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It's the nation's favourite antique experts with £200 each, | 0:00:02 | 0:00:06 | |
-a classic car and a goal - to scour Britain for antiques. -That hurts. | 0:00:06 | 0:00:11 | |
Have I got it the right way up? | 0:00:13 | 0:00:15 | |
The aim, to make the biggest profit at auction, but it's no mean feat. | 0:00:15 | 0:00:19 | |
There will be worthy winners and valiant losers. | 0:00:19 | 0:00:22 | |
I look like the Mad Hatter. | 0:00:22 | 0:00:24 | |
So, will it be the high road to glory or the slow road to disaster? | 0:00:24 | 0:00:28 | |
I'm only in this programme to be Anita Manning's chauffeur. | 0:00:28 | 0:00:31 | |
This is the Antiques Road Trip. | 0:00:31 | 0:00:34 | |
Yeah! | 0:00:34 | 0:00:35 | |
This week, we're on the road in a delightful 1965 Sunbeam Alpine, | 0:00:42 | 0:00:46 | |
with our equally charming co-drivers, | 0:00:46 | 0:00:48 | |
Anita Manning and Phil Serrell. Groovy! | 0:00:48 | 0:00:52 | |
It's a Sunday morning. | 0:00:52 | 0:00:53 | |
-We should be going to church, shouldn't we, really? -Yes. | 0:00:53 | 0:00:55 | |
Especially you. Confess your sins. | 0:00:55 | 0:00:58 | |
We haven't got long enough. | 0:00:58 | 0:01:01 | |
Some call them cheap and cheerful. | 0:01:01 | 0:01:04 | |
See if you can guess which one's which. | 0:01:04 | 0:01:06 | |
Anita with the radiant smile from Glasgow is rarely downcast for long. | 0:01:06 | 0:01:11 | |
Yes. | 0:01:11 | 0:01:13 | |
While Phil, from Midlands, is more of a glass-half-empty sort of chap. | 0:01:13 | 0:01:17 | |
-Will I need my hanky box as I'm coming round with you? -No, I might need mine. | 0:01:17 | 0:01:22 | |
He also has a fondness for long, flowing scarves, a bit like Isadora Duncan. | 0:01:22 | 0:01:26 | |
I just hope it doesn't wrap around the axle and cause the same sticky end. | 0:01:26 | 0:01:30 | |
Whoops! | 0:01:30 | 0:01:32 | |
-Try driving with your hands on the wheel, Philip. -Nag, nag, nag, nag. | 0:01:32 | 0:01:37 | |
Yesterday, Anita took a leaf out of Phil's book | 0:01:37 | 0:01:41 | |
and made a profit out of a coffin carrier. | 0:01:41 | 0:01:43 | |
She also lost quite a bit on a shiny ring. | 0:01:43 | 0:01:46 | |
She began with £200 and has £177.30 to spend today. | 0:01:48 | 0:01:55 | |
Phil being Phil bought a huge bit of bridge | 0:01:55 | 0:01:58 | |
and made a half-decent profit on a Worcester vase. | 0:01:58 | 0:02:01 | |
He also began with £200 and has a narrow lead, | 0:02:01 | 0:02:04 | |
with £225.80 at his disposal. | 0:02:04 | 0:02:08 | |
I wonder what Anita intends to do about that. | 0:02:08 | 0:02:11 | |
My plan would be to stop being a bit of Mrs Scattercash. | 0:02:11 | 0:02:16 | |
This week's road trip starts out at Ford in Northumberland | 0:02:17 | 0:02:21 | |
and ventures into Scotland, before winding its way southwards | 0:02:21 | 0:02:24 | |
once more, concluding in Yorkshire, at Harrogate. | 0:02:24 | 0:02:28 | |
Our second instalment kicks off in Northumberland, at Haltwhistle, | 0:02:28 | 0:02:32 | |
and makes for County Durham and an auction at Barnard Castle. | 0:02:32 | 0:02:37 | |
This is Hadrian's Wall. | 0:02:37 | 0:02:39 | |
He didn't actually build it | 0:02:39 | 0:02:42 | |
but he was the Roman emperor who started it, back in AD 122. | 0:02:42 | 0:02:47 | |
Nearby, the charming village of Haltwhistle claims to be | 0:02:48 | 0:02:52 | |
the geographic centre of Britain. | 0:02:52 | 0:02:54 | |
Although it does have rivals to that title. Speaking of rivals... | 0:02:54 | 0:02:59 | |
This is the centre of Britain, Philip. | 0:02:59 | 0:03:01 | |
Us Sassenachs don't realise it is almost as far from Edinburgh | 0:03:01 | 0:03:06 | |
to the north of Scotland as it is from London to Edinburgh. | 0:03:06 | 0:03:10 | |
That's right. So, maybe you guys sometimes forget | 0:03:10 | 0:03:12 | |
-there's something north... -Of the border. -North of the border. | 0:03:12 | 0:03:17 | |
-There we are. -OK, darling. Well, have fun. -You take care. | 0:03:20 | 0:03:24 | |
I'm going to enjoy the peace and quiet. | 0:03:24 | 0:03:26 | |
While Phil tootles off, Anita gets shopping. | 0:03:26 | 0:03:30 | |
Hello. | 0:03:30 | 0:03:33 | |
-I'm Anita. -Lovely to meet you! I'm Susan. | 0:03:33 | 0:03:36 | |
OK, Anita. | 0:03:36 | 0:03:38 | |
Your first chance to shake off that scatter-cash reputation. | 0:03:38 | 0:03:42 | |
Perhaps Susan can recommend something she's had for a while. | 0:03:42 | 0:03:46 | |
I've got a nice, quirky, very quirky I call it, 1930s duck down here. | 0:03:46 | 0:03:53 | |
-Oh, right. Uh-huh. -It appeals to me because I'm a bit zany. -Oh, right. | 0:03:53 | 0:03:58 | |
Oh, yeah. That's good. | 0:03:58 | 0:03:59 | |
The Beswick Pottery in Stoke on Trent | 0:03:59 | 0:04:01 | |
became famous for their animal figurines in the 1930s. | 0:04:01 | 0:04:05 | |
But things really took off in 1948 when they secured | 0:04:05 | 0:04:09 | |
the rights to reproduce several Beatrix Potter characters. | 0:04:09 | 0:04:12 | |
-The first being Jemima Puddleduck. -Look at the expression on his face! | 0:04:12 | 0:04:16 | |
-I know. -He's quite coy. -He is, yes. | 0:04:16 | 0:04:20 | |
No sale on the duck but can she resist something sparkly? | 0:04:20 | 0:04:24 | |
Are these hoops...? Let me see the hoops. | 0:04:24 | 0:04:27 | |
They're gold plated, I think. | 0:04:27 | 0:04:29 | |
Let's have a wee look. | 0:04:29 | 0:04:31 | |
I can see a wee bit of wear on them, so... | 0:04:32 | 0:04:34 | |
-Hmm. -Oh, she's being firm today. | 0:04:34 | 0:04:37 | |
I have some gold clip earrings, just very small ones. | 0:04:37 | 0:04:41 | |
They are 1970s London. | 0:04:41 | 0:04:43 | |
Ticket price £25. | 0:04:43 | 0:04:45 | |
So, these are nine carat. And they're rather pretty. | 0:04:45 | 0:04:50 | |
These have got a wee sort of period look about them. | 0:04:50 | 0:04:52 | |
They are cultured pearls, not real pearls. | 0:04:52 | 0:04:54 | |
So, they wouldn't have been terrifically expensive | 0:04:54 | 0:04:58 | |
when they were bought. | 0:04:58 | 0:05:00 | |
I would like to have a go at these but I'm thinking, | 0:05:00 | 0:05:03 | |
what I would like to pay... | 0:05:03 | 0:05:05 | |
probably on them, | 0:05:05 | 0:05:08 | |
is roundabout their gold content | 0:05:08 | 0:05:10 | |
and hope that someone will pay more by the time they get to auction. | 0:05:10 | 0:05:14 | |
-Yes. -What I'd be looking to pay on these is about £10. | 0:05:14 | 0:05:18 | |
Ooh! Let me have a little look. | 0:05:18 | 0:05:21 | |
Mmm. | 0:05:21 | 0:05:23 | |
-I'll do them for 12. -You'd do them for 12. Let's go for 12 then. | 0:05:27 | 0:05:31 | |
-That's absolutely fine. Thank you very much. -Great. | 0:05:31 | 0:05:35 | |
She's off to a solid start. Phil, meanwhile, is hoping to cope alone. | 0:05:35 | 0:05:39 | |
It is awfully quiet in this car without her. | 0:05:39 | 0:05:43 | |
I'm sort of missing her in the same way that you miss earache. | 0:05:43 | 0:05:46 | |
Phil's motored just a few short miles along the A69, | 0:05:46 | 0:05:50 | |
from Haltwhistle to Brampton. | 0:05:50 | 0:05:53 | |
And there's that Hadrian again. | 0:05:53 | 0:05:55 | |
War plans in one hand and whip in the other. | 0:05:55 | 0:05:59 | |
I wonder if he ever came through here. | 0:05:59 | 0:06:02 | |
Bonnie Prince Charlie certainly did and now, Phil Serrell, | 0:06:02 | 0:06:05 | |
in his sky-blue chariot. | 0:06:05 | 0:06:07 | |
This antiques centre in a fine hall, just next to the church, | 0:06:07 | 0:06:11 | |
is really something. | 0:06:11 | 0:06:13 | |
It's sometimes hard to tell but Phil is, I'm sure, really excited. | 0:06:13 | 0:06:18 | |
This is just a wicked shop. | 0:06:18 | 0:06:21 | |
I haven't even got in yet. | 0:06:21 | 0:06:23 | |
The auction in Barnard Castle is a general sale, | 0:06:27 | 0:06:31 | |
so Phil needs to keep that in mind. | 0:06:31 | 0:06:33 | |
Not get too carried away and maybe take advice from Steve. | 0:06:33 | 0:06:36 | |
This is your shop. Which is the best bit? | 0:06:36 | 0:06:39 | |
Point me in the direction of something I'm going to make a profit on. | 0:06:39 | 0:06:42 | |
This is £14. The hinges are a bit loose. | 0:06:42 | 0:06:46 | |
The feet are missing but it's a good £10 lot for you. | 0:06:46 | 0:06:49 | |
-OK. I like that. -Rosewood tea caddy. 19th century. | 0:06:50 | 0:06:53 | |
Isn't it a sarcophagus shape tea caddy? | 0:06:53 | 0:06:55 | |
This is from the days when they locked tea up, because the servants used to pinch it, wasn't it? | 0:06:55 | 0:06:59 | |
-That's fantastic. -I like that. -Really? Is that a tenner? | 0:06:59 | 0:07:02 | |
You can have it for ten. It just came in yesterday. | 0:07:02 | 0:07:05 | |
-Fresh off the press. -That's bought. -Well, that paid off. | 0:07:05 | 0:07:09 | |
-How about a bigger box? -This is a trunk. | 0:07:09 | 0:07:12 | |
It probably dates to about 1890, 1910. | 0:07:12 | 0:07:16 | |
It's not a grand mahogany brass bound trunk, | 0:07:16 | 0:07:19 | |
this is a real servants' trunk. | 0:07:19 | 0:07:22 | |
I think it's a really good thing. | 0:07:22 | 0:07:24 | |
I like that. You know what? | 0:07:24 | 0:07:27 | |
This place, it's like waking up on Christmas morning, | 0:07:27 | 0:07:29 | |
there's presents everywhere. | 0:07:29 | 0:07:32 | |
He's quite giddy, isn't he? Only £10 splashed so far. | 0:07:32 | 0:07:35 | |
I sense he's not finished yet. | 0:07:35 | 0:07:38 | |
What's the best you can do it for? | 0:07:38 | 0:07:40 | |
-£85. -Right. | 0:07:40 | 0:07:42 | |
Let me just have a wander round. | 0:07:42 | 0:07:43 | |
Then I'll give you a shout in a second. | 0:07:43 | 0:07:46 | |
Meanwhile, back in Haltwhistle, centre of Britain... | 0:07:46 | 0:07:50 | |
ENGLISHMAN SINGS VERY SLOWLY | 0:07:50 | 0:07:52 | |
I can't understand this language. | 0:07:52 | 0:07:55 | |
That's cos, girls, you're not playing it at the right speed. | 0:07:55 | 0:08:00 | |
Enough, Anita. You're here to shop. | 0:08:00 | 0:08:02 | |
I noticed this little set here, Susan. | 0:08:02 | 0:08:06 | |
-Yes. The pewter. -Ah, that's more like it. | 0:08:06 | 0:08:10 | |
These were doing not too badly a wee while ago | 0:08:10 | 0:08:13 | |
-but they've gone off the boil a wee bit. -I know they have - a little bit. -This is quite a nice one. | 0:08:13 | 0:08:17 | |
-I've had it in quite a while. -You've had it a wee while? -Yeah. | 0:08:17 | 0:08:20 | |
-Aha. -I can do something on the price. Yes, it's 40. | 0:08:20 | 0:08:25 | |
I like this type of thing. It's Arts and Crafts. | 0:08:25 | 0:08:29 | |
-It has a slight medieval look about it. -It has. | 0:08:29 | 0:08:32 | |
Probably 1920s, 1930s. Round about that period. | 0:08:32 | 0:08:37 | |
Hand-hammered with all these little dimples. | 0:08:37 | 0:08:40 | |
Somebody sat with a little hammer and tap, tap, tap. | 0:08:40 | 0:08:43 | |
If that was coming in for sale, | 0:08:43 | 0:08:46 | |
I would put an estimate of... | 0:08:46 | 0:08:50 | |
in the region of 20. | 0:08:50 | 0:08:52 | |
I know you've had it for quite a long time, | 0:08:52 | 0:08:54 | |
so I was wondering if you'd maybe be able to do a deal on it. | 0:08:54 | 0:08:57 | |
-I'm looking to pay round about £18 for it. -Yes. | 0:08:57 | 0:09:02 | |
-So, we could go for that on that. -Yeah. -OK. That's wonderful. | 0:09:02 | 0:09:07 | |
-That's wonderful, Susan. That's absolutely terrific. -You're very welcome. | 0:09:07 | 0:09:10 | |
Well, there's been very little cash scattered so far today. | 0:09:10 | 0:09:14 | |
Anita's picked up some keen bargains for £30. | 0:09:14 | 0:09:17 | |
Now, has Phil made his mind up yet? | 0:09:17 | 0:09:21 | |
-Hang about. He's spotted even more stuff. -It's a cotton-reel holder. | 0:09:21 | 0:09:25 | |
A lady would have used that for her sewing. | 0:09:25 | 0:09:28 | |
There's little drawer underneath for perhaps needles, pins, all that sort of thing. | 0:09:28 | 0:09:32 | |
-May I just have a look? -You certainly can. | 0:09:32 | 0:09:34 | |
I just think that's a really lovely thing. Country made thing. | 0:09:34 | 0:09:37 | |
It's a fabulous little thing. Really is nice. | 0:09:37 | 0:09:40 | |
So, what's the very best on that? | 0:09:40 | 0:09:42 | |
It's got £70 on the ticket but you can have it for 55, | 0:09:42 | 0:09:45 | |
you could have it for. | 0:09:45 | 0:09:47 | |
I love that! I love that! Let's have another look round. | 0:09:47 | 0:09:50 | |
This could turn into an epic. Steve now says | 0:09:50 | 0:09:54 | |
he has some Sheffield plate silver that Phil must see. | 0:09:54 | 0:09:58 | |
-If these were period, they'd be what? -Fabulous! | 0:09:58 | 0:10:02 | |
They'd be 1690, 1710, 1715. | 0:10:02 | 0:10:05 | |
-And a few thousand pounds as well. -Yeah, lots of thousands of pounds. | 0:10:05 | 0:10:08 | |
-They're Walker & Hall. -Walker & Hall were like Rolls-Royce, weren't they? | 0:10:08 | 0:10:12 | |
Sheffield plate has thin layers of silver laid onto copper, | 0:10:12 | 0:10:16 | |
enabling Sheffield manufacturers like Walker & Hall to make items | 0:10:16 | 0:10:20 | |
looking like solid silver at a fraction of the cost. | 0:10:20 | 0:10:23 | |
What's the best you can do on those? | 0:10:23 | 0:10:25 | |
They are £75, you can have them for £65. | 0:10:25 | 0:10:30 | |
-I think I've made my mind up. -Smashing. | 0:10:30 | 0:10:33 | |
Really, Phil, are you sure? | 0:10:33 | 0:10:36 | |
-That was 55, wasn't it? -That was. -That was 65, I believe those were. | 0:10:36 | 0:10:42 | |
-So that's 120 quid. -And that's a massive total of £10. | 0:10:42 | 0:10:45 | |
You're a star. I'll pay for those now. | 0:10:45 | 0:10:47 | |
You've been really, really kind to me, thank you. | 0:10:47 | 0:10:50 | |
So, £130 for the candlesticks, the bobbin stand and the caddy. | 0:10:50 | 0:10:55 | |
-Thank you very much. -Thank you very much. | 0:10:55 | 0:10:58 | |
It may have taken some time, but Phil's amassed quite a pile. | 0:10:58 | 0:11:02 | |
Together again, Anita and Phil | 0:11:03 | 0:11:05 | |
must now make their way from Brampton to Carlisle. | 0:11:05 | 0:11:08 | |
The county town of Cumberland has been here | 0:11:10 | 0:11:12 | |
since before the Romans, but as you might have guessed, | 0:11:12 | 0:11:15 | |
Hadrian did have quite an influence hereabouts. | 0:11:15 | 0:11:17 | |
Since those days, the town has grown quite a bit | 0:11:17 | 0:11:20 | |
and become famous for lots of non-Roman things | 0:11:20 | 0:11:23 | |
like mills, railways and biscuits. | 0:11:23 | 0:11:26 | |
-Oh, yeah, and the Antiques Centre. -Hi, hello, I'm Anita. | 0:11:26 | 0:11:29 | |
-How lovely to be here. -Delighted to meet you. | 0:11:29 | 0:11:32 | |
This place looks a bit like a film set | 0:11:32 | 0:11:34 | |
designed to resemble a Victorian street. | 0:11:34 | 0:11:37 | |
The only difference being that | 0:11:37 | 0:11:39 | |
it's made up of stuff from a real bit of old Carlisle, | 0:11:39 | 0:11:42 | |
one that was knocked down in the '80s | 0:11:42 | 0:11:44 | |
to make way for a shopping centre. Oh, well, that's progress! | 0:11:44 | 0:11:47 | |
I love 20th-century glass and there are lovely pieces in here. | 0:11:47 | 0:11:53 | |
It's like something I bought before and didn't do very well. | 0:11:53 | 0:11:56 | |
Sounds like Anita needs to consult Wendy. | 0:11:56 | 0:11:58 | |
She has her own place here, | 0:11:58 | 0:12:00 | |
as well as looking after the shops of the other dealers. | 0:12:00 | 0:12:03 | |
That's an interesting, a nice... I like that singing blue. | 0:12:03 | 0:12:07 | |
-The ticket price is £45. -It's a nice thing, isn't it? -It's very pretty. | 0:12:07 | 0:12:11 | |
-Is it a wee stamp box? -Yes. -Not silver? | 0:12:11 | 0:12:14 | |
No. | 0:12:16 | 0:12:17 | |
It's tempting, and I love its wee... It's glass, isn't it? | 0:12:17 | 0:12:22 | |
Yes, it's pretty. Well, that can be very cheap. | 0:12:22 | 0:12:24 | |
-Can that be very, very cheap? -Very, very cheap. | 0:12:24 | 0:12:27 | |
I mean, how very, very, the bargain of the century could this be? | 0:12:27 | 0:12:30 | |
-One offer, 10. -Done. -Right. | 0:12:30 | 0:12:33 | |
Shake on that! | 0:12:33 | 0:12:34 | |
Now, there's a coincidence. | 0:12:34 | 0:12:36 | |
Just like Phil, she's picked up a box for a tenner. | 0:12:36 | 0:12:39 | |
So, with another one in the old bag, | 0:12:39 | 0:12:42 | |
it's not long before Anita finds something a little more earthy. | 0:12:42 | 0:12:45 | |
This one is from 1923. | 0:12:45 | 0:12:50 | |
Now, 1923, the world was quite a different place | 0:12:50 | 0:12:53 | |
and collectors of globes | 0:12:53 | 0:12:56 | |
liked to see how the world was at that particular time. | 0:12:56 | 0:12:59 | |
Yup, we'd only just got the USSR back then, | 0:12:59 | 0:13:01 | |
plus Sri Lanka was Ceylon | 0:13:01 | 0:13:04 | |
and belonged to something called the British Empire. | 0:13:04 | 0:13:06 | |
-£145. -Oh, my! | 0:13:06 | 0:13:08 | |
Step back, Anita, step back. | 0:13:10 | 0:13:13 | |
Might able to do a deal, but should I be spending all that money? | 0:13:13 | 0:13:17 | |
No. That is costing the Earth! | 0:13:17 | 0:13:19 | |
This caught my eye. I have a weakness for a terrestrial globe. | 0:13:19 | 0:13:24 | |
How much sort of movement could there be on that? | 0:13:24 | 0:13:27 | |
Well, it's got 145 on that. Normally, around about the 10% mark, | 0:13:27 | 0:13:32 | |
so you're talking about probably 120. | 0:13:32 | 0:13:35 | |
I'm tempted, I'm tempted! | 0:13:35 | 0:13:38 | |
Luckily, the dealer is having a cup of tea next door, so Anita should get an answer soon. | 0:13:38 | 0:13:42 | |
How about 115? | 0:13:42 | 0:13:45 | |
115, it's becoming tempting. | 0:13:45 | 0:13:48 | |
Could you ask if they would sell that terrestrial globe for £80? | 0:13:48 | 0:13:53 | |
Now, I will not be upset if you throw me out of the shop. | 0:13:53 | 0:13:58 | |
I'll have a go at it and if it doesn't happen, it doesn't matter. | 0:13:58 | 0:14:01 | |
Well, I hope he doesn't choke on a custard cream | 0:14:01 | 0:14:04 | |
when he hears Anita's latest cheeky offer. | 0:14:04 | 0:14:07 | |
Right, well, he was shocked, as you imagine. | 0:14:07 | 0:14:12 | |
I feel terrible, I maybe shouldn't have asked. | 0:14:12 | 0:14:15 | |
But he would like to do a deal, that's what it's all about. | 0:14:15 | 0:14:18 | |
-So, 90 is his price, 90, that's coming down a lot. -It is, it is. | 0:14:18 | 0:14:22 | |
It's coming down 55. | 0:14:22 | 0:14:24 | |
If I pay £90 for it, it's got to make 120-odd in auction. | 0:14:24 | 0:14:30 | |
That's the way that I have to think about it. | 0:14:30 | 0:14:33 | |
How about a compromise between the two, | 0:14:33 | 0:14:36 | |
and I won't even ask him, I'll just tell him £85, it's a deal. | 0:14:36 | 0:14:39 | |
-Let's try it. Let's go for it, let's go for it. -Let's just do it. | 0:14:39 | 0:14:43 | |
Oh, I've done it again! I've done it again! | 0:14:43 | 0:14:46 | |
And I daren't go through there either, | 0:14:46 | 0:14:48 | |
-because he'll probably poison my tea. -Oh, no! | 0:14:48 | 0:14:52 | |
In Carlisle? Surely not! | 0:14:52 | 0:14:54 | |
Phil's on his way to the outskirts | 0:14:54 | 0:14:56 | |
to visit one of the city's tiniest treasures | 0:14:56 | 0:14:59 | |
because tucked beneath this garden centre | 0:14:59 | 0:15:03 | |
is the only collection of its kind in the UK. | 0:15:03 | 0:15:06 | |
He's looking for A World In Miniature. | 0:15:06 | 0:15:09 | |
It's around here somewhere... | 0:15:09 | 0:15:11 | |
Ah, that's the sort of thing - | 0:15:15 | 0:15:18 | |
amazing little replicas of real objects. | 0:15:18 | 0:15:19 | |
Unlike the candlesticks Phil's just bought, | 0:15:19 | 0:15:23 | |
these are probably solid silver. | 0:15:23 | 0:15:26 | |
Our Phil is about to seek Lilliput in the company of guide, Sally. | 0:15:26 | 0:15:32 | |
You won't believe your eyes when I show you some of these things, | 0:15:32 | 0:15:35 | |
but I think you might find this useful. | 0:15:35 | 0:15:38 | |
I need that for every day living, never mind coming in here. | 0:15:38 | 0:15:40 | |
So these things you might recognise just a few of them on your travels. | 0:15:40 | 0:15:44 | |
Antique shops - I could go in there and spend my 200 quid, couldn't I? | 0:15:44 | 0:15:47 | |
I can see a few things I might like, | 0:15:47 | 0:15:49 | |
you've an Edgar Hunt painting just there, of cockerels in a farmyard. | 0:15:49 | 0:15:53 | |
A lovely little rocking horse. | 0:15:53 | 0:15:55 | |
A treadle sewing machine, you've got a Wemyss pig - fantastic. | 0:15:55 | 0:15:59 | |
And there's a little penny farthing that someone's left in the entrance. | 0:15:59 | 0:16:02 | |
Oh, yeah, that's cool, isn't it? | 0:16:02 | 0:16:04 | |
There are over 50 little rooms of miniatures at Houghton Hall. | 0:16:04 | 0:16:07 | |
The collection was started in Scotland during the '50s, | 0:16:07 | 0:16:11 | |
but when the founders decided to retire, | 0:16:11 | 0:16:13 | |
everything was to be sold off. | 0:16:13 | 0:16:15 | |
Happily, the owners of a Cumbrian garden centre | 0:16:15 | 0:16:18 | |
stepped in to save it and commissioned even more pieces | 0:16:18 | 0:16:22 | |
at exactly one twelfth actual size. | 0:16:22 | 0:16:25 | |
So that's like 12 inches is replicated in one inch. | 0:16:25 | 0:16:28 | |
Is that the miniature as standard? | 0:16:28 | 0:16:30 | |
It is, it's something that's universally accepted across the world. | 0:16:30 | 0:16:34 | |
-I've got one real favour to ask you. -OK. -Can I handle something? | 0:16:36 | 0:16:39 | |
SHE GASPS | 0:16:39 | 0:16:41 | |
I don't know! I'll have to check with the boss. | 0:16:41 | 0:16:44 | |
I tell you what, can you play any musical instruments? | 0:16:44 | 0:16:47 | |
-How about a miniature saxophone? -Yeah, yeah, that would be fantastic. | 0:16:47 | 0:16:50 | |
Just to have a look, just to hold it would be fantastic. | 0:16:50 | 0:16:53 | |
-So, that's actually pure gold. -It is. | 0:16:53 | 0:16:55 | |
-So that IS worth its weight in gold. -Yes, literally. -So these all work? | 0:16:55 | 0:16:59 | |
-They supposedly all work. -They do as well. | 0:16:59 | 0:17:02 | |
If you were able to put a reed on it, they tell me it will play. | 0:17:02 | 0:17:06 | |
That's a pity, because I was just going to do the Pink Panther for you. | 0:17:06 | 0:17:09 | |
But it is quite the most perfect thing, it's delightful. | 0:17:09 | 0:17:12 | |
Children are very welcome here but these are certainly not toys. | 0:17:12 | 0:17:17 | |
They've moved far beyond even the finest dolls' house. | 0:17:17 | 0:17:21 | |
What would the most expensive miniature piece you could buy cost you? | 0:17:21 | 0:17:25 | |
1,000, 10,000, 20,000? | 0:17:25 | 0:17:27 | |
Oh, no, you're talking multiples of thousands | 0:17:27 | 0:17:30 | |
for one small piece of furniture. | 0:17:30 | 0:17:33 | |
This is one of my favourite pieces. | 0:17:33 | 0:17:35 | |
That's a walnut secretaire bureau bookcase. | 0:17:35 | 0:17:38 | |
The only thing that that doesn't have | 0:17:38 | 0:17:41 | |
is the thick end of 300 years of a patina. | 0:17:41 | 0:17:43 | |
-I just love it. -And who made that? | 0:17:43 | 0:17:46 | |
Oh, this was made by John Hodgson, who is known as The Master. | 0:17:46 | 0:17:50 | |
Hodgson and younger artists like Mark Gooch | 0:17:50 | 0:17:54 | |
are big names in miniature's and with good reason - | 0:17:54 | 0:17:57 | |
because these creations really are a labour of love. | 0:17:57 | 0:18:00 | |
This model of a Middlesbrough theatre, for example, | 0:18:00 | 0:18:02 | |
took over seven years to create. | 0:18:02 | 0:18:06 | |
It's accurate right down to | 0:18:06 | 0:18:08 | |
all the wonderful mouldings over the proscenium arch | 0:18:08 | 0:18:11 | |
and there's the audience sitting there, | 0:18:11 | 0:18:13 | |
all in their Edwardian finery. | 0:18:13 | 0:18:15 | |
Every single one of the figures is different. | 0:18:15 | 0:18:19 | |
-And there's even a gentleman... -I can see him, that's me! | 0:18:19 | 0:18:22 | |
-..in the bar. -In the bar, having a drink. | 0:18:22 | 0:18:24 | |
No, they're not miniature, just far away! | 0:18:26 | 0:18:30 | |
Night-night. | 0:18:30 | 0:18:31 | |
Day two, and it's damp. | 0:18:35 | 0:18:37 | |
In the Sunbeam, things are getting steamy. | 0:18:37 | 0:18:41 | |
You must be heavy breathing, Anita, because I can't see a damn thing. | 0:18:41 | 0:18:45 | |
-It's being next to you, Phil. -I can understand that. | 0:18:45 | 0:18:48 | |
Yesterday, Phil picked up a tea caddy, | 0:18:48 | 0:18:52 | |
a pair of Sheffield plated candlesticks | 0:18:52 | 0:18:54 | |
and bobbin stand for a total of £130, | 0:18:54 | 0:18:58 | |
leaving him with just under £100 to spend today... | 0:18:58 | 0:19:01 | |
while Anita acquired a pair of earrings and a pewter tea set, | 0:19:01 | 0:19:05 | |
plus the little stamp box and a globe. | 0:19:05 | 0:19:07 | |
All that came to £125, leaving her just over £50 to spend today. | 0:19:07 | 0:19:12 | |
They're heading from the little Cumbrian hamlet of Temple Sowerby | 0:19:14 | 0:19:19 | |
to the auction in Barnard Castle. | 0:19:19 | 0:19:21 | |
There's a castle over there, look. | 0:19:21 | 0:19:23 | |
-Where? Oh, right. -On the right, over there. Is that a castle? | 0:19:23 | 0:19:26 | |
I think it's a ruin, a bit like yourself. | 0:19:26 | 0:19:29 | |
Where Phil's about to find himself in a strangely clean farmyard. | 0:19:31 | 0:19:35 | |
-Have a good day. -Right, remember Philip, no big lumps of iron. | 0:19:37 | 0:19:41 | |
The bigger the better. See you later, bye. | 0:19:41 | 0:19:43 | |
Unlikely. | 0:19:43 | 0:19:45 | |
This quirky place has been nominated one of Britain's best antique shops. | 0:19:45 | 0:19:50 | |
-Hi, I'm Philip. -Hi, I'm Andy. Pleased to meet you, Philip. | 0:19:50 | 0:19:53 | |
Andy, how are you? This is a lovely showroom, isn't it? | 0:19:53 | 0:19:55 | |
It may only be a barn, | 0:19:55 | 0:19:57 | |
but the shrewd mix of antiques and vintage is enough to inspire. | 0:19:57 | 0:20:00 | |
Anyone might think they were hip here, even Phil. | 0:20:00 | 0:20:04 | |
-Purple Rain, that was Prince, wasn't it? -Yeah. | 0:20:04 | 0:20:07 | |
Right on! | 0:20:07 | 0:20:09 | |
The only trouble is, Daddy-o, can you make some bread here? | 0:20:09 | 0:20:13 | |
This market is really a retail environment, you know. | 0:20:14 | 0:20:17 | |
I'm going to struggle to buy anything here | 0:20:17 | 0:20:19 | |
to put it into a general sale and try and make a profit on it. | 0:20:19 | 0:20:23 | |
Time for a word with Andy. | 0:20:25 | 0:20:26 | |
Is your storeroom, is it through there? | 0:20:26 | 0:20:28 | |
It's my workshop usually, | 0:20:28 | 0:20:30 | |
but we've just had a bric-a-brac clear-out sale this weekend. | 0:20:30 | 0:20:35 | |
-Can I go and have a look? -Yeah, sure. -Thank you. | 0:20:35 | 0:20:38 | |
Now this is much more chez Phil. | 0:20:43 | 0:20:45 | |
I like it when a man says, "This is the stuff I want to get rid of." | 0:20:45 | 0:20:49 | |
What we might find out in a minute is | 0:20:49 | 0:20:51 | |
how badly he wants to get rid of it. | 0:20:51 | 0:20:53 | |
-That's a bit traditional for you, isn't it? -Yeah, to be honest... | 0:20:53 | 0:20:56 | |
-What will you do with that? -Well, I've put a really low price on. | 0:20:56 | 0:21:00 | |
If somebody wants a cheap chest of drawers, that's it? | 0:21:00 | 0:21:03 | |
What's your best price on that? | 0:21:03 | 0:21:05 | |
Make me an offer. | 0:21:05 | 0:21:07 | |
It'll be a mean offer. | 0:21:07 | 0:21:08 | |
I wouldn't go over 50 quid, I'd want to buy it for 40 or 50 quid, | 0:21:08 | 0:21:13 | |
-because I tell you why, I think the top needs sorting. -Oh, yeah. | 0:21:13 | 0:21:17 | |
I think it needs all this cock-beading doing down here | 0:21:17 | 0:21:20 | |
and it wants lifting up about two and a half inches | 0:21:20 | 0:21:22 | |
with some bracket feet. | 0:21:22 | 0:21:23 | |
I'm going to give you 40 quid for it. | 0:21:23 | 0:21:25 | |
-40 quid? -I know I'm being really cheeky. | 0:21:25 | 0:21:28 | |
No, you're not, because I use them for scrap, so it's a balance of what we can get. | 0:21:28 | 0:21:32 | |
There's an element, your scutchings and the locks are worth more to me | 0:21:32 | 0:21:35 | |
-than it is as a piece of furniture. Are you going to take it now? -Yeah. | 0:21:35 | 0:21:39 | |
-Give us 40 quid. -Oh, you're a gentleman, thank you. | 0:21:39 | 0:21:42 | |
But you won't get anywhere in life without some proper barefaced cheek. | 0:21:42 | 0:21:46 | |
Is there any way that we can just, something that we can just... | 0:21:46 | 0:21:51 | |
I've probably got a nut for it. | 0:21:51 | 0:21:53 | |
Just to lock that on there, | 0:21:53 | 0:21:55 | |
then it just looks a little bit more presentable, doesn't it? | 0:21:55 | 0:21:58 | |
-I'll even leave you with your ivy leaf. -Thanks(!) | 0:21:58 | 0:22:00 | |
Andy, thank you very much indeed. | 0:22:00 | 0:22:02 | |
So, while Andy makes a quick repair, Phil shoves off. | 0:22:02 | 0:22:06 | |
Meanwhile, Anita has made her way | 0:22:06 | 0:22:09 | |
from Temple Sowerby to Kirby Stephen. | 0:22:09 | 0:22:13 | |
-It's lovely to meet you. Penny, is it? -It's Penny, you're right, yes. | 0:22:19 | 0:22:23 | |
For me, this is heaven. | 0:22:23 | 0:22:24 | |
Anita still wants to find one more item, but while downstairs | 0:22:24 | 0:22:28 | |
a perfectly respectable selection of bric-a-brac awaits, | 0:22:28 | 0:22:32 | |
upstairs are hats and Anita certainly does like a hat. | 0:22:32 | 0:22:36 | |
# Mirror, mirror, mon amour | 0:22:39 | 0:22:41 | |
# Send me what I'm waiting for | 0:22:41 | 0:22:43 | |
# Pick me up an image so fine So fine | 0:22:43 | 0:22:46 | |
# Mirror, mirror, mon amour | 0:22:46 | 0:22:47 | |
# Give me what I'm waiting for... # | 0:22:47 | 0:22:49 | |
It's very Jackie O. | 0:22:49 | 0:22:51 | |
Now I look like a dowager duck. | 0:22:53 | 0:22:56 | |
A dowager duck! SHE LAUGHS | 0:22:56 | 0:22:59 | |
I think it's terribly chic. | 0:22:59 | 0:23:00 | |
I think this one would suit Phil. | 0:23:06 | 0:23:08 | |
Now, just calm down, Anita, and apply yourself. | 0:23:09 | 0:23:12 | |
What about that clock? | 0:23:12 | 0:23:15 | |
I'm having a look at this clock. | 0:23:15 | 0:23:17 | |
It has the look, | 0:23:17 | 0:23:19 | |
it's got that Art Deco 1930s geometric shape and I like it. | 0:23:19 | 0:23:25 | |
Whoops! You only have about £50 left. | 0:23:25 | 0:23:28 | |
What I was looking at was this clock, Penny. | 0:23:28 | 0:23:32 | |
It's Art Deco style, it's not from the 1930s, | 0:23:32 | 0:23:34 | |
it's maybe a bit later than that, '50s. | 0:23:34 | 0:23:38 | |
I know it had some pieces with it. | 0:23:38 | 0:23:40 | |
That's right, yes, it would have had two side ornaments | 0:23:40 | 0:23:44 | |
and the little back plate is missing. | 0:23:44 | 0:23:47 | |
But it's like this shop, it's got bags of style. | 0:23:47 | 0:23:51 | |
-Thank you, thank you for that. -Enough buttering up, please! | 0:23:51 | 0:23:56 | |
Now we get to the nitty-gritty. | 0:23:56 | 0:23:59 | |
What I'd be looking to pay would be in the region of 30 to 35. | 0:23:59 | 0:24:06 | |
Am I anywhere near it? | 0:24:06 | 0:24:07 | |
Not really, I would have thought more £50. | 0:24:07 | 0:24:11 | |
It might be a wee bit dear for me at 50. | 0:24:11 | 0:24:14 | |
Is there another wee bit of movement, maybe in the region of 40? | 0:24:14 | 0:24:18 | |
40 would help me. | 0:24:18 | 0:24:20 | |
-How's 45 sounding. -45? -I think that really is the best. | 0:24:20 | 0:24:23 | |
45, it's not a bad price and I probably have got a chance with that. | 0:24:23 | 0:24:29 | |
-It's a deal. -Thank you very much. | 0:24:29 | 0:24:31 | |
-I'll get that wrapped for you. -OK, thank you. | 0:24:31 | 0:24:33 | |
With Anita now almost penniless, let's see what her rival can do. | 0:24:33 | 0:24:37 | |
Because having grabbed the Sunbeam, | 0:24:39 | 0:24:40 | |
trundled north along to Appleby-in-Westmorland, | 0:24:40 | 0:24:43 | |
Phil's looking for one more buy. | 0:24:43 | 0:24:45 | |
I think that I'm quite pleased with what I bought, | 0:24:45 | 0:24:48 | |
although I have to say they're a bit, you know, | 0:24:48 | 0:24:50 | |
real old-school antiques and it would be quite nice to find | 0:24:50 | 0:24:53 | |
one thing that I can go off piste on. | 0:24:53 | 0:24:56 | |
I shudder to think what that might mean. Perhaps he'll buy a horse. | 0:24:56 | 0:24:59 | |
The place is known for them, after all. | 0:24:59 | 0:25:02 | |
Appleby's famous annual horse fair | 0:25:04 | 0:25:07 | |
was first held as long ago as the 12th century. | 0:25:07 | 0:25:10 | |
That does look an intriguing sign! | 0:25:10 | 0:25:13 | |
You can see why they've called it Hidden Treasures. | 0:25:15 | 0:25:18 | |
Divina, meet Phil. He may not be your easiest customer. | 0:25:20 | 0:25:24 | |
Has that label been on there a long time? | 0:25:24 | 0:25:27 | |
Not that long, or else it would have smudged. | 0:25:27 | 0:25:29 | |
-That's a blow. I was hoping... -It would smudged in the rain. | 0:25:29 | 0:25:32 | |
SHE LAUGHS | 0:25:32 | 0:25:36 | |
What would be the very, very best on that? | 0:25:36 | 0:25:38 | |
-Very best. -15. | 0:25:42 | 0:25:44 | |
OK. Thank you. Put that one back. | 0:25:44 | 0:25:47 | |
Hm, he's in a funny mood today. | 0:25:47 | 0:25:50 | |
Just a touch out of my price range, unfortunately. | 0:25:50 | 0:25:52 | |
Will I need my hanky box as I'm coming round with you? | 0:25:52 | 0:25:55 | |
No, I might need mine. | 0:25:55 | 0:25:57 | |
I'm very tempted by the book on modern welding | 0:25:57 | 0:26:00 | |
but I think I'll give that a miss just for now. | 0:26:00 | 0:26:02 | |
I think that's five or 10 quid's worth at auction. | 0:26:02 | 0:26:05 | |
What have you got on that? 28. | 0:26:05 | 0:26:08 | |
But while he's pondering that book, | 0:26:08 | 0:26:10 | |
more sewing paraphernalia comes to light. | 0:26:10 | 0:26:12 | |
Actually, I've just seen something else. What's that? | 0:26:12 | 0:26:15 | |
Ohh! Blooming backache! | 0:26:15 | 0:26:17 | |
Sewing clamps, are they? That's a sewing clamp, isn't it? | 0:26:17 | 0:26:21 | |
It sort of just slides onto there like that, | 0:26:21 | 0:26:23 | |
and you just tighten him up and... | 0:26:23 | 0:26:27 | |
That goes on there as well, you just tighten that up. | 0:26:28 | 0:26:32 | |
That one, it's basically like a little pincushion. | 0:26:32 | 0:26:34 | |
I think they're probably ivory. | 0:26:34 | 0:26:36 | |
Under the 1947 CITES agreement, it's illegal to buy or sell | 0:26:36 | 0:26:41 | |
any ivory objects unless they were made before June of that year. | 0:26:41 | 0:26:45 | |
But as these are late Victorian or Edwardian, they'll be fine. | 0:26:45 | 0:26:49 | |
What's your best on these? Your very, very best. | 0:26:49 | 0:26:54 | |
35. You really are going to make a profit on that, I'm certain. | 0:26:54 | 0:26:59 | |
I'm going to buy these two off you, my love. | 0:26:59 | 0:27:02 | |
£35 sews up that little deal. | 0:27:02 | 0:27:04 | |
Back in the lovely old town of Kirby Stephen, Anita's stopped shopping. | 0:27:04 | 0:27:07 | |
The Vikings were early settlers here | 0:27:07 | 0:27:11 | |
and the name of the place derives from the Norse for church. | 0:27:11 | 0:27:15 | |
In one of the town's many fine buildings, | 0:27:15 | 0:27:17 | |
Anita's come to see an historic collection | 0:27:17 | 0:27:21 | |
of one of her favourite things - frocks. | 0:27:21 | 0:27:23 | |
Hello, Lynn. I have been so looking forward to coming here. | 0:27:25 | 0:27:31 | |
I am a dedicated follower of fashion. How did it all start? | 0:27:31 | 0:27:36 | |
I bought blanket box full of linen, tablecloths and stuff | 0:27:36 | 0:27:41 | |
and in the bottom of the box was a cape and that really set me off. | 0:27:41 | 0:27:46 | |
That was over 30 years ago. | 0:27:47 | 0:27:49 | |
Since then, Lynn has acquired | 0:27:49 | 0:27:51 | |
over 400 vintage dresses of various ages and styles, | 0:27:51 | 0:27:55 | |
many accessories too, but it all started with one little cape. | 0:27:55 | 0:28:00 | |
It's 1870s, and we know that | 0:28:00 | 0:28:01 | |
because it's got nice what we call "pagoda" sleeves | 0:28:01 | 0:28:04 | |
and she would have had white ruff sleeves underneath | 0:28:04 | 0:28:07 | |
that came up to the elbow. | 0:28:07 | 0:28:09 | |
I just love it. It's responsible for me spending an awful lot of money. | 0:28:09 | 0:28:15 | |
I would think my collection's worth over £100,000, if not more, | 0:28:15 | 0:28:18 | |
but I don't care, I just love it. | 0:28:18 | 0:28:21 | |
For many years, Lynn kept her amazing collection at home | 0:28:21 | 0:28:25 | |
using it for fashion shows and talks. | 0:28:25 | 0:28:27 | |
But now the public can view it every weekend for free. | 0:28:27 | 0:28:31 | |
I wish they could talk to me, though. | 0:28:31 | 0:28:33 | |
I sit and I look at them hanging up on pictures and walls | 0:28:33 | 0:28:37 | |
and doors and I think, "If only they could talk to me." | 0:28:37 | 0:28:41 | |
-Is this a ball dress or an evening dress? -It is a ball gown. | 0:28:41 | 0:28:44 | |
Because of all the lace, | 0:28:44 | 0:28:46 | |
this depicts that this lady had a lot of money. | 0:28:46 | 0:28:49 | |
I mean, it's gorgeous. | 0:28:50 | 0:28:52 | |
-They were prestige dressing. There were power dressing. -They were. | 0:28:52 | 0:28:55 | |
For most modern women, | 0:28:58 | 0:28:59 | |
the only equivalent of those fine frocks is their wedding dress | 0:28:59 | 0:29:04 | |
and Lynn has over 100 of these. | 0:29:04 | 0:29:07 | |
There's lace ones, there is satin ones, | 0:29:07 | 0:29:09 | |
velvet ones and as you can see, they're all different. | 0:29:09 | 0:29:13 | |
So everyone's got a story, everyone's had a happy bride? | 0:29:13 | 0:29:17 | |
Most of them, yes, except this one. | 0:29:17 | 0:29:19 | |
Now this one, it's had three owners. | 0:29:19 | 0:29:21 | |
The person who originally made it was jilted, | 0:29:21 | 0:29:25 | |
so she passed it on to a cousin. | 0:29:25 | 0:29:29 | |
And unfortunately, she died, so she didn't wear it. | 0:29:29 | 0:29:32 | |
And then the third owner is the lady I got it from, | 0:29:32 | 0:29:35 | |
she was a missionary out in Africa somewhere | 0:29:35 | 0:29:39 | |
and she put it on to get married | 0:29:39 | 0:29:41 | |
and when she turned round just for the finishing touches, | 0:29:41 | 0:29:44 | |
it was absolutely covered in creepy crawlies, | 0:29:44 | 0:29:48 | |
so she took it off and got married | 0:29:48 | 0:29:50 | |
in a little white frock belonging to one of the servant girls. | 0:29:50 | 0:29:54 | |
Oh, that's so sad. Poor wee dress, it's never had a bride. | 0:29:54 | 0:29:57 | |
-Do you think it might have in the future? -No. | 0:29:57 | 0:30:01 | |
It's a little bit unlucky, isn't it, really? | 0:30:01 | 0:30:03 | |
And who could resist a dress with such a tale? | 0:30:03 | 0:30:06 | |
Certainly not our Anita. | 0:30:06 | 0:30:09 | |
What do you think? | 0:30:11 | 0:30:13 | |
Well, I think I've found myself another model for future shows. | 0:30:13 | 0:30:18 | |
Great. | 0:30:18 | 0:30:19 | |
All I need now is a man. | 0:30:19 | 0:30:22 | |
Oh, no, it can't be. | 0:30:22 | 0:30:23 | |
The curse strikes again. Not Blakey from On The Buses?! | 0:30:23 | 0:30:26 | |
Don't do it! | 0:30:26 | 0:30:28 | |
OK, now it's time to reveal just what they've been up to. | 0:30:30 | 0:30:34 | |
Let's have a look. What have we bought? | 0:30:34 | 0:30:36 | |
What have we got? Right... | 0:30:36 | 0:30:37 | |
I quite like doing this bit. | 0:30:37 | 0:30:39 | |
It's a wee bit like Christmas. | 0:30:39 | 0:30:41 | |
Can I say two things I like instantly? I think that's lovely | 0:30:41 | 0:30:44 | |
-and I love that. -OK. | 0:30:44 | 0:30:47 | |
And I love that cos, as you know, I used to be an old geog bloke. | 0:30:47 | 0:30:51 | |
I know you were a geography teacher, but you cannae read a map! | 0:30:51 | 0:30:54 | |
No, I can't read a globe anyway. | 0:30:54 | 0:30:56 | |
So I think that's lovely. What did you pay for that? | 0:30:56 | 0:30:59 | |
I paid £85 for that. | 0:30:59 | 0:31:01 | |
I think if that doesn't show you a decent profit, there's no justice. | 0:31:01 | 0:31:05 | |
-What's that? Show me that. -What's that? | 0:31:05 | 0:31:07 | |
-Well, it looks better than it is, Philip. -There's a lot of things in life like that. | 0:31:07 | 0:31:11 | |
-Including me and you! -Absolutely! | 0:31:11 | 0:31:13 | |
It's a wee stamp box, and what drew me to it | 0:31:13 | 0:31:16 | |
-was this beautiful blue. -It's almost like lapis, it? | 0:31:16 | 0:31:19 | |
-It is. It's an agate. -How much? | 0:31:19 | 0:31:21 | |
-Ten quid. -Oh, you can't go wrong with that. -I know. | 0:31:21 | 0:31:24 | |
What about the stuff he's not so keen on? | 0:31:24 | 0:31:26 | |
I thought you weren't a wee dog lady. | 0:31:26 | 0:31:29 | |
-I'm not, but I thought you might like this. -I love dogs. -There are people who are wee dog ladies. | 0:31:29 | 0:31:33 | |
-And that... That's not Tudric, is it? -It's not, it's Craftsman. | 0:31:33 | 0:31:38 | |
I bought that because I like the Arts and Crafts look about it. | 0:31:38 | 0:31:42 | |
And I bought it, and then I looked at it again | 0:31:42 | 0:31:44 | |
and I realised that these two finials were different. | 0:31:44 | 0:31:48 | |
Shh, don't tell anybody. | 0:31:48 | 0:31:49 | |
Don't worry, not a word. | 0:31:49 | 0:31:51 | |
Your secret's safe. | 0:31:51 | 0:31:53 | |
Are you ready for this? | 0:31:53 | 0:31:55 | |
This is the real boring stuff, this is. | 0:31:55 | 0:31:58 | |
These little sewing implements, | 0:31:58 | 0:32:00 | |
what draws you to them? | 0:32:00 | 0:32:02 | |
It was the only thing I thought I could make a profit out of | 0:32:02 | 0:32:06 | |
is the absolute honest truth! | 0:32:06 | 0:32:08 | |
My two favourite bits is this little baby, | 0:32:08 | 0:32:11 | |
-which I think is just a lovely thing. -It is. | 0:32:11 | 0:32:13 | |
With this little drawer here. | 0:32:13 | 0:32:16 | |
-Oh, isn't that sweet? -I thought that was sweet. | 0:32:16 | 0:32:18 | |
-And I love these as well. -Are these silver? | 0:32:18 | 0:32:21 | |
In your dreams, sweetheart! Our budget's 200, | 0:32:21 | 0:32:24 | |
not 2,000! | 0:32:24 | 0:32:25 | |
How much did you pay for them? | 0:32:25 | 0:32:27 | |
Well, that was £65. | 0:32:27 | 0:32:30 | |
-That was £55... -Yes... | 0:32:30 | 0:32:32 | |
-A tenner. -A tenner?! | 0:32:32 | 0:32:34 | |
I think she's impressed, Phil! | 0:32:34 | 0:32:36 | |
-How did you get that for a tenner? -Well, cos it's a bit battered and bruised! | 0:32:36 | 0:32:40 | |
-Can I have a wee look? -Yeah, yeah. -I mean, I know that condition is... | 0:32:40 | 0:32:43 | |
-but you've still got the lids here. -Yeah. | 0:32:43 | 0:32:46 | |
-For a tenner, that's a good buy, so you've done well, my friend. -I hope so. | 0:32:46 | 0:32:51 | |
-This is the other lot. -Yeah. | 0:32:51 | 0:32:53 | |
-This? -This, yeah. | 0:32:53 | 0:32:55 | |
-You bought this? -Yeah. | 0:32:55 | 0:32:57 | |
-That's a nice chest. Victorian chest. -It is, Anita, but you know... | 0:32:57 | 0:33:00 | |
If you paid £50 for it, I'd still think you'd be getting it cheap. | 0:33:00 | 0:33:04 | |
I paid £40 for it and if I didn't buy it, the guy was going to break it up and use it for spare timber. | 0:33:04 | 0:33:10 | |
And what you're saying is, you're just an old softie. | 0:33:10 | 0:33:15 | |
That gruff exterior, | 0:33:15 | 0:33:18 | |
that gurning old face... | 0:33:18 | 0:33:20 | |
You are just a softie! | 0:33:20 | 0:33:24 | |
-I like the handles. -That's it, then? | 0:33:24 | 0:33:27 | |
Let's throw the rest away! | 0:33:27 | 0:33:29 | |
If that wasn't frank enough, let's find out what they really thought. | 0:33:29 | 0:33:33 | |
I can't see anywhere a potential for big losses. | 0:33:33 | 0:33:36 | |
I think the pewter service, that's profit, | 0:33:36 | 0:33:39 | |
the earrings, profit, | 0:33:39 | 0:33:40 | |
the dog... you can't lose too much there. | 0:33:40 | 0:33:43 | |
I think they're a lovely little group of items. | 0:33:43 | 0:33:46 | |
Proper, regular antiques. | 0:33:46 | 0:33:48 | |
I like them all, | 0:33:48 | 0:33:50 | |
but I particularly like the little ivory sewing implements. | 0:33:50 | 0:33:53 | |
I think they're beautiful. | 0:33:53 | 0:33:55 | |
The globe, that's my real bit of green-eyed jealousy creeping in, | 0:33:55 | 0:33:59 | |
because it's a really nice thing. I think she could do well with that. | 0:33:59 | 0:34:03 | |
After starting out by Hadrian's Wall, up in Haltwhistle, | 0:34:03 | 0:34:08 | |
this part of our trip will end at an auction in the castle. | 0:34:08 | 0:34:12 | |
Locals call it Barney. | 0:34:12 | 0:34:14 | |
Do you know what? | 0:34:14 | 0:34:15 | |
I think these auctioneers will look after us well today. | 0:34:15 | 0:34:19 | |
You're optimistic, then? | 0:34:19 | 0:34:20 | |
No, I've sent them threatening letters if they don't! | 0:34:20 | 0:34:25 | |
This auction house doesn't just sell the usual sort of thing. | 0:34:25 | 0:34:28 | |
They once included a five-door family hatchback alongside antique furniture. | 0:34:28 | 0:34:33 | |
So while the Barney folk take a butcher's at what's on offer today, | 0:34:33 | 0:34:37 | |
let's have a barney with auctioneer David Elstob | 0:34:37 | 0:34:40 | |
about Philip and Anita's lots. | 0:34:40 | 0:34:42 | |
My favourite item is the globe. Had a bit of pre-sale interest in that. | 0:34:42 | 0:34:47 | |
Does have a few condition issues, but I expect that to do well. | 0:34:47 | 0:34:51 | |
The other I'm interested is a chest of drawers. | 0:34:51 | 0:34:54 | |
It's a nice size, good proportions | 0:34:54 | 0:34:56 | |
and we've had interest from the local trade. | 0:34:56 | 0:34:59 | |
Anita began with £177.30 | 0:35:00 | 0:35:03 | |
and she spent a total of £170 on five auction lots. | 0:35:03 | 0:35:07 | |
Let's go for it! Let's go for it! | 0:35:07 | 0:35:10 | |
Phil started out with £225.80, | 0:35:10 | 0:35:14 | |
and he spent £205 of it, | 0:35:14 | 0:35:16 | |
also on five lots. | 0:35:16 | 0:35:18 | |
Only, this is unsaleable. | 0:35:18 | 0:35:20 | |
This place is packed and we're about to start. | 0:35:21 | 0:35:23 | |
One of us at least is very excited. | 0:35:23 | 0:35:26 | |
I had blue biro marks all the way up my leg when I got home after the last auction! | 0:35:27 | 0:35:32 | |
As long as it's only ink. OK, Anita's dog and clock. | 0:35:32 | 0:35:35 | |
Not a pub, but an Art Deco-style timepiece. | 0:35:35 | 0:35:38 | |
With commission I'll start straight in at 50. | 0:35:38 | 0:35:41 | |
50 I'm bid, I'll take five next. | 0:35:41 | 0:35:43 | |
£50 I'm bid... | 0:35:43 | 0:35:45 | |
Five anywhere? 55... 60... | 0:35:45 | 0:35:47 | |
Five in the room, 65 in the room. | 0:35:47 | 0:35:49 | |
Let's see 70. 65. Can I see 70 anywhere? | 0:35:49 | 0:35:53 | |
-I have 65. -All done at 65... | 0:35:53 | 0:35:56 | |
BANGS GAVEL | 0:35:56 | 0:35:57 | |
-Well done you! -I'm happy with that. I'm happy. | 0:35:57 | 0:36:00 | |
Quite right too. A very good start. | 0:36:00 | 0:36:04 | |
I've got tender skin. My mother always told me I have tender skin. | 0:36:04 | 0:36:06 | |
More Anita. Hand-hammered and under the hammer. | 0:36:11 | 0:36:14 | |
Who'll start me at £50? | 0:36:15 | 0:36:17 | |
£30 then? | 0:36:19 | 0:36:20 | |
Nobody wants it for 30? | 0:36:21 | 0:36:22 | |
20? | 0:36:22 | 0:36:24 | |
20 bid. At 20. I'll take two. | 0:36:24 | 0:36:26 | |
£20 I'm bid. 22 anywhere? | 0:36:26 | 0:36:28 | |
22... 25... | 0:36:28 | 0:36:30 | |
28, 30, 32, | 0:36:30 | 0:36:32 | |
bid at 32... | 0:36:32 | 0:36:34 | |
35 anywhere? 35... | 0:36:34 | 0:36:35 | |
-35 bid. 35. -38... Yes! -Would you just stop?! | 0:36:35 | 0:36:39 | |
-At 40 in front. -All done at 40... | 0:36:39 | 0:36:41 | |
BANGS GAVEL Yes! | 0:36:41 | 0:36:44 | |
Good! | 0:36:44 | 0:36:45 | |
More profits. Anita's catching up. | 0:36:45 | 0:36:49 | |
Just leave me alone! | 0:36:49 | 0:36:50 | |
I don't want to leave you alone! | 0:36:50 | 0:36:52 | |
Aw-w!. Phil's turn. | 0:36:54 | 0:36:56 | |
He loves those candlesticks. | 0:36:56 | 0:36:58 | |
Set me away for these. 50 for them. | 0:36:58 | 0:36:59 | |
Worth all of that. £50? | 0:36:59 | 0:37:02 | |
30 then? | 0:37:02 | 0:37:04 | |
£30 I'm bid. | 0:37:04 | 0:37:06 | |
Back of the room at £30. 32? 32 on the net. | 0:37:06 | 0:37:09 | |
32. 35. Two bidders on the net. 38. | 0:37:09 | 0:37:12 | |
40. 40 bid. 42. 42 bid. | 0:37:12 | 0:37:15 | |
42. 45. | 0:37:15 | 0:37:17 | |
45 bid. 48 in the room. | 0:37:17 | 0:37:19 | |
48 in the room. 50. | 0:37:19 | 0:37:20 | |
50 bid. At 50 bid. £50 in the room. | 0:37:20 | 0:37:23 | |
Across the room, 55. | 0:37:23 | 0:37:25 | |
60. 60 bid. | 0:37:25 | 0:37:27 | |
At £60 in the back then. All done at 60? | 0:37:27 | 0:37:30 | |
BANGS GAVEL | 0:37:30 | 0:37:31 | |
That's just cost me 15 quid. | 0:37:31 | 0:37:33 | |
Yup, it'll be a much bigger loss after commission. | 0:37:33 | 0:37:37 | |
-Now we're almost equal, as we speak. -Are you an auctioneer or a mathematician? | 0:37:37 | 0:37:41 | |
You've got to be both. You know that. | 0:37:41 | 0:37:43 | |
Anita's globe. The old geography teacher thinks the world of this too. | 0:37:43 | 0:37:48 | |
-Nice thing. We have a telephone line. -Oh! -I'm at 38 bid. | 0:37:48 | 0:37:52 | |
38 I'm bid. I'll take 40. | 0:37:52 | 0:37:55 | |
42. 45. 48. 50. | 0:37:55 | 0:37:57 | |
Five. 60. 60 bid. 60 bid. I'll take five. | 0:37:57 | 0:38:01 | |
65. 70. | 0:38:01 | 0:38:04 | |
75. 75 bid. | 0:38:04 | 0:38:05 | |
80. 80 bid. | 0:38:05 | 0:38:07 | |
85. 90. 90 bid in the room. | 0:38:07 | 0:38:10 | |
95 on the phone. | 0:38:12 | 0:38:13 | |
95 on the phone. Let's see 100. | 0:38:13 | 0:38:16 | |
-100 now. 100 in the room. -Yes! -100 bid. | 0:38:16 | 0:38:19 | |
110 on the floor. 120 in the room. | 0:38:19 | 0:38:21 | |
120 in the room. I'll take 130. | 0:38:21 | 0:38:23 | |
-I love this. -Yeah. | 0:38:23 | 0:38:25 | |
130 on the floor. 140 if you like, sir. | 0:38:25 | 0:38:28 | |
130 on the telephone. | 0:38:28 | 0:38:30 | |
All done at 130? Selling at 130... | 0:38:30 | 0:38:32 | |
BANGS GAVEL | 0:38:32 | 0:38:34 | |
-Yes! -Well done you. | 0:38:34 | 0:38:36 | |
Everyone loved it. | 0:38:37 | 0:38:38 | |
Another fine profit for Anita. | 0:38:38 | 0:38:41 | |
Your little tea caddy. | 0:38:41 | 0:38:43 | |
If that doesn't make a profit, I will pack up. | 0:38:43 | 0:38:45 | |
Time for Phil to fight back | 0:38:45 | 0:38:48 | |
with this battered caddy. | 0:38:48 | 0:38:51 | |
With interest, I'll start you with 25 bid. | 0:38:51 | 0:38:54 | |
That's a relief. | 0:38:54 | 0:38:55 | |
At 25 bid. 28 anywhere? | 0:38:55 | 0:38:57 | |
At 25. 28. 30. 32. 35. | 0:38:57 | 0:39:00 | |
At 35 bid. 38 on the net. 38 on the net. | 0:39:00 | 0:39:04 | |
40 with me. | 0:39:04 | 0:39:05 | |
£40 to see 42. £40. 42. | 0:39:05 | 0:39:08 | |
-Happy? -Yeah, I am, actually. | 0:39:08 | 0:39:10 | |
At 48 bid. At 48. 50. I'm 50 bid now. | 0:39:10 | 0:39:14 | |
-At £50. -All done at 50... | 0:39:14 | 0:39:15 | |
BANGS GAVEL | 0:39:15 | 0:39:17 | |
So are you happy? Let's see a wee smile. | 0:39:17 | 0:39:20 | |
Steady on, Phil! Things are looking up, though. | 0:39:20 | 0:39:23 | |
It's my lot next. | 0:39:23 | 0:39:25 | |
He's right, you know. | 0:39:25 | 0:39:27 | |
The cotton reel stand. Worth a packet or what? | 0:39:27 | 0:39:30 | |
And with interest, I'm bid 35. 35 I'm bid. | 0:39:32 | 0:39:35 | |
38. 40. 42. | 0:39:35 | 0:39:37 | |
45. 48. 50. | 0:39:37 | 0:39:39 | |
50 bid. Five. It's only another five pounds. | 0:39:39 | 0:39:42 | |
Five. 60. | 0:39:42 | 0:39:44 | |
Five anywhere? 65. | 0:39:44 | 0:39:45 | |
70, madam. 75. | 0:39:45 | 0:39:47 | |
75 bid. | 0:39:47 | 0:39:48 | |
It's worth another five pounds of anybody's money. | 0:39:48 | 0:39:51 | |
At 75 bid. Come on. 80. | 0:39:51 | 0:39:53 | |
Five. 90? Round it up. | 0:39:53 | 0:39:56 | |
£85 in front of me. | 0:39:56 | 0:39:59 | |
All done at £85. | 0:39:59 | 0:40:01 | |
BANGS GAVEL | 0:40:01 | 0:40:02 | |
-Tell you what, he worked really hard. -He worked hard, yeah. | 0:40:02 | 0:40:05 | |
More profits for the man from Worcester. | 0:40:05 | 0:40:09 | |
Next up, Anita's bargain stamp box. | 0:40:10 | 0:40:13 | |
I bought it because it was pretty and because I got a very good price. | 0:40:13 | 0:40:17 | |
The woman was very good to me. | 0:40:17 | 0:40:19 | |
A continental white-metal mounted blue-banded agate stamp box. | 0:40:19 | 0:40:23 | |
About 1900. | 0:40:23 | 0:40:25 | |
With interest I'm at 38 bid. | 0:40:25 | 0:40:27 | |
I thought it would do well. | 0:40:27 | 0:40:29 | |
£38 I'm bid. 38. 40. 42. 45. 48. | 0:40:29 | 0:40:33 | |
48 bid. | 0:40:33 | 0:40:35 | |
At £48 bid. Do I see 50 anywhere? | 0:40:35 | 0:40:37 | |
Internet's in at 50. At 50 bid on the net. | 0:40:37 | 0:40:39 | |
All done at 50... | 0:40:39 | 0:40:41 | |
BANGS GAVEL | 0:40:41 | 0:40:42 | |
-£50. -I think it's a cracking thing. -Can't complain at that. | 0:40:42 | 0:40:46 | |
Yup, we definitely approve of that one. | 0:40:46 | 0:40:49 | |
What do you think your earrings will make? | 0:40:49 | 0:40:51 | |
They should make in excess of £20. | 0:40:51 | 0:40:53 | |
There is that gold content. | 0:40:53 | 0:40:56 | |
We'll see, Anita. You've certainly done well so far, darling. | 0:40:56 | 0:41:01 | |
-Should kind of double up my money. -Yeah. | 0:41:01 | 0:41:03 | |
With interest I'm at 18. | 0:41:03 | 0:41:05 | |
You were spot on. | 0:41:05 | 0:41:06 | |
20 bid. At £20 in the room. Do I see 22? | 0:41:06 | 0:41:10 | |
22. 25. 28. | 0:41:10 | 0:41:12 | |
At £28 bid. 30. 30 bid. | 0:41:12 | 0:41:14 | |
At £30 in the corner then. All done at 30... | 0:41:14 | 0:41:16 | |
BANGS GAVEL | 0:41:16 | 0:41:17 | |
-That was a short and sweet 15 quid profit! -But that's spot on. | 0:41:17 | 0:41:21 | |
They're neck and neck now. | 0:41:21 | 0:41:24 | |
My profit's going to come out of my chest of drawers. | 0:41:24 | 0:41:27 | |
How did you get that for 40 quid? | 0:41:27 | 0:41:29 | |
Well, we can probably rule out charm! | 0:41:29 | 0:41:33 | |
Nice chest of drawers. Good proportions. | 0:41:33 | 0:41:35 | |
I'm bid £90 on it. 90 I'm bid. | 0:41:35 | 0:41:37 | |
That's all right. | 0:41:37 | 0:41:39 | |
95. 100. | 0:41:39 | 0:41:40 | |
100 bid. 110. 120. | 0:41:40 | 0:41:42 | |
120 bid. Don't leave it for ten. | 0:41:42 | 0:41:45 | |
120 with me. 130 on the net. | 0:41:45 | 0:41:47 | |
Let's see 140. | 0:41:47 | 0:41:49 | |
It's an internet bid at 130. | 0:41:49 | 0:41:50 | |
You're out still. Selling at 130... | 0:41:50 | 0:41:53 | |
-BANGS GAVEL -130. | 0:41:53 | 0:41:55 | |
But I'm pleased | 0:41:55 | 0:41:56 | |
because that's given me a bit of a leg up, hasn't it? | 0:41:56 | 0:41:59 | |
A huge profit, actually, from a chest that was destined for scrap. | 0:41:59 | 0:42:03 | |
Next lot's the old sewing bits then. | 0:42:03 | 0:42:05 | |
-Internet's in at 38. -Are you getting excited? | 0:42:05 | 0:42:09 | |
I think he is, Anita. | 0:42:09 | 0:42:10 | |
Who'll start me at 50? | 0:42:13 | 0:42:15 | |
40 then? | 0:42:15 | 0:42:17 | |
40 I'm bid. £40 I'm bid. | 0:42:17 | 0:42:19 | |
£40. At 40 bid. 42. | 0:42:19 | 0:42:21 | |
45. | 0:42:21 | 0:42:22 | |
48. 50. 50 bid. | 0:42:22 | 0:42:24 | |
Five. 55. 60. 60 bid. | 0:42:24 | 0:42:27 | |
That's £60 then. 65. | 0:42:27 | 0:42:29 | |
65. 70. | 0:42:29 | 0:42:30 | |
At 70 bid then. | 0:42:30 | 0:42:32 | |
At £70. All done at 70... | 0:42:32 | 0:42:33 | |
BANGS GAVEL | 0:42:33 | 0:42:35 | |
I've completely lost the plot of what I've done and haven't done. | 0:42:35 | 0:42:38 | |
-Will I count it all up for you? -Yeah, you count your money. | 0:42:38 | 0:42:40 | |
Another good profit | 0:42:40 | 0:42:42 | |
and Anita's adding up proves that Phil once again carries the day. | 0:42:42 | 0:42:46 | |
-And as I'm in profit I'll buy you a cup of tea. -You're a darling. | 0:42:46 | 0:42:50 | |
After paying auction costs, Anita now has: | 0:42:50 | 0:42:54 | |
Phil, on the other hand, is still way out in the lead with: | 0:42:56 | 0:42:59 | |
Well done! | 0:43:01 | 0:43:02 | |
-That really wasn't too bad, was it? -IT was absolutely great. | 0:43:02 | 0:43:07 | |
But, Phil, I think you're still ahead of me by a margin. | 0:43:07 | 0:43:11 | |
-Well... -Quite a big margin. | 0:43:11 | 0:43:14 | |
-He did a good job, didn't he? -Yes! | 0:43:14 | 0:43:16 | |
On to the next stop. | 0:43:17 | 0:43:20 | |
Next time on the Antiques Road Trip, | 0:43:21 | 0:43:24 | |
Anita has a ball. | 0:43:24 | 0:43:26 | |
Ugh! It's very heavy. > | 0:43:26 | 0:43:27 | |
That would keep a man where you would him! | 0:43:27 | 0:43:30 | |
And Phil makes a promise. | 0:43:30 | 0:43:32 | |
I'd like to give you a very satisfactory experience. | 0:43:32 | 0:43:35 | |
LAUGHTER | 0:43:35 | 0:43:36 | |
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