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00:01It's the nation's favourite antiques experts.
00:04Brian!
00:04Buying the wheel of a classic car.
00:06This car dances!
00:08And a goal to scar Britain for antiques.
00:12The aim? To make the biggest profit at auction.
00:15Woo!
00:16But it's no mean feat.
00:17There'll be worthy winners.
00:19Tickety-boo.
00:20And valiant losers.
00:22Oh dear.
00:23Will 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?
00:28Oh!
00:29We got this!
00:29This is Antiques Road Trip.
00:33Yeah.
00:42On board.
00:44It's Sussex by the sea.
00:46You are looking as ever fabulous.
00:50Thank you my dear.
00:52There was a bloke rowing and he took it off and clung it up and I picked it up and
00:56ran off with it.
00:56Ever the joker.
00:58And the sartorial gent.
01:00This is our last leg, Mark.
01:03I know.
01:03Haven't it gone so quickly?
01:05My time never drags with you.
01:07It really doesn't.
01:08It's always full of laughter.
01:10Finding fabulous things.
01:12When she's not pulling faces, Izzy Barmer dazzles us as gemstone guru and auction ace.
01:21Alongside her, the dapper design maestro Mark Hill, cruising on their final trip in the snazzy fire red opal Manta.
01:29I'm going to miss this car.
01:31It shall be a shame to wave goodbye to our wonderful Manta Ray.
01:35Red hot.
01:36Red hot.
01:36Like us.
01:37Red hot team.
01:39I'll second that.
01:42Last time.
01:43One.
01:44Two.
01:44Amidst antics.
01:46Three.
01:47And antiques.
01:47It's got that je ne sais quoi about it.
01:51Woo!
01:51So we're cheers.
01:52Now, £32 we say sold.
01:54Delighted.
01:55And oh dears.
01:57Just £10.
02:00But Izzy edged ahead, making it three wins to one in this best of five.
02:05High five to that.
02:07So, for Mark, it's down to pride now.
02:10Neither of us are very competitive, are we?
02:13Not really.
02:14But do we want to try and win the last auction so we can go out with our heads held
02:17high?
02:18Ouch!
02:19I am definitely going to go all out to win.
02:22Sorry.
02:23Sorry, not sorry.
02:24The rivalry's still full throttle.
02:28It all began in the north-east, winding its way south, through seaside towns and rolling landscapes.
02:35And now, a final scoot around Sussex.
02:37We've come miles all the way down the east coast.
02:42Oh, we have.
02:42We've done England here.
02:44And it's not over yet.
02:46On this trip, our duo will be winding their way towards Lewis.
02:50But their shopping kicks off in Hove.
02:54Brighton's quieter neighbour, but with just as much seaside charm.
02:59Once for a genteel Victorian resort, it's now a chic, creative hub and just the place for a rummage.
03:04Izzy and Mark are diving into the department flea market.
03:08This looks fun.
03:10I concur.
03:12Two floors of retro, vintage and antique farms.
03:14And with £200 each to spend, plenty to keep them happily rooting.
03:21Bottoms up.
03:22A bold stance from a cheeky gazelle.
03:27Going once.
03:29Going twice.
03:30And salt.
03:32One to go under the hammer, perhaps.
03:35Looks like Izzy's alighted on something.
03:39It's always fascinating when you find equipment that's been used either in theatre, in telly, in film.
03:46Because it just gets me thinking about who might this light have shone on?
03:50Could it be the big names, Laurence Olivier, Elizabeth Taylor?
03:53Or actually, is it amateurs that, you know, when they were on the stage, they had the dreams of making
04:01it to Hollywood?
04:02And did they, didn't they? Like, we'll never know.
04:04We're at £45.
04:07I like it, but I don't love it.
04:08I think I can do better.
04:10Izzy bows out of the spotlight, leaving Mark to take centre stage in what appears to be his own production
04:17of Goldilocks.
04:19What would you like to drink?
04:21A hot teddy, perhaps?
04:23Why the long pause?
04:26I can't bear it.
04:28And not a bowl of porridge in sight.
04:30Eh, Ted?
04:35Eleven's is over.
04:37Back to business.
04:41Like a beacon, I spot the bright colours, the sea, the jewel-like colours.
04:48That we associate with Medina Glass, a company founded in 1968 on the Mediterranean island of Malta.
04:54And here we have what's sometimes known as a knot.
04:57This little knot, probably from the 70s or the 80s, is priced at £10.
05:02And although it's a wonderful example of it, and it really shows the sort of magic of glass making,
05:07it's not going to show me a magical price at auction.
05:11So there it stays.
05:14That knot's not for Mark.
05:19Let's see if Izzy's spotted anything of interest.
05:26Oh!
05:27I love bees.
05:29Oh, this bee's had its wing off.
05:32Poor little bee.
05:33It's a honeypot.
05:34Now this honeypot is circa 1930s, and in the 1930s you would have on your table every condiment and accoutrement
05:43that you might possibly need.
05:44And, oh, well, I mean, it's £10, but hopefully, there we go, under the label Keele Pottery.
05:53So they are a Staffordshire manufacturer.
05:56They were around from the early 20th century until the mid-20th century, and they made ceramics tableware.
06:04Keele is just one of the many names to come out of the Staffordshire industrial area, known simply as the
06:10Potteries.
06:11Britain's ceramics capital, home to world-famous makers like Wedgwood and Spode, and the hub of mass production.
06:19Fueled by the rich clay and coal beneath its feet.
06:23The glaze is what we call a luster, so it's got this sort of shimmery, pearly luster effect to it.
06:30There is nothing delicate about this honeypot. It's chunky.
06:34But do you know what? I just love honey and bees, so I feel like, in honour, in homage to
06:41the bee, this is what I need to buy.
06:44It's here, unloved, forgotten about on the shelf, so I'm going to bring it back to the breakfast table.
06:50And off she buzzes to find dealer Jo to talk money, honey.
06:54Some good folding work there, Jo.
06:58Well, I've got a honeypot. It is only £10, so I'll just get you £10.
07:02Sounds good.
07:04First pie of the day, a £10 pot.
07:06Trying very hard not to drop the honeypot.
07:09Cheers, thank you.
07:10Leaving £190 in Izzy's other pot.
07:15Meanwhile, Mark's still buzzing around the stalls on the scent of his own sweet deal.
07:21I can never resist a pile of pictures, because by and large, somewhere in here, and there it is, you're
07:29going to find an etching.
07:31Etchings, I find fascinating. Unfortunately, they are incredibly out of fashion.
07:37So we have a really interesting etching here.
07:39There's something powerful about this quarry, sort of hinting at the Industrial Revolution.
07:44But look here, it's signed Henry Rushbury.
07:48Sir Henry Rushbury was a fascinating guy.
07:51So during World War One, he was a war artist, he became an academician at the Royal Academy, and he
07:56also studied at the Slade, amongst other talents and achievements.
08:01Most impressive. Can you afford it?
08:03Just like most etchings I see in antiques fairs, it's incredibly inexpensive. It's 12 whole pounds. I love it. This
08:12is exactly the sort of thing I'd have bought as a nerdy teenager and hung on my wall. I've got
08:17hundreds of the things.
08:19And for 12 quid, I mean, I can't go wrong, can I? I guess we'll find out. But it's definitely
08:26coming with me.
08:28Looks like Mark's itching for that etching. Time to track down the dealer again.
08:34Joe, hello. Hey.
08:36Now, you look like a follower of fashion to me.
08:39OK.
08:40Well, I'm not, and I want to buy something that is horrendously out of fashion, but which I have an
08:46enormous love for.
08:47It's got 12 pounds on it. I'm going to take a risk, and I'm just going to give you the
08:5212 quid.
08:52Yeah, sure. It's a good thing.
08:5412 pounds lighter, leaving Mark with 188 pounds jingling in his jacket pocket.
09:01Cheers. Thank you.
09:02Thank you so much, Joe.
09:03Wish me luck.
09:04Good luck.
09:05And off he goes to find his buddy.
09:09What did you get, honey?
09:10Something as sweet as me.
09:12Of course.
09:14Sweet and full of charm.
09:16Back on the road, and another Blue Horizon beckons.
09:20Do you do that paper? Every time you see the sea, you have to be like, I can see the
09:23sea.
09:24I can see the sea.
09:25Yes.
09:25Yes, I do do that.
09:26And there's been plenty of it on this trip, with more to come, as they make the short drive to
09:32ever vibrant Brighton.
09:34You know Brighton well.
09:36Yay.
09:36London by the sea.
09:37I feel very comfy there.
09:39There are lots of cool people there.
09:41Massive LGBTQ community.
09:43So you're going to show me around Brighton.
09:45Oh, boy, we're going to have fun.
09:47Yes.
09:47Oh, yes.
09:48Oh, yes.
09:49Hold on to your hats.
09:50Once a humble fishing village, then a royal retreat, and even an Abba stage, with its dazzling pavilion, iconic pier,
10:00and the sea at its heart.
10:02To celebrate Brighton's spirit of diversity and inclusivity is the Umar are headed to Adapter Trap, makers of World Instruments,
10:12where they're meeting owner, Les Sherwood, and Gambian musician, Jali Burama Mbai, just as work on a new instrument begins.
10:20Can I pull it up a bit?
10:22Hello.
10:23Hi.
10:23Hi.
10:24This looks amazing.
10:26It does.
10:26It's like a big sort of cake.
10:27Yeah.
10:28That's calabash.
10:29What's a calabash?
10:30Calabash is a pumpkin in Africa.
10:33That's a pumpkin?
10:34Yeah.
10:35Very hard.
10:36This is a beginning, the very beginning of this, which is a kora.
10:40A kora is West African instruments.
10:45Oh, beautiful.
10:46It's a bit like a harp.
10:47Mm.
10:48It's beautiful.
10:50It's 21 strings.
10:52Mm-hm.
10:52And you have left and right playing.
10:58Yeah, so that's kora.
11:01A West African instrument, the kora is part harp, part lute.
11:06Its origins are steeped in Gambian legends and the Mandinka people.
11:12Traditionally, it was played by griots or Jali, who were the original historians and storytellers.
11:20Their songs carried the tales of kings and heroes across generations.
11:26Born into a griot family, Jali grew up rooted in tradition, learning from his father not only how to play
11:34kora, but how to craft them with his own hands.
11:38How long have you been making kora for?
11:40Since I was seven years, my dad.
11:42Seven years?
11:43You've got to have strong fingers, sort of like an upholsterer, pulling.
11:47Yeah.
11:47It's going to be very, very tall.
11:49So what sort of a hide is that?
11:51That's cowhide.
11:52But because, you know, you're dealing with an organic material to start with, each one will have a very slightly
11:58different sound.
11:59So is there sort of like a well-known manufacturer or is it all about sort of people becoming kora
12:05masters and kora making masters?
12:07Well, you've got your traditional kora makers in Africa, of course, and he's the kora master of Britain.
12:13Kora music has found a global stage championed by virtuosos like Tumani Dabate, Balake Zizoko and Sona Jobate, the first
12:24celebrated female griot and kora player.
12:27Yeah, you can help if you want.
12:29Okay.
12:29I could do some pulling.
12:31Please.
12:32Step up, Mark.
12:33Okay.
12:34So, put your feet.
12:35Yeah.
12:36Pull gently.
12:37Pull gently.
12:38Mm-hmm.
12:38That's good.
12:39Mark proving he can turn his hand and foot to anything.
12:44Barfoot.
12:47After the calabash is completed, the handles, neck and bridge are fitted, along with strings made from fishing line.
12:54From start to finish, the process takes a few weeks.
12:57And then you end up with this.
12:58Yeah.
12:59It's sort of architectural with all these lines and these strings.
13:02Like a suspension bridge.
13:03It is like a suspension bridge.
13:04The great thing about it is, as a beginner, you get beautiful music out of it straight away.
13:10I think you should have a go, you two.
13:11It's easy.
13:12Come on.
13:13Come on.
13:14Let's go and try.
13:16Challenge accepted.
13:21You ready?
13:22So, all the fingers in, your Tome and Death's finger, both side.
13:27So, you go...
13:29One, two, three, four...
13:31You make it seem so easy.
13:34Izzy's tuned in well.
13:35Look, she does play the viola, mind you, so that might help.
13:38One, two, three...
13:41Yeah.
13:41Well, I've mastered one, three.
13:45I am dying to hear you play.
13:48Yes.
13:52The Korra is a masterpiece of craft and culture, revered both for its music and the depth of its tradition.
14:09In the hands of a griot, the Korra becomes more than just an instrument.
14:16Its music carries memory, identity and the timeless art of storytelling.
14:26Back on the road, it's time for our duo to finish their own story.
14:32That was amazing.
14:33Wasn't it good fun?
14:35Soulful and sort of spiritual.
14:37Every day's a school day, one of the reasons why I get up every day.
14:40Schoolboy charm, blazer and all.
14:43Come on then, Mark, what are we going to do tonight?
14:45Oh, I think a stroll down the pier, arm in arm.
14:48It'll paint a perfect picture.
14:50I like the sound of this.
14:52A postcard in the making.
14:54Nighty-night, you two.
15:00Next morning, Mark's in the driver's seat for their final shopping day.
15:07Our last excursion.
15:09Let's go out with a bang.
15:10Oh, yes.
15:11Go and have some fun.
15:12Raring to go.
15:17Yesterday...
15:18Going once.
15:19Amid antics.
15:20Sold.
15:21Mark succumbed to the charms of an etching for £12.
15:24I love it.
15:25Leaving him with a tidy £188 to splash.
15:29Izzy, meanwhile, was sweet on a little honey pot for a tenner.
15:33I love bees.
15:34So, she's still sitting pretty.
15:36Cheers.
15:38With £190 in her pot.
15:42And now, they're on the home straight.
15:45I have spent so little money.
15:48I've spent 12 whole earth pounds.
15:50I'm not far behind you, Mark.
15:52I'm going to blow it all on one thing.
15:54That's what I want to do.
15:55That'll make a splash.
15:59More shopping beckons as they follow the coast to Eastbourne.
16:02Another classic seaside town with a sun-trapped promenade
16:06and elegant Victorian architecture.
16:09Eastbourne's famous pier has been a favourite since the 1870s.
16:14Once dubbed the Empress of Watering Places,
16:17it even tempted writer Lewis Carroll to holiday here.
16:21Hmm.
16:23But instead of chasing white rabbits,
16:26Izzy's arriving at the Eastbourne Antique Centre,
16:29with that big wad of cash in her pocket
16:31and plenty of curiosity to boot.
16:35Her very own Mad Hatter.
16:43I'm always drawn to small novelty items.
16:46Now, at first glance, it just looks like a ball,
16:49but I'm pretty sure this is going to be an inkwell.
16:52For the perfect pen dip.
16:55What I love about this are the feet.
16:56I would call these stylised dragons.
16:58And it's got that 1920s look to it, very art deco.
17:02And also, we've got what we call here this Greek key design
17:05going around the rim of it there.
17:07Now, it's silver plate.
17:09It's not silver.
17:09I wish it was silver.
17:11And I can tell that simply just from looking at it
17:13in the tarnishing and it's starting to wear.
17:15There isn't a price on it, but I do quite like it,
17:18so I'm going to bear that one in mind,
17:20but keep having a look around.
17:22With the inkwell set aside for now,
17:25Izzy is carrying on with her hunt.
17:28While out on the road, Monsieur Mark...
17:31Ah!
17:32...savours his final day at the wheel.
17:34I shall miss our little red-hot, hot rod.
17:39She's been fab.
17:41Stylish.
17:42Zushi.
17:44Are we talking about the car or your fellow rival?
17:47Ha!
17:48Mark's next shopping adventure takes him inland
17:51to the town of Burgess Hill.
17:53Once home to a thriving brick and tile industry
17:56dating back to the 17th century.
18:00Mark's heading straight for the rocking horse emporium.
18:03Oh, look!
18:04There's one saddled up and ready to gallop
18:06with a hefty £188 in his pocket.
18:10Here's hoping he can rein in some rocking good treasures.
18:17Ah, now that is pretty.
18:20And what we're looking at here is something known as a chromatrope.
18:24And if I turn this handle around like this,
18:29it moves this pattern
18:31and you get this incredible kaleidoscopic effect.
18:36Chromatrope slides were used in magic lanterns,
18:39early image projectors popular from the 17th century onwards.
18:43which used light and painted glass slides
18:46to cast images for entertainment and education.
18:49These mechanical discs spun to create dazzling artificial fireworks,
18:55wowing audiences long before cinema.
18:58Imagine that projected on a wall.
19:02And what I really love about this one
19:04is it's got its original manufacturer's paper label.
19:07So it says Carpenter and Wesley here,
19:09which helps to date the slide
19:10because the original company was renamed Carpenter
19:13and Wesley in the 1840s.
19:15They were a very high quality optical instrument
19:18and scientific instrument maker
19:19and they were very well known for their high quality slides
19:22for magic lanterns as well.
19:25Actually, this sort of sets off fireworks in my head and my heart.
19:29But it's £45.
19:32So I'm going to need to do a little bit of gentle negotiation, I think.
19:36But what a wonderful piece of Victorian entertainment.
19:40Still fizzing from his fab find, Mark wanders on.
19:46Over in Eastbourne, Izzy's a wandering too.
19:55Let's get involved, get the door open.
19:58Something's caught her eye.
20:00Oh, you are twinkling at me.
20:02No price, OK.
20:03At first glance this looks gold.
20:05So I'm looking for a gold hallmark.
20:08And what I've got is 585.
20:10So that stands for 14 carat gold.
20:12Meaning it's 58.5% pure gold.
20:16So I have got here two very small diamonds.
20:21They are what we call a round brilliant cut.
20:24Now these shoulders we would call crossover
20:27because the shoulders sort of cross each other over
20:30to get to the stones in the middle.
20:31And it fits.
20:34Perfectly.
20:34Meant to be.
20:35It's not got any huge grey age to it.
20:38But it's just so pretty.
20:40It's diamonds.
20:41Who doesn't love diamonds?
20:43Or rings by the look of it.
20:45I mean that works really well with the rings
20:47I've already got on my hand.
20:48Are we shopping for the auction?
20:49Or your jewellery box?
20:51Right.
20:52I'm going to pop that back there.
20:53Find out how much that is.
20:55Because I think that's a sweet little ring.
20:58Sounds like she's ready to chat to the owner.
21:02Hey Paul.
21:03What is he?
21:04I've got a couple of items in mind
21:06but have you got anything out the back?
21:09I know how this works.
21:11There's always things stashed away.
21:13Well, Chinese kites.
21:15That sounds interesting.
21:16How about that?
21:17I'd love to see them.
21:18Okay.
21:18I'll go and get them for you.
21:20Prepare to be blown away.
21:22Ooh.
21:23This is not all.
21:24Really?
21:24Hold on.
21:26So, there you go.
21:28Wow.
21:29They're all paper kites.
21:31Isn't that amazing?
21:32Hand painted and they're so fine, aren't they?
21:35Yeah.
21:35Absolutely.
21:35So, I imagine these would have been for decoration.
21:37They're not going to have been played with, are they?
21:39I would have thought so, you know.
21:40I mean, they do an awful lot of festivals and carnivals in China,
21:44especially where these would have come from.
21:46Made in Hong Kong.
21:47And so, are there more in the box?
21:49Yeah.
21:49Oh, there's a load more in the box.
21:50A giant book load, apparently.
21:53This is like treasure.
21:54I know.
21:55Look at...
21:55Absolutely amazing, isn't it?
21:57Look at...
21:57Oh, that's the centre of the butterfly.
21:59Are they for sale?
22:00Yes.
22:01How much?
22:03£70.
22:04The whole lot.
22:05And the box with it.
22:06There you go.
22:07I think that seems reasonable.
22:08I'm going to say yes on those.
22:10Pleasure.
22:11I've got another couple of things in mind.
22:13There might be some more money-changing hands yet.
22:15Ooh.
22:16With the kites safely stashed away, in their giant book box,
22:20Izzy sits off to retrieve the ring and the silver inkwell.
22:23Back to Paul for round two.
22:26Hello again, Paul.
22:27Hi, Izzy.
22:28So, I always just thought the inkwell was quite unusual,
22:32very charming, and then a lovely little diamond ring.
22:36That can be £15, that one.
22:38OK.
22:39And how much on this one?
22:40I can do a very good price on that.
22:42Ooh, I like the sound of this.
22:43Try me.
22:44£50.
22:45£50?
22:46Really?
22:46Yep.
22:47So, £50.
22:48We've got £70.
22:49We're saying £15 here.
22:51£135.
22:53Can we round down?
22:54£130?
22:55Why do we always round down and not round up?
22:57I don't want to round up, do I?
22:58Well, yeah, I do.
22:59That'd be daft!
23:01Go on, we'll have a deal.
23:02Sure.
23:02£130.
23:03Thank you very much.
23:03Fantastic.
23:04Pleasure.
23:05Well, after that marathon shop-afflon, it's £15 for the little inkwell,
23:10£45 for the diamond ring, and £70 for that huge collection of Chinese kites.
23:15£130 the lot.
23:16That puts a hefty dent in Izzy's kitty, leaving her with just £60.
23:21Lovely.
23:22Fantastic.
23:22Thank you very much.
23:24And off she tootles.
23:25The kites, meanwhile, are already winging their way straight to the auction house.
23:30Meanwhile, over in Burgess Hill, Mark is leaving no shelf unsearched.
23:40Now that's a curious thing, early photograph of a child standing next to his toy.
23:46But what we're looking at is known as a cabinet card.
23:48So it's a photograph of a certain size, mounted onto a card.
23:52So these were enormously fashionable from about the 1860s until about the 1910s.
23:59This little chap here is standing next to his toy, and for me, that's a significant bit,
24:04because we're tying into a number of different markets here.
24:07So there's early photography, but there's also toy collectors.
24:11Juvenalia.
24:11It's £4.
24:13Now, I don't think I'm going to make a great deal of money.
24:16He's got his thinking face on.
24:18There must be something else in here I can put with it.
24:20Well, if it's more you're after, you're in the perfect hunting ground.
24:27Photographs.
24:28I wonder whether I'll be lucky and find some more of children with their favourite toys.
24:35What do we have here?
24:37So we have a boy and his sister, and she's got a football.
24:41That's a possibility.
24:43Then we have...
24:44Oh, now, that's good.
24:46Two sisters, and the youngest girl has a doll.
24:50So a beast doll, probably by Armand Marseille or something like that.
24:54That's a definite.
24:56We've got a chap with his spade.
24:58And then we've got two brothers, one much younger,
25:01and he's got a little pond yacht or a model boat.
25:05That's a definite.
25:06So they're £2 each.
25:09We've got four...
25:10Plus the framed photo at £4, making that...
25:14An entire £12 worth of childhood memories.
25:19I think that's quite sweet.
25:20Looks like the photos and the magic lantern slide are in Mark's sights today.
25:26Time to find the owner and discuss a price.
25:29Sharon, hello.
25:30Oh, hello.
25:31Fantastic emporium.
25:33I could buy so much.
25:34But my favourite things...
25:36A batch of photographs here.
25:38Uh-huh.
25:39It's about £12 worth.
25:40OK.
25:41And then I found this rather fab chromatrope.
25:43I know, they're fantastic, aren't they?
25:45Aren't they wonderful?
25:46What's your best price?
25:47Right.
25:48OK.
25:49I can do the whole lot for £40.
25:53£40.
25:54In that case, Sharon, we have a deal.
25:56Thank you very much indeed.
25:57Thank you very much.
25:58Great discount.
25:59That's ten for the collection of photographs
26:01and thirty for the kaleidoscopic slide.
26:04£40.
26:05Lovely.
26:06And good luck with everything.
26:07Fireworks in the sale room.
26:08Here we come.
26:09Thanks.
26:09And off he goes with 148 smackers still in the kitty.
26:15Time to catch up with your pal.
26:17Wheels turning and Izzy's got auctions on the brain.
26:21I've just been amusing myself thinking,
26:23if I was to auction you, how would your catalogue description read?
26:29Oh, this should be fun.
26:31Lot number 99.
26:34The extremely dapper, unique, exciting, exquisite Mark Hill.
26:40Right.
26:40Where should we start the bidding, ladies and gents?
26:42£5.
26:43He'll give me five.
26:44Four then.
26:44Three then.
26:45Oh, come on.
26:45He's got to be worth a quid.
26:47Poppycock.
26:48Priceless, I would say.
26:53Final shopping for the week takes our pair to the historic town of Lewes.
26:58Big on charm.
27:00Big on history.
27:01And once home to some very famous faces.
27:04But never mind Thomas Paine or Virginia Woolf.
27:07Today, it's all about Izzy and Mark.
27:10And first, through the door at the Emporium Antique Centre Izzy,
27:14with Mark hot on her heels.
27:17Last chance for a jolly good rummage.
27:19Izzy's got £60 to spend and Mark's sitting pretty
27:22with a whopping 148 smackers.
27:25Slap.
27:25Two boaters on dry land.
27:28What are the odds?
27:29Style scouts, both of them.
27:31Look.
27:32Oh.
27:34My heart strings are being pulled.
27:36And he is just gorgeous.
27:39Nice foot pads.
27:40Probably 1930s.
27:43Nearly a hundred years old.
27:45Hello, old fellow.
27:46Mark's clearly got a soft spot for this well-loved chap.
27:50Just not for the auction.
27:52Anything tickle your fancy, Izzy?
27:54This is absolutely beautiful.
27:57However, it's £155.
27:59I need to find something more in my price range.
28:02Tempting plumage, but not in her budget.
28:05Now, a man who keeps his own feathers well-groomed.
28:10What's got him all aflutter?
28:12A small ring.
28:14Now, that does look interesting, because I think I've spotted something.
28:19In this little gold ring here, there are differently shaped panels with woven brown hair.
28:27And that, combined with the black enamel, of course black being the colour of mourning, tells me that this is
28:35a good example of mourning jewellery.
28:37Bingo.
28:38Worn to commemorate the dead.
28:41A tradition popularised by Queen Victoria after Prince Albert's death in 1861.
28:47It is enormously collectible.
28:50Typically engraved with the name of the person whose hair was included.
28:55What do we have here?
28:56We've got some hallmarks.
28:58That's a good sign.
28:593, 7, 5 and 9, indicating it's solid 9 carat gold.
29:03So, it says father rather than a name, which is a little bit disappointing.
29:06And it's August the 13th, 1887.
29:09But the best bit about this is that it's 25% off.
29:13So, if it's priced at £200, that takes me to £150, which I could just about do with a teeny
29:24tiny discount.
29:26I'm going to put a ring on it.
29:28Decision made. Off he sashays to the owner to seal the deal.
29:33Michelle.
29:34Oh, hi, Mark.
29:35Hello.
29:36I have found probably the tiniest thing in the shop.
29:41Little mourning ring.
29:42Mm.
29:42Now, it doesn't have a name on it, it just says father.
29:45Now, it says 25% off and it's priced at £200, so that takes it down to £150.
29:50Mm-hm.
29:51Now, my mum always said, if you don't ask, you don't get.
29:56Could I be cheeky and make you an offer?
29:59Uh-huh.
30:00Yeah.
30:00Would you do £130?
30:03Yes.
30:04You will?
30:04Yes.
30:05Excellent.
30:05That's absolutely fine.
30:06Oh, deal done then, with a ring of determination.
30:10Leaving Mark with £18 unspent.
30:12Thank you so much.
30:14I am delighted.
30:14Welcome.
30:14Take care.
30:15Bye.
30:15Bye.
30:16Now then, how goes Izzy?
30:19Busy with her own rummaging.
30:23Just can't help myself.
30:24I've got to look through jewellery.
30:26As sure as eggs is eggs.
30:28This is very pretty.
30:30We've got these different colours of agates.
30:32They could be Scottish agates, Cairngorm agates.
30:34And then inside here, we've got our white metal ring, which will be silver.
30:39And it's likely to have originally been intended for a brooch, a 19th century Victorian brooch.
30:46And it's either never made it to a brooch, or the brooch is broken and this has been taken out
30:52of it.
30:53And then someone has put on a modern silver chain so that you can now wear this as a necklace.
30:57And each panel is a different stone.
31:01And the way that they've been cut and sliced together, it's clever.
31:06The question is, how much is it?
31:07It's £30.
31:09I could be interested in that, you know, if there's a wiggle room in there.
31:12Because wouldn't it be lovely for someone to now be able to wear that again?
31:16And it's just so pretty.
31:18I'll go and find out.
31:20A nod of approval from the gemologist.
31:22Now to the owner and her pooch to cut a deal.
31:26Hello, Michelle.
31:27Hello.
31:27Now, I've had a good look around and I've seen various items that I love.
31:31And I've got this, well, it would have been intended for a Victorian brooch,
31:36but someone has been very clever and turned it into a necklace.
31:39It's £30.
31:40And I just wondered, is there a deal to be had?
31:44Yeah.
31:44Oh.
31:4620.
31:47Thank you very much.
31:48Welcome.
31:48No argument there from Izzy.
31:50£20, leaving her with £40 unspent.
31:53Thank you so much.
31:54Right.
31:55Now I've got to go and find Mark.
31:56And that's a wrap on the shopping.
31:59Finito.
31:59Done.
32:00And dusted.
32:01Last shop.
32:02That is it.
32:03The dye is cast.
32:05It is.
32:05When we've both gone for jewellery.
32:06We have.
32:07Unusual for me, right?
32:08Look at that.
32:09That looks lovely.
32:09It has been so much fun.
32:11And the best is yet to come.
32:14Well, for one of you at least.
32:15First.
32:16As they begin the final chapter.
32:18We've had a fabulous road trip.
32:20Wonderful memories.
32:21Right back at you.
32:23These two would warm your heart.
32:27Aww.
32:28Even finger-shaped ones.
32:33Right.
32:34Come on now.
32:34Make the best person win.
32:35Absolutely.
32:36Ring on the gavel.
32:37Come on.
32:37Where's the auctioneer?
32:39The countdown is nearly over.
32:41First.
32:41Time for shut-eye.
32:48Showtime for the final curtain call.
32:51With Izzy 3-1 ahead.
32:52It's pride on the line for Mark.
32:55Oh, Mark.
32:56Here we are.
32:57The final auction.
32:58Come on.
32:59After a whirlwind shopping spree around Sussex.
33:02Our dazzling duo is back in Morley, West Yorkshire.
33:06And the sale room of Morley auctioneers.
33:09For one last bout of gavel bashing.
33:12Bidders are primed.
33:13In the room.
33:13On the phone.
33:14And online.
33:15About £1200 a bid.
33:16Holding court at the rostrum is boss Bernie Neal.
33:20Sold.
33:22Izzy splashed out.
33:23£160 on five auction lots.
33:25Spot anything ready to take flight, Bernie?
33:28The Chinese kites.
33:30Very colourful.
33:31And there's a lot of them as well.
33:33I think these should do well,
33:34because they're quite popular at the moment.
33:36Mark spent a little more.
33:39£182 on just four auction lots.
33:41What say you, Bernie?
33:43The nine carat gold morning ring.
33:45There's always a demand for morning jewellery.
33:47It's dropped off a little bit,
33:48but it's still got legs in it, I think.
33:50I think that would do well at auction.
33:52Sounds just the ticket.
33:53Let's get our pair in place and queue the final showdown.
33:57Right, sleeves are going up.
33:59OK.
33:59I mean business, Mark.
34:01Oh, should I be worried?
34:02Yeah.
34:02This is it.
34:03Nothing like a touch of rivalry to get the gavel flying.
34:07Izzy's up first with her Staffordshire pottery honey pot.
34:11I love bees.
34:13And you love honey.
34:14I love honey.
34:15And you are a honey.
34:16Somebody might get stung in a minute, though.
34:18We're at £20 bid.
34:21At £20 bid.
34:22At £20.
34:23All done at £20.
34:24In and out at £20 then.
34:27Yay.
34:28Sweet.
34:28Really sweet.
34:30And that's money in the honey jar.
34:32Tasty start to the day.
34:34Beware of the beware.
34:3650 online, thank you, sir.
34:37Do that with your eyes again.
34:39No, you did like a weird side-to-side movement.
34:42Yeah.
34:42No, it was like really quick, like...
34:44That?
34:45I can't do it.
34:47Fall off my chair.
34:48Heaven forbid.
34:50Mark's first lot now for Henry Rushbury signed etching.
34:53Will it be etched into the bidders' memories and their pockets?
34:57So I've collected etchings since I was a schoolboy.
35:01The problem is that I love etchings, but does anyone else?
35:05So I'm hoping the name will save it.
35:07I'm boring you to death already.
35:10Sorry, were you saying something?
35:12No, don't worry.
35:13We've got £30 only bid.
35:15Fantastic.
35:1532, 35.
35:17It's on the move.
35:1838, 40.
35:1942, 45.
35:21Galloping a lot.
35:2248, 50.
35:2355 bid, thank you.
35:24I'll take 60 now.
35:25Do you know what?
35:26I'm not alone.
35:27Other people love etching.
35:28We sell at 55.
35:30Well done.
35:31Big smile.
35:32Well done.
35:33Really, really happy.
35:34No wonder he's grinning with that whopping profit.
35:37The etching is not dead.
35:40Long live the etching and profit.
35:43Bit of blink now with Izzy's agate pendant.
35:47£20 for it.
35:48It's a lovely piece of jewellery there with £20.
35:50Surely worth £20.
35:52Come on.
35:52£15 to move it then.
35:54Come on.
35:54£15 for it surely.
35:56No.
35:56£10.
35:58Surely £10 worth there.
36:00That hurts my ears.
36:01£10 only bid then.
36:02£10 bid I'll take 12.
36:03Let's keep positive.
36:04Let's keep positive.
36:05We sell at £10 only.
36:07Unfortunately, there's tears in the front row.
36:10£10.
36:11Oh Izzy, I'm so sorry.
36:13That was a lovely thing.
36:15And a bargain for a lucky bidder.
36:18What is wild?
36:19If that was set in a brooch, that would have been £80.
36:22It would easily have been £80.
36:23But because it's not in the brooch, it's a tanner.
36:28Never mind.
36:30Onwards to Mark's Victorian slide.
36:32Can it dazzle the sale room?
36:34You know how you get excited about some things?
36:36Yes.
36:36And then you just buy them anyway and you're like,
36:38why did I spend that much money?
36:40There it is.
36:41£30 for it.
36:43Come on.
36:45£30.
36:45A proper antique.
36:46£30.
36:47£20.
36:49£15 to kick it off.
36:51£15 in the room then.
36:52A £15 bid.
36:54I'll take £18.
36:55A £15 only bid.
36:56That's for nothing at £15.
36:58Maiden bid buys it at £15.
37:00Oh dear.
37:02See, that's it.
37:02Excitement.
37:03I just got too excited.
37:04It was a cool thing.
37:07Not quite the fireworks he had in mind.
37:10Lying with my heart, not my...
37:12I can't say that again.
37:13Don't cry about it.
37:14We're okay, Mark.
37:15Emotional here.
37:17Oh, Mark.
37:19My voice is going.
37:21A moment to catch his breath perhaps, as Izzy takes centre stage with her spherical silver-plated inkwell.
37:29Lovely little inkwell.
37:30For £30.
37:31It is nice.
37:33£25.
37:34Come on.
37:36We'll do £20 then.
37:38£20 for it.
37:39Looks like it's run dry.
37:40Indeed it has.
37:41£15 somebody.
37:42Anybody.
37:43£15.
37:44Hey.
37:44£15.
37:48Well done.
37:48I'll take £18.
37:50A £15.
37:51Sympathy bid has it in the back corner there.
37:53I'll take those pity bids.
37:57What can I say?
37:58Not enough to keep the ink flowing, I'd say.
38:00But at least it wasn't a loss.
38:02All's well, the ink's well.
38:04Indeed so.
38:05Good one, Izzy.
38:06Now back to Mark, with his collection of nostalgic photographs.
38:10Sure to tug at the heartstrings of any toy collector.
38:14So there's a lot going on here.
38:15And a lot of this really speaks to me.
38:18Are you talking about your jacket?
38:19Because there's a lot going on here with this fabulous jacket.
38:21Thank you so much.
38:23There's a lot going on.
38:24Where should we be?
38:25£20 for the lot.
38:26Come on.
38:27£15.
38:28Come on.
38:28Someone, somewhere.
38:30£15 for it.
38:31£10.
38:32No.
38:33Madam's bid of £10.
38:35Yay.
38:35There we go.
38:36£12 online.
38:37Come on.
38:38£15 in the room at £15.
38:4115 it is then.
38:42We sell at £15.
38:44Sold.
38:46A profit's a profit.
38:48It all adds up.
38:49You haven't lost anything.
38:51I haven't lost anything.
38:52Yes.
38:52No.
38:52I've managed to come up with my pride intact.
38:55Yes.
38:55It's all right.
38:56Anybody coming in at £30?
38:57Still smiling.
38:58Next up, something sure to dazzle.
39:01Izzy's 14-carat yellow gold diamond ring.
39:04It's timeless.
39:05It's classic.
39:05I love it.
39:07So I just hope the buyers see it as well.
39:09It's time for £60.
39:12Lovely ring there.
39:13Come on.
39:14Wow.
39:15£50, then.
39:16Come on.
39:17It's so lovely.
39:19We have a bid of £50.
39:21Yay!
39:22£50, then.
39:23I've got £55.
39:24Have we done an out of £55?
39:27We've sold at £55.
39:29It could have been worse.
39:30It could have been worse.
39:30I was hoping for more, but it could have been worse.
39:33Well, that's put a big smile on one lucky bidder's face.
39:36You still made a little bit of money, don't I think?
39:39I mean...
39:39It is what it is.
39:43It is.
39:43This is apparently the joy of an auction.
39:45Yes, apparently the joy of an auction.
39:46Apparently.
39:47Ah, yes.
39:48The highs and lows.
39:49And onwards we go to Mark's final lot of the final auction.
39:54He's put all his eggs in one basket with this little mourning ring.
39:57I blew a huge proportion of my remaining money from this.
40:04Oh.
40:05One lot.
40:06Bang!
40:07Boom!
40:08Boom!
40:08£100, please.
40:10Start me.
40:11Somebody.
40:11Surely.
40:12£100 for that.
40:13Oh.
40:14£80, just kick off then.
40:15Come on.
40:16Your heart just sinks when this happens, doesn't it?
40:19£60, just go then.
40:23£60, I have only bid.
40:25£60, I'll take five.
40:26Oh, dear.
40:27That's £60 only bid.
40:29Last chance to bid then.
40:30That's £60.
40:33Oh, Mark.
40:34182.
40:36There's literally nothing you can say about that.
40:39Not quite the boom he'd hoped for.
40:42A risk that didn't pay off.
40:45I guess I'm in mourning.
40:47Well, I'm wearing black for you already.
40:49Thanks, dear.
40:50I came prepared.
40:52Ever helpful, is he?
40:53Time now for her final lot.
40:55The huge collection of Chinese kites.
40:58But will they soar?
41:00Oh, we really are down to the battle of the lots.
41:02We're down to the last lot of the last auction.
41:11I've got commission bids, I have internet bids, they're out.
41:14Come on.
41:14The commission bid is at £130.
41:17Yay!
41:19At £130 bid, I'll take £140 now.
41:21I think it's still cheaper, £130.
41:23I'll be done.
41:24Off we go then, at £130.
41:29I'm really, really pleased.
41:31Fabulous.
41:32And up, up and away, the perfect high note to end the auction.
41:37And there it is.
41:38We're done.
41:39There it is.
41:39Done.
41:39Last lot of the last auction.
41:41Another road trip.
41:42Benito.
41:43Come on, let's go and get a cuppa.
41:45Definitely tea time, while I tot up the scores.
41:49After some bold gambles and a few near misses, Mark ends the day down £77.92.
41:59But Izzy edged into profit, £8.32.
42:03Enough to claim today's crown.
42:06And with four wins to one, she's also the undisputed champ of the week.
42:11All accumulated profits go to children in need.
42:15Skipping.
42:16And there it is.
42:17Well done.
42:18Well, thank you.
42:19But, of course, you know what this means.
42:20What's that?
42:20We need a rematch.
42:22Yes, we do.
42:23We want a piece of that.
42:23Absolutely.
42:24I'm ready, if you are.
42:26And what a week it's been.
42:29It's not working.
42:30Oh, yes it is.
42:33From mishaps...
42:34It could be a photo finish, but we'll be ahead.
42:41To misdirections...
42:42Is it this way?
42:42Yeah, it is that way.
42:44Yeah.
42:44It's not, is it?
42:45It's not.
42:46What's this bright red stuff?
42:48Make-up.
42:50Mayhem.
42:51And mini meltdowns.
42:53Thank you, dear.
42:55It's been a marvellous...
42:56High five.
42:58...magical adventure.
42:59I'm going to miss this.
43:00Me too.
43:00Off into the sunset.
43:02Ha ha ha ha, ha ha ha ha ha...
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