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 > 0:00:13I don't mean to drive a hard bargain.
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 > 0:00:26- Punching the air! - So will it be the highway to success or the B-road to bankruptcy?
0:00:26 > 0:00:30I'm going to be like Rocky. I'm going to come from behind.
0:00:30 > 0:00:32This is the Antiques Road Trip.
0:00:38 > 0:00:42On the road trip this week we're meeting a pair of fine young gentlemen, both antiques experts,
0:00:42 > 0:00:46both eager to buy low and sell high, both keen to win!
0:00:46 > 0:00:51James "The Hammer" Braxton is an auctioneer who loves pretty objects from around the world.
0:00:51 > 0:00:56- Pretty. Good design. Very Russian. - And he certainly knows a good deal when he sees one.
0:00:56 > 0:00:59(It's free. It's got no price on it.)
0:00:59 > 0:01:04The man from Bristol, Thomas Plant, is an expert in all things 20th Century.
0:01:04 > 0:01:09He's new to the Antiques Road Trip and ready to put himself out there.
0:01:09 > 0:01:13You really are sort of putting your reputation on the line.
0:01:15 > 0:01:17- Thomas, here we are.- Here we are.
0:01:17 > 0:01:20- Now what do we have here? - Berwick-upon-Tweed.
0:01:20 > 0:01:21Oh, fabulous!
0:01:21 > 0:01:23Beautiful coastline.
0:01:23 > 0:01:25- Are you nervous?- Umm, no, I'm not.
0:01:25 > 0:01:27I'm going to spend absolutely nothing.
0:01:27 > 0:01:32Just a couple of horse brasses and some sort of brass poker, I thought.
0:01:32 > 0:01:35Do you think I should go the other way and spend the lot?
0:01:35 > 0:01:36Yeah, go large.
0:01:36 > 0:01:39Either go hard, or go home.
0:01:42 > 0:01:46The boys will be racing through the north-east of England,
0:01:46 > 0:01:50from Berwick-upon-Tweed to Driffield in East Yorkshire.
0:01:50 > 0:01:56And today, they're heading for an auction in East Boldon in Tyne and Wear.
0:01:56 > 0:02:00James and Thomas are starting this week's road trip with £200 each
0:02:00 > 0:02:03and hoping to turn a profit at auction.
0:02:06 > 0:02:10Berwick-upon-Tweed is officially the most northern town in England,
0:02:10 > 0:02:14or still part of Scotland, depending on who you ask.
0:02:14 > 0:02:19The town is famous for its bridges spanning the River Tweed,
0:02:19 > 0:02:22a grand estuary leading out to the North Sea.
0:02:22 > 0:02:25The stunning Royal Border Bridge
0:02:25 > 0:02:28was designed by Robert Stevenson, son of George Stevenson.
0:02:28 > 0:02:30You know, the one who invented trains.
0:02:30 > 0:02:34This Victorian structure was opened in 1850.
0:02:34 > 0:02:38Now looking at that view, I'm feeling a wave of optimism.
0:02:38 > 0:02:42Do you mean there's some lucky antique dealer about to welcome your £200 in cash?
0:02:42 > 0:02:48Avid road trip fans will know that James Braxton drives his own classic car.
0:02:48 > 0:02:52And it's working better than ever... Well, sort of.
0:02:52 > 0:02:54Let's just have a small inspection.
0:02:56 > 0:02:57No, I think we're all right now.
0:02:57 > 0:02:59It still feels quite hot.
0:02:59 > 0:03:02Now our boys can get cracking.
0:03:02 > 0:03:06Their respective £200 starter-packs must be burning holes in their pockets!
0:03:06 > 0:03:08Let's just leave it for a while.
0:03:08 > 0:03:10Do you think we should go and buy some antiques?
0:03:10 > 0:03:12- No, I don't want to do that.- Really?
0:03:12 > 0:03:14No, but I think we should.
0:03:14 > 0:03:17- Do you know where you're going? - I think I might go down there.
0:03:17 > 0:03:20- Really? I think I might go down there as well.- Good luck.
0:03:20 > 0:03:24And it doesn't take long for James to fan the flames.
0:03:29 > 0:03:32Rather nice desk stand. Ebony.
0:03:32 > 0:03:35Carved ebony, sort of profusely carved.
0:03:35 > 0:03:38And you know it's Indian because every surface is worked.
0:03:38 > 0:03:43And rather a nice drawer here with the very nice dovetail joints in it.
0:03:43 > 0:03:45Yeah, very nice action, that.
0:03:45 > 0:03:47No juddering.
0:03:47 > 0:03:50Mmm, very nice.
0:03:50 > 0:03:54A lovely collection of hats - look at that.
0:03:54 > 0:03:56Probably get that for Thomas. Motoring hat.
0:03:56 > 0:04:02- Rather nice. - I don't think Thomas would thank you for that - he's already got a hat!
0:04:04 > 0:04:08Across town we find this innocent man, new to the sink or swim ways of the Antiques Road Trip,
0:04:08 > 0:04:13but about to throw himself, gallantly, into the fray.
0:04:13 > 0:04:15I think this guy must be a house clearer.
0:04:15 > 0:04:18It all looks like it's come straight out of a property.
0:04:18 > 0:04:21So hopefully, you never know, he might have some gems.
0:04:21 > 0:04:24- Hello, what's your name?- John.- Tom.
0:04:24 > 0:04:26- Very nice to meet you. - Finding all the bargains?
0:04:26 > 0:04:30Finding all the bargains. Can I have a look at that glass cane?
0:04:30 > 0:04:33This has travelled a long way.
0:04:33 > 0:04:35A long way.
0:04:35 > 0:04:37- Don't you think? - I would have thought so.
0:04:37 > 0:04:44This has come from a little town, a little village just outside Bristol called Nailsea.
0:04:44 > 0:04:49There was a huge demand for glass windows and bottles during the Industrial Revolution.
0:04:49 > 0:04:52So, many successful glass manufacturers began
0:04:52 > 0:04:58making items for the home, such as these pretty glass canes.
0:04:58 > 0:05:00They would probably go on for another...
0:05:00 > 0:05:06another same length as this and they were hung over fireplaces.
0:05:06 > 0:05:09But as it's been cut down I'm probably going to leave this one.
0:05:09 > 0:05:12It's lovely, but it's not right.
0:05:12 > 0:05:15Now, something sparkly has caught James' eye.
0:05:17 > 0:05:18It's a silver sweets bowl.
0:05:18 > 0:05:20And it's only £10!
0:05:20 > 0:05:24Quite a nice little Indian silver bowl. I rather like it.
0:05:24 > 0:05:31Heavily adorned - there should be no flat surface that is left without some fellow punching it out.
0:05:31 > 0:05:35And they did punch them out with an old nail and a hammer,
0:05:35 > 0:05:39so of course legs are very vulnerable, getting bashed.
0:05:39 > 0:05:41Thrown at errant husbands.
0:05:41 > 0:05:45Silver is one of the oldest metals known to humans
0:05:45 > 0:05:48and has been considered precious since ancient times.
0:05:48 > 0:05:55Britain once used silver as payment for imported goods, such as tea it bought from India.
0:05:55 > 0:06:00So Indian manufactured silver goods became popular during the days of the Raj.
0:06:00 > 0:06:03Now, as I'm a very poor Southern boy coming up to you...
0:06:03 > 0:06:07- We usually put the price up for southerners.- I would!
0:06:07 > 0:06:09Now, can I be very cheeky?
0:06:09 > 0:06:11Could you do that for £3?
0:06:11 > 0:06:14No! You can have it for £8.
0:06:14 > 0:06:16- 8?- My god, £10.
0:06:16 > 0:06:19Nobody asks for a discount on £10.
0:06:19 > 0:06:23- Don't they?- Well, being polite, no-one would haggle below £10.
0:06:23 > 0:06:26But this man is from the Antiques Road Trip and the rules are...
0:06:26 > 0:06:28Well, there are no rules!
0:06:28 > 0:06:30What about five then?
0:06:30 > 0:06:33- Meet me halfway?- Seven.
0:06:33 > 0:06:35Whoa, there's a slight
0:06:35 > 0:06:38slippage here. Six, can you do six?
0:06:38 > 0:06:42- No.- Still sounds like you're being cheeky, James.
0:06:42 > 0:06:44But where there's a pound, there's a haggle.
0:06:44 > 0:06:49- Seven, go on.- I'd very much like to do it at seven anyway.
0:06:49 > 0:06:50That's very kind.
0:06:50 > 0:06:54- Thank you. - I hope it makes you a fortune.
0:06:54 > 0:06:58I don't think it will but it will help me on my way.
0:06:58 > 0:07:04Although it's not a startling piece, the reason I bought it - India, you know, the emerging economy.
0:07:04 > 0:07:07Lots of people will start repatriating things.
0:07:07 > 0:07:10Whether they do in time for the auction, I don't know.
0:07:10 > 0:07:12Well done, James.
0:07:12 > 0:07:14A fine bit of silver from far away.
0:07:14 > 0:07:17Now, how about something closer to home?
0:07:17 > 0:07:20Can I have a look at the cake swing basket?
0:07:20 > 0:07:21It's Elkington.
0:07:21 > 0:07:23Is it Elkington?
0:07:23 > 0:07:27It's stamped E & Co, Elkington and Co with the crown.
0:07:27 > 0:07:30Now, Elkington were the boys in the late 19th century.
0:07:30 > 0:07:34They were the guys who really, you know, took the plate industry on.
0:07:34 > 0:07:39George Richards Elkington was a silver manufacturer born in 1801,
0:07:39 > 0:07:43and he patented the process of electro-plating.
0:07:43 > 0:07:44Elkington and Co.
0:07:44 > 0:07:51grew after George's death in 1865, and the Elkington name still manufactures plated silverware today.
0:07:51 > 0:07:53Look at this lovely handle here.
0:07:53 > 0:07:55This rose and leaf design.
0:07:55 > 0:08:01With the scroll, I mean it's so Victorian, but, you know, I think that with cupcakes on...
0:08:01 > 0:08:03Fit for a king really.
0:08:03 > 0:08:06Ooh, cupcakes. Lovely!
0:08:06 > 0:08:07What's the best on this one?
0:08:07 > 0:08:11I could do it at...45.
0:08:11 > 0:08:1545? I was more like thinking 30.
0:08:16 > 0:08:18I'll meet you half way and we'll say 40.
0:08:20 > 0:08:2135.
0:08:23 > 0:08:2537.50.
0:08:30 > 0:08:33- 36.50.- 35. Go on.
0:08:33 > 0:08:35- 35? Yeah?- Deal.
0:08:35 > 0:08:39First purchase. Quite pleased.
0:08:39 > 0:08:42I believe I've done quite well, actually.
0:08:42 > 0:08:49Good basket, and I can see it in a good cake shop in Newcastle, polished up.
0:08:49 > 0:08:52These cupcakes are so fashionable.
0:08:52 > 0:08:54Laden with cupcakes in a great cake shop.
0:08:54 > 0:08:56I reckon that's where it's going to end up.
0:08:56 > 0:09:00Don't get too distracted by cup cakes, Thomas.
0:09:00 > 0:09:03A second on the lips - a lifetime on the hips!
0:09:03 > 0:09:06And stop looking in that baker's shop window!
0:09:06 > 0:09:12So our boys have done very well with their first silver-plated purchases.
0:09:12 > 0:09:15Let's hope a fine reward awaits them!
0:09:15 > 0:09:17- Uh-oh!- No!
0:09:17 > 0:09:19I don't believe that!
0:09:19 > 0:09:23Hey! You naughty, naughty people.
0:09:23 > 0:09:26Our experts have wandered into a local practical joke.
0:09:26 > 0:09:30A sly note, stuck inside an old parking ticket sleeve.
0:09:30 > 0:09:34Got to watch those chaps in Berwick-upon-Tweed.
0:09:36 > 0:09:38Very good, very good.
0:09:38 > 0:09:40A very close shave!
0:09:40 > 0:09:44I don't think even our experts could haggle with a parking attendant!
0:09:44 > 0:09:47MUSIC: "The Chain" by Fleetwood Mac (TV FORMULA ONE THEME)
0:09:47 > 0:09:50Now let's get back on the road.
0:10:08 > 0:10:12The road trip is taking our emboldened experts 30 miles due south
0:10:12 > 0:10:15to Alnwick, where great adventure waits.
0:10:15 > 0:10:22According to legend in 1816, Alnwick's famous Percy Tenantry Column was a gift
0:10:22 > 0:10:26from the area's tenants in gratitude to the second Duke of Northumberland.
0:10:26 > 0:10:28The Duke had kindly lowered land taxes.
0:10:28 > 0:10:34But the Duke wondered how the locals could afford such a column, so he raised the taxes again!
0:10:34 > 0:10:39Today in Alnwick, you still find the occasional tight-fisted visitor... or two!
0:10:39 > 0:10:42This is your stop, Thomas.
0:10:42 > 0:10:43Lovely sunny day for a book shop.
0:10:48 > 0:10:52Well, I'm meant to be going in there, the antique shop.
0:10:52 > 0:10:55But there's this book shop and it's an old station.
0:10:55 > 0:10:57And I'm really quite interested in going to have a look so...
0:10:57 > 0:11:00It's a bit of a jaunt, bit off the beaten track.
0:11:02 > 0:11:05Thomas, you are too easily distracted when you should be shopping.
0:11:05 > 0:11:09Why do big boys love little trains so much?
0:11:09 > 0:11:16The old Alnwick Station closed in 1968 and has been turned into an enormous second-hand bookshop.
0:11:16 > 0:11:20But there's still a small... very small... Local service.
0:11:20 > 0:11:23Look at that, Santa Fe.
0:11:23 > 0:11:262.5 inch gauge, I think that is.
0:11:26 > 0:11:30Thomas finds David, the first-class restorer of this fine building.
0:11:30 > 0:11:33It's one of the most popular things in the shop.
0:11:33 > 0:11:36We really love the building and I think that's shown in the way we've
0:11:36 > 0:11:39restored parts of it back to what it used to be.
0:11:39 > 0:11:43We've got all the old waiting rooms, the gentlemen's first class waiting room,
0:11:43 > 0:11:46the ladies' first class waiting room, the third class waiting room.
0:11:46 > 0:11:52This is a "brief encounter" with a more class-rigid Britain,
0:11:52 > 0:11:56where toffs and commoners waited separately for a ride home.
0:11:56 > 0:12:00In fact, Alnwick used to be a branch stop, with once important visitors
0:12:00 > 0:12:03and appropriate head gear for a stationmaster.
0:12:03 > 0:12:07Here we have a portrait of the first top-hat stationmaster.
0:12:07 > 0:12:13Now, a top-hat station would be York, Newcastle, Kings Cross, Edinburgh,
0:12:13 > 0:12:17but the only one that we know of that was on a branch line was Alnwick,
0:12:17 > 0:12:22because there were so many royal trains and foreign heads and dignitaries came here,
0:12:22 > 0:12:28to the castle, so the stationmaster was a top-hat stationmaster.
0:12:28 > 0:12:30This is amazing. Wow, look at that!
0:12:30 > 0:12:34Here we have the arrival of the royal train in 1908.
0:12:34 > 0:12:38The Prince and Princess of Wales, future King George V and Queen Mary.
0:12:38 > 0:12:41It must have been a really colourful station.
0:12:41 > 0:12:45Oh, it was. I used to bring my first girlfriend here, thinking I was so sophisticated.
0:12:45 > 0:12:47- Can you remember her name? - Oh, yes, I can.
0:12:47 > 0:12:50Oh, but you won't say?
0:12:50 > 0:12:52She knows.
0:12:53 > 0:12:56Looks like this was once a station of love.
0:12:56 > 0:13:02But, as all waiting-room romances must come to an end, Thomas must now get on with some shopping.
0:13:06 > 0:13:09Meanwhile, seasoned barterer James Braxton
0:13:09 > 0:13:13is heading out of town to unearth a rare, glittering antiques centre.
0:13:13 > 0:13:15Ah, here it is!
0:13:15 > 0:13:21This is an Arts and Crafts-y sort of number.
0:13:21 > 0:13:28It's just very nicely made and it's typical sort of Edwardian aspidistra jardiniere
0:13:28 > 0:13:33on the top here, so it was tiled so you didn't damage the surface.
0:13:34 > 0:13:37Victorian edging tiles.
0:13:37 > 0:13:40Look at those. £85 for the lot.
0:13:40 > 0:13:43Ooh, they'd look nice round my garden.
0:13:43 > 0:13:45But how about something to buy, James?
0:13:45 > 0:13:48Haven't found my winner yet, I'm afraid.
0:13:48 > 0:13:50Well, better leave you to it, then.
0:13:50 > 0:13:52Let's see if Thomas is hard at it.
0:13:52 > 0:13:57Ah, a light and airy antiques shop, for a refreshing change.
0:13:57 > 0:14:03But straight away, something dark and powerful catches Thomas's eye.
0:14:06 > 0:14:08- Hello... Can we have a look at these hooves?- You certainly can.
0:14:08 > 0:14:13- There you go.- Thank you very much. Now, what do you know about these?
0:14:13 > 0:14:19I bought them about 10 years ago with lots of silver photograph frames.
0:14:19 > 0:14:22It said it's first prize for a pig sticking competition.
0:14:22 > 0:14:24Pig sticking? Do you know what pig sticking is?
0:14:24 > 0:14:28- No idea.- Well, I think we need a search engine, really.
0:14:28 > 0:14:31Well, I may be of some use here.
0:14:31 > 0:14:36If you can imagine a frightening combination of fox hunting and bull-fighting -
0:14:36 > 0:14:39pig sticking is a kind-of wild boar chase.
0:14:41 > 0:14:45Although, actually, I think these are cow's hooves.
0:14:45 > 0:14:49And strangely, someone's turned them into a pair of Valentine pincushions.
0:14:49 > 0:14:51We're looking at sewing items.
0:14:51 > 0:14:54Sewing is so dainty, isn't it?
0:14:54 > 0:14:56- I don't think you'd want those on your dressing table, would you?- No.
0:14:56 > 0:14:59Now there's no price on them.
0:14:59 > 0:15:01I was hoping you'd make me an offer.
0:15:01 > 0:15:03Are you expecting more than £30?
0:15:03 > 0:15:05I was thinking 40 for the pair.
0:15:05 > 0:15:08I still have 30 in my head.
0:15:08 > 0:15:13Because they're so unusual and I could lose everything.
0:15:13 > 0:15:1540, it's even more to lose.
0:15:15 > 0:15:2030, you know, we could make a 30 profit on something else.
0:15:20 > 0:15:22- Go on.- Really? We've got a deal.
0:15:22 > 0:15:25- Yes.- Brilliant. Thank you very much.
0:15:25 > 0:15:30So, Thomas has bought himself some very unusual cloven hooves. Has he sold his soul for auction glory?
0:15:30 > 0:15:36I'm actually very nervous about them because not everybody likes animal parts, body parts
0:15:36 > 0:15:39floating round their house, but there are plenty people who do.
0:15:39 > 0:15:44But right now I'd better go and find that Braxton chap and make sure he hasn't got anything really good.
0:15:44 > 0:15:47Ah, yes, Braxton, James.
0:15:47 > 0:15:48What ever became of him?
0:15:50 > 0:15:53Looks like he's still looking round that Antiques Centre.
0:15:53 > 0:15:58James has only one item in his auction arsenal. Thomas now has two!
0:15:58 > 0:16:00Sands are shifting.
0:16:00 > 0:16:02Found anything yet, James?
0:16:02 > 0:16:03No?
0:16:03 > 0:16:06Nothing?
0:16:06 > 0:16:09Well, we'd better stick with Thomas then.
0:16:09 > 0:16:12- At least he's on a roll, - Magnificent!
0:16:12 > 0:16:19In fact he's on a path, heading for a date with one of Britain's most intriguing historical ladies.
0:16:19 > 0:16:23For centuries, Alnwick Castle has been the baronial home
0:16:23 > 0:16:27of the Percy family, latterly the Dukedom of Northumberland.
0:16:27 > 0:16:32Last year, the estate celebrated its 700th birthday -
0:16:32 > 0:16:35and it doesn't look a day older than 690!
0:16:35 > 0:16:37- Good morning.- Good morning.
0:16:37 > 0:16:40- What a wonderful day. - It is a good day, isn't it?
0:16:40 > 0:16:46Thomas meets Michael, collections and archive assistant for the past 20 years, and our guide for the day.
0:16:46 > 0:16:49I am gobsmacked at how beautiful it is.
0:16:49 > 0:16:53- It is beautiful, isn't it?- But it hasn't always been as beautiful. It's been a bit bloody, hasn't it?
0:16:53 > 0:16:59It was mafia country. This wasn't either England or Scotland.
0:16:59 > 0:17:04It's border country and they made their own laws, they did their own things.
0:17:04 > 0:17:10- It's just been strategically important, but traded back between two countries.- Yes.
0:17:10 > 0:17:11I can't wait to go inside.
0:17:11 > 0:17:15In the 17th century, the reigning Duke restored the estate,
0:17:15 > 0:17:21using architect Robert Adam and the famous landscape designer, Capability Brown.
0:17:21 > 0:17:23Forever known as "England's Greatest Gardener",
0:17:23 > 0:17:32our Lancelot was responsible for over 170 stately gardens from Kew to Warwick to Alnwick.
0:17:33 > 0:17:36And if you thought the gardens were lovely...
0:17:36 > 0:17:38This is fantastic. Wow!
0:17:38 > 0:17:41This is the dining room.
0:17:41 > 0:17:45- Is this where you have your lunch? - I consider it sometimes.- Really? - Yes.
0:17:45 > 0:17:48Oo-ar - a bit grand in here for nibbling a cheese ploughman's.
0:17:48 > 0:17:52And there's something else rather special waiting on the table.
0:17:52 > 0:17:54- It's in here, is it?- It's in here.
0:17:54 > 0:17:56I'll just put these gloves on.
0:17:56 > 0:18:00- I feel quite honoured. - And it's this.
0:18:00 > 0:18:02Wow! Look at that.
0:18:02 > 0:18:08A stunning velvet-covered Tudor prayer book. But whose was it?
0:18:08 > 0:18:11This is the prayer book of Queen Anne Boleyn.
0:18:11 > 0:18:13- Queen Anne Boleyn.- Yes, indeed.
0:18:13 > 0:18:17Well, if anyone needed a prayer, it was old Anne Boleyn!
0:18:17 > 0:18:21This book is never normally on display as it's far too precious.
0:18:21 > 0:18:30She had a relationship with the sixth Earl when he was at Henry VIII's Court.
0:18:30 > 0:18:32The sixth Earl of Percy, was it?
0:18:32 > 0:18:36Yes. He was known as Henry the Unthrifty.
0:18:36 > 0:18:44- Henry the Unthrifty?- Yes, cos he lost almost, well, he did, he lost the entire Percy fortune.
0:18:44 > 0:18:48So the Alnwick Henry had a fling with the infamous Anne Boleyn,
0:18:48 > 0:18:52before she was stolen away by big, fat Henry VIII.
0:18:52 > 0:18:55Yet her prayer book remained at the castle.
0:18:55 > 0:18:57This could have been a parting gift, then?
0:18:57 > 0:19:01It could've been. It could have been something she had on the scaffold.
0:19:03 > 0:19:09However the prayer book got here, it's not something you can take to auction, Thomas.
0:19:09 > 0:19:16Meanwhile James is hurtling back from his unsuccessful afternoon's shopping to collect his travelling companion.
0:19:18 > 0:19:22- Berwick. How did you get on? - That's for me to me to know and you to find out.
0:19:22 > 0:19:25- For me, I think there's a bit of money in the bank.- Oh, really?
0:19:25 > 0:19:27I didn't spend a lot. Small increments.
0:19:27 > 0:19:29HORN HOOTS
0:19:35 > 0:19:38The next morning, James and Thomas hit the road.
0:19:41 > 0:19:49So far, James has spent a mere £7 on just one item - the Indian silver bowl, leaving £193 to spend today.
0:19:49 > 0:19:52Come on, James!
0:19:52 > 0:19:58Thomas, meanwhile, spent £65 on two items - the cake basket
0:19:58 > 0:20:04and the hoof pincushions, leaving £135 for today's shopping.
0:20:05 > 0:20:1119 further south from Alnwick is the handsome market town of Morpeth,
0:20:11 > 0:20:17first stone-built in medieval times and spanning the River Wansbeck,
0:20:17 > 0:20:21and enjoyed by all creatures, two-legged and four.
0:20:21 > 0:20:25Both our experts really need to get on with their shopping today, especially James.
0:20:25 > 0:20:30And yet, here he is, on his way Morpeth's Bagpipe Museum.
0:20:30 > 0:20:32Naughty boy!
0:20:32 > 0:20:36Bagpipes date back to...well, who knows when, frankly?
0:20:36 > 0:20:43Possibly as far back as 400 BC and were brought to Britain by the Romans in the eighth century.
0:20:43 > 0:20:48And they became popular in Scotland and the Borders around the 16th century.
0:20:48 > 0:20:51- Take me to your fabulous museum. - OK, just up the stairs.
0:20:51 > 0:20:55Kim is the curator here and welcomes James into the world of wind.
0:20:55 > 0:21:03The earliest evidence we have of pipes being played in Northumberland is a carving from Hexham Abbey
0:21:03 > 0:21:07and you can see a rather squat-looking chap playing a double chanter -
0:21:07 > 0:21:09the chanter is the bit you play the tune on.
0:21:09 > 0:21:12So the drones are the big long pipes that people associate...
0:21:12 > 0:21:16Yes. That you see in the modern Highland bagpipes.
0:21:16 > 0:21:21More popular here are these Northumberland pipes.
0:21:21 > 0:21:26They differ from the Scottish bagpipes with a canny set of belt-bellows to fill your wind-bag.
0:21:26 > 0:21:32You've got the black and white plaid there, the tartan, which is the basic tartan,
0:21:32 > 0:21:37which the shepherds of the Borders, both on the Scottish side and the Northumbrian side would wear.
0:21:37 > 0:21:40And the Duke of Northumberland's piper wears that plaid.
0:21:40 > 0:21:47This is another example of the mixture of Scottish and English culture in Border country.
0:21:47 > 0:21:55This case shows some pipes and engravings to do with Jamie Allan, the first known Northumbrian piper.
0:21:55 > 0:22:00He was a bit of a rogue. He was supposed to have married three times without bothering to divorce.
0:22:00 > 0:22:05He joined the army and deserted several times and ended up in Durham Jail in the house of correction
0:22:05 > 0:22:09for horse stealing and died in 1810,
0:22:09 > 0:22:11but of course modern pipers aren't like that - they're terribly refined.
0:22:11 > 0:22:15Sounds like Jamie Allan was a medieval bad boy,
0:22:15 > 0:22:17the Keith Richards of bagpiping.
0:22:19 > 0:22:22I'll just play you a quick tune. I'll play Jamie Allan, which is
0:22:22 > 0:22:26the tune that celebrates our roguish piper in the other room.
0:22:41 > 0:22:45Far more dignified than somebody getting red hot and bothered, going...
0:22:45 > 0:22:50Well, you can get hot and bothered. This arm has to do quite a bit of work.
0:22:50 > 0:22:54That's going to be your challenge, to see what this arm does.
0:22:54 > 0:22:58- I'm up for it!- Pump away with the bellows on one side but then you've got to remember to breathe.
0:22:58 > 0:23:00That's it.
0:23:00 > 0:23:03Oh dear, that's rather embarrassing.
0:23:03 > 0:23:04This could be interesting!
0:23:04 > 0:23:09Ooops! Looks like someone's been tucking into Thomas' cup cakes.
0:23:09 > 0:23:12Obviously they're very small in Northumberland.
0:23:12 > 0:23:15Just about. You have to breathe in, I think.
0:23:15 > 0:23:18No, I don't.
0:23:18 > 0:23:20- Push through... Ah! - NOTE PLAYS
0:23:20 > 0:23:23Excellent. Now put that finger back.
0:23:23 > 0:23:25THE NOTE DIES
0:23:25 > 0:23:28I'm trying to, yeah, found it.
0:23:28 > 0:23:35James plays us one of his favourite tunes here - the Ballad of the Dying Cat.
0:23:37 > 0:23:39Oh dear, that's quite enough, thank you.
0:23:42 > 0:23:47Time to move on and continue the all-important shopping spree.
0:23:47 > 0:23:5219 miles south-east from Morpeth is the quaint seaside town of Tynemouth.
0:23:53 > 0:23:57It's lovely to see the sea, James, it's absolutely fantastic.
0:23:57 > 0:24:01I find the sea is best enjoyed in the sunshine, though.
0:24:01 > 0:24:08Really, being a Plant, I enjoy the rain, especially when driving, in the eyes, on the cheeks.
0:24:08 > 0:24:14Holiday-makers come here for the sea, the sun and the fun...
0:24:14 > 0:24:18as well as a stroll along Tynemouth's sometimes scenic pier,
0:24:19 > 0:24:21but our boys are here to shop.
0:24:21 > 0:24:24- Well, James, this looks like my stop.- Yup.
0:24:24 > 0:24:26See you soon.
0:24:26 > 0:24:30I'm counting my money because I'm just not entirely sure how much I've got left.
0:24:30 > 0:24:33You've got £135 left, Thomas.
0:24:33 > 0:24:35And the clock is ticking.
0:24:35 > 0:24:39But the thing is, if I get something which I think will make a lot of money at auction,
0:24:39 > 0:24:41I don't mind blowing it all,
0:24:41 > 0:24:44so let's hope there's some good stuff in here.
0:24:44 > 0:24:48Did I hear the words "blowing it all"? Very courageous, Thomas.
0:24:48 > 0:24:51But just to be safe, why not get some advice from Ian?
0:24:51 > 0:24:55- You've got a fantastic collection of Sunderland lustre.- That's right.
0:24:55 > 0:24:59I've been collecting and specialising for the last 25 years.
0:24:59 > 0:25:02That pink lustre, that's what gave it its name, isn't it?
0:25:02 > 0:25:04That's right.
0:25:04 > 0:25:12Sunderland lustre became very popular in mid-19th century, made by many ceramics firms such as Dixon and Co.
0:25:12 > 0:25:18These items are still loved today for their pretty pastel tints and local scenes.
0:25:18 > 0:25:23It very much reflects the social statement of the time.
0:25:23 > 0:25:27Whether it be sailing, farming...
0:25:27 > 0:25:29- There's a masonic one there, isn't there?- Masonic as well, yes.
0:25:29 > 0:25:33This was made in the North-East about 1820, 1825.
0:25:33 > 0:25:36What is the price of that? You've got £285.
0:25:36 > 0:25:38That is well beyond our price range.
0:25:38 > 0:25:40It's a rare piece, you know.
0:25:40 > 0:25:45- There with the masonic sign, it looked good, didn't it?- £285?
0:25:45 > 0:25:48Blow it all if you want Thomas, but you've not got enough money for that.
0:25:48 > 0:25:53This is just absolutely wonderful, isn't it?
0:25:53 > 0:25:55It's basically this design, this slipware design.
0:25:55 > 0:25:59What you've got to think about with antiques is fashion.
0:25:59 > 0:26:03That is extremely stylish. It can be in any...
0:26:03 > 0:26:08interior, whether it be ultra modern or ultra antique.
0:26:08 > 0:26:10That's what's so...
0:26:10 > 0:26:12brilliant about it.
0:26:12 > 0:26:15That's why it's good, that's why it's £350.
0:26:15 > 0:26:18OK, well let's leave that alone too.
0:26:18 > 0:26:24Perhaps find something a little smaller. And remember where the auction is, Thomas.
0:26:24 > 0:26:27I wouldn't mind a bit of advice because you're local to the area.
0:26:27 > 0:26:29We're selling in Boldon Auction Galleries.
0:26:29 > 0:26:33I'd like to buy something to put in there.
0:26:33 > 0:26:40I may have something. Sunderland plaque, made about 1860 by Anthony Scott of Southwick.
0:26:40 > 0:26:43Transfer printed with a sailing ship.
0:26:43 > 0:26:47Orange lustre. What's the difference between the orange and the pink?
0:26:47 > 0:26:49Is it as widely collected or...
0:26:49 > 0:26:52The orange lustre was made later on in the century.
0:26:52 > 0:26:55So we're talking sort of 1880s here?
0:26:55 > 0:27:03Well, 1850s, 1860s and that is in perfect condition and that can be £95.
0:27:03 > 0:27:0995. I wouldn't mind going as much as paying £60 for something but 90 would be eating too much
0:27:09 > 0:27:15- into what I've got because I'm not entirely sure what's going to happen at the auction.- I see.
0:27:15 > 0:27:18- Well, I can budge a little bit. - How much?
0:27:18 > 0:27:20Well, I said 90...
0:27:23 > 0:27:28- You can have it for 75.- 75.
0:27:28 > 0:27:31It's a good thing. Can you do any more?
0:27:31 > 0:27:36Wow. Thomas is really working hard and torturing poor Ian.
0:27:36 > 0:27:38- James would be proud. - You're a hard man.
0:27:38 > 0:27:40I'm not a hard man!
0:27:40 > 0:27:42I'm quite a nice man.
0:27:42 > 0:27:46I'll take another £5 but that is it.
0:27:46 > 0:27:48So we're talking £70.
0:27:48 > 0:27:51You couldn't go down to 65?
0:27:51 > 0:27:5465? Yes, OK, that's a deal.
0:27:54 > 0:27:58- That's a deal?- That's a deal.- I don't mean to drive a hard bargain.
0:27:58 > 0:28:05Oh, I think you do, Thomas. And I'm pretty sure that antique shops are really supposed to make a profit.
0:28:05 > 0:28:10Now it's time for James to reclaim his lustre and get some serious antiques in his auction arsenal.
0:28:10 > 0:28:17James has made his way just eight miles west of Thomas, to the Newcastle suburb of Benton.
0:28:17 > 0:28:21No pressure at all here, James. Well, actually, quite a lot of pressure.
0:28:21 > 0:28:27It's getting pretty late in the day, the shops are going to shut soon and you've only spent £7!
0:28:27 > 0:28:30That's a mighty fellow, isn't it?
0:28:30 > 0:28:33Huge copper pan.
0:28:33 > 0:28:36A slightly odd item to take to auction.
0:28:36 > 0:28:41James might have more chance of getting rid of this pot at a scrap yard.
0:28:41 > 0:28:44Then again, one man's scrap is another man's antique.
0:28:44 > 0:28:49So this is bronze. Mercury, the winged messenger, seated.
0:28:49 > 0:28:511920s Art Deco figure.
0:28:51 > 0:28:55On this fine fellow,
0:28:55 > 0:28:57could you do something like 50 quid on that?
0:28:57 > 0:28:59I couldn't be doing 50 quid.
0:29:01 > 0:29:03No, almost 50 per cent you're asking for.
0:29:03 > 0:29:05I know, I'm a hard man.
0:29:05 > 0:29:07- You are!- I'm not a hard man, I'm a desperate man.
0:29:07 > 0:29:09You're a desperate man!
0:29:09 > 0:29:12Give me 75 quid, that's 25 per cent.
0:29:12 > 0:29:15Yeah, I know. 75.
0:29:15 > 0:29:16Right. Let me have a look.
0:29:19 > 0:29:22Mercury was also the winged god of trade.
0:29:22 > 0:29:25In fact, I think he has a message for James.
0:29:25 > 0:29:28Buy something!
0:29:28 > 0:29:29These are quite fun.
0:29:29 > 0:29:34These lovely '30s, Deco glasses with the peach glass here.
0:29:34 > 0:29:38And it's in quite good order, there's no problems, I don't think.
0:29:38 > 0:29:41That's quite stylish, isn't it, for something?
0:29:41 > 0:29:46Yes, James. They're all lovely.
0:29:46 > 0:29:50But you're going to have to buy at least one of them very soon.
0:29:52 > 0:29:53At least Thomas has the shopping bug.
0:29:53 > 0:29:56Back in Tynemouth, something small and delicate
0:29:56 > 0:30:00has charmed the talented Mr Plant.
0:30:00 > 0:30:04Just a really nice 1920s, similar kind of arts and crafts brooch
0:30:04 > 0:30:07but it's silver, with enamel on.
0:30:07 > 0:30:08At least this is enamel.
0:30:08 > 0:30:10It's really cool.
0:30:12 > 0:30:16'It's lovely and there's nothing wrong with a red-blooded man looking at a broach.'
0:30:16 > 0:30:19What's your very best on that?
0:30:20 > 0:30:22That can be £8.
0:30:22 > 0:30:27- Can it be five?- No.- Really?- No.
0:30:27 > 0:30:30- It can be... Oh, £5, go on.- Yeah?
0:30:30 > 0:30:32- Yes, go on!- Yes, yes, yes!
0:30:33 > 0:30:36'Oh, Thomas, you've broken him.
0:30:36 > 0:30:37'This is just too easy now.'
0:30:37 > 0:30:39I'm really pleased.
0:30:39 > 0:30:43£5 for a silver and enamel brooch. Go and find me one of those again.
0:30:43 > 0:30:46I don't think I'll find one of those all season.
0:30:47 > 0:30:50Thomas is now leading the shopping tally.
0:30:50 > 0:30:53Four items bought to James' one.
0:30:53 > 0:30:56So how about slow-coach James?
0:30:56 > 0:30:59I'll bet he still can't decide between the Mercury statue,
0:30:59 > 0:31:02the Art Deco mirror, and the great big copper pot.
0:31:03 > 0:31:05Oh, Lord!
0:31:05 > 0:31:06Looks like he bought the lot!
0:31:06 > 0:31:10Well, thank goodness for that.
0:31:10 > 0:31:11Really pleased with the items.
0:31:11 > 0:31:13£50 for Mercury,
0:31:13 > 0:31:20£20 for the peach glass mirror and £50 for the copper saucepan.
0:31:20 > 0:31:25Could this 11th hour bulk-buy seal James' fate at auction?
0:31:25 > 0:31:28We'll soon find out.
0:31:28 > 0:31:31Now it's time for the all-important show and tell.
0:31:31 > 0:31:34These weary experts have worked very hard.
0:31:34 > 0:31:36Well, Thomas has at least.
0:31:36 > 0:31:37Thomas, what do you think of that?
0:31:37 > 0:31:39Bit of Indian silver.
0:31:39 > 0:31:42- Not too bad, is it?- No.
0:31:42 > 0:31:44I like the fish on it, sort of Berwick-on-Tweed.
0:31:44 > 0:31:47- Yeah, absolutely.- Guess the price?
0:31:47 > 0:31:49Um...£25.
0:31:49 > 0:31:51Seven.
0:31:51 > 0:31:52- Seven?- £7.
0:31:52 > 0:31:54I feel terrible now.
0:31:56 > 0:31:59- Oh, that's a lovely basket. - Elkington & Co basket.
0:31:59 > 0:32:02I think 50 to 70.
0:32:02 > 0:32:04- £35.- I think you've done well.
0:32:04 > 0:32:07That's great. It's nicely cast, isn't it?
0:32:07 > 0:32:08Heavy fellow.
0:32:08 > 0:32:12As you can see, this came out of a bin.
0:32:12 > 0:32:17- It's a rather nice Deco peach cast fellow.- I like that very much.
0:32:17 > 0:32:19- Guess the price.- £40.
0:32:19 > 0:32:20Near.
0:32:20 > 0:32:22- Guess again, Thomas.- 55.
0:32:22 > 0:32:2420.
0:32:24 > 0:32:25No! No!
0:32:25 > 0:32:30- Beat that! Go on! - Promise not to laugh?
0:32:30 > 0:32:33Well, James won't, but I might.
0:32:36 > 0:32:38Oh! Right, OK.
0:32:38 > 0:32:40Pin cushions, what do you think?
0:32:40 > 0:32:42HE LAUGHS
0:32:42 > 0:32:45Do you think this a cowman's valentine then, pin cushions?
0:32:45 > 0:32:48Yeah!
0:32:48 > 0:32:4920, 30?
0:32:49 > 0:32:52I paid £30 for them.
0:32:52 > 0:32:54They are weird things.
0:32:54 > 0:32:57Thomas, my third is over here.
0:32:57 > 0:32:59It's a heavy beast.
0:32:59 > 0:33:01- Looks like a beast!- A beasty beasty.
0:33:01 > 0:33:04Oh, great! Look at that!
0:33:04 > 0:33:05It's a mighty beast, isn't it?
0:33:05 > 0:33:08James, whatever you paid for this, it's worth its weight.
0:33:08 > 0:33:12- I paid £50 for it.- Well done, you.
0:33:12 > 0:33:15- Sell it or scrap it, Thomas. - Sell it or scrap it.
0:33:15 > 0:33:19I bought this under duress. I shouldn't have bought this.
0:33:19 > 0:33:22- I shouldn't have bought this. - That's rather nice, isn't it?
0:33:22 > 0:33:26Sunderland lustre, 1860s, 1870s.
0:33:26 > 0:33:28What do you think I paid for that?
0:33:28 > 0:33:31Cor... 30, 40?
0:33:31 > 0:33:33- More!- More, more, more?
0:33:33 > 0:33:35Oh, yes. Definitely more!
0:33:35 > 0:33:37- More, more, more.- 50?- More.
0:33:37 > 0:33:39- 80?- No, less.
0:33:39 > 0:33:41- Oh, 70.- 65.
0:33:41 > 0:33:44- 65.- It was marked at 135.
0:33:44 > 0:33:47The chap was ever the opportunist, wasn't he?
0:33:49 > 0:33:53Well, you'll probably take that to your grave, Thomas.
0:33:53 > 0:33:56Well, maybe try taking it to auction first, eh?
0:33:56 > 0:33:59James, how very camp.
0:33:59 > 0:34:02- It's very camp, isn't it? - You know who he is, do you?
0:34:02 > 0:34:04I think he's Mercury. What do you think?
0:34:04 > 0:34:06OK. He could be Mercury.
0:34:06 > 0:34:08Is he a resting, winged messenger?
0:34:08 > 0:34:12- Yeah, definitely. - There's quite a lot of detail.
0:34:12 > 0:34:13He's quite good, actually.
0:34:13 > 0:34:15But he's not '20s.
0:34:15 > 0:34:18Guess the price, come on, in one!
0:34:18 > 0:34:22- £45.- £50, I paid.
0:34:22 > 0:34:26That is a 19th century Italian bronze
0:34:26 > 0:34:30and I reckon that's worth a lot more. Well done.
0:34:30 > 0:34:33Dun, dun, dun...!
0:34:33 > 0:34:34That's very pretty, isn't it? Basket.
0:34:34 > 0:34:38- A little basket. - Silver enamel brooch.
0:34:38 > 0:34:40A little brooch. Oh, that's very pretty.
0:34:40 > 0:34:44- You paid £30 for it?- No.
0:34:44 > 0:34:46Lower? Higher?
0:34:46 > 0:34:49- Lower.- Er, 20?- Lower.- Really?
0:34:49 > 0:34:51Great. It's "Guess The Price" again.
0:34:51 > 0:34:53Lower this time.
0:34:53 > 0:34:54How much? What, ten, 15?
0:34:54 > 0:34:58- £5!- £5!
0:34:58 > 0:35:02- I think that could be your winner. - THEY BOTH LAUGH
0:35:02 > 0:35:04- Thomas, good luck.- And you, James.
0:35:04 > 0:35:07- Off to the auction. - Off to the auction.
0:35:07 > 0:35:09Smooth talking, boys.
0:35:09 > 0:35:11Now, tell us what you really think.
0:35:11 > 0:35:15The Sunderland lustre plaque, with the boat on it,
0:35:15 > 0:35:19Well pitched for the area, but has he paid too much at 65?
0:35:19 > 0:35:22I'm a bit disappointed in myself, to be honest.
0:35:22 > 0:35:24I think it could be 1-0 to James.
0:35:24 > 0:35:27He's bought that really good bronze figure.
0:35:27 > 0:35:29I think he's got a real winner in the brooch.
0:35:29 > 0:35:32- That lovely enamel and silver. - The copper?
0:35:32 > 0:35:36that could be the sticking point, but if there's a copper dealer,
0:35:36 > 0:35:37it's worth its weight.
0:35:37 > 0:35:40The toenails. Dear, oh dear!
0:35:40 > 0:35:43Nervous? I'm just trembling with anticipation.
0:35:43 > 0:35:47Well, that makes two of us.
0:35:47 > 0:35:52The road trip for this leg finally arrives in East Boldon,
0:35:52 > 0:35:56at the end of its exciting journey from Berwick-upon-Tweed
0:35:56 > 0:35:59through wonderful Alnwick, Morpeth, Benton and Tynemouth.
0:35:59 > 0:36:03It's auction day and our two experts proudly roll into town.
0:36:03 > 0:36:07Boldon Auctions first opened its doors in 1981
0:36:07 > 0:36:11and is loved in these parts for selling all things weird and wonderful.
0:36:11 > 0:36:15Today is the general sale, perfect for the mixed bunch of items
0:36:15 > 0:36:18our boys have garnered from Northumberland.
0:36:18 > 0:36:19Tom Robson is the auctioneer
0:36:19 > 0:36:24and has his own thoughts on James and Thomas' items.
0:36:24 > 0:36:26I think the hooves are arguably the most interesting,
0:36:26 > 0:36:28but not the nicest of things.
0:36:28 > 0:36:31What do you do with them? I think the thing that stands
0:36:31 > 0:36:34to do the best is probably the Sunderland lustre plaque
0:36:34 > 0:36:35or the plated cake basket.
0:36:35 > 0:36:40James started this leg of the road trip with £200.
0:36:40 > 0:36:46He spent a proud £127 on four items.
0:36:46 > 0:36:47That's very kind, thank you.
0:36:49 > 0:36:55Thomas took his £200 starter pack and boldly spent £135 on four items.
0:36:57 > 0:36:59My first buy of the series.
0:36:59 > 0:37:04An expectant calm begins to settle at Boldon Auctions,
0:37:04 > 0:37:09as our experts take their seat and the gavel gets ready to strike.
0:37:09 > 0:37:10The auction is about to begin.
0:37:10 > 0:37:17First up is James' Indian silver bowl bought in Berwick-on-Tweed for £7.
0:37:17 > 0:37:20Somebody bid me a fiver for it, please? Anybody? £5 bid upstairs.
0:37:20 > 0:37:22£8, anybody else?
0:37:22 > 0:37:25£10, gentleman's bid, £12?
0:37:25 > 0:37:28That's a £3 profit so far.
0:37:28 > 0:37:3015? £18, lady's bid upstairs.
0:37:30 > 0:37:34£20, anybody else now. Yes or no?
0:37:34 > 0:37:36It's a profit. A profit's a profit.
0:37:36 > 0:37:40An agreeable, double your money turn for James.
0:37:40 > 0:37:42Next up are Thomas' toenails,
0:37:42 > 0:37:46the peculiar pin cushion hooves from Alnwick at £30.
0:37:46 > 0:37:49Thomas, how do you fancy your chances, toenails?
0:37:49 > 0:37:51Don't be rude about my toenails.
0:37:51 > 0:37:54- Can you remind me how much you paid for them?- £30.
0:37:54 > 0:37:57- Feeling good about that?- No.
0:37:57 > 0:38:01Lot number 120. A pair of 19th-century hooved-pin cushions
0:38:01 > 0:38:03with velvet tops and I'm bid £4 for 'em.
0:38:03 > 0:38:08- £4, this is awful.- 6, 8, 12?
0:38:08 > 0:38:10- 15, 18? - He's exceeded my expectations.
0:38:10 > 0:38:11That's good.
0:38:11 > 0:38:1420, behind you, 22, 25.
0:38:14 > 0:38:16£25?
0:38:16 > 0:38:18Go on, a bit more.
0:38:18 > 0:38:20There's no need to push it.
0:38:20 > 0:38:23Well, the cloven hooves failed.
0:38:23 > 0:38:26That's an unwelcome loss to kick off Thomas' auction.
0:38:29 > 0:38:32Now a bit of old scrap or a fine 19th-century copper pan,
0:38:32 > 0:38:34depending on your point of view.
0:38:34 > 0:38:37£10 to start. £12. Anybody else?
0:38:37 > 0:38:4020, 22, 25, £30 now?
0:38:40 > 0:38:4432, 35, 38, 40
0:38:44 > 0:38:4742, 45, 48, 50?
0:38:47 > 0:38:5255, 60, 65, 70? 75?
0:38:52 > 0:38:54£75 back right?
0:38:57 > 0:38:58Oh, well done.
0:38:58 > 0:39:02Not too scrappy and I think James could rightly be pleased
0:39:02 > 0:39:03with that small investment.
0:39:03 > 0:39:06Now for something a whole lot prettier.
0:39:06 > 0:39:09Thomas' lovely Art Deco broach. A snip at £5.
0:39:09 > 0:39:14My whole profit margin rests on this £5 brooch.
0:39:14 > 0:39:17£5, lady's bid upstairs. £8? Anybody else?
0:39:17 > 0:39:2110, £15, lady's bid upstairs. £18, 20? £22?
0:39:21 > 0:39:25- The lady's...- All right, steady on.
0:39:25 > 0:39:28Come on! Bit more!
0:39:28 > 0:39:3028, 30? 32?
0:39:30 > 0:39:3335? £42? Anybody else?
0:39:35 > 0:39:38- 35 in the bin!- In the bin.
0:39:38 > 0:39:42A great result for Thomas there, and that's him back in the game.
0:39:42 > 0:39:45But James needs to reflect on the situation and fortunately,
0:39:45 > 0:39:48his £20-mirror is up next.
0:39:48 > 0:39:51Just drop it, drop it and break it.
0:39:51 > 0:39:53I've got two bids. £35.
0:39:53 > 0:39:55£15 profit, already.
0:39:55 > 0:39:5738, 40, 42, 45?
0:39:57 > 0:40:01£48? Anywhere else for it. Yes or no?
0:40:01 > 0:40:05Well done, James. Well done!
0:40:05 > 0:40:10- The gods are shining on me. - That's profits on everything!
0:40:10 > 0:40:13Edging slightly further into the lead, James can be pleased with that.
0:40:13 > 0:40:17Now, what could please Thomas?
0:40:17 > 0:40:20How about his tasty cup cake holder?
0:40:20 > 0:40:22Oops, I mean plated cake basket?
0:40:22 > 0:40:25I've got two commission bids. £40 starting.
0:40:25 > 0:40:28- Oh, I've made a profit already. - Well done.
0:40:28 > 0:40:31£50? Anybody else now? £50?
0:40:31 > 0:40:34- Go on.- Yes or no?- Go on.
0:40:34 > 0:40:37It's still close between these two.
0:40:37 > 0:40:40They have just one item each left to sell.
0:40:40 > 0:40:43Can one of them get that all-important profit?
0:40:44 > 0:40:47Next up, a message from the antique gods.
0:40:47 > 0:40:50Can Mercury bring James something celestial?
0:40:50 > 0:40:52One, two, three, four bids.
0:40:52 > 0:40:55I'm straight in at £50. £55 if anybody wants it?
0:40:55 > 0:40:57£60 anybody else?
0:40:57 > 0:41:0170? 75, 90? 95, 100?
0:41:01 > 0:41:06Oh dear, Thomas. This is looking rather good for James.
0:41:06 > 0:41:07And not so great for you.
0:41:07 > 0:41:09150, £160 now.
0:41:09 > 0:41:12- Not bad for an Art Deco figure. - Not bad.
0:41:12 > 0:41:16Mercury has fulfilled his errand for James
0:41:16 > 0:41:18and that's a fantastic profit.
0:41:18 > 0:41:20A big challenge for Thomas.
0:41:20 > 0:41:23I've got butterflies in my tummy now.
0:41:23 > 0:41:26This is my big purchase of the day.
0:41:26 > 0:41:30He spent big and bought this lustre plaque.
0:41:31 > 0:41:33Fingers crossed for Mr Plant.
0:41:33 > 0:41:36A bid, £5 to start.
0:41:36 > 0:41:38At least it's got a bid.
0:41:38 > 0:41:41..£18 with the lady upstairs. 20 now.
0:41:41 > 0:41:4425, 28, 30, 32, 35? 42.
0:41:44 > 0:41:46Come on!
0:41:46 > 0:41:48Surely some more.
0:41:48 > 0:41:50..Yes or no?
0:41:50 > 0:41:53- Go on, make it 50. - £50, anybody else? Yes or no?
0:41:53 > 0:41:56No more bidders.
0:41:56 > 0:41:58Oh dear, Thomas, you spent too much.
0:41:58 > 0:42:03- That's minus...- I'm not laughing, I'm really not.
0:42:03 > 0:42:07Well, the experienced James Braxton has taken an early lead.
0:42:08 > 0:42:12James and Thomas both started today's show with £200
0:42:12 > 0:42:15and each bought four items.
0:42:15 > 0:42:17After paying commission to the auction house,
0:42:17 > 0:42:21James made a satisfying profit of £118.48
0:42:21 > 0:42:25and has a fabulous £318.48 to carry forward.
0:42:26 > 0:42:28Thomas has nothing to be ashamed about,
0:42:28 > 0:42:31but made a minor loss of £4.85.
0:42:31 > 0:42:36He's just down with £195.15 to start the next show.
0:42:36 > 0:42:38Of course, it's early days yet
0:42:38 > 0:42:41and there will be much to learn this week.
0:42:41 > 0:42:43Four profits for you.
0:42:43 > 0:42:45Yes, I can't stop smiling.
0:42:45 > 0:42:47I must stop smiling.
0:42:47 > 0:42:50- I am. I'm basking in it. Thomas, you?- Two profits for me.
0:42:50 > 0:42:52- That's all right.- It's not too bad.
0:42:52 > 0:42:56I haven't done as well as I wanted to do, but first time...
0:42:56 > 0:42:59Looks like the winner gets the passenger seat today.
0:42:59 > 0:43:03But no looking back for Thomas, just the road ahead.
0:43:03 > 0:43:05- I forget there's no wing mirrors James!- No.
0:43:11 > 0:43:13Next time on the Antiques Road Trip,
0:43:13 > 0:43:16James and Thomas head for Darlington, County Durham.
0:43:16 > 0:43:19James tries a new look.
0:43:19 > 0:43:21Are you sure it's not a bit big?
0:43:21 > 0:43:23Room to grow into, I like to say.
0:43:23 > 0:43:25Thomas tries a new career.
0:43:25 > 0:43:27I wouldn't mind a service hat
0:43:27 > 0:43:30so I can feel like I'm in a staff car with Braxton.
0:43:30 > 0:43:33And they both try their luck on the antiques trail.
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