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00:01It's the nation's favourite antiques experts
00:04Behind the wheel of a classic car
00:07This car dances!
00:09And a goal to scar Britain for antiques
00:12The aim? To make the biggest profit at auction
00:16But it's no mean feat
00:18There'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?
00:30This is Antiques Road Trip
00:34Yeah
00:38Hey y'all
00:39Hang on to your flat caps
00:41We're in God's own country
00:44Well, welcome to Yorkshire
00:46I love Yorkshire
00:47This is my birthplace
00:48Is it? Didn't you know that?
00:49Yeah, I'm from Bradford originally
00:51Traversing this vast county
00:53For the penultimate leg of their trip
00:55Are antique whizzies
00:57Hetty Jago
00:58Jago
00:59And Ishi Khan
01:00So what's your favourite thing that's come out of Yorkshire?
01:03I personally love a Yorkshire pudding
01:05Yorkshire pudding?
01:06I tried to make a Yorkshire pudding the other day
01:08And it went horribly wrong
01:09I've never made one from scratch
01:11Call yourself a Yorkshireman
01:13Ishi
01:14Tut tut
01:15Ms Jago
01:16How are you finding the car?
01:18I'm loving the car
01:20It's beautiful, isn't it?
01:21Indeed
01:22And it's no ordinary 1968 Porsche 912
01:26This fiery steed has gone electric
01:31Last time Hetty had a tight squeeze
01:34It's a little Hetty-sized chair
01:37Oh, I can't actually get in here
01:38It's no Hetty-sized
01:39While Ishi was on the hunt for bling
01:42I think I'm being drawn to the gold
01:44The shiny gold
01:46And Hetty's humble egg cup
01:48Flew away in the sale room
01:50That's £70
01:51It's £70
01:52The best £4 I've ever spent
01:53So Hetty has steamed into an unbeatable 3-0 lead
01:59Come on Ishi, don't go down without a fight
02:02Hetty, absolutely incredible results
02:05That egg cup, you cracked the code with that
02:08That was an egg-cellent result
02:09Oh, oh wow
02:10Put yolk on my face
02:14Oh lordy
02:15Now, time to hatch a plan
02:17Our hard-boiled antiques experts
02:20Each have a fresh £200 to shell out
02:25Their rumbunctious road trip began in Penzance
02:29Followed by a sojourn through Somerset
02:31And a brush past North Wales
02:33And after Yorkshire
02:34They'll wind up in Northumberland
02:36If you were going to write a letter to anybody
02:38In history or now
02:40Who would you write a letter to?
02:42Oh no
02:43I would write a letter to you a few weeks ago
02:45Telling you to avoid egg cups
02:47And chill out a bit on the shopping front
02:50Chill out a bit
02:51I'm chilled out now
02:53With her lead, I'm not surprised
02:56Today our duo will be zooming through Yorkshire
03:00Towards Huddersfield
03:01But first, Hetty is dropping her rival off
03:04In Holy Whirl Green
03:06This picturesque little village
03:08Named after a holy whirl
03:10Obviously is surrounded by rolling hills
03:13And a smattering of cows
03:15Moo!
03:17And it's home to Ishi's first hunting ground
03:20Barnyard Antiques
03:22Wow! Let's see what we can find
03:25This sprawling treasure trove has a vast range of delights
03:29From classic blue and white pottery
03:31And antique glassware
03:32To vintage toys and the odd bit of salvage
03:35All curated by its passionate owner Richard
03:39Hello Richard
03:40Like the tit fur
03:43I'm not sure if this ticket price is correct
03:45It's £15
03:46Now, these are known as Capo de Monte porcelain
03:49And it's called that because in the mid-18th century
03:53There was a factory in Naples that manufactured some of the finest porcelain
03:57Yep, in the 18th century
03:59The Capo de Monte factory created a unique blend of various clays
04:04With an extremely supple paste that allowed very intricate designs to be made
04:10They often specialised in figurines, floral buds and really beautiful fine porcelain work
04:16The reputation of the Capo de Monte factory meant that a lot of work manufactured in the same area
04:21Became known as Capo de Monte work
04:23This piece features a really large green man on the side here
04:28And if we twist it around
04:30We can see these brightly coloured figurines
04:33It's probably 1910, 1920s
04:36It's a nice statues piece
04:38And at that price
04:39I reckon it's got legs at auction
04:41There's lots to see in here
04:42Let's keep looking
04:44But this is a strong contender
04:46With one green light from Ishi
04:49Let's check in on his rival
04:51Hetty has scooted eastwards across the Spen Valley to Clekheaton
04:57This bustling town, famous for its textiles, is part of what's known as the Heavy Woollen District
05:03And Hetty is off to weave her way through the cabinets at Clekheaton Antiques
05:10Where to begin?
05:11Well, that is the question, girl
05:14Owner Barry has filled his shop with a mighty collection of vintage timepieces, sparkling jewellery
05:20And more curios than you can shake a stick at
05:23Now these figures are very recognisable, aren't they?
05:26Oh yes, Royal Dalton
05:29Royal Dalton started making figures during the 19th century
05:33But it wasn't really until the early 20th century, in 1913
05:37When Harry Nixon created this numbering system with Dalton figures
05:42Now, if we look on the base, you can see here it says HN
05:45And then you've got a number
05:47Now this one is HN number 1834
05:50So 1834 in terms of the design
05:53So the lower the number, the more desirable
05:55Because it's older and also because they were made in smaller quantities back then
05:59To be honest, Dalton's quite struggling at auction at the moment
06:02So I think I'm going to leave them there
06:04A wise choice, Hetty
06:07Now, back to Holy Well Green, where Ishi's quest continues
06:13Now, there's something in here that would really help with antique hunting
06:17This is known as a quizzing glass
06:19It's a miniature magnifying glass that would have been worn around your neck
06:23And when you were reading or looking at things in close detail
06:26You'd hold it up to the object and be able to assess what it is
06:30The earliest examples of handheld reading devices date back to the Middle Ages
06:35And were used by scholars
06:37But it wasn't until the 18th century that they developed into fashionable accessories
06:42Now, this particular example I believe is circa 1820 to 1830
06:47I believe this is a Georgian example
06:49And what tells me that is just this design that we've got here
06:53It's very similar to a lot of the jewellery designs we see from that period of time
06:57Time for your secret weapon
06:59The super sensitive Karn Hooter
07:02It's a metallic smell
07:03It smells like copper or brass
07:05So I know it's not gold
07:07Gold normally doesn't have a scent
07:09It's not got a ticket price
07:10So let's talk to Richard and see how much it is
07:13And there's that Capo de Monte urn, don't forget
07:17Gird your loins, Richard
07:18Is she inbound?
07:20Richard, how are you?
07:21Hiya
07:22Good to see you
07:23Have you found something at last?
07:24I have, I found two things
07:25First is this lovely looking quizzing glass
07:28The only thing is it's ticketless
07:29So I'm not sure how much that is
07:31I'll do that for 25 for you
07:33Perfect, very fair
07:34The other item is the lovely urn with the green man on it
07:37It had a ticket price of 15
07:39So together we're looking at 40 pounds
07:41Is there any movement, just a little bit?
07:43Yes, I'll do 35 for you
07:4635 for both?
07:47Yeah
07:48I'll take them
07:49Yeah
07:50Wow, I bet you will
07:51That's an absolutely stonking deal
07:5320 for the quizzing glass
07:55And 15 for the urn
07:57I'm going to pick up the vase on my way out
07:59Leaving Ishi with 165 pounds in his kitty
08:03And, you've guessed it
08:06Oh, I'm chuffed with these
08:09Now, how goes Hetty's hunt over in Kleck Heaton?
08:15Oh, glad to see she hasn't lost her marbles just yet
08:24What have you got then?
08:25This is quite funky, isn't it?
08:27I love the colour and the design of this
08:29Now, I'm just looking on the base to see who it's made by
08:33Now, it's marked West Germany
08:35So that means we know it was made between 1949 and 1989
08:39When Germany was West Germany and East Germany
08:42So we can probably date it to maybe the 50s or 60s, I'd say
08:46Now, it's covered with what looks like faux leather
08:49You can see where it's worn off here
08:51This sort of orangey-tan colour is worn off
08:54It's not in fantastic condition
08:57But what I love about it is the way the mechanism works
09:00Now, it's ticking, which is a good sign
09:03It's in working order
09:05But I would say it probably needs a bit of restoration to the body of it
09:09Now, there is no price tag on this
09:12I just think it's really cool
09:14I'm going a bit rogue on this one
09:16It's not my usual sort of thing
09:18But I'm going to go and ask Barry
09:20Oh, game face on them
09:22Hi, Barry
09:23Hello, Barry
09:24Are you all right?
09:25Yeah, I found this, which I think is quite cool
09:27It's an unusual thing
09:28I can see you making quite a few quid on that auction
09:31So what have you got on it?
09:3225
09:34Would you take 20?
09:36Yeah, go on
09:37And if you don't make 50 quid proper, I'll eat three pies
09:41Do you know, I bet you will too, Barry
09:43Give the man some money, Hetty
09:45What, for 20 you don't get a bag?
09:46I don't get a bag
09:47No, you don't get a bag
09:48That thrifty start means she has £180 left
09:53Bravo, Hetty
09:55Now, back on the road
09:57I think Ishi and I are going to be friends for life, I reckon
10:01He's so much fun
10:02He's just such a positive person
10:04And his jokes as well
10:05I love his jokes
10:06Well, someone has to
10:08Now, our pals are both making their way to the quaint village of Cullingworth
10:14Once an industrial powerhouse, Cullingworth is now popular with cyclists and walkers
10:20Who love its gorgeous countryside and crossing the nearby Huwenden Viaduct
10:25Our duo's next stop, Antiques at the Mill, is unsurprisingly housed in a former mill
10:32They don't mess about in Yorkshire, you know
10:34And for now, our Ishi's got the place to himself
10:38Just know I'm going to be spoilt for choice in here
10:41No doubt about that, mate
10:43This shop's vast array of antiques and collectibles is assembled by over a hundred dealers
10:50Including Janet and Graham, who are minding the shop today
10:54Oh, here comes Hetty, look
10:56The game's afoot
10:58Not that Ishi seems to be overly bothered
11:00Oh, it's me and Hetty
11:02Rolicking around looking for antiques
11:04Hey, this is a serious competition, Ishi
11:07Knuckle down
11:09Got more brooches and jewellery here
11:11Let's take a look, see if there's any secret treasures to be found
11:16That's more like it
11:17These, these are gorgeous
11:20So what we have here is something quite sentimental from the Victorian era
11:24So there's two swallows
11:27On little safety pins
11:29And in the middle we've got a heart
11:30So this is known as a sweetheart brooch
11:32And in the Victorian era, swallows symbolised safe return or love
11:36They appear to be base metal
11:38And they're set with faux gemstones
11:40So we've got pearls
11:42And these look like sapphires
11:44And on this side we've got pearls
11:46And these are set with turquoise
11:48Pearls are for purity
11:50Turquoise is often used for forget-me-not
11:53Sapphires are for safe travels
11:55So there's a whole host of hidden meaning in these pieces
11:58Now these date to around 1880 to 1890
12:02It was very popular to use the swallow motif in that period of time
12:06At 28 pounds, I don't know if they're going to make much more than that at auction
12:10But I don't know, these are gorgeous
12:12I don't think I'm going to be able to leave these behind
12:15Yup, better pocket them then
12:18Over yonder, his rival's rummaging is also in full swing
12:27This is quite a nice thing
12:29So this is a little snuff box
12:31Now snuff sniffing became a social ritual during the 17th century
12:35And it would have been done by the wealthy
12:37Because snuff was an expensive material
12:39It was powdered tobacco
12:41That you'd keep in a little box just like this one
12:43That you'd fit in your pocket
12:45Or in a tabletop form
12:47Now this particular example dates to the Victorian period I would say
12:51Beautiful papier-mâché with this lovely black lacquer
12:54What I love about it is the gilt around the edges
12:57And this beautiful sensual design here
12:59The outside is sort of Grecian inspired
13:01This Greek key design
13:03The only thing that's slightly putting me off
13:05Is the fact that some of the gilding is worn
13:07So that's not ideal
13:09But we'll have a look on the inside
13:11Now it's actually in quite good condition for its age
13:14There is a really good collector's market for snuff boxes
13:17Now it's £13.50
13:19Which seems a very, very fair price for it
13:21So I think that's definitely one to think about
13:25I'm going to leave it there and have a think
13:29Quite right, plenty more to get into
13:32What does she think she's doing eh?
13:37Surprise!
13:38What are you doing?
13:40How did you even fit in there?
13:42It's a bit of a tight squeeze, I'm just spying on you
13:44I'm a bit stuck now
13:46Do you need a hand?
13:47Yeah, please
13:48You've got some walking sticks?
13:50Yeah, you've got yourself in
13:52You can get yourself out, girl
13:54Yeah
13:57And when you've quite finished larking about
13:59Could we get back to the antiques please?
14:00Thank you
14:03Look how spectacular this candlestick is
14:05There's two of them
14:06We've got a gorgeous pair of candlesticks
14:08And then in between we've got metal
14:10Which looks like bronze to me
14:13And if we turn it around
14:14There's a little maker's mark on the bottom
14:16Now this looks like gilded bronze
14:18And we've got a HE
14:20Henry Normand with a ticket price of £130
14:23Henry Normand manufactured some of the finest bronze enamel work
14:27In the 19th century
14:28And he was based out of France
14:30In about 1880
14:31The company changed names to E Henry
14:33Which would fit in with the maker's mark EH
14:35They are rather splendid
14:38At £130
14:39It's a large chunk of my budget
14:41But
14:43I'm never going to see another pair of these
14:45I love them
14:46So let's take these and see what we can do
14:51Right, brace yourself Janet
14:52Janet
14:53Janet, how are you?
14:54Hi
14:55I
14:56Found some incredible things here
14:58So we've got this incredible pair of candlesticks
15:00At £130
15:01Yes
15:02And then the really sweet sweetheart brooch
15:04For £28
15:05Mmhm
15:06Is there any room on them?
15:07Let's have a look
15:09Can do those at 25
15:11And 100
15:12So 125 for both
15:14That's super fair
15:15Yeah
15:16Can I just twist your arm and do 120?
15:20Yes, we'll do 120 for both
15:21Sure
15:22Love you
15:23Thank you so much
15:24You're welcome
15:26Marvellous
15:27So that's the brooch for 20
15:28And the candlesticks for 100
15:31Take care
15:32Take care
15:33Bye
15:34Bye
15:35£45
15:36Left in his coffers
15:37Whereas Hetty
15:38Has plenty of moolah to mooch with
15:40I quite like this little wax seal
15:50Now wax seals have been used since the middle ages
15:53But I think this particular example probably dates to the 19th century I would say
15:58I think it's a Victorian example
16:00But what I love about it is this beautiful turned wooden handle
16:04It's really quite nicely made
16:06And you've got what's called the signet on the bottom of it
16:09So you'd melt your wax, you'd pour it onto the letter
16:12And then you'd stamp it with that seal
16:14Now on it we have a crest or a coat of arms
16:18And we've got some words either side which I believe are in Latin
16:21And I think it says
16:23Fidior in adversis
16:26Which roughly means more faithful in adversity
16:30I think this is the sort of thing that a collector would want to buy
16:33It's an interesting and unique piece
16:35So I think at £10 it's a no brainer
16:38I'm going to take it with me
16:40And is that snuff box tool bound as well?
16:44That'll be a yes then
16:46Hello Graham
16:47Hi there, have you found something?
16:49I found two things actually
16:50So I found this little snuff box
16:52It's £13.50
16:53And then this seal is £10
16:55Right
16:56If I were to buy the two, is there anything you can do?
16:58Knock your pound off that if that's any help
17:00Can you?
17:01Yeah, that does help
17:02Yeah, absolutely
17:03So £22.50
17:04Lovely
17:05Shake your hand at that
17:06Thank you very much
17:07Cracking stuff Hetty
17:09That's £10 for the seal
17:11And £12.50 for the snuff box
17:13Brilliant
17:14Thank you very much
17:15Thank you
17:16Thank you, take care
17:17And a gargantuan £157.50 left for tomorrow
17:23Ishi, I love those candlesticks
17:25I love that seal you got
17:26Oh good
17:27But not as much as these
17:29Right, time to wind down back on the road
17:35I feel quite exhausted after today
17:38Well, you need to keep your energy up, you've got money to spend
17:41I know, I might get an early night actually
17:43Very sensible Hetty
17:45Nighty night
17:49Morning all
17:50The weather may have turned
17:52But nothing can dampen the moods of our pals
17:56New day
17:57What are you looking for?
17:59I want to find some jewellery or silver or something
18:02That's not like you Hetty
18:04Although, no silver yesterday
18:06Let's review, shall we?
18:08She sniffed out her papier-mâché snuff box
18:11A wax seal
18:13And a rare West German flick timepiece
18:16It's ticking
18:17Which is a good sign
18:18I just think it's really cool
18:20So, she has a whopping £157.50 still to play with
18:26Whereas Ishi snapped up a quizzing glass
18:29A capo de monte urn
18:31A swallow brooch
18:32And a pair of candlesticks
18:33I'm never going to see another pair of these
18:36Just £45 left in his wallet
18:38A fact that's giving him just a touch of unease
18:42Hetty, I'm nervous
18:43I've got to find something good in this shopping
18:45But you've got a lot more money than I do
18:47I think you've already found the good stuff, isn't she?
18:49I think the candlesticks are a winner
18:51Yeah, that's easy for you to say with your big wad of cash
18:54But before they get back to shopping
18:56They're heading southwards to Thorns
18:58On the outskirts of Wakefield
19:00Our two bright sparks are here to see how this corner of Yorkshire has illuminated the world for nearly a century in glorious glowing neon light
19:09At neon workshops, they're meeting owner and neon artisan Richard Wheater and his former mentor Chris Timmermans to learn all about the art of neon sign making
19:21So what actually is neon?
19:23Well, neon is just in the air that we breathe
19:26Back in 1898, Scottish scientist William Ramsey, working with his English assistant Maurice Travis
19:33Figured out how to separate neon gas from the air
19:38They put this neon gas inside a partially vacuumed glass tube and then excited it with electricity, as you do
19:46To their surprise, it lit up bright red
19:49And since then, artisans have developed many techniques for creating different effects
19:55There's all different ways of creating colour
19:58Translucent enamel on the glass
20:01Or phosphor coatings
20:03Or just clear glass with the original red neon gas
20:07Wow
20:08And the actual original is the brightest
20:11It can be seen up to 30 miles away
20:14It's still used for airport runway beacons
20:17Really?
20:18It looks alive, like it's moving
20:20Yeah, is that the gas moving through?
20:22Yeah, yeah, it's the gas resonating
20:25Leeds was once the epicentre of neon manufacturing in the UK
20:29And veteran sign maker Chris's family history runs parallel with that of neon in Yorkshire
20:35My father was born in London
20:37He started in radio valves and then went into neon
20:41Before the war, he approached a sign company up in Leeds
20:45Oldham Signs and asked to come and work up in Leeds
20:49He was the first one that made neon signs in the north of England
20:54So your father really was a trailblazer in the neon industry?
20:57Oh yes, definite
20:58Neon's popularity grew year on year
21:01And Oldham Signs became the biggest neon manufacturer in Europe
21:06We used to do work for all over the world, for Disneyland
21:09They did a lot for petrol forecourts
21:11Me and my father made the Foster's sign
21:14That used to be on the top of Piccadilly Circus
21:17And so what do we have here?
21:19These are very old slides
21:21Old ones that were taken after signs had been completed
21:24But there is some really nice ones
21:26That's Piccadilly Circus
21:28Oh wow
21:29Piccadilly Circus
21:30That's so cool
21:31But eventually neon signs got taken down
21:34And replaced with LEDs and screens
21:37As advertising trends changed
21:40Neon fell out of favour
21:42By the 1990s most neon manufacturers had stopped producing
21:46And it quickly became an endangered craft
21:49But once again West Yorkshire is a guiding light in the industry
21:54Fresh artisans like Richard are leading the charge for neon's revival
21:58Right, time to try their hand at this retro art
22:03But first things first
22:04Safety goggles on please
22:06First step, bending the glass tube into your desired shape
22:10They're heated in an open flame
22:12And because glass is a terrible conductor of heat
22:15It's safe to hold the glass with bare hands
22:20Wow
22:21Oh it's warm isn't it?
22:23So hands underneath
22:24Turning as we enter
22:26But you can see I've got an orange glow now
22:28That's a sodium flare
22:30So when you get that you can just stop turning
22:32Just let the glass soak up the heat
22:35And then we're just going to bring it out, bend and blow
22:39Through a mouthpiece attached to the glass tube
22:42Air is gently blown in to help cool the glass down
22:46Easy peasy
22:47In recent years this art form has begun to see a resurgence
22:51Its popularity is growing as a nostalgic reminder of a golden era
22:56Today Richard's company is just one of five in this area
23:00That's more than there are in some entire countries
23:06Looking good Hetty
23:07And once the tubes have cooled
23:11Electrodes can be attached
23:16And that is electric arcing through air
23:20So mini lightning bolts
23:24Now the air is sucked out
23:26Neon is pumped in
23:27And power cables are connected
23:29The moment of truth
23:33Oh it worked!
23:34That's amazing!
23:35They look amazing!
23:36Yours looks better than mine
23:37No!
23:38It is cool!
23:39West Yorkshire is still the UK's neon capital
23:41And hopefully Richard, Chris and their fellow neon artisans
23:45Can keep this wonderful art aglow here for many years to come
23:51Back on the road, thoughts are straight back to the shopping
23:55I've got over £150 left
23:57So I need to spend big really
23:59I wonder what you're going to come home with
24:01Probably some jewellery, probably some silver
24:03Probably
24:04I'm so predictable
24:06No, you're reliable Hetty
24:10Ishi is kindly ferrying his silver-tongued friend into central Wakefield
24:15Resting on the banks of the River Calder
24:18The town rode the wave of textile success
24:21Booming in the Industrial Revolution
24:23When many of its historic buildings were erected
24:25But Hetty is exploring one of its modern buildings
24:29Which hosts Wakefield Antiques and Collectibles Centre
24:33Lots and lots of cabinets
24:35Oh goody!
24:37Hetty will love a forage in those
24:40This cornucopia of antiques is jam-packed with everything
24:44From musical instruments and jewellery
24:46To retro clocks and furry friends
24:48So, tons to tantalise our Hetty
24:55And part her from her mountain of money
24:57Now this is quite unusual
24:59So it's a shop display for cigars
25:02Dating from, I'd say, probably the mid-20th century
25:05Made in, I think, mahogany
25:08Smells of tobacco
25:11Shop displays, vintage advertising, things like that
25:14Are doing really well at the moment at auction
25:17But also, I like the fact that it's the cigars
25:19Because you've got the tobacchiana enthusiasts
25:22Who might be interested in buying this
25:24Despite smoking not being so acceptable today
25:27There are still collectors of this stuff
25:29Now, I'm just looking for a price tag
25:32£65 is on the ticket
25:35I really, really like this
25:37But I think I'm going to need to haggle
25:39Luckily, Ishi's not around to nab it
25:42He has sauntered westwards
25:45To the historic market town of Huddersfield
25:48This area has been populated for at least 4,000 years
25:52So it's little wonder
25:54It has one or two famous inhabitants
25:57Most notably, former prime minister
25:59And social reformer, Harold Wilson
26:01And constantly reforming their stock
26:05Is Ishi's next shop
26:07Serendipity Antiques
26:09Let's hope for some serendipitous finds
26:12That's the name of the game, Ishi
26:14This carefully curated collection of curios
26:17Has something for everyone
26:19From antique furniture
26:21To basketry
26:23Trunks and even doll's houses
26:27I wonder if this will fit in the classic
26:29I very much doubt it
26:31He's got just £45 left to spend in here, remember?
26:35I don't know if you picked that up
26:37But that was a masterpiece
26:39Some of my best work
26:41Not that he seems particularly worried
26:44Let's see if Hetty is more focused over in Wakefield
26:48So much silver
26:50Just in my element when I'm looking at a cabinet full of silver
26:53You don't say
26:54You don't say
26:56These are really sweet, aren't they?
27:01You've got this little miniature pair of candlesticks
27:04Now if you think back to the days before electricity, before oil lamps
27:08Candles would have been your form of lighting
27:10And candlesticks this small, which are called squat candlesticks
27:12These would have been for a ladies dressing table
27:15So you would have had one either side your mirror
27:18Generally they would have come in a set maybe with other dressing table pieces
27:21So these are silver filled
27:23So they've got a layer of silver over the top of them
27:26And they're filled with something heavy like cement or pitch
27:29To weigh them down
27:31And this is generally the case with candlesticks
27:33Because they need to be weighted to stop your candle toppling over
27:35And setting anything on fire
27:37You've got a full set of hallmarks on them
27:38They're not very old
27:40I think they date to the end of the 20th century
27:42Now they're £28
27:44Which I think is a really good price for a pair of silver candlesticks
27:48So I'm going to carry on looking
27:50Because I'm on a bit of a roll at the moment
27:52And that cabinet is one giant silver platter
27:56Well that's really quite lovely
27:58Now I see a lot of these pin dishes, bonbon dishes
28:01With this lovely pierced work
28:03But this one's particularly special
28:05Because it's in the form of a horseshoe
28:06I think the design of this is really going to sell it
28:10To perhaps equestrian enthusiasts
28:12It's got a really really nice look about it
28:14And actually the design of the border as well
28:16Is really really pretty and nicely done
28:18And I can see here at the bottom
28:20You've got the hallmarks here
28:22You've got the makers mark
28:24We know it was assayed in Birmingham
28:26And the date letter is telling me that it's early 20th century
28:28So it's got age to it
28:30Now it's got £32 only on the ticket price
28:33Which I think is quite a good price for it
28:34I've got a bit of a problem now because I like two things
28:37But then I could just buy two things, couldn't I?
28:39I'm going to take both of these
28:41You were pretty keen on that cigar display too
28:45Let's go and have a chat, eh?
28:47Hello Nancy
28:49Hi
28:51Found quite a few things that I like
28:53I've got these two bits of silver
28:55Now they're in the same cabinet
28:56And you've got 28 and 32 on those
28:59Is there anything you can do for me on the price?
29:01I can do 10% on those
29:03Which would be £50
29:05Yeah, that's fantastic
29:07And then this I like as well
29:08You've got 65 on this shop display
29:10So this one, yes
29:12We could do £50 on that
29:14Yeah, that's fantastic
29:15So £100 for everything
29:17That's great, thank you so much
29:19Nice work Hetty
29:20That's £50 for the cigar case
29:22And £25 each for the two silver items
29:25Thank you very much, thank you
29:27Thank you so much
29:28Take care
29:29Thank you
29:31So Thrifty Hetty has £57.50 of her budget left unspent
29:36I think I've got some interesting things
29:39Yep, meanwhile back in Huddersfield
29:42Hopefully Ishi's got his head back in the game
29:46Got some cabinets
29:48Let's see if there's any jewellery in this one
29:51So let's take a look and see if we can find anything special
29:54I'm sure nothing will escape your eagle eye Ishi
29:58A very attractive silver Victorian brooch
30:02It looks like it's made out of sterling silver
30:04And from the design it's very Victorian
30:07We've got a horseshoe
30:09They're obviously on trend today
30:11And then inside the horseshoe
30:13We've got another smaller horseshoe
30:14And it's surrounded by ivy
30:16Now I've talked a bit before about how the Victorians loved their symbolism
30:20So the horseshoe obviously represents luck
30:22And the ivy was a symbol of love
30:26But also clinging to someone
30:27This approach was likely given as a sentimental gift
30:30And it's full of symbolism of luck and longing
30:32Stylistically it's in the aesthetic movement
30:35About 1890 in age
30:37It's a really sweet piece
30:39No ticket price, anything else in that trade to tickle your fancy?
30:43There's a propelling pencil
30:45In terms of age this pendant is probably late Victorian early 20th century
30:53So I'm going to say around 1900
30:55If we turn it to this side you can see the mechanism inside
30:59But I think it's damaged because there would have been a little catch here in this open lozenge
31:06That you could push down and release the pencil
31:08These were often made in precious metals
31:10Sometimes sterling silver
31:11Sometimes in gold
31:12Sometimes in base metal
31:13There's something about the feel of the outside of this that makes me think it could be gold
31:18But it doesn't have a ticket price
31:20And if it's a good price it could be worth buying just for the gold value
31:24In that case let's find owner Sam
31:27Sam, how are you?
31:29Well thank you
31:30Nice to see you
31:31I found a couple of trinkets
31:33I think the smallest things in the store
31:35First we've got this lovely Victorian brooch
31:38And then this lovely little propelling pencil
31:40But they're both ticketless
31:42Right, this
31:44When I've got a ticket on it will be 15
31:47Okay
31:48And that would be 25
31:50Even gold plated it's got to be worth a 25
31:52So 40 pounds
31:54Is that your best?
31:55Yes
31:57Because once you do well
31:5930 pounds for the pair
32:0030 quid
32:01You are a gent
32:02A smashing discount
32:03Cheers Sam
32:04Together they'll make a lovely auction lot
32:0720, 30
32:08That's for you
32:09Very nice
32:10It's been an absolute pleasure meeting you today
32:11Thank you
32:12I've loved it here
32:13See you soon
32:14Take care
32:15Bye bye now
32:16And that leaves him with just 15 of his 200 pound budget unspent
32:20So that's it
32:21Final purchases made
32:23And on the road
32:25There's only one thing on their minds
32:27The auction
32:29Hetty we haven't got a long drive this time to get to the auction house
32:31I know, it's good isn't it?
32:33But everything's online these days
32:34I know
32:35So it doesn't really matter does it?
32:36That's what I love actually
32:37That you've got bidders from all different countries
32:39Yeah
32:40And all over the UK
32:41So hopefully they'll want our stuff
32:42Yeah
32:43Fingers crossed
32:44Now you two
32:45Time for some shut-eye
32:52It's auction day
32:53We're in Morley
32:54Just outside Leeds
32:55Whose name means
32:57Open ground by a moor
32:59So a perfect pitch for the penultimate battle between our two pals
33:05Hetty
33:06I really have some catching up to do
33:08Yeah but you have these really lovely candlesticks which I'm quite worried about
33:11So
33:12But you've got a winner's jacket on
33:13Ah
33:14He's not wrong
33:15Very sparkly
33:17After they're jaunt in and around the Spen Valley
33:19Our two rivals have brought their bounty just a little way along the road
33:25Our auction house today is Morley Auctioneers and Valuers
33:29They'll be selling in the room, online and on the phones
33:33Leading proceedings is auctioneer extraordinaire Bernie Neal
33:37We've done at £8
33:39Hetty spent just £142.50 on her six items
33:45Any faves Bernie?
33:46I do like the West German Estima mantel clock with the faux shrigreen cover
33:52It's bang on trend, it's got a good look about it
33:54I think that should do well at auction
33:56Ishi shelled out £185 on five lots
34:01Any highlights?
34:03One of my favourite lots in the auction is the French candlesticks
34:06Paris around about 1880 by the well-known maker Henri Normand
34:11They should do really well at auction
34:14We'll all look forward to that then
34:16And we don't have long to wait
34:18It is time
34:21Excellent
34:22I'm excited
34:23You ready?
34:24Yes, I'm very nervous
34:25Me too
34:27First up, Hetty's papier-mâché snuff box
34:30I wouldn't say I've got like really high hopes for it
34:33Well, knowing your luck, Hetty, this is going to go for £200
34:36Start me with
34:37A bid with £10
34:38Anybody in the room?
34:39Thank you
34:41Just £10 only bid then
34:43£12
34:44£15 in the room then
34:45£15
34:47Just £15 on your papier-mâché snuff box at 15
34:51That was alright
34:53A modest profit and not to be sniffed at
34:56It wasn't spectacular but I'll take it
34:59Next up is Ishi's green man decorated capo de monte urn
35:04I paid £15
35:06I haven't seen it
35:07It's a huge, huge urn
35:08So fingers crossed
35:09Yeah, hopefully
35:10Here it comes
35:11Do you like it?
35:12I do like it
35:13It's a really nice thing actually
35:14At £20 a bid and I'll take two
35:16Nice looking thing for £20
35:17Surely worth more on a capo de monte
35:19Come on
35:20Straight in and straight out then at £20
35:23OK
35:24It's a shame but it's a nice thing isn't it?
35:26Quite right Ishi
35:27Some lucky bidder got a bargain there
35:29If you like that sort of thing
35:30Maybe the right person wasn't here today for it
35:32It's a shame
35:34Moving on to Hetty's squat candlesticks
35:37Will Bernie's silver tongue bring in bids for them?
35:40They're small but perfectly formed
35:42Just really quite cute
35:43And you can't really go wrong with silver can you?
35:45Yeah, silver's a winner
35:46Start me worth £25
35:47£25 is a bid
35:48At £25
35:49It's still very cheap though isn't it?
35:51Yeah
35:52I'll take £28
35:53Anybody coming in at £28?
35:55You're fair warm then at £25 all done
35:58OK
35:59I'm quite sad about those
36:00Yeah
36:01Yeah
36:02It's not been the best of starts for either of them so far
36:06I'm worried about mine now
36:08No candlestick buyers out there today
36:10Next up
36:11Will bidders be seeking out Ishi's quizzing glass?
36:15It's really cute
36:16Well hopefully it sells
36:17Well let's see
36:18I'm sure it's going to sell
36:19Are we going to spy a profit?
36:20I hope so
36:21Start me where? £20 please for that one
36:24£20 for it
36:25Absolutely
36:26Nice thing
36:27Georgian
36:28Did you bid at £20?
36:29Madam's bid at £10
36:30Room bid first internet
36:31Ladies bid at £10
36:32Would you like £12 internet?
36:33You do
36:34£18
36:35At £18 a bid and I'll take £20 then
36:38Is that £20 madam?
36:39£20 in the room thank you
36:40Now any advance on £20 ladies bid then at £20
36:45Is that OK?
36:46Ladies bid then at £20
36:47It's alright
36:48It's OK
36:49Alright
36:50The face says it all
36:51Guess I paid market value for it
36:53Yeah you didn't overpay but that's alright
36:56Now will Hetty's next lot get the seal of approval from bidders?
37:01I bought a really nice little wax seal
37:02Oh yes
37:03Very unusual
37:04Lovely little crest on it
37:05It's very pretty
37:06It's nice isn't it?
37:07It's really nicely made
37:08I'm in at £20 only bid
37:10Oh
37:11That's alright
37:12Double your money
37:13Yeah
37:14Happy with that
37:15At £25 bid
37:16£28
37:17£30 bid
37:18At £30 a bid now
37:19£32 and £5 is bid
37:20Wow
37:21OK
37:22£38 and £40 a bid now
37:23I'll take two
37:24What's going on?
37:25See this is amazing
37:26Fair warning then at £40
37:28You're all done
37:29At £40
37:30I'm not really pleased with that
37:33I'm pretty tense
37:34That's good
37:35That's the way to go Hetty
37:36Things are cranking up now
37:38I really really liked it
37:39I thought it was such an interesting thing
37:41So I'm really pleased that it did well
37:42Oh I'm so pleased
37:43I'm so pleased
37:44Right
37:45On to Ishi's Victorian love token
37:47A really sweet thing for a sweetheart brooch
37:50Little swallows
37:51With a little heart in between them
37:52The connecting chain
37:53That's cute
37:54That is really cute
37:55Lovely little thing there with a sea pole decoration
37:57I've got £22,58
37:59I'm at £28, £30 bid
38:01£30 bid
38:02£30 bid now I'll take
38:03£35 bid
38:04At £35 bid now I'll take £38
38:06Quickly
38:07£38 and £40 bid now
38:08£40 a bid I'll take two
38:10Wow
38:11At £45 bid now
38:12Anybody in the room coming in?
38:13It's at £50
38:14All done at £50 then
38:18Wow
38:19I was a bit nervous
38:20Wonderful
38:21The swallows are off to roost in a new home
38:24I thought that might make what I paid
38:26I couldn't believe it made a profit
38:27Well done
38:30Next
38:31Will Hetty's cigar shop display spark bidder's interest?
38:35Now I love advertising and shop displays and things like that
38:38And I find this really nice cigar shop display
38:41It's got like the vintage advertising in it and everything
38:43It's really cool
38:44£20 bid
38:45£22 bid
38:46At £22, £25
38:47It's climbing
38:48It's climbing
38:49I'll take £28
38:50Come on, don't stop there
38:51At £25
38:52Looking for £28 now
38:53£28
38:54Anymore
38:56Last chance to bid then at £28
38:58We sell at £28
38:59Don't worry, you can't win everything
39:02Well, hopes went up in smoke there
39:05Bad luck, Hetty
39:07Maybe all the Tabakiana collectors are all in London
39:10Maybe, but hopefully bidders are here for Ishi's brooch and propelling pencil combo
39:15So, I got a horseshoe brooch, silver, fully hallmarked
39:18And then a propelling pencil which I'm sure it's nine karat gold on the outside
39:22OK
39:23£50
39:24We've got £50
39:25Yes Ishi
39:26Pop it straight in
39:27At £60 a bid I'll take five
39:29Any advance on £60
39:30£70
39:31Yes
39:32£70 a bid now
39:33At £70 a bid now
39:34Any advance on £70
39:35£80 a bid
39:36£80 a bid
39:37£80 bid now I'll take five
39:38What's that?
39:39I've got a bid I'll take five
39:40£90 bid now
39:41£100
39:42Fair warning I call you at £100 we are selling at £100
39:46Yes
39:47That was a fantastic profit
39:48Well done
39:49I needed that, I really needed that
39:50I'm really happy now
39:52The luck was definitely on his side there
39:55I feel elated
39:56Yeah, you look elated
39:57I feel relieved
39:58I feel validated
40:00You deserve it
40:01Thank you
40:02Now, will Hetty's horseshoe item prove lucky as well?
40:06A lovely little dish in the shape of a horseshoe
40:09Horseshoes are lucky
40:10I know
40:11Oh it's pretty
40:12Start me at £20
40:13£20 I've got, thank you
40:14I'll take two now
40:16OK
40:17You've got a bid
40:18£22 with a lady
40:19£25 with a gentleman
40:21£28 with a lady
40:23Go on then
40:24£30 bid, thank you
40:25I'll take two now
40:26£32, thank you
40:27OK
40:28£32 then
40:29In the room with my lady bidder there at £32, we're selling
40:34A neat wee profit there
40:36And they all add up
40:38I think that's above scrap so I'm alright with that
40:40It's worth that all day long
40:42Next up, Ishi's much anticipated candlesticks
40:45If they fire up the bidders, they could spell victory
40:49These are my Henry Norman candlesticks
40:51E-Henry, 1880, Champlevy, enamel
40:54They are stunning quality though, aren't they?
40:56Could be a huge loss
40:57I don't know
40:58I don't know
40:59I don't know, I'm worried
41:00A little bit
41:01Oh no, you're shaking
41:02Lovely things
41:03I'll do £80 at a low start
41:04Come on, £80 more then
41:05Surely
41:06£80 bid
41:07Should be getting double this, people, all day long
41:09I made a bid of £85 bid, thank you
41:11I'll take £90 now
41:12£90
41:13Should be getting more
41:14Underbidder
41:15Take five more, surely
41:16£95
41:17Ooh
41:18Let's make it three figures
41:19Come on
41:20Thank you
41:21£100 bid
41:22This is hard work
41:23£100 a bid and I'll take £110
41:24£110
41:25£120
41:26Last chance to bid at £120
41:28We will sell at £120 then
41:30That's a pretty much nice one
41:32Yeah, okay, cool
41:33Phew
41:34But is it enough to pip Hetty to the post?
41:37I'm relieved
41:39Are you nervous about that one?
41:40If they went for a tenner that would have killed it
41:41Yeah
41:42Right, final lot
41:43Bernie's favourite
41:44The West German flick timepiece
41:47I'm actually really excited about the next lot
41:49This is like my big hope of a profit
41:51Beautiful little West German ticket clock
41:53It's just really unusual
41:54I can't say I've seen one quite like it
41:56This is nice, I like this a lot
41:58I like it too
42:00Where are we?
42:01We're at £110
42:02£110
42:03I'll take £120 now
42:05£120
42:07At £120 now
42:08£130
42:09At £130
42:10I'll take £140
42:11At £130
42:12At £130
42:13At £130 we sell at £130
42:14Well done
42:15That's the ticket Hetty
42:17I think that may have clinched it
42:19That's really good
42:20Thank you
42:21I'm really really pleased with that
42:22Right, shall we go and see who's won then?
42:24So, the final scores are in
42:27So near and yet so far for Ishii
42:30He began with £200 and after sale room costs
42:33He made a profit of £41.04
42:36So well done old bean
42:39But it wasn't quite enough to snatch victory from Hetty
42:43Oh no
42:44She started with the same amount and after auction fees
42:47She made a tidier profit of £54.78
42:51So, all hail Hetty
42:54Ha!
42:55And any accumulated profits at the end of the week
42:57Go to children in need
43:00So, it's 4-0 to Hetty
43:02But there's one more chance for Ishii to save face
43:07Sorry, I don't know what's going on
43:09I think I need to go into hiding Hetty
43:11Oh no!
43:13Next time on Antiques Road Trip
43:15Hetty makes a new friend
43:17Whoa! Who's this?
43:19This is Gregory
43:21Ishii is feeling fancy
43:23Take a look at that
43:25And his jokes are impeccable
43:28Do you reckon toucan fit on that?
43:30Toucan? Toucan!
43:32You Rick
43:33Are n't our items
43:34No, no, no
43:36Go to Je backup
43:37Go to Gandhi
43:38Go to Jesus
43:39Go to David
43:41arrows
43:42Find out
43:43Who's this woman
43:44Who'll be saying
43:45Fine
43:47Take a look at this
43:49Owners
43:50Did you believe
43:51To
43:53Like
43:55And
43:55Change
43:57Anti
43:58Draw
43:59Bye
44:00To
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