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00:01It's the nation's favourite antiques experts
00:03Behind the wheel of a classic car
00:06This car dances!
00:08And a goal to scar Britain for antiques
00:11The aim? To make the biggest profit at auction
00:15But it's no mean feat
00:17There'll be worthy winners
00:19Tickety-boo
00:20And valiant losers
00:21Oh dear
00:22Will it be the high road to glory?
00:24I feel like we're in a James Bond film
00:26Or the slow road to disaster?
00:30This is Antiques Road Trip
00:33Yeah
00:36This time, we're getting close up to a county
00:39That's famous for both flatness and fecundity
00:43We're in Lincolnshire now, Mark
00:45The home of the potato
00:46A lot of strawberries were in Lincolnshire as well
00:48Yes! Not half!
00:51And about a squillion other sorts of fruit and veg besides
00:54Although Izzy Balmer and Mark Hill
00:57Will, of course, be entirely focused on a very different sort of rooting
01:02I have a strategy
01:03Oh, do you?
01:04To win
01:05But how?
01:06I've got to find the bargains first, obviously
01:09Child's play, isn't it?
01:12Mark, an auctioneer from London
01:13Has an equally hard-wired approach on the shop floor
01:18It's illuminated
01:20While Bristolian Izzy, also an auctioneer
01:23Is both switched on and hands-on
01:26High five
01:28And it was she who grabbed the spoils on their first trip to the sale room
01:32Come on, come on, come on
01:34At 65 pounds
01:37Which means Izzy takes the lead in the best of five
01:41Bravo! Bravo!
01:44Thank you
01:44I would applaud, but I'm driving
01:46Quite right
01:47Because the 1972 Opal Manta A certainly won't drive itself
01:53Although I'm one up at the moment, there are another four auctions
01:57Ha, ha, ha, ha, ha
01:59I shall be the comeback king
02:00That is the ticket
02:02And they have 200 pounds each once again to carry on shopping
02:06They kicked off in the north-east of England
02:09And are moving steadily south
02:11Following a route that never strays too far from the coastline
02:15Be that North Sea or English Channel
02:18We need some sea air
02:23Thank you, dear
02:25Today, however, they start out inland
02:27On the edge of the wolds
02:29Yes, it's all heading Louth
02:32Not only a fabulous market town
02:35But also the home of organisations promoting home-grown herbs
02:40Leeks, radishes and more
02:43Plus this establishment
02:44Once dedicated to cereal
02:48Well, you've been here before
02:49I have indeed, and I bought some great things
02:51Let's hope history repeats itself
02:53Nowadays, it's wholly in the service of antiques and collectibles
03:01Where R2 will be sharing
03:03Nicely, of course
03:08Wow!
03:10With regulation 200 knicker each
03:12Oh, I love this
03:16This is a very sweet
03:18Circa 1930s to 1950s dressing table set
03:22It's likely to be Czech
03:24You've got these hand-painted pink flowers
03:27We've got this black banding
03:29And then there are a little jar here
03:32And then in this one here
03:34You've got a little stopper
03:36So it's likely to contain some form of liquid
03:39Now, there is a tiny bit of damage
03:42Plus, the perfume dispenser is missing its puffer
03:45How much is it?
03:46It was £16
03:47It's now £14
03:49That's a bargain, isn't it?
03:51I'm absolutely having that
03:52I love that
03:53This one is 100% coming home with me
03:56Talk about decisive
03:57Mark?
03:59Frilly, fussy, Victorian glass
04:01Loads of people hate them
04:03But I love them
04:04Look at the work in this
04:05Oh, and there's a coin
04:07This could be my lucky day
04:08Always looking on the bright side
04:12Now, back to Izzy
04:15I've just seen something
04:16But, before I get too excited
04:18I need to check the base
04:19Seem at all familiar?
04:21What I need them to say
04:24We'll tick for the first one
04:26CW and Foley
04:27So we've got CW for Charles Wildman
04:29Foley, China
04:31And the same again on this one, CW
04:33Signifying, she hopes
04:35An early piece of Shelley porcelain
04:39She also bought some last time out, of course
04:4125, all done and fell
04:44Oh, no! 25 pounds
04:46Oh, come on!
04:47Without making a fortune
04:49Because this is unmarked early Shelley
04:51That dates us to the 1890s
04:53It is a little plain
04:55It's white
04:56But, it's just exciting
04:58Because it's £9
04:59And it is in good condition
05:02Hmm, I've just seen something else
05:04Oh, I've not got enough hands
05:06One thing at a time, no rush
05:09Right, pop you safe there
05:12I'm going to put my reputation on the line here
05:15Here we go
05:16There it is, Shelley, phew
05:18Now, it's not the same pattern as the cup
05:22But it is white
05:23So the two do go nicely together
05:26They do complement each other
05:27Now, what are you priced at?
05:30£10, cup and saucer for nine
05:33I'm thinking you can put the two together
05:35Make a little tea for one set
05:38Excellent work
05:40Not that her chum seems all that bothered
05:44Ooh
05:45Sandra will be the person to pin their hopes on, by the way
05:50Oh, look at that
05:52It's not every day you walk into an antique centre
05:55And you see something that you've just seen in a museum
05:58Namely, the creations of Roy Midwinter
06:01A man behind one of the great British mid-century tableware companies
06:05He really looked sort of forward to progressive, modern, clean-line designs
06:11And this shape, known as stylecraft, which was designed by him in about 1952
06:17Really sort of sums up that age and that era
06:20And his roster of designers was really something, including Terence Conran
06:25So at this stage, all of these pieces were hand-decorated
06:30What's not so great, though, is that I've got a tureen, I've got a gravy boat
06:33I've got a small cup, a large cup, and then a whole range of saucers
06:38A complete set, it is not
06:40The label says bits and bobs
06:43Well, bits and bobs pretty much sums this up
06:46But for 18 quid, providing there's no damage
06:52I think that's a pretty good deal
06:55Whether it will turn a profit at auction is another story
07:00But I'm prepared to give that a go
07:02Just because it's truly fab-50s design
07:06Bits and bobs is definitely the theme so far this morning
07:10Anything else? Aye, aye
07:13Here she goes
07:14You are a little bit different, aren't you?
07:17What's caught my eye is this cruet set
07:20It's silver plate
07:21I have never seen a tennis racket cruet set before
07:26And the part that Mark will be the most interested in
07:30Is this, because I have never met anyone who loves mustard as much as Mark
07:36We haven't got any spoons, but I just think it's fun, it's unusual
07:41Somebody who loves tennis, it would make a great gift for them
07:44How much is it? It's £45
07:50First indecision of the day
07:52I do think there is profit in that
07:54My hesitation is the condition
07:56But I'd be interested to see what this could be
07:58Because I really like it
07:59Because for better or worse, I actually quite like cruet sets
08:03And with that, she's ready to do a deal
08:05Oh, I always get really nervous
08:07It's so fine and fragile, this teacup and saucer
08:10Better take it Izzy then
08:12Hello Sandra
08:14Hi Izzy
08:14So we have here the lovely early Shelly, £9
08:18A marked Edwardian Shelly teapot, £10
08:23Very happy, £19 for the two
08:25Then there is the dressing table set with the little pink flowers on
08:29Oh yes
08:30A mere 14
08:31Very happy with that
08:33Great
08:33Here comes the question
08:35I've seen the Victorian silver-plated cruet modelled as a tennis racket
08:40Right
08:41It's £45, can there be a discount on that at all please?
08:45I think we can sell that for £30
08:47Well I'm going to say yes please and shake your hand on that
08:49Thanks Sandra, £63 in total then
08:53Nice to see you
08:54You too, thank you for having me
08:56One hundred and thirty-seven left over
08:58I'm going to need to do a couple of shuttle runs for all of this
09:01Mark, if you recall, has also taken a fancy to some pottery
09:05But he's still...
09:07I quite like that
09:08...on the lookout
09:10Or a big one as well
09:12They're normally much smaller than this
09:14The mind boggles
09:16Oh, now that is handsome
09:19I'm a huge fan of Art Deco style
09:22Those curving, geometric, stepped lines
09:26And what I've got here is an Art Deco style photo frame
09:30Circa late 20s, early 30s
09:32It says £20
09:35It's intact, it's sturdy
09:37And I think incredibly stylish
09:39The Art Deco look is just sort of timeless in its own way
09:43And would work in so many interiors today
09:46And I think this solves another question for me
09:49I mean, some of us ask, what am I going to do with antiques in the home?
09:52Well, the answer here is obvious
09:54Stick your mum in it
09:55Sage advice, I think
09:58This one is coming with me
10:00Now, let's hear more from Sandra
10:02Hello Mark
10:03My gosh, so much to see, so much to choose from
10:06There is plenty in here
10:09Two things though, this is one of them
10:11And then bits and bobs it was described as
10:14And it's got 18 on it
10:15So there's 18 and I think this is 20
10:19So that's 38 Mark
10:21It is 38
10:22All very straight forward
10:23OK, now I've got very short arms Sandra
10:27And very, very deep pockets
10:29Are you sure that it can't just be, you know
10:3238 Mark
10:34Firm, but fair
10:36Thank you so much, I'm really pleased
10:38So, while he departs with 162 still in hand
10:44We'll find out where Izzy's got to
10:48Almost 30 miles to the west in Lincoln
10:51A city with two completely distinct areas
10:54Known as Downhill and Uphill
10:57Very much in the latter is where her next shop is to be found
11:02Ah, look, here she comes
11:04Steep hill
11:06Flipping is
11:08Worth the flipping effort though, I'm sure
11:13She has 137 pounds available to spend in Lincoln antiques and collectibles
11:18Lovely
11:20Ooh, ooh, ooh, seen some enamelling
11:26I love enamelled Art Nouveau, early 20th century jewellery
11:32Oh, that's interesting
11:33It's got the colours of Charles Horner
11:36Maybe even a little bit of Archibald Knox
11:38But when I turn it over, it is stamped sterling silver
11:42So it's not hallmarked with either of their marks
11:45Now, with enamelling, it's really important to check it's not chipped
11:49So, it doesn't look chipped
11:51But a way to tell is if you just get a finger or a thumb
11:54And just run it over and just feel for any nibbles, any chips
11:59Lovely condition
12:00There is one other key consideration, however
12:04It's priced at £160
12:05But if I'm really honest, even with a discount, it is all the money
12:09And I'm not sure I feel confident enough to splash the rest of my budget on it
12:14But what a lovely piece
12:15Cheerio then
12:17Just have to keep searching
12:19I suppose so
12:21But with a mark, not yet arrived at his next shopping destination
12:25And seemingly in no special hurry
12:29This is really rather fabulous actually
12:32Bright red car, middle of the countryside, sporty look
12:36Elegance personified
12:38And the fab fun of the 1970s
12:41The decade that they said style forgot
12:43Oh no, I don't think so
12:45They didn't ever look at an opal manta
12:48Right on!
12:50Mark is en route to the Lincolnshire coast at Sutton-on-Sea
12:55Noted for its enormous sandy beaches
12:58And associated seaside pleasures
13:01Plus this delightful couple at knick-knacks
13:04Ah, here he comes
13:06In for a big treat
13:09Because this place is full to the brim
13:12Packed, crammed, and even just a little bit bursting with stuff
13:22£162 left to spend, remember?
13:25Oh my goodness
13:28Oh my goodness
13:30Now these are interesting
13:32So what we've got here is a stained glass window
13:36The 1960s to the 1980s were often not very kind to period houses with period features
13:43And you get something that I call interior decimation
13:46Where original features were stripped out
13:49So imagine you've just bought your 1910s house
13:52And it's got a modern front door
13:54And you need a pane of glass that's original and matches the house to put back in
13:59Bob's your uncle, here it is
14:03£34 is a good deal for that
14:05And it would cost you a fortune to have this made today
14:09My only concern, however, there's a crack to this wonderful green panel
14:14And then a larger series of cracks on the colourless panel
14:18I think at auction that damage is going to be a real problem
14:22So you know what?
14:23I'm going to leave that for someone else to find a home for
14:27Oh well, the expression spoilt for choice seems apt at this point
14:34Uphill Lincoln next, where Izzy is also a seeking
14:38And Henna is happy to help
14:41Hi Henna
14:43These colours are asking to be handled
14:49I love anything turquoise and here we've got blue, turquoise and green
14:53Now it looks quite modern
14:57So this is in the style of Flavio Polly
15:00A mid-century Italian designer
15:01Now I want this to be 1950s, 1960s
15:05I suspect it's not
15:07But given that there is a bit of wear to it
15:10It's maybe a little older than I initially thought
15:13What's the price?
15:15£16
15:17And?
15:18It's not a lot of money, is it?
15:20I quite like that, you know
15:21So, are we possibly plumping?
15:24Do you know what? It's an attractive piece
15:26I like it, someone else might like it
15:28I'm going to go with the risk, I'm going to get it
15:30Hardly betting the farm
15:33Hello Henna
15:34Hey, how can I help?
15:37Well, I found a vase
15:38It's only £16
15:40I think it's really attractive
15:41So, I'd like to take this please
15:43Excellent!
15:46121 left over
15:47Thank you for having me
15:49See you soon!
15:53Got to get back up the hill
15:55So, while Izzy gets some welcome exercise
15:59We'll head back to the beach
16:01Well, very close to it anyway
16:03Where Mark is currently surfing an ocean of possible purchases
16:08You must be genie
16:09I am indeed
16:11The genie in the bottle
16:12This is quite incredible
16:14Yeah, well, some people say it's like Aladdin's cave
16:17So, I am the genie
16:19Just the woman to talk to
16:21You see, I can't resist looking through little trays of silver like this
16:26Because I collect vintage pens and pencils
16:29So, I always have a good look
16:32Please do
16:32But this isn't a pencil
16:34Oh!
16:35Well, now that's unexpected
16:38It's actually a toothpick
16:40But it's got this nice hand engraved pattern on the body
16:45I don't see any hallmarks
16:49But it does say S. Morden & Co.
16:52Ooh, my heart just skipped a beat
16:56He really popularised the propelling pencil
17:00If somebody wanted to write a note in pencil or something
17:03Instead of saying, pass me my pencil, they'd say, pass me my Morden
17:06Really?
17:08You've got 38 on it
17:09I don't want to be cheeky
17:11Good
17:13How close to 20 could you get?
17:16Um, 28
17:1728, okay, so if I said 25
17:22I'd say 27
17:23And I would say we have a deal
17:25It's not every day you come to an arrangement with a genie
17:29Do you know what?
17:30I actually think I found the needle in the haystack
17:34Thank you so much
17:36Thank you, bye
17:37Bye-bye now
17:39135 left for tomorrow's wishes
17:45And time to compare notes in the Manta
17:48I bought the tiniest, tiniest thing I think I've ever bought on a road trip
17:54I bought a little tiny silver toothpick
17:57Is that because you have really dirty teeth?
17:59How very dare you?
18:01No, it's because it was by Samson Morden
18:04That's piqued her interest
18:07Nighty night
18:12Next day, our most energetic of experts are fully charged once again
18:17Have you sleep Mark? All refreshed? Raring to go?
18:21I am, yeah
18:22You know, by the time I get to bed I'm like
18:24That'll be all the sea air then
18:27Plus, plenty of shopping of course
18:29With Izzy acquiring a teapot, plus cup and saucer, some art glass, a novel tin cruet set and a glass
18:37dressing table set
18:38It's fun!
18:40Leaving her with £121 for today's purchases
18:43While Mark bought an Art Deco photo frame, a silver toothpick and an incomplete dinner service
18:51The label says bits and bobs
18:54Meaning he still has 135 in his kitty
18:57And thanks to all that ozone, even more get up and go
19:02We are going to become reinvigorated people
19:05We are, we're going to be bouncy, hang on a minute, full of energy, hang on a minute, full of
19:09conversation, hang on a minute
19:10Uh oh!
19:12Good point!
19:13Later, they'll be let loose in more local emporia
19:19But now it's time to take a closer peek at Lincolnshire's reputation as the county that feeds the country
19:25And at one very successful veg in particular
19:28I've always wanted a tractor
19:31Well you'd look very fine
19:33Because, although the potato originated many thousands of miles away in South America
19:39This area stakes a very good claim to being the best spot in Britain for growing it
19:44Farmer Andrew Risdale
19:47Andrew, how are your spuds getting on?
19:49They're growing
19:49Another week they should just be poking through
19:53So what is it that makes Lincolnshire so good for growing potatoes?
19:56Well, we do have a lot of lovely silk, it's good for potatoes
20:00What conditions do you need?
20:02Well, these were planted sort of three weeks ago
20:04And the day after we planted, we got heavy rain
20:08And that's good?
20:09Very good
20:09So Andrew, you are growing potatoes, you're living potatoes
20:12Do you like potatoes?
20:14I love potatoes
20:14I love chips
20:16I love mash, can't you tell?
20:19But growing it and eating those tasty tubers is only part of what makes for a happy farmer
20:26Nowadays it's probably called logistics
20:28But in this extremely rural county, they've always known the importance of getting their veg to market
20:35And so our spud lovers have headed to Skegness to find out about the potato railways
20:40This line was first founded by train enthusiasts over 60 years ago
20:47It uses rolling stock that was repurposed from an earlier unique narrow gauge network
20:53Built to serve the Lincolnshire harvest
20:56Let's meet chairman Richard Shepherd
20:59Tractors were pretty primitive and they couldn't cope with bad conditions
21:03And somebody had the brainwave of buying up ex-military gear and relaying it on the heavy fenland for potatoes
21:10and sugar beer
21:10They laid little sideys into the field, they'd lift the potatoes, bag them up in the fields and then load
21:16them onto wagons and take them from the fields right up to the main line railway
21:20And then they loaded them from there onto the main line trains and then go wherever in the country
21:24And as long as it wasn't too soggy, it would support small engines, small wagons
21:30The first potato railway was built in the early years of the 20th century
21:34And when World War One broke out a few years later, a similar light gauge network was created to supply
21:42the muddy Western Front
21:43Then, once the fighting had ceased, Lincolnshire farmers bought much of it up to bring home
21:49How much of the stock is actually original from the First World War period?
21:54Quite a lot of it, and the stuff that isn't is somehow related
22:00The two coaches that are on the train now, one is exactly as it was used in the First World
22:04War
22:04They moved anything and everything with these wagons
22:08The one that's on the train at the minute, the open wagon, that's the one that's got shrapnel holes in
22:13the chassis
22:13So even train drivers, they were still at risk as well?
22:16Oh absolutely, yeah
22:17But after surviving first warfare, and then spuds, the little trains couldn't compete with lorries
22:25The Lincolnshire Coast Light Railway was established for tourists in 1960
22:30Originally, it was situated next to a holiday camp further north
22:34But since 2009, it's been here in Skeggy
22:38Guard Stuart Yates
22:40Hello, hello!
22:41Hello there! Stuart, I'm Mark
22:43Nice to meet you
22:43We'll accompany them in one of those historic carriages
22:46With the 1903 steam locomotive, Jurassic, doing all the work
22:51So you can just hang it off the side here
22:54We just have to wait for the signal
22:57Oh! Oh!
23:01Yes it is!
23:02Yes it is!
23:03And we're off
23:05It's fantastic to be riding in it
23:07A lot more comfortable than it would have been originally, I dare say
23:11Men would have been carried in these just the same as anything else
23:14So they'd all been scorched from chest to back, really
23:16So how many of these would have been made?
23:19Churned loads of them out
23:20But it wasn't just wagons like this, they had several sizes
23:24So this is what they call a D-class wagon
23:27You've also got vans that had ambulance fittings in them
23:31As far as I know though, this is the only one you can ride in
23:34These seats obviously are a later fitting
23:40And would it go at this sort of speed?
23:42Yes! I dare say it would have been a bit faster if you were under fire
23:47Oh look, we're here!
23:49Destination!
23:50What a fascinating story
23:52From troops to chips to trips
23:58But it's full steam ahead now
24:00Back to their core activity
24:02With one shop each still to go in Horncastle
24:07On both the River Bain and the Viking Way
24:11And here's our first swashbuckler now
24:14At Drill Hall Antiques
24:20Once the happy home of the Horncastle rifle volunteers
24:24But now the scene of a very different sort of rifling
24:35So what have you got there?
24:37Nice little bit of French art
24:39Hmm
24:40Little snuff box
24:43Still as tight as the day it was made
24:45But?
24:47As usual with these things
24:49No Maker's Mark
24:51But I love the name
24:52Oh yes indeedy
24:55Remember, Mark has £135 left to spend in here
25:03Oh hello!
25:05I always take a good look at perfume bottles
25:08Because what I'm looking for is sort of cross-market interest
25:12So here we have a glass piece which to me looks rather Victorian
25:16And there's something very nouveau about the way this form curves around
25:21It's very organic
25:22And then it's been embellished with these rather magnificent
25:26Almost sort of oriental style flowers
25:30They look to be chrysanthemums
25:32And there was that sort of Victorian obsession with orientalism
25:36This strikes me as a remarkable piece as well
25:39Because of its size
25:40Perfume was relatively expensive
25:42Ah, I'm pretty sure it still is
25:44I wonder whether this is French
25:46And the names that spring to mind are people like Baccarat or Le Gras
25:51And it's certainly got the quality for those names
25:55It's £95
25:57The problem with it is
26:00Much as I love it
26:02Victorian enamelled glass is horrendously out of fashion
26:06But my suspicion that it could be by a good continental maker
26:11May just lift it back up
26:13And it just says one word to me
26:16It says style
26:18A possible purchase I'd say
26:20Now what about Izzy?
26:22Elsewhere in Horncastle
26:24And also making for her last shop
26:27This looks the one
26:28Yep
26:29Which has been likewise repurposed
26:33Highly likely there's a lot more clocks in here
26:37Than when Alehouse Antiques was a boozer
26:42And Neville, when he's not dusting, can often be found busy winding
26:48There would have been some of these though
26:52I just can't help myself
26:54I pick up pretty bits of glass
26:56I love this Victorian
26:58A little jug and a little bowl here
27:00But it's more that we've got these painted
27:04Almost enamelled lily of the valley flowers
27:07And I love the colours, the blues, the greens
27:09They're just my colours, it's all hand painted and then also handmade
27:13Probably intended for sugar and for milk
27:15It's just so pretty
27:17Yep, £20 the pair
27:21I love these but do the market love them?
27:24It's one of those things where I know deep down that this is a bit out of fashion
27:29Ah, really, really torn here
27:32It's one of those days
27:35Let's get back to her chum though
27:37Last seen, also agonising over a glass item
27:41James will be the person to talk to
27:43Anything else appeal?
27:46Oh, now this ruffled my feathers
27:49I'm an enormous fan of Victorian novelty items
27:53There's a sort of feeling of quality in their manufacture
27:56And already picking this up, I can feel the weight
27:59This seems to me to be made of bronze or brass or something
28:03But it's the novelty shape that I like
28:06What we're looking at is an inkwell
28:08Tip the cockatoo's head back
28:10And you can find a space for a sadly now missing little glass liner there
28:15Which would have held the ink
28:16I mean, I just think that's a wonderful thing
28:19And it's these quirky, more unusual items
28:22That are doing so well at auction right now
28:25And turning him over, there's a little mark on the bottom here
28:29And it reads, Messenger and Sons, 1850, Birmingham
28:34Ha ha!
28:35A well-known manufacturer of all sorts of metal goods
28:38However, what about the bad stuff?
28:41Well, the bad stuff is it's missing the liner
28:43Meh!
28:44But the gilding is worn
28:46And there's something also going on with this cockatoo's rather cocked neck
28:53How much is he?
28:54It is 65 pounds
28:59I mean, if I were to buy this
29:04And the scent bottle
29:06That's blowing all my budgie, I mean budget
29:09Steady
29:10It's a tricky one to be quite honest
29:13But it is cheap
29:15Pun alert!
29:17Maybe he can come along with me on a wing and a prayer
29:21Oh lordy
29:22Maybe I'll be able to negotiate the discount
29:25Most emu thing
29:27James, hello
29:28Hi Mark
29:30Have you found something?
29:31I have!
29:32First is this little bird
29:34So it's got 65 on it
29:36And the second one is that wonderful sort of shaped Art Nouveau perfume bottle
29:42So that's got I think 95 on it
29:44Right
29:44So that's 160
29:46I am going to beg
29:48Is there any chance that you could do it for literally all the money I have left?
29:53Which is?
29:54135 pounds
29:56Yes, certainly will do that
29:58Yes, yeah
29:59Very kind James, making 85 for the bottle and 50 for the inkwell
30:07So this little bird and I are going to fly off to a nest of profits
30:11Oh, thank you very much, I hope you do well
30:13Don't encourage him
30:14But needless to say, his shopping's all done
30:18And as for Izzy, further along the road
30:21Remember the shop where they used to call Time Gentlemen Please?
30:26I love the sound of a clock
30:27But there are multiple clocks here and they're distracting me, I can't think straight
30:31One definite decision, however, is saying no to that glassware
30:36But there's plenty else besides
30:40Oh, that's interesting
30:42So I've seen one of these before, not in the same colours
30:46And the one I've seen before is Sitzendorf and signed to the base
30:49But this clown has no mark to the base
30:53Now, I think he must be Sitzendorf and just not stamped or marked
30:58No price label either, but she does have £121 left
31:04Sitzendorf are a German company and they were established in the 1760s
31:09But he's much later, he is circa 1930s
31:12And they were in production until relatively recently
31:14The factory closed in 2012
31:16It's just a shame that he isn't marked or signed in any way
31:20He would have probably had a partner, probably a female
31:26Right, I'm going to see how much he is because I do like him
31:29Not just an inquiry though, methinks
31:32Hello Neville
31:33Hi you, is it alright?
31:34I was wondering how you kept on top of all the dusting
31:36Yeah, it's a full-time job
31:38I can imagine
31:39So you had a good look round?
31:40I have and actually the item I'm interested in is this chap here
31:44Oh yeah
31:45You haven't got a price on Neville
31:47I've had him for a while now, but he's so nice and it was actually relatively inexpensive
31:52Oh well I'm glad you have told me that little nugget of information there
31:56Can I make you an offer?
31:57Go on then
31:58How about £20?
32:00Okay, because it's you, yeah £20 would be fine
32:03Fantastic
32:05Everyone's being kind to them today
32:07Wish me luck
32:08I will
32:09And him
32:09Okay, alright, bye
32:12£101 unspent
32:13Well I hope this clown doesn't make a fool of me
32:16Boom boom eh?
32:19And with all their shopping done
32:21It's down to their trusty red motor
32:23To take them to the Orc
32:25How are you getting on with the car Mark?
32:27I like the car, it's good
32:29Who do you reckon is better at driving it though?
32:31Me
32:32I was going to be nice and say I think we're both as good as each other
32:35But if you blame that game
32:36How's your reversing?
32:38Okay, now you win on the reversing
32:41Although it does make me worry whether you've had a previous history as a bank robber escape car person
32:46Well, she definitely stole the show last time
32:50Shut eye first though
32:55Welcome back to Middle Lyttelton in the Vale of Evesham
33:00After loving Lincolnshire and its antiques retailers
33:04They've lugged the lots to their rural sale room of choice
33:09At Lyttelton Auctions
33:11Selling on the net, on the phone and in the room
33:14With auctioneer Martin Homer
33:16The man turf flog what they've picked up on their latest odyssey
33:20Selling then at £60
33:22You have some lovely items
33:24I'm so envious of some of your items
33:27Appreciation is one thing but hard cash another
33:31And Mark spent every penny of his £200 on five auction lots
33:35But what's Martin's choice?
33:38The silver toothpick by Sampson and Morden
33:41Well-known maker
33:42Will do very well and the collectors will be chasing that one
33:47Izzy parted with less than half of her cash
33:49£99 for her five items
33:52Any aces included therein?
33:55The novelty tennis cruet set is quite quirky
34:00And I think all the tennis players will be after that particular lot
34:05Sounds promising
34:06Let's get underway
34:08I have faith in that man, hand to my items
34:11Oh, you are building a strong pace
34:14Battle of the titans
34:18Crikey
34:19Seconds out, Izzy gets us started with her dressing table set
34:23They're so you
34:24If you had to buy an antique to represent yourself, these are them
34:28Let's go £30 to start me there, surely
34:32£30
34:33Go £20 then
34:35£20 for them
34:37What is going on?
34:38£15 for them then
34:39Come on
34:40Is the internet broken?
34:42Lordy
34:42£20 I'm bid, thank you
34:45£15
34:45Was it £15 madam?
34:47£20 would be better
34:48Cheeky
34:49At £15
34:49The room's in the bid at £15
34:51Oh no
34:52You're done
34:53Fair one at £15
34:55Oh dear
34:57Just £1 it is then
34:59Well that's a poop
35:00That's a bit of a poop
35:02Mark now
35:02His mid-century tableware
35:05Useful if you're missing a few bits
35:08Timeless pattern I think
35:10And by that great name
35:11Have they sold it to you yet?
35:12No, because I can't put it in the dishwasher
35:14Where do you want to go with this lot?
35:16Let's start it at £20 please
35:18£20
35:19Come on someone's got to bid £20 please
35:20Please please please
35:20Go £15 come on
35:21Go a tenner for it then
35:24Come on surely £10
35:25Ten I'm bid
35:27And they're off
35:28Where's £12 now?
35:30At a tenner
35:31Tough room today
35:33It is tough
35:34Going once
35:35Going twice
35:36Gobbles up
35:38Do you know what though?
35:39It's all about Royal Worcester and Evesham
35:41It is clearly all about Royal Worcester
35:43And not about midwinter
35:44Well someone's certainly got themselves a very good deal
35:48I hope they choke on a carrot
35:51I don't
35:52Obviously
35:53Only joking
35:54More China now
35:55And what is fast becoming Izzy's go-to purchase
35:59Damage?
36:01Yes
36:01Okay
36:02But it wouldn't stop you using it
36:04Let's start you at £20
36:06Go £15 then
36:07What is happening now?
36:09I don't know
36:10I don't know
36:30Shelly
36:31Well if it's not Worcester
36:34Apparently that's the joy of an auction
36:36The roller coaster
36:36But I'm not going to lie
36:37I'm not liking the dip as much as the high
36:40Mark's turn now
36:41Here's our deco photo frame
36:43This is practical and stylish
36:45And now a definitive antique
36:47So see what can go wrong
36:49Give me £20 to start me there please
36:52No £15 for it
36:54£15 bid thank you
36:56£18 on that
36:57£20 now
36:58Oh now we're at £20
36:59Where's £2
36:59At £22, £25
37:01Okay profit
37:02Good
37:03£25
37:03Look at the £28 next
37:04£28 in the room
37:06Where's £30
37:07£30 now
37:07Yes
37:09£35
37:09It's like an elephant race
37:11At £35
37:12Are we all done?
37:14£40 I've got now
37:15Fantastic
37:16£40
37:16All done
37:17And fair worn
37:18At £40
37:21I was hoping for a little bit more but it's good
37:23A distinct upturn I would say
37:25Let's hope it continues
37:27Well done
37:29Izzy has high hopes for her tennis themed cruet set
37:33Golfing tends to do well
37:35I'm hoping tennis does the same
37:37£30 I'm bid
37:38Yes
37:38There you are
37:39I thought he might say like £100
37:41£35 in the room now
37:43£40
37:44At £40
37:45£45 room
37:46£50
37:46Is it £55 anywhere?
37:48Do you want one more sir?
37:49Come on sir
37:50Are you sure?
37:51Are you positive?
37:52Please
37:53At £50
37:55Going once
37:56Going twice
37:57Scuddles up
37:59It's a profit
38:00But you know
38:01I am disappointed
38:02Do you know
38:03There's no pleasing some folk
38:04Yet more novelty next
38:06Who's a pretty inkwell mark?
38:10He's a quality thing
38:11And he's got a mark on the bottom saying he's sort of 1850
38:15So
38:16Where should we go with that?
38:17Surely £50 to start me on that one
38:19£50 I'm bid
38:20Yes
38:21We're in at £50
38:22Good
38:22Good, good, good
38:23£50
38:24Where's £55?
38:26And more
38:26At £50
38:28£55
38:29Is it £60 anywhere?
38:30Come on someone's got to bid £60 somewhere
38:32No
38:32Going once
38:34Going twice
38:35Govels up
38:37People don't really use fountain pens anymore
38:39I do
38:40She does have a point
38:42Popular taste and all that
38:44I love him
38:44I'm just trying to make you feel better
38:46What about Sitzendorf style clowns though?
38:49Also hardly considered essential items
38:52Now he'd have been one of a pair
38:54His lady is not with him
38:56Stop it!
38:57I'm scared of clowns
38:58I don't like them
38:59Coolrophobia I think it's called
39:00£20 start please
39:02Oh, that's too cheap
39:03£20 for it
39:04How about £15 for it then?
39:06£15 for you
39:06Hand painted
39:07£10 I'm bid
39:08Thank you
39:09£10 says the day
39:10I'm not having a great day am I?
39:12Well I'm not having a much better day
39:13At £10
39:14£12 in the room now
39:16Where's £15?
39:17£18
39:17Come on sir
39:19In the room at £18
39:20Hold on for me
39:22Fair warm at £18
39:25No clowning around here
39:26That's it
39:28Well don't look at me
39:30I'm already skint he says
39:32What it goes to show is figurines are just not in fashion
39:34But I hoped he was the exception
39:36But perfume was still popular the last time I checked
39:41Mark's Victorian bottle is next
39:42I have faith in it
39:44Yeah
39:44It made my heart go boom titty boom
39:46It's making mine flutter
39:47It's making my stomach flutter
39:48Give me what surely £40 for this one
39:51Surely yes £40 I'm bid
39:53Well it's a start
39:54We're at £40, £45 now
39:56Okay
39:56At £45 and £50
39:57At £50
39:59At £50
40:00It's like the slowest metronome ever
40:01Any interest in the room?
40:03Oh please
40:03There must be
40:04This is a sensational thing
40:05There's a lady over there
40:06Quick
40:07Someone tell Martin
40:08£55
40:08At £65
40:10£70
40:11Comes in
40:11Come on we're getting there
40:13She knows it's good
40:14£80
40:15Room at £80
40:16That's room at £80
40:17£90 if you want platform one
40:19Profit
40:20Yes
40:21Profit
40:22100 madam
40:24Yep
40:25100 I've got thank you
40:26In the room at £100 now
40:28£110 I've got
40:30You out
40:30Thank you anyway madam
40:31Is it £120 anywhere?
40:34£110
40:34Fairwarned at £110
40:36Gobbles up
40:38I can see you're disappointed
40:39I'm just going to go
40:40I can see
40:41Yeah
40:43Perfectly understandable
40:44But it might well have tipped the balance in his favour
40:47Do you want a hug?
40:48Yes
40:49Bring it in
40:50Aww
40:51Izzy's last lot now
40:52Her art glass
40:54Doesn't it look fantastic?
40:56It does
40:56And I love how those facets cut through and reflect and refract
40:59Yes
41:00And actually it's beautifully stripey
41:02Give me what £30 to start there please
41:04£20 for it
41:07£20 I'm bid thank you at £20
41:09That's alright
41:10£22
41:10At £22, £25
41:13You see good looking
41:14At £25 where's eight
41:15At £28, £30 now
41:17£35 now
41:18At £40
41:19Looks doing really well
41:21Come on sir
41:21At £40
41:22All done
41:23Fairwarn then
41:24£40
41:26I'm pleased for that
41:27I don't blame you
41:28Me neither
41:29More than doubled her money
41:31I'm staggered
41:32I'm staggered that pretty much a brand new copy has made more than my beautiful early 20th century dressing table
41:41set
41:41No mine
41:42Saving the tiniest for last
41:44Mark's silver toothpick
41:47It's about this big
41:49£30 to start that one
41:51£35 I've got
41:53£40 we're at now
41:54Hey
41:55£40
41:55Come on it's moving
41:57It's moving
41:57At £50
41:59£50
42:00Yes
42:00Are we all done then?
42:03£55 we're at
42:03This is doing really well
42:05This is doing really well
42:06This is doing well
42:07£55
42:09That is like a ten of per centimetre
42:11So pound for pound perhaps the biggest reward of the day eh?
42:15I think you might have got this one Mark
42:17No no no no I think you've done it again
42:19No no no no no no
42:20But should we go and work it out?
42:21Yeah let's do that
42:22Come on then
42:22OK
42:24Izzy guessed correctly
42:26She started out with £200 and after auction costs ended up with a tiny loss of £9.10p
42:34While Mark took his initial 200 and also after auction costs made an even teenier loss of £4.04p
42:43So he equalises with three still to go
42:46Well done
42:48Now I'm quite happy about that
42:49And all about the toothpick
42:50It's all about the toothpick
42:52Next on Antiques Road Trip
42:54Fanfares
42:55We've not heard the horn yet
43:00Fandangos
43:00And fire sails
43:02There's got to be something here for me
43:04Full of beans
43:06The bid's at £260
43:08And of course
43:09I am rather fabulous aren't I?
43:25The bid's at £1.00p
43:27The bid's at £1.15p
43:32The bid's at £29.00p
43:34The bid's at £50.00p
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