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Antiques Road Trip - Season 31 Episode 4 -
New Wheels and Heading North!
New Wheels and Heading North!
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00:00Find 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!
00:30Hello, and welcome to lovely Lancashire
00:33and the latest super instalment
00:36of our ride with Super Rue, Irvin and Super David Hoppe.
00:40But can you spot what's different this time round?
00:43I have to say, you are driving very well.
00:46She's big, but she's nimble.
00:48Exactly.
00:49Keen-eyed viewers will have instantly noted
00:51that there's been a switch of motor.
00:53It's lovely, but I miss me, Brian.
00:55God bless him.
00:56Yes, Brian, the green Mini Cooper,
00:59has been substituted with this 1987 Range Rover,
01:03instantly dubbed Brenda.
01:05Brian and I got on really well.
01:07I didn't stall once,
01:09and you've ditched his delicate frame
01:11for big, bad Brenda.
01:13Yeah.
01:13Shame.
01:14But unfortunately,
01:16Brian's issues were a wee bit more serious
01:18than the occasional storm.
01:20This isn't good, is it?
01:22Eventually, bringing them to a grinding halt.
01:25Oh.
01:26What's happened?
01:26Oh, well.
01:27So, while he was consigned to the garage,
01:29they had an auction to get to.
01:31A good one for Rue.
01:33Come on.
01:3465 now.
01:35Fair warning.
01:37That triumph has nudged her one ahead
01:39with just two to go.
01:41£200 each to spend once again.
01:44You know, I can feel the smugness
01:46coming from you, Rue.
01:47I hope you don't mind me saying that.
01:48No, no, no, no, no,
01:49because I know you said it with love.
01:50Quite.
01:51They began back in Northern Ireland
01:53and then shopped towards Scotland.
01:56Today, it's the turn
01:57of the north-west of England
01:58and, Brenda willing,
02:00will bring things to a close
02:02on the coast of Wales.
02:03You're picking me
02:05at the moment, Rue.
02:06Only just...
02:07Too close to call, I'd say.
02:09Their Lancastrian jaunt
02:10starts out
02:11in the former cotton capital of Chorley,
02:14where Rue,
02:16having been deposited by her chum,
02:19gets first dibs
02:19at Buchanan's Antiques.
02:23Wow.
02:27She has the place to herself
02:28and £200 with which
02:30to get her next auction campaign underway.
02:37Oh, dare I say,
02:38my head's a little bit big for this.
02:41Never had that before.
02:42Could that be because
02:43she's the new hot favourite to win?
02:46Lots of treasures in this shop.
02:48I love looking at these tiny wee cabinets
02:51full of sparkle.
02:53And this, with the naked eye,
02:56looks like a silver vesticase.
02:59Vesticases, they've kind of fallen
03:01out of fashion a little bit,
03:03but they were huge
03:04in the early 19th century.
03:06The Victorians loved them.
03:08And why are they called vesticases?
03:10Well, the Roman goddess Vesta,
03:14who was the goddess of the hearth,
03:16the fire, the home,
03:18they were named after that
03:19because these keep your matches safe.
03:22And at the bottom here,
03:23very cleverly hidden,
03:25is the striker.
03:26Unpriced.
03:27Anything else?
03:28This one, another piece of silver
03:32and the word
03:34Erslan.
03:36That's Turkish.
03:37It means lion.
03:39So there's a lot of Turkish boys
03:41called Erslan.
03:42A bit like the lion
03:43in the Narnia books.
03:45I'm not quite sure
03:46why it's got Erslan on there,
03:48but it does make me feel
03:49this is Turkish silver.
03:52Looks like a cute little handbag,
03:53but when you turn it around,
03:55it's a mirror.
03:56Again, no price on it.
03:58The vesticase could be more saleable
04:00if it's the right price.
04:02But that could be
04:03quite a chunk of Turkish silver.
04:06She already has a bit of a dilemma.
04:09Let's swiftly move on
04:11and catch up with her rival,
04:13still sore after his dropping
04:15at the last auction.
04:172-1 to Ruth.
04:18She's kind of in a very comfortable place.
04:21So if I lose their next auction,
04:24I'm done for.
04:25In a nutshell, it's true.
04:27And his first opportunity awaits
04:29in the village of Breveton
04:31at the old corn mill.
04:33Love it.
04:35A spot he's almost certainly
04:37visited before.
04:39So what will catch his eye
04:41this time round?
04:42Goodness knows.
04:43Six and a half grand.
04:45Why not?
04:46Well, I can think of
04:47several thousand reasons.
04:48Although, exactly how much
04:50of his £200 he parts with
04:53is in Darren's hands.
04:55Look at him.
04:58Crikey!
04:59Crikey!
05:00He is a monster.
05:02He's got holes all over him.
05:03But lead is a very soft metal.
05:06So it's very susceptible to bangs.
05:08But it's one of the heaviest metals
05:10you will ever come across.
05:12Not to be confused
05:13with metallica
05:15or even lead zeppelin.
05:17£55.
05:18That's cheap.
05:18So this is a garden statue.
05:2019th century,
05:22probably 1880.
05:23Might have been part
05:24of the fountain, maybe.
05:26In a big posh garden.
05:28Fabulously patinated
05:29that the lead
05:31has gone very pale,
05:33streaky,
05:34where water has run down him
05:36for, what, 140 years.
05:38Under normal circumstances,
05:40I would carry something
05:41like that with me.
05:43But because he's so heavy,
05:44I think I'll just leave him there
05:46and speak to Darren.
05:47One thing led to another.
05:50And we surely need
05:52to return to Chorley,
05:53where the Turkish mirror
05:55is currently a poor second
05:56to the Vesta.
05:58Aye, aye.
05:58Still on the shiny stuff, I see.
06:00I am like a magnet
06:05to anything
06:07that's related to cats.
06:09And look
06:11at this little beauty.
06:13More silver.
06:15But the reason I love this,
06:16I'm trying to work out
06:17what it is.
06:19There's my clue.
06:21So this is incomplete,
06:23sadly,
06:24but this would have been
06:26a baby's rattle.
06:27But it would be
06:28on a teething ring.
06:29So that the babies
06:31could teethe at the same time.
06:33But also be distracted
06:35by the lovely rattle.
06:36And the thing is,
06:37they are very collectible,
06:38especially if they're in silver
06:39and feature animals.
06:41But what about
06:42the missing ring?
06:43There's no price on this.
06:45She's incomplete.
06:46She may be a top maker.
06:47She might not be.
06:49So I need to know
06:50what the price is on her
06:51before I'm tempted.
06:52I'll put her back.
06:54But at the right price,
06:56she might have to go
06:57to auction with me.
06:58Well, Amanda would be
07:00the woman to consult
07:01about that.
07:03Hang on.
07:04There's more.
07:05I do love my glassware.
07:07I love glassware.
07:08The older, the better.
07:10This is quite a nice display.
07:12You've got three
07:13matching decanters.
07:15Let's inspect the base here.
07:17So they have been
07:18most likely hand decorated.
07:20But if you look at the base,
07:21there is no distinct
07:23ponto mark.
07:24That sharp glass at the bottom
07:25that says it's 19th century.
07:28So this is most likely
07:2920th century glass,
07:30early 20th century.
07:32But it does have
07:34quite a few little scratches
07:36around the base,
07:37which is decades of being used,
07:39picked up, poured,
07:40put back down.
07:41And this is probably
07:42just verging on antique.
07:44But it's a charming trio.
07:47No price on any of it.
07:48But if these three
07:50could be quite a tasty price,
07:52then I think that's
07:54a nice glass slot
07:54to take to auction.
07:56I'll speak to Amanda.
07:58See how kind
07:58she's feeling today.
08:00She looks empathetic,
08:01I'd say.
08:02Amanda, hello.
08:03Hi.
08:03I found three things.
08:06One is the trio of decanters.
08:08Yes.
08:09Can I just throw a price at you?
08:10Yes.
08:11Could they be £20 for the three?
08:15Yeah, I'll do £20 for you.
08:16OK, fine.
08:17I will take them.
08:19Then we have
08:19the little silver cat.
08:21Again, no price on it.
08:22Could it be £10?
08:23I'll do £15.
08:25£15?
08:25£15.
08:26OK.
08:27And then there's the Vesta.
08:29Again, could that be £10?
08:31Hmm.
08:32I'll do £15 on that.
08:34£50 for all three?
08:35Yes.
08:36Done.
08:37Thanks very much, Amanda.
08:38Oh, quite a pile already.
08:40Let's go and grab your items.
08:42Breakable's coming along later.
08:45Put up your brolly
08:45and depart from Chorley
08:47with £150 still in hand.
08:51While we get back to Breatherton,
08:54where David has a heavyweight
08:56garden ornament
08:57under consideration.
08:59Doesn't seem in any great hurry, though.
09:01I've got to say,
09:02I feel very happy
09:03in an environment like this
09:04with furniture and clots.
09:06Listen.
09:08The sound of joy.
09:09Isn't that wonderful?
09:11That's quite joyful as well,
09:13isn't it?
09:13£20.
09:15For something that looks like
09:16it was made in the
09:1717th, 18th century
09:20in France.
09:20That's the kind of shape,
09:22that bomb shape.
09:24A mantle cloth.
09:25So the case
09:26is hand-painted,
09:28signed Zenith.
09:30Very good maker.
09:3120th century
09:31reproduction
09:33of a much earlier clock.
09:35And it's engraved there.
09:37Right.
09:38To commemorate
09:39the inauguration
09:40of the direct
09:42air link
09:43between
09:44Manchester
09:45and
09:46Zurich.
09:47Wow.
09:4812th December
09:481948.
09:50How interesting.
09:51I wonder if it works.
09:54That's a good sound.
09:56It's moving.
09:57Seems happy.
09:58See if it chimes.
10:01No.
10:02Oh,
10:03I thought it was going to chime.
10:04He wants a lot
10:05for his £20,
10:06doesn't he?
10:07It is
10:08an Othank.
10:09It will
10:09make a profit.
10:11So,
10:12we now have a clock
10:13plus a statue.
10:1455 required
10:15on that one.
10:16Anything else?
10:18Aha.
10:19Now,
10:19talk about unusual.
10:21These
10:22are
10:23portholes,
10:25obviously,
10:26but very small
10:27portholes,
10:28so not made
10:29for some
10:30ocean-going liner,
10:32but an
10:33ocean-going
10:34small
10:35private
10:35yacht.
10:37Nice things.
10:38Great quality.
10:40Lovely colour.
10:41Late 19th,
10:42early 20th century,
10:44and the weight
10:45is immense.
10:47Very impressed
10:47by Heff today,
10:48it seems.
10:49Let's just see
10:50if this one is
10:50exactly the same.
10:52It's exactly
10:53the same.
10:55Couple of dings
10:56here and there,
10:56which is fascinating.
10:57How on earth
10:58did that happen?
10:5925 quid
11:00the pair.
11:01They're proper
11:02antiques.
11:02They're a bit
11:03out of the ordinary
11:04and they're
11:05right up
11:06my street.
11:08Right.
11:09Glasses down.
11:10Let's go.
11:12Nicely done.
11:13Hang on to your
11:14holes.
11:15Right, Darren,
11:16hello to you.
11:17What have you found?
11:18Look at those.
11:19Aren't they wild?
11:20Fabulous.
11:2225 quid
11:22for the pair.
11:24Can they be
11:2420 quid?
11:26Yeah.
11:27Sold.
11:28Two other
11:28objects.
11:29OK.
11:29First one's
11:30dead easy.
11:321948
11:32clock.
11:34It's 20 quid.
11:35So let me just
11:35have that.
11:36OK.
11:37And then you've
11:37got this lump
11:38of lead.
11:40The big garden
11:41statue.
11:43A little bit
11:43of damage?
11:44Just a little bit.
11:45It's not expensive.
11:4755 quid.
11:48Can it be
11:48just a bit
11:49better?
11:5050 quid?
11:51That'll do.
11:51Thank you very much.
11:5390 pounds,
11:54please.
11:55I'll be back
11:56for the others.
11:56Thanks very much.
11:57OK.
11:58Which leaves
11:58110.
12:00Woof, woof.
12:04Back together
12:04now in Brenda,
12:06although the
12:07memories linger on.
12:09Do you think
12:09we can go visit him
12:10with some grapes
12:11and some...
12:12No, no,
12:13with Brian's
12:14history, Rue.
12:15But this is what's
12:15going to happen.
12:16When we have our
12:16final auction
12:17and I wave goodbye
12:18to you fondly,
12:20next thing you'll be
12:21like, yeah,
12:21Rue's history,
12:21she's gone.
12:22It could be
12:23just his age,
12:24of course.
12:25Those two
12:26are about to take
12:26a brief break
12:27from their rummaging
12:28beside the River Ribble
12:30in the city of Preston,
12:32where Prestonians
12:33are rightly proud
12:34that North End
12:34Football Club
12:35were one of the
12:36founder members
12:37of the Football League
12:38in 1888
12:39and the inaugural
12:41champions.
12:43And our pair
12:43are here to find out
12:44about another first,
12:46Arthur Wharton,
12:47the first black
12:47professional footballer,
12:49Preston North End
12:50historian,
12:51Michael Barrett.
12:53So tell us,
12:54Michael,
12:54who was Arthur
12:55Wharton?
12:55He was perhaps
12:56the greatest sportsman
12:58of his generation.
12:59He was a boxer,
13:00he was a rugby player,
13:02he was the world's
13:03first official
13:04fastest man
13:05and as if all
13:05that wasn't enough,
13:06he played for the
13:07mighty Preston North End.
13:08What position
13:08did he play?
13:09Well, he played
13:10goalkeeper.
13:11Was he particularly
13:11tall then?
13:12I think he was
13:13just average size
13:14really,
13:14about 5 foot 10,
13:15but he was agile,
13:16he was athletic,
13:17these are abilities
13:18that lend themselves
13:18very well to being
13:19a goalkeeper.
13:20He was born in
13:21Jamestown Gold Coast,
13:23which today is
13:24Accra,
13:25capital of Ghana.
13:26In 1865,
13:28his father was
13:29a Methodist minister
13:30and when Arthur
13:31was a teenager,
13:32he travelled then
13:33over to England
13:34to train as a
13:34Methodist minister.
13:36But Arthur,
13:36this supremely gifted
13:37sportsman,
13:38rather than preaching
13:39from the pulpit,
13:40he found himself
13:41between the sticks
13:41as a goalkeeper
13:42for Darlington Football Club.
13:44Of course,
13:45in 1885,
13:46Darlington,
13:47like all teams
13:47at that time,
13:48were amateur,
13:49but such was
13:50Wharton's prowess
13:52that he was soon
13:53poached by rivals
13:54Preston,
13:55becoming part of
13:56one of the first
13:57all-conquering sides
13:58in the sport,
13:59before later moving
14:00to Yorkshire Team
14:01Rotherham,
14:02where he signed
14:03that historic
14:03first professional
14:05contract.
14:06But,
14:06when Arthur retired
14:08and then later
14:09died in penury,
14:10history soon forgot
14:12about this black pioneer
14:14and it wasn't until
14:15almost a century later
14:16that the situation
14:17began to change.
14:18He was in an unmarked grave,
14:20so in 1997,
14:22an organisation
14:22called F.E.R.D.,
14:24Football Unites,
14:25Racism Divide,
14:26erected a headstone
14:27to him.
14:28There's also
14:29this fine mural
14:30in Darlington
14:31and,
14:32since 2014,
14:34a statue
14:34at the National Football Centre.
14:37What we just see
14:37is Arthur's lasting legacy.
14:39His legacy is huge.
14:40He's one of those people
14:41he transcends sport.
14:43When we're talking
14:43about the black presence
14:44in sport,
14:45Arthur's there
14:45at the very beginning.
14:47He's the starting point.
14:48But even so,
14:49black footballers
14:50remained largely absent
14:51from the professional game
14:53until the late 70s
14:54and early 80s,
14:56when men like
14:57former North End striker
14:58Mel Toto
14:59and Captain
15:01Osha Williams
15:02took their place.
15:03It's a world apart,
15:05but what changes
15:06do you think
15:06have happened
15:07to the world of football
15:08since Arthur
15:09became professional?
15:10Huge changes.
15:11As a child,
15:12I don't actually remember
15:13anything about
15:14the history of Arthur.
15:15It was only
15:16through my connection
15:17to Preston
15:18that I then
15:19became aware.
15:21And this is a fact
15:22that I've only discovered
15:23he was the first
15:24black player
15:25for Preston
15:26and I was the second
15:29a century later.
15:30Really?
15:31So there's a real
15:32connection actually,
15:33the second black player,
15:34the first black captain
15:35and the first black
15:36professional football player
15:37in the world.
15:38There was a long
15:39period of time,
15:40even when you think
15:41of the Windrush generation
15:42in the 50s,
15:43where there was no visibility
15:44amongst black players.
15:46That's why the rediscovery
15:47of Arthur Wharton
15:48as a piece of black history
15:49is so important.
15:51Now, young black players
15:52are seeing and learning
15:53about this history
15:54and this heritage
15:55and hopefully,
15:57you know,
15:57it fills them
15:57with a sense of pride
15:58that they can trace
15:59that all the way
16:00back to the 19th century.
16:02It's a lesson
16:02that can be applied
16:03to all walks of life,
16:05not only sport.
16:06If you're not seen,
16:08you always assume
16:09that's what other people do.
16:11It's the same
16:11in certain professions
16:12that we see now,
16:13where people of colour
16:15are not represented
16:16and that's why
16:16you need the pioneers,
16:17you need the breakthrough,
16:18you need the Arthur Wharton.
16:20You two are connected
16:21with Arthur Wharton,
16:22it's like he's almost here
16:23playing football with us.
16:24I think you'd be doing
16:25a better job
16:26if you don't mind me saying.
16:27What an inspiration, eh?
16:30He even managed
16:31to encourage our experts
16:33to get a bit of exercise.
16:34Not that the effects
16:36are likely to last
16:37for very long.
16:38I think we've earned
16:39a treat tonight,
16:41what do you say?
16:41Oh, what are you thinking?
16:43I feel like face-diving
16:45into a bowl of tiramisu.
16:47Oh, you do, do you?
16:49See what I mean?
16:51Nighty night.
16:54Next morning,
16:57their thoughts soon turn
16:58to famous non-sporting
16:59Mancastrians.
17:01Doesn't Peter Kay live nearby?
17:02Should we pop in?
17:03Especially if we're with Brenda,
17:05I think Peter Kay
17:06would appreciate Brenda.
17:07A couple of amateur comedians
17:08turning up on his doorstep
17:09with big, fishy Brenda.
17:11He'd love it!
17:12Rude not to, really.
17:14They could also tell him
17:15about their various purchases,
17:16with David acquiring
17:19a heavyweight statue,
17:20a pair of portholes
17:21and a Swiss clock.
17:24That's a good sound.
17:25All of which leaves him
17:27with £110 in his wallet,
17:30while Rue spent a bit less.
17:32On the Vesta case,
17:33three decanters
17:34and a silver cap with a purpose.
17:36This would have been
17:37a baby's rattle.
17:38Meaning she still has
17:40£150 for her shopping today.
17:43I'm sure Peter
17:44would have approved.
17:45It makes you wonder.
17:46There must be celebrities
17:47out there that wear
17:48antique dealers
17:49and no-one knows about.
17:50Ah.
17:51Do you know of any?
17:51I do.
17:52Ronnie Barker.
17:53Really?
17:54I do know anyone.
17:55Well, the king
17:57or the queen of antiques,
18:00Freddie Mercury.
18:02Really?
18:03Well, he did have a hit
18:04with I Want It All,
18:05I suppose,
18:07and our pair are showing
18:08no sign of wanting
18:09to stop shopping
18:10any time soon.
18:12And they'll be doing it
18:13together this time.
18:14Back in Preston
18:15at the Antique Centre.
18:17Look at the size of this.
18:18Like an old factory.
18:19Because it is.
18:20Mill, actually.
18:22Good thing I've got
18:22my comfy shoes on.
18:23You're very sensible.
18:24You are.
18:25I've got it written
18:25on my forehead, David.
18:27Yes, pedometers
18:28at the ready, everyone.
18:30It's over 4,500 square metres
18:32all in.
18:33Oh, I think we're
18:34going to be spoiled
18:35for choice.
18:36Wow.
18:36You going that way?
18:37I'll go this way.
18:38Best of luck to you,
18:39Mr Harper.
18:39That's your thing.
18:40Break a leg, eh?
18:41On three floors as well.
18:44And both Rue
18:44and David.
18:46David?
18:47I'm examining.
18:48Oh, sorry.
18:49Do have reasonable funds
18:51to spend.
18:52So, what will it be?
18:55Now this
18:56is an absolute joy.
18:58You rarely see
18:59one of these.
19:00This was invented
19:01in the 1870s
19:02in Germany.
19:03A polyphone.
19:05It's a live music box.
19:07Unlike a gramophone,
19:08which plays
19:09pre-recorded music,
19:11this music is happening
19:12as we speak.
19:15It's beautiful.
19:16I can't see a price on it.
19:18And it's probably
19:19because it's
19:19four, five,
19:20six hundred pounds.
19:21How it actually works,
19:23it's this flat disc.
19:24But underneath,
19:25there are lots of
19:26tiny little needles.
19:28And then the metal
19:29tine underneath
19:30plucks them
19:31like a guitar
19:31as the disc
19:33is spinning round
19:34and that's what
19:34creates a sound.
19:35It takes me back
19:36to when I was a kid
19:37back in the late 1800s.
19:39I'll keep looking, though.
19:41No polyphonic spree
19:43for her then.
19:44Or one of those, either.
19:46David?
19:48Oh, I do like
19:49a good old briefcase.
19:51Suitcase.
19:52Vintage.
19:53Nice to keep
19:53under the bed.
19:55And used
19:55on special occasions
19:56for some...
19:57Oh, look at that.
19:58Look at that
19:59lovely interior.
20:01Very good.
20:02And likely costing
20:03more than you have left.
20:05You could display it
20:06in your hallway,
20:07but more than anything else,
20:08use it
20:09for a very special
20:10weekend away
20:11would be magnificent.
20:13This one's monogrammed.
20:14So you've got
20:15S, N,
20:16or
20:16N, S.
20:19Let me just tell you
20:20how much this one is.
20:22£125.
20:23OK, so it is
20:24early 20th century,
20:26say 1920.
20:27And
20:28they're worth
20:29£20
20:30to £200
20:31depending on
20:32the quality
20:33of these things.
20:34I would use that.
20:35I'd hoover it out,
20:36give it a bit of a spray
20:37and put a weekend's
20:39worth of clothing in it.
20:40An open and shut case, eh?
20:42Nothing's quite
20:43their bag yet,
20:44is it?
20:45That's dealer Martin,
20:46by the way.
20:47Look at me
20:48when I'm talking to you.
20:50I'm guessing
20:50you're going to be good
20:51at this little game.
20:52Do you want me to go first?
20:53OK.
20:54Not having a break
20:55already, are they?
20:56I say you can't do it.
20:58It's ready.
21:00Oh!
21:01Yes!
21:02Ru's turn.
21:06Yes, Ru!
21:07Well done,
21:08well done.
21:09Has to be good
21:10for team bonding,
21:11this, I suppose.
21:12But they do need
21:13to apply themselves.
21:15Oh, hello indeed.
21:16Oh, my goodness.
21:18How much is that?
21:19£65.
21:20That's cheap, isn't it?
21:21Right, so the stone
21:22here is agate
21:23and you've got
21:25a crowned top here,
21:27again with another
21:28specimen of agate
21:30and could actually
21:31form the purpose
21:32of this object,
21:34which is...
21:35Oh, go on, do tell.
21:37It should work.
21:38Oh!
21:39Oh, my goodness me.
21:41That works better
21:42than I ever imagined.
21:43It's a Vesta case
21:44made for holding
21:46Vesta sticks, matches.
21:48Ru also has
21:49one of those, of course.
21:50This is a match holder,
21:52a Vesta case
21:54of the finest
21:56you can imagine.
21:58Circa 1890,
22:00probably Austria,
22:01so continental Europe.
22:03And you can see
22:04where the matches
22:04have been struck
22:06over, what,
22:07generations and generations.
22:10This is a cracking object
22:13and for £65
22:14it is no money.
22:17And the crowning glory
22:18is...
22:20That.
22:22That is
22:23perfect.
22:25Time to strike a deal, eh?
22:27Are we having a drink, Martin?
22:29Always on Sundays.
22:30Feast your eyes on that.
22:32That's the best Vesta
22:34I've seen in a long time.
22:35Yes.
22:36I don't even care
22:37what the discount is
22:38I'm having it.
22:38For cash, £60.
22:40Good, man.
22:40That will do.
22:41Thank you very much.
22:42All very convivial.
22:44And so,
22:45while David departs
22:46with £50 left,
22:48we'll catch up
22:49with his buddy,
22:50still on the brass.
22:54Aha!
22:55That's what you want to see.
22:57Whenever you see
22:57something like this,
22:59not my usual style.
23:01I go for silver,
23:02copper is not necessarily
23:03pewter,
23:04but the style
23:06is iconic.
23:07It's arts and crafts,
23:09late 1800s,
23:10which is this hammered effect.
23:12The term arts and crafts
23:14was first coined
23:15by William Morris' friend,
23:17Thomas James Cobden Sanson.
23:20Arts and crafts movement
23:21hated anything fussy,
23:24hated anything over the top.
23:25It was all about craftsmanship.
23:27But the reason
23:28I checked the bottom,
23:29when you see a style like this,
23:31you think it's got to
23:31have a good name to it.
23:32And that's what I'm seeing there.
23:35Tudric Pewter.
23:36The brand name
23:37of a range
23:38that was sold
23:38at Liberties of London.
23:40Highly collectible.
23:41They can cost a lot of money,
23:43especially if they're signed
23:45by the designer.
23:46This one isn't.
23:47It's also got no price on it.
23:49But for a collector,
23:50that's ticking a lot of boxes.
23:52I'm going to speak to the dealer.
23:53Bowled over, I'd say.
23:55Martin, how are you?
23:57I'm good, thanks.
23:58How are you?
23:58I'm good, thank you.
23:59I found this.
24:01Pewter dish.
24:02It's nice, it's simple,
24:04it's just iconic.
24:05But there's no price on it.
24:06So, can it be
24:09south of 20?
24:11Oof.
24:12Matron.
24:13No.
24:1425?
24:1525.
24:15We'll do 25.
24:17You're a fair man.
24:18Certainly is.
24:21Sarah.
24:22Bye.
24:23125 left over.
24:26No wonder she looks chuffed.
24:28But meanwhile,
24:29elsewhere in Lancashire,
24:31David is en route
24:32to his last shopping opportunity
24:34in Darwin,
24:35where the local populace
24:37call themselves Darreners.
24:39And strangers
24:40sporting yellow trousers
24:41are always welcome.
24:44Whoa, scale.
24:45Ha!
24:46I think he means it's big.
24:48And he's not wrong.
24:50Although, having already acquired
24:51four items,
24:52he does have
24:53only 50 pounds
24:54to spend
24:55at the Darwin Antique Centre.
24:59You're still welcome, though.
25:04Always scour the glass cabinets.
25:06This is where the treasure
25:07normally hides.
25:09Now, those two are fun.
25:11Well, there's the ticket.
25:12That tells you everything
25:12you need to know.
25:13But let's have a look at them.
25:15My son,
25:1619th century pair of cherubs,
25:19320 pounds.
25:20Much too expensive for me,
25:22obviously.
25:23But let's have a look at them
25:23because my son,
25:25German factory,
25:26just superb quality.
25:29And these are fun things.
25:31Acrobatic cherubs.
25:32It wasn't until the Renaissance
25:34that the biblical cherubim
25:36began being represented
25:38as children.
25:39Let's have a look at the markings.
25:41Should be some
25:41myson-crossed sword markings.
25:45There we have it.
25:46Perfect.
25:47For about 100 years,
25:49factories around Europe
25:50were trying to master
25:51the Chinese art
25:53of making their fine porcelain.
25:56And one factory did it
25:58in the mid-18th century
26:00and it was my son.
26:03That's how good they are.
26:05If you can afford them,
26:07back on.
26:08But he can't,
26:10so he won't.
26:11And while he looks
26:12for something much more
26:14within his budget,
26:15we'll catch up with Rue,
26:16our current leader,
26:18but not getting carried away.
26:20If I know David,
26:22he is the king of comebacks.
26:24So if he is ever lagging
26:25behind you,
26:26we'll pull out all the stops
26:27to find some incredible treasure.
26:30And that is what's
26:31making me nervous.
26:33So David is competitive,
26:34but so am I.
26:36And she, of course,
26:37also has one more shop
26:38before the auction
26:39in the delightful town
26:41of Bolton,
26:42where legendary
26:44unc pioneers
26:45the Buzzcocks
26:46first formed
26:47back in 1976.
26:50And pom-pom!
26:51Here comes our expert
26:52at Jilly's Antiques.
26:54Looks inviting.
26:56Oh, yes.
26:57Not that this one
26:59ever needs a welcome mat,
27:01exactly.
27:01Always happy to browse.
27:03Plus, unlike her rival,
27:04she has well over
27:05£100 still in hand.
27:08Oh, I like this.
27:10Now, at first glance,
27:11with my ageing eyes,
27:13I thought this was actually
27:14a Scottish letter opener.
27:17And I thought this was actually
27:18the leaves of a thistle.
27:19But it's not.
27:21They are flower leaves,
27:22though,
27:22but encased in the middle
27:23is amber.
27:26And I would love
27:27this to be silver.
27:29Meet Desdemona.
27:31Charmed, I'm sure.
27:32Right, girl,
27:35tell me what you're seeing.
27:36Oh, God,
27:36she's very powerful.
27:38So, I would say
27:39these are probably
27:40continental.
27:42Not sure about the blade,
27:43because if that was silver,
27:44that would be quite soft.
27:46There's no price on it.
27:48I'd love to get that
27:50for £5, £10.
27:51Definitely one to think about.
27:53And who doesn't love
27:54a bit of amber?
27:55Quite.
27:56Sounds like she intends
27:57to hang on to
27:58most of her kitty.
28:00Darwin next,
28:01where David
28:02has yet to warn
28:04shopkeeper Sandra
28:05about his cash situation.
28:07Ah, now,
28:08I've only got 50 quid.
28:10Collections?
28:10Anybody?
28:11Any assistants?
28:12Doesn't seem to be
28:13taking it too seriously,
28:15though, does he?
28:16Oh,
28:17devastatingly
28:19stylish or what?
28:20Look at that.
28:22Is that going to be heavy?
28:24Yeah, that's heavy,
28:25all right.
28:25That is cast metal.
28:27It's a plant stand,
28:29but it's actually
28:29a piece of art
28:31to hold
28:32a plant pot.
28:35Very stylish.
28:36Screaming a particular time.
28:391880, 1890.
28:41The arts and crafts movement,
28:43the Art Nouveau period.
28:46It's very organic.
28:47Even though it's made
28:48of cast metal,
28:49it looks like
28:50it's got loads of movement.
28:52Look at the shape of it.
28:53It's got a bit
28:53of a Japanese feel to it.
28:55So that's the kind
28:56of the aesthetic movement.
28:58And don't you think
29:00the colour combinations
29:01are just delicious?
29:03With an oak top
29:04plus copper detailing.
29:06And then you've got
29:07the rings
29:08out of the mouths
29:09of the mythical beasts.
29:1155 quid.
29:12And it is something
29:14that will make
29:15a profit in auction.
29:16Guaranteed.
29:17I think it's special.
29:19I do think it's special.
29:20We believe you, David.
29:22Sandra, hello to you.
29:24Hello.
29:24Nice to see you.
29:25There's a lovely
29:2719th century
29:28cast iron plant stand.
29:30You've got 55 on it.
29:32Yep.
29:32I've got 50 pounds
29:33left to my name.
29:35That's it.
29:36OK.
29:36Can I give you
29:37all of that money
29:38for it?
29:39Is that enough?
29:41Because it's you, yes.
29:42You're an angel.
29:43Every cent spent
29:44just has to take it away.
29:47Oi!
29:47Yes.
29:49It's all about the weight.
29:51Certainly quite a few
29:52extra pounds
29:53in his portfolio
29:54this time.
29:56But with a rue
29:57in Bolton
29:59where she's aspired
30:01a possible
30:01inexpensive letter opener.
30:03But the search continues
30:04with shopkeeper
30:05Graham standing by.
30:09Ah!
30:10Something that makes me
30:11very, very, very happy.
30:14Of course, I love jewellery
30:15but I also love
30:17a luxury pen
30:18and I love a good name
30:21on a luxury pen.
30:23So Cartier.
30:24It's French.
30:25They've been around
30:26since 1847.
30:28They're world-renowned.
30:29And the thing with Cartier,
30:31you're not buying
30:31the metal,
30:32you're buying
30:33the craftsmanship,
30:34the legacy
30:35and the heritage.
30:36This is Louis-Francois,
30:38the founder of the dynasty,
30:40a Parisian watchmaker
30:41and jeweller.
30:42So this is definitely
30:43not 19th century.
30:44This is vintage.
30:46It's lovely.
30:47There's no ticket price on it.
30:49Now, if this was solid gold,
30:51poof!
30:51But with it being metal,
30:53I might find out
30:54how much it is.
30:55I'm going to take this
30:56to the till.
30:57If this could be
30:58a nice, tasty price,
31:00then I don't mind
31:02buying a bit of
31:03vintage power bling
31:05in order to secure
31:06a profit against David.
31:08Over to Graham.
31:09Hello there.
31:10How are you?
31:11Fine.
31:11Now, I find a couple
31:12of things in your
31:13fabulous emporium.
31:15There's this
31:16Cartier pen
31:17and there's also
31:18a letter opener
31:20with the amber.
31:21Oh, yeah.
31:21Ideally, I'd love
31:22to buy both.
31:24Right.
31:24But this has
31:25no price on it.
31:26I mean, I'd love
31:27to get it for £40.
31:28I'll go to £50.
31:30£50, OK.
31:32And the letter opener...
31:34Mm-hm.
31:34Can it be £8, £10?
31:39£10.
31:39£10, OK.
31:40Making £60 in all.
31:42If I bought both,
31:43could it be £55?
31:45Oof.
31:46Yes, go on.
31:47You're an angel.
31:50Everyone's angelic today.
31:51£45 for the pen
31:53and £10 for the letter opener.
31:55And that's her
31:56done and dusted as well,
31:58with £70 unspent.
31:59But thoughts soon turn
32:02to that all-important
32:03next auction.
32:05It's going to be
32:05the battle of the Vesta case,
32:07isn't it?
32:07It is.
32:08Although, if I'm being
32:09completely honest,
32:10I absolutely covet
32:12your Vesta.
32:14You do.
32:14It is a thing of beauty, David,
32:16and I think this is
32:17going to level things up.
32:19We'll soon find out.
32:20But first, shut eye.
32:26Is there any nicer sight
32:27along the Somerset coastline
32:29than Clevedon Pier?
32:31Perhaps they'll get to enjoy
32:32a nice ice
32:33while promenading later.
32:35After being let loose
32:37in Lancashire
32:37and loving it,
32:38they're heading south
32:39towards the Bristol Channel
32:41at the Clevedon sale rooms,
32:43selling on the net,
32:44on the phone
32:44and in the room,
32:45with auctioneer
32:46Mark Burridge in charge.
32:48Do we hear five?
32:50Selling at £70 then.
32:52Happy day,
32:53sun shining, Rue.
32:54I know,
32:55and so far,
32:56I'm in the lead,
32:56so I might enjoy this
32:57while at last.
32:58Do,
32:59because I'm feeling lucky.
33:00She didn't mention
33:01his trousers,
33:02you notice.
33:03David spent
33:04all of his £200
33:05on five auction lots.
33:07What does Mark
33:08think might impress?
33:10It's a nice piece,
33:11the Art Nouveau stand.
33:14It's a useful piece,
33:15not too large.
33:16I think that will do
33:16pretty well.
33:18Rue parted with a lot less
33:19and bought one lot more,
33:20all for £130.
33:22One of my favourite items here
33:25was the Cartier ballpoint pen.
33:27I think in that condition,
33:28it should attract
33:30some nice,
33:31useful bids.
33:32Well,
33:32there's certainly
33:33a useful crowd in today.
33:35Oh,
33:35exciting.
33:36Auction is going.
33:38Oh,
33:39oh,
33:39comfortable seats.
33:40There you are.
33:41How are you feeling?
33:42I'm always excited
33:44at an auction,
33:44aren't you?
33:45I love it.
33:45You get that sort of
33:46dry mouth,
33:47sweaty palms.
33:48Well,
33:48I don't go as far as that.
33:49Do you not?
33:50No.
33:50You keep your emotions inside.
33:52Rue gets us underway
33:54with Vesta case number one.
33:56If this does not make profit,
33:58I will eat your handkerchief.
33:59You will not be.
34:01That's pure silk, darling.
34:03Well,
34:03taste nice then.
34:05£15.
34:06Ooh.
34:07£15?
34:09Come on.
34:10£15 I bid,
34:10£18, sir.
34:11£18,
34:12£20,
34:12£22,
34:13£20 bids in the roof.
34:15Oh,
34:15come on,
34:16one more.
34:17£22,
34:18£25.
34:19Oh,
34:19it's fine.
34:20Come on,
34:20internet,
34:20where are you?
34:21£25 do we hear rate?
34:24Fair warning then,
34:25we'll sell
34:25at £25.
34:27Do you know what?
34:28I'll take that.
34:28That's fine.
34:29It's a wee profit.
34:30Yes,
34:31a more than respectable way to start.
34:33Didn't set the room on fire,
34:34but, you know,
34:35sparked a little bit.
34:36Now for its direct competition,
34:38David's offering.
34:40If this Vesta case
34:41for me was a food,
34:42it is truffle oil.
34:44Oh,
34:44it's good.
34:45It's a nice Vesta.
34:46OK.
34:47Start me at £50.
34:48£50,
34:49we're up.
34:49It's got to go.
34:50Oh,
34:50it's got to be £100.
34:51It's got to be.
34:5240 bid,
34:525 bid,
34:5350 now,
34:54sir.
34:54It will creep.
34:55It will creep.
34:5650 bid and 5.
34:57Come on,
34:58internet.
34:58It should be £100.
35:00At £50,
35:02do we hear 5?
35:0460.
35:05No.
35:0555 on the net.
35:0760,
35:07sir.
35:07Go on.
35:0960,
35:10I'm here.
35:11Selling them
35:12with you
35:12at £60.
35:13£50.
35:14So the battle
35:15of the Vesta cases.
35:16Which I,
35:17in my mind,
35:18predicted I would win.
35:19I predicted you
35:20would win as well.
35:21But instead,
35:22Ruse slightly shaded it.
35:24Listen,
35:25it's a beautiful thing.
35:26Ruse set
35:27of three-glass decanters
35:28is next.
35:29They're not big,
35:30manly,
35:31masculine,
35:31whisky decanters.
35:33They're delicate.
35:34Yeah.
35:35They're feminine.
35:36The internet starts me
35:37at £35.
35:39£35 only.
35:40They're bulbous.
35:41Bulbous.
35:42You like a bit of bulbousness.
35:43I love bulbous.
35:44Give me £40.
35:45I'm bid £40.
35:46£45,
35:47widow.
35:48At £40,
35:49do we hear 5?
35:50Fair warning then.
35:51Are we all done?
35:52Come on,
35:53Rune,
35:53one more.
35:53£40 and setting.
35:56You're making profit
35:57all the way.
35:58Is David's confidence
36:00having a wobble?
36:01We're smiling.
36:02I don't like break-evens.
36:04I only like profits.
36:05You don't say.
36:06Next up,
36:07David's chandlery.
36:09The starboard porthole
36:10and the port porthole.
36:13Are they original?
36:14Original.
36:15From a yacht.
36:16Do they come from your yacht?
36:18Start me where you like.
36:19£50 for the pack.
36:20I would think so.
36:21£40 then.
36:22Start me where you like.
36:24£30.
36:24I would cut a hole in my wall.
36:26Yeah.
36:27Put them in so you see...
36:28Well, do you want to get bidding then
36:29because no-one else is?
36:30I've got 20 on the net.
36:3222, thank you.
36:3325 internet.
36:34Go on, internet.
36:3525 internet, thank you.
36:3728 in the room.
36:38Go on.
36:3828 bid and 30.
36:40Now 30.
36:42Come on.
36:42They're doing all right.
36:44Selling in the room for £28.
36:47If I'd put money on that,
36:48I would have said
36:49they would have made 80 for it.
36:50I would have thought so too.
36:51Oh, well.
36:52Worst things happen at sea.
36:54You made money
36:55and you still love them.
36:56No, I don't.
36:57The history of the living room.
36:57OK, Pewter.
37:00Rather nice, actually.
37:02Roos Bowl.
37:03I love a bit of tutric.
37:05It's bound to make a profit.
37:06It should.
37:07£30 on the book.
37:0935 now.
37:1035 and 40 and 5 and 50 and 5.
37:12Oh, oh.
37:13£50 with me.
37:16Do I hear 55?
37:18Come on, internet.
37:19Otherwise all done selling
37:22on the £50.
37:24I'm happy with that.
37:26Well, you should be.
37:26Yes, yet another solid return for her.
37:29I would have it in my house.
37:30Yeah.
37:31I would just put it there
37:32and put my car keys,
37:33my bicycle keys,
37:34my yacht keys.
37:37David's turn.
37:38Donald Mustard in the study
37:39with the lead piper.
37:41This thing is a monster.
37:43Yeah, but look at your guns.
37:44You can't do that.
37:4580, I'm Bill in the room,
37:46thank you.
37:47Now five.
37:47Come on.
37:48We need the internet.
37:50Bid in the room.
37:51Five, thank you.
37:5290.
37:5390 bid and five.
37:55Oh.
37:55Excellent.
37:56100, 110.
37:58110, madam?
38:00No, 100.
38:00Oh, go on, madam.
38:03We'll sell then in the room
38:05at £100.
38:07It's a warm sensation
38:09inside, mate.
38:10Quality, quality, mate.
38:12Quality.
38:12David's definitely perked up.
38:15He has to win this one, remember?
38:16Makes a difference, doesn't it?
38:18No, it does.
38:19Rue's letter opener now.
38:21Hardly an amber gamble.
38:23You know I love my silver.
38:24You do.
38:25And I love my old world implements.
38:27Yeah.
38:28Letter openers,
38:29we should be using more of these.
38:30£30 here, 35.
38:32£35, 45 and 50.
38:35In the room, £45 bid.
38:37£50, surely.
38:39And five and 60.
38:4165 and 70.
38:43And five.
38:44It's flying.
38:46At £70, do we hear five?
38:48Selling at £70 then.
38:51Now, well done.
38:52That's a lovely buy.
38:54It looks like it's not just Rue
38:55who's keen on a letter opener.
38:57Good for you.
38:59Yeah.
39:00David's stand.
39:02The auctioneer likes it.
39:03Plus, it's another heavyweight.
39:05It's a rarity art nouveau in period.
39:09Rarity art nouveau in period?
39:10That can be triple figures easily.
39:12I can start at £100.
39:14God.
39:14Now, give me 10.
39:15Come on.
39:16£110, £120, £130.
39:18Come on.
39:19You can imagine the house that's going to go into.
39:21I know.
39:22Next bid, £140.
39:24We're selling at £130.
39:28Get in.
39:29Well done.
39:30Lovely.
39:31That is elegant.
39:32And what's more,
39:33it's ensured that things are close once again.
39:35That's going into a classy house.
39:37It's got to.
39:38Rue's little silver kitty
39:39missing its teething ring.
39:42Remember?
39:42You know I've got to squeeze a cat in.
39:45You and your cats.
39:47My spare animal.
39:48Starting at £50 and £5.
39:49Oh, well.
39:51Oh.
39:52£85 here.
39:54Ouch.
39:55I like it.
39:56Ouch.
39:57Do I hear 90?
39:58With me then at £85.
40:01I love that.
40:02I think that was a bit of a perfect problem.
40:05She's feline good, all right.
40:08Oh, I'm super happy.
40:10Stick with cats, David.
40:12His final offering is his Swiss timepiece.
40:15So you're going to take yourself back in time now to, you know, France, 18th century.
40:21It scares me when you talk about 18th century.
40:23Yes.
40:23Because I think you bought something good.
40:24Unfortunately, it's not 18th century.
40:26But from about 25 feet away, you might be convinced it is.
40:32We all look better from 25 feet away, don't we?
40:35At £65, give me £70 now.
40:38£75 and £80 in the room at £80.
40:41Go on.
40:42£90 in the room and £5, £95, £100.
40:47Oh.
40:47Yes.
40:48£109 bid, give me £10.
40:50Go on.
40:50What is going on with this clock?
40:52Good man.
40:52Once more, sir.
40:54£120, £130.
40:56It's the 18th century.
40:57Look, go on.
40:58I think someone thinks it is.
40:59Selling at £130, £140.
41:03Not finished yet.
41:04Oh.
41:04We've got all day.
41:06No, we don't.
41:07Fair warning.
41:08Selling then at £140.
41:09That's a great mistake.
41:12That's phenomenal.
41:13That's what can happen when two people really want a thing.
41:17Get that kind of profit all day long?
41:18Yeah.
41:19You're laughing.
41:20Yeah.
41:20Lost up.
41:21Rue's ballpoint bling.
41:23If I was sitting writing down poetry, writing a love letter to you, I would use this pen.
41:28Start the bidding at £80, £85, £90 and £5.
41:33Yeah.
41:34Oh, terrible.
41:35It's the name and you buy a name.
41:37£100 with me.
41:39£110.
41:40Come on.
41:42Are we all done then, fair warning, selling at £110?
41:48I thought it might have even made more than that.
41:50Yes, it's one of those days.
41:52Anything seems possible.
41:54Rue, this is close.
41:55I think you've got it, but shall we go and work the numbers out?
41:57Let's do it.
41:58Well, we've thoroughly crunched them and had several recounts.
42:03David started out with £200 and after auction costs, ended up with a handsome profit of £100.
42:09And £37.32.
42:10But it's not enough to beat you-know-who.
42:14Because Rue took her initial £200 and after auction costs also made a profit.
42:21£138.76.
42:23So just over a pound in it.
42:25So, with one auction to go, her lead is unassailable.
42:30Still pride to pay for, though.
42:32And any accumulated profits at the end of the week will go to children in need.
42:37Oh, well, I am relieved.
42:40Well, you know what, Rue?
42:41Never let anyone tell you it's not about the winning.
42:44Well done.
42:44Oh, thank you.
42:45It is, but you could still get the biggest profit.
42:47But you've got the numbers.
42:48I will take those three wins all day long.
42:52Next on Antiques Road Trip, expanding horizons.
42:55This is it, Fourth Nation.
42:57Here we come.
42:58A tight squeeze.
42:5928 waist.
43:01I think maybe they need to go back.
43:03Unless you can add in some elastication.
43:06And the last resort.
43:08That's the best ice cream I've ever had.
43:10Cheers, Rue.
43:11Cheers, Rue.
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