Series 4 – Week 2 – Episode 10

 Episode 10 – Day 1

In this episode the team travel from to Hele (near Exeter) to Torquay in Devon in search of this weeks final bargains.

Fagins Antiques – Hele

At Fagins Antiques Mark gets a head start as he already knows the owner. He spots a piece of damaged Remes pottery going for a song. Margie Cooper has some difficulty finding anything of value amongst all the furniture and bric-a-brac but eventually finds an Adams cup and saucer with a mariner’s theme. Finally Mark grabs an old wooden gothic church bill board with faded writing.

Powderham Castle

Margie Cooper travels south to Kenton to take a tour of Powderham Castle.

St Leonards Antique & Craft Centre

At the converted Church in St Leonards Antique & Craft Centre Mark is disappointed by the number of items on show and not for sale. He eventually comes across a lovely Royal Doulton stoneware vase with a ribbed base and decorative rim.

Episode 10 – Day 2

The Shambles Ashburton

At The Shambles, Mark takes a leap of faith and buys a cast iron frog with a broken flipper. He also picks-up a set of pewter place settings.  Margie Cooper calls in later and snaps up a silver Nurses’ Buckle with Welsh motives, previously spotted by Mark.

Apollo Antiques

Margie Cooper peruses in Apollo Antiques and finds an early 20^th century desk blotting-pad sporting a cute little carved wooden bear, plus a neat little silver plated hunting flask in its original leather holder.

Tuckers Hall Exeter

Mark takes a trip to an old Guildhall in Exeter to learn about the Guild of Weavers, Tuckers and Shearmen, who controlled the cloth making industry in the 16^th century, in the South West.

West of England Auctions

The team finally head to the auction house at Torquay in Devon to sell their wares.

Series 4 – Week 2 – Episode 9

Episode 9 – Day 1

Today’s road trip travels from the village of Burley in the New Forest to Sherborne in Dorset.

The Magpies Nest

In Burley Margie Cooper invests in an 1880 Doulton (of Lambeth) ceramic water filter decorated with classical figurines.

Lorraine Tarrant Antiques – Ringwood

Mark Stacey is taken by a 1950s tin plate hobby horse, which he haggles down to just a third of the asking price.

Russell Coats Museum Bournemouth

Mark Stacey visits the Russell Coats Victorian Museum and Art Gallery, located near Bournemouth sea front. Duncan Walker shows Mark some of the gallery’s more flamboyant paintings.

Pokesdown Antique Centre – Bournemouth

m.c spots a set of three ice glass bowls, one  with a crimson snake around the stem.

Episode 9 – Day 2

Millhouse Cider Museum

At the Millhouse Cider Museum, Penny, the daughter of the founder, shows Margie Cooper around the various antique cider presses and machinery, some in working order, where she samples some of the juice.

The Mews – Dorchester

At David’s shop Mark Stacey purchases two more glass items, a faceted cut glass urn with cover. Plus two pink lizard vases in a 1930s Art Deco style.

Dedanon Antiques Centre – Dorchester

At the Dedanon Antiques Centre Mark opts for a an oriental lacquer-ware carved table/stool with dragons carved on the legs.

Margie Cooper picks-up a bamboo Canterbury Victorian magazine rack magazine rack with Japanese decorations. She also purchases a second hand flute, in its original case.

Dorchester Curiosity Centre

At the Curiosity Centre Mark Stacey is talked into buying an unusual wall mounted Pachinko Japanese Pinball machine, only to seriously regret the purchase later at auction.

Charter House Auction – Sherborne, Dorset

Items sell well at auction and Margie Cooper makes a strong comeback finally beating Mark.

Series 4 – Week 2 – Episode 8

Episode 8 – Day 1

Today the road trip starts in Sawbridgeworth, Hertfordshire, and travels west to an auction in North Wiltshire.

Acorn and Riverside Antiques Centres – The Maltings

The intrepid experts begin their visit at two antiques centres next door to each other run by Shirley.

Mark Stacey is tempted by a quirky little Noah’s ark with animals of different woods. He also eyes a metal basket by German manufacturer WMF (Württembergische Metallwarenfabrik), which is a little worse for ware and the silver needs replating.

Margie Cooper also looks at the silver and is interested in a nicely carved late Victorian silver table centre piece, ideal for a flute vase. She also spots a lovely little Victorian silver broach in the shape of an eye shape with an intricately etched motif.

Roald Dahl Museum

Margie Cooper visits the Rohald Dahl Museum (Great Missenden, Buckinghamshire) home to the famous children’s writer and looks at some of his original manuscripts.

By George Antiques – St Albans

m.s moves on to By George Antiques in St Albans where he warms to a wooden nut cracker and two oil on canvas of the English Naive School, (mid 19th century) in original unrestored condition with good subject matter.

Bourne Mill Antiques – Farnham

Its then on to Farnham to Bourne Mill Antiques where Mark Stacey began his career in the antiques trade. Mark is impressed by an intricately carved silver topped match holder, with a ridged glass bowl for striking the matches on. He buys this along with a small silver dish, possibly once used as a communion server. In the upper floor of the shop he comes across a mahogany Butler’s Tray on a stand.

The Tiny Shop – Alton

At The Tiny Shop Antiques Centre in Alton Margie Cooper hunts around for more silver. She spots a machine turned silver framed desk calendar and a black paper mache box by the Jennings & Bettridge, the top is inlaid with mother of pearl.

The shop keeper also talks Margie Cooper into buying a 1950s toy ship, the Hispaniola, which she reluctantly purchases only to regret this decision at the auction.

Selbourne

Mark Stacey visits Gilbert White’s house in Selbourne to learn about his work as a natural history scientist.

Auction at Chippingham

At the Chippingham Auction Rooms the duo sell their goods. The top selling item is the pair of 19th century oils.

Series 4 – Week 2 – Episode 7

Episode 7 – Day 1

Today’s show starts at Rochester and heads-off towards an auction at Colchester.

Memories Antiques Rochester

Starting at Memories Antiques on the High Street in Rochester  Margie Cooper spies a collection of silver gilded and brightly enamelled medals from the Oddfellows society http://www.oddfellows.co.uk/

Mark Stacey spots another set of highly decorative military medals (continental in origin from Belgium), he claims to have no idea of their worth but pays a good price for them.

Gad’s Hill Place

Gadshill Place, Higham, in Kent was the country home of the famous English writer Charles Dickens. The house was visited by  Margie Cooper who takes a tour around the house and gardens.

Cottage Style Antiques Rochester

Meanwhile at Cottage Style Antiques, Rochester, Bill the shopkeeper shows Mark Stacey around and temps him with an Edwardian cast iron snooker cue holder and a pipe rack complete with four white clay pipes. His most unusual purchase is a set of monograph ink rollers, each depicting the map of a country of the world – once used in a school perhaps?

Episode 7 – Day 2

Today the team move-on to the village of Blackmoor in Essex.

Megarrys Antiques and Teashop

Stopping at Megarrys Antiques and Teashop,  Margie Cooper has a good scour around for anything to do with militaria. She eventually spots a couple of ARP warden’s cycle lamps from the Second World War and an old rusty red Shell Petrol can. Looking further into the premises she also spies a Edwardian style brass desk bell and a Victorian table snuff box made from a Horse’s Hoof.

Ingatestone Hall

Mark Stacey visits Ingatestone Hall and is shown around by the current Baron John Petre. The 16^th century manor house contains several interesting priest holes or hiding places used by Catholic Priests during the reformation.

Battlesbridge

At Battlesbridge Antiques Centre  Margie Cooper has difficulty finding anything suitable, she looks at some advertising boxed but decides not to buy them as they are reproductions. However Mark Stacey falls for a 1964 “Classic Everyday Card Holder” for a very reasonable price.

Reeman Dansie Auctioneers & Valuers

The pair end their trip at Reeman Dansie Auctioneers in Colchester, where Mark Stacey finally makes a profit but Margie makes another loss – never mind Margie our thoughts are with you.

Series 4 – Week 2 – Episode 6

Episode 6 – Day 1

The show starts in Chilham in Kent

Bagham Barn Antiques 

At Bagham Barn Antiques, Chilham, Mark Stacey opts for a job lot of three items: a black Victorian parasol with carved ivory handle, a walking cane with ebony handle and silver collar and a very interesting Georgian gold inlaid ivory etui (with slight damage).

Margie Cooper spots a very smart looking black bakelite, butane, pocket lighter in the shape of an egg. She also buys a sweet little Victorian child’s folding high chair.

Burgate Antiques and Collectors Centre

Later at Burgate Antiques,  Canterbury, Mark Stacey looks at a range of silver items including a set of Art Deco (1930s) bridge markers/pens and a silver wine coaster.

Fordwich

Margie Cooper visits old Fordwich, Britain’s smallest town, with a miniscule population of around 350 people. Margie Cooper takes guided tour of the old town hall, which once doubled-up as the town’s court room

 Episode 6 – Day 2

 SV Antiques – Charing

At SV Antiques in Charing, Margie Cooper picks-up four dinner mats decorated with birds, hand painted by disabled war servicemen. She also nabs a silver folding frame from under the nose of Mark Stacey before he has chance to pay for it. Mark Stacey does a deal with a pair of Worcester figurines and also decides to purchase a set of symphonium music box discs.

 Squires Antiques

Margie Cooper takes a final look in Squires Antiques in Faversham for her last item, which is a small leather case, circa 1910 containing some old memorabilia.

Belmont House

Mark visits the Museum of Clocks at Belmont House containing a collection of historic time pieces collected by George St. Vincent, the 5th Baron Harris.

Watson’s Auction Rooms

The show ends at an auction in Watson’s Auction Rooms in Heathfield. Both experts were disappointed by their losses at the auction, however Margie Cooper wins the contest by a mere 80 pence.

Antiques Road Trip. Series 4 – Week 2

The first episode of this week’s new show starts in the south east of England at Chilham, Kent – with Mark Stacey and Margie Cooper (who is new to the show). They will end their journey at the end of the week in Torquay in the West Country

Mark Stacey is an antiques valuer and dealer from the Brighton area.

Margie Cooper is also an antiques dealer and an expert in silver.

 They start their trip this week in a 1960s red MG Roadster convertible.

Series 4 – Week 1 – Episode 5

Episode 5 – Day 1

In the final episode this week the team journey from Congleton to Stafford and Milford, finally finishing this leg in Nottingham.

Church Lane Antiques

Maureen shows Charles Hanson around, who spots a very fine hand painted Spode bone china plate, with gold gilding and a basket weave pattern. He also does a deal for a very attractive Arts & Craft style copper box with a raised fish motive, along with a pair of Masonic cufflinks.

Windmill Antiques

At Windmill Antiques Charles Hanson spots a very large copper kettle, which was unfortunately not for sale. However, later in the show David Barby nips in and picks-up a collection of Toby Character Jugs for a very good price.

Katherine’s House Hospice Charity Shop

At the Charity Shop David Barby snaps-up a trio of hand painted plates produced in 1978 (limited edition) by Royal Doulton.

Shugborough Estate

Corinne Caddy, Shugborough’s communications officer, shows Charles Hanson around the estate once owned by the Anson family. She talks about Admiral George Anson a famous naval hero.

Episode 5 – Day 2

The team travel to Derbyshire, Charles Hanson’s home county.

Upstairs & Downstairs Antiques and Furniture

At Upstairs & Downstairs Colin and Julie show Charles Hanson around. He is taken by a green glass cocktail shaker with matching tumblers. He also picks-up a hand blown green glass bowl (Arts & Craft style) used for posies, for a very low price.

Heanor Antiques Shop

At Heanor Antiques Centre David Barby takes a brief look around and spots an old map detailing the routes for coach travel.

Ashbourne Road Antiques

At Ashbourne Road Antiques shop manager Dennis shows Charles Hanson around and tempts him with a finely cast, sterling silver, loving cup made by Stuart Devlin.

D. H. Lawrence Birthplace Museum

The house museum at 8a Victoria Street, Eastwood, was once lived in by D.H. Lawrence (David, Herbert) and is now a museum on Derbyshire’s 19th century coal mining heritage.

Mellors and Kirk

The trip ends the week in Nottingham at Mellors and Kirk, where Charles Hanson started his career as a humble porter in the antiques trade.

Series 4 – Week 1 – Episode 4

Episode 4 – Day 1

Today’s Antiques Road Trip journey around the Midlands is from Chester to North Rode (near Congleton).

KD Antiques – Chester

The team visit KD Antiques, where Charles Hanson picks-up a small Georgian brass pill box, a cast brass Money Bank. He also buys a series of interesting ceramic plaques (tiles) decorated with colourful courting figures.

David Barby purchases a job lot of sewing items, which includes a delicate pressed paper needle holder in the shape of a cat, a pair of very fine Georgian scissors and an unusual ‘Ear wax scoop’ used to take wax from the user’s ears to coat the end of thread so it can be easily thread though a needle!

Bridge Street Row West & Watergate Row South

David Barby is interested in a crate of earthenware roped edging tiles for a garden path. Carrying on with the gardening theme he also buys a brass rose sprayer with a range of screw-on replaceable jets.

Port Sunlight Museum & Garden Village

Charles Hanson visits the nearby Port Sunlight Village, built by William Hesketh Lever, who created an estate for his 7000 workers alongside his soap factory. The old girl’s club contains a museum that reiterates its history.

Episode 4 – Day 2

Day 2 starts at Macclesfield once famous for its silk industry.

The Little Antique Shop

At The Little Antique Shop, David Barby grabs a silver sauce/gravy boat, with a silver condiment spoon. Staying with the silver theme, Charles Hanson buys a stylish silver pencil set and a 1960s ornamental sailing vessel (of fine filigree work). He also plumps for a Carltonware pepper and salt shaker in the shape of an apple.

Gawsworth Hall

David Barby visits the magnificent Gawsworth Hall, a black and white Tudor style building containing lots of period furnishings. He is shown around by Rupert Richards.

Adam Partridge Auctioneers & Valuers

The episode wraps-up at Adam Partridge Auctioneers & Valuers. Both experts do well.

Series 4 – Week 1 – Episode 3

Episode 3 – Day 1

Today’s trip starts in Ross-on-Wye and heads down to Frome in the Mendip district of Somerset.

De Ja Vu Antiques

Starting in Ross on Wye the duelling duo visit De Ja Vu Antiques. Charles Hanson comes away empty-handed but David Barby settles for an old sedan chair with folding metal handles for a good price; once used for carrying patients. He also snaps up a very ugly Victorian Majolica jug in the shape of a monkey’s head that has been converted into a small lamp. Finally he gains a couple of Worcester coffee cups in Japanese style and an old bedroom fireguard.

Elizabethan House Antiques

At the Elizabethan House Antiques shop, located in a quaint old timber-framed property, David Barby goes for a Rustic little hearth stool, painted red with an oak top.

St John Medieval Museum & Coningsby Hospital 

Charles Hanson takes a trip to Hereford’s Medieval Museum, once home to the knights of the crusaders of the Order of St. John. The ruin of Black Friars Dominican Monastery is situated next door.

Ian Warner Jewellery and Antiques – Kidderminster

David Barby visits Ian Warner Jewellery and Antiques in Kidderminster and picks-up a toy Hornby No 2 Signal Cabin, still in its original box, which brings back fond memories of his childhood.

Charles Langford Antiques – Stourbridge

Later at Stourbridge, famous for its glass industry, Charles Hanson visits Charles Langford Antiques to purchase two decorative glass wine bottles. Also in Stourbridge David Barby picks up a pair of Claris Cliff fish-shaped ceramics, these are wall pockets designed for storing tapers.

Lye Antique Furnishings

At Lye Antiques Charles Hanson nabs a nice little Charlotte Reed vase plus an 1868 Staffordshire Jug and bowl with a green bulrush motive.

Helens Manor House

David Barby takes a trip to Much Marcle to visit Helens Manor House, an ancient and historic property dating back to 1096 with a resident ghost and surrounded by ornate gardens.

Kidderminster

Returning to Kidderminster Charles Hanson picks up a silver plated cocktail shaker. A little later, and just in time, he purchases a slightly damaged 1/4 pint American Silver jug.

Cooper and Tanner

The team finally travel on to Frome in Somerset to sell their goods at Cooper and Tanner auction house, with auctioneer Dennis Barnard.

Series 4 – Week 1 – Episode 2

Episode 2 – Day 1

Today the team start in the town of Malvern, birthplace of bottled spa waters, then drive down to Tewkesbury, ending up in auctions at Pewsey, Wiltshire.

Promenade Antiques

First shop visited in Malvern is Promenade Antiques, Worcester Road, where Charles Hanson snaps up a restored 1780s snap top ‘t’ type occasional table. He also buys a Chinese Qing Dynasty (mid-18th century) teapot. It has a blue pattern with a replaced silver spout and other dubious repairs – obviously a well used and well-loved item.

Foley House Antiques

At Foley House Antiques David Barby purchases a Wedgwood commemorative mug (Investiture of HRH Prince Charles as Prince of Wales – 1969).

Tewkesbury

David Barby takes a trip to Tewkesbury and at Annie’s Shop he grabs a 1950s Moreno style, ‘Case’ glass vase, with a clear outer layer and a smart ruby interior.

Milk Bottle Museum

Meanwhile Charles Hanson visits a small house that incorporates a small Milk Bottle Museum in the back garden, run by Steve Wheeler, who has a collection of around 17,500 old milk bottles of differing sizes, shapes and types.

Abbey Antiques

David Barby visits Abbey Antiques and snaffles a pair of 19th century carpet bowls. One in clear crystal, and the other in layered marble, for a very reasonable price. He also obtains a wooden carved ritual African mask in the shape of an animal head.

Episode 2 – Day 2

Attica Antique Dealers

At Attica Antiques in Tewkesbury, Charles Hanson unwisely haggles for a dubious cat sketch, supposedly by the famously mad cat man Louis Wain, but it looks suspiciously like a fake! He also pins his hopes on a pair of metallic shoe shaped pin holders.

Tewkesbury Museum

David Barby takes a trip to Tewkesbury Museum to talk about the story of Raymond Priestly a scientist who went as an observer on many Antarctic expeditions, including Scott’s Terra Nova Expedition.

Annie’s Shop

At Charles Hanson picks up a Dalton brown jug – used as a jardinière. He also strikes a bargain on a small silver Vesta match case.  Circa 1840, these small cases were designed to hold friction matches – named after, the Roman Goddess of hearth and home.  Matches were called ‘vestas’ up until the 12th century when the term ‘match’ was then used.

Jubilee Auction Rooms

Finally the experts sell all their wares at the Jubilee Auction Rooms in Pewsey, both pocketing a small profit.