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It's the nation's favourite antique experts with £200 each, | 0:00:02 | 0:00:05 | |
I love that, a classic car and a goal to scour Britain for antiques. | 0:00:05 | 0:00:10 | |
-Yippee! -I've got pieces that could fly. | 0:00:10 | 0:00:13 | |
The aim? To make the biggest profit at auction, but it's no mean feat. | 0:00:13 | 0:00:18 | |
There'll be worthy winners and valiant losers. | 0:00:18 | 0:00:22 | |
Hello, ladies. | 0:00:22 | 0:00:23 | |
So, will it be the high road to glory or the slow road to disaster? | 0:00:23 | 0:00:27 | |
But there's nobody bidding! | 0:00:28 | 0:00:29 | |
This is the Antiques Road Trip. | 0:00:29 | 0:00:31 | |
Yeah! | 0:00:33 | 0:00:34 | |
Today, we are out on the road with an enchanting pair | 0:00:37 | 0:00:39 | |
of antiques experts - | 0:00:39 | 0:00:41 | |
Mark Stacey and Paul Laidlaw. | 0:00:41 | 0:00:44 | |
-I'm just a giver, Paul. -Well, I've heard that. | 0:00:44 | 0:00:47 | |
If I wisnae driving, I'd hug you. | 0:00:47 | 0:00:50 | |
Antiques dealer Mark Stacey is very supportive | 0:00:52 | 0:00:55 | |
of his Road Trip compadre. | 0:00:55 | 0:00:58 | |
Well done, Paul, for finding something. | 0:00:58 | 0:01:00 | |
And I mean that really sincerely. | 0:01:00 | 0:01:02 | |
THEY LAUGH | 0:01:02 | 0:01:04 | |
And he is finding this antiques adventure a journey of discovery. | 0:01:04 | 0:01:09 | |
I'm going to stick to my principles. | 0:01:09 | 0:01:11 | |
My God, there's a sentence I never thought I'd hear myself say. | 0:01:11 | 0:01:14 | |
Auctioneer Paul Laidlaw is a happy chappy. | 0:01:16 | 0:01:18 | |
HE LAUGHS | 0:01:18 | 0:01:21 | |
Muahaha! But a real tough cookie when it comes to buying antiques. | 0:01:21 | 0:01:24 | |
-Are they ever going to be 20 quid? -Um... | 0:01:24 | 0:01:27 | |
And really enters into the spirit of the adventure. | 0:01:27 | 0:01:30 | |
He who dares, wins. | 0:01:30 | 0:01:32 | |
Mark's biggest profit so far, from the previous auction, | 0:01:35 | 0:01:39 | |
was the China Lassie dog. | 0:01:39 | 0:01:40 | |
But it wasn't enough to take on the might of tough-talking Laidlaw. | 0:01:42 | 0:01:46 | |
Oh, no, he stormed it with profit after profit. | 0:01:46 | 0:01:48 | |
From his original £200, Mark has made some small gains. | 0:01:51 | 0:01:56 | |
He has £210.66 to play with today. | 0:01:56 | 0:01:59 | |
But second-time winner Paul Laidlaw is racing ahead. | 0:02:01 | 0:02:04 | |
He has speculated and accumulated his £200 to a hefty £371.10. | 0:02:04 | 0:02:11 | |
The boys are travelling in style in the 1967 Sunbeam Alpine GT. | 0:02:14 | 0:02:19 | |
But do you know, it's not over yet. There are three more auctions. | 0:02:19 | 0:02:23 | |
I looked at it. I don't think I'm sitting pretty! | 0:02:23 | 0:02:27 | |
Paul and Mark will travel over 300 miles from Sabden, Lancashire, | 0:02:31 | 0:02:34 | |
to Bridgwater in Somerset. | 0:02:34 | 0:02:36 | |
On today's show, they're beginning in the county town of Stafford. | 0:02:36 | 0:02:40 | |
And will auction 30 miles away in the town of Nantwich, | 0:02:40 | 0:02:43 | |
in Cheshire. | 0:02:43 | 0:02:45 | |
Stafford has a rich history | 0:02:48 | 0:02:50 | |
and is home to the largest timber-framed townhouse | 0:02:50 | 0:02:53 | |
in the country. But back to present day. | 0:02:53 | 0:02:55 | |
Our antique hunters are ready to spend, spend, spend | 0:02:55 | 0:02:59 | |
in their first shop of the day. | 0:02:59 | 0:03:01 | |
There it is. | 0:03:01 | 0:03:03 | |
We passed a wee half-timbered street up there that | 0:03:03 | 0:03:05 | |
had your name written all over it, I suspect. | 0:03:05 | 0:03:07 | |
-Should I be listening to you? -Trust me, Mark, | 0:03:07 | 0:03:11 | |
love you like a brother. | 0:03:11 | 0:03:12 | |
There is no competitive element to this. | 0:03:12 | 0:03:14 | |
-I'll see you later. -Have a good one. | 0:03:14 | 0:03:18 | |
They're playful duo, aren't they? | 0:03:18 | 0:03:20 | |
Anyway, let's get the show on the road. | 0:03:20 | 0:03:23 | |
Mark's first shop is just around the corner. | 0:03:23 | 0:03:25 | |
Assistant Maureen is on duty today. | 0:03:25 | 0:03:28 | |
Look out. | 0:03:28 | 0:03:30 | |
-What a lovely little shop you've got here. -It's gorgeous, isn't it? | 0:03:30 | 0:03:33 | |
-I love it. -Curiosity shop. -It really is, actually. | 0:03:33 | 0:03:36 | |
I don't know where to look first. | 0:03:36 | 0:03:38 | |
Well, as all antique experts know, | 0:03:38 | 0:03:41 | |
store rooms can be a haven of fresh, unsorted stock. | 0:03:41 | 0:03:45 | |
This looks quite interesting, doesn't it? | 0:03:48 | 0:03:50 | |
Because when you look at something like this, | 0:03:50 | 0:03:52 | |
what's the first thing that comes to mind? | 0:03:52 | 0:03:54 | |
You've got a sort of Eastern style, | 0:03:54 | 0:03:56 | |
all this very busy etching with foliage, | 0:03:56 | 0:03:59 | |
this absolutely bonkers handle, | 0:03:59 | 0:04:02 | |
which is shaped with a sort of, I don't know, some sort of animal | 0:04:02 | 0:04:08 | |
that has eaten the lid, this animal head at the bottom. | 0:04:08 | 0:04:13 | |
This is almost certainly silver-plate. | 0:04:13 | 0:04:15 | |
Now, there's three pieces to this. | 0:04:15 | 0:04:17 | |
You've got the teapot, the rather big sugar bowl, | 0:04:17 | 0:04:22 | |
again with the same sort of decoration, | 0:04:22 | 0:04:25 | |
and you've got a charming little cream jug. | 0:04:25 | 0:04:29 | |
Again, the same decoration. | 0:04:29 | 0:04:32 | |
Now, is it Indian? No, it's not. | 0:04:32 | 0:04:36 | |
It's actually made in England for the Indian market. | 0:04:36 | 0:04:42 | |
We're probably looking at something that was made in about 1860. | 0:04:42 | 0:04:46 | |
The only problem is, again, the price. | 0:04:46 | 0:04:49 | |
£150. | 0:04:50 | 0:04:52 | |
No, that's lovely. | 0:04:52 | 0:04:53 | |
The owner isn't here, | 0:04:53 | 0:04:55 | |
so Mark gets on the telephone to find out the very best price. | 0:04:55 | 0:04:58 | |
Could we do it for 50, please? | 0:04:59 | 0:05:02 | |
Oh, please, 50. | 0:05:02 | 0:05:04 | |
OK, listen, I'm not going to argue over a fiver. | 0:05:06 | 0:05:08 | |
Honestly, Stuart, that's very kind of you. | 0:05:08 | 0:05:11 | |
If you are happy to let it go for 55. | 0:05:11 | 0:05:13 | |
Listen, thank you so much. Bye-bye, Stuart. | 0:05:13 | 0:05:17 | |
£55, Mark?! You're a very lucky boy. | 0:05:18 | 0:05:22 | |
Paul, meanwhile, is heading to Browse Antiques, also in Stafford. | 0:05:25 | 0:05:29 | |
-Hello. -Hello. -How are you doing? I'm Paul. -Hello, Paul, Hugh. | 0:05:30 | 0:05:34 | |
-Pleased to meet you. This is your emporium? -This is it, yep. | 0:05:34 | 0:05:37 | |
Come and have a wander around. | 0:05:37 | 0:05:39 | |
Oh, what have you got there then? | 0:05:51 | 0:05:54 | |
A carved meerschaum pipe. | 0:05:54 | 0:05:59 | |
It is actually probably a cigarette pipe. | 0:05:59 | 0:06:02 | |
Meerschaum is a soft white mineral, | 0:06:02 | 0:06:05 | |
often used to make highly decorative smoking pipes. | 0:06:05 | 0:06:08 | |
We have what I think | 0:06:08 | 0:06:10 | |
is a rather little charming 17th century tavern scene. | 0:06:10 | 0:06:15 | |
Got a little, I'm going to call this chap a Cavalier here. | 0:06:15 | 0:06:20 | |
And here is a rather buxom tavern maid | 0:06:20 | 0:06:23 | |
serving up the ale. | 0:06:23 | 0:06:25 | |
OK, bank that. | 0:06:25 | 0:06:27 | |
Paul definitely has an eye for the unusual, | 0:06:27 | 0:06:30 | |
and now he has found a real little rarity. | 0:06:30 | 0:06:34 | |
We have a little silver cylinder, | 0:06:34 | 0:06:39 | |
this cockerel finial, I don't know what he's doing there. | 0:06:39 | 0:06:41 | |
We've got this little knob here that clearly turns this carousel | 0:06:41 | 0:06:46 | |
and they appear to be cocktail recipes. | 0:06:46 | 0:06:49 | |
Now, if I turn this, do these just like...? | 0:06:49 | 0:06:51 | |
Look at... Oh! | 0:06:51 | 0:06:53 | |
Oh, please! | 0:06:53 | 0:06:55 | |
Oh, I love a gadget. | 0:06:57 | 0:07:00 | |
I'd quite like a drink, as well, to be honest with you. | 0:07:00 | 0:07:02 | |
That's working on many levels for me. | 0:07:02 | 0:07:05 | |
And me! | 0:07:05 | 0:07:06 | |
"Doctor's Cocktail." I think that is a riot. | 0:07:06 | 0:07:10 | |
Date wise, cries out mid-20th century. Could it be 1930s? | 0:07:10 | 0:07:14 | |
It could be as late as the '50s, in all honesty. | 0:07:14 | 0:07:16 | |
Mid-20th century, I think, is your hedge. | 0:07:16 | 0:07:19 | |
But what's not to like about how novel, | 0:07:19 | 0:07:22 | |
I'm going to say decadent, that is. | 0:07:22 | 0:07:26 | |
Bank that. What a hoot. | 0:07:26 | 0:07:29 | |
Well, that's a good couple of items rooted out, | 0:07:32 | 0:07:35 | |
maybe he'll start buying soon. | 0:07:35 | 0:07:37 | |
Oh, hang onto your hats, Paul has that glint in his eye again. | 0:07:37 | 0:07:41 | |
We see a little enamelled white metal brooch. | 0:07:41 | 0:07:45 | |
I like that very much. | 0:07:45 | 0:07:47 | |
Could this be Tut-mania? | 0:07:47 | 0:07:50 | |
What, Tut-mania? | 0:07:50 | 0:07:52 | |
Howard Carter, 1922 I think, has uncovered Tutankhamen's tomb. | 0:07:52 | 0:07:58 | |
And there was a huge revival and interest in such, | 0:07:58 | 0:08:02 | |
and we get all of these Egyptianate | 0:08:02 | 0:08:05 | |
Tut-mania influenced pieces. | 0:08:05 | 0:08:09 | |
And we have a little look | 0:08:09 | 0:08:11 | |
and we see two cracking little initials - we see CH. | 0:08:11 | 0:08:15 | |
CH is Charles Horner, famed for his enamelled silver work, | 0:08:15 | 0:08:22 | |
his Art Nouveau silver work, small silver brooches, hat pins and so on. | 0:08:22 | 0:08:26 | |
That's a name to conjure with. | 0:08:26 | 0:08:29 | |
Have we made a Road Trip discovery? | 0:08:29 | 0:08:32 | |
Ten pounds?! | 0:08:34 | 0:08:37 | |
We have also got a big smile on our face. | 0:08:37 | 0:08:41 | |
That is what they call a no-brainer. | 0:08:42 | 0:08:45 | |
Right, let's keep going. | 0:08:46 | 0:08:48 | |
But before he begins negotiations, | 0:08:49 | 0:08:51 | |
he wants to have a nosy in the back storeroom. | 0:08:51 | 0:08:54 | |
I love that. Well, it appeals to me. | 0:08:54 | 0:08:58 | |
Has nothing to do with buying, he's just such good fun. | 0:08:58 | 0:09:02 | |
We know the pe... we know the origin. Chinese. | 0:09:02 | 0:09:05 | |
We know the period - it's going to be inter-war. | 0:09:05 | 0:09:08 | |
In carved hardwood. | 0:09:08 | 0:09:11 | |
But we have carved bone and horn eyes and a full set of dentures here. | 0:09:11 | 0:09:18 | |
Look at his smiling face. I mean, it looks absolutely... I adore it. | 0:09:18 | 0:09:23 | |
We have the problem that it is lighting and lighting can frighten. | 0:09:23 | 0:09:27 | |
You know I am passionate about it, | 0:09:27 | 0:09:29 | |
But the end user at auction can worry. They go, | 0:09:29 | 0:09:31 | |
"Who am I going to get to wire that? | 0:09:31 | 0:09:33 | |
"Will I get a socket to fit? Does a modern bulb go in it? | 0:09:33 | 0:09:35 | |
"Is it safe?" | 0:09:35 | 0:09:37 | |
And this a hurdle you would overcome at auction, so ignore my enthusiasm. | 0:09:37 | 0:09:42 | |
This is cold, rational... This is business. | 0:09:42 | 0:09:45 | |
Um... Is there money in it? | 0:09:45 | 0:09:47 | |
We'll see. It starts at 75. That's not a lot of money. | 0:09:49 | 0:09:52 | |
Right. He's certainly picked out enough. Let's get buying Paul, eh? | 0:09:52 | 0:09:57 | |
-Hugh, how are you doing? -Fine. | 0:09:57 | 0:09:58 | |
-Sort anything out? -Uh, yeah. | 0:09:58 | 0:10:01 | |
I mean, there are things I'm interested in. | 0:10:01 | 0:10:04 | |
Cheeky Paul asked for a combo price for the laughing Buddha, | 0:10:04 | 0:10:07 | |
the pipe, the cocktail menu and the brooch. | 0:10:07 | 0:10:11 | |
150, that sounds like a good price. | 0:10:12 | 0:10:14 | |
And the brooch is in there? | 0:10:18 | 0:10:21 | |
If you do it at 150, the brooch is in today. | 0:10:21 | 0:10:25 | |
-Lovely work. Thank you. -Yep. Excellent. | 0:10:25 | 0:10:28 | |
£150? That's almost a quarter off the combined ticket price | 0:10:28 | 0:10:32 | |
of £195. Who's laughing now then, Buddha? | 0:10:32 | 0:10:36 | |
Meanwhile, Mark is heading 17 miles away to Stoke-on-Trent. | 0:10:39 | 0:10:43 | |
This area is considered to be the home of the pottery industry | 0:10:46 | 0:10:49 | |
in England and is commonly known as The Potteries. | 0:10:49 | 0:10:54 | |
Mark is going to visit a wonderful collection of Paragon figurines. | 0:10:54 | 0:10:58 | |
The Paragon China Company was a British manufacturer | 0:11:04 | 0:11:07 | |
of bone china from 1919 until 1960. | 0:11:07 | 0:11:12 | |
The company was renowned for producing high-quality teaware | 0:11:12 | 0:11:15 | |
and tableware and were granted three Royal Warrants. | 0:11:15 | 0:11:18 | |
The Paragon brand enjoyed great success throughout its reign | 0:11:18 | 0:11:23 | |
and was visited by celebrities such as Gracie Fields | 0:11:23 | 0:11:26 | |
and also a young Princess Elizabeth. | 0:11:26 | 0:11:29 | |
Kathy Artus has one of the largest collections of Paragon figurines in | 0:11:32 | 0:11:36 | |
Britain and, as a third-generation former employee of the factory, | 0:11:36 | 0:11:41 | |
her passion for this once great company is second to none. | 0:11:41 | 0:11:45 | |
Kathy is going to give lucky Mark the grand tour. | 0:11:45 | 0:11:48 | |
Kathy, thank you for inviting me to your home to see... | 0:11:50 | 0:11:53 | |
-your Paragon collection. -Yes. -I mean, it's amazing! | 0:11:53 | 0:11:55 | |
-How many pieces have you got? -206 all together at the moment. | 0:11:55 | 0:11:59 | |
And I'm still collecting. I've been collecting for a long time now. | 0:11:59 | 0:12:02 | |
But at its heyday, how many people were employed at the factory, | 0:12:02 | 0:12:05 | |
-do you know? -There must have been at least 60 gilders | 0:12:05 | 0:12:08 | |
-and lithographers and things. -Really? -Yes. | 0:12:08 | 0:12:10 | |
It was quite a large factory. | 0:12:10 | 0:12:11 | |
And they did such a variety. | 0:12:11 | 0:12:13 | |
They did the dogs, the ornaments, they did all the cups | 0:12:13 | 0:12:16 | |
and saucers, the dinnerware. | 0:12:16 | 0:12:18 | |
And when did they close down? | 0:12:18 | 0:12:20 | |
Well, they were taken over by TC Wild and then Doulton | 0:12:20 | 0:12:25 | |
and I suppose it was mid-'70s when they actually finished. | 0:12:25 | 0:12:28 | |
-And how many did they produce, do you know? -There is no record. | 0:12:28 | 0:12:32 | |
In fact, until I started collecting, all I got was a very rough list, | 0:12:32 | 0:12:36 | |
which I have added to over the years. | 0:12:36 | 0:12:38 | |
Who was the chief designer of these figures? | 0:12:38 | 0:12:41 | |
Basically, Reg Johnson. He designed most of the figurines. | 0:12:41 | 0:12:44 | |
I've got an example to show you. | 0:12:44 | 0:12:45 | |
Reg Johnson was a renowned studio potter | 0:12:45 | 0:12:49 | |
and was a design director for the Royal Doulton group, | 0:12:49 | 0:12:52 | |
working mainly for Paragon and Royal Albert brands. | 0:12:52 | 0:12:55 | |
This one of Princess Margaret, this was one of the original moulds. | 0:12:55 | 0:13:01 | |
As you can see, all the flowers are actually made individually. | 0:13:01 | 0:13:04 | |
Individual little petals. So they are put on and then hand-painted. | 0:13:04 | 0:13:07 | |
And then fired, yes. That was one of the original ones. | 0:13:07 | 0:13:10 | |
When it went into production, because it would cost | 0:13:10 | 0:13:13 | |
so much to have them done and have the individual flowers made, | 0:13:13 | 0:13:17 | |
they actually started painting... they just put the blue dress | 0:13:17 | 0:13:20 | |
-and they painted the flowers on. -Painted on. -Hand-painted. | 0:13:20 | 0:13:22 | |
And the features aren't quite as strong and as crisp, | 0:13:22 | 0:13:25 | |
because that was taken off a mould. That was the original. | 0:13:25 | 0:13:28 | |
# I'm going to see you today | 0:13:28 | 0:13:33 | |
# All's well with my world | 0:13:33 | 0:13:37 | |
# And the people that I meet | 0:13:37 | 0:13:39 | |
# As I hurry down on the street | 0:13:39 | 0:13:41 | |
# Seem to know I'm on my way! # | 0:13:41 | 0:13:46 | |
I've got a few that really... Took a lot of getting, if you like. | 0:13:46 | 0:13:51 | |
-Gosh. -This one, which is Urchin, I had this one from America. | 0:13:51 | 0:13:56 | |
-I probably paid over the odds for him. Don't tell my husband. -OK. | 0:13:56 | 0:14:00 | |
But all we got was a name. We didn't know what he looked like, | 0:14:00 | 0:14:04 | |
there was no record of colour or pattern. | 0:14:04 | 0:14:06 | |
And as far as I know, there's only one. | 0:14:06 | 0:14:09 | |
-And the date on this is '30s? -'40s. -'40s. -Yes. | 0:14:09 | 0:14:14 | |
-He is rather cheeky, isn't he? -Yes, he reminds me of my grandson. | 0:14:14 | 0:14:17 | |
-Oh, does he? -Yes, I think he is lovely. | 0:14:17 | 0:14:20 | |
-He is obviously a little pixie. -Yes. He is very rare. | 0:14:20 | 0:14:24 | |
I think these are lovely cos they're... what I like about them, | 0:14:24 | 0:14:27 | |
-they've got that sort of real energy about them. -Yes. | 0:14:27 | 0:14:30 | |
-They've all got different features. -And they have got a real quality | 0:14:30 | 0:14:33 | |
rather than the mass-produced, who all look very...the same. | 0:14:33 | 0:14:37 | |
-Yes. -These look very individual. They've got individual characters. | 0:14:37 | 0:14:41 | |
But alas, we must say farewell to Mark | 0:14:41 | 0:14:45 | |
and catch up with that cheeky chappy, Paul Laidlaw. | 0:14:45 | 0:14:49 | |
Paul's still in Stafford and continuing his shop-athalon | 0:14:49 | 0:14:53 | |
in Windmill Antiques. | 0:14:53 | 0:14:55 | |
He's already bought four items and he's hungry for more. | 0:14:55 | 0:14:58 | |
-Hello, Ian? -Hi, Paul. | 0:14:58 | 0:15:00 | |
-Yes, how are you? -How are you doing? -Nice to meet you. | 0:15:00 | 0:15:03 | |
Good to see you. | 0:15:03 | 0:15:04 | |
Love the feeling of your establishment. My kind of shop! | 0:15:04 | 0:15:08 | |
Good man, good man. | 0:15:08 | 0:15:10 | |
Is that a travelling pipe? It is, isn't it? | 0:15:19 | 0:15:23 | |
Yeah, I've seen them. | 0:15:23 | 0:15:24 | |
They're mad, aren't they? It all disappears into itself. | 0:15:24 | 0:15:28 | |
How totally insane. | 0:15:28 | 0:15:31 | |
Is that...? That's not dear, is it? What's the price on that? | 0:15:31 | 0:15:34 | |
-Out of interest. -Tenner. -I'm going to put it back, but it's... | 0:15:34 | 0:15:39 | |
To be honest with you, I've already bought a pipe. | 0:15:39 | 0:15:43 | |
And that's why it resonates. I knew what it was. | 0:15:43 | 0:15:47 | |
In this treasure trove, it is not long before he finds something else. | 0:15:47 | 0:15:52 | |
Sugar tongs. Modelled as a wishbone. | 0:15:52 | 0:15:56 | |
Delightful. Good fun. | 0:15:58 | 0:16:00 | |
Decent set of assay marks. | 0:16:00 | 0:16:03 | |
-What's on those? -£20 to you, Paul. | 0:16:03 | 0:16:06 | |
20 quid on the sugar tongs isn't expensive | 0:16:06 | 0:16:09 | |
but you know I'm going to... bid you on it. | 0:16:09 | 0:16:13 | |
HE LAUGHS | 0:16:13 | 0:16:15 | |
-That was a given. -Right, yeah. | 0:16:15 | 0:16:18 | |
So what am I really going to pay for them before I shake your hand, | 0:16:18 | 0:16:21 | |
wish you well and bid you adieu? | 0:16:21 | 0:16:23 | |
-£15. As a goodwill gesture. -I'm going to do it. Cheers, man. | 0:16:23 | 0:16:27 | |
Thanks very much. | 0:16:27 | 0:16:28 | |
I'll get you some money. One last parting shot. | 0:16:28 | 0:16:30 | |
We looked at your wee travelling combination, your pipe thing. | 0:16:30 | 0:16:35 | |
-It is missing its... -It is lacking that. | 0:16:35 | 0:16:38 | |
-Take a couple quid for it? Parting shot? -I don't see why not. | 0:16:38 | 0:16:42 | |
-Yeah, it's a bit of fun. -Excellent. | 0:16:42 | 0:16:44 | |
I've already bought something that marries... | 0:16:44 | 0:16:46 | |
I bought a bit of meerschaum. | 0:16:46 | 0:16:47 | |
-You can put it with the others. -Exactly. | 0:16:47 | 0:16:49 | |
-It all grist to the mill. Thank you. We keep doing this. -I know. | 0:16:49 | 0:16:52 | |
We're on a roll. | 0:16:52 | 0:16:54 | |
Crikey Moses, with a total of six items, Paul's going to | 0:16:54 | 0:16:57 | |
combine the small travel pipe with the meerschaum pipe | 0:16:57 | 0:17:01 | |
and the silver sugar tongs with the silver broach. Got it? | 0:17:01 | 0:17:04 | |
After a long, exciting day though, | 0:17:04 | 0:17:06 | |
it's time for the boys to turn in and have a good night's rest. | 0:17:06 | 0:17:10 | |
Nighty-night. | 0:17:10 | 0:17:12 | |
It is a brand-new day and the boys are raring to go, even though | 0:17:15 | 0:17:19 | |
the heavens have descended. | 0:17:19 | 0:17:21 | |
Day two, Cheshire. | 0:17:22 | 0:17:24 | |
-Footballers' wives territory. -Absolutely. | 0:17:25 | 0:17:28 | |
We don't fit into that category. | 0:17:28 | 0:17:30 | |
I don't think, anyway. Are you a WAG? | 0:17:30 | 0:17:33 | |
THEY LAUGH | 0:17:33 | 0:17:36 | |
Ha, ha. | 0:17:36 | 0:17:37 | |
So far, Mark has spent £55 on one lot - | 0:17:37 | 0:17:40 | |
the silver-plated Indian-style tea set - | 0:17:40 | 0:17:43 | |
leaving a princely sum of £155.66 for the day ahead. | 0:17:43 | 0:17:47 | |
Paul, meanwhile, threw caution to the wind and spent £167 | 0:17:50 | 0:17:54 | |
on six items, which he will combine into four auction lots. | 0:17:54 | 0:17:59 | |
That gives him a nice chunk of £204.10 to spend. | 0:17:59 | 0:18:03 | |
The boys have travelled to the village of Walgherton, | 0:18:06 | 0:18:09 | |
in Cheshire. | 0:18:09 | 0:18:11 | |
They are heading for Dagfields, a mecca for antique lovers. | 0:18:11 | 0:18:15 | |
There are six giant antiques emporia, with over 200 dealers. | 0:18:15 | 0:18:21 | |
Don't abandon, come on. | 0:18:21 | 0:18:23 | |
You've got to at least give it a try, Mark. | 0:18:23 | 0:18:27 | |
It's not over till it's over. | 0:18:27 | 0:18:28 | |
-It's not over, but it is over if you can't get out of the car. -It is. | 0:18:28 | 0:18:32 | |
That is a problem. | 0:18:32 | 0:18:35 | |
Stay. | 0:18:35 | 0:18:36 | |
Come on, dearie, it's not that bad. | 0:18:36 | 0:18:39 | |
Mark is first to get stuck in. | 0:18:39 | 0:18:41 | |
We'll have a little mooch in here, I think. | 0:18:42 | 0:18:44 | |
-Hello, good morning. I'm Mark. -Pleased to meet you, Mark, I'm Jeff. | 0:18:47 | 0:18:50 | |
Nice to meet you, Jeff. | 0:18:50 | 0:18:51 | |
-This is your shop, is it? -It is, yes. | 0:18:51 | 0:18:54 | |
What will tickle his fancy in here then? | 0:18:54 | 0:18:56 | |
This is rather interesting. We've got... | 0:18:56 | 0:18:59 | |
This is certainly 19th century. | 0:18:59 | 0:19:01 | |
The first thing that struck me, actually, | 0:19:03 | 0:19:05 | |
was the little shield there with the initials on it. | 0:19:05 | 0:19:07 | |
I think it says HS. | 0:19:07 | 0:19:10 | |
What I think we've got is four 19th century coloured aquatints | 0:19:10 | 0:19:16 | |
or something like that in a later frame. | 0:19:16 | 0:19:19 | |
But then somebody has drawn and water coloured all these | 0:19:19 | 0:19:23 | |
wonderful birds and decoration around them. | 0:19:23 | 0:19:27 | |
And the colours are still quite vibrant on it. | 0:19:27 | 0:19:30 | |
And we've got exotic birds. We've got a golden pheasant here. | 0:19:30 | 0:19:35 | |
A peacock. | 0:19:35 | 0:19:38 | |
I think that bird is strangely called hoopoe. | 0:19:38 | 0:19:41 | |
Interesting. I never knew you were bird lover, Mark. | 0:19:41 | 0:19:44 | |
And there's a cockatoo which doesn't look very happy, she's squawking. | 0:19:47 | 0:19:51 | |
Then there is a hummingbird and various other birds. | 0:19:51 | 0:19:54 | |
It's rather fun, though. | 0:19:54 | 0:19:57 | |
It is priced up at £49. | 0:19:57 | 0:20:00 | |
Which actually is reasonable for all that work, I have to say. | 0:20:00 | 0:20:03 | |
And he's spied something else. | 0:20:05 | 0:20:08 | |
It is a banister-shaped vase with gilt decoration, cobalt blue. | 0:20:08 | 0:20:12 | |
No factory marks. | 0:20:12 | 0:20:13 | |
It feels as though it has a little bit of age, though, I don't know. | 0:20:13 | 0:20:17 | |
Painted with a windmill scene. | 0:20:17 | 0:20:19 | |
So it might be somebody who has just bought a blank and painted it. | 0:20:19 | 0:20:23 | |
But this cobalt is very nice. | 0:20:23 | 0:20:26 | |
It is quite stylish for a mantelpiece or something | 0:20:26 | 0:20:28 | |
in a big Cheshire sitting room. | 0:20:28 | 0:20:30 | |
There is no hanging about with this Mark. | 0:20:30 | 0:20:32 | |
He is going to strike up a negotiation. | 0:20:32 | 0:20:35 | |
Now, what this is building up to... is my ridiculously low offer. | 0:20:35 | 0:20:39 | |
-I was expecting it. -Which... Oh. | 0:20:39 | 0:20:42 | |
Then, do you need to sit down now or after? | 0:20:42 | 0:20:45 | |
THEY CHUCKLE | 0:20:45 | 0:20:47 | |
Do you think, Jeff, that I would get this for a tenner? | 0:20:47 | 0:20:51 | |
How about 15? | 0:20:53 | 0:20:56 | |
£15... | 0:20:56 | 0:20:58 | |
Tell me about this vase over here. | 0:20:58 | 0:21:00 | |
I mean, I don't suppose we could say the two for £15? | 0:21:00 | 0:21:05 | |
Um... Oh. Oh, the pain is growing. | 0:21:05 | 0:21:10 | |
-Um, yes, seeing it's you. -Are you sure? -Yes, I am sure. | 0:21:10 | 0:21:15 | |
Oh, please, I really do... I mean, this is going to help me. | 0:21:15 | 0:21:18 | |
Thank you very much. | 0:21:18 | 0:21:19 | |
-Are you sure you are happy with...? -I'm very happy. | 0:21:19 | 0:21:22 | |
What a chancer! | 0:21:22 | 0:21:24 | |
Let's catch up with Paul. | 0:21:24 | 0:21:25 | |
Although he has four lots, he just can't help having a good nosy about. | 0:21:25 | 0:21:30 | |
The old pro. | 0:21:30 | 0:21:32 | |
Check this out. | 0:21:32 | 0:21:33 | |
1920s, 1930s, we see a vogue for pewter tea sets, OK? | 0:21:33 | 0:21:40 | |
What they tend to look like is pretty dull, olde English, yeah? | 0:21:40 | 0:21:44 | |
Just dreary. | 0:21:44 | 0:21:46 | |
And, of course, they oxidise to that pewter, that flat pewter grey, | 0:21:46 | 0:21:50 | |
but in this instance, you've got this geometric form, | 0:21:50 | 0:21:53 | |
you've got compressed forms, | 0:21:53 | 0:21:56 | |
I love that to bits! | 0:21:56 | 0:21:58 | |
And look at the price tag. | 0:21:58 | 0:22:00 | |
Yes, you guessed it, he's found something he loves. | 0:22:00 | 0:22:03 | |
For an oval tray, the pot, | 0:22:03 | 0:22:06 | |
the sugar, the cream... | 0:22:06 | 0:22:10 | |
£22. | 0:22:10 | 0:22:11 | |
I'm going to have a word, but I need a give-away price. | 0:22:11 | 0:22:15 | |
I'm going to ask... £22, we'll see what happens. | 0:22:15 | 0:22:18 | |
-Yeah. -I think he's addicted to antiques. | 0:22:21 | 0:22:24 | |
It has got 22 on it. | 0:22:24 | 0:22:26 | |
Philip is calling the dealer of the tea set to find out | 0:22:26 | 0:22:29 | |
if Paul's bid of £15 is acceptable. | 0:22:29 | 0:22:32 | |
OK, Mark, thank you. | 0:22:32 | 0:22:34 | |
He says for you, sir, he'll do it. | 0:22:36 | 0:22:38 | |
Because you are one of his favourite, he says. | 0:22:38 | 0:22:40 | |
THEY LAUGH | 0:22:40 | 0:22:42 | |
He is now one of mine. | 0:22:42 | 0:22:44 | |
Maybe Mr Laidlaw needs to calm his jets. | 0:22:46 | 0:22:48 | |
Seven items and a total of five auction lots. | 0:22:48 | 0:22:52 | |
Back together again, the Road Trip wheels are on the move once more. | 0:22:53 | 0:22:58 | |
Mark's being dropped off in Leek in Staffordshire. | 0:22:59 | 0:23:02 | |
Did you know that former five-times world professional darts champion | 0:23:04 | 0:23:08 | |
Eric Bristow lives here? | 0:23:08 | 0:23:11 | |
Not a lot of people do. | 0:23:11 | 0:23:12 | |
Anyway, Mark is hoping to score a bullseye | 0:23:12 | 0:23:15 | |
and take the lead from Paul. | 0:23:15 | 0:23:17 | |
He is going for a mooch around in Christopher Mudd Design. | 0:23:17 | 0:23:20 | |
-I'm Mark. -Dealer Natalie is manning the shop today. | 0:23:20 | 0:23:23 | |
Mark is keen to get back on form in the old profit stakes | 0:23:23 | 0:23:28 | |
and he has stumbled on a new strategy. | 0:23:28 | 0:23:31 | |
This is the sort of thing that Paul Laidlaw would like, you know. | 0:23:31 | 0:23:34 | |
A pair of vases in brass. | 0:23:34 | 0:23:36 | |
But they are made of old shell cases. | 0:23:37 | 0:23:41 | |
And it is known as trench art. | 0:23:41 | 0:23:43 | |
The soldiers in the trenches, | 0:23:43 | 0:23:45 | |
when there were long periods of non-hostility, | 0:23:45 | 0:23:49 | |
they would take these spent shells | 0:23:49 | 0:23:53 | |
and use whatever primitive tools they had to sort of, in this case, | 0:23:53 | 0:23:57 | |
planish the actual shaft of this with the little dots. | 0:23:57 | 0:24:02 | |
And actually beat out that pattern and then shape the top. | 0:24:02 | 0:24:06 | |
I mean, these are not terribly rare, but they are... | 0:24:06 | 0:24:09 | |
they're great fun and are really collectible. | 0:24:09 | 0:24:13 | |
And I really like them because I think it just shows you that, | 0:24:13 | 0:24:16 | |
you know, in amongst all that, um, | 0:24:16 | 0:24:18 | |
carnage of the Great War, | 0:24:18 | 0:24:21 | |
life in the trenches must have been absolute hell. | 0:24:21 | 0:24:24 | |
The soldiers had to keep themselves busy | 0:24:24 | 0:24:28 | |
and they turned out, you know, actually, | 0:24:28 | 0:24:31 | |
wonderful pieces of art like that. | 0:24:31 | 0:24:34 | |
And these are priced up at £48 the pair, which is not very much. | 0:24:35 | 0:24:41 | |
I love the thought of something that was causing such destruction has | 0:24:41 | 0:24:47 | |
now been turned into, you know, a pair of lovely vases to use at home. | 0:24:47 | 0:24:52 | |
Mark is on a mission to find out the very best price from Natalie. | 0:24:52 | 0:24:56 | |
-If I buy them, I have got to get them at a very cheeky price. -Yes. | 0:24:56 | 0:24:59 | |
OK. You can say no, of course. | 0:24:59 | 0:25:02 | |
There is no obligation on your part, all right? | 0:25:02 | 0:25:05 | |
I'm just trying it on a bit here. | 0:25:05 | 0:25:07 | |
If I buy them, I need to get them for about £10 for the pair. | 0:25:07 | 0:25:11 | |
-That's quite low. -It is quite low, I know. -12? We could do 12. | 0:25:11 | 0:25:15 | |
I'm not going to argue, that's fine. Thank you. | 0:25:15 | 0:25:18 | |
-Thank you very much, Natalie. -You're welcome. | 0:25:18 | 0:25:20 | |
And on that bombshell, let's catch up with Paul. | 0:25:20 | 0:25:24 | |
Paul has travelled three miles away to the large village of Cheddleton, | 0:25:26 | 0:25:30 | |
in the Staffordshire moorlands. | 0:25:30 | 0:25:31 | |
He is visiting the unique Cheddleton Flint Mill, a site once | 0:25:33 | 0:25:37 | |
highly important to the potteries industry in nearby Stoke-on-Trent. | 0:25:37 | 0:25:42 | |
Good for the soul. | 0:25:44 | 0:25:46 | |
In the late 18th century, | 0:25:47 | 0:25:48 | |
when pottery making was reigning supreme in the UK, | 0:25:48 | 0:25:52 | |
Josiah Wedgwood was a pioneer of a type of English earthenware | 0:25:52 | 0:25:56 | |
called creamware. | 0:25:56 | 0:25:58 | |
It was discovered that the baked flint produced by the mills | 0:25:59 | 0:26:03 | |
was an excellent ingredient to provide durability and strength, | 0:26:03 | 0:26:06 | |
therefore allowing a cheaper alternative to expensive porcelain. | 0:26:06 | 0:26:11 | |
At the peak of the pottery boom, | 0:26:11 | 0:26:13 | |
there were dozens of flint mills in and around Stoke-on-Trent. | 0:26:13 | 0:26:16 | |
The Cheddleton Flint Mill Preservation Trust | 0:26:17 | 0:26:21 | |
was formed in 1967 to save the site from dereliction and ruin. | 0:26:21 | 0:26:25 | |
Since then, the mill has undergone substantial renovation | 0:26:25 | 0:26:29 | |
and is open to the public. | 0:26:29 | 0:26:30 | |
Paul is meeting with Treasurer Helen Outram to find out more. | 0:26:33 | 0:26:37 | |
-You've got two water wheels here. -Two, yes, we have. | 0:26:37 | 0:26:40 | |
And I believe that is unique. | 0:26:40 | 0:26:42 | |
In Britain, at any rate, yes. | 0:26:42 | 0:26:44 | |
So, where does the whole process begin on site? | 0:26:44 | 0:26:47 | |
It begins by the canal. | 0:26:47 | 0:26:49 | |
So, the flint came in by narrow boat from the South East of England, | 0:26:49 | 0:26:54 | |
Kent or Sussex, or even from the coast of France. | 0:26:54 | 0:26:58 | |
And was unloaded by the crane. | 0:26:58 | 0:27:02 | |
Put into the kilns. | 0:27:02 | 0:27:04 | |
It was laid - a layer of coal, a layer of flint, | 0:27:04 | 0:27:07 | |
a layer of coal, a layer of flint until it was full. | 0:27:07 | 0:27:10 | |
Then they set fire to it and it burned for two days. | 0:27:10 | 0:27:12 | |
Then it was unloaded from the bottom of the kiln | 0:27:12 | 0:27:16 | |
and loaded onto little trucks and it used to come right across here. | 0:27:16 | 0:27:22 | |
-And then it's ground in the mills. -Right. | 0:27:22 | 0:27:25 | |
-This one is about 1800. The other one is earlier. -Right. | 0:27:27 | 0:27:31 | |
And this is the rest of the plateway, see? | 0:27:31 | 0:27:34 | |
Oh, I see, yeah, yeah. | 0:27:34 | 0:27:35 | |
And then it did actually turn into here, as well. | 0:27:35 | 0:27:39 | |
-That's cool. -Yeah. | 0:27:39 | 0:27:41 | |
Inside the mill, Helen has some examples of flint before | 0:27:41 | 0:27:45 | |
and after baking. | 0:27:45 | 0:27:47 | |
-I see a couple of pebbles. -That's right. | 0:27:47 | 0:27:50 | |
-Now, that's the raw flint, which is almost black. -Yeah. | 0:27:50 | 0:27:54 | |
And then after it's been calcined, it becomes white. | 0:27:54 | 0:27:58 | |
It's like something you'd rake out the bottom of your hearth. | 0:27:58 | 0:28:01 | |
-That's right, and much easier to grind. -I see. | 0:28:01 | 0:28:05 | |
The heart of the mill is upstairs. | 0:28:05 | 0:28:07 | |
-So, here is the grinding pan. -Wow. | 0:28:07 | 0:28:12 | |
And the flints go into the grinding pan. | 0:28:12 | 0:28:15 | |
So, what is the end product, Helen? | 0:28:15 | 0:28:19 | |
The end product is a milky liquid | 0:28:19 | 0:28:21 | |
which is actually a suspension of silica particles in water. | 0:28:21 | 0:28:25 | |
And when it's to the right consistency, it is run off | 0:28:25 | 0:28:29 | |
down the trench there and goes down into the wash tub, | 0:28:29 | 0:28:34 | |
which is on the floor below. | 0:28:34 | 0:28:36 | |
Once washed, the liquid would be baked in the drying kiln. | 0:28:36 | 0:28:41 | |
The finished product would be clay-like blocks, | 0:28:41 | 0:28:44 | |
which would then be transported to The Potteries to be | 0:28:44 | 0:28:47 | |
used for the manufacture of creamware. | 0:28:47 | 0:28:50 | |
Helen, that's a fascinating tale. | 0:28:50 | 0:28:52 | |
Thank you very much for letting me come here today | 0:28:52 | 0:28:55 | |
on such a glorious afternoon. | 0:28:55 | 0:28:56 | |
-Lovely to meet you. -A real pleasure. -Thank you very much. | 0:28:56 | 0:28:59 | |
-Thank you. -Thank you. | 0:28:59 | 0:29:00 | |
While Paul has been discovering the lost worlds of the flint mill, | 0:29:03 | 0:29:07 | |
Mark Stacey is still in Leek, visiting P&J Antiques, | 0:29:07 | 0:29:10 | |
his final shop of the day. | 0:29:10 | 0:29:12 | |
Hello, Jo, nice to meet you. | 0:29:12 | 0:29:14 | |
Mark is meeting with proprietor and dealer Jo. | 0:29:14 | 0:29:17 | |
And, as usual, Mark likes to get to the heart | 0:29:17 | 0:29:20 | |
of the dealer's fresh, unsorted stock. | 0:29:20 | 0:29:22 | |
Oh, now what are these, Jo, covered in dust? | 0:29:22 | 0:29:26 | |
There's something I've had for a while. | 0:29:26 | 0:29:28 | |
We think they're Austrian silver, | 0:29:28 | 0:29:30 | |
-but we can't really find the hallmark. -Oh, is it? | 0:29:30 | 0:29:32 | |
I don't know where you can see. Probably go out there. | 0:29:32 | 0:29:35 | |
Yeah, go outside. | 0:29:35 | 0:29:36 | |
-They are in good shape, aren't they? -They are nice. | 0:29:41 | 0:29:44 | |
They need a little bit of work on the bottom. | 0:29:44 | 0:29:47 | |
They're all there, aren't they? | 0:29:47 | 0:29:49 | |
I think they're quite nice. | 0:29:49 | 0:29:51 | |
Sort of early 20th century, I would've thought. | 0:29:51 | 0:29:54 | |
They have a slightly classical look, but in a 20th century style, | 0:29:54 | 0:29:57 | |
-haven't they? -Yeah. -They are filled silver, as you know. | 0:29:57 | 0:30:01 | |
How much are they, Jo? | 0:30:02 | 0:30:04 | |
If you don't beat me down, they're £20 for the pair. | 0:30:07 | 0:30:11 | |
20 for the pair. | 0:30:11 | 0:30:13 | |
-He's going to say, "Oh..." -I'm not allowed to beat you down then? | 0:30:13 | 0:30:16 | |
-That's not fair. -Go on then, try. | 0:30:19 | 0:30:21 | |
-If I said £10, you are going to come back at me and say... -15. | 0:30:23 | 0:30:28 | |
£15. And I am going to say, "Jo, I'll take them." | 0:30:28 | 0:30:32 | |
Thank you very much indeed. | 0:30:32 | 0:30:34 | |
It is time for the boys to show one another their antiques goodies. | 0:30:34 | 0:30:38 | |
Oh, my good Lord. | 0:30:38 | 0:30:41 | |
I am not sure about the old Buddha lamp there, Paul. | 0:30:41 | 0:30:43 | |
No, I thought you were going to love him! Seriously? | 0:30:43 | 0:30:45 | |
No, I don't like that. | 0:30:45 | 0:30:47 | |
Oh, I would take him home, I love him! | 0:30:47 | 0:30:50 | |
I... You can have him. You can have him. | 0:30:50 | 0:30:52 | |
And I hope if you touch his belly, it brings you good luck. | 0:30:52 | 0:30:55 | |
I love this. | 0:30:55 | 0:30:56 | |
Bonus is the tray. | 0:30:56 | 0:30:59 | |
Oh, that is nice. I do love this, Paul. | 0:30:59 | 0:31:02 | |
-This is my little gem. -I do like that. | 0:31:02 | 0:31:05 | |
-That is really sweet. Charles Horner. -That's the one. -Yep. | 0:31:05 | 0:31:08 | |
Beautiful. How much was it, cheap? | 0:31:08 | 0:31:12 | |
-Ten. -That's very reasonable. | 0:31:12 | 0:31:14 | |
Even in damaged condition, that should be £80, £100 or more. | 0:31:14 | 0:31:17 | |
But I think that has got Mark Stacey written all over it. | 0:31:17 | 0:31:20 | |
-I love that. -Yep. -Love the cockerel on the top. -Yep. -Very nice. Silver? | 0:31:20 | 0:31:24 | |
-I wish. -Silver-plate. -Yeah, yeah. | 0:31:24 | 0:31:27 | |
I think you have done extraordinarily well, I applaud you. | 0:31:27 | 0:31:30 | |
-Thank you very much, old man. -Except for the lamp. -Except... | 0:31:30 | 0:31:34 | |
Go on, show me, show me. Come on! | 0:31:34 | 0:31:36 | |
OK, we have gone down the metal work route. Oh, and we've got... | 0:31:38 | 0:31:42 | |
-Actually this. -Right. -I absolutely adore that. | 0:31:42 | 0:31:46 | |
-I absolutely adore it. -I absolutely adore the mount. | 0:31:46 | 0:31:50 | |
Yes, but the vibrancy and the quality... | 0:31:50 | 0:31:53 | |
That's a fascinating piece. | 0:31:53 | 0:31:55 | |
I love it. I fell in love with it, Paul. | 0:31:55 | 0:31:57 | |
Expensive? How much? | 0:31:57 | 0:32:00 | |
I don't know, you tell me. £10. | 0:32:00 | 0:32:03 | |
It was a gift, wasn't it? | 0:32:03 | 0:32:04 | |
Now, the other good buy that I made today... | 0:32:04 | 0:32:06 | |
You bought a pair of silver candlesticks as electroplate, didn't you?! | 0:32:06 | 0:32:09 | |
-Yes. -250 quid worth of candlesticks for...? -£15. | 0:32:09 | 0:32:14 | |
You've done it! You've done it! | 0:32:14 | 0:32:17 | |
But what I thought you would really like, Paul, and I bought them | 0:32:17 | 0:32:20 | |
because I love trench art. | 0:32:20 | 0:32:22 | |
-I don't think they're valuable, they were £12. -Well... | 0:32:22 | 0:32:26 | |
You've done it, you've done it. You didn't think you were going to. | 0:32:26 | 0:32:29 | |
I told you, Paul, there is life in the old dog yet. | 0:32:29 | 0:32:33 | |
There is life in the old dog yet. | 0:32:33 | 0:32:35 | |
Having seen each other's purchases, | 0:32:35 | 0:32:38 | |
what do our experts really think? | 0:32:38 | 0:32:39 | |
If Stacey had a hat, he's got a rabbit in the hat. | 0:32:43 | 0:32:46 | |
Where did he get the candlesticks from? | 0:32:46 | 0:32:48 | |
Ah! | 0:32:48 | 0:32:49 | |
Oh, dear, oh, dear, oh, dear. | 0:32:49 | 0:32:52 | |
I shan't think Mr Laidlaw is very happy with me, do you? | 0:32:52 | 0:32:55 | |
Let's get back on the road and head to auction. | 0:32:56 | 0:32:59 | |
It has been a competitive third day, | 0:33:02 | 0:33:05 | |
starting in Stafford via Stoke-on-Trent, Walgherton, | 0:33:05 | 0:33:08 | |
Leek, Cheddleton, | 0:33:08 | 0:33:09 | |
with the final destination of Nantwich on the horizon. | 0:33:09 | 0:33:14 | |
The town of Nantwich | 0:33:14 | 0:33:16 | |
was renowned for its salt houses as far back as the 10th century. | 0:33:16 | 0:33:20 | |
-Here we are, Paul. -Looking good. -The auction room. | 0:33:22 | 0:33:26 | |
-Sun shining on the righteous yet again. -Absolutely. | 0:33:26 | 0:33:29 | |
-Story of my life! -Of course, Paul. | 0:33:29 | 0:33:31 | |
Peter Wilson Auctioneers have been established | 0:33:32 | 0:33:35 | |
in the town for many years and are renowned for their gallery | 0:33:35 | 0:33:38 | |
and fine arts sales. | 0:33:38 | 0:33:40 | |
Auctioneer Rob Stearns tells us about his favourite lot. | 0:33:40 | 0:33:43 | |
Three top hits for me are going to be... The candlesticks because I | 0:33:45 | 0:33:50 | |
think they should do well since they have had a little bit of a clean. | 0:33:50 | 0:33:53 | |
The cocktail menu dispenser, I think, that is a terrific thing | 0:33:53 | 0:33:56 | |
and everybody seems to like that. | 0:33:56 | 0:33:58 | |
It is in and out of the cabinets a lot. | 0:33:58 | 0:34:00 | |
And last of all, purely because it makes me happy, the Buddha. | 0:34:00 | 0:34:03 | |
Mark Stacey started today with £210.66 | 0:34:06 | 0:34:09 | |
and spent £97 on five auction lots. | 0:34:09 | 0:34:12 | |
Paul Laidlaw began with £371.10 and spent | 0:34:15 | 0:34:19 | |
£182 on five lots. | 0:34:19 | 0:34:22 | |
Not only do we have a packed sale room, | 0:34:25 | 0:34:27 | |
but we also have an audience live on the web. | 0:34:27 | 0:34:30 | |
First up, it's Mark's 19th-century vase. | 0:34:31 | 0:34:34 | |
He thinks it could do pretty well. | 0:34:34 | 0:34:36 | |
Who will give me ten to start this off? Ten anywhere? | 0:34:36 | 0:34:38 | |
Do I hear it? £10 surely. | 0:34:38 | 0:34:39 | |
Lovely decorative vase for somebody at ten. | 0:34:39 | 0:34:41 | |
-At £10 only. -Oh, come on. | 0:34:41 | 0:34:43 | |
15. The internet like it. | 0:34:43 | 0:34:45 | |
At £15 bid. At 15. 20 is it now? | 0:34:45 | 0:34:48 | |
£15 on the internet. At 15. | 0:34:48 | 0:34:49 | |
20 is it now? £15, bid's on the internet. | 0:34:49 | 0:34:52 | |
£15 only then. | 0:34:52 | 0:34:54 | |
-Take hold of your money. -It's a profit, isn't it? | 0:34:54 | 0:34:58 | |
Not the profit you were expecting, though, Mark, | 0:34:58 | 0:35:01 | |
but, yes, it is still a profit. | 0:35:01 | 0:35:03 | |
Next up, it's Paul's laughing Buddha. | 0:35:03 | 0:35:06 | |
Let's hope the smile attracts a nice big profit. | 0:35:06 | 0:35:09 | |
-I've got £50 bid for this. -Oh, 50 straight in. -55 is it now? | 0:35:10 | 0:35:14 | |
£50 on bid. | 0:35:14 | 0:35:15 | |
55. 60 on commission. | 0:35:15 | 0:35:17 | |
65. 70. 75. 80. | 0:35:17 | 0:35:19 | |
85. 90. 95. | 0:35:19 | 0:35:21 | |
I'm liking it a lot more now. | 0:35:21 | 0:35:23 | |
110. 120. 130? | 0:35:23 | 0:35:25 | |
120 is here. | 0:35:25 | 0:35:28 | |
130? 130. | 0:35:28 | 0:35:29 | |
I'm liking it a lot more now! | 0:35:29 | 0:35:32 | |
-Anywhere else, at 130 bid? -Where's the net? Come on. | 0:35:32 | 0:35:35 | |
I like this very much. At £130, bid is there. | 0:35:35 | 0:35:37 | |
At 130 and going to be sold at 130. | 0:35:37 | 0:35:39 | |
Paul definitely enjoyed that result. | 0:35:40 | 0:35:42 | |
Not so sure about Mark, though. | 0:35:42 | 0:35:45 | |
Quite ridiculous. | 0:35:45 | 0:35:47 | |
HE LAUGHS | 0:35:47 | 0:35:50 | |
Now, maybe Mark's unusual 19th-century decorative frame | 0:35:52 | 0:35:56 | |
with photographs will claw back some winnings. | 0:35:56 | 0:35:59 | |
-I've got £30. -30 straight in. | 0:35:59 | 0:36:02 | |
35. 40 is it now? 35, bid at 35. | 0:36:02 | 0:36:05 | |
40. 45. 50 now. 50 bid. | 0:36:05 | 0:36:07 | |
And they're off. Yeah, that's going to do you. | 0:36:07 | 0:36:10 | |
Come on, a little bit more. Come on, internet. | 0:36:10 | 0:36:12 | |
50, it's your bid at 50. | 0:36:12 | 0:36:13 | |
At £50, had its chance, £50 then and being sold at 50... | 0:36:13 | 0:36:17 | |
Well, that was a great buy, Mark, with a wonderful slice of profit. | 0:36:19 | 0:36:22 | |
It has definitely put a smile back on your face. | 0:36:22 | 0:36:25 | |
Come out of your shell now, I see! | 0:36:25 | 0:36:28 | |
PAUL LAUGHS | 0:36:28 | 0:36:31 | |
Over to Paul and that rare little cocktail carousel. | 0:36:33 | 0:36:36 | |
£50 bid, straightaway at 50. | 0:36:36 | 0:36:38 | |
55 is it now? At £50, and bid at 50. | 0:36:38 | 0:36:40 | |
And five now do I hear? | 0:36:40 | 0:36:42 | |
55 there. 60. 65. | 0:36:42 | 0:36:43 | |
65 is it now? 65. 65. 65 there. | 0:36:43 | 0:36:48 | |
65, the bid is there now. 70. | 0:36:48 | 0:36:49 | |
Multiple bidding on the internet at 70. | 0:36:49 | 0:36:51 | |
At 70. 75. 80. | 0:36:51 | 0:36:53 | |
-It's all the internet. -It is now on the internet, 85. | 0:36:53 | 0:36:56 | |
£80 we have. 85. 90 again on the internet. | 0:36:56 | 0:36:59 | |
90 you are bidding. £85 on bid. | 0:36:59 | 0:37:01 | |
Is that 90? 90 bid now. At 90. | 0:37:01 | 0:37:04 | |
At £90 only, any more bids? | 0:37:04 | 0:37:06 | |
It's a lovely thing. At £90 only then. | 0:37:06 | 0:37:08 | |
Put the hammer down. Put the hammer down! | 0:37:08 | 0:37:11 | |
OK, OK. | 0:37:11 | 0:37:14 | |
Yet another sizable profit for Paul. | 0:37:14 | 0:37:17 | |
This is all going very well. | 0:37:17 | 0:37:19 | |
It's Paul again with the silver lot of sugar tongs | 0:37:21 | 0:37:24 | |
and the Egyptian brooch. | 0:37:24 | 0:37:26 | |
£50 bid straightaway. | 0:37:26 | 0:37:28 | |
At 50. I bid at 50. And five now do I hear? 55. | 0:37:28 | 0:37:31 | |
60 on commission. 65? 65. | 0:37:31 | 0:37:34 | |
70. 75? 70 with me on commission. | 0:37:34 | 0:37:36 | |
75, fresh bidder. 75. | 0:37:36 | 0:37:38 | |
80 is it now? 75, your bid at 75. | 0:37:38 | 0:37:41 | |
Going to be sold at £75 then. | 0:37:41 | 0:37:43 | |
-Oh! -Well, that's £50, Paul. | 0:37:43 | 0:37:47 | |
The bidders of Nantwich are loving Paul's lots. | 0:37:47 | 0:37:50 | |
It is yet another chunk of profit. | 0:37:50 | 0:37:52 | |
There, there, Mark. It is your turn next with the Indian tea set. | 0:37:55 | 0:37:59 | |
It should make a £100, but, you know... | 0:37:59 | 0:38:02 | |
Not if my prayers have been answered. | 0:38:02 | 0:38:05 | |
HE LAUGHS | 0:38:05 | 0:38:07 | |
At 30. Where are you now at £30? | 0:38:07 | 0:38:09 | |
This is really cheap. At £30. £30 bid down here. | 0:38:09 | 0:38:12 | |
At £30. I have... 35 is it now? | 0:38:12 | 0:38:14 | |
At 35. 35. 40 now. 40 bid. | 0:38:14 | 0:38:16 | |
45. It's good value at 45. | 0:38:16 | 0:38:19 | |
At 40, the bid is here. At £40. At 45. Anybody else | 0:38:19 | 0:38:22 | |
for a cup of tea? At £40. The bid is here £40. | 0:38:22 | 0:38:25 | |
I can't believe it, Paul. | 0:38:25 | 0:38:26 | |
45. 50 now? Are you sure? | 0:38:26 | 0:38:29 | |
45, the bid is there at 45, going to be sold at 45. | 0:38:29 | 0:38:32 | |
Bid's there at £45. Going away at £45 then. | 0:38:32 | 0:38:35 | |
I just don't understand it. | 0:38:35 | 0:38:37 | |
-I don't understand that. -I don't understand it, Paul, honestly. | 0:38:37 | 0:38:40 | |
I'm not understanding. | 0:38:40 | 0:38:41 | |
Sadly, it didn't make £100. | 0:38:41 | 0:38:43 | |
That is your first loss of the day, though. | 0:38:43 | 0:38:46 | |
Over to Paul with the charming pipe duo lot next. | 0:38:46 | 0:38:51 | |
At £50 on bid. | 0:38:51 | 0:38:52 | |
55? 55. 60. 65. | 0:38:52 | 0:38:54 | |
70 is with me. 75 now. | 0:38:54 | 0:38:56 | |
At £70, the bid is with me at £70. | 0:38:56 | 0:38:58 | |
At 75 on the internet. 80 here. | 0:38:58 | 0:39:00 | |
85 now. 85. 90. | 0:39:00 | 0:39:03 | |
95 on the internet, at 95. | 0:39:03 | 0:39:05 | |
95, your bid on the internet at 95. | 0:39:05 | 0:39:07 | |
110. Multiple bidding on the internet. 110 now. 110. | 0:39:07 | 0:39:11 | |
120 is there? 120. 130 now. | 0:39:11 | 0:39:13 | |
130 bid. 140 is there? | 0:39:13 | 0:39:15 | |
140 bid. 150 now. 150 do we hear? | 0:39:15 | 0:39:18 | |
150. 150 bid. 160. Multiple bidding on the internet. 160. | 0:39:18 | 0:39:22 | |
160. 170 now. Bid at 180 now. | 0:39:22 | 0:39:25 | |
Bid at 180. At 190 we have now. | 0:39:25 | 0:39:27 | |
At 190. Finished up on the internet? | 0:39:27 | 0:39:29 | |
£200, make it a nice round figure? | 0:39:29 | 0:39:31 | |
200 bid now. At 200. | 0:39:31 | 0:39:32 | |
The bid is there a £200 | 0:39:32 | 0:39:34 | |
and will be sold at £200 on the internet. | 0:39:34 | 0:39:37 | |
Multiple bidding. | 0:39:37 | 0:39:39 | |
-Congratulations, Paul. -Yes. -Congratulations. | 0:39:39 | 0:39:42 | |
If I smoked, I'd open a big fat cigar. | 0:39:42 | 0:39:45 | |
What a cracking profit, Paul! That is the best result so far. | 0:39:45 | 0:39:49 | |
It is Mark next with the trench art shell cases. | 0:39:50 | 0:39:54 | |
Straightaway £30 for these. £30. | 0:39:54 | 0:39:56 | |
35 anywhere now? 35 there. At 35. | 0:39:56 | 0:39:59 | |
40 with me. 45 now. | 0:39:59 | 0:40:00 | |
45, your bid at 45. | 0:40:00 | 0:40:02 | |
-At 50, fresh bidder. -Oh, 50. -Doing well. | 0:40:02 | 0:40:05 | |
60 now. 60 bid. 65? | 0:40:05 | 0:40:06 | |
At £60 I'm bid, away at the back at £60. | 0:40:06 | 0:40:09 | |
65 anywhere else? | 0:40:09 | 0:40:10 | |
65. 70 now. 65 on bid sitting down here. | 0:40:10 | 0:40:13 | |
£65 and will be sold. | 0:40:13 | 0:40:15 | |
-At £65, bid there. -At 65... | 0:40:15 | 0:40:17 | |
-That was a good break, Mark. -That was a very good price. | 0:40:17 | 0:40:21 | |
It was indeed. Thankfully. | 0:40:21 | 0:40:23 | |
That was a great buy, Mark. | 0:40:23 | 0:40:24 | |
Next, it's Paul with the 1920s pewter tea set. | 0:40:27 | 0:40:30 | |
£20 to start it off, please. At 20. 20 anywhere now? | 0:40:31 | 0:40:34 | |
20 bid straightaway. | 0:40:34 | 0:40:35 | |
Hand went up like a demon there. £20 straightaway. | 0:40:35 | 0:40:38 | |
-At £20. 25 is it now? -Disappointing. | 0:40:38 | 0:40:41 | |
What great value for money this is at 20. And five? 25. | 0:40:41 | 0:40:44 | |
30 bid. 35 now. | 0:40:44 | 0:40:45 | |
35, just one more. 35? | 0:40:45 | 0:40:48 | |
At 30, the bid is here. £30, bid's there. | 0:40:48 | 0:40:50 | |
At £30. Very stylish thing for little money. | 0:40:50 | 0:40:52 | |
At £30, and going to be sold for £30 only then. | 0:40:52 | 0:40:55 | |
If you are all finished and done, being sold at £30 then. | 0:40:55 | 0:40:59 | |
Not one of your best results today, though, Paul, | 0:40:59 | 0:41:02 | |
but every penny counts. | 0:41:02 | 0:41:03 | |
You know, you have doubled your money, there is no shame in that. | 0:41:05 | 0:41:08 | |
Yeah. | 0:41:08 | 0:41:10 | |
Right, it's the candlesticks. | 0:41:10 | 0:41:12 | |
Dah-dah-dah! | 0:41:12 | 0:41:14 | |
Now for the final lot of the day, | 0:41:16 | 0:41:18 | |
it's Mark's pair of silver candlesticks | 0:41:18 | 0:41:20 | |
that he managed to buy for a song. | 0:41:20 | 0:41:22 | |
I've got £80 bid for them straightaway. £80. | 0:41:22 | 0:41:25 | |
85 is it now? £80 on bid. | 0:41:25 | 0:41:28 | |
85 now. What value for money. Come on, now. | 0:41:28 | 0:41:30 | |
-There's no bidding! -There's the Net. Net | 0:41:30 | 0:41:33 | |
85. 90. 95 on the internet. 95. | 0:41:33 | 0:41:36 | |
95 do I hear? 95 surely. | 0:41:36 | 0:41:39 | |
-95 on bid. -Yep. -95, that takes my commission out. | 0:41:39 | 0:41:41 | |
95 on the internet. | 0:41:41 | 0:41:43 | |
At 95. 100 anywhere else? | 0:41:43 | 0:41:45 | |
-It is going to be the net. -But there's nobody bidding! | 0:41:45 | 0:41:48 | |
Super value for money at £95. And going to be sold at 95. | 0:41:48 | 0:41:51 | |
I mean, this is just unbelievable. | 0:41:51 | 0:41:53 | |
-It had to be the damage. -It's unbelievable. | 0:41:53 | 0:41:56 | |
Go on, Mark, it is an £80 profit. | 0:41:57 | 0:42:00 | |
Great results, but not enough to beat Paul. | 0:42:00 | 0:42:03 | |
-Congratulations. -Cheers, man. -The drinks AGAIN are on you. | 0:42:05 | 0:42:08 | |
Mark started today's show with £210.66, | 0:42:12 | 0:42:16 | |
and after paying auction cost, made a profit of £124.40. | 0:42:16 | 0:42:20 | |
Mark has £335.06 to carry forward. | 0:42:20 | 0:42:25 | |
Paul, meanwhile, started with £371.10 | 0:42:29 | 0:42:32 | |
and after auction costs, | 0:42:32 | 0:42:34 | |
made a bumper profit of £248.50 | 0:42:34 | 0:42:37 | |
Paul is today's winner. | 0:42:37 | 0:42:39 | |
He has a whopping £619.60 to take forward. | 0:42:39 | 0:42:45 | |
Well done. | 0:42:45 | 0:42:47 | |
-Well, Paul, congratulations again. -Yes. | 0:42:47 | 0:42:50 | |
-I think I'll drive this time. -Yeah, good. | 0:42:50 | 0:42:52 | |
You can bask in your own glory. | 0:42:52 | 0:42:56 | |
-Home, Jeeves. -Onwards and downwards, Paul. | 0:42:56 | 0:42:59 | |
Next time on the Antiques Road Trip, | 0:43:03 | 0:43:05 | |
Paul and Mark head for the Herefordshire town of Leominster. | 0:43:05 | 0:43:09 | |
Mark gives it the full monty. | 0:43:10 | 0:43:13 | |
The first thing I'm going to do is start stripping off. | 0:43:13 | 0:43:15 | |
Now, don't get excited at home, it's only the jacket. | 0:43:15 | 0:43:17 | |
And Paul gets upset by a plate. | 0:43:17 | 0:43:21 | |
It's insane, isn't it? I mean, really, | 0:43:21 | 0:43:24 | |
what on earth...? I love that. | 0:43:24 | 0:43:27 | |
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