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 > 0:00:10against 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 > 0:00:15Each week, one pair of duelling dealers will face a different
0:00:15 > 0:00:17daily challenge...
0:00:17 > 0:00:19I've got a heavy profit here.
0:00:19 > 0:00:21..putting 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 > 0:00:27HE GROWLS
0:00:27 > 0:00:30..along with their top tips and savvy secrets...
0:00:30 > 0:00:32That could present a problem.
0:00:32 > 0:00:35..showing you how to make the most money...
0:00:35 > 0:00:36Ready 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, Christina Trevanion meets her match...
0:00:45 > 0:00:46I ain't dropping it no more,
0:00:46 > 0:00:49no matter how much you stand there batting your eyes.
0:00:49 > 0:00:52..Mark Stacey hits the big time.
0:00:52 > 0:00:56And who knows, I might have found something by Faberge.
0:00:56 > 0:00:59And will this little piggy ever find a home?
0:00:59 > 0:01:01I was hoping to get about £150 for him.
0:01:01 > 0:01:04Oh, 150? Deary me.
0:01:04 > 0:01:06Oh, really...!
0:01:06 > 0:01:09This is Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is.
0:01:23 > 0:01:27Welcome, antiques aficionados and foraging fans,
0:01:27 > 0:01:30to a mighty contest of the collectables.
0:01:30 > 0:01:32Where a pair of trade experts take up
0:01:32 > 0:01:36arms against each other, in a scrap for the biggest profit.
0:01:36 > 0:01:41And today, we have two of telly's most terrific tusslers.
0:01:41 > 0:01:44For your delectation and delight,
0:01:44 > 0:01:49in the blue corner is a welterweight of the wares,
0:01:49 > 0:01:53it's Mark "The Maverick" Stacey!
0:01:53 > 0:01:55Who's a pretty boy, then?
0:01:55 > 0:02:00And in the red corner is an auctioneer with all the right moves.
0:02:00 > 0:02:06She's Shropshire's own, Christina "The Magpie" Trevanion!
0:02:06 > 0:02:09Who dares, wins.
0:02:09 > 0:02:13This pair of shooting stars will be colliding in Lincoln antiques fair,
0:02:13 > 0:02:18where they'll be putting £750 worth of their own money on the line,
0:02:18 > 0:02:22with all the profits destined for their chosen charities.
0:02:22 > 0:02:26So, Mark Stacey and Christina Trevanion, take to your corners,
0:02:26 > 0:02:30it's time to put your money where your mouth is.
0:02:30 > 0:02:33Good morning, Christina. What are we doing here?
0:02:33 > 0:02:37- Look at this.- You look frozen, but you're all wrapped up, looking gorgeous.
0:02:37 > 0:02:39- Well, I've got my thermals on. - Have you? So have I.
0:02:39 > 0:02:42Long johns, vest, everything.
0:02:42 > 0:02:45Oh, my goodness, £750 to spend.
0:02:45 > 0:02:48- I mean, look, it looks huge. - Are you going to spend it all?
0:02:48 > 0:02:50- Oh, I don't know.- I feel in a spending mood.- Oh, you tease.
0:02:50 > 0:02:54- Yes, I feel there's going to be something big in this fair.- Really?
0:02:54 > 0:02:58- Something big to suit Mark Stacey. - I hope so.- Do you think it'll be pink?
0:02:58 > 0:03:02- Well, I'd hope so. Shall we go and find out?- Let's.- Come on.
0:03:02 > 0:03:07So, Mark wants to shell out on something big and pink - fabulous.
0:03:07 > 0:03:10And Christina wearing long johns - not so fabulous.
0:03:10 > 0:03:12But she may have made the right decision,
0:03:12 > 0:03:14as the weather today is downright drab.
0:03:18 > 0:03:23Even though the weather is not quite what you'd expect in the Bahamas,
0:03:23 > 0:03:25it is what you expect in Lincoln.
0:03:25 > 0:03:30And I hope they'll be in a mood to sell, and sell at a right price.
0:03:30 > 0:03:31Yes, ever optimistic,
0:03:31 > 0:03:34Mark is bravely battling the great British downpour.
0:03:34 > 0:03:38And Christina also seems undeterred by the elements.
0:03:38 > 0:03:42It may be cold and wet and, frankly, horrible out there,
0:03:42 > 0:03:43but it hasn't dampened my spirits.
0:03:43 > 0:03:47I'm feeling super-competitive today, so let's go shopping.
0:03:47 > 0:03:51So, both our buyers are keeping calm and carrying on.
0:03:51 > 0:03:53And it's Mark who's first to pick up the scent of a potential
0:03:53 > 0:03:58profit packer, in the form of some porcelain poodles.
0:03:58 > 0:04:00Oh, these are rather kitsch, aren't they?
0:04:00 > 0:04:02Well, that's one word for them.
0:04:03 > 0:04:06I mean, I love this. I mean, look at him.
0:04:06 > 0:04:09Look at that face, how could you not fall in love with it?
0:04:09 > 0:04:13And he's smoking his pipe and he's got his umbrella here.
0:04:13 > 0:04:16They're made in Italy, they're probably 1950s or '70s.
0:04:16 > 0:04:18They do look in fairly good condition.
0:04:18 > 0:04:20The problem with these sort of things is, there's so much
0:04:20 > 0:04:24complication in the design, you're bound to find the odd little chip.
0:04:24 > 0:04:28Darling, can I have a quick word with you? I love these poodles.
0:04:28 > 0:04:32- They're very kitsch, aren't they? - They are so kitsch, aren't they? I think they're rather fun.
0:04:32 > 0:04:35I was thinking of trying to sell them to the poodle parlour.
0:04:35 > 0:04:37- That would be rather fun, wouldn't it?- Good thinking.
0:04:37 > 0:04:40- What could you do for the three, do you think?- Is 30 any good?
0:04:40 > 0:04:44I think we're getting close, because I was thinking more of 20.
0:04:44 > 0:04:49- It is wet and miserable. - How about 25?- 25 quid for the three.
0:04:49 > 0:04:53- I think we'll call that the first deal. Thank you very much.- Thank you.
0:04:53 > 0:04:56And with that, Mark is off the starter's marks,
0:04:56 > 0:05:00£25 lighter and three porcelain poodles heavier.
0:05:00 > 0:05:02I think that's a bargain, don't you?
0:05:02 > 0:05:05Where can you buy three pedigree dogs for 25 quid?
0:05:05 > 0:05:08Perhaps the question should be, where could you sell three
0:05:08 > 0:05:11pedigree dogs for more than £25?
0:05:11 > 0:05:13Well, meanwhile, out in the rain,
0:05:13 > 0:05:16Christina has found a way to brighten up her day.
0:05:18 > 0:05:20Look at these!
0:05:22 > 0:05:27I mean, you couldn't get further away from thinking about a margarita on a beach today, could you?
0:05:27 > 0:05:29But that looks fantastic, doesn't it?
0:05:29 > 0:05:31Look at all those colours in there.
0:05:31 > 0:05:33They haven't got a huge amount of age to them,
0:05:33 > 0:05:37but I'm thinking if I sold them to a bar or a nightclub,
0:05:37 > 0:05:41they would look pretty cool as a bit of an interior design piece.
0:05:41 > 0:05:43How much have you got on the signs?
0:05:43 > 0:05:45- £120 each.- £120 each.
0:05:45 > 0:05:48And where are they from?
0:05:48 > 0:05:51- Because they haven't got a huge amount of age to them, have they? - No. Not at all.
0:05:51 > 0:05:55- They're just nice, interior bits. - They're made by Mexican artisan families,
0:05:55 > 0:05:57who grabbed what metal they can and...
0:05:57 > 0:06:01- So, it's premium upcycling, if you like?- Definitely, definitely.- Oh, cool.
0:06:01 > 0:06:03So would there be any flexibility on that price, Peter?
0:06:03 > 0:06:06- I could do £100 each.- £100 each?
0:06:06 > 0:06:10OK, well, I like the margarita one. Would you be open to 80?
0:06:10 > 0:06:11I'm afraid not. No.
0:06:11 > 0:06:14- I'd like to nudge it under 100, if I can.- 99?
0:06:14 > 0:06:18- That is...- 99.99, I could do. - Peter.
0:06:18 > 0:06:20- 97?- 97, 97.
0:06:20 > 0:06:23- 97, it's a deal. Thank you very much.- Margarita.
0:06:23 > 0:06:26Margarita! Please!
0:06:26 > 0:06:31So, with £23 off the ticket price, Christina thinks she's bagged a bargain.
0:06:31 > 0:06:35And across the fair, that's exactly what Mark is after as well.
0:06:35 > 0:06:39Lots of bits and pieces here. I just feel there may be something.
0:06:39 > 0:06:41Nothing is grabbing my attention.
0:06:41 > 0:06:46You've got to look at everything at fairs like this, because lurking in amongst all the
0:06:46 > 0:06:49bits and pieces, there may just be something important.
0:06:49 > 0:06:51Not on this occasion.
0:06:52 > 0:06:54They're Worcester.
0:06:54 > 0:06:57- 80 quid, the pair.- Gosh, really?
0:06:57 > 0:07:00- And what about this? - 160, the pair. They're unusual.
0:07:00 > 0:07:03- I thought they were going to be a bargain.- Well, they are.
0:07:03 > 0:07:06It was going so well, wasn't it?
0:07:06 > 0:07:08Back to the drawing board, I think.
0:07:08 > 0:07:12Poor old Mark, he can't seem to catch a break.
0:07:12 > 0:07:13Oh, gosh.
0:07:13 > 0:07:17Christina, however, has a mischievous glint in her eye.
0:07:17 > 0:07:19So, I think I might have a little bit of a sneaky advantage
0:07:19 > 0:07:21over Mark here, but sssh! Don't tell him.
0:07:21 > 0:07:24There's store holders here that I've met recently
0:07:24 > 0:07:26and they specialise in beautiful leather boxes.
0:07:26 > 0:07:30There's one in particular that I'm quite interested in.
0:07:30 > 0:07:31Look at this.
0:07:31 > 0:07:35Shabby, tatty,
0:07:35 > 0:07:37needs a lot of work.
0:07:37 > 0:07:39Old box, right?
0:07:39 > 0:07:41Wrong. Look at this.
0:07:41 > 0:07:45This is a beautiful, leather covered cartridge case.
0:07:45 > 0:07:48And if we look inside, we can see that it would've had divisions originally.
0:07:48 > 0:07:50It would've held shotgun cartridges.
0:07:50 > 0:07:53So, leather covered example, but the magic for me
0:07:53 > 0:07:55is this lettering on the front here.
0:07:55 > 0:07:59It says, "F Mainwaring, Oteley, Ellesmere."
0:07:59 > 0:08:03Ellesmere is about five minutes away from where I live in Shropshire.
0:08:03 > 0:08:08And if I can't find a new home for this in Shropshire, nobody can.
0:08:08 > 0:08:11- Can I talk to you about this box? - You can, my love.
0:08:11 > 0:08:13- Now, it's a bit tatty.- It's scruffy.
0:08:13 > 0:08:15I quite like that it's a bit scruffy.
0:08:15 > 0:08:18You've got £85 on it, what could be your very best?
0:08:18 > 0:08:20A tenner off it, 75 quid.
0:08:20 > 0:08:23All right, that's a fair price and I'm prepared to pay it.
0:08:23 > 0:08:25- Thank you so much. You're an angel. - Thank you.
0:08:25 > 0:08:28So, Christina gets the price, pays the dealer
0:08:28 > 0:08:31and she's away with her second purchase under her belt.
0:08:31 > 0:08:33Mark has finally stopped flapping
0:08:33 > 0:08:36and has picked up a few pieces of silver.
0:08:36 > 0:08:39I like this little pair of beakers, I suppose you'd call them.
0:08:39 > 0:08:41They are silver gilt.
0:08:41 > 0:08:44And they do have Russian hallmarks on them.
0:08:44 > 0:08:4684 standard.
0:08:46 > 0:08:48You do have to be careful with Russian silver these days,
0:08:48 > 0:08:51because there is a lot of reproduction pieces.
0:08:51 > 0:08:53Particularly with the enamel work on them,
0:08:53 > 0:08:56after such famous designers as Carl Faberge.
0:08:56 > 0:08:59These, to me, look quite interesting.
0:08:59 > 0:09:01I mean, they're very nicely chased.
0:09:01 > 0:09:06This decoration we call chasing on here, with the scales.
0:09:06 > 0:09:08And they've been gilded as well.
0:09:08 > 0:09:09And they're gilded inside.
0:09:09 > 0:09:13So they would have taken some sort of alcoholic liquid, I suppose.
0:09:13 > 0:09:16Not that I'd know anything about alcoholic liquids, you understand.
0:09:16 > 0:09:18No, of course you don't(!)
0:09:18 > 0:09:20So, the dealer says they are £75 each.
0:09:20 > 0:09:24But he said if I buy the two, that I can have them for 120.
0:09:24 > 0:09:27I think I'm going to have a go at those, I rather like them.
0:09:27 > 0:09:28I think they're quite interesting.
0:09:28 > 0:09:33And who knows? I might have found something by Faberge.
0:09:33 > 0:09:35Let's hope it's Carl and not Beryl.
0:09:35 > 0:09:36Oh, yes.
0:09:36 > 0:09:39Beryl Faberge, Carl Faberge's aunt, no doubt.
0:09:39 > 0:09:42Not so good with silver, but she did make a lovely cup of tea.
0:09:42 > 0:09:45Now, Christina isn't known as "The Magpie" for nothing.
0:09:45 > 0:09:47Oh, I just can't help myself.
0:09:47 > 0:09:51Our jewellery expert is unable to resist the call of the small,
0:09:51 > 0:09:53- shiny items.- Look at him!
0:09:54 > 0:09:58- Hello.- Hello.- Is there any chance I could just have a little look at that
0:09:58 > 0:10:01- little silver pincushion there? - The piggy?
0:10:01 > 0:10:04Yeah. Very sweet. So we've got a little silver pincushion.
0:10:04 > 0:10:06Usually early 20th century.
0:10:06 > 0:10:09Is this one hallmarked? He's not...
0:10:09 > 0:10:11- I think he's marked "Sterling". - Oh, he is, isn't he?- Yes.
0:10:11 > 0:10:15- So not British hallmarked.- It would be wonderful if he was hallmarked. - Wouldn't it just?- Yeah.
0:10:15 > 0:10:19- The icing on the cake that would be, wouldn't it?- Everybody wants the hallmark.- Exactly.
0:10:19 > 0:10:22- So, we've got £98 on him.- Yeah.
0:10:22 > 0:10:24- Hallmarked, it would be 150. - Yeah, exactly.
0:10:24 > 0:10:27What could be your best price on him?
0:10:27 > 0:10:30- 70?- Is there any chance you could nudge...
0:10:30 > 0:10:34nudge any more? Nudge, nudge, nudge.
0:10:34 > 0:10:37- OK, we'll do it for 60 and that's it. - SHE SNORTS
0:10:37 > 0:10:39- £60?- £60.
0:10:39 > 0:10:42- I'm a happy girl at £60. Thank you.- Wonderful.
0:10:42 > 0:10:45That's very kind.
0:10:45 > 0:10:47With three purchases to Mark's two,
0:10:47 > 0:10:52Christina is as happy as a pig in Shropshire with her porky purchase.
0:10:52 > 0:10:57Mark is also on a farming bent, as he finds a piece of kitsch glassware.
0:10:57 > 0:10:58Look what I've just found.
0:10:58 > 0:11:00Isn't that rather fun?
0:11:00 > 0:11:03It's press moulded glass.
0:11:03 > 0:11:06Can you guess what you might use it for?
0:11:06 > 0:11:10Hmm, is it some kind of glass chicken hat?
0:11:10 > 0:11:13It's to put eggs in, on the side in the kitchen. You keep your eggs there.
0:11:13 > 0:11:17And it's rather fun. It's quite nicely modelled.
0:11:17 > 0:11:19I can't feel any chips or cracks.
0:11:19 > 0:11:23I've just noticed that says, "Any items on this table, £10."
0:11:23 > 0:11:26Which I still think is too much for this.
0:11:26 > 0:11:28- That's rather kitsch, isn't it? - Yes.
0:11:28 > 0:11:31- You put your eggs in it, I think, on the side, don't you?- Yeah.
0:11:31 > 0:11:34I rather like that. I don't think it's terribly old.
0:11:34 > 0:11:36- Can it be a fiver?- Yeah.
0:11:36 > 0:11:38Oh, we're on a roll. £5.
0:11:38 > 0:11:41- I'll have it for a fiver, I think it's rather fun.- Yeah.
0:11:41 > 0:11:44- And I'm sure I can find a buyer for that.- Thank you very much.- That's great.
0:11:44 > 0:11:49- If you could gift-wrap it, it would be lovely.- I will gift-wrap it for you.- See you later. I love that.
0:11:49 > 0:11:53It's a really quirky item and I think, hopefully,
0:11:53 > 0:11:55I could get maybe 20, 25 quid for it.
0:11:55 > 0:11:57So, for a fiver investment, it's not bad, is it?
0:11:57 > 0:11:59HE LAUGHS
0:11:59 > 0:12:01Well, with both dealers scrambling to find the bargains,
0:12:01 > 0:12:04we've come to the midway point of buying.
0:12:04 > 0:12:08So, let's take a look at what they've spent so far.
0:12:08 > 0:12:12From a £750 budget, Mark has picked up three purchases and has
0:12:12 > 0:12:15spent £150, leaving him with £600
0:12:15 > 0:12:18still burning a hole in his pocket.
0:12:18 > 0:12:22Christina has also bought three items, totalling £232.
0:12:22 > 0:12:27Meaning she has £518 to spend.
0:12:27 > 0:12:32- Christina, what have you done? You've stopped the rain. Well done. - Have I?- Yes, it's gone.
0:12:32 > 0:12:35- I thought that when you arrived, the sunshine would come out.- It only shines on the righteous.
0:12:35 > 0:12:38That's true, that's why it's cloudy.
0:12:38 > 0:12:40- Yeah, exactly. - I do lots of jumping around.
0:12:40 > 0:12:43- We've been buying. - I've been spending like water.
0:12:43 > 0:12:46- Really?- Yeah. - Are you regretting any of it?
0:12:46 > 0:12:48- Not yet, but I might do tonight. - THEY LAUGH
0:12:48 > 0:12:51- How about you, are you spending up? - I haven't spent a huge amount.
0:12:51 > 0:12:54I spent one decent amount on something that I think is
0:12:54 > 0:12:58- quite interesting.- Oh.- I hope. - Oh, I like it.
0:12:58 > 0:13:00- How intriguing. - But I still need to spend more.
0:13:00 > 0:13:05- OK. Go on, you get spending. I look forward to seeing that thing when we get back.- And you.- Bye.
0:13:05 > 0:13:07Both our experts are putting on friendly faces
0:13:07 > 0:13:09and keen to get back to the job in hand.
0:13:09 > 0:13:13But competitive Mark still has his eye on the ultimate
0:13:13 > 0:13:15goal of winning the competition.
0:13:15 > 0:13:19I want to try and find something a little bit more substantial.
0:13:19 > 0:13:21I've got a few cheap lots that should give me,
0:13:21 > 0:13:23percentage-wise, quite a lot of profit.
0:13:23 > 0:13:25But in order to try and win, you have to find that
0:13:25 > 0:13:29item that is going to make you a couple of hundred pound profit.
0:13:29 > 0:13:31Will I do it?
0:13:31 > 0:13:34That's the question. And with Mark feeling he hasn't spent enough
0:13:34 > 0:13:36to win today's competition,
0:13:36 > 0:13:39Christina is thinking the exact opposite.
0:13:39 > 0:13:44I'm a little bit anxious, because Mark tells me he's not spending a huge amount of money.
0:13:44 > 0:13:49Whereas, I, on the other hand, seem to be spending money like it's going out of fashion.
0:13:49 > 0:13:54However, as far as I'm concerned, who dares, wins.
0:13:55 > 0:13:59Yes, the old magpie feeling plucky today
0:13:59 > 0:14:04so much so that she's even looking at items completely outside of her comfort zone.
0:14:04 > 0:14:10- What about your MG grille?- 150. It's off a 1950s MG Magnette, I think.
0:14:10 > 0:14:11Or MG TF, I'm not quite sure.
0:14:11 > 0:14:13We could be talking German,
0:14:13 > 0:14:15I don't know what that means.
0:14:15 > 0:14:18- It's like a sporty old car. - Ah, OK, I know that. OK.
0:14:18 > 0:14:20That is quite fun.
0:14:20 > 0:14:24I mean, it's got that iconic logo on the front of it, hasn't it?
0:14:24 > 0:14:25- Yeah.- It's quite fun, isn't it?
0:14:25 > 0:14:28- I mean, it's a bit of a boy's toy. - Yeah.
0:14:28 > 0:14:30It's got your name all over it.
0:14:30 > 0:14:31SHE LAUGHS
0:14:31 > 0:14:35- What could be your very best on that?- 125.
0:14:35 > 0:14:38- Your very best.- 115.
0:14:38 > 0:14:42- Cold hard cash.- 115.
0:14:42 > 0:14:45- 95 and you've got a deal. - Go on, then.
0:14:45 > 0:14:48- 90 and you've got a deal.- No, that's not a deal.- 80 and you've got a deal.
0:14:48 > 0:14:53- That's the worst deal in the world. - 95?- Yeah. There you go.- £95.
0:14:53 > 0:14:55- It's a pleasure. - What have I just done?
0:14:56 > 0:15:01Yes, it seems Christina is dead set on throwing caution - and cash - to the wind.
0:15:01 > 0:15:03But why?
0:15:03 > 0:15:05I think it's a really iconic looking thing.
0:15:05 > 0:15:10I love this combination of this chrome and this wonderful logo here.
0:15:10 > 0:15:13It's very Art Deco, it's very funky.
0:15:13 > 0:15:17And I'm hoping I'll be able to find an enthusiast who will like it as much as I do.
0:15:19 > 0:15:23So, Christina has taken chances to try and take the lead, but only momentarily.
0:15:23 > 0:15:27As Mark is quick to respond, when he does a double purchase -
0:15:27 > 0:15:32picking up a teapot and a dish for £50 in total.
0:15:32 > 0:15:35The first item is quite charming, it's Chinese.
0:15:35 > 0:15:37Generally what we refer to as famille rose ware.
0:15:37 > 0:15:42This is because of these pinks and greens on the pattern here.
0:15:42 > 0:15:45If it had been an early 19th-century one, it would be used
0:15:45 > 0:15:47as a chestnut basket for the dining table.
0:15:47 > 0:15:49It would have had a stand to go with it.
0:15:49 > 0:15:54This, I think, is probably early 20th century, 1900, 1910.
0:15:54 > 0:15:57The other item, I love. I've never bought one of these.
0:15:57 > 0:15:59They're known as barge ware teapots.
0:15:59 > 0:16:03And I presume that they were used on barges that went up
0:16:03 > 0:16:05and down the canal system in the UK.
0:16:05 > 0:16:09Made in Staffordshire about 1870, 1880, I suppose.
0:16:09 > 0:16:12I love the little plaque here. "A present to a friend."
0:16:12 > 0:16:17All these little bits are cut out the clay and then stuck on and fired.
0:16:17 > 0:16:19The handle is missing, the spout's broken.
0:16:19 > 0:16:21This spout is chipped.
0:16:21 > 0:16:24And you're wondering why I bought it. Well, I just love it.
0:16:24 > 0:16:26And they're not terribly common any more.
0:16:26 > 0:16:28You don't see them as often as you used to.
0:16:28 > 0:16:31I think if I can find a nice, quintessential English
0:16:31 > 0:16:37country tearoom, what better item to put on your shelf?
0:16:37 > 0:16:40And maybe even have a cream tea at the same time.
0:16:40 > 0:16:42Sounds like a plan, doesn't it?
0:16:42 > 0:16:43Hmm, yes, it does.
0:16:43 > 0:16:45Mark has clearly found his pace,
0:16:45 > 0:16:48as he quickly moves on to his next item.
0:16:48 > 0:16:50What sort of price is your folio stand?
0:16:50 > 0:16:53- I'll take 125 for this. - 125?- Beautiful.
0:16:53 > 0:16:56- Irish, it is.- Where's it from in Ireland?- It came out of a house,
0:16:56 > 0:16:59- in Bantry House, outside County Cork.- Oh, right.
0:16:59 > 0:17:01I'd like to go a bit lower than that, if I can.
0:17:01 > 0:17:03110, because it's you.
0:17:03 > 0:17:06I'd be really comfortable if it was 95.
0:17:06 > 0:17:09- You're a hard man. There you go. - You are kind.
0:17:09 > 0:17:12Thank you so much. Basically, it's a folio stand.
0:17:12 > 0:17:15And you've got to imagine a grand house in the 19th century,
0:17:15 > 0:17:17you would have a library.
0:17:17 > 0:17:20You would want to show that you were a man of learning.
0:17:20 > 0:17:23So, after dinner, you would come in and show your friends
0:17:23 > 0:17:26your latest acquisition in prints.
0:17:26 > 0:17:28And you'd house it in something like this.
0:17:28 > 0:17:32This happens to be a fairly simple, mahogany one.
0:17:32 > 0:17:35It has, certainly, sort of a Regency look about it.
0:17:35 > 0:17:37I think it's probably been made up a bit.
0:17:37 > 0:17:40I'm thinking maybe somebody with a nice art shop.
0:17:40 > 0:17:43If they're selling a lot of big prints, you could stack quite
0:17:43 > 0:17:46a lot of them up in here, and they would be something
0:17:46 > 0:17:49elegant for somebody to look through while they were thinking of buying.
0:17:49 > 0:17:53So, Mark already has plans to find a buyer for his folio.
0:17:53 > 0:17:56Meanwhile, Christina has her eye on a glass cabinet.
0:17:56 > 0:17:58What have you got on your display cabinet?
0:17:58 > 0:18:00Because that looks quite smart as well.
0:18:00 > 0:18:02The best I could do that is 160.
0:18:02 > 0:18:06- It's a nice cabinet. - It is, isn't it?
0:18:06 > 0:18:09Look at that step base, that's very Art Deco, isn't it? Is it oak?
0:18:09 > 0:18:11It is oak, yes.
0:18:11 > 0:18:14Oak. And glazed all the way round, which is quite nice.
0:18:14 > 0:18:16- You've got one shelf in there. - There's one missing.
0:18:16 > 0:18:19The shelf, it wouldn't cost a fortune to replace, would it?
0:18:19 > 0:18:23- Probably about 30, 40 quid. - It's got nice little clasps there.
0:18:23 > 0:18:26I'm thinking, if I were to sell it to an antique centre or something
0:18:26 > 0:18:29like that, they could put a little lock on one side, couldn't they?
0:18:29 > 0:18:32- Yeah.- So, what would be your very best on it?
0:18:32 > 0:18:33- Very best...- Very best.
0:18:33 > 0:18:36The best I could do is 150, I can't go any less.
0:18:36 > 0:18:40- I've got to make a profit. - Can you nudge it, nudge it? - No, no. I can't nudge it.
0:18:40 > 0:18:42- Go on.- No.
0:18:42 > 0:18:46Oh, looks like Christina may have met her match with this bloke.
0:18:46 > 0:18:48130, best price, I ain't dropping it no more,
0:18:48 > 0:18:52no matter how much you stand there batting your eyes.
0:18:52 > 0:18:54Batting my eyes?
0:18:54 > 0:18:56Yes, he's got her number.
0:18:56 > 0:18:57130 quid, that is rock bottom.
0:18:59 > 0:19:02- 120 and you've got a deal. - 125 and you've got a deal?
0:19:02 > 0:19:04- 120 and you've got a deal. - 125.
0:19:04 > 0:19:07- 120, I'm a woman that sticks to my guns.- No, you've beaten me down enough.- 120?- No.
0:19:07 > 0:19:10- Cold hard cash. - Go on, if it's cash.- 120?
0:19:10 > 0:19:14- 120.- It's a deal.- Deal. - Thank you.
0:19:14 > 0:19:17Yes, Christina proving there that with sticking to your guns,
0:19:17 > 0:19:20and perhaps a little batting of the eyelids,
0:19:20 > 0:19:22you really can get the price you want.
0:19:22 > 0:19:23Now, she's all bought up.
0:19:23 > 0:19:26But Mark has caught the buying bug.
0:19:26 > 0:19:28Quite intrigued by this little dish.
0:19:28 > 0:19:32This is modelled after an old, what they called an arms dish.
0:19:32 > 0:19:35It's got the hallmark here for London.
0:19:35 > 0:19:37It's not terribly old, this.
0:19:37 > 0:19:40But it's got the Jubilee mark there for, I think, 1977.
0:19:40 > 0:19:42And a very good maker, Mappin & Webb.
0:19:42 > 0:19:45Very prolific, very well-known.
0:19:45 > 0:19:48Would have originally come in a box, I think.
0:19:48 > 0:19:51But it's quite a nice weight to it and it's quite nice quality.
0:19:51 > 0:19:52And I also like those.
0:19:52 > 0:19:55Do you know what those are used for?
0:19:55 > 0:19:59If you're very posh, like me, when I sit at home in the evening
0:19:59 > 0:20:04on my chaise longue, I get my butler to cut my grapes for me
0:20:04 > 0:20:05and feed them to me.
0:20:05 > 0:20:08And those are for cutting grapes.
0:20:08 > 0:20:11They're etched design, these are silver-plated.
0:20:11 > 0:20:14Sir, how much are these pieces?
0:20:14 > 0:20:16First of all, how much is the little arms dish?
0:20:16 > 0:20:21- £70.- £70. And this one?- 25.
0:20:21 > 0:20:25- Gosh, that's a lot. For a pair of silver-plated ones.- They are nice.
0:20:25 > 0:20:28So, that's 95, then, isn't it, for the two?
0:20:28 > 0:20:30What's the very, very, very best for the two?
0:20:30 > 0:20:35- The very, very best...- To help you out, because you don't want to take them home.- No, we don't.
0:20:35 > 0:20:36I'll do 80.
0:20:36 > 0:20:39Is there any way we could do them for 70?
0:20:39 > 0:20:41- Shall we say 75 for the two? - 75 will do.- Wonderful.
0:20:41 > 0:20:45- Thank you so much.- Thank you.- Thank you very much. Well, I'm very pleased with that.
0:20:45 > 0:20:49I've got two nice bits of silver and, hopefully,
0:20:49 > 0:20:52I shall snip a profit out of them.
0:20:52 > 0:20:54Yes, with all their bargains bagged, Mark
0:20:54 > 0:20:58and Christina will hope to snip profits from all their acquisitions.
0:20:58 > 0:21:01So, before they run a critical eye over each other's items,
0:21:01 > 0:21:04let's find out how they got on.
0:21:05 > 0:21:11From a £750 budget, Mark made eight purchases and spent £370.
0:21:11 > 0:21:15Christina bought fewer items, but spent more.
0:21:15 > 0:21:18Five objects, costing £447.
0:21:18 > 0:21:20Now, with the buying behind them,
0:21:20 > 0:21:25our pair of colliding collectors can head indoors to compare their wares.
0:21:25 > 0:21:28Christina, it wasn't too bad, was it?
0:21:28 > 0:21:29It was cold.
0:21:29 > 0:21:33- It was cold, but I think, under the circumstances, we've done rather well.- I think...
0:21:33 > 0:21:37Do you know, I think this is just such a brilliant, eclectic mix?
0:21:37 > 0:21:39Tell me about this. Because this is rather nice.
0:21:39 > 0:21:41This is lovely. And you know what?
0:21:41 > 0:21:44Under normal circumstances, I'd just walk straight past it.
0:21:44 > 0:21:46But the thing for me is that writing on the front.
0:21:46 > 0:21:50- It says, "F Mainwaring, Oteley, Ellesmere."- Wonderful.
0:21:50 > 0:21:52Which is about five minutes away from where I live.
0:21:52 > 0:21:56- Well, I'm doomed.- No, you're not. Don't be daft.
0:21:56 > 0:21:59- Moving on from something sublime to the ridiculous.- Yeah.
0:21:59 > 0:22:01- SHE LAUGHS - I don't know what you're talking about.
0:22:01 > 0:22:04You certainly do. The margarita sign.
0:22:04 > 0:22:06- Margarita!- Pracatan!
0:22:06 > 0:22:09Yes, I mean, I think it's wonderful.
0:22:09 > 0:22:12- Now, I have to be honest with you, Mark...- Yes?
0:22:12 > 0:22:16- I love what you've got, apart from...- I know what you're going to say.
0:22:16 > 0:22:19- What am I going to say?- You're going to say my adorable poodles.
0:22:19 > 0:22:21- Adorable?- Absolutely.- Really?
0:22:21 > 0:22:24- Can you see anything through these glasses?- Hello, Christina?
0:22:24 > 0:22:26Please don't tell me you paid much for them.
0:22:26 > 0:22:29- £25 for the three. - Did you? These?!
0:22:29 > 0:22:31Those are great, aren't they?
0:22:31 > 0:22:35- These are beautiful. Please tell me they're Russian?- They are Russian.
0:22:35 > 0:22:38And they did cost me quite a lot. They cost me £120 for the two.
0:22:38 > 0:22:41But I think they are period ones, I think they are pre-revolution.
0:22:41 > 0:22:44Potentially, there could be quite a reasonable profit in those.
0:22:44 > 0:22:46Yeah, I'm worried about those.
0:22:46 > 0:22:49I think you've bought brilliantly, and I wish you the very, very best of luck.
0:22:49 > 0:22:53I think I'm going to need it, because I think you did very, very well, Christina.
0:22:56 > 0:22:59So, our experts emerge from their buying chrysalises and spread
0:22:59 > 0:23:01their selling wings.
0:23:01 > 0:23:04Transforming themselves into beautiful butterflies of profit,
0:23:04 > 0:23:07fluttering home with their nectar of knick-knacks.
0:23:07 > 0:23:10Yes, down in his Brightlingsea base,
0:23:10 > 0:23:12Mark has been assessing his haul
0:23:12 > 0:23:16and is struggling to find buyers for some of his more fabulous items.
0:23:16 > 0:23:19Overall, there are some very positive things about Lincoln
0:23:19 > 0:23:23and there are also some very negative things.
0:23:23 > 0:23:26The dogs - you know what they say, buy in haste,
0:23:26 > 0:23:29repent at leisure - well, I can tell you, I've been repenting
0:23:29 > 0:23:31since the day I got them!
0:23:33 > 0:23:36The egg cup holder, again, was one of those things, I just thought
0:23:36 > 0:23:39it was charming at the time, and it was cheap.
0:23:39 > 0:23:42And you know cheap isn't necessarily profitable.
0:23:42 > 0:23:43Let that be a lesson to you.
0:23:43 > 0:23:47I adore my two Russian silver beakers.
0:23:47 > 0:23:49I think they were such a good buy.
0:23:49 > 0:23:52I have done a bit of research, I know they're hallmarked in Moscow.
0:23:52 > 0:23:54I like the grape scissors.
0:23:54 > 0:23:57They're very from that sort of aesthetic period,
0:23:57 > 0:24:00with the etched bamboo and the butterflies.
0:24:00 > 0:24:03The teapot, it is an antique item.
0:24:03 > 0:24:06I think a nice tea shop.
0:24:06 > 0:24:09But then, I do fancy a cream tea now and again.
0:24:09 > 0:24:12At the same time as buying the barge ware teapot,
0:24:12 > 0:24:16I bought that charming famille rose chestnut basket.
0:24:16 > 0:24:19Chinese, late 19th century, early 20th century.
0:24:19 > 0:24:22And I think that should be OK, actually.
0:24:22 > 0:24:25I should be on the money with that, 25 quid.
0:24:25 > 0:24:27The silver dish is OK.
0:24:27 > 0:24:32It's hallmarked in 1977, the Jubilee of Her Majesty the Queen.
0:24:32 > 0:24:34But it is Britannia silver.
0:24:34 > 0:24:38Now the difference there is that it's 95.4% silver
0:24:38 > 0:24:42rather than 92.5%.
0:24:42 > 0:24:44And there's a buyer for that, I'm sure.
0:24:44 > 0:24:48And I'm not even going to mention the folio stand.
0:24:48 > 0:24:49I've had enough.
0:24:49 > 0:24:54Oh, dear! Mark clearly has his work cut out to find the buyers -
0:24:54 > 0:24:57especially as he's gone off the boil with some of his items.
0:24:57 > 0:25:00Whilst over in Shropshire, Christina already has plans
0:25:00 > 0:25:02afoot for selling.
0:25:03 > 0:25:07I've already tracked down a descendant of F Mainwaring
0:25:07 > 0:25:08of Ellesmere there.
0:25:08 > 0:25:11I can't wait to find out who F Mainwaring was.
0:25:11 > 0:25:15The next little thing I bought was my very cute little silver pincushion there.
0:25:15 > 0:25:18I'm really hoping to find either a pig breeder,
0:25:18 > 0:25:21collector, or even an embroider that would like a new pincushion.
0:25:21 > 0:25:25Dates to the early 20th century, and I think he's very cute.
0:25:25 > 0:25:28Then, of course, we've got this oak display cabinet here.
0:25:28 > 0:25:32It's very large. And, I assure you, it's actually incredibly heavy.
0:25:32 > 0:25:35Oak cased. I might be able to find maybe an antique centre or
0:25:35 > 0:25:38maybe a vintage clothing shop, something like that, that will
0:25:38 > 0:25:42have this and use this as a shop display.
0:25:42 > 0:25:45I'm hoping to have a lot of fun with this Margarita sign.
0:25:45 > 0:25:49I'm hoping to find a cocktail bar who needs a new sign, potentially.
0:25:49 > 0:25:55Finally, I've got my MG grille down there - I've already got on to various car collectors' clubs,
0:25:55 > 0:25:57trying to source what on earth car it came from.
0:25:57 > 0:26:00It's quite a large, eclectic mix.
0:26:00 > 0:26:02I spent quite a lot of money...
0:26:02 > 0:26:05and I'm slightly dreading it. But I'll be very disappointed
0:26:05 > 0:26:10if my little piggy-wiggy doesn't make more than Mark's dreadful poodles.
0:26:10 > 0:26:13Ah, yes, the classic tale of piggy-wiggy
0:26:13 > 0:26:16versus poodle-woodle is yet to come.
0:26:16 > 0:26:19But now both our profit-seeking players must scour
0:26:19 > 0:26:22and search using all the tools available to them and match up their
0:26:22 > 0:26:26objects with the perfect buyers - in order to accentuate the best
0:26:26 > 0:26:30possible profit and eliminate their opponents from the competition.
0:26:30 > 0:26:35As ever, no deal is made until a hand is shaken and the money is taken.
0:26:35 > 0:26:36First up is Mark,
0:26:36 > 0:26:38who's travelled to Coggeshall in Essex
0:26:38 > 0:26:42and is hoping to cut an early lead with his first sale.
0:26:42 > 0:26:45Well, I'm here, hopefully, to sell my grape scissors.
0:26:45 > 0:26:47Now, I've been thinking out of the box and I've been on the
0:26:47 > 0:26:50internet and I've discovered there are vineyards in Essex.
0:26:50 > 0:26:54Yes, vineyards in Essex. And what do vineyards grow? Grapes.
0:26:54 > 0:26:58So, I'm hoping they're going to love a pair of Victorian grape scissors,
0:26:58 > 0:27:01and I'll learn more about the types of wine we grow in England.
0:27:01 > 0:27:04So, will vineyard owner Jane help him snip
0:27:04 > 0:27:07out a profit from the £15 they cost him?
0:27:07 > 0:27:09I've only just moved to Essex.
0:27:09 > 0:27:12- I didn't realise we had vineyards here.- Ah.
0:27:12 > 0:27:16We produce a white, a rose, a sparkling white and a sparkling rose.
0:27:16 > 0:27:18- Wow.- Yeah. So far, so good.
0:27:18 > 0:27:21- I think we're at the cutting edge. - Oh, fantastic.
0:27:21 > 0:27:23Well, talking of cutting edges, I sent you a photograph,
0:27:23 > 0:27:26- didn't I, of a pair of grape scissors I've got?- Yes.
0:27:26 > 0:27:29Now, they're Victorian silver plate,
0:27:29 > 0:27:33and I particularly like this aesthetic design on them,
0:27:33 > 0:27:35with the bamboo and little butterflies.
0:27:35 > 0:27:37Why bamboo on grape scissors?
0:27:37 > 0:27:41It's the theme. There was a period in British design,
0:27:41 > 0:27:44the sort of 1870s into the 1880s,
0:27:44 > 0:27:46where they liked the Oriental influence.
0:27:46 > 0:27:48- So Chinois...- That's right.
0:27:48 > 0:27:52A lot of Japanese and Chinese-inspired design.
0:27:52 > 0:27:55I think they are a lovely, pretty little thing.
0:27:55 > 0:27:58And I'm interested in all things to do with wine, so I think they are...
0:27:58 > 0:28:00I certainly like drinking wine.
0:28:00 > 0:28:03I think it's one of life's great pleasures.
0:28:03 > 0:28:04Absolutely, I couldn't agree more.
0:28:04 > 0:28:07So, what would you like to offer for that?
0:28:07 > 0:28:09- 45.- 45...
0:28:09 > 0:28:11HE MUTTERS
0:28:11 > 0:28:16Well, if I came down, say, to 55...
0:28:16 > 0:28:19- Meet you in the middle. - Oh, I've fallen for it again.
0:28:19 > 0:28:21- I've fallen for it again. £50?- £50.
0:28:21 > 0:28:25Well, I think it's a snip at that. But I'm happy to sell it.
0:28:25 > 0:28:26- Thank you very much, Jane.- OK.
0:28:26 > 0:28:29So, Mark's cut the selling ribbon with a respectable profit
0:28:29 > 0:28:33of £35 for the grape scissors.
0:28:33 > 0:28:37Well, I'm thrilled with that. Sometimes it IS worth thinking out of the box,
0:28:37 > 0:28:40and I've made a rather fruity profit.
0:28:40 > 0:28:42Yes, a strong start from Mark.
0:28:42 > 0:28:45Christina, however, is starting her selling somewhere in Shropshire
0:28:45 > 0:28:47and a very foggy one at that.
0:28:47 > 0:28:50She's hoping to find a buyer for her first item,
0:28:50 > 0:28:53if she can actually see where she's going.
0:28:53 > 0:28:55Yes, it might be a little bit foggy,
0:28:55 > 0:28:57but I've brought my leather box here to show Claire,
0:28:57 > 0:29:01who I know has family connections to this place, Oakley, in Ellesmere.
0:29:01 > 0:29:04And I'm hoping she might be able to tell me
0:29:04 > 0:29:06a bit more about our "F Mainwaring" on the box here.
0:29:06 > 0:29:10And if I'm lucky, she might even want to buy it.
0:29:10 > 0:29:15Remember, the cartridge box cost her £75.
0:29:15 > 0:29:17So, what is the connection? Tell me all about it.
0:29:17 > 0:29:21My husband's family are based at Oteley,
0:29:21 > 0:29:25and I think that's probably his great-great-grandfather.
0:29:25 > 0:29:26Oh, really?
0:29:26 > 0:29:28He was Charles, but his middle name was Frank
0:29:28 > 0:29:30- and that was what he was known by. - Is this our man?
0:29:30 > 0:29:34This is Charles Frank. There are two pictures I've got of him.
0:29:34 > 0:29:37This one, and this one of him holding one of his children as well,
0:29:37 > 0:29:41- which I'm not 100% sure which one it is.- Oh, that's gorgeous.
0:29:41 > 0:29:44Forgive me if I'm wrong, but is Oteley still there?
0:29:44 > 0:29:46The original house that was there burnt down
0:29:46 > 0:29:49and then another house was built, which is this one that we have here.
0:29:49 > 0:29:50Oh, is this it?!
0:29:50 > 0:29:52- So that was there.- It's huge!
0:29:52 > 0:29:54I know. It's not there any more.
0:29:54 > 0:29:57But that was there in Frank's time.
0:29:57 > 0:30:00Actually, it must have come from this building.
0:30:00 > 0:30:02Yeah, it would have come from there.
0:30:02 > 0:30:07I mean, it was a cartridge box for shotgun cartridges originally.
0:30:07 > 0:30:11And I think gentleman, turn of the century, country pursuits,
0:30:11 > 0:30:16all that sort of thing - it would have been part of the fixtures and fittings of the house.
0:30:16 > 0:30:18But I think that's amazing to actually see, A,
0:30:18 > 0:30:21where it came from and, B, who it belonged to.
0:30:21 > 0:30:23- Who it belonged to, yeah. - It's amazing.
0:30:23 > 0:30:26- It's nice to get them back together. - It really is, isn't it?
0:30:26 > 0:30:28- Because, obviously, I need to find a home for this.- Yeah.
0:30:28 > 0:30:32- And I'd love you to have it. At a price.- Yeah.
0:30:32 > 0:30:35I appreciate it is a little bit tatty and it might need a little bit of..
0:30:35 > 0:30:38- TLC.- Tender loving care, yes, exactly.
0:30:38 > 0:30:39But...
0:30:39 > 0:30:42- I was hoping to get a couple of hundred pounds for it.- Right.
0:30:42 > 0:30:44What's your thoughts about that?
0:30:44 > 0:30:45100?
0:30:46 > 0:30:49If I said 150...
0:30:49 > 0:30:53- OK. We go for 150.- Yeah?- Yeah. - Are you sure?- Yeah.
0:30:53 > 0:30:56Brilliant. Thank you very much. £150.
0:30:56 > 0:31:00Family history, reunited in the right place.
0:31:00 > 0:31:02- Brilliant.- Thank you.- Thank you.
0:31:02 > 0:31:05Christina emerges with a profit of £75 for the box,
0:31:05 > 0:31:08and brings the sales to 1-1.
0:31:08 > 0:31:09So often you see these things
0:31:09 > 0:31:12and they've been split from their family over the mists of time,
0:31:12 > 0:31:17so I'm so pleased that that box has been reunited to the family it came from.
0:31:17 > 0:31:21And a great profit - what's not to love?
0:31:21 > 0:31:25Mark's next sale is brought to you by the letter T.
0:31:25 > 0:31:29Guess what? It's tea-time, and I've come to the charming village of Fincham Field,
0:31:29 > 0:31:32hopefully to sell my teapot to a teashop.
0:31:32 > 0:31:35And I've got quite a gathering here.
0:31:35 > 0:31:37The geese are following me.
0:31:37 > 0:31:42The teapot cost Mark £25, so will he be able to pour out a strong
0:31:42 > 0:31:45profit from tearoom manager Nikki?
0:31:45 > 0:31:48- Tell me all about it.- Well, it's actually known as barge ware,
0:31:48 > 0:31:52because you often find these on the old Victorian barges.
0:31:52 > 0:31:54Oh! My husband has a Thames sailing barge.
0:31:54 > 0:31:57- Oh, that's interesting. There's the connection.- Yes.
0:31:57 > 0:31:59This one has had a bit of a hard life.
0:31:59 > 0:32:02I mean, somebody has treasured it and broken it.
0:32:02 > 0:32:07But what I really like is the little plaque in the front, it says...
0:32:07 > 0:32:10- "A present to a friend."- Which is rather sweet, actually, isn't it?
0:32:10 > 0:32:13- It's really rather quaint.- It is quaint.- I think it's actually rather charming
0:32:13 > 0:32:15and it would certainly be a talking point.
0:32:15 > 0:32:17So, yes, definitely, I am interested.
0:32:17 > 0:32:21Now, I think I said to you in my e-mail £40 to £70, didn't I?
0:32:21 > 0:32:23Which is incredibly reasonable.
0:32:23 > 0:32:26I know, you can't believe how inexpensive it is.
0:32:26 > 0:32:29Now you're pushing it. Let me see, let me think.
0:32:29 > 0:32:33I think I could probably stretch to 48.
0:32:33 > 0:32:36- 48?!- Yes. - (What's going on here?)
0:32:36 > 0:32:39Well, I mean, we're going in the right direction, aren't we?
0:32:39 > 0:32:42- 50, end of. - Oh, don't be mean. 55?
0:32:42 > 0:32:46And we've got a deal. That fiver might help.
0:32:46 > 0:32:48- Go for it.- Wonderful, 55.- 55.
0:32:48 > 0:32:51Now I can tuck in to my cream tea.
0:32:51 > 0:32:54Finally, Mark gets to scoff his scone
0:32:54 > 0:32:57and escape with a profit of £30 for the teapot.
0:32:57 > 0:33:00So after some initial concerns about his items,
0:33:00 > 0:33:02Mark is gaining ground.
0:33:02 > 0:33:04He looks like he might break further into the lead
0:33:04 > 0:33:09as he finds a possible buyer for the silver dish that cost him £60
0:33:09 > 0:33:13in the form of Colchester-based collector, 16-year-old William.
0:33:13 > 0:33:16Well, this is wonderful and I know you like Wedgwood a lot.
0:33:16 > 0:33:19You've got quite an interest in rare pieces of Wedgwood, haven't you?
0:33:19 > 0:33:21Tell us what this is, William.
0:33:21 > 0:33:25It's a Wedgwood binocular dating from around 1790.
0:33:25 > 0:33:281790. So this is Wedgwood Jasperware, isn't it?
0:33:28 > 0:33:29Yes.
0:33:29 > 0:33:34And then these are silver plate. Well, to me these are very rare, William.
0:33:34 > 0:33:36- There's only about eight in the world.- Eight!
0:33:36 > 0:33:38That's an amazing find.
0:33:38 > 0:33:40I did send you photographs of a silver dish that I had?
0:33:40 > 0:33:43- Yes.- Now this is the piece in reality.
0:33:43 > 0:33:45It's very nice. The size, the weight,
0:33:45 > 0:33:50and I've been looking for a bigger one because I've already got a smaller one out there.
0:33:50 > 0:33:53Oh, you've got a smaller one? I call them arms dishes,
0:33:53 > 0:33:54but they're not really, are they?
0:33:54 > 0:33:56No, they're called Armada dishes.
0:33:56 > 0:34:00Because it was found from a ship from the Spanish armada which came to fight England
0:34:00 > 0:34:04and which was sunk and then it was discovered.
0:34:04 > 0:34:08What about the price, though? Are you going to be very mean with me, William?
0:34:08 > 0:34:11Maybe. We'll just see how it goes.
0:34:11 > 0:34:16Well, obviously, I'm going to start off with £100.
0:34:16 > 0:34:20And I'm going to wait for you to make me an offer, William.
0:34:21 > 0:34:2370?
0:34:23 > 0:34:26Well, he may be young, but he knows how to bargain already!
0:34:26 > 0:34:29If we can do it for 75, I'd be very happy.
0:34:29 > 0:34:31- Yeah, that's fine.- Are you sure?
0:34:31 > 0:34:33- Yeah, that's fine. - Thank you very much, William.
0:34:33 > 0:34:40The dish earns Mark £15 - not the biggest profit, but certainly one of the youngest collectors.
0:34:40 > 0:34:44Well, I sold it, but I think I might have been a bit timid there.
0:34:44 > 0:34:47I think I probably could have got a bit more, but a profit is a profit.
0:34:49 > 0:34:52Christina is up next with her piggy pincushion.
0:34:52 > 0:34:55She's put out some feelers that have led her to
0:34:55 > 0:34:57the Shropshire village of Hadnall.
0:34:57 > 0:34:59I found somebody who might be interested
0:34:59 > 0:35:00in my little silver pincushion
0:35:00 > 0:35:03but, unfortunately, he's out of the country at the moment.
0:35:03 > 0:35:04So, I've come to see a relative,
0:35:04 > 0:35:07who might be interested in purchasing on his behalf.
0:35:07 > 0:35:09Yes, Christina isn't going to let
0:35:09 > 0:35:12someone being in another country stop her making a deal.
0:35:12 > 0:35:14She's meeting mother-in-law Jean,
0:35:14 > 0:35:18who's agreed to broker a deal for her son-in-law John,
0:35:18 > 0:35:22to buy a present for her silver- and pig-loving daughter, Fenella.
0:35:22 > 0:35:23Have you got all that?
0:35:23 > 0:35:29Good. The pig cost Christina £60, so will it bring home the bacon?
0:35:29 > 0:35:34- So, I contacted your son-in-law.... - That's right, John, yes.
0:35:34 > 0:35:36..because I know that Fenella
0:35:36 > 0:35:40- collects small, little bits of silver.- Yes, that's her thing, yes.
0:35:40 > 0:35:42- She loves her little, silver bits. - Right.
0:35:42 > 0:35:45She's been collecting them... Oh, a good six years.
0:35:45 > 0:35:50- OK, so does she like pigs?- She does. I like them even more, but, yes,
0:35:50 > 0:35:54- she does like pigs.- Oh, does she? - Yeah.- Oh, thank goodness!- Yes, so...
0:35:54 > 0:35:56- Are you ready, then, Jean?- Yeah.
0:35:56 > 0:36:00Are you ready? It feels like a grand reveal, doesn't it?
0:36:00 > 0:36:03I've brought you this to show you and I'm hoping...
0:36:03 > 0:36:04How sweet. What do you think?
0:36:04 > 0:36:06Oh.
0:36:06 > 0:36:09- Little piggy... - Well, I'll have it if she doesn't.
0:36:09 > 0:36:12Hey, might be able to start a bidding war.
0:36:12 > 0:36:16- He's very cute. - He's obviously a pincushion.
0:36:16 > 0:36:18- Mm.- And you'd, obviously, as an Edwardian lady,
0:36:18 > 0:36:20you'd pop your pins in there, should you need to.
0:36:20 > 0:36:25- Mm.- He's stamped sterling, rather than British standard hallmark.
0:36:25 > 0:36:27- Right.- So, possibly, an import from the Continent.
0:36:27 > 0:36:32- So, has John left you any instructions regarding price?- Yes.
0:36:32 > 0:36:36- Oh, has he? Oh, no! I'm nervous now! - Sorry!
0:36:36 > 0:36:37THEY LAUGH
0:36:37 > 0:36:40I was hoping to get about £150 for him.
0:36:40 > 0:36:43- Oh.- So, what instructions have you been given, Jean?
0:36:43 > 0:36:45- Not quite that much.- Oh, really?
0:36:45 > 0:36:46150, deary me.
0:36:46 > 0:36:48Oh!
0:36:48 > 0:36:51- What can we do?- Oh, OK.
0:36:51 > 0:36:53What was his top, top price?
0:36:54 > 0:36:56Well, he said, "Start at 70."
0:36:56 > 0:37:00Could I nudge you closer to the £100 region?
0:37:00 > 0:37:01Can I take you down to 90?
0:37:01 > 0:37:03What about 95?
0:37:03 > 0:37:05- We'll do that.- Yeah? - Yeah.- Brilliant. Well, £95.
0:37:05 > 0:37:08- I'm happy at that, Jean.- Oh, well done.- Thank you very, very much.
0:37:08 > 0:37:11- I'll be thrilled for her.- I don't think it's going to get to Fenella,
0:37:11 > 0:37:14- I think it might stay here.- Oh, no! He is rather cute though, isn't he?
0:37:14 > 0:37:17He's VERY cute.
0:37:17 > 0:37:18Well, Jean's no pushover.
0:37:18 > 0:37:21Still, Christina makes £35 profit on the pig.
0:37:21 > 0:37:23So, the question is,
0:37:23 > 0:37:27will Mark's poodles fare any better when he comes to sell them?
0:37:27 > 0:37:28Only time will tell.
0:37:28 > 0:37:32But, for now, he's doing a little research into his silver-gilt cups.
0:37:34 > 0:37:37I think I've found out the maker for this.
0:37:37 > 0:37:41This is Moscow and it's AK
0:37:41 > 0:37:45and I think it's for Andrei Antonovich Kovalsky.
0:37:45 > 0:37:51He was working between 1821 and 1856 and it clearly shows a mark here,
0:37:51 > 0:37:55"AK 1851", which is what's on this, so that's nice.
0:37:55 > 0:37:57I've got a mark for this.
0:37:57 > 0:38:01This one is slightly less easy to make out, the mark.
0:38:01 > 0:38:05I think it says BC. Erm...
0:38:05 > 0:38:08And I'm just looking and there are several BCs here.
0:38:08 > 0:38:14The closest one I think I've got to is Viktor Vasilyevich Savinsky.
0:38:14 > 0:38:18But, either way, it's looking quite positive. Ja.
0:38:18 > 0:38:21Or even "da", as they say in Russia.
0:38:21 > 0:38:24So, Mark is hoping to hit the big time with his cups,
0:38:24 > 0:38:27but how far has he got to go to gain a lead on Christina?
0:38:27 > 0:38:31Let's take a moment to look how our pair are doing so far.
0:38:31 > 0:38:36Mark has made three sales and brought home a profit of £80.
0:38:36 > 0:38:42Christina is behind with two sales, but ahead with a profit of £110.
0:38:42 > 0:38:44So, Mark has some catching up to do,
0:38:44 > 0:38:48but that is suddenly made all the harder when disaster strikes
0:38:48 > 0:38:51and our hero slips and breaks his ankle.
0:38:51 > 0:38:53The maverick ends up with his leg in plaster,
0:38:53 > 0:38:56so he decides to call Christina to give her an update.
0:38:56 > 0:38:58She might be at the hairdressers.
0:38:58 > 0:38:59Oh, hello, how are you?
0:38:59 > 0:39:02A chance would be a fine thing! Tell me, how are you getting on?
0:39:02 > 0:39:05- Oh, it's agony, Christina.- Aww.
0:39:05 > 0:39:08I've got my foot up here and it's set me back, of course,
0:39:08 > 0:39:10with the selling. How are you getting on?
0:39:10 > 0:39:13I've sold two things and I've got £110 profit at the moment.
0:39:13 > 0:39:14How are you doing?
0:39:14 > 0:39:17- I've sold about three things from the antiques fair.- Yeah?
0:39:17 > 0:39:20How much profit have you made? You're being very cagey.
0:39:20 > 0:39:24I've been making what I call working profits. That's not much!
0:39:24 > 0:39:26LAUGHTER
0:39:26 > 0:39:28Anyway, listen, it's lovely to talk to you, and keep selling.
0:39:28 > 0:39:30All right, darling. Well, take care.
0:39:30 > 0:39:33If there's anything I can do to help, just let me know.
0:39:33 > 0:39:34- Thank you so much.- Take care. Bye.
0:39:34 > 0:39:37Actually, I do need a bed bath.
0:39:37 > 0:39:40Oh, no! That doesn't even bear thinking about!
0:39:40 > 0:39:43Anyway, Christina is far too busy to play nurse,
0:39:43 > 0:39:46as she's headed to Chester for her next sale.
0:39:46 > 0:39:50When you think of the clean lines and style associated with the
0:39:50 > 0:39:53Art-Deco period, Chester might not instantly spring to mind,
0:39:53 > 0:39:56but that's exactly where I've brought my beautiful Art-Deco cabinet,
0:39:56 > 0:39:58but it's not down here on the high street -
0:39:58 > 0:40:01oh, no, it's up there, which is why I've had it delivered.
0:40:01 > 0:40:07So, will the cabinet that cost her £120 suit bespoke tailor Patrick?
0:40:07 > 0:40:10- How did you cope, getting it up all those stairs?- It took a bit of time.
0:40:10 > 0:40:13- Did it?- But it's up here now.
0:40:13 > 0:40:16So tell me about Patrick, and tell me about the business.
0:40:16 > 0:40:19We're solely bespoke, so we don't carry any stock.
0:40:19 > 0:40:22- So each customer would have three fittings.- Three fittings?
0:40:22 > 0:40:26- I didn't have that many for my wedding dress.- Well!
0:40:26 > 0:40:31- But it's taking tailoring back in time, really.- To how it was.
0:40:31 > 0:40:32To how it was.
0:40:32 > 0:40:36- Well, that's what I thought about this cabinet, you see.- Right.
0:40:36 > 0:40:39- It's in oak, which goes with your floorboards.- Yep.
0:40:39 > 0:40:40So it all, sort of, ties in.
0:40:40 > 0:40:43It's got these wonderful four-sided, glazed panels.
0:40:43 > 0:40:45It's very trendy at the moment.
0:40:45 > 0:40:50It is, the vintage look, and it fits, it fits with our building.
0:40:50 > 0:40:55- Exactly.- I would use this for a display cabinet
0:40:55 > 0:40:58- to put a dressed mannequin in. - Oh, great idea,
0:40:58 > 0:41:02so it looks almost like a work of art in its own right in a display.
0:41:02 > 0:41:04- Exactly.- To be perfectly honest with you, I was hoping for
0:41:04 > 0:41:07- £3-400 for it, because I think it's a beautiful thing.- Right, OK.
0:41:07 > 0:41:11A very beautiful thing, and I think it's probably worth that...
0:41:11 > 0:41:14even though you've had to lug it up four flights of stairs!
0:41:14 > 0:41:17- I know! Do I not get a discount for that?- Maybe just a very small one!
0:41:19 > 0:41:22I would be happy to do 275.
0:41:22 > 0:41:24275.
0:41:24 > 0:41:26- 300?- That is my limit.
0:41:26 > 0:41:29275, it's a deal. Thank you very much.
0:41:29 > 0:41:31- No problem.- Brilliant. Thank you, Patrick.
0:41:31 > 0:41:33Well, would you believe it?
0:41:33 > 0:41:35Christina makes the biggest profit so far -
0:41:35 > 0:41:40an impressive £155 for the cabinet, and she's not stopping there,
0:41:40 > 0:41:43as she pops around the corner for another sale.
0:41:43 > 0:41:45While I'm in Chester, I thought I'd try and find
0:41:45 > 0:41:50a home for my margarita sign here. I found an achingly cool cocktail bar.
0:41:50 > 0:41:52Let's hope they're thirsty for it.
0:41:52 > 0:41:56The sign cost Christina just under £100 at the antiques fair, so she's
0:41:56 > 0:42:00hoping it will bring in another good profit from marketing manager Ryan.
0:42:00 > 0:42:02- Ta-da!- Lovely. Really nice.
0:42:02 > 0:42:04- What do you think? - It's great, love the colour.
0:42:04 > 0:42:06It's quite cheerful, isn't it?
0:42:06 > 0:42:08- All those jolly colours. - Nice and bright, like us.
0:42:08 > 0:42:11Yeah, exactly, which is exactly why I brought you it.
0:42:11 > 0:42:13You've got this wonderful, traditional building,
0:42:13 > 0:42:16which you've given a really contemporary twist on, haven't you?
0:42:16 > 0:42:20- Yes, yes.- So, obviously, it's a really funky sign.
0:42:20 > 0:42:22I don't think there's a huge amount antique about it at all.
0:42:22 > 0:42:26In fact, I'd be surprised if it was particularly old at all, frankly.
0:42:26 > 0:42:28But, nonetheless, it's a great, fun thing, isn't it?
0:42:28 > 0:42:33- Yes.- I would be looking somewhere in the region of, say, £300 for it.
0:42:33 > 0:42:36- I think 300's just a little bit too much.- Oh, right.
0:42:37 > 0:42:39So, what would you be looking to pay for it?
0:42:39 > 0:42:40Maybe 150?
0:42:40 > 0:42:42What about meeting in the middle - £200?
0:42:42 > 0:42:43£200?
0:42:43 > 0:42:45I could do £200.
0:42:45 > 0:42:46- Yeah?- Yeah.- It's a deal.
0:42:46 > 0:42:50- Great.- It's a deal if you show me how to make a margarita.
0:42:50 > 0:42:52- Yeah.- Would you? - Definitely, definitely.
0:42:52 > 0:42:53Brilliant. Thank you very much.
0:42:53 > 0:42:56With £103 made on the sign,
0:42:56 > 0:42:58Christina certainly knows how to make a profit
0:42:58 > 0:43:00and she just has some time to
0:43:00 > 0:43:03learn how to make a non-alcoholic margarita.
0:43:03 > 0:43:05Well, she's driving.
0:43:05 > 0:43:06Oh, I feel like Tom Cruise.
0:43:06 > 0:43:08Give it a good smack on the top.
0:43:08 > 0:43:09And then you're going to hold it and shake.
0:43:09 > 0:43:11This could be deadly.
0:43:13 > 0:43:15- Is it going to explode? - No, no, you'll be fine.
0:43:15 > 0:43:17You've just got to go...
0:43:18 > 0:43:20- There we go.- Ooh.
0:43:21 > 0:43:24- Cheers.- Cheers.- Thank you very much. Oh, yum.
0:43:24 > 0:43:28So the score is 4-3 and Christina has one left to go,
0:43:28 > 0:43:31which means Mark needs to get his skates on.
0:43:31 > 0:43:33Or, in his case, a wheelchair.
0:43:33 > 0:43:36I know I've broken my ankle but I've got my partner here, Santi,
0:43:36 > 0:43:39who's helping me, and I've come to The Lady and The Tramp.
0:43:39 > 0:43:41No, that's not me and Christina,
0:43:41 > 0:43:43it's actually a dog-grooming parlour.
0:43:43 > 0:43:45And I'm hoping to sell my collection of hounds.
0:43:45 > 0:43:49Yes, Christina made £35 on her pig pincushion.
0:43:49 > 0:43:51So, how much will dog-groomer Philippe
0:43:51 > 0:43:55like the poodles that cost Mark £25?
0:43:55 > 0:43:57And how will poodle Freddie feel about them?
0:43:57 > 0:44:02I love these type of kitsch ornaments from the 1950s, '60s,
0:44:02 > 0:44:05and I found these three-set of poodles.
0:44:05 > 0:44:07These were made in quite large numbers
0:44:07 > 0:44:10Often, they are humorous, like the one in the centre,
0:44:10 > 0:44:13who's smoking a pipe and holding an umbrella.
0:44:13 > 0:44:16- That's very nice. - What do you think of it?
0:44:16 > 0:44:18Sausages, right.
0:44:18 > 0:44:20And you said that you quite like them?
0:44:20 > 0:44:22Yeah, I think they are quite good.
0:44:22 > 0:44:24From doing some pottery lessons at the moment, I can say
0:44:24 > 0:44:27this is very difficult to do. Probably made by hand.
0:44:27 > 0:44:31I did a little statue of a dog last week.
0:44:31 > 0:44:32It is not as good as this.
0:44:34 > 0:44:36What sort of offer would you be happy to make on them?
0:44:36 > 0:44:39- £40.- £40?
0:44:39 > 0:44:40I think I could accept 40.
0:44:40 > 0:44:43That's very nice of you, thank you very much.
0:44:43 > 0:44:45- Thank you very much. - And, Freddie, look.
0:44:45 > 0:44:47What do you think of them, Freddie?
0:44:49 > 0:44:51- I'm not quite sure he likes them. - I don't know.
0:44:51 > 0:44:54No, Freddie's not impressed.
0:44:54 > 0:44:56And with just a £15 profit,
0:44:56 > 0:45:00it means Mark has lost the battle of piggies versus poodles.
0:45:02 > 0:45:05Now, Christina has one more item left to sell -
0:45:05 > 0:45:09her MG car grille, and in order to maximise her profits,
0:45:09 > 0:45:12she's travelled to Abingdon to carry out some research.
0:45:12 > 0:45:17She's meeting car enthusiast Paul at the site of the old MG factory
0:45:17 > 0:45:18and he's got a surprise.
0:45:18 > 0:45:21- This is identical, isn't it?- It is.
0:45:21 > 0:45:25Ah, only yours is an awful lot cleaner than mine!
0:45:25 > 0:45:26So tell me about your car.
0:45:26 > 0:45:32Well, this is a 1956 MG Magnette, which came out of this factory in
0:45:32 > 0:45:36that year and I've owned it for about 40 years.
0:45:36 > 0:45:38- 40 years?- 40 years. - That's wonderful.
0:45:38 > 0:45:42Would this have been the car that my radiator grille came from?
0:45:42 > 0:45:46Absolutely. Yes, the grille doesn't fit any other MG, just this type.
0:45:46 > 0:45:48So when you had the car,
0:45:48 > 0:45:50did you have to restore it or was it in good condition?
0:45:50 > 0:45:52It was pretty good when I bought it.
0:45:52 > 0:45:55I bought it from a guy who'd had it virtually all its life.
0:45:55 > 0:45:58He looked after it and it cost me 150 quid.
0:45:58 > 0:46:00- £150?- Yep.
0:46:00 > 0:46:04When I told you that my grille cost me nearly £100...
0:46:04 > 0:46:06LAUGHTER
0:46:06 > 0:46:09- And you paid another £50 for the whole car!- Things have moved on!
0:46:09 > 0:46:12Can you tell me anything about the Magnette and my grille?
0:46:12 > 0:46:15Well, the Magnette came out at the 1953 motor show.
0:46:15 > 0:46:17It was the next generation of cars from the
0:46:17 > 0:46:22- square, boxy 1930s-style cars to the streamlined 1950s cars.- Yeah.
0:46:22 > 0:46:27And it was made till 1958 and they made about 36,000 together.
0:46:27 > 0:46:30Yours looks completely beautiful in comparison to mine,
0:46:30 > 0:46:33which, actually, is looking a little bit pitied, isn't it?
0:46:33 > 0:46:35Is there any way that I could get rid of that?
0:46:35 > 0:46:38I don't think it's too bad, actually, Christina.
0:46:38 > 0:46:41I reckon if you get some polish and really work at it with
0:46:41 > 0:46:43a bit of elbow grease, that would turn out a lot better.
0:46:43 > 0:46:46I have to say, it's been an absolute joy to see it. Thank you so much.
0:46:46 > 0:46:50I wish you many more happy days, happy hours and happy miles in it.
0:46:50 > 0:46:52Thank you very much.
0:46:52 > 0:46:56The icing on the cake for me was seeing an identical grille on
0:46:56 > 0:46:57the front of the MG Magnette.
0:46:57 > 0:47:01I feel like I've learned so much and hopefully I'll be able to
0:47:01 > 0:47:05impress the potential buyer of this with my new-found knowledge.
0:47:05 > 0:47:09So, while Christina goes in search of a buyer for her final item,
0:47:09 > 0:47:14Mark still has four to go, one of which is the folio stand.
0:47:14 > 0:47:16Mark has been regretting buying it since
0:47:16 > 0:47:19he paid £95 back at the antiques fair,
0:47:19 > 0:47:22so as he arrives on his old stomping ground of Brighton,
0:47:22 > 0:47:26will he be able to stack up a profit by selling it to auctioneer Andrew?
0:47:26 > 0:47:29I really struggled at the fair, I must admit, because there were
0:47:29 > 0:47:34so many stands, but the problem was it was cold, miserable and raining.
0:47:34 > 0:47:36- Right.- But I did actually like this,
0:47:36 > 0:47:41cos I like antique furniture, and I like the format of this.
0:47:41 > 0:47:44It would, of course, have been in a gentleman's library or
0:47:44 > 0:47:47- something originally, wouldn't it, with antique folios?- Possibly.
0:47:47 > 0:47:48Why are you laughing?
0:47:48 > 0:47:50- Erm...- Are you going to be nasty?
0:47:50 > 0:47:53- No, no.- What do you think? Be honest.
0:47:53 > 0:47:57- It's different. You don't see these things every day.- No.
0:47:57 > 0:47:59We could probably use it in the auction.
0:47:59 > 0:48:02I was thinking, particularly if you've got a collection of prints,
0:48:02 > 0:48:04which weren't framed, you could slide them in
0:48:04 > 0:48:06and people can browse them.
0:48:06 > 0:48:09- I'm interested. - You're interested?- Interested.
0:48:09 > 0:48:12This is going to be tricky, I can tell.
0:48:12 > 0:48:15You know... Would £80 do it?
0:48:15 > 0:48:18Andy, I just felt an arrow through my heart.
0:48:18 > 0:48:19Yes, I have one.
0:48:19 > 0:48:22I'll be honest with you, I paid 95 for it.
0:48:22 > 0:48:25- Oh, right, so you need to make a profit?- Even a fiver, Andy.
0:48:25 > 0:48:28As you're a Brighton boy, just like me, obviously,
0:48:28 > 0:48:31- you can tell with the accent...- Of course.
0:48:31 > 0:48:35- ..I think I'm willing to give you 110 for it.- 110?
0:48:35 > 0:48:38Oh, let's shake hands quickly before you change your mind.
0:48:38 > 0:48:40Mark quickly shakes and he's relieved to get away with
0:48:40 > 0:48:43a £15 profit for the folio stand.
0:48:45 > 0:48:46Phew!
0:48:46 > 0:48:48Do you know, I've had such a struggle trying to sell that.
0:48:48 > 0:48:51I actually thought I was going to make a loss on it.
0:48:51 > 0:48:54To make a £15 profit on it, I'm over the moon.
0:48:54 > 0:48:58And the profits keep rolling in, as Mark sells his egg dish to an
0:48:58 > 0:49:00antiques dealer for a further £5
0:49:00 > 0:49:05and so he's onto his penultimate item - the Russian silver-gilt cups.
0:49:05 > 0:49:06Now, I'm rather excited.
0:49:06 > 0:49:09I'm in Brighton, I'm here to meet Gary at his friend's shop
0:49:09 > 0:49:10just round the corner.
0:49:10 > 0:49:14He's seen the photos of these lovely silver-gilt Russian beakers
0:49:14 > 0:49:16and is interested. I love them,
0:49:16 > 0:49:19so I'm really going to fight for a good profit on these.
0:49:19 > 0:49:22And I hope to make it big. Da!
0:49:22 > 0:49:23Excellent Russian.
0:49:23 > 0:49:28So, will antiques collector Gary be RUSSIAN to help him make a profit on
0:49:28 > 0:49:30the £120 they cost him?
0:49:30 > 0:49:33- Gary.- Mark.- Lovely to see you again.
0:49:33 > 0:49:35- I gather you've had a bit of bother. - Er, yes.
0:49:35 > 0:49:38- Broke my ankle.- Oh, dear. - I dropped my wallet on it.
0:49:38 > 0:49:42Oh, that's not what I heard. I heard it was pantomime practise.
0:49:42 > 0:49:43You fell on your stillies.
0:49:43 > 0:49:47Stilettos, I know. I can't carry it off any more.
0:49:47 > 0:49:49You're absolutely right, Gary.
0:49:49 > 0:49:54- Now, I sent you photographs of these.- Yes.- Russian, of course.
0:49:54 > 0:49:55- Interesting.- Russian silver-gilt.
0:49:55 > 0:50:00- Right.- I think one is about 1854 and the other one is 1870-something.
0:50:00 > 0:50:02The quality, I think, is lovely.
0:50:02 > 0:50:04The engraving is good.
0:50:04 > 0:50:08And I think the gilding has got that nice 19th-century mellow feel to it.
0:50:08 > 0:50:10- Yeah, exactly. - Well, now you've seen them,
0:50:10 > 0:50:13do you think you might be interested in them?
0:50:13 > 0:50:16Well, obviously, it depends on how much you...
0:50:16 > 0:50:18Well, I think I said between 200 to 300.
0:50:18 > 0:50:21I must have been generous when I wrote that e-mail.
0:50:21 > 0:50:22LAUGHTER
0:50:22 > 0:50:24Cos there are two, you know, not just one
0:50:24 > 0:50:26Well, yes, but they're not a pair.
0:50:26 > 0:50:29- No, that's true, and pairs are better.- That's right.
0:50:29 > 0:50:32And, of course, the Russian market has come down.
0:50:32 > 0:50:34Gary, are you trying to drop the price on me?
0:50:34 > 0:50:36- Well... - LAUGHTER
0:50:36 > 0:50:40However, they are good, and it's, erm...
0:50:40 > 0:50:43I do need it for a present.
0:50:43 > 0:50:46And I think they would be perfect.
0:50:47 > 0:50:49- 180?- 180, well, it's...
0:50:50 > 0:50:52I think we're very close.
0:50:52 > 0:50:55Can I squeeze you up another 10?
0:50:55 > 0:50:57190, let's do it.
0:50:57 > 0:50:58Let's do it.
0:50:58 > 0:51:02Mark makes a sterling £70 profit on the cups,
0:51:02 > 0:51:06which means he's now got one item left to sell, as has Christina,
0:51:06 > 0:51:09who still has her MG grille to shift.
0:51:09 > 0:51:11Now, despite all her research,
0:51:11 > 0:51:14she's struggled to find a classic car restorer who's interested,
0:51:14 > 0:51:18so has hatched another plan for the grille that cost her £95.
0:51:20 > 0:51:24So, I'm here in Chiswick in west London with my grille here.
0:51:24 > 0:51:28Now, I found that it's from a 1955 MG Magnette.
0:51:28 > 0:51:31I couldn't find anyone that needed a spare one, sadly,
0:51:31 > 0:51:32but I thought outside the box
0:51:32 > 0:51:36and I've contacted a chap called Guy, who is salvage upcycler.
0:51:36 > 0:51:38Let's go and see if he's interested.
0:51:38 > 0:51:41Yes, some smart thinking there from Christina.
0:51:41 > 0:51:42Upcycling is all the rage.
0:51:42 > 0:51:45So, will Guy want to drive off with her grille?
0:51:45 > 0:51:46What do you think?
0:51:46 > 0:51:48It's a shame it's got, er...
0:51:48 > 0:51:51- I think that might come off, actually.- I'm reliably informed,
0:51:51 > 0:51:54Guy, that it will definitely come off with a bit of elbow grease.
0:51:54 > 0:51:58I've discovered that it's from a 19... About 1955 MG Magnette.
0:51:58 > 0:52:00It looks fabulous on the front of a car.
0:52:00 > 0:52:03I think this could make, er...
0:52:03 > 0:52:04quite a nice mirror.
0:52:04 > 0:52:07- A mirror?- Yes.- How on earth would you turn it into a mirror?
0:52:07 > 0:52:10Well, you know, you're not going to see yourself through the grilles.
0:52:10 > 0:52:13- No.- So, when I put a mirror plate on,
0:52:13 > 0:52:14I take this piece out the back here.
0:52:14 > 0:52:17- Yeah.- I'll put a mirror this side and a mirror that side.
0:52:17 > 0:52:20Silicone it, so you won't see any of the nasty glass
0:52:20 > 0:52:22but it will now become functional.
0:52:22 > 0:52:25And somebody who's an MG fan would love to have that,
0:52:25 > 0:52:28- say as his shaving mirror... - Yeah.- ..in his bathroom.
0:52:28 > 0:52:30- Yeah.- Just a bit funky and a bit different.
0:52:30 > 0:52:35- And it should look something like... - Oh, fantastic, yes.- ..up there.
0:52:35 > 0:52:37That's already had a bit of elbow grease, hasn't it?
0:52:37 > 0:52:39That's had a little bit of elbow grease.
0:52:39 > 0:52:41OK, so, obviously, it needs some work doing to it.
0:52:41 > 0:52:43I was hoping to get a couple of hundred pounds for it.
0:52:43 > 0:52:45- Oh.- Oh, Guy, don't do things like that.
0:52:45 > 0:52:47It will go very nicely with your other one that you've got.
0:52:47 > 0:52:50There's quite a bit of work. We've got to make hooks to hang it on.
0:52:50 > 0:52:52We'll take it out, we'll cut the mirror.
0:52:52 > 0:52:55I'm thinking more around the, sort of, £80 odd.
0:52:55 > 0:52:58Oh, Guy, that doesn't give me much money.
0:52:58 > 0:53:00I may be able to go to 100.
0:53:00 > 0:53:01- 100?- There we are, 100.
0:53:01 > 0:53:06OK. Can I nudge you up to 120 maybe?
0:53:06 > 0:53:09- OK, we'll do 120.- Yeah? It's a deal.
0:53:09 > 0:53:10Thank you.
0:53:10 > 0:53:12Yes, Christina's grille may get
0:53:12 > 0:53:15a new lease of life, and her piggy bank expands by £25.
0:53:15 > 0:53:17And she's all sold up.
0:53:17 > 0:53:22Mark is down to his final item, the chestnut basket that cost him £25.
0:53:23 > 0:53:25I've come to meet Mike,
0:53:25 > 0:53:27who is a specialist dealer in Oriental works of art,
0:53:27 > 0:53:30and he rather likes my chestnut basket,
0:53:30 > 0:53:32so I'm hoping he's going to buy it. On the other hand,
0:53:32 > 0:53:37I might have been nuts to have bought it in the first place.
0:53:37 > 0:53:40Mike, I know you're a dealer in various items, but you particularly
0:53:40 > 0:53:44- like Oriental works of art and objets d'art, don't you?- Yes, I do.
0:53:44 > 0:53:48I sent you a photograph of this chestnut basket and you said
0:53:48 > 0:53:49you might like to look at it.
0:53:49 > 0:53:53Yes, the only thing that would be of concern to me is,
0:53:53 > 0:53:55unfortunately, it's missing its stand.
0:53:55 > 0:53:59- I would use it as a serving dish. - I guess that was broken.
0:53:59 > 0:54:02It was beyond repair and somebody threw it away.
0:54:02 > 0:54:04What I liked about it was
0:54:04 > 0:54:07the sort of multicoloured bamboo-type piercing
0:54:07 > 0:54:10and the famille-verte green to it.
0:54:10 > 0:54:13Would you agree with me that it was probably made, sort of, 1900, 1920,
0:54:13 > 0:54:14that sort of period?
0:54:14 > 0:54:16I would have put it earlier than that.
0:54:16 > 0:54:20I'd have put it, sort of, mid-1850 to 1890.
0:54:20 > 0:54:25- Well, the price is going up, then. - Oh. No, it's brand-new, I think!
0:54:25 > 0:54:27LAUGHTER
0:54:27 > 0:54:31I'd like to try and get somewhere in the region of £60-£80 for it.
0:54:31 > 0:54:35Now you've seen it, am I in the right area?
0:54:35 > 0:54:38For me, personally, if it had its bottom plate and
0:54:38 > 0:54:43- its serving dish, I would have paid you £80 happily.- Right.- But...
0:54:43 > 0:54:47at the moment, for this...I'd start about £50.
0:54:47 > 0:54:50Do you think there's any chance we could do that old cliche
0:54:50 > 0:54:55of saying, shall we meet in the middle and say 55?
0:54:55 > 0:54:57- Yeah, I'd be very happy with that. - Would you?
0:54:57 > 0:54:59I would be very happy with 155.
0:54:59 > 0:55:01You see? Robbed again.
0:55:01 > 0:55:04- Thank you, Mike. - No problem at all! Thank you!
0:55:04 > 0:55:07Oh, dear, it seems Mark could have haggled a little harder.
0:55:07 > 0:55:09The question is,
0:55:09 > 0:55:12will that £30 profit be enough to secure him a win?
0:55:12 > 0:55:15Soon, we'll reveal exactly that, but, before we do,
0:55:15 > 0:55:18let's remind ourselves of how much our experts spent.
0:55:21 > 0:55:23Starting off with a budget of £750 each,
0:55:23 > 0:55:28Mark Stacey spent £370 on his eight items.
0:55:28 > 0:55:32Christina only bought five but spent £447.
0:55:32 > 0:55:35So, who has made the most profit?
0:55:35 > 0:55:36All the money from this challenge
0:55:36 > 0:55:40will go to Mark and Christina's chosen charities. So, let's find out
0:55:40 > 0:55:44who is the Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is champion.
0:55:44 > 0:55:46- Oh, darling, hello. - Hello, how are you?
0:55:46 > 0:55:48- I'm all right. Better than you, I think, sadly.- Yes.
0:55:48 > 0:55:52- That fair...- I really enjoyed it. - You did enjoy it. I didn't.
0:55:52 > 0:55:55- Oh, why?- I don't know. My brain wasn't in gear. If I had one.
0:55:55 > 0:55:56Well, yeah. Is there one in there?
0:55:56 > 0:56:00Somewhere. Honestly, it's about the size of a pea.
0:56:00 > 0:56:02You bought some really nice things.
0:56:02 > 0:56:04Well, do you know my lovely cartridge box?
0:56:04 > 0:56:07- Yes, now, did you find the family? - I did, yes.
0:56:07 > 0:56:10- And were they delighted? - Reunited it with its family.
0:56:10 > 0:56:11I think that's charming.
0:56:11 > 0:56:14They showed us photographs of him and where it would have been in
0:56:14 > 0:56:16- the house.- Oh!- It was magic.
0:56:16 > 0:56:18I loved your cabinet, your shop cabinet.
0:56:18 > 0:56:21Oh, yes! Yes, I sold that to the most wonderful tailors.
0:56:21 > 0:56:25I think those two really shouted out for me.
0:56:25 > 0:56:27Please tell me you didn't make any money on them at all?
0:56:27 > 0:56:29- I did make money on them. - They were so dreadful!
0:56:29 > 0:56:34Philippe, who owns The Lady is a Tramp poodle parlour.
0:56:34 > 0:56:37And I didn't think of you, I promise you.
0:56:37 > 0:56:39Much!
0:56:39 > 0:56:41Well done. Brilliant.
0:56:41 > 0:56:43And I found a nice buyer for the two Russian beakers.
0:56:43 > 0:56:46Oh, my goodness. Yes, I was very worried about those.
0:56:46 > 0:56:49They're going to a chap who's giving them to his nephew as a present,
0:56:49 > 0:56:50who lives in America.
0:56:50 > 0:56:53- So, they're going to cross the pond. - Very well-travelled beakers.
0:56:53 > 0:56:54They are. From Russia to here...
0:56:54 > 0:56:58- From Russia with love.- From Russia with love and a small profit.
0:56:58 > 0:57:00- Shall we find out? - I'm slightly dreading this.
0:57:00 > 0:57:03- No.- I think you've beaten me.
0:57:03 > 0:57:06- No, I don't think so. - I think you have. One...
0:57:06 > 0:57:08- Two...- Three...
0:57:10 > 0:57:13- Yes.- Oh!- No, you did very well.
0:57:13 > 0:57:16- Oh, my goodness.- You bought well. But I'm very happy I made a profit.
0:57:16 > 0:57:18Well done, you, that is good.
0:57:18 > 0:57:19Wowee.
0:57:20 > 0:57:23- It's all over. - It's all over.- Good.
0:57:25 > 0:57:31By almost doubling Mark's profits, Christina is today's winner.
0:57:31 > 0:57:33Winning is great. I mean, who doesn't love winning?
0:57:33 > 0:57:35However, for me,
0:57:35 > 0:57:38today was all about reuniting things where they belong
0:57:38 > 0:57:39and where they should be.
0:57:39 > 0:57:42The antiques market was a great disappointment for me.
0:57:42 > 0:57:44It rained on my parade. I looked and looked and looked,
0:57:44 > 0:57:47but I just couldn't find interesting items,
0:57:47 > 0:57:49apart from the silver-gilt Russian cups,
0:57:49 > 0:57:50which I did all right on,
0:57:50 > 0:57:55but Christina bought extremely well and, deservedly, she won.
0:57:55 > 0:57:59And all the money they've made will be going to their chosen charities.
0:57:59 > 0:58:01For Mark, that's The Dream Factory in Essex.
0:58:03 > 0:58:06My charity is a small charity who make dreams come true
0:58:06 > 0:58:08for children and young adults
0:58:08 > 0:58:11with life-limiting and severe disablement.
0:58:11 > 0:58:13My profits will be going to the Beechtree Community Centre
0:58:13 > 0:58:16in Whitchurch, which includes a day centre for elderly people
0:58:16 > 0:58:19to combat loneliness and isolation within the community.
0:58:19 > 0:58:23Our experts have successfully found new homes for all their items,
0:58:23 > 0:58:27including Christina's little piggy, which, thankfully, Fenella loved.
0:58:27 > 0:58:30Her MG grille, however, has since been transformed into
0:58:30 > 0:58:33a mirror and is still looking for one careful new owner.