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Antiques Road Trip - Season 31 Episode 5 -
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Way Out West
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00:00Behind the wheel of a classic car.
00:01Here we go.
00:02Woo-hoo-hoo!
00:03And a goal to scar Britain for antiques.
00:06The aim?
00:07To make the biggest profit at auction.
00:09But it's no mean feat.
00:11There'll be worthy winners...
00:12I can't stop smiling!
00:14...and valiant losers.
00:15Right, I retire.
00:16Will it be the high road to glory?
00:17Oh, look at that!
00:20Or the slow road to disaster?
00:22Oh.
00:23Oh, dear.
00:24This is Antiques Road Trip.
00:28Yeah.
00:31Cry so ye gumri.
00:32Or, welcome to Wales.
00:35Because our two intrepid experts are now over the border
00:37on the very last leg of their record-breaking jaunt.
00:42This is it.
00:43Fourth nation.
00:43Here we come!
00:45Also known as Antiquery in the UK.
00:48Two cars, four nations.
00:50Yeah.
00:51And a ton of fun.
00:52Oh, yes.
00:53It's never, ever gruelling when Rue Irvine and David Harper
00:56are cooking up the miles.
00:57Well, I'm going to keep it short and I'm going to keep it simple.
01:02Good.
01:02Pithy's the word.
01:04So, we will make our recap brief.
01:07David took the lead.
01:08Thanks, Derry, much.
01:10Oh, my goodness me.
01:11Then, today in Ulster, Rue levelled things up.
01:16At £280.
01:17Oh.
01:18Oh, I'm excited.
01:20Moving on to home turf.
01:23She won another, but only after car troubles.
01:25This isn't good, is it?
01:26Their fourth outing in England was the closest contest yet.
01:31It's flying.
01:32But Rue sneaked that one as well.
01:35And so has an unassailable lead as they start out in Wales.
01:39With David playing mainly for pride.
01:423-1 to you, but I'm determined to make it 3-2.
01:46That's the best it could be for me.
01:49Steadfast as ever.
01:51They'll have £200 apiece once again, of course.
01:53And hopefully, just as in every other corner of the UK
01:57they've so far visited,
01:59the profits will flow for our canny couple of dealers.
02:03Aberystwyth.
02:04Don't you think that's such a beautiful sounding name?
02:06I love it.
02:07It's so wonderfully wealth.
02:09Indeed.
02:10And it's also the spot where they'll be kicking off today.
02:14A delightful resort and music mecca
02:17which gave us, amongst many others, the hot puppies.
02:22And there go our wet-nosed and irrepressible experts
02:25at coastal antiques.
02:28Oh, lovely.
02:29Oh, hold me back.
02:30This has got you written all over it.
02:31Are you ready?
02:32Go on.
02:34Go on, Rue, go.
02:35Bring up my heart.
02:36And they're off.
02:38Sharing this one, hopefully nicely,
02:41in a former 18th century coaching inn.
02:45£200 each to spend, remember?
02:49Love this.
02:54A Victorian top hat.
02:56Who doesn't love a Victorian top hat?
02:59Usually you'll find them on their own, without a box.
03:02Not as collectible.
03:03But when you've got the whole package here,
03:06his initials are all over it.
03:09A-M-S.
03:11And if you look again closer,
03:12it's actually got travel tickets on here
03:15from when he was travelling with the hat box.
03:18And inside, this is velvet-lined.
03:20And the hat itself is Christie's of London.
03:24But this was sold in the Welsh stores Aberystwyth.
03:27Headgear historians think that the topper may be descended from the conical capotain,
03:33as was the well-named Welsh hat, part of this country's national costume.
03:38Silk lined on the inside, and the condition, a little bit too rich for me in auction.
03:44Not cheap either, I'll wager.
03:48£165.
03:50That's probably bang on retail.
03:53But I think that's a bit too rich.
03:55So I'm going to walk away.
03:57Hat's all, folks.
03:58Over to David.
03:59Oh, he's a fine-looking fellow, isn't he?
04:03Let's see how deeply carved he is, because he is definitely carved by hand.
04:08It's solid oak.
04:10What is he?
04:11Soldier, man-at-arms, 17th century in his style.
04:16And coincidentally, another one of those sugar-loaf-shaped Puritan-style tip-for-tats.
04:23Very imposing, very dramatic, I would say.
04:26So we're screaming that it was made in the 17th century.
04:31So, Civil War, 1650s, that kind of period.
04:35But the question is, was it actually made during the 17th century,
04:40or was it made in the 19th century?
04:43Let's have a look at its construction.
04:45Look at those pegs.
04:46It's got everything.
04:47But more than that, it's got the man on the front, and that's the thing.
04:51And I think very desirable, particularly for the interior design market.
04:5735 quid.
04:58It's so not expensive, it's ridiculous.
05:02So I'll leave it there for now.
05:03Continue looking.
05:04But he's a little beauty.
05:07Repro it may be, but still a jolly nice example.
05:10This is unusual.
05:15And amongst all the brown, the furniture, oh, is this huge lump of art glass.
05:22And instantly you look at it and you think, Whitefriars, huge name in English glassware.
05:28But they stopped making glass in the 1980s, roughly when I was born.
05:33But they're known for their 1960s, mid-century, cool style.
05:39And the thing is, that's on trend now, isn't it?
05:41Although they'd already been making glass since the late 17th century.
05:45This design was by Geoffrey Baxter.
05:48Not a huge amount of wear, but then it is 1960s as opposed to 1860s.
05:53So it's priced up at £45.
05:57That probably shows that Whitefriars isn't making the big money it used to,
06:01but it's still collected.
06:03I'm going to leave that there because it's quite a lump of glass.
06:07But keep looking.
06:08I make that one find each.
06:10And all cash spent will eventually end up in Linda's mighty register.
06:15Imagine this in your home.
06:17In the right home, it would look like a million dollars.
06:20So it's got a painted top, castle scene.
06:23This is papier-mâché, fitted to a pine pedestal.
06:27Insert with Mother of Pearl.
06:29It's had a repair here, but that's fine, because this thing dates to William IV, 1830 to 1837.
06:37It's that kind of period.
06:39He was Queen Victoria's uncle, well known for his 20-year love affair with an actress.
06:44Produced ten children.
06:46When this was new, this thing would have been painted jet black and then decorated with this gold gilding.
06:53So it would have looked so exuberant, so expensive.
06:57£70 is bonkers for something so gorgeous.
07:04It's been reserved.
07:06Although it's not all antiques in here, of course.
07:09Where are you?
07:10Oh, hello, this looks good.
07:12The perfect accessories.
07:14This for me.
07:14You look amazing.
07:15As for you, are you ready?
07:17I'm ready.
07:19I bet you've never worn this colour, have you?
07:22I'm pretty sure he has, actually.
07:2428 waist.
07:25I think maybe they need to go back.
07:28Unless you can add in some elastication.
07:31Now, what do you think of these?
07:32Well, they suit you so well.
07:35David, I think I should use these when I'm antique shopping.
07:37Yes, yes, I think it would improve your antique shopping.
07:39David, not possible.
07:41It's already the best it can be.
07:44He's just jealous.
07:44He's just jealous.
07:45And who can blame him?
07:47She is our victor in waiting.
07:51Oh, no.
07:52No, please.
07:54Not the biggest collection of goss I have ever seen in my life.
07:59I said goss, not dross.
08:01It's goss.
08:02It's novelty little things that were made in their multi-millions.
08:07You could visit Brighton and buy that object with the coat of arms of Brighton on it or go to Bradford and buy the exact same thing but with the different coat of arms stuck on it.
08:22And all made at the Falcon Pottery in Stoke-on-Drent.
08:25He's unusual.
08:27It's a little figure of a boy holding a boot.
08:28I don't think I've ever seen that before.
08:30And it says the leaking boot, Cleethorpes.
08:34It's got to be a pub, hasn't it?
08:36Wow.
08:37It was a public statue with a fountain first, though.
08:40But from about the 1950s, 60s onwards, the whole idea of this stuff sort of fell out of favour.
08:48However, there is a little resurgence in kind of twee, kitsch kind of pieces.
08:56If there was half a dozen, I wouldn't look twice at them.
09:00But because there is 100 or 200, it's a dealer's lot, but it could be quite exciting.
09:06I'll get a price.
09:08Here we go.
09:08He has quite a list now, of course.
09:11Look at you, Linda, enjoying the sun.
09:13Lovely, isn't it?
09:13Good to see you.
09:14Very good to see you.
09:16So, I've got three things.
09:18The first thing, upstairs, there's a 17th-century style hall chair in oak.
09:24Oh, yes, yeah.
09:2435 on it.
09:26I can do 30.
09:2730 is fine.
09:27I'll have him.
09:28Good.
09:29The big collection of madness.
09:32I know exactly what you're going to say, the ghost.
09:33This is a really hard bid because it's going into auction.
09:3730 quid.
09:38I can't.
09:3950 is the best.
09:40Go on, let's have it, Linda.
09:42Well done, you.
09:42Okay, final object.
09:45Very sweet.
09:47William IV, little occasional table.
09:50What could it be?
09:50It's got 70 on it.
09:52Should we cut that in half?
09:5435?
09:5435?
09:55Yeah, is that good for you?
09:56I'll have it.
09:56Great.
09:57Making 115 in total.
10:00Are you going to pack the goss?
10:02Er, no.
10:03No.
10:03Okay.
10:04No, I'm not.
10:06I'll go and pack the goss.
10:07See you.
10:0885 left.
10:10Better get wrapping.
10:12Now, what about Rue?
10:13Last seen admiring this piece of white fryer's.
10:16Anything else take your fancy?
10:20Oh, I like these.
10:23Oh, I like these a lot.
10:25The thing is, they're not totally unique.
10:27But the minute you start adding this enamel decoration to the bag,
10:31the value goes up, the desirability goes up.
10:34But these are different to any I've seen.
10:36Now, these are not antique.
10:37Look, these are sort of late 1940s.
10:41Birmingham silver.
10:42So delicate.
10:45They're probably little tiny coffee spoons.
10:47And they're only £40 for box silver spoons.
10:50I think that's a really good price.
10:52They're not David's style.
10:54I don't think I'm going to fight them for them.
10:56But I'm going to take them to the desk, see what we can do.
10:59Yes, let's.
11:01Hi there, Linda.
11:02Rue, hello.
11:04So I found a couple of things.
11:05Oh, good.
11:05I found some art glass.
11:07That's 45.
11:08Then these 1940s spoons.
11:11And these are 40.
11:13So ideally, could they be 20 and 20, 40 for the pair?
11:17I could do 20 for the white fries and 25 for these.
11:24That's very fair.
11:25Making £45 for everything, with 155 still in the kitty.
11:31Meanwhile...
11:32Unbelievable.
11:34Have you ever had a feeling of deep regret?
11:38This is what deep regret looks like.
11:42I'm currently on 183.
11:49David, what did you do?
11:50Did I hear a crack?
11:51You did.
11:51That's now 182.
11:53There's a bit of paper.
11:55Do you trust me enough to help you wrap your buy for option?
11:58Yes, bro.
12:00Don't do that.
12:02Calm down, everyone.
12:04And after that, a peaceful haven.
12:08A world away from the rigors of treasure-seeking.
12:11Just ten miles inland from Cardigan Bay is the Rideau Valley, the densely wooded home of the magic of life butterfly house.
12:22A huge collection of exotic flora and fauna, which is designed to give visitors a close-up awareness of the natural world.
12:30And Roo's heading straight to see the headliners, and Roo's heading straight to see the headliners.
12:34Wow, we're in the tropics now, aren't we?
12:36In the company of manager Neil Gale.
12:39Yes, we are.
12:40It's always going to be hot in here, mimicking what you get in the rainforest.
12:45Let's have a look.
12:45Opened in 2002, it houses around 100 species of butterfly, giving visitors a hands-on approach to learning about their habitat and life cycle.
12:57Over here, yes, here's an owl butterfly from Costa Rica.
13:01Oh, my goodness, he's perfectly named, isn't he?
13:04Yes.
13:04That could literally just be an owl staring straight at me.
13:07If you just dip one finger, and then you're going to go really slowly, that's it, that's it.
13:12So go really slowly, you're going to go head first down.
13:15He's beautiful, isn't he?
13:17So that is as large as he can get.
13:18The largest ones are in Indonesia, so there's one that's a foot across.
13:24Inspiration is one of the main aims here.
13:26I'm glad I did that, I feel quite proud.
13:28You did really well.
13:29Let's see what else I can do.
13:31I'm feeling brave now.
13:32Yes, let's have a look.
13:34I want to handle all the butterflies in the world.
13:37Some of the centre's more creepy and crawly residents, however, are a much harder sell.
13:43But by allowing visitors to get up close and personal, they aim to change attitudes towards the less appealing creatures.
13:50We're going to get you to hold one, if that's OK.
13:53Fabulous.
13:53So this is a giant tree millipede.
13:55Love them.
13:55And it's a female.
13:58Biologist Kat Davies.
13:59So you can see, she's got about 300 legs.
14:02She seems to like you very much.
14:04I love her.
14:05I know these quite well because looking at the map there, I used to live down here.
14:09Oh, wow.
14:10In Zimbabwe and we used to call these trongololos.
14:13And I'd find them often dead just with the shells.
14:17Yes.
14:17So this is actually called an exoskeleton.
14:19Right.
14:19It's a really, really interesting compound that keeps them really solid and protects them.
14:23What do they live on?
14:24Usually they live on dead and dying branches and things like that.
14:28And then their castings are really good for the soil.
14:29So they're great for the ecosystem too.
14:31Now what's the connection then, Kat, between the butterflies over there in the really hot part of it and these creatures?
14:38They're both tropical, but they seem to be not as important as big things like tigers or lions or elephants.
14:45So we're trying to inspire people to really look at the invertebrates.
14:48And I think there's not enough educational research about them.
14:51Of course, moths, despite belonging to the same family as butterflies, are for some reason not nearly so popular.
14:58I'll show you one of the biggest moths in the world, which is the giant atlas moth.
15:03Would you be comfortable holding her, David?
15:05I'd be very comfortable holding her.
15:06She is beautiful.
15:07Yeah.
15:08They only live for two weeks and you can see that a bit of her wing's gone, but that's just because she's about 10 days old.
15:14Oh.
15:14Pop her on here.
15:15Oh, she's absolutely beautiful.
15:18They don't eat, they don't poo in these two weeks that they're alive.
15:21All they do is breathe.
15:22So the females will sit there, release loads of pheromones and the males will come to her.
15:26And what part of the world would she come from?
15:27Southeast Asia, that you can see she's got a very big abdomen to carry all those eggs.
15:32She is a lovely old lady.
15:34Before her brief life as a moth, she was first a caterpillar and then a pupa.
15:40This is new life.
15:41Five new lives in my hands.
15:43They're going to take a week to hatch out and then they'll come out and live their lives here.
15:49Butterfly breeding happens either on site or at sustainable farms in the Philippines and Costa Rica,
15:55so that wild populations are not harmed.
15:59These folks need to fly, don't they?
16:00They do, yeah.
16:01They've never flown before?
16:02Never flown before.
16:03They've just come out of their pupa maybe two, three hours ago.
16:07Okay.
16:08So we're going to let them gradually out.
16:10They're not all going to fly out at once.
16:11It does make you wonder though, we attach emotions and feelings to animals, well I do especially.
16:18Yeah.
16:18But are they aware of their first flight?
16:20Do they feel that sense of joy when they first fly?
16:22I'm sure they do.
16:24When I watch them in the wild, there's one called the tree nymph, which just goes round and round for two hours.
16:30It's not doing anything, it must be doing it for fun.
16:32I mean these have been caterpillars for two months, so now they're the pupae.
16:38So in human terms they're already 70 years old.
16:41And they come here and they've just got a little flurry at the end of their lives.
16:45What a way to go.
16:46Spread your wings and fly.
16:47Exactly.
16:48Which is what our fluttering duo must do now, considering their own life cycles.
16:56When you were a kid, were you well behaved or were you a bad little boy?
16:59I think I was quite naughty.
17:01Were you?
17:01Yes.
17:02What about you?
17:03I was a teacher's pet.
17:04Oh!
17:05I would have liked you though.
17:06Holding hands, skipping around the playground.
17:09All right children, time for bed.
17:12Nighty night.
17:13Next morning, the end of the road looms large.
17:20Last day, Rue.
17:21I know.
17:22Last chance to make history.
17:24Not half.
17:26Of course, they may already have bought such an item.
17:30David having acquired a papier-mâché top table, an oak chair and this little lot.
17:34The biggest collection of goss I have ever seen in my life.
17:40Leaving 85 for today's purchases, while Rue plumped for a piece of art glass and a set
17:46of spoons.
17:47These are different to any I've seen.
17:49Yeah.
17:49Leaving £155 in her kitty for who knows what still to be unearthed.
17:55We are treasure hunters.
17:57We are scouring the four nations in our search for profit.
18:02And we've done no bad so far.
18:04Done good, I'd say.
18:06It'll be non-stop shopping from here on in, with our very next destination, the village
18:12of Sarnow.
18:14An old bakery antiques where Rue's been safely deposited.
18:20She does like her bakeries of course.
18:24Almost as much as antique shops.
18:28So, with £155 still in hand, we're cooking.
18:32Ooh, klaxon.
18:33I've never come across these.
18:34Now this is good because we're coming up to auction time, so let's see what the klaxon
18:39is going to say.
18:40Is it going to be a good auction or a bad auction?
18:43Oh!
18:44Oh lordy!
18:45I don't know if that's a good sign or a bad sign for auction, but I never want to hear
18:50that sound again.
18:52Maybe try tea leaves next time?
18:57Although proprietors Debbie and Clive don't seem overly disturbed, it's also worth looking
19:03outside.
19:05Now these look slightly familiar.
19:07Do you remember my gorgeous stone lions I bought?
19:10How handsome and regal and majestic they were?
19:13These are garden, ooh!
19:15Plant stands, incredibly functional.
19:19Anyone could use these now.
19:21These are very saleable.
19:22I don't know how much these could be, they could be £100, they could be £50, but I like
19:27them.
19:28But do you know what I really like?
19:31The kittens in a basket.
19:33Oh!
19:34Not those, surely!
19:36I'm actually going to ask Clive what the price is for the lion plant stands.
19:40They've got a lot more age, so therefore they would do better at auction, but my heart
19:45is seeing kittens.
19:46It's on a knife edge.
19:49Time to catch up with her chum now.
19:52Already a wee bit concerned about the roo-shaped hole about to appear in his life.
19:57It's great being in Brenda here, she's quite quiet compared to Roo, but I like Roo
20:02noisiness.
20:03I love the fact that she always wants to talk about something.
20:07She keeps you on your toes, so I'm going to miss her greatly.
20:11He's en route to his next retail experience in Cardigan, the county town, and another musical
20:19municipality, the site of the first competitive ice Stedford in 1176, and much more recently
20:27an annual psychedelic festival.
20:29Man!
20:30Good morning, Mr Otter.
20:33David is destined for Cardigan curiosities.
20:36Hello, Otto.
20:37Morning, David.
20:38Oh, this looks good.
20:41Right, shall I just dive in?
20:43Please do.
20:44Right.
20:45And he has exactly £85 left to be doing Sid diving in with.
20:56Well, would you believe it?
20:59Hello, sailor.
21:00Look at that.
21:01A sailor's outfit.
21:02Anybody missing a sailor's outfit?
21:04Oh, hello.
21:05D-mote.
21:06Somebody called D-mote is missing his sailor's outfit.
21:11He might, of course, have been promoted.
21:14Complete.
21:15Wild.
21:16Something will turn up.
21:19Oh, hello, fellas.
21:21You are good-looking, aren't you?
21:22Let's have a look at these two.
21:24Right.
21:25Ha-ha.
21:26Chinese ducks.
21:27Ducks are quite important.
21:28Maybe Mandarin ducks.
21:29But these are Chinese ducks decorated in the Imari pattern,
21:33the Japanese Imari pattern.
21:36Many East Asian cultures are fond of them,
21:39partly because they're believed to mate for life.
21:42They're hand-painted.
21:43Positively dripping in personality.
21:4635 quid for no money.
21:48Plus, in auction with good photographs against a white background,
21:54they would look their business.
21:57I think they've got potential.
21:59That was quack.
22:01Oh, sorry.
22:02Otto, what do you think of those two fellas?
22:05Ah, nice.
22:06Imari ducks.
22:07Now, can you put a smile on my face, Otto?
22:08Can we shave that off a bit?
22:10£30.
22:11You're a gentleman.
22:12No flapping about there, then.
22:1455 left over.
22:16See you again.
22:17Cheers, David.
22:18Take care.
22:19Bye.
22:20And while David takes his leave from Otto and Mr Otto...
22:24Bye.
22:25We will return to Sarnow, where Roo is still busy shopping,
22:30having thus far taken a fancy to various garden ornaments.
22:35Some of them in jest, I hope.
22:38Brooches.
22:40I do like my jewellery, as you know.
22:43And, of course, I have bought brooches before,
22:45but very different, Scottish-themed.
22:47But these are quintessentially Victorian.
22:51So we've got one here, which appears to be gold,
22:57with a little window at the back for the hair to go into.
23:01So this would have been a mourning brooch.
23:03You actually would have put the hair of your loved one in,
23:06worn this on your lapel, and it would be like they were always with you.
23:10We've got one here that's silver, late Victorian.
23:15Silver again.
23:17And silver.
23:18So these are all quality Victorian brooches.
23:20Price-wise, there's one here at 30, but you know what?
23:23I'm not thinking of one brooch, because nowadays,
23:26that's not enough for auction.
23:28And you know I'm a fan of a job lot.
23:30Oh, we do.
23:31I need to speak to Debbie and see if she'll give me a nice price
23:34to get all of them out of the cabinet.
23:37Might take them to the till.
23:39Debbie, hi, how are you?
23:41Fine, thanks.
23:42I love my Victorian brooches.
23:44And rather than try to actually pick between them,
23:47can it be a job lot for £60?
23:50More like 80.
23:52Could we meet in the middle at 70?
23:55Er, OK.
23:57And I've also spotted outside,
23:59you've got a pair of these painted white lion plant stands.
24:02Yes.
24:03No price on them.
24:04Could they be 30 for the pair?
24:07Er, maybe 40?
24:10That is very fair of you.
24:11110 for all that.
24:14Take care.
24:15OK, thank you. Bye.
24:17With these chaps deemed Sir Puss to requirements
24:21and her purchases to be sent on.
24:24But while Rue exits with £45 in hand,
24:28we'll find out where David's got to.
24:31In the delightful town of Newcastle Emlyn,
24:35close to the River Tyvee,
24:37at their last shop of the trip,
24:39the Emlyn Antique Centre.
24:41There he goes.
24:43With £55 to his name.
24:48Oh, look at that.
24:54What a coincidence.
24:56Look at this lady here.
24:58Oh, she looks a little bit grumpy.
25:01But does she or does she not remind you of my chair?
25:05Here is a carving of a lady from a similar period, 17th century.
25:11You can see she's very Puritan looking with the lace neck piece.
25:16Yes, Cromwell himself would have approved of some of your finds, David.
25:20Well, there you go.
25:21This started life on a piece of furniture,
25:24not dissimilar to my chair.
25:26This was an end piece to a settle, or more likely a church pew,
25:33from the 17th century.
25:36Price £195.
25:40So, she won't be going to auction.
25:43They could get married.
25:44They're from the same period in style in time.
25:48They're the perfect couple.
25:50She's lovely.
25:51A bit grumpy, but she is lovely.
25:54Sorry.
25:55Back to being a wallflower, I'm afraid.
25:59What next?
26:00This is going to take you back in time,
26:02because sound can do this.
26:05This is what you would have heard,
26:07circa 1850, 1860, when your post was delivered.
26:11Well, I'm very glad my postie doesn't do that.
26:20And now, here's his chum already.
26:27This looks good.
26:29Yeah.
26:30She might have a slightly different opinion, of course,
26:32if she knew that David was already lurking somewhere within.
26:36What are you looking at?
26:37If you mind.
26:38Just 45 left for Rue to buy her next item.
26:43I've got a very good idea right up my street.
26:45Lovely coffer.
26:48Gorgeous candle box one side.
26:50Just enough room for a human being.
26:54That's David for you.
26:55Really into antiques.
26:59I've found something that is potentially 250 years old.
27:04This little beauty is a patch box.
27:08You are a beautiful woman in the late 1700s,
27:13but you had smallpox when you were a child,
27:17or dare I say it, syphilis.
27:19So your face was covered with pockmarks and blemishes,
27:22so there was tiny little things called patches.
27:27In a variety of shapes and generally made from silk or velvet.
27:32You would stick them on with an adhesive over your blemishes,
27:35and it became almost like a sort of flirty language.
27:39And men used it too.
27:41Look in that mirror.
27:42Someone looked in that 250 years ago.
27:45It's fascinating, isn't it?
27:47It's quite rare you find them with a mirror intact.
27:50It says here, as found, £100.
27:53So that is reflecting the damage.
27:55If this was perfect, it could be double that.
27:58Way outside my budget.
28:00I say ditch the patches and let your imperfections shine.
28:04In the meantime, I have to find something to buy.
28:07Huzzah!
28:10She's still to stumble across Count Harper, of course.
28:15Hello!
28:16Oh, David!
28:17I've been here for 45 minutes, waiting for you.
28:23Did you have a little hole that you could breathe through?
28:26Please don't try that at home, viewers.
28:28But when they are quite ready...
28:30What do you think?
28:33Proprietor Elisa will no doubt be consulted.
28:38These are sweet.
28:39These are very cute.
28:41So we have twins, brother and sister,
28:44and it's everything I love about glasses.
28:47So, let's take a look at exactly what they are.
28:51So, age-wise, these are 1770s, 1780s,
28:55diamond facet-cut stem.
28:58Georgian glasses, so pre-1837,
29:01were made in three sections.
29:03The bowl, the stem and the foot.
29:06And you can see that here.
29:08And if I hold these twins together,
29:11they're not identical.
29:13This one's got a bigger bowl.
29:16Lovely sound.
29:18There's a difference in the size of the foot.
29:20So these are hand-made, hand-blown, 250 years old.
29:25No ticket price on those.
29:27But the downside? Condition.
29:29That's got quite the nibble on the foot.
29:33This one's got a little nibble on the rim.
29:37Not ideal.
29:39But it means maybe they could be cheap and cheery.
29:43Chin-chin.
29:45Lisa.
29:46Hello.
29:47Oh, hello, Ro.
29:48I found these two lovely glasses.
29:50There's a few nibbles on both of them.
29:52And there's no price.
29:53So, could I have them for £10, £12 because of the condition?
29:57£12.
29:58£12.
29:59£12.
30:00You are very kind.
30:01Leaving £33 and spent.
30:04Wish me luck.
30:05Good luck.
30:06Cheers.
30:07Cheers.
30:09And David still a-pondering.
30:11Oh, nutty.
30:13Nutty colour.
30:14Ha-ha!
30:15That's a very nutty colour, isn't it?
30:17I think that is sycamore.
30:19Dish tarp.
30:20That's very Welsh.
30:22Splayed leg milking stool.
30:24Cricket stool, you could call it.
30:26There you go.
30:27There's your wicket.
30:28Schoolboy cricket to myself.
30:29But getting back to the matter in hand...
30:32Turn it the other way round.
30:34Look at the feet.
30:35The base.
30:36Lovely ware.
30:38Chips.
30:39Couple of wormholes.
30:41£60.
30:43He only has £55, remember?
30:46It is delicious.
30:48It's chunky.
30:49It's very country.
30:50And it is very inexpensive.
30:54Well, we'll soon find out about that.
30:57Oh, Elisa, hello.
30:58Hello.
30:59Good to see you.
31:00Crois soy classic new with England.
31:02Well, thank you very much.
31:03It's a delight to be here.
31:05Now, can I show you the finest milking stool on the planet?
31:09You can.
31:10Come on.
31:11Walk this way.
31:12It's been easier the other way round.
31:14Feast your eyes.
31:15Isn't it lovely?
31:16I love it.
31:17Mm-hmm.
31:18I have £55 left of my bounty.
31:22I'm hoping £55 is just going to buy me the stool.
31:25Yeah, that's fine.
31:27He's spent the lot once again.
31:30See you.
31:31Bye.
31:32Bye.
31:33Bye.
31:34We are officially done.
31:35Do they sound good?
31:36They do.
31:37Ring like a bell.
31:38And what are you going to milk on your stool, David?
31:41Profits, he hopes.
31:43But before all that...
31:44Ru.
31:45Oh, David, you're a good man.
31:48I'm absolutely covered in ice cream here.
31:51Ooh!
31:52Oh, my goodness.
31:53See what I mean?
31:54Go on.
31:56This is the kind of beach life I like.
31:59That's the best ice cream I've ever had.
32:01Cheers, Ru.
32:02Auction next.
32:04But first, shut-eye.
32:11We swapped seasides and are back once again in Clevedon on the Severn Estuary.
32:16The scene of our last thrilling auction.
32:19Same again, please.
32:21After having fun on the coast of Wales,
32:24the final piece of their UK jigsaw,
32:27they've made their way to the West Country at the Clevedon Sailrooms.
32:31Selling on the net, on the phone and in the room.
32:34With auctioneer Mark Burridge,
32:36the man doing the gaveling.
32:38Selling in the room at 150.
32:40There might be some lions outside here for you.
32:43Well, I might have bought some lions, you never know.
32:47Ooh!
32:48Yeah, but will they bite?
32:50We'll soon see.
32:52Ru spent £167 on five auction lots.
32:56What does Mark think will shine?
32:59I like the pair of George III facet cut cordial glasses.
33:06I think they're nice.
33:07They should do well.
33:08Here's to that.
33:09David spent the whole £200 also on five lots.
33:13So, Mark?
33:14I do like the Welsh ash and sycamore milking stool there.
33:19It's in great condition.
33:20It's useful and therefore quite a good popular item.
33:24Here they come, Luke.
33:25Striding into the room.
33:27Nicely concealing any last minute nerves.
33:30Back in action.
33:31Oh, for the last time.
33:33For the last time.
33:34Oh, no.
33:35This has flown this road trip.
33:36Hasn't it?
33:37Do you know why?
33:38Because it's been just great fun.
33:40It has.
33:41Brew spoons are first under the hammer.
33:44Would I stir my tea and coffee with them?
33:47No.
33:48Well, you would if you had visitors around and you were kind of showing off.
33:51I would just wave it around.
33:53And you wouldn't look abnormal in any way, would you?
33:55We can start at £55.
33:57Come on.
33:58You're rolling.
33:59But if there's only one person that wants it.
34:02Back of the room 60 and 5555 anywhere else.
34:05Well, you've got at least two people wanting them.
34:07We're selling at £60.
34:09Come on, internet.
34:10Fair warning gavels up and selling.
34:12Oh, I'm happy with those.
34:14Very good.
34:15I think they're really sweet.
34:17Off to her now customary, lively start.
34:20They will make someone very, very happy.
34:22Yeah.
34:23David's turn.
34:24The Goss Collection.
34:25All 330 bits of it.
34:28If a dealer bought these for £150, he'll sell them for £5 each.
34:34It might take him about 482 years to sell them all.
34:38I have no commissions.
34:39What?
34:40So I'm looking for bids in the room or on the net, please.
34:43Where would you start?
34:44No commissions.
34:45This could go either way.
34:46It could be £10 or £300.
34:47Commissions.
34:48I have internet in at £30 only.
34:51Give me five then.
34:5335 now.
34:54Come on.
34:55You spend no money on that.
34:5635 now.
34:57At £30.
34:58Five bid.
34:5940.
35:00Come back internet.
35:01Do not make me lose money on this.
35:03£40.
35:05And five.
35:06I'm feeling it for you.
35:08This is pain.
35:09Everyone in the world, all done, will sell for £40.
35:14Roo.
35:15Roo.
35:16I'm devastated.
35:17Slightly over dramatic, David.
35:20We took the risk.
35:21And I would do it again.
35:22And I would want you to do it again.
35:24I know.
35:25I bet you would.
35:26Roo's jumbo piece of white fryer's is next in line.
35:30How large is it?
35:31As large as your brain.
35:33What can we say?
35:34Humongous.
35:35Humongous.
35:36What can we say?
35:37£30 to start me.
35:39That was not me bidding.
35:41£30 shorty.
35:43£20 shorty.
35:44I'm very surprised by this.
35:45£20 then.
35:46£20 to start me.
35:47£20 I'm bidding the Roo on the net.
35:49Now two.
35:50Oh, I'm really surprised at this.
35:52£22 bid.
35:53£25.
35:54Now it's going for loads of money.
35:55It's a lot of hours for the money.
35:56£28.
35:57No.
35:58£25 then.
35:59Go on.
36:00It's fabulous, folks.
36:01It's fabulous.
36:02All done selling at £25.
36:06Now you're disappointed in that, aren't you?
36:07Do you know what?
36:08I'm heartbroken.
36:09It's a profit room.
36:10Move on.
36:11How do you think I feel?
36:13Oh, no, I didn't mean to laugh.
36:18David's papier-mâché table now, as seen.
36:22It just shows how cheap a proper antique virgin is.
36:26It's remarkable.
36:27We'll start me at £50.
36:29£50 surely.
36:30£40 then.
36:31£40.
36:32Make it easy for you.
36:33£40, I'm bid, thank you.
36:34£40 I have in the room.
36:36Well done, it's clipping on.
36:37£50, madam.
36:38£50 now, thank you.
36:40£55.
36:41Go on.
36:42£55.
36:43Fair warning then.
36:44All done with salt for £50.
36:47Everyone should furnish their homes with those things.
36:49Oh, 100%.
36:50And look like millionaires.
36:51Or, cheaper still, take some old newspaper and make your own.
36:55You couldn't get any more environmentally friendly than that table.
36:58No, exactly.
36:59We are saving the world.
37:00We are.
37:01Who's for four Victorian brooches then?
37:03Roo would very much like to know.
37:06How many brooches does one person need?
37:08Look at the surface area you have here, David.
37:10There's a lot to cover there.
37:11You could get at least 20 on each side.
37:13And I'm bid £45 for the four.
37:16Give me £50.
37:17£50.
37:18That chap's keen.
37:19£50, I'm bid.
37:20Come on, Ruth.
37:21We have five and sixty.
37:23Now five.
37:24Sixty-five.
37:26Seventy and five.
37:28Seventy pound then.
37:29Come on, internet.
37:30Good morning.
37:31We'll set at £70.
37:33Oh, I was hoping for if ever there was a time you wanted one more.
37:37It was close.
37:38Never mind.
37:39Still quite exciting.
37:41I'm still happy because I still love them.
37:44David's ducks.
37:45Who fancies a dabble?
37:47See, I'm worried about these because ducks.
37:50Animals.
37:51Everyone loves ducks.
37:53Start me at £20.
37:54The two.
37:55Twenty-eight to the lady, thank you, and two.
37:57Got £20 in the room.
37:59They make you smile.
38:00They do make you smile.
38:01Not all antiques have to be serious, you know?
38:03Sometimes something can be serious and it's all about the quality and craftsmanship.
38:07Sometimes it's just going to be colourful.
38:09The auctioneer's trying to sell my ducks and you're just rabbiting on about ducks.
38:12This is ducks, not rabbits.
38:14Bid's in the room at £25.
38:15Can we go eight?
38:16Twenty-eight.
38:17Yes, we have £28.30 to the lady.
38:20Come on.
38:21Looking for five.
38:22We'll sell for £30 then.
38:26They tried.
38:27Well, you know what?
38:28They've gone to a happy home.
38:30Bless their new nest.
38:32It's all right.
38:33It's OK.
38:34Roo's Georgian glasses are next.
38:37They've got a couple of wee nibbles and chips.
38:39And even with the condition, they could be triple figures.
38:42I've got £45 to start me.
38:44Give me £50 now.
38:4550 there.
38:46Five here.
38:4760.
38:48Gates to net.
38:49Come in then.
38:50Gavel's up.
38:51Selling then.
38:52£55.
38:53All done.
38:54I'm happy with those because that's a spirit buy.
38:57Not to mention a whacking great profit.
38:59Well done.
39:00Well done.
39:01Now, that milking store.
39:02Perhaps David's favourite lot.
39:04This should do well.
39:06It's got everything going for it.
39:08And it's small enough to be bought online and to be posted.
39:12It's just warm and warm.
39:14Yeah.
39:15And I love it for that.
39:16Internet starts me at £65.
39:18Oh, good.
39:19Come on.
39:2070, 70, 70.
39:21That's a good price.
39:22Not really.
39:23I want more than that.
39:24Are we all done?
39:25Selling at £65 then.
39:28It's OK.
39:29I can live with it.
39:30But he's not going to beat Roo with profits like that.
39:34You bought something that's just warm and it's handmade.
39:36Yeah.
39:37And it's from Wales.
39:38From Wales?
39:39Wales.
39:40Sorry, was that a Welsh accent?
39:41Cheeky.
39:42Now, here comes Roo's inevitable cats.
39:44This time with a horticultural twist.
39:47What's your favourite flower?
39:49I would say a poppy.
39:51Poppy?
39:52Well, I would put my fuchsias on them.
39:54Start the bidding at £50.
39:57Oh, that's good.
39:58Give me five.
39:5955 and 60 and five.
40:01Come on.
40:0265 and 70 and five.
40:04And 80 and five.
40:0585 and 90 and five.
40:07I will spend that on a takeaway.
40:09I have 90, I want five.
40:11I want a takeaway.
40:12I have £90 then.
40:14Actually, I've been with you and we've spent more than that on a takeaway.
40:17Selling at £90 then.
40:21I'm worried.
40:22Good for you.
40:23Never actually in doubt, was it?
40:25I saw the little lion's faces and I thought, you two, you're coming home with me.
40:29Absolutely.
40:30Finally, David's chair.
40:32All his hopes are resting on this.
40:34Metaphorically, of course.
40:36If it loses, it is history to me.
40:39I would hate to date you, David.
40:41Come in at £40 in the room, thank you.
40:43Fabulous.
40:445, 5, 5 now.
40:45Come on.
40:46You've got £40 standing in the room.
40:475 on the net.
40:4850 in the room.
40:495 now.
40:5055, will you?
40:5260 in the room.
40:53Think of the car, baby.
40:545, 5, 5.
40:55At £60 standing in the room.
40:56Come on, anyone else?
40:585.
40:5970, 5.
41:00Madam, 5.
41:0180 and 5 and 90 and 5.
41:03100.
41:04That's more like it.
41:05Oh, my goodness.
41:06Come on.
41:07£100 standing in the room.
41:0810 on the net.
41:09120, 130.
41:10£120 in the room.
41:12Come on.
41:13Come back into net.
41:14We'll sell in the room then, fair warning, at £120.
41:19I love it.
41:20It is not history to me.
41:21Oh, we survived the David guillotine.
41:24Chop.
41:25Looks pleased, doesn't he?
41:27No?
41:28All right, then.
41:29You're as grumpy as ever.
41:30I'm run dry.
41:31I was going to say exactly the same.
41:32Why are you?
41:33I was going to say I feel wrung out.
41:34We're becoming like one place.
41:35We're in sync.
41:36Shall we go?
41:37Good idea.
41:38We'll crack on with the adding up.
41:41David started out with £200 and after auction costs,
41:44ended up with a small profit for £14.61p.
41:50While Rue took her initial £200 and after auction costs,
41:54also made a slightly larger profit for £43.60.
41:58So, the overall result is very much in her favour.
42:02And well done.
42:04Any accumulated profit at the end of the week will go to children in need.
42:08You are what they call in the business, Rue, a winner!
42:11Aw, thank you, David.
42:12That feels amazing.
42:13But listen, you gave me a run for my money the whole time.
42:16No, no, no.
42:17A well-deserved win.
42:18Thank you, David.
42:19Indeed, but not entirely plain sailing.
42:22Hello.
42:23Oh, my kids got the handle.
42:25Oh, no, that's a bit rubbish.
42:28You've got this monog...
42:29You've got this monogamy.
42:31Memory light...
42:33No, memory...
42:34Are you team Rue or team David?
42:36Yes.
42:37LAUGHTER
42:38Next time, it's a brand new trip.
42:39We have lived that.
42:40With Philip Serrell and Tamina Gaffar.
42:41Sharp of intellect...
42:42Actually, there's a problem now.
42:43..often admired...
42:44Oh, for me!
42:45..and with just a touch...
42:46What have you got?
42:47..of luck on their side.
42:48Oh!
42:49Everyone's a winner!
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