Jonty Hearnden v James Braxton - UK Antiques Fair Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is

This is Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is,

the show that pitches TV's best-loved antiques experts

against each other in an all-out battle for profit...

Yee-ha.

..and gives you

the insider's view of the trade.

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Each week, one pair of duelling dealers

will face a different daily challenge...

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..putting their reputations on the line...

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..and giving you their top tips and savvy secrets

on how to make the most money from buying and selling.

Get in there!

Today, furniture fancier Jonty Hearnden

and all-action auctioneer James Braxton

lock horns at an antiques fair at a world-famous motor racing circuit.

Coming up, our fearless dealers are under starter's orders.

AIR HORN SOUNDS

Jonty makes an interesting comparison...

The great thing about a chair like this,

it's a bit like somebody like myself,

somebody with a bit of potential.

..and James gets his hands dirty.

It's not easy work this, is it?

And I'm sort of bending it round, am I?

This is Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is.

In the tranquil landscape of the Leicestershire countryside,

an extraordinary antiques challenge is about to begin.

Two experts are lining up on the track

for an antiques Grand Prix at Donington Park.

This will surely be a fast and furious race,

with our speed demons negotiating chicanes and hairpin bends,

but only one driver can lift the trophy on the podium of profit.

First on the grid,

an armchair enthusiast who's performed very well in qualifying.

His finely-tuned brain is packed with precision detail

about every kind of antique.

Aiming for the fastest lap,

it's the ox of Oxfordshire,

it's Jonty The Hitman Hearnden.

I'm just going to make sure I've seen absolutely everything.

Pulling up alongside, revved up and raring to go,

a well-oiled dealing machine.

He's popular in the paddock,

he'll postpone all pit stops in pursuit of profit.

Gagging for the green light, it's the squire of Sussex,

it's James Bingo Braxton.

You've got to keep looking

and try and find that thing that gets you going.

Our rummaging road hogs have brought £750 of their own money.

Once they've purchased their pieces, they must sell the lot,

and any profit they make will go to the charities of their choice.

So, Jonty Hearnden and James Braxton,

you're under starter's orders.

It's time to put your money where your mouth is.

-James, good to see you, young man.

-Good to see you, Jonty. How are you?

-Have you been here before?

-Never been here before.

I think it's very famous for its racing.

I can just see you in a racing car or in a go-kart.

Yeah, I have trouble squeezing in those things.

-JONTY LAUGHS

-It's the hips.

Well, it's all about antiques today. All about antiques today.

750 quid to spend. You going to be spending it wisely?

Spending always wisely. Bargains.

The elusive house clearer these days.

That's what you want - fresh stock.

Damn, cos that was exactly what I was going to be doing as well.

-Ha.

-Best of luck, Jonty.

-Enjoy.

-Bye.

Ooh, similar strategies.

There may be some wheel-spinning to come,

and our boy racers are getting excited.

So, this market is totally different

to any market I've ever been to before

insofar that the people, the buyers,

are lined up prior to the market opening,

and a klaxon is sounded,

and then everyone enters the building.

It's going to be just like a scrum.

I'm going to get into position and prepared.

So, as Jonty psyches himself up,

other buyers are arriving in their droves.

Indoors, the sellers aren't allowed to lay out their wares

until the klaxon sounds.

How exciting!

James can't wait.

My tactic is, on the sound of the air horn,

to run straight for the vans.

I've got to make very quick judgements.

I want to try and find that house clearer.

I want to find fresh goods and buy them.

We're just moments away now.

The tension mounts among the gathering hoards.

And our brave buyers have muscled their way to pole position,

a crucial head start.

AIR HORN SOUNDS

And they're off!

Possibly deaf, but eagle-eyed as ever.

James instantly joins the frantic fray on his first lap.

Suddenly, on the sound of the air horn,

everybody's bringing out their stock,

the buyers are rushing in, so it's a sort of...bit of a clash.

Nobody's got any stock out at the moment

and the buyers are beginning to seep in.

There's everybody scrabbling around to get their things out,

and I'm trying to find my seller.

Jonty is flying through the building

looking for the best stalls.

But finding your seller and bagging a bargain here is all about speed,

as James could be about to find out.

He'd clocked an arts and crafts coat rack, but held back.

So, a bit I had a look at and just walked away from,

um, somebody else is having a good, old look at it.

It's in the lap of the gods now

whether they're going to go for it or not.

Talk about snoozing and losing. If you walk away...

That was silly.

The only...the only decent thing I've seen here so far

has been quickly snapped up.

-Well done.

-HE LAUGHS

I was a bit foolish to have walked away from that, was I?

You ought to have learned by now...

-I know.

-HE LAUGHS

There's no hanging about on the other side of the market.

The Hitman's moving at full pelt, and soon pounces

on a man with a van.

What sort of price is the dressing table?

That I can do for 85.

85. What about 50?

No, I can't do that. 65.

I tell you what, I'll do it for 60, then we have a deal.

-60?

-Yes.

-OK.

60 quid. Brilliant. So, there we go.

First off, I think that's sort of the first, what, three minutes.

And, once it's out of the van, Jonty can have a proper look.

This is a dressing table that was made probably in the 1920s,

possibly the 1930s,

but, originally, would have been stained a very dark colour indeed

because what the dealer has done,

and the reason why I bought it

is because it's now been painted.

And it's been given this painted,

distressed look,

which is very cool and commercial at the moment.

And this is what dealers do.

They buy furniture like this in salerooms and paint it up,

so that they can make a profit for themselves.

And that's the reason why I bought this table

because I thought, at £60 I can do exactly the same

without doing all the hard work.

So, Jonty's in the lead as they hit the first bend,

but Bingo is coming up on the inside.

I have always been attracted to anything slightly over-engineered,

and this certainly is over-engineered.

What have you got on this?

-55.

-Could you do any better on that?

50 would be good for me.

It's got... Good thing.

-I'll give you 50 quid for that.

-Thank you very much.

That'll be really good.

It's a hefty piece of kit and James loves it.

So, this would have come off a mighty sort of static lathe.

Probably, a toolmaker's lathe.

Date - probably 1920s, Bakelite, switch here.

This is a heavy beastie.

No longer, unfortunately, will it go back on a lathe.

It'll go on somebody's desk in Shoreditch or Old Street.

Mm, fashionable East London, right up Braxton's street.

Now, Jonty is back indoors

and he's been racing round at breakneck speed,

and he's a little concerned.

What's worrying me at the moment is

that I have done most of the hangar here.

I've only got a half a dozen vans, at best, left

because I know what's behind on the other side

is slightly smaller stallholders,

which means that they're selling twiddly bits.

Twiddly bits is not my game.

Well, unlike Jonty, James isn't worried about size

because he's already found his second purchase of the day,

an enamel bread bin.

-Yeah, I'll give you 20.

-OK. Thank you.

-Thank you, thank you.

This is something you see a lot at antique fairs, car boots,

these sort of rather nice...

I suppose it's probably post-war. It's either '30s or '50s.

Enamel bread bins.

£20.

It's quite a stylish storage item for your kitchen.

Well, let's hope it turns a profit and makes him some dough.

One thing's for sure, Bingo has fallen on his feet at that stall,

and he spots a collection of wooden shoemaker's lasts.

The interesting thing is, how would you add value to these?

You could clean them up, but then you've got...

I think it's got to have a different function.

Maybe, something like a simple doorstop.

Maybe, you'd just put a rod here.

So, you just move them.

I think I'm going to take the heaviest

cos that's what I want them for.

I think definitely I'm going to do doorstops. Yes.

I think that's my lot.

I'll have these.

They're a fiver each,

so James picks the five heaviest and pays £25.

Now, while James is dancing away with the deals, across the market,

the furniture fancier is on familiar ground.

He's eyeing up a nest of 1970s plastic tables.

-How much is your coffee table, sir?

-I've got 75 on them.

-75.

I'm interested in buying them,

-but I'm afraid that's not the right price for me.

-I'll do 40.

-Would you do 40?

-Yeah.

-Go on, then.

-I'll buy them for 40.

-Yeah?

-Yeah. Thank you very much.

I think they're fun.

Nests of tables were originally conceived in the 18th century.

And, 200 years later,

this is a 20th-century interpretation of that very original idea.

It's going to be really interesting because what's happened in the market

very recently

is that the 1970s have come back into vogue,

so there's a small niche market for it.

But does that mean more profit? We'll have to wait and see.

Jonty scoots back inside and snaps up another purchase,

a set of Victorian pewter food covers.

-95 for the lot.

-95, OK.

-Thank you very much, indeed.

And there's no stopping him.

His dogged determination soon leads him

to another purchase,

a bronze statue of two German shepherds.

He pays £60.

-Shake hands?

-I shall shake your hand, just there.

So, here are my lovely dogs. They're really good condition.

They're French, they're 1930s, possibly post-war.

It doesn't really matter about age.

The most important thing is they're in really good condition.

So, who are my buyers?

Well, possibly somebody who're into German shepherds,

or people who deal, or trade, or love figurative works

of this genre.

So, I've got lots of options for me, which is great.

You can say that again.

That deal puts The Hitman out in front,

four purchases to Bingo's three.

But, before long, James pulls up level.

He closes the lid on a deal for not one, not two,

but three Indian boxes.

Yeah, I'll give you 90 for those. Yeah, really kind. Thank you.

They're beautifully carved, maybe made of cedar, or Kaempfer wood,

and then we've got this tessera banding, which is micro mosaic,

and then we've got this ivory stringing.

Pre-1947, so meets all its legal requirements.

These are glove boxes.

And it was a very Victorian thing to give your intended,

your girlfriend, fiance, gloves as a show of intention.

So, they were precious objects,

rather like love letters that required special housing.

And so, hence, you've got these boxes.

I probably know somebody who will absolutely adore these.

Well, that sounds very promising.

Now, our heroic hagglers need to refuel,

so, while they do, let's look at the numbers.

Each of our excellent experts arrived at the fair

with £750 of their own money.

Jonty The Hitman Hearnden

has screeched round the track,

bought four times and spent £255.

That means he's got £495

to play with.

James Bingo Braxton

is taking the racing line.

His four purchases have cost less -

£185,

so he's got £565 left in his kitty.

-There you are.

-Hey, how's it going?

-It's definitely fast and furious, isn't it?

-It is.

-Unbelievable.

-Yeah.

People unpacking things.

-Actually, I made my first purchase in the back of somebody's car.

-No?!

-That is very good.

-How about you?

Um, it is fast and furious, and I slipped up.

I saw a lovely arts and crafts sort of mottoed coat rack,

and I drifted away from the stall, then thought better of it,

came back, it'd been bought.

-You have to be so quick.

-You've got to be on it.

There's one area I haven't done. I haven't done this row yet,

so I'm going to probably do that one.

But, likewise, I haven't done that either.

-I really need to get over there.

-OK.

I'll take that end.

Why don't you take that end. Is that all right?

Are you trying to hide something from me, James?

-JAMES LAUGHS

-Of course, I'm not.

James might deny trying to send Jonty off track,

but it doesn't work.

The Hitman soon finds something that could see him steam ahead.

This is a mid-19th-century copper and brass kettle.

Got a bit of old restoration there, which is really quite nice to see.

Gives it loads of character.

And it's even got a bit of emulsion paint on there as well.

And look at the price ticket.

Who says antiques are expensive?

Nine quid. What a bargain.

Can you do a fiver?

-£7.

-7 quid. I will buy it from you then.

He's a hard man.

We can't do too much negotiating on nine quid.

Hard man! The words 'pot', 'kettle' and 'black' spring to mind, Jonty.

Anyway, James has ventured to the outside stalls,

and he's found something else that he would describe

as over-engineered.

Look at these things,

still exactly as good as the day that they were made.

It's an extremely heavy piece of brass.

It's probably something like...

Something to do with a fire hydrant or something.

And it's got a John Morris & Sons coupling.

"Fire engineers. Salford, Manchester."

Very good. We're always trying to add value to things.

What would you do with that?

Come on, James,

if anyone can come up with a master plan, it's you.

Something?

Anything? Anything at all?

-No?

-Don't know.

Maybe, think about it then.

And, while you do, find out the price.

-Very best on it will be 35.

-35, you've got a deal.

Haven't a clue what I'm going to do with it,

but it's just a lovely object.

And, while James wanders and ponders, Jonty's come outside

and he's spotted something across the crowded market.

Upholstery. Who'd have thought it?

For Jonty, it's love at first sight.

So, I'm looking at a nice, 19th-century armchair.

And, if you have a look at the material that it's covered in,

it's got a rip on the seat

and it's got awful marks on the back.

So, a chair like this absolutely needs recovering.

But the reason why I've been attracted to it

is because it's got these gilded legs.

They've got that sort of faded grandeur to it.

I think that this is a really quite nice shape.

Now, at 180 quid, that's too much money for me.

If it was slightly less than that, I would be interested.

The great thing about a chair like this

is it's a bit like somebody like myself,

somebody with a bit of potential.

And with that potential forefront in his mind, he seeks out the seller.

-All I can take off is a tenner...

-Right. That's it.

-..which is very, very little.

-OK.

Hmm, that's not what he wanted to hear.

Unfortunately, it's £170, which, for me, is just too much.

If it'd have been around the £100 mark,

I would have been in there like a shot.

Ah, never mind, Jonty, not every deal is meant to be.

Letting go is never easy,

but sometimes it's for the best.

They say it's better to have loved and lost

than never to have loved at all.

But wait, he's back!

He wants to try again with his powers of price persuasion.

Could I just squeeze you down to 160? Then, I'll be happy.

Then, I'm done. I'm going to buy it from you.

-Can we shake on 160?

-It's so close.

-We could shake on 165.

-OK.

-Well, shall we shake on that?

-We can. Done.

-Thank you very much.

-Are you happy with that?

-No, but...

-No, I thought not.

THEY LAUGH

So, The Hitman barely got any money off,

but, quite frankly, he doesn't care.

She's coming home with me.

Wow, let's hope he can turn that passion into profit.

And, with that, Jonty calls it a day,

but James is determined to make one last purchase,

and is revisiting old ground.

He catches the man who sold him his Indian boxes.

I need to buy something. You're packing up, aren't you?

I'll be happy to sell to you.

What about your very nice bit of needlework there? Silk thread.

-Um...

-With the wonky frame.

-£60.

-£60.

-50 quid if you like.

-"50 quid if you like."

-Cos it's the end of the day.

-Would you take 40 on that?

-No.

-No.

45, I might.

"45, I might." And 45 I'll do.

-Thank you very much, indeed.

-You're welcome.

A very civilised exchange.

And James sews up his final deal of the day.

I've got a Regency period panel.

This is all silk thread.

The two have been together since, really, conception.

Little stylised flowers going round here.

Matches suitably the elongated octagon of the panel.

The panel has obviously...

This has been in somebody's really hot house or flat at some point,

and this is why this is all cracked.

So, everything's contracted and suddenly split with the grain.

It's a nice mahogany frame,

and would have been part of a pole screen.

So, there would have been a pole here,

and this would have gone up and down to protect your face,

your make-up from the fire.

I would have imagined that the lady of the house

would have actually done the silk work panels.

They would have bought the pole screens blank

and then they would have done the needlework themselves.

So, with that, the chequered flag comes down on our market maestros.

It's been fast, it's been furious,

but just how much have they spent?

Both our experts arrived at Donington with a budget of £750.

Jonty Hearnden did the business.

He bought six times

and spent £427.

James Braxton never found

that elusive house clearer,

but his six buys

cost considerably less - £265.

Time, then, to pull into the pit lane for a well-earned rest.

And then they were gone.

-And they have, haven't they?

-Just you and me.

Isn't that amazing?

I feel like I'm in a room full of domestic bliss.

Uh, bliss...is questionable.

Now, talk me through that dressing chest there.

Fine quality, 1930s dressing table.

Not so fine quality. 1940s?

Ah, well, you know...

I bought that in the first few seconds.

It's very chic. It's very in at the moment, James.

-Yeah.

-And you wouldn't know about that, would you?

-Let's be honest.

-I'm not getting the chic,

I'm getting the shabby, though.

I have to say, I'm a secret admirer of your three boxes.

That was my only good purchase today.

-That.

-I agree with you, yes.

-90 quid.

-90 quid.

But of course, what happened? I knew it would happen.

That is a game changer, isn't it?

Well, I'm just in love.

Me and my chairs... You know, me and my...me and my upholstery.

-And it's a lovely shape, isn't it?

-It's a good shape.

-I'm, in fact, rather deeply envious...

-Are you?

-..of that chair.

-Tell me about this. What's going on here?

-I don't know.

It's, erm, a mad item, isn't it? It's...it's brass.

And my word, what a weight!

I think the first thing I'm going to do is put it on the scales

and go and see the scrap metal dealer there

-and see what he'd give me for that.

-And see what he'd give you.

It's amazing, isn't it? So, are we going to make a profit here?

Well, I know you, Jonty and soft furnishings.

-Of course, you are!

-I don't know about that.

May the best man win.

Our two battle-hardened heroes now take their handsome hoards

and return to their respective parts of the country.

And they need to get down to business sharpish.

Racing around Donnington will feel like a leisurely stroll

compared to the momentous challenge they now face -

selling the lot for premium profit.

It requires detailed research

and careful trawling of their contact books.

Finding the right buyer is crucial

if they're to make a mountain of money

and take the Put Your Money crown.

And it doesn't matter how many people they talk to -

until they've shaken on it and the money has changed hands,

no deal is truly sealed.

Jonty is back at Hearnden Headquarters in Oxfordshire

and he has mixed feelings.

Now, the lengths I go to try and beat Mr Braxton. Look at it!

It's an odd mix, isn't it?

The table's right in front of me here. I bought them thinking,

"Wow, what a lovely form, what a lovely shape!"

But who on earth is going to buy them?

I'm struggling with that very thought.

Now, look at my food covers as well. Terrine covers.

They're so decorative.

They're lovely objects.

My dressing table. James was very rude about my dressing table,

but I kind of, like, think

I should be able to sell that relatively quickly.

My dogs, I love them

because I know that I should be able to get those away.

And, of course, the copper kettle. Anyone wants a copper kettle.

I'm still in love with my lovely Victorian chair.

Somebody's going to like that.

So, here's my challenge, who's going to buy them?

I think I need to get on the phone straightaway.

Yes, he's not wrong there.

The Hitman knows he has a big challenge ahead.

Over at James's joint in East Sussex,

Bingo is feeling much more upbeat.

Well, I'm surrounded by lovelies here.

I love these three Indian boxes.

I bought these quite cheaply and I've got a buyer in mind for those.

This lamp here is fabulous quality enamel.

I think that's bang on trend at the moment.

And this fellow, erm, initially, I thought about scrapping it,

but I've weighed it. It weighs five kilograms.

The disappointing news is brass makes £1.10 per kilogram.

So, that doesn't... That's no longer a scrap value.

My lovely, little bread bin here.

The enamel fellow, I need to find a baker for that.

These funny shoes, I'm going to add a piece of metal

and I think they'll make great novelty doorstops.

Love the silk work panel. Fabulous quality.

Reminds me of The Tailor Of Gloucester.

It's like a fabulous waistcoat. Bit of good silk twists.

Anyway, I've got a good clutch of items

and there might be a twist within the tail.

Mm, intriguing! He's such a tease.

We'll have to wait and find out what that might be.

Jonty puts his foot down first

and races off with his favourite purchase, the Victorian chair.

He's brought it to Henley

to see the landlord of Jonty's own business premises.

Darren's wife has recently taken up upholstery

and he's looking to buy her a present.

So, Darren, here she is. My little beauty. Been delivered.

First impressions?

Erm, it's a little bit smaller than I thought, I have to be honest.

-Is that a problem?

-Definitely not, actually.

It's a pleasant surprise that it's just such a compact,

but very good seat size.

This chair is a classic Victorian armchair.

Now, particularly, I'm a big fan of the legs.

Have you had a good look at the gilded...gilded legs?

I haven't really had a look.

-Let me show you. Let me show you.

-Oh, great.

-Look at those.

Now, initially, this would have been heavily gilded,

-so you see the colour there?

-Yeah.

It's a real bright gold,

but over the years, these legs have been polished,

they've been cleaned and actually as a consequence,

-the gilding has sort of been worn away.

-Right.

Now, for me, it just has that lovely antique feel about it.

You wouldn't do anything with that?

I would not touch those legs at all.

I just think they're perfect the way they are.

-Now, of course, as you can see, the upholstery is just terrible.

-Well...

Needs a little bit of TLC.

-Now, price-wise, I'm looking for £300 for the chair.

-OK.

-Obviously, I want a deal as well.

-Sure.

-Erm...

210, 215, 220...

Oh, no... No, no, I can come down a bit,

but, erm, it's a chair that...it's worth every penny.

265.

Give me another tenner and it's yours.

-OK, you got a deal.

-275. Brilliant.

-275.

-It's a lovely chair, worth every penny, so...

-OK.

-Thank you very much.

Jonty says a fond farewell to his beloved chair

and makes a whopping £110 in profit.

An excellent start.

Now, I'm used to Bingo taking the proverbial

when it comes to my purchasing of upholstery,

but who's having the last laugh?

I call that a massive, great big profit.

All right, let's not get too full of ourselves this early on.

James is a dealing dynamo

and he intends to give The Hitman a race to the finish.

Bingo's motored over to Brighton with his £20 bread bin

to meet pastry chef, Julien.

-Am I in the right place?

-HE LAUGHS

Ah, well, we don't make bread, but I quite like this sort of utensil.

Yeah. Oh, good, good. So, what do you make? You make all of these...

So, macaroons, croissants...

Croissants, loads of pastries for all around Brighton... In Brighton.

So, anything that may contain a little sugar?

Yeah, you know.

Here's the bread bin.

-Quite an early one. It's got the sort of raise...

-Yeah, yeah.

Have a feel. It's got a raise thing, that.

It's suffered the rigours of use. A bit chipped.

It reminds me of the sort of thing my grandmother would have.

Do you like it?

-Yeah, it's got character.

-Good, good.

-How about £50 for it?

-Ooh!

-What about £35?

-£35...

What about in the middle? What about 40?

-Yeah!

-OK.

-Yeah, I'd be happy with 40.

-Let's shake on it.

-Great thank you, Julien. Really kind.

-Brilliant. You're welcome.

James doubles his money and makes a profit of £20.

He may be masterful with his deals, but is he masterful in a hairnet?

Julien gives him a go at making macaroons.

Will this row be good enough to sell or is this...?

Maybe, as individual macaroons. Or, they want to share.

HE LAUGHS

Yeah, maybe stick to the antiques, eh?

He sensibly ditches the piping bag

and heads along the coast to Seaford.

The 1920s latheworker's lamp is bought

by the manager of an antiques shop.

-90 sounds good to me.

-90.

-How about 90?

-You have a deal, Tracy.

-OK.

And James pops another £40 in his profit pot.

But he's still trailing behind The Hitman,

who in turn has wasted no time setting up his next potential sale.

He's at a restaurant in Sonning-on-Thames

to meet the owner, Michael. Jonty paid seven pounds.

Now, I know that you've got a fantastic collection

of copper in this beautiful restaurant here of yours.

But I also notice there's a bit of a gap there, Michael.

-Well, we don't have a copper kettle.

-You don't? Do like it?

I do.

The design, the shape tells me that this

is probably 150 to almost 200 years old.

Actually, that sits really well.

Which is lovely. How old is this restaurant?

Going way back 1790. There's always been hostelry on the site,

but was re-built as in...as is back in 1880.

So, do you think this is something that might enhance your collection?

-For the right price, yes.

-OK.

I thought a reasonable price for my kettle would be £40.

That is a lot of money, erm, but I like it. I do like it.

-30.

-30.

Do you know what, I'm not going to haggle with that. Should we deal...

-Shake hands on 30?

-I'm happy with 30.

-I'm very happy.

-Thank you very much.

-Thank you very much.

Yes, it's full steam ahead for The Hitman.

He lands an impressive £23 profit.

Jonty soon pops even more money into his pocket.

A man in Henley pays £120

for the Victorian pewter food covers.

That serves up another £25.

All of that means James really is on the back foot.

But he's trying to add value with his shoe lasts.

On a trip to St Buryan, in Cornwall,

he's already asked Trevor, the blacksmith,

to help create his vision of decorative doorstops,

and he's come to see the finished product.

How did you get on?

-It's over there, ready.

-Oh, fabulous!

That's the perfect height. It's exactly what I wanted.

I wanted something that you wouldn't have to stoop for

and yet wouldn't rollover.

All good artists, they always read people's minds. That's brilliant.

Thank you very much, indeed.

-So, have we got them all done?

-Nope.

-There's one there for you to do.

-One there for me to do?

HE LAUGHS

James Braxton never one to shy away from hard graft.

Come on, Bingo Blacksmith. Show us your mettle.

Right, well, I'm all booted and spurred.

It's not easy work this, is it?

And I'm sort of bending it round, am I?

I think this is going to be

the rather stranger-looking handle out of the five.

Yes, that always was the danger, wasn't it?

James pays Trevor eight pounds for materials

and gives him one of the quirky creations to say thank you.

He's hoping to sell the remaining four when he's back in Sussex.

While he's in Cornwall though, he wants to squeeze in another sale.

He's arranged to meet antiques dealer Chris

to show him his silk work panel.

I think it's almost like a sort of...

I don't know what date it is,

but I think it's almost like a, sort of, Tailor Of Gloucester,

an 18th-century gentleman's waistcoat.

Mm-hm. It's a really very nice thing.

I would think it dates from the 1820s, 1830s.

I can't see any tears in the silk.

The frame's suffered a bit, hasn't it?

You must find it as well.

Your elderly clients, they have the heating turned right up

-and everything starts drying out, doesn't it?

-Yep, yep.

I knew you were going to bring me this,

so I've got another one just to put alongside it.

Go on. Get judging.

So, let's...let's pull something...something else...

-Oh, I see. That's very beautiful, isn't it?

-..to pop alongside.

Same sort of thing. Tailor Of Gloucester waistcoat kind of edging.

Yeah, yeah.

But I think you can see the quality of the workmanship.

-Yes, that sort of flair...

-Now, I'm looking is...

This is a completely different class.

How much would you price something like that, Chris?

I paid £200 for that. Let's have a look at yours now.

-Now, that it's been badly shaded by...by my example.

-Badly shaded.

I was hoping to get around £100 for this.

Well, there's no profit in it for me at £100,

-but this is something I would hang on the wall.

-Yeah.

-Because it...it suits the house.

-OK, 95, then.

-Erm...70.

-70.

-Mm.

Oh, dear, oh, dear, Chris. 70.

£80 and it's yours. Come on.

-That's fair.

-Thank you very much, indeed. Thank you.

There you go. Another deal all sewn up.

The panel makes £35 profit.

As James begins his long journey home,

let's see how the boys are doing.

Jonty Hearnden has so far struck three deals

and is sitting on a profit of £158.

James Braxton has also sold three items,

but is behind in profit terms.

At the moment, he's made just £95.

With James trailing, Jonty is straight back out there.

He's on his way to Radley in Oxfordshire to meet Ali and Colin,

who've always had German shepherds, including their current dog, Zulu.

The Hitman's 1930s statue owes him £60.

Now, when I bought it,

I'm afraid there was only two people I had in mind...

and I'm looking at them right now. THEY LAUGH

It's French.

-Yeah.

-1930s.

We've got obviously, two... a pair of German shepherds.

They are not bronze. They are some form of base metal.

They've been gilded and highlighted in this rather attractive way

and it kind of, like, mirrors the pink marble

that's on the base here as well.

And you can tell it's French because this particular marble here,

this sort of browny, pinky colour is from the south of France.

-Oh, OK.

-That's where that particular marble comes from.

-So, I'm wondering what you thought really.

-It's really interesting.

Another question I wanted to ask you is, do you think they are...

they are good likenesses of German shepherds

or are they sort of like an artist's impersonation?

I think it's actually a pretty good likeness

because sometimes you see these things and you think,

"Mm, I wouldn't want one of those."

But that's... I think that's very good.

Now, how long have you had German shepherds?

I've been born into German shepherds as such.

My parents had them from before I was born. We've always had them...

Since we've been married, yeah. So, a long time.

So, this guy's our third.

-Well, should we talk price?

-Yeah.

I want £140 for my dogs.

What about 100? What do you reckon?

Yeah, I'd go there.

-Well, I can do that.

-Oh.

-OK.

-THEY LAUGH

I'll come down.

120 is kind of like my bottom line on that one.

-OK.

-120.

-Happy?

-Happy.

-Bless you. We'll shake on that.

-Excellent.

-Thank you.

-Very good.

-Excellent.

Yes, definitely barking up the right tree.

It's Jonty's turn to double his money. He makes £60 profit.

The Hitman shows no sign of slowing down.

The wartime dressing table that James was so rude about

is bought by Janet who owns a shabby chic shop in Benson.

-How about 120?

-120...

Do you know, I'm very happy with the £120.

Let's shake on that. It's all yours.

And that provides another £60 of profit.

And all that really ramps up the pressure on Bingo,

who's looking for a full house.

Now back in Sussex, he's brought the shoe-lasts-cum-doorstops

to an antiques dealer in Bexhill.

Best foot forward, James.

-Here we are, Andy, in their full glory.

-Goodness me, James.

Have a look at those. Take a couple.

What have we got here, then? Been raiding your shoe cupboard?

-Yeah.

-Anything for a bit of stock.

-THEY LAUGH

They're quite fun. Now these were obviously old lasts.

And here you can see where they tacked the nails

adjoining the sole to the uppers.

I was down in Cornwall,

we went to see this incredible blacksmith,

who put these really quite heavy handles on these things.

And in spite of the weight, they sit true.

-Isn't that incredible?

-Yeah, very good, actually...

-They're quite quirky, aren't they?

-They're fun, aren't they?

I think they would polish up quite nicely as well, wouldn't they?

-What do they owe you?

-Erm, Well, they owe me some money...

-Do they?

..with all this thing. I was hoping for the four

that I'd get about 120 for them.

-Yeah, I can't do that, James.

-If I could get 25 each for them.

25 each, so that's 100 quid for the four.

I see them at about 20 quid each

-and just to stick a fiver on them is a bit of fun.

-Yeah.

-If that helps.

-Really?

-Yeah, I don't think they're worth more than that.

Could you see me in the middle? 90 quid, chief?

Oh, James, you're always after the extra tenner, but, yeah.

-Go on, then.

-Yeah, £90?

-Let's do that.

-Brilliant. Thanks a lot.

Taking into account the cost of the handles,

Bingo's funny feet make a sweet-smelling profit of £57.

And this could be James's moment.

He's had some excellent news about one of his purchases.

Remember those Indian boxes?

Well, I've had the most fabulous offer from somebody

who's travelled extensively in India,

but is a little camera shy.

So, I'm going to sell them to him and at £250, it's worth taking.

Well, he could sound a bit happier about it!

That's an incredible profit - £160, which is just what he needs.

It puts him out in front of Jonty for the first time.

And at this point, they each have just one item left to sell.

It's The Hitman who gets in first.

He travels into the capital with his plastic nest of tables.

I'm now in West London,

and this building is in fact an old converted cinema,

which is now an antiques centre.

And I'm going to show Alan my tables.

Hopefully, he could be the perfect buyer for them.

-There you are, Alan, hard at work, I see.

-Hello, Jonty.

-How are you doing?

-I'm very well, thank you.

-Good to see you again.

-Good to see you. Yes.

So, I thought you might be the perfect person

to show these lovely nest of tables to.

Yes, indeed. I think so. They're very nice.

-They are really very interesting. They are...

-Kartell?

Yes, they are made by Kartell.

The designer, as you are probably aware, Stoppino.

-I am aware, yes.

-Giotto Stoppino, an Italian designer, of course.

But they also came in different colour waves as well.

That's right, they did, yes.

Have you ever sold a nest like this or seen them?

I haven't actually had any before.

I've seen them and I'm partial to the yellow one.

-I think that's really funky.

-Yes, yeah, yeah.

But also, once upon a time,

brown would have been horribly old-fashioned and not very desirable,

but it sort of kind of cool to have...the brown.

Well, they're actually quite a really dark round.

They're almost sort of like a charcoal-y black.

-So...

-You're right. Yeah, you're right.

-They're not too...

-Should we have a look at them?

-..unattractive, actually, yeah.

If we just unstack them

because, of course, these are nice, little, stacking nest of tables.

And you can see on the underside... Can you have a look?

There's the impressed mark there.

-Yeah, they're nice, Jonty. I like them.

-They're nice, aren't they?

They've got a little bit of funkiness about them,

which is quite good.

Yeah, I understand that these tables were designed in 1968.

-OK, yeah.

-That's when they first...

That was the very first time, I think.

Yeah, yeah, so these are probably therefore by definition early '70s.

-Yeah.

-100 quid, I thought.

-You thought £100.

£100 for that and these two are free. THEY LAUGH

That's very good. I'm sort of going to come in at, say, 75.

-You're going 75.

-Yeah.

-Can we do a bit more? Can we do 80?

Erm, can we just stack them up again?

So, I can just have a quick look at them all stacked up.

And see how they look like.

There you go, beautiful. There's got to be a profit in 80.

-They look so much nicer like that, don't they?

-80 quid?

-£80.

That's a good deal. I'm really pleased with those.

-Thank you, Jonty.

-Thank you.

Once again, that's twice Jonty's outlay.

A handsome profit of £40.

It's a great outcome, but it makes the competition very close indeed.

And we're talking very close.

It's anybody's game and it all comes down to James's last item.

He gets on his bike to shift his large lump of brass.

After he discovered it had no real scrap value,

he decided once again to add value of his own.

A mighty stand I've had made for my brass coupling.

I've come to the cycle shop to see Matt,

who is also a part-time fireman.

Oh, talking about couplings, this one is proving resistant.

The stand cost James £40, taking his total investment to £75.

So, here it is. It's jolly heavy.

Here's the Morris coupling in all its glory.

Fantastic! Fantastic!

Matt, have you seen one of these before?

I have. It's a fire service divide breeching.

-Divide breeching...

-Yes.

-Sounds like the riddle.

MATT LAUGHS

Well, it's designed to divide one source of water into two,

so it can go off into alternate directions.

So, this is, you know, heavy kit they lugged around.

Yeah, this is made out of gunmetal brass,

so the quality is substantial. And it is very heavy.

This coupling is now elevated to a work of art by the stand, you see?

-Yes.

-I was... I was hoping to make a profit.

Could you make... And this is a sort of price. Could you do it for £81?

-Are we bidding on this?

-Well, no, no. What do you think it's worth?

-What would you like to pay for it?

-Erm...

Well, what I was actually going to do when you sent me that picture,

I thought a nice idea...

Cos I've done 20 years in the fire service now and when I leave...

I was thinking of buying this off of you.

When I leave, I'm going to get it plaqued up

and present it to my fire station.

-Oh, perfect! Great cause.

-I'll give you £81 for it.

Oh, that's really kind. Thanks a lot, Matt.

-Not at all. Not at all.

-Thank you.

-Not at all.

Well, £1 profit, you can't complain about that, can you?

Well, we can complain about James's memory.

The divide breeching only owed him £75, so the profit is six pounds.

Is it enough to take the title?

We'll find out in just a moment.

First, let's remind ourselves of what they spent.

Jonty and James each arrived at the market

with £750 of their own money.

Jonty bought six times and spent a total of £427.

James also made six purchases

and even including the cost of the blacksmith

and the coupling stand, he laid out considerably less - £313.

But the winner is the person who makes the most profit.

All of the money that Jonty and James have made

from today's challenge will go to charities of their choice.

So, let's find out who is today's

Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is champion.

-James, how are you doing?

-Very well, Jonty. How are you?

-What a market.

The klaxon went, we all went shopping all together.

-Fast and furious.

-I know, I found it very difficult at the beginning.

You need to get that early purchase under your belt, don't you?

-What's your favourite item?

-Favourite item, probably the shoe lasts.

So, shoe lasts, I added value.

Went to see this lovely blacksmith, put some handles on them.

-Shoe lasts became doorstops.

-You have been a busy boy.

-I have been.

-Adding value. That's all I do. And you, Jonty?

-I...

-Remember my lovely bit of upholstery?

-Oh... Yeah.

-Loved that chair. Great chair.

-Great chair...brought great profit.

-How have we done?

-Let's see.

Let's see. Dear, oh, dear, oh, dear.

318.

THEY LAUGH

-There must be some mistake.

-That's amazing. There's a mistake.

-There's a printing error.

-There must be some mistake.

-How funny.

Rest assured there's no mistake.

The figures have been checked

and verified by three independent adjudicators.

And this is quite a moment -

the Put Your Money Games masters

have looked back through the archives

and can confirm that never in the history of this programme

has there ever been a dead heat.

How on earth does that happen?

Six different purchases, six different sales.

If only I had asked for £1 more.

How amazing is that? A draw!

Unbelievable. I just think that's incredible.

All the buys, all the sales and we come up with the same figure. Wow!

So, don't miss tomorrow

when our boys go head-to-head at a car-boot sale in Sussex.

Will there be a winner there?

With two men so evenly matched, who on earth can say?

Ka-ching!