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Irita Marriott and Ishy Khan. Day 4
Season 28 Episode 24 | 43m 36sVideo has Closed Captions
Can a fighter jet gear box help Ishy Khan win this leg of the road trip?
Irita Marriott and Ishy Khan are travelling through Suffolk and Norfolk behind the wheel of a 1971 Sunbeam Rapier. In Yoxford, Irita falls in love with an early 20th century Islamic bowl and then she fine some vintage fountain pens and a vintage steamer suitcase. Ishy takes his chances on a Victorian brooch, an Art Deco coin purse, a Victorian inkwell and a gearbox from a jet fighter.
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Irita Marriott and Ishy Khan. Day 4
Season 28 Episode 24 | 43m 36sVideo has Closed Captions
Irita Marriott and Ishy Khan are travelling through Suffolk and Norfolk behind the wheel of a 1971 Sunbeam Rapier. In Yoxford, Irita falls in love with an early 20th century Islamic bowl and then she fine some vintage fountain pens and a vintage steamer suitcase. Ishy takes his chances on a Victorian brooch, an Art Deco coin purse, a Victorian inkwell and a gearbox from a jet fighter.
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Learn Moreabout PBS online sponsorship(CAR HORN) VOICEOVER (VO): It's the nation's favorite antiques experts... Howdy, li'l lady.
VO: ..behind the wheel of a classic car... Oh yes!
VO: ..and a goal - to scour Britain for antiques.
Looking for some bargains?
VO: The aim... MARGIE: Yay!
VO: ..to make the biggest profit at auction.
But it's no mean feat.
There'll be worthy winners...
Yes!
It is my lucky day!
VO: ..and valiant losers.
I actually can't believe that.
Annoying.
VO: Will it be the high road to glory... Yo, yo, yo!
VO: ..or the slow road to disaster?
This is Antiques Road Trip.
Yeah!
Irita, we are well over the halfway point now.
Mm-hm.
How are you feeling?
IRITA: I'm feeling good... ISHY: Yeah?
VO: Ceramics queen Irita Marriott and jewelry expert Ishy Khan are signed up for a fresh leg around the coast and countryside of Suffolk and Norfolk.
I think it's a pub dinner for tonight.
ISHY: Yeah?
IRITA: Yeah.
Sandwich walks into the bar.
And the barman goes, "I'm really sorry, we don't serve food in here."
That's a dad joke, if I ever heard one.
I've just spent too much time with you.
VO: Savor every minute.
Do you know what I've just seen?
What?
There's a mirror in the glovebox.
Oh my goodness, there is!
Well, this car was made for you as a passenger.
You can fix up your hair again.
Make sure I've got nothing in my teeth.
VO: His hair looks as lovely as the 1971 Sunbeam Rapier.
Now, I brought something with me because I want your opinion about it.
OK. VO: It must be show and tell.
Go on, have a look.
Whoa!
What's this?
I bought it for myself to wear.
This is absolutely stunning.
So what have we got here?
We've got...different agates.
The clasp is making me think it's quite early.
I don't know what you spent on it, but... IRITA: I paid £110.
ISHY: £110?
VO: Here's hoping you find something just as lovely on this trip.
ISHY: You bought a winner.
VO: Irita was pushing for a win in the previous leg...
I should serve some profits here.
VO: ..while Ishy was bowled over by some brass.
We're onto a winner, aren't we?
VO: But it was Irita that came out on top at auction... And sold... Well done!
VO: ..which means it's now 2-1 to Ishy.
Do you have a strategy for this leg so I do not catch up with you?
I'm just gonna try my best to find some really, really good antiques.
VO: It will be the winner of the best of five who's crowned this road trip's champion, and Ishy and Irita have £200 each per leg to spend.
IRITA: How... Oh!
Oh!
Whoa!
Whoa.
ISHY: Have we missed... IRITA: Oh.
Oh, yeah.
It's dead.
IRITA: Come on, Sunbeam.
We need you to... # ..shine!
# VO: They've been searching antiques and artifacts from Kent to Suffolk so far.
Then they'll take on Norfolk, before heading west to the Midlands for the final auction showdown in Lichfield.
ISHY: What are you gonna do to ensure that you continue your winning streak?
Follow my gut, that's what I'm gonna do.
VO: They will be following their guts all the way to Norfolk this leg.
But first, it's to the village of Yoxford... ..which is where Lady Catherine Grey died.
She was the sister of the Nine Day Queen, Lady Jane Grey, who famously claimed the English throne in 1553.
Will Yoxford Antique Centre help enthrone Ishy or Irita?
ISHY: This looks good.
IRITA: Good.
IRITA: I know, I think there's even enough space for both of us in there, you know.
ISHY: Alright, good luck.
VO: You too, Ishy.
This is quite the space for a search, with 65 dealers selling porcelain, furniture, and art.
It looks pretty as a picture... ..and Nigel and Margaret are standing by.
Now then... Look at that.
An incredible sampler.
Such good detail.
But guess what?
It's not the real McCoy.
It's a print.
And only when you look really closely, that you can tell it's pixelated.
Because even though it looks like a real thing worth thousands of pounds, and like this, being £33 worth.
Just remember that next time you're buying one.
VO: She is selfless to the core, always looking out for others.
ISHY: (GROWLS) Irita!
IRITA: Ishy?
Is that you?
ISHY: (ROARS) Stop it!
That is freaky.
You kinda look like twins.
VO: Well, the hair's not dissimilar, is it?
IRITA: Oh...!
I can see a few things in here already that have caught my eye.
But there's one thing that's almost calling my name.
We're in...
So, just nestled up here, I can see this lovely little brooch.
If we turn it around, we can see that this is just one piece.
And this is called a closed back setting, which means that the gems are set into the front, and they've got a little bit of foil behind them.
And that way, the stones would look a lot more sparkly.
I think this is probably a Victorian piece.
And turning it around, we see this beautiful starburst motif.
VO: An octagram, which sometimes is used to represent life itself, from birth to death.
And around the start, we have some gemstones individually in the border.
If we take a look here, it says "Diamante French brooch, £20."
I mean, for £20, this is mine, this is coming home with me.
VO: When he says home, he means auction.
This whole place shakes.
This house was not made for me.
That's... What is that?
That looks like it has some good age.
It has Islamic writing all the way around, and it's got foliage and flowers.
There's some writing on the bottom and it says "15".
I wonder whether that's anything to do with 1915.
VO: The Mesopotamia campaign of the First World War indeed saw British troops stationed in Iraq in 1915.
It could've been something that was brought back.
And this could've been that, because it definitely has a hundred plus years of age.
How much is it?
"Copper Eastern urn."
Sounds right.
"£35."
I'm gonna leave it there for now.
That's a good contender.
VO: Time to talk to Nigel.
Hi, Nige.
IRITA: Hello, Nigel.
How are you today... NIGEL: Hi, nice to see you.
Well, I had a good look around.
There's a lot to see.
I actually found something that I quite like.
NIGEL: Oh, that's good, yeah.
There's a little Islamic pot.
£35.
What can that be, please?
That can be 31.50.
Sounds good to me.
See, how easy was that?
NIGEL: That's easy enough, isn't it?
IRITA: I know!
Oh, can't get my money out.
There's 30 there.
That's lovely.
Here you go, that's 1.50 there.
Cash money.
Thank you very much indeed... IRITA: It's been an absolute pleasure.
NIGEL: Indeed.
For me, too.
IRITA: (LAUGHS) I'll grab it on the way out.
NIGEL: OK, darling.
Thank you.
IRITA: Thank you.
See you later.
VO: That solo buy means Irita still has £168 and 50p on her person.
Ishy, meanwhile, is still searching.
Look at this goblet.
I mean... Oh, and it's...it's got a really nice weight to it.
It looks like a grand tour piece.
VO: Yep, popular from the 17th to the 19th century, grand tours were a rite of passage for young upper class chaps who visited key cities across Europe.
It's just a very handsome thing, isn't it?
You've got this engraved base, fluted design with the floral pieces here.
A bit here to mention, "Ishy, winner of Road Trip, beat Irita."
VO: Cheeky!
Priced at £70, Ishy's hoping he's onto a winner.
£70 - I don't know, to me, that doesn't seem expensive for everything you're getting here.
The look, the age, just the way it feels.
It feels nice as well.
And I just think I really, really want a trophy.
So, for £70, I think this has to come to auction with me.
VO: Ishy also has the white metal brooch tucked in his pocket.
Brace yourself, Margaret.
ISHY: Margaret, how are you?
Hello, Ishy.
Nice to see you.
I've found two really nice items.
I'm so pleased... ISHY: Firstly... MARGARET: Oh, very nice.
ISHY: ..gorgeous brooch, isn't it?
MARGARET: Beautiful.
ISHY: Just so sparkly.
ISHY: In this light, it looks even better than before.
It does.
ISHY: I'm fully in love with that.
Ticket price of £20.
Brilliant.
Lovely, thank you very much.
Thank you for that... And then...my winning trophy.
A ticket price of 70 on it.
It is, yeah.
But we can do 10% on that.
OK. Erm, so we can take that down to 63.
ISHY: OK.
I think, yeah.
MARGARET: Uncommon.
For 63.
It's a little bit different.
It is.
VO: It will be £83 altogether.
ISHY: £3 here... MARGARET: Mm-hm.
And then 60, 70, 80, so £83.
Thank you.
Thank you for everything.
MARGARET: Excellent.
Bye bye.
ISHY: Take care.
Champion!
VO: And Ishy now has £117 left.
And while he weighs up his new purchases, Irita's keen for a bit of me time.
This kind of makes me feel like I'm at home, Suffolk, because it's so flat.
It's like Latvia.
There are no hills, no valleys.
Just peaceful.
All you can hear is birds, and trees in the wind.
VO: Irita's hoping she'll get on famously at her next stop in Halesworth, a lovely market town just 10 miles from the Suffolk Heritage Coast.
She's come to scour Blackdog Antiques, a spirited shop full of artisan textiles and mid-century delights.
Well, mostly delights.
Come on, Irita, shake the dust off.
Mike's on hand to help you if you need him.
(STRAINS) Ooh...!
How sweet.
Oh, it's dated - 24th of April, 1924.
So art deco.
I mean, without even looking at the house, by that one detail, it just screams it.
VO: Symmetry and geometric designs are a feature of art deco windows.
What a fantastic thing to have on a wall.
It's a perfect interior decorator's item.
£115.
I don't have an architect's office to put it in, so I will not be buying it.
But if you do...
Awesome.
Awesome decorator's item.
VO: A tad too expensive for Irita today.
She's bound to have other plans.
IRITA: Get down there... A pair of fire dogs.
These would have stood on the side of your fire.
And basically once you've used your poker or moved coal around and you got hot implements, you would rest them on there to cool down.
And these are made out of copper, and the bottom is basically cast iron.
VO: Hand planished, they look early 20th century.
What I like about these is the style and the manner that they are, which is very, very arts and crafts.
I think this one's been repaired, you know.
But yeah, I think they've been repaired right in the middle.
Oh, what a shame.
Because all of that copper on both of them and...and even the edges of this cast iron.
So somebody took a hammer and made all that detail.
I like those.
They have no price... Nada.
What do I want to pay for them?
20 quid.
VO: While Irita warms up, Ishy's made his way to Aldeburgh, a coastal town that was home to the great 20th century composer Benjamin Britten.
Mole Hall Antiques looks like it's struck the right chord.
ISHY: Ooh... VO: A well-preserved cocoon of curios.
There's a good mix of antiques in here.
He's weighing his options up!
Are there any weights?
VO: And Peter's on hand to offer any advice, should he need it.
In this window, there is a display of fire equipment for your home fire, but it's got a really cool twist.
So what we've got here is we've got decommissioned bayonets that have been turned into a pair of fire tongs.
You can see the original fittings, you've got a handle here.
You've reused something, respecting its original form, but it's given it a new lease of life.
And it's just fun.
I mean, have you ever seen a coal scuttle or a coal handle quite as cool as this?
It's just really interesting to me, what people make, what's repurposed, and how people carry on legacies of items.
VO: Very clever indeed.
But priced at £240, out of budget for today.
Now, the lady of the shop - very chic, elegant.
But I can see in her hand she's got something very interesting, actually.
And, if she doesn't mind, I'm just gonna take a closer look at it.
So it's a little purse.
We open it up and there's a felt lining inside - that's still intact - and, to the front, we've got these inlaid panels and they're on the back as well.
I think it's maybe a thin slice of agate.
It could be some sort of shell as well.
Probably in style 1920s, 1930s.
It's in really good condition.
It's not got any really major dents or damage to it.
Surely, it's got to make more than £9.
I... Never seen one before.
It's different.
It's interesting.
It looks like a pillow but it's actually a purse.
I mean, it's a no brainer, really.
Do you think the lady of the shop will mind if I take this with me?
VO: She can't hear you, Ishy!
But art deco fashion ware is quite collectible.
I'm taking it.
VO: Meanwhile, in Halesworth, Irita's shown interest in the cast iron fire dogs so far.
IRITA: Right...let's have a look at these.
What have we got?
Got some pens.
All rather...dark.
Watermans.
VO: They're one of the few remaining original fountain pen companies, founded in New York in 1884.
IRITA: Oh...
The winder's broken.
Let's have a look at that.
Swan.
Swan pens can be quite collectible.
Oh, I like how shiny this is.
Oh, but it's missing the top.
It makes quite a nice, interesting lot.
There's no price.
Let's pop those back for now.
Erm...and maybe there is a collector out there who needs some parts for pens.
VO: Let's see what Mike has to say.
IRITA: Hello, Mike.
MIKE: Oh!
IRITA: Good to see you.
Good to see you.
I have been a bit picky, but I have ended up finding two things.
In the far room under the table, there are two fire dogs.
Erm, there's no price on 'em.
What is the absolute death on...
The real death, 45.
45, OK. Er, also unpriced, a bunch of pens.
They can be a score for the lot.
IRITA: A score?
MIKE: Score, yeah.
You know.
IRITA: What's a score?
MIKE: Four score and 10.
VO: It's £20 in South London parlance, Irita.
OK. What if I bought the two?
You know, I could do you a little bit.
I'll use your terminology - double score.
IRITA: Hey...!
Using your terms!
MIKE: Ha!
40 notes?!
Ah, I'd have to have a... Don't look at me like that.
I've gotta... Just a little bit more would help me.
IRITA: OK. An extra fiver?
MIKE: Yeah.
IRITA: Yeah?
45?
MIKE: Yeah, go on.
IRITA: Double score and a fiver.
MIKE: Yes, spot on... IRITA: It's a deal.
MIKE: Thank you very much.
IRITA: Right, here is your £45.
MIKE: Thank you.
IRITA: Here you go.
IRITA: See you next time.
MIKE: See ya!
IRITA: Bye!
VO: Well, well, me old china plate.
At £20 for the pens and 25 for the fire dogs, Irita has £123 and 50p remaining.
IRITA: Mm-mm!
I'm expanding in metalware again.
VO: In Aldeburgh, Ishy's preparing to talk to shop owner Peter about the art deco purse.
Peter, how are you?
PETER: Hello.
ISHY: Nice to see you.
And you.
I've seen this lovely little... PETER: Isn't that charming?
ISHY: ..brass purse.
PETER: Delightful little thing.
ISHY: But there's a problem.
PETER: Oh?
ISHY: It's only £9... ..and I was hoping to spend a little bit more in here.
Well, there's lots of stuff in here.
That, erm, inkwell, I bought that recently.
It's late Victorian, or 1870, 1880.
ISHY: I mean, it is handsome, Peter.
PETER: I think it's beautiful.
Just the weight of that on its own.
Yeah.
I mean, it's...it's cut crystal.
VO: Victorian, brass.
It's got a lot going for it.
ISHY: I think the inkwell is actually intact.
I think it could still be used and still have a life.
Go on then, what's the damage?
PETER: You can have it for £40.
ISHY: £40?!
I want you to do well.
ISHY: £40 for this.
PETER: Yeah.
ISHY: £9 for... PETER: Nine for that.
That's £49.
Are you sure?
PETER: Well, it's not gonna break the bank, is it?
ISHY: 20, 40, that's £50.
PETER: Lovely.
ISHY: Thank you so much...
Thank you very much.
And I have got a pound here.
Though I was gonna buy lunch with it.
I'll get you a coffee with it.
Thank you so much.
PETER: Well done.
And I...I hope they go well for you.
ISHY: Take care!
PETER: You too.
Bye bye.
VO: What a generous chap, eh?
That means Ishy now has £68 to spend.
And it's time for him and Irita to reunite on the road.
You're looking really smug, you know.
Smug?
IRITA: Did you find something that is incredibly good?
No... Why wouldn't I be smiley after a day spent hunting for antiques?
Irita...road trip...
Perfect combo.
..Sunbeam Rapier.
I mean, life doesn't get much better than this, does it?
IRITA: No.
VO: Certainly doesn't.
VO: And there's more to come in the morn.
Nighty night.
VO: Come morning, it's another beautiful day in Suffolk.
We're heading deep into Suffolk now.
ISHY: Yeah?
IRITA: Lowestoft... ..the most easterly point of the whole entire Great Britain.
ISHY: Really?
IRITA: Yeah!
VO: Which makes it the first place to see sunrise in the UK.
Do you like ghosts?
Depends how friendly they are.
Well, guess what?
What?
That Suffolk coast is haunted.
Haunted?
By a black dog.
Never look in his eyes if you see him.
Why?
What happens?
Well, you'll find out.
Drop me off at the coast then!
VO: Ishy's not one to back down.
Yesterday, he faced up to four purchases - a Victorian white metal brooch, a glass inkwell, the Victorian white metal trophy, and an art deco purse.
And, if she doesn't mind... VO: He has £68 remaining.
Champion!
IRITA: I like ghosts.
Have you ever seen one?
Yeah, we've got a ghost at home.
He lives on top of our stairs.
What's he called?
I think he's a John.
What does John do?
He's very calm and polite - now.
Yeah.
But when we were renovating our house for the first time, he was not happy that we were ripping the house apart.
VO: Irita does enjoy a good story.
Yesterday, she was quite taken with a collection of vintage fountain pens, cast iron fire dogs, and a copper Islamic bowl.
Has a hundred plus years of age.
VO: She's left with £123 and 50p.
IRITA: Ooh...!
You know if you had a fire at home, what would you save out of your house?
It's actually quite interesting, cuz there's something in my house that I think belongs to the house.
In the attic, above the front bedroom, there was only one thing inside and it was a framed picture of a lion.
So I brought it downstairs and I've put it in the living room because I'm a Leo.
IRITA: Oh... ISHY: In the roof.
ISHY: In the attic.
So I'd probably...
I don't know, I'd probably save that as a memento of the house.
Well, let's hope the house doesn't go for either of us.
VO: Irita's dropping Ishy the lion in Lowestoft, to the very therapeutic Pathways Care Farm to meet a cohort of healing creatures.
Hello.
VO: D'you know, there are almost 220,000 farms in the UK, but less than 1% are like this one.
This space provides therapy and rehabilitation through farming.
And Charlotte has been experiencing its healing for the last 18 months.
ISHY: Oh, what are they eating?
CHARLOTTE: I call it muesli.
ISHY: Yeah.
CHARLOTTE: But it's goat food.
So is this the first thing you do in the morning?
CHARLOTTE: Yeah.
ISHY: And what's the next job?
We'll be getting in there to do some mucking out from last night.
ISHY: Oh, glamorous!
CHARLOTTE: You ready to help?
ISHY: Yeah, I am!
VO: Taking care of animals has proven benefits to both self-esteem and confidence.
ISHY: What's your favorite thing about coming here?
It's just nice to be around so many cheerful people, and basically talking about all different experiences, learning new things.
My health has just always been a bit up and down.
But when it got suggested to me to try a care farm, I was like, 'yeah, I'll give it a go.'
I've basically grown so much confidence since coming here.
VO: For mental health, dementia and other issues, farms have been used as a means of rehabilitation and support for centuries.
In 1792, Quaker merchant William Tuke, for example, introduced Britain's first animal-based therapy at his York retreat.
This farm opened in 2015 and is one of the UK's newest care farms, but it's already won national awards for its impact.
I love the outdoors.
Always been outdoorsy.
Yeah.
And just coming here basically makes my skills a lot more better for the future.
And where do you see yourself in the future?
What would you love to be doing?
Anything to do with animals, so everything that I learn here is basically going to be brilliant for what I want to do in the future.
Amazing.
And what are your favorite animals on the farm?
I'd say Cadbury the goat, the Golden Guernsey goat out there.
ISHY: Yeah.
And Drambuie, one of the alpacas, one of the... ISHY: Yeah!
CHARLOTTE: ..brown alpacas.
VO: Petting an alpaca is sure to release serotonin.
But there's satisfaction also to be found when you see the benefits that come from hard work like mucking out.
ISHY: What have we got here?
We've got vegetable patches?
Yeah, pretty much to the left and right of us, we've got things growing.
ISHY: I've seen some of the tomatoes, they're absolutely gigantic.
Absolutely massive.
VO: Some UK care farms began as traditional farms or gardening projects.
This one was purpose built on land that had been unused for a decade.
And the compost created helps grow fruit and veg that Raymond and Rod are farming today.
Raymond, Rod, what are we doing here?
So we're harvesting carrots?
Yes, that's correct.
ISHY: When did you plant these?
Uh, in the spring.
ISHY: Can I have a go?
ROD: Yeah, course you can.
ISHY: Is there a trick to it?
RAYMOND: Go on.
ROD: No, just pull them up.
ISHY: Just go in and pull?
RAYMOND: Have a look around, you know, and just... ISHY: Do you enjoy it here?
ROD: Oh, love it.
Yeah, I've been coming here, er, six years.
I...I don't know what I'd do with this...without this place.
I mean, I really enjoy coming here.
ISHY: Yeah.
RAYMOND: Yeah, same here.
I... You know, I love to come here.
I was a bit on the quiet side, and I can't stop talking now.
ISHY: And the crop looks fantastic.
Oh, yeah.
What's your favorite thing to grow?
For me, it's just planting, er... ISHY: Yeah.
..the seeds.
So I...I'll grow anything.
With my boss's permission, obviously.
I'll, er... VO: There's mentoring, socializing, even entrepreneurship on offer here.
ROD: We'll take these up to the shop.
VO: All the crops help this nonprofit grow too, sold as they are at the lovely looking farm shop.
ROD: Thanks very much, and I'll...I'll see you later.
Alright.
Lovely to see you, Rod.
Take care.
ROD: Thank you.
Bye bye.
ISHY: Bye!
VO: You've gotta admit, those carrots look good.
From soil to plate, may the therapeutic benefits created by care farms continue to grow.
Just these, please.
VO: Especially if it helps ensure Ishy ups his five a day!
Now, Irita's made her way to the village of Blofield, set in the heart of the Norfolk Broads.
She's come to check out Antiques & Homes, which has an aptly broad mix of all things antique, retro and vintage.
Steve's looking after the shop today.
IRITA: How cool is this?
(SIGHS) Oh!
Just look at it!
Look at these hangers.
They really knew how to make suitcases in the early 1900s, to withhold everything that was thrown at them.
No wonder this has survived for over a hundred years.
VO: Made by Watajoy - London-based suitcase makers, well known for making steamer cabin wardrobes like this from the turn of the 20th century.
Well, you know, the first thing that caught my eye on this, and it's right there.
It's the label.
That's what sells it.
And what is it?
It's a Cunard-White Star to Europe label.
Just think of that feeling that they had, taking their brand new, expensive, shiny suitcase on that ship.
Yes, they are a bit fallen off, the label.
But the main words are there - White Star.
That sells it to me.
That's a definite possibility.
VO: This could be an open and shut case for Irita.
Ishy, meanwhile, has made his way to the village of Panxworth, and the very sizable Norfolk Antiques & Reclamation Centre.
ISHY: This place is enormous... (WHISPERS) Wow.
VO: Staking a claim to be the UK's largest antique and reclamation center, there's several acres' worth of industrial, arts and sculptures, architectural salvage, and much more here.
ISHY: Another room!
VO: Russell's manning the forklift truck, if there's anything Ishy fancies picking up.
I'm getting a sense of the scale of this place.
Just casually chilling here, we've got a gothic door, with the wood, and then to my other side here... ..what looks to be like a piazza or a town center square.
The scale of these bricks is insane.
Meant to be walked on for hundreds, if not thousands of years.
I don't know how much these cost, but I imagine if you were to have something like this made brand new, it would cost a lot more than it would to buy this and rescue and salvage.
I was not expecting to turn the corner and see a town square and a gothic church door.
Let's carry on looking.
VO: You can see how this place ended up supplying props for high end films, including James Bond.
The name's Khan, Ishy Khan.
I'm actually speechless.
Have you ever seen anything like this?
I...
I feel bad Irita's not here, queen of ceramics.
She would adore this.
This is probably the largest fireplace I've ever seen.
I mean, if this was standing upright, it would be double the height of this room.
You can see French.
"Soit bonne et mes amis."
VO: Partly translated as "My table be good, and my friends".
This is a 19th century French glazed ceramic fireplace surround with Corinthian capitals.
ISHY: You've got devotional figures, women reading books, you've got dragons.
The detail in this is insane.
But it's probably about three feet deep as well.
I mean, it belongs in a museum really, doesn't it?
Or a stately home where people can enjoy it, because you don't see things like this every day.
I wonder how much this would get at auction.
VO: Well, its ticket price is £162,000, so you'd be looking for a little more on top.
Has Irita seen anything within her budget back in Blofield?
She's taken a shine to the Watajoy vintage suitcase so far.
(HORN MAKES NO NOISE) Oh, this is useless.
VO: She's not blown it yet.
I feel like picking at some smalls.
Oh...
I might have just stumbled across some quality.
Got a lighter, in a round shape.
These are known as witch balls, for the same reason as the balls that you would...people would have hanged in their windows to prevent witches.
Now, what I really like is the markings on the bottom.
It says "R.C."
- which, if I am not mistaken, is actually Richard Comyns.
VO: A pioneering London silversmith, who started in 1859 and is still going strong.
Love that there's initials on there.
Because a name makes a big difference.
No price.
I wanna know how much that is.
VO: Time to have a word with Steve.
IRITA: Steve, what you doing?
Is that where the treasure is?
Yes, I do tend to hide it up there when I can, so... Well, I have to say, this is small but perfectly formed.
Thank you.
Yeah, we... And I got some options!
STEVE: Have you?
IRITA: There's a trunk outside.
STEVE: There is, yeah.
IRITA: Oh, you know which one... IRITA: ..I'm talking about, oh!
STEVE: I do, yes.
Yeah, it has no price on it.
What is the ticket price on that?
Er, it's 85, actually.
OK. What is the absolute death on that?
Er, it's been here for a couple of weeks, so we can say double score - £40... IRITA: Ooh!
Double...
I learned double score... IRITA: ..yesterday!
STEVE: Did you?
Oh, wow...
I feel like double score has power.
I think that's great.
I think it's a bargain for that.
And then, there was a lighter in your cabinet.
STEVE: Yeah.
IRITA: The witch ball one...
The witch ball.
Oh, yeah, nice shiny one.
STEVE: It's £85.
IRITA: OK. And you're gonna want to knock me down, so I think the best we could do on that is £35.
Are you sure?
Yeah, that's not a problem.
VO: It would be £75 for the suitcase and the witch ball lighter then.
IRITA: I got double score... STEVE: Woah!
Thank you very much.
And I'll put that where the treasure is.
IRITA: Thank you.
STEVE: Thanks ever so much... IRITA: It's been an absolute pleasure.
Bye!
VO: Irita has finished with double score and a little bit more.
She has £48.50p still in her kitty.
Am I gonna get to the auction like this?
VO: A Herculean effort.
Back in Panxworth, he's tracked down Russell to ask for some guidance.
Things have been a bit out of Ishy's price bracket so far.
Well, this is the room.
ISHY: Bowling balls?
RUSSELL: You'd get a strike, but, erm, not gonna make a lot of money with that.
What on earth is that?
RUSSELL: It's from an aircraft.
It's from a fighter jet.
From a real fighter jet?
RUSSELL: From a real fighter... ISHY: No way!
RUSSELL: ..that's been in flight in the skies.
If it was a good one, we'd get the best part of £200.
VO: A gearbox from a Typhoon fighter would certainly be of some interest to military collectors.
Incomplete piece of stock.
I'll do it for all the money you've got.
VO: Ishy has £68 left.
I don't know.
I...I'm almost speechless.
I reckon... Well, it's a work of art in its own right.
RUSSELL: If you like tinkering in your shed, you'd get a lot for your money.
Or you could polish it up and just have it as a...work of art in your kitchen.
It is pretty unusual, but I reckon it's worth worth...worth a gamble.
Well, I think in auction, you know, it's a sculptural piece.
68 quid.
Alright, let's do it.
Show me your money.
ISHY: Alright... (LAUGHS) So I've got 20, 40, 60, five... ..one, two, three - three quid there.
ISHY: Thank you so much.
RUSSELL: Done.
I mean, this is incredible.
RUSSELL: I'll leave you to it.
ISHY: Cheers, mate.
Bye!
VO: That unusual find means Ishy is now all spent up.
ISHY: How am I gonna get this...?
VO: Might be best if Russell arranges to send that one on to auction!
It's been yet another absolute corker.
The car has performed, the sun's out yet again.
And you're still there.
How come you haven't run off yet?
We are quite far away from home now, so I'm stuck with you.
Two drums and a cymbal fall off a cliff... Ba dum dum tss.
Oh!
Why do you finish all my jokes?!
This is unfair!
I'm sorry, I'm sorry... Ugh!
VO: Time for this giddy pair to get some shuteye.
VO: Irita and Ishy are back for the fourth auction of this trip in the West Midlands.
IRITA: Good luck... Mm!
ISHY: Come on, let's go.
IRITA: Aw, thank you, sir.
VO: Having made their way from Kent to Suffolk through Norfolk, they've now arrived in Lichfield and Richard Winterton Auctioneers... ..where they're looking to entice buyers, in the room and online... ..with Richard himself to govern the gavel.
Sold then at £200...
Thank you.
VO: Irita spent £151 and 50p on five lots in Suffolk and Norfolk.
What does Richard like the look of?
These trunks have proved really popular in the auction rooms, and it's got a lovely label with the Cunard-White Star.
So, quite hopeful for this lot.
VO: Ishy spent his entire £200 on five lots.
Anything amongst them that excites Richard?
The Typhoon gearbox, we've never had one in the sale room before.
What could you do with it?
Mm, it's good decoration for the house, I suppose.
But, er, yeah, interesting.
Can't wait.
VO: Irita and Ishy have got in early.
Time to take their seats.
Here we go again.
We're gonna make a fortune.
Really?
Don't be so surprised.
I bought some good things.
VO: And the first good thing going up is Irita's late 19th century copper Islamic bowl.
Oh, internet, £10.
Tenner I'm bid.
£15 I'm bid.
15.
20.
IRITA: Oh, go on.
RICHARD: £20 I'm bid.
£25, all in?
£30... IRITA: (GASPS) ISHY: Yay!
£30 I'm bid.
Oh, I need £1.50, I need £1.50!
£30... Sold at 30.
VO: The lucky buyer will appreciate that.
It was a great thing to buy.
Good thing to talk about.
I don't regret that.
VO: Will Ishy's Victorian white metal trophy help him take the top spot on the podium?
It looks great quality.
£10 I'm bid, tenner.
£10 I'm bid.
15.
Come on.
Come on, this needs to be... RICHARD: £20.
25.
25 I'm bid.
IRITA: There we go.
25 I'm bid.
£30.
35.
£40.
IRITA: Yes!
RICHARD: £40 I'm bid.
RICHARD: £40, the internet.
IRITA: Come on!
ISHY: Come on.
RICHARD: All done...?
RICHARD: Thank you very much.
£40.
Oh, that hammer just killed me.
VO: At least it won the buyer's heart.
I was swinging that trophy round, being like "4-0 to Ishy, 5-0 to Ishy".
So that's my karma!
VO: Let's hope the next lot goes the way Irita intended.
It's the cast iron arts and crafts fire dogs.
I absolutely love these fire dogs.
They are so beautiful.
A bit of interest here.
£5 I'm bid.
£5, £10.
IRITA: Five?
RICHARD: £10 I'm bid.
£15.
I thought he said 500.
RICHARD: £30... IRITA: It's going up... RICHARD: £40... IRITA: I'm in profit!
RICHARD: 45, all in...?
IRITA: That's a bargain.
Sold at £45...
Goes at 45.
Thank you.
VO: Things are starting to hot up.
IRITA: I made a profit... ISHY: Good.
And it leaves someone else to make a profit.
Yeah.
VO: It's time for Ishy's Victorian white metal brooch.
It is a gorgeous thing.
Where you gonna be?
£5 I'm bid.
Fiver the bid.
Fiver the bid.
Tenner I'm bid.
£10.
£12 I'm bid.
£12 and now 15... ISHY: Come on.
IRITA: Come on, come on... £18 I'm bid.
At 18.
At £18 I'm bid.
20.
£20 I'm bid... ISHY: Break even.
RICHARD: £20 I'm bid... IRITA: (WHISPERS) Come on!
RICHARD: £22... Profit!
RICHARD: £25, all in... IRITA: One more?
One more?
And sold, £25... ISHY: It's a profit!
IRITA: (SINGS) You got a profit!
VO: That one's bright as a button.
I have to say, your dancing is as good as your dad jokes.
VO: Hoping she's made her case - ha!
- it's Irita's vintage Watajoy suitcase.
If it all goes wrong, at least I got a case to run off with.
Oh, what?
RICHARD: £10 I'm bid.
IRITA: £10?
RICHARD: Tenner I'm bid.
Tenner I'm bid.
15 I'm bid.
£20 I'm bid.
Come on.
25 I'm bid.
£30 I'm bid.
RICHARD: 35 I'm bid.
IRITA: Come on, it's... RICHARD: £40 I'm bid.
£40 bid.
IRITA: Yes!
RICHARD: £40 bid.
Five.
45 I'm bid.
IRITA: Yes!
ISHY: Profit... RICHARD: 50.
50.
All done?
Sold at £50...
I've never been so happy for a £10 win.
Mm-hm!
VO: It packed a punch.
Happy with that.
Packed in the profit.
VO: Ishy's hoping there's money in the art deco purse.
You can't go wrong with that.
I hope not.
£10 straight in, on the internet... IRITA: You're in profit!
RICHARD: 15.
RICHARD: £20.
ISHY: Yes!
RICHARD: £20.
Five.
25... IRITA: What?!
And we're sold, £25... Wow!
I wanna flip over a table in excitement!
Yes!
VO: Yeah, that coined it in.
Up next, Irita's Richard Comyns silver witch ball lighter.
This is gonna do well.
It's gonna set the world on fire.
Where are we gonna be?
25, straight in.
25.
Oh, it's got to be... What did you pay?
RICHARD: 35 I'm bid.
£40... ISHY: Profit!
45 I'm bid.
£50 I'm bid.
£60.
At £60.
I'll take 65.
At £60... IRITA: You'll take 65, come... ISHY: You're in profit!
IRITA: I know.
RICHARD: £60 I have.
It's all here at 60, thank you very much.
Hammer's up.
£60...
Thank you, at 60... ISHY: Well done!
IRITA: Mm-mm, mm-mm-mm!
VO: A spark of inspiration.
I'm grateful for the small profit.
VO: Ishy's Victorian brass inkstand is next.
I think...it's one of the most special things... ..in this auction.
Nothing flimsy about this lot.
£10.
£15.
£20.
At 25... IRITA: It's going up, it's fine.
RICHARD: ..pounds.
Oh, 25.
25...25.
30.
IRITA: There's a phone bid... ISHY: Come on, come on.
RICHARD: 30, five.
MAN ON PHONE: 35...
So we're on 40 now, telephone.
IRITA: Say yes, say yes.
Yes!
RICHARD: £40!
Thank you.
£40.
ISHY: Come on.
RICHARD: Now, all done?
IRITA: Come on... RICHARD: And sold... IRITA: Cuz they're gonna bid.
RICHARD: ..40 pounds...
Thank you, £40.
VO: Well, that was good value for the lucky buyer.
Oh, you look upset, Ishy.
I real...I really thought that was special.
VO: Let's see if Irita's vintage fountain pens make anything to write home about.
I'm getting nervous.
Might break a sweat!
Where are we gonna be?
RICHARD: £5 I'm bid.
Five.
10... IRITA: Five, oh... Oh.
15.
20.
£20 I'm bid.
Five.
25... IRITA: Yes, profit!
RICHARD: ..30, five.
ISHY: Well done.
RICHARD: £35 I'm bid.
40.
Oh, I like that.
Come on, come on, come on... Five.
£45 I'm bid.
RICHARD: 50.
60.
ISHY: Yes!
RICHARD: £60 I'm bid.
ISHY: Well done!
£70 I'm bid.
£70 I'm bid.
£70 I'm bid... IRITA: Ooh-ooh!
RICHARD: 70... RICHARD: Final chance.
£70... IRITA: One more.
RICHARD: Hammer's up... £70... IRITA: One more for a good time.
RICHARD: Thank you.
£70, it's in the... Well done!
50 quid in the bank... VO: Yup, those pens were mightier than the sword.
Oh, that was good.
VO: Time for the last lot - that Typhoon fighter jet engine part.
Little bit different.
A little bit different?
There is nothing at all at the moment on the... RICHARD: ..on the internet.
WOMAN: (LAUGHS) IRITA: Oh.
WOMAN: (LAUGHS) RICHARD: £5 I've got.
IRITA: (GASPS) RICHARD: It's a start.
IRITA: It's a start.
ISHY: It's a start.
RICHARD: £5 bid.
This is the quietest I've ever been in an auction room.
RICHARD: £10.
£15.
IRITA: It's going up.
RICHARD: £20.
ISHY: 20.
Slow and steady.
RICHARD: I'm at £20.
Bit of glass round it, box over the top.
IRITA: Exactly... ISHY: Yeah!
RICHARD: Table.
IRITA: Yes!
RICHARD: Tabletop.
Lovely.
£20.
Anyone else out there?
Oh my gosh, Ishy.
RICHARD: £20.
Looks like that's it.
£20.
Hammer's up... £20... You lose some, you lose some.
VO: The buyer was firing on all cylinders at least.
Let's go and find the right gear for you.
Come on, come on.
We'll make it better.
ISHY: (SIGHS) Oh...!
VO: Yeah...
Right, after starting with £200 and all auction costs, Ishy has made a loss and ends with £123.
While, after saleroom fees, Irita has made a profit and ends the day with £257 and 60p.
All profits will go to Children In Need.
Hurrah!
It's now two wins each, with just one sale left to go.
Oh, Ishy, look at that face!
I thought that gearbox was gonna do so much more than £20.
Are you disappointed about the gearbox, or about the fact that it's 2-2?
It's even Stevens.
No, like...
Both actually!
IRITA: Oh, it's fine!
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