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 > 0:00:10Tonight the battle continues,
0:00:10 > 0:00:13as 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 > 0:00:49Welcome to Antiques Master.
0:00:49 > 0:00:54I'm Sandi Toksvig and this is the search for Britain's top amateur antiques enthusiast.
0:00:54 > 0:01:00We have three more dedicated antique buffs eager to claim the 2011 title
0:01:00 > 0:01:04and as ever, Mr Eric Knowles is here to cast his eye over the proceedings.
0:01:04 > 0:01:06Let's meet tonight's contestants.
0:01:07 > 0:01:11Jonathan MacFarlane from Devon has a passion for pewter.
0:01:11 > 0:01:15It's going to be a stretch answering on things I know very little about.
0:01:15 > 0:01:16Dolls frighten me.
0:01:16 > 0:01:21Barbara Harding from Lancashire is a keen collector and maker of teddy bears.
0:01:21 > 0:01:24Having what little knowledge I've got put to the test
0:01:24 > 0:01:26is a bit terrifying but it's exciting too.
0:01:26 > 0:01:30And David Millard from Manchester, who delights in Staffordshire figures.
0:01:30 > 0:01:35I'm reasonably confident about doing OK on Antiques Master.
0:01:35 > 0:01:37I'm ready to be put to the test.
0:01:37 > 0:01:41But who will have what it takes to win a place in the semi-finals
0:01:41 > 0:01:44and move one step closer to becoming Antiques Master?
0:01:44 > 0:01:47Their journey starts now.
0:01:53 > 0:01:57Now, your first challenge is all about your antiques specialisms.
0:01:57 > 0:02:00We know that you each have a different antiques passion
0:02:00 > 0:02:03and we'll put that specialist knowledge to the test
0:02:03 > 0:02:08so we have scoured the country to find five glorious examples for each of you.
0:02:08 > 0:02:11What you need to do is to study them and tell us the following.
0:02:11 > 0:02:14Which is the oldest, which is the most valuable
0:02:14 > 0:02:16and which one is the odd one out.
0:02:16 > 0:02:19Now, there's a total of 40 points available.
0:02:19 > 0:02:22You get ten points for each antique that you correctly identify
0:02:22 > 0:02:25and there's an extra ten points if you can tell us
0:02:25 > 0:02:31the price of the most valuable piece to within 15% of the auction estimate.
0:02:31 > 0:02:35So shall we have a look and see who's got the real eye for detail?
0:02:35 > 0:02:39First to be tested is Jonathan, whose specialism is pewter
0:02:39 > 0:02:43from the Arts and Crafts and Art Deco periods.
0:02:43 > 0:02:46And your odd one out is a modern copy.
0:02:46 > 0:02:48So what would be a typical style?
0:02:48 > 0:02:51These are very typical Archibald Knox candlesticks.
0:02:51 > 0:02:54They're clearly marked with the Liberty's mark.
0:02:54 > 0:02:58They were produced for the Tudric range. He also did some silver, the Cymric range.
0:02:58 > 0:03:02OK. Let us go on to the next. Have you always liked antiques?
0:03:02 > 0:03:03- Since I was a child.- Why?
0:03:03 > 0:03:07Because I paint and I love things which are artistic and colourful
0:03:07 > 0:03:11and I was away at school and it was a way of getting some joy into my life.
0:03:11 > 0:03:13Let's have a look at this. What is it for?
0:03:13 > 0:03:16Looks like a bonbon dish or a fruit basket.
0:03:16 > 0:03:19- What are you looking for? - I'm looking for the touchmark.
0:03:19 > 0:03:24The touchmark is the markings you get on pewter to say who made it,
0:03:24 > 0:03:26where and when, and this one is clearly marked.
0:03:26 > 0:03:28Does that suggest it's not a modern copy?
0:03:28 > 0:03:32This is definitely an old one. It says "Liberty & Co" on it.
0:03:32 > 0:03:34Are the colours typical?
0:03:34 > 0:03:37It's enamel, yes. That's a rather large one in perfect condition.
0:03:37 > 0:03:39So what's the range of the Arts and Crafts period?
0:03:39 > 0:03:44The Germans started producing Arts and Crafts pewter in 1880, 1885
0:03:44 > 0:03:47and the Liberty pewter was generally from about 1900 -
0:03:47 > 0:03:51most of it was 1903 onwards to about 1920.
0:03:51 > 0:03:53It's not a huge age.
0:03:53 > 0:03:54No, no, no.
0:03:54 > 0:03:57This doesn't look to be English.
0:03:57 > 0:03:59I'd say this is more likely German.
0:03:59 > 0:04:01- Right.- I can't see a mark on it
0:04:01 > 0:04:07but I know that Kayserzinn generally did not silver-plate their items
0:04:07 > 0:04:12and it's a much harder Britannia metal-type pewter, which they used on the continent.
0:04:12 > 0:04:16- English pewter was much softer. - OK. Let's come on to the next one.
0:04:16 > 0:04:18So what have we got here?
0:04:18 > 0:04:22This is another Tudric pewter, Archibald Knox design.
0:04:22 > 0:04:25Still has the original rattan on the handle.
0:04:25 > 0:04:27Could that be one of the most valuable?
0:04:27 > 0:04:29It could be. I'm not sure.
0:04:29 > 0:04:30Not sure yet?
0:04:30 > 0:04:32I'm still making my mind up, yes.
0:04:32 > 0:04:34This one looks rather intriguing.
0:04:34 > 0:04:38It says "AE Williams cast," and there's a rose and it says
0:04:38 > 0:04:41"pewter, guaranteed lead-free, Birmingham, England."
0:04:41 > 0:04:43If you lick it, you'll be fine.
0:04:43 > 0:04:44I'd be fine to drink from that,
0:04:44 > 0:04:47not that I would choose to because I don't like it.
0:04:47 > 0:04:49Oh! Why don't you like it?
0:04:49 > 0:04:51Because it's a modern fake copy.
0:04:51 > 0:04:53So shall I put my odd one out there straightaway?
0:04:53 > 0:04:56- That's my odd one out. - I love your confidence.
0:04:56 > 0:04:58Right, now let's find the oldest.
0:04:58 > 0:05:01Erm, the oldest I would think...
0:05:01 > 0:05:02is this.
0:05:02 > 0:05:05This one here. How old do you think it is?
0:05:05 > 0:05:07I would say it's about 1885,
0:05:07 > 0:05:081890.
0:05:08 > 0:05:10And most valuable?
0:05:10 > 0:05:11I'm stuck between these two.
0:05:11 > 0:05:14I'm going to choose the candlesticks.
0:05:14 > 0:05:18Stand with me and we'll find out what Mr Knowles thinks of your decisions.
0:05:23 > 0:05:27Well, let's get down to business and let's look for our oldest piece.
0:05:27 > 0:05:32I don't have to look very far because it is right in front of me.
0:05:32 > 0:05:35From an Art Nouveau point of view,
0:05:35 > 0:05:38it's got the typical whiplash sort of handle,
0:05:38 > 0:05:41it's got organic ornament,
0:05:41 > 0:05:43it's a little bit florid.
0:05:43 > 0:05:47What is unusual about this is this vertically-ribbed base
0:05:47 > 0:05:50which, looking at the way it's been made,
0:05:50 > 0:05:53has been with this top ever since the word go.
0:05:53 > 0:05:57The word go, by the way, was 1895.
0:05:57 > 0:05:58So ten points, well done.
0:05:58 > 0:06:00So where do we go to our odd one out?
0:06:00 > 0:06:04Scathing things being said down here.
0:06:04 > 0:06:07Well, you WERE scathing...
0:06:08 > 0:06:11..and you WERE right.
0:06:11 > 0:06:13I have to say, though,
0:06:13 > 0:06:14this little piece,
0:06:14 > 0:06:16which is probably
0:06:16 > 0:06:19no more than around about ten or 15 years old
0:06:19 > 0:06:22has got movie cred,
0:06:22 > 0:06:27because this piece appeared in the film Titanic.
0:06:27 > 0:06:30It is stylistically more your 1900,
0:06:30 > 0:06:33and I think initially it would've had a glass liner.
0:06:33 > 0:06:37It begs for a glass liner.
0:06:37 > 0:06:40So, because it is relatively modern, it is our odd one out.
0:06:40 > 0:06:42So another ten points.
0:06:42 > 0:06:45So, when it comes to the most valuable, we've got
0:06:45 > 0:06:47a lovely pair of candlesticks
0:06:47 > 0:06:50and we've got a lovely cake stand.
0:06:50 > 0:06:51Big question is,
0:06:51 > 0:06:53are this pair of candlesticks
0:06:53 > 0:06:55going to be of more value?
0:06:55 > 0:07:01Well, I can tell you now that this particular cake stand wins the day.
0:07:01 > 0:07:04Even though you didn't guess that it was the most valuable,
0:07:04 > 0:07:07I will give you five points if you can tell us
0:07:07 > 0:07:09within 15% of the auction estimate
0:07:09 > 0:07:11how much you would pay for it.
0:07:12 > 0:07:15I would estimate 2,200, something like that.
0:07:15 > 0:07:162,200, Mr Knowles.
0:07:16 > 0:07:21I would have accepted anything 15% either way...
0:07:21 > 0:07:24of £2,000, so five points.
0:07:24 > 0:07:26Congratulations, well done.
0:07:26 > 0:07:31Jonathan has scored 25 out of the possible 40 points.
0:07:31 > 0:07:35Will Barbara spot the oldest, most valuable and odd one out
0:07:35 > 0:07:37in her specialism, antique teddy bears?
0:07:37 > 0:07:42Odd one out is the only British bear.
0:07:42 > 0:07:43Aahh.
0:07:43 > 0:07:46- Isn't he sweet? - Oh, isn't it...?
0:07:46 > 0:07:48- He's been loved.- He has.
0:07:48 > 0:07:50They're better like this - they've got character.
0:07:50 > 0:07:52When did teddy bears start?
0:07:52 > 0:07:57Well, everybody says Steiff but it was a lady in New York.
0:07:57 > 0:08:02Her husband had a shop and when Teddy Roosevelt refused to shoot the bear,
0:08:02 > 0:08:07this lady made a bear and stuck it in the window and it sold.
0:08:07 > 0:08:12- It was TEDDY'S bear.- Oh, I see. - Because it was Teddy Roosevelt. - And they forgot the Teddy's part.
0:08:12 > 0:08:17He's got a nice little hump which implies that he might be German
0:08:17 > 0:08:20but some of the French ones did that as well. He's got boot button eyes.
0:08:20 > 0:08:22And he's got the felt feet
0:08:22 > 0:08:25with the card inserts.
0:08:25 > 0:08:26What does that mean?
0:08:26 > 0:08:28A few of them used card inserts.
0:08:28 > 0:08:29OK. Next one.
0:08:29 > 0:08:32Have you got a house full of bears?
0:08:32 > 0:08:33We've got quite a few.
0:08:33 > 0:08:36"We"? So is your husband involved?
0:08:36 > 0:08:38Yes, he's got the biggest one of the lot.
0:08:38 > 0:08:40He was a policeman. When he retired
0:08:40 > 0:08:43I bought this seven-foot Merrythought bear dressed as a policeman.
0:08:43 > 0:08:48- A seven-foot?- Yes. He stands in the living room behind his chair.
0:08:48 > 0:08:51He's got a stud so he's a Bing.
0:08:51 > 0:08:52Bing's German.
0:08:52 > 0:08:56Originally they put them in the ear like Steiff did
0:08:56 > 0:08:58but Steiff got a bit upset
0:08:58 > 0:09:02so they then started putting the buttons under the arms.
0:09:02 > 0:09:05Sometimes you'd find them on the back.
0:09:05 > 0:09:09Right, we'll leave that for the moment and move on to the next one.
0:09:09 > 0:09:12- Hello, sweetie. - He's very fluffy.- Yes.
0:09:12 > 0:09:13Erm...
0:09:13 > 0:09:16I think he's a Chad Valley, English make.
0:09:16 > 0:09:17Oh, right, OK.
0:09:17 > 0:09:191950s, certainly after the war.
0:09:19 > 0:09:23It could be the odd one out? We've only got one British bear.
0:09:23 > 0:09:26Yeah, could be but we'll reserve judgement.
0:09:26 > 0:09:30We'll press on because we've got two more to visit.
0:09:30 > 0:09:33He's got his little Steiff tag and button.
0:09:33 > 0:09:35He's probably '50s.
0:09:35 > 0:09:37- Are they rare?- Not really.
0:09:37 > 0:09:39- So not our most valuable.- No.
0:09:39 > 0:09:43OK, let's go on to the last one,
0:09:43 > 0:09:45who's certainly been through the wars, I would say.
0:09:45 > 0:09:48Now, this is the sort of bear I collect.
0:09:48 > 0:09:49He's got the boot button eyes
0:09:49 > 0:09:53but there's no indication of any hole anywhere.
0:09:53 > 0:09:56I'm going to have to hurry you along now. Shall we start
0:09:56 > 0:09:58with the odd one out?
0:09:58 > 0:10:00Let us find the British bear.
0:10:00 > 0:10:04The others are all...presumably, from the continent?
0:10:06 > 0:10:08- Yeah. He's...- Mr Chad Valley?
0:10:08 > 0:10:10I think he's a Chad Valley.
0:10:10 > 0:10:14Right, let us find the oldest of our bears.
0:10:18 > 0:10:20And... Going to have to hurry you. You think it's this one?
0:10:20 > 0:10:23- The Bing.- The oldest. And the most valuable?
0:10:24 > 0:10:26Change that one around.
0:10:26 > 0:10:28- Here, shall I put it here?- Yes.
0:10:28 > 0:10:31- Most valuable. - The Bing's the most valuable.
0:10:31 > 0:10:32And the oldest.
0:10:34 > 0:10:35Out of time, I'm afraid.
0:10:35 > 0:10:37Sorry about that.
0:10:37 > 0:10:39Eric, your verdict.
0:10:44 > 0:10:46Oldest bear, our oldest bear.
0:10:46 > 0:10:48You were there with that fella.
0:10:48 > 0:10:52Actually, you couldn't make your mind up between the two, could you,
0:10:52 > 0:10:55but you made the right decision
0:10:55 > 0:10:58- by saying that this is the oldest. - You big tease!
0:10:58 > 0:11:01- I know.- What've you done to Barbara!
0:11:01 > 0:11:06So what are we looking at? Boot button eyes, a hump and long arms.
0:11:06 > 0:11:10Ooh! It's got to be a German bear, but that is a yankee doodle dandy.
0:11:10 > 0:11:15He dates in actual fact to 1905.
0:11:15 > 0:11:17- And you get ten points.- Thank you.
0:11:17 > 0:11:20Let's track down that odd one out.
0:11:20 > 0:11:24- The odd one out would speak to you with an English accent.- Yes.
0:11:24 > 0:11:26But it wouldn't necessarily speak to you with,
0:11:26 > 0:11:28dare I say, a Brummie accent,
0:11:28 > 0:11:32because it would speak to you with a Shropshire accent.
0:11:32 > 0:11:34- It's Merrythought. - And it's Merrythought.
0:11:34 > 0:11:39You are absolutely right, it is English, but it is Merrythought,
0:11:39 > 0:11:43and this little fella dates from the 1940s.
0:11:43 > 0:11:46So we're looking for the most valuable.
0:11:46 > 0:11:51The thing about bears, everybody goes for the left ear, they all look for Steiff,
0:11:51 > 0:11:53and what you should really be looking for is this -
0:11:53 > 0:11:55a button underneath his left arm.
0:11:55 > 0:11:59Because when you find that, you know you're talking Bing.
0:11:59 > 0:12:00This is a Bing.
0:12:00 > 0:12:03The question is, who's worth the most?
0:12:03 > 0:12:06Well, I can tell you now, it's this little chap.
0:12:06 > 0:12:09Full house, Barbara. All 30 points.
0:12:09 > 0:12:13Now, you could gain another ten if you can tell me
0:12:13 > 0:12:15how much your Bing bear would fetch.
0:12:15 > 0:12:18I want within 15% of the auction estimate, please.
0:12:18 > 0:12:20Five and a half.
0:12:20 > 0:12:23- Five and a half thousand?- Yeah.
0:12:23 > 0:12:25I think you might find they've come down.
0:12:25 > 0:12:28We've got this selling at £1,650.
0:12:28 > 0:12:32Barbara has taken the lead with 30 points.
0:12:32 > 0:12:36David now needs to score the full 40 points to take the advantage
0:12:36 > 0:12:39on his specialism of Staffordshire figures.
0:12:39 > 0:12:43Your odd one out is not a piece of Staffordshire.
0:12:43 > 0:12:46Well, let's start here. Tell me about this pair.
0:12:46 > 0:12:52These two imitating Chelsea or Derby or much, much finer porcelain,
0:12:52 > 0:12:54but they're just earthenware.
0:12:54 > 0:12:57This is possibly 1800 or earlier still,
0:12:57 > 0:13:01whereas these kind of chaps are 1850s and thereabouts.
0:13:01 > 0:13:03So could they... I mean, are we looking at the oldest?
0:13:03 > 0:13:04Could well be.
0:13:04 > 0:13:06Yeah? Was it mass-produced?
0:13:06 > 0:13:09Oh, absolutely. Yes.
0:13:09 > 0:13:12- I mean, it was pottery for poor people.- OK.
0:13:12 > 0:13:16You couldn't afford your Chelsea and your Derby and everything,
0:13:16 > 0:13:20but you could have a nice shiny thing on your mantelpiece.
0:13:20 > 0:13:22Why do you think Staffordshire? Why so much pottery?
0:13:22 > 0:13:26I think it was because of the availability of the earthenware clay.
0:13:26 > 0:13:28The actual stuff to make it from.
0:13:28 > 0:13:30He's the real thing.
0:13:30 > 0:13:32- How can you tell?- I just can.
0:13:33 > 0:13:37And here's a lovely one-eyed man.
0:13:37 > 0:13:42He could be a Sampson Smith figure, a company called Sampson Smith.
0:13:42 > 0:13:45- Is that still Staffordshire? - Still Staffordshire.
0:13:45 > 0:13:47Christmas Evans, you see.
0:13:47 > 0:13:50Christmas Evans was probably...well, definitely some kind of preacher.
0:13:50 > 0:13:54Is he sort of winking? An unsavoury Anne Robinson look to his eye there.
0:13:54 > 0:13:56Yeah, it is quite fun, isn't it?
0:13:56 > 0:13:59Does that suggest something about the age?
0:13:59 > 0:14:031850-ish. Apart from the look, you can often tell from the costume.
0:14:03 > 0:14:07- Have you got scary things at home? - I've got a few.- Have you, like what?
0:14:07 > 0:14:11A few creepy-faced Staffordshire figures and things, you know.
0:14:11 > 0:14:14Now, then. Little, harmless dog.
0:14:14 > 0:14:17A lovely little dog. He's not right, I don't think.
0:14:17 > 0:14:21- Oh! Odd one out is NOT a piece of Staffordshire.- Oh, well.
0:14:21 > 0:14:23I smell a rat there.
0:14:23 > 0:14:24Oh, do you, why?
0:14:24 > 0:14:26He's charming, but it ain't charming enough,
0:14:26 > 0:14:30and I don't believe this paint treatment.
0:14:30 > 0:14:32Lovely at a distance, that.
0:14:32 > 0:14:34- But not up close. - I don't think so.
0:14:34 > 0:14:38OK. Let's see if the other one stands examination.
0:14:38 > 0:14:40Now, this, it's a pen stand.
0:14:40 > 0:14:42Oh, right. Ah, I see.
0:14:42 > 0:14:45Really very, very rare. That's great.
0:14:45 > 0:14:48Let's start with the oldest.
0:14:48 > 0:14:51I just want to check their credibility,
0:14:51 > 0:14:53just to be sure they're not fake.
0:14:56 > 0:14:58What are you looking for?
0:14:58 > 0:15:00I'm just comparing the bases. That's a fake.
0:15:00 > 0:15:02Right, so is that your odd one out?
0:15:02 > 0:15:03Yeah.
0:15:03 > 0:15:05The oldest?
0:15:05 > 0:15:07- Here.- Here.
0:15:07 > 0:15:08The most valuable?
0:15:08 > 0:15:10I'll go with this.
0:15:10 > 0:15:13Right, OK. We have run out of time.
0:15:13 > 0:15:15If you could run down this way with me,
0:15:15 > 0:15:17we will get Eric to tell us the truth.
0:15:22 > 0:15:26So let's look for our oldest example on here,
0:15:26 > 0:15:29- or should I say- eggzamples,
0:15:29 > 0:15:35because weighing in somewhere around about 1785,
0:15:35 > 0:15:38we've got this lovely pair of figures,
0:15:38 > 0:15:40and so not a bad start there, David.
0:15:40 > 0:15:42Well, done David. Ten points.
0:15:42 > 0:15:45Odd one out.
0:15:45 > 0:15:49Well, one of these in actual fact is not made of pottery.
0:15:49 > 0:15:51It's made of porcelain.
0:15:51 > 0:15:54Ah.
0:15:54 > 0:15:57- So I can tell you now it ain't your hound.- Oh!
0:15:57 > 0:16:00But it is your inkstand,
0:16:00 > 0:16:04because this is continental, probably French,
0:16:04 > 0:16:061840, 1850.
0:16:06 > 0:16:12So we are now looking for the most valuable.
0:16:12 > 0:16:14You didn't like this, did you?
0:16:14 > 0:16:15No.
0:16:15 > 0:16:21Let me reassure you, hand on heart, that this hound is right as rain.
0:16:21 > 0:16:28But is it the most valuable, or could it be our one-eyed winker?
0:16:28 > 0:16:32Christmas Evans. All the people in the valleys are going crazy
0:16:32 > 0:16:36because he's a name that is synonymous with that part of the world,
0:16:36 > 0:16:41and Christmas Evans, I can tell you, may be a bit of a winker,
0:16:41 > 0:16:44but he is our most valuable figure.
0:16:44 > 0:16:46So only ten points.
0:16:46 > 0:16:50However, you could gain another five if you can give me
0:16:50 > 0:16:56the value of Mr Evans within 15% of the auction estimate.
0:16:56 > 0:16:57He's worth...
0:16:57 > 0:17:00£2,000.
0:17:00 > 0:17:01Mr Knowles.
0:17:01 > 0:17:04Well, it's nice to see you've given him such high regard
0:17:04 > 0:17:07although you'd never been introduced until today,
0:17:07 > 0:17:11but we were looking for a figure nearer £800, so there you go.
0:17:14 > 0:17:17Let's have a look at the end of that rather tricky first challenge.
0:17:17 > 0:17:19The scores are as follows.
0:17:19 > 0:17:21David has got ten points.
0:17:21 > 0:17:23Jonathan, you are on 25,
0:17:23 > 0:17:26and Barbara is in the lead with 30.
0:17:26 > 0:17:29However, there's not a lot in it,
0:17:29 > 0:17:33and I can tell you that one of you very sadly will be leaving the contest after the next challenge,
0:17:33 > 0:17:37so let's go through to the green room for A Place In Time.
0:17:40 > 0:17:43In the second challenge we've selected five antiques,
0:17:43 > 0:17:46all from different periods.
0:17:46 > 0:17:48The first is a silver ladle,
0:17:48 > 0:17:50then a decanter.
0:17:50 > 0:17:52Next, a cigarette case,
0:17:52 > 0:17:54followed by a vase.
0:17:54 > 0:17:56And finally a gold seal.
0:17:56 > 0:17:59The antiques have been placed in random order.
0:17:59 > 0:18:02Each contestant will have five minutes to assess and position them
0:18:02 > 0:18:07from earliest to latest on the Antiques Master timeline.
0:18:07 > 0:18:10Ten points will be awarded for each one they get right.
0:18:10 > 0:18:14Jonathan is first to examine the seal.
0:18:14 > 0:18:19Looks like a seal for doing a wax seal on a letter. Looks to be gold.
0:18:19 > 0:18:23It's in a lovely box, looks to be the original box.
0:18:23 > 0:18:25You can see Mr Darcy wearing that, can't you?
0:18:25 > 0:18:27Carrying it on your belt.
0:18:27 > 0:18:29- Well, on a kind of fob.- Right.
0:18:29 > 0:18:32- It's a crest of some sort.- Right.
0:18:32 > 0:18:34- So, when was all this?- Early 1800s.
0:18:34 > 0:18:38The vase has an auction value of £1,500.
0:18:38 > 0:18:40- It can't be Pilkington.- Why?
0:18:40 > 0:18:44Because Pilkington tends to have a sheen
0:18:44 > 0:18:46and tends to be nicer than that.
0:18:46 > 0:18:48- It's a bit matte, is it? - It's a bit matte.
0:18:48 > 0:18:49- It's hand-painted.- Right.
0:18:49 > 0:18:53It looks Japanese, or is it Chinese?
0:18:53 > 0:18:55It's been thrown on a wheel.
0:18:55 > 0:18:57It's a hand-thrown pot, hand-decorated.
0:18:57 > 0:19:02Looks to be, I would've thought 17th, maybe 18th century.
0:19:02 > 0:19:08The third piece to date is the cigarette case, worth £470.
0:19:08 > 0:19:11Nice hinge. Oh, it's got a mark.
0:19:11 > 0:19:14Erm, I can't see. All I can tell is it's a leopard.
0:19:14 > 0:19:17So what does it mean if it is a leopard?
0:19:17 > 0:19:18- London?- Right.
0:19:18 > 0:19:20Is it proper silver?
0:19:20 > 0:19:22I doubt it.
0:19:22 > 0:19:25It's about 1930.
0:19:25 > 0:19:28- Ooh.- Ooh!- Ooh!- Ooh, I like this noise. Sounds posh.
0:19:28 > 0:19:31Does that say Cartier?
0:19:31 > 0:19:33Yes, that's a Cartier silver box.
0:19:33 > 0:19:36And it's silver gilt, it's been gilded inside,
0:19:36 > 0:19:38so I would've thought that that's 20th century.
0:19:38 > 0:19:41The decanter is next for inspection.
0:19:41 > 0:19:42That is quite delightful.
0:19:42 > 0:19:45And what is it suggesting to you?
0:19:45 > 0:19:481800? Maybe a bit before.
0:19:48 > 0:19:50Unfortunately it's empty.
0:19:50 > 0:19:52Ah. What would it have had in it, do you think?
0:19:52 > 0:19:55Port, sherry. It's got a pontil mark.
0:19:55 > 0:19:58- Shows that it's hand-blown.- Right.
0:19:58 > 0:19:59Is it Edwardian?
0:19:59 > 0:20:00Is that a rhetorical question?
0:20:00 > 0:20:02- Yes.- Oh, good!
0:20:02 > 0:20:05I don't know, sort of early 1900s?
0:20:05 > 0:20:08The final item to be assessed is the ladle.
0:20:08 > 0:20:10Oh, that's nice.
0:20:10 > 0:20:13Lot of silver. Hang on. Hang on.
0:20:13 > 0:20:15It's not one of the Batemans, is it?
0:20:15 > 0:20:17- Famous?- Yeah.
0:20:17 > 0:20:19Lady, a lady silversmith.
0:20:19 > 0:20:22George III, I would think. Ah!
0:20:22 > 0:20:261775 or something like that.
0:20:26 > 0:20:29Right, so quite an early item.
0:20:29 > 0:20:31Yes, it's hallmarked.
0:20:31 > 0:20:33Anything you can tell me?
0:20:33 > 0:20:37A letter L and the leopard's head so it's English silver,
0:20:37 > 0:20:40- mid-Georgian, mid to late Georgian. - OK.
0:20:40 > 0:20:42It's decision time.
0:20:42 > 0:20:45They have one minute to place the antiques in chronological order.
0:20:45 > 0:20:49Shall we start with the earliest item, the oldest item?
0:20:49 > 0:20:53Jonathan thinks the vase is the earliest item.
0:20:53 > 0:20:54Barbara thinks it's the ladle.
0:20:54 > 0:20:57I think it's probably the 1788.
0:20:57 > 0:20:59And David agrees.
0:20:59 > 0:21:01Going to put that there.
0:21:01 > 0:21:04Jonathan chooses the ladle as the second oldest.
0:21:04 > 0:21:06But David goes with the decanter.
0:21:06 > 0:21:08The seal is on the move.
0:21:08 > 0:21:11And Barbara thinks it's the seal.
0:21:11 > 0:21:13I'm tempted to do...that.
0:21:13 > 0:21:16Jonathan places the seal in the middle of the timeline,
0:21:16 > 0:21:18and David agrees.
0:21:20 > 0:21:22But Barbara goes for the vase.
0:21:22 > 0:21:26She places the decanter in penultimate position.
0:21:26 > 0:21:28And so does Jonathan.
0:21:28 > 0:21:30And roughly an age.
0:21:30 > 0:21:331880.
0:21:33 > 0:21:34But David opts for the vase.
0:21:34 > 0:21:37- This is the youngest. - That's the youngest, right.
0:21:37 > 0:21:42Finally, they all agree the cigarette case is the youngest antique.
0:21:42 > 0:21:44Time's running out.
0:21:44 > 0:21:45Last chance for a change.
0:21:45 > 0:21:47Barbara is about to make a last-minute switch...
0:21:47 > 0:21:49Leave 'em as they were.
0:21:49 > 0:21:51..but sticks to her guns.
0:21:51 > 0:21:54- Anything you'd like to change? - Probably should be, but no.
0:21:54 > 0:21:56- Jonathan, thank you so much. - Thank you.
0:21:56 > 0:22:01Time's up, but is anyone's timeline in the correct order?
0:22:03 > 0:22:07Well, let's find out who was perfect with their places in time.
0:22:07 > 0:22:08Eric.
0:22:08 > 0:22:11I love this bit, I love time travel.
0:22:11 > 0:22:15Let's have a look at what we've got lurking at the end for our earliest.
0:22:15 > 0:22:17It's a ladle.
0:22:17 > 0:22:20And it's a ladle that has a few marks on the back,
0:22:20 > 0:22:23and the only person to spot them was Barbara,
0:22:23 > 0:22:26because you mentioned Bateman. That's the hallmark.
0:22:26 > 0:22:28But it's not my earliest piece.
0:22:28 > 0:22:30I'm going to do a swap...
0:22:30 > 0:22:32with a pot!
0:22:32 > 0:22:35I'm going to put this pot down here.
0:22:35 > 0:22:37This is Chinese.
0:22:37 > 0:22:39It's from an area called Swatow,
0:22:39 > 0:22:42and they were making these pieces in around about 1600.
0:22:42 > 0:22:45The only person that got that right was Jonathan.
0:22:45 > 0:22:47And that is ten points.
0:22:47 > 0:22:54What follows on there should date from the end of the 18th century.
0:22:54 > 0:22:58Now, what I wanted to place here is already there.
0:22:58 > 0:22:59It is the decanter.
0:22:59 > 0:23:05This is a Georgian decanter, probably English, date - 1780.
0:23:05 > 0:23:11I can also tell you that this is the least valuable item at £250.
0:23:11 > 0:23:14And that is ten points to David.
0:23:14 > 0:23:17Well, I think having said what I have about the ladle,
0:23:17 > 0:23:21I think it might be fair to assume that that should go there.
0:23:21 > 0:23:24I'm happy, this is 1806.
0:23:24 > 0:23:27No points to anybody for the ladle.
0:23:27 > 0:23:30So far, having got as far as the early 19th century,
0:23:30 > 0:23:35we will make a quantum leap to 1865.
0:23:35 > 0:23:39A beautiful seal, I mean, you know that you've got a quality item
0:23:39 > 0:23:43before you open the box, and as such,
0:23:43 > 0:23:46I can tell you that it is our most expensive item,
0:23:46 > 0:23:51because this is worth £2,000.
0:23:51 > 0:23:53Again, a very tricky one for everybody.
0:23:53 > 0:23:56Not one of you put that in the correct place.
0:23:56 > 0:23:58I have to say you were all very clever.
0:23:58 > 0:24:02But when it came to the final item, you mentioned the name Cartier,
0:24:02 > 0:24:05and that's going to push you into the early 20th century.
0:24:05 > 0:24:08Had you opened it and found the hallmarks in there,
0:24:08 > 0:24:13you could have actually dated it more precisely to 1927.
0:24:13 > 0:24:15All three of you get ten points.
0:24:15 > 0:24:20Right, well, let's have a look and see what that has done to our scores.
0:24:20 > 0:24:23Jonathan, you have got 45 points.
0:24:23 > 0:24:26Barbara, you have 40.
0:24:26 > 0:24:29David, I'm very sorry, you've ended up with 30 points,
0:24:29 > 0:24:31and this is where your journey
0:24:31 > 0:24:34towards the title of Antiques Master comes to an end.
0:24:34 > 0:24:38- I do hope you've had a good time. - I've had a good time.
0:24:38 > 0:24:40Wonderful, but there is still more work to do
0:24:40 > 0:24:44for Jonathan and Barbara, as we go through for the final challenge in the red room.
0:24:50 > 0:24:53So, Jonathan and Barbara, there is just one guaranteed place
0:24:53 > 0:24:57in the semi-finals, and it is time for your final challenge.
0:24:57 > 0:25:00Now, before you, five beautiful antiques.
0:25:00 > 0:25:03I'm going to start with an open question.
0:25:03 > 0:25:04Buzz in if you know the answer.
0:25:04 > 0:25:06It's five points if you get it right,
0:25:06 > 0:25:10but five points off for a wrong answer.
0:25:10 > 0:25:12If you do answer correctly,
0:25:12 > 0:25:15you will then be able to use one of the five antique categories
0:25:15 > 0:25:18for a further question worth ten points.
0:25:18 > 0:25:22But get that wrong, the question will pass to the other contestant,
0:25:22 > 0:25:24who could steal five points from you.
0:25:24 > 0:25:26So please choose wisely,
0:25:26 > 0:25:32and the round will end after two minutes or when all five antiques are out of play.
0:25:32 > 0:25:35Jonathan, you're currently in the lead with 45 points,
0:25:35 > 0:25:39but there's only five points in it so there is everything to play for.
0:25:39 > 0:25:43We'll start with an open question, and the time starts now.
0:25:43 > 0:25:47Meaning shine, what name is given to ware decorated with a metallic coating
0:25:47 > 0:25:49that changes colour when fired?
0:25:49 > 0:25:51- Yes, Jonathan.- Lustre.- Lustre.
0:25:51 > 0:25:54- Correct. Please choose a category. - Ruskin.
0:25:54 > 0:25:57In which decade was the Ruskin pottery factory founded
0:25:57 > 0:25:59by Edward Taylor and his son, William?
0:25:59 > 0:26:011880?
0:26:01 > 0:26:03I'm going to pass it over.
0:26:03 > 0:26:041887.
0:26:04 > 0:26:07Is incorrect. The answer is 1890s.
0:26:07 > 0:26:10Open question, either of you can answer.
0:26:10 > 0:26:12Which German city's name is given both to porcelain
0:26:12 > 0:26:17made in the style of Meissen and to fine 18th century white-work embroidery?
0:26:17 > 0:26:18The answer is Dresden.
0:26:18 > 0:26:24In the 1820s, what symbol was removed from the leopard's head hallmark of the London Assay Office?
0:26:24 > 0:26:26- Yes, Barbara.- Is it the crown?
0:26:26 > 0:26:29- It is. Please choose a category. - Delft.
0:26:29 > 0:26:31In the 17th century, what Dutch name
0:26:31 > 0:26:37was given to imported blue and white Chinese porcelain whose designs were soon imitated in Delftware?
0:26:37 > 0:26:40Imported? I don't know.
0:26:40 > 0:26:41I'll pass it to Jonathan.
0:26:41 > 0:26:42I don't know either, sorry.
0:26:42 > 0:26:44The answer is Kraak.
0:26:44 > 0:26:51Open question. Who studied in Japan before founding a studio pottery in St Ives with Shoji Hamada in 1920?
0:26:51 > 0:26:53- Jonathan.- Bernard Leach.
0:26:53 > 0:26:55- Bernard Leach. Choose a category. - Murano.
0:26:55 > 0:26:59Which word derived from the Italian for milk
0:26:59 > 0:27:03is used to describe opaque white Murano glass?
0:27:03 > 0:27:05Leche?
0:27:05 > 0:27:06Not correct. Barbara?
0:27:06 > 0:27:08Tip of my tongue but I can't remember.
0:27:08 > 0:27:10Lattimo. Open question.
0:27:10 > 0:27:1619th century Mary Gregory glass is predominantly decorated with what images?
0:27:16 > 0:27:18- Jonathan. - White enamel child figures.
0:27:18 > 0:27:21Children. I'll accept that. Please pick a category.
0:27:21 > 0:27:22Nathaniel Mills.
0:27:22 > 0:27:25In the 1840s, in which UK city were silver items
0:27:25 > 0:27:29designed by Nathaniel Mills & Sons assayed?
0:27:29 > 0:27:31- Birmingham.- Absolutely correct.
0:27:34 > 0:27:38Well, time's up and after that rather tricky round of questions
0:27:38 > 0:27:42I can reveal the scores. Barbara, you have 45 points,
0:27:42 > 0:27:45but Jonathan, you are this week's winner with 70,
0:27:45 > 0:27:47and you now take a place in our semi-finals,
0:27:47 > 0:27:51where you'll be joined by our highest runner-up from the heats,
0:27:51 > 0:27:55Sandy Rich, who, I have to warn you, scored a very impressive 85.
0:27:55 > 0:27:56How are you feeling?
0:27:56 > 0:27:58- Exhausted.- Exhausted!
0:27:58 > 0:28:00Let's see how Eric's doing.
0:28:00 > 0:28:03Well, having a specialism is so important,
0:28:03 > 0:28:08but having good general knowledge, well, it's absolutely essential. Congratulations, Jonathan.
0:28:08 > 0:28:12Do join us next time for what is shaping up to be a thrilling contest
0:28:12 > 0:28:15to find our Antiques Master of 2011.
0:28:15 > 0:28:17We'll see you for the semis.
0:28:22 > 0:28:25Everyone who goes in for this Antiques Master competition
0:28:25 > 0:28:28wants to take home a trophy, and I'd be thrilled if I could,
0:28:28 > 0:28:31but I'm up against some stiff competition. I'll give it my best.
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