H&A caption competition

Ceramics specialist Lars Tharp appraises an item for a couple at the Antiques Roadshow at Saltaire near Shipley in West Yorkshire. But how did the conversation go - the winning caption will be published in the next issue of the magazine!


These Aesthetic Movement

5th March 2011 - 21:09
proctors
These Aesthetic Movement telescopes were more decorative than practical.

You paid Two Thousand

1st March 2011 - 12:03
JamesSorrie
You paid Two Thousand Pounds? You've been shafted.

Picture Caption

4th January 2011 - 12:08
spoonone
You hum it,i'll play it!

Chinese

3rd January 2011 - 17:51
pjhodson
It's a chinese knee trembler

Picture Caption

2nd January 2011 - 14:52
Michelle Hough
Some bargains can still be found as thousands list unwanted presents on Ebay in January........

This rare elephant toothbrush

2nd January 2011 - 11:40
redspice
This rare elephant toothbrush holder is an exciting find. You don't by chance have the matching soap dish?

Mooring post

31st December 2010 - 18:07
opelaccent
I know the leeds & liverpool canal runs past the building But i can assure you it's not a mooring post

I am

29th December 2010 - 15:42
Jack23
I too am a lover of antiques and I would like to contact people around the world with the same hobby.

A rare example

27th December 2010 - 15:33
annabinks
This is a rare, surviving example of its type as the major drawback of the porcelain cannon was the fact that it was a 'one-shot deal'!

this mark here

21st December 2010 - 13:12
wonkypops
 "You can see by this mark here that this was actually an early Victorian version of the Glade Airwick Fresh-o-matic".

when you kiss me...

21st December 2010 - 13:07
wonkypops
 "...when you kiss me, fever when you hold me tight..."

Comeback show

21st December 2010 - 12:55
wonkypops
 "Well, I must say it's nice to see old Arthur Negus in here again."

It started out as a wart...

21st December 2010 - 12:48
wonkypops
 "it started out as a wart on my index finger, so I had it enamelled."

this was actually the free toy...

21st December 2010 - 12:46
wonkypops
 "this was actually the free toy given out with the Dorchester Grill's Happy Meals."

 "What's a Greek urn? About

18th December 2010 - 22:39
ringram
 "What's a Greek urn? About 25 Euros a week."

H&A caption competition

16th December 2010 - 15:17
outste
''It's a long time since I've played one of these, so I may be a little rusty...sing along with me would you: one, two, three, four: Where hast tha been since I saw thee...I saw thee...On Ilkley Moor baht'at...''

H & A Caption competition

11th December 2010 - 22:01
Joanna Bennett
These were manufactured en masse in the 1950s by the Chinese as giant toilet roll holders - do do you have the matching toilet brush stand?

Ceramics Caption

11th December 2010 - 16:24
FreeForester
 Don't you think it would be a shame to convert it to a chiminea? Think of the cleaning!

caption

10th December 2010 - 19:05
castlelass
As you can see by this traffic bollard the Italians tend to go over the top with culture..

Competition

10th December 2010 - 16:12
ridds1313
It was Patrick Swayzee and Demi Moore's first piece

Caption competition

10th December 2010 - 15:13
JAYDETWO
"Probably a pot-plant stand, but I suggest you choose a hanging plant that covers it."

caption

10th December 2010 - 13:51
lizardbush
...so eventually the italian Restaurants had to stop competing over Pepper grinder size when they got so large that it took 3 waiters to use them

its australian circa 2010

10th December 2010 - 12:12
cliff greenhill
the aussie cricket team burnt the bails stumps and all their gear after last week's defeat this is their version of the ashes urn

'Blimey, your wife wasn't

10th December 2010 - 11:54
beeelaine
'Blimey, your wife wasn't exaggerating when she said it was bigger than 12 inches'!

Caption Comp

9th December 2010 - 21:26
trevcro
I'm so glad it's not a pair. My knees couldn't take it.

Caption comp

9th December 2010 - 12:36
Phillip M
Lars explained to the couple that it wasn’t a rare Chinese vase similar to the one that sold for £53m

Caption comp

3rd December 2010 - 22:29
Tom Ruffles
Ancient Chinese condoms were more aesthetic than practical.