0:00:02 > 0:00:05The nation's favourite antiques experts, £200 each and one big challenge.
0:00:05 > 0:00:08Testing, testing.
0:00:08 > 0:00:11Who can make the most money buying and selling antiques as they scour the UK?
0:00:11 > 0:00:13Eeny, meeny, miny, mo.
0:00:13 > 0:00:17The aim is to 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 > 0:00:22Yes!
0:00:22 > 0:00:26So will it be the highway to success or the B-road to bankruptcy?
0:00:26 > 0:00:28I just haven't used my head at all.
0:00:28 > 0:00:31This is the Antiques Road Trip!
0:00:38 > 0:00:42This week's antiques experts are Kate Bliss and James Lewis.
0:00:42 > 0:00:43Always kissing...
0:00:43 > 0:00:49Fine art graduate Kate Bliss is a silver and jewellery expert who knows how to play the sympathy card.
0:00:49 > 0:00:53Problem is, James is just streaking ahead and I've got to try...
0:00:53 > 0:00:55- I can't...- ..my very best.
0:00:56 > 0:01:02Former saleroom porter James Lewis is now an auctioneer with an eye for the unusual.
0:01:02 > 0:01:05He also says exactly what he sees.
0:01:05 > 0:01:07I hate the stand... I hate it.
0:01:09 > 0:01:11I don't like the vase either!
0:01:11 > 0:01:12Brilliant.
0:01:12 > 0:01:17Kate and James started Monday's show with £200 each - and frankly,
0:01:17 > 0:01:20this week's been like a Caledonian Gold Rush.
0:01:20 > 0:01:21- AUCTIONEER:- 240...
0:01:21 > 0:01:25Kate's been plugging away in the shadow of a prospecting giant...
0:01:25 > 0:01:27I'm going to gamble.
0:01:27 > 0:01:30..and made a really, really good profit so far.
0:01:30 > 0:01:33- You have them.- 380. Yes!
0:01:33 > 0:01:41From her original £200, Kate has £584.73 to begin her last show.
0:01:42 > 0:01:44But - and it's a big but -
0:01:44 > 0:01:49Mr Lewis has redefined the whole concept of "auction success".
0:01:50 > 0:01:52Fantastic!
0:01:52 > 0:01:55Now James' £200 has mushroomed into
0:01:55 > 0:02:02a grossly overbearing £1,109.94, to flash about on this last leg.
0:02:02 > 0:02:04All right for some, ain't it?
0:02:05 > 0:02:0760, 70...
0:02:10 > 0:02:16Kate and James have been hitting the high roads and low roads of Scotland all week.
0:02:16 > 0:02:20Starting in Helmsdale, and weaving their way through highlands and
0:02:20 > 0:02:25lowlands, Kate and James are heading for their final destination in Ayr.
0:02:25 > 0:02:29And so, on today's show, they're leaving Hamilton,
0:02:29 > 0:02:32aiming to keep their last, important auction date.
0:02:32 > 0:02:35First stop is Newton Stewart.
0:02:35 > 0:02:39In its long history, Newton Stewart is most famous
0:02:39 > 0:02:44as the prime filming location for the cult horror film The Wicker Man.
0:02:44 > 0:02:45Hang on to your maypoles(!)
0:02:45 > 0:02:48ENGINE FAILS TO START
0:02:48 > 0:02:52Sadly, the normally reliable "Lurve Bug" is under the weather.
0:02:52 > 0:02:58It's been a dear friend all week, and our experts are all at sea in the Beetle's absence.
0:02:58 > 0:03:03So, desperate times call for desperate measures. Coffee, anyone?
0:03:03 > 0:03:07- Where are you going to go shopping? - There's a shop down the high street that I noticed earlier,
0:03:07 > 0:03:09so I'm going to go and have a look there.
0:03:09 > 0:03:13Well, I've heard there's quite a good place down the road about ten minutes
0:03:13 > 0:03:17away, so I'm going to jump in a cab as we haven't got our wheels.
0:03:17 > 0:03:19Yeah. I expect you to spend all 500, though.
0:03:19 > 0:03:22Pressure, pressure. I will if you will!
0:03:23 > 0:03:24- Anyway, have fun.- And you.
0:03:28 > 0:03:33I know Kate's game, she's trying to put the pressure on me to spend all that £1,000.
0:03:33 > 0:03:35It's not going to work. I'm not going to do it.
0:03:36 > 0:03:41Nice work, Kate! Leave old moneybags Lewis with the bill. Typical woman.
0:03:41 > 0:03:48And then it's a quick taxi ride to the outskirts of town, for Kate's first shop of the day.
0:03:48 > 0:03:50Owner Chris keeps his place stacked high
0:03:50 > 0:03:53with all manner of wonderful and peculiar items.
0:03:55 > 0:03:57Ooh. How much is your top hat, Chris?
0:03:57 > 0:04:01I can do £15 on it. It's in the original box.
0:04:01 > 0:04:03- Fits ME!- Like a glove.
0:04:03 > 0:04:05That'd be quite small for a gent, though.
0:04:05 > 0:04:09It is slightly, but then a lot of ladies use them nowadays too.
0:04:09 > 0:04:12Um... Fiver? Just for me?
0:04:12 > 0:04:13Tenner?
0:04:13 > 0:04:18SHE SIGHS I think a fiver considering the size.
0:04:18 > 0:04:20Oh, go on then. It's been up there long enough, yes.
0:04:20 > 0:04:23- Brilliant. - Thank you very much.- Lovely.
0:04:23 > 0:04:26Wonderfully quick decision, Kate. Hats off, eh?
0:04:26 > 0:04:28Meanwhile, our James is all exposed...
0:04:29 > 0:04:31..to the Newton Stewart elements.
0:04:31 > 0:04:35What a day! It's horrible, isn't it?
0:04:35 > 0:04:36You poor old wet rag.
0:04:36 > 0:04:42Get into a nice, toasty antiques shop, and warm your...cockles!
0:04:51 > 0:04:55I love these fish. They're so tacky, but they're brilliant.
0:04:55 > 0:04:57The only place you used to see them
0:04:57 > 0:05:00was the 1960s chip shops, lined up along the top.
0:05:00 > 0:05:03But er...would you want him in your home? I don't know.
0:05:03 > 0:05:07Clearly not the CATCH that James was looking for.
0:05:08 > 0:05:10Ooh, let's have a look...
0:05:10 > 0:05:12Cor, Kate's got the wind up her bloomers.
0:05:12 > 0:05:15Some serious rummaging has dredged up a pond yacht,
0:05:15 > 0:05:17with a "current" asking price of £20.
0:05:17 > 0:05:20That's a shame... So what's your very best?
0:05:20 > 0:05:23Er...the VERY best? £15.
0:05:23 > 0:05:24Ooh...
0:05:24 > 0:05:28- What, with pieces missing? - That's a fiver less than it cost me.
0:05:28 > 0:05:32Wow. Pond yachts were a popular, Victorian toy for boys
0:05:32 > 0:05:35and the aspirational poorer gentleman.
0:05:36 > 0:05:43A handsome model from the early 1900s might fetch around £500, but this specimen is more modern...
0:05:43 > 0:05:45and a bit of a wreck!
0:05:45 > 0:05:47Could you do a fiver, just to take it off your hands?
0:05:47 > 0:05:51- I would do a tenner, and lose a fiver.- Oh...
0:05:52 > 0:05:56Kate's employing some literal hand-wringing here.
0:05:58 > 0:06:01£7. Final offer.
0:06:01 > 0:06:03£8 and you can have it.
0:06:04 > 0:06:07- Go on, then, £8. Done.- There we go.
0:06:07 > 0:06:10Wow! A yacht for £8 and a top hat for a fiver.
0:06:10 > 0:06:15Kate clearly has a taste for the high life - but no intention of paying for it!
0:06:15 > 0:06:17And she's not finished yet.
0:06:17 > 0:06:20What's that? It's like a small blanket box.
0:06:20 > 0:06:23It is, yes. It's a small blanket...
0:06:23 > 0:06:25but probably more of a child's blanket box, that size.
0:06:25 > 0:06:2825.
0:06:28 > 0:06:3025 is too much for me.
0:06:30 > 0:06:33I've got to find something that's going to make me a serious profit.
0:06:33 > 0:06:37True. But will this blanket box make you the £500
0:06:37 > 0:06:40you need to catch up with James? I doubt it.
0:06:41 > 0:06:43£10. Best offer.
0:06:43 > 0:06:45That's a fair price -
0:06:45 > 0:06:49- I'm buying so much more from you as well though.- You are.
0:06:49 > 0:06:51I'm buying two other pieces.
0:06:51 > 0:06:55Yes, indeed... A whole £13's worth so far(!)
0:06:57 > 0:06:59- Go on, then.- Chuck it in?
0:06:59 > 0:07:01- Chuck it in for a tenner. - For a tenner?- Tenner.
0:07:01 > 0:07:03Done. Thank you very much.
0:07:03 > 0:07:09Kate's taking no prisoners today, and still has the energy for a further rummage.
0:07:11 > 0:07:15Ooh, you've got a little shagreen case here underneath.
0:07:15 > 0:07:20Shagreen is a term describing shark or stingray skin, dyed green.
0:07:20 > 0:07:22It's pleasing to the eye,
0:07:22 > 0:07:26and has been used for centuries as an outer cover for cases and boxes.
0:07:27 > 0:07:30- What do you want for that? - That could be...
0:07:30 > 0:07:3145.
0:07:31 > 0:07:36Yeah(!) In your dreams. You'll not get £45 from Kate for THAT...
0:07:37 > 0:07:40Could you chuck it in at a tenner?
0:07:40 > 0:07:42- Can't do ten. - As I'm being such a good customer?
0:07:42 > 0:07:4520, and I'll throw a piece of Ayr history in for you.
0:07:45 > 0:07:47Nice manoeuvre, Chris!
0:07:47 > 0:07:51Kate's going to auction in Ayr, and this handsome letter opener
0:07:51 > 0:07:54was carved from the pulpit of the town's old church. Wow.
0:07:54 > 0:07:57That's very kind, but do you think it'll sell?
0:07:57 > 0:08:00- Well, you're getting it thrown in for nothing.- Really?- Yes.
0:08:00 > 0:08:04Well said, Chris! I'm not sure even James Lewis himself
0:08:04 > 0:08:06would quibble over a freebie.
0:08:06 > 0:08:08So what's this got to be?
0:08:08 > 0:08:1120. 20's the very best on it.
0:08:13 > 0:08:1612. I'll go 12.
0:08:16 > 0:08:1815 and we have a deal.
0:08:18 > 0:08:20No, I don't know...
0:08:23 > 0:08:25Go on - take it for the 12, then.
0:08:25 > 0:08:27- 12?- Yeah, go on then.
0:08:27 > 0:08:30Tragically, Chris just had to cave in.
0:08:30 > 0:08:32He's got a life to live, after all.
0:08:33 > 0:08:3512...five, 17...
0:08:37 > 0:08:4017 on that, and the box was...
0:08:40 > 0:08:43Oh, the box, I forgot about the box. A tenner, wasn't it?
0:08:43 > 0:08:45- It was, that's 27.- 27...
0:08:47 > 0:08:51- And the boat.- I take it I'm getting 30 quid on the lot, am I?
0:08:51 > 0:08:53- How's that sound?- Sounds good to me.
0:08:53 > 0:08:58OK, a round total of £30 means a pond yacht got thrown in for just £3.
0:08:58 > 0:09:03And I imagine that Chris is now reconsidering any early retirement plans he might have had.
0:09:03 > 0:09:05There's a Scottish note back.
0:09:05 > 0:09:07But what about our James?
0:09:07 > 0:09:12In fact, where IS James? What's he been doing all this time?
0:09:12 > 0:09:18I think they had just about every object priced almost exactly right.
0:09:18 > 0:09:22Never mind - onwards and upwards, the next shops are going to be
0:09:22 > 0:09:25full of bargains. I'm going to spend £1,000 and love every minute.
0:09:25 > 0:09:28Huh. Don't get coy with us, Lewis!
0:09:28 > 0:09:30We know your long game.
0:09:30 > 0:09:33Hold on to the cash and hope your competitor makes a blunder.
0:09:34 > 0:09:36Now, let's move on... Literally!
0:09:36 > 0:09:41Like an ominous twister, carving wildly through the landscape,
0:09:41 > 0:09:44the Road Trip is whirling Kate and James
0:09:44 > 0:09:4625 miles south east
0:09:46 > 0:09:48to Kirkcudbright.
0:09:48 > 0:09:53Kirkcudbright became known as the "Artists' Town"
0:09:53 > 0:09:58after celebrated Glasgow Boy Edward Atkinson Hornel moved here in 1901
0:09:58 > 0:10:01and attracted the rest of the gang
0:10:01 > 0:10:06to spend summers painting around the handsome harbour and Old Town.
0:10:06 > 0:10:10Today, without their trusty motor car, our lucky experts get to share
0:10:10 > 0:10:14a fairly inadequate umbrella against the horrific weather!
0:10:15 > 0:10:19Oh, here we go, Osborne Antiques. Great.
0:10:19 > 0:10:21- Go on, dash in.- OK.
0:10:21 > 0:10:24Kate and James today are going to share the one shop.
0:10:24 > 0:10:28Luckily, it's got two floors. So they're going to play hide and seek.
0:10:28 > 0:10:30I'll count to 20.
0:10:30 > 0:10:33One... two... three...
0:10:33 > 0:10:35Found you!
0:10:35 > 0:10:36Ha!
0:10:36 > 0:10:40SHE WHISPERS This is a case of silver spoons and sugar nips.
0:10:41 > 0:10:45Priced at £45. Which I don't think is too bad for a dozen.
0:10:45 > 0:10:49This spoon and sugar tongs set are English silver but
0:10:49 > 0:10:54in a pattern called Hanoverian, with turned-up terminals to the handles.
0:10:57 > 0:10:59- I'll do 35.- Mm-hm...
0:10:59 > 0:11:01- 35.- OK...
0:11:01 > 0:11:06Kate's not sure - so she moves on, and finds a rather nice mahogany
0:11:06 > 0:11:10Biedermeier cabinet from the early 19th century.
0:11:10 > 0:11:15It's far from perfect, but still priced at a chancy £200.
0:11:15 > 0:11:17For now!
0:11:18 > 0:11:20Have you got any leeway on that?
0:11:20 > 0:11:23I'll take 165 for that.
0:11:23 > 0:11:25Nice cabinet. I like it.
0:11:25 > 0:11:29I am a bit worried about the damage. You couldn't do 120-ish?
0:11:29 > 0:11:30No, I can't.
0:11:31 > 0:11:33No?
0:11:33 > 0:11:35No. Sorry.
0:11:35 > 0:11:37Take 150, there you are.
0:11:39 > 0:11:41- 130?- No. 150.
0:11:41 > 0:11:43Really is the lowest I can go.
0:11:43 > 0:11:46- Even with the damage?- Yeah. - Oh, I'm stuck...
0:11:46 > 0:11:49Well, let's take a break from Kate's indecision.
0:11:49 > 0:11:52James has found something quite unusual -
0:11:52 > 0:11:54surprise, surprise - from the East.
0:11:54 > 0:11:56I've got two panels here,
0:11:56 > 0:11:59embroidered in silk,
0:11:59 > 0:12:02and these are panels from the cuff. If you can imagine...
0:12:03 > 0:12:07..a large Chinese or Japanese gown or kimono,
0:12:07 > 0:12:12with a cuff coming down from there and stitched -
0:12:12 > 0:12:15that panel is one long rectangle.
0:12:15 > 0:12:21And here, we've got two of them - one from each sleeve -
0:12:21 > 0:12:25sewn together down the centre, in a panel.
0:12:25 > 0:12:29The silk panels have been set into a tray made of Padauk wood,
0:12:29 > 0:12:34a hardwood from Africa and Asia, and carved to resemble bamboo.
0:12:34 > 0:12:39They're probably... late 18th, early 19th century.
0:12:39 > 0:12:41£50...
0:12:43 > 0:12:44That's potential.
0:12:45 > 0:12:50And with treasures from the East in mind, James spots a big lump
0:12:50 > 0:12:53of 18th-century Chinese porcelain.
0:12:53 > 0:12:57The price is £200 - but it's badly damaged.
0:12:59 > 0:13:02Oh...! Just completely had it -
0:13:02 > 0:13:04but what a wonderful thing it WOULD have been.
0:13:04 > 0:13:06Yes... I can take 190.
0:13:06 > 0:13:08- Oh, is that it?- Aye. You know...
0:13:08 > 0:13:11I was hoping that was going to be a lot less.
0:13:11 > 0:13:13Aye. No, I can't.
0:13:13 > 0:13:15I can't take a lot less than that.
0:13:17 > 0:13:19Would 150 be any good?
0:13:19 > 0:13:22No. No, sorry, I can't take 150.
0:13:22 > 0:13:25- Erm... - But it's just SO badly damaged.
0:13:25 > 0:13:27Well, it is -
0:13:27 > 0:13:30but the least I'll take, James, is 180 on that.
0:13:30 > 0:13:33That really is the best I can do.
0:13:33 > 0:13:38In Chairman Mao's early Communist experiment, the people of China had
0:13:38 > 0:13:42to renounce the imperial past and its trappings of luxury.
0:13:42 > 0:13:46So many such lumps of porcelain were destroyed.
0:13:46 > 0:13:51Today, China's successful entrepreneurs and collectors
0:13:51 > 0:13:54are keen on ANY surviving items.
0:13:54 > 0:13:55160 quid?
0:13:56 > 0:13:58170, and you've got a deal.
0:13:58 > 0:14:01I love the fact that it's Chinese,
0:14:01 > 0:14:04I love the fact the Chinese market is so buoyant at the moment -
0:14:04 > 0:14:07but the Chinese market is almost wiped out because of the condition.
0:14:08 > 0:14:11Whilst James agonises over imperfection,
0:14:11 > 0:14:15David's rejoined Kate to get a firm decision.
0:14:16 > 0:14:18Go 25...?
0:14:20 > 0:14:23- I'll do 30 on them. 30.- 30?- Yeah.
0:14:25 > 0:14:28OK... Well, I'll take those.
0:14:28 > 0:14:30- OK. Thank you.- Erm...
0:14:30 > 0:14:34- but you can't do anything else at all, it's as it stands?- Aye.
0:14:34 > 0:14:39So, the cabinet's still available for £150. Can Kate take the risk?
0:14:43 > 0:14:45- Hang it, let's do the cabinet.- OK.
0:14:45 > 0:14:48- 150?- 150. - 150, done. Thank you very much.
0:14:48 > 0:14:50Ooh, that's sweet.
0:14:50 > 0:14:57But with her deal done and territory marked, James blunders in, to meddle.
0:14:57 > 0:14:59Your opposition has bought that.
0:15:01 > 0:15:04Have you really? Have you bought that?
0:15:04 > 0:15:07I have. Deal done.
0:15:07 > 0:15:10Is it? That's jolly nice.
0:15:10 > 0:15:12I had to pay a lot for it.
0:15:12 > 0:15:14How much did you pay?
0:15:14 > 0:15:15300.
0:15:15 > 0:15:19Look at her face, we know it was 150.
0:15:19 > 0:15:20Oh, I see, it's a wind up.
0:15:20 > 0:15:24- I think it's lovely. - Do you think it's worth 300?
0:15:24 > 0:15:26- Yes, I do.- Oh, do you?
0:15:26 > 0:15:29- Yes, I do. - Oh, that's all right then.
0:15:29 > 0:15:31Kate, you are awful... but I like you!
0:15:34 > 0:15:39Meanwhile, James has amassed a gathering of potentials.
0:15:39 > 0:15:44James wants the imperfect porcelain at £170,
0:15:44 > 0:15:48possibly spurred on by Kate's big, £300 fib.
0:15:48 > 0:15:52He's also found a scent flask for £25, and David said
0:15:52 > 0:15:56£35 for the silk panel tray.
0:15:56 > 0:16:02Plus, James is slightly keen on this 19th century Staffordshire Toby jug at £15.
0:16:03 > 0:16:04Well, he was.
0:16:06 > 0:16:08Now that's all going down the pan.
0:16:08 > 0:16:11It comes to 230.
0:16:11 > 0:16:15230, and throw that horrible thing in, and you've got a deal.
0:16:15 > 0:16:17OK, deal.
0:16:17 > 0:16:19Deal. Thank you.
0:16:19 > 0:16:23OK, and 20, 40, 60.
0:16:23 > 0:16:29Finally, he's spent some money and now has four items for this week's last auction.
0:16:29 > 0:16:34But, £170 on the porcelain is James' biggest spend all week.
0:16:34 > 0:16:40So, congratulations to Kate for inspiring this massive risk.
0:16:40 > 0:16:42Is it going to make a profit?
0:16:42 > 0:16:43I don't know,
0:16:43 > 0:16:48it's a wonderful thing and if it was perfect £3,000, £4,000.
0:16:48 > 0:16:52Damaged, might be £50, I really don't know.
0:16:53 > 0:16:57Oh, yes. A momentous day draws to an end
0:16:57 > 0:17:00as James has finally spent big on some antiques.
0:17:00 > 0:17:07Now, somewhere behind these clouds the sun is setting over lovely Kirkcudbright.
0:17:07 > 0:17:14Our experts must turn in for the night and dream about their blighted Beetle.
0:17:16 > 0:17:22Their final day's shopping arrives and our experts are still without their beloved Beetle.
0:17:22 > 0:17:26But we have Plan B and classic car number two,
0:17:26 > 0:17:29a thoroughly reliable, we hope, Triumph Herald.
0:17:31 > 0:17:37With a last-buying frenzy in mind, Kate and James are out on the open road again.
0:17:40 > 0:17:42The Road Trip is moving on,
0:17:42 > 0:17:4549 miles north-east from Kirkcudbright,
0:17:45 > 0:17:49burning rubber all the way to the town of Moffat.
0:17:51 > 0:17:52So, Kate and James
0:17:52 > 0:17:54are about to arrive in...
0:17:54 > 0:17:57- ENGINE SPLUTTERS - Oh, dear!
0:17:59 > 0:18:02NO! It's happened again!
0:18:04 > 0:18:08- Any shopping we do today is going to have to be pretty quick. - Yeah, it is. It really is.
0:18:08 > 0:18:12So, no joy with the Road Trip plan B.
0:18:12 > 0:18:15Time for plan C. Taxi!
0:18:18 > 0:18:22Moffat has a strong historical link to the Scottish wool trade
0:18:22 > 0:18:27and the town is overlooked by the stern statue of a Blackface Ram
0:18:27 > 0:18:32sculpted by Aberdonian artist William Brodie in 1875.
0:18:32 > 0:18:37Moffat is lovely, cosy and compact, so it looks like our experts
0:18:37 > 0:18:40are going to be using the same shop antique again.
0:18:40 > 0:18:42OK, so we haven't got long.
0:18:42 > 0:18:43Shall we say, half an hour?
0:18:43 > 0:18:47- Half an hour. - Half an hour, no later. Quarter past. - Absolutely, let's go.
0:18:49 > 0:18:52Just as well they're the caring, sharing types.
0:18:52 > 0:18:56Unlike yesterday, James is quick to spot something he likes.
0:18:56 > 0:19:01Quite a nice quality little lighthouse-shaped sifter,
0:19:01 > 0:19:03for sugar.
0:19:03 > 0:19:04Would you take 50?
0:19:06 > 0:19:08Make it 60, and it's yours.
0:19:08 > 0:19:1055 and you've got a deal.
0:19:10 > 0:19:13- OK.- Thank you.
0:19:13 > 0:19:16Gosh, do you know, I'm really pleased with this.
0:19:16 > 0:19:20Admittedly it's not the most fashionable thing in the world today.
0:19:20 > 0:19:25It's a sugar sifter, sort of thing you would use in the back garden while having strawberries and cream.
0:19:25 > 0:19:32Dust a bit of sugar on there. But in 15 minutes, found it, dealt with it, bought it and out with it.
0:19:32 > 0:19:34That's quick shopping.
0:19:34 > 0:19:37May I see the pendant...?
0:19:37 > 0:19:42Well, now that James is out of the shop with the silver, Kate's going for gold!
0:19:42 > 0:19:48This 19th century pendant is 22 carat gold and has a ticket price of £95.
0:19:48 > 0:19:51However, that might change! Watch out.
0:19:51 > 0:19:53How much do you want for that one?
0:19:53 > 0:19:56Do that for you for 50.
0:19:56 > 0:19:58Could you do 40 just for me?
0:19:59 > 0:20:03Well, I suppose. Yes, OK.
0:20:03 > 0:20:04- Is that all right?- Yes.
0:20:04 > 0:20:06Lovely, all right, yes, please at 40.
0:20:06 > 0:20:08Lovely.
0:20:08 > 0:20:10Thank you.
0:20:10 > 0:20:13What we've got here is a stunning piece of jewellery.
0:20:13 > 0:20:16Tested as 22 carat gold, a really high carat,
0:20:16 > 0:20:20and you can tell from the very yellowness of the gold that it's a high carat,
0:20:20 > 0:20:24and then probably white sapphires.
0:20:24 > 0:20:28You can also tell that this piece has got some age because of the way it's been set,
0:20:28 > 0:20:32the stones have a slightly irregular look to the faceting.
0:20:32 > 0:20:35£40, I think that's an absolute bargain.
0:20:35 > 0:20:39My only fear is that I'm putting it in a general sale
0:20:39 > 0:20:43and will some really good jewellery buyers be there?
0:20:43 > 0:20:46Let's hope so, Kate. Too late now!
0:20:46 > 0:20:50So with the Triumph deceased and the Beetle recovering from engineering works,
0:20:50 > 0:20:54it's time for Classic Car number three.
0:20:54 > 0:20:57A suave Mark II Jag, great for a bank robbery
0:20:57 > 0:21:01or a spot of sight-seeing, or even an episode of Morse.
0:21:03 > 0:21:06Finally travelling in well-earned comfort,
0:21:06 > 0:21:10our experts head 50 miles north-west from Moffat,
0:21:10 > 0:21:13up and over to the village of Cumnock.
0:21:13 > 0:21:17With their fierce competitive edge temporarily dulled,
0:21:17 > 0:21:22Kate and James are getting a privileged tour of Dumfries House.
0:21:22 > 0:21:24And what a treat this is going to be.
0:21:27 > 0:21:30The A-listed building was home to the 5th Earl of Dumfries
0:21:30 > 0:21:36and designed by the well-respected architect brothers John and Robert Adams.
0:21:36 > 0:21:44In their printed works, from the 1770s, the brothers first introduced the concept of interior design,
0:21:44 > 0:21:48fusing architecture with furniture, design and decoration skill.
0:21:48 > 0:21:52Many of the main rooms have remained virtually unchanged
0:21:52 > 0:21:56since Dumfries House was built 250 years ago.
0:21:59 > 0:22:04The 5th Earl of Dumfries commissioned some striking furniture
0:22:04 > 0:22:06from a rather famous 18th century designer,
0:22:06 > 0:22:08Thomas Chippendale.
0:22:09 > 0:22:14- Oh, I say.- You must see the absolute star item of our collection.
0:22:14 > 0:22:16Oh, my gosh, that's incredible!
0:22:16 > 0:22:19That is really the iconic piece,
0:22:19 > 0:22:22summing up Chippendale's early career,
0:22:22 > 0:22:24in stylistic terms it's an absolute beauty.
0:22:24 > 0:22:30In fact, all of these beautiful pieces were nearly lost, along with the entire estate.
0:22:30 > 0:22:33And didn't Prince Charles step in at the 11th hour?
0:22:33 > 0:22:39He did. A two-day sale had been scheduled and part of the collection
0:22:39 > 0:22:44had already been transported down to the sales room in London.
0:22:44 > 0:22:48And literally three weeks before the sale would have gone ahead,
0:22:48 > 0:22:51Prince Charles managed to lead a consortium
0:22:51 > 0:22:55of organisations and individuals to raise enough funds.
0:22:55 > 0:23:00We're in quite a large room here, but its proportions are quite modest, aren't they?
0:23:00 > 0:23:03Yeah, you've put your finger on something very important there,
0:23:03 > 0:23:07that the bookcase was in fact first purchased for the bedroom.
0:23:07 > 0:23:11Now we've seen this that was intended for the bedroom, I'm dying to see the bed.
0:23:11 > 0:23:13I'm dying to show you.
0:23:13 > 0:23:16- Oh, come on then!- Me too!
0:23:16 > 0:23:20This former home, saved by a dramatic financial rescue,
0:23:20 > 0:23:24has one final treasure in Thomas Chippendale's spectacular mahogany bed.
0:23:24 > 0:23:29Bespoke and made for the 5th Earl, the organic motifs entwining
0:23:29 > 0:23:36the four posts were designed to promote fertility. Dirty beast!
0:23:36 > 0:23:40The Earl was prepared to splash out on it, it was the most expensive item on his bill.
0:23:40 > 0:23:46He calculated any young lady of marriageable age could not resist,
0:23:46 > 0:23:49surrounded by such splendour.
0:23:49 > 0:23:51Did he get many bees around his honey pot?
0:23:51 > 0:23:56Well, he did remarry, but he was rejected by choice number one.
0:23:56 > 0:23:58He had to settle with choice number two
0:23:58 > 0:24:01and unfortunately an heir never materialised.
0:24:01 > 0:24:03There's far too much to see just today.
0:24:03 > 0:24:06It's such a shame we haven't got more time.
0:24:06 > 0:24:10- You've got to hear the whole story. - I will definitely be coming back.
0:24:10 > 0:24:15In the grounds of Dumfries House, one last time, our intrepid duo
0:24:15 > 0:24:18must perform their final bout of show and tell.
0:24:19 > 0:24:23Well, I don't know about you but I've got a huge variety of objects.
0:24:23 > 0:24:26A huge number as well, looking at that pile. What have you got?
0:24:26 > 0:24:34This is first, and it's a lovely Biedemeier cabinet in mahogany.
0:24:34 > 0:24:37I think that is probably going to do very well. What did you pay for it?
0:24:37 > 0:24:40I paid £150.
0:24:40 > 0:24:42Did you, indeed?
0:24:42 > 0:24:46Because you told me, "I've spent 300 on a cabinet," and made me feel so guilty
0:24:46 > 0:24:50- which made me buy this.- Otherwise I wouldn't have half a chance.
0:24:52 > 0:24:54What do you think to that?
0:24:54 > 0:24:55Cor, that's a lump, isn't it?
0:24:55 > 0:24:57Isn't it just?
0:24:57 > 0:25:00It is lovely quality but it's just the damage, isn't it?
0:25:00 > 0:25:02I know, good order, five grand.
0:25:04 > 0:25:06Bad order?
0:25:06 > 0:25:08I paid 170. In fact, I didn't.
0:25:08 > 0:25:15I paid 230 for four objects, one of which, great, I left it in the shop.
0:25:15 > 0:25:18It's a tray with two silk panels.
0:25:18 > 0:25:25Careless, but fear not, James' framed kimono sleeves will be joining us for the auction later.
0:25:25 > 0:25:30There we go, that's a Toby jug, have a look, put it back. Pretend I didn't buy it, it's horrible.
0:25:30 > 0:25:34Yes, it's quite unglamorous but your silver-topped scent flask is rather lovely.
0:25:34 > 0:25:37- Right. That's nice.- That's nice, yes.
0:25:37 > 0:25:38Have a look at this.
0:25:38 > 0:25:43Bit of a dirty box, but it is the original box,
0:25:43 > 0:25:49inside you have indeed a very fine hat with the lovely printed label inside.
0:25:49 > 0:25:52- That's crazy.- And he threw in...
0:25:52 > 0:25:58a letter opener, and it's made of the oak from Ayr Church,
0:25:58 > 0:26:04as it says on there, with the date, which is rather nice as we're going to Ayr.
0:26:04 > 0:26:07This is the thing that I'm probably most pleased with.
0:26:07 > 0:26:09Cor, that's belting, isn't it?
0:26:11 > 0:26:14And gilt inside. That's lovely.
0:26:14 > 0:26:16Smart, isn't it? £55.
0:26:16 > 0:26:18- Ooh, that's a really good buy. - Pleased with that.
0:26:18 > 0:26:22Right, next, a set of spoons.
0:26:22 > 0:26:27They're Hanoverian, I think 1917 in date, with sugar nips.
0:26:27 > 0:26:31- Lovely.- £30.- Oh, that's a gift.
0:26:31 > 0:26:33I had a bit of a mad moment.
0:26:33 > 0:26:37A pond yacht. It's a modern one, but a nice one.
0:26:37 > 0:26:38Yeah.
0:26:41 > 0:26:46It's a child size blanket box, for a nursery, and I thought somebody's bound to pay £30 for it.
0:26:46 > 0:26:48Definitely.
0:26:48 > 0:26:54So that and the pond yacht and the card case and the hat all set me back £30.
0:26:54 > 0:26:56- For the lot?!- For the lot.
0:26:56 > 0:26:58There's something seriously wrong there.
0:26:58 > 0:27:01And the piece de resistance is...
0:27:01 > 0:27:03That's very pretty.
0:27:03 > 0:27:05And I just thought it was super quality.
0:27:05 > 0:27:10- It is, it's lovely, isn't it? - But it's going in a general sale, which I have my fears about.
0:27:10 > 0:27:13- Depends how much it was. - Well, I paid £40.
0:27:13 > 0:27:17- HE LAUGHS - What are you worried about?
0:27:17 > 0:27:21Now, what do our experts REALLY think of each other's purchases?
0:27:21 > 0:27:25I'm really not sure now.
0:27:25 > 0:27:30Because when I saw that cabinet in the shop, I thought it was fantastic.
0:27:30 > 0:27:35I thought it was the best thing either of us have bought on the entire road trip.
0:27:35 > 0:27:37Was it worth £150?
0:27:37 > 0:27:39Yeah, definitely.
0:27:39 > 0:27:42Will it make that £500/400 profit I was predicting?
0:27:42 > 0:27:44I don't think it will.
0:27:44 > 0:27:49As far as James' items are concerned, it's all about that Chinese vase
0:27:49 > 0:27:52and if that flies, then I'm dead in the water.
0:27:52 > 0:27:57Well, at least you'll have a pond yacht to keep you company!
0:27:57 > 0:28:04Now, great joy as the much-missed Beetle is back at last, to move our experts on in open air style.
0:28:04 > 0:28:08Kate and James are heading 16 miles due west from Cumnock.
0:28:08 > 0:28:10Auction Day is upon us
0:28:10 > 0:28:13as this week's road trip reaches its final stop,
0:28:13 > 0:28:15on the west coast, in Ayr.
0:28:16 > 0:28:20Their fifth and final auction is at Thomas R Callan's.
0:28:24 > 0:28:30Michael Callan is our auctioneer today and has an idea about how Kate and James might fare.
0:28:30 > 0:28:34Well, today is a general sale, so what's going to sell well
0:28:34 > 0:28:37is really practical, functional items.
0:28:37 > 0:28:41Things like the silverware, the teaspoons, lovely sugar caster -
0:28:41 > 0:28:44nicest I've seen for a long long time - will do very well.
0:28:44 > 0:28:47Kate has a lovely piece of jewellery.
0:28:47 > 0:28:50Again, big followers of jewellery, gold at an all time high just now,
0:28:50 > 0:28:53so that will probably do very well as well.
0:28:53 > 0:28:57Very attractive to both the sort of private buyer and the trade buyer too.
0:28:57 > 0:29:00What worries me a wee bit is James.
0:29:00 > 0:29:03James has gone for one or two oriental items.
0:29:03 > 0:29:05The padauk tray is a nice enough wee piece.
0:29:05 > 0:29:08Again, it's functional, that will sell well.
0:29:08 > 0:29:11The big temple jar, unfortunately,
0:29:11 > 0:29:14has a huge amount of restoration and damage around the lip
0:29:14 > 0:29:20and I also think it's maybe a bit too specialised for this particular sale.
0:29:20 > 0:29:23If it was in one piece, you would look at maybe four figures,
0:29:23 > 0:29:29but with that amount of restoration, I am a bit worried about that one today.
0:29:29 > 0:29:35Kate started her last trip with £584.73
0:29:35 > 0:29:39and spent £250 on eight separate items,
0:29:39 > 0:29:42combined into five lots for auction.
0:29:44 > 0:29:49James started with an eye-watering £1,109.94
0:29:49 > 0:29:55and he actually spent some real money, £285, on five lots for today.
0:29:56 > 0:29:59I shouldn't have bought it. I should have bought it and kept it,
0:29:59 > 0:30:01I shouldn't even be putting it in here.
0:30:01 > 0:30:03It should be on my sideboard at home.
0:30:03 > 0:30:05That's where it should be. Damn!
0:30:05 > 0:30:08For the last time this week, the hush descends,
0:30:08 > 0:30:12the bidders get ready, and our experts steady their nerves.
0:30:12 > 0:30:14The auction is about to begin.
0:30:14 > 0:30:19Kicking us off today is Kate's first Newton Stewart medley.
0:30:19 > 0:30:21The top hat, cigarette case
0:30:21 > 0:30:25and Ayr oak letter opener, selling as one lot.
0:30:25 > 0:30:26For the three pieces,
0:30:26 > 0:30:2960 for them, 60, 40.
0:30:29 > 0:30:32£20, 20, 25, 30,
0:30:32 > 0:30:3435, 40, 45, 50.
0:30:34 > 0:30:3855, 60, 65, 70, 75, 80.
0:30:38 > 0:30:44At 80 at the front here, the lady at 80, any advance on 80?
0:30:44 > 0:30:48Are you all out, are we finished?
0:30:48 > 0:30:50Finished, then, at £80.
0:30:51 > 0:30:54Jeez, that's incredible!
0:30:54 > 0:30:56Large gasps indeed,
0:30:56 > 0:30:59that's a pretty good start for today's contender.
0:30:59 > 0:31:04Next up is the free Toby jug from heavyweight defender, Lewis.
0:31:04 > 0:31:08Is there 60 for it? 60, £40, 40 for Toby.
0:31:09 > 0:31:12£20, 20, 25, 30,
0:31:12 > 0:31:1535, 40, 45, 50.
0:31:15 > 0:31:18Corner at 50, any advance on 50?
0:31:18 > 0:31:20At 50, any advance on 50?
0:31:20 > 0:31:22Are we all out, are we all finished?
0:31:22 > 0:31:26Far corner at 50, all finished then at £50.
0:31:26 > 0:31:31And an excellent start for James, a nifty 50 from a freebie!
0:31:31 > 0:31:34£50 is quite a significant profit.
0:31:34 > 0:31:36You're getting choosy in your old age.
0:31:36 > 0:31:39Now an antique that James actually paid for,
0:31:39 > 0:31:40the handsome scent flask.
0:31:40 > 0:31:43The silver and glass scent bottle.
0:31:43 > 0:31:48Lovely wee scent bottle, with the original stopper, silver-topped.
0:31:48 > 0:31:5260 for it, 40, £40.
0:31:52 > 0:31:54£40.
0:31:54 > 0:31:5920? 20, 25, 30, 35,
0:31:59 > 0:32:0240. At 40, 45,
0:32:02 > 0:32:06at 45 on my left here at 45, any advance on 45?
0:32:06 > 0:32:09At 45, are you all out?
0:32:09 > 0:32:11Do another one, go on!
0:32:11 > 0:32:12At £45.
0:32:13 > 0:32:15Good, steady work again.
0:32:15 > 0:32:18James definitely has the eye for appealing pieces.
0:32:18 > 0:32:23As does Kate when it comes to jewellery. Her gold pendant is next.
0:32:23 > 0:32:27It's not hallmarked but it has been tested for 22 carat gold.
0:32:27 > 0:32:31Lovely wee pendant and chain, 100 for it.
0:32:31 > 0:32:34£100, 80, £60.
0:32:34 > 0:32:3760 I'm bid. Any advance?
0:32:37 > 0:32:4265, 70, 75, 80, 85, 90.
0:32:42 > 0:32:43At 90, on my left here at 90.
0:32:43 > 0:32:47Any advance at £90? At 90.
0:32:47 > 0:32:49At 90, are you all finished?
0:32:49 > 0:32:52All done at £90.
0:32:52 > 0:32:55Wow, another great sale.
0:32:55 > 0:32:57Kate's giving Big Lewis a run for his money today.
0:32:57 > 0:33:00£90!
0:33:01 > 0:33:08James might need a sprinkle of magic dust here as his silver sugar sifter takes the stage.
0:33:08 > 0:33:12A lovely late Victorian embossed silver lighthouse sugar caster,
0:33:12 > 0:33:20London 1898, lovely piece of silver, never been used, £100 for it.
0:33:20 > 0:33:26100, 60, 60 I'm bid, at 60, 65, 70, 75, 80, 85, 90,
0:33:26 > 0:33:3195, 100, and ten, at 110, on the book at 110.
0:33:31 > 0:33:34At 110, are you all out?
0:33:34 > 0:33:36All finished, then, at £110.
0:33:36 > 0:33:41A very good investment. James's lead is still looking untouchable.
0:33:41 > 0:33:46Can Kate work the same magic with her silverware?
0:33:46 > 0:33:50A nice complete set, 12 silver teaspoons with the sugar tongs,
0:33:50 > 0:33:54Sheffield 1917. Is there 60 for it?
0:33:54 > 0:33:5940, 20 I'm bid, any advance on 20?
0:33:59 > 0:34:0325, 30, 35, 40,
0:34:03 > 0:34:0945, 50. At 50 behind me, at 50, any advance on 50? At £50.
0:34:09 > 0:34:13Go on. Yes, go on.
0:34:13 > 0:34:15At 55, at the back at 55.
0:34:15 > 0:34:20Any advance on 55? 60 new bidder, at 60.
0:34:20 > 0:34:25- It's your mother, so they're bidding against each other.- That's allowed!
0:34:25 > 0:34:27That's what I like to see, family feuds.
0:34:27 > 0:34:29At 60, any advance on 60?
0:34:29 > 0:34:32At the back of the hall at £60.
0:34:32 > 0:34:35All finished then at £60.
0:34:35 > 0:34:37A good return, double money,
0:34:37 > 0:34:41but I don't think the spoons took off like Kate was hoping.
0:34:41 > 0:34:44That's called the luck of the Bliss.
0:34:44 > 0:34:47Now for something completely different,
0:34:47 > 0:34:49two kimono sleeves in a padauk frame.
0:34:53 > 0:34:54Is there 100 for it?
0:34:54 > 0:35:01£100, 80, £50, £50.
0:35:01 > 0:35:04- Come on, guys.- £50, 40?
0:35:04 > 0:35:06That is just insane.
0:35:06 > 0:35:09£40, the wee tray,
0:35:09 > 0:35:1240 I'm bid. At 40, 45,
0:35:12 > 0:35:1550, 55, 60, 65.
0:35:15 > 0:35:18At 65, any advance on 65?
0:35:18 > 0:35:20Are you all out at 65?
0:35:20 > 0:35:25At 65. Selling at £65.
0:35:25 > 0:35:30James proving again that the unusual sells well.
0:35:30 > 0:35:32Now Kate's big gamble.
0:35:32 > 0:35:34It's my cabinet next!
0:35:34 > 0:35:36This is the biggie.
0:35:36 > 0:35:41Not the £300 that she told James, but still a big spend at 150.
0:35:41 > 0:35:42Here goes.
0:35:42 > 0:35:45Wall-mounted display case,
0:35:45 > 0:35:49a nice one with original mirror back as well.
0:35:49 > 0:35:51Is there 150 for it?
0:35:51 > 0:35:53150...
0:35:53 > 0:35:55£150. 100?
0:35:57 > 0:36:0080, I'm bid. At 80, any advance on 80?
0:36:00 > 0:36:0385, 90, 95, 100,
0:36:03 > 0:36:08110, 120, 130, 140.
0:36:08 > 0:36:11At 140, any advance on 140?
0:36:11 > 0:36:14On my left here at 140.
0:36:14 > 0:36:18On the left here at 140, all finished at £140.
0:36:21 > 0:36:23Ouch! Bad luck, Kate.
0:36:23 > 0:36:26It was worth a gamble, but today was not your day.
0:36:26 > 0:36:27Oh, no!
0:36:27 > 0:36:29And if that gamble looked dicey,
0:36:29 > 0:36:32here comes the rather imperfect temple jar
0:36:32 > 0:36:35that James splashed his biggest payment on.
0:36:35 > 0:36:37It's a difficult one.
0:36:37 > 0:36:42This vase at a good oriental sale is £800/500 any day.
0:36:42 > 0:36:47Well, I bet you, after you've been getting so worried, I bet you it makes 500 quid now.
0:36:47 > 0:36:51It should make 500 quid. I bet I make less than 100.
0:36:51 > 0:36:54There we are then, for the 18th century temple jar
0:36:54 > 0:36:59blue, lovely big Chinese jar and cover.
0:36:59 > 0:37:01Oh, God, please, come on.
0:37:01 > 0:37:04Finial is with it as well, it's off the top,
0:37:04 > 0:37:07and you will see it has had a few nicks out of the top
0:37:07 > 0:37:09and a bit of restoration as well.
0:37:09 > 0:37:15- For the temple jar, then...- A bit? - Is there 300 for it, £300?- Come on!
0:37:15 > 0:37:20£200, £100.
0:37:20 > 0:37:22It's got to be.
0:37:22 > 0:37:2650 then, at 50 I'm in bid. At 50...
0:37:26 > 0:37:3160, 70, 80, 90 I'm bid.
0:37:31 > 0:37:36100, 110, 120, 130, 140.
0:37:36 > 0:37:42- Behind me at 140, any advance on 140?- Come on, it's worth it!
0:37:42 > 0:37:46Are you all out? All finished then at £140.
0:37:49 > 0:37:53Fortunately not a complete and massive loss!
0:37:59 > 0:38:04Kate's last lot is her second Newton Stewart bundle.
0:38:04 > 0:38:08The blanket box and pond yacht are selling together.
0:38:08 > 0:38:10Is this a magical combo?
0:38:10 > 0:38:13Is there 60 for them? 60,
0:38:13 > 0:38:1640, 40 I'm bid.
0:38:16 > 0:38:18At 40, any advance on 40? Any advance on 40?
0:38:18 > 0:38:2345, 50, 55, 60, 65.
0:38:23 > 0:38:25At 65, any advance on 65?
0:38:25 > 0:38:30Any advance on 65, all finished then at £65.
0:38:30 > 0:38:34Excellent work, Kate. And a great, final profit to finish us off.
0:38:34 > 0:38:36You have trounced me today.
0:38:36 > 0:38:38Well, it makes a change.
0:38:41 > 0:38:46With James' losses, Kate made the most money today,
0:38:46 > 0:38:49but not the massive profit she needed to beat him.
0:38:49 > 0:38:54Kate began her last show with £584.73.
0:38:54 > 0:39:01After a lot of hard work and paying a bit of commission, she's made a great profit of £108.34.
0:39:01 > 0:39:07Kate ends the week with £693.07.
0:39:07 > 0:39:10Which sounds great, until you hear about this guy.
0:39:11 > 0:39:17James began his grand finale with a pretty healthy £1,109.94
0:39:17 > 0:39:22and made a small profit, for him, of £52.74.
0:39:22 > 0:39:26But James still walks away with a terrifyingly gargantuan total
0:39:26 > 0:39:30of £1,162.68.
0:39:30 > 0:39:33Well, if the hat fits, wear it.
0:39:35 > 0:39:40So, three weeks into the Antiques Road Trip and there are now six names on the leader board.
0:39:40 > 0:39:46Straight in at Number One this week, is the new Emperor of the Auction.
0:39:46 > 0:39:49Our James Lewis, with a tough total to beat.
0:39:50 > 0:39:56Kate nudges into second place with her thoroughly healthy winnings,
0:39:56 > 0:39:58just above Charles Hanson.
0:39:58 > 0:40:03In fourth position is Mark Stacey, and in fifth is Jonathan Pratt.
0:40:03 > 0:40:05Charlie Ross is still holding steady,
0:40:05 > 0:40:08at the bottom, in sixth place.
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