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

I just love it.

VO: Behind the wheel of a classic car.

(HORN TOOTS) LOUISE: It's fast.

CHARLES: It's a race.

VO: And a goal - to scour Britain for antiques.

PAUL: This could be tricky.

MARGIE: £38!

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

VO: But it's no mean feat.

ROO: High five!

There'll be worthy winners... CHRISTINA: Mind-blowing.

VO: ..and valiant losers.

Could have been worse.

Will it be the high road to glory...

Car!

..or the slow road to disaster?

CHRISTINA: Aaagh!

TIM: Oh my!

VO: This is the Antiques Road Trip.

VO: Oh dear.

Welcome to the beautiful county of Lincolnshire and the penultimate outing of this Road Trip with experts Philip Serrell and Louise Gostelow.

PHIL (PS): We do seem to have traveled some miles, don't we?

LOUISE (LG): We have clocked up some miles, yes.

Yeah.

What's your strategy gonna be for the next few days?

Strategy and I are strange bedfellows, I think.

I wouldn't mind having a moment, you know, a Serrell moment again.

A Serrell moment.

I wouldn't mind a Serrell moment.

That worries me.

It worries me as well.

VO: It should worry all the people of Lincolnshire!

Ha!

Philip's had several Serrell moments on this Road Trip, proving that nothing... Oh God, you want the bucket?

VO: ..and absolutely nowhere... Have you got any old port or starboard lights?

Old propellers?

VO: ..is safe when it comes to Serrell buying a bargain.

Right, is this open sesame, Stuart?

Excuse the mess.

VO: Goodness!

While Lou has developed a taste...

I like this.

VO: ..for kitsch.

Better than to have a jelly formed as a royal dog.

VO: Kitchenalia.

When was the last time you saw a blue chicken?

VO: Well that one made you a profit, my darling.

Well done!

It's gonna be a Louise lottery winner.

We're gonna call it Lou's Lot.

Lou's Lot?

Lou's Lot Lottery.

The Lou's Lot Lottery.

The triple L. All I can say is don't hold your breath, cos you may pass out.

No, it's gonna happen, it's gonna happen.

VO: Deep breaths everyone!

Our duo set off in this tomato-red Jaguar XJS with a full tank of petrol and their purses filled with £200.

But some rotten luck left Louise with £159.90.

But Phil has grown his pot to a smidge over £324.

The silver fox.

He's hoping for profits aplenty on the fourth leg of this trip.

They started their adventure in the fine city of Norwich, then sauntered into Suffolk.

Their route takes them to Lincolnshire and Sussex, before a final auction in Brighton.

I am actually in my own world, a small ray of happiness.

It's nothing to do with the extra Lincolnshire sausages you had at breakfast today?

It was only four.

Well, all I can say is I think you're on a roll.

VO: Sounds like it's more sausage roll.

Ha!

VO: On this leg, we're headed for auction all the way down south in Battle.

But our first destination is in Lincolnshire.

And Navenby.

VO: The village straddles Ermine Street, a Roman road connecting London and York.

Road trippers have been coming here since 75AD.

Ha!

Today's visitor, our Louise.

Have a good one!

Thank you, enjoy.

VO: She's headed for Navenby Antiques Centre.

VO: With around 30 dealers spread across two floors, there is plenty on offer.

It's an art-nouveau student's bureau.

And, d'you know what?

I actually think as bureaux and desks go this is quite a useful thing.

You can pop your laptop on here and work away.

Now, this dates from the art-nouveau period.

So, circa 1900-ish.

And it's lovely.

Look at the stained glass panel that's in the door.

And you've got the heart motifs.

And you see them in salerooms around the country.

They're reasonably affordable.

And you can fold that up and it sits there and doesn't take up much space whatsoever.

But, there's always a but.

And the but is... £295.

Shame.

Nice bit of furniture.

VO: Yep.

Great value.

But far too pricey for your budget, Lou.

Moving on.

What have we here?

Now, this is something you see in a lot of provincial salerooms across the UK at the moment.

It's mid-20th-century Scandinavian pottery.

This particular piece, as are these by the looks of them, are from a factory called Royal Copenhagen.

Originally set up late 18th century.

Obviously progressed through the times, and this is a good example of 1960s, 1970s pottery.

It's lovely.

I love the motif.

You've got the bird motif.

You also see fish motifs, like on here.

It's a really good, functional piece of pottery.

And it goes well with modern Scandinavian design that people want in their houses at the moment.

These are good sellers and I think they're going to continue to increase in value as the years go on.

It's a good thing.

It's worth keeping an eye out for pottery like this.

VO: Definitely worth bearing in mind, then.

While Louise continues to browse, let's check in with Philip, who has driven in to the heart of Lincoln.

But not to visit the cathedral or recite local boy Lord Tennyson's poetry.

Oh no, he's far too busy for any culture.

He'll spend his morning in Lincoln Antiques & Collectables.

Let's see if that Serrell moment he was after happens in here.

Go, Phil.

If anything's got Philip Serrell written all over it in this shop, it's these here.

I don't know what on Earth they are, except they're heavy.

Aren't those cool?

It says here they're "cast iron railway signal finials."

Also, £95.

Put that back quickly.

VO: Steady.

Watch your back, boy!

What's next?

There will be a bargain.

There will be, because there always is.

The issue is that you've got to try and find it!

VO: That's the idea Philip.

You just need to pick out that profit amongst... all... this... stock!

Let's leave him to it.

11 miles away in Navenby, Louise has found the cabinets.

What's this then?

Trust the Victorians to put what is essentially a river crossing puzzle onto a mug.

VO: Oh goodie, I do love a riddle.

Spelt with an R. You've got a fox, a farmer, a goose and a sack of grain.

And the farmer needs to cross the river, but he can only take one item at a time.

And essentially, your predicament is this - you can't leave the fox and goose together, because the fox will eat the goose, and you can't leave the bag of grain and the goose there because the goose will eat the bag of grain.

So what do you do?

VO: Enlighten me.

He's going to first of all take the goose over, leave the goose there.

He's going to then go back, get the fox.

He's going to take the fox across.

But then he's going to bring the goose back with him, leaving the fox on the other side.

He then leaves the goose again on that bank, picks up the bag of grain and goes back across the river, leaving the grain there.

Back for a final trip to pick up the goose.

Are you following this?

VO: I'm writing it down, actually.

And he ends up with all three of his items the other side of the river and he is done.

VO: Phew!

I think the real conundrum is whether you buy it or not.

So, it's not in the best of condition.

It's got a few hairlines and crazing and a little tiny chip, but, d'you know what?

It's got real character.

Price tag is £22.

Maybe if I can do a little bit better on the 22.

VO: Let's lug the mug to Dean.

Can you help me with this lovely Victorian mug?

18?

18 sounds fantastic.

Is that alright?

I would be very, very pleased with £18.

Well, I'm quite happy to do that.

Thank you.

Dean, thank you so much.

You're welcome.

VO: Well, that's one puzzle solved.

Bye.

Bye.

VO: Now, time to see how Phil's getting on in Lincoln.

Aye-aye.

That's interesting.

Why is that interesting?

VO: It looks to be a 19th century Staffordshire jug - let's see what dealer Tony knows about it.

That's for the christening of Queen Victoria's first child's birth, Victoria May.

So, we're talking 1840, when she was baptized.

I couldn't tell you what the eye means.

PS: I can.

DEALER: Oh.

It's Masonic.

Right.

Like, the Masonic all seeing eye.

Because there are so many different degrees of masonry, I'm not sure whether this is Masonic or not.

It's either very rare, royal and Masonic, or I'm completely wrong and it ain't worth a shilling.

But it's strange that they have the royal christening on the bottom.

I know that, but why would that be there?

The truthful answer is I don't know.

Let me think about it.

You have a think about it and I will have a think about it.

VO: I'll think too.

Lots of porcelain puzzles this morning, eh?

Right, browse on Phil, browse on.

And why not rope in another dealer to help?

Steve's keen.

And that looks a like molded beaker to me.

Tell us more Phil.

So, what we've got here is a piece of stoneware.

Yes.

English stoneware, from the Copeland factory.

Yes.

It's a molded, almost like a tavern scene, isn't it, that runs all the way round.

It is.

And we can date this silver.

I'm sure you have done.

STEVE: 1868.

PS: It looks to be in perfect condition.

STEVE: I haven't found any faults with it.

So, you've got a piece of mid-19th-century stoneware...

Yes.

with a hallmarked silver mount around the top, in perfect condition.

Yes.

And I'm probably the only person that's asked the price of this in the last three or four weeks.

I would think so.

Yeah, because no-one wants them.

I've only had it in the cabinet three weeks.

Get out of here!

Sh!

Don't tell everybody that.

VO: It's a particularly good example but not particularly sought after in this particular market.

It sports a £45 ticket price.

Are you ready for this?

D'you wanna pull up a chair?

No, I'm alright.

I'm fairly resilient.

Well, I think my best shot's 20 quid.

Yeah, that's fine.

You're a gentleman.

That's fine.

Thank you very much indeed.

Let me get some money I can give you.

You hold that.

You hold that.

Where's that Tony?

Yeah, see ya Steve!

Time to talk money for that commemorative jug with unusual Masonic markings.

Help me out, cos I wanna buy it, but I wanna try and make a profit on it.

VO: Ticket price £75.

Stand by.

Is 40 too much for you?

Yeah.

Probably 30's too much for me.

Can't go below 30, Phil.

Can you... Come on, let's meet in the middle, like they say.

35.

Yeah, I'll do that for you.

OK.

Thank you very much indeed.

And I am grateful, and I don't know what I've bought.

VO: Well, at least he's honest!

That's £55 spent in this shop.

And while Phil tries to remember where he parked the car - ha-ha!

- let's see how Louise is getting on.

She's landed in the village of East Kirkby.

Her destination?

The Lincolnshire Aviation Heritage Centre.

The museum is a memorial to the men of bomber command.

During World War II they carried out vital and strategic bombing incursions over enemy territory.

The airmen faced terrible odds, with over 44% losing their lives.

VO: Many of their dangerous missions would have been flown in one of these.

The iconic Lancaster bomber.

Do please bear in mind the fuselage narrows as we go forward.

VO: Mark Chandler is here to tell Louise about some of the aircrew who would have flown in this historic aircraft.

MARK (MC): They were all manner of men.

They came from the four corners of the globe and were of all races, colors, creeds and beliefs.

Many came from the occupied countries of Europe.

They'd escaped the Germans, determined to fight them back on their own terms.

I know a lot of these bombers were shot down during the Second World War.

What happened to the men that were on board?

In the vast majority of cases, of course, they died.

Others were captured and became prisoners of war.

But there was a percentage that managed to evade the clutches of the enemy and make it back to the UK.

VO: Aircrew were trained to evade capture if downed in occupied Europe.

But to get back to Blighty would have required some ingenious kit.

MC: These are silk escape maps.

These were issued to all airmen who went on operations over Europe.

It could even be worn as a scarf or as a handkerchief.

Mainly it wasn't, it was concealed in the battledress pocket.

As well as these maps, which could and couldn't be useful - they took some reading on a dark night when it was raining - were escape money.

This was genuine currency that had come out of the Bank of England that had been purchased before the war.

Flying boots.

Inside the right boot is a small knife in a pouch.

Which was designed to cut the tops from the bottoms.

That left the evading, escaping airmen with a pair of perfect Oxford shoes.

VO: As useful as this equipment was, escape was only possible with help from the brave members of the resistance movement across Europe.

Civilians risked their own lives assisting downed allied aircrew get back to Britain.

One man needing rescue was sergeant Ron Emeny.

Now, Ron was shot down in May 1944, attacking a Panzer training unit south of Paris at Mailly-le-Camp.

He bailed out at 11.45 that night, 3 May, through a sea of flame in the fuselage, and was badly burned by the time he hit the ground.

One of his crew stayed with him and they managed to leave the burning Lancaster and hide in a crypt in a churchyard.

There they were found by an elderly couple doing their allotment, who handed them on to their son, who was a member of the resistance.

VO: The couple who helped Ron faced grave consequences if caught.

Interrogation, torture and concentration camps.

Luckily for downed British airmen, people were willing to take the risk.

This was their way...

Assisting evading airmen was their way of fighting the Germans back and their contribution to the war.

Eventually he was deemed fit to move, and he was handed over to the Comet escape line.

A network of underground units that had organized themselves into a cohesive line of escape.

It took great courage.

It took real, real calmness to do this.

And we must bear in mind a lot of the people doing it had not yet reached 20.

VO: It was in this group of people that Ron placed his faith and once he'd sufficiently recovered made a bid for freedom.

He made his way down to the Pyrenees, where a Basque mountain guide guided them over the mountains, down into Spain, to the British embassy, and arrived back in the UK in mid June 1944.

VO: After the war, many successful evaders, including Ron, made pilgrimages to visit the people who'd helped them.

Many airmen have said to me, despite what they'd gone through, when they came into the hands of these people they learned the true meaning of humility and courage, and remained in their debt for the rest of their lives.

VO: In the meanwhile Philip has motored his way around 20 miles to the market town of Sleaford.

VO: Let's see what Carre Street Emporium has to offer.

The man in charge is Javad.

Is there anything that you can point me to, Javad, well worth the money?

Eh... Ooh, I do like it when people go behind counters.

VO: Let's see what Javad's got stashed away, shall we?

That looks like it's a drab yellowy, greeny, browny pot, but it's not.

That is a real stylish design thing, by Christopher Dresser.

So, that is kind of cool.

So, if you were going to a shop and you see something that's got a bit of look to it and you see Linthorpe Pottery on the bottom, think Dresser.

Sir Christopher Dresser.

He's the man.

VO: Dr Christopher Dresser pottery is highly sought-after.

This example is priced at £550.

Way, way out of my price range.

I can tell you that for nothing now.

Way, way out of my price range.

I wish I was in a position to bid you on that, but I'm not even gonna get close.

VO: Oh well.

Onwards and upwards, Phil!

Philip seems overwhelmed by the sheer amount of stock.

I think I'm gonna cry.

Any minute now I'm just gonna burst into tears.

This job gets tough sometimes.

This is when you really, really, really need to concentrate.

Because there's a danger of going "Oh, d'you know what?

"I'm gonna just buy something."

And you get to the auction... VO: Don't give up, Phil.

What about this pair of candlesticks?

And why not call Javad in to help?

Javad?

£120 for the pair.

They are Georgian.

These are 18th-century petal-based candlesticks and they're called petal-based because that base is meant to look like a petal.

What's lovely about these is the fact that people talk about patina.

And they think it's just wood that's got patina.

And what they don't realize is that metalware has patina too, and too many people think, "Oh I'll clean that," and they get the wire wool out, and they take every ounce of patina off it.

And these are just as the good lord intended them.

1750, 1850, 1950.

These have been around nearly 275 years.

So, they're older than even me.

VO: The only question is, Philip, can you stretch to the £120 ticket price?

What can we do a bit better on these?

Give me a number, then.

Well, I'd give you half.

We can have a deal, yes.

£60?

Yes, we have a deal.

VO: Nicely done, Philip!

And with that, all the shopping is complete for today.

Time to swing by and pick up Louise.

So, how have you got on today?

Have you had a good day all in all?

Yeah, it's OK, it's OK, actually.

I mean, I think I've got some things that you should be worried about.

Cos I'm worried about them.

And if I'm worried about them, you can definitely be worried about them.

VO: Nighty-night, you two.

Now, let's say good morning to a very sunny Lincolnshire.

D'you know, there isn't a cloud in the sky, and it's lovely to be able to see the sky, isn't it?

This is the ultimate sunroof.

(SHE CHUCKLES) The ultimate sunroof.

The ultimate sunroof.

Today, Phil, we are well and truly topless.

Well... Really?

That's quite taken the wind out of my sails, that has.

VO: Ha-ha!

(VO CLEARS THROAT) VO: Well, yesterday Louise picked up just one item.

The Victorian mug.

Are you following this?

VO: Leaving her with £141.90.

Philip, however, had a more arduous day.

Any minute now I'm just going to burst into tears.

VO: He picked up not one... You hold that.

Where's that Tony?

VO: ..but two ceramic pieces.

Or I'm completely wrong and it ain't worth a shilling.

VO: Not forgetting those brass candlesticks.

120 for the pair.

VO: Leaving him with £209.56.

So, I've noticed a bit of a competitive streak coming out in you, Phil, I have to say.

Moi?

Moi?

Moi?

I think I need to rival it.

Listen, let me tell you, this is all down to luck.

Be nice to thrash you, though.

I mean that in the nicest possible way.

Oh, right, OK. At auction.

Oh, that's a relief.

Glad you tacked that on the end.

VO: Well, there should be plenty of opportunity to find that thrashing item, Louise, in the market town of Burgh le Marsh.

And they're going to be sharing this morning's shop.

So, stand by.

I hope you're gonna behave yourself.

Me?

I've never been misbehaved in my life.

Well, there was one odd occasion.

So, what shall we do in a shared shop, d'you think?

I think stay as far away from each other as possible.

I am, I don't mind admitting, anxious.

Anxious about it, I am.

What's the form, do you think, if we both see the same thing?

What, if we both wanna buy the same thing?

Yeah.

I think it's ladies first isn't it, Phil?

VO: Don't worry, Louise, I'm sure Philip would do the gentlemanly thing.

VO: Now, let's see what the Antiques and Collectors Centre has in store, shall we?

So, er, where are you gonna go?

I'm gonna go upstairs.

Where are you gonna go?

That means I'm probably gonna go downstairs, I would think.

VO: Remember, Philip, ladies first!

VO: Eurgh!

If you've got a dead armadillo what are you going to do with it?

Well, you could turn it into a basket, but I'm not quite sure that's what I'd do with it.

The Victorians have got a lot to answer for.

VO: Quite right.

Has Louise found anything more sensible?

Does it, does it, does it?

(PARP!)

Oh, yes!

This is the failed geography teacher in me coming out, look.

Isn't that just lovely?

Now, this is a traveling inkwell.

And you put your ink in there.

That then seals down, and the top comes over.

And it effectively means that you can put it in your pocket and you can walk around and travel around and your ink doesn't spill out.

And then whenever you get to your destination, there's your inkwell.

And it's ready for you to use.

I think that's really, really sweet.

The issue for me here is that we appear to have lost half of South Africa.

That's not good.

VO: Oh, you want the world, Philip!

Lou, how're you doing?

Well, I'm getting on, aren't I?

PS: Really?

LG: Yeah.

What have you got?

Do the right thing.

Do the right thing, which is?

Phil's Flight.

On that note, I'll go.

Bye.

VO: What can be found outside?

I have a reputation on this program for buying nothing but rust and woodworm.

I think that's really unfair.

This is an old cast iron feed trough, look.

And it's priced up at £48.

It's got... One of these divisions is missing here, but I don't see that as being a major problem.

Because it's not a feed trough.

That is a garden planter today.

So, I kind of think that might be a good thing to have a go at.

And what it does do is it maintains the brand.

Serrell rust.

VO: I wonder what Louise is up to back inside.

It's art deco.

Couldn't be more deco if it tried.

Engine-turned decoration, and then this little geometric molding just on the edges, and the angular feet.

You would've had it on your desk, and you could've put your cigarettes in it.

There's a hallmark.

It's hallmarked in London, 1947.

And the maker's mark is JW Benson Ltd.

There's just one problem with it.

That's the price.

And I just can't run to it.

VO: Nice piece of silver, but not for today.

Perhaps best to move on.

Right, what's next Phil?

You get jars like that, terracotta jars, that are imported into this country, and originally they would've been filled full of olives.

They're olive jars.

The container's now become more important than the contents, because they're really, really good garden pots.

I like this rich cobalt blue glaze.

And it's basically got no age at all.

And I would like to buy something that's old.

But you can only buy what's in front of you.

But it's a good decorative garden pot, that.

VO: The definitely-not-antique garden pot is priced at £125.

But first, what can dealer Anthony do on the pig trough?

Can you see the way the end's broken off there, look?

It has, it's only got two.

Only got two.

You'd have to cut the other one off, wouldn't you, to make it level?

Even her up a bit.

That's got £48.

It has got 48, yeah.

What can that be, then?

I know he'll go down to 40.

Is that any use to you?

Well, it's a start.

It's a spirited start, that.

It is, I know it is.

30'd be handy, wouldn't it?

30'd be nice.

Is there any use saying 35 then, or...?

Are you saying that's a deal, then?

I can go to 35.

Go on.

Done.

I have been.

VO: But what about the £125 olive pot?

We'll do it down to 55.

55.

I'm gonna shake your... That'll help you out.

VO: Now all you have to do is to get them out, Philip.

Why am I not surprised?

VO: Wheely, wheely good, Phil.

Back inside, Louise is being a bit more delicate.

It's a little piece of Norwegian silver.

And I think it's by Albert Scharning.

VO: Norwegian silversmith Albert Scharning is renowned for his striking, enameled designs.

His work encapsulates the much-admired, mid-century Scandinavian style.

It can be quite collectable.

You often see them with this kind of foliate, sort of scrolling decoration.

I like this and I think maybe someone else at auction might like it.

VO: Well, to the shopkeeper!

Hello, Iris.

Hello, lovely.

I spotted this.

What would be the best price on that?

The brooch.

It's 22.50.

We could do that for 17 if that's alright?

That sounds good.

Thank you very much, Iris, that's fantastic.

Thank you.

Thank you very much.

There we go.

VO: And with that Louise and her silver brooch are off.

VO: Great shot.

VO: With his shopping done, Philip's headed to Skegness.

VO: This seaside town has been a tourist destination since the 1870s.

It has everything one needs to have fun in the sun.

"We'll get you on the Antiques Boat Trip," they said.

VO: And Philip is definitely into the swing of things.

Oh, look at that.

Caddy!

Could I have a 99, please?

A 99?

Yes, please.

Thank you very much, thank you very much.

Thanks.

(BELL RINGS) VO: Oh, hello!

Oyez!

Oyez!

Oyez!

Citizens of Skegness, and visitors to our lovely town...

I am informed an antiques expert has been spotted in Skegness.

VO: The man making all the noise is Steve O'Dare, Skegness's town crier.

Philip.

How are you?

STEVE (SO): I'm very well.

PS: Come with me, my friend.

SO: Thank you, will do.

PS: These are excellent.

I'm sure they are.

VO: Oyez!

Oyez!

Steve knows quite a bit about the essential role town criers once played in towns and villages across the country.

How far does it go back?

It's known that there were town criers or heralds in ancient Greek and Roman times.

Mostly used in battle.

Mostly used to impart victories, defeats and other important news.

Town crying really, then, you're just effectively a newspaper.

In years gone by, there was a lot of illiteracy in the population, and it was a way, or THE way of actually imparting information and news to the general population.

VO: In Britain, town criers are known to date back to as early as 1066, when news of William the Conqueror's invasion was passed from town to town.

Historically, whose payroll would a town crier have been on?

Well, town criers worked, basically, for the monarch.

They were messengers of the monarch.

However, they were employed by local dignitaries, by towns, by councils, by local landowners, by villages.

And some actually worked freelance and charged a penny for a cry.

PS: What happened if you gave bad news?

SO: There are many documented instances of town criers actually being attacked for passing on news about new taxes, or bad news, or... And you've probably heard the term "don't shoot the messenger".

PS: Yeah.

SO: Well, that was actually a reality.

Because they were messengers of the monarch, they had royal privileges and royal protection.

So, "don't shoot the messenger"... PS: Comes from that?

SO: ..was a command.

No-one's ever tried to shoot you, have they, Steve?

Not yet.

VO: As they were speaking the word of the monarch, harming a crier was seen as an act of treason.

Criers were protected by law and were not to be hindered or heckled while performing their duties.

As literacy spread and newspapers became readily available the need for town criers slowly diminished.

Today, only a few criers like Steve remain, keeping the tradition alive.

Do you think you could teach me to be a town crier?

Well, I have actually organized a small cry for you.

Have you?

If you'd like to do it.

And... Oh, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, I'm up for that.

SO: Probably a nice, daft, hat for you too.

And how does that go on, then?

That goes on exactly like that.

I feel a bit like Benny Hill with this on.

It makes you look...

It makes...

It makes you look the part, I have to say.

Does it?

I'm gonna give this all it deserves.

You ready?

I think you ought to.

When I say now.

When I finish ringing the bell... PS: I go for it.

SO: ..is when you shout.

PS: Right, OK.

SO: Are you ready?

PS: Yeah, I'm ready.

SO: OK. PS: I'm ready.

SO: Here we go.

Hold on, hold on.

(CLEARS THROAT) Yeah, I'm ready.

Oyez, oyez, oyez.

Draw near and witness an antique expert make a fool of himself in Skegness.

Should really stick to the day job.

God save the... Did you write this?

Er... (MUTTERS) Sort of, yeah.

Erm... Phil?

I've had enough of this.

VO: Cheer up, Philip!

VO: Meanwhile, Louise has traveled to Mablethorpe.

VO: So far on this trip Louise has only bought two items.

Luckily for her, Ye Olde Curiosity Museum is well and truly packed.

Just look at that!

And don't worry, Louise, it's a museum in name only.

All the "exhibits" are for sale.

Including this GWR railway brass candle lamp.

As you do.

£15.

It's got GWR on it for Great Western Railway.

People like railway memorabilia.

You think about the railway and everything that the railway was responsible for, and these would've been in the carriage.

Maybe in first class.

It's a good bit of heritage.

Right, gonna have a think about it.

VO: Full steam ahead, Lou.

What's next?

D'you know what this is?

It's a marmalade cutter.

You don't see them this size, normally.

This is a worktop mounted one.

This is a big beast.

VO: But a not so big a ticket price.

£40.

Imagine you're in a Victorian kitchen.

You would put your chopped-up orange in this end.

You would push this in as far as it would go there.

And at the same time you'd move this handle, and out of the bottom would come your peel, ready to put in your marmalade.

Because, let's face it, you didn't just pop down to your local supermarket and buy a jar of readymade marmalade.

You'd do it yourself in a Victorian kitchen.

This is vintage kitchenalia at its best.

VO: You do love your kitchenalia, Louise.

That's another potential purchase.

Now, what have you got there?

I think more houses need fire fenders.

If this had a little bit of a cleanup, it's just a bit dusty.

I think this could look quite good.

VO: Laid around a fireplace, fire fenders protect the floor and surrounding areas from debris and ash.

They would have been a common sight across Victorian Britain.

This example is priced at £85.

But first things first.

What about that railway brass candle lamp?

Let's say hello to Sue.

Hello Sue.

Hello, Sue!

Hello.

VO: Hello, Sue.

I've had a good old root around.

Yes?

LG: I've found this.

SUE: Yes?

I'm happy with the £15 price tag that's on it.

Yes?

But.

There's always a but.

Yes, of course.

I would like to take you and show you a couple of other items I've spotted, which I do need your help on pricewise.

Yes.

If I can call that one a deal.

VO: You can call it what you like, love.

But that's the railway candle lamp heading for auction.

Now, what about the marmalade cutter and fire fender?

We've got £85 on the fender.

Yes.

£40 on the marmalade cutter.

Yes.

D'you want to make me an offer?

I can have a go.

Go on, £50?

No, could you make it a bit more?

75?

60?

65?

Go on then.

65.

LG: £65 it is.

SUE: Got a deal.

60, 80... VO: That breaks down as follows... £15 for the railway lamp, 20 for the marmalade cutter and 45 for the fire fender.

And that concludes the shopping.

Time for Lou to find Phil.

Whereabouts are we heading to?

We're off to East Sussex for the auction.

And do you think there are any regional things that will sell well in East Sussex?

I think there could be.

PS: Really?

(LOUISE CHUCKLES) VO: The question is, have you bought them?

Get some shuteye, you two.

VO: And without further ado, it's auction time!

Today's arena is in the East Sussex town of Battle.

It played host to one of British history's most notable moments - the Battle of Hastings.

Well, ready to do battle in Battle then, Phil?

This isn't a battle.

This is war.

PS: Get up there.

LG: Ha!

VO: Well, what began as a civil war in Navenby - and after lugging their wares around Lincolnshire - they've descended south to sell here, at Burstow and Hewett.

Philip bought five lots for a total of £205.

If it isn't woodworm, it's rust.

Clearly he's gone for the rust option today.

I'd love to tell you how old this is, but to be honest it could be 19th century, it could be 1920s, it could be 1950s.

It's just so rusty.

VO: Louise spent £115, also on five lots.

She's bought a really cool bit of jewelry here.

Scandinavian, mid 20th century, enameled.

This is bang on trend at the minute.

It's what everyone wants, and it's her one lot that I really think could give me a hard time.

I think this is going to do well.

VO: Well let's see what auctioneer Mark Ellin thinks of our experts' offerings.

MARK (ME): The marmalade cutter's nice.

And it's a genuine piece of Victorian kitchenalia.

It's a nice feature for a kitchen decoration and I think that'll be a popular thing.

The Victorian commemorative jug, which is interesting in that it has a Masonic scene, and we're not sure about the connection between the Masonic symbolism on the jug and the fact that it's Queen Victoria's daughter, who was being christened.

So, that's quite interesting.

VO: Mm.

Could be one to watch.

Today, Mark will be selling to buyers in the room, on the phone and online.

Time to take your seats, chaps.

And chapettes.

Well, lovely...

Here we are.

Our penultimate auction.

Oh.

How exciting!

How are you going to do?

Hopefully good.

VO: Well, let's see.

Louise's kitchenalia lot, the marmalade cutter, is up first.

It's a workable antique, isn't it?

A workable antique.

I love that.

Are you a workable antique?

£40?

30 then?

Start me off.

30 will you say for that one?

£30.

It's well worth that.

Come on.

£30 for it?

Don't think they like marmalade round here.

Think they're jam people.

£25, it's going then.

VO: Definitely jam people but a small profit.

You know what they say about marmalade, don't you?

You either love it or you hate it.

No.

VO: Right, now time for Philip's Georgian brass candlesticks.

A bit old school, aren't they?

No, no, no.

They're a lot old school.

Who'll start me at 30 on these, then?

Ouch.

30 for the candlesticks?

Big ouch.

30 I'll take for those.

If there was a spade here I'd dig a huge hole for myself.

At 25.

30.

35.

40 now.

45.

50.

55.

I bet you get 'em.

55 bid here, 60 now.

65.

£65.

70 now.

Go on.

At 75 to go here then.

(GAVEL) VO: The candlesticks just about squeezed a profit.

Got me out of jail, hasn't it?

Profit.

VO: Let's see if Louise's brass candle item can do any better.

It's the railway lamp.

You might just see a little profit with this, you know.

Online at 10, at £10.

15 in the doorway.

Bidding online again.

£15 there.

Bidding?

20.

25.

At 25.

Room bidder again.

They like it, Lou.

Bidding here for the last time, at £25 here, then.

VO: So, Louise's candle lot made a little less than Phil's.

It is what it is.

Absolutely.

Someone's seen the light.

VO: Next up is Philip's stoneware beaker.

I'd be very disappointed if it didn't show me 10 or 15 quid profit.

25 bid only.

At 25 here.

That'll do.

Any advance on 25 for this one?

At 25.

Bidding online?

No?

Thinking about it.

Selling in the room then.

For the last time, it's going.

At £25 here then.

(GAVEL) VO: Didn't quite make what you were expecting, Philip.

So, it's a profit.

Yeah.

After commission, I can just about afford to go and buy a box of matches, I think.

VO: Right, now for Louise's on-trend Scandinavian brooch.

If it goes really well, I'm gonna sulk.

I just want you to know that.

I'm gonna sulk.

So, that's different to your normal, general demeanor then, is it?

25 online.

At 25 bid.

At 25 now.

At 25 on the net now, 30 in the room.

If the hammer comes down now, it's for nothing.

At £30 here, then.

(GAVEL) VO: It's a good profit, but enough to make Philip sulk?

Phew!

VO: And now it's Phil's garden pot.

It's a lovely color though, eh?

Yeah, it is, yeah.

Almost matches your top.

30, thank you.

30 on the right.

£30 I'm bid.

At 30 now.

Please don't bring the hammer down.

Don't bring the hammer down, please don't bring the hammer down.

I'm selling it then on the first bid.

ME: All done, at £30 then.

(PHIL GROANS) VO: Ooh, bit of a loss there.

Didn't quite go according to plan, that, did it?

I'm not gonna say anything.

VO: Time for Louise's fire fender.

The shop was really dark.

PS: Really dark, yeah.

LG: Genuinely, really dark.

It was kind of hidden away.

Someone held a gun to your head?

That was the one.

Bidding online on this.

At £20 bid for it.

I just don't really wanna watch.

Just tell me when it's over.

OK.

I'm just not...

I'm closing my ears.

Any advance on 20 for that one?

At 20 for the fender.

It's not going well, is it?

£20 selling here, then.

(GAVEL) VO: A lucky bidder got a bargain there.

Chin up, Louise.

It could've been worse.

VO: Now the Serrell moment - the pig trough.

It's certainly rustic.

£20 I'm bid for it.

At 20.

25 now.

At 25.

At 25.

Any more bids on this, at £25 bid.

PS: Ouch!

ME: At 25.

Back of the room here, at £25 here, then.

(GAVEL) VO: That's another loss for Philip, let down by rust of all things!

I'd revert back to your woodworm, if I was you.

Yeah.

VO: Time for Louise's last lot, the Victorian mug with river crossing puzzle.

So, it's, it's a nursery rhyme?

It's a riddle, yes.

I think it's really cool.

At £20 online.

Any advance on this at £20?

25.

In the front of the room now.

ME: At 25 bid, 30 online.

LG: Ah!

ME: Yours on the net at 30.

LG: 30.

Any advance on this then?

Selling online at £30 for the last time here, then.

VO: Huh.

No mystery there.

VO: A strong profit for Lou's mug!

I'm happy with that.

Well, I am as well, I think, cos that kind of means that if you made a 50% profit on yours, I'm kinda hoping I might make a 50% profit on mine.

VO: Let's find out.

It's Phil's Victorian piece, the Masonic commemorative jug.

You'll be crossing your fingers then, will you?

Crossing everything.

£40 for it?

40 there, thank you.

£40 I'm bid, 45 at the front now.

50.

55.

60.

65.

70.

75.

80.

£80 on the left.

LG: Get you!

PS: I'm kinda surprised now.

At £80.

All done at £80?

The bidding's there.

PS: It's a profit.

LG: It's a profit.

PS: Absolutely.

LG: You almost looked as though you were gonna crack a smile at one point, there.

Trapped wind.

(VO CHUCKLES) VO: Just let it out, Philip!

A very good profit on the jug.

I don't think a sheet of bronco separates these two today.

Shall we go and see what the damage is?

LG: Yeah.

PS: Come on then.

VO: Now, where's me abacus?

VO: After auction costs Phil's made a loss of £12.30 leaving him with £312.26.

VO: After saleroom fees Louise has also made a loss, but of £8.40 leaving her with £151.50.

But as she's lost the least she wins today's auction!

PS: Pfft!

Well... Once again I've got a bit of catching up to do, haven't I?

I just feel like I'm going in quicksand at the minute.

Shall we go out in a blaze of glory?

Let's.

Come on, let's go.

VO: Next time on Antiques Road Trip... Shall I just pop back for the exhaust?

VO: Louise gets down to business.

Beret's on.

Time to get started.

VO: Philip's shocking revelation.

I'm turning into an upcycler.

VO: And things get emotional.

Well, that's the end of that, isn't it?

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