David Harper vs Phil Serrell Auction

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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 time, one pair of duelling dealers

0:00:14 > 0:00:17will face a mighty challenge.

0:00:17 > 0:00:18I've got a heavy profit here.

0:00:18 > 0:00:21Putting their reputations on the line...

0:00:21 > 0:00:23Who's there?

0:00:23 > 0:00:26..they'll give you the insider's view of the trade...

0:00:26 > 0:00:29HE GROWLS ..along with their top tips

0:00:29 > 0:00:30and savvy secrets...

0:00:30 > 0:00:32That could present a problem for me.

0:00:32 > 0:00:34..showing you how to make the most money...

0:00:34 > 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 > 0:00:46Coming up, Phil Serrell is caught in a dealer's despair...

0:00:46 > 0:00:48I want to go home.

0:00:48 > 0:00:51..David Harper finds information in imperfection...

0:00:51 > 0:00:54If you look just here you can see there's a scratch,

0:00:54 > 0:00:56so you might call that a bit of a fault.

0:00:56 > 0:01:01However, it's showing that it is indeed bronze below the patination.

0:01:01 > 0:01:03..and The Fox has met his match.

0:01:03 > 0:01:07I was sort of kind of hoping that I'd get £150 for that, Mary.

0:01:07 > 0:01:09£150?

0:01:09 > 0:01:12This is an object lesson for you in negotiations. It really is.

0:01:12 > 0:01:15This is Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is.

0:01:30 > 0:01:33Welcome, ladies and gentlemen, to Royal Leamington Spa -

0:01:33 > 0:01:35a place one can amble at leisure,

0:01:35 > 0:01:41cruising Georgian streets in this sophisticated, refined town.

0:01:41 > 0:01:45But beneath the surface, behind auction house doors,

0:01:45 > 0:01:48there's a battle brewing for the supremacy of the saleroom,

0:01:48 > 0:01:52and waging war are two profit-hungry pros.

0:01:52 > 0:01:55First to the table is the wild thing of Worcester.

0:01:55 > 0:01:58He has a nose for knick-knacks and profit is his prey.

0:01:58 > 0:02:01It's Phil "The Fox" Serrell.

0:02:01 > 0:02:05The real danger in this business is that you buy what you like.

0:02:05 > 0:02:09Knowing my taste, that's a recipe for disaster.

0:02:09 > 0:02:11And he's up against the Durham demon,

0:02:11 > 0:02:14a piranha of the priceless with a bloodlust for bargains

0:02:14 > 0:02:17and a killer instinct for curios.

0:02:17 > 0:02:20It's "Devilish" David Harper.

0:02:20 > 0:02:24Never pay too much. Don't get carried away.

0:02:24 > 0:02:26Today we're at Locke & England auctioneers...

0:02:26 > 0:02:28This might be fun.

0:02:28 > 0:02:33..and our ravenous pair will be risking £1,000 of their own money

0:02:33 > 0:02:36to buy and sell to make a winning profit.

0:02:36 > 0:02:40You do change your mind in a nanosecond in an auction.

0:02:40 > 0:02:45So, grab those bidding cards, as, David Harper and Phil Serrell,

0:02:45 > 0:02:49it's time to put your money where your mouth is.

0:02:49 > 0:02:52- David, how are you?- Good morning, Phil. Very well. How are you?

0:02:52 > 0:02:54Well, the sun shines on the righteous.

0:02:54 > 0:02:57Well, it's never shone on me, Phil. What does that mean?

0:02:57 > 0:02:58It means I'm righteous.

0:02:58 > 0:02:59So, what happens today?

0:02:59 > 0:03:02- So, we've got £1,000 in our pockets each.- Right.

0:03:02 > 0:03:04We're at the auction room in Leamington Spa.

0:03:04 > 0:03:07We're going to go and blow it, Phil, big time.

0:03:07 > 0:03:09What are you going to buy? Are you going to spend all of it?

0:03:09 > 0:03:12- No, who knows?- Have you got a plan? - No, course I... Have you got a plan?

0:03:12 > 0:03:14- I've never had a plan. - I've never had a plan.

0:03:14 > 0:03:16- Shall we go and have no plans together?- Good luck.

0:03:16 > 0:03:19- Good man. Thank you.- Not too much.

0:03:19 > 0:03:22Yes, our two sun-drenched dealers are all fired up,

0:03:22 > 0:03:24but without a plan between them

0:03:24 > 0:03:27and with over 630 lots going under the hammer,

0:03:27 > 0:03:29they'd better have a bidding brainwave soon.

0:03:29 > 0:03:32Though it appears David is determined

0:03:32 > 0:03:35to fly by the seat of his pants.

0:03:35 > 0:03:38You can never really come up with a strategy for anything

0:03:38 > 0:03:41until you actually get your feet in the location.

0:03:41 > 0:03:44If you look around here, this is quite a smart sale,

0:03:44 > 0:03:47so the strategy really is quite simple. It's good stuff.

0:03:47 > 0:03:52All I need to do is bag that good stuff at the right money.

0:03:52 > 0:03:54That's the trick.

0:03:54 > 0:03:57Hmm, so Devilish is relying on his expert eye

0:03:57 > 0:04:01to find the finest this auction has on offer.

0:04:01 > 0:04:04But Phil, well, he's already spotted his prize piece,

0:04:04 > 0:04:07with an upper estimate of £150.

0:04:07 > 0:04:11But he doesn't want anyone else to see he's interested. Shh!

0:04:11 > 0:04:14At auction it pays never, ever to show your hand.

0:04:14 > 0:04:17Now, I'm standing here amongst the furniture,

0:04:17 > 0:04:21but up by the rostrum there's a really, really lovely little drawing

0:04:21 > 0:04:25of a ringmaster by Dame Laura Knight.

0:04:25 > 0:04:28Now, she lived in Malvern for a time, and for me,

0:04:28 > 0:04:31coming from Malvern, I love her work.

0:04:31 > 0:04:35Her oil paintings can make tens, hundreds of thousands of pounds.

0:04:35 > 0:04:40The one big problem is that a lot of her little drawings,

0:04:40 > 0:04:42they're very, very easy to fake.

0:04:42 > 0:04:45Now, the auctioneers have given this a full attribution,

0:04:45 > 0:04:48which means they're happy it's by her.

0:04:48 > 0:04:52What am I going to go to? I don't actually know at the moment.

0:04:52 > 0:04:54But I'd love to own it.

0:04:54 > 0:04:57Yes, Phil there, cunning like a fox.

0:04:57 > 0:04:58And Devilish is on the ball as well,

0:04:58 > 0:05:01and in his case, it's not any old ball.

0:05:01 > 0:05:05It's a cannonball with an upper estimate of £150.

0:05:05 > 0:05:09I have never in my life handled an American Civil War cannonball,

0:05:09 > 0:05:11and it absolutely fascinates me.

0:05:11 > 0:05:12Blows me away.

0:05:12 > 0:05:14I know nothing about it.

0:05:14 > 0:05:18It's got drill holes in places and a massive hole here.

0:05:18 > 0:05:20Whether that was made for a detonator,

0:05:20 > 0:05:23I have absolutely no idea.

0:05:23 > 0:05:26The dream, really, is to bag the cannonball,

0:05:26 > 0:05:30and the cannonball will take me on a journey of discovery.

0:05:30 > 0:05:32On the other side of the auction house,

0:05:32 > 0:05:35Phil has discovered a Victorian oak writing desk,

0:05:35 > 0:05:38and it's certainly captured his imagination.

0:05:38 > 0:05:41I love bits of furniture that do something.

0:05:41 > 0:05:45That looks like a little side table, but just watch what happens.

0:05:45 > 0:05:48So, you've got a really cool writing table here.

0:05:48 > 0:05:52The other minor point about it is that these corners

0:05:52 > 0:05:53have been filled in wax.

0:05:53 > 0:05:55Really, really not good.

0:05:55 > 0:05:58So, if I buy that, I've got to factor in

0:05:58 > 0:06:00perhaps trying to make it right.

0:06:00 > 0:06:03Well, while Phil sizes up repairs on the writing desk,

0:06:03 > 0:06:06David has spotted a potential diamond in the making.

0:06:06 > 0:06:10So, ordinarily, I would never look at a Victorian coal scuttle

0:06:10 > 0:06:13these days, but because it's different, I'm interested.

0:06:13 > 0:06:17I've never seen that design or model before.

0:06:17 > 0:06:20And the copper bucket itself is really well made.

0:06:20 > 0:06:26Fantastic quality and hand-beaten. Estimated at 60 to 80.

0:06:26 > 0:06:28It's no money. I'll have a go at it.

0:06:28 > 0:06:31So, David's up for a tussle today.

0:06:31 > 0:06:34Speaking of which, Phil is manhandling a table as we speak.

0:06:34 > 0:06:36What's he doing?

0:06:36 > 0:06:40This is a really good Georgian mahogany occasional table.

0:06:40 > 0:06:44The thing with these is, does the top match the bottom?

0:06:44 > 0:06:46There's only one way to find out.

0:06:46 > 0:06:49If you look, this is what we call a shadow,

0:06:49 > 0:06:53and that block just fits on there a treat. It's always been on there.

0:06:53 > 0:06:55You can see that. That's a lovely table.

0:06:55 > 0:06:59Yes, Phil there showing us that it's important to look at bottoms -

0:06:59 > 0:07:00of tables, that is.

0:07:00 > 0:07:04Meanwhile, David is casting his net far and wide.

0:07:05 > 0:07:07So, what we have here, lot 163,

0:07:07 > 0:07:10is a collection of four Nottingham-style wooden -

0:07:10 > 0:07:12probably mahogany - fishing reels.

0:07:12 > 0:07:13You know, they're vintage.

0:07:13 > 0:07:17Probably 1920s. I've got to admit, I've never really been into fishing.

0:07:17 > 0:07:22What I love about them is the fact that they are "mantiques" -

0:07:22 > 0:07:25the buzzword of the year.

0:07:25 > 0:07:29Ah, yes. "Mantiques". Defined as...

0:07:31 > 0:07:33Hmm.

0:07:33 > 0:07:37These things would sit beautifully on a man's desk.

0:07:37 > 0:07:39£30 or £40 worth,

0:07:39 > 0:07:43I would have people queuing up to buy these babies.

0:07:43 > 0:07:45With an estimate of £40 to £60,

0:07:45 > 0:07:49let's hope you can reel that one in, David.

0:07:49 > 0:07:52With viewing time over and having surveyed the finest on offer

0:07:52 > 0:07:53in the saleroom,

0:07:53 > 0:07:58our pair must settle in and prepare to bid, bid and bid some more.

0:07:58 > 0:08:01Right, well, good morning, ladies and gentlemen. Right, lot one.

0:08:01 > 0:08:03I never, ever fail to get excited by auctions.

0:08:03 > 0:08:05I've only been doing it for...

0:08:05 > 0:08:07- HE COUGHS - ..years now, and every time

0:08:07 > 0:08:10I go to one, it really gets the blood flowing.

0:08:10 > 0:08:12Yes, and it's not just Phil that's excited.

0:08:12 > 0:08:14The saleroom is full to capacity,

0:08:14 > 0:08:16with bidders on the phone and online,

0:08:16 > 0:08:18so there's lots of competition.

0:08:18 > 0:08:22And The Fox is so excited he's straight in on the bidding

0:08:22 > 0:08:26as a second Victorian writing desk catches his eye.

0:08:26 > 0:08:27Oh, he's twitching.

0:08:27 > 0:08:31Give me £80 to start. Thank you. 85 here. 90. 95.

0:08:31 > 0:08:32His eyebrows are going.

0:08:32 > 0:08:33The bids go higher.

0:08:33 > 0:08:34190.

0:08:34 > 0:08:35Oh, he's doing that.

0:08:35 > 0:08:37And even higher.

0:08:37 > 0:08:38270 on my left.

0:08:38 > 0:08:40He's dropped out.

0:08:40 > 0:08:42That's called running out of steam.

0:08:42 > 0:08:45But suddenly after a single bid... GAVEL BANGS

0:08:45 > 0:08:47Yes!

0:08:47 > 0:08:50Oh, no. He's lost it. Phil's change of heart was too late.

0:08:50 > 0:08:53Just missed it. How frustrating for Philip. Ha-ha!

0:08:53 > 0:08:56He's only been in the business for 800 years.

0:08:56 > 0:08:58He knows that if he's going to get it,

0:08:58 > 0:09:00he's got to act a bit quicker than that.

0:09:00 > 0:09:03What I love about David is his enthusiasm.

0:09:03 > 0:09:06Well, now he's limbered up, will it be second time lucky?

0:09:06 > 0:09:08The next lot, lot number 22,

0:09:08 > 0:09:11is that adjustable oak writing table.

0:09:11 > 0:09:13Yes, this is the one he looked at earlier.

0:09:13 > 0:09:15Have we got 50? Thank you.

0:09:15 > 0:09:17Keep an eye on Phil. He's bidding on everything.

0:09:17 > 0:09:1855.

0:09:18 > 0:09:20100. 110.

0:09:20 > 0:09:22110. 120.

0:09:24 > 0:09:27HE SIGHS A bidding bailout there for Phil.

0:09:27 > 0:09:28He's not doing very well, is he?

0:09:28 > 0:09:30Maybe third time's a charm.

0:09:30 > 0:09:33I kind of want to get off the mark here now.

0:09:33 > 0:09:35- 240 now. 240.- No.

0:09:35 > 0:09:38In auction you're meant to buy things. What is wrong with him?

0:09:38 > 0:09:40Come on, Foxy. This is the one.

0:09:40 > 0:09:42140. 50.

0:09:42 > 0:09:44He's going to keep on going cos he's so frustrated.

0:09:44 > 0:09:46170.

0:09:46 > 0:09:47He's desperate to buy something.

0:09:47 > 0:09:49- 190.- No, thank you.

0:09:49 > 0:09:52- Do you want a hug? - No. I want to go home!

0:09:52 > 0:09:55MUSIC: You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin' by The Righteous Brothers

0:09:55 > 0:09:59Aw, it appears The Fox's excitement has turned into despair.

0:09:59 > 0:10:01DOG WHINES

0:10:01 > 0:10:03With Phil yet to place a winning bid,

0:10:03 > 0:10:06David is coming off the sidelines as he's rocked by the next item

0:10:06 > 0:10:08that's about to go under the hammer.

0:10:08 > 0:10:10An interesting lot coming up.

0:10:10 > 0:10:13I haven't seen it but it's actually a child's rocking chair in oak.

0:10:13 > 0:10:15I don't think it's got any... Oh, there it is.

0:10:15 > 0:10:16A child's oak rocking chair.

0:10:16 > 0:10:20A quick on-the-fly inspection and David puts his best foot forward.

0:10:20 > 0:10:2230. £30.

0:10:22 > 0:10:2835. Five. 40. 45. 50. 55.

0:10:28 > 0:10:32It seems Harper's buying without breaking a sweat, eh, Phil?

0:10:32 > 0:10:38David bags his first buy for £66.56, including auction fees.

0:10:38 > 0:10:41That was a great little purchase. First time I've seen it.

0:10:41 > 0:10:43So, it's a child's rocking chair,

0:10:43 > 0:10:46but you can tell it's a one-off handmade piece.

0:10:46 > 0:10:49Look at the hand little sculpturing on the arms there.

0:10:49 > 0:10:55No machine making going on here. It's a little bespoke beauty.

0:10:55 > 0:10:58Phil, just to let you know, that's actually how you do it.

0:10:58 > 0:11:02When you bid on something, you actually try and own it.

0:11:02 > 0:11:04Brilliant. One down.

0:11:04 > 0:11:05Play nice, Devilish.

0:11:05 > 0:11:09It does seem, though, the goading has our Fox flustered,

0:11:09 > 0:11:11as he decides to bid on an oak-panelled settle.

0:11:11 > 0:11:17£100 bid. Set at 100. 110. 120. 130.

0:11:17 > 0:11:19140. 150.

0:11:19 > 0:11:20No, thanks.

0:11:20 > 0:11:24- Speak up, Phil. He can't hear you. - £150. At 150.

0:11:24 > 0:11:26They think it's all over.

0:11:26 > 0:11:27It is now.

0:11:27 > 0:11:28You?

0:11:28 > 0:11:31I said "No, thanks" and he took my bid.

0:11:31 > 0:11:32I said "No, thanks,"

0:11:32 > 0:11:35but the auctioneer clearly thought I was still bidding,

0:11:35 > 0:11:36and I'm not that disappointed,

0:11:36 > 0:11:39because I think this is quite a nice little settle.

0:11:39 > 0:11:41- Is it comfortable?- Lovely. - Really?- It's wonderful.

0:11:41 > 0:11:44- Excellent. Do you want to buy it? - Not for the price you paid for it.

0:11:44 > 0:11:45Thanks very much.

0:11:47 > 0:11:51Yes, that bidding blunder with fees cost Phil over £181,

0:11:51 > 0:11:55so with one reluctant and one intentional buy between them,

0:11:55 > 0:11:58David is up next when the Victorian coal scuttle

0:11:58 > 0:12:01that he saw earlier comes under the hammer.

0:12:01 > 0:12:0370. 75.

0:12:03 > 0:12:0680. 85.

0:12:06 > 0:12:09Just amazing what some people will pay for firewood, isn't it?

0:12:09 > 0:12:13Ooh, the pot calling the scuttle black there, Phil.

0:12:13 > 0:12:16That could have come to me for £35 or £40

0:12:16 > 0:12:18if I was the only person interested.

0:12:18 > 0:12:20It's amazing what can happen.

0:12:20 > 0:12:24Yes, but that's the name of the auction game.

0:12:24 > 0:12:30Still, David pays £102.86 with fees for the coal scuttle.

0:12:30 > 0:12:34So, that's two for two for David, and one own goal for Phil,

0:12:34 > 0:12:37but he's hoping to even up the score with a Victorian oak pew.

0:12:37 > 0:12:41- 65. Five. 70.- Go on, Phil.

0:12:41 > 0:12:44- 80 on the next.- Watch the eyebrows.

0:12:44 > 0:12:46100. 110.

0:12:46 > 0:12:49- 160 online.- No, thank you.- No?

0:12:49 > 0:12:52Last time I said "No, thank you" I ended up buying a settle.

0:12:52 > 0:12:54Indeed. At least Phil has learned his lesson.

0:12:54 > 0:12:57It's David, though, who's eyeing up the next lot

0:12:57 > 0:12:59with an upper estimate of £80.

0:12:59 > 0:13:02The next lot is a contemporary bronze sculpture of two figures.

0:13:02 > 0:13:07- It's got a nice look to it. - 90. Five. 100.

0:13:07 > 0:13:09110. 110.

0:13:11 > 0:13:12It's all going so well.

0:13:13 > 0:13:17The bronze sculpture sets David back just over £133,

0:13:17 > 0:13:20but was it worth the major investment?

0:13:20 > 0:13:24We've got two very tall figures, arms outstretched,

0:13:24 > 0:13:27almost about to be entwined, I think.

0:13:27 > 0:13:30If you look just here, you can see there's a scratch,

0:13:30 > 0:13:33so you might call that a bit of a fault in the sculpture.

0:13:33 > 0:13:37However, it's showing that it is indeed bronze below the patination,

0:13:37 > 0:13:39because you've got to be so careful today

0:13:39 > 0:13:42with modern bronzed sculptures,

0:13:42 > 0:13:46and they're literally resin, like a plastic, almost, plaster

0:13:46 > 0:13:48coated in a bronze effect,

0:13:48 > 0:13:52and they're really scary because they can catch people out.

0:13:52 > 0:13:55So, while David revels in his perfect purchase,

0:13:55 > 0:13:59across the saleroom Phil's decided to live dangerously.

0:13:59 > 0:14:02Sometimes it pays to live on the edge.

0:14:02 > 0:14:04And a little lot coming up, a jewellery box,

0:14:04 > 0:14:08which I haven't even looked at, but the illustration looks OK.

0:14:08 > 0:14:12And they've said it's 19th century, they've said it's mahogany.

0:14:12 > 0:14:14Estimate is 80 to 120,

0:14:14 > 0:14:18so if you bid somewhere between £60 and £90 for it,

0:14:18 > 0:14:20you'd kind of think it was cheap.

0:14:20 > 0:14:21We'll find out.

0:14:21 > 0:14:25Right. It's time to see if our Fox's gavel gamble pays off.

0:14:25 > 0:14:28For 60. It's at 65.

0:14:28 > 0:14:3170. 75. 80.

0:14:31 > 0:14:35£80. 85. 90. £90.

0:14:35 > 0:14:37He's dropping out again.

0:14:37 > 0:14:39I'm going to be forever the bridesmaid here.

0:14:39 > 0:14:42You'll be lucky to get an invitation at this rate, Phil.

0:14:42 > 0:14:44We actually want to go home at some point today.

0:14:44 > 0:14:47Not with the things you've bought.

0:14:47 > 0:14:50Jealousy. It's a terrible thing. Really is.

0:14:50 > 0:14:53That's the thing about auctions. It's a little bit like marriage.

0:14:53 > 0:14:56You do it in a rush, you have a long time to regret it.

0:14:56 > 0:14:59And that pearl of wisdom ends the first round of buying,

0:14:59 > 0:15:03so let's tot up what our dealers have spent so far.

0:15:03 > 0:15:09From a £1,000 budget, David has bought three items for £302.52,

0:15:09 > 0:15:14leaving him with just over £697 for the rest of the auction.

0:15:14 > 0:15:19Phil has struggled to buy, with one item for £181.50,

0:15:19 > 0:15:23leaving him with just over £818 in his pocket.

0:15:25 > 0:15:28So, with a brief ceasefire, the battle is back on,

0:15:28 > 0:15:31and after a difficult first half,

0:15:31 > 0:15:34Phil is first up when he spots a table toy cannon

0:15:34 > 0:15:37with a guide price of £30 to £50.

0:15:37 > 0:15:4160. Five. 70.

0:15:41 > 0:15:44Yes, Phil.

0:15:44 > 0:15:45And he's back with a bang

0:15:45 > 0:15:51with an early warning shot across the bow, winning it for £84.70.

0:15:51 > 0:15:55At first glance, it looks like I bought myself a toy cannon,

0:15:55 > 0:15:57but you know, there's a massive difference

0:15:57 > 0:15:59between a toy and a model.

0:15:59 > 0:16:03I would guess that this is probably the first 20,

0:16:03 > 0:16:0525 years of the 20th century.

0:16:05 > 0:16:08So, this is no great antique, but I just think it's a really,

0:16:08 > 0:16:10really lovely model.

0:16:10 > 0:16:14All I've got to hope now is that someone else thinks the same as me,

0:16:14 > 0:16:17otherwise I'm just being fired out the end of this.

0:16:17 > 0:16:20CANNON FIRES Yes, but it's usually a cannonball

0:16:20 > 0:16:22that gets fired, and talking of cannonballs,

0:16:22 > 0:16:25the one that David had his eye on is up next,

0:16:25 > 0:16:27but he may have some loading issues.

0:16:27 > 0:16:31It's one of those objects that in the heat of the bidding

0:16:31 > 0:16:34you might just go a bit crazy because you want it.

0:16:34 > 0:16:38At £60 it is. £60, we're selling. 70. 80. £90.

0:16:38 > 0:16:41Room bid, selling, yours at £90. Room bid at 90.

0:16:41 > 0:16:4490. Come on, baby. Get that hammer down.

0:16:44 > 0:16:47Get that hammer down. Get that hammer down.

0:16:47 > 0:16:51I want a cannonball. And I have got a...cannonball.

0:16:51 > 0:16:52Thank you very much.

0:16:52 > 0:16:57David fires back, securing his cannonball for just under £109.

0:16:57 > 0:17:00So, David Harper has just bought a cannonball.

0:17:00 > 0:17:03I can only hope that it's his Waterloo.

0:17:03 > 0:17:04Now, now, Philip.

0:17:04 > 0:17:07Just because his is bigger than yours.

0:17:08 > 0:17:09Four down.

0:17:09 > 0:17:13Ever ready, David is now preparing for his "mantiques".

0:17:13 > 0:17:15Right, next up are the fishing reels.

0:17:15 > 0:17:18Estimated at about £40 to £60, so here we go.

0:17:18 > 0:17:2135. I've got 35 here. £40 in the room.

0:17:21 > 0:17:24But there's an internet bidder in his way.

0:17:24 > 0:17:29At 55 back on the internet. £60, room bid. 65, back in.

0:17:29 > 0:17:32- Go on, then.- £70.

0:17:32 > 0:17:35£70 now, room bid. 70 in the room. Yours in the room at 70.

0:17:35 > 0:17:37Sold at 70.

0:17:37 > 0:17:38I think I'm going to go fishing.

0:17:40 > 0:17:43David hooks the lot for £84.70,

0:17:43 > 0:17:46and with that, he decides he's spent enough

0:17:46 > 0:17:48and retires from the auction room race...

0:17:48 > 0:17:50I'll be going home now, Phil.

0:17:50 > 0:17:54..leaving a rather red-faced Fox to fend over the final few items,

0:17:54 > 0:17:57including this 16th-century sketch.

0:17:57 > 0:18:00MUSIC: Footloose by Kenny Loggins

0:18:00 > 0:18:02Not by any stretch of the imagination

0:18:02 > 0:18:05is the foot the most attractive part of the human body,

0:18:05 > 0:18:10but I quite like this little sketch of somebody's foot.

0:18:10 > 0:18:12I'm just hoping that no-one else does.

0:18:12 > 0:18:14And at £50 to start.

0:18:14 > 0:18:16£20 bid. I need 20. Bids at £20.

0:18:16 > 0:18:18Oh, he's bidding, he's bidding, he's bidding.

0:18:18 > 0:18:21- What do you know about art? - 35. We're back at £35.

0:18:21 > 0:18:24- Nothing else to do. - At 40. 45. 45. 50 now.

0:18:24 > 0:18:27And all spent up, a footloose and fancy free-free David

0:18:27 > 0:18:29tries to break Phil's stride.

0:18:29 > 0:18:31- Five. - Are you bidding on some feet?

0:18:31 > 0:18:33Pictures of feet?

0:18:33 > 0:18:35£55.

0:18:35 > 0:18:40Phil has walked away with this piece for £78.66, including fees.

0:18:40 > 0:18:43Just think of what it would cost if it had been a whole body.

0:18:43 > 0:18:45And as old Devilish disappears,

0:18:45 > 0:18:48Phil's circus sketch is coming up for sale.

0:18:48 > 0:18:51For me, this is my star lot of the auction -

0:18:51 > 0:18:52the Laura Knight sketch.

0:18:52 > 0:18:54The question is,

0:18:54 > 0:18:57is my enthusiasm going to get the bidding carried away with me,

0:18:57 > 0:18:59or is someone else going to outrun me?

0:18:59 > 0:19:02With an upper estimate of £150,

0:19:02 > 0:19:04will The Fox manage to tame the beast

0:19:04 > 0:19:06or be left looking like a clown?

0:19:06 > 0:19:08- 50. - And as the action kicks off,

0:19:08 > 0:19:12Phil is faster with his bids than a lion tamer's whip.

0:19:12 > 0:19:13- 260.- And up it goes.

0:19:13 > 0:19:15- 320.- And up.

0:19:15 > 0:19:17- 340 bid.- And up past the estimate.

0:19:17 > 0:19:20- Yours, sir. - And thank God for that.

0:19:20 > 0:19:22Just bought a drawing.

0:19:22 > 0:19:27And do you remember when I said don't ever let your own enthusiasm

0:19:27 > 0:19:29get you carried away with buying something?

0:19:31 > 0:19:33Yes, the sketch is his,

0:19:33 > 0:19:36but that's a huge amount of money on just one item.

0:19:36 > 0:19:39£411.40, including fees.

0:19:39 > 0:19:42We're into the last few sections of the sale,

0:19:42 > 0:19:45but Phil isn't content with his four buys.

0:19:45 > 0:19:46Oh, no.

0:19:46 > 0:19:48Now I've got to just buy something else now.

0:19:48 > 0:19:51Well, that's easier said than done, eh, Phil?

0:19:51 > 0:19:54One of the lots he's mocked up is this 1930s silver bowl,

0:19:54 > 0:19:58not that he's had a chance to actually inspect it.

0:19:58 > 0:20:0270. 75. 80. 85. 90. 95.

0:20:02 > 0:20:09100. 110. 120. 130. One more here. 130. 140. 140.

0:20:11 > 0:20:14Much prefer to buy lots I haven't seen.

0:20:14 > 0:20:21£60 over the estimate with fees, this final purchase cost £169.40.

0:20:21 > 0:20:23So, was it worth it?

0:20:23 > 0:20:25Having got this and not seen it before,

0:20:25 > 0:20:27I'm quite pleased with this.

0:20:27 > 0:20:30This is a mid-1930s Hukin & Heath,

0:20:30 > 0:20:33and they were really good silversmiths.

0:20:33 > 0:20:36Doesn't even look like it's ever, ever had a cloth to it.

0:20:36 > 0:20:39But I think that's a really lovely thing.

0:20:39 > 0:20:42And it's a very stylish thing of the times.

0:20:42 > 0:20:43What am I going to get for it?

0:20:43 > 0:20:46I don't know, but hopefully a profit.

0:20:46 > 0:20:48Well, Phil might be hoping for a profit,

0:20:48 > 0:20:51but David is just hoping to go home.

0:20:51 > 0:20:53Finally, he's done it.

0:20:53 > 0:20:58He's bought his last object just as the saleroom is emptying

0:20:58 > 0:21:00because the sale has come to an end.

0:21:00 > 0:21:02It's been four days...

0:21:02 > 0:21:03OK, slight exaggeration.

0:21:03 > 0:21:06..of waiting for Philip Serrell to perform.

0:21:06 > 0:21:09Oh, let's not delay David any longer.

0:21:09 > 0:21:11Time to look at the scoreboard.

0:21:11 > 0:21:13From a £1,000 budget,

0:21:13 > 0:21:16David took it easy and spent less than half -

0:21:16 > 0:21:20£496.12 on his five purchases.

0:21:20 > 0:21:24While Phil, after a very slow start, spent much, much more -

0:21:24 > 0:21:28£925.66 for his five lots.

0:21:28 > 0:21:31So, let's have a look at what they bought.

0:21:31 > 0:21:34- Phil, that was an experience. - Was it ever. Yeah.

0:21:34 > 0:21:37How many hours were you stood there not buying?

0:21:37 > 0:21:39Yeah, well, I had a go in the end, didn't I?

0:21:39 > 0:21:41- You did in the end.- I'm pleased with what I bought, though.

0:21:41 > 0:21:43- Are you?- Yeah.- Good. So, what's your favourite object?

0:21:43 > 0:21:45Oh, I love my Laura Knight.

0:21:45 > 0:21:46You know, I just think that's so lovely.

0:21:46 > 0:21:49Expensive and lovely, but I've suddenly discovered

0:21:49 > 0:21:50that I'm probably into feet. Um...

0:21:50 > 0:21:52Did you not know you were into feet until today?

0:21:52 > 0:21:55- It's one of those things that's come at me late in life.- Oh.

0:21:55 > 0:21:58Actually, I think my two best bits are...well, one that I hadn't seen,

0:21:58 > 0:22:00and the other I didn't know I'd bought.

0:22:00 > 0:22:02- Oh, well done, you.- What about you? I love that.- Do you?

0:22:02 > 0:22:04Yeah, a modern structure.

0:22:04 > 0:22:07We know it's where the market is with modern, contemporary things.

0:22:07 > 0:22:11But my favourite object, bar none, is the cannonball.

0:22:11 > 0:22:16- Oh, the cannonball.- The cannonball. American Civil War. 1865 in date.

0:22:16 > 0:22:20It is mind-blowing, so I'm going to do lots of research

0:22:20 > 0:22:23and talk to people that know, and I'll learn a lot from it.

0:22:23 > 0:22:26- I love that to bits.- Yeah, I do. I think that's a nice thing.- Yeah.

0:22:26 > 0:22:28- OK, one question for you.- Yes.

0:22:28 > 0:22:32Is there anything that you'd swap of yours for mine?

0:22:32 > 0:22:35See, I thought you were going to say you were into feet now as well.

0:22:35 > 0:22:38- No, I'm not. No. No, Phil. No. I'll leave the feet to you.- OK.

0:22:42 > 0:22:46Now our pair of auction room assailants must turn their attention

0:22:46 > 0:22:48to selling, and selling well,

0:22:48 > 0:22:52using all their contacts and every ounce of antiquing acumen.

0:22:52 > 0:22:55David and Phil must hunt high and low across the country

0:22:55 > 0:22:58in search of homes for each of their items

0:22:58 > 0:23:01and all the profits will go to their chosen charities,

0:23:01 > 0:23:04but the important thing is, whose will be bigger?

0:23:05 > 0:23:07Back home in his Durham den,

0:23:07 > 0:23:11David is assessing how much restoration he needs to carry out.

0:23:11 > 0:23:14Looking in all the bright light here, I can see what I need to do.

0:23:14 > 0:23:17My lovely mahogany coal bucket

0:23:17 > 0:23:20is just screaming out for some wax polish,

0:23:20 > 0:23:22and the fishing reels, exactly the same.

0:23:22 > 0:23:24They are truly bleached out,

0:23:24 > 0:23:27so I'm going to have to get really stuck in to them.

0:23:27 > 0:23:30But this, I think, will show you, actually, when they're done

0:23:30 > 0:23:36just how much value you can add to objects with very little work.

0:23:36 > 0:23:40But my favourite item, bar none, is the cannonball.

0:23:40 > 0:23:44I've done loads of research, I've spoken to lots of experts.

0:23:44 > 0:23:47This is a fascinating piece of kit.

0:23:47 > 0:23:51It can hit a 50-foot-wide target from over a mile away.

0:23:51 > 0:23:55We're talking 1860 here. It's mind-boggling.

0:23:55 > 0:23:59However, I found homes on paper for most of these objects.

0:23:59 > 0:24:01I've got people interested in everything,

0:24:01 > 0:24:04apart from my favourite object.

0:24:04 > 0:24:08Nobody as yet has shown any interest in buying it,

0:24:08 > 0:24:11so that's going to be the big struggle.

0:24:11 > 0:24:14Well, he may have had calm waters at the auction,

0:24:14 > 0:24:16but will his cannonball sink his ship?

0:24:18 > 0:24:20Down at his Malvern saleroom,

0:24:20 > 0:24:24Phil is already hard at work restoring one of his buys.

0:24:24 > 0:24:27When I bought this, it was all tarnished.

0:24:27 > 0:24:31Just wants a bit of a polish so we can get the full benefit.

0:24:31 > 0:24:33I love the way the bodywork of it is all beaten.

0:24:33 > 0:24:35Hukin & Heath were a great silversmith,

0:24:35 > 0:24:38and of course probably one of their most famous craftsmen

0:24:38 > 0:24:39was Dr Christopher Dresser,

0:24:39 > 0:24:42who produced things at the back end of the 19th century.

0:24:42 > 0:24:44I mean, his work is so highly prized.

0:24:44 > 0:24:47If this was by Christopher Dresser, it will have been a fortune,

0:24:47 > 0:24:49but it isn't.

0:24:49 > 0:24:50Now, I think this little bit of work

0:24:50 > 0:24:53that I'm doing now is going to make it look really special.

0:24:53 > 0:24:55And that's not all he's done,

0:24:55 > 0:24:58having spent £15 framing his Laura Knight sketch

0:24:58 > 0:25:02and £20 removing the foxing stains on his old master drawing.

0:25:04 > 0:25:06With our experts chomping at the bit,

0:25:06 > 0:25:09they're hitting the phones, internet and the road in an effort

0:25:09 > 0:25:11to turn their wares into wealth,

0:25:11 > 0:25:14but no deal is done until the handshake takes place

0:25:14 > 0:25:16and the cash is collected.

0:25:17 > 0:25:18Keen to get cracking,

0:25:18 > 0:25:21David begins his selling spree in his own back yard,

0:25:21 > 0:25:25bringing his Victorian coal scuttle to a local pub.

0:25:25 > 0:25:29This is the exciting bit, and this is my first potential sale.

0:25:29 > 0:25:32A local pub, and I've got a bit of a hot lead,

0:25:32 > 0:25:35because my daughter has just started working here part-time

0:25:35 > 0:25:39and she tells me that the owners are looking for

0:25:39 > 0:25:42a really cool coal bucket.

0:25:42 > 0:25:45He may have had a tip-off, but this is no done deal.

0:25:45 > 0:25:49The question is, will supervisor Justin like the coal scuttle

0:25:49 > 0:25:51that cost David £103?

0:25:51 > 0:25:54Now, Hetty tells me you've been looking for a coal scuttle.

0:25:54 > 0:25:57We are, yes. We've just had the fires done.

0:25:57 > 0:25:59Well, you might've noticed when I walked in -

0:25:59 > 0:26:02- the fact that I have a pretty good coal bucket.- Mm-hm.

0:26:02 > 0:26:03And I've got to tell you,

0:26:03 > 0:26:07I don't ordinarily get very excited about 19th-century coal buckets,

0:26:07 > 0:26:10but this thing got me going because the design is very rare.

0:26:10 > 0:26:13- Just feel the weight of that. - Does that actually...?

0:26:13 > 0:26:14Oh, it does, doesn't it?

0:26:14 > 0:26:17- Isn't that gorgeous? Copper. - It's a thing of beauty, isn't it?

0:26:17 > 0:26:19It is a thing of beauty.

0:26:19 > 0:26:20If you look on the inside there,

0:26:20 > 0:26:23you've got a maker's label and registration in there,

0:26:23 > 0:26:28and that tells us it was registered for copyright reasons in about 1894.

0:26:28 > 0:26:31- Wow. - So, this is a new-fangled design.

0:26:31 > 0:26:35It's got screw holes here, so it's obviously been fitted permanently

0:26:35 > 0:26:38to a wooden floor, which would be good for here,

0:26:38 > 0:26:39so it's perfectly usable.

0:26:39 > 0:26:42- I do like it. - So, what is the budget?

0:26:42 > 0:26:46Well, the budget starts at around £100,

0:26:46 > 0:26:49but I can go up a little bit above that.

0:26:49 > 0:26:50Can you double it?

0:26:50 > 0:26:53Ooh. Can we meet somewhere in between?

0:26:53 > 0:26:56190.

0:26:56 > 0:26:58- 180.- 160.

0:26:58 > 0:27:01- This is where we meet in the middle, Justin.- 170. We've got a deal.

0:27:01 > 0:27:03- Thank you very much indeed. - I do love it.

0:27:03 > 0:27:05Yes, a strong start there from Devilish,

0:27:05 > 0:27:10using his contacts at his local to make a £67.14 profit

0:27:10 > 0:27:12on his first sale.

0:27:12 > 0:27:14Down in nearby Darlington,

0:27:14 > 0:27:16David also sells his oak rocking chair

0:27:16 > 0:27:22to a furniture boutique for £80, securing a profit of £13.44.

0:27:23 > 0:27:24And not to be outdone,

0:27:24 > 0:27:27Phil takes his ringmaster sketch to a high-end gallery

0:27:27 > 0:27:30in the beautiful Cotswold village of Broadway,

0:27:30 > 0:27:32and The Fox is hoping his piece won't be outclassed

0:27:32 > 0:27:36by the gallery's other impressive pieces.

0:27:36 > 0:27:38Now, on these walls,

0:27:38 > 0:27:40there are millions of pounds worth of paintings,

0:27:40 > 0:27:42and I brought Dame Laura Knight along.

0:27:42 > 0:27:43I'm sort of hoping

0:27:43 > 0:27:46that she's not going to look completely out of place

0:27:46 > 0:27:50amongst the Monets, and there might just be a home for her here.

0:27:50 > 0:27:53Remember, this was Phil's most pricey piece,

0:27:53 > 0:27:59costing a head-spinning £426, including the cost of a new frame.

0:27:59 > 0:28:01Time to meet art dealer Stephen.

0:28:01 > 0:28:04What I've brought you is a Dame Laura Knight pencil sketch.

0:28:04 > 0:28:07- I'm sure you've sold lots of them. - Actually, we sold one last month.

0:28:07 > 0:28:12- Really?- Yes. It was a ballerina work and it had two ballerinas.

0:28:12 > 0:28:14- A little sketch? - Yeah, it was a pastel.

0:28:14 > 0:28:16Yeah, and how much was that?

0:28:16 > 0:28:17It was a five-figure sum.

0:28:17 > 0:28:20And what would be real top money for a Laura Knight painting?

0:28:20 > 0:28:25- One work fetched circa £1 million, so it's...- But it ain't that.

0:28:25 > 0:28:27- It's not that, no. - THEY LAUGH

0:28:27 > 0:28:30Stephen, is this actually good enough for your gallery?

0:28:30 > 0:28:31It actually would be of interest.

0:28:31 > 0:28:34- Would it?- It would, because it's an approachable piece

0:28:34 > 0:28:37by a well-known painter that we can sell through the gallery.

0:28:37 > 0:28:40If I asked you for £600, how would that sound?

0:28:40 > 0:28:44- £550, we'd both walk away with a balloon.- Yeah, I've got a balloon.

0:28:44 > 0:28:46- And I've got a Dame Laura Knight. - Thank you very much.

0:28:46 > 0:28:48Just going to go buy a Monet.

0:28:48 > 0:28:52What's really lovely is not that I've made a profit out of my Laura,

0:28:52 > 0:28:57but she's found a place amongst the grandees of art on these walls.

0:28:57 > 0:29:02Quite right, but the £123.60 profit is pretty lovely too.

0:29:02 > 0:29:05Phil continues on his upward thrust for profit,

0:29:05 > 0:29:06as over in Worcestershire

0:29:06 > 0:29:09The Fox has sold his 18th-century oak-panelled settle.

0:29:09 > 0:29:13That's right. The one he bought by accident. Hmm.

0:29:13 > 0:29:16I can see people snoozing off on this.

0:29:16 > 0:29:19It cost him £181.50.

0:29:19 > 0:29:22- 240 and I'll shake your hand. - You're on.

0:29:22 > 0:29:26So, Phil manages to serve up a stout profit of £58.50,

0:29:26 > 0:29:30and with that our dealers are level pegging with two sales each.

0:29:31 > 0:29:34But David has decided to cast the net even wider

0:29:34 > 0:29:37and has brought his reels all the way to London

0:29:37 > 0:29:40to meet an expert dealer in fishing antiques.

0:29:40 > 0:29:42Would you believe it?

0:29:42 > 0:29:45Well, get me. Here I am on London's Pall Mall.

0:29:45 > 0:29:48I've come to visit one of the city's oldest

0:29:48 > 0:29:51established fishing shops, over 175 years.

0:29:51 > 0:29:54Hopefully they're going to be interested in some vintage ware.

0:29:54 > 0:29:55Here we go.

0:29:55 > 0:30:00To make a profit, he needs to reel in more than £85 the lot cost him.

0:30:00 > 0:30:02- Now, you must be Brian.- Hello.

0:30:02 > 0:30:05This is fantastic. I love the feel. It's got a great atmosphere.

0:30:05 > 0:30:07All sorts of adventurous objects.

0:30:07 > 0:30:09I mean, how long have you been selling them for?

0:30:09 > 0:30:13- This is my 48th year. - 40th?- 48th.- 48 years.

0:30:13 > 0:30:16It's been my love for all those years.

0:30:16 > 0:30:18I'm not a fisherman and I want to know more

0:30:18 > 0:30:20about the Nottingham reel.

0:30:20 > 0:30:22Well, these Nottingham reels

0:30:22 > 0:30:26were originally made in 1790 in Nottingham.

0:30:26 > 0:30:28Ah, hence the name.

0:30:28 > 0:30:33And all these wooden reels were made for bottom fishing.

0:30:33 > 0:30:34Right.

0:30:34 > 0:30:37Bear in mind, Brian, I have no idea what you're talking about.

0:30:37 > 0:30:43Attaching a weight and lowering it over a pier or a boat.

0:30:43 > 0:30:46- So, you'd have to drop the weight in.- Drop the weight in.

0:30:46 > 0:30:49The quality's there, but they're not in good condition.

0:30:49 > 0:30:53- Right. - The walnut's warped with age.

0:30:53 > 0:30:58I wouldn't say more than £50 for all four.

0:30:58 > 0:31:02Oh, dear. That would give him a £35 loss.

0:31:02 > 0:31:04Time to counteroffer, Devilish.

0:31:04 > 0:31:07- Cos I was going to suggest 50 quid each.- Oh!

0:31:07 > 0:31:09- HE LAUGHS - No way.

0:31:09 > 0:31:11It's not a comedy show, Brian.

0:31:11 > 0:31:13Well, someone's laughing, David.

0:31:13 > 0:31:15I need £120 for a small profit.

0:31:15 > 0:31:19- I'll give you £60 now. - I need 100 quid.

0:31:19 > 0:31:22Well, you won't get £100 from me. I'm sorry.

0:31:22 > 0:31:28And if you go to a dealer, he will offer you half that amount.

0:31:28 > 0:31:30I was told you were such a nice guy. "Go and meet Brian.

0:31:30 > 0:31:33- "He's been in the business forever. He's such a gentleman."- 60.

0:31:33 > 0:31:34That is my final offer.

0:31:34 > 0:31:37You're the hardest man I've dealt with in years.

0:31:37 > 0:31:40For £60, you've done incredibly well.

0:31:40 > 0:31:44Brian, I haven't done incredibly well. I've done incredibly badly.

0:31:44 > 0:31:46£60, that's it.

0:31:46 > 0:31:48Brian, I'm going to have to take your money

0:31:48 > 0:31:49and take the shame.

0:31:49 > 0:31:50Thank you.

0:31:50 > 0:31:53- They're going in my cabinet at home. - Well, I'm so pleased for you.

0:31:53 > 0:31:55They're going to a good home.

0:31:55 > 0:31:56Oh, dear.

0:31:56 > 0:31:59Hard-bargaining Brian certainly knew his onions

0:31:59 > 0:32:01and had David hook, line and sinker,

0:32:01 > 0:32:05resulting in a loss of just under £25.

0:32:05 > 0:32:10You have just witnessed me being mauled to death by Brian.

0:32:10 > 0:32:13But our Devilish is looking on the bright side.

0:32:13 > 0:32:15But you know what? I don't mind so much.

0:32:15 > 0:32:19He's so charming, so experienced and so knowledgeable,

0:32:19 > 0:32:25that small financial loss is actually a gain in knowledge.

0:32:25 > 0:32:27Yeah, if you say so, David.

0:32:27 > 0:32:29And that brings us to the midway mark.

0:32:29 > 0:32:33Let's whose bank balance is bulging and who is in the red.

0:32:33 > 0:32:35David has made three sales so far,

0:32:35 > 0:32:40but because of that loss, he's only banked £55.88.

0:32:40 > 0:32:44Phil has sold just two items but is way out in front,

0:32:44 > 0:32:48having £182.10 in his profit pot.

0:32:49 > 0:32:51Eager to increase his lead,

0:32:51 > 0:32:53Phil has hopped over to the very grand Hartlebury Castle

0:32:53 > 0:32:57near Kidderminster, and he's been telling them all about his cannon.

0:32:57 > 0:33:00Hmm. And the estate trustee is very interested.

0:33:00 > 0:33:04- Where...? Where is it?- What? Oh, the cannon?- The cannon.

0:33:04 > 0:33:06Oh, it's there.

0:33:06 > 0:33:08Oh, Philip, it's shrunk.

0:33:08 > 0:33:11- Come in, come in.- It's an age thing, Mary. It's an age thing.- Is it?

0:33:11 > 0:33:13OK, maybe not what she had in mind,

0:33:13 > 0:33:17but remember, Phil spent nearly £85 on the model cannon.

0:33:17 > 0:33:21But you see, we did have cannon trained on the castle

0:33:21 > 0:33:23in the Civil War, but they didn't actually fire.

0:33:23 > 0:33:25Really? Who did that?

0:33:25 > 0:33:28- Oh, it was Cromwell's lot.- Oh, his lot?- Yes.- Bad egg, wasn't he?

0:33:28 > 0:33:30- Oh, absolutely.- Bad egg.

0:33:30 > 0:33:32- We were for the King, yeah. - Absolutely right.

0:33:32 > 0:33:36OK, I was sort of kind of hoping that I'd get £150 for that, Mary.

0:33:36 > 0:33:3850?

0:33:38 > 0:33:40Was that the echo, Phil? Try again.

0:33:40 > 0:33:43No, ONE-fifty. 150.

0:33:43 > 0:33:45I misheard you. I thought you said 50.

0:33:45 > 0:33:46No, I didn't say 50.

0:33:46 > 0:33:48I do rather like it, actually, Philip.

0:33:48 > 0:33:54- £150?- This is an object lesson for you in negotiations. It really is.

0:33:54 > 0:33:55Yeah, £150.

0:33:55 > 0:33:57No, Philip. Definitely not.

0:33:57 > 0:33:59What about £90?

0:33:59 > 0:34:02Mary, you are a lovely, lovely lady, but you are hard work.

0:34:02 > 0:34:04I think you're outgunned there, Foxy.

0:34:04 > 0:34:06- Final offer.- Yeah, go on then.

0:34:06 > 0:34:09- £100. - Mary, I love you so much.

0:34:09 > 0:34:12I'm just going to take your offer because you're a star, my love.

0:34:12 > 0:34:13- Oh, thank you. - Thank you very much indeed.

0:34:13 > 0:34:16So, after being rather disarmed by the lady of the house,

0:34:16 > 0:34:21Phil walks away with a small profit of just over £15.

0:34:21 > 0:34:24With three sales each, our dealers are now tied.

0:34:24 > 0:34:27Phil has made his way back to his saleroom in Malvern.

0:34:27 > 0:34:30He's meeting specialist silver collector Rod

0:34:30 > 0:34:34with his newly polished bowl that cost over £169.

0:34:34 > 0:34:37It's a very nice piece of silver. Very nice.

0:34:37 > 0:34:38Make me an offer I can't refuse, Roddy.

0:34:38 > 0:34:41- Shake it at 215.- Go on, then.

0:34:41 > 0:34:45And The Fox makes a sterling profit of £45.60.

0:34:45 > 0:34:47Now, determined not to lose sight of Phil,

0:34:47 > 0:34:51David is still in London and has brought his bronze sculpture

0:34:51 > 0:34:54of two figures to show private collector

0:34:54 > 0:34:55and radio presenter Lizzie.

0:34:55 > 0:35:00But she's come with a chaperone of the spiritual kind.

0:35:00 > 0:35:01But to what end?

0:35:01 > 0:35:04This is Lee Whyberd, healer-medium.

0:35:04 > 0:35:06Anything I buy or bring into the home,

0:35:06 > 0:35:08I really need a good feeling about.

0:35:08 > 0:35:10- It has to go through Lee.- And this is why I have Lee in my life.

0:35:10 > 0:35:12Right.

0:35:12 > 0:35:16So, I pick up the energy of people, the energy of an object.

0:35:16 > 0:35:17Just make sure the vibes are good on it.

0:35:17 > 0:35:20- It's Lee I need to win over then. - It's Lee you've got to win over.

0:35:20 > 0:35:24I do love my antiques. Tell me about this piece, David.

0:35:24 > 0:35:27OK, it's not old. It's a piece of modern art.

0:35:27 > 0:35:31So, I'm guessing it's probably within 20 years. What do you think?

0:35:31 > 0:35:37I feel myself it's got a very nice energy and vibe to it,

0:35:37 > 0:35:38and it is beautiful.

0:35:38 > 0:35:41I'm wondering whether Lee is getting any sort of vibes.

0:35:44 > 0:35:47- Could it be French?- Uh, could be.

0:35:47 > 0:35:51- I feel that it's only had one owner. - French? One owner?

0:35:51 > 0:35:53Sounds like one of your cars, Devilish.

0:35:53 > 0:35:56It has a beautiful energy off it.

0:35:56 > 0:35:59It will look beautiful next to my fireplace.

0:35:59 > 0:36:01Lee may have to do a little cleansing.

0:36:01 > 0:36:03Cleansing?

0:36:03 > 0:36:05Yeah, that's second door on the right.

0:36:05 > 0:36:08You just go around your object.

0:36:08 > 0:36:11Yes, I think it could bring you a lot of good luck, Lizzie.

0:36:11 > 0:36:13Well, the price is going up now that Lee likes it.

0:36:13 > 0:36:14What are we looking at? What price?

0:36:14 > 0:36:17I'd like £230.

0:36:17 > 0:36:23Now, I do like it, but do I like it enough for that?

0:36:23 > 0:36:26- 160?- 210.

0:36:26 > 0:36:28- 190.- Go on.- Lee?

0:36:28 > 0:36:29Yeah.

0:36:29 > 0:36:31- Are you ready?- Yes.- Yes.

0:36:31 > 0:36:33Ah, positive vibes all around then.

0:36:33 > 0:36:38The sculpture's aura secures David a profit just shy of £57.

0:36:38 > 0:36:39You know what?

0:36:39 > 0:36:43I really do believe that you do get feelings from objects,

0:36:43 > 0:36:46and I've always had a good feeling about that bronze.

0:36:47 > 0:36:51So, with our pair neck and neck with four items apiece,

0:36:51 > 0:36:54things move from the mysterious to the world of medicine,

0:36:54 > 0:36:56as Phil heads across the border to Wales.

0:36:56 > 0:37:00He's visiting a private hospital in Newport to meet Mr Hariharan,

0:37:00 > 0:37:03who just happens to be a foot surgeon - which is helpful,

0:37:03 > 0:37:05given what Foxy's got left to sell.

0:37:05 > 0:37:07After restoration costs,

0:37:07 > 0:37:11the 17th-century sketches owe him just under £100.

0:37:13 > 0:37:15- Sir.- Hi there, Phil. - Lovely to see you.- Welcome.

0:37:15 > 0:37:17- Come on in.- How were you? Thank you very much.

0:37:17 > 0:37:20- Have you got a collection of old foot stuff?- I collect medical books.

0:37:20 > 0:37:23And what sort of period are we talking about?

0:37:23 > 0:37:28- My earliest book is a book from 1501.- That is early.

0:37:28 > 0:37:33That is an old one, but it's my baby. It's a wonderful passion.

0:37:33 > 0:37:36It's an expensive passion, as my wife reminds me very often.

0:37:36 > 0:37:39And I'm pleased to hear you say that it's an expensive passion,

0:37:39 > 0:37:42because I'm hoping that you might be interested in buying this.

0:37:42 > 0:37:47This is a 17th century sort of old master-style sketch.

0:37:47 > 0:37:50I think line sketches, they've got a certain panache about them

0:37:50 > 0:37:53- which I quite enjoy.- Character. - Yes, there is.

0:37:53 > 0:37:55Is there a place for this in your collection?

0:37:55 > 0:37:57I'm sure there is, if the price is right.

0:37:57 > 0:37:59That's what I was frightened you might just say here.

0:37:59 > 0:38:02I was hoping I might get around £250 for it.

0:38:02 > 0:38:06Well, let me remind you that surgeons are notorious

0:38:06 > 0:38:08- for their persuasive tendencies. - HE LAUGHS

0:38:08 > 0:38:12Listen, I'll take whatever you give me. I want to get out of here alive.

0:38:12 > 0:38:18I would probably say maybe £180 is probably a reasonable price

0:38:18 > 0:38:20that I would be willing to pay for it.

0:38:20 > 0:38:22I'll tell you what I'm going to say to you is this -

0:38:22 > 0:38:24- make me your best offer and I'll take it.- OK.

0:38:24 > 0:38:28- I'm prepared to push it to 190. - Fantastic. Thank you so much.

0:38:28 > 0:38:30Yes, a walk in the park there,

0:38:30 > 0:38:35as Phil ends his day with a profit of £91.34.

0:38:35 > 0:38:37MUSIC: Happy Feet by Cab Calloway

0:38:37 > 0:38:40That's me finished. All sold, done.

0:38:40 > 0:38:41And you know what they say -

0:38:41 > 0:38:43if you want to get ahead, get a foot.

0:38:43 > 0:38:47Yeah, I'm not sure that's what anyone says, Phil. Ever.

0:38:47 > 0:38:51Now, back in London, Devilish has found a buyer for his final item,

0:38:51 > 0:38:54and he thinks he's found the perfect place.

0:38:54 > 0:38:58Where on earth should I sell a hugely heavy cannonball?

0:38:58 > 0:39:00Militaria dealer?

0:39:00 > 0:39:01No. Far too boring.

0:39:01 > 0:39:04What about a hotelier?

0:39:04 > 0:39:08Well, that was slightly unexpected. A cannonball at a hotel. Hmm.

0:39:08 > 0:39:12But it appears this isn't any ordinary hotel.

0:39:12 > 0:39:14It appears there's one room in particular

0:39:14 > 0:39:16his cannonball would suit,

0:39:16 > 0:39:19so David's delivered his weighty item to the feet of Danny,

0:39:19 > 0:39:21the hotel's proprietor.

0:39:21 > 0:39:23So, I did some research into the hotel.

0:39:23 > 0:39:26I found out this was actually the private residence

0:39:26 > 0:39:30of Napoleon's surgeon, so the War & Peace room was a tribute.

0:39:30 > 0:39:31So, what's in it?

0:39:31 > 0:39:34Got the French legionnaire hats in there, we've got the sword.

0:39:34 > 0:39:36But do you have a cannonball?

0:39:36 > 0:39:38I don't have a cannonball.

0:39:38 > 0:39:41It's not exactly Napoleonic, but it wouldn't be that dissimilar.

0:39:41 > 0:39:42What period is this?

0:39:42 > 0:39:47American Civil War period, which again is a fascinating time.

0:39:47 > 0:39:48Was this from the winning side?

0:39:48 > 0:39:52It was from the winning side, and I can tell you why I know that.

0:39:52 > 0:39:54The Confederates had similar balls,

0:39:54 > 0:39:57but we know it's northern because of these two ears.

0:39:57 > 0:40:01These ears were there to accept a tong which would slip in,

0:40:01 > 0:40:04and two men could then lift the 88-pound ball

0:40:04 > 0:40:06and drop it into the mortar cannon.

0:40:06 > 0:40:09- It ticks all the boxes. Winning side.- Yeah.

0:40:09 > 0:40:12- Good history.- Talking piece.

0:40:12 > 0:40:15So, can I tempt you to put the cannonball in the War & Peace room?

0:40:15 > 0:40:17I was thinking £160.

0:40:17 > 0:40:19- What?- Yes.

0:40:21 > 0:40:24For 88 pounds of steel.

0:40:24 > 0:40:27- 150.- 145.- Top man.

0:40:28 > 0:40:33David finishes his selling spree with a profit of just over £36.

0:40:33 > 0:40:34That's it.

0:40:34 > 0:40:38All sold up, and now I can't wait to see Phil Serrell -

0:40:38 > 0:40:41which is unusual - but I'm desperate to know how he's got on.

0:40:41 > 0:40:44Well, you won't have to wait long, David,

0:40:44 > 0:40:46as it's almost time to find out who's got

0:40:46 > 0:40:50up to speed in the dash for cash and who's out of profit puff.

0:40:50 > 0:40:53First, a quick reminder of how much our experts spent.

0:40:55 > 0:40:57From a £1,000 budget,

0:40:57 > 0:41:02David bought five items and spent a modest £496.12.

0:41:02 > 0:41:06Phil also bought five items but spent considerably more.

0:41:06 > 0:41:11With restoration costs, he spent £960.66.

0:41:11 > 0:41:13Of course, all that matters now is profit,

0:41:13 > 0:41:16and all the money that David and Phil made

0:41:16 > 0:41:19will go to their chosen charities, so let's find out who is today's

0:41:19 > 0:41:22Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is champion.

0:41:22 > 0:41:26- Mr Harper. How are you? - Hello, Philip. Great to see you.

0:41:26 > 0:41:28Yeah, well, did you have lots of success at the auction?

0:41:28 > 0:41:31I went crazy at the auction, but I had a bit of a disaster.

0:41:31 > 0:41:34- Why, what happened? - Those fishing reels.- Yeah.

0:41:34 > 0:41:35I was really switched on.

0:41:35 > 0:41:40I took them to a great, flash fishing shop in Pall Mall in London.

0:41:40 > 0:41:43Long way from the river. Did you do all right with them?

0:41:43 > 0:41:44- No, I didn't.- You didn't?

0:41:44 > 0:41:47Lovely, charming man. Wonderful. Learned a lot about fishing reels.

0:41:47 > 0:41:50- So, they didn't make much money then?- They didn't make any money.

0:41:50 > 0:41:52Give me some bad news.

0:41:52 > 0:41:54Laura Knight - did that go down a bomb?

0:41:54 > 0:41:58I was so pleased with Laura because I sold her to a gallery

0:41:58 > 0:42:01and she went on the walls with million-pound paintings.

0:42:01 > 0:42:04How cool was that? How about your cannonball?

0:42:04 > 0:42:06- Was that a firing success? - Cannonball was interesting.

0:42:06 > 0:42:09You would've thought I'd go to a militaria dealer, but no,

0:42:09 > 0:42:10I went to a hotelier.

0:42:10 > 0:42:12- Doorstop? - You're kidding, aren't you?

0:42:12 > 0:42:15You couldn't move this thing. This is a funky hotel.

0:42:15 > 0:42:17- Wait till you see it.- Really?- Yeah.

0:42:17 > 0:42:19- OK, it's time to find out, isn't it? - Right.- Are you ready?

0:42:19 > 0:42:24- This has got me worried. - Open up. Ready? Three.- Two.- One. Go.

0:42:24 > 0:42:26Wow!

0:42:26 > 0:42:28Get out of town. How did you do that?

0:42:28 > 0:42:30Well, I didn't lose money on fishing reels.

0:42:30 > 0:42:33- Tell me how not to lose money. - Let me just tell you about it.

0:42:33 > 0:42:35- So, what you do, you buy something...- Sell it for less?

0:42:35 > 0:42:37No, you sell it for more. So...

0:42:38 > 0:42:41So, Phil "The Fox" Serrell chose the worthiest of wares,

0:42:41 > 0:42:45which shot him straight to the winner's seat.

0:42:45 > 0:42:47I found the auction really quite tough,

0:42:47 > 0:42:50but at the end of the day, it all worked out OK.

0:42:50 > 0:42:53And I enjoyed selling those things, but David, mate,

0:42:53 > 0:42:56you've got to make money when you sell things.

0:42:56 > 0:42:57You can't lose money.

0:42:57 > 0:43:00Now, I would've said if I was to lose at the auction,

0:43:00 > 0:43:03it would all be down to those blasted fishing reels,

0:43:03 > 0:43:05but it wasn't.

0:43:05 > 0:43:07It was the child's chair, the coal bucket,

0:43:07 > 0:43:11the bronze and the cannonball!

0:43:11 > 0:43:14You did all right and the most important thing is all the money

0:43:14 > 0:43:16is going straight to charity.

0:43:16 > 0:43:19Shame it wasn't a little more, eh, David.