0:00:02 > 0:00:06The nation's favourite experts, £200 each, one big challenge.
0:00:06 > 0:00:08Well, duck, do I buy you, or don't I?
0:00:08 > 0:00:11Who can make the most money buying and selling antiques
0:00:11 > 0:00:13- as they scour the UK? - Look at the colour!
0:00:13 > 0:00:17The aim is trade up and hope that each antique turns a profit,
0:00:17 > 0:00:21but it's not as easy as it looks and dreams of glory can end in tatters.
0:00:21 > 0:00:22Thank you!
0:00:22 > 0:00:26Will it be the fast lane to success or the slow road to bankruptcy?
0:00:26 > 0:00:31- Bad luck for Thomas - £50 down. - This is the Antiques Road Trip!
0:00:34 > 0:00:35Yeah!
0:00:35 > 0:00:39This week, we start a brand-new chapter
0:00:39 > 0:00:44with veteran road-tripper Thomas Plant and new boy Mark Hales.
0:00:44 > 0:00:49Thomas is a young-blood auctioneer who doesn't take no for an answer.
0:00:49 > 0:00:50Halfway at 65.
0:00:50 > 0:00:53- Oh... You do drive a hard bargain. - I'm only trying.
0:00:53 > 0:00:59But sometimes his bargaining doesn't get quite the reaction he wants.
0:00:59 > 0:01:01Could we say...
0:01:03 > 0:01:04..40?
0:01:05 > 0:01:10Thomas's opponent is new boy Mark Hales.
0:01:10 > 0:01:12He's also an auctioneer.
0:01:12 > 0:01:16He doesn't mess about, though, when it comes to buying antiques.
0:01:16 > 0:01:18Wrap it up for me, that's brilliant.
0:01:18 > 0:01:21And he's a real animal lover.
0:01:21 > 0:01:26Animal in distress, what do we do? We give him a home, don't we?
0:01:26 > 0:01:30Our boys will begin this week's adventure with £200 each.
0:01:30 > 0:01:35The automobile of choice is the sporty 1967 Sunbeam Alpine.
0:01:35 > 0:01:39The question is, will they uncover some hidden gems
0:01:39 > 0:01:42that will reap the profits at auction?
0:01:45 > 0:01:49This week's road trip will start off in Portrush, Northern Ireland.
0:01:49 > 0:01:52The chaps will journey just over 460 miles,
0:01:52 > 0:01:57all the way to the beautiful village of Pontrilas in South Herefordshire.
0:01:59 > 0:02:01But this is day one of the trip.
0:02:01 > 0:02:05We begin our shopping mission in the spectacular location of Portrush
0:02:05 > 0:02:09and we'll auction just 60 miles away in the city of Belfast.
0:02:11 > 0:02:16The boys roll into this delightful seaside resort
0:02:16 > 0:02:18on an unusually grey day.
0:02:18 > 0:02:23Situated on a mile-long peninsula extending into the Atlantic Ocean,
0:02:23 > 0:02:25it boasts three sandy beaches.
0:02:25 > 0:02:28But alas, today the sun is nowhere to be seen,
0:02:28 > 0:02:31and the chaps are met with a bracing chilly wind.
0:02:31 > 0:02:34Plenty of parking, though.
0:02:34 > 0:02:36Right, here we are!
0:02:36 > 0:02:38Portrush by the sea.
0:02:38 > 0:02:41- I like starting by the sea! - The rugged Atlantic.
0:02:41 > 0:02:44Do you feel it in your bones, Thomas? I do.
0:02:44 > 0:02:47- There's something in Portrush. - I just feel the sea air.
0:02:47 > 0:02:49- There's something in Portrush. - I like the smell of it,
0:02:49 > 0:02:52and if I don't find anything, I'm going for a swim.
0:02:52 > 0:02:55- Each to their own, Thomas.- Naked. - Good luck with that.
0:02:55 > 0:02:57- Right, see you later.- See you later.
0:02:57 > 0:03:00Well, they seem to be very sporting and jovial.
0:03:00 > 0:03:02How long will it last, though?
0:03:02 > 0:03:04Let's start off with Mark Hales.
0:03:04 > 0:03:09Antiques shop Kennedy Wolfenden is his first port of call.
0:03:09 > 0:03:13- Good morning!- Good morning.- Hello.
0:03:13 > 0:03:16I seem to have brought a little bit of the bad weather with me.
0:03:16 > 0:03:19I know! It was beautiful a few days ago. Not so nice.
0:03:19 > 0:03:22- How do you do? I'm Mark. - Eleanor.- Hello, Eleanor.
0:03:22 > 0:03:23- What a lovely shop.- Thank you.
0:03:23 > 0:03:26- You have some really, really nice things.- Thank you.
0:03:26 > 0:03:30- So would it be all right if I had a real...?- You have a nosy.
0:03:32 > 0:03:34Mark is a Londoner through and through.
0:03:34 > 0:03:37He's an expert on ceramics and glass
0:03:37 > 0:03:41and has worn many hats in the world of antiques
0:03:41 > 0:03:43from senior valuer at Christie's and antiques dealer
0:03:43 > 0:03:47to presently running a successful auction house
0:03:47 > 0:03:49with his wife in sunny Devon.
0:03:49 > 0:03:53- I do rather like these. - Those are Dublin, 1828.
0:03:53 > 0:03:56Dublin, 1828, and Irish silver's good, isn't it?
0:03:56 > 0:03:58It's very collectable throughout the world,
0:03:58 > 0:04:01and they're in lovely condition with clear marks.
0:04:01 > 0:04:04Silver is so high at the moment, it's what I should be buying,
0:04:04 > 0:04:06but it's outside my comfort zone,
0:04:06 > 0:04:09not something I have a great deal of knowledge in.
0:04:09 > 0:04:12It's all down to weight and scrap and things, isn't it?
0:04:12 > 0:04:15- And how much are these? - Those are £50 for the pair.
0:04:15 > 0:04:19If we could adjust the price a bit, maybe I'd have a go at them.
0:04:19 > 0:04:22But I haven't got a very big budget, have I?
0:04:22 > 0:04:24And this is my first time, isn't it?
0:04:24 > 0:04:27And I don't want to blow it with my first purchase.
0:04:27 > 0:04:30On the other hand, perhaps these could be my lucky first purchase.
0:04:30 > 0:04:34- I think they could be. - Yeah, so...I'm very tempted,
0:04:34 > 0:04:38so I'm going to have a look around first, and we'll see.
0:04:38 > 0:04:40There's no stopping this fellow.
0:04:40 > 0:04:43He's already spotted something as a potential first buy.
0:04:43 > 0:04:46He obviously loves getting stuck in.
0:04:48 > 0:04:50It's OK, Mark, don't worry.
0:04:50 > 0:04:52Set it down on the floor and we'll sort it out.
0:04:52 > 0:04:56Look at him go! He's leaving no antique uncovered.
0:04:56 > 0:05:00He's certainly thorough and, as a natural charmer,
0:05:00 > 0:05:04he's managed to find shop owner Eleanor's secret treasure trove.
0:05:04 > 0:05:07- There's lots of stuff down here as well.- OK.
0:05:07 > 0:05:10- This is the glory hole.- Right.
0:05:10 > 0:05:14- Indeed, yeah. - We do have some nice things.
0:05:15 > 0:05:19- Ah... Isn't that pretty? - An old money box.
0:05:19 > 0:05:23- Not important qualitywise, but look at the subject!- Pretty.
0:05:23 > 0:05:26- Pretty subject. - And people collect money boxes.
0:05:26 > 0:05:29- I wonder, could that be a fiver? - Yes, it could.
0:05:29 > 0:05:31- Yeah?- Deal done.
0:05:33 > 0:05:36Yeah? Well, for a fiver, we've bought that, all right?
0:05:36 > 0:05:39Right, so I've got my money box, OK, that's a fiver.
0:05:39 > 0:05:43The spoons, erm... I think you said 40.
0:05:43 > 0:05:46- No, I said 50. - Did you?- Yes, I did.
0:05:46 > 0:05:49Bless your heart, you're a hard woman, aren't you?
0:05:49 > 0:05:51- You're not going to bully me? - I would never bully you.
0:05:51 > 0:05:54I couldn't cope on my first time in Northern Ireland.
0:05:54 > 0:05:56- We can't harass you. - Could they be 35?
0:05:56 > 0:05:58They couldn't, but they could be 40.
0:05:58 > 0:06:02- That's it, that's your bottom line? - That is it, amen.- OK.
0:06:03 > 0:06:06Have you ever been in a Sunbeam Alpine?
0:06:06 > 0:06:09- No, I haven't.- It's a late '60s classic English sports car.
0:06:09 > 0:06:12- Are you taking me for a drive? - If I took you for a spin,
0:06:12 > 0:06:15- could they be 35, then?- No! - I can't tempt you?
0:06:15 > 0:06:18A little trip around the town, and then they're £35.
0:06:18 > 0:06:21Well, I'll do without the trip, but I'll make them 35.
0:06:21 > 0:06:23Bless your heart!
0:06:23 > 0:06:25Thank you very much. That's really sweet of you.
0:06:25 > 0:06:28- A pleasure.- A money box, two spoons, you've started me off.
0:06:28 > 0:06:32- That's my first time ever. - Good, I hope you make loads of money.
0:06:32 > 0:06:36What a great start to the day, Mark. £40 on two items.
0:06:36 > 0:06:40It looks like there's no first-day nerves with you.
0:06:40 > 0:06:42Meanwhile, old hand Thomas
0:06:42 > 0:06:45is just up the road at Atlantic Antiques.
0:06:45 > 0:06:48Very nice to meet you, thank you for letting me come here.
0:06:48 > 0:06:52- And how long have you been here? - 13 years tomorrow.- Tomorrow?
0:06:52 > 0:06:55- Yes.- So are you having a teenage birthday party?
0:06:55 > 0:06:57Well, no, I don't think so.
0:06:57 > 0:07:01- Is it all right if I have a good look around?- You feel free.
0:07:01 > 0:07:04Pleasure, Ernie, absolute pleasure. Thank you very much.
0:07:04 > 0:07:08He may look young, but Thomas is a knowledgeable auctioneer
0:07:08 > 0:07:12with his own specialist auction house.
0:07:12 > 0:07:14He's an expert in jewellery,
0:07:14 > 0:07:19but he's always on the lookout for the interesting and the unusual.
0:07:19 > 0:07:21I love the old phone, look at that!
0:07:21 > 0:07:23Look at that old thing!
0:07:23 > 0:07:26He's hilarious, ropey old job.
0:07:26 > 0:07:29Ernie? You haven't got a price on it.
0:07:31 > 0:07:36- No. But I could put a price on it. - No... No, well...
0:07:36 > 0:07:38Or I would be open to offers.
0:07:38 > 0:07:41- Did you pay much for it? - I did, a lot.
0:07:41 > 0:07:45- No, you didn't, did you?- £30. - Did you?- Yes.
0:07:45 > 0:07:48I wanted it for a bit less than that, to be honest with you.
0:07:48 > 0:07:52- Really? - Well, it's in such poor condition.
0:07:52 > 0:07:57- So you thought... - I was going to offer you £15 for it.
0:07:58 > 0:08:02- That's...- It's a harsh world.
0:08:02 > 0:08:04That's an awful lot of money you want off.
0:08:04 > 0:08:09- Yeah, because it is damaged. - Yes, and that's why it's so cheap.
0:08:09 > 0:08:13- Hmm.- So would we say 20?
0:08:13 > 0:08:15Would you meet me halfway?
0:08:15 > 0:08:1718?
0:08:17 > 0:08:1916.
0:08:21 > 0:08:23You're... You're awful bad at your...
0:08:23 > 0:08:26- I'm not awful bad! - ..at your sums.
0:08:26 > 0:08:2817.
0:08:28 > 0:08:2916.50.
0:08:30 > 0:08:32- Deal.- All right, deal.
0:08:34 > 0:08:36I must be mad!
0:08:36 > 0:08:38I love it!
0:08:38 > 0:08:40Yes, it's...it's unusual.
0:08:40 > 0:08:43They don't... They don't turn up too often.
0:08:43 > 0:08:47It's a swift first purchase for a very reasonable £16.50.
0:08:47 > 0:08:52It's definitely game on with these boys.
0:08:52 > 0:08:56Back to Mark. He's nipped across the road to The Vintage.
0:08:56 > 0:08:58What's he got his eye on now?
0:08:58 > 0:09:01Brilliant, look at that!
0:09:01 > 0:09:05That is loved, that's been loved, that's been played with.
0:09:05 > 0:09:07Excuse me, kind sir.
0:09:07 > 0:09:10May I just take your dog for a quick walk?
0:09:10 > 0:09:13- Have a look in the light? Would that be all right?- Yeah, fine.
0:09:13 > 0:09:16- Thank you very much indeed. Has it got a name?- No.
0:09:16 > 0:09:19No, not yet. Right, come along, lad. Off we go.
0:09:19 > 0:09:20# Walking the dog
0:09:22 > 0:09:24# Just walking the dog
0:09:27 > 0:09:29# If you don't know how to do it
0:09:29 > 0:09:34# I'll show you how to walk the dog... #
0:09:34 > 0:09:38- Look at that face. - One only a mother could love.
0:09:40 > 0:09:44Ha-ha, this is what we want. We've got a label.
0:09:44 > 0:09:46I thought it was Tri-ang,
0:09:46 > 0:09:49but it's Lines Brothers.
0:09:49 > 0:09:52Lines Brothers was a British company
0:09:52 > 0:09:56operated by, surprisingly, three brothers called Lines.
0:09:56 > 0:09:58Following huge success in the mid-'20s,
0:09:58 > 0:10:01they registered Tri-ang Toys,
0:10:01 > 0:10:03so called because three lines make a triangle.
0:10:03 > 0:10:06Three Lines brothers, triangle, get it?
0:10:06 > 0:10:10This would be 19...40s, I think.
0:10:10 > 0:10:12'40s, '50s and...
0:10:14 > 0:10:17..very collectable, a lot of fun.
0:10:17 > 0:10:20A little bit of damage here, a little bit of wear.
0:10:20 > 0:10:22If we look here...
0:10:22 > 0:10:24..and here...
0:10:24 > 0:10:26..he's been fighting.
0:10:26 > 0:10:28He's not real, Mark.
0:10:28 > 0:10:31So an animal in distress, what do we do?
0:10:31 > 0:10:33We give him a home, don't we?
0:10:33 > 0:10:37So...let's go back inside and see if we can buy him for...
0:10:38 > 0:10:41..£30, let's just have a go.
0:10:41 > 0:10:43We might be lucky.
0:10:43 > 0:10:47The asking price for this little chap is £88.
0:10:50 > 0:10:52Right, sir, I'll keep it brief.
0:10:52 > 0:10:57If you've bought it well, I'll give you £30 for it, now, cash.
0:10:57 > 0:11:00If you haven't, fair enough, fair enough.
0:11:00 > 0:11:03But I know sometimes you can buy things very, very well
0:11:03 > 0:11:07and just let them go. What do you think?
0:11:07 > 0:11:10I want to give the dog a home. He's had a bad life.
0:11:10 > 0:11:15- He needs...to be loved. - OK, OK, for you, Mark, 40 quid.
0:11:15 > 0:11:18- 30, please, it has to be 30. - I couldn't do it.
0:11:18 > 0:11:20- I can't sell it for £40... - It cost me more!
0:11:20 > 0:11:23Yeah, but I'm trying to make a profit, honestly.
0:11:23 > 0:11:25Honestly, I am.
0:11:25 > 0:11:30- 35.- Oh, my goodness me. This is hard work, isn't it?
0:11:30 > 0:11:34Are you sure you can't do it for 30? Because 30 would work for me.
0:11:34 > 0:11:38I'll tell you what I'll do. I'll toss you for it.
0:11:38 > 0:11:40- Oh, really? - Oh, dear.- Go on, then.
0:11:40 > 0:11:43- Do you want to toss? - Yeah, go on, because I feel lucky.
0:11:43 > 0:11:47- No, you toss, I'll call.- You call. - I feel lucky. Go on, then.
0:11:47 > 0:11:49Tails.
0:11:50 > 0:11:51Heads.
0:11:51 > 0:11:54Is it going to be that sort of a day?
0:11:54 > 0:11:57Well, I've got to honour that, 35 it is, then, sir. 35 it is.
0:11:57 > 0:12:00- OK, Mark.- OK, we'll give it a go.
0:12:00 > 0:12:03That will teach you to gamble, Mark.
0:12:08 > 0:12:11The boys have had a wonderful time in Portrush,
0:12:11 > 0:12:13but it's time to move on,
0:12:13 > 0:12:1834 miles south to the village of Broughshane in County Antrim.
0:12:22 > 0:12:24- Right, Thomas. There you go. - Is this me?
0:12:24 > 0:12:26- We're here.- Are you kicking me out?
0:12:26 > 0:12:28Yep! Out you get, Thomas. Now, don't be long.
0:12:28 > 0:12:31As you said to me, don't mess me about, don't be long.
0:12:31 > 0:12:35- Come on, you... - I'll give you six minutes.
0:12:35 > 0:12:38Six minutes?! Good luck! And come and pick me up!
0:12:38 > 0:12:41Thank you. Yeah, I'll pop back later, possibly.
0:12:41 > 0:12:43They're getting on well, then.
0:12:43 > 0:12:46Thomas's next shop is Braid Antiques.
0:12:46 > 0:12:49- I'm Thomas.- You're very welcome to Braid Antiques, I'm Audrey.
0:12:49 > 0:12:53- Audrey, very nice to meet you. And this is your shop?- Yes, it is.
0:12:53 > 0:12:55- I'll have a good look around. - Yes, certainly.
0:12:55 > 0:12:58- Thank you very much. - You're very welcome.
0:12:58 > 0:13:02Thomas wastes no time and sets to work straightaway
0:13:02 > 0:13:05carefully looking out for that hopeful second purchase.
0:13:05 > 0:13:09And the very helpful Audrey has looked out a few things
0:13:09 > 0:13:11that she thinks may be of interest to Thomas.
0:13:11 > 0:13:14- Oh.- I've just brought it all out.
0:13:14 > 0:13:16Some Mauchline Ware.
0:13:23 > 0:13:27- And just a couple of wee bits of kitchenalia.- Yeah, quite sweet!
0:13:27 > 0:13:30- Nice little butter stamp, isn't it? - It's a lovely butter stamp,
0:13:30 > 0:13:36- and the egg timer... and the breadboard.- Uh-huh.
0:13:36 > 0:13:37So what have we got on here?
0:13:37 > 0:13:40"White Rock, Hastings."
0:13:40 > 0:13:44So obviously for playing games, you put your die in there and...
0:13:44 > 0:13:45So this is a needle case.
0:13:45 > 0:13:48- A needle case, yes. - Put sewing needles in there.
0:13:48 > 0:13:51"Sea front, Dover." Good local scenes, aren't they?
0:13:51 > 0:13:54- Very local to here, yes! - Very local to here, you know?
0:13:54 > 0:13:56The others are all Jersey, I think.
0:13:56 > 0:14:00Could I try
0:14:00 > 0:14:03and buy all of it
0:14:03 > 0:14:06for 60?
0:14:06 > 0:14:09No, that would be too little, and I would be losing money on that.
0:14:09 > 0:14:11- Would you?- Oh, I would, I would.
0:14:11 > 0:14:14Well, all of it for 70.
0:14:21 > 0:14:25- Halfway at 65. - Oh... You do drive a hard bargain.
0:14:25 > 0:14:28I'm only trying.
0:14:28 > 0:14:32- All right, yes.- 65...OK.
0:14:32 > 0:14:34- Thank you very much. - Thank you very much.
0:14:34 > 0:14:37Well, there you go, our man drives a hard bargain.
0:14:37 > 0:14:41That's another two lots to add to his bag of treasures.
0:14:41 > 0:14:44Mark, meanwhile, has travelled eight miles away
0:14:44 > 0:14:48to Ahoghill, Ballymena.
0:14:48 > 0:14:49Once Upon A Time
0:14:49 > 0:14:53is owned by father and son Sean and Ronan McLaughlin.
0:14:55 > 0:14:59- Good afternoon, sir. - Good afternoon.- I'm Mark.
0:14:59 > 0:15:02- I'm Sean.- How do you do, sir.
0:15:02 > 0:15:04Would you mind awfully if I had a quick poke around in here
0:15:04 > 0:15:07because it looks very, very interesting.
0:15:07 > 0:15:09You would be most welcome.
0:15:09 > 0:15:14- You've got a bit of everything. - From the sublime to the ridiculous. - Yeah, this is most intriguing.
0:15:14 > 0:15:17I'll just have a quick wander and I'll get back to you.
0:15:17 > 0:15:21So far it's been an exciting day for Mark.
0:15:21 > 0:15:22Does he have a game plan?
0:15:22 > 0:15:26I want to buy something for £8 and sell it for a couple of thousand. That's my plan.
0:15:26 > 0:15:29But, it doesn't always work out that way.
0:15:29 > 0:15:35So I might have to settle for buying something for £30 and selling it for a profit.
0:15:35 > 0:15:37Better get a move on then, Mark.
0:15:37 > 0:15:39That's what I like to see lots of bits and bobs.
0:15:42 > 0:15:46It's been cleaned, it's lost its colour, lost its patina.
0:15:49 > 0:15:52If you like your parrots...
0:15:52 > 0:15:53A bit of fun, aren't they?
0:15:56 > 0:15:58Messed about with, but it's nice.
0:16:01 > 0:16:05I was just wondering, in case it was pennies, because...
0:16:05 > 0:16:08Obviously all the flowers are tipped and broken
0:16:08 > 0:16:11- and the tail is restored badly there.- Very badly.
0:16:11 > 0:16:15Is it pennies? I'm just trying to buy little bits as well.
0:16:15 > 0:16:16- It could be £8.- Yes.
0:16:16 > 0:16:19£8, you say?
0:16:19 > 0:16:22Maybe this will be the one that sells for a couple of grand, Mark.
0:16:22 > 0:16:25That's ever so good. Terribly reasonable.
0:16:25 > 0:16:28It's made by John and Rebecca Lloyd
0:16:28 > 0:16:32of Shelton in Staffordshire in about 1835.
0:16:32 > 0:16:36They always used a lot of gilt and these colours.
0:16:36 > 0:16:38It's worth a go.
0:16:38 > 0:16:41Because it's a few pounds, I'm thinking about that as well.
0:16:41 > 0:16:45- Just because it's a few pounds, I've got to be in with a chance, haven't I?- I think so.
0:16:47 > 0:16:48Better get back to work, Mark.
0:16:50 > 0:16:53Isn't that great? Don't you just love that?
0:16:53 > 0:16:54No, I don't either.
0:16:57 > 0:17:00Rough shell case, a bit of trench art.
0:17:00 > 0:17:03I don't think it's decorative enough, though, is it?
0:17:04 > 0:17:08Pots... Isn't that wonderful? All good fun, though, isn't it?
0:17:10 > 0:17:15What a lovely jug. 19th century, 1830, 1840...
0:17:15 > 0:17:17One of the better English porcelain factories.
0:17:17 > 0:17:21It's got that Coalport look to it. It's beautifully hand painted.
0:17:21 > 0:17:25There's a pattern number on the bottom that could be researched.
0:17:25 > 0:17:30Erm, in very good condition, there's no chips, cracks or restoration.
0:17:30 > 0:17:32It would have been part of a tea service.
0:17:32 > 0:17:35There's always a jug collector at an auction,
0:17:35 > 0:17:40or one hopes there's always a jug collector at an auction.
0:17:40 > 0:17:44It's the real thing, it's just nice. If that's come in with a box lot,
0:17:44 > 0:17:47can you do that for pennies? If you can, I'll have a go at it.
0:17:47 > 0:17:50It's not terribly saleable now.
0:17:51 > 0:17:53I could take 18 for that.
0:17:53 > 0:17:57- It's tempting, it's a very good quality jug.- It is, yeah.
0:17:57 > 0:18:01You know, I left a very good quality English porcelain basket this morning,
0:18:01 > 0:18:03just because they're not selling.
0:18:05 > 0:18:07Well, this is awkward.
0:18:07 > 0:18:11Erm, I tell you what...
0:18:11 > 0:18:14I'm not insulting you, you tell me, OK?
0:18:14 > 0:18:18Having that for a fiver and if I give you 15 for that. It's 20 for the two.
0:18:18 > 0:18:20- That's OK.- Is that all right?- Yeah. - Thank you, Ronan.
0:18:20 > 0:18:23Well, he certainly likes to shop.
0:18:23 > 0:18:26It's been an impressive first day with four items already in the bag.
0:18:26 > 0:18:28Or, should I say, the box.
0:18:28 > 0:18:31While Mark's been on a shopping spree,
0:18:31 > 0:18:32Thomas has travelled to
0:18:32 > 0:18:35Hillsborough Castle in County Down.
0:18:36 > 0:18:41Hillsborough Castle is an 18th century mansion and the residence
0:18:41 > 0:18:47of the Secretary Of State For Northern Ireland, including in the past Mo Mowlam and Peter Mandelson.
0:18:47 > 0:18:53Tony Blair has also held key talks here with US presidents, Bill Clinton and George Bush.
0:18:53 > 0:18:59It's also the official residence of the British Royal Family when they visit.
0:18:59 > 0:19:02Castle guide, Judy Crawford, is on hand to show Thomas around.
0:19:03 > 0:19:08So, this is the State Entrance Hall and this is where the great and the good come in.
0:19:08 > 0:19:09Wow!
0:19:09 > 0:19:12The first thing you see is the Royal coat of arms,
0:19:12 > 0:19:14done in wood but painted to look like plaster.
0:19:14 > 0:19:18- Really, it's wood, is it?- Mm-hm. - Fascinating.
0:19:18 > 0:19:23On either side of the fireplace you will see that we have the ceremonial spades.
0:19:23 > 0:19:27- Are we allowed to touch? - Yes, I think so.
0:19:27 > 0:19:32These are used because traditionally when a member of the Royal family
0:19:32 > 0:19:36comes here to attend one of the garden parties, they plant a tree.
0:19:36 > 0:19:40- Really, so this is the ceremonial spade.- Yes.- Oh, wow!
0:19:40 > 0:19:43Her Majesty the Queen, the Queen Mother,
0:19:43 > 0:19:48The Princess of Wales, Prince Andrew and Sarah Ferguson,
0:19:48 > 0:19:50Her Royal Highness, the Princess Royal.
0:19:50 > 0:19:53That's rather wonderful, isn't it.
0:19:53 > 0:19:55- I mean, they don't literally get down and...- No.
0:19:55 > 0:20:02The gardeners would dig the hole for the member of the Royal family.
0:20:02 > 0:20:05They just do the little bit at the end with the turf.
0:20:05 > 0:20:09I don't think I've ever held something owned or used by royalty before.
0:20:09 > 0:20:14Hopefully, that bit of glitter will pass on to me and my buying will
0:20:14 > 0:20:17get better and better and I'll make more profit with my antiques.
0:20:19 > 0:20:21Hope springs eternal, Thomas.
0:20:21 > 0:20:26Inside this wonderful building, a very important agreement took place.
0:20:26 > 0:20:28This is the state drawing room
0:20:28 > 0:20:33and this is where the Anglo-Irish agreement was signed in 1985
0:20:33 > 0:20:37between Margaret Thatcher and the late Garret FitzGerald.
0:20:37 > 0:20:41Standing in front of that fireplace, but not that particular fireplace,
0:20:41 > 0:20:45that one was bought for the castle in 1989
0:20:45 > 0:20:48when it came from Mountjoy Square in Dublin.
0:20:48 > 0:20:51- When the castle was restored to its former glory?- Exactly.
0:20:51 > 0:20:55Is that a bit of Irish porcelain?
0:20:55 > 0:20:58Yes, that's a little bit of Belleek china,
0:20:58 > 0:21:03made in County Fermanagh in the west of the province.
0:21:03 > 0:21:08- I hate to tell you this but it is cracked.- Shh! Thomas!
0:21:08 > 0:21:11I think it's been cracked for a long time.
0:21:11 > 0:21:13It's something you either love or you hate.
0:21:13 > 0:21:18- I actually quite like Belleek.- I do, too. I think it's beautifully made.
0:21:18 > 0:21:20It is beautifully made.
0:21:20 > 0:21:22That's enough for one day, Thomas.
0:21:22 > 0:21:25Another exciting day awaits tomorrow.
0:21:27 > 0:21:31The boys are up bright and early to tackle a brand-new day of shopping.
0:21:31 > 0:21:36So far Thomas has spent £81.50 on three lots.
0:21:36 > 0:21:39A candlestick telephone, a collection of Mauchline Ware
0:21:39 > 0:21:45and the Victorian kitchenalia, leaving a comfortable £118.50 at his disposal.
0:21:46 > 0:21:51New boy, Mark, meanwhile has employed a full-on shopping frenzy.
0:21:51 > 0:21:56He has collected four auction lots and spent £95 on the baby bank,
0:21:56 > 0:22:00the silver Dublin spoons, the cute dog on wheels
0:22:00 > 0:22:05and the porcelain lot comprising the Staffordshire jug and little fox figurine.
0:22:05 > 0:22:08Mark has a respectable £105 left to splurge.
0:22:10 > 0:22:14First to get stuck in on another day of shopping is Mark.
0:22:14 > 0:22:15He's travelling to Lisburn,
0:22:15 > 0:22:18the third-largest city in Northern Ireland.
0:22:19 > 0:22:24First shop of the day is Ballinderry Antiques, owned by Donald.
0:22:26 > 0:22:29- Good afternoon, sir.- Good afternoon. - I'm Mark.- Donald McClusky.
0:22:29 > 0:22:32Good afternoon, Donald. Is it OK if I just seek and search?
0:22:32 > 0:22:36- Plenty to look at.- Thank you very much indeed, thank you.
0:22:36 > 0:22:37And he's off!
0:22:40 > 0:22:42I do have to beat Thomas.
0:22:55 > 0:22:57- Donald?- Yeah?
0:22:57 > 0:23:00- It has suffered a bit. - Yeah, what a beauty, though.
0:23:00 > 0:23:03This is a Troika wheel vase.
0:23:03 > 0:23:07Troika was an art pottery set up in Cornwall in the early '60s.
0:23:07 > 0:23:13- Serious crack.- Whereabouts? Oh, there.- Worth restoring, possibly.
0:23:13 > 0:23:18I think so. That is wonderful. Look at the shape and everything, I love it to bits.
0:23:18 > 0:23:22Erm, no hard haggle, no messing about.
0:23:22 > 0:23:27Bottom line, very, very best, and it's got to be good or I won't bother.
0:23:27 > 0:23:29At Ballinderry Antiques we always offer a good deal.
0:23:29 > 0:23:34- Sometimes you can just knock things out and sometimes you can't.- £30.
0:23:34 > 0:23:37- That's the very best, the bottom line, is it?- Yeah.
0:23:37 > 0:23:40I love that, I love it.
0:23:40 > 0:23:45- There should be something left in that.- Wrap it up for me, that's brilliant. We started. We started.
0:23:45 > 0:23:49Say, "please". He's quick and not quite finished yet.
0:23:55 > 0:23:57Some Guinness tonight.
0:24:06 > 0:24:11And, as quick as a flash, he's uncovered a 19th-century Chinese hardwood stand.
0:24:12 > 0:24:15What's the very best on it, just in case I can do a last-minute...
0:24:15 > 0:24:19- A sweet little piece. - A quickie here.
0:24:21 > 0:24:23£27.
0:24:23 > 0:24:27Almost certainly, you'll get some sort of profit on that.
0:24:27 > 0:24:30- That's a lovely, carved wood stand, isn't it?- It's very intricate.
0:24:30 > 0:24:34- Very much the flavour of the month, isn't it?- Very much so.
0:24:34 > 0:24:38That would have had a piece of jade or whatever in it.
0:24:38 > 0:24:41They're very collectable, lovely patina, lovely colour.
0:24:41 > 0:24:44- All right, Donald, I'll have that. - OK.- Thank you very much.
0:24:46 > 0:24:49Blimey, he doesn't hang around.
0:24:49 > 0:24:52- What's the grand total?- £57.
0:24:52 > 0:24:56- And I can't knock any more off that?- That's it, I'm afraid. - £57, there's £60.
0:24:56 > 0:24:58That's brilliant. I'll get you £3 change.
0:24:58 > 0:25:02That's another two in the bag. Man now has a mighty six lots.
0:25:05 > 0:25:08Meanwhile, Thomas, has travelled just over 26 miles
0:25:08 > 0:25:11to the small village of Grey Abbey in County Down.
0:25:12 > 0:25:15He's going for a good rummage in Hayes Antiques.
0:25:16 > 0:25:22- Hello.- Hello.- Nice to meet you. - Nice to meet you, Derek Hayes. - Thomas Plant.
0:25:22 > 0:25:25Would you mind awfully if I had a look around?
0:25:25 > 0:25:27That would be really good.
0:25:27 > 0:25:29Thomas is a bit of an antiques magpie
0:25:29 > 0:25:33and has a real passion for interesting curios.
0:25:38 > 0:25:42I think it's Italian. I think it is with that cockerel on the base.
0:25:42 > 0:25:46It could be the Cantagalli factory from the Urbino in Tuscany,
0:25:46 > 0:25:52from about the late 19th century, early 20th-century.
0:25:52 > 0:25:57- It's rather good, isn't it? Rather good fun.- Yeah. It's a nice piece.
0:25:57 > 0:25:59I love that design to it.
0:25:59 > 0:26:02I just think it's decorative don't you? Yeah, it's stunning.
0:26:02 > 0:26:04It is stunning. I like that.
0:26:04 > 0:26:08The ticket price for the vase is £65.
0:26:08 > 0:26:10Could we say...
0:26:12 > 0:26:1440?
0:26:14 > 0:26:16HE LAUGHS
0:26:16 > 0:26:20- I've got that figure in my head.- 45.
0:26:20 > 0:26:2242?
0:26:22 > 0:26:26- OK.- Yeah?- Yeah.- Brilliant. Thank you very much. I like that.
0:26:28 > 0:26:31It's a handsome thing.
0:26:31 > 0:26:35Maybe if I rub it my genie might come out
0:26:35 > 0:26:38and wish me all the luck in the world.
0:26:38 > 0:26:40That's four lots in the bag for Thomas.
0:26:40 > 0:26:44He certainly is a tough cookie when it comes to naming his price.
0:26:44 > 0:26:48Meanwhile, Mark has finished all his high octane shopping for the day
0:26:48 > 0:26:51and is making his way to a secret location.
0:26:54 > 0:26:56- You sir, must be Ray? - Yes, it's me.
0:26:56 > 0:27:01Mark has an invitation to visit passionate collector and automobile enthusiast, Ray.
0:27:01 > 0:27:06He's a house builder who has collected literally thousands of items
0:27:06 > 0:27:09for the last 30 years from vintage petrol pumps
0:27:09 > 0:27:12to the very first motoring signs.
0:27:12 > 0:27:17- Would you show me around? - Certainly. Come this way here up to the goody parts.
0:27:17 > 0:27:21This priceless collection began when Ray was passing a garage
0:27:21 > 0:27:24he used to visit with his dad when he was a nipper.
0:27:24 > 0:27:28He purchased a couple of petrol globes and from that day onwards
0:27:28 > 0:27:32he has amassed a spectacular collection of automobilia.
0:27:32 > 0:27:37Ray has tirelessly sourced items from all around the world.
0:27:37 > 0:27:40He begins the tour with an extraordinary collection.
0:27:40 > 0:27:44- Well, Mark, this is the Aladdin's cave.- Oh, my goodness me.
0:27:44 > 0:27:49- Oh, my goodness me.- Altogether there are over 350 globes here.
0:27:49 > 0:27:53You have to go to America to get bigger collections of up to 1,500.
0:27:53 > 0:27:57Which is the earliest globe in this room?
0:27:57 > 0:28:02The earliest globes would be this line here, the BP, Pratt's,
0:28:02 > 0:28:07ROP, Red Line, they are all around 1920.
0:28:07 > 0:28:11In 1919, that's when the first petrol pumps came into Great Britain and Ireland.
0:28:11 > 0:28:15- What are they made of. Glass?- Glass, yes.
0:28:15 > 0:28:19- Plastic globes weren't used until after the war. - Can you still find them?
0:28:19 > 0:28:23- Yes.- Do they still appear? - They still appear.
0:28:23 > 0:28:25- Or have you got the lot?- No.
0:28:25 > 0:28:29Absolutely fascinating. I couldn't be more impressed, frankly.
0:28:29 > 0:28:32- I will never forget this. - You won't forget this.
0:28:32 > 0:28:35Everywhere you look there are prized items
0:28:35 > 0:28:38that preserve the fabric of motoring history.
0:28:40 > 0:28:45Everything in this cabinet is related to the 1903 Gordon Bennett race.
0:28:46 > 0:28:50The Gordon Bennett Cup races drew attention from all over the world
0:28:50 > 0:28:54and were established by James Gordon Bennett Junior,
0:28:54 > 0:28:57the millionaire owner of the New York Herald.
0:28:57 > 0:29:00In 1903, the race was held in Ireland.
0:29:00 > 0:29:06This is the three cars lined up here before the race in 1903.
0:29:06 > 0:29:10Two of the cars finished the race and one didn't.
0:29:10 > 0:29:16I'm not sure which one it is. Its engine blew up.
0:29:16 > 0:29:20- This is the piston out of that car. - From that very car? - From one of those three cars.
0:29:20 > 0:29:24All the drivers in the race were given a goblet.
0:29:24 > 0:29:26That's the only goblet that exists.
0:29:26 > 0:29:30This was the clock, one of three or four clocks that were used to time the race.
0:29:30 > 0:29:35"Officially used at the Gordon Bennett Cup race 1903."
0:29:35 > 0:29:38- I only bought that last year. - That is wonderful.
0:29:38 > 0:29:42Well, it's obvious Mark's had the time of his life.
0:29:42 > 0:29:47But it's now time, boys, to show one another your purchases.
0:29:47 > 0:29:51- As you're the newbie, show me your first item.- Right.
0:29:51 > 0:29:55Totally out of my comfort zone, it's not my subject at all -
0:29:55 > 0:30:01- but silver is up at the moment. - Silver is up. A nice pair of old English spoons.
0:30:01 > 0:30:05- Thought I'd have a go. - George IV, they're nice.
0:30:05 > 0:30:07What did you give for those?
0:30:07 > 0:30:09- £35.- Get in there!
0:30:09 > 0:30:11- Do you think so?- Yeah, absolutely.
0:30:11 > 0:30:14Yeah, yeah. Stop being so nice, Thomas.
0:30:14 > 0:30:19OK, Mark. So you're out of your comfort zone, so am I...
0:30:19 > 0:30:22Thomas, that's out of MY comfort zone too but I love it.
0:30:22 > 0:30:26- It needs a lot of work. - Oh - you don't say, Thomas(!)
0:30:26 > 0:30:30- It's the real deal, all marked up on the base...- Like it a lot -
0:30:30 > 0:30:33I bet you just snatched it away at 20 quid or something.
0:30:33 > 0:30:37- £16.50. - £16! Thomas, you can't go wrong.
0:30:37 > 0:30:38- £16.50.- Really good buy.
0:30:38 > 0:30:41Don't take this too seriously... This was just an impulse buy.
0:30:43 > 0:30:45A money box. What did you pay for that, a fiver?
0:30:45 > 0:30:49- Yeah, spot on.- Was it a fiver? - Right first time.- It's horrible!
0:30:49 > 0:30:53It's awful. That's the only reason I bought it, because it was a fiver.
0:30:53 > 0:30:58I thought, if there's a money box collector there on Monday, and it's a fiver...
0:30:58 > 0:31:01- First bid, two bids - little profit.- It's a profit.
0:31:01 > 0:31:03Looks a bit like you, Thomas.
0:31:03 > 0:31:08My next items, I bought as a lot, which I'm splitting into two lots.
0:31:08 > 0:31:11- Is that all right?- OK.
0:31:11 > 0:31:13- So first of all... - Whatever you say, Thomas.
0:31:13 > 0:31:16Right...
0:31:16 > 0:31:18Then... It doesn't end there.
0:31:18 > 0:31:20Oh, lovely.
0:31:20 > 0:31:22- It's sweet, isn't it? - That's nice, I like that.
0:31:24 > 0:31:27- And then...- Bit of Mauchline Ware.
0:31:29 > 0:31:31- So these are my next two lots... - Right.
0:31:31 > 0:31:33..but obviously I bought them as one.
0:31:33 > 0:31:37That is a little lot with the breadboard, the butter pat and the egg timer...
0:31:37 > 0:31:39and then the Mauchline Ware's a lot.
0:31:39 > 0:31:41How much was the whole lot?
0:31:41 > 0:31:44- I can guess if you like, but...- £65.
0:31:44 > 0:31:46Yeah, very good.
0:31:46 > 0:31:48- Now, prepare yourself, Thomas... - All right.
0:31:48 > 0:31:52- What could it possibly be? - I can see what it is...
0:31:54 > 0:31:57- I had to give this dog a home. - Oh, it's sweet, isn't it?
0:31:57 > 0:32:01- He's lovely.- He's been well loved. - He has been well loved.
0:32:01 > 0:32:04Little bit on the sort of tatty side...
0:32:04 > 0:32:07- Why did you buy him? - Well, I couldn't leave him there.
0:32:07 > 0:32:13Got to find a home for him, he's windswept, he's been in fights.
0:32:13 > 0:32:15You would have paid, I reckon, about 30 quid.
0:32:15 > 0:32:20- 35, Thomas.- It's a clever buy. - That's encouraging. Thanks for that.
0:32:20 > 0:32:23This is you all over, isn't it? Is this a little lot?
0:32:23 > 0:32:28Well, I bought them separately, but I'm going to sell them as a lot.
0:32:28 > 0:32:30OK, good idea.
0:32:30 > 0:32:31Nice Staffordshire jug...
0:32:31 > 0:32:35Lovely quality. Nice and clean and crisp and sharp.
0:32:35 > 0:32:39- Yeah, lovely thing.- You know, £15.
0:32:39 > 0:32:41£15 - fine. Lovely.
0:32:41 > 0:32:45And then this horrible, horrible Staffordshire figure...
0:32:45 > 0:32:48£20 the two, the cost. Right, Thomas, your turn.
0:32:48 > 0:32:51This is my last lot. Now, what do you think...
0:32:51 > 0:32:55- Hispano-Moresque.- Hispano-Moresque. - Or Cantagalli.
0:32:55 > 0:32:58- Absolutely! Absolutely.- Lots of different factories over there.
0:32:58 > 0:33:04In the late 19th century, the Cantagalli brothers inherited the family ceramics
0:33:04 > 0:33:05factory near Florence,
0:33:05 > 0:33:09and produced copies of Middle Eastern and Italian tin-glazed wares.
0:33:09 > 0:33:13Late 19th or early 20th. Blue cockerel on the bottom.
0:33:13 > 0:33:15Quite often a date with it.
0:33:15 > 0:33:18Tin-glazed earthenware, lovely lustre.
0:33:18 > 0:33:22- Isn't it lovely?- Gorgeous condition. What did you pay for that?
0:33:22 > 0:33:25- 42.- 42, that's fine. Absolutely fine.
0:33:25 > 0:33:27Really, really like it. I'm very impressed.
0:33:28 > 0:33:32Oh, right! Troika wheel vase.
0:33:32 > 0:33:33OK, but it's whacked.
0:33:33 > 0:33:36- Yes, Thomas. - A whacked Troika wheel vase.
0:33:36 > 0:33:39Tell me, Mark. Did you nick this at a fiver?
0:33:39 > 0:33:42- I actually paid £30 for it.- £30?
0:33:42 > 0:33:47Not the end of the world - in my part of the world that would do very well even with the damage.
0:33:47 > 0:33:49How often do you see Troika, Thomas?
0:33:49 > 0:33:52- Rarely.- Thank you. That's all I need to know.
0:33:52 > 0:33:55I would be very interested to see what you think of this.
0:33:55 > 0:34:00So this is a hardwood stand, with prunus flower...
0:34:00 > 0:34:03- 19th century. - What a beautiful stand.
0:34:03 > 0:34:05I reckon you snatched it at £12.50.
0:34:05 > 0:34:08- £27, Thomas.- £27.
0:34:08 > 0:34:11I'm very hopeful, Thomas.
0:34:11 > 0:34:14But the question is, are the boys being truthful with one another?
0:34:14 > 0:34:16My worst item is definitely the Troika.
0:34:16 > 0:34:19He should not have bought the Troika, it's whacked.
0:34:19 > 0:34:25I feel sorry for him for buying that. But it could make money at the auction.
0:34:25 > 0:34:28I don't know whether I'm going to beat Thomas or not.
0:34:28 > 0:34:31I know I WILL beat Thomas, sooner or later -
0:34:31 > 0:34:36I know I WILL find something, and it will make a lot of money, I know that is going to happen...
0:34:36 > 0:34:41but I can't... You know, it's in the lap of the gods WHEN that is going to happen.
0:34:41 > 0:34:46Fighting talk from the boys. But what results lie ahead?
0:34:46 > 0:34:48It's been an exciting first leg,
0:34:48 > 0:34:50with a whistle-stop tour of Northern Ireland.
0:34:50 > 0:34:54We've travelled from Portrush via Broughshane,
0:34:54 > 0:34:58Ahoghill, Hillsborough, Lisburn, Grey Abbey.
0:34:58 > 0:35:01And finally to the capital of Northern Ireland,
0:35:01 > 0:35:03the city of Belfast.
0:35:05 > 0:35:08It's the largest city in Northern Ireland,
0:35:08 > 0:35:12and has historically been a centre for the Irish linen industry,
0:35:12 > 0:35:15tobacco production, rope making and shipbuilding.
0:35:15 > 0:35:19It's auction day, and the boys arrive at their first auction of the week.
0:35:19 > 0:35:23Belfast Auctions has been established for three years.
0:35:23 > 0:35:30David Kearney is today's auctioneer, and he has a few thoughts to share about our boys' items.
0:35:30 > 0:35:34It's a good array of stuff. The silver caught my eye, the spoons.
0:35:34 > 0:35:37Being Irish silver I think they could do quite well.
0:35:37 > 0:35:42An item that I wouldn't be as keen on would be the pottery baby.
0:35:42 > 0:35:48I don't know if our clients tonight will be interested in that, I don't think it's old enough.
0:35:48 > 0:35:51Thomas Plant started today with £200,
0:35:51 > 0:35:55and spent £123.50 on four lots.
0:35:55 > 0:35:59Mark Hales on the other hand splashed £152
0:35:59 > 0:36:01on his first-ever spending spree.
0:36:01 > 0:36:04He ended up with a whopping six lots.
0:36:05 > 0:36:10Right - all eyes to the front. The auction is about to begin.
0:36:11 > 0:36:15First up, it's Mark's porcelain duo.
0:36:15 > 0:36:18Let's find out what he knows about ceramics.
0:36:18 > 0:36:20£30. £20. £10.
0:36:20 > 0:36:24£5, £6, £7. At £7 I'm bid.
0:36:24 > 0:36:25£8, £9. £10.
0:36:25 > 0:36:27£12. Bid's at the back at £12.
0:36:27 > 0:36:31Lovely Victorian jug, are we all finished at £12...?
0:36:31 > 0:36:35Disaster strikes, so early in the day.
0:36:35 > 0:36:37Oh, dear, it's a loss, Mark -
0:36:37 > 0:36:40but don't worry, it's only your first item.
0:36:40 > 0:36:44Next up is Thomas's collection of Mauchline Ware.
0:36:44 > 0:36:48Nice lot there. £80. £60. £50.
0:36:48 > 0:36:52- For £30, then. - Come on, come on, come on.
0:36:52 > 0:36:55£37.50. It's with Paul at £40.
0:36:55 > 0:37:02£42.50. Bid's beside me now at £42.50...
0:37:02 > 0:37:04All finished, the lot, at £42.50...?
0:37:04 > 0:37:06My heart goes out to you on that one,
0:37:06 > 0:37:08because genuinely I would have bought them too.
0:37:08 > 0:37:11Another loss, and not what Thomas expected at all.
0:37:11 > 0:37:13Still, it could be worse.
0:37:13 > 0:37:15It's Mark's turn next.
0:37:16 > 0:37:20With the damaged, but unusual Troika vase.
0:37:20 > 0:37:22£40. For £20...
0:37:22 > 0:37:26For sale, £10. £12. £14. £16. £18.
0:37:26 > 0:37:29£20. £22.50. £25.
0:37:29 > 0:37:31£30. £32.50. New bidder.
0:37:31 > 0:37:34£35. New bidder again. £40...
0:37:34 > 0:37:36All finished now at £40?
0:37:36 > 0:37:3940 quid! You got out of jail.
0:37:39 > 0:37:44- I'm annoyed about my earlier loss, Thomas.- Don't stress about that.
0:37:44 > 0:37:49Not bad, Mark, but listen to Thomas. Enjoy a profit when you get one.
0:37:49 > 0:37:54Back to Thomas. It's the Victorian kitchenalia next.
0:37:54 > 0:37:56£30. £20.
0:37:56 > 0:37:57Will a tenner start me?
0:37:57 > 0:38:00I'm bid £10, £12. £14. £16. £18. £20.
0:38:01 > 0:38:06Bid's here beside me in the middle at 22.50, 25, 27.50.
0:38:06 > 0:38:08Bid's still in the middle. Bid's here.
0:38:08 > 0:38:14In the middle at 27.50. All out. All done now for 27.50.
0:38:14 > 0:38:15That's OK.
0:38:15 > 0:38:19That sorts out your Mauchline lot with your breadboard, doesn't it?
0:38:19 > 0:38:21Well, hang on.
0:38:21 > 0:38:24A small profit. Come on, Thomas, keep your hopes up.
0:38:26 > 0:38:30Right, Mark, it's the baby money bank next.
0:38:30 > 0:38:31£20...or £10.
0:38:31 > 0:38:34Fiver. Thank you. Five, six, seven.
0:38:34 > 0:38:37At seven. Eight - new bidder. Nine.
0:38:37 > 0:38:43Ten. Beside me now at £10. All out for £10.
0:38:43 > 0:38:48- Oh, come on.- Well...- Come on, you made money out of it.- £2.
0:38:48 > 0:38:52Come on indeed, Mark, at least somebody bought it.
0:38:52 > 0:38:57Next, it's the decorative Cantagalli ewer.
0:38:57 > 0:39:00£80. £50. £30.
0:39:00 > 0:39:04Thank you. At 30. 32.50. 35
0:39:04 > 0:39:07- At 35. 37.50.- Go on.
0:39:07 > 0:39:11£40. New bidder. In front of me at £40. Are we all done for this?
0:39:11 > 0:39:132.50 again. 45.
0:39:13 > 0:39:177.50. At 47.50. Bid's here.
0:39:17 > 0:39:22£50. Bid's in the middle. All out for it now. £50.
0:39:22 > 0:39:24When you bought that, if it had been 50 and not 42,
0:39:24 > 0:39:28- if you wanted it, you would have bought it, wouldn't you?- Oh, yeah.
0:39:28 > 0:39:29So would I.
0:39:29 > 0:39:34Oh, dear. Not what Thomas was expecting. Keep your chin up, boys.
0:39:36 > 0:39:40It's Mark's 19th century Chinese stand next. Fingers crossed.
0:39:40 > 0:39:42£30. £20.
0:39:42 > 0:39:44A tenner, sir. Thank you.
0:39:44 > 0:39:4810, 12, new bidder at 14, 16, 18.
0:39:48 > 0:39:5420. Bid's here for £20. All finished at £20.
0:39:54 > 0:39:56- Most disappointing. - You were right. 20 quid.
0:39:56 > 0:40:00And I still think another place, another time, a lot more.
0:40:00 > 0:40:03I think you thought that too, didn't you?
0:40:03 > 0:40:07Excuses, excuses. It's a another loss, Mark. But it's not over yet.
0:40:07 > 0:40:12Maybe the silver spoons will bring a much needed smile to your face.
0:40:12 > 0:40:1430 bid. 2.50. 35.
0:40:14 > 0:40:167.50. £40. 2.50.
0:40:16 > 0:40:2145. 7.50. £50. 55. 60.
0:40:21 > 0:40:2465. 70.
0:40:24 > 0:40:2675. 80.
0:40:26 > 0:40:2885.
0:40:28 > 0:40:30I have 85 in the middle.
0:40:30 > 0:40:3190 - new bidder.
0:40:31 > 0:40:34Bid's at 95. 100.
0:40:34 > 0:40:37- 105.- Come on. Yes.
0:40:37 > 0:40:42- Another five.- Keep going. I feel the sea.- £110.
0:40:42 > 0:40:45- Good lot. Well done.- Thank you. I'm pleased.- Well, you should be.
0:40:45 > 0:40:48I'm only pleased because it's out of my comfort zone.
0:40:48 > 0:40:51Well done, Mark. Silver may be out of your comfort zone
0:40:51 > 0:40:55but that is what you can call a result.
0:40:57 > 0:41:01It's Thomas's final item, the candlestick telephone, next.
0:41:01 > 0:41:05£20. A bid. 2.50. 5. 7.50.
0:41:05 > 0:41:09£30. 2.50. 35. 7.50. £40.
0:41:09 > 0:41:132.50. Bid's here beside me now for 42.50 for the phone.
0:41:13 > 0:41:15All done. The bid's here beside me.
0:41:15 > 0:41:21Beside me now at 42.50. We all like the phone. 42.50.
0:41:21 > 0:41:25- Made money though. Made money. - Made a profit.
0:41:25 > 0:41:27It certainly did make you money, Thomas.
0:41:27 > 0:41:31It's better than a slap in the face. With a wet fish.
0:41:31 > 0:41:35And, lastly, it's Mark's rather crude pooch on wheels.
0:41:35 > 0:41:38Will the bidders of Belfast want to take him home though?
0:41:38 > 0:41:40£50. £30.
0:41:40 > 0:41:43Give this dog a home! Give this dog a home!
0:41:43 > 0:41:47That's right, give it a home. £10. 10 a bid. 12, 14, 16.
0:41:47 > 0:41:48Give floppy ears a home.
0:41:48 > 0:41:52- At 18 and bid. 20. - Go, floppy, go.- At 20 and bid.
0:41:52 > 0:41:56He's going out the door here. 2.50 - new bidder.
0:41:56 > 0:41:58At 22.50, the lady's bid in the middle.
0:41:58 > 0:42:04Lady's bid then at 22.50. All finished now at 22.50.
0:42:04 > 0:42:07- Oh, disaster. - I thought they were going to...
0:42:07 > 0:42:09I feel we sort of knew, didn't we?
0:42:09 > 0:42:11Do you think your outbursts stopped the bidding?
0:42:11 > 0:42:13Do you think it stopped the bidding?
0:42:13 > 0:42:18Maybe you do need to keep quiet next time, Mark. Oh, dear. Another loss.
0:42:19 > 0:42:23All in all, it hasn't been a great first auction for the boys.
0:42:23 > 0:42:27We can't be down in the dumps because we're all walking away
0:42:27 > 0:42:29with a bit of extra money jingling in our pocket.
0:42:29 > 0:42:32To me, I've got change. He's got folding.
0:42:32 > 0:42:33What can I say?
0:42:33 > 0:42:37I'm very pleased to be going forward with more money than I started with
0:42:37 > 0:42:39but I'm a little bit disappointed and frustrated
0:42:39 > 0:42:44that the decent profit on the spoons
0:42:44 > 0:42:47was soaked up by all the other items.
0:42:48 > 0:42:50After paying auction costs,
0:42:50 > 0:42:54Thomas Plant made a tiny profit of £9.75.
0:42:56 > 0:43:02He has £209.75 to carry forward. Keep smiling.
0:43:02 > 0:43:09And just inching ahead is Mark Hales with a £23.89 profit.
0:43:09 > 0:43:16He is the winner of the first leg with a delightful £223.89.
0:43:16 > 0:43:18It's the end of the first day.
0:43:18 > 0:43:22Both chaps are fairly happy and have a few extra pennies in the kitty.
0:43:22 > 0:43:24But there's still four more days to go.
0:43:26 > 0:43:28Next time on the Antiques Road Trip,
0:43:28 > 0:43:31Mark and Thomas head for the Republic Of Ireland.
0:43:31 > 0:43:33Mark dishes out the kisses...
0:43:33 > 0:43:36Oh, bless your heart, you're a lovely lady.
0:43:36 > 0:43:38..and Thomas chances his arm.
0:43:38 > 0:43:43- What's your price then? - Oh, I'd like to give you 75.
0:43:43 > 0:43:44No way!