0:00:02 > 0:00:06The nation's favourite antique 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 > 0:00:10Who can make the most money,
0:00:10 > 0:00:12buying and selling antiques as they scour the UK?
0:00:12 > 0:00:13What's he up to?
0:00:13 > 0:00:17The aim is trade up and hope that each antique turns a profit.
0:00:17 > 0:00:21But it's not as easy as it looks and 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 > 0:00:29I can't keep this posture up for much longer.
0:00:29 > 0:00:31This is the Antiques Road Trip.
0:00:35 > 0:00:39This week's Road Trip takes us to beautiful Scotland
0:00:39 > 0:00:42and entertaining us along the way are antiques experts
0:00:42 > 0:00:44Charlie Ross and James Braxton.
0:00:44 > 0:00:47Where are we, roughly?
0:00:47 > 0:00:48Er, Aberdeen.
0:00:48 > 0:00:52Charlie Ross is a renowned auctioneer and map reader,
0:00:52 > 0:00:55a true professional, with a weakness for the cheaper things in life.
0:00:55 > 0:00:59I couldn't quite see whether it said £5.00 or 50p.
0:00:59 > 0:01:01I couldn't quite tell.
0:01:01 > 0:01:04James Braxton is an auctioneer
0:01:04 > 0:01:08and a surveyor, who is drawn to items of great quality and design.
0:01:08 > 0:01:11They are more look than substance, I would tell you.
0:01:11 > 0:01:14Auction number one will go down in Road Trip history.
0:01:14 > 0:01:17Charlie's £8.00 Staffordshire elephant sold
0:01:17 > 0:01:20for a staggering £2,700.
0:01:21 > 0:01:25I'm leaving, I think my Road Trip is over!
0:01:25 > 0:01:26James could have given up,
0:01:26 > 0:01:30but he knuckled down and managed to claim victory at auction number two.
0:01:32 > 0:01:33Brilliant, absolutely brilliant.
0:01:33 > 0:01:36From his original £200,
0:01:36 > 0:01:39James now has £301.06
0:01:39 > 0:01:40to continue the battle.
0:01:42 > 0:01:45After his gargantuan win in the first auction,
0:01:45 > 0:01:47Charlie's £200 has grown considerably
0:01:47 > 0:01:51and despite his loss at the last auction,
0:01:51 > 0:01:54he still has £2,396.10 to play with.
0:01:56 > 0:02:01Had to take my hat off to you yesterday. Stunning performance.
0:02:01 > 0:02:05Kind of like assaulting a mountain with an ice pick, I think.
0:02:05 > 0:02:09Along with their stylish 1954 Sunbeam Alpine,
0:02:09 > 0:02:11they are travelling from the north-east of Scotland
0:02:11 > 0:02:12over to the west,
0:02:12 > 0:02:14before ending their journey in Ayr.
0:02:16 > 0:02:20Today, we're leaving Aberdeen and kicking things off in Tarland,
0:02:20 > 0:02:24concluding with an auction showdown in Hamilton.
0:02:24 > 0:02:27What are you going to buy today? Are you going to spend a bit more of your wedge?
0:02:27 > 0:02:31I would like, seriously, to spend a few hundred quid on something.
0:02:31 > 0:02:34- Ooh, Tarland.- Ah, Tarland.
0:02:34 > 0:02:38In the 18th century, Tarland was an important trading centre.
0:02:38 > 0:02:42It had a weekly market and six fairs throughout the year.
0:02:42 > 0:02:44Today, its village square is overlooked by the old kirk
0:02:44 > 0:02:47and has the granite war memorial as its centrepiece.
0:02:49 > 0:02:53Tarland may be small, but it's home to our experts' first shop of the day.
0:02:55 > 0:02:58What a lovely view! Well driven.
0:03:00 > 0:03:03Another chapter, another day.
0:03:03 > 0:03:05Third leg.
0:03:05 > 0:03:09I've got so much money, I don't know what to do with it, but I want to spend it.
0:03:09 > 0:03:13- Remind me, what's the figure, Charlie?- Approximately 2,400.
0:03:13 > 0:03:15- Plays £300.- Yeah.
0:03:15 > 0:03:19But I was pathetic in the last round, wasn't I?
0:03:19 > 0:03:22You come from a position of strength, you don't need to do much.
0:03:22 > 0:03:24Just coast, I would.
0:03:24 > 0:03:28I don't want to coast, it is not in my nature to coast. I want to spend.
0:03:28 > 0:03:31- Spend, OK.- Shall we go and see what they've got?- Yeah, come on. Let's go.
0:03:33 > 0:03:36Tarland Tower Antiques has been open for 18 years
0:03:36 > 0:03:38and is run by owner George.
0:03:38 > 0:03:41It has a large warehouse and four smaller rooms
0:03:41 > 0:03:44stocked full of beautiful furniture and interiors.
0:03:44 > 0:03:47Time for our boys to divide and conquer.
0:03:47 > 0:03:49Oh, look at that bed!
0:03:50 > 0:03:53- You've got the money for that bed. - Isn't this fabulous?
0:03:53 > 0:03:57Determined to spend his dosh, Charlie gets tactical.
0:03:57 > 0:04:02I'm phoning the auction room, just to find out what they're good at.
0:04:02 > 0:04:03What they sell really well.
0:04:03 > 0:04:06Oh, hello, is that the auction rooms?
0:04:06 > 0:04:09It's Charlie Ross. I'm just putting a little call in,
0:04:09 > 0:04:12do you have any specific areas which you're strong in, in the saleroom?
0:04:12 > 0:04:15He's cheating.
0:04:17 > 0:04:19Thanks a lot, OK. Bye-bye.
0:04:19 > 0:04:24- Brackers, were you listening in on that?- I was.- You are such a sneaker.
0:04:24 > 0:04:26Nothing gets past you, does it?
0:04:26 > 0:04:30- Anyway, steer clear of big brown furniture.- All right.
0:04:30 > 0:04:33There's a shock. Small pieces of furniture, particularly good.
0:04:33 > 0:04:37- And has he got a picture section, in his auction?- I didn't ask him.
0:04:37 > 0:04:39Look, we're wasting time.
0:04:39 > 0:04:42Brackers, I've given you all the information you're going to get.
0:04:42 > 0:04:46With that, it's pretty clear that furniture is off the shopping list.
0:04:46 > 0:04:50- What exactly are they?- Are they not for sort of sake or something?
0:04:50 > 0:04:53- It would make sense.- I bought them in the middle of nowhere.
0:04:53 > 0:04:58He's got a jolly... He looks a little bit like James.
0:04:58 > 0:05:01Sake is a Japanese alcoholic drink made from rice.
0:05:01 > 0:05:05The Japanese believe that in order to enjoy it to its fullest,
0:05:05 > 0:05:07the sake cup you drink from should be as beautiful
0:05:07 > 0:05:08or as interesting as possible.
0:05:08 > 0:05:11This unique pair are priced at £45 each.
0:05:13 > 0:05:16- Could you do 20 quid for the two? - No.- No?
0:05:16 > 0:05:21- No, not for the two, but I think you should have a think about it.- Yes.
0:05:21 > 0:05:24They are a bit different and the kind of thing you might do well on.
0:05:24 > 0:05:26Charlie, while you contemplate spending,
0:05:26 > 0:05:32George has taken James to see an interesting 1950s print of Balmoral.
0:05:32 > 0:05:36- I think it's an advertising poster that has been over varnished.- Yeah.
0:05:36 > 0:05:40- I bought it with a bunch of other stuff.- It's lovely, really lovely.
0:05:40 > 0:05:42Here is the artist, Kenneth Steel.
0:05:42 > 0:05:45It's very much in the railway tradition of posters, isn't it?
0:05:45 > 0:05:49- It's got that sort of golden colour, the varnish.- I like it, I like it.
0:05:49 > 0:05:54And he's done it all with a big old spatula, hasn't he?
0:05:54 > 0:05:58Born in Sheffield in 1906, Kenneth Steel was a watercolour painter
0:05:58 > 0:06:01and this is one of his prints from Royal Deeside.
0:06:01 > 0:06:06- What could that be, George? Cheap?- £25.- £25, you've got a deal.
0:06:06 > 0:06:08- I think you'll do OK with that. - Thank you, thank you.
0:06:08 > 0:06:11Well done, James, the first purchase of the day.
0:06:11 > 0:06:15Unfortunately, Charlie doesn't have the same sense of urgency.
0:06:15 > 0:06:16You wouldn't, would you?
0:06:16 > 0:06:18Stop sitting on your wallet and get some money out.
0:06:18 > 0:06:21You just want me to come down to your level, don't you?
0:06:21 > 0:06:25You want me to stick my dosh into something and burn it.
0:06:25 > 0:06:29As you know, that is furthest from my thoughts.
0:06:29 > 0:06:32After some tough love from James,
0:06:32 > 0:06:36Charlie's gone back out in search of a bargain.
0:06:36 > 0:06:39Oh, my God! Isn't that wonderful?
0:06:39 > 0:06:41The shop IS wonderful.
0:06:41 > 0:06:44This is a garage full of brown furniture.
0:06:44 > 0:06:46Are the alarm bells not ringing, Charlie?
0:06:46 > 0:06:48Hamilton is quite near Glasgow.
0:06:48 > 0:06:52I've got an Arts and Crafts overmantle there. Cheap little lot.
0:06:52 > 0:06:54- Is that very cheap?- Yes. - By Rennie Mackintosh?
0:06:54 > 0:06:56I think it could be.
0:06:56 > 0:06:59I think it's more likely to be Jimmy Mackintosh!
0:07:01 > 0:07:05- £25, you can't go wrong. - Is that all it is?
0:07:05 > 0:07:10George, you're just beginning to come to my way of thinking.
0:07:10 > 0:07:11What on earth is going on?
0:07:11 > 0:07:15Now James has jumped on the garage bandwagon.
0:07:15 > 0:07:18This is an antique assault course.
0:07:18 > 0:07:22- Are you sure you boys are fit for this?- That's a big picture frame.
0:07:22 > 0:07:26- There's two of them.- I can't even see what you're looking at.
0:07:26 > 0:07:28Oh, those frames.
0:07:28 > 0:07:31- £150.- What, for the two of them? - Yes.
0:07:31 > 0:07:35- Is that good or bad?- That's good. - I think it's phenomenal.
0:07:35 > 0:07:37- Would you like them, Brackers? - I would quite like them.
0:07:37 > 0:07:42- Brackers, my Christmas present to you.- Really?- You can have them.
0:07:42 > 0:07:44That's really kind. That is very kind, Father Roscoe.
0:07:44 > 0:07:47If you can't get a profit out of 150 quid on that pair of frames...
0:07:47 > 0:07:49Go on, George, they're mine.
0:07:49 > 0:07:52Very risky buying something you can't properly see, James.
0:07:52 > 0:07:54But if you're sure...
0:07:54 > 0:07:56In the corner, is that a book case?
0:07:56 > 0:07:59- I would sell you that as well. - Oh, not again, where are you looking now?
0:07:59 > 0:08:03- Would it have had a marble top? - Yeah, but I've got the marble top.
0:08:03 > 0:08:06Over the top of that bed, you'll see the marble top.
0:08:06 > 0:08:09Got it, got it.
0:08:09 > 0:08:11- It's an open fronter, is it?- Yes.
0:08:11 > 0:08:15- These aren't gilt metal, are they? - No, they're wooden.
0:08:15 > 0:08:17Lovely.
0:08:17 > 0:08:20Charlie, am I mistaken here, or did the auctioneer not say
0:08:20 > 0:08:22to avoid large furniture?
0:08:22 > 0:08:24What's this jobbie?
0:08:24 > 0:08:26Victorian... 150.
0:08:26 > 0:08:29- Will you take 100 quid for it?- Yeah.
0:08:29 > 0:08:31- I'll have it.- Right.
0:08:31 > 0:08:34I'd love to congratulate you on finally making a purchase,
0:08:34 > 0:08:37but I think it's a bit of a risk.
0:08:39 > 0:08:41Finally, back outside, and Charlie's on a roll.
0:08:41 > 0:08:43He's spotted an Edwardian mahogany writing desk.
0:08:43 > 0:08:46How much is that?
0:08:46 > 0:08:51- I couldn't do it for less than 220. - How much?- 220, that would be me.
0:08:51 > 0:08:52Let's pull that out.
0:08:52 > 0:08:57They did say, the saleroom, small pieces of furniture.
0:08:57 > 0:08:59This is a little lady's writing table,
0:08:59 > 0:09:02leather top and it's got a little compartment here.
0:09:02 > 0:09:05It has two drawers. One and a half?
0:09:05 > 0:09:08I wouldn't move, that's a bargain at 220.
0:09:08 > 0:09:10Don't you normally start at...?
0:09:10 > 0:09:13I'm not known for my discounts, you know.
0:09:13 > 0:09:18I'm sure there isn't a Scotsman in the land known for his discounts!
0:09:18 > 0:09:23I know you just said 220, could you do 200?
0:09:23 > 0:09:27I could restore this piece, as you know, and I'd sell it no problem.
0:09:27 > 0:09:29So I'm going to stick...
0:09:29 > 0:09:32Go on, shake on it, I think that's very fair.
0:09:32 > 0:09:34I was being a bit of an old cheapskate there.
0:09:34 > 0:09:38- I think it's worth every penny. - It is, it's worth it.
0:09:38 > 0:09:41And now he's started spending, he just can't stop.
0:09:41 > 0:09:45There was an overmantle in the top shed there, got a hint of Mackintosh.
0:09:45 > 0:09:50- It does.- A very small hint of Mackintosh.- And it's the right money.
0:09:50 > 0:09:53- What was it, I can't remember what you quoted me?- £25.
0:09:53 > 0:09:57You did. At 25 quid, even I won't argue with that.
0:09:57 > 0:10:02With £2,076.10 still to spend, I should hope not.
0:10:02 > 0:10:06What about those unique sake cups?
0:10:06 > 0:10:09I take your point about those two little...
0:10:09 > 0:10:12- I could do something special on them.- Oh, you are a tempter!
0:10:12 > 0:10:15That is the thing you should be going out of here with.
0:10:15 > 0:10:19- I'll do the two for 50 quid. - 50?!- For the two.
0:10:19 > 0:10:22It's the right time for that oriental stuff at the moment.
0:10:22 > 0:10:24They're a bit different, huge characters, just like you.
0:10:24 > 0:10:26You're an absolutely wonderful salesman.
0:10:26 > 0:10:28I think the two of them, the two of you...
0:10:28 > 0:10:31- I'll tell you what, George, let's shake on that.- Sure.- Four things.
0:10:31 > 0:10:36- Yes.- It's been an absolute dream here, it's been fantastic.
0:10:36 > 0:10:39It's certainly been a busy morning.
0:10:39 > 0:10:43Charlie finally parted with his cash, buying brown furniture,
0:10:43 > 0:10:45brown furniture, brown furniture,
0:10:45 > 0:10:47and a pair of sake cups.
0:10:48 > 0:10:53James came away with two extremely large frames and a print.
0:10:53 > 0:10:54But the excitement's not over yet.
0:10:54 > 0:10:58Charlie is heading 32 miles east, to Blairs,
0:10:58 > 0:11:00where he has a prior engagement.
0:11:02 > 0:11:05St Mary's College was founded in 1829,
0:11:05 > 0:11:07when John Menzies of Pitfodels,
0:11:07 > 0:11:11the last member of an old Aberdeen Catholic family,
0:11:11 > 0:11:16donated his mansion and estate of 1,000 acres to the Catholic church.
0:11:16 > 0:11:19Today, it's known as Blairs Museum
0:11:19 > 0:11:20and it gives a unique insight into
0:11:20 > 0:11:24Scotland's Catholic history and heritage.
0:11:24 > 0:11:28Showing him round is former pupil, teacher and now museum manager Ian.
0:11:28 > 0:11:33Well, Blairs is basically what used to be our junior seminary.
0:11:33 > 0:11:36So basically, a boarding school for boys of secondary school age
0:11:36 > 0:11:38who were thinking about becoming a Catholic priest.
0:11:38 > 0:11:41- Right.- I was one of them a long time ago, back in the 1960s.
0:11:41 > 0:11:44And that's where your thoughts were at that time?
0:11:44 > 0:11:47At that time, yes, but I've now been married for 33 years...
0:11:47 > 0:11:49So you obviously took a different course.
0:11:49 > 0:11:51It changed. After that, I was actually here
0:11:51 > 0:11:54and my wife taught here as well,
0:11:54 > 0:11:57for the last nine years before the college closed 25 years ago now.
0:11:59 > 0:12:01From its establishment, Blairs College was recognised
0:12:01 > 0:12:05as a safe place to receive and preserve artefacts
0:12:05 > 0:12:09relating to Scotland's Catholic heritage.
0:12:09 > 0:12:11Their collection of paintings spans more than four centuries,
0:12:11 > 0:12:14featuring some of Scotland's most renowned historical figures.
0:12:14 > 0:12:18Today, Charlie has come to see the highlight of the collection,
0:12:18 > 0:12:22a full-length memorial portrait of Mary Queen Of Scots.
0:12:22 > 0:12:26Mary had been imprisoned in England for something like 19 years.
0:12:26 > 0:12:29- It was basically house arrest in various castles.- Yes.
0:12:29 > 0:12:32She still had a small staff of ten to a dozen people.
0:12:32 > 0:12:35She chose these two ladies-in-waiting
0:12:35 > 0:12:37to attend to her at the execution,
0:12:37 > 0:12:43and then four of her supporters were also witnesses at the execution.
0:12:43 > 0:12:47- And there was some pressure on Elizabeth to have her executed.- Yes.
0:12:47 > 0:12:51- I don't know, is it true she didn't want to have her executed?- Yes.
0:12:51 > 0:12:54We actually have the death warrant, or a copy of the death warrant.
0:12:54 > 0:12:56You can see Elizabeth's signature.
0:12:56 > 0:12:59- Elizabeth's signature there. - In the top right-hand corner.
0:12:59 > 0:13:02When Queen Elizabeth I came to the throne in 1558,
0:13:02 > 0:13:05she brought with her a reformed religion
0:13:05 > 0:13:09which became known as Protestantism. However, many considered her cousin,
0:13:09 > 0:13:14Mary Queen Of Scots, a Catholic, the legitimate sovereign of England,
0:13:14 > 0:13:19and with no direct heir, Mary was the closest successor to the throne.
0:13:19 > 0:13:22Perceived as a threat, Elizabeth had her arrested,
0:13:22 > 0:13:25and after 19 years, she was tried and executed for treason,
0:13:25 > 0:13:29a decision that has caused much speculation.
0:13:30 > 0:13:33Some people believe that she was given it in a pile of papers
0:13:33 > 0:13:36and signed it, not realising what she had signed.
0:13:36 > 0:13:38I've heard that story, funnily enough.
0:13:38 > 0:13:40Other people believe that she meant to sign it,
0:13:40 > 0:13:43but she didn't mean it to be carried out immediately.
0:13:43 > 0:13:45But then her ministers do exactly that.
0:13:45 > 0:13:48Within days, Mary is executed and they come back and tell her
0:13:48 > 0:13:52that it's been carried out. Supposedly, Elizabeth was furious
0:13:52 > 0:13:57- and, at the same time, in floods of tears.- Yes.
0:13:57 > 0:14:01Almost her last act, it's very, very symbolic, because
0:14:01 > 0:14:03she is wearing this scarlet underclothing,
0:14:03 > 0:14:07and that colour is the same colour of vestments a priest would wear
0:14:07 > 0:14:10on the feast day of a martyr.
0:14:10 > 0:14:14So Mary, almost in her last act, is saying, I'm being executed
0:14:14 > 0:14:16because of my faith and not because I'm a traitor against Elizabeth.
0:14:16 > 0:14:18- Strong statement, isn't it? - That's right.
0:14:18 > 0:14:22It's been an absolute delight, thank you so much.
0:14:22 > 0:14:25What a fascinating insight.
0:14:25 > 0:14:28Charlie, you've been truly spoiled, bless you.
0:14:28 > 0:14:32As the day draws to an end, both our experts need their beauty sleep.
0:14:32 > 0:14:34Night-night!
0:14:35 > 0:14:38As the sun rises on a typical Scottish morning,
0:14:38 > 0:14:43our dynamic duo are once again on the road and it's not raining.
0:14:44 > 0:14:46Have we creeped over to the west coast now?
0:14:46 > 0:14:48We can't have got quite to the west coast.
0:14:48 > 0:14:51No, sorry, we've crept down the coast, there we are.
0:14:51 > 0:14:57So far, James has spent £175 on two auction lots -
0:14:57 > 0:15:00the 1950s print and the large pair of gilt wood frames -
0:15:00 > 0:15:04leaving £126.06 for the day ahead.
0:15:04 > 0:15:05How exciting!
0:15:06 > 0:15:10Charlie, meanwhile, hit the first day shopping hard,
0:15:10 > 0:15:12spending £395 on four lots -
0:15:12 > 0:15:15the Edwardian lady's writing desk,
0:15:15 > 0:15:18a pair of 19th-century sake cups,
0:15:18 > 0:15:20an Arts and Crafts oak overmantle mirror
0:15:20 > 0:15:22and the 19th-century bookcase.
0:15:22 > 0:15:26So he has £2,001.10 to spend.
0:15:28 > 0:15:34They're leaving Tarland and travelling 40 miles south
0:15:34 > 0:15:37to Montrose, where James will start his day shopping.
0:15:37 > 0:15:41- Montrose, have you ever been to Montrose before?- I haven't.
0:15:43 > 0:15:48Montrose is the northernmost coastal town in Angus and, in 1777,
0:15:48 > 0:15:49was the birthplace of doctor
0:15:49 > 0:15:52and Radical MP Joseph Hume.
0:15:52 > 0:15:55For 30 years, he was a leader of the Radical Party
0:15:55 > 0:15:57and became the self-appointed
0:15:57 > 0:15:59guardian of the public purse.
0:16:00 > 0:16:02- Smoothly done, Brackers. - Slippery smooth.
0:16:02 > 0:16:06- I don't even need to get out here, I can just shuffle across.- Can you?
0:16:06 > 0:16:10- Good luck, old chum.- Thank you. - Spend, spend, spend.
0:16:13 > 0:16:16Today, George Eaton Antiques is James Braxton's first port of call.
0:16:16 > 0:16:19Morning.
0:16:19 > 0:16:22- Hi.- James.- George. Nice to meet you. - Nice to meet you, George.
0:16:22 > 0:16:25This is my sort of shop. It's a foraging shop.
0:16:25 > 0:16:27This is lovely, a domino set,
0:16:27 > 0:16:29and it's made with bone.
0:16:29 > 0:16:32Bone faces, with ebony backing.
0:16:32 > 0:16:35Here's a more interesting set.
0:16:35 > 0:16:36They're up to nine,
0:16:36 > 0:16:39- which is rarer. Usually, they're only up to six.- Oh, I see.
0:16:39 > 0:16:41- It's a set and a half. - That's very good.
0:16:41 > 0:16:43Again, these ones go up to nine.
0:16:45 > 0:16:48So you've got another three numbers to conjure with, haven't you?
0:16:48 > 0:16:51Generally, the most commonly used
0:16:51 > 0:16:53dominoes sets are double six
0:16:53 > 0:16:56and double nine, although double 12, 15 and 18
0:16:56 > 0:16:59are popular for games involving several players.
0:17:00 > 0:17:04- How much are these then, George?- Erm, 25.
0:17:04 > 0:17:08Really? That's a lovely lot.
0:17:08 > 0:17:11OK, what other curios have you got for me, George?
0:17:11 > 0:17:15- Is that a sort of Continental piece, that?- It's WMF.
0:17:15 > 0:17:19- Oh, it is WMF?- Yes.- And how much have you got on that, George?
0:17:19 > 0:17:24That had 150 on it, but as with everything...
0:17:24 > 0:17:27Everything is negotiable in life, isn't it?
0:17:27 > 0:17:31It looks as though it has the most beautiful polished glass liner.
0:17:31 > 0:17:33Isn't that a lovely piece of glass?
0:17:33 > 0:17:35Grr!
0:17:35 > 0:17:40Wurttembergische Metallwarenfabrik, or WMF,
0:17:40 > 0:17:44is a German Art Nouveau producer specialising in metalwork
0:17:44 > 0:17:47from the late 19th and into the 20th century.
0:17:47 > 0:17:52A lovely stylised border, sort of beech, almost like a beech leaf.
0:17:52 > 0:17:56I suppose it's a stylised vine leaf or something.
0:17:56 > 0:17:58- Vine, it's got grapes on it. - Grapes, hasn't it?
0:17:58 > 0:18:02Give grapes to somebody in hospital, that would restore their spirit,
0:18:02 > 0:18:04wouldn't it?
0:18:04 > 0:18:08Lovely, beautifully modelled. That's a lovely item.
0:18:08 > 0:18:11Yes, you are modelling it rather beautifully.
0:18:11 > 0:18:14And while James continues his search for lovely items,
0:18:14 > 0:18:16Charlie is heading
0:18:16 > 0:18:1815 miles inland to Letham.
0:18:18 > 0:18:22The largest village in Angus, Letham is famous for its Victorian market,
0:18:22 > 0:18:25which takes place in early July.
0:18:26 > 0:18:29I'm absolutely chipper!
0:18:29 > 0:18:34I phoned up the man in the antiques saleroom where we're going to.
0:18:34 > 0:18:37He said, don't buy furniture, it doesn't sell very well.
0:18:37 > 0:18:40So I ripped straight into buying three pieces of furniture.
0:18:40 > 0:18:44Never listen to the experts, that's what Winston Churchill said.
0:18:44 > 0:18:47Never listen to the experts.
0:18:47 > 0:18:49Time will tell, Charlie.
0:18:49 > 0:18:53Let's see what gems you can uncover in Lovejoy Antiques.
0:18:53 > 0:18:57- It sounds promising.- Is it Barbara? - Yes, it is.- I'm Charlie.
0:18:57 > 0:18:59Housed in a converted stable,
0:18:59 > 0:19:04Barbara and her husband have been in the business for over six years.
0:19:04 > 0:19:07Barbara, there's an extremely jolly person down here,
0:19:07 > 0:19:09- looking at me...- Yes.
0:19:09 > 0:19:12..who looks like a Chinese bronze...
0:19:12 > 0:19:14- It IS bronze!- Yes.
0:19:16 > 0:19:19Look at that, pretty miserable,
0:19:19 > 0:19:21laughing, and...
0:19:21 > 0:19:23I think that's James Braxton.
0:19:23 > 0:19:26- Quite jolly.- Yeah. How much is this object?
0:19:26 > 0:19:30- Hundreds and hundreds of pounds? - No, no, just 100.
0:19:30 > 0:19:33Would £50 buy him?
0:19:33 > 0:19:36No, 70 might.
0:19:36 > 0:19:40- You've got me tempted here.- Yes. - I think he's absolutely splendid.
0:19:40 > 0:19:42I wish I knew more about these things.
0:19:42 > 0:19:47These faces must be the four faces of man, or whatever,
0:19:47 > 0:19:50but I don't know quite what they signify.
0:19:50 > 0:19:54Actually, the four faces of a Chinese Buddha represent
0:19:54 > 0:19:58pleasure, anger, sorrow and joy.
0:19:58 > 0:20:04It's believed that a Chinese Buddha will both protect and bring good luck.
0:20:04 > 0:20:07- 50 won't buy him?- No. 70.
0:20:07 > 0:20:10- 70 will.- Mm-hm.
0:20:10 > 0:20:12- Sold.- Well done.
0:20:12 > 0:20:14Sold. I knew I'd find something in the end.
0:20:14 > 0:20:17I think that's a cracker. Look at that.
0:20:17 > 0:20:22- The four faces of James Braxton. - Oh, Charlie!
0:20:22 > 0:20:24Meanwhile, James has been drawn to
0:20:24 > 0:20:25art deco...and red trousers.
0:20:25 > 0:20:28Where do they come from? Do you remember the building?
0:20:28 > 0:20:30They were from Montrose picture house.
0:20:30 > 0:20:33A great '30s feel to those flowers, isn't it?
0:20:33 > 0:20:35Very art deco. I really like those.
0:20:35 > 0:20:40- How much have you got on those?- £30. - £30, and you get the two for 30?
0:20:40 > 0:20:43- Yes, it's a sash window. - Sash window.
0:20:43 > 0:20:47- Operated, one above the other. - One in front of the other. I see.
0:20:47 > 0:20:48In a frame and they slide down.
0:20:48 > 0:20:50They look good together, don't they?
0:20:50 > 0:20:51I like those.
0:20:51 > 0:20:54- George, I'm going to have those.- OK.
0:20:54 > 0:20:57Very nice, James! And feeling confident,
0:20:57 > 0:21:01he strides on to haggle on the dominoes, priced at £25,
0:21:01 > 0:21:05and the WMF grape dish at £150.
0:21:05 > 0:21:09Is there any chance, George, I could do those two for £95?
0:21:09 > 0:21:12It's a struggle.
0:21:12 > 0:21:15- If that's all you've got. - It's all I've got, bar the pence.
0:21:15 > 0:21:18George, thank you very much indeed.
0:21:18 > 0:21:20Well done, James, that's an amazing £80 saving.
0:21:20 > 0:21:25And after spending £95, you've got £1.06 to your name.
0:21:25 > 0:21:29I'd like you to have the £1.06 as a bit of luck money.
0:21:29 > 0:21:31Thank you very much. It's been a pleasure.
0:21:31 > 0:21:32It's been really great fun.
0:21:33 > 0:21:36James, you are well and truly spent.
0:21:36 > 0:21:38And after a very successful day's shopping,
0:21:38 > 0:21:40James is giving himself a treat
0:21:40 > 0:21:43and heading 13 miles south to Arbroath.
0:21:43 > 0:21:45On the North Sea coast,
0:21:45 > 0:21:49Arbroath is most notable as the home of the Arbroath Smokie.
0:21:49 > 0:21:54- The lucky James Braxton is meeting smokie expert Iain Spink.- Hi.
0:21:54 > 0:21:56Good to meet you, Iain.
0:21:56 > 0:21:58So, what... This looks all good stuff.
0:22:00 > 0:22:02This is the true home of the Arbroath Smokie.
0:22:02 > 0:22:04I'm going to make some smokies for you
0:22:04 > 0:22:06in the place where they originally came from.
0:22:06 > 0:22:08In the late 1800s,
0:22:08 > 0:22:11the fishwives originally smoked the fish in halved barrels
0:22:11 > 0:22:13with fires underneath,
0:22:13 > 0:22:17trapping the smoke under layers of hessian sacking.
0:22:17 > 0:22:20Iain uses these traditional methods to make his famous smokies.
0:22:20 > 0:22:24- And smokie, the fish is a herring, is it?- No, it's a haddock.
0:22:24 > 0:22:25It's a haddock.
0:22:25 > 0:22:28It's a smoked haddock, must be to be a genuine Arbroath Smokie.
0:22:28 > 0:22:31- I see. You're an old pro at this. - Oh, I've had a bit of practice.
0:22:31 > 0:22:35And is this quite a quick process, Iain, then?
0:22:35 > 0:22:38It is relatively, takes about 40 minutes to cook them right through.
0:22:38 > 0:22:40- Really?- That's from raw to fully cooked.- Fabulous.
0:22:40 > 0:22:45And quite the best way to experience a freshly-made smokie
0:22:45 > 0:22:46is straight from the fire.
0:22:46 > 0:22:49Yum-yum-yum! I'm looking forward to that.
0:22:49 > 0:22:51The fish are gutted at sea,
0:22:51 > 0:22:54washed and boxed, ready for auction in the market.
0:22:54 > 0:22:57They've all been pre-prepared with a layer of salt,
0:22:57 > 0:23:00a layer of fish, then a layer of salt, a layer of fish.
0:23:00 > 0:23:03- They're left in the salt for several hours.- Really?
0:23:03 > 0:23:05I'm going to hang these fish on the sticks here.
0:23:05 > 0:23:08The fish are left to hang on the sticks for about 20 minutes,
0:23:08 > 0:23:11to let the excess water drip off them,
0:23:11 > 0:23:13before being moved over to the smokie pit.
0:23:13 > 0:23:16The hessian, that dampens it all down, does it?
0:23:16 > 0:23:22That helps to keep most of the air out of the fire,
0:23:22 > 0:23:25but still allows the fire to breathe.
0:23:25 > 0:23:28So, the last one, you're dunking.
0:23:28 > 0:23:32Yes, just keeping it damp.
0:23:32 > 0:23:34If it's too dry, it may catch fire.
0:23:34 > 0:23:38Iain, do you come from a long line of smokers?
0:23:38 > 0:23:40I'm a fifth-generation smokie maker.
0:23:40 > 0:23:42My family's been involved in the smokie making side of things
0:23:42 > 0:23:47for a couple of hundred years and, before that, were fishermen as well.
0:23:47 > 0:23:51Fabulous. I notice it's an Arbroath Smokie, so we have a preface here,
0:23:51 > 0:23:53does that mean anything?
0:23:53 > 0:23:56Well, an Arbroath Smokie has a protected status now.
0:23:56 > 0:23:59- PGI. It's Protected Geographical Identification.- I see.
0:23:59 > 0:24:02- So like Champagne, so like Melton Mowbray.- Exactly the same.
0:24:02 > 0:24:05- All that sort of thing.- That's correct.- Congratulations.
0:24:05 > 0:24:06Did you get that?
0:24:06 > 0:24:10My father worked for three years to get that status for the smokie.
0:24:10 > 0:24:14It's been great for us because... I wouldn't say it helps sales,
0:24:14 > 0:24:17but it ensures that anybody who buys an Arbroath Smokie anywhere
0:24:17 > 0:24:19will know that it's been made in Arbroath.
0:24:19 > 0:24:20It's the real thing.
0:24:20 > 0:24:25- Now, how is our fire doing?- The fire is looking good.- Oh, look at those.
0:24:25 > 0:24:29- They have changed, Iain.- Yeah, they're a nice golden colour now.
0:24:29 > 0:24:31They look very good.
0:24:31 > 0:24:35- Very good indeed.- James, would you like to try a bit?- I'd love to.
0:24:35 > 0:24:38OK, here's a nice juicy pair here, let's try this one.
0:24:38 > 0:24:39They look good, Iain.
0:24:39 > 0:24:44They look beautiful, even colouring, nice and golden right through.
0:24:44 > 0:24:46- Rip them off, there. - Break the pair in half.
0:24:46 > 0:24:47What I do here is...
0:24:47 > 0:24:50- I hold the fish with what was the head end towards me.- Yeah.
0:24:50 > 0:24:51Give it a gentle squeeze,
0:24:51 > 0:24:54and you can see the flesh come off the bone like that.
0:24:54 > 0:24:58- Perfect, isn't it? - Split the fin down the middle.
0:24:58 > 0:25:01Open it up like that, and look at that, absolutely amazing.
0:25:01 > 0:25:04- You just take the bone out in one. - It's as simple as that.
0:25:04 > 0:25:08And all that beautiful white meat there is bone free now.
0:25:08 > 0:25:10And the flesh is so good, isn't it?
0:25:10 > 0:25:15It's just lovely and moist and white, just the way it should be.
0:25:15 > 0:25:17Mmm. That is really good.
0:25:17 > 0:25:19- Can I have a bit more? - Yeah, help yourself.
0:25:19 > 0:25:21It's just so beautifully cooked.
0:25:25 > 0:25:27That is perfect fish.
0:25:27 > 0:25:29What a treat you've had, James,
0:25:29 > 0:25:32and whilst you recover from your lovely indulgence,
0:25:32 > 0:25:34Charlie's making his way to Barry.
0:25:37 > 0:25:41A small village in Angus, Barry lies at the mouth of the River Tay.
0:25:41 > 0:25:44It's Charlie's last chance to flash his cash
0:25:44 > 0:25:48and Anderson High Antiques is his final shop of the day.
0:25:48 > 0:25:53Open for two years, it's located in part of a 19th-century school.
0:25:53 > 0:25:57Owner Kate and husband Ed have been in the business for 15 years.
0:25:57 > 0:25:59After browsing,
0:25:59 > 0:26:03Ed shows Charlie a set of six Royal Doulton coffee cups,
0:26:03 > 0:26:06handpainted by May Wilson and priced at £48.
0:26:06 > 0:26:08MW? Who is...?
0:26:08 > 0:26:12MW is May Wilson, who is one of the ladies that
0:26:12 > 0:26:15we collectively refer to as the "Scottish lady artists",
0:26:15 > 0:26:19who bought the pottery blanks.
0:26:19 > 0:26:22They were all artists, mostly associated with
0:26:22 > 0:26:25either the Glasgow School of Art or the Edinburgh School of Art.
0:26:25 > 0:26:28- How interesting.- They painted these beautiful...
0:26:29 > 0:26:31That's interesting.
0:26:31 > 0:26:35I think they bought the glazed object, by the looks of things.
0:26:35 > 0:26:38- Painted over the glazing?- Precisely. - Why are they so cheap? He said,
0:26:38 > 0:26:41shooting himself in the foot!
0:26:41 > 0:26:44There is one cup which has had a repair on it.
0:26:44 > 0:26:48Here it is, here. The little handle has been glued.
0:26:48 > 0:26:50It could be better repaired.
0:26:50 > 0:26:54- I actually find them really charming. - They are nice, aren't they?
0:26:54 > 0:26:56The thing is, in the central belt of Scotland,
0:26:56 > 0:27:00people who collect these things will know who that is.
0:27:00 > 0:27:03- Fantastic.- Might be quite an interesting one.- Sold.- Excellent.
0:27:04 > 0:27:08I said sold without even talking about the price.
0:27:08 > 0:27:12I'm happy to do for you what we would do for the trade, basically,
0:27:12 > 0:27:16which might be to make it, say, £43.
0:27:16 > 0:27:20- £43.- Is that all right?- I think I've probably got £43 for it.
0:27:20 > 0:27:23Lovely final buy, Charlie, and with your shopping done,
0:27:23 > 0:27:27it's time to see what you can make of each other's purchases.
0:27:27 > 0:27:30Brackers, I'm going to reveal my first thing.
0:27:30 > 0:27:32- You know the four faces of Buddha? - Yeah.
0:27:32 > 0:27:36I've renamed the four faces of Buddha - the four faces of Braxton.
0:27:36 > 0:27:39- It's lovely, how much did you pay for it?- I paid 70 quid for it.
0:27:39 > 0:27:44I think it's great fun, very humorous. I think it's a winner.
0:27:44 > 0:27:47It's certainly different, and Charlie's decided
0:27:47 > 0:27:50to combine it with his sake cups to make one auction lot.
0:27:50 > 0:27:54- I think the sake cups are very humourous, great fun.- Yes.- But...
0:27:54 > 0:27:57- We'll wait and see. - We'll wait and see.
0:27:57 > 0:27:59Come on, James, let's see your first purchase.
0:27:59 > 0:28:02It's a rather nice little souvenir of where we've been.
0:28:03 > 0:28:05- Balmoral.- Balmoral.
0:28:05 > 0:28:08- I like that. Did it cost less than 50 quid?- It did.
0:28:08 > 0:28:13Then you're all right. This is by a person
0:28:13 > 0:28:17called May Wilson, who decorated porcelain.
0:28:17 > 0:28:21Every single piece, the cups, the saucers, are all monogrammed.
0:28:21 > 0:28:25- Another winner for Roscoe. - I hope so.
0:28:25 > 0:28:28Next is hopefully your winner, James, the beautiful sash windows.
0:28:28 > 0:28:31That's the top and this is the bottom.
0:28:31 > 0:28:34It came out of the Montrose picture house.
0:28:34 > 0:28:37Isn't that lovely? I think they're great.
0:28:37 > 0:28:41- I quite like those cabochons in the middle of the top one.- Yes.
0:28:41 > 0:28:42- They're rather fun.- I like those.
0:28:42 > 0:28:44Glad you like them, Charlie,
0:28:44 > 0:28:47but what will James make of your overmantle mirror?
0:28:47 > 0:28:49That looks superb. I love the carving.
0:28:49 > 0:28:53They look like stylised poppies, or pomegranates.
0:28:53 > 0:28:54What would that make at auction?
0:28:54 > 0:28:58I would have thought they'll estimate that - 80 to 120.
0:28:58 > 0:28:59- The carving is so good.- 25 quid.
0:29:01 > 0:29:03No! No!
0:29:04 > 0:29:08Father Roscoe, how could you do this to me?
0:29:08 > 0:29:10Chin up, James, you've got your lovely dominoes set next.
0:29:10 > 0:29:14- Are you a dominoes man? - I haven't played dominoes for years.
0:29:14 > 0:29:17This one is one to nine.
0:29:17 > 0:29:20Good Lord! They're rather fun.
0:29:20 > 0:29:22I paid £15.
0:29:22 > 0:29:27Very cheap. Double your money, 30 or 40 quid.
0:29:27 > 0:29:29- Yeah, I hope so.- Yeah.
0:29:29 > 0:29:31Charlie, it's time for your lady's writing desk.
0:29:31 > 0:29:34These little sides open up,
0:29:34 > 0:29:37nice compartments for letters and what have you.
0:29:37 > 0:29:40Got a bit of damage, but...
0:29:40 > 0:29:43300 to 400 - that's what I would hope - it cost 220.
0:29:43 > 0:29:47Oh, another Roscoe winner.
0:29:47 > 0:29:50- Last item.- Are we WMF here?- WMF.
0:29:50 > 0:29:54We are, very stylish.
0:29:54 > 0:29:58- It's very stylish, isn't it? - I do like WMF.
0:29:58 > 0:30:01You both have one more lot to reveal. However,
0:30:01 > 0:30:04they were so big that they've had to go straight to the auction house.
0:30:04 > 0:30:06The benevolence of Father Roscoe
0:30:06 > 0:30:10saw me walking away with those two fabulous frames.
0:30:10 > 0:30:12- A pair...- I know.- ..for 150.
0:30:12 > 0:30:16- Very big.- Right, Charlie, enlighten us on your last lot.
0:30:16 > 0:30:19It's an open-fronted bookcase, it's got a shaped marble top.
0:30:19 > 0:30:22It's mid-late 19th century,
0:30:22 > 0:30:26but it's got gilt-decorated mounts and I paid 100 quid for it.
0:30:26 > 0:30:29I don't know if you managed to get a peep at it?
0:30:29 > 0:30:31I saw the marble top and I saw its front.
0:30:31 > 0:30:34I saw the gilding. It's a lovely piece at £100.
0:30:34 > 0:30:35He was very kind to us.
0:30:35 > 0:30:39But will you be as kind to one another?
0:30:39 > 0:30:40Time to hear what you really think.
0:30:40 > 0:30:45I think he's let himself down a bit with the sake cups.
0:30:45 > 0:30:48One of them's chipped, £50.
0:30:48 > 0:30:52I think Father Roscoe may struggle to get out of that one,
0:30:52 > 0:30:55but knowing his luck, he might get away with it.
0:30:55 > 0:30:57His best buy - undoubtedly the large frames.
0:30:57 > 0:30:59They are great, I think they'll double his money.
0:30:59 > 0:31:03Our experts have been on a voyage of discovery
0:31:03 > 0:31:04from Tarland to Montrose,
0:31:04 > 0:31:06Letham to Barry,
0:31:06 > 0:31:07finally crossing to the west
0:31:07 > 0:31:09and arriving in Hamilton.
0:31:09 > 0:31:13Hamilton is a town in South Lanarkshire,
0:31:13 > 0:31:15in the west central lowlands of Scotland,
0:31:15 > 0:31:17and it's home to Hamilton auction market,
0:31:17 > 0:31:20one of the biggest auctioneers in Lanarkshire.
0:31:20 > 0:31:24Do you think, when you see your frames, they'll only be three-sided,
0:31:24 > 0:31:27that they will have rotted away?
0:31:27 > 0:31:31I don't know how long my bookcase is, because I could only see one end.
0:31:31 > 0:31:35You both certainly took a gamble with your rather large purchases,
0:31:35 > 0:31:40but it's auction day and we'll soon find out if it's paid off.
0:31:40 > 0:31:45LS Smellie & Sons Ltd were established in 1874
0:31:45 > 0:31:49and are a sixth-generation family-run business.
0:31:50 > 0:31:53Oh, look! In all their splendour.
0:31:53 > 0:31:56Fabulous. And yours.
0:31:56 > 0:31:59- Oh, good Lord, so it is!- What a fine piece, what a fine piece.
0:31:59 > 0:32:02- A decorator's piece, isn't it? - Very much so.
0:32:02 > 0:32:05- Will they appreciate it up here? - Of course they will.
0:32:05 > 0:32:07- Shall we find our other things? - Yes, come on.
0:32:07 > 0:32:08Let's go and see the auctioneer.
0:32:08 > 0:32:12James Henderson is our auctioneer for the day
0:32:12 > 0:32:16and he's kindly cast his eye over our experts' purchases.
0:32:16 > 0:32:19The sake cups - I particularly like those.
0:32:19 > 0:32:22Although they're both damaged, they are quite nice.
0:32:22 > 0:32:24There would be a bit of interest, I would imagine,
0:32:24 > 0:32:26I think they'll do quite well.
0:32:26 > 0:32:27The large gilt wood frames,
0:32:27 > 0:32:30three metre by two metre.
0:32:32 > 0:32:35It's the size that may put folk off. They are pretty big.
0:32:35 > 0:32:41James Braxton started today's show with £301.06
0:32:41 > 0:32:45and spent exactly £301.06
0:32:45 > 0:32:46on five auction lots.
0:32:48 > 0:32:52Charlie Ross began with £2,396.10
0:32:52 > 0:32:55and spent a splendid £508
0:32:55 > 0:32:57on five auction lots.
0:32:57 > 0:32:58It's the day of reckoning.
0:32:58 > 0:33:00Should Charlie have listened to the experts?
0:33:02 > 0:33:06- First under the hammer is his bookcase.- What's it worth, £100?
0:33:06 > 0:33:11100, for it now. 100. To get it off, 50... 30 then, for it now.
0:33:11 > 0:33:14Oh, dear, this isn't looking good.
0:33:14 > 0:33:1630 bid, surely one more? 30 bid.
0:33:16 > 0:33:2030, five, 35, and 40.
0:33:20 > 0:33:2245. Come on, sir.
0:33:22 > 0:33:2745 and 50, 50 bid, 55, and 60 now.
0:33:27 > 0:33:30At 60. At 60 bid.
0:33:30 > 0:33:3360 bid, it's too cheap.
0:33:33 > 0:33:36- At 60 bid, five, 65...- Keep going!
0:33:36 > 0:33:3870 bid, 70 bid,
0:33:38 > 0:33:42- 70 bid, 70 bid.- One more.- 70 bid...
0:33:42 > 0:33:44All done at £70.
0:33:46 > 0:33:49Roscoe. You only fell a little.
0:33:49 > 0:33:51Never listen to the experts, eh?
0:33:51 > 0:33:54Oh, Brackers!
0:33:55 > 0:33:59James, next in the spotlight are your rather large frames.
0:33:59 > 0:34:02£100, 100 for them,
0:34:02 > 0:34:05for the pair, 100, £50.
0:34:05 > 0:34:07Straight in.
0:34:09 > 0:34:1250 I'm bid, a 50 bid...
0:34:12 > 0:34:14There must be some opposition.
0:34:14 > 0:34:18At 55, 60, and five, 65, and 70...
0:34:18 > 0:34:2270 bid, 70 bid.
0:34:22 > 0:34:23Come on!
0:34:23 > 0:34:26- 70 bid...- A bit more.
0:34:26 > 0:34:28All done at £70.
0:34:30 > 0:34:34- A steal, Brackers, a steal.- I thought I had the deal of the century.
0:34:34 > 0:34:38Ouch, not what you were expecting, eh?
0:34:38 > 0:34:40- Do you know what I am now thinking? - What?
0:34:40 > 0:34:42Thank God I let you buy them!
0:34:44 > 0:34:48Next in the line of fire is Charlie's lady's writing desk.
0:34:48 > 0:34:52150, 100 I'm bid, at 100 I'm bid...
0:34:53 > 0:34:55110, at 110...
0:34:55 > 0:35:00120, at 120, 130, at 140...
0:35:00 > 0:35:07150, 160, 170, 180, 190, 200...
0:35:07 > 0:35:10200 I'm bid, at 210.
0:35:10 > 0:35:14210, at 210, I'm bid.
0:35:14 > 0:35:16220 now, 230.
0:35:16 > 0:35:19I'm sort of getting my money back.
0:35:19 > 0:35:23- At 230...- Come on!- 230...
0:35:23 > 0:35:27- 230... All done?- Try one more.- 230.
0:35:28 > 0:35:32- Well done, Roscoe.- Well...- Could have been a lot worse, couldn't it?
0:35:32 > 0:35:35- Brave move, wasn't it?- It could have been a picture frame.
0:35:35 > 0:35:36Very lucky, Charlie.
0:35:36 > 0:35:39Before commission, that's a small £10 profit.
0:35:39 > 0:35:43Your turn, James. What will Hamilton make of your 1950s print?
0:35:43 > 0:35:4730 for it now. 20, ten, £10, surely now?
0:35:47 > 0:35:50- Ten I'm bid. Thank you, sir.- Ten?
0:35:50 > 0:35:52- Go on.- There's a lady bidding now.
0:35:52 > 0:35:5612, 14, at 14, 16...
0:35:56 > 0:36:02At 16, 18. At 18, 20, at 22, five...
0:36:02 > 0:36:07At 25 and eight, 30 now, 32, 32 I'm bid.
0:36:07 > 0:36:10At 32, 32...
0:36:10 > 0:36:14- Another bidder. - Five now. 35 and eight.
0:36:14 > 0:36:16Brackers, you're on fire now!
0:36:16 > 0:36:2038, eight, 38...
0:36:20 > 0:36:22- All done at £38?- 38.
0:36:24 > 0:36:25I feel as though
0:36:25 > 0:36:27I've almost painted it myself!
0:36:27 > 0:36:32Well done, James, it might be small, but at least it's a profit.
0:36:32 > 0:36:36- 13 in the pot.- Charlie, it's time for your overmantle mirror.
0:36:36 > 0:36:39£50. 30 then, 30 I'm bid.
0:36:39 > 0:36:41Your buyer.
0:36:41 > 0:36:4530 bid and five, 40, five, 50...
0:36:45 > 0:36:48At 50 bid, five, and 60, 60 bid.
0:36:48 > 0:36:50Come on.
0:36:50 > 0:36:5460 bid, 60...
0:36:54 > 0:36:57Five now, at 65, at 70, at 70 bid.
0:36:57 > 0:37:02At 70 bid...
0:37:02 > 0:37:03All done at £70?
0:37:06 > 0:37:09£45 is a great profit.
0:37:10 > 0:37:15James, the pressure's on, can your sash window slash your losses?
0:37:15 > 0:37:17£20 for them, ten then, £10.
0:37:17 > 0:37:20Your man's at it again.
0:37:20 > 0:37:23Ten I'm bid, ten...
0:37:23 > 0:37:2712 now, 14, 16, 18, 20...
0:37:27 > 0:37:32And two, and five, and eight. At 28.
0:37:32 > 0:37:36- Go on.- 28 I'm bid. 28 I'm bid...
0:37:36 > 0:37:40At £28, at 28, 28...
0:37:40 > 0:37:44All done? At £28. 30 now, just in time.
0:37:44 > 0:37:48- Oh, 30.- 30.- 30 bid, two now.
0:37:48 > 0:37:52At 32, 35, 38, at 38.
0:37:52 > 0:37:54At 38, 38 I'm bid...
0:37:54 > 0:37:56Well done, my man.
0:37:56 > 0:37:59Brackers, you're working them from behind.
0:37:59 > 0:38:01All done at £38...
0:38:01 > 0:38:04- Well done, the auctioneer. - You've slipped out of that one.
0:38:04 > 0:38:07I did slip out of that one.
0:38:07 > 0:38:10I'm afraid, after commission, that's not a whole lot.
0:38:11 > 0:38:13Next on show is Charlie's set of
0:38:13 > 0:38:15Royal Doulton coffee cups.
0:38:15 > 0:38:19£30, 30 for them now.
0:38:19 > 0:38:2420, ten. A bid at ten. Ten I'm bid...
0:38:24 > 0:38:2712, 14,
0:38:27 > 0:38:2916, 18, 20,
0:38:29 > 0:38:33two, five, at 25,
0:38:33 > 0:38:39eight, at 28, and 30. 30 bid...
0:38:39 > 0:38:46- Fresh bidder, two, 32 and five, at 35, and eight, at 38, and 40.- Ooh.
0:38:46 > 0:38:48At 40 now. 40 bid...
0:38:48 > 0:38:50Nearly getting my money back now.
0:38:50 > 0:38:54- Two, at 42, at five.- Come on!
0:38:54 > 0:38:57- At 48 and 50, now. - Yes, that's the way.
0:38:57 > 0:39:0150 bid...
0:39:01 > 0:39:02All done at £50...
0:39:02 > 0:39:05Thank you, sir.
0:39:05 > 0:39:07- Well, got me out of trouble. - £50, well done.
0:39:09 > 0:39:12Another close call, Charlie, but still a profit.
0:39:12 > 0:39:14Next to face the music
0:39:14 > 0:39:16are James's dominoes.
0:39:16 > 0:39:18- Lovely lot.- Unusual set.
0:39:18 > 0:39:21- 20, £20 for them.- You're in at 20, you're in at a profit.
0:39:21 > 0:39:24At £20 I'm bid. At 20, bid, two now.
0:39:24 > 0:39:28At 22, and five, 25 and eight,
0:39:28 > 0:39:30at 28, at 30 bid, at two,
0:39:30 > 0:39:3432, at five, 35 I'm bid.
0:39:34 > 0:39:38- At 35...- A result.
0:39:38 > 0:39:43Eight now, at 38, at 40, 40 bid...
0:39:43 > 0:39:46Brackers, this is stellar galactic.
0:39:46 > 0:39:5040 bid, all done at £40...
0:39:50 > 0:39:53Well done, mate. You're a canny man, Braxton!
0:39:53 > 0:39:57- Canny man.- What a relief, James, you're back in the game.
0:39:57 > 0:40:01Time for Charlie's combined lot -
0:40:01 > 0:40:04his bronze Buddha and a pair of sake cups.
0:40:04 > 0:40:07£80 surely? £50, no less. 50 bid.
0:40:07 > 0:40:10Hang on, look.
0:40:10 > 0:40:13At 60, and five, and 70, and five.
0:40:13 > 0:40:15You see, I told you that lady would be up for it.
0:40:15 > 0:40:21100, at 110, at 110, 120, 120,
0:40:21 > 0:40:25130, at 140, at 140 bid.
0:40:25 > 0:40:29At 140, 140. At 150 now, fresh bidder.
0:40:29 > 0:40:30- I'm into a profit.- 160.
0:40:30 > 0:40:31I'm into a profit!
0:40:31 > 0:40:35At 170, 180, at 190.
0:40:35 > 0:40:39- You're a money machine.- 220, at 220,
0:40:39 > 0:40:42240, at 240...
0:40:42 > 0:40:44Try one more.
0:40:44 > 0:40:46240 I'm bid. At 240...
0:40:46 > 0:40:50- Five, at 245.- 245.
0:40:50 > 0:40:54All done at £245...
0:40:56 > 0:41:00Well done, Roscoe, what's that?
0:41:00 > 0:41:03That is an amazing price.
0:41:03 > 0:41:04Fantastic result, Charlie,
0:41:04 > 0:41:06your Buddha certainly brought you
0:41:06 > 0:41:08luck and prosperity.
0:41:08 > 0:41:11That is very good. Well done, well done.
0:41:11 > 0:41:13Thanks, Brackers.
0:41:13 > 0:41:14It will take a lot,
0:41:14 > 0:41:17but can James's WMF grape dish turn it in his favour?
0:41:17 > 0:41:2230 for it now. £30, 30 I'm bid.
0:41:22 > 0:41:2530 bid, five, at 35, at 40,
0:41:25 > 0:41:29and five, 50, bid of 50.
0:41:29 > 0:41:32- Go on.- 50 bid.- Come on, come on.
0:41:32 > 0:41:34- Five, 55.- 55, get in there.
0:41:34 > 0:41:38At 55, at 60.
0:41:38 > 0:41:42- Well done.- At 60 bid, five, and 70.
0:41:42 > 0:41:44- 70 bid.- He's working on it.
0:41:44 > 0:41:49- Well done.- Working on it. - 80, and five, 90.
0:41:49 > 0:41:52- Well done.- 100...
0:41:52 > 0:41:56100, 100, 100...
0:41:56 > 0:41:59All done at £100...
0:42:01 > 0:42:05I tell you what, I thought it was dying at 50.
0:42:05 > 0:42:07- You came with a late burst. - I thought it was dying at 30.
0:42:07 > 0:42:10That was a good profit to end on, James,
0:42:10 > 0:42:15but I'm afraid it just wasn't enough for auction victory.
0:42:15 > 0:42:19- Round three goes to Charlie. - To drop 80...
0:42:19 > 0:42:21The one thing... And if you'd said,
0:42:21 > 0:42:25"No, after you, Father Roscoe, you have the frames,"
0:42:25 > 0:42:28I would have lost the money and you'd have been all right.
0:42:28 > 0:42:32- You're a canny fella! Aye, canny fella.- Pure luck.
0:42:32 > 0:42:35- Come on, let's go for a curry. - Good idea!
0:42:37 > 0:42:42James started today's trip with £301.06
0:42:42 > 0:42:47and, after paying auction costs, made a disappointing loss of £66.54.
0:42:47 > 0:42:51He's now got £234.52 to carry forward.
0:42:51 > 0:42:58Charlie, on the other hand, started today's leg with £2,396.10.
0:42:58 > 0:43:03He spent wisely and made a small £37.30 profit.
0:43:03 > 0:43:10Charlie still has a sizable £2,433.40 to kick off the next leg.
0:43:10 > 0:43:14- Well done, Father Roscoe. - I suppose I'm driving?
0:43:14 > 0:43:19You are. Winner takes all. It's rather like golf, you're teeing off.
0:43:19 > 0:43:22I'm teeing off, yes.
0:43:22 > 0:43:26- Well, another one down.- Another one down. It was fun, wasn't it?
0:43:26 > 0:43:31Next time on the Antiques Road Trip, the competition's heating up.
0:43:31 > 0:43:34- You're going to be mean, aren't you? - I'm going to be very mean.
0:43:34 > 0:43:38- Charlie meets his match. - Could you do that for £80?- No.
0:43:38 > 0:43:40And James gets straight to the point.
0:43:40 > 0:43:41How does that sound?
0:43:41 > 0:43:44- You don't mess about, do you? - No. I go straight in there.
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