0:00:02 > 0:00:05We have all seen them on TV, but how will the country's
0:00:05 > 0:00:09favourite antiques experts fare when they're challenged to make a profit with their own cash?
0:00:09 > 0:00:11Watch out.
0:00:11 > 0:00:14Who's going to make the biggest profit of all? Me.
0:00:14 > 0:00:21From car-boot sales to auction houses, our experts will recreate some of their real-life deals
0:00:21 > 0:00:28- as they go head-to-head and try to make the most money for their chosen charities.- Come on, Knowles.
0:00:28 > 0:00:31The competition is really hot.
0:00:31 > 0:00:33The challenge to our experts is clear.
0:00:33 > 0:00:36Dealers, put your money where your mouth is.
0:01:06 > 0:01:13Today's antiques explorers are the cunning Philip "the Fox" Serrell, and devilish David Harper.
0:01:13 > 0:01:15Philip is truly the seasoned professional,
0:01:15 > 0:01:18with his own auction house in the heart of Worcestershire.
0:01:19 > 0:01:22At £220, is there any more?
0:01:22 > 0:01:24And years of sharing his knowledge on Flog It.
0:01:24 > 0:01:28This business isn't just about selling it,
0:01:28 > 0:01:31it's about buying something and placing it with the right person.
0:01:31 > 0:01:38David is the expert dealer of our pair, with 20 years in the antiques trade under his belt.
0:01:38 > 0:01:41It's a buzz. You are, effectively, a treasure hunter.
0:01:41 > 0:01:45On screen, he's often seen unearthing treasures on Bargain Hunt.
0:01:46 > 0:01:4860? Yes?
0:01:49 > 0:01:55So, we have the experts, they have the contacts, the knowledge, and a fierce determination to win.
0:01:55 > 0:01:59It's time for us to find out the aim of today's game.
0:01:59 > 0:02:01You're sauntering in there, Philip the Fox.
0:02:01 > 0:02:04- Good to see you.- Devilish David Harper. How are you, all right?
0:02:04 > 0:02:07I'm very well. We've got two envelopes.
0:02:07 > 0:02:10- Exchange time.- I give you that one, and you open yours first.
0:02:10 > 0:02:13This is like the Oscars, isn't it? And the winner is...
0:02:15 > 0:02:18"David and Philip, your challenge today is to spend
0:02:18 > 0:02:24up "to £1,000..." - I don't like this bit - "..of your own money on antiques.
0:02:24 > 0:02:29- "You must then resell your purchases with the aim of making as much profit as possible."- No?
0:02:29 > 0:02:33- "The winner is the presenter who makes the most cash." - I like a challenge.
0:02:33 > 0:02:34Let's have a look.
0:02:34 > 0:02:41"Today, you must buy all your antiques from an auction." Your territory.
0:02:41 > 0:02:44- But YOU'RE the dealer. - But YOU'RE the auctioneer.
0:02:44 > 0:02:46You're the dealer!
0:02:46 > 0:02:47- Best of luck.- You too, matey.
0:02:47 > 0:02:49Have a good one.
0:02:49 > 0:02:51Yes, Philip and David each have to spend up to £1,000
0:02:51 > 0:02:57of their own money buying antiques to sell on later for a profit.
0:02:57 > 0:03:01Today's shopping site is Bigwood fine art auctioneers in Stratford-upon-Avon.
0:03:01 > 0:03:07And our two antiques gladiators have drawn up their plans of attack.
0:03:07 > 0:03:14My strategy for buying here today in auction is the same as my strategy I use on any other auction buying day.
0:03:14 > 0:03:16You've got to buy for the right price.
0:03:16 > 0:03:20If it's going over bottom estimate, leave it and wait for the next item,
0:03:20 > 0:03:22especially the ones that don't get a bid.
0:03:22 > 0:03:26My strategy today is to try and beat the devilish David Harper.
0:03:26 > 0:03:30I'm going to try to buy quirky bits, small bits, but interesting bits.
0:03:30 > 0:03:33Good quality items, and I know he's into his furniture.
0:03:33 > 0:03:39So, dealer David is hoping to clean-up by snapping up bargains that other people don't spot.
0:03:39 > 0:03:43Auctioneer Philip, on the other hand, is aiming to buy small, quirky lots.
0:03:45 > 0:03:51This is a 1970s, I would think, silver goblet gilt by Stuart Devlin.
0:03:51 > 0:03:53He was an Australian designer.
0:03:53 > 0:03:57Actually, I think that's hideous, but it's hugely collectible.
0:03:57 > 0:04:01His work is typified by this sort of bark effect here.
0:04:01 > 0:04:03This is known as the Bristol goblet.
0:04:03 > 0:04:05It's really clever knowing that,
0:04:05 > 0:04:09but if you just turn the bottom up, it says on the bottom, Bristol goblet.
0:04:09 > 0:04:11It's a limited edition
0:04:11 > 0:04:14of 600.
0:04:14 > 0:04:15Would I want this in my home?
0:04:15 > 0:04:17Truthfully, I think the answer's no.
0:04:17 > 0:04:23But I've got to change my views with this programme, because this isn't about buying a lovely goblet
0:04:23 > 0:04:28to sit on my shelf at home, this is about me buying a profit, and I think this man is collectible.
0:04:28 > 0:04:32The auction estimate is 40 to £60.
0:04:32 > 0:04:35I think if it comes anywhere in that range, it's cheap.
0:04:35 > 0:04:38So, he doesn't like it, and he wouldn't have it in his home,
0:04:38 > 0:04:44but the Fox does think he could make a profit from the goblet, and that is what this game is all about.
0:04:44 > 0:04:49Philip's clearly got his business head on for today's contest, but his rival is also calculating
0:04:49 > 0:04:54how to win today's competition, and he's got his eyes on a classic designer watch.
0:04:54 > 0:04:58With the sale about to start, the auctioneer is in place, and our contenders have taken up
0:04:58 > 0:05:02prime positions on opposite sides of the room.
0:05:02 > 0:05:05David and Philip can spend up to £1,000 of their own cash, and they'll have to factor
0:05:05 > 0:05:09in the auctioneer's commission to everything they buy.
0:05:09 > 0:05:12It's time for today's auction battle to begin.
0:05:14 > 0:05:20It's the silver goblet with the coin motifs, or medallions, all round it.
0:05:20 > 0:05:25I've got a bidder here, and I'm going to start at £100.
0:05:25 > 0:05:27Oh, no, that's not good news for the Fox.
0:05:27 > 0:05:33£100 is way over the estimate of 40 to £60, which he was hoping to pay for the goblet.
0:05:33 > 0:05:41Anybody give me 110? 120, 130, 140, 130 seated. Anybody give me 140?
0:05:41 > 0:05:44All done at 130. Yours, madam.
0:05:44 > 0:05:47Determined bidder, that lady was just sat there like that.
0:05:47 > 0:05:53When they sit there like that, they mean to have it, and she has.
0:05:53 > 0:05:56Faced with a determined bidder, Philip decided not to get into a bidding war.
0:05:56 > 0:05:59Will he have more luck with his next target?
0:05:59 > 0:06:02He's decided to make a move for another silver lot,
0:06:02 > 0:06:06a collection of napkin rings with an estimate of £40 to £60.
0:06:08 > 0:06:11Seven silver napkin rings, a couple of pairs amongst them.
0:06:11 > 0:06:15I've got some bids and I can start here at £50. Anybody give me another five?
0:06:15 > 0:06:21I'm getting 60 and five, and 70 and five, and 80 and five, and 90 and five.
0:06:21 > 0:06:24110, I'm out, anybody give me 120?
0:06:24 > 0:06:28The bidding has reached double the top estimate and Mr Serrell still hasn't made a move.
0:06:28 > 0:06:32Has he decided that the napkin rings are just too expensive?
0:06:32 > 0:06:34120 here, anybody give me...
0:06:34 > 0:06:37130, 140.
0:06:37 > 0:06:41- Oh, Foxy magpie's having another go. - 180.
0:06:41 > 0:06:44Top estimate £60.
0:06:44 > 0:06:46190 I've got, anyone else?
0:06:46 > 0:06:48All done at 190?
0:06:48 > 0:06:51- 190.- He's got it.
0:06:51 > 0:06:56The old Fox magpie has spent £130 over the top estimate.
0:06:56 > 0:06:58Good one.
0:06:58 > 0:07:07So I've just bought seven napkin rings for £190 plus commission, which is the thick end of £220.
0:07:07 > 0:07:11If my maths is right, they've cost me about £32 each.
0:07:11 > 0:07:14Where am I going to go with those?
0:07:14 > 0:07:17Well, we were rather hoping you were going to tell us that, Philip.
0:07:17 > 0:07:19Including the auctioneer's fees,
0:07:19 > 0:07:22the napkin rings have cost him just over £222.
0:07:22 > 0:07:25That's more than 3.5 times the top estimate.
0:07:25 > 0:07:27No wonder his rival is so pleased.
0:07:29 > 0:07:32Speaking of devilish David, he may have been biding his time,
0:07:32 > 0:07:36but it's now his turn to try and secure a buy of his own.
0:07:36 > 0:07:38Lot number 163 is the Rolex.
0:07:38 > 0:07:40- Here we go.- This is it.
0:07:40 > 0:07:43I've got a bid here on the book, I can start at £400.
0:07:43 > 0:07:46- It needs to be £400. - Anybody give me 420?
0:07:46 > 0:07:49420, I'm out. Anybody give me 440?
0:07:49 > 0:07:53Go on, David, get your hand up. Go on, be brave.
0:07:53 > 0:07:55Are we all done at £420?
0:07:55 > 0:07:57440. 460? 480?
0:07:57 > 0:07:59No.
0:07:59 > 0:08:03It's got to be, if I had any more money to spend, I'd have it.
0:08:05 > 0:08:08It's a bargain for somebody, but not for me today.
0:08:08 > 0:08:11That's the problem with having such little amounts of money.
0:08:11 > 0:08:12The story of my life.
0:08:14 > 0:08:18Well, a £1,000 budget isn't too small an amount of money, David.
0:08:18 > 0:08:22But having a limit is all part of the game.
0:08:22 > 0:08:27Having splashed out on some silver napkin rings and bagged his first buy of the day, the Fox has also got
0:08:27 > 0:08:29his eye on some pieces of pottery from his home town.
0:08:29 > 0:08:33He's hoping to snap up a Royal Worcester George V blush ivory carafe jug,
0:08:33 > 0:08:38and a Victorian ivory carafe jug by the same factory.
0:08:38 > 0:08:40First up is the George V version.
0:08:40 > 0:08:43Philip doesn't want to pay more than £150.
0:08:43 > 0:08:47I've got a bid on this and I can start here at £70.
0:08:47 > 0:08:50I'll take 80 from anyone else.
0:08:50 > 0:08:53Will you give me an 80, Philip? 80, I'm out.
0:08:53 > 0:08:56The bloke behind him is bidding, he won't like that.
0:08:56 > 0:08:5890, and five?
0:08:58 > 0:08:59100, and 10?
0:08:59 > 0:09:04120, 130. 120 I've got, anyone else?
0:09:04 > 0:09:06120.
0:09:06 > 0:09:08- Oh, he's got it.- 5200, was it?
0:09:08 > 0:09:10Oh, I'm sorry.
0:09:10 > 0:09:14- Thank you very much. - Try and remember what you've got to do in auction, Philip.
0:09:14 > 0:09:17With commission, the first carafe jug has cost Mr Serrell
0:09:17 > 0:09:19just over £140.
0:09:19 > 0:09:21110 I've got. Anyone else?
0:09:21 > 0:09:25And he quickly snaps up the second for just under £130.
0:09:25 > 0:09:28I'm pleased with that, because I think that's quite cheap. I'm pleased with that.
0:09:29 > 0:09:31After a less than successful start, Philip has now
0:09:31 > 0:09:35bought three items, and David is beginning to feel the pressure.
0:09:35 > 0:09:38You see, I've been having some fun here, but now I'm worried because
0:09:38 > 0:09:40I haven't spent a pound and he's on a bit of a roll.
0:09:40 > 0:09:44Indeed he is, Mr Harper. But all is far from lost.
0:09:44 > 0:09:47There are hundreds of lots in today's auction, and earlier today
0:09:47 > 0:09:51David and Philip cast their expert eyes over the pieces on offer.
0:09:51 > 0:09:55Mr Harper spotted something that he thinks has real profit-making potential.
0:09:55 > 0:09:59I've got to tell you, I've always had a great love for anything oriental.
0:09:59 > 0:10:03It's so exotic and interesting, and they always are very, very different.
0:10:03 > 0:10:06Oriental pieces always have fantastic stories.
0:10:06 > 0:10:11This is Guanyin, the goddess of mercy, Buddhistic goddess of mercy.
0:10:11 > 0:10:14A great talking piece, number one, which helps when you come to sell it
0:10:14 > 0:10:18because anything with a good story really goes a very long way.
0:10:18 > 0:10:21The downside to this, for some of you, is that it's ivory.
0:10:21 > 0:10:28Ivory, of course, is a very emotive subject so my tip to you, you've got to make sure that it's pre-1947.
0:10:28 > 0:10:32If you buy something that was made after '47, it's illegal, and you must make sure
0:10:32 > 0:10:35that when you're buying ivory it's a genuine antique, so buy it
0:10:35 > 0:10:40from an auction like this that will categorically tell you it's 19th century, or from a proper dealer.
0:10:40 > 0:10:46She's gorgeous, estimated 300 to 350, and if I can get her
0:10:46 > 0:10:51for anywhere around three, I think I can get five for her in the trade.
0:10:51 > 0:10:54You can't keep a good man down for long.
0:10:54 > 0:10:58If David can get the ivory figure for the right price, he thinks he could be on to a winner.
0:10:58 > 0:11:03He's also decided to try and buy this antique African antelope's head.
0:11:04 > 0:11:06Elsewhere in the sale room, his rival has been browsing through
0:11:06 > 0:11:13the lots trying to find small, quirky, but more importantly, potentially profitable pieces.
0:11:13 > 0:11:16I think these are absolutely lovely. This is 19th century earthenware.
0:11:16 > 0:11:18Look at this motto here.
0:11:18 > 0:11:22This is Dr Franklin's maxims.
0:11:22 > 0:11:29"Diligence is the mother of good luck, and God gives all things to industrious."
0:11:29 > 0:11:31It's got a moulded border.
0:11:31 > 0:11:34It's a little bit crazed, but they've all got these
0:11:34 > 0:11:36wonderful lines on them.
0:11:36 > 0:11:43Look at this one. "He that hath a trade hath an estate."
0:11:43 > 0:11:46I can just imagine some really prim
0:11:46 > 0:11:50Victorian vicar's wife teaching the children with these mugs.
0:11:50 > 0:11:52I think they're absolutely lovely, but the one that really appeals to me is this one here.
0:11:52 > 0:11:55Have a look at those boys there.
0:11:55 > 0:11:59That suspiciously looks to me like a cricket match, and I've got a friend who's
0:11:59 > 0:12:05a collector of cricket memorabilia, and this is just going to look absolutely wizard in his collection.
0:12:05 > 0:12:07What am I going to give for them?
0:12:07 > 0:12:09I think I'm going to give £50 for this lot.
0:12:09 > 0:12:11I hope they come a bit less, though.
0:12:11 > 0:12:14It sounds as though Philip has got plans for
0:12:14 > 0:12:18some of the earthenware pieces, if he can get them for the right price.
0:12:20 > 0:12:22I've got some bids and I can start here on the book...
0:12:22 > 0:12:24Bids on the book.
0:12:24 > 0:12:26At £20. Anybody give me 22? On the book at 20, 22.
0:12:26 > 0:12:28He's on a roll.
0:12:28 > 0:12:30He's confident now, isn't he?
0:12:30 > 0:12:3232, 35...
0:12:32 > 0:12:33He's so cool!
0:12:33 > 0:12:36He's so laid back.
0:12:36 > 0:12:40The price is climbing, but once again the Fox is refusing to back down.
0:12:40 > 0:12:42I'm in trouble.
0:12:42 > 0:12:46- And 80? 75 I've got there. Anybody else?- I'm quite pleased with those.
0:12:46 > 0:12:50£15 apiece, that doesn't seem dear to me, really.
0:12:50 > 0:12:55I hope I can sell that cricket one, that's where the profit is. Fingers crossed again.
0:12:55 > 0:12:57With commission, the collection of earthenware has cost Philip
0:12:57 > 0:13:02just under £90, but he's bagged himself another lot.
0:13:02 > 0:13:06With the items sliding by and the pressure building to purchase the right lots at the right price,
0:13:06 > 0:13:11both our experts are raising their hands in an effort to secure more potentially profitable pieces.
0:13:11 > 0:13:13# Hands up... #
0:13:13 > 0:13:1730 quid? Thank you. 40? And five?
0:13:18 > 0:13:23- Yeah.- 50? 5, and 60? And five, sir?
0:13:23 > 0:13:27Despite a flurry of bids from both experts, neither one succeeds in buying anything.
0:13:27 > 0:13:31But David has still got hundreds of pounds left in his kitty,
0:13:31 > 0:13:34and his eyes have been drawn to a rather exotic item.
0:13:34 > 0:13:42It's an antique stuffed African antelope's head with an estimate of £150 to £250.
0:13:42 > 0:13:47Living in the Durham Yorkshire Dales, I do have clients for this sort of thing.
0:13:47 > 0:13:51- So let's see. It has to be cheap. - It's the Rowland Ward gemsbok.
0:13:51 > 0:13:54mounted on the shield there. I've got 80 bid on the book.
0:13:54 > 0:14:0190, 100, 110, 120, is it? 110 it is, at 110, are we all done at 110?
0:14:01 > 0:14:05- I'll have one go.- 120, 130 now? 130 is it? 120 I'm going to sell it.
0:14:05 > 0:14:08All done at 120.
0:14:08 > 0:14:13Yes! And £10 below bottom estimate. Right, Philip?
0:14:13 > 0:14:15He's got a fixation with deer.
0:14:15 > 0:14:18He keeps talking about dear, it's too dear, it's not dear, and he's bought a deer.
0:14:18 > 0:14:22True to his strategy of trying to snap up bargains, David's paid
0:14:22 > 0:14:26just over £140 with commission for the antelope's head.
0:14:26 > 0:14:32It's below the £150 bottom estimate, and he's aiming to repeat his success with his next target.
0:14:32 > 0:14:37Estimated at three to five, but again it's got to be cheap to make a profit.
0:14:37 > 0:14:42I can't be paying stupid money for it, so here we go. Bottom estimate or nothing.
0:14:42 > 0:14:46Another Japanese ivory, possibly an immortal. 300 for this one?
0:14:46 > 0:14:50250 to start, 250 there. 250, 260 do I hear?
0:14:50 > 0:14:55- Leave it, leave it...- 280, 300 now.
0:14:55 > 0:14:58At 280, it is. 300, 320? 320?
0:14:58 > 0:15:00- 300 it is.- I'm going to get it.
0:15:00 > 0:15:02I'm going to get it. Guanyin is coming home with me.
0:15:02 > 0:15:06- Thank you, very much indeed. Excellent.
0:15:08 > 0:15:11That's probably a good buy for him. Oh!
0:15:11 > 0:15:15£300 plus commission. Come on, baby.
0:15:15 > 0:15:19Well, with commission, David has paid just over £350.
0:15:19 > 0:15:20Judging from his rival's reaction,
0:15:20 > 0:15:24he could have got himself a bit of a bargain.
0:15:24 > 0:15:28After a slow start, Mr Harper is gradually finding his way back into the battle.
0:15:30 > 0:15:35Both our experts started the day with up to £1,000
0:15:35 > 0:15:36of their own money to spend.
0:15:36 > 0:15:40Philip has parted with just over £580 for four items,
0:15:40 > 0:15:44leaving him with almost £420 to spend.
0:15:44 > 0:15:48His rival has spent a little over £490 on two items,
0:15:48 > 0:15:51leaving him with almost £510 to play with.
0:15:55 > 0:15:56With hundreds of pounds still in their pockets and plenty of
0:15:56 > 0:16:02lots still on offer, the quest to buy potentially profitable items continues.
0:16:02 > 0:16:06Earlier today, our experts cast their experienced eyes over
0:16:06 > 0:16:12the items for sale and David spotted a table in need of a little TLC.
0:16:13 > 0:16:18Here we have a late Georgian early Regency British mahogany tea table.
0:16:18 > 0:16:22Made about 1820. A very posh one indeed.
0:16:22 > 0:16:25You know it's a tea table, because when you lift the lid up,
0:16:25 > 0:16:28it's all wood. Of course, if it was baize, it would be a card table.
0:16:28 > 0:16:32But of course, if you want to pay cards, you want to play games, you can do anything you like with it.
0:16:32 > 0:16:35It's a simple action. It just folds out on that
0:16:35 > 0:16:42gate leg action to give it support, lift the lid over, and then it can seat for people for tea or games.
0:16:42 > 0:16:46It can be transported and moved around the house at your leisure.
0:16:46 > 0:16:50It's lovely, but the big downside here, can you see the front?
0:16:50 > 0:16:53That little kink to it. That's a major issue when it comes to pieces
0:16:53 > 0:16:57like this, because it aesthetically doesn't look quite right.
0:16:57 > 0:17:02However, at £100 - £150 estimate, there's got to be some room in that.
0:17:02 > 0:17:07Anywhere around £100 - £150, I'll be delighted.
0:17:09 > 0:17:12Well, David seems very taken with the mahogany tea table.
0:17:12 > 0:17:17But when it comes to the furniture lots, Mr Harper isn't going to have things all his own way.
0:17:20 > 0:17:22He's keen on a Victorian occasional table.
0:17:22 > 0:17:25It's also caught the eye of his opponent.
0:17:25 > 0:17:30Brace yourselves for a battle when that comes up for sale!
0:17:30 > 0:17:36First, it's time to see if devilish David can get another of his targets for a heavenly price.
0:17:36 > 0:17:41My lovely late-Georgian early Regency mahogany fold over tea table.
0:17:41 > 0:17:45£100 - £150, and I want it desperately.
0:17:45 > 0:17:47But, it's got to be cheap. Here we go.
0:17:47 > 0:17:50George III Regency mahogany tea table.
0:17:50 > 0:17:5380 I'm bid, the bid is there at 80. 90 is it? At £80, only at 80.
0:17:53 > 0:17:55The maiden bid. Do I hear 90?
0:17:55 > 0:17:5890, 100?
0:17:58 > 0:18:00At £90, I'm going to sell it at 90.
0:18:00 > 0:18:02I want it at 90. I want it at 90. Yes!
0:18:04 > 0:18:06That's brilliant.
0:18:06 > 0:18:07Brilliant!
0:18:07 > 0:18:12Including commission, David has paid just over £105 for that lot.
0:18:12 > 0:18:17It's time now for the Victorian occasional table that both our experts are keen on.
0:18:17 > 0:18:21Philip has come up with a cunning plan to try and outfox his rival.
0:18:21 > 0:18:26He's popped outside to bid by phone so that David doesn't know
0:18:26 > 0:18:29- he's bidding.- 50 there, 60.
0:18:29 > 0:18:3070, 70, 80.
0:18:30 > 0:18:3580, 90, 90, 100. 100, 120.
0:18:35 > 0:18:37Here we go. Going ballistic.
0:18:37 > 0:18:40140.
0:18:40 > 0:18:43- 130.- 130, 140? 140, 150?
0:18:43 > 0:18:45Yes.
0:18:45 > 0:18:47150, 160? 170.
0:18:47 > 0:18:49- Yes.- Oh!
0:18:49 > 0:18:52Estimated at 40 - 60, now 180.
0:18:52 > 0:18:55- 190...- 200.
0:18:56 > 0:19:02- 190 it is.- Too much. - Telephone bid at 190. All done?
0:19:02 > 0:19:04I bought that.
0:19:05 > 0:19:08Do you know, that's really sneaky, isn't it?
0:19:08 > 0:19:11The devilish David Harper is going to hate me for that.
0:19:11 > 0:19:14Actually Philip, David doesn't sound too upset at all.
0:19:14 > 0:19:16At just over £220,
0:19:16 > 0:19:19the fox has paid a big price for a table that was estimated at
0:19:19 > 0:19:22just £40 to £60.
0:19:22 > 0:19:24Will he be able to make a profit on it?
0:19:24 > 0:19:27With the lots sliding by, but pressure is beginning to build on David.
0:19:27 > 0:19:33He's refusing to panic, and has got his eye on him rather nice Georgian mahogany side table.
0:19:33 > 0:19:36- Got to be cheap.- We've got an opening bid here of £50.
0:19:36 > 0:19:40Who's got 60? I've got 50, who has got 60? 60. Thank you.
0:19:40 > 0:19:4360, I'm clear. 70 anywhere?
0:19:43 > 0:19:48- At £60, all done then at £60? All done.- Yes!
0:19:48 > 0:19:50£60 for a Georgian table.
0:19:50 > 0:19:54- How does he do that?- Thank goodness, I'd buy anything for 60 quid.
0:19:54 > 0:19:58Actually, with commission, Mr Harper has paid just over 70 quid.
0:19:58 > 0:20:01But he seems very taken with the table
0:20:01 > 0:20:05and it's not the only lot he's fallen in love with at today's auction.
0:20:08 > 0:20:11- Do I hear 90? 90.- Yes!
0:20:11 > 0:20:17He bagged a pair of hand-carved walnut table legs for just over £20.
0:20:17 > 0:20:22A bureau for just over £160.
0:20:22 > 0:20:23I've just bought a Georgian bureau.
0:20:23 > 0:20:31And in a moment of inspiration, or madness, a pair of wagon wheels for a little over £105.
0:20:31 > 0:20:34Got to spend the money. It's two big wheels.
0:20:34 > 0:20:37Mr Harper snapped up lots left right and centre, and those three items
0:20:37 > 0:20:41have set him back just under £290.
0:20:41 > 0:20:44It's been a real fight to the finish in today's auction and it's time to
0:20:44 > 0:20:49find out who's sitting pretty, and who has been left standing.
0:20:49 > 0:20:53Both our experts started the day with up to £1,000
0:20:53 > 0:20:55of their own money to spend.
0:20:55 > 0:20:59Philip "the Fox" Serrell has parted with just over £800.
0:20:59 > 0:21:02After a slow start, devilish David Harper
0:21:02 > 0:21:06has spent almost his entire kitty.
0:21:08 > 0:21:11It's been a tough day in the sale room but before our two experts head
0:21:11 > 0:21:15for home, they're keen to have a look at their opponent's purchases.
0:21:15 > 0:21:19Is that all you've got, Foxy?
0:21:19 > 0:21:23- You know you love being called the Fox.- Small but beautifully formed.
0:21:23 > 0:21:26Do you know what upsets me about society today?
0:21:26 > 0:21:29Somebody has been along, and they've dumped those wheels there.
0:21:29 > 0:21:33No, no! I bought the wheels, please!
0:21:33 > 0:21:37I hadn't really seen him before I bought them, but now that I own them, I love the wheels.
0:21:37 > 0:21:40You could make them a feature of that wrought iron fencing along there as well.
0:21:40 > 0:21:42Just drop them into the weeds?
0:21:42 > 0:21:47You tell me, what's great about an amount of - what?
0:21:47 > 0:21:50I'm hurt. I thought I liked you.
0:21:50 > 0:21:54I'm actually very jealous of the table. I wanted that table.
0:21:54 > 0:21:55But I do think you paid too much for that.
0:21:55 > 0:21:58- I hope I can get £100 out of it. - I think you probably will.
0:21:58 > 0:22:00We live in hope.
0:22:00 > 0:22:03- Best of luck.- You too. - It's been a very tiring day.
0:22:03 > 0:22:06- I've enjoyed it.- I have as well. - Thank you for looking after me.
0:22:06 > 0:22:07I haven't, I haven't at all.
0:22:07 > 0:22:10I don't really know how I'm going to get that into my car.
0:22:10 > 0:22:15- Good luck. See you soon.- See you later.
0:22:15 > 0:22:18So, after a fiercely fought auction battle, our two experts
0:22:18 > 0:22:21head for home, where Philip's hopes for victory rest on...
0:22:21 > 0:22:24two Royal Worcester claret jugs.
0:22:24 > 0:22:28A mixed lot of 19th century earthenware.
0:22:28 > 0:22:30A Victorian occasional table.
0:22:30 > 0:22:34And of course, the rather pricey silver napkin rings.
0:22:34 > 0:22:37David will be hoping to cash in on...
0:22:37 > 0:22:40an early 20th century stuffed African antelope's head.
0:22:40 > 0:22:44A carved late 19th century Japanese ivory figure.
0:22:44 > 0:22:48A pair of hand-carved walnut legs.
0:22:48 > 0:22:50A Georgian bureau.
0:22:50 > 0:22:53A pair of mid-19th century wagon wheels.
0:22:53 > 0:22:57A British mahogany tea table in need of a little TLC.
0:22:57 > 0:23:00And a Georgian mahogany side table.
0:23:04 > 0:23:10After their day in the saleroom, our two warriors are busy preparing for the next part of today's challenge.
0:23:10 > 0:23:13They now have to try and sell their purchases for maximum profit.
0:23:17 > 0:23:19For me, Stratford was really, really hard.
0:23:19 > 0:23:25You've got the fire of the auction place, and I was in the furnace.
0:23:25 > 0:23:27It was a learning curve.
0:23:27 > 0:23:33Well, I'm back from Stratford with all my wares, including the wagon wheels. Why on earth did I buy them?
0:23:33 > 0:23:35I've never wagon wheels in my life.
0:23:35 > 0:23:37I kind of lost the plot towards the end.
0:23:37 > 0:23:40I was desperate to get rid of my money and get some stock.
0:23:40 > 0:23:42But I do love my ivory.
0:23:42 > 0:23:44That's a great piece of kit.
0:23:46 > 0:23:48Both our experts find buying at the auction a tricky challenge.
0:23:48 > 0:23:54They've got plenty of items and they'll both be pulling out all the stops to find the right buyers.
0:23:54 > 0:23:57They're working their way through their little black books, putting deals together on the phone
0:23:57 > 0:23:59and by e-mail.
0:23:59 > 0:24:05Until they've shaken on it and money has changed hands, no deal is truly sealed.
0:24:07 > 0:24:10I'm in my saleroom in Malvern today, waiting for a client to come,
0:24:10 > 0:24:14whose family I have been selling furniture to for the last 30 years.
0:24:14 > 0:24:19It's not the auction room today though, for me it's a cold-blooded deal. Not under the hammer.
0:24:19 > 0:24:24I'm going to try and sell him this table I bought in auction at Stratford.
0:24:24 > 0:24:26- Anthony, how are you?- Hello, Philip.
0:24:26 > 0:24:28- Hew are you?- Good to see you.
0:24:28 > 0:24:30Pretty much everyone that our experts try to do deals
0:24:30 > 0:24:35with will be aware that they're on a mission to make as much money as possible for charity.
0:24:35 > 0:24:37Our experts will be doing everything in their power to persuade people to
0:24:37 > 0:24:44give them the best possible prices when they sell the items that they hope will drive them to victory.
0:24:45 > 0:24:49Philip paid just over £220 for the table.
0:24:49 > 0:24:52He's given it a polish, but will he be able to turn a profit?
0:24:52 > 0:24:56First impressions, looking at it, I thought
0:24:56 > 0:24:59the top didn't belong to the base.
0:24:59 > 0:25:01Really?
0:25:01 > 0:25:03Just to see.
0:25:03 > 0:25:08- Just looking at the runners there... - These?- Yeah, they look a bit fresh.
0:25:08 > 0:25:10Saying that, it's still a nice quality, isn't it?
0:25:10 > 0:25:13This timber is lovely, isn't it?
0:25:13 > 0:25:16Whether it is or whether it ain't, it's still a nice furnishing piece.
0:25:16 > 0:25:18Is it of interest to you?
0:25:18 > 0:25:20It is of interest, yeah. It's not a bad table.
0:25:20 > 0:25:23I think that's worth £375.
0:25:23 > 0:25:26£320, I'll have a deal.
0:25:26 > 0:25:30- £320?- Yeah.
0:25:30 > 0:25:33Anthony, you're a gentleman. Thank you very much, mate.
0:25:33 > 0:25:34Do you want a hand out with it?
0:25:34 > 0:25:36- Yeah. - Will I put it straight in the car?
0:25:36 > 0:25:38- Yes.- Yes, that's how it's done.
0:25:38 > 0:25:42The Fox bagged almost £100 profit for the occasional table.
0:25:44 > 0:25:51And, he's hit the road to try and sell the napkin rings that cost him over £220.
0:25:53 > 0:25:56I've brought these napkin rings.
0:25:56 > 0:25:59I think they're really nice.
0:26:00 > 0:26:02Be generous.
0:26:02 > 0:26:04I'd think they're worth £100.
0:26:04 > 0:26:06You're bidding me £100?
0:26:06 > 0:26:10No more. Something tells me you have paid slightly more than that.
0:26:10 > 0:26:13I paid £220.
0:26:13 > 0:26:15£220!
0:26:15 > 0:26:17Unbelievable.
0:26:17 > 0:26:21I think you're going to struggle.
0:26:21 > 0:26:25Oh dear. That's brought Philip back down to earth with a bump.
0:26:25 > 0:26:29He's going to need to think laterally to try and find a buyer willing to splash out on the silver.
0:26:31 > 0:26:35David is hoping one of his lots will send him rolling to success.
0:26:35 > 0:26:38So, what do you reckon? Mid or late 19th century?
0:26:38 > 0:26:43They could be, actually, it looks like a casting with the maker's mark and things on it.
0:26:43 > 0:26:45When I bought these things, I kind of bought them blind.
0:26:45 > 0:26:48Someone said to me afterwards, they were a great buy.
0:26:48 > 0:26:52You can use them as little herb gardens.
0:26:52 > 0:26:56A lot of people either put them down on the floor, plant them in sections, or a lot
0:26:56 > 0:27:01of our customers ask for pieces to actually hang on the walls in courtyards and things like that.
0:27:01 > 0:27:07- What about prices?- The iron wheels cost David over £105, so he needs to work hard for a profit.
0:27:07 > 0:27:11Value wise, I was kind of hoping for £100 a go?
0:27:11 > 0:27:13May be with the pair I could do for 190?
0:27:13 > 0:27:15190. So, 95 each?
0:27:15 > 0:27:18OK. I'll not shake your hand Sarah...
0:27:18 > 0:27:20- Do you want to shake my hand? - We will do.- Oh, go on then.- Cheers.
0:27:20 > 0:27:24- Brilliant.- Thanks to his years of dealing experience,
0:27:24 > 0:27:28David has come up trumps and I think it's fair to say, he's a happy man.
0:27:28 > 0:27:30What a relief!
0:27:30 > 0:27:34I didn't fancy wheeling those blighters down here again.
0:27:34 > 0:27:37I tell you what, that wasn't bad going for an impulse purchase.
0:27:37 > 0:27:42Although, if I'm honest, a panic purchase!
0:27:42 > 0:27:43Well, that's very true.
0:27:43 > 0:27:48Almost £85 profit on the wagon wheels is a great result.
0:27:48 > 0:27:54He's also bagged over £132 from the sale of his Georgian tea table.
0:27:54 > 0:27:57OK, speak to you soon. Thanks, bye.
0:27:57 > 0:28:02With his opponent making quick-fire sales, the Fox needs to seal some deals of his own.
0:28:02 > 0:28:05He's found a dealer who might be interested in
0:28:05 > 0:28:09his mixed lot of earthenware, but there's been a slight hitch.
0:28:09 > 0:28:11Down to business.
0:28:11 > 0:28:14I bought these at auction.
0:28:14 > 0:28:17That, as a cricket mug, could be worth £100 - £150.
0:28:17 > 0:28:20When I got it home I looked at it and thought, actually it's not two boys playing cricket,
0:28:20 > 0:28:24it's two kids just chucking a ball around with a kite in the background, isn't it?
0:28:24 > 0:28:28- Yes.- So it's not £100 - £150.- No.
0:28:28 > 0:28:31I quite like that one.
0:28:31 > 0:28:34Dr Franklin's maxims, what's all that about?
0:28:34 > 0:28:40They're a series of sayings, educational, and righteous sayings,
0:28:40 > 0:28:43that were applied at the time. About 1860.
0:28:43 > 0:28:47Philip paid almost £90 for the set but without the cricket connection,
0:28:47 > 0:28:50will he be able to bank a decent profit?
0:28:50 > 0:28:54I thought that the five bits would average out at £40 apiece.
0:28:54 > 0:28:56What do you think they're worth?
0:28:56 > 0:28:59They probably are worth the £200, but that's not what I'm going to pay.
0:28:59 > 0:29:03I'll go to £125.
0:29:03 > 0:29:06Is that your best shot? Give me a last, final best shot.
0:29:06 > 0:29:10- Right, OK. 140. That's it.- Finished.
0:29:10 > 0:29:14- And I've got the chequebook, of course.- Yes, well I'll take that, Julie.
0:29:16 > 0:29:18He might have made a small mistake with the cup, but that's an impressive bit of digging
0:29:18 > 0:29:23from Mr Serrell, and over £50 worth of profits.
0:29:23 > 0:29:25Cash is changing hands at a rate of knots today
0:29:25 > 0:29:31and devilish David is on the road and has an unconventional plan for his next lot.
0:29:33 > 0:29:36This is quite an unusual situation I've got here.
0:29:36 > 0:29:45I'm about to try and sell a George III mahogany circa 1790 side table, to a guy, Mad Mark, who absolutely
0:29:45 > 0:29:50hates antique furniture, doesn't understand it, doesn't want to understand it, and can't abide it.
0:29:50 > 0:29:52Doesn't sound like the best plan, David.
0:29:52 > 0:29:59And having bought the table for just over £70, Mr Harper needs his potential purchaser to dig deep.
0:29:59 > 0:30:04Mark runs a hotel, but the decor is more animal print than antique.
0:30:04 > 0:30:07This I reckon you could do something with.
0:30:07 > 0:30:10Now first of all, I'm going to try and sell it to you as what it is,
0:30:10 > 0:30:171790 mahogany strung in satinwood, a very fine and elegant Georgian antique.
0:30:17 > 0:30:21- It just looks like an old table to me.- You can't get with it, can you?
0:30:21 > 0:30:23You could make that modern though, because with your flair, and I've seen what you've done with other
0:30:23 > 0:30:27things before, with your skins and your paint.
0:30:27 > 0:30:31Actually, what I really would like to do with it would be
0:30:31 > 0:30:36to cover the top in a cow hide, so it fits in with the rest.
0:30:36 > 0:30:38This handle would actually be a cow horn.
0:30:38 > 0:30:41Oh, stop it! Really? Seriously?
0:30:41 > 0:30:47- Yes, seriously.- A cow horn?- And the legs, maybe spray them silver,
0:30:47 > 0:30:49to look like metal.
0:30:49 > 0:30:51Spray-paint?! Animal print?!
0:30:51 > 0:30:54Is this really a good home for an antique table?
0:30:54 > 0:30:57What you've got there's a fantastic structure.
0:30:57 > 0:30:59- Yeah.- I mean it's 200 years old.
0:30:59 > 0:31:01It was hand-built.
0:31:01 > 0:31:07To make it like that today it would cost an absolute fortune, so as a blank canvas for the Mad Mark...
0:31:07 > 0:31:10200 years old and I'm just going to butcher it.
0:31:10 > 0:31:12The thing is, you know what?
0:31:12 > 0:31:17People criticise me for not being bothered about that, but I'm not bothered at all. Why not?
0:31:17 > 0:31:19It's £180, thereabouts.
0:31:19 > 0:31:22- It's a bargain of a table.- 120 quid.
0:31:22 > 0:31:25120? I'll go 170.
0:31:25 > 0:31:28- I'll go 140, then.- I'll go
0:31:28 > 0:31:30160, then.
0:31:32 > 0:31:35- All right, we'll meet in the middle. - Where's that?- 150.
0:31:35 > 0:31:36You'll have it?
0:31:36 > 0:31:38150, yes.
0:31:38 > 0:31:40And we'll start work on it straightaway.
0:31:40 > 0:31:43Good man.
0:31:43 > 0:31:46Who knows what will become of the poor table.
0:31:46 > 0:31:48David kept his mind focused firmly on profit,
0:31:48 > 0:31:52and walked away with almost £80.
0:31:54 > 0:31:58Our two treasure-hunters are both desperate for victory today
0:31:58 > 0:32:01but the winner will be the one who banks the most profit.
0:32:03 > 0:32:10The Fox has sold £460 worth of goods and banked a profit of almost £150.
0:32:10 > 0:32:14His opponent has sold £578 worth of goods
0:32:14 > 0:32:19and made a profit of almost £300.
0:32:22 > 0:32:24Our Worcester gent may be short on profits so far
0:32:24 > 0:32:29but he's got two lots to sell that are rather close to his heart.
0:32:29 > 0:32:32He's got high hopes they'll turn a profit, so he's headed to his personal man.
0:32:38 > 0:32:41He's hoping for some advice from a famous face from Antiques Roadshow.
0:32:41 > 0:32:47Henry Sandon is one of the leading a authorities on Worcester porcelain.
0:32:47 > 0:32:53Who better to give the Fox some vital extra info, which could help him boost his profit margins.
0:32:53 > 0:32:56- Tell me all about it, Henry. - A very pretty pot, isn't it?
0:32:56 > 0:33:02Old ivory, this lovely old ivory ground, with beautiful decorative flowers and fine gilding.
0:33:02 > 0:33:05Here's the gilder, TR, one of the great gilders of the factory.
0:33:05 > 0:33:11Topham Roberts, George Topham Roberts. He signed TR. Made in 1888.
0:33:11 > 0:33:15It was a long time ago. In very good condition.
0:33:15 > 0:33:18I like that very much.
0:33:18 > 0:33:21- Henry, I paid £130 for that. - Did you? That's very, very cheap.
0:33:24 > 0:33:27I'd put several hundred or more on this.
0:33:27 > 0:33:29Really?
0:33:29 > 0:33:30Bit of a result there.
0:33:32 > 0:33:34Well, that's great news for Philip.
0:33:34 > 0:33:36That was the cheaper of his two jugs.
0:33:36 > 0:33:38Will Henry have more good news on the second piece?
0:33:38 > 0:33:41This is usually called a claret jug. Made in different sizes.
0:33:41 > 0:33:44Not such a good piece, quite a common object.
0:33:44 > 0:33:48In fact, there's one in the museum here. What did you pay for this?
0:33:48 > 0:33:49I paid £140 for it.
0:33:49 > 0:33:53Yes, well it's on the top side, isn't it, really?
0:33:53 > 0:33:55I did detect a sharp intake of breath then.
0:33:55 > 0:33:57Can you show me where the other one of these is?
0:33:57 > 0:34:00I will, yes. Come on, yes!
0:34:00 > 0:34:06Well, this is all well and good Mr Serrell, but surely you should be focusing on selling, not chatting.
0:34:06 > 0:34:09Actually, there are finer ones than this one...
0:34:09 > 0:34:13Philip's rival is working flat out to sell his remaining items.
0:34:13 > 0:34:18Remember that both our experts are setting up deals on the phone and by e-mail.
0:34:18 > 0:34:23Until they've shaken on it and money has changed hands, no deal is truly done.
0:34:23 > 0:34:24250 shake on it.
0:34:24 > 0:34:26- Cash or cheque?- Cash!
0:34:26 > 0:34:29Please!
0:34:29 > 0:34:33Mr Harper means Business, and a quick deal for his mahogany bureau
0:34:33 > 0:34:35pulls over £90 into his profits.
0:34:35 > 0:34:42His opponent needs to find a buyer for the porcelain if he's to be in with any chance of catching up.
0:34:42 > 0:34:45I bought that one for £130 or thereabouts.
0:34:45 > 0:34:49That one is £140 or thereabouts. Do you want to pull up a chair?
0:34:49 > 0:34:53You might need one. £400 I'd like for them, please.
0:34:55 > 0:34:57It's just too much money.
0:34:59 > 0:35:03I like that, I do like that. That's just boring.
0:35:03 > 0:35:06- Come on, how much?- £360.
0:35:06 > 0:35:10And that's, seriously, for that, that's good money.
0:35:10 > 0:35:14If I can squeeze another tenner out of you, they are sold, done and dusted.
0:35:14 > 0:35:17- Oh, go on.- I'll love you forever!
0:35:17 > 0:35:22So, he's a happy man, then. A profit of over £100 is an excellent deal.
0:35:22 > 0:35:24But the Fox isn't done yet.
0:35:24 > 0:35:27This is just a wonderful collection
0:35:27 > 0:35:29of napkin rings.
0:35:30 > 0:35:33Philip, look! They've got initials on.
0:35:33 > 0:35:35What I am I going to do with those?
0:35:35 > 0:35:36They've got initials on.
0:35:36 > 0:35:40- ABTW.- Yeah...
0:35:40 > 0:35:44I'd like £250 for them please.
0:35:44 > 0:35:46- Philip, here's your bag. - Don't you want to buy them?
0:35:46 > 0:35:48- I don't.- Well, make me an offer.
0:35:48 > 0:35:51Philip, I'm not going to be able to get near that.
0:35:51 > 0:35:53OK, fine.
0:35:53 > 0:35:55Plenty of napkin rings, OK then.
0:35:55 > 0:35:57Oh, don't be like that.
0:35:57 > 0:36:03Well, the good news is I've just made £100 on my Worcester jug.
0:36:03 > 0:36:06However, the napkin rings...
0:36:06 > 0:36:10Yes, if the Fox doesn't come up with a plan soon to sell those napkin rings,
0:36:10 > 0:36:15he's going to be looking at a loss today. So, he hits the phones.
0:36:19 > 0:36:24Yeah, I'm really well, thank you. And you think they're worth how much?
0:36:24 > 0:36:29Right. And you don't think that you want to buy them?
0:36:30 > 0:36:33No, not at any price?
0:36:33 > 0:36:36Philip won't be giving up without a fight, though.
0:36:36 > 0:36:39In County Durham, his opponent has also hit stormy waters.
0:36:39 > 0:36:42He's failed to find a buyer for his table legs,
0:36:42 > 0:36:45denting his profits by over £23.
0:36:45 > 0:36:47And it's not only his legs that were causing David to wobble.
0:36:47 > 0:36:54What about his African antelope's head? He paid over £140 for it, and has been unable to find a buyer.
0:36:54 > 0:36:56So he's decided to put it back into auction.
0:36:56 > 0:37:03But as he has to pay auctioneer's commission he has to sell it for at least £170 to make a profit.
0:37:03 > 0:37:05Coming up next is my head.
0:37:05 > 0:37:09There it is on the wall. It's my last chance saloon.
0:37:09 > 0:37:11Here it goes.
0:37:11 > 0:37:13What are we bid for this? Start me at £100?
0:37:13 > 0:37:16100, £100. At 80, bid.
0:37:16 > 0:37:20Thank you, at 80, 90, 100?
0:37:20 > 0:37:24At £100, at 100, Rowland Ward, 100, at 100, 110.
0:37:24 > 0:37:29120, 130, 140, 150.
0:37:29 > 0:37:31- It's getting better.- £150.
0:37:31 > 0:37:34- Come on.- No? At £150, are you all done this time?
0:37:34 > 0:37:37Paper profit, but minus the commission, no, ...
0:37:37 > 0:37:40- Go on, go on, Rodney!- All done.
0:37:40 > 0:37:41HE BANGS GAVEL
0:37:41 > 0:37:44Ouch! £150. Now then.
0:37:44 > 0:37:4615% off. My maths is not good.
0:37:46 > 0:37:48It's about £22.
0:37:48 > 0:37:52So, I've got a loss of, I don't know, a couple of tenners.
0:37:52 > 0:37:55He might have made a small loss but at least
0:37:55 > 0:37:58David sold his antelope's head.
0:37:58 > 0:38:03Had I not sold it, and kept it, I would have had to hang it on the wall, and I don't want it at home.
0:38:03 > 0:38:05Could I have sold for 250 and made a profit?
0:38:05 > 0:38:06This is the funny thing about auctions.
0:38:06 > 0:38:09It also could have sold for 50 quid. In honesty,
0:38:09 > 0:38:12I'm quite relieved.
0:38:12 > 0:38:15That's the spirit! You can't keep a good dealer down for long.
0:38:15 > 0:38:18This contest could still go either way.
0:38:18 > 0:38:21If Mr Serrell is going to win, he needs a buyer for
0:38:21 > 0:38:25the napkin rings that have been causing him so much trouble.
0:38:26 > 0:38:29I found out who the under bidder was.
0:38:29 > 0:38:33That's the guy who was the unsuccessful bid
0:38:33 > 0:38:37before me at the auction, and I'm going to try to sell him
0:38:37 > 0:38:39the napkin rings.
0:38:39 > 0:38:42Clever thinking, Mr Serrell , and after some tough negotiations
0:38:42 > 0:38:47there is some good news as the Fox manages to sell the napkin rings.
0:38:47 > 0:38:49Yeah!
0:38:49 > 0:38:51It might not be much to shout about,
0:38:51 > 0:38:56but Philip has banked a small profit and a profit is a profit.
0:38:57 > 0:39:00The pressure is now on David. If he wants to win today's competition,
0:39:00 > 0:39:08he has to sell his most expensive purchase from the auction - the ivory figurine costing over £350.
0:39:08 > 0:39:11If he can turn a profit, he will romp home to victory.
0:39:11 > 0:39:18But if it proves too pricey for his potential purchaser, David will be relegated to second place.
0:39:18 > 0:39:22- It's make-or-break time. - Absolutely beautiful.
0:39:22 > 0:39:25Even better than the photographs.
0:39:25 > 0:39:26I'm going to handle her now, George.
0:39:26 > 0:39:30- OK.- I want you to just hold her, and feel the weight.
0:39:30 > 0:39:34And look at the quality. So, she's Japanese.
0:39:34 > 0:39:40- Ivory, a single piece carving, so there's no two pieces joined together - Amazing.
0:39:40 > 0:39:46- It's Meiji period so that's 1868 - 1912.- Is this signed?
0:39:46 > 0:39:49Yes, the Buddhist Goddess of Mercy.
0:39:49 > 0:39:55She's long, she's elegant, she always wears flowing robes - and look at the flowers she's holding.
0:39:55 > 0:39:56The Lotus.
0:39:56 > 0:39:58That's so important.
0:39:58 > 0:40:00It's a really important flower.
0:40:00 > 0:40:02- It's beautiful.- What's the budget?
0:40:02 > 0:40:04- 750?- I haven't got 750.
0:40:04 > 0:40:06- You haven't?- I haven't, David.
0:40:06 > 0:40:12Why don't I just say to you, let's pay 470, get it done, David. No.
0:40:12 > 0:40:14I can't go to 470.
0:40:14 > 0:40:16It's as simple as that.
0:40:16 > 0:40:20Well, George, it looks like she's going to be living with me for just a little bit longer.
0:40:20 > 0:40:25Devilish David is living up to his name - playing hardball. But it's a risky strategy.
0:40:25 > 0:40:28If he doesn't sell the ivory, he will lose today's competition.
0:40:28 > 0:40:32We'll find out very shortly whether David managed to seal the deal.
0:40:32 > 0:40:35Right now it's time to count up how much our battling experts have made
0:40:35 > 0:40:39and reveal which one of them will be today's winner.
0:40:41 > 0:40:45Philip spent a total of just over £800 in the saleroom.
0:40:45 > 0:40:49David, on the other hand, parted with over 955.
0:40:49 > 0:40:53Don't forget, all of their profits today will be going to charity.
0:40:57 > 0:41:03So without further ado, it's time to reveal who is today's Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is champion.
0:41:03 > 0:41:06How are you feeling about your auction? How did you get on?
0:41:06 > 0:41:08The auction was good. The auction was really good, actually.
0:41:08 > 0:41:10But this dealing thing is completely alien to me.
0:41:10 > 0:41:12Get over, you're a natural!
0:41:12 > 0:41:16No, we went to that auction, and I just panicked and
0:41:16 > 0:41:20I nearly bought something that I could well have died with.
0:41:20 > 0:41:24I tell you what, I did panic. I'm supposed to be the one that's happy down there on the floor.
0:41:24 > 0:41:26I lost the plot and bought loads of stuff at the end of it.
0:41:26 > 0:41:30I tell you what, those serviette napkin rings. Remember those?
0:41:30 > 0:41:33- Oh, my life. I got ridiculed the through the streets of Worcester with those.- Did you get out of them?
0:41:33 > 0:41:37Eventually I made a tenner profit but at one point in time, I thought I was going to lose £50 - £100.
0:41:37 > 0:41:39A real eye-opener for me.
0:41:39 > 0:41:42I don't know, I think you slipped in quite naturally, actually.
0:41:42 > 0:41:43You're very modest. Are you ready?
0:41:43 > 0:41:47- Go on, then.- This is the moment.
0:41:47 > 0:41:50- 3, 2, 1.- You have absolutely banjaxed me, haven't you?
0:41:50 > 0:41:53That's what we call a £200 stuffing, that.
0:41:53 > 0:41:55It's not bad going.
0:41:55 > 0:41:57- Sulking! I've had enough.
0:41:58 > 0:42:04So, Devilish David is victorious today and his ivory figurine
0:42:04 > 0:42:09that he bought for £350 helped him to seal victory.
0:42:09 > 0:42:12- We will go for 445.- No, George.
0:42:12 > 0:42:15That's what I can go to. No more.
0:42:15 > 0:42:20Do you want to go home with George Bond for £445?
0:42:20 > 0:42:24- There you are. She's spoken to you. - She has.- And?
0:42:24 > 0:42:26Give me your money.
0:42:26 > 0:42:27There you are. Deal done.
0:42:27 > 0:42:32A very tidy profit of over £90 was an excellent result for David.
0:42:32 > 0:42:35He might have won the challenge, but both our experts made
0:42:35 > 0:42:40some stellar sales and all their profits will be going to charity.
0:42:41 > 0:42:45My charity is the Witham Hall, which is Barnard Castle's town hall.
0:42:45 > 0:42:49It's a great place for young and old to meet and to have a good time.
0:42:49 > 0:42:51I love Worcester and Worcestershire.
0:42:51 > 0:42:55The charity I've chosen to support is our local hospice, St Richard's Hospice.
0:42:55 > 0:42:58It's been a closely fought battle today, but the competition doesn't stop here.
0:42:58 > 0:43:03Because tomorrow our experts will go head-to-head again at a car-boot sale.
0:43:03 > 0:43:08Everything you want to see - hand-made, 40 quid a go. Happy, happy, happy.
0:43:10 > 0:43:13Heads.
0:43:13 > 0:43:19- That is the story of my life! - To end up paying £15 from a car boot is a bit of a shock.
0:43:19 > 0:43:22The joy of car-boots.
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