0:00:00 > 0:00:08- The nation's favourite antiques experts, £200 each, one big challenge.- Well, duck, do I buy you?
0:00:08 > 0:00:12Who can make the most money buying and selling antiques as they scour the UK?
0:00:12 > 0:00:17- What's my wife up to? - The aim is trade up and hope each antique turns a profit.
0:00:17 > 0:00:21It's not as easy as it looks. Dreams of glory can end in tatters.
0:00:21 > 0:00:22Do I hear £1,500?
0:00:22 > 0:00:26Will it be the fast lane to success or the slow road to bankruptcy?
0:00:26 > 0:00:31- I can't keep this posture up for much longer! - This is the Antiques Road Trip.
0:00:35 > 0:00:40We're in Scotland and on the road with two very respectable gentlemen,
0:00:40 > 0:00:42Charlie Ross and James Braxton.
0:00:42 > 0:00:45# Oh, flower of Scotland... '
0:00:45 > 0:00:51Oh, no! Please! With over 20 years' experience in antique auctioneering,
0:00:51 > 0:00:55James Braxton has a soft spot for nice items and shop assistants.
0:00:55 > 0:01:00It's nice to see something I like. It's very nice.
0:01:00 > 0:01:03It's just a nice item.
0:01:03 > 0:01:05Well-known auctioneer Charlie Ross loves a bargain.
0:01:05 > 0:01:08And at times, struggles to part with his cash.
0:01:08 > 0:01:13I was going to be very rude, but I'd better not. I was going to ask you to knock the ten off!
0:01:13 > 0:01:18Charlie may be polite, but his penny-pinching means that his pounds look after themselves.
0:01:18 > 0:01:21He bought a Staffordshire elephant for £8 and packed her off for an amazing...
0:01:21 > 0:01:2527 for the last time.
0:01:25 > 0:01:28That's £2,700!
0:01:28 > 0:01:33Crikey! After auction costs, that means Charlie's £200
0:01:33 > 0:01:41has rocketed to a wonderful wad of £2,447.96. Well done, indeed!
0:01:41 > 0:01:44Normally, James would have been on cloud nine
0:01:44 > 0:01:47when his £200 increased to £256.06,
0:01:47 > 0:01:52but his auction profits pale by comparison with Charlie's success.
0:01:52 > 0:01:58It's time to talk tactics, as they head off in their classy 1954 Sunbeam Alpine.
0:01:58 > 0:02:01I've got a lot of money now. This is something I'm not used to.
0:02:01 > 0:02:05As a rival and competitor, I would urge you to go large.
0:02:05 > 0:02:10As a friend, I would say keep that £2,000 aside
0:02:10 > 0:02:14and go mental with your £450.
0:02:14 > 0:02:17Well, he would say that. This week's road trip takes James
0:02:17 > 0:02:22and Charlie along the beautiful east coast of Scotland, before heading west,
0:02:22 > 0:02:25where they finish up in the coastal town of Ayr.
0:02:25 > 0:02:30On today's leg, they're leaving Buckie and heading for auction two in Aberdeen.
0:02:30 > 0:02:33First stop is the fishing village of Cullen.
0:02:35 > 0:02:39Cullen was established in 1189 and has a long history,
0:02:39 > 0:02:47but its main claim to fame is the local speciality that's named after the town, Cullen skink.
0:02:47 > 0:02:49Smoked haddock, potato and onion soup.
0:02:49 > 0:02:53Sounds delightful, if a little fattening.
0:02:53 > 0:02:54Toodle pip.
0:02:54 > 0:02:57Charlie's wasting no time.
0:02:57 > 0:02:59He's not even in the shop
0:02:59 > 0:03:03and he's spotted a pretty little powder compact priced at £65.
0:03:03 > 0:03:08It is really interesting. Glasgow Exhibition 1938.
0:03:08 > 0:03:11What would be your best price on that?
0:03:11 > 0:03:14- I'll make it 50 to you cos I like you.- That's very kind of you.
0:03:14 > 0:03:17I really like that. I really like that hugely.
0:03:17 > 0:03:23I'm going to continue on round. I can't imagine I'm going to get out of this shop without spending money.
0:03:23 > 0:03:26You've got enough to buy the contents and the building,
0:03:26 > 0:03:32unlike James, who's hoping to fight back with a £30 pair of cannons. I don't think so.
0:03:32 > 0:03:36They're die-cast. They're die-cast metal. Sort of aluminium alloy.
0:03:36 > 0:03:42They're more look than substance because these are pretty light fellows.
0:03:42 > 0:03:47It's not something I'm going to buy for 8 and make 2,700 on.
0:03:47 > 0:03:51There's no time to lick your wounds, James. It's time for hard negotiation with owner Harry.
0:03:51 > 0:03:57What if I offered you a compelling £15 for those.
0:03:57 > 0:04:00£15?
0:04:00 > 0:04:05- For that one? And 15 for that one? - OK, I was a bit cheeky there. £20.
0:04:05 > 0:04:08- Erm...- Would you do that for 20?
0:04:08 > 0:04:11- What about 25?- 25?
0:04:11 > 0:04:17- I'd like to do it for 20.- Would you? - Yeah. It would really help me here.
0:04:17 > 0:04:20- Could you do it?- As it's a nice day, they're yours.- They're a lovely lot.
0:04:20 > 0:04:22Thank you.
0:04:22 > 0:04:24Well done, James. That's a great buy.
0:04:24 > 0:04:30But be warned, your cheeky competitor has turned to the eerie world of witchcraft!
0:04:30 > 0:04:34This is a very, very odd thing.
0:04:34 > 0:04:39- What is it?- Well, it's African and I think that it's witch doctor's...
0:04:41 > 0:04:45That's my feeling. But it's very odd. I've never seen anything like it before.
0:04:45 > 0:04:51What would be your best price on this? These are not bed fellows.
0:04:51 > 0:04:59But this and your Glasgow 1938 compact.
0:04:59 > 0:05:02Well, the best I can do for you would be 125.
0:05:02 > 0:05:06I'll have them both! I like to take a gamble.
0:05:06 > 0:05:10Well, you've certainly done that. I just hope it pays off.
0:05:10 > 0:05:13And after Charlie's dabbling in black magic,
0:05:13 > 0:05:15James is searching for the light.
0:05:18 > 0:05:21Travelling 40 miles to the north east corner
0:05:21 > 0:05:26of the Aberdeenshire coast and the fishing town of Fraserburgh.
0:05:26 > 0:05:29The largest shellfish port in Europe,
0:05:29 > 0:05:32Fraserburgh has a busy commercial harbour.
0:05:32 > 0:05:36It's also home to Scotland's first mainland lighthouse
0:05:36 > 0:05:39and the Museum of Scottish Lighthouses,
0:05:39 > 0:05:45which is where the lucky James is spending his afternoon. Showing him round is bright spark Jim.
0:05:45 > 0:05:50This is really where it all started.
0:05:50 > 0:05:54When the lighthouse service was first formed in 1786,
0:05:54 > 0:05:58it was a man called Thomas Smith, a lamp maker in Leith,
0:05:58 > 0:06:04and he was given the task of providing lumination for lighthouses.
0:06:04 > 0:06:09And this is what he came up with. A mirror reflector.
0:06:09 > 0:06:15And the first lighthouse at Kinnaird, these were the type of things that was put on top.
0:06:15 > 0:06:19There were 17 of them, set in an array, each with an oil lamp.
0:06:19 > 0:06:23And that actually produced a light that was visible 12 miles.
0:06:23 > 0:06:28Smith's 17 lamps were positioned on top of this 16th century castle
0:06:28 > 0:06:31until 1824 when his stepson, Robert Stevenson,
0:06:31 > 0:06:35designed his lighthouse to fit inside the castle.
0:06:35 > 0:06:39Maybe on the way up, you'll notice some chains hanging down thing the centre of the tower.
0:06:39 > 0:06:42And one of those chains was this big weight.
0:06:42 > 0:06:46And it's that weight descending the tower that supplies
0:06:46 > 0:06:48the power for the machine upstairs.
0:06:48 > 0:06:51All lighthouses were clockwork driven,
0:06:51 > 0:06:54but unlike the old long case clocks
0:06:54 > 0:06:57which required to be wound every 30 hours or eight days,
0:06:57 > 0:07:00these needed to be wound every 30 minutes.
0:07:00 > 0:07:04Every half hour as the machine was running, this would ring.
0:07:06 > 0:07:11- 93 turns of this handle.- 93? - Bring the weight back up again.
0:07:11 > 0:07:13Give you another half hour's run.
0:07:13 > 0:07:16Failure to wind the handle would bring all the machinery
0:07:16 > 0:07:21to a standstill and at that point, you had a career change!
0:07:22 > 0:07:25Now for the science.
0:07:25 > 0:07:28All this is refraction. They take the light coming from the bulb
0:07:28 > 0:07:30and they bend it round in parallel to that.
0:07:30 > 0:07:33so you've got very little wasted light.
0:07:33 > 0:07:38It's a very odd sensation! Slightly out-of-worldly!
0:07:38 > 0:07:44But very beautiful. Beautifully constructed. All bronze and glass.
0:07:44 > 0:07:46This is superb.
0:07:46 > 0:07:50And all from one tiny bulb. Extraordinary!
0:07:50 > 0:07:55So while James makes his way back to Cullen, it's time to swap shops.
0:07:56 > 0:08:00Charlie's heading to Cullen Collectibles
0:08:00 > 0:08:04and still has over £2,300 to spend. So chop-chop!
0:08:05 > 0:08:09A very fine Wedgwood casket.
0:08:12 > 0:08:14No, it's not. It's tin!
0:08:14 > 0:08:18It's a Crawford's biscuit tin
0:08:18 > 0:08:22in the form of a Wedgwood casket.
0:08:22 > 0:08:24I rather like that.
0:08:24 > 0:08:26How much would you like to take for that?
0:08:26 > 0:08:31- What about £3?- I think £3... I'm not even going to negotiate.
0:08:31 > 0:08:36I think that's a cracker. It's got enough age to excite me.
0:08:36 > 0:08:39And it's a statement and it's fab.
0:08:39 > 0:08:41At £3, it's mine!
0:08:41 > 0:08:47After that purchase, he's still got, yep, over £2,300.
0:08:49 > 0:08:56Down the road, James has arrived in Abra Antiques, as in "Cadabra".
0:08:56 > 0:08:58It's got a couple of chips.
0:08:58 > 0:09:03But after his usual carefully considered browsing,
0:09:03 > 0:09:04he's going oriental.
0:09:05 > 0:09:07I quite like this, Tom.
0:09:07 > 0:09:13So we've got a paperweight here and I'm just having a quick look at it.
0:09:13 > 0:09:17And it's nice, isn't it? I haven't really come across these before.
0:09:17 > 0:09:20It's a paperweight, rather like we have a paperweight,
0:09:20 > 0:09:24but this is a sort of tablet form. It's nice and thin.
0:09:24 > 0:09:29And just carries a very nice Chinese mythological scene on it.
0:09:29 > 0:09:31It's a dragon and a phoenix.
0:09:31 > 0:09:35In China, the dragon and phoenix are symbols of auspiciousness.
0:09:35 > 0:09:38Any sightings of a dragon and a phoenix were considered
0:09:38 > 0:09:41a lucky sign, said to herald a period of peace and prosperity
0:09:41 > 0:09:43for the country, and maybe James Braxton.
0:09:43 > 0:09:45£48, Tom.
0:09:47 > 0:09:50- The Cullen Chancer, I'll call you! - Oh, dear!
0:09:50 > 0:09:55James, I'm not sure insulting Tom is the best way to start negotiations.
0:09:55 > 0:09:58Could you do that for me for £20?
0:09:58 > 0:10:01Oh, dear. This man's a rogue!
0:10:01 > 0:10:04He's a rogue! I don't want to pay £48 for it.
0:10:04 > 0:10:07That's for sure. I'd rather like to pay you £20 for it.
0:10:07 > 0:10:12- Well, I'd rather you paid me 25. - 25?- I'll meet you at 25.
0:10:15 > 0:10:19Yeah. I'll have a go at 25. Thank you very much indeed.
0:10:19 > 0:10:22Nice purchase, James. But no time to dawdle.
0:10:22 > 0:10:25Charlie's waiting with all that cash.
0:10:25 > 0:10:30- Ah!- Roscoe!- Comment te?- Fab!
0:10:30 > 0:10:32- Fancy a swim?- A swim?! - Yeah, come on!
0:10:32 > 0:10:36- Get in, man!- I need a swim. It's been a hard old day!
0:10:36 > 0:10:39So how many items? Did you buy quite a few?
0:10:39 > 0:10:43- I couldn't spend any money though.- Really?
0:10:43 > 0:10:48- Couldn't get in to my two-and-a-half grand!- You want to get that wad out!
0:10:48 > 0:10:51- Get spending! Here we go.- I'd rather have a swim.
0:10:54 > 0:10:58Go for a swim?! A swim in the North Sea?!
0:11:00 > 0:11:03Oh, surely not!
0:11:04 > 0:11:08Oh, no! They're serious!
0:11:08 > 0:11:13Is this after the watershed?
0:11:13 > 0:11:16I can't keep this posture up for much longer!
0:11:16 > 0:11:19- I'm breathing in! - My body is normally like this!
0:11:19 > 0:11:22And they're going in! I don't believe it!
0:11:22 > 0:11:24Beach babes they are not.
0:11:24 > 0:11:28Look at them go! Look at that James Braxton. Such a man.
0:11:36 > 0:11:41Now Charlie and James have dried off and dressed - well, sort of -
0:11:41 > 0:11:43they're heading 25 miles south to Dufftown
0:11:45 > 0:11:48- This is Dufftown, is it? - I think it must be.
0:11:48 > 0:11:54Located on the banks of the River Fiddich, Dufftown is home to several Scotch whisky distilleries
0:11:54 > 0:11:59and as such, promotes itself as the malt whisky capital of the world.
0:11:59 > 0:12:03Unfortunately, our boys must resist temptation
0:12:03 > 0:12:08and focus on the antiques, as the auction is just around the corner.
0:12:08 > 0:12:12- Thank you.- May all your profits be small ones!- Bye.- Bye.
0:12:12 > 0:12:16Ha-ha! As Charlie heads off on his own little adventure,
0:12:16 > 0:12:18James goes to Collectors Cabin,
0:12:18 > 0:12:22an antique shop that also sells Scottish dress.
0:12:22 > 0:12:27You've got all your various trench art here. And the Spitfire ashtray.
0:12:27 > 0:12:31That's quite nice. I'm surprised that's still there.
0:12:31 > 0:12:35There's masses of shells everywhere. Shell casings here.
0:12:35 > 0:12:37Everybody smoked in those days,
0:12:37 > 0:12:40so there were lots of opportunities
0:12:40 > 0:12:42to make ashtrays and various other things.
0:12:42 > 0:12:47During the First and Second World Wars, these decorative items,
0:12:47 > 0:12:51known as trench art, were made by soldiers, prisoners of war
0:12:51 > 0:12:55and civilians out of brass from shell casings.
0:12:55 > 0:12:59- May I look at you rather nice white onyx fellow?- Please do.
0:13:01 > 0:13:05- What's that? Just painted on? - It's hand painted, yes.
0:13:05 > 0:13:09- This presumably would have been a cigarette box.- I think so.
0:13:09 > 0:13:11I think it's a charming item.
0:13:11 > 0:13:16Onyx is the mineral that often displays different colours in multiple layers.
0:13:16 > 0:13:21This beauty is from the 1920s and has a price tag of £125.
0:13:21 > 0:13:23Well, time's ticking on, David.
0:13:23 > 0:13:26There's a couple of things I quite like the look of,
0:13:26 > 0:13:28but it's that nutty problem of price.
0:13:28 > 0:13:31Uh-oh! Here we go.
0:13:31 > 0:13:35- This was the item that sort of caught my imagination.- Yes?
0:13:35 > 0:13:40Your rather nice Spitfire, the ashtray. David, I see that at £25.
0:13:40 > 0:13:43Ah, I think I see it at £55!
0:13:45 > 0:13:51- I do like these white onyx things. I see that at £50.- Aha.
0:13:51 > 0:13:55- I see it at quite a bit more than that.- I know you do!
0:13:55 > 0:14:00- Can you help me out here? A package deal.- A package deal?
0:14:00 > 0:14:03What would be your package suggestion?
0:14:03 > 0:14:06Package suggestion would be £75.
0:14:06 > 0:14:09The Spitfire and the onyx come to £180!
0:14:09 > 0:14:14You sound like my plumber! I'll go to 30 on that.
0:14:14 > 0:14:20- Can we make it 80 for the two? - 80 for the two? She's smiling!
0:14:20 > 0:14:24- Go on, put there, David! - Shall we?- Well done. Thank you.
0:14:24 > 0:14:26Nice bit of negotiating, James,
0:14:26 > 0:14:29The boys wave Dufftown goodbye
0:14:29 > 0:14:33and continue travelling on 55 miles east to Clola.
0:14:39 > 0:14:41Clola is a hamlet in Aberdeenshire.
0:14:41 > 0:14:45The neighbourhood extends to a radius of a little over a mile.
0:14:45 > 0:14:49It may be small, but it's home to its very own antique emporium.
0:14:49 > 0:14:55- Spend, spend, spend.- How many items are you searching for?
0:14:55 > 0:14:57I need lots of items, Brackers!
0:14:57 > 0:15:00I've still got far too much money left.
0:15:00 > 0:15:03Spread over three floors, with a mixture of antiques and collectibles,
0:15:03 > 0:15:06this is their final chance before auction to spend big.
0:15:06 > 0:15:09James is straight to work with owner Tom
0:15:09 > 0:15:12and has found himself a pestle and mortar.
0:15:12 > 0:15:16- Where did you find this, Tom? - Inherited during a house clearance.
0:15:16 > 0:15:18Oh, right. OK.
0:15:18 > 0:15:21Years ago, these sort of things were very popular,
0:15:21 > 0:15:26along with pewter, and people love pestles and mortars.
0:15:26 > 0:15:30The word mortar derives from Latin mortarium,
0:15:30 > 0:15:32meaning receptacle for pounding.
0:15:32 > 0:15:36And pestle comes from the Latin pistilum, meaning pounder.
0:15:36 > 0:15:38This one's a 45 pounder.
0:15:38 > 0:15:41And then you've got... I quite like this.
0:15:41 > 0:15:44I spied this earlier, as I was walking round.
0:15:44 > 0:15:48- This is a lovely fellow. - Yes, the bushel.- The bushel.
0:15:48 > 0:15:52- This was a measure for... - For grain. Wheat or barley.
0:15:52 > 0:15:57- Was it level, the bushel? - Yes, it would have been.
0:15:57 > 0:16:00Very nice. And...there we are. It's all there.
0:16:00 > 0:16:02Now, I'm quite interested in the two.
0:16:02 > 0:16:06Could you do me a tremendous deal, Tom?
0:16:06 > 0:16:09I could probably offer you a nice deal on it.
0:16:09 > 0:16:14- What could you offer me on that? - 40?- 40. And what about this one?
0:16:14 > 0:16:18Could you go as low as say 45 on this?
0:16:18 > 0:16:23- No, I'm afraid I couldn't go as low as 45.- What could you do on that?
0:16:23 > 0:16:26- How does 60 sound?- 60.
0:16:28 > 0:16:32Could you either do 50 on this or 35 on that?
0:16:32 > 0:16:38Yes, I could do 35, on the pestle and mortar for you. Yes.
0:16:38 > 0:16:40What about 50 on that?
0:16:40 > 0:16:42- Not quite.- Not quite.
0:16:44 > 0:16:46I'm going to go for that one at 35, Tom.
0:16:46 > 0:16:48Well done, James. Nice buy.
0:16:51 > 0:16:55Downstairs, Charlie still has over £2,300.
0:16:57 > 0:17:00But he's on the case.
0:17:00 > 0:17:04Hello! A completely knackered garden urn.
0:17:04 > 0:17:07Reconstituted stoneware.
0:17:07 > 0:17:09I could cement that on to there, couldn't I,
0:17:09 > 0:17:14with my immense do it yourself skills.
0:17:22 > 0:17:26£10?! Look at that!
0:17:27 > 0:17:31If that isn't worth 30 or 40 quid, re-stuck together, I'll eat my hat!
0:17:34 > 0:17:37I'd give 40 quid for that if somebody stuck on.
0:17:37 > 0:17:40But when I was downstairs, I saw a broken urn.
0:17:40 > 0:17:45It says £10 on the label, and I was going to think,
0:17:45 > 0:17:50if it came in that condition, it probably came for nothing, didn't it?
0:17:50 > 0:17:54Would you like to take a five pound note for it?
0:17:54 > 0:17:58- Let's go and have a look at it. - Have a look at it. Shall I lead on?
0:17:58 > 0:18:01I'll show you exactly where I found it. This was the object.
0:18:01 > 0:18:03- This is the object.- Yeah.
0:18:03 > 0:18:08But I stuck the top on the bottom and it looked really nice.
0:18:08 > 0:18:12- Nice when it's put together.- I tried you at a fiver. What's the verdict?
0:18:12 > 0:18:16- I can meet you half way, sir. - Could you? £7.50!
0:18:16 > 0:18:19Fancy getting something to the nearest 50p!
0:18:19 > 0:18:23I think that sounds very reasonable, sir. May we shake on that deal?
0:18:23 > 0:18:25It's not going to be your biggest sale of the day.
0:18:25 > 0:18:29Last of the big spenders, eh, Charlie?
0:18:29 > 0:18:33So, with that final purchase Charlie Ross has picked up four auction lots,
0:18:33 > 0:18:41and spent a measley £135.50 of his £2,447.96.
0:18:41 > 0:18:46He spent a modest £7.50 on the broken garden urn.
0:18:46 > 0:18:51He bought a biscuit tin in the style of Wedgwood for a whopping £3.
0:18:51 > 0:18:55An enamel and chrome compact from Glasgow's 1938 exhibition
0:18:55 > 0:18:58at a more pricey £40.
0:18:58 > 0:19:02And his most expensive buy was a witch doctor's mace for £85,
0:19:02 > 0:19:05which he hopes will cast a spell at auction.
0:19:05 > 0:19:09James Braxton, on the other hand, spend £160,
0:19:09 > 0:19:11more than half his wallet, on five auciton lots.
0:19:11 > 0:19:15He spent £25 on two die-cast cannons.
0:19:15 > 0:19:19£30 on a wonderful World War II spitfire ashtray.
0:19:19 > 0:19:23A pretty but chipped white onyx cigarette box.
0:19:23 > 0:19:27For £50. An unusual pestle and mortar for £35.
0:19:27 > 0:19:31And £25 on an auspicious Chinese paperweight that he hopes
0:19:31 > 0:19:33will bring him luck at auction.
0:19:33 > 0:19:38He needs it. So, what do they really think of each other's treasures?
0:19:38 > 0:19:42That compact - I didn't have Father Roscoe down as a compact man,
0:19:42 > 0:19:46and at £40, I think that's a guaranteed loss.
0:19:46 > 0:19:51A real chancy item is that Chinese plaque.
0:19:51 > 0:19:53That just could make him a few bob.
0:19:53 > 0:19:59It's been a spectacular trip from Cullen, via Dufftown and Clola,
0:19:59 > 0:20:02and the auction in Aberdeen is in sight.
0:20:02 > 0:20:04Aberdeen - what a lovely city.
0:20:04 > 0:20:09Scotland's third most populous city, Aberdeen was historically the centre
0:20:09 > 0:20:12for the fishing and shipbuilding industries.
0:20:12 > 0:20:16However, with the discovery of North Sea oil in the 1970s,
0:20:16 > 0:20:19the fishing fleet moved up the coast and the oil industry moved in.
0:20:19 > 0:20:24Aberdeen is now famous as being the oil capital of Europe.
0:20:24 > 0:20:28But it's auction day as our two experts cruise into town.
0:20:28 > 0:20:32It looks like a saloon. Are you sure it's not a pub?
0:20:32 > 0:20:36John Milne Auction Room in Aberdeen was founded in 1867
0:20:36 > 0:20:41and is one of the major auction rooms in the northeast of Scotland.
0:20:41 > 0:20:44It's the moment of truth. Who will win and who will lose?
0:20:44 > 0:20:47Let the auction begin.
0:20:47 > 0:20:50First to go under the hammer is Charlie's garden urn.
0:20:50 > 0:20:51Will it be an earner?
0:20:51 > 0:20:53Stoneware garden urn at 30?
0:20:53 > 0:20:5520?
0:20:55 > 0:20:57£10?
0:20:57 > 0:20:59- Oh.- Garden urn at 10?
0:20:59 > 0:21:02- Surely... Ten I'm bid.- Oh, madam.
0:21:02 > 0:21:05- Be still, my fluttering heart. - 15. 18.
0:21:05 > 0:21:09£18. All done at £18?
0:21:09 > 0:21:12- All finished at 18? - BANGS GAVEL
0:21:12 > 0:21:15- 814.- Splendid. - Splendid. Very good.
0:21:15 > 0:21:18I'm afraid it's not the £40 you thought,
0:21:18 > 0:21:20so are you eating your hat now or later?
0:21:20 > 0:21:24Brackers! I'm into a profit.
0:21:24 > 0:21:27And after the not-so-expensive garden urn,
0:21:27 > 0:21:31it's Charlie's not-so-expensive biscuit tin.
0:21:31 > 0:21:33Ten I'm bid, I'm bid ten.
0:21:33 > 0:21:37To be sold, one bid at £10.
0:21:37 > 0:21:3912.
0:21:39 > 0:21:41£12, beside me at 12.
0:21:41 > 0:21:43All done at £12?
0:21:43 > 0:21:4614. 16.
0:21:47 > 0:21:4918. 20.
0:21:49 > 0:21:52£20. Beside me at £20, all done at £20?
0:21:52 > 0:21:55- Oh, 22, new bid. 24. - LAUGHTER
0:21:55 > 0:21:59£24 on my left at 24.
0:21:59 > 0:22:03All finished at £24? All done this time? 24?
0:22:03 > 0:22:06- BANGS GAVEL - Your bid, sir. 865. Thank you.
0:22:06 > 0:22:08Do you know what's most, most pleasurable about that?
0:22:08 > 0:22:10- What? Tell me. - I bought that in a shop
0:22:10 > 0:22:13- that you had been into immediately before.- Mm.
0:22:13 > 0:22:15That's fighting talk, Charlie.
0:22:15 > 0:22:18But will James' model cannons blow the bidders away?
0:22:18 > 0:22:22- They would grace any home, wouldn't they?- Oh, they're nice.
0:22:22 > 0:22:27We have the pair of die-cast model cannons on black metal carriages.
0:22:27 > 0:22:30- Uh...- 40 quid.- Cannons,
0:22:30 > 0:22:33£80? I'm bid 80.
0:22:33 > 0:22:35We've got £80.
0:22:35 > 0:22:38One bid of 80.
0:22:38 > 0:22:41- Going to be sold at that one bid of £80.- Brackers!- Blimey.
0:22:41 > 0:22:45All done at 80 for the decorative cannons? All done at £80?
0:22:45 > 0:22:50- BANGS GAVEL - That's a fantastic £60 profit, James. Well done.
0:22:50 > 0:22:53Braxton is back.
0:22:53 > 0:22:56- That two and a half grand is being whittled down.- Yeah.
0:22:56 > 0:22:59Let's hope your luck continues.
0:22:59 > 0:23:01The pestle and mortar are about to go under the hammer.
0:23:01 > 0:23:04- £40.- 40.
0:23:04 > 0:23:0620?
0:23:06 > 0:23:11£10? Ten I'm bid, I'm bid £10 for the mortar and pestle.
0:23:11 > 0:23:14- That's too cheap. No.- Too cheap.
0:23:14 > 0:23:1818. 20.
0:23:18 > 0:23:2322. £22, lady's bid at 22.
0:23:23 > 0:23:26- 25.- Oh, getting there, getting there.
0:23:26 > 0:23:30£25, lady's bid at £25. All done at £25?
0:23:30 > 0:23:33- BANGS GAVEL - Your bid.
0:23:33 > 0:23:34Oh, dear. Slipped back a bit, there.
0:23:34 > 0:23:39Oh, dear, James. that's a £10 loss. not what you needed.
0:23:40 > 0:23:44Sorely tempted to bid for it.
0:23:45 > 0:23:47Fingers crossed for James' model Spitfire.
0:23:47 > 0:23:49£20.
0:23:49 > 0:23:51CHARLIE MUTTERS INDISTINCTLY
0:23:51 > 0:23:56£10? Ten I'm bid.
0:23:56 > 0:23:5912. 15. 18.
0:23:59 > 0:24:0220. 25. 30.
0:24:02 > 0:24:05£30, far back, at 30.
0:24:05 > 0:24:10- Getting your money back. - All done at £30?
0:24:10 > 0:24:11- BANGS GAVEL - 388.
0:24:11 > 0:24:15- Money back...- Yeah, money back. - ..but not with commission, of course.
0:24:15 > 0:24:19Yup, sorry, James, but the auction house must take its earnings,
0:24:19 > 0:24:22so a break-even is, in fact, a loss.
0:24:23 > 0:24:27They've decided it IS a witch doctor's mace,
0:24:27 > 0:24:30so let's see if it's something the people of Aberdeen are looking for.
0:24:30 > 0:24:32£30 for the wooden mace?
0:24:32 > 0:24:34- What?- 20?- I've got 15 here, Colin.
0:24:34 > 0:24:3615, I'm bid 15.
0:24:36 > 0:24:38Thanks, Steven. One bid at £15.
0:24:40 > 0:24:42One bid at 15, going to be sold at £15.
0:24:42 > 0:24:45Oh, madam, you must need a witch doctor's mace.
0:24:45 > 0:24:47All finished?
0:24:47 > 0:24:49- 18.- Bidder over there, sir!
0:24:49 > 0:24:5120.
0:24:51 > 0:24:53£20, with Steven at 20.
0:24:53 > 0:24:57All done at £20 for the mace, all done at 20?
0:24:57 > 0:25:00- BANGS GAVEL - 825. Thank you.
0:25:00 > 0:25:02- Robbed.- Robbed. Desperately undersold
0:25:02 > 0:25:05Ouch. Sorry, Charlie.
0:25:05 > 0:25:08Witch-doctoring just isn't big in Aberdeen.
0:25:08 > 0:25:11That's really made quite a hole in my two and a half grand.
0:25:12 > 0:25:17Hopefully, James with have more luck with his Chinese paperweight.
0:25:17 > 0:25:19Start me at £60?
0:25:20 > 0:25:2140?
0:25:23 > 0:25:25£30?
0:25:25 > 0:25:2620?
0:25:26 > 0:25:29Oh, dear. This isn't looking good.
0:25:30 > 0:25:33Five? Five I'm bid.
0:25:33 > 0:25:37Six. Eight. £8, in the second row at £8.
0:25:37 > 0:25:39All done at eight?
0:25:39 > 0:25:4310, 12, 15, 18.
0:25:43 > 0:25:46- Now we're going.- £18, seated at £18.
0:25:46 > 0:25:49All done? 20. £20.
0:25:49 > 0:25:52- You'll get 100 yet, Brackers. - It's a good item.
0:25:52 > 0:25:55All done at £20? All done at 20?
0:25:55 > 0:25:58- BANGS GAVEL - There. My gut feelings were wrong, there, weren't they?
0:25:58 > 0:26:02- Brackers, that was terribly bad luck. - It was bad luck.
0:26:02 > 0:26:06I wouldn't be too smug, Charlie. Your final lot's up next.
0:26:06 > 0:26:09It's your chrome compact.
0:26:09 > 0:26:1120? I'm bid 20.
0:26:11 > 0:26:13Here, bid 20, straight in.
0:26:13 > 0:26:17- £30 beside me.- Come on.
0:26:17 > 0:26:21To be sold at £30. All done at 30?
0:26:21 > 0:26:25- 35.- Well done, madam. - 40. £40 on my left.
0:26:25 > 0:26:29At £40. All finished at £40? All done at 40?
0:26:29 > 0:26:32- BANGS GAVEL - Lost opportunity there, I'd say.
0:26:32 > 0:26:33Mm.
0:26:33 > 0:26:37- So what's that bring you up to, then?- I've made a small loss.
0:26:37 > 0:26:38I'm surprised at that.
0:26:41 > 0:26:42Here we go.
0:26:42 > 0:26:46Now it's James' last stab at a big profit.
0:26:46 > 0:26:49All we need are two onyx-loving fishermen
0:26:49 > 0:26:53to battle over his box and he'll be in with a fighting chance.
0:26:53 > 0:26:55Oh. It's quality.
0:26:55 > 0:27:00£60. Bid 60, I'm bid 60.
0:27:00 > 0:27:05Giving me 65. 70. Five. 80.
0:27:05 > 0:27:10- Five. 90. £90, on my right, at £90. - Oh, go on.
0:27:10 > 0:27:13- £95. - CHARLIE SIGHS
0:27:13 > 0:27:17A gentleman's bid at £95. All done at 95?
0:27:17 > 0:27:20- BANGS GAVEL Well done, James.- I know. Thank you.
0:27:20 > 0:27:23Brilliant. Absolutely brilliant.
0:27:23 > 0:27:25Great profit, James,
0:27:25 > 0:27:28and I think it's fair to say, a well-deserved victory.
0:27:28 > 0:27:32Summing it up, you are as good as I am bad.
0:27:35 > 0:27:40So modest. James started with £256.06,
0:27:40 > 0:27:45and after paying auction costs, made a profit of £45.
0:27:45 > 0:27:51He's making slow and steady progress and has £301.06 to carry forward.
0:27:51 > 0:27:57Charlie, meanwhile, started with a ridiculous £2,447.96
0:27:57 > 0:28:01and made a disappointing loss of £51.86.
0:28:01 > 0:28:03Despite his defeat,
0:28:03 > 0:28:09he still has a huge £2,396.10. The question is, will he mend his miserly ways
0:28:09 > 0:28:11and actually spend it?
0:28:11 > 0:28:14- Congratulations. - Thank you, thank you. Steady work.
0:28:14 > 0:28:17You've got a little catching up to do, but...
0:28:17 > 0:28:21By your calculations, when might I slip into the lead?
0:28:21 > 0:28:26I think you'll be in the lead in January 2085.
0:28:26 > 0:28:30The boys are now heading to Tarland,
0:28:30 > 0:28:35before our second auction showdown in Hamilton.
0:28:35 > 0:28:39In the 18th century, Tarland was an important trading centre.
0:28:39 > 0:28:43It had a weekly market and six fairs throughout the year.
0:28:43 > 0:28:47Tarland may be small, but it's home to our experts' first shop of the day.
0:28:49 > 0:28:52What a lovely view! Well driven.
0:28:54 > 0:28:57Another chapter, another day.
0:28:57 > 0:29:02I've got so much money, I don't know what to do with it, but I want to spend it.
0:29:02 > 0:29:06- Remind me, what's the figure, Charlie?- Approximately 2,400.
0:29:06 > 0:29:08- Plays £300.- Yeah.
0:29:08 > 0:29:11- Shall we go and see what they've got? - Yeah, come on. Let's go.
0:29:11 > 0:29:15Tarland Tower Antiques has been open for 18 years
0:29:15 > 0:29:17and is run by owner George.
0:29:17 > 0:29:20It has a large warehouse and four smaller rooms
0:29:20 > 0:29:23stocked full of beautiful furniture and interiors.
0:29:23 > 0:29:26Time for our boys to divide and conquer.
0:29:26 > 0:29:28Oh, look at that bed!
0:29:28 > 0:29:32- You've got the money for that bed. - Isn't this fabulous?
0:29:32 > 0:29:36Determined to spend his dosh, Charlie gets tactical.
0:29:36 > 0:29:41I'm phoning the auction room, just to find out what they're good at.
0:29:41 > 0:29:44What they sell really well. Oh, hello, is that the auction rooms?
0:29:44 > 0:29:47It's Charlie Ross. I'm just putting a little call in,
0:29:47 > 0:29:51do you have any specific areas which you're strong in, in the saleroom?
0:29:51 > 0:29:54He's cheating.
0:29:54 > 0:29:58Thanks a lot, OK. Bye-bye.
0:29:58 > 0:30:02- Brackers, were you listening in on that?- I was.- You are such a sneaker.
0:30:02 > 0:30:05Nothing gets past you, does it?
0:30:05 > 0:30:09- Anyway, steer clear of big brown furniture.- All right.
0:30:09 > 0:30:12There's a shock. Small pieces of furniture, particularly good.
0:30:12 > 0:30:16- And has he got a picture section, in his auction?- I didn't ask him.
0:30:16 > 0:30:21Look, we're wasting time. Brackers, I've given you all the information you're going to get.
0:30:21 > 0:30:25With that, it's pretty clear that furniture is off the shopping list.
0:30:25 > 0:30:28- What exactly are they?- Are they not for sort of sake or something?
0:30:28 > 0:30:32He's got a jolly... He looks a little bit like James.
0:30:32 > 0:30:36Sake is a Japanese alcoholic drink made from rice.
0:30:36 > 0:30:39The Japanese believe that in order to enjoy it to its fullest,
0:30:39 > 0:30:41the sake cup you drink from should be as beautiful
0:30:41 > 0:30:44or as interesting as possible.
0:30:44 > 0:30:46This unique pair are priced at £45 each.
0:30:48 > 0:30:50- Could you do 20 quid for the two? - No.- No?
0:30:50 > 0:30:55- No, not for the two, but I think you should have a think about it.- Yes.
0:30:55 > 0:30:58They are a bit different and the kind of thing you might do well on.
0:30:58 > 0:31:01Charlie, while you contemplate spending,
0:31:01 > 0:31:06George has taken James to see an interesting 1950s print of Balmoral.
0:31:06 > 0:31:10- I think it's an advertising poster that has been over varnished.- Yeah.
0:31:10 > 0:31:14- I bought it with a bunch of other stuff.- It's lovely, really lovely.
0:31:14 > 0:31:16Here is the artist, Kenneth Steel.
0:31:16 > 0:31:19It's very much in the railway tradition of posters, isn't it?
0:31:19 > 0:31:24Born in Sheffield in 1906, Kenneth Steel was a watercolour painter
0:31:24 > 0:31:26and this is one of his prints from Royal Deeside.
0:31:26 > 0:31:29- £25.- £25, you've got a deal.
0:31:29 > 0:31:32- I think you'll do OK with that. - Thank you, thank you.
0:31:32 > 0:31:35Well done, James, the first purchase of the day.
0:31:35 > 0:31:38Unfortunately, Charlie doesn't have the same sense of urgency.
0:31:38 > 0:31:39You wouldn't, would you?
0:31:39 > 0:31:42Stop sitting on your wallet and get some money out.
0:31:42 > 0:31:45After some tough love from James,
0:31:45 > 0:31:48Charlie's gone back out in search of a bargain.
0:31:48 > 0:31:52Oh, my God! Isn't that wonderful?
0:31:52 > 0:31:54The shop IS wonderful.
0:31:54 > 0:31:57This is a garage full of brown furniture.
0:31:57 > 0:31:59Are the alarm bells not ringing, Charlie?
0:31:59 > 0:32:01Hamilton is quite near Glasgow.
0:32:01 > 0:32:05I've got an Arts and Crafts overmantle there. Cheap little lot.
0:32:05 > 0:32:07- Is that very cheap?- Yes. - By Rennie Mackintosh?
0:32:07 > 0:32:09I think it could be.
0:32:09 > 0:32:12I think it's more likely to be Jimmy Mackintosh!
0:32:14 > 0:32:18- £25, you can't go wrong. - Is that all it is?
0:32:18 > 0:32:23George, you're just beginning to come to my way of thinking.
0:32:23 > 0:32:24What on earth is going on?
0:32:24 > 0:32:28Now James has jumped on the garage bandwagon.
0:32:28 > 0:32:31This is an antique assault course.
0:32:31 > 0:32:34- Are you sure you boys are fit for this?- That's a big picture frame.
0:32:34 > 0:32:37There's two of them.
0:32:37 > 0:32:40- £150.- What, for the two of them? - Yes.
0:32:40 > 0:32:43- Is that good or bad?- That's good. - I think it's phenomenal.
0:32:43 > 0:32:44Go on, George, they're mine.
0:32:44 > 0:32:47Very risky buying something you can't properly see, James.
0:32:47 > 0:32:49But if you're sure...
0:32:49 > 0:32:51In the corner, is that a book case?
0:32:51 > 0:32:54- Would it have had a marble top? - Yeah, but I've got the marble top.
0:32:54 > 0:32:58Over the top of that bed, you'll see the marble top.
0:32:58 > 0:33:00Got it, got it.
0:33:00 > 0:33:03- It's an open fronter, is it?- Yes.
0:33:03 > 0:33:06- These aren't gilt metal, are they? - No, they're wooden.
0:33:06 > 0:33:09- Will you take 100 quid for it?- Yeah.
0:33:09 > 0:33:11- I'll have it.- Right.
0:33:11 > 0:33:15I'd love to congratulate you on finally making a purchase,
0:33:15 > 0:33:17but I think it's a bit of a risk.
0:33:18 > 0:33:21Finally, back outside, and Charlie's on a roll.
0:33:21 > 0:33:23He's spotted an Edwardian mahogany writing desk.
0:33:23 > 0:33:26How much is that?
0:33:26 > 0:33:30- I couldn't do it for less than 220. - How much?- 220, that would be me.
0:33:30 > 0:33:32Let's pull that out.
0:33:32 > 0:33:37They did say, the saleroom, small pieces of furniture.
0:33:37 > 0:33:40This is a little lady's writing table,
0:33:40 > 0:33:42leather top and it's got a little compartment here.
0:33:42 > 0:33:46It has two drawers. One and a half?
0:33:46 > 0:33:49I wouldn't move, that's a bargain at 220.
0:33:49 > 0:33:50Could you do 200?
0:33:50 > 0:33:55I could restore this piece, as you know, and I'd sell it no problem.
0:33:55 > 0:33:56So I'm going to stick...
0:33:56 > 0:33:59Go on, shake on it, I think that's very fair.
0:33:59 > 0:34:02I was being a bit of an old cheapskate there.
0:34:02 > 0:34:05- I think it's worth every penny. - It is, it's worth it.
0:34:05 > 0:34:08And now he's started spending, he just can't stop.
0:34:08 > 0:34:12There was an overmantle in the top shed there, got a hint of Mackintosh.
0:34:12 > 0:34:17- It does.- A very small hint of Mackintosh.- And it's the right money.
0:34:17 > 0:34:20- What was it, I can't remember what you quoted me?- £25.
0:34:20 > 0:34:24You did. At 25 quid, even I won't argue with that.
0:34:24 > 0:34:29With £2,076.10 still to spend, I should hope not.
0:34:29 > 0:34:33What about those unique sake cups?
0:34:33 > 0:34:36That is the thing you should be going out of here with.
0:34:36 > 0:34:40- I'll do the two for 50 quid. - 50?!- For the two.
0:34:40 > 0:34:43It's the right time for that oriental stuff at the moment.
0:34:43 > 0:34:45They're a bit different, huge characters, just like you.
0:34:45 > 0:34:48You're an absolutely wonderful salesman.
0:34:48 > 0:34:50I think the two of them, the two of you...
0:34:50 > 0:34:53- I'll tell you what, George, let's shake on that.- Sure.- Four things.
0:34:53 > 0:34:57- Yes.- It's been an absolute dream here, it's been fantastic.
0:34:57 > 0:35:00But the excitement's not over yet.
0:35:00 > 0:35:03Charlie is heading 32 miles east, to Blairs,
0:35:03 > 0:35:06where he has a prior engagement.
0:35:09 > 0:35:12St Mary's College was founded in 1829,
0:35:12 > 0:35:14when John Menzies of Pitfodels,
0:35:14 > 0:35:17the last member of an old Aberdeen Catholic family,
0:35:17 > 0:35:23donated his mansion and estate of 1,000 acres to the Catholic church.
0:35:23 > 0:35:25Today, it's known as Blairs Museum
0:35:25 > 0:35:27and it gives a unique insight into
0:35:27 > 0:35:30Scotland's Catholic history and heritage.
0:35:30 > 0:35:35Showing him round is former pupil, teacher and now museum manager Ian.
0:35:35 > 0:35:39Well, Blairs is basically what used to be our junior seminary.
0:35:39 > 0:35:42So basically, a boarding school for boys of secondary school age
0:35:42 > 0:35:45who were thinking about becoming a Catholic priest.
0:35:45 > 0:35:48- Right.- I was one of them a long time ago, back in the 1960s.
0:35:48 > 0:35:51And that's where your thoughts were at that time?
0:35:51 > 0:35:53At that time, yes, but I've now been married for 33 years...
0:35:53 > 0:35:56So you obviously took a different course.
0:35:56 > 0:35:58It changed. After that, I was actually here
0:35:58 > 0:36:01and my wife taught here as well,
0:36:01 > 0:36:04for the last nine years before the college closed 25 years ago now.
0:36:05 > 0:36:08From its establishment, Blairs College was recognised
0:36:08 > 0:36:12as a safe place to receive and preserve artefacts
0:36:12 > 0:36:15relating to Scotland's Catholic heritage.
0:36:15 > 0:36:18Their collection of paintings spans more than four centuries,
0:36:18 > 0:36:21featuring some of Scotland's most renowned historical figures.
0:36:21 > 0:36:25Today, Charlie has come to see the highlight of the collection,
0:36:25 > 0:36:29a full-length memorial portrait of Mary Queen Of Scots.
0:36:29 > 0:36:33Mary had been imprisoned in England for something like 19 years.
0:36:33 > 0:36:36- It was basically house arrest in various castles.- Yes.
0:36:36 > 0:36:41With no direct heir, Mary was the closest successor to the English throne.
0:36:41 > 0:36:44Perceived as a threat, Elizabeth had her arrested,
0:36:44 > 0:36:47and after 19 years, she was tried and executed for treason,
0:36:47 > 0:36:51a decision that has caused much speculation.
0:36:51 > 0:36:54- Some pressure on Elizabeth to have her executed.- Yes.
0:36:54 > 0:36:59- Is it true that she didn't want to have her executed?- Yes.
0:36:59 > 0:37:03We actually have a copy of the death warrant over here,
0:37:03 > 0:37:06You can see Elizabeth's signature there on the top right hand corner.
0:37:06 > 0:37:10Some people believe that she was given it in a pile of papers
0:37:10 > 0:37:13and signed it, not realising what she had signed.
0:37:13 > 0:37:15Other people believe that she meant to sign it,
0:37:15 > 0:37:18but she didn't mean it to be carried out immediately.
0:37:18 > 0:37:20But then her ministers do exactly that.
0:37:20 > 0:37:23Within days, Mary is executed and they come back and tell her
0:37:23 > 0:37:27that it's been carried out. Supposedly, Elizabeth was furious
0:37:27 > 0:37:31- and, at the same time, in floods of tears.- Yes.
0:37:31 > 0:37:35Almost her last act, it's very, very symbolic, because
0:37:35 > 0:37:38she is wearing this scarlet underclothing,
0:37:38 > 0:37:42and that colour is the same colour of vestments a priest would wear
0:37:42 > 0:37:44on the feast day of a martyr.
0:37:44 > 0:37:48So Mary, almost in her last act, is saying, I'm being executed
0:37:48 > 0:37:51because of my faith and not because I'm a traitor against Elizabeth.
0:37:51 > 0:37:55- Strong statement, isn't it? - That's right.
0:37:55 > 0:38:00After that religious reflection, Charlie and James are back on the road and on the hunt for antiques.
0:38:00 > 0:38:03Have we creeped over to the west coast now?
0:38:03 > 0:38:06We can't have got quite to the west coast.
0:38:06 > 0:38:08No, sorry, we've crept down the coast, there we are.
0:38:08 > 0:38:14They're leaving Tarland behind and travelling 40 miles south
0:38:14 > 0:38:18to Montrose, where James hopes to bag himself a bargain.
0:38:18 > 0:38:22- Montrose, have you ever been to Montrose before?- I haven't.
0:38:23 > 0:38:28Montrose is the northernmost coastal town in Angus and, in 1777,
0:38:28 > 0:38:30was the birthplace of doctor
0:38:30 > 0:38:33and Radical MP Joseph Hume.
0:38:33 > 0:38:36For 30 years, he was a leader of the Radical Party
0:38:36 > 0:38:37and became the self-appointed
0:38:37 > 0:38:39guardian of the public purse.
0:38:40 > 0:38:43- Smoothly done, Brackers. - Slippery smooth.
0:38:43 > 0:38:46- I don't even need to get out here, I can just shuffle across.- Can you?
0:38:46 > 0:38:50- Good luck, old chum.- Thank you. - Spend, spend, spend.
0:38:52 > 0:38:55George Eaton Antiques is James Braxton's first port of call.
0:38:55 > 0:38:57Morning.
0:38:57 > 0:39:01- Hi.- James.- George. Nice to meet you. - Nice to meet you, George.
0:39:01 > 0:39:04This is my sort of shop. It's a foraging shop.
0:39:04 > 0:39:06This is lovely, a domino set,
0:39:06 > 0:39:09and it's made with bone.
0:39:09 > 0:39:11Bone faces, with ebony backing.
0:39:11 > 0:39:13Here's a more interesting set.
0:39:13 > 0:39:15They're up to nine,
0:39:15 > 0:39:19- which is rarer. Usually, they're only up to six.- Oh, I see.
0:39:19 > 0:39:21- It's a set and a half. - That's very good.
0:39:21 > 0:39:24So you've got another three numbers to conjure with, haven't you?
0:39:24 > 0:39:30Generally, the most commonly used dominoes sets are double six
0:39:30 > 0:39:34and double nine, although double 12, 15 and 18
0:39:34 > 0:39:36are popular for games involving several players.
0:39:36 > 0:39:40- How much are these then, George?- Erm, 25.
0:39:40 > 0:39:44Really? That's a lovely lot.
0:39:44 > 0:39:48OK, what other curios have you got for me, George?
0:39:48 > 0:39:51- Is that a sort of Continental piece, that?- It's WMF.
0:39:51 > 0:39:55- Oh, it is WMF?- Yes.- And how much have you got on that, George?
0:39:55 > 0:40:01That had 150 on it, but as with everything...
0:40:01 > 0:40:03Everything is negotiable in life, isn't it?
0:40:03 > 0:40:07It looks as though it has the most beautiful polished glass liner.
0:40:07 > 0:40:10Isn't that a lovely piece of glass?
0:40:10 > 0:40:11Grr!
0:40:11 > 0:40:17Wurttembergische Metallwarenfabrik, or WMF,
0:40:17 > 0:40:20is a German Art Nouveau producer specialising in metalwork
0:40:20 > 0:40:23from the late 19th and into the 20th century.
0:40:23 > 0:40:28A lovely stylised border, sort of beech, almost like a beech leaf.
0:40:28 > 0:40:32I suppose it's a stylised vine leaf or something.
0:40:32 > 0:40:35- Vine, it's got grapes on it. - Grapes, hasn't it?
0:40:35 > 0:40:38Give grapes to somebody in hospital, that would restore their spirit,
0:40:38 > 0:40:40wouldn't it?
0:40:40 > 0:40:44Lovely, beautifully modelled. That's a lovely item.
0:40:44 > 0:40:47Yes, you are modelling it rather beautifully.
0:40:47 > 0:40:50And while James continues his search for lovely items,
0:40:50 > 0:40:52Charlie is heading
0:40:52 > 0:40:5415 miles inland to Letham.
0:40:54 > 0:40:59The largest village in Angus, Letham is famous for its Victorian market,
0:40:59 > 0:41:01which takes place in early July.
0:41:02 > 0:41:05I'm absolutely chipper!
0:41:05 > 0:41:10I phoned up the man in the antiques saleroom where we're going to.
0:41:10 > 0:41:13He said, don't buy furniture, it doesn't sell very well.
0:41:13 > 0:41:17So I ripped straight into buying three pieces of furniture.
0:41:17 > 0:41:21Never listen to the experts, that's what Winston Churchill said.
0:41:21 > 0:41:24Never listen to the experts.
0:41:24 > 0:41:26Time will tell, Charlie.
0:41:26 > 0:41:29Let's see what gems you can uncover in Lovejoy Antiques.
0:41:29 > 0:41:33- It sounds promising.- Is it Barbara? - Yes, it is.- I'm Charlie.
0:41:33 > 0:41:35Housed in a converted stable,
0:41:35 > 0:41:40Barbara and her husband have been in the business for over six years.
0:41:40 > 0:41:43Barbara, there's an extremely jolly person down here,
0:41:43 > 0:41:46- looking at me...- Yes.
0:41:46 > 0:41:48..who looks like a Chinese bronze...
0:41:48 > 0:41:50- It IS bronze!- Yes.
0:41:52 > 0:41:54Look at that, pretty miserable,
0:41:54 > 0:41:58laughing, and...
0:41:58 > 0:41:59I think that's James Braxton.
0:41:59 > 0:42:03- Quite jolly.- Yeah. How much is this object?
0:42:03 > 0:42:06- Hundreds and hundreds of pounds? - No, no, just 100.
0:42:06 > 0:42:09Would £50 buy him?
0:42:09 > 0:42:12No, 70 might.
0:42:12 > 0:42:16- You've got me tempted here.- Yes. - I think he's absolutely splendid.
0:42:16 > 0:42:18I wish I knew more about these things.
0:42:18 > 0:42:23These faces must be the four faces of man, or whatever,
0:42:23 > 0:42:26but I don't know quite what they signify.
0:42:26 > 0:42:31Actually, the four faces of a Chinese Buddha represent
0:42:31 > 0:42:35pleasure, anger, sorrow and joy.
0:42:35 > 0:42:40It's believed that a Chinese Buddha will both protect and bring good luck.
0:42:40 > 0:42:43- 50 won't buy him?- No. 70.
0:42:43 > 0:42:46- 70 will.- Mm-hm.
0:42:46 > 0:42:48- Sold.- Well done.
0:42:48 > 0:42:51Sold. I knew I'd find something in the end.
0:42:51 > 0:42:53I think that's a cracker. Look at that.
0:42:53 > 0:42:58- The four faces of James Braxton. - Oh, Charlie!
0:42:58 > 0:43:00Meanwhile, James has been drawn to
0:43:00 > 0:43:02art deco...and red trousers.
0:43:02 > 0:43:05Where do they come from? Do you remember the building?
0:43:05 > 0:43:06They were from Montrose picture house.
0:43:06 > 0:43:09A great '30s feel to those flowers, isn't it?
0:43:09 > 0:43:12Very art deco. I really like those.
0:43:12 > 0:43:16- How much have you got on those?- £30. - £30, and you get the two for 30?
0:43:16 > 0:43:19- Yes, it's a sash window. - Sash window.
0:43:19 > 0:43:23- Operated, one above the other. - One in front of the other. I see.
0:43:23 > 0:43:24In a frame and they slide down.
0:43:24 > 0:43:26They look good together, don't they?
0:43:26 > 0:43:28I like those.
0:43:28 > 0:43:30- George, I'm going to have those.- OK.
0:43:30 > 0:43:33Very nice, James! And feeling confident,
0:43:33 > 0:43:37he strides on to haggle on the dominoes, priced at £25,
0:43:37 > 0:43:41and the WMF grape dish at £150.
0:43:41 > 0:43:45Is there any chance, George, I could do those two for £95?
0:43:45 > 0:43:48It's a struggle.
0:43:48 > 0:43:52- If that's all you've got. - It's all I've got, bar the pence.
0:43:52 > 0:43:54George, thank you very much indeed.
0:43:54 > 0:43:56Well done, James, that's an amazing £80 saving.
0:43:56 > 0:44:02And after spending £95, you've got £1.06 to your name.
0:44:02 > 0:44:05I'd like you to have the £1.06 as a bit of luck money.
0:44:05 > 0:44:08- Thank you very much. It's been a pleasure. - It's been really great fun.
0:44:08 > 0:44:11While James donates his last pennies,
0:44:11 > 0:44:14Charlie's making his way to Barry.
0:44:14 > 0:44:17A small village in Angus, Barry lies at the mouth of the River Tay.
0:44:17 > 0:44:22It's Charlie's last chance to flash his cash
0:44:22 > 0:44:25and Anderson High Antiques is his final shop of the day.
0:44:25 > 0:44:29Open for two years, it's located in part of a 19th-century school.
0:44:29 > 0:44:35Owner Kate and husband Ed have been in the business for 15 years.
0:44:35 > 0:44:37After browsing,
0:44:37 > 0:44:40Ed shows Charlie a set of six Royal Doulton coffee cups,
0:44:40 > 0:44:44handpainted by May Wilson and priced at £48.
0:44:44 > 0:44:46MW? Who is...?
0:44:46 > 0:44:49MW is May Wilson, who is one of the ladies that
0:44:49 > 0:44:54we collectively refer to as the "Scottish lady artists",
0:44:54 > 0:44:57who bought the pottery blanks.
0:44:57 > 0:45:00They were all artists, mostly associated with
0:45:00 > 0:45:02either the Glasgow School of Art or the Edinburgh School of Art.
0:45:02 > 0:45:06- How interesting.- They painted these beautiful...
0:45:06 > 0:45:09That's interesting.
0:45:09 > 0:45:13I think they bought the glazed object, by the looks of things.
0:45:13 > 0:45:18- Painted over the glazing?- Precisely. - Why are they so cheap? He said, shooting himself in the foot!
0:45:18 > 0:45:21There is one cup which has had a repair on it.
0:45:21 > 0:45:26Here it is, here. The little handle has been glued.
0:45:26 > 0:45:28It could be better repaired.
0:45:28 > 0:45:31- I actually find them really charming. - They are nice, aren't they?
0:45:31 > 0:45:33The thing is, in the central belt of Scotland,
0:45:33 > 0:45:38people who collect these things will know who that is.
0:45:38 > 0:45:41- Fantastic.- Might be quite an interesting one.- Sold.- Excellent.
0:45:42 > 0:45:46I said sold without even talking about the price.
0:45:46 > 0:45:50I'm happy to do for you what we would do for the trade, basically,
0:45:50 > 0:45:53which might be to make it, say, £43.
0:45:53 > 0:45:57- £43.- Is that all right?- I think I've probably got £43 for it.
0:45:57 > 0:46:00Lovely final buy, Charlie. So, shopping finished,
0:46:00 > 0:46:04James has spent his entire £301.06 on five lots.
0:46:04 > 0:46:08£25 on the heavily varnished Balmoral print.
0:46:08 > 0:46:12£15 on the rare, ebony-backed domino set.
0:46:12 > 0:46:17Two arts and crafts style stained glass windows for £30.
0:46:17 > 0:46:23An Art Nouveau WMF bowl for £80, and £150 on two large gilt frames.
0:46:23 > 0:46:27Charlie's combined the four-faced Buddha, bought for £70,
0:46:27 > 0:46:29with the £50 sake cups.
0:46:29 > 0:46:32He spent £43 on the May Wilson porcelain set,
0:46:32 > 0:46:35£25 on the over mantle mirror,
0:46:35 > 0:46:42£100 on the bookcase, and splashed out £220 on the lady's writing desk.
0:46:42 > 0:46:45But what do they think of each other's purchases?
0:46:45 > 0:46:50I think he's let himself down a bit with the sake cups.
0:46:50 > 0:46:52One of them's chipped, £50.
0:46:52 > 0:46:56I think Father Roscoe may struggle to get out of that one,
0:46:56 > 0:46:59but knowing his luck, he might get away with it.
0:46:59 > 0:47:01His best buy - undoubtedly the large frames.
0:47:01 > 0:47:05They are great, I think they'll double his money.
0:47:05 > 0:47:07Our experts have been on a voyage of discovery
0:47:07 > 0:47:09from Tarland to Montrose,
0:47:09 > 0:47:10Letham to Barry,
0:47:10 > 0:47:12finally crossing to the west
0:47:12 > 0:47:14and arriving in Hamilton.
0:47:14 > 0:47:17Hamilton is a town in South Lanarkshire,
0:47:17 > 0:47:20in the west central lowlands of Scotland,
0:47:20 > 0:47:23and it's home to Hamilton auction market,
0:47:23 > 0:47:26one of the biggest auctioneers in Lanarkshire.
0:47:26 > 0:47:30Do you think, when you see your frames, they'll only be three-sided,
0:47:30 > 0:47:33that they will have rotted away?
0:47:33 > 0:47:37I don't know how long my bookcase is, because I could only see one end.
0:47:37 > 0:47:41You both certainly took a gamble with your rather large purchases,
0:47:41 > 0:47:44but it's auction day and we'll soon find out if it's paid off.
0:47:44 > 0:47:50LS Smellie & Sons Ltd were established in 1874
0:47:50 > 0:47:53and are a sixth-generation family-run business.
0:47:54 > 0:47:57Oh, look! In all their splendour.
0:47:57 > 0:48:00Fabulous. And yours.
0:48:00 > 0:48:04- Oh, good Lord, so it is!- What a fine piece, what a fine piece.
0:48:04 > 0:48:08- A decorator's piece, isn't it? - Very much so.
0:48:08 > 0:48:10- Will they appreciate it up here? - Of course they will.
0:48:10 > 0:48:13- Shall we find our other things? - Yes, come on.
0:48:13 > 0:48:16The boys have left the back room for the auction room, and a nail-biting finale.
0:48:16 > 0:48:20- First under the hammer is Charlie's bookcase.- What's it worth, £100?
0:48:20 > 0:48:25100, for it now. 100. To get it off, 50... 30 then, for it now.
0:48:25 > 0:48:29Oh, dear, this isn't looking good.
0:48:29 > 0:48:3330 bid, surely one more? 30 bid.
0:48:33 > 0:48:3630, five, 35, and 40.
0:48:36 > 0:48:3845. Come on, sir.
0:48:38 > 0:48:4345 and 50, 50 bid, 55, and 60 now.
0:48:43 > 0:48:46At 60. At 60 bid.
0:48:46 > 0:48:4960 bid, it's too cheap.
0:48:49 > 0:48:52- At 60 bid, five, 65...- Keep going!
0:48:52 > 0:48:5570 bid, 70 bid,
0:48:55 > 0:48:58- 70 bid, 70 bid.- One more.- 70 bid...
0:48:58 > 0:49:00All done at £70.
0:49:02 > 0:49:05Roscoe. You only fell a little.
0:49:05 > 0:49:07Never listen to the experts, eh?
0:49:07 > 0:49:10Oh, Brackers!
0:49:12 > 0:49:16James, next in the spotlight are your rather large frames.
0:49:16 > 0:49:18£100, 100 for them,
0:49:18 > 0:49:21for the pair, 100, £50.
0:49:21 > 0:49:23Straight in.
0:49:23 > 0:49:2750 I'm bid, a 50 bid...
0:49:27 > 0:49:30There must be some opposition.
0:49:30 > 0:49:33At 55, 60, and five, 65, and 70...
0:49:33 > 0:49:3670 bid, 70 bid.
0:49:36 > 0:49:39Come on!
0:49:39 > 0:49:41- 70 bid...- A bit more.
0:49:41 > 0:49:44All done at £70.
0:49:44 > 0:49:49- A steal, Brackers, a steal.- I thought I had the deal of the century.
0:49:49 > 0:49:52Ouch, not what you were expecting, eh?
0:49:52 > 0:49:56- Do you know what I am now thinking? - What?
0:49:56 > 0:49:59Thank God I let you buy them!
0:49:59 > 0:50:03Next in the line of fire is Charlie's lady's writing desk.
0:50:03 > 0:50:07150, 100 I'm bid, at 100 I'm bid...
0:50:08 > 0:50:10110, at 110...
0:50:10 > 0:50:15120, at 120, 130, at 140...
0:50:15 > 0:50:22150, 160, 170, 180, 190, 200...
0:50:22 > 0:50:25200 I'm bid, at 210.
0:50:25 > 0:50:29210, at 210, I'm bid.
0:50:29 > 0:50:31220 now, 230.
0:50:31 > 0:50:34I'm sort of getting my money back.
0:50:34 > 0:50:38- At 230...- Come on!- 230...
0:50:38 > 0:50:42- 230... All done?- Try one more.- 230.
0:50:43 > 0:50:46- Well done, Roscoe.- Well...- Could have been a lot worse, couldn't it?
0:50:46 > 0:50:49- Brave move, wasn't it?- It could have been a picture frame.
0:50:49 > 0:50:51Very lucky, Charlie.
0:50:51 > 0:50:54Before commission, that's a small £10 profit.
0:50:54 > 0:50:58Your turn, James. What will Hamilton make of your 1950s print?
0:50:58 > 0:51:0230 for it now. 20, ten, £10, surely now?
0:51:02 > 0:51:04- Ten I'm bid. Thank you, sir.- Ten?
0:51:04 > 0:51:07- Go on.- There's a lady bidding now.
0:51:07 > 0:51:1012, 14, at 14, 16...
0:51:10 > 0:51:17At 16, 18. At 18, 20, at 22, five...
0:51:17 > 0:51:22At 25 and eight, 30 now, 32, 32 I'm bid.
0:51:22 > 0:51:25At 32, 32...
0:51:25 > 0:51:28- Another bidder. - Five now. 35 and eight.
0:51:28 > 0:51:31Brackers, you're on fire now!
0:51:31 > 0:51:3438, eight, 38...
0:51:34 > 0:51:36- All done at £38?- 38.
0:51:39 > 0:51:40I feel as though
0:51:40 > 0:51:42I've almost painted it myself!
0:51:42 > 0:51:47Well done, James, it might be small, but at least it's a profit.
0:51:47 > 0:51:51- 13 in the pot.- Charlie, it's time for your overmantle mirror.
0:51:51 > 0:51:53£50. 30 then, 30 I'm bid.
0:51:53 > 0:51:55Your buyer.
0:51:55 > 0:52:0030 bid and five, 40, five, 50...
0:52:00 > 0:52:03At 50 bid, five, and 60, 60 bid.
0:52:03 > 0:52:05Come on.
0:52:05 > 0:52:0860 bid, 60...
0:52:08 > 0:52:11Five now, at 65, at 70, at 70 bid.
0:52:11 > 0:52:16At 70 bid...
0:52:16 > 0:52:18All done at £70?
0:52:21 > 0:52:24£45 is a great profit.
0:52:25 > 0:52:29James, the pressure's on, can your sash window slash your losses?
0:52:29 > 0:52:32£20 for them, ten then, £10.
0:52:32 > 0:52:34Your man's at it again.
0:52:34 > 0:52:37Ten I'm bid, ten...
0:52:37 > 0:52:4212 now, 14, 16, 18, 20...
0:52:42 > 0:52:47And two, and five, and eight. At 28.
0:52:47 > 0:52:50- Go on.- 28 I'm bid. 28 I'm bid...
0:52:50 > 0:52:55At £28, at 28, 28...
0:52:55 > 0:52:58All done? At £28. 30 now, just in time.
0:52:58 > 0:53:02- Oh, 30.- 30.- 30 bid, two now.
0:53:02 > 0:53:07At 32, 35, 38, at 38.
0:53:07 > 0:53:09At 38, 38 I'm bid...
0:53:09 > 0:53:11Well done, my man.
0:53:11 > 0:53:14Brackers, you're working them from behind.
0:53:14 > 0:53:16All done at £38...
0:53:16 > 0:53:19- Well done, the auctioneer. - You've slipped out of that one.
0:53:19 > 0:53:22I did slip out of that one.
0:53:22 > 0:53:25I'm afraid, after commission, that's not a whole lot.
0:53:26 > 0:53:28Next on show is Charlie's set of
0:53:28 > 0:53:30Royal Doulton coffee cups.
0:53:30 > 0:53:33£30, 30 for them now.
0:53:33 > 0:53:3920, ten. A bid at ten. Ten I'm bid...
0:53:39 > 0:53:4212, 14,
0:53:42 > 0:53:4416, 18, 20,
0:53:44 > 0:53:48two, five, at 25,
0:53:48 > 0:53:54eight, at 28, and 30. 30 bid...
0:53:54 > 0:54:01- Fresh bidder, two, 32 and five, at 35, and eight, at 38, and 40.- Ooh.
0:54:01 > 0:54:03At 40 now. 40 bid...
0:54:03 > 0:54:05Nearly getting my money back now.
0:54:05 > 0:54:09- Two, at 42, at five.- Come on!
0:54:09 > 0:54:12- At 48 and 50, now. - Yes, that's the way.
0:54:12 > 0:54:1550 bid...
0:54:15 > 0:54:17All done at £50...
0:54:17 > 0:54:19Thank you, sir.
0:54:19 > 0:54:22- Well, got me out of trouble. - £50, well done.
0:54:23 > 0:54:27Another close call, Charlie, but still a profit.
0:54:27 > 0:54:28Next to face the music
0:54:28 > 0:54:30are James's dominoes.
0:54:30 > 0:54:32- Lovely lot.- Unusual set.
0:54:32 > 0:54:36- 20, £20 for them.- You're in at 20, you're in at a profit.
0:54:36 > 0:54:39At £20 I'm bid. At 20, bid, two now.
0:54:39 > 0:54:42At 22, and five, 25 and eight,
0:54:42 > 0:54:45at 28, at 30 bid, at two,
0:54:45 > 0:54:4832, at five, 35 I'm bid.
0:54:48 > 0:54:53- At 35...- A result.
0:54:53 > 0:54:58Eight now, at 38, at 40, 40 bid...
0:54:58 > 0:55:01Brackers, this is stellar galactic.
0:55:01 > 0:55:0540 bid, all done at £40...
0:55:05 > 0:55:08Well done, mate. You're a canny man, Braxton!
0:55:08 > 0:55:12- Canny man.- What a relief, James, you're back in the game.
0:55:12 > 0:55:15Time for Charlie's combined lot -
0:55:15 > 0:55:19his bronze Buddha and a pair of sake cups.
0:55:19 > 0:55:21£80 surely? £50, no less. 50 bid.
0:55:21 > 0:55:24Hang on, look.
0:55:24 > 0:55:28At 60, and five, and 70, and five.
0:55:28 > 0:55:30You see, I told you that lady would be up for it.
0:55:30 > 0:55:36100, at 110, at 110, 120, 120,
0:55:36 > 0:55:39130, at 140, at 140 bid.
0:55:39 > 0:55:44At 140, 140. At 150 now, fresh bidder.
0:55:44 > 0:55:45- I'm into a profit.- 160.
0:55:45 > 0:55:46I'm into a profit!
0:55:46 > 0:55:50At 170, 180, at 190.
0:55:50 > 0:55:53- You're a money machine.- 220, at 220,
0:55:53 > 0:55:56240, at 240...
0:55:56 > 0:55:58Try one more.
0:55:58 > 0:56:01240 I'm bid. At 240...
0:56:01 > 0:56:05- Five, at 245.- 245.
0:56:05 > 0:56:09All done at £245...
0:56:11 > 0:56:14Well done, Roscoe, what's that?
0:56:14 > 0:56:17That is an amazing price.
0:56:17 > 0:56:19Fantastic result, Charlie,
0:56:19 > 0:56:21your Buddha certainly brought you
0:56:21 > 0:56:22luck and prosperity.
0:56:22 > 0:56:26That is very good. Well done, well done.
0:56:26 > 0:56:28Thanks, Brackers.
0:56:28 > 0:56:29It will take a lot,
0:56:29 > 0:56:32but can James's WMF grape dish turn it in his favour?
0:56:32 > 0:56:3630 for it now. £30, 30 I'm bid.
0:56:36 > 0:56:3930 bid, five, at 35, at 40,
0:56:39 > 0:56:43and five, 50, bid of 50.
0:56:43 > 0:56:47- Go on.- 50 bid.- Come on, come on.
0:56:47 > 0:56:49- Five, 55.- 55, get in there.
0:56:49 > 0:56:52At 55, at 60.
0:56:52 > 0:56:57- Well done.- At 60 bid, five, and 70.
0:56:57 > 0:56:59- 70 bid.- He's working on it.
0:56:59 > 0:57:03- Well done.- Working on it. - 80, and five, 90.
0:57:03 > 0:57:07- Well done.- 100...
0:57:07 > 0:57:11100, 100, 100...
0:57:11 > 0:57:13All done at £100...
0:57:16 > 0:57:19I tell you what, I thought it was dying at 50.
0:57:19 > 0:57:22- You came with a late burst. - I thought it was dying at 30.
0:57:22 > 0:57:25That was a good profit to end on, James,
0:57:25 > 0:57:29but I'm afraid it just wasn't enough for auction victory.
0:57:29 > 0:57:32To drop 80...
0:57:32 > 0:57:35The one thing... And if you'd said,
0:57:35 > 0:57:38"No, after you, Father Roscoe, you have the frames,"
0:57:38 > 0:57:41I would have lost the money and you'd have been all right.
0:57:41 > 0:57:46- You're a canny fella! Aye, canny fella.- Pure luck.
0:57:46 > 0:57:49- Come on, let's go for a curry. - Good idea!
0:57:49 > 0:57:54James started the trip in Tarland with £301.06
0:57:54 > 0:58:02and, after paying auction costs, made a disappointing loss of £66.54.
0:58:02 > 0:58:06He's now got £234.52 in his wallet.
0:58:06 > 0:58:11Charlie, on the other hand, started today's leg with £2,396.10.
0:58:11 > 0:58:17He spent wisely and made a small profit of £37.30 at auction,
0:58:17 > 0:58:21meaning he has a sizable £2,433.40 left to spend.
0:58:21 > 0:58:25- Well done, Father Roscoe. - I suppose I'm driving?
0:58:25 > 0:58:30You are. Winner takes all. It's rather like golf, you're teeing off.
0:58:30 > 0:58:32I'm teeing off, yes.
0:58:32 > 0:58:36- Well, another one down.- Another one down. It was fun, wasn't it?
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