0:00:02 > 0:00:06The nation's favourite antiques experts, £200 each, one big challenge.
0:00:06 > 0:00:08Well, duck, do I buy you or don't I?
0:00:08 > 0:00:12Who can make the most money buying and selling antiques as they scour the UK?
0:00:12 > 0:00:17- What's my wife up to? - The aim is trade up and hope each antique turns a profit.
0:00:17 > 0:00:21But 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 > 0:00:26So will 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.
0:00:37 > 0:00:40This week, we've been out on the road with a pair of old codgers,
0:00:40 > 0:00:42auctioneers Charlie Ross and James Braxton.
0:00:42 > 0:00:45I can't see where we're going!
0:00:45 > 0:00:48Charlie Ross is an auctioneer who oozes charm and sophistication.
0:00:48 > 0:00:52- Well, sort of. - You are what they call a temptress!
0:00:52 > 0:00:56Auctioneer surveyor and general fashionista James Braxton
0:00:56 > 0:00:59goes straight to the point.
0:00:59 > 0:01:01- You don't mess about, do you?- No.
0:01:01 > 0:01:04- I go straight in there, don't I? - You do.- Straight in.
0:01:04 > 0:01:08Charlie's week kicked off to a flying start when his £8
0:01:08 > 0:01:14Staffordshire elephant roared away for an astronomical £2,700.
0:01:14 > 0:01:18- GAVEL STRIKES - I fear my Road Trip is already over!
0:01:19 > 0:01:22James, bless him, had a week of exciting ups.
0:01:22 > 0:01:28Well done, James. Brilliant. Absolutely brilliant.
0:01:28 > 0:01:31- And devastating lows.- Oh, dear. - Dear, oh, dear.
0:01:31 > 0:01:35But coming into the last leg, they're two-all in auction victories.
0:01:35 > 0:01:39- It's all to play for on the last one. - All to play for.- How exciting!
0:01:39 > 0:01:41Two-all with five minutes to go!
0:01:41 > 0:01:43After his win at auction number four,
0:01:43 > 0:01:50- James' original £200 has increased to a whopping £245.76. - GAVEL STRIKES
0:01:50 > 0:01:55After his amazing victory in the first auction, Charles' £200
0:01:55 > 0:02:03rocketed and he starts the last leg with an enormous £2,227.10.
0:02:04 > 0:02:08It's their last voyage together today
0:02:08 > 0:02:12and they're zipping along in their beautiful 1954 Sunbeam Alpine.
0:02:12 > 0:02:16Can there really be an antiques shop in the middle of nowhere?
0:02:16 > 0:02:18There can. It's amazing.
0:02:18 > 0:02:20You're m-m-m...
0:02:20 > 0:02:22Do you want to get that out again? THEY LAUGH
0:02:24 > 0:02:28This week's route has taken our experts from Cromarty
0:02:28 > 0:02:31down the stunning north-east of Scotland over to the west,
0:02:31 > 0:02:34to their final destination in Ayrshire.
0:02:36 > 0:02:39On today's last leg, they're heading for the final auction in Ayr.
0:02:39 > 0:02:44First stop is the village of Kilbarchan.
0:02:44 > 0:02:46SPLUTTERING Oh! My hat's come off.
0:02:46 > 0:02:49There must be easier ways to make a living, mustn't there.
0:02:51 > 0:02:54A village in the west Central Lowlands,
0:02:56 > 0:02:59Kilbarchan's church steeple dominates the village skyline.
0:02:59 > 0:03:02Built in 1755, it houses a bronze statue
0:03:02 > 0:03:08of Robert 'Habbie' Simpson, Kilbarchan's famous left-handed piper.
0:03:08 > 0:03:10Not a lot of people know that!
0:03:10 > 0:03:14(SCOTTISH ACCENT) There's plenty for you to get your teeth into.
0:03:16 > 0:03:17Established in 1950,
0:03:17 > 0:03:21Gardners Antiques has a vast array of antiques and collectables.
0:03:21 > 0:03:25And with its strict "no haggling" policy,
0:03:25 > 0:03:27I wonder how the chaps will get on.
0:03:27 > 0:03:30- It goes a long way.- Goodness me. - Look up there!
0:03:30 > 0:03:32Oh, oh, oh, God.
0:03:32 > 0:03:35- Good luck, Brackers.- Good hunting.
0:03:35 > 0:03:38And with that, Charlie gets straight to work with owner, David.
0:03:39 > 0:03:44- That's rather a sweet, very sweet little propelling pencil.- Mm-hmm.
0:03:46 > 0:03:48Tell me,
0:03:48 > 0:03:51it would be too much for me to expect that to be gold, wouldn't it?
0:03:51 > 0:03:53- I think probably.- It looks gold to me.- I'll have a look.
0:03:53 > 0:03:58- I certainly don't see any marks on it.- It's not priced, no. - It's not priced as gold, certainly.
0:03:58 > 0:04:02- It isn't but I was just wondering whether it might be! - I don't see any marks on it.
0:04:02 > 0:04:05Perhaps I should be taking a little gamble.
0:04:05 > 0:04:08Lets do a bit of Sherlock Holmes work on here.
0:04:08 > 0:04:12I think that's absolutely charming.
0:04:12 > 0:04:18And the price of that is...£20.
0:04:18 > 0:04:22This would've been kept in a small purse belonging to a lady,
0:04:22 > 0:04:26perhaps if she went out dancing and had a little dance card
0:04:26 > 0:04:28and wanted to write down the names
0:04:28 > 0:04:32of the people that she had been chosen to dance with.
0:04:32 > 0:04:36That's the sort of thing you'd find in a smart purse.
0:04:36 > 0:04:38I think it's a charming little lot.
0:04:38 > 0:04:42- I'd like to make an investment, if I may?- Absolutely welcome to do that.
0:04:42 > 0:04:45It's not a big one but hopefully, I'm going to find more.
0:04:45 > 0:04:47£20 well spent, Charlie.
0:04:47 > 0:04:51David's "no haggling" policy sure makes for speedy negotiations.
0:04:51 > 0:04:53This looks interesting.
0:04:53 > 0:04:55I'm going to sit down. Look at this!
0:04:55 > 0:04:58Oh, 'ello! Ha!
0:04:58 > 0:05:00All damages to be paid for. Oh!
0:05:00 > 0:05:04Slightly vulnerable to damage, this one.
0:05:04 > 0:05:06Erm, but what a piece!
0:05:06 > 0:05:09Ahem! Damage caused by you, I think, James.
0:05:09 > 0:05:13This is what the impressionists and the Victorians,
0:05:13 > 0:05:17that 1850 period to 1900, this is what they love.
0:05:17 > 0:05:21We've got some deterioration, like a sort of dry rot, there.
0:05:21 > 0:05:26Putting the dry rot, the cracks and the other damage aside,
0:05:26 > 0:05:29this is still quite a nice piece, isn't it?
0:05:29 > 0:05:33- Yeah, OK then, James. So what is it? - What have we got on this?
0:05:33 > 0:05:35£68?!
0:05:35 > 0:05:37This is my first purchase.
0:05:37 > 0:05:41I love this piece and it's going to make me a large profit.
0:05:41 > 0:05:43I really hope so, James.
0:05:43 > 0:05:45This rare early Meiji period Japanese container
0:05:45 > 0:05:50could've been used to house kimonos or even Japanese jim-jams.
0:05:50 > 0:05:52David, can you tell me about this fellow?
0:05:52 > 0:05:54It's rather taken me eye.
0:05:54 > 0:06:00Erm, Japanese. Probably early 20th century, possibly a bit earlier.
0:06:00 > 0:06:02Quite a lot of Japanese import brought into Glasgow.
0:06:02 > 0:06:05With it being a bit port city.
0:06:05 > 0:06:08A lot of ships captains and crews bring back, brought things home.
0:06:08 > 0:06:11- You haven't got the lid for it? - We don't have the lid to that.
0:06:11 > 0:06:13This one's as it stands, I'm afraid.
0:06:13 > 0:06:17- A few wee knocks and bumps but a bit unusual.- Yeah.
0:06:17 > 0:06:20- I know the terms. There you are, my good man.- Thank you.
0:06:20 > 0:06:22I shall take the ticket off it, then.
0:06:22 > 0:06:24£68 spent. Well done, James.
0:06:24 > 0:06:26What about Charlie?
0:06:28 > 0:06:33There's something rather ornate and small.
0:06:33 > 0:06:36I imagine an inkwell.
0:06:36 > 0:06:40Yes, it is an inkwell. French.
0:06:40 > 0:06:42Champleve enamel.
0:06:42 > 0:06:47Not brilliant enamelling, but really not bad quality.
0:06:47 > 0:06:52And then we've got a little porcelain plaque at the bottom, here.
0:06:52 > 0:06:59It's really quite a charming object. It is... £54.
0:06:59 > 0:07:05I think this is worth more money than £54. I really do.
0:07:05 > 0:07:08Champleve is a technique in which troughs or cells
0:07:08 > 0:07:12are carved out with a metal object and filled with enamel.
0:07:12 > 0:07:17- I think that's really quite sweet. I'll have that, sir, if I may. - Thank you very much indeed.
0:07:17 > 0:07:21That's two very nice purchases under your belt, Charlie.
0:07:21 > 0:07:24Brackers, take me away before I spend any more money.
0:07:24 > 0:07:29- THEY LAUGH - How many items have you bought? - That's for you to find out, Brackers.
0:07:29 > 0:07:33- I haven't spent much money but I'm pleased with what I've bought.- No!
0:07:33 > 0:07:36But then I'm always pleased with what I've bought until the hammer falls!
0:07:36 > 0:07:38Until the hammer falls.
0:07:41 > 0:07:45On the road, the boys are heading seven miles east to Paisley,
0:07:45 > 0:07:48where Charlie's giving himself a little treat.
0:07:48 > 0:07:52Now Paisley is the largest town in Renfrewshire,
0:07:52 > 0:07:55with a beautiful 12th century medieval abbey.
0:07:55 > 0:07:59By the 19th century, Paisley had established itself as a centre of the weaving industry
0:07:59 > 0:08:03and today, Charlie Ross has come to the Paisley Museum to find out more.
0:08:03 > 0:08:05Mm. Agile for his age.
0:08:05 > 0:08:08- Don't forget to pick me up! - Will do, bye.- Bossy!
0:08:08 > 0:08:12The Paisley Museum is home to the world's finest collection
0:08:12 > 0:08:14of Paisley shawls and pattern books.
0:08:14 > 0:08:17Charlie is meeting curator of textiles, Dan.
0:08:17 > 0:08:21Dan, where did it all start? That's what I want to know.
0:08:21 > 0:08:25The Paisley shawl was an imitation of the Kashmir shawl,
0:08:25 > 0:08:28which came to Europe in the 1770s.
0:08:28 > 0:08:31It was a really expensive item
0:08:31 > 0:08:35so the European manufacturers tried to produce a cheaper version
0:08:35 > 0:08:39- of this, and that's what gave birth to the Paisley shawl.- Right.
0:08:39 > 0:08:43Mechanical production techniques cut the time taken to weave
0:08:43 > 0:08:48the intricate designs which include the boteh, resembling a teardrop.
0:08:48 > 0:08:52The kidney-shaped Paisley pattern is therefore Indian in origin,
0:08:52 > 0:08:57copying the costly silk and wool Kashmir jobbies.
0:08:57 > 0:09:00These are designs done out the same size and colour
0:09:00 > 0:09:02- as they will appear in a finished cloth.- Right.
0:09:02 > 0:09:04And then you'll see there's a grid,
0:09:04 > 0:09:06a pencil grid, superimposed on it.
0:09:06 > 0:09:11This has now to be put on what we call point paper or design paper.
0:09:11 > 0:09:14The design is transferred from the point paper
0:09:14 > 0:09:16into a series of punched cards.
0:09:16 > 0:09:18You put in a blank card into this here,
0:09:18 > 0:09:22and then I read across each line and I have eight punches here
0:09:22 > 0:09:25at the back and I punch the card according to the design.
0:09:25 > 0:09:28The cards are punched one at the time,
0:09:28 > 0:09:31usually one for each horizontal line in the design.
0:09:31 > 0:09:34The thing about the Paisley shawl
0:09:34 > 0:09:36is you need one card for every colour.
0:09:36 > 0:09:39We have five colours in the line, you're going to have five cards.
0:09:39 > 0:09:43That's why some of the Paisley shawls have over 50,000 cards.
0:09:43 > 0:09:4550,000!
0:09:45 > 0:09:48When the whole of the design has been punched into the cards,
0:09:48 > 0:09:49they are placed in sequence
0:09:49 > 0:09:52and laced together to form a continuous band.
0:09:52 > 0:09:55The chain of cards is then placed on top of the loom.
0:09:55 > 0:09:57The card select the threads to be raised
0:09:57 > 0:10:00to produce the pattern on the cloth.
0:10:00 > 0:10:03If you look here, you have a gap, which we call a shed.
0:10:03 > 0:10:06- There's some yarns raised and the others are down.- Yup.
0:10:06 > 0:10:09The ones that are raised are where I've punched the holes.
0:10:09 > 0:10:13The ones that are down is where I've left blanks.
0:10:13 > 0:10:16The weaver throws the shuttle carrying weft yarn through the shed.
0:10:16 > 0:10:18This action is repeated
0:10:18 > 0:10:21for every card until the pattern is produced on the cloth.
0:10:21 > 0:10:23How long would it take?
0:10:23 > 0:10:25It depends on what type of cloth you're producing,
0:10:25 > 0:10:27because if you're weaving a tweed,
0:10:27 > 0:10:30- you could weave maybe 30 yards a day.- Really?
0:10:30 > 0:10:32If you're weaving a figured velvet,
0:10:32 > 0:10:35you'd be working equally as hard and you'd produce an inch a day.
0:10:36 > 0:10:40Creating these amazing shawls was an incredibly complex process
0:10:40 > 0:10:43and weavers in the 19th century were highly skilled,
0:10:43 > 0:10:45weaving 12 to 18 hours a day. Poor loves.
0:10:47 > 0:10:49When the shawl was finished, all these extra threads
0:10:49 > 0:10:52had to be clipped off so it leaves a fuzzy back.
0:10:52 > 0:10:54This is a very typical Paisley shawl
0:10:54 > 0:10:58and it's one of the characteristics which distinguishes it
0:10:58 > 0:10:59from the original Kashmir.
0:10:59 > 0:11:03The Kashmir won't have a fuzzy back like this but this,
0:11:03 > 0:11:08the Paisley or the European shawl will always have a fuzzy back because it had to be cut.
0:11:08 > 0:11:12The shawl may have gone out of fashion in the 1870s
0:11:12 > 0:11:16but the pattern that has decorated them is still popular today.
0:11:16 > 0:11:20- That's glorious, I think. - Different to the original.- Stunning.
0:11:20 > 0:11:23So, while Charlie's been enjoying himself,
0:11:23 > 0:11:27James has headed 15 miles south-west to Kilbirnie.
0:11:33 > 0:11:36Kilbirnie is a small town in North Ayrshire.
0:11:36 > 0:11:39Amongst many old buildings stands the Walker Hall,
0:11:39 > 0:11:43a memorial hall dedicated to Dr Walker,
0:11:43 > 0:11:45one of the first physicians in the town.
0:11:47 > 0:11:51Stirrup Cup was originally a dairy farm and is now a horse livery yard.
0:11:51 > 0:11:53Five years ago,
0:11:53 > 0:11:57owner Greta opened up an antiques shop in their 18th century barn,
0:11:57 > 0:12:01which is now home to Stirrup Cup Antiques.
0:12:01 > 0:12:04- Greta Logan.- Greta. Very nice to meet you.
0:12:04 > 0:12:08I like this, though. Very nice art nouveau sort of like a table centre.
0:12:08 > 0:12:13It's definitely art nouveau, very continental colouring, the green and the gilt.
0:12:13 > 0:12:16So it's definitely French.
0:12:16 > 0:12:19Nicely finished underneath. I rather like that.
0:12:19 > 0:12:23It's got a good look to it. It's got £45 on it.
0:12:23 > 0:12:26Let's see if I can get something off on that.
0:12:26 > 0:12:28Before he gets down to the nitty gritty,
0:12:28 > 0:12:30something else catches his eye.
0:12:30 > 0:12:35- Look at these bottles.- Well they're Drew of Piccadilly, 1905, I think.
0:12:35 > 0:12:37- Drew.- Something like 1905.
0:12:37 > 0:12:41They look it. They are fittings out of a travelling case, aren't they?
0:12:41 > 0:12:43- I would say so.- Yeah.
0:12:43 > 0:12:45In your leather travel case, around the edges,
0:12:45 > 0:12:50you had these sort of pockets and they fitted into these things.
0:12:50 > 0:12:58Those five, there, and I like your stand there, your nouveau stand.
0:13:01 > 0:13:06What sort of price could you do for the two sort of lots there?
0:13:06 > 0:13:08Well...
0:13:08 > 0:13:10- Very difficult...- Yeah, uh-huh!
0:13:10 > 0:13:14The two at the back, I had £120 on just on the two.
0:13:14 > 0:13:16Good on you, Greta.
0:13:16 > 0:13:20For all five silver bottles, James is looking at a total price of £245.
0:13:20 > 0:13:25That's £67.24 more than he's got to spend.
0:13:25 > 0:13:28Are you going to put your hand in your pocket for over £300, James?
0:13:28 > 0:13:32- No, I haven't got 300.- You haven't got 300. Here we go, here we go!
0:13:32 > 0:13:37- How much have we got left?- I think she's got the mark of you, James.
0:13:37 > 0:13:39£250 on the lot.
0:13:41 > 0:13:44I won't buy all of them.
0:13:44 > 0:13:47Haven't really got the money and all that sort of thing,
0:13:47 > 0:13:49but that's pretty.
0:13:51 > 0:13:57Greta, would you take 140 for that, that, that and that?
0:13:59 > 0:14:02- 160?- 160...
0:14:04 > 0:14:07- In the middle? - OK, then.- Ha ha ha!
0:14:07 > 0:14:10£150 lighter, and James is still spending.
0:14:10 > 0:14:14I'll tell you what, I've hardly got a penny left,
0:14:14 > 0:14:16and I forgot about these.
0:14:16 > 0:14:20I saw your rather nice, your sort of Hercules doorstops.
0:14:20 > 0:14:24What do you call these? Is this a Scottish thing?
0:14:24 > 0:14:27I think that's got to be for tying a horse.
0:14:27 > 0:14:31You'd put them in the field, and it was just for tethering an animal?
0:14:31 > 0:14:35- They did come out of a coach house. - How much are you selling these for?
0:14:35 > 0:14:38- 30 for the two. - 30 for the two?- Yeah.
0:14:40 > 0:14:45- Greta, would you take a tenner for this one?- 20.- 20. I can't do 20.
0:14:45 > 0:14:4615, then.
0:14:46 > 0:14:50Could you do 12?
0:14:50 > 0:14:54- OK, James. - 12. That's really kind. Thank you.
0:14:54 > 0:14:58- Three items!- Are you happy now? - You need some cash!
0:14:58 > 0:15:01- I would like some cash, thank you. - Take me to your till.- OK!
0:15:01 > 0:15:05Great work, James. It's the end of day one, and you're nearly spent out.
0:15:05 > 0:15:10Charlie's going to be busy tomorrow, though. Night night.
0:15:15 > 0:15:20Dawn breaks on the chaps' final push before the grand finale.
0:15:20 > 0:15:25James got stuck in to his first day shopping, spending £230 on four lots.
0:15:25 > 0:15:29The Japanese box, the silver bottles,
0:15:29 > 0:15:33the mirrored stand and the horse tether.
0:15:33 > 0:15:38He has a small £15.76 left to spend.
0:15:38 > 0:15:43Charlie, meanwhile, has spent £74 on two lots.
0:15:43 > 0:15:48The small 19th-century pencil and the enamel inkwell.
0:15:48 > 0:15:53He has £2,153.10 left to show us who's boss.
0:15:54 > 0:15:57The road trip is moving us on once more, leaving Kilbirnie
0:15:57 > 0:16:01and burning a short 10 miles west to Fairlie,
0:16:01 > 0:16:04where James has given himself a little treat.
0:16:04 > 0:16:08Here we are. Lovely. Nice big gates. This is more me.
0:16:08 > 0:16:12- Ah!- This is more me.- Oh, it's a bit like going home for you!
0:16:12 > 0:16:14Situated fairly near Fairlie,
0:16:14 > 0:16:18Kelburn Castle is James Braxton's first port of call.
0:16:18 > 0:16:22What a great, great morning! This will look superb, won't it?
0:16:22 > 0:16:27Originally built in the 13th century, Kelburn Castle is the seat of the Earl of Glasgow,
0:16:27 > 0:16:30and is thought to be the oldest castle in Scotland
0:16:30 > 0:16:34to have been continuously inhabited by the same family.
0:16:34 > 0:16:36The present 10th Earl of Glasgow
0:16:36 > 0:16:40is meeting the lucky James Braxton to show him round,
0:16:40 > 0:16:43and tell him more about two of his extraordinary relations.
0:16:44 > 0:16:46Now, who's your fine fellow here?
0:16:46 > 0:16:50Oh, I see. This, in fact is my great-grandfather,
0:16:50 > 0:16:54and he was a naval captain, and near the end of his career,
0:16:54 > 0:16:57- he was made governor of New Zealand. - Oh, fabulous!
0:16:57 > 0:17:00He was loved. He had a huge family and he was loved by the Maoris,
0:17:00 > 0:17:06and he went round and visited all these various Maori communities all over New Zealand.
0:17:06 > 0:17:08Well, he looks a very splendid fellow, doesn't he?
0:17:08 > 0:17:11He does. I think he was painted to look splendid.
0:17:11 > 0:17:14- Did he bring anything back from New Zealand?- Yes, he brought a lot back.
0:17:14 > 0:17:19One of the most interesting ones was this one, which is a Maori cape.
0:17:19 > 0:17:24This is... One of the Maori chiefs gave this to my great-grandfather,
0:17:24 > 0:17:28and it actually doesn't look particularly interesting,
0:17:28 > 0:17:31but it is unique, and this is all made out of Kiwi feathers,
0:17:31 > 0:17:34and I don't think you'd be able to do that now.
0:17:34 > 0:17:38I think legally, it would be impossible to have a cape like that.
0:17:38 > 0:17:42- So this is all feathers?- Absolutely. All kiwi feathers.
0:17:42 > 0:17:46A national symbol of New Zealand, the kiwi is a flightless bird
0:17:46 > 0:17:50that holds a special significance for the Maori.
0:17:50 > 0:17:52It is symbolic of their elder brothers and sisters,
0:17:52 > 0:17:55representing protective spirits.
0:17:55 > 0:17:57And is this one of many in the world?
0:17:57 > 0:17:59There was a Maori who came here to see it,
0:17:59 > 0:18:03and he said there were less than a dozen of these in the world.
0:18:05 > 0:18:07My great-uncle Alan
0:18:07 > 0:18:10was one of those magnificent men in their flying machines,
0:18:10 > 0:18:14and he was one of the pioneers of aviation in the very early days,
0:18:14 > 0:18:18and he held the record for three weeks when he'd flown his aeroplane
0:18:18 > 0:18:22something like 400 yards, and that was the record,
0:18:22 > 0:18:27- but the record was broken three weeks later by somebody else who did it better than he did.- Oh, no!
0:18:27 > 0:18:32- So they were accumulating... - So he had a glorious three weeks.
0:18:33 > 0:18:37Alan Reginald Boyle was born on 8th October 1886,
0:18:37 > 0:18:40and was the son of the seventh Earl of Glasgow.
0:18:40 > 0:18:43What really fascinates me about it is the fact that
0:18:43 > 0:18:46the wheels are just like sort of bicycle wheels.
0:18:46 > 0:18:50They're tiny, aren't they? You can see how treacherous they were,
0:18:50 > 0:18:54but you can imagine them hitting something and just pitching.
0:18:54 > 0:18:57Well, I think that's actually what happened to my great-uncle.
0:18:57 > 0:19:01Unfortunately, his aeroplane turned over, and he landed on his head,
0:19:01 > 0:19:05and from that moment on, he had a slight memory problem,
0:19:05 > 0:19:09so it was jolly dangerous, as you can see, they were hardly protected.
0:19:09 > 0:19:13- It must've been a very exciting period if you had the courage.- Yeah.
0:19:13 > 0:19:16- Those pioneering Edwardians. - That's right.
0:19:16 > 0:19:19The castle is steeped in history, both inside and out,
0:19:19 > 0:19:24but one of the more modern aspects is on the south side of the place.
0:19:24 > 0:19:28This is a great departure from your normal Scottish castle, isn't it?
0:19:28 > 0:19:31Yes, well, it was actually the idea of my son and daughter,
0:19:31 > 0:19:35who got to know these Brazilian graffiti artists
0:19:35 > 0:19:40who were longing to paint a Scottish castle and do a...
0:19:40 > 0:19:44It's a mural, isn't it? We call it graffiti, but it's really a mural.
0:19:44 > 0:19:46They came and stayed here.
0:19:46 > 0:19:49Anyway, they managed to persuade Historic Scotland to let them do it,
0:19:49 > 0:19:50which surprised me.
0:19:50 > 0:19:54- Where you rather hoping they might be turned down?- Yeah, I was.
0:19:54 > 0:19:57Anyway, he wasn't turned down, and they went ahead with it.
0:19:57 > 0:19:59But now that it's been done,
0:19:59 > 0:20:01I actually think it's really very, very good.
0:20:01 > 0:20:03It's tremendously imaginative.
0:20:03 > 0:20:07So, James, a mixture of old and new.
0:20:07 > 0:20:11Meanwhile, Charlie is cruising 15 miles south to Kilwinning.
0:20:11 > 0:20:13Situated just outside Kilwinning
0:20:13 > 0:20:16is the beautiful Dalgarven Mill.
0:20:16 > 0:20:21Rising through four floors and powered by a six-metre waterwheel,
0:20:21 > 0:20:26this is one of the oldest and tallest grain mills surviving in Scotland.
0:20:26 > 0:20:28It's a beautiful rural location,
0:20:28 > 0:20:31and it's also home to Byre Antiques And Collectables.
0:20:31 > 0:20:33His first shop of the day.
0:20:33 > 0:20:38Nice to see you. It's Shane, isn't it? Now, this looks interesting...
0:20:38 > 0:20:41What appears to be a leather volume...
0:20:41 > 0:20:44I'm going to open it up and see what's what.
0:20:45 > 0:20:47Gosh!
0:20:47 > 0:20:50Ah, that's good, it's instructions.
0:20:50 > 0:20:54This looks a really interesting compendium.
0:20:54 > 0:20:56Roulette.
0:20:56 > 0:20:59Cribbage boards, chessboard.
0:20:59 > 0:21:01Fantastic!
0:21:01 > 0:21:06And I suspect here we will have the roulette table.
0:21:06 > 0:21:10It's fantastic! And the pack of cards. I think the pack of cards is probably original.
0:21:10 > 0:21:13What date is this?
0:21:13 > 0:21:141920s.
0:21:14 > 0:21:17I notice, Shane, that it hasn't got a price on it.
0:21:17 > 0:21:19It's just in, in actual fact.
0:21:19 > 0:21:23- Oh, is it?- It is, it's a new piece in.- What sort of money's that?
0:21:23 > 0:21:27My best trade on it for you, Charlie, would be £40.
0:21:27 > 0:21:31- And that, the £40 is the absolute death...- Absolutely.
0:21:31 > 0:21:34- Leave the door if you don't pay. - Exactly.
0:21:34 > 0:21:35- Sold.- Thank you very much.
0:21:35 > 0:21:38Thank you very much indeed. I think that's great.
0:21:38 > 0:21:39- I love it.- I'm glad you like it.
0:21:39 > 0:21:41Another great purchase, Charlie.
0:21:41 > 0:21:46- I think all your furniture's been restored, hasn't it?- It has.
0:21:46 > 0:21:48- I'm a furniture restorer. - Yeah, yeah.
0:21:48 > 0:21:51Have you got anything that's waiting to be restored?
0:21:51 > 0:21:54The one piece I have got is the Georgian washstand.
0:21:54 > 0:21:58- It doesn't really look as if it needs restoration.- Just tidying.
0:21:58 > 0:22:03- If you see the beading... - Oh, yes, I can see.
0:22:03 > 0:22:04The drawer fronts...
0:22:04 > 0:22:08This lovely piece of Georgian mahogany is being sold
0:22:08 > 0:22:10without the bowl and the jug.
0:22:10 > 0:22:13Well, I'd better ask, I'm not intending to buy any furniture,
0:22:13 > 0:22:17- but that might be irresistible. - I could make it very appealing.
0:22:17 > 0:22:19- Could you make it very appealing? - I could.
0:22:19 > 0:22:21If I could do it for £50?
0:22:21 > 0:22:23CHARLIE SIGHS
0:22:23 > 0:22:25I... It's...
0:22:25 > 0:22:29- I can see you're struggling with it.- It's a great price.
0:22:29 > 0:22:32I mean, I would say I'd give you £35 cash for it,
0:22:32 > 0:22:34and if it could be done for that...
0:22:34 > 0:22:37Well, if I said to you, if you met me halfway
0:22:37 > 0:22:40and we do it for £40, for a piece of Georgian furniture?
0:22:40 > 0:22:43I couldn't actually say no, could I?
0:22:43 > 0:22:45I think it would be rude to say no.
0:22:45 > 0:22:48I think it would be very rude to say no!
0:22:48 > 0:22:52This has got to be the deal of the day. Well done, Charlie.
0:22:52 > 0:22:54With the auction just around the corner,
0:22:54 > 0:22:57our chaps are back on the road, heading north to Largs.
0:22:57 > 0:23:00James, you got any money left for this last shop?
0:23:00 > 0:23:05- A tiny amount. I've got just over £15 and some pence.- Yeah.
0:23:05 > 0:23:08I think, I do want to spend up.
0:23:08 > 0:23:12A town on the Firth of Clyde, Largs's most famous monument
0:23:12 > 0:23:14is the Pencil - ha -
0:23:14 > 0:23:16built in 1912 to commemorate the Battle of Largs
0:23:16 > 0:23:21when the Scots defeated Norway's troops on the shore at Largs in 1263.
0:23:21 > 0:23:23What took them so long!
0:23:23 > 0:23:25This is glorious, isn't it?
0:23:25 > 0:23:27Very Scottish Riviera.
0:23:27 > 0:23:32A former cinema, Narducci Antiques has been open since 1969
0:23:32 > 0:23:36and is the scene for our final show-stopping showdown of the week.
0:23:37 > 0:23:41- Are you feeling lucky, Mr Braxton? - I am. Oh, look, there's a staircase.
0:23:41 > 0:23:43Do you think there are things up there?
0:23:43 > 0:23:48Oh, that's where the bargains will be! Unseemly rush there.
0:23:50 > 0:23:52What have you got for £15.76?
0:23:52 > 0:23:56Well, we cater for most pockets so, nothing take your eye?
0:23:56 > 0:24:00- Even smaller ones.- It hasn't, really. - Bargain rack at a fiver?- Sorry?
0:24:00 > 0:24:03In the bargain rack for a fiver?
0:24:03 > 0:24:06What attracts you to any of these items then, Franco?
0:24:06 > 0:24:11- That's over to you, you're doing the buying.- Yeah.
0:24:11 > 0:24:13Well said, Franco. Come on, James!
0:24:15 > 0:24:19Good. Well, I think I'll keep looking but that's very kind.
0:24:19 > 0:24:23Thankfully, it's not long before something takes his fancy.
0:24:23 > 0:24:24An old Ayrshire salt pot.
0:24:24 > 0:24:29Unfortunately, it's cracked but it's Ayrshire glazed.
0:24:29 > 0:24:30For keeping salt in.
0:24:30 > 0:24:34So was Ayrshire your Stoke-on-Trent, was it your potteries?
0:24:34 > 0:24:38- It was, it was.- Was it?- I can do that for a tenner, if it's any good?
0:24:38 > 0:24:41It's quite fun, isn't it? You say a salt box.
0:24:41 > 0:24:46- Just for keeping the salt dry, keeping the dampness from it.- Yeah.
0:24:46 > 0:24:49What about a fiver, Franco?
0:24:49 > 0:24:52- Eight quid. I'll meet you in the middle.- Seven and I'll do it.
0:24:52 > 0:24:54- On you go, we're here to sell. - Thanks.
0:24:54 > 0:24:59Excellent piece of negotiating there, James, and very clever
0:24:59 > 0:25:01taking Ayrshire pottery to an Ayrshire auction.
0:25:05 > 0:25:08A pair of quite fancy wall brackets over here.
0:25:08 > 0:25:11They look as if they're brass.
0:25:11 > 0:25:19They are. They're pretty blooming stylish. Chunky!
0:25:19 > 0:25:23I think they are originally made for electricity,
0:25:23 > 0:25:27but early electricity. They're early 20th century and I like those.
0:25:29 > 0:25:34God, I'd love to buy those for less than 100 quid. Ho-ho!
0:25:34 > 0:25:36V little chance, I suspect.
0:25:36 > 0:25:39Well, if anyone can seal the deal, you can, Charlie.
0:25:39 > 0:25:42- You probably forgot they were even here, did you?- No, no, no.
0:25:42 > 0:25:44- I know my stock, I know my stock. - Oh, do you!
0:25:44 > 0:25:47- They've got nothing on them. - They're nice, aren't they?
0:25:47 > 0:25:50Yeah, I mean, they're early 20th century, I suppose.
0:25:50 > 0:25:53- What sort of money are they?- £60?
0:25:53 > 0:25:58I quite like your opening gambit there. They've got good weight.
0:25:58 > 0:26:01- Good look too.- And they're a very good look, aren't they?
0:26:03 > 0:26:06I think those are great. They could be cleaned up a treat.
0:26:06 > 0:26:10If I pulled out 40 Scottish notes, would that do the deal?
0:26:10 > 0:26:15- No, but if you put a friendly 50, you can have them.- A nifty 50?
0:26:15 > 0:26:18- A nifty 50 and it's a deal. - I think they're fantastic.- Thanks.
0:26:18 > 0:26:20- Thank you very much indeed. - Thank you.
0:26:22 > 0:26:26- You look spent up. - I am almost spent up. And you?
0:26:26 > 0:26:31- You find something?- Yes, I did, and I'm very pleased with what I bought.
0:26:31 > 0:26:34And with that, it's time to go, and for the very last time
0:26:34 > 0:26:39in a rather theatrical fashion, reveal all from two old thespians.
0:26:39 > 0:26:41- This is it.- This is it.
0:26:41 > 0:26:44First up is Charlie's Games Compendium.
0:26:45 > 0:26:51- I love this.- That doesn't spin. - How much did you pay for that?
0:26:51 > 0:26:58- I paid...- Don't say under £30. - £40 for it.- £40.
0:26:58 > 0:27:00I think that's a very good buy.
0:27:00 > 0:27:03Time for your Japanese box, James.
0:27:03 > 0:27:06Here we are. I just bought this very curious item.
0:27:06 > 0:27:10- That's gorgeous, where's the lid? - No lid, unfortunately.
0:27:10 > 0:27:15- It didn't have a lid.- It's glorious. I'd love that in my house.
0:27:15 > 0:27:19- And you paid?- £68. - Well done, Brackers.
0:27:19 > 0:27:24Charlie liked your box but what will you make of his wall sconces?
0:27:24 > 0:27:28- They look nice. - They're heavy brass wall sconces.- Oh!
0:27:28 > 0:27:29How did I miss those?
0:27:29 > 0:27:32They are 20th century and made for electricity,
0:27:32 > 0:27:34- they haven't been converted. - They're nice.
0:27:34 > 0:27:38- I just thought they were the business. Do you like those? - They're a lovely weight.
0:27:38 > 0:27:44- I would estimate those at 80-120 at auction.- Yeah.- How much?
0:27:44 > 0:27:49- 50 quid.- Well done.- Now for James's mirrored plateau.
0:27:49 > 0:27:54- Ayyyy.- Yes.- Ay-ay-ay.
0:27:55 > 0:27:57- Art nouveau handles are glorious. - Yeah.
0:27:59 > 0:28:02I would expect to pay between 60 and 80 pounds for it.
0:28:02 > 0:28:05Really, you're being kind. I paid £40 for it.
0:28:05 > 0:28:09- I've gone to France for my next lot. - Ohh.- It's a little inkwell.
0:28:09 > 0:28:10That's pretty.
0:28:10 > 0:28:14Unusually, it's on a little serve style plaque at the bottom
0:28:14 > 0:28:17with a couple of decorated puti.
0:28:17 > 0:28:23- How much did you pay for that? 50-80.- 54 quid.- Really?
0:28:23 > 0:28:27- Yeah, what do you think? - I think that's a fair price.
0:28:27 > 0:28:30I wonder what he'll make of your stone horse tetherererer.
0:28:30 > 0:28:33- There we are.- Good grief! - There we are!
0:28:33 > 0:28:36- Magnificent.- I quite like it.
0:28:36 > 0:28:39- It's quite like a large egg. - A ship? A horse?
0:28:39 > 0:28:42A horse. Well done.
0:28:42 > 0:28:46- It's a livestock tetherer. - That was... 25 quid.
0:28:46 > 0:28:48You're teasing me.
0:28:48 > 0:28:52- It was £12.- Was it really! - What's your next...
0:28:52 > 0:28:54What's your next item?
0:28:54 > 0:28:57- It's a little propelling pencil. - Is this gold?
0:28:57 > 0:28:59There's no hallmark on it.
0:28:59 > 0:29:03- That's rather nice, isn't it? - Wonder whether it might be gold.
0:29:03 > 0:29:04I paid 20 quid for it.
0:29:04 > 0:29:07From possible gold to definite silver.
0:29:10 > 0:29:12Hello!
0:29:12 > 0:29:16You've got a hundred quid's worth of silver there before you start.
0:29:16 > 0:29:18- I paid 110.- Well done. 160, they'll make.
0:29:18 > 0:29:21- Do you think so?- Yeah.
0:29:21 > 0:29:23Now for Charlie's mahogany washstand.
0:29:23 > 0:29:25You as an auctioneer will look at that and say,
0:29:25 > 0:29:26"Rosco, that's unsaleable."
0:29:26 > 0:29:30No, no, I like a washstand. That looks a nice Regency washstand.
0:29:30 > 0:29:34- Is it Regency?- It's George III, Regency - it's 18...
0:29:34 > 0:29:37- whatever you like. 1810? - Sheraton, isn't it?
0:29:37 > 0:29:38Well, it could be 1790, but you know.
0:29:38 > 0:29:41Let's put it at 1800, let's split the difference.
0:29:41 > 0:29:45In today's market, what will it make?
0:29:45 > 0:29:50- I would say it would make... - Be realistic.- £150.
0:29:50 > 0:29:56- Don't be silly, Brackers! - Yeah.- £150!- I think so, yeah.
0:29:56 > 0:29:58How much did you pay?
0:29:58 > 0:30:02- 40 quid.- Well, I think that is a sensational buy.
0:30:02 > 0:30:05Indeed, kind words, James, but will Charlie say the same
0:30:05 > 0:30:07for your last lot, the Ayrshire lead-glazed bin
0:30:07 > 0:30:11which you've eccentrically decided to sell lidless.
0:30:11 > 0:30:14Nice object, and presumably if he'd had it for a few years,
0:30:14 > 0:30:17- you took that away from under his nose.- I did.
0:30:17 > 0:30:20- And you bought that for less than £50, I'll warrant.- Less than 50.
0:30:20 > 0:30:25- Did you, what did you pay? - I bought that for less than £10.
0:30:25 > 0:30:29You're a thief, Mr Braxton. You are just missing your mask!
0:30:30 > 0:30:33The final curtain is about to be drawn but first,
0:30:33 > 0:30:36it's time to hear what they really think.
0:30:36 > 0:30:40I liked his washstand and at £40, that was daylight robbery, I think.
0:30:41 > 0:30:47Dear old Rosco, he likes to pretend he's a bumbling old idiot
0:30:47 > 0:30:50but he's on the money, isn't he?
0:30:50 > 0:30:55James has bought some really great lots. I like his stoneware trough.
0:30:55 > 0:30:59It cost £7! Robbery.
0:30:59 > 0:31:04It's been an eventful final leg for our two excited experts,
0:31:04 > 0:31:08from Kilbarchan via Kilbirnie, Kilwinning and Largs.
0:31:08 > 0:31:12Auction day is here and it's the final showdown for James and Charlie in Ayr.
0:31:13 > 0:31:17I've been chasing furniture down for some decades now.
0:31:17 > 0:31:20Every time I see something, I say I'm never going to buy any more
0:31:20 > 0:31:24English brown furniture and then a piece comes in so cheaply
0:31:24 > 0:31:27that you really think that there is a profit, and there never is!
0:31:29 > 0:31:32Established in 1933, Thomas R Callan
0:31:32 > 0:31:37is a family-run business of auctioneers and valuers,
0:31:37 > 0:31:39selling over 25,000 lots every year.
0:31:39 > 0:31:43Auctioneer Michael Callan is the third generation of the family
0:31:43 > 0:31:46to handle the gavel and he's kindly cast an eye
0:31:46 > 0:31:48over our experts' choices.
0:31:48 > 0:31:51The Japanese lacquered box is one of my favourite items.
0:31:51 > 0:31:54It just oozes quality.
0:31:54 > 0:31:57Unfortunately, it hasn't got a cover, it's missing a handle
0:31:57 > 0:31:59and it has got issues with condition.
0:31:59 > 0:32:03Today, in its present condition, about £100.
0:32:03 > 0:32:05I quite like the propelling pencil.
0:32:05 > 0:32:10Late-19th century, beautifully decorated with light engraving
0:32:10 > 0:32:13and a beautiful little purple amethyst at the end.
0:32:13 > 0:32:15It's still in perfect working condition
0:32:15 > 0:32:18and it should make between £20 and £40.
0:32:20 > 0:32:26James started this last leg of the road trip with £245.76
0:32:26 > 0:32:30and spent £237 on five auction lots.
0:32:31 > 0:32:33A rolls. Got a rolls for you...
0:32:33 > 0:32:36Charlie began with £2,227.10
0:32:36 > 0:32:40and spent £204, also on five auction lots.
0:32:43 > 0:32:47Frankly, James was never going to catch Charlie after his mammoth win.
0:32:47 > 0:32:51the best he can do is to try to win this final auction.
0:32:51 > 0:32:54They're two-all in auction victories,
0:32:54 > 0:32:56so, for the last time, let the auction begin.
0:32:57 > 0:33:02First to go under the hammer is James's Ayrshire lead-glazed bin.
0:33:02 > 0:33:04- Look at that.- It looks gorgeous. - Lovely.
0:33:04 > 0:33:07Is there 60 for it? £60.
0:33:07 > 0:33:1040? £40?
0:33:10 > 0:33:1240 I'm bid in the corner.
0:33:12 > 0:33:15At 40, any advance? 45. 50.
0:33:15 > 0:33:16Cost seven.
0:33:16 > 0:33:20Any advance on the 50? Corner at 50. Are we all out at 50?
0:33:20 > 0:33:22I think he's over-egging it a bit.
0:33:22 > 0:33:24All finished, then, at £50?
0:33:24 > 0:33:27- GAVEL BANGS - Well, well, well.- Mr Braxton!
0:33:27 > 0:33:30That's very nice. Sensational.
0:33:30 > 0:33:31It certainly was, James.
0:33:31 > 0:33:34That's a brilliant profit to start on.
0:33:34 > 0:33:38- That's wonderful. - That's good, isn't it?
0:33:38 > 0:33:40Now for Charlie's inkwell.
0:33:40 > 0:33:43Decorative wee piece with a hand-painted porcelain base,
0:33:43 > 0:33:44with its cherubs.
0:33:46 > 0:33:4730. £30.
0:33:47 > 0:33:5030 I'm bid. 35. 40. 45. 50.
0:33:50 > 0:33:5255. 60.
0:33:52 > 0:33:54At 60. Any advance on 60?
0:33:54 > 0:33:5665. 70.
0:33:56 > 0:33:5975. 80. 85. 90.
0:33:59 > 0:34:0495. At 95, behind me at 95. At £95.
0:34:04 > 0:34:08Any advance on 95? All finished, then, at £95.
0:34:08 > 0:34:12Well done, well done, my word.
0:34:12 > 0:34:14- My word.- 95.
0:34:14 > 0:34:17I didn't think that was going to happen, did you?
0:34:17 > 0:34:19Oh, ye of little faith.
0:34:19 > 0:34:23Fantastic result, Charlie. Just £2, now, behind James.
0:34:23 > 0:34:26- We've got a battle on today, Brackers, haven't we?- I know.
0:34:26 > 0:34:32We are in lot 103, then. A lovely late-19th century propelling pencil.
0:34:32 > 0:34:34There you are. For the pencil, 50 for it?
0:34:34 > 0:34:37£50? 40? £20?
0:34:37 > 0:34:40£20?
0:34:40 > 0:34:4220 I'm bid. 25.
0:34:42 > 0:34:4530. 35. 40.
0:34:45 > 0:34:47At 40, any advance on 40?
0:34:47 > 0:34:50# Double your money and try to get rich... #
0:34:50 > 0:34:54At 40. Are you all out? All finished, then, at £40.
0:34:54 > 0:34:58- GAVEL BANGS - 449.- Very good. Very good.
0:34:58 > 0:35:02I'm warming to this auctioneer on every lot he sells.
0:35:02 > 0:35:04You're on to a winning streak here, Charlie,
0:35:04 > 0:35:06and are edging out in front.
0:35:06 > 0:35:09Oh, I tell you what - they look the business.
0:35:09 > 0:35:12Let's see if James's silver bottles can shake things up.
0:35:12 > 0:35:17£100. £100 for three. 100 I'm bid. At 100.
0:35:17 > 0:35:20110. 120. 130.
0:35:20 > 0:35:22At 130, any advance on 130?
0:35:22 > 0:35:24140.
0:35:24 > 0:35:26At 140, any advance on 140?
0:35:26 > 0:35:30- At 140, any advance? - 140 plus the premium...
0:35:30 > 0:35:33All finished then, at £140?
0:35:33 > 0:35:36- GAVEL BANGS You got a profit. Got a profit. - Got a profit.
0:35:36 > 0:35:39- I got a small profit on that.- But it's a profit, yep, you're all right.
0:35:39 > 0:35:41- A couple of quid...- Yeah. - ..after commission.
0:35:41 > 0:35:45Yes, James. The auction house must take its earnings,
0:35:45 > 0:35:47but chin up - it's still a profit.
0:35:47 > 0:35:49Lot 177, the games compendium.
0:35:49 > 0:35:52Up next is Charlie's games compendium.
0:35:52 > 0:35:5480 for it? 80? £60.
0:35:54 > 0:35:56£60, compendium?
0:35:56 > 0:35:5940? £40?
0:35:59 > 0:36:0320, then. 20. 25. 30. At 30.
0:36:03 > 0:36:0635, behind me at 35.
0:36:06 > 0:36:0740. 45.
0:36:07 > 0:36:11At 45, behind at 45. All finished?
0:36:11 > 0:36:14- Selling, then, at £45... - GAVEL BANGS
0:36:14 > 0:36:16475 at 45.
0:36:16 > 0:36:20- Wiped its face.- Yeah, I'm not wildly thrilled about that.
0:36:20 > 0:36:22I thought it was a good lot.
0:36:22 > 0:36:25What a pity. I really thought that would do better.
0:36:25 > 0:36:29I think, with commission, I've lost a couple of quid, there.
0:36:29 > 0:36:32A national disaster, Brackers. Never mind.
0:36:32 > 0:36:36Time for your mirrored platter next, James.
0:36:36 > 0:36:39This is your chance to race into the lead.
0:36:39 > 0:36:41- 80 for it. 80?- Ooh, that's lovely.
0:36:41 > 0:36:4640? £40? Beautiful condition. £40?
0:36:46 > 0:36:48Giving me the heebie-jeebies, this is.
0:36:48 > 0:36:50- £20.- But that's ridiculous.
0:36:50 > 0:36:54At 20. 25. At 30.
0:36:54 > 0:36:5735. At 35, are we all out?
0:36:57 > 0:36:59All finished, then, at 35...
0:37:02 > 0:37:05- GAVEL BANGS - 477, 35.
0:37:05 > 0:37:08- James, I'm disappointed with that. - So am I.
0:37:08 > 0:37:12Chin up, James. Despite the £5 loss, you're still out in front.
0:37:12 > 0:37:16- Cor, it's coming down to the wire, this one, Brackers.- I know.
0:37:16 > 0:37:20Next on display are Charlie's brass wall sconces.
0:37:20 > 0:37:2380 for them, 80? £40?
0:37:23 > 0:37:2640 I'm bid. 40, any advance on 40?
0:37:26 > 0:37:2845. 50.
0:37:28 > 0:37:31At 50. Corner at 50. Any advance on 50?
0:37:31 > 0:37:32At £50 for the pair.
0:37:32 > 0:37:35They're cheap, aren't they?
0:37:35 > 0:37:38- At £50, it's the corner, 55, new bidder.- 55, new bidder.
0:37:38 > 0:37:40At 55, any advance on 55? Are we all out?
0:37:40 > 0:37:44Middle at 55, finished, then, at £55.
0:37:44 > 0:37:48- GAVEL BANGS Oh, dear. I really had confidence in those.- A squandered opportunity.
0:37:49 > 0:37:53- Another opportunity gone. - I'd have bid more than 55 for them.
0:37:53 > 0:37:57So would I. But I couldn't, sorry. Sorry.
0:37:58 > 0:38:01And to think, it started off so positively.
0:38:01 > 0:38:04I find the wind taken out of my sails.
0:38:05 > 0:38:07Next is James's horse-tetherer.
0:38:07 > 0:38:10It's an ancient throwing stone from the Highland Games.
0:38:10 > 0:38:13- THEY LAUGH - I'll take 40 for it? £40?
0:38:13 > 0:38:1620. £20, a tether?
0:38:16 > 0:38:1810. At 10, I'm bid, at 10.
0:38:18 > 0:38:2015.
0:38:20 > 0:38:22Bidding? 20 in the corner.
0:38:22 > 0:38:2625. At 25, lady at 25. Any advance on 25?
0:38:26 > 0:38:30- Good investment.- Are you all out?
0:38:30 > 0:38:32All finished, then, at £25.
0:38:32 > 0:38:35- GAVEL BANGS - Well done, that lady.
0:38:35 > 0:38:37- Well done, madam.- Well done.
0:38:37 > 0:38:39What are you going to tie on to it?
0:38:39 > 0:38:41Your husband?
0:38:41 > 0:38:47Behave yourself, Roscoe. James, that was a very good investment.
0:38:47 > 0:38:49- So, we are down to the wire? - We are down to the wire.
0:38:49 > 0:38:52A week's solid toil and we're down to the last lot.
0:38:52 > 0:38:56James is currently in the lead, and his Japanese box is up next.
0:38:56 > 0:39:00- Oozes quality.- Oozes quality - it's a bit like its owner.
0:39:00 > 0:39:02£100 for it? 100?
0:39:02 > 0:39:0480?
0:39:05 > 0:39:06£40?
0:39:08 > 0:39:10£40?
0:39:10 > 0:39:1340 I'm bid, at 40. Any advance on 40?
0:39:13 > 0:39:14You're away. 45.
0:39:14 > 0:39:1650. 55. 60.
0:39:16 > 0:39:1865.
0:39:18 > 0:39:1970.
0:39:19 > 0:39:23- 75. 80. 85.- Brackers!- 90.
0:39:23 > 0:39:26On my left at 90, any advance on 90?
0:39:26 > 0:39:27Keep going.
0:39:27 > 0:39:30At £90, any advance on £90? Are we all out?
0:39:30 > 0:39:33All finished, then, at £90.
0:39:33 > 0:39:35GAVEL BANGS Oh...
0:39:35 > 0:39:38It's not a bad result, Brackers, to be honest.
0:39:38 > 0:39:41JAMES LAUGHS But compared with your purchase price?
0:39:41 > 0:39:44- Come on, it's a profit, old boy. - I know, I know. I'm pleased.
0:39:44 > 0:39:47- Chin up, Brackers.- I am pleased.
0:39:47 > 0:39:50James, you've ended on a high. With one lot to go, you're in the lead.
0:39:50 > 0:39:53Charlie, it all comes down to your washstand, mate.
0:39:53 > 0:39:55You'd need to make a profit of £36
0:39:55 > 0:39:58to be able to declare victory in today's show.
0:39:58 > 0:40:0180? 50, then.
0:40:01 > 0:40:04- 50, I'm bid.- £50.- At 50. 55.
0:40:04 > 0:40:0660. 65.
0:40:06 > 0:40:08At 65. 70.
0:40:08 > 0:40:1175. 80.
0:40:11 > 0:40:1285. 90. 95.
0:40:12 > 0:40:15- Well done.- 100. 110.
0:40:15 > 0:40:16120.
0:40:16 > 0:40:20- 130.- Oh, Brackers! - 130, any advance on 130?
0:40:20 > 0:40:23At £130, any advance? It's the back at 130.
0:40:23 > 0:40:28Are you all out? All finished then, at £130.
0:40:28 > 0:40:31- GAVEL BANGS - Well done. Well done. £130.
0:40:31 > 0:40:35Down to wire, though, Brackers. Absolutely down to the wire.
0:40:35 > 0:40:38What a result, Charlie, and a fantastic profit
0:40:38 > 0:40:40to end this road trip adventure.
0:40:40 > 0:40:45- Well done, Roscoe. A deserved winner.- Gosh.
0:40:45 > 0:40:49- Down to the last lot though. Doesn't come closer than that, does it?- No.
0:40:49 > 0:40:51- Fabulous.- Very good indeed.
0:40:51 > 0:40:57James began his last voyage with £245.76.
0:40:57 > 0:41:01After paying auction costs, he made a profit of £41.80.
0:41:01 > 0:41:06He ends this week with a not-to-be-laughed-at £287.56.
0:41:06 > 0:41:08HE LAUGHS
0:41:08 > 0:41:09The legendary Charlie Ross
0:41:09 > 0:41:12was always going to be a tough nut to beat.
0:41:12 > 0:41:19He started this leg with £2,227.10 and made a healthy profit of £95.30.
0:41:19 > 0:41:22Charlie wins the week in spectacular fashion
0:41:22 > 0:41:26with an enormous £2,322.40,
0:41:26 > 0:41:29and all monies raised will go to Children In Need.
0:41:29 > 0:41:33- I feel rather deflated now, Brackers. - Where's everybody gone?
0:41:33 > 0:41:37- I don't know.- Is it all over? Your last lot was that.
0:41:37 > 0:41:39Do you think we can go up to the Black Isle and start again?
0:41:39 > 0:41:41JAMES LAUGHS
0:41:41 > 0:41:43Yeah, I'll be buying Staffordshire.
0:41:43 > 0:41:45THEY LAUGH
0:41:45 > 0:41:49MUSIC: "Price Tag" by Jessie J
0:41:49 > 0:41:50What a week it's been.
0:41:50 > 0:41:54Since leaving Cromarty, our experts have travelled over 600 miles
0:41:54 > 0:41:57through the glorious Scottish countryside.
0:41:57 > 0:42:01They've embraced the good and the bad of Scotland's weather...
0:42:01 > 0:42:05I've never had a better view of the Highlands, Brackers!
0:42:05 > 0:42:09..James discovered a soft spot for nice items...
0:42:09 > 0:42:12That's a nice start. It's nice to see something I like.
0:42:12 > 0:42:13It's very nice.
0:42:13 > 0:42:14It's just a nice item.
0:42:14 > 0:42:16I like this shop. It's really nice.
0:42:16 > 0:42:18It's got some nice things, all nice and clean.
0:42:18 > 0:42:19It's lovely.
0:42:19 > 0:42:22Nice one, Cyril. ..whilst Charlie went straight for gold.
0:42:22 > 0:42:25For the last time, £2,700.
0:42:25 > 0:42:27GAVEL BANGS
0:42:27 > 0:42:31- APPLAUSE - Take your stand, take a bow.
0:42:32 > 0:42:34They laughed from start to finish
0:42:34 > 0:42:38and bonded in the most unusual of ways.
0:42:39 > 0:42:43Brackers, are you with me? I can't keep this posture up for much longer.
0:42:43 > 0:42:46My body is normally like this, over there, but at the moment...
0:42:46 > 0:42:48# Price tag
0:42:48 > 0:42:51# It ain't about the Cha-ching, cha-ching
0:42:51 > 0:42:54# It ain't about the Ba-bling, ba-bling... #
0:42:54 > 0:42:56Amazing.
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