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00:01It's the nation's favourite antiques experts.
00:04I just love it.
00:05Behind the wheel of a classic car.
00:07It's fast.
00:08It's a race.
00:09And a goal.
00:10To scar Britain for antiques.
00:12Could be tricky.
00:1338.
00:14The aim?
00:14To make the biggest profit at auction.
00:16But it's no mean feat.
00:18High five.
00:19There will be worthy winners.
00:20Mind-blowing.
00:21And valiant losers.
00:22Could have been worse.
00:24Will it be the high road to glory?
00:25Or the slow road to disaster?
00:27Oh, no.
00:29This is the antiques road trip.
00:34Beep beep.
00:40The sun has got his hat on.
00:42Time to hit the trail.
00:44But our coin expert, Tim Medhurst,
00:46and jewellery specialist, Christina Trevanian,
00:49are still without a sense of direction between them.
00:52Deary me, where will we finish up?
00:54North is that way.
00:57Which way is it?
00:58Oh, yeah, actually, it's on that way.
00:59Ah, well, due north must be, um, I'd say that way.
01:03That way?
01:03Yeah.
01:03OK.
01:04Well, the cows are pointing that way.
01:07Well, judging by the cows, then, we're currently in Dorset.
01:12Having begun this trip in Emsworth,
01:15they're touring the country lanes of the south-west
01:17before a final auction in Wales.
01:20Tim and Christina have become quite acquainted,
01:23possibly too well acquainted.
01:26You've been chewing your nails again, haven't you?
01:30Would you say that you are a clumsy person?
01:34I don't know.
01:35I have been told that before, but I think I'm a bit more...
01:37I'm just not aware of my surroundings, perhaps.
01:39I'm in my own little bubble.
01:41Or your limbs.
01:42Tim's world.
01:42Yeah.
01:45In Tim's world, despite some success at auction,
01:49the £200 he began with has dwindled to a new total of £151.40.
01:57Christina's world is altogether wealthier,
01:59and despite a small loss last time,
02:01her piggy is stuffed with £602.54p.
02:06You started this whole road trip by telling me,
02:09I'm going to win.
02:11Oh, yeah.
02:12I'm going to win.
02:13Christina, there's still time.
02:14I'm going to crush you into the world.
02:15There is still time for this.
02:16Oh, OK.
02:16Good.
02:16I like that.
02:17The game is still on.
02:18What's more?
02:19Into the breach.
02:21Oh, morning.
02:22Oh, look, he's having to wave.
02:23Morning.
02:24Oh, I love it around here.
02:26I love people around here.
02:28They're so friendly.
02:30This time, the 1979 MG Midget will be tootling
02:34through Dorset and Hampshire before auctioning Stroud
02:37in the Cotswolds.
02:38And the first stop today is Sherbourne.
02:41One-time capital of the Kingdom of Wessex
02:44and the town's ancient abbey contains ninth-century
02:48Saxon tombs said to belong to Alfred the Great's two brothers.
02:52With a king's ransom in her pocket,
02:54Christina is bound for Acre Man Street Antique Centre.
02:58Oh, look, I can get out today.
02:59Well done.
03:00Quite elegantly done, wasn't it, for a change.
03:02Super, have a lovely day.
03:04See you later.
03:04Bye.
03:33Hello, hello, hello, hello, hello, hello.
03:34Yeah, come on.
03:35Don't get sidetracked.
03:36Come on.
03:39Time to focus.
03:42That's great.
03:42Look, builder, EA Dodd, contractor.
03:45It's obviously a wrought iron tradesman site.
03:47It would have gone on the side of his building.
03:50£110.
03:53That's quite cool, though, isn't it?
03:55It's quite a lot of money, but nonetheless, I like that very much.
04:01And what else do you like?
04:04So, my eye has just been drawn to this.
04:07This looks unusual.
04:08It's a travelling cruet, basically.
04:11It's plated, so you've got mustard, salt, pepper and cayenne,
04:15and it's even got its little spoon in there.
04:17Has it?
04:18That's great.
04:18I've never seen one of these before.
04:20No, I've never seen one in a plate like that.
04:22So, what's that?
04:23That's...
04:23It's got a spoon in it.
04:24Oh, brilliant.
04:26If you were Lord and Lady Doodah and you decided,
04:30Jeeves, make us a picnic one day.
04:32Bring the travelling cruet.
04:34Bring that with you, Jeeves.
04:35Maybe I could use this for me and Tim travelling around
04:36with having our packed lunches.
04:38How much have you got on that, Jill?
04:40One, four, five on that one.
04:42How does it?
04:42OK.
04:43That's fun, though.
04:45While our well-seasoned expert considers that possibility,
04:50let's find out how Tim's getting on.
04:52He's a dab hand behind the wheel of that car now
04:54and is travelling east to Sturminster Newton
04:57where he's beginning his day's antiques trawling
05:00at Oakland Collectibles.
05:02Hello.
05:02Hi there.
05:03Hi, I'm Tim.
05:04Pleased to meet you.
05:04Tim, Jason.
05:05Nice to meet you.
05:06This looks fantastic.
05:07Thank you very much.
05:07Amazing things here.
05:08Looking forward to having a look around.
05:09Yeah, please do.
05:11This interesting shop specialises in French vintage collectibles.
05:16Aimez-vous quelque chose, Tim?
05:20Garçon stupide.
05:25I love helmets.
05:26And this one is really cool.
05:28This is an early 20th century French fire helmet.
05:30Dates to around the Great War, First World War.
05:33And it's got a real decorative look about it and I love it.
05:37What's the price for this one?
05:38And it's sold.
05:40What a shame.
05:40I love it.
05:41That's what I would have gone for.
05:42But there we are.
05:43You can't have everything.
05:45Nope, it can't.
05:46But while you look for something else, what's the story back in Sherbourne?
05:51Ooh, a box!
05:52Can I rummage?
05:54Absolutely.
05:54Ooh!
05:56So these have just literally just come in?
05:58Yeah.
05:59Just tell me about that crib because that's rather lovely.
06:01Ah, that came from the same place.
06:02As a mummy, I love cribs like that.
06:04Yeah, it's really charming.
06:05Let's bring it forward because it's really lovely.
06:08That is charming.
06:10And it's a nice pale wood as well.
06:11What is it?
06:11Pine?
06:11It's pine.
06:13So pitch pine.
06:14Oh, that's gorgeous.
06:14I can do you £45, but that's absolutely the best price.
06:19£45?
06:20Yeah.
06:20Say it if you don't make a profit on that.
06:23I think I'll have that for £45.
06:25One down.
06:26Let's have a rummage through here.
06:28What on earth is that?
06:32Looks like a puppet to me.
06:34So he's got a little pottery head that somebody's painted.
06:38Yeah.
06:38And then he's been built out of old tea tins or something, hasn't he?
06:42I hadn't noticed that.
06:42Yeah, look, there's some sort of advertising tin.
06:46Yeah.
06:46So somebody has gone to the trouble of making this guy.
06:50Okay, what's the price?
06:52Okay, this one I could do for £25.
06:54Okay, so £45, £25, £40, £50, £60, £70.
06:59Yep.
06:59Could we say £60 for the two?
07:01I knew you were going to ask me that.
07:03Just because I do like a bit of a bargain.
07:05Right, that has to be £45.
07:07Okay.
07:08I would do £20 on.
07:09So £45, £55, £65.
07:11Yes.
07:12I'm happy about that.
07:13Okay, thank you.
07:14Into battle we go.
07:15Oh, yes.
07:16Tim Medhurst.
07:18Well, while Christina carts that crib away,
07:21has tenacious Tim found himself any French fancies yet?
07:25Ooh la la.
07:26This is interesting.
07:28So, in the 19th century,
07:31this would have been a page from a fashion magazine.
07:34And what I love about this one is that it's been embellished
07:37and the ladies have been given lovely clothes.
07:39And look, somebody's handmade all of these lovely dresses
07:42and attached it to them and it's dated down the bottom, 1872.
07:46So, we're going on for 150 years ago.
07:49For somebody that collects 19th century memorabilia
07:51or sort of Victorian period interiors would really like that.
07:55I think at auction this might have a little bit of potential.
07:58So, let's see what Jason thinks.
07:59I'm going to ask him how much it is.
08:02Found something?
08:03Yeah.
08:04Found a charming little picture.
08:05Lovely, isn't it?
08:06I've got a price ticket here on it.
08:08£25.
08:10What's your real best price?
08:12£15.
08:13£15.
08:14I'm shaking your hand.
08:14That's really generous.
08:16C'est magnifique.
08:18Très bon, mon petit chou.
08:20Au revoir.
08:24I'm really pleased with that.
08:26Great start.
08:27Oh!
08:29Oh, no!
08:30Oof!
08:31Wet bum.
08:32The joy of the convertible.
08:34It's definitely a bit wet.
08:36On your way, soggy bottom boy.
08:42Christina's taking a ride five miles east now to Child Oakford in the Dorset countryside.
08:48Once upon a time, horses were part of everyday life, essential for transport, farming and industry and war.
08:55Every village had a smithy, where horses were shod, and Smith is still the most common surname in the UK
09:01and the US.
09:03Today, horses are mainly for sport and pleasure, but they still need their shoes.
09:09To see how it's done, Christina's visiting Abbey Bunyard, a farrier with 20 years' experience.
09:16Hello!
09:17This sounds like a hub of activity, my goodness.
09:20Hello.
09:20Hey, Dhi, you must be Abbey.
09:22I am, I am.
09:23Lovely to meet you, Abbey.
09:23Welcome to Talk Fit.
09:24I'm sorry, am I interrupting?
09:25No, no, not at all.
09:26I love a shoe.
09:27Don't get me wrong.
09:28It's not my usual kind of shoe.
09:29I like other shoes as well.
09:32These are huge ones.
09:34They're original draft horse shoes.
09:37Oh, wow, they're massive.
09:39So these basically acted as a cushion on the horse's feet, do they?
09:42Protection.
09:43So without the shoe, a horse would really struggle to go about its daily business
09:47because, really, the surfaces that we put horses on now are not natural to you.
09:50They're not natural.
09:51So, therefore, to keep them safe and sound in the jobs that we are asking them to do,
09:56we've got to protect the underlying structures.
09:59And without the shoes?
10:00They would be lame.
10:01They would be sore.
10:02We're trying to allow these horses to perform their duties to the best of their ability
10:07for the duration of their working life.
10:09Roman cavalry used metal strap-on shoes, known as hippo sandals, for their horses.
10:16But the nailed-on horseshoe as we know it today emerged in the Dark Ages.
10:21So, since 900 AD, we've been using the same nail-on steel shoes.
10:26So, it's an incredibly historic process.
10:29Yeah, hugely historic.
10:31Abby is the modern face of a craft unchanged in a thousand years.
10:36Horses need new shoes about every six weeks, and it's time to check the hooves of Abby's own horse, Bentley.
10:41Hello, Bentley.
10:43Hello.
10:45Hello.
10:45You are gorgeous.
10:47So, has he got shoes on now?
10:48Doesn't look like he has.
10:49No.
10:50Gosh, he's clearly very used to picking his feet up.
10:53Yeah, he is.
10:54What's the hoof actually made of?
10:56Keratin.
10:57OK.
10:57All knotted together to create that wonderful hard substance.
11:00So, clearly, old Bentley boy, you need a new pair of shoes.
11:04Hey?
11:04Shall we go and make him some?
11:05Yep, yep.
11:06We can go and make him some.
11:07Can I watch?
11:07Yep, yep.
11:08You can have a go.
11:10Crikey, time to turn up the heat.
11:17Ooh, look at that!
11:18Ooh!
11:19So, what are we going to do with that?
11:21Just kick me out of the way, if I'm in the right.
11:24We're going to pop a toe bend in that.
11:26It's really malleable, isn't it?
11:28Yeah.
11:30Abby, how long does it take to make a set of four horseshoes from scratch?
11:34So, eight minutes a shoe?
11:36Eight minutes at all?
11:38At gas mark five.
11:39Haha.
11:40Abby's going to let Christina have a bash at making the nail holes at the right angle for specially shaped
11:44horseshoe nails.
11:45Quick as you can.
11:46OK.
11:47Think of the angle.
11:48Yep.
11:49Sloping.
11:50Sloping, medium, upright.
11:52Yep.
11:53So, sloping.
11:53Yep.
11:54Just give it a good whack.
11:56Yep.
11:57Yep.
11:58And then...
11:59Medium.
11:59Medium like that.
12:01Oh, OK.
12:02Try again.
12:03Ready?
12:04Yep.
12:05That's it.
12:05Well done.
12:06Oh, my goodness.
12:06I'll turn it over.
12:08That's your nail holes.
12:10Oh, I helped do those.
12:11You did?
12:12Oh.
12:13You did.
12:15You got any apprenticeships going?
12:17Yeah.
12:17I'd make the tea.
12:19Oh, do you?
12:19Yeah.
12:19I'd be good at the tea.
12:23Once the horse is ready, the shoes are heated again before final alterations and fitting.
12:29It's not the fact that you're putting it on hot, it's the fact that it's easier to shape the shoe.
12:33Right.
12:33If you look, we shape that earlier and it fits an absolute treat.
12:36Oh, I smell that.
12:36And you can see the foot is level.
12:38Hammer?
12:39Yep.
12:40Nails?
12:40Hammer.
12:41Nails.
12:42These have not changed for thousands of years.
12:45I mean, this is such a sort of...
12:46They made a really good product back then.
12:48They really did.
12:49Yeah.
12:49No, they did.
12:50It's phenomenal that it just hasn't changed.
12:52No, no, no, it hasn't changed.
12:53And is it still the best way?
12:55Yes.
12:55Is it still the only way?
12:56Yes.
12:57Amazing.
12:58It is the best way.
13:00They just knew what they were doing, didn't they?
13:02And do they have a file now?
13:03Yeah.
13:06Gosh, how neat.
13:08Brentley, look at your new feet.
13:10They're Jimmy Choo's.
13:13Is that a spare horseshoe?
13:14That is a spare horseshoe.
13:15So I might give this to Tim and try and give him some luck.
13:18Yeah, I would.
13:18On our next end of our journey.
13:20Your next hunt.
13:20Brilliant.
13:21That's very kind of you.
13:22It's OK.
13:23Take care.
13:24Bye.
13:28And Tim needs all the luck he can get, with £450 less than Christina to spend.
13:34He's on his way to Litchit Minster near Poole on the south coast.
13:40Yeah, well, it's not much worse than having a soggy bum in a car, is there?
13:45I don't know.
13:46I can think of a few things.
13:48Next stop is the charmingly named Old Buttonshop.
13:52And it looks like rain again.
13:55I'm not falling for this again.
14:02E-ho!
14:04Oh, there we are.
14:05That should do the job.
14:07Quick, inside.
14:08Time to meet owner Thelma and her friend, Victoria.
14:13Hello.
14:15Hello, Tim.
14:15How are you?
14:17I'm well, thank you.
14:18I'm Tim.
14:18How are you?
14:18I'm very well.
14:19It's very nice to see you.
14:21What an amazing shop.
14:22How long have you been here?
14:23I've been here 48 years.
14:25Wow, that's amazing.
14:26Yeah.
14:28It's definitely an Aladdin's cave, isn't it?
14:30It is, rather, isn't it?
14:31I'm like a kid in a sweet shop now.
14:34Make mine a quarter of humbugs, eh?
14:35You can only afford the penny tray, Tim.
14:40The rocking horse outside.
14:42Yes.
14:43What's your price on that?
14:44It's £120.
14:45Right, OK.
14:46It's not really a rocking horse at all.
14:48Oh.
14:48It's come from Merrigo round.
14:51Is it?
14:52About 1900.
14:53Oh, well.
14:54Dobbin is a fine GG, but he's expensive.
14:57Keep looking.
15:00So, this is a lovely leather case, isn't it?
15:02It is, rather.
15:03And it's got lovely gilt-embossed fleur-de-lis.
15:05Yes, fleur-de-lis.
15:07Yeah.
15:07And on here, I noticed a maker's mark.
15:10W and J Milne Ltd, makers to the late Queen, Edinburgh.
15:14Yes, yeah.
15:14Now, the late Queen might be Queen Mary, George V's wife.
15:18It's beautiful leather.
15:19It needs some TLC, doesn't it?
15:21But don't we all?
15:22You know.
15:22Yeah.
15:25We've got a little bit of damage here, haven't we?
15:27Yes, that's right.
15:28Let's not talk it down too much, because it is a smart thing.
15:30No, it is really nice.
15:31What price are you asking on it?
15:32I'll be very kind to you and say £12.
15:36£12.
15:37I love that.
15:38Done.
15:38So that's a deal.
15:39Excellent.
15:41Good.
15:42Anything else?
15:46Thelma?
15:47Ah.
15:48Can you tempt me with this?
15:50I would think so.
15:51Isn't that charming?
15:52It's very interesting.
15:53It is, isn't it?
15:54Isn't it, yes.
15:54So it's a Mary Phipson and Parker's letter clip?
15:58Yes.
15:58And it's got a registration number here and marked October 3rd, 1843.
16:04Stamps came out in 1840.
16:06That's when they started, wasn't it?
16:07Yes.
16:08So this could be one of the earliest letter clips designed for stamped post.
16:13How exciting.
16:14Let's say that.
16:14Let's say that.
16:16So what we got, ooh, price ticket.
16:18I can't remember.
16:20£25 you've got on that.
16:21Yeah, £25.
16:22That's tempting, isn't it?
16:23But the temptations just keep coming.
16:28Thelma, I'm having a mad moment.
16:30Ah!
16:31Do you know what?
16:32It was the first thing I saw as I was running up to the shop in the pouring rain,
16:36and I just feel really bad to leave him there.
16:39I love all of the early leather and all the bridle
16:42and it's got all the early bits that you would want on it.
16:45Yes, it has, yes.
16:47I think it's fantastic.
16:48Yes.
16:49So I was thinking, could we do a really interesting deal on the letter clip?
16:54Here we go.
16:55And the rocking horse.
16:56How about £130?
17:00You can't do £100 for the two, can you?
17:03£100 for the two.
17:05Make it £110.
17:06£110.
17:08Tell you what, can we meet in the middle at £105 for the two?
17:11OK.
17:12Fantastic.
17:12Thank you so much.
17:13I love them.
17:16£117 to Thelma for the three.
17:19£12 for the case, £20 for the letter clip and £85 for Dobbin.
17:24And Tim's budget has just slipped below £20.
17:28Well, he still looks pleased with himself.
17:33I know there are some rolling hills but it seems a bit flat for Dorset.
17:36I expect more dinosaurs.
17:38Mmm.
17:39You know, a bit more Jurassic Coast.
17:40More Jurassic Coast.
17:41Yeah.
17:41I sort of feel we're still in Somerset maybe.
17:44We could be.
17:44Or Devon.
17:45Or Devon.
17:47Or Siberia.
17:48Or Siberia.
17:48Well, wherever they are, we'll find them again tomorrow.
17:51So, nighty night.
17:56It's a new day in the New Forest.
17:58And Christina and Tim are encountering the locals.
18:03Hi, ponies.
18:04Hi.
18:05Oh, look.
18:07Hello.
18:07Why the long face?
18:08Good morning.
18:09Why do you want to go down?
18:10Hi, ponies.
18:11Hello, ponies.
18:12Hello.
18:13See, that is a classic New Forest breed.
18:16Oh, this one, is it?
18:17Oh, he's tiny.
18:18Hi, dinky-doo.
18:21Whee!
18:23I think he's a bit lost.
18:25I think that's a shetland.
18:26He was.
18:27They're all over the place.
18:28Hi, pony.
18:29Why are they all over the road?
18:30Well, that's just sort of what happens around here.
18:32I mean, they're New Forest ponies.
18:34That's what they're allowed to do.
18:36Yeah.
18:37Aw.
18:38Yesterday, Christina fell for a tin puppet.
18:41I do like a bit of a bargain.
18:43And a Victorian pine crib, leaving her a not inconsiderable 537 pounds and 54 pence to
18:51spend, while Tim took a fancy to a rocking horse.
18:54I think it's fantastic.
18:56A leather case, a Victorian leather clip, and a French fashion print, leaving him a
19:02meagre 19 pounds and 40 pence.
19:05I am not enjoying this weather this morning.
19:07Well, you should have seen yesterday when I plonked myself down in the car.
19:12Yeah.
19:12And soaked my bum.
19:14Oh, no!
19:15It was the most uncomfortable thing, a leather seat with a wet bum.
19:18Oh!
19:19That would chafe a bit, wouldn't it?
19:21It did chafe.
19:22Oh!
19:23Too much information.
19:24Too much information, Timothy.
19:26Moving swiftly on then.
19:28After dropping off Tim, Christina's first destination this morning is Lyndhurst in Hampshire.
19:34A village known as the capital of the New Forest.
19:38Who knows what might be hidden away in her first emporium, the lovely Lyndhurst Antique Centre.
19:45More than 45 dealers sold their antiques here, so loads to see.
19:50Lots of shiny things for Christina.
19:56This is fabulous, isn't it?
19:581589.
19:59Sixpence.
20:001589!
20:01I was nearly 500 years old and only 70 pounds.
20:04It really is fabulous.
20:05And of course, you have to think that at this time, most of the population were pretty much
20:10illiterate.
20:10They couldn't read, particularly couldn't write.
20:12And so this was one of the biggest forms of propaganda you had.
20:15This is sometimes the only way that people would see what their monarch looked like.
20:19So this had to be a symbol of power.
20:21This had to be a portrait of a strong and influential monarch.
20:25And this one, this 1821 crown, this is a portrait of George IV.
20:28And he looks like, you know, a Roman god.
20:31He looks like somebody that you would want to sort of follow and lead you into battle.
20:35It's quite astonishing.
20:37Look at him.
20:37Look at him.
20:38Christina, put the coins down.
20:41You're turning into Tim Medhurst.
20:45No beard, though.
20:46Away with you.
20:47Time for a chat with owner Jason.
20:49Is there anything hidden away?
20:51Is there any kind of really fresh stock that hasn't gone out yet?
20:54Have you got anything at all?
20:55There is a box of dusty pots that you might want to have a look at.
21:01I love a dusty pot.
21:02You know, with spiders as well.
21:04Bring it on, Jason.
21:06Oh, that's lovely.
21:06Okay, so these are quite stylish things.
21:10Oh, they're signed.
21:11Very 60s, 70s, I would say.
21:12And they're actually signed as well.
21:14So, studio pottery, I think you would describe those as.
21:17You weren't joking, were you?
21:19What's that?
21:19Incy's mum, dad, brother and sister.
21:23Oh, yeah, no, I wasn't joking.
21:23Wincy's spine is definitely in.
21:24Departed life in there.
21:25Yeah.
21:26I think they're asleep.
21:27Yeah, they're just sleeping.
21:28Absolutely.
21:29That's quite cool.
21:30So these look really nice.
21:31And we've got a lovely group.
21:32So that's signed by somebody, which is quite lovely.
21:35That's not signed, but...
21:37So these are really pretty.
21:39Interesting.
21:39Oh, they're beautiful.
21:42They're really beautiful.
21:44And these are by the same guy.
21:45Dated 1965 and 66, the pots are by René Morel,
21:51who made studio pottery at Tourette-sur-Loup in Provence.
21:55So what are we talking for the group, Jason?
21:58I think £40 for the group would be a fair price.
22:03It's a nice little lot.
22:05Yeah.
22:05And they're signed...
22:06I'd be happy to give you 30.
22:09Shall we shake hands, Christina?
22:10I don't know, shall we?
22:11At what price?
22:12Shall we?
22:13I don't know, shall we?
22:1430, I see.
22:15Does that include incy-wincy mum, dad and brother?
22:18He's free.
22:18Is it?
22:19You are a gentleman.
22:2030 pounds.
22:21Thank you very much.
22:21Perfect.
22:22Thank you very much.
22:23Certainly is, she's being very canny with her wads of cash, isn't she?
22:27After all those hundreds she spent last time.
22:30Right, she's off.
22:31See you!
22:32See you!
22:33Bye!
22:33Bye!
22:37Meanwhile, Tim's, wending south, drew the new forest to the Georgian hamlet of Buckler's Hard,
22:42which, though a sleepy backwater today, was once a thriving shipyard making huge wooden warships for the British naval fleet.
22:51It was originally named Montague Town after the second Duke of Montague.
22:56Tim's taking shelter from the rain in the museum, where he's meeting one of the Duke's descendants, Mary Montague Scott.
23:04Hi.
23:04Hello.
23:05I'm Tim.
23:05Hello, I'm Mary.
23:06I'm the director of the museum here.
23:07Welcome to Buckler's Hard.
23:09Great to see you.
23:10Going to show you round?
23:11Yes, thank you.
23:12My family have owned this estate here at Beaulieu, including the Beaulieu River, since 1538.
23:16And so it then started to become a shipbuilding centre from about the 1720s, when my ancestor, John Duke of
23:25Montague, built the village.
23:27The entrepreneurial Duke's original plans were for a large port capitalising on the sugar trade with the West Indies.
23:34The wide main street was designed for transporting that cargo, but the Duke was late to the race for sugar
23:40and missed the boat.
23:42Huh.
23:42And instead, he leased what was renamed Buckler's Hard to some shipwrights.
23:49Here we have a model showing what the village looked like.
23:52In 1803, we know that the shipwright went to Wales to even buy trees to bring them back here, and
23:58they would have come in by boat and then be sawn up in the saw pits here at Buckler's Hard.
24:03In the old days, of course, you would have up to 200 workers working on the shipyard.
24:07It was a big, noisy, industrial site, but nowadays it's a rather sleepy, beautiful village.
24:12For 100 years, orders from the Admiralty ensured that large warships towered over the five launchways at Buckler's Hard, and
24:21some very famous ships indeed were built here.
24:25So here we have the story of the ships that fought at the Battle of Trafalgar, in particular, HMS Agamemnon,
24:32which was Nelson's favourite ship, and we have a big connection, built at Buckler's Hard in 1781.
24:37There was a gale after the Battle of Trafalgar, and many ships were damaged very severely in the gale after
24:43the battle, and not many people know that.
24:45You can always feel that ship creaking, can't you?
24:47You can. And how frightening it would have been if you were in one of these little ships, or maybe
24:51you'd fallen overboard or been injured.
24:53You see ships sinking here in the background. An amazing thing.
24:57It is.
24:58And we've got some beautiful things owned by Nelson, a piece of his hair, a mourning ring of Lady Hamilton,
25:03and a miniature of Nelson.
25:05A very rare one because he's shown in civilian dress, and apparently it's the only one in the world.
25:10Time then to say goodbye to Mary, and head out into the sunshine, and see the village and meet a
25:15man who's busy keeping some of those old shipbuilding traditions alive.
25:20John Adams.
25:21I'm crafting a piece of wood to fit in between two major timbers of a ship's hull. So this would
25:26really be a bracing piece between a ship's frame and a string or something like that.
25:30Ah.
25:31This is a tool which really produces a fine adjustment to make sure that timbers fit snugly up against one
25:36another.
25:38Maybe it's the archetypal ship's tool of a post-medieval shipyard.
25:42Time for Tim to have a bash, or should I say chip.
25:45If you bring your leg a little bit more and then brace that hand against your thigh, that'll help stabilise
25:50the haft.
25:51Not bad at all.
25:52There we are. My father was a carpenter.
25:54My youngest brother is a French polisher and furniture store.
25:57Well, there you go. It's in the blood.
25:58It's in the blood.
25:59The next stage towards professionalism is just let the blade fall.
26:04And tap it.
26:05And then you can hear that rhythmic sort of chook sound as the blade's working.
26:09It's quite therapeutic, isn't it?
26:10It's fantastic. You can do this round.
26:12And have another go.
26:13We'll leave Tim a while longer, harking back to the glory days of 18th century bucklers hard,
26:18and follow Christina, who's making her way south, she thinks.
26:25Nice day for it!
26:27I love cyclists.
26:29I wish I'd bicycle.
26:30I think we could have an antiques bicycle trip.
26:33That would be quite fun, wouldn't it?
26:35Better you than me, dearie.
26:37Christina's en route to Southampton, now to the last shop of the day,
26:41where Tim will be joining her later at Robin's Nest Emporium.
26:45This is huge!
26:48See you, Midge.
26:52Hello!
26:54Hello!
26:56The warehouse has acres of stalls belonging to different dealers.
26:59Time to get hunting.
27:08Wow, this looks like quite an interesting stall, doesn't it? Look at this.
27:12So that, so hang on a second, let's look at the price first.
27:15What have we got there?
27:16£50.
27:17Commode cam...
27:18Isn't that ridiculous?
27:20£50.
27:21This is a piece of George III furniture.
27:24Mahogany.
27:25It's 1760 to 1820, for goodness sakes.
27:28I shall enlighten you as if you were a Georgian lady or gentleman and you, um...
27:32Shall we say nature called in the middle of the night?
27:35Then this would house your thunder pot.
27:38So you would get out of bed and you would have your potty in there.
27:42And you would clearly do your...
27:44Whatever you needed to do.
27:46And then in it would go again.
27:48You know?
27:50It's basically for a number one and a number two.
27:52It is the equivalent of a Georgian en suite.
27:54It's rather nice.
27:55It's only one to have a think about.
28:00Well, there you go.
28:02Our man, Tim, though, has arrived and is prowling the many aisles.
28:08Oops.
28:10No embouchure, I'm assured.
28:13Might try a commode.
28:14This is huge.
28:16They could put another floor in there and then there'd be double the amount.
28:21But there's a lot to look through here.
28:24Need help?
28:25Try dialing your friend.
28:27Tim, I hope you're not finding any bargains.
28:30Hmm.
28:33He's flat out.
28:35I'm struggling.
28:37Tim?
28:38Yes?
28:39Are you OK?
28:40Yeah.
28:40Sorry, I just gave up for a minute.
28:42Did you go flat?
28:43Yeah.
28:43Why?
28:44I can't lie, I'm struggling in here.
28:46How much have you got to spend?
28:48£19.40.
28:50Ah, OK.
28:51How much have you got to spend?
28:54£784.
28:56Perhaps some teamwork is required.
28:58Who's got the key to the cabinet then, Carol?
29:02Hmm.
29:03Quite like this, shopping together.
29:05Yeah, it's nice, isn't it?
29:06Yeah.
29:06I don't like it when you're sort of beetling around by yourself.
29:08I'm quite enjoying sort of thinking about spending your money, really.
29:11Oh, good.
29:12I'm glad you are.
29:15That's quite cute.
29:18That looks Scottish, doesn't it?
29:20Silver.
29:21Yeah.
29:22Oh, gosh, I'm blind.
29:23Can you see what...
29:23They're tiny.
29:25Can you see that?
29:26Your young eyes.
29:26Hang on, let me just go cross-eyed.
29:29That was an attractive look.
29:33I can't.
29:34It is fairly modern.
29:36It's probably 80s, 70s or 80s.
29:37It's quite funky though, isn't it?
29:39Yeah.
29:40It is in fact by Norman Grant, a Scottish doula whose work in the 60s and 70s was worn by
29:47stars like Elton John and Sandy Shaw.
29:49Nice.
29:50I'm going to go and buy some antiques.
29:51Okay.
29:51I'll see you later.
29:52Enjoy.
29:52Have fun.
29:53I quite like that, Carol.
30:03Right, Carol.
30:05I need a Carol.
30:06Carol is much in demand with the keys.
30:09I'm looking at a piece of military history.
30:12This badge here, carved in the top of this box, is the badge of the Army Service Corps.
30:17Now, the Army Service Corps are unsung heroes of the First World War.
30:22They supplied the British troops with all the supplies they needed.
30:25I just really like it.
30:27I think in auction you've got a couple of collectors.
30:29You've got treen collectors.
30:30You've got military collectors.
30:32And I think probably £30 to £50, something like that.
30:36What's the price?
30:37We've got £22.
30:40And this is where we talk to Carol about price.
30:42Okay.
30:43Carol, now, I have got £19.40.
30:50Okay.
30:51Do you think that would buy this box?
30:52Yeah, sure, that would be fine.
30:53Fantastic.
30:54Let's shake your hand.
30:56Okay.
30:56Thank you very much.
30:57All of it.
30:58Every single penny.
30:59There we are.
31:00Every last penny.
31:00That's me done.
31:01Thank you very much.
31:02Yes, he is completely cleaned out.
31:05Right.
31:06Carol, time to get some cash out of Miss Moneypenny here.
31:09The other thing I saw was this.
31:11It's a night commode or nightstand commode, table-y sort of tray top, Georgian piece of furniture.
31:18It's rather lovely.
31:19The commode and the brooch both belong to the same dinner.
31:22So Carol needs to give him a ring.
31:25How is it?
31:27Oh, it's like the tension, isn't it?
31:28Oh!
31:29Hi, it's Carol at Robin's Nest.
31:31I've got the lovely Christina with me and she's interested in a couple of pieces on your store.
31:36A Scottish silver brooch, it's priced at £25.
31:40And the Georgian commode, that's priced at £50.
31:43And we're looking for a good price.
31:47She's obviously got to take them to auction.
31:5060.
31:5160.
31:52That sounds very reasonable, if that's okay.
31:55Okay, that's lovely then.
31:56We'll do that.
31:57Thank you very much.
31:58She said thank you very much.
32:00Nice dealer man.
32:01Bye.
32:04Yep, 60.
32:0540.
32:0540 for the commode.
32:07Cheap.
32:0820 for the brooch.
32:09Cheap.
32:10And their work here is done.
32:12Oh!
32:12Oh dear.
32:14Have I broken it?
32:15Woo!
32:17There we go.
32:18Off we go.
32:19Ready?
32:19Beep beep.
32:20Whee!
32:21Until auction made the valve.
32:24After some shut-eye.
32:27Good morning, Stroud.
32:29Yes, Tim and Christina have made their way to the western fringes of the lovely Cotswolds today,
32:35and are bound for Stroud Auction Rooms.
32:39Oh no!
32:39I've forgotten my lucky brooch.
32:41This is going to be a proper disaster.
32:43It's going to be a bloodbath.
32:44Oh no!
32:45Hold your horses, hang on a minute, look.
32:46Now close your eyes.
32:47Okay.
32:47Open your hands.
32:48What's going on?
32:49Two hands.
32:49Two hands?
32:50Yeah, you ready?
32:52Ah!
32:53As luck would have it.
32:55So I can wear this now, this is my new lucky brooch.
32:57Oh it does, it does work.
32:58It's got a bit of soil in it still.
33:00That's fine.
33:00I hope it's soiled.
33:01I'm going to make loads of money now.
33:01Yeah, you are.
33:02Come on, let's get out on.
33:06Well, the going certainly looks good.
33:09Aye aye.
33:12Our lady of much bounty parted with but 155 of her pounds on five lots.
33:19Do you collect coins?
33:21Oh you do.
33:22That's good.
33:22Sometimes antiques do actually talk to you.
33:24What has Christina bought here?
33:26Well, he looks like a little puppet.
33:28Not entirely sure about that one.
33:29I kind of like it.
33:30It's sort of charming and he's a coin collector.
33:32He's in a toy sale so he'll probably do all right.
33:35While our Jack the Lad gambled every last penny of his 151 pounds and 40p on his five lots.
33:43Jay, this is my favourite of Tim's purchases.
33:46I just think there is something about this little guy.
33:49His expression on his face is so charming.
33:52Sometimes you see them and they're a little bit sort of...
33:53But he's just gorgeous and it's got a great pattern to it.
33:57I think it might be racing into profit.
34:00Rather fine lots on this trip I'd say.
34:02What does our auctioneer Stuart Moore have to say?
34:05The letter clip.
34:06Well this is a great thing because you're not buying the letter clip as such.
34:09You're buying the history behind it.
34:11Imagine the letters that have been clipped into that letter clip.
34:14Great interesting thing and a great talking point to have on anyone's desk.
34:17The brooch is probably the best item in terms of the items bought.
34:21Jewellery is one of our strongest areas and it's always very popular.
34:24And it's by a very well-renowned maker.
34:27So it should get to £100.
34:28On a good day it could be a couple of hundred.
34:30Well, they're under starters, Alderson.
34:32Time to take your places please.
34:34There will be bidding in the room and online.
34:38So I'm going to hold this tightly.
34:41First to the catwalk.
34:43Tim's embellished print of fashionable French ladies.
34:47I can start the bidding at £30.
34:51Double money already.
34:52£30, £32, £35 still with me.
34:55£35, £38 and £40.
34:57Yes, it works.
34:58It works.
34:59See?
35:00Just going, just going.
35:02£48 and my commission bid is out at £48.
35:04Fantastic.
35:05Well done.
35:06That's amazing.
35:07£48 and if we're all done at £48.
35:10Sold.
35:11Yay.
35:13What a great result.
35:14C'est formidable.
35:16Beaucoup de monnaie.
35:18Finance.
35:19At last.
35:20I'm getting some money.
35:23OK, that was your first lot.
35:25Christina's first lot now.
35:27The sword fighting tin marionette.
35:29En garde.
35:31£60 starts the bidding.
35:32Do I see five anywhere?
35:33£65 and £70 still with me.
35:35Oh, Bob.
35:36It's this.
35:37Come on.
35:38We are taking this everywhere.
35:40£80.
35:41Oh, Bob.
35:43£90.
35:44£90.
35:45£95.
35:46£100 with me.
35:47£100.
35:48£110.
35:49£110.
35:50This is silly.
35:51There's only Bob.
35:53£110.
35:54People are loving Bob.
35:55£10.
35:58Well done.
35:59Taxi to Trevannion to the Seychelles.
36:02Well done, Bob.
36:03He was indeed worth a bob or two.
36:06Yeah, I'm keeping this now.
36:07I want it back.
36:09I want it back.
36:10Next up is Tim's embossed leather case.
36:13£30 starts the bidding.
36:15£32.
36:16Come on.
36:16At 32, do I see five?
36:18Yes.
36:18We've got bidders.
36:1932.
36:2035.
36:2235.
36:23Yes.
36:24At 35 it's on the phone.
36:25Why are you excited?
36:2635 pounds.
36:26We're all done.
36:27To the telephone.
36:2835 pounds.
36:32Pleased.
36:33Tripling your money.
36:34Yes.
36:35His luck is in.
36:36Almost a three times return there.
36:39This came from a horse called Bentley.
36:41Oh, it was once a set of four then.
36:42Well, yes.
36:43Would you want me to go back and get the other three?
36:46Under the hammer now, Christina's 1960s René Morel Pottery.
36:52£50 starts the bidding.
36:53Do I see five?
36:54At 55 and...
36:55Oh, internet.
36:5555.
36:5665.
36:57At 70 still with me.
36:5875.
36:59At 80 still on commission with me.
37:0185 and my commission bid is out.
37:03I'm going to do that again.
37:03I've got to hands.
37:0585 pounds.
37:06If we're all sure and all done at 85 pounds.
37:11I'm a little disappointed if I'm honest.
37:14What?
37:15Nearly tripling your cash seems good to me.
37:18Bye-bye.
37:21Maybe the horseshoe is going to their heads.
37:24Now it's time for Tim's Victorian letter clip stamped 1843.
37:29£40 starts the bidding.
37:30£40 do I see two anywhere?
37:3142.
37:32Got the internet.
37:3345 is still on commission with me.
37:3548 and 50 is still with me.
37:36Keep going.
37:37Come on.
37:38Maybe my millions.
37:40Lucy, we are on fire today.
37:42Look at the flames coming off your shoes.
37:4475 and my commission bid is out at 75 pounds.
37:48The bid's on the net.
37:4975 pounds.
37:51That's really good.
37:55Fantastic.
37:56Well done.
37:57Brilliant.
37:57Another fine profit.
37:58There's no stopping him today.
38:00Well done, Timbo.
38:01All credit to you, darling.
38:02Come on.
38:03Yeah.
38:03You bought it.
38:04You spotted it.
38:05It's marvellous.
38:06It's marvellous.
38:06Up next is Christina's 19th century pine crib.
38:10Will it rock?
38:1150 pounds do I see five?
38:1355 and 60.
38:14Nearly out of trouble, I think.
38:1560 pounds.
38:1665.
38:16Now I might have trouble.
38:1870 pounds is on commission looking for five.
38:2070 pounds and it's on commission with me.
38:22It's fairly wicked too.
38:24I hope nobody's after a condition report.
38:25It doesn't really rock very much at all.
38:28That's its unique selling point.
38:29It's the cradle that doesn't rock.
38:31Yeah.
38:32Well done.
38:33Happy days.
38:34Not bad.
38:35So, 25 pounds put to bed.
38:38They just keep on coming, don't they?
38:39It's amazing.
38:41Tim's World War I carved ASC box.
38:44Keep up the lucky streak.
38:4630 pounds starts the bidding.
38:4830 pounds looking for two.
38:4932.
38:5035's with me.
38:5135, 28.
38:5235 and great.
38:5338 and 40's still with me.
38:5540 pounds are still on commission with me then.
38:5740 pounds are still on commission with me if we're all short.
39:0040 pounds.
39:0340 pounds.
39:04Double that.
39:05They are raking in the profits today.
39:08Great.
39:09Well done.
39:11Ah, pinch your noses.
39:13It's time for Christina's George III mahogany commode.
39:17Oh, this is where it all goes horribly wrong.
39:20Is it where all the profit goes down the toilet?
39:2217, 18.
39:2430 pounds it's on commission.
39:2532, 35.
39:26Oh, it's going to make a profit.
39:2735, 38.
39:28Oh, Beverly, Beverly.
39:3040 pounds is still with me looking for two.
39:33Come on, keep going.
39:3440 pounds.
39:3542, 45's with me.
39:3745, do I see eight?
39:3848.
39:3945, looking for eight.
39:4045 pounds there.
39:41Are you having trouble with that?
39:42No, I don't think so.
39:43Bye.
39:44Oh, no.
39:48Oh, it's a disaster.
39:51I wouldn't go that far, but it will be a net loss after commission is deducted.
39:56Georgia furniture for 45.
39:58Handmade.
39:59Completely handmade.
39:59It's ridiculous, isn't it?
40:02Next up, will Tim's rocking horse be a front runner?
40:07100 pounds starts the bidding.
40:08100 pounds looking for 110.
40:10Oh, we've got bids.
40:12120's with me.
40:12120, 130, 140.
40:14Come on.
40:15Come on.
40:16150, looking for 160.
40:18150 pounds it's on commission with me if you're all sure.
40:21Keep going.
40:22170.
40:24170, 180's on the net.
40:25Come on, Bentley.
40:26Keep it going.
40:27You're right.
40:28Hit that 200.
40:30190, looking for 200.
40:31200.
40:32200.
40:33200, do I see 220?
40:36220 now.
40:38220, looking for 240.
40:39Come on.
40:39One more.
40:41220 pounds.
40:43220 pounds if you're all sure on the net.
40:45Add 220 pounds.
40:49Sold.
40:50Fantastic.
40:50You little superstar.
40:51Well done.
40:53Thank you for this today.
40:54Appreciate that.
40:55I'm slightly regretting giving it to you now to be honest.
40:58Don't blame you.
40:59Tim's lucked out with Dobbin and he's made money on every one of his lots today.
41:02So, well done.
41:03Oh, you're galloping now, Timothy.
41:05You're galloping now.
41:06You're galloping now.
41:07Christina's last lock now is the Norman Grant silver and enamel brooch.
41:12Will it shine?
41:13Oh, look.
41:14There's a murmuring in the sermon.
41:16Interest rate in at 100 pounds.
41:18100 pounds is on commission.
41:20110.
41:21120's with me.
41:21120.
41:22Here we go.
41:24150.
41:25150.
41:25160.
41:26I think this is getting a bit embarrassing now.
41:28180.
41:28190.
41:29190 looking for 200.
41:31Oh, my God.
41:32Clearly it's incredibly collectible.
41:34Fantastic.
41:35190 pounds for all short at 190 pounds.
41:39Wow.
41:39That is fantastic.
41:40That's ridiculous.
41:42Well done.
41:43That's a really good result.
41:44Well done.
41:44Oh, my goodness.
41:46Everyone's a winner, look.
41:48And with that, Christina nets the biggest of all today's profits.
41:52Thank you for this.
41:53What an amazing day.
41:54It's helped.
41:54We're bringing this to the next auction.
41:55Oh, wait.
41:56Definitely.
41:56Maybe we should put it on the front of the car.
41:58We should.
41:58Oh, what an amazing day.
42:00Fantastic.
42:00What an amazing day.
42:01I'm so proud of you.
42:02You've done brilliantly.
42:03You as well.
42:03Let's go.
42:04Wow.
42:07Well done, both of you.
42:10Tim's on the back foot last time, but with that bravura performance.
42:14And after certain fees, he's made £191.36 and marches on with a piggy full of £342.76p.
42:26Christina put her best foot forward again, and after auction costs, racked up a profit
42:31of £255, claiming victory and entering the final road trip with £857.54p.
42:40What a day.
42:42What a day.
42:43Look at that little smile.
42:45He's happy.
42:45All that money to play with.
42:46Yeah.
42:47That makes me very nervous, and it makes you very happy, I'm sure.
42:50I'm very happy.
42:51But you are snapping at my heels now.
42:53Nice heels they are.
42:53Well, thanks.
42:54Thanks very much.
42:55Yeah.
42:55Onwards and upwards.
42:56Yeah.
42:56Last leg.
42:57Last leg.
42:57Last leg.
42:58Oof.
42:59Hang on to the horseshoe.
43:01On their last antiques road trip, Tim and Christina commune with nature.
43:05Oh, look!
43:06Cows!
43:07And hunt big game.
43:09Is that £85?
43:10It's £8,500.
43:11Ah.
43:12No.
43:12They're on their metal.
43:13At last I found some coins.
43:15But for whom will the bells toll?
43:18Don't be a little more.
43:20How do you find the horse?
43:24I'll find it in the house.
43:24I'll see you next time.
43:24Go.
43:24Go.
43:25Go.
43:29Go.
43:40Transcription by CastingWords
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