Episode 20 Antiques Road Trip

It's the nation's favourite antiques experts

-'with £200 each...'

-I love that.

..a classic car

and a goal to scour Britain for antiques.

Yippee!

My heart is slightly racing.

The aim? To make the biggest profit at auction, but it's no mean feat.

There will be worthy winners and valiant losers.

Evening, all.

So, will it be the high road to glory or the slow road to disaster?

Johnny, are we going to end up in a dead end?

This is the Antiques Road Trip.

Yeah!

Today, we are on the road for the final adventure

with our bewitching antique experts, Anita Manning and Jonathan Pratt.

# Bread of heaven

# Bread of heaven, feed me now... #

No...

# Feed me till I want no more

# I want no more

# Feed me till I want no more. #

That's right, we're in Wales.

Anita Manning is a no-nonsense auctioneer that plays it supercool

when she goes in for a deal.

Give me a better price on it. Give me it for a fiver.

And she has a real passion for hats.

-That is for your granny's wedding.

-Yeah, I know!

This is Jonathan Pratt.

He is a rather savvy auctioneer who knows how to make a buck or two.

Let me come around. If anyone comes in, I'll serve them.

-By all means.

-Ten per cent, is that all right?

-Yeah, you're right.

But he doesn't hang about when it comes to making decisions.

Oh, no! I was doing so well.

At auction, Jonathan has had his highs...

..and his lows.

But Anita's gamble on unusual items has really paid off.

Jonathan has tried, though, his very, very best.

From his original £200,

he has a rather tidy sum of £337.77 weighing down his purse.

But seizing the lead is the winning Anita Manning.

From her original £200, she has an impressive £471.03.

She looks pleased, doesn't she?

And our excitable antiques luvvies will be making their final journey

in, of course, the 1964 stylish MG.

Who needs to go to the South of France when you can come to Wales?

Quite right.

Anita and Jonathan are travelling over 400 miles from the city

of Glasgow all the way to Llangefni,

on the Isle of Anglesey.

On today's show, first up is the town of Colwyn Bay.

And they will auction in Llangefni.

-Don't you love the sea?

-Oh, lovely!

The seaside town of Colwyn Bay is the birthplace of former

007 actor Timothy Dalton,

and is the location for Anita's first shopping assignment.

And she is like a whirling dervish who is licensed to spend.

Oh, Lordy, standby.

I am feeling a wee bit dangerous today.

Is this the shop I could spend all my money in?

It seems Anita is on a mission,

and her first task is to cosy up to owner, Frank.

-Hello!

-Hi.

-Good luck, Frank.

-I'm Anita.

-How are you?

-Is this your shop?

-It is, yes.

-Oh, it's a great shop.

-You like it?

The charming Anita sure is cosying up to the owner.

It's usually small, sparkly jewellery Anita falls for.

But there is nothing tiny about this chandelier.

Oh, no, just look at it, it is a brute.

When I looked at it, it is moulded glass, it is not quite crystal.

Fairly modern.

But there is nice quality to it. There is a lot of weight, you see?

Yeah. Yeah. Hold it up, Frank.

If there were two of them, you could use them as earrings.

It'd be a big lady who could wear a pair of earrings that size.

No need to say it like that, Frank.

Quite a lot of quality there, isn't there?

Well, it's not bad, but it's not the best.

Maybe we can do something with that for you,

if you have got your eye on that.

Well, I'll tell you, there's another couple of items.

-Let's go.

-What I want to do, Frank...

-Is marry a few things together.

-I want to spend, spend, spend!

Right.

Oh, Lordy, he looks frightened.

I fancy this wee table,

because I like the idea that it is like a miniature.

I like the idea that you can use it as a single table, or you can

-separate it out.

-That's right.

-I like these things.

-It's functional.

And I like the idea that it's functional.

Another item that I was looking at,

and again, I'm thinking for function...

What is she up to now, then?

Very unusual for Anita to get so excited about furniture,

but she has found yet another decorative table.

I hope she is all right.

-This is... It's a Louis Cannes style.

-That's right.

And it's...the type of lady that might buy it,

I think, is the type of lady who would have

a nice guesthouse.

She likes luxurious surroundings.

And I think that sort of thing would, kind of, fit in the bill.

What does she mean, "fit in the bill?" Doesn't she mean, fit the bill?

Anyway, this is Louis, Louis XVI style, I reckon.

It looks a lot more than you what you would be expecting

to pay for it.

These plaques, for instance, you see on here,

-are porcelain. And as you say, it's got that Louis look.

-Yes.

And the thick marble, so it is not going to just be knocked over,

you know, it is a good all-around piece.

Now, it looks like Anita is going in for a multi-buy.

The original ticket price on the chandelier is £150.

£75 for the twin pedestal table

and £85 for the marble-top table,

giving a combined total of £310.

Wow, this is chancy.

I was thinking...

50,

50,

80.

That's 180.

To help you to sell them, and I can more or less guarantee

-you'll make a good profit on these.

-Uh-huh.

Not a pound or so. I will do 200 for the three for you.

200 for the three? You're a darling!

Oh. You are enjoying that, Frank.

Well, we got there in the end with a master class

of smiley negotiations from the alluring Anita.

Jonathan, meanwhile, is in nearby Rhos on Sea.

And the smallest chapel in Britain,

Capel St Trillo, is located here.

How is our young gun getting on in his first shop of the day?

OK, so a little brooch. It has got a '50s style about it,

doesn't it? It is sort of like a... almost a Scandinavian influence.

Stamped 18K, so it's continental.

A brooch, eh?

Well, the lad's done well on jewellery before

and owner, Shawna, has a cabinet full of the stuff.

Would you mind if I see this gold and diamond circular brooch?

-The Victorian one.

-Uh-huh.

A few diamonds in. Nicely made, isn't it?

This sort of beadwork, I wonder why it has got a milled edge, though.

Isn't that funny? It is almost like a coin.

It does look a bit like a coin, doesn't it?

Diamond is a nice colour, but it is internally flawed.

-Yes, it is just a dress brooch.

-But it's a pretty thing.

Pretty thing.

Seems Jonathan's in brooch heaven today.

And he's not finished shopping yet. He is on the prowl for more booty.

I am going to step away from the cabinets for a moment

and have a look around.

The little spill vase with the sort of 1970's style,

with the rustic base.

It is by Deakin and Francis, by the way, is it, D&F?

I mean, you would call it a spill vase.

It would be for something like putting a little flower in.

I think spill was something else,

I think it was like rushes for lighting fires and things,

but you have got this lovely little rusticated base.

It is weighted all right and it has got a little bit of age.

And he has got his eye on something else.

Crikey, Jonathan, there is no stopping you today.

I quite like that design. That is quite sweet, isn't it?

It has a sort of almost carpet pattern,

sort of Spanish-Mexican or something.

Basically, what we've got here is a vesta case.

Vesta case is a matchbox case.

And you'd carry your matches around with you.

It is a sort of 19th century thing.

So, Jonathan decides to go in for a job lot on the Victorian gold

brooch, the '50s gold brooch and the silver vesta case and vase.

The combined ticket price on all four is a whopping £520.

-Make it 290 then.

-290.

-Uh-huh.

And that will do me just fine. That is what I was going to ask.

£290? Thank you very much.

Four items, one shop.

£290 blown already.

The boy is certainly going for it. God!

And Jonathan even has Auntie Anita providing a chauffeur service.

She is taking him onwards and upwards to his next shop

in Llandudno Junction.

And it looks like she is taking the scenic route, look at that.

How did we manage to go the wrong way, Jonathan?

It is your blethering. Your blethering has put me off.

Of course it has, Anita. Of course it has!

Oh, he is such a chatterbox, isn't it?

Well, Anita, well driven. Easy to go the wrong way.

Watch it, Johnny.

Drive safely. Do you know where you are going now? Do you want a map?

-Are you all right?

-Shut up.

-Yes, you tell him, Anita.

-Have a good time.

-And you, see you.

We'll catch up with Jonathan later,

but for now, Anita is travelling to Conwy

to visit a splendid and ancient townhouse.

And she has decided to treat us to a medley of Bassey hits.

# The minute you walked in the joint I could tell... #

No.

Oh, crikey!

Try again.

# The minute you walked in the joint

# I could tell you were a real big spender

# A man of distinction... #

No, that's not it.

# I...I who have nothing... #

# I...

No.

# I...I who have nothing

# I...I who have no-one. #

I will get arrested if I do any more of this stuff.

That's exactly right.

Anyway, that might be a good thing. Stick to the day job, Anita.

I wonder who this was to keep out.

Uh... Ha-ha, the Welsh?

The town of Conwy is enclosed within a ring of 13th-century walls

and protected by a mighty Norman castle.

In the narrow streets, stands Plas Mawr.

It is a townhouse built for the influential Welsh merchant,

Robert Wynn.

Wynn was a world travelled courtier and trader

and the house stands as a symbol of a prosperous, buoyant age.

The style and design symbolizes Wynn's wealth and status.

This architectural delight is considered to be the finest

surviving Elizabethan townhouse in Britain.

Anita is meeting with property manager, Rachel Skelly,

-to learn more.

-It's lovely to be in Plas...?

-Mawr.

Tell me, what does that mean?

Plas Mawr means "big house" or, as we like to say, great hall.

It is the finest example of an Elizabethan merchant's townhouse.

It has been compared to a modern day footballer's house.

It would have been the latest fashion of the period -

modern, up-to-date.

-So, it is a big bit of bling.

-It certainly is.

-Can we go up and have a look?

-You certainly can.

I'm looking forward to this.

Robert wanted to demonstrate his success

and wealth, with the latest in 16th century design.

-Here we have Robert Wynn's bedchamber.

-Right.

So he would have his big four-poster here.

He certainly would, in front of the fire.

-And this is his coat of arms here?

-This is the Wynn coat of arms.

And that is 1577.

And as we were talking about the footballer's modern-day house,

-here we have a garderobe.

-Oh, right.

-Oh, so this is a 16th century en suite.

-It certainly is.

-Very modern.

-I wouldn't like to smell that, though.

-I can't see Wayne Rooney in there.

-No.

Wynn was proud of his Welsh ancestry and commissioned

specialist plasterers to create decorative schemes

that incorporated heraldic emblems of his family.

Again, this symbolized the might of Wynn's wealth.

Ah, now, Rachel, this...

-..this is the room that I can see myself in.

-It certainly is.

I think this is wonderful! And the first thing that strikes me

really, is this very colourful plasterwork.

I mean, what are these female figures all about?

These are called caryatids and they are what

we believe to be Robert's interpretation

of the Greek priestesses on the columns.

So, he was a well-educated man who had travelled

and what he wanted to do was show the world and his guests...

-He was showing off again.

-He was showing off again.

I mean, look at the ceiling, it's like a Christmas cake!

It is absolutely wo... It is very cheerful.

But again, it's a bit over the top. There is no subtlety here.

-No.

-It is bling all the way.

And what I love, as well, is the light, the windows.

These windows are marvellous.

They certainly are and they, again, show his wealth.

And did you know, back in that day,

if you moved house, you took your windows with you?

-Because glass was very expensive.

-So expensive.

While Anita enjoys the grandeur of this splendid Elizabethan

townhouse, let's find out how Jonathan is getting on

in Llandudno Junction.

Well, he doesn't have much money left in his purse,

but owner, Nicky, tries to points Jonathan in the right direction.

That's not bad. What about something like that?

I know it's a bit... gaudy, Welsh-looking.

Oh, I see what you are talking... Yes, yes.

I know it's not... But, in your budget.

This Staffordshire tea service is in this style of gaudy Welsh

pottery, which was made in England and Wales

between about 1820 and 1860.

There's four pieces and a teapot and stand.

Would you take £20 for it?

-I'd take £30 for it.

-There you go.

-But it's not mad, is it?

Eh... Well, you know, the condition... It is a good look.

-You know, it's showy.

-Four pieces.

It looks like the sort of Crown Derby, that sort of thing.

-It has got a chance, hasn't it?

-Maybe it has got a chance.

OK, that's one item rooted out, what's next?

All right.

That's a big one. I haven't seen one that large before.

You probably know more about that sort of thing than I do.

Embossed metal badge for the Royal Welsh Fusiliers.

Big, isn't it? I've never seen one that big, have you?

Um, normally they're a quarter of the size. I rather like that.

-It has got the military touch, but it also was a Welsh Regiment then.

-Yeah.

Actually, Jonathan, this is a pioneer's apron clasp.

The pioneer would lead the Fusiliers when on ceremonial duties.

Nicky must be taking pity on Jonathan,

he has dropped the price of the tea set by a tenner.

So, 20 quid...there. And then how much is this chap here?

I'd do that for 20 quid as well.

Uh... If I bought both, would you give me a better...

..would you give me a little more off? Would you say...

20 and 10?

HE LAUGHS

No. No, 20 and 20.

20 and 20,I'd do for you, wouldn't I?

-20 and 15.

-Oh, go on.

-£35 on.

-OK, brilliant.

Well, that was a busy bout of shopping, Jonathan. Splendid work!

And as the day draws to a close,

it's time for our intrepid adventurers to have

a well-earned rest. Nighty-night, you two.

It is a brand-new day, and, oh dear,

Anita and Jonathan are having to brave

the rainy weather of Blighty once again.

-So, our final shopping day, Anita.

-Yeah.

You looked pretty happy about what you bought yesterday, Johnny.

-Eh...

-Oh, you don't want to give anything away.

Oh, Jonathan is getting competitive.

Here is a reminder of what they have bought so far.

Jonathan is really going for it. He spent £325 on five lots.

The Victorian gold brooch, the '50s brooch,

the silver lot with the little vase and vesta case,

the Staffordshire tea service

and the Royal Welsh Fusiliers' badge.

Lordy, he has only got £12.77 for the day ahead!

And Anita has spent £200 on three lots -

the cut glass chandelier, the miniature Regency-style table,

the Louis XVI style marble-top table

and this leaves a nice portion of £271.03 to spend.

Our daring duo have travelled to the town of Penmaenmawr,

on the North Wales coast.

The town is famous for its spectacular mountain

and coastal walks and lies within Snowdonia National Park.

Anita and Jonathan are sharing their first shop of the day.

Mick, the owner, meets them as they arrive.

Let's begin with young Jonathan.

He already has five lots, so there isn't any pressure to buy.

But surprisingly, Jonathan has found something straightaway.

I learnt to ski on skis this long, actually.

They would have seemed this long

cos I was probably only about that high when I learnt.

But now everyone skis on skis about this long.

They're not made of wood. These are made of oak.

£32. £32.50?

That's in the realms of possibility, I'd say.

I can be persuasive if I want to be.

Oh! Fighting talk from JP.

-Would you take a tenner for them?

-Um...

Dear, I don't know if I could do that, you know?

OK, will you take the whole lot? If I give you £12.77...

I can't do any more than that. Just will you take the lot?

-Go on then.

-OK, thank you very much. 12.77, thank you very much.

-Good.

-Brilliant.

Well done, Jonathan.

Every last penny blown, I love your bravado.

Whoops-a-daisy!

Meanwhile, where is our lovely Anita?

Mick, these are just so beautiful.

And you've got a wee notice saying that they are Welsh tapestries.

-Yes.

-I mean, tell me a bit about them.

I didn't know they made this type of thing in Wales.

Well, they are double woven, so there are actually negative

and positive. It you look on the blankets,

-can you see it goes that way?

-Uh-huh.

And turn to the opposite side and it's the negative.

-I have got to buy one of these.

-Oh, dear.

-Oh, dear.

-Do you not want to sell them?

No, I love them all so much I don't like selling them.

I don't like selling these. What do you mean?

No, you're not going to buy them.

-You don't want me to buy one of these?

-No.

Uh, that might be tricky.

-I mean, you'll maybe not miss one?

-No, I might not miss one.

Yeah, OK.

What you have got to make sure of is the condition inside.

-OK.

-I'll pull that out.

Oh, yeah, I like that, that's my colours, isn't it?

-God, they're awful dear, Mick.

-Yeah, they are.

They fetch more than that when they sell them in sales.

Welsh blankets have been produced in North Wales for centuries.

This one is named after the mill it was made in - Tregwynt.

The original ticket price on this blanket is £125.

-Is this one that you would let go?

-I would let go of this one, yes.

Would you let it go for 50 quid?

Oh, Anita! That's breaking my heart. It's like taking a friend away,

it's like kidnapping one of my friends.

You can't really go for 50 quid.

I tell you what I'll do, give me another tenner

-and you can have it, there we are.

-Another tenner? 60 quid?

60 quid and you got a bargain. There we are.

I think that for 60 quid,

we are buying something of beauty and craftsmanship.

Absolutely.

-Very well.

-Absolutely.

-Mick, it's a deal.

-Thank you very much.

-Thank you very much. Thank you.

Aw, Mick obviously loves Scottish women and Welsh blankets.

Thank goodness Anita managed to prise one out of his collection.

There is a labyrinth of rooms through there.

They're all packed full of stuff, it's wonderful.

But this thing caught my eye and I really like it.

It's colourful and it's fun.

It's the front part of a gaming machine,

which has maybe been broken up but they've kept this bit here.

Viva Las Vegas. And it tells you there is a new six-pound jackpot.

That must have been a lot of money,

so we're maybe talking about 1960's, 1970's.

It's totally useless, but I like it.

It has got £17 on it. That is not a lot of money.

Anita collars Mick to go in for a deal.

-You have had it for years?

-Years and years.

-Could you make it cheaper than that?

-A little bit, yeah.

-What were you thinking of?

-I was thinking of...the jackpot.

Do you know, I'm feeling very generous,

so I think you should take the six pounds, there we are,

-cos you've hit the jackpot.

-You are about to be embraced

-by a grateful customer.

-Oh, dear, again?

Oh, thank you so much.

Thanks.

God, she likes the fellows, doesn't she?

So, that's the Welsh blanket and the gaming machine fascia

for £66, but...

I don't like 66. It has either got to be 65 or 67.

Oh.

-So what do you think we should do?

-I think we should go for 67.

-Are you sure?

-Yeah.

That will do me then. It pays for the lighting.

-The extra pound...

-Another quid. Every quid counts.

He's a one, that Mick.

But Anita has now bought all her items. Where is Jonathan then?

He's travelling to Llanberis, in Gwynedd,

to find out about a vital part of Welsh heritage.

Dinorwic Slate Quarry is home to the Welsh National Slate Museum.

It was the second largest slate quarry in Wales,

indeed in the world,

and it covered more than 700 acres.

Wales is rich in slate deposits,

which have been quarried here for over 1,800 years.

But the slate industry really took off with the dawn

of the Industrial Revolution.

At its peak in the late 19th century,

it was producing 100,000 tons of slate annually.

The museum is a time capsule of a once vibrant

and bustling industry and celebrates its 40th anniversary this year.

Jonathan is meeting with Dr Dafydd Roberts to find out more.

This place was built in 1870 as the engineering workshops

-for Dinorwic Slate Quarry.

-Uh-huh. I thought it was...

It seemed to me that it would have been around a lot older than that.

-You know, a lot longer.

-Well, the quarry itself has been going

since the 1780's and it had an early engineering workshop,

but this was built when the place was going

absolutely flat out employing over 3,000 men.

See, if I were to take a holiday somewhere in Europe,

where would I find a Welsh slate on a roof?

Literally almost, any city in Western Europe,

but certainly if you went to Hamburg,

-lots of Welsh slate there.

-Wow.

Dublin, Belfast.

-But to go further afield as well, if we went to New Orleans.

-Really?

Or Melbourne, Sydney, you'll see Welsh slate there.

-Really?

-This was a product that made its impact worldwide.

The working life of the quarry may have come to an end in 1969,

but there was one man who didn't want the memory

and story of this quarry to disappear.

My predecessor, a wonderful man called Hugh Richard Jones,

literally stopped the scrap merchants from moving in,

-he saved this place.

-Absolutely.

Tucked things away so the scrap merchants

and the bailiffs couldn't see them.

You wouldn't have had a museum had they had the opportunity to do that,

because all of this stuff you can look at now, would have

-been completely melted.

-That's right, and it would have been a huge shame

if we had lost all of this. This is part of our heritage for heaven's sake.

Yeah, absolutely, yeah.

The slate blocks quarried from the mountainside would be split

with a mallet and chisel and required great skill.

Quarryman Dafydd Davies lets Jonathan have a go.

So, I have to sit down here.

Sorry, I've got a bit of a bad back at the minute.

Well then, it is very comfortable.

-So if you put your legs straight out in front of you.

-I'm not sure I can.

OK, there we go.

-Put that over you to keep you clean.

-OK. Right.

-That goes in the left hand.

-That goes in the left hand, OK.

-And this in your right hand.

-Right.

-Now, that's not a hammer, it's a mallet.

-Mallet.

Made out of plastic these days.

-Now, that chisel needs to be perfectly centred.

-OK.

-Straight in the centre?

-Yeah.

-Yes.

-And on the same angle as the slate.

-Uh... Yes.

-Are you happy with that?

Uh.. Yes.

OK, make sure it lies flat and now you hit it, but not too hard.

And again.

And again.

-One more. That's for luck, by the way.

-All right.

-But you are lucky, you are quite safe.

-Now, what do I do?

-Now you give me the mallet back.

-All right.

-Place your left hand on the face there and hold the chisel.

-Yes.

And then just lever them apart.

If the chisel is a little bit loose,

you can push it in or you can tap it in.

-Woo!

-And there you are. That's how we do it.

Look at that! Well, Dafydd, thank you very, very much.

I'm so proud now to have a new skill and it may, you never know,

come in handy in the future.

Yeah, I wouldn't bank on it really, Jonathan, but, you know,

you did very, very well.

So, if I were you though, I would stick to antiques.

Well, after the next auction, I might need another career change.

Come on, Jonathan, time to meet up with Anita

and have a look at one another's bids.

Oh, sugar, hang on.

HE HUMS

-All right!

-There we go.

Oh, I like this.

That. Gold, Victorian gold and diamond-set target brooch.

-I got it for £150.

-Look at the size of that diamond.

Could Anita be a teensy bit jealous?

And then I bought this one, this is 18 carat gold, yellow gold,

1950's, with this lovely leaping fawn, deer,

and a little scallop border.

Weighs in at five grams, paid £90 for it, 18 carat gold.

-I really hate this.

-Right.

It's not my style, but you have got a teapot cover and stand.

You have got a water jug. You have got a sugar bowl and a milk jug.

-£20.

-It is good for £20. I love these.

I love that little vesta box.

There are lots of vesta boxes about, but the ones that tend to

get the money are ones which are a wee bit unusual,

-and I think that is absolutely lovely.

-£25 for that.

-25!

Yeah. And I bought it with this, which is a 1970's...

It is 1974 silver spill vase.

-That was another £25.

-Good buy.

And maybe I'll have to say goodbye to the lead.

Well, I don't know. There is one other purchase.

Being a very, very keen skier, I bought these two.

-A pair of...

-Old skis.

-Old skis. About 90 years old.

-This should make about 20 quid.

-Yeah, about £20.

And I need every little helps, every little helps.

It does, Jonathan, but what will you think of Anita's buys?

So, what I went for was... a little coffee table.

-Six good knees.

-Well, I've only got one, so...

Um, no, I like the look of it, but I must say that

reproduction furniture is not the easiest thing to sell

-in the rooms. How much did you pay for it?

-£50.

-I think it has potential.

-Yeah.

-OK, what else have you got?

My favourite thing was this wonderful piece of Welsh tapestry.

And I just couldn't resist these wonderful colours.

Yeah, but how much did you pay for it?

-I paid £60 for that.

-Oh, God, that's cheap enough, isn't it?

-I know.

So, I found this in a corner, in a back room, down the bottom.

What's this off? Is this off a fruit machine or something?

It could be a photograph frame.

That's really good, isn't it?

Well, he's not so sure. It's certainly different.

It has come from a pinball machine, of the maybe '60s or '70s.

-How much was that?

-Well, I was wanting to pay that for it.

-Six quid?

-Uh-huh. But I paid seven.

Gee whiz, you don't stop, do you?

-You don't stop. Seven pounds.

-My last item is a chandelier.

-Oh, wonderful. A bit of age?

-It is not a Victorian one.

I would say latter part of the 20th century.

-OK, so relatively new.

-Uh-huh.

Chandeliers don't go out of fashion,

people still want to buy chandeliers.

-Mm. How much was that then?

-£100.

OK. Crikey. Yeah.

So, are you feeling lucky?

Yeah, well, I think I may have taken a big gamble with six quid.

Oh, I don't think so. Don't think so.

But what do they really think?

The skis? Well, he is a skier, so he had to buy them,

but they're full of wood worm.

She has paid too much for the chandelier and she won't be able

to sell the modern '50s awful Louis XV-XVI style table.

Mm. The handbags well and truly out, then.

Let's get back on the road and head to auction.

Long, old go this, isn't it?

Cor, it has been an ambitious finale with Anita and Jonathan

battling it out, from Colwyn Bay

along the North Wales coast, to Llangefni on the Isle of Anglesey.

This is the famous Menai Bridge that connects mainland Wales to Anglesey.

I wonder if Anita knows when it was built.

This was opened in 1826, John.

-Was it really?

-Yep. It said it up there.

Cheeky!

Our pair of road trippers are travelling through the Anglesey

countryside, heading for today's auction, but, Lordy,

who will be this week's Road Trip winner?

-This is your last chance to catch me up, Johnny.

-I know!

Founded in 1964, Morgan Evans and Co

has a long-established reputation.

Jonathan Pratt started today with £337.77,

and spent every penny on six auction lots.

Anita began with £471.03 and spent £267

on five lots.

Right then, quiet please, the auction is about to begin.

Oh, oh! Here we go.

First up, it is Jonathan's antique wooden skis.

Who will give me £50? 50? 30?

£15, I've got. At 15 bid.

You're in profit!

20? £20 bid? £20 bid.

22? 22 bid. 22 bid. 22 bid.

25? 25 bid. 25 bid.

£25 I have.

For a pair of skis, not dear, are they at 25?

For 25...and sold.

-That's a good start! That is a good start.

-Double the money.

Good old Jonathan, splendid start.

I'm pleased, pleased that people like a bit of skiing style, you know,

a bit of vintage.

Moving on then, next it's Anita's big, sparkly chandelier.

Am I going to make 100 quid on this chandelier?

I'm starting to get a wee bit worried now.

£40 then. 40?

30? Chandelier.

-The lovely sound of clinking glass.

-Hold it up!

15. Can't go any lower. Lovely chandelier, 15.

Ten, I'm bid, at ten. Ten pound bid. Ten, I'm bid.

12. 15.

20. £20, I'm bid.

Worth another? 25.

-25.

-30. At £30.

30, I'm bid. Cheap enough at 30. In the back at £30.

32 did you say, sir? 35.

-When someone went 30, he went like that with his fingers.

-All right.

£40, I'm bid. Fair play, ladies' bid, all gents out there.

Hammer's up at £40...and sold.

-106.

-Bad luck.

-60.

It is only your first lot, Anita. Chin up, girl.

-But that for me...

-Is wonderful.

..is a perfect start!

You naughty, naughty boy.

He is a naughty boy.

Now, it's Jonathan's tea service next, the one he can't stand.

Ten pound, I'm bid

on the blue gilt Staffordshire pottery tea service.

At 15. Bid at 15. 18. 20. 22.

-There you go, profit.

-Good boy!

28. 30. 32. 35.

Just the thing for this sale room!

£35. 38. New bidder. Puts you all out?

At £38. Hammer's up at 38. And away then.

Just goes to show you, Jonathan, buy for the auction

and not for your own tastes.

Oh, you're catching me up!

It's Anita's beautiful Welsh blanket next.

£40, I'm bid.

40 bid. Five. 45 bid. 45, 50.

-55. 60.

-Good.

-65.

-Profit.

-75.

80. 85. 90.

£90, I'm bid.

Standing bid then. Still cheap, under 100. At 90 bid.

Lovely bedspread at £90.

Hammer's up, and sold at 90 then.

-Very good.

-Excellent.

-Ye of little faith.

I know.

This is a first, Anita receiving counsel from Jonathan?

Anyway, a good local buy from Anita.

Next, it's Jonathan's silver lot.

-Will it push him further into the lead?

-80? 60?

30, I'm bid for the two. £30 bid.

30, I'm bid. Two nice, clean bits of silver.

35. 35 bid. 40.

45. 50.

55.

-That's profit again.

-Not quite yet, though.

-Yes, we are now.

-70.

-There we go.

-75.

-Now it's going. 75 quid.

Standing the bid then, at £75 for the two.

Not dear, but away they go at £75. Hammer's up, then.

-Well done, Jonathan.

-75 quid.

-You are on a roll.

Jonathan is trying hard to hide his excitement. Yet another profit.

Can Anita win the jackpot with this unusual glass

fascia from a...gaming machine? Oh, Lordy, here we go.

£15. Ten.

Come on!

Five. Five, I'm bid. Five-pound bid.

Five-pound bid. Five-pound bid.

A nice little fun item. Six, if you like.

At five-pound bid. Five-pound bid. Five-pound bid. I'll take six.

Maiden bid, the one and only bid, at five pounds.

On the market, it's at five pounds. Hammer's up, five and away then.

-They didn't like it.

-That's a shame.

Well, at least somebody bought it.

Next, it is the pioneer apron clasp from the Royal Welsh Fusiliers.

Can Jonathan continue his profit-making streak?

Bid from me, interest to start at £15.

15 bid. 15 bid. 15 bid.

18. 20. 22.

25. 28. 30.

At 30 bid for a lovely badge.

Fair play. At £30. Any more quickly?

Hammer is up then at £30 and away.

This young man is definitely on a roll.

It is usually Anita that's flying high.

Come on, girl, let's see

if the miniature table can help you up the profit stakes.

Ten pounds, I'm bid. Ten pound bid. Ten pound bid.

On the little coffee table, at ten pound bid. Ten pound bid.

-12. £12 bid.

-Come on.

-15. 18.

-There we go, now we're seeing it.

-20. 22. 25.

28. 30.

32. 35. 38.

At £38, I'm bid, nice, clean, little table at £38.

On the market at 38 and away then.

£38.

-Ooh!

-Oooh...

Oooh... Seems they have adopted a new language, eh?

Oh, dear! Yet another loss to add to Anita's collection.

God, I've lost... That's another 12 quid I've lost.

Ah!

Right, it is Jonathan's 1950's gold brooch next.

40 bid. At £40 bid. Lovely gold brooch at 40 bid.

£40. 40 bid.

40, I'm bid. 40 bid. Five. 50.

55. 60. 65.

At £65, I'm bid. 70 now, then.

70. 75.

Sounds cheap, but away it goes on the market, then. At £75 and away.

Oh, dear. Jonathan's run of profit has just come to an end.

It is Anita's marble-top Louis XVI style table next.

Can she claw back a big chunk of profit?

That's got to make 100 quid.

Lovely quality little table, isn't it? Starting at £50 on it.

50? 40 on that little marble-top table.

20, I'm bid. £20 bid.

£20 bid. 25. 30.

-At £30, I'm bid.

-Come on, come on.

30 bid. It'll be sold, should be more. At £30.

Hammer's up then, at 30 and away.

Oh, God, another loss!

That is Anita's last item, too.

So, can Jonathan push through to the finishing line?

It's exciting, isn't this? It all depends on the very last lot.

That is right, Anita.

How will Jonathan fare with his Victorian gold brooch?

The one that is studded with diamonds!

Breathe in...

And relax.

-Are you all right?

-Yeah.

100 bid. Down at the very bottom. £100 on bid. Lovely gold brooch.

Come on, come on, please!

110. 120. 130.

140. 150. 160.

170. 180. 190.

-At 190 bid.

-Come, don't stop now, don't stop now.

At 190. 200.

-200 bid. 210.

-There we are.

-You've done it.

230. At 230 bid.

Still room to go on him. At 230. On the market at 230.

The last lot!

Yippee!

Jonathan's won today's auction, but who will be the overall winner?

Let's do the maths.

-Shall we go and get some fresh air?

-Yeah.

-Come on.

Anita started today's leg with £471.03.

And, after paying auction costs, made a loss of £100.54,

bringing her final earnings to £370.49.

Jonathan, meanwhile, started with £337.77

and made a profit of £50.09, netting him £387.86.

Hey, Jonathan, settle down, that's almost scary.

So, the winner for this week's Road Trip by less than £20 is...

..Jonathan!

Oh, that is unbelievable, isn't it?

-I honestly thought I was going to be...

-I know!

-Oh, I'm sorry.

-No, that is great.

-That's brilliant.

-Well done.

All profits our experts make go to Children In Need.

Sadly though, Anita and Jonathan's adventure is over.

# So long, farewell Auf wiedersehen, good night... #

But in the past week, we have had a brush with the law...

This is the pride of Glasgow police.

..Jonathan couldn't make up his mind...

I don't really want to blow all my money on the first day.

..Anita just couldn't keep away from hats...

Evening, all.

Ah!

..and through it all, this pair were inseparable.

You are a bad boy.

And Jonathan defied the odds to actually win.

Farewell, road trippers. You've been great.

Next week on the Antiques Road Trip, we have a new couple -

rivals David Harper and Catherine Southon.

There are some things money just can't buy.

No!

Which is just as well.

We have got to make something somewhere along the line.

-Well, I can't remember what it's like to make money.

-I know!

Until next time.

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