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Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is - | 0:00:02 | 0:00:03 | |
the show that pitches TV's best-loved antiques experts against each other in a battle for profit | 0:00:03 | 0:00:09 | |
and gives you the inside view on the secrets of the trade. | 0:00:09 | 0:00:13 | |
Coming up, our experts show you how quality stands the test of time... | 0:00:13 | 0:00:18 | |
If you're dealing in New Bond Street in the 1920s or before, like today, | 0:00:18 | 0:00:23 | |
it was an expensive place to deal from, | 0:00:23 | 0:00:26 | |
so you only dealt in very good-quality objects. | 0:00:26 | 0:00:28 | |
..a guide to what's hot and what's not... | 0:00:28 | 0:00:31 | |
Here's a little baby here. | 0:00:31 | 0:00:34 | |
A little chest of drawers that is so commercial in today's market. | 0:00:34 | 0:00:38 | |
-..and how to sweeten a deal. -It really summed up to me... | 0:00:38 | 0:00:43 | |
-It's like Christmas, isn't it? -Black Forest ga... -Black Forest gateaux! | 0:00:43 | 0:00:47 | |
Today's buying bonanza pitches our unstoppable fancier of furniture... | 0:01:03 | 0:01:08 | |
..against the prince of porcelain... | 0:01:10 | 0:01:12 | |
to see who can make the most profit from buying and selling antiques. | 0:01:14 | 0:01:18 | |
The stakes in this competition couldn't be higher. | 0:01:18 | 0:01:21 | |
It's big game furniture hunter, Jonty... | 0:01:21 | 0:01:24 | |
This is my own happy hunting ground. | 0:01:24 | 0:01:26 | |
..versus high society spender, Mark Stacey... | 0:01:26 | 0:01:30 | |
I often have champagne taste, but unfortunately only a beer balance. | 0:01:30 | 0:01:34 | |
..risking their reputations and their own hard-earned cash, | 0:01:34 | 0:01:38 | |
in a battle that will test their knowledge and contact books to the absolute limit. | 0:01:38 | 0:01:43 | |
Our duelling duo have up to £750 of their own money to spend. | 0:01:43 | 0:01:48 | |
Their mission, over a week of challenges, is to make the most profit possible, | 0:01:48 | 0:01:53 | |
all of which will be going to their chosen charities. | 0:01:53 | 0:01:56 | |
Today's battleground is the Newark and Nottinghamshire Showground, | 0:01:56 | 0:02:00 | |
where there are thousands of stalls packed with antiques and collectibles. | 0:02:00 | 0:02:05 | |
In the battle for profit, there can be only one winner. | 0:02:05 | 0:02:10 | |
Jonty Hearnden and Mark Stacey, | 0:02:10 | 0:02:14 | |
time to Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is. | 0:02:14 | 0:02:16 | |
We are in one of the UK's biggest antiques markets with £750 to spend. How are you going to spend it? | 0:02:16 | 0:02:23 | |
My strategy is very simple. I've got The Hitman firmly in my sights. | 0:02:23 | 0:02:28 | |
I'm going to put you under pressure. In the first hour, I am going to have bought most of what I need. | 0:02:28 | 0:02:33 | |
OK. I look forward to seeing that. | 0:02:33 | 0:02:36 | |
I am, as you know, a furniture man, | 0:02:36 | 0:02:38 | |
-so I'm going to go to those areas that are predominantly furniture to find my bargains. -Good luck, Jonty. | 0:02:38 | 0:02:46 | |
Our duelling dealers are limbering up for an almighty tussle | 0:02:46 | 0:02:49 | |
and they've each cooked up their own strategies to achieve victory. | 0:02:49 | 0:02:53 | |
Furniture is this way, follow me. | 0:02:53 | 0:02:56 | |
Jonty's mission is to bag a van full of goodies, | 0:02:56 | 0:02:59 | |
while speed is the name of the game for Mark. | 0:02:59 | 0:03:02 | |
It's a very big fair. Things go very quickly. Get your money out, | 0:03:02 | 0:03:07 | |
spend, negotiate with the dealers, and have a good day. | 0:03:07 | 0:03:11 | |
So The Maverick's master plan is to hit the market hard and fast | 0:03:11 | 0:03:14 | |
and grab any potential profit turners as quickly as he can. | 0:03:14 | 0:03:18 | |
The contest gets the green light and our pumped-up pros are off at full throttle in the hunt for bargains. | 0:03:20 | 0:03:27 | |
As The Hitman knows only too well, it's the early bird that catches the worm. | 0:03:27 | 0:03:33 | |
If you're interested in buying in a market like this, | 0:03:33 | 0:03:36 | |
then come on the first day when the gates open. | 0:03:36 | 0:03:39 | |
That's where you're going to find the genuine bargains. | 0:03:39 | 0:03:42 | |
Goods are already leaving the premises. | 0:03:42 | 0:03:45 | |
Yes, a great tip from The Hitman, | 0:03:46 | 0:03:48 | |
and one that his opponent is already putting into practice | 0:03:48 | 0:03:52 | |
because it's The Maverick who's the first to spot a potential moneymaker. | 0:03:52 | 0:03:55 | |
This looks rather nice. | 0:03:55 | 0:03:58 | |
This is...carved Black Forest, | 0:03:58 | 0:04:01 | |
maybe sort of 1900, 1910. | 0:04:01 | 0:04:04 | |
You've got to look at the quality. This is quite nice quality - | 0:04:04 | 0:04:08 | |
the detailing here on the deer's head, the very realistic glass eyes. | 0:04:08 | 0:04:13 | |
Obviously, we know what it is. | 0:04:13 | 0:04:15 | |
It goes on the wall, and you hang your scarf or hat on there. | 0:04:15 | 0:04:18 | |
I rather like that. | 0:04:18 | 0:04:20 | |
Something else that's taken my eye is this little Art Deco lamp base. | 0:04:20 | 0:04:23 | |
This is 1930s. It's quite heavy, | 0:04:23 | 0:04:26 | |
but I think it's probably going to be spelter, which is an alloy, | 0:04:26 | 0:04:30 | |
and it has been patinated to give the bronze effect. | 0:04:30 | 0:04:33 | |
Now if that was bronze, even unsigned, | 0:04:33 | 0:04:36 | |
it would be worth, you know £600, £700 or £800 or more. | 0:04:36 | 0:04:40 | |
Being spelter, it's probably going to be around the 100 mark, but we'll have to find out from the dealer. | 0:04:40 | 0:04:47 | |
Our demon dealer turns his early interest into a double deal, | 0:04:47 | 0:04:50 | |
snapping up the Art Deco lamp for £100 | 0:04:50 | 0:04:54 | |
and the carved coat hook for £55. | 0:04:54 | 0:04:56 | |
It's a turbo-charged start for The Maverick. | 0:04:56 | 0:05:00 | |
A pair of weird and wonderful bamboo legs for £20, but will he walk away with a profit? | 0:05:00 | 0:05:05 | |
I think they're a bit wacky. | 0:05:05 | 0:05:08 | |
Goodness knows where I'm going to make any money on them. | 0:05:08 | 0:05:11 | |
But hopefully somebody is as silly as I am. Fingers crossed. | 0:05:11 | 0:05:14 | |
Mark's mission is to snap up the bargains as quickly as he can | 0:05:14 | 0:05:18 | |
and he's already delivered on his promise. | 0:05:18 | 0:05:21 | |
Well, things so far are going according to plan. | 0:05:21 | 0:05:24 | |
I've bought three items already. I've only spent £175. | 0:05:24 | 0:05:28 | |
I told Jonty that I was going to be putting him under pressure | 0:05:28 | 0:05:31 | |
and that's exactly what I'm doing. Look out, Jonty. | 0:05:31 | 0:05:34 | |
Fighting talk from The Maverick, | 0:05:34 | 0:05:36 | |
but The Hitman's not quaking in his boots yet, | 0:05:36 | 0:05:39 | |
because his finely-tuned dealer radar has just picked up a signal. | 0:05:39 | 0:05:44 | |
Now, that's rather fun. | 0:05:44 | 0:05:46 | |
What you're looking at here is an Art Deco lamp standard | 0:05:46 | 0:05:50 | |
that has just been freshly painted because originally that might well be walnut underneath all that. | 0:05:50 | 0:05:55 | |
It's been freshly rewired, which is very important. | 0:05:55 | 0:05:58 | |
What else have we got here? | 0:05:58 | 0:06:00 | |
We've got chairs under cover here, so I can't really look at those. | 0:06:00 | 0:06:03 | |
Now, here's a little baby here. | 0:06:03 | 0:06:07 | |
A little chest of drawers that is so commercial in today's market. | 0:06:07 | 0:06:11 | |
Again, this is a piece of furniture that has just been freshly painted. | 0:06:11 | 0:06:15 | |
Date-wise, this is only going to be 1920s, 1930s. | 0:06:15 | 0:06:19 | |
At the right price, I'm bound to find a buyer for it. It's a lovely thing. | 0:06:19 | 0:06:23 | |
What a start for The Hitman, he strikes his first deal of the day | 0:06:23 | 0:06:28 | |
bagging the Art Deco lamp for £40 and the painted wooden chest for £100. | 0:06:28 | 0:06:33 | |
But The Maverick's still got his pedal to the metal | 0:06:33 | 0:06:36 | |
and he zooms further ahead with the purchase of a 1950s' porcelain tennis-themed mug for £25. | 0:06:36 | 0:06:42 | |
And he's quick to tee-up another sporting deal. | 0:06:42 | 0:06:47 | |
We've got a silver-plated tankard. | 0:06:47 | 0:06:49 | |
On the top, we've got the Royal Adelaide Golf Club Championship, | 0:06:49 | 0:06:51 | |
a replica of the MG Anderson Cup, | 0:06:51 | 0:06:54 | |
and this one was won in 1924 by DL Giles. | 0:06:54 | 0:07:00 | |
Golf is big business. | 0:07:00 | 0:07:02 | |
We could have got a hole in one. | 0:07:02 | 0:07:04 | |
Struth! Mark proves he's no drongo as he bags the Adelaide Golf Club tankard for £75. | 0:07:04 | 0:07:10 | |
And as if buying at breakneck speed wasn't enough, | 0:07:10 | 0:07:13 | |
he's already getting ahead on his research. | 0:07:13 | 0:07:17 | |
Well, what are the chances of this? | 0:07:17 | 0:07:20 | |
Don't get confused I haven't gone down under, | 0:07:20 | 0:07:22 | |
but Alan is from Australia, just incidentally been introduced to him. | 0:07:22 | 0:07:27 | |
I've shown him my Adelaide Cup. Now, you can cast some light for us. | 0:07:27 | 0:07:32 | |
You said instantly when I showed you the maker CWO & Co... | 0:07:32 | 0:07:36 | |
-stands for...? -Charles Ottoway and Company. -Good Lord. | 0:07:36 | 0:07:40 | |
-They're a very old Adelaide firm of jewellers. -Fantastic! | 0:07:40 | 0:07:43 | |
-Over 100 years ago. -That fits in really nicely with the 1924 date. | 0:07:43 | 0:07:48 | |
Yes, they're very well known in Adelaide. | 0:07:48 | 0:07:50 | |
Isn't that fantastic? You see this is what antiques dealing is about. | 0:07:50 | 0:07:54 | |
You buy something on the spur of the moment and already I've learnt something. What a result! | 0:07:54 | 0:07:59 | |
With five items already in the bag | 0:07:59 | 0:08:02 | |
and a little help from the far-flung reaches of the Commonwealth, | 0:08:02 | 0:08:06 | |
Mark could soon have today's battle with The Hitman all sewn up. | 0:08:06 | 0:08:10 | |
But if Jonty does suffer defeat, he won't be left wallowing all alone. | 0:08:10 | 0:08:15 | |
Have a look at this little fellow here. | 0:08:15 | 0:08:18 | |
I think he's got bags, bags and bags of character. | 0:08:18 | 0:08:24 | |
I just think he's absolutely wonderful. | 0:08:24 | 0:08:26 | |
Now, he's £120, can I make a margin on him? | 0:08:26 | 0:08:30 | |
Are you buying that or are you not buying it? | 0:08:30 | 0:08:33 | |
-I might if you get me a better price. -He's a rarity and he's 1930s. | 0:08:33 | 0:08:37 | |
-I'll do you £90 on him. -90? Will you do £80? -No, because it cost me £75. | 0:08:37 | 0:08:40 | |
-Yes, for £80. -No, £85, I'm one of the real dealers here. -Go on. | 0:08:40 | 0:08:45 | |
-You're good at trying. -Two, four, six, eight, ten...there you go. | 0:08:47 | 0:08:50 | |
-Thank you, sweetheart. -I want £15 back in change. | 0:08:50 | 0:08:53 | |
-20, 40, 60, 80, 100. You certainly do. -Thank you very much. | 0:08:53 | 0:08:57 | |
-I'll just get you 15. -I have no idea who I'm going to sell him to. | 0:08:57 | 0:09:00 | |
Sometimes when you fall in love with something, that's what it's all about in this business. | 0:09:00 | 0:09:05 | |
If you love it, somebody else is. | 0:09:05 | 0:09:08 | |
I just think he's lovely. | 0:09:08 | 0:09:10 | |
I just have to take him home with me. | 0:09:10 | 0:09:12 | |
Ah, it's hip-hippo-hooray for The Hitman and his new chum, | 0:09:12 | 0:09:16 | |
but there's no time to wallow in success as The Hitman's keen to pass on some handy hints | 0:09:16 | 0:09:21 | |
for cutting the best possible deals at market. | 0:09:21 | 0:09:25 | |
Now, if you want to get the best price from a dealer, or anybody, for that matter, | 0:09:25 | 0:09:31 | |
ask their best price and then insist on a little bit more - | 0:09:31 | 0:09:36 | |
sometimes quite a bit more - and just see their reaction. | 0:09:36 | 0:09:40 | |
If you get the right vibe, then you know you're in for the kill. | 0:09:40 | 0:09:45 | |
That's how you get the best price. | 0:09:45 | 0:09:49 | |
One man who doesn't need any advice is The Maverick | 0:09:49 | 0:09:51 | |
whose buying binge is still banging away. | 0:09:51 | 0:09:54 | |
He hands over £10 for a religious figurine and a pair of candlesticks... | 0:09:54 | 0:09:58 | |
Goodness knows what I'll do with it. | 0:09:58 | 0:10:00 | |
..pays a fiver for a framed print of a Spanish lady... | 0:10:00 | 0:10:03 | |
This sort of retro kitsch is really in in the cosmopolitan parts | 0:10:03 | 0:10:07 | |
of the country and I reckon... | 0:10:07 | 0:10:09 | |
HE KISSES | 0:10:09 | 0:10:11 | |
..20 quid. | 0:10:11 | 0:10:12 | |
..and also picks up an Art Deco 1930s jug and a sugar shaker for £25. | 0:10:12 | 0:10:18 | |
It's been a barn-storming romp of a morning for The Maverick, | 0:10:18 | 0:10:22 | |
but with only half the day gone, there's plenty of time for The Hitman to strike back. | 0:10:22 | 0:10:27 | |
Mark and Jonty each began the day with £750 of their own money. | 0:10:27 | 0:10:32 | |
So far, Jonty's bought a total of three items. | 0:10:32 | 0:10:35 | |
He spent £225, which leaves him £525 still in his kitty. | 0:10:35 | 0:10:42 | |
Mark has raced through the sales and racked up eight purchases. | 0:10:43 | 0:10:47 | |
He's handed over £315 and has £435 still to spend. | 0:10:47 | 0:10:53 | |
Today's buying extravaganza is at full throttle, | 0:10:55 | 0:10:59 | |
and our canny competitors are both desperate to win. | 0:10:59 | 0:11:02 | |
In his quest to catch up with his opponent, The Hitman is sticking to his game plan and his first love. | 0:11:02 | 0:11:08 | |
Have a look at this shape. A nice little barrel back there. | 0:11:08 | 0:11:13 | |
Underneath here, we've just got dried grass. | 0:11:13 | 0:11:16 | |
So all one needs to do with a chair like this is put on a fresh fabric | 0:11:16 | 0:11:20 | |
and hey presto, you have a little nursing chair, a bedroom chair. | 0:11:20 | 0:11:25 | |
Have a look at those legs. | 0:11:25 | 0:11:27 | |
We've got those nice turned legs there. | 0:11:27 | 0:11:29 | |
These are circa 1880, 1890. Napoleon Trois, they're called, | 0:11:29 | 0:11:34 | |
because all of the chairs here that you see, everything here, | 0:11:34 | 0:11:39 | |
it's not English, they're all French or Belgian. | 0:11:39 | 0:11:42 | |
In the UK, we didn't produce chairs of this size and proportion, | 0:11:42 | 0:11:46 | |
to a great extent. Now, I am interested in this chair. | 0:11:46 | 0:11:51 | |
The price says £130. I don't think I can get too much discount on it, | 0:11:51 | 0:11:55 | |
but I'm just going to see what I can get for it. | 0:11:55 | 0:11:59 | |
And then I'll make up my mind. | 0:11:59 | 0:12:01 | |
It's good news for Hitman as he bags the chair for a cracking price. | 0:12:03 | 0:12:07 | |
I've just bought this for £110. | 0:12:07 | 0:12:10 | |
I need to spend as much again, if not more, doing it up. | 0:12:10 | 0:12:14 | |
And after that, I should be into profit, profit, profit. | 0:12:14 | 0:12:21 | |
I'm really very, very pleased with my purchase. | 0:12:21 | 0:12:24 | |
So The Hitman reckons he's sitting pretty with his chair, | 0:12:24 | 0:12:27 | |
but he's still way behind The Maverick in today's buying race. | 0:12:27 | 0:12:32 | |
So far, The Maverick's mission has been to pinpoint and purchase | 0:12:32 | 0:12:36 | |
any potential profit turners as quickly as he can, | 0:12:36 | 0:12:40 | |
and after sprinting into the lead, he maintains it with a £10 deal for a pair of Wedgwood candlesticks. | 0:12:40 | 0:12:46 | |
And soon he spies another item that would make a sharp investment. | 0:12:46 | 0:12:51 | |
It's a walking cane crossed with a sword. | 0:12:51 | 0:12:54 | |
Better known as a sword stick. | 0:12:54 | 0:12:56 | |
It looks pretty dangerous to me. | 0:12:56 | 0:12:58 | |
There's quite a strong law governing these sort of things, isn't there? | 0:12:58 | 0:13:02 | |
There is, yes. The law states that if it's Victorian, it's collectible. | 0:13:02 | 0:13:06 | |
That means you can collect them at home and enjoy them there, | 0:13:06 | 0:13:09 | |
-but they're not a public thing. -Yes. | 0:13:09 | 0:13:12 | |
When you handle something like this which has been around a long time, | 0:13:12 | 0:13:15 | |
you can see the patination, you can feel it there, | 0:13:15 | 0:13:18 | |
the way these brass studs have mellowed down | 0:13:18 | 0:13:21 | |
to that wonderful warm colour and, when you open it up, | 0:13:21 | 0:13:24 | |
you've got this wonderful quality bluing to the actual blade there, | 0:13:24 | 0:13:30 | |
and, you know, this, I would say, is probably going to be, what, 1880? | 0:13:30 | 0:13:35 | |
Late Victorian? I know a couple of collectors for this sort of thing, | 0:13:35 | 0:13:39 | |
I don't know if they've got one of these, but it would be an interesting challenge. | 0:13:39 | 0:13:44 | |
-Can we get it under £100, do you think? -How much? -Anywhere near £70? | 0:13:44 | 0:13:48 | |
-No. -Well, I... -We can get to £90. -Could we get to 90? | 0:13:48 | 0:13:54 | |
-Not a little bit under that? -Not even a little bit under that. | 0:13:55 | 0:13:59 | |
-Are you sure I can't persuade you? -No. -Just to be nice? | 0:13:59 | 0:14:02 | |
-No, not even to just be nice. -You don't want to take it home. -I do. | 0:14:02 | 0:14:07 | |
-I give up. I think I'm going take a risk at 90. I might be mad, but... Thanks. -Thank you. | 0:14:07 | 0:14:13 | |
The Maverick is racking the deals up, and next he picks up a silver-plated toast rack. | 0:14:13 | 0:14:18 | |
I'm absolutely delighted with this. I think everything about it screams quality. | 0:14:18 | 0:14:22 | |
It's a really novelty item. Silver plate, unfortunately, not silver. | 0:14:22 | 0:14:27 | |
Around the bottom here we've got Thornhill and Co, New Bond Street, | 0:14:27 | 0:14:32 | |
so that tells us these people, if you're dealing in New Bond Street in the 1920s or before, | 0:14:32 | 0:14:38 | |
like today, it was an expensive place to deal from, | 0:14:38 | 0:14:41 | |
so you only dealt in very good-quality objects. | 0:14:41 | 0:14:44 | |
The dealer was very fair to me. We agreed on £49.50. | 0:14:44 | 0:14:49 | |
So I reckon that's not a bad deal. | 0:14:49 | 0:14:51 | |
Our determined dealers have set a relentless pace, | 0:14:51 | 0:14:55 | |
but there's still time for a quick catch-up. | 0:14:55 | 0:14:58 | |
-So how was this morning for you? -It went very well. According to plan. | 0:14:58 | 0:15:02 | |
I've got you sussed on this one, I think, you know. | 0:15:02 | 0:15:04 | |
-I found so many items straight off, you should be worried. -Can't you tell I'm quaking in my boots? | 0:15:04 | 0:15:09 | |
You just go for those big lumps of furniture, Jonty. | 0:15:09 | 0:15:13 | |
Broaden your horizons a bit. | 0:15:13 | 0:15:15 | |
-And you go for those twiddly bits. -Keep my twiddly bits out of this! | 0:15:15 | 0:15:20 | |
-I've still got some shopping to do. -Yes, so have I. -Good luck. | 0:15:20 | 0:15:24 | |
Our dealers are now battling against the clock | 0:15:24 | 0:15:27 | |
in their bid to bag those crucial last bargains as the traders begin to pack up. | 0:15:27 | 0:15:33 | |
The Hitman has managed to line up another potential purchase | 0:15:33 | 0:15:37 | |
and it's keeping his chances of winning shining brightly. | 0:15:37 | 0:15:40 | |
This is a, probably, French or Belgian chandelier. | 0:15:40 | 0:15:44 | |
It's not particularly old. It's probably 1960s, maybe even 1970s, | 0:15:44 | 0:15:50 | |
but the market always wants something that's a wee bit different. | 0:15:50 | 0:15:53 | |
Where are you going to find something like that in the UK? | 0:15:53 | 0:15:56 | |
As a consequence, at £50, | 0:15:56 | 0:15:58 | |
that's worth a purchase, and I think we're in for a profit. | 0:15:58 | 0:16:02 | |
Jonty picks up the glass-and-chrome chandelier for £50 and his lust for lights isn't satisfied yet. | 0:16:02 | 0:16:09 | |
He seals his sixth deal of the day for a second chandelier, handing over £90 for it. | 0:16:09 | 0:16:14 | |
Two quick buys and The Hitman's back on The Maverick's tail, | 0:16:14 | 0:16:17 | |
but Mark has been buying at a rate of knots all day long and it seems he's not done yet. | 0:16:17 | 0:16:24 | |
I picked up these two rather interesting tables. | 0:16:24 | 0:16:28 | |
This one is Edwardian, around about 1900. | 0:16:28 | 0:16:31 | |
Very feminine in shape, this is the sort of table that would have been in a lady's boudoir. | 0:16:31 | 0:16:36 | |
There are a few problems and issues. There is a little bit of damage here and the whole thing's a bit rickety. | 0:16:36 | 0:16:43 | |
But I'm hoping that my restorer will actually say | 0:16:43 | 0:16:47 | |
it's not too much of a problem and it should look a very pretty table. | 0:16:47 | 0:16:50 | |
Now moving on to my second purchase, completely different. This is an occasional table. | 0:16:50 | 0:16:55 | |
This would have stood in the corner of a room maybe with a jardiniere or a vase on it. Something like that. | 0:16:55 | 0:17:02 | |
It's a tripod base - it's got three legs. | 0:17:02 | 0:17:05 | |
It's in pretty shocking condition | 0:17:05 | 0:17:07 | |
because this leg has come detached and we've got these nasty bolts. | 0:17:07 | 0:17:11 | |
I hope to find somebody to purchase it. | 0:17:11 | 0:17:14 | |
The two tables cost Mark £180. | 0:17:14 | 0:17:18 | |
They're his final buys of the day, bringing his total number of items to 13. | 0:17:18 | 0:17:23 | |
Unlucky for some, but hopefully not for Maverick. | 0:17:23 | 0:17:26 | |
Jonty is on the hunt for one last deal. | 0:17:26 | 0:17:31 | |
-It looks brand-new. -It is brand-new. | 0:17:31 | 0:17:33 | |
-What's the damage on it? -40. | 0:17:33 | 0:17:36 | |
40 quid. OK. I am tempted simply because it's the right price. | 0:17:36 | 0:17:43 | |
All I want to do is buy things because I might make a margin. I shouldn't be telling you that! | 0:17:43 | 0:17:49 | |
No. But as you have, it's still £40. | 0:17:49 | 0:17:52 | |
I think I'm going to buy it because it's so cheap. | 0:17:52 | 0:17:57 | |
That's The Hitman's last purchase. | 0:17:57 | 0:17:59 | |
It's been a tantalising contest and our fearless dealers have used | 0:17:59 | 0:18:02 | |
every ounce of their expertise in their bid to win. | 0:18:02 | 0:18:06 | |
But who has spent the most? | 0:18:06 | 0:18:09 | |
Jonty and Mark both began the day with £750 of their own money. | 0:18:09 | 0:18:14 | |
Jonty made seven purchases spending a grand total of £515. | 0:18:14 | 0:18:20 | |
Mark ended up with an impressive 13 items and spent a total of £644.50. | 0:18:20 | 0:18:29 | |
All that remains for our weary dealers is to take a look at their opponent's wares. | 0:18:31 | 0:18:37 | |
Mark, come and have a look at my fine antiques. | 0:18:37 | 0:18:41 | |
-A chest of drawers. -Yes. Sell it to me, what is it? | 0:18:41 | 0:18:44 | |
-I can sell it to you because it cost me next to nothing. -Really? | 0:18:44 | 0:18:47 | |
It's been freshly painted. It's a chest of drawers, 1920s, 1930s. | 0:18:47 | 0:18:52 | |
-People do like the almost shabby-type design. -Yeah. | 0:18:52 | 0:18:55 | |
Jonty, you can't do one of these shows without buying a chair! | 0:18:55 | 0:19:00 | |
Why is this rather plain distressed example so important to you? | 0:19:00 | 0:19:04 | |
This is something that's going to be really completely different | 0:19:04 | 0:19:08 | |
when it's finally transformed. | 0:19:08 | 0:19:11 | |
It's just going to look absolutely ticketyboo, lots of profit. | 0:19:11 | 0:19:15 | |
-Well, I tell you... -Excuse me! | 0:19:15 | 0:19:17 | |
-I can see a table over here that's only got two legs! -Well, yes, but the third one is there. | 0:19:17 | 0:19:24 | |
It just needs to be stuck back in. I think that will come up well. | 0:19:24 | 0:19:30 | |
-What's this? -I had absolutely no intention of buying this, | 0:19:30 | 0:19:34 | |
but this Belgian lady sweet-talked me. | 0:19:34 | 0:19:37 | |
She smiled and beguiled me, and I just saw £10 whizzing from my wallet | 0:19:37 | 0:19:41 | |
and now I think, what on earth am I going to do with it? | 0:19:41 | 0:19:44 | |
-But we've had a good day at Newark, haven't we? -I know. There is always bargains to be had. | 0:19:44 | 0:19:49 | |
-We've got pack all this up and go home. -I think this is the way out. | 0:19:49 | 0:19:53 | |
The aim now is for Jonty and Mark to sell all their items | 0:19:53 | 0:19:57 | |
and make as much profit as they can for the charity of their choice. | 0:19:57 | 0:20:01 | |
As well as his chest of drawers and Continental nursing chair, | 0:20:01 | 0:20:04 | |
Jonty will also be selling this Art Deco lamp standard, | 0:20:04 | 0:20:09 | |
a hippo sculpture from the 1930s, | 0:20:09 | 0:20:12 | |
a chrome-and-glass chandelier, | 0:20:12 | 0:20:15 | |
an Italian glass chandelier, | 0:20:15 | 0:20:17 | |
and a contemporary violin. | 0:20:17 | 0:20:20 | |
Along with his occasional table and religious figurine, Mark has to sell | 0:20:20 | 0:20:25 | |
an Art Deco lamp base, | 0:20:25 | 0:20:27 | |
a German wooden coat hanger from the early 1900s, | 0:20:27 | 0:20:31 | |
legs 11, a pair of bamboo legs, | 0:20:31 | 0:20:34 | |
a tennis memorabilia mug, | 0:20:34 | 0:20:36 | |
an Australian golf tankard from the 1920s, | 0:20:36 | 0:20:40 | |
a framed Spanish print, | 0:20:40 | 0:20:42 | |
an Art Deco measuring jug and sugar shaker, | 0:20:42 | 0:20:45 | |
a pair of Wedgwood candlesticks, | 0:20:45 | 0:20:48 | |
a Victorian sword stick, | 0:20:48 | 0:20:50 | |
a silver plate toast rack from the 1920s, | 0:20:50 | 0:20:54 | |
and an Edwardian two-tiered table. | 0:20:54 | 0:20:57 | |
With their arsenal of antiques and collectibles complete, | 0:20:59 | 0:21:02 | |
the challenge now for our profit-hungry pair | 0:21:02 | 0:21:06 | |
is to sell their purchases in order to make the biggest possible profit. | 0:21:06 | 0:21:10 | |
They'll both be pulling out all the stops to find buyers, rifling through their little black books | 0:21:10 | 0:21:15 | |
and setting up deals left, right and centre. | 0:21:15 | 0:21:18 | |
But until they have shaken on it and the money has changed hands, no deal is truly sealed. | 0:21:18 | 0:21:23 | |
Now, it's Mark who's first to march out in his selling campaign. | 0:21:23 | 0:21:26 | |
He's armed with his Bavarian coat rack and he's hoping his DEER friend | 0:21:26 | 0:21:31 | |
and fellow dealer, Susan, will take a shine to it. | 0:21:31 | 0:21:35 | |
-So are you ready for this? -Yes, absolutely. | 0:21:35 | 0:21:39 | |
I shall reveal all to you, Sue. | 0:21:39 | 0:21:40 | |
-I'm excited as well. -As you know, I've wrapped it very well. | 0:21:40 | 0:21:44 | |
It really summed up to me.... | 0:21:44 | 0:21:47 | |
-Yes, it's like Christmas, isn't it? -Black Forest ga... -Black Forest gateaux! | 0:21:47 | 0:21:51 | |
THEY LAUGH | 0:21:51 | 0:21:53 | |
No, Black Forest garden, I meant to say. | 0:21:53 | 0:21:55 | |
-Although I do like a bit of Black Forest gateau as well. -We'll see what we can do. | 0:21:55 | 0:22:00 | |
-Ah, isn't that nice? -I thought, you know, the thing that sold it to me, was the eyes. | 0:22:00 | 0:22:06 | |
-It's beautiful. -It's so charming! | 0:22:06 | 0:22:08 | |
Yes. Well, I've got just the place for this. It's going above the door | 0:22:08 | 0:22:12 | |
in the study. So that's going to be lovely. | 0:22:12 | 0:22:15 | |
I do like it. Really, I do. | 0:22:15 | 0:22:17 | |
You've been in the antiques world for more years than I care to think. | 0:22:17 | 0:22:22 | |
Now, tell me a little bit of your history. | 0:22:22 | 0:22:25 | |
I'm right in saying you're the first... | 0:22:25 | 0:22:27 | |
-Female auctioneer in the country, and that was in 1975, so it is a long time ago. -That was exciting. | 0:22:27 | 0:22:33 | |
It was, the first time up on the rostrum. Yes. | 0:22:33 | 0:22:35 | |
Breaking into a world. | 0:22:35 | 0:22:37 | |
Breaking into a man's world. | 0:22:37 | 0:22:39 | |
-Wonderful. -And great fun, you know. | 0:22:39 | 0:22:42 | |
I've always enjoyed it. I would say that's very, very late-19th century. | 0:22:42 | 0:22:46 | |
-I was hoping you would say that because that was my feeling, sort of 1890, 1900. -Yes, yes, yes. | 0:22:46 | 0:22:52 | |
I just thought it just would absolutely suit your home. | 0:22:52 | 0:22:56 | |
I think the rather modest price would be around about £160. | 0:22:56 | 0:23:01 | |
Oh, no chance. | 0:23:01 | 0:23:02 | |
I was thinking more 100. | 0:23:04 | 0:23:05 | |
Oh, no, Sue, I can't, honestly, that would be too low, darling. Honestly. | 0:23:05 | 0:23:09 | |
Could we say something like 130? | 0:23:09 | 0:23:12 | |
-Let's seal it with a kiss. -OK. | 0:23:12 | 0:23:15 | |
-130. -130 done. -Are you happy? | 0:23:15 | 0:23:18 | |
-Absolutely. -Then that's all we can say. -Yes. | 0:23:18 | 0:23:20 | |
It's a £75 profit for the coat rack | 0:23:20 | 0:23:23 | |
and a cracking start for the Maverick who is feeling rather chipper. | 0:23:23 | 0:23:27 | |
I'm happy. She's happy. | 0:23:27 | 0:23:29 | |
The world is happy and smiling. | 0:23:29 | 0:23:31 | |
With his first sale under his belt, Mark is full of beans and on his way to his next engagement. | 0:23:32 | 0:23:38 | |
He's approaching today's challenge with military precision, | 0:23:38 | 0:23:41 | |
and next up is his sword stick, which he purchased for £90. | 0:23:41 | 0:23:45 | |
He's off to meet Enrico, a collector and connoisseur from California. | 0:23:45 | 0:23:50 | |
What this man doesn't know about sword sticks just ain't worth knowing. | 0:23:50 | 0:23:55 | |
I bought it hoping that you would be delighted to purchase off me, | 0:23:55 | 0:23:59 | |
and to confirm what I thought it was, which is a 19th-century swordstick. | 0:23:59 | 0:24:04 | |
It certainly is. It certainly is. That is very unusual because... | 0:24:04 | 0:24:08 | |
I liked that because there's a good lot of wear on there, isn't there? | 0:24:08 | 0:24:11 | |
It is a nice mellow colour. | 0:24:11 | 0:24:13 | |
I've never seen another one studded that way. | 0:24:13 | 0:24:16 | |
Wonderful. I looked for the blade and it has that bluing to it as well, which I hoped was a good sign. | 0:24:16 | 0:24:22 | |
That is a very good sign. | 0:24:22 | 0:24:24 | |
And think, In the 19th century there weren't really that many policeman around. | 0:24:24 | 0:24:29 | |
-This was a defence piece, wasn't it? -Well, it was a defence piece | 0:24:29 | 0:24:33 | |
and also it was used by individuals who were picking up a little change for the local pub. | 0:24:33 | 0:24:40 | |
This particular cane that you brought me, | 0:24:40 | 0:24:44 | |
it's very utilitarian in a sense, | 0:24:44 | 0:24:47 | |
because it could be used for any variety of uses before | 0:24:47 | 0:24:54 | |
someone really had to unshield the blade and, shall we say, defend themselves. | 0:24:54 | 0:25:00 | |
I deliberately avoided putting any sort of price on because I thought, | 0:25:00 | 0:25:04 | |
to be honest, I'm going to throw myself into your lap of mercy here. | 0:25:04 | 0:25:08 | |
I know what I paid for it. | 0:25:08 | 0:25:10 | |
Mark, you have to tell me what you would like to get for it. | 0:25:10 | 0:25:16 | |
OK. Oh no, that's a tricky one, isn't it? | 0:25:16 | 0:25:18 | |
Yes. I will tell you why you're not going to. | 0:25:18 | 0:25:23 | |
You just punctuated me | 0:25:23 | 0:25:25 | |
-as if you were stopping me with the thought. -With a sword stick, yes. | 0:25:25 | 0:25:30 | |
Well, I was hoping for around the £150 mark. | 0:25:30 | 0:25:38 | |
Um... How about 125? | 0:25:38 | 0:25:42 | |
-Brilliant. Well done, sir. -Thank you. -Thanks a lot. | 0:25:42 | 0:25:45 | |
And thank you for bringing me this really nice addition to the collection. | 0:25:45 | 0:25:49 | |
Fantastic. | 0:25:49 | 0:25:51 | |
Well, from the cut and thrust of that deal, | 0:25:51 | 0:25:53 | |
the Maverick emerges with £35 profit, | 0:25:53 | 0:25:56 | |
and our very own musketeer powers his way into an early lead. | 0:25:56 | 0:26:00 | |
Our marauding Maverick | 0:26:00 | 0:26:02 | |
keeps up his momentum by selling his bamboo legs for a profit of £12. | 0:26:02 | 0:26:06 | |
And with the lady of Seville netting him a £15 profit, | 0:26:06 | 0:26:09 | |
Mark's already way out in front. | 0:26:09 | 0:26:12 | |
But when the going gets tough, the Hitman gets going. | 0:26:12 | 0:26:16 | |
Jonty's loaded up the chest of drawers that set him back £100 | 0:26:16 | 0:26:20 | |
and he brought it to show fellow dealer, Peter. | 0:26:20 | 0:26:23 | |
There we go. What about that for a beauty? | 0:26:23 | 0:26:27 | |
It is amazing because there's no wear | 0:26:27 | 0:26:30 | |
and it's all there. | 0:26:30 | 0:26:32 | |
I'm looking for £225 for this. | 0:26:32 | 0:26:35 | |
It's an awful lot. I would say it's sort of 1860, something like that. | 0:26:35 | 0:26:40 | |
That really is a very small dove tail. | 0:26:40 | 0:26:42 | |
It is, but I mean, look at the wood they've used, cross grain, short grain, everything. | 0:26:42 | 0:26:47 | |
A challenging piece of wood which is almost done | 0:26:47 | 0:26:50 | |
in spite of the wood. | 0:26:50 | 0:26:52 | |
With the grain going in all directions, when you are trying to do precise work like that, | 0:26:52 | 0:26:57 | |
and cut such tiny little dove tails, I call this heroic woodwork, such great skill. It's... | 0:26:57 | 0:27:02 | |
150 years old? And it's lasted. So a miraculous survivor. | 0:27:02 | 0:27:07 | |
Well, all of a sudden it's £300, this chest of drawers. | 0:27:07 | 0:27:10 | |
I think it's probably 75. | 0:27:10 | 0:27:14 | |
-I would have to repaint it, you see. -Would you? -Yes. | 0:27:14 | 0:27:18 | |
-So 225? -No, no, we're not. No. We're cold. Brr. 175? | 0:27:18 | 0:27:24 | |
No. 200. It's nice chest of drawers. Perfectly formed. | 0:27:24 | 0:27:29 | |
Well, I'm not going to spend too long because I want a coffee. So 200. | 0:27:29 | 0:27:33 | |
-Are you going to make me a coffee? -I'll try. | 0:27:33 | 0:27:36 | |
Look at that. Jonty lands a £100 profit and gets | 0:27:38 | 0:27:41 | |
a free coffee thrown in from Peter, a man with a passion | 0:27:41 | 0:27:44 | |
for craftsmanship and a keen eye for detail. | 0:27:44 | 0:27:48 | |
Jonty presses on by indulging his own passion for cold hard cash by | 0:27:48 | 0:27:52 | |
selling his hippo to a long-standing client and pocketing £55 profit. | 0:27:52 | 0:27:57 | |
But while selling his old violin to his old school, | 0:27:57 | 0:28:00 | |
he goes slightly off key and makes a loss of £20. | 0:28:00 | 0:28:04 | |
However, this setback is minor because after three sales the Hitman has nudged into the lead. | 0:28:04 | 0:28:10 | |
Down to the South Coast, Mark's hooked up with his old mate Serena, | 0:28:10 | 0:28:14 | |
a keen collector of religious object d'art. | 0:28:14 | 0:28:16 | |
-He's hoping that his religious icon will be a welcome addition to her collection. -Come in, Mark. | 0:28:16 | 0:28:21 | |
-Gosh, Serena. You do like mixing the old with the new. -I do. | 0:28:21 | 0:28:25 | |
-Now, listen, as soon as I got this... -Ooh, yes. | 0:28:25 | 0:28:28 | |
..I thought there's only one person. | 0:28:28 | 0:28:31 | |
But... | 0:28:31 | 0:28:33 | |
-Oh my gosh! I love it. -What do you think? | 0:28:33 | 0:28:36 | |
-But that's not all, you know, because they come with a pair of side arms. -Oh, my word! | 0:28:36 | 0:28:45 | |
Now there is a little bit of damage, | 0:28:45 | 0:28:47 | |
but they are in the shape of palm fromes | 0:28:47 | 0:28:49 | |
-Now aren't they kitsch or what? -Yes, they are. | 0:28:49 | 0:28:53 | |
I think it is fabulous. It's right up my street. | 0:28:53 | 0:28:55 | |
-Have you seen all my religious paraphernalia? -I have. | 0:28:55 | 0:28:58 | |
Now, Serena, in all fairness, they're not everybody's cup of tea. | 0:28:58 | 0:29:02 | |
-No. -But there's a growing market for these sorts of things. | 0:29:02 | 0:29:04 | |
I'll buy it all up. I absolutely love it | 0:29:04 | 0:29:08 | |
and I think it's pretty de riguer at the moment. Pieces like this are now actually in fine-art auctions. | 0:29:08 | 0:29:13 | |
Bonkers, isn't it? Because about two years ago, | 0:29:13 | 0:29:16 | |
you could get them for 50p down the local car boot. | 0:29:16 | 0:29:19 | |
Now I was hoping for a very, very reasonable £30 for the three. | 0:29:19 | 0:29:24 | |
-I'll give you 25. -Gosh, that's not even £10 a piece. | 0:29:24 | 0:29:28 | |
I can't believe how mean you are, Serena. | 0:29:28 | 0:29:30 | |
Well, take it or leave it. | 0:29:30 | 0:29:31 | |
Don't you get bolshy with me! | 0:29:31 | 0:29:33 | |
How about 28? | 0:29:33 | 0:29:35 | |
28 quid. | 0:29:35 | 0:29:37 | |
Mwah! Ooh, lovely. | 0:29:37 | 0:29:39 | |
It's a profit of £18 for the Maverick and it is | 0:29:39 | 0:29:43 | |
nip and tuck all the way in today's Put Your Money profit hunt. | 0:29:43 | 0:29:46 | |
Deep in the Oxfordshire countryside, The Hitman is on a mission to turn | 0:29:46 | 0:29:50 | |
an ugly duckling into a beautiful and bountiful profit-turning swan. | 0:29:50 | 0:29:55 | |
He's armed with his battered old nursing chair and some fabric offcuts from home | 0:29:55 | 0:29:59 | |
and he's come to see one of his legion of upholstering contacts. | 0:29:59 | 0:30:03 | |
Where do you want me to put it? Up here? | 0:30:03 | 0:30:05 | |
-Just up here's fine. -Okey-dokey. | 0:30:05 | 0:30:07 | |
I've got what I think will work very well | 0:30:07 | 0:30:12 | |
because really what I go for when it comes to upholstery | 0:30:12 | 0:30:16 | |
is to be as neutral as possible. | 0:30:16 | 0:30:19 | |
I want a chair that will work in almost any room, set in any situation. | 0:30:19 | 0:30:22 | |
That's the most important thing to me, and I've got left in my kitty about £200. | 0:30:22 | 0:30:28 | |
Could we cover the cost of that chair? | 0:30:28 | 0:30:31 | |
We could do, yeah. | 0:30:31 | 0:30:33 | |
-Oh! That sounds so good! -Here we go.. | 0:30:33 | 0:30:36 | |
Look at that. | 0:30:36 | 0:30:37 | |
So now you have got some kind of... | 0:30:37 | 0:30:41 | |
You've got straw and some kind of vegetable fibre. | 0:30:41 | 0:30:45 | |
-All new stuffing we put in have to be fire retardant. -Yes. | 0:30:45 | 0:30:48 | |
So any... | 0:30:48 | 0:30:49 | |
We don't use straw anymore. | 0:30:49 | 0:30:52 | |
-Thank goodness. -We can use coconut fibres, which have been treated to make them fire retardant. | 0:30:52 | 0:30:57 | |
This front edge has completely gone. | 0:30:57 | 0:30:59 | |
You can see how the scrim | 0:30:59 | 0:31:01 | |
has just deteriorated | 0:31:01 | 0:31:04 | |
and if we lift back, you can see it all fall apart and then you can see the original... | 0:31:04 | 0:31:08 | |
-Those are the springs under there. -The original springs under here. | 0:31:08 | 0:31:11 | |
So that whole seat's got to be taken out. OK. | 0:31:11 | 0:31:15 | |
The back's got a good shape to it. | 0:31:15 | 0:31:18 | |
It just needs regulating, which means moving the stuffing about a bit | 0:31:18 | 0:31:22 | |
-and new scrim over it and stitching into it. -Well, I look forward to seeing it in a week. | 0:31:22 | 0:31:26 | |
I'll see you next week. | 0:31:26 | 0:31:28 | |
So Jonty's hoping that for his chair a little speculation will lead to much accumulation. | 0:31:28 | 0:31:34 | |
And now it is time to take a look at which of our antiques aficionados has built up the most profit. | 0:31:34 | 0:31:40 | |
So far Jonty 'The Hitman' Hearnden has sold £360 of goods | 0:31:40 | 0:31:44 | |
and made profits of £135. | 0:31:44 | 0:31:48 | |
His rival, Mark 'The Maverick' Stacey sold £335 worth of goods | 0:31:48 | 0:31:54 | |
and netted himself £155 profit. | 0:31:54 | 0:31:57 | |
So right now just £20 separates our titans of the trading world, | 0:32:00 | 0:32:04 | |
but both our boys have plenty of stock left in their booty bags | 0:32:04 | 0:32:08 | |
and both have a steely determination to win. | 0:32:08 | 0:32:11 | |
Down in Sussex, Mark's hoping to stretch his lead over Jonty by selling his occasional table. | 0:32:11 | 0:32:17 | |
He's taking this exotic piece to his dealer friend Martin | 0:32:17 | 0:32:21 | |
who specialises in shipping antiques all over the world. | 0:32:21 | 0:32:24 | |
Remember, the table set Mark back £80 at the fair and has some damage, so will he be able to seal a deal? | 0:32:24 | 0:32:30 | |
So what do you really want to pay for it, Martin? | 0:32:30 | 0:32:33 | |
What I really want to pay for it is £150. | 0:32:33 | 0:32:38 | |
-Is there any chance of an extra tenner? -Yeah, I should think so. | 0:32:38 | 0:32:42 | |
-Are you sure? -No, | 0:32:42 | 0:32:43 | |
but I'll give you £160. | 0:32:43 | 0:32:46 | |
You've got a deal. £160. | 0:32:46 | 0:32:48 | |
A fantastic £80 profit for the Maverick, | 0:32:48 | 0:32:52 | |
but just as he's riding high, his fortunes take a tumble. | 0:32:52 | 0:32:57 | |
He decides to take a gamble with his Art Deco lamp | 0:32:57 | 0:32:59 | |
and his Adelaide golf tankard by placing them into auction. | 0:32:59 | 0:33:03 | |
Both pieces sell, but unfortunately for Mark they sell for less than he paid for them. | 0:33:03 | 0:33:07 | |
With auction fees on top the episode leaves Mark with a loss just over £96. Ouch! | 0:33:07 | 0:33:15 | |
With The Maverick's campaign blowing a major fuse, The Hitman's looking to seize the advantage | 0:33:16 | 0:33:21 | |
and set this competition alight in a veritable flurry | 0:33:21 | 0:33:24 | |
of quick-fire deals with his collection of lights. | 0:33:24 | 0:33:27 | |
Remember, by law, electricals don't have to be checked if sold in a private sale. | 0:33:27 | 0:33:31 | |
However if you have any concerns when buying or selling, | 0:33:31 | 0:33:34 | |
you should pay a qualified electrician to check it over. | 0:33:34 | 0:33:39 | |
First appointment - Charles, a furniture dealer. | 0:33:39 | 0:33:42 | |
Well I am looking for £180 for this. | 0:33:42 | 0:33:45 | |
-It's a nice size. -It's actually quite pretty. Quite commercial. -Do you like it? | 0:33:45 | 0:33:50 | |
Yes. I think...140 quid. | 0:33:50 | 0:33:52 | |
-140 quid? -Yes. | 0:33:52 | 0:33:54 | |
-What about 150? -All right, that's OK. | 0:33:54 | 0:33:56 | |
-Have we got a sale? -Yes, we've got a sale. -Excellent.. | 0:33:56 | 0:34:00 | |
That's a £60 profit | 0:34:00 | 0:34:01 | |
and Jonty follows it up with the sale of his standard lamp. | 0:34:01 | 0:34:04 | |
So we're looking at an Art Deco lamp standard, 1930s, freshly painted, | 0:34:04 | 0:34:08 | |
but of course this can be painted any colour you like. | 0:34:08 | 0:34:11 | |
Price for this, £85. | 0:34:11 | 0:34:13 | |
-I don't know, I'm thinking maybe 75. -Sold. | 0:34:13 | 0:34:19 | |
And that nets him a £35 profit. | 0:34:19 | 0:34:22 | |
Next is the chrome-and-glass chandelier to a specialist in West London. | 0:34:22 | 0:34:26 | |
I love that it's all different drops and heights. | 0:34:26 | 0:34:29 | |
-Look, it is cute. -It's going to be so cheap you will have to buy this. | 0:34:29 | 0:34:33 | |
-Is it?. -This is £110. | 0:34:33 | 0:34:35 | |
-Shall we say £90? -£90? | 0:34:35 | 0:34:38 | |
I'm happy with that if you are. | 0:34:38 | 0:34:39 | |
That's fine. I'm absolutely happy with that. | 0:34:39 | 0:34:41 | |
And that sale of £90 sees Jonty land £40 in profit. | 0:34:41 | 0:34:46 | |
That spate of double-quick dealing sees the Hitman surge into the lead, | 0:34:46 | 0:34:52 | |
but Mark is not toast just yet. | 0:34:52 | 0:34:54 | |
The Maverick has e-mailed several of his contacts some pictures of his | 0:34:54 | 0:34:57 | |
Art Deco toast rack and Christine has requested a closer look. | 0:34:57 | 0:35:01 | |
-Here's the kitchen. -Wonderful. | 0:35:01 | 0:35:03 | |
Now listen, you know, of course, why I demanded immediately that we came into your kitchen, don't you? | 0:35:03 | 0:35:08 | |
-Absolutely. -I sent you an e-mail of this beautiful object and your reply was rather ecstatic. | 0:35:08 | 0:35:14 | |
-"I love it, I love it, I love it!" -And I said yes, yes, yes. -You did. And there it is. | 0:35:14 | 0:35:18 | |
So unusual. | 0:35:18 | 0:35:19 | |
When you turn it up side down you've a little registration number there | 0:35:19 | 0:35:23 | |
and that registration number is for the years 1897 to 1900. | 0:35:23 | 0:35:28 | |
-So it's actually over 110 years old. -Really? | 0:35:28 | 0:35:32 | |
This also has, which is rather magical, just on the edge there. | 0:35:32 | 0:35:37 | |
It's a retailer's mark - Thornhill of New Bond Street. | 0:35:37 | 0:35:42 | |
There's a bit of wear to the silver plate in the middle. | 0:35:42 | 0:35:44 | |
-When you turn it upside down you see all these wonderful nuts. -Yes. | 0:35:44 | 0:35:49 | |
This one is a replacement. | 0:35:49 | 0:35:51 | |
Shall we try some toast in it? | 0:35:51 | 0:35:52 | |
Toast. Would you like some toast? | 0:35:52 | 0:35:55 | |
Please. This is going very well, isn't it? | 0:35:55 | 0:35:57 | |
I just want to put some toast in it. | 0:35:57 | 0:36:00 | |
I just hope I'll be toasting my success in a moment. | 0:36:00 | 0:36:03 | |
-I want to make it reasonable because we all want to feel we can be successful in this. -Yes. | 0:36:03 | 0:36:08 | |
-So I thought £120 was a very fair price, did you? -Yes, I do actually. | 0:36:08 | 0:36:13 | |
-You do? -Yeah, I do honestly. | 0:36:13 | 0:36:15 | |
-I think it is a good investment. -I really like that. Toast, come on. | 0:36:15 | 0:36:18 | |
Pop! | 0:36:18 | 0:36:21 | |
-Pop up! -There we are, pop it up. | 0:36:21 | 0:36:23 | |
Perfect. There we are. | 0:36:23 | 0:36:25 | |
Look - as if by magic. | 0:36:25 | 0:36:28 | |
-There we are - very anaemic toast. -It doesn't matter, I just want to put it in. | 0:36:28 | 0:36:32 | |
That's amazing. | 0:36:32 | 0:36:34 | |
That is mighty £70.50 profit for the toast rack. | 0:36:34 | 0:36:40 | |
Today's competition is a rollicking rollercoaster of a ride | 0:36:40 | 0:36:44 | |
and that profit puts Mark firmly back in the frame for today's title. | 0:36:44 | 0:36:48 | |
And with the Maverick selling his Art Deco measuring jug and sugar shaker for a profit of £40. | 0:36:48 | 0:36:54 | |
His 1950s tennis motif mug for a profit of £25 and the sale of his Wedgwood | 0:36:54 | 0:36:58 | |
candlestick holders for a further profit of £20, Mark is heaping the pressure on his opponent. | 0:36:58 | 0:37:06 | |
All Jonty's hopes lie in his nursing chair and he's hoping it will now be | 0:37:06 | 0:37:11 | |
transformed from ugly duckling to profit-loaded swan. | 0:37:11 | 0:37:15 | |
After three. One, two... | 0:37:15 | 0:37:16 | |
-What do you think? -You've done a great job. | 0:37:19 | 0:37:21 | |
Look at that. That's perfect. | 0:37:21 | 0:37:23 | |
Just absolutely perfect. | 0:37:23 | 0:37:26 | |
So the chair cost Jonty £110 | 0:37:26 | 0:37:31 | |
and now the refurbishment set him back a further £200. | 0:37:31 | 0:37:34 | |
So Jonty will have to sell it for well over £300 just to break even. | 0:37:34 | 0:37:39 | |
And Jonty's not the only one restoring items - The Maverick has just one piece left to sell. | 0:37:39 | 0:37:44 | |
His Edwardian two-tiered table, and he's shelled out £50 to have it | 0:37:44 | 0:37:48 | |
fixed and polished before trying for a sale. | 0:37:48 | 0:37:51 | |
Mark's brought it to an antique centre in Hungerford to see dealer Sue, | 0:37:51 | 0:37:55 | |
and any money he makes on this potential deal will prove absolutely crucial to his bid for victory. | 0:37:55 | 0:38:00 | |
Hello, Sue. | 0:38:00 | 0:38:02 | |
-Hi, Mark. -Now, how are you? | 0:38:02 | 0:38:05 | |
I'm fine. That's very pretty. Attache, isn't it? | 0:38:05 | 0:38:07 | |
It is a little attache. It is a lady's kidney shape. | 0:38:07 | 0:38:10 | |
I would have thought about 1900ish. | 0:38:10 | 0:38:11 | |
-Yes. -The restorer carefully restored it rather than over done it. | 0:38:11 | 0:38:16 | |
It is extremely pretty and it's also quite small which is nice. | 0:38:16 | 0:38:20 | |
-Is that a good thing? -Well, it is quite good in this area | 0:38:20 | 0:38:24 | |
cos there's a lot of small cottages and they like little tables or small cabinets. | 0:38:24 | 0:38:30 | |
-Is it something you might be interested in? -Yes, it is. | 0:38:30 | 0:38:33 | |
Give me your honest opinion on what you think you would be happy to pay for it. | 0:38:33 | 0:38:36 | |
Well I would be happy to pay about 160. | 0:38:36 | 0:38:39 | |
-Are you sure? -Yes. | 0:38:39 | 0:38:40 | |
That's the maximum I think I would be prepared. | 0:38:40 | 0:38:43 | |
Well, I would be delighted with that. | 0:38:43 | 0:38:46 | |
-Thank you, Sue. -Thank you. | 0:38:46 | 0:38:47 | |
Oh! Only a £10 profit for The Maverick, but at least it's | 0:38:47 | 0:38:52 | |
not a loss in these gripping final stages of the competition. | 0:38:52 | 0:38:56 | |
Mark's all sold up and right now he is ahead of The Hitman. | 0:38:56 | 0:39:01 | |
However, Jonty still has to sell his nursing chair. | 0:39:01 | 0:39:04 | |
Our furniture fancier spotted the potential in his nursing chair from the outset. | 0:39:04 | 0:39:08 | |
Some might have said it was a lost cause, but not the Hitman. | 0:39:08 | 0:39:12 | |
So will his confidence and foresight prove to be well founded? | 0:39:12 | 0:39:17 | |
He's pinning all his hopes on his regular client Jan | 0:39:17 | 0:39:20 | |
being prepared to pay out for his mighty phoenix from the flames. | 0:39:20 | 0:39:24 | |
Jonty, please come in and put it down. | 0:39:24 | 0:39:26 | |
-Just here? -Just here would be great. | 0:39:26 | 0:39:28 | |
-Right. It's not covered in grey, you'll be pleased to hear. -Good. | 0:39:28 | 0:39:32 | |
-Do you want to have a look? -Yes, please. | 0:39:32 | 0:39:34 | |
-Are you ready to see it? -Yes. I'm very excited. | 0:39:34 | 0:39:36 | |
-Ready for the big reveal. -Excellent. | 0:39:36 | 0:39:38 | |
-Ta-da! -That is lovely. | 0:39:38 | 0:39:40 | |
The fabric is perfect. That's going to go in my bedroom. It's beautiful. | 0:39:40 | 0:39:44 | |
-Is it a bedroom chair for you? -Yes. -Lovely. | 0:39:44 | 0:39:46 | |
This seat here has been traditionally replaced, including the springs. | 0:39:46 | 0:39:52 | |
This will allow the chair to have another 100 years' worth of life. | 0:39:52 | 0:39:56 | |
-Would you want to have a go? -I'd love to. Yes. Thank you. | 0:39:56 | 0:39:59 | |
-Comfortable, madam? -It's lovely. Very... | 0:40:02 | 0:40:06 | |
-Very nice. It is lovely. -Do you like it? | 0:40:06 | 0:40:09 | |
Yes. It's just what I was after. | 0:40:09 | 0:40:11 | |
Well, Jan certainly seems very taken with the chair, | 0:40:11 | 0:40:14 | |
but can Jonty turn enough profit to seize the accolades today? | 0:40:14 | 0:40:18 | |
We'll find out shortly because right now it is time to remind ourselves of who spent what. | 0:40:18 | 0:40:23 | |
Our experts pitched up at the market with up to £750 | 0:40:25 | 0:40:28 | |
of their own money to spend. | 0:40:28 | 0:40:30 | |
Jonty spent a total of £515 | 0:40:30 | 0:40:34 | |
and a further £200 on restoration, meaning a total spend of £715. | 0:40:34 | 0:40:40 | |
Mark spent a total of £644.50 | 0:40:40 | 0:40:44 | |
and a further £50 on restoration, meaning a total spend of £694.50. | 0:40:44 | 0:40:49 | |
Remember, all the profit made by our duelling | 0:40:51 | 0:40:53 | |
dealers over a week of challenges will be donated to charity. | 0:40:53 | 0:40:57 | |
So without further ado, let's find out who is today's champion. | 0:40:57 | 0:41:03 | |
So Newark, what a great market, eh? | 0:41:03 | 0:41:05 | |
I always love Newark. There's always such a lot of choice there. | 0:41:05 | 0:41:08 | |
I bought some really whacky items from some pretty whacky people, | 0:41:08 | 0:41:12 | |
which I sold to pretty whacky people. | 0:41:12 | 0:41:14 | |
-So all in all, it was a whacky time. -What was your star item? | 0:41:14 | 0:41:17 | |
It was a combination, but the one I loved most | 0:41:17 | 0:41:20 | |
was that lovely little toast rack. The silver-plated one. | 0:41:20 | 0:41:24 | |
I made a really reasonable profit on that. | 0:41:24 | 0:41:26 | |
-Good, good. -What about you? -Do you remember my chair? | 0:41:26 | 0:41:29 | |
-Which one? -The one from the market. | 0:41:29 | 0:41:32 | |
-Oh, that one. -That's covered in a really beautiful fabric. | 0:41:32 | 0:41:35 | |
Talking of profits, have we made one? | 0:41:35 | 0:41:37 | |
-I hope so. -Are you ready? -Three, two, one. | 0:41:37 | 0:41:41 | |
Oh, Jonty, this is ridiculous! | 0:41:41 | 0:41:45 | |
Oh, dear. I think the ice creams are on me this time. | 0:41:45 | 0:41:47 | |
Drinks. I'm going to get merrily drunk by the end of this. | 0:41:47 | 0:41:50 | |
-No. It's ice-cream. -Oh, no! | 0:41:50 | 0:41:53 | |
Yes, it's a triumph for Jonty, the market maestro, | 0:41:53 | 0:41:57 | |
but how exactly did the Hitman seal his victory? | 0:41:57 | 0:41:59 | |
-Price £850. -Yep, that's fine. | 0:41:59 | 0:42:02 | |
-Are you happy about that? -Yes, I am. That's fantastic. | 0:42:02 | 0:42:05 | |
The sale of the nursing chair gave Jonty an incredible £540 of profit | 0:42:05 | 0:42:12 | |
and that, ladies and gentlemen, is furniture trading at its finest. | 0:42:12 | 0:42:15 | |
Well, I knew I'd made profits at the market, but I had no idea that | 0:42:15 | 0:42:18 | |
it would be just over 800 quid, so I'm really very pleased indeed. | 0:42:18 | 0:42:23 | |
But I'm the champ today. | 0:42:23 | 0:42:26 | |
I'm absolutely thrilled that I've made over £300 from the Newark | 0:42:26 | 0:42:30 | |
antiques fair, but that Jonty is a hard man to beat. Congratulations. | 0:42:30 | 0:42:34 | |
Jonty's done well today, but in this game, it ain't over until the fat lady sings, | 0:42:34 | 0:42:40 | |
There's more challenges to come until any profit made can be banked. | 0:42:40 | 0:42:43 | |
Tomorrow, will be another test of the boys' trading prowess | 0:42:43 | 0:42:46 | |
when they take a trip across the channel to a Parisian market. | 0:42:46 | 0:42:50 | |
Yes, 50. Yes? | 0:42:50 | 0:42:52 | |
And then you get a kiss from me. | 0:42:52 | 0:42:55 | |
Charmer. Charmer. | 0:42:55 | 0:42:57 | |
Hearnden, you're for the chop! | 0:42:57 | 0:43:00 | |
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