There we go.

There's other pieces of this.

There's other pieces of Wemyss, Scottish Wemyss, in this cabinet.

But this is rather nice.

We've got, I think they're damsons or plums, much nicer fruit than the oranges or the cherries that you see, or the roses.

This is a much nicer piece, and signed on the bottom as it should be.

There we go.

Nicely signed, Wemyss.

There is a crack on it, but I might have to have that.

Yeah.

I think this one's for me.

VO: I like your style, Catherine.

Straight in there.

No messing about.

You look hard at work there.

Oh, I've got time for you, Catherine.

CS: (CHUCKLES) I was actually drawn towards this because of the size.

I thought it was a nice size, bit bigger than a preserved pot, which is interesting, I think.

Whether it had a lid or not, I'm not sure, and it has got a bit of a crack.

And because of the crack, I'm not sure... it should be CS: that kind of level.

DEALER: I think you're right.

Can you do something on that?

I'm thinking around sort of 30-ish.

I could push you to 35, is that any good for you?

Perfect.

I'm happy with that.

Thank you so much.

I really appreciate that.

You're very welcome.

We'll give it a go at auction.

Wonderful.

Thanks very much.

Thank you, Catherine.

VO: That's Catherine all shopped up.

VO: But how about Mr Harper?

DH: Wow!

That is a cracking looking trunk.

It's a metal trunk.

Definitely metal, but it's a novelty steamer trunk.

Because the form of it, the shape of it looks like it's made out of wooden lats, with straps and bolts.

It should, in its shape, be a wooden steamer trunk, but it's a novelty metal one, which is really interesting, and typical of the 19th century.

That century was a century of discovery, of inventions.

In fact, it's even got a patent number on that.

So somebody invented this trunk as a novelty metal wooden-looking trunk, and then patented the idea.

Novelty, yes, but let's have a look at its condition.

Evidence of the original paint there as well on the front, but a bit of a problem.

So the latch has been snapped off.

So it had a lock and a key, so it was, again, perfectly usable.

But the actual latch itself has been snapped.

But no-one's gonna take it on a cruise today, so it doesn't need to be locked.

Priced at £60.

Well...

I think I'm just going to have to try and have a go at that.

See if I can get it a bit less.

But if I haven't seen it, then maybe many others haven't seen it either, and it could stand a chance for a profit.

VO: To the till we go.

Peter on duty this time.

DH: Peter, hello.

DEALER: Hi.

Good to see you.

Can we do a couple of deals?

Sure, sure.

Sure we can.

This should be easy, because I'm gonna make you two bids.

One on the Cantonese 19th century canister priced at 60.

Can it arrive at 50?

I'm sure that's fine.

Fine.

Done deal.

Now, there is a metal steam trunk novelty thing.

I've never quite seen anything like it before.

Again, priced at 60.

The bid would be the same, 50.

DEALER: Yeah, that's fine.

DH: Great, OK.

I'm gonna leave the readies on there for you.

Peter, great to see you.

DEALER: Bye now.

DH: Cheers.

And that's all our shopping completed for this leg.

CS: A-ha-ha!

DH: Ha-ha-ha!

What are you ha-ha-ha-ha-ing at?

I've got the better ha-ha-ha.

I've got lovely things.

VO: Back in the motor, time to wrap things up.

DH: What are we gonna do to relax tonight?

DH: The night is young.

CS: Entertainment.

Can you do anything to entertain?

I can do anything to entertain you.

Can you do magic tricks or anything?

Well, I can juggle.

CS: Oh, juggling.

DH: I can juggle.

CS: Can you?

Can you really?

DH: Yeah.

I can juggle up to three objects.

You could have juggled some eggs this morning.

DH: I'll juggle eggs for you.

CS: Will you?

Yes.

As long as they're not hard boiled, because I like an element of danger.

VO: Sounds "eggs-traordinary".

Let's get some shuteye, though, first.

Auction day has arrived, and our two experts have also arrived - in Bournemouth.

Oh, it's a beach.

Thrilling!

DH: It's calm, it's gorgeous.

Wowzer!

I think I've got the handbrake on.

DH: Wow!

CS: This is quite beautiful, CS: isn't it?

DH: It's stunning.

Wow, look at that!

OK, run before the car DH: rolls down the hill.

CS: Shall we get inside?

Yes.

DH: Handbrake on.

Stay there!

CS: Stay!

(THEY CHUCKLE) DH: That is beautiful.

VO: They'll be watching their items being auctioned from Russell-Cotes House, an art gallery and museum, one of the last Victorian houses built in England.

It enjoys stunning panoramic sea views.

CS: Oh, look at this!

DH: Oh, heavenly or what?

Meanwhile, their purchases have traveled north, to Gloucestershire, to go under the hammer at Stroud Auction Rooms.

Bidding will be in the room online and by phone.

The auctioneer today is Stuart Maule.

At £55... VO: Catherine spent £140 on five lots.

What has Stuart got his eye on?

The Whitefriars Glass vase will definitely be a popular item.

There's a really good market for glass.

It's a great, large, decorative piece.

And Whitefriars is the name everyone wants.

VO: David spent a touch more.

£180 on his five lots.

Stuart?

The pair of Dutch Delft dishes.

Really nice items.

I love the fact they're decorated with peacocks, in a blue and white color scheme, which is always popular.

The few nibbles on the rims, that will go against them slightly.

So we'll see how well they go.

VO: Thanks, Stuart.

Now back in Bournemouth, are we ready for action?

Now, this is a real location!

Come on.

Is it gorgeous or what?

It is gorgeous, but I'm a bit concerned about falling back.

Have you got vertigo?

No, I haven't got vertigo.

I'm gonna sit very much upright and just make sure I don't, don't lean back in excitement when my items sell.

DH: Or shock.

CS: Yeah.

DH: Yeah.

CS: More shock horror.

More likely.

VO: First up, Catherine's Scottish Wemyss ware jar.

No cover.

There was a bit of a crack.

DH: OK. CS: But just a small one.

DH: Will it make 50?

CS: I don't know.

STUART: £35 opens the bidding.

35, do I see eight?

35, looking for eight.

38 and 40.

DH: Oh.

STUART: 42, 45.

CS: Ooh.

DH: Oh.

STUART: 50.

DH: Oh!

Keep going.

55, the bid's with me.

Do I see 60?

CS: Oh, that's very good.

DH: It's cracked!

It's only a little crack.

£55.

VO: An excellent start to proceedings.

DH: That's good.

CS: That's very good.

I like it now.

VO: Let's see if David's milk cart and Beswick horse will attract a buyer.

And £50 opens the bidding.

55 and 60 is still with me.

DH: Come on.

STUART: 65 is in the room.

STUART: 65 and 70.

DH: Yes!

75.

At £75 and the bid... CS: No.

STUART: Do I see 80?

CS: Enough!

DH: It's a donkey shire.

£75.

Yes!

VO: Galloping into profit straightaway.

Well done, David.

Super.

I think the person buying it was just buying it for the horse.

DH: Quite possibly.

CS: Yes.

They got themselves a free cart.

VO: Onto the next one.

Catherine's Whitefriars glass vase.

Does it ring well?

Did you check for any crack?

There was what one might describe as a tiny, tiny imperfection.

Good.

This is getting better.

This is good for you, not so good for me.

Lots of interest means I can start the bidding straight up at £48.

48.

Do I see 50?

Five's with me.

55.

60.

Keep going!

At £65, then.

It's on commission.

Do I see 70?

DH: Very good.

CS: I'd love 70.

STUART: On commission.

DH: Got to be.

STUART: £70.

DH: It's got to be.

At 65.

70 is on the net.

Yes, on the net!

Thank you.

STUART: All done at 70.

DH: Rightly so.

VO: Oh, nice return on that.

Catherine's done well there.

DH: Well done.

CS: Thank you.

I'm pleased about that.

Gosh, I would have bought that in a heartbeat.

VO: Well, here's what you did buy - rather cheaply, I might add.

A pair of Dutch Delft plates.

How did you get these for £20?

Well, what I did - I walked into a shop, I saw them, I liked them, looked at the ticket, it said £20, and I bought them.

It's not rocket science.

STUART: £50.

£50 is bid.

DH: Get in there.

STUART: At £50, then.

It's on... CS: Easy.

STUART: 55, 60.

DH: Go!

£60 is with me.

Do I see five?

65.

Come on.

This deserves to do well.

STUART: Five.

80.

DH: Keep going.

85.

90.

DH: Three figures.

STUART: 95.

My bid's out at 95.

CS: Oh!

Come on.

DH: Come on.

CS: They need to make 100.

DH: Come on!

£95.

VO: An excellent profit.

Well done, David.

£20, turning it to 95.

CS: Congratulations.

DH: It's a winner.

DH: They're winners.

CS: Well done.

They're winners.

VO: So far, so good for both our experts.

Catherine's Mac Fisheries paste pot next.

This is probably my weakest item.

If it fails miserably, it's not going to bother you too much.

I don't think it's gonna CS: upset me too much.

DH: OK.

But it would be nice if it made £20.

STUART: 25.

CS: That's fine.

DH: There you go.

STUART: Bids are out at £25.

DH: There you go.

CS: That's fine.

Nothing wrong that, is there?

VO: The good times keep on coming.

Another £10 in Catherine's pocket.

I'm happy with that.

I'm very, very happy with that.

VO: Next, time for David's bronze table lamp to shine.

CS: You paid £30 for this David?

DH: Yeah.

How's it gonna do?

I think it will make profit, but they're not uncommon, so I think it could make 50, might make 60.

I can start the bidding at £32.

Fair enough.

35.

38 is with me.

DH: Go on.

STUART: 40.

42 is with me.

DH: Go on.

CS: David Harper!

DH: Come on.

STUART: 48.

DH: Thank you.

STUART: At £48, then.

The bid's on the net.

Do I see 50?

DH: Go on!

CS: Go on!

£48.

VO: More profit.

No losses yet today.

It's a trickle, isn't it?

DH: A trickle of profit.

CS: A trickle of profit.

CS: I think it's a good profit.

DH: It's OK.

It's OK. CS: Is that Auld Lang Syne I can hear?

No.

But it is Catherine's Edwardian New Year's card now.

Well, happy New Year to you.

(CHUCKLES) Happy New Year!

Happy New Year!

It was lovely condition and I thought £5 - I had to have it.

I was being very sentimental.

And £20 opens the bidding.

DH: Blimey, yeah.

STUART: £20, then.

It's on commission with me.

Do I see two anywhere?

STUART: 22.

25 with me.

DH: Very nice.

£25.

28 takes my bid out.

You see, they're so old-fashioned, but they're still collectable.

Selling to the net at £28.

VO: It's another winner for Catherine.

DH: It's absolutely delightful.

CS: I'm happy with that.

I'm actually surprised it made as much as that.

VO: David's penultimate lot now - his novelty metal steamer trunk.

I think you'll do alright with this.

It should be worth 100 quid.

I wouldn't go that far.

DH: Oh, you wouldn't?

(THEY CHUCKLE) STUART: Bidding five.

60.

DH: Go on!

STUART: 70.

DH: Go on.

75.

Do I see 80?

Come on!

STUART: At 75.

CS: Got to make it.

DH: You might be right.

STUART: £75.

DH: Go on!

CS: Come on.

75.

That'll do.

VO: We're having a jolly good time today, aren't we?

That's fine.

50%.

CS: Very nice.

DH: Not a bad margin, is it?

VO: Well, I think it's very good.

But what can Catherine make on her cast-iron balustrades?

As soon as I saw these, I absolutely had to have these balustrades.

CS: I thought they were super.

DH: Hmm.

STUART: £40 opens the bidding.

CS: Oh, no!

42, 45.

48 and 50.

CS: Oh, no!

STUART: 55 and 60.

CS: Oh, no!

DH: Go on.

Come on.

These have got to go a long way.

75 and 80.

At £80 and the bid's with me.

Do I see 85 anywhere?

DH: Wow!

STUART: At 85.

STUART: My bid's out at 85.

DH: Oh, I'd have them.

On the net, then, at £85.

We're all done.

STUART: No way!

DH: Have them!

Oh.

Oh!

I thought they would make about £150.

I thought they'd make 200.

VO: Not quite what she wanted, but still a profit.

It's a really good, quick return.

VO: And last, but hopefully not least, David's Chinese famille rose porcelain canister.

It's a lovely thing.

It should make a bit of money.

I start at £65.

CS: Well done.

DH: Come on.

STUART: 70.

DH: Good.

STUART: 75, now.

75.

DH: Go on.

80?

All done at 75.

CS: Very well done.

DH: Not bad.

CS: Excellent.

DH: Not bad at all.

VO: Yes, it's been a clean sweep for our experts today.

CS: Happy with that.

DH: Follow you.

(CHUCKLES) Go on.

Catherine started out with £214.

After saleroom fees and some tidy profits today, her new total is £290.02.

But David also made some good returns on all his items today and, after costs, he's swollen his piggy to £385.42.

Good show all round, I'd say.

Ha-ha!

Well, the weather hasn't improved greatly, has it?

CS: No.

DH: Let's go water skiing.

CS: Water skiing?

DH: Yes.

VO: Rather you than me.

Cheerio, chaps.

Well done.

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