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: All this week we've been out on the road with a pair of old codgers - auctioneers Charlie Ross and James Braxton.

CHARLIE (CR): Brackers, I can't see where we're going!

VO: Charlie Ross is an auctioneer who oozes charm and sophistication.

Well, sort of.

You are what they call a temptress!

VO: Auctioneer, surveyor and general fashionista James Braxton goes straight to the point.

Hatless.

You don't mess about, do you?

JAMES (JB): No.

DEALER: You don't mess about.

I get straight in there, David.

DEALER: You do.

JB: straight in there.

VO: Charlie's week kicked off to a flying start when his £8 Staffordshire elephant roared away for an astronomical £2,700!

I fear my road trip is already over!

VO: James, bless him, had a week of exciting ups... Well done, James.

Brilliant.

Absolutely brilliant.

VO: ..and devastating lows... Oh dear, dear, oh dear.

VO: But coming into the last leg, they're two all in auction victories.

It's all to play for on the last one.

All to play for on the last leg.

How exciting!

Two all with five minutes to go.

VO: After his win at auction number four, James's original £200 has increased to a whopping £245.76.

After his amazing victory in the first auction, Charlie's £200 rocketed, and he starts the last leg with an enormous £2,227.10.

It's their last voyage together today, and they're zipping along in their beautiful 1954 Sunbeam Alpine.

CR: Can there really be an antiques shop in the middle of nowhere?

JB: There can.

It's amazing... JB: (MUTTERS) CR: Do you want to get that out again?

VO: This week's route has taken our experts from Cromarty down the stunning northeast of Scotland, over to the west to their final destination in Ayrshire.

On today's last leg they're heading for the final auction in Ayr.

First stop is the village of Kilbarchan.

Oh, the handle's come off!

JB: There must be easier ways to make a living.

VO: A village in the west central lowlands, Kilbarchan's church steeple dominates the village skyline.

Built in 1755, it houses a bronze statue of Robert "Habbie" Simpson, Kilbarchan's famous left-handed piper.

Not a lot of people know that.

Ooh, there's plenty for you to get your teeth into.

VO: Established in 1950, Gardners Antiques has a vast array of antiques and collectables.

And with its strict no haggling policy, I wonder how the chaps will get on.

JB: Goodness me!

CR: You can go up there.

I'll go up there!

Good luck.

Good luck Brackers.

Good hunting!

VO: And with that, Charlie gets straight to work with owner David.

There's rather a sweet - very sweet - little propelling pencil.

Tell me... it would be too much for me to expect that to be gold, wouldn't it?

I think probably.

Let me have a little look here.

No, I certainly don't see any marks on it.

It's not priced... No, it's not priced as gold, certainly isn't.

No, no, it certainly isn't, but I was just wondering whether it might be!

I certainly don't see any marks on it.

CR: Perhaps I should be taking a little gamble.

Do a bit of Sherlock Holmes work on here.

I think that's absolutely charming.

And the price of that is... ..£20.

This would have been kept in a small purse, belonging to a lady, perhaps as she went out dancing and had a little dance card and wanted to write down the names of the people that she had been chosen to dance with.

That's the sort of thing you'd find in a smart purse.

I think it's a charming little lot.

I'd like to make an investment if I may?

Absolutely.

It's not a big one, but hopefully I'm going to find more.

VO: £20 well spent, Charlie.

David's no-haggling policy sure makes for speedy negotiations!

This looks interesting.

I'm going to sit down.

Look at this!

Look at this!

(SCRAPING) JB: Oh, hello!

All damage to be paid for.

Slightly vulnerable to damage, this one, but what a piece.

VO: (CLEARS THROAT) Damage caused by you, I think, James!

This is what the impressionists and the Victorians, that 1850 period to 1900, this is what they loved.

We've got some deterioration, like a sort of dry rot there, but putting the dry rot, the cracks and the other damage aside, this is still quite a nice piece, isn't it?

VO: Yeah, OK then, James.

So what is it?

What have we got on this?

£68!

This is my first purchase.

I love this piece, and it's going to make me a large profit.

VO: I really hope so, James.

This rare, early Meiji period Japanese container could have been used to house kimonos or even Japanese jim-jams.

David, can you tell me about this fella?

It's rather taken my eye.

Japanese, probably early 20th century, possibly a bit earlier.

Quite a bit of Japanese import brought into Glasgow, obviously with it being a big port city.

A lot of ships' captains and crews coming back and brought things home.

Right, right.

You haven't got the lid to it?

We don't have the lid for that, no, this one's as it stands there, I'm afraid.

A few wee knocks and bumps but a bit unusual.

Yeah, yeah.

I know the terms here, David.

Absolutely.

There you are, my good man.

Thank you very much indeed, I shall take the ticket off it then.

VO: £68 spent.

Well done, James!

But what about Charlie?

That's something rather ornate.

Small.

I imagine an inkwell.

Yes, it is an inkwell.

French.

Champleve enamel.

Not brilliant enameling, but really, not bad quality.

And then we've got a little porcelain plaque at the bottom here.

It's really quite a charming object.

It is... £54.

I think this is worth more money than £54, I really do.

VO: Champleve is a technique in which troughs or cells are carved into the surface of a metal object and filled with enamel.

I think that's really quite sweet.

I'll have that sir, if I may.

Thank you very much indeed.

VO: That's two very nice purchases under your belt, Charlie.

Brackers, take me away before I spend any more money!

How many items have you bought?

Well, that's for you to find out, Brackers.

I haven't spent much money, but I'm pleased with what I bought.

But then, Brackers, I'm always pleased CR: with what I've bought.

JB: I'm always pleased as well.

CR: Until the hammer falls!

JB: Until the hammer falls.

VO: Back on the road, the boys are heading seven miles east to Paisley, where Charlie is giving himself a little treat.

VO: Now, Paisley is the largest town in Renfrewshire with a beautiful 12th century medieval abbey.

By the 19th century, Paisley had established itself as a center of the weaving industry, and today, Charlie Ross has come to the Paisley Museum to find out more.

Hmm.

Agile for his age.

CR: Don't forget to pick me up.

JB: OK, will do.

VO: Hm.

Bossy.

The Paisley Museum is home to the world's finest collection of Paisley shawls and pattern books.

Charlie is meeting curator of textiles, Dan.

Now Dan, where did it all start, that's what I want to know?

The Paisley shawl was an imitation of the cashmere shawl, which came to Europe in the 1770s and it was a really expensive item.

So the European manufacturers tried to produce a cheaper version of this and that's what gave birth to the Paisley shawl.

Right.

VO: Mechanical production techniques cut the time taken to weave the intricate designs, which include boteh, resembling a teardrop.

The kidney-shaped Paisley pattern is therefore Indian in origin, copying the costly silk and wool Kashmir jobbies.

DAN: These are designs done out in the same size and color as they will appear in the finished cloth.

CR: Right.

DAN: And then you'll see there is a grid, a pencil grid, super-imposed on it.

That's because this has now to be put on to what we call point paper or design paper.

VO: The design is transferred from the point paper into a series of punched cards.

I put in a blank card into this here, and then I read across each line, I have eight punches here at the back and I punch the card according to the design.

VO: The cards are punched one at a time, usually one for each horizontal line in the design.

Now the thing about the Paisley shawl is you need one card for every color, so if you have five colors in the line you're going to have five cards for that, so that's why in some of the Paisley shawls you'd have over 50,000 cards.

CR: 50,000?!

DAN: Yes.

VO: When the whole of the design has been punched into the cards, they are placed in sequence and laced together to form a continuous band.

The chain of cards is then placed on top of the loom.

The cards select the threads to be raised to produce the pattern on the cloth.

So if you look here you have a gap, which we call a shed.

And there's some yarns raised and the others are down.

The ones that are raised are where I've punched the holes.

The ones that are down are where I have left the blanks.

VO: The weaver throws the shuttle carrying the weft yarn through the shed.

This action is repeated for every card until the pattern is produced on the cloth.

CR: How long would it take?

It really depends on what type of cloth you're producing, because if you were weaving a tweed, you could weave maybe 30 yards a day.

Really?

If you were weaving a figured velvet, you'd be working equally as hard, and you'd probably produce an inch a day.

VO: Creating these amazing shawls was an incredibly complex process, and weavers in the 19th century were highly skilled, weaving 12 to 18 hours a day.

Poor loves.

DAN: When the shawl was finished, all these extra threads had to be clipped off, so it leaves a fuzzy back.

So this is a very typical Paisley shawl, and it's one of the characteristics which distinguishes it from the original cashmere, is that the cashmere won't have the fuzzy back like this, but this, the Paisley, or the European shawl, will always have a fuzzy back because it had to be clipped.

VO: The shawl may have gone out of fashion in the 1870s, but the pattern that has decorated them is still popular today.

That's glorious, I think.

I think it's just stunning.

VO: So - ha!

- while Charlie's been enjoying himself... James has headed 15 miles southwest to Kilbirnie.

Kilbirnie is a small town in North Ayrshire.

Amongst many old buildings stands the Walker Hall, a memorial hall dedicated to Dr Walker, one of the first physicians in the town.

VO: Stirrup Cup was originally a dairy farm and is now a horse livery yard.

Five years ago owner Greta decided to open up an antiques shop in their 18th century barn, which is now home to Stirrup Cup Antiques.

Greta Logan.

Greta, Greta.

Very nice to meet you.

I like this though, very nice art nouveau, sort of like a table center.

It's definitely art nouveau, it's very continental coloring, the green and the gilt.

So it's definitely French.

Nicely finished underneath.

I rather like that.

It's got a good look to it.

It's got £45 on it.

Let's see if I can get something off on that.

VO: Before he gets down to the nitty gritty, something else catches his eye.

Look at these bottles.

Well, they're Drew of Piccadilly.

1905, I think.

James, I think they're 1905.

They're fitting size for a traveling case, aren't they?

I would say so.

In your leather travel case, round the edges, you had these sort of pockets, and they fitted into these things.

I like those five there, and I like your, um...

Your stand there.

Your nouveau stand.

What sort of price could you do for the two lots there?

DEALER: Well... JB: Very... Yeah, aha.

JB: (LAUGHS) The two at the back I had 120 on just on the two.

VO: Good on you, Greta.

For all five silver bottles, James is looking at a total price of £245.

That's £67.24 more than he's got to spend.

Are you going to put your hand in your pocket for over £300, James?

Yeah, I haven't got 300.

You haven't got 300.

Here we go, here we go!

How much have you got left?!

VO: I think she's got the mark of you, James.

So, 250 on the lot?

I won't buy all of them - I haven't really got the money and all that sort of thing.

That's pretty.

Greta, would you take £140 for that, that, that and that?

160?

160.

In the middle?

OK then.

VO: Ha-ha!

£150 lighter and James is still spending.

I tell you what - I've hardly got a penny left and I forgot about these.

I saw your rather nice, sort of, Hercules door stops.

What do you call these?

Is this a big Scottish thing, then, these?

I think that's got to be for tying a horse.

You'd put them in a field and it was just for tethering an animal?

They did come out of a coach house.

And how much are you selling these for?

30 for the two.

30 for the two?

Yeah.

Greta, would you take a tenner for this one?

20.

20.

I can't do 20.

15 then.

Could you do 12?

OK, James.

12.

That's really kind of you.

Thank you.

Three items!

Are you happy now?

You need some cash.

I would like some cash, thank you!

Come on, take me to your till.

OK. VO: Great work, James.

It's the end of day one, and you're nearly spent out.

Charlie's going to be busy tomorrow though!

Night-night.

VO: Dawn breaks on the chaps' final push before the grand finale.

VO: James got stuck in to his first day's shopping, spending £230 on four lots - the Japanese box, the silver bottles, the mirrored stand and a horse tether.

He has a small £15.76 left to spend.

Charlie Ross, meanwhile, has spent £74 on two lots - the small 19th century pencil and the enamel inkwell.

He has £2,153.10 left to show us who's boss.

VO: The road trip is moving us on once more.

Leaving Kilbirnie and burning a short 10 miles west to Fairlie, where James has given himself a little treat.

Here we are.

Lovely.

Nice, big gates.

This is more me.

This is more me.

Oh, it's a bit like going home for you, isn't it?

VO: Situated near Fairlie, Kelburn Castle is James Braxton's first port of call.

Have a great, great morning.

This will be superb, won't it?

Originally built in the 13th century, Kelburn Castle is the seat of the Earl of Glasgow, and is thought to be the oldest castle in Scotland to have been continuously inhabited by the same family.

The present, 10th, Earl of Glasgow is meeting the lucky James Braxton to show him round and tell him more about two of his extraordinary relations.

Now, who's your fine fellow here?

Oh, I see.

This in fact is my great-grandfather, and he was a naval captain, and near the end of his career, he was made governor of New Zealand.

Oh, fabulous.

He was absolutely loved.

He had a huge family and he was absolutely loved by the Maoris and he went round and visited all these various Maori communities all over New Zealand.

Well he looks a very splendid fellow, doesn't he?

He does.

I think he was painted to look splendid.

Now, did he bring anything back from New Zealand?

Oh yes, he brought a lot back from New Zealand, and one of the most interesting ones is this one here, which is a Maori cape.

One of the Maori chiefs gave this to my great-grandfather, and it actually doesn't look particularly interesting, but it is unique, and this is made all out of kiwi feathers and I don't think you'd be able to do that now.

I think legally it would be impossible... to have a cape like that.

So this is all feathers?

Absolutely, out of a kiwi, yes, all kiwi feathers.

VO: A national symbol of New Zealand, the kiwi is a flightless bird that holds a special significance for the Maori - it is symbolic of their elder brothers and sisters, representing protective spirits.

JB: And is this one of many in the world?

It was a Maori who came here to see it, and he said there were less than a dozen of these in the world.

My great-uncle Alan was one of those magnificent men in their flying machines, and he was one of the great sort of pioneers of aviation in the very early days.

He held the record for three weeks when he'd flown his aeroplane something like 400 yards, and that was the record.

But unfortunately, the record was broken three weeks later by somebody else who did slightly better than he did.

Oh no.

(THEY LAUGH) But they were accumulating...

So he had a glorious three weeks.

I know, exactly!

VO: Alan Reginald Boyle was born on the 8th of October 1886, and was the son of the seventh Earl of Glasgow.

What really fascinates me about it is the fact that wheels are just like... sort of bicycle wheels.

They're like, yeah, they're tiny, aren't they?

You can see how treacherous they were, because... you can imagine them hitting something and just pitching.

I think that's actually what happened to my great-uncle.

Unfortunately his aeroplane turned over, and he landed on his head and from that moment on, he had slight memory problems.

So it was jolly dangerous.

As you can see, they were hardly protected.

Must have been a very exciting period if you had the courage.

Very exciting period.

Those pioneering Edwardians.

That's right.

VO: The castle is steeped in history both inside and out, but one of the more modern aspects is on the south side of the place.

This is a great departure from your normal Scottish castle, isn't it?

Yes, well, it was actually the idea of my son and daughter, who got to know these Brazilian graffiti artists who were longing to paint a Scottish castle and do a... it's really a mural, isn't it - we call it graffiti, but it's really a mural.

They came and stayed here.

Anyway, they managed to persuade Historic Scotland to let them do it, which rather surprised me.

Were you rather hoping they might be turned down?

Yeah, I was slightly.

I know!

Anyway, but no, he wasn't turned down and they went ahead with it.

But wow that it's been done, I actually think it's really very, very good.

It's tremendously imaginative.

VO: So, James, a mixture of old and new.

VO: Meanwhile, Charlie is cruising 15 miles south to Kilwinning.

Situated just outside Kilwinning is the beautiful Dalgarven Mill.

Rising through four floors and powered by a six-meter water wheel, this is one of the oldest and tallest grain mills surviving in Scotland.

It's a beautiful rural location, and is also home to Byre Antiques and Collectables, his first shop of the day.

Nice to see you.

It's Shane, isn't it?

This looks interesting.

What appears to be a leather volume.

I'll open it up and see what's what.

Gosh, ah, it's got its instructions.

This looks a really interesting compendium.

Roulette, cribbage board, chess board, fantastic!

And I suspect here we'll have the roulette table.

Gosh, it's fantastic.

And the pack of cards.

I think the pack of cards is probably original.

This is ama... What date is this?

1920s.

I notice, Shane, that it hasn't got a price on it.

It's just in, in actual fact.

Oh, is it?

It's a new piece in.

What sort of money is that?

My best trade on it for you, Charlie, would be £40.

And that £40 is the absolute death...

Absolutely.

..leave the door if you don't pay.

Exactly.

Sold.

Thank you very much.

Thank you very much.

I think that's great.

I love it.

I'm glad you like it.

VO: Another great purchase, Charlie.

I think all your furniture has been restored, hasn't it?

It has, I'm a furniture restorer.

Yeah.

Have you got anything that's waiting to be restored?

The one piece I have got is the Georgian washstand.

It doesn't really look as if it needs restoration!

It needs a bit of work, does it?

Just tidying.

If you see the beading, the court beading.

Oh yes, I can see it.

Yeah.

VO: This lovely piece of Georgian mahogany is being sold without the bowl and the jug.

Well I better ask.

I mean, I'm not intending on buying any furniture, but it might be irresistible.

I could make it very appealing for you.

Could you make it VERY appealing?!

I could.

If I could do it for £50.

CR: (SIGHS) I...

It's...

I can see you struggling with it.

It's a great price.

I would say I'd give you £35 cash for it, and if it could be done for that... Well, if I said to you if you met me halfway and we do it £40 for a piece of Georgian furniture.

I couldn't actually say no, could I?

I think it would be rude to say no.

I think it would be very rude to say no!

VO: This has got to be the deal of the day.

Well done, Charlie!

With the auction just around the corner, our chaps are back on the road, heading north to Largs.

CR: Have you got any money left for this last shop?

A tiny amount.

I've got just over £15 and some pence.

Yep.

So I think...

I do want to try and spend up.

VO: A town on the Firth of Clyde, Largs' most famous monument is the Pencil.

Ha!

Built in 1912 to commemorate the Battle of Largs, when the Scots defeated Norway's troops on the shore at Largs in 1263.

What took 'em so long?!

This is glorious, isn't it?

Very Scottish Riviera.

VO: A former cinema, Narducci Antiques has been open since 1969, and is the scene for our final show-stopping showdown of the week.

JB: Are you feeling lucky?

CR: I am.

Oh look, there's a staircase.

Do you think there are things up there?

Ooh, that's where the bargains will be!

Unseemly rush there.

What have you got for £15.76?

Well, we cater for most pockets so, I mean, er...

Nothing take your eye, or... ?

Even small ones?

It hasn't really, no.

No?

Bargain rack at a fiver?

Sorry?

Not even in the bargain rack at a fiver?

Now, what attracts you to any of these items then, Franco?

Over to you, you're doing the buying.

Yeah.

VO: Well said, Franco!

Come on, James!

Good.

Well, I think I'll keep looking.

That's very kind.

VO: Thankfully, it's not long before something takes his fancy.

An old Ayrshire salt pot.

Unfortunately it's cracked.

But it's... Ayrshire glazed.

For keeping salt in.

So was Ayrshire your sort of Stoke-on-Trent, was that your potteries?

It was, it was.

JB: Was it?

DEALER: Aha, aha.

I can do that for a tenner if it's any good.

It's quite fun, isn't it?

It is.

You say a salt box.

Just for keeping the salt dry, keep the dampness from it.

Yeah.

What about a fiver, Franco?

Eight quid, we'll meet in the middle.

Seven and I'll do it.

On you go.

We're here to sell.

Thanks.

Thanks.

VO: Excellent piece of negotiating there, James, and very clever taking Ayrshire pottery to an Ayrshire auction.

A pair of quite fancy wall brackets over here.

They look as if they're brass.

They are, and they're pretty blooming stylish.

Chunky.

I think they are originally made for electricity, but early electricity, they're early 20th century, and I like those.

God I'd love to buy those for less than a hundred quid.

V little chance, I suspect.

VO: Well, if anyone can seal the deal, you can, Charlie.

You probably forgot they were even here, did you?

No, no, no, no.

I know my stock, I know my stock.

Oh, do you?!

They've got nothing on them.

They're nice, aren't they?

Yeah, I mean, they're early 20th century, I suppose.

What sort of money are they?

£60?

I quite like your opening gambit there.

They've got good weight.

Good look too.

And they're a very good look, aren't they?

They are.

Yeah.

I think those are great.

They could be cleaned up a treat.

If I pulled out 40 Scottish notes, would that do the deal?

No, but if you put a friendly 50, you can have them.

A nifty 50?

A nifty 50 and it's a deal.

I think they're fantastic, thank you very much indeed!

Thank you, thank you.

You look spent up.

I'm almost spent up.

And you?

Did you find something?

Yes I did.

I did, and I'm very pleased with what I bought.

You're pleased?!

VO: And with that, it's time to go, and, for the very last time, in a rather theatrical fashion, reveal all... from two old thespians.

This is it.

This is it.

VO: First up is Charlie's games compendium.

JB: I love this.

CR: That doesn't spin.

Oh.

And how much did you pay for that?

I paid... Don't say under £30.

..£40 for it.

£40.

I think that's a very good buy.

VO: Time for your Japanese box, James.

Here we are.

I just bought this very curious item.

That's gorgeous.

Where's the lid?

No lid, unfortunately.

He didn't have a lid.

It's glorious.

I'd love that in my house.

CR: And you paid?

JB: £68.

Well done, Brackers.

VO: Charlie liked your box, but what will you make of his wall sconces?

Hey, they look nice.

They're heavy brass wall sconces.

Oh!

They are!

How did I miss those?

They are 20th century and made for electricity, they haven't been converted or anything, but I just thought they were the business.

Do you like those?

They're a lovely weight.

I would estimate those at 80 to 120.

Yeah.

At auction.

How much?

50 quid.

Well done.

VO: Now for James's mirrored plateau.

JB: Eh?

CR: Yes!

Eh, eh, eh?

The art-nouveau handles are glorious.

I would expect to pay between £60 and £80.

Really?

You're being kind.

I paid £40 for it.

I've gone to France for my next lot.

Ooh!

It's a little inkwell.

That's pretty.

And unusually, it's on a little serve style plaque... JB: Oh that's nice.

CR: at the bottom with a couple of decorated... How much did you pay for that?

Er... 50 to 80.

54 quid.

JB: Really?

CR: Yeah.

What do you think?

I think it's a fair price.

VO: I wonder what he'll make of your stone horse tether-er-er.

Good grief!

There we are!

Oh!

Magnificent!

I quite like it.

It's quite like a large egg.

A ship?

A horse?

A horse.

Well done.

It's a livestock tetherer.

That was... 25 quid.

You're teasing me.

It was £12.

Was it really?

What's your next... Ooh!

What's your next item?

It's a little... What is it?

..propelling pencil.

Is this gold?

There's no hallmark on it.

That's rather nice, isn't it?

Wondered whether it might be gold.

I paid 20 quid for it.

VO: From possible gold to definite silver.

Hello!

You've got 100 quid's worth of silver there before you start.

I paid 110.

Well done.

160 they'll make.

JB: Do you think so?

160?

CR: Yeah.

VO: Now for Charlie's mahogany washstand.

You as an auctioneer will look at that and say, "Rosco, that's unsalable"!

No, no, I like a washstand.

That looks a nice Regency washstand.

Is it Regency?

Well, it's George III regency, it's 18... bleugh, whatever you like.

Yeah.

Sheraton, isn't it?

Well, it could be 1790, but you know, let's put it at 1800.

Let's split the difference.

In today's market, what will it make?

I would say it would make... CR: Be realistic.

You know what furniture's like.

£150.

Don't be silly, Brackers!

JB: Yeah.

CR: £150?

I think so, yeah.

How much did you pay?

40 quid.

Well, I think that is a sensational buy.

VO: Indeed.

Kind words, James, but will Charlie say the same for your last lot, the Ayrshire lead glaze bin, which you've eccentrically decided to sell lidless?

Nice object, and presumably if he'd had it for a few years, you took that from under his nose!

I did.

And you bought that for less than £50?

Less than 50.

Did you?

What did you pay?

I bought that for less than £10.

You're a thief Mr Braxton.

You are just missing your mask!

JB: (LAUGHS) VO: The final curtain is about to be drawn, but first, it's time to hear what they really think.

I liked his washstand, and at £40 that was daylight robbery, I think.

Dear old Rosco, he likes to pretend he's a sort of bumbling old idiot, but he's on the money, isn't he?

James has bought some really great lots.

I like his stoneware trough.

Cost noth...

£7?!

Robbery!

VO: It's been an eventful final leg for our two excited experts, from Kilbarchan via Kilbirnie, Kilwinning and Largs.

Auction day is here, and it's the final showdown for James and Charlie in Ayr.

CR: Now I've been chasing furniture down for some decades now, and every time I see something I say I'm never going to buy any more English brown furniture, and then a piece comes in so cheaply that you really think there is a profit, CR: and there never is!

JB: Never is.

VO: Established in 1933, Thomas R Callan is a family-run business of auctioneers and valuers, selling over 25,000 lots every year.

Auctioneer Michael Callan is the third generation of the family to handle the gavel and he's kindly cast an eye over our experts' choices.

The Japanese lacquered box is one of my favorite items - it just oozes quality.

Unfortunately, it hasn't got a cover, it's missing a handle and it has got issues with condition.

Today, in its present condition, about £100.

I quite like the propelling pencil, late 19th century, beautifully decorated with light engraving, and a beautiful little purple amethyst at the end.

It's still in perfect working condition, and it should make between £20 and £40.

VO: James started this last leg of the road trip with £245.76 and spent £237 on five auction lots.

VO: Charlie began with £2,227.10 and spent £204, also on five auction lots.

Frankly, James was never going to catch Charlie after his mammoth win.

The best he can do is to try to win this final auction.

They're two-all in auction victories, so, for the last time, let the auction begin!

VO: First to go under the hammer is James's Ayrshire lead glaze bin.

God, that's gorgeous!

Is there 60 for it?

£60?

40?

£40?

40 I'm bid in the corner.

At 40.

Any advance?

45.

50.

Cost seven.

Any advance on the 50?

Calling it at 50.

Are we all out at 50?

All finished then at £50.

JB: Well, well, well, well, well, well, well!

Mr Braxton!

That's very good.

Sensational!

VO: It certainly was, James, that's a brilliant profit to start on!

That is wonderful.

That's good, isn't it?

VO: Now for Charlie's inkwell.

Decorative wee piece with a hand-painted porcelain base with cherubs.

30.

£30.

30 I'm bid.

35.

40.

45.

50.

55.

60.

At 60, any advance on 60?

65.

70.

75.

80.

85.

90.

95?

At 95, behind me at 95.

At £95.

Any advance on 95?

All finished then at £95.

Well done.

My word!

95 - I didn't think that was going to happen, did you?

CR: (LAUGHS) Oh ye of little faith.

VO: Fantastic result, Charlie.

Just £2 now behind James.

We've got a battle on today, Brackers, haven't we?

I know.

We are in lot 103 then, a lovely late 19th century propelling pencil.

There y'are.

For the pencil.

50 for it.

£50.

40?

£20?

£20?

20 I'm bid.

25.

30.

35.

40.

At 40, any advance on 40?

# Double your money and try to get rich.

# At 40.

Are you all out?

All finished then at £40.

(GAVEL) CR: (SIGHS) JB: Very good, very good.

I'm warming to this auctioneer with every lot he sells!

VO: You're on to a winning streak here, Charlie, and are edging out in front.

CR: I tell you what, they look the business.

VO: Let's see if James's silver bottles can shake things up.

£100?

£100 the three.

100 I'm bid.

At 100.

110.

120.

130.

At 130.

Any advance on 130?

140.

At 140.

Any advance on 140?

At 140.

Any advance?

140, plus the premium... Are you all out?

All finished then at £140.

CR: You got profit.

Got a profit.

JB: Got a profit.

A small profit.

But it's a profit.

You're alright.

A couple of quid.

Yeah.

After commission.

VO: Yes, James, the auction house must take its earnings, but chin up, it's still a profit.

MICHAEL: Lot 177, the games compendium.

VO: Up next is Charlie's games compendium.

80 for it, 80?

£60?

£60, compendium.

40?

£40?

20 then.

BIDDER: Yep.

20.

25.

30.

At 30.

35 behind me.

35.

40.

45.

At 45.

Behind me at 45.

All finished?

Selling then at £45.

JB: Wiped its face, didn't it?

CR: Yeah.

Not wildly thrilled about that, I thought it was a good lot.

VO: What a pity.

I really thought that would do better.

I think with commission I've lost a couple of quid there.

National disaster, Brackers.

Never mind.

Come on sir, come on.

VO: Time for your mirrored plateau next, James.

This is your chance to race into the lead.

MICHAEL: 80 for it?

80?

40?

CR: Oh that's a nice thing.

£40?

Beautiful condition.

£40.

VO: Giving me the heebie-jeebies, this is.

£20.

That's ridiculous!

25.

At 30.

35.

At 35.

Are we all out?

All finished then at 35.

477, 35.

James, I'm disappointed with that.

JB: So am I. VO: Chin up, James!

Despite the £5 loss, you're still out in front.

Cor, it's coming down to the wire, this one, Brackers.

VO: Next on display are Charlie's brass wall sconces.

80 for them.

80.

£40.

40 I'm bid.

At 40.

Any advance on 40?

45.

50.

At 50.

Corner at 50.

Any advance on 50?

At £50 for the pair.

They're cheap, aren't they?

At £50, it's the corner.

55, new bidder.

JB: 55, new bidder.

MICHAEL: At 55.

Any advance on 55?

Are you all out?

Middle at 55, finished then at £55.

CR: Oh dear.

I really had confidence in those.

Squandered opportunity.

Another opportunity gone.

I would have paid more than 55 for them.

So would I.

But I couldn't.

Sorry.

VO: And to think it started off so positively!

I've had the wind taken out of my sails.

VO: Next is James's horse tetherer.

It's an ancient throwing stone from the Highland Games(!)

I've got 40 for it?

£40.

20.

£20, the tether.

10?

10 I'm bid, at 10.

15.

Bidding?

20 in the corner.

25.

At 25, lady at 25, any advance on 25?

Good investment.

Are you all out?

All finished then at £25.

MICHAEL: 458.

JB: Well done that lady.

(LAUGHTER) CR: Well done, madam!

JB: Well done.

What are you going to tie onto it?

Your husband?

VO: Behave yourself, Rossco.

James, that was a very good investment.

So we are down to the wire?

We are down to the wire.

A week's solid toil, and we're down to the last lot.

VO: James is currently in the lead, and his Japanese box is up next.

Oozes quality.

Oozes quality - it's a bit like its owner!

£100 for it?

100.

80?

£40?

£40?

40 I'm bid, at 40, any advance on 40?

We're away.

45.

50.

55.

60.

65.

70.

75.

80.

MICHAEL: 85.

CR: Brackers!

90.

On the left at 90.

Any advance on 90?

Keep going!

Keep going!

At £90, any advance on 90?

Are we all out?

All finished then at £90.

It's not a bad result, Brackers, to be honest.

It is!

But compared with your purchase price - come on, it's a profit, old boy.

I know, I'm pleased.

Chin up, Brackers!

I am pleased, I am pleased.

VO: James, you've ended on a high.

With one lot to go, you're in the lead.

Charlie, it all comes down to your washstand, mate.

You need to make a profit of £36 to be able to declare victory in today's show.

80?

50 then?

50 I'm bid.

JB: £50.

MICHAEL: At 50.

55.

60.

65.

At 65.

70.

75.

80.

85.

90.

95.

JB: Well done.

MICHAEL: 100.

110.

120.

130.

CR: Oh Brackers!

MICHAEL: At 130, any advance on 130?

At £130.

Any advance?

It's at the back at 130.

Are you all out?

All finished then at £130.

JB: Well done.

Well done.

£130!

Down to the wire there, Brackers.

It was very good.

CR: Absolutely down to the wire.

JB: Very good.

VO: What a result Charlie, and a fantastic profit to end this road trip adventure.

Well done Rossco.

A deserved winner.

Gosh.

Down to the last lot though!

Doesn't come closer than that, does it?

No.

Fabulous.

Very good indeed.

VO: James began his last voyage with £245.76.

After paying auction costs, he made a profit of £41.80.

He ends this week with a not-to-be-laughed at £287.56.

Ha-ha-ha!

VO: The legendary Charlie Ross was always going to be a tough nut to beat.

He started this leg with £2,227.10, and made a healthy profit of £95.30.

Charlie wins the week in spectacular fashion, with an enormous £2,322.40, and all monies raised will go to Children In Need.

I feel rather deflated now, Brackers.

Where's everybody gone?

I don't know.

Is it all over?

Your last lot was that.

Do you think we could go back up to the Black Isle and start again?

JB: (LAUGHS) Yeah, I'll be buying Staffordshire!

(THEY LAUGH) # I saw a film about a rich kid... # VO: What a week it's been.

Since leaving Cromarty, our experts have traveled over 600 miles through the glorious Scottish countryside.

They've embraced the good and the bad of Scotland's weather.

Never had a better view of the Highlands, Brackers!

VO: James discovered a soft spot for nice items.

That's a nice start, it's nice to see something I like.

It's very nice.

It's just a nice item.

I like this shop, it's very nice, it's got some nice things, all nice, clean.

It's lovely.

VO: Nice one, Cyril, whilst Charlie went straight for gold.

For the last time, £2,700.

(GAVEL) (APPLAUSE) Well done.

Take a bow.

Take a bow.

VO: They've laughed start to finish, and bonded in the most unusual of ways.

Brackers, are you with me?

I'm with you!

I can't keep this posture up for much longer, my body is normally like this.

# Money can't buy me # This ain't a song about money # Money # This is a song about... # VO: Amazing.

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