0:00:03 > 0:00:04This is Antiques Master -
0:00:04 > 0:00:07the contest to find Britain's top amateur antiques expert.
0:00:08 > 0:00:12Tonight the battle continues, as the country's finest
0:00:12 > 0:00:18antiques enthusiasts fight it out at Towneley Hall in Burnley.
0:00:18 > 0:00:20They face a series of tough challenges,
0:00:20 > 0:00:24testing their skills at identifying, dating and valuing antiques.
0:00:24 > 0:00:29Ultimately, only one will be crowned Antiques Master.
0:00:48 > 0:00:51Hello and welcome to Antiques Master, I'm Sandi Toksvig, and this is
0:00:51 > 0:00:55the search for Britain's top amateur antiques enthusiast.
0:00:55 > 0:00:59We have three more antiques buffs all keen to grasp the title.
0:00:59 > 0:01:04And alongside me as ever our resident expert, Mr Eric Knowles.
0:01:04 > 0:01:06Now let's meet tonight's contestants.
0:01:07 > 0:01:13Sandy Rich, from Oxfordshire, is a specialist in commemorative items.
0:01:13 > 0:01:16The thing that I love about antiques is that they open the door to history.
0:01:16 > 0:01:19If you learn about them, you can learn about our past.
0:01:19 > 0:01:24Monica Evans hails from Warwickshire and has a passion for kitchenalia.
0:01:24 > 0:01:30I'm feeling very excited now, I just can't wait to get my hands on the antiques.
0:01:30 > 0:01:36And Sheffield-based dentist Bernie Nuttall, who has a love for French Art Deco glass.
0:01:36 > 0:01:42I am a competitive person, now I've made it through here I do want to do well, do myself justice.
0:01:42 > 0:01:46But who will have what it takes to win a place in the semifinals
0:01:46 > 0:01:50and move one step closer to becoming Antiques Master?
0:01:50 > 0:01:53Their journey starts now.
0:01:58 > 0:02:03Right now your first challenge is all about your antiques specialisms.
0:02:03 > 0:02:05Now we know each of you has very different antiques passions
0:02:05 > 0:02:08and we're going to put that specialist knowledge to the test.
0:02:08 > 0:02:13We have scoured the country for five glorious examples for
0:02:13 > 0:02:17each of you and what you need to do is to study them and tell us the following - which is the oldest,
0:02:17 > 0:02:22which is the most valuable and which is the odd one out.
0:02:22 > 0:02:24Now there's a total of 40 points available here.
0:02:24 > 0:02:30You get ten points for each antique that you correctly identify and there's an extra ten points
0:02:30 > 0:02:38if you can tell us the price of the most valuable piece within 15% of the auction estimate.
0:02:38 > 0:02:40So let's see who's got a real eye for detail.
0:02:42 > 0:02:50First up is Sandy, whose antiques passion is commemorative items from the period 1750 to 1900.
0:02:50 > 0:02:55I can tell you that your odd one out is that it is not within that period of time.
0:02:55 > 0:02:57- OK.- Want to start this end?- Yes.
0:02:59 > 0:03:02- It's quite a noble looking thing, isn't it?- I think that
0:03:02 > 0:03:09it's, unfortunately, a First World War memorial death plaque to a gentleman called Richard Edge.
0:03:09 > 0:03:11"He died for freedom and honour."
0:03:11 > 0:03:14So First World War puts us at?
0:03:14 > 0:03:17- 1918.- And the period? Just...
0:03:17 > 0:03:19- I think I might pause... - Oh, it might be a different one.- Yes.
0:03:19 > 0:03:22- Might be a different war? - Yes, might be a different war.
0:03:22 > 0:03:24Now a bit of glassware.
0:03:24 > 0:03:29And it's got into that written on the back there, Grace Darling.
0:03:29 > 0:03:33Ah! Do you know who Grace Darling was?
0:03:33 > 0:03:36I'm going to reveal my ignorance and say no. No.
0:03:36 > 0:03:42My guesses are that it's some sort of condiment dish, so that I could put some sort of sauce there.
0:03:42 > 0:03:45- But what would it commemorate? - Well, it's a lifeboat possibly,
0:03:45 > 0:03:51because Grace Darling I think may be a lifeboat lady, a wonderful saving of somebody's life.
0:03:51 > 0:03:53- This is...- What have you got there?
0:03:53 > 0:03:56"Am I not a man and a brother," it says.
0:03:56 > 0:04:04And it's a white metal commemorative coin encouraging people to oppose slavery.
0:04:04 > 0:04:07Right, so what kind of period are we talking about? The abolitionist period?
0:04:07 > 0:04:12So this is the abolitionist period, it's about sort of 1814 these sort of things were privately made.
0:04:12 > 0:04:14- Valuable?- Yes, absolutely.
0:04:14 > 0:04:18We're going to have to hurry you along. What about this one here?
0:04:18 > 0:04:23"God Save The King." This is a very, very fine piece of pearl ware.
0:04:23 > 0:04:27- Which King are we saving? - It could be George I.
0:04:27 > 0:04:31- So it's early 18th century.- Right.
0:04:31 > 0:04:35Something there is already telling me that I may be holding something that's the most valuable.
0:04:35 > 0:04:38The most valuable OK. What about this one here?
0:04:38 > 0:04:42This is a Queen Caroline commemorative.
0:04:42 > 0:04:45Queen Caroline was the wronged queen of George IV.
0:04:45 > 0:04:48She's the one who didn't get invited to the coronation?
0:04:48 > 0:04:52Yes. She was barred from Westminster Abbey by George IV's prize boxers.
0:04:52 > 0:04:57They slammed the door in her face and people thought it was very undignified.
0:04:57 > 0:05:00- So this is about 1821. - So let's start with our odd one out?
0:05:00 > 0:05:02Right.
0:05:02 > 0:05:05The odd one out I am going to go with this. I think it is a First World War.
0:05:05 > 0:05:08It's World War One?
0:05:08 > 0:05:10Now we need the oldest?
0:05:10 > 0:05:14The oldest then will be this.
0:05:15 > 0:05:21And the most valuable, I think because of the interest in the slave trade I'm going to go with that.
0:05:21 > 0:05:24Our abolitionist item. Wonderful.
0:05:24 > 0:05:28Stand with me and we shall hear what Mr Knowles thinks.
0:05:31 > 0:05:38I'm going to tell you right away that the oldest item that we have got on here - which dates to 1787 -
0:05:38 > 0:05:46is this. Now I understand why you said 1814, because you're thinking of the eventual abolition.
0:05:46 > 0:05:49But this is our oldest.
0:05:49 > 0:05:52I'm just going to carry this with me, because I'm going
0:05:52 > 0:05:57to tell you were absolutely right when it came to your odd one out.
0:05:57 > 0:06:01Apparently they used to be referred to as death pennies.
0:06:01 > 0:06:04And it was the one medal you never wanted, obviously.
0:06:04 > 0:06:08We're now moving onto the most valuable.
0:06:08 > 0:06:12Pearl ware tends to be a type of pottery that dates from
0:06:12 > 0:06:19the latter part of the 18th century, so we're talking about a plate that commemorates King George III.
0:06:19 > 0:06:24- So THIS is the most valuable.- Sandy?
0:06:24 > 0:06:29Now you didn't guess which one was the most valuable, but there is still potentially another five points.
0:06:29 > 0:06:34If you can tell us within 15% of the auction estimate
0:06:34 > 0:06:39how much you think the most valuable one would go for?
0:06:39 > 0:06:41I will go for £2,000.
0:06:41 > 0:06:43We're a little optimistic.
0:06:43 > 0:06:48This we know has a price tag of around £980.
0:06:48 > 0:06:53But nevertheless you go away with ten points and well done Sandy.
0:06:53 > 0:06:54Sandy sits down with ten points.
0:06:54 > 0:07:01Will Monica spot the oldest, most valuable and odd one out in her specialism, kitchenalia?
0:07:01 > 0:07:09I can tell you that your odd one out is the only 19th century piece of kitchenalia.
0:07:09 > 0:07:11What on earth do you think that was for?
0:07:11 > 0:07:17I suspect it is a trivet for big pans to sit above a heating sauce.
0:07:17 > 0:07:22But the whole thing of collecting kitchenalia has become really huge lately. What do you think it is?
0:07:22 > 0:07:24Why do you think people are so interested?
0:07:24 > 0:07:29It's an ageless sort of thing, kitchenalia, because women are still cooking.
0:07:29 > 0:07:32Well, some men too of course.
0:07:32 > 0:07:39- Now what do you think that is? - I would say that is for impressing things like shortbread.
0:07:39 > 0:07:43- You roll it across.- Now let's go, even I know this is a parchment even I've got the hang of this.
0:07:43 > 0:07:46Oh, my goodness they weigh a tonne these things do.
0:07:46 > 0:07:48What do you think that was made of?
0:07:48 > 0:07:52That's cast iron. It would have stood over an open fire that it
0:07:52 > 0:07:55just raised up that little bit so that things didn't burn.
0:07:55 > 0:07:57And got a more gentle heat.
0:07:57 > 0:08:03Now this is a very strange object, it looks a bit like an instrument of torture doesn't it?
0:08:03 > 0:08:12- It does look very peculiar.- I think they possibly hung things over here and it rotated to give an even heat.
0:08:12 > 0:08:16But I must say I've never seen anything quite like it before.
0:08:16 > 0:08:19You and me both Monica. And the final item?
0:08:19 > 0:08:22- That's a mazer.- What is that?
0:08:22 > 0:08:26A very early drinking cup.
0:08:26 > 0:08:29And they used them particularly in monastic establishments.
0:08:29 > 0:08:33Gosh they liked to drink. Well, we're going to have to push along a little bit.
0:08:33 > 0:08:38So let me remind you, the odd one out is from the 19th century, only one of these is 19th century.
0:08:38 > 0:08:42And then we need the most valuable and the oldest as well.
0:08:42 > 0:08:45- Right this is the oldest. - That's the oldest?- Yes.
0:08:45 > 0:08:48What sort of time do you think that's from?
0:08:48 > 0:08:51Oh, I should think that's could be 1660.
0:08:51 > 0:08:55- Gosh, golly. - I think this is the most valuable.
0:08:55 > 0:08:59- The most valuable.- Yes. - Right, our monks' drinking cup.
0:08:59 > 0:09:01Now the odd one out?
0:09:02 > 0:09:03I think this.
0:09:03 > 0:09:05- The odd one out, 19th century? - Although I'm not at all sure.
0:09:05 > 0:09:07Not at all sure?
0:09:07 > 0:09:11Come and stand with me and we'll find out from the man who is sure, Eric.
0:09:14 > 0:09:19We're looking initially for the oldest.
0:09:19 > 0:09:21- It's right in front of me. - Ah, ten points!
0:09:21 > 0:09:24So, yes, you said around about 1660.
0:09:24 > 0:09:291650. So this is the time, when you're touching, this think Roundheads and Cavaliers.
0:09:29 > 0:09:34So we're happy with that. We now move to our odd one out.
0:09:34 > 0:09:38- You weren't too sure about this, were you?- No.
0:09:38 > 0:09:42- It's actually for putting your pewter plates on, by the hearth.- Oh.
0:09:42 > 0:09:45And then just giving them a turn and warming your pewter plates.
0:09:45 > 0:09:48This dates to 1765.
0:09:48 > 0:09:50So it can't be the odd one out.
0:09:50 > 0:09:54We were looking for something that was 19th century and if I dare say
0:09:54 > 0:10:01that the thing that is from the 19th century that literally takes the biscuit,
0:10:01 > 0:10:03is this.
0:10:03 > 0:10:05And it is for actually impressing designs onto biscuits.
0:10:05 > 0:10:10That I can tell you dates from 1880.
0:10:10 > 0:10:12Looking good so far. 20 points.
0:10:12 > 0:10:17So far so good. We're left with what we consider to be the most valuable.
0:10:17 > 0:10:23You describe this as a mazer and mazers tend to have silver mounts to them, do they not?
0:10:23 > 0:10:27In this case this is a treen master salt.
0:10:27 > 0:10:28It dates
0:10:28 > 0:10:30from 1710, so we're talking Queen Anne.
0:10:30 > 0:10:32What does that mean Eric? We just kept salt in it?
0:10:32 > 0:10:34Yes, I mean salt was
0:10:34 > 0:10:38always a precious commodity, certainly in medieval days.
0:10:38 > 0:10:41Well, that's wonderful, but is it valuable?
0:10:41 > 0:10:44Of course it's valuable. It's the most valuable, so congratulations.
0:10:44 > 0:10:49So you've got 30 points, now you could potentially get another 10,
0:10:49 > 0:10:53get the full 40, if you can tell me
0:10:53 > 0:10:56its auction estimate within 15%.
0:10:56 > 0:10:58£600.
0:10:58 > 0:10:59£600. Mr Knowles?
0:10:59 > 0:11:03Believe it or £2,500.
0:11:03 > 0:11:0930 points, well done Monica, thank you so much.
0:11:09 > 0:11:13Monica takes a commanding lead with 30 points out of the maximum 40.
0:11:13 > 0:11:19Can Bernie now shine with his love for French Art Deco glass?
0:11:19 > 0:11:24Your odd one out is that one of these is not Art Deco.
0:11:24 > 0:11:29- That's a pretty little thing isn't it?- It looks like a Lalique ashtray, which it is.
0:11:29 > 0:11:31- How can you tell?- It's marked.
0:11:31 > 0:11:32Does it say Lalique?
0:11:32 > 0:11:35- It says Lalique, France.- It's helpful when they tell you, isn't it?
0:11:35 > 0:11:37It's got a nice label on.
0:11:37 > 0:11:39It's a very straight forward thing. But does it count as Art Deco?
0:11:39 > 0:11:42- Oh, yes. - Right so it's not the odd one out.
0:11:42 > 0:11:44- 20s, 30s. No.- Now what have you got in your hand here?
0:11:44 > 0:11:52I'm not sure, it looks Moderne - as in possibly Deco style and not Art Deco.
0:11:52 > 0:11:54But it is signed.
0:11:54 > 0:11:57Sevres in France.
0:11:57 > 0:12:01And I've probably not seen enough Sevres to know whether that is
0:12:01 > 0:12:03the original factory.
0:12:03 > 0:12:08There were very few scratches on the base, which makes me think that this is possibly modern.
0:12:08 > 0:12:13- All right. So it's a possible contender for the odd one out?- Maybe.
0:12:13 > 0:12:16Possible, all right. Next one.
0:12:16 > 0:12:18This is Dome from Nancy.
0:12:18 > 0:12:22The glass is acid etched and then this, this enamelling on the top.
0:12:22 > 0:12:24- Stunning isn't it?- It is very nice.
0:12:24 > 0:12:26That's certainly in period.
0:12:26 > 0:12:29- Certainly that's not the odd one out that we're going to?- No.
0:12:29 > 0:12:31Right.
0:12:31 > 0:12:35So a blue coloured vase with some...
0:12:35 > 0:12:38- I could have said that, now come on, Bernie, we need a bit more. - Well, yes.
0:12:38 > 0:12:42- The signature's Delatte Nancy. - Art Deco?
0:12:42 > 0:12:43Yes.
0:12:43 > 0:12:45Right. OK. Sound a little hesitant there.
0:12:45 > 0:12:47Let's get on to the last one and we're going to have to make
0:12:47 > 0:12:51some decisions, because we're going to run out of time.
0:12:51 > 0:12:57Solid block of glass with a ball and that looks like a fairly sharp piece of crystal.
0:12:57 > 0:13:01All the edges are bevelled, which would possibly put it in period.
0:13:01 > 0:13:04But I can't see any mark or signature on that at all.
0:13:04 > 0:13:08I'm afraid we're going to have to go for the decisions.
0:13:08 > 0:13:12So let's start with the one that we think is not Art Deco.
0:13:12 > 0:13:13Not Art Deco...
0:13:15 > 0:13:17is the boar at the end.
0:13:17 > 0:13:18OK, now we need the oldest?
0:13:18 > 0:13:21The oldest piece...
0:13:22 > 0:13:24this piece here.
0:13:24 > 0:13:28All righty. And the most valuable?
0:13:28 > 0:13:30- The dome. The dome vase.- Right.
0:13:30 > 0:13:33- The dome enamelled vase.- There we go, happy with your decisions?
0:13:33 > 0:13:35We'll find out in a minute!
0:13:35 > 0:13:40Bernie, you come and stand next to me and Mr Knowles will tell all.
0:13:43 > 0:13:48The oldest, if I can tell you now, is at this end of the table.
0:13:48 > 0:13:53And let me explain that what you're looking at is a piece of Baccarat glass.
0:13:53 > 0:13:57You use the word crystal and of course Baccarat crystal
0:13:57 > 0:13:59is incredibly famous and it's very distinctive.
0:13:59 > 0:14:03It dates from 1925, so this is our oldest.
0:14:03 > 0:14:08It begs the question now doesn't it, which is the odd one out?
0:14:08 > 0:14:10So where would we go? Would it be the dome?
0:14:10 > 0:14:14Not so sure. You said it, you said I'm not so sure.
0:14:14 > 0:14:18You immediately said there's something about this.
0:14:18 > 0:14:23You immediately said there's no wear and so we were hoping that those pointers would have
0:14:23 > 0:14:28given you an idea that this in actual fact is the odd one out.
0:14:28 > 0:14:35It actually dates to 1955, although it has got a very Deco look to it.
0:14:35 > 0:14:38We're left with our most valuable.
0:14:38 > 0:14:39Dome is a big name.
0:14:39 > 0:14:42But Delatte has its followers.
0:14:42 > 0:14:46But the good news is that Dome wins the day. Dome is our most valuable.
0:14:46 > 0:14:54So you get ten points for that, but there is a potential further ten points if you can tell us the cost
0:14:54 > 0:14:59within 15% of the auction estimate for that beautiful vase.
0:14:59 > 0:15:00£1,800.
0:15:00 > 0:15:03You were a bit more pessimistic. It's £700.
0:15:03 > 0:15:06Gosh that's quite good for that, isn't it? Lovely.
0:15:06 > 0:15:09Well, I'm afraid just the ten points there Bernie. Thank you so much.
0:15:09 > 0:15:12Thank you.
0:15:12 > 0:15:14The scores are very clear. Monica you are well in the lead,
0:15:14 > 0:15:16you have got 30 points, but my lovely boys,
0:15:16 > 0:15:21Bernie and Sandy, you're in joint second place with ten points.
0:15:21 > 0:15:23I can tell you that at the end of the next round
0:15:23 > 0:15:26one of you will be leaving the challenge.
0:15:26 > 0:15:29So let's go through to the Green Room for a Place In Time.
0:15:33 > 0:15:40In the second of tonight's three challenges, we've selected five antiques all from different periods.
0:15:40 > 0:15:42The first is a tea caddy.
0:15:42 > 0:15:44Then a wine glass.
0:15:44 > 0:15:47Next is a pocket watch.
0:15:47 > 0:15:50Followed by two Italian bronzes.
0:15:50 > 0:15:53And finally a Worcester jug.
0:15:53 > 0:15:57The antiques have been placed in random order, each contestant will have
0:15:57 > 0:16:04five minutes to assess and position them from earliest to latest on the Antiques Master timeline.
0:16:04 > 0:16:07Ten points will be awarded for each one they get right.
0:16:07 > 0:16:12The first item to inspect is the Worcester jug, valued at £300.
0:16:12 > 0:16:15This porcelain marked...
0:16:15 > 0:16:17I always think it's helpful when it's marked, don't you?
0:16:17 > 0:16:21- ..Royal Worcester, with a series of dots.- What does that mean?
0:16:21 > 0:16:26There are 12 dots, which would date it if I knew when the dots started.
0:16:26 > 0:16:28So roughly when would it be from?
0:16:28 > 0:16:31- Early 19th century. - Early 19th century.
0:16:31 > 0:16:36It's late 19th, early 20th century. It's about 1890, 1900.
0:16:36 > 0:16:45Very pretty floral decoration gilded at the top, so that's definitely Worcester ware, about 1900.
0:16:45 > 0:16:50The next items that need a place on the timeline are the bronze figures.
0:16:50 > 0:16:52I'm assuming they might be bronze.
0:16:52 > 0:16:56- Right.- As opposed to spelter, the poor man's bronze.
0:16:56 > 0:16:58So bronze figures with a possible?
0:16:58 > 0:17:01- Yes, continental feel.- Continental, some continental we'll have.
0:17:01 > 0:17:08- Possibly.- This one is actually signed on the back and they're Roman, from Nella, Roma.
0:17:08 > 0:17:09So you think they're Italian?
0:17:09 > 0:17:11I think they are.
0:17:11 > 0:17:16Yes, they're French. It's definitely French and it's bronze.
0:17:16 > 0:17:20I would say that they are late 19th century.
0:17:20 > 0:17:25The third piece they must date is a pocket watch.
0:17:25 > 0:17:27Looks very old.
0:17:27 > 0:17:28What suggests this to you?
0:17:28 > 0:17:32- Well, just because it's beaten and it's worn and it's a bit battered.- Right.
0:17:32 > 0:17:36And an enamel face which shows wear and damage and some cracking in it.
0:17:36 > 0:17:37So what's very old to you?
0:17:39 > 0:17:41Possibly even 1700s.
0:17:41 > 0:17:47This is 18th century I'd say and there we are, look, there's a mark in there.
0:17:47 > 0:17:53The leopard's head for London and there's a silver mark there and there's the head of George III.
0:17:53 > 0:17:55- Ah right so.- It's Georgian. - That's rather helpful, isn't it?
0:17:55 > 0:18:00So I would say that it's probably about 1790.
0:18:00 > 0:18:02Now there's some lettering on there.
0:18:02 > 0:18:08It says, Alec Hume, London.
0:18:08 > 0:18:12And the writing looks to me to be in an 18th century style.
0:18:12 > 0:18:17The wine glass has an auction value of £2,200.
0:18:17 > 0:18:20- There's a pontil mark there.- Right.
0:18:20 > 0:18:23It's where they snap the glass off when they're making it.
0:18:23 > 0:18:25So it's hand-blown.
0:18:25 > 0:18:26Yes, it's a hand-blown glass that.
0:18:26 > 0:18:29And it's quite thick-ish glass.
0:18:29 > 0:18:32I would suspect that's 1700.
0:18:32 > 0:18:35Now you like glass, do you like this kind of glass?
0:18:35 > 0:18:37Not particularly, it's not me, but they fetch big money these.
0:18:37 > 0:18:42- Oh, really.- Old wine glasses with the air-twist stems.
0:18:42 > 0:18:46The twisting is added by a skilled blower, he has colours of glass
0:18:46 > 0:18:50and he blows it and twists the object as he blows the heat into it.
0:18:50 > 0:18:52And so does that bespeak a particular period of history?
0:18:52 > 0:18:57Well, it starts a bit of Venetian glass in Murano in the 16th century.
0:18:57 > 0:19:00That's when they sort of perfected this technique.
0:19:00 > 0:19:03The last item is the tea caddy.
0:19:03 > 0:19:04The pale wood tea caddy.
0:19:04 > 0:19:09- Is that a sort of standard shape then?- It's a popular shape for the tea caddy collectors.
0:19:09 > 0:19:13I think most of them were coffins or boxes, but they've all got the key on.
0:19:13 > 0:19:17- Because?- To save the tea, because it was very expensive.- Oh, OK.
0:19:17 > 0:19:20- And it stopped the servants nicking it.- Disgraceful behaviour.
0:19:20 > 0:19:22Fruit wood tea caddy.
0:19:22 > 0:19:25The wood itself, will probably be pear wood.
0:19:25 > 0:19:29That's why the carver has chosen to fashion the pear.
0:19:29 > 0:19:34And tea was obviously a precious commodity, so they stored it in ornate objects.
0:19:34 > 0:19:37So this is probably Regency.
0:19:37 > 0:19:44- It would have been lined, there's only remnants of its liner there but it's...- Lined in what?
0:19:44 > 0:19:47A sort of foil they used to use.
0:19:47 > 0:19:51Yes, to preserve the tea and keep it dry.
0:19:51 > 0:19:55And I would say that that dates from 1790.
0:19:55 > 0:19:57- Right. OK.- Or possibly 1800.
0:19:57 > 0:20:03It's decision time. They have just one minute left to place the antiques in chronological order.
0:20:03 > 0:20:08Ten points are on offer for each one correctly placed on the Antiques Master timeline.
0:20:08 > 0:20:11- The glass at 1750. - Give that to me then.
0:20:11 > 0:20:14- Is about there.- The earliest item?
0:20:14 > 0:20:19Sandy confidently places the glass as the earliest antique.
0:20:19 > 0:20:23- As does Monica.- I think the watch.
0:20:23 > 0:20:28- All righty.- While Bernie thinks the pocket watch is the oldest item.
0:20:28 > 0:20:34Monica places the pocket watch as second oldest and Sandy agrees.
0:20:34 > 0:20:37But Bernie leaves the glass in second position.
0:20:37 > 0:20:40- What period did you place the glass in?- 1760s, 1740s.
0:20:40 > 0:20:42So are you happy with where it is?
0:20:42 > 0:20:47- I think so.- Once again Monica and Sandy are in agreement
0:20:47 > 0:20:49with the tea caddy in the middle of the timeline.
0:20:49 > 0:20:52That's Regency, so slightly later than that.
0:20:52 > 0:20:56- Right.- But Bernie places the jug in the middle.- Going to go there.
0:20:56 > 0:20:59And the tea caddy as second latest.
0:20:59 > 0:21:02Monica is uncertain about the positions about the two latest pieces.
0:21:02 > 0:21:07I think I'm going to leave those two possibly where they are.
0:21:07 > 0:21:11Sandy agrees with Monica and leaves the bronzes...
0:21:11 > 0:21:12These I think will stay here.
0:21:12 > 0:21:16..and Worcester jug where they are.
0:21:16 > 0:21:19The bronze figures are going to go there.
0:21:19 > 0:21:23- The latest.- But Bernie is confident the bronzes are the youngest.
0:21:23 > 0:21:25- Time is running out.- Happy?
0:21:25 > 0:21:27- As happy as I can be. - Any final changes?
0:21:27 > 0:21:30- No, I'll leave it at that. - Are you happy with all your choices?
0:21:30 > 0:21:34Well, I'll never be happy until Eric imparts his knowledge.
0:21:34 > 0:21:39Time's up, but is anyone's timeline in the correct order?
0:21:42 > 0:21:46Right well you have all given the five antiques a place in time, let's
0:21:46 > 0:21:48see who has excelled at the dating game.
0:21:48 > 0:21:52Over to the man in the know, Mr Knowles.
0:21:52 > 0:21:55Let's start with the oldest item we've got.
0:21:55 > 0:21:58I'm going to go for this.
0:21:58 > 0:22:011745. You've got to be careful for the fakes.
0:22:01 > 0:22:03What I always do, I always feel the edge,
0:22:03 > 0:22:08because the Victorian copies are often very, very rounded.
0:22:08 > 0:22:14- This is nice and sharp. - Sandy and Monica got that one right.
0:22:14 > 0:22:18So we've established the oldest, let's go for the second oldest.
0:22:18 > 0:22:25I'm going to take this lovely little pocket watch and place it there.
0:22:25 > 0:22:30And I can tell you this little watch dates to 1788.
0:22:30 > 0:22:32And I think you said about 1790 or thereabouts.
0:22:32 > 0:22:34Right.
0:22:34 > 0:22:38Am I going to leave that there, or am I going to do a little bit of a...?
0:22:38 > 0:22:40Well, I am going to leave it there.
0:22:40 > 0:22:43Date-wise, 1800.
0:22:43 > 0:22:44Well, done Monica.
0:22:44 > 0:22:46These things are faked.
0:22:46 > 0:22:51Be very careful if you see one priced at a few hundred pounds,
0:22:51 > 0:22:56because this one is the most valuable item we've got in front of you.
0:22:56 > 0:23:00It is priced at a staggering £4,000.
0:23:00 > 0:23:05Wow, well now so far Sandy and Monica have got three correct.
0:23:05 > 0:23:10Bernie, it's down to the last two if you're going to get some points.
0:23:10 > 0:23:14- How did we do?- Well, we're left with these two first.
0:23:14 > 0:23:16Let's have a quick look.
0:23:16 > 0:23:18They're very clever, they used the dot system.
0:23:18 > 0:23:24And you've got to remember that the first dot came about in 1891.
0:23:24 > 0:23:28Now I've counted all the dots and trust me there are 14.
0:23:28 > 0:23:32So date-wise, 1905.
0:23:32 > 0:23:35It leaves me with these and what sort of date are we talking about?
0:23:35 > 0:23:381895 and they are in actual fact
0:23:38 > 0:23:40- Italian, Monica. I know you said French. I- did.
0:23:40 > 0:23:45But a bit of a giveaway is Roma on the back and Siciliana at the front.
0:23:45 > 0:23:51So date-wise 1895, and 1905.
0:23:51 > 0:23:53Well, let's have a look at the end of the challenge.
0:23:53 > 0:23:58I can reveal the scores and Monica you were in the lead at the end of the first round.
0:23:58 > 0:24:00You remain in the lead.
0:24:00 > 0:24:06You've got the full 50 points available, so you now have 80 points.
0:24:06 > 0:24:08And in second place, Sandy, you only got ten in the first challenge, but
0:24:08 > 0:24:14you also got the full 50 points - so you now have 60 points.
0:24:14 > 0:24:17Bernie, that's a slightly wry look on your face.
0:24:17 > 0:24:19You got ten points in the first challenge and I'm afraid...
0:24:19 > 0:24:22Not many.
0:24:22 > 0:24:25None whatsoever and therefore your tilt
0:24:25 > 0:24:28at trying to get the title of Antiques Master is over.
0:24:28 > 0:24:30- Now have you had a good time? - Had a great time.
0:24:30 > 0:24:35Well, thank you very much and we go on to the final challenge, Sandy and Monica.
0:24:35 > 0:24:38One of you will leave tonight with a place in our semifinal.
0:24:38 > 0:24:39Let's go through to the Red Room.
0:24:46 > 0:24:49So Sandy and Monica, there is just one guaranteed place in
0:24:49 > 0:24:52the semifinals and it is time for your final challenge.
0:24:52 > 0:24:55Now before you we've got five stunning antiques.
0:24:55 > 0:24:59I'm going to start with an open question and you need to buzz if you know the answer.
0:24:59 > 0:25:04You get five points if you get it right, five points off for a wrong answer.
0:25:04 > 0:25:06However, if you do answer correctly, you will then be able choose one of
0:25:06 > 0:25:12the five antique categories for a further question worth ten points.
0:25:12 > 0:25:16But if you get that answer wrong, the question will be passed over
0:25:16 > 0:25:18to the other contestant, with a chance to steal five points.
0:25:18 > 0:25:22So you're going to have to choose wisely.
0:25:22 > 0:25:28The round will end after two minutes or when all five antiques are out of play.
0:25:28 > 0:25:33Now I can tell you that so far Monica you've got 80 points and Sandy you have got 60.
0:25:33 > 0:25:35So everything still to play for. It's not that big a gap.
0:25:35 > 0:25:40The time starts now. What old English word for wood is used for
0:25:40 > 0:25:44small wooden domestic objects, such as boxes and love spoons?
0:25:44 > 0:25:46- Sandy?- Treen.
0:25:46 > 0:25:49The answer is treen, please would you choose one of our five antiques?
0:25:49 > 0:25:51Oriental ceramics.
0:25:51 > 0:25:53A design featuring which fruit was highly popular
0:25:53 > 0:25:58during the early Ming period on pottery made for export to Europe?
0:25:58 > 0:26:00- Peach?- It is not correct, Monica?
0:26:00 > 0:26:03- Plum?- The answer is grape.
0:26:03 > 0:26:08Open question, what process involves covering an item entirely or partially with a thin layer of gold
0:26:08 > 0:26:12- laid on in the form of gold leaf, Monica?- Plating.
0:26:12 > 0:26:14I'm afraid that is not correct. The answer is gilding.
0:26:14 > 0:26:18Open question. Which chinaworks at Stratford, east London,
0:26:18 > 0:26:21was one of the first porcelain factories in England?
0:26:21 > 0:26:26- Yes, Monica? - Bow.- Bow is correct, please would you choose one of the antiques?
0:26:26 > 0:26:27William De Morgan.
0:26:27 > 0:26:31Designs produced in which Turkish town influenced
0:26:31 > 0:26:35De Morgan's work and his distinctive use of the colour turquoise?
0:26:35 > 0:26:37- Ishwaran. - Ishwaran is not correct. Sandy?
0:26:37 > 0:26:39Iznik?
0:26:39 > 0:26:42Iznik is the correct answer, you steal five points. Open question.
0:26:42 > 0:26:47What term is used for a full canopied four-poster bed?
0:26:47 > 0:26:50- Yes, Sandy?- A tester? - A tester is correct. Please choose? - Chippendale.
0:26:50 > 0:26:53Chippendale's marketry pieces of furniture were inspired by
0:26:53 > 0:26:57the neo classic designs of which Scottish architect with whom he collaborated?
0:26:57 > 0:27:01- Robert Adam.- Robert Adam is correct. We move to another open question.
0:27:01 > 0:27:07A touchmark is a maker's mark on items made of which alloy of tin and lead?
0:27:07 > 0:27:12- Yes, Monica.- Pewter.- Pewter is correct. Please choose a category. - Steiff.- Steiff.
0:27:12 > 0:27:14In 1880, what animal did Margarita Steiff
0:27:14 > 0:27:17use as a design template for her first ever stuffed soft toy,
0:27:17 > 0:27:24which would then be the inspiration for the creation of the famous teddy bear? You may answer.
0:27:24 > 0:27:29- An elephant? - An elephant is absolutely correct.
0:27:29 > 0:27:30Well, that was a really impressive display of knowledge
0:27:30 > 0:27:34and I can reveal that the scores were incredibly close.
0:27:34 > 0:27:38In fact it all hinged on that final question.
0:27:38 > 0:27:43Sandy, you've ended up with 85 points, but just pipping him
0:27:43 > 0:27:45at the post by saying the word elephant,
0:27:45 > 0:27:50Monica, you are this week's winner with 95. Many congratulations.
0:27:50 > 0:27:57And Sandy that may not be the last that we see of you because this year our highest-scoring runner-up
0:27:57 > 0:28:02from across the series will also complete line up in the semifinals.
0:28:02 > 0:28:04So we may well welcome you back.
0:28:04 > 0:28:06Monica, you are the winner this week. How do you feel?
0:28:06 > 0:28:11- Elated!- Elated, we love elated. Let's see if Eric is also elated? What do you reckon Eric?
0:28:11 > 0:28:16Well, I think that was pretty exciting stuff.
0:28:16 > 0:28:19Congratulations to both of you, but we only have one winner.
0:28:19 > 0:28:21Do join us next time when we have three more determined antiques amateurs
0:28:21 > 0:28:26competing for their chance to claim the Antiques Master title.
0:28:32 > 0:28:35I'm absolutely delighted to win, but of course it was a very
0:28:35 > 0:28:39close run thing and I just did enough to win it.
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