0:00:02 > 0:00:05It's the nation's favourite antiques experts with £200 each,
0:00:05 > 0:00:10a classic car and a goal to scour Britain for antiques.
0:00:10 > 0:00:11That hurts.
0:00:12 > 0:00:14What do you think?
0:00:14 > 0:00:18The aim, to make the biggest profit at auction, but it's no mean feat.
0:00:18 > 0:00:23- There will be worthy winners and valiant losers.- What have I done?!
0:00:23 > 0:00:27So will it be the high road to glory or the slow road to disaster?
0:00:27 > 0:00:29- Put your back into it! - Shut up, James!
0:00:29 > 0:00:31This is the Antiques Road Trip.
0:00:34 > 0:00:35Yeah!
0:00:38 > 0:00:41It's a brand-new Road Trip, and we're hitting the tarmac
0:00:41 > 0:00:45with a pair of thoroughly dashing gents and antiques experts,
0:00:45 > 0:00:47Thomas Plant and James Lewis.
0:00:47 > 0:00:51If anyone wasn't sure that I was a country bumpkin and a bit slow before...
0:00:51 > 0:00:55James, I don't think you're slow at all. I think you're quite sharp.
0:00:55 > 0:01:00Thomas Plant is an auctioneer with a passion for all things shiny -
0:01:00 > 0:01:02jewellery, watches and silver.
0:01:02 > 0:01:05I am like a pig in the proverbial when it comes to things like that.
0:01:05 > 0:01:10James Lewis is also an auctioneer who began his antiques career
0:01:10 > 0:01:14at the age of six by bidding on a bird cage for his budgie.
0:01:14 > 0:01:17Now, however, he's more fond of ducks.
0:01:17 > 0:01:18GABBLES LIKE DONALD DUCK
0:01:18 > 0:01:20Yes...
0:01:20 > 0:01:24Our affable duo begin their adventure with £200 each
0:01:24 > 0:01:28and are travelling in this gorgeous little 1953 Morris Minor.
0:01:29 > 0:01:32It's fresh, James! We have the mustiness of the Morris Minor.
0:01:32 > 0:01:36It was the Morris Minor? I thought it was you! I thought it was the suit.
0:01:36 > 0:01:41Really? Oh! Oh! Oh, James, that's so uncalled for!
0:01:41 > 0:01:45Thomas and James will be travelling over 800 miles,
0:01:45 > 0:01:49looping their way from Largs on the Scottish West Coast
0:01:49 > 0:01:53up to the Highlands, down to the Lowlands and back again,
0:01:53 > 0:01:56eventually finishing in the country's capital city of Edinburgh.
0:01:56 > 0:02:00On this first leg, we're starting off our mammoth journey in Largs,
0:02:00 > 0:02:02crossing over to the East Coast,
0:02:02 > 0:02:05before heading back to the auction showdown in Glasgow.
0:02:08 > 0:02:11Our first stop of the day is Largs, Ayrshire,
0:02:11 > 0:02:13a seaside town famous for invasions,
0:02:13 > 0:02:17firstly by the Vikings, who brought war and pillage,
0:02:17 > 0:02:20and then by the Italians, who brought ice cream and antique dealers.
0:02:20 > 0:02:23- Can you see it?- That's it! - Blue sign.- Brilliant.
0:02:23 > 0:02:27Narducci's is a huge family-run emporium stacked with fabulous furniture
0:02:27 > 0:02:29and all manner of collectables.
0:02:29 > 0:02:32Luckily, owner Franco is on hand to help,
0:02:32 > 0:02:35and Thomas has a watertight strategy.
0:02:35 > 0:02:39Just concentrate, think, but don't be too cautious.
0:02:39 > 0:02:42Yes, be bold, be brave.
0:02:42 > 0:02:46James, meanwhile, is drawn immediately to something familiar.
0:02:46 > 0:02:49Any resemblance to me is merely coincidental.
0:02:49 > 0:02:53I just have a little bit of catching up to do on the hair. Twins!
0:02:54 > 0:02:56You said it, James.
0:02:56 > 0:03:00Now, what's this Thomas has spotted with a ticket price of £65?
0:03:00 > 0:03:03I might ask about that.
0:03:03 > 0:03:05Don't leave it, Thomas.
0:03:05 > 0:03:08Too late! James has spotted it too.
0:03:08 > 0:03:10It's quite interesting.
0:03:10 > 0:03:14The market in Chinese things is booming at the moment.
0:03:14 > 0:03:16Under Chairman Mao, people in China
0:03:16 > 0:03:19were not allowed to retain anything from their imperial past,
0:03:19 > 0:03:22so things were destroyed, things were buried in gardens.
0:03:22 > 0:03:24Now China's opened up to the West
0:03:24 > 0:03:27and the head of every successful Chinese business
0:03:27 > 0:03:31is wanting to buy back his own heritage, so this sort of thing,
0:03:31 > 0:03:34although it's not great quality, it's very fashionable.
0:03:34 > 0:03:35Franco!
0:03:35 > 0:03:38Can't believe it. Not quick enough.
0:03:38 > 0:03:41Yep, you have to be decisive in this game, Thomas, if you recall.
0:03:41 > 0:03:46- I like this. Do you mind if I offer you a cheeky one?- Be cheeky.
0:03:46 > 0:03:49- I was thinking around 45, £50. - That's very cheeky.- I know.
0:03:49 > 0:03:52- That's very cheeky.- I know. I know.
0:03:52 > 0:03:56- And you'll be totally justified in saying no.- Try me again.
0:03:56 > 0:04:00I was thinking that it could easily make 70 or 80 at the auction.
0:04:01 > 0:04:04Then less commission. 55?
0:04:04 > 0:04:06£60, there you are.
0:04:11 > 0:04:15I think the 60 is very fair, but I think it will still show me a loss.
0:04:15 > 0:04:19- The very best I could do is 55.- OK.
0:04:19 > 0:04:24- Does that help you?- Yeah. OK, we'll take that. Thank you.
0:04:24 > 0:04:28So, with one purchase already snatched from his grasp,
0:04:28 > 0:04:30Thomas's only option is to get his act together.
0:04:30 > 0:04:33CLATTERING
0:04:33 > 0:04:37Oops! Not sure Franco approves.
0:04:37 > 0:04:41Oh, Thomas. It's only the first leg!
0:04:41 > 0:04:45I could listen to James droning on and just drift off to sleep.
0:04:45 > 0:04:47Has he finished yet?
0:04:47 > 0:04:50No, he hasn't, and whilst you're snoozing,
0:04:50 > 0:04:54James has sniffed out a couple of perfume bottles.
0:04:54 > 0:04:56- How much are they?- £60 a pair.
0:04:56 > 0:05:00- £60 for the two. They're not a pair.- Yeah.
0:05:00 > 0:05:03- That's unusual, isn't it? - It's a pretty one, isn't it?
0:05:03 > 0:05:08- Do that one for 35. - What would be your best on these two?
0:05:08 > 0:05:09How do you see them?
0:05:12 > 0:05:14I see that at 25.
0:05:14 > 0:05:17And I think that would make 20 at auction.
0:05:17 > 0:05:20So I think they'd make 45, so 30?
0:05:22 > 0:05:27- I can't really do them for 30. £35, how's that?- 32?
0:05:29 > 0:05:32- 33?- Oh, go on!
0:05:32 > 0:05:33It was painful enough saying 32,
0:05:33 > 0:05:36because I knew you were being fair anyway.
0:05:36 > 0:05:40No pressure, Thomas, but James has already bought three items.
0:05:40 > 0:05:43Time for a light bulb moment.
0:05:43 > 0:05:48It's a good piece of Deco - an original lamp, a hoop dancer.
0:05:48 > 0:05:54The really good ones would have been in bronze, and this is in spelter,
0:05:54 > 0:05:58and the chroming is slightly damaged,
0:05:58 > 0:06:01but, look, it's definitely 1920s.
0:06:01 > 0:06:04But, obviously, cos it's not a great quality one,
0:06:04 > 0:06:07the definition isn't there in the face,
0:06:07 > 0:06:11and I expect that to be reflected, really, in the price.
0:06:11 > 0:06:13Let's see if Franco agrees.
0:06:13 > 0:06:18- That's a bit of fun. How much is that?- £65.- 65.
0:06:18 > 0:06:23- What would you do if I was really interested in it?- 55.
0:06:23 > 0:06:29- I was at round about 30.- Couldn't, honestly. You're halving it.
0:06:29 > 0:06:32- Can't do it for £30. - What can you do?
0:06:32 > 0:06:34To you, 40.
0:06:34 > 0:06:37- 35?- Can't, honestly. - You can't?- I've come from 65.
0:06:37 > 0:06:39I know you have, I know you have.
0:06:39 > 0:06:41You need to come up a wee bit to meet me.
0:06:41 > 0:06:45The thing is, I was thinking, because Glasgow's quite a cool city,
0:06:45 > 0:06:51and it's full of cosmopolitan people, that is a lovely object.
0:06:52 > 0:06:54- Go on.- Thank you.
0:06:54 > 0:06:59Phew! Thank goodness for that. Something's in the bag at last.
0:06:59 > 0:07:02He may be three purchases up, but James is clearly not done yet,
0:07:02 > 0:07:05and now he's found something else to tickle his fancy.
0:07:05 > 0:07:09These are probably made in India, turn of the century,
0:07:09 > 0:07:13almost certainly for the Western market.
0:07:13 > 0:07:14How much are they?
0:07:14 > 0:07:16£15.
0:07:19 > 0:07:21Would you take a tenner for them?
0:07:21 > 0:07:23I'll take 12.
0:07:23 > 0:07:24Go on, then.
0:07:24 > 0:07:28I'm not going to haggle you any more than that.
0:07:28 > 0:07:31No flies on our James today. So, just to recap,
0:07:31 > 0:07:33he's hoovered up two perfume bottles,
0:07:33 > 0:07:35a carved wooden Chinese figure
0:07:35 > 0:07:39and the little silver-coloured jug and bowl, all for £100.
0:07:39 > 0:07:42Thomas is not going to be outdone.
0:07:42 > 0:07:44He's on the hunt for something else. Something Chinese.
0:07:44 > 0:07:46Looks like a bronze pot.
0:07:46 > 0:07:48It's the myth of two dragons,
0:07:48 > 0:07:51fighting over this flaming pearl, the eternal pearl,
0:07:51 > 0:07:55but it's Chinese and it's very nice quality.
0:07:55 > 0:07:59- I quite like it. Franco?- Uh-huh.
0:07:59 > 0:08:02- £28, if it's any good?- 28.- 28.
0:08:02 > 0:08:05- Can we do a deal at 20?- 25?
0:08:05 > 0:08:0722?
0:08:07 > 0:08:10On you go. £22. I'll go for that.
0:08:10 > 0:08:14Good deal. Thank you. And I've just noticed these here.
0:08:14 > 0:08:16- Have these sold? - They're just in as well!
0:08:16 > 0:08:21They're bamboo. They're decorative, they're big.
0:08:21 > 0:08:25I'd say they are 1900s, wouldn't you?
0:08:25 > 0:08:28I wouldn't say they're ancient. What have those got to be?
0:08:28 > 0:08:31- £40 a pair.- They are the flavour, aren't they?
0:08:31 > 0:08:32They're very decorative.
0:08:32 > 0:08:35Would you do those, if I gave you 50 for the lot?
0:08:35 > 0:08:39No. No. 60. I can do £60. Wee package for you.
0:08:39 > 0:08:44- So, bought that for 22, quite happy. 35?- Go on.
0:08:44 > 0:08:46- Is that all right?- That's OK.
0:08:46 > 0:08:50Excellent work. So, Thomas has bought a Chinese bronze bowl,
0:08:50 > 0:08:55a pair of Oriental bamboo vases and an Art Deco lamp, all for £97.
0:08:55 > 0:08:57Our boys are all shopped out in Largs,
0:08:57 > 0:09:00and are now back in the old Minor,
0:09:00 > 0:09:03heading for the next destination, Kilbirnie.
0:09:03 > 0:09:06- That is stunning! - I've never actually seen a loch,
0:09:06 > 0:09:08so I'm really looking forward to it.
0:09:08 > 0:09:10- No!- No, I haven't seen one! I'm very excited!
0:09:10 > 0:09:14And you still haven't seen one, Thomas.
0:09:14 > 0:09:15THAT'S the sea.
0:09:15 > 0:09:19Their destination in Kilbirnie is The Stirrup Cup,
0:09:19 > 0:09:20where Thomas is dropping James off.
0:09:20 > 0:09:23Thank you very much. Thank you!
0:09:23 > 0:09:27- Have great fun.- Don't forget to pick me up!- No, I won't.
0:09:29 > 0:09:33It's full of antiques, curios and vintage goods,
0:09:33 > 0:09:36but is there anything here to attract our James?
0:09:39 > 0:09:41The Road Trip has visited this shop before,
0:09:41 > 0:09:46and owner Greta is determined that James doesn't leave empty-handed,
0:09:46 > 0:09:48so she's nipped next door to her house
0:09:48 > 0:09:50to fetch something rather unusual.
0:09:50 > 0:09:54Now, I always think these look very pornographic,
0:09:54 > 0:09:57as you can probably imagine.
0:09:57 > 0:10:02Funnily enough, this curious object is actually a Coco de Mer,
0:10:02 > 0:10:05the largest seed in the entire plant kingdom.
0:10:05 > 0:10:07This could be the deal of a lifetime for James,
0:10:07 > 0:10:10as the polished ones are the rarest,
0:10:10 > 0:10:12some fetching several thousand pounds.
0:10:12 > 0:10:15- The Coco de Mer, how much could that be?- 30.
0:10:15 > 0:10:18- 30?!- £30.
0:10:18 > 0:10:22Will they appreciate it at auction? £30.
0:10:22 > 0:10:25- It depends how much the Glasgow people know.- Yeah, that's it.
0:10:25 > 0:10:28Because they are highly collectable now.
0:10:28 > 0:10:30The Seychelles island they're from,
0:10:30 > 0:10:33there's only one Seychelles island that they're from now.
0:10:33 > 0:10:36The trees are extinct on the other...
0:10:36 > 0:10:38Not allowed to export them, either.
0:10:38 > 0:10:41No. They're not allowed to export them, that's right.
0:10:41 > 0:10:43So it's got to be an old one, hasn't it?
0:10:43 > 0:10:44There are sanctions on them.
0:10:44 > 0:10:48I like it. Will you take 20 for it?
0:10:48 > 0:10:5025.
0:10:50 > 0:10:53- 22, and you've got a deal. - Och, 25!- Go on, then.
0:10:53 > 0:10:57- I hate haggling. Go on. 25. - Thank you very much.
0:10:57 > 0:10:59James, how could you haggle her down?
0:10:59 > 0:11:02Now, is there anything else while you're here,
0:11:02 > 0:11:04like the painting perhaps?
0:11:04 > 0:11:07It's quite nicely done with cottages and figures in there.
0:11:07 > 0:11:10It might be worth a punt at 25.
0:11:10 > 0:11:14James phones his auction house for a bit of background information.
0:11:14 > 0:11:17It's J, it could be Gilmuir.
0:11:19 > 0:11:21Yeah, that's the right period.
0:11:21 > 0:11:22Thank you very much.
0:11:22 > 0:11:25There are Gilmours, James Gilmour listed
0:11:25 > 0:11:29as a marine artist painting little rocky coves,
0:11:29 > 0:11:32that's what he is best known for. £25.
0:11:32 > 0:11:35I'm not going to haggle. I'm not going to knock you down.
0:11:35 > 0:11:38£25, you've got a deal. Thank you.
0:11:38 > 0:11:43So, James now has a Coco de Mer and a painting all for £50. What a deal!
0:11:45 > 0:11:47- Thank you. Thank you very much. - Thank you.
0:11:47 > 0:11:50And it looks like the painting might be a bargain, too.
0:11:50 > 0:11:53We're seeing James Gilmour oils and watercolours of this size
0:11:53 > 0:11:58making 150, 170, 140, 190.
0:11:58 > 0:12:01So, yeah, great, pleased with that.
0:12:01 > 0:12:04James has high hopes for his purchases,
0:12:04 > 0:12:07but right now, it's time to hook back up with Thomas.
0:12:09 > 0:12:11The boys have left the West Coast behind
0:12:11 > 0:12:15and are heading to the Scottish capital city of Edinburgh.
0:12:15 > 0:12:18With over £100 burning a hole in his pocket,
0:12:18 > 0:12:20Thomas heads straight for the shops.
0:12:20 > 0:12:22- I'm Thomas.- I'm Terri.
0:12:22 > 0:12:24- Terri, nice to meet you. - Nice to meet you too.
0:12:24 > 0:12:26Cabaret Antiques is brimming
0:12:26 > 0:12:30with all kinds of curios and collectables.
0:12:30 > 0:12:32But, most of all, it's stacked to the rafters
0:12:32 > 0:12:35with what Thomas loves more than anything.
0:12:35 > 0:12:40I absolutely adore jewellery. That is my most favourite thing.
0:12:40 > 0:12:43I'm like a pig in the proverbial when it comes to things like that.
0:12:43 > 0:12:47Is there anything here to fall in love with?
0:12:47 > 0:12:52This is something I got yesterday, which I think you'll like.
0:12:52 > 0:12:54Ooh!
0:12:54 > 0:12:57That's amethyst and silver.
0:12:58 > 0:13:02- It is marked 800.- 800.- It's going to be German, absolutely.
0:13:04 > 0:13:07That's not £800, but the Continental Silver Mark
0:13:07 > 0:13:09and shows that it was made in Germany.
0:13:09 > 0:13:11It's in the Art Nouveau style,
0:13:11 > 0:13:15which in Germany was called Jugendstil,
0:13:15 > 0:13:16meaning "young style".
0:13:16 > 0:13:18120 to you.
0:13:18 > 0:13:21Ooh! I don't have enough money to spend on that.
0:13:21 > 0:13:23That's a pity.
0:13:23 > 0:13:26100. That's it.
0:13:26 > 0:13:28- It is lovely.- It is, it is.
0:13:28 > 0:13:33- It's a huge risk.- No, it's not! - What do you mean, "No, it's not"?
0:13:33 > 0:13:36No, it's not. It's quality! Quality!
0:13:36 > 0:13:38- It is super.- Yeah.
0:13:38 > 0:13:43Leave it there and it'll sort of glint at me and shine.
0:13:43 > 0:13:47Well... Oh, God.
0:13:47 > 0:13:48It is good.
0:13:48 > 0:13:51Yes, it's good, but at that price?
0:13:51 > 0:13:54Best to focus on something else,
0:13:54 > 0:13:57like a pair of binoculars, for instance.
0:13:57 > 0:14:00They're rather fun, aren't they? They're field glasses.
0:14:00 > 0:14:04- With the compass on. - With the compass, yeah.
0:14:04 > 0:14:07"Bakery, fresh fruit and veg..." The supermarket over the road.
0:14:07 > 0:14:10- 30 quid to you. - If I buy that brooch...
0:14:10 > 0:14:15If you buy the brooch at 100, you get those for 20, so that's 120...
0:14:15 > 0:14:17I can't afford those at 20.
0:14:17 > 0:14:19Oh, well. Forget it then.
0:14:19 > 0:14:25Let's not fall out yet. There's no need. Please.
0:14:26 > 0:14:31You can have that and as I can't remember what I paid for this,
0:14:31 > 0:14:35you can have that as your lucky penny. And that's it.
0:14:35 > 0:14:37100 for the two.
0:14:37 > 0:14:39Is that it? 100? Is that it?
0:14:39 > 0:14:41- You couldn't do two figures?- No. - You sure?
0:14:41 > 0:14:43- Shake.- Please.- No.
0:14:43 > 0:14:46- You sure you can't do any more? - No.- Really?- Yes. Come on.
0:14:46 > 0:14:48Would you take a fiver off?
0:14:48 > 0:14:51- No.- Go on.- No.- Go on.
0:14:51 > 0:14:54No, no, no, no, no, no.
0:14:54 > 0:14:58No, come on, come on. No, no, no. I don't care. No, no.
0:14:58 > 0:15:00Come on. Fair's fair.
0:15:00 > 0:15:02I've been sucked in by you, Terri.
0:15:02 > 0:15:06- Thank you very much. - OK.- That's very kind.
0:15:06 > 0:15:09Thomas has decided to spend £100 on the amethyst brooch
0:15:09 > 0:15:13and gets the pair of field glasses for free.
0:15:13 > 0:15:14Thank you.
0:15:15 > 0:15:17What have I done?!
0:15:17 > 0:15:20Now, now, you've still got £3 left.
0:15:20 > 0:15:25While Thomas heads off to his next shop with his remaining pennies,
0:15:25 > 0:15:27James is up the road,
0:15:27 > 0:15:29bracing himself for a rather uncomfortable appointment.
0:15:29 > 0:15:32Hello, I'm James. Good to see you.
0:15:32 > 0:15:34Hello, I'm Chris Henry. I'm the Director Of Heritage
0:15:34 > 0:15:37here at Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh.
0:15:37 > 0:15:40The Surgeons' Hall was developed as a teaching museum
0:15:40 > 0:15:45for medical students and was initially set up in 1505,
0:15:45 > 0:15:49after the Pope decided to permit the human body to be dissected.
0:15:49 > 0:15:54Oh, my goodness. You've got some strange bits and pieces in here!
0:15:54 > 0:15:56Many of the exhibits have been donated
0:15:56 > 0:16:00and Chris is taking James to see one man's particular obsession.
0:16:00 > 0:16:04If anyone out there is a bit squeamish about the dentist's
0:16:04 > 0:16:07I suggest you go and make a cup of tea.
0:16:07 > 0:16:09Here we are. This is the dental collection.
0:16:09 > 0:16:14- I'm sure you're cringing already. - THEY LAUGH
0:16:14 > 0:16:16Nervously going to start feeling my mouth.
0:16:16 > 0:16:2250 years ago, Menzies Campbell - not the MP, but a dental historian -
0:16:22 > 0:16:25donated his unique collection of teeth
0:16:25 > 0:16:29and dental instruments to the museum.
0:16:29 > 0:16:31Campbell's collection includes examples
0:16:31 > 0:16:34of some of the earliest dental work,
0:16:34 > 0:16:37including a replica of some ancient dentures.
0:16:37 > 0:16:39What you can see is the two extra teeth
0:16:39 > 0:16:42have been wired together at the base,
0:16:42 > 0:16:45along with the teeth that still remain within the jaw.
0:16:45 > 0:16:50- So that would be 600...?- Yes, 700 BC. Something like that.- 700 BC.- Yeah.
0:16:50 > 0:16:54Dentists had to rely on natural materials to make dentures.
0:16:54 > 0:16:59Elephant ivory was used, but gave people very bad breath.
0:16:59 > 0:17:02Then, hippopotamus ivory.
0:17:02 > 0:17:04It was more resilient and did not yellow quite as badly.
0:17:04 > 0:17:08Later, dentures took an ever more macabre twist.
0:17:08 > 0:17:11Human teeth were also used for dentures.
0:17:11 > 0:17:17We've got an example here, in which has the front set is human teeth.
0:17:17 > 0:17:19Which were known as Waterloo Teeth.
0:17:19 > 0:17:25The teeth were taken from casualties at the Battle of Waterloo.
0:17:25 > 0:17:28- I have to say, I don't really fancy it.- No, I can't say I would.
0:17:28 > 0:17:31I think I'd prefer mine to be hippo teeth. I think.
0:17:31 > 0:17:37The development of dental instruments was equally innovative.
0:17:37 > 0:17:41Dental drills were pretty poor, because they were hand-driven,
0:17:41 > 0:17:43so you couldn't get enough speed up.
0:17:43 > 0:17:47But the great breakthrough came in 1864,
0:17:47 > 0:17:49when Harrington invented the clockwork drill,
0:17:49 > 0:17:53You had a key, you stuck it in here, wound it up.
0:17:53 > 0:17:57You could get two minutes of drilling.
0:17:58 > 0:18:00That's quite a weight.
0:18:00 > 0:18:03Yeah. But it was a huge improvement on what had gone before.
0:18:03 > 0:18:05This is an amazing collection,
0:18:05 > 0:18:08but, I have to say, one that's slightly...uneasy.
0:18:08 > 0:18:11- But thank you very much. Thank you. - You're welcome.- Really enjoyed it.
0:18:11 > 0:18:13Ouch!
0:18:13 > 0:18:17While James recovers from a fascinating -
0:18:17 > 0:18:21albeit unsettling - museum, Thomas is determined to spend his last £3.
0:18:21 > 0:18:23Hello.
0:18:23 > 0:18:29Perhaps husband-and-wife team Robert and Valerie can help.
0:18:29 > 0:18:31Luckily, Thomas does have a plan.
0:18:31 > 0:18:33I have just bought some field glasses.
0:18:33 > 0:18:37But I was thinking it would be nice to slip a hip flask in there.
0:18:37 > 0:18:40This pair are very accommodating
0:18:40 > 0:18:44and happen to have rather a nice hip flask to show Thomas.
0:18:44 > 0:18:45You'd have to be good at haggling.
0:18:45 > 0:18:48That shouldn't be a problem.
0:18:48 > 0:18:50Lovely.
0:18:50 > 0:18:52It's got the pewter cup with it.
0:18:52 > 0:18:56So you fill it with your whisky. In it goes. Then down it.
0:18:56 > 0:18:59You said I've got to be good at negotiating.
0:18:59 > 0:19:03- Mm-hm.- If I put down what I have left... That's all I've got.
0:19:03 > 0:19:06- Three British pounds.- Are you sure? - I promise you.
0:19:06 > 0:19:09- We don't want to turn you upside down.- You can turn me upside down.
0:19:09 > 0:19:11Would you do me a favour?
0:19:11 > 0:19:15- Do you promise never to come back? - I promise to come back loads.
0:19:15 > 0:19:19- With money.- With proper money. - OK, you've got a deal, Thomas.
0:19:21 > 0:19:22That's very kind of you.
0:19:22 > 0:19:27- Thomas, I think you are the luckiest man I know.- Spent up!
0:19:27 > 0:19:29With every penny dispatched with,
0:19:29 > 0:19:34it's time to meet up with James and leave Edinburgh behind.
0:19:34 > 0:19:38They're heading 20 miles towards the East Lothian coast
0:19:38 > 0:19:41and the settlement of Fenton Barns.
0:19:44 > 0:19:46Thomas is all spent up.
0:19:46 > 0:19:49But James still has £50 to splash about,
0:19:49 > 0:19:53so perhaps this small emporium might have something tasty on offer.
0:19:53 > 0:19:57- I'm James. Hi.- Nice to meet you.
0:19:57 > 0:19:59It looks promising.
0:19:59 > 0:20:01There are plenty of small collectables here.
0:20:01 > 0:20:04It's just about finding the right one.
0:20:04 > 0:20:08This is a little Victorian...locket.
0:20:08 > 0:20:12On one side, we've got a hinged compartment that we open up,
0:20:12 > 0:20:15and there it's got a glazed compartment in the centre there,
0:20:15 > 0:20:18which was probably for a lock of hair.
0:20:18 > 0:20:22I don't think it's gold. Um...
0:20:22 > 0:20:26It's probably gold plate or it could, at a push, be Pinchbeck,
0:20:26 > 0:20:29which was invented by a Doctor Pinchbeck.
0:20:29 > 0:20:31It's a metal that looks like gold, feels like gold,
0:20:31 > 0:20:33but just isn't gold.
0:20:33 > 0:20:39Owner Helen has priced the locket at £35, but James won't pay that.
0:20:39 > 0:20:40Look, what about 30?
0:20:40 > 0:20:43How about that for an absolute knockdown, giveaway price?
0:20:43 > 0:20:46It's sweet but just unfashionable.
0:20:46 > 0:20:48Would you take 25 for it, then?
0:20:48 > 0:20:50- SHE GASPS - 28.
0:20:50 > 0:20:52- I'm not going to knock you down. - Thank you.- Thank you.
0:20:52 > 0:20:56That's both experts shopped out.
0:20:56 > 0:20:59Thanks very much. Thank you. Bye-bye.
0:21:01 > 0:21:05So let's remind ourselves of what goodies they bought.
0:21:05 > 0:21:07Both chaps kicked off their road trip with £200 each.
0:21:07 > 0:21:11Thomas spent every penny of his budget on five auction lots,
0:21:11 > 0:21:15comprising an Art Deco table lamp, a pair of bamboo sleeve vases,
0:21:15 > 0:21:17a Chinese bronze bowl,
0:21:17 > 0:21:19an Art Nouveau amethyst and paste brooch,
0:21:19 > 0:21:22a pair of field binoculars with mounted compass
0:21:22 > 0:21:24and a pewter hip flask.
0:21:25 > 0:21:31James, meanwhile, spent £178 of his cash on five lots.
0:21:31 > 0:21:33A large Coco de Mer,
0:21:33 > 0:21:35an oil painting by James Gilmour,
0:21:35 > 0:21:38an Anglo-Indian milk jug with sugar basin
0:21:38 > 0:21:40paired with two silver and glass scent bottles,
0:21:40 > 0:21:43a Victorian gold-coloured locket
0:21:43 > 0:21:45and a Chinese hardwood carving.
0:21:45 > 0:21:49So, go on, then. Let's hear what they really think about each other's items.
0:21:49 > 0:21:52I don't think he's got anything that is going to storm through
0:21:52 > 0:21:53and make huge profits.
0:21:53 > 0:21:57The brooch, I don't know, I'm not a massive costume jewellery person.
0:21:57 > 0:22:00I know it's amethyst, but it doesn't do anything for me.
0:22:00 > 0:22:02But he knows his jewellery,
0:22:02 > 0:22:04so fingers crossed that'll do well for him.
0:22:04 > 0:22:07That Coco de Mer is just so nice.
0:22:07 > 0:22:09I have always wanted one.
0:22:09 > 0:22:11I think they're amazing things.
0:22:11 > 0:22:14So 25 quid - how does he do it?!
0:22:14 > 0:22:17It's been a fruitful first leg,
0:22:17 > 0:22:20beginning on the West Coast, in Largs,
0:22:20 > 0:22:23travelling all the way to the East Coast via Edinburgh,
0:22:23 > 0:22:26and now back again to our auction venue, Glasgow.
0:22:26 > 0:22:28- Nervous?- The pressure's on.
0:22:28 > 0:22:30Come on.
0:22:30 > 0:22:32The theatre of dreams is McTear's,
0:22:32 > 0:22:35and there's plenty here to attract the Glaswegian buyers.
0:22:35 > 0:22:37Well, maybe not everything.
0:22:37 > 0:22:41Hold tight, chaps, auctioneer Hamish Wilson is about to begin.
0:22:41 > 0:22:46First up is James's Chinese figure, the one Thomas missed out on.
0:22:46 > 0:22:49At £30 here. £30, do we see five?
0:22:49 > 0:22:5340, 45. At 45, any advance on 45?
0:22:53 > 0:22:5750 is bid there. At £50, any advance on 50?
0:22:57 > 0:23:00At £50, five is now bid. At 55, £60.
0:23:00 > 0:23:03£60 is bid. Do you want to bid five, sir?
0:23:03 > 0:23:0665. 70 is bid now. At £70, any advance on 70?
0:23:06 > 0:23:09Well done. Making money.
0:23:09 > 0:23:11£70, last call on 70.
0:23:11 > 0:23:1370.
0:23:13 > 0:23:16- You would've earned a little bit, wouldn't you?- Two quid.
0:23:16 > 0:23:17- £2?- Yes.
0:23:17 > 0:23:21Not quite the stoking profit James was hoping for,
0:23:21 > 0:23:22but a profit nevertheless.
0:23:22 > 0:23:26It's better than a loss, isn't it?
0:23:26 > 0:23:30Continuing the Chinese theme, it's Thomas's bronze bowl.
0:23:30 > 0:23:33I'll start it low at 30, do I see five?
0:23:33 > 0:23:36- At £30, five is bid there. - Straight through.
0:23:36 > 0:23:3840, 45, sir? 45.
0:23:38 > 0:23:4150, at 55, 60, 65.
0:23:41 > 0:23:44Any further bids at 65? 70, new bidder.
0:23:44 > 0:23:47At 75 now. At £75 are we all done?
0:23:47 > 0:23:4980, new bidder.
0:23:49 > 0:23:50- Coo!- Fresh!
0:23:50 > 0:23:5480, are we all done? At £80...
0:23:54 > 0:23:56Well done. Well done. Well done.
0:23:56 > 0:23:59That did well. A good start for Thomas.
0:23:59 > 0:24:02Thank you, James. Thank you.
0:24:02 > 0:24:06Can James make up some ground with his gold-coloured pendant?
0:24:06 > 0:24:09At £18, do I see 20? 20 is bid there and five with me.
0:24:09 > 0:24:12At 25, do I see 30? £30 is bid now.
0:24:12 > 0:24:15At 35 against you now. And 40 is bid now.
0:24:15 > 0:24:17At £40, do I see five?
0:24:17 > 0:24:20I thought I was... I'm dead on.
0:24:20 > 0:24:22Are we all done then? £40.
0:24:22 > 0:24:26- I'm pleased with that.- I bet you are.
0:24:26 > 0:24:30Yes, a solid profit, even after the auction house
0:24:30 > 0:24:31takes its well-earned commission.
0:24:31 > 0:24:34You'll be walking out of there buoyed.
0:24:34 > 0:24:37I'm buoyed with my, so far, eight quid.
0:24:37 > 0:24:41Thomas's bamboo sleeve vases are up next.
0:24:41 > 0:24:44- £10 only.- Don't start at £10!
0:24:44 > 0:24:48At £10, do I see 12 now? At £10, 12, 15.
0:24:48 > 0:24:5118, 20 and five.
0:24:51 > 0:24:53At 25. Did someone else want to come in? At £25.
0:24:53 > 0:24:57- Come on!- Selling, then, on £25.
0:24:57 > 0:25:00I kept thinking I was going to get told off by the auctioneer.
0:25:00 > 0:25:01That's, I think, very cheap.
0:25:01 > 0:25:05Oh, dear. Yeah, that's a loss for Thomas.
0:25:07 > 0:25:10Moving swiftly on, James's painting by Gilmour.
0:25:10 > 0:25:12He has high hopes for this one.
0:25:12 > 0:25:15- This time, I'm bid £30.- Straight in.
0:25:15 > 0:25:17Five is bid. 40 with me, sir.
0:25:17 > 0:25:21It'll be fine. It's creeping up slowly.
0:25:21 > 0:25:2345, 50 now. 55?
0:25:23 > 0:25:26£50 is bid. At 55, new bidder.
0:25:26 > 0:25:28- The hammer's not fallen.- £55!
0:25:28 > 0:25:30Finished at £55.
0:25:30 > 0:25:32No!
0:25:32 > 0:25:33God, that's dreadful!
0:25:33 > 0:25:36It's James's turn to be disappointed,
0:25:36 > 0:25:38although he has made a profit.
0:25:38 > 0:25:42- Sweet smell of profit all the way. - Yeah, I suppose so.
0:25:44 > 0:25:48It's still anyone's game and Thomas's Art Deco lamp is next.
0:25:48 > 0:25:52- At 35, 35.- It's going to go. Go on.- £40, at £40.
0:25:52 > 0:25:56Five now, 50, at 50, 55.
0:25:56 > 0:25:59Do I see 60? 60 is bid now.
0:25:59 > 0:26:0365, new bidder. 65, 70, 75.
0:26:03 > 0:26:07£75, are we all done, then, on £75?
0:26:07 > 0:26:09- 80, new bidder.- Go on, go on.
0:26:09 > 0:26:12On the telephone then at 80. Are we all sure now?
0:26:12 > 0:26:15£80 is bid. Last call on £80.
0:26:15 > 0:26:21- Brilliant, brilliant. - That makes it up a bit.- Happier now!
0:26:21 > 0:26:26An excellent profit for Thomas. He's back in the lead.
0:26:26 > 0:26:28- Brilliant! Brilliant!- Oh!
0:26:29 > 0:26:31Up next is a job lot for James.
0:26:31 > 0:26:35He's combined his silver metalware with two perfume bottles.
0:26:35 > 0:26:37- I'm bid 40 here, at £40. - Straight in.
0:26:37 > 0:26:41£40, five now. At 45 and 50 against you.
0:26:41 > 0:26:4355 and 60 against you.
0:26:43 > 0:26:4565 and 70 against you.
0:26:45 > 0:26:48It's going to reach more than I thought.
0:26:48 > 0:26:5075, 80 against you. 85.
0:26:50 > 0:26:5290 now. 95.
0:26:52 > 0:26:55100. 100 is bid.
0:26:55 > 0:26:57- 110...- Don't cry out.
0:26:57 > 0:26:59Any advance on 110? At £110.
0:26:59 > 0:27:02It did well. Yes!
0:27:02 > 0:27:06- How much?- 110.- I missed that because of the bear hug.
0:27:06 > 0:27:10The bear has done well. James has moved ahead.
0:27:10 > 0:27:12I'm pleased with that. That's a good result.
0:27:12 > 0:27:14Thomas has also combined lots.
0:27:14 > 0:27:18He's put his freebie binoculars together with the hip flask.
0:27:18 > 0:27:20I'm bid £20, at 20 only.
0:27:20 > 0:27:23- We're in straight profit. - 25 straightaway, do I see 30?
0:27:23 > 0:27:2630, 35, and 40.
0:27:27 > 0:27:29Five, sir? Go on.
0:27:29 > 0:27:31- Go on!- Go on!
0:27:31 > 0:27:34At 45, do I see 50? Thank you. At 50, any advance on 50?
0:27:34 > 0:27:38One more, sir? At £50, does anyone else want to come in?
0:27:38 > 0:27:41- It's the hip flask.- Profit.- It's the hip flask which did it.- Yes.
0:27:42 > 0:27:47An excellent profit there. Thomas is edging his way back.
0:27:47 > 0:27:51- Well done.- No, I'm pleased about that. REALLY pleased.- 240.
0:27:51 > 0:27:55James's last lot of the day, his Coco de Mer,
0:27:55 > 0:27:57or as they say in Glasgow, "bum nut".
0:27:57 > 0:28:01This time, interest here, I've got to start the bidding here at £85.
0:28:01 > 0:28:0690 is bid. 100, 110, 120, 130, new bidder. I'm out.
0:28:06 > 0:28:10- 140... - He paid £25 for this.- Told you.
0:28:10 > 0:28:12- 170, 180.- Told you.
0:28:12 > 0:28:14190, £200 is bid.
0:28:14 > 0:28:17220 now, 240, 260. Any further bids?
0:28:17 > 0:28:20- Go on, go on.- At 260, 280.
0:28:20 > 0:28:22- Can you believe this?- 300.
0:28:22 > 0:28:26- Told you.- At £300, £300. - Well done, James.
0:28:26 > 0:28:28In the corner then at 300. Are we all done then?
0:28:28 > 0:28:31£300, last call on 300.
0:28:31 > 0:28:32Good Lord.
0:28:32 > 0:28:35- Yes!- Well done. Well done.
0:28:35 > 0:28:40What about that? A stonking profit of £275 for James.
0:28:40 > 0:28:42For a seed.
0:28:42 > 0:28:44Fantastico! Brilliant!
0:28:44 > 0:28:49It all hangs on Thomas's amethyst brooch now.
0:28:49 > 0:28:50Bought for £100.
0:28:50 > 0:28:53At £15, do I see 18?
0:28:53 > 0:28:56At £15, do I see 18? 18 is bid there, 20 with me, sir.
0:28:56 > 0:28:58- Uh-oh.- 25.
0:28:58 > 0:29:00- Oh, my God.- Not looking good.
0:29:00 > 0:29:03At 25, do I see 30?
0:29:03 > 0:29:05Come on. Over there.
0:29:05 > 0:29:0830, thank you. At 30, any advance on 30?
0:29:08 > 0:29:09Oh, my God.
0:29:09 > 0:29:13You're not stopping me pointing them out when it's your thing! Oh, no!
0:29:13 > 0:29:15£30, are we all done?
0:29:15 > 0:29:17Ouch!
0:29:17 > 0:29:18Big hole.
0:29:18 > 0:29:20Yep, disaster for Thomas.
0:29:20 > 0:29:24I've learnt my lesson there. I've learnt my little lesson.
0:29:25 > 0:29:28Both our experts started this leg with £200.
0:29:28 > 0:29:33After paying auction costs, Thomas has made a small profit of £17.30.
0:29:33 > 0:29:38That leaves him with a respectable £217.30 to carry forwards.
0:29:40 > 0:29:42But James is this leg's super trouper.
0:29:42 > 0:29:48His Coco de Mer shot his profit up to £293.50,
0:29:48 > 0:29:53which means he takes forward a delectable £493.50 to spend.
0:29:54 > 0:29:59- Well done, James.- Thank you. - You must be feeling cock-a-hoop?
0:29:59 > 0:30:03- It's all luck. Come on, let's go. - Are you excited?- Yes.
0:30:06 > 0:30:09Our boys are heading on to the next leg of their road trip.
0:30:09 > 0:30:11It's just beautiful.
0:30:11 > 0:30:14I think Scotland is dire when it's raining!
0:30:14 > 0:30:18But...you can't beat it when it's like this.
0:30:18 > 0:30:22On this journey, Thomas and James will be travelling over 800 miles,
0:30:22 > 0:30:26looping their way from the Scottish west coast up to the Highlands,
0:30:26 > 0:30:29down to the Lowlands, and back again,
0:30:29 > 0:30:32eventually finishing at the country's capital city, Edinburgh.
0:30:33 > 0:30:36However, on this leg they're starting off in Balloch,
0:30:36 > 0:30:38next to Loch Lomond,
0:30:38 > 0:30:41and ending on the east coast in Dundee for their auction.
0:30:41 > 0:30:44But the Morris Minor has other ideas.
0:30:44 > 0:30:49Oh, no! No way! Look at that!
0:30:49 > 0:30:51Oh, no. It's really bad now.
0:30:51 > 0:30:55- What a disaster!- Hitch.- Hitch? Let's get out, then!
0:30:55 > 0:30:57Brilliant!
0:30:57 > 0:31:00See, that's the way you do it, Thomas! Hello.
0:31:00 > 0:31:06- Is there any possibility you might give us a lift?- What a nice lady.
0:31:06 > 0:31:09Oh, Balloch. I can see the sign.
0:31:09 > 0:31:11The boys are off to Loch Lomond Antiques and Art Centre,
0:31:11 > 0:31:14Thomas with a modest £217 in hand,
0:31:14 > 0:31:18James with his gargantuan £493, so good luck, chaps.
0:31:18 > 0:31:22If you know of any wonderful bargains I should be looking at, feel free to point them out.
0:31:22 > 0:31:26Thomas is already up and running with Doreen.
0:31:26 > 0:31:29- I want to look at this drinking set. - OK.
0:31:29 > 0:31:33I seem to do quite well with things which are alcohol-related!
0:31:33 > 0:31:37This Art Deco silver-plated travelling cocktail set
0:31:37 > 0:31:40would be fabulous for the jet set!
0:31:40 > 0:31:45- There's the three cups. - I think there might be four.
0:31:45 > 0:31:48- I think this lifts off.- Oh, there's another one there? Oh, cool!
0:31:48 > 0:31:52And I think there's more inside.
0:31:52 > 0:31:54It's quite fun, really. I love these things.
0:31:54 > 0:31:57We've got on that 45, but can maybe take it down to 40,
0:31:57 > 0:32:00but I think...that's all we could do.
0:32:00 > 0:32:06- D'you think so?- Yes.- 25. - Maybe 30.- Maybe 30?
0:32:06 > 0:32:11No. 36. 35, then.
0:32:11 > 0:32:15- What about 30? - Can't do 30, no, I can't.
0:32:15 > 0:32:1632.
0:32:18 > 0:32:23- OK! 32.- Thank you. Brilliant.
0:32:23 > 0:32:24That's fine, it's fine!
0:32:24 > 0:32:27Thank goodness for that.
0:32:27 > 0:32:30So, a drinks set and a kiss from the lovely Doreen.
0:32:30 > 0:32:32Not bad going, Thomas!
0:32:32 > 0:32:36James has got Doreen's husband Brian looking after him.
0:32:36 > 0:32:40- I wonder if he'll get a kiss? - Can I see the little cannon, please?
0:32:40 > 0:32:42I wonder what that was for.
0:32:42 > 0:32:45- Could be for matches, couldn't it?- Matches, yes.
0:32:45 > 0:32:48- I wonder if that's the striker, actually?- Yes.
0:32:49 > 0:32:51It's a funny old thing.
0:32:51 > 0:32:55This Victorian match holder with the cranberry glass barrel
0:32:55 > 0:32:58seems a steal at £28.
0:32:58 > 0:33:02- Would 15 quid buy it?- 20 is the bottom line on that one.- Is it?
0:33:02 > 0:33:05- Yes.- Do a bit more off it?
0:33:05 > 0:33:08If a pound helps, we'll do it for 19.
0:33:08 > 0:33:12- I'm not going to argue with you. I can see you're doing your best. - Thank you.
0:33:14 > 0:33:18Well, you have got nearly £500 burning a hole in your pocket!
0:33:18 > 0:33:19Anything else, James?
0:33:19 > 0:33:23How about that shield-shaped box just in there?
0:33:24 > 0:33:28We've got 90 on it. 75?
0:33:28 > 0:33:29OK.
0:33:29 > 0:33:31Can I make a cheeky offer of 50 on that?
0:33:31 > 0:33:37- If we could split it to 55... - 55... Yeah, OK.
0:33:37 > 0:33:43Mm, that was easy - but James seems distracted by something else.
0:33:43 > 0:33:46It's a weird thing!
0:33:46 > 0:33:49- What do you think? Improvement? - Yes!
0:33:50 > 0:33:53This extraordinary piece of tribal art
0:33:53 > 0:33:58is an open-eyed mask with monkey cresting, dating from the 1880s.
0:33:58 > 0:34:03- Without question, this is early. I'm thinking it might be bronze. - And brass over it.
0:34:03 > 0:34:08It's just that wonderful colour in there, that darkness.
0:34:08 > 0:34:09And then you turn it over,
0:34:09 > 0:34:11and it's just been polished for 100 years or more.
0:34:11 > 0:34:15- 94 on there... - Which is far too much.- Yes.
0:34:15 > 0:34:1865 probably is the bottom line there.
0:34:18 > 0:34:20Mm. I feel a bit of a job lot coming on
0:34:20 > 0:34:24for the silver-shaped dressing-table box and the bronze mask.
0:34:24 > 0:34:2865 and 55. A hundred the two?
0:34:28 > 0:34:30Yeah, I think we could do a hundred on the two.
0:34:30 > 0:34:32- You've got a deal.- Thank you. - Brilliant.
0:34:32 > 0:34:36Ooh! James does seem rather taken with the mask.
0:34:36 > 0:34:40Now, has Thomas stopped flirting with Doreen?
0:34:40 > 0:34:43- These have just come in, have they?- Yes.
0:34:43 > 0:34:46- Oh, that's so sweet! - I thought that was very pretty.
0:34:46 > 0:34:49This 1900 moustache-and-comb set
0:34:49 > 0:34:52has a silver and tortoise shell element to it.
0:34:52 > 0:34:57Tortoiseshell is endangered, but since this antique utility
0:34:57 > 0:34:59was made before 1947,
0:34:59 > 0:35:02That means Thomas IS able to sell it at auction.
0:35:02 > 0:35:06- Ticket price - £35. - But what a present
0:35:06 > 0:35:11to give our narrator... with his little moustache!
0:35:11 > 0:35:12He-he-he(!)
0:35:12 > 0:35:16Size isn't everything, Thomas. Time to do a deal with Doreen.
0:35:16 > 0:35:19What's that going to be, in your world, this one here?
0:35:19 > 0:35:20£35.
0:35:20 > 0:35:24Now, with the cocktail set secured for £32, can Thomas
0:35:24 > 0:35:28wheeler-deal for the £35 grooming kit?
0:35:28 > 0:35:30Can I give you 50 for the both?
0:35:30 > 0:35:34- Go on.- OK.- Yeah?- 50 for both. - 50 for both.- Be lucky.
0:35:34 > 0:35:36- Thank you.- Brilliant. - Thank you. That's us.
0:35:36 > 0:35:37What a charmer!
0:35:37 > 0:35:40Thomas has managed to get both the drinks set
0:35:40 > 0:35:42and the 'tache grooming kit
0:35:42 > 0:35:44for £50. Brilliant.
0:35:44 > 0:35:48At the other end of the shop, James has negotiated on
0:35:48 > 0:35:50a dressing table box, a vintage mask and a match holder.
0:35:50 > 0:35:52But he's not finished yet.
0:35:54 > 0:35:58- The pair of toast racks.- Yes. - Ooh, these could fit the bill,
0:35:58 > 0:36:01- at £98.- What could they do?
0:36:01 > 0:36:03- Eh...80?- Oh, blimey.
0:36:03 > 0:36:06What would you like to pay for it?
0:36:06 > 0:36:09I was thinking...a good bit off that.
0:36:09 > 0:36:13- Yeah.- Don't worry.- To give you a fighting chance, how about
0:36:15 > 0:36:16..78?
0:36:17 > 0:36:21- Hmm.- 75? Touching somewhere near?
0:36:23 > 0:36:26- Would you do 150 the three? - One more bid and we can do it.
0:36:26 > 0:36:28- 155?- Yeah.- OK.
0:36:28 > 0:36:31- You've got a deal.- Thank you. - Brilliant. Thank you.
0:36:31 > 0:36:35Crikey. So, after one last haggle, James has got the silver box,
0:36:35 > 0:36:39the silver toast racks and the mask for £155.
0:36:39 > 0:36:44And with the match holder at £19, that's not bad for a day's shop.
0:36:44 > 0:36:45Thank you.
0:36:45 > 0:36:50The pair are riding high and, great, the motor's been fixed.
0:36:50 > 0:36:52Good old James
0:36:52 > 0:36:54gives Thomas a lift, 30 miles east, to Stirling,
0:36:54 > 0:36:56and the famous Wallace Monument.
0:36:56 > 0:36:58It looks marvellous, doesn't it?
0:36:58 > 0:37:01It's lovely. I'm really looking forward to this.
0:37:03 > 0:37:07William Wallace was a Scottish hero who fought and died
0:37:07 > 0:37:09trying to free Scotland from English rule.
0:37:12 > 0:37:16Here to tell the tale is archaeologist Murray Cook.
0:37:16 > 0:37:18This is the National Wallace Monument.
0:37:18 > 0:37:23It's built in 1869, to commemorate William Wallace
0:37:23 > 0:37:26and his famous battle at Stirling Bridge.
0:37:27 > 0:37:31Proudly positioned on the Abbey Craig, overlooking the site
0:37:31 > 0:37:34of his greatest victory, this Gothic tower captures the drama
0:37:34 > 0:37:36of Wallace's campaign.
0:37:36 > 0:37:41Wallace is THE national hero. He's from relatively common origins.
0:37:41 > 0:37:44He's not a member of the establishment,
0:37:44 > 0:37:45not a member of the aristocracy.
0:37:45 > 0:37:50He didn't say no. He just kept fighting. He didn't surrender.
0:37:50 > 0:37:51I mean, he's a hothead.
0:37:51 > 0:37:57Named Braveheart, Wallace inspired the Scots to stand up
0:37:57 > 0:38:00to their oppressors, the English.
0:38:00 > 0:38:04The choice of weapon was the sword, believed to resemble this one.
0:38:04 > 0:38:08Probably some element of that is Wallace's sword.
0:38:08 > 0:38:13The Wallace sword was restored by King James IV in 1505.
0:38:13 > 0:38:16Standing at five and a half feet,
0:38:16 > 0:38:21it's unlikely that Wallace would have actually used this in battle.
0:38:21 > 0:38:27- Wallace was a big man.- Six foot ten? - He's between six and seven feet.
0:38:27 > 0:38:31You'd have to be very big to wield it.
0:38:31 > 0:38:33Certainly big, to smash that into someone's body
0:38:33 > 0:38:38and then pull it out again. It's a big sword for a big hero.
0:38:38 > 0:38:42Just hold your breath, because, really, this view is incredible.
0:38:42 > 0:38:45It's just a spectacular panorama.
0:38:45 > 0:38:47Oh, my!
0:38:47 > 0:38:51From the top of the monument, it's possible to see Stirling Castle
0:38:51 > 0:38:54and the site of eight battlefields,
0:38:54 > 0:38:57including Bannockburn and, of course, Stirling Bridge.
0:38:57 > 0:39:02The rugby pitch is where the Battle of Stirling Bridge was fought,
0:39:02 > 0:39:07where 5,500 troops died. Just on that spot.
0:39:09 > 0:39:14- You are looking at bloody ground. - And also, with the weight of troops
0:39:14 > 0:39:17and knights and all that machinery of war they had,
0:39:17 > 0:39:22they got there and they realised, "Oh, it's far too late to turn back."
0:39:22 > 0:39:23They were stuck.
0:39:25 > 0:39:28The English made a tactical error in crossing the too-narrow
0:39:28 > 0:39:31Stirling Bridge, so giving victory to the Scots
0:39:31 > 0:39:35and making Wallace a national hero.
0:39:35 > 0:39:37However, Wallace paid the ultimate price.
0:39:37 > 0:39:41He was later captured - and hung, drawn and quartered
0:39:41 > 0:39:43by the English in 1305.
0:39:45 > 0:39:49But his legend lives on in this grand tribute.
0:39:49 > 0:39:54A Victorian looking at that feels that's a primitive past.
0:39:54 > 0:39:57We're now moving forward, "Look what we've achieved."
0:39:57 > 0:40:00I think they should be very proud of what they achieved.
0:40:00 > 0:40:04Well said, Thomas. Especially for a Sassenach.
0:40:04 > 0:40:07But it's time to get back to shopping.
0:40:07 > 0:40:12Speaking of which, James had driven 20 miles to Alva, to Glentana Mill,
0:40:12 > 0:40:16where he's hoping to conjure up his own antiques adventure.
0:40:16 > 0:40:18- Hello, there.- James, nice to meet you.- Nice to see you.
0:40:20 > 0:40:24Glentana Mill houses 15 dealers and hundreds of collectibles.
0:40:24 > 0:40:28Although James has just over £300 in his pocket,
0:40:28 > 0:40:30nothing seems to be tickling his fancy.
0:40:30 > 0:40:33£890!
0:40:33 > 0:40:34HE SIGHS
0:40:34 > 0:40:36Don't give up yet.
0:40:36 > 0:40:38A picture may say 1,000 words,
0:40:38 > 0:40:41but in this case, James, it's just two -
0:40:41 > 0:40:45is that still life saying "buy me"?
0:40:45 > 0:40:50Here we've got a 19th-Century Scottish school still life
0:40:50 > 0:40:55oil on canvas of a vase of, sort of, meadow flowers and grasses.
0:40:55 > 0:41:01Probably painted around 1890. It has a bit of a look to it,
0:41:01 > 0:41:03but just wondering whether I should go for that.
0:41:03 > 0:41:07Well, at £65, it would be rude not to.
0:41:07 > 0:41:09It's time to negotiate with owner Ellis.
0:41:09 > 0:41:11What could you do on that for me?
0:41:11 > 0:41:16- Could probably do 55.- Hmm. - What were you thinking about?
0:41:16 > 0:41:20- About 30. - The best I could do would be 40.
0:41:20 > 0:41:23Well, that does seem reasonable.
0:41:24 > 0:41:28- Looks like I'm buying a picture off you, then.- Right.- £40.- Yeah.
0:41:28 > 0:41:32With his loot in the bag, it's time for James and Thomas to reunite
0:41:32 > 0:41:34and Thomas has devised one way to kill off the competition.
0:41:36 > 0:41:41- Oh, Thomas!- Not me. - Argh!- That's not me.
0:41:41 > 0:41:43- That's you!- I promise you.
0:41:43 > 0:41:48- It smells like poo.- Well, thank goodness the roof's down. Moving on,
0:41:48 > 0:41:52our boys are heading over an hour east, from Alva to St Andrews.
0:41:52 > 0:41:57Ah, St Andrews, look! Look! Look!
0:41:57 > 0:42:00James drops off Thomas, as he's got his own plan of action.
0:42:00 > 0:42:04- Look at that. Isn't it marvellous?- Oh, fantastic!
0:42:04 > 0:42:07- Are you a bit jealous? - I want the Cyberman's hat.
0:42:07 > 0:42:09I'll see what I can do.
0:42:10 > 0:42:14Thomas is hoping to get something curious from Curiosity.
0:42:14 > 0:42:19Happy to help are two shop assistants. Hugh Grant?
0:42:19 > 0:42:23No, Peter and Peter. Smart dandies with the same name.
0:42:23 > 0:42:25Would you mind if I had a quick look?
0:42:25 > 0:42:28- If you see anything, give me a shout.- Thank you very much.
0:42:33 > 0:42:35Oh, what's this?
0:42:35 > 0:42:38These are so funny, they're so, sort of, '50s,
0:42:38 > 0:42:43you know, good, sort of, seaside humour, which we now find fun.
0:42:43 > 0:42:46"Don't forget you promised to teach me to drive a car, too."
0:42:46 > 0:42:50Just married. Of course, some cards are by famous artists,
0:42:50 > 0:42:53which make them more appealing.
0:42:53 > 0:42:57- There's a Mabel Lucie Attwell there. - This collection contains at least
0:42:57 > 0:43:02one saucy postcard by famous graphic artist Donald McGill.
0:43:02 > 0:43:05Postcards like these sold in their millions
0:43:05 > 0:43:08- and are now highly collectible. - There's 78 cards here.
0:43:08 > 0:43:12I'm wondering if I can buy the album off you for about £40.
0:43:12 > 0:43:15For the whole album, we'd be looking at something a bit more
0:43:15 > 0:43:17- than 40, I'm afraid. - What would you be looking for?
0:43:17 > 0:43:21120, that was the sort of figure that we were looking at.
0:43:21 > 0:43:26They're not worth that at auction. No, all right. Thank you very much.
0:43:26 > 0:43:27I think my work is done here.
0:43:27 > 0:43:30Oh, Thomas is playing tough!
0:43:31 > 0:43:36I'll tell you what I'll do. Seeing as you're interested in them all.
0:43:36 > 0:43:38All of them, I can do them...
0:43:38 > 0:43:40Roughly about 80 of them there, I can do them all for £50 for you.
0:43:40 > 0:43:43- £50?- £50 for the lot.
0:43:47 > 0:43:49- Deal.- Deal. That's a deal. Thank you, Peter.
0:43:49 > 0:43:51Well played, Thomas.
0:43:51 > 0:43:57A no-nonsense approach and a great discount, but he's not finished yet.
0:43:57 > 0:43:59That's a mad thing.
0:43:59 > 0:44:00An egg.
0:44:00 > 0:44:05A wooden egg. And a coat of brass over it.
0:44:06 > 0:44:08God, I've never seen something like that before.
0:44:08 > 0:44:14An oak and brass decorative egg. Ticket price, £12.
0:44:14 > 0:44:18Looks in-ter-esting, but any idea what it is?
0:44:18 > 0:44:20What do you know about this?
0:44:20 > 0:44:23I'm going to be honest with you, we don't know a great deal about it.
0:44:23 > 0:44:27We think it's fairly old, about 80 years old, but we're uncertain.
0:44:27 > 0:44:30- Obviously, covered in brass. - Um... It's a mad thing.
0:44:30 > 0:44:34I think it's a curious object. Quite distinctive, very decorative.
0:44:34 > 0:44:36What can you do on that?
0:44:36 > 0:44:40To be honest, I think that's a very fair price, as it is.
0:44:40 > 0:44:43But seeing as you've bought that. Together - £60.
0:44:43 > 0:44:47- £60?- £60, for the two. - 55, for the two.
0:44:47 > 0:44:50I tell you what, halfway and we'll meet with a deal there.
0:44:50 > 0:44:56- 55?- 57.50.- 57.50. Madness. So, that would cost me 7.50.
0:44:58 > 0:44:59Go on.
0:44:59 > 0:45:01What a nice chap.
0:45:01 > 0:45:06Goodness, Thomas seems to be on a shopping spree.
0:45:06 > 0:45:10This is a moulding plane. Really nicely made.
0:45:10 > 0:45:14The appeal is that they're really lovely decorative objects.
0:45:14 > 0:45:17And also, some restorers do still use them.
0:45:17 > 0:45:19There are all types of blades in there.
0:45:19 > 0:45:22When you're wanting to do a bit of moulding,
0:45:22 > 0:45:26I think it would come out like that. Can that be pennies? Not literally.
0:45:26 > 0:45:29Thomas, seeing as you've bought other stuff from us,
0:45:29 > 0:45:32that's 22 at the moment. Ten pounds, it's yours.
0:45:32 > 0:45:35I'll take it, then.
0:45:35 > 0:45:38I've bought three things off you now, haven't I?
0:45:38 > 0:45:39Well remembered.
0:45:40 > 0:45:43Curiosity may have killed the cat,
0:45:43 > 0:45:47but Thomas is the cat that got the cream. £67.50 well spent.
0:45:47 > 0:45:50Now, he's on a roll. There is no holding our Thomas back.
0:45:50 > 0:45:54Now, he has heads for a rather appropriately-named shop.
0:45:54 > 0:45:56- Can I have a rummage? - Yes, have a rummage.
0:45:58 > 0:46:00Felicity runs this establishment,
0:46:00 > 0:46:03a budget antiques and shabby-chic combo,
0:46:03 > 0:46:06and with just under £100 to spend, it's perfect for Thomas.
0:46:06 > 0:46:10- Ooh, this is quite good! - But what is it?
0:46:10 > 0:46:16I think it's a tool for scraping a wooden plank of some description.
0:46:16 > 0:46:21It's stamped up here. This could be the answer to my prayers.
0:46:21 > 0:46:25I could put this...with my plane.
0:46:25 > 0:46:26Good thinking.
0:46:26 > 0:46:31Adding what looks like a wood shaver to his wooden plane mould.
0:46:31 > 0:46:32That would make a job lot.
0:46:32 > 0:46:38- What's this got to be?- A fiver. - I'm not going to argue with you.
0:46:38 > 0:46:40- Good!- I'm not going to barter, I'm not going to haggle,
0:46:40 > 0:46:42I'm not going to try and knock you down.
0:46:42 > 0:46:46- Just take it like that. - I'm going to take it like that.
0:46:46 > 0:46:48Give you a fiver, cos I don't know what it is.
0:46:48 > 0:46:52Well, mission accomplished, on a tight budget.
0:46:52 > 0:46:55Elsewhere in St Andrews,
0:46:55 > 0:46:58James is also hoping for some last-minute items.
0:46:58 > 0:46:59- Hello, there.- Hello.
0:47:00 > 0:47:02OK, James, what's on the shopping list?
0:47:02 > 0:47:04It's either got to be something on its own,
0:47:04 > 0:47:07something to go with the silver,
0:47:07 > 0:47:09or something to go with the canon.
0:47:09 > 0:47:12There's an eclectic mix of goodies here,
0:47:12 > 0:47:15but what will sell at auction? Maybe owner Anne can help.
0:47:15 > 0:47:18We have something quite unusual up there as well.
0:47:18 > 0:47:21I thought you would point out the Romans!
0:47:21 > 0:47:24I can see the Romans from here.
0:47:25 > 0:47:29This set of fibreglass Romans originally stood outside a pub.
0:47:29 > 0:47:31Ticket price £280.
0:47:31 > 0:47:35If I'm lucky, they'd make 50 quid. They're mad!
0:47:35 > 0:47:37And they're completely unique.
0:47:37 > 0:47:39HE LAUGHS
0:47:39 > 0:47:40Not surprised!
0:47:42 > 0:47:45Then you could buy the horse as well, couldn't you?
0:47:45 > 0:47:48You're going to try and bankrupt me!
0:47:48 > 0:47:50Has Thomas been here and paid you?
0:47:50 > 0:47:55Time's a-ticking, and James seems to be losing the plot.
0:47:55 > 0:47:58I'm going to offer a really cheeky, silly, low price.
0:47:58 > 0:47:59Oh, crikey!
0:47:59 > 0:48:03Only because I think they're the most crazy things I've ever seen.
0:48:03 > 0:48:05- I think they're probably worth nothing.- I'll go with that.
0:48:05 > 0:48:08I'll offer you a crazy price of 20 quid.
0:48:08 > 0:48:10Oh now, come on!
0:48:10 > 0:48:12- I know, it's crazy.- 50.
0:48:12 > 0:48:13Oh!
0:48:13 > 0:48:1425.
0:48:14 > 0:48:17Oh... What else are you going to buy?
0:48:17 > 0:48:22Good question. Didn't you say you were looking for some silver?
0:48:23 > 0:48:26How about those? How much could they be?
0:48:26 > 0:48:28How much do you want to spend in this shop?
0:48:28 > 0:48:29They're worth a tenner to me.
0:48:29 > 0:48:31- All right, you can have them for a tenner.- Right.
0:48:31 > 0:48:36What James has is an Edwardian silver boot hook and shoe horn,
0:48:36 > 0:48:38for £15 less than the ticket price.
0:48:38 > 0:48:42But Anne's still trying to push the Romans on to him.
0:48:42 > 0:48:44- They're completely bonkers.- 50.
0:48:44 > 0:48:47I don't want them, I just think they're crazy.
0:48:47 > 0:48:5030 quid. You stick your hand out if you want to.
0:48:50 > 0:48:52- Deal.- You do? £30!
0:48:52 > 0:48:56I do not know who's more crazy, you or me.
0:48:56 > 0:49:02They may be unusual, but that's £250 off the asking price.
0:49:02 > 0:49:03How does he do it?
0:49:04 > 0:49:08Well, it's a bit of company in the back of the car, isn't it?
0:49:11 > 0:49:14So that draws a line under the shopping for this leg.
0:49:14 > 0:49:17Let's refresh the old grey matter as to what the boys bought.
0:49:17 > 0:49:22Thomas started this leg with £217.30 and spent £122.50
0:49:22 > 0:49:23on five auction lots. They are:
0:49:23 > 0:49:26an Art Deco travelling cocktail drinks set,
0:49:26 > 0:49:31a 1900s moustache brush and comb in a case,
0:49:31 > 0:49:33an album of early 20th-century postcards,
0:49:33 > 0:49:36an oak and brass bound egg,
0:49:36 > 0:49:40and two early 20th-century tools.
0:49:40 > 0:49:44James, meanwhile, started with a luscious £493.50
0:49:44 > 0:49:47and parted with £254 exactly.
0:49:47 > 0:49:49He bought a bronzed tribal mask,
0:49:49 > 0:49:52a collection of silver comprising a toast rack,
0:49:52 > 0:49:55a pair of shoehorns, and a dressing table box,
0:49:55 > 0:49:58a Scottish School still life,
0:49:58 > 0:49:59a Victorian novelty vesta,
0:49:59 > 0:50:03and a pair of life-sized figures of Roman emperors.
0:50:03 > 0:50:06So, what do they think of each others' buys?
0:50:06 > 0:50:08We've both bought some real tat.
0:50:08 > 0:50:13The little moustache set is great, with the brush and comb.
0:50:13 > 0:50:16I think in the right sale, it might return a decent profit.
0:50:16 > 0:50:18The classical figures.
0:50:18 > 0:50:20I mean, has he had a taste bypass?
0:50:20 > 0:50:22Has he had a lobotomy?
0:50:22 > 0:50:25Has his front brain been removed? What was that?
0:50:25 > 0:50:28I think the result is going to be touch and go.
0:50:28 > 0:50:31I bought some real rubbish, but mind you, so did he.
0:50:32 > 0:50:34It's been a memorable leg of this trip.
0:50:34 > 0:50:37Kicking off in Balloch, and then shimmying along
0:50:37 > 0:50:38to historic Stirling,
0:50:38 > 0:50:42before a wee trek to St Andrews via Alva.
0:50:42 > 0:50:45Now, they're on their way to their final destination, Dundee.
0:50:45 > 0:50:48There we go. Slip it in there.
0:50:48 > 0:50:50- All right, James? - Make sure the handbrake works.
0:50:50 > 0:50:54I will. If you get out, it might be a bit better!
0:50:55 > 0:51:00The auction battleground is Curr and Dewar in Dundee.
0:51:00 > 0:51:03They've been established auctioneers and valuers since 1862.
0:51:03 > 0:51:06Auctioneer Steven Dewar is in charge today.
0:51:06 > 0:51:09Steady yourselves, it's time to begin.
0:51:09 > 0:51:11Oh, dear. Well, here we go.
0:51:13 > 0:51:19- First up is James's rare African mask.- Interest opens me up at £80.
0:51:19 > 0:51:22- There you are, see. - And £80 it is on the mask. £80.
0:51:22 > 0:51:26Are you all done at £80? 90. 100.
0:51:26 > 0:51:29- And 10. And 110 now.- Go on!
0:51:29 > 0:51:31Any advance on £110?
0:51:33 > 0:51:36Well, you've doubled your money.
0:51:36 > 0:51:40James won't need the mask to cover his face in shame
0:51:40 > 0:51:42as he's made a healthy profit.
0:51:42 > 0:51:45- Do you slightly wish you could take it home?- Take it home!
0:51:45 > 0:51:48- Yes, exactly. That's the thing. - But you can't.- I know.
0:51:49 > 0:51:53Thomas is next with his job lot of tools comprising
0:51:53 > 0:51:54the wood shaver and the moulding plane.
0:51:54 > 0:52:00- At £10. 12, sir. 15. 18. - Into profit.- In the hall there, £18.
0:52:00 > 0:52:03- Is there anybody else there? - 18 quid! I've lost money on those.
0:52:03 > 0:52:08- No, you haven't.- Yes, I have. - No, you haven't!- £18.
0:52:08 > 0:52:11- Broken even.- Broken even. - What a disgrace!
0:52:11 > 0:52:15Yes, after auction costs, you'll barely see any of that.
0:52:15 > 0:52:20But at least it isn't a loss, Thomas. Next are James's silver lot.
0:52:20 > 0:52:24A toast rack, dressing-table box, and boot hook and horn.
0:52:24 > 0:52:27Interest starts me off here. £50.
0:52:27 > 0:52:30At £50. 60. 70.
0:52:30 > 0:52:3480. 90. 100. And 10.
0:52:34 > 0:52:39- 110 commission. At £110. Any advance on 110?- Go on! Yes!
0:52:39 > 0:52:40You did well to get that.
0:52:40 > 0:52:43That'll be an even bigger loss after commission.
0:52:43 > 0:52:46But at least James is keeping his pecker up.
0:52:46 > 0:52:49Take it on the chin 100%. My fault. I paid too much.
0:52:51 > 0:52:55- Can Thomas catch up with his mysterious decorative egg?- £15.
0:52:55 > 0:53:00- 18. 20. 2. 25. 28. 30. - Go on!
0:53:00 > 0:53:0530 commission bidder. Any advance, then? £30 I have.
0:53:05 > 0:53:06Well done!
0:53:06 > 0:53:10They may laugh, but this double yolk has quadrupled in value.
0:53:10 > 0:53:13Best profit so far on that bloody egg!
0:53:13 > 0:53:17James is hoping to strike it rich
0:53:17 > 0:53:20with his Victorian novelty match holder.
0:53:20 > 0:53:2420 seated. 2. 25. 28. 30.
0:53:24 > 0:53:2830 in the room. £30.
0:53:28 > 0:53:30Yay!
0:53:30 > 0:53:33- It's all right, I suppose.- What do you mean, it's all right I suppose?
0:53:33 > 0:53:35Everything can't make three figures!
0:53:35 > 0:53:39Honestly, there's no pleasing some people!
0:53:39 > 0:53:41Thought it might have made a bit more, but it's fine.
0:53:41 > 0:53:45Will these fun postcards wish Thomas bon voyage?
0:53:45 > 0:53:48Interest starts me off at £25.
0:53:48 > 0:53:53- I told you.- 28. 30. 2. 35. 38. 40. 2.
0:53:53 > 0:53:58- Go on!- At £42. Last chance, and it will sell.
0:53:58 > 0:54:0145. 48. £48 seated...
0:54:01 > 0:54:04- at £48 now.- Go on!
0:54:04 > 0:54:1050. 5. 60. 5. 70. 5.
0:54:10 > 0:54:15- 75 seated.- Go on. Go on!
0:54:15 > 0:54:20James, what are you doing? This isn't even your stuff!
0:54:20 > 0:54:24- You bidding, sir? And 5. - One more.- 90. And 5.
0:54:24 > 0:54:2995 in the front. At £95. All done at £95.
0:54:30 > 0:54:32Well done!
0:54:33 > 0:54:34Well done.
0:54:34 > 0:54:36James rallied the bidders,
0:54:36 > 0:54:39but it's Thomas who'll keep this healthy profit.
0:54:39 > 0:54:43- That's doubled your money. - But still, yes, that's great.
0:54:44 > 0:54:49Will this gruesome twosome help James conquer the antiques empire?
0:54:49 > 0:54:53A pair of life-size bronze composite figures. Roman emperors.
0:54:53 > 0:54:57For the pair of them, interest starts me off at £30.
0:54:57 > 0:55:04- There you are, you see.- 35. 40. 5. 50. 5. 60. 5.
0:55:04 > 0:55:05£65 in the hall.
0:55:06 > 0:55:1070. 5. 80. 5.
0:55:10 > 0:55:15At £90 in the hall. 5. 100.
0:55:15 > 0:55:21And 10. 120. 130. 140.
0:55:21 > 0:55:25150 is bid down the right. And 150 is bid. All done.
0:55:25 > 0:55:27- No way!- Yes!
0:55:27 > 0:55:32Last chance. They're 150. Thank you.
0:55:32 > 0:55:36- Well done, James. Well done.- That is so wrong on so many levels!
0:55:36 > 0:55:39Would you Adam and Eve it?
0:55:39 > 0:55:43These Romans had the last laugh, putting James firmly in the lead.
0:55:43 > 0:55:47- I thought that was bonkers. - No, I think they're brilliant.
0:55:47 > 0:55:49Could the quaint moustache brush
0:55:49 > 0:55:52and comb set give Thomas the miracle he needs?
0:55:52 > 0:55:56- Going over to my right. - I can't see many moustaches.
0:55:56 > 0:55:5818. 20.
0:55:58 > 0:56:04- 2. 25. 28 standing. - He's sporting a moustache.
0:56:04 > 0:56:11- At 28 - are you all done, then? - Brilliant!- It is, isn't it?
0:56:11 > 0:56:15A tidy £10 profit here for Thomas. But James is still top of the pops!
0:56:16 > 0:56:18He has got a moustache, as well!
0:56:18 > 0:56:21I know. He wants to trim it.
0:56:22 > 0:56:24Er... He can hear you!
0:56:25 > 0:56:26Staying with Thomas and his last lot,
0:56:26 > 0:56:30it's the smart travelling cocktail set.
0:56:30 > 0:56:33- Interest starts me at £35. - Profit, brilliant.
0:56:33 > 0:56:35For the cocktail set - 40. 5.
0:56:35 > 0:56:3750. 5.
0:56:37 > 0:56:43- Yes, it's worth that.- Bottom estimate.- Last chance, then. £60.
0:56:44 > 0:56:46- Yes, well done.- Double money.
0:56:46 > 0:56:48A great return there, Thomas.
0:56:48 > 0:56:50But your profits will definitely not
0:56:50 > 0:56:53shake or stir James's winning streak.
0:56:53 > 0:56:57So that is the sweetest little profit throughout every single lot.
0:56:57 > 0:56:58I love that.
0:56:58 > 0:57:02Will James's oil-on-canvas be the final death-"nail"
0:57:02 > 0:57:04in Thomas's antique dreams?
0:57:04 > 0:57:08What will we say? £200? £100?
0:57:08 > 0:57:09100 bid, thank you.
0:57:09 > 0:57:13And 100. 120. 140. 160.
0:57:13 > 0:57:15200. At 200 now.
0:57:15 > 0:57:17Any advance at 200? 220.
0:57:17 > 0:57:21240. 260. 280.
0:57:21 > 0:57:24280 is a commission bidder. Last chance.
0:57:25 > 0:57:28- James!- Yay!- Wow!- Profit!
0:57:28 > 0:57:32Wow! With an unbeatable £240 profit,
0:57:32 > 0:57:37this still life proves that James really is the master!
0:57:37 > 0:57:39- Jolly good.- Lunch is on you! - That's why I bought it.
0:57:42 > 0:57:47Thomas started this leg with £217.30 and after auction costs
0:57:47 > 0:57:50he's made a decent profit of £66.92.
0:57:52 > 0:57:57That leaves him with £284.22 to carry forward.
0:58:00 > 0:58:04James lifts this leg's cup.
0:58:04 > 0:58:09He started with £493.50 and after making £303.60 profit,
0:58:09 > 0:58:15he's accumulated a humongous £797.10 to carry on to the next leg.
0:58:18 > 0:58:21- Congratulations! - Well done you, two great profits!
0:58:21 > 0:58:24Well, a great profit from your end. So what are you on now?
0:58:24 > 0:58:28- Sort of £1,000, is it? Is it £100,000?- Um, getting there!
0:58:28 > 0:58:33- I'm feeling positive about today's results. Very positive.- Good.
0:58:33 > 0:58:34Let's go!