0:00:02 > 0:00:05It's the nation's favourite antiques experts with £200 each,
0:00:05 > 0:00:09a classic car and a goal to scour Britain for antiques.
0:00:09 > 0:00:10That hurts.
0:00:11 > 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 > 0:00:29- Put your back into it! - Shut up, James!
0:00:29 > 0:00:31This is the Antiques Road Trip.
0:00:33 > 0:00:35Yeah!
0:00:38 > 0:00:40It's a brand-new week, and we're hitting the road
0:00:40 > 0:00:44with a pair of thoroughly dashing gents and antiques experts,
0:00:44 > 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 > 0:01:13at the age of six by bidding on a birdcage for his budgie.
0:01:13 > 0:01:16Now, however, he's more fond of ducks.
0:01:16 > 0:01:18GABBLES LIKE DONALD DUCK
0:01:18 > 0:01:19Yes...
0:01:19 > 0:01:23Our affable duo begin their adventure with £200 each
0:01:23 > 0:01:27and 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 > 0:01:59Today, we're starting off our mammoth journey in Largs,
0:01:59 > 0:02:02crossing over the East Coast,
0:02:02 > 0:02:05before heading back to the auction showdown in Glasgow.
0:02:06 > 0:02:08With such a distance to travel,
0:02:08 > 0:02:12it's reassuring to know our chaps know exactly where they are.
0:02:12 > 0:02:15James, here we are, foothills of the Highlands.
0:02:15 > 0:02:17- Or are we actually in the Highlands? - Not yet, no.
0:02:17 > 0:02:21- The foothills, aren't we?- The Lowlands.- The Lowlands, absolutely.
0:02:21 > 0:02:24Oh, dear. I hope they've got a map.
0:02:26 > 0:02:30Our first stop of the day is Largs, Ayrshire,
0:02:30 > 0:02:32a seaside town famous for invasions,
0:02:32 > 0:02:36firstly by the Vikings, who brought war and pillage,
0:02:36 > 0:02:39and then by the Italians, who brought ice cream and antique dealers.
0:02:41 > 0:02:44- Can you see it?- That's it! - Blue sign.- Brilliant.
0:02:44 > 0:02:47This is where battle commences.
0:02:48 > 0:02:52Narducci's is a huge family-run emporium stacked with fabulous furniture
0:02:52 > 0:02:54and all manner of collectables.
0:02:54 > 0:02:59So there's plenty here for our boys to feast their eyes on,
0:02:59 > 0:03:01although not everything's for sale.
0:03:01 > 0:03:04Luckily, owner Franco is on hand to help,
0:03:04 > 0:03:06and Thomas has a watertight strategy.
0:03:06 > 0:03:09I have no idea what I'm going to be doing
0:03:09 > 0:03:12when it comes to today's buying experience.
0:03:12 > 0:03:17Just concentrate, think, but don't be too cautious.
0:03:17 > 0:03:19Yes, be bold, be brave.
0:03:19 > 0:03:24James, meanwhile, is drawn immediately to something familiar.
0:03:24 > 0:03:27Any resemblance to me is merely coincidental.
0:03:27 > 0:03:31I just have a little bit of catching up to do on the hair. Twins!
0:03:32 > 0:03:34You said it, James.
0:03:34 > 0:03:38Now, what's this Thomas has spotted with a ticket price of £65?
0:03:39 > 0:03:42James sounds like he's well ensconced,
0:03:42 > 0:03:44getting things in and out of the cabinet.
0:03:44 > 0:03:48I'm just going to take my time. I might ask about that.
0:03:48 > 0:03:50Don't leave it, Thomas.
0:03:50 > 0:03:54Too late! James has spotted it too.
0:03:54 > 0:03:55It's quite interesting.
0:03:55 > 0:03:59The market in Chinese things is booming at the moment.
0:03:59 > 0:04:01Under Chairman Mao, people in China
0:04:01 > 0:04:05were not allowed to retain anything from their imperial past,
0:04:05 > 0:04:08so things were destroyed, things were buried in gardens.
0:04:08 > 0:04:10Now China's opened up to the West
0:04:10 > 0:04:13and at the head of every successful Chinese business
0:04:13 > 0:04:16is a very wealthy Chinese businessmen
0:04:16 > 0:04:20who's wanting to buy back his own heritage, so this sort of thing,
0:04:20 > 0:04:23although it's not great quality, it's very fashionable.
0:04:25 > 0:04:29It all depends on price. He'll know all that, anyway. Franco!
0:04:29 > 0:04:32Can't believe it. Not quick enough.
0:04:32 > 0:04:35Yep, you have to be decisive in this game, Thomas, if you recall.
0:04:35 > 0:04:41- I like this. Do you mind if I offer you a cheeky one?- Be cheeky.
0:04:41 > 0:04:44- I was thinking around 45, £50. - That's very cheeky.- I know.
0:04:44 > 0:04:46- That's very cheeky.- I know. I know.
0:04:46 > 0:04:51- And you'll be totally justified in saying no.- Try me again.
0:04:51 > 0:04:54I was thinking that it could easily make 70 or 80 at the auction.
0:04:56 > 0:04:59Then less commission. 55?
0:04:59 > 0:05:01£60, there you are.
0:05:06 > 0:05:09I think the 60 is very fair, but I think it will still show me a loss.
0:05:09 > 0:05:14- The very best I could do is 55.- OK.
0:05:14 > 0:05:19- Does that help you?- Yeah. OK, we'll take that. Thank you.
0:05:19 > 0:05:23So, with one purchase already snatched from his grasp,
0:05:23 > 0:05:26Thomas's only option is to get his act together.
0:05:26 > 0:05:28CLATTERING
0:05:28 > 0:05:32Oops! Not sure Franco approves.
0:05:34 > 0:05:38Oh dear, Thomas. This is only day one!
0:05:38 > 0:05:42I could listen to James droning on and just drift off to sleep.
0:05:42 > 0:05:44Has he finished yet?
0:05:44 > 0:05:47No, he hasn't, and whilst you're snoozing,
0:05:47 > 0:05:51James has sniffed out a couple of perfume bottles.
0:05:51 > 0:05:53- How much are they?- £60 a pair.
0:05:53 > 0:05:57- £60 for the two. They're not a pair.- Yeah.
0:05:57 > 0:06:00- That's unusual, isn't it? - It's a pretty one, isn't it?
0:06:00 > 0:06:05- Do that one for 35. - What would be your best on these two?
0:06:05 > 0:06:07How do you see them?
0:06:09 > 0:06:11I see that at 25.
0:06:11 > 0:06:14And I think that would make 20 at auction.
0:06:14 > 0:06:17So I think they'd make 45, so 30?
0:06:19 > 0:06:24- I can't really do them for 30. £35, how's that?- 32?
0:06:27 > 0:06:29- 33?- Oh, go on!
0:06:29 > 0:06:31It was painful enough saying 32,
0:06:31 > 0:06:33because I knew you were being fair anyway.
0:06:33 > 0:06:37No pressure, Thomas, but James has already bought three items.
0:06:37 > 0:06:40Time for a light bulb moment.
0:06:40 > 0:06:45It's a good piece of Deco - an original lamp, a hoop dancer.
0:06:45 > 0:06:48It just needs a clean, really.
0:06:48 > 0:06:54The really good ones would have been in bronze, and this is in spelter,
0:06:54 > 0:06:58and the chroming is slightly damaged,
0:06:58 > 0:07:01but, look, it's definitely 1920s.
0:07:01 > 0:07:05Lovely sort of nubile young thing, dancing between a hoop.
0:07:05 > 0:07:08It's rather good.
0:07:08 > 0:07:11But, obviously, cos it's not a great quality one,
0:07:11 > 0:07:14the definition isn't there in the face,
0:07:14 > 0:07:17and I expect that to be reflected, really, in the price.
0:07:17 > 0:07:20Let's see if Franco agrees.
0:07:20 > 0:07:25- That's a bit of fun. How much is that?- £65.- 65.
0:07:25 > 0:07:31- What would you do if I was really interested in it?- 55.
0:07:31 > 0:07:36- I was at round about 30.- Couldn't, honestly. You're halving it.
0:07:36 > 0:07:38No, I was thinking before you said 60,
0:07:38 > 0:07:42I was thinking I'd be happy to pay about £30.
0:07:42 > 0:07:45- Can't do it for £30. - What can you do?
0:07:45 > 0:07:48- To you, 40.- 40.
0:07:48 > 0:07:53- And that's a cheap wee lamp. - It's quite fun. I quite like it.
0:07:53 > 0:07:57- 35?- Can't, honestly. - You can't?- I've come from 65.
0:07:57 > 0:07:59I know you have, I know you have.
0:07:59 > 0:08:02You need to come up a wee bit to meet me.
0:08:02 > 0:08:03There's profit left in that.
0:08:03 > 0:08:07The thing is, I was thinking, because Glasgow's quite a cool city,
0:08:07 > 0:08:13and it's full of cosmopolitan people, that is a lovely object.
0:08:14 > 0:08:17- Go on.- Thank you.
0:08:17 > 0:08:20Phew! Thank goodness that. Something's in the bag at last.
0:08:22 > 0:08:25He may be three purchases up, but James is clearly not done yet,
0:08:25 > 0:08:29and now he's found something else to tickle his fancy.
0:08:29 > 0:08:33These are probably made in India, turn of the century,
0:08:33 > 0:08:36almost certainly for the Western market.
0:08:36 > 0:08:42There was a great fashion, actually, in Glasgow, for copying this style
0:08:42 > 0:08:47at the turn of the century, around 1870 to 1910. How much are they?
0:08:48 > 0:08:49£15.
0:08:51 > 0:08:54Would you take a tenner for them?
0:08:54 > 0:08:56I'll take 12.
0:08:56 > 0:08:57Go on, then.
0:08:57 > 0:09:00I'm not going to haggle you any more than that.
0:09:00 > 0:09:04No flies on our James today. So, just to recap,
0:09:04 > 0:09:05he's hoovered up two perfume bottles,
0:09:05 > 0:09:07a carved wooden Chinese figure
0:09:07 > 0:09:11and the little silver-coloured jug and bowl, all for £100.
0:09:11 > 0:09:13Nice work, James.
0:09:13 > 0:09:16- 100. Thank you very much. - Thank you for your business.
0:09:16 > 0:09:19Thomas is not going to be outdone.
0:09:19 > 0:09:23He's on the hunt for something else. Something Chinese.
0:09:23 > 0:09:24POT RINGS
0:09:24 > 0:09:28Looks like a bronze pot. Could be brass. It's Chinese.
0:09:28 > 0:09:30It's the myth of two dragons,
0:09:30 > 0:09:35here, fighting over this flaming pearl, the eternal pearl,
0:09:35 > 0:09:38but it's Chinese and it's very nice quality.
0:09:38 > 0:09:39It's a good thing, that.
0:09:40 > 0:09:44- I quite like it. Franco?- Aha.
0:09:44 > 0:09:47- £28, if it's any good?- 28.- 28.
0:09:47 > 0:09:50- Can we do a deal at 20?- 25?
0:09:50 > 0:09:5222?
0:09:52 > 0:09:55On you go. £22. I'll go for that.
0:09:55 > 0:09:59Good deal. Thank you. And I've just noticed these here.
0:09:59 > 0:10:03- Have these sold?- They're just in as well!- Just in as well?
0:10:04 > 0:10:08They're bamboo. They're decorative, they're big.
0:10:08 > 0:10:13I'd say they are 1900s, wouldn't you?
0:10:13 > 0:10:16I wouldn't say they're ancient. What have those got to be?
0:10:16 > 0:10:20- £40 a pair.- They are the flavour, aren't they?
0:10:20 > 0:10:24They're very decorative. You've not had these long?
0:10:24 > 0:10:26Just in. I got them in yesterday.
0:10:26 > 0:10:29They smell like they've just come in, don't they?
0:10:29 > 0:10:32- Foosty.- Musty, yeah. "Foosty"? - Foosty.
0:10:32 > 0:10:39"Foosty"! That's what my in-laws say, cos they're from Scotland.
0:10:39 > 0:10:42Would you do those, if I gave you 50 for the lot?
0:10:42 > 0:10:45No. No. 60. I can do £60. Wee package for you.
0:10:45 > 0:10:51- So, bought that for 22, quite happy. 35.- Go on.
0:10:51 > 0:10:52- Is that all right?- That's OK.
0:10:52 > 0:10:57Excellent work. So, Thomas has bought a Chinese bronze bowl,
0:10:57 > 0:11:02a pair of Oriental bamboo vases and an Art Deco lamp, all for £97.
0:11:02 > 0:11:06- I shall get your change before you leave.- Thank you very much.
0:11:06 > 0:11:08Our boys are all shopped out in Largs,
0:11:08 > 0:11:11and I'm now back in the old Minor
0:11:11 > 0:11:13heading for the next destination, Kilbirnie.
0:11:13 > 0:11:17- That is stunning! - I've never actually seen a loch,
0:11:17 > 0:11:19so I'm really looking forward to it.
0:11:19 > 0:11:21- No!- No, I haven't seen one! I'm very excited!
0:11:21 > 0:11:25And you still haven't seen one, Thomas.
0:11:25 > 0:11:26THAT'S the sea.
0:11:26 > 0:11:28They're off to Kilbirnie,
0:11:28 > 0:11:31where James is stopping off for a bit of shopping.
0:11:33 > 0:11:38- Here's your next destination, James. - Thank you very much. Thank you!
0:11:38 > 0:11:42- Have great fun.- Don't forget to pick me up!- No, I won't.
0:11:45 > 0:11:48While Thomas is heading 90 miles east
0:11:48 > 0:11:52to Bridge of Weir in Renfrewshire and a rather unusual village.
0:11:54 > 0:11:59I'm getting a vibe of church - Faith Avenue.
0:11:59 > 0:12:01Here we are.
0:12:03 > 0:12:05Quarrier's Village was built in the late 19th century
0:12:05 > 0:12:08and was made up of 43 houses, a fire station,
0:12:08 > 0:12:12a hospital and church, amongst other facilities.
0:12:12 > 0:12:14But this was no ordinary village.
0:12:14 > 0:12:16It was built entirely for orphaned children
0:12:16 > 0:12:19and was the brainchild of one man, William Quarrier.
0:12:21 > 0:12:23- Hello. - Welcome to Quarrier's Village.
0:12:23 > 0:12:26Showing Thomas round is Josie Bell,
0:12:26 > 0:12:29who works for the charity that still exists today.
0:12:29 > 0:12:33William Quarrier and his family recognised the need to look after
0:12:33 > 0:12:35the destitute children in Glasgow, principally,
0:12:35 > 0:12:38although we got children from all over Britain.
0:12:38 > 0:12:42The village was designed to be a self-contained community,
0:12:42 > 0:12:45with up to 30 orphans a time living in each house,
0:12:45 > 0:12:47many having lost their parents from common illnesses,
0:12:47 > 0:12:52like TB, or accidents at Glasgow's shipyards.
0:12:52 > 0:12:55William Quarrier, and other wealthy industrialists,
0:12:55 > 0:12:58financed the whole project.
0:12:58 > 0:13:01Did he come from a very rich family, or did he make all his own money?
0:13:01 > 0:13:03He made all his own money.
0:13:03 > 0:13:05His father had died when William was three,
0:13:05 > 0:13:09and when William was six, he went out to work.
0:13:09 > 0:13:11- Six?!- Six. And he earned a shilling a week.
0:13:11 > 0:13:16William was a fully-fledged shoemaker by the age of 12
0:13:16 > 0:13:18and went on to make a fortune in his trade,
0:13:18 > 0:13:21but he never forgot his humble roots
0:13:21 > 0:13:24and swore never to walk past a hungry child.
0:13:24 > 0:13:28Would you like to come in? This is the drapery.
0:13:30 > 0:13:33And the children would come in here at least once a year
0:13:33 > 0:13:34to be fully outfitted.
0:13:35 > 0:13:38Wonderful quality boot, isn't it?
0:13:38 > 0:13:42Having that made to fit me would cost a small fortune.
0:13:42 > 0:13:44You don't get shoes like that on your high street.
0:13:44 > 0:13:50It's such an amazing thing that he gave so much energy, time,
0:13:50 > 0:13:52to all these poor people,
0:13:52 > 0:13:55and to make them all individuals as well.
0:13:55 > 0:13:59At its height, the village was home to 1,500 orphans,
0:13:59 > 0:14:02from infants through to 12-year-olds.
0:14:02 > 0:14:07Children were taken off the streets and came to live in the houses within a family structure.
0:14:07 > 0:14:11They were clothed, shoed, educated and taught a trade,
0:14:11 > 0:14:15but a sixth of all Quarrier's children also became migrants.
0:14:15 > 0:14:19- He sent nearly 8,000 children to Canada.- Because there were too many?
0:14:19 > 0:14:24Quarrier said you couldn't have a front door to bring children in
0:14:24 > 0:14:27if you didn't have a back door for children to leave.
0:14:27 > 0:14:30So there would be roughly 200 children leaving the village
0:14:30 > 0:14:33every year to go to Canada as child migrants.
0:14:33 > 0:14:38In the 130 years since William Quarrier set at the institution,
0:14:38 > 0:14:43society's attitudes towards child welfare have changed considerably.
0:14:43 > 0:14:46The relatively harsh treatment of some children in the early days,
0:14:46 > 0:14:51and more recently the emergence of serious welfare issues with some individuals
0:14:51 > 0:14:54have meant Quarrier's has radically changed the way
0:14:54 > 0:14:59it currently looks after children, adults and families.
0:14:59 > 0:15:02You think, "God, you know, what would happen if both my wife and I
0:15:02 > 0:15:06"were not on this earthly planet?"
0:15:06 > 0:15:10And it's a sobering thought that there's a man,
0:15:10 > 0:15:15many years ago, who did the right thing.
0:15:15 > 0:15:19What a moving visit for Thomas. But now it's time for him to head off.
0:15:20 > 0:15:26Back in Kilbirnie, James is having a good nose about The Stirrup Cup.
0:15:27 > 0:15:30It's full of antiques, curios and vintage goods,
0:15:30 > 0:15:33but is there anything here to attract our James?
0:15:34 > 0:15:37It's a very pretty shop with lots of nice things,
0:15:37 > 0:15:40but it's very much aimed at the tourist market,
0:15:40 > 0:15:46so it's not easy to find something and then buy it to put in auction.
0:15:46 > 0:15:48I'm struggling somewhat.
0:15:49 > 0:15:52Now, the Road Trip has visited this shop before,
0:15:52 > 0:15:57and owner Greta is determined that James doesn't leave empty-handed,
0:15:57 > 0:15:59so she's nipped next door to her house
0:15:59 > 0:16:02to fetch something rather unusual.
0:16:02 > 0:16:05Now, I always think these look very pornographic,
0:16:05 > 0:16:08as you can probably imagine.
0:16:08 > 0:16:14Funnily enough, this curious object is actually a Coco de Mer,
0:16:14 > 0:16:16the largest seed in the entire plant kingdom.
0:16:18 > 0:16:21This could be the deal of a lifetime for James,
0:16:21 > 0:16:22as the polished ones are the rarest,
0:16:22 > 0:16:24some fetching several thousand pounds.
0:16:24 > 0:16:28- The Coco de Mer, how much could that be?- 30.
0:16:28 > 0:16:30- 30?!- £30.
0:16:30 > 0:16:35Will they appreciate it at auction? £30.
0:16:35 > 0:16:38- It depends how much the Glasgow people know.- Yeah, that's it.
0:16:38 > 0:16:40Because they are highly collectable now.
0:16:40 > 0:16:42The Seychelles island they're from,
0:16:42 > 0:16:45there's only one Seychelles island that they're from now.
0:16:45 > 0:16:48The trees are extinct on the other...
0:16:48 > 0:16:50Not allowed to export them, either.
0:16:50 > 0:16:53No. They're not allowed to export them, that's right.
0:16:53 > 0:16:55So it's got to be an old one, hasn't it?
0:16:55 > 0:16:57There are sanctions on them.
0:16:57 > 0:17:02I like it, but it's just whether or not it's the right sale forum.
0:17:02 > 0:17:06As this is a giant nut, and I am a giant nut...
0:17:07 > 0:17:10..I think I should have it. If the price is right.
0:17:10 > 0:17:12Will you take 20 for it?
0:17:12 > 0:17:15- 25.- Oh!
0:17:17 > 0:17:20- 22, and you've got a deal. - Och, 25!- Go on, then.
0:17:20 > 0:17:24- I hate haggling. Go on. 25. - Thank you very much.
0:17:24 > 0:17:26James, how could you haggle her down?
0:17:26 > 0:17:30Now, is there anything else while you're here,
0:17:30 > 0:17:32like the painting perhaps?
0:17:32 > 0:17:34That picture's not bad.
0:17:34 > 0:17:39But it could just be a talented amateur.
0:17:39 > 0:17:42It's an oil on board, painted turn of the century.
0:17:42 > 0:17:46It's quite nicely done with cottages and figures in there.
0:17:46 > 0:17:48It might be worth a punt at 25.
0:17:48 > 0:17:52James phones his auction house for a bit of background information.
0:17:52 > 0:17:56It's J, it could be Gilmuir.
0:17:58 > 0:17:59Yeah, that's the right period.
0:17:59 > 0:18:0215 by 12, exactly the same size.
0:18:02 > 0:18:04OK. Thank you very much.
0:18:04 > 0:18:07A friend of mine has looked it up on Art Sales.
0:18:07 > 0:18:10There are Gilmours, James Gilmour listed
0:18:10 > 0:18:13as a marine artist painting little rocky coves,
0:18:13 > 0:18:17that's what he is best known for. It's...
0:18:17 > 0:18:19I should buy it, really.
0:18:19 > 0:18:20£25.
0:18:23 > 0:18:26I'm not going to haggle. I'm not going to knock you down.
0:18:26 > 0:18:28£25, you've got a deal. Thank you.
0:18:28 > 0:18:34So, James now has a Coco de Mer and a painting all for £50. What a deal!
0:18:35 > 0:18:37- Thank you. Thank you very much. - Thank you.
0:18:37 > 0:18:40And it looks like the painting might be a bargain, too.
0:18:40 > 0:18:44We're seeing James Gilmour oils and watercolours of this size
0:18:44 > 0:18:48making 150, 170, 140, 190.
0:18:48 > 0:18:51So, yeah, great, pleased with that.
0:18:51 > 0:18:55James has high hopes for his purchases - I bet he does -
0:18:55 > 0:19:00but right now, it's feet-up time for our experts. Night-night.
0:19:02 > 0:19:06Day two in bonnie Scotland, and James is behind the steering wheel.
0:19:06 > 0:19:07My feet are too big for the pedals.
0:19:07 > 0:19:09Your feet are too big for the pedals?
0:19:09 > 0:19:12My everything is too big for everything in this car!
0:19:13 > 0:19:16So far, Thomas has spent £97 on three items -
0:19:16 > 0:19:18an Art Deco lamp,
0:19:18 > 0:19:21a pair of Oriental bamboo sleeve vases,
0:19:21 > 0:19:22and a Chinese bronze bowl,
0:19:22 > 0:19:26leaving him with a chunky £103 still to spend.
0:19:27 > 0:19:29- Go on.- Thank you.
0:19:29 > 0:19:32James, meanwhile, has spent £150 on five items -
0:19:32 > 0:19:35a large Coco de Mer,
0:19:35 > 0:19:37an oil painting,
0:19:37 > 0:19:38a milk jug with basin,
0:19:38 > 0:19:40a pair of glass perfume bottles
0:19:40 > 0:19:42and a large Chinese carving.
0:19:42 > 0:19:44That leaves him with £50 to play with.
0:19:44 > 0:19:46That looks a lot better, doesn't it?
0:19:46 > 0:19:50Thomas and James have left the West Coast behind
0:19:50 > 0:19:54and are heading for the Scottish capital city of Edinburgh.
0:19:55 > 0:19:57With over £100 burning a hole in his pocket,
0:19:57 > 0:19:59Thomas heads straight for the shops.
0:19:59 > 0:20:01- I'm Thomas.- I'm Terri.
0:20:01 > 0:20:04- Terri, nice to meet you. - Nice to meet you too.
0:20:04 > 0:20:09Cabaret Antiques is brimming with all kind of curios and collectables.
0:20:09 > 0:20:12But, most of all, it's stacked to the rafters
0:20:12 > 0:20:15with what Thomas loves more than anything.
0:20:15 > 0:20:21I absolutely adore jewellery. That is my most favourite thing.
0:20:21 > 0:20:24I'm like a pig in the proverbial when it comes to things like that.
0:20:24 > 0:20:27Is there anything here to fall in love with?
0:20:27 > 0:20:33This is something I got yesterday, which I think you'll like.
0:20:33 > 0:20:34Ooh!
0:20:34 > 0:20:37That's amethyst and silver.
0:20:38 > 0:20:43- It is marked 800.- 800.- It's going to be German, absolutely.
0:20:44 > 0:20:48That's not £800, but the Continental Silver Mark
0:20:48 > 0:20:51and shows that it was made in Germany.
0:20:51 > 0:20:53It's in the Art Nouveau style,
0:20:53 > 0:20:56which in Germany was called Jugendstil,
0:20:56 > 0:20:57meaning "young style".
0:20:57 > 0:20:59120 to you.
0:20:59 > 0:21:02Ooh! I don't have enough money to spend on that.
0:21:02 > 0:21:04That's a pity.
0:21:04 > 0:21:06But it is lovely.
0:21:06 > 0:21:09It is that sort of gorgeous Art Nouveau design -
0:21:09 > 0:21:11beautiful little stones
0:21:11 > 0:21:14and then this lovely little drop coming down here.
0:21:14 > 0:21:17But at 120, that's your final, is it?
0:21:17 > 0:21:22I've spent a lot on it. 100.
0:21:22 > 0:21:25That's it. That's it.
0:21:25 > 0:21:27- It is lovely.- It is, it is.
0:21:27 > 0:21:32- It's a huge risk.- No, it's not! - What do you mean, "No, it's not?"
0:21:32 > 0:21:35No, it's not. It's quality! Quality!
0:21:35 > 0:21:37- It is super.- Yeah.
0:21:37 > 0:21:42Leave it there and it'll sort of glint at me and shine.
0:21:42 > 0:21:46Well... Oh, God.
0:21:46 > 0:21:47It is good.
0:21:50 > 0:21:52Yes, it's good, but at that price?
0:21:52 > 0:21:55Best to focus on something else,
0:21:55 > 0:21:57like a pair of binoculars, for instance.
0:21:57 > 0:22:01They're rather fun, aren't they? They're field glasses.
0:22:01 > 0:22:04- With the compass on. - With the compass, yeah.
0:22:04 > 0:22:11I've got, "Bakery, fresh fruit and veg, fresh meat and fish,
0:22:11 > 0:22:14"beer and wine". The supermarket over the road.
0:22:14 > 0:22:17- 30 quid to you. - If I buy that brooch...
0:22:17 > 0:22:20If you buy the brooch at 100, you get those for 20, so that's 120...
0:22:20 > 0:22:23I can't afford those at 20.
0:22:23 > 0:22:26Oh, well. Forget it then.
0:22:26 > 0:22:32Let's not fall out yet. There's no need. Please.
0:22:33 > 0:22:38You can have that and as I can't remember what I paid for this,
0:22:38 > 0:22:42you can have that as your lucky penny. And that's it.
0:22:42 > 0:22:44100 for the two.
0:22:44 > 0:22:46Is that it? 100? Is that it?
0:22:46 > 0:22:50- You couldn't do two figures?- No. - You sure?- Yes.- You promise?
0:22:50 > 0:22:54- Absolutely. Shake.- Please.- No. Come on, I've been very good to you.
0:22:54 > 0:22:57- You have been really good. You have been.- Yes.
0:22:57 > 0:23:02- This is such a high-risk game.- Oh, no. Come on. That's how you win.
0:23:02 > 0:23:05That's how you win - you take risks.
0:23:05 > 0:23:08I know, but that's also how you lose.
0:23:08 > 0:23:11- Are you sure you can't do any more? - No.- Really?- Yes. Come on.
0:23:11 > 0:23:14Would you take a fiver off?
0:23:14 > 0:23:16- No.- Go on.- No.- Go on.
0:23:16 > 0:23:18No, no, no, no, no, no.
0:23:19 > 0:23:23No, come on, come on. No, no, no. I don't care. No, no.
0:23:23 > 0:23:26Come on. Fair's fair.
0:23:26 > 0:23:28I've been sucked in by you, Terri.
0:23:28 > 0:23:31- Thank you very much. - OK.- That's very kind.
0:23:31 > 0:23:34Thomas has decided to spend £100 on the amethyst brooch
0:23:34 > 0:23:38and gets the pair of field glasses for free.
0:23:38 > 0:23:40It's painful. Is it painful?
0:23:40 > 0:23:42HE SIGHS
0:23:42 > 0:23:44Thank you.
0:23:44 > 0:23:48What have I done?! I've spent all my money.
0:23:48 > 0:23:51Now, now, you've still got £3 left.
0:23:51 > 0:23:55We've done the deal now. It's too late!
0:23:55 > 0:23:58Nice work, Terri.
0:23:58 > 0:24:04While Thomas heads off to his next shop with his remaining pennies,
0:24:04 > 0:24:05James is up the road,
0:24:05 > 0:24:08bracing himself for a rather uncomfortable appointment.
0:24:08 > 0:24:10Hello, I'm James. Good to see you.
0:24:10 > 0:24:13Hello, I'm Chris Henry. I'm the Director Of Heritage
0:24:13 > 0:24:15here at Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh.
0:24:15 > 0:24:18The Surgeons' Hall was developed as a teaching museum
0:24:18 > 0:24:23for medical students and was initially set up in 1505,
0:24:23 > 0:24:27after the Pope decided to permit the human body to be dissected.
0:24:27 > 0:24:32Oh, my goodness. You've got some strange bits and pieces in here!
0:24:32 > 0:24:35Many of the exhibits have been donated
0:24:35 > 0:24:39and Chris is taking James to see one man's particular obsession.
0:24:39 > 0:24:42If anyone out there is a bit squeamish about the dentist's
0:24:42 > 0:24:45I suggest you go and make a cup of tea.
0:24:45 > 0:24:50Here we are. This is the dental collection.
0:24:50 > 0:24:51All things dental.
0:24:51 > 0:24:53I'm sure you're cringing already.
0:24:53 > 0:24:55THEY LAUGH
0:24:55 > 0:24:57Nervously going to start feeling my mouth.
0:24:57 > 0:25:0450 years ago, Menzies Campbell - not the MP, but a dental historian -
0:25:04 > 0:25:06donated his unique collection of teeth
0:25:06 > 0:25:08and dental instruments to the museum.
0:25:08 > 0:25:13And it's got to be one of the most comprehensive dental collections in the UK,
0:25:13 > 0:25:15if not the world.
0:25:15 > 0:25:18Not a cheap thing to be doing in the 20th century.
0:25:18 > 0:25:21Dentists' equipment, surgeons' equipment
0:25:21 > 0:25:23has always been sought after.
0:25:23 > 0:25:25Campbell's collection includes examples
0:25:25 > 0:25:28of some of the earliest dental work,
0:25:28 > 0:25:31including a replica of some ancient dentures.
0:25:31 > 0:25:33Oh, gosh, look at those!
0:25:33 > 0:25:36What you can see is the two extra teeth
0:25:36 > 0:25:38have been wired together at the base,
0:25:38 > 0:25:42along with the teeth that still remain within the jaw.
0:25:42 > 0:25:47- So that would be 600...?- Yes, 700 BC. Something like that.- 700 BC.- Yeah.
0:25:47 > 0:25:50Dentists had to rely on natural materials to make dentures.
0:25:50 > 0:25:55Elephant ivory was used, but gave people very bad breath.
0:25:55 > 0:25:58Then hippopotamus ivory.
0:25:58 > 0:26:00It was more resilient and did not yellow quite as badly.
0:26:00 > 0:26:04Later, dentures took an ever more macabre twist.
0:26:04 > 0:26:07The more shocking thing, in a way,
0:26:07 > 0:26:11is the fact that human teeth were also used for dentures.
0:26:11 > 0:26:17We've got an example here, in which has the front set is human teeth.
0:26:17 > 0:26:22There's a concept in the 19th century, known as Waterloo Teeth.
0:26:22 > 0:26:28The teeth were taken from casualties at the Battle of Waterloo.
0:26:28 > 0:26:31- I have to say, I don't really fancy it.- No, I can't say I would.
0:26:31 > 0:26:35I think I'd prefer mine to be hippo teeth. I think.
0:26:35 > 0:26:40The development of dental instruments was equally innovative.
0:26:40 > 0:26:45Most dental drills were pretty poor because they were hand-driven,
0:26:45 > 0:26:48so you couldn't get enough speed up.
0:26:48 > 0:26:52But the great breakthrough came in 1864,
0:26:52 > 0:26:55when Harrington invented the clockwork drill,
0:26:55 > 0:26:57which is this item here.
0:26:57 > 0:27:00It was a wind-up drill effectively.
0:27:00 > 0:27:02You had a key, you stuck it in here, wound it up.
0:27:02 > 0:27:07You could get two minutes of drilling.
0:27:09 > 0:27:10That's quite a weight.
0:27:10 > 0:27:13Yeah. But it was a huge improvement on what had gone before.
0:27:13 > 0:27:15This is an amazing collection,
0:27:15 > 0:27:19but, I have to say, one that's slightly...uneasy.
0:27:19 > 0:27:22- But thank you very much. Thank you. - You're welcome.- Really enjoyed it.
0:27:22 > 0:27:23Ouch!
0:27:23 > 0:27:28While James recovers from a fascinating -
0:27:28 > 0:27:32albeit unsettling - museum, Thomas is determined to spend his last £3.
0:27:32 > 0:27:33Hello.
0:27:33 > 0:27:38Perhaps husband-and-wife team Robert and Valerie can help.
0:27:38 > 0:27:40How little do you have?
0:27:40 > 0:27:43Literally, I've got pounds.
0:27:43 > 0:27:46- Under five pounds.- My goodness me!
0:27:46 > 0:27:49I'm looking for a deal beyond all deals.
0:27:49 > 0:27:52Luckily, Thomas does have a plan.
0:27:52 > 0:27:55- I have just bought some field glasses.- Right.
0:27:55 > 0:28:00But I was thinking it would be nice to slip a hip flask in there.
0:28:00 > 0:28:02This pair are very accommodating
0:28:02 > 0:28:06and happen to have rather a nice hip flask to show Thomas.
0:28:06 > 0:28:08You'd have to be good at haggling.
0:28:08 > 0:28:11That shouldn't be a problem.
0:28:11 > 0:28:13Lovely.
0:28:13 > 0:28:15It's got the pewter cup with it,
0:28:15 > 0:28:17which you just pull off and then you unscrew this.
0:28:17 > 0:28:22So you fill it with your whisky. In it goes. Then down it.
0:28:22 > 0:28:25You said I've got to be good at negotiating.
0:28:25 > 0:28:29- Mm-hm.- If I put down what I have left, and it's very menial...
0:28:29 > 0:28:31Right, go on.
0:28:31 > 0:28:33That's all I've got.
0:28:33 > 0:28:36- Three British pounds.- Are you sure? - I promise you.
0:28:36 > 0:28:39- We don't want to turn you upside down.- You can turn me upside down.
0:28:39 > 0:28:41Would you do me a favour?
0:28:41 > 0:28:45- Do you promise never to come back? - I promise to come back loads.
0:28:45 > 0:28:49- With money.- With proper money. - OK, you've got a deal, Thomas.
0:28:51 > 0:28:52That's very kind of you.
0:28:52 > 0:28:56Thomas, I think you are the luckiest man I know.
0:28:56 > 0:28:58Spent up!
0:28:58 > 0:29:00With every penny dispatched with,
0:29:00 > 0:29:04it's time to meet up with James and leave Edinburgh behind.
0:29:04 > 0:29:06- Are you ready for some shopping? - Definitely.
0:29:06 > 0:29:10- MECHANICAL WHEEZING - Have you killed the car?!
0:29:10 > 0:29:15- Get out and push, Thomas.- I can't believe it. Come on.- Go on, then.
0:29:15 > 0:29:16THOMAS GROANS
0:29:16 > 0:29:19- Put your back into it! - Shut up, James!
0:29:19 > 0:29:21- Harder!- What do you mean, "harder"?
0:29:21 > 0:29:23- Have you turned it all the way round?- Yes.
0:29:23 > 0:29:25- We're going to go down the hill. - Are we? I see.
0:29:25 > 0:29:28I'm not going to push UP the hill, am I?
0:29:28 > 0:29:30- Why is it always me? - What do you mean, "always you"?
0:29:30 > 0:29:32It's the first time!
0:29:32 > 0:29:35- Car in gear?- Yep.- Clutch in?- Yep.
0:29:35 > 0:29:38- OK.- Ready?
0:29:38 > 0:29:39Yep.
0:29:39 > 0:29:42ENGINE STARTS
0:29:42 > 0:29:44- Come back.- Bye!
0:29:44 > 0:29:46JAMES SNIGGERS
0:29:46 > 0:29:49I don't believe he's done that.
0:29:50 > 0:29:54James has decided to pick Thomas up after all.
0:29:54 > 0:29:57They're heading 20 miles towards the East Lothian coast
0:29:57 > 0:29:59and the settlement of Fenton Barns.
0:30:00 > 0:30:05Here we are, look, Scottish Antique Centre. No, sorry, "Archery."
0:30:05 > 0:30:06God, I really do need glasses, don't I?
0:30:06 > 0:30:09Thomas is all spent up.
0:30:09 > 0:30:12But James still has £50 to splash about,
0:30:12 > 0:30:16so perhaps this small emporium might have something tasty on offer.
0:30:16 > 0:30:20- I'm James. Hi.- Nice to meet you.
0:30:20 > 0:30:22It looks promising.
0:30:22 > 0:30:24There are plenty of small collectables here.
0:30:24 > 0:30:26It's just about finding the right one.
0:30:26 > 0:30:31This is a little Victorian...locket.
0:30:31 > 0:30:35On one side, we've got a hinged compartment that we open up,
0:30:35 > 0:30:38and there it's got a glazed compartment in the centre there,
0:30:38 > 0:30:41which was probably for a lock of hair.
0:30:41 > 0:30:45I don't think it's gold. Um...
0:30:45 > 0:30:49It's probably gold plate or it could, at a push, be Pinchbeck,
0:30:49 > 0:30:52which was invented by a Doctor Pinchbeck.
0:30:52 > 0:30:54It's a metal that looks like gold, feels like gold,
0:30:54 > 0:30:56but just isn't gold.
0:30:56 > 0:31:02Owner Helen has priced the locket at £35, but James won't pay that.
0:31:02 > 0:31:03Look, what about 30?
0:31:03 > 0:31:06How about that for an absolute knockdown giveaway price?
0:31:06 > 0:31:09It's sweet but just unfashionable.
0:31:09 > 0:31:11Would you take 25 for it, then?
0:31:11 > 0:31:13- SHE GASPS - 28.
0:31:13 > 0:31:16- I'm not going to knock you down. - Thank you.- Thank you.
0:31:16 > 0:31:19That's both experts shopped out.
0:31:19 > 0:31:22Thanks very much. Thank you. Bye-bye.
0:31:22 > 0:31:26So now it's time for them to reveal all to one another.
0:31:26 > 0:31:29- Let's have a look. I can't wait. - Here we go, here we go.
0:31:30 > 0:31:32Don't knock anything over.
0:31:32 > 0:31:37The first thing I want to pick up... is-is this.
0:31:37 > 0:31:39- It's fab, isn't it?- Oh!
0:31:39 > 0:31:42I haven't sold one for YEARS.
0:31:42 > 0:31:45- This is a really nice one.- Yeah. - What did you pay for this?
0:31:45 > 0:31:51- £25.- You didn't pay £25(?) - I did.- For a Coco de Mer, £25?- Yeah.
0:31:51 > 0:31:54- I'm a little bit jealous. - What do you think it's worth?
0:31:54 > 0:31:58- £200-£300.- Do you?- They are. They're so valuable.- Oh, OK.
0:31:58 > 0:32:00You've done very well there.
0:32:00 > 0:32:03Don't play coy, James, you know it's a good 'un.
0:32:03 > 0:32:07Does Thomas think his oil painting is another winner?
0:32:07 > 0:32:10Good colours, nice and strong there. A bit of nicotine staining,
0:32:10 > 0:32:14so, cleaned up, it would look rather good, wouldn't it?
0:32:14 > 0:32:17- 25 quid.- That is brilliant.- I was pleased with that.- I bet you are.
0:32:17 > 0:32:19Here's something Thomas recognises.
0:32:21 > 0:32:22Did you pick it up?
0:32:22 > 0:32:25- I picked it up and then thought I'd ask about that later on.- OK.
0:32:25 > 0:32:28By the time I came back, you'd bought it.
0:32:28 > 0:32:30- Sorry.- It's all right.- £55.
0:32:30 > 0:32:33- I have learnt a lesson. If I pick something up...- Buy it.- ..buy it.
0:32:33 > 0:32:36Too late now, Thomas. You've made your bed.
0:32:36 > 0:32:40So, now, what will James think of Thomas's offerings?
0:32:40 > 0:32:43- There we are. It doesn't look very decorative compared to yours.- OK.
0:32:43 > 0:32:46Yes, I saw those from a distance. They're lovely big ones aren't they?
0:32:46 > 0:32:49- Good size, aren't they? - Yes, great size.
0:32:49 > 0:32:51Naturally carved. Lovely.
0:32:51 > 0:32:54- How much were they?- £35.- Oh!
0:32:54 > 0:32:56There is a definite profit in those.
0:32:56 > 0:33:00Very charitable, James. What about Thomas's lamp?
0:33:00 > 0:33:03- Little Art Deco lamp. Sweet. - She's lovely. She's lovely.
0:33:03 > 0:33:06- She would polish up nicely. - She would. I am going to leave her.
0:33:06 > 0:33:10I'm not going to touch her. I'll leave it and let someone else have the excitement.
0:33:10 > 0:33:12- How much was that?- Hoop dancer, £40.
0:33:12 > 0:33:15That's cheap. That's really stylish for £40, isn't it?
0:33:15 > 0:33:17Tell me about this.
0:33:17 > 0:33:21- So what you've got here is... - Is it amethyst?
0:33:21 > 0:33:22Yes, an amethyst here. Marked 800.
0:33:22 > 0:33:25It's continental. Marked on the clasp.
0:33:25 > 0:33:26It's just dead right.
0:33:26 > 0:33:29- Yeah.- It is stylish. It's a stylish object.- I love them.
0:33:29 > 0:33:33I think you've done really well. And it's been fun.
0:33:33 > 0:33:35Far too cordial for my liking.
0:33:35 > 0:33:38Go on, then, what did they really think?
0:33:38 > 0:33:41I don't think he has got anything that is going to storm through
0:33:41 > 0:33:42and make huge profits.
0:33:42 > 0:33:46The brooch, I don't know, I'm not a massive costume jewellery person.
0:33:46 > 0:33:49I know it's amethyst, but it doesn't do anything for me.
0:33:49 > 0:33:50But he knows his jewellery,
0:33:50 > 0:33:53so fingers crossed that'll do well for him.
0:33:53 > 0:33:56That Coco de Mer is so nice.
0:33:56 > 0:33:58I have always wanted one.
0:33:58 > 0:33:59I think they're amazing things.
0:33:59 > 0:34:03So 25 quid - how does he do it?!
0:34:03 > 0:34:05It's been a fruitful first leg,
0:34:05 > 0:34:09beginning on the West Coast, in Largs,
0:34:09 > 0:34:12travelling all the way to the East Coast via Edinburgh,
0:34:12 > 0:34:15and now back again to our auction venue for today, Glasgow.
0:34:15 > 0:34:17- Nervous?- The pressure is on.
0:34:17 > 0:34:22- Come on.- Today's theatre of dreams is McTear's.
0:34:22 > 0:34:26There is plenty here to attract the Glaswegian buyers.
0:34:26 > 0:34:28Well, maybe not everything.
0:34:28 > 0:34:34What does auctioneer Hamish Wilson make of our experts' choices?
0:34:34 > 0:34:37I've been quite impressed by what they've brought along today.
0:34:37 > 0:34:41The most unusual thing is the binoculars with the compass on top.
0:34:41 > 0:34:44A lot of militaria interest through in the general sale,
0:34:44 > 0:34:47lots of people, and I think that will do well.
0:34:47 > 0:34:49The Coco de Mer is intriguing.
0:34:49 > 0:34:52In Glasgow, we call them the "bum nut".
0:34:52 > 0:34:55And they can make up to £200.
0:34:55 > 0:34:59So, potentially, there's money to made in the Coco de Mer nut.
0:35:00 > 0:35:04Our experts began this journey with £200 each.
0:35:04 > 0:35:08Thomas has spent every single penny on a total of five auction lots.
0:35:08 > 0:35:12You've done the deal now and it's too late!
0:35:12 > 0:35:14James has spent a little less -
0:35:14 > 0:35:19a total of £178, also on five auction lots.
0:35:19 > 0:35:21- 25.- Go on then. I hate haggling.
0:35:21 > 0:35:23Hold tight, chaps. We're off.
0:35:23 > 0:35:28- How are you feeling?- Jittery.- Me too.
0:35:28 > 0:35:33First up is James's Chinese figure, the one Thomas missed out on.
0:35:33 > 0:35:35At £30 here. £30, do I see five?
0:35:35 > 0:35:3940, 45, at 45, any advance on 45?
0:35:39 > 0:35:4350 is bid there. At £50, any advance on 50?
0:35:43 > 0:35:46At £50, five is now bid. At 55, £60.
0:35:46 > 0:35:49£60 is bid. Do you want to bid five, sir?
0:35:49 > 0:35:5165, 70 is bid now.
0:35:51 > 0:35:53At £70, any advance on 70?
0:35:53 > 0:35:55Well done. Making money.
0:35:55 > 0:35:58£70, last call on 70.
0:35:58 > 0:36:0070.
0:36:00 > 0:36:02- You would have earned a little bit, wouldn't you?- Two quid.
0:36:02 > 0:36:04- £2?- Yes.
0:36:04 > 0:36:07Not quite the stoking profit James was hoping for,
0:36:07 > 0:36:09but a profit nevertheless.
0:36:09 > 0:36:12There we go. It' better than a loss, isn't it?
0:36:12 > 0:36:17Continuing the Chinese theme, it's Thomas's bronze bowl.
0:36:17 > 0:36:20I'll start it low at 30, do I see five?
0:36:20 > 0:36:23- At £30, five is bid there. - Straight through.
0:36:23 > 0:36:2440, 45, sir?
0:36:24 > 0:36:2850, at 55, 60, 65.
0:36:28 > 0:36:31Any further bids at 65? 70, new bidder.
0:36:31 > 0:36:3475 now. At £75 are we all done?
0:36:34 > 0:36:3580, new bidder.
0:36:35 > 0:36:37- Coo!- Fresh!
0:36:37 > 0:36:4080, are we all done? At £80...
0:36:40 > 0:36:44Well done. Well done. Well done.
0:36:44 > 0:36:46That did well. A good start for Thomas.
0:36:48 > 0:36:51- Pat myself on the back. - Well done. Lean forward.
0:36:53 > 0:36:56Thank you, James. Thank you.
0:36:56 > 0:37:00Can James make up some ground with his gold-coloured pendant?
0:37:00 > 0:37:03At £18, do I see 20? 20 is bid there and five with me.
0:37:03 > 0:37:05At 25, do I see 30?
0:37:05 > 0:37:08At 25, do I see 30? £30 is bid now.
0:37:08 > 0:37:10At 35 against you now. And 40 is bid.
0:37:10 > 0:37:13At £40, do I see five?
0:37:13 > 0:37:16I thought I was... I'm dead on.
0:37:16 > 0:37:18Are we all done then? £40.
0:37:18 > 0:37:22- I'm pleased with that.- I bet you are.
0:37:22 > 0:37:25Yes, a solid profit, even after the auction house
0:37:25 > 0:37:27takes its well-earned commission.
0:37:27 > 0:37:30You'll be walking out of there buoyed.
0:37:30 > 0:37:32I am buoyed with my, so far, eight quid.
0:37:33 > 0:37:37Thomas's bamboo sleeve vases are up next.
0:37:37 > 0:37:39- £10 only.- Don't start at £10.
0:37:39 > 0:37:43At £10, do I see 12 now? At £10, 12, 15.
0:37:43 > 0:37:4618, 20 and five.
0:37:46 > 0:37:49At 25. Did someone else want to come in?
0:37:49 > 0:37:52- Come on! Go on, they're worth that. - At £25, are we all done?
0:37:52 > 0:37:56At £25. Selling, then, on £25.
0:37:56 > 0:37:58I kept thinking I was going to get told off by the auctioneer.
0:37:58 > 0:38:00That's, I think, very cheap.
0:38:01 > 0:38:04Oh, dear. Yeah, that's a loss for Thomas.
0:38:05 > 0:38:09Moving swiftly on, James's painting by Gilmour.
0:38:09 > 0:38:11He has high hopes for this one.
0:38:11 > 0:38:14- This time, I'm bid £30.- Straight in.
0:38:14 > 0:38:16Five is bid. 40 with me, sir.
0:38:16 > 0:38:20It'll be fine. It's creeping up slowly.
0:38:20 > 0:38:2245, 50 now. 55?
0:38:22 > 0:38:24£50 is bid. At 55, new bidder.
0:38:24 > 0:38:27- The hammer's not fallen.- £55!
0:38:27 > 0:38:29Finished at £55.
0:38:29 > 0:38:30No!
0:38:30 > 0:38:32God, that's dreadful!
0:38:32 > 0:38:36It's James's turn to be disappointed,
0:38:36 > 0:38:37although he has made a profit.
0:38:37 > 0:38:41- Sweet smell of profit all the way. - I suppose so.
0:38:41 > 0:38:44That was worth 100 quid more. But there we are.
0:38:44 > 0:38:50It's still anyone's game and Thomas's Art Deco lamp is next.
0:38:50 > 0:38:54- At 35, 35.- It's going to go. Go on.- £40, at £40.
0:38:54 > 0:38:58Five now, 50, at 50, 55.
0:38:58 > 0:39:01Do I see 60? 60 is bid now.
0:39:01 > 0:39:0565, new bidder. 65, 70, 75.
0:39:05 > 0:39:08£75, are we all done then on £75?
0:39:08 > 0:39:11- 80, new bidder.- Go on, go on.
0:39:11 > 0:39:14On the telephone then at 80. Are we all sure now?
0:39:14 > 0:39:17£80 is bid. Last call on £80.
0:39:17 > 0:39:23- Brilliant.- That makes it up a bit. - Happier now!
0:39:23 > 0:39:27An excellent profit for Thomas. He's back in the lead.
0:39:27 > 0:39:30- Brilliant! Brilliant!- Oh!
0:39:30 > 0:39:33Up next is a job lot for James.
0:39:33 > 0:39:37He's combined his silver metalware with two perfume bottles.
0:39:37 > 0:39:39- I'm bid 40 here, at £40. - Straight in.
0:39:39 > 0:39:43£40, five now. At 45 and 50 against you.
0:39:43 > 0:39:4555 and 60 against you.
0:39:45 > 0:39:4765 and 70 against you.
0:39:47 > 0:39:50It's going to reach more than I thought.
0:39:50 > 0:39:5175, 80 against you.
0:39:51 > 0:39:5485, at £85. There is the bid at 85.
0:39:54 > 0:39:56Any advance on £85?
0:39:56 > 0:39:58Yes, sitting there.
0:39:58 > 0:39:59At £85, 90 now.
0:39:59 > 0:40:0295, 100 is bid.
0:40:02 > 0:40:05- 110...- Don't cry out.
0:40:05 > 0:40:08Any advance on 110? At £110, are we all done?
0:40:08 > 0:40:13- At £110.- It did well. Yes!
0:40:13 > 0:40:18- How much?- 110.- I missed that because of the bear hug.
0:40:18 > 0:40:22The bear has done well. James has moved ahead.
0:40:22 > 0:40:24I'm pleased with that. That's a good result.
0:40:24 > 0:40:27Thomas has also combined lots.
0:40:27 > 0:40:30He's put his freebie binoculars together with the hip flask.
0:40:30 > 0:40:33I'm bid £20, at 20 only.
0:40:33 > 0:40:35- We're in straight profit. - 25, do I see 30?
0:40:35 > 0:40:3930, 35, and 40.
0:40:40 > 0:40:41Five, sir? Go on.
0:40:41 > 0:40:43- Go on!- Go on!
0:40:43 > 0:40:46At 45, do I see 50? Thank you. At 50, any advance on 50?
0:40:46 > 0:40:50One more, sir? At £50, does anyone else want to come in?
0:40:50 > 0:40:55- It's the hip flask.- Profit.- It's the hip flask which did it.- Yes.
0:40:55 > 0:41:01An excellent profit there. Thomas is edging his way back.
0:41:01 > 0:41:03Well done, well done.
0:41:03 > 0:41:06- Yes, I'm pleased about that. REALLY pleased.- 240.
0:41:06 > 0:41:08James's last lot of the day, his Coco de Mer,
0:41:08 > 0:41:12or as they say in Glasgow, "bum nut".
0:41:12 > 0:41:15This time, interest here, I'm going to start the bidding here at £85.
0:41:15 > 0:41:1690 is bid.
0:41:16 > 0:41:21100, 110, 120, 130, new bidder. I'm out.
0:41:21 > 0:41:25- 140... - He paid £25 for this.- Told you.
0:41:25 > 0:41:27- 170, 180.- Told you.
0:41:27 > 0:41:28190, £200 is bid.
0:41:28 > 0:41:32220 now, 240, 260. Any further bids?
0:41:32 > 0:41:35- Go on, go on.- At 260, 280.
0:41:35 > 0:41:37- Can you believe this?- 300.
0:41:37 > 0:41:41- Told you.- At £300, £300.- Well done.
0:41:41 > 0:41:43In the corner there at 300. Are we all done then?
0:41:43 > 0:41:46£300, last call on 300.
0:41:46 > 0:41:47Good Lord.
0:41:47 > 0:41:50- Yes!- Well done. Well done.
0:41:50 > 0:41:55What about that? A stonking profit of £275 for James.
0:41:55 > 0:41:56For a seed.
0:41:58 > 0:42:00Fantastico! Brilliant!
0:42:00 > 0:42:04It all hangs on Thomas's amethyst brooch now.
0:42:04 > 0:42:06Bought for £100.
0:42:06 > 0:42:09At £15, do I see 18?
0:42:09 > 0:42:13At £15, do I see 18? 18 is bid there, 20 with me, sir.
0:42:13 > 0:42:14- Uh-oh.- 25.
0:42:14 > 0:42:16- Oh, my God.- Not looking good.
0:42:16 > 0:42:19At 25, do I see 30?
0:42:19 > 0:42:21Come on. Over there.
0:42:21 > 0:42:2430, thank you. At 30, any advance on 30?
0:42:24 > 0:42:25Oh, my God.
0:42:25 > 0:42:29You're not stopping me pointing them out when it's your thing! Oh, no!
0:42:29 > 0:42:31£30, are we all done?
0:42:31 > 0:42:33Ouch!
0:42:33 > 0:42:36Big hole. Big hole.
0:42:36 > 0:42:39Yep, disaster for Thomas.
0:42:39 > 0:42:43I've learnt my lesson there. I've learnt my little lesson.
0:42:44 > 0:42:48Both our experts started this leg with £200.
0:42:48 > 0:42:53After paying auction costs, Thomas has made a small profit of £17.30.
0:42:53 > 0:42:57That leaves him with a respectable £217.30 to carry forwards.
0:42:59 > 0:43:02But James is today's super trouper.
0:43:02 > 0:43:07His Coco de Mer shot his profit up to £293.50.
0:43:07 > 0:43:12Which means he takes forward a delectable £493.50
0:43:12 > 0:43:14to spend next time.
0:43:14 > 0:43:18- Well done, James.- Thank you. - You must be feeling cock-a-hoop?
0:43:18 > 0:43:23- It's all luck. Come on, let's go. - Are you excited?- Yes.
0:43:25 > 0:43:29Next time on the Antiques Road Trip, Thomas falls in love...
0:43:29 > 0:43:34Thank you. Brilliant. That's fine. It's fine.
0:43:34 > 0:43:37..and James decides to dress up.
0:43:37 > 0:43:39HE ROARS
0:43:39 > 0:43:40Scary.
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