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: Yee-ha!

We're in Northumberland.

Oh, stop it!

VO: Hey, contain yourselves!

It's a brand-new trip with young guns auctioneer Natasha Raskin Sharp, and expert in jewels Ishy Khan.

NATASHA: What a day... ISHY: What a day... NATASHA: What a guy!

ISHY: ..the sun is shining.

It's so good to be with you!

VO: Things couldn't be better.

ISHY: I've got my bracelets on.

I'll wear my evil-eye bracelet for good luck.

The evil eye!

If I see you giving me the evil eye... ISHY: No!

It's to protect you... NATASHA: I'll be pulling over.

VO: Can I get one?

And your hair is looking amazing.

But you still had time for breakfast!

Breakfast and hair?

Oh, how does he squeeze it in?

I feel like we're in a lifestyle article.

VO: You're looking fabulous, darlings.

And to zip about the countryside, they have the 1966 Volvo Amazon.

What's it like to drive?

Well, she makes us automatically cool.

ISHY: (LAUGHS) Yeah.

NATASHA: Does she not?

This is the classic antiques dealer car.

VO: Big Ben could fit in there.

Do you have a favorite thing to buy?

I love brass.

A brass planter is probably one of my favorite things in this world.

ISHY: Do you collect it at home?

NATASHA: Not really, no.

VO: OK... Armed with £1,500 each for the whole trip, whoever wins the most auctions out of five is the Road Trip champ!

NATASHA: And I never go by my full name, Natasha, really.

VO: I thought it was Raskin Sharp.

So, I go by Tasha, you go by Ishy, but full name, come on!

Ishmael.

ISHY: Ishmael, yeah.

NATASHA: I mean, that is just... You never meet an Ishmael... That is just the most sensational name.

VO: Aren't we giddy, eh?

This tour begins in Berwick-upon-Tweed, exploring Northumberland, taking in North Yorkshire, before a dazzling final auction in Bristol.

Wow.

Right, OK. Let's take advantage of this incredible weather.

Might even lose my scarf at one point.

VO: Do you know?

It's a good idea.

But first, a tour of Northumberland beckons.

Shopping our way to Bedlington, we first kick off with Natasha in Berwick-upon-Tweed.

VO: How lovely.

The favorite holiday spot of the great matchstick-man painter LS Lowry.

Let's get creative and have a moochy-moo around Rojo Antiques.

This beautiful emporium is festooned with exciting delights.

It's simply a festival of goodies.

Time for a good old delve.

I love coming to a shop where your tastes match those of the owners.

Oh, I would buy everything in here, especially this.

Look at this candelabrum.

It's so extra special and actually just quite extra.

That's what people say, isn't it?

Over the top.

VO: Although most used and developed during the Renaissance, candelabra originated in ancient Rome.

NATASHA: It's very French.

It's reminding me of a Maison Bagues, this company from Paris, if I remember correctly, founded at some point in the 19th century that was really into these organic shapes.

I mean, look, you have the fruiting vines here and it has five sconces.

Can you imagine the amount of light that this would throw?

Quite a lot, actually.

And as a centerpiece, oh, people would talk, believe me!

You would be the talk of the town the next day after your dinner party.

I think one of my favorite details you have to actually get down to see, to appreciate.

It's the little drip pans that aren't just plain, they're also little leaves, so there's detail at every turn.

VO: It's priced at £98.

While Tash revels in the glory of antique lighting, Ishy is in the village of Ford.

No cars to be seen.

Old Forge Antiques was once the village farrier's.

This unique horseshoe archway was to attract passers-by to bring their horses here.

VO: Take a look around!

VO: Ishy is spoiled for choice.

ISHY: Gang, first day.

It's a beautiful day.

Probably too early to be taking a tea break.

But, I mean, we're here now.

How do you think it's going so far?

VO: Oh, we love your hair!

Ouch!

That teapot's hot.

ISHY: Great chat, gang.

See you in a bit.

VO: After that pep talk from the teds, let's get rootling.

It's always really... (CLOCK CHIMES) VO: He's even charming the clock!

ISHY: I really like seeing equestrian pieces, original equestrian pieces, in antique shops.

A lot of jewelry, modern and antique jewelry, took inspiration from equestrian bits.

So, like, horse bits, buckles.

And it's just nice to see where the original inspiration came from.

You see them in bracelets, famous designers use them, so it's an enduring motif and from a humble origin, really, so always a really nice thing to see in a shop.

VO: Back to Tash in Berwick-upon-Tweed.

NATASHA: OK...

I think of the two sides, this seems to be split into two sections.

I don't know if I've ever actually purchased a snuff box and taken it to auction.

VO: Welcome to sniff out your own snuff box!

NATASHA: Which would it be?

You have five, four, three, two, one.

I think it's this one.

Because it seems to be the only one with a figurative detail.

There is... Oh, we get to say it, a central cartouche.

Oh, what a term!

VO: Snazzy, eh?

Cartouche means the frame surrounding a design.

The snuff box was the ultimate fashion accessory from the 17th century onwards.

A snifter of snuff quickly became an entrenched social ritual.

NATASHA: Engraved steel... Oh, good hinge!

Good action.

But sometimes these can be a wee bit difficult to date.

You know, if it's Charles II, it's from the 17th century.

Oh, it's so exciting!

18th century seems more likely.

There's a vacant, not cartouche, but scroll, so you could actually put a name there, or a motto or a date.

Nice.

At what price...?

£54.

VO: Along with the candelabrum at 98, we have a total of 152.

Stand by, Jonathan.

Don't look so scared.

Nice mustache.

I am in love with that candelabrum, so whatever you say, I'm buying it... OK. ..it would be odd of me not to ask, what would be the best price?

We can do £100 flat.

NATASHA: Really?

100?

Oh, let's shake on that.

NATASHA: Thank you... JONATHAN: I want you to do well.

VO: How kind!

Thank you, Jonathan.

That breaks down to 70 for the candelabrum and 30 for the late 18th-century snuff box.

Tash now has £1,400 remaining for the rest of the trip.

She's happy!

VO: Back to Ishy in Ford.

Nothing really beats the smell of an old book, does it?

Really familiar smell to everyone, I think.

VO: Bliss for the nostrils.

ISHY: There's a little bit of a similarity between jewelry cases and books when you've got this tooled leather exterior, this looks like Moroccan leather and it's got this wonderful gilding all across the binding and the pages.

I mean, it's a jewel in itself, really.

And it says here, it's the original manuscript visitors' book for the GOC commanding the British Army in Cairo, 1927 to 1931.

VO: GOC is a high-ranking officer in charge of the British Army troops.

It stands for General Officer Commanding.

ISHY: There's a possibility I'd have to look it up, that could be Princess Royal Mary.

VO: A royal connection is always good.

There's lots of paraphernalia in this supplementary envelope.

And let's just take a look through what there is.

There's another book here.

We've got a valuation from Spink & Son for some medals.

Got a photo of Peter Strickland's memorial.

So, Peter Strickland, Sir Peter Strickland, was the GOC, General Officer Commanding, of the British Army in Cairo.

VO: Lieutenant General Sir Peter Strickland - ha!

- a celebrated military hero, commanded the First Division during the First World War.

What a find!

ISHY: Let's have a look and see if there's anything in this.

We've got his crest, I believe, on this wallet.

And...this feels like it's got something in it.

Wow... We've got invites that are unsigned that say, "Lieutenant General Sir Peter and Lady Strickland" "request the pleasure of..." ..your name here... "company at dinner", with a date and time.

I mean, this is unbeatable provenance for this object.

It really is a treasure trove of information, and to the right collector, this could be a priceless object.

It's got a ticket price of £250.

If there's a little bit of room in it, this could be an incredible start to the road trip.

You do not see things like this every day.

VO: Stand by, dealer John.

ISHY: Hi, John.

How are you?

JOHN: Hello.

This is one of the most beautiful antique shops I've been to.

JOHN: It is.

I've honed in on one particular object here... JOHN: Right.

..I'm hoping we'll be able to do a deal.

So, it's got a ticket price of £250.

JOHN: Mm-hm.

ISHY: It's my first shop.

First stop.

I'd love to come in under £200.

I think because it's you, I certainly would.

I'd accept 190, yeah.

ISHY: Perfect.

Thank you, sir.

JOHN: Thank you.

VO: What an amazing treasure of a great British military officer.

Thank you, John.

Ishy now has £1,310 to last the week.

VO: Now, where's Tash?

Ishy is a gentle soul and I think that, in life, those are the sort of people I get along with best.

People who have nothing but good in their hearts.

VO: Ah, sweet.

Natasha has made it to the Windsor of the north, Alnwick Castle.

Cool cat Tash is a gal of many talents.

Sometimes it's just quite nice, you know, the cut and thrust of buying antiques and trying to figure out what's going to make money and your mind is whirring all the time.

I'm a great admirer of the Impressionists.

VO: Not like that.

(AS TOMMY COOPER) Just like that!

Oh, wrong kind of impressionist.

Ha!

NATASHA: I'm going to sign this, just in case it ever appears at auction.

Right, Alnwick Castle by Natasha Raskin Sharp.

VO: Oh!

It's quite bad, isn't it?

VO: Well...yes.

Could say that.

VO: Picasso's caught back up with his chum, Ishy.

They're both now in the village of Powburn in Northumberland.

The road here was used by the Roman army as a strategic network north of Hadrian's Wall.

But our antiques warriors are using this fine establishment as a spot to hunt down some treasures.

Where's Tash?

Ah, there she is... Not late.

VO: Ha... At Hedgeley Antique Centre, a gaggle of dealers have set up shop with plenty of goodies on show.

VO: I think that's a bit big... Ha!

VO: Tash has a sum of £1,400 to last her the whole trip.

Let's see what she finds in here.

NATASHA: That's quite sweet... How lovely to see a word on a label you've never seen before.

I've never seen "orange" on a decanter label.

And you might be thinking to yourself, "Well, why would you have orange?"

I would imagine because it's orange bitters, so it's just to add a certain depth of flavor.

When was the last time you had a long vodka?

VO: Too long ago.

NATASHA: I just actually really like the engraving.

It's a little bit off-center and just going up at the end.

It's like when people raise their voice at the end... (RAISES VOICE) ..of a sentence.

Do you know... (RAISES VOICE) ..what I mean?

Would you like some... (RAISES VOICE) ..orange?

VO: I think you've had too many long vodkas.

NATASHA: I like the wonkiness of it.

I don't think that's a 20th century wonk.

I feel like that's a 19th century lilt, let's say.

I like it... £22.

You're selling this to someone who has loads of decanter labels, but they don't have an orange.

Hm, I don't know!

Maybe I do want it... VO: While she ponders, sobers up, there's Ishy.

Ishy's wallet is stuffed with £1,310.

ISHY: Amongst all these different things on this shelf, I've spotted a Rolls-Royce grille.

We open it up and it's actually a desk lighter.

You can leave this on your desk and click this and light whatever you needed to light.

Or this is removable because you can refill it and you could probably carry this on its own and refill it and then return it back to this box.

There's no maker's marks that I can see.

It's got the Rolls-Royce logo on the front, so it's probably licensed by Rolls-Royce for a company to make them.

Not everyone can afford a Rolls-Royce, but a lot of people do collect the memorabilia.

VO: It's unpriced.

Let's keep looking.

VO: Who's this?

ISHY: What do you reckon on this one?

VO: Sausages!

ISHY: Shall we see how much you weigh?

VO: No thanks.

This is Fiver... you're worth a million.

NATASHA: Let me take a picture.

ISHY: Let's get a selfie.

NATASHA: But you two look so sweet together, I can't believe I'm allowed in.

Right, here we go.

Fiver.

Say...cheese!

VO: Aww.

NATASHA: Oh, my days.

He is so handsome.

VO: You talking about the pooch or Ishy?

Good action.

Such a nice desk lamp!

So smart.

Really chic, really simple.

Pink alabaster.

Just a really pleasing design.

So here we have little liners in our inkwells.

Ceramic.

I think I would expect that to be the case.

Not glass.

We're in the 1930s.

I mean, the materials are quite mismatched in a sense.

You have just sort of coated metal and then the alabaster.

However, it works.

I hope you can see that it really works.

From where I'm standing, it just is so, so aesthetically pleasing.

This is to be curated in a 21st century room.

It's not to be used for its original purpose.

I love that it's still going.

VO: It's priced at £85.

Along with the decanter label, we have a total cost of £107.

Stand by for a deal!

So, come on Derek, NATASHA: I'm here to haggle.

DEREK: OK. NATASHA: I'm going to take advantage of your calm demeanor.

Alright.

Would you do them both for 85?

DEREK: Erm... NATASHA: Too low?

It is really, yeah.

Yeah.

It's too low, OK. Would you do the two for 90?

DEREK: £90 is fine.

Absolutely.

NATASHA: £90!

The dance is nice.

Derek, I love it.

I love dancing with you!

VO: Derek, you are kind.

15 for the decanter label and 75 for the art deco alabaster desk lamp.

VO: What's Ishy up to?

ISHY: I'm not sure about everyone else, but I have to sometimes remind myself that the Victorian era wasn't all black and white.

And sometimes it takes an object like these art nouveau tiles just to shock you into realizing how much color was used back then.

VO: They look nice.

ISHY: But the first one that's come out is this, and it's a tube-lined tile.

So tube lining is when you would pipe an outline onto a plain tile and make a design with slip clay.

So almost like icing a cake.

All of them are handmade, individually designed... VO: And then mass produced.

Nice thing.

Today, what do you use these for?

You can use these if you've got a damaged tile and you need to find a replacement.

They're also functional works of art.

I mean, you could use it as a coaster.

You can hang it up on your wall as a decorative object.

They are really interesting, early 20th century design.

I'm going to have a look through this box and see if any catch my eye... ..and pick a few and then see what we can do on the price.

VO: Round two for Derek, starting with the unpriced Rolls-Royce desk lighter.

The price on that is £30?

£30.

OK, perfect.

And then there's these two gorgeous art nouveau tiles.

So we've got one with a ticket price of 22, and the other one's got a ticket price of 55.

So £77 for these... What would be the best price if we did all three?

DEREK: Erm...95.

ISHY: 95...

So 25 and 70 across the two tiles?

I'm happy with that.

I think that's a fair price.

DEREK: OK. ISHY: Yeah.

DEREK: Do the deal?

ISHY: Let's do the deal.

VO: Thanks again, Derek.

Ha!

25 for the Rolls-Royce desk lighter and 70 for the art nouveau tiles, leaving Ishy with a smidge over £1,200 and Tash with just over 1,300.

Where are you...?

No, come on, show me!

Tiles.

I see tiles.

What's the other thing?

What's the other thing?!

Right, look over your... right shoulder.

Look how the view behind is... (LAUGHS) Oh sorry, I thought that was a joke!

That is stunning.

Uh, listen.

Nothing is a joke, Ishy.

ISHY: Should we go have a picnic?

VO: Pull the other one, Tash!

VO: Nighty night.

Have you got any holidays planned after this trip?

What, are you cutting my hair or what, Ishy?

No, I'm just kidding!

I'm just kidding!

VO: Do you know, she does have a lovely head of hair.

So what's the best city break in Europe you've been on?

I loved Seville.

NATASHA: Me too!

ISHY: Yeah?

Oh, stop it!

I love Seville!

VO: I can smell the oranges.

Oh, I think we should do this trip Seville-style, actually.

Can you imagine?

Road Trip Seville?

Yeah, between sort of 1pm and 6pm we just...have a siesta.

VO: Hang on to your sombreros!

No time for naps just yet!

VO: Yesterday, Tash splashed the cash, collecting the 19th century candelabrum, the snuff box, the decanter label and the art deco desk lamp.

So aesthetically pleasing.

VO: Natasha has £1,310 left.

Remember, this is her entire budget for the whole trip.

VO: Ishy went for it, buying the GOC visitor's book, the Rolls-Royce desk lighter and the art nouveau tiles.

You do not see things like this every day.

VO: He now has £1,215.

Did you see the candelabrum that I bought?

NATASHA: Have you seen it yet?

ISHY: I didn't... Oh, maybe.

Ishy!

You'll be just sick with worry.

It's so spectacular.

It can only make a fortune.

ISHY: (LAUGHS NERVOUSLY) Yeah?

VO: Tash, you are awful...

But I like you.

VO: Next stop, we're off to the Toon, Newcastle.

One of the most iconic cities in Britain, famous for its industrial heritage and eponymous Brown Ale.

But for all its accolades, it's the beating heart of the distinctive Geordie dialect.

To find out more, Ishy is meeting with one of the most important folk musicians of the northeast, Johnny Handle.

Welcome to The Bridge Hotel.

Thank you for having me.

JOHNNY: It's a great place if you want to come and listen to Geordie speech.

VO: The word "Geordie" has disputed meanings, many believing it stretches back to the Jacobite rebellion of 1715.

As resolute supporters of King George I, locals earned the name Geordie Whelps.

The pit lamp was invented by George Stephenson.

So that's another reason for us to be Geordies.

And when Geordie went to parliament to talk about the mines and his engineering and his railways, he spoke in the dialect and the people in parliament couldn't understand him.

VO: Songs from the 19th century speak of the Geordie, to describe a local pitman or miner.

Thankfully, many of these songs were collected in the Northumberland Minstrelsy, a book published in 1882.

It was brought about by the Society of Antiquaries.

They had a committee that said, "All the old songs are dying out.

We've got to do something about it."

VO: The book's aim was to be a lasting record of the folk music of the northeast, with over 100 pieces of music providing a wealth of the richness of the Geordie vernacular.

Singing these songs has got to be an entertainment.

It mustn't be a lecture.

But there are little bits of the history where people say, "Why, Hinny, I never knew that!

That's a cracking song!

Aye, I feel like singing it now."

So it's the link, the entertainment.

But also it's history of the northeast of England related in song and poetry.

And it's very exciting to be able to relate that to people because I'm proud of my heritage.

VO: Geordies have done a champion job of preserving the dialect, and for songwriter Johnny, it's his lifeblood.

Rehearsal time now for a must-see finale later.

Right, we've got to get the right note, though, pal.

JOHNNY: Right, little practice?

ISHY: Let's go.

JOHNNY: # Doon the double raw...

BOTH: # Wor Geordie's lost his penka BOTH: # Wor Geordie's lost his penka BOTH: # Wor Geordie's lost his penka # JOHNNY: Where?

ISHY: # Doon the double raw # Doon the double raw!

Now you're speaking like a native!

By, there's some hope for this lad, you know?

VO: Well done, Ishy!

Johnny set up The Bridge Folk Club here in 1958, making it the second oldest folk club in Britain.

Upstairs, Tash has joined the party, with some original Folk Club members.

# For the lass who'll have me now # There'll be plenty love and bacon # For the lass who'll have me now # VO: Bravo, Jim, Ingrid, Barry and Peter.

Absolutely brilliant!

So tongue-in-cheek as well...

In the '60s when I think of folk music, I think of Greenwich Village, New York.

Did that have an influence on these shores?

JIM: Oh, yeah.

In the folk song revival of the 1950s and '60s, a lot of people were doing American music, singing cowboy songs and country songs, really.

It finally dawned on people that we had our own songs...in England, and also in Scotland, Ireland and Wales, of course.

And of course, in the northeast here, the music had never died out.

Everyone knows Geordie folk songs, even if they don't think they do.

VO: In the 21st century, folk music is flourishing.

Let's have an impromptu gig with a special guest.

And for the non-Geordies, penka means marble.

# Wor Geordie's lost his penka... ALL: # Wor Geordie's lost his penka # Wor Geordie's lost his penka # Doon the double raw # He's found it in his pocket ALL: # He's found it in his pocket # He's found it in his pocket # And it ran doon double raw # JOHNNY: Yeah!

NATASHA: Woo!

VO: Bravo, Ishy!

I can't believe it was in his pocket the whole time!

OTHERS: (LAUGH) VO: In the words of Newcastle writer Jack Common, Geordie goes beyond mere geography and is a quality of heart.

To the canny lads and lasses of the Toon, we salute you.

VO: Ishy has nabbed the motor.

# Dum dum dum dum dum dum Dum dum dum dum dum # It's so exciting to be back on another road trip.

VO: Isn't it just!

Ishy has now made it to the seaside town of Whitley Bay.

Before we get a 99, let's go shopping, in here, at The Owl And The Pussycat.

He might not have a pea-green boat, but he does have plenty of money.

£1,215 precisely.

ISHY: This is eye catching.

This is a majolica plate, but it's got a really nice colorway.

There's the blue and caramel contrasting.

It's in raised relief, and majolica is a type of tin-glazed earthenware.

I think it's been around since the early 1500s.

The name originates from the Italian for Majorca, which was one of the stops on a major trade route through Europe.

So it now refers to all types of this type of glazed, tin glazed pottery and ceramics.

VO: Majolica is a marriage of 19th century tin-glazed over the top ornamentation, and sometimes functionality, loved by many including particularly Queen Victoria.

ISHY: This is an Austrian example.

And there's the maker's mark for Schutz Blansko, which was an Austrian firm operating in the mid to late 1800s.

It's got drill holes here for your string, but apart from the drill holes, there's just one tiny chip here, but it's in rather good condition.

There's some crackling to the glaze, but I personally really like that.

I think it gives some character to a piece.

It's got a ticket price of £29, so definitely an option.

I think it could do well.

VO: Nice thing.

Let's find Tash.

She's made it to the town of Bedlington.

Natasha is going for a nose in Penny Black Antiques.

What will she give her stamp of approval to in here?

VO: Tash has £1,310 to last the whole trip.

NATASHA: Quite nice to dive into a collection of hatpins like this, and it does seem to be a collection.

I don't know.

It's funny...

I mean, it's not that people don't wear hats.

It's just that people don't wear hatpins.

And unless they're particularly exquisite or unusual... ..they've not really remained massively collectable.

Yeah, I think I'll walk on from these.

VO: 10 miles southeast, what's Ishy up to?

ISHY: But how gorgeous are these?

I think they are French art nouveau.

So late 19th century candlestick holders.

And seasons come and go, times change, but people will always need candlesticks.

Why would you go buy new ones when you've got something like this?

Over 100 years old, beautiful condition and a matched pair.

It's just a grand statement in such a small object.

They're not silver, they're not gold.

They are brass.

But the attention to detail is second to none.

They're in really nice condition.

VO: Looking good, Ishy!

Price, please?

So I can see the ticket that's right beside them.

It says, "Late-Victorian period French ornate brass candlesticks."

They're £49 for the pair.

I think you'd struggle to remake this for double that price.

I mean, craftsmanship is just next level.

I'm going to see what we can do because I really, really like these.

VO: Along with the majolica charger, the sum total is £78.

Oh, David!

Just wondering, can we do a little bit of a deal...?

DAVID: What can we do for you?

Shall we do 60 for both?

Lots for you.

How's that?

That's great.

I really appreciate it.

I don't want to be cheeky, I was hoping to get a little bit closer to the 50 mark for both, but...

I'll do 58 for you.

I'll shave it a little bit more.

But what I'll also do is I'll give you a pair of candlesticks as well, for the candlestick holders.

OK, I mean, that's very generous of you.

ISHY: So... 58?

DAVID: Is that a deal?

DAVID: Yep.

ISHY: Perfect.

DAVID: Lovely.

ISHY: That's that.

Thank you so much... That's alright.

You're more than welcome.

ISHY: Alright, take care.

Bye.

DAVID: Alright, toodle-oo.

VO: Thank you, David.

£18 for the majolica charger and 40 for the pair of French candlesticks.

Ishy now has £1,157.

VO: Never mind your hair.

Shut the door!

Back to Bedlington.

NATASHA: Hm, that's quite nice.

I don't know why...I think just aesthetically, campaign furniture is really appealing.

The clue is in the name, designed for the campaigns that military officers were making, representing the empire.

Oh, right, it folds, actually, counter-intuitively I thought it would fold in the other... (CHAIR CLATTERS) Oh!

Very good.

Now, if I were on the campaign, I think I'd be sent back home.

But, as you can see... (STRAINS) ..eurgh!

It folds up neatly and it is quite a light thing.

It's mahogany by the looks of it.

And...now, this seat, canvas seat... ..it's a really nice color of green.

I'd love to paint my kitchen walls that color of green.

Very stylish.

VO: Noted.

NATASHA: I have to say I really like their shape.

I think that, as campaign furniture goes, this is not the most flash example.

It seems to be early 20th century.

Now, did I see on the label World War II?

Yeah, I think it's earlier than that.

I think it's probably Second Boer War, which takes us to the very end of Victoria's reign, the very end of her life.

VO: A product of colonial history.

Campaign furniture is anything that can be broken down or folded for travel, from chairs to chests of drawers.

NATASHA: If you want to repurpose it for today's market, I don't see why you can't use this in the garden, or take it to the beach, but I do think I like it.

(SUCKS LIP) Hmm.

What was it marked up at?

55, reduced to 40.

VO: Get ready.

It's deal time.

Terry, hi.

How are you?

I'm good, thanks.

I've spotted some things.

It's a little folding campaign chair.

It was 55 and it's down to 40 and, to be totally transparent, I would be happy with 40, knowing that it could make twice that or it could make half that.

So it's a case of every little helps if you can, but if you can't, 40 will be fine.

I can do that one for 35 if that's any good for you?

That would be great!

Right, 35.

I'm grateful.

Thank you.

So...what you reckon?

Do you fancy my chances?

No, I think you'll do well on that.

NATASHA: Do you?

TERRY: Yes.

Oh, how exciting.

Right Terry...

I'll take that on that note with these notes.

TERRY: Thank you very much.

NATASHA: I'll say thank you very much.

It's been a pleasure.

Cheers.

I'll go grab my chair.

VO: Terry, you're a gent.

That concludes all the shopping for this trip.

Tash now has a little under £1,300.

At least Tash closes the door... Ha!

May I just say what a beautiful voice you have.

ISHY: It'll be "down the double raw..." NATASHA: (LAUGHS) ISHY: ..for the rest of my life.

When we can't find our profits, "Oh, I know where they are - doon the double raw!"

VO: Shuteye, please.

VO: Our road-tripping best buds are in Leicestershire as they gear up for their very first auction.

NATASHA: How are you feeling?

Good.

How are you feeling?

NATASHA: A bit nervous.

ISHY: Why?

Because your book is going to fly, isn't it?

ISHY: No... No, we'll see.

NATASHA: Your ledger?

You've got some nice things.

NATASHA: Mm-hm.

VO: Our pair, after bouncing round Northumberland and North Yorkshire have ventured south to the East Midlands town of Market Harborough for the first in a best of five auction battle at Gildings.

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

Chief gavel basher is Denise Elizabeth Cowling.

Last and final chance, just popping around the room and looking...at 250... VO: Tash spent £225 on five auction lots.

Any faves, Denise?

DENISE: The small mahogany folding campaign chair... ..would that take the weight of a general?

Hmm...

But it's a lovely little chair, and if you're going to one of those opera nights, what a talking point.

VO: Right, love that, eh?

Ishy also bought five lots, spending much more, £343.

Thoughts, please, Denise?

The officers' visitors book, we don't often see anything as comprehensive as this.

It's amazing.

It's so interesting.

I'm...fingers crossed.

ISHY: Are you ready?

I don't know if I am, but it's a busy room.

Look at this!

VO: All quiet.

We're about to begin.

We have amazing seats.

You have amazing items.

You have amazing items.

VO: Oh, stop it!

First up, we have Ishy's late-1920s GOC visitors book.

Some good big names in there.

Yeah.

Did you add your own?

There's even a couple of Ishmaels in there.

There is, there is!

I didn't even add them.

And we have an opening bid here at 55.

60.

60 bid now... NATASHA: Come on, come on.

DENISE: ..at £60.

On at 65.

70.

I hope you'll bid up a bit quicker than this.

At 75.

NATASHA: Come on.

Oh, here we go... No, we're moving.

DENISE: At 75.

I had expectations for this.

At £75.

80.

80 bid, now at 80.

Slow burner.

And the condition is marvelous... ISHY: (LAUGHS) She's trying.

DENISE: It's marvelous.

You've also got two leather wallets at the end of the day.

DENISE: At £85.

NATASHA: Come on, Denise.

DENISE: 85, 90.

At £90, it's going to sell... No way.

At £90, all done...

Thank you all.

That's a disaster.

Not.

No, I'm sorry.

In this life is it all about money?

VO: Well, sometimes.

Very disappointing, Ishy.

What a steal for someone.

You mark my words, not one other lot is going to receive such love from the auctioneer, so take that home.

Take that home.

VO: Natasha next, with the French gilt candelabrum.

It's elegance personified.

Where do you want to start with that?

At £20 now... DENISE: At 20.

NATASHA: (GASPS) No!

DENISE: £20, £20, £20.

£20 now.

Looking for two now, at £20.

NATASHA: No.

DENISE: £20.

22 in the room now, at 20... Out in the room at 22.

Internet's 25.

28, sir?

(CLAPS) It's going to creep up.

28 in the room now, at 28.

Have you seen it?

30.

It's going to creep up.

It'll go up.

DENISE: You're out net, 35, you're back in.

Take 40?

No, the room shakes their head.

I'm... Oh, no, they're shaking their head!

DENISE: All done at 40?

NATASHA: No.

NATASHA: Huh!

DENISE: At 40.

NATASHA: It's not good news.

ISHY: (LAUGHS) VO: At least you're laughing.

It's not that bad.

Crikey O'Reilly!

Wowser!

VO: Beep-beep!

It's Ishy's Rolls-Royce table lighter.

The classic cars are rubbing off on you.

It's got a good presence and it had the little mascot on top intact.

Come straight in at £40.

NATASHA: Oh!

ISHY: That's good.

£40 with me, at 40, on the net.

You're out on the internet.

NATASHA: Come on.

DENISE: You're sure at £40... ..with the absentee bidders... ISHY: It's a profit.

NATASHA: You'll take it.

VO: Vroom-vroom!

Straight profit.

NATASHA: Nice.

ISHY: Thank you.

NATASHA: That's so smart.

ISHY: Oh, that's a relief.

VO: Can Tash sniff out a big sale with the Victorian snuff box?

There's an engraving of a lovely young woman on the front.

With a good strong nose.

OK. She has a very strong nose.

Absentee bid is at 15, 18, 20.

NATASHA: Oh, a bit shy.

ISHY: It'll go up.

It'll go up.

DENISE: 22.

22... NATASHA: Oh.

DENISE: ..bid at 22 now.

NATASHA: Come on.

DENISE: At £22... NATASHA: Oh.

DENISE: Last and final chance.

Fair warning... Why?

Why?

VO: There have been worse losses, Tash.

Market Harborough just wasn't ready.

Just wasn't...

Neither were the online bidders.

No.

VO: Now for the pretty art nouveau tiles from Ishy.

I'm not too sure about these.

I love them.

So chic.

You never know.

10, 12, 12.

NATASHA: See.

ISHY: We know.

DENISE: You're with me at 12.

15 on the net now, at 15.

15, 18 room bid.

At 18 against you.

20... No?

NATASHA: It's a full battle.

DENISE: Now the room is out.

Oh, no, the room's out.

Still with the internet at £20.

One more.

22, sir.

Thank you.

At 22... We love every single bid.

Every penny counts.

All sure at 22...?

Your bid, sir.

Eurgh, crunchy.

Crunchy, crunchy, crunchy.

VO: They've got their own language, you know.

Another belter of a bargain for someone, though.

Would you buy them again?

ISHY: No.

NATASHA: Right, no.

Firm no.

VO: Let's see if the zesty decanter label from Natasha can wake up the bidders.

It's a wee bit different.

It's not silver... ISHY: Oh.... OK. NATASHA: ..but it is chic.

Hold your breath for an absentee bid of...£10.

12 now.

NATASHA: Brilliant.

DENISE: At £10...

Looking for 12.

At £10.

12 in the room.

Takes my absentee... ISHY: 12.

NATASHA: What's happening?

At £12, the bid's in the room.

Oh, you're kidding?

DENISE: At £12.

All done... Decanter label...bought, sold, loss.

VO: Well, it's not a huge loss, Tash.

Onwards we go with Ishy's pair of French candlesticks.

The necks are a little bit crooked.

What are they, over 100 years old?

ISHY: Well, yeah.

And... NATASHA: Yeah.

They're bound to be a wee bit wonky.

I would be after that long.

Yeah!

The bidding starting on the internet straight away now at £12.

DENISE: £12 bid now.

ISHY: Great.

Just think to yourself.

ISHY: These scrap for more!

DENISE: At 18, you have.

NATASHA: Oh, come on.

Come on, let's go.

ISHY: Let's go.

NATASHA: Keep climbing.

At £18, the room is out.

Look at them!

At 18... NATASHA: Well... ISHY: Wow!

Well, well, well.

VO: I told you they had their own language.

Let's just move on.

I'm going to start buying here.

VO: Bargains galore.

Now, come on, light up the room, Tash, with your art deco table light.

It's a big hunk.

I always veer towards the big hunks... ..and it is a serious hunk.

We have the internet bidding at the moment at £30.

They've gone wild.

They've gone wild.

NATASHA: I paid 75.

ISHY: OK. DENISE: I'm looking to the room.

At £30 here now, at 30.

I daren't look behind me.

DENISE: At 30, fair warning.

Selling, I'm sure, at 30...

Wonderful, brilliant, excellent.

Can't believe it.

VO: Ahem, yes.

Did I already say bidders were scooping up bargains?

It's becoming an existential crisis.

We all love you.

Thanks, Ishy.

VO: But we do, Tash!

Can we coin it in with Ishy's majolica charger?

Oh, come on, profit.

Come on, profit!

We'll see.

Have to come straight in at £45.

ISHY: Yes!

DENISE: ..45.

Now at 45.

Finally!

Absentee bidders now at 45.

Room bid 48, 50.

NATASHA: Oh!

DENISE: 55, 60.

NATASHA: Just keep going.

DENISE: 65, 70.

No, absentee bidder wins.

The room is out.

Yay!

I shall sell now, absentee...

I think we should high five.

DENISE: ..at £70.

NATASHA: Too good.

VO: Finally!

Well done, Ishy.

I'm so glad we didn't miss.

You did not miss with that.

That was sensational.

Ooh!

VO: Magnificent!

It's the final lot.

Tash's Victorian campaign chair.

Camping or campaign?

Campaign, but why not use it for camping?

Multi-functional.

Why not?

Why not?

Absentee bidders again.

I'm in at £25.

NATASHA: Oh... ISHY: Come on, let's go... ISHY: ..let's go.

Let's go... NATASHA: A bit short.

Do I see eight anywhere?

DENISE: 28.

ISHY: Yes!

DENISE: 30, 32.

NATASHA: Keep going.

35.

Do you want to come in, sir?

NATASHA: Yeah, go on.

DENISE: 38 if you wish.

NATASHA: Go on.

DENISE: No.

DENISE: 35 internet, at £35 and selling... Well, breaking even feels better than making a loss, doesn't it?

Washing of the face.

Yeah, yeah.

VO: Something like that.

It's difficult to figure out who came out looking better... ..after that auction, isn't it?

Really hard for me to think who made a profit.

You, sir.

VO: Let's get the abacus out, then.

VO: Poor old Ishy.

After auction costs, he made a loss of £146.20, but it's early days.

VO: But Tash made, also after costs, a smaller loss of £111.02... ..making Natasha victorious for auction number one.

But there are still four more to go.

Oh, that was a hard, hard auction.

Note to self, take items to auction, make a profit.

ISHY: Next time.

Oh, gosh!

NATASHA: (LAUGHS) Let's go again!

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