Episode 14 For What It's Worth

Hello and welcome to For What It's Worth,

the quiz where it's not enough to simply know the answers -

you need a nose for antiques as well.

Three pairs of contestants are ready to play

and in each team is a quizzer, responsible for answering

general knowledge questions so that their partner, the picker,

can choose an antique or collectable item to add to their collection.

The aim of the game is to amass the most valuable collection.

So, here are today's lots for your consideration.

16 different antiques and collectables.

We have a jug,

jewellery,

an axe,

some spoons,

a football,

a belt,

a painting,

a vase,

a cutter,

some walking sticks,

a book,

a sculpture,

a toilet lock,

lithophanes,

a tankard

and a coin.

All very different with very different values.

One is worthless, worth £10 or less,

but the rest increase in value up to our top lot,

which is worth a whopping £2,500.

That is the lot to spot because at the end of the show

the winning pair will walk away with the cash equivalent

of one of these items.

Well, first up, we have Julie and Victor,

a married couple from Castleford.

-A very warm welcome to you both.

-Thank you.

-Julie, you are picking the antiques for the team.

-I am.

When you search for items, what sort of things really get your attention?

I like jewellery. I like pottery. I just know what I like.

When I see something, I know what I like, but it's not always a theme.

And sitting next to you is Victor. You have a bit of a nice love story.

Picture this.

1977, Cinderella's disco

and you, Victor, barge in front of a fantastic-looking girl

to get to the bar before you.

I did. I thought she was going to beat me to the bar. Yeah.

-It was love at first sight.

-Well, welcome to the show.

-Lovely to have you here.

-Thank you.

Next up, we have Sarah and Cherry, from Northampton and Leicester,

-who are best friends. Welcome to the show.

-Hello.

-Thank you.

-Now, Sarah, you are the picker for the team today.

-I am. Yes.

Do you have any collections?

I collect TG Green Cornishware,

-so I have got a large collection of that at home.

-I do.

-Do you?

-This is the lovely blue...

-It is, yeah.

-..China plates, mugs, cups.

Sometimes they are in stripes,

sometimes it's spots, sometimes it's...

-Oh, I love it.

-Thank you.

-Good.

And, Cherry, how did you both meet?

Vintage fairs, really.

We used to bump into each other and then we got talking

and we found out we've got lots of things in common

and now I have things that I sell in Sarah's shop.

-Oh, she's one of your suppliers now?

-Yes. A win-win for me.

That's very clever.

And, last but not least, we have Qin-him,

originally from Hong Kong, now from Doncaster,

and Joe from Sheffield.

-Yeah, that's right.

-Qin-him, you are the team's picker.

-That's right.

And I hear you have a very good eye for Chinese porcelain.

You have four very special pieces at home that could make you a fortune.

Yes, I bought these at auction.

They are four, what I think is finely-painted plaques.

They are Chinese. I am hoping that they are barely 20th century

and if I can show that they are painted by a master painter

then I'm in the money, hopefully.

They could be worth quite a bit.

-They could be tens of thousands if they are real.

-Tens of thousands?

-Wow. Qin-him, good luck.

-Fingers crossed.

-Yeah, absolutely.

Fingers crossed.

And sitting next to you is Joe.

You are quizzer for the team.

How do you and Qin-him know each other?

-This is my girlfriend's dad.

-Oh.

-You've got to charm the pants off him?

-Yeah, that's right.

Well, welcome, all of you.

We are looking forward to this game very much indeed.

Earlier, our teams inspected the lots,

but could they separate the show stoppers from the door stoppers?

-Right.

-Oh, it's not what I expected.

There's a range of stuff.

-Ooh. Where shall we look first?

-Oh, my goodness.

Watercolour. Is it signed? Has it got any signature on it? No.

So, you can't make a judgment, can you, without a signature?

-Pigskin maybe?

-I'm guessing leather.

Pre-Stanley Matthews, I think. It's beautiful.

Not my thing, football.

I've never seen anything like that.

They kind of look like scenes from Dickens or something, don't they?

It's meant to be viewed with the light from the back

and there is the picture.

-Could be brass. No, copper.

-Could be bronze.

Are they usually hollow?

-Is it a pen or a pipe?

-A pen, I think.

These look like they've got new heads on them, don't they?

Looks like it was made yesterday.

They're bonny things if you are into that.

If you like that sort of thing.

-The Laws Of Cricket.

-Nice drawings, aren't they?

Aye, that's interesting.

-Has it got any addition in the front? Has it got anything?

-No dates in it.

It looks like it might be fairly new.

I like the spoons because they are from Sheffield.

Yes. Sterling silver.

-Mappin and Webb, so, nice.

-Yeah, nice. Not worth a lot, though.

-I think these are probably worth a tenner.

-There're nice.

-Something Britton.

-Yes.

Fern Britton's tankard.

SHE LAUGHS

-Pewter.

-Yes, certainly pewter.

-What is it? A type of metal?

-Type of metal.

There's no hallmarks on it.

-An axe. Ooh.

-But it's beautifully done and that's all inlaid.

And I wonder if that is either ivory, or is it whalebone?

It could be ceremonial.

Military belt. This is the Cross of Malta, isn't it?

Is it a policeman's belt?

Is it something that a policeman would wear?

-A bit like a pastry cutter.

-I think that's a pastry cutter.

And this is old. You can see the patination on the handle here.

Let's see what marking's on the back.

I think it looks like a piece of Lalique.

-Not Lalee. It's Lalique.

-Oh, Lalique?

Stoneware jug. Nice pattern. Salt glaze.

I don't think much of this, to be honest.

It's just a utilitarian jug.

That's an old toilet lock, isn't it?

It's the one you put a penny in the top here.

-No. It's not.

-No.

-Regent Street, Piccadilly.

-Oh, that's nice, isn't it?

-Are there any marks on it?

-Diamonds, do you think?

That'll be worth a few bob.

This is a Persian coin.

Is that Arabic or something? Or is it...?

-Hieroglyphics?

-Yeah.

-I don't know.

-Brooch.

-Brooch.

Sculpture.

-Axe.

-Yeah.

-Jewellery.

-Jewellery.

-Sculpture.

-Axe.

Diamond brooch from Harrods.

Medieval axe. Lithophanes.

-I think we are done.

-Yeah.

-This way.

Joining me is our resident antiques expert, Kate Bliss.

Kate, what do you make of these lots?

Well, teams, we have some treats in store for you today

amongst this collection behind me.

But if I was in your shoes, I'd be looking at the detail of things.

I'd be looking at condition.

I'd be thinking about age,

but I'd also be thinking about provenance and rarity.

How do you arrive at the valuation on things?

Well, Fern, myself and the independent valuer

have looked at these items

and we've agreed that they are based on a hammer price.

That means the price that a bidder would pay at the fall of a hammer

and not including any auction costs.

As well as those little treasures,

we have our mystery lot hidden under the shroud of mystery,

poised to be uncovered at the end of the show to tempt our winners.

But for now, it is time for Round One.

I'm going to ask ten general knowledge questions.

Quizzers, if you buzz in with the correct answer,

your picker gets to add a lot to your collection.

But beware,

buzz in incorrectly and you'll be frozen out of the next question.

Quizzers, your job is to give the picker the chance

to bag the top lots first.

Fingers on buzzers.

Question number one.

Which legendary British comedy duo had the catchphrase,

"So, it's goodnight from me, and it's..."

-Cherry.

-The Two Ronnies.

It is The Two Ronnies.

"So, it's goodnight from me, and it's goodnight from him."

-Sarah, you get first pick.

-Ooh, lovely.

I'm going to pick the axe, please.

The axe. There you go.

Question number two.

Who composed the music for the opera, The Marriage Of Figaro?

-Yes, Cherry.

-Mozart.

It is Mozart. Sarah, you get to pick.

Wow. It's me again, yes. I'm going to go for the jewellery, please.

-The jewellery.

-Thank you.

The jewellery has gone into your collection.

Question three.

At which university did Prime Minister David Cameron

study for his Philosophy, Politics and Economics degree?

-Yes, Joe.

-Cambridge.

Oh, incorrect. It was the other one.

Oxford.

You are frozen out of the next question.

Question four.

Papaw is another name for which fruit?

-Yes, Cherry.

-Prickly pear.

Incorrect.

I'm sorry, it's papaya.

So, Cherry and Sarah, you are now frozen out of the next question.

Joe and Qin-him, you are back in.

Question five.

Opposite which acclaimed English actor

did Marilyn Monroe star in The Prince And The Showgirl?

Time up. Laurence Olivier.

Cherry is going, "Yes, I knew that."

But you were frozen out. You are now back in the game.

Question six.

Which artist created The Angel Of The North?

-Yes, Cherry.

-Antony Gormley.

Antony Gormley. Correct.

-Sarah, have a pick.

-I'll have the sculpture, please.

-The sculpture is yours.

-Thank you.

Question seven.

What is the name of the highest mountain in Africa?

-Yes, Joe.

-Kilimanjaro.

It is Kilimanjaro. Have you climbed it?

No. I've seen a lot of famous people that have, though,

so I think that's where it comes from.

Qin-him, your choice.

We'll take the lithophanes, please.

The lithophanes. That is joining your collection.

Question eight. Come on, Victor.

Which Iceni warrior queen battled to drive the Romans from...?

-Cherry.

-Boudicca.

Boudicca it is. Sarah, your choice.

The football, please.

The football. It's yours.

Question nine.

What was the name of the first man in space?

Yes, Joe.

Oh, it's not the one that I'm thinking of.

-I think I've pressed it too quick but I'll go with...

-I need an answer.

-..Lance Armstrong.

-No. The correct answer is Yuri Gagarin.

You are frozen out of the last question.

Question ten.

Victor.

LAUGHTER

Which English scientist is credited as the creator of the World Wide Web?

Time up.

Sir Tim Berners-Lee.

Yeah. At the end of that round, let's see where we stand.

Oh, well. See you later.

Victor and Julie haven't spoiled their cabinet yet with any lots.

Cherry and Sarah, you have the axe, the sculpture, the football

and the jewellery.

Joe and Qin-him, you have the lithophanes.

Well, our teams have started to build their collections

but before we have a chance to add to them,

Kate is going to give each pair a fact about a lot of their choice.

These snippets of information should give you vital clues

about what it is worth, so choose wisely.

You can choose one of yours or one from anyone else's collection

or something that is still up for grabs on the grid.

So, Julie, let's start with you.

Which lot would you like to hear about?

-I would like to hear about the jewellery.

-The jewellery,

which is in Cherry and Sarah's collection.

Kate, the jewellery, please.

The jewellery.

This piece of jewellery is typical of a Victorian diamond brooch

of late 19th century.

It may be worn as a pendant,

which is more commercial in today's market,

as well as a brooch.

It has an approximate total diamond weight of five carats,

made up of approximately 61 old-cut diamonds

with little smaller rose-cut stones to the points.

And they give a lovely sparkle or twinkle,

which on a showy piece like this,

intended for evening wear,

would be captured in candlelight.

The piece isn't signed so the maker is unknown.

Well, you made it sound very interesting indeed.

Sarah, what would you like to know more about?

I'd like to know about the axe, please, Fern.

The axe. Certainly.

This is a late 17th century

Saxon miner's axe.

This type of axe is called a bergbarte

and while it is derived from the tool used for mining,

it evolved into a ceremonial accessory during the 17th century.

This one is made from a fruitwood shaft

which has been inlaid with cartouches -

panels intended to hold decoration.

The steel blade is pierced with dots and another cross motif

and carved into the butt of the handle is the date,

1666.

Hmm. Sarah, has that whet your appetite?

Yes, I'm glad it's in my patch. That's fine.

Qin-him, your choice.

Yes, I would like to know something about the sculpture, please.

The sculpture, which again is in the girls' collection.

The famous French sculptor Ernest Rancoulet

crafted in many different materials.

His bronze pieces can fetch eye-watering sums at auction.

This piece is late 19th century

and it is actually made of spelter,

which is crudely-smelted zinc.

And you can tell it is spelter because of three main features -

there are pittings on the surface,

it isn't cold to touch like bronze

and it cracks quite easily, it is quite brittle.

But it is signed Rancoulet

and is ultimately an original piece by a great sculptor.

Qin-him, does that interest you?

Yes, very much so.

Now that you are all a little more clued up on today's lots,

let's give you the chance to add more of them to your collections.

Bear in mind that at the end of this round the team with the least

valuable collection will be eliminated.

Three more lots are now available to each pair.

This time, pickers, you target a lot

and, quizzers, you then try to secure it by answering a question correctly.

But in this round the lots come with their own question categories

and here they are.

So, for example, if you were to target the vase,

you would be given the opportunity to choose between a question

on Children's Literature or '80s Music.

Julie and Victor, you are up first, so, Julie,

what is the lot you want?

I think I'll go with the book.

Victor, Physical Geography or Explorers?

-Physical Geography, I think.

-Physical Geography. Here we go.

What material can be classed as metamorphic, sedimentary or igneous?

-Rocks.

-Yes, correct.

-Wey!

Julie, the book is yours,

and your collection is off the mark.

Excellent. JULIE LAUGHS

-Sarah, what would you like to target?

-I'd like the painting, please.

The painting. So, Cherry, Children's Literature or Explorers?

Children's Literature, please.

Which author wrote The Lorax?

A total guess, Michael Morpurgo.

Incorrect. Dr Seuss.

The painting stays on the grid. Qin-him,

-what do you want?

-The vase, please.

The vase. OK, Joe, Children's Literature or '80s Music?

It is a bit before my time, but I will go '80s Music.

I hate it when they say that. It shouldn't be allowed. LAUGHTER

'80s Music it is. Who had a 1984 UK hit

with Holding Out For A Hero?

-You are singing it. Can you see...

-It is going through my head.

Can you see the person?

Roxette.

Roxette is incorrect.

It is Bonnie Tyler. Julie, back to you. What would you like?

-The tankard, please.

-The tankard.

Physics or Explorers, Victor?

-Physics, I think.

-Physics. Here we go.

Which famous scientist proposed the theory of special relativity?

Oh, that is Einstein.

-It is correct, well done.

-Yes!

-Julie, the tankard is yours.

-Oh, wow.

I love it, you're so excited. Sarah, what would you like?

Well, I'm still going to try for the painting again,

-so good luck, Cherry.

-Children's Literature, I think, please.

OK, Children's Literature.

Instead of humans, what does the BFG eat?

Um... Big Friendly Giant eats...

..fruit.

I need you to be a little more specific.

-Peaches.

-Incorrect.

-It is the snozzcumber, of course.

-Of course.

-Yes.

BFG eats snozzcumbers.

The painting stays on the grid. Qin-him, what would you like?

-Toilet lock, please.

-The toilet lock. Physics or Formula One, Joe?

-I'll go Physics.

-Physics.

Radio detection and ranging is better known by what acronym?

Radar.

Correct, well done, Joe. Qin-him, you've got the toilet lock.

I don't know what we're going to do with that.

Where do we stand halfway through Round Two?

Victor and Julie, you've stormed it in this round.

You added the book and the tankard.

Cherry and Sarah, you have the axe, the sculpture, the football

and the jewellery.

And Qin-him and Joe, you have the lithophanes, and you added the toilet

lock to your collection right at the end, well done.

OK, teams, your collections are growing.

Now, remember, at the end of this round,

the pair with the least valuable collection will be leaving us,

so there is one last lot available to each team.

And this time you can either go for what's left on the grid

or you can try to steal an antique that is in a rival team's collection.

But, pickers, be warned, if you choose to steal from another team,

their quizzer will get to decide your quizzer's category.

Just one rule here.

You can't steal from a team who has just one lot left in their collection.

Right, Julie, do you want to target a lot from the grid

or have you got your eye on something in another collection?

-Oh, I'm going to steal.

-Good. SHE LAUGHS

Who are you stealing from, and what?

I'm stealing from Cherry.

-From Cherry, yes.

-Thank you(!)

And I think I'd like to steal the sculpture

-because Victor wanted that.

-The sculpture. OK.

Well, Cherry, you now have to pick a category for Victor to answer.

So find a difficult one and defend your sculpture.

-Bollywood.

-Bollywood.

-I knew that was going to come up.

-LAUGHTER

Here we go, Victor.

The term Bollywood combines Hollywood

with which other historic place team?

-Is at Bombay?

-Correct!

-Wow!

-Correct.

I thought it was obvious, but I thought, "It can't be that obvious."

The sculpture is yours. Sorry, Cherry

-and Sarah, you lose it.

-That's OK.

Do you want to pick something from the grid

or would you like to steal from someone else?

I'd like to pick the lithophanes, please, Fern.

-You're going to steal from Qin-him and Joe, if you can.

-Yes.

Joe, you pick a category, please, for Cherry.

I think the best one would be Formula One.

-OK, Cherry.

-Great(!)

THEY LAUGH

How many drivers are awarded points

at the end of a Formula One Grand Prix race?

Three.

No, incorrect. It is the first ten.

-Oh, OK.

-Very well defended, Joe.

The lithophanes remain in your collection.

Qin-him, would you like to take from the grid

or nick from someone else?

I would like to steal the sculpture.

-Oh!

-No!

-The sculpture, OK.

Victor, would you like to choose a category for Joe to answer?

Formula One. I think he might struggle with that.

What nationality is driver Sebastian Vettel?

I know he is a champion.

Sebastian Vettel, I think he is German.

Correct, he is German.

My goodness, this sculpture is dizzy.

He's going over to your collection right now.

OK, let's have a look at how we stand at the end of that round.

Victor and Julie, you have the book and the tankard.

Cherry and Sarah, you have the axe, the football and the jewellery.

And Joe and Qin-him, you have the lithophanes, which you defended,

the toilet lock, and you've stolen the sculpture.

That's it for Round Two. And for one team it is the end of the road.

We've calculated the combined value of your items

and the team with the least valuable collection will be eliminated,

taking their lots out of the game with them.

So, Kate has been keeping tabs.

Who is leaving us first?

The pair leaving us first...

-..is Julie and Victor.

-Oh!

-I'm so sorry.

-Never mind.

-Never mind.

It's been wonderful to have you here, but before you leave,

let's find out about the lots leaving the game with you.

Well, let's have a little look. You went straight in with the book.

-Are you a cricketing fan?

-Not really, no.

I just like the pictures themselves

and could probably see them in a frame, maybe.

Actually, it's those prints which are really interesting to collectors.

And the book is signed on the front, Chas Crombie.

And Chas Crombie, of course, was Charles Exeter Devereux Crombie,

an early 20th-century cartoonist.

So they're great fun and they were very popular in their day.

Now, I've seen loads of copies of the Laws Of Cricket coming

up at auction, but they are usually the later editions.

This is an original,

-which makes it worth £400.

-Wow!

-That's...

-Didn't expect that.

And now the tankard, Kate.

Now, the tankard, you all had a good look at this.

Victor, you noticed on the bottom that it says "Britton, Battersea".

And you thought this was Fern's, didn't you?

-You thought this had come out of Fern's cupboard.

-I did.

It dates back to the 18th century.

And if you wanted to have some beer from your local pub,

you'd send for your servant and he would come

and collect your mug, hence the initials on the front -

so you would know that it was yours.

It's also got the "VR" on it,

which is a touchmark for pewter.

You all knew that it was pewter,

but pewter, unfortunately, is very out of fashion.

This is today's worthless lot.

-Oh.

-Oh!

-Who picked that? I didn't!

-Wow.

-So the total value of your collection is £400.

-OK.

Julie and Victor, it has been lovely to have you,

but it is now time to bring the hammer down on your collection

and say thank you for playing For What It's Worth.

Thank you.

Surprised to find that the book was worth so much. I didn't...

Didn't expect it to be as much as that.

I think the top lot might be the diamonds.

In a jewellery shop you would have paid £2,000 for an item like that.

The unclaimed lots in the grid are now also leaving the game,

so let's quickly find out from Kate what they were worth

and if the top lot is still in the game.

So, let's start with the spoons.

They are silver, they are hallmarked for Sheffield. Joe, your hometown.

And you noticed that, didn't you?

Yes, I saw them and I thought, "There's so many of them

"around Sheffield, maybe they're not worth that much."

Well, I think you're definitely along the right lines.

You see these little bean-finialed coffee spoons

all the time in the saleroom.

-Value, £25.

-Oh.

Now, the coin.

You all had a really good look at this,

and you puzzled over the language on it.

-It is in fact Indian and it is a silver rupee.

-Oh!

And it dates from the very early part of the 18th century.

The East India Company had settlements on the coast of India

and they started making their own coins.

And this comes from that particular period.

But thousands of them were produced,

so the value is quite low - £35.

-OK, £35, that's gone.

-Next we have the jug.

It's really a sort of very traditional English antique.

Cherry, straight in there. It is salt glazed, you said.

Go to the top of the class. It's got that lovely

dark brown colour to it.

You liked the wavy, simple decoration on it.

And this is produced just by throwing common

salt into the kiln, and the reaction happens to make that lovely glaze.

-And the value, £50.

-Really?

-OK, what's next?

-Next we have the cutter.

Now, I think both teams thought that this was a culinary item,

and actually you are on the right track,

but there is also an ecclesiastical element.

Because despite looking like a fantastic scone cutter...

-Wouldn't you say, Fern?

-Absolutely.

..this is actually a French, 18th-century

communion wafer cutter.

There is a collector's market for tools, so the value

-is £100.

-Ah!

Next we have the vase.

Teams, you both said Lalique, but then you said,

"But actually, I don't think it is."

-And I was dying for you to ask me about it, but nobody did.

-Oh.

So is it, or is it not, Lalique?

-It is.

-Oh.

It is signed, and he is a pioneering name

when we talk about glassware that's spanned the Art Nouveau period,

right through to the Art Deco period.

With that big name, of course, you do get very big prices.

But the value, with that little chip in it on the base,

-if you noticed that, is £150.

-Oh.

-Phew!

SHE LAUGHS

-I'd still like it, wouldn't you?

-It's lovely, isn't it?

-It is.

-I didn't like it.

-We haven't hit any big numbers yet.

-The belt.

-Now, Qin-him, you really homed in on this, didn't you?

-I liked it a lot.

It's an officer's cross belt. Called a cross belt

because it would be worn across and it would have held a sword.

Perhaps an ammunition pouch as well.

And of course it has that whistle.

This belonged to an officer in one of the most important

regiments in the Indian Army, the Rajputana Rifles.

-Mmm.

-And this belt is actually dating from 1903,

when Lord Kitchener had a massive reshuffle of the Indian Army,

so it is a very interesting period for that regiment.

-These don't come up very often at auction.

-No.

£700.

Now, the painting.

-Cherry, Sarah, you went for it twice.

-We did, I liked it.

Well, I can tell you that it's a watercolour.

It's a lovely composition.

But with watercolours like this,

we have to look at the quality of the work

and the detail on it is superb.

Which brings me to tell you that it is actually by one of the chief

English watercolourists, a man called Peter De Wint.

-And you recognised that it wasn't signed.

-No.

But this has been authenticated as an actual Peter De Wint.

-Sarah and Cherry...

-Oh, no.

-..£1,000.

-OK.

So that's a big lot, but it's not the top lot.

So, Kate, this is the final lot leaving the game.

-I thought these were charming.

-Did you, Fern?

-But actually, teams, you didn't like them, did you?

-No.

Didn't feel like they were old pieces.

You are absolutely right, they're not old.

But it doesn't have to be old to be valuable.

It's all about the quality. The salmon is my favourite.

You can see the glistening of the scales on it.

They are beautifully made...

by one of the most highly respected walking stick makers of today.

His name is Ian Taylor.

In fact, he does special commissions for celebrities

-and Her Majesty the Queen.

-And there's five.

The five walking sticks have a cumulative value

-of £2,500...

-Oh!

-Oh, crikey.

..which makes them today's top lot.

Well, who would have known they would be £500 each?

But now we know the bottom lot and the top lot have left the game.

Just two pairs of contestants left, and before we go any further,

Kate is going to give you another fact about a lot of your choice.

So, Sarah, what lot do you need to know more about?

The football, please.

The first footballs were made of natural materials,

such as inflated pigs' bladders,

that were later put inside a leather cover.

And the oldest football still in existence, which is

thought to have been made around 1550, was discovered in the roof

of Stirling Castle in Scotland, in 1981.

This one isn't quite so old,

but it still dates to the late 19th century.

You can see that it comes from the period

when balls were still being laced up.

Football memorabilia is obviously big business

-and this one survived in incredible condition.

-Mmm.

-Qin-him, what would you like to know more about?

-The lithophanes, please.

So, let me tell you about the lithophanes, or lithopanes,

as they are sometimes called.

Victorian lithophanes are etched or moulded artwork in very thin,

translucent porcelain that can only be seen clearly

when backlit with a light source.

They feature designs or scenes pressed into the surface

so that when the light is shining behind them,

the image appears in what's called "en grisaille",

which is literally "in grey".

This process basically creates a three-dimensional image.

Did you know exactly what they were?

I held them up to a light source

and I knew you could see a picture in there. Interesting.

Well, those are all the facts available to you,

so it is now time for our final round.

I'm going to give the quizzers a category.

They then take turns to say answers in that category.

For example, if I say most common UK surnames, Joe, you might say Smith.

Cherry, you might say Jones, and then Evans and so on.

If you fail to give an answer, if you repeat an answer

or you give a wrong answer, you lose that category

and the opponents' picker will be able to steal a lot from your collection.

Remember, it's the total value of your collections that matter at the end of this round.

One high-priced lot could be more valuable than your opponents'

entire collection.

You can steal the last item in your opponents' collection,

so this round is all about defending what you've got

as well as pilfering your opponents' lots.

There are three categories.

The pair with the most valuable collection at this point go first.

So, Kate, who is that?

I can reveal that the team who currently has the most

valuable collection...

-..is Sarah and Cherry.

-Oh, OK.

Cherry, you will start us off, and the first category is...

Cherry, please give me an answer.

The franc from France.

The French franc.

-The French franc.

-Correct. Joe.

That's one I was going to go for. Um...

The Swiss franc.

That is incorrect.

There is a currency called the Swiss franc,

but the Swiss did not adopt the euro.

You could have had the Dutch guilder, the Irish pound,

the Spanish peseta and so on.

OK, Sarah, what would you like to pinch from Qin-him's collection?

-Well, I would like the sculpture back, please.

-The sculpture.

-OK, that is back into your collection.

-Thank you.

Now, Joe, here comes your category.

Joe, can have an answer, please?

-Dover.

-Correct. Cherry.

-Fastnet.

-Correct. Joe.

-King's Lynn.

-Incorrect, Joe. I'm so sorry.

Now, you could have had Dogger,

Lundy, Thames and many others.

I'm so sorry, Joe. But, Sarah, are you rubbing your hands with glee?

I'm trying not to look too pleased.

What have you got your eye on in that collection?

-I'd like the lithophanes, please.

-They are coming to you.

-Thank you.

One last category. It's Cherry to start.

Joe, if you get this, you can nick something back, OK? Here we go.

Here's the category.

-Cherry, please give me an answer.

-Alpha.

Correct. Joe.

-Beta.

-Correct.

-Cherry.

-Gamma.

Correct. Joe.

Kappa.

Correct. Cherry.

Epsilon.

Correct. Joe.

Papa.

Jo, that's incorrect.

I think you were thinking of the Nato alphabet,

-where P is for "papa".

-Oh! Yeah.

Well done. You could have had

delta, lambda, sigma, etc, etc.

So, Cherry, have you got a penny for the toilet lock?

THEY LAUGH

There you are, it is in your collection.

That's it. Your collections are now fixed,

and it goes without saying that with Joe and Qin-him having nothing

left in their collection, today's winners are Sarah and Cherry.

Commiserations to you, Qin-him and Joe,

but thank you so much for playing For What It's Worth.

I think we picked a decent basket, really,

but again it comes down to luck on the day.

I thought the top lots were the diamond and the axe

and I had just no idea about the walking sticks -

I'd dismissed them as being too modern to be worth much.

Well done, Sarah and Cherry.

You built the most valuable collection

and you are today's winners,

and now all that remains is for you to claim your prize.

All you have to do is pick a lot from your collection

and we will give you its value in cash. So...

Oh, my goodness. I'm not sure about this sculpture now

-that it's not a bronze one.

-It's spelter.

I still like the diamonds.

Yes, we're keen on the diamonds.

But as Kate said there is nothing signed on the back of the diamonds.

The axe I still think is quite a valuable piece, quite an old piece.

-Football.

-I like the diamonds or the axe.

-Go with the diamonds.

-Let's go diamonds.

Diamonds are a girl's best friend.

So you've chosen the diamond brooch,

but before we tell you what it's worth, Kate,

please could you tell us the value of the lots they have rejected?

Let's get to the bottom of this sculpture

because this sculpture has zipped around and it's come back to you.

So we know it's by Rancoulet

and we know it's spelter, not bronze.

If it was bronze it would be in the thousands, but it isn't,

so it's £200.

Oh!

On we go, the lithophanes, or lithopanes.

The Victorians had a craze for them

but they've gone in and out of fashion.

In the current market, not particularly in vogue.

There are three of them and the cumulative value of the three

is £300.

So, next we have this very intriguing toilet lock.

You thought this was quite quirky.

I like it, I think they're worth quite a bit of money now, actually.

This is a Maskelyne toilet door lock.

John Maskelyne trained as a watchmaker

but became interested in magic, and he wanted to dispel

the myth of supernatural powers being used in magic.

He actually exposed a pair of fraudulent magicians

called the Davenport Brothers,

but he also was an inventor of quirky things like this.

But this you would have seen on lavatories in London

in the late 19th century, 1892,

and of course you put a penny in the slot.

It didn't actually lock until that penny went into it,

hence the term "to spend a penny".

£500 worth.

Good heavens.

Nice little thing.

Where are we going next?

Next we have the football.

The age actually is really important

because that dictates how rare it is.

If this was pre-1920s, '30s, this could be quite special.

It's an early piece, they don't come up very often in that condition.

£650.

-Oh.

-Really?

What's the last thing we are looking at?

The last thing we are looking at is the axe.

It's 17th century, it's a Saxon miner's axe

but used mostly for ceremonial purposes in that form.

Highly decorative, very rare,

with a mighty price tag

of £1,200.

Whoa!

But those lots have all gone,

so Sarah and Cherry, come and join me to take a closer look

at your diamond brooch and see if we can tempt you

with our mystery lot, which may be worth even more.

Well, you may be confident that your choice is worth a small fortune,

but before we tell you its value

we are going to tempt you with today's mystery lot.

Kate is going to reveal and tell all.

Here we go.

This is the Nuremberg Lady, or Princess, toy sewing machine.

Toy is actually a bit misleading because this machine

falls somewhere between the two.

It was marketed originally in 1894

as the best present for a girl.

It was also a perfect chain stitch sewing machine in miniature,

producing just as good sewing as a full-size machine.

It's made of cast iron and has been found in the past painted

both in pink and blue, and it's probably the most desirable

toy sewing machine ever made and is extremely rare.

-Interesting.

-Interesting, yes.

Sarah and Cherry, all that's left to decide is which one to go for.

Do you stick with your diamond brooch

or do you just dump it in favour of the sewing machine?

-I don't know.

-I like the diamonds.

She's not as pretty as the diamonds.

-She's quite rare, though.

-A child's toy, though.

-Sewing machine.

-I don't know.

-I think we'll stick with our diamonds.

-The diamonds.

So you're going with the diamond brooch.

That means you have won its worth in cold, hard cash.

But Kate, first of all,

please would you tell us what they have thrown away?

The Nuremberg, as the name implies,

is a German manufacturer's Princess sewing machine.

The manufacturer was Steinfeldt and Blasberg, based in Hanover.

But I did say right at the beginning of the show, one of the things

to think about was rarity

and only a very few of these are known to exist.

That gives it a value...

..of £3,500!

Oh, my goodness!

It's a super thing.

-It's lovely.

-Yeah.

So, Kate, please tell us the value of the lot that they have chosen,

this beautiful diamond brooch.

You went with your gut feelings and what is not to love about it?

Total weight of five carats in diamonds,

but you did worry about the fact that it wasn't signed,

it didn't have a maker's name attached to it.

The hammer price today would be...

around £2,000.

Whoa!

Oh, thank goodness, well done!

So today, Sarah and Cherry, you are going home with £2,000.

It's been wonderful to have you on the show, thank you so much.

-Thank you.

-Lovely.

-You were really good.

Kate, you have been fantastic, thank you so much for all your expertise.

-See you next time.

-Great.

And we look forward very much to seeing you again next time

when three more teams will join me to play For What It's Worth.

We'll see you then, goodbye.

Well done!

I'm very happy that we stuck with the diamonds

and went with our gut feeling.

-£2,000, Cherry.

-To win was fantastic,

to win £2,000 is even better, thank you very much.