0:00:01 > 0:00:03This is Antiques Master,
0:00:03 > 0:00:07the contest to find Britain's top amateur antiques expert.
0:00:07 > 0:00:11For eight weeks, the country's finest antiques minds
0:00:11 > 0:00:14were put to the test in a series of demanding challenges.
0:00:14 > 0:00:19Now, in the semi-finals, the contest gets even tougher
0:00:19 > 0:00:21as the elite return to battle it out
0:00:21 > 0:00:25in the stately Regency Rooms at Townley Hall in Burnley.
0:00:25 > 0:00:27Their goal?
0:00:27 > 0:00:30A place in the final.
0:00:49 > 0:00:51Hello, and welcome to Antiques Master.
0:00:51 > 0:00:56I'm Sandi Toksvig, and this is the search for Britain's top amateur antiques enthusiast.
0:00:56 > 0:01:01Tonight, in our second semi-final, another three keen contestants
0:01:01 > 0:01:04compete for just one place in the Antiques Master final.
0:01:04 > 0:01:07But now the pressure really steps up
0:01:07 > 0:01:09as the cream of our contestants fight it out
0:01:09 > 0:01:14all under the watchful eye of our resident expert, Mr Eric Knowles.
0:01:14 > 0:01:16They may be one step closer to the title,
0:01:16 > 0:01:21but ultimately only one will become the Antiques Master.
0:01:21 > 0:01:23Let's meet tonight's semi-finalists.
0:01:23 > 0:01:2920-year old student John Rogers has a passion for British silver.
0:01:29 > 0:01:31I really would like to win Antiques Master,
0:01:31 > 0:01:35just to prove people of my age group can have as much knowledge in antiques as others.
0:01:35 > 0:01:40A native of Edinburgh, Margaret Campbell collects ceramic tiles.
0:01:40 > 0:01:45I didn't expect to make it to the semi-finals, but now I'm here, who knows?
0:01:45 > 0:01:47And Jonathan Macfarlane hails from Devon
0:01:47 > 0:01:51and has a love affair with arts and crafts to Art Deco pewter.
0:01:51 > 0:01:54Getting through to the semi-final has raised the stakes.
0:01:54 > 0:01:56I do feel pressured. I must admit it.
0:01:56 > 0:02:01But who will have what it takes to win a coveted place in the final
0:02:01 > 0:02:04and move one step closer to becoming Antiques Master?
0:02:04 > 0:02:07The journey continues.
0:02:11 > 0:02:15Now, your first challenge is all about your antiques specialisms.
0:02:15 > 0:02:18We know each of you has a different antiques passion
0:02:18 > 0:02:22and we're going to put that specialist knowledge to the test.
0:02:22 > 0:02:26We have scoured the country for five glorious examples
0:02:26 > 0:02:28for each of you and what you need to do,
0:02:28 > 0:02:30you need to study them and tell us the following.
0:02:30 > 0:02:35Which is the oldest, which is the most valuable, and which one is the odd one out?
0:02:35 > 0:02:37There is a total of 40 points available.
0:02:37 > 0:02:42There is ten points for each antique that you correctly identify
0:02:42 > 0:02:45and an extra ten points if you tell us the price of the most valuable piece
0:02:45 > 0:02:49within 15% of the auction estimate.
0:02:49 > 0:02:52So let's see who's got a real eye for detail.
0:02:52 > 0:02:57First up is John, who scored 20 points in his heat
0:02:57 > 0:02:59on pre-1800 British silver.
0:02:59 > 0:03:03Your odd one out is not a piece of silver.
0:03:03 > 0:03:05Well, it's a salver.
0:03:05 > 0:03:08This has hallmarks here, which I can see are London.
0:03:09 > 0:03:12I believe I have a piece of silver of this date.
0:03:12 > 0:03:15I think that's 1786, that hallmark.
0:03:15 > 0:03:16So it's within the time.
0:03:16 > 0:03:20But I'm wondering whether this decoration may have been added later,
0:03:20 > 0:03:22because the Victorians, they hated the plain,
0:03:22 > 0:03:24simple surface of Georgian silver,
0:03:24 > 0:03:26and they'd re-hammer, re-engrave them.
0:03:26 > 0:03:29- That seems slightly criminal. - It's vandalism!
0:03:30 > 0:03:33- Right, we move on to... - Two candlesticks.
0:03:33 > 0:03:36- ..a nice pair of candlesticks. - These could not be made of silver.
0:03:36 > 0:03:40- Why? - First of all, looking at the marks.
0:03:40 > 0:03:43- They certainly don't look like hallmarks.- What do they look like?
0:03:43 > 0:03:48A system of letters and devices that make no sense.
0:03:48 > 0:03:51But they're very neo-classical in style,
0:03:51 > 0:03:56with the sort of Corinthian column and a four-load body here,
0:03:56 > 0:03:57with this acanthus moulding,
0:03:57 > 0:04:00but I'm pretty sure these aren't made of silver.
0:04:00 > 0:04:02Right, so possible candidate for our odd one out.
0:04:02 > 0:04:06Yes. And now we have a pepper pot.
0:04:06 > 0:04:08The top, so that it should match,
0:04:08 > 0:04:13all detachable pieces of silver have to be hallmarked as well.
0:04:13 > 0:04:14And if you look at the marks...
0:04:14 > 0:04:17there seems to be two maker's marks
0:04:17 > 0:04:20and that often indicates provincial silver,
0:04:20 > 0:04:22silver made outside of London,
0:04:22 > 0:04:26particularly before the Britannia Act in 1697.
0:04:26 > 0:04:29It was often marked many times with just the maker's mark
0:04:29 > 0:04:33as they didn't have a very complicated system of marks.
0:04:33 > 0:04:35Oh, wait. Ah.
0:04:35 > 0:04:37But, no, it is Britannia standard silver,
0:04:37 > 0:04:42so that dates it between 1697 and 1720.
0:04:42 > 0:04:44So this is certainly one of the oldest.
0:04:44 > 0:04:48We're going to have to move you along, although I love hearing you talk about it.
0:04:48 > 0:04:51- This shouldn't be like that.- Oh! - It should be like this.
0:04:51 > 0:04:54- Ah! OK.- It's a sugar bowl,
0:04:54 > 0:04:56and, looking by the marks,
0:04:56 > 0:05:00we can see that it has the leopard's head for London,
0:05:00 > 0:05:04the lion patent for Sterling Silver,
0:05:04 > 0:05:08the date letter of T, which may be around 1730.
0:05:08 > 0:05:12I'm going to have to rush you along, I'm sorry. There's never the time that we would like.
0:05:12 > 0:05:14Soup ladle.
0:05:14 > 0:05:16- And it's Scottish.- Oh!
0:05:16 > 0:05:21Made in Edinburgh, which makes it quite a bit more valuable.
0:05:21 > 0:05:23- Do you get a lot of silverware out of Edinburgh?- You do.
0:05:23 > 0:05:28Less of it in the 18th century. It was considerably rare in the 17th century.
0:05:28 > 0:05:30First, let's start with the odd one out.
0:05:30 > 0:05:33- It's definitely these. - Definitely these?
0:05:33 > 0:05:36- You think that they are... - They're not...They don't feel silver.
0:05:36 > 0:05:38OK. So, how about the oldest?
0:05:38 > 0:05:42Because it's Britannia, it's probably the oldest.
0:05:42 > 0:05:45OK. And the most valuable.
0:05:45 > 0:05:49You see less of these than you do the ladles, they're in good shape.
0:05:49 > 0:05:53- I'm going to say this is the most valuable.- This is the most valuable?
0:05:53 > 0:05:55Let's get the word from Eric.
0:05:58 > 0:06:01Let us look for our oldest.
0:06:01 > 0:06:03You mentioned the Britannia standard,
0:06:03 > 0:06:08and when you come across that you know you're somewhere between 1697 and 1720
0:06:08 > 0:06:13and the actual date on the piece is 1711, so Queen Anne.
0:06:13 > 0:06:14It's nice and early,
0:06:14 > 0:06:17and it is the oldest.
0:06:17 > 0:06:19Well done, John. You get ten points.
0:06:19 > 0:06:23We are now looking for our odd one out.
0:06:23 > 0:06:27You're absolutely right. These are the odd ones out.
0:06:27 > 0:06:30They're not solid silver.
0:06:30 > 0:06:33They are, in actual fact plate, Sheffield Plate,
0:06:33 > 0:06:38and the maker we have down as a John Hoyland & Company.
0:06:38 > 0:06:42So, absolutely right, odd one out.
0:06:42 > 0:06:43So, 20 points so far.
0:06:43 > 0:06:45So where's my most valuable?
0:06:45 > 0:06:48The most valuable piece on here...
0:06:48 > 0:06:51just happens to be the sugar box.
0:06:51 > 0:06:55So, 30 points so far. You're on a roll now, John.
0:06:55 > 0:06:58You can get another ten if you can give me,
0:06:58 > 0:07:00within 15% of the auction estimate,
0:07:00 > 0:07:04how much you think that sweet little sugar bowl might be worth.
0:07:04 > 0:07:06I'll try 3,100.
0:07:06 > 0:07:10Well, I was looking for anything either side
0:07:10 > 0:07:13of £3,000, so pretty good going.
0:07:13 > 0:07:16You are well in there, the full 40 points.
0:07:16 > 0:07:19- Well done, John.- Thank you. - Thank you so much.
0:07:19 > 0:07:22John sits down with a full house.
0:07:22 > 0:07:25Margaret failed to score on this round in her heat.
0:07:25 > 0:07:29Will she spot the oldest, most valuable and odd one out this time
0:07:29 > 0:07:33in her specialism, British and Continental tiles?
0:07:33 > 0:07:37- Your odd one out is a copy of an earlier tile.- Hmm.
0:07:38 > 0:07:45This, I would suggest, is possibly a Dutch scene.
0:07:45 > 0:07:50It is possible that this could be a Dutch tile with the carnation border,
0:07:50 > 0:07:54but can I just hold back on that one for a little while?
0:07:54 > 0:07:57The back's not going to tell me anything
0:07:57 > 0:08:00but I think it's probably around about 1750s.
0:08:00 > 0:08:02Now, what about this one here?
0:08:02 > 0:08:04It's an interesting one. This could be a floor tile.
0:08:04 > 0:08:07It could be well worn because it's a floor tile.
0:08:07 > 0:08:10This type of tin glaze, majolica, was...
0:08:10 > 0:08:14Well, it was used in Italy quite a lot for flooring,
0:08:14 > 0:08:18but I'm not sure about that one, whether it's Italian or Spanish.
0:08:18 > 0:08:21- It's not Portuguese.- Right, we're going to have to move you along.
0:08:21 > 0:08:26Now this one, this could be a Spanish one of the Alhambra style.
0:08:26 > 0:08:30- OK.- This could be a... - Because of the colours?
0:08:30 > 0:08:33The colours very much so, because there's a reddy brown
0:08:33 > 0:08:34and a yellowy red.
0:08:34 > 0:08:38Now, red is an iron oxide that was used
0:08:38 > 0:08:39and it was used fairly sparingly
0:08:39 > 0:08:42because it wasn't so easy to get a good red.
0:08:42 > 0:08:47But, by the way, this one requires four tiles to make up the whole pattern.
0:08:47 > 0:08:50- It's only a quarter of the pattern. - Because of the clouds? I see.
0:08:50 > 0:08:54It would probably be a wall tile with a border running along the upper part...
0:08:54 > 0:08:57- I hate to do this because I love listening to you...- I must get on.
0:08:57 > 0:08:59- ..but we have to press you on. - Absolutely.
0:08:59 > 0:09:03Now, this is a very interesting one. Again, it's made up of a quatrefoil.
0:09:03 > 0:09:06You would have four tiles to make up.
0:09:06 > 0:09:09I'm wondering if this is a Dutch tile. English tiles tend to be smoother.
0:09:09 > 0:09:16Er, so it's got a floral centre and it's probably about...
0:09:16 > 0:09:181650-ish.
0:09:18 > 0:09:20Let's come onto the last item.
0:09:20 > 0:09:24Ah, this looks like perhaps our friend Sadler and Green.
0:09:24 > 0:09:27I hope so. I hope it's Liverpool,
0:09:27 > 0:09:30because it's got the Rococo or the 88.
0:09:30 > 0:09:35This type of thin Rococo border is often referred to as an 88.
0:09:35 > 0:09:37If it is Sadler and Green, it is a transfer print.
0:09:37 > 0:09:41So could this be the copy of an earlier tile? Is that possible?
0:09:41 > 0:09:45- No, I don't think so. - You don't think so? Right. Let's try and find the oldest, shall we?
0:09:47 > 0:09:51- Let's put that as the oldest. - All right. Let's find the most valuable.
0:09:51 > 0:09:53I think I'll put it as this one.
0:09:53 > 0:09:55All righty. And the one that is a copy.
0:09:55 > 0:09:59The odd one out is a copy of an earlier tile.
0:09:59 > 0:10:01I've seen so many that look just like that.
0:10:01 > 0:10:03Let's go for that as the copy. The die is cast.
0:10:03 > 0:10:07Come and stand with me. It was fascinating listening to you talk.
0:10:07 > 0:10:10Now let's see what Eric has got to say.
0:10:12 > 0:10:16Let us look for our oldest tile.
0:10:16 > 0:10:20- It's this one.- Ah. - Well done. You've got ten points.
0:10:20 > 0:10:22A Cuenca tile,
0:10:22 > 0:10:26so when you said Spain, Italy... Spain is what we're looking for.
0:10:26 > 0:10:31- As for the date, well, we have it down as circa-1600.- Ah.
0:10:31 > 0:10:36We are now in search of our odd one out.
0:10:36 > 0:10:38Beautiful tile.
0:10:38 > 0:10:41This is the one I want to take home with me.
0:10:41 > 0:10:43But this is not out of period.
0:10:43 > 0:10:46So where is our odd one out?
0:10:46 > 0:10:48Well, it's all in a colour,
0:10:48 > 0:10:51and the colour on this occasion is a very muddy red
0:10:51 > 0:10:53and there is our muddy red.
0:10:53 > 0:10:58A Cuenca tile which is, in actual fact, out of period,
0:10:58 > 0:10:59around about 1880 in date.
0:10:59 > 0:11:03We now have to look for the most valuable.
0:11:03 > 0:11:08We have got a wonderful Dutch tile there which is very pretty,
0:11:08 > 0:11:11but it is not our most valuable.
0:11:11 > 0:11:13So which is our most valuable?
0:11:13 > 0:11:16- Sadler and Green. - It's the Sadler and Green.
0:11:16 > 0:11:18It's the Liverpool tile.
0:11:18 > 0:11:22The date on that, I can tell you, is 1760.
0:11:22 > 0:11:26We don't want you to go away with just ten points, we'd like you to have 15 points.
0:11:26 > 0:11:30So we're going to offer you another five if you can tell me,
0:11:30 > 0:11:33to within 15% of the auction estimate,
0:11:33 > 0:11:36how much you think that valuable tile might be worth.
0:11:36 > 0:11:39750.
0:11:39 > 0:11:41£750.
0:11:41 > 0:11:44It is actually nearer £220.
0:11:44 > 0:11:48If you wanted to buy one, they're that little bit more affordable.
0:11:48 > 0:11:51- No, thank you! - Margaret, thank you so much. You get ten points.
0:11:51 > 0:11:55Margaret takes ten points out of the maximum 40.
0:11:55 > 0:11:59Can Jonathan do better than the 25 he scored in his heat
0:11:59 > 0:12:04as he steps up for his specialism, arts and crafts to Art Deco pewter?
0:12:04 > 0:12:08The odd one out is the only British piece.
0:12:08 > 0:12:11Let's start with this astonishing lady.
0:12:12 > 0:12:14Looks to be German,
0:12:14 > 0:12:18in the style of Kaiser Zinn or WMF.
0:12:18 > 0:12:19I love this.
0:12:19 > 0:12:20The base of her skirt or her dress
0:12:20 > 0:12:23becoming the thing that's holding the whole candelabra up.
0:12:23 > 0:12:27- It's beautiful.- Very naturalistic, influenced by Japanese art
0:12:27 > 0:12:32which had a huge influence on the late 19th century Art Nouveau movement.
0:12:32 > 0:12:35- Let's come on to the next one. - I think it's a piece of Tudric.
0:12:35 > 0:12:37Where would you buy such a thing?
0:12:37 > 0:12:40Tudric was the trade name for Liberty's pewter.
0:12:40 > 0:12:42I love the colours. Are these typical?
0:12:42 > 0:12:44Yes. The enamel,
0:12:44 > 0:12:48there were small pieces of enamel put on the honesty flowers
0:12:48 > 0:12:51and sometimes they floated a large section of enamel
0:12:51 > 0:12:55and you actually had some beautiful oblong enamels
0:12:55 > 0:12:57done by Fleetwood Charles Varley.
0:12:57 > 0:13:01I don't think this is a Fleetwood Charles Varley, but it could well be.
0:13:01 > 0:13:04I don't even know what the next piece is.
0:13:05 > 0:13:07Let's take it off the stand and have a closer look.
0:13:07 > 0:13:09Well, it's obviously an ink stand.
0:13:09 > 0:13:14- Might that be one of the oldest? - It could be from the early 1890s.
0:13:14 > 0:13:16It could be late 1880s.
0:13:16 > 0:13:21It's interesting for me now that these things are fantastically valuable and gorgeous.
0:13:21 > 0:13:23Were they commonplace when they were first produced?
0:13:23 > 0:13:26These were an imitation of silver and were mass produced.
0:13:26 > 0:13:29They were machine made,
0:13:29 > 0:13:31and that made them cheaper and more affordable.
0:13:31 > 0:13:34Every house could have something fashionable and modern.
0:13:34 > 0:13:37- Having something beautiful.- Yes. - Right.
0:13:37 > 0:13:40This is rather similar, isn't it? They've got the dress as the base.
0:13:40 > 0:13:42Very similar to the first item
0:13:42 > 0:13:47and these are again the natural free-flowing form,
0:13:47 > 0:13:49very feminine, very naturalistic flowers
0:13:49 > 0:13:54and I'm looking for a mark underneath, and I just see a number.
0:13:54 > 0:13:57- Oh, hang on, there is something there.- What can you see?
0:13:57 > 0:14:01- WMF.- Ah! So we are looking for the only British piece.
0:14:01 > 0:14:06- Even I know if it says WMF it's not that one. Is that right? - That's right.
0:14:06 > 0:14:09And on to our final lady.
0:14:09 > 0:14:11Oh, she's rather beautiful.
0:14:12 > 0:14:16And it has a sculptor's mark on the back.
0:14:16 > 0:14:20It looks like it's a one-off. Doesn't have any factory marks that I can see.
0:14:20 > 0:14:23In theory, would that make it more valuable?
0:14:23 > 0:14:26- Yes, in my mind it could be. - Have you seen one like that before?
0:14:26 > 0:14:30This is a one-off, as far as I'm concerned. I haven't seen this before.
0:14:30 > 0:14:32I've seen similar, but not this actual one.
0:14:32 > 0:14:37Now, let us find first of all the oldest item that we have before us.
0:14:37 > 0:14:40I'm going to go for that one.
0:14:40 > 0:14:43- Roughly, what are we going to say in terms of age?- About 1890.
0:14:43 > 0:14:45- Now, the odd one out.- Tudric.
0:14:45 > 0:14:48And the most valuable?
0:14:48 > 0:14:50I'll go for this one.
0:14:50 > 0:14:53- Are you happy with your choices? - No, because I'm not sure.
0:14:53 > 0:14:57Oh, in that case, come here, because I know the man who will tell us
0:14:57 > 0:15:00with some certainty what we need to know. Eric?
0:15:05 > 0:15:09Where are we when it comes to our oldest item here today?
0:15:09 > 0:15:14Kaiser Zinn, a magical name in Art Nouveau pewter.
0:15:14 > 0:15:17But this particular piece actually dates to 1902,
0:15:17 > 0:15:22and consequently it's not the oldest in front of you today.
0:15:22 > 0:15:27I've got to go up to this far end and I've got to do a swap
0:15:27 > 0:15:31because this particular piece we know dates to 1900.
0:15:31 > 0:15:32So there's only two years in it,
0:15:32 > 0:15:34and if we look like we're nitpicking,
0:15:34 > 0:15:37we are because we're looking for the Antique Master.
0:15:37 > 0:15:42You then chose an odd one out. You had no hesitation here.
0:15:42 > 0:15:45It was just an instantaneous, "That's the one."
0:15:45 > 0:15:49As that is Tudric pewter and it's made for Liberty & Co, that is the one.
0:15:49 > 0:15:51Oh, well done. You get ten points.
0:15:51 > 0:15:53So where's my most valuable?
0:15:53 > 0:15:57We have a choice of one, two, three.
0:15:57 > 0:16:02It's right here. Our WMF girls steal the day.
0:16:02 > 0:16:05Now, even though you didn't guess the most valuable,
0:16:05 > 0:16:08you can have a guess at the auction estimate.
0:16:08 > 0:16:10If you get it right within 15%,
0:16:10 > 0:16:13we will give you a further five points.
0:16:13 > 0:16:14Shall we say 1800?
0:16:14 > 0:16:17We have them in at £3,000.
0:16:17 > 0:16:19Big price.
0:16:19 > 0:16:23- Nevertheless, you have ten points. Well done, Jonathan.- Thank you.
0:16:24 > 0:16:27Well, I think a tricky round
0:16:27 > 0:16:31and the scores are, well, John at the moment is the man to beat.
0:16:31 > 0:16:33He got the full house. He got 40 points.
0:16:33 > 0:16:39But in joint second place we have Margaret and Jonathan, both of whom gained ten points.
0:16:39 > 0:16:44One of you will be leaving the contest at the end of the next challenge,
0:16:44 > 0:16:47but, frankly, it is still anyone's game at this point.
0:16:47 > 0:16:50So let's go through to the Green Room for A Place In Time.
0:16:53 > 0:16:57In the second of tonight's three challenges,
0:16:57 > 0:17:01we've selected five antiques all from different periods.
0:17:01 > 0:17:03The first is a tea caddy,
0:17:03 > 0:17:06then a pottery pendant.
0:17:06 > 0:17:08Next, a stoneware tankard,
0:17:08 > 0:17:11followed by a doll,
0:17:11 > 0:17:13and finally a plate.
0:17:13 > 0:17:16The antiques have been placed in random order.
0:17:16 > 0:17:19Each contestant has five minutes to assess and position them
0:17:19 > 0:17:23from earliest to latest on the Antiques Master timeline.
0:17:23 > 0:17:27Ten points will be awarded for each one they get right.
0:17:27 > 0:17:33The first item to inspect is the plate, valued at £250.
0:17:33 > 0:17:36Bloor Derby. View of Wales. Very fine.
0:17:36 > 0:17:39I think it's probably late 1700s.
0:17:39 > 0:17:43Very pretty, romantic landscape,
0:17:43 > 0:17:47- and it's from Wales. - Ah, souvenir of Wales.
0:17:47 > 0:17:49Well, I don't know much about Welsh pottery,
0:17:49 > 0:17:51with all due apologies.
0:17:51 > 0:17:54- This is Bloor Derby. - What does that tell you?
0:17:54 > 0:17:58Robert Bleur or Bloor owned the Derby factory, I think,
0:17:58 > 0:18:02from the early 1800s to about when it closed, 1830.
0:18:02 > 0:18:07- They say that in the Bloor period the Derby porcelain quality went down quite a lot.- Oh, right.
0:18:07 > 0:18:11So, for me, this is going to be 1820.
0:18:11 > 0:18:14The next item that needs a place on the timeline is the doll,
0:18:14 > 0:18:17with an auction value of £300.
0:18:17 > 0:18:21She is rather pretty. She's wearing a rather nice purple skirt,
0:18:21 > 0:18:24and this type of purple, and it hasn't faded,
0:18:24 > 0:18:26came in after 1856.
0:18:26 > 0:18:30It because fashionable because it was a new aniline dye
0:18:30 > 0:18:33which didn't fade, and people wanted good strong colours,
0:18:33 > 0:18:36so it must be post-1860.
0:18:36 > 0:18:39There's some writing, M&C.
0:18:39 > 0:18:44- Would that be the manufacturer? - I was hoping it would be something like Jumeau or Armand Marseille.
0:18:44 > 0:18:47But, unfortunately, I do not know that mark.
0:18:47 > 0:18:49Do her eyes move?
0:18:49 > 0:18:52Yes, her eyes go down when you move her.
0:18:52 > 0:18:58I believe that feature would make her more of an early 20th Century doll.
0:18:58 > 0:19:01The tankard is next up for inspection.
0:19:01 > 0:19:03This is rather lovely. Sometimes there's a stirrup cup.
0:19:03 > 0:19:06- Right.- Before people started a hunt,
0:19:06 > 0:19:10and this might be that. You had these made in Victorian times.
0:19:10 > 0:19:12However, I think this is a lot earlier.
0:19:12 > 0:19:16Could this be German?
0:19:16 > 0:19:18- It's definitely for chaps. - Oh, right.
0:19:18 > 0:19:22Because they're leaping around with stags and guns and things like that.
0:19:22 > 0:19:27So could I say maybe early 17th century?
0:19:27 > 0:19:32I've seen these before and they often are 18th century.
0:19:32 > 0:19:34- It could be 1730, as early as that. - Right.
0:19:34 > 0:19:36Or even up to 1780.
0:19:36 > 0:19:40The fourth piece they must date is the pendant.
0:19:40 > 0:19:44It seems to be St George, our patron saint of England,
0:19:44 > 0:19:48- and I'm not sure it's as old as it's made to look.- Ah!
0:19:48 > 0:19:52Whether it's a pilgrim badge, it possibly is, I really don't know.
0:19:52 > 0:19:55I'm really quite flummoxed on this one.
0:19:55 > 0:20:00I'm imagining that it's pretending to be Medieval,
0:20:00 > 0:20:03but I don't think you'd have found anything like this in that period.
0:20:03 > 0:20:06- Right.- In the arts and crafts revival,
0:20:06 > 0:20:10where they were bringing old styles back and reinventing them,
0:20:10 > 0:20:12it might belong to that.
0:20:12 > 0:20:15The last item is the tea caddy.
0:20:15 > 0:20:19It's in a sort of Hepplewhite style, with this rather nice pattern.
0:20:19 > 0:20:25- Which tells you what about its time? - Well, it must be late 18th century.
0:20:25 > 0:20:30This is mahogany, this wood here. This lunette here is satinwood.
0:20:30 > 0:20:33I believe the small panels here are hair wood.
0:20:33 > 0:20:35I would say circa 1790-1800.
0:20:35 > 0:20:38It's separated into two sections
0:20:38 > 0:20:41for black tea and green tea.
0:20:41 > 0:20:43They would've mixed the two types
0:20:43 > 0:20:47and that was like mixing a cocktail in the early 20th century. That was style.
0:20:47 > 0:20:49It's decision time.
0:20:49 > 0:20:53They have just one minute left to place the antiques in chronological order.
0:20:53 > 0:20:57Ten points are on offer for each one correctly placed
0:20:57 > 0:20:59on the Antiques Master timeline.
0:20:59 > 0:21:02Jonathan places the tankard in the earliest position.
0:21:02 > 0:21:06- I think this might be the oldest piece.- You think it's the tankard.
0:21:06 > 0:21:09And the others agree.
0:21:09 > 0:21:10I put this as my earliest item.
0:21:10 > 0:21:15John places the tea caddy as second oldest on the timeline.
0:21:15 > 0:21:16Put the tea caddy there.
0:21:16 > 0:21:18Margaret agrees.
0:21:19 > 0:21:20As does Jonathan.
0:21:20 > 0:21:24This is a pure guess. I'll put that plate there.
0:21:24 > 0:21:27Once again, they're in accord,
0:21:27 > 0:21:30and put the plate in the middle of the timeline.
0:21:30 > 0:21:33The pendant probably would go next.
0:21:33 > 0:21:37John and Margaret both put the pendant in the penultimate position.
0:21:37 > 0:21:39Jonathan disagrees and goes with the doll.
0:21:39 > 0:21:41She might be happy where she is.
0:21:41 > 0:21:45So Jonathan ends up with the pendant as the latest antique.
0:21:45 > 0:21:47This might be the youngest piece.
0:21:47 > 0:21:52And again in complete agreement are Margaret and John with the doll.
0:21:52 > 0:21:53I'm going to put her on the end.
0:21:53 > 0:21:57- Time is running out. - Are you happy with all your choices?
0:21:57 > 0:21:59- Yes, I'm pretty happy.- Time's up.
0:21:59 > 0:22:03But is anyone's timeline in the correct order?
0:22:06 > 0:22:11Well, you've all had a go at cracking the chronology. Let's see who was closest. Eric.
0:22:11 > 0:22:14Let's look for our oldest object
0:22:14 > 0:22:17that should be at the end of these podiums,
0:22:17 > 0:22:18and what am I going to put there?
0:22:18 > 0:22:23I'm going to put this, a tankard from Mortlake.
0:22:23 > 0:22:25It dates from 1780.
0:22:25 > 0:22:33And what's more, it is the most valuable item that you see before you at £1,500.
0:22:33 > 0:22:37All three of you placed it in the correct position.
0:22:37 > 0:22:39So what comes next?
0:22:39 > 0:22:41It's this little treasure.
0:22:41 > 0:22:43Hints of Hepplewhite.
0:22:43 > 0:22:44A little bit of Sheraton maybe.
0:22:44 > 0:22:48Date-wise, 1800.
0:22:48 > 0:22:50All three of you got that one right.
0:22:50 > 0:22:53So what is the middle object?
0:22:53 > 0:22:58Well, it's not that, so I'm going to move that right to the end
0:22:58 > 0:23:02and I'm going to take this plate.
0:23:02 > 0:23:05And I think that is a very beautiful object.
0:23:05 > 0:23:08And despite the fact it's got a crown on it,
0:23:08 > 0:23:11technically this is not Crown Derby.
0:23:11 > 0:23:12When thinking about Crown Derby,
0:23:12 > 0:23:15you're thinking about a Victorian pottery
0:23:15 > 0:23:19that is best referred to as Royal Crown Derby.
0:23:19 > 0:23:22And we're looking at around about 1820.
0:23:22 > 0:23:27So far all three of you have got all three correct.
0:23:27 > 0:23:29So it gets interesting.
0:23:29 > 0:23:31Talk of aniline dyes.
0:23:31 > 0:23:34I like this sort of talk. This is expert talk.
0:23:34 > 0:23:37To know a costume is so important
0:23:37 > 0:23:40in the entire world of antique dolls.
0:23:40 > 0:23:44Date-wise, around about 1890,
0:23:44 > 0:23:48and she's standing pretty just in the right place.
0:23:48 > 0:23:52And the only person who got that right is Jonathan.
0:23:52 > 0:23:56Moving on. This is Compton Pottery.
0:23:56 > 0:23:59Compton near Guildford.
0:23:59 > 0:24:03John, you used the word arts and crafts, and it is,
0:24:03 > 0:24:06but this piece dates to around about 1915.
0:24:06 > 0:24:10Well, let's see what that has done to the scores.
0:24:10 > 0:24:14John, you started with a full 40 from the first challenge.
0:24:14 > 0:24:16You got three out of the five correct here,
0:24:16 > 0:24:19so you have 70 points. You are in the lead.
0:24:19 > 0:24:22You will be going through to the final challenge.
0:24:22 > 0:24:25Jonathan, you only got one right in the initial challenge
0:24:25 > 0:24:31but you got all five right here, so that makes 60 points in total
0:24:31 > 0:24:33and you, too, will be going through.
0:24:33 > 0:24:37Margaret, ten points in the first challenge, 30 points here.
0:24:37 > 0:24:41You get a commendable 40 points, but unfortunately it does mean
0:24:41 > 0:24:46this is the end of your journey towards the Antiques Master title. Have you had a good time?
0:24:46 > 0:24:48- Wonderful.- Good.- Really enjoyed it. - Excellent.
0:24:48 > 0:24:50Well, it's been a complete pleasure.
0:24:50 > 0:24:54Now, John and Jonathan, there's only ten points in it
0:24:54 > 0:24:57and only one of you tonight will win a place in the final.
0:24:57 > 0:24:59Let's go through to the Red Room.
0:25:03 > 0:25:08John and Jonathan, one of you is just two minutes from a place
0:25:08 > 0:25:13in the Antiques Master final, but who will it be? It's time for your final challenge.
0:25:13 > 0:25:17Before you, five glorious antiques,
0:25:17 > 0:25:20and I'm going to start with an open question. Buzz if you know the answer.
0:25:20 > 0:25:23It's five points if you get it right,
0:25:23 > 0:25:26but five points off for a wrong answer.
0:25:26 > 0:25:29If you do answer correctly, then you'll be able to choose
0:25:29 > 0:25:33one of the five antique categories for a further question worth ten points.
0:25:33 > 0:25:37Get the answer wrong and the question will be passed to the other contestant
0:25:37 > 0:25:41with the chance for them to steal five points, so choose wisely.
0:25:41 > 0:25:46The round will end after two minutes or when all five antiques are out of play.
0:25:46 > 0:25:48There's not much in it at the moment.
0:25:48 > 0:25:52John, you are on 70 points. Jonathan, you are on 60.
0:25:52 > 0:25:54So I would say that everything is still to play for.
0:25:54 > 0:25:58I'm going to start with an open question, either of you can answer,
0:25:58 > 0:25:59time starts now.
0:25:59 > 0:26:02Which furniture designer is known for his influential
0:26:02 > 0:26:06cabinet maker and upholsterer's guide published in 1788? John.
0:26:06 > 0:26:08Thomas Sheraton.
0:26:08 > 0:26:10The answer is George Hepplewhite.
0:26:10 > 0:26:13Open question. What term is used for a decorative frame
0:26:13 > 0:26:16around an inscription or coat of arms engraved on silver?
0:26:16 > 0:26:20- Jonathan.- Cartouche.- Correct. Please choose a category.- Belleek.
0:26:20 > 0:26:24Belleek was founded by John Caldwell Bloomfield to provide employment
0:26:24 > 0:26:28for his tenants, who were impoverished by which natural disaster?
0:26:28 > 0:26:31- The Irish potato famine.- Correct. Open question.
0:26:31 > 0:26:34Earthenware that is not porous after firing,
0:26:34 > 0:26:38usually because of sand or flint content, is known by what name?
0:26:38 > 0:26:41- John.- Tin glazed.- Not correct. It's stoneware.
0:26:41 > 0:26:43Open question. Anchor, deadbeat,
0:26:43 > 0:26:48verge and grasshopper are all forms of what part of the mechanism of a watch or clock? John.
0:26:48 > 0:26:51The type, the movement.
0:26:51 > 0:26:53It's not what I have. I have escapement. Open question.
0:26:53 > 0:26:56What name is given to a high chest of drawers
0:26:56 > 0:27:00- usually in two parts with one standing on the other?- Tallboy. - Choose a category.
0:27:00 > 0:27:02Clarice Cliff.
0:27:02 > 0:27:06What was the name of the factory at which Clarice Cliff worked from about 1916?
0:27:07 > 0:27:11- Sorry.- John?- Winton?
0:27:11 > 0:27:14The answer was A J Wilkinson. Open question, either of you can answer.
0:27:14 > 0:27:18Which Art Nouveau ware, produced by Minton from 1902,
0:27:18 > 0:27:21was based on Viennese art and design of the period? John.
0:27:21 > 0:27:24- Secessionist ware?- Correct. Please choose a category.
0:27:24 > 0:27:25Mantel clock.
0:27:25 > 0:27:28In about 1860, which American clock maker
0:27:28 > 0:27:31initiated the mass production of mantel clocks
0:27:31 > 0:27:33with interchangeable parts?
0:27:33 > 0:27:35- I don't know.- Pass it to Jonathan.
0:27:35 > 0:27:38- Sorry.- The answer is Eli Terry.
0:27:39 > 0:27:42Well, we are out of time there.
0:27:42 > 0:27:45I don't know about you, but I felt that was incredibly tense.
0:27:45 > 0:27:48John, you concluded with 60 points, very well done.
0:27:48 > 0:27:52But Jonathan, 80 points, so you are the winner
0:27:52 > 0:27:55and you will be taking the second place in our final.
0:27:55 > 0:27:59My commiserations to you, John. You were a fantastic contestant.
0:27:59 > 0:28:02- Jonathan, how do you feel? - Delighted.- Good.
0:28:02 > 0:28:04- You sound a little shell-shocked. - I am, rather.- Eric?
0:28:04 > 0:28:05Well done, Jonathan.
0:28:05 > 0:28:10But John, I've sneaky feeling I'm going to be seeing more of you in years to come.
0:28:10 > 0:28:11I don't doubt it.
0:28:11 > 0:28:15But I can tell you that Jonathan is our second finalist
0:28:15 > 0:28:18and will be joining Charles from our first semi.
0:28:18 > 0:28:19But who will complete the line-up?
0:28:19 > 0:28:22Join us next time for our third semi-final
0:28:22 > 0:28:25in what's proving to be an extremely gripping contest
0:28:25 > 0:28:29to find the 2011 Antiques Master. Don't miss it.
0:28:32 > 0:28:36I'm actually amazed that I'm through to the final.
0:28:36 > 0:28:38It's... I can't get my head round it.
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