0:00:02 > 0:00:04This is Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is,
0:00:04 > 0:00:07pitching TV's best loved antiques experts
0:00:07 > 0:00:10against each other in an all-out battle for profit.
0:00:10 > 0:00:11I think I see a bargain.
0:00:11 > 0:00:14Each day, one pair of duelling dealers
0:00:14 > 0:00:16will face a mighty challenge.
0:00:16 > 0:00:17Oh, yeah.
0:00:17 > 0:00:20Putting their reputations on the line.
0:00:20 > 0:00:21Ready for battle.
0:00:21 > 0:00:24They'll give you the insider's view of the trade...
0:00:24 > 0:00:26I'm a big boy, I'm a player.
0:00:26 > 0:00:29..along with their top tips and savvy secrets.
0:00:29 > 0:00:32It's not all about what you spend, it's about what you make.
0:00:32 > 0:00:34Showing you how to make the most money...
0:00:34 > 0:00:36It really is war.
0:00:36 > 0:00:38..from buying and selling.
0:00:38 > 0:00:39You've got to be in there like a whippet.
0:00:41 > 0:00:46Today it's the toughest race endured by man or womankind,
0:00:46 > 0:00:48the culmination of a marathon week.
0:00:48 > 0:00:49It's the Showdown.
0:00:51 > 0:00:54Coming up: Kate tries hard not to show her feelings.
0:00:54 > 0:00:57I'll have a little think.
0:00:57 > 0:00:58- WHISPERS:- But I love them.
0:00:58 > 0:01:01Cheeky Caroline tries her luck in the selling.
0:01:01 > 0:01:04Well, I was thinking 500.
0:01:04 > 0:01:06Caroline, you are joking!
0:01:06 > 0:01:11And will they fly or flounder at the terrifying Showdown auction?
0:01:11 > 0:01:14- Oh, Kate.- Oh, no, this isn't going well.
0:01:14 > 0:01:17This is Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is.
0:01:31 > 0:01:34It's time to place your bets, antiques lovers,
0:01:34 > 0:01:38and line the streets as two steely connoisseurs of collectables
0:01:38 > 0:01:42limber up for a bargain bagging contest so fierce,
0:01:42 > 0:01:45our dealers will batter their biceps, torture their triceps
0:01:45 > 0:01:48and strain their sinews to the max,
0:01:48 > 0:01:51all in search of the greatest profit.
0:01:51 > 0:01:55First up is a fearless fortune hunter with superhuman skills,
0:01:55 > 0:01:59a crack negotiator tirelessly tracking down her bountiful booty.
0:01:59 > 0:02:02It's Kate "Absolute" Bliss.
0:02:02 > 0:02:07As far as I'm concerned, it's all about absolute profit.
0:02:07 > 0:02:09Pitted against her is a virtuoso of vintage,
0:02:09 > 0:02:12whose soft smile hides a gritty determination
0:02:12 > 0:02:15to ferret out the treasures and beat down every deal.
0:02:15 > 0:02:19It is Caroline "The Hawk" Hawley.
0:02:19 > 0:02:22When I see a profit, I swoop.
0:02:22 > 0:02:25Today they'll be competing on four fronts.
0:02:25 > 0:02:28A car-boot sale, an auction,
0:02:28 > 0:02:33a UK antiques fair, and a foreign market.
0:02:33 > 0:02:37Our experts have £1,000 of their own money to spend on eight items
0:02:37 > 0:02:39they think they can sell on for the most profit
0:02:39 > 0:02:42which will all go to their chosen charities,
0:02:42 > 0:02:44but there's a twist.
0:02:44 > 0:02:48At least half their items must be sold at the monstrous Showdown auction...
0:02:48 > 0:02:52- Oh, no!- ..where they'll have no control over the buying public.
0:02:52 > 0:02:56They must stand and watch powerless as their items go under the hammer.
0:02:56 > 0:03:00Only one will take the crown, but who will it be?
0:03:01 > 0:03:03- Hi, how are you doing?- Hi, Kate!
0:03:03 > 0:03:05- Good.- This is the big one.
0:03:05 > 0:03:09- The Showdown.- Yeah, crikey, it feels like it's been a long road already.
0:03:09 > 0:03:11- We better look at the rules.- We had.
0:03:11 > 0:03:14"Welcome to the mighty Showdown.
0:03:14 > 0:03:16"The rules are straightforward.
0:03:16 > 0:03:21"You must each buy two items across four different locations
0:03:21 > 0:03:23"and you have £1,000 to spend."
0:03:23 > 0:03:25That's a lot of money.
0:03:25 > 0:03:29"You can sell up to four items wherever you want.
0:03:29 > 0:03:33"The rest will be sold at the Showdown auction
0:03:33 > 0:03:36"in direct competition with your opponent." That's you.
0:03:36 > 0:03:42- That's you.- "The winner is the expert who makes the most profit."
0:03:43 > 0:03:45That sounds pretty straightforward.
0:03:45 > 0:03:46A piece of cake.
0:03:46 > 0:03:48Good luck.
0:03:48 > 0:03:53Our expert opponents are kitted out, limbered up and ready to compete.
0:03:53 > 0:03:56Round one is Battersea car-boot sale in South London.
0:03:56 > 0:03:59And cool, calm and collected Kate
0:03:59 > 0:04:02has her Showdown strategy all mapped out.
0:04:02 > 0:04:05Principally, I'm looking for those auction items first,
0:04:05 > 0:04:08things that are in good condition,
0:04:08 > 0:04:11items of silver that are clearly hallmarked,
0:04:11 > 0:04:13anything rare and unusual that collectors at auction
0:04:13 > 0:04:17are really going to go for. I'm on a mission.
0:04:17 > 0:04:20So, Kate's on it straight away, but what of Ms Hawley's plan?
0:04:20 > 0:04:23I've got £1,000, so if, fingers crossed,
0:04:23 > 0:04:26I'm lucky and find a biggie,
0:04:26 > 0:04:27I can blow most of it.
0:04:27 > 0:04:29If not, well, we'll just see.
0:04:29 > 0:04:33Anything could happen. That's what I love about car-boot sales.
0:04:33 > 0:04:36Yes, well, don't blow all your budget in round one.
0:04:36 > 0:04:40She fires off into the market and quickly hits a potential target -
0:04:40 > 0:04:42a long leather case.
0:04:43 > 0:04:44What price is your...
0:04:46 > 0:04:49- ..case?- Oh, that can be £10.
0:04:49 > 0:04:50It's a gun case, isn't it?
0:04:50 > 0:04:53Yeah. Without the gun. It's lovely.
0:04:53 > 0:04:54I'll give you eight, deal?
0:04:54 > 0:04:57Do you know, I won't sell it for anything less than ten.
0:04:57 > 0:04:58- OK.- I'm so sorry.
0:04:58 > 0:05:01I shall have it for ten. Go on.
0:05:01 > 0:05:03The stallholder sticks to her guns
0:05:03 > 0:05:07and Caroline shoots off with her first Showdown purchase.
0:05:07 > 0:05:11It's wonderful quality leather, it's a gun bucket originally,
0:05:11 > 0:05:13but I think you could hang it on the wall.
0:05:13 > 0:05:16It dates from the late 19th, early 20th century
0:05:16 > 0:05:20and I can tell that because it's all beautifully hand-stitched
0:05:20 > 0:05:24and these lovely copper rivets in the back here.
0:05:24 > 0:05:28They do not make things in this quality leather now.
0:05:28 > 0:05:31Things aren't what they used to be, are they?
0:05:31 > 0:05:34And sticking to her theme of bagging receptacles,
0:05:34 > 0:05:35she quickly makes it two in a row
0:05:35 > 0:05:38with this collection of late 20th century wicker baskets.
0:05:40 > 0:05:4130 and you have a deal.
0:05:41 > 0:05:45- OK. We'll shake on that.- Oh, thank you so much. You're a star.
0:05:45 > 0:05:50Well, look at me. Here I am literally in a car
0:05:50 > 0:05:53boot surrounded by baskets.
0:05:53 > 0:05:56Six of them, different shapes, different sizes.
0:05:56 > 0:06:01I think they would just be superb in some shop, retail display unit.
0:06:01 > 0:06:04I think I'm going to have no trouble at all selling these.
0:06:04 > 0:06:08It's goodbye to 30 quid and hello to 100.
0:06:08 > 0:06:11With Caroline leading, Kate needs to step up her game,
0:06:11 > 0:06:15but she's unaware this vendor is no SHOE-IN.
0:06:15 > 0:06:19- Where do these come from? - Er, they're quite old Versace.
0:06:19 > 0:06:22- Beautiful colour.- Yeah. - Like the feather of a bird.
0:06:22 > 0:06:24Yes, exactly.
0:06:24 > 0:06:26They've got that kind of iridescence, haven't they?
0:06:26 > 0:06:28- Totally. - What's the absolute rock bottom?
0:06:28 > 0:06:3125. Oh, yeah.
0:06:32 > 0:06:34I'm just thinking about what my...
0:06:34 > 0:06:37- You have a little think. - I'll have a little think.
0:06:37 > 0:06:38- WHISPERS:- But I love them.
0:06:38 > 0:06:40Such a great colour.
0:06:40 > 0:06:42Um... So what is your absolute death?
0:06:42 > 0:06:46- 25.- 25. You couldn't do 22?
0:06:46 > 0:06:47Um... 23.
0:06:47 > 0:06:49Done. Done.
0:06:49 > 0:06:51Before you change your mind.
0:06:51 > 0:06:54Cor, that was tougher than negotiating Britain's exit from the EU.
0:06:56 > 0:07:00They're a great pair of luxury designer shoes.
0:07:00 > 0:07:02We've got the original tag,
0:07:02 > 0:07:04we've got the original bag
0:07:04 > 0:07:06and even the original box.
0:07:06 > 0:07:10They're probably about ten years old, but check this out.
0:07:10 > 0:07:15The price was £435.
0:07:15 > 0:07:18For a meagre 23, there's got to be a profit in those.
0:07:19 > 0:07:21Walking tall after her first purchase,
0:07:21 > 0:07:24Kate tootles over to a Rugby School engraving
0:07:24 > 0:07:27and prepares to haggle hard again.
0:07:27 > 0:07:29- Hi, there.- Hi.- What are you looking for, for the print?
0:07:29 > 0:07:31£2.
0:07:31 > 0:07:34Done. Thank you very much.
0:07:34 > 0:07:36Oh, that was easy.
0:07:36 > 0:07:38Wow, well, you can't argue with that.
0:07:38 > 0:07:41£2 for a 19th-century engraving.
0:07:41 > 0:07:43They often have two names.
0:07:43 > 0:07:48The name of the person who actually originally did the artwork and then
0:07:48 > 0:07:50the name of the printer, and that's what we've got here.
0:07:50 > 0:07:55Here we've got the name Radcliffe, who actually did the subject,
0:07:55 > 0:07:59but then the lithographer was this name here, Day and Haig.
0:07:59 > 0:08:02It actually says lithographer to the Queen.
0:08:02 > 0:08:04Well, you can't get much better than that.
0:08:04 > 0:08:07Our doyennes of dealing are done with round one,
0:08:07 > 0:08:11so let's take a look at their spending so far.
0:08:11 > 0:08:15From the £1,000 budget, Kate has spent just £25,
0:08:15 > 0:08:20leaving a massive £975 for the next three rounds.
0:08:20 > 0:08:23Caroline has spent a little more, £40,
0:08:23 > 0:08:26so has a healthy £960 to spend.
0:08:26 > 0:08:29Round two is an auction in Sevenoaks
0:08:29 > 0:08:32where our arch-rivals must each snare two more items,
0:08:32 > 0:08:34but with no guide prices available,
0:08:34 > 0:08:37our duo need to keep their wits about them,
0:08:37 > 0:08:40so what plans are afoot for Caroline?
0:08:40 > 0:08:42I've got to get two items for the Showdown
0:08:42 > 0:08:44and what I'm thinking,
0:08:44 > 0:08:49because this sale isn't online and most auctions nowadays are online,
0:08:49 > 0:08:52I might stand a chance of getting something cheaper here
0:08:52 > 0:08:54and selling it higher in another auction.
0:08:54 > 0:08:56We'll see, fingers crossed.
0:08:56 > 0:08:58And the lack of internet presence
0:08:58 > 0:09:01hasn't escaped canny Kate's radar either.
0:09:01 > 0:09:06This auction is a little bit different because this isn't online
0:09:06 > 0:09:08and if the auction that I'm selling at is online,
0:09:08 > 0:09:11a whole new marketplace is opened up,
0:09:11 > 0:09:14so I'm going to keep my options open.
0:09:14 > 0:09:18So, both our dealers have, unbeknown to each other,
0:09:18 > 0:09:20settled on the same strategy.
0:09:20 > 0:09:21This could prove interesting.
0:09:21 > 0:09:26As each expert takes her position and the auction begins...
0:09:26 > 0:09:29who will be the first to enter the fray?
0:09:29 > 0:09:34Three is the enamelled first aid box, a number of enamelled signs.
0:09:34 > 0:09:37I'm just going to have a little nibble at these, just in case.
0:09:37 > 0:09:39£10 I have to start on commission.
0:09:39 > 0:09:4212 anywhere? 12, there.
0:09:42 > 0:09:4415 is still on commission.
0:09:44 > 0:09:4818. Commission is now out, it's in the room at £18.
0:09:48 > 0:09:49Done.
0:09:50 > 0:09:52Sorry, I've gone all dizzy.
0:09:52 > 0:09:55Good job you've got that first aid box, then.
0:09:55 > 0:09:58A bit of French, a bit of enamel, quite decorative.
0:09:58 > 0:10:00Quite Caroline's kind of thing, actually.
0:10:00 > 0:10:02She might do well.
0:10:02 > 0:10:05The Hawk gets her quirky mixed lot for just over £21,
0:10:05 > 0:10:08including auction costs, so what plans does she have?
0:10:09 > 0:10:11They're not a fantastic age.
0:10:11 > 0:10:13I'll tell you exactly how old they are.
0:10:13 > 0:10:161999, 1998.
0:10:16 > 0:10:20But what I like are these wine box ends.
0:10:20 > 0:10:24Now, I think, on a brick wall or a stone wall in a pub,
0:10:24 > 0:10:28I think these would look really, really cool.
0:10:28 > 0:10:31And, with them are these enamel signs.
0:10:31 > 0:10:34These are just reproductions, so they're not worth much.
0:10:34 > 0:10:37But they'll go along with them, a little sweetener, perhaps.
0:10:37 > 0:10:39Along with this, as well.
0:10:39 > 0:10:42So, all in all, I've got a little bit of work to do to get them moved,
0:10:42 > 0:10:45but I think there's bound to be a profit in these.
0:10:45 > 0:10:48Absolute Bliss is super keen to get off the mark, too.
0:10:48 > 0:10:51And a contemporary wedding ring up next has piqued her interest.
0:10:53 > 0:10:55Coming up is a diamond and platinum ring,
0:10:55 > 0:10:58quite a commercial little ring.
0:10:58 > 0:11:00I'm not sure whether Caroline's spotted it,
0:11:00 > 0:11:02so I'm hoping to get in there first.
0:11:02 > 0:11:05I have interest on commission at £60.
0:11:05 > 0:11:07Is 70 anywhere? 70.
0:11:07 > 0:11:1080? 90? 100?
0:11:10 > 0:11:13And 10? And 20?
0:11:15 > 0:11:18130. With you at 130.
0:11:18 > 0:11:19That was my last bid for luck.
0:11:19 > 0:11:21All done, at 130.
0:11:23 > 0:11:24Like a good marriage,
0:11:24 > 0:11:28she hung on in there and she gets the ring for a little over £153,
0:11:28 > 0:11:29including costs.
0:11:31 > 0:11:34Now, the reason I love this little wedding band
0:11:34 > 0:11:35is because it's so of the moment.
0:11:35 > 0:11:39The combination of platinum, with diamonds, is very commercial.
0:11:39 > 0:11:41Particularly with the younger generation,
0:11:41 > 0:11:44who aren't perhaps so into yellow gold.
0:11:44 > 0:11:46Now, I looked at it very carefully with my loop,
0:11:46 > 0:11:48and you can tell that it's platinum
0:11:48 > 0:11:53because we've got a hallmark on the inside, stamped for 950.
0:11:53 > 0:11:55That's the standard mark for platinum.
0:11:55 > 0:11:59So, what we have here is a perfect little piece
0:11:59 > 0:12:03that I'm hoping will all end in wedded bliss.
0:12:03 > 0:12:07And another marriage made in heaven comes with Kate's final auction
0:12:07 > 0:12:10purchase of a Victorian watercolour of Cornwall.
0:12:10 > 0:12:14Costing just over a whopping £200, including fees,
0:12:14 > 0:12:16that's a fifth of her Showdown budget.
0:12:16 > 0:12:19So, it had better be worth it.
0:12:19 > 0:12:21Now, I stuck my neck out for this watercolour.
0:12:21 > 0:12:25It's quite a lot of money, it's a coastal scene, which I love,
0:12:25 > 0:12:28and the colours and detail are really interesting.
0:12:28 > 0:12:30You've got a beautiful blue marine sea
0:12:30 > 0:12:33and the green of the clifftops is really vivid.
0:12:33 > 0:12:36It's by an artist called Frank Walton,
0:12:36 > 0:12:38who was born in London in 1840
0:12:38 > 0:12:41and went on to be quite a prolific artist,
0:12:41 > 0:12:43both in watercolour and in oils.
0:12:43 > 0:12:46I think this is looking promising.
0:12:46 > 0:12:48But it needs further research.
0:12:48 > 0:12:51Kate's bought the two lots she needed,
0:12:51 > 0:12:53but Caroline still has to make her second buy
0:12:53 > 0:12:56and time is definitely running out.
0:12:56 > 0:12:57SHE SIGHS
0:12:57 > 0:12:59Got to keep going, got to battle on.
0:12:59 > 0:13:01Yeah, she's cutting it fine.
0:13:01 > 0:13:04The auction is almost over when she makes her move.
0:13:04 > 0:13:07This is a small 17th-century chest.
0:13:07 > 0:13:10I don't know what the market's like for early oak here.
0:13:10 > 0:13:12But I'm going to have a go.
0:13:12 > 0:13:14At 120. 130, anywhere?
0:13:14 > 0:13:17130. With you at 130.
0:13:17 > 0:13:19At £130, all done?
0:13:21 > 0:13:22Thank you.
0:13:22 > 0:13:26She wins the chest for a little over £153, including costs.
0:13:28 > 0:13:30The construction of this chest
0:13:30 > 0:13:34is absolutely typical of the 17th century.
0:13:34 > 0:13:40It dates back to 1680, possibly, possibly even a little bit before.
0:13:40 > 0:13:45It's oak and it's known as a six plank chest.
0:13:45 > 0:13:51Six plank, one, two, three, four, five, six.
0:13:51 > 0:13:54I can't wait to get my hands on a bit of polish
0:13:54 > 0:13:56and give this a good rub.
0:13:56 > 0:13:58And with that highly polished performance,
0:13:58 > 0:14:00we've come to the end of the auction and round two.
0:14:00 > 0:14:03So, let's look at the figures so far.
0:14:03 > 0:14:08From a £1,000 budget, Kate has spent £379,
0:14:08 > 0:14:11leaving her with £621 to spend.
0:14:11 > 0:14:15Caroline has spent much less money, just under £215,
0:14:15 > 0:14:19so has over £785 at the halfway point.
0:14:21 > 0:14:25And so, we charge into round three at the antiques fair.
0:14:25 > 0:14:27Their third battle ground
0:14:27 > 0:14:30is the Decorative Home and Salvage Show in Surrey,
0:14:30 > 0:14:33where they'll be sifting through the sellables to pinpoint the gems.
0:14:33 > 0:14:37So, is big spender Kate planning to continue her splurge?
0:14:38 > 0:14:42I've already invested quite a lot of money in my Showdown pieces.
0:14:42 > 0:14:44So, today, I'm going to be looking for something
0:14:44 > 0:14:45a little bit more affordable.
0:14:45 > 0:14:48It looks like it's quite a decorative fair,
0:14:48 > 0:14:51so what I really want is something that looks great,
0:14:51 > 0:14:53but doesn't cost the earth.
0:14:53 > 0:14:55Thrifty Kate plans to rein in her spending.
0:14:55 > 0:14:58So, is it Caroline's turn to be the high roller?
0:14:58 > 0:15:02Well, I'm halfway through and I haven't really spent much money.
0:15:02 > 0:15:04I think today, at this antique fair,
0:15:04 > 0:15:09I'm going to blow some dosh and buy something seriously tasty.
0:15:09 > 0:15:12With these chalk and cheese approaches to today's task,
0:15:12 > 0:15:15it's Kate who's tempted to buy first.
0:15:15 > 0:15:17There's something about baskets.
0:15:17 > 0:15:21You know, growing up, my mother had the most amazing basket collection.
0:15:21 > 0:15:24I don't know whether it's that that started my penchant for them,
0:15:24 > 0:15:28if you like. This one is a particularly nice shape.
0:15:28 > 0:15:30It's actually for cut flowers.
0:15:30 > 0:15:32I think I might get that one, too.
0:15:34 > 0:15:35Hello, there.
0:15:36 > 0:15:39- I've just spotted your two baskets. - You did.- Yeah.
0:15:39 > 0:15:41That one's probably... What sort of age would that be?
0:15:41 > 0:15:44I would think about 1940s?
0:15:44 > 0:15:47- Yeah, maybe. And that one? - That's probably much later.
0:15:47 > 0:15:50- Yes, much more modern. - '60s, '70s.
0:15:50 > 0:15:53I can do 15 on the pair.
0:15:53 > 0:15:55What if I said £10 for the pair?
0:15:55 > 0:15:57I can't. I'm really sorry, no.
0:15:57 > 0:15:59I work on very small profit margins.
0:15:59 > 0:16:02- Do you?- And I've got, you know,
0:16:02 > 0:16:04goldfish at home to support.
0:16:04 > 0:16:07Goldfish?! Well, that's a new one.
0:16:07 > 0:16:08SHE LAUGHS
0:16:08 > 0:16:10How about we split it at 12?
0:16:10 > 0:16:12- Go on, then. Yeah?- Lovely.
0:16:12 > 0:16:16So, Kate starts out true to her penny-pinching strategy.
0:16:16 > 0:16:19But splashes out a bit more on purchase number two,
0:16:19 > 0:16:22a vintage brooch for £40.
0:16:22 > 0:16:24- Done.- No problem. - Thank you very much indeed.
0:16:24 > 0:16:26So, this is a little Scottish brooch
0:16:26 > 0:16:30and it's set with stones that have come out of the Scottish mountains.
0:16:30 > 0:16:32Agates and cornelian,
0:16:32 > 0:16:33and we also know it's Scottish
0:16:33 > 0:16:37because the silver is hallmarked in Edinburgh.
0:16:37 > 0:16:40Now, it's 1960 in date on that hallmark on the silver.
0:16:40 > 0:16:43But actually, the design goes way back to the Victorian period.
0:16:43 > 0:16:46That's two deals done by Kate,
0:16:46 > 0:16:48but is opponent Caroline keeping to her promise
0:16:48 > 0:16:50to spend big on something tasty?
0:16:50 > 0:16:52Is this your bench?
0:16:52 > 0:16:53It is, yes.
0:16:53 > 0:16:56Now, it looks Victorian to me, is that correct?
0:16:56 > 0:16:59- Mid-19th century, French. - Yes, that's what I would think.
0:16:59 > 0:17:01And what sort of price is that?
0:17:01 > 0:17:03We're looking for 340.
0:17:03 > 0:17:05- How low could you go?- Probably £300.
0:17:05 > 0:17:08290, please?
0:17:08 > 0:17:10- 290.- 290, OK. - I'll do it.- Thank you.
0:17:10 > 0:17:12- You're welcome.- Thank you very much.
0:17:12 > 0:17:15One buy under her vintage belt and she's sitting pretty.
0:17:15 > 0:17:19There are lots of things I love about this, not least it's French.
0:17:19 > 0:17:21I don't think I would repaint it,
0:17:21 > 0:17:23because that's going to make it look too new.
0:17:23 > 0:17:27I think I'll just give it a bit of a rubdown, a bit of a light sanding,
0:17:27 > 0:17:30and a waxing, and I think this would look stunning anywhere.
0:17:30 > 0:17:34And after that big money purchase, Caroline goes to the other extreme
0:17:34 > 0:17:38as she picks up a lobster pot for a mere £20.
0:17:38 > 0:17:40- Can I choose my pot? - Choose which one you want.
0:17:40 > 0:17:42I want one with barnacles.
0:17:42 > 0:17:44But will her profit be all at sea?
0:17:44 > 0:17:47The storeholder thought it was probably 20-30 years old.
0:17:47 > 0:17:48It's certainly seen some action.
0:17:48 > 0:17:52It's seen lots of rust and it's covered in barnacles.
0:17:52 > 0:17:56I do have somebody in mind for it, so I jolly well hope he buys it.
0:17:56 > 0:17:59Cos if he doesn't, I don't have anybody else in mind.
0:17:59 > 0:18:02And with Caroline going potty over both her buys,
0:18:02 > 0:18:05it's the end of round three and time to look at the scores.
0:18:05 > 0:18:11From £1,000 of their own cash, Kate has shelled out £431,
0:18:11 > 0:18:14leaving £569 in her kitty.
0:18:15 > 0:18:18Caroline has spent nearly £525,
0:18:18 > 0:18:22so is going to go into round four with just over £475.
0:18:24 > 0:18:27The final battle ground is the foreign market.
0:18:27 > 0:18:29Our relic hunters are in Villeurbanne
0:18:29 > 0:18:32on the outskirts of Lyon in France,
0:18:32 > 0:18:34a brocante jam-packed with French vintage.
0:18:34 > 0:18:39But our Kate has found an English print that's a long way from home.
0:18:39 > 0:18:40It's by Alken,
0:18:40 > 0:18:43who was very much known for doing hunting prints
0:18:43 > 0:18:47and lithographs dating from about the late 19th century.
0:18:47 > 0:18:50And I'm just wondering whether I might have found
0:18:50 > 0:18:51one of my auction pieces.
0:18:51 > 0:18:53IN FRENCH:
0:19:01 > 0:19:03Let's do it.
0:19:03 > 0:19:07So, no horsing around as Kate gets her engraving for just under £7.
0:19:09 > 0:19:12Fancy in Lyon finding something that really couldn't be more English!
0:19:12 > 0:19:15It's called The Right And The Wrong Sort.
0:19:15 > 0:19:18Obviously there's somebody doing a jump just how it should be,
0:19:18 > 0:19:21and this one, the horse, not really liking the fact
0:19:21 > 0:19:24he's got to jump the stream and the hat coming off.
0:19:24 > 0:19:27Now, for eight euros, I think that's a steal.
0:19:27 > 0:19:32And while Kate bolts off in search of French buy number two...
0:19:32 > 0:19:33Across the market,
0:19:33 > 0:19:37Caroline's hoping to capture both her French items at the same time.
0:19:57 > 0:20:00He's explaining it's the end of the market and it's not sunny.
0:20:00 > 0:20:02He wants to try living in Yorkshire!
0:20:02 > 0:20:04I'm going to buy them both.
0:20:11 > 0:20:14Caroline gets two items for just under £9 for the pair
0:20:14 > 0:20:18and puts her Showdown buying to bed.
0:20:18 > 0:20:20Now it's a small double.
0:20:20 > 0:20:22It's in great condition.
0:20:22 > 0:20:24Very often, these are broken at the top.
0:20:24 > 0:20:26It's in the Louis XV style
0:20:26 > 0:20:31but I would think it only dates back to the 1920s, 1930s,
0:20:31 > 0:20:33but I love it.
0:20:33 > 0:20:35A lot of people paint these now.
0:20:35 > 0:20:39I personally would sell this exactly as it is and let the customer decide
0:20:39 > 0:20:41whether they want to paint it or not.
0:20:41 > 0:20:46Moving on to the cot, I love this little bird effect here.
0:20:46 > 0:20:50I think that this is late 19th century, due to the wood used,
0:20:50 > 0:20:51which is walnut.
0:20:51 > 0:20:55It needs putting back together, a bit of wood filler in here,
0:20:55 > 0:20:58a bit of glue, but I am thrilled to bits
0:20:58 > 0:21:01and just about £4!
0:21:01 > 0:21:04£4! Wow!
0:21:05 > 0:21:10And with her Showdown haul complete, she heads off to a pavement cafe.
0:21:10 > 0:21:13Kate isn't far behind, picking up a marble-topped table...
0:21:13 > 0:21:15- Merci beaucoup.- Have a good day.
0:21:15 > 0:21:19..spending just under £52, and she's all bought up.
0:21:20 > 0:21:23These marble-topped tables have become quite fashionable,
0:21:23 > 0:21:25because they're so practical.
0:21:25 > 0:21:28You know, you've got a nice cold slab to work on in the kitchen
0:21:28 > 0:21:30and underneath you've got a cast-iron base,
0:21:30 > 0:21:34which is probably, I would say, certainly late 19th century in date.
0:21:34 > 0:21:38The nice thing about it is that the marble is all intact.
0:21:38 > 0:21:42And with that, we reach the finish line of our Showdown buying race,
0:21:42 > 0:21:46but before our athletic experts embark on their selling marathon,
0:21:46 > 0:21:49let's see how much they've spent.
0:21:49 > 0:21:52Both our dealers started the challenge
0:21:52 > 0:21:54with £1,000 of their own money.
0:21:54 > 0:21:59Kate has spent less than half her budget, laying out just under £490.
0:21:59 > 0:22:04Caroline has spent slightly more, shelling out just over £533.
0:22:04 > 0:22:06But before the selling shenanigans,
0:22:06 > 0:22:09our tussling two come together to talk shop.
0:22:10 > 0:22:12- So we got it all.- How good is that?
0:22:12 > 0:22:14Quite a stash.
0:22:14 > 0:22:15So favourite pieces?
0:22:15 > 0:22:20My favourite is the 17th-century oak kist, which is lovely.
0:22:20 > 0:22:22It's almost like a sword chest, isn't it?
0:22:22 > 0:22:27Yeah, yeah. I love that and also the two French pieces I bought today.
0:22:27 > 0:22:31I bought a lovely swinging baby's cradle and Louis XV-style bed.
0:22:31 > 0:22:34- Oh, lovely. Really decorative. - What about you?
0:22:34 > 0:22:37Well, mine's got to be the luxury brand heels.
0:22:37 > 0:22:38Just my kind of thing.
0:22:38 > 0:22:40I love my Cornish watercolour.
0:22:40 > 0:22:42I think it's really stunning, actually.
0:22:42 > 0:22:45- Yes, yes.- And it's an artist that I wasn't particularly familiar with,
0:22:45 > 0:22:48so it's been quite fun researching him.
0:22:48 > 0:22:49All we need to do is sell it now.
0:22:49 > 0:22:52Piece of cake! See you at the auction.
0:22:52 > 0:22:53See you then. Bye.
0:22:57 > 0:23:00Back on home turf, and straining under the weight
0:23:00 > 0:23:02of their wisely chosen collectables,
0:23:02 > 0:23:05our agile experts must employ their vast experience to decide
0:23:05 > 0:23:09which of their eight items will be sold privately and which will be
0:23:09 > 0:23:10dispatched to auction.
0:23:11 > 0:23:13At her Hereford headquarters,
0:23:13 > 0:23:16Kate is working out which items to put under the hammer.
0:23:17 > 0:23:20I'm going to put to auction my hunting print.
0:23:20 > 0:23:22It's 19th century.
0:23:22 > 0:23:23The colours are sharp on it.
0:23:23 > 0:23:26It's got a little bit of humour in the subject.
0:23:26 > 0:23:28I think this should go well.
0:23:28 > 0:23:31My shoes, I'm a sucker for a decent pair of heels,
0:23:31 > 0:23:36and I think to the right buyer, these are a gorgeous pair.
0:23:36 > 0:23:39My brooch is a lovely Scottish subject.
0:23:39 > 0:23:40It's in great condition.
0:23:40 > 0:23:43I'm having slight regrets whether I paid a bit too much.
0:23:43 > 0:23:45Wish me luck on that one.
0:23:45 > 0:23:49But my all-time favourite piece is the table.
0:23:49 > 0:23:52In fact, I wish I could keep it for my kitchen -
0:23:52 > 0:23:56and if I don't make profit on that, I'm in the wrong job.
0:23:56 > 0:24:00So that means Kate will need to find private buyers for the 19th century
0:24:00 > 0:24:03Rugby School engraving, contemporary wedding ring,
0:24:03 > 0:24:08Victorian watercolour and the 20th century wicker baskets.
0:24:08 > 0:24:12Over in East Yorkshire, Caroline is sorting out her items for auction.
0:24:13 > 0:24:18This leather case, when I first saw it, I thought gun case,
0:24:18 > 0:24:22but on closer inspection I don't think this is a gun case at all.
0:24:22 > 0:24:25It could be for an engineer or a cartographer,
0:24:25 > 0:24:27and I'm going to put that into auction.
0:24:27 > 0:24:31The cradle is a little bit rickety in places.
0:24:31 > 0:24:33I'm going to give it a bit of a gluing up.
0:24:33 > 0:24:36That one I'm going to put into auction as well.
0:24:36 > 0:24:39This mixed box of...
0:24:39 > 0:24:41I don't want to call it rubbish, but I don't know,
0:24:41 > 0:24:44so I'm going to put the whole caboodle back into auction
0:24:44 > 0:24:49and chance my luck. The baskets, I think those are lovely.
0:24:49 > 0:24:51They're all very, very different.
0:24:51 > 0:24:53I prefer the one at the bottom,
0:24:53 > 0:24:56but I've decided to put those into auction.
0:24:56 > 0:24:59So Caroline will have to find private buyers
0:24:59 > 0:25:01for her 17th-century chest,
0:25:01 > 0:25:0319th-century bench,
0:25:03 > 0:25:07late 20th-century lobster trap and the 1920s French bedframe.
0:25:09 > 0:25:13So both of our savvy sellers are hoping for the biggest profits
0:25:13 > 0:25:14and the thrill of victory,
0:25:14 > 0:25:18but no deal is sealed until a hand is shaken and the money taken.
0:25:18 > 0:25:20Kate makes the first move,
0:25:20 > 0:25:23taking her watercolour of Cornwall to...
0:25:23 > 0:25:25A pub in Brecon in Wales.
0:25:25 > 0:25:27Is there a method in her madness?
0:25:27 > 0:25:29I've come to meet the owner, Edmund,
0:25:29 > 0:25:32because not only does he own this pub,
0:25:32 > 0:25:34but he owns two others down in Cornwall,
0:25:34 > 0:25:39one of which is just up the coast from this very beach.
0:25:39 > 0:25:42So I'm really hoping Edmund will fall in love with my watercolour
0:25:42 > 0:25:45and take it down to the West Country.
0:25:46 > 0:25:49Remember, this little watercolour cost her over £200 at auction.
0:25:51 > 0:25:53Hi, Edmund, great to meet you.
0:25:53 > 0:25:55- How do you do, Kate? - It's really nice to be here.
0:25:55 > 0:25:58This is the watercolour that I spoke of, so what do you think of it,
0:25:58 > 0:26:01- now you can see it close up? - It's a nice little watercolour.
0:26:01 > 0:26:02We'd hang it on our walls
0:26:02 > 0:26:05but make it clear to our guests that it's for sale.
0:26:05 > 0:26:08I can easily see someone who's spent a week with us in Mousehole
0:26:08 > 0:26:10wanting to take one of those home.
0:26:10 > 0:26:12For want of a better word, it's a great souvenir piece, isn't it?
0:26:12 > 0:26:15- It is.- It just captures Cornwall, I think, brilliantly.
0:26:15 > 0:26:17And in fact, Frank Walton,
0:26:17 > 0:26:20when he was painting in the 1850s and '60s,
0:26:20 > 0:26:23was known for his coastal scenes, but also his landscapes.
0:26:23 > 0:26:25The sort of estimate I was hoping for
0:26:25 > 0:26:28was somewhere between £300 and £500.
0:26:28 > 0:26:31I think I'd be struggling up towards 500.
0:26:31 > 0:26:34If I said to you, 420?
0:26:34 > 0:26:37I very much have a number in mind that I'm happy to go to.
0:26:37 > 0:26:39And that is actually 375.
0:26:39 > 0:26:43Could I meet you in the middle and say a nice round 400,
0:26:43 > 0:26:44so I'll come down to meet you a wee bit.
0:26:44 > 0:26:46If it starts with a three?
0:26:46 > 0:26:49If it starts with three, I'm happy.
0:26:49 > 0:26:51395 and you're really twisting my arm.
0:26:51 > 0:26:54- We'll go 395.- 395. - Very happy with that.- Fantastic.
0:26:54 > 0:27:00That gentle coastal scene nets Kate a profit of over £194
0:27:00 > 0:27:02and she's off to a dramatic start.
0:27:02 > 0:27:05But there's no time to rest on her laurels,
0:27:05 > 0:27:07as she returns home to Herefordshire
0:27:07 > 0:27:10and sells her two wicker baskets from the '40s and '70s
0:27:10 > 0:27:12to a perfectly-named florist called Heather,
0:27:12 > 0:27:15who plans to use them for wedding flowers.
0:27:15 > 0:27:16105 it is.
0:27:16 > 0:27:19- Done.- Thank you very much.
0:27:19 > 0:27:25That's a blooming lovely gain of £93 to plant in her profit garden.
0:27:25 > 0:27:27- What do you think?- Gorgeous.
0:27:27 > 0:27:29- You are a clever lady.- Thanks!
0:27:31 > 0:27:35Caroline is yet to start selling, but she's on the move in Derbyshire.
0:27:35 > 0:27:39She's decided to paint the 19th-century bench
0:27:39 > 0:27:41that owes her a hefty £290,
0:27:41 > 0:27:43and has had it delivered to caravan park chairman -
0:27:43 > 0:27:46or should that be benchman? - Dom.
0:27:46 > 0:27:48- Hello.- How are you?
0:27:48 > 0:27:50You've had a look at the bench, what do you think?
0:27:50 > 0:27:52- Do you like it?- Yes, it's good.
0:27:52 > 0:27:54I'll tell you a bit about it, Dom.
0:27:54 > 0:28:00It's 19th century, French, cast iron, and I think it's hardwood.
0:28:00 > 0:28:03I've given it a lick of paint for you, on the cast-iron metal base.
0:28:03 > 0:28:06I thought this would look great in one of your leisure parks.
0:28:06 > 0:28:08Something like this, to put it on the side
0:28:08 > 0:28:10of one of our holiday lodges...
0:28:10 > 0:28:12You can get the whole family on this, couldn't you?
0:28:12 > 0:28:14Yeah, you could, actually!
0:28:14 > 0:28:16About half a dozen and a dog!
0:28:18 > 0:28:21Well, I was thinking 500?
0:28:21 > 0:28:23Caroline, you're joking.
0:28:23 > 0:28:26You've got no chance of me giving you £500 for this.
0:28:26 > 0:28:27No, I fear that.
0:28:27 > 0:28:31I mean, I can go out and buy any bench,
0:28:31 > 0:28:32it'll cost me £100.
0:28:32 > 0:28:36- So I'm going to be really generous...- Yeah?- £300.
0:28:36 > 0:28:37Oh, mon dieu!
0:28:37 > 0:28:40What about...400?
0:28:40 > 0:28:41400?
0:28:41 > 0:28:43- Go on, go on! - So, I started at three.
0:28:43 > 0:28:45- 400.- OK.
0:28:45 > 0:28:48- Ooh, thank you so much!- Pleasure.
0:28:48 > 0:28:49And so the Hawk flies off
0:28:49 > 0:28:53with a pretty profit of £110 for her coffer.
0:28:53 > 0:28:56Back in Brough, in East Yorkshire,
0:28:56 > 0:29:00she sells her 17th-century plank chest to Stuart,
0:29:00 > 0:29:04a collector of early oak items for a profit of just under £147,
0:29:04 > 0:29:07drawing level with Kate on two sales each.
0:29:10 > 0:29:13But in Hereford, Miss Bliss is having none of it.
0:29:13 > 0:29:16With her contemporary platinum and diamond wedding ring
0:29:16 > 0:29:19in her clutches, she marches to see jeweller Robert
0:29:19 > 0:29:21and sells it quick-smart.
0:29:21 > 0:29:23So, 180, Robert, will do me.
0:29:23 > 0:29:26- OK, sold.- If you're happy? - Yeah, sold.
0:29:26 > 0:29:30Making a faithful profit of just under £27.
0:29:30 > 0:29:32And after doing her homework,
0:29:32 > 0:29:36she's had her 19th-century print of Rugby School's quadrangle spruced up
0:29:36 > 0:29:38with a new mount and frame.
0:29:38 > 0:29:41I've come to meet librarian and archivist Rusty,
0:29:41 > 0:29:45who I'm hoping is going to tell me a little bit more about the history
0:29:45 > 0:29:47surrounding my picture.
0:29:47 > 0:29:52This car-boot bargain owes her £27 after framing costs.
0:29:53 > 0:29:56Well, we've found the scene depicted in my engraving, Rusty.
0:29:56 > 0:29:59- Where are we?- We're in Old Quad.
0:29:59 > 0:30:00This is the interior of Schoolhouse,
0:30:00 > 0:30:03where the famous headmaster, Thomas Arnold, lived.
0:30:03 > 0:30:06Where probably the most famous pupil would be Lewis Carroll,
0:30:06 > 0:30:08author of Alice In Wonderland, lived.
0:30:08 > 0:30:10Oh, fantastic.
0:30:10 > 0:30:12Well, my engraving, I would say,
0:30:12 > 0:30:16dates to the very early second half of the 19th century, would you say?
0:30:16 > 0:30:19Well, it comes from a book called Memorials Of Rugby,
0:30:19 > 0:30:21which was published in 1843.
0:30:21 > 0:30:26And it echoes a much earlier etching by a chap called Westall,
0:30:26 > 0:30:28which dates back to 1816.
0:30:28 > 0:30:30Is this something you'd like to put on the walls?
0:30:30 > 0:30:34We'd certainly like to put that on our walls.
0:30:34 > 0:30:35Well, that's fantastic.
0:30:35 > 0:30:41In terms of price, I was hoping for around the £250 mark.
0:30:41 > 0:30:42How does that sound?
0:30:43 > 0:30:45Possibly a little bit steep.
0:30:45 > 0:30:50We'd be hoping for something about 150-170 mark.
0:30:50 > 0:30:52Could I push you just a little bit to 200?
0:30:52 > 0:30:54Probably slightly too high for us.
0:30:54 > 0:30:55OK.
0:30:55 > 0:30:59Well, I tell you what, shall we go to 170?
0:30:59 > 0:31:00If you're happy with that?
0:31:00 > 0:31:04- I think 170 would be fine. - Reasonable?
0:31:04 > 0:31:07- Yeah.- Lovely. Thank you very much indeed.- My pleasure.
0:31:07 > 0:31:12That Rugby sale converts to a glorious profit of £143
0:31:12 > 0:31:14after that very genteel wrangle in the quad.
0:31:14 > 0:31:17And brings Kate to the end of her private sales.
0:31:18 > 0:31:22The Hawk still has two items left to shift to private buyers,
0:31:22 > 0:31:25and she hotfoots it to Staithes in Yorkshire,
0:31:25 > 0:31:28where she sells her barnacled lobster pot to fisherman Sean,
0:31:28 > 0:31:30who plans to use it on his boat.
0:31:30 > 0:31:32Let's go 35 and call it quits.
0:31:32 > 0:31:35Brilliant. Thank you very much.
0:31:35 > 0:31:37Reeling in a profit of £15.
0:31:37 > 0:31:39Before she heads off to Milton Keynes
0:31:39 > 0:31:44with her 1920s wooden bed that was a steal at just over £4.
0:31:44 > 0:31:47She's meeting vintage French furniture dealer Sophie.
0:31:47 > 0:31:49Will the bed turn out to be a sleeper?
0:31:51 > 0:31:54- Hello.- Hello, how are you? - Lovely to meet you.
0:31:54 > 0:31:56- And you.- You've had a look at the bed?
0:31:56 > 0:32:00Absolutely beautiful. I usually find them with a lot less decoration.
0:32:00 > 0:32:02Yeah. A lot of people paint these, Sophie.
0:32:02 > 0:32:04What do you feel about that?
0:32:04 > 0:32:07I think it's a very popular thing to do at the moment.
0:32:07 > 0:32:09But, for me, I love the wood.
0:32:09 > 0:32:12I love the quality, I love the depth of colour.
0:32:12 > 0:32:14I prefer them in their original form.
0:32:14 > 0:32:18Having undamaged detail is so difficult to find.
0:32:18 > 0:32:20Yes, there's a little bit of damage here and there,
0:32:20 > 0:32:25but to have it in such good condition is lovely to see.
0:32:25 > 0:32:28I was looking for something like 220?
0:32:28 > 0:32:31Erm, could we say 180?
0:32:31 > 0:32:33- 200?- 200.
0:32:33 > 0:32:36Brilliant! Thank you.
0:32:36 > 0:32:40That's a stonking final profit of nearly £196,
0:32:40 > 0:32:43with which the Hawk can feather her charitable nest.
0:32:43 > 0:32:45With all our private sales at an end,
0:32:45 > 0:32:48and the mighty Showdown auction fast approaching,
0:32:48 > 0:32:51let's take a look at the figures so far.
0:32:51 > 0:32:56On the four items Kate has sold, she's made a profit of £457.
0:32:57 > 0:33:03Caroline has also sold four items, making a profit of just over £467.
0:33:03 > 0:33:05Could it get any closer,
0:33:05 > 0:33:09with a mere £10.29 between our antiques experts?
0:33:09 > 0:33:11But for now, they must put all thoughts
0:33:11 > 0:33:13of their former selling triumphs to one side,
0:33:13 > 0:33:17as they face the ups and downs of the dreaded Showdown auction.
0:33:19 > 0:33:21No longer in charge of their own destinies,
0:33:21 > 0:33:24our dealers are in the hands of the team and bidders
0:33:24 > 0:33:27at the Criterion Auctioneers in Wandsworth in south London.
0:33:27 > 0:33:30Our femme fatales rendezvous by the Thames
0:33:30 > 0:33:32to gauge how each other is feeling.
0:33:34 > 0:33:35Hey! Good to see you.
0:33:35 > 0:33:37And you, how are you?
0:33:37 > 0:33:38I'm well, yeah.
0:33:38 > 0:33:41- Got high hopes? - On some things, I have.
0:33:41 > 0:33:43I'm a little dubious about others.
0:33:43 > 0:33:44Yeah, me too. We're in London,
0:33:44 > 0:33:47so charges at the auction house are relatively high.
0:33:47 > 0:33:50Yeah, but the catchment area is great.
0:33:50 > 0:33:53- I've just seen a Roller going. - Have you? Well, hopefully...
0:33:53 > 0:33:55It is a well-heeled area, isn't it, here?
0:33:55 > 0:33:58And there should be some good private buyers, hopefully.
0:33:58 > 0:34:00The internet as well.
0:34:00 > 0:34:02- Yes.- And phone bids. We've got no reserves.
0:34:02 > 0:34:04Sometimes that's a bad thing, isn't it?
0:34:04 > 0:34:07Because, of course, it can go for literally anything.
0:34:07 > 0:34:08- Or nothing.- Or nothing.
0:34:08 > 0:34:10Oh, crikey, don't say that!
0:34:10 > 0:34:12- No, but that's the beauty of it. - Now you've got me worried!
0:34:12 > 0:34:14- Let's go and have a look.- Come on.
0:34:14 > 0:34:16Yes, all smiles on the surface,
0:34:16 > 0:34:19but what do they really think about each other's auction items?
0:34:19 > 0:34:22There's one last chance to check out the competition.
0:34:23 > 0:34:27Kate's 19th-century hunting print by Alken.
0:34:27 > 0:34:30Sadly, I don't think there's going to be a profit in it for her.
0:34:30 > 0:34:32Sorry, Kate.
0:34:33 > 0:34:38Well, I think Caroline's cradle is a beautiful, decorative piece.
0:34:38 > 0:34:41But how commercial is a swinging cradle these days?
0:34:41 > 0:34:46The auctioneer, I see, has estimated it at between £20-40,
0:34:46 > 0:34:48which is probably about right.
0:34:48 > 0:34:51But here in Wandsworth, who knows?
0:34:51 > 0:34:52What do you think?
0:34:52 > 0:34:54HONK!
0:34:54 > 0:34:59Well, Kate's Versace shoes, they are lovely.
0:34:59 > 0:35:03But if somebody's buying a pair of shoes for themselves,
0:35:03 > 0:35:04they would want to try them on.
0:35:04 > 0:35:07So that would limit the market somewhat.
0:35:07 > 0:35:10This is a bit of a mixed bag that Caroline's put in here.
0:35:10 > 0:35:13And in my opinion, this is her weakest lot.
0:35:13 > 0:35:15And also, she bought these at auction,
0:35:15 > 0:35:19so it's quite an interesting choice to put them back into an auction.
0:35:19 > 0:35:26She paid just over £20, and the auctioneer thinks £30-50.
0:35:26 > 0:35:28Well, I really hope he's got that wrong!
0:35:29 > 0:35:32No-holds-barred opinions from our duelling dealers.
0:35:32 > 0:35:36But it's all in the lap of the auction gods now, because...
0:35:36 > 0:35:40We're off! And the first lot up is Kate's Versace shoes,
0:35:40 > 0:35:42which owe her £23.
0:35:42 > 0:35:45I don't know about you, we're both hardened auctioneers,
0:35:45 > 0:35:47but when you're this side of the rostrum,
0:35:47 > 0:35:49there's got to be some nerves at auction.
0:35:49 > 0:35:50It's just so exciting.
0:35:50 > 0:35:53- They're coming up.- Here we go. - Cracking little lot.
0:35:53 > 0:35:55Interest here. I have to start at £30.
0:35:55 > 0:35:58Ooh! That's ahead of what I paid.
0:35:58 > 0:35:59But I will take 35.
0:36:01 > 0:36:03- Oh, come on. - £30 I have on the book.
0:36:03 > 0:36:05- The internet is out. The room is out.- Oh, no!
0:36:05 > 0:36:07Oh, no! That was quick.
0:36:07 > 0:36:11But after charges and commission, I don't think that is a profit.
0:36:11 > 0:36:13And she'd be right.
0:36:13 > 0:36:15Well-heeled Wandsworth has left her
0:36:15 > 0:36:17with a loss of over £11 after auction fees.
0:36:17 > 0:36:21But can she stay positive with the sale of a 1960s brooch,
0:36:21 > 0:36:23which cost her £40?
0:36:23 > 0:36:26It's a really nice, Scottish one. Silver.
0:36:26 > 0:36:29But, actually, Scottish brooches are doing better than most.
0:36:29 > 0:36:31- Yes, yes.- So I've got my fingers crossed.
0:36:31 > 0:36:33Start me here at £100.
0:36:33 > 0:36:35£50 then, got to start somewhere.
0:36:35 > 0:36:38- It's struggling.- £30 anywhere?
0:36:38 > 0:36:3920? £20...
0:36:39 > 0:36:40£20 in the room. Thank you, sir.
0:36:40 > 0:36:43- 25, madam?- Crikey, I need a lot more than that.
0:36:43 > 0:36:4435. 40 now?
0:36:44 > 0:36:46Ooh, it's creeping up.
0:36:46 > 0:36:49£35, then? Final time, the gavel's up...
0:36:49 > 0:36:52- Oh, Kate!- Oh, no! This isn't going well!
0:36:52 > 0:36:55The brooch goes for £5 less than she paid for it,
0:36:55 > 0:37:00with a prickly loss to Kate of nearly £24 after auction charges.
0:37:00 > 0:37:03Now, it's the Hawk's turn to feel the chill of the auction room,
0:37:03 > 0:37:06as her leather case - which owes her £10 - comes up for sale.
0:37:06 > 0:37:1119th-century leather holder, and start me here at £30?
0:37:11 > 0:37:12- Please.- Ten, then, start me cheap.
0:37:12 > 0:37:15- £10 bid, thank you. - Gosh, that's cheap.
0:37:15 > 0:37:18- Oh, it is cheap. - No, the room is out.
0:37:18 > 0:37:21- You're kidding me. - £10 to the room, I'm selling...
0:37:21 > 0:37:22No! £10!
0:37:22 > 0:37:25Oh, no! I would have paid 50 quid for that.
0:37:25 > 0:37:28- I loved it. - I'll get you another one, then!
0:37:28 > 0:37:31A stunned Caroline also crashes and burns with her first item,
0:37:31 > 0:37:33losing just over £18.
0:37:35 > 0:37:38And her late 19th-century French cradle -
0:37:38 > 0:37:42a snip just over £4 when she bought it - doesn't do much better.
0:37:42 > 0:37:44£20, then? Are we all done?
0:37:44 > 0:37:46Final time, internet.
0:37:46 > 0:37:49- Bother.- "Bother"?
0:37:49 > 0:37:50Times ten.
0:37:50 > 0:37:56Knocking £2.67 off her profit margins after auction costs.
0:37:56 > 0:37:59Can Kate do any better with her late 19th-century table,
0:37:59 > 0:38:01which owes her just under £52?
0:38:03 > 0:38:05Now, I hesitate to say this, but...
0:38:05 > 0:38:08- Go on.- I was hoping it was going to be my cash cow.
0:38:08 > 0:38:10- Oh, yeah?- We'll see.
0:38:10 > 0:38:12I've got to start here at 70.
0:38:12 > 0:38:14I really love this.
0:38:14 > 0:38:1575, telephone.
0:38:15 > 0:38:1780 with me. I'll take 85 next bid.
0:38:17 > 0:38:19That's a good start.
0:38:19 > 0:38:20£80 I've got on the book.
0:38:20 > 0:38:2285, we've cleared the commission.
0:38:22 > 0:38:25- Ooh, come on!- £85 I've got.
0:38:25 > 0:38:27Final time. The gavel's up, internet.
0:38:28 > 0:38:31Yes! The gods are smiling!
0:38:31 > 0:38:34Kate finally makes the first profit of the auction,
0:38:34 > 0:38:37earning just over £10 on the table.
0:38:37 > 0:38:40But, when the horse picture sells for £15,
0:38:40 > 0:38:43she trots off with a loss of almost as much.
0:38:43 > 0:38:44And that's all her items sold.
0:38:46 > 0:38:47Crikey, that went quickly.
0:38:47 > 0:38:50I haven't got a clue whether I made any money or not.
0:38:50 > 0:38:52Caroline still has two items to go.
0:38:52 > 0:38:58Up next, it's her eclectic mixed auction lot that cost over £21.
0:38:58 > 0:39:01The auction I bought it from was not on the internet.
0:39:01 > 0:39:03- Right.- And this one is.
0:39:03 > 0:39:05It might work to my advantage.
0:39:05 > 0:39:07I can see your thinking. Is it going to work?
0:39:07 > 0:39:10I don't know. Let's find out.
0:39:10 > 0:39:11£20, internet.
0:39:11 > 0:39:1420. 25!
0:39:14 > 0:39:16£30. 35, if you like.
0:39:16 > 0:39:18Don't you just love it when a plan comes together?
0:39:20 > 0:39:22£40 on the internet.
0:39:22 > 0:39:23£40!
0:39:23 > 0:39:25And £40...
0:39:25 > 0:39:28- Well, congratulations to you. - Thank you, thank you, beauty.
0:39:28 > 0:39:30I wouldn't have seen that coming.
0:39:30 > 0:39:32Yes, and Kate might struggle to see
0:39:32 > 0:39:36Caroline's microscopic profit of just 4p after auction fees.
0:39:36 > 0:39:39But, a profit is a profit, nonetheless.
0:39:39 > 0:39:43The Hawk's late 20th-century wicker baskets are the final auction item.
0:39:43 > 0:39:46But will those bidders get carried away?
0:39:46 > 0:39:48The baskets owe her £30.
0:39:48 > 0:39:50I've got a start here at a £50 bid.
0:39:50 > 0:39:5350! £50, straight in!
0:39:53 > 0:39:5555 on the internet.
0:39:55 > 0:39:5860 with me, internet goes 65 and still with you.
0:39:58 > 0:40:0065, and you've cleared the commission.
0:40:00 > 0:40:03- Yes.- She's getting excited.
0:40:04 > 0:40:07- Whoo!- 65, fantastic!
0:40:07 > 0:40:09That's a good price.
0:40:09 > 0:40:12Kate puts on a brave face as Caroline makes a profit of nearly £16
0:40:12 > 0:40:15and shifts her final item.
0:40:15 > 0:40:17- Do you want a cup of tea? - I'm desperate for a cup of tea!
0:40:17 > 0:40:21The agonising auction is over, and the private sales are in the past.
0:40:21 > 0:40:24But before we learn which dealer is our Showdown queen,
0:40:24 > 0:40:27let's remind ourselves of what they spent in total.
0:40:28 > 0:40:32Both our experts started out with £1,000 of their own money.
0:40:32 > 0:40:37Kate spent just over half her budget, £514.62,
0:40:37 > 0:40:40including restoration costs.
0:40:40 > 0:40:45Caroline has paid out slightly more, £533.26.
0:40:45 > 0:40:48But now, it all comes down to profit.
0:40:48 > 0:40:52All the money that Kate and Caroline had made from today's challenge
0:40:52 > 0:40:53will go to charities of their choice.
0:40:53 > 0:40:57So let's find out who is today's Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is
0:40:57 > 0:40:59Showdown champion.
0:41:01 > 0:41:03Hi, there!
0:41:03 > 0:41:06- Have you recovered from that auction?- Oh, dear.
0:41:06 > 0:41:08It was disappointing in the end.
0:41:08 > 0:41:11It was. You lost a bit, I think I lost even more.
0:41:11 > 0:41:12But the rest of it was good.
0:41:12 > 0:41:15I had a really good sale with the bed,
0:41:15 > 0:41:17and I sold it to a perfect place.
0:41:17 > 0:41:18There was lots of profit from me,
0:41:18 > 0:41:20and I think there'll be lots of profit for her too.
0:41:20 > 0:41:23For me, it was a bit of a mixed bag that I bought.
0:41:23 > 0:41:27- The engraving of Rugby School... - Yes.- ..that went to Rugby School!
0:41:27 > 0:41:30And then my watercolour, which I loved,
0:41:30 > 0:41:34went a hotelier who has hotels down in Cornwall, in beautiful positions.
0:41:34 > 0:41:36- Oh, lovely.- So it was perfect.
0:41:36 > 0:41:39So, after all that, I haven't got a clue what's in here, actually.
0:41:39 > 0:41:42- Nor have I. Right.- Are you ready? - Yeah.- I'm not!
0:41:42 > 0:41:44- Three...- Two...
0:41:44 > 0:41:45- One...- Go!
0:41:46 > 0:41:48Whoa, that's really close!
0:41:50 > 0:41:51- Look at that!- Very close.
0:41:51 > 0:41:52Well done, you!
0:41:52 > 0:41:56So, Caroline triumphs, but doesn't end there.
0:41:56 > 0:42:00As our eminent experts have been building up their profit pots
0:42:00 > 0:42:02over a week of challenges.
0:42:02 > 0:42:05But who's made the most money overall?
0:42:05 > 0:42:08- Are we ready?- Two, three, go!
0:42:08 > 0:42:10- Oh, Kate!- Whoa, look at that!
0:42:10 > 0:42:14Now, that is a fantastic amount for our charities, isn't it?
0:42:14 > 0:42:16They'll both be thrilled, won't they?
0:42:16 > 0:42:18Do you know, you have been fantastic on this, Caroline.
0:42:18 > 0:42:22I've found a really good mate, despite your competitive edge,
0:42:22 > 0:42:23and I want to do it all over again!
0:42:23 > 0:42:25Yes, Kate is the victor.
0:42:25 > 0:42:30And our daring dealers have accrued more than £5,000 between them.
0:42:30 > 0:42:34And every single penny will be going to their chosen charities.
0:42:34 > 0:42:39My chosen charity is the Marches Family Network in Herefordshire,
0:42:39 > 0:42:43which works with families who have young people with disabilities
0:42:43 > 0:42:47and provides them with services and fun activities.
0:42:47 > 0:42:49My chosen charity is Her Breast Friends,
0:42:49 > 0:42:52a Hull and East Riding breast cancer support charity.
0:42:53 > 0:42:57It's been a week of highs and lows, twists and turns, ups and downs.
0:42:57 > 0:43:00Our excellent experts have really put their money where their mouths are,
0:43:00 > 0:43:03and shown they can make a convincing profit
0:43:03 > 0:43:07from buying and selling antiques when their own money is on the line.