Episode 15 For What It's Worth

Hello and welcome to For What It's Worth,

where winning means knowing a lot, and knowing your lots.

Get the answers right and pick the best antiques,

and you could be going home with a top cash prize.

Three pairs of contestants are ready to play.

In each team is a quizzer, responsible for answering

general knowledge questions, so that their partner, the picker,

can choose an antique 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 sled,

a sovereign case,

a mascot, a vase,

a sewing machine,

a stamp box,

a painting, a plate,

an orrery,

shells,

a toy, a taperstick,

a barrel screw,

scent bottles,

a ball, and embroidered postcards.

All very different, with very different values.

One is worthless, worth £10 or less, and the rest increase

in value up to our top lot, which is worth a whopping £2,500.

Now, 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.

So, first up we have Nick and Mike from Southampton,

who are very good friends. Lovely to meet you, gentlemen.

Nick, you are the team's picker.

Oh, it is a vast antiques world,

but what do you look for when rooting for antiques and collectables?

Well, I really look for things in my own particular field.

Georgian silver. And furniture, Regency furniture.

Mike, you are the questions person on this team.

What do you do together as friends?

Our wives used to work together, so we are the other halves,

the insignificant other halves.

We go out for meals together, enjoying good food and wine.

Oh, how lovely. You've got the life, you gentlemen. Welcome to the show.

Now, next we have Johnny

and Steph from Lutterworth in Leicestershire, who are married.

Welcome to you both.

Johnny, you will be picking the antiques for your team.

How did you and Steph meet, though?

We met at school for the first time.

I managed to get detention for asking her on a date,

-apparently, as I've been reminded.

-You did, you did.

-You remember this clearly? Tell me the story.

-We were in science class.

I was handing out the books, and he said, you know,

would I perhaps fancy going to a football match, actually.

He got detention for talking in class.

I waited for him outside and said, yes, I would go with him,

and we've been together ever since.

Well, welcome to the show. Lovely to have you here.

And our final team is Anne and Karen,

who are cousins-in-law from Devon.

And Middlesex. So, Anne, you are the picker for the team.

Who's who when it comes to cousins-in-law?

I'm actually married to Karen's cousin.

So rather than sisters-in-law, we are cousins-in-law.

-That's interesting. So, when you met Karen's cousin...

-Yes.

..did you know Karen?

-No.

-So she came as the package?

-Yes.

-We actually met for the first time at her son's christening.

-Yeah.

Karen, you're the team's quizzer. What makes you and Anne such good friends?

Well, we hit it off straight away.

We've got a love of shopping, car-boot sales, shoes,

handbags, you know, the important things in life.

-Sharing a glass of wine?

-That has been known, it has been known.

Well, we are very pleased to welcome you to the show as well.

Now, earlier, our teams inspected the lots,

but could they separate gems from the junk?

-Where should we start?

-Oh, I don't know.

Right.

Which one first? The embroidered postcards.

This looks like First World War.

-It's the Royal-coated one.

-It is.

Very nice. Just the sort of thing I always wanted as a kid.

-Early 1900s. Probably 1950s.

-Yeah.

Looks like the Lake District.

Welsh, Welsh border scene.

That would be the River Severn, wouldn't it, if that's Tintern Abbey?

(I want to pick it up, but I don't want to break it.)

A lot of work has gone into those shells.

If you look at the level of detail in there.

You're not going to get another pair of them, are you?

What's that in there? It must have had something in there.

I'm just wondering what the date is on that.

I don't know about that there.

-There is a maker's name on there, which could make it valuable.

-WC.

Do you reckon that is a C or a G?

-Er, a toy.

-Oh.

-This is probably Japanese.

It doesn't look particularly collectable, I don't know.

Is that a charger plate? See, I like these.

Having the blue and white, it could be something Delft. Could be Dutch.

A little vase. It is a Martinware thing.

It looks like something I brought back from my holiday.

The stamp box.

-Is it Russian?

-It might be Turkish or something, you know.

That's really pretty.

-I don't even know what that says. Do you?

-Orrery.

Oh, it is planets, isn't it?

Damaged there, but I do like that.

-That is your sort of thing.

-I was going to say, I love sewing machines.

What every woman should have at home.

I know two women that wouldn't be very happy with that.

HE LAUGHS

More like a hammer. It's Marseille.

It would have been for wine rather than whisky.

Lovely, like his moustache.

Bruce Bairnsfather.

It's not leather is it? I don't know what that is.

-Squash ball, cricket ball.

-Could be squash.

-It could be worth a bit.

-Lovely.

-I was thinking Lalique, but I don't think it is.

-It is not Lalique.

-They look like they've had something written on them.

-"VW, 239."

-The mascot.

-The mascot, yes.

-Shells.

-The shells, and this charger.

-And the worthless item... Possibly for now, going for the toy?

-Yeah.

Postcards, the shells, and the...what we think is a golf ball.

-Our worthless item, then.

-We will go with the scent bottles. Shells.

-Plate.

-You are going for the plate.

-I'm going to go for the scent bottle.

-Worthless item?

-Barrel screw.

-That's nice.

I do quite like that.

Joining me is our resident antiques expert, David Harper.

-David, what do you make of those lots?

-My goodness me, what a collection.

There are some serious antiques there,

but there are also really fun things.

And this business, actually, is about handling beautiful things

-and having fun doing it.

-How do you put the valuation on these lots?

Well, it is me and an independent valuer.

We sit down, we look at the objects and we decide what we feel

they would make in auction, so a hammer price.

But it doesn't include the auction fees.

Well, as well as these lovely little treasures,

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

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

It could be valuable or valueless, we'll be unveiling it later.

But for now, it is time for round one.

I'm going to ask ten general knowledge questions.

Quizzers, if you buzz in with a correct answer,

your picker gets to add a lot to your collection. But beware,

buzz in incorrectly, and you will be frozen out of the next question.

Fingers on buzzers, here comes question number one.

What is the name of the main human character in Richard Kipling's

the Jungle Book?

-Yes, Karen.

-Mowgli.

-That is correct.

-And, Anne, you get your first choice of the grid.

-Oh, wow.

I really, really like the shells.

The shells are coming to your collection. Question two.

Which Welsh football team was the first to

play in the English Premier League?

-Yes, Mike.

-Cardiff.

-Incorrect.

It was Swansea City. You're frozen out of the next question.

Question three.

Which iconic actor is best known for his role in Rebel Without A Cause?

Oh.

Time up. It is James Dean. Mike and Nick, you are back in play.

Question four.

What is an ossicle an example of?

-Time out. It is a bone.

-I knew that, I should have answered.

Question five. Which mountain range separates Spain and France?

-Yes, Mike.

-Pyrenees.

-It is the Pyrenees. Nick, your chance to pick.

It may not be the most valuable, but the bit we liked best of all are the cards.

The embroidered postcards. They are yours. Question six.

In chemistry, what is the opposite of an exothermic reaction?

-Yes, Mike.

-Isothermic reaction.

Incorrect. It is endothermic.

You are frozen out of the next question. Question seven.

Which US girl group had a UK hit single with Waterfalls?

Yes, Steph.

-TLC.

-Correct. Johnny, your pick?

Could I have the mascot, please?

The mascot. It is yours. And it starts off your collection.

Question eight.

In 1928, who became the first female pilot to fly

solo across the Atlantic Ocean?

-Yes, Karen.

-Was it Amelia Earhart?

It was Amelia Earhart. Correct.

Anne, your choice.

Well, Karen really liked the plates,

so I would like to put the plate in, please?

The plate is going to your collection.

Question number nine.

Schezuan cuisine originate from which country?

-Yes, Steph.

-China.

It is China, correct. Johnny, what would you like?

Could I have the sovereign case, please?

The sovereign case is yours.

Final question, question ten.

The TV series Torchwood is a spin-off...

-Yes, Mike.

-Doctor Who.

-It is Doctor Who.

The whole question is,

the TV series Torchwood is a spin-off from which other BBC drama series?

And it is Doctor Who, well done. Nick, what would you like?

Well, I'm always attracted by silver,

and I'd like the taperstick.

The taperstick is now in your collection.

Let's see where we stand at the end of round one.

Mike and Nick, you have the embroidered postcards

and the taperstick.

Steph and Johnny, you have the mascot and the sovereign case.

Karen and Anne, you have the shells and the plates.

So it is very even-stevens.

Our teams have started to build their collections,

but before they have the chance to add to them

David is going to give you each a fact about a lot of your choice.

Now, these snippets of information should give you vital

clues about what it's worth. So, choose wisely.

You can choose one of yours, one of theirs or something from the grid.

So, let's start with Nick. What lot would you like to know about?

-We are intrigued by the ball.

-The ball.

This is a fives ball. Sometimes called Eton fives,

a game played with a padded glove in a court similar to squash.

However, because it's about the size of a golf ball,

and looks quite similar, the two are often confused.

The key difference is that with this ball, the stitching

is on the outside, and on a golf ball it wouldn't be visible.

There's a particular golf ball called a feathery,

which can be worth thousands.

So if an early golf ball can be worth thousands,

what's an early fives ball worth?

OK.

Johnny, what would you like to know more about?

I'm intrigued by the vase, please.

The Martin brothers were London based pottery manufacturers,

who are now considered to represent the transition from decorative

Victorian ceramics to the 20th-century studio pottery.

They have been unfashionable for many years,

but are now beginning to get a serious following.

They famously crafted a series of grotesque birds.

One was recently sold for an eye-watering

£94,800.

But they also had terrible trouble with their firing process

and often, smaller pieces looked very rough and are cracked as a result.

-This is one of them.

-Hm.

Johnny, has that helped at all?

-Still intrigued, I think.

-Anne, what would you like to know about?

I'd like to know about the orrery.

This is an Elton's miniature transparent orrery

from 1817.

An orrery is basically a map of the solar system,

and in this one, the astronomical scroll chart turns to reveal

eight different-coloured diagrams of the moon phases,

the solar system, eclipses and other planetary systems.

It's all encased in a glazed mahogany box,

and cost 15 shillings when it was new.

But how much does it cost now?

Well, now that you are all a bit more knowledgeable about 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,

and this time, pickers, you target a lot,

and quizzers, you then try and 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 targeted the vase, your quizzer would be offered

the chance to answer a question about fruit and veg or autobiographies.

Nick and Mike, you are up first. So, Nick, what's your lot?

-We are going for the ball.

-You are going for the ball.

So, Mike, you have to answer a question,

-either about fashion or rugby union.

-Rugby union, please.

-Rugby union.

Here's your question.

The Harlequins rugby union team is based in which city?

-London.

-Correct.

Nick, the ball is yours.

And there it goes, into your collection.

Johnny, what would you like?

Based on David's vague advice, I'd like to go for the vase, please.

The vase. Steph, autobiographies or fruit and veg?

-I'll go fruit and veg, please.

-Fruit and veg, here's your question.

What spicy green herb, used in Japanese cookery, is similar to

horseradish?

I can only think of jalapeno chilli,

-but I don't think that is right.

-It isn't, I'm afraid. It's wasabi.

-Oh, yes!

-Of course it is.

OK, the vase stays on the grid.

-Anne, what would you like?

-I think I'm going to go for the vase.

The vase.

OK. Karen, autobiographies or fruit and veg?

-I think it has got to be fruit and veg again.

-OK. Fruit and veg.

Here's your question.

By what woman's name is persimmon fruit also known?

Sharon fruit.

It is Sharon. Good.

Anne, the vas is yours.

-Thank you.

-And there it goes.

Mike and Nick again. Nick, what would you like?

We're going to go for the orrery.

-The Orrery.

-Yes.

-OK.

Mike, astronomy or Motown?

-I'm going to have a punt at Motown, please.

-Good.

In which city was Hitsville, the headquarters of Motown?

Detroit.

It was Detroit, good.

Nick, the orrery is yours.

Johnny, what would you like?

Can I go for the stamp box, please?

Steph, Tudors or languages?

I did the Tudors at first school

so I think I'm going to have to go for languages.

Here we go, languages.

What is the German word for

pleasure derived from someone else's misfortune.

I only know danke schon.

THEY ALL LAUGH

Does that have to be your answer?

-Yes!

-Incorrect. I'm so sorry.

It's that word that sometimes you read and don't know how to pronounce.

Schadenfreude.

No, that would never have been on the tip of my tongue.

That stays on the board. Anne, what would you like?

I think we might go for the scent bottles.

The scent bottles.

OK, Karen, fashion or languages?

I think it's going to have to be fashion.

Fashion.

Which item of clothing, worn over the head and face,

takes its name from a Black Sea port?

The only thing I can think of is yashmak.

LAUGHTER

-I don't think that's right.

-How about balaclava?

-How about that? That's even better!

-Incorrect.

OK, the scent bottles stay on the board.

Now, remember at the end of this round,

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

so, have you missed out on that one item that you really want?

If so, here's your chance to secure it,

because there's 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 and steal an antique from a rival team's collection.

However, pickers beware.

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 in their collection. OK.

Right, Nick, do you want to target a lot from the grid or have you

got your eye on something in another collection?

We're going to go for the toy.

Go for the toy.

OK, here we are go.

Mike, astronomy or rugby union?

-I'll stay with rugby union.

-Good. Here we go.

The Pumas are the national team of which country?

-Argentina.

-Correct.

The toy is yours, Nick.

There it is in your collection.

Johnny, do you want to take from the grid or pinch from someone else?

Pinch the shells, please.

Oh, the shells in Karen and Anne's collection, which means,

Karen, you now choose any of the categories that you think

Steph would find hardest to answer.

This is really mean.

All's fair in love and war. Rugby union.

Yeah, don't be that mean! OK.

-Don't worry.

-OK, she's good.

Steph, rugby union, here you go.

What is the name of the chant performed at the opening

of each match by the All Blacks rugby team?

-The Haka.

-Yes!

-Well done.

Amazing. You won those shells.

-They are coming into your collection right now.

-Sorry.

Anne, are you going to pick from the grid or perhaps

there's something you'd like to steal from somebody.

-Embroidered postcards.

-Oh!

-That was a bit...

-Sorry.

..out of left field, wasn't it?

OK, they belong to Mike and Nick, so Mike,

please pick a category for Karen to have difficulty in answering.

Well, rugby union's been good to me.

Let's hope it keeps our embroidered postcards where they are.

OK, Karen, which player would normally take a line-out?

Gosh, I only watch it because they are quite...

good-looking.

Um...

A hooker.

Correct!

-Yes!

-Oh, my goodness.

Mike is astonished.

You can't believe she got that, but well done.

The embroidered postcards are going into your collection.

Let's have a look where we are.

Mike and Nick, you have the taperstick, the orrery, the ball,

and you added the toy.

Steph and Johnny, you have the mascot, the sovereign case

and you stole the shells.

Karen and Anne, you have the plate, the vase,

and you stole the embroidered postcards.

Well, that is it for round two, and for one team,

sadly, it's 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, David has been keeping tabs. David.

Oh, my gosh, was that charged, or what?

But, Fern, I can reveal that the first pair leaving today is...

It's Ann and Karen.

-Oh, what a shame!

-Never mind.

-Never mind.

You've been so lovely and thank you very much. Very good quizzer

and very good picker. But before you leave, of course,

we want to find out the value of the lots you've got.

So, David, what do you make of their collection?

OK, pretty good collection. Now, the plate is an interesting one.

This is a Chinese Kangxi period,

so that dates it to 1661 to 1722.

It is so delicious, it is unbelievable.

It's called polychrome, so it's multicoloured, painted in the enamel

and it's such a big size.

My gosh.

Anne and Karen, that was really, really well chosen.

Worth £700.

-Wow!

-Very good.

We move on to this funny little vase, made by Martin Brothers.

We've got that. And, Karen...

you described it as a holiday tat...

LAUGHTER

..and now it's in your collection. What's all that about?

She chose it, not me!

LAUGHTER

But it is Martin Brothers. We know that some of their pieces can make

absolute fortunes, but this one, value-wise,

£200.

-Wow.

-Finally, then we go to the embroidered postcards.

Interesting things. I think Mike and Nick, you fancied these?

Yes, I did like it.

The kind of things that were sent back, Fern, from the trenches,

the 14-18 war.

I mean, they're beautifully made, these things. I don't think the guys

made them themselves, but they would buy them and post them back.

It's a very emotional thing, isn't it?

And anything from that period is highly collected.

However, no fantastic value,

because these things were made in abundance, so worth

£150 only.

But not a bad collection, you two, I think you did really well.

A total amassed of £1,050.

Anne and Karen, it has been a delight to have you.

Thank you for so much, but it is time to bring the hammer down on your

collection, I'm afraid. But thank you for playing For What It's Worth.

-A little bit disappointed that we're out.

-A little bit disappointed, yes.

Yes. I think we maybe had our lot stolen from us, perhaps.

-Yes, absolutely. I think the top lot is the shells.

-I'm...

I don't know, I think it might be that ball now, I'm a bit torn.

-But we liked the shells.

-We did.

-We chose them first, so...

-Yeah.

Yeah, we'll go with the shells.

Now the unclaimed lots in the grid are also leaving the game.

So let's quickly find out from David what they were worth

and if the top lot is still in the game. Where are we starting, David?

Well, let's start with the barrel screw.

Now, teams, there is only one thing a Frenchman hates,

and that a corked bottle. Now, Nick, what did you think of it?

I thought it was quite intriguing.

I actually liked the hammer on the end of it,

so I'm assuming that if you've got the plug out of the barrel,

you can put it back in with it.

You could or, if you get really frustrated,

you can beat the barrel up with the hammer, can't you? It's ideal, yes.

So, that's what it is. It's a barrel screw, no great value,

-£45.

-Good.

-We don't mind the £45 going, do we?

-Exactly.

A bit of a low value.

-OK, what's the next lot?

-The next one, OK.

-This is an interesting bit of kitsch Americana.

-I like it.

This thing is American and dates to the 1950s

and it's a firm founded in 1889, making sleds for kids.

To say they're mass produced as a bit of an understatement,

so its value, £65.

Oh! Really?

Next, OK, I thought these were really sweet and I thought

somebody would be going crazy for them,

but they are actually, in fact, Art Deco,

so they're period Art Deco, dating into the 1920s and 1930s,

and actually they don't have a bad value.

-£125.

-Gosh!

-But they've gone.

-Gone. OK, next up, nobody spotted where it is?

-Tintern Abbey.

-Yes!

-Is it?

-Yes!

-Oh, my...

You should be over there, Fern, honestly! How exciting!

Well, it's painted by James Gresley.

He was born in Derbyshire and spent a lot of time in Yorkshire.

It's late 19th century. It used to be a very popular scene.

Remember, 10 or 15 years ago these things were

a lot of money. Everybody wanted them.

It's really good quality

but the prices have dropped quite dramatically,

down to £400.

Good heavens. Some of these things are bargains, aren't they?

OK, there we go. Sewing machine. It's one of those objects.

You know, it was an industrial thing,

but it was made to look beautiful as well as functional.

This one dates to about 1894,

the White sewing machine. An American brand again.

This is the days of the new American empire effectively.

Mass production and shipping these things all over the world,

so you'd think it was going to be cheap,

if it was mass-produced, but no, this thing's a bit of a corker.

Value £900.

-FERN GASPS

-Ouch!

Finally, nobody mentioned this little thing at all.

Nick, I think you noted that it was from the east somewhere.

Yes, I did wonder whether it was Russian

but I couldn't see any Russian marks on it.

If you'd had an eyeglass and some time and a little book

with you, you'd be able to work out that they were Russian marks.

-Oh, they were!

-So it is a Russian silver and enamel stamp box,

dating to the late 19th century.

It's a gorgeous thing, That cloisonne decoration,

which is incredibly intricate.

Hallmarked Russian silver is very, very desirable.

And I can also tell you that I would have a list as long as my arm

of buyers who would clamber at my door to give me

£2,500.

Oh! That was the top lot!

The top lot.

It's gone.

-Well, Johnny, you did try to get it, didn't you?

-I did.

-Sorry.

-But never mind, it's gone, that's it.

-I'll forgive you, it's fine.

-Thanks.

Eventually.

OK, so the top lot may have gone, but don't forget there's still

plenty of interesting items still in play.

But beware, as I'm sure you realise,

the bottom lot is still lurking amongst your collections.

So, just two pairs of contestants left

and, before we go any further,

David is going to give you another fact about

a lot of your choice, so, Nick, what lot do you need to know more about?

I think we need to know about the mascot.

The mascot in Steph and Johnny's collection.

Nick and Mike, this is a car mascot in bronze,

made in the early part of the 20th century

by a chap called Bruce Bairnsfather.

It's modelled on a popular cartoon character, Old Bill.

People used to collect these things and put them on

their car radiators, and all the major car manufacturers made them.

Johnny, what have you got your eye on to know more about?

-Could I have more information on the shells, please?

-David, the shells?

Mm, this large pair of Chinese mother-of-pearl

carved shells from Canton were produced in the 19th century.

Each intricately decorated to the inner surface with garden scenes.

Also carved are the hardwood stands.

But what is it worth?

Those are all the facts available to you,

so it's now time for our final round.

I'm going to give the quizzers a category, then they take turns

to say answers in that category. For example, if I say Phobias,

you might say arachnophobia, then you might say claustrophobia, and so on.

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

or give a wrong answer, you lose that category and the opponent's

picker will be able to steal a lot from your collection.

There are three categories,

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

David, who is that?

OK, I can reveal that the team who currently has

the most valuable collection is...

..Johnny and Steph.

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

Animated characters that appear in Who Framed Roger Rabbit?

Steph, you're first, would you give me an answer, please?

Bugs Bunny.

Correct.

Mike.

Sylvester the cat.

Correct.

Steph.

Tweetie Pie.

Correct.

Mike.

Huckleberry Hound.

Mike, that's incorrect. He's not in the film.

You could have had Betty Boop,

Dumbo, Goofy, Roadrunner.

Johnny, prepare to steal something from Nick and Mike's collection.

What would you like?

Could I take the ball, please?

-It's yours.

-Thank you.

Mike, you go first on this one, and your category is...

English Counties.

We're looking for any of the 48 current ceremonial counties of England.

Mike, may I have an answer?

Hampshire.

Correct. Steph?

Shropshire.

Correct. Mike?

Wiltshire.

Correct. Steph?

Hampshire.

-I'm afraid that's repeated.

-Oh, no.

Mike said it earlier. It is correct, but unfortunately a repeat.

You could have had Devon, Cornwall, Oxfordshire, Kent, Surrey.

So, Nick, you can steal from Johnny and Steph.

-What would you like?

-The mascot.

-The mascot. It's yours.

-Yes.

There it goes. Third and final category.

Here we go. Steph to answer first.

It is BBC Sports Personality Of The Year from 1952 to 2014.

Steph, may have an answer?

Andy Murray.

Correct. Mike?

Steve Redgrave.

Correct. Steph?

Tanni Grey-Thompson.

Steph, I'm sorry, we can't except that

-because Tanni Grey-Thompson did not win, but she was nominated.

-Oh.

And you could've had Sir Bradley Wiggins, Dame Kelly Holmes,

Lord Sebastian Coe and Jonny Wilkinson.

So, Nick...

Are you ready to steal from Johnny and Steph?

Can we have our ball back, please?

LAUGHTER

You may have your ball back. That is the end of that round.

Let's see where you stand.

Mike and Nick, you have the taperstick, the orrery, the toy,

you stole the mascot and you've got your ball back.

Steph and Johnny, you have the sovereign case and the shells.

That's it, your collections are now fixed

and will determine which team is victorious.

It's time to find out who are today's winners.

David, who's got the most valuable collection?

My gosh, that was a game and a half.

But, Fern, I can reveal that the team with the most valuable

collection, and the winners of today's show are...

You're not going to believe it,

it's Johnny and Steph.

-Whoa!

-No way!

-Congratulations!

-Thank you.

Quality not quantity. Well!

Commiserations to Nick and Mike, who've played this game so well,

but somehow you didn't create a valuable enough collection.

So before we say goodbye,

let's find out what items are also leaving the game.

-David, what did you make of the mascot?

-I loved the car mascot.

You know, early 20th century car mascots are just such good news.

You guys loved him.

He's worth £220. So, well chosen.

Next, chaps, we had the toy.

Nobody really showed any interest in this thing but, you know,

it's got an awful lot of good points.

It's got its original box, but our little boyo here from Japan,

circa 1950s,

was worth £300.

-No way!

-Good heavens.

-What's next?

And then we move on to the orrery.

It's very early 19th century, isn't it, in its decoration?

Very ahead of its time. Very modern.

It's like a laptop of the early 19th century.

Worth a staggering £500.

-Good heavens.

-Very good.

Next, all individual pieces of silver must carry a hallmark.

This thing is mid-1700s.

It's so old that the hallmarks could very easily have been worn off,

but there's a lovely mark on the base

and there's a leopard's head looking right at you.

It is a taperstick, not quite a candlestick.

It is the kind of thing that would hold a wax taper,

but these things were mainly made as singles.

A cracking thing, a Georgian period piece. Well chosen.

-£600.

-Wow.

And finally,

this ball has not seen as much action in the last 100 years.

Batted from one side to the other.

A golf ball of this period,

19th century, a feathery ball in good order can be worth

a couple of thousand quid quite easily.

We know this comes from a different game, it's a fives ball.

It's of the same period,

but how many people do you know play fives ball?

So, what's it worth?

You're going to be absolutely blown away.

Do you know what it is?

-It's completely worthless!

-Oh!

And you all wanted it desperately.

I thought it was a chestnut!

It might as well be, mightn't it?

But, really, a very good collection.

Lots of interesting things and a total amount amassed of £1,620.

-Well done.

-Well, we see it so often in the game,

the bigger collection doesn't always mean the bigger value.

So, it is time to bring the hammer down on your collection,

I'm afraid, but thank you so much for playing For What It's Worth.

-We were robbed, weren't we?

-We were sunk by a ball.

-Robbed.

Yes, yes the decision to bring the ball back into our court

was the wrong one at the end of the day, but...

it was all about a ball.

Well done, Johnny and Steph.

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 of two

and we will give you its value in cash.

Now, as we know, the top lot has gone from the game,

and, happily, so has the bottom lot.

However, there are still two very interesting items in your collection.

So, try to pick the right one.

I really like the shell, I love the stand as well as the shell.

I was initially drawn to the shells.

That was the first thing that I was really drawn to in the room.

I think sovereign cases, I have seen them before.

-I didn't think they had a massive value.

-I think we like the things we like.

Well, I like the things that are quirky, something different and

the shells are something you don't see everyday,

so that's something that I...

-They took our attention straight away, didn't they?

-Yeah. Definitely.

I think we're agreed.

So, tell me, what are you going to go for?

We're going to go for the shells, please?

You have chosen the shells, but before we tell you what it's worth,

David, please can you tell us the value of the sovereign case?

OK, OK, interesting, this one.

So, this was made in 1880, made by a company called Sampson Mordan.

Have you heard of Sampson Mordan? Yes. You're nodding there, Johnny.

High-quality silver novelty makers.

In scrap value I'm guessing that's worth £20 or £30,

but it's so interesting, so novelty, in the form of a bullet.

It's actually very, very rare,

and because of that it is worth

-a staggering £1,000.

-Gosh.

Good heavens!

But that has been rejected, so, Johnny and Steph,

would you like to come and join me now

to take a closer look at your shells,

and see if we can tempt you with our mystery lot, which may be worth more.

Johnny and Steph,

you may be confident that you have a lot of great worth,

but before we tell you its value,

we are going to tempt you with our mystery lot.

-David, would you please tell me what that is?

-I certainly will.

-Are you ready, you two?

-Yes.

-OK. Feast your eyes.

These coconut cups are found in places like Germany,

the Netherlands and England.

But while German and Dutch coconut cups are richly carved,

English cups remain smooth.

These drinking vessels start turning up in English customs documents,

wills and inventories from the 13th century onwards,

so they're not rare, but certainly an English peculiarity.

This one is Georgian, dating to 1720,

and it's engraved with the initials TAB,

presumably the original owner.

Is it worth a lot of money?

It's over to you.

Have a slurp.

Carefully. Be careful.

-Thank you.

-There you go.

I just wondered if the engraving would devalue it at all,

because obviously if somebody wanted to give it as a present,

it wouldn't... unless you got those initials.

-Possibly, possibly.

-It is silver.

-I mean, I like it, but...

-Not really for me.

-No.

It's not the kind of thing that I'd have in our house.

-No, we could put some pot pourri in there.

-We could.

I don't know how...

I mean, it's quite rare. I've never seen anything quite like it,

but I think, on balance, I think it's the shells that got us here.

-And there's a pair of them.

-Yes.

So, on the whole, given the work and the detail within these,

I think that's what I'm inclined to stick with.

So all that's left is for you to decide

whether to stick with these shells, which you've loved from the very

beginning, or dump them in favour of today's mystery lot.

What would you like to do?

-Yes.

-Let's stick with the shells, yes.

-You're happy?

-They are speaking to you, aren't they?

-They are.

Very good, so you're going to go with the shells.

That means you have won their worth in cold hard cash.

David, would you like to tell us the value of the lot they've rejected?

OK.

Why are we looking at an old coconut with a bit of silver mounted on it?

You can go to the supermarket

and buy yourself a coconut for £1, but of course,

when this thing was made, it was so exotic it was unbelievable

and obviously so highly prized, they went to that extent, and made it

into the most delicious drinking cup I've seen in a very, very long time.

-But crazy.

-Crazy, and that's part of the reason why I love it.

I thought you two would love it too.

-Oh, no.

-It's worth...

-£160.

-OK.

So, David, please would you tell us

the value of the shells that they have both loved from the beginning.

What have they chosen and what's the value?

We've got two shells, that were free,

they were found by somebody,

and then they were worked and they are pieces of wondrous art.

The work, the talent,

the skill that went into creating those things is immense.

You mentioned that they are a pair - that is absolutely paramount.

The stands themselves are delicious and, come on, they're Chinese.

19th century, that's where the value is.

The value of your chosen lot...

It's four figures.

It's £1,800.

-Congratulations!

-Yes! How fantastic.

-Oh!

-Oh, you don't half deserve it.

It's ridiculous, isn't it?

I've had such... I mean, I can't believe that.

-Are you getting all teary?

-Yes, it's ridiculous, isn't it?

-Oh, darling!

Listen, congratulations.

Today Johnny and Steph are going home with £1,800.

Thank you.

And thank you, David, for lending us all your expertise,

all your tricks and red herrings. Dear me!

I look forward to seeing you again next time, though.

And, of course, we look forward to seeing you again next time

when three more teams will be playing For What It's Worth.

We'll see you, then. Goodbye.

Congratulations.

We feel amazing at the moment.

It's a really nice feeling to choose something that we really liked

from the start and stick with it.

I'm shocked and surprised.

To be honest, I was glad I answered one question, let alone won!

-I really can't believe it.

-You did really well.

-So did you!

Thank you.