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 > 0:00:12Who can make the most money buying and selling antiques as they scour the UK?
0:00:12 > 0:00:14- I don't mean to drive a hard bargain.- The aim is to trade up
0:00:14 > 0:00:17and hope that 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 > 0:00:22Punching the air.
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'm going to be like Rocky and come from behind.
0:00:28 > 0:00:31This is the Antiques Road Trip. Yeah.
0:00:36 > 0:00:42This week, we're out on the road with antiques experts James Braxton and Thomas Plant.
0:00:42 > 0:00:46Yeah, the cold wind of change now. None of this spend, spend, spend.
0:00:46 > 0:00:50I think the Braxton needs to start spending.
0:00:50 > 0:00:55James Braxton is a successful auctioneer with occasional delusions of grandeur.
0:00:55 > 0:00:59All I need is some sort of native sceptre of office.
0:00:59 > 0:01:03Jewellery expert Thomas Plant knows the ups and downs of the antiques trade
0:01:03 > 0:01:06even if he doesn't really know up from down.
0:01:06 > 0:01:08Onwards and upwards.
0:01:11 > 0:01:18James and Thomas started the week with £200 of pocket money, and it's been a fairly uneven contest so far.
0:01:18 > 0:01:22James is striding ahead like a mighty auction giant.
0:01:22 > 0:01:27From his original £200, he now has a thumping £385.88.
0:01:27 > 0:01:30Coming out smelling of roses again.
0:01:30 > 0:01:34Thomas has been buying great items at great prices with great appeal
0:01:34 > 0:01:37and they've not actually made him much money at all.
0:01:37 > 0:01:40I buy an antique, you buy tat. I lose money on it.
0:01:40 > 0:01:43From his £200 starter pack,
0:01:43 > 0:01:49he's just crept up to a worryingly-mild £230.25.
0:01:49 > 0:01:52Well, James, I need to replicate that tenfold to be up to your level.
0:01:52 > 0:01:55I need to walk with giants.
0:01:55 > 0:01:59This week's Road Trip is round the stunning Northeast of England.
0:01:59 > 0:02:02And on today's show, James and Thomas are leaving Darlington,
0:02:02 > 0:02:04County Durham, and hitting the road to auction
0:02:04 > 0:02:06in Bedale, North Yorkshire.
0:02:06 > 0:02:09- Slow but steady wins the race. - I know.
0:02:09 > 0:02:11The way you assault a full English.
0:02:11 > 0:02:15Quietly working away, on those sausages,
0:02:15 > 0:02:17spreading marmalade and other goodness on them.
0:02:17 > 0:02:19We start today's show in Richmond,
0:02:19 > 0:02:23a jewel in the heart of North Yorkshire.
0:02:23 > 0:02:28These walls arranged around Richmond Castle are the oldest in Britain,
0:02:28 > 0:02:31dating back nearly 1,000 years to 1080 AD.
0:02:31 > 0:02:33ENGINE SPUTTERS
0:02:33 > 0:02:37And here we find James' old motor and the same old problem.
0:02:37 > 0:02:41I think it's having real problems in this temperature. I think
0:02:41 > 0:02:44as soon as I stop it, I think all the petrol evaporates
0:02:44 > 0:02:47in every sort of fuel line possible.
0:02:50 > 0:02:53Too hot, too cold, too wet, too dry.
0:02:53 > 0:02:56There's just no pleasing James' cantankerous old -
0:02:56 > 0:02:58I mean classic - car.
0:02:58 > 0:03:00Leaving it for a while is really the only option.
0:03:00 > 0:03:03Glorious, isn't it? Look at it.
0:03:03 > 0:03:05The town of Richmond there, lovely.
0:03:05 > 0:03:09Georgian town of Richmond. Are we going to find Georgian antiques?
0:03:09 > 0:03:11At the right price? Lovely diving display there.
0:03:11 > 0:03:14It is pretty cool, isn't it?
0:03:14 > 0:03:16I hate to think how cold that is.
0:03:16 > 0:03:19- Do you fancy a bathe? - Er, not in that, no.
0:03:19 > 0:03:22I think you need to freshen up and spend some money, James.
0:03:22 > 0:03:27- You've got all that money! - It's burning a hole in my pocket. - Time to spend it!
0:03:27 > 0:03:29You both need to get out there and get spending.
0:03:29 > 0:03:34James has found his first shop up one of Richmond's back streets.
0:03:34 > 0:03:36Lovely snooker cue there.
0:03:36 > 0:03:3916.5 ounce cue.
0:03:39 > 0:03:42It almost looks like James is reminiscing about his wild, formative
0:03:42 > 0:03:47snooker-hustling days on the tough streets of, erm, East Sussex.
0:03:47 > 0:03:50No wonder he haggles so well.
0:03:50 > 0:03:55Why we have a cork seal here, is I bet you find it's lead, so you just
0:03:55 > 0:03:57probably find it's a standard weight
0:03:57 > 0:04:02and then they'd adjust it with a lead plug and cover it with a cork.
0:04:02 > 0:04:05Snooker derives from a combination of bar billiards and pool,
0:04:05 > 0:04:08given its name by a very young Neville Chamberlain
0:04:08 > 0:04:11serving in India in 1875.
0:04:11 > 0:04:15A young military cadet was known as a snooker.
0:04:15 > 0:04:17It's one of those sort of decorative items.
0:04:17 > 0:04:20What do you do with it, unless you play snooker?
0:04:20 > 0:04:24You know, can it be incorporated in the home
0:04:24 > 0:04:25as a sort of decorative feature?
0:04:25 > 0:04:29I suppose you could put it on a wall, couldn't you?
0:04:29 > 0:04:33Whilst James relives his teenage wild days, Thomas has slipped back
0:04:33 > 0:04:37to his childhood and found a new friend at £65.
0:04:37 > 0:04:39He's quite a sweet chap, isn't he?
0:04:39 > 0:04:44His glass eyes have been replaced, but his mohair's quite good.
0:04:44 > 0:04:49The original toy bears were made by German company, Steiff, in the late 19th century.
0:04:49 > 0:04:51But the teddy bear originated in America,
0:04:51 > 0:04:54from President Theodore "Teddy" Roosevelt
0:04:54 > 0:04:58after he humanely refused to shoot a real bear cub,
0:04:58 > 0:05:02on a stage-managed hunting trip in Mississippi, in 1902.
0:05:02 > 0:05:04Good old Teddy!
0:05:04 > 0:05:09What do you think of James' car breaking down all the time? "Yeah, it's fun."
0:05:09 > 0:05:12Oh, dear, Thomas has started talking to toy bears now.
0:05:12 > 0:05:16I don't think James is too worried about the car turning over.
0:05:16 > 0:05:18He's found a more simple contraption.
0:05:18 > 0:05:22Put a bit of elbow grease in it, and it's a churn.
0:05:22 > 0:05:27William Waide and Sons made these fine oak butter churns for the local
0:05:27 > 0:05:30and export market, although they were better known and successful
0:05:30 > 0:05:33for their brewing barrels.
0:05:33 > 0:05:38Beer-making has been big in this part of the world since the 19th century,
0:05:38 > 0:05:42but this spinning butter churn is for sale at £120.
0:05:42 > 0:05:44So you would've poured your milk in here,
0:05:44 > 0:05:48fastened it up and then you would've got churning.
0:05:48 > 0:05:49Look, there we are.
0:05:51 > 0:05:53James is clearly enjoying himself today,
0:05:53 > 0:05:56but I don't feel he's any closer to buying anything yet.
0:05:56 > 0:06:00I hope Thomas' shopping is right on track.
0:06:00 > 0:06:06These are British Rail signs, these do quite well. Midland line, 1965.
0:06:06 > 0:06:09These would go on the side of wagons,
0:06:09 > 0:06:11on the side of tenders, engines.
0:06:11 > 0:06:13Railway buffs like these kind of things.
0:06:15 > 0:06:20Railwayana is a collecting area for true enthusiasts
0:06:20 > 0:06:22of steam and engineering.
0:06:23 > 0:06:27Each cast-iron wagon plate tells the story of a particular
0:06:27 > 0:06:32engine, carriage and branch line of Britain's once great network.
0:06:34 > 0:06:36They've got them in there at £25.
0:06:36 > 0:06:37That's not unreasonable,
0:06:37 > 0:06:40but I would certainly want them for a lot less than that.
0:06:40 > 0:06:44Well, Thomas is finally getting into a buying mood today.
0:06:44 > 0:06:47Could James be about to open his wallet too?
0:06:47 > 0:06:51He rather liked the butter churn, but it's a risk at £120.
0:06:51 > 0:06:54Milk churn's very nice, but they are floor-standing.
0:06:54 > 0:06:58That takes commitment to space.
0:06:58 > 0:07:00I'm keeping my powder dry.
0:07:00 > 0:07:02There's another day and there's another shop.
0:07:02 > 0:07:04Nicely done, James.
0:07:04 > 0:07:05Liking your style.
0:07:07 > 0:07:10So as James heads for an ill-deserved tea break,
0:07:10 > 0:07:14our last chance of some ruthless bargaining in Richmond rests on Thomas.
0:07:14 > 0:07:18- No tea break for him! - It's a teapot.
0:07:18 > 0:07:22This is Chinese, it's famille rose, it's 1920s famille rose.
0:07:22 > 0:07:24It's very decorative, isn't it?
0:07:24 > 0:07:26In the early 18th century,
0:07:26 > 0:07:29the famille rose Chinese porcelain palate
0:07:29 > 0:07:32became popular on European imports.
0:07:32 > 0:07:36Porcelain imported from China was popular in the previous century.
0:07:36 > 0:07:41Chinese manufacturers began copying the Japanese Imari wares,
0:07:41 > 0:07:44like James' pretty plate from yesterday's show.
0:07:44 > 0:07:48They really are incredibly clever, these Chinese.
0:07:49 > 0:07:52- WHISPERING:- I'm going to ask them if they'll take £5 for it.
0:07:52 > 0:07:54- WHISPERING:- Good luck, Thomas.
0:07:54 > 0:07:56Why are we whispering?
0:07:56 > 0:07:58The owners are downstairs.
0:07:58 > 0:08:02Armed with his two favourite wagon plates at £25 each
0:08:02 > 0:08:07and the Canton teapot at £22, Thomas finally prepares to haggle.
0:08:07 > 0:08:10- Hello.- Hello! - I've got some questions.
0:08:10 > 0:08:13What will you do as a very good price for these two
0:08:13 > 0:08:15and what will you do that for?
0:08:15 > 0:08:21- I would say that's about £30, 35, and I'll do that one for 25.- Right.
0:08:21 > 0:08:23I'll buy the two of you for 35.
0:08:23 > 0:08:25- No way.- No way?
0:08:25 > 0:08:28- No way. No way.- No?
0:08:28 > 0:08:30- Not a sausage?- Not a sausage, no.
0:08:30 > 0:08:34No sausage indeed, Thomas. You've got your work cut out for you here.
0:08:34 > 0:08:36And stop thinking about food.
0:08:36 > 0:08:37I would look at 45 for those.
0:08:37 > 0:08:43I could do you that one, and that's the bottom price, 15. No arguing on that. At all.
0:08:43 > 0:08:46- 15?- 15. That's a good price.
0:08:46 > 0:08:50- £12.50?- No, 15 is a good price. I said there's no arguing.
0:08:50 > 0:08:52So 45, 15.
0:08:52 > 0:08:58You see, that I would like at a little bit less, and those I'd like at a little bit less.
0:08:58 > 0:09:00I'll drop another pound, 14.
0:09:00 > 0:09:0314. You're hard, aren't you, up here?
0:09:03 > 0:09:05- No, not at all.- Tough!
0:09:05 > 0:09:07Wow, this is like pulling teeth.
0:09:07 > 0:09:11I guess these ladies might actually have got you on the ropes here.
0:09:11 > 0:09:12Have you finally met your match?
0:09:12 > 0:09:15So you'd go to 14 for that, no lower on those?
0:09:17 > 0:09:19Well, it would just be a pound. 44.
0:09:19 > 0:09:20- Just a pound?- A pound, yeah.
0:09:20 > 0:09:23Just a pound? That's, like, 50p each.
0:09:23 > 0:09:25- That's good.- That's good! - No, it's not.
0:09:25 > 0:09:2743, but I don't do 53.
0:09:27 > 0:09:29And that's it.
0:09:30 > 0:09:32Come on, Thomas!
0:09:32 > 0:09:38It's £14 on the teapot and £43 on the two wagon plates.
0:09:38 > 0:09:39So what's it going to be? Yes or no?
0:09:41 > 0:09:43- Go on.- All right.
0:09:43 > 0:09:45- Thank you.- Thank you very much.
0:09:48 > 0:09:49God, that was hard.
0:09:49 > 0:09:52Did I cave in too quickly?
0:09:52 > 0:09:54I think we all need a break after that.
0:09:54 > 0:09:57Thomas pulled out all the stops and now deserves a nice easy journey.
0:09:57 > 0:10:01Let's see if this will start.
0:10:01 > 0:10:04ENGINE SPUTTERS...AND STARTS
0:10:08 > 0:10:11# The boys are back in town The boys are back in town
0:10:11 > 0:10:14# The boys are back in town The boys are back in town. #
0:10:14 > 0:10:15Back in the game.
0:10:15 > 0:10:19- I'm ready to start fighting. - It's good.
0:10:19 > 0:10:22The goodness of my heart says play the game!
0:10:22 > 0:10:25Destiny awaits, further up the road.
0:10:25 > 0:10:28Heading off on a southwesterly breeze,
0:10:28 > 0:10:31James and Thomas set sail for Middleham.
0:10:33 > 0:10:39Middleham was the Dallas of the 15th century, with its very own JR Ewing
0:10:39 > 0:10:44in Richard, Duke of Gloucester, who became King Richard III.
0:10:44 > 0:10:49This was his seat of power from where the North of England was administered.
0:10:50 > 0:10:54And speaking of decadence, who's this arriving in town?
0:10:54 > 0:10:58- Right, I think this is your resting place.- It is my resting place.
0:10:58 > 0:10:59See you soon.
0:10:59 > 0:11:00See you, bye.
0:11:02 > 0:11:04Er, I'm not sure what Braxton's doing.
0:11:04 > 0:11:08I think he's buying a sort of country house look, which is good and it's in fashion,
0:11:08 > 0:11:11but I don't want to be seen to be copying him.
0:11:11 > 0:11:15I know that copying somebody is the biggest form of flattery,
0:11:15 > 0:11:18so one doesn't want to flatter James too much.
0:11:18 > 0:11:23Quite right, Thomas. I think the last thing James needs is flattery.
0:11:23 > 0:11:27My strategy today is to buy pens, I think.
0:11:27 > 0:11:29James, you are a very competitive fellow.
0:11:29 > 0:11:32You had Thomas on the ropes at two sales already
0:11:32 > 0:11:36and yet you covet his one success so far.
0:11:38 > 0:11:42Desperate man, James has found a local enthusiast,
0:11:42 > 0:11:47Ray, for a very privileged gander at his fine scribing collection.
0:11:47 > 0:11:51- Hello, Ray.- James, pleased to meet you.- Good to meet you.
0:11:52 > 0:11:59A passionate amateur collector, Ray has built up this treasured fountain pen collection over 50 years,
0:11:59 > 0:12:04from his very first writing tool to working with an auction house
0:12:04 > 0:12:07where he developed an interest in pens.
0:12:07 > 0:12:10In our second auction of this very nice Northeast leg,
0:12:10 > 0:12:15I watched Thomas Plant buy a little clutch of pens from an antique shop.
0:12:15 > 0:12:17I think he paid about £14.
0:12:17 > 0:12:22It wasn't a lot, and they sold for £110 at Thomas Watson's in
0:12:22 > 0:12:27Darlington, so I thought to myself, James, you need to prep up on pens.
0:12:27 > 0:12:31Which was the first pen you ever bought?
0:12:31 > 0:12:34I surreptitiously acquired this when I was working for a firm of
0:12:34 > 0:12:38chartered accountants in my first job in 1960.
0:12:38 > 0:12:40I wrote all my college notes with it.
0:12:40 > 0:12:42So that's the one that is responsible.
0:12:42 > 0:12:44It's an Esterbrook, had a new nib in,
0:12:44 > 0:12:47but that's the one that started it all off.
0:12:47 > 0:12:51The body of this, is that a sort of early Bakelite or something?
0:12:51 > 0:12:53It's a hard rubber body.
0:12:53 > 0:12:56That's a lovely pen. And served you well.
0:12:56 > 0:13:00Started me going, and here we go.
0:13:00 > 0:13:03Now we have this vast array here.
0:13:04 > 0:13:08The golden years for the fountain pen were between its invention
0:13:08 > 0:13:13in 1884 and the invention of the more practical ballpoint pen
0:13:13 > 0:13:17in 1938, although many aficionados and letter-writers
0:13:17 > 0:13:22still prefer the subtlety and individuality of the fountain pen.
0:13:22 > 0:13:25Have you got my favourite pen in there? Have you got the 51,
0:13:25 > 0:13:28- which I use to write?- There's a choice of Parker 51s there for you.
0:13:28 > 0:13:30This is a trick question, isn't it?
0:13:30 > 0:13:33I better choose one, but I have that one.
0:13:33 > 0:13:34That's exactly the same. Very nice.
0:13:34 > 0:13:39A lovely nib and it's such a lovely writer, so easy to fill, isn't it?
0:13:39 > 0:13:41Just squeeze away.
0:13:41 > 0:13:45The Parker 51 was a cutting-edge designed fountain pen,
0:13:45 > 0:13:50completed in 1939, Parker's 51st year of business, hence the name.
0:13:50 > 0:13:53That was the one that put Parker on the map.
0:13:53 > 0:13:56Had they used this style of nib before? The hooded sort of nib?
0:13:56 > 0:13:59That became the most successful pen
0:13:59 > 0:14:03that was manufactured for the popular market. Parker 51.
0:14:03 > 0:14:06It's synonymous with success, really.
0:14:06 > 0:14:09You better take this away from me. I'm about to put it in my pocket.
0:14:12 > 0:14:17Quite right, James. I don't think stealing Ray's pens will help you on your antiques odyssey today.
0:14:17 > 0:14:20Just be happy you've got to experience a stunning and much-loved collection.
0:14:22 > 0:14:26James really needs to get on with his shopping now.
0:14:26 > 0:14:28Thomas Plant is out there somewhere,
0:14:28 > 0:14:31and he'll do anything to take a lead in this race.
0:14:31 > 0:14:34- Hello, I'm Thomas.- Oh, hello.
0:14:34 > 0:14:37- I'm Richard Green, nice to meet you. - Nice to meet you.
0:14:37 > 0:14:40- How long have you been here?- I've been in business for about 20 years,
0:14:40 > 0:14:42but we've just moved to this area.
0:14:42 > 0:14:44- But you're not from Yorkshire? - No, I'm a Bristol lad.
0:14:44 > 0:14:46- Ooh, same as me.- Oh, you're kidding?
0:14:46 > 0:14:48No, no, I'm a Bristol boy.
0:14:48 > 0:14:50- Oh, my!- Right, this is exciting.
0:14:51 > 0:14:54Both from Bristol? A geographical connection.
0:14:54 > 0:14:59I can hear the cogs turning in Thomas' mind already. Can you?
0:14:59 > 0:15:01Us Bristolians, we have to stick together.
0:15:05 > 0:15:08Sideling up to his new West Country best friend,
0:15:08 > 0:15:12Thomas spots a lovely piece of desk marble, priced at £28.
0:15:12 > 0:15:14This is a great object.
0:15:14 > 0:15:18I love it, I love the stone, I'm all into stones.
0:15:18 > 0:15:22You'd have it on your desk, on the floor, it's just a good paperweight.
0:15:24 > 0:15:28Granite is an igneous rock formed from molten lava.
0:15:28 > 0:15:32It's found in many locations in the UK, and the most prized
0:15:32 > 0:15:36pieces are brightly coloured, which can then be polished.
0:15:36 > 0:15:41Granite from Cornwall in particular was mined to make pieces for visiting tourists.
0:15:41 > 0:15:46So, what is your very, very best on that, please?
0:15:46 > 0:15:51I think I should probably do that for 18 for you, how does that sound?
0:15:51 > 0:15:5318. You couldn't do it for any less?
0:15:54 > 0:15:57- 16.- Less?
0:15:57 > 0:16:01Ooh, you drive a hard bargain.
0:16:01 > 0:16:03- I think 15 is my maximum.- 15.
0:16:03 > 0:16:09Would you, you know, help a fellow Bristolian beat a man from Kent?
0:16:09 > 0:16:10Thrash a man from Kent?
0:16:10 > 0:16:12Actually, James is from East Sussex,
0:16:12 > 0:16:16but I see where you're going with this, you naughty man, Thomas.
0:16:16 > 0:16:19- Go on, I'll do it for 12. - 12.- That's deadline.
0:16:19 > 0:16:21Deadline. Can't squeeze a bit more?
0:16:21 > 0:16:23- No.- Not ten?- No.
0:16:23 > 0:16:28- Really?- It seems like there is no real rock-bottom price for Thomas.
0:16:28 > 0:16:29Go on, for you, ten.
0:16:29 > 0:16:33Ooh, God! You're a fellow Bristolian and a hero. Yes, dead! Done.
0:16:33 > 0:16:35Brilliant, brilliant.
0:16:35 > 0:16:37A little local connection can go a long way,
0:16:37 > 0:16:40and the lengths our boys will go to in this increasingly
0:16:40 > 0:16:44competitive relationship never ceases to amaze us all.
0:16:44 > 0:16:46Time to get a room.
0:16:46 > 0:16:49The shops are shutting and this lovely little town
0:16:49 > 0:16:52offers our weary experts shelter for the night.
0:16:52 > 0:16:53Sweet dreams.
0:16:56 > 0:17:00Dawn breaks in Middleham and Thomas is mustard-keen
0:17:00 > 0:17:03to hit the antiques trail hard for a full day's shopping.
0:17:03 > 0:17:05James is still tempted by the local offerings
0:17:05 > 0:17:11and wants to unearth a few Middleham treasures before moving on.
0:17:11 > 0:17:15And you really, really ought to start buying some antiques, James.
0:17:15 > 0:17:20Time is of the essence today, and so far you've bought zilch.
0:17:20 > 0:17:23With nothing in his arsenal yet,
0:17:23 > 0:17:29James has his full £385.88 to spend like crazy today.
0:17:29 > 0:17:32My success has brought responsibilities.
0:17:32 > 0:17:35Thomas, on the other hand, got stuck into day one and has
0:17:35 > 0:17:40the Canton teapot, the railway wagon plates and the granite paperweight
0:17:40 > 0:17:46to take to auction in Bedale. He's still got £163.25 to throw at the world.
0:17:46 > 0:17:50So, today should be all about acquiring antiques and making more money.
0:17:50 > 0:17:54Let's see if James can start playing the game.
0:17:54 > 0:17:56That's nice, isn't it?
0:17:58 > 0:18:03It's just nice to have a really clean set, hardly been used, has it? Look.
0:18:03 > 0:18:06Perfect condition.
0:18:06 > 0:18:09Instead of plastic, it's all wood, and you've got the original
0:18:09 > 0:18:14alloy figures, racing car, top hat, so you've got the six players.
0:18:14 > 0:18:17Everybody wants to be the racing car.
0:18:17 > 0:18:22Monopoly is a very interesting game, fun to play and does almost exactly
0:18:22 > 0:18:24the opposite of what it was intended to do.
0:18:24 > 0:18:29Technically, it's an adaptation of The Landlord's Game from 1906,
0:18:29 > 0:18:33designed by the American political activist Elizabeth Magie
0:18:33 > 0:18:36to highlight the inequities of capitalism,
0:18:36 > 0:18:41where monopolies bankrupt the many to make the few very wealthy.
0:18:41 > 0:18:44However, shrewd 20th-century children really enjoyed
0:18:44 > 0:18:48bankrupting their slower aunts and uncles at family gatherings.
0:18:48 > 0:18:53And as James says, everyone wanted to be the racing car, or perhaps the top hat.
0:18:53 > 0:18:56This is another board game, it's called Wembley.
0:18:56 > 0:18:59It's a rather lovely design, isn't it?
0:18:59 > 0:19:02This must be transfers,
0:19:02 > 0:19:04so it's based on a Monopoly theory.
0:19:04 > 0:19:08From the 1950s, this game was a variation on Monopoly
0:19:08 > 0:19:13featuring teams from the old first, second and third divisions.
0:19:13 > 0:19:17The aim was to get to Wembley and win the FA Cup, obviously, but also
0:19:17 > 0:19:22to generate the most ticket money on the way there and have lots of fun.
0:19:22 > 0:19:25It's a rather decorative thing, I've never seen one before.
0:19:25 > 0:19:28That's a real possibility for me buying today.
0:19:28 > 0:19:30James is still ahead in this week's antiques league table,
0:19:30 > 0:19:35but we've still got the Antiques Cup final in Bedale to train for.
0:19:37 > 0:19:39New signing Thomas Plant
0:19:39 > 0:19:43has gone on ahead and is now heading to Masham,
0:19:43 > 0:19:45nine miles southeast of Middleham.
0:19:45 > 0:19:48Desperate to get shopping, Thomas heads straight for...
0:19:48 > 0:19:51Hang on a minute! That's not an antiques shop.
0:19:51 > 0:19:57Thomas is clearly going for a bit of me time in Masham.
0:19:57 > 0:20:03Rob and Phil are waiting to meet and greet at the Black Sheep Brewery.
0:20:03 > 0:20:05Rob is part of the brewing family here,
0:20:05 > 0:20:10where 20 million creamy pints of beer are made each year.
0:20:10 > 0:20:16I'm very excited, cos it's my first brewery ever and I like beer.
0:20:16 > 0:20:19So, I haven't got long, but I'd really like to see the process.
0:20:19 > 0:20:21You're in the visitors' centre,
0:20:21 > 0:20:26We've got the brewery there behind, so if you're pressed for time, let's crack on.
0:20:26 > 0:20:29Far from being an antique, this brewery is just 18 years old.
0:20:29 > 0:20:31But beer has been in the Black Sheep family,
0:20:31 > 0:20:33the Theakstons, for six generations,
0:20:33 > 0:20:36and much of the machinery used here today
0:20:36 > 0:20:40has been rescued from local breweries no longer in business.
0:20:40 > 0:20:42So how old is all of this? Is this quite old?
0:20:42 > 0:20:46Yes, I think it's round about 80 years old.
0:20:46 > 0:20:49It was from a brewery in Cumbria, but it works very well.
0:20:51 > 0:20:53Ale has been drunk in Britain for millennia.
0:20:53 > 0:20:58Roman invaders tried to introduce wine to no avail.
0:20:58 > 0:21:02In the 1400s, merchants began bringing hops over from Flanders.
0:21:02 > 0:21:09Added to ye olde ale, these hops left a pleasant bitter taste, and so the British beer was born.
0:21:09 > 0:21:12Just coming through, it looks like a huge laboratory,
0:21:12 > 0:21:15but as I'm only here for a, you know, half a pint,
0:21:15 > 0:21:17can I have a half a pint description?
0:21:17 > 0:21:23It is a complex process, but we're effectively mashing in,
0:21:23 > 0:21:25producing a sugary liquid,
0:21:25 > 0:21:30we're boiling that sugary liquid, adding hops in to give us bitterness.
0:21:30 > 0:21:33From that process, we're then cooling what we call wort
0:21:33 > 0:21:38down to about 18 degrees into a fermenting vessel,
0:21:38 > 0:21:41adding some yeast, letting the yeast do its magic
0:21:41 > 0:21:43and converting the sugar into alcohol,
0:21:43 > 0:21:46and from that point we're putting it into a cask
0:21:46 > 0:21:51and then taking it on a dray, out to the customer to drink and enjoy.
0:21:51 > 0:21:54Oooh, there's quite a lot to be done.
0:21:54 > 0:21:58So, beer is made by extracting sugar from the starch in malted barley.
0:21:58 > 0:22:01This is boiled with hops, cooled and then - well, you get the idea.
0:22:01 > 0:22:04Heating, cooling, adding stuff and taking other stuff away.
0:22:04 > 0:22:11Then you get this nice frothy stuff at the end which makes your head go all funny.
0:22:11 > 0:22:13- Poured by a master! - The fruits of your brewing labour.
0:22:13 > 0:22:15- There you go.- Thank you, Phil.
0:22:15 > 0:22:18Settled quite well.
0:22:18 > 0:22:22And this is the same quality of brew from the same basic process
0:22:22 > 0:22:28as was perfected six generations ago and using the very best local British ingredients.
0:22:28 > 0:22:32However, I would personally like to distance myself from any views
0:22:32 > 0:22:36- Thomas may express after finishing that pint.- Ooh, that's lovely.
0:22:36 > 0:22:38- Whets the whistle, does the job.- Oh!
0:22:38 > 0:22:41Yeah, I think I could finish that and almost have another one
0:22:41 > 0:22:44and then finish that one and think about another one...
0:22:44 > 0:22:49Sorry, this is exactly the kind of behaviour we didn't want to see on the road trip today, frankly.
0:22:51 > 0:22:55Now, where were we? Oh, yes, that fine gentleman and now designated
0:22:55 > 0:22:58driver, James Braxton, was thinking of buying some antiques.
0:22:58 > 0:23:00I believe we left him in Middleham.
0:23:00 > 0:23:06What I want to do, Angie, is sort of build up a sort of parcel of goods, really.
0:23:06 > 0:23:10- That's all right. - The more the merrier?
0:23:10 > 0:23:12The almighty copper thing?
0:23:12 > 0:23:14Yes, it's a milk can.
0:23:14 > 0:23:17That's a lovely bit of copper.
0:23:17 > 0:23:22Copper has a strange, almost mystical relationship with food, health and wellbeing,
0:23:22 > 0:23:26and we all need a certain amount of it in us.
0:23:26 > 0:23:29Copper cooking vessels containing foods for human consumption
0:23:29 > 0:23:33are always tinned inside, though, to prevent contamination.
0:23:33 > 0:23:38- It would make a lovely ornament or flower pot.- I like that.
0:23:40 > 0:23:42That's a lovely item, that.
0:23:42 > 0:23:46Football team. People like these old photographs.
0:23:46 > 0:23:49Very decorative, good country house look.
0:23:49 > 0:23:51This team portrait dates from 1910, the 40th year
0:23:51 > 0:23:53of British professional football
0:23:53 > 0:23:57and four years before the FA Cup had its five-year suspension whilst
0:23:57 > 0:24:02the young men of Britain gave it all on the battlefields of Europe.
0:24:02 > 0:24:07Without more specific details, these old photographs make popular
0:24:07 > 0:24:08decorative items for the home,
0:24:08 > 0:24:12combining a pinch of social history with a dollop of humour.
0:24:12 > 0:24:14The only problem is it's missing its glass,
0:24:14 > 0:24:18but it's only just been broken, I would've thought, just lost.
0:24:18 > 0:24:23Because the gilt slip hasn't deteriorated.
0:24:24 > 0:24:29- We'll have that.- He's taken his time, he's sashayed all round the shop and
0:24:29 > 0:24:33finally James has an antiques assortment to haggle over.
0:24:33 > 0:24:39So, I think 30 and can I have those for a fiver each? The other two?
0:24:39 > 0:24:41Make it 50 and it's yours.
0:24:41 > 0:24:43All three at 50?
0:24:43 > 0:24:45Yes, all the lot at 50.
0:24:45 > 0:24:47All the lot at 50.
0:24:47 > 0:24:49Angie, thank you. Yup, I'm not going to quibble.
0:24:49 > 0:24:53£50 is very kind. There you are, thank you very much indeed.
0:24:53 > 0:24:54That wasn't a bad deal,
0:24:54 > 0:24:57considering I'm used to dealing with Yorkshiremen.
0:25:00 > 0:25:05Well, here's a new one. Someone thinks James is soft on haggling.
0:25:05 > 0:25:07Are you losing your touch, James?
0:25:07 > 0:25:12I bought three items and the good news is the football photograph
0:25:12 > 0:25:16had no glass, but Angela's told me her next-door neighbour
0:25:16 > 0:25:20is a handyman, sort of general builder, and he's willing to do it
0:25:20 > 0:25:23for me, so I'm just round the corner to go and see him.
0:25:23 > 0:25:25A new pane of glass, James?
0:25:25 > 0:25:28Well, you've already gone soft in negotiations,
0:25:28 > 0:25:31so I hope you're not spending any more money.
0:25:31 > 0:25:34Fresh from a powder-room break and bursting with Dutch courage,
0:25:34 > 0:25:38Thomas finally heads for the shops with an uncharacteristic swagger.
0:25:38 > 0:25:42These are Cecil Aldin prints,
0:25:42 > 0:25:47they're lithographs, probably. They're signed by Cecil Aldin.
0:25:47 > 0:25:48The monogram signature.
0:25:48 > 0:25:52This is lovely, this scene here, this chap, this little boy on his
0:25:52 > 0:25:57hobby horse, a little Scottie dog within this Tudor house.
0:25:57 > 0:26:00A keen animal illustrator,
0:26:00 > 0:26:06Cecil Aldin was born in 1870 and at 21 years old was commissioned to
0:26:06 > 0:26:09illustrate Rudyard Kipling's Jungle Stories
0:26:09 > 0:26:12before becoming a prominent newspaper illustrator.
0:26:12 > 0:26:16Aldin is considered to be one of the best caricature artists
0:26:16 > 0:26:19of the 20th century and his prolific works on English country
0:26:19 > 0:26:22and sporting life are hugely popular today.
0:26:22 > 0:26:23Yeah, 125!
0:26:23 > 0:26:25If I could do well on that...
0:26:25 > 0:26:28I don't want to buy it for £100, I want to buy it for nothing.
0:26:30 > 0:26:32But it's a good thing!
0:26:32 > 0:26:34Whilst Thomas hedges his bets,
0:26:34 > 0:26:38James is passing hedges as he hurtles on up the road.
0:26:39 > 0:26:44Taking a dramatic turn west, James is leaving Middleham and travelling
0:26:44 > 0:26:4830 miles into the Yorkshire Dales, to the lovely town of Hawes.
0:26:55 > 0:26:59Important for its pivotal role in the industrial revolution and
0:26:59 > 0:27:0218th-century cotton production, Hawes is also really famous
0:27:02 > 0:27:06and loved for its creamy Wensleydale Cheese.
0:27:06 > 0:27:09Legend has it that French monks settled here after
0:27:09 > 0:27:12the dissolution of the monasteries in the 16th century.
0:27:12 > 0:27:17Their fine fromage skills were then handed down to local farmers
0:27:17 > 0:27:21before industrial cheese production began in the 19th century.
0:27:21 > 0:27:24And with a smooth, creamy, cheesy texture in mind,
0:27:24 > 0:27:25here's James Braxton.
0:27:25 > 0:27:30I'm doing quite well on my look at the moment, so I'm going to stick with it.
0:27:30 > 0:27:33I hate to put a time limit on your search today, James,
0:27:33 > 0:27:36but I'm quite happy to tell you that the clock is ticking
0:27:36 > 0:27:40and if you want to take anything else to auction you'd better hurry up!
0:27:40 > 0:27:42This is rather nice, isn't it?
0:27:42 > 0:27:45Poole Pottery from Poole in Dorset
0:27:45 > 0:27:51and it has this rather nice eggshell glaze to it, cos that's a ginger jar.
0:27:51 > 0:27:59An ironmonger by trade, Jesse Carter bought a derelict pottery in Poole, Dorset, in 1873.
0:27:59 > 0:28:03His business flourished, making tiles and ceramic advertising panels
0:28:03 > 0:28:06and, ultimately, decorative pots.
0:28:06 > 0:28:08That's a lovely thing!
0:28:10 > 0:28:12Unusual pattern as well.
0:28:12 > 0:28:14It's got Poole again here,
0:28:14 > 0:28:18it's got a pattern number and various workers, so you'd
0:28:18 > 0:28:21be paid on what you decorated, you weren't paid by the hour.
0:28:21 > 0:28:27The jug's priced at £55. It's got a bit of damage,
0:28:27 > 0:28:29but I'll see what I can get for it.
0:28:29 > 0:28:30- You mean buy it for.- Yeah.
0:28:33 > 0:28:37Due to proprietor shyness, we must keep our distance whilst
0:28:37 > 0:28:40tense bargaining takes place within Cellar Antiques,
0:28:40 > 0:28:41so talk amongst yourselves.
0:28:41 > 0:28:44LIGHT MUSIC
0:28:57 > 0:28:59Ah, here he is now.
0:28:59 > 0:29:01I've got my little find.
0:29:01 > 0:29:04My Poole Pottery piece, very nice,
0:29:04 > 0:29:07and he did me a very kind price on it, and I got it for £30.
0:29:07 > 0:29:11And if James has left it late with his final purchase,
0:29:11 > 0:29:14Thomas is pushing into the 11th hour.
0:29:14 > 0:29:15Come along now.
0:29:15 > 0:29:19Regency decanter, 1820s.
0:29:19 > 0:29:23It's mallet-shaped, you can see that it's been mallet-shaped
0:29:23 > 0:29:27with a nice mushroom stopper, well cut.
0:29:27 > 0:29:30Amazingly, this Regency, cut-glass mallet decanter
0:29:30 > 0:29:32is about 200 years old.
0:29:32 > 0:29:36It's never been cracked, chipped or thrown about much
0:29:36 > 0:29:40and, Thomas tells us, is a fine example.
0:29:40 > 0:29:43What's the very, very best on that, please?
0:29:44 > 0:29:4620 quid.
0:29:46 > 0:29:4920 quid? You won't do it for any less?
0:29:49 > 0:29:51I'll knock it down the price of a pint.
0:29:51 > 0:29:54The price of a pint, which is what?
0:29:54 > 0:29:56£17.30.
0:29:56 > 0:29:58OK, how about two pints?
0:30:00 > 0:30:02Nearly, £15.
0:30:02 > 0:30:03- Yeah, 15, deal?- Deal.
0:30:03 > 0:30:06- Done.- Thanks very much. - It's been a pleasure.
0:30:06 > 0:30:12Wow, Thomas is on fire today and got another great item down to rock bottom.
0:30:12 > 0:30:14Is he about to become the new king of the auction?
0:30:15 > 0:30:21Fourth item, but again, veering off the main track, but it's quality.
0:30:21 > 0:30:26What can you by for £15 which is 200 years old, which is beautiful,
0:30:26 > 0:30:29which is functional, which is the real antique?
0:30:29 > 0:30:31Which indeed, Thomas!
0:30:31 > 0:30:33Let's find out.
0:30:33 > 0:30:37It's that special time again. You show me yours and I'll show you mine.
0:30:37 > 0:30:40Thomas, this is one of my first items.
0:30:40 > 0:30:44- This is one of my more expensive items, I would say.- Really?
0:30:44 > 0:30:47- Ooh that's rather attractive. - You know me and copper.
0:30:47 > 0:30:50I love these handles, the stud work.
0:30:50 > 0:30:54- I liked it, I thought it was a very pleasing shape. - It's got a knock in the handle.
0:30:54 > 0:31:01- It's comforting, it means it's not reproduction and it's dated 1916, so I'm loving it.- So what did you pay?
0:31:01 > 0:31:03- £30.- Well, that's not too bad.
0:31:03 > 0:31:05But my item...
0:31:05 > 0:31:09- Looks oriental.- It is oriental, it's a famille rose teapot.
0:31:09 > 0:31:12- Very pretty, isn't it? - Famille rose teapot,
0:31:12 > 0:31:19probably export ware 1920s, handle's slightly gone, I paid £14 for that.
0:31:19 > 0:31:22That's nice. I like it. I'm going to show you my second item.
0:31:22 > 0:31:26It has a bit of sporting interest, you know me. A figure of a sportsman.
0:31:26 > 0:31:29You are, aren't you? So we have a football team.
0:31:29 > 0:31:33I love these things, because they're all extraordinary-looking.
0:31:33 > 0:31:38Lovely leather ball there, big boots, fabulous country house loo,
0:31:38 > 0:31:40cloakroom, somewhere like that.
0:31:40 > 0:31:42You've gone for that look again.
0:31:42 > 0:31:44- Country house lavatory, tell me. - £15.
0:31:44 > 0:31:47- That's not...- It doesn't end there.
0:31:47 > 0:31:53It had no glass, so I had to pay another ten, so total cost £25.
0:31:53 > 0:31:56- That's quite a lot of money.- I know.
0:31:56 > 0:31:59- That's not going to make a profit, really?- Thomas has a point, James.
0:31:59 > 0:32:03I think you've possibly shown that picture too much love.
0:32:03 > 0:32:05You're not here to enjoy yourself!
0:32:05 > 0:32:08- Now, what are these, Thomas? - They're wagon plates.
0:32:08 > 0:32:12Cast-iron wagon plaques.
0:32:12 > 0:32:13Wagon plaques.
0:32:13 > 0:32:16I was quite hopeful that this was an engine plaque,
0:32:16 > 0:32:18which is more valuable.
0:32:18 > 0:32:20Doesn't look very glam, does it?
0:32:20 > 0:32:23It doesn't have to be glam.
0:32:23 > 0:32:29- Bedale has the Wensleydale line, so it is quite popular.- Anyway...
0:32:29 > 0:32:32Yep! Me and you both, James!
0:32:32 > 0:32:35Let me guess - £30?
0:32:35 > 0:32:37No, they were a little bit more.
0:32:37 > 0:32:42- I paid £43.- Sounds all right. - Oh, I don't know about that.
0:32:42 > 0:32:44Onto my next lot, here we are.
0:32:44 > 0:32:46- First one.- Yes, Monopoly I can see.
0:32:46 > 0:32:50No. A rather nice design, I thought, it's just
0:32:50 > 0:32:53a board and it's Wembley. I like the graphics.
0:32:53 > 0:32:56- Is it '60s?- I think it's '50s.
0:32:56 > 0:32:58With those haircuts.
0:32:58 > 0:33:00Yeah, I've never come across it before,
0:33:00 > 0:33:03but a rather nice Monopoly set.
0:33:03 > 0:33:06The Braxton family are quite good at playing Monopoly.
0:33:06 > 0:33:08- Are you?- Yup, lots of tantrums.
0:33:08 > 0:33:12Nice and bright, hardly used. Look at the silvering.
0:33:12 > 0:33:15- Everybody wants the racing car. - Yep. The racing car.
0:33:15 > 0:33:18- Just a nice item. How much?- £5.
0:33:18 > 0:33:19- Well done.- Really?
0:33:19 > 0:33:21Five English pounds.
0:33:21 > 0:33:24- For both of them?- For both of them.
0:33:24 > 0:33:25I think there's a profit there.
0:33:25 > 0:33:30- And your next?- Well, James I've taken a slight leaf out of your book.
0:33:30 > 0:33:35This is an item which I thought maybe could be a country house item.
0:33:35 > 0:33:39- I like that.- I thought you'd like that. Well polished.
0:33:39 > 0:33:43And undamaged, you would have thought, you know, chunks.
0:33:43 > 0:33:47- It's quite angular, isn't it? And how much on that?- How much do you think?
0:33:47 > 0:33:50Er, I would pay £25 to 30 for that.
0:33:50 > 0:33:53Really? Well, it was marked at that, and I got it for a tenner.
0:33:53 > 0:33:57Well done, now this is my piece de resistance, there we are.
0:33:57 > 0:33:59We're in Yorkshire.
0:33:59 > 0:34:02We're in Yorkshire, so you buy yourself a Poole.
0:34:02 > 0:34:07And I thought always better to buy something that is out of kilter
0:34:07 > 0:34:09with the mainstream of the shop.
0:34:09 > 0:34:13Priced up at £55, and I bought it for £30.
0:34:13 > 0:34:17£30 for a bit of Poole pottery. Thank God you didn't pay more.
0:34:17 > 0:34:19- I think...- I like it.
0:34:19 > 0:34:22It's very attractive from a deco point of view.
0:34:22 > 0:34:25I think you might struggle in Yorkshire selling Poole,
0:34:25 > 0:34:27but you know...
0:34:27 > 0:34:30- What have you got there?- So, this is a mallet-shaped decanter.
0:34:30 > 0:34:35- It's a pleasing shape. - Lovely mallet-shaped decanter.
0:34:35 > 0:34:37It's got a nice stopper to it,
0:34:37 > 0:34:41- lovely body...- Well, let's hope it makes a whacking profit at auction.
0:34:41 > 0:34:44- Thomas needs all the success he can muster.- How much?
0:34:44 > 0:34:49- £15.- I think that's nice.- James, I think we could be on level pegging
0:34:49 > 0:34:54here, so we'll just have to see what happens at the auction.
0:34:54 > 0:34:58Indeed. But before we get there, how do you really fancy each other's chances?
0:34:58 > 0:35:01I think somebody's got a bit over-confident.
0:35:01 > 0:35:05I do think the football photograph at £25 including the glazing
0:35:05 > 0:35:07has cost him a lot.
0:35:07 > 0:35:10The mallet-shaped decanter, I think even money.
0:35:10 > 0:35:16The Poole Pottery at £30. We're in Yorkshire, we're not in Dorset, so that could be a problem.
0:35:16 > 0:35:22After showing Thomas my items, I'm beginning to question whether I'm loosing my touch.
0:35:22 > 0:35:26# The boys are back in town The boys are back in town
0:35:26 > 0:35:29# The boys are back in town The boys are back in town. #
0:35:29 > 0:35:31We've had an incredible journey from Richmond
0:35:31 > 0:35:35through lovely Middleham, Masham and Hawes.
0:35:35 > 0:35:37Auction day is at last upon us as James and Thomas
0:35:37 > 0:35:39arrive in Bedale, North Yorkshire.
0:35:39 > 0:35:44- I'm a bit nervous about today. - Really?- I think my Achilles heel is my wagon plates.
0:35:44 > 0:35:47Mine's the Victorian football pic.
0:35:47 > 0:35:49Shall we go and see if they've cracked the glass?
0:35:49 > 0:35:54Darwin and Sons have been auctioneering here for over 40 years
0:35:54 > 0:35:57and Michael William Darwin is the gavel-wielder du jour.
0:35:57 > 0:36:02He has a few thoughts on James and Thomas' swag bag today.
0:36:02 > 0:36:04The wagon plates - funny enough, six months ago
0:36:04 > 0:36:10they were in this auction, and they did about £10 apiece, so I would expect they'll do the same again.
0:36:10 > 0:36:13Good copper jug. Sadly, copper's not as popular as it used to be
0:36:13 > 0:36:16because people don't like cleaning things nowadays.
0:36:16 > 0:36:20The Chinese teapot, not particularly my cup of tea,
0:36:20 > 0:36:21but auctions do have surprises.
0:36:21 > 0:36:27James started this leg of the road trip with £385.88
0:36:27 > 0:36:29and spent £90 on four items.
0:36:29 > 0:36:36Thomas took his £230.25 and spent £82, also on four items.
0:36:37 > 0:36:42Experts get comfy, bidders get ready and young hearts run free.
0:36:42 > 0:36:44The auction is about to begin.
0:36:44 > 0:36:47Lot 257.
0:36:47 > 0:36:50Full of hope and potential is James' copper jug from Middleham
0:36:50 > 0:36:51to kick us off.
0:36:51 > 0:36:54Tenner, then. 10, 12, 14...
0:36:54 > 0:36:57- I've got to start somewhere. - 16, 18, 20,
0:36:57 > 0:37:0022, 24, 30,
0:37:00 > 0:37:0438, 40? At £38 in the centre, 40 anywhere?
0:37:04 > 0:37:06All done at £38.
0:37:06 > 0:37:08Well done.
0:37:08 > 0:37:10I was dead on.
0:37:10 > 0:37:12Having a lucky streak at the moment.
0:37:12 > 0:37:14You're on a rich vein like a purple patch.
0:37:14 > 0:37:17Well, a reasonably good start for James, there.
0:37:17 > 0:37:20This could be the beginning of a beautiful auction for our experts.
0:37:20 > 0:37:24Thomas's Chinese teapot is next.
0:37:24 > 0:37:28Nice little teapot there. £20 for that one, £20.
0:37:28 > 0:37:31Tenner. At £10 only,
0:37:31 > 0:37:34at £10, 11 if it'll help.
0:37:34 > 0:37:39I'm selling it, then, at ten, 11, 12, 13, 14,
0:37:39 > 0:37:4515, 16, 17 anywhere? Going at 16.
0:37:45 > 0:37:49Oh, dear, £2 profit minus the commission is...
0:37:49 > 0:37:50well not an awful lot.
0:37:50 > 0:37:54I'm sure it's a just a blip, in an otherwise cracking sale.
0:37:54 > 0:37:56So how about James' Poole Pottery jug
0:37:56 > 0:37:58to get this auction back on track?
0:37:58 > 0:38:01£12 bid, 14 anywhere?
0:38:01 > 0:38:03At £12 only bid, 14,
0:38:03 > 0:38:0416, 18, 20, 2?
0:38:04 > 0:38:08I'm out at 22. 4 anywhere? At £22,
0:38:08 > 0:38:124, 26, 28, 30,
0:38:12 > 0:38:1432, 34.
0:38:14 > 0:38:19At £32 in front, lady's bid at 32. It's going, then, at 32.
0:38:21 > 0:38:23Scraped in £2!
0:38:25 > 0:38:28£2 again! I'm worried there's some penny-pinching
0:38:28 > 0:38:30in Bedale today. Still, onwards and upwards.
0:38:30 > 0:38:34On a brighter note, the auction house has split Thomas' Railway
0:38:34 > 0:38:38Wagon Plates into two separate lots, with double chances of success!
0:38:38 > 0:38:42Here's the first hopeful contender.
0:38:42 > 0:38:44- Tenner for it. At £5 bid here. - Oh, well done.
0:38:44 > 0:38:476, 7, 8? At £9 here, 10 anywhere?
0:38:47 > 0:38:50I'm selling it, then, at 9, you're all done at 9.
0:38:50 > 0:38:54Ouch, this auction seems to be going off the rails.
0:38:54 > 0:38:56That doesn't bode well.
0:38:56 > 0:38:59At least Thomas has a second shot at the train spotters. Come on, Bedale.
0:38:59 > 0:39:01No-one interested? £5 bid, 6 anywhere?
0:39:01 > 0:39:04at 6, 7, 8,
0:39:04 > 0:39:07- 9? At £8, then, 9 anywhere? - Come on, come on, come on.
0:39:07 > 0:39:09I'm selling it, then, at 8.
0:39:09 > 0:39:14£8! Honestly, where are the train enthusiasts when you need them?
0:39:15 > 0:39:20Time for a new game or two. James' Monopoly and Wembley games
0:39:20 > 0:39:23are looking to dominate the market next.
0:39:23 > 0:39:25The number of people who've said, "I've got one of them." Fiver?
0:39:25 > 0:39:27At £5 bid, 6 anywhere?
0:39:27 > 0:39:29At £5 only bid. At 6,
0:39:29 > 0:39:327, 8, 9,
0:39:32 > 0:39:3610, 11, 12.
0:39:38 > 0:39:41Selling, then, at 11, 12, 13, 14...
0:39:41 > 0:39:43You've got to keep going.
0:39:43 > 0:39:45Think of those cold winter nights.
0:39:45 > 0:39:4816? Definitely?
0:39:48 > 0:39:51- No, it's not worth it. - Yours at 15, 668.- Thank you.
0:39:51 > 0:39:55At last. We have an antiques expert actually turning a profit.
0:39:55 > 0:39:56What a game.
0:39:56 > 0:40:02Could this be the turning point in a so-far worrying auction?
0:40:03 > 0:40:05Thomas shrewdly used his Bristolian contacts
0:40:05 > 0:40:09to get a cracking, knockdown price on this serpentine granite block.
0:40:09 > 0:40:12Surely, there's a profit to be got here.
0:40:12 > 0:40:14- Deep breaths.- Paperweight.
0:40:14 > 0:40:17£20? £10? Fiver?
0:40:17 > 0:40:20Nobody interested? £3?
0:40:20 > 0:40:23He's looking disappointed. A £3 bid, 4 anywhere?
0:40:23 > 0:40:26- At £3 bid, 4 anywhere? Selling at three.- Oh, dear.
0:40:27 > 0:40:29Oh, dear, dear, dear.
0:40:29 > 0:40:31One and only bid.
0:40:31 > 0:40:32£3.
0:40:32 > 0:40:37Words cannot express things here, Thomas. You have our condolences.
0:40:37 > 0:40:40- Dear, oh, dear.- Wonderful.
0:40:40 > 0:40:42Now a risky prospect for James.
0:40:42 > 0:40:45A fine, framed footballing photograph, but it's not a local
0:40:45 > 0:40:50team and James also spent £10 on new glass. Anyone else worried?
0:40:50 > 0:40:52Lovely, what a lovely bit.
0:40:52 > 0:40:55£20 for it? Tenner? Fiver, then?
0:40:55 > 0:40:57£5 bid, 6 anywhere?
0:40:57 > 0:40:58At 5, 6,
0:40:58 > 0:41:017, 8, 9, 10,
0:41:01 > 0:41:05- 11, 12, at £11.- Where's the 14?
0:41:05 > 0:41:07It's going, then, at 11.
0:41:07 > 0:41:10I'm just going to come out and say it -
0:41:10 > 0:41:13this auction is going really, really badly for our boys.
0:41:13 > 0:41:16My winning run has disappeared.
0:41:16 > 0:41:18At least the misery is nearly over.
0:41:18 > 0:41:21Thomas bought a really lovely item here.
0:41:21 > 0:41:24A period cut-glass decanter with great antique appeal.
0:41:24 > 0:41:27And it's today's last chance for auction glory.
0:41:27 > 0:41:31Beautiful, 200 years old, fine antique.
0:41:32 > 0:41:35£20 for it. Tenner? £10, the decanter.
0:41:35 > 0:41:38Fiver? £3, the decanter?
0:41:38 > 0:41:424 anywhere? £3 only bid, 4 bid,
0:41:42 > 0:41:445, 6 and £8 only.
0:41:44 > 0:41:47- I'm selling it at 8. - 200 years old. I'm so pleased.
0:41:47 > 0:41:49Thomas, Thomas.
0:41:49 > 0:41:53Sometimes the antiques world is a cruel world.
0:41:53 > 0:41:55Are you disappointed for me?
0:41:55 > 0:41:57I am disappointed for you. It was a nice item.
0:41:57 > 0:42:00- Bad day at the office.- Bad day.
0:42:02 > 0:42:06Perhaps this is karma for all the merciless hard haggling
0:42:06 > 0:42:10our boys have unleashed throughout the Northeast.
0:42:10 > 0:42:14James started today's show with £385.88.
0:42:14 > 0:42:18After paying commission, the poor old fellow made a sad loss of £10.92.
0:42:18 > 0:42:25But still has a fairly healthy £374.96 to fight on with.
0:42:25 > 0:42:30Tragic Thomas started with £230.25
0:42:30 > 0:42:35and made a heartbreaking loss of £45.75.
0:42:35 > 0:42:37He's now slipped even further behind
0:42:37 > 0:42:44with only £184.50 to start the next show. Has anyone got a tissue?
0:42:44 > 0:42:50# Everybody hurts sometimes... #
0:42:50 > 0:42:53Thomas, Thomas, Thomas!
0:42:53 > 0:42:55Do you know, I'm not doing that well.
0:42:55 > 0:42:57- Highlights?- There's no highlights.
0:42:57 > 0:42:59Oh, I wouldn't say that.
0:42:59 > 0:43:04You've both crashed and burned with great panache and effortless style.
0:43:04 > 0:43:08If you're going to lose a load of money, it's good to lose loads!
0:43:08 > 0:43:12- We're all weepy. - A line needs to be drawn. - We'll just move on.
0:43:12 > 0:43:16Next time on the Antiques Road Trip, James and Thomas head for a brighter
0:43:16 > 0:43:20future and auction pastures new in Baildon, West Yorkshire.
0:43:20 > 0:43:22James has a moment...
0:43:22 > 0:43:26I've bought the most appalling, appalling preserve pan.
0:43:26 > 0:43:27..Thomas has an idea...
0:43:27 > 0:43:32I'm going to try and let the items find me, not me find the items.
0:43:32 > 0:43:35..and they both have a turn at driving.
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