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This is Put Your Money Where Your Mouth is, | 0:00:02 | 0:00:04 | |
the show that takes the titans of the antiques trade | 0:00:04 | 0:00:08 | |
and pitches them against each other | 0:00:08 | 0:00:11 | |
to see who can make the most money from buying and selling. | 0:00:11 | 0:00:16 | |
That's amazing, truly amazing! | 0:00:16 | 0:00:19 | |
Today, dazzling newcomer Catherine Southon | 0:00:19 | 0:00:22 | |
takes on vivacious veteran Charlie Ross | 0:00:22 | 0:00:25 | |
in an all-out battle for profit, | 0:00:25 | 0:00:28 | |
giving you the inside view on the secrets of the trade. | 0:00:28 | 0:00:32 | |
Coming up, our experts cast aside convention | 0:00:32 | 0:00:36 | |
in their quest for victory. | 0:00:36 | 0:00:38 | |
What are you doing down here? | 0:00:38 | 0:00:40 | |
Catherine illustrates the pitfalls of buying at auction. | 0:00:40 | 0:00:44 | |
Don't do what Catherine Southon has just done | 0:00:44 | 0:00:47 | |
and buy the items and then look at them. | 0:00:47 | 0:00:49 | |
And could Charlie Ross be about to abandon it all for a new career? | 0:00:49 | 0:00:54 | |
If you get excited in court, won't it fall off? | 0:00:54 | 0:00:58 | |
It's time to put your money where your mouth is! | 0:00:58 | 0:01:01 | |
Today's extravaganza reveals what goes down when auctioneers attack, | 0:01:15 | 0:01:19 | |
as Put Your Money veteran Charlie "The Charmer" Ross | 0:01:19 | 0:01:24 | |
takes on young pretender "Cunning" Catherine Southon | 0:01:24 | 0:01:28 | |
in the antique-buying territory that's most familiar to them, | 0:01:28 | 0:01:32 | |
the auction house. | 0:01:32 | 0:01:33 | |
The Charmer is very much the respected master. | 0:01:33 | 0:01:37 | |
He's wielded the gavel | 0:01:37 | 0:01:39 | |
at multi-million-pound vintage car auctions across the USA. | 0:01:39 | 0:01:42 | |
She think she's giving this old man a right good whipping. | 0:01:42 | 0:01:45 | |
Young Catherine learnt her trade at Sotheby's auction house | 0:01:45 | 0:01:49 | |
before going solo | 0:01:49 | 0:01:51 | |
as a dealer, valuer and auctioneer of great cunning. | 0:01:51 | 0:01:54 | |
If I see him bidding, it's war. | 0:01:54 | 0:01:58 | |
They both have £1,000 of their own money to spend, | 0:01:58 | 0:02:02 | |
and their mission is to make as much profit as possible, | 0:02:02 | 0:02:05 | |
all of which will go to their chosen charities. | 0:02:05 | 0:02:08 | |
The Leicestershire town of Market Harborough | 0:02:08 | 0:02:11 | |
won't have seen a battle like this since the English Civil War. | 0:02:11 | 0:02:15 | |
Enjoy the ride as these two mighty hammerheads go head-to-head. | 0:02:15 | 0:02:20 | |
Hee-hee! Hello! | 0:02:23 | 0:02:25 | |
With a crash like that... it could only be you, Charlie. | 0:02:25 | 0:02:28 | |
-How are you? -I'm very well. Have you been here all night? | 0:02:28 | 0:02:32 | |
No, I've only just got here! | 0:02:32 | 0:02:34 | |
I have been here earlier than you, having a sneaky peek. | 0:02:34 | 0:02:36 | |
-What have you got, £1,000? -£1,000. | 0:02:36 | 0:02:38 | |
-So have I. -How are you going to spend yours? | 0:02:38 | 0:02:41 | |
-With absolute ease. -Really? | 0:02:41 | 0:02:43 | |
I always buy things across the room without looking at them properly. | 0:02:43 | 0:02:47 | |
-Yes. -I'm not going to do that today. | 0:02:47 | 0:02:49 | |
I'm sticking to things I've looked at thoroughly | 0:02:49 | 0:02:52 | |
and about which I know something. What about you? | 0:02:52 | 0:02:54 | |
-I'm going to be very selective, I know what I want to buy. -Yeah. | 0:02:54 | 0:02:58 | |
-And I'm going to stick to my limits. -Is there much furniture? | 0:02:58 | 0:03:01 | |
-There's a few little bits and pieces. -Yeah, I must go and have a look. | 0:03:01 | 0:03:05 | |
-I shall see you...later. -Good luck. | 0:03:05 | 0:03:08 | |
Watching this pair, you'd think they were buddies, | 0:03:08 | 0:03:10 | |
but don't be fooled. | 0:03:10 | 0:03:13 | |
Now the game is on, our two titans of the trade are ready for a tussle, | 0:03:13 | 0:03:17 | |
combining their considerable nous | 0:03:17 | 0:03:19 | |
with every tactical trick they can muster to gain the advantage. | 0:03:19 | 0:03:24 | |
From the get-go, it seems cunning Catherine | 0:03:24 | 0:03:27 | |
has got the measure of the Charmer. | 0:03:27 | 0:03:30 | |
His plan was to look at things very carefully, to be very cautious. | 0:03:30 | 0:03:33 | |
I think he's doing that, actually. | 0:03:33 | 0:03:37 | |
He's pretending he's playing around, but he's no fool. | 0:03:37 | 0:03:41 | |
Indeed he's not. | 0:03:41 | 0:03:42 | |
When it comes to tactics, this Charmer is one smooth mover. | 0:03:42 | 0:03:47 | |
# You've been hit by | 0:03:47 | 0:03:48 | |
# You've been hit by a smooth criminal... # | 0:03:48 | 0:03:51 | |
Anyone for a biscuit? | 0:03:51 | 0:03:54 | |
Yes, behind the old-school charm, our Charlie is a sharp as a razor. | 0:03:54 | 0:03:58 | |
She said she was going to stick to her plan | 0:03:58 | 0:04:01 | |
and she wasn't going to be moved. | 0:04:01 | 0:04:03 | |
We'll see if we can get her to pay too much for something. | 0:04:03 | 0:04:06 | |
The auction will be starting soon, | 0:04:06 | 0:04:08 | |
so the Charmer and his cunning counterpart | 0:04:08 | 0:04:11 | |
must rifle through as many of the 760 lots as they possibly can | 0:04:11 | 0:04:17 | |
in order to choose their weapons of war. | 0:04:17 | 0:04:20 | |
Charlie is the first to spot a potential purchase. | 0:04:20 | 0:04:23 | |
William Moorcroft | 0:04:23 | 0:04:25 | |
worked for the Macintyre factory in the 19th century | 0:04:25 | 0:04:28 | |
then started on his own, | 0:04:28 | 0:04:30 | |
and then the factory was taken over by his son Walter, | 0:04:30 | 0:04:33 | |
and the factory still goes today. | 0:04:33 | 0:04:36 | |
And this is really nice, | 0:04:36 | 0:04:38 | |
because it's got a label on the bottom here, "Pansy pattern," | 0:04:38 | 0:04:41 | |
which is what it is, Moorcroft, signed WM, circa 1925. | 0:04:41 | 0:04:46 | |
They've put £40-60, I'd pretty happily pay £60 for it. | 0:04:46 | 0:04:50 | |
Fingers crossed. | 0:04:50 | 0:04:52 | |
Catherine is carving through this auction house with laser-beam focus, | 0:04:52 | 0:04:56 | |
seeking out the item that might be a cut above the rest. | 0:04:56 | 0:05:00 | |
When it comes to seeking out bargains, she's simply the best. | 0:05:00 | 0:05:04 | |
# You're simply the best | 0:05:04 | 0:05:05 | |
# Better than all the rest... # | 0:05:09 | 0:05:11 | |
I quite like this. It is a bit wacky, a barber's chair. | 0:05:14 | 0:05:18 | |
Probably... I don't know, mid-20th century. | 0:05:18 | 0:05:21 | |
I like unusual pieces, | 0:05:21 | 0:05:23 | |
and something like this would make a good prop. | 0:05:23 | 0:05:25 | |
It has no guide price. | 0:05:25 | 0:05:28 | |
I think it should probably be about £20-30. | 0:05:28 | 0:05:31 | |
If I can get it for that, I would be very happy. | 0:05:31 | 0:05:34 | |
If not, I'll give Charlie a short-back-and-sides. | 0:05:34 | 0:05:38 | |
Yes, fighting talk from our cunning lady, | 0:05:38 | 0:05:40 | |
but there's a whole catalogue to work through, | 0:05:40 | 0:05:43 | |
and success will come to whoever keeps their hair on. | 0:05:43 | 0:05:47 | |
Now, when I saw this in the catalogue, | 0:05:48 | 0:05:51 | |
I phoned up a judge friend of mine | 0:05:51 | 0:05:53 | |
and said, "What about barrister's wigs?" | 0:05:53 | 0:05:55 | |
He said, "Things do look for..." | 0:05:55 | 0:05:58 | |
There must be three curls or rolls either side, which it's got. | 0:05:58 | 0:06:01 | |
Two at the back, which it's got. | 0:06:01 | 0:06:04 | |
Check the stitching underneath... and that looks pretty good. | 0:06:04 | 0:06:09 | |
Try it on... | 0:06:09 | 0:06:11 | |
Miss Southon. Take her down... | 0:06:12 | 0:06:16 | |
..and take her away. | 0:06:17 | 0:06:19 | |
So I might buy it. | 0:06:20 | 0:06:22 | |
Nice little daydream, Roscoe, but the lady's here to stay. | 0:06:22 | 0:06:26 | |
With just moments to go before today's auction kicks off, | 0:06:26 | 0:06:29 | |
our duelling dealers know | 0:06:29 | 0:06:31 | |
that victory will go to the one who buys the most profitable pieces. | 0:06:31 | 0:06:35 | |
Good morning, ladies and gentlemen, welcome to the sale today. | 0:06:38 | 0:06:42 | |
We'll start with lot number one... | 0:06:42 | 0:06:44 | |
As the auction house settles into rapt anticipation, | 0:06:44 | 0:06:48 | |
bidding begins, | 0:06:48 | 0:06:49 | |
and our duelling duo are hit with their first curveball of the day. | 0:06:49 | 0:06:53 | |
It's quite interesting - he's selling the smalls, | 0:06:53 | 0:06:57 | |
and generally a porter holds up the lots so that you can see them. | 0:06:57 | 0:07:02 | |
There is nobody holding up the lots, | 0:07:02 | 0:07:05 | |
which means it makes impulse buying almost impossible, | 0:07:05 | 0:07:10 | |
because, er... I can't see half the things on the table. | 0:07:10 | 0:07:13 | |
Charlie's not wrong - both our warring warriors now face a major dilemma. | 0:07:15 | 0:07:20 | |
Do they bid only on the items they've had time to look at | 0:07:20 | 0:07:23 | |
or do they take a major risk by bidding on items unseen? | 0:07:23 | 0:07:28 | |
The Charmer's not having any of that. | 0:07:28 | 0:07:31 | |
He's sneaking his way to the front | 0:07:31 | 0:07:33 | |
to get a better look at the line-up of items. | 0:07:33 | 0:07:36 | |
He's a dark horse! | 0:07:36 | 0:07:38 | |
The sale's already started, he's not wasting a single moment. | 0:07:38 | 0:07:43 | |
He's over on his hands and knees looking at every single lot. | 0:07:43 | 0:07:48 | |
Cheeky monkey. | 0:07:48 | 0:07:50 | |
Well, Catherine, if you can't beat 'em, join 'em. | 0:07:50 | 0:07:54 | |
In no time, Catherine's spotted a set of rosewood tea caddies. | 0:07:54 | 0:07:58 | |
It's in quite bad condition. | 0:07:58 | 0:08:01 | |
But it's the sort of thing that a restorer might like. | 0:08:01 | 0:08:03 | |
It needs a new lock here. | 0:08:03 | 0:08:06 | |
The interior needs a bit of work there. | 0:08:06 | 0:08:11 | |
Yes, watch out, Catherine, you've got a Charmer incoming. | 0:08:11 | 0:08:14 | |
What are you doing down here? | 0:08:14 | 0:08:17 | |
Come on, you two, back on your feet, please! | 0:08:17 | 0:08:20 | |
Sanity is restored, but these duelling dealers | 0:08:20 | 0:08:24 | |
are determined to keep a close eye on each other. | 0:08:24 | 0:08:27 | |
-# Can't take eyes off you... # -Looking more cunning than ever. | 0:08:27 | 0:08:32 | |
Charlie's making me nervous, he keeps looking at me and staring at me. | 0:08:32 | 0:08:36 | |
He's looking at me, I don't like it! | 0:08:38 | 0:08:40 | |
There's a real battle of wills playing out here today, | 0:08:42 | 0:08:45 | |
but it looks like it's Charlie who's the first into the fray. | 0:08:45 | 0:08:49 | |
His Moorcroft bowl is next up. | 0:08:49 | 0:08:52 | |
-Er, 86, Moorcroft... -Here we go. | 0:08:52 | 0:08:56 | |
He's bidding on Moorcroft, he loves a bit of Moorcroft. | 0:08:56 | 0:08:59 | |
Lots of interest, 150, 160, 170... | 0:08:59 | 0:09:02 | |
There's a string of bids on this item. | 0:09:02 | 0:09:04 | |
-Ten, sir? -The Charmer looks positively pained. | 0:09:04 | 0:09:09 | |
-90? -No more, sir. -Oh, and he's beaten. | 0:09:10 | 0:09:13 | |
He's struggling. He's out! | 0:09:13 | 0:09:16 | |
300 I'll take.... £290 and away. | 0:09:16 | 0:09:20 | |
GAVEL BANGS | 0:09:20 | 0:09:22 | |
Catherine thinks it's hilarious, but will she fare any better? | 0:09:22 | 0:09:26 | |
-One of her lots is next up. -Lot 87. -87, these are the tea caddies. | 0:09:26 | 0:09:31 | |
Bidding starts at £30. 35, 40, five. | 0:09:31 | 0:09:36 | |
50, five... 60... | 0:09:36 | 0:09:39 | |
-£60, selling in the room at £60... -60 at the moment. | 0:09:40 | 0:09:44 | |
Oh, she's done it, Catherine lands the first purchase of the day, | 0:09:44 | 0:09:49 | |
four mahogany and rosewood tea caddies | 0:09:49 | 0:09:52 | |
for just under £71, including fees. | 0:09:52 | 0:09:55 | |
She's bought a moneybox, a tea caddy and two other caddy boxes, | 0:09:55 | 0:10:00 | |
which...I suppose would be quite good for starting a fire, really. | 0:10:00 | 0:10:05 | |
Ooh, harsh words, Charmer. You need to keep your hair on and show us what you're made of. | 0:10:05 | 0:10:09 | |
Right, here comes the barrister's wig. | 0:10:09 | 0:10:12 | |
It would look rather good on Miss Southon, wouldn't it? | 0:10:12 | 0:10:15 | |
I really, really don't want him to get this. | 0:10:15 | 0:10:18 | |
The bidding starts in earnest, | 0:10:18 | 0:10:20 | |
and the Charmer has some competition from cyberspace. | 0:10:20 | 0:10:23 | |
£70 is in the room. At 75. | 0:10:23 | 0:10:26 | |
-There's a magistrate on the internet. -80. | 0:10:26 | 0:10:28 | |
Tell him I'll send him down, sir. | 0:10:28 | 0:10:30 | |
-90. -And it's with Charlie. | 0:10:30 | 0:10:32 | |
£90 I am bid. And 95. | 0:10:32 | 0:10:35 | |
He's not listening. 100. | 0:10:35 | 0:10:37 | |
LAUGHTER | 0:10:37 | 0:10:38 | |
At £100, I am bid, then, at 100. Is that 110? New bidder. Thank you. | 0:10:38 | 0:10:42 | |
At £110. | 0:10:42 | 0:10:43 | |
LAUGHTER | 0:10:43 | 0:10:47 | |
He is there, 120. 130. | 0:10:48 | 0:10:49 | |
140. | 0:10:51 | 0:10:52 | |
140 bid this side, then. At 140 and selling, at £140. | 0:10:52 | 0:10:57 | |
Thank you, your honour! | 0:10:58 | 0:11:01 | |
Ah, what a character. | 0:11:01 | 0:11:02 | |
Charlie bags his barrister's wig for just over £165, including fees. | 0:11:02 | 0:11:08 | |
Both our dealers are on one purchase apiece, | 0:11:11 | 0:11:13 | |
but Catherine's picked out a pair of cast-iron doorstops | 0:11:13 | 0:11:16 | |
-in the shape of lion's paws. -GROWLING | 0:11:16 | 0:11:18 | |
Pardon. It's a jungle in this auction room, but our cunning Catherine emerges victorious | 0:11:18 | 0:11:24 | |
and takes the doorstops for nearly £50, including fees. | 0:11:24 | 0:11:28 | |
Only time will tell whether her risk of buying unseen will pay off. | 0:11:28 | 0:11:33 | |
So far, we've got a pretty even fight on our hands with these two auction-house heavyweights. | 0:11:33 | 0:11:38 | |
They both started the day with £1,000 of their own money. | 0:11:40 | 0:11:44 | |
Veteran Charlie has only made one purchase, | 0:11:45 | 0:11:48 | |
but with fees included, he's spent a tad over £165, | 0:11:48 | 0:11:52 | |
leaving him with just under £835 still to spend. | 0:11:52 | 0:11:57 | |
Young pretender Catherine has bagged two buys, | 0:11:57 | 0:12:00 | |
spending a little over £120, with fees. | 0:12:00 | 0:12:03 | |
So, she's got a shade under £880 left. | 0:12:03 | 0:12:06 | |
Round two begins with our adversarial auctioneers | 0:12:10 | 0:12:13 | |
pretty much neck and neck. | 0:12:13 | 0:12:15 | |
Charlie starts this round knowing he needs to secure a second purchase, | 0:12:16 | 0:12:19 | |
a signature piece that will give real satisfaction. | 0:12:19 | 0:12:23 | |
Look what I've found, the Rolling Stones' autographs. | 0:12:25 | 0:12:29 | |
I asked the auctioneer whether he thought they were genuine, | 0:12:29 | 0:12:32 | |
and indeed they are. | 0:12:32 | 0:12:34 | |
The lady who has put this into auction saw them | 0:12:34 | 0:12:37 | |
at a concert somewhere near here, ran round the back afterwards, | 0:12:37 | 0:12:41 | |
and got their signatures. | 0:12:41 | 0:12:42 | |
So, we know, on good authority, that they're the right thing. | 0:12:42 | 0:12:46 | |
I reckon the Rolling Stones' signatures, | 0:12:46 | 0:12:49 | |
I could probably get certainly 300-£400 for them. | 0:12:49 | 0:12:52 | |
Yes, a good spot, Roscoe, but now you've got to win it. | 0:12:52 | 0:12:55 | |
363, autograph album, £110 opens the bidding. | 0:12:55 | 0:13:00 | |
Oh, and the bids are racing away like Wild Horses, | 0:13:00 | 0:13:05 | |
and for the second time today, | 0:13:05 | 0:13:06 | |
Charlie's butting up against those internet bidders. And he's not chuffed. | 0:13:06 | 0:13:10 | |
150, I'm bid 150. | 0:13:10 | 0:13:12 | |
-£160 on the net. -Unplug it. | 0:13:12 | 0:13:14 | |
Hmm, it's not looking good. | 0:13:16 | 0:13:18 | |
£240 on the net. 250. | 0:13:18 | 0:13:20 | |
Oh, hold on. | 0:13:20 | 0:13:22 | |
All done, selling to the room, then, £250, all done. | 0:13:22 | 0:13:26 | |
Jumping Jack Flash! | 0:13:26 | 0:13:28 | |
Our very own Street Fighting Man holds firm and seals the deal | 0:13:28 | 0:13:32 | |
for £295, including fees. | 0:13:32 | 0:13:36 | |
-Parasol handle. -Charlie's now on two items. And, with the bit between his teeth, | 0:13:36 | 0:13:40 | |
he drives on through | 0:13:40 | 0:13:41 | |
to win a pair of parasol handles for just over £33. | 0:13:41 | 0:13:47 | |
And he's delighted. | 0:13:47 | 0:13:49 | |
But, later in the day, when Charlie went to collect his purchase, he was in for a disappointment. | 0:13:49 | 0:13:55 | |
One of the handles had been accidentally given away with a different lot, | 0:13:55 | 0:14:00 | |
so the auction house agreed to refund him £15, | 0:14:00 | 0:14:03 | |
leaving him with one parasol handle for just over £18. | 0:14:03 | 0:14:07 | |
Well, I am pretty thrilled with my Victorian embossed, hallmarked silver parasol handle. | 0:14:09 | 0:14:16 | |
And it's Birmingham, 1892. | 0:14:16 | 0:14:20 | |
I don't think the ivory stem here has got much to do with it, | 0:14:20 | 0:14:24 | |
although it seems to fit rather well. | 0:14:24 | 0:14:26 | |
Here at £35... | 0:14:26 | 0:14:27 | |
The Charmer is now on three purchases to Catherine's two. | 0:14:27 | 0:14:31 | |
But the cunning one soon catches up | 0:14:31 | 0:14:34 | |
when she buys a mixed lot of six pieces for £88.50 including fees. | 0:14:34 | 0:14:39 | |
Catherine has now purchased three lots, and she's playing a tightly-controlled game. | 0:14:42 | 0:14:47 | |
But someone's keeping a very close eye on her every move. | 0:14:47 | 0:14:51 | |
# I always feel like somebody's watching me | 0:14:52 | 0:14:56 | |
# And I have no privacy Oh, oh, oh | 0:14:56 | 0:15:00 | |
# I always feel like somebody's watching me | 0:15:00 | 0:15:04 | |
# Who's playing tricks on me...? # | 0:15:04 | 0:15:06 | |
-£35. Are you ready, Charles? -I wasn't bidding, sir! | 0:15:06 | 0:15:11 | |
I was waving at a lady. | 0:15:11 | 0:15:13 | |
Yes, watch it, Charmer, or you might find yourself paying a fortune for an item you don't want. | 0:15:13 | 0:15:18 | |
Charlie retreats to comb through his catalogue, | 0:15:19 | 0:15:22 | |
and it's not long before something catches his eye. | 0:15:22 | 0:15:25 | |
Lot 435A | 0:15:25 | 0:15:27 | |
is a nine-carat gold garnet ring together with another garnet ring. | 0:15:27 | 0:15:32 | |
Now, this isn't something I would normally buy, | 0:15:32 | 0:15:35 | |
but I do know someone who loves garnets | 0:15:35 | 0:15:38 | |
and wants to buy a garnet ring for their new grandchild, | 0:15:38 | 0:15:43 | |
but, if they don't like it then I'm really scuppered, | 0:15:43 | 0:15:47 | |
because this is a one-off chance. | 0:15:47 | 0:15:49 | |
It's a chance Charlie's willing to take, | 0:15:49 | 0:15:51 | |
and he bags the two garnet rings for just over £100, including fees. | 0:15:51 | 0:15:57 | |
Earlier today, Catherine, lover of science-related antiques, | 0:15:57 | 0:16:02 | |
spotted a Victorian engraving that got her pulse a-racing. | 0:16:02 | 0:16:06 | |
As you probably know, I have an interest in scientific instruments. | 0:16:06 | 0:16:10 | |
What I like about this is it's an engraving | 0:16:10 | 0:16:13 | |
of the distinguished men of science of Great Britain. | 0:16:13 | 0:16:17 | |
We've got James Watt, we've got Herschel, | 0:16:17 | 0:16:19 | |
but it's a great period piece. | 0:16:19 | 0:16:22 | |
I love the folios in the front, I love this lovely globe to the side. | 0:16:22 | 0:16:26 | |
And they're all in the Royal Institution. | 0:16:26 | 0:16:28 | |
That's the setting. | 0:16:28 | 0:16:30 | |
I know that I can probably sell this to one of my scientific buyers. | 0:16:30 | 0:16:34 | |
£40-£60, I'm going to bid hard. | 0:16:34 | 0:16:37 | |
Monochrome engraving, in the frame, £45. | 0:16:37 | 0:16:40 | |
Catherine's in at 45. | 0:16:40 | 0:16:42 | |
But the bidding's racing up. | 0:16:42 | 0:16:44 | |
90, five, 100, 120. | 0:16:44 | 0:16:48 | |
130, back in. | 0:16:48 | 0:16:49 | |
-135. -135. | 0:16:49 | 0:16:52 | |
Oh, and look at that, she's delighted. | 0:16:54 | 0:16:58 | |
She's got the monochrome for just over £159. | 0:16:58 | 0:17:02 | |
Next up is the barber's chair she spotted at the start of the day. | 0:17:02 | 0:17:06 | |
The barber's chair. | 0:17:06 | 0:17:08 | |
-A lot of interest in the barber's chair. -That's me out, so far. | 0:17:08 | 0:17:12 | |
The bidding has to start with me at no reserve at £40 on commission, | 0:17:12 | 0:17:16 | |
45, 50, five, 60, five. | 0:17:16 | 0:17:19 | |
-That's me out. -Well, can't win them all, Catherine. | 0:17:19 | 0:17:22 | |
In the end the chair goes for a hair-raising £100. | 0:17:22 | 0:17:26 | |
But it's not long before Catherine's spotted another chair | 0:17:26 | 0:17:29 | |
in the catalogue. | 0:17:29 | 0:17:30 | |
It's an Edwardian corner chair, | 0:17:30 | 0:17:33 | |
and this time she wins it for just over £53, including fees. | 0:17:33 | 0:17:36 | |
But the chair brings with it a little lesson in the perils of buying without viewing. | 0:17:36 | 0:17:41 | |
Always look at the items before you buy them. | 0:17:41 | 0:17:46 | |
Don't do what Catherine Southon has just done | 0:17:46 | 0:17:49 | |
and buy the items and then look at them. | 0:17:49 | 0:17:52 | |
It was just very cheap. | 0:17:52 | 0:17:55 | |
But there is some good news. | 0:17:55 | 0:17:57 | |
The auction house offers Catherine a £25 refund on the broken chair, | 0:17:57 | 0:18:01 | |
reducing her expenditure on it to just over £28. | 0:18:01 | 0:18:05 | |
Item 26, the cushioned mirror. | 0:18:05 | 0:18:07 | |
The Charmer's just bagged his fifth item of the day, | 0:18:07 | 0:18:10 | |
a brass mirror for just under £83, including fees. | 0:18:10 | 0:18:14 | |
Flash but new. | 0:18:15 | 0:18:18 | |
Bit like Southon, really. | 0:18:18 | 0:18:20 | |
Again, our duelling dealers are level pegging with five items each, | 0:18:20 | 0:18:24 | |
but the Charmer is on a roll, | 0:18:24 | 0:18:25 | |
and next he's bidding on an Edwardian armchair. | 0:18:25 | 0:18:30 | |
Charlie gets his chair for £88.50 including fees. | 0:18:30 | 0:18:34 | |
But Catherine is hot on his heels, | 0:18:36 | 0:18:38 | |
and her weapon of choice is an antique oak wool winder. | 0:18:38 | 0:18:42 | |
And it's hers for just over £41. | 0:18:43 | 0:18:46 | |
So, has she played a blinder with her winder? | 0:18:47 | 0:18:50 | |
This is a classic example of look before you buy. | 0:18:50 | 0:18:56 | |
Oh, dear. This is deja vu, Catherine. | 0:18:58 | 0:19:01 | |
I have absolutely no idea | 0:19:01 | 0:19:04 | |
who I'm going to sell this to, and to top it all, it's falling apart. | 0:19:04 | 0:19:08 | |
Great(!) | 0:19:08 | 0:19:10 | |
Oh, that's got to hurt! | 0:19:10 | 0:19:12 | |
It's now the final furlong in this auction Grand National, | 0:19:12 | 0:19:15 | |
and Catherine is not ready to drop the pace. | 0:19:15 | 0:19:18 | |
She's spotted an Edwardian overmantle mirror in the catalogue, | 0:19:18 | 0:19:22 | |
and by golly, she's having a go. | 0:19:22 | 0:19:25 | |
Sold and away! | 0:19:25 | 0:19:26 | |
Well, you've got it, Catherine, an item seized in the nick of time. | 0:19:26 | 0:19:31 | |
Thank you all for your bidding, pay up, look happy. | 0:19:33 | 0:19:35 | |
So, the curtain has fallen on this auction altercation. | 0:19:35 | 0:19:39 | |
Our dealers both started the day with £1,000 of their own cash. | 0:19:39 | 0:19:44 | |
Charlie "The Charmer" chalked up a bill | 0:19:44 | 0:19:46 | |
of just under £750 including fees, | 0:19:46 | 0:19:50 | |
and he picked up six purchases. | 0:19:50 | 0:19:52 | |
"Cunning" Catherine spent less, | 0:19:54 | 0:19:57 | |
a little over £482, but she's made seven purchases. | 0:19:57 | 0:20:01 | |
With the buying part of this challenge over, | 0:20:03 | 0:20:06 | |
our warring warriors must start the process of selling their items, | 0:20:06 | 0:20:11 | |
and Catherine is not wasting any time. | 0:20:11 | 0:20:13 | |
She's been approached by someone interested in buying a brass button hook that was part of the mixed lot | 0:20:13 | 0:20:18 | |
that Catherine purchased earlier for £88.50. | 0:20:18 | 0:20:22 | |
How much are you happy to give me on this? | 0:20:22 | 0:20:25 | |
I was thinking about £8. | 0:20:25 | 0:20:26 | |
-No. £30. -Meet me in the middle. | 0:20:26 | 0:20:28 | |
-25. -That sounds good to me. | 0:20:28 | 0:20:31 | |
Catherine's made her first sale for £25, | 0:20:31 | 0:20:34 | |
and she goes on to sell her damaged Edwardian corner chair for £38 | 0:20:34 | 0:20:40 | |
to the lady who bid against her. | 0:20:40 | 0:20:42 | |
Catherine is in the driving seat, | 0:20:42 | 0:20:43 | |
but that's not going to stop the Charmer | 0:20:43 | 0:20:46 | |
having a little dig at one of her purchases | 0:20:46 | 0:20:49 | |
when they compare their antiques armoury. | 0:20:49 | 0:20:51 | |
I've got an idea with the wool winder. If you put another couple of spokes into it, | 0:20:51 | 0:20:55 | |
you could make it into a hamster wheel. | 0:20:55 | 0:20:57 | |
-What about you? -I bought that delicious mirror. | 0:20:57 | 0:21:01 | |
-You think it's delicious? -There was just a hint of sarcasm in my voice. | 0:21:01 | 0:21:06 | |
-What about this wig, Charlie? -It's wonderful. | 0:21:06 | 0:21:09 | |
-You're authoritarian with that on. -Well, I haven't got the brains to be a barrister, | 0:21:09 | 0:21:14 | |
so the least thing I can do is buy the wig. | 0:21:14 | 0:21:16 | |
Our antiques entrepreneurs have swum the raging river of buying, | 0:21:19 | 0:21:23 | |
but must now climb the lofty mountain of selling. | 0:21:23 | 0:21:26 | |
And it gets harder from here on in. | 0:21:26 | 0:21:28 | |
Our would-be selling superheroes return | 0:21:28 | 0:21:31 | |
to the sanctuary of home to plot out their campaigns. | 0:21:31 | 0:21:34 | |
The Charmer, to awe-inspiring Oxfordshire | 0:21:34 | 0:21:39 | |
and cunning Catherine to captivating Kent. | 0:21:39 | 0:21:41 | |
With two items already sold, Catherine is surging ahead, | 0:21:44 | 0:21:47 | |
but what are her thoughts about the rest of her mighty arsenal? | 0:21:47 | 0:21:51 | |
The science print really interests me because it features | 0:21:51 | 0:21:55 | |
all the different scientists from the early 19th century. | 0:21:55 | 0:21:59 | |
Something like that would definitely go | 0:21:59 | 0:22:01 | |
to one of my science buyers, definitely. | 0:22:01 | 0:22:03 | |
Everything else worries me slightly. | 0:22:03 | 0:22:08 | |
It's going to be tough. | 0:22:08 | 0:22:10 | |
Well, in addition to her print, the First Lady of Cunning | 0:22:10 | 0:22:13 | |
also needs to shift a set of wooden tea caddies, | 0:22:13 | 0:22:17 | |
a pair of cast-iron lion paws, | 0:22:17 | 0:22:19 | |
an oak wool winder, | 0:22:19 | 0:22:22 | |
an Edwardian overmantle mirror and her remaining job lot items. | 0:22:22 | 0:22:27 | |
And what of the Charmer? What does he make of his mighty haul? | 0:22:27 | 0:22:32 | |
Two things I've more or less bought to order. | 0:22:32 | 0:22:34 | |
I do know someone that wants a bedroom chair, | 0:22:34 | 0:22:38 | |
they moved into a house relatively recently. | 0:22:38 | 0:22:41 | |
The jewellery, I know someone that loves garnets and specifically wants a garment ring. | 0:22:41 | 0:22:45 | |
And actually, in one lot, I bought two, so that's quite good. | 0:22:45 | 0:22:48 | |
The mirror was my, "Good Lord, | 0:22:48 | 0:22:51 | |
"we're getting to the end of the sale, let's buy something now," | 0:22:51 | 0:22:54 | |
and we did. And there it is. | 0:22:54 | 0:22:57 | |
And we'll just have to hope and pray on that one. | 0:22:57 | 0:23:01 | |
Charlie also needs to sell his barrister's wig, | 0:23:01 | 0:23:04 | |
the parasol handle | 0:23:04 | 0:23:06 | |
and an autograph book. | 0:23:06 | 0:23:08 | |
Our samurais of selling will be pulling out all the stops | 0:23:08 | 0:23:12 | |
to find buyers for their items, but until they've shaken on it | 0:23:12 | 0:23:16 | |
and the cold, hard cash has changed hands, no deal is truly sealed. | 0:23:16 | 0:23:22 | |
Eager to catch up with cunning Catherine quickly, | 0:23:22 | 0:23:25 | |
Charlie is first to hit the road. | 0:23:25 | 0:23:27 | |
Now, the Charmer is one of life's bigger personalities, | 0:23:27 | 0:23:32 | |
a hero in the epic mould. | 0:23:32 | 0:23:34 | |
And the majestic beauty of the Oxfordshire countryside | 0:23:34 | 0:23:37 | |
will have a profound effect on such a fellow. | 0:23:37 | 0:23:41 | |
I wandered lonely as a cloud, when, all at once, I saw a crowd, | 0:23:43 | 0:23:48 | |
a host of golden daffodils. | 0:23:48 | 0:23:51 | |
And now I'm off to sell my ring. Doesn't rhyme, does it? | 0:23:52 | 0:23:56 | |
Oh, Charlie, you nearly had us all there. Don't give up the day job, old bean. | 0:23:56 | 0:24:01 | |
Roscoe might not be much of a threat to our poet laureate, | 0:24:01 | 0:24:04 | |
but when it comes to dealing, he's a dynamo. | 0:24:04 | 0:24:07 | |
And he's brought his two garnet rings to his friend, Roger, | 0:24:07 | 0:24:11 | |
who, so far, has expressed an interest in only one of them. | 0:24:11 | 0:24:15 | |
# Who wants to buy | 0:24:15 | 0:24:17 | |
# This diamond ring...? # | 0:24:17 | 0:24:20 | |
-A-ha! How are you? -I'm great. How are you? Good to see you. | 0:24:20 | 0:24:24 | |
-What a great lifestyle, working in the sunshine. -You can't beat it. | 0:24:24 | 0:24:28 | |
-I won't keep you long, but you know why I'm here, don't you? -I do, yes. | 0:24:28 | 0:24:31 | |
-Close your eyes. -And hold out my hand. | 0:24:31 | 0:24:34 | |
What do you think? | 0:24:34 | 0:24:36 | |
Oh, I say! | 0:24:36 | 0:24:37 | |
Oh, that's fantastic. | 0:24:37 | 0:24:39 | |
-You do actually like it? -I do. -Good. Who's it for? | 0:24:39 | 0:24:43 | |
-It's for my wife. -I thought it was for your new granddaughter. | 0:24:43 | 0:24:47 | |
That's the other reason. Grandson, Charlie. | 0:24:47 | 0:24:49 | |
-Grandson? -That's the other reason. | 0:24:49 | 0:24:52 | |
Does your grandson want a garnet ring? | 0:24:52 | 0:24:55 | |
It's to commemorate. He's going to be ten days old today. | 0:24:55 | 0:25:01 | |
You're a garnet freak? | 0:25:01 | 0:25:02 | |
Yes. | 0:25:02 | 0:25:04 | |
-I think it's high time to reveal my hidden card. -Ah! | 0:25:04 | 0:25:08 | |
-Exhibit number two. -Oh, I say! | 0:25:08 | 0:25:10 | |
Ooh, a favourable reaction! | 0:25:10 | 0:25:13 | |
Look at that. | 0:25:13 | 0:25:14 | |
-Do you like that one? -I do. | 0:25:14 | 0:25:16 | |
-Is it a BOGOF? -What?! | 0:25:16 | 0:25:19 | |
Buy One Get One Free. | 0:25:19 | 0:25:20 | |
-HE GUFFAWS -Certainly not! No! | 0:25:20 | 0:25:23 | |
I was going to say 150, for one, but 200 for two. | 0:25:23 | 0:25:30 | |
-That sounds pretty good, doesn't it? -Hmmm. -I'll give you 175 for the two. | 0:25:30 | 0:25:35 | |
I'll take that. It's a deal! | 0:25:35 | 0:25:38 | |
Well, that's fantastic! | 0:25:38 | 0:25:40 | |
The cyclone of charm does the business, | 0:25:40 | 0:25:42 | |
grabbing nearly £75 profit from the deal. | 0:25:42 | 0:25:46 | |
Time to toddle off home to plan the next attack. | 0:25:46 | 0:25:50 | |
Back in Kent, cunning Catherine is also out on the road. | 0:25:52 | 0:25:56 | |
She's taking her ornamental mirror to shop owner Lindsay | 0:25:56 | 0:26:00 | |
in West Wickham. | 0:26:00 | 0:26:02 | |
# Mirror in the bathroom please talk free | 0:26:02 | 0:26:04 | |
# The door is locked... # | 0:26:04 | 0:26:06 | |
Kate, Lindsay, I love the little bits and pieces you've got here. | 0:26:06 | 0:26:10 | |
It just seems you bought these items and painted them up, | 0:26:10 | 0:26:13 | |
and given them your own little style. | 0:26:13 | 0:26:15 | |
So, where do you get things? | 0:26:15 | 0:26:16 | |
Upcycling, it's called. | 0:26:16 | 0:26:18 | |
-Oh, upcycling, I like that! I like that. -It's the new word. | 0:26:18 | 0:26:21 | |
The it-word at the moment. | 0:26:21 | 0:26:23 | |
Brown furniture is out and it won't come back for a long, long time. | 0:26:23 | 0:26:27 | |
So we've just hit it at the right time. | 0:26:27 | 0:26:30 | |
It's not like shabby chic, it's more like vicarage chic. | 0:26:30 | 0:26:33 | |
That's what we like to call it, vicarage chic. | 0:26:33 | 0:26:35 | |
Let's not be too horrible about brown furniture, | 0:26:35 | 0:26:38 | |
because I have brought you a piece of brown furniture! | 0:26:38 | 0:26:42 | |
Yes. | 0:26:42 | 0:26:43 | |
But I'm hoping you can see beyond that, | 0:26:43 | 0:26:46 | |
and you can do something with this. | 0:26:46 | 0:26:48 | |
Did you have a figure in mind? | 0:26:50 | 0:26:52 | |
I did. I was hoping for around £100. | 0:26:52 | 0:26:55 | |
-No, couldn't give you 100. -That was a very definite no. What about 85? | 0:26:56 | 0:27:01 | |
-All right, 85. -85? | 0:27:01 | 0:27:04 | |
-85 it is. -Done! | 0:27:04 | 0:27:07 | |
A great-looking sale that reflects brilliantly on our Catherine. | 0:27:07 | 0:27:11 | |
She's earned herself £40 profit. | 0:27:11 | 0:27:13 | |
She then burns across to Otford in Kent | 0:27:13 | 0:27:18 | |
with her four tea caddies to see her restorer friend Chris. | 0:27:18 | 0:27:21 | |
I'd go up to 70. | 0:27:21 | 0:27:24 | |
Can we squeeze another £5 out? | 0:27:24 | 0:27:26 | |
-Yeah, OK. -Is that all right? -Yes, that's fine. | 0:27:28 | 0:27:32 | |
Well, it's not the easiest sale, | 0:27:32 | 0:27:34 | |
but Catherine manages a profit of just over £4. | 0:27:34 | 0:27:38 | |
Well, I'm a little bit disappointed in that, | 0:27:38 | 0:27:40 | |
but, at the end of the day, I did pay a little bit too much for them | 0:27:40 | 0:27:43 | |
at auction, so I should be grateful with the profit that I made. | 0:27:43 | 0:27:47 | |
She sells the white metal buckle from her job lot of items for £50, | 0:27:47 | 0:27:51 | |
which leaves her £13.50 shy of making an overall profit on the lot. | 0:27:51 | 0:27:57 | |
With that sales hat-trick, Catherine has got to be the odds-on favourite to storm this race. | 0:27:57 | 0:28:02 | |
However, the seasoned thoroughbred that is Charlie Ross | 0:28:02 | 0:28:07 | |
isn't in it to be an also-ran. | 0:28:07 | 0:28:09 | |
He'll take it to the final furlong and beyond. | 0:28:09 | 0:28:12 | |
He's even working up his own fashion line for the spectators. | 0:28:12 | 0:28:15 | |
The latest Ascot hat. | 0:28:15 | 0:28:19 | |
The Roscoe Edwardian chair hat! | 0:28:19 | 0:28:21 | |
Hats off to the dapper chap. He thinks he's sorted his next sale. | 0:28:22 | 0:28:27 | |
I've got the Edwardian cross-banded chair in the boot, | 0:28:27 | 0:28:30 | |
and we're off to see Cheryl, a friend of mine who wants, | 0:28:30 | 0:28:34 | |
desperately, a spare chair for one of her bedrooms. | 0:28:34 | 0:28:37 | |
Is it what you're looking for, madam? | 0:28:37 | 0:28:42 | |
Well, I think it is. | 0:28:42 | 0:28:44 | |
Can I tempt you with a price? | 0:28:44 | 0:28:48 | |
Go on, then. | 0:28:48 | 0:28:49 | |
£140. | 0:28:49 | 0:28:50 | |
No. 120. | 0:28:52 | 0:28:54 | |
Yes? | 0:28:55 | 0:28:56 | |
120. Deal? | 0:28:56 | 0:28:58 | |
Got a deal. | 0:28:58 | 0:29:00 | |
Mwah! | 0:29:00 | 0:29:01 | |
With £31.50 profit in his pocket, | 0:29:01 | 0:29:03 | |
the Charmer is now sitting pretty in this competition. | 0:29:03 | 0:29:07 | |
But not for long. | 0:29:07 | 0:29:08 | |
The sale of his brass mirror doesn't go to plan. | 0:29:08 | 0:29:11 | |
He'll need to take a cold, hard look at himself | 0:29:11 | 0:29:14 | |
after losing almost £3 on it. | 0:29:14 | 0:29:16 | |
MUSIC: "Land of Hope and Glory" | 0:29:16 | 0:29:18 | |
London. The capital of England is steeped in history and grandeur. | 0:29:18 | 0:29:23 | |
The Houses of Parliament, Tower Bridge, | 0:29:23 | 0:29:27 | |
and the oldest research body in the world - the Royal Institution of Great Britain. | 0:29:27 | 0:29:32 | |
It's the setting depicted in cunning Catherine's engraving, | 0:29:32 | 0:29:36 | |
and so she's brought it here to show to Arthur, | 0:29:36 | 0:29:38 | |
a scientific historian | 0:29:38 | 0:29:40 | |
who she's hoping can give her more information about it. | 0:29:40 | 0:29:43 | |
Well, this is fantastic, being in the British Institution Library, | 0:29:43 | 0:29:48 | |
which is where my engraving is set. | 0:29:48 | 0:29:50 | |
Isn't it? The first thing I noticed when we walked into the room was, | 0:29:50 | 0:29:55 | |
on the wall behind us, the big convex mirror. | 0:29:55 | 0:29:59 | |
And that must be it in the original painting. | 0:29:59 | 0:30:04 | |
Fantastic. But this actual scene is purely fictitious. | 0:30:04 | 0:30:08 | |
The painter didn't come here and have this group of scientists all in this room. | 0:30:08 | 0:30:13 | |
No. | 0:30:13 | 0:30:14 | |
It is possible that they did gather in a number of this sort of size, | 0:30:14 | 0:30:20 | |
because they must have been members of this institution, | 0:30:20 | 0:30:24 | |
but the artist couldn't have possibly painted them | 0:30:24 | 0:30:26 | |
all at the same time. | 0:30:26 | 0:30:28 | |
-No. -So, he would have taken portraits of them later. -Individually. | 0:30:28 | 0:30:33 | |
And the original painting, of which this is an engraving, | 0:30:33 | 0:30:36 | |
we believe is in the Portrait Gallery. | 0:30:36 | 0:30:39 | |
It is in the NPG, yes. | 0:30:39 | 0:30:40 | |
Arthur, thank you for your knowledge. | 0:30:40 | 0:30:42 | |
Hopefully, I I'll be able to use that to sell it. | 0:30:42 | 0:30:45 | |
Let's hope you get a buyer for it. You should, it's a nice thing. | 0:30:45 | 0:30:48 | |
It is a nice thing. Come on. Let's go and get a cup of tea. | 0:30:48 | 0:30:51 | |
Now she's got the knowledge, we'll see whether Catherine will be able | 0:30:51 | 0:30:54 | |
to put it to good use and command a higher price for her engraving. | 0:30:54 | 0:30:59 | |
Back in Oxfordshire, the late-night oil is burning. | 0:30:59 | 0:31:03 | |
The Charmer is doing some research of his own on his barrister's wig. | 0:31:03 | 0:31:07 | |
No, no he's not. | 0:31:08 | 0:31:10 | |
Anyway, as we hit the halfway point, | 0:31:10 | 0:31:12 | |
it's time to see how our champion chasers are racing. | 0:31:12 | 0:31:16 | |
After a slow start, Charmer Charlie | 0:31:16 | 0:31:18 | |
has now sold three of his six items and made nearly £104 profit. | 0:31:18 | 0:31:24 | |
Cunning Catherine had a great start, | 0:31:24 | 0:31:26 | |
selling two items whilst still at the auction. | 0:31:26 | 0:31:28 | |
But things aren't so rosy at the halfway point. | 0:31:28 | 0:31:31 | |
She's yet to break even on her job lot of items, | 0:31:31 | 0:31:33 | |
so her profit currently stands at £41. | 0:31:33 | 0:31:38 | |
As the sun rises on the second half of our epic antiques adventure, | 0:31:40 | 0:31:43 | |
Charmer Roscoe is up and about, bright eyed and bushy-tailed. | 0:31:43 | 0:31:48 | |
And he's made a little change to his silver parasol handle. | 0:31:48 | 0:31:52 | |
If you have a Victorian silver and ivory parasol handle, | 0:31:52 | 0:31:58 | |
there's only one thing to do with it, really. | 0:31:58 | 0:32:00 | |
Take it to a local carpenter and give him a fiver, and, | 0:32:00 | 0:32:05 | |
ladies and gentlemen, I give you the walking cane. | 0:32:05 | 0:32:10 | |
How smart is that? | 0:32:10 | 0:32:11 | |
Very smart indeed. | 0:32:11 | 0:32:14 | |
And he follows it up with another smart move, travelling down | 0:32:14 | 0:32:17 | |
to London to see an old friend at one of his favourite places. | 0:32:17 | 0:32:21 | |
MUSIC: "Soul Limbo" by Booker T and the MGs | 0:32:21 | 0:32:25 | |
Lord's. Home of English cricket. | 0:32:25 | 0:32:27 | |
All we're missing is the sound of leather on willow. | 0:32:27 | 0:32:31 | |
But I haven't got time for any of that, | 0:32:31 | 0:32:33 | |
because I've brought my cane along. | 0:32:33 | 0:32:35 | |
And I hope I'm going to sell it to John Fingleton, | 0:32:35 | 0:32:39 | |
aka Fingers, the quintessentially English cricket supporter. | 0:32:39 | 0:32:44 | |
Anyway, he loves a good cane, and, Fingers, | 0:32:44 | 0:32:46 | |
have I got the cane for you! | 0:32:46 | 0:32:49 | |
Well, Fingers, here we are at Lord's, | 0:32:51 | 0:32:53 | |
and you are the face of English cricket, are you not? | 0:32:53 | 0:32:56 | |
Some people say that. I think more the body. | 0:32:56 | 0:32:59 | |
I'm not sure I want to be the face of it. | 0:32:59 | 0:33:01 | |
-You know why I'm here? -I've got a feeling you're going to separate me from some money. | 0:33:01 | 0:33:05 | |
I certainly am. I'm just looking at that little collection. | 0:33:05 | 0:33:08 | |
I've noticed there's nothing Victorian there, is there? | 0:33:08 | 0:33:12 | |
-Not a genuine antique. -No genuine antiques, no. | 0:33:12 | 0:33:15 | |
I'm going to show you a genuine antique. | 0:33:15 | 0:33:18 | |
No, no, no, only if you like it. | 0:33:18 | 0:33:19 | |
Isn't that pretty? | 0:33:19 | 0:33:21 | |
-Isn't that magnificent? -That is lovely? | 0:33:21 | 0:33:24 | |
-And it's got the hallmark on it, here. -Can you tell me all about it? | 0:33:24 | 0:33:27 | |
-I can indeed. -You know about these things. -Well, I'm supposed to. | 0:33:27 | 0:33:31 | |
It has a little anchor on it, which tells you it was made in Birmingham. | 0:33:31 | 0:33:35 | |
It has, obviously, the lion passant, and then a date letter for 1892. | 0:33:35 | 0:33:42 | |
It's quite interesting. | 0:33:42 | 0:33:43 | |
People could look at this and think it wasn't Victorian, | 0:33:43 | 0:33:46 | |
because it doesn't have Victoria's head on it. | 0:33:46 | 0:33:48 | |
In 1891, when Victoria was getting a little crusty, | 0:33:48 | 0:33:52 | |
they decided to make the hallmarks without her head on them any more. | 0:33:52 | 0:33:57 | |
So, you actually get a Victorian hallmark from 1891-1901, | 0:33:57 | 0:34:01 | |
still silver, but no monarch's head. | 0:34:01 | 0:34:03 | |
-But did they continue with the monarch's head afterwards? -Yes. | 0:34:03 | 0:34:06 | |
What are you going to try and sting me for this? | 0:34:06 | 0:34:09 | |
-75 quid. -Not a prayer! | 0:34:09 | 0:34:10 | |
You know, Her Majesty appears on one of those nice, pink notes, | 0:34:10 | 0:34:14 | |
they're called 50. How about 50? | 0:34:14 | 0:34:16 | |
Fingers, you're a gentleman. | 0:34:16 | 0:34:17 | |
Howzat! | 0:34:17 | 0:34:19 | |
A selling wicket for Mr C Ross. Fingers gets a cane, | 0:34:19 | 0:34:22 | |
and Roscoe retires to the pavilion with nearly £27 profit. | 0:34:22 | 0:34:27 | |
# I don't like cricket, oh no | 0:34:27 | 0:34:32 | |
# I love it... # | 0:34:32 | 0:34:36 | |
Oh, dear. Cunning Catherine is in danger of being knocked for six, | 0:34:36 | 0:34:40 | |
but hold on, she thinks she may have found a buyer for her engraving. | 0:34:40 | 0:34:43 | |
When I first did some research on my science engraving, | 0:34:43 | 0:34:47 | |
I sent images to a colleague of mine in the science world, | 0:34:47 | 0:34:51 | |
and he's expressed some interest. | 0:34:51 | 0:34:53 | |
I gave him a ballpark figure of 250-350, | 0:34:53 | 0:34:56 | |
and he's said he could be interested. So, I'm going to give him a call. | 0:34:56 | 0:35:01 | |
Wish me luck. | 0:35:01 | 0:35:02 | |
OK. Good luck. | 0:35:02 | 0:35:05 | |
Hello, it's Catherine. | 0:35:05 | 0:35:07 | |
Remember the photographs of that print I sent you, the engraving? | 0:35:07 | 0:35:10 | |
The science engraving? | 0:35:10 | 0:35:12 | |
She needs to make it a big sale. | 0:35:12 | 0:35:14 | |
How does £350 sound? | 0:35:14 | 0:35:17 | |
Terrible? Erm, what about 300? | 0:35:17 | 0:35:20 | |
Deal. Fantastic. | 0:35:20 | 0:35:23 | |
Thank you very much. Thank you. Bye! | 0:35:25 | 0:35:27 | |
That was amazing. I cannot believe I sold that for £300. | 0:35:29 | 0:35:33 | |
Ah, well done, Catherine. That's a huge sale! | 0:35:33 | 0:35:36 | |
Like a mad scientist, our lady mixes bargains with selling prowess | 0:35:36 | 0:35:41 | |
and produces just under £141 profit, a seismic game-changer. | 0:35:41 | 0:35:47 | |
She's blasted her way into the lead. | 0:35:47 | 0:35:50 | |
But the Charmer isn't about to sign off. | 0:35:51 | 0:35:54 | |
He's still got the Rolling Stones autograph book, | 0:35:54 | 0:35:56 | |
which he paid £295 for, | 0:35:56 | 0:35:58 | |
and he'll need to sell it for a whopping price to make a decent profit on it. | 0:35:58 | 0:36:03 | |
Here I am. I've got the Rolling Stones' autographs. | 0:36:03 | 0:36:06 | |
And John Hayes and his family are bonkers on all memorabilia. | 0:36:06 | 0:36:11 | |
And they will buy these. | 0:36:11 | 0:36:13 | |
You hope, Charlie. | 0:36:13 | 0:36:15 | |
MUSIC: "Satisfaction" by The Rolling Stones | 0:36:15 | 0:36:18 | |
I was at an auction and some autographs came up. | 0:36:18 | 0:36:22 | |
When you think of autographs, you think of you. And quite rightly. | 0:36:22 | 0:36:26 | |
Unbelievable, your collection. Ever worked out how many you've got? | 0:36:26 | 0:36:30 | |
We think we've probably got about 13,000-14,000. | 0:36:30 | 0:36:34 | |
What's the most valuable one? | 0:36:34 | 0:36:36 | |
What, piece of memorabilia, or signature? | 0:36:36 | 0:36:38 | |
Signature. | 0:36:38 | 0:36:40 | |
Churchill, Churchill. Definitely. | 0:36:40 | 0:36:41 | |
What would that be worth? | 0:36:41 | 0:36:44 | |
Well, Churchill's signature's now going between £3,000-£4,000. | 0:36:44 | 0:36:48 | |
-Are they really? -Great investment. -My uncle was Churchill's dentist. | 0:36:48 | 0:36:51 | |
What about that? He's got a set of his dentures. They must be worth... | 0:36:51 | 0:36:54 | |
They've got to be worth more, no question(!) | 0:36:54 | 0:36:56 | |
Well, I saw these autographs and I thought, what I'm going to do, | 0:36:56 | 0:37:00 | |
I've told you what they are, it's the Rolling Stones. | 0:37:00 | 0:37:04 | |
What do you think? I'll tell you what I want for them. 750 quid. | 0:37:04 | 0:37:07 | |
-Too much, Charlie. -Really? -Seriously, too much. | 0:37:07 | 0:37:10 | |
Ooh, hit the brakes. That's not what the Charmer wanted to hear. | 0:37:10 | 0:37:14 | |
That was a mighty starting price, but we'll find out later | 0:37:14 | 0:37:18 | |
how close to it our Roscoe actually managed to get. | 0:37:18 | 0:37:22 | |
The cunning one has one last item to sell. | 0:37:22 | 0:37:25 | |
Her oak wool winder, | 0:37:25 | 0:37:26 | |
and she's winding her way up to Henley to see shop owner Penny. | 0:37:26 | 0:37:32 | |
There's a lady here that's got a spinning wool shop. | 0:37:32 | 0:37:35 | |
And she's expressed interest. | 0:37:35 | 0:37:37 | |
She said she's been looking for one of these for months. | 0:37:37 | 0:37:40 | |
Apparently, I've since found out that these are actually quite rare. | 0:37:40 | 0:37:43 | |
MUSIC: Recorder plays "Baa-Baa Black Sheep" | 0:37:43 | 0:37:47 | |
Good morning, Penny. Catherine Southon, hi. How are you? | 0:37:51 | 0:37:54 | |
I have brought you...a wool winder. | 0:37:54 | 0:37:58 | |
Right. Yes, it's what they call a squirrel cage. | 0:37:58 | 0:38:01 | |
How does it actually work? How would you use this? | 0:38:01 | 0:38:05 | |
You would adjust the cage. | 0:38:05 | 0:38:09 | |
Right. That moves up and down? | 0:38:09 | 0:38:11 | |
Up and down. Up to the length of the skein that you're going to wind. | 0:38:11 | 0:38:17 | |
You just pick the skein of yarn up. | 0:38:18 | 0:38:21 | |
A skein of yarn. I like that word. A skein of yarn. Right, OK. | 0:38:21 | 0:38:26 | |
-Or a hank. -Or a hank. | 0:38:26 | 0:38:28 | |
-And then you would adjust it to the length of the hank. -Right. | 0:38:28 | 0:38:33 | |
And then you would put it round the two cages, | 0:38:33 | 0:38:37 | |
and then find the end, and then you would either wind it off | 0:38:37 | 0:38:41 | |
on your hand into a ball, or you could put it on a ball winder | 0:38:41 | 0:38:46 | |
and turn it into a ball of wool that way. | 0:38:46 | 0:38:49 | |
So, this, a wool winder, basically turns the hank of wool... | 0:38:49 | 0:38:54 | |
Yes, into a ball of wool. You can't knit off a hank of wool. | 0:38:54 | 0:38:58 | |
-How did you get on before you had one of these? -Husband's arms. | 0:38:58 | 0:39:03 | |
Backs of chairs. Knees. | 0:39:03 | 0:39:06 | |
Now, shall we talk about price? | 0:39:06 | 0:39:09 | |
How does £150 sound to you? | 0:39:09 | 0:39:13 | |
It's probably a bit higher than I would have gone to. | 0:39:13 | 0:39:16 | |
What about 130? Is that a nice compromise? | 0:39:16 | 0:39:19 | |
All right. | 0:39:19 | 0:39:20 | |
Are you happy with that? Lovely. | 0:39:20 | 0:39:23 | |
Mm, Miss Southon is spinning. | 0:39:23 | 0:39:25 | |
Her wool winder wound her nearly £89 profit. | 0:39:25 | 0:39:29 | |
Has Catherine done enough to take the crown back to Kent? | 0:39:29 | 0:39:32 | |
Who knows? The Charmer has one last throw of the dice. | 0:39:32 | 0:39:36 | |
His judge friend Christopher has expressed an interest | 0:39:36 | 0:39:39 | |
in the barrister's wig for a friend of his. | 0:39:39 | 0:39:41 | |
But it seems this isn't going to be the serious deal you might expect. | 0:39:41 | 0:39:45 | |
Boys will be boys. | 0:39:45 | 0:39:47 | |
When you get excited in court, won't it fall off? | 0:39:48 | 0:39:52 | |
Order, order! Gentlemen, to business, please. | 0:39:56 | 0:39:59 | |
Do wigs get longer the more senior you are? | 0:39:59 | 0:40:02 | |
When you're very, very senior, does the Lord Chancellor have one that goes down to the ground? | 0:40:02 | 0:40:07 | |
There's a very long one. That's the ceremonial wig. | 0:40:07 | 0:40:10 | |
There's the barrister's wig. And that stays whatever your age, | 0:40:10 | 0:40:13 | |
whether you are a QC or anything like that, you're still wearing the barrister's wig. | 0:40:13 | 0:40:17 | |
The judge's wig, which is the one I thought you were going to get me, is this. | 0:40:17 | 0:40:23 | |
Which is rather different. | 0:40:25 | 0:40:27 | |
That's rather like one of those helmets people wear | 0:40:29 | 0:40:33 | |
when they're riding bicycles, isn't it? | 0:40:33 | 0:40:36 | |
You do realise we're both sitting in the garden wearing them? | 0:40:36 | 0:40:40 | |
-I often do this... -I'm sure you do. | 0:40:41 | 0:40:45 | |
So that's judgment. That's by the by. | 0:40:45 | 0:40:47 | |
Could I interest you in this wig? | 0:40:47 | 0:40:50 | |
I'd probably give you a couple of hundred for that, Roscoe. | 0:40:50 | 0:40:54 | |
Ooh! | 0:40:54 | 0:40:56 | |
Excellent, I'll take that! | 0:40:56 | 0:40:57 | |
Hold on! You've taken the wind out of my sails with that. | 0:40:57 | 0:41:00 | |
Yes, the Charmer's done it. | 0:41:00 | 0:41:03 | |
At this late stage, any profit is welcome, | 0:41:03 | 0:41:05 | |
and Charlie's made nearly £35. | 0:41:05 | 0:41:07 | |
She's travelled up and down this great land, but in the end, | 0:41:09 | 0:41:12 | |
Catherine couldn't sell all of the items from her job lot box. | 0:41:12 | 0:41:16 | |
And, overall, she makes a loss on it of £13.50. | 0:41:16 | 0:41:20 | |
But has that blown her chances? | 0:41:20 | 0:41:23 | |
Let's find out who's taken today's title. | 0:41:23 | 0:41:25 | |
Our commandos of collectibles have bravely battled their way | 0:41:25 | 0:41:29 | |
through an epic competition today. | 0:41:29 | 0:41:31 | |
They both started with £1,000 of their own money. | 0:41:31 | 0:41:34 | |
Charming Charlie spent nearly £755 on six purchases. | 0:41:34 | 0:41:39 | |
And cunning Catherine bought seven lots | 0:41:39 | 0:41:41 | |
and spent a total of just over £482. | 0:41:41 | 0:41:45 | |
But now, it's all about profit. | 0:41:45 | 0:41:47 | |
All the money Catherine and Charlie have made from today's challenge | 0:41:48 | 0:41:52 | |
will go to a charity of their choice. | 0:41:52 | 0:41:54 | |
So, without further ado, let's find out who is | 0:41:54 | 0:41:57 | |
today's Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is champion. | 0:41:57 | 0:42:01 | |
-Charlie, good to see you. -Mwah! Mwah! | 0:42:01 | 0:42:03 | |
And good to see you looking perky. | 0:42:03 | 0:42:06 | |
I'm very happy now that I've sold everything. | 0:42:06 | 0:42:08 | |
Even the wool winder? | 0:42:08 | 0:42:09 | |
The wool winder was magical! | 0:42:09 | 0:42:11 | |
I sold it to the perfect lady, who's been after one for months. | 0:42:11 | 0:42:16 | |
Then you're probably the best dealer I've ever met. | 0:42:16 | 0:42:19 | |
I know. I'm terribly clever. | 0:42:19 | 0:42:21 | |
I had fun selling my stuff. | 0:42:21 | 0:42:22 | |
What about your Stones autographs? I wish I challenged you on those. | 0:42:22 | 0:42:25 | |
The Rolling Stones will have made the difference between you and me, Miss Southon. | 0:42:25 | 0:42:30 | |
How much did you sell them for? | 0:42:30 | 0:42:32 | |
Well, you have a look. One, two, three. | 0:42:32 | 0:42:36 | |
Ho-ho! The Rolling Stones! | 0:42:36 | 0:42:39 | |
Mick Jagger did it for me. Does he do it for you? | 0:42:39 | 0:42:42 | |
-He does it for me, yeah. -Oh, does he?! | 0:42:42 | 0:42:45 | |
Yes, he certainly does, Roscoe. | 0:42:45 | 0:42:47 | |
Let's see how Charlie got on when he sold his autographs. | 0:42:47 | 0:42:50 | |
450. | 0:42:50 | 0:42:51 | |
I think that's very fair. | 0:42:52 | 0:42:54 | |
The Charmer signed off with £155 profit, his biggest of the day. | 0:42:54 | 0:42:59 | |
And so, our resident Prince Charming takes the butcher money crown. | 0:42:59 | 0:43:03 | |
I really thought, when it came down to it, | 0:43:03 | 0:43:06 | |
that I had given Catherine a good beating. | 0:43:06 | 0:43:09 | |
But she's canny, you know, and when it came down to it, | 0:43:09 | 0:43:11 | |
there was no more than about £50 in it. | 0:43:11 | 0:43:13 | |
I think, what I had, I sold extremely well. | 0:43:13 | 0:43:17 | |
But he just did a little bit better. | 0:43:17 | 0:43:19 | |
Charlie can't celebrate for long, because tomorrow, | 0:43:19 | 0:43:23 | |
our duelling dealers will be crossing swords at an antiques fair in Newark. | 0:43:23 | 0:43:27 | |
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