0:00:02 > 0:00:03This is Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is,
0:00:03 > 0:00:06the show that pitches TV's best-loved antiques experts
0:00:06 > 0:00:09against each other in an all-out battle for profit.
0:00:10 > 0:00:12Let's make hay while that sun shines.
0:00:12 > 0:00:14Each day, one pair of duelling dealers
0:00:14 > 0:00:17will face a mighty challenge.
0:00:17 > 0:00:18I've got a heavy profit here.
0:00:18 > 0:00:21Putting their reputations on the line.
0:00:21 > 0:00:23Who's there?
0:00:23 > 0:00:26They'll give you the insider's view of the trade.
0:00:26 > 0:00:27Rawr!
0:00:27 > 0:00:30Along with their top tips and savvy secrets.
0:00:30 > 0:00:32That could present a problem.
0:00:32 > 0:00:34Showing you how to make the most money...
0:00:34 > 0:00:35Ready for battle.
0:00:37 > 0:00:39..from buying and selling.
0:00:39 > 0:00:40Get in there!
0:00:42 > 0:00:45Coming up - Mark is panicked by the saleroom...
0:00:45 > 0:00:48It's all a bit pear-shaped. I don't want to look any more.
0:00:48 > 0:00:51..Christina shows a flair for the artistic...
0:00:51 > 0:00:55They're after an incredibly famous artist called Angelica Kauffman,
0:00:55 > 0:00:56and they're all stipple engraving
0:00:56 > 0:00:59and they've all got hand-coloured highlights to them as well.
0:00:59 > 0:01:01..and there's straight talking in the selling.
0:01:01 > 0:01:05- So what do you think of 40-60? - I don't like it at all, really.
0:01:07 > 0:01:10This is Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is.
0:01:26 > 0:01:27Ladies and gentlemen,
0:01:27 > 0:01:30welcome to the best seats in the house for
0:01:30 > 0:01:32this clash of the titans.
0:01:32 > 0:01:34A pair of the antiques world's finest dealers
0:01:34 > 0:01:38go head-to-head and heel to toe in a bid for profit.
0:01:38 > 0:01:40Our male lead has marched all the way from
0:01:40 > 0:01:42his Brightlingsea home.
0:01:42 > 0:01:44Let the battle commence.
0:01:44 > 0:01:47He's profit-hungry, but don't trust him.
0:01:47 > 0:01:49He's a wolf in sheep's clothing.
0:01:49 > 0:01:50Baaa!
0:01:50 > 0:01:53Yes, it's Mark "The Maverick" Stacey.
0:01:56 > 0:01:58What's that smell? Profit!
0:01:58 > 0:02:00Sharing the stage with Mark is the shiniest star
0:02:00 > 0:02:02in the northern hemisphere.
0:02:02 > 0:02:04Hello, have we met yet?
0:02:04 > 0:02:08An auctioneer by trade, no-one takes it more seriously.
0:02:08 > 0:02:11I'll get my bidding face ready.
0:02:11 > 0:02:15From Shropshire, it's Christina "The Magpie" Trevanion.
0:02:15 > 0:02:17I will be bidding, and bidding furiously.
0:02:18 > 0:02:21The setting for today's battle is Sevenoaks
0:02:21 > 0:02:23and Ibbett Mosely Auction Rooms,
0:02:23 > 0:02:26where our tussling two will be bidding for victory.
0:02:26 > 0:02:30Hold on to your seats. It's going to be a bumpy ride.
0:02:30 > 0:02:33This could be quite an interesting battle.
0:02:33 > 0:02:36They've each got £1,000 of their own money to spend,
0:02:36 > 0:02:40and all the profits go to their chosen charities.
0:02:40 > 0:02:43So, Mark Stacey and Christina Trevanion,
0:02:43 > 0:02:47it's time to Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is.
0:02:47 > 0:02:50- Good morning, Christina. - A vision in blue!
0:02:50 > 0:02:53- And a vision in tangerine and cream!- Why, thanks!
0:02:53 > 0:02:56- Sunny Sevenoaks! - Isn't it glorious? Feel the heat.
0:02:56 > 0:02:58- But I'm so excited. - This is my natural environment.
0:02:58 > 0:03:00I'm a happy girl.
0:03:00 > 0:03:03But you get a buzz, you see, out of cataloguing it and then selling it.
0:03:03 > 0:03:04And research.
0:03:04 > 0:03:06And I get a buzz from trying to find
0:03:06 > 0:03:08that little nugget that maybe other people have missed.
0:03:08 > 0:03:11Well, if you find the nugget and I do the research, we're a dream team.
0:03:11 > 0:03:14We are, but then that really isn't the competition side, is it?
0:03:14 > 0:03:17- Slightly defeats the object? - I like the idea, though.
0:03:17 > 0:03:20- And we've got £1,000 to spend. - £1,000.- £1,000!
0:03:20 > 0:03:22- Burning a hole in our pocket. - It really is, yeah. Let's do it!
0:03:22 > 0:03:25Shall we get in there and start spending?
0:03:27 > 0:03:29Yes, our brave bidders are full of beans
0:03:29 > 0:03:32and up for the challenge ahead, but this path
0:03:32 > 0:03:33will not be an easy one.
0:03:34 > 0:03:37What's to be worried about?
0:03:37 > 0:03:40Well, Mark, although there may be a wide selection of goodies here,
0:03:40 > 0:03:43with the auctioneer's commissions on top, it's not always easy to
0:03:43 > 0:03:47get those low prices. So does Christina have a plan up her sleeve?
0:03:49 > 0:03:52My strategy for today is, basically, at auction,
0:03:52 > 0:03:55you tend to get jewellery a little bit cheaper than you would
0:03:55 > 0:03:57have to pay in a retail environment.
0:03:57 > 0:03:59So I'm going to go for a little bit of jewellery
0:03:59 > 0:04:01and there's also some really nice, good-quality pieces
0:04:01 > 0:04:04that I might have to splash out quite a bit on.
0:04:04 > 0:04:08Christina is displaying a cautious, strategic approach to proceedings.
0:04:08 > 0:04:10Mark, well, he's already getting stuck in.
0:04:10 > 0:04:13There's so much to see here and it's all rather cramped
0:04:13 > 0:04:16so I'm knocking into everybody.
0:04:16 > 0:04:20But I've got to look, cos I'm going to find the treasures that way.
0:04:20 > 0:04:22Indeed you do, Mark!
0:04:22 > 0:04:25And, across the saleroom, Christina is mirroring his behaviour,
0:04:25 > 0:04:28and has spotted something she likes the look of.
0:04:29 > 0:04:31We've got three mirrors here.
0:04:31 > 0:04:33The one that I'm interested in is at the front.
0:04:33 > 0:04:37It's a giltwood mirror, an early 19th-century piece.
0:04:37 > 0:04:39I'm sort of hoping that it might be quite affordable
0:04:39 > 0:04:41because we have got some damage.
0:04:41 > 0:04:43We've got a piece there that's come off.
0:04:43 > 0:04:45There is a little bit of damage to this corner, sadly.
0:04:45 > 0:04:48So it would have been an over-mantle mirror originally,
0:04:48 > 0:04:50and you can see that by the little bun feet that
0:04:50 > 0:04:51are on the bottom there.
0:04:51 > 0:04:53So often, you find these, and they're just carved
0:04:53 > 0:04:56with leaves and flowers and they're fairly standard,
0:04:56 > 0:04:57but this one, with its rope twist
0:04:57 > 0:04:59has got quite a nautical theme to it.
0:04:59 > 0:05:02I think it's really quite fun, and quite unusual.
0:05:02 > 0:05:03Oh, sailor!
0:05:03 > 0:05:07Christina is hoping the mirror will help her traverse the ocean of loss
0:05:07 > 0:05:10and uncover the distant land of profits.
0:05:11 > 0:05:15While Mark is considering a somewhat smaller body of water.
0:05:15 > 0:05:19This is a Staffordshire pottery footbath.
0:05:19 > 0:05:22Now, in the 19th century, if you were quite well-off,
0:05:22 > 0:05:25you had wash jug and bowl sets in every bedroom.
0:05:25 > 0:05:27This is a transfer-printed pattern,
0:05:27 > 0:05:31and I suppose it dates from about 1870, something like that.
0:05:31 > 0:05:33There's a little bit of staining and crazing,
0:05:33 > 0:05:35but, you know, it's been around since 1870.
0:05:35 > 0:05:37I've got quite a lot of crazing on me
0:05:37 > 0:05:39and I haven't been around that long.
0:05:39 > 0:05:41No, not quite that long.
0:05:41 > 0:05:45But it seems he's not the only one to have noticed the footbath.
0:05:45 > 0:05:47There may be trouble ahead with that one.
0:05:47 > 0:05:52But now, Mark is on to his next target - a very small chair.
0:05:52 > 0:05:55This is a chair I suppose you would use for a doll,
0:05:55 > 0:05:57if you were a doll collector.
0:05:57 > 0:06:00It's nicely carved to simulate bamboo.
0:06:00 > 0:06:04It is, in fact, beechwood or something like that.
0:06:04 > 0:06:07It's got the original sort of carpet-type upholstery on it.
0:06:07 > 0:06:10It's got some very bad repairs.
0:06:10 > 0:06:12Those are quite modern, I would say,
0:06:12 > 0:06:14and there's quite a lot of people
0:06:14 > 0:06:16who collect these miniature pieces of furniture.
0:06:16 > 0:06:19And, I suppose, if you can pick that up for sort of £40-£50,
0:06:19 > 0:06:22there should be quite a good profit at that.
0:06:23 > 0:06:25On the other side of the auction room,
0:06:25 > 0:06:27the Magpie is living up to her name,
0:06:27 > 0:06:31as she is inexorably drawn to all that sparkles and shines.
0:06:31 > 0:06:34This is a case set of six napkin rings.
0:06:34 > 0:06:36Each of them is silver,
0:06:36 > 0:06:40each of them is hallmarked here, you can see.
0:06:40 > 0:06:41So often, you find that these
0:06:41 > 0:06:43have been split throughout the generations.
0:06:43 > 0:06:44Two have gone off to one member of
0:06:44 > 0:06:46the family, another's gone off to someone else.
0:06:46 > 0:06:48It's really quite unusual to find a
0:06:48 > 0:06:50whole set that is still intact, still together.
0:06:50 > 0:06:54So that's going to get marked down in my catalogue.
0:06:54 > 0:06:56So, with their items earmarked,
0:06:56 > 0:06:59Christina and Mark take their carefully chosen positions
0:06:59 > 0:07:04from which they hope to conduct their victorious campaigns.
0:07:04 > 0:07:06I'll have to keep everything crossed.
0:07:06 > 0:07:08With catalogues in hand and hearts in mouths,
0:07:08 > 0:07:11the auctioneer takes his place...
0:07:11 > 0:07:13and we're off.
0:07:13 > 0:07:14Auction started - here we go!
0:07:16 > 0:07:19And they don't have to wait long for their first item,
0:07:19 > 0:07:21as the footbath goes under the hammer.
0:07:21 > 0:07:24Both of them were sizing it up beforehand,
0:07:24 > 0:07:26so who's going to get it?
0:07:26 > 0:07:29Well, we can't cut it in half and have half each, can we?
0:07:29 > 0:07:31Not really, Mark, no.
0:07:31 > 0:07:33Lot number 11.
0:07:33 > 0:07:35So, as the auctioneer kicks off the bidding,
0:07:35 > 0:07:37Mark is quick to get the first bid in.
0:07:37 > 0:07:40Is that worth £10?
0:07:40 > 0:07:45- Oh, he's bidding.- Ten, I'm bid, at the top end, guy here, 12 now.
0:07:45 > 0:07:48- Do I hear 12 to you? - Christina ups the price.
0:07:48 > 0:07:4915.
0:07:49 > 0:07:51But Mark is sticking to his guns.
0:07:51 > 0:07:54- 18.- So, once again, she goes for it.
0:07:54 > 0:07:55£20.
0:07:55 > 0:07:56Yes.
0:07:56 > 0:07:59But drops out at £20.
0:07:59 > 0:08:01It's the gentleman's bid.
0:08:01 > 0:08:03And Mark wins the footbath.
0:08:03 > 0:08:05Mark just bought that. I ran him up by £10.
0:08:05 > 0:08:07He's going to be so cross!
0:08:07 > 0:08:10And, once the commission is added,
0:08:10 > 0:08:12Mark pays £23.60 for the footbath.
0:08:12 > 0:08:16Which also comes with a sugar bowl, in case you need sugar.
0:08:16 > 0:08:17On your feet.
0:08:17 > 0:08:22I'm very happy. One down, lots more to go.
0:08:22 > 0:08:24Or more lots to go, to be precise.
0:08:24 > 0:08:27Now, things aren't going so swimmingly for Christina,
0:08:27 > 0:08:32as it is not just the footbath she's lost out on.
0:08:32 > 0:08:34190.
0:08:34 > 0:08:35- 180 then.- That's fine.
0:08:35 > 0:08:3755, 60.
0:08:37 > 0:08:39Too expensive!
0:08:39 > 0:08:42On my left at £90, then.
0:08:42 > 0:08:4464 lots in,
0:08:44 > 0:08:46and I have nothing.
0:08:46 > 0:08:52Oh, dear, it looks like Christina is showing signs of ABS -
0:08:52 > 0:08:54Auction Bidders' Syndrome.
0:08:54 > 0:08:55Symptoms include...
0:09:04 > 0:09:06He can see me bidding from here.
0:09:10 > 0:09:12(So I might stand here instead.)
0:09:15 > 0:09:19Because I have a feeling he might be out for some vengeance.
0:09:19 > 0:09:21Something's happening.
0:09:21 > 0:09:23She's trying to hide over there.
0:09:25 > 0:09:29Hmm, waving in the middle of an auction is not the best idea, chaps.
0:09:29 > 0:09:32You may go home with something you didn't want.
0:09:32 > 0:09:34Hopefully, the napkin rings Christina saw earlier
0:09:34 > 0:09:37will help her get back in the game.
0:09:37 > 0:09:41They've got an estimate of £40-£60, so I've got to find somebody
0:09:41 > 0:09:43that is going to hopefully buy them from me
0:09:43 > 0:09:45that regularly has six people for dinner.
0:09:45 > 0:09:49And I'm bid £90, do I hear 100 to you?
0:09:49 > 0:09:53110 here, 120. With you at 120.
0:09:53 > 0:09:56At 120, then.
0:09:56 > 0:09:58I'm in shock.
0:09:58 > 0:09:59A terrible shame, isn't it?
0:09:59 > 0:10:02Awful, really.
0:10:02 > 0:10:05Mark's looking a bit smug about Christina's dilemma,
0:10:05 > 0:10:08but how will he get on when it's his turn to bid
0:10:08 > 0:10:10on a selection of cow figures?
0:10:10 > 0:10:1240 to you, 45.
0:10:12 > 0:10:1550, 55, 60, 65.
0:10:15 > 0:10:17Oh, he's not got it.
0:10:17 > 0:10:21110, 120, 130, 140, 150.
0:10:21 > 0:10:22160, then.
0:10:22 > 0:10:26It's all a bit pear-shaped, I don't want to look any more.
0:10:26 > 0:10:29Both our experts are struggling now, but, up next,
0:10:29 > 0:10:33it's an Edwardian armchair that Christina has her eye on.
0:10:33 > 0:10:34Worth £10?
0:10:36 > 0:10:38She's getting ready to bid.
0:10:38 > 0:10:4015 now.
0:10:40 > 0:10:4115 to you, thank you.
0:10:41 > 0:10:42She's off.
0:10:42 > 0:10:4430. 35. 40.
0:10:44 > 0:10:47- She's still bidding. - 45. 50. 55. 60.
0:10:47 > 0:10:4965. 70.
0:10:49 > 0:10:5265, back right?
0:10:52 > 0:10:56All finished at 65, then?
0:10:56 > 0:10:57(And I've got a lot!)
0:10:57 > 0:10:59CROWD CHEERING
0:10:59 > 0:11:00Yaay!
0:11:00 > 0:11:03Oh, I can breathe now! I can breathe!
0:11:03 > 0:11:08Her pink-upholstered armchair cost her £76.70 after commission,
0:11:08 > 0:11:11so she takes the weight off her feet to get a closer look.
0:11:12 > 0:11:17This chair is effectively wearing a badly fitting pair of trousers.
0:11:17 > 0:11:20Reupholstered, beautifully upholstered,
0:11:20 > 0:11:22this chair has a great, great shape to it.
0:11:22 > 0:11:25But it's just not been upholstered particularly well.
0:11:25 > 0:11:27At the moment, it's a bit of an ugly duckling,
0:11:27 > 0:11:32but one day, quite soon, it will be the most beautiful swan.
0:11:32 > 0:11:35So, Christina finally draws even with Mark.
0:11:35 > 0:11:37But it may not be for long,
0:11:37 > 0:11:41as he has his eye on a small watercolour of a rural scene.
0:11:41 > 0:11:44Is this worth £10?
0:11:44 > 0:11:46Ten I'm bid at the back there, thank you. 15.
0:11:46 > 0:11:47Oh, look!
0:11:47 > 0:11:50Are we all finished at the maiden bid of £10, then?
0:11:50 > 0:11:52At the top end of the room?
0:11:52 > 0:11:56- Yes!- He wins the picture and then snaps up a second,
0:11:56 > 0:11:59also for the starting price.
0:11:59 > 0:12:01Total: £23.60 for both of them.
0:12:01 > 0:12:04So, what's he got for his money?
0:12:04 > 0:12:09This is a charming little sepia watercolour of a rural scene.
0:12:09 > 0:12:12There's a little villager coming round the corner
0:12:12 > 0:12:15with his oxen pulling the wagon.
0:12:15 > 0:12:18And it is signed down here and dated,
0:12:18 > 0:12:22but there's also another lot next to it,
0:12:22 > 0:12:23of a similar sort of...
0:12:23 > 0:12:26But this is a coaching scene.
0:12:26 > 0:12:27Now, I rather like these.
0:12:27 > 0:12:30They're terribly out of fashion, of course,
0:12:30 > 0:12:32as a lot of the antiques market now
0:12:32 > 0:12:35is based on big, bold and decorative.
0:12:35 > 0:12:37A bit like me, really.
0:12:37 > 0:12:40And these subtle, little drawings are overlooked.
0:12:40 > 0:12:42Don't you think that's charming?
0:12:42 > 0:12:44Yes, he's big, bold and decorative, all right,
0:12:44 > 0:12:46and has a 3-1 lead.
0:12:46 > 0:12:51So Christina is playing catch-up again as she goes for a tea set.
0:12:51 > 0:12:53It's most beautifully decorated,
0:12:53 > 0:12:57so let's hope I can get it for under £1,000.
0:12:57 > 0:12:59118.
0:12:59 > 0:13:01Here we go.
0:13:01 > 0:13:04Davenport paint-and-gilt-decorated tea set. Here we are.
0:13:04 > 0:13:06Showing the front, 118.
0:13:06 > 0:13:0820 to start?
0:13:08 > 0:13:1020 I have. 22 now.
0:13:10 > 0:13:12At 20, looking for two. 22.
0:13:12 > 0:13:1425 now?
0:13:14 > 0:13:1725. 28. 30.
0:13:17 > 0:13:1832.
0:13:18 > 0:13:1935 anywhere else?
0:13:21 > 0:13:2338 now, 38.
0:13:23 > 0:13:2440 now?
0:13:25 > 0:13:27At £40. Anywhere else?
0:13:27 > 0:13:29At £40, all done?
0:13:33 > 0:13:37It'll be fine, it'll be fine, it'll be fine.
0:13:37 > 0:13:40Yes, it seems that bidding battle has our Magpie all flustered.
0:13:40 > 0:13:44And, with commission, she spends a total of £47.20.
0:13:44 > 0:13:47So will this Davenport crockery be worth the stress?
0:13:49 > 0:13:54It's a really, really pretty, typically Victorian, coffee service.
0:13:54 > 0:13:57But the thing for me is, A - the decoration's pretty.
0:13:57 > 0:14:00But it's also got 12 settings.
0:14:00 > 0:14:02We've got, unfortunately, only 11 cups,
0:14:02 > 0:14:04but we've got 12 saucers, 12 plates,
0:14:04 > 0:14:06a little bread-and-butter plate here,
0:14:06 > 0:14:09and the slot bowl, which is really very, very pretty.
0:14:09 > 0:14:11It's got a typical Davenport mark on the bottom there,
0:14:11 > 0:14:14which was used about 1870, 1880.
0:14:14 > 0:14:17And I just think it is absolutely exquisite.
0:14:17 > 0:14:20I love the pattern on it, I love everything about it.
0:14:20 > 0:14:24Mark's probably going to be terribly rude about it, but I love it.
0:14:24 > 0:14:27Christina's crockery brings us to the end of act one,
0:14:27 > 0:14:30meaning it's time to see how our battling bidders
0:14:30 > 0:14:32are braving the elements in today's tussle.
0:14:34 > 0:14:38And, with a budget of £1,000, Mark has bought three items
0:14:38 > 0:14:43and spent £47.20, leaving him with just over £952 to play with.
0:14:45 > 0:14:50Christina has two lots, but has spent much more - £123.90.
0:14:50 > 0:14:53That leaves a little over £876 to spend.
0:14:55 > 0:14:58Now, our experts' cash may not be spent,
0:14:58 > 0:15:01but it appears their nerves are.
0:15:01 > 0:15:03How tough is this?
0:15:03 > 0:15:05Do you need a hug?
0:15:05 > 0:15:07What's with the pink tea set?
0:15:07 > 0:15:09- Oh, it's lovely, did you not see it? - No.
0:15:09 > 0:15:13- And it was cheap. Estimate of 50-70, £40 bought.- Well, yeah.
0:15:13 > 0:15:16- How are you getting on? - Well, it's tough.
0:15:16 > 0:15:18Most lots I'm bidding on, I just can't touch.
0:15:18 > 0:15:20No, exactly, and some I haven't even had a chance to bid on.
0:15:20 > 0:15:22Those have just gone...
0:15:22 > 0:15:26- But you've got a few lots, so...- Not really very many!
0:15:26 > 0:15:28- I like that.- Be positive. - OK, will do.- Honestly, be positive.
0:15:28 > 0:15:30- You'll get there. - Thank you, darling.
0:15:30 > 0:15:33Right, go on, go on.
0:15:33 > 0:15:37Oh, dear! In spite of Mark's efforts to cheer her up,
0:15:37 > 0:15:40Christina is looking distinctly browbeaten by this auction.
0:15:40 > 0:15:45Could these be yet more symptoms of ABS?
0:15:45 > 0:15:46Such as...
0:15:49 > 0:15:50Mark Stacey says think positive.
0:15:53 > 0:15:55I didn't even get the chance to uncross my arms.
0:15:55 > 0:15:56Look!
0:15:59 > 0:16:01- MUSIC BOX CHIMES - Aw!
0:16:04 > 0:16:06Uh-oh, looks like it's contagious.
0:16:06 > 0:16:09It's quite soothing, that music, isn't it?
0:16:10 > 0:16:13Pull yourselves together, there's a competition to be won!
0:16:13 > 0:16:18Next up, Mark is after a Royal Doulton pen stand.
0:16:18 > 0:16:19£20 somewhere?
0:16:20 > 0:16:2420 I have. Two now. At £20, looking for two.
0:16:24 > 0:16:26All done, then, at £20? All done?
0:16:28 > 0:16:33A confident move from Mark there, costing £23.60 with fees.
0:16:33 > 0:16:37But, will it stand him a profit when he comes to sell it?
0:16:38 > 0:16:40You can see it's an Art Deco desk stand.
0:16:40 > 0:16:43You would put your fountain pen in here and keep your little
0:16:43 > 0:16:45paper clips in there.
0:16:45 > 0:16:47And you can rest a pencil or something in here.
0:16:47 > 0:16:53And this design, you would think is shagreen or lizard-skin.
0:16:53 > 0:16:56Actually, it's far too heavy for that, and look,
0:16:56 > 0:16:59when we turn it over, you can see it's Royal Doulton.
0:16:59 > 0:17:02This was probably made in the 1920s or '30s.
0:17:02 > 0:17:05Now, I know quite a lot of Art Deco dealers and people who like
0:17:05 > 0:17:09unusual items. Totally useless in today's society
0:17:09 > 0:17:12with e-mails and things, who would use fountain pens?
0:17:12 > 0:17:15I don't. Not even to write my cheques.
0:17:15 > 0:17:20And the next item to get him bidding is a romantic rainy-day painting.
0:17:20 > 0:17:25172 is Stephen Stevens, Summer Shower
0:17:25 > 0:17:29and at 80 I have to start on commission.
0:17:29 > 0:17:3080, I'm looking for 90.
0:17:30 > 0:17:3390. 100.
0:17:33 > 0:17:34Going 110?
0:17:34 > 0:17:37110 at the back of the room, everybody else is out.
0:17:37 > 0:17:39With £110, all done at 110?
0:17:39 > 0:17:40I bought it.
0:17:41 > 0:17:43I bought it.
0:17:43 > 0:17:45Hmm, looks like he's regretting it already.
0:17:45 > 0:17:51The romantic scene sets Mark back a heart-wrenching £129.80.
0:17:51 > 0:17:53But, up close, will he fall in love with it?
0:17:53 > 0:17:58I love the subject - the two lovers just leaving a table,
0:17:58 > 0:18:01the rain has started, the umbrella is up.
0:18:01 > 0:18:03It's signed and dated in the corner here.
0:18:03 > 0:18:07It's got very much a sort of Jack Vettriano look about it.
0:18:07 > 0:18:10And I think it will appeal to someone, it's quite impressionistic.
0:18:10 > 0:18:15When you think how much I spent on it, £110 plus the bits and pieces,
0:18:15 > 0:18:18you can't even buy a framed print for that.
0:18:18 > 0:18:23Mark now has a 5-2 lead over Christina,
0:18:23 > 0:18:26who, in spite of her next efforts, is still unable to catch a break
0:18:26 > 0:18:28losing lot...
0:18:28 > 0:18:29Done at 350, then.
0:18:31 > 0:18:32..after lot...
0:18:32 > 0:18:33160.
0:18:34 > 0:18:36..after lot.
0:18:37 > 0:18:39Shucks.
0:18:39 > 0:18:43Maybe things will go her way with the mirror she looked at earlier.
0:18:43 > 0:18:46I'm seriously running out of A) Time, and B) Lots.
0:18:46 > 0:18:48But not C) Money, which you have plenty of.
0:18:48 > 0:18:51I'm feeling a little bit anxious.
0:18:51 > 0:18:55Hoping I don't have to pay a huge amount of money for it.
0:18:55 > 0:18:57The next lot - wish me luck!
0:18:57 > 0:19:03280 is the little over-mantle down in the corner, here.
0:19:03 > 0:19:09So, with a look of...trepidation? on her face, Christina goes for it.
0:19:09 > 0:19:13And I have 100 to start on commission. See 110 anywhere?
0:19:13 > 0:19:15110. 120.
0:19:15 > 0:19:17130. 140. 150.
0:19:19 > 0:19:21At £150, all done?
0:19:22 > 0:19:25£150!
0:19:25 > 0:19:26At least she's bought something.
0:19:26 > 0:19:31Christina's third purchase takes £177 with costs.
0:19:31 > 0:19:33Which means Mark is still in the lead
0:19:33 > 0:19:35with five buys under his belt
0:19:35 > 0:19:37but, he's not resting on his laurels.
0:19:37 > 0:19:40I've still got a few more that I'm going to go for,
0:19:40 > 0:19:43my opponent on the other hand...
0:19:43 > 0:19:45..has still got a long way to go.
0:19:45 > 0:19:47I think she's a little bit worried.
0:19:49 > 0:19:52With the auction now drawing to a close,
0:19:52 > 0:19:54Christina goes after three framed prints.
0:19:54 > 0:19:56The next lot is these pictures,
0:19:56 > 0:20:00which, hopefully, I'll get a look in.
0:20:00 > 0:20:03288, Thomas Baker after Angelica Kauffman,
0:20:03 > 0:20:06£10 anywhere for the prints?
0:20:06 > 0:20:08£10 I have. 12 now.
0:20:08 > 0:20:11At 10, looking for 12. All done, then, at £10?
0:20:11 > 0:20:13That's cheap.
0:20:15 > 0:20:19Happy days! £10 for three beautiful pictures?
0:20:19 > 0:20:20That's made my day.
0:20:20 > 0:20:22Yes, without a bid against her,
0:20:22 > 0:20:26the three prints set her back just £11.80 in total.
0:20:26 > 0:20:28So, what did she get for her money?
0:20:28 > 0:20:32They're after an incredibly famous artist called Angelica Kauffman,
0:20:32 > 0:20:35who was a female artist in the 18th century.
0:20:35 > 0:20:38And they're all stipple-point engraved, or stipple engraving,
0:20:38 > 0:20:41and they've all got hand-coloured highlights to them as well.
0:20:41 > 0:20:44They're wonderful classical scenes.
0:20:44 > 0:20:47No idea who's going to want them, but I think they're lovely.
0:20:47 > 0:20:49Yes, Christine showing us that, sometimes,
0:20:49 > 0:20:51bidding blind can reap the rewards.
0:20:51 > 0:20:53Meanwhile, the sale is almost over,
0:20:53 > 0:20:58but Mark has one more potential purchase up his sleeve.
0:20:58 > 0:21:00My last lot is coming up.
0:21:00 > 0:21:02In fact, it's the last lot of the sale.
0:21:02 > 0:21:06It's that rather nice 19th-century small chair.
0:21:06 > 0:21:10I'm hoping to get it for £40-£50,
0:21:10 > 0:21:12but who knows?
0:21:12 > 0:21:17293, last lot of the sale, is the little doll's side chair.
0:21:17 > 0:21:20Start me at £20 anywhere. 20 I have, 22 now.
0:21:20 > 0:21:22At 20, looking for two. At £20.
0:21:22 > 0:21:25Two anywhere else? 22.
0:21:25 > 0:21:2725. £28 now? 28.
0:21:27 > 0:21:2930. 32?
0:21:29 > 0:21:3130 at the back of the room.
0:21:31 > 0:21:32Two anywhere else?
0:21:32 > 0:21:35At £30, all done?
0:21:35 > 0:21:37I got it! £30!
0:21:37 > 0:21:39Now, one of the other dealers was bidding for it,
0:21:39 > 0:21:42but I got it below what I thought.
0:21:42 > 0:21:44And I know it's only a miniature item,
0:21:44 > 0:21:48but I hope my profit is not going to miniature at all.
0:21:49 > 0:21:51Mark wins the final lot,
0:21:51 > 0:21:54paying £35.40 for the doll's chair in total,
0:21:54 > 0:21:55and that's it.
0:21:55 > 0:21:57Thank you very much, ladies and gentlemen,
0:21:57 > 0:22:00that's the end of today's sale.
0:22:00 > 0:22:01Or is it?
0:22:01 > 0:22:05I don't feel like I've spent either enough money or bought enough lots.
0:22:05 > 0:22:07So I'm going to go and have a chat with the auctioneer
0:22:07 > 0:22:09and see if there's any
0:22:09 > 0:22:11lots still up for grabs, maybe do some after sales.
0:22:12 > 0:22:15Yes, Christina, the Magpie, now flutters over to the auctioneers,
0:22:15 > 0:22:18knowing that unsold items can still be negotiated over.
0:22:18 > 0:22:21And she has her eye on something shiny.
0:22:21 > 0:22:25So we've not had that one, which is lot 113,
0:22:25 > 0:22:28which is a little garnet set brooch or pendant, isn't it?
0:22:28 > 0:22:30That's quite nice. Has that got a hallmark on it?
0:22:30 > 0:22:33- It's not hallmarked. - And it's nine carat, OK.
0:22:33 > 0:22:36- What could that be, what's your best?- If I said to you £50...?- No.
0:22:36 > 0:22:40- I won't go lower than 35. - 30, I'd be very happy.- OK.
0:22:40 > 0:22:44- Would you be able to do it for 30? - 32?
0:22:44 > 0:22:47- I will split the difference with you at 32.- OK, OK!
0:22:47 > 0:22:49Well done, thank you very much.
0:22:49 > 0:22:52So, it may not have sold under the hammer, but, with auction costs
0:22:52 > 0:22:56included, Christina pays £37.76 for the brooch.
0:22:56 > 0:23:00But, was it left unsold for a reason?
0:23:00 > 0:23:03Let's have a look at it. We've got this circular broach here.
0:23:03 > 0:23:06Typically 1960s/1970s in design.
0:23:06 > 0:23:08Look at these radiating bars here.
0:23:08 > 0:23:11Set throughout with garnets - very sweet.
0:23:11 > 0:23:15And on this fairly bleak day, it's been like a little ray of sunshine.
0:23:16 > 0:23:19Christina's shiny purchase brings us to the end of the buying half.
0:23:19 > 0:23:22So, before we move onto the next act,
0:23:22 > 0:23:24let's see how our experts spent today.
0:23:25 > 0:23:28Our two auction heroes set off on the saga
0:23:28 > 0:23:30with £1,000 of their own money.
0:23:30 > 0:23:35Mark "The Maverick" Stacey bought six items, costing him £236.
0:23:37 > 0:23:43Christina Trevanion acquired five lots at a total cost of £350.46.
0:23:44 > 0:23:46So, with our tremendous struggle over,
0:23:46 > 0:23:50our brave bidders take a moment to throw a critical eye
0:23:50 > 0:23:51over each other's lots.
0:23:53 > 0:23:55That was a tough auction.
0:23:55 > 0:23:58It sort of slightly felt like this was a bloodbath.
0:23:58 > 0:24:00LAUGHTER
0:24:00 > 0:24:03Oh, stop it, Christina, that's another rib gone!
0:24:06 > 0:24:10But I do worry a little about the tea set.
0:24:10 > 0:24:13But look how pretty! Look, so pretty!
0:24:13 > 0:24:16Oh, I've never seen a prettier tea service by Davenport.
0:24:16 > 0:24:18SHE LAUGHS
0:24:18 > 0:24:22- But, actually, those were a bargain, Christina, for £10.- Really?
0:24:22 > 0:24:25As were these, Mark, for goodness sakes, mine are just prints.
0:24:25 > 0:24:27Yours are originals.
0:24:27 > 0:24:29- Beautiful little pen sketches. - I couldn't believe those.
0:24:29 > 0:24:30I love your over mantle.
0:24:30 > 0:24:32I know you had to pay a lot for that.
0:24:32 > 0:24:35But, it is a good looking a good interior design thing.
0:24:35 > 0:24:37That's what I thought.
0:24:37 > 0:24:38Original back, lovely thing.
0:24:38 > 0:24:40No, it's really nice.
0:24:40 > 0:24:43But my favourite, favourite piece that you bought today...
0:24:43 > 0:24:46Is...? Oh, I know.
0:24:46 > 0:24:49- Do you know, I looked at it all through the sale.- Gorgeous.
0:24:49 > 0:24:52It really has got that Vettriano look about it.
0:24:52 > 0:24:54It certainly has. I just think it's so romantic.
0:24:54 > 0:24:57- I'm very jealous about that. I think it's fabulous.- You are too kind.
0:24:57 > 0:25:00And I think we bought really quite well between us.
0:25:00 > 0:25:02Like always, Christina -
0:25:02 > 0:25:04buying, they say, is the easy bit.
0:25:04 > 0:25:07- Yeah, very true. - It's the selling that's the problem.
0:25:07 > 0:25:10- Well, yeah. Well, very best of luck. - And to you.
0:25:14 > 0:25:16And so the dust of the final gavel is whisked away
0:25:16 > 0:25:18by the winds of inevitable change,
0:25:18 > 0:25:21and the buying season turns to selling.
0:25:21 > 0:25:26Down in his Brightlingsea digs, Mark is evaluating his valuables.
0:25:26 > 0:25:28I am quite pleased with what I bought,
0:25:28 > 0:25:32particularly the charming pair of watercolours.
0:25:32 > 0:25:34I really do like these.
0:25:34 > 0:25:35They're so sweet.
0:25:35 > 0:25:36I love the carriages,
0:25:36 > 0:25:39the one with the peasants with the cattle coming round,
0:25:39 > 0:25:42the other one with a slightly grander coach and horses.
0:25:42 > 0:25:44The ink stand is quite interesting,
0:25:44 > 0:25:46because this is from the Art Deco period.
0:25:46 > 0:25:51And when I first saw it, I thought this was sharkskin or shagreen,
0:25:51 > 0:25:54but it's not, it's porcelain decorated to look like it.
0:25:54 > 0:25:56I love my little miniature chair.
0:25:56 > 0:26:00I had to wait virtually to the end of the sale to see
0:26:00 > 0:26:03whether I could secure it or not, and I'm jolly pleased I did.
0:26:03 > 0:26:06The footbath, I'm afraid, is not my favourite buy,
0:26:06 > 0:26:11but I might be able to get a profit or at least wash my face.
0:26:11 > 0:26:15And this charming picture called me all through the auction.
0:26:15 > 0:26:17It was in my direct eyeline from where I was standing.
0:26:17 > 0:26:20I hadn't viewed it, I didn't know anything about it,
0:26:20 > 0:26:22and I ended up buying it blind.
0:26:22 > 0:26:25But I'm so pleased I did, because there's a lovely gallery label
0:26:25 > 0:26:27on the back, saying the artist -
0:26:27 > 0:26:32and it's an old gallery from Hove in Sussex, my old stomping ground -
0:26:32 > 0:26:35and I do hope it doesn't rain on my parade.
0:26:35 > 0:26:39Talking of parades, Christina, how are you getting on?
0:26:39 > 0:26:43Well, Christina is in Shropshire, coming to terms with her purchases.
0:26:43 > 0:26:46I always say to clients, when you're looking at things,
0:26:46 > 0:26:48looking for things, always try and buy things
0:26:48 > 0:26:50in perfect condition if you can.
0:26:50 > 0:26:53And I think it's fair to say that I haven't, indeed,
0:26:53 > 0:26:54heeded my own advice, sadly.
0:26:54 > 0:26:58Because, look - I bought a chair, which, it's fair to say,
0:26:58 > 0:27:01has been beautifully upholstered by an enthusiastic amateur.
0:27:01 > 0:27:03It's looking a little bit tired,
0:27:03 > 0:27:05and hasn't been given the best of treatments.
0:27:05 > 0:27:07I'll need to do a bit of work to that.
0:27:07 > 0:27:09My tea service has got some damage throughout,
0:27:09 > 0:27:12but, nonetheless, it's a beautiful thing and very displayable.
0:27:12 > 0:27:15My mirror, over there, appears to have lost a foot
0:27:15 > 0:27:17between the auction house and here.
0:27:17 > 0:27:20And also some of the gilding has come away.
0:27:20 > 0:27:22So, again, I need to do a bit of work to that
0:27:22 > 0:27:24in order to find a buyer for it.
0:27:24 > 0:27:27I have to say, I'm very pleased with these pictures, though.
0:27:27 > 0:27:29I only paid just shy of £12.
0:27:29 > 0:27:33And, to be perfectly honest with you, I think they're gorgeous.
0:27:33 > 0:27:36They're early 19th-century, hand-coloured prints
0:27:36 > 0:27:39depicting these wonderful diaphanously-clad maidens here
0:27:39 > 0:27:40after Angelica Kauffman.
0:27:40 > 0:27:43I'm hoping to find somebody who will love them just as much as I do.
0:27:44 > 0:27:46But, overall,
0:27:46 > 0:27:48I think it's fair to say
0:27:48 > 0:27:51I've got some serious work to do.
0:27:51 > 0:27:55Indeed. Both Mark and Christina must now conduct the research,
0:27:55 > 0:27:57make the calls and cover the ground
0:27:57 > 0:27:59that will lead them on to profit and victory.
0:27:59 > 0:28:02And, lest we forget, a deal is not a deal
0:28:02 > 0:28:04until sealed with a handshake.
0:28:04 > 0:28:07Christina is concerned about her sellables,
0:28:07 > 0:28:11so she must feel heartened when she gets her first whiff
0:28:11 > 0:28:12of a possible profit.
0:28:12 > 0:28:14I'm here in Market Drayton in Shropshire
0:28:14 > 0:28:17to visit a chap called Steve who has his own brewery and pub company.
0:28:17 > 0:28:21Now, he comes into my auction house to buy items to refurbish his pubs.
0:28:21 > 0:28:24So I'm hoping that these might be of interest.
0:28:27 > 0:28:30- Looking busy, as always. - Christina, how are you?
0:28:30 > 0:28:33- Very well, how are you? - Of course, busy.
0:28:33 > 0:28:35Oh, my goodness! Right, let me put these up on here.
0:28:35 > 0:28:37Have a little look at those.
0:28:37 > 0:28:39Well, they're interesting.
0:28:39 > 0:28:41There we go. I love your panelling, Steve.
0:28:41 > 0:28:43Where has that come from?
0:28:43 > 0:28:46This is our pride and joy - our Mouseman panelling we got
0:28:46 > 0:28:47from auction.
0:28:47 > 0:28:52So, people love it and they come and try and find the seven carved mice.
0:28:52 > 0:28:55Seven? I imagine if there's a party in here do they start seeing double?
0:28:55 > 0:28:5614 mice?
0:28:56 > 0:28:59- Well, we have had people say that they've seen nine.- Oh, really?
0:28:59 > 0:29:01There are only seven, so you've double counted some.
0:29:01 > 0:29:03So, I kind of figure they walk around and around and the more
0:29:03 > 0:29:06beer they have the more mice they see.
0:29:06 > 0:29:08So, it's a very eclectic mix, how you furnish the pubs?
0:29:08 > 0:29:10Yeah, all of ours... We try to give
0:29:10 > 0:29:12them a lot of character so they're all a little bit different.
0:29:12 > 0:29:14A lot of reclaimed material.
0:29:14 > 0:29:16We come to your auction house quite often to get stuff.
0:29:16 > 0:29:18So, every pub is a little bit unique.
0:29:18 > 0:29:20And everything in there is a little bit different.
0:29:20 > 0:29:23And it's quite in vogue, now, to use retro materials.
0:29:23 > 0:29:28There's a lot of new stuff on the market which is reproduced retro.
0:29:28 > 0:29:30So, finding the real thing is...
0:29:30 > 0:29:32It just gives it a little bit more authenticity.
0:29:32 > 0:29:34Talking of old and bashed.
0:29:34 > 0:29:38I bought these pictures at an auction, you'll be happy to know,
0:29:38 > 0:29:40and they are engravings of pictures
0:29:40 > 0:29:42by an artist called Angelica Kauffman.
0:29:42 > 0:29:45She's an 18th-century artist, and she's one of the first two
0:29:45 > 0:29:48female members of the Royal Academy in 1768.
0:29:48 > 0:29:50So they've got quite a good provenance to them.
0:29:50 > 0:29:53And they've been actually done as etchings,
0:29:53 > 0:29:56copies of her pictures into etchings, and then hand-coloured.
0:29:56 > 0:29:57So they're not, obviously, oil paintings.
0:29:57 > 0:30:00They are effectively reproduction prints,
0:30:00 > 0:30:02but they are 19th-century examples.
0:30:02 > 0:30:04- So they're quite nice, old examples. - They are lovely.
0:30:04 > 0:30:07Something that's authentic is quite nice.
0:30:07 > 0:30:10I was hoping to get about £150 for them.
0:30:10 > 0:30:13But what would you consider being a fair price?
0:30:13 > 0:30:16- I could do 150 if that's what you need.- Would you?
0:30:16 > 0:30:18£150 for the three?
0:30:18 > 0:30:22- Well, that's 50 quid each for me, isn't it?- Yeah.
0:30:22 > 0:30:24- And they'll be seen by a lot of people.- Exactly!
0:30:24 > 0:30:27- We'll put them in a great spot as a set of three.- As a feature.
0:30:27 > 0:30:30- So, I'll bust my normal budget for you.- Brilliant.
0:30:30 > 0:30:33Well, I cannot wait to see them in place. Thank you very, very much.
0:30:33 > 0:30:34Now... How many mice are in here?
0:30:34 > 0:30:37Eight mice altogether.
0:30:37 > 0:30:39Seven on the panelling, but there's
0:30:39 > 0:30:42one hidden mouse on a piece of furniture.
0:30:42 > 0:30:45- OK, so I've got to eight mice before I go?- If you want to find them all
0:30:45 > 0:30:48- there's eight.- Eight mice, right. OK. Wish me luck.
0:30:58 > 0:31:01She may not have found all the mice, but
0:31:01 > 0:31:05she did find a whopping £138.20 profit for the pictures.
0:31:05 > 0:31:06What a profit! I'm thrilled!
0:31:06 > 0:31:10I found the auction really, really quite difficult,
0:31:10 > 0:31:12but never underestimate the Magpie.
0:31:12 > 0:31:14Back in the race!
0:31:14 > 0:31:17So, with Christina striding ahead in this race for profit,
0:31:17 > 0:31:20Mark had better not stall at the start.
0:31:20 > 0:31:24He's brought his romantic painting to rainy North London.
0:31:24 > 0:31:26It cost him just under £130,
0:31:26 > 0:31:30but will private art collector Bronwen shower him with a profit?
0:31:32 > 0:31:35It was painted, and it's signed down here, 1961.
0:31:35 > 0:31:37It's very similar in style, actually,
0:31:37 > 0:31:40to an artist called Jack Vettriano. Have you heard of him?
0:31:40 > 0:31:41I actually have.
0:31:41 > 0:31:45He painted The Singing Butler. That's his most famous painting.
0:31:45 > 0:31:49What is also quite interesting, from a sort of provenance point of view,
0:31:49 > 0:31:52on the back, you can see there's a label
0:31:52 > 0:31:55from a gallery in Hove in Sussex.
0:31:55 > 0:31:57Shall we see what it looks like up on the wall?
0:32:00 > 0:32:02Actually, it looks quite nice there.
0:32:02 > 0:32:03It actually looks lovely there.
0:32:03 > 0:32:07Now you've actually seen it in the flesh, what are your feelings?
0:32:07 > 0:32:09I do like it very much.
0:32:09 > 0:32:11What about 290?
0:32:11 > 0:32:13How about 240?
0:32:15 > 0:32:17Put the kettle on.
0:32:17 > 0:32:19I think I would be really happy...
0:32:22 > 0:32:24- At 250?- ..at 275.
0:32:26 > 0:32:27I was going to say 250!
0:32:29 > 0:32:34- 260.- 260.- OK, then. - You've got it.- OK, my lovely.
0:32:34 > 0:32:36I'm never buying a painting again!
0:32:36 > 0:32:38I need somewhere to lie down.
0:32:38 > 0:32:41There's the couch.
0:32:41 > 0:32:44Mark makes a big splash of £130.20 profit
0:32:44 > 0:32:49from his priciest auction purchase, and he's as pleased as punch.
0:32:49 > 0:32:53Well, I don't know about you, but I'm rather singing in the rain.
0:32:53 > 0:32:55So, it's almost even on the profit front.
0:32:55 > 0:32:57Back at her Shropshire base,
0:32:57 > 0:32:59Christina is having a look at the armchair
0:32:59 > 0:33:04she planned to re-upholster. But there's a problem.
0:33:04 > 0:33:07So, what happens when you upholster is that before you
0:33:07 > 0:33:09put this final layer of fabric
0:33:09 > 0:33:11on you should put a layer of calico which just holds everything
0:33:11 > 0:33:13together and keeps its shape.
0:33:13 > 0:33:16And then you put your final layer on as the final covering.
0:33:16 > 0:33:19Unfortunately, in this instance, somebody has just padded
0:33:19 > 0:33:21this full of wadding. You can see
0:33:21 > 0:33:24unfortunately you've got the spring back and then the wadding.
0:33:24 > 0:33:27And no calico.
0:33:27 > 0:33:30Which is a real shame. A real, real shame.
0:33:30 > 0:33:34So, my options are to spend a fortune on getting it reupholstered
0:33:34 > 0:33:37or find somebody who wants a
0:33:37 > 0:33:40fetching pink chair and a project piece.
0:33:41 > 0:33:43Decisions, decisions.
0:33:45 > 0:33:47Yes. To re-upholster or not to reupholster?
0:33:47 > 0:33:49That is the question.
0:33:49 > 0:33:52And, as Christina battles with her dilemma Mark has been
0:33:52 > 0:33:57hard at work and found a potential buyer for his Doulton pen stand.
0:33:57 > 0:34:00He's headed to Mouldon in Essex to meet, of all people,
0:34:00 > 0:34:03a travelling auctioneer.
0:34:03 > 0:34:04I'm here to see Robin,
0:34:04 > 0:34:05who is a very busy auctioneer.
0:34:05 > 0:34:07And he's got his hands full here
0:34:07 > 0:34:09selling the contents of this grand hotel.
0:34:09 > 0:34:13But I'm hoping to steal five minutes of his time because he's seen
0:34:13 > 0:34:16photographs of this inkwell, and he likes Art Deco
0:34:16 > 0:34:18and I'm hoping to write out a big profit.
0:34:18 > 0:34:22Remember, Mark payed just under £24 for his pen stand.
0:34:22 > 0:34:26Before we actually look at the item, I want to delve a bit deeper
0:34:26 > 0:34:29into the hotel, cos there's hundreds of lots here
0:34:29 > 0:34:31from the sublime to the ridiculous.
0:34:31 > 0:34:34The important thing is the whole sale is no reserve.
0:34:34 > 0:34:36But there is items here I've had to
0:34:36 > 0:34:39put estimates on from £10-£15, up to £20,000-30,000.
0:34:39 > 0:34:43So, it's an eclectic mix for everybody.
0:34:43 > 0:34:46Well, I'm hoping to create a buzz with this.
0:34:46 > 0:34:48I've never seen one of these by Doulton.
0:34:48 > 0:34:53- Yeah.- When I first saw it I thought it was shagreen - sharkskin.
0:34:53 > 0:34:59- It's trying to be.- It is. - This probably dates to early...1930s
0:34:59 > 0:35:01Somewhere near that. The two little dimples here
0:35:01 > 0:35:06for your pen wipes, and a pen rest or a pencil rest there.
0:35:06 > 0:35:10You can see it in that Art Deco type... Very much that period.
0:35:10 > 0:35:15And particularly by a well known name like Royal Doulton.
0:35:15 > 0:35:16It's got the export mark on it.
0:35:16 > 0:35:20This mark originally came in in 1902... Disappeared and came back in
0:35:20 > 0:35:241925/26 and carried on up to about '35, '36.
0:35:24 > 0:35:26So it clearly dates it.
0:35:26 > 0:35:28But do you like it? Now that you see it in the flesh.
0:35:28 > 0:35:31I think it's got something going for it.
0:35:31 > 0:35:33I'm not going to be too keen.
0:35:34 > 0:35:37Honestly, it's like being at the dentist.
0:35:37 > 0:35:39I really was hoping to get between 40 and 50 for it.
0:35:39 > 0:35:41Can we do a deal at 40, then?
0:35:41 > 0:35:43I think we can do it at 45.
0:35:43 > 0:35:46I can feel your hand coming over, Robin, at 45.
0:35:46 > 0:35:49I think we'll probably be able to do something at 45.
0:35:49 > 0:35:53Mark makes a profit of £21.40 for the pen holder
0:35:53 > 0:35:55and nudges into the lead.
0:35:55 > 0:35:58Meanwhile, Christina has made a major decision,
0:35:58 > 0:35:59and is heading to an old Abbey.
0:35:59 > 0:36:03But it's all right, she's not joining the nunhood
0:36:03 > 0:36:05She's on a profit pilgrimage
0:36:05 > 0:36:08and decided not to reupholster her pink armchair.
0:36:08 > 0:36:12I've come to Combermere Abbey, just over the border in Cheshire.
0:36:12 > 0:36:16Now, they're currently undergoing a very extensive restoration project
0:36:16 > 0:36:19to restore the abbey to its former glory, and I think they might
0:36:19 > 0:36:22be in need of some new furnishings for some of their rooms.
0:36:22 > 0:36:24Let's go and see what they think of my chair.
0:36:24 > 0:36:26I've had it delivered because it's quite large,
0:36:26 > 0:36:28so let's go and see if they like it.
0:36:28 > 0:36:30As she's not re-upholstering the chair
0:36:30 > 0:36:33it stands her at just £77. But, will Sarah, the current owner
0:36:33 > 0:36:38of this magnificent former abbey want to take on the project?
0:36:38 > 0:36:42- Hello, hello, hello! - Hi, there!- I found you!
0:36:42 > 0:36:43I know, I'm so sorry.
0:36:43 > 0:36:46- I was having a little play. - That looks fab!
0:36:46 > 0:36:48Isn't it fantastic? Yes.
0:36:48 > 0:36:51This is just the most stunning room, Sarah.
0:36:51 > 0:36:52Absolutely, it is. It's the
0:36:52 > 0:36:55pre-eminent room in the house, definitely.
0:36:55 > 0:36:58And it has a history that goes back to the beginning
0:36:58 > 0:37:01as the abbey as it was the abbot's lodge and then, in 1919,
0:37:01 > 0:37:03my great-grandfather bought it.
0:37:03 > 0:37:05- Ah!- So, it's really exciting.
0:37:05 > 0:37:08- Very.- So, this is sort of the...pretty much the last piece of
0:37:08 > 0:37:11the puzzle on the main abbey is the restoration of this wing.
0:37:11 > 0:37:13- So, Sarah.- Yes.
0:37:13 > 0:37:16Forgive me, but you have the most stunning house,
0:37:16 > 0:37:17- packed full of antiques.- Yes.
0:37:17 > 0:37:19You can't possibly want a chair.
0:37:19 > 0:37:22I do.
0:37:22 > 0:37:24- Really?- Because I am restoring this north wing
0:37:24 > 0:37:26and it's going to be run as a B&B,
0:37:26 > 0:37:29and I have no furniture for that side of the house.
0:37:29 > 0:37:32I understand, obviously, that there will be an upholstery cost to you
0:37:32 > 0:37:34as well, which does cost quite a lot of money.
0:37:34 > 0:37:37So I will try and be very, very nice.
0:37:37 > 0:37:38- I'm so glad!- In all honesty,
0:37:38 > 0:37:40I was hoping to get a couple of hundred quid for it.
0:37:40 > 0:37:43A little over my budget, actually,
0:37:43 > 0:37:46because if I've got to upholster it and the fabric,
0:37:46 > 0:37:49then it's not going to be quite so attractive.
0:37:49 > 0:37:53Could you come down to closer to 100?
0:37:54 > 0:37:56I would love to,
0:37:56 > 0:37:59- but that really doesn't leave me a huge amount of profit.- Oh.
0:37:59 > 0:38:01- What about...- It's going to go in a wonderful place.
0:38:01 > 0:38:03CHRISTINA LAUGHS
0:38:03 > 0:38:05Oh, yes, it will go in a beautiful place.
0:38:05 > 0:38:07Don't try that with me!
0:38:09 > 0:38:11What about 150?
0:38:11 > 0:38:13Yes, that's meeting in the middle.
0:38:13 > 0:38:15- Split the difference, meet in the middle.- That's acceptable.- Yeah?
0:38:15 > 0:38:18- Yeah.- Happy with that? - Happy with that.
0:38:18 > 0:38:20- Brilliant. And I'm very happy. - Shall we shake on it?
0:38:20 > 0:38:22Yes, let's! Absolutely!
0:38:22 > 0:38:25- Brilliant. £150.- Perfect.- But I'm entrusting you
0:38:25 > 0:38:27to turn it from drab to fab.
0:38:27 > 0:38:30It will be absolutely because the fabrics we are using
0:38:30 > 0:38:32in this wing are just the tops.
0:38:32 > 0:38:36Christina makes £73.30 profit on the chair,
0:38:36 > 0:38:39and washes her hands of another sale.
0:38:39 > 0:38:43Meanwhile, Mark has plans afoot for the footbath and sugar bowl
0:38:43 > 0:38:46which he outbid Christina on back at the auction.
0:38:46 > 0:38:48Footbath. Oh, gosh. It was a tough auction.
0:38:48 > 0:38:52I've brought it to an antique centre. A dealer's interested in
0:38:52 > 0:38:55seeing it. I hope I'm not in hot water and I can dip my toe
0:38:55 > 0:38:57in the pool of profit.
0:38:59 > 0:39:04- Now, this is a surprise to you, I know.- It is a big surprise, Mark.
0:39:04 > 0:39:07It's Victorian. It's got a mark on the back.
0:39:07 > 0:39:08- It's called...- Lotus.
0:39:08 > 0:39:15..Lotus CM, which I think stands for Charles Meigh, M-E-I-G-H.
0:39:15 > 0:39:17- Don't know them. - Well, it fits.
0:39:17 > 0:39:20Look, it is worn, let's be honest. It's got a bit of wear.
0:39:20 > 0:39:23- It is, but it's big. - It's big and bold.
0:39:23 > 0:39:24And I love the colour.
0:39:24 > 0:39:28I would use it, especially coming up to a function or a party,
0:39:28 > 0:39:32I'd put loads of ice in it and some lovely big bottles of champagne.
0:39:32 > 0:39:35Oh, do you know, that sounds wonderful. When am I coming round?
0:39:35 > 0:39:37Any time you like.
0:39:37 > 0:39:41I was hoping for somewhere in the region of sort of £40-£60,
0:39:41 > 0:39:46but I'll throw in this absolutely charming Ming-period sugar bowl.
0:39:47 > 0:39:50Well, this makes all the difference, doesn't it?
0:39:50 > 0:39:52It is the icing on the cake!
0:39:52 > 0:39:55Joking apart, it is what it is and it's OK, isn't it?
0:39:55 > 0:40:00It's OK, but I don't think it should come into the negotiation, really.
0:40:00 > 0:40:03Well, depending on how much you would pay,
0:40:03 > 0:40:06- I thought I might give you it as a little freebie.- OK.
0:40:06 > 0:40:10- It's nice of you - a present. - So what do you think of 40-60?
0:40:10 > 0:40:12I don't like it at all, really.
0:40:14 > 0:40:16Hit me with another price, Mark.
0:40:16 > 0:40:18I'm going to be fair with you.
0:40:18 > 0:40:21I paid about £23.50 for it in the auction.
0:40:21 > 0:40:26So can I make a working profit on that with you, do you think?
0:40:26 > 0:40:27Are we talking 30?
0:40:28 > 0:40:31Well, if we must, but I was rather hoping
0:40:31 > 0:40:34that there'd be something other than a zero after the three.
0:40:34 > 0:40:37- 31?- 35.
0:40:37 > 0:40:3833.
0:40:38 > 0:40:40- 35.- Oh, go on, then.
0:40:40 > 0:40:43- Go on.- Go on, then. - And you get that as well.
0:40:43 > 0:40:46- Oh, I'd forgotten this. - You'd forgotten it.
0:40:46 > 0:40:48I had. 35 is fine, then.
0:40:48 > 0:40:51Do you know, there we are.
0:40:51 > 0:40:53You see, I've put my foot in it again, haven't I?
0:40:55 > 0:40:59Mark makes £11.40 on the pottery, regaining his advantage
0:40:59 > 0:41:04so, let's glance at the money made at this stage in the game.
0:41:04 > 0:41:09Mark Stacey has sold three items and made a profit of £163.
0:41:09 > 0:41:12Christina Trevanion has only sold two, but she's out in front in
0:41:12 > 0:41:15profit terms, £211.50.
0:41:18 > 0:41:21So, Mark is trailing at this point in the game.
0:41:21 > 0:41:24And he really need to step it up a gear. But, instead,
0:41:24 > 0:41:28he takes his foot off the gas, quite literally, as disaster strikes.
0:41:28 > 0:41:32Yes, our hero, known as The Maverick, is now The Mangled
0:41:32 > 0:41:35as he ends up with his leg in plaster.
0:41:35 > 0:41:37Hey, tell me, how are you getting on?
0:41:37 > 0:41:38I've broken my ankle.
0:41:38 > 0:41:39You've broken your ankle.
0:41:39 > 0:41:41How did you manage to break your ankle?
0:41:41 > 0:41:42I fell over a plinth.
0:41:42 > 0:41:45I know. Christina, I hadn't been drinking.
0:41:45 > 0:41:47- Yeah(!)- Now, how are you getting on?
0:41:47 > 0:41:50Very, very mediocre-ly.
0:41:50 > 0:41:52It's not easy out there, is it?
0:41:52 > 0:41:54No, it really isn't.
0:41:54 > 0:41:56At least you've got lots and lots of time to make lots of phone calls
0:41:56 > 0:41:59and do lots of sales and then you'll makes hundreds of pounds
0:41:59 > 0:42:00worth of profit.
0:42:00 > 0:42:04Anyway, listen, it's lovely to talk to you. Keep selling.
0:42:04 > 0:42:07Yes, poor old Mark is up the creek. He's been knocked down
0:42:07 > 0:42:10but he will get up again to start selling shortly.
0:42:10 > 0:42:14Christina knows to give no quarter, though, and she's back
0:42:14 > 0:42:18on the sell as she takes the gilt mirror that cost £177
0:42:18 > 0:42:22to the Shropshire village of Stanton upon Hine Heath.
0:42:22 > 0:42:25I'm here to see a friend of mine, Marcus Moore,
0:42:25 > 0:42:28who not only is an antiques dealer, but he's also a restorer.
0:42:28 > 0:42:31Now, my mirror, unfortunately, does need quite a lot of work doing to it
0:42:31 > 0:42:33and he's the only man that I know
0:42:33 > 0:42:35who could potentially restore it to its former glory.
0:42:35 > 0:42:37Let's hope he wants to buy it.
0:42:40 > 0:42:43- Well, Marcus? - Well, it looks very interesting.
0:42:43 > 0:42:44Very interesting, indeed.
0:42:44 > 0:42:46But have you got all the bits?
0:42:46 > 0:42:48- Well, hang on a minute. - That's the question.
0:42:48 > 0:42:50I've got that bit.
0:42:51 > 0:42:54- I've got that bit. - Is that anything to do with it?
0:42:54 > 0:42:56I've got...
0:42:56 > 0:42:59Oh, no, look! That bit.
0:42:59 > 0:43:03- Right.- And that bit. - Is that it?- Yes.- OK.
0:43:05 > 0:43:07Talk me through the construction of this piece, cos this is
0:43:07 > 0:43:09gilt gesso. Isn't it?
0:43:09 > 0:43:12- It is.- And it's quite a complicated thing to get right.
0:43:12 > 0:43:16Well, basically, it's gesso onto a wooden frame and then round here
0:43:16 > 0:43:18this is all wired
0:43:18 > 0:43:20and then the gesso round the wire.
0:43:20 > 0:43:23So it's plaster that they effectively pack around.
0:43:23 > 0:43:29- Yes.- So it's quite a labour...- It is. It is very much a labour.
0:43:29 > 0:43:30..of love.
0:43:30 > 0:43:32I know that you're the man to buy it
0:43:32 > 0:43:35- because you'd do such a brilliant job of restoring it.- Right.
0:43:35 > 0:43:38What do you think would be a fair price, do you think, to pay for it?
0:43:38 > 0:43:42Ordinary ones have got to be in the 80 to 120 region, haven't they?
0:43:42 > 0:43:44But this is not an ordinary one.
0:43:44 > 0:43:47So I'd suggest it was worth a couple of hundred pounds.
0:43:47 > 0:43:49A couple of hundred pounds, OK.
0:43:49 > 0:43:51That sort of figure, but, you know...
0:43:51 > 0:43:52And even then, on top of that,
0:43:52 > 0:43:56we're going to probably spend a couple of hundred pounds on it.
0:43:56 > 0:44:01- Really?- Yeah.- OK. But, then, after that, it will be stunning.
0:44:01 > 0:44:02It's going to be stunning.
0:44:02 > 0:44:04Maybe 250?
0:44:04 > 0:44:07- Yes.- Yeah? You're a gentleman.
0:44:07 > 0:44:09Thank you very, very much.
0:44:09 > 0:44:11In spite of the restoration required,
0:44:11 > 0:44:12Christina is still able to
0:44:12 > 0:44:15reflect on a £73 profit on the mirror.
0:44:16 > 0:44:19Perfectly honest with you, I was a little nervous
0:44:19 > 0:44:22about selling that mirror as it was my greatest expense.
0:44:22 > 0:44:24But, I'm quite glad to have found a
0:44:24 > 0:44:26home for it now, so, that's a relief.
0:44:26 > 0:44:29Let's just hope that Mark's not mirroring my profits.
0:44:30 > 0:44:36Yes, well the only thing Mark is mirroring right now is Ironside.
0:44:36 > 0:44:39And, like a true wheelchair detective, he's tracked down another
0:44:39 > 0:44:41potential buyer in Hadley, in Essex.
0:44:41 > 0:44:44Where, he's hoping to find some interest in the two
0:44:44 > 0:44:47watercolours that cost him £23.60.
0:44:47 > 0:44:51Well, as you can see, disaster struck, so I'm now being
0:44:51 > 0:44:53pushed around by my partner Santiago to get me
0:44:53 > 0:44:54around in the wheelchair.
0:44:54 > 0:44:56And I've come to see Jonathan,
0:44:56 > 0:44:58who I used to work with at an auction house,
0:44:58 > 0:45:02who loves watercolours and I think his house is covered in them,
0:45:02 > 0:45:04so I'm hoping to get a good profit
0:45:04 > 0:45:07out of this lovely pair of watercolours.
0:45:07 > 0:45:10Fingers crossed, let's go and find out how we do.
0:45:10 > 0:45:13Johnny, thank you so much for inviting us to your charming home.
0:45:13 > 0:45:17- It's just as I pictured it - lots of watercolours.- There are, yes, lots.
0:45:17 > 0:45:19- Hundreds, in fact.- Hundreds.
0:45:19 > 0:45:24- Well, I think I've found you another two.- Just what I need!- I hope so.
0:45:24 > 0:45:26- I sent you photographs.- You did.
0:45:26 > 0:45:28I think you're going to like them better in the flesh.
0:45:28 > 0:45:31I love this one with the coach and horses coming round.
0:45:31 > 0:45:32It's very nicely done.
0:45:32 > 0:45:35It's indistinctly signed, isn't it, I don't recognise that.
0:45:35 > 0:45:38I know that artist. You see that a lot, don't you, Signed Indistinctly?
0:45:38 > 0:45:41Yes. Yes, he's very famous.
0:45:41 > 0:45:44Do you think they're mid-19th century?
0:45:44 > 0:45:47- They must be, mustn't they? - I thought maybe 1840, maybe 1860.
0:45:47 > 0:45:49Yes, I think 1840s.
0:45:49 > 0:45:52A little bit of damage there, top right.
0:45:52 > 0:45:53Oh, I didn't notice that.
0:45:53 > 0:45:56That's just knocked it down by quite a portion.
0:45:56 > 0:46:00There are aspects of this which are very nicely done,
0:46:00 > 0:46:02but the back wheel looks a little bit ropey.
0:46:02 > 0:46:06- I can see the price plummeting. - The price has plummeted instantly.
0:46:06 > 0:46:10I was hoping to get a rather modest sum for them
0:46:10 > 0:46:12of between 100 and 150 for the pair.
0:46:12 > 0:46:16- That's not going to happen, is it? - Good Lord!
0:46:16 > 0:46:19- Well...- Now you've seen them, you must be honest, Johnny.
0:46:19 > 0:46:23- Oh, no, they're charming. - Why don't we start at, say, 90?
0:46:23 > 0:46:25You can start where you like.
0:46:25 > 0:46:27But, you know what they say,
0:46:27 > 0:46:30it's not where you start, it's where you finish.
0:46:30 > 0:46:35- Right, so I think probably £30 each. - £60?- Yes.- Oh, Johnny!
0:46:35 > 0:46:37What's your very, very best price?
0:46:37 > 0:46:40I should think 65, at an absolute push.
0:46:40 > 0:46:44I've always said about you, Johnny, there's a heart of gold
0:46:44 > 0:46:47lying somewhere in the deep exterior of your anatomy.
0:46:47 > 0:46:51- Are you happy at 65?- I'm happy at 65.- Let's do 65.- 65.
0:46:51 > 0:46:53- Thanks very much indeed.- Splendid.
0:46:53 > 0:46:56Mark paints himself a profit of £41.40 for the watercolours.
0:46:56 > 0:46:58In this business you've got to
0:46:58 > 0:47:01aim high and at least then you can drop down.
0:47:01 > 0:47:03I got £65 for those which is nearly
0:47:03 > 0:47:05tripling my money.
0:47:05 > 0:47:06So. I'm very, very pleased.
0:47:06 > 0:47:07Forwards, Sant.
0:47:09 > 0:47:12And, as Mark wheels off in search of more profit,
0:47:12 > 0:47:15Christina gets the ball back in her court
0:47:15 > 0:47:18as she finds some possible interest in her brooch from
0:47:18 > 0:47:22Shrewsbury-based jeweller Nigel.
0:47:22 > 0:47:23- Wow!- It's where it all happens.
0:47:23 > 0:47:26This really is the engine room, isn't it?
0:47:26 > 0:47:28- The nucleus.- The nucleus,
0:47:28 > 0:47:32- The wheels of industry turn here. - Literally, they do. Look at this!
0:47:32 > 0:47:35- Yep.- What's this?- An old 18th century draw bench.
0:47:35 > 0:47:38Basically, what you do, you can have a piece of wire
0:47:38 > 0:47:42that's 1.5mm thick, and you want to draw it and make it thinner.
0:47:42 > 0:47:45- Yeah.- You get a piece of gold wire and that fits into there
0:47:45 > 0:47:47as such, and that stretches down,
0:47:47 > 0:47:50and then you just put it through the holes.
0:47:50 > 0:47:53- Blimey.- And, as you can see, over the years
0:47:53 > 0:47:57we have worn the bench away with gold wire.
0:47:57 > 0:48:01- Well, I bought this...here.- Right.
0:48:04 > 0:48:07I know you're going to love it.
0:48:07 > 0:48:09The auction house did test it.
0:48:09 > 0:48:11They said it was 9-carat when they tested it.
0:48:11 > 0:48:14It's obviously set with garnets throughout.
0:48:14 > 0:48:19- I would say it's a 1960s/70s.- OK. It's a little bit dated
0:48:19 > 0:48:21not terribly popular.
0:48:21 > 0:48:22It's retro, darling.
0:48:22 > 0:48:24I know, but brooches aren't terribly popular.
0:48:24 > 0:48:27I think we'd have to try and do something with it.
0:48:27 > 0:48:29Like re-design it.
0:48:29 > 0:48:30How could you re-design it?
0:48:30 > 0:48:34On a ribbon rather than a brooch, something like that.
0:48:34 > 0:48:37- Or a pendant?- Something for a ball-gown.
0:48:37 > 0:48:39There is a pendant loop on it.
0:48:41 > 0:48:44It would need to be around these benches for while
0:48:44 > 0:48:45- is what you're saying.- Yeah.
0:48:45 > 0:48:47Really, you would just be buying the gold, wouldn't you?
0:48:47 > 0:48:50Garnets are not an expensive stone.
0:48:50 > 0:48:52No, they're not. These are Indian garnets
0:48:52 > 0:48:55and, you know, they're not any great value to them.
0:48:55 > 0:49:01But, gold wise, I suppose we're looking probably about £70.
0:49:01 > 0:49:05Could I nudge you up a tenner? Could we say £80?
0:49:05 > 0:49:08- £80 it is.- £80.
0:49:08 > 0:49:09I'm a happy girl.
0:49:09 > 0:49:13Some fine haggling earns Christina a glittering profit of £42.24,
0:49:13 > 0:49:15and she's rightly chuffed.
0:49:17 > 0:49:20Well, it was a risk, but none the less, a risk worth taking.
0:49:20 > 0:49:23Doubled my money - can't be bad.
0:49:23 > 0:49:26Actually, that was slightly more than double, and it means
0:49:26 > 0:49:30Christina, like Mark, has just one item left to sell,
0:49:30 > 0:49:32so, she heads north to Northwick in Cheshire,
0:49:32 > 0:49:35famed for its smiling cat.
0:49:35 > 0:49:38And she has a very important date at the Davenport Tearooms
0:49:38 > 0:49:41that she definitely doesn't want to be late for.
0:49:41 > 0:49:44I thought of you because I love this tearoom and the wonderful
0:49:44 > 0:49:47- Alice In Wonderland theme that you've got going on.- Thank you.
0:49:47 > 0:49:50Tell me, why did you choose that theme?
0:49:50 > 0:49:52Well, Cheshire is the birthplace of Lewis Carroll.
0:49:52 > 0:49:55It's only two and a half miles, so it says it all.
0:49:55 > 0:49:58- It seems perfect.- Absolutely. - Very, very appropriate.
0:49:58 > 0:50:01- What about your murals? Who did those?- I did those.- Did you?- Yes.
0:50:01 > 0:50:04Well done, you. Gosh, you're very talented.
0:50:04 > 0:50:06And I see they're taking tea,
0:50:06 > 0:50:09which brings me to my tea service. It's a Davenport tea service.
0:50:09 > 0:50:12- Oh, we like Davenport. - And you're a Davenport!
0:50:12 > 0:50:15You are Belinda Davenport. I mean, it's amazing.
0:50:15 > 0:50:20- So, are you related to the Davenport family as in the china?- No.
0:50:20 > 0:50:22Right, but you like it because of your name.
0:50:22 > 0:50:26Well, we like it because all of the Davenport ones
0:50:26 > 0:50:30tend to do really good quality stuff, anyway.
0:50:30 > 0:50:33So, obviously, it is Davenport.
0:50:34 > 0:50:36- I agree.- Check it. Well done, Belinda.
0:50:36 > 0:50:39Now, they used that mark between 1870 and 1886,
0:50:39 > 0:50:41so it's a good Victorian piece.
0:50:41 > 0:50:44And I love the fact that obviously it's got this wonderful
0:50:44 > 0:50:47pink and gilt decoration. Do you like it?
0:50:47 > 0:50:50- I do like it.- Do you?- It's very, very pretty.- Do you love it?
0:50:50 > 0:50:51I love it, actually, yeah.
0:50:51 > 0:50:53So, as a collector of Davenport,
0:50:53 > 0:50:57Belinda Davenport,
0:50:57 > 0:51:00what would you be looking to pay for a tea-service -
0:51:00 > 0:51:01it's a beautiful tea-service -
0:51:01 > 0:51:02such as this?
0:51:02 > 0:51:05- You're going to try hard now, aren't you?- Yeah.
0:51:06 > 0:51:09Got to be worth a couple of hundred pounds, hasn't it?
0:51:09 > 0:51:10What do you think?
0:51:10 > 0:51:12- 150, then.- It's a deal.
0:51:12 > 0:51:15I'm very happy that it's going to a Davenport.
0:51:15 > 0:51:17Christina falls down the hole
0:51:17 > 0:51:21and emerges with £102.80 profit for the tea set and she's all done.
0:51:24 > 0:51:27What an amazing place. And such a talented lady as well.
0:51:27 > 0:51:30And, bless her, she's just given me my last profit.
0:51:30 > 0:51:32Happy days.
0:51:32 > 0:51:35Mark is also down to his final sale.
0:51:35 > 0:51:38It's the miniature chair that cost him just over £35 at auction,
0:51:38 > 0:51:42and he's take it to a collector near Colchester.
0:51:42 > 0:51:46Today I've come to see Michael who is an old-friend of mine who is a
0:51:46 > 0:51:50collectable expert and he loves collecting miniature furniture.
0:51:50 > 0:51:53So, hopefully, I'm sitting on quite a tidy profit, there,
0:51:53 > 0:51:55do you get it? Sitting on a profit.
0:51:55 > 0:51:58Come on, keep up. Let's go, Sant.
0:51:58 > 0:52:01Well, I know you're an expert in collectables,
0:52:01 > 0:52:03- but you like miniature furniture.- I do.
0:52:03 > 0:52:04As we can see around us.
0:52:04 > 0:52:07Yes, I've got quite a few over the years.
0:52:07 > 0:52:09They're great. You don't see them as much as you used to, though.
0:52:09 > 0:52:11No, no - they're quite scarce.
0:52:11 > 0:52:15Well, I hope, you like this. I found this at an auction.
0:52:15 > 0:52:17- Victorian, I think?- It is.
0:52:17 > 0:52:21And this is possibly the originally sort of carpet type fabric.
0:52:21 > 0:52:22I'm sure it probably is.
0:52:22 > 0:52:23Without a doubt.
0:52:23 > 0:52:26I liked it cos of this sort of simulated bamboo effect.
0:52:26 > 0:52:29- But it's obviously come loose at some point.- Really(!)
0:52:29 > 0:52:32I haven't had that mentioned to me before.
0:52:32 > 0:52:33No, no. I'm keeping the best for last.
0:52:33 > 0:52:39But underneath, I'm afraid, it's had a bit of an amateur repair.
0:52:39 > 0:52:41- Oh, my goodness.- I think these are all later.- Oh!
0:52:41 > 0:52:44- Are they(?)- Isn't that a dreadful repair?
0:52:44 > 0:52:47These stainless steel things, are they modern(?)
0:52:47 > 0:52:48Isn't it the worst repair you have seen?
0:52:48 > 0:52:51I think somebody has just decided, because it was loose,
0:52:51 > 0:52:54they've put those awful brackets in. Fortunately, they're underneath.
0:52:54 > 0:52:56- This is old webbing.- It is, yeah.
0:52:56 > 0:53:01It really needs to be stripped and glued again, Mark, and put together.
0:53:01 > 0:53:04- I haven't got one similar.- You haven't?- No.
0:53:04 > 0:53:08- Ooh.- That means I might have looked at some similar
0:53:08 > 0:53:10and not purchased them, though.
0:53:10 > 0:53:14- You never know.- Or, you haven't been able to find them.
0:53:14 > 0:53:17They're hard to find in that condition, certainly.
0:53:17 > 0:53:20- I thought the old auctioneer's cliche, 80-120.- Really?
0:53:20 > 0:53:23Now you've seen it, are we anywhere near it?
0:53:23 > 0:53:26Not quite as close as I'd like to be.
0:53:26 > 0:53:28Where would you like to be
0:53:30 > 0:53:32I'll throw those in.
0:53:33 > 0:53:35Have we got a screwdriver?
0:53:35 > 0:53:37Do you want to take them with you?
0:53:37 > 0:53:39Can I give them back? Would that help?
0:53:43 > 0:53:47I don't want to be unkind because you're a good friend. Thank you.
0:53:47 > 0:53:49- £50.- Oh, Michael!
0:53:49 > 0:53:51Can't we get closer to 80?
0:53:51 > 0:53:53I'll go to 60, but no more.
0:53:53 > 0:53:55- Oh, Michael!- 60 is enough.
0:53:55 > 0:53:58Well, the chair is a miniature and my profit is a miniature,
0:53:58 > 0:54:01- but I'm happy with it. Michael, thanks so much.- A good deal.
0:54:01 > 0:54:04Mark makes £24.60 on the chair.
0:54:04 > 0:54:08It's a small profit, but a profit is a profit and I've found the perfect
0:54:08 > 0:54:11home for that miniature chair, don't you agree?
0:54:11 > 0:54:13And what's best of all is I've sold up.
0:54:13 > 0:54:17It was a tough auction, but I've made profits on everything.
0:54:17 > 0:54:19And so, with both our experts all sold up,
0:54:19 > 0:54:22it's nearly time to discover who is today's winner.
0:54:22 > 0:54:24Will Mark's maverick mentality
0:54:24 > 0:54:28come out on top against Christina's sensational selling skills?
0:54:28 > 0:54:30All will soon be revealed.
0:54:32 > 0:54:35Our two towering experts set off on the saga
0:54:35 > 0:54:38with £1,000 of their own money.
0:54:38 > 0:54:43Mark "The Maverick" Stacey bought six items and spent £236.
0:54:43 > 0:54:50Christina Trevanion picked up five lots at a total cost of £350.46.
0:54:50 > 0:54:53But who made the most profit?
0:54:53 > 0:54:54All the money our experts have made
0:54:54 > 0:54:57in their challenge will go to their chosen charities,
0:54:57 > 0:54:59so let's find out who is our
0:54:59 > 0:55:02Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is champion.
0:55:02 > 0:55:04- Christina.- Darling, how are you feeling?
0:55:04 > 0:55:07Cold and miserable, but how are you?
0:55:07 > 0:55:08I'm all right. You brighten my day.
0:55:08 > 0:55:11Oh, well, you've brightened mine as well.
0:55:11 > 0:55:12That auction...
0:55:12 > 0:55:15Don't let me relive it! It was bad enough the first time!
0:55:15 > 0:55:17Oh, it was frightening, wasn't it?
0:55:17 > 0:55:19Bearing in mind how difficult it was to buy, I think we bought
0:55:19 > 0:55:22- relatively well.- Well, I was so full of hope when I saw this stuff,
0:55:22 > 0:55:25and I thought, "it's not online, we've got a real chance, here".
0:55:25 > 0:55:27- Exactly.- What happened?- I know.
0:55:27 > 0:55:30But you did get some nice things in the end, didn't you?
0:55:30 > 0:55:33I loved my tea service, very pretty, very pinky, beautiful tea service.
0:55:33 > 0:55:37- Very girlie, that.- Very girlie. Did you like it?
0:55:37 > 0:55:39Not particularly, no.
0:55:39 > 0:55:42- It's not my cup of tea.- Ah-ha!
0:55:42 > 0:55:44I did like the painting I bought.
0:55:44 > 0:55:46- Oh, that was fantastic! - Yeah, I'm so glad I bought that,
0:55:46 > 0:55:49because I found a nice lady in London who loved it.
0:55:49 > 0:55:53- It was just so romantic.- It WAS so romantic. Just like us, really.
0:55:53 > 0:55:56I mean it's like today. But, please don't rain.
0:55:56 > 0:55:58So, did you make a good profit on that?
0:55:58 > 0:56:00I did make a reasonable profit.
0:56:00 > 0:56:03That was one of the only things I made a reasonable profit on
0:56:03 > 0:56:05but it was very good. I'm very pleased.
0:56:05 > 0:56:09The footbath - appropriately enough - didn't do very well.
0:56:09 > 0:56:11I don't think feet and you are meant to go together.
0:56:11 > 0:56:13Not at the moment, no, no.
0:56:13 > 0:56:14Definitely not.
0:56:14 > 0:56:17- Shall we find out?- Yes, let's do it. Are we ready?
0:56:17 > 0:56:20Are you ready? One, two, three...
0:56:22 > 0:56:24- Oh!- Oh, my goodness!
0:56:24 > 0:56:27Gosh, you did very well. How did you do that, Christina?
0:56:27 > 0:56:31In all honesty, I have absolutely no idea!
0:56:31 > 0:56:33You must have made a huge profit on something.
0:56:33 > 0:56:36I think I made quite a good profit on those pictures.
0:56:36 > 0:56:39- You know, those three pictures.- Oh, the lovely 19th century engravings?
0:56:39 > 0:56:41- Yes.- Coloured engravings?- Yes. After Kauffman.
0:56:41 > 0:56:43They made about a £150.
0:56:44 > 0:56:46Good Lord, that must be a record price in today's market.
0:56:46 > 0:56:49Well done. It's about who you know, you see.
0:56:49 > 0:56:51Well done, you. Thank you, and well done, you, darling.
0:56:51 > 0:56:53I think you've done very well,
0:56:53 > 0:56:55especially under these circumstances, Hopalong.
0:56:55 > 0:56:58I'll have to start researching again. I clearly know nothing.
0:56:58 > 0:57:01Mind you, I knew that at the beginning!
0:57:02 > 0:57:05And so, Christina is the winner,
0:57:05 > 0:57:08having more than doubled her money on the tea set and brooch,
0:57:08 > 0:57:12then made over ten times her buying price on the framed prints.
0:57:13 > 0:57:14If ever there was a buying location
0:57:14 > 0:57:17where I didn't think that I would triumph, it was the auction.
0:57:17 > 0:57:20I found it incredibly difficult, but, lo and behold,
0:57:20 > 0:57:23it was that pink tea service that Mark was incredibly rude about
0:57:23 > 0:57:25that helped win the day.
0:57:25 > 0:57:26The auction was tough for both of us.
0:57:26 > 0:57:28I thought I did rather well with the painting
0:57:28 > 0:57:31and some of the other things. Christina really struggled,
0:57:31 > 0:57:33but she still won. How did that happen?
0:57:33 > 0:57:34Yay!
0:57:34 > 0:57:38And, of course, all their profits will be winging it to their
0:57:38 > 0:57:39chosen charities.
0:57:39 > 0:57:41For Mark, that's the Dream Factory in Essex.
0:57:41 > 0:57:45My charity is a small charity who make dreams come true
0:57:45 > 0:57:48for children and young adults with life-limiting and severe
0:57:48 > 0:57:50disablement.
0:57:50 > 0:57:51My profits will be going to the
0:57:51 > 0:57:53Beachtree Community Centre in Whitchurch,
0:57:53 > 0:57:56which includes a day centre for elderly people to combat loneliness
0:57:56 > 0:57:58and isolation within the community.
0:57:58 > 0:58:00And, it's not just the charities
0:58:00 > 0:58:03that have benefited from our experts hard work.
0:58:03 > 0:58:06Since then, Kim has managed to sell the foot bath she
0:58:06 > 0:58:08bought from Mark for a £15 profit.
0:58:08 > 0:58:13Not so lucky, however, was the 1950s gold brooch Christina sold to Nigel.
0:58:13 > 0:58:16It ended up in the melting pot and used for scrap.
0:58:16 > 0:58:19Marcus, however, has restored Christina's mirror
0:58:19 > 0:58:24to its former glory and likes it so much he's keeping it for himself.