0:00:02 > 0:00:04This is Antiques Master,
0:00:04 > 0:00:08the contest to find Britain's top amateur antiques expert.
0:00:08 > 0:00:13Tonight, the battle reaches its dramatic conclusion.
0:00:13 > 0:00:1524 set out to prove their worth.
0:00:15 > 0:00:17Now just three remain.
0:00:17 > 0:00:22They return one final time to the Regency Rooms
0:00:22 > 0:00:25at Towneley Hall in Burnley.
0:00:25 > 0:00:29Their goal? To be crowned Antiques Master.
0:00:48 > 0:00:51Hello and welcome to Antiques Master - The Final.
0:00:51 > 0:00:57Tonight the search for Britain's top amateur antiques enthusiast comes to a thrilling conclusion.
0:00:57 > 0:00:59It has been a tough contest,
0:00:59 > 0:01:03but now the cream of our contestants fight it out
0:01:03 > 0:01:05to see who has the superior antiques knowledge,
0:01:05 > 0:01:11and all of this, of course, under the watchful eye of our resident expert, Mr Eric Knowles.
0:01:11 > 0:01:14They may be one step closer to the title,
0:01:14 > 0:01:19but only one will walk away tonight with this stunning trophy
0:01:19 > 0:01:23and be crowned Antiques Master 2011.
0:01:23 > 0:01:25Let's meet the finalists.
0:01:27 > 0:01:30Jonathan McFarlane from Devon adores pewter
0:01:30 > 0:01:32from Arts and Crafts to Art Deco.
0:01:32 > 0:01:34It'll be a case of the best man wins today,
0:01:34 > 0:01:36so there's three men and one of us has to win.
0:01:36 > 0:01:38Sandy Rich from Oxfordshire,
0:01:38 > 0:01:41with a passion for historical commemorative items.
0:01:41 > 0:01:43This is an antiques heavyweight final.
0:01:43 > 0:01:47In regency terms, this is Cribb, Mendoza and Belcher.
0:01:47 > 0:01:49Let's see who's the last man standing.
0:01:49 > 0:01:51Charles Ormrod from London.
0:01:51 > 0:01:54His specialism is Sheffield Plate.
0:01:54 > 0:01:59To be here and to be this close to the trophy, it's extraordinary.
0:01:59 > 0:02:04But who will walk away with the coveted title of Antiques Master 2011?
0:02:07 > 0:02:08Let battle commence.
0:02:15 > 0:02:20The first challenge is one the finalists haven't faced before.
0:02:20 > 0:02:24We've selected five exquisite antiques that vary in value.
0:02:24 > 0:02:27The first is a glass vase,
0:02:27 > 0:02:29next a pendant,
0:02:29 > 0:02:33followed by a pair of silver spoons,
0:02:33 > 0:02:36then a ceramic cat,
0:02:36 > 0:02:39and finally a decorative ornament.
0:02:39 > 0:02:42The antiques have been positioned in random order,
0:02:42 > 0:02:48and the finalists have five minutes to assess and position them from lowest to highest in value.
0:02:48 > 0:02:52There are five points for each one they get right.
0:02:57 > 0:03:01The first item to be valued is the ornament.
0:03:01 > 0:03:04It's...I would have thought there'd be a pair of them.
0:03:04 > 0:03:06Part of a garniture set.
0:03:06 > 0:03:08What does garniture mean?
0:03:08 > 0:03:11When you have a mantelpiece and you have a pair
0:03:11 > 0:03:12around a central object.
0:03:12 > 0:03:15- Knick-knackery. - You could call it that.
0:03:15 > 0:03:19It's a kind of 19th century in the style of Sevres.
0:03:19 > 0:03:21It looks a little bit too sort of hefty...
0:03:21 > 0:03:23- Right.- ..to be Sevres.
0:03:23 > 0:03:28- A fairly common item, I think, so we're on the...- On the highest.
0:03:28 > 0:03:31- We're going to be moving that down.- It's on the move.
0:03:31 > 0:03:34The next antique to be appraised is the cat.
0:03:34 > 0:03:38It seems to be a spill holder, spill vase or something like that.
0:03:38 > 0:03:42It could be from about 100 years ago.
0:03:42 > 0:03:45- This... Oh, blimey.- Oh, right. What do you think it is?
0:03:45 > 0:03:47Something to put spoons in, perhaps...
0:03:47 > 0:03:50- Like a caddy in the kitchen?- Hmm.
0:03:50 > 0:03:52- I have seen them in books.- Right.
0:03:52 > 0:03:56But I'm trying to remember whether it's because they're rare
0:03:56 > 0:04:00and exciting or whether it's because they're cute and cuddly.
0:04:00 > 0:04:04The silver spoons are next up for evaluation.
0:04:04 > 0:04:06It's not English hallmarks.
0:04:06 > 0:04:10- It says SA and there's a crown on it.- Which tells you what?
0:04:10 > 0:04:14It's a mark I don't recognise. It's King's pattern silver.
0:04:14 > 0:04:15They're definitely silver
0:04:15 > 0:04:20and there's a very nice carved set of crests on them, probably French.
0:04:20 > 0:04:22- Valuable? - They're reasonably valuable,
0:04:22 > 0:04:25yeah, yeah, yeah, absolutely.
0:04:26 > 0:04:30- And I can't find one at all.- Oh!
0:04:30 > 0:04:32- Hang on, there's something in the bowl here.- Oh, right.
0:04:32 > 0:04:37Unfortunately the piercing is crossing the marks.
0:04:37 > 0:04:39The fourth item requiring a price tag is the pendant.
0:04:39 > 0:04:42Yes, turquoise in a gold setting.
0:04:42 > 0:04:44Style to reminisce on?
0:04:44 > 0:04:48- Art Nouveau. Late Victorian. - Does that make it more valuable?
0:04:48 > 0:04:50No, cos it's precious metals.
0:04:50 > 0:04:53It's sort of a Belle Epoque.
0:04:53 > 0:04:57It's a little pendant and those are diamonds and that is gold.
0:04:57 > 0:04:58Well, my feeling is this...
0:04:58 > 0:05:01late 19th century costume jewellery.
0:05:01 > 0:05:06The last antique in need of an estimate is the glass vase.
0:05:06 > 0:05:07Very much of the Art Nouveau period.
0:05:07 > 0:05:13The flowing form, naturalistic decoration. It's not Daum or Galle.
0:05:13 > 0:05:15It's a signature I haven't seen before.
0:05:15 > 0:05:17Devez.
0:05:17 > 0:05:20- Is that a name you know? - It has the look of a Galle vase
0:05:20 > 0:05:24but I'm not as familiar with art glass as I should be.
0:05:24 > 0:05:26This must be Art Nouveau sort of cameo glass.
0:05:26 > 0:05:28French, I suppose.
0:05:28 > 0:05:31- So, expensive?- My feeling is that it is expensive.
0:05:31 > 0:05:38It's time to place the antiques in value order from lowest to highest.
0:05:38 > 0:05:41The least expensive item, I think, is our 19th century...
0:05:41 > 0:05:43- Vase?- ..vase.
0:05:43 > 0:05:47Sandy thinks the ornament is the least valuable. Jonathan agrees.
0:05:47 > 0:05:49But Charles thinks it's the pendant.
0:05:49 > 0:05:51£150, £200.
0:05:51 > 0:05:54I'm going to go here.
0:05:54 > 0:05:57Sandy opts for the silver spoons as second least valuable.
0:05:57 > 0:05:59Charles thinks it should be the cat.
0:05:59 > 0:06:03Jonathan disagrees and goes for the glass vase.
0:06:03 > 0:06:04Sort of mid-hundreds.
0:06:04 > 0:06:09Jonathan places the pendant at the mid-price point and so does Sandy.
0:06:09 > 0:06:14Charles disagrees and places the ornament at the halfway mark.
0:06:14 > 0:06:17I think instinct tells me...
0:06:17 > 0:06:21Jonathan judges the cat to be the second most expensive item.
0:06:21 > 0:06:24- Sandy thinks it's the glass vase. - £1,000-ish.
0:06:24 > 0:06:26Whilst Charles opts for the spoons.
0:06:26 > 0:06:31However, Jonathan thinks the spoons are the most expensive items.
0:06:31 > 0:06:34I think close to a couple of thousand.
0:06:34 > 0:06:38Sandy thinks it's the cat. Whilst Charles opts for the vase.
0:06:38 > 0:06:41- Guessing, but could be thousands. - And with time running out,
0:06:41 > 0:06:45are the contestants happy with their decisions?
0:06:45 > 0:06:49- I would have to say, yes. - I think I'm done.
0:06:49 > 0:06:52- Yeah!- Go on, then. Thank you very much, Charles.
0:06:52 > 0:06:57Time's up. But has anyone placed the items in the correct value order?
0:07:00 > 0:07:07Right, my lovely boys, you have all put the five objects in what you believe is the correct value order.
0:07:07 > 0:07:12- So it's over to the man in the know, Eric Knowles.- Well, I can tell you that the least valuable item on here
0:07:12 > 0:07:16at £400, is this little vase.
0:07:16 > 0:07:19It had you all thinking continental,
0:07:19 > 0:07:23but it's Coalport and consequently it is British.
0:07:23 > 0:07:26So Jonathan and Sandy both get five points.
0:07:26 > 0:07:30So the next in line when it comes to value,
0:07:30 > 0:07:31it's not this for a start off,
0:07:31 > 0:07:37because I'm going to place this vase by Devez,
0:07:37 > 0:07:39and it's worth £700.
0:07:39 > 0:07:44Obviously, had it been Galle, it would have been an awful lot more.
0:07:44 > 0:07:46And the only person to put it in the right place
0:07:46 > 0:07:48is Jonathan, who gets five points.
0:07:48 > 0:07:52So we get to the midway point, and let us put
0:07:52 > 0:07:57this lovely sort of Belle Epoque on there.
0:07:57 > 0:07:59It's platinum and it's diamonds
0:07:59 > 0:08:03and it's worth in the region of £1,500.
0:08:03 > 0:08:06Jonathan and Sandy, you both get five points.
0:08:06 > 0:08:07So what comes next?
0:08:07 > 0:08:10I was hoping you were going to come up with the name of Louis Wain.
0:08:10 > 0:08:14But at £4,000, does it stay there?
0:08:14 > 0:08:16The simple truth is, yes.
0:08:16 > 0:08:21Because if you had looked very closely, you would have seen PL.
0:08:21 > 0:08:25Yes, we are talking Paul de Lamerie.
0:08:25 > 0:08:27It's a magical name in silver making.
0:08:27 > 0:08:33So these have an auction value nearer £7,000.
0:08:33 > 0:08:37Well, and very tricky towards the end there, because only Jonathan got the last two correct.
0:08:37 > 0:08:40Let's have a look at what that has done to the scores.
0:08:40 > 0:08:43Jonathan, you have gained the full 25 points.
0:08:43 > 0:08:45Sandy, you gained ten points.
0:08:45 > 0:08:48Charles, not a scoring round for you.
0:08:48 > 0:08:50I'm afraid one of you will be leaving the contest
0:08:50 > 0:08:52at the end of the next round.
0:08:52 > 0:08:55So let's go through to the Red Room for the next challenge.
0:09:01 > 0:09:07For the second new challenge, the finalists must decide which antiques are the genuine article.
0:09:07 > 0:09:10The six antiques to assess are...
0:09:10 > 0:09:12A Daum vase.
0:09:12 > 0:09:14A Derby tureen.
0:09:14 > 0:09:16A British silver jug.
0:09:16 > 0:09:18A Moorcroft coffee pot.
0:09:18 > 0:09:20An Art Deco bracelet.
0:09:20 > 0:09:22And a Chiparus bronze.
0:09:22 > 0:09:25But are they really what they're claiming to be?
0:09:25 > 0:09:27Each contestant must choose an antique
0:09:27 > 0:09:31and determine whether it's the genuine article or an impostor.
0:09:31 > 0:09:34There are ten points available for each one they get right.
0:09:34 > 0:09:37Now, Jonathan, you are the highest scorer from the last round.
0:09:37 > 0:09:40You choose the first category.
0:09:42 > 0:09:43I'd like to go for the Moorcroft.
0:09:46 > 0:09:49Is it something that you are fond of, Moorcroft?
0:09:49 > 0:09:53Yes, because Moorcroft actually worked with Liberty,
0:09:53 > 0:09:56and so we sometimes get Tudric pewter with Moorcroft.
0:09:56 > 0:09:57- Right.- Oh, yes.
0:09:57 > 0:10:00It has the shamrock mark, the inside signature,
0:10:00 > 0:10:02and it also has the painted signature.
0:10:02 > 0:10:05Could some naughty person have put all those on the bottom of a pot?
0:10:05 > 0:10:08- I'd be amazed.- Would you?
0:10:08 > 0:10:10It's too costly to try and fake something like this.
0:10:10 > 0:10:12This is the genuine article, yes.
0:10:12 > 0:10:14Right, if you would pop it down there.
0:10:14 > 0:10:18And then the lovely Eric will tell us if you are right or wrong.
0:10:18 > 0:10:20Well, first things first.
0:10:20 > 0:10:24I think from a general point of view, this is hardly Moorcroft.
0:10:24 > 0:10:26First of all from a shape,
0:10:26 > 0:10:28you would swear that was probably round about 1960.
0:10:28 > 0:10:32And as for the marks, you've got a bit of a squiggle, really, isn't it?
0:10:32 > 0:10:35It's hardly a signature. And it is impressed.
0:10:35 > 0:10:38That is a machine stamp.
0:10:38 > 0:10:40So is it misleading you?
0:10:42 > 0:10:47- No, it isn't. This is the genuine article.- Ten points, Jonathan.
0:10:47 > 0:10:50Jonathan increases his lead, and Sandy's next to choose.
0:10:52 > 0:10:56I will choose British silver.
0:10:56 > 0:10:58What are we looking for straightaway?
0:10:58 > 0:11:02- Some marks, presumably.- Yeah. The marks should say it all, really.
0:11:02 > 0:11:07- It's got Sterling. It's got an anchor for Birmingham. It's got a lion and a year letter.- Right.
0:11:07 > 0:11:09They're slightly unusual marks.
0:11:09 > 0:11:12What's unusual? What's unusual about them?
0:11:12 > 0:11:15Well, the way they're stamped, it's pretty hard and fast.
0:11:15 > 0:11:18The critical thing that we want to find out is if it's British.
0:11:18 > 0:11:20It is, because of the lion and the Birmingham.
0:11:20 > 0:11:23So are you going to say it's a genuine article?
0:11:23 > 0:11:26I am going to stick my neck out and say genuine article.
0:11:26 > 0:11:30Right, you pop that down. And we will get the word from Mr Knowles.
0:11:30 > 0:11:34Erm, the question is, are we looking at British silver?
0:11:34 > 0:11:40It's opulent. But when you look at those marks, what can you see?
0:11:40 > 0:11:44Well, the lion is facing to the right.
0:11:45 > 0:11:50That should tell you that this is not a British lion.
0:11:50 > 0:11:55It is American and not the genuine article.
0:11:55 > 0:11:56Oh, Sandy, you were fooled!
0:11:56 > 0:12:01Sandy fails to score, and it's Charles next.
0:12:01 > 0:12:03I'll take a shot at the Chiparus.
0:12:06 > 0:12:08Is it something you know about, Chiparus?
0:12:08 > 0:12:13Perhaps just that the least worst option of those...available!
0:12:13 > 0:12:18You see there's a foundry marking, "Bronze garantie Paris."
0:12:18 > 0:12:20Does that fit with what you know of Chiparus?
0:12:20 > 0:12:25I'm starting to get an idea of the quality of it underneath the face and details.
0:12:28 > 0:12:30Well, I think I'll have to say my instinct tells me
0:12:30 > 0:12:34that there's probably not enough quality in it with that name.
0:12:34 > 0:12:37- So you think that this is not the genuine article?- Yes, yeah.
0:12:37 > 0:12:39Come and stand here with me.
0:12:39 > 0:12:42And let's see what Eric has to say.
0:12:42 > 0:12:46Looking at her, I think she's quite a reasonable casting.
0:12:46 > 0:12:50I mean, the patination's nice, the definition's nice, the pose is,
0:12:50 > 0:12:51you know, it shouts Chiparus.
0:12:51 > 0:12:56I mean, all this adds up to this girl being the genuine article...
0:12:58 > 0:13:03..but she's not. She doesn't have that absolute finesse that you would expect.
0:13:03 > 0:13:06Well, done, Charles, going with your instinct paid off.
0:13:06 > 0:13:08You get ten points.
0:13:08 > 0:13:11With three antiques left, it's Jonathan to choose again,
0:13:11 > 0:13:15- and a chance to further increase his lead.- Daum, please.
0:13:17 > 0:13:19Do you think you can recognise it?
0:13:19 > 0:13:22I'd hope so, unless it's a very good fake.
0:13:22 > 0:13:24- It actually doesn't say Daum. - Ah, what does it say?
0:13:24 > 0:13:28DAU and then there's a Chinese mark, which could be a Daum M, but it's...
0:13:28 > 0:13:30- It's Chinese for "just kidding."- Yes.
0:13:30 > 0:13:33And then the Nancy, it actually doesn't have a C.
0:13:33 > 0:13:36If they passed this, it was a bad day.
0:13:36 > 0:13:40- So, what do you think? Is it the genuine article?- Ah, no.
0:13:40 > 0:13:44Right. Please come and stand with me and Eric will tell us what he thinks.
0:13:44 > 0:13:50I can understand what you were staying there, Jonathan. It's not 100% perfect, is it?
0:13:50 > 0:13:54Let's have a look at the mark. Now, I have to say that's not the best of marks,
0:13:54 > 0:13:56but it is...
0:13:57 > 0:14:00..the real mark.
0:14:00 > 0:14:02- So it fooled you there, Jonathan. No points.- Yes, it did.
0:14:02 > 0:14:05- Thank you.- Jonathan slips up for the first time in the final,
0:14:05 > 0:14:08and it's Sandy's chance to catch up.
0:14:08 > 0:14:10I will choose Art Deco.
0:14:12 > 0:14:15Does the style look Art Deco to you?
0:14:15 > 0:14:18- It definitely, definitely looks Art Deco, yes.- Right.
0:14:18 > 0:14:20And the setting is very beautiful.
0:14:20 > 0:14:23It's all open at the back.
0:14:23 > 0:14:25There's a mark. I think it's a platinum mark, possibly.
0:14:25 > 0:14:28Right. Are we going to say it's the genuine article?
0:14:28 > 0:14:29Yeah, it's Art Deco.
0:14:29 > 0:14:32Wonderful. Let's find out what Eric has to say.
0:14:32 > 0:14:35So is it or isn't it?
0:14:35 > 0:14:39Well, it's all to do with style,
0:14:39 > 0:14:42and you look at the style of the composition here
0:14:42 > 0:14:46and the fact that these are genuine diamonds.
0:14:46 > 0:14:50This is the genuine article.
0:14:50 > 0:14:54It dates to about 1930. £12,000.
0:14:54 > 0:14:58Sigh of relief there, Sandy. You get ten points. Well done.
0:14:58 > 0:15:05Those points mean that Charles must get the last piece right to keep his place in the final.
0:15:05 > 0:15:10Would you please come up and tell us whether you think this piece of Derby is the genuine article or not.
0:15:10 > 0:15:12It's a most curious-looking piece, isn't it?
0:15:12 > 0:15:16- It's not very dirty. - And would you expect it to be?
0:15:16 > 0:15:19You'd imagine something of this age with these twiddly bits on...
0:15:19 > 0:15:22Yeah. Unless it's been kept in a very nice cupboard.
0:15:22 > 0:15:25- Let's have a look at the... - What about the quality of it?
0:15:25 > 0:15:27Just trying to sort of check out the painting,
0:15:27 > 0:15:29how much hand-painting there is there, and...
0:15:29 > 0:15:32- And is there much? - It looks hand-painted to me.
0:15:32 > 0:15:36Do you think it's the genuine article?
0:15:36 > 0:15:39- Well, I'm going to say it is. - OK. Let's get the word from Eric.
0:15:41 > 0:15:43Does this bird have credibility? Well, bearing in mind
0:15:43 > 0:15:47that Derby were making objects in porcelain,
0:15:47 > 0:15:50you would expect to see a certain semi-translucency,
0:15:50 > 0:15:54and sadly I can't see anything,
0:15:54 > 0:15:58which is primarily because this is made of pottery.
0:15:59 > 0:16:02This is not the genuine article.
0:16:02 > 0:16:05Oh, Charles, I'm so sorry, but no points.
0:16:05 > 0:16:07Go and have a sit down.
0:16:07 > 0:16:09Let's go through where we've got to.
0:16:09 > 0:16:12Well, I can reveal to you that Jonathan, you remain in the lead.
0:16:12 > 0:16:17You have 35 points. But catching you up is Sandy with 20 points.
0:16:17 > 0:16:19Charles, you gained a very creditable ten points,
0:16:19 > 0:16:22but unfortunately your journey ends here,
0:16:22 > 0:16:25- and how are you feeling?- It's been a bit of a rollercoaster ride,
0:16:25 > 0:16:28I have to say, but I've certainly been pleased to be on it.
0:16:28 > 0:16:33Well, Jonathan and Sandy, the title is in your sights, but you have more work to do.
0:16:33 > 0:16:36Back to the Green Room for your next challenge.
0:16:40 > 0:16:44Now, your next challenge. It's All In The Detail.
0:16:44 > 0:16:48Normally it's all about your antiques specialisms, but as it's the final,
0:16:48 > 0:16:53none of your antiques relate to the things you know most about.
0:16:53 > 0:16:57You need to study them and tell us the following. Which is the oldest,
0:16:57 > 0:17:00which is the most valuable and which one is the odd one out?
0:17:00 > 0:17:04And as usual there are ten points for each antique that you correctly identify
0:17:04 > 0:17:11and ten points if you can tell us the price of the most valuable piece within 15% of its auction estimate.
0:17:11 > 0:17:14So let's see who's got a real eye for detail.
0:17:14 > 0:17:17Sandy's first up, and trails by 15 points.
0:17:17 > 0:17:19Can he get the full 40 points
0:17:19 > 0:17:22and close the gap between him and Jonathan?
0:17:22 > 0:17:27And in your case, the odd one out is the only continental piece.
0:17:27 > 0:17:31Right, so, an interesting chest.
0:17:31 > 0:17:35It's a campaign bureau.
0:17:35 > 0:17:39This would be brought with you and you would be able
0:17:39 > 0:17:41to conduct your life from these various pigeonholes.
0:17:41 > 0:17:43What period of history were these popular?
0:17:43 > 0:17:48I think this is probably about sort of 1800, 1810, that sort of thing.
0:17:48 > 0:17:51- So possibly towards the oldest? - Er, yeah. We'll walk along.
0:17:51 > 0:17:54It's a little line in the sand for us, isn't it?
0:17:54 > 0:17:57- This is a puzzle jug.- Oh, right.
0:17:57 > 0:18:02You suck it through one of the holes, and if you don't get your fingers on the right holes
0:18:02 > 0:18:04then you don't get anything out of it.
0:18:04 > 0:18:05Would that be a British thing?
0:18:05 > 0:18:08This is English. I suspect it's probably Staffordshire.
0:18:08 > 0:18:11Is there a period when they're particularly prevalent?
0:18:11 > 0:18:13Made for a very long period of time, so...
0:18:13 > 0:18:16We're not making it easy for you. No, but you see,
0:18:16 > 0:18:19it's the final, just two of you left. Something much finer.
0:18:19 > 0:18:21I know, and a little ring.
0:18:21 > 0:18:23What does the style suggest to you?
0:18:23 > 0:18:24It's a sort of posy ring.
0:18:24 > 0:18:27It's got two rubies and diamonds and it's probably English.
0:18:27 > 0:18:32- OK. So it's possibly not the odd one out?- Yeah.
0:18:32 > 0:18:35I mean, you get cow creamers, but this doesn't look to me
0:18:35 > 0:18:37like it's a creamer.
0:18:37 > 0:18:39It's got me flummoxed.
0:18:39 > 0:18:41- Any markings on it at all? - Nothing at all, no.
0:18:41 > 0:18:44And I think this may be our un-English piece.
0:18:44 > 0:18:46Our Continental element.
0:18:46 > 0:18:48And the final one.
0:18:48 > 0:18:51So we have a desk set here.
0:18:51 > 0:18:52The style is suggesting Art Nouveau.
0:18:52 > 0:18:55- Early 20th century.- Oh, OK, so not going to be the oldest.
0:18:55 > 0:18:58- No.- Possibly the most valuable though, is it?
0:18:58 > 0:18:59- Possibly not, no.- Oh, right.
0:18:59 > 0:19:03No, pretty much, pretty much not. I mean, it's only in brass.
0:19:03 > 0:19:07There is this maker's mark here, but I'm not very good on Art Nouveau makers' marks.
0:19:07 > 0:19:10Right, well, why don't we start with the odd one out?
0:19:10 > 0:19:13- Are you going to stick with your... - I'm pretty confident that it's...
0:19:13 > 0:19:16You're going to stick with this one. All right, let's move on to the one
0:19:16 > 0:19:19that is of the greatest value.
0:19:19 > 0:19:22I think the greatest value could be our little,
0:19:22 > 0:19:24- small...- The smallest thing.- Yes.
0:19:24 > 0:19:27I like the smallest having the most value. Well, now we are looking...
0:19:27 > 0:19:30- And the oldest... - ..for the old lady of the lot.
0:19:30 > 0:19:33This is made over a huge timescale, probably 1790.
0:19:33 > 0:19:36I'm going to stick my neck out for this.
0:19:36 > 0:19:40All right. You come and stand here with me, Sandy, and we shall hear what Eric has to say.
0:19:45 > 0:19:49Well, no hiding place here. No real comfort zones, I'm afraid.
0:19:49 > 0:19:53But Sandy, we're looking for the oldest.
0:19:53 > 0:19:57This in actual fact dates to around about 1840,
0:19:57 > 0:20:00and consequently it's not the oldest.
0:20:00 > 0:20:03I wanted to see you place it just there,
0:20:03 > 0:20:06because this, I can tell you, does date to 1800.
0:20:06 > 0:20:08So no points there, I'm afraid.
0:20:08 > 0:20:11So let's move onto the odd one out.
0:20:11 > 0:20:14Well, there's good news and bad news.
0:20:14 > 0:20:18The bad news is, you will find some English hallmarks.
0:20:18 > 0:20:22The good news is, there's a little F in a shield.
0:20:22 > 0:20:23F for foreign.
0:20:23 > 0:20:27It's a little Dutch silver cow creamer,
0:20:27 > 0:20:30and consequently that is our odd one out.
0:20:30 > 0:20:32So well done, you get ten points.
0:20:32 > 0:20:34So we're now looking for our most valuable piece,
0:20:34 > 0:20:39and, quite right, it is in actual fact Victorian,
0:20:39 > 0:20:41and it actually dates to 1890.
0:20:41 > 0:20:44Now, we will give you a further ten points
0:20:44 > 0:20:49if you can tell us its price within 15% of the auction estimate.
0:20:49 > 0:20:52I think it would make £2,500.
0:20:52 > 0:20:53£2,500.
0:20:53 > 0:20:58it will not buy it, I'm afraid. It is nearer £4,000.
0:20:58 > 0:21:02- Nevertheless, you get 20 points. Well done, Sandy.- Thank you.
0:21:02 > 0:21:06Sandy's on 40 points and Jonathan's on 35.
0:21:06 > 0:21:12A good score here will give him a clear lead in the final round.
0:21:12 > 0:21:16Your odd one out is the only 19th century piece.
0:21:16 > 0:21:18What can you tell from it?
0:21:18 > 0:21:21It's seed pearls.
0:21:21 > 0:21:24It looks to be an amethyst, so it's semi-precious stones,
0:21:24 > 0:21:27and it seems to be mounted in silver.
0:21:27 > 0:21:32So, what do we think? We're looking for the only 19th century piece.
0:21:32 > 0:21:34- That's not 19th century.- OK.
0:21:34 > 0:21:35Now, then.
0:21:35 > 0:21:37She's a wooden doll
0:21:37 > 0:21:41and the clothing looks to be Georgian. Sorry about this, Madam.
0:21:41 > 0:21:43She has a little carved wooden...
0:21:43 > 0:21:45- Oh, no, they're leather shoes. - Right.
0:21:45 > 0:21:51Wooden legs. She's jointed, and a lovely Georgian-style bonnet.
0:21:51 > 0:21:53Is she the odd one out?
0:21:53 > 0:21:55I don't know. She looks Georgian to me, so...
0:21:55 > 0:21:57She looks... So not 19th century?
0:21:57 > 0:22:01No. And this is a rather lovely drinking vessel.
0:22:01 > 0:22:03It's hand blown.
0:22:03 > 0:22:07It's got a nice folded-back rim.
0:22:07 > 0:22:10It's not the finest, because it's not an air-twisted stem.
0:22:10 > 0:22:14- Right.- But it still has age, so I don't think that's Victorian either.
0:22:14 > 0:22:16All righty.
0:22:16 > 0:22:21- This is a Georgian tea caddy. - Georgian? Why Georgian?
0:22:21 > 0:22:25Because in Victorian times tea was less expensive and you had larger tea caddies.
0:22:25 > 0:22:27Any of our contenders valuable, oldest?
0:22:27 > 0:22:29It's valuable and old.
0:22:29 > 0:22:31- Now, then.- So. - What do we make of this?
0:22:31 > 0:22:34- Quite an imagined country scene, I think, isn't it?- Hmm.
0:22:34 > 0:22:39It looks like Myson, but there's no mark on it at all.
0:22:39 > 0:22:44We're looking for the only 19th century piece as our odd one out.
0:22:44 > 0:22:46Shall we start with that as we narrow things down?
0:22:46 > 0:22:50Which do you think belongs to the 19th century?
0:22:50 > 0:22:53This is in an older style. I'm going to say that's...
0:22:53 > 0:22:58That's our odd one out. Now, the one that is worth the most money?
0:22:58 > 0:22:59I think I'm going to go for...
0:22:59 > 0:23:01You're going to go for the tea caddy.
0:23:01 > 0:23:04And we are now looking for the oldest item.
0:23:06 > 0:23:09I'm going to have to press you. I'm so sorry, Jonathan. Right.
0:23:09 > 0:23:13We go for the oldest item. Is there anything you would like to change your mind about?
0:23:13 > 0:23:15- There.- Right, we're done.
0:23:15 > 0:23:17Come and stand with me, my lovely.
0:23:21 > 0:23:24Well, a real motley selection.
0:23:24 > 0:23:25We're really testing you.
0:23:25 > 0:23:29And the oldest piece is right in front of me.
0:23:29 > 0:23:34It is in actual fact this lovely, lovely Baluster glass.
0:23:34 > 0:23:39Very heavy set, but date-wise, 1711.
0:23:39 > 0:23:42- Well, Jonathan, you changed your mind at the very last moment.- I know.
0:23:42 > 0:23:46Now, we are looking for our odd one out.
0:23:46 > 0:23:51Well, just at the back here, I've got a little red anchor.
0:23:51 > 0:23:55So this is Chelsea, red anchor period,
0:23:55 > 0:23:59about 1755 or thereabouts, so it's not 19th Century.
0:23:59 > 0:24:06Our odd one out goes to a 19th century renaissance revival piece.
0:24:06 > 0:24:11This particular one is more likely to date from around about 1880.
0:24:11 > 0:24:12Oh, no points again. I'm sorry.
0:24:12 > 0:24:15Hmm, does it get any better?
0:24:15 > 0:24:18Well, the most valuable item, I can tell you right now,
0:24:18 > 0:24:22is actually your melon tureen.
0:24:22 > 0:24:25Now, because you correctly assessed that it was the most valuable,
0:24:25 > 0:24:29you can also get a further ten points if you can tell me the cost of such an item
0:24:29 > 0:24:33within 15% of its auction estimate.
0:24:33 > 0:24:36I'm going to go for £3,700.
0:24:36 > 0:24:41We were looking either side of £5,000.
0:24:41 > 0:24:43You get ten points. Well done, Jonathan.
0:24:43 > 0:24:48Well, let's have a look, shall we, at what that has done to the scores.
0:24:48 > 0:24:50Jonathan, you're still in the lead.
0:24:50 > 0:24:51You have 45 points.
0:24:51 > 0:24:55But Sandy is definitely snapping at your heels,
0:24:55 > 0:24:58because you now have 40 points. How are you both feeling?
0:24:58 > 0:25:01- Sandy, how are you? - It's nerve-racking!- Is it?
0:25:01 > 0:25:04- Is it getting more tense, Jonathan? - Yes, but it's still fun.
0:25:04 > 0:25:08Well, we now have one more challenge left for the two of you.
0:25:08 > 0:25:10Let's go through to the Red Room.
0:25:16 > 0:25:19Jonathan and Sandy, one of you is just two minutes away
0:25:19 > 0:25:23from becoming Antiques Master 2011.
0:25:23 > 0:25:26I'm going to start with an open question.
0:25:26 > 0:25:27Buzz in if you know the answer.
0:25:27 > 0:25:29It's five points if you get it right,
0:25:29 > 0:25:32but five points off for a wrong answer.
0:25:32 > 0:25:35If you answer correctly, you will then be able
0:25:35 > 0:25:37to choose one of the five antique categories
0:25:37 > 0:25:40for a further question worth ten points.
0:25:40 > 0:25:43But get the answer wrong and the question will be
0:25:43 > 0:25:47passed over to the other contestant with a chance to steal five points.
0:25:47 > 0:25:49The round will end after two minutes
0:25:49 > 0:25:52or when all five antiques are out of play.
0:25:52 > 0:25:55At the moment, Jonathan, you are on 45 points.
0:25:55 > 0:25:58But Sandy, you are on 40.
0:25:58 > 0:26:00And the time starts now.
0:26:00 > 0:26:02What name is given to offices in the UK
0:26:02 > 0:26:06that have been officially authorised to test gold or silver
0:26:06 > 0:26:08to determine purity and award hallmarks?
0:26:08 > 0:26:12- Assay Office.- Yes, Sandy, correct. Please choose a category.- Paul Storr.
0:26:12 > 0:26:17In 1797, Paul Storr registered his own hallmark with the Assay Office,
0:26:17 > 0:26:21which was his initials encased within which shapes?
0:26:21 > 0:26:22- Shields?- Incorrect.
0:26:22 > 0:26:25- Pass it over.- Hmm, squares?
0:26:25 > 0:26:27It was conjoined circles. Open question.
0:26:27 > 0:26:34Which North Yorkshire seaside town was the source of much of the jet used in Victorian mourning jewellery?
0:26:34 > 0:26:37- Jonathan.- Whitby.- Correct. Please choose a category.- Tiffany.
0:26:37 > 0:26:39Which famous nature-inspired lamp
0:26:39 > 0:26:41designed for Tiffany by Clara Driscoll
0:26:41 > 0:26:46received an award at the Paris International Exposition in 1900?
0:26:46 > 0:26:47The wisteria lamp.
0:26:47 > 0:26:49Incorrect. Pass it to Sandy.
0:26:49 > 0:26:52It was the dragonfly lamp. Open question.
0:26:52 > 0:26:55What type of porcelain with blue under-glaze,
0:26:55 > 0:26:57iron-red enamel and gilding
0:26:57 > 0:27:01- was made at Arita in Japan from the 17th Century?- Imari.
0:27:01 > 0:27:03- Correct. Please choose a category. - Rennie Mackintosh.
0:27:03 > 0:27:06What was the name of the distinct style
0:27:06 > 0:27:09that Mackintosh and the four developed in the 1890s?
0:27:09 > 0:27:11- Glasgow?- Correct.
0:27:11 > 0:27:14Open question. What type of decorative veneer,
0:27:14 > 0:27:16popular in Britain since the 17th century,
0:27:16 > 0:27:21involves inlaying designs of wood mainly into furniture. Jonathan?
0:27:21 > 0:27:22- Marquetry?- Correct.
0:27:22 > 0:27:24- Please choose a category.- Sowerby.
0:27:24 > 0:27:26What range of pressed glassware,
0:27:26 > 0:27:29which included patent Queen's ivory ware,
0:27:29 > 0:27:33resembles glazed porcelain and was introduced by Sowerby in 1877?
0:27:33 > 0:27:37- Sorry.- Sandy? - Sorry.- It was the vitro porcelain.
0:27:37 > 0:27:39JINGLE PLAYS
0:27:39 > 0:27:42And that sound tells us that we have run out of time.
0:27:42 > 0:27:47And I can reveal to you that one of you has ended up with 55 points
0:27:47 > 0:27:51and the other with 60 points.
0:27:51 > 0:27:59So the contestant who has become Antiques Master 2011 is...
0:28:01 > 0:28:03..Sandy Rich.
0:28:03 > 0:28:07Congratulations.
0:28:07 > 0:28:10We have a worthy winner.
0:28:10 > 0:28:12Let's get Eric's verdict.
0:28:12 > 0:28:16Well, quite an incredible journey from the number one runner-up with the highest score
0:28:16 > 0:28:21to actually Antiques Master, but Jonathan, you showed such good all-round knowledge.
0:28:23 > 0:28:30Sandy, if you would come up and receive the accolade and indeed the trophy. How are you feeling?
0:28:30 > 0:28:32- Slightly shell-shocked. - Well, very well done.
0:28:32 > 0:28:37So, Sandy Rich is Antiques Master 2011. Thanks for watching.
0:28:41 > 0:28:44The trophy will have pride of place on the mantelpiece.
0:28:44 > 0:28:49It'll be a real talking point and I will be thrilled to say I'm the Antiques Master 2011.
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