VOICEOVER (VO): It's the nation's favorite antiques experts...

Which way are the bargains?

VO: ..behind the wheel of a classic car... Do you know where we are?

No.

VO: ..and a goal, to scour Britain for antiques.

Act one, scene one.

VO: The aim, to make the biggest profit at auction.

Ta-da!

VO: But it's no mean feat.

There'll be worthy winners...

Woo!

Happy dance!

VO: ..and valiant losers.

Heartbroken.

Close your ears.

VO: Will it be the high road to glory...

It's just delightful, isn't it?

VO: ..or the slow road to disaster?

VO: This is Antiques Road Trip.

VO: Yeah!

VO: Hello, west Yorkshire!

# La-la-la-la, la-la-la!

# Mi-mi-mi-mi, mi-mi-mi!

# VO: Voices of angels, eh?

What's our band called?

The Auctioneers.

That's terrible.

Ishy, you're not even an auctioneer... Who makes the smallest loss wins!

VO: That's the B-side.

I could be the songwriter.

My friend Faye and I wrote a song.

What was it called?

It was called The Man In The Library.

VO: Catchy title!

So, The Man In The Library goes... # Hey, the man in the library # Ooh-ooh, I saw him three times last week # He really, really, really didn't want to speak # But I think everything's going to be OK # VO: Just wait till you hear Boy At The Bus Stop.

Ha!

It's the fourth leg with hitmaker and auctioneer Natasha Raskin Sharp and jewels maverick Ishy Khan.

ISHY: And I mean, there's a reason he didn't want to talk in the library.

ISHY: It wasn't you.

NATASHA: Yes!

Don't take it personal.

Of course he didn't want to speak!

He's just a guy who follows the rules.

Oh, my days... All these years.

VO: Silence is golden!

Our fizzy pals are zipping around in the 1966 Volvo Amazon.

Have you tooted the horn in this car yet?

I haven't... (HORN TOOTS) NATASHA: Isn't it so good?

ISHY: It sounds like a train!

VO: Does it?

Last time, we were up close and personal.

You choose your own knickers, right?

(LAUGHS) Yeah.

VO: Natasha played dress-up.

Is that not just so chic?

VO: And we made some big hairy friends.

What do we reckon?

VO: So far, Natasha has notched up three auction wins.

Fair warning... (GAVEL) ISHY: (CLAPS) Brilliant.

NATASHA: I'll take that.

ISHY: Well done.

NATASHA: Delighted.

VO: From Tasha's original budget of £1,500, she now has £945.

Ishy also began with £1,500, and now has £807.

As we enter round four, can Ishy claim a victory?

I've had to take the Hawaiian shirt off.

It's boiling in here.

The Hawaiian shirt?

Have I missed that?

Is there a Hawaiian shirt in your suitcase?

Yeah, the blue one I was wearing.

VO: This yee-haw began in Berwick-upon-Tweed, skipped around Northumberland, zips around Yorkshire before a sparkling auction finale in Bristol.

Hawaiian shirts.

I'm learning so much about you.

VO: Our road trip revelers are in West Yorkshire, with shopping concluding in the town of Ossett.

But first stop, Cullingworth.

Home to Antiques At The Mill, which stands as a monument to the county's past textile industry.

VO: Now, there's Tasha... NATASHA: Hello?

VO: But where's Ishy?

A small city of antiques, there are over 100 dealers selling their goodies in here.

There he is!

Back in his so-called Hawaiian shirt.

(PIANO DISCORD) Back to school.

VO: Yeah, you're no Elton.

Natasha has 945 smackers.

They do possess nice pieces.

Look at these.

So, these I recognize as Georg Jensen, Georg Jensen of Denmark, because I'm familiar with this pattern on the handle, which is one that lodges itself in the mind because it's not too literal.

It's the cactus pattern.

VO: A titan of Danish design, Georg Jensen was a master of art nouveau creations, including jewelry and flatware.

What I think I'm looking at is a christening set, but incomplete, annoyingly, because this should be in a case.

Now, are collectors massively into christening cutlery by Georg Jensen?

No.

It's not top of their list.

Are they interested in cactus pattern?

Yes.

And we're thinking of buying items, taking them to auction, trying to garner a little bit of interest - and people are interested, believe me, in that name.

So, at £80, is there a bit of a risk to be taken?

I wonder... One to think about.

VO: Yoo-hoo!

Ishy!

Sunbathing?

Come on, Ishy.

It's green for go!

£807 - that's the sum in Ishy's wallet.

ISHY: So technically, this shouldn't be up here, because it's a set of early 20th century floor scales.

This is actually really ingenious.

This flap here contains a mirror, and if you pull it down, the mirror is intact, which is nice to see.

The dial is reflected here, so you can actually stand on it, look down, and get a nice, clear view of how much you weigh without having to peer over the side and try and see the face.

And I think this was before the dials were incorporated into the actual scales, so an early design.

Quite ingenious, really.

VO: Quite.

This set is Victorian, but it was back in the 18th century that balance maker Richard Salter invented the spring scale.

ISHY: It weighs a lot.

It's a heavy, heavy piece.

But it needs to be.

It needs to be substantial so that you can stand on it and get an accurate reading.

You don't want it to be flimsy and break under your weight cuz that would not be the best for your self-esteem.

VO: Indeed, ha!

ISHY: It's got a ticket price of £55.

It's already been reduced from £75.

VO: Go on, give it a test, Ishy.

ISHY: So, we flip open the hinge.

Right, let's see... Yep, that works.

I think I need to lay off the biscuits, but that's brilliant.

This is something that's probably coming up to 120 years old, and it's in working condition.

VO: You're a braver man than I!

One for the possibles.

VO: Blimey, it's an Ishy without a cause.

(MOTORBIKE HORN) NATASHA: (CHUCKLES) ISHY: Right, crazy idea.

What do you reckon?

Trading the Volvo for this.

How delighted are you with your look?

And I mean "L-E-W-K".

You're "lewking" pretty good.

I mean, I look cool cuz it's stationary.

Once it starts, I don't know about that!

You'd be like this!

Trying not to fall off.

Come on, get on the back, let's go.

No, I'm not going anywhere near you lest I swoon, lest I faint.

You're looking too good, Ishy.

Oh, come on... NATASHA: No, you're too hot right now.

ISHY: (LAUGHS) NATASHA: ..too hot right now!

VO: He fancies his chances.

Follow my finger... Make sure I see...everything.

VO: Interesting.

NATASHA: Now, I have to say... ..this looks good to me.

(WHISPERS) It feels good, too.

That is a nice piece of English oak.

The perfect weapon.

It was Natasha Raskin Sharp in the antique shop... ..with the chopping board.

VO: Blimey.

Things aren't that bad, surely.

Mouseman chopping board.

I think important to note that it's kidney-shaped.

I think I would be maybe slightly more familiar with the piece if it were a kidney-shaped tray with little mouse handles.

VO: Yorkshireman Robert "Mouseman" Thompson was a British furniture designer in the early 20th century.

From altars to ashtrays, each signature mouse would take 45 minutes to create.

NATASHA: The Mouseman himself died in the '50s, but after his death, his furniture and his signature continued to be made and applied.

VO: Ticket price is £245.

If this is the real deal... and, yes, there are plenty of reproduction pieces out there, let's not be deceived...

If this is kosher, as it were, to run one's thumb over that little mouse, give it a little stroke on the back, it's a little bit of a privilege.

But d'you know what?

I'm sold.

Yeah, I'm really sold.

VO: I can feel a deal coming on!

Along with the Georg Jensen christening cutlery priced at 80, we have a total of £325 here.

NATASHA: Helen, hello.

How are you?

Hello, Tasha.

NATASHA: I've found two items.

HELEN: Yes.

One...

In fact, both big names.

One Mouseman.

HELEN: Oh!

NATASHA: One Jensen.

The Georg Jensen, then, I could do for 64.

64.

Let's do that.

Now the big 'un.

HELEN: Now the Mouseman.

NATASHA: Now the big 'un.

It would be great if there were some wiggle room.

I can do 180.

NATASHA: Could you?

HELEN: I could, yes.

I'm really grateful for that.

Thank you very much.

HELEN: It's a pleasure.

NATASHA: So that's 244.

VO: A big spend for Tasha.

See you again!

VO: She now has £701.

I think I might be hungry.

VO: Back inside, how is Ishy faring?

I can't get over the juxtaposition of all these mid 20th century antique items.

And then you've got something like this, which is a really interesting object, just nestled in between.

So, this is a Nettur Petti box, and it's actually got a really interesting story, and originates from Kerala in India.

So, aristocratic families and noble families would use these caskets to store jewelry and often ornaments that would go onto their deities in the statues that they looked after.

And it's got this very distinctive shape.

Sometimes, it doesn't have these extra panels here, and it just peaks into an almost roof-like shape.

It's a little bit difficult to date, but I think it's got some age.

Probably early 20th century, and then maybe the fittings are a little bit later.

It's got a ticket price of £55.

Maybe one that we can have a bit of a barter on.

But I think it's different, I like it, and maybe someone else at auction will love it, too.

This is a potential.

VO: Along with the Victorian weighing scales, both items come to a total of £110.

Watch out, Helen!

Here comes Ishy with the scales.

ISHY: Hello, Helen.

HELEN: Hello!

ISHY: How you doing?

HELEN: I'm good, thank you.

So, what's the best we can do?

I can do that at 40.

40, is that your absolute best?

It's the absolute rock-bottom best, is that, yes.

ISHY: OK. VO: And the Nettur Petti at 55?

HELEN: Ooh, go on.

40.

ISHY: 40?

So we'll do £80 altogether.

ISHY: That's a deal.

Thank you so much.

VO: Many thanks, Helen.

HELEN: Thank you.

VO: Ishy now has £727.

ISHY: See ya!

VO: Now, let's just take in the majesty of the Yorkshire countryside.

ISHY: Wahey!

What you got?

NATASHA: I was going to get us cold drinks, but then I remembered we're in Yorkshire... ..and doesn't tea on a hot day cool you down?

A proper Yorkshire brew.

Isn't that what they say?

(WHISPERS) Well, come on... Of course it is!

Of course it is.

To Yorkshire...

Cheers!

VO: Hate to break up the par-tea, but we need to get back to "reali-tea".

Ha!

Natasha is off to the "brewtiful", sorry, village of Wilsden in West Bradford.

Notable English astronomer Alfred Fowler was born here in the late 19th century.

Let's see if the stars align and Tasha finds some stratospheric finds in here at Old Mill Antiques.

OK. From one mill to another.

VO: Ooh, look, lots of salvage.

NATASHA: My contemporaries always seem to have great luck buying items outside, and it's not happened for me yet.

I'm yet to find that sleepy piece.

VO: OK well, hopefully there will be a constellation of delights inside.

Let's leave Natasha to her moocheroo.

It's really quite reflective sitting here alone, driving through this beautiful countryside, just taking a breather.

It's really nice.

VO: Ishy is further south, just outside Leeds in the town of Morley.

Notable Morleyans include funnyman Ernie Wise.

He won a talent contest here back in 1938, before the heady days of sparkling Morecambe and Wise fame.

There's Ishy, someone who always brings me sunshine.

Ha!

Morley Antiques Centre is very handily also an auctioneer's.

Should be a plentiful supply of goodies in here.

Do you reckon I could pull this hairstyle off?

VO: Yes, I do!

(KEYS CHIME DISCORDANTLY) VO: I do wish he'd get lessons!

Back to Tasha in Wilsden.

With just over 700 smackers left, best get a mooch on, Natasha.

NATASHA: I do love copper... Look how large that is.

Sorry, why so big?

VO: You could fry an egg on that.

NATASHA: And I think the unusual thing here is its size, and the fact that it is, in a weird way, hooked for suspension.

So I'm a fan of this chamberstick, and it's not my first rodeo when it comes to chambersticks.

I've bought a few, taken a few to auction, some hits, some misses.

Well, of course, this is £45.

I've just never seen one that big.

Look...

It's almost as big as that tray.

It's arts and crafts, so I think it's probably late 19th century.

Could be early 20th century, given the simplicity of its style.

Great shape, great design, and do you know something?

There probably won't be another one out there.

It's a one-off... (DOG BARKING INCESSANTLY) ..and that has to be worth something, surely?

VO: Someone give that dog a bone.

Right, let's find dealer Jack.

Jack, how are you feeling?

Good, good.

Hold on to that feeling... No, I'm just kidding!

I'm not going to come in too hard.

Of course not...

I have found something, though, that I find hard to resist.

It's a chamberstick, arts and crafts, some would say comically large.

There's no need for it to be as big as it is.

I'm just going to ask, Jack, what's your best price?

(INHALES SHARPLY) Ooh, sharp intake of breath.

NATASHA: OK. JACK: Erm...£30?

£30 is a yes.

That's really kind of you.

JACK: Thank you.

NATASHA: Thank you very much.

VO: Thank you, Jack.

Natasha now has £671.

NATASHA: OK...

Huge.

VO: Back to Ishy in Morley.

With just a smidge over £700, let's see what he chooses in here.

ISHY: What is this?

I think that this is a 19th century Indian brass urn of some sort.

It's got this beautiful pattern all across the surface.

We've got elephants, we've got deities...

I believe it comes from Rajasthan, India.

I think it's 19th century, probably 1890s, and it has got some wear.

The finials are a little bit loose, but, for something that's 100 years old, really nice condition.

I can't see any holes or damage when I hold it up to the light.

I can't see anything peeking through, which is always a good tip if you're looking at pieces, if you can see any light coming through it, it's corroded, so... Good shape.

A nice decorative object.

VO: Top tip, Ishy.

ISHY: So, the ticket price.

"Anglo-Indian bronze urn."

I don't think it's bronze, I think this is probably brass.

And it's got a ticket price of £40.

I think £40 is really fair for what this is.

It's decorative, it's historic.

It's come all the way from India.

I think it's a handsome thing.

How good would this look in your display cabinet?

A really nice thing.

I think this could be my buy of the day.

VO: Stand by, dealer Bernie... Nice hat, mate.

ISHY: Bernie, how's it going?

BERNIE: OK. How are you?

Yeah, good thank you.

I found something that I really like.

I think it might be the stags, but...there's something about this, it's really special.

Yeah, it's classy.

I like that.

So, it's got a ticket price of £40 on it.

I think that's super fair, so 40 quid, if you're happy with it...

I'm happy with £40 for that.

Take it off your hands... Let me see how much cash I've got.

VO: Toodle-oo, Bernie... ISHY: It's been a pleasure!

VO: ..and many thanks.

Ishy now has £687.

Oh, I love this!

Alright, we'll pop to a convenience store, get some nibbles.

Olives.

ISHY: Olives, tapas.

Ooh... NATASHA: Olives, tapas!

ISHY: Sounds good.

Some sort of stuffed pepper.

ISHY: Mm.

NATASHA: Oh, please, please!

Let's do it.

VO: Yummy!

Nighty night.

Are you feeling sun-kissed?

I'm feeling sun-kissed.

I think...I mean, I do have some fake tan on my legs, I won't lie to you.

Because the world couldn't really cope with the color of my legs.

It would require everyone to wear sunglasses, you know, as a priority.

VO: She loves to share, doesn't she?

Yesterday, Natasha was splashing the cash on the Georg Jensen christening cutlery, the Mouseman chopping board, and not forgetting the large copper chamberstick.

It's a one-off.

VO: Natasha now has £671.

Ishy also scooped up three items.

The Victorian weighing scales, the Rajasthani bowl, and the antique Nettur Petti casket box.

I think it's different.

I like it.

See ya!

VO: Ishy has £687 remaining.

So, having taken some big wrists... ISHY: Yes.

NATASHA: Big wrists?

I do have big wrists.

I have huge wrists.

You don't have huge wrists.

No, they are actually huge.

They shouldn't be the same size as yours.

VO: Crumbs!

(MUFFLED) Can you talk with your mouth closed?

Hm?

(MUTTERS) I don't think I can, no.

VO: I think they've had too much sun.

Ishy's very kindly dropped off Natasha in the town of Huddersfield.

Renowned as a giant of the textile industry, the multicultural fabric of the town is woven with the high energy vibrancy of an ancient folk dance.

Right here at the University of Huddersfield, a special exhibition celebrates the joy of bhangra.

The brainchild of dance teacher Hardeep Sahota, he is the UK authority, poised to tell all to Tasha.

HARDEEP: This project, the Bhangra Lexicon, is part of my PhD work portfolio.

I wanted to kind of showcase some of the projects I've been working on over the last 20 years, and also celebrate my heritage as a young Sikh lad from Huddersfield.

VO: This ancient folk dance of Punjabi farmers stretches back several centuries and is a glorious celebration of the bounties of harvest.

I went to the Punjab to actually find some research and stuff.

So, we were in this library, and went through these dusty books and found this image, which just blew me away, because it's a drawing and a print that was published, and it's the first ever recording of bhangra, from 1838.

VO: The arrival of bhangra on these shores would happen a century later.

After 300 years of British rule, the bloody partition of India struck the country in August 1947, displacing around 15 million people.

Many families emigrated from the severed region of the Punjab and arrived in the Midlands.

Working in foundries and textile manufacturing, the first wave of immigrants from the Commonwealth started arriving in the late 1940s.

So, what was it like for first generation immigrants?

I can't explain how hard it must have been for them to arrive in a new country, you know, not quite welcomed by everyone.

VO: Thousands of miles from home, music and dance kept India close.

Those who could perform ensured a prompt passage to the UK.

Hardeep's grandfather Phuman was one of the first to arrive.

The story goes with my grandad, so, there was a Muslim gentleman, and instead of actually inviting his older brother, he invited my grandad because he could sing.

All of my family has actually come to the UK because my grandad could sing.

VO: An enduring symbol of identity, the beats of bhangra were essential to the first wave of immigrants.

And then the knock-on effect was this just seeped into the culture?

Yeah.

You know, my mum arrived, and a lot of the women that worked in the textiles mills, the music kind of helped at those little snapshots of family time, and getting together, just sharing life and experiences, yeah.

VO: During those hard times, bhangra was essential for lifting the heart and soul, something Hardeep's grandfather Phuman was so gifted at doing.

Although centuries old, bhangra is ever evolving, with fusions with both reggae and hip-hop from the 1980s to present day.

So, the soundscape changes.

Erm, so the youngsters have been listening to kind of that bhangra rap, so, Punjabi rap, it's massive.

So, you can't really dance to it.

That's... That's my little problem.

NATASHA: (LAUGHS) VO: This ancient dance has around 300 moves.

Come on, Tasha, let's pump up the bhangra!

Hardeep, what do you think?

Amazing.

Looks absolutely superb.

Well, thank you very much for sorting me out with this traditional dress.

It's time for some traditional moves.

So, the first one, OK, is called dhamaal.

HARDEEP: It's hands in the air.

NATASHA: Mm-hm.

OK?

And then we're going to hop, hop, hop.

Starting on the right leg?

HARDEEP: We start on the right.

OK.

So, three, two, one... ..and hop... And hop... VO: Let's put you to the test, Tasha.

HARDEEP: They've all come out to dance.

OTHERS: Yeah!

NATASHA: OK, I'm ready... (BHANGRA MUSIC) HARDEEP: And then we're gonna dip, so... HARDEEP: So, dhamaal.

NATASHA: Oh, I know dhamaal!

HARDEEP: Hey!

One, two, three.

ALL: Hey!

And if you give it a little... (TRILLS TONGUE) NATASHA: (TRILLS TONGUE) HARDEEP: One!

Two!

(BHANGRA MUSIC) VO: She's good at this.

HARDEEP: You've done this before, surely.

NATASHA: No, I haven't!

(RYTHMIC CLAPS) (FINGERS CLICK) HARDEEP: One more.

Kneel down.

NATASHA: Oh, right, OK. NATASHA: Here we go.

HARDEEP: And then... ..we're going to have a go at doing this, but you can just dance how you want.

NATASHA: Oh, OK... Oh, wow.

Yeah!

OK!

(LAUGHS) Not for beginners.

VO: Indeed!

NATASHA: Oh, woah!

Thank you all so much.

Especially you, Hardeep.

That was absolutely lovely.

NATASHA: Thank you.

OTHERS: (CLAP) Really appreciate it, all of you.

Thanks!

VO: Hardeep's tireless efforts to promote the beauty of bhangra is a fitting nod to the energy and joy of one of the oldest folk dances in the world.

Meanwhile, let's find Ishy.

Je suis hot, je suis chaud.

VO: Ah, oui, oui, c'est magnifique!

Don't be fooled, we're not in France.

We're in Barnsley.

Ha!

With plenty of ooh-la-la!

Ishy's going in here.

Barnsley Antiques Centre.

This biz has been on the go for the last six years.

Every space is crammed with delights.

ISHY: I could do with a nap.

VO: Already?

Someone get him an espresso.

Are there more rooms?

This place just goes on and on and on... VO: With 687 smackers, let's see what he finds.

Now, why does this have its own display?

Special presentation on a nice cloth.

(METALLIC CLINKING) Oh, and it's metal as well.

I...

It looked like terracotta from a distance.

I've been really drawn to the art nouveau this trip, and this encapsulates everything about the art nouveau era.

We've got this floral, organic, fluid-shaped charger.

Then we've got these sunflowers, and I think a daisy, and then a female figure with beautiful, flowing hair.

I think she's wearing a crown.

And then, in the corner, I can see a little signature.

And I believe that's Richard Aurili, who was an Italian sculptor who worked in the late 19th century.

He was born, I believe, early 1800s, around 1834, and he worked until the art nouveau periods.

VO: Richard Aurili's works were predominantly of beautiful women.

This could be a goodie.

This gives us a really good indication of when this was made, probably around 1900, so towards the end of his career.

But it's just a fantastic thing.

And £240 is a big chunk of the budget, but I'm feeling like splashing the cash.

I feel I've been quite conservative with my purchases so far, so...maybe it's worth a gamble.

I'm going to have a think on this.

VO: You do that.

Meanwhile, Natasha is 13 miles away in the town of Ossett.

For a brief period in the 19th century, it was a spa town trying to rival Harrogate.

It didn't quite work out, but the history lives on in the name of our next shop, Spa Farm Antiques.

NATASHA: (SOFTLY) Very excited.

VO: What a glorious shop to have a good old rummage.

Let's see what ruffles her truffles.

Natasha has a smidge over £670.

I think...

I think that's Jesus, Mary and Joseph.

It must be, because... ..when I think of the icons and their iconography... ..a couple of things immediately spring to mind.

The Virgin.

She wears a blue shroud.

So, here we have a woman with what appears to be her partner, and a baby shrouded in blue.

So I'm thinking Mary.

And then when I think of all the Renaissance paintings of Jesus, particularly in Mary's arms, he's reaching out with two fingers, giving a blessing.

So we have the holy family, which is quite interesting, because religious subject matter is not something I associate with prattware, and I think this is prattware, so late 18th, early 19th century.

Pre-Victorian.

VO: Prattware was produced in the Staffordshire Potteries area in the early 19th century.

Renowned for good quality earthenware, relief jugs like this one were very popular.

NATASHA: But I have to say this earthenware jug, with its biblical subject matter, is really appealing to me.

I love the figures in relief.

I love the handle.

Another biblical reference we have.

A snake.

So the snake takes us to the Garden of Eden, and who do we have here?

Right... A man, bearded.

Blue shroud.

Chicken?

I don't know a male saint in a blue shroud.

And I don't know whose icon is a chicken, but someone will know, and that's the point.

VO: Said man is Saint Peter, and the chicken is a cockerel or rooster, an early symbol of Christianity, which can be seen on church steeples across Europe.

I noticed that the very end of the snake's tail, which I hope would have been perfectly pointy, has come off.

But it means that we can see it's earthenware.

It's OK, but it's suffered a little knock.

I think it would be a bit of an impulse buy for somebody in an auction.

A ceramics collector who is there to buy something else, but maybe can't resist the lure, like Eve couldn't resist the snake.

VO: She's good, isn't she?

It doesn't have a ticket price.

Now, while she mooches around... back to Ishy in Barnsley.

Oh, wow.

It's a kaleidoscope!

I thought it was a wand.

VO: Easy to mix the two up?

Ha!

ISHY: What is this?

I mean, sometimes you just see something and you're drawn to it, and I don't know why, but I'm drawn to this.

VO: Maybe because it looks like a comb for your hair!

It looks like ancient jade.

I know in prehistoric China, I mean talking before 2900 BC, there was a culture, the Hongshan culture, famous for their jade carvings, and... (SOFTLY) I don't know why, but this is making me think of that.

There's something about it.

The cloud-like shape, this almost like a comb design that's giving me an old vibe.

But I'm not a prehistoric Chinese art expert, and a dealer once told me you need three lifetimes to understand Jade, because it's such a complicated material, and there's so many classifications and different types, and they've all got different values.

VO: Ticket price is £35.

I don't know.

I'm drawn to this, I like it.

VO: Indeed.

Along with the art nouveau charger for £240, we have a total of £275.

There's Cinnamon, the dealer.

What a lovely name.

So, at this stage, every single penny counts, so the best you can do, I will be eternally grateful.

I can't do anything further on that.

Absolute best on the plaque would be £120.

120?

I'm not going to argue with that, so 120 on the plaque.

CINNAMON: Yeah.

ISHY: 35 on this.

CINNAMON: Yeah.

ISHY: So 155.

Thank you so much.

ISHY: I'm delighted.

CINNAMON: Thank you.

CINNAMON: I hope you do well with it.

CINNAMON: (LAUGHS) ISHY: Let me count the cash.

VO: How very kind, Cinnamon, thank you.

Nifty work, Ishy.

ISHY: I'm delighted.

CINNAMON: Thank you.

VO: He now has £532.

I need to start buying lighter things.

VO: Come on, it's good for the biceps.

What of Natasha in Ossett?

That is huge.

A huge jug.

I'm actually quite afraid to pick it up because it's so damaged.

But it looks 18th century to me.

That looks like a piece of 18th century, maybe still Georgian, maybe early 19th century, creamware, with this lovely... cream glaze...

Now...I'm going to pick it up.

I'm going to do it.

It feels like it's survived this long with all these cracks.

It must be...It's not behind a cabinet, so it must be suitable for... Yeah, it's absolutely fine to handle.

VO: Developed by Staffordshire potters in the 1750s, creamware was a substitute for porcelain.

NATASHA: Absolutely ravaged by damage.

What a shame!

It's almost...everywhere that I look, except where you would expect it to be the most, the handle.

And then this extra little support here where you can rest your hand.

That's a really beautifully designed handle.

It mimics, here, the shape of the sparrow beak as well.

So, it screams Georgian to me.

A fine rendition of a Greyhound, beautifully painted.

You wouldn't call a dog Forester, would you?

"Hey, Forester!"

(WHISTLES) "Forester!"

It doesn't work.

I think it's a surname.

I really am attracted to that.

VO: This jug is also unpriced.

NATASHA: ..cuz, genuinely... that could be a little bit of a sleeper, despite the damage.

But, hey, it's a survivor.

OK. Jugs.

Let's fill 'em up.

VO: Watch out, Judith!

Here comes a Tasha to talk about both unpriced jugs.

NATASHA: Given the damages... JUDITH: Uh-huh.

..would you take 70 for the pair?

Hm... Make it 80, and they're yours.

So that would be 30 for the smaller, 50 for the larger?

JUDITH: Yeah... NATASHA: I'll say thank you!

NATASHA: That's really cool!

JUDITH: You're welcome.

Thank you, Judith.

£80.

VO: Many thanks, Judith.

JUDITH: Brilliant.

VO: Natasha now has £591.

What was I thinking?

We're hurtling "t'werds" the auction.

ISHY: T'werds?

NATASHA: Are you ready?

ISHY: Are you ready, gang?

NATASHA: Are you ready for that?

Right, take us there, Ishy.

Take us there.

VO: Best get some shuteye, I reckon.

VO: Isn't this lovely?

Control yourself as we prepare for the dizzy heights of auction.

So, how do you feel?

NATASHA: I feel pumped!

ISHY: Yeah?

NATASHA: Ready!

Come on, it's auction time.

ISHY: Come on, after you.

NATASHA: Oh, a gent to the end.

VO: As always our pair, after whizzing around West Yorkshire, have ventured southwest, to Bristol... ..for the fourth in a best of five auction contest, at East Bristol Auctions.

For sale in the room, on the phone and on the net.

The charming man in command is Andrew Stowe.

Hammer's up... (GAVEL) VO: Natasha bought five items for the sum of £354.

Any faves?

The cheeseboard is fantastic.

Made by Robert Thompson.

People love collecting this stuff because it's usable, it's practical, but it's got a wonderful little story with it.

VO: Ishy collected five lots for £275.

So, the sculptural plaque is a very, very nice item.

It oozes 1930s art nouveau style, and it's just amazing quality.

VO: Let's get ready to rumble.

NATASHA: Right.

This looks good... ISHY: Are you ready?

You excited?

I think I am actually, yeah.

Penultimate auction, everything to play for... VO: First up, it's Ishy's Victorian weighing scale.

I saw these being restored online, and I thought, how cool is that?

I've got commission interest.

I am straight in here.

I've got 10, 12 and £15.

ISHY: Whoa!

NATASHA: Straight in, Ishy.

Who wants the 18?

18.

20, I have on commission bid.

Two.

Five, I've still got here.

NATASHA: Ishy... ISHY: 30!

30 now takes it on my screen.

At £30.

Best purchase ever...

Need to put a bit more weight on it.

Are we all done and away?

Now, at £30... ISHY: Come on.

Come on.

NATASHA: On balance... (GAVEL) Oh no!

The scales weren't in my favor.

Oh no, they've tipped against you.

VO: OK, wise guys, but no way.

Shame.

NATASHA: But put it this way.

ISHY: ..live and learn.

Ishy, you've lost 10 pounds... You're looking great!

VO: Cheese, anyone?

The Mouseman chopping board from Tasha next.

You see that little mouse and you think... ..it's not running away from me.

Any takers?

100, I'm bid.

NATASHA: OK... ANDREW: Now, on my screen, 110.

ANDREW: 120.

130.

Don't let that mouse scurry away... ANDREW: Looking for 140 now, then.

Are we all done and away?

NATASHA: Oh, let's keep looking.

ANDREW: At 130.

Fair warning now, then.

Going once... What a wee rodent.

ANDREW: Twice.

Third and final call... (GROANS) VO: I thought it would have done "cheddar" than that!

Right, I'm off the cheese.

I'm off the cheese for life.

That's it, I'm on a diet.

VO: Can Ishy's enchanting Nettur Petti casket box lift our spirits?

Do you know, it was sat on the sideboard in the shop and it just looked absolutely gorgeous.

The brass work glinting in the sunlight.

Hard to resist.

Just such an unusual shape.

Any takers for £40?

40 I'm bid on my screen.

Oh, OK.

So, that's what you paid, right?

ISHY: Yes.

Anybody else want to join in now?

ANDREW: At £40... NATASHA: Do join in.

Come on!

..be selling with fairest warning given... (GAVEL) It's not a loss.

It's not a loss.

VO: Loving your positivity.

D'you know what you're really up on?

The exact price of these boxes.

You're so up on that.

VO: Onwards with the Georg Jensen christening cutlery.

It's all about the big names for me.

I mean, this is, of course, French haute couture.

And I'm straight in at 35.

At 40, we're bid.

Oh, the world's gone wild.

At £40.

With me, I'm afraid, internet.

At £40.

Five.

50, I have, still, here.

Keep going.

Five is now on my screen.

Keep going!

And selling, and away.

Fair warning... NATASHA: Oh, so close... ANDREW: At 55... Oh, close, but no cigar.

VO: I thought someone would have forked out more for that.

What does "close, but no cigar" mean?

It didn't work out.

VO: The 19th-century Rajasthani bowl from Ishy now.

It had these gorgeous little, like, stag finials on the side.

I was like, "That's cool!"

20, I'm bid.

22, I have.

ISHY: Come on... ANDREW: £22 online.

ISHY: That is a bargain.

NATASHA: It is a bargain.

Going... (GAVEL) NATASHA: Well, that's annoying.

ISHY: That's a pity.

VO: What a snip of a price.

Shall we have a rut... ISHY: With the bidders?

NATASHA: Yeah!

VO: Hey, control yourselves.

Time for Natasha's very large arts and crafts chamberstick.

Do you head to bed with a wee chamberstick?

I'd probably set my house on fire.

Yes, in the middle of the night.

20, I'm bid, on my screen now.

ANDREW: 22 is bid.

NATASHA: Come on.

ANDREW: New bidder.

Are we all done?

NATASHA: Oh, it's so joyful.

ANDREW: It's at £22...

It's gone.

It's a wee loss.

VO: Oh, didn't quite light up the room then.

A wee loss on a huge...

I can't express to you how big it was.

We need to find it.

I want to see it!

Yes!

VO: Perfect for giants.

Right, the sculptural Chinese jade from Ishy next.

NATASHA: Oh, it's the comb.

ISHY: Yeah.

Well... NATASHA: For your hair?

ISHY: ..sculpture.

No, run it through those locks.

Any takers for £10 on this one?

10, I've got in the room.

Thank you.

At £10.

Looking for 12 now.

It's with you, then, madam.

And selling, and away now.

ISHY: I didn't think it'd... ANDREW: At £10... NATASHA: It's going for £10.

ISHY: Ooh.

VO: Bidders are scooping up the bargains.

Blimey.

Honestly, forget about the sculptural comb.

Look at that hair!

VO: Pray silence for the 19th century prattware jug.

The serpent...lost... NATASHA: ..the end of its tail.

ISHY: OK.

I mean, it deserved it.

I've got commission interest on this one, and I am starting straight in at 20.

ANDREW: At 22, I'm bid now.

NATASHA: (GROANS) Keep going.

ANDREW: At £22.

Five, I've got.

Eight, I have still here... Go on, world.

At 30 is there now on my screen.

My commission bid has gone.

NATASHA: Oh, no, he's out... ANDREW: At £30... Any advance, then?

Are we all done?

Selling to you online.

And away.

At £30....

The holy family!

Agh!

VO: Not quite a hallelujah moment.

OK.

The serpent had a word in their ears, and said, "No, this will make a loss."

ISHY: No savior today.

NATASHA: No... VO: The art nouveau plaque by Richard Aurili is up next for Ishy.

ISHY: It's a famous name... NATASHA: Oh...!

..by an established artist.

He's got a good track record, so... Do you know, I've had great luck today with famous names actually.

ISHY: Yeah... NATASHA: Yeah.

We should buy into those more often.

And I've got loads of commission interest.

I am straight in here at 110, I have bid.

ISHY: Ooh, almost.

ANDREW: At £110 is bid.

It's going to keep going.

..is bid.

120.

130.

ISHY: (WHISPERS) Yes!

NATASHA: Yes!

ANDREW: 140.

150 is still here.

160 is now on my screen.

Let's get to 200.

Are we all done, internet?

With fair warning now, then.

Going once at 160... ISHY: Come on.

ANDREW: Twice... Third and final call... (GAVEL) NATASHA: Oh, still... ISHY: Still a profit.

..so good.

Oh, I'm so chuffed.

VO: Utterly delighted for you, Ishy.

Excellent result.

It really deserved that.

NATASHA: Are you OK?

ISHY: Yeah.

Do you want me to step off the couch so you can have a lie down?

You might need it, yeah.

VO: I think he does.

It's the final lot.

Tasha's 18th century creamware jug.

It's a big 'un... and it's cracked.

I fell in love with it if I'm honest.

So much so that all the damage didn't bother me.

I've got stacks of commission interest on this one, I'm straight in at 80.

And five.

NATASHA: Yes!

Yes, yes, yes.

ISHY: (CLAPS) ANDREW: Who wants 90 now?

90.

Five.

Oh, good!

100.

110, I have here.

Quite rightly.

I knew that all along.

120.

130 now.

Online at £130.

NATASHA: Yes!

ANDREW: Then are we all done?

ANDREW: With fair warning to you all.

ANDREW: Going once.

Twice... NATASHA: Oh, I'm chuffed.

Third call... NATASHA: Oh, thank you!

ISHY: Brilliant.

Well done.

ISHY: That's brilliant!

NATASHA: Oh, that's great.

VO: Well done, Natasha.

Lashings of profits.

That's what we want.

I think it's quite close, actually.

ISHY: We'll see.

NATASHA: Shall we do the maths?

ISHY: Let's go.

NATASHA: Right, let's go.

VO: Right, where's that calculator?

After saleroom costs, Ishy's made a loss of £60.16.

While Natasha, also after costs, made a smaller loss of £53 and six pennies... ..making Natasha triumphant for auction number four.

There's only one more to go!

So... (LAUGHS) ..what do you think?

I think...a mixed result.

ISHY: Yeah.

NATASHA: A mixed bag.

A mixed bag.

Some highs and lows.

Highs and lows... Actually, I'm just thinking, if we were to open an antiques shop, that's what we should call it.

ISHY: Highs and Lows?

NATASHA: No, A Mixed Bag!

ISHY: (LAUGHS) That works!

Let's do it.

Ishy and Tasha's Mixed Bag.

ISHY: Tash-ish.

NATASHA: (LAUGHS) NATASHA: Tash-ish?

Yeah, I like that.

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