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This is Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is,

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

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

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Elementary, my dear dealers.

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And gives you the insider's view of the trade.

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HE LAUGHS, HE GROWLS

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Each week, one pair of duelling dealers

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will face a different daily challenge...

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Catch me if you can.

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The Axman cometh.

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..putting their reputations on the line.

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Eurg! Ready for battle.

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And giving you their top tips and savvy secrets

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

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Get in there!

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Today, the dealing dynamo, David Harper,

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faces up to the First Lady of the lots,

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auctioneer Caroline Hawley, at an antiques auction.

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Coming up, David shows how to handle fine china.

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You should never be afraid of them.

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-There's foul play in the saleroom.

-There's a devil on my shoulder.

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And Caroline's profits get shot down in flames.

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-40.

-SHE GASPS

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Gavin, you wound me!

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This is Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is.

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Hear ye, hear ye!

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Gather round for a tale of countryside combat

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and antiques adventure.

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Our two experts have travelled the length and breadth of the land,

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and today, they have arrived in rural Nottinghamshire.

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Our antiques outlaws will be going into battle armed with only

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bidding cards as they fight to secure the best bargains at auction.

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First up is the Robin Hood of the antiques world.

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He steals deals from under his rivals' noses

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and shoots arrows straight towards potential profit.

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Riding in from Durham, it's the dealing dandy,

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Devilish David Harper.

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Yeah, baby.

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And he's going head-to-head with a haggler from Hull.

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This auctioneer extraordinaire knows just how to lead her rivals

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a merry dance. She's saleroom savvy and determined to win.

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It's the bargain-hunting bird of prey,

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Caroline The Hawk Hawley.

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Simple reason I bought this is the big P - profit.

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Our daring duo are going head-to-head

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at the Henry Spencer Auctions in Langar, near Nottingham.

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They each have £1,000 of their own money to spend,

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and that must include the cost of the saleroom fees.

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But they will be up against the other bidders in the room,

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so on they'll need to keep their wits about them.

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Once they've sold their lots on,

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any profits they make will go to their chosen charities.

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So, let's get this bidding battle underway.

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David Harper and Caroline Hawley,

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

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-Good morning, David.

-Good morning to you.

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-And you look absolutely gorgeous.

-Thank you so much.

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And so do you against this wonderful Nottinghamshire countryside.

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-I'm blending in.

-You are, with the sheep.

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-Isn't it gorgeous? I love country sales.

-I do.

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I always think nobody else is going to find them.

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-It's all going to be just for me.

-Yeah, right.

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-Well, you just keep on dreaming that.

-I know.

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-What kind of things are you going to be looking for?

-Well, all sorts.

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You know, I mark up the catalogue before, obviously, with things

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that interest me. But then I tend to anything that goes cheap, really.

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I'm interested across the board.

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I can't believe it because that's always my tactic.

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Well, I tend to just mop up all the, you know, whatever is left.

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-We've got £1,000, should we go and mop up?

-Let's. Come on.

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So, our duo hotfoot it to the auction house,

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where the doors are open.

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-Of course, I'll be a gentleman.

-Oh!

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But these titans of the trade will need to deploy

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all their profit-hunting tactics to root out the best bargains here.

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Before the sale gets underway,

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they take their chance to view the lots and plan their strategies.

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In auction, I'm known for going with my gut instinct

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and bidding on things that just feel cheap,

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even when I haven't seen them.

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It's a rare tactic and not many people employ it,

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but here we are today.

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Caroline The Hawk Hawley also employs that tactic.

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That's devastating. But it could be very interesting.

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Hm, has David met his match in The Hawk?

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I think I'm going to have to go slightly off-piste.

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I've looked at a bit of furniture, a few smalls, a bit of silver...

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I think it's going to be a lucky day, but I'm going to

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have to keep my wits about me and I'm going to watch carefully every lot.

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Well, with identical game plans,

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this is shaping up to be a real clash of minds, bodies and spirits.

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What we have here are a pair of genuine late

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Chinese Ming Dynasty porcelain plates.

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Quite probably from a shipwreck called the Binh Thuan

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that went down in 1608. So that is very late Ming Dynasty.

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They are not worth a fortune.

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£100, £200 maybe for a good pair of Ming Dynasty dishes like this.

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I'll have a go if the price is all right,

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but they are still mind-blowing to me to hold

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and to handle genuine Ming Dynasty plates.

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ALARM SOUNDS

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And you should never be afraid of them. Oh, that scared me!

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Yes, don't try that at home, ladies and gents. He's a professional.

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Now, while David plays plate juggler,

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The Hawk has spotted a hidden gem.

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It's fabulous. Threefold decorative screen.

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Hopefully nobody else has seen it. It's gorgeous.

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I really, really want it. I'll cover it up again.

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Oh, a sneaky move from The Hawk.

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She swoops off to find her next prey -

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a set of pharmacist's bottles.

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Now I think these would look great with coloured water in.

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Could you imagine them blue or pink water on the windowsill

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in a bathroom? I think they are really quite cool.

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Yeah, I'm going to go for those,

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and I know a couple of pharmacists that might just be interested.

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So, Caroline knocks her catalogue, but across the saleroom,

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it appears she didn't hide that folding screen well enough.

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Love this. Absolutely love this.

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Just found it tucked in a corner wrapped in a blanket there.

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It's a mahogany screen, a room divider.

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Very fashionable in this period,

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so this would be 1860, 1870 in its style.

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It might be a bit later, so it might not be a 19th-century one,

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but it doesn't matter, it's got the look.

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Absolutely delicious.

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I think what I'll do is I'll stash it back in the corner...

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where no-one else has seen it.

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And keep quiet.

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Ooh! What a clever idea.

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Isn't it a shame The Hawk has already beaten you to it?

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And now she's got her eye on another potential profit maker.

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This is just something a little bit interesting.

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Prinknash pottery is how it's spelled,

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but it's actually pronounced Prinish.

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And it's from a pottery that was set up by the Benedictine monks.

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It's not going to be worth a great deal of money

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I wouldn't have said, but if it's cheap, I'm going to keep my eye out,

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and I might just have a punt.

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All rise as legal eagle Harper takes the stand.

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Now, come on. Order, order, everybody.

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This obviously is a barrister's wig,

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and I assume it's made from horsehair.

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I can tell you that it once belonged to a chap called Mr Wagner,

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and he was a London barrister.

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And that... Oh, my gosh! That...

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I was going to say that smells pretty horrible,

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but I am going to now say that smells of 1,000 victories.

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Yeah, baby.

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Was Austin Powers a barrister? No, I think that wig's gone to his head.

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With the sale about to get underway, there is

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just enough time for some fighting talk.

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-My tactic is just to follow you.

-Is it?

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Anything you are interested, I'm just going to bid on. Goodbye.

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Oh, goodbye, David. Goodbye.

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Well, at least he's honest.

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Battle lines are drawn, bidding cards at the ready,

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and with only a handful of other buyers in the room and no

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internet bidding, will our experts be able to seal some killer deals?

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They are in position, and David is keeping a close eye

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on his rival as that Prinknash vase comes up for sale.

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1605. Prinknash pottery. Who's got five pounds for this?

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I've got a five pound bid, do we see eight?

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Oh, she's bidding. What is she bidding on?

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Any advance on eight?

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Let's run her up.

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So, true to his word, Devilish plays copycat. But Caroline drops out.

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-She says no. Bid sold. Ten pounds.

-GAVEL BANGS

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76. Ten pounds, thank you.

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(It's got no age. I don't like it, really.)

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And it's David who wins the vase for just over £12, including fees.

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Got your fingers burnt there, Devilish.

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I've just bought something. I have no idea what it is. There we are.

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One down to me.

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Having been bitten once, David stands back

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while his rival goes for an 18th-century silver teapot.

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-190, she says.

-Uf!

-Who can give me 200?

-Oh, she's a big spender.

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We sold it, £190. I think this is for nothing. It's sold at 190.

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GAVEL BANGS

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At nearly £232 with fees, that's a whacking great purchase,

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and she hasn't even viewed it.

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I'm looking at it and I'm seeing just one or two little problems.

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There's a little bruise here, but it's basically

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an 18th-century teapot, original ebony handle and knob.

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It's a nice thing, but I've paid all the money for it.

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It's one-all so far in this auction extravaganza.

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Next up is a piece of war memorabilia,

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and it's got both our experts' attention.

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Lot 1613 is a Belgian World War II helmet.

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Who's got five pounds? I've got five. Are you eight?

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Eight. Ten.

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Caroline is first in with the bid,

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but Devilish is right behind her, and she doesn't even know it.

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25. 25?

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I've got it again. I've got it again. She's going to go mad.

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-GAVEL BANGS

-She's going to go mad.

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She's going to go mad!

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She doesn't even know it's me.

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Wait till she sees this little collection.

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And once again it's Devilish David who makes the winning bid,

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buying the helmet for £30.50 including fees.

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This time, he's got no regrets.

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This is the helmet that Caroline was bidding on which made me

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want it desperately.

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Standard edition Second World War described as a Tommy hat.

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What might make it a bit rarer than the standard is

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the fact that we have the Belgian flag there.

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So that could be interesting. It needs a little bit of research.

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It's in good order. It's a nice thing.

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£25 plus commission,

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not a bad buy at all.

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Hello, soldier.

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Back to the trenches, Corporal Harper.

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Caroline may have missed out on the helmet,

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but she's not waving a white flag yet.

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And our battling bargaineers soon go head-to-head again over

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a World War II aircraft inspection lamp.

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We've got £15 on the book. Can we see 20 for this? To be sold.

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We've got 20. Got 22. 25. 25.

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It's a dealer dogfight.

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-32. 35. 38.

-She can have it.

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-She can have it.

-For the lady. 38.

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-81.

-Number 81, thank you.

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So, The Hawk is the queen of the skies, winning the lamp

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for just over £46 with fees.

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I've just gone and bought this World War II inspection lamp

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for an aircraft.

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I've no idea apart from that what it is

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and I'm looking forward to finding out a lot more about it.

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And she's on a winning streak,

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bagging herself a silver egg cup and spoon...

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Sold at 18.

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..for just under £22.

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With three buys in the bag, Caroline now has her eye on two separate

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lots of 19th-century metal figurines.

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First up, a male figure, and The Hawk prepares to swoop.

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Being sold to the lady at £38.

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She wins the figure for just over £46.

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But, when she tries to buy the matching female figurine,

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her arch rival just can't resist pushing the bidding higher.

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We can't separate them now.

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-48.

-She's going to have to pay for them.

-50.

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-Oh!

-52.

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It didn't ought to be allowed. 55.

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-No!

-£60.

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You do know he's behind you?

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-72.

-She can have them.

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£70. Being sold to the lady at 70.

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-Thank you.

-£70, well done.

-Let no man put asunder.

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Yes, and it's not just any man putting her asunder.

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-Was that David bidding?

-No, it wasn't me. It wasn't me.

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-No, it wasn't me.

-Yeah, she's on to you, Harper.

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So the female figurine cost Caroline just over £85,

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but she doesn't seem to mind.

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I bought these two delightful figures.

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They are not bronze, they are spelter,

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which makes a huge difference to the price.

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They are French. Complete with their wooden bases here. No damage.

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They are a great lot. I'm very happy with them.

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Spelter isn't worth as much as bronze,

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but The Hawk is still pleased.

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She now has five lots to David's two

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-and she is showing no sign of stopping.

-Now this is nice.

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-An antique chestnut roaster. I love chestnuts.

-You 20?

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22.

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No? Going for £20.

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-GAVEL BANGS

-81, £20.

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That's buy number six for The Hawk at £24.40 with fees.

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It's a chestnut roaster. Let me show you.

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You take the lid off and there's a little griddle here

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for putting the coals on.

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And then you put the chestnuts in the top.

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And here, this little door opens

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and closes to increase or decrease the flow of air going into it.

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I'm not absolutely sure where it is from. It could be French.

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I love this and I'm sure that I'm going to find another barmy devil

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that's going to love this just as much as I do.

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Our professional auctioneer is racking up the purchases.

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But now it's time for a clash of the titans.

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The threefold screen is up next, and both our profit-hungry predators

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have this in their sights.

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But who will be victorious?

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-75. 80.

-It's a dealers' duel.

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-90.

-Only two of us want it.

-100.

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110.

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-120.

-Mm-hm.

-130. 140.

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150. 160. 170.

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-Can Caroline hold her nerve?

-No, I'm out.

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180. £180. 76, thank you.

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-No, I think it's too much money.

-She has just paid me back big time.

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If Caroline was not in this room, I would have bagged that for £50.

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I can't believe it.

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Never underestimate The Hawk, Harper.

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Devilish gets his comeuppance,

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and the screen costs him nearly £220.

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I love it to bits.

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Our experts have fought tooth and nail so far.

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Time to take a quick peek at the figures.

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Both our dealers arrived in Nottingham

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with £1,000 of their own money to spend.

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David has made three purchases so far and spent just over £262,

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leaving £737 to play with.

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But, thanks to Devilish's tricks,

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Caroline's six lots have cost her just over £456.

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That leaves her nearly £544 in her kitty.

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It's been a battle of two buyers so far,

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and Caroline has just spotted a potential profit in a side room.

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It has a Middle Eastern flair.

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Now, I am not an expert on rugs,

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but new, these things sell for a lot of money.

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You know, we are talking £2,000 or £3,000.

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But today, I think I might be able to get this, £200-£300.

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It's a big price, but The Hawk is never afraid to take a gamble.

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Back in the saleroom, David has got his eye on a painting.

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Here comes an interesting picture by Tom Keating,

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the famous modern-day forger turned good.

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I've got £50 only on the book. I've got 60. 70. 80.

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90. I've got 100.

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-The book is out.

-OK, £100. £100 for an original. Thank you very much.

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Very, very interesting person.

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So, David buys painting unseen

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for £122 with fees.

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Time for a closer look.

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So there we have the Tom Keating original.

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This is the first time I've seen it.

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But Tom Keating was a fascinating man who tried to exhibit

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his work to get in the market, but was stonewalled wherever he went.

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He found this so frustrating.

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He felt that the art world was controlled by a select few

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dealers and galleries.

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And in an attempt to get back at these people, he decided to

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start forging paintings and placing them onto the market.

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Now, they say that Keating faked around 2,000 original pictures,

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copying over 100 old artists.

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And then later, the establishment accept him

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as an artist in his own right.

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And I think it is drop-dead gorgeous.

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And while David has been admiring his painting,

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The Hawk has been hard at work,

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securing her pharmaceutical bottles for just under £49 with fees.

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But David is poised for another purchase.

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So upcoming is the barrister's wig.

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£20 bid. Can we see five? We've got 25.

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We've got 30. 35? I've got £30. 35 at the back of the room.

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I've got 40. You 45?

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I've got 45. Can you give me 50?

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-It will be sold at £45.

-£45. Thank you very much. There you go.

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Case dismissed, missus.

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Yes, that's just shy of £55 for the wig

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and the fifth lot in the bag for the barrister of bargains.

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He rounds his day off with one of those Ming plates.

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Sold at £55.

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Not bad going that, is it, really? Fantastic.

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That's just over £67 with fees.

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Bidding starts at £100 for the second plate,

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so David decides to leave it, and that is his buying done.

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I employed my tactic.

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I bought several objects that I've never seen before,

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so that's all very exciting.

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And it's good to live life by the seat of your pants.

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Yes, Devilish Harper always living life on the edge.

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But his opponent isn't done yet.

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She puts her hand in the air

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for a 19th-century wooden string dispenser.

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On 50.

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81, £50. Thank you.

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Winning the lot for £61 with fees.

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With the end of the sale in sight,

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David has come to keep a close eye on the opposition,

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just as Caroline's Persian rug comes up for sale.

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-It's coming up now. It's very large.

-Oh, I fancy this one.

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-I fancy this one.

-I fancy it too.

-I was going to bid on this.

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No, you're not.

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But this silver-tongued devil finds other ways to cause mischief.

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-(You want it.)

-I do want it. I do want it.

-(Go and get it.)

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-40.

-There's a devil on my shoulder.

-(Get it.)

-No!

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-(You know you want it.)

-I don't want it.

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-Sold for 280. Any more?

-One more.

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-£300.

-Yeah, get off my back.

-Sold at £300.

-Thank you. 81. 81.

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-Off my back, you.

-The evil devil worked. I can't believe it.

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Devilish Harper living up to his name at £366,

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it's one third of Caroline's budget.

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With that big spend, it's time to tot up the totals.

0:19:380:19:41

Both our experts started the day with £1,000 of their own money.

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David made the winning bid for six lots, costing a total of £506.30.

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Caroline won an impressive nine lots,

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taking her total spend up to a whopping £932.08.

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Well, having given it their all,

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what do our duo make of each other's hauls?

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-The barrister's wig.

-Yeah.

-I can see why you've bought it.

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HE CHUCKLES

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No, no! Sorry, no, no! No offence intended.

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I was interested and I don't know why I didn't bid on it.

0:20:120:20:14

-I think it looks great.

-I might wear it on a Friday night.

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SHE LAUGHS

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-And bonny you'd look, too.

-Yeah.

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Now, I do like those objects.

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You had a bit of a rough time there, though, didn't you?

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-The guy went first.

-How much?

-£38 for him.

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It would've been fantastic if she was included. But no.

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Do you know what I had to pay for her? 70 quid, and I got carried away.

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-How did that happen?

-I don't know.

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There was somebody else in the room that wanted her.

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You devilish... Did you bid for her?!

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-Did you?

-(I did.)

-David Harper,

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you better watch your back. HE CHUCKLES

0:20:460:20:49

-But you did get me back.

-I did.

-With that one.

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-You well and truly stuffed with that.

-You did.

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Then I got you back again being a devil on your shoulder making

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-you buy the rug.

-Oh, but I can sell that.

-Well, shall we get to it then?

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-Absolutely.

-OK, exit right.

-Off we go.

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Well, having survived the saleroom, our battle-weary warriors head home.

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But there's no time to rest as this is where the going really gets

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tough, as they take on the herculean challenge of selling all their lots.

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They'll need to regroup, reenergize and reel in the profits.

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Back at Harper HQ near Durham, David has

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gathered his weapons of mass profit.

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Well, what a collection.

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From the sublime to the ridiculous to the absolutely wonderful.

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I mean, I can tell you, just to touch

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an original Ming Dynasty plate that is centuries old...

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Then something that is completely different - the barrister's wig.

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What's all that about? Why do barristers wear those things?

0:21:470:21:51

Is it for fashion, do they think they look sexy? I don't know.

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But I'm going to find out.

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Oh, gosh.

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I don't even want to talk about that thing, but I really should.

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You know I hate it. I only bought it to bid Caroline up.

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So when I find someone who loves it, I will,

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for a few moments only, love it too. Ha!

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And what about the tin hat?

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On reflection, I think now that this thing has been used

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in recent times in kind of re-enactment groups.

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So that's the obvious route to take. So I've got a few ideas there.

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Talking of ideas, the Tom Keating painting, the famous faker.

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I've only just discovered, bizarrely,

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there are people out there faking the big faker,

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because his pieces of art now are quite valuable in their own right.

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Before I sell it, I need to find out if indeed this is an original

0:22:410:22:46

Tom Keating the faker, or a faker of the Tom Keating the faker.

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That's it, my brain has gone now.

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Finally...

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The screen. I absolutely love it. And you know what?

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One of my passions in life is painting.

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And I'm going to get some brushes, some mad, bonkers colours

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-and I'm going to paint it.

-HE CLICKS

0:23:050:23:07

Oh, isn't he creative?

0:23:070:23:09

At home in Yorkshire, Caroline is still smarting

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about the bidding war.

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I'm sort of quite cross about this wonderful pair of spelter figures.

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I've ended up paying over the odds, really, for them.

0:23:170:23:20

So they are going to be a struggle. But I will get them away.

0:23:200:23:25

The pharmaceutical bottles caused slight problems.

0:23:250:23:29

I had two pharmacists in mind.

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I was absolutely positive one of them would have them, but sadly, no.

0:23:320:23:35

They were both downsizing and didn't want to buy them.

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So I'm going to have to do quite a bit more legwork to get

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these things away.

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Then we have this, which is

0:23:420:23:44

a World War II aircraft inspection lamp.

0:23:440:23:48

Not everybody's cup of tea, but if I can place that

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with an air museum or something, that would be absolutely ideal.

0:23:520:23:57

This little baby is a chestnut roaster.

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I know a man who makes his living roasting chestnuts.

0:24:010:24:05

It will fly with him.

0:24:050:24:07

Which brings me to the carpet. It is enormous.

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It is a great, big, hulking thing of wool.

0:24:110:24:15

This will have cost a fortune new, and it's cheap at half the price.

0:24:150:24:21

Caroline also has to sell her silver egg cup,

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18th-century teapot and Victorian string box.

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Both our brave profiteers now hit the roads in search

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of the best buyers.

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Any money they make will go to their chosen charities.

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

0:24:350:24:39

no deal is ever sealed.

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Before David gets his selling spree underway,

0:24:440:24:46

he's getting in touch with his inner Picasso.

0:24:460:24:49

OK, so you remember the Victorian screen?

0:24:490:24:52

I did say I was going to paint it.

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Well, I am, but I'm not going to touch the wood.

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I'm doing the panels. And I'll tell you why.

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This is because I have a guy interested in the screen,

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but he hates Victoriana.

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I know what he likes. He is funky, he's loud, he's colourful.

0:25:060:25:11

He's a florist and I'm going to create something for him.

0:25:110:25:15

Making the canvases cost £20.

0:25:150:25:17

But, of course, the Harper artwork is priceless.

0:25:170:25:20

Further south, The Hawk has flown over to Harrogate with her

0:25:200:25:24

set of pharmacist bottles.

0:25:240:25:25

She's coming to see Chris, who runs an antiques shop.

0:25:250:25:28

-I thought these might be just the ticket.

-Oh, excellent.

0:25:280:25:31

Yeah, this is the sort of thing I do like. Yeah, very different.

0:25:310:25:35

-They are all in great condition.

-Oh, lovely. Yeah, absolutely lovely.

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There's no damage at all.

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And I think they are sort of early 20th century, early mid-20th century.

0:25:420:25:46

I'd say early 20th century looking at these, actually.

0:25:460:25:49

For me, I think they are ideal for props, for film props.

0:25:490:25:53

Or if we are doing a bar out that's unusual, that's doing cocktails

0:25:530:25:56

or something. And it's nice that they're English ones.

0:25:560:25:59

You get a lot of European and foreign ones.

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But these are definitely from the English market,

0:26:010:26:03

-and they look fantastic.

-Oh, I'm so pleased. Now there is ten of them.

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They're all great. What about...

0:26:070:26:10

Is £120 OK? Which is £12 each.

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I think on these, to be fair, £100 would be a good price for them.

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Well, do you know, because they've gone to such a good home,

0:26:180:26:21

I'm going to take your £100.

0:26:210:26:23

-Thank you very much. That's lovely.

-Thank you, Chris.

0:26:230:26:25

Caroline more than doubles her money,

0:26:260:26:28

making £51.20 profit.

0:26:280:26:30

And she is quick to make it

0:26:300:26:32

two in a row when she sells her silver egg cup for £50

0:26:320:26:35

to the couple who run

0:26:350:26:36

her local pub as a christening present for their new granddaughter.

0:26:360:26:40

Aw!

0:26:400:26:41

Grandpa, it's a deal.

0:26:410:26:44

-Thank you.

-Making herself a cracking profit of just over £28.

0:26:440:26:48

Back in Barnard Castle, David is also heading to the pub.

0:26:500:26:54

Look at this.

0:26:540:26:55

You couldn't get a better location - directly opposite

0:26:550:26:59

my business premises is the watering hole for the local

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amateur dramatic group, The Castle Players.

0:27:030:27:05

Inside is Judith, so is their costume department.

0:27:050:27:09

This is a bit of costume. Let's see if we can do a deal.

0:27:090:27:12

Remember, the helmet cost him just over £30 at auction.

0:27:120:27:16

Anybody there?

0:27:160:27:17

Hello, David. Oh, it suits you. How are you doing, darling?

0:27:170:27:21

I've never kissed anyone wearing a tin hat before.

0:27:210:27:23

-I've never kissed anyone with a tin hat either.

-Well, there you go.

0:27:230:27:26

It's a new experience for us both.

0:27:260:27:27

It's actually amazingly comfortable.

0:27:270:27:31

This is very good.

0:27:310:27:33

Now, our costume mistress, Leslie, she would definitely want this.

0:27:330:27:38

-60 quid to you.

-Right.

0:27:380:27:40

I'm sure it would be worth that.

0:27:420:27:45

-But I cannot.

-What?

-I cannot, honestly.

0:27:450:27:48

-We don't have that sort of money.

-Oh, come on.

-No, I don't.

0:27:480:27:52

Our budget is very, very limited.

0:27:520:27:54

-I'll tell you what I can do, though.

-What?

-Are you up for a challenge?

0:27:540:27:58

Judith, you know I'm up for a challenge.

0:27:580:28:01

-Erm... And you don't mind trying things on in a hurry?

-No.

0:28:010:28:06

-I've done it before.

-Five pound an item, two minutes, and you are on.

0:28:060:28:10

-Let's do it.

-You're on.

0:28:100:28:12

-OK.

-Ready, steady, get dressed!

0:28:120:28:15

-OK, one item and a hat, yes?

-And a hat. You must have a hat.

0:28:150:28:19

Otherwise I don't pay. Yes!

0:28:190:28:22

Challenges and hats -

0:28:220:28:24

there's nothing Devilish loves more.

0:28:240:28:25

How many?

0:28:250:28:27

-Judith!

-Oh, fantastic.

-I love this one. This is my favourite.

-Yes.

0:28:270:28:31

You can leave the red hat on too.

0:28:310:28:32

Yeah, fantastic! Five.

0:28:340:28:36

Oh, oh. That's got to be the best one ever.

0:28:370:28:41

-Ten seconds to go.

-35.

0:28:410:28:44

What the hell is this little hat?

0:28:440:28:46

-SHE LAUGHS

-Yes!

0:28:460:28:48

-£40. Thank you, David. That's a perfect deal.

-Thanks a lot.

0:28:490:28:53

SHE LAUGHS

0:28:530:28:55

Bye!

0:28:550:28:57

Oh, dear. After all that, David walks away with just £9.50 profit.

0:28:570:29:01

Hardly a showstopper.

0:29:010:29:04

Onwards and upwards, though.

0:29:040:29:05

And he soon makes another local deal

0:29:050:29:07

when he sells that little Prinknash vase to a vintage clothes shop.

0:29:070:29:11

The uglier something is,

0:29:110:29:12

it means someone else is really going to like it.

0:29:120:29:15

Topping up his coffers by another £7.80.

0:29:150:29:18

Next, it's Caroline's turn to shift an item bidded up by her rival.

0:29:230:29:27

This time, it's the spelter figurines.

0:29:270:29:30

She sells them to Amanda, who wants them

0:29:300:29:32

as decorative pieces in the hotel she manages for £160.

0:29:320:29:36

Brilliant. 160, thank you.

0:29:360:29:39

Just £28 profit.

0:29:390:29:41

After Devilish David drove up the price,

0:29:410:29:43

Caroline is pleased to get away unscathed.

0:29:430:29:45

Now it's the turn of that Persian rug.

0:29:450:29:48

The Hawk sent it over to a local B&B in Beverley,

0:29:480:29:51

but will owner Walter feel it is the perfect fit?

0:29:510:29:54

-Hello, Walter!

-Hello, Caroline.

0:29:540:29:56

Wow, so it has been delivered.

0:29:560:29:58

Well, it transforms the room. It could have been made for it.

0:29:580:30:03

-It's just the right size, isn't it?

-It's extraordinary.

0:30:030:30:06

-Brilliant. I'm definitely interested.

-Right.

0:30:060:30:09

What sort of price are you looking for?

0:30:090:30:11

Well, I was hoping around 600-ish.

0:30:110:30:15

That's more than I want to pay.

0:30:150:30:16

-Right.

-400, would that be...?

0:30:160:30:19

Well, that's less than I was hoping for. So...

0:30:200:30:24

-500?

-500, yeah.

-500.

-You got a deal.

0:30:250:30:29

-Excellent, Walter.

-Very good.

0:30:290:30:32

-Thank you.

-Thank you very much indeed, Caroline.

0:30:320:30:34

That is a very decent profit of £134,

0:30:340:30:37

more than doubling The Hawk's haul so far.

0:30:370:30:40

Now, over in Darlington,

0:30:400:30:42

Barnard Castle's answer to van Gogh is about to unveil

0:30:420:30:45

his masterpiece, which he painted especially for Carl, the florist.

0:30:450:30:48

-Bright and cheerful.

-What have we got here, then?

0:30:480:30:51

-A Victorian...

-Victorian.

0:30:510:30:52

..1870 frame. I've modernised it. What do you think?

0:30:520:30:56

You've done a good job of brightening something that's

0:30:560:31:01

-pretty dark and dull.

-This is my original artwork here, Carl.

0:31:010:31:04

Yeah, I appreciate it. To a degree. So...

0:31:040:31:08

Well, what are you... What sort of price are you looking for?

0:31:080:31:13

-600.

-600?!

0:31:130:31:15

-Not per panel. Not per panel.

-600, David? No.

0:31:150:31:20

For three panels and an original Victorian screen.

0:31:200:31:24

-Oh, I think that's a bit much for me. 300.

-300?!

-300.

-No.

0:31:240:31:29

-I could push it to...400?

-Oh!

0:31:290:31:31

520.

0:31:320:31:34

-450.

-500.

-450. I can see 450.

-490.

0:31:350:31:41

-480.

-Go on, then. You are blinking hard work, you.

0:31:420:31:46

So Carl bags himself a Harper original

0:31:480:31:50

and our artistic expert walks away with more than £240 pure profit.

0:31:500:31:55

With both our experts having just banked some plus-size profits,

0:31:570:32:00

let's take a look at the books.

0:32:000:32:02

David sold three of the six auction treasures, and minus the cost

0:32:030:32:07

of recovering the screen,

0:32:070:32:08

he's banked a sizable profit of £257.70.

0:32:080:32:12

Caroline has sold five of her nine lots

0:32:130:32:16

and that rug sale has catapulted her profits to £241.48.

0:32:160:32:19

So, our battling behemoths are neck and neck so far,

0:32:230:32:27

which means the pressure is really on to seal some final killer deals.

0:32:270:32:31

Leaving his comfort zone of the North East, Devilish has travelled

0:32:310:32:35

all the way to London town in the hunt for his next potential profit.

0:32:350:32:39

You couldn't get a better place for a wig than this,

0:32:390:32:43

Lincolns Inn here in London,

0:32:430:32:45

where barristers have been practising

0:32:450:32:48

since around 1422.

0:32:480:32:50

So I've got an appointment to meet a newly appointed barrister,

0:32:500:32:53

Alex, right here in the grandeur of the great Hall.

0:32:530:32:57

Wa-hey.

0:32:570:32:58

In the heart of the legal district,

0:33:000:33:02

our debonair dealer is on a voyage of wig discovery.

0:33:020:33:05

What is the history here with the wig? Why do barristers wear wigs?

0:33:060:33:10

Well, they wear wigs broadly because lots of professionals,

0:33:100:33:12

upper-middle-class people, upper-class people wore wigs

0:33:120:33:15

in the 18th century.

0:33:150:33:16

It started in the 17th century, through the 18th century.

0:33:160:33:19

-So it started out purely by being fashionable.

-Quite right, yeah.

0:33:190:33:22

And I understand it was at least partly

0:33:220:33:25

because of the difficulty in keeping long hair in that period clean,

0:33:250:33:28

and there's not any hot running water.

0:33:280:33:31

Then eventually, they turned into this rather stylised wig,

0:33:310:33:34

which is much smaller and doesn't cover as much of your

0:33:340:33:38

own hair as the wigs that they wore for fashion would have done.

0:33:380:33:41

Now were you very excited

0:33:410:33:42

when you first got an opportunity to go buy the barrister's wig?

0:33:420:33:45

I was, actually. Yeah, I was. It's quite fun.

0:33:450:33:49

I bought that in auction, and it cost me about £55

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with commission, or thereabouts.

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Can you point me in the direction of, do you want a spare one?

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As you see, I have one.

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I can't really, you know, it's difficult to wear two.

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DAVID LAUGHS

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I don't know, you could do worse than put a notice up downstairs

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saying, "Wig for sale."

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Well, it's a no-buy verdict from Alex.

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So David puts a sign on the notice board and keeps his fingers crossed.

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Next, he heads up west with something that has an Eastern flair.

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Well, whilst in London and specifically Chinatown,

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and if you've got a Ming Dynasty plate about your person,

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you might as well hawk it around.

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The plate cost him just over £67 at auction.

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Despite David's best efforts, it seems no-one is keen.

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OK, well, I've probably had better ideas.

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That has been an absolute nightmare.

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Mingy is minging, and it's coming back with me.

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Oh, dear. London hasn't come up trumps for our Durham dandy.

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So he heads back up north to draw up a new plan of attack.

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Meanwhile, The Hawk has navigated her way to Hull

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and has her next potential profits in her sights.

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I'm here at Fort Paull, which is now a wonderful military museum to

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meet Gavin the manager, hopefully to sell him my aircraft inspection lamp.

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He's asked me to meet him on the Beverley.

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And this Beverley isn't hard to miss.

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It's a World War II transport plane,

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the perfect place to showcase her little lamp.

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-Hello, Gavin.

-Hello.

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-I've brought my aircraft inspection lamp to show you.

-Let's have a look.

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There is no War Department marks on it.

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No, I've searched high and low. I can't see any marks at all.

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It might not be military.

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Right, it could be civilian aircraft.

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-It could be civilian. Yeah. Yeah.

-Right.

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-Can we hang it somewhere in here and see what it would look like?

-Yep.

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Right, well, I think

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it might be something you could use on one of your wonderful displays.

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-All depends on price.

-Could you give me £85?

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-40.

-SHE GASPS

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Gavin, you wound me! I cannot take 40.

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-If you make it 50, because it's you...

-45, meet you halfway.

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-How's that?

-47 and that's it.

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-£46.50.

-47 and that is it.

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-46.50.

-I can't do 46.50. 47!

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-Go on.

-Thank you.

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Ouch. That's a teeny-tiny profit of just £0.64.

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The Hawk was really under fire there,

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but doesn't let it knock her spirits.

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She has a better result when she finds a buyer for her silver teapot,

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selling it to a jeweller's in Sheffield

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for a modest £18 profit.

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Back on home turf,

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David has been working through his little black book of contacts, doing

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his research, and has managed to find a buyer for his Ming plate.

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Though at £60, it gives him a seven pound loss.

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He's hoping for a better result with his painting, which he's decided to

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put back into auction.

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This time, with online bidding and a more detailed listing.

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But is it the real deal?

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You know the story of Keating. He was a fascinating bloke.

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And it's odd, isn't it, that they're now faking the Keating fake?

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I mean, they tend to fake his famous pictures

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-that are copies of Degas and Rembrandt.

-Yeah.

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So I don't see any reason to believe that that isn't by Tom Keating.

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-I guess we'd better have a look at an estimate for it.

-Yeah.

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-Well, are you happy at £150-250?

-I'm happy to give that a go.

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A few days later, the painting sells only slightly over the bottom

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estimate for £170, making Devilish

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just £11.94 after commission.

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So, now he's got one item left.

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Now, do you remember my wig?

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Well, come on, how could you forget something

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that looks as good as that?

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Well, the last time you saw it, I was placing an advert

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at Lincolns Inn looking for a poor, impoverished,

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starving barrister looking for a cheap wig.

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Well, not even one phone call.

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Rubbish response. So I thought, "Well, I'll dump it."

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I'll put it on an online auction with a starting bid of three pounds,

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purely to cover the postage and get rid. No expectations.

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Well, the thing went ballistic. I've sold it.

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I've more than doubled my money.

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And this little baby is wigging its way to Germany.

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The wig sold for a whopping £137, and after postage,

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David makes a profit of £69.45.

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All rise as the master of selling does it again.

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With her opponent sold up, the pressure is on Caroline

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to find buyers for her last two items.

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First up, that chestnut roaster, and she is feeling festive.

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I'm here to see my friend Tommy, the chestnut man.

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I met him in Beverley market several years ago

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and I go every single year and get his chestnuts.

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There is nothing about chestnuts that Tommy doesn't know.

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And I think he's going to love this miniature chestnut roaster.

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# Chestnuts roasting on an open fire... #

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-Hi, Tommy!

-Hello, Caroline.

-Hello. Nice to see you on your home turf.

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-I normally see you in Beverley, don't I?

-Of course.

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We're just getting ready for the old chestnut season.

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I bought this, Tommy, as an antique chestnut roaster.

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-Have you ever seen one before?

-Only in books. It's a nice little piece.

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And is it something you would like for your collection?

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We could come to some sort of arrangement.

0:39:220:39:24

SHE LAUGHS Right. OK. I've got...

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All right. I was thinking, what about £60?

0:39:280:39:32

When did they let you out?

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LAUGHS: Tommy! Tommy chestnuts.

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-I would say more than likely 30 quid.

-50.

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It's all there.

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-A bit of black lead.

-Yeah. I'll split the difference with you.

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I'll give you the 40.

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Will you split it again and make it 45?

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You're a hard bargain, you, aren't you? Only cos I want it.

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-Thank you, Tommy!

-You're welcome.

-Don't let those burn!

-I won't.

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See you later.

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So, Caroline banks another £20.60 profit.

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And she dances over the finish line when she sells her Victorian string

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box to West London florist Michael,

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who is looking for something to keep his bouquet accessories in.

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110.

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-OK.

-Good.

-Deal, Michael!

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Making herself a final profit of £49.

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So, that's both our experts sold up.

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But who will be on the winner's podium

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and who will be left for dust?

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Let's first to remind ourselves of what they spent at auction.

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Both our experts took £1,000 of their own money to Nottingham.

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David won six lots, and including the cost of recovering the screen,

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he spent just £526.30.

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Caroline bagged herself nine lots

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and spent a whopping £932.08.

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But now, it's all a matter of profit and selling prowess.

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All of the money that David and Caroline have made

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from today's challenge will go to charities of their choice, so let's

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find out who is today's Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is champion.

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-Hello, David.

-Hello, you. How are you?

-I'm well, thanks.

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You are looking little bit nervous, I've got to tell you.

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-Apprehensive, I think is the word.

-Yeah, I can sense it.

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-Apprehensive, not nervous, David.

-OK. What were your best bits?

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I was very pleased with my carpet that I bought,

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and it fitted absolutely perfectly into a wonderful,

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-wonderful house near me in Beverley.

-Did you make lots of profit on it?

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I made good profit and it looked fantastic, so it was a double whammy.

0:41:450:41:49

Talking of which, I loved that screen you bought. You overpaid for it.

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How did you get on with that?

0:41:530:41:55

I overpaid for it because you ran me up, missus.

0:41:550:41:57

I could have got that for 50 quid, but that would have been 1,500.

0:41:570:42:00

-It would've done.

-But I added a little value.

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-What did you do?

-I painted the panels.

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You did what?! Oh, come on, then! Come on, then!

0:42:060:42:11

-Are you ready?

-Yes.

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-Should we count to three?

-BOTH:

-One.

-Two.

-Three.

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Oh, my... Oh, my goodness me.

0:42:180:42:20

-I've beaten you by, what?

-Two pounds only!

0:42:200:42:23

That is close, Harper. I'm on your tail.

0:42:230:42:27

How much did you make on the...?

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So, David walks away the winner with just two pounds in it.

0:42:290:42:32

The big profit on the screen helped him to pull it off.

0:42:320:42:35

Crikey milikey, that was close.

0:42:350:42:38

Nothing in it, a couple of pounds.

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But it was the screen that did it.

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And my paintings, love them or hate them,

0:42:430:42:46

they added value and they made me some money.

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Thank you very much.

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Well, how close was that!

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I had a great time at the auction

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and I was really pleased with just about everything I sold after it.

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But David beat me by a tiny smidgen. Well done, David.

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But Caroline gets another chance at the top spot tomorrow

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when they cross the Channel for a Parisian market adventure.

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