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This is Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is, | 0:00:02 | 0:00:03 | |
the show that pitches TV's best-loved antiques experts | 0:00:03 | 0:00:07 | |
against each other in an all-out battle for profit. | 0:00:07 | 0:00:10 | |
Elementary, my dear dealers. | 0:00:10 | 0:00:12 | |
And gives you the insider's view of the trade. | 0:00:12 | 0:00:15 | |
HE LAUGHS, HE GROWLS | 0:00:15 | 0:00:18 | |
Each week, one pair of duelling dealers | 0:00:18 | 0:00:20 | |
will face a different daily challenge... | 0:00:20 | 0:00:22 | |
Catch me if you can. | 0:00:22 | 0:00:23 | |
The Axman cometh. | 0:00:23 | 0:00:24 | |
..putting their reputations on the line. | 0:00:26 | 0:00:28 | |
Eurg! Ready for battle. | 0:00:28 | 0:00:30 | |
And giving you their top tips and savvy secrets | 0:00:32 | 0:00:35 | |
on how to make the most money from buying and selling. | 0:00:35 | 0:00:38 | |
Get in there! | 0:00:38 | 0:00:40 | |
Today, the dealing dynamo, David Harper, | 0:00:42 | 0:00:45 | |
faces up to the First Lady of the lots, | 0:00:45 | 0:00:47 | |
auctioneer Caroline Hawley, at an antiques auction. | 0:00:47 | 0:00:51 | |
Coming up, David shows how to handle fine china. | 0:00:51 | 0:00:54 | |
You should never be afraid of them. | 0:00:54 | 0:00:56 | |
-There's foul play in the saleroom. -There's a devil on my shoulder. | 0:00:56 | 0:01:00 | |
And Caroline's profits get shot down in flames. | 0:01:00 | 0:01:03 | |
-40. -SHE GASPS | 0:01:03 | 0:01:06 | |
Gavin, you wound me! | 0:01:06 | 0:01:07 | |
This is Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is. | 0:01:07 | 0:01:10 | |
Hear ye, hear ye! | 0:01:26 | 0:01:28 | |
Gather round for a tale of countryside combat | 0:01:28 | 0:01:31 | |
and antiques adventure. | 0:01:31 | 0:01:33 | |
Our two experts have travelled the length and breadth of the land, | 0:01:33 | 0:01:36 | |
and today, they have arrived in rural Nottinghamshire. | 0:01:36 | 0:01:38 | |
Our antiques outlaws will be going into battle armed with only | 0:01:38 | 0:01:42 | |
bidding cards as they fight to secure the best bargains at auction. | 0:01:42 | 0:01:46 | |
First up is the Robin Hood of the antiques world. | 0:01:48 | 0:01:50 | |
He steals deals from under his rivals' noses | 0:01:50 | 0:01:53 | |
and shoots arrows straight towards potential profit. | 0:01:53 | 0:01:56 | |
Riding in from Durham, it's the dealing dandy, | 0:01:56 | 0:01:59 | |
Devilish David Harper. | 0:01:59 | 0:02:02 | |
Yeah, baby. | 0:02:02 | 0:02:03 | |
And he's going head-to-head with a haggler from Hull. | 0:02:05 | 0:02:08 | |
This auctioneer extraordinaire knows just how to lead her rivals | 0:02:08 | 0:02:12 | |
a merry dance. She's saleroom savvy and determined to win. | 0:02:12 | 0:02:16 | |
It's the bargain-hunting bird of prey, | 0:02:16 | 0:02:18 | |
Caroline The Hawk Hawley. | 0:02:18 | 0:02:21 | |
Simple reason I bought this is the big P - profit. | 0:02:21 | 0:02:23 | |
Our daring duo are going head-to-head | 0:02:25 | 0:02:27 | |
at the Henry Spencer Auctions in Langar, near Nottingham. | 0:02:27 | 0:02:30 | |
They each have £1,000 of their own money to spend, | 0:02:30 | 0:02:33 | |
and that must include the cost of the saleroom fees. | 0:02:33 | 0:02:35 | |
But they will be up against the other bidders in the room, | 0:02:35 | 0:02:38 | |
so on they'll need to keep their wits about them. | 0:02:38 | 0:02:40 | |
Once they've sold their lots on, | 0:02:40 | 0:02:42 | |
any profits they make will go to their chosen charities. | 0:02:42 | 0:02:46 | |
So, let's get this bidding battle underway. | 0:02:46 | 0:02:49 | |
David Harper and Caroline Hawley, | 0:02:49 | 0:02:52 | |
it's time to put your money where your mouth is. | 0:02:52 | 0:02:55 | |
-Good morning, David. -Good morning to you. | 0:02:55 | 0:02:58 | |
-And you look absolutely gorgeous. -Thank you so much. | 0:02:58 | 0:03:00 | |
And so do you against this wonderful Nottinghamshire countryside. | 0:03:00 | 0:03:03 | |
-I'm blending in. -You are, with the sheep. | 0:03:03 | 0:03:05 | |
-Isn't it gorgeous? I love country sales. -I do. | 0:03:05 | 0:03:08 | |
I always think nobody else is going to find them. | 0:03:08 | 0:03:10 | |
-It's all going to be just for me. -Yeah, right. | 0:03:10 | 0:03:12 | |
-Well, you just keep on dreaming that. -I know. | 0:03:12 | 0:03:14 | |
-What kind of things are you going to be looking for? -Well, all sorts. | 0:03:14 | 0:03:17 | |
You know, I mark up the catalogue before, obviously, with things | 0:03:17 | 0:03:20 | |
that interest me. But then I tend to anything that goes cheap, really. | 0:03:20 | 0:03:23 | |
I'm interested across the board. | 0:03:23 | 0:03:24 | |
I can't believe it because that's always my tactic. | 0:03:24 | 0:03:27 | |
Well, I tend to just mop up all the, you know, whatever is left. | 0:03:27 | 0:03:30 | |
-We've got £1,000, should we go and mop up? -Let's. Come on. | 0:03:30 | 0:03:32 | |
So, our duo hotfoot it to the auction house, | 0:03:32 | 0:03:35 | |
where the doors are open. | 0:03:35 | 0:03:37 | |
-Of course, I'll be a gentleman. -Oh! | 0:03:37 | 0:03:39 | |
But these titans of the trade will need to deploy | 0:03:41 | 0:03:43 | |
all their profit-hunting tactics to root out the best bargains here. | 0:03:43 | 0:03:46 | |
Before the sale gets underway, | 0:03:46 | 0:03:48 | |
they take their chance to view the lots and plan their strategies. | 0:03:48 | 0:03:52 | |
In auction, I'm known for going with my gut instinct | 0:03:52 | 0:03:56 | |
and bidding on things that just feel cheap, | 0:03:56 | 0:04:00 | |
even when I haven't seen them. | 0:04:00 | 0:04:02 | |
It's a rare tactic and not many people employ it, | 0:04:02 | 0:04:05 | |
but here we are today. | 0:04:05 | 0:04:06 | |
Caroline The Hawk Hawley also employs that tactic. | 0:04:06 | 0:04:11 | |
That's devastating. But it could be very interesting. | 0:04:11 | 0:04:14 | |
Hm, has David met his match in The Hawk? | 0:04:14 | 0:04:17 | |
I think I'm going to have to go slightly off-piste. | 0:04:17 | 0:04:19 | |
I've looked at a bit of furniture, a few smalls, a bit of silver... | 0:04:19 | 0:04:23 | |
I think it's going to be a lucky day, but I'm going to | 0:04:23 | 0:04:25 | |
have to keep my wits about me and I'm going to watch carefully every lot. | 0:04:25 | 0:04:28 | |
Well, with identical game plans, | 0:04:28 | 0:04:30 | |
this is shaping up to be a real clash of minds, bodies and spirits. | 0:04:30 | 0:04:34 | |
What we have here are a pair of genuine late | 0:04:34 | 0:04:38 | |
Chinese Ming Dynasty porcelain plates. | 0:04:38 | 0:04:42 | |
Quite probably from a shipwreck called the Binh Thuan | 0:04:42 | 0:04:46 | |
that went down in 1608. So that is very late Ming Dynasty. | 0:04:46 | 0:04:49 | |
They are not worth a fortune. | 0:04:49 | 0:04:51 | |
£100, £200 maybe for a good pair of Ming Dynasty dishes like this. | 0:04:51 | 0:04:56 | |
I'll have a go if the price is all right, | 0:04:56 | 0:04:58 | |
but they are still mind-blowing to me to hold | 0:04:58 | 0:05:02 | |
and to handle genuine Ming Dynasty plates. | 0:05:02 | 0:05:06 | |
ALARM SOUNDS | 0:05:06 | 0:05:08 | |
And you should never be afraid of them. Oh, that scared me! | 0:05:10 | 0:05:14 | |
Yes, don't try that at home, ladies and gents. He's a professional. | 0:05:17 | 0:05:20 | |
Now, while David plays plate juggler, | 0:05:20 | 0:05:22 | |
The Hawk has spotted a hidden gem. | 0:05:22 | 0:05:24 | |
It's fabulous. Threefold decorative screen. | 0:05:24 | 0:05:28 | |
Hopefully nobody else has seen it. It's gorgeous. | 0:05:28 | 0:05:32 | |
I really, really want it. I'll cover it up again. | 0:05:32 | 0:05:35 | |
Oh, a sneaky move from The Hawk. | 0:05:35 | 0:05:37 | |
She swoops off to find her next prey - | 0:05:39 | 0:05:41 | |
a set of pharmacist's bottles. | 0:05:41 | 0:05:43 | |
Now I think these would look great with coloured water in. | 0:05:43 | 0:05:46 | |
Could you imagine them blue or pink water on the windowsill | 0:05:46 | 0:05:50 | |
in a bathroom? I think they are really quite cool. | 0:05:50 | 0:05:52 | |
Yeah, I'm going to go for those, | 0:05:52 | 0:05:53 | |
and I know a couple of pharmacists that might just be interested. | 0:05:53 | 0:05:56 | |
So, Caroline knocks her catalogue, but across the saleroom, | 0:05:56 | 0:06:00 | |
it appears she didn't hide that folding screen well enough. | 0:06:00 | 0:06:03 | |
Love this. Absolutely love this. | 0:06:03 | 0:06:05 | |
Just found it tucked in a corner wrapped in a blanket there. | 0:06:05 | 0:06:09 | |
It's a mahogany screen, a room divider. | 0:06:09 | 0:06:12 | |
Very fashionable in this period, | 0:06:12 | 0:06:15 | |
so this would be 1860, 1870 in its style. | 0:06:15 | 0:06:19 | |
It might be a bit later, so it might not be a 19th-century one, | 0:06:19 | 0:06:22 | |
but it doesn't matter, it's got the look. | 0:06:22 | 0:06:25 | |
Absolutely delicious. | 0:06:25 | 0:06:27 | |
I think what I'll do is I'll stash it back in the corner... | 0:06:27 | 0:06:31 | |
where no-one else has seen it. | 0:06:31 | 0:06:33 | |
And keep quiet. | 0:06:34 | 0:06:35 | |
Ooh! What a clever idea. | 0:06:35 | 0:06:37 | |
Isn't it a shame The Hawk has already beaten you to it? | 0:06:37 | 0:06:40 | |
And now she's got her eye on another potential profit maker. | 0:06:40 | 0:06:43 | |
This is just something a little bit interesting. | 0:06:44 | 0:06:47 | |
Prinknash pottery is how it's spelled, | 0:06:47 | 0:06:50 | |
but it's actually pronounced Prinish. | 0:06:50 | 0:06:53 | |
And it's from a pottery that was set up by the Benedictine monks. | 0:06:53 | 0:06:57 | |
It's not going to be worth a great deal of money | 0:06:57 | 0:06:59 | |
I wouldn't have said, but if it's cheap, I'm going to keep my eye out, | 0:06:59 | 0:07:02 | |
and I might just have a punt. | 0:07:02 | 0:07:04 | |
All rise as legal eagle Harper takes the stand. | 0:07:05 | 0:07:09 | |
Now, come on. Order, order, everybody. | 0:07:09 | 0:07:11 | |
This obviously is a barrister's wig, | 0:07:11 | 0:07:12 | |
and I assume it's made from horsehair. | 0:07:12 | 0:07:15 | |
I can tell you that it once belonged to a chap called Mr Wagner, | 0:07:15 | 0:07:18 | |
and he was a London barrister. | 0:07:18 | 0:07:21 | |
And that... Oh, my gosh! That... | 0:07:21 | 0:07:23 | |
I was going to say that smells pretty horrible, | 0:07:23 | 0:07:26 | |
but I am going to now say that smells of 1,000 victories. | 0:07:26 | 0:07:31 | |
Yeah, baby. | 0:07:31 | 0:07:32 | |
Was Austin Powers a barrister? No, I think that wig's gone to his head. | 0:07:33 | 0:07:36 | |
With the sale about to get underway, there is | 0:07:36 | 0:07:38 | |
just enough time for some fighting talk. | 0:07:38 | 0:07:41 | |
-My tactic is just to follow you. -Is it? | 0:07:41 | 0:07:43 | |
Anything you are interested, I'm just going to bid on. Goodbye. | 0:07:43 | 0:07:46 | |
Oh, goodbye, David. Goodbye. | 0:07:46 | 0:07:49 | |
Well, at least he's honest. | 0:07:49 | 0:07:50 | |
Battle lines are drawn, bidding cards at the ready, | 0:07:50 | 0:07:53 | |
and with only a handful of other buyers in the room and no | 0:07:53 | 0:07:56 | |
internet bidding, will our experts be able to seal some killer deals? | 0:07:56 | 0:08:00 | |
They are in position, and David is keeping a close eye | 0:08:00 | 0:08:03 | |
on his rival as that Prinknash vase comes up for sale. | 0:08:03 | 0:08:06 | |
1605. Prinknash pottery. Who's got five pounds for this? | 0:08:07 | 0:08:12 | |
I've got a five pound bid, do we see eight? | 0:08:12 | 0:08:14 | |
Oh, she's bidding. What is she bidding on? | 0:08:14 | 0:08:16 | |
Any advance on eight? | 0:08:16 | 0:08:17 | |
Let's run her up. | 0:08:17 | 0:08:18 | |
So, true to his word, Devilish plays copycat. But Caroline drops out. | 0:08:18 | 0:08:22 | |
-She says no. Bid sold. Ten pounds. -GAVEL BANGS | 0:08:22 | 0:08:25 | |
76. Ten pounds, thank you. | 0:08:25 | 0:08:27 | |
(It's got no age. I don't like it, really.) | 0:08:27 | 0:08:30 | |
And it's David who wins the vase for just over £12, including fees. | 0:08:30 | 0:08:35 | |
Got your fingers burnt there, Devilish. | 0:08:35 | 0:08:37 | |
I've just bought something. I have no idea what it is. There we are. | 0:08:37 | 0:08:41 | |
One down to me. | 0:08:41 | 0:08:43 | |
Having been bitten once, David stands back | 0:08:43 | 0:08:45 | |
while his rival goes for an 18th-century silver teapot. | 0:08:45 | 0:08:48 | |
-190, she says. -Uf! -Who can give me 200? -Oh, she's a big spender. | 0:08:50 | 0:08:54 | |
We sold it, £190. I think this is for nothing. It's sold at 190. | 0:08:54 | 0:08:58 | |
GAVEL BANGS | 0:08:58 | 0:08:59 | |
At nearly £232 with fees, that's a whacking great purchase, | 0:08:59 | 0:09:03 | |
and she hasn't even viewed it. | 0:09:03 | 0:09:05 | |
I'm looking at it and I'm seeing just one or two little problems. | 0:09:05 | 0:09:08 | |
There's a little bruise here, but it's basically | 0:09:08 | 0:09:11 | |
an 18th-century teapot, original ebony handle and knob. | 0:09:11 | 0:09:16 | |
It's a nice thing, but I've paid all the money for it. | 0:09:16 | 0:09:20 | |
It's one-all so far in this auction extravaganza. | 0:09:20 | 0:09:23 | |
Next up is a piece of war memorabilia, | 0:09:23 | 0:09:26 | |
and it's got both our experts' attention. | 0:09:26 | 0:09:29 | |
Lot 1613 is a Belgian World War II helmet. | 0:09:29 | 0:09:33 | |
Who's got five pounds? I've got five. Are you eight? | 0:09:33 | 0:09:36 | |
Eight. Ten. | 0:09:36 | 0:09:38 | |
Caroline is first in with the bid, | 0:09:38 | 0:09:39 | |
but Devilish is right behind her, and she doesn't even know it. | 0:09:39 | 0:09:43 | |
25. 25? | 0:09:43 | 0:09:45 | |
I've got it again. I've got it again. She's going to go mad. | 0:09:45 | 0:09:49 | |
-GAVEL BANGS -She's going to go mad. | 0:09:49 | 0:09:51 | |
She's going to go mad! | 0:09:51 | 0:09:53 | |
She doesn't even know it's me. | 0:09:53 | 0:09:54 | |
Wait till she sees this little collection. | 0:09:54 | 0:09:56 | |
And once again it's Devilish David who makes the winning bid, | 0:09:56 | 0:09:59 | |
buying the helmet for £30.50 including fees. | 0:09:59 | 0:10:03 | |
This time, he's got no regrets. | 0:10:03 | 0:10:05 | |
This is the helmet that Caroline was bidding on which made me | 0:10:05 | 0:10:08 | |
want it desperately. | 0:10:08 | 0:10:09 | |
Standard edition Second World War described as a Tommy hat. | 0:10:09 | 0:10:13 | |
What might make it a bit rarer than the standard is | 0:10:13 | 0:10:16 | |
the fact that we have the Belgian flag there. | 0:10:16 | 0:10:18 | |
So that could be interesting. It needs a little bit of research. | 0:10:18 | 0:10:21 | |
It's in good order. It's a nice thing. | 0:10:21 | 0:10:23 | |
£25 plus commission, | 0:10:23 | 0:10:25 | |
not a bad buy at all. | 0:10:25 | 0:10:28 | |
Hello, soldier. | 0:10:28 | 0:10:30 | |
Back to the trenches, Corporal Harper. | 0:10:30 | 0:10:32 | |
Caroline may have missed out on the helmet, | 0:10:32 | 0:10:33 | |
but she's not waving a white flag yet. | 0:10:33 | 0:10:35 | |
And our battling bargaineers soon go head-to-head again over | 0:10:35 | 0:10:38 | |
a World War II aircraft inspection lamp. | 0:10:38 | 0:10:41 | |
We've got £15 on the book. Can we see 20 for this? To be sold. | 0:10:41 | 0:10:46 | |
We've got 20. Got 22. 25. 25. | 0:10:46 | 0:10:50 | |
It's a dealer dogfight. | 0:10:50 | 0:10:53 | |
-32. 35. 38. -She can have it. | 0:10:53 | 0:10:58 | |
-She can have it. -For the lady. 38. | 0:10:58 | 0:11:01 | |
-81. -Number 81, thank you. | 0:11:01 | 0:11:03 | |
So, The Hawk is the queen of the skies, winning the lamp | 0:11:03 | 0:11:07 | |
for just over £46 with fees. | 0:11:07 | 0:11:09 | |
I've just gone and bought this World War II inspection lamp | 0:11:09 | 0:11:12 | |
for an aircraft. | 0:11:12 | 0:11:14 | |
I've no idea apart from that what it is | 0:11:14 | 0:11:17 | |
and I'm looking forward to finding out a lot more about it. | 0:11:17 | 0:11:21 | |
And she's on a winning streak, | 0:11:21 | 0:11:23 | |
bagging herself a silver egg cup and spoon... | 0:11:23 | 0:11:25 | |
Sold at 18. | 0:11:25 | 0:11:27 | |
..for just under £22. | 0:11:28 | 0:11:30 | |
With three buys in the bag, Caroline now has her eye on two separate | 0:11:34 | 0:11:37 | |
lots of 19th-century metal figurines. | 0:11:37 | 0:11:40 | |
First up, a male figure, and The Hawk prepares to swoop. | 0:11:40 | 0:11:43 | |
Being sold to the lady at £38. | 0:11:44 | 0:11:46 | |
She wins the figure for just over £46. | 0:11:46 | 0:11:49 | |
But, when she tries to buy the matching female figurine, | 0:11:52 | 0:11:55 | |
her arch rival just can't resist pushing the bidding higher. | 0:11:55 | 0:11:59 | |
We can't separate them now. | 0:11:59 | 0:12:01 | |
-48. -She's going to have to pay for them. -50. | 0:12:01 | 0:12:03 | |
-Oh! -52. | 0:12:03 | 0:12:05 | |
It didn't ought to be allowed. 55. | 0:12:08 | 0:12:10 | |
-No! -£60. | 0:12:10 | 0:12:12 | |
You do know he's behind you? | 0:12:12 | 0:12:15 | |
-72. -She can have them. | 0:12:15 | 0:12:17 | |
£70. Being sold to the lady at 70. | 0:12:17 | 0:12:20 | |
-Thank you. -£70, well done. -Let no man put asunder. | 0:12:20 | 0:12:24 | |
Yes, and it's not just any man putting her asunder. | 0:12:24 | 0:12:26 | |
-Was that David bidding? -No, it wasn't me. It wasn't me. | 0:12:26 | 0:12:29 | |
-No, it wasn't me. -Yeah, she's on to you, Harper. | 0:12:29 | 0:12:32 | |
So the female figurine cost Caroline just over £85, | 0:12:32 | 0:12:36 | |
but she doesn't seem to mind. | 0:12:36 | 0:12:38 | |
I bought these two delightful figures. | 0:12:38 | 0:12:41 | |
They are not bronze, they are spelter, | 0:12:41 | 0:12:43 | |
which makes a huge difference to the price. | 0:12:43 | 0:12:45 | |
They are French. Complete with their wooden bases here. No damage. | 0:12:45 | 0:12:51 | |
They are a great lot. I'm very happy with them. | 0:12:51 | 0:12:53 | |
Spelter isn't worth as much as bronze, | 0:12:53 | 0:12:56 | |
but The Hawk is still pleased. | 0:12:56 | 0:12:57 | |
She now has five lots to David's two | 0:12:57 | 0:13:00 | |
-and she is showing no sign of stopping. -Now this is nice. | 0:13:00 | 0:13:03 | |
-An antique chestnut roaster. I love chestnuts. -You 20? | 0:13:03 | 0:13:06 | |
22. | 0:13:07 | 0:13:08 | |
No? Going for £20. | 0:13:09 | 0:13:13 | |
-GAVEL BANGS -81, £20. | 0:13:13 | 0:13:14 | |
That's buy number six for The Hawk at £24.40 with fees. | 0:13:14 | 0:13:19 | |
It's a chestnut roaster. Let me show you. | 0:13:20 | 0:13:22 | |
You take the lid off and there's a little griddle here | 0:13:22 | 0:13:27 | |
for putting the coals on. | 0:13:27 | 0:13:29 | |
And then you put the chestnuts in the top. | 0:13:29 | 0:13:31 | |
And here, this little door opens | 0:13:31 | 0:13:34 | |
and closes to increase or decrease the flow of air going into it. | 0:13:34 | 0:13:39 | |
I'm not absolutely sure where it is from. It could be French. | 0:13:39 | 0:13:43 | |
I love this and I'm sure that I'm going to find another barmy devil | 0:13:43 | 0:13:48 | |
that's going to love this just as much as I do. | 0:13:48 | 0:13:50 | |
Our professional auctioneer is racking up the purchases. | 0:13:50 | 0:13:53 | |
But now it's time for a clash of the titans. | 0:13:53 | 0:13:56 | |
The threefold screen is up next, and both our profit-hungry predators | 0:13:56 | 0:13:59 | |
have this in their sights. | 0:13:59 | 0:14:01 | |
But who will be victorious? | 0:14:01 | 0:14:04 | |
-75. 80. -It's a dealers' duel. | 0:14:04 | 0:14:07 | |
-90. -Only two of us want it. -100. | 0:14:07 | 0:14:10 | |
110. | 0:14:10 | 0:14:11 | |
-120. -Mm-hm. -130. 140. | 0:14:11 | 0:14:14 | |
150. 160. 170. | 0:14:14 | 0:14:18 | |
-Can Caroline hold her nerve? -No, I'm out. | 0:14:19 | 0:14:23 | |
180. £180. 76, thank you. | 0:14:23 | 0:14:27 | |
-No, I think it's too much money. -She has just paid me back big time. | 0:14:27 | 0:14:32 | |
If Caroline was not in this room, I would have bagged that for £50. | 0:14:33 | 0:14:38 | |
I can't believe it. | 0:14:38 | 0:14:40 | |
Never underestimate The Hawk, Harper. | 0:14:40 | 0:14:42 | |
Devilish gets his comeuppance, | 0:14:42 | 0:14:44 | |
and the screen costs him nearly £220. | 0:14:44 | 0:14:48 | |
I love it to bits. | 0:14:48 | 0:14:50 | |
Our experts have fought tooth and nail so far. | 0:14:50 | 0:14:52 | |
Time to take a quick peek at the figures. | 0:14:52 | 0:14:55 | |
Both our dealers arrived in Nottingham | 0:14:55 | 0:14:57 | |
with £1,000 of their own money to spend. | 0:14:57 | 0:15:00 | |
David has made three purchases so far and spent just over £262, | 0:15:01 | 0:15:06 | |
leaving £737 to play with. | 0:15:06 | 0:15:08 | |
But, thanks to Devilish's tricks, | 0:15:10 | 0:15:12 | |
Caroline's six lots have cost her just over £456. | 0:15:12 | 0:15:16 | |
That leaves her nearly £544 in her kitty. | 0:15:16 | 0:15:20 | |
It's been a battle of two buyers so far, | 0:15:22 | 0:15:24 | |
and Caroline has just spotted a potential profit in a side room. | 0:15:24 | 0:15:28 | |
It has a Middle Eastern flair. | 0:15:28 | 0:15:31 | |
Now, I am not an expert on rugs, | 0:15:31 | 0:15:33 | |
but new, these things sell for a lot of money. | 0:15:33 | 0:15:37 | |
You know, we are talking £2,000 or £3,000. | 0:15:37 | 0:15:40 | |
But today, I think I might be able to get this, £200-£300. | 0:15:40 | 0:15:44 | |
It's a big price, but The Hawk is never afraid to take a gamble. | 0:15:45 | 0:15:49 | |
Back in the saleroom, David has got his eye on a painting. | 0:15:49 | 0:15:52 | |
Here comes an interesting picture by Tom Keating, | 0:15:52 | 0:15:55 | |
the famous modern-day forger turned good. | 0:15:55 | 0:15:59 | |
I've got £50 only on the book. I've got 60. 70. 80. | 0:15:59 | 0:16:04 | |
90. I've got 100. | 0:16:04 | 0:16:06 | |
-The book is out. -OK, £100. £100 for an original. Thank you very much. | 0:16:06 | 0:16:11 | |
Very, very interesting person. | 0:16:11 | 0:16:14 | |
So, David buys painting unseen | 0:16:14 | 0:16:16 | |
for £122 with fees. | 0:16:16 | 0:16:18 | |
Time for a closer look. | 0:16:18 | 0:16:21 | |
So there we have the Tom Keating original. | 0:16:21 | 0:16:24 | |
This is the first time I've seen it. | 0:16:24 | 0:16:27 | |
But Tom Keating was a fascinating man who tried to exhibit | 0:16:27 | 0:16:30 | |
his work to get in the market, but was stonewalled wherever he went. | 0:16:30 | 0:16:35 | |
He found this so frustrating. | 0:16:35 | 0:16:37 | |
He felt that the art world was controlled by a select few | 0:16:37 | 0:16:41 | |
dealers and galleries. | 0:16:41 | 0:16:43 | |
And in an attempt to get back at these people, he decided to | 0:16:43 | 0:16:47 | |
start forging paintings and placing them onto the market. | 0:16:47 | 0:16:52 | |
Now, they say that Keating faked around 2,000 original pictures, | 0:16:52 | 0:16:57 | |
copying over 100 old artists. | 0:16:57 | 0:17:01 | |
And then later, the establishment accept him | 0:17:01 | 0:17:04 | |
as an artist in his own right. | 0:17:04 | 0:17:07 | |
And I think it is drop-dead gorgeous. | 0:17:07 | 0:17:11 | |
And while David has been admiring his painting, | 0:17:11 | 0:17:13 | |
The Hawk has been hard at work, | 0:17:13 | 0:17:15 | |
securing her pharmaceutical bottles for just under £49 with fees. | 0:17:15 | 0:17:19 | |
But David is poised for another purchase. | 0:17:22 | 0:17:25 | |
So upcoming is the barrister's wig. | 0:17:25 | 0:17:28 | |
£20 bid. Can we see five? We've got 25. | 0:17:28 | 0:17:32 | |
We've got 30. 35? I've got £30. 35 at the back of the room. | 0:17:32 | 0:17:38 | |
I've got 40. You 45? | 0:17:38 | 0:17:41 | |
I've got 45. Can you give me 50? | 0:17:42 | 0:17:45 | |
-It will be sold at £45. -£45. Thank you very much. There you go. | 0:17:46 | 0:17:50 | |
Case dismissed, missus. | 0:17:50 | 0:17:53 | |
Yes, that's just shy of £55 for the wig | 0:17:53 | 0:17:56 | |
and the fifth lot in the bag for the barrister of bargains. | 0:17:56 | 0:17:59 | |
He rounds his day off with one of those Ming plates. | 0:17:59 | 0:18:02 | |
Sold at £55. | 0:18:02 | 0:18:04 | |
Not bad going that, is it, really? Fantastic. | 0:18:05 | 0:18:09 | |
That's just over £67 with fees. | 0:18:09 | 0:18:12 | |
Bidding starts at £100 for the second plate, | 0:18:12 | 0:18:14 | |
so David decides to leave it, and that is his buying done. | 0:18:14 | 0:18:18 | |
I employed my tactic. | 0:18:18 | 0:18:20 | |
I bought several objects that I've never seen before, | 0:18:20 | 0:18:22 | |
so that's all very exciting. | 0:18:22 | 0:18:23 | |
And it's good to live life by the seat of your pants. | 0:18:23 | 0:18:27 | |
Yes, Devilish Harper always living life on the edge. | 0:18:27 | 0:18:31 | |
But his opponent isn't done yet. | 0:18:31 | 0:18:33 | |
She puts her hand in the air | 0:18:33 | 0:18:35 | |
for a 19th-century wooden string dispenser. | 0:18:35 | 0:18:38 | |
On 50. | 0:18:38 | 0:18:39 | |
81, £50. Thank you. | 0:18:40 | 0:18:42 | |
Winning the lot for £61 with fees. | 0:18:43 | 0:18:45 | |
With the end of the sale in sight, | 0:18:48 | 0:18:50 | |
David has come to keep a close eye on the opposition, | 0:18:50 | 0:18:53 | |
just as Caroline's Persian rug comes up for sale. | 0:18:53 | 0:18:56 | |
-It's coming up now. It's very large. -Oh, I fancy this one. | 0:18:56 | 0:18:59 | |
-I fancy this one. -I fancy it too. -I was going to bid on this. | 0:18:59 | 0:19:02 | |
No, you're not. | 0:19:02 | 0:19:03 | |
But this silver-tongued devil finds other ways to cause mischief. | 0:19:03 | 0:19:07 | |
-(You want it.) -I do want it. I do want it. -(Go and get it.) | 0:19:07 | 0:19:11 | |
-40. -There's a devil on my shoulder. -(Get it.) -No! | 0:19:11 | 0:19:15 | |
-(You know you want it.) -I don't want it. | 0:19:15 | 0:19:17 | |
-Sold for 280. Any more? -One more. | 0:19:17 | 0:19:20 | |
-£300. -Yeah, get off my back. -Sold at £300. -Thank you. 81. 81. | 0:19:20 | 0:19:27 | |
-Off my back, you. -The evil devil worked. I can't believe it. | 0:19:28 | 0:19:32 | |
Devilish Harper living up to his name at £366, | 0:19:32 | 0:19:35 | |
it's one third of Caroline's budget. | 0:19:35 | 0:19:38 | |
With that big spend, it's time to tot up the totals. | 0:19:38 | 0:19:41 | |
Both our experts started the day with £1,000 of their own money. | 0:19:42 | 0:19:46 | |
David made the winning bid for six lots, costing a total of £506.30. | 0:19:46 | 0:19:51 | |
Caroline won an impressive nine lots, | 0:19:53 | 0:19:55 | |
taking her total spend up to a whopping £932.08. | 0:19:55 | 0:20:01 | |
Well, having given it their all, | 0:20:01 | 0:20:02 | |
what do our duo make of each other's hauls? | 0:20:02 | 0:20:05 | |
-The barrister's wig. -Yeah. -I can see why you've bought it. | 0:20:05 | 0:20:08 | |
HE CHUCKLES | 0:20:08 | 0:20:10 | |
No, no! Sorry, no, no! No offence intended. | 0:20:10 | 0:20:12 | |
I was interested and I don't know why I didn't bid on it. | 0:20:12 | 0:20:14 | |
-I think it looks great. -I might wear it on a Friday night. | 0:20:14 | 0:20:16 | |
SHE LAUGHS | 0:20:16 | 0:20:18 | |
-And bonny you'd look, too. -Yeah. | 0:20:18 | 0:20:21 | |
Now, I do like those objects. | 0:20:21 | 0:20:22 | |
You had a bit of a rough time there, though, didn't you? | 0:20:22 | 0:20:25 | |
-The guy went first. -How much? -£38 for him. | 0:20:25 | 0:20:29 | |
It would've been fantastic if she was included. But no. | 0:20:29 | 0:20:32 | |
Do you know what I had to pay for her? 70 quid, and I got carried away. | 0:20:32 | 0:20:35 | |
-How did that happen? -I don't know. | 0:20:35 | 0:20:37 | |
There was somebody else in the room that wanted her. | 0:20:37 | 0:20:39 | |
You devilish... Did you bid for her?! | 0:20:39 | 0:20:43 | |
-Did you? -(I did.) -David Harper, | 0:20:44 | 0:20:46 | |
you better watch your back. HE CHUCKLES | 0:20:46 | 0:20:49 | |
-But you did get me back. -I did. -With that one. | 0:20:49 | 0:20:53 | |
-You well and truly stuffed with that. -You did. | 0:20:53 | 0:20:55 | |
Then I got you back again being a devil on your shoulder making | 0:20:55 | 0:20:58 | |
-you buy the rug. -Oh, but I can sell that. -Well, shall we get to it then? | 0:20:58 | 0:21:01 | |
-Absolutely. -OK, exit right. -Off we go. | 0:21:01 | 0:21:03 | |
Well, having survived the saleroom, our battle-weary warriors head home. | 0:21:08 | 0:21:12 | |
But there's no time to rest as this is where the going really gets | 0:21:12 | 0:21:16 | |
tough, as they take on the herculean challenge of selling all their lots. | 0:21:16 | 0:21:21 | |
They'll need to regroup, reenergize and reel in the profits. | 0:21:21 | 0:21:25 | |
Back at Harper HQ near Durham, David has | 0:21:25 | 0:21:28 | |
gathered his weapons of mass profit. | 0:21:28 | 0:21:30 | |
Well, what a collection. | 0:21:30 | 0:21:33 | |
From the sublime to the ridiculous to the absolutely wonderful. | 0:21:33 | 0:21:38 | |
I mean, I can tell you, just to touch | 0:21:38 | 0:21:41 | |
an original Ming Dynasty plate that is centuries old... | 0:21:41 | 0:21:44 | |
Then something that is completely different - the barrister's wig. | 0:21:44 | 0:21:47 | |
What's all that about? Why do barristers wear those things? | 0:21:47 | 0:21:51 | |
Is it for fashion, do they think they look sexy? I don't know. | 0:21:51 | 0:21:55 | |
But I'm going to find out. | 0:21:55 | 0:21:56 | |
Oh, gosh. | 0:21:56 | 0:21:58 | |
I don't even want to talk about that thing, but I really should. | 0:21:58 | 0:22:01 | |
You know I hate it. I only bought it to bid Caroline up. | 0:22:01 | 0:22:06 | |
So when I find someone who loves it, I will, | 0:22:06 | 0:22:09 | |
for a few moments only, love it too. Ha! | 0:22:09 | 0:22:12 | |
And what about the tin hat? | 0:22:12 | 0:22:14 | |
On reflection, I think now that this thing has been used | 0:22:14 | 0:22:17 | |
in recent times in kind of re-enactment groups. | 0:22:17 | 0:22:21 | |
So that's the obvious route to take. So I've got a few ideas there. | 0:22:21 | 0:22:24 | |
Talking of ideas, the Tom Keating painting, the famous faker. | 0:22:24 | 0:22:30 | |
I've only just discovered, bizarrely, | 0:22:30 | 0:22:33 | |
there are people out there faking the big faker, | 0:22:33 | 0:22:37 | |
because his pieces of art now are quite valuable in their own right. | 0:22:37 | 0:22:41 | |
Before I sell it, I need to find out if indeed this is an original | 0:22:41 | 0:22:46 | |
Tom Keating the faker, or a faker of the Tom Keating the faker. | 0:22:46 | 0:22:50 | |
That's it, my brain has gone now. | 0:22:50 | 0:22:52 | |
Finally... | 0:22:52 | 0:22:54 | |
The screen. I absolutely love it. And you know what? | 0:22:54 | 0:22:56 | |
One of my passions in life is painting. | 0:22:56 | 0:23:00 | |
And I'm going to get some brushes, some mad, bonkers colours | 0:23:00 | 0:23:05 | |
-and I'm going to paint it. -HE CLICKS | 0:23:05 | 0:23:07 | |
Oh, isn't he creative? | 0:23:07 | 0:23:09 | |
At home in Yorkshire, Caroline is still smarting | 0:23:09 | 0:23:11 | |
about the bidding war. | 0:23:11 | 0:23:13 | |
I'm sort of quite cross about this wonderful pair of spelter figures. | 0:23:13 | 0:23:17 | |
I've ended up paying over the odds, really, for them. | 0:23:17 | 0:23:20 | |
So they are going to be a struggle. But I will get them away. | 0:23:20 | 0:23:25 | |
The pharmaceutical bottles caused slight problems. | 0:23:25 | 0:23:29 | |
I had two pharmacists in mind. | 0:23:29 | 0:23:32 | |
I was absolutely positive one of them would have them, but sadly, no. | 0:23:32 | 0:23:35 | |
They were both downsizing and didn't want to buy them. | 0:23:35 | 0:23:38 | |
So I'm going to have to do quite a bit more legwork to get | 0:23:38 | 0:23:41 | |
these things away. | 0:23:41 | 0:23:42 | |
Then we have this, which is | 0:23:42 | 0:23:44 | |
a World War II aircraft inspection lamp. | 0:23:44 | 0:23:48 | |
Not everybody's cup of tea, but if I can place that | 0:23:48 | 0:23:52 | |
with an air museum or something, that would be absolutely ideal. | 0:23:52 | 0:23:57 | |
This little baby is a chestnut roaster. | 0:23:57 | 0:24:01 | |
I know a man who makes his living roasting chestnuts. | 0:24:01 | 0:24:05 | |
It will fly with him. | 0:24:05 | 0:24:07 | |
Which brings me to the carpet. It is enormous. | 0:24:07 | 0:24:11 | |
It is a great, big, hulking thing of wool. | 0:24:11 | 0:24:15 | |
This will have cost a fortune new, and it's cheap at half the price. | 0:24:15 | 0:24:21 | |
Caroline also has to sell her silver egg cup, | 0:24:21 | 0:24:24 | |
18th-century teapot and Victorian string box. | 0:24:24 | 0:24:27 | |
Both our brave profiteers now hit the roads in search | 0:24:28 | 0:24:31 | |
of the best buyers. | 0:24:31 | 0:24:32 | |
Any money they make will go to their chosen charities. | 0:24:32 | 0:24:35 | |
Remember, until they've shaken on it and the money has changed hands, | 0:24:35 | 0:24:39 | |
no deal is ever sealed. | 0:24:39 | 0:24:41 | |
Before David gets his selling spree underway, | 0:24:44 | 0:24:46 | |
he's getting in touch with his inner Picasso. | 0:24:46 | 0:24:49 | |
OK, so you remember the Victorian screen? | 0:24:49 | 0:24:52 | |
I did say I was going to paint it. | 0:24:52 | 0:24:54 | |
Well, I am, but I'm not going to touch the wood. | 0:24:54 | 0:24:57 | |
I'm doing the panels. And I'll tell you why. | 0:24:57 | 0:25:00 | |
This is because I have a guy interested in the screen, | 0:25:00 | 0:25:04 | |
but he hates Victoriana. | 0:25:04 | 0:25:06 | |
I know what he likes. He is funky, he's loud, he's colourful. | 0:25:06 | 0:25:11 | |
He's a florist and I'm going to create something for him. | 0:25:11 | 0:25:15 | |
Making the canvases cost £20. | 0:25:15 | 0:25:17 | |
But, of course, the Harper artwork is priceless. | 0:25:17 | 0:25:20 | |
Further south, The Hawk has flown over to Harrogate with her | 0:25:20 | 0:25:24 | |
set of pharmacist bottles. | 0:25:24 | 0:25:25 | |
She's coming to see Chris, who runs an antiques shop. | 0:25:25 | 0:25:28 | |
-I thought these might be just the ticket. -Oh, excellent. | 0:25:28 | 0:25:31 | |
Yeah, this is the sort of thing I do like. Yeah, very different. | 0:25:31 | 0:25:35 | |
-They are all in great condition. -Oh, lovely. Yeah, absolutely lovely. | 0:25:35 | 0:25:40 | |
There's no damage at all. | 0:25:40 | 0:25:42 | |
And I think they are sort of early 20th century, early mid-20th century. | 0:25:42 | 0:25:46 | |
I'd say early 20th century looking at these, actually. | 0:25:46 | 0:25:49 | |
For me, I think they are ideal for props, for film props. | 0:25:49 | 0:25:53 | |
Or if we are doing a bar out that's unusual, that's doing cocktails | 0:25:53 | 0:25:56 | |
or something. And it's nice that they're English ones. | 0:25:56 | 0:25:59 | |
You get a lot of European and foreign ones. | 0:25:59 | 0:26:01 | |
But these are definitely from the English market, | 0:26:01 | 0:26:03 | |
-and they look fantastic. -Oh, I'm so pleased. Now there is ten of them. | 0:26:03 | 0:26:07 | |
They're all great. What about... | 0:26:07 | 0:26:10 | |
Is £120 OK? Which is £12 each. | 0:26:10 | 0:26:14 | |
I think on these, to be fair, £100 would be a good price for them. | 0:26:14 | 0:26:18 | |
Well, do you know, because they've gone to such a good home, | 0:26:18 | 0:26:21 | |
I'm going to take your £100. | 0:26:21 | 0:26:23 | |
-Thank you very much. That's lovely. -Thank you, Chris. | 0:26:23 | 0:26:25 | |
Caroline more than doubles her money, | 0:26:26 | 0:26:28 | |
making £51.20 profit. | 0:26:28 | 0:26:30 | |
And she is quick to make it | 0:26:30 | 0:26:32 | |
two in a row when she sells her silver egg cup for £50 | 0:26:32 | 0:26:35 | |
to the couple who run | 0:26:35 | 0:26:36 | |
her local pub as a christening present for their new granddaughter. | 0:26:36 | 0:26:40 | |
Aw! | 0:26:40 | 0:26:41 | |
Grandpa, it's a deal. | 0:26:41 | 0:26:44 | |
-Thank you. -Making herself a cracking profit of just over £28. | 0:26:44 | 0:26:48 | |
Back in Barnard Castle, David is also heading to the pub. | 0:26:50 | 0:26:54 | |
Look at this. | 0:26:54 | 0:26:55 | |
You couldn't get a better location - directly opposite | 0:26:55 | 0:26:59 | |
my business premises is the watering hole for the local | 0:26:59 | 0:27:03 | |
amateur dramatic group, The Castle Players. | 0:27:03 | 0:27:05 | |
Inside is Judith, so is their costume department. | 0:27:05 | 0:27:09 | |
This is a bit of costume. Let's see if we can do a deal. | 0:27:09 | 0:27:12 | |
Remember, the helmet cost him just over £30 at auction. | 0:27:12 | 0:27:16 | |
Anybody there? | 0:27:16 | 0:27:17 | |
Hello, David. Oh, it suits you. How are you doing, darling? | 0:27:17 | 0:27:21 | |
I've never kissed anyone wearing a tin hat before. | 0:27:21 | 0:27:23 | |
-I've never kissed anyone with a tin hat either. -Well, there you go. | 0:27:23 | 0:27:26 | |
It's a new experience for us both. | 0:27:26 | 0:27:27 | |
It's actually amazingly comfortable. | 0:27:27 | 0:27:31 | |
This is very good. | 0:27:31 | 0:27:33 | |
Now, our costume mistress, Leslie, she would definitely want this. | 0:27:33 | 0:27:38 | |
-60 quid to you. -Right. | 0:27:38 | 0:27:40 | |
I'm sure it would be worth that. | 0:27:42 | 0:27:45 | |
-But I cannot. -What? -I cannot, honestly. | 0:27:45 | 0:27:48 | |
-We don't have that sort of money. -Oh, come on. -No, I don't. | 0:27:48 | 0:27:52 | |
Our budget is very, very limited. | 0:27:52 | 0:27:54 | |
-I'll tell you what I can do, though. -What? -Are you up for a challenge? | 0:27:54 | 0:27:58 | |
Judith, you know I'm up for a challenge. | 0:27:58 | 0:28:01 | |
-Erm... And you don't mind trying things on in a hurry? -No. | 0:28:01 | 0:28:06 | |
-I've done it before. -Five pound an item, two minutes, and you are on. | 0:28:06 | 0:28:10 | |
-Let's do it. -You're on. | 0:28:10 | 0:28:12 | |
-OK. -Ready, steady, get dressed! | 0:28:12 | 0:28:15 | |
-OK, one item and a hat, yes? -And a hat. You must have a hat. | 0:28:15 | 0:28:19 | |
Otherwise I don't pay. Yes! | 0:28:19 | 0:28:22 | |
Challenges and hats - | 0:28:22 | 0:28:24 | |
there's nothing Devilish loves more. | 0:28:24 | 0:28:25 | |
How many? | 0:28:25 | 0:28:27 | |
-Judith! -Oh, fantastic. -I love this one. This is my favourite. -Yes. | 0:28:27 | 0:28:31 | |
You can leave the red hat on too. | 0:28:31 | 0:28:32 | |
Yeah, fantastic! Five. | 0:28:34 | 0:28:36 | |
Oh, oh. That's got to be the best one ever. | 0:28:37 | 0:28:41 | |
-Ten seconds to go. -35. | 0:28:41 | 0:28:44 | |
What the hell is this little hat? | 0:28:44 | 0:28:46 | |
-SHE LAUGHS -Yes! | 0:28:46 | 0:28:48 | |
-£40. Thank you, David. That's a perfect deal. -Thanks a lot. | 0:28:49 | 0:28:53 | |
SHE LAUGHS | 0:28:53 | 0:28:55 | |
Bye! | 0:28:55 | 0:28:57 | |
Oh, dear. After all that, David walks away with just £9.50 profit. | 0:28:57 | 0:29:01 | |
Hardly a showstopper. | 0:29:01 | 0:29:04 | |
Onwards and upwards, though. | 0:29:04 | 0:29:05 | |
And he soon makes another local deal | 0:29:05 | 0:29:07 | |
when he sells that little Prinknash vase to a vintage clothes shop. | 0:29:07 | 0:29:11 | |
The uglier something is, | 0:29:11 | 0:29:12 | |
it means someone else is really going to like it. | 0:29:12 | 0:29:15 | |
Topping up his coffers by another £7.80. | 0:29:15 | 0:29:18 | |
Next, it's Caroline's turn to shift an item bidded up by her rival. | 0:29:23 | 0:29:27 | |
This time, it's the spelter figurines. | 0:29:27 | 0:29:30 | |
She sells them to Amanda, who wants them | 0:29:30 | 0:29:32 | |
as decorative pieces in the hotel she manages for £160. | 0:29:32 | 0:29:36 | |
Brilliant. 160, thank you. | 0:29:36 | 0:29:39 | |
Just £28 profit. | 0:29:39 | 0:29:41 | |
After Devilish David drove up the price, | 0:29:41 | 0:29:43 | |
Caroline is pleased to get away unscathed. | 0:29:43 | 0:29:45 | |
Now it's the turn of that Persian rug. | 0:29:45 | 0:29:48 | |
The Hawk sent it over to a local B&B in Beverley, | 0:29:48 | 0:29:51 | |
but will owner Walter feel it is the perfect fit? | 0:29:51 | 0:29:54 | |
-Hello, Walter! -Hello, Caroline. | 0:29:54 | 0:29:56 | |
Wow, so it has been delivered. | 0:29:56 | 0:29:58 | |
Well, it transforms the room. It could have been made for it. | 0:29:58 | 0:30:03 | |
-It's just the right size, isn't it? -It's extraordinary. | 0:30:03 | 0:30:06 | |
-Brilliant. I'm definitely interested. -Right. | 0:30:06 | 0:30:09 | |
What sort of price are you looking for? | 0:30:09 | 0:30:11 | |
Well, I was hoping around 600-ish. | 0:30:11 | 0:30:15 | |
That's more than I want to pay. | 0:30:15 | 0:30:16 | |
-Right. -400, would that be...? | 0:30:16 | 0:30:19 | |
Well, that's less than I was hoping for. So... | 0:30:20 | 0:30:24 | |
-500? -500, yeah. -500. -You got a deal. | 0:30:25 | 0:30:29 | |
-Excellent, Walter. -Very good. | 0:30:29 | 0:30:32 | |
-Thank you. -Thank you very much indeed, Caroline. | 0:30:32 | 0:30:34 | |
That is a very decent profit of £134, | 0:30:34 | 0:30:37 | |
more than doubling The Hawk's haul so far. | 0:30:37 | 0:30:40 | |
Now, over in Darlington, | 0:30:40 | 0:30:42 | |
Barnard Castle's answer to van Gogh is about to unveil | 0:30:42 | 0:30:45 | |
his masterpiece, which he painted especially for Carl, the florist. | 0:30:45 | 0:30:48 | |
-Bright and cheerful. -What have we got here, then? | 0:30:48 | 0:30:51 | |
-A Victorian... -Victorian. | 0:30:51 | 0:30:52 | |
..1870 frame. I've modernised it. What do you think? | 0:30:52 | 0:30:56 | |
You've done a good job of brightening something that's | 0:30:56 | 0:31:01 | |
-pretty dark and dull. -This is my original artwork here, Carl. | 0:31:01 | 0:31:04 | |
Yeah, I appreciate it. To a degree. So... | 0:31:04 | 0:31:08 | |
Well, what are you... What sort of price are you looking for? | 0:31:08 | 0:31:13 | |
-600. -600?! | 0:31:13 | 0:31:15 | |
-Not per panel. Not per panel. -600, David? No. | 0:31:15 | 0:31:20 | |
For three panels and an original Victorian screen. | 0:31:20 | 0:31:24 | |
-Oh, I think that's a bit much for me. 300. -300?! -300. -No. | 0:31:24 | 0:31:29 | |
-I could push it to...400? -Oh! | 0:31:29 | 0:31:31 | |
520. | 0:31:32 | 0:31:34 | |
-450. -500. -450. I can see 450. -490. | 0:31:35 | 0:31:41 | |
-480. -Go on, then. You are blinking hard work, you. | 0:31:42 | 0:31:46 | |
So Carl bags himself a Harper original | 0:31:48 | 0:31:50 | |
and our artistic expert walks away with more than £240 pure profit. | 0:31:50 | 0:31:55 | |
With both our experts having just banked some plus-size profits, | 0:31:57 | 0:32:00 | |
let's take a look at the books. | 0:32:00 | 0:32:02 | |
David sold three of the six auction treasures, and minus the cost | 0:32:03 | 0:32:07 | |
of recovering the screen, | 0:32:07 | 0:32:08 | |
he's banked a sizable profit of £257.70. | 0:32:08 | 0:32:12 | |
Caroline has sold five of her nine lots | 0:32:13 | 0:32:16 | |
and that rug sale has catapulted her profits to £241.48. | 0:32:16 | 0:32:19 | |
So, our battling behemoths are neck and neck so far, | 0:32:23 | 0:32:27 | |
which means the pressure is really on to seal some final killer deals. | 0:32:27 | 0:32:31 | |
Leaving his comfort zone of the North East, Devilish has travelled | 0:32:31 | 0:32:35 | |
all the way to London town in the hunt for his next potential profit. | 0:32:35 | 0:32:39 | |
You couldn't get a better place for a wig than this, | 0:32:39 | 0:32:43 | |
Lincolns Inn here in London, | 0:32:43 | 0:32:45 | |
where barristers have been practising | 0:32:45 | 0:32:48 | |
since around 1422. | 0:32:48 | 0:32:50 | |
So I've got an appointment to meet a newly appointed barrister, | 0:32:50 | 0:32:53 | |
Alex, right here in the grandeur of the great Hall. | 0:32:53 | 0:32:57 | |
Wa-hey. | 0:32:57 | 0:32:58 | |
In the heart of the legal district, | 0:33:00 | 0:33:02 | |
our debonair dealer is on a voyage of wig discovery. | 0:33:02 | 0:33:05 | |
What is the history here with the wig? Why do barristers wear wigs? | 0:33:06 | 0:33:10 | |
Well, they wear wigs broadly because lots of professionals, | 0:33:10 | 0:33:12 | |
upper-middle-class people, upper-class people wore wigs | 0:33:12 | 0:33:15 | |
in the 18th century. | 0:33:15 | 0:33:16 | |
It started in the 17th century, through the 18th century. | 0:33:16 | 0:33:19 | |
-So it started out purely by being fashionable. -Quite right, yeah. | 0:33:19 | 0:33:22 | |
And I understand it was at least partly | 0:33:22 | 0:33:25 | |
because of the difficulty in keeping long hair in that period clean, | 0:33:25 | 0:33:28 | |
and there's not any hot running water. | 0:33:28 | 0:33:31 | |
Then eventually, they turned into this rather stylised wig, | 0:33:31 | 0:33:34 | |
which is much smaller and doesn't cover as much of your | 0:33:34 | 0:33:38 | |
own hair as the wigs that they wore for fashion would have done. | 0:33:38 | 0:33:41 | |
Now were you very excited | 0:33:41 | 0:33:42 | |
when you first got an opportunity to go buy the barrister's wig? | 0:33:42 | 0:33:45 | |
I was, actually. Yeah, I was. It's quite fun. | 0:33:45 | 0:33:49 | |
I bought that in auction, and it cost me about £55 | 0:33:49 | 0:33:52 | |
with commission, or thereabouts. | 0:33:52 | 0:33:55 | |
Can you point me in the direction of, do you want a spare one? | 0:33:55 | 0:33:59 | |
As you see, I have one. | 0:33:59 | 0:34:00 | |
I can't really, you know, it's difficult to wear two. | 0:34:00 | 0:34:03 | |
DAVID LAUGHS | 0:34:03 | 0:34:05 | |
I don't know, you could do worse than put a notice up downstairs | 0:34:05 | 0:34:08 | |
saying, "Wig for sale." | 0:34:08 | 0:34:10 | |
Well, it's a no-buy verdict from Alex. | 0:34:10 | 0:34:12 | |
So David puts a sign on the notice board and keeps his fingers crossed. | 0:34:12 | 0:34:16 | |
Next, he heads up west with something that has an Eastern flair. | 0:34:17 | 0:34:21 | |
Well, whilst in London and specifically Chinatown, | 0:34:21 | 0:34:25 | |
and if you've got a Ming Dynasty plate about your person, | 0:34:25 | 0:34:28 | |
you might as well hawk it around. | 0:34:28 | 0:34:30 | |
The plate cost him just over £67 at auction. | 0:34:31 | 0:34:34 | |
Despite David's best efforts, it seems no-one is keen. | 0:34:34 | 0:34:38 | |
OK, well, I've probably had better ideas. | 0:34:38 | 0:34:41 | |
That has been an absolute nightmare. | 0:34:41 | 0:34:44 | |
Mingy is minging, and it's coming back with me. | 0:34:44 | 0:34:47 | |
Oh, dear. London hasn't come up trumps for our Durham dandy. | 0:34:48 | 0:34:51 | |
So he heads back up north to draw up a new plan of attack. | 0:34:51 | 0:34:54 | |
Meanwhile, The Hawk has navigated her way to Hull | 0:34:56 | 0:35:00 | |
and has her next potential profits in her sights. | 0:35:00 | 0:35:03 | |
I'm here at Fort Paull, which is now a wonderful military museum to | 0:35:03 | 0:35:07 | |
meet Gavin the manager, hopefully to sell him my aircraft inspection lamp. | 0:35:07 | 0:35:12 | |
He's asked me to meet him on the Beverley. | 0:35:12 | 0:35:15 | |
And this Beverley isn't hard to miss. | 0:35:15 | 0:35:17 | |
It's a World War II transport plane, | 0:35:17 | 0:35:19 | |
the perfect place to showcase her little lamp. | 0:35:19 | 0:35:22 | |
-Hello, Gavin. -Hello. | 0:35:22 | 0:35:25 | |
-I've brought my aircraft inspection lamp to show you. -Let's have a look. | 0:35:25 | 0:35:29 | |
There is no War Department marks on it. | 0:35:29 | 0:35:31 | |
No, I've searched high and low. I can't see any marks at all. | 0:35:32 | 0:35:36 | |
It might not be military. | 0:35:36 | 0:35:38 | |
Right, it could be civilian aircraft. | 0:35:38 | 0:35:40 | |
-It could be civilian. Yeah. Yeah. -Right. | 0:35:40 | 0:35:44 | |
-Can we hang it somewhere in here and see what it would look like? -Yep. | 0:35:44 | 0:35:48 | |
Right, well, I think | 0:35:48 | 0:35:50 | |
it might be something you could use on one of your wonderful displays. | 0:35:50 | 0:35:54 | |
-All depends on price. -Could you give me £85? | 0:35:54 | 0:35:58 | |
-40. -SHE GASPS | 0:35:58 | 0:36:00 | |
Gavin, you wound me! I cannot take 40. | 0:36:00 | 0:36:04 | |
-If you make it 50, because it's you... -45, meet you halfway. | 0:36:04 | 0:36:08 | |
-How's that? -47 and that's it. | 0:36:08 | 0:36:10 | |
-£46.50. -47 and that is it. | 0:36:11 | 0:36:15 | |
-46.50. -I can't do 46.50. 47! | 0:36:15 | 0:36:19 | |
-Go on. -Thank you. | 0:36:19 | 0:36:21 | |
Ouch. That's a teeny-tiny profit of just £0.64. | 0:36:21 | 0:36:25 | |
The Hawk was really under fire there, | 0:36:25 | 0:36:27 | |
but doesn't let it knock her spirits. | 0:36:27 | 0:36:29 | |
She has a better result when she finds a buyer for her silver teapot, | 0:36:30 | 0:36:34 | |
selling it to a jeweller's in Sheffield | 0:36:34 | 0:36:36 | |
for a modest £18 profit. | 0:36:36 | 0:36:38 | |
Back on home turf, | 0:36:38 | 0:36:40 | |
David has been working through his little black book of contacts, doing | 0:36:40 | 0:36:43 | |
his research, and has managed to find a buyer for his Ming plate. | 0:36:43 | 0:36:47 | |
Though at £60, it gives him a seven pound loss. | 0:36:47 | 0:36:51 | |
He's hoping for a better result with his painting, which he's decided to | 0:36:51 | 0:36:54 | |
put back into auction. | 0:36:54 | 0:36:55 | |
This time, with online bidding and a more detailed listing. | 0:36:55 | 0:36:59 | |
But is it the real deal? | 0:36:59 | 0:37:01 | |
You know the story of Keating. He was a fascinating bloke. | 0:37:01 | 0:37:04 | |
And it's odd, isn't it, that they're now faking the Keating fake? | 0:37:04 | 0:37:09 | |
I mean, they tend to fake his famous pictures | 0:37:09 | 0:37:11 | |
-that are copies of Degas and Rembrandt. -Yeah. | 0:37:11 | 0:37:14 | |
So I don't see any reason to believe that that isn't by Tom Keating. | 0:37:14 | 0:37:18 | |
-I guess we'd better have a look at an estimate for it. -Yeah. | 0:37:18 | 0:37:21 | |
-Well, are you happy at £150-250? -I'm happy to give that a go. | 0:37:21 | 0:37:25 | |
A few days later, the painting sells only slightly over the bottom | 0:37:25 | 0:37:29 | |
estimate for £170, making Devilish | 0:37:29 | 0:37:33 | |
just £11.94 after commission. | 0:37:33 | 0:37:35 | |
So, now he's got one item left. | 0:37:36 | 0:37:39 | |
Now, do you remember my wig? | 0:37:39 | 0:37:40 | |
Well, come on, how could you forget something | 0:37:40 | 0:37:43 | |
that looks as good as that? | 0:37:43 | 0:37:45 | |
Well, the last time you saw it, I was placing an advert | 0:37:45 | 0:37:48 | |
at Lincolns Inn looking for a poor, impoverished, | 0:37:48 | 0:37:51 | |
starving barrister looking for a cheap wig. | 0:37:51 | 0:37:54 | |
Well, not even one phone call. | 0:37:54 | 0:37:56 | |
Rubbish response. So I thought, "Well, I'll dump it." | 0:37:56 | 0:37:59 | |
I'll put it on an online auction with a starting bid of three pounds, | 0:37:59 | 0:38:03 | |
purely to cover the postage and get rid. No expectations. | 0:38:03 | 0:38:08 | |
Well, the thing went ballistic. I've sold it. | 0:38:08 | 0:38:12 | |
I've more than doubled my money. | 0:38:12 | 0:38:14 | |
And this little baby is wigging its way to Germany. | 0:38:14 | 0:38:19 | |
The wig sold for a whopping £137, and after postage, | 0:38:19 | 0:38:23 | |
David makes a profit of £69.45. | 0:38:23 | 0:38:27 | |
All rise as the master of selling does it again. | 0:38:27 | 0:38:30 | |
With her opponent sold up, the pressure is on Caroline | 0:38:30 | 0:38:33 | |
to find buyers for her last two items. | 0:38:33 | 0:38:36 | |
First up, that chestnut roaster, and she is feeling festive. | 0:38:36 | 0:38:40 | |
I'm here to see my friend Tommy, the chestnut man. | 0:38:40 | 0:38:43 | |
I met him in Beverley market several years ago | 0:38:43 | 0:38:45 | |
and I go every single year and get his chestnuts. | 0:38:45 | 0:38:48 | |
There is nothing about chestnuts that Tommy doesn't know. | 0:38:48 | 0:38:51 | |
And I think he's going to love this miniature chestnut roaster. | 0:38:51 | 0:38:55 | |
# Chestnuts roasting on an open fire... # | 0:38:56 | 0:39:00 | |
-Hi, Tommy! -Hello, Caroline. -Hello. Nice to see you on your home turf. | 0:39:00 | 0:39:04 | |
-I normally see you in Beverley, don't I? -Of course. | 0:39:04 | 0:39:07 | |
We're just getting ready for the old chestnut season. | 0:39:07 | 0:39:11 | |
I bought this, Tommy, as an antique chestnut roaster. | 0:39:11 | 0:39:15 | |
-Have you ever seen one before? -Only in books. It's a nice little piece. | 0:39:15 | 0:39:19 | |
And is it something you would like for your collection? | 0:39:19 | 0:39:21 | |
We could come to some sort of arrangement. | 0:39:22 | 0:39:24 | |
SHE LAUGHS Right. OK. I've got... | 0:39:24 | 0:39:28 | |
All right. I was thinking, what about £60? | 0:39:28 | 0:39:32 | |
When did they let you out? | 0:39:33 | 0:39:35 | |
LAUGHS: Tommy! Tommy chestnuts. | 0:39:35 | 0:39:37 | |
-I would say more than likely 30 quid. -50. | 0:39:37 | 0:39:41 | |
It's all there. | 0:39:45 | 0:39:46 | |
-A bit of black lead. -Yeah. I'll split the difference with you. | 0:39:49 | 0:39:53 | |
I'll give you the 40. | 0:39:53 | 0:39:55 | |
Will you split it again and make it 45? | 0:39:55 | 0:39:57 | |
You're a hard bargain, you, aren't you? Only cos I want it. | 0:39:59 | 0:40:02 | |
-Thank you, Tommy! -You're welcome. -Don't let those burn! -I won't. | 0:40:02 | 0:40:05 | |
See you later. | 0:40:05 | 0:40:06 | |
So, Caroline banks another £20.60 profit. | 0:40:06 | 0:40:08 | |
And she dances over the finish line when she sells her Victorian string | 0:40:12 | 0:40:15 | |
box to West London florist Michael, | 0:40:15 | 0:40:17 | |
who is looking for something to keep his bouquet accessories in. | 0:40:17 | 0:40:21 | |
110. | 0:40:21 | 0:40:22 | |
-OK. -Good. -Deal, Michael! | 0:40:25 | 0:40:28 | |
Making herself a final profit of £49. | 0:40:28 | 0:40:31 | |
So, that's both our experts sold up. | 0:40:36 | 0:40:38 | |
But who will be on the winner's podium | 0:40:38 | 0:40:40 | |
and who will be left for dust? | 0:40:40 | 0:40:42 | |
Let's first to remind ourselves of what they spent at auction. | 0:40:42 | 0:40:46 | |
Both our experts took £1,000 of their own money to Nottingham. | 0:40:46 | 0:40:50 | |
David won six lots, and including the cost of recovering the screen, | 0:40:50 | 0:40:53 | |
he spent just £526.30. | 0:40:53 | 0:40:56 | |
Caroline bagged herself nine lots | 0:40:59 | 0:41:02 | |
and spent a whopping £932.08. | 0:41:02 | 0:41:05 | |
But now, it's all a matter of profit and selling prowess. | 0:41:06 | 0:41:10 | |
All of the money that David and Caroline have made | 0:41:10 | 0:41:12 | |
from today's challenge will go to charities of their choice, so let's | 0:41:12 | 0:41:16 | |
find out who is today's Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is champion. | 0:41:16 | 0:41:21 | |
-Hello, David. -Hello, you. How are you? -I'm well, thanks. | 0:41:21 | 0:41:25 | |
You are looking little bit nervous, I've got to tell you. | 0:41:25 | 0:41:28 | |
-Apprehensive, I think is the word. -Yeah, I can sense it. | 0:41:28 | 0:41:31 | |
-Apprehensive, not nervous, David. -OK. What were your best bits? | 0:41:31 | 0:41:34 | |
I was very pleased with my carpet that I bought, | 0:41:34 | 0:41:38 | |
and it fitted absolutely perfectly into a wonderful, | 0:41:38 | 0:41:42 | |
-wonderful house near me in Beverley. -Did you make lots of profit on it? | 0:41:42 | 0:41:45 | |
I made good profit and it looked fantastic, so it was a double whammy. | 0:41:45 | 0:41:49 | |
Talking of which, I loved that screen you bought. You overpaid for it. | 0:41:49 | 0:41:53 | |
How did you get on with that? | 0:41:53 | 0:41:55 | |
I overpaid for it because you ran me up, missus. | 0:41:55 | 0:41:57 | |
I could have got that for 50 quid, but that would have been 1,500. | 0:41:57 | 0:42:00 | |
-It would've done. -But I added a little value. | 0:42:00 | 0:42:03 | |
-What did you do? -I painted the panels. | 0:42:03 | 0:42:05 | |
You did what?! Oh, come on, then! Come on, then! | 0:42:06 | 0:42:11 | |
-Are you ready? -Yes. | 0:42:11 | 0:42:12 | |
-Should we count to three? -BOTH: -One. -Two. -Three. | 0:42:12 | 0:42:16 | |
Oh, my... Oh, my goodness me. | 0:42:18 | 0:42:20 | |
-I've beaten you by, what? -Two pounds only! | 0:42:20 | 0:42:23 | |
That is close, Harper. I'm on your tail. | 0:42:23 | 0:42:27 | |
How much did you make on the...? | 0:42:27 | 0:42:29 | |
So, David walks away the winner with just two pounds in it. | 0:42:29 | 0:42:32 | |
The big profit on the screen helped him to pull it off. | 0:42:32 | 0:42:35 | |
Crikey milikey, that was close. | 0:42:35 | 0:42:38 | |
Nothing in it, a couple of pounds. | 0:42:38 | 0:42:41 | |
But it was the screen that did it. | 0:42:41 | 0:42:43 | |
And my paintings, love them or hate them, | 0:42:43 | 0:42:46 | |
they added value and they made me some money. | 0:42:46 | 0:42:49 | |
Thank you very much. | 0:42:49 | 0:42:50 | |
Well, how close was that! | 0:42:50 | 0:42:53 | |
I had a great time at the auction | 0:42:53 | 0:42:55 | |
and I was really pleased with just about everything I sold after it. | 0:42:55 | 0:43:00 | |
But David beat me by a tiny smidgen. Well done, David. | 0:43:00 | 0:43:06 | |
But Caroline gets another chance at the top spot tomorrow | 0:43:06 | 0:43:09 | |
when they cross the Channel for a Parisian market adventure. | 0:43:09 | 0:43:12 |