0:00:02 > 0:00:06The nation's favourite antiques experts. £200 each and one big challenge.
0:00:06 > 0:00:08Well, duck, do I buy you or don't I?
0:00:08 > 0:00:09Who can make the most money
0:00:09 > 0:00:12buying and selling antiques as they scour the UK?
0:00:12 > 0:00:13What's my wife up to?
0:00:13 > 0:00:16The aim is trade up and hope each antique earns a profit.
0:00:16 > 0:00:18But it's not as easy as it looks,
0:00:18 > 0:00:21and dreams of glory can end in tatters.
0:00:21 > 0:00:22Do I hear 1,500?
0:00:22 > 0:00:25So will it need the fast lane to success
0:00:25 > 0:00:26or the slow road to bankruptcy?
0:00:26 > 0:00:29I can't keep this posture up for much longer.
0:00:29 > 0:00:31This is the Antiques Road Trip.
0:00:33 > 0:00:35Yeah!
0:00:35 > 0:00:37It's an exciting new week.
0:00:37 > 0:00:41And we are with a pair of highly professional Road Trip veterans.
0:00:41 > 0:00:45Antique experts Charlie Ross and James Braxton.
0:00:45 > 0:00:48I can't see where we are going!
0:00:48 > 0:00:50Charlie Ross is the daddy of auctioneering.
0:00:50 > 0:00:53He ran his own auction house for over 25 years
0:00:53 > 0:00:56and has conducted auctions around the world.
0:00:56 > 0:00:59As such, has become a pillar of professionalism and stature.
0:00:59 > 0:01:04- As you can see.- I was going to be very rude but I'd better not be.
0:01:04 > 0:01:06I was going to ask you to knock the 10 off.
0:01:07 > 0:01:10- And this is James Braxton. - Lovely feeling of calm.
0:01:10 > 0:01:15A seasoned auctioneer and qualified surveyor, I'll have you know.
0:01:15 > 0:01:17I think I might have another idiot check.
0:01:17 > 0:01:19James is a cool, calm and collected kind of guy.
0:01:19 > 0:01:22HE LAUGHS HEARTILY
0:01:22 > 0:01:24Don't worry, nobody will know.
0:01:24 > 0:01:27Our chaps begin their antique adventure with £200 each
0:01:27 > 0:01:29and a rather nice set of wheels.
0:01:29 > 0:01:31Do you know,
0:01:31 > 0:01:35there is no finer place on earth than the Highlands of Scotland.
0:01:35 > 0:01:37It's just gorgeous.
0:01:37 > 0:01:43Their sporty 1954 open-top Sunbeam Alpine is the perfect car
0:01:43 > 0:01:45for our dashing duo,
0:01:45 > 0:01:49but perhaps not the best choice considering their location.
0:01:49 > 0:01:51Never had a better view of the Highlands!
0:01:53 > 0:01:57James and Charlie will travel over 300 miles down the stunning
0:01:57 > 0:02:01east coast of Scotland, before zipping over to the west
0:02:01 > 0:02:05and finishing in the seaside town of Ayr.
0:02:05 > 0:02:07Today we are kicking things off in the Highlands,
0:02:07 > 0:02:11driving from Cromarty, along the Moray Firth coastline
0:02:11 > 0:02:16and finishing up with an auction extraordinaire in Buckie.
0:02:18 > 0:02:20I knew I was going to enjoy this trip!
0:02:20 > 0:02:23Poised on the tip of the Black Isle,
0:02:23 > 0:02:25a peninsular in the Scottish Highlands,
0:02:25 > 0:02:29is Cromarty - the Highlands' best-preserved historic town.
0:02:29 > 0:02:33- And it's within the county of Ross and Cromarty.- Where are we, Charlie?
0:02:33 > 0:02:38- Cromarty. And what's my name? - Ross.- Ross and Cromarty.
0:02:38 > 0:02:42- From here on in, you are Cromarty. - Sounds like the shipping forecast.
0:02:43 > 0:02:50- And we are here to spend £200.- £200. - What on?- Hopefully antiques.
0:02:50 > 0:02:54I'm looking around lovely Ross and Cromarty and I ain't seeing a lot of antique shops.
0:02:54 > 0:02:55It's not rich in antique shops
0:02:55 > 0:02:58but I don't suppose there's anybody to buy antiques up here.
0:02:58 > 0:03:00Other than you and me!
0:03:00 > 0:03:01Fear not, Charlie boy,
0:03:01 > 0:03:04there's an antique emporium close by that is right up your street.
0:03:04 > 0:03:06Sounds gorgeous!
0:03:09 > 0:03:13If I can't buy in here, Mr Braxton, I can't buy anywhere.
0:03:13 > 0:03:16It's not long before our haggling maestro tries his luck with
0:03:16 > 0:03:18owner Helen.
0:03:18 > 0:03:19Are you hugely negotiable...?
0:03:19 > 0:03:21I suppose it depends what things have cost?
0:03:21 > 0:03:23It depends what I think it's worth.
0:03:23 > 0:03:25If it's something that I regret buying...
0:03:25 > 0:03:29If you regret buying it, I don't want it Helen, do I?
0:03:29 > 0:03:32- Come on, be reasonable.- This one, you can have very cheaply.- Can I?
0:03:32 > 0:03:33Yeah.
0:03:33 > 0:03:37- May I be rude, Helen? I'm not surprised!- Charming!
0:03:38 > 0:03:42This Wedgwood mug was made to commemorate the investiture
0:03:42 > 0:03:47of his Royal Highness Prince Charles as Prince of Wales in 1969.
0:03:47 > 0:03:51You've got an original Monet here. Oh, no, it's Mitchell.
0:03:51 > 0:03:54- Doesn't that look like a Monet scene?- I think that's...
0:03:54 > 0:03:58It's got that colouring. "An October afternoon (Scotland)."
0:03:58 > 0:04:03This beautiful oil painting is by artist Mary Mitchell, from Aberdeen.
0:04:03 > 0:04:05And you got that for nothing, didn't you?
0:04:05 > 0:04:08- Not exactly nothing. - But very nearly.
0:04:08 > 0:04:11- I didn't pay an awful lot for that.- Is that a 20 pounder?
0:04:11 > 0:04:12No, I'm afraid it's not a 20 pounder.
0:04:12 > 0:04:15Do you know, you took that remarkably well.
0:04:15 > 0:04:20Charlie, you cheeky so-and-so. It's priced at £85.
0:04:20 > 0:04:22- I'd love to buy that but... - Since I've taken a fancy to you,
0:04:22 > 0:04:25you can have that for £65. That's the death.
0:04:25 > 0:04:26Oh, Helen, don't tell him that.
0:04:26 > 0:04:29Who knows what he'll come out with next!
0:04:29 > 0:04:32- Would 30 be any good, Helen? - No, I'm not interested, no.
0:04:32 > 0:04:35Glad you've come to your senses, Helen.
0:04:35 > 0:04:38Give Charlie an inch and he'll take a mile. And probably kiss you!
0:04:38 > 0:04:41- Could you do 40 quid? - No.- Are you sure you couldn't do it?
0:04:41 > 0:04:43- I'd give you two crisp £20 notes for that.- No.
0:04:46 > 0:04:49But since you've been such good fun, 50 quid. But that's it.
0:04:49 > 0:04:53- You are what they call a temptress. - 50 quid and it's yours.
0:04:53 > 0:05:01My heart tells me buy, my heid tells me put it back on the chair.
0:05:01 > 0:05:04But I'm not a head man, I'm a heart man.
0:05:04 > 0:05:09So, Charlie, make-your-mind-up time!
0:05:09 > 0:05:13IN BAD SCOTTISH ACCENT: Frankly, gae with my heart and not my head.
0:05:13 > 0:05:1650 notes, now take me out of here. Come on.
0:05:16 > 0:05:20What a terrible, terrible Scottish accent.
0:05:20 > 0:05:22I thought it was really good.
0:05:22 > 0:05:25No, Charlie, it really, really wasn't!
0:05:27 > 0:05:30Meanwhile, James is a man on a mission.
0:05:34 > 0:05:35Travelling ten miles south,
0:05:35 > 0:05:39James has arrived in the Highland town of Fortrose.
0:05:42 > 0:05:43Located on the Moray Firth,
0:05:43 > 0:05:48Fortrose is known for its ruined 13th century cathedral.
0:05:48 > 0:05:52In the Middle Ages, it was the seat of the Bishopric of Ross.
0:05:52 > 0:05:56Fortunately, we don't have to see Mr Ross in his robes,
0:05:56 > 0:05:59as this is Mr Braxton's shopping debut.
0:05:59 > 0:06:03Straight to work, and James has taken a fancy to Patricia's Pakistani rug.
0:06:03 > 0:06:05Ethnic again.
0:06:05 > 0:06:08- Bukhara.- Yes.
0:06:08 > 0:06:09Turkmen in design.
0:06:09 > 0:06:12Has it been loved or mothed?
0:06:12 > 0:06:13Well spotted, James.
0:06:13 > 0:06:18These rugs are beautifully made, with many patterns and colours,
0:06:18 > 0:06:22but the most typical is that of the octagonal elephant's footprint
0:06:22 > 0:06:24with red background.
0:06:24 > 0:06:26That is a nice style.
0:06:26 > 0:06:28It's nice to see something I like.
0:06:28 > 0:06:31I'll put that down there.
0:06:33 > 0:06:36It is Chinese rosewood.
0:06:36 > 0:06:39It's got this stylised cloud thing,
0:06:39 > 0:06:40but it's just a nice item.
0:06:42 > 0:06:44Yes, James, there are lots of nice items.
0:06:44 > 0:06:46Meanwhile, back in Cromarty,
0:06:46 > 0:06:50Charlie's drawn to a lovely pair of silver salts.
0:06:50 > 0:06:51Are those salts English hallmark?
0:06:51 > 0:06:52I think they are.
0:06:52 > 0:06:57They are. Absolutely English.
0:06:57 > 0:06:58And they are Victorian.
0:06:58 > 0:07:01- Have you dated them?- I haven't.
0:07:01 > 0:07:04- They have the Victoria head on them. - I haven't even cleaned them.
0:07:04 > 0:07:10They have to be between 1837 and 1891.
0:07:10 > 0:07:14In the late 17th century, small individual salt cellars
0:07:14 > 0:07:17were created and used by the wealthy to hold their salt.
0:07:17 > 0:07:18Get away!
0:07:18 > 0:07:20Aren't they sweet?
0:07:20 > 0:07:22The good news is they don't have a price on them.
0:07:23 > 0:07:27- So if I sell you these for... - 60 quid.
0:07:27 > 0:07:29- No.- No? 50 quid then.- No.
0:07:29 > 0:07:32You're doing yourself down.
0:07:32 > 0:07:34- 60 quid, they're yours. - 60 quid, they're mine?
0:07:34 > 0:07:36There's a bargain. 60 quid.
0:07:36 > 0:07:39- Could you not really take 50 quid?- No.
0:07:39 > 0:07:42You said no so quickly, I couldn't believe it.
0:07:42 > 0:07:43I like them.
0:07:43 > 0:07:47- Have we got a deal? - Ross likes them. 60 quid.
0:07:47 > 0:07:49Thank you very much indeed. I've spent money.
0:07:49 > 0:07:52Another great buy, Charlie.
0:07:52 > 0:07:55I hope James is making progress.
0:07:55 > 0:07:58It's rather nice, it's pressed glass.
0:07:58 > 0:08:02It's this diamond cutting here. But it's not cut, it's pressed.
0:08:02 > 0:08:04Pressed glass is made using a plunger
0:08:04 > 0:08:07to press molten glass into a mould.
0:08:07 > 0:08:12Its introduction revolutionised the way in which glass was mass-produced.
0:08:12 > 0:08:16It's a celery vase. You'd stick sticks of celery in it.
0:08:16 > 0:08:19During the 19th century, celery became incredibly popular.
0:08:19 > 0:08:21One problem was retaining freshness,
0:08:21 > 0:08:27and immersion in water was the best method before refrigeration.
0:08:27 > 0:08:31I love a bit myself with cheese. Talking of which...
0:08:31 > 0:08:32I quite like that, a malting shovel.
0:08:32 > 0:08:37This malting spade would have been used to turn the malting barley
0:08:37 > 0:08:40to release any pockets of heat.
0:08:40 > 0:08:43But it has been split and that has been re-glued. Chipped there a bit.
0:08:43 > 0:08:48But it's a lovely piece, isn't it? That's fun.
0:08:48 > 0:08:51Yes, James, there's lots of nice items.
0:08:51 > 0:08:54And while you decide if you're buying today,
0:08:54 > 0:08:59back in Cromarty, Charlie's set Helen a bit of an antiques challenge.
0:08:59 > 0:09:01Have you got something of any age for a fiver?
0:09:01 > 0:09:04- Can I find you something? - Yeah, something for a fiver.
0:09:04 > 0:09:09Because you've been such good fun, you can have that for a fiver!
0:09:11 > 0:09:15Now, you'll probably make money on that. Perfect.
0:09:15 > 0:09:19- To commemorate the investiture.- I'll tell you what, you are such a sport.
0:09:21 > 0:09:23- Do I get the two for a fiver? - No, a fiver each.
0:09:23 > 0:09:25Oh, well, worth a try!
0:09:25 > 0:09:29- Three items bought.- Thank you. - Job done.
0:09:29 > 0:09:33£115 lighter, Charlie is off to a great start.
0:09:33 > 0:09:38- But what's become of James? - I'd like to make you an offer.- OK.
0:09:38 > 0:09:42- So I'd like to buy... - The Chinese table.
0:09:42 > 0:09:45The Chinese table, the rug and the shovel.
0:09:45 > 0:09:48I'll give you £100 for it.
0:09:48 > 0:09:52- You want to give me £100 for...? - For the three.
0:09:52 > 0:09:55- The shovel, the table and the rug? - Correct.
0:09:55 > 0:10:00- Let me go and get the shovel and bring it. How about that? - Thank you, thank you, thank you.
0:10:00 > 0:10:02- And we'll talk about it.- OK.
0:10:02 > 0:10:04That sounds ominous.
0:10:04 > 0:10:07I have 68 on the shovel.
0:10:07 > 0:10:10- I never look at a price tag, Patricia.- Well, I have to.
0:10:10 > 0:10:14- It's one of my rules.- OK. - My own personal rules.
0:10:14 > 0:10:16- And I've got 68.- 68.
0:10:16 > 0:10:21Funny enough, there seems to be a running theme in this shop, 68.
0:10:21 > 0:10:26- And I said 80 to start with on this. - And I said 30, didn't I?- Well...
0:10:26 > 0:10:33- Now, what could you do? - Well, if I took that down to...68.
0:10:33 > 0:10:37If I took that down to 45 and 45, that's 90.
0:10:37 > 0:10:41Then you're only saying £10 for my rug which I think that's just a little bit...
0:10:41 > 0:10:44Light, Patricia?
0:10:44 > 0:10:47- Well, what are you thinking for the three?- About 140.
0:10:47 > 0:10:49I don't like 140.
0:10:49 > 0:10:51You don't like 140?
0:10:51 > 0:10:56OK, I'll tell you what I'll do. I'll do it for 120.
0:10:56 > 0:11:01- And that really is...- 120, 120.
0:11:01 > 0:11:04I would very happily do it for 120 if you throw in that.
0:11:04 > 0:11:07Cheeky monkey!
0:11:07 > 0:11:11- Throw in the celery vase?- So that's the four items for 120.- OK.
0:11:11 > 0:11:15That's a great buy, James.
0:11:15 > 0:11:19While James recovers from his somewhat prolonged shopping spree,
0:11:19 > 0:11:22Charlie is on a historical exploration.
0:11:22 > 0:11:25He has come to East Church,
0:11:25 > 0:11:31where local historian David Alston has kindly offered to enlighten Charlie
0:11:31 > 0:11:36on local man Hugh Miller, who put Cromarty on the map.
0:11:36 > 0:11:40Born in Cromarty in 1802, Hugh Miller had a troubled childhood.
0:11:40 > 0:11:44His father was drowned at sea when Hugh was just five years old.
0:11:44 > 0:11:48He became a rebellious schoolboy and eventually was thrown out.
0:11:51 > 0:11:54So he left school and became a stonemason.
0:11:54 > 0:11:57Worked as a journeyman mason, but developed lung disease,
0:11:57 > 0:12:01so then turned to stone carving, in memorial carving,
0:12:01 > 0:12:03as a way of making a living.
0:12:03 > 0:12:05We're lucky a number of his stones are in the churchyard here.
0:12:05 > 0:12:09Hugh Miller was a self-educated and passionate man.
0:12:09 > 0:12:13Above all, his evangelical beliefs were the cornerstone of his life.
0:12:13 > 0:12:18He was a stonemason, he collected folklore, he was a journalist, a geologist.
0:12:18 > 0:12:23He was also a key figure in Scottish church history in the 19th century.
0:12:23 > 0:12:28He became the editor of The Witness, which was a church newspaper,
0:12:28 > 0:12:33and it became the newspaper of the Free Church of Scotland.
0:12:33 > 0:12:36Hugh Miller fiercely believed in the Free Church movement,
0:12:36 > 0:12:38which was established to do away with pew rents
0:12:38 > 0:12:42and allow the church to be separate from government.
0:12:42 > 0:12:46The Free Church broke away because people wanted the right to appoint
0:12:46 > 0:12:50their own ministers, rather than having them appointed by landowners.
0:12:50 > 0:12:54It was in some ways the biggest, not just religious,
0:12:54 > 0:12:57but political division in Scotland in the mid-19th century.
0:12:57 > 0:13:00So in Cromarty, the majority of people left the established church
0:13:00 > 0:13:03to form the Free Church.
0:13:03 > 0:13:06There's a little rhyme that is used
0:13:06 > 0:13:08to sum up the disruption, which is,
0:13:08 > 0:13:10The wee kirk, the Free kirk,
0:13:10 > 0:13:13The kirk without the steeple,
0:13:13 > 0:13:14The old kirk, the cold kirk,
0:13:14 > 0:13:17The kirk without the people.
0:13:17 > 0:13:21The Free Church, they couldn't build fancy churches with steeples,
0:13:21 > 0:13:22but they had the people.
0:13:22 > 0:13:26From difficult beginnings, Hugh Miller transformed his life
0:13:26 > 0:13:30to become an honest and hugely industrious man,
0:13:30 > 0:13:33who left behind a true legacy.
0:13:33 > 0:13:37It's been a busy day on the Black Isle for both our experts,
0:13:37 > 0:13:39and it's time for some much-needed R & R.
0:13:39 > 0:13:41Nighty-Night.
0:13:41 > 0:13:43Och aye.
0:13:46 > 0:13:49As dawn breaks on another dreich day in Scotland,
0:13:49 > 0:13:53our dynamic duo aren't letting it dampen their spirits.
0:13:53 > 0:13:57Tell you what, Brackers, my hands are getting cold.
0:13:57 > 0:14:01This is more the Scotland I'm used to.
0:14:01 > 0:14:04So far, Charlie's spent £115 on three lots.
0:14:04 > 0:14:07A pair of silver salts.
0:14:07 > 0:14:09The Mary Mitchell painting.
0:14:09 > 0:14:13And the Wedgwood tankard, leaving a comfortable £85 at his disposal.
0:14:14 > 0:14:18James has jumped straight into the first day's shopping,
0:14:18 > 0:14:20spending £120 on four items.
0:14:20 > 0:14:22The bakhara rug,
0:14:22 > 0:14:24the Chinese stand,
0:14:24 > 0:14:26the ash malting spade
0:14:26 > 0:14:27and the celery vase.
0:14:27 > 0:14:30James has £80 for the day ahead.
0:14:32 > 0:14:37James and Charlie are hopefully heading 40 miles southeast
0:14:37 > 0:14:39to the village of Auldearn.
0:14:39 > 0:14:41East of the River Nairn,
0:14:41 > 0:14:45this charming village has a population of only 560.
0:14:45 > 0:14:48No wonder they're struggling to find it!
0:14:48 > 0:14:50Where are we? We're in the middle of nowhere.
0:14:50 > 0:14:52I haven't a clue where we are.
0:14:52 > 0:14:53CAR SPUTTERS
0:14:53 > 0:14:56Oh, beg your pardon, vicar! This is it.
0:14:56 > 0:14:58Look at this. What have we got here?
0:14:58 > 0:15:03- What have we got?- Ooh.- Doors. - A bit of architectural...
0:15:03 > 0:15:08Auldearn Antiques has been a family run business for more than 30 years.
0:15:08 > 0:15:12They have a church and three rooms that are filled with a wide variety of stock,
0:15:12 > 0:15:15from architectural antiques,
0:15:15 > 0:15:18ceramics, glass, furniture and general bric-a-brac.
0:15:18 > 0:15:20There's something for everyone.
0:15:20 > 0:15:24- Your sort of thing.- I'm getting warm feelings about this place.
0:15:24 > 0:15:27- It looks like there are two distinct areas here.- Are they?
0:15:27 > 0:15:30- Are you on the lower rate? - I think so. You go in the chapel.
0:15:30 > 0:15:33- I'll go in the chapel. - I'll go in the shop.
0:15:33 > 0:15:36# And, I'll be in profit before ye... #
0:15:43 > 0:15:46Tip number one, always look up as well as down.
0:15:48 > 0:15:50Where to begin?
0:15:50 > 0:15:54Be logical, start as far away from the door and work outwards.
0:15:54 > 0:15:58While Charlie attempts logical, James has gone
0:15:58 > 0:16:00from Pakistan to India.
0:16:00 > 0:16:05These are very kind to me, these lovely Indian peacock chairs.
0:16:05 > 0:16:10You sit in them. There's a lovely feeling of calm in these.
0:16:10 > 0:16:14Oh... I feel nicely cocooned.
0:16:14 > 0:16:17It's lovely. Lovely.
0:16:17 > 0:16:19They're always quite cheap, they're quite fun.
0:16:19 > 0:16:21What is it priced at?
0:16:21 > 0:16:23£20, that's tempting.
0:16:23 > 0:16:25Let's see if I can secure it for slightly less.
0:16:27 > 0:16:29This could be a winner.
0:16:29 > 0:16:30Really, James?
0:16:30 > 0:16:32Well, we'll see at the auction.
0:16:33 > 0:16:35I see Braxton lurking outside the door.
0:16:35 > 0:16:38You stay out, Braccer's, old boy.
0:16:38 > 0:16:41This is Roscoe's domain in here.
0:16:41 > 0:16:44Where is that Rossco? Let's hide it around here.
0:16:44 > 0:16:47James, while you play hide and seek,
0:16:47 > 0:16:50Charlie's found a rather unique looking elephant.
0:16:54 > 0:16:56I like that.
0:16:56 > 0:16:58I just like Staffordshire.
0:16:58 > 0:17:01And, I've never seen anything quite like that.
0:17:01 > 0:17:06Staffordshire is a generic modern term for humble earthenware figures
0:17:06 > 0:17:10made in the county of Staffordshire in the 18th and 19th centuries.
0:17:10 > 0:17:12They often recalled Victorian histories,
0:17:12 > 0:17:15scenes of everyday life, from pets to politicians,
0:17:15 > 0:17:18to circus performers and their exotic animals.
0:17:18 > 0:17:21Some being very much rarer than others.
0:17:21 > 0:17:24MUSIC: Nellie The Elephant
0:17:26 > 0:17:28It's not a reproduction.
0:17:28 > 0:17:30It's definitely 19th century.
0:17:32 > 0:17:33It's got damage.
0:17:33 > 0:17:35But, you know, Staffordshire is...
0:17:36 > 0:17:40..crude anyway. I don't think the damage matters too much.
0:17:40 > 0:17:44After all, they're only asking £12.
0:17:44 > 0:17:45Oh! He's looking at me.
0:17:45 > 0:17:47JAMES LAUGHS
0:17:47 > 0:17:49What an earth has he got?
0:17:49 > 0:17:50What am I picking up?
0:17:50 > 0:17:53I'm picking up it's got damage.
0:17:53 > 0:17:55CHARLIE LAUGHS
0:17:55 > 0:17:57Tips, splits and cracks, has that what it's got?
0:17:57 > 0:18:01You haven't beaten me yet, Braccers. We're on day two, old boy.
0:18:01 > 0:18:02Can I show you something?
0:18:02 > 0:18:05This is the item I found, I quite like the look of.
0:18:05 > 0:18:07Can I offer you ten?
0:18:07 > 0:18:10- I'm afraid not...- Oh, hello.
0:18:10 > 0:18:12THEY LAUGH
0:18:12 > 0:18:14Oh, it's still intact, that's all right.
0:18:14 > 0:18:15That's all right. That's all right.
0:18:15 > 0:18:17I thought it was going to be 20, then.
0:18:17 > 0:18:19HE LAUGHS
0:18:19 > 0:18:23- I could help and meet you in the middle at 15.- 15?
0:18:23 > 0:18:26What about £12.50? My offer, your offer.
0:18:26 > 0:18:28My offer, your price, sorry.
0:18:28 > 0:18:32I think I'm pretty tight on the £15.
0:18:32 > 0:18:34I think there's still money in that.
0:18:34 > 0:18:37- I can't squeeze you?- No. - Are you sure, Roger?- No.
0:18:37 > 0:18:40Go on, put your hand there. Put your hand there.
0:18:40 > 0:18:42I'm going to give you 15, don't worry.
0:18:42 > 0:18:44Thank you very much, indeed.
0:18:44 > 0:18:45Deal done!
0:18:45 > 0:18:48Do you know, the trouble is when someone's rude about your purchases,
0:18:48 > 0:18:50it puts your off, but...
0:18:50 > 0:18:54Oh, nothing ventured, nothing gained.
0:18:54 > 0:18:55Very true, Charlie.
0:18:55 > 0:18:59And, at £12, it's not exactly breaking the bank, is it?
0:18:59 > 0:19:02- Roger...- Yes?- Could I borrow you for a second, sir?- Of course.
0:19:02 > 0:19:06May we go in here because Mr Braxton is spying on me today.
0:19:06 > 0:19:07HE LAUGHS
0:19:07 > 0:19:10There's not much left of it.
0:19:10 > 0:19:12I can't find many bits that aren't broken.
0:19:12 > 0:19:15- I love the simple... It has to be 19th century.- Yep.
0:19:15 > 0:19:18- And it's English and it's Staffordshire.- Mm-hm.
0:19:18 > 0:19:21- I'm not sure I've ever seen the like, really.- No.
0:19:21 > 0:19:24I mean, Staffordshire clock figures are really quite common
0:19:24 > 0:19:28but I've never seen a Staffordshire clock, in the form of a howdah,
0:19:28 > 0:19:30on top of an elephant before!
0:19:30 > 0:19:32I mean, he's missing his tusk and everything.
0:19:32 > 0:19:36It's £12. Presumably it came in a clearance in a box full of something?
0:19:36 > 0:19:38Exactly! I'm afraid the back of a cupboard.
0:19:38 > 0:19:41Sadly, sadly misused...
0:19:41 > 0:19:43I know, but it's got a certain charm.
0:19:43 > 0:19:46It's got £12 on it, presumably it cost nothing?
0:19:46 > 0:19:48I'd be willing to help you a little bit on it.
0:19:48 > 0:19:50Really, it's...
0:19:50 > 0:19:51it's only a few pounds.
0:19:51 > 0:19:54I was going to be very rude, but I better not be very rude,
0:19:54 > 0:19:56I was going to ask you to knock the ten off.
0:19:56 > 0:19:58- I could do it for £8 for you. - £8, sir?
0:19:58 > 0:20:01- Thank you.- Consider it bought.
0:20:01 > 0:20:05I like that. Mr Braxton will be extremely rude about it,
0:20:05 > 0:20:08but I think we'll have the last laugh.
0:20:08 > 0:20:10I think that could make some money at auction.
0:20:12 > 0:20:13Back on their merry way,
0:20:13 > 0:20:17Charlie wants to sample just one more shop,
0:20:17 > 0:20:18so James is dropping him off
0:20:18 > 0:20:22while he gives himself a well-earned treat in Elgin.
0:20:22 > 0:20:24All right for some, eh?
0:20:24 > 0:20:29# Raindrops keep falling on my head They keep falling.
0:20:29 > 0:20:34# But there's one thing I know... #
0:20:37 > 0:20:39The remainder of my shopping will be done here.
0:20:39 > 0:20:40Thank you, good man.
0:20:40 > 0:20:42Drive on, you'll pick me up later?
0:20:42 > 0:20:45I'll pick you up later.
0:20:45 > 0:20:47Don't get too wet.
0:20:56 > 0:21:01Open-top motoring in the rain is all great fun
0:21:01 > 0:21:03for about 5-10 minutes.
0:21:03 > 0:21:06Then, funnily enough, it wears you down.
0:21:06 > 0:21:09It's a hard life, James.
0:21:09 > 0:21:12He's heading for the famous Johnstons of Elgin,
0:21:12 > 0:21:16who manufacture the finest cashmere cloth, knitwear and accessories.
0:21:16 > 0:21:20Established in 1797, Johnstons of Elgin
0:21:20 > 0:21:23is the UK's last remaining vertical woollen Mill
0:21:23 > 0:21:25and the only one still to carry out all the processes
0:21:25 > 0:21:28from raw material to finished garment.
0:21:28 > 0:21:29As far back as 1851,
0:21:29 > 0:21:33the company had pioneered the weaving of cashmere in Scotland
0:21:33 > 0:21:36and the lucky James gets to see the process first-hand.
0:21:36 > 0:21:38Over the years, we've evolved...
0:21:38 > 0:21:40Showing him round is Jenny.
0:21:40 > 0:21:43Oh, look at the trousers! One tomato, one plum.
0:21:43 > 0:21:45It's not just tweeds, it's not just kilts...
0:21:47 > 0:21:50Long the world's most coveted fibre,
0:21:50 > 0:21:55cashmere comes from the underbelly of cashmere goats.
0:21:55 > 0:21:58Our fabric comes from Inner and Outer Mongolia.
0:21:58 > 0:22:01It comes direct to Johnstons
0:22:01 > 0:22:04and this is the first stage of the process
0:22:04 > 0:22:07that we're going to see this afternoon.
0:22:07 > 0:22:09I don't know if you want to feel...
0:22:09 > 0:22:12Yes, I do. Is that soft? Oh!
0:22:12 > 0:22:15From the bale, we take the un-dyed cashmere
0:22:15 > 0:22:18and what we need to do is to dye it.
0:22:18 > 0:22:23So we have a vast array of colours that we need to...
0:22:23 > 0:22:24Show me some colours.
0:22:24 > 0:22:26We're going to go to the dye house.
0:22:26 > 0:22:28Before the end of the 19th century,
0:22:28 > 0:22:33dyeing was carried out using natural materials such as bark,
0:22:33 > 0:22:35berries, seaweed and even insects.
0:22:35 > 0:22:39So you're going to see the raw fibre gets transported into these vats.
0:22:39 > 0:22:42They are then lifted into the big stock dyeing pots
0:22:42 > 0:22:44and the dyes are then mixed together
0:22:44 > 0:22:47to create the vast array of colours that we offer.
0:22:47 > 0:22:50Once dyed, the fibre is put on to yarn cones
0:22:50 > 0:22:53and it is the physical properties of cashmere
0:22:53 > 0:22:56that explain its desirability.
0:22:56 > 0:22:58Here is the yarn, look how fine it is.
0:22:58 > 0:23:00This is very fine.
0:23:00 > 0:23:04The threads are then vertically put on to the mill.
0:23:04 > 0:23:10- So that is the bones of the garment? - It is, exactly.
0:23:10 > 0:23:14Then the threads are inserted horizontally,
0:23:14 > 0:23:18so you've got your warp and weft that creates plane weaves,
0:23:18 > 0:23:20whatever we want to create.
0:23:20 > 0:23:24Weaving has been a part of daily life here for centuries
0:23:24 > 0:23:27and was originally a manual craft.
0:23:27 > 0:23:29Nowadays, the majority of commercial fabrics
0:23:29 > 0:23:32are woven on computer-controlled looms.
0:23:32 > 0:23:35From the warp, you don't see much of a pattern, do you?
0:23:35 > 0:23:37You don't, you see stripes.
0:23:37 > 0:23:41Then suddenly, when you start inserting the weft,
0:23:41 > 0:23:42suddenly it all becomes clear.
0:23:42 > 0:23:44You see the pattern, correct.
0:23:44 > 0:23:47It's rather like the bones of the garment and the flesh of the garment.
0:23:47 > 0:23:49Steady, James.
0:23:49 > 0:23:52Once woven, the cloth is washed to soften
0:23:52 > 0:23:55and give it that beautiful cashmere touch
0:23:55 > 0:23:57that's loved by people around the world.
0:23:57 > 0:24:01What a treat, James, you've been thoroughly indulged.
0:24:01 > 0:24:03Quite right. Unlike Charlie,
0:24:03 > 0:24:06who's back at Logie, trying to find his last item.
0:24:06 > 0:24:11I saw the monocular there, it doesn't look a theatrical piece, does it?
0:24:11 > 0:24:13It looks more military.
0:24:13 > 0:24:17Prior to long-distance specs, if you keep it in your breast pocket,
0:24:17 > 0:24:20then if you saw someone you might recognise across the road,
0:24:20 > 0:24:23"Good Lord, is that Audrey over there?
0:24:23 > 0:24:26"By jingo, it is!"
0:24:26 > 0:24:28Can I see if Audrey is there?
0:24:30 > 0:24:33You're right, Giles, it is Audrey.
0:24:33 > 0:24:34Audrey, come here!
0:24:34 > 0:24:37It's a sweet object.
0:24:37 > 0:24:39I have to confess, I was a bit put off by the price.
0:24:39 > 0:24:41I think it's a charming thing.
0:24:41 > 0:24:42£85.
0:24:42 > 0:24:45What do I think that would make at auction?
0:24:45 > 0:24:48Well, I'd take £40.
0:24:48 > 0:24:50Can you take £30 for it?
0:24:50 > 0:24:52Crispy, Scottish notes?
0:24:52 > 0:24:55I'll meet you halfway, £35.
0:24:55 > 0:24:57You're talking to the original cheapskate, Charles.
0:24:57 > 0:25:00I will pay £30.
0:25:00 > 0:25:02- Oh, all right, go on then. - Are you sure?
0:25:02 > 0:25:04I don't want to walk out of here and you say,
0:25:04 > 0:25:09"That miserable Charlie bought my fine object for £30."
0:25:09 > 0:25:12- That's fine.- Are you sure?
0:25:12 > 0:25:16Great final purchase, Charlie.
0:25:16 > 0:25:20With your shopping done, it's time for you and James to reveal all.
0:25:20 > 0:25:23I'm afraid you've seen the first lot because you cheated and walked in on me.
0:25:23 > 0:25:25- Did I?- You did, you bounder.
0:25:25 > 0:25:29I just thought it was absolutely charming.
0:25:29 > 0:25:33- Isn't that lovely?- I've never seen anything quite like it.
0:25:33 > 0:25:34I think it's a nice item
0:25:34 > 0:25:38and I think it's very much early 19th century, wouldn't you?
0:25:38 > 0:25:41Well, I'd like to think it was, it's certainly not earlier
0:25:41 > 0:25:42but it's 19th century.
0:25:42 > 0:25:44What do you think it'll make at auction?
0:25:44 > 0:25:48- I think it's somewhere between £50 and £100.- It cost £8.
0:25:48 > 0:25:51£8!
0:25:51 > 0:25:54Oh, the pressure is on! That's a very good buy.
0:25:54 > 0:25:58This is my first item, Charlie, this is from Fort-Rose.
0:25:58 > 0:25:59Oh, well done!
0:25:59 > 0:26:01Or Fortrose, if you live there.
0:26:01 > 0:26:04Bukhara? It's 20th century.
0:26:04 > 0:26:08They're always a bit strange at auction but I like the size
0:26:08 > 0:26:12- and the colours and the patterns are easy, aren't they?- They are.
0:26:12 > 0:26:14Profit? Well done.
0:26:14 > 0:26:19Roll it up and if that car doesn't start, you can use it as transport!
0:26:19 > 0:26:21Right, now for your silver salts, Charlie.
0:26:21 > 0:26:23I have been polishing these all night.
0:26:23 > 0:26:28They were black and do you know what I used to clean them? Toothpaste.
0:26:28 > 0:26:34Toothpaste? They look superb. They are well cast, aren't they?
0:26:34 > 0:26:37Good feet to them, not bent.
0:26:37 > 0:26:39They're a nice clean present for somebody.
0:26:39 > 0:26:42Going off to the Far East.
0:26:42 > 0:26:44You've gone off to China? You have.
0:26:44 > 0:26:50- Is it early 20th? - I think it's got a bit of age.
0:26:50 > 0:26:53Oh, yes it has, good thing.
0:26:53 > 0:26:55A very decorative thing, I like it, actually.
0:26:55 > 0:26:58- £35.- Well bought!
0:26:58 > 0:27:01- I'm afraid this is a gamble. - Oh, very nice.
0:27:01 > 0:27:05But it's a gamble, you know what auctions can be like with a picture.
0:27:05 > 0:27:08I would buy that, definitely.
0:27:08 > 0:27:11I just had visions of this making £20 at auction
0:27:11 > 0:27:15- and you quietly giggling in the corner.- No, no, no.
0:27:15 > 0:27:17Time for your malting spade, James.
0:27:17 > 0:27:20Oh, isn't that superb? Fabulous.
0:27:20 > 0:27:22It's a lovely weight, feel it.
0:27:22 > 0:27:24Beautiful.
0:27:24 > 0:27:26That is difficult to date, presumably,
0:27:26 > 0:27:29because I don't suppose they would have changed.
0:27:29 > 0:27:35IN BAD SCOTTISH ACCENT: You're turning that £200 ever higher!
0:27:35 > 0:27:36What is your fourth?
0:27:36 > 0:27:40It is a little Georgian monocular.
0:27:40 > 0:27:45That's very sweet. Oh, and it works!
0:27:45 > 0:27:47- Yes, it does.- Very smart.
0:27:47 > 0:27:50Here you are, a nice celery vase.
0:27:50 > 0:27:54Yes, a celery vase!
0:27:56 > 0:27:59- May I handle it?- Yes.- It is cut and not pressed, I take it?
0:27:59 > 0:28:02- No, it's pressed glass.- Is it?
0:28:02 > 0:28:08- Does it come with something else?- No. It wasn't hugely cheap.
0:28:08 > 0:28:11- This pineapple pressing is nice, isn't it?- It is nice.
0:28:11 > 0:28:17- It's a pleasing looking object but I just hope it was cheap.- £10.
0:28:17 > 0:28:20You can't go wrong, can you?
0:28:20 > 0:28:23Wedgwood, good box.
0:28:23 > 0:28:25But not something to be buying in Scotland.
0:28:25 > 0:28:31An investiture mug of His Royal Highness, Charles, Prince of Wales.
0:28:31 > 0:28:34- I think there's beauty in that object.- Oh, come on.
0:28:34 > 0:28:40- But for a fiver, it's all right.- A boxed thing, I could live with that.
0:28:40 > 0:28:45I was wondering whether you'd bought the chair...
0:28:45 > 0:28:48Oh my goodness me! For the conservatory, darling!
0:28:48 > 0:28:51Another conservatory item, a lovely Indian chair.
0:28:51 > 0:28:55I wouldn't sit in there too long.
0:28:55 > 0:28:59You've got a built-in halo there. Is it blooming comfortable?
0:28:59 > 0:29:03It is, it's lovely. It's just like being cuddled.
0:29:05 > 0:29:09That's one reason for buying it. Did you buy it off a lady?
0:29:09 > 0:29:13That was all rather jolly, but what did they really think?
0:29:13 > 0:29:16I think the peacock chair, frankly, is hugely cheap.
0:29:16 > 0:29:20The one item that might fly a bit is the Chinese hardwood stand,
0:29:20 > 0:29:23I think it's a nice item and Chinese things sell well at the moment.
0:29:23 > 0:29:25His elephant, I think, is superb.
0:29:25 > 0:29:30I was being very rude at Roger's place, teasing him,
0:29:30 > 0:29:34but it's a lovely item, it's very well painted and should do well.
0:29:35 > 0:29:39It's been a cracking first leg.
0:29:39 > 0:29:41The Road Trip has brought us from Cromarty
0:29:41 > 0:29:44along the beautiful Moray coastline to Buckie.
0:29:46 > 0:29:48I can tell you nothing about Buckie at all,
0:29:48 > 0:29:51other than there is an auction room here.
0:29:51 > 0:29:53Allow me to enlighten you.
0:29:53 > 0:29:54Being by the sea,
0:29:54 > 0:29:58it's no surprise that Buckie's principal industry is fishing.
0:29:58 > 0:30:00Cluny harbour was completed in 1880
0:30:00 > 0:30:03and was, in its time,
0:30:03 > 0:30:06one of the finest harbours in the northeast of Scotland.
0:30:09 > 0:30:14It's auction day and our experts are cruising to Cluny auction house,
0:30:14 > 0:30:16hoping their catch makes their fortune.
0:30:16 > 0:30:21- Very smooth!- Are you nervous?
0:30:21 > 0:30:24No, I'm looking forward to it. Are you?
0:30:24 > 0:30:27- I'm mildly nervous.- You shouldn't be.
0:30:27 > 0:30:31- We bought well, at the right prices. - You think we have?- Definitely.
0:30:31 > 0:30:35- And are we going to sell at the right price?- Well, I hope so.
0:30:35 > 0:30:38That's the million dollar question.
0:30:38 > 0:30:41The auction house is fit to burst with many a thrifty Scot,
0:30:41 > 0:30:43but before the gavel is raised,
0:30:43 > 0:30:46auctioneer John meets our anxious experts.
0:30:46 > 0:30:48- Charlie.- Nice to see you.
0:30:48 > 0:30:51- What do you think of our things? - I quite like the elephant.
0:30:51 > 0:30:53That's going to do well.
0:30:53 > 0:30:59- Is it? What's well?- I think it could make 200 or 300.- What?- No, Charlie!
0:30:59 > 0:31:02- What about James's things? Any interest in the rug?- Yeah.
0:31:02 > 0:31:05- We've got a couple of bids on that.- A couple of bids on it?!
0:31:05 > 0:31:08- What, 10 and 15? - THEY LAUGH
0:31:08 > 0:31:11You might just have to wait and see for that one.
0:31:11 > 0:31:13- The Indian chair? - The Indian chair, yeah.
0:31:13 > 0:31:16I'm surprised you let that into your room, John.
0:31:16 > 0:31:20- It's only because it was you, James. - Being kind.
0:31:20 > 0:31:23Our experts began this journey with £200 each.
0:31:23 > 0:31:25Over the last two days,
0:31:25 > 0:31:30Charlie has spent a total of £153 on five auction lots.
0:31:30 > 0:31:34As for James, he took his £200 allowance
0:31:34 > 0:31:39and spent a little bit less, £135, on five lots.
0:31:41 > 0:31:43Strap yourselves in and hold on tight,
0:31:43 > 0:31:46the auction is about to begin.
0:31:46 > 0:31:49Are you going to give me a mincing today?
0:31:49 > 0:31:51No. I think it's quite the reverse.
0:31:51 > 0:31:55First up, it's James's Chinese rosewood stand.
0:31:55 > 0:31:58- Oh, that's nice. - I can feel a twitter in the room.
0:31:58 > 0:32:01We'll start at £40. 40. £10, then.
0:32:01 > 0:32:03Let's get going.
0:32:03 > 0:32:0710, bid. 12 bid, at 12 bid. At 12. 15. 18, 18, now.
0:32:07 > 0:32:0920. At 22.
0:32:09 > 0:32:1222, at 22. Five, 25, I'm bid. 28.
0:32:12 > 0:32:17- 40.- Profit, Braccers.- Phew.
0:32:17 > 0:32:20At £48. One more? £48.
0:32:20 > 0:32:22GAVEL FALLS
0:32:22 > 0:32:25- I think it was 48.- 48, I'm happy with that.
0:32:25 > 0:32:27£13 profit, James.
0:32:27 > 0:32:29That's not a bad start.
0:32:29 > 0:32:34Now it's bottoms-up for one of Charlie's more unusual purchases.
0:32:34 > 0:32:37- A tankard.- £10, then. Must be worth 10.
0:32:37 > 0:32:41I'll take a bid of five, if you must. Five, I'm bid. Thank you, sir.
0:32:41 > 0:32:46Eight online, now. Eight. 10, in the room, now. £12, the lady.
0:32:46 > 0:32:52- Well done, madam!- At 12. 15 is online, 18 is in the room.
0:32:52 > 0:32:55- 18. All done?- Put it down! GAVEL FALLS
0:32:55 > 0:33:00- 200. Now, now, James. - 18. Very good.
0:33:00 > 0:33:04Do you know what, for an investment of five, that's a bit of a spanker.
0:33:04 > 0:33:06That's very good.
0:33:06 > 0:33:09You're both off to a fighting start.
0:33:09 > 0:33:10Next up is James's malting spade.
0:33:10 > 0:33:14- Ah!- 10, I'm bid. 12, bid.
0:33:14 > 0:33:16At 15, at 15. 18.
0:33:16 > 0:33:19Rush of hands, rush of hands.
0:33:19 > 0:33:2232, bid. 35. 38.
0:33:22 > 0:33:2442, 45.
0:33:24 > 0:33:27- Here you are, he's bidding. - New bidder. 50, I'm bid, now.
0:33:27 > 0:33:32- At 50, at £50. All done at 50? - You won't go five?
0:33:32 > 0:33:35GAVEL FALLS Well done. Well done, that man.
0:33:35 > 0:33:37Good work. Very happy with that.
0:33:37 > 0:33:40Great result, James.
0:33:40 > 0:33:42Now for your peacock chair.
0:33:42 > 0:33:45I think they saw you coming, to be honest.
0:33:45 > 0:33:46What was the ticket price? 10?
0:33:46 > 0:33:49£20 for a peacock chair. 20, I'll take 10.
0:33:49 > 0:33:53- Well done, that man. Phew! - Saved your bacon.
0:33:53 > 0:33:55I'm bid 12.
0:33:55 > 0:33:5712, I'm bid. 15. Now at 15.
0:33:57 > 0:34:01- At 15. 18, I'm bid. - Profit, Braccers!
0:34:01 > 0:34:03£18, at 18. Are we all finished?
0:34:03 > 0:34:06- Done at £18? - GAVEL FALLS
0:34:06 > 0:34:11£18. I think, to coin a phrase, that's washed its face.
0:34:11 > 0:34:13It's washed its face.
0:34:13 > 0:34:16Great expression, but after commission,
0:34:16 > 0:34:18that £3 profit isn't going very far.
0:34:18 > 0:34:22Three selling opportunities and they've been, I think,
0:34:22 > 0:34:24slightly squandered.
0:34:25 > 0:34:31- Next up it's Charlie's big gamble, the Mary Mitchell painting.- £20.
0:34:31 > 0:34:34- 20, surely. - HE LAUGHS
0:34:34 > 0:34:37- They can't see it.- I have you online. - LAUGHTER
0:34:37 > 0:34:39Saved online.
0:34:41 > 0:34:44LAUGHTER
0:34:44 > 0:34:48Sit down, Charlie. That's not auction etiquette and you know it.
0:34:48 > 0:34:50LAUGHTER Thank you, sir.
0:34:50 > 0:34:53Naughty. Dear, oh dear.
0:34:53 > 0:34:57- That should've killed it. - LAUGHTER
0:34:57 > 0:35:00Online, at 30. £30, online.
0:35:00 > 0:35:05- Are we all done at £30, then? - There's another one.
0:35:05 > 0:35:07- 32.- Oh! LAUGHTER
0:35:10 > 0:35:1332. 35. 38, the lady.
0:35:13 > 0:35:18- This man deserves an OBE. - 50 is online. 50. At 50.
0:35:19 > 0:35:21Don't lose it for a few pounds.
0:35:21 > 0:35:25- 55. 55.- 55!- At 55.
0:35:25 > 0:35:27- All finished, now? - GAVEL FALLS
0:35:27 > 0:35:31- There we are, 300. - APPLAUSE
0:35:31 > 0:35:33Well done, 55.
0:35:33 > 0:35:38Sorry, Charlie, after commission, that's not much of a profit.
0:35:38 > 0:35:43165 is a small George III brass telescope monocular.
0:35:43 > 0:35:46I'll take £10 to start. £10.
0:35:46 > 0:35:4912. Online at 15. At 15.
0:35:49 > 0:35:5118, now. 18. 20.
0:35:51 > 0:35:55There we are. It's warming up, the lady over there, she's loving it.
0:35:55 > 0:35:57Do I see 45?
0:35:57 > 0:36:0145, now. 48. At 55, then.
0:36:01 > 0:36:04Are you all finished and done online at £55?
0:36:05 > 0:36:0760, just in time.
0:36:07 > 0:36:10- Oh!- £60, just in time. Is that a bid? 65.
0:36:10 > 0:36:13The room's my bidder at 65, for the last time, then.
0:36:13 > 0:36:14GAVEL FALLS
0:36:14 > 0:36:20- Well done. Really pleased with that, James.- I would be.
0:36:20 > 0:36:21I think it's a good price.
0:36:21 > 0:36:24Well done, Charlie. That's a £35 profit.
0:36:24 > 0:36:27Now for your silver salts.
0:36:27 > 0:36:30£60. At 60. £60. At 60. At 60.
0:36:30 > 0:36:35- Do I see five?- I think you said they were about on the money, didn't you?
0:36:35 > 0:36:3765 online, now, at 65.
0:36:37 > 0:36:39At 65. And 70.
0:36:39 > 0:36:41- That's better.- At 70.
0:36:41 > 0:36:46Now at 70. At £70. 75, a new bidder. At 75.
0:36:46 > 0:36:48- And 80.- £80. 80!
0:36:48 > 0:36:51You are into profit now, Charlie.
0:36:51 > 0:36:53£80. 85. Lady is my bid at 85.
0:36:53 > 0:36:56- And 90.- It's a good day, this.
0:36:56 > 0:36:59- At 90. Are we all done, then? - GAVEL FALLS
0:36:59 > 0:37:01Another great profit, Charlie.
0:37:01 > 0:37:03Ross has come home, hasn't he?
0:37:06 > 0:37:10James, it's over to you and your magic carpet.
0:37:10 > 0:37:12- Oh!- Oh!
0:37:12 > 0:37:16I can start the bidding at 40, £42. With me at £42.
0:37:19 > 0:37:23£45 with me, 45. At 45. 48, now.
0:37:23 > 0:37:2648. 50. 52. 55.
0:37:26 > 0:37:3058. 60. 60's with me.
0:37:30 > 0:37:34- Against you. One more? 65? And 70. - Not bad!
0:37:34 > 0:37:38I will take another wee nibble, if you like. £70. At 70.
0:37:38 > 0:37:42- And five's with me.- 75!- At 75.
0:37:42 > 0:37:45He says it's a flying carpet but I've no guarantee with it.
0:37:45 > 0:37:49- It's currently grounded. - LAUGHTER
0:37:49 > 0:37:51Bid's with me at £75, then.
0:37:51 > 0:37:54And 80. £80.
0:37:54 > 0:37:56What can I do? £80.
0:37:56 > 0:37:59Do I see five? 85. At 85.
0:37:59 > 0:38:01At 85, £85.
0:38:01 > 0:38:05- Thank you very much, sir. - Result.- At £85.
0:38:05 > 0:38:07- GAVEL FALLS - 331.
0:38:09 > 0:38:11- Very good result. Excellent. - Thank you.
0:38:11 > 0:38:15Well done, James. That's a profit of £45.
0:38:16 > 0:38:22With one lot each still to go, Charlie is only £7 ahead.
0:38:22 > 0:38:24Next up is his Staffordshire elephant
0:38:24 > 0:38:27and the auctioneer thinks it could go for a couple of hundred.
0:38:27 > 0:38:29£80 is online. Thank you, online.
0:38:29 > 0:38:32- 80.- Crikey, Charlie!
0:38:32 > 0:38:35That's 10 times what you paid for it.
0:38:35 > 0:38:36130 online. That's OK.
0:38:36 > 0:38:42- At 130.- It's jumped to 130, John! - 140 is on the phone.
0:38:42 > 0:38:45This is getting really interesting. There are no more bids in the room
0:38:45 > 0:38:48but the phone and internet bids are really picking up.
0:38:48 > 0:38:51- 380. 400. 420.- Sorry? LAUGHTER
0:38:54 > 0:38:56- 600. - HE GASPS
0:38:56 > 0:39:00- Are you hearing this? - I am!
0:39:00 > 0:39:03It's quite exciting, isn't it?
0:39:03 > 0:39:05- On the phones!- 850. - LAUGHTER
0:39:06 > 0:39:08This is ridiculous.
0:39:08 > 0:39:10- 1,000.- 1,000! GASPS
0:39:12 > 0:39:141,200, online.
0:39:14 > 0:39:17- 1,200, Braccers! - It's all over!
0:39:17 > 0:39:20This is unbelievable.
0:39:21 > 0:39:24- 1,800.- 1,800!
0:39:24 > 0:39:27- 1,900. - 1,900!- 2,000.
0:39:27 > 0:39:29A bit ridiculous, now.
0:39:29 > 0:39:31At 2,100.
0:39:31 > 0:39:33Unheard of on the Road Trip.
0:39:33 > 0:39:362,100, Barbara.
0:39:36 > 0:39:38He's going to have a heart attack.
0:39:38 > 0:39:41- 2,200, 2,300, on the phone. - I'm crying!
0:39:43 > 0:39:452,300. On the phone at 2,300.
0:39:45 > 0:39:48Look at this, the magic of the auction.
0:39:49 > 0:39:51Who would ever have thought this?
0:39:54 > 0:39:56Are we all done online at 2,500?
0:39:56 > 0:39:58- Yes?- He told me, this could make a few hundred quid.
0:39:58 > 0:40:03- 2,600.- I am speechless.
0:40:03 > 0:40:06I fear my Road Trip is already over.
0:40:06 > 0:40:082,700.
0:40:08 > 0:40:11For the last time, £2,700.
0:40:11 > 0:40:15The bid is on the phone at £2,700, then.
0:40:16 > 0:40:19Are we all finished online at 2,700? For the last time?
0:40:19 > 0:40:21GAVEL FALLS
0:40:21 > 0:40:24APPLAUSE
0:40:24 > 0:40:26Take a bow, take a bow.
0:40:26 > 0:40:29Never in the history of the Road Trip
0:40:29 > 0:40:31have we ever had a sale like that.
0:40:31 > 0:40:34What an amazing result, Charlie!
0:40:34 > 0:40:37I'm leaving. I think my Road Trip is over.
0:40:37 > 0:40:39LAUGHTER
0:40:39 > 0:40:41Thank you. Thank you, bye!
0:40:44 > 0:40:46Please don't go, James, you never know,
0:40:46 > 0:40:50your celery vase might just swing it for you.
0:40:50 > 0:40:52Shame it was damaged, really!
0:40:52 > 0:40:54LAUGHTER
0:40:54 > 0:40:59- That's absolutely extraordinary. - That is extraordinary.
0:40:59 > 0:41:02There we are, the celery vase, there. £40, for it?
0:41:02 > 0:41:0430. £10, then.
0:41:04 > 0:41:07£10 for a celery vase. £10.
0:41:07 > 0:41:11- Do I hear 1,500? Sorry. - LAUGHTER
0:41:13 > 0:41:15Marvellous!
0:41:15 > 0:41:18- 10, I'm bid. 12. 12 bid, at 12 bid. - We're away.
0:41:18 > 0:41:22Come on, Buckie. Dig deep and help James out.
0:41:22 > 0:41:25He needs it.
0:41:25 > 0:41:28- At 32 for the last time, then. - GAVEL FALLS
0:41:28 > 0:41:30- The lady down here. - Well done.
0:41:30 > 0:41:35- Well done, Braccers.- On a normal day James, £22 is a good profit.
0:41:35 > 0:41:37But today is not a normal day.
0:41:37 > 0:41:41That was a good result, that.
0:41:41 > 0:41:44You've made a good, working profit today, haven't you? No, you have.
0:41:44 > 0:41:47I've made an obscene one but you have made...
0:41:47 > 0:41:49You certainly did, Charlie.
0:41:49 > 0:41:52# The head of the herd was calling Far, far away... #
0:41:52 > 0:41:54No-one was expecting that.
0:41:54 > 0:41:57Your Staffordshire elephant was bought
0:41:57 > 0:41:59by a passionate collector from America.
0:41:59 > 0:42:03It just goes to show that all you need is some courage,
0:42:03 > 0:42:07the right buyer at the right time, and you, too, can be a winner.
0:42:09 > 0:42:12It's all a bit surreal, really, isn't it?
0:42:12 > 0:42:16I should be excited but I, I just keep wondering what happened.
0:42:16 > 0:42:19£8 to £2,700.
0:42:19 > 0:42:23Rossco's Staffordshire steamed ahead, making many thousands.
0:42:23 > 0:42:25If only I'd gone in that room before.
0:42:25 > 0:42:28Would I have chosen it? I don't know.
0:42:28 > 0:42:35After paying auction costs, James has made a healthy profit of £56.06.
0:42:35 > 0:42:40He has a respectable £256.06 to carry forward.
0:42:40 > 0:42:43Charlie, on the other hand,
0:42:43 > 0:42:46we can hardly get his profit to fit in the piggy!
0:42:49 > 0:42:51He's had a mighty win.
0:42:51 > 0:42:57He has a whopping £2,447.96 to start the next show.
0:42:59 > 0:43:02I think my tactic now should be to put Mr Ross into some very
0:43:02 > 0:43:05large-ticketed items,
0:43:05 > 0:43:08that's the only way he's going to make some substantial losses.
0:43:08 > 0:43:12Anyway, Road Trip history has been made. Well done, Mr Ross.
0:43:12 > 0:43:17- Bye-bye, Buckie.- Bye-bye, Buckie! - Love you, Buckie!
0:43:17 > 0:43:20Love you, Clunie! Love you Staffordshire!
0:43:24 > 0:43:28Next time on the Antiques Road Trip, the boys take their winnings east.
0:43:28 > 0:43:31- I've got no money.- Surely you should be carrying a briefcase.
0:43:31 > 0:43:34Charlie turns to witchcraft. James knuckles down.
0:43:34 > 0:43:38- I see that as £25.- I see it at £55!
0:43:38 > 0:43:41And they both get a wee bit chilly.
0:43:41 > 0:43:43Are you with me?
0:43:43 > 0:43:46- I can't keep this posture up for much longer.- I'm breathing in.
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