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 > 0:00:14Each 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 > 0:00:26They'll give you the insider's view of the trade.
0:00:26 > 0:00:27Rawr!
0:00:27 > 0:00:30Along with their top tips and savvy secrets.
0:00:30 > 0:00:32That could present a problem.
0:00:32 > 0:00:35Showing 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: Mark is panicked by the saleroom...
0:00:45 > 0:00:48It's all a bit pear-shaped. I don't want to look any more.
0:00:48 > 0:00:51..Christina shows a flair for the artistic...
0:00:51 > 0:00:55They're after an incredibly famous artist called Angelica Kauffman,
0:00:55 > 0:00:56and they're all stipple engraving
0:00:56 > 0:00:59and they've all got hand-coloured highlights to them as well.
0:00:59 > 0:01:02..and there's straight talking in the selling.
0:01:02 > 0:01:05- So what do you think of 40-60? - I don't like it at all, really.
0:01:08 > 0:01:10This is Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is.
0:01:26 > 0:01:27Ladies and gentlemen,
0:01:27 > 0:01:30welcome to the best seats in the house for
0:01:30 > 0:01:32this clash of the titans.
0:01:32 > 0:01:35A pair of the antiques world's finest dealers
0:01:35 > 0:01:38go head-to-head and heel to toe in a bid for profit.
0:01:38 > 0:01:41Our male lead has marched all the way from
0:01:41 > 0:01:42his Brightlingsea home.
0:01:42 > 0:01:44Let the battle commence.
0:01:44 > 0:01:47He's profit-hungry, but don't trust him.
0:01:47 > 0:01:49He's a wolf in sheep's clothing.
0:01:49 > 0:01:51Baaa!
0:01:51 > 0:01:53Yes, it's Mark "The Maverick" Stacey.
0:01:56 > 0:01:58What's that smell? Profit!
0:01:58 > 0:02:01Sharing the stage with Mark is the shiniest star
0:02:01 > 0:02:03in the northern hemisphere.
0:02:03 > 0:02:04Hello, have we met yet?
0:02:04 > 0:02:09An auctioneer by trade, no-one takes it more seriously.
0:02:09 > 0:02:11I'll get my bidding face ready.
0:02:11 > 0:02:15From Shropshire, it's Christina "The Magpie" Trevanion.
0:02:15 > 0:02:18I will be bidding, and bidding furiously.
0:02:19 > 0:02:21The setting for today's battle is Sevenoaks
0:02:21 > 0:02:23and Ibbett Mosely Auction Rooms,
0:02:23 > 0:02:27where our tussling two will be bidding for victory.
0:02:27 > 0:02:30Hold on to your seats. It's going to be a bumpy ride.
0:02:30 > 0:02:33This could be quite an interesting battle.
0:02:33 > 0:02:36They've each got £1,000 of their own money to spend,
0:02:36 > 0:02:39and all the profits go to their chosen charities.
0:02:39 > 0:02:42So, Mark Stacey and Christina Trevanion,
0:02:42 > 0:02:46it's time to Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is.
0:02:46 > 0:02:49- Good morning, Christina. - A vision in blue!
0:02:49 > 0:02:53- And a vision in tangerine and cream!- Why, thanks!
0:02:53 > 0:02:56- Sunny Sevenoaks! - Isn't it glorious? Feel the heat.
0:02:56 > 0:02:59- But I'm so excited. - This is my natural environment.
0:02:59 > 0:03:00I'm a happy girl.
0:03:00 > 0:03:03But you get a buzz, you see, out of cataloguing it and then selling it.
0:03:03 > 0:03:04And research.
0:03:04 > 0:03:08And I get a buzz from trying to find that little nugget that maybe other people have missed.
0:03:08 > 0:03:11Well, if you find the nugget and I do the research, we're a dream team.
0:03:11 > 0:03:14We are, but then that really isn't the competition side, is it?
0:03:14 > 0:03:17- Slightly defeats the object? - I like the idea, though.
0:03:17 > 0:03:20- And we've got £1,000 to spend. - £1,000.- £1,000!
0:03:20 > 0:03:23- Burning a hole in our pocket. - It really is, yeah. Let's do it!
0:03:23 > 0:03:25Shall we get in there and start spending?
0:03:27 > 0:03:29Yes, our brave bidders are full of beans
0:03:29 > 0:03:32and up for the challenge ahead, but this path
0:03:32 > 0:03:33will not be an easy one.
0:03:34 > 0:03:37What's to be worried about?
0:03:37 > 0:03:40Well, Mark, although there may be a wide selection of goodies here,
0:03:40 > 0:03:43with the auctioneer's commissions on top, it's not always easy to
0:03:43 > 0:03:47get those low prices. So does Christina have a plan up her sleeve?
0:03:49 > 0:03:52My strategy for today is, basically, at auction,
0:03:52 > 0:03:55you tend to get jewellery a little bit cheaper than you would
0:03:55 > 0:03:57have to pay in a retail environment.
0:03:57 > 0:03:59So I'm going to go for a little bit of jewellery
0:03:59 > 0:04:01and there's also some really nice, good-quality pieces
0:04:01 > 0:04:04that I might have to splash out quite a bit on.
0:04:04 > 0:04:08Christina is displaying a cautious, strategic approach to proceedings.
0:04:08 > 0:04:10Mark, well, he's already getting stuck in.
0:04:10 > 0:04:13There's so much to see here and it's all rather cramped
0:04:13 > 0:04:16so I'm knocking into everybody.
0:04:16 > 0:04:21But I've got to look, cos I'm going to find the treasures that way.
0:04:21 > 0:04:22Indeed you do, Mark!
0:04:22 > 0:04:25And, across the saleroom, Christina is mirroring his behaviour,
0:04:25 > 0:04:28and has spotted something she likes the look of.
0:04:29 > 0:04:31We've got three mirrors here.
0:04:31 > 0:04:33The one that I'm interested in is at the front.
0:04:33 > 0:04:37It's a giltwood mirror, an early 19th-century piece.
0:04:37 > 0:04:39I'm sort of hoping that it might be quite affordable
0:04:39 > 0:04:41because we have got some damage.
0:04:41 > 0:04:43We've got a piece there that's come off.
0:04:43 > 0:04:46There is a little bit of damage to this corner, sadly.
0:04:46 > 0:04:48So it would have been an over-mantle mirror originally,
0:04:48 > 0:04:50and you can see that by the little bun feet that
0:04:50 > 0:04:51are on the bottom there.
0:04:51 > 0:04:53So often, you find these, and they're just carved
0:04:53 > 0:04:56with leaves and flowers and they're fairly standard,
0:04:56 > 0:04:57but this one, with its rope twist
0:04:57 > 0:04:59has got quite a nautical theme to it.
0:04:59 > 0:05:02I think it's really quite fun, and quite unusual.
0:05:02 > 0:05:04Oh, sailor!
0:05:04 > 0:05:07Christina is hoping the mirror will help her traverse the ocean of loss
0:05:07 > 0:05:10and uncover the distant land of profits.
0:05:11 > 0:05:15While Mark is considering a somewhat smaller body of water.
0:05:15 > 0:05:19This is a Staffordshire pottery footbath.
0:05:19 > 0:05:22Now, in the 19th century, if you were quite well-off,
0:05:22 > 0:05:25you had wash jug and bowl sets in every bedroom.
0:05:25 > 0:05:27This is a transfer-printed pattern,
0:05:27 > 0:05:31and I suppose it dates from about 1870, something like that.
0:05:31 > 0:05:33There's a little bit of staining and crazing,
0:05:33 > 0:05:36but, you know, it's been around since 1870.
0:05:36 > 0:05:37I've got quite a lot of crazing on me
0:05:37 > 0:05:39and I haven't been around that long.
0:05:39 > 0:05:41No, not quite that long.
0:05:41 > 0:05:46But it seems he's not the only one to have noticed the footbath.
0:05:46 > 0:05:47There may be trouble ahead with that one.
0:05:47 > 0:05:52But now, Mark is on to his next target - a very small chair.
0:05:52 > 0:05:55This is a chair I suppose you would use for a doll,
0:05:55 > 0:05:57if you were a doll collector.
0:05:57 > 0:06:00It's nicely carved to simulate bamboo.
0:06:00 > 0:06:04It is, in fact, beechwood or something like that.
0:06:04 > 0:06:08It's got the original sort of carpet-type upholstery on it.
0:06:08 > 0:06:10It's got some very bad repairs.
0:06:10 > 0:06:12Those are quite modern, I would say,
0:06:12 > 0:06:14and there's quite a lot of people
0:06:14 > 0:06:16who collect these miniature pieces of furniture.
0:06:16 > 0:06:19And, I suppose, if you can pick that up for sort of £40-£50,
0:06:19 > 0:06:22there should be quite a good profit at that.
0:06:23 > 0:06:25On the other side of the auction room,
0:06:25 > 0:06:27the Magpie is living up to her name,
0:06:27 > 0:06:31as she is inexorably drawn to all that sparkles and shines.
0:06:31 > 0:06:34This is a case set of six napkin rings.
0:06:34 > 0:06:36Each of them are silver,
0:06:36 > 0:06:40each of them is hallmarked here, you can see.
0:06:40 > 0:06:43So often, you find that these have been split throughout the generations.
0:06:43 > 0:06:46Two have gone off to one member of the family, another's gone off to someone else.
0:06:46 > 0:06:50It's really quite unusual to find a whole set that is still intact, still together.
0:06:50 > 0:06:54So that's going to get marked down in my catalogue.
0:06:54 > 0:06:56So, with their items earmarked,
0:06:56 > 0:06:59Christina and Mark take their carefully chosen positions
0:06:59 > 0:07:04from which they hope to conduct their victorious campaigns.
0:07:04 > 0:07:06I'll have to keep everything crossed.
0:07:06 > 0:07:09With catalogues in hand and hearts in mouths,
0:07:09 > 0:07:11the auctioneer takes his place...
0:07:11 > 0:07:13and we're off.
0:07:13 > 0:07:14Auction started - here we go!
0:07:16 > 0:07:19And they don't have to wait long for their first item,
0:07:19 > 0:07:21as the footbath goes under the hammer.
0:07:21 > 0:07:24Both of them were sizing it up beforehand,
0:07:24 > 0:07:26so who's going to get it?
0:07:26 > 0:07:29Well, we can't cut it in half and have half each, can we?
0:07:29 > 0:07:31Not really, Mark, no.
0:07:31 > 0:07:33Lot number 11.
0:07:33 > 0:07:35So, as the auctioneer kicks off the bidding,
0:07:35 > 0:07:37Mark is quick to get the first bid in.
0:07:37 > 0:07:40Is that worth £10?
0:07:40 > 0:07:45- Oh, he's bidding.- Ten, I'm bid, at the top end, guy here, 12 now.
0:07:45 > 0:07:48- Do I hear 12 to you? - Christina ups the price.
0:07:48 > 0:07:4915.
0:07:49 > 0:07:51But Mark is sticking to his guns.
0:07:51 > 0:07:54- 18.- So, once again, she goes for it.
0:07:54 > 0:07:55£20.
0:07:55 > 0:07:56Yes.
0:07:56 > 0:07:59But drops out at £20.
0:07:59 > 0:08:01It's the gentleman's bid.
0:08:01 > 0:08:03And Mark wins the footbath.
0:08:03 > 0:08:06Mark just bought that. I ran him up by £10.
0:08:06 > 0:08:07He's going to be so cross!
0:08:07 > 0:08:10And, once the commission is added,
0:08:10 > 0:08:12Mark pays £23.60 for the footbath.
0:08:12 > 0:08:16Which also comes with a sugar bowl, in case you need sugar.
0:08:16 > 0:08:18On your feet.
0:08:18 > 0:08:22I'm very happy. One down, lots more to go.
0:08:22 > 0:08:25Or more lots to go, to be precise.
0:08:25 > 0:08:27Now, things aren't going so swimmingly for Christina,
0:08:27 > 0:08:32as it is not just the footbath she's lost out on.
0:08:32 > 0:08:34190.
0:08:34 > 0:08:35- 180 then.- That's fine.
0:08:35 > 0:08:3755, 60.
0:08:37 > 0:08:39Too expensive!
0:08:39 > 0:08:42On my left at £90, then.
0:08:42 > 0:08:4464 lots in,
0:08:44 > 0:08:46and I have nothing.
0:08:46 > 0:08:52Oh, dear, it looks like Christina is showing signs of ABS -
0:08:52 > 0:08:54auction bidders' syndrome.
0:08:54 > 0:08:55Symptoms include...
0:09:04 > 0:09:06He can see me bidding from here.
0:09:10 > 0:09:12(So I might stand here instead.)
0:09:15 > 0:09:19Because I have a feeling he might be out for some vengeance.
0:09:19 > 0:09:21Something's happening.
0:09:21 > 0:09:23She's trying to hide over there.
0:09:25 > 0:09:29Hmm, waving in the middle of an auction is not the best idea, chaps.
0:09:29 > 0:09:32You may go home with something you didn't want.
0:09:32 > 0:09:35Hopefully, the napkin rings Christina saw earlier
0:09:35 > 0:09:37will help her get back in the game.
0:09:37 > 0:09:41I've got an estimate of £40-£60, so I've got to find somebody
0:09:41 > 0:09:43that is going to hopefully buy them from me
0:09:43 > 0:09:45that regularly has six people for dinner.
0:09:45 > 0:09:49And I'm bid £90, do I hear 100 to you?
0:09:49 > 0:09:53110 here, 120. With you at 120.
0:09:53 > 0:09:56At 120, then.
0:09:56 > 0:09:58I'm in shock.
0:09:58 > 0:09:59A terrible shame, isn't it?
0:09:59 > 0:10:02Awful, really.
0:10:02 > 0:10:05Mark's looking a bit smug about Christina's dilemma,
0:10:05 > 0:10:08but how will he get on when it's his turn to bid
0:10:08 > 0:10:10on a selection of cow figures?
0:10:10 > 0:10:1240 to you, 45.
0:10:12 > 0:10:1550, 55, 60, 65.
0:10:15 > 0:10:17Oh, he's not got it.
0:10:17 > 0:10:21110, 120, 130, 140, 150.
0:10:21 > 0:10:23160, then.
0:10:23 > 0:10:26It's all a bit pear-shaped, I don't want to look any more.
0:10:26 > 0:10:29Both our experts are struggling now, but, up next,
0:10:29 > 0:10:33it's an Edwardian armchair that Christina has her eye on.
0:10:33 > 0:10:34Worth £10?
0:10:36 > 0:10:38She's getting ready to bid.
0:10:38 > 0:10:4015 now.
0:10:40 > 0:10:4115 to you, thank you.
0:10:41 > 0:10:42She's off.
0:10:42 > 0:10:4430. 35. 40.
0:10:44 > 0:10:47- She's still bidding. - 45. 50. 55. 60.
0:10:47 > 0:10:4965. 70.
0:10:49 > 0:10:5265, back right?
0:10:52 > 0:10:56All finished at 65, then?
0:10:56 > 0:10:57(And I've got a lot!)
0:10:57 > 0:10:59CROWD CHEERING
0:10:59 > 0:11:00Yaay!
0:11:00 > 0:11:03Oh, I can breathe now! I can breathe!
0:11:03 > 0:11:08Her pink-upholstered armchair cost her £76.70 after commission,
0:11:08 > 0:11:11so she takes the weight off her feet to get a closer look.
0:11:12 > 0:11:17This chair is effectively wearing a badly fitting pair of trousers.
0:11:17 > 0:11:20Reupholstered, beautifully upholstered,
0:11:20 > 0:11:22this chair has a great, great shape to it.
0:11:22 > 0:11:25But it's just not been upholstered particularly well.
0:11:25 > 0:11:27At the moment, it's a bit of an ugly duckling,
0:11:27 > 0:11:32but one day, quite soon, it will be the most beautiful swan.
0:11:32 > 0:11:35So, Christina finally draws even with Mark.
0:11:35 > 0:11:37But it may not be for long,
0:11:37 > 0:11:41as he has his eye on a small watercolour of a rural scene.
0:11:41 > 0:11:44Is this worth £10?
0:11:44 > 0:11:46Ten I'm bid at the back there, thank you. 15.
0:11:46 > 0:11:47Oh, look!
0:11:47 > 0:11:50Are we all finished at the maiden bid of £10, then?
0:11:50 > 0:11:52At the top end of the room?
0:11:52 > 0:11:56- Yes!- He wins the picture and then snaps up a second,
0:11:56 > 0:11:59also for the starting price.
0:11:59 > 0:12:01Total: £23.60 for both of them.
0:12:01 > 0:12:04So, what's he got for his money?
0:12:04 > 0:12:09This is a charming little sepia watercolour of a rural scene.
0:12:09 > 0:12:12There's a little villager coming round the corner
0:12:12 > 0:12:15with his oxen pulling the wagon.
0:12:15 > 0:12:18And it is signed down here and dated,
0:12:18 > 0:12:22but there's also another lot next to it,
0:12:22 > 0:12:24of a similar sort of...
0:12:24 > 0:12:26But this is a coaching scene.
0:12:26 > 0:12:28Now, I rather like these.
0:12:28 > 0:12:30They're terribly out of fashion, of course,
0:12:30 > 0:12:32as a lot of the antiques market now
0:12:32 > 0:12:35is based on big, bold and decorative.
0:12:35 > 0:12:37A bit like me, really.
0:12:37 > 0:12:40And these subtle, little drawings are overlooked.
0:12:40 > 0:12:42Don't you think that's charming?
0:12:42 > 0:12:45Yes, he's big, bold and decorative, all right,
0:12:45 > 0:12:47and has a 3-1 lead.
0:12:47 > 0:12:51So Christina is playing catch-up again as she goes for a tea set.
0:12:51 > 0:12:53It's most beautifully decorated,
0:12:53 > 0:12:57so let's hope I can get it for under £1,000.
0:12:57 > 0:12:59118.
0:12:59 > 0:13:01Here we go.
0:13:01 > 0:13:04Davenport paint-and-gilt-decorated tea set. Here we are.
0:13:04 > 0:13:06Showing the front, 118.
0:13:06 > 0:13:0820 to start?
0:13:08 > 0:13:1020 I have. 22 now.
0:13:10 > 0:13:12At 20, looking for two. 22.
0:13:12 > 0:13:1425 now?
0:13:14 > 0:13:1725. 28. 30.
0:13:17 > 0:13:1832.
0:13:18 > 0:13:2035 anywhere else?
0:13:21 > 0:13:2338 now, 38.
0:13:23 > 0:13:2440 now?
0:13:25 > 0:13:28At £40. Anywhere else?
0:13:28 > 0:13:29At £40, all done?
0:13:33 > 0:13:37It'll be fine, it'll be fine, it'll be fine.
0:13:37 > 0:13:40Yes, it seems that bidding battle has our Magpie all flustered.
0:13:40 > 0:13:44And, with commission, she spends a total of £47.20.
0:13:44 > 0:13:47So will this Davenport crockery be worth the stress?
0:13:50 > 0:13:54It's a really, really pretty, typically Victorian, coffee service.
0:13:54 > 0:13:57But the thing for me is, A - the decoration's pretty.
0:13:57 > 0:14:00But it's also got 12 settings.
0:14:00 > 0:14:02We've got, unfortunately, only 11 cups,
0:14:02 > 0:14:04but we've got 12 saucers, 12 plates,
0:14:04 > 0:14:06a little bread-and-butter plate here,
0:14:06 > 0:14:09and the slot bowl, which is really very, very pretty.
0:14:09 > 0:14:11It's got a typical Davenport mark on the bottom there,
0:14:11 > 0:14:14which was used about 1870, 1880.
0:14:14 > 0:14:17And I just think it is absolutely exquisite.
0:14:17 > 0:14:21I love the pattern on it, I love everything about it.
0:14:21 > 0:14:24Mark's probably going to be terribly rude about it, but I love it.
0:14:24 > 0:14:27Christina's crockery brings us to the end of act one,
0:14:27 > 0:14:30meaning it's time to see how our battling bidders
0:14:30 > 0:14:32are braving the elements in today's tussle.
0:14:35 > 0:14:38And, with a budget of £1,000, Mark has bought three items
0:14:38 > 0:14:44and spent £47.20, leaving him with just over £952 to play with.
0:14:45 > 0:14:50Christina has two lots, but has spent much more - £123.90.
0:14:50 > 0:14:53That leaves a little over £876 to spend.
0:14:55 > 0:14:58Now, our experts' cash may not be spent,
0:14:58 > 0:15:02but it appears their nerves are.
0:15:02 > 0:15:03How tough is this?
0:15:03 > 0:15:05Do you need a hug?
0:15:05 > 0:15:07You bought a pink tea set?
0:15:07 > 0:15:09- Oh, it's lovely, did you not see it? - No.
0:15:09 > 0:15:14- And it was cheap. Estimate of 50-70, £40 bought.- Well, yeah.
0:15:14 > 0:15:16- How are you getting on? - Well, it's tough.
0:15:16 > 0:15:18Most lots I'm bidding on, I just can't touch.
0:15:18 > 0:15:20No, exactly, and some I haven't even had a chance to bid on.
0:15:20 > 0:15:22Those have just gone...
0:15:22 > 0:15:26- But you've got a few lots, so...- Not really very many!
0:15:26 > 0:15:28- I like that.- Be positive. - OK, will do.- Honestly, be positive.
0:15:28 > 0:15:31- You'll get there. - Thank you, darling.
0:15:31 > 0:15:33Right, go on, go on.
0:15:33 > 0:15:37Oh, dear! In spite of Mark's efforts to cheer her up,
0:15:37 > 0:15:40Christina is looking distinctly browbeaten by this auction.
0:15:40 > 0:15:46Could these be yet more symptoms of ABS?
0:15:46 > 0:15:47Such as...
0:15:49 > 0:15:51Mark Stacey says think positive.
0:15:53 > 0:15:55I didn't even get the chance to uncross my arms.
0:15:55 > 0:15:56Look!
0:15:59 > 0:16:01- MUSIC BOX CHIMES - Aw!
0:16:04 > 0:16:07Uh-oh, looks like it's contagious.
0:16:07 > 0:16:09It's quite soothing, that music, isn't it?
0:16:10 > 0:16:14Pull yourselves together, there's a competition to be won!
0:16:14 > 0:16:18Next up, Mark is after a Royal Doulton pen stand.
0:16:18 > 0:16:19£20 somewhere?
0:16:20 > 0:16:2420 I have. Two now. At £20, looking for two.
0:16:24 > 0:16:26All done, then, at £20? All done?
0:16:28 > 0:16:34A confident move from Mark there, costing £23.60 with fees.
0:16:34 > 0:16:38And the next item to get him bidding is a romantic rainy day painting.
0:16:39 > 0:16:4180, I'm looking for 90.
0:16:41 > 0:16:4390. 100.
0:16:43 > 0:16:45Going 110?
0:16:45 > 0:16:47110 at the back of the room, everybody else is out.
0:16:47 > 0:16:49With £110, all done at 110?
0:16:49 > 0:16:50I bought it.
0:16:52 > 0:16:53I bought it.
0:16:53 > 0:16:56Hmm, looks like he's regretting it already.
0:16:56 > 0:17:01The romantic scene sets Mark back a heart-wrenching £129.80.
0:17:01 > 0:17:04But, up close, will he fall in love with it?
0:17:04 > 0:17:09I love the subject - the two lovers just leaving a table,
0:17:09 > 0:17:11the rain has started, the umbrella is up.
0:17:11 > 0:17:14It's signed and dated in the corner here.
0:17:14 > 0:17:17It's got very much a sort of Jack Vettriano look about it.
0:17:17 > 0:17:20And I think it will appeal to someone, it's quite impressionistic.
0:17:20 > 0:17:26When you think how much I spent on it, £110 plus the bits and pieces,
0:17:26 > 0:17:29you can't even buy a framed print for that.
0:17:29 > 0:17:32Mark now has a 5-2 lead over Christina,
0:17:32 > 0:17:37but the Magpie has her eye on that shiny mirror she spotted earlier.
0:17:37 > 0:17:40The next lot - wish me luck!
0:17:40 > 0:17:46So, with a look of...trepidation? on her face, Christina goes for it.
0:17:46 > 0:17:50And I have 100 to start on commission. See 110 anywhere?
0:17:50 > 0:17:52110. 120.
0:17:52 > 0:17:55130. 140. 150.
0:17:55 > 0:17:57At £150, all done?
0:17:59 > 0:18:01£150!
0:18:01 > 0:18:03At least she's bought something.
0:18:03 > 0:18:08Christina's third purchase takes £177 including costs.
0:18:08 > 0:18:11And, with the auction now drawing to a close,
0:18:11 > 0:18:14she quickly goes after three framed prints.
0:18:14 > 0:18:16The next lot is these pictures,
0:18:16 > 0:18:20which, hopefully, I'll get a look in.
0:18:20 > 0:18:24288, Thomas Baker after Angelica Kauffman,
0:18:24 > 0:18:26£10 anywhere for the prints?
0:18:26 > 0:18:28£10 I have. 12 now.
0:18:28 > 0:18:31At 10, looking for 12. All done, then, at £10?
0:18:31 > 0:18:32That's cheap.
0:18:35 > 0:18:38Happy days! £10 for three beautiful pictures?
0:18:38 > 0:18:40That's made my day.
0:18:40 > 0:18:42Yes, without a bid against her,
0:18:42 > 0:18:46the three prints set her back just £11.80 in total.
0:18:46 > 0:18:48So, what did she get for her money?
0:18:48 > 0:18:52They're after an incredibly famous artist called Angelica Kauffman,
0:18:52 > 0:18:55who was a female artist in the 18th century.
0:18:55 > 0:18:58And they're all stipple-point engraved, or stipple engraving,
0:18:58 > 0:19:01and they've all got hand-coloured highlights to them as well.
0:19:01 > 0:19:04They're wonderful classical scenes.
0:19:04 > 0:19:07No idea who's going to want them, but I think they're lovely.
0:19:07 > 0:19:09Yes, Christine showing us that, sometimes,
0:19:09 > 0:19:11bidding blind can reap the rewards.
0:19:11 > 0:19:13Meanwhile, the sale is almost over,
0:19:13 > 0:19:18but Mark has one more potential purchase up his sleeve.
0:19:18 > 0:19:20My last lot is coming up.
0:19:20 > 0:19:22In fact, it's the last lot of the sale.
0:19:22 > 0:19:26It's that rather nice 19th-century small chair.
0:19:26 > 0:19:30I'm hoping to get it for £40-£50,
0:19:30 > 0:19:32but who knows?
0:19:32 > 0:19:37293, last lot of the sale, is the little doll's side chair.
0:19:37 > 0:19:40Start me at £20 anywhere. 20 I have, 22 now.
0:19:40 > 0:19:42At 20, looking for two. At £20.
0:19:42 > 0:19:45Two anywhere else? 22.
0:19:45 > 0:19:4725. £28 now? 28.
0:19:47 > 0:19:4930. 32?
0:19:49 > 0:19:5030 at the back of the room.
0:19:50 > 0:19:52Two anywhere else?
0:19:52 > 0:19:55At £30, all done?
0:19:55 > 0:19:56I got it! £30!
0:19:56 > 0:19:59Now, one of the other dealers was bidding for it,
0:19:59 > 0:20:01but I got it below what I thought.
0:20:01 > 0:20:04And I know it's only a miniature item,
0:20:04 > 0:20:08but I hope my profit is not going to miniature at all.
0:20:09 > 0:20:11Mark wins the final lot,
0:20:11 > 0:20:14paying £35.40 for the doll's chair in total,
0:20:14 > 0:20:15and that's it.
0:20:15 > 0:20:17Thank you very much, ladies and gentlemen,
0:20:17 > 0:20:20that's the end of today's sale.
0:20:20 > 0:20:21Or is it?
0:20:21 > 0:20:25I don't feel like I've spent either enough money or bought enough lots.
0:20:25 > 0:20:27So I'm going to go and have a chat with the auctioneer
0:20:27 > 0:20:31and see if there's any lots still up for grabs, maybe do some after sales.
0:20:31 > 0:20:35Yes, Christina, the Magpie, now flutters over to the auctioneers,
0:20:35 > 0:20:38knowing that unsold items can still be negotiated over.
0:20:38 > 0:20:41And she has her eye on something shiny.
0:20:41 > 0:20:45So we've not had that one, which is lot 113,
0:20:45 > 0:20:48which is a little garnet set brooch or pendant, isn't it?
0:20:48 > 0:20:50That's quite nice. Has that got a hallmark on it?
0:20:50 > 0:20:53- It's not hallmarked. - And it's nine carat, OK.
0:20:53 > 0:20:56- What could that be, what's your best?- If I said to you £50...?- No.
0:20:56 > 0:21:00- I won't go lower than 35. - 30, I'd be very happy.- OK.
0:21:00 > 0:21:04- Would you be able to do it for 30? - 32?
0:21:04 > 0:21:07- I will split the difference with you at 32.- OK, OK!
0:21:07 > 0:21:09Well done, thank you very much.
0:21:09 > 0:21:12So, it may not have sold under the hammer, but, with auction costs
0:21:12 > 0:21:17included, Christina pays £37.76 for the brooch.
0:21:17 > 0:21:20And that shiny purchase brings us to the end of this buying half.
0:21:20 > 0:21:23So, before we move onto the next act,
0:21:23 > 0:21:25let's see how our experts spent today.
0:21:28 > 0:21:30Our two auction heroes set off on the saga
0:21:30 > 0:21:33with £1,000 of their own money.
0:21:33 > 0:21:37Mark "The Maverick" Stacey bought six items, costing him £236.
0:21:39 > 0:21:45Christina Trevanion acquired five lots at a total cost of £350.46.
0:21:45 > 0:21:48So, with our tremendous buying struggle over,
0:21:48 > 0:21:51our brave bidders take a moment to throw a critical eye
0:21:51 > 0:21:53over each other's lots.
0:21:55 > 0:21:57That was a tough auction.
0:21:57 > 0:22:00It sort of slightly felt like this was a bloodbath.
0:22:00 > 0:22:02LAUGHTER
0:22:02 > 0:22:04Oh, stop it, Christina, that's another rib gone!
0:22:08 > 0:22:12But I do worry a little about the tea set.
0:22:12 > 0:22:14But look how pretty! Look, so pretty!
0:22:14 > 0:22:18Oh, I've never seen a prettier tea service by Davenport.
0:22:18 > 0:22:20SHE LAUGHS
0:22:20 > 0:22:24- But, actually, those were a bargain, Christina, for £10.- Really?
0:22:24 > 0:22:27As for these, Mark, for goodness sakes, mine are just prints.
0:22:27 > 0:22:30- Yours are originals. Beautiful little pen sketches. - I couldn't believe those.
0:22:30 > 0:22:33- I love your over mantle. - Original back, lovely thing.
0:22:33 > 0:22:35No, it's really nice.
0:22:35 > 0:22:38But my favourite, favourite piece that you bought today...
0:22:38 > 0:22:40Is?
0:22:40 > 0:22:43Oh, I know, it really has got that Vettriano look about it.
0:22:43 > 0:22:46It certainly has. I just think it's so romantic.
0:22:46 > 0:22:49- I'm very jealous about that. I think it's fabulous.- You are too kind.
0:22:49 > 0:22:52And I think we bought really quite well between us.
0:22:52 > 0:22:53Like always, Christina -
0:22:53 > 0:22:56buying, they say, is the easy bit.
0:22:56 > 0:22:58- Yeah, very true. - It's the selling that's the problem.
0:22:58 > 0:23:01- Well, yeah. Well, very best of luck. - And to you.
0:23:05 > 0:23:08And so the dust of the final gavel is whisked away
0:23:08 > 0:23:10by the winds of inevitable change,
0:23:10 > 0:23:12and the buying season turns to selling.
0:23:12 > 0:23:18Down in his Brightlingsea digs, Mark is evaluating his valuables.
0:23:18 > 0:23:20I am quite pleased with what I bought,
0:23:20 > 0:23:23particularly the charming pair of watercolours.
0:23:23 > 0:23:25I really do like these.
0:23:25 > 0:23:27They're so sweet.
0:23:27 > 0:23:28I love the carriages,
0:23:28 > 0:23:31the one with the peasants with the cattle coming round,
0:23:31 > 0:23:34the other one with a slightly grander coach and horses.
0:23:34 > 0:23:36The ink stand is quite interesting,
0:23:36 > 0:23:38because this is from the Art Deco period.
0:23:38 > 0:23:42And when I first saw it, I thought this was sharkskin or shagreen,
0:23:42 > 0:23:46but it's not, it's porcelain decorated to look like it.
0:23:46 > 0:23:48I love my little miniature chair.
0:23:48 > 0:23:51I had to wait virtually to the end of the sale to see
0:23:51 > 0:23:55whether I could secure it or not, and I'm jolly pleased I did.
0:23:55 > 0:23:58The footbath, I'm afraid, is not my favourite buy,
0:23:58 > 0:24:02but I might be able to get a profit or at least wash my face.
0:24:02 > 0:24:06And this charming picture called me all through the auction.
0:24:06 > 0:24:09It was in my direct eyeline from where I was standing.
0:24:09 > 0:24:12I hadn't viewed it, I didn't know anything about it,
0:24:12 > 0:24:14and I ended up buying it blind.
0:24:14 > 0:24:17But I'm so pleased I did, because there's a lovely gallery label
0:24:17 > 0:24:19on the back, saying the artist -
0:24:19 > 0:24:23and it's an old gallery from Hove in Sussex, my old stomping ground -
0:24:23 > 0:24:27and I do hope it doesn't rain on my parade.
0:24:27 > 0:24:30Talking of parades, Christina, how are you getting on?
0:24:30 > 0:24:35Well, Christina is in Shropshire, coming to terms with her purchases.
0:24:35 > 0:24:37I always say to clients, when you're looking at things,
0:24:37 > 0:24:40looking for things, always try and buy things
0:24:40 > 0:24:41in perfect condition if you can.
0:24:41 > 0:24:44And I think it's fair to say that I haven't, indeed,
0:24:44 > 0:24:46heeded my own advice, sadly.
0:24:46 > 0:24:49Because, look - I bought a chair, which, it's fair to say,
0:24:49 > 0:24:53has been beautifully upholstered by an enthusiastic amateur.
0:24:53 > 0:24:54It's looking a little bit tired,
0:24:54 > 0:24:57and hasn't been given the best of treatments.
0:24:57 > 0:24:59I'll need to do a bit of work to that.
0:24:59 > 0:25:01My tea service has got some damage throughout,
0:25:01 > 0:25:04but, nonetheless, it's a beautiful thing and very displayable.
0:25:04 > 0:25:07My mirror, over there, appears to have lost a foot
0:25:07 > 0:25:09between the auction house and here.
0:25:09 > 0:25:11And also some of the gilding has come away.
0:25:11 > 0:25:14So, again, I need to do a bit of work to that
0:25:14 > 0:25:16in order to find a buyer for it.
0:25:16 > 0:25:19I have to say, I'm very pleased with these pictures, though.
0:25:19 > 0:25:21I only paid just shy of £12.
0:25:21 > 0:25:25And, to be perfectly honest with you, I think they're gorgeous.
0:25:25 > 0:25:27They're early 19th-century, hand-coloured prints
0:25:27 > 0:25:30depicting these wonderful diaphanously-clad maidens here
0:25:30 > 0:25:32after Angelica Kauffman.
0:25:32 > 0:25:35I'm hoping to find somebody who will love them just as much as I do.
0:25:36 > 0:25:38But, overall,
0:25:38 > 0:25:40I think it's fair to say
0:25:40 > 0:25:43I've got some serious work to do.
0:25:43 > 0:25:46Indeed. Both Mark and Christina must now conduct the research,
0:25:46 > 0:25:48make the calls and cover the ground
0:25:48 > 0:25:51that will lead them on to profit and victory.
0:25:51 > 0:25:54And, lest we forget, a deal is not a deal
0:25:54 > 0:25:56until sealed with a handshake.
0:25:56 > 0:25:59Christina is concerned about her sellables,
0:25:59 > 0:26:02so she must feel heartened when she gets her first whiff
0:26:02 > 0:26:04of a possible profit.
0:26:04 > 0:26:06I'm here in Market Drayton in Shropshire
0:26:06 > 0:26:09to visit a chap called Steve who has his own brewery and pub company.
0:26:09 > 0:26:13Now, he comes into my auction house to buy items to refurbish his pubs.
0:26:13 > 0:26:16So I'm hoping that these might be of interest.
0:26:19 > 0:26:22- Looking busy, as always. - Christina, how are you?
0:26:22 > 0:26:24- Very well, how are you? - Of course, busy.
0:26:24 > 0:26:27Oh, my goodness! Right, let me put these up on here.
0:26:27 > 0:26:29Have a little look at those.
0:26:29 > 0:26:30Well, they're interesting.
0:26:30 > 0:26:34I bought these pictures at an auction, you'll be happy to know,
0:26:34 > 0:26:36and they are engravings of pictures
0:26:36 > 0:26:38by an artist called Angelica Kauffman.
0:26:38 > 0:26:41She's an 18th-century artist, and she's one of the first two
0:26:41 > 0:26:44female members of the Royal Academy in 1768.
0:26:44 > 0:26:46So they've got quite a good provenance to them.
0:26:46 > 0:26:49And they've been actually done as etchings,
0:26:49 > 0:26:52copies of her pictures into etchings, and then hand-coloured.
0:26:52 > 0:26:54So they're not, obviously, oil paintings.
0:26:54 > 0:26:56They are effectively reproduction prints,
0:26:56 > 0:26:58but they are 19th-century examples.
0:26:58 > 0:27:00- So they're quite nice, old examples. - They are lovely.
0:27:00 > 0:27:03Something that's authentic is quite nice.
0:27:03 > 0:27:07I was hoping to get about £150 for them.
0:27:07 > 0:27:10But what would you consider being a fair price?
0:27:10 > 0:27:13- I could do 150 if that's what you need.- Would you?
0:27:13 > 0:27:14£150 for the three?
0:27:14 > 0:27:17- Well, that's 50 quid each for me, isn't it?- Yeah.
0:27:17 > 0:27:19- And they'll be seen by a lot of people.- Brilliant!
0:27:19 > 0:27:22Well, I cannot wait to see them in place. Thank you very, very much.
0:27:22 > 0:27:29That is a colossal opening profit of £138.20 for the trio of pictures.
0:27:29 > 0:27:31What a profit! I'm thrilled!
0:27:31 > 0:27:33I found the auction really, really quite difficult,
0:27:33 > 0:27:36but never underestimate the Magpie.
0:27:36 > 0:27:38Back in the race!
0:27:38 > 0:27:41Yes, with Christina striding ahead in this race for profit,
0:27:41 > 0:27:44Mark had better not stall at the start.
0:27:44 > 0:27:48He's brought his romantic painting to rainy North London.
0:27:48 > 0:27:50It cost him just under £130,
0:27:50 > 0:27:55but will private art collector Bronwen shower him with a profit?
0:27:55 > 0:27:59It was painted, and it's signed down here, 1961.
0:27:59 > 0:28:01It's very similar in style, actually,
0:28:01 > 0:28:04to an artist called Jack Vettriano. Have you heard of him?
0:28:04 > 0:28:05I actually have.
0:28:05 > 0:28:09He painted The Singing Butler. That's his most famous painting.
0:28:09 > 0:28:13What is also quite interesting, from a sort of provenance point of view,
0:28:13 > 0:28:16on the back, you can see there's a label
0:28:16 > 0:28:19from a gallery in Hove in Sussex.
0:28:19 > 0:28:21Shall we see what it looks like up on the wall?
0:28:24 > 0:28:26Actually, it looks quite nice there.
0:28:26 > 0:28:27It actually looks lovely there.
0:28:27 > 0:28:31Now you've actually seen it in the flesh, what are your feelings?
0:28:31 > 0:28:33I do like it very much.
0:28:33 > 0:28:35What about 290?
0:28:35 > 0:28:37How about 240?
0:28:39 > 0:28:41Put the kettle on.
0:28:41 > 0:28:44I think I would be really happy...
0:28:46 > 0:28:48- At 250?- At 275.
0:28:50 > 0:28:52I was going to say 250!
0:28:53 > 0:28:58- 260.- 260.- OK, then. - You've got it.- OK, my lovely.
0:28:58 > 0:29:00I'm never buying a painting again!
0:29:00 > 0:29:02I need somewhere to lie down.
0:29:02 > 0:29:05There's the couch.
0:29:05 > 0:29:08Mark makes a big splash of £130.20 profit
0:29:08 > 0:29:13from his priciest auction purchase, and he's as pleased as punch.
0:29:13 > 0:29:17Well, I don't know about you, but I'm rather singing in the rain.
0:29:17 > 0:29:21And the profits keep pouring in when Mark sells his Doulton pen stand
0:29:21 > 0:29:23to auctioneer Robin in Essex.
0:29:23 > 0:29:27I can feel your hand coming over, Robin, at 45.
0:29:27 > 0:29:30I think we'll probably be able to do something at 45.
0:29:30 > 0:29:35Netting himself £21.40 profit, and nudging into the lead.
0:29:37 > 0:29:40Meanwhile, Christina has made a major decision,
0:29:40 > 0:29:42and is heading to Combermere Abbey.
0:29:42 > 0:29:45She's decided not to reupholster her pink armchair,
0:29:45 > 0:29:49but hopes owner Sarah will still give her a profit
0:29:49 > 0:29:51on the £77 purchase price.
0:29:51 > 0:29:54- Hello, hello, hello! - Hi, there!- I found you!
0:29:54 > 0:29:56I know, I'm so sorry.
0:29:56 > 0:29:59- I was having a little play. - That looks fab!
0:29:59 > 0:30:00Isn't it fantastic? Yes.
0:30:00 > 0:30:02- So, Sarah.- Yes.
0:30:02 > 0:30:05Forgive me, but you have the most stunning house,
0:30:05 > 0:30:07- packed full of antiques.- Yes.
0:30:07 > 0:30:08You can't possibly want a chair.
0:30:08 > 0:30:11I do.
0:30:11 > 0:30:13- Really?- Because I am restoring this north wing
0:30:13 > 0:30:15and it's going to be run as a B&B,
0:30:15 > 0:30:18and I have no furniture for that side of the house.
0:30:18 > 0:30:21I understand, obviously, that there will be an upholstery cost to you
0:30:21 > 0:30:23as well, which does cost quite a lot of money.
0:30:23 > 0:30:26So I will try and be very, very nice.
0:30:26 > 0:30:30- I'm so glad!- In all honesty, I was hoping to get a couple of hundred quid for it.
0:30:30 > 0:30:32A little over my budget, actually,
0:30:32 > 0:30:35because if I've got to upholster it and the fabric,
0:30:35 > 0:30:39then it's not going to be quite so attractive.
0:30:39 > 0:30:42Could you come down to closer to 100?
0:30:43 > 0:30:45I would love to,
0:30:45 > 0:30:48- but that really doesn't leave me a huge amount of profit.- Oh.
0:30:48 > 0:30:51- What about...- It's going to go in a wonderful place.
0:30:51 > 0:30:52CHRISTINA LAUGHS
0:30:52 > 0:30:54Oh, yes, it will go in a beautiful place.
0:30:54 > 0:30:56Don't try that with me!
0:30:58 > 0:31:00What about 150?
0:31:00 > 0:31:02Yes, that's meeting in the middle.
0:31:02 > 0:31:05- Split the difference, meet in the middle.- That's acceptable.- Yeah?
0:31:05 > 0:31:07- Yeah.- Happy with that? - Happy with that.
0:31:07 > 0:31:09- Brilliant. And I'm very happy. - Shall we shake on it?
0:31:09 > 0:31:11Yes, let's! Absolutely!
0:31:11 > 0:31:15Christina makes £73.30 profit on the chair,
0:31:15 > 0:31:18and washes her hands of another sale.
0:31:18 > 0:31:22In Essex, Mark is hoping antiques dealer Kim will be impressed
0:31:22 > 0:31:25with the footbath and sugar bowl that cost him just under £24.
0:31:26 > 0:31:30- Now, this is a surprise to you, I know.- It is a big surprise, Mark.
0:31:30 > 0:31:34It's Victorian. It's got a mark on the back.
0:31:34 > 0:31:35- It's called...- Lotus.
0:31:35 > 0:31:41..Lotus CM, which I think stands for Charles Meigh, M-E-I-G-H.
0:31:41 > 0:31:44- Don't know them. - Well, it fits.
0:31:44 > 0:31:47Look, it is worn, let's be honest. It's got a bit of wear.
0:31:47 > 0:31:50- It is, but it's big. - It's big and bold.
0:31:50 > 0:31:51And I love the colour.
0:31:51 > 0:31:55I would use it, especially coming up to a function or a party,
0:31:55 > 0:31:59I'd put loads of ice in it and some lovely big bottles of champagne.
0:31:59 > 0:32:02Oh, do you know, that sounds wonderful. When am I coming round?
0:32:02 > 0:32:04Any time you like.
0:32:04 > 0:32:08I was hoping for somewhere in the region of sort of £40-£60,
0:32:08 > 0:32:13but I'll throw in this absolutely charming Ming-period sugar bowl.
0:32:14 > 0:32:17Well, this makes all the difference, doesn't it?
0:32:17 > 0:32:19It is the icing on the cake!
0:32:19 > 0:32:22Joking apart, it is what it is and it's OK, isn't it?
0:32:22 > 0:32:27It's OK, but I don't think it should come into the negotiation, really.
0:32:27 > 0:32:30Well, depending on how much you would pay,
0:32:30 > 0:32:33- I thought I might give you it as a little freebie.- OK.
0:32:33 > 0:32:37- It's nice of you - a present. - So what do you think of 40-60?
0:32:37 > 0:32:39I don't like it at all, really.
0:32:41 > 0:32:43Hit me with another price, Mark.
0:32:43 > 0:32:44I'm going to be fair with you.
0:32:44 > 0:32:49I paid about £23.50 for it in the auction.
0:32:49 > 0:32:53So can I make a working profit on that with you, do you think?
0:32:53 > 0:32:54Are we talking 30?
0:32:55 > 0:32:58Well, if we must, but I was rather hoping
0:32:58 > 0:33:01that there'd be something other than a zero after the three.
0:33:01 > 0:33:03- 31?- 35.
0:33:03 > 0:33:0533.
0:33:05 > 0:33:07- 35.- Oh, go on, then.
0:33:07 > 0:33:10- Go on.- Go on, then. - And you get that as well.
0:33:10 > 0:33:13- Oh, I'd forgotten this. - You'd forgotten it.
0:33:13 > 0:33:15I had. 35 is fine, then.
0:33:15 > 0:33:18Do you know, there we are.
0:33:18 > 0:33:20You see, I've put my foot in it again, haven't I?
0:33:22 > 0:33:26Mark makes £11.40 on the pottery, which is good,
0:33:26 > 0:33:29but then our hero really does put his foot in it.
0:33:30 > 0:33:34The sales were going wonderfully well. In fact, swimmingly well,
0:33:34 > 0:33:38until, of course, catastrophe struck and I broke my ankle.
0:33:38 > 0:33:42With Mark temporarily laid up, let's take a look at the figures so far.
0:33:43 > 0:33:49Mark Stacey has sold three items and made a profit of £163.
0:33:49 > 0:33:51Christina Trevanion has only sold two,
0:33:51 > 0:33:56but she's out in front in profit terms - £211.50.
0:33:56 > 0:34:00And the Magpie is hot on the trail of her next deal, too,
0:34:00 > 0:34:03taking the gilt mirror that cost her £177
0:34:03 > 0:34:06to the Shropshire village of Stanton upon Hine Heath.
0:34:06 > 0:34:09I'm here to see a friend of mine, Marcus Moore,
0:34:09 > 0:34:12who not only is an antiques dealer, but he's also a restorer.
0:34:12 > 0:34:16Now, my mirror, unfortunately, does need quite a lot of work doing to it
0:34:16 > 0:34:17and he's the only man that I know
0:34:17 > 0:34:20who could potentially restore it to its former glory.
0:34:20 > 0:34:23Let's hope he wants to buy it.
0:34:23 > 0:34:26- Well, Marcus? - Well, it looks very interesting.
0:34:26 > 0:34:28Very interesting, indeed.
0:34:28 > 0:34:29But have you got all the bits?
0:34:29 > 0:34:32- Well, hang on a minute. - That's the question.
0:34:32 > 0:34:33I've got that bit.
0:34:34 > 0:34:38- I've got that bit. - Is that anything to do with it?
0:34:38 > 0:34:39I've got...
0:34:39 > 0:34:42Oh, no, look! That bit.
0:34:42 > 0:34:47- Right.- And that bit. - Is that it?- Yes.- OK.
0:34:48 > 0:34:50I know that you're the man to buy it
0:34:50 > 0:34:53- because you'd do such a brilliant job of restoring it.- Right.
0:34:53 > 0:34:57What do you think would be a fair price, do you think, to pay for it?
0:34:57 > 0:35:01Ordinary ones have got to be in the 80 to 120 region, haven't they?
0:35:01 > 0:35:02But this is not an ordinary one.
0:35:02 > 0:35:05So I'd suggest it was worth a couple of hundred pounds.
0:35:05 > 0:35:07A couple of hundred pounds, OK.
0:35:07 > 0:35:09That sort of figure, but, you know...
0:35:09 > 0:35:11And even then, on top of that,
0:35:11 > 0:35:15we're going to probably spend a couple of hundred pounds on it.
0:35:15 > 0:35:19- Really?- Yeah.- OK. But, then, after that, it will be stunning.
0:35:19 > 0:35:21It's going to be stunning.
0:35:21 > 0:35:23Maybe 250?
0:35:23 > 0:35:25- Yes.- Yeah? You're a gentleman.
0:35:25 > 0:35:27Thank you very, very much.
0:35:27 > 0:35:29Despite the restoration required,
0:35:29 > 0:35:32Christina still bags a £73 profit on the mirror.
0:35:35 > 0:35:38Down in Essex, Mark is not letting something as trivial
0:35:38 > 0:35:41as a broken ankle get in the way of his profit quest.
0:35:42 > 0:35:45Well, as you can see, disaster struck, so I'm now being
0:35:45 > 0:35:48pushed around by my partner Xander to get me
0:35:48 > 0:35:49around in the wheelchair.
0:35:49 > 0:35:50And I've come to see Jonathan,
0:35:50 > 0:35:52who I used to work with at an auction house,
0:35:52 > 0:35:56who loves watercolours and I think his house is covered in them,
0:35:56 > 0:35:58so I'm hoping to get a good profit
0:35:58 > 0:36:01out of this lovely pair of watercolours.
0:36:01 > 0:36:05Fingers crossed, let's go and find out how we do.
0:36:05 > 0:36:07Johnny, thank you so much for inviting us to your charming home.
0:36:07 > 0:36:11- It's just as I pictured it - lots of watercolours.- There are, yes, lots.
0:36:11 > 0:36:14- Hundreds, in fact.- Hundreds.
0:36:14 > 0:36:18- Well, I think I've found you another two.- Just what I need!- I hope so.
0:36:18 > 0:36:20- I sent you photographs.- You did.
0:36:20 > 0:36:23I think you're going to like them better in the flesh.
0:36:23 > 0:36:25I love this one with the coach and horses coming round.
0:36:25 > 0:36:26It's very nicely done.
0:36:26 > 0:36:29It's indistinctly signed, isn't it, I don't recognise that.
0:36:29 > 0:36:33I know that artist. You see that a lot, don't you, Signed Indistinctly?
0:36:33 > 0:36:36Yes. Yes, he's very famous.
0:36:36 > 0:36:38Do you think they're mid-19th century?
0:36:38 > 0:36:42- They must be, mustn't they? - I thought maybe 1840, maybe 1860.
0:36:42 > 0:36:43Yes, I think 1840s.
0:36:43 > 0:36:46A little bit of damage there, top right.
0:36:46 > 0:36:48Oh, I didn't notice that.
0:36:48 > 0:36:50That's just knocked it down by quite a portion.
0:36:50 > 0:36:54There are aspects of this which are very nicely done,
0:36:54 > 0:36:56but the back wheel looks a little bit ropey.
0:36:56 > 0:37:01- I can see the price plummeting. - The price has plummeted instantly.
0:37:01 > 0:37:04I was hoping to get a rather modest sum for them
0:37:04 > 0:37:06of between 100 and 150 for the pair.
0:37:06 > 0:37:10- That's not going to happen, is it? - Good Lord!
0:37:10 > 0:37:14- Well...- Now you've seen them, you must be honest, Johnny.
0:37:14 > 0:37:17- Oh, no, they're charming. - Why don't we start at, say, 90?
0:37:17 > 0:37:19You can start where you like.
0:37:19 > 0:37:21But, you know what they say,
0:37:21 > 0:37:24it's not where you start, it's where you finish.
0:37:24 > 0:37:29- Right, so I think probably £30 each. - £60?- Yes.- Oh, Johnny!
0:37:29 > 0:37:32What's your very, very best price?
0:37:32 > 0:37:34I should think 65, at an absolute push.
0:37:34 > 0:37:38I've always said about you, Johnny, there's a heart of gold
0:37:38 > 0:37:42lying somewhere in the deep interior of your anatomy.
0:37:42 > 0:37:45- Are you happy at 65?- I'm happy at 65.- Let's do 65.- 65.
0:37:45 > 0:37:47- Thanks very much indeed.- Splendid.
0:37:47 > 0:37:51Mark paints himself a profit of £41.40 for the watercolours.
0:37:51 > 0:37:54And, as he wheels off in search of more profit,
0:37:54 > 0:37:57Christina gets the ball back in her court
0:37:57 > 0:38:02as she sells her garnet brooch to Shrewsbury-based jeweller Nigel.
0:38:02 > 0:38:04- £80 it is.- £80.
0:38:04 > 0:38:06I'm a happy girl.
0:38:06 > 0:38:09Earning a glittering profit of £42.24.
0:38:09 > 0:38:11With just one item left to sell,
0:38:11 > 0:38:15Christina hotfoots it north to Northwick in Cheshire.
0:38:15 > 0:38:18And she has a date at the Davenport Tearooms
0:38:18 > 0:38:21that she definitely doesn't want to be late for.
0:38:21 > 0:38:24I thought of you because I love this tearoom and the wonderful
0:38:24 > 0:38:27- Alice In Wonderland theme that you've got going on.- Thank you.
0:38:27 > 0:38:30Tell me, why did you choose that theme?
0:38:30 > 0:38:32Well, Cheshire is the birthplace of Lewis Carroll.
0:38:32 > 0:38:35It's only two and a half miles, so it says it all.
0:38:35 > 0:38:38- It seems perfect.- Absolutely. - Very, very appropriate.
0:38:38 > 0:38:41- What about your murals? Who did those?- I did those.- Did you?- Yes.
0:38:41 > 0:38:44Well done, you. Gosh, you're very talented.
0:38:44 > 0:38:45And I see they're taking tea,
0:38:45 > 0:38:49which brings me to my tea service. It's a Davenport tea service.
0:38:49 > 0:38:51- Oh, we like Davenport. - And you're a Davenport!
0:38:51 > 0:38:54You are Belinda Davenport. I mean, it's amazing.
0:38:54 > 0:38:59- So, are you related to the Davenport family as in the china?- No.
0:38:59 > 0:39:01Right, but you like it because of your name.
0:39:01 > 0:39:05Well, we like it because all of the Davenport ones
0:39:05 > 0:39:09tend to do really good quality stuff, anyway.
0:39:09 > 0:39:12Now, they used that mark between 1870 and 1886,
0:39:12 > 0:39:14so it's a good Victorian piece.
0:39:14 > 0:39:17And I love the fact that obviously it's got this wonderful
0:39:17 > 0:39:20pink and gilt decoration. Do you like it?
0:39:20 > 0:39:23- I do like it.- Do you?- It's very, very pretty.- Do you love it?
0:39:23 > 0:39:24I love it, actually, yeah.
0:39:24 > 0:39:27Got to be worth a couple of hundred pounds, hasn't it?
0:39:27 > 0:39:29What do you think?
0:39:29 > 0:39:31- 150, then.- It's a deal.
0:39:31 > 0:39:34I'm very happy that it's going to a Davenport.
0:39:34 > 0:39:36Christina falls down the hole
0:39:36 > 0:39:41and emerges with £102.80 profit for the tea set and she's all done.
0:39:42 > 0:39:46Back in Essex, Mark is down to his final sale.
0:39:46 > 0:39:50It's the miniature chair that cost him just over £35 at auction,
0:39:50 > 0:39:53and he's brought it to show collector Michael.
0:39:53 > 0:39:56Well, I know you're an expert in collectables,
0:39:56 > 0:39:59- but you like miniature furniture.- I do.
0:39:59 > 0:40:00- Victorian, I think?- It is.
0:40:00 > 0:40:04But underneath, I'm afraid, it's had a bit of an amateur repair.
0:40:04 > 0:40:06I think somebody has just decided, because it was loose,
0:40:06 > 0:40:10they've put those awful brackets in. Fortunately, they're underneath.
0:40:10 > 0:40:14It really needs to be stripped and glued again, Mark, and put together.
0:40:14 > 0:40:18- I don't want to be unkind because you're a good friend.- Thank you.
0:40:18 > 0:40:21- £50.- Oh, Michael!
0:40:21 > 0:40:23Can't we get closer to 80?
0:40:23 > 0:40:25I'll go to 60, but no more.
0:40:25 > 0:40:27- Oh, Michael!- 60 is enough.
0:40:27 > 0:40:30Well, the chair is a miniature and my profit is a miniature,
0:40:30 > 0:40:33- but I'm happy with it. Michael, thanks so much.- A good deal.
0:40:33 > 0:40:36Mark makes £24.60 on the chair.
0:40:36 > 0:40:40It's a small profit, but a profit is a profit and I've found the perfect
0:40:40 > 0:40:43home for that miniature chair, don't you agree?
0:40:43 > 0:40:46And what's best of all is I've sold up.
0:40:46 > 0:40:49It was a tough auction, but I've made profits on everything.
0:40:49 > 0:40:51And so, with both our experts all sold up,
0:40:51 > 0:40:54it's nearly time to discover who is today's winner.
0:40:54 > 0:40:56Will Mark's maverick mentality
0:40:56 > 0:41:01come out on top against Christina's sensational selling skills?
0:41:01 > 0:41:03All will soon be revealed.
0:41:04 > 0:41:07Our two towering experts set off on the saga
0:41:07 > 0:41:10with £1,000 of their own money.
0:41:10 > 0:41:14Mark "The Maverick" Stacey bought six items and spent £236.
0:41:15 > 0:41:22Christina Trevanion picked up five lots at a total cost of £350.46.
0:41:22 > 0:41:25But who made the most profit?
0:41:25 > 0:41:29All the money our experts have made in their challenge will go to their chosen charities,
0:41:29 > 0:41:34so let's find out who is our Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is champion.
0:41:34 > 0:41:37That auction...
0:41:37 > 0:41:39Don't let me relive it! It was bad enough the first time!
0:41:39 > 0:41:41Oh, it was frightening, wasn't it?
0:41:41 > 0:41:44But you did get some nice things in the end, didn't you?
0:41:44 > 0:41:47I loved my tea service, very pretty, very pinky, beautiful tea service.
0:41:47 > 0:41:50- Very girlie, that.- Very girlie. Did you like it?
0:41:50 > 0:41:52Not particularly, no.
0:41:52 > 0:41:55- It's not my cup of tea.- Ah-ha!
0:41:55 > 0:41:57I did like the painting I bought.
0:41:57 > 0:41:59- Oh, that was fantastic! - Yeah, I'm so glad I bought that,
0:41:59 > 0:42:02because I found a nice lady in London who loved it.
0:42:02 > 0:42:06- It was just so romantic.- It WAS so romantic. Just like us, really.
0:42:06 > 0:42:09- Shall we find out?- Yes, let's do it. Are we ready?
0:42:09 > 0:42:12Are you ready? One, two, three...
0:42:14 > 0:42:15- Oh!- Oh, my goodness!
0:42:15 > 0:42:19Gosh, you did very well. How did you do that, Christina?
0:42:19 > 0:42:22In all honesty, I have absolutely no idea!
0:42:22 > 0:42:25- Well done, you.- Thank you, and well done, you, darling.
0:42:25 > 0:42:28I think you've done very well, especially under these circumstances, Hopalong.
0:42:28 > 0:42:32I'll have to start researching again. I clearly know nothing.
0:42:32 > 0:42:34Actually, I knew that at the beginning!
0:42:35 > 0:42:38And so, Christina is the winner,
0:42:38 > 0:42:42thanks mostly to her profits on the tea set and the trio of prints.
0:42:42 > 0:42:43Sevenoaks was a buying location
0:42:43 > 0:42:46where I didn't think that I would triumph. It was the auction.
0:42:46 > 0:42:49I found it incredibly difficult, but, lo and behold,
0:42:49 > 0:42:52it was that pink tea service that Mark was incredibly rude about
0:42:52 > 0:42:53that helped win the day.
0:42:53 > 0:42:55The auction was tough for both of us.
0:42:55 > 0:42:57I thought I did rather well with the paintings
0:42:57 > 0:43:01and some of the other things. Christina really struggled,
0:43:01 > 0:43:03but she still won. How did that happen?
0:43:03 > 0:43:06Well, Mark will have another shot at the crown tomorrow
0:43:06 > 0:43:10when our duo go head-to-head at an antiques fair in Lincolnshire.