0:00:02 > 0:00:07It's the nation's favourite antiques experts with £200 each, a classic car and a goal
0:00:07 > 0:00:12- to scour Britain for antiques. - That hurts.
0:00:12 > 0:00:13What do you think?
0:00:13 > 0:00:18The aim - to make the biggest profit at auction, but it's no mean feat.
0:00:18 > 0:00:22- There will be worthy winners and valiant losers.- What have I done?!
0:00:22 > 0:00:27So will it be the high road to glory or the slow road to disaster?
0:00:27 > 0:00:29Put your back into it!
0:00:29 > 0:00:32This is the Antiques Road Trip.
0:00:34 > 0:00:35Yeah!
0:00:36 > 0:00:43It's the start of a new leg and we join experts Thomas Plant and James Lewis on the open road
0:00:43 > 0:00:46in a classic 1950s Morris Minor.
0:00:46 > 0:00:48LAUGHTER
0:00:48 > 0:00:49See?
0:00:49 > 0:00:51And the competition is fierce.
0:00:52 > 0:00:54Ah!
0:00:54 > 0:00:59Battling swordsman Thomas Plant is an experienced auctioneer who specialises in jewellery.
0:00:59 > 0:01:02But so far he's lagging behind.
0:01:02 > 0:01:05It's a bit like the balance of power between James and I.
0:01:05 > 0:01:09This is what I feel I've got. And this is James's money.
0:01:09 > 0:01:13His rival, Derbyshire auctioneer James Lewis, is something of a celebrity.
0:01:13 > 0:01:17- Are you going to give me your autograph?- That's 12.
0:01:17 > 0:01:22- He also likes tribal art and quirky collectibles.- What do you think?
0:01:22 > 0:01:27So far, Thomas has made a respectable £284.22
0:01:27 > 0:01:30from his original £200 starter pack.
0:01:30 > 0:01:35- Well done.- So he has plenty of cash to splash on this leg.
0:01:35 > 0:01:38Meanwhile, James's original £200
0:01:38 > 0:01:42has mushroomed to a whopping £797.10.
0:01:44 > 0:01:48Thomas and James are travelling over 800 miles,
0:01:48 > 0:01:52looping their way from the Scottish west coast up to the Highlands,
0:01:52 > 0:01:58down to the Lowlands and back again, eventually finishing at the country's capital city, Edinburgh.
0:01:58 > 0:02:02But on this, their third leg, the boys are starting off in Dunkeld
0:02:02 > 0:02:05and heading up to the north-east of Scotland
0:02:05 > 0:02:09for an auction showdown in Buckie.
0:02:11 > 0:02:15The little town of Dunkeld is one of Perthshire's gems.
0:02:15 > 0:02:22Nestling beneath thickly wooded hills on the banks of the Tay, there is a definite air of tranquillity.
0:02:22 > 0:02:26This is lovely, James. Scotland in the sun.
0:02:26 > 0:02:28A rare thing, but beautiful when it happens.
0:02:28 > 0:02:35- And without delay James saunters off to his first shop to meet owner Margaret.- Hello there.
0:02:35 > 0:02:37- Hello. How are you?- I'm James.
0:02:37 > 0:02:45Originally selling sweets, then fish, now antiques, Vintage is the oldest shop on the street,
0:02:45 > 0:02:47dating back to 1804.
0:02:47 > 0:02:52- That's the pound shelf!- Is it? I don't mind a pound shelf. I'm not proud.
0:02:55 > 0:02:59Meanwhile, Thomas is headed to Dunkeld Antiques,
0:02:59 > 0:03:03situated in a converted church, perhaps in search of a miracle.
0:03:03 > 0:03:06I could be in my smoking room,
0:03:06 > 0:03:10sort of lounging like a Lothario. Just imagine.
0:03:10 > 0:03:13It's rather good, don't you think?
0:03:13 > 0:03:16Not really. There we go, Thomas. I'm not so sure about that.
0:03:16 > 0:03:19How about something a bit more...you?
0:03:19 > 0:03:22I think that's rather fun.
0:03:22 > 0:03:25It's a tobacco jar in stoneware.
0:03:26 > 0:03:29But I love the Honey Dew on there.
0:03:29 > 0:03:34This 19th-century stoneware tobacco jar has moulded leaf handles
0:03:34 > 0:03:41and Honey Dew written in gilt lettering. It would have been used to hold loose tobacco
0:03:41 > 0:03:43and would originally have had a cover.
0:03:43 > 0:03:48- It's quite stylish. - SILENTLY MOUTHS PRICE
0:03:48 > 0:03:50I think it's lovely, though.
0:03:50 > 0:03:53Well, better keep on looking, then.
0:03:53 > 0:03:54Er, what's that?
0:03:56 > 0:03:59It might be something to do with fishing or it could be a weapon.
0:03:59 > 0:04:02It's a priest... It's a bar.
0:04:02 > 0:04:06Heavy.
0:04:06 > 0:04:10You could knock your fish on the head or you could protect yourself.
0:04:10 > 0:04:13But it's quite nice, though. Isn't it rather handsome?
0:04:13 > 0:04:19The concealed club within this 19th-century walking cane
0:04:19 > 0:04:24is called a priest and could be used to despatch captured fish quickly and humanely.
0:04:24 > 0:04:28Time to see if owner David will budge on the £90 asking price.
0:04:28 > 0:04:33- I like the stick.- All right. - I like the tobacco jar.
0:04:33 > 0:04:39If you need something, you've got to save up for it. If you don't have the money, you can't buy it.
0:04:39 > 0:04:41I'll see what I can do.
0:04:41 > 0:04:44These two items combined are £230,
0:04:44 > 0:04:46which would decimate most of Thomas's budget.
0:04:46 > 0:04:51What would you say if I gave you 150 for the jar and the stick?
0:04:51 > 0:04:54I would think that's very generous.
0:04:54 > 0:04:58- It would be, from your point of view.- Actually, no...
0:04:58 > 0:05:02- I can actually cope with that. - Have I gone in with too much now?
0:05:02 > 0:05:03Em...
0:05:03 > 0:05:08An £80 reduction on the combined price, eh? Not bad, Thomas,
0:05:08 > 0:05:12Back with Margaret, James also has something.
0:05:12 > 0:05:17And it's not from the pound shelf. He's spotted a large bronze Chinese censer.
0:05:17 > 0:05:20Ticket price £45.
0:05:20 > 0:05:21What could that be?
0:05:23 > 0:05:2630...38?
0:05:26 > 0:05:29OK. That's... I think that's very fair.
0:05:29 > 0:05:35These were apparently originally used for ritual offerings of food and drink.
0:05:35 > 0:05:39As this example in archaic style dates from the 19th century,
0:05:39 > 0:05:42it would have been made as a decorative work of art.
0:05:42 > 0:05:46- Hello? What's this? - Two potential objects here.
0:05:46 > 0:05:50A Persian coffee pot, mid-19th century,
0:05:50 > 0:05:53possibly even earlier.
0:05:53 > 0:05:56But value-wise, not a huge amount.
0:05:56 > 0:05:59The Chinese censer is the genuine article
0:05:59 > 0:06:03and would make a striking job lot with the Persian coffee pot,
0:06:03 > 0:06:05priced at £10.
0:06:05 > 0:06:09- Could you do that for 30?- 32.
0:06:09 > 0:06:1140 for the two.
0:06:11 > 0:06:1240 for the two...
0:06:12 > 0:06:15OK. The Chinese for 32.
0:06:15 > 0:06:20- I'll give you a fiver for that. Is that all right?- Fine.
0:06:20 > 0:06:22Thank you very much. Lovely.
0:06:22 > 0:06:29James has bargained well and has got a handsome duo for his first buy of the day.
0:06:29 > 0:06:34It's back to Thomas to see if he's found anything else to go with his cane and jar, apart from the dogs.
0:06:34 > 0:06:38Well, what we've got here is a nice set
0:06:38 > 0:06:41of 19th-century beam scales.
0:06:41 > 0:06:45- I don't know whether those appeal. - They're good fun, aren't they?- Yeah.
0:06:45 > 0:06:50The scales are £95 and they were made by J White and Sons
0:06:50 > 0:06:54of Auchtermuchty in Fife, Scotland.
0:06:54 > 0:07:01But will Thomas want to spend that after already agreeing £150 for the storage jar and walking stick?
0:07:01 > 0:07:07- You could have those for £50. - 180 for the three items.
0:07:07 > 0:07:12I must admit, it's nice to see you getting excited. Obviously, you're getting a good deal here.
0:07:12 > 0:07:17Right, OK, you've got a deal. You've got a deal. 180.
0:07:17 > 0:07:21Well, what a deal for Thomas on three items.
0:07:21 > 0:07:26Not far away, James is taking things in his stride.
0:07:26 > 0:07:31He's heading for The Little Curio Shop, run by Finlay, an art student in his youth,
0:07:31 > 0:07:34so it's full of elaborate odds and ends.
0:07:34 > 0:07:39And genuine pedigrees. Woof!
0:07:39 > 0:07:40Hello.
0:07:41 > 0:07:46It's not long before James's expert eye spots something else.
0:07:46 > 0:07:52Mm. Does this bust look familiar to you? Those flowing locks?
0:07:52 > 0:07:55That noble expression?
0:07:55 > 0:08:00- He's impressive. Lovely. - No, it's not James. Sadly,
0:08:00 > 0:08:06the identity of this 1840s disembodied Greek philosopher is unknown.
0:08:06 > 0:08:09- How much is he?- 95.
0:08:09 > 0:08:1195? OK.
0:08:11 > 0:08:14He's certainly got a look about him,
0:08:14 > 0:08:16How flexible is the 95?
0:08:16 > 0:08:20- I'd go down to 80.- 80.
0:08:20 > 0:08:22How does 50 quid grab you?
0:08:22 > 0:08:25But maybe Finlay's son Alexander can help here.
0:08:25 > 0:08:29What do you think? You think 50 quid's better.
0:08:29 > 0:08:32Er, well, maybe...
0:08:32 > 0:08:35Probably 75.
0:08:35 > 0:08:3675. OK.
0:08:36 > 0:08:39What do you say? What do you say?
0:08:39 > 0:08:41"65!"
0:08:41 > 0:08:43Oh, she says 65.
0:08:43 > 0:08:48- 65.- Is that all right? You've got a deal.
0:08:48 > 0:08:51Thank you so much. Thank you.
0:08:52 > 0:08:54Off to a new shop with you now, James.
0:08:54 > 0:08:56Don't take it too easy, will you?
0:08:56 > 0:08:58Look at that?
0:08:59 > 0:09:05He's in Dunkeld Antiques, where Thomas previously bought his cane, pot and scales.
0:09:05 > 0:09:10- I mean, I don't know whether these Crown Derby things appeal to you. - Let's have a look.
0:09:10 > 0:09:17The first thing to ask is do they have their boxes? You can knock 30% off if they don't.
0:09:17 > 0:09:22- The answer is no.- OK, they should have a rectangular certificate signed by Hugh Gibson,
0:09:22 > 0:09:29the chairman of Royal Crown Derby. Then we look underneath. You've got a gold stopper, not silver. Good.
0:09:29 > 0:09:34If it was a second, it would have a silver stopper. But without its box, it's a killer.
0:09:34 > 0:09:36The hippo is £120
0:09:36 > 0:09:39and the stag £140.
0:09:39 > 0:09:44It's a stag. If a stag won't sell in Scotland, it won't sell anywhere.
0:09:44 > 0:09:47As both paperweights don't have their valuable original box,
0:09:47 > 0:09:49certificate and tissue paper,
0:09:49 > 0:09:53- can James get a decent discount on them?- £50 each.
0:09:53 > 0:09:55Oh, well, at that... At that they're cheap.
0:09:55 > 0:09:59- Just tell me the sort of price you're thinking of. - I've never done this before.
0:09:59 > 0:10:04- I want to give you £60 each. - All right.- Is that all right?- Fine.
0:10:04 > 0:10:08I've never... I'm...I'm speechless.
0:10:08 > 0:10:13Well, you know, I like to be able to think that I'm fair and...
0:10:13 > 0:10:16- 120 for the two.- Fine. Excellent. - Thank you.
0:10:16 > 0:10:19It seems James has bought with his heart,
0:10:19 > 0:10:24and David's £140 markdown has given him a fighting chance at auction.
0:10:26 > 0:10:29It's time for James and Thomas to rejoin,
0:10:29 > 0:10:32and both gents are deciding on a budget plan.
0:10:32 > 0:10:36- I'm trying to spend all my money. - I can't do that!
0:10:36 > 0:10:39- Don't rub it in!- Sorry!
0:10:39 > 0:10:42Our boys are now heading nearly 100 miles north to Nairn.
0:10:42 > 0:10:43Gosh!
0:10:46 > 0:10:50Nairn has been a popular holiday destination since Victorian times
0:10:50 > 0:10:54and it enjoys a prime location on the Moray Firth coast,
0:10:54 > 0:10:57just 16 miles east of Inverness.
0:11:00 > 0:11:03Thomas has parted from his rival and is intent on shopping.
0:11:04 > 0:11:07Nice shorts(!)
0:11:07 > 0:11:10Morning!
0:11:10 > 0:11:15There's an assorted mix of goodies from traditional to ornamental,
0:11:15 > 0:11:18but Thomas needs something special if he's to catch up James.
0:11:18 > 0:11:22Maybe owner Steve can help.
0:11:22 > 0:11:26Ah, yes, I think that's about the '60s, something like that.
0:11:26 > 0:11:32Somebody's obviously been over to Venice and bought it for a trip. It's very good quality.
0:11:32 > 0:11:37And it's signed on the bottom. It's on at 33.
0:11:38 > 0:11:41- Say £20. How about that? - £20.- Lovely green colour.
0:11:41 > 0:11:49The other thing I quite like is this here. It's what we call biomorphic. Taken from nature.
0:11:49 > 0:11:53Almost like an amoeba it looks like. A single-cell organism.
0:11:53 > 0:11:58Thomas has also found a vintage blue art glass bowl to go with his growing collection.
0:11:58 > 0:12:03- What would you do for those three? - 20 on that one.
0:12:03 > 0:12:05- 20 on that one. - This one we've got 26 on.
0:12:05 > 0:12:08Er, say 15.
0:12:08 > 0:12:12And what have we got on that one? Say a fiver.
0:12:12 > 0:12:15- five,- twenty... £40 total. - £40 total.- Mm-hm.
0:12:15 > 0:12:19You've come down a lot. £30.
0:12:20 > 0:12:26Em, it's a bit tight, but to give you a good chance, we'll do it.
0:12:26 > 0:12:32Wow! Surely Thomas can gain a profit on those vibrant bowls.
0:12:32 > 0:12:34Thank you very much.
0:12:35 > 0:12:38James is keen to soak up the history of the area
0:12:38 > 0:12:41so Thomas gives him a lift to Inverness.
0:12:43 > 0:12:46Inverness is the most northern city in Britain
0:12:46 > 0:12:49and one of its claims to fame is its castle.
0:12:49 > 0:12:52But it's the townhouse that James is heading for today.
0:12:52 > 0:12:57On 7th September, 1921, this building made history
0:12:57 > 0:13:02when it hosted the first ever Cabinet meeting outside London.
0:13:02 > 0:13:04- Thank you very much. - Enjoy your shopping!
0:13:04 > 0:13:06- Yeah.- Don't get any bargains!
0:13:06 > 0:13:08Such a team player.
0:13:08 > 0:13:11Here to meet James is local historian Jamie Gaukroger.
0:13:11 > 0:13:18- Jamie, hi.- Hello there. Welcome to Inverness Townhouse. - Fantastic building.- It is.
0:13:18 > 0:13:25The interior of the building itself is grand, with an imposing staircase rising from the entrance.
0:13:25 > 0:13:28In this council chamber the historic meeting was held.
0:13:28 > 0:13:33Of all places, why did they choose here to have the meeting?
0:13:33 > 0:13:38Lloyd George, the Prime Minister, was on holiday in the Highlands, up at Gare Loch,
0:13:38 > 0:13:41as were several other Ministers.
0:13:41 > 0:13:42Winston Churchill was on holiday up here.
0:13:42 > 0:13:46And the King was holidaying at Moy, just a few miles from Inverness.
0:13:46 > 0:13:53Rather than everyone travel back to London, the Ministers in London came up to Inverness.
0:13:53 > 0:13:59The emergency meeting was called after several years of violence in Ireland came to a head.
0:13:59 > 0:14:02Sinn Fein leader Eamon de Valera
0:14:02 > 0:14:05was calling for an independent Ireland.
0:14:05 > 0:14:10- Churchill himself was here?- Yes. - So what was his role in 1921?
0:14:10 > 0:14:14- He was Colonial Secretary. - Colonial!
0:14:14 > 0:14:17We couldn't get away with that today!
0:14:17 > 0:14:21So did they actually view Ireland as a colony?
0:14:21 > 0:14:25Some would say they did. It was certainly part of the Empire.
0:14:25 > 0:14:29- Who else out of the Cabinet was here?- Lloyd George, Prime Minister.
0:14:29 > 0:14:33- And Stanley Baldwin, future Prime Minister.- Yeah.
0:14:33 > 0:14:38Out of the 21 members, 16 of the Cabinet were here.
0:14:38 > 0:14:43At the meeting, council officer William Bain passed round a blank sheet of paper
0:14:43 > 0:14:48- which each member signed to document the occasion.- Gosh.
0:14:48 > 0:14:52Lloyd George was the first to sign, then Austen Chamberlain, the Lord Privy Seal.
0:14:52 > 0:14:55All the way down to Winston Churchill at the bottom.
0:14:55 > 0:15:00The politicians then were, in fact, the celebrities of their day
0:15:00 > 0:15:07and the British Cabinet meeting was so momentous, it drew cheering crowds who gathered outside.
0:15:07 > 0:15:12People were coming from all round Inverness, all parts of the Highlands, lining the rooftops,
0:15:12 > 0:15:14in shop windows.
0:15:14 > 0:15:21- After this crisis Cabinet meeting, what was the result?- The Government said Ireland could have self-rule,
0:15:21 > 0:15:25self-government, if it stayed within the Empire.
0:15:26 > 0:15:30Meanwhile, as the Morris Minor is still out of action,
0:15:30 > 0:15:33James takes a taxi from Letham
0:15:33 > 0:15:37and hence South to Glencarse for his final shop of the leg.
0:15:39 > 0:15:47The townhouse was witness to this pivotal event as the first venue outside London to host the Cabinet.
0:15:47 > 0:15:50- I've really enjoyed it. Thank you. - Most welcome.- Cheers.
0:15:50 > 0:15:55Now it's time for James and Thomas to have their own rendezvous
0:15:55 > 0:15:59as they head east to their last shop of the leg in Auldearn.
0:15:59 > 0:16:04- And Thomas wants pampering. - I have got sand in my toes.
0:16:04 > 0:16:08- They need brushing off.- If you expect me to brush your feet...!
0:16:08 > 0:16:12This is supposed to be about buying antiques, although sometimes I do wonder.
0:16:13 > 0:16:16Please don't try this at home.
0:16:16 > 0:16:20OK, boys, stop it before it all ends in tears.
0:16:20 > 0:16:24- Yes! Yes!- What do you mean "yes"?! You're dead!
0:16:24 > 0:16:30James and Thomas split up in search of their items,
0:16:30 > 0:16:34but Thomas, who loves to parry, is still reeling from the impromptu duel.
0:16:34 > 0:16:36He went...
0:16:36 > 0:16:39like a charging herd of bulls.
0:16:39 > 0:16:43It would be nice to buy something meaty, but I don't want furniture.
0:16:43 > 0:16:47Anyway, I got him back. A quick parry riposte.
0:16:47 > 0:16:51Great. Now they can concentrate on shopping.
0:16:51 > 0:16:54This is not a bad little thing.
0:16:54 > 0:16:58It's a Japanese Satsuma vase.
0:16:59 > 0:17:05It's from the Meiji period, around 1895, and decorated with geisha figures
0:17:05 > 0:17:08from the Imperial Court.
0:17:09 > 0:17:14This is typical of Japanese export china of that period,
0:17:14 > 0:17:16but £22 is really cheap.
0:17:16 > 0:17:18Definitely a profit.
0:17:18 > 0:17:22Meanwhile, Thomas is going for...kitchenware!
0:17:22 > 0:17:27You sort of clamp it on to something.
0:17:27 > 0:17:34Follows and Bate Limited. Patent marmalade cutter, Manchester.
0:17:34 > 0:17:36Yes, it's an orange slicer.
0:17:36 > 0:17:41I think I've found my final item. Everybody likes a bit of marmalade
0:17:41 > 0:17:47- and the Scottish like marmalade more than most nations, don't they? - If you say so, Thomas.
0:17:47 > 0:17:51I don't want to leave it there. I don't want James to find it.
0:17:51 > 0:17:53Too late, Thomas. It's already been spotted.
0:17:53 > 0:17:55- What is it?- It's nothing.
0:17:55 > 0:17:58- Maybe something I might purchase. - Let's have a look.- No!
0:17:58 > 0:18:02Come on, James. You've got your own lots to find.
0:18:02 > 0:18:05Right. What do I do here?
0:18:05 > 0:18:09I've got the Japanese Satsuma vase, but then I've got these,
0:18:09 > 0:18:12which are marked for Meissen.
0:18:12 > 0:18:16Meissen was, without question, the finest porcelain maker
0:18:16 > 0:18:22of the 18th and 19th century. They were the first factory to invent porcelain in Europe.
0:18:22 > 0:18:30But these plates are by Helena Wolfsohn. These are 1880. Copies of Meissen.
0:18:30 > 0:18:35The Helena Wolfsohn business was taken to court by Meissen
0:18:35 > 0:18:39for using their AR trademark and it's considered to be
0:18:39 > 0:18:45the first copyright case of its kind. They were ordered to change the mark to show they were copies.
0:18:45 > 0:18:47They're 24.
0:18:49 > 0:18:51That's 22. What do I do?
0:18:53 > 0:18:58Well, it's tricky, James, but you could buy them all! Time to call in owner Roger.
0:18:58 > 0:19:02- The first thing was that, the vase.- Yeah.
0:19:02 > 0:19:04It's got 22 on it.
0:19:04 > 0:19:08Well, certainly we could do it for £20. It's well priced.
0:19:08 > 0:19:10I was thinking more along the lines of 15.
0:19:10 > 0:19:13- Yeah. 18 would be the absolute best.- Is it?
0:19:13 > 0:19:16OK, if that's your best.
0:19:16 > 0:19:21The other thing was these. Two of those at 12 each.
0:19:21 > 0:19:26- Yeah.- Em... What could they be? - Again, £10 each could do the job.
0:19:26 > 0:19:28I'll give you 30 for all three.
0:19:28 > 0:19:31I could do a deal at 35.
0:19:31 > 0:19:33You said 35 was your best.
0:19:33 > 0:19:36- £35 it is.- Thank goodness for that.
0:19:38 > 0:19:43Now Thomas is mulling over the cutter, ticket price £15.
0:19:43 > 0:19:47- What can your really wonderful price be on that?- I would think £12.
0:19:47 > 0:19:52- 10.- 12 I think there would still be some money available in that.
0:19:52 > 0:19:57- I'd be happier at 10.- Go between. Call it 11. Thank you.
0:19:57 > 0:20:00£11. Thank you very much.
0:20:00 > 0:20:02Right. The boys are all shopped out,
0:20:02 > 0:20:05so let's remind ourselves what they ended up with.
0:20:05 > 0:20:10James kicked off this leg with £797.10
0:20:10 > 0:20:14and spent only £257 on five auction lots.
0:20:14 > 0:20:19They are a 19th-century bust, a large Chinese bronze censer
0:20:19 > 0:20:22paired with a late 19th-century Persian coffee pot,
0:20:22 > 0:20:25Two Royal Crown Derby paperweights,
0:20:25 > 0:20:27a Satsuma pottery vase
0:20:27 > 0:20:30and a pair of Helena Wolfsohn plates.
0:20:30 > 0:20:34Thomas began with considerably less, £284.22,
0:20:34 > 0:20:41and spent £221 also on five lots comprising a walking cane with pull-out priest,
0:20:41 > 0:20:44a 19th-century stoneware tobacco jar,
0:20:44 > 0:20:46a set of balance scales,
0:20:46 > 0:20:52a Murano glass bowl, a 1960s glass bowl and a blue art glass bowl,
0:20:52 > 0:20:55and a steel marmalade cutter. Phew!
0:20:55 > 0:20:57So, don't hold back, boys,
0:20:57 > 0:21:00what do you really think about each other's booty?
0:21:00 > 0:21:04Thomas has bought really well. The items are interesting.
0:21:04 > 0:21:06I like the scales, love the tobacco jar.
0:21:06 > 0:21:10There will be profits in some places and a couple of losses, too.
0:21:10 > 0:21:16The thing I really don't like is the Royal Crown Derby paperweights.
0:21:16 > 0:21:19Never in a month of Sundays would I buy them.
0:21:19 > 0:21:23If they make mega money, I'll feel sick cos I saw them in the shop.
0:21:23 > 0:21:29After travelling from Dunkeld up to Nairn, Inverness and Auldearn,
0:21:29 > 0:21:33James and Thomas head for the auction showdown in Buckie.
0:21:35 > 0:21:38- Ah, breathe in that sea air! - I don't know...
0:21:38 > 0:21:41Oh, come on! You'll be fine. Get your bottom in here.
0:21:41 > 0:21:45- I get all funny.- You always get all funny!
0:21:46 > 0:21:50Family-run Cluny's in Buckie is the stage for our auction.
0:21:50 > 0:21:53with auctioneer John Ferguson in charge.
0:21:54 > 0:21:59I feel that I could do badly today. I feel it in my bones.
0:21:59 > 0:22:04- First up is James's Satsuma vase. - £40 for the vase?
0:22:04 > 0:22:07What will we say then? 40 or 30?
0:22:07 > 0:22:10- 20?- Oh...
0:22:10 > 0:22:14- Go on.- 20 bid. 22. I'm bid 5.
0:22:14 > 0:22:18- 25. 28.- Internet bidding!
0:22:18 > 0:22:20Online at 32. In the room at 32.
0:22:20 > 0:22:26- 35. I'll get you all. 38. - Fresh bidding. 40.- 42.
0:22:26 > 0:22:2845. Do I see 8?
0:22:28 > 0:22:32- 48. 48. - I told you. Good old John.
0:22:32 > 0:22:35I'll take another wee one. 55.
0:22:35 > 0:22:38"I'll take another wee one"!
0:22:38 > 0:22:41At 58. All finished, then?
0:22:41 > 0:22:43Well done, John.
0:22:43 > 0:22:46The auctioneer got James a good profit there.
0:22:46 > 0:22:51When it went down and down... But...!
0:22:51 > 0:22:55Next it's Thomas with his luxurious walking stick with pull-out priest.
0:22:55 > 0:22:58£50. 50. 40.
0:22:58 > 0:23:01- £20, surely.- Oh!- £20. 20 I'm bid.
0:23:01 > 0:23:06At 20 bid now. 20 and 2. And 5. 25. 8.
0:23:06 > 0:23:0928. And 30. 32. 35. 38.
0:23:09 > 0:23:1340. £40. I'll take 2. 42. 45.
0:23:13 > 0:23:15- At 45.- Go on!
0:23:15 > 0:23:1950. He shakes his head at 50.
0:23:19 > 0:23:23Are we all done this time at £50?
0:23:23 > 0:23:25Oh, 50.
0:23:25 > 0:23:30Oh, dear. And with auction costs, he'll lose more than that.
0:23:30 > 0:23:32Well, he started at 20.
0:23:32 > 0:23:36- Now will James's porcelain make a profit?- 22.
0:23:36 > 0:23:395. 25. 28.
0:23:39 > 0:23:42And 30. 35. 40.
0:23:42 > 0:23:44And 2. 5. 48.
0:23:44 > 0:23:47- Go on, go on, go on.- At 48.
0:23:47 > 0:23:50At £48, then. At 48.
0:23:50 > 0:23:5548, well done. You've made a good profit on that.
0:23:55 > 0:23:57Another good profit after commission.
0:23:58 > 0:24:00I'm in trouble.
0:24:00 > 0:24:06- Will Thomas's colourful glass bowl the crowds over?- £10 I'm bid.
0:24:06 > 0:24:09- At 10.- It's started.- 12 now.
0:24:09 > 0:24:1212 bid. 15. £18. Where are you?
0:24:12 > 0:24:15- 22 here. - 22 online. Don't stop there.
0:24:15 > 0:24:18- Go on!- 30's online.
0:24:18 > 0:24:24- At 30 online.- Don't stop! - At 32. At 32.
0:24:24 > 0:24:29Are we finished online? Bid's in the room, then. £32.
0:24:29 > 0:24:32That was one that you thought was going to do really well.
0:24:32 > 0:24:35It's a signed bit of glass.
0:24:35 > 0:24:38Oh, dear, Thomas. That glass just didn't cut it.
0:24:38 > 0:24:42- I'm getting deflated.- I'm gutted.
0:24:42 > 0:24:44Will James prove he really has the Midas touch
0:24:44 > 0:24:48with his Chinese censer and Eastern coffee pot?
0:24:48 > 0:24:51100, surely. 50, then.
0:24:51 > 0:24:5450 I'm bid. At £50. At 50.
0:24:54 > 0:24:58- Anybody at £50?- No way! - At £50. At 50.
0:24:58 > 0:25:0155, thank you.
0:25:01 > 0:25:0455. And 60. £60.
0:25:04 > 0:25:07- It's profit.- All done at £60?
0:25:07 > 0:25:09Well, it's got to be at £60.
0:25:09 > 0:25:12- Well... - You made profit, though.
0:25:12 > 0:25:15I have to say I'm gutted about that.
0:25:15 > 0:25:18At least it's a profit, James.
0:25:18 > 0:25:21- It's very disappointing.- Isn't it? That could have made 300 quid.
0:25:23 > 0:25:28Surely this decorative pot will change Thomas's fortunes.
0:25:28 > 0:25:32- £30, then. 30. Shall I say 20, then?- You see...
0:25:32 > 0:25:36£20. Ah, thank you. 20. At £20.
0:25:36 > 0:25:40And we have 22. 25. A new bidder at 25.
0:25:40 > 0:25:4328 now. 28. 30.
0:25:43 > 0:25:4632. Standing at 32. At 32.
0:25:46 > 0:25:48Are we all finished and done, then?
0:25:52 > 0:25:57Oh. Another loss and another blow for Thomas.
0:25:57 > 0:25:58I would swap
0:25:58 > 0:26:01three of my Satsuma vases for one of those.
0:26:01 > 0:26:03Well, there you are. You can't help it.
0:26:03 > 0:26:08Now, will this mysterious Greek win over the bidders?
0:26:08 > 0:26:10£50 for the bust? 40, then.
0:26:10 > 0:26:12What?!
0:26:13 > 0:26:14Don't you like them?
0:26:14 > 0:26:20- 40.- Online. 45. Where are you? 45. 48.
0:26:20 > 0:26:2350. 5. 60.
0:26:23 > 0:26:26Yeah. You know it makes sense.
0:26:27 > 0:26:33- Go on!- 65? Yeah? £70 is online.
0:26:33 > 0:26:3575, eh? Yeah?
0:26:35 > 0:26:39That'll do. £75. All done?
0:26:40 > 0:26:42Break even.
0:26:42 > 0:26:48Well, James. At least he looks like he's gone to a good home.
0:26:48 > 0:26:51- A minor loss.- It could have been a considerable one.
0:26:51 > 0:26:56Can these scales tip the balance in Thomas's favour?
0:26:56 > 0:27:00- Auchtermuchty.- It sounds German.
0:27:00 > 0:27:04Cast-iron Auchtermuchty balance scales.
0:27:04 > 0:27:06- There we are. Auchtermuchty! - From the horse's mouth.
0:27:06 > 0:27:09£20 bid. At 20. 22.
0:27:09 > 0:27:135. At 25. 28 now. 28. And 30.
0:27:13 > 0:27:1532. 35.
0:27:15 > 0:27:19- 38. At 38.- Go on!- He's online.
0:27:19 > 0:27:2242's online. At 42.
0:27:22 > 0:27:2442.
0:27:24 > 0:27:26- 45.- 45. Go on.
0:27:26 > 0:27:29- 45 online. 45.- It's online.
0:27:29 > 0:27:3248. And 50 online.
0:27:32 > 0:27:36- At 50.- Let them have it. - Anyone want involved at 50?
0:27:36 > 0:27:40- Come on, Scotland! - At £50. It's online.
0:27:40 > 0:27:42At 50.
0:27:42 > 0:27:44Oh.
0:27:44 > 0:27:45- A small profit, yes?- Yes.
0:27:45 > 0:27:50At last, a profit, but Thomas still isn't happy.
0:27:50 > 0:27:55- I'm going to go on strike. - You can't!- And buy poor items.
0:27:55 > 0:27:56Poor quality.
0:27:56 > 0:28:02James bought this Derby duo with his heart and not his head.
0:28:02 > 0:28:04So, will his gamble pay off?
0:28:04 > 0:28:09200. 100, then. One I'm bid. At one I'm bid.
0:28:09 > 0:28:12At 100. 120. 140. 160.
0:28:12 > 0:28:15180. 200.
0:28:15 > 0:28:20220's there. I need 240. Sorry, 240 is in the room. 260.
0:28:20 > 0:28:25- 260.- 280. 280, I have.- This pair of animals are really taking off!
0:28:25 > 0:28:31320. I have 340 with me. 360. Are we all done?
0:28:33 > 0:28:34Finished at 360?
0:28:34 > 0:28:37- I'm pleased at that.- I bet you are!
0:28:37 > 0:28:41So, it's a stash of cash for James. Well done.
0:28:43 > 0:28:46For what they were, it was still cheap. Great profit.
0:28:46 > 0:28:50Thomas is now hoping his marmalade cutter will sweeten the crowd.
0:28:50 > 0:28:55- 12. 15. Now at 15.- Profit.- Profit.
0:28:55 > 0:28:5718, I'm bid. 20's online.
0:28:57 > 0:28:59- Online!- Online.
0:28:59 > 0:29:04Anybody who makes marmalade with this, I'll buy a jar off you.
0:29:04 > 0:29:07I was at £20 online. 22's online.
0:29:07 > 0:29:10- Oh!- 22. Online it's 22.
0:29:10 > 0:29:15- Go on!- Keep it going!- At 28.
0:29:15 > 0:29:17Are we all done and sure at £28?
0:29:19 > 0:29:23- Well, it was a profit.- A good profit.- You finished on a high.
0:29:23 > 0:29:29A profit, but not enough to promote him from the bottom division.
0:29:29 > 0:29:34Thomas started this leg with £284.22
0:29:34 > 0:29:39and, after paying auction costs, he's made a loss of £63.56,
0:29:39 > 0:29:42leaving him with £220.66.
0:29:42 > 0:29:46James, however, is rising to the Premiership.
0:29:46 > 0:29:49He started with £797.10
0:29:49 > 0:29:53and, after costs, made a profit of £235.82,
0:29:53 > 0:29:59giving him a massive £1,032.92 going forward.
0:29:59 > 0:30:02What an extraordinary amount!
0:30:02 > 0:30:05Soon, you'll be able to get a mop out and wipe the floor with me.
0:30:05 > 0:30:10- You already have.- Oh, come on. You just need that one lucky find.
0:30:13 > 0:30:15- Right! I need some bargains! - Come on!
0:30:16 > 0:30:19- This is the fightback! - The fightback begins now!
0:30:19 > 0:30:24You'll have to fight hard from that position, Thomas. We're off again,
0:30:24 > 0:30:27heading into the fourth leg of this epic road trip.
0:30:27 > 0:30:31- How old are you, James? - 39.- I thought you were 50!
0:30:31 > 0:30:34Miaow! Bad Thomas!
0:30:34 > 0:30:39On this trip, Thomas and James will be travelling over 800 miles,
0:30:39 > 0:30:43looping their way from the Scottish west coast up to the Highlands
0:30:43 > 0:30:47down to the Lowlands and back again, eventually finishing up
0:30:47 > 0:30:49at the country's capital city, Edinburgh.
0:30:49 > 0:30:54On this leg, they are starting off in Tarland, Aberdeenshire,
0:30:54 > 0:30:58then heading south for an auction in the ancient capital, Dunfermline.
0:30:58 > 0:31:02Just over 30 miles west of Aberdeen,
0:31:02 > 0:31:06Tarland is a quiet and pretty village, with breathtaking scenery.
0:31:06 > 0:31:09- Wow, great views. Are you coming in as well?- No.
0:31:09 > 0:31:13I've got other shops to go to. I've got bigger fish to fry!
0:31:13 > 0:31:14All right, calm down.
0:31:15 > 0:31:17Don't forget to pick me up!
0:31:19 > 0:31:21Tower Workshop is a family-run business,
0:31:21 > 0:31:25whose stock includes 17th to 19th-Century antiques.
0:31:28 > 0:31:32With over £1,000 in his pocket, surely he can afford a splurge.
0:31:32 > 0:31:37I'm feeling under pressure. Under pressure.
0:31:37 > 0:31:41Owner George steps in and takes James to see
0:31:41 > 0:31:44- his secret stash in the shed. - How much is the mangle?
0:31:44 > 0:31:47I would need £35 for that.
0:31:47 > 0:31:50Those things are an absolute nightmare.
0:31:50 > 0:31:52They should be worth so much more than they are.
0:31:53 > 0:31:57The quite nice thing is it's got a name, Northern Co-Operative
0:31:57 > 0:32:01Society, which was big up here. So you're buying a bit of social history
0:32:01 > 0:32:06here, as well. It's not just a useful item - and it still works.
0:32:06 > 0:32:10I can see that making 15, 20, 25 quid at auction. 35, tops.
0:32:10 > 0:32:13Mmm. Nope. 35 is my bottom on it.
0:32:13 > 0:32:17- There's no movement, at all? - 35, I think is, you know...
0:32:17 > 0:32:21- Is it?- Yeah.- Right. OK, decision made. That's a no.
0:32:21 > 0:32:24- OK.- Let's move on. - Let's try something else.
0:32:24 > 0:32:25It seems George isn't making
0:32:25 > 0:32:27much headway with James,
0:32:27 > 0:32:30whereas Thomas is moseying
0:32:30 > 0:32:33five miles south, with his stash of £220.66.
0:32:33 > 0:32:35to his first shop, in Dinnet.
0:32:35 > 0:32:40Auld Alliance Antiques is a Road Trip regular.
0:32:40 > 0:32:44It's an Aladdin's cave, filled to the brim with bric-a-brac,
0:32:44 > 0:32:47where you can find anything, including the odd gem,
0:32:47 > 0:32:50all curated by owner Dave and partner Jane.
0:32:50 > 0:32:55I've got to stop looking at antiques and start looking at junk.
0:32:55 > 0:32:57It's the only way forward.
0:32:57 > 0:33:00Maybe Dave can point Thomas in the right direction.
0:33:00 > 0:33:05- Have you got some interesting things in your box?- I just got it.
0:33:05 > 0:33:07- Can I have a rummage?- Yeah.
0:33:07 > 0:33:12- Has this been bought from the local auction?- It's mostly rubbish.
0:33:12 > 0:33:17Thomas has spotted a mix of period hunting and training crops.
0:33:17 > 0:33:21I quite like this one. And it's obviously for the military.
0:33:21 > 0:33:25It's got its little number there. Has that got to be a lot of money?
0:33:25 > 0:33:28Not very much. It wouldn't be more than a tenner.
0:33:28 > 0:33:32- And what's... This is a silver one. - That's a hunting crop.
0:33:32 > 0:33:37- Quite nice. And what's that one got to be?- About 15.
0:33:37 > 0:33:42- I like those. I like those. - Have a thinky-poo.- A thinky-poo?
0:33:42 > 0:33:44Yeah, a thinky-poo!
0:33:45 > 0:33:49Hello! James has something to have a thinky-poo over, too.
0:33:51 > 0:33:53Oh, my goodness. It's revolting.
0:33:53 > 0:33:58It's a work of art! It's again, a bit of social history.
0:33:58 > 0:34:04- How much is that?- £20. - I don't want it! I don't want it!
0:34:04 > 0:34:09This is a Murano glass table lamp, with figures in 18th-century dress.
0:34:09 > 0:34:14Murano is renowned for its quality and design,
0:34:14 > 0:34:17although James might not be keen on this one.
0:34:17 > 0:34:21The price also includes a ruby glass figure of an Italian court
0:34:21 > 0:34:25- and a sculpted bird. Gosh. - Just buy the three pieces of me.
0:34:25 > 0:34:28Beauty is in the eye of the beholder, James.
0:34:28 > 0:34:32- This is definitely the case with these two pieces- Quack, quack.
0:34:32 > 0:34:36And the lamp. Three pieces. Do a deal, go on.
0:34:36 > 0:34:40They deserve to be ground up and put as road fill. They have nothing
0:34:40 > 0:34:45- about them whatsoever.- James...- I'll give you a tenner for the three.
0:34:45 > 0:34:49- You should be begging me. - I think it's a good thing, that.
0:34:49 > 0:34:54- You don't! You know it's rubbish. - I don't.- You do!- Do I?- Yes!
0:34:55 > 0:34:58- You just bought yourself a lamp. - You've really talked me into that.
0:34:58 > 0:35:02I think it'll do well. I'm on halfers!
0:35:02 > 0:35:07The art glass trio are very collectable, so James should be
0:35:07 > 0:35:11happy to snap them up. I think he's met his match with this
0:35:11 > 0:35:17- silver-tongued salesman, though. - Should I have bought the mangle? No.
0:35:17 > 0:35:21- I'll give you a fiver off it, James. Have a go.- I'll give you 15 quid.
0:35:21 > 0:35:27- Oh, no, James.- If it makes 35, after commission, I make 15 quid.
0:35:27 > 0:35:30- I can't do it.- I know. Look, that's what I wanted to spend.
0:35:30 > 0:35:33- And that's what I've spent. - Oh, dear.- That's pathetic.
0:35:33 > 0:35:39- That won't keep me going long. - Another two for the mangle. OK?
0:35:40 > 0:35:43You just bought a mangle!
0:35:43 > 0:35:47So, George has managed to sell James a mangle, two glass figurines
0:35:47 > 0:35:51and a lamp that he doesn't want, all for £30.
0:35:51 > 0:35:56It's vile, it's disgusting, it has no class.
0:35:56 > 0:35:59It's cracked, it's chipped - guaranteed profit.
0:35:59 > 0:36:03I think George could sell anything. What a charming bloke!
0:36:07 > 0:36:11Let's see how Thomas is getting on. He's found a rather odd object.
0:36:11 > 0:36:17You sometimes want to go up to people and say, "Can I measure you up? I want to see what you're like."
0:36:17 > 0:36:22- Measure their proportions. Don't you ever feel that?- Er, no.
0:36:22 > 0:36:28But this 19th-century steel contraption was used for measuring. They have a ticket price of £25.
0:36:28 > 0:36:35- I like those and I like the crops. I like this.- I'm not quite sure what
0:36:35 > 0:36:41it is, but it's got an adjustable height. It might be for hanging game or something.
0:36:41 > 0:36:44- Can that be a good price? - I'll do it for £15 or something.
0:36:44 > 0:36:47Oh, yeah. Brilliant. I can't decide about those dividers.
0:36:47 > 0:36:51- I think he's referring to the calipers.- How much are the dividers?
0:36:51 > 0:36:54- They're calipers.- A tenner.
0:36:54 > 0:36:58Thomas's bill comes to a grand total of £50.
0:36:58 > 0:37:01Right. Time for some negotiations.
0:37:01 > 0:37:05- Can I give you a straight 50? - Yeah, I suppose so.- You suppose so?
0:37:07 > 0:37:11Not quite what I was expecting. Well, at least he stuck to his plan
0:37:11 > 0:37:14of buying the curious. Let's hope it pays off.
0:37:15 > 0:37:20Keen to keep buying, Thomas drives 40 minutes east,
0:37:20 > 0:37:24to Drumoak. Drumoak is a quaint village in Aberdeenshire.
0:37:24 > 0:37:29Located nearby lies the grounds of the 13th-century Drum Castle,
0:37:29 > 0:37:34the oldest intact castle owned by the National Trust for Scotland.
0:37:36 > 0:37:41Mm. His final destination appears to be a caravan site.
0:37:41 > 0:37:45- Hello!- Hello. - How are you?- Fine, thank you.
0:37:45 > 0:37:49- This is your lock-up, is it? - This is the lock-up!
0:37:49 > 0:37:54Dealer Susan keeps everything and anything here. She had to start selling out of necessity,
0:37:54 > 0:38:00as there was no more room in her house to keep all the bits she started collecting.
0:38:00 > 0:38:02This is the strangest place I've ever bought antiques
0:38:04 > 0:38:09Don't be put off, Thomas. There are hidden treasures within this storage trailer. Get rummaging.
0:38:09 > 0:38:12I'll have to get these trousers laundered.
0:38:12 > 0:38:17- Getting dirty might have paid off. - Got some pens here.
0:38:17 > 0:38:21Ah, my knees, my knees, my knees. This is a nippy number three.
0:38:21 > 0:38:25- That must be good. - It's fine and rare.
0:38:25 > 0:38:30Thomas has unearthed a marbled, Art Deco, Conway Stewart,
0:38:30 > 0:38:3214-carat-gold-nibbed fountain pen,
0:38:32 > 0:38:35with matching pencil and two spare pencils.
0:38:35 > 0:38:40Oh, yes. They're kept in a 1935 Cadbury's Jubilee tin.
0:38:40 > 0:38:43They're quite sweet, really. And people like them.
0:38:43 > 0:38:47And then you've got this extraordinary Victorian thing.
0:38:47 > 0:38:52Like an oil lamp. It's for something. I wonder if it's a table lighter.
0:38:52 > 0:38:58It is, Thomas. A 1920s, silver-plated, gentleman's cigar table lighter, as an oil lamp.
0:38:58 > 0:39:02However, that and the pen set don't appear to have a ticket price.
0:39:02 > 0:39:06- How much for these? - Four pens and a tin.
0:39:09 > 0:39:13- £20. - I'll give you a tenner for them.
0:39:13 > 0:39:18£20 and I'll give you that genie lamp as a pressie.
0:39:18 > 0:39:22I know it sounds mean of me, but £20 is a bit too much.
0:39:22 > 0:39:27- How about 15? - I still...I still think that 15...
0:39:27 > 0:39:30- They're fun little things. - With the lamp thrown in.
0:39:30 > 0:39:3515 with the lamp. Do me £10 for those two. Go on.
0:39:35 > 0:39:40- And if you don't win, you come back and buy me ice cream.- I promise.
0:39:40 > 0:39:42- Done.- I promise. Thank you very much.
0:39:45 > 0:39:49Cor, that Susan's nice. I wonder if she'll get her ice cream?
0:39:49 > 0:39:53Right, time for Thomas to hook back up with James.
0:39:53 > 0:39:57- Look - cows! - Thomas, you're so easily impressed.
0:39:59 > 0:40:03The boys are heading 50 miles south, to Kirriemuir,
0:40:03 > 0:40:05However, there's been a hitch.
0:40:05 > 0:40:07DRAMATIC MUSIC
0:40:07 > 0:40:08The Morris has broken down.
0:40:10 > 0:40:14- We have been smelling a funny smell. - I thought that was you.
0:40:15 > 0:40:19- Can I suggest we get a taxi? - Or hitch.
0:40:19 > 0:40:24The gents still have plenty to do, so Thomas gets a lift from a kind neighbour,
0:40:24 > 0:40:26as he wants to explore Kirriemuir,
0:40:26 > 0:40:30whilst James takes a taxi half an hour east, to Letham,
0:40:30 > 0:40:32as he wants to get back to business.
0:40:34 > 0:40:35- Hello there.- Hello.
0:40:35 > 0:40:39- I'm James.- I'm Barbara. - Wow! This place is full!
0:40:39 > 0:40:42It's not been a great start to the day, so let's hope
0:40:42 > 0:40:47Lovejoy Antiques cheers him up. Barbara is on hand if needs be.
0:40:50 > 0:40:54- Oh, £1,445. - Yes. Break the piggy bank.
0:40:54 > 0:40:58Has he spotted something to make him part with his cash?
0:40:58 > 0:41:03The creamware jug, made somewhere around 18...
0:41:03 > 0:41:061830, 1840, probably.
0:41:06 > 0:41:10Yep, it's 19th century, with a painting that commemorates
0:41:10 > 0:41:15the iron bridge over the River Wear in Sunderland.
0:41:15 > 0:41:19- However, it's slightly damaged. - Hand-painted, which is nice.
0:41:19 > 0:41:23Creamware doesn't matter so much, if it's damaged,
0:41:23 > 0:41:27because it's very soft and, therefore, it chips very easily.
0:41:27 > 0:41:32- I have it on at 190, so 150 would be my best.- OK.
0:41:32 > 0:41:36- I was thinking about two figures.- 130.
0:41:38 > 0:41:41£60 to £100 is what I think it would go for at auction.
0:41:41 > 0:41:43Oh, no, I couldn't.
0:41:45 > 0:41:50- Anywhere close? - How would 110 suit you?
0:41:59 > 0:42:01- 100 is the best. Very, very best.- OK.
0:42:01 > 0:42:06- In that case, I'll buy your jug. - Right.- Thank you very much.
0:42:06 > 0:42:09- 100.- Thank you very much.
0:42:11 > 0:42:15Back in Kirriemuir, Thomas has taken time out to feel inspired.
0:42:15 > 0:42:20It's a charming and historic town in the county of Angus and best known
0:42:20 > 0:42:25as the birthplace of JM Barrie, the creator of Peter Pan.
0:42:25 > 0:42:28Believe it or not, this unassuming terrace is where
0:42:28 > 0:42:31world-famous playwright James Matthew Barrie was born
0:42:31 > 0:42:36to handloom weaver David Barrie and Margaret Ogilvy,
0:42:36 > 0:42:40the daughter of a stonemason. Now part of the National Trust
0:42:40 > 0:42:44for Scotland. Thomas will find out how Barrie's story began.
0:42:44 > 0:42:49- Hello.- Hi, Thomas. How are you doing?- Good, thank you. - Let me tell you about this room.
0:42:49 > 0:42:51John McKenna is our tour guide.
0:42:51 > 0:42:55The room we're in just now is the family living room.
0:42:55 > 0:42:58Everything happened in here - cooking, eating, sleeping.
0:42:58 > 0:43:02- Who slept there?- That would be the children. It's a box bed.
0:43:02 > 0:43:08The kids would all be squeezed in in concertina fashion and Mum and Dad would have next door.
0:43:08 > 0:43:12Barrie was the ninth of ten children
0:43:12 > 0:43:18and this is where he would have heard the fantastical stories from his mother and grandmother,
0:43:18 > 0:43:23those that found their way into his writings, particularly Peter Pan.
0:43:23 > 0:43:26However, this room also holds sad memories.
0:43:26 > 0:43:29When he was six years old, there was a tragedy in the family.
0:43:29 > 0:43:35His brother, within a couple of days of his 14th birthday, died in a tragic skating accident.
0:43:35 > 0:43:41- They brought the body home and presented it on the table for the wake.- No?
0:43:41 > 0:43:45- That affected Jamie Barrie deeply. - That's awful.
0:43:45 > 0:43:50Barrie's mother Margaret was devastated by David's loss.
0:43:50 > 0:43:54When he heard her crying, he tried to console her
0:43:54 > 0:43:59by mimicking his deceased brother and dressed up in his clothes. How sad is that?
0:43:59 > 0:44:05My opinion is that's the way Barrie always consoled himself about his brother's death,
0:44:05 > 0:44:09knowing the fact that his brother won't ever grow up to be a man,
0:44:09 > 0:44:14and he then invented this whole fantasy about Peter Pan and this Neverland.
0:44:14 > 0:44:16- So Neverland, never grow up?- Yeah.
0:44:16 > 0:44:22The ground floor of the cottage has been transformed to resemble Barrie's London apartments,
0:44:22 > 0:44:26including the desk on which he used to write his now famous stories.
0:44:26 > 0:44:32- That is the original manuscript for Peter Pan, the play.- Really?
0:44:32 > 0:44:36And what's really interesting about it is Barrie actually wrote five different endings.
0:44:36 > 0:44:39I'd love to find out what the other four were.
0:44:39 > 0:44:44This room holds many artefacts, including Barrie's glasses
0:44:44 > 0:44:48and a letter from his dear friend, Captain Scott of the Antarctic.
0:44:48 > 0:44:53When they discovered Scott's body, they found a letter written to JM Barrie.
0:44:53 > 0:44:59They were great friends and Scott, here he is dying in the tent in the wilderness of the Antarctic,
0:44:59 > 0:45:02pleading with Barrie to look after his children.
0:45:02 > 0:45:06"..in a very comfortless spot.
0:45:06 > 0:45:10"Hoping this letter may be found and sent to you,
0:45:10 > 0:45:13"I write a word of farewell."
0:45:13 > 0:45:18When you see something as significant as a letter of this nature,
0:45:18 > 0:45:23you realise there was more to the man than we can ever encapsulate in his writings.
0:45:23 > 0:45:25Barrie had no children.
0:45:25 > 0:45:30He drew upon his own childhood experiences for his inspiration
0:45:30 > 0:45:36and he sat in this very seat to write a lot of his celebrated work, including Peter Pan.
0:45:36 > 0:45:41- Can you tell me what that is?- It's a pirate. And what's that up there?
0:45:41 > 0:45:43- It's a galleon.- Oh, it is a boat.
0:45:43 > 0:45:46Then, over here, you've got Tinker Bell.
0:45:46 > 0:45:51So Barrie's sitting here, runs out of inspiration and what does he do?
0:45:51 > 0:45:54He's trying to visualise...
0:45:54 > 0:45:57He's taking it out of his head and making it into a form,
0:45:57 > 0:46:02so that he can draw from that form to continue with his play or his novel.
0:46:02 > 0:46:05Barrie remained devoted to the town of Kirriemuir
0:46:05 > 0:46:12and kept in touch with his friends and family whilst pursuing his London literary life.
0:46:12 > 0:46:18This man of modest origin received a baronetcy, the Order of Merit and many other honours.
0:46:18 > 0:46:24However, if you visit his grave, you simply see "James Matthew Barrie".
0:46:24 > 0:46:26Unassuming to the very end.
0:46:26 > 0:46:31- Thank you very much, John. - I'm glad you've enjoyed yourself. - It's been a real, real pleasure.
0:46:31 > 0:46:35Meanwhile, as the Morris Minor is still out of action,
0:46:35 > 0:46:41James takes a taxi from Letham and heads south to Glencarse
0:46:41 > 0:46:44for his final shop of the leg. Oh, dear, he is really pooped!
0:46:44 > 0:46:49- I hope you find lots of bargains. - Thank you.
0:46:50 > 0:46:54Springing into action, James enters Michael Young Antiques.
0:46:54 > 0:46:59Established in 1887, this shop is third generation.
0:46:59 > 0:47:01- Ah, Michael!- Hello. - James. Nice to see you.
0:47:01 > 0:47:05It has an extensive collection of fine quality items,
0:47:05 > 0:47:09dating from the Georgian and Victorian eras.
0:47:09 > 0:47:13- How flexible are you on these? - They're 150.
0:47:13 > 0:47:17- What do you suggest? - I was thinking a lot less.
0:47:18 > 0:47:22These are four assorted, nine-carat gold brooches.
0:47:22 > 0:47:26They include an amethyst and an Art Deco, nine-carat gold bar.
0:47:26 > 0:47:30- I was thinking £20 each, something like that.- 80 quid?
0:47:31 > 0:47:35Do you want to make it the round 100 I think they've got to be worth 100.
0:47:37 > 0:47:39Right, OK, I'm going to think on those.
0:47:39 > 0:47:47Back on the road, and in a cab, Thomas is making his way to join James at Michael Young Antiques.
0:47:47 > 0:47:51Hello, James. Fancy seeing you here!
0:47:51 > 0:47:55I thought I might have had a bit more of a head start.
0:47:55 > 0:47:58Thomas wastes no time in scanning the shop,
0:47:58 > 0:48:03while James seems to have found his star buy.
0:48:03 > 0:48:08I quite like that. A bit of Chinese bronze.
0:48:08 > 0:48:14That surface would have been polished, so you would literally have had it as a hand mirror.
0:48:14 > 0:48:15Put it on a lady's dressing table.
0:48:15 > 0:48:23Before the use of bronze mirrors, people simply reflected their faces by filling a basin with water.
0:48:23 > 0:48:26This mirror is apparently from the Song Dynasty, 1200 AD,
0:48:26 > 0:48:32and is priced at £200, but Michael is open to negotiation.
0:48:32 > 0:48:36- Do you want to give me 100 for it? - If I paid you 100, I'd lose.
0:48:36 > 0:48:39- So you don't want to give me 100!- I think that's the most it would make.
0:48:39 > 0:48:43- Is 50 quid any good? - Is there anything else you want?
0:48:44 > 0:48:48James has got his eye on two promising lots. Michael wanted
0:48:48 > 0:48:51£100 for the four gold brooches,
0:48:51 > 0:48:53so maybe he'll reduce the price of the mirror.
0:48:53 > 0:48:56That, we were talking about 50.
0:48:56 > 0:48:59Would you take 120 if I bought the two - that and that?
0:49:01 > 0:49:06- Let's do it and see how they go. Yeah.- We've got a deal. Thank you. Thank you.
0:49:06 > 0:49:11Over on the other side of the shop, Thomas seems to have spotted something.
0:49:11 > 0:49:14This is a 19th century, cast-iron fountain spout.
0:49:14 > 0:49:19- Superb.- Yeah.- It'd be nice to have that in your garden, wouldn't it?- It would be.
0:49:19 > 0:49:23- What would you expect to get for that?- 20 quid or something.
0:49:23 > 0:49:28I do think that's rather fun. Could I... I have to ask.
0:49:28 > 0:49:32- Could I ask... Could I give you 15 for it?- You could, yes.
0:49:32 > 0:49:38- Would you accept that? - I'd be glad.- So, 15?- Thanks very much indeed.- Thank you very much, Michael.
0:49:38 > 0:49:41Well, Thomas's tactic was not to spend big.
0:49:41 > 0:49:45This bespoke water feature definitely ticks that box.
0:49:48 > 0:49:50Great stuff, Thomas. That concludes the shopping.
0:49:50 > 0:49:53Let's jog our memories as to what the chaps bought.
0:49:54 > 0:49:58James began this leg with a gargantuan £1,032.92,
0:49:58 > 0:50:03and spent, well, a rather paltry £250 on five auction lots.
0:50:03 > 0:50:08He bought a large Murano figural table lamp, together with a figure
0:50:08 > 0:50:10in 18th century dress and a glass bird,
0:50:10 > 0:50:14a cast-iron mangle, an early Chinese bronze mirror,
0:50:14 > 0:50:19a set of four brooches and a 19th century creamware jug.
0:50:19 > 0:50:24Thomas started with somewhat less - £220.66, and only spent a teeny
0:50:24 > 0:50:27£75 on five lots.
0:50:27 > 0:50:30They are, an agricultural steel measure, paired with a hook
0:50:30 > 0:50:33for hanging game, a pair of riding crops,
0:50:33 > 0:50:37a gold-nibbed fountain pen, along with two pencils,
0:50:37 > 0:50:41in a silver Jubilee tin, a 1920s silver-plated cigar table light
0:50:41 > 0:50:45and a cast-iron fountain spout, as you do.
0:50:45 > 0:50:48OK, so what do they think of each other's purchases?
0:50:48 > 0:50:53Oh, Thomas has been so careful. Not a single risk.
0:50:53 > 0:50:56Everything he's bought will be a profit.
0:50:56 > 0:51:01All those lovely bits of big Murano figures. £10?!
0:51:01 > 0:51:07- Going to make 100. On the whole, he's done rather well.- If he doesn't make a profit, the world's bonkers.
0:51:07 > 0:51:10This leg of the road trip started north in Tarland,
0:51:10 > 0:51:14worked its way to Dinnet, then east to Drumoak,
0:51:14 > 0:51:18then 50 miles to Kirriemuir, with a stop in Letham,
0:51:18 > 0:51:23and then south to Glencarse before ending up in Dunfermline for the auction.
0:51:23 > 0:51:28Dunfermline has one of the best preserved medieval landscapes in Scotland.
0:51:28 > 0:51:34It's also well known as the birthplace of Scottish-American industrialist Andrew Carnegie
0:51:34 > 0:51:39who led the expansion of the American steel industry in the late 19th century.
0:51:39 > 0:51:42At last, the Morris is back on the road.
0:51:42 > 0:51:46- Profits or losses?- Realistically, I should be in for a profit.
0:51:46 > 0:51:50Well, you played it safe, so here's hoping.
0:51:50 > 0:51:54Family-run business Castleblair Auctions is today's battleground
0:51:54 > 0:51:58and auctioneer Paul Heggen is wielding the gavel today.
0:51:58 > 0:52:01Right, take your seats! We're off!
0:52:01 > 0:52:07- You've been given a booster seat. - I've been given a booster seat, James!- You little man, you!
0:52:07 > 0:52:11First up is Thomas's 19th century, cast-iron fountain head.
0:52:11 > 0:52:15- £28.- 28.- Underbidders are out. 28. Bid 30.
0:52:15 > 0:52:1832. 35. 38. 40.
0:52:18 > 0:52:2242. 45. Book bids are out at 45. We're on the floor at 45.
0:52:22 > 0:52:2548. 50.
0:52:25 > 0:52:295. 55 I'm bid now. All finished at 55? Last call at 55...?
0:52:29 > 0:52:33- 55. Was that 55? - Well done, well done.
0:52:33 > 0:52:36That water feature has given Thomas a great start.
0:52:36 > 0:52:40Fighting back, making back that profit.
0:52:40 > 0:52:43James splashed the cash with this damaged Creamware jug.
0:52:43 > 0:52:46Will his spending pay off?
0:52:46 > 0:52:50- Lots of bids on this again. I can start the bidding at £35.- Oh, no.
0:52:50 > 0:52:52- You'll be fine.- 38. 40...- Calm down.
0:52:52 > 0:52:55- Calm down.- 45. 48. 50.
0:52:55 > 0:53:00- Calm down.- Book's out at 55. On the floor at 55. All finished at 55?
0:53:00 > 0:53:0360. 5. 70. 5.
0:53:03 > 0:53:07- 80 to my left.- Oh!- Calm down, James.
0:53:07 > 0:53:09- Last call, £80...?- No!
0:53:09 > 0:53:11- You lost money on that one. - JAMES PRETENDS TO SOB
0:53:11 > 0:53:17How dramatic! The loss of £20 won't dent James's extraordinary lead.
0:53:17 > 0:53:20- If you spend more than £100... - You make a loss.
0:53:20 > 0:53:25Will Thomas's hunting and training crops whip the crowd into a frenzy?
0:53:25 > 0:53:29£50 for it? 50? 40? 30 to start it? £30 bid.
0:53:29 > 0:53:3230 bid. 30 on the lot. £30. 32.
0:53:32 > 0:53:3435. 38. 40.
0:53:34 > 0:53:3742. 45.
0:53:37 > 0:53:4048 to my left. At £48. New bid at 50.
0:53:40 > 0:53:42On the book, bid at 55. 60.
0:53:42 > 0:53:47Book's out at 60. We're on the floor again at 60. All finished at £60?
0:53:48 > 0:53:50- 60, that's not bad.- Well done.
0:53:50 > 0:53:54Definitely. Thomas seems to be moving in the right direction.
0:53:54 > 0:53:57Sweet smell of profit!
0:53:57 > 0:54:01James is now pinning his hopes on this group of gold brooches.
0:54:01 > 0:54:04£75 bid on the book. 75. 75.
0:54:04 > 0:54:0680. 5. 90. 5.
0:54:06 > 0:54:10100. 100 here at... 5. 110.
0:54:10 > 0:54:13All finished at 110? Last call at 110...?
0:54:13 > 0:54:16- Good profit. Really good profit. - I'm pleased.
0:54:16 > 0:54:19Thank goodness! And no more dramatics!
0:54:19 > 0:54:25- You look sort of smug.- Smug?- £40, that's brilliant, really, isn't it?
0:54:25 > 0:54:27Thomas got a real bargain with this pen set.
0:54:27 > 0:54:31Let's hope it's not a write-off!
0:54:31 > 0:54:37- I can start on the book at 15, then. - Told you.- 16. 18. 20. 22.
0:54:37 > 0:54:40- 25. Book's at 25...- Told you, 25!
0:54:40 > 0:54:44£25. All finished at 25? Last call at £25...?
0:54:44 > 0:54:47Pleased? Show some sort of reaction!
0:54:47 > 0:54:52An excellent profit for Thomas, who also has his poker face on.
0:54:52 > 0:54:57Now time for that 1870s Aberdeen mangle that James didn't want.
0:54:57 > 0:55:00- Lots and lots of interest in this. - It's quite attractive.
0:55:00 > 0:55:03I can start the bidding here at...£60.
0:55:03 > 0:55:06Underbidders are all out. 60 bid, 60 on the lot.
0:55:06 > 0:55:09£60 on the mangle. At £60. 65.
0:55:09 > 0:55:1170. We're on the book at £70.
0:55:11 > 0:55:14All finished at £70? Book bid at 70. Last call at £70?
0:55:14 > 0:55:18- Hmm.- What do you mean, "hmm"?
0:55:18 > 0:55:20The unloved mangle has had the last laugh
0:55:20 > 0:55:24as it's wrung out a great profit for James.
0:55:24 > 0:55:28- Would you have paid 35 for it? - No. I would've left it.- So would I.
0:55:28 > 0:55:32Next up is the cigar lighter that Thomas got for free.
0:55:32 > 0:55:34£5 for it, then?
0:55:34 > 0:55:38- £5 bid. 6. - There are five or six hands up.
0:55:38 > 0:55:4010. 12. 15.
0:55:40 > 0:55:43- Lady's bid at £18... - £18? I'm not worried about that.
0:55:43 > 0:55:45Last call at £18...?
0:55:45 > 0:55:48Could have made a bit more, but it doesn't matter.
0:55:48 > 0:55:52This silver-plated, genie-style wick trimmer
0:55:52 > 0:55:55gave Thomas a much-needed, although petite, profit.
0:55:55 > 0:55:58James really did value this ancient mirror,
0:55:58 > 0:56:00but will the crowd see its worth?
0:56:00 > 0:56:04£50 bid. Thank you. 50. 5.
0:56:04 > 0:56:0660. 5. 70.
0:56:06 > 0:56:08- 5.- Calm down, James.- 80.
0:56:08 > 0:56:10- Let it go.- 5. 90.
0:56:10 > 0:56:135. 100. And 10 on the lot.
0:56:13 > 0:56:16110. New bid at 120. 130.
0:56:16 > 0:56:21- See? I told you.- All finished at £130? Last call at 130...?
0:56:21 > 0:56:25- Yay.- There you are. - That's all right.- Come on.
0:56:25 > 0:56:28All right? Surely that profit is something to shout about!
0:56:28 > 0:56:30Now leave me alone.
0:56:30 > 0:56:33Don't... You're such a baby.
0:56:33 > 0:56:36Will these quirky, 19th century contraptions
0:56:36 > 0:56:39yield Thomas the profit he needs?
0:56:39 > 0:56:42At £10 shall we start it, then?
0:56:42 > 0:56:44£10 bid. 10. 12.
0:56:44 > 0:56:4615. 18.
0:56:46 > 0:56:49New bid at 20. 20, at the back. At £20. 22.
0:56:49 > 0:56:5425. 28. Last call at £28...?
0:56:54 > 0:56:57- Ohh... 28.- What do you mean, "Ohh?" It's a profit.
0:56:57 > 0:57:01Yes, James, it is, but Thomas won't see much of his £3 profit
0:57:01 > 0:57:03after auction costs.
0:57:03 > 0:57:06James didn't want this glass family of figurines
0:57:06 > 0:57:09or the Murano table lamp.
0:57:09 > 0:57:13- I can start with the book bid at 20. - 20.- 20 bid on the lot. 22. 25.
0:57:13 > 0:57:1628. 30. 32.
0:57:16 > 0:57:1835. 38.
0:57:18 > 0:57:21- 40.- They're in the room.- 42.
0:57:21 > 0:57:2545. 48. 50. New bid at £50.
0:57:25 > 0:57:29All finished at £50? Last call at £50...?
0:57:29 > 0:57:32- 50.- Very good.- £40 profit.- Yeah.
0:57:32 > 0:57:35I thought it should have made another...
0:57:35 > 0:57:37There should be a one in front of that.
0:57:37 > 0:57:40The classic design of Murano speaks for itself
0:57:40 > 0:57:43and at last, its value has been appreciated.
0:57:43 > 0:57:49- You thought it was worth 150? - They're rare things. Like that, in that condition, they're rare.
0:57:49 > 0:57:53Thomas started this leg with £220.66.
0:57:53 > 0:57:59After paying auction costs and making a profit of £77.52,
0:57:59 > 0:58:03that leaves him with a decent £298.18.
0:58:05 > 0:58:10James started with a whopping £1,032.92
0:58:10 > 0:58:14and after auction costs, made £110.80 profit,
0:58:14 > 0:58:19boosting his piggy bank to £1,143.72
0:58:19 > 0:58:22and making him the clear winner of this leg.
0:58:22 > 0:58:26So, how do you feel? A profit? That's a rare thing for you, Thomas.
0:58:26 > 0:58:30There's no need. There's no need to behave like that, Mr Lewis.
0:58:30 > 0:58:34Maybe this is the start of Thomas's fightback.