VO: The nation's favorite antiques experts, £200 each and one big challenge.

Well, duck, do I buy you or don't I?

VO: Who can make the most money, buying and selling antiques, as they scour the UK?

What's my wife up to?

VO: The aim is, trade up and hope that each antique turns a profit.

But it's not as easy as it looks, and dreams of glory can end in tatters.

Do I hear 1,500?

VO: So will it be the fast lane to success or the slow road to bankruptcy?

I can't keep this posture up for much longer.

VO: This is the Antiques Road Trip.

Yeah!

VO: It's the penultimate trip for our pair of respectable gents, Charlie Ross and James Braxton.

And the competition's heating up!

CHARLIE (CR): Da-da-da-da!

Brackers, are you with me?

DEALER: I'm afraid not.

VO: James Braxton, believe it or not, is an auctioneer and surveyor, with an eye for nice antiques and new fashion.

JAMES (JB): It's lovely.

VO: Seasoned Charlie Ross is an auctioneer of great experience, who likes to drive a hard bargain.

Would you take £100 for it, Alistair?

Or is that being rude?

That's being rude.

VO: The first auction of this week's road trip caused quite a kerfuffle.

Are you hearing this?!

VO: Charlie's £8 Staffordshire elephant sold for a staggering £2,700!

2,700 for the last time.

(GAVEL) I've made an obscene one.

VO: James, bless him, could have claimed defeat but he soldiered on, winning auction number two.

120.

Brilliant.

Absolutely brilliant.

At £70.

VO: But after losing £80 on a pair of frames, victory was short-lived.

I thought I had the deal of the century.

VO: After a disappointing defeat at auction three... James's original £200 has increased to a meager £234.52 to begin this day's shopping.

After his huge win in the first auction, Charlie's £200 rocketed, and he now has £2,433.40 to flash about!

Lovely countryside... VO: They're cruising through beautiful Scotland, in their classy 1954 Sunbeam Alpine.

JB: Where are we?

Stirlingshire?

CR: Ye... yes, Perth... eh... JB: Perth, Perth.

CR: Well, Perth is the... Perthshire.

VO: This week's road trip sees our experts cruising from Cromarty in the northeast of Scotland, over to the west, before finishing up in the coastal town of Ayr.

It's the penultimate trip and they're heading for auction four, in Glasgow.

First stop is the beautiful town of Blairgowrie.

CR: Mixed yesterday, wasn't it, a bit?

I thought the whole thing was hugely successful with a... one exception, of course.

JB: Oh... CR: Which was the frame.

I hope it's not gonna temper your buying for the next round.

JB: Er...

I'm afraid it is.

CR: Is it?

Small units.

VO: The red stone towns of Blairgowrie and its sister, Rattray, lie on either side of the River Ericht.

Blairgowrie - or "Blair", as it's known locally - is Perthshire's second largest town and its center piece is the Blairgowrie and Rattray war memorial.

So are you gonna go all in, Charlie?

I'd like to really get stuck in.

You're going to be mean, aren't you?

I'm going to be very mean.

You're going to keep yer poond in yer pocket.

A thrifty lad.

Look at this war memorial.

Ah...

Anyway, I think we need to get antique shopping.

JB: Come on.

CR: Do you think so?

Yeah, I think so.

Come on - I want you to spend up.

I've thrown the gauntlet down.

I want the 2½ on the table.

Down.

You are just desperate for me to spend money, aren't you?

I am!

I really am!

You go off with your £3.80 and see what you can do with it!

I'm off to Dunkeld.

Bye!

VO: Intent on spending big, Charlie is straight to work in his first shop of the day.

Bum-ba... Ah-ha!

Are you Mr Roy Sim?

ROY: I am, yes.

CR: Greetings.

CR: Charlie Ross here.

ROY: How are you doing, Charlie?

ROY: Nice to meet you.

CR: Nice to see you.

VO: "..to see you, nice."

Established in 1975, this recently refurbished showroom is a whopping 5,500 square feet and is stocked full of fabulous antiques.

I'm gonna take my coat off and have a good look round, if I may.

Right, OK.

Thank you.

Well, you do that - you have a wander.

Super duper.

I can see there's one or two things that take my eye already.

I love the dining table.

VO: Meanwhile, 12 miles west from Blairgowrie finds our poor second place expert about to land... in Dunkeld.

My... my approach to Dunkeld is to try and find items of sort of under £25.

I've learnt my lesson and I'm...

I'm...

There's no reward for big money, no reward.

It's just too much risk.

So I'm gonna go cheap - cheap, cheap, cheap, cheap, cheap.

I'll be keeping my money in my pocket.

VO: What's new?!

A small picturesque town, Dunkeld is one of Perthshire's gems.

It lies on the bank of the River Tay, which, at 119 miles, makes it the longest river in Scotland.

Here it is.

Just have little temporary squiz.

Oh, that looks... looks promising.

VO: Housed in a converted church, Dunkeld Antiques is run by owner David and has been established for 25 years.

After James's usual considered browsing, he spots a £30 Schuco clockwork mouse.

What about your little "ee-ee" mouse?

Is he "ee-ee"?

That, in the right place, might do OK... but it... it's a little bit loose underneath it, it hasn't got a tail on it...

I'd be a...

I'd be a bit loose after 100 years!

It's... it's getting on for a bit, isn't it?

Does it work, Dave?

He should do.

VO: Schuco was a German toy maker, founded in 1912.

The company produced small, felt and plush covered mechanical tinplate toys.

What a lovely motion there.

VO: He's just a big kid, you know!

Meanwhile, back in Blairgowrie, Charlie's found himself a pair of Japanese vases.

"Pair eastern metal vases with elephant handles and birds."

Well, that's correct.

They're late Japanese... um... ..and they're 20th century, not earlier than that.

And the decoration of the gilded bronze is not particularly good.

But they are simply bronze, attractive.

They are £185, which... No, I don't think I could be that rude to Roy, really, and offer him £50, because I suspect he might show me the door.

But they're very pleasing, on the eye.

There are some little copper jelly molds in there, which are quite fun and, um, largely...

I was gonna say largely affordable.

Possibly affordable.

VO: Charlie!

If anyone should be complaining about affordability, it's James.

Ah-ha!

This is... Amongst all the Mauchline ware, the Scottish souvenir ware, is a bit nearer to my home, from Kent - Tunbridge ware.

And, um... Ah...

I'd look... From the outside, it's this perspective cube, and it has all the various different colored woods here, sometimes called tumbling cube.

It's quite a simple one.

It doesn't look terribly old to me.

Er... quite sweet and, you know, you'd expect to pay somewhere in the region of £20 to £40 for something like that.

VO: After a lot of serious browsing, it seems one of our chaps is really finally ready to get down to business.

I did actually look at that pair of bronze vases.

Mm-hm.

And then I saw the price, Roy, and I... closed up your cabinet and did a bit of a runner.

Well, you know the business - everything's negotiable.

Yeah, yeah, yeah.

It depends...

I mean, they may have come in a house clearance.

Erm...

But...

But on the other hand, they may not.

They came in on a deal, these ones.

Did they?

They came in on a deal.

I think if they went to auction, they would probably make between £60 and £80.

Well, what's your best?

What's your best?

I would certainly pay... 95?

Ooh!

Not if they make £60 or £80 at auction, Roy!

I'm not here just to lose money!

Um... but I'm ambitious.

You are ambitious.

I think I would like to pay you £50 for them.

50 quid.

60.

60.

There's a deal for you.

CR: 60 quid.

ROY: Deal.

You're a wonderful man.

That's really kind of you.

I appreciate that.

While I'm here... Yep.

..there's some rather pretty copper jelly molds there.

Mm-hm.

I like a copper jelly mold.

They've got no marks on them but they're certainly 19th century, aren't they.

They are.

VO: Victorian jellies were not like the sweet jellies of today.

Despite the name "jelly molds", the Victorians were just as likely to use them for blancmanges.

The set of four have a price tag of £48.

I'm gonna make you one offer for these.

Right.

Um... and I'm not even gonna be negotiable, and... and... Yeah.

I'd like to pay 20 quid for them.

Deal done.

Ooh, my God!

I shoulda said 10!

Oh!

Right.

Roy, I knew you were a man I could do business with!

This is fantastic.

VO: And now James has found something sporting for £80.

And this one, David... DEALER: Yeah... JB: Tell me about it.

I don't know much about golf clubs.

There is a resurgence of interest in hickory shafted golf clubs now.

OK, hickory shafted.

Yeah, and they are quite collectable.

And if you look at them, they've got the shape of what they called the long nosed putter.

DEALER: It's an Edinburgh maker.

JB: OK. And it's a... it's a very nice piece.

Well, I'd like to buy that one, if the price is right.

DEALER: OK. OK. JB: That'd be great.

VO: Before the negotiations start, James decides to add to the £80 club the toy mouse, £30, the Victorian box, £120, and the Tunbridge box £35.

As a total package, this comes to a whopping £265!

The monkey!

I've got four items here, David.

15 on that, 15 on that, 25 or 30 on that and 25 on that.

JB: How does that sound?

DEALER: You don't mess about!

JB: No.

DEALER: Er?

I go straight in there, David.

DEALER: You do.

JB: Straight in there.

DEALER: I can't do anything.

I can't...

I can't get close on that one, I can't get close on that one, so... What can you get close on?

D'you want a parcel price?

Would you like a parcel price?

How about £60 as a parcel price?

I'd see a profit in those for you.

What about 45 for the three?

That's what you suggested already!

You are... You've not moved very far, have you?!

He's a sha... Sharp as a tack, David!

I tell...

I tell you...

Absolutely - sharp as a tack.

I tell you what I'll do.

What?

What will you do?

I'll actually... Why don't we actually just say 60 or 45 and I'll toss you for it.

Oh, blimey!

I hate that!

Well, I mean, it's just m...

It makes it easy, doesn't it?

JB: Does it?

DEALER: Yeah.

JB: OK. DEALER: Right.

JB: OK.

So I've got to call, have I?

DEALER: Yeah.

JB: I'm gonna say heads.

OK.

Heads it is!

Oh!

You're a very kind man.

I didn't think it would happen.

I'm not an audacious gambling man, but you're a very kind man.

And you can have your 2p back.

Thank you.

VO: James has filled his bag with three lovely lots, and back on the road, Charlie is dropping him 16 miles south to the outskirts of Perth, in Scone... where he's treating himself to a little outing.

Where are we going?

We're going to Scone Palace.

The world and his wife have stayed here - JB: Mary, Queen of Scots... CR: Oh.

..Queen Victoria... You know, it's played host to a lot of people.

VO: Once the crowning place of the kings of Scots, Scone Palace occupies a unique position in the history of Scotland.

The Murrays are one of the great families of Scotland and have lived at Scone for the past 400 years.

Known by the title the Earl of Mansfield, they continue to live here today.

James, you're right - Scone has welcomed many influential people throughout the ages, from Queen Victoria to the Queen Mother and Queen Elizabeth II.

Today, James is meeting guide Bill Younger.

Hi, I'm Bill.

Welcome to Scone Palace.

Hello.

James Braxton.

VO: The drawing room is strongly influenced by the second earl.

A distinguished diplomat, he served as British ambassador to the court of Louis XVI of France.

He brought back many treasures, and the piece de resistance is this writing desk.

This is fabulous!

Now, who's this made by?

By Riesener.

Really?

BILL: 1781.

JB: 1781.

It's believed to have been given by Marie Antoinette to the British ambassador, who later became the second earl of Mansfield.

He knew Marie Antoinette quite well.

When she was a young girl, he was ambassador in Vienna, and when she was queen of France, he was British ambassador to France.

VO: Jean-Henri Riesener was the most famous cabinet-maker of his day.

Marie Antoinette, the infamous French queen, presented the second earl with this specially commissioned writing desk, as a token of their friendship.

The second earl must've been a very important man, because it was the most important court in the whole of Europe.

It'd be fascinating.

Have you got a picture of this fellow?

Yes.

Lead on, Bill.

And this was painted....?

BILL: By Allan Ramsay.

JB: By Allan Ramsay.

1759.

He must've had a very glorious diplomatic career.

So where was he then, when that portrait was painted?

Eh... Poland.

He was in Poland?

Yes.

VO: Scone Palace is packed full of beautiful objects but its best known as being the crowning place of Scottish kings.

James is leaving Bill and heading out to the famous Moot Hill.

JB: Ah-ha - here it is.

VO: The Stone of Scone was used between the 9th and 13th centuries as a crowning seat.

The stone was kept in the monastic church and only taken out to Moot Hill for enthronements.

In 1296, Edward I marched north, and removed what he believed to be the stone to Westminster.

It was controversially returned to Scotland in 1996 and now remains in Edinburgh Castle.

But which is the genuine one?

While James has been enjoying himself, Charlie Ross is heading east, to Rait.

Now, Rait's a small village... barely "rating" a mention.

To the east end is a large farmstead, originally built in 1837.

This has been converted to become an antiques center, with a group of 12 dealers.

Gosh, he does look dashing in that car, old Charlie, doesn't he?

Charlie's been drawn to Alistair McClelland's antiques, where a fine figurine, priced at £180, has caught his eye.

CR: I'm hot on Staffordshire at the moment.

I've had a bit of a tickle with a bit of Staffordshire.

It's Neptune.

That's rather delightful.

Very simply modeled, isn't it?

The glazing is nice.

DEALER: Yes.

CR: Figure's nice.

He's a bit doleful.

Did you have to fight for him, tooth and nail, to buy him, or did he come in the back of a cupboard for nothing?

Everything in here I have to fight for.

Oh, what a terrible tragedy!

It really is so unfair, Alistair.

I was rather hoping you'd done a clearance and found this in the back of a cupboard, which would have made it so much easier to buy!

110 to you, Charlie.

Ooh, I say!

Would you take £100 for it, Alistair?

Or is that being rude?

That's being rude but yes, you can have it for 100.

I'm gonna buy that!

I like him.

I like the condition of him.

I don't think it's looking sort of £2,000 or £3,000 worth... No.

..but I could see it making 150/160?

DEALER: Yeah, yup.

CR: Oh, really?

Good.

I like him.

Thank you so much.

VO: As usual, happy with his purchase, he's popped next door, into John Walker Antiques.

Scottish pottery barrel with lid.

19th century.

Stoneware barrel.

It says here "AF", which means "at fault".

Doesn't look too bad to me.

I mean, frankly, you'd expect there to be a bit of a... What a wonderful barrel.

Oh, I can see it's damaged at the bottom.

But I mean, you'd never use a barrel like that for putting liquid in, so what does it matter tuppence if it's damaged?

Good earthenware, rope twist handle.

What fun is that?

I like that.

It's jolly heavy.

VO: It's a lovely piece but at £125, I'm sensing a negotiation, so watch out, Brian.

Can you do that for 80 quid?

No.

No?

Well, it's a simple answer.

It's a very straightforward answer.

I could... because it's damaged, I could probably bring it down to 100.

Is it the lowest price?

That's the lowest price.

CR: Even if I offered you 90?

DEALER: No.

You'd still show me the door, would you?

I would indeed.

Sold - to the man in the corner.

DEALER: Thank you very much sir.

CR: Thank you very much indeed.

VO: Good work, Charlie - another substantial purchase under your belt.

It's been a very busy shopping day for both our chaps and now it's time for some much-needed R&R.

Night-night, you two.

It's a new day and they're up and about for the final push before the auction.

So far, James has been very cautious with his shopping, spending just £45 on three lots - the 1920s golf club, the clockwork mouse and a Tunbridge ware box.

James has £189.52 for the day ahead.

Charlie has thrown caution to the wind, spending £280 on four lots - a set of four jelly molds, two bronze vases, a Staffordshire figure and a stoneware lidded barrel.

He still has a whopping £2,153.40 to spend.

Charlie and James are heading west, to Perth, where Charlie has a prior engagement.

This is rather nice.

Look - hey, look!

Look at the river!

Glorious.

VO: Located on the banks of the River Tay, Perth is a town and former city in central Scotland.

It was considered the effective capital of Scotland, due to the frequent residence of the royal court.

It's also home to one of Scotland's most famous regiments.

This is it - Museum of The Black Watch, otherwise known as the Royal Highland Regiment.

Here we are.

Isn't this a beautiful spot?

A lovely spot, isn't it?

And various memorials here.

Memorials.

Iraq, Afghanistan...

Very, very sobering, isn't it?

I know.

And I'm here for a history lesson, am I not?

You are, very much.

VO: Scotland's Black Watch is an elite regiment, with 550 members currently serving in Afghanistan.

The Black Watch has a history that stretches back almost three centuries.

Major Proctor, I presume.

Charlie, how nice to meet you!

Charlie Ross, lovely to see you.

Nice to meet you.

Thank you very much indeed for letting us in today.

Grateful that you're here.

I'm looking forward to my history lesson.

Thank you.

Wonderful.

Where do we begin here, with this amazing regiment?

Well, let's just go next door here, Charlie.

VO: The Black Watch was raised in a unique way.

In the wake of the 1715 Jacobite rebellion, companies of trustworthy Highlanders were raised from loyal clans of Campbells, Frasers, Grants and Munros.

The government decided that they required to have some form of highland watch, to try and keep the peace between the lowlands and the highlands.

General Wade was the commander of the army in Scotland and he realized that they would have to have good intelligence and good communications to be effective.

Because of their dark tartan and because of their job, that they were watching the highlands, they were given the Gaelic nickname of Am Freiceadan Dubh, The Black Watch.

The Black Watch.

VO: When the First World War started in 1914, nobody could have foreseen the huge sacrifices of The Black Watch.

PROCTOR: Some 50,000 men went through the ranks of the regiment from 1914 to 1918, some 25 battalions of one sort or another.

And of that total, 8,000 were killed, and they're on the wall - you can actually see the 8,000 names.

But apart from the 8,000 being killed, 20,000 were wounded, and of that 20,000, there were probably many who died later on, when the war finished.

That's virtually 50% casualty rate.

50%.

1 in 2 chance of being killed or wounded.

Correct.

Here we have some artifacts from World War I, and some of the most poignant - the French prayer book and the New Testament Bible and Sergeant Wanless' drinking cup.

All received direct hits and saved their owners' lives.

You'd, erm, retain a certain belief in religion, wouldn't you, if you found that your Bible had saved your life?

VO: When war broke out with Nazi Germany in September 1939, The Black Watch were once again called to duty.

Charlie, you'll see in there the roll of honor, much smaller than the roll of honor you saw for the First World War.

VO: A change in fighting style and an improvement in war tactics led to fewer deaths amongst soldiers.

Yeah, it's interesting.

We were in Blairgowrie the other day, and the war memorial in the center, it was very relevant - the number of names from the First World War and the significantly smaller number from the Second World War.

And generals had learnt, erm, you know, that, as Wavell said, "I won't have a large butcher's bill "with nothing to show for it!"

No.

VO: Charlie, you've had a fascinating insight into one of the world's most celebrated regiments - what a privilege.

Meanwhile, on the other side, James is heading for Rait Antiques Centre.

So we're leaving Perth.

I've got two in the hopper... three in the hopper.

Three lovely buys, all at £15 each, and I'm gonna stay to my word - nothing over 25.

VO: Fine words sir!

And with that, he's straight to work in Bothy Antiques.

Hello!

DEALER: Hello, how are you?

JB: Hello.

James.

Pleased to meet you.

Geoffrey Smith.

Hello.

Very nice to meet you, Geoffrey.

Always, when looking around, always look up, because there might be nice lighting fixtures, and look on the top shelf, and very suitably, we've got this vase here.

Isn't that lovely?

That is very stylish.

So we've got Diana the huntress.

She's always depicted either bathing or sort of doing something strange with a bow.

VO: In Roman mythology, Diana was the goddess of the hunt, often portrayed with bow and arrow and accompanied either by a deer or hounds.

This vase has a price tag of £48.

Now, Geoffrey, can you make my day?

Would... would... would £18 buy that?

You're being very... very rude to me at £18.

I know, I... You're being very rude.

I like to do it with a smile though, Geoffrey.

Right.

Double it and we might talk.

How about... could you do it for 25, Geoffrey?

I'll split it with you.

Oh, no - I don't want splitting!

Come on.

Come on.

25, Geoffrey.

Come on.

30.

Come on.

JB: Come on, 25.

DEALER: Come on.

JB: 25.

DEALER: Come on.

Goddess of your hunting.

Goddess of my hunting!

Erm... 28, Geoffrey.

Can you do 28 for me?

Go on.

28.

Thank you very much indeed.

We have a deal.

We have a deal.

JB: Thank you.

DEALER: We have a deal.

Thank you.

I love that - big, stylish fellow.

Happy... happy hunting...

Happy hunting.

VO: Just over £25 but a good purchase all the same.

Two change.

That's very kind.

BOTH: Thank you very much indeed.

VO: As the shopping hours draw to an end, we wave Perth goodbye and journey on 27 miles southwest, to Dunblane.

What a lovely town, isn't it?

Lovely.

Gorgeous.

Very pretty.

Now, where's our....?

There's an antique shop somewhere.

Where is it?

I don't know.

Eyes peeled.

VO: A small cathedral city and former burgh, Dunblane lies on the hills above the Forth Valley and Stirling.

The beautiful cathedral, which stands in the center, dates back to the 12th century.

There it is.

Ah, fabulous!

"The Old Curiosity Shop".

Very Dickens.

It is very Dickens, isn't it?

Yeah.

Right, well, good luck.

Let's get in there.

VO: It's the last shop before the auction... Just flew out of the basket!

VO: ..and it's going to be a bit of a squeeze!

The hare and the tortoise!

VO: Open for two years and stocked full of a mixture of antiques and collectables, owner David is here to welcome both our treasure hunters.

Oh, and the camera person!

What have you seen there, Rossco?

I've found a side drum.

Regimental drums.

This... the... the...

I don't think that the... That's a snare drum, isn't it?

Yeah, it's got a snare on the bottom here.

Look at that.

VO: Oh!

There she is again!

Come on, move yourself!

Reminds me of being back at The Black Watch.

I know!

But that's more your style, the big fellow, isn't it?

Oh, what a double act!

Double act.

What's the big fellow?

CR: Price?

JB: Yeah.

110, I think.

JB: 110.

My word.

CR: Yeah.

CR: James.

JB: Yeah.

You can have the first shot if you want.

I'd rather go for the big one.

Would you?

I know you like the small one.

I think the big one's probably more commercial, isn't it?

I like the big one.

I'm gonna step aside, while you see what you can do with the big one.

OK. We've got this fabulous fellow here.

I don't know whether... Yeah, you would have held it like that and you'd have your two beaters.

But interestingly enough, it does have little feet, so you can stand it down like that.

And what people do is they just float a bit of plate glass on it, and you've got a very good occasional table.

VO: It's a very impressive looking side drum but at £110, it's a bit pricey.

Could I make you a cheeky offer?

DEALER: You can but... JB: 35?

Oh, no.

No.

What are you thinking of on this, David?

The lowest I could do that is 70.

JB: 70.

DEALER: Yes.

JB: OK. DEALER: Erm... Fine, fine, fine, fine.

That... and I think that's a fair price.

S-So you... so... it's a lovely piece... DEALER: Yeah.

JB: It's doing lots of things.

VO: Now, Charlie has spotted a rather large vase with a ticket price of £200.

It's very heavy.

I bet it is.

Very heavy.

It's a Branham ware pottery, one of the Staffordshire potteries.

Tell me about it... That's a nice vase, isn't it?

Give me a bit of your knowledge.

It's got a bit of color to it, hasn't it?

It's got a good bit of color.

And it's that sort of treacly glaze.

They did a lot of that sort of stuff for conservatories, didn't they, Branham?

Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.

Big old plant stands and things.

Almost like the early sort of Doulton Lambeth... JB: Exactly.

CR: Yeah.

Exactly.

But that is a big fellow, isn't it?

It's a big man...

It's three foot something.

It's a very impressive... VO: All this chat isn't normal - they're supposed to be competitors!

Cocka-who?

Are they cockatoos?

I think they would be.

Or lovebirds.

Lovebirds!

VO: You were right with cockatoos, Charlie!

Now, what kind of a deal can you get?

DEALER: 160.

CR: Can you do it for 160?

Yeah, I can do it for 160.

Oh, look at that!

Mr Braxton, I'm gonna put my neck on the block here.

I'm gonna ask you to make a decision for me.

I'm gonna either buy that for 160 or the small drum for 40.

Right.

Well, you've got the budget - come on, play the game!

Play the game?

Play the game.

CR: Go for it?

JB: Yup.

I'm going for the Branham.

VO: Another big spend.

Well done, Charlie.

Now all that's left is for James to make his move.

JB: OK. CR: Forever the gentleman.

David... (WHISPERS) ..may I take the big drum... DEALER: Yes.

JB: ..for 65?

You're welcome.

Thank you very much indeed.

VO: James's final purchase brings this shopping trip to a suitable end.

And with that, it's time for our gents to reveal all.

Well, almost.

I'm gonna kick off with... something rather modest.

Oh... Oh, jelly molds.

Well, I think they're jelly molds, don't you?

I think so.

They're tinned inside, zinced, aren't they?

Yeah, they are, yeah, yeah.

Aren't they fun?

They're...

I just thought they were fun, and they're Victorian.

And copper jelly molds are doing well.

I hear...

I hear jellies are the new cupcakes.

VO: Excellent.

So they should make a tasty profit.

JB: Anyway, the first lot... CR: Yeah?

JB: ..in Scotland... CR: Yes.

What should we have?

What should we have?

CR: Oh!

JB: There we are.

Well done.

Go on, hand it to the golfer.

What do you think of that?

I like that.

I'm gonna hazard a guess here.

I think you probably paid about a tenner for that, knowing that it will make 25.

I paid 15.

Yup.

And it'll make 25.

JB: 25.

CR: Very good.

Excellent, thank you.

Well bought, sir.

VO: But will James think the same about your Staffordshire figure?

Bit of Staffordshire.

Couldn't resist a bit of Staffordshire.

Not again, Father Rossco!

Not again!

More Staffordshire.

More Staffordshire.

That's rather nice.

Yeah, a Neptune.

Two to three thousand, isn't it?!

CR: (LAUGHS) JB: How much did you pay?

What's it worth?

Well... No, no, seriously - what's... 200/300.

Paid £100.

That's a good... good buy.

CR: Yeah.

JB: Good buy.

Pleased to buy that.

Blimey, I'm coming out in a cold sweat!

VO: Don't worry, James - you've got your clockwork mouse.

CR: (LAUGHS) JB: A little souris.

Oh, I love him!

I love him.

Is he... does he go?

Well... erm... with a bit of encouragement, and a large stick, yeah, he does!

I think a collector, German one, will...

I don't mean a German collector... Don't over-wind it.

CR: Oh, would I?

JB: Busy little... Oh!

S... oh... .go... oh, he's gone under the table!

He's quite a busy little fellow, isn't he?

Um...

I think he's worth 40 quid.

JB: Do you?

CR: Yeah.

15.

15?

That's your standard buying price, isn't it?

It is... £15... VO: Now for Charlie's pair of Japanese vases.

Oh, they're pretty, aren't they?

They're not bad.

I hate to be the bearer of... CR: Yeah.

JB: ..bad news...

They're not bronze.

I think they're a bit soft, don't you?

Do you think they're antimony or something?

Mm.

I just scratched the base here and it came up silver.

Oh, you think they're silver?

No... CR: (LAUGHS) You can't keep a good man down, can you?!

(CHUCKLES) CR: Hmm.

JB: Jury's out.

VO: I wonder what he'll make of your Tunbridge ware box.

Oh, a little bit of parquetry.

Sweet!

Sweet.

Actually, the quality is pretty good.

Yeah but they were very well made.

JB: They're tough.

CR: 30 quid.

30 quid.

15.

15.

15?

JB: 15.

CR: 15.

VO: Yes, a bit of a theme going on.

Now for Charlie's Victorian barrel.

That's... That's really good.

Really took my eye.

JB: Isn't that fun?

CR: Yeah.

Do you think it might have been a flour barrel?

Yeah, flour, yep.

Yep.

Flour, I think.

80 to 120.

I paid £100.

VO: Now for your art deco style vase.

OK, here we are.

Oh, hello.

Ooh, I say!

Is that Diana?

It is Diana.

Oh... she's gorgeous.

JB: Very Odeon-like isn't it?

CR: Yeah.

I think... Good auction lot, that, you know.

A contemporary home would love that.

Yeah, yeah, yeah.

It'll make 50 quid, I think.

JB: I think it should.

CR: Yeah.

VO: Charlie, time for your last lot.

Now, you've seen this, because you were the man that spotted it.

Yup but I didn't have the purse for it.

Had you had the purse for it, would you have been tempted?

JB: I don't think I would.

CR: No.

JB: It's just a little... CR: Too brown?

JB: ..too brown for me.

CR: Yeah.

VO: At least you're being honest.

But what will Charlie think of your drum?

It's a hugely impressive piece.

JB: And I think you and I... CR: Yeah?

..we'd sit down here, contemporary interior, float a bit of circular plate glass on that... and you have a very nice table.

Hugely impressive table, yeah.

You would know you were coming into a home owned by a man of bearing.

That is not a gamble.

VO: Hopefully not, but time to hear what you chaps really think.

Chin-chin.

CR: Cheers.

JB: Cheers.

There it is - Charlie, I think, has it again.

What a fabulous Staffordshire figure, Neptune.

I don't know - is it another two to three thousand?!

The drum's fab.

Love the drum.

And the drum will make well over £100, without any doubt at all in my mind.

VO: It's been a fabulous jaunt, from delightful Blairgowrie, via Dunkeld, Perth, Rait and Dunblane, with the auction house in Glasgow finally in their sights.

Glasgow is the largest city in Scotland and is situated on the River Clyde, in the country's west central lowlands.

With its stunning Victorian architecture and lively vibe, it's the perfect spot... VO: Whoops!

..for auction number four.

CR: What was that?

A large... a large pothole.

Large...

This looks a bit smart for us, Charlie.

CR: It's too good for our goods, probably.

VO: Established in 1842, McTear's Auctioneers is one of Glasgow's largest auction houses.

Kicking things off today is auctioneer Brian Clements.

Hello.

Charlie Ross.

Hi, Charlie.

Good morning.

Nice to see you.

Probably the one thing that you couldn't miss is the drum.

It has been admired.

Splendid.

And obviously the vase.

The vase is yours?

CR: Yes.

Think that might do alright?

It's brown, big and heavy... CR: Yes.

BRIAN: ..um... and... JB: What a magic combo!

BRIAN: Um...

It might be a little bit off-putting for some people, you know, just the sheer size of it.

Yes.

Even... even buying a, you know, a big, reproduction vase of that nature would cost you a lot of money, so, you know...

Yes.

..getting an old-ish one for... um... JB: For a lot of money, yeah.

Well... CR: A huge amount of money!

VO: James Braxton started today's show with £234.52 and spent £138 on five auction lots.

Charlie Ross began with £2,433.40 - ridiculous!

- and spent £440 on five auction lots.

It's the moment of truth - let the auction begin.

First to go under the hammer is James's 1920s long nose style golf club, Here you are.

£50 again.

20 again on this one, then.

For the antique golf club.

10 again, then, surely.

£10.

Got to go at 10, surely.

£10 for the lot.

10 is bid.

Right hand side.

All done at 10.

12 if you wish there.

10 is bid.

Any advance?

At 10 again.

Going now.

It's going now at 10.

Are you all done now?

It will sell.

It's going at £10 for that lot now.

Any more?

£10 and it's away to 6513 for £10.

You'd've been better off putting that in your golf bag, old boy.

Story of my life there.

VO: Not a great start, James, and certainly not a hole in one.

This is not boding well for the Schuco mouse, really, is it?

(THEY CHUCKLE) VO: Now for Charlie's four copper jelly molds.

Come on.

He doesn't have confidence in these, does he?

Start the bidding at £30 again for them.

20 again then, for the set there.

10 again, surely.

10 is bid.

Your bid now.

12 I've got here.

15 on my left.

Any advance?

He's got a commission bid.

15 is bid.

Any advance?

At £15.

Going now.

Any advance?

At £15.

You all done now?

Going at £15.

1935 for that one.

That was... er... bargain of the day.

VO: Oh, dear.

Another loss.

Next to face the music is James's clockwork mouse.

30 again.

20 again, then, surely.

20 bid.

Any advan....?

22 bid.

Any advance?

At 22 on my left now.

Come on, 20... 20... Are you bidding, sir?

On the left at 22.

You bidding now?

On the left at 22.

It's going now.

Are you all done?

Selling at 22.

All done.

22 and it's away to 19... JB: A working profit, isn't it?

CR: It is, it's a meager profit.

Meager profit!

It's very nearly... Little ee-ee.

Dragged back the loss from the putter!

£7... yeah, it is.

Yeah.

VO: Well done, James.

Finally we got a profit.

Squeak!

After commission, it's probably a slim loss.

VO: Yup, it was a narrow squeak.

So far, James is slightly in the lead but let's see if Charlie's pair of vases can shake things up.

..for the pair there.

20 again, then, surely.

£20 for the pair of them.

20 again is bid.

Any advance.

At 20 again.

All finished now.

Any advance at 20?

All done now.

At £20, going now.

All done.

25 is bid now.

I'll take 30.

25 is bid now.

25 is bid.

All done now.

Any advance at 25?

They're going now.

Not quite the result you were looking for, is it?

VO: Ouch!

Charlie, that's two losses out of two.

I think I've come up short!

(THEY CHUCKLE) VO: But not took short.

Next it's James's Tunbridge ware box.

Start the bidding at £30 on this one.

CR: Hugo Russell.

20 again.

We're bid here.

Commission at 20.

Commission at tw... At £20 that lot there going now.

Any advance?

At £20.

All done now.

Going with the commission here.

At £20 on that lot there.

Are you all done now?

Selling at 20.

20.

Steady work.

VO: Another small profit, James.

Good.

At least one of you is going in the right direction.

Less commission, it's a profit of a couple of quid.

VO: Now, now, Charlie - no need to rain on James's parade.

But yes, after commission, it's not much.

Could history repeat itself with Charlie's Staffordshire figurine?

..for the lot there.

£50 again on this one.

50 again.

30 again for that Staffordshire figure there.

30 bid.

Any advance?

At...

30?!

What?!

Any advance?

At 30.

All finished now.

35 is bid now.

40.

45.

50.

55.

60.

65.

No, at £60 is bid now.

Left-hand side at 60.

Anyone else coming in?

At £60 for that lot... 65 is bid now.

At 70.

Come on!

80.

No, it's £75 is bid now.

Left-hand side at 75.

Go 80!

On the left at £75 for that lot there, it's going now at 75.

VO: Oh, dear - this is not looking good, Neptune!

If you can't get over a hundred quid for an 18th century Staffordshire figure... JB: No.

CR: Oh, dear.

VO: No big spenders in Glasgow today, Charlie.

CR: That's made a serious dent in my two and a half grand.

Oh!

Constantly reminded!

VO: Stay positive, James - you're making slow but steady progress, pound by pound.

Next up - your vase.

Lovely.

Start the bidding at £50 on this one.

30 again.

20 again.

£20 bid.

25.

30 against you.

Any advance at £30?

Once again there - any advance?

At 30.

Oh, come on.

It's going now.

All done now.

Any advance?

At £30.

Oh, no.

Once again there at 30.

All done now.

CR: Brackers... JB: £30.

Well, that was... that was a wasted opportunity.

VO: Yup, sorry James, but after commission that £2 profit is in fact a loss.

Now, lads - heads down.

So I've lost...

I mean, instead of gaining money on that, I've lost.

You've lost.

And that was one of your hopes, wasn't it, really?

VO: Ha!

Under the spotlight next is Charlie's 19th century barrel.

Now, please hold it up!

Go on... Come on, hold it up!

Where's my attorney?

Start me at £50 on this one.

50 again for the barrel with cover.

50 is bid.

Thank you.

At 50... Oh, he's... Oh, come on... 65.

70.

BRIAN: 65.

70.

75.

CR: Come on, come on!

JB: Go on.

BRIAN: £70 is bid now.

70, the lady's bid.

All finished now.

Any advance?

At £70 again there.

All done now.

Selling at 70.

It's going now.

All done now.

Selling.

Any more?

At 70.

(GAVEL) BRIAN: Sold at 70, and that's away to 415.

Rossco... Could've been worse, could've been worse.

You're absolutely right, Brackers - it could've made less than 70.

JB: Yeah, yeah.

VO: Dearie me!

That's another big loss, Charlie!

It's just not your day today, is it, old fruit?

Oh, dear.

We'll just roll with the pressure.

I'm still gonna go big, when we go shopping, next... Are you?

Well done, well done.

VO: Now it's James's last stab at a big profit.

It's the drum.

It was a risky purchase but will it play off?

At 130.

100 again on this one.

80 again.

50.

50 bid.

50 bid!

Straight in!

70.

60 is bid, right-hand side now.

70 here.

80.

80 if you wish.

90, sir.

100.

110.

£100 is bid now.

Brackers is back!

All finished now.

I'll take 110.

At £100, going now.

At £100 for that lot there.

Going at £100.

Sold at £100.

Well done, old bean.

So, I've broken that three-figure mark as well.

Tell you what - I think you've made a profit overall, haven't you?

I think I have.

VO: You saved the best till last, boy.

Well done, James.

A great profit to end on.

There's a fortune for me to be made in the dealing world, isn't there?

VO: Last but not least is Charlie's most expensive lot - the large stoneware vase.

Can it pull him out of the depths of despair?

Lift it up, man!

£100 on this one.

80 again there for the vase.

50 bid.

Any advance?

At 50 again.

At 50.

60 here.

Any more?

60.

70 if you wish there.

60 is bid.

Right in front me at 70.

80.

90.

100.

110.

£100 is bid now.

Come on, we can do better than a hundred!

110 if you wish there.

At £100.

Going now... Oh, the Italian's buying it for £100.

Are you all done at 100?

£100.

JB: Rossco... CR: Another arrow!

Cheer up!

VO: Oh, dear, Charlie.

Your game plan well and truly backfired on you today.

I could've stayed at home and just burnt £20 notes, couldn't I?

VO: And on this leg of the great Road Trip adventure, James wins the day.

Well, Brackers - a comprehensive victory.

Thank you very much indeed.

Are we two each, then, in terms of legs?

I think we are.

So it's all to play for on the last one.

All to play for.

How exciting!

Two-all, with five minutes to go!

Oh!

VO: James may have won today's battle but he hasn't won the war.

He's got a lot of work to do if he wants to catch up his jammy old mate and mucker, Charlie.

Are you all done at 100?

VO: He started today's show with £234.52.

After paying auction costs, he made a small profit of £11.24.

Despite today's victory, he has a rather small £245.76 to carry forward.

Charlie, meanwhile, is still way out ahead.

He started with £2,433.40 and despite making a devastating loss of £206.30, he still has a hefty £2,227.10 to spend on the last leg.

Oh, look at this!

Oh, this is service!

Thank you.

Thank you, my man.

Thank you.

Thank you.

Such a pleasure to work with you, Mr Braxton, sir!

VO: Next time on the Antiques Road Trip, it's the grand finale.

James is put on the spot.

They're over £300, James.

I haven't got 300.

VO: Charlie gets tempted.

I could make it very appealing for you.

Could you make it VERY appealing?

I could.

VO: And they both start to lose the plot.

JB: There must be easier ways to make a living, isn't there?

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