0:00:04 > 0:00:06This is Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is,
0:00:06 > 0:00:08the show that pitches TV'S best-loved antiques experts
0:00:08 > 0:00:12against each other in an all-out battle for profit...
0:00:12 > 0:00:15Yee-haw!
0:00:15 > 0:00:19..and gives you the insider's view of the trade!
0:00:19 > 0:00:22Who's there?
0:00:22 > 0:00:24Each week, one pair of duelling dealers will face
0:00:24 > 0:00:27a different daily challenge...
0:00:27 > 0:00:28The Axeman!
0:00:28 > 0:00:30Grr!
0:00:30 > 0:00:32..putting their reputations on the line...
0:00:32 > 0:00:35Ready for the ball.
0:00:35 > 0:00:38..and giving you their top tips and savvy secrets on how
0:00:38 > 0:00:42to make the most money from buying and selling.
0:00:42 > 0:00:45Get in there!
0:00:47 > 0:00:49Today, Lord of Ceramics Eric Knowles takes on ace auctioneer
0:00:49 > 0:00:54Will Axon at an antiques fair in Cambridgeshire.
0:00:54 > 0:00:55Coming up...
0:00:55 > 0:00:59The Prince of Porcelain becomes King of Bling.
0:00:59 > 0:01:01But is it me?
0:01:01 > 0:01:03That's what I want to know, is it really me?
0:01:03 > 0:01:05Will's military buy backfires...
0:01:05 > 0:01:08That is a really big hit for me to take.
0:01:08 > 0:01:11I know, but, you know, I can't feel sorry for your bad
0:01:11 > 0:01:12buys, unfortunately.
0:01:12 > 0:01:16..and a top TV naturalist ruffles Eric's feathers.
0:01:16 > 0:01:19I would come in at around about 95 quid.
0:01:19 > 0:01:2095...!
0:01:20 > 0:01:22Oh, don't do that to me!
0:01:22 > 0:01:25This is Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is.
0:01:40 > 0:01:42Welcome, antiques adventurers everywhere, to another
0:01:42 > 0:01:46competitive curio contest.
0:01:46 > 0:01:48Two purchasing protagonists will battle for the number one spot
0:01:48 > 0:01:52to become top of the deal makers.
0:01:52 > 0:01:55Their aim is to achieve some record buys, spin them round and sell them
0:01:55 > 0:01:59on for platinum profits.
0:01:59 > 0:02:02First up is the guru of antiques, the man who can spot pucker
0:02:02 > 0:02:07porcelain from 50 paces and who never fails to chart.
0:02:07 > 0:02:11He's a golden oldie, Lancashire's own...
0:02:14 > 0:02:17All I want now is something called a bargain.
0:02:18 > 0:02:21His challenger is a man on a mission, a young
0:02:21 > 0:02:24gun who's going for it, armed with his cheeky smile.
0:02:24 > 0:02:30It's the artwork authority, Suffolk's greatest, it's...
0:02:30 > 0:02:32Chop The Knocker down!
0:02:32 > 0:02:35Only joking, Eric.
0:02:35 > 0:02:38Now, Will has crossed the fence because today's deadly duel takes
0:02:38 > 0:02:40place in an antiques fair at the East of England
0:02:40 > 0:02:42Showground in Peterborough.
0:02:42 > 0:02:44And this is a big one.
0:02:44 > 0:02:471,700 stands, both indoors and out.
0:02:47 > 0:02:49So, our experts will need to cover the ground quick smart
0:02:49 > 0:02:51if they are to take top billing.
0:02:51 > 0:02:55They've each brought ?750 of their own money to spend.
0:02:55 > 0:02:59And any profits they make, will go to charities of their choice.
0:02:59 > 0:03:02So, Eric Knowles and Will Axon, the countdown is over,
0:03:02 > 0:03:06it is now time to Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is.
0:03:09 > 0:03:10Good morning, Eric.
0:03:10 > 0:03:16Good morning, yeah.
0:03:16 > 0:03:17Bright and early.
0:03:17 > 0:03:18Well, this is Peterborough,
0:03:18 > 0:03:21the East of England Showground, and not a hill in sight.
0:03:21 > 0:03:22Well, welcome to my world.
0:03:22 > 0:03:23Yes!
0:03:23 > 0:03:25It's very flat, but there is a lot of sky.
0:03:25 > 0:03:26Well, that is true.
0:03:26 > 0:03:28How much have you got to spend?
0:03:28 > 0:03:31I've got a whole 750 in my pocket, burning a hole.
0:03:31 > 0:03:31Me too, me too.
0:03:31 > 0:03:35And I suppose the next question is, what do you intend to spend
0:03:35 > 0:03:36it on, my dear friend?
0:03:36 > 0:03:39Other than wine, women and song, I thought maybe a few
0:03:39 > 0:03:40antiques might be in order.
0:03:40 > 0:03:42But it is hard to predict, isn't it?
0:03:42 > 0:03:45I think we should get rid of some of that cash, don't you?
0:03:45 > 0:03:46Good idea.
0:03:46 > 0:03:49Tell you what, let's meet up halfway, see how we are doing, OK?
0:03:49 > 0:03:50All right.
0:03:50 > 0:03:52In the meantime, I'm going looking for a hill.
0:03:52 > 0:03:55Yes, you might want to give up on that right now.
0:03:55 > 0:03:58The only hills you are likely to find round here are mole hills.
0:03:58 > 0:04:00So, Eric strides off intent on winning.
0:04:00 > 0:04:01He knows he is on Will's territory.
0:04:01 > 0:04:04The Axeman, when he cometh, he seeth he recogniseth and he buyeth.
0:04:04 > 0:04:07So I have just got to try and be one step ahead of him.
0:04:07 > 0:04:10Oh, watch him go, full throttle!
0:04:10 > 0:04:11But what about his rival?
0:04:11 > 0:04:13Any tactics, Will?
0:04:13 > 0:04:17There is such a varied number of stalls and items
0:04:17 > 0:04:20on them that you never know what you are going to find,
0:04:20 > 0:04:22so you just really have got to have a browse,
0:04:22 > 0:04:24have a look, see what takes your fancy.
0:04:24 > 0:04:26If it gets you in the gut, get it bought.
0:04:26 > 0:04:28Aye-aye.
0:04:28 > 0:04:30Yes, and try not to get run over!
0:04:30 > 0:04:32So he sprints off as well.
0:04:32 > 0:04:34Eric may have his foot firmly on the pedal,
0:04:34 > 0:04:37but it is Will who sees something first, something that appeals
0:04:37 > 0:04:39to his dark sense of humour.
0:04:39 > 0:04:42Well, he is The Axeman after all.
0:04:42 > 0:04:45I spotted on the ground here these painted saws.
0:04:45 > 0:04:48These have been sign written.
0:04:48 > 0:04:50I think it is a bit of fun, isn't it?
0:04:50 > 0:04:54Because that is one way of removing a tattoo is to take a whole arm off.
0:04:54 > 0:04:57It is the sort of humour that I think would appeal
0:04:57 > 0:04:58to a tattoo artist.
0:04:58 > 0:05:01I do like that one with the extra handle, just to give
0:05:01 > 0:05:02that extra purchase.
0:05:02 > 0:05:03How much are they?
0:05:03 > 0:05:04They're usually 25.
0:05:04 > 0:05:0520 for that.
0:05:05 > 0:05:06Yeah, let's do that at ?20.
0:05:06 > 0:05:08Is that all right?
0:05:08 > 0:05:09Lovely.
0:05:09 > 0:05:11Well, that didn't cost an arm and a leg...
0:05:11 > 0:05:12Yet.
0:05:12 > 0:05:16Will is off and running and pleased with his macabre purchase.
0:05:16 > 0:05:17I haven't bought a rare antique here.
0:05:17 > 0:05:20It is a period saw, probably early 20th century.
0:05:20 > 0:05:24But it has been up cycled.
0:05:24 > 0:05:26And really it just appealed to my dark sense of humour.
0:05:26 > 0:05:30Hopefully, there will be a tattooist out there that shares my view.
0:05:30 > 0:05:32Well, let's hope so.
0:05:32 > 0:05:35Now, Eric has moved indoors and the Put Your Money games masters
0:05:35 > 0:05:38have set a light-hearted challenge for our Knocker today -
0:05:38 > 0:05:41don't buy breakables.
0:05:41 > 0:05:44But he is finding the lure of his lovelies hard to resist.
0:05:44 > 0:05:47Without knowing, I am being drawn towards Art Deco.
0:05:47 > 0:05:48It is behind me.
0:05:48 > 0:05:51And I see things on there and I think, "Oh, I like
0:05:51 > 0:05:53that and I like that."
0:05:53 > 0:05:57But, hey, a fella can look, can't he?
0:05:57 > 0:05:59Yes, but keep your distance.
0:05:59 > 0:06:03Outside, Will is up post with a couple of auction notices.
0:06:03 > 0:06:05They are rather fun, aren't they?
0:06:05 > 0:06:08Yarmouth, that's not a million miles away from me.
0:06:08 > 0:06:10Are these your...your auction posters at the front there?
0:06:10 > 0:06:11Yeah.
0:06:11 > 0:06:14I see you've got ?30 on both of them.
0:06:14 > 0:06:15What is your very best?
0:06:15 > 0:06:18Could I be cheeky and say 40 for the two?
0:06:18 > 0:06:1945 for the two?
0:06:19 > 0:06:22I tell you what, I'm going to say yes to that.
0:06:22 > 0:06:24?45.
0:06:24 > 0:06:26One more item under my belt.
0:06:26 > 0:06:3225% off, not bad, and maybe he'll get a jolly to the seaside.
0:06:32 > 0:06:35The font, the way they are laid out on the page, it is really bold
0:06:35 > 0:06:36and striking, isn't it?
0:06:36 > 0:06:39But what I love as well is, they come with this little
0:06:39 > 0:06:41solicitor's paper here, which is actually detailing the sale
0:06:41 > 0:06:46of a four-bedroom house with gardens and a coach house.
0:06:46 > 0:06:48How much do you think he paid for it?
0:06:48 > 0:06:52Well, according to this, ?750.
0:06:52 > 0:06:53Easy to date.
0:06:53 > 0:06:56This was 1871.
0:06:56 > 0:06:57I think I am onto a winner.
0:06:57 > 0:07:00So, Will is steering ahead.
0:07:00 > 0:07:02As for Eric, he is inside in the warm.
0:07:02 > 0:07:04And his eye has been caught by a necklace.
0:07:04 > 0:07:06It is quite a stylish piece of jewellery there,
0:07:06 > 0:07:07which I actually recognise.
0:07:07 > 0:07:09And it is a man called Jakob Bengel.
0:07:09 > 0:07:14And he's working in Germany in the 1920s.
0:07:14 > 0:07:16He uses this red, what looks like plastic.
0:07:16 > 0:07:19The technical term is galalith.
0:07:19 > 0:07:22It is priced at 165.
0:07:22 > 0:07:24I'm tempted.
0:07:24 > 0:07:27Is 130 cash going to buy that necklace?
0:07:27 > 0:07:28130 cash, you got it.
0:07:28 > 0:07:29130 cash.
0:07:29 > 0:07:32I am going to live dangerously.
0:07:32 > 0:07:36Mm, he is off the mark in a big way, launching himself into the game
0:07:36 > 0:07:38with a massive spend.
0:07:38 > 0:07:39But is it me?
0:07:39 > 0:07:40That's what I want to know.
0:07:40 > 0:07:41Is it really me?
0:07:41 > 0:07:43Truthfully, Eric?
0:07:43 > 0:07:45No.
0:07:45 > 0:07:48But then you are going to sell it on for profit, so that's fine.
0:07:48 > 0:07:51Good job he is in the warm because his blood would run cold
0:07:51 > 0:07:54if he saw what Will has just bought - a breakable!
0:07:54 > 0:07:57And he spent a hefty wad of cash, too - ?190.
0:07:57 > 0:08:00I think Eric might be a bit jealous of this buy.
0:08:00 > 0:08:03Period French Art Deco, pressed, signed.
0:08:03 > 0:08:06I think I'm onto a winner here.
0:08:06 > 0:08:08Well, we'll have to wait and see.
0:08:08 > 0:08:09Now, Eric is still indoors.
0:08:09 > 0:08:10And what is this?
0:08:10 > 0:08:14Getting cosy with a pot, it seems.
0:08:14 > 0:08:15All right, I know it is pottery.
0:08:15 > 0:08:16I know it is ceramic.
0:08:16 > 0:08:17But...
0:08:17 > 0:08:19Oh!
0:08:19 > 0:08:21There is a connection here.
0:08:21 > 0:08:23Let me have a quick word with this lady.
0:08:23 > 0:08:25What would be the best on that?
0:08:25 > 0:08:2642.
0:08:26 > 0:08:27?42?
0:08:27 > 0:08:29Madame, put your hand there.
0:08:29 > 0:08:31Look how happy it has made him!
0:08:31 > 0:08:33You can't hold it against him.
0:08:33 > 0:08:35I've bought a early Victorian relief moulded jug that features
0:08:35 > 0:08:42an American called Mr Van Amburgh.
0:08:42 > 0:08:46And he was the lion tamer.
0:08:46 > 0:08:49The moulding is so nice and crisp.
0:08:49 > 0:08:52And that is what you are looking for in a jug like that.
0:08:52 > 0:08:55They say a picture tells a story, well, there's a jug
0:08:55 > 0:08:58with a story to tell.
0:08:58 > 0:09:01And let's hope it brings you a roaring profit, Eric.
0:09:01 > 0:09:04So he is catching up with his rival - two purchases to Will's three.
0:09:04 > 0:09:08But The Axeman is intent on keeping the advantage.
0:09:08 > 0:09:11Let's have a look at some of the cattle sheds and see
0:09:11 > 0:09:12if there's anything in there.
0:09:12 > 0:09:15Yes, a little eye relief from the cruel Cambridgeshire cold.
0:09:15 > 0:09:17He doesn't hang about, our Will.
0:09:17 > 0:09:20Very quickly, he is tempted by an outdoor pursuit,
0:09:20 > 0:09:25something for a genteel afternoon on the lawn.
0:09:25 > 0:09:26The croquet set.
0:09:26 > 0:09:27Yeah.
0:09:27 > 0:09:28Is it all there?
0:09:28 > 0:09:29It looks like it is.
0:09:29 > 0:09:30I think so.
0:09:30 > 0:09:32What sort of money can it be?
0:09:32 > 0:09:33Um...
0:09:33 > 0:09:34Well, it'll have to be 70.
0:09:34 > 0:09:36At ?50, I'd have a go at that.
0:09:36 > 0:09:3860.
0:09:38 > 0:09:39Let's do it, ?60.
0:09:39 > 0:09:40Yeah.
0:09:40 > 0:09:43Yes, The Axeman knocks another one out of the park.
0:09:43 > 0:09:45As far as the manufacturer is concerned, they are well known
0:09:45 > 0:09:47for making this type of thing.
0:09:47 > 0:09:53To buy one new, today, with a wooden box is about ?340.
0:09:53 > 0:09:56So I think 60 sounds like a bargain.
0:09:56 > 0:09:59Yes, he is pleased with that one.
0:09:59 > 0:10:00But Eric is still wandering around inside.
0:10:00 > 0:10:03Not getting very far, if we're honest.
0:10:03 > 0:10:07It looks like I am at a crockery collectors' club convention.
0:10:07 > 0:10:09Will, though, strides on.
0:10:09 > 0:10:13And moments later, he finds a wool work picture.
0:10:13 > 0:10:15It's unusual in the fact that it incorporates this photograph
0:10:15 > 0:10:18in the centre of this chap here, who is obviously part
0:10:18 > 0:10:21of the Lincoln Regiment, the First Battalion.
0:10:21 > 0:10:24Dated 1901.
0:10:24 > 0:10:26And how much have you got on your wool work picture?
0:10:26 > 0:10:29I have 250, but you could have it for 200.
0:10:29 > 0:10:30?200.
0:10:30 > 0:10:33I'll leave it for the moment, but you may well see me again.
0:10:33 > 0:10:36Mm, always risky to walk away.
0:10:36 > 0:10:38It might not be there when you get back.
0:10:38 > 0:10:40Eric is STILL inside.
0:10:40 > 0:10:42And he has fallen in love again.
0:10:42 > 0:10:45Now, I know what you are thinking, is it ceramic?
0:10:45 > 0:10:46Is it glass?
0:10:46 > 0:10:47Is it a pot?
0:10:47 > 0:10:49No, it is more jewellery.
0:10:49 > 0:10:50Go, Eric!
0:10:50 > 0:10:53I'm attracted to your Jensen.
0:10:53 > 0:10:56I like the one with the dolphins on it.
0:10:56 > 0:10:56They're 275.
0:10:56 > 0:10:57Yeah.
0:10:57 > 0:11:00But I do know they can go for over 300.
0:11:00 > 0:11:01There is movement on the price.
0:11:01 > 0:11:04Is there?
0:11:04 > 0:11:05Where would it move to?
0:11:05 > 0:11:06Just so I know.
0:11:06 > 0:11:07225.
0:11:07 > 0:11:08225, OK.
0:11:08 > 0:11:10Let me...let me give that some consideration.
0:11:10 > 0:11:12Eric is intrigued by the silver dolphin brooch.
0:11:12 > 0:11:14And not sure if he should take a 50-50 gamble,
0:11:14 > 0:11:18he decides to phone a friend.
0:11:18 > 0:11:22And if it is post-war?
0:11:22 > 0:11:23Post-war, 300 to 400.
0:11:23 > 0:11:25Eric's expert pal tells him the profit
0:11:25 > 0:11:26would depend on the age.
0:11:26 > 0:11:29Armed with the extra info, Knocker returns to the lady.
0:11:29 > 0:11:32Well, I'm back.
0:11:32 > 0:11:34Could I have another look?
0:11:34 > 0:11:36I tell you what, I am going to live dangerously.
0:11:36 > 0:11:39I am happy to pay 220.
0:11:39 > 0:11:41Thank you very much indeed.
0:11:41 > 0:11:43Thank you.
0:11:43 > 0:11:45He gets another fiver off the price, but it is still
0:11:45 > 0:11:47a good chunk of money.
0:11:47 > 0:11:49The dolphin brooch takes him out of the shallows,
0:11:49 > 0:11:51but will it sink or swim?
0:11:51 > 0:11:56So, Georg Jensen, I mean, is a legend in Danish silver making.
0:11:56 > 0:11:59What I've got to determine is whether that mark places
0:11:59 > 0:12:03it in between the wars or whether it is post-war.
0:12:03 > 0:12:07You could say that it is not an open and shut case.
0:12:07 > 0:12:09Mm, more investigation needed then.
0:12:09 > 0:12:13Now, our dynamic duo are flying around the fair,
0:12:13 > 0:12:16so let's see how the figures are stacking up.
0:12:16 > 0:12:20Both our boys started the day with ?750 of their own money.
0:12:20 > 0:12:23Eric took his time at the beginning, but warmed up quickly.
0:12:23 > 0:12:30His three items have cost him ?392, leaving ?358 in the kitty.
0:12:30 > 0:12:32Will, however, went at it hammer and tongs and has bought
0:12:32 > 0:12:34more for less money.
0:12:34 > 0:12:37Four purchases for ?315, so there is ?435 left in his budget.
0:12:37 > 0:12:47So, who's seen the light and who's still in the dark?
0:12:49 > 0:12:51Oh, look out.
0:12:51 > 0:12:52Gol!
0:12:52 > 0:12:53What's this?
0:12:53 > 0:12:56I've been in there for so long, my eyes need adjusting.
0:12:56 > 0:12:58The sun has been shining all morning.
0:12:58 > 0:12:59What have you got?
0:12:59 > 0:13:01I've bought a few items, some nice pieces, something that
0:13:01 > 0:13:03might be up your street as well as...
0:13:03 > 0:13:04Oh!
0:13:04 > 0:13:05..something up mine.
0:13:05 > 0:13:08I know in there, it is all ceramics and glass, isn't it?
0:13:08 > 0:13:10I tell you, it is very difficult to bypass it.
0:13:10 > 0:13:12I am trying so hard.
0:13:12 > 0:13:14I've actually bought a couple of bits of jewellery.
0:13:14 > 0:13:15How much money you got left?
0:13:15 > 0:13:16Spent out?
0:13:16 > 0:13:17It's not spending power.
0:13:17 > 0:13:18For me, it's muscle.
0:13:18 > 0:13:19OK?
0:13:19 > 0:13:20It's muscle.
0:13:20 > 0:13:22And I intend to flex.
0:13:22 > 0:13:23Listen, you have a good one.
0:13:23 > 0:13:24Crack on.
0:13:24 > 0:13:27Remember, we are in this together.
0:13:27 > 0:13:29LAUGHING: "We are in this together."
0:13:29 > 0:13:30But there is only one winner.
0:13:30 > 0:13:32Ah, how very true.
0:13:32 > 0:13:35And Knocker nips back in the warm to make sure that it is him.
0:13:35 > 0:13:37Wily Will slips back into the cattle sheds,
0:13:37 > 0:13:42and is determined to get round as many stalls as he can.
0:13:42 > 0:13:43Hello there.
0:13:43 > 0:13:44Hello.
0:13:44 > 0:13:46How much is on your silk pictures?
0:13:46 > 0:13:47?820.
0:13:47 > 0:13:48820.
0:13:48 > 0:13:51That would blow my budget out of the water, but thank you anyway.
0:13:51 > 0:13:53Enjoyed seeing them.
0:13:53 > 0:13:55Eric has been trying to avoid it, but he has succumb
0:13:55 > 0:13:57to the pull of the porcelain.
0:13:57 > 0:13:59And something strange has happened, the lights have come up,
0:13:59 > 0:14:01he has got his groove on and suddenly come
0:14:01 > 0:14:05over all Tony Blackburn.
0:14:05 > 0:14:09So, welcome, pot pickers, to another Top Of The Pots.
0:14:09 > 0:14:12And coming in at number ten this week, we've got
0:14:12 > 0:14:17the Carlton Ware Chinoiserie jar and cover.
0:14:17 > 0:14:19Staying in there at number nine, the Maling Ware jug,
0:14:19 > 0:14:22yes, from Newcastle.
0:14:22 > 0:14:24Number eight, yes, the Toby Jug.
0:14:24 > 0:14:27And coming in at number seven, it's the Royal Doulton
0:14:27 > 0:14:30character jug of Montgomery.
0:14:30 > 0:14:34Followed by number six this week, pair of Staffordshire dogs.
0:14:34 > 0:14:36And a newcomer at number five.
0:14:36 > 0:14:40Yes, it's the Clarice Cliff Crocus Pattern tea tableware.
0:14:40 > 0:14:42Followed closely by, believe it or not,
0:14:42 > 0:14:45the Royal Doulton Norfolk plate.
0:14:45 > 0:14:49At number three is the Shelley Vogue china tea set.
0:14:49 > 0:14:54And at number two, the Susie Cooper reproduction plate.
0:14:54 > 0:14:58And finally, yes, it's this week's number one Top Of The Pots,
0:14:58 > 0:15:02it is the Enid Seeney Homemaker plate.
0:15:02 > 0:15:03Yes!
0:15:03 > 0:15:06By Ridgway!
0:15:06 > 0:15:09Did that really just happen?
0:15:09 > 0:15:11Time for Eric to get some fresh air.
0:15:11 > 0:15:14And as soon as he is outdoors, he is rather taken with
0:15:14 > 0:15:16a wooden decoy duck.
0:15:16 > 0:15:18What species of duck is that?
0:15:18 > 0:15:19Bluebill.
0:15:19 > 0:15:21A bluebill.
0:15:21 > 0:15:23So ?55 gets me a decoy duck.
0:15:23 > 0:15:24Yep.
0:15:24 > 0:15:27Put you hands there and I will give you ?55, is that OK?
0:15:27 > 0:15:29That's all right, yep.
0:15:29 > 0:15:30So, ?55.
0:15:30 > 0:15:32If you give me one of those blue ones...
0:15:32 > 0:15:33Did we say 55?
0:15:33 > 0:15:3455.
0:15:34 > 0:15:35Yes.
0:15:35 > 0:15:36Is this on camera?
0:15:36 > 0:15:37Yes.
0:15:37 > 0:15:39What are they?
0:15:39 > 0:15:42Oh, I'm so sorry!
0:15:42 > 0:15:43I do apologise.
0:15:43 > 0:15:44There we go.
0:15:44 > 0:15:45Eh...
0:15:45 > 0:15:47One, two, three, four.
0:15:47 > 0:15:48There is six of those.
0:15:48 > 0:15:49Six of those.
0:15:49 > 0:15:52So it is six of one and I'll have not half a dozen,
0:15:52 > 0:15:54but five of the other.
0:15:54 > 0:15:56Clearly still wheeling from his pots excitement.
0:15:56 > 0:15:59Calm down, dear.
0:15:59 > 0:16:03A duck I can look in the eye and find he has got two glass eyes.
0:16:03 > 0:16:04There he is.
0:16:04 > 0:16:05Say hello.
0:16:05 > 0:16:06"Hello."
0:16:06 > 0:16:09I'm told it is American.
0:16:09 > 0:16:13I'm told it is a roundabout 1940.
0:16:13 > 0:16:14for overspending.
0:16:14 > 0:16:15Yes, something of a lame
0:16:15 > 0:16:17duck, that one, Eric.
0:16:17 > 0:16:20Maybe Knocker needs a lay down.
0:16:20 > 0:16:24Over in the cattle sheds, The Axeman could do with a rest as well.
0:16:24 > 0:16:26Sort of feeling the pressure a little bit now.
0:16:26 > 0:16:28Getting towards the end of the fair.
0:16:28 > 0:16:32Maybe take more of a risk, put myself in danger.
0:16:32 > 0:16:33I really wouldn't worry, Will.
0:16:33 > 0:16:36The master is still having a mad half hour.
0:16:36 > 0:16:38Just get on with your shopping.
0:16:38 > 0:16:39Look at this.
0:16:39 > 0:16:44I mean, it is that classic sort of Art Nouveau motif.
0:16:44 > 0:16:48And with this hammered decoration in the back.
0:16:48 > 0:16:50What offer did you have on him?
0:16:50 > 0:16:50I'll have 175.
0:16:50 > 0:16:52Have you got a little bit of movement?
0:16:52 > 0:16:54165 is the best.
0:16:54 > 0:16:57I can't go any lower.
0:16:57 > 0:16:59My tactics have always been, if you see something
0:16:59 > 0:17:02and you like it, and it gets you there in the gut, get it bought.
0:17:02 > 0:17:05I tell you what, sir, let's have a deal at 165.
0:17:05 > 0:17:07Job done.
0:17:07 > 0:17:10Yes, the copper frames become purchase number five.
0:17:10 > 0:17:12And he's back out ahead of Eric.
0:17:12 > 0:17:15And while Knocker prowls around, Will returns to that wool work
0:17:15 > 0:17:18picture he was unsure about earlier.
0:17:18 > 0:17:19Hello again.
0:17:19 > 0:17:21How do?
0:17:21 > 0:17:22This has been playing on my mind.
0:17:22 > 0:17:26What is your very, very best on this wool work picture?
0:17:26 > 0:17:28180, not to be hard.
0:17:28 > 0:17:29Go on then.
0:17:29 > 0:17:31And the wool work is his.
0:17:31 > 0:17:34Sure to be a good yarn behind it.
0:17:34 > 0:17:37Importantly, with wool works, is the colour.
0:17:37 > 0:17:38There has been no fading.
0:17:38 > 0:17:42If these are exposed to the sun at all, you lose all these nice deep
0:17:42 > 0:17:44reds and greens and so on.
0:17:44 > 0:17:47Let's see if we can't find it a home where it should be.
0:17:47 > 0:17:49And I tell you what, talking about home, I think I'm
0:17:49 > 0:17:52going to call it a day.
0:17:52 > 0:17:56Will may be able to take it easy, but Eric has fallen behind again.
0:17:56 > 0:17:58He has calmed down and he's back to his old self.
0:17:58 > 0:18:01After a bit of searching in the sheds, he pays ten quid
0:18:01 > 0:18:04for a picture of a man Knocker knows well.
0:18:04 > 0:18:09Let me introduce you to a chap called Scarlett.
0:18:09 > 0:18:12And General Scarlett commanded the Heavy Brigade,
0:18:12 > 0:18:14which was actually a successful cavalry charge during
0:18:14 > 0:18:17the Crimean War.
0:18:17 > 0:18:20This lad actually came from Burnley.
0:18:20 > 0:18:23And he is a local hero.
0:18:23 > 0:18:27The general is coming home to me.
0:18:27 > 0:18:30Eric's pot perusal seems long gone.
0:18:30 > 0:18:32Artwork, that is the new thing now.
0:18:32 > 0:18:34Is there a best price on that?
0:18:34 > 0:18:35Don't mind me asking.
0:18:35 > 0:18:36I can do 25.
0:18:36 > 0:18:3725.
0:18:37 > 0:18:39Yeah, sounds good to me.
0:18:39 > 0:18:40Short and sweet.
0:18:40 > 0:18:43But the landscape is going home with Eric.
0:18:43 > 0:18:46So I've just paid ?25 for a very competent oil and acrylic panting.
0:18:46 > 0:18:51A lovely sort of golden landscape.
0:18:51 > 0:18:53It's titled Summer.
0:18:53 > 0:19:00And this painting cheers me up.
0:19:00 > 0:19:04So at the end of the day, it could well be my pot of gold.
0:19:04 > 0:19:06Well, funny you should say that because it has been raining outside,
0:19:06 > 0:19:09and there is a rainbow that ends at the sheds.
0:19:09 > 0:19:10Coincidence?
0:19:10 > 0:19:12Yeah, probably.
0:19:12 > 0:19:13So that's it.
0:19:13 > 0:19:15Our buying battle has reached its end.
0:19:15 > 0:19:19Our boys have dug deep, but have they bought well?
0:19:19 > 0:19:22Both started the day with ?750 of their own cash.
0:19:22 > 0:19:29Eric goes home with six items at a cost of ?482.
0:19:29 > 0:19:32Will took number one spot early on and stayed there throughout.
0:19:32 > 0:19:38His six purchases cost him ?660, a fair whack more than Eric.
0:19:38 > 0:19:40So, how are they feeling?
0:19:40 > 0:19:44Who is pick of the week and who is a one-hit wonder?
0:19:44 > 0:19:47You see, I set out looking for Arts and Crafts today
0:19:47 > 0:19:49and I didn't find anything, because you bought them.
0:19:49 > 0:19:50They are good, aren't they?
0:19:50 > 0:19:53They are good because it is very, very rare to come across a pair.
0:19:53 > 0:19:55That is what I thought.
0:19:55 > 0:19:56And they are in cracking condition.
0:19:56 > 0:19:58And you stray into the world of Art Deco.
0:19:58 > 0:20:01Well, it is sort of rubbing off on me now.
0:20:01 > 0:20:02You know?
0:20:02 > 0:20:05And who is that one by?
0:20:05 > 0:20:06Verlys is it?
0:20:06 > 0:20:07Yep, yep.
0:20:07 > 0:20:08Good maker.
0:20:08 > 0:20:11I was hoping you could tell me more about them than I know.
0:20:11 > 0:20:15It has got four wings on that, you know, so let's hope it flies.
0:20:15 > 0:20:15Ba-boom-chis!
0:20:15 > 0:20:18Will, you notice there is only one pot on there.
0:20:18 > 0:20:19But what a pot!
0:20:19 > 0:20:20Mr Van Amburgh.
0:20:20 > 0:20:22He was an American lion tamer.
0:20:22 > 0:20:24Then I boldly went into the world of jewellery.
0:20:24 > 0:20:25I recognise that.
0:20:25 > 0:20:28The thing is, I have got to determin whether it is prewar or post-war,
0:20:28 > 0:20:31because there is a difference in the price.
0:20:31 > 0:20:34Let's get packed and let's go back to the bosom of our families.
0:20:34 > 0:20:35OK?
0:20:35 > 0:20:37Put the oven on, I'm coming home!
0:20:37 > 0:20:39Put a kettle on, Mother!
0:20:42 > 0:20:45Now it is time for our clever competitors to morph from battling
0:20:45 > 0:20:48buyers into skilful sailors.
0:20:48 > 0:20:51They must scour the country in a bid to make masses of money using
0:20:51 > 0:20:53all their knowledge and know-how.
0:20:53 > 0:20:56And all the profits Eric and Will bring in will go
0:20:56 > 0:20:57to their chosen charities.
0:20:57 > 0:20:59So there is a big incentive.
0:20:59 > 0:21:01Time to look at their hauls.
0:21:01 > 0:21:04And at Knocker HQ, Eric has resisted the lure of some top pots
0:21:04 > 0:21:08and has an eclectic mix.
0:21:08 > 0:21:10I did most of my buying inside.
0:21:10 > 0:21:17The only thing I bought outdoors was my decoy duck.
0:21:17 > 0:21:19I just thought that he was beautifully painted.
0:21:19 > 0:21:21And this jug, which dates from around about 1845,
0:21:21 > 0:21:24really captured my eye.
0:21:24 > 0:21:28I bought something which I believe to be by a man called Jakob Bengel -
0:21:28 > 0:21:31a very futuristic necklace.
0:21:31 > 0:21:34Next to that is a brooch with two dolphins, where there is a nice
0:21:34 > 0:21:38signature on the back.
0:21:38 > 0:21:41What I couldn't leave behind - a local Burnley boy.
0:21:41 > 0:21:46Yes, this is General Scarlett, hero of the Crimean War.
0:21:46 > 0:21:51And then an irresistible oil and acrylic.
0:21:51 > 0:21:53I do think I've bought quite well.
0:21:53 > 0:21:57It is now a matter of selling well.
0:21:57 > 0:22:04And selling better than a man who goes by the name of William Axon.
0:22:05 > 0:22:07Eric looking mean.
0:22:07 > 0:22:10That man, Axon, has gathered his items in his garden near Newmarket,
0:22:10 > 0:22:13and it's also a varied collection.
0:22:13 > 0:22:14The decorated saw...
0:22:14 > 0:22:19Now, OK, no rare antique or treasure, but it's a bit of fun.
0:22:19 > 0:22:23Then over the far side, the Art Nouveau beaten copper frames
0:22:23 > 0:22:25and I think Eric was jealous of them, too.
0:22:25 > 0:22:28Now, talking of Eric, I thought I would play him
0:22:28 > 0:22:31at his own game and what have I bought but a bit of
0:22:31 > 0:22:32Art Deco French glass.
0:22:32 > 0:22:35I've got these nice auction posters.
0:22:35 > 0:22:36They really just appealed because of the nice,
0:22:36 > 0:22:39bold graphics there.
0:22:39 > 0:22:41Then in the middle here, this rather impressive
0:22:41 > 0:22:43Lincolnshire Regiment wool work picture which had come all the way
0:22:43 > 0:22:46down from the north of England.
0:22:46 > 0:22:50And then finally at the front there, the old Jaques croquet set.
0:22:50 > 0:22:54I have a client who hosts our annual corporate croquet match and I'm
0:22:54 > 0:22:58hoping he's going to take that off my hands to get
0:22:58 > 0:23:03a bit of practice in, cos, to be frank, he needs it.
0:23:03 > 0:23:06Well, that's as may be but what our two antiques
0:23:06 > 0:23:08aficionados need is to get cracking on the selling.
0:23:08 > 0:23:10They must fully research their items and find the best
0:23:10 > 0:23:11homes for them to go to.
0:23:11 > 0:23:14No stone must be left unturned as they channel all their energies
0:23:14 > 0:23:17into moving on their buys for mucho moolah.
0:23:17 > 0:23:19But it's one thing to arrange a meeting, quite another
0:23:19 > 0:23:21to make an actual sale.
0:23:21 > 0:23:24Until they've shaken on it and the money has changed hands,
0:23:24 > 0:23:27no deal is truly sealed.
0:23:27 > 0:23:33Will has decided to sell his croquet set first.
0:23:34 > 0:23:36Now, to help him pull off the croquet coup,
0:23:36 > 0:23:38he's channelling another antique dealer today - the irrepressible
0:23:38 > 0:23:441990s TV character, Lovejoy.
0:23:44 > 0:23:46His potential buyer lives in Suffolk in the very same house
0:23:46 > 0:23:49that was filmed as Felsham Hall - that's right, the place
0:23:49 > 0:23:52where Lovejoy's love interest Lady Jane lived.
0:23:52 > 0:23:54The owner Charlie hosts a croquet tournament
0:23:54 > 0:23:57for Will's firm every year.
0:23:57 > 0:24:01I'm hoping he's going to want to get a bit of practice in and see
0:24:01 > 0:24:03if he wants to buy my Jaques croquet set.
0:24:03 > 0:24:06Well, Lovejoy would have pulled it off, but can Will?
0:24:06 > 0:24:09The set cost him ?60 at the fair.
0:24:09 > 0:24:11Well, Charlie, I hope you don't mind.
0:24:11 > 0:24:13I've taken the liberty of setting up the croquet set
0:24:13 > 0:24:17so you could experience it in all its glory.
0:24:17 > 0:24:20Well, I think it says exactly what it says on the,
0:24:20 > 0:24:24sadly, the cardboard box, but apart from that, it's lovely.
0:24:24 > 0:24:27To buy a similar set, brand-new, is over ?300.
0:24:27 > 0:24:31So, for today only, we are having a half-price sale.
0:24:31 > 0:24:36Would you care to buy this from me, let's say...
0:24:36 > 0:24:37?170?
0:24:37 > 0:24:41Look, the box is definitely a downer on the whole thing.
0:24:41 > 0:24:46Why don't I pay you ?120?
0:24:46 > 0:24:48Let's meet somewhere in the middle.
0:24:48 > 0:24:51Shake my hand at ?150.
0:24:51 > 0:24:52No.
0:24:52 > 0:24:53150.
0:24:53 > 0:24:54No, no, no.
0:24:54 > 0:24:56130.
0:24:56 > 0:24:58Well, you know where we're going to end up, don't you?
0:24:58 > 0:25:01135.
0:25:01 > 0:25:02140, give me a wave.
0:25:02 > 0:25:03135.
0:25:03 > 0:25:05135, you've got a deal.
0:25:05 > 0:25:05OK.
0:25:05 > 0:25:07Charlie, it's been great fun.
0:25:07 > 0:25:09Now, would you say we get a bit of practice?
0:25:09 > 0:25:10Definitely.
0:25:10 > 0:25:11Come on.
0:25:11 > 0:25:12Go on, then.
0:25:12 > 0:25:13What colour are you, blue?
0:25:13 > 0:25:14I'll be red.
0:25:14 > 0:25:16All right, where do we start?
0:25:16 > 0:25:17Can you remember now?
0:25:17 > 0:25:19Well, I think it's pretty freestyle, isn't it?
0:25:19 > 0:25:20I'm going for this hoop here.
0:25:20 > 0:25:21Out of my way!
0:25:21 > 0:25:22Yeah, stick to the antiques, Axeman!
0:25:22 > 0:25:25After all, it's brought you a cracking profit of ?75.
0:25:25 > 0:25:27Nice work.
0:25:27 > 0:25:29What would Lovejoy have done, though?
0:25:29 > 0:25:32Would he have got the extra ?10, 20, 30 out of him?
0:25:32 > 0:25:37I don't know, but I hope he's proud of my efforts.
0:25:37 > 0:25:42And as for the look, well, I think I could get used to this.
0:25:42 > 0:25:44Well, actually Lovejoy would have made more profit,
0:25:44 > 0:25:47caught a few conmen, and got the girl all in an hour.
0:25:47 > 0:25:50But never mind, you almost look the part!
0:25:50 > 0:25:52Now, while Will practises his best Lovejoy look,
0:25:52 > 0:25:59Eric is in Central London and has dramatic matters on his mind, too.
0:25:59 > 0:26:02I'm actually stood outside the Theatre Royal Drury Lane.
0:26:02 > 0:26:05The theatre people today have been very kind to me because they've
0:26:05 > 0:26:07put me in touch with a collector of theatrical memorabilia,
0:26:07 > 0:26:14and I'm hoping to add this wonderful jug to his collection.
0:26:14 > 0:26:18Eric's hoping for a majestic profit on his jug which he bought for ?42.
0:26:18 > 0:26:20Hello.
0:26:20 > 0:26:21Good morning, Eric.
0:26:21 > 0:26:22Nice to meet you.
0:26:22 > 0:26:23You're Fred, and you are?
0:26:23 > 0:26:25This is Joshua, my son.
0:26:25 > 0:26:26Josh, right.
0:26:26 > 0:26:28Are you a collector as well as your dad?
0:26:28 > 0:26:30Yeah, I do follow on from him.
0:26:30 > 0:26:30Do you?
0:26:30 > 0:26:31Oh, that's good.
0:26:31 > 0:26:34I know he's very interested in the jug that you have
0:26:34 > 0:26:35to offer us today.
0:26:35 > 0:26:36Yes.
0:26:36 > 0:26:39You got a view at your side which I'm pretty sure is supposedly
0:26:39 > 0:26:41to depict his appearance here at the Theatre
0:26:41 > 0:26:42Royal Drury Lane.
0:26:42 > 0:26:45I mean, look, hang on.
0:26:45 > 0:26:46Thank you, Eric.
0:26:46 > 0:26:47Yes, it's a wonderful piece.
0:26:47 > 0:26:49In fact, Joshua, you probably know what he's most famous for.
0:26:49 > 0:26:52Putting his head into the lion.
0:26:52 > 0:26:55He appeared here several times in the 1840s.
0:26:55 > 0:26:57It's a wonderful piece.
0:26:57 > 0:27:00I was looking to start somewhere around ?120.
0:27:00 > 0:27:05Maybe about 70, 75.
0:27:05 > 0:27:08If you could meet me at roundabout ?95.
0:27:08 > 0:27:09?95...
0:27:09 > 0:27:11I think we have a deal with ?95.
0:27:11 > 0:27:13Good lad.
0:27:13 > 0:27:15The lion tamer moulded jug goes to an enthusiastic pair
0:27:15 > 0:27:20of collectors and makes Eric a profit of ?53.
0:27:20 > 0:27:22Will is still in Suffolk.
0:27:22 > 0:27:25He's pitched up in Southwold and he's looking for a buyer for his
0:27:25 > 0:27:27arts and crafts picture frames.
0:27:27 > 0:27:32He paid ?165 for them and he's brought them to an expert.
0:27:32 > 0:27:35I've come to see the main man when it comes to arts
0:27:35 > 0:27:36and crafts, Tony Gearing.
0:27:36 > 0:27:39Now, he's seen a picture of my frames and like me,
0:27:39 > 0:27:42he's fallen in love with them, so while he's expressed an interest,
0:27:42 > 0:27:45let's strike while the iron's hot.
0:27:45 > 0:27:47Right, you'll need to find him first.
0:27:47 > 0:27:51Gosh, it's like a maze in here.
0:27:54 > 0:27:55Tony, I found you at last.
0:27:55 > 0:27:57Well, I'd be hiding up here, mate.
0:27:57 > 0:28:00Well, listen, I hope you're going to be able to find a little
0:28:00 > 0:28:02bit of room for my two arts and crafts frames.
0:28:02 > 0:28:05Now what I really liked about them was this stylized tulip.
0:28:05 > 0:28:06I know who exactly who made it.
0:28:06 > 0:28:07Do you?
0:28:07 > 0:28:09Yeah, just by the handle work.
0:28:09 > 0:28:10It's by Hale.
0:28:10 > 0:28:11Right.
0:28:11 > 0:28:12Down on the West Country.
0:28:12 > 0:28:14Now I haven't polished them up or...
0:28:14 > 0:28:15Good!
0:28:15 > 0:28:19Do not polish copper!
0:28:19 > 0:28:21Exactly right, because it's got this lovely patina.
0:28:21 > 0:28:22Yeah, starting to build up.
0:28:22 > 0:28:25That's just from natural oils from your hand and oxidization.
0:28:25 > 0:28:33So, where do you date these?
0:28:33 > 0:28:34I thought probably around 1900?
0:28:34 > 0:28:35That sort of period.
0:28:35 > 0:28:37Yeah, maybe a little bit later.
0:28:37 > 0:28:38OK.
0:28:38 > 0:28:39What about price?
0:28:39 > 0:28:40Maybe...
0:28:40 > 0:28:42Retail around the sort of 400, I'd have thought.
0:28:42 > 0:28:43If they went into auction at 300-500...
0:28:43 > 0:28:45I would be happy with a mid-auction figure.
0:28:45 > 0:28:46400?
0:28:46 > 0:28:47I mean, they are Hale.
0:28:47 > 0:28:49They are in wonderful condition.
0:28:49 > 0:28:50You know what?
0:28:50 > 0:28:51?400, let's have a deal.
0:28:51 > 0:28:52You're a star.
0:28:52 > 0:28:53Thanks.
0:28:53 > 0:28:56Now that is outstanding!
0:28:56 > 0:28:58And doesn't Will know it?!
0:28:58 > 0:29:02The frames showcase an enormous profit of ?235.
0:29:02 > 0:29:03It took someone like Tony to recognise them.
0:29:03 > 0:29:06He even knew who had made them.
0:29:06 > 0:29:08I'm really pleased with that buy.
0:29:08 > 0:29:10Remember on the day Eric was jealous of them?
0:29:10 > 0:29:13You're going to be even more jealous now, Eric.
0:29:13 > 0:29:14Yeah, steady, Will.
0:29:14 > 0:29:17You don't know what Eric's going to pull out of the bag.
0:29:17 > 0:29:20Now, Mr Axon moves up the coast into Norfolk -
0:29:20 > 0:29:22and, more specifically, Great Yarmouth.
0:29:22 > 0:29:25He's been doing some research on his auction notices and his first
0:29:25 > 0:29:29call is to a man with a historical link to one of the posters.
0:29:29 > 0:29:32The reason I'm here is to meet Mark Oliver Duffield.
0:29:32 > 0:29:34The clue is in the name - Duffield.
0:29:34 > 0:29:36He's a direct descendent of the original Duffield part
0:29:36 > 0:29:39of Gambling Duffield, so I'm hoping he's going to want
0:29:39 > 0:29:42to buy back a bit of his heritage because if you doesn't want
0:29:42 > 0:29:44it, who does?
0:29:44 > 0:29:47Gambling Duffield no longer exists but Mark already has a number
0:29:47 > 0:29:53of similar posters charting the family's business history.
0:29:53 > 0:29:56Well, let me show you my poster because I was rather taken by it.
0:29:56 > 0:30:03Now, WG Duffield, is that your grandfather?
0:30:03 > 0:30:04Yeah, that's Wilfred George.
0:30:04 > 0:30:04Yes.
0:30:04 > 0:30:07And his name underneath that means that Gambling had retired,
0:30:07 > 0:30:10so this was when he was practising as a sole principal.
0:30:10 > 0:30:13He kept on the name for a short while until my father joined
0:30:13 > 0:30:14and then it became Duffield Son.
0:30:14 > 0:30:17Would you be able to pay me ?50 for this?
0:30:17 > 0:30:18I'll give you 30.
0:30:18 > 0:30:19Gasp!
0:30:19 > 0:30:20?40, how does that sound?
0:30:20 > 0:30:21?40?
0:30:21 > 0:30:22Yes.
0:30:22 > 0:30:23I'll deal.
0:30:23 > 0:30:24Let's do it.
0:30:24 > 0:30:26So, the first auction poster goes home and Will moves
0:30:26 > 0:30:29on to the hotel which features in his other framed notice.
0:30:29 > 0:30:32The owners have agreed to buy it on the phone for ?80
0:30:32 > 0:30:34and receptionist Bridget hands over the cash.
0:30:34 > 0:30:40Add all that together and Will makes a total poster profit of ?75.
0:30:40 > 0:30:41Come on, Eric.
0:30:41 > 0:30:43You are playing catch-up.
0:30:43 > 0:30:45He certainly is, and he's doing it in Westerham in Kent.
0:30:45 > 0:30:48And he's brought one of his most expensive items -
0:30:48 > 0:30:50the necklace that cost him ?130.
0:30:50 > 0:30:56He's meeting Chrissie who's an expert in the designer Jakob Bengel.
0:30:56 > 0:30:58You are the one person that made me worldly wise
0:30:58 > 0:31:03to the jewellery of Jakob Bengel.
0:31:03 > 0:31:05I bought that in good faith.
0:31:05 > 0:31:08If you look at the galalith, the plastic, can you see
0:31:08 > 0:31:10how it's sort of faded?
0:31:10 > 0:31:11Yes.
0:31:11 > 0:31:14It does appear to be galalith.
0:31:14 > 0:31:17It was merely a replacement for two things - one was horn,
0:31:17 > 0:31:20but also it was to replace celluloid, which was
0:31:20 > 0:31:24highly flammable.
0:31:24 > 0:31:26The reason it sort of looks right to be a Bengel piece
0:31:26 > 0:31:29is the fact that it's very clean, geometric shapes.
0:31:29 > 0:31:33And this chain as well they used.
0:31:33 > 0:31:38I was hoping that it might be around the ?160 mark.
0:31:38 > 0:31:41I would say I'm looking more like ?140.
0:31:41 > 0:31:42That's about it, is it?
0:31:42 > 0:31:43Quite.
0:31:43 > 0:31:44OK.
0:31:44 > 0:31:46Well that's what I would hope to pay.
0:31:46 > 0:31:47OK.
0:31:47 > 0:31:51Uh, well, you don't have to hope because I'll sell it to you for 140.
0:31:51 > 0:31:52Thank you.
0:31:52 > 0:31:54Well, the good news is the necklace is what he'd hoped,
0:31:54 > 0:31:56a genuine designer piece.
0:31:56 > 0:32:00The bad news is he only made a profit of ?10.
0:32:00 > 0:32:03So he's going to need a gem of a deal to stand a chance
0:32:03 > 0:32:06of catching the Axeman.
0:32:06 > 0:32:08He's sticking with jewellery and has made his way along the south
0:32:08 > 0:32:10coast to Poole in Dorset.
0:32:10 > 0:32:12Where better to sell a dolphin brooch?
0:32:12 > 0:32:17Eric's done some research and it's proved to be post-war.
0:32:17 > 0:32:19He's hoping Carole, who runs an online jewellery
0:32:19 > 0:32:26business, will like it.
0:32:26 > 0:32:28First of all, it's in obviously a new box.
0:32:28 > 0:32:29Right.
0:32:29 > 0:32:31But I wanted to have a look at it.
0:32:31 > 0:32:33OK, so it's Georg Jensen as we know.
0:32:33 > 0:32:34Yep.
0:32:34 > 0:32:36And the dolphins are the emblem of Poole.
0:32:36 > 0:32:37Mm-hm.
0:32:37 > 0:32:39I tracked the mark down to...
0:32:39 > 0:32:40I think it was 1956.
0:32:40 > 0:32:41Right.
0:32:41 > 0:32:42How much is it, Eric?
0:32:42 > 0:32:45Well, I'm looking for round about the ?300 mark for it, but...
0:32:45 > 0:32:46Oh, my...
0:32:46 > 0:32:47Sharp intake of breath!
0:32:47 > 0:32:48But, go on.
0:32:48 > 0:32:49Would you take...
0:32:49 > 0:32:51?260 for it, Eric?
0:32:51 > 0:32:54I'd be tempted to take 270.
0:32:54 > 0:32:55Would that be within the...
0:32:55 > 0:32:56Oh, it looks...
0:32:56 > 0:32:57Do that again!
0:32:57 > 0:32:59That looks so good.
0:32:59 > 0:33:00It does look nice.
0:33:00 > 0:33:01Yes, ?270 would be fine.
0:33:01 > 0:33:02270?
0:33:02 > 0:33:03Yes.
0:33:03 > 0:33:05Carol, it's a pleasure doing business.
0:33:05 > 0:33:06And you, thank you.
0:33:06 > 0:33:07And Eric keeps his head above water.
0:33:07 > 0:33:10The brooch sells beside the seaside and makes a ?50 profit.
0:33:10 > 0:33:13So, as we reach the halfway point, who's making waves
0:33:13 > 0:33:15and who's in deep water?
0:33:15 > 0:33:17Eric Knowles has made three sales, but his campaign
0:33:17 > 0:33:22is floundering in the shallows.
0:33:22 > 0:33:23His current profit is ?113.
0:33:23 > 0:33:24Will Axon is sailing ahead.
0:33:24 > 0:33:27His three sales have brought in much more money.
0:33:27 > 0:33:29His profit stands at a mighty ?385.
0:33:29 > 0:33:36But there's still plenty of time to dial up more dosh.
0:33:37 > 0:33:39Will is way ahead and he's keeping up the pressure.
0:33:39 > 0:33:41He's decided to sell his novelty saw next.
0:33:41 > 0:33:45And he's heading to a place near his office in Ely.
0:33:45 > 0:33:48I'm here to meet Steve who is the manager of a tattoo
0:33:48 > 0:33:49parlour just down the road.
0:33:49 > 0:33:52Now when I saw my "Tattoos Removed" saw, I thought that would appeal
0:33:52 > 0:33:55to his quirky, dark sense of humour.
0:33:55 > 0:34:03You should see his shop display, it's right up his street.
0:34:03 > 0:34:06And, I put on the old war paint to sweeten the deal.
0:34:06 > 0:34:08But for the moment, that's under wraps.
0:34:08 > 0:34:09You'll have to follow me in to see more.
0:34:09 > 0:34:12The saw cost Will ?20, but will Steve like the in-joke?
0:34:12 > 0:34:14I've always been impressed with your shop display.
0:34:14 > 0:34:17Quirky, bit of a dark edge to it, and I spotted this
0:34:17 > 0:34:19and I thought of you.
0:34:19 > 0:34:20Tattoos removed.
0:34:20 > 0:34:22Has it been used?
0:34:22 > 0:34:25Well, there's no traces of blood or DNA on it.
0:34:25 > 0:34:27What I liked about it was this genuine sign writing.
0:34:27 > 0:34:29All hand-painted.
0:34:29 > 0:34:31It's gorgeous.
0:34:31 > 0:34:34I was looking for ?50.
0:34:34 > 0:34:35Yeah, that sounds about right.
0:34:35 > 0:34:36Yeah?
0:34:36 > 0:34:37Yeah, that'd be fine.
0:34:37 > 0:34:38You'd be happy at ?50?
0:34:38 > 0:34:40Yeah, definitely.
0:34:40 > 0:34:41Let's shake on the deal.
0:34:41 > 0:34:42Thank you very much.
0:34:42 > 0:34:44And I am loving your sleeves cos, uh...
0:34:44 > 0:34:45I'll tell you what, take that.
0:34:45 > 0:34:46Mind your fingers.
0:34:46 > 0:34:49That's yours.
0:34:49 > 0:34:52Let me show you my artwork and see what you think, yeah?
0:34:52 > 0:34:53Look at that!
0:34:53 > 0:34:54What do you reckon?
0:34:54 > 0:34:57Right, I think this is going to be you sooner rather than later.
0:34:57 > 0:34:58You're joking.
0:34:58 > 0:35:00I know it's a bit of a copout, isn't it?
0:35:00 > 0:35:01Look at that.
0:35:01 > 0:35:03Yep, nobody's fooled by your fake tattoos, Will.
0:35:03 > 0:35:04Never mind!
0:35:04 > 0:35:07The ink's dry on the deal and the comedy saw brings him
0:35:07 > 0:35:08in a profit of ?30.
0:35:08 > 0:35:10So, he's even further out in front of Knocker.
0:35:10 > 0:35:13And to add insult to injury, Will's hoping to stray into Eric's
0:35:13 > 0:35:15empire next and sell his breakable.
0:35:15 > 0:35:18He's brought the Art Deco dish to Bildeston in Suffolk
0:35:18 > 0:35:20to show it to Cathy, whose shop specialises
0:35:20 > 0:35:23in French collectibles.
0:35:23 > 0:35:26The dish owes Will ?190.
0:35:26 > 0:35:32I've bought this, I think, rather stunning French glass charger.
0:35:32 > 0:35:33It is beautiful.
0:35:33 > 0:35:35It's absolutely lovely.
0:35:35 > 0:35:36It's signed as well.
0:35:36 > 0:35:38Verlys, France.
0:35:38 > 0:35:40The factory was set-up near Rouen actually to make head lamps,
0:35:40 > 0:35:43and then they started making kind of high-quality plates
0:35:43 > 0:35:46and vases and things.
0:35:46 > 0:35:47Art glass.
0:35:47 > 0:35:48Art glass.
0:35:48 > 0:35:49It is a beautiful piece.
0:35:49 > 0:35:52I'm glad you like it because now I'm going to try
0:35:52 > 0:35:54and make you buy it off me.
0:35:54 > 0:35:56Say ?250?
0:35:56 > 0:35:59Right, my counter offer is ?195.
0:35:59 > 0:36:00Ah!
0:36:00 > 0:36:03Well, what about if I'm really cheeky and come down a tenner.
0:36:03 > 0:36:05I am not going to sell it for ?240.
0:36:05 > 0:36:07Say 230 and we've got a deal.
0:36:07 > 0:36:08OK.
0:36:08 > 0:36:12Oh, Cathy, you're a star.
0:36:12 > 0:36:14Well done.
0:36:14 > 0:36:17Will sells another high-ticket item, this time making a profit of ?40.
0:36:17 > 0:36:20So, Eric really does have his work cut out now,
0:36:20 > 0:36:22and that's putting it lightly.
0:36:22 > 0:36:25But Knocker soldiers on and has rocked up in Bristol.
0:36:25 > 0:36:26I'm here to meet Glenn.
0:36:26 > 0:36:29Now he's the chairman of the Crimean War Research Society.
0:36:29 > 0:36:32I've sent him an image of dear General Scarlett and he's taken
0:36:32 > 0:36:35a real interest in it I'm hoping to translate that
0:36:35 > 0:36:43interest into a deal.
0:36:43 > 0:36:47It'll need to be an epic one if he's going to gain on Will.
0:36:47 > 0:36:49But the general did only cost him a tenner.
0:36:49 > 0:36:52I know you've seen an image of this fellow, but here he is.
0:36:52 > 0:36:55When he led his troops after dressing the ranks into this
0:36:55 > 0:36:59stationary mass of Russian cavalry, they were astonished.
0:36:59 > 0:37:01It was an act of immense dash.
0:37:01 > 0:37:10And it produced a victory.
0:37:13 > 0:37:15As you can see, it's got some foxing.
0:37:15 > 0:37:16I'd have the foxing removed cos
0:37:16 > 0:37:18it is a very fine portrait.
0:37:18 > 0:37:20When it comes to the subject of remuneration, I was hoping
0:37:20 > 0:37:24to achieve somewhere in the region of roundabout ?70 for it.
0:37:24 > 0:37:25I'd be happier with 60.
0:37:25 > 0:37:27So ?60, we have a deal.
0:37:27 > 0:37:28We have a deal.
0:37:28 > 0:37:31That's the ticket - six times what the picture cost.
0:37:31 > 0:37:34The boy from Burnley brings our boy from Burnley
0:37:34 > 0:37:38a much-needed profit of ?50.
0:37:38 > 0:37:40And he soon does away with his other picture.
0:37:40 > 0:37:43The landscape oil painting is bought by a lady in Macclesfield for ?60,
0:37:43 > 0:37:47brushing in another ?35 profit.
0:37:47 > 0:37:50Will has just one item left to sell - his regimental wool work picture.
0:37:50 > 0:37:53He's come to Stansted Mountfitchet in Essex to meet his friend Jeremy
0:37:53 > 0:37:56who runs a toy museum.
0:37:56 > 0:38:02Aside from toys, they also have a large military display.
0:38:02 > 0:38:04It is a lovely piece and framed and very original.
0:38:04 > 0:38:07I must admit, with me as a collector, I like the kind
0:38:07 > 0:38:09of hardware things like the helmets and the uniforms
0:38:09 > 0:38:10and things like that.
0:38:10 > 0:38:11Yes.
0:38:11 > 0:38:13These kind of sweetheart things, they're nice
0:38:13 > 0:38:14to display in the museum.
0:38:14 > 0:38:17A lot of these were produced to sort of send home, weren't they?
0:38:17 > 0:38:18Exactly.
0:38:18 > 0:38:19They were indeed.
0:38:19 > 0:38:22Or otherwise, the sweethearts actually made them and it was
0:38:22 > 0:38:24something when they came home that obviously they were
0:38:24 > 0:38:25thinking of them.
0:38:25 > 0:38:26It cost me...
0:38:26 > 0:38:27Should I sit down?
0:38:27 > 0:38:28It cost me ?180.
0:38:28 > 0:38:30I would I have thought about ?100, personally.
0:38:30 > 0:38:31?100?
0:38:31 > 0:38:33Yeah, that's what I would have personally thought it's worth.
0:38:33 > 0:38:36That is a really big hit for me to take.
0:38:36 > 0:38:39I know, but I can't feel sorry for your bad buys, unfortunately.
0:38:39 > 0:38:41Can you match at least what I paid for it?
0:38:41 > 0:38:43I'll go ?150, but I couldn't...
0:38:43 > 0:38:44You'll have to take a hit, unfortunately.
0:38:44 > 0:38:47Listen, 150 and a tenner for luck.
0:38:47 > 0:38:48160.
0:38:48 > 0:38:49Come on, 160.
0:38:49 > 0:38:50160, all right.
0:38:50 > 0:38:51Done.
0:38:51 > 0:38:53Oh, dear, and it was all going so well.
0:38:53 > 0:38:56The Axeman surrenders and is chopped down to size with a ?20 loss.
0:38:56 > 0:38:58Time to put a brave face on it.
0:38:58 > 0:39:02At least it's gone to a good home where future generations are going
0:39:02 > 0:39:05to admire and appreciate it.
0:39:05 > 0:39:09But it's still a loss.
0:39:09 > 0:39:10Yep!
0:39:10 > 0:39:12There's no way to soften the blow.
0:39:12 > 0:39:16All he can do now in hunker down in his bunker while Eric marches on.
0:39:16 > 0:39:19Knocker's final bid for victory rests with his decoy duck and he's
0:39:19 > 0:39:23meeting a man with an in-depth knowledge of birds.
0:39:23 > 0:39:25He's come to the Put You Money Mothership -
0:39:25 > 0:39:27the BBC's new Broadcasting House to meet TV wildlife
0:39:27 > 0:39:31expert, Chris Packham.
0:39:31 > 0:39:32Good evening.
0:39:32 > 0:39:33Good evening!
0:39:33 > 0:39:34How are you?
0:39:34 > 0:39:35All right, I'm very well.
0:39:35 > 0:39:36And you?
0:39:36 > 0:39:37There is my duck.
0:39:37 > 0:39:40What we're looking at is a bluebill.
0:39:40 > 0:39:41Do you know the species?
0:39:41 > 0:39:42Is it...?
0:39:42 > 0:39:43I do.
0:39:43 > 0:39:46Bluebill is an American name for a group of ducks which have blue
0:39:46 > 0:39:47bills, very obviously.
0:39:47 > 0:39:50This is what we call a greater scaup.
0:39:50 > 0:39:53It's a sea duck, so it wouldn't be unusual for a scaup like this
0:39:53 > 0:39:56to be diving down to 30, maybe 40 meters.
0:39:56 > 0:39:59to be diving down to 30, maybe 40 metres.
0:39:59 > 0:40:00Wow!
0:40:00 > 0:40:01It's nicely formed.
0:40:01 > 0:40:04Even though it's simple in its form, it's got the right shapes here.
0:40:04 > 0:40:07So the dip here then rises over the top of the back.
0:40:07 > 0:40:08It closes in over the tail there.
0:40:08 > 0:40:09They've got anatomical accuracy.
0:40:09 > 0:40:11And it was actually turned.
0:40:11 > 0:40:13You had two of these back-to-back and that's...
0:40:13 > 0:40:16And they were turned on a lathe.
0:40:16 > 0:40:17So, um...
0:40:17 > 0:40:19And then cut in half.
0:40:19 > 0:40:19Yep.
0:40:19 > 0:40:21I'm not really big on ornaments.
0:40:21 > 0:40:24I've got a collection of what I woul call natural history knick-knacks.
0:40:24 > 0:40:25Yes.
0:40:25 > 0:40:26It could sit amongst those, I suppose.
0:40:26 > 0:40:27Excellent!
0:40:27 > 0:40:29Should I give you my opening gambit?
0:40:29 > 0:40:31I would come in at around ?95.
0:40:31 > 0:40:3395!?
0:40:33 > 0:40:35No, don't do that to me.
0:40:35 > 0:40:36?50.
0:40:36 > 0:40:38I really need to get around ?70 for that.
0:40:38 > 0:40:3965.
0:40:39 > 0:40:41You'll have to make it 68.
0:40:41 > 0:40:43All right, but you know it's coming.
0:40:43 > 0:40:46I must be quackers, but I'll give you ?68 for this.
0:40:46 > 0:40:47All right, OK.
0:40:47 > 0:40:48What a nice man!
0:40:48 > 0:40:50Eric's duck lands a profit of ?13, which doesn't
0:40:50 > 0:40:54really help his desperate situation, does it?
0:40:54 > 0:40:55So, we've got there.
0:40:55 > 0:40:58Everything's been sold.
0:40:58 > 0:41:01But before we reveal the final figures, let's remind ourselves how
0:41:01 > 0:41:04much our bargain baggers spent in Peterborough.
0:41:04 > 0:41:06Both our boys arrived at the antiques fair
0:41:06 > 0:41:08with ?750 of their own money.
0:41:08 > 0:41:10Eric found it hard to get going.
0:41:10 > 0:41:15His six purchases cost him ?482.
0:41:15 > 0:41:17Will made light work of the challenge.
0:41:17 > 0:41:21He also did six deals and spent much more - ?660.
0:41:21 > 0:41:26All of the money that Eric and Will have made from today's
0:41:26 > 0:41:28challenge will go to charities of their choice.
0:41:28 > 0:41:31And there are no prizes for guessing the winner of this one.
0:41:31 > 0:41:33Nevertheless, let's play along and find out who is today's
0:41:33 > 0:41:37Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is Champion.
0:41:37 > 0:41:39Ey up!
0:41:39 > 0:41:40So we're talking Peterborough, are we?
0:41:40 > 0:41:41Aye, come on the posh.
0:41:41 > 0:41:44I did spend most of my time inside.
0:41:44 > 0:41:46You were undercover as it were, amongst the breakables.
0:41:46 > 0:41:50But, that is where I found one of my best buys.
0:41:50 > 0:41:54Ah, tell me.
0:41:54 > 0:41:56It's my Art Nouveau beaten copper frames.
0:41:56 > 0:41:57You liked those, didn't you?
0:41:57 > 0:41:58I liked those.
0:41:58 > 0:42:00I did really well on those, actually.
0:42:00 > 0:42:01Did you?
0:42:01 > 0:42:02How about you?
0:42:02 > 0:42:04Well, found my boy from Burnley and that is,
0:42:04 > 0:42:05of course, General Scarlett.
0:42:05 > 0:42:06Oh, yes.
0:42:06 > 0:42:08And again I found a fascinating gentleman who is chairman
0:42:08 > 0:42:13of the Crimean War Research Society, so we did OK there.
0:42:13 > 0:42:16Did you make any losses?
0:42:16 > 0:42:17Um...
0:42:17 > 0:42:19No, I think I came clean on most of my buys.
0:42:19 > 0:42:20What about you?
0:42:20 > 0:42:23Well, my wool work picture that I bought, the Lincolnshire Regiment,
0:42:23 > 0:42:26it turns out that no-one in Lincoln wants them so I had to take
0:42:26 > 0:42:31a bit of a hit on that, but why don't we drop
0:42:31 > 0:42:33the bomb and see...
0:42:33 > 0:42:34OK.
0:42:34 > 0:42:35One, two, three...
0:42:35 > 0:42:36Oh!
0:42:36 > 0:42:37Oh, my goodness me.
0:42:37 > 0:42:41Hello!
0:42:41 > 0:42:43Goodness me, what's going on there?
0:42:43 > 0:42:46I'll tell you what, I told you those frames did me proud.
0:42:46 > 0:42:48You spy, you liked those, though.
0:42:48 > 0:42:49I did like them.
0:42:49 > 0:42:52I did like them, but I wanted to give you a break.
0:42:52 > 0:42:53Oh, thanks.
0:42:53 > 0:42:54I wanted to give you a chance.
0:42:54 > 0:42:56The Axeman more than doubles Eric's total.
0:42:56 > 0:43:00But maybe that's what happens when you spend more in the first place.
0:43:00 > 0:43:03I took a small hit on my wool work, but those frames got
0:43:03 > 0:43:06me out of jail free.
0:43:06 > 0:43:09But in this business, you've just got to be in the right
0:43:09 > 0:43:10place at the right time.
0:43:10 > 0:43:13I really got something of a hiding there from the boy.
0:43:13 > 0:43:17It was all down to a pair of frames.
0:43:17 > 0:43:20So, Eric needs to pull his socks up tomorrow when our two haggling
0:43:20 > 0:43:24heroes cross the Channel for some continental collectibles.
0:43:24 > 0:43:26Can't wait!