0:00:02 > 0:00:05The nation's favourite antiques experts, £200 each and one big challenge -
0:00:05 > 0:00:10who can make the most money buying and selling antiques as they scour the UK?
0:00:10 > 0:00:13Looks like something from Silence Of The Lambs.
0:00:13 > 0:00:17The aim is trade up and hope each antique turns a profit.
0:00:17 > 0:00:20But it's not as easy as it sounds and there can only be one winner.
0:00:20 > 0:00:26So will it be the highway to success or the B road to bankruptcy?
0:00:26 > 0:00:28Oh, fresh blood, fresh blood!
0:00:28 > 0:00:31This is The Antiques Road Trip.
0:00:38 > 0:00:43In the starting blocks this week are antique experts Kate Bliss and James Lewis.
0:00:43 > 0:00:46They've got the pleasure of "beetling" about
0:00:46 > 0:00:48in this classic 1979 Vee-Dub convertible.
0:00:48 > 0:00:52Do you know, I love the smell of these old VW Beetles?
0:00:52 > 0:00:55And the sound of the engine.
0:00:55 > 0:01:00An experienced auctioneer, James has been interested in antiques since he was a nipper.
0:01:00 > 0:01:07On holiday in St Tropez, his souvenir purchase was an English pocket watch at the age of five.
0:01:07 > 0:01:10I always buy things I like or things that are interesting
0:01:10 > 0:01:13rather than things that are going to make me a profit. That's my problem.
0:01:13 > 0:01:17James' competitor Kate is new to the Antiques Road Trip concept.
0:01:17 > 0:01:22She's an experienced antiques expert but she's in unfamiliar territory
0:01:22 > 0:01:26on the road trip and geographically. How will she fare?
0:01:26 > 0:01:29I just don't know what people buy up here. This is the tricky thing.
0:01:29 > 0:01:33Each starting with £200, our experts compete to find antique bargains
0:01:33 > 0:01:37worth selling on at auction at the end of the programme.
0:01:37 > 0:01:39Here to be sold. You all done?
0:01:40 > 0:01:44Whatever money they have after today's leg
0:01:44 > 0:01:46will be their buying budget for tomorrow,
0:01:46 > 0:01:48and so on until the end of the week.
0:01:48 > 0:01:50May the best man or woman win.
0:01:52 > 0:01:56And any profits made at the end of the week will be donated to charity.
0:01:57 > 0:01:59No, I can't make a loss on my last lot!
0:02:01 > 0:02:05James and Kate's road trip this week will see them explore bonny Scotland.
0:02:07 > 0:02:10Do you know, I haven't got a clue where we are, James?
0:02:10 > 0:02:13We can not be much further north.
0:02:13 > 0:02:15From the Highlands in the north,
0:02:15 > 0:02:20our experts will wend their way past lochs and munros all the way to Ayr.
0:02:22 > 0:02:24Their journey begins today in Sutherland,
0:02:24 > 0:02:27from Helmsdale to Golspie,
0:02:27 > 0:02:30and they'll sell their items at the auction in Buckie.
0:02:30 > 0:02:33We're just south of John O'Groats.
0:02:33 > 0:02:35Gosh, we're right up there! Wow!
0:02:35 > 0:02:37I knew my geography was pretty bad but...
0:02:37 > 0:02:42- My worry is, I don't know how many antiques shops are going to be up here.- Well, you never know.
0:02:42 > 0:02:46There might be all sorts of places tucked away here nobody gets to.
0:02:47 > 0:02:52Now, Kate and wee James have found out that 20th century collectibles sell well at the Buckie auction.
0:02:52 > 0:02:55I can't get a hang of these gears.
0:02:55 > 0:02:56Good start.
0:02:56 > 0:03:02But antiques of any description could be few and far between quite literally up here,
0:03:02 > 0:03:06because despite being Scotland's fifth largest historic county,
0:03:06 > 0:03:10Sutherland's total population is only around 14,000.
0:03:10 > 0:03:13But the area does have a definite claim to fame -
0:03:13 > 0:03:18the author MC Beaton was inspired to write the Hamish Macbeth series
0:03:18 > 0:03:21of books when she visited the area.
0:03:21 > 0:03:26However, it's real towns and real finds that Kate and James are interested in.
0:03:26 > 0:03:31- From the word go, it's each man and woman for themselves. - Oh, well, have fun.
0:03:31 > 0:03:35- Lovely, all right.- Have fun. Good luck.- You too.- Bye!- Bye.
0:03:37 > 0:03:41James is striding off in search of Loth Station near Helmsdale.
0:03:41 > 0:03:44I was tipped off that this would be a really good place for me to go.
0:03:44 > 0:03:46Time alone will tell.
0:03:46 > 0:03:48Hello.
0:03:48 > 0:03:50Ooh, hello.
0:03:50 > 0:03:54But will you manage to get near the place, James?
0:03:54 > 0:03:56I'm a friend,
0:03:56 > 0:03:58I'm a dog lover!
0:03:58 > 0:04:01Don't matter what sort of lover you are, I'm going to bite you.
0:04:03 > 0:04:06- Is he vicious?- Yes! He's a killer.
0:04:08 > 0:04:12Rowland Chamberlain calls the station master's house home,
0:04:12 > 0:04:18but these days, the trains only whistle through Loth Station rather than make even a whistle stop.
0:04:18 > 0:04:22Built in 1872 on the Inverness to Wick far north line,
0:04:22 > 0:04:27the station served the local area until it was closed in June 1960.
0:04:27 > 0:04:29Rowland is originally from Burton on Trent
0:04:29 > 0:04:34but he's lived in Scotland for many years, and bought the station on impulse in '94.
0:04:34 > 0:04:38I was walking up Glen Loth and looked across and saw it,
0:04:38 > 0:04:42came down to have a look at it and there was a for sale sign, so I bought it.
0:04:42 > 0:04:44- Just like that.- Just like that.
0:04:44 > 0:04:49Now the ticket office and waiting room are home to a strange collection of antiques.
0:04:49 > 0:04:52- There we go.- Oh, my goodness!
0:04:56 > 0:04:59What interesting things.
0:04:59 > 0:05:01It's the sort of stuff that I sell that I like.
0:05:01 > 0:05:03Not everybody's cup of tea.
0:05:03 > 0:05:07Certainly not. Remember what the auctioneer advised.
0:05:07 > 0:05:09Go for 20th century collectibles.
0:05:09 > 0:05:10Guillotine slicer.
0:05:14 > 0:05:16Very different.
0:05:16 > 0:05:18What would be your best on that?
0:05:18 > 0:05:2322, I think, is a good price for something you're not absolutely certain about.
0:05:23 > 0:05:26I think it should be less because I'm not certain about it!
0:05:26 > 0:05:31- Now something else has distracted James.- What do you think that is?
0:05:31 > 0:05:32You know about these things.
0:05:32 > 0:05:34It looks like a...
0:05:34 > 0:05:37It's a pit pony muzzle, isn't it?
0:05:37 > 0:05:39I think it is. Why is it reinforced?
0:05:39 > 0:05:43Because I think, so that they don't bang themselves.
0:05:43 > 0:05:46It's a pony muzzle definitely, isn't it?
0:05:46 > 0:05:48Yes, yes.
0:05:48 > 0:05:51From the mines, I think.
0:05:51 > 0:05:55I just don't know who on earth would want it.
0:05:55 > 0:05:57Looks like something from Silence Of The Lambs.
0:05:57 > 0:05:59It does. Oh, dear.
0:05:59 > 0:06:02Meanwhile, away from the horrors of the station house,
0:06:02 > 0:06:06Kate is taking a more casual approach to the competition.
0:06:06 > 0:06:11Her first stop is Dunrobin Castle in Golpsie, and her tour guide is
0:06:11 > 0:06:16none other than the lord himself, Lord Strathnaver of Clan Sutherland.
0:06:16 > 0:06:19- Very nice to meet you.- Thank you so much for having us here.
0:06:19 > 0:06:21Not at all. Come in. It's a pleasure to have you.
0:06:21 > 0:06:27Dunrobin Castle has been in Lord Strathnaver's family for seven centuries,
0:06:27 > 0:06:31and some parts of the building still date back to the 1300s.
0:06:31 > 0:06:33But the French style chateau you see now
0:06:33 > 0:06:41was mostly constructed in the 1800s, designed by Houses of Parliament architect Sir Charles Barry.
0:06:41 > 0:06:43And it's now open to the public.
0:06:43 > 0:06:46I find it great fun. It's like putting on a piece of theatre.
0:06:46 > 0:06:50- The only problem is you can't take it off!- Yes!
0:06:50 > 0:06:56Over the years, the castle has accommodated a naval hospital and a boys' boarding school,
0:06:56 > 0:07:02and today, what was once essentially a hunting lodge now boasts 189 rooms.
0:07:03 > 0:07:05This is the green and gold room.
0:07:05 > 0:07:09The outstanding piece of furniture in it is this fantastic bed.
0:07:09 > 0:07:11Gosh, it is incredible.
0:07:11 > 0:07:15Well, it was made for Queen Victoria, who came here in the 19th century for a week.
0:07:15 > 0:07:18Sadly, there are bits of it missing.
0:07:18 > 0:07:22You can see there's a hook there and a couple of screw holes,
0:07:22 > 0:07:26and I think the whole thing was more elaborate and has been simplified.
0:07:26 > 0:07:30I have a vision, no evidence, but I have a vision of an enormous
0:07:30 > 0:07:35purple tent or something hanging from the ceiling, with Queen Victoria tucked up inside it.
0:07:35 > 0:07:39I love the oak leaves down here, which, of course, are very English.
0:07:39 > 0:07:42I know you have a lot of oaks in Scotland, too.
0:07:42 > 0:07:45But the birds are beautifully done, aren't they?
0:07:45 > 0:07:47They're lovely, absolutely lovely.
0:07:47 > 0:07:50Doves for peace, and it's a miracle they've survived.
0:07:50 > 0:07:54They are absolutely as new. No bits knocked off them.
0:07:54 > 0:07:58At the station house, James is finding even more bizarre items.
0:07:58 > 0:08:00Did you used to watch Hawaii Five-O?
0:08:00 > 0:08:03- I did. - It's like something you would...
0:08:03 > 0:08:05But it's a hardwood, isn't it?
0:08:05 > 0:08:08It is an oar, isn't it? But it's an oar from what?
0:08:08 > 0:08:12- I don't know, I don't know. - Because it's like the old...
0:08:12 > 0:08:16Maori sort of paddles, isn't it?
0:08:16 > 0:08:19Not many Maoris in Buckie, James.
0:08:19 > 0:08:21What on earth is that?
0:08:21 > 0:08:23You're a dealer, you should know.
0:08:23 > 0:08:28I'm an auctioneer. I love tribal art, I love African art,
0:08:28 > 0:08:32and it doesn't feel African to me.
0:08:32 > 0:08:36But it's the flint that's really making me think, gosh, that's unusual.
0:08:36 > 0:08:39The asking price is £48.
0:08:41 > 0:08:44I think I'm probably mad to buy that.
0:08:46 > 0:08:49But I like to buy things that are different,
0:08:49 > 0:08:52and that's certainly different. How much are these?
0:08:56 > 0:09:00- 24 quid, is that for the pair of them?- Yes.
0:09:00 > 0:09:03A pair of oars, two oars. Oh, dear, am I going mad?
0:09:03 > 0:09:09If I did something totally bonkers and bought that, these and that...
0:09:09 > 0:09:13- how about 50 and I'll take all three?- Oh, dear.
0:09:16 > 0:09:20- Were you a dentist in an earlier life?- No!
0:09:20 > 0:09:22- 60.- Oh...
0:09:29 > 0:09:34Be sensible, James. 54 quid, how about that?
0:09:37 > 0:09:39Brilliant. Lovely.
0:09:39 > 0:09:42And it's three sales and well done.
0:09:42 > 0:09:44Fingers crossed. God, what have I done?
0:09:44 > 0:09:47Who is going to want these up in Scotland?
0:09:47 > 0:09:50I don't think I've done the right thing at all.
0:09:50 > 0:09:53Oh, dear. Well, at least I didn't buy the horse muzzle.
0:09:53 > 0:09:55Hmm, there's still time.
0:09:55 > 0:09:57You ought to put that on your dog.
0:09:57 > 0:10:00- How much?- 15.- 15.
0:10:04 > 0:10:06Round it up to 60 and we've got a deal.
0:10:07 > 0:10:10What am I doing? I shouldn't be doing this.
0:10:10 > 0:10:13I've just bought a horse's muzzle!
0:10:15 > 0:10:17Who's going to buy this?
0:10:17 > 0:10:20You just did!
0:10:20 > 0:10:22I should be wearing that muzzle.
0:10:22 > 0:10:23Well, you said it, James.
0:10:23 > 0:10:26Meanwhile, back at the fairytale castle...
0:10:26 > 0:10:29I think I would have to have a map if I lived here
0:10:29 > 0:10:32or I would be going round in circles.
0:10:32 > 0:10:37Well, you certainly can't afford to get lost, Kate - you've got some shopping to do.
0:10:37 > 0:10:41That's my mum's collection of Wemyss Ware from Fife.
0:10:41 > 0:10:46Wow. Gosh, she's got some really important pieces there.
0:10:46 > 0:10:50Wemyss Ware originated in Fife in 1882.
0:10:50 > 0:10:56The free flowing, naturalistic hand painting makes it very sought after Scottish pottery.
0:10:56 > 0:10:59I love the pigs. Everybody loves the pigs, don't they?
0:10:59 > 0:11:03Any of these pieces would go down a treat at auction,
0:11:03 > 0:11:06but sadly for Kate, they're way out of her price range.
0:11:06 > 0:11:11And at Loth Station, it's James' turn for a history lesson.
0:11:11 > 0:11:15Rowland was careful to hang on to any railway memorabilia,
0:11:15 > 0:11:18and a previous stationmaster's son has given him some old photos.
0:11:18 > 0:11:21The station master's hat.
0:11:21 > 0:11:24I actually found it in the bothy when I first moved in.
0:11:24 > 0:11:29- Fantastic.- And it had been thrown at the back, but as soon as you picked it up, it started to crumble.
0:11:29 > 0:11:32A very great shame. Well and truly moth-eaten.
0:11:32 > 0:11:35Gosh. Aww, their little dog.
0:11:35 > 0:11:38- Looks a bit more friendly than yours.- Yes.
0:11:38 > 0:11:41Kate's castle tour is over.
0:11:41 > 0:11:44Well, this is my pride and joy, the formal garden.
0:11:44 > 0:11:46Oh, dear, spoke too soon.
0:11:46 > 0:11:50All right, then, have a quick look at the Versailles-inspired gardens,
0:11:50 > 0:11:53but get a move on because there's shopping to be done.
0:11:53 > 0:11:56Well, it's been fascinating and really informative to
0:11:56 > 0:12:00look around the castle, and I feel really lucky to have seen it in my travels up here.
0:12:00 > 0:12:03But I suppose I'd better get on and go hunting for some antiques.
0:12:03 > 0:12:08I have a feeling I'm not going to find anything as impressive as what I have seen here.
0:12:08 > 0:12:10- I hope you do. - Thank you very much.
0:12:10 > 0:12:14I hope she does too, because she's already got this to compete with.
0:12:14 > 0:12:16What have you bought?!
0:12:16 > 0:12:18Oh, don't ask.
0:12:18 > 0:12:20- You just do not want to know. - Packages?
0:12:20 > 0:12:24I really wish I could show... I really wish I could tell you.
0:12:24 > 0:12:25Are these going to fit in the car?
0:12:25 > 0:12:28- That's exactly my worry. - What are they, fishing rods?
0:12:28 > 0:12:33- I wish they were fishing rods.- Skis? - Again, they would probably be better sellers in Scotland but no.
0:12:35 > 0:12:37- Just don't.- I'm intrigued.
0:12:37 > 0:12:38As well you might be.
0:12:38 > 0:12:41But you won't see them till all the buying is done.
0:12:41 > 0:12:43Right, where to next?
0:12:45 > 0:12:48From Golspie, they head south down to Dornoch.
0:12:50 > 0:12:52Look at this blue sky.
0:12:56 > 0:13:00Dating back 1,000 years, the small town of Dornoch
0:13:00 > 0:13:06is the site of the last witch burning in Scotland in 1727.
0:13:06 > 0:13:11Although whoever engraved the stone marking this claim to fame got it wrong by five years.
0:13:11 > 0:13:17And more recently, a certain Madonna christened her son Rocco in Dornoch Cathedral.
0:13:17 > 0:13:21Let's hope here is where our "virgin" buyer "gets in the groove".
0:13:21 > 0:13:23We're talking Kate here.
0:13:23 > 0:13:26- Happy hunting!- And you!
0:13:28 > 0:13:31James heads for Castle Close Antiques,
0:13:31 > 0:13:35which has over 170 square metres of furniture, jewellery, porcelain and silver.
0:13:35 > 0:13:37This looks promising.
0:13:37 > 0:13:39A mixture of everything.
0:13:41 > 0:13:45While Kate plans to comb the shelves of Sue and David Williams'
0:13:45 > 0:13:48somewhat smaller and more tightly stocked Dornoch Antiques.
0:13:48 > 0:13:53You've got this place stuffed full, haven't you, with all sorts of things?
0:13:53 > 0:13:56Ooh, has Kate spied her first buy?
0:13:57 > 0:14:01Now this is quite an interesting piece. This is a bit of Midwinter.
0:14:01 > 0:14:06Very much in the modern style,
0:14:06 > 0:14:11quite a geometric pattern on it, known as Homespun, is the pattern,
0:14:11 > 0:14:17and it's an area, really, of antiques that have become a lot more buoyant just recently.
0:14:19 > 0:14:23It's a cake plate, which has also become a lot more commercial
0:14:23 > 0:14:27with the rise of Cath Kidston and Emma Bridgewater china.
0:14:27 > 0:14:31This is really something that would fit into a really contemporary home.
0:14:31 > 0:14:38If it was pink or blue or a bit more vibrant, I'd have it straight away, but it is a bit of a dull brown.
0:14:40 > 0:14:42Kate needs to get a move on, though.
0:14:42 > 0:14:45She hasn't bought anything yet, while James on the other hand,
0:14:45 > 0:14:48has already bought four items and is looking for his fifth.
0:14:51 > 0:14:53Prices are quite high.
0:14:54 > 0:14:57They're almost out of reach of bargaining, really.
0:14:59 > 0:15:01There has to be a bargain somewhere.
0:15:01 > 0:15:02There will be.
0:15:02 > 0:15:05I just need to keep looking.
0:15:05 > 0:15:06Golly.
0:15:06 > 0:15:09Kate's finally spotted something she likes -
0:15:09 > 0:15:15Carltonware, a pair of 1970s novelty soldier pepperettes.
0:15:15 > 0:15:22But they're not cheap at £45, and Kate's also spotted a novelty car teapot at a whopping £110.
0:15:22 > 0:15:27So what would be your very best for the teapot and if I took the pepperettes as well?
0:15:27 > 0:15:3030 and 60, so, 90, but that would be really the best.
0:15:30 > 0:15:3230 and 60.
0:15:34 > 0:15:37Hand wringing may not be the best course of action here.
0:15:39 > 0:15:43You can cut the atmosphere with a knife.
0:15:43 > 0:15:45Which way will it go?
0:15:45 > 0:15:48Don't know. Have to have a think, I think.
0:15:48 > 0:15:52Time wasting, Kate. You have to get into the game somehow.
0:15:53 > 0:15:57Mr Lewis, however, has decided to walk away empty-handed for a change.
0:15:57 > 0:16:00Scenery, brilliant. People, brilliant.
0:16:00 > 0:16:02The buildings, brilliant. The weather?
0:16:02 > 0:16:04Awesome. The antiques?
0:16:04 > 0:16:06Hm.
0:16:06 > 0:16:09Or maybe, James, you've just met your match
0:16:09 > 0:16:15in this town and you just can't find dealers to come down to your prices.
0:16:15 > 0:16:19I'm feeling a bit for Kate, really, because this is her first buying chance
0:16:19 > 0:16:22and if this is her first experience and she's feeling the pressure
0:16:22 > 0:16:24that we're at the end of day one,
0:16:24 > 0:16:28I think she's going to really start thinking that she's got to buy something.
0:16:28 > 0:16:30For me, that bit of pressure's off.
0:16:30 > 0:16:34So although I've bought things that I think are totally stupid,
0:16:34 > 0:16:39a little bit bonkers - I can't see anybody in this community that's going to want a horse's muzzle -
0:16:39 > 0:16:42but at the end of the day, I'm in a better position than Kate,
0:16:42 > 0:16:45- at least I've spent some money. - Maybe, James.
0:16:45 > 0:16:49But she has a deadly approach to bargaining. Just watch and learn.
0:16:49 > 0:16:52What about the pepperettes, if I just took the pepperettes?
0:16:54 > 0:16:56What could you do for me on those?
0:16:56 > 0:16:5935, really.
0:17:00 > 0:17:07- I'm thinking 15.- No, no, no. We're too far apart.- No...
0:17:07 > 0:17:11Frustrated he can't find any buys himself, James has come to find Kate
0:17:11 > 0:17:14but doesn't want to interrupt the negotiations.
0:17:14 > 0:17:16It's gone half past five.
0:17:16 > 0:17:19Kate's been in there since half past eight this morning.
0:17:19 > 0:17:21Slight exaggeration, James.
0:17:21 > 0:17:25What's your chintzy bowl here? Is that a more modern one?
0:17:25 > 0:17:30Kate's spotted an Empire ware comport, a fancy name for a fruit bowl, really.
0:17:30 > 0:17:35Although attractive in the Lilac Time pattern, it's not quite level on its base.
0:17:35 > 0:17:37So what can you do for me on that?
0:17:37 > 0:17:39What have you got, 40 on there?
0:17:39 > 0:17:4120 there.
0:17:42 > 0:17:44Five?
0:17:44 > 0:17:4525.
0:17:48 > 0:17:51As it's a bit dodgy...
0:17:51 > 0:17:53Five?! Oh, dear me!
0:17:53 > 0:17:56What is she doing in there?
0:17:56 > 0:17:57Be patient, James.
0:17:57 > 0:18:00Don't interrupt her flow.
0:18:01 > 0:18:03Five to take that off your hands?
0:18:08 > 0:18:11I can hear lots of Sellotape being torn
0:18:11 > 0:18:12and lots of bubblewrap,
0:18:12 > 0:18:15so she's definitely bought something.
0:18:15 > 0:18:19Yes, Kate's tactics have paid off, and she's bought the wobbly comport
0:18:19 > 0:18:23for a fiver, the Carltonware peperette soldiers for £20,
0:18:23 > 0:18:29and at the last minute, spotted an early 20th century porcelain baby plate for which she's paid £10.
0:18:29 > 0:18:31What a deal! What a baby!
0:18:33 > 0:18:36Well, actually negotiating is the bit that I really don't enjoy.
0:18:36 > 0:18:39But I think you've just got to stick to your price.
0:18:39 > 0:18:42Something's only worth what somebody is prepared to pay for it,
0:18:42 > 0:18:46at the end of the day, whether that's me buying it to then put it in auction
0:18:46 > 0:18:50or whether it's a tourist who may come through and be prepared to pay more.
0:18:50 > 0:18:52It's each to their own, and that was my price
0:18:52 > 0:18:56and it was just a question of whether David was going to meet me or not.
0:18:56 > 0:19:01In the end I think, poor chap, he was hammered so hard he just gave up.
0:19:01 > 0:19:04Yes, he just shrivelled up. But it paid off,
0:19:04 > 0:19:08and at the end of day one, they both have purchases under their belts.
0:19:18 > 0:19:21The second day doesn't get off to a racing start.
0:19:21 > 0:19:23Kate isn't happy.
0:19:23 > 0:19:26- Morning, Kate.- Hi, James.
0:19:26 > 0:19:28How's things? Are you going to drive?
0:19:28 > 0:19:30Well, no, I don't think I am. Take a look at this.
0:19:30 > 0:19:36The left-hand driver's seat has left its moorings.
0:19:36 > 0:19:38- OK, well, I'm absolutely useless with cars.- Are you?
0:19:38 > 0:19:41But he is good with the phone, and calls for a garage.
0:19:41 > 0:19:46In the meanwhile, that only leaves one option to get to the shops. Taxi!
0:19:48 > 0:19:52Yesterday, Kate and James began heading south from Helmsdale
0:19:52 > 0:19:55and today they're heading east to Auldearn,
0:19:55 > 0:19:56just outside Nairn
0:19:56 > 0:19:58in Morayshire and ultimately,
0:19:58 > 0:20:02onto the auction in Buckie, where they will sell their antiques.
0:20:02 > 0:20:07Situated in the stunning setting of an old church and grounds,
0:20:07 > 0:20:10Auldearn Antiques sells anything, from antique toys,
0:20:10 > 0:20:14to linen, to bric-a-brac, to architectural and antique furniture.
0:20:14 > 0:20:19Previous clientele include Tilda Swinton and Kate Moss, dontcha know,
0:20:19 > 0:20:23but chances are their budgets were slightly higher than ours.
0:20:23 > 0:20:26Oh here we go. Look! Ooh it looks a really good moochy place.
0:20:26 > 0:20:28Mmm. Moochy, eh?
0:20:28 > 0:20:35Of their original 200 apiece, James starts the day with £140 and Kate with £165.
0:20:35 > 0:20:38You have to speculate to accumulate in this game, so buck up.
0:20:38 > 0:20:41- There seems to be quite a lot down there.- Yes.
0:20:41 > 0:20:43It says shops this way.
0:20:43 > 0:20:47- OK. Do you want to try that way and I'll try this way?- All right. I might come and catch you up.
0:20:47 > 0:20:49- Bye.- Good luck.
0:20:55 > 0:20:57Looks a good mix in here.
0:20:57 > 0:20:59What a building.
0:20:59 > 0:21:03Amongst the furniture, a decanter catches James' eye.
0:21:03 > 0:21:07There's no movement there at all and it's nice and straight.
0:21:07 > 0:21:10Star-cut sides.
0:21:10 > 0:21:12It's got the ground pontil mark,
0:21:12 > 0:21:17so imagine that's been blown on a pontil iron or blown on a glass iron.
0:21:17 > 0:21:21So blown from this end, so you're blowing it and the shape is coming out.
0:21:21 > 0:21:25Rolling it on the surface there to give it some shape
0:21:25 > 0:21:28and then when you take it off your blowing iron,
0:21:28 > 0:21:32you attach it to a second iron called a pontil iron,
0:21:32 > 0:21:35and when that eventually breaks off, when the glass is cold,
0:21:35 > 0:21:38it leaves a rough mark, so that rough mark
0:21:38 > 0:21:42doesn't scratch your table when your decanter's been sliding around, like that,
0:21:42 > 0:21:46they grind it down and its known as a ground pontil mark.
0:21:46 > 0:21:48If you look around the edge,
0:21:48 > 0:21:53you can see all the scratches of 200 years of wear.
0:21:53 > 0:21:55And that is a classic regency shape.
0:21:55 > 0:21:59That's 1815 to 1825.
0:21:59 > 0:22:03Wonderful facet cut, triple ring neck, mushroom stopper
0:22:03 > 0:22:10and a typical classic piece of design from the 1815-1820 period.
0:22:10 > 0:22:14The difficulty is people don't decant as much now.
0:22:14 > 0:22:16If they did,
0:22:16 > 0:22:21that would be a cert. 20 years ago, that was worth £60 or £70.
0:22:21 > 0:22:23It's just fashion,
0:22:23 > 0:22:24but you know,
0:22:24 > 0:22:2725 quid, not a lot of money.
0:22:29 > 0:22:35Meanwhile Kate has been drawn into a barn full of crockery. Smashing!
0:22:35 > 0:22:39Iooking for something a little bit unusual, I think. A bit quirky.
0:22:39 > 0:22:43I don't think I want to spend too much, so this looks like quite a good place to start.
0:22:52 > 0:22:55These little jam pots are actually quite good sellers.
0:22:55 > 0:22:58I mean, Clarice Cliff was making them, but more affordable factories
0:22:58 > 0:23:02also did the same sort of thing with bright glazes like this one.
0:23:02 > 0:23:06Oh, it's Carltonware? It is Carltonware, on the bottom there.
0:23:06 > 0:23:11So that's quite fun, with the flower finial.
0:23:11 > 0:23:15Put that there, that's a possibility, perhaps for a couple of pounds.
0:23:20 > 0:23:23Ooh, now, this looks OK.
0:23:23 > 0:23:25Now, this is Crown Devon
0:23:25 > 0:23:28and you've got the "Made in England"
0:23:28 > 0:23:33on the bottom there, so you know it's post 1940s
0:23:33 > 0:23:36and you've got quite a nice fuschia decoration there,
0:23:36 > 0:23:39this dull grey pattern perhaps isn't the most saleable
0:23:39 > 0:23:43but the fuschia makes up for it because that is not only a nice
0:23:43 > 0:23:46bright glazes but it's also moulded and it's in good condition
0:23:46 > 0:23:50as far as I can see, which is the most important thing.
0:23:50 > 0:23:53So I might just ask him if he could do something on that,
0:23:53 > 0:23:56cos that would go quite nicely with my marmalade pot.
0:23:56 > 0:24:00We have a more confident Kate today, don't you fancy?
0:24:00 > 0:24:03But James is really going for gold. Oh what's this?
0:24:03 > 0:24:07He's accosted a stranger outside the shop. What's he up to?
0:24:07 > 0:24:12Gentleman's just been to a car boot and bought this for ten quid, which is absolutely fantastic.
0:24:12 > 0:24:15Victorian games compendium.
0:24:15 > 0:24:17- Nice named one.- Yeah, it's lovely.
0:24:17 > 0:24:21Mmm. So lovely, that before you know it...
0:24:21 > 0:24:22How about 80 quid?
0:24:24 > 0:24:27Make it 100 and it's yours.
0:24:27 > 0:24:3090, split the difference and we've got a deal.
0:24:30 > 0:24:3195 and that would be it.
0:24:31 > 0:24:33Go on, I've got to make a living!
0:24:33 > 0:24:35You've just made 900% profit!
0:24:35 > 0:24:38Well, I know but you don't do that every time, do you?
0:24:38 > 0:24:40And it is a nice one.
0:24:40 > 0:24:42- Make it 90, go on. - Go on then, 90 quid.
0:24:42 > 0:24:4490 quid. We've got a deal.
0:24:44 > 0:24:47Thank you. Oh, my goodness, what have I done here?
0:24:47 > 0:24:50Fools rush in and all that, James.
0:24:50 > 0:24:55Kate meanwhile has found a Falcon ware covered bowl to go with her other two ceramic items.
0:24:55 > 0:24:58Here we go again look, she's got him on the ropes!
0:24:58 > 0:25:01Couldn't you do a nice round figure of 20?
0:25:03 > 0:25:07Go on then. We'll make an effort to make it work for you.
0:25:07 > 0:25:10Yes. All right. That's really kind, thank you very much.
0:25:10 > 0:25:14James, on the other hand, is not so sure about his purchase.
0:25:14 > 0:25:19Now, like an idiot, what I didn't do was make sure that all the chess pieces were there
0:25:19 > 0:25:24and this could well be my downfall if they're not,
0:25:24 > 0:25:29so I should have nipped round the corner and done this without anyone looking, but here we go.
0:25:29 > 0:25:31This could be a costly mistake.
0:25:33 > 0:25:36Hoping, please let them all be here.
0:25:36 > 0:25:41It must be catching this, Kate's just spotted a board game. Well, sort of.
0:25:41 > 0:25:44You've got a bagatelle board over here.
0:25:44 > 0:25:46What can you tell me about this?
0:25:46 > 0:25:50Originating in 18th century France, bagatelle is an indoor table game
0:25:50 > 0:25:53and was, in fact, the precursor to pinball.
0:25:53 > 0:25:57This one's priced at £25. Wizard.
0:25:57 > 0:25:59So what's your best on that?
0:25:59 > 0:26:03I could probably take three or four pounds off it.
0:26:03 > 0:26:07- Couldn't be less. - Really? I was thinking 15.
0:26:07 > 0:26:09No. Can't help you at that.
0:26:09 > 0:26:13Not that sort of amount. 17 would be the absolute best.
0:26:13 > 0:26:1517.
0:26:15 > 0:26:17Meet you in the middle at 16?
0:26:17 > 0:26:20I'm meeting you already in the middle at 17.
0:26:22 > 0:26:23- Hmm.- Hmm.
0:26:23 > 0:26:27The silence tactic again.
0:26:27 > 0:26:29It's deadly and effective.
0:26:31 > 0:26:33- Go on, 16.- 16?
0:26:33 > 0:26:37As an absolute... The best we can do.
0:26:37 > 0:26:40- OK.- That can help a little bit. - That'll do, thank you very much.
0:26:40 > 0:26:43- 16 it is.- Great. - Thank you very much.
0:26:43 > 0:26:48Game to Kate...and James, well the excitement finally got to him.
0:26:48 > 0:26:50Well, I certainly have an assortment.
0:26:50 > 0:26:53I seem to have majored on ceramics somehow,
0:26:53 > 0:26:56so I'm really putting my eggs in one basket to a certain extent,
0:26:56 > 0:26:58apart from my bagatelle board
0:26:58 > 0:27:02and I'm just hoping that what the auctioneer has advised,
0:27:02 > 0:27:05that it 20th century sale, it's a collectibles sale,
0:27:05 > 0:27:06these fall into that category,
0:27:06 > 0:27:10so I'm just hoping that the buyers are going to be there for my ceramics.
0:27:10 > 0:27:13The bagatelle board, because it's American,
0:27:13 > 0:27:17because the colours are so nice on it, it still works, the spring's great,
0:27:17 > 0:27:24it's got the trade name really clearly, I'm hoping that might be my secret weapon
0:27:24 > 0:27:26and that might give me the best profit.
0:27:26 > 0:27:30James also decided to go for the Regency era decanter
0:27:30 > 0:27:34and some Victorian clothes hangers, of all things. £28 all in.
0:27:34 > 0:27:36- Thank you very much.- Thank you.
0:27:36 > 0:27:39Lovely day, lovely place. And er...
0:27:39 > 0:27:41- Good luck.- Thanks for the deal.
0:27:41 > 0:27:43Thank you. Have a good day.
0:27:43 > 0:27:45Bye.
0:27:45 > 0:27:48After the frenzy of buying, a familiar friendly face awaits.
0:27:48 > 0:27:52Hey, there she is!
0:27:54 > 0:27:59Repaired and returned in the spirit of Highland hospitality. Och, aye!
0:28:03 > 0:28:05With only £22 left in his coffers,
0:28:05 > 0:28:10James is prepared to call it quits and reveal his purchases to Kate.
0:28:10 > 0:28:15But Kate has almost £130 to spare and just before they park up
0:28:15 > 0:28:18for some, "I'll show you mine if you show me yours,"
0:28:18 > 0:28:22she spots just one more buying opportunity. Sneaky.
0:28:22 > 0:28:25- Don't be long.- All right, I won't.
0:28:29 > 0:28:31- 10, 20, 30 notes. - Thanks very much indeed.
0:28:31 > 0:28:34- Thanks very much for your help. - That's great.
0:28:34 > 0:28:38Cor, that was quick and we'll see what she bought shortly.
0:28:41 > 0:28:46With the shopping marathon over, let's have a little show and tell, or perhaps a big show and tell,
0:28:46 > 0:28:50I've lost count of how many items have been purchased!
0:28:50 > 0:28:55I have to say to you, you got to understand that I had a rush of blood to the head.
0:28:55 > 0:29:00James starts the ball rolling with his kooky quartet from Loth Station.
0:29:00 > 0:29:04- They're paddles. - Paddles. I'm afraid it just goes on.
0:29:06 > 0:29:08- Wow, look at that. - It's an interesting thing.
0:29:08 > 0:29:13The blade I think is made from obsidian, glass.
0:29:13 > 0:29:15So I think it's from somewhere volcanic
0:29:15 > 0:29:20and this bit looks South Sea island, almost sort of Maori in its design.
0:29:20 > 0:29:23The paddles and spear are unknown quantities,
0:29:23 > 0:29:26but at least James is now more sure about one of the station buys.
0:29:26 > 0:29:29A little...
0:29:29 > 0:29:33tobacco cutter. From a shop counter, 1930s shop counter.
0:29:33 > 0:29:36I didn't know what it was for sure when I bought it,
0:29:36 > 0:29:39but I looked on the internet afterwards and there were lots of them.
0:29:39 > 0:29:43I think that's a potential profit for me, I think that should do well.
0:29:43 > 0:29:47- But, the star of the show... - I'm going to have a look at your guillotine.
0:29:47 > 0:29:52What does absolutely everybody need?
0:29:52 > 0:29:53Kate, are you ready?
0:29:53 > 0:29:58A pit pony muzzle. I don't know why I bought it, I just did.
0:29:58 > 0:30:01So what are we talking money wise? So, all this was a deal?
0:30:01 > 0:30:04It was one deal. I really wanted those three.
0:30:04 > 0:30:09They were coming at £54 and that made it 60.
0:30:09 > 0:30:11So, it didn't break the bank.
0:30:11 > 0:30:15Nevertheless, will anyone want to buy them at the auction?
0:30:15 > 0:30:16Kate's turn.
0:30:18 > 0:30:19Oh, they're great!
0:30:19 > 0:30:22They're Carltonware, it's a gold back stamp,
0:30:22 > 0:30:25which I think they put on what they call their best ware as it were,
0:30:25 > 0:30:29but they're fairly late, they're '70s, possibly even later.
0:30:29 > 0:30:32- How much did you pay?- £20.- They not going to make less, are they?
0:30:32 > 0:30:35Well, who knows? I've gone for a bit of...
0:30:35 > 0:30:37- Ah, a bit of chintz.- ..chintz.
0:30:37 > 0:30:39It's not Royal Winton, it's Empire.
0:30:39 > 0:30:42The same sort of thing, the pattern is called "lilac time",
0:30:42 > 0:30:46which I thought was really pretty and well, what do you think?
0:30:47 > 0:30:52- Nice. Like it. Ah! You like those. - I do like these.
0:30:52 > 0:30:56- I remember you saying before.- But, I mean, this has no important factory,
0:30:56 > 0:30:57it's simply continental.
0:30:57 > 0:31:01The comport only cost a fiver and the baby plate, a tenner.
0:31:03 > 0:31:10What will Kate make of the games compendium James impulsively bought for £90 from a man on the street?
0:31:10 > 0:31:13You open it up and it's nicely fitted.
0:31:13 > 0:31:17- That is very nice.- So I like it, but I think I probably paid too much.
0:31:18 > 0:31:20I think it's very nice.
0:31:20 > 0:31:24Come on Kate, the game's not over yet. Onwards and upwards.
0:31:24 > 0:31:27- Back to safe.- Ah, Carltonware. - Back to safe.
0:31:27 > 0:31:29More Carltonware.
0:31:29 > 0:31:32Mmm. Don't like that. Like that though.
0:31:32 > 0:31:35So, £20 pounds for the three. Don't think I'm going to make a fortune.
0:31:35 > 0:31:41- You won't make a loss.- But in that shop though, I didn't have somebody walking in with a games compendium.
0:31:41 > 0:31:44- Oh, is that where you bought it, same place as that?- Exactly.
0:31:45 > 0:31:53James' last impulse buy were three brass and wood Victorian coat hooks and the Georgian decanter.
0:31:53 > 0:31:54I love it.
0:31:54 > 0:31:57That is very nice.
0:31:57 > 0:32:04If the Victorian hangers were £15 and James got both lots for £28, the decanter only cost him £13. Got it?
0:32:04 > 0:32:07- Well I would buy it, you would buy it.- I would buy it.
0:32:07 > 0:32:10But again, will anyone buy it at auction?
0:32:10 > 0:32:13So, you've got 3 guesses.
0:32:14 > 0:32:16Well looking at that shape,
0:32:16 > 0:32:18- it's a bagatelle board.- How can you tell that?!- Is it?
0:32:18 > 0:32:24But it's an American one. From Connecticut.
0:32:24 > 0:32:29Lindstrom's Gold Star and it's in pretty good nick
0:32:29 > 0:32:34and the little spring is still working.
0:32:35 > 0:32:38Useless.
0:32:38 > 0:32:41Finally, here's Kate last minute buy,
0:32:41 > 0:32:43a marble art deco clock garniture.
0:32:43 > 0:32:47- I stayed with the 20th century... - Brilliant.- ..but art deco. - Brilliant.
0:32:47 > 0:32:52- Absolutely brilliant. French? - And it's a clock garniature.
0:32:52 > 0:32:59- French 1930s art deco at it's best. - "Garniture" refers to a group of decorative objects
0:32:59 > 0:33:04made as a set, for display on something like a mantelpiece.
0:33:04 > 0:33:06How much?
0:33:06 > 0:33:08£30.
0:33:08 > 0:33:12That is a steal! I think you should put a one in front of that!
0:33:12 > 0:33:16I think that is the best buy by miles.
0:33:16 > 0:33:21- But you know as well as I know, that anything can happen at an auction. - It can, yeah.
0:33:21 > 0:33:26That was all very nice and matey, now what do they really think?
0:33:26 > 0:33:29I think James' objects are obviously very different from mine.
0:33:29 > 0:33:34He's gone for very eclectic items and I think the difference is
0:33:34 > 0:33:39I played safe and I've gone for a pretty main stream market.
0:33:39 > 0:33:45I've gone for hopefully things which will be fairly well known in the sale room, where we're going.
0:33:45 > 0:33:49James' things however, if they go on the internet,
0:33:49 > 0:33:53have a lot more potential, I think than mine to make a huge profit.
0:33:53 > 0:33:59I've got a risk of blowing loads of money and losing loads of money.
0:33:59 > 0:34:04Kate, I don't think will loose much, if anything on any of her lots.
0:34:04 > 0:34:09James knows the market may not be here in Scotland for his risky buys.
0:34:09 > 0:34:13And before the day of the auction, he's called, as dealers do,
0:34:13 > 0:34:17some industry contacts, hoping to generate some phone and internet bidding.
0:34:17 > 0:34:23A good business move, but perhaps not in the spirit of our game, eh?
0:34:23 > 0:34:25- So, off to Cluny. - Off to Cluny Auctions.
0:34:30 > 0:34:33For the auction, Kate and James are beetling
0:34:33 > 0:34:37to the fishing village of Buckie in Banffshire. Or are they?
0:34:37 > 0:34:40- Aren't they lovely? - Aren't they lovely?
0:34:40 > 0:34:43There's a big one lying on his tummy out there.
0:34:43 > 0:34:45Well that was a bonus, wasn't it?
0:34:45 > 0:34:49- We'd better hit the road again. - I prefer animals to antiques.
0:34:49 > 0:34:51There's no time to get distracted.
0:34:51 > 0:34:55Lovely as it is to see the seals, there's an auction about to start
0:34:55 > 0:34:59and hopefully if all goes to plan, profits to make.
0:34:59 > 0:35:02The heart of Buckie is Cluny Harbour.
0:35:02 > 0:35:04Built by the Cluny family in 1877,
0:35:04 > 0:35:07it was once one of the finest harbours in Scotland
0:35:07 > 0:35:11and today still bustles with fishing boats and an active shipyard.
0:35:11 > 0:35:19And right on Cluny Harbour is Cluny Antiques, where the antiques and collectibles sale will take place.
0:35:19 > 0:35:21- I can smell the sea.- Me too.
0:35:21 > 0:35:24It's anyone's guess whether Kate and James' finds
0:35:24 > 0:35:27will sink without a trace or prove to be catch of the day.
0:35:27 > 0:35:30What does auctioneer John Ferguson think?
0:35:30 > 0:35:35I think unusual things is best nowadays because nobody knows the price of them.
0:35:35 > 0:35:39There's a few bits of china there,
0:35:39 > 0:35:42which is quite common really.
0:35:42 > 0:35:44Although a bit of Carltonware there,
0:35:44 > 0:35:47it's a bit old hat these days.
0:35:47 > 0:35:54I think we've got a Melanesian spear and a couple of paddles there as well and there is
0:35:54 > 0:35:58a bit of interest in that, so I think they should do quite well.
0:35:58 > 0:36:02All four of James' items bought from Loth Station job lot will be sold
0:36:02 > 0:36:09separately by the auctioneer, making a combined total of 13 lots for Kate and James.
0:36:09 > 0:36:13Let's hope it doesn't prove unlucky for anyone.
0:36:13 > 0:36:16The muzzle is first.
0:36:16 > 0:36:18Why did I buy a pony muzzle? Why?!
0:36:18 > 0:36:21As part of the job lot for £60,
0:36:21 > 0:36:25this, er, collectible, only cost him £6 in real terms.
0:36:25 > 0:36:3130, at £30. Anybody else at 30?
0:36:31 > 0:36:34Gosh, an unexpected hit in the Highlands.
0:36:34 > 0:36:38The gentleman has a bidder here at 32, 34.
0:36:38 > 0:36:4334. All finished and done now at 34?
0:36:43 > 0:36:46- There we have it. 158.- Haha!
0:36:46 > 0:36:51A £28 profit before commission, far from the pits indeed.
0:36:51 > 0:36:55The first of Kate's buys to go under the hammer
0:36:55 > 0:36:57is the floral menage a trois.
0:36:57 > 0:36:59Oh, look at them, don't they look good?
0:36:59 > 0:37:02But just how good do they look
0:37:02 > 0:37:06to a crowd that's just gone for a pit pony muzzle?
0:37:06 > 0:37:08...at £40. He knows a good thing.
0:37:08 > 0:37:10- 42.- Go on! Yay.
0:37:10 > 0:37:12There you have it then.
0:37:12 > 0:37:14Well done, you.
0:37:14 > 0:37:18Kate's off to a good start with a nice little earner.
0:37:18 > 0:37:21Costing only a fiver, her Empire Ware,
0:37:21 > 0:37:24chintz patterned comport was cheap for a reason.
0:37:24 > 0:37:28You can really see, it's slightly wonky.
0:37:28 > 0:37:32£18. 18, 20, 22, 22?
0:37:32 > 0:37:34I'll get you...is that a bid? 24.
0:37:34 > 0:37:38At £26, all finished?
0:37:38 > 0:37:40- 169.- Fantastic.
0:37:40 > 0:37:4326! For a drunken comport.
0:37:43 > 0:37:49Next up is James's mahogany, Edwardian games compendium.
0:37:49 > 0:37:51This is going to be my achilles heel.
0:37:51 > 0:37:53No, you never know.
0:37:53 > 0:37:54Five there? Five bid.
0:37:54 > 0:37:57- Six?- I want to go home!
0:37:57 > 0:38:00Don't be disingenuous, James. You know it's a good lot.
0:38:00 > 0:38:04And five. 225, with me at 225.
0:38:04 > 0:38:06225 with me and 30. Is that a bid?
0:38:06 > 0:38:09260.
0:38:11 > 0:38:12All done at 260?
0:38:12 > 0:38:15- Come on.- 265 is with me.
0:38:15 > 0:38:18265. Shakes her head at 265.
0:38:18 > 0:38:21Is there anybody else in the room at 265 then?
0:38:21 > 0:38:26- No. Lot number...- Oh, my god.
0:38:26 > 0:38:28Fantastic.
0:38:28 > 0:38:30- Well done.- Indeed.
0:38:30 > 0:38:33Phone bids helped push the price
0:38:33 > 0:38:38for the games compendium into a different league, seeing James
0:38:38 > 0:38:41score a cool profit of £175 before commission.
0:38:41 > 0:38:43The competition has really started to hot up.
0:38:43 > 0:38:46What will the bagatelle board fetch?
0:38:46 > 0:38:49Kate hoped it might be her secret weapon.
0:38:49 > 0:38:5526 at 28, 28, 30, £30, up in the middle there.
0:38:55 > 0:38:58At 30, all finished and done then?
0:38:58 > 0:39:00A solid profit.
0:39:00 > 0:39:04That's a little profit after commission.
0:39:04 > 0:39:08The art deco clock will have to hand over an even better one to keep her in the game.
0:39:08 > 0:39:10Come on, the clock.
0:39:10 > 0:39:1250 pounds, now at 50.
0:39:12 > 0:39:16Anybody else? And 5... 70 and 5.
0:39:16 > 0:39:1980. £80 then?
0:39:19 > 0:39:23The clock's chimed in with a decent profit,
0:39:23 > 0:39:27but James is very much in the lead still with plenty of items to sell.
0:39:27 > 0:39:31These 19th century Pacific island wooden paddles
0:39:31 > 0:39:33were part of his £60 job lot.
0:39:33 > 0:39:38So average out, the cost of the paddles would be £14.50.
0:39:38 > 0:39:4255, 60. £60. Bid's on the phone at 60, £60...
0:39:42 > 0:39:45Only at £60 then?
0:39:45 > 0:39:49All done away then at £60?
0:39:49 > 0:39:52- There you have it.- Well that was quite a little lot
0:39:52 > 0:39:54you spotted in the old station.
0:39:56 > 0:39:59Also from that little lot is the tobacco cutter.
0:39:59 > 0:40:02All finished and done then?
0:40:02 > 0:40:04Ah! At 32.
0:40:04 > 0:40:07- 34. You bludgeoned him into submission.- Go on!
0:40:07 > 0:40:11At £36. All done then?
0:40:11 > 0:40:14No more?
0:40:14 > 0:40:17Again, a good cut for James.
0:40:17 > 0:40:21Can Kate's Carltonware soldier pepperettes bag her a profit?
0:40:21 > 0:40:24£40 then?
0:40:24 > 0:40:27Uniformly doubling their selling price,
0:40:27 > 0:40:29the soldiers present a decent salute.
0:40:29 > 0:40:33James' Victorian hangers make him a profit too.
0:40:36 > 0:40:38As does the Georgian decanter. Very good.
0:40:38 > 0:40:41At 25?
0:40:41 > 0:40:44- I think that's cheap.- It is cheap.
0:40:44 > 0:40:49Will Kate's last item spell out a final resounding success?
0:40:49 > 0:40:51£10.
0:40:51 > 0:40:56Five then? I'll start you anywhere, I'll get them up. Five to get going.
0:40:56 > 0:40:58- 5, I'm bid, at 5...- Oh, come on.
0:40:58 > 0:41:03- Go on.- 12, I'm bid.
0:41:03 > 0:41:05No money. Fresh blood, fresh blood.
0:41:05 > 0:41:11At 24, 28 at 30, £30.
0:41:11 > 0:41:14At £30?
0:41:14 > 0:41:16Well done, you.
0:41:16 > 0:41:19£30. So the plate trebled its selling price,
0:41:19 > 0:41:21but can it compete with the spear?
0:41:21 > 0:41:26The auctioneer thought this might do particularly well and James did some homework.
0:41:26 > 0:41:30I did a little bit of research after I bought this as I didn't
0:41:30 > 0:41:33know what it was at the time, but it's Melanese
0:41:33 > 0:41:38and it's obsidian top and that binding is nut binding,
0:41:38 > 0:41:43set with cowry shells and in the right sales, these do quite a lot of money.
0:41:43 > 0:41:46His "research" was a bit more than that, actually.
0:41:46 > 0:41:50Tapping into his connections has generated interest in the spear
0:41:50 > 0:41:54and some serious collectors are likely to be bidding.
0:41:54 > 0:41:57- I can start you here at 190. - 190!- At 190.
0:41:59 > 0:42:03220, at 220. At 230.
0:42:03 > 0:42:06240, 240. All done?
0:42:09 > 0:42:11£240. Well done, you.
0:42:11 > 0:42:13A remarkable result.
0:42:13 > 0:42:17Those calls to your contacts really did pay off, James.
0:42:17 > 0:42:20So the grand totals:
0:42:20 > 0:42:24Kate's total profit after commission came to £103.29,
0:42:24 > 0:42:29so she now has a solid £303.29 to play with on the next leg.
0:42:29 > 0:42:37James' whacky gambles and "research" paid off to the tune of £403.57.
0:42:37 > 0:42:44So the competitive Mr Lewis has an amazing £603.57 in his kitty.
0:42:44 > 0:42:49That's bumper profit for James and shoots him into the lead.
0:42:51 > 0:42:54Two absolute fliers and I have to say,
0:42:54 > 0:42:59if I saw that spear in a shop, would I have bought it?
0:42:59 > 0:43:03I don't know whether I would have done, so well done you.
0:43:03 > 0:43:05But Kate ain't beaten yet.
0:43:05 > 0:43:07That was one nervous person in there...
0:43:07 > 0:43:11Well, it may not be today, it may not be tomorrow,
0:43:11 > 0:43:16but one day Mr Lewis, I might just give you a good run for your money.
0:43:16 > 0:43:19I've won the battle, but the war is yet to come.
0:43:19 > 0:43:20Look at the sky!
0:43:20 > 0:43:22- Oh, it's lovely, isn't it? - Fantastic.
0:43:22 > 0:43:25- Off to the next!- Yeah.- More buying.
0:43:25 > 0:43:30Tomorrow on Antiques Road Trip, James can't keep away from the ethnic items.
0:43:30 > 0:43:34I get tingles every time I pick up tribal art, I love it.
0:43:34 > 0:43:37And is Kate thinking she might as well be hung for a sheep as a lamb?
0:43:37 > 0:43:39It's interesting, because some of the sheep
0:43:39 > 0:43:43are quite nicely done, but this one I think is quite amateurish.
0:43:43 > 0:43:45It looks, not very well, does he?
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