0:00:02 > 0:00:03This is Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is,
0:00:03 > 0:00:07the show that pitches TV's best-loved antiques experts
0:00:07 > 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 > 0:00:14Each week, one pair of duelling dealers
0:00:14 > 0:00:17will face a different daily challenge.
0:00:17 > 0:00:19I've got a heavy profit here.
0:00:19 > 0:00:21Putting their reputations on the line...
0:00:21 > 0:00:23Who's there?
0:00:23 > 0:00:26..they'll give you the insider's view of the trade...
0:00:26 > 0:00:28HE GROWLS
0:00:28 > 0:00:30..along with their top tips and savvy secrets...
0:00:30 > 0:00:32That could present a problem for me.
0:00:32 > 0:00:35..showing you how to make the most money...
0:00:35 > 0:00:37Ready for battle.
0:00:38 > 0:00:39..from buying and selling.
0:00:39 > 0:00:41Get in there!
0:00:41 > 0:00:44Coming up - things get ugly in the auction room.
0:00:44 > 0:00:47I know who's bidding against me.
0:00:47 > 0:00:50Del Boy running me up.
0:00:50 > 0:00:52Eric shows his rival how it's done.
0:00:52 > 0:00:54He's not even letting the dust settle.
0:00:54 > 0:00:56He's started selling already.
0:00:56 > 0:00:59- And Danny meets his match. - Style never goes out of fashion.
0:00:59 > 0:01:02Absolutely. And fashion never goes out of style.
0:01:02 > 0:01:04Hey, hold on a minute. Are you nicking my lines, or what?
0:01:04 > 0:01:07This is Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is.
0:01:22 > 0:01:26Welcome, one and all, to another ultimate war of acquisition.
0:01:26 > 0:01:28Today's battlefield is the picturesque town
0:01:28 > 0:01:30of Crewkerne in Somerset.
0:01:30 > 0:01:33It may look quaint and charming but make no mistake,
0:01:33 > 0:01:36battle lines are being drawn as two commanders
0:01:36 > 0:01:40of collectables prepare to advance on an auction house.
0:01:40 > 0:01:45Leading the charge is a decorated officer of all things porcelain.
0:01:45 > 0:01:47He's a crack shot auction assassin,
0:01:47 > 0:01:50it's Eric "The Knowledge" Knowles.
0:01:50 > 0:01:52You've got to have confidence in your goods.
0:01:53 > 0:01:55And I have.
0:01:55 > 0:01:57And ready to repel Eric's assault
0:01:57 > 0:02:01is a profit-seeking private on parade.
0:02:01 > 0:02:05AS WINSTON CHURCHILL: Never has so much been considered for so many
0:02:05 > 0:02:07by just one man.
0:02:07 > 0:02:11It's Danny "Del Boy" Sebastian.
0:02:11 > 0:02:12Let's get busy.
0:02:14 > 0:02:17Today's battlefield is Lawrence's Auction Room.
0:02:17 > 0:02:19Our boys have £1,000 of their own money
0:02:19 > 0:02:20to deploy at will,
0:02:20 > 0:02:24with all profits heading straight to their chosen charities.
0:02:24 > 0:02:27So, Eric Knowles and Danny Sebastian,
0:02:27 > 0:02:30it's time to put your money where your mouth is.
0:02:33 > 0:02:36- Well, good morning, sir. How are you?- Good morning, Eric.
0:02:36 > 0:02:38- I'm good, thank you. - You are?- I am.
0:02:38 > 0:02:40- Are you a regular at the saleroom? - Not at all.
0:02:40 > 0:02:43We've got a full, a full morning ahead of us.
0:02:43 > 0:02:45You was here last night so you've seen the catalogue
0:02:45 > 0:02:48and you know what's going on.
0:02:48 > 0:02:50Yeah, well, it was only a sneaky preview because...
0:02:50 > 0:02:53- That's all you need.- Well... - It's the great Eric Knowles.
0:02:53 > 0:02:56500! Thank you, we're going to get on well, me and you.
0:02:56 > 0:02:57THEY LAUGH
0:02:57 > 0:03:00That being said, 500 lots to get through today
0:03:00 > 0:03:03so I think we are going to be really businesslike, you know.
0:03:03 > 0:03:05So I'll give you a tip, Danny. Follow your nose.
0:03:05 > 0:03:09- Follow your gut also. - OK. On that note, go for it.
0:03:10 > 0:03:13Yes, it's nose against gut. Eugh!
0:03:13 > 0:03:16So, will Eric's slow and steady, old-school approach
0:03:16 > 0:03:19get the better of his challenger's cheeky chutzpah?
0:03:19 > 0:03:22As Eric took the initiative to preview the lots last night,
0:03:22 > 0:03:26he's got a head start on Danny, but as the auction house fills up,
0:03:26 > 0:03:29Del Boy is hopeful his rival's strengths
0:03:29 > 0:03:31will prove to be his weaknesses!
0:03:33 > 0:03:38I know Eric Knowles loves good-quality porcelain and china,
0:03:38 > 0:03:40and I've not seen it here today
0:03:40 > 0:03:42so I'm going to have a good look around
0:03:42 > 0:03:46and I think I might be in with a chance of winning this one.
0:03:46 > 0:03:49Young pup Danny is hopeful that success awaits,
0:03:49 > 0:03:51but Eric is an old hand at auctions
0:03:51 > 0:03:54and has more than one trick up his sleeve.
0:03:54 > 0:03:57One thing I've learned to do is I've...
0:03:57 > 0:03:58I go through the lots
0:03:58 > 0:04:01and, the things I really want, I put a star against them,
0:04:01 > 0:04:03but I'll also mark up a few other lots.
0:04:03 > 0:04:05Now, the other lots are not star lots,
0:04:05 > 0:04:08they are what I call desperation lots.
0:04:08 > 0:04:11Yes, you'd have to get up very early in the morning
0:04:11 > 0:04:12to get one over on old Eric
0:04:12 > 0:04:15and, since he arrived at the auction last night,
0:04:15 > 0:04:17Danny has his work cut out.
0:04:17 > 0:04:21Now, Knowlesy has already eyed up the bargains and is considering
0:04:21 > 0:04:25sailing into unfamiliar waters, with a 19th-century engraving.
0:04:28 > 0:04:31Well, I'm going to have to sort of cast my bread upon the waters
0:04:31 > 0:04:35and, er, and to boldly go where I would never normally go before,
0:04:35 > 0:04:38because what's on offer in here, it's a bit limiting - I don't mind
0:04:38 > 0:04:43telling you - but up there, there's a lovely sort of coloured print.
0:04:43 > 0:04:46It's in a nice frame. Maybe, if I get it,
0:04:46 > 0:04:52I might do a little bit of research on HM steam frigate Geyser!
0:04:52 > 0:04:55That's what it's all about - "geezer", which reminds me...
0:04:55 > 0:04:58I wonder where Danny Boy has gone off to?
0:04:58 > 0:05:01Hmm! He's on the other side of the auction house,
0:05:01 > 0:05:03eyeing up a mahogany chair.
0:05:03 > 0:05:07It's real nice condition. It's got a lovely scroll back,
0:05:07 > 0:05:09it's got that patina on it where it's been worn.
0:05:09 > 0:05:14I think it's really lovely. And it seems all structurally sound,
0:05:14 > 0:05:16there's no woodworm.
0:05:16 > 0:05:19This might be a piece that I'll be going after.
0:05:19 > 0:05:21Everyone's got an office in the house, or if not,
0:05:21 > 0:05:23in their office.
0:05:23 > 0:05:26An office in their office? That's a lot of office.
0:05:26 > 0:05:31Meanwhile, Eric has spotted another print - he's gone all whispery.
0:05:31 > 0:05:36I like the one behind me, I don't want to draw attention to it, see,
0:05:36 > 0:05:39cos it's one of my favourite American artists.
0:05:39 > 0:05:44A man called Maxfield Parrish, and it's in nice condition and...
0:05:44 > 0:05:47I want to buy that.
0:05:47 > 0:05:48Oh, Eric's all excited
0:05:48 > 0:05:52and Danny is getting worked up too by an old workbench.
0:05:53 > 0:05:55This, I love.
0:05:55 > 0:05:57A nice workbench, it's an industrial piece,
0:05:57 > 0:06:01probably used in something like a woodworker's workshop.
0:06:01 > 0:06:05I would say it's about 1950s, probably 1960s.
0:06:05 > 0:06:09Very in vogue. All the sorts of marks and chips,
0:06:09 > 0:06:14it just gives it character. Generally, people love that.
0:06:14 > 0:06:18If I can get that for about £60, £70, £80,
0:06:18 > 0:06:20I'll be a happy man.
0:06:20 > 0:06:22Danny is wearing his heart on his sleeve,
0:06:22 > 0:06:26but Eric is still in whisper mode, as he homes in on another item.
0:06:26 > 0:06:29It's um...nice...
0:06:29 > 0:06:33Chinese fourfold screen inlaid with mother of pearl.
0:06:33 > 0:06:38A lovely thing. It's missing bits of mother of pearl, not too much.
0:06:38 > 0:06:42But you know, it's a costly business to get things like this restored.
0:06:42 > 0:06:47It's the last but one item in the sale, and that's when
0:06:47 > 0:06:53you hope that everybody's lost interest. They'll all gone home
0:06:53 > 0:06:57and there's just you and the auctioneer in the room.
0:06:57 > 0:07:01That might be the hope, but will it be the reality?
0:07:01 > 0:07:04Only time will tell if Eric's undercover scheming can beat
0:07:04 > 0:07:07Danny's gung ho enthusiasm!
0:07:07 > 0:07:09First, the bidders must gather,
0:07:09 > 0:07:12the auctioneer must take to his seat on high.
0:07:12 > 0:07:13HE BANGS GAVEL
0:07:13 > 0:07:14Morning, everyone.
0:07:14 > 0:07:17And our experts take to their positions.
0:07:17 > 0:07:19They are up against the rest of the room,
0:07:19 > 0:07:23not to mention the reserve bids on the auctioneer's book.
0:07:23 > 0:07:27It's Eric who's first to have a punt on a deceptively youthful lady.
0:07:29 > 0:07:32Well, there is a lot coming up which is just described
0:07:32 > 0:07:34as a statue on a plinth.
0:07:34 > 0:07:36It looks ancient, it looks like it could be 18th century.
0:07:36 > 0:07:39It's not, I think it's probably precast concrete.
0:07:39 > 0:07:41It'll look good in somebody's garden,
0:07:41 > 0:07:43it looks like it's been around
0:07:43 > 0:07:45since before the Battle of Trafalgar.
0:07:45 > 0:07:48Lot 41, statue on a plinth.
0:07:48 > 0:07:5035. 38, 40, 2, now.
0:07:50 > 0:07:52At 42 on my right.
0:07:52 > 0:07:54All done, I sell at 42.
0:07:54 > 0:07:55HE BANGS GAVEL
0:07:56 > 0:07:59Oh, he's got me a little bit worried here now.
0:07:59 > 0:08:01I didn't even spot this statue on a plinth.
0:08:01 > 0:08:05And so the old guard takes an early 1-0 lead
0:08:05 > 0:08:07against the young pretender,
0:08:07 > 0:08:12taking home his decorative lady for £51.83, including fees.
0:08:13 > 0:08:16She might actually be one of a set of four,
0:08:16 > 0:08:21maybe one of the four seasons, so we would be looking at summer.
0:08:21 > 0:08:24Well, what she does have to her advantage is that
0:08:24 > 0:08:27she's been around for, not a long time,
0:08:27 > 0:08:31but enough time for lichens to build up on the surface
0:08:31 > 0:08:34and this gives it a sense of antiquity.
0:08:34 > 0:08:39All in all, she comes complete with a lucky horseshoe.
0:08:39 > 0:08:41And it does seem to bring him luck,
0:08:41 > 0:08:43as he also snaps up the collection of prints
0:08:43 > 0:08:47which includes the Maxfield Parrish picture he saw earlier.
0:08:47 > 0:08:49That's my Maxfield Parrish.
0:08:49 > 0:08:51£18!
0:08:51 > 0:08:54And with fees, that's a total of £22.21 for the prints.
0:08:54 > 0:08:57Eric is showing Danny a thing or two about auctions,
0:08:57 > 0:09:00but it's The Knowledge who's taken a leaf out
0:09:00 > 0:09:03of Del Boy's book next as he spots a lot which might just help
0:09:03 > 0:09:04him reach great heights.
0:09:06 > 0:09:1183 is coming up. It's a wooden stepladder.
0:09:11 > 0:09:13But I've noticed that it's quite...
0:09:13 > 0:09:15It's got a bit of vintage going on here.
0:09:15 > 0:09:18Everybody is using ladders nowadays as props.
0:09:18 > 0:09:20It's something that I always go for, because they're so handy,
0:09:20 > 0:09:23they're shelving, you know, they make a great prop.
0:09:23 > 0:09:26I would never normally go for anything like that,
0:09:26 > 0:09:28but, again, if it's at the right price...
0:09:28 > 0:09:30Let's hope I buy 'em at the right money.
0:09:30 > 0:09:32Great minds, eh?
0:09:32 > 0:09:33With Eric 2-0 ahead,
0:09:33 > 0:09:37this is Danny's first opportunity to get in the game.
0:09:37 > 0:09:39Lot 83 is a wooden stepladder.
0:09:39 > 0:09:43Interest here, I have to start at 25. At £25 with me.
0:09:43 > 0:09:46- All done, I sell... - Look at that, simultaneous bidding!
0:09:46 > 0:09:4830, 32.
0:09:48 > 0:09:52- Neither of them is backing down. - 38. 40.
0:09:52 > 0:09:5442.
0:09:54 > 0:09:56At 42 on my right, at 42.
0:09:56 > 0:09:59All done? Selling at 42. All done?
0:10:00 > 0:10:03I know who was bidding against me.
0:10:03 > 0:10:05Del Boy, running me up.
0:10:05 > 0:10:08He can have them. £42 just a little bit
0:10:08 > 0:10:10too much money, I feel, for them.
0:10:10 > 0:10:14Well, actually, after auction costs, Eric pays £51.83.
0:10:14 > 0:10:17He may have outbid Del Boy, but was it a wise step?
0:10:17 > 0:10:19Well, this is my ladder.
0:10:19 > 0:10:21This is something I think
0:10:21 > 0:10:25probably dates to the early part of the 20th century, um...
0:10:25 > 0:10:29It could well date, you know, to actually before the First World War.
0:10:29 > 0:10:33However, I might do a little bit more finding out
0:10:33 > 0:10:37and at least I know that there was one other person
0:10:37 > 0:10:40keen to acquire it.
0:10:40 > 0:10:44And when that one person just happens to be your opponent,
0:10:44 > 0:10:48then victory is made just that little bit sweeter.
0:10:48 > 0:10:51Ah, the sweet smell of a 3-0 lead.
0:10:51 > 0:10:54But Danny is hoping to wheel himself into the game
0:10:54 > 0:10:56as he has spotted a bit of gardenalia.
0:10:56 > 0:10:59There's a lovely rustic, distressed wheelbarrow
0:10:59 > 0:11:02just coming up, so I just want to get something in the bag.
0:11:02 > 0:11:05With a bit of luck, they'll think it's rotten and going a bit,
0:11:05 > 0:11:08you know, distressed, a bit holey.
0:11:08 > 0:11:10I might get it for nowt, this one.
0:11:10 > 0:11:14- Lot 98.- Here we go. - Interest here, I start at 30.
0:11:14 > 0:11:17- Oh!- 30, 32, 35, 38.
0:11:17 > 0:11:20Always the way - what I want, so does everybody else.
0:11:20 > 0:11:23All done, I sell.
0:11:23 > 0:11:2445. 48.
0:11:24 > 0:11:2650.
0:11:26 > 0:11:28Five, 60.
0:11:28 > 0:11:31I sell at 60. Yes, sir.
0:11:31 > 0:11:34- 928.- Whoops-a-daisy, Danny.
0:11:34 > 0:11:35Dropping my paperwork,
0:11:35 > 0:11:37everything's going all over the place,
0:11:37 > 0:11:39I'm so excited, or am I nervous?
0:11:39 > 0:11:41Hold it together, Del Boy.
0:11:41 > 0:11:45His nerves are jangling like a wind chime as he pays just over £74
0:11:45 > 0:11:48for the wheelbarrow, and he's off to a start.
0:11:48 > 0:11:50Eric, however, has three buys already
0:11:50 > 0:11:52and is bidding on his next.
0:11:52 > 0:11:5490, 95, 100.
0:11:54 > 0:11:56At £100, all done.
0:11:57 > 0:11:59He is back on again!
0:11:59 > 0:12:00I don't know what is going on here
0:12:00 > 0:12:02but he's finding a lot of lots early.
0:12:02 > 0:12:05I've got to level with you, I'm not sure what I've bought,
0:12:05 > 0:12:08but...instinctively, I liked the picture.
0:12:08 > 0:12:14Eric's bid blind on a picture and spent a whopping £123.40.
0:12:14 > 0:12:18It's a risky strategy, so what's he got himself?
0:12:18 > 0:12:20I just love the composition.
0:12:20 > 0:12:23It obviously was painted in around about 1900,
0:12:23 > 0:12:26give or take, 1890, maybe 1910.
0:12:26 > 0:12:29It's an unusual composition.
0:12:29 > 0:12:33It's...it's not signed. I would've liked it to be signed.
0:12:33 > 0:12:35Hmm...
0:12:35 > 0:12:38I'll have to play this one very carefully.
0:12:38 > 0:12:41Um, I did spend a fair amount of money on it
0:12:41 > 0:12:45but, you know, you've got to speculate to accumulate.
0:12:45 > 0:12:49Hmm, Eric sounds a little uncertain his impulsive buy was a good one,
0:12:49 > 0:12:52but with four buys to Danny's solitary wheelbarrow,
0:12:52 > 0:12:54Del Boy is getting anxious!
0:12:54 > 0:12:55I want him to just finish,
0:12:55 > 0:12:58sit down and leave the rest of the game to me.
0:12:58 > 0:13:00Yeah, there's not much chance of that.
0:13:00 > 0:13:06So I'm having a go on a couple of brown stoneware jars.
0:13:06 > 0:13:08They are sort of barrels, really.
0:13:08 > 0:13:11£70. £70 with me. One more.
0:13:11 > 0:13:13It's against you. 75.
0:13:13 > 0:13:15My far right at 75.
0:13:15 > 0:13:18- Last time.- He's won another!
0:13:18 > 0:13:21I tell you what, Eric's nearly there, he's nearly done and dusted.
0:13:21 > 0:13:23# Roll out the barrel... #
0:13:23 > 0:13:27Yes, his overnight preparations are apparently paying off.
0:13:27 > 0:13:32Eric takes the two flagons for £92.56, after fees.
0:13:34 > 0:13:39Technically, they are referred to as salt-glazed barrels,
0:13:39 > 0:13:42and they are barrels that would have taken spirits
0:13:42 > 0:13:45and they would have actually been in a pub
0:13:45 > 0:13:50in around about... about 1820, or thereabouts.
0:13:50 > 0:13:53I paid a reasonable amount for them, they weren't overly expensive,
0:13:53 > 0:13:56there's still a profit in them, I'm convinced,
0:13:56 > 0:13:58and that's what this business is all about.
0:13:58 > 0:14:00Are you listening, Del Boy? Are you listening?
0:14:00 > 0:14:03Hmm, could it be that our mild man of memorabilia
0:14:03 > 0:14:05is getting a tad overconfident?
0:14:05 > 0:14:09Let's just see how far ahead he is at this stage of the buying.
0:14:10 > 0:14:14Both our dealers arrived with £1,000 of their own money.
0:14:14 > 0:14:20Eric has an impressive five lots to his name, costing £341.83,
0:14:20 > 0:14:23leaving just over £658 in the bank.
0:14:23 > 0:14:28Danny has spent a smidge over £74 on his one purchase,
0:14:28 > 0:14:32leaving him almost £926 to fight with.
0:14:34 > 0:14:36Are you enjoying yourself?
0:14:36 > 0:14:39Well, I was until you started buying up everything.
0:14:39 > 0:14:41I thought, "Hold on a minute. Am I going to get a chance?"
0:14:41 > 0:14:43- I'm not buying the things you want, Danny!- No, we do...
0:14:43 > 0:14:47Actually, we did. There was a pair of ladders came between us.
0:14:47 > 0:14:49Yes, there was a pair of ladders!
0:14:49 > 0:14:51Yes! I just thought you paid too much for that.
0:14:51 > 0:14:53Well, there was somebody bidding underneath me
0:14:53 > 0:14:55who nearly paid too much.
0:14:55 > 0:14:58- Well, it was me...- Exactly! That's I'm trying to say.- Ooh!
0:14:58 > 0:15:02- £42?!- Listen, when was the last time you bought a ladder
0:15:02 > 0:15:04for that sort of money?
0:15:04 > 0:15:05Listen... Hang on for a second.
0:15:05 > 0:15:07- What, are you still bidding? - Not yet.
0:15:07 > 0:15:10- There's something up in a sec... - I thought you'd bought all you lots?
0:15:10 > 0:15:12I've bought a few. How many have you...?
0:15:12 > 0:15:14My stuff is coming up, it's coming up.
0:15:14 > 0:15:17- After dinner, my stuff is coming up. - I knew it.- Hopefully...- I knew it!
0:15:17 > 0:15:20- You're pacing yourself? - Of course I am, yes.
0:15:20 > 0:15:23I thought, "There's a man that doesn't peak too soon."
0:15:23 > 0:15:24- I tell you what I thought.- Go on.
0:15:24 > 0:15:27- Half of this crowd will be gone home.- Yes.
0:15:27 > 0:15:29- Might be cheaper.- A lot of them will be picking up their
0:15:29 > 0:15:32- children from school.- Exactly.
0:15:32 > 0:15:33Exactly. Well, we'll let you know.
0:15:33 > 0:15:35Hang on, what's he up to?
0:15:35 > 0:15:37Listen, I'd love to chat, but I've got to bid.
0:15:37 > 0:15:40- Nothing personal.- See you later. - I'll be watching you.
0:15:40 > 0:15:43Oh, the daggers are out in the auction today
0:15:43 > 0:15:45with Eric lauding his strong start over Danny.
0:15:45 > 0:15:48There will be blood, yes, before this is over,
0:15:48 > 0:15:52unless Danny can pull his socks up. So, what's the plan then, Del Boy?
0:15:52 > 0:15:55There's a few things that I've got marked down,
0:15:55 > 0:15:58and they sort of come one after the other,
0:15:58 > 0:16:01not directly, but, you know, they are going to be coming real quick.
0:16:01 > 0:16:05Now, if I can win them lots, I'll have caught up to Eric Knowles.
0:16:05 > 0:16:07I'll be back in the game.
0:16:07 > 0:16:10Yes, you can't keep a good man down.
0:16:10 > 0:16:13Although Eric is certainly trying to do just that,
0:16:13 > 0:16:17as the engraving he saw earlier comes under the hammer!
0:16:17 > 0:16:1812 to start, or I'll move on?
0:16:18 > 0:16:19Got 12!
0:16:19 > 0:16:23- 12 bid. 15 I have? One more I need? - Yes.- 18 is bid, thank you.
0:16:23 > 0:16:26- I'm glad I saw you.- £18. Thank you.- Selling this one at 18.
0:16:26 > 0:16:30Eric's winning bid tips the scales even further in his favour,
0:16:30 > 0:16:35as he sails away with the engraving for just over £22, with fees.
0:16:35 > 0:16:37Now, Danny was hoping that the lack of pottery
0:16:37 > 0:16:39at this auction might work to his advantage,
0:16:39 > 0:16:42but what's this?
0:16:42 > 0:16:46Eric found a job lot with a hidden treasure.
0:16:46 > 0:16:49It's a fabulous bohemian enamelled glass vase and cover
0:16:49 > 0:16:50in tiptop condition.
0:16:50 > 0:16:55£60 is bid. At 65. 70, 5, 80.
0:16:55 > 0:16:58- Oh, they've spotted the vase. - £90, still with me
0:16:58 > 0:16:59at 90 on the book. 95.
0:16:59 > 0:17:01100, 110, 120.
0:17:03 > 0:17:04130.
0:17:04 > 0:17:06At 130 in the room now, last time.
0:17:06 > 0:17:08HE BANGS GAVEL
0:17:08 > 0:17:12The job lot costs Eric £160.42 with fees.
0:17:12 > 0:17:14So was his hidden gem worth it?
0:17:16 > 0:17:18I've just gone and bought this job lot.
0:17:18 > 0:17:21However, there's only one object there I want
0:17:21 > 0:17:23and it's this glass vase and cover.
0:17:23 > 0:17:25I know it looks like ceramic.
0:17:25 > 0:17:28I can see that all the gilding is good,
0:17:28 > 0:17:30the enamelling is exquisite.
0:17:30 > 0:17:35You've got these two storks or cranes.
0:17:35 > 0:17:39All that is hand-decorated, all hand-enamelled.
0:17:39 > 0:17:42This is as good as the day it was made
0:17:42 > 0:17:46and it was probably made in around about 1875,
0:17:46 > 0:17:49no later than 1895, I think.
0:17:49 > 0:17:54Up next, it's one of Danny's desirables, at last!
0:17:54 > 0:17:58I've got a nice set of leather riding boots coming up.
0:17:58 > 0:18:00They're vintage, I'd say they are about 1950s,
0:18:00 > 0:18:03got a lovely pair of trees in them as well.
0:18:03 > 0:18:04And Danny's up against the bids
0:18:04 > 0:18:07on the auctioneer's book for the boots.
0:18:07 > 0:18:10- At 45, we're selling. - Here we go.- 50. 50, 55,
0:18:10 > 0:18:1360, 65. 70, 75.
0:18:13 > 0:18:17- Are you bidding?- Go on, then. - £80. Selling at 80 now.
0:18:17 > 0:18:18Selling?
0:18:18 > 0:18:21I didn't really want to pay that much for it.
0:18:21 > 0:18:24Eric's got me on the back foot, he's got all his lots, nearly,
0:18:24 > 0:18:26and I'm just starting mine.
0:18:26 > 0:18:28I don't know what he's doing,
0:18:28 > 0:18:33but he's just paid £80 for a pair of leather boots.
0:18:34 > 0:18:39I mean, I can only hope they were at one stage worn by Elvis.
0:18:39 > 0:18:40AS ELVIS: Thank you very much.
0:18:40 > 0:18:43Danny pays £98.72 for the boots,
0:18:43 > 0:18:47so will they help him walk off with a profit?
0:18:47 > 0:18:51I've had a good look around them and they are in lovely condition.
0:18:51 > 0:18:56All the leather, it's not cracked or overly worn, the heels are good
0:18:56 > 0:19:00and they've got a lovely pair of antique trees inside.
0:19:00 > 0:19:02It's got a little maker's name on it.
0:19:03 > 0:19:07Faulkners and Son. Lovely condition.
0:19:07 > 0:19:10Nice little handles, it's just a nice lot
0:19:10 > 0:19:12and can really be used anywhere.
0:19:12 > 0:19:14A great decorative piece.
0:19:14 > 0:19:19# One of these days, these boots are gonna walk all over you... #
0:19:19 > 0:19:20Go on, then!
0:19:20 > 0:19:22With his boots in the bag, Danny marches on
0:19:22 > 0:19:27and gets his hand in the air, bidding on a box of retro Meccano.
0:19:27 > 0:19:31It's my time now. My pieces are coming up and I'm winning 'em
0:19:31 > 0:19:34at a reasonably good price as well.
0:19:34 > 0:19:35Watch this space!
0:19:36 > 0:19:41We are watching, Danny, and we've just seen you spend £92.56
0:19:41 > 0:19:45on a box of Meccano and we all want to know... Why?
0:19:45 > 0:19:50This is a lovely lot. This is 1950s boy toys.
0:19:50 > 0:19:53I mean, this stuff withstands the test of time,
0:19:53 > 0:19:58purely because it's made of metal, you know, so it's robust!
0:19:58 > 0:20:02It's a great lot. I'm going to have some fun with this.
0:20:02 > 0:20:06Danny now has three items to his name and he makes it four
0:20:06 > 0:20:10when he buys the 1920s mahogany chair that he saw earlier
0:20:10 > 0:20:12by bidding Yorkshire-stylee!
0:20:12 > 0:20:15- Hey-up!- All done at 140.
0:20:15 > 0:20:17I'm happy with that lot.
0:20:17 > 0:20:22Costing a total of £172.76 with fees,
0:20:22 > 0:20:25so it's 4-7, and Danny's catching up with Eric.
0:20:25 > 0:20:27The workbench is up next
0:20:27 > 0:20:30and it's another must-have item for Del Boy.
0:20:31 > 0:20:34- I've gotta win this. - 55 anywhere? All done at 55.
0:20:34 > 0:20:37- Hey-up!- 60. 65?
0:20:37 > 0:20:3970. 75?
0:20:39 > 0:20:43- 80.- Go on, then. - Is that a bid?- Yes.- 85.
0:20:43 > 0:20:44- 90?- Yes.
0:20:44 > 0:20:4695? No?
0:20:46 > 0:20:48On the right there at 90, and selling.
0:20:50 > 0:20:52It seems like they like industrial down here.
0:20:52 > 0:20:54£95.
0:20:54 > 0:20:57Plus the fees, just over 100 quid, but it's a nice piece.
0:20:57 > 0:20:59I'm going to wax it up, I'm going to pretty it up,
0:20:59 > 0:21:01I'm going to make it look good,
0:21:01 > 0:21:03and I know it's going to sell for good money.
0:21:03 > 0:21:05I'm happy with that last lot.
0:21:07 > 0:21:11The workbench puts him back £111.06, including fees.
0:21:11 > 0:21:14So, hopefully, there's still a workable profit in it
0:21:14 > 0:21:18and, with his fifth item, Danny hangs up his bidding paddle.
0:21:18 > 0:21:21That's me done, bought my last lot, happy with it.
0:21:21 > 0:21:23It's been a good day all round.
0:21:23 > 0:21:26Go and pay my bill now and pick up my items.
0:21:27 > 0:21:31Yes! Danny's come back from nowhere and decisively bought
0:21:31 > 0:21:33what he hopes will be a winning assortment of sellables,
0:21:33 > 0:21:36but old Eric's not done yet.
0:21:36 > 0:21:39He's still hanging in there and he's not the only one!
0:21:41 > 0:21:43All these people are standing around.
0:21:44 > 0:21:48I'm pretty certain they're all going to bid on this fourfold screen.
0:21:48 > 0:21:49That's why they're here.
0:21:51 > 0:21:53Or should I say that's why they're STILL here.
0:21:53 > 0:21:5648. Do you want to go 50? With the lady at 50.
0:21:56 > 0:21:59Eric bides his time and comes in at £65.
0:21:59 > 0:22:0370? 75, 80. 85, 90?
0:22:03 > 0:22:05It's with the gentleman at 85.
0:22:05 > 0:22:07HE BANGS GAVEL
0:22:07 > 0:22:11Well, I didn't think I was going to get that for £85, so, I mean,
0:22:11 > 0:22:16with the premium, I'll probably pay just over £100 for it and, um...
0:22:16 > 0:22:18I'm very pleased with that buy.
0:22:18 > 0:22:21Having bought it, of course, I've now got to sell it,
0:22:21 > 0:22:24so you've got to have confidence in your goods.
0:22:26 > 0:22:27And I have.
0:22:27 > 0:22:32Eric seals his final deal for £104.90 for the folding screen
0:22:32 > 0:22:35and, with that, the auction comes to an end.
0:22:35 > 0:22:39Our experts must head home with their antiques under their...
0:22:39 > 0:22:41Hold on, what's Knowlesy up to now?
0:22:41 > 0:22:42Make me an offer I can't refuse.
0:22:42 > 0:22:46Yes, I'm quite happy to give you £50 for the few pieces that...
0:22:46 > 0:22:49- £50?- Yes.- Put it there.- OK.
0:22:49 > 0:22:53Eric is already doing deals on the unwanted items
0:22:53 > 0:22:54from his job lot of china.
0:22:54 > 0:22:59The lot cost Eric £160.42 and he's already made £50 of that back.
0:22:59 > 0:23:01Thank you very much. The deal is done.
0:23:01 > 0:23:04Eric's not even letting the dust settle.
0:23:04 > 0:23:06He's started selling already.
0:23:06 > 0:23:09I've got to pull my socks up, I tell you. Gotta pull my socks up.
0:23:09 > 0:23:12Yes, our young pretender still has a thing or two to learn
0:23:12 > 0:23:13from the grand master.
0:23:13 > 0:23:18From a £1,000 budget, Eric ended up walking away with eight purchases,
0:23:18 > 0:23:22shelling out £629.36.
0:23:22 > 0:23:26Our late bloomer, Danny, managed to squirrel away five items,
0:23:26 > 0:23:30costing £549.14.
0:23:30 > 0:23:33Time to glance over each other's hauls.
0:23:33 > 0:23:37- Are you happy with your purchases? - Oh, I'm over the moon.
0:23:37 > 0:23:42Tell me... I mean, I do know for a fact that your wheelbarrow, for me,
0:23:42 > 0:23:44somehow had your name written on it.
0:23:44 > 0:23:49"Shabby chic", without going on, is the order of the day at the moment.
0:23:49 > 0:23:51- It's what people want. - It is, yes. Yeah, yeah.
0:23:51 > 0:23:53And I quite like... I did like that wheelbarrow.
0:23:53 > 0:23:56Nice French rustic... But to be honest with you,
0:23:56 > 0:23:59I can't find a favourite lot at the minute,
0:23:59 > 0:24:02because I love my workbench,
0:24:02 > 0:24:04I love the 1920s chair.
0:24:04 > 0:24:09- It's all good lots here today.- Yeah. And you almost loved...my ladder.
0:24:09 > 0:24:13I just felt that, at that money,
0:24:13 > 0:24:1640, going on, bits on top, £50,
0:24:16 > 0:24:18I thought, "I'll let you keep that one, Eric."
0:24:18 > 0:24:21OK, well, that's very generous of you on our first meeting.
0:24:21 > 0:24:23You're welcome. Your favourite piece?
0:24:23 > 0:24:27Favourite piece, I think, has to be the glass vase.
0:24:27 > 0:24:30The glass vase. And what's going to bring in the most profit,
0:24:30 > 0:24:33now you've made half your profit on this lot already,
0:24:33 > 0:24:36- the glass vase? - Well, it's a very good question.
0:24:36 > 0:24:38I'm hoping that it might be the screen.
0:24:38 > 0:24:41- I need to have a good look at that. - Mm-hm.
0:24:41 > 0:24:45Danny, this is a game of look and learn.
0:24:48 > 0:24:51Our pair of intrepid experts have finished the buying,
0:24:51 > 0:24:53so now it's time to sell.
0:24:53 > 0:24:56But before we dive into those turbulent waters,
0:24:56 > 0:24:59our heroes are back home with their hauls.
0:24:59 > 0:25:02Danny is in Wellingborough, ironing out his plan of attack.
0:25:02 > 0:25:06Well, all said and done, um, the auction was a good day, really.
0:25:06 > 0:25:09It was a bit difficult initially, but it came to a head
0:25:09 > 0:25:11where I've bought this lovely workbench.
0:25:11 > 0:25:13It may look like a bit of tat at the minute.
0:25:13 > 0:25:15As soon as I get it waxed and sanded,
0:25:15 > 0:25:18it's going to look absolutely fabulous.
0:25:18 > 0:25:22I've got a chap, a friend of mine who restores and refurbishes,
0:25:22 > 0:25:26so he's going to sand it, he's going to wax it,
0:25:26 > 0:25:28I think he's even going to put a shelf underneath,
0:25:28 > 0:25:31just to make it look a bit more gutsy and strengthen it up.
0:25:31 > 0:25:34Then, of course, it's going to be worth strong money.
0:25:34 > 0:25:37I've got this Meccano box, didn't cost me too much money.
0:25:37 > 0:25:41There's a lot of gear in it, so it'll make a good profit on that.
0:25:41 > 0:25:45Now, my Edwardian chair, this desk chair.
0:25:45 > 0:25:48Fantastic, lovely scroll back on it.
0:25:48 > 0:25:50I'm going to have to find a new home for that.
0:25:50 > 0:25:54My barrow, my old French barrow, very nice.
0:25:54 > 0:25:57I know a fair few gardeners, florists,
0:25:57 > 0:26:00so I don't think I'm going to struggle with that.
0:26:00 > 0:26:03My boots and my trees, these are great.
0:26:03 > 0:26:04They're going to need a polish,
0:26:04 > 0:26:06just to freshen them up a little bit,
0:26:06 > 0:26:09they're about 1920s, 1930s, I would have said.
0:26:09 > 0:26:12They're going to get a healthy profit and I'm going to try
0:26:12 > 0:26:15and sell them at a sort of equestrian centre.
0:26:15 > 0:26:18All said and done, I think it was a good day.
0:26:18 > 0:26:21I know Eric bought a lot of stuff that day,
0:26:21 > 0:26:23but I think, with what I've got,
0:26:23 > 0:26:25they all warrant fairly strong money,
0:26:25 > 0:26:29so therefore I'm not worried that Eric's going to run away
0:26:29 > 0:26:31and leave me in profit.
0:26:31 > 0:26:33I'll be right on his shirt.
0:26:33 > 0:26:35So it's fair to say Danny's confident,
0:26:35 > 0:26:36but over in Wycombe,
0:26:36 > 0:26:40how is Eric feeling about his considerably large haul?
0:26:40 > 0:26:42I was very happy with what I did buy,
0:26:42 > 0:26:43even if it is a lot.
0:26:43 > 0:26:46In fact, I've got eight items here.
0:26:46 > 0:26:51Certainly, my two stoneware spirit barrels,
0:26:51 > 0:26:55and also my Chinese hardwood screen,
0:26:55 > 0:26:59not forgetting the girl on the plinth.
0:26:59 > 0:27:04As for my painting, which I've shown to a friend of mine,
0:27:04 > 0:27:08and he's got quite a good knowledge of this area, he liked it.
0:27:08 > 0:27:12He thinks it might be by a gifted amateur,
0:27:12 > 0:27:15but what I really need to do is take the back off,
0:27:15 > 0:27:17just to see if there's any signature.
0:27:17 > 0:27:20It would make a world of difference, cos I love that painting.
0:27:20 > 0:27:23I don't want to sell it, but I've got to.
0:27:23 > 0:27:27But that being said, if I was to say which of all the things
0:27:27 > 0:27:30I bought is going to offer me the biggest profit,
0:27:30 > 0:27:32well, fingers crossed,
0:27:32 > 0:27:38it's going to be my continental enamelled blue glass vase and cover.
0:27:38 > 0:27:43So all I've got to do now is actually do the selling.
0:27:43 > 0:27:47Both our dealers must get down to business,
0:27:47 > 0:27:49as they scour the land for the right buyers,
0:27:49 > 0:27:52utilising every resource available to find a match
0:27:52 > 0:27:55and maximise their profits.
0:27:55 > 0:27:59And remember, no deal is sealed without the shake of a hand.
0:27:59 > 0:28:03Danny is the first to get moving, but he's playing the long game.
0:28:03 > 0:28:07Rather than sell his workbench as it is, he has bigger plans,
0:28:07 > 0:28:11but it's going to cost, so he takes it to upcycler Phil
0:28:11 > 0:28:13to find out just how much.
0:28:13 > 0:28:17What I really want is I want it structurally sound,
0:28:17 > 0:28:18this filled back in -
0:28:18 > 0:28:19whether you just use, you know,
0:28:19 > 0:28:22- whether you put some bits low... - All right.- ..and then just
0:28:22 > 0:28:26a nice piece that sits on it, just to bring it flush with this.
0:28:26 > 0:28:30I also want a shelf on the bottom. Obviously, treated as well.
0:28:30 > 0:28:32I think, for a basic sort of restoration job,
0:28:32 > 0:28:35where you just strip it down, brace it up, shelf it out, um,
0:28:35 > 0:28:37you're probably talking...
0:28:37 > 0:28:3860 to 80 quid?
0:28:38 > 0:28:42I do appreciate that we've all gotta eat, I do appreciate that,
0:28:42 > 0:28:45- But I know you'll sand that, wax that...- Wax it, treat it.
0:28:45 > 0:28:47- ..in a couple of hours. - Job done, yeah.- Yeah!
0:28:47 > 0:28:49- It's not...- All right, let's have a deal, let's shake on it.
0:28:49 > 0:28:53- What's that? 70 quid?- 75 for it. 75 quid.- Give me your hand! Nice one!
0:28:53 > 0:28:56So, Phil gets sanding while Danny sets up his selling.
0:28:56 > 0:29:00Now, Eric is heading to London and going underground in search
0:29:00 > 0:29:05of his opening profit from the flagons that cost him £92.56.
0:29:06 > 0:29:08Well, here I am in the cellars
0:29:08 > 0:29:11of one of London's oldest wine merchants.
0:29:11 > 0:29:14They've been here since the 17th century.
0:29:14 > 0:29:19They're Berry Brothers & Rudd, and I'm here to meet Simon Berry,
0:29:19 > 0:29:24um, because he's expressed an interest in my spirit barrels.
0:29:24 > 0:29:27- Hello, Simon, I've found you. - Eric, you have, yes.
0:29:27 > 0:29:30- It's a warren, I'm sorry about that. - No, fascinating, fascinating.
0:29:30 > 0:29:34Yeah, this is a place you can lock me in overnight, not a problem.
0:29:34 > 0:29:37- Not an issue.- As long as you've got a corkscrew.- Oh, of course, yes.
0:29:37 > 0:29:40Of course. Well, anyway, these are the barrels.
0:29:40 > 0:29:42I think quite fascinating.
0:29:42 > 0:29:47We are looking somewhere between 1820, maybe 1835.
0:29:47 > 0:29:49They're 200 years old, almost.
0:29:49 > 0:29:51Well, yeah, they're getting on that way.
0:29:51 > 0:29:54- Certainly getting on that way. - What would they have been used for?
0:29:54 > 0:29:58I mean, would they have been in a pub or a private house?
0:29:58 > 0:30:00Yeah, I think they would have been in a pub.
0:30:00 > 0:30:03I don't think it's the sort of thing you would get in a private house
0:30:03 > 0:30:07unless, of course, it was down in the butler's pantry, or whatever.
0:30:07 > 0:30:11Do you think that they are going to find home in this establishment?
0:30:11 > 0:30:13Because you have a bit of a collection
0:30:13 > 0:30:15of wine memorabilia and suchlike.
0:30:15 > 0:30:17We've got a collection of wine memorabilia
0:30:17 > 0:30:20and indeed stoneware, but nothing like this.
0:30:20 > 0:30:23So, personally, I'm always looking for things
0:30:23 > 0:30:27that have a little bit of interest there.
0:30:27 > 0:30:29And because they've got the royal warrant,
0:30:29 > 0:30:32and because they've got the Prince of Wales's warrant as well,
0:30:32 > 0:30:35and we hold the warrant for both the current Prince of Wales
0:30:35 > 0:30:37and for Her Majesty the Queen,
0:30:37 > 0:30:40I think I know exactly where I'm going to put them.
0:30:40 > 0:30:43I was looking for in the region of a couple of hundred pounds
0:30:43 > 0:30:45- for the pair, but...- For the pair?
0:30:45 > 0:30:50Yeah, but, you know, I am open to negotiation.
0:30:50 > 0:30:55How about if we went for...
0:30:55 > 0:30:57£80 each, therefore 160 for the pair?
0:30:57 > 0:31:00160 for the pair?
0:31:00 > 0:31:04I think, if we could just nudge it, just nudge it that £10 note,
0:31:04 > 0:31:06do you think we could do something at 170?
0:31:06 > 0:31:09- OK.- Do you think so? - Yeah, I think we could.
0:31:09 > 0:31:14I am for hire if you need anybody here for sampling.
0:31:14 > 0:31:17Now, now, it's a bit early for a celebratory tipple,
0:31:17 > 0:31:20but with an opening profit of £77.44,
0:31:20 > 0:31:23Eric is delighted to have popped his cork.
0:31:24 > 0:31:27Well, that was a fascinating place to do business.
0:31:27 > 0:31:29It's like stepping into the age of Charles Dickens,
0:31:29 > 0:31:33but it was a very gratifying sale because my spirit barrels
0:31:33 > 0:31:35are now where they would have been back in
0:31:35 > 0:31:37the early 19th century.
0:31:37 > 0:31:40While Eric's returning his items to their original setting,
0:31:40 > 0:31:44Danny is returning his items to their original state.
0:31:45 > 0:31:51These boots - they're just leather. I paid almost £100 for them
0:31:51 > 0:31:55and they just need a polish up, they need the clean, they need to
0:31:55 > 0:31:59look £100 worth at least, so I'm going to polish and clean them up,
0:31:59 > 0:32:02just to make them look a little bit more presentable.
0:32:02 > 0:32:07You know, all the imperfections, really, are sort of hidden.
0:32:07 > 0:32:09Polishing boots is all very well,
0:32:09 > 0:32:11but Eric is already onto his second item.
0:32:11 > 0:32:13He's had his statue delivered
0:32:13 > 0:32:17to Kings Langley-based landscaper Jason, hoping he'll be hauling off
0:32:17 > 0:32:22a heavy profit on top of the £51.83 it owes him.
0:32:22 > 0:32:24- I see my girl's arrived?- She has!
0:32:24 > 0:32:28- I realise that it's not of any great age.- No, no.- But we're...
0:32:28 > 0:32:33We're looking for decorative effect? The thing is that, obviously,
0:32:33 > 0:32:36she's been made in recent years, but what I like about it
0:32:36 > 0:32:41are these sort of lichens that have grown over the years.
0:32:41 > 0:32:44Can I ask you a question? Because you deal with this sort of thing
0:32:44 > 0:32:47- on a regular basis?- Yes. - I was told that, if you put...
0:32:47 > 0:32:51If you put natural yoghurt on a figure like this,
0:32:51 > 0:32:55- then you get more of a growth? - It speeds up the ageing.
0:32:55 > 0:32:57Yes, the idea is it's supposed to, with the natural yoghurt, it's
0:32:57 > 0:33:00supposed to increase the bacteria on the surface and make it older,
0:33:00 > 0:33:03but I wouldn't recommend it - you can get streaks with that.
0:33:03 > 0:33:04- I'd be a bit cautious of that.- OK.
0:33:04 > 0:33:07So, I'm looking for a good home for this girl, you know.
0:33:07 > 0:33:11I really am, you know. She's not just any old girl.
0:33:11 > 0:33:13- Have you got any, er...? - I have, I have.
0:33:13 > 0:33:16- I've got a customer that might be interested in her.- OK.
0:33:16 > 0:33:19Um, and what I'm thinking is that she could be elevated up
0:33:19 > 0:33:24with a nice shrubbery behind and a light in the garden at night-time,
0:33:24 > 0:33:27which would really bring the figure almost like a sort of
0:33:27 > 0:33:29ghostly feel in the garden.
0:33:29 > 0:33:31- Well, you're talking this up, Jason, lad! You're talking it up!- I am!
0:33:31 > 0:33:33- I don't want to talk it up, do I? - ERIC LAUGHS
0:33:33 > 0:33:36Well, let's face it. I mean, if you've got a client for her,
0:33:36 > 0:33:39I mean, this client doesn't want some just cheap figure, does she?
0:33:39 > 0:33:42- JASON LAUGHS - She wants something with a bit of...
0:33:42 > 0:33:46- But she may not want something expensive either, Eric.- Oh, right.
0:33:46 > 0:33:48- OK, well, we've got to find a happy medium.- We have, we have.
0:33:48 > 0:33:53I would be hoping for around about £160?
0:33:53 > 0:33:55Hmm!
0:33:55 > 0:33:59That's a little bit more than I wanted to spend, really, 160, um...
0:33:59 > 0:34:03I was thinking more maybe... maybe about £100?
0:34:05 > 0:34:08I'll tell you what, I'll tell you what, um... If we could do...
0:34:08 > 0:34:11Could we do around the 120 mark?
0:34:14 > 0:34:16How about 115, we've got a deal?
0:34:16 > 0:34:18- 115? We've got a deal. - We've got a deal.
0:34:18 > 0:34:23Eric makes a statuesque profit of £63.17 for the statue,
0:34:23 > 0:34:26and makes it two sales to Danny's nil.
0:34:26 > 0:34:30But Del Boy is hoping he'll soon be off the mark, as he heads to Olney,
0:34:30 > 0:34:32a village just north of Milton Keynes.
0:34:32 > 0:34:35He's taking his now-polished-to-perfection boots
0:34:35 > 0:34:38to show Kathryn, a co-director of an equestrian shop.
0:34:38 > 0:34:40I'm just wondering, have I come to the wrong place?
0:34:40 > 0:34:43Because I've got a nice vintage pair of riding boots, but these,
0:34:43 > 0:34:46all these boots here, to me, look like fashion boots.
0:34:46 > 0:34:48Oh, we've got a bit modernised, yes.
0:34:48 > 0:34:50You have got a bit modernised, haven't you? Yeah.
0:34:50 > 0:34:53Tell me, do these sell? What's going on here?
0:34:53 > 0:34:54Yeah, well, these are dressage boots here.
0:34:54 > 0:34:56These are probably for training.
0:34:56 > 0:34:59So, I mean, which one looks the best, then?
0:34:59 > 0:35:01I've got my beautiful vintage...
0:35:01 > 0:35:03I'd date them around about the 1920s.
0:35:03 > 0:35:06- Yeah.- Very well-made. I mean, this is a classic design.
0:35:06 > 0:35:09- Style never goes out of fashion. - Absolutely.
0:35:09 > 0:35:10And fashion never goes out of style.
0:35:10 > 0:35:13Hey, hold on a minute, are you nicking my lines or what?
0:35:13 > 0:35:15- What's going on?- They look like they've been really well-kept,
0:35:15 > 0:35:17really well looked after.
0:35:17 > 0:35:18That was the hard work I put into it.
0:35:18 > 0:35:21- You should have seen them. - You polished them yourself?
0:35:21 > 0:35:23You'd think I was in the forces, wouldn't you,
0:35:23 > 0:35:25- with a polish like that? It's like a mirror!- Exactly.
0:35:25 > 0:35:27You must have heard of this name, Faulkner & Sons.
0:35:27 > 0:35:30Yes, beautiful boot trees, aren't they?
0:35:30 > 0:35:33- This is going to fit right into this shop, you know.- Absolutely.
0:35:33 > 0:35:34What do you think they'd be used for?
0:35:34 > 0:35:37I think originally these boots would have been for hunting,
0:35:37 > 0:35:39going out in the field. A good general boot.
0:35:39 > 0:35:41What would you use them for?
0:35:41 > 0:35:42We'd use them as a nice prop.
0:35:42 > 0:35:44We could make them look beautiful in the shop.
0:35:44 > 0:35:46Would they be something that you're interested in?
0:35:46 > 0:35:50Yeah, absolutely. I think they'd really fit in with our shop.
0:35:50 > 0:35:51It's all down to price, isn't it?
0:35:51 > 0:35:55- Mm-hm.- I was thinking roundabout the 240 mark.
0:35:55 > 0:35:59OK, we were thinking more about the 120 mark.
0:35:59 > 0:36:00Excuse me?
0:36:00 > 0:36:02- 120?- Yeah.
0:36:02 > 0:36:04- You've chopped me right in half. - I know.
0:36:04 > 0:36:06Well, it needs to be a bit more than that, Kathryn.
0:36:06 > 0:36:08What about 160?
0:36:08 > 0:36:10Oh, Kathryn.
0:36:10 > 0:36:12That beautiful smile's going to succumb me, I know, but...
0:36:12 > 0:36:17- I hope so.- It needs to be a little bit richer than that.
0:36:17 > 0:36:19Oh, Kathryn, how about 195?
0:36:21 > 0:36:22180.
0:36:22 > 0:36:24185 and we've got a deal.
0:36:24 > 0:36:28- Great, OK. Deal.- Oh, thank you very much. Thank you, Kathryn.
0:36:30 > 0:36:34There's only one word I use when I have a great deal like that
0:36:34 > 0:36:35and make plenty of profit.
0:36:35 > 0:36:37Boot-iful.
0:36:37 > 0:36:40Yes, a boot-iful profit of £86.28
0:36:40 > 0:36:42means that Danny has entered the race.
0:36:42 > 0:36:46But it's Eric next with his Chinese screen.
0:36:46 > 0:36:48Well, I'm in rural South Oxfordshire.
0:36:48 > 0:36:50I'm here to meet Teesha.
0:36:50 > 0:36:54Teesha has a gallery in Oxford, but she is also
0:36:54 > 0:36:57something of a multi-tasker because she's got
0:36:57 > 0:36:59a bed and breakfast out here.
0:36:59 > 0:37:04I'm here actually to do a deal on my Chinese screen.
0:37:04 > 0:37:08Teesha's family hails from the same part of China as the screen,
0:37:08 > 0:37:10so will she want to buy it?
0:37:10 > 0:37:12How can I best describe it?
0:37:12 > 0:37:16Well, as you can see, fourfold, inlay.
0:37:16 > 0:37:20I think date-wise about 1880.
0:37:20 > 0:37:24It has got this wonderful inlay
0:37:24 > 0:37:28and, if you look at the tree here, you can see it's very, very ornate.
0:37:28 > 0:37:32Do you ever see this type of screen in China?
0:37:32 > 0:37:38Older days, yes, they used, but now people do not often use this.
0:37:38 > 0:37:42Would that look the part in your gallery in Oxford, do you think?
0:37:42 > 0:37:44It could be. What's the price?
0:37:44 > 0:37:47I was looking for around the £300 mark.
0:37:47 > 0:37:50I was thinking around the 200 mark.
0:37:50 > 0:37:53What if we went 250, would that go?
0:37:53 > 0:37:55250 is not a good figure.
0:37:55 > 0:37:57Chinese like eight.
0:37:57 > 0:38:01Oh, do you? All right, then, 280!
0:38:01 > 0:38:04- OK.- I was thinking 218.
0:38:04 > 0:38:09Oh, 218! If we said 238,
0:38:09 > 0:38:11would that be just as good?
0:38:11 > 0:38:12- OK.- Are you sure?- Yeah.
0:38:12 > 0:38:15- You are sure?- Yeah, you sure? - Yes, I'm sure.
0:38:15 > 0:38:16- Shake hands.- It's a deal.
0:38:16 > 0:38:19Eric makes an impressive profit of a smidge over
0:38:19 > 0:38:22£133 for the screen.
0:38:22 > 0:38:24He then goes on to sell the gilt-framed pictures,
0:38:24 > 0:38:27including the Maxfield Parrish, to gallery owner Chrissy
0:38:27 > 0:38:30for a further profit of £97.79.
0:38:31 > 0:38:33Danny needs to catch up.
0:38:33 > 0:38:37Having paid £75 for the restoration of his workbench,
0:38:37 > 0:38:41it now owes him over £186, so he's had it delivered
0:38:41 > 0:38:45to Stockport Antiques Emporium owner Gabby,
0:38:45 > 0:38:47hoping he can still carve out a profit.
0:38:47 > 0:38:49Oh, yes!
0:38:49 > 0:38:54This has come up 100%. Absolutely fabulous!
0:38:54 > 0:38:59Cor, considering that this was a total mess, it looked very
0:38:59 > 0:39:03dark and dismal, now it's been treated, all the woodworm's
0:39:03 > 0:39:07been treated, we've waxed it and we've sanded it.
0:39:07 > 0:39:10This now is worth a lorra lorra money!
0:39:10 > 0:39:13Del Boy thinks he's spent his money right,
0:39:13 > 0:39:17but what will Gaby make of his upcycled workbench?
0:39:17 > 0:39:20- Hey, I tell you what, it looks well, here.- It does indeed.
0:39:20 > 0:39:21- What do you think, Gabby? - It's come home.
0:39:21 > 0:39:25Love it. This is very now. Everyone's after one of these.
0:39:25 > 0:39:28In actual fact, I've probably got a buyer straight away
0:39:28 > 0:39:32- for a shop fitting, as a front counter.- Oh, wow!
0:39:32 > 0:39:35- I mean...- And I've also seen them with a bit of slate set in here,
0:39:35 > 0:39:38as well, which is really nice, especially in the kitchen,
0:39:38 > 0:39:40and you can oil them down.
0:39:40 > 0:39:44- A bit of slate?- Mm, dropped in, just into the tool well, here.
0:39:44 > 0:39:49- Let's talk about price. - Come on, then. Spit it out.
0:39:49 > 0:39:50550.
0:39:50 > 0:39:53Ouch! OK.
0:39:54 > 0:39:57Got to be a bit more in it for me.
0:39:57 > 0:40:00Listen, Gabby, there's plenty in it for you.
0:40:00 > 0:40:04I mean, I've priced it up, I've reckoned it up.
0:40:04 > 0:40:08I've seen about what these are going for and it's a great thing.
0:40:08 > 0:40:10There's a little quirky bit here with this little door.
0:40:10 > 0:40:14There's two vices. It cost me a lot of money, you know.
0:40:14 > 0:40:16Two vices, yeah, OK, I'll take that.
0:40:16 > 0:40:19It cost me a lot of money as well to get it restored. I've put...
0:40:19 > 0:40:23- You know, time, getting it delivered up here!- Hmm...
0:40:23 > 0:40:24500?
0:40:26 > 0:40:28Will you go 520?
0:40:28 > 0:40:32No. I've got to screw these hinges off.
0:40:32 > 0:40:34- Yes, I know.- They're horrible. - I know, they are horrible, yes.
0:40:34 > 0:40:37They wouldn't have been so bad had they been inside,
0:40:37 > 0:40:39- but they are quite...- Cheap.- 510.
0:40:39 > 0:40:40500, come on, we like round numbers.
0:40:40 > 0:40:43- We do like round numbers. I'll have a deal at that.- Right.
0:40:43 > 0:40:45- Thank you very much, Gabby. - Thank you.
0:40:45 > 0:40:48Incredible! Danny's strategy pays off,
0:40:48 > 0:40:54and he makes the best profit so far, almost £314 on the bench.
0:40:54 > 0:40:58He's back in the game and understandably as pleased as punch!
0:40:58 > 0:40:59Brimming with confidence now,
0:40:59 > 0:41:04Danny decides it's a good time to call Eric for a quick catch up.
0:41:04 > 0:41:07Mr Danny Sebastian, how are you doing?
0:41:07 > 0:41:09- Not so bad.- 'Good!'- Not so bad.
0:41:09 > 0:41:11'I've gotta drop this one on you, you know.
0:41:11 > 0:41:13'Do you remember my riding boots?
0:41:13 > 0:41:15'Yes, I can remember them, yes.'
0:41:15 > 0:41:18If I remember rightly, at some point, you were saying to me,
0:41:18 > 0:41:20"You won't get no money for them"!
0:41:20 > 0:41:23- I tell you what, Eric...- 'Yeah?'
0:41:23 > 0:41:25- I more than doubled my money on them.- Did you really?
0:41:25 > 0:41:28I thought I'd just drop that one, because, um, you know...
0:41:28 > 0:41:30You didn't want to put your foot in it, did you?
0:41:30 > 0:41:32- That's the thing. - THEY BOTH LAUGH
0:41:32 > 0:41:36- Sorry!- Hey, don't you get clever! Anyway...- 'OK. Anyway, come on.'
0:41:36 > 0:41:39- I see you getting onto your jokes, so I'll move off that subject.- 'OK.'
0:41:39 > 0:41:43- How are you finding it?- You know I found that the girl on a plinth?
0:41:43 > 0:41:47- Oh, yeah?- She managed to find a landscape gardener
0:41:47 > 0:41:50who took a shine to her, so, you know,
0:41:50 > 0:41:53- we more than doubled up on that. - Oh, nice one! You made a bit?
0:41:53 > 0:41:57Yeah, and the same true with the spirit barrels.
0:41:57 > 0:42:01Listen! I don't believe you! I think you're just trying to give it all
0:42:01 > 0:42:04that old flannel, cos I told you I'd done very well with my boots.
0:42:04 > 0:42:07So, on that note, I've had enough now, I've heard enough!
0:42:07 > 0:42:11- I'm busy.- OK.- You take care. Ta-ra!
0:42:11 > 0:42:13I've said it before. I'll say it again.
0:42:13 > 0:42:14Bonkers!
0:42:14 > 0:42:18He may just be, but how is he doing in the scores? Let's find out!
0:42:19 > 0:42:23Eric has so far done five deals, giving him at total profit
0:42:23 > 0:42:26of £384.48.
0:42:26 > 0:42:29Danny has only sold two of his five,
0:42:29 > 0:42:31but after his success with the bench,
0:42:31 > 0:42:35he's just in the lead with a little over £400 of pure profit.
0:42:39 > 0:42:42With figures like that, only a fool would speculate
0:42:42 > 0:42:44on who's going to win today's clash
0:42:44 > 0:42:47and we're seeing two very different approaches.
0:42:48 > 0:42:50So, will Eric's old school style
0:42:50 > 0:42:53win over the young upstart's upcycling tendencies?
0:42:55 > 0:42:59Danny's risky approach was never more evident than when he picked up
0:42:59 > 0:43:02a box of construction toys, so he's decided to seek
0:43:02 > 0:43:06some expect advice to find out what he got for his money.
0:43:06 > 0:43:10I've dragged this box of Meccano all the way down to Brighton!
0:43:10 > 0:43:14I'm at the Toy Museum and I'm here to see two enthusiasts.
0:43:14 > 0:43:18Now, they know everything you need to know about Meccano.
0:43:18 > 0:43:20I'm just hoping that they're going to be able to enlighten me
0:43:20 > 0:43:25and educate me on my box of Meccano, so that, when I come to sell it,
0:43:25 > 0:43:27I'll get a good price for it.
0:43:27 > 0:43:31Since its humble Liverpool beginnings in 1901,
0:43:31 > 0:43:33interest in this classic construction toy has built
0:43:33 > 0:43:37and built. Now, it's seen as a highly desirable
0:43:37 > 0:43:40and collectable item for enthusiasts all over the world.
0:43:40 > 0:43:45It was created by a Liverpudlian clerk by the name of Frank Hornby,
0:43:45 > 0:43:49who also created, you've guessed it, the Hornby train set!
0:43:49 > 0:43:51Meccano was first made to amuse Hornby's sons
0:43:51 > 0:43:55and has been embraced by children and adults ever since
0:43:55 > 0:44:01and some original kits can now sell for as much as £15,000!
0:44:01 > 0:44:05Danny is meeting enthusiasts Jim and Geoff, but the big question is
0:44:05 > 0:44:08will anything in his mixed up box be worth enough to get him
0:44:08 > 0:44:13the £93 investment back and hopefully a profit on top?
0:44:13 > 0:44:15- Oh!- What do we think?
0:44:15 > 0:44:18- It is just a general collection. - Common?
0:44:18 > 0:44:20Oh, dear! Not exactly what Danny wanted to hear.
0:44:20 > 0:44:22But as they continue to search through,
0:44:22 > 0:44:26they uncover a possible piece of gold amongst the rusty iron.
0:44:28 > 0:44:29- Jim...- Oh, heavens!
0:44:29 > 0:44:33That's the headlights from the No 1 Car constructor,
0:44:33 > 0:44:37and it's nice, because it's usually missing from the cars.
0:44:37 > 0:44:39So that's a really nice find.
0:44:39 > 0:44:42So, if you found that, chances are we might find some other bits.
0:44:42 > 0:44:44An early spanner.
0:44:44 > 0:44:46Um, of moderate interest.
0:44:46 > 0:44:48It's in good condition.
0:44:48 > 0:44:51- Another gem, Geoff? - Absolutely, Jim.
0:44:51 > 0:44:54That's a nice little piece. It's a steering wheel...
0:44:54 > 0:44:58- Yes.- ..from the motor car outfit that we found the headlights for.
0:44:58 > 0:45:00I think, you've sifted through it,
0:45:00 > 0:45:03there's nowt here really of any consequence,
0:45:03 > 0:45:06apart from a steering wheel and pair of headlights!
0:45:06 > 0:45:09To summarise, yes, they're the best parts.
0:45:09 > 0:45:12Without those part, this is... I wouldn't even bid on it.
0:45:12 > 0:45:15- It's just...- Rubbish? - I'm afraid so, yes.
0:45:15 > 0:45:18Oh, don't sugar-coat it, then, Jim and Geoff!
0:45:18 > 0:45:22Still, Danny establishes his most sellable items are the headlights
0:45:22 > 0:45:25and the steering wheel from the No 1 Car constructor kit.
0:45:27 > 0:45:29There you go, I've heard from the experts
0:45:29 > 0:45:32that I've pretty much brought a load of scrap!
0:45:32 > 0:45:36I'm going to need a good bit of magic to get me out of this one!
0:45:36 > 0:45:38Perhaps not the answer Danny was hoping for,
0:45:38 > 0:45:42but never one to be beaten, he has a plan to use the knowledge
0:45:42 > 0:45:46he's acquired and put the Meccano into an online auction.
0:45:46 > 0:45:51My Meccano lot, I'm going to split it into three different lots.
0:45:51 > 0:45:55There's two dainty little pieces that I know are probably
0:45:55 > 0:45:57the best bits in the box, to be honest,
0:45:57 > 0:45:59so I'm going to put them on one listing.
0:45:59 > 0:46:03Now, all the rest of the Meccano, I'm going to put on another listing
0:46:03 > 0:46:06and the box that the Meccano came in,
0:46:06 > 0:46:09I'm going to put that also on a separate listing, because,
0:46:09 > 0:46:13whoever wants the Meccano, I'm sure they're not going to want the box.
0:46:14 > 0:46:17Meanwhile, Eric is continuing on his selling quest
0:46:17 > 0:46:21with his prize buy, the blue glass vase.
0:46:21 > 0:46:23The vase still owes him over £123,
0:46:23 > 0:46:27so will London-based antiques dealer Mousa
0:46:27 > 0:46:30like it enough to find some profit in it?
0:46:30 > 0:46:33I was intrigued to know your opinion.
0:46:33 > 0:46:37Would you say Bohemia, rather than France?
0:46:37 > 0:46:40I think it might be any, Bohemian or French,
0:46:40 > 0:46:42but in my opinion, it is French.
0:46:42 > 0:46:45But the date, I think about 1870, 1880.
0:46:45 > 0:46:47- Beautiful.- It's beautiful, yeah.
0:46:47 > 0:46:50Well, I'm expecting around the 400 mark,
0:46:50 > 0:46:53so where do you come in on that one?
0:46:53 > 0:46:56I would be coming to £300.
0:46:56 > 0:47:01Can I just push my luck and go to 370 or...?
0:47:01 > 0:47:03Then why don't we shake hands on 350?
0:47:03 > 0:47:06350, we've got ourselves a deal.
0:47:06 > 0:47:09Eric walks out with his biggest profit so far.
0:47:09 > 0:47:12Remember, the vase was bought as part of a job lot and,
0:47:12 > 0:47:14with the rest either sold at the auction house
0:47:14 > 0:47:15or given to a charity shop,
0:47:15 > 0:47:20it means Mr Knowles has made almost £240 on the lot.
0:47:22 > 0:47:24That is what, in the business, you call a sleeper,
0:47:24 > 0:47:26when you get a price like that.
0:47:26 > 0:47:28Having said that, I'm only too pleased
0:47:28 > 0:47:32that I had an early night before the auction.
0:47:32 > 0:47:36But Eric's up late for his next sale - the stepladder.
0:47:36 > 0:47:39Well, there are three types of people you might find walking
0:47:39 > 0:47:41through the streets with a ladder.
0:47:41 > 0:47:44One might be a fireman and the other one may be a window cleaner
0:47:44 > 0:47:48and the third? Well, it could be a cat burglar. But in this case,
0:47:48 > 0:47:52you got an antiquey person, not that this ladder is antique,
0:47:52 > 0:47:57it dates probably to around about 1925, so it qualifies as vintage
0:47:57 > 0:48:01and, let me tell you, vintage these days is the buzzword!
0:48:01 > 0:48:04Danny pushed the price up to just over £50 at the auction,
0:48:04 > 0:48:08so will the sale price climb even higher as Eric takes it
0:48:08 > 0:48:11to Buckinghamshire antiques dealer Chloe?
0:48:11 > 0:48:15There it is. And it's got one, two, three, four...
0:48:15 > 0:48:19- What do you call them? ..platforms or...- Treads.
0:48:19 > 0:48:20- Treads! OK! - SHE LAUGHS
0:48:20 > 0:48:23All right! Well, you're obviously well ahead of me.
0:48:23 > 0:48:25- I mean, have you sold ladders like this before?- I have sold
0:48:25 > 0:48:29- a few ladders before.- Have you?- Um, interior decorators do like them,
0:48:29 > 0:48:31particularly the ones just with the rungs, cos they like
0:48:31 > 0:48:34to hang their towels on them in the bathrooms.
0:48:34 > 0:48:37Florists kind of like these ones, actually, because they like to use
0:48:37 > 0:48:41- them for decorating with their pots and things.- Oh, plant pots?- Yeah.
0:48:41 > 0:48:43- That would look good.- It'd work in a good conservatory as well.- Yeah.
0:48:43 > 0:48:45That would be another good use for it.
0:48:45 > 0:48:49I think it needs a nice coat of wax and, yeah, that would be good
0:48:49 > 0:48:52for using indoors, I think, perhaps not for its usual use.
0:48:52 > 0:48:56If I was to tell you that I was hoping for
0:48:56 > 0:49:01somewhere in the region of around about £80, I mean...?
0:49:01 > 0:49:03- OK.- I'm open to persuasion, Chloe.
0:49:03 > 0:49:08- I think my opening offer to you would probably be £50.- OK.
0:49:08 > 0:49:13Um, well, then, I might come back at 70, but do you think
0:49:13 > 0:49:19- we might nudge it a bit? - Um, shall meet halfway at 60?
0:49:19 > 0:49:21- Is that halfway?- Between 50 and 70.
0:49:21 > 0:49:24Yeah, it probably is, isn't it? Put your hand there.
0:49:24 > 0:49:27Eric makes a profit of £8.17,
0:49:27 > 0:49:30for the ladder, so Danny needs to catch up,
0:49:30 > 0:49:34and he's hoping to do just that with his chair! He's back at
0:49:34 > 0:49:37the same Stockport emporium where he sold his workbench,
0:49:37 > 0:49:40but this time, meeting dealer Laura, who has another stand.
0:49:40 > 0:49:44Remember, the chair set Danny back over £172.
0:49:46 > 0:49:50This is a nice early 20th-century scroll top,
0:49:50 > 0:49:52with a rail back and a solid seat.
0:49:52 > 0:49:57I'd say it's got a 360-swivel and it's also got the rocking action.
0:49:57 > 0:49:59- Oh, yeah.- What do you think of it?
0:49:59 > 0:50:02Well, it's a wonderful piece. I mean, it's got such great curves
0:50:02 > 0:50:05and it's certainly not the type of desk chair
0:50:05 > 0:50:06- you see every day.- You like it?
0:50:06 > 0:50:09I do like it, I do like it, but I think what I need to find out
0:50:09 > 0:50:11is if I'm going to like the price.
0:50:11 > 0:50:13Say 300.
0:50:13 > 0:50:17300, OK. That is a little high,
0:50:17 > 0:50:19I think, for this chair.
0:50:19 > 0:50:21Would you do 225?
0:50:23 > 0:50:25- HE SIGHS - 260.
0:50:25 > 0:50:28- I can do 250. - 255. We'll go in the middle.
0:50:28 > 0:50:32- I'll do that. I'll do that, 255. - Oh, Laura, it's been a pleasure.
0:50:32 > 0:50:36Danny makes a profit of £82.24 for the chair!
0:50:36 > 0:50:39He then sells his wheelbarrow to a tearoom in Ribchester,
0:50:39 > 0:50:44as a shop display, and wheels out a profit of £65.96,
0:50:44 > 0:50:46which means all he has left to do is
0:50:46 > 0:50:49wait to see how his Meccano does online.
0:50:49 > 0:50:51Eric bought his watercolour with his heart,
0:50:51 > 0:50:55so the question is - can he use his head to get a good price?
0:50:55 > 0:50:58A little bit of investigation fails to reveal a signature,
0:50:58 > 0:51:01but it does lead him to the door of picture dealer John,
0:51:01 > 0:51:04hoping he has a good reason for him to buy it.
0:51:04 > 0:51:07Well, I've got to admit that, when I saw this,
0:51:07 > 0:51:08I was just captivated by it.
0:51:08 > 0:51:11I've had it out of the frame, there is no signature.
0:51:11 > 0:51:15However, initially, I did know there was a name on the back
0:51:15 > 0:51:18that said Cortez, C-O-R-T-E-Z,
0:51:18 > 0:51:21so I start looking online
0:51:21 > 0:51:25and I can't find anybody with the name Cortez.
0:51:25 > 0:51:30However, I then thought, "Well, maybe it's Cortes,"
0:51:30 > 0:51:34and, when I did that, I came up with Edouard Cortes,
0:51:34 > 0:51:37and then I started seeing that this man was prolific.
0:51:37 > 0:51:41He was born in, I think, 1882, or something like that,
0:51:41 > 0:51:47died in 1969, and I start looking at his oil paintings.
0:51:47 > 0:51:51And several of his oil paintings I find that he features a mother
0:51:51 > 0:51:53and a child side by side.
0:51:53 > 0:51:57- There are several problems with that attribution.- Go on.
0:51:57 > 0:52:03Born in 1882, and we reckon this is about 1900, 1905,
0:52:03 > 0:52:08it would be a very juvenile picture at that stage of his career.
0:52:08 > 0:52:12I can't see anything stylistically in the handling of the medium
0:52:12 > 0:52:15which would make me think it was by Cortes, I have to say.
0:52:15 > 0:52:19Frustrating that there's absolutely nothing on the back whatsoever.
0:52:19 > 0:52:22- Nothing.- I might die before I discover who it's by,
0:52:22 > 0:52:24but it's very, very charming.
0:52:24 > 0:52:28I'm prepared to make an offer on it, something just over £200.
0:52:28 > 0:52:29Are we near the 220?
0:52:29 > 0:52:31- About 220, yes.- About 220.- Yeah.
0:52:31 > 0:52:33- Have we got a deal? - We've got a deal.
0:52:33 > 0:52:36He may not have got a definitive answer on the artist's name,
0:52:36 > 0:52:38but Eric's instincts pay off
0:52:38 > 0:52:42and he makes a profit of £96.60 on the painting,
0:52:42 > 0:52:44which means he's down to his final item -
0:52:44 > 0:52:48the engraving of HM frigate Geyser. Eric heads up to London hoping
0:52:48 > 0:52:52to sell it to a maritime art specialist by the name of David.
0:52:54 > 0:52:56I have been doing a little bit of research.
0:52:56 > 0:53:00I'm told that this vessel was laid down in about 1840.
0:53:00 > 0:53:04- It's a technical term, isn't it, being laid down?- Yes.- Being built.
0:53:04 > 0:53:10I believe that it was sort of broken up, um, in the 1860s, so it didn't
0:53:10 > 0:53:13- have a very long life.- No, no.- No. - It seems like a lot of effort's
0:53:13 > 0:53:16gone into it for such a short period of time to operate,
0:53:16 > 0:53:19but I guess it probably did a lot of work in its time that it was built.
0:53:19 > 0:53:22- Well, let me have a look at it. - Good.
0:53:22 > 0:53:25Looking at this particular piece, and looking at the paper that
0:53:25 > 0:53:27it's printed on, and generally the fact
0:53:27 > 0:53:30that it's sort of survived in such good condition,
0:53:30 > 0:53:32I believe it's what's known as a restrike, I'm afraid.
0:53:32 > 0:53:37The term restrike basically means when a print is republished
0:53:37 > 0:53:40using the original printing plates.
0:53:40 > 0:53:44So, the company Ackerman, although they no longer exist,
0:53:44 > 0:53:48at some point sold their plates to another company, who have reprinted
0:53:48 > 0:53:52it in the exact same fashion as the original would've been produced - on
0:53:52 > 0:53:57good quality paper, hand coloured, the same look and the same feel.
0:53:57 > 0:54:00I would say that probably the print is contemporary with that frame,
0:54:00 > 0:54:03which would be 20 to 30 years. I would think,
0:54:03 > 0:54:09if it were a period piece in a period frame, it would make
0:54:09 > 0:54:13somewhere in the region of 4... £300-£400, something like that.
0:54:13 > 0:54:18Would I be asking too much if I was, say, asking for £50?
0:54:18 > 0:54:22- My instinct would be more around the £40 mark.- OK.
0:54:22 > 0:54:25But maybe we could meet in the middle, say 45?
0:54:25 > 0:54:2945? Listen, 45 is perfectly good by me.
0:54:29 > 0:54:32Not quite the result he was looking for, but Eric sells the picture
0:54:32 > 0:54:37for a profit of £22.79, meaning he's all sold up.
0:54:37 > 0:54:40He may be done, but Danny is still
0:54:40 > 0:54:42nervously awaiting the results of his online sale,
0:54:42 > 0:54:47so let's remind ourselves of how much our experts spent today.
0:54:47 > 0:54:54From a £1,000 budget, Eric bought eight lots and spent £629.36.
0:54:54 > 0:54:57Danny bought only five items, but adding restoration costs
0:54:57 > 0:55:02and online auction charges, spent more in the end, £654.11.
0:55:02 > 0:55:05But who brought home the biggest profits?
0:55:05 > 0:55:08Now, it's time to find out who is today's
0:55:08 > 0:55:12Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is champion?
0:55:12 > 0:55:14- Hey, how are we doing?- Not so bad.
0:55:14 > 0:55:17- How are you?- I'm fine. - Always a pleasure to see you.
0:55:17 > 0:55:20Oh, thank you, Danny. Well, it's nice to get back into
0:55:20 > 0:55:21the auction scene, for me.
0:55:21 > 0:55:23I spent most of my life working for an auction house.
0:55:23 > 0:55:25What was your best buy?
0:55:25 > 0:55:29It's got to be that job lot with all the miscellaneous china,
0:55:29 > 0:55:31most of which was worth very little.
0:55:31 > 0:55:33There was a glass vase and cover.
0:55:33 > 0:55:35- Right.- It was fabulous.
0:55:35 > 0:55:39And it was about 1880, probably Bohemian,
0:55:39 > 0:55:41beautifully enamelled,
0:55:41 > 0:55:45and, um, I found a man who really was keen to have it.
0:55:45 > 0:55:47So what was your best buy, Danny?
0:55:47 > 0:55:50Well, my best buy, funnily enough, would have been my workbench.
0:55:50 > 0:55:53- Do you remember that workbench full of...?- Yes, I do.
0:55:53 > 0:55:55- ..woodworm and all sorts going on. - Yeah, yeah!
0:55:55 > 0:55:58Yeah, well, I got it treated, I got it sanded, I got it re-waxed,
0:55:58 > 0:56:01I got a little shelf put on the bottom.
0:56:01 > 0:56:04Then I sold it to this lady, she's got a big antiques centre.
0:56:04 > 0:56:08- Oh, right.- Went down very well. But it looked the business.
0:56:08 > 0:56:10- Come up trumps.- Good lad.
0:56:10 > 0:56:13- OK, well, let's see if you're going to come up trumps here.- Yes.- OK.
0:56:13 > 0:56:16- Let's have a peep. - Are you ready?- I am.
0:56:16 > 0:56:18- We'll do a one...- A one...
0:56:18 > 0:56:21A two, and a three!
0:56:21 > 0:56:23- Ooh!- Ooh!
0:56:23 > 0:56:26Well, hey, that's a very healthy profit.
0:56:26 > 0:56:29- Yours is even healthier! - And that's what matters!
0:56:29 > 0:56:33- In your box, it does, yeah, but not in mine.- Come on.- Come on, then.
0:56:33 > 0:56:37Yes, Eric wins today's contest by a country mile, after Danny's online
0:56:37 > 0:56:41auction plans didn't quite bring in the result he was hoping for.
0:56:41 > 0:56:44He had some initial success with the two rarer pieces.
0:56:46 > 0:56:50Oh, yes! We've got a bid! In fact, we've got four!
0:56:50 > 0:56:52And it's made £50.
0:56:52 > 0:56:57But even though he did sell every item, after postage, packaging and
0:56:57 > 0:57:01auction costs, he only made a total profit of just over £7 for the lot.
0:57:03 > 0:57:06Well, I realise I came up with a tidy profit there,
0:57:06 > 0:57:11but in all fairness, Danny really did give me a run for my money.
0:57:11 > 0:57:14So, at the end of the day, I have to be eternally grateful
0:57:14 > 0:57:16to one Bohemian glass vase and cover.
0:57:16 > 0:57:18I'm absolutely gutted.
0:57:18 > 0:57:21I actually thought I was going to win that one.
0:57:21 > 0:57:22It just goes to show,
0:57:22 > 0:57:24don't count your chickens before they're hatched.
0:57:24 > 0:57:27And also, check your chickens before you sell them,
0:57:27 > 0:57:30as Danny discovers when he receives a surprising phone call
0:57:30 > 0:57:32from one of the winners of his online auction.
0:57:34 > 0:57:38- 'I found something I thought you may be interested in.'- What's that?
0:57:38 > 0:57:42- 'There were two coins in the bottom.'- Was there?
0:57:42 > 0:57:44- LAUGHTER ON THE LINE - 'One of them is an Irish ha'penny.
0:57:44 > 0:57:47'It's worth a couple of quid. I looked at the other one
0:57:47 > 0:57:51'and it's an old penny and it's, er, 1918.
0:57:51 > 0:57:54'I must admit, this one isn't in particularly good condition.
0:57:54 > 0:57:55'It's still worth about 40 quid.'
0:57:55 > 0:57:59Oh, dear! But even if he had realised, the coins wouldn't have
0:57:59 > 0:58:02brought in enough to beat his opponent this time.
0:58:02 > 0:58:05However, our experts have together brought home a total
0:58:05 > 0:58:10of almost £1,300 for good causes.
0:58:12 > 0:58:15My chosen charity is Prostate Cancer UK.
0:58:15 > 0:58:19It helps more men survive prostate cancer.
0:58:19 > 0:58:22My chosen charity is Beagle Welfare.
0:58:22 > 0:58:26Now, they take in orphans and beagles in need of a home
0:58:26 > 0:58:29and look after them till the end of their days.
0:58:29 > 0:58:32Both our experts have worked hard and shown they've got what it takes
0:58:32 > 0:58:35to buy and sell antiques in order to make profits
0:58:35 > 0:58:39when their own money is on the line! And you can't say fairer than that!