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 continues, as the country's finest antiques enthusiasts
0:00:13 > 0:00:18fight it out at the magnificent Towneley Hall in Burnley.
0:00:18 > 0:00:20They face a series of tough challenges,
0:00:20 > 0:00:25testing their skills at identifying, dating and valuing antiques.
0:00:25 > 0:00:29Ultimately only one will be crowned Antiques Master.
0:00:47 > 0:00:51Hello and welcome to Antiques Master. I'm Sandi Toksvig
0:00:51 > 0:00:55and this is the search for Britain's top amateur antiques enthusiast.
0:00:55 > 0:00:59Now as the contest continues, we have three more antiques buffs
0:00:59 > 0:01:03waiting to prove they've got the knowledge, the passion and the skill
0:01:03 > 0:01:06to be Antiques Master 2011
0:01:06 > 0:01:09and all of this under the watchful eye
0:01:09 > 0:01:11of our resident expert, Mr Eric Knowles.
0:01:11 > 0:01:13Let's meet tonight's contestants.
0:01:14 > 0:01:1920-year-old student John Rogers is a specialist in British silver.
0:01:19 > 0:01:23I like to think I've got a pretty broad knowledge covering most areas.
0:01:23 > 0:01:25Everybody has their slips
0:01:25 > 0:01:28but I'm looking forward to seeing how far it'll test me.
0:01:28 > 0:01:31Diana Johnson from Shrewsbury loves British country pottery.
0:01:31 > 0:01:34In this age of mass production,
0:01:34 > 0:01:37I'm fascinated by the ingenuity of people
0:01:37 > 0:01:39making so many different things in the past
0:01:39 > 0:01:41and in the way they were used.
0:01:41 > 0:01:46And Martin Easton from Bexhill-on-Sea has a passion for Treen.
0:01:46 > 0:01:49I can't think of anybody who can't pick up a nice, small bit of Treen
0:01:49 > 0:01:51and not run their hands over it.
0:01:51 > 0:01:55You just have to, because the patination on it
0:01:55 > 0:01:57and the feel of it is fantastic.
0:01:57 > 0:02:01But who will have what it takes to win a place in the semi-finals
0:02:01 > 0:02:04and move one step closer to becoming Antiques Master?
0:02:04 > 0:02:09Their journey starts now.
0:02:13 > 0:02:17Right, your first challenge is all about your antiques specialisms.
0:02:17 > 0:02:20Now we know that each of you has a different antiques passion
0:02:20 > 0:02:23and we are going to put that specialist knowledge to the test.
0:02:23 > 0:02:28We have scoured the country for five glorious examples for each of you
0:02:28 > 0:02:32and what you need to do is to study them and tell me the following -
0:02:32 > 0:02:36Which is the oldest? Which is the most valuable?
0:02:36 > 0:02:38And which one is the odd one out?
0:02:38 > 0:02:40Now, there's 40 points available.
0:02:40 > 0:02:42There are ten points for each antique
0:02:42 > 0:02:45that you correctly identify and an extra ten points
0:02:45 > 0:02:49if you can tell us the price of the most valuable piece
0:02:49 > 0:02:53within 15% of the auction estimate.
0:02:53 > 0:02:56So let's see who's got a real eye for detail.
0:02:57 > 0:03:03First up is John, whose antiques passion is pre-1800 British silver.
0:03:03 > 0:03:05Your odd one out is that it is out of the time period,
0:03:05 > 0:03:10so it is not pre-1800. All right?
0:03:10 > 0:03:13Let's just start here. Even I know what that is, it's a pot.
0:03:13 > 0:03:14Yep, it's a coffee pot.
0:03:14 > 0:03:16Let's have a look at the marks.
0:03:16 > 0:03:19- Are you good at the marks, do you know them?- I like the marks.- You do?
0:03:19 > 0:03:22- This is London. - How can you tell London?
0:03:22 > 0:03:25Er, leopard's head and we've got a T.
0:03:25 > 0:03:28This the date letter but going by this shape
0:03:28 > 0:03:31and moulding, I'd say about 1740, 1750s.
0:03:31 > 0:03:34And does the design of it bespeak anybody in particular?
0:03:34 > 0:03:37Erm, possibly William Pitts.
0:03:37 > 0:03:40What is it, John, that draws you to silver?
0:03:40 > 0:03:42Well, I'm learning metalwork myself.
0:03:42 > 0:03:46- So, at college, you're studying to be a silversmith? - No, I just do fine art
0:03:46 > 0:03:49but I'd like to learn silversmithery at some point.
0:03:49 > 0:03:53We've got a teapot, neoclassical.
0:03:53 > 0:03:54Anything coming up?
0:03:54 > 0:03:57George III duty marks, so we're after 1784.
0:03:57 > 0:04:01- Valuable?- Quite, yes. - "Quite." You like the feel of it.
0:04:01 > 0:04:04Right, we'll come on to the next thing.
0:04:04 > 0:04:05Little sugar caster.
0:04:05 > 0:04:08Is it a Hester Bateman? Ah, this is by Hester Bateman.
0:04:08 > 0:04:10Who's Hester Bateman?
0:04:10 > 0:04:14Woman silversmith of the late 18th century. It's a caster.
0:04:14 > 0:04:15For sugar?
0:04:15 > 0:04:19I would suppose so, or pepper. No, too big for pepper.
0:04:19 > 0:04:22OK, we're going to have to hurry you along.
0:04:22 > 0:04:24I think this is provincial.
0:04:24 > 0:04:29So not made in London or no, no, no, wait, yes, Britannia standard.
0:04:29 > 0:04:30Which means?
0:04:30 > 0:04:35Between 1697 and 1720, they raised the standard of silver from Sterling
0:04:35 > 0:04:40to Britannia to stop people melting down the coinage.
0:04:40 > 0:04:41So could it be the oldest?
0:04:41 > 0:04:43I would say so, yes.
0:04:43 > 0:04:48Let's look at the small item on the end before we make some decisions.
0:04:48 > 0:04:52And this, I'm going to say, is early 19th century.
0:04:52 > 0:04:55It's by Samuel Pemberton and it was made in Birmingham.
0:04:55 > 0:04:57He made snuffboxes and this is very... .
0:04:57 > 0:04:59There's still a lot made in Birmingham.
0:04:59 > 0:05:01A lot of silver stuff made.
0:05:01 > 0:05:04First, the odd one out - the one out of the time period,
0:05:04 > 0:05:05the one that is not pre-1800.
0:05:05 > 0:05:07- I'm going to go with the snuffbox. - All right.
0:05:07 > 0:05:11I'm going to say between 1820, 1830s.
0:05:11 > 0:05:14- All right, now let's look for the oldest item.- The spoon.
0:05:14 > 0:05:17- And, again, when do you think it might...?- About 1700.
0:05:17 > 0:05:20About 1700. And the one that would fetch the highest price.
0:05:20 > 0:05:24Erm, this is a very good coffee pot with its excellent casting here.
0:05:24 > 0:05:27- I'll say this is the most valuable. - This one is the most valuable.
0:05:27 > 0:05:31Come and stand here with me and we'll see if Eric agrees with you.
0:05:33 > 0:05:37Let's have a look for our oldest item on here.
0:05:37 > 0:05:38And you just homed in on this.
0:05:38 > 0:05:41Absolutely right.
0:05:41 > 0:05:43The date that we had on here
0:05:43 > 0:05:48was 1699 and the maker was a man called William Scarlett.
0:05:48 > 0:05:50You're off and running with ten points.
0:05:50 > 0:05:53Odd one out. You've gone over here
0:05:53 > 0:05:57and you've chosen a little snuffbox by Samuel Pemberton
0:05:57 > 0:06:02and the hallmark on this tells me that it's actually for 1792.
0:06:02 > 0:06:07So where is my 19th-century piece?
0:06:07 > 0:06:08It's right here.
0:06:08 > 0:06:15But, I have to say, you can call me sneaky because this is 1801.
0:06:15 > 0:06:19So here's your odd one out.
0:06:19 > 0:06:21So where's my most valuable?
0:06:21 > 0:06:26You're absolutely right to go for this coffee pot.
0:06:26 > 0:06:28You get ten points for guessing it's the most valuable
0:06:28 > 0:06:30but you could get another ten
0:06:30 > 0:06:32if you can tell me the price of the coffee pot
0:06:32 > 0:06:37within 15% of the auction estimate.
0:06:37 > 0:06:40I'll say £3,000.
0:06:40 > 0:06:42We think you're a bit heavy on the price there,
0:06:42 > 0:06:45because we've actually got it valued at £1,800.
0:06:45 > 0:06:48So 20 points you get and thank you so much.
0:06:48 > 0:06:52John sits down with 20 points. Will Diana spot the oldest,
0:06:52 > 0:06:59most valuable and odd one out in her specialism, British country pottery?
0:06:59 > 0:07:04The odd one out is the only piece made for a top London retailer.
0:07:04 > 0:07:07Now, to me, that looks like a giant fruit bowl.
0:07:08 > 0:07:15Well, I'm guessing that this pot was made about 1890 to 1910.
0:07:15 > 0:07:18It has a delicious owl face marks at the side,
0:07:18 > 0:07:21where you would lift it as if it was your handle.
0:07:21 > 0:07:23I think this is a garden planter.
0:07:23 > 0:07:25Do you? Is it heavy?
0:07:25 > 0:07:28- Yes, it is quite heavy. - Now, what about this one here?
0:07:28 > 0:07:31This is another earthenware pot
0:07:31 > 0:07:36but it has this very characteristic squiggle decoration on it,
0:07:36 > 0:07:37which is called slip trailing.
0:07:37 > 0:07:39And does that help us to date it?
0:07:39 > 0:07:43No, because that was done for several hundred years.
0:07:43 > 0:07:45- On to the next piece. - This is 19th century.
0:07:45 > 0:07:48This is a Derbyshire...
0:07:48 > 0:07:53bargee teapot, surprisingly late, about 1870 to 1910.
0:07:53 > 0:07:55- What did you say? Bargee?- Bargee. - Bargee was?
0:07:55 > 0:07:58As with the people on the long boats, on the canals.
0:07:58 > 0:08:00Ah, I see.
0:08:00 > 0:08:02- It's lost its top but it's a nice thing.- You like it?
0:08:02 > 0:08:04I like it, yes.
0:08:04 > 0:08:06- And the next, that's a very... - I like this more.
0:08:06 > 0:08:08This is a puzzle jug.
0:08:08 > 0:08:09What is the puzzle?
0:08:09 > 0:08:13The puzzle is that you cannot generally drink directly
0:08:13 > 0:08:17from these because the holes in the neck here mean that you get wet.
0:08:17 > 0:08:21- So where do these come from? Are they from a particular county? - A lot of potteries did this.
0:08:21 > 0:08:25Is this the sort of thing that might be made for a London retailer?
0:08:25 > 0:08:28- No.- Definitely not going to be the odd one out, that one.
0:08:28 > 0:08:30- No.- Let's come on to the last item.
0:08:30 > 0:08:32Which looks very like a child's chamber pot.
0:08:32 > 0:08:34It'd be a small bottom, wouldn't it?
0:08:34 > 0:08:35A very small bottom.
0:08:35 > 0:08:40And this is potted in a creamy sort of clay that has then been dipped
0:08:40 > 0:08:42into a comparatively clear glaze
0:08:42 > 0:08:45and somebody's just taken the tips of their fingers
0:08:45 > 0:08:49- and combed a design round it. - It makes me go a bit funny.- I know.
0:08:49 > 0:08:51We're going to have to move us along
0:08:51 > 0:08:53and why don't we start by finding the oldest.
0:08:53 > 0:08:55I think this is the oldest.
0:08:55 > 0:08:58What time frame are you going to give it?
0:08:58 > 0:08:59About 1780.
0:08:59 > 0:09:00Now the odd one out?
0:09:00 > 0:09:03The one and only piece made for a top London retailer.
0:09:03 > 0:09:05- Is this.- Why do you say that?
0:09:05 > 0:09:10This is a garden pot made by the Wrecclesham pottery
0:09:10 > 0:09:12near Farnham for Liberty's.
0:09:12 > 0:09:14And the most valuable?
0:09:14 > 0:09:15The puzzle jug.
0:09:15 > 0:09:16The puzzle jug.
0:09:16 > 0:09:19All righty. We'll see if Eric agrees with you.
0:09:23 > 0:09:26I'm going to start with our oldest item.
0:09:26 > 0:09:31I can well and truly understand why you would go for the slipware
0:09:31 > 0:09:34because these were made throughout the 17th, 18th century and beyond.
0:09:34 > 0:09:37But I've got to take it somewhere else.
0:09:37 > 0:09:40I've got to take it to the end of here,
0:09:40 > 0:09:47to this little pot, which is actually a broth pot dated at 1740.
0:09:47 > 0:09:53So when it comes to the odd one out we were looking for a pot
0:09:53 > 0:09:55made for a London retailer, absolutely right.
0:09:56 > 0:10:00It is Farnham and the retailer in question, Liberty.
0:10:00 > 0:10:04- That is your odd one out. - So ten points, well done.
0:10:04 > 0:10:06We now have to look for the most valuable.
0:10:06 > 0:10:09- Where would you say this came from? - Muriel Minster in Somerset.
0:10:09 > 0:10:10Absolutely right.
0:10:10 > 0:10:12But it's not the most valuable
0:10:12 > 0:10:19because coming in at £2,000 is our slipware dish.
0:10:19 > 0:10:23So I'm going to give you a chance here to get another five points
0:10:23 > 0:10:27if you can tell me, within 15% of the auction estimate,
0:10:27 > 0:10:32what do you think is the price of the oldest item?
0:10:32 > 0:10:34£280.
0:10:34 > 0:10:39Well, in actual fact, this piece has been valued at £1,000.
0:10:39 > 0:10:40It is very early.
0:10:40 > 0:10:44You sit down with ten points. Well done, Diana. Thank you so much.
0:10:44 > 0:10:48Diana takes ten points out of the maximum 40.
0:10:48 > 0:10:52Now Martin must shine with his passion for Treen.
0:10:52 > 0:10:57Your odd one out is it's the only continental piece.
0:10:57 > 0:10:58I'm rather amused by this.
0:10:58 > 0:11:00What do you think it might be?
0:11:00 > 0:11:05Well, perhaps kitchen-orientated or obviously it's a hanging object.
0:11:05 > 0:11:07You've got a little ring on the top.
0:11:07 > 0:11:09So what sort of thing might you...?
0:11:09 > 0:11:12It's not strong enough for heavy brass pots or anything like that.
0:11:12 > 0:11:16It could even be for little spoons or something hanging down.
0:11:16 > 0:11:19Any idea how old it might be, does it suggest an age to you?
0:11:19 > 0:11:22I would think probably late 18th, early 19th century.
0:11:22 > 0:11:25This is a most extraordinary-looking thing.
0:11:25 > 0:11:27- People used to show off, really. - Right.
0:11:27 > 0:11:31So if you consider that this hasn't a join in the whole thing.
0:11:31 > 0:11:33That's astonishing, isn't it?
0:11:33 > 0:11:38All made out of one piece, inset there with some banding,
0:11:38 > 0:11:40darker wood sort of like an ebony.
0:11:40 > 0:11:42And do you think it has a practical purpose
0:11:42 > 0:11:43or is it just a pretty thing?
0:11:43 > 0:11:46It's showing off his craftsmanship.
0:11:46 > 0:11:48Come on to the next thing. What do we think this is?
0:11:48 > 0:11:51What a nice tray. A lot of Treen was purely made for domestic use.
0:11:51 > 0:11:54This would've be used in the kitchen,
0:11:54 > 0:11:57a board for cheese, in the making of cheese.
0:11:57 > 0:12:00Is it British, is it continental, you are looking for...
0:12:00 > 0:12:04- I think it could be Scandinavian. - Right. What suggests that to you?
0:12:04 > 0:12:06Well, simply, it's nice and light wood
0:12:06 > 0:12:08and they did turn out a lot of Treens.
0:12:08 > 0:12:10So I would think it was possibly Swedish.
0:12:10 > 0:12:12All righty. I love this sort of...
0:12:12 > 0:12:15Yes, that's different woods so you've got fruitwoods
0:12:15 > 0:12:20and sycamore, banded. It's got a brass tray inside
0:12:20 > 0:12:23and you've got the long pipe, church warden's pipe
0:12:23 > 0:12:28with a very nice barley twist, nice size, specially made for the pipes.
0:12:28 > 0:12:29Age?
0:12:29 > 0:12:33I would think early 1800s.
0:12:33 > 0:12:36And on to the last one. What do you think that is?
0:12:36 > 0:12:40I would think it was for snuff, not just like a pocket snuff
0:12:40 > 0:12:42but a large amount for on the table.
0:12:42 > 0:12:44Probably turned on a pole lathe,
0:12:44 > 0:12:46so one person working it with a treadle.
0:12:46 > 0:12:47Valuable?
0:12:47 > 0:12:50No, not too much because a lot of these were made.
0:12:50 > 0:12:53So, no, I wouldn't say that was so valuable
0:12:53 > 0:12:55as possibly some of the other items.
0:12:55 > 0:12:57Let's start with the oldest one.
0:12:57 > 0:12:59If only I knew exactly what it was for,
0:12:59 > 0:13:01I could possibly go for this one.
0:13:01 > 0:13:03That could be the oldest.
0:13:03 > 0:13:07All right. Let's look for the most valuable.
0:13:07 > 0:13:13I think I'll go for, actually, the pipe stand with the barley twist.
0:13:13 > 0:13:16The pipe stand. And let's look for the one from the continent.
0:13:16 > 0:13:19- I will stick with that.- You'll stick with that one.- I reckon it's Swedish.
0:13:19 > 0:13:21Let's see what Eric reckons.
0:13:25 > 0:13:26Now, the oldest.
0:13:26 > 0:13:31You went down here but you weren't absolutely certain, were you?
0:13:31 > 0:13:33But you did say kitchen. Just imagine...
0:13:33 > 0:13:34Oh, yes, I can now yes.
0:13:34 > 0:13:40All right. So we're talking whisk but are we talking the oldest?
0:13:40 > 0:13:42I'm looking for something much older.
0:13:42 > 0:13:48This dates to the time of Waterloo and it is the oldest.
0:13:48 > 0:13:50Date, 1815.
0:13:50 > 0:13:53It pays just to linger a little bit longer
0:13:53 > 0:13:54when you've got something like this
0:13:54 > 0:13:57because when you turn that top over
0:13:57 > 0:14:02and pop it in the top of there, we have got a candle holder.
0:14:02 > 0:14:05Odd one out. You've gone over here.
0:14:05 > 0:14:08- The things you said... In actual fact, not cheese.- Bread.
0:14:08 > 0:14:11Not bread but a butcher's tray.
0:14:11 > 0:14:13And it is British.
0:14:13 > 0:14:16So you've got it down as the odd one out
0:14:16 > 0:14:20but I was looking for something that if it could speak to me,
0:14:20 > 0:14:23would speak to me with a Dutch accent.
0:14:23 > 0:14:30It is the pipe stand and this particular one we have dated at 1840
0:14:30 > 0:14:33but that, I can tell you, is our odd one out.
0:14:33 > 0:14:37So the most valuable. What have we not spoken about?
0:14:37 > 0:14:40Well, we've not spoken about this little treasure.
0:14:40 > 0:14:43You said all the right things, carved from a single piece
0:14:43 > 0:14:46and that is a little hook, which would just go on to your belt,
0:14:46 > 0:14:52this would go under your arm and in that little groove there
0:14:52 > 0:14:54would be a knitting needle.
0:14:54 > 0:14:59So if you need three knitting needles to make a pair of socks,
0:14:59 > 0:15:01this is what you would need.
0:15:01 > 0:15:07So it dates from 1830 and it is our most valuable object on display.
0:15:07 > 0:15:10No points there, I'm afraid, Martin,
0:15:10 > 0:15:13but what we'll do, because we're very generous,
0:15:13 > 0:15:17we'll give you five points if you can tell us,
0:15:17 > 0:15:19within 15% of the auction estimate,
0:15:19 > 0:15:23how much you think the most valuable one would go for.
0:15:23 > 0:15:26Erm, 650.
0:15:26 > 0:15:29Tantalisingly close. We were looking any side
0:15:29 > 0:15:31of 500, so it just misses the mark.
0:15:31 > 0:15:32Martin, thank you very much.
0:15:32 > 0:15:34Thank you very much.
0:15:35 > 0:15:38Well, let's have a look at the end of, I think,
0:15:38 > 0:15:40frankly, a rather gruelling first challenge.
0:15:40 > 0:15:44This is where we are. John, you're in the lead, you've got 20 points.
0:15:44 > 0:15:47Diana, you are in second place with ten,
0:15:47 > 0:15:50Martin, unfortunately not a scoring round for you
0:15:50 > 0:15:52but it is all still to play for.
0:15:52 > 0:15:56Now one of you will be leaving the contest at the end of the next challenge
0:15:56 > 0:15:58but, frankly, there's not a lot in it.
0:15:58 > 0:16:01So let's go through to the Green Room for A Place In Time.
0:16:04 > 0:16:07In the second of tonight's three challenges,
0:16:07 > 0:16:11we've selected five antiques, all from different periods.
0:16:11 > 0:16:14The first is a tea caddy,
0:16:14 > 0:16:16then a decorative tile.
0:16:16 > 0:16:19Next, an enamelled vase,
0:16:19 > 0:16:22followed by a locket
0:16:22 > 0:16:23and, finally, a doll.
0:16:23 > 0:16:26The antiques have been placed in random order
0:16:26 > 0:16:30and each contestant has five minutes to assess and position them
0:16:30 > 0:16:34from earliest to latest on the Antiques Master timeline.
0:16:34 > 0:16:38They will receive ten points for each one they get right.
0:16:38 > 0:16:44The first item to inspect is the antique doll, valued at £1,600.
0:16:44 > 0:16:46She's wearing flat shoes, not shoes with heels.
0:16:46 > 0:16:49They tend to be a fraction earlier.
0:16:49 > 0:16:53- She's made out of unglazed ceramic, called bisque.- Uh huh.
0:16:53 > 0:16:56and then they've cut out an oval
0:16:56 > 0:16:58and have put in a little paperweight eye on each side.
0:16:58 > 0:17:03There's no number or manufacturer's name on the back,
0:17:03 > 0:17:05which would have if it had been French.
0:17:05 > 0:17:08I listen to Hilary Kay on the Antiques Roadshow about these
0:17:08 > 0:17:11and I don't know how to date them but going by costume...
0:17:11 > 0:17:14- OK.- ..she's not late 19th century.
0:17:14 > 0:17:17The next item that needs a place on the timeline is the locket.
0:17:17 > 0:17:19Without testing it, I presume it is gold,
0:17:19 > 0:17:23it could possibly be continental French.
0:17:23 > 0:17:27Date-wise, I would think possibly mid-19th century.
0:17:27 > 0:17:31It's got numerals in it, it has a scratched four
0:17:31 > 0:17:34under where the locket would have contained a picture
0:17:34 > 0:17:35and that has two little Vs.
0:17:35 > 0:17:37I'm not sure if it's significant
0:17:37 > 0:17:39or just something the maker left behind.
0:17:39 > 0:17:40It's a double locket.
0:17:40 > 0:17:44Going by the style of this sort of enamelled blue star and the pearl
0:17:44 > 0:17:46is indicating to me mid 19th century.
0:17:46 > 0:17:52The vase has an auction value of £250.
0:17:52 > 0:17:55They've blown a glass amphora figure here
0:17:55 > 0:17:58and then they've added a foot to it.
0:17:58 > 0:17:59Right.
0:17:59 > 0:18:01They've put gilding on and little...
0:18:01 > 0:18:05sort of pearls, applied pieces of white glass.
0:18:05 > 0:18:08I'm trying to think of glassmakers and by style this sort of...
0:18:08 > 0:18:12It possibly isn't quite right for Art Nouveau.
0:18:12 > 0:18:14I think that would be a bit more organic.
0:18:14 > 0:18:17Maybe the aesthetic movement?
0:18:17 > 0:18:20Very, very nicely made and it's got a lovely shape to it.
0:18:20 > 0:18:24I would think possibly that's the early part of the 20th century.
0:18:24 > 0:18:28The fourth piece they must date is the tile.
0:18:28 > 0:18:31This is a biblical scene on tile.
0:18:31 > 0:18:34- Do you think it's British? - No, I think it's Dutch.
0:18:34 > 0:18:36Right. What is it that makes you think it's Dutch?
0:18:36 > 0:18:41Well, we would generally say it's either Dutch or it's English and I'm punting there.
0:18:41 > 0:18:44I would think that was Dutch and I would think that's early.
0:18:44 > 0:18:49Nicely glazed, small tile. I would think that could be 17th century.
0:18:49 > 0:18:51I wouldn't be able to tell you if it was Dutch or British.
0:18:51 > 0:18:54Right, but age is really the thing that we're looking for.
0:18:54 > 0:18:58This is well into the 18th century, 1750, 1770s.
0:18:58 > 0:19:01So a good candidate to be down this end?
0:19:01 > 0:19:03Yes, this is one of the earlier items.
0:19:03 > 0:19:05The last item is the tea caddy.
0:19:05 > 0:19:07- I love these.- Do you? Why?
0:19:07 > 0:19:10They're so beautiful. This is ivory with tortoiseshell inlain.
0:19:10 > 0:19:12It's got its lead lining.
0:19:12 > 0:19:14And age?
0:19:16 > 0:19:181790-1810.
0:19:18 > 0:19:23There is a lot of fakes on the market of this type
0:19:23 > 0:19:26but it's certainly got some age but it could have been aged.
0:19:26 > 0:19:28Right, but if it wasn't aged and it was genuine?
0:19:28 > 0:19:31If it wasn't aged, I would say that was mid 18th century.
0:19:31 > 0:19:35You open the top and I'm looking to see if the hinge is original,
0:19:35 > 0:19:37which it is, they often got wangled off.
0:19:37 > 0:19:39Although the key is not original,
0:19:39 > 0:19:41the lock and the lock plate are still there
0:19:41 > 0:19:44and inside, you can see the remains of some...
0:19:44 > 0:19:45silver foil, basically.
0:19:45 > 0:19:47Quite a luxurious little piece.
0:19:47 > 0:19:50It's decision time. They have just one minute left
0:19:50 > 0:19:54to place the antiques in chronological order.
0:19:54 > 0:19:57Ten points will be awarded for each one correctly placed
0:19:57 > 0:19:59on the Antiques Master timeline.
0:19:59 > 0:20:02Diana opts for a unique approach.
0:20:02 > 0:20:05- I'll leave that there. - You're going to leave that?
0:20:05 > 0:20:09And I'm going to say it's about 1755. The Delft tile is 1780.
0:20:09 > 0:20:11Leave the tile there.
0:20:11 > 0:20:14That is 1830s, that is 1860s and that is 1880s.
0:20:14 > 0:20:16You're not actually going to move anything?
0:20:16 > 0:20:17I'm leaving them as they are.
0:20:17 > 0:20:21Martin places the tile as the earliest piece.
0:20:21 > 0:20:23This, I think, is the earliest.
0:20:23 > 0:20:25And John agrees.
0:20:25 > 0:20:28From what I know about tiles, I'd put this as my earliest item
0:20:28 > 0:20:30and the tea caddy as the next earliest.
0:20:30 > 0:20:33He thinks the tea caddy should go in position, too.
0:20:33 > 0:20:36But Martin goes for the vase.
0:20:36 > 0:20:38I'm going to put this here.
0:20:38 > 0:20:41They both agree the locket should be in the middle of the timeline.
0:20:41 > 0:20:45I'm going to go with this as the middle item in around the 1860s.
0:20:45 > 0:20:46Followed by the doll.
0:20:46 > 0:20:49I'm going to put her there.
0:20:49 > 0:20:50I might put her here.
0:20:50 > 0:20:54But they disagree about the latest item. John thinks it's the vase.
0:20:54 > 0:20:57I have a feeling this could be the youngest item.
0:20:57 > 0:20:58OK.
0:20:58 > 0:21:00Whilst Martin plumps for the tea caddy.
0:21:00 > 0:21:03I've got a horrible feeling that could not be
0:21:03 > 0:21:05as old as it's trying to be.
0:21:05 > 0:21:06Time is running out.
0:21:06 > 0:21:10- Anything you want to move? - Erm...no.
0:21:10 > 0:21:13- Anything you want to change?- No. - Very good.
0:21:13 > 0:21:18Time's up but is anyone's timeline in the correct order?
0:21:21 > 0:21:24Well, all of you have given our antiques a place in time.
0:21:24 > 0:21:27Let's find out who was right. Eric.
0:21:27 > 0:21:30We're looking, initially, for the oldest.
0:21:30 > 0:21:33And this tile, two of you certainly decided
0:21:33 > 0:21:36that you wanted to put it here as being the earliest.
0:21:36 > 0:21:40It dates to around about 1720 and is Dutch.
0:21:40 > 0:21:44So ten points to Martin and to John.
0:21:44 > 0:21:49Not only is it our earliest object, but it is our least valuable.
0:21:49 > 0:21:51It weighs in at a mere £60.
0:21:51 > 0:21:54Where would we go next?
0:21:54 > 0:21:57We would go to about 1790 and I think it fair to say
0:21:57 > 0:22:01there's only item on here that would have you in the 1790s
0:22:01 > 0:22:03and it's this little treasure
0:22:03 > 0:22:07and I can tell you that this is our most expensive piece
0:22:07 > 0:22:11before you today, a staggering £6,000.
0:22:11 > 0:22:13And it's worth ten points to John.
0:22:13 > 0:22:16The glass is certainly continental,
0:22:16 > 0:22:19the glass, date-wise, about 1860.
0:22:19 > 0:22:23So this stays right here in the middle of our timeline.
0:22:23 > 0:22:26And well done, Diana, there's ten points for you there.
0:22:26 > 0:22:31If I can just move that fine piece there, we have our doll.
0:22:31 > 0:22:32We have our doll.
0:22:32 > 0:22:34You mentioned costume, John.
0:22:34 > 0:22:37very important when you get the original costume.
0:22:37 > 0:22:39it's often a real giveaway.
0:22:39 > 0:22:42So the doll is 1870.
0:22:42 > 0:22:46So ten points each to Martin and to John.
0:22:46 > 0:22:48Now, the enamel locket.
0:22:48 > 0:22:51Date-wise, you are forgiven for thinking
0:22:51 > 0:22:54that this would have been around about 1860.
0:22:54 > 0:22:56It's a style that found favour
0:22:56 > 0:23:00throughout the second half of the 19th century
0:23:00 > 0:23:03but we have a dateline of 1900.
0:23:03 > 0:23:07Well, I'm afraid nobody got that one right at all,
0:23:07 > 0:23:10so let's have a look at the final scores.
0:23:10 > 0:23:12John was leading after the first challenge.
0:23:12 > 0:23:14You had 20 points, you gained another 30.
0:23:14 > 0:23:16You remain in the lead with 50 points,
0:23:16 > 0:23:20You will be going through to the final challenge.
0:23:20 > 0:23:22Diana, you had ten points.
0:23:22 > 0:23:24You've gained another ten, you now have 20.
0:23:24 > 0:23:27And, Martin, I did say it was all to play for.
0:23:27 > 0:23:30You didn't gain any points in the first round
0:23:30 > 0:23:31but you have gained 20 now.
0:23:31 > 0:23:35So we find ourselves in a tiebreak situation.
0:23:35 > 0:23:39Eric is going to show you one of the antiques that you've already handled
0:23:39 > 0:23:42in the chronology challenge
0:23:42 > 0:23:44and what we want you to do is to guess the value,
0:23:44 > 0:23:46based on an auction estimate
0:23:46 > 0:23:51and the contestant closes to the value will be going through
0:23:51 > 0:23:54to the final challenge. So, Eric, which item are we looking at?
0:23:54 > 0:23:56Well, we're going with the one item
0:23:56 > 0:23:59that neither of the two actually got correct.
0:23:59 > 0:24:02We're actually going to go with this locket.
0:24:02 > 0:24:07So, please, would you write down your auction estimate.
0:24:12 > 0:24:17Right, let's reveal your estimates. Diana, you first, please.
0:24:17 > 0:24:21£360. Martin?
0:24:21 > 0:24:25£165. What is the actual auction estimate?
0:24:25 > 0:24:30£1,400.
0:24:30 > 0:24:32My goodness me.
0:24:32 > 0:24:34Well, neither of you was all that close
0:24:34 > 0:24:36but, Diana, you are the closest
0:24:36 > 0:24:39so you will be going through to the final challenge.
0:24:39 > 0:24:42My commiserations there, Martin,
0:24:42 > 0:24:45this is where your journey towards the title of Antiques Master ends.
0:24:45 > 0:24:47I do hope you had a good time.
0:24:47 > 0:24:49- Really enjoyed it, thank you. - Excellent news.
0:24:49 > 0:24:51Well, Diana, congratulations.
0:24:51 > 0:24:54You are still in the contest, with a chance of being the Antiques Master
0:24:54 > 0:24:59and of course, John, in the lead at the moment but still all to play for,
0:24:59 > 0:25:02let's go through to the final challenge in the Red Room.
0:25:06 > 0:25:11So, John and Diana, there is just one guaranteed place
0:25:11 > 0:25:15in the semi-finals and it is time for your final challenge.
0:25:15 > 0:25:18Now before you we have five, I think, glorious antiques
0:25:18 > 0:25:21and I'll start with an open question. Buzz if you know the answer.
0:25:21 > 0:25:23Its five points if you get it right
0:25:23 > 0:25:26but five points off for a wrong answer.
0:25:26 > 0:25:28If you answer correctly,
0:25:28 > 0:25:31you'll be able to choose one of the five antique categories
0:25:31 > 0:25:33for a further question worth ten points.
0:25:33 > 0:25:37If you get the answer wrong, it'll be passed to the other contestant,
0:25:37 > 0:25:39who could possibly steal five points off you.
0:25:39 > 0:25:41So choose wisely.
0:25:41 > 0:25:44The round will end after two minutes
0:25:44 > 0:25:48or when all five antiques are out of play.
0:25:48 > 0:25:50John, at the moment, you have 50 points.
0:25:50 > 0:25:53Diana, you are on 20 but there is everything still to play for.
0:25:53 > 0:25:57So time starts now. We begin with an open question.
0:25:57 > 0:25:59Peachblow, amberina, vaseline and cranberry
0:25:59 > 0:26:01are all coloured forms of what?
0:26:01 > 0:26:02- Diana.- Glass.
0:26:02 > 0:26:06Glass. Correct. Please choose a category.
0:26:06 > 0:26:07Liberty.
0:26:07 > 0:26:08Liberty and Co.
0:26:08 > 0:26:13From what range of silver, launched by Liberty & Co in 1899,
0:26:13 > 0:26:15does this vase come from?
0:26:15 > 0:26:17- Cymric.- Cymric. Absolutely correct.
0:26:17 > 0:26:20Open question, either of you can answer.
0:26:20 > 0:26:24Which spoons sometimes found in sets of 12 or 13...
0:26:24 > 0:26:27have a figure of Jesus or a saint as the finial. John?
0:26:27 > 0:26:29Apostle spoon.
0:26:29 > 0:26:31- Apostles. Please choose a category. - Er, Minton.
0:26:31 > 0:26:35Minton. Which range does this Minton vase come from?
0:26:35 > 0:26:36Secessionist.
0:26:36 > 0:26:40Secessionist is correct. Open question, either of you can answer.
0:26:40 > 0:26:43The neoclassical style was popularised in Britain
0:26:43 > 0:26:45during the second half of the 18th century
0:26:45 > 0:26:47by which Scottish architect brothers? John.
0:26:47 > 0:26:48Robert Adam.
0:26:48 > 0:26:52Robert Adam, absolutely correct. Please choose a category.
0:26:52 > 0:26:54Erm...Satsuma.
0:26:54 > 0:26:57Satsuma. The designs on Satsuma ware
0:26:57 > 0:26:59are said to be influenced by the uprising
0:26:59 > 0:27:04against which Japanese government that ruled between 1868 and 1912?
0:27:04 > 0:27:05Meiji?
0:27:05 > 0:27:08Meiji is correct. Open question, either of you can answer.
0:27:08 > 0:27:12Triangle, raised anchor, red anchor and gold anchor
0:27:12 > 0:27:15are periods in which English porcelain factory's history?
0:27:15 > 0:27:16Chelsea.
0:27:16 > 0:27:18- Correct. Please choose a category. - Galle.
0:27:18 > 0:27:23Galle. In which French town was Galle born in 1846?
0:27:24 > 0:27:25Liege?
0:27:25 > 0:27:29Er, that is not correct, so I'll pass it over to Diana.
0:27:29 > 0:27:30Which town?
0:27:30 > 0:27:31Nancy.
0:27:31 > 0:27:34Nancy is correct. Open question, either one of you can answer.
0:27:34 > 0:27:38What name applies to a centrepiece with a large central bowl and several small ones?
0:27:38 > 0:27:39- John.- An epergne.
0:27:39 > 0:27:40Epergne. Correct.
0:27:40 > 0:27:42- Please choose a category. - Dean's Bears.
0:27:42 > 0:27:47Dean's Bears. In 1930, the British firm Deans made toys
0:27:47 > 0:27:51representing which famous cartoon character, who first appeared in Steamboat Willie?
0:27:53 > 0:27:54Mickey Mouse.
0:27:54 > 0:27:57Mickey Mouse is absolutely correct.
0:27:57 > 0:28:00And that sound also signals the end of the head to head.
0:28:00 > 0:28:04It was rather nail-biting but I can reveal that the scores are, Diana,
0:28:04 > 0:28:06you have 40 points.
0:28:06 > 0:28:08John, well in the lead, you have 100
0:28:08 > 0:28:10and we will see you in the semi-finals.
0:28:10 > 0:28:12My commiserations to you, Diana.
0:28:12 > 0:28:15But, John, congratulations, how are you feeling?
0:28:15 > 0:28:17I've really impressed myself.
0:28:17 > 0:28:20You impressed yourself? Good for you! Did you impress Eric?
0:28:20 > 0:28:23I was truly impressed by that general knowledge, well done.
0:28:23 > 0:28:25Commiserations, Diana.
0:28:25 > 0:28:27Well, do join us next time,
0:28:27 > 0:28:30when we welcome three more antiques amateur enthusiasts
0:28:30 > 0:28:32to compete for the Antiques Master title.
0:28:37 > 0:28:39I'm really pleased with myself.
0:28:39 > 0:28:42I didn't expect to be able to beat anybody else
0:28:42 > 0:28:45who's probably got much more experience than me in this field. Yeah, quite happy.
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