0:00:29 > 0:00:31This is Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is.
0:00:31 > 0:00:34The show that pitches TV's best-loved
0:00:34 > 0:00:38antiques experts against each other in an all-out battle for profit.
0:00:38 > 0:00:40I'm a double-your-money girl.
0:00:40 > 0:00:43And gives you the insider's view of the trade.
0:00:43 > 0:00:46You've got to be in it to win it.
0:00:46 > 0:00:48Each week, one pair of dealers
0:00:48 > 0:00:51will face a different daily challenge.
0:00:51 > 0:00:52Lovely!
0:00:52 > 0:00:53We've got some work to do.
0:00:53 > 0:00:58Putting their own money and their hard-earned reputations on the line
0:00:58 > 0:01:03as they see who can make the most money from buying and selling.
0:01:03 > 0:01:06Get in there!
0:01:06 > 0:01:08Today, consummate ceramics connoisseur Eric Knowles
0:01:08 > 0:01:15takes on the undisputed maestro of memorabilia John Cameron.
0:01:15 > 0:01:18Coming up, John has a crisis of confidence...
0:01:18 > 0:01:21I paid a lot more money for that than I'd hoped.
0:01:21 > 0:01:24..Eric gives us his auction survival guide...
0:01:24 > 0:01:28If you have not viewed that item, do not bid on it.
0:01:28 > 0:01:31..and the Hammer reckons he has got the inside track
0:01:31 > 0:01:32on making top profits.
0:01:32 > 0:01:35We have not hit the buffers just yet.
0:01:35 > 0:01:38I am hoping there will be the right type of leaves on the line.
0:01:38 > 0:01:41It's Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is.
0:01:53 > 0:01:57Take cover and lock up your valuables because our gung-ho
0:01:57 > 0:02:01gunslingers are rolling into town and they are ready for a rumble.
0:02:01 > 0:02:06It is Eric "Knocker" Knowles with over 30 years experience
0:02:06 > 0:02:09wrangling antiques. Here's the dealing grandmaster.
0:02:09 > 0:02:11It puts the pressure on a bit.
0:02:11 > 0:02:13Versus John "the Hammer" Cameron.
0:02:13 > 0:02:15The South Coast's sharpshooter who has his sights
0:02:15 > 0:02:19fixed on anything that might make a profit.
0:02:21 > 0:02:23Still bidding.
0:02:23 > 0:02:26Our very own Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid are hoping
0:02:26 > 0:02:30for a buying bonanza today at Duke's Auction House in Dorset.
0:02:30 > 0:02:33They are out to capture collectables
0:02:33 > 0:02:34they hope will make them the most money.
0:02:34 > 0:02:39They have each got £1,000 of their own cash to spend
0:02:39 > 0:02:41and the profit goes to the chosen charities.
0:02:41 > 0:02:44Eric Knowles and John Cameron,
0:02:44 > 0:02:47it is time to put your money where your mouth is.
0:02:47 > 0:02:51Eric Knowles, what are you fiddling with there?
0:02:51 > 0:02:56My dear boy! Listen, that is what I call sartorial elegance.
0:02:56 > 0:02:58I think it is probably not the weather for it.
0:02:58 > 0:03:01I have some memorabilia I wanted you to have a quick look at.
0:03:01 > 0:03:05- Do you mind? - No. I am your man.
0:03:05 > 0:03:10Someone was at my graduation ceremony. There we are together.
0:03:10 > 0:03:14- How lovely!- I did love you with the moustache. I still love you now.
0:03:14 > 0:03:16I think it looks wonderful.
0:03:16 > 0:03:20- Look at you.- I don't know what happened with the haircut. I'll put it down to the mortar board.
0:03:20 > 0:03:21ERIC LAUGHS
0:03:21 > 0:03:24We're here in Dorchester at the auction house.
0:03:24 > 0:03:27Do you have your £1,000 to spend today?
0:03:27 > 0:03:30Burning a hole in my pocket. I'm going to spend it wisely.
0:03:30 > 0:03:33- I am not going to go into panic mode. - I have marked a few lots.
0:03:33 > 0:03:37I want to have a quick look at them before the auction starts.
0:03:37 > 0:03:41- We are a bit pushed. - I will leave you fiddling around.
0:03:41 > 0:03:44I'll see you later. Well, there you go.
0:03:44 > 0:03:49Question. Are there really two Ds in Stradivarius?
0:03:49 > 0:03:52Ooh, he's a bit of wag our Eric,
0:03:52 > 0:03:55but our boys do need to keep their wits about them
0:03:55 > 0:03:59and pick the right plan of attack for the upcoming antiques show.
0:03:59 > 0:04:04I've been working in the auction business for almost 36 years.
0:04:04 > 0:04:07I don't mind admitting that when I'm the auctioneer,
0:04:07 > 0:04:11you do get butterflies before you go up.
0:04:11 > 0:04:13It is worse when you are the buyer.
0:04:13 > 0:04:15Who fails to recognise Eric?
0:04:15 > 0:04:16The ladies love him
0:04:16 > 0:04:19and people will be approaching him for his autograph.
0:04:19 > 0:04:20I've done a dirty trick.
0:04:20 > 0:04:23I have been telling people, go and ask him for a photograph
0:04:23 > 0:04:25and autograph. He doesn't mind.
0:04:25 > 0:04:28Oh, John, you son of a gun!
0:04:28 > 0:04:30Eric will be swamped.
0:04:30 > 0:04:33The Hammer has no plans to play fair in this fight
0:04:33 > 0:04:36and is quick to identify some pieces to take a pop at.
0:04:36 > 0:04:39This is the first item I am interested in.
0:04:39 > 0:04:43It is a mid-19th century cast iron boot scraper
0:04:43 > 0:04:44and it does exactly what it says.
0:04:44 > 0:04:47You have it on the floor outside the door.
0:04:47 > 0:04:49What I like about this is the design.
0:04:49 > 0:04:52There are two sphinxes here sat proudly either side
0:04:52 > 0:04:55and that reflects the interest following the conquests
0:04:55 > 0:04:57at the beginning of the 19th century.
0:04:57 > 0:05:00You see these Egyptian elements in all areas of the decorative arts.
0:05:00 > 0:05:04Under here, amongst all these cobwebs,
0:05:04 > 0:05:06I can see the name of A Kenrick.
0:05:06 > 0:05:08That is Archibald Kenrick,
0:05:08 > 0:05:13a good quality iron foundry in West Bromwich around 1791.
0:05:13 > 0:05:17The company continued to produce things up until 1991.
0:05:17 > 0:05:20They are also famous for making knockers.
0:05:20 > 0:05:22We want to beat the Knocker here today.
0:05:22 > 0:05:25That is the first lot I am interested in.
0:05:25 > 0:05:27John is full of determination,
0:05:27 > 0:05:31but Knocker's also lining up his bidding targets.
0:05:31 > 0:05:35I am looking at a nice miniature of Henry VIII.
0:05:35 > 0:05:39You really should be looking for miniatures of people who were
0:05:39 > 0:05:45alive and kicking when this painting was made.
0:05:45 > 0:05:49Stylistically, this could be 18th-century
0:05:49 > 0:05:53but he had been long gone by then. Who the artist is, I don't know.
0:05:53 > 0:05:56If it is going cheap, I might have a go at that.
0:05:56 > 0:06:01Time will tell if Knocker can get the miniature of Henry VIII for the right price.
0:06:01 > 0:06:05Will it be a happy marriage or will he lose his head in the pressure of the auction room?
0:06:05 > 0:06:10I'm having one last look at a lot I may be interested in buying.
0:06:10 > 0:06:12It is known as an epergne which translates into "to save".
0:06:12 > 0:06:15They were used as centrepieces on dining tables.
0:06:15 > 0:06:18The trumpet vase is hand-blown glass.
0:06:18 > 0:06:22This has been silver-plated and probably dates from the 1920s.
0:06:22 > 0:06:23It will polish up quite well.
0:06:23 > 0:06:26I should get a punter for it providing I buy it right.
0:06:26 > 0:06:29I will keep my eye on it when it goes under the hammer.
0:06:29 > 0:06:32No time left to size up any more bounty because it is time for our
0:06:32 > 0:06:37gutsy go-getters to step into the auction room ready for the gunfight.
0:06:37 > 0:06:40Bit of a tip - if you're at an auctioneers, and it
0:06:40 > 0:06:46looks like something is going very cheap, it is tempting to dive in there and bid.
0:06:46 > 0:06:50Take my advice, if you have not viewed that item, don't bid on it.
0:06:50 > 0:06:569 times out of 10, you will come a cropper. Trust me.
0:06:56 > 0:06:59The first bit of booty up for bids is the boot scraper
0:06:59 > 0:07:02with sphinxes that John likes the look of.
0:07:02 > 0:07:03£40 for the sphinxes.
0:07:03 > 0:07:07He's off! He's off!
0:07:07 > 0:07:1155, 60, 65. Going at £65. Selling all done.
0:07:11 > 0:07:14GAVEL BANGS
0:07:14 > 0:07:18- Yes!- It's first hit to the Hammer, who has corralled
0:07:18 > 0:07:21the boot scraper for £80.22 including fees.
0:07:21 > 0:07:26We'll find out later what sort of a profit he can scrape up with it.
0:07:26 > 0:07:28I didn't even spot that when I was doing the viewing
0:07:28 > 0:07:30so I am feeling slightly miffed.
0:07:32 > 0:07:34I am looking on the bright side.
0:07:34 > 0:07:38I am wearing this jacket and not that jacket.
0:07:38 > 0:07:40Sartorial standards aside,
0:07:40 > 0:07:44it seems that the Hammer's strike has knocked Knocker's confidence.
0:07:44 > 0:07:47As you can see, Eric is still hard browsing during the auction,
0:07:47 > 0:07:51which is an indication he has not marked down enough things to buy.
0:07:51 > 0:07:55He may be going into panic mode which does happen at auctions.
0:07:55 > 0:07:59I think John thinks I'm panicking, but I'm not panicking at all.
0:07:59 > 0:08:03This is what you call restrained anxiety.
0:08:03 > 0:08:06It is close but it is not panicking. I promise you.
0:08:06 > 0:08:10Ooh, Knocker, keep those nerves in check and find some lots
0:08:10 > 0:08:15as the Hammer's about to hustle for another bit of booty.
0:08:15 > 0:08:20Coming up at lot 81 is a quite unusually large leather mailbag.
0:08:20 > 0:08:23It is good quality leather, dating from 1953,
0:08:23 > 0:08:26the year of the coronation.
0:08:26 > 0:08:28Estimated at £50-100. I have seen a few people looking at it.
0:08:28 > 0:08:31If I can buy it and think about a profit, I will have a go.
0:08:31 > 0:08:39£50, 60, 70, 80, 90. At 90.
0:08:39 > 0:08:42This bounty hunter is holding his nerve.
0:08:42 > 0:08:47Come on, John.
0:08:47 > 0:08:5330, 40. A beautiful piece.
0:08:53 > 0:08:58- 40, 50. £140.- I've paid a lot more money for that than I had hoped.
0:08:58 > 0:09:00GAVEL BANGS
0:09:00 > 0:09:03He may have paid a few dollars more than he wanted for the mailbag,
0:09:03 > 0:09:09but it delivers John his second buy of the morning for £172.76
0:09:09 > 0:09:10including fees.
0:09:10 > 0:09:13It is a really interesting item, dates from 1953.
0:09:13 > 0:09:17It is made of leather with a metal lining inside.
0:09:17 > 0:09:22It is catalogued as a post bag. I think perhaps not.
0:09:22 > 0:09:25As well as having this royal coat of arms on the front,
0:09:25 > 0:09:29it has a broad arrows stamp right here.
0:09:29 > 0:09:33That tells us this was military issue,
0:09:33 > 0:09:35possibly navy, possibly army.
0:09:35 > 0:09:38This could be some sort of military mailbag.
0:09:38 > 0:09:43It may have been some huge ammunition pouch.
0:09:43 > 0:09:45I can see this beside someone's fireplace
0:09:45 > 0:09:48or in the lobby of a posh hotel.
0:09:48 > 0:09:51John is riding high. He is two items up on Eric.
0:09:51 > 0:09:53Now Knocker needs to lasso a great deal quick sharp
0:09:53 > 0:09:56to catch up with his rival.
0:09:56 > 0:10:03First thing I've got an eye on is a very attractive Oriental hardwood tray.
0:10:03 > 0:10:0860, 5, 70, 5, 80,
0:10:08 > 0:10:125, £85.
0:10:12 > 0:10:16- 90.- 90, five, 100? No?
0:10:16 > 0:10:20£95, selling at £95.
0:10:20 > 0:10:22GAVEL BANGS
0:10:22 > 0:10:27Disaster. A rival bidder's just shot down Knocker's chances of a buy.
0:10:27 > 0:10:29It puts the pressure on a bit.
0:10:29 > 0:10:35Knocker is in trouble and it looks like it is about to go from bad to worse as up next
0:10:35 > 0:10:37is the epergne, top of the Hammer's most wanted list.
0:10:37 > 0:10:4145, 50, I've got 45, I'll take 50.
0:10:41 > 0:10:4350 bid, 50.
0:10:43 > 0:10:48At £50. It's going to go at £50.
0:10:48 > 0:10:53There should be a profit in that. It may get me out of trouble I get with that mailbag.
0:10:53 > 0:10:57John has bought the epergne for £61.70 including commission.
0:10:57 > 0:11:00Let's see who is the hero of the hour
0:11:00 > 0:11:03and who is trailing in the dust.
0:11:03 > 0:11:05Each of our buying bounty hunters started the day
0:11:05 > 0:11:08with £1,000 of their own money to spend.
0:11:08 > 0:11:11Eric "Knocker" Knowles is having a terrible time.
0:11:11 > 0:11:13He hasn't managed to catch a single item
0:11:13 > 0:11:17and has all of his £1,000 yet to spend.
0:11:17 > 0:11:21John the Hammer Cameron has shot down his rival at every turn
0:11:21 > 0:11:26buying three items so far and spending £314.68, leaving him
0:11:26 > 0:11:30with £685.32 to play with.
0:11:30 > 0:11:34- Just passing through.- No, no, no.
0:11:34 > 0:11:37- How's it going? - Um, it's a slow start.
0:11:37 > 0:11:41I think this could be a tortoise-and-hare situation.
0:11:41 > 0:11:42JOHN LAUGHS
0:11:42 > 0:11:45- I know you've got off to a good start.- Look at that.
0:11:45 > 0:11:49140 quid for that mailbag. I'm not even sure if it is a mailbag.
0:11:49 > 0:11:51I'm a bit shaky over that.
0:11:51 > 0:11:54I can't say too much to you. Just dive in.
0:11:54 > 0:11:56- Just enjoy yourself.- All right.
0:11:56 > 0:11:58Yes, Knocker's putting a brave face on it,
0:11:58 > 0:12:01but he's in a corner and needs to fight his way out.
0:12:01 > 0:12:03He is back browsing new lots,
0:12:03 > 0:12:06desperate to find something to bid on.
0:12:06 > 0:12:09# I'm hunting high and low... #
0:12:09 > 0:12:11Still looking.
0:12:16 > 0:12:20Still looking.
0:12:24 > 0:12:27And all the searching finally pays off.
0:12:27 > 0:12:32Eric has just won an iron plaque for £90.72 including fees.
0:12:32 > 0:12:35At last, the lad has bagged some booty.
0:12:35 > 0:12:38I readily admit that this was an impulse buy,
0:12:38 > 0:12:40but at least it got the ball rolling.
0:12:40 > 0:12:43In fact, when you look at it,
0:12:43 > 0:12:47it appears to be bronze which is in its favour.
0:12:47 > 0:12:50I know it looks like cast iron from where you are.
0:12:50 > 0:12:55I would have thought that this is around 1848-1860.
0:12:55 > 0:12:57I don't think it's any later than that.
0:12:57 > 0:13:00It is just beautifully cast.
0:13:00 > 0:13:03This has been made at a quality foundry.
0:13:03 > 0:13:04When it comes to George and the dragon,
0:13:04 > 0:13:11when it comes to buyers, why am I thinking public houses?
0:13:11 > 0:13:13Always good to have a plan, Eric.
0:13:13 > 0:13:16Up next under the hammer is the miniature of Henry VIII
0:13:16 > 0:13:19that Eric took a shine to earlier.
0:13:19 > 0:13:23Could this herald the turnaround in our maestro's fortunes?
0:13:23 > 0:13:2850, five, 60.
0:13:28 > 0:13:30£55 at the back.
0:13:30 > 0:13:33Uh, no.
0:13:33 > 0:13:35It is a case of waste not the money.
0:13:35 > 0:13:38Just keep it all in reserve.
0:13:38 > 0:13:41But our brave bandito ain't giving up under fire
0:13:41 > 0:13:44and decides to capture a lot consisting of a miniature
0:13:44 > 0:13:49and a carved mother-of-pearl panel with an estimate of £30-50.
0:13:49 > 0:13:54I think we are looking at early 17th century.
0:13:54 > 0:13:57Maybe a little bit earlier. We will soon find out.
0:13:57 > 0:14:03I am quite prepared to spend considerably more than 30-50.
0:14:03 > 0:14:0950? 60, 70, 80, 90.
0:14:09 > 0:14:17At £80. I'll take 90, 100, 110, 120, 130, 140, 150, 160.
0:14:17 > 0:14:22I will take 160 now.
0:14:22 > 0:14:26Are we sure? All done? 150.
0:14:26 > 0:14:29I was prepared to pay double what I have just paid.
0:14:29 > 0:14:31Let's see where we go.
0:14:31 > 0:14:32Yes, that is more like it, Eric.
0:14:32 > 0:14:38He scores the lot for a hefty £185.10 including costs.
0:14:38 > 0:14:40As you can see, there is a battle scene going on there
0:14:40 > 0:14:43and rather appropriate really.
0:14:43 > 0:14:46I consider this lot the spoils of war.
0:14:46 > 0:14:52This is late 19th century. It could be as late as 1900.
0:14:52 > 0:14:56This, I am hoping, will be an awful lot earlier.
0:14:56 > 0:14:59I am not certain if, at one stage,
0:14:59 > 0:15:02this was part of a very beautiful box.
0:15:02 > 0:15:10I can tell you that the carving on that has to be 18th, if not, 17th-century.
0:15:10 > 0:15:12If I've played my cards right - sorry, Bruce -
0:15:12 > 0:15:16but if I have, then this one could be something of an earner.
0:15:16 > 0:15:18So Knocker's finally found his form
0:15:18 > 0:15:22with a lot that might just bring in a top dollar profit.
0:15:22 > 0:15:25But the Hammer hopes to derail Eric's chances of catching him
0:15:25 > 0:15:28by bidding on an old railway sign.
0:15:32 > 0:15:35Sale to... 1545 there.
0:15:35 > 0:15:38John's paid a first-class price for the railway sign,
0:15:38 > 0:15:42£92.56 including fees.
0:15:42 > 0:15:45Collectors of railwayana love this sort of thing.
0:15:45 > 0:15:46They put them up around the house,
0:15:46 > 0:15:49pretty much the way people who like old advertising
0:15:49 > 0:15:51put their signs around the house.
0:15:51 > 0:15:52It is a nice thing.
0:15:52 > 0:15:53They are becoming rarer,
0:15:53 > 0:15:56but I think I may have paid a bit too much for it.
0:15:56 > 0:15:58I'll probably only get 100,
0:15:58 > 0:16:01120 if I'm lucky for it.
0:16:01 > 0:16:03But I think it's a definite sell.
0:16:03 > 0:16:05I like it. I just wish I'd paid a lot less for it.
0:16:05 > 0:16:09And John better watch those pennies, as Eric is fighting back
0:16:09 > 0:16:11with a whole new strategy.
0:16:11 > 0:16:14So exactly what cunning game plan
0:16:14 > 0:16:16has he devised for picking his next lots?
0:16:16 > 0:16:18I'm going for this lot as it's local to where I live.
0:16:18 > 0:16:21Well, you're the expert, Knocker.
0:16:21 > 0:16:24Thank you. And the number is...
0:16:24 > 0:16:27Eric's won a watercolour of the Thames
0:16:27 > 0:16:29for £80.22 including costs.
0:16:29 > 0:16:32This is a view that I know only too well,
0:16:32 > 0:16:34cos I don't live too far away.
0:16:34 > 0:16:36It says "On the Thames at Bisham"
0:16:36 > 0:16:40and it's been painted by Percy Wild,
0:16:40 > 0:16:45who hired The Studio in Marlow, so he's a local artist.
0:16:45 > 0:16:46It's been reframed.
0:16:46 > 0:16:48I think sympathetically,
0:16:48 > 0:16:53I would date this probably around about 1900 or thereabouts.
0:16:53 > 0:16:55I'm going to do a bit of homework,
0:16:55 > 0:16:57find out a little bit more about Percy Wild,
0:16:57 > 0:16:59because I can't help but think
0:16:59 > 0:17:04there's plenty of pictures in that part of the world by the same artist.
0:17:04 > 0:17:08The big question is, is there anybody living in that part of the world
0:17:08 > 0:17:10is in the market for another?
0:17:10 > 0:17:13Our antiques assassin is on the attack.
0:17:13 > 0:17:15He's ready to take a shot at another lot.
0:17:15 > 0:17:17There's just one slight problem.
0:17:17 > 0:17:20To be frank, I'm not sure if it's a print or a watercolour
0:17:20 > 0:17:23cos I can't get near it, it's high up on the wall.
0:17:23 > 0:17:25£77...
0:17:26 > 0:17:30And the picture costs Eric £86.38 including fees
0:17:30 > 0:17:32but is it the real deal?
0:17:32 > 0:17:35It looks like I've got...
0:17:35 > 0:17:38Looks like I've got the real thing. Excellent.
0:17:38 > 0:17:41Well, if that's the case, it was quite a good buy.
0:17:41 > 0:17:45What a comeback! And Knocker's spotted yet another lot he hopes
0:17:45 > 0:17:47will take a bite out of John's lead.
0:17:47 > 0:17:51I doubt it's got any great age, but it is great quality,
0:17:51 > 0:17:53so I'm hoping the quality will out.
0:17:53 > 0:17:56At £90... 100. 110?
0:17:56 > 0:17:59No? With you at 100, then...
0:18:01 > 0:18:06This is all beautifully worked silk.
0:18:06 > 0:18:09I think it's an absolute tour de force, as we say up north,
0:18:09 > 0:18:11and I'm very pleased with it.
0:18:11 > 0:18:15And I'm now in search of somebody
0:18:15 > 0:18:19who's bonkers about English setters.
0:18:19 > 0:18:21The dog embroidery costs Eric
0:18:21 > 0:18:24£123.40 including costs,
0:18:24 > 0:18:26and is indeed Knocker's best friend
0:18:26 > 0:18:28as it takes him into the lead.
0:18:28 > 0:18:31He's now got five items to John's four.
0:18:31 > 0:18:35The Hammer's got to find another lot to bid on fast.
0:18:35 > 0:18:38And it's time to pull a late tactical move.
0:18:40 > 0:18:43Now, I don't want to draw attention to the item I have my hand on
0:18:43 > 0:18:47because the auction's in progress, the furniture buyers are in
0:18:47 > 0:18:49and I don't want anyone to know I'm interested in it,
0:18:49 > 0:18:52but this little pine chest of drawers
0:18:52 > 0:18:54is a good bread-and-butter piece
0:18:54 > 0:18:57and I think I probably have a buyer lined up for it.
0:18:57 > 0:18:59What I like about it are these drawers.
0:18:59 > 0:19:01They have an absolute matchbox fit.
0:19:01 > 0:19:04This is a real tight 19th-century stripped pine chest.
0:19:04 > 0:19:07They used to be hugely fashionable about 15 years ago.
0:19:07 > 0:19:10Would have sold back then for about £600.
0:19:10 > 0:19:12I'm hoping to buy it for around 100,
0:19:12 > 0:19:14maybe get 200, 250 for it.
0:19:14 > 0:19:18As I say, I need to buy some extra lots now. That's a good candidate.
0:19:21 > 0:19:24The last lots of the day are coming up
0:19:24 > 0:19:26and it's time for the final stand.
0:19:26 > 0:19:28WESTERN MUSIC
0:19:34 > 0:19:37It's got to that time of the day where I've decided
0:19:37 > 0:19:39this auction ain't big enough for the both of us.
0:19:41 > 0:19:43John wants the chest of drawers
0:19:43 > 0:19:47and Eric's got his sights on an arts and crafts table and chairs.
0:19:47 > 0:19:51The Hammer is first to take a shot at his lot.
0:19:51 > 0:19:52155, 160.
0:19:52 > 0:19:54160 beats me, am I bid 170?
0:19:54 > 0:19:57At £160, 170.
0:19:57 > 0:19:59170, 180.
0:19:59 > 0:20:02At 170, your bid, I'll take 180.
0:20:02 > 0:20:04- For 170... - GAVEL BANGS
0:20:04 > 0:20:07I did want that. I do think it's a really good example.
0:20:07 > 0:20:09Hopefully, I'll squeeze a profit out of it.
0:20:09 > 0:20:12I've just seen the Hammer
0:20:12 > 0:20:15pay what I think is a very, very exorbitant amount
0:20:15 > 0:20:17for a chest of drawers.
0:20:17 > 0:20:20I can only imagine that they must be signed Gillows
0:20:20 > 0:20:22or maybe Chippendale.
0:20:22 > 0:20:24John guns down the chest of drawers
0:20:24 > 0:20:26but it's cost him dear
0:20:26 > 0:20:29at £209.78 including fees.
0:20:29 > 0:20:31Now, it's Knocker's last chance
0:20:31 > 0:20:33to take down a mighty fine furniture find.
0:20:33 > 0:20:37110? At £100 only, I'll take 110.
0:20:37 > 0:20:38110, 120?
0:20:38 > 0:20:40130. 140.
0:20:40 > 0:20:42150.
0:20:42 > 0:20:43160.
0:20:43 > 0:20:46Knocker's not giving in.
0:20:46 > 0:20:47170, 180.
0:20:47 > 0:20:50170, I'll take 180.
0:20:50 > 0:20:53For £170...
0:20:53 > 0:20:54180, 190.
0:20:54 > 0:20:55200.
0:20:57 > 0:21:00At £190 only, I'll take 200.
0:21:00 > 0:21:01At 190.
0:21:01 > 0:21:04Two anywhere? Gentleman's bid...
0:21:04 > 0:21:05GAVEL BANGS
0:21:05 > 0:21:06It was a fierce fight,
0:21:06 > 0:21:09but Eric takes the table and chairs
0:21:09 > 0:21:12for £234.46 including costs.
0:21:12 > 0:21:15They've been carved by a chap called Frank Rosier,
0:21:15 > 0:21:19and I'll put my hand up, I've never come across this gentleman before
0:21:19 > 0:21:21but I tell you what, he's a craftsmen.
0:21:21 > 0:21:25The carving on these chairs alone is absolutely beautiful.
0:21:25 > 0:21:27What is wonderful from my point of view
0:21:27 > 0:21:30is that I've got a copy of the original invoice.
0:21:30 > 0:21:33It's dated 1934.
0:21:33 > 0:21:38Table and chairs worked out at £24.
0:21:38 > 0:21:41That was a tidy sum in 1934, I can tell you.
0:21:41 > 0:21:43They need a bit of tender loving care.
0:21:43 > 0:21:46There're looking a bit sad now. That can all be brought back.
0:21:46 > 0:21:49What I like about the table is,
0:21:49 > 0:21:52in this condition, it is just perfect for a small flat.
0:21:52 > 0:21:54However, it has the advantage
0:21:54 > 0:21:58of being extendable. That's what you might call a bonus.
0:21:58 > 0:22:00The gavel has fallen for the final time
0:22:00 > 0:22:04and the winning bidders are picking up their purchases.
0:22:04 > 0:22:05The good, the bad
0:22:05 > 0:22:09and the ugly. So, it's time to find out who's spent what.
0:22:09 > 0:22:13Eric and John each started the day with £1,000 of their own money.
0:22:13 > 0:22:15In a reversal of fortune,
0:22:15 > 0:22:18Eric "Knocker" Knowles went from panicker to purchaser
0:22:18 > 0:22:20and ends the day having done six deals,
0:22:20 > 0:22:23spending £808.28.
0:22:23 > 0:22:25John "The Hammer" Cameron
0:22:25 > 0:22:28struck an early lead but was caught in the final stages.
0:22:28 > 0:22:30He's bought a total of five items,
0:22:30 > 0:22:33spending £617.02.
0:22:33 > 0:22:36Now, neither of our brave boys have spent all their budget
0:22:36 > 0:22:39but this game is about who will make the most profit.
0:22:39 > 0:22:42Duelling done, the dust has settled
0:22:42 > 0:22:46and it's time to see who will ride off into the sunset with what.
0:22:46 > 0:22:49You did say it was a bit like the hare and the tortoise,
0:22:49 > 0:22:53and looking at what you bought, you certainly caught me up.
0:22:53 > 0:22:55Listen, I don't mind telling you,
0:22:55 > 0:22:58there is no way that you can have a plan of action.
0:22:58 > 0:23:02What's your favourite buy? Show me the one that excited you most.
0:23:02 > 0:23:05I think the one that will give me the most interest has to be this
0:23:05 > 0:23:08because at this point, I've no idea what it is!
0:23:08 > 0:23:11It was tentatively catalogued as a postbag,
0:23:11 > 0:23:15but it's got a broad arrow stamp on it, so it's military issue.
0:23:15 > 0:23:18The things I wanted that I didn't get, what a shame,
0:23:18 > 0:23:21but the things I wanted and did get, I paid too much for.
0:23:21 > 0:23:23I know you're a bit like the cat that got the cream
0:23:23 > 0:23:25with one of your purchases...
0:23:25 > 0:23:27Well, yeah. I was very, very pleased
0:23:27 > 0:23:31to get this lovely sort of mother-of-pearl carved plaque.
0:23:31 > 0:23:35It has a battle scene on there and it's got some age to it.
0:23:35 > 0:23:38As for the other things, a lot of these objects
0:23:38 > 0:23:41sort of landed with me on an opportunist level.
0:23:41 > 0:23:45All in all, I think I've got quite a balanced selection.
0:23:45 > 0:23:49In keeping with your carved mother-of-pearl battle scene, Eric,
0:23:49 > 0:23:51you may have won the buying battle,
0:23:51 > 0:23:54but you certainly haven't won the selling war just yet.
0:23:56 > 0:23:58Fighting talk from The Hammer.
0:23:58 > 0:24:01But now, our gutsy gunslingers must swap their cowboy hats
0:24:01 > 0:24:06for thinking caps, as this is where the going gets really tough.
0:24:06 > 0:24:09Buying the booty was just the beginning of today's bonanza.
0:24:09 > 0:24:13Now it's time to sort the dealers from the deadbeats
0:24:13 > 0:24:15as Eric and John go all-out to sell their items
0:24:15 > 0:24:20and see who can make the most profit. In Buckinghamshire,
0:24:20 > 0:24:23Eric "Knocker" Knowles is sizing up his captured curios.
0:24:23 > 0:24:26So I'm back from the wild west. I'm back from Dorchester.
0:24:26 > 0:24:29I'm at home, and it's time to take stock
0:24:29 > 0:24:31of what I actually ended up buying.
0:24:31 > 0:24:33Conspicuous by its absence
0:24:33 > 0:24:38is my wonderful arts and crafts dining table and four chairs.
0:24:38 > 0:24:40They're in store at the moment.
0:24:40 > 0:24:44I think I've got quite an interesting selection,
0:24:44 > 0:24:46with my English setter
0:24:46 > 0:24:48who just happens to be Chinese.
0:24:48 > 0:24:52The painting, I think is lovely, I love that painting,
0:24:52 > 0:24:54that's quite local to me.
0:24:54 > 0:24:57It's about...three miles that way.
0:24:57 > 0:25:00I'm intrigued by my lovely little mother-of-pearl panel,
0:25:00 > 0:25:03but it came with a portrait miniature
0:25:03 > 0:25:05which has to be worth £30, £40 by itself.
0:25:05 > 0:25:07If you're big on cheese,
0:25:07 > 0:25:09dessert wine, and fruit and nuts,
0:25:09 > 0:25:11then have I got a drawing for you.
0:25:11 > 0:25:13And last but not least,
0:25:13 > 0:25:15St George.
0:25:15 > 0:25:17So all in all, I think,
0:25:17 > 0:25:19not a bad day's work.
0:25:19 > 0:25:23Knocker is feeling upbeat about his purchases,
0:25:23 > 0:25:26but on the south coast, John "The Hammer" Cameron
0:25:26 > 0:25:29isn't quite so chipper about the items he won.
0:25:29 > 0:25:33I'm back from the auction and I'm surveying the items I purchased,
0:25:33 > 0:25:35and I have to be honest,
0:25:35 > 0:25:37I'm not feeling terribly confident.
0:25:37 > 0:25:40I think I paid all the money, as they say, for these items,
0:25:40 > 0:25:42and there isn't much profit in them.
0:25:42 > 0:25:44So to give myself a bit of a puncher's chance,
0:25:44 > 0:25:47I've had to do some of the restoration myself.
0:25:47 > 0:25:49I've used some of my household leather soap
0:25:49 > 0:25:52to polish up my vintage luggage here.
0:25:52 > 0:25:54My boot scraper is a good item.
0:25:54 > 0:25:57I've done some research, worked out the history,
0:25:57 > 0:25:59and I've polished up my silver-plated epergne
0:25:59 > 0:26:01and washed all the glass.
0:26:01 > 0:26:02And my little sign here,
0:26:02 > 0:26:05I do have somebody in mind for that.
0:26:05 > 0:26:09I'm even contemplating giving my waxed pine chest of drawers
0:26:09 > 0:26:10another coat of wax.
0:26:10 > 0:26:14But I'm going to be here at the final bell.
0:26:14 > 0:26:18It's all going to come down to who wins the fight on points.
0:26:18 > 0:26:20It's time for our duelling dealers
0:26:20 > 0:26:21to put their pedals to the metal
0:26:21 > 0:26:25and start selling their prized purchases,
0:26:25 > 0:26:27knowing that no deal is truly sealed
0:26:27 > 0:26:31until they've shaken on it and the money is in their hands.
0:26:34 > 0:26:36It's Eric whose first into the fray.
0:26:36 > 0:26:39He's come to a historic pub in Buckinghamshire
0:26:39 > 0:26:42with plans to sell the St George and the Dragon iron plaque
0:26:42 > 0:26:46that he paid £98.72 for. The pub is full of unusual artefacts,
0:26:46 > 0:26:50so will landlord Matthew want to add Eric's plaque to the collection?
0:26:50 > 0:26:53So I want you to feast your eyes
0:26:53 > 0:26:57on the patron saint of our nation.
0:26:58 > 0:27:01I want you to hold him, I want you to feel him,
0:27:01 > 0:27:03I want you to get the weight of him,
0:27:03 > 0:27:05I want you to look at the quality of that casting.
0:27:05 > 0:27:08I can see by the scales of the dragon, it's very good quality.
0:27:08 > 0:27:12Do you think you'll find him a home? I realise, at the right price.
0:27:12 > 0:27:14I think it's perfect for the pub.
0:27:14 > 0:27:16The happy dilemma is where to put it
0:27:16 > 0:27:20because the pub's full of lovely objects.
0:27:20 > 0:27:23So if I were starting at around about 250...
0:27:23 > 0:27:26250's not bad, but you're telling me to come down.
0:27:26 > 0:27:29No! No, I'm not telling you to come down at all.
0:27:29 > 0:27:32I was hoping you were going to offer me 300.
0:27:32 > 0:27:34I would have to counteroffer.
0:27:34 > 0:27:37If I paid £200, then that would be a fair price.
0:27:37 > 0:27:41I'm in the habit of doing that little bit of compromise.
0:27:41 > 0:27:44If I could just go to 220...
0:27:44 > 0:27:45Let's say, 210.
0:27:45 > 0:27:49- OK, so £210, you've got yourself a patron saint.- Done. Thank you.
0:27:49 > 0:27:53Knocker's slain that all-important first sale
0:27:53 > 0:27:56and made a profit of £111.28 on the plaque.
0:27:56 > 0:28:01But The Hammer isn't about to let Eric run away with an early lead.
0:28:01 > 0:28:05He's come to Southsea with plans for the cast iron boot scraper.
0:28:05 > 0:28:09John's meeting client Colin, who lives in a grand period house.
0:28:09 > 0:28:13So will the boot scraper be a welcome addition to this fine home?
0:28:13 > 0:28:16- This is the boot scraper I came to see you about.- Right, yeah.
0:28:16 > 0:28:19It pretty much, like Thomas Ellis Owen's architecture,
0:28:19 > 0:28:23borrows from Georgian times, because although you've got these sphinxes
0:28:23 > 0:28:26set either side of the boot scraper there,
0:28:26 > 0:28:30that is a feature you see heavily around 1810, 1815,
0:28:30 > 0:28:34following the various conquests on the Nile with Nelson and Napoleon.
0:28:34 > 0:28:38That probably puts this in the same sort of period of your house.
0:28:38 > 0:28:41- Do you want to have a look at it? - Yeah, I'd love to.
0:28:41 > 0:28:42So do you like it?
0:28:42 > 0:28:43Yeah, do a job, I suppose.
0:28:43 > 0:28:47- Shall we try it on the step? - See what it looks like.
0:28:47 > 0:28:48Yeah, looks OK.
0:28:48 > 0:28:50So would you be interested in it?
0:28:50 > 0:28:52At the right money.
0:28:52 > 0:28:54So I'm looking for £170 for that today.
0:28:54 > 0:28:56- 125.- Can you do any better than that?
0:28:56 > 0:28:58130, last offer.
0:28:58 > 0:29:00- £130?- Yeah.
0:29:00 > 0:29:02£130...
0:29:02 > 0:29:05and I don't have to carry it back along the seafront,
0:29:05 > 0:29:08- you've got yourself a deal. - Good man. Thank you very much.
0:29:08 > 0:29:10John does more than scrape a profit.
0:29:10 > 0:29:14He makes a healthy £49.78 on the boot scraper.
0:29:14 > 0:29:17But Knocker has come to Oxfordshire,
0:29:17 > 0:29:20with plans to put a stop to The Hammer's moneymaking schemes.
0:29:20 > 0:29:23Well, it's a very blustery day here in Bicester.
0:29:23 > 0:29:25Now, I'm here to meet a lady
0:29:25 > 0:29:28who can actually lay claim to being the granddaughter
0:29:28 > 0:29:29of one Frank Percy Wild.
0:29:29 > 0:29:33Yes, the very same artist responsible for this beautiful oil painting
0:29:33 > 0:29:35of the River Thames at Marlow.
0:29:35 > 0:29:39Now, she actually runs a web site dedicated to her grandfather,
0:29:39 > 0:29:41and that is how I tracked her down.
0:29:41 > 0:29:44Now, bearing in mind I paid £80 for this painting,
0:29:44 > 0:29:47if I can double my money and make a little bit more,
0:29:47 > 0:29:51then I still think that she will be getting a real bargain.
0:29:53 > 0:29:56Beatrice owns several of her grandfather's works,
0:29:56 > 0:29:59so will she want to add Eric's auction find to her collection?
0:29:59 > 0:30:03It's great to see an image of the man himself.
0:30:03 > 0:30:06I don't mind admitting, until I bought this picture,
0:30:06 > 0:30:08I knew nothing of your grandfather
0:30:08 > 0:30:10so it's been wonderful to get on that learning curve.
0:30:10 > 0:30:13I like landscapes, that's what attracted me to this one.
0:30:13 > 0:30:16- Here it is anyway. - Oh, I'd love to see that.
0:30:16 > 0:30:17- There it is.- That is gorgeous.
0:30:17 > 0:30:19Got beautiful texture on it,
0:30:19 > 0:30:20and it's just so typical,
0:30:20 > 0:30:23he always seems to have a little punt in his pictures.
0:30:23 > 0:30:25There's always somebody punting.
0:30:25 > 0:30:29The fact is that it doesn't seem to bear a signature on the front
0:30:29 > 0:30:32but are you happy that that is the work of your grandfather?
0:30:32 > 0:30:34It does look very much like his writing,
0:30:34 > 0:30:37and he did operate out of The Studio in Marlow.
0:30:37 > 0:30:39I mean, I know it's been reframed,
0:30:39 > 0:30:42and actually, it's not a bad,
0:30:42 > 0:30:45- not a bad frame at all. - No.- It's quite acceptable.
0:30:45 > 0:30:49I'm going to ask you what you would consider to be a fair price.
0:30:49 > 0:30:51I know what I would like for it.
0:30:51 > 0:30:54I think, and I feel, that I've brought it home.
0:30:54 > 0:30:57Exactly. I am interested. And it would be coming home
0:30:57 > 0:31:01- and it would get pride of place and it would stay in the family.- Right.
0:31:01 > 0:31:05So I'd be happy to offer you £200?
0:31:05 > 0:31:07£200...
0:31:07 > 0:31:10Do you consider £200 to be a fair price?
0:31:10 > 0:31:13- I do, actually, knowing what I paid for some of the other ones.- OK.
0:31:13 > 0:31:15Look, this is a haggle-free zone.
0:31:15 > 0:31:18If you offer me it and you're convinced that is a fair price,
0:31:18 > 0:31:21I am very happy to shake on £200.
0:31:21 > 0:31:22- Right, brilliant.- OK.
0:31:22 > 0:31:24- Thank you very much. - It's a pleasure.
0:31:24 > 0:31:29Not only does Eric make a good profit of £119.78,
0:31:29 > 0:31:34but Beatrice is reunited with one of her grandfather's paintings.
0:31:34 > 0:31:35Nice one, Knocker.
0:31:35 > 0:31:39So can The Hammer match Eric's winning ways?
0:31:39 > 0:31:43Well, he's come to Southampton to a company that sells pine furniture.
0:31:43 > 0:31:46He's hoping for a sale of the chest of drawers.
0:31:46 > 0:31:50John paid £209.78 for it at auction,
0:31:50 > 0:31:53so will managing director Richard
0:31:53 > 0:31:55be willing to offer him more?
0:31:55 > 0:31:57This is the pine chest I told you about.
0:31:57 > 0:32:01I know you've seen your fair share of pine chests over the years.
0:32:01 > 0:32:04I have too. What I liked about it in the auction house,
0:32:04 > 0:32:06these drawers, they're like silk.
0:32:06 > 0:32:08- Yep.- But the best thing
0:32:08 > 0:32:12- is I've oiled all of these locks. - They all work, do they?
0:32:12 > 0:32:15And I sat and went through a whole box of keys, look.
0:32:15 > 0:32:16All the locks work.
0:32:16 > 0:32:19My only criticism is that
0:32:19 > 0:32:22you can see where it had the old Georgian handles on it.
0:32:22 > 0:32:25- Someone's replaced them.- Yeah, in the 19th century, which they did,
0:32:25 > 0:32:26they swapped the handles.
0:32:26 > 0:32:30I think it'd be nice to put some Georgian handles back on there.
0:32:30 > 0:32:32It's a nice chest. Interested?
0:32:32 > 0:32:34At the right price.
0:32:34 > 0:32:36I was doing this 20 years ago, and you know, back then,
0:32:36 > 0:32:39I would have had no problem getting about 600 quid for that.
0:32:39 > 0:32:42We're looking for around four today.
0:32:42 > 0:32:43- Really?- Yeah.
0:32:43 > 0:32:46You said you used to do this. You know how much hard work is involved
0:32:46 > 0:32:50- in selling this kind of furniture. - I do. I do.
0:32:50 > 0:32:52- Where would you see it?- Erm...
0:32:53 > 0:32:55I would say...
0:32:55 > 0:32:58it's about two-and-a-half.
0:32:58 > 0:33:03I don't mind telling you, I didn't pay much less than that at auction.
0:33:03 > 0:33:06Could you do something like 330, 340?
0:33:06 > 0:33:07Still a bit strong.
0:33:07 > 0:33:08I would go...three.
0:33:08 > 0:33:11Do you think you could go an extra tenner?
0:33:11 > 0:33:13Why don't we knock a tenner back off?
0:33:13 > 0:33:14I'll take the three!
0:33:14 > 0:33:16I'll take the three! I'll cut and run.
0:33:16 > 0:33:19Yes, it was always going to be tough trying to sell to trade,
0:33:19 > 0:33:23but The Hammer still manages to turn a profit of £90.22
0:33:23 > 0:33:25on the chest of drawers.
0:33:25 > 0:33:28It's two deals apiece in this fight for profit
0:33:28 > 0:33:31but Knocker hopes to get ahead of his rival
0:33:31 > 0:33:33with a sale of his still life.
0:33:33 > 0:33:36He's come to the Museum of Brands, Packaging and Advertising in London
0:33:36 > 0:33:40to meet Miranda, who represents the company that owns the biscuit brand
0:33:40 > 0:33:42depicted in the painting.
0:33:42 > 0:33:45Eric paid £86.30 for the still life at auction
0:33:45 > 0:33:47but when it comes to the crunch,
0:33:47 > 0:33:50will Miranda make him a good offer?
0:33:50 > 0:33:52Well, here it is.
0:33:52 > 0:33:57- It's all crayon.- Wow, really? - Which is remarkable. It's crayon.
0:33:57 > 0:34:00When I bought this, I bought it at an auction, it was high up
0:34:00 > 0:34:02and I just loved the composition.
0:34:02 > 0:34:04I think it'll look good in our Carlisle site,
0:34:04 > 0:34:07because we've got quite a lot of historical memorabilia
0:34:07 > 0:34:09up in the boardroom up there,
0:34:09 > 0:34:12so lots of old paintings and old ledgers and things like that,
0:34:12 > 0:34:16so I think this could really look good amongst that sort of stuff.
0:34:16 > 0:34:21I was looking around the £250 mark,
0:34:21 > 0:34:22but you tell me,
0:34:22 > 0:34:24because you obviously have a budget.
0:34:24 > 0:34:27Like I said, it's a very impressive piece
0:34:27 > 0:34:29and it's a lot bigger than I thought, but
0:34:29 > 0:34:31we were thinking more along the lines of £200.
0:34:31 > 0:34:34Well, I'm more than happy to sell it for £200.
0:34:34 > 0:34:35Thank you very much.
0:34:35 > 0:34:37- Deal's a deal.- Fantastic.
0:34:37 > 0:34:38Yes, Eric's not crackers.
0:34:38 > 0:34:42He's just made a profit of £113.62
0:34:42 > 0:34:44on the sale of the still life.
0:34:44 > 0:34:48Now, it's midway in the battle for today's title,
0:34:48 > 0:34:52and time to find out whose moneymaking plans have been left for dust,
0:34:52 > 0:34:54and who's corralled the biggest profit.
0:34:54 > 0:34:57So far, Eric "Knocker" Knowles has done three deals,
0:34:57 > 0:35:00making a profit of £344.68.
0:35:00 > 0:35:04John "The Hammer" Cameron has sold two items
0:35:04 > 0:35:05and made a lot less profit,
0:35:05 > 0:35:08just £140.
0:35:08 > 0:35:12But this final fight between our duelling dealers isn't over yet.
0:35:12 > 0:35:16Our brave boys now need to go all-out to target buyers,
0:35:16 > 0:35:18shoot down the best deals
0:35:18 > 0:35:21and maximise their profit pots.
0:35:21 > 0:35:25John is trailing, but he's got plans to catch his venerable opponent.
0:35:25 > 0:35:31He's in Hampshire, hoping to sell the railway sign he paid £92.56 for.
0:35:31 > 0:35:35But will model rail enthusiast John help The Hammer get back on track?
0:35:37 > 0:35:41MUSIC: "Locomotion" by Kylie Minogue
0:35:44 > 0:35:46John, this truly is a sight.
0:35:46 > 0:35:50I have to tell you, I've never seen anything like it. It's wonderful.
0:35:50 > 0:35:53Loving the waiting room over there,
0:35:53 > 0:35:56and I think I've got just the thing to go on it.
0:35:56 > 0:35:58- Really?- Well, I hope so, anyway.
0:35:58 > 0:36:00I think it's perfect. Look at this.
0:36:00 > 0:36:02"Great Western Railway notice,"
0:36:02 > 0:36:06"no unauthorised person allowed in this box by order."
0:36:06 > 0:36:10Now that has to go on the front of the waiting room, doesn't it?
0:36:10 > 0:36:11It certainly does, yes.
0:36:11 > 0:36:12THEY LAUGH
0:36:12 > 0:36:14- So, do you like the sign?- Yes, I do.
0:36:14 > 0:36:17Yes, that's lovely. I'd love to buy that.
0:36:17 > 0:36:21- You would?- Yes, I would. I gather you wanted between £120 and £150.
0:36:21 > 0:36:23That's what I'm thinking. What are you...?
0:36:23 > 0:36:27I threatened to start at £121, didn't I?
0:36:27 > 0:36:29So is that your opening offer?
0:36:29 > 0:36:30That's the opening offer.
0:36:30 > 0:36:33- So, we haven't hit the buffers just yet.- Not quite.
0:36:33 > 0:36:34I'm hoping there'll be a few more
0:36:34 > 0:36:37of the right type of leaves on the line, John.
0:36:37 > 0:36:39So can we do any better than that?
0:36:39 > 0:36:41Could we, say, go to 145, something like that?
0:36:41 > 0:36:43John seems keen on The Hammer's railway sign
0:36:43 > 0:36:46but will they be able to strike a deal at £145?
0:36:46 > 0:36:48We'll find out later.
0:36:48 > 0:36:51He goes on to sell the Edwardian epergne to dealer Mark
0:36:51 > 0:36:55and it delivers him a healthy profit of £58.30.
0:36:55 > 0:36:57I'll find a home for it.
0:36:57 > 0:36:59- Good, good.- Thank you.
0:36:59 > 0:37:03But Knocker's determined to stay ahead of The Hammer. He's got plans
0:37:03 > 0:37:06for the arts and crafts table and chairs
0:37:06 > 0:37:08that cost him £234.46 at auction
0:37:08 > 0:37:12and has brought them to an antiques shop in Beaconsfield,
0:37:12 > 0:37:15hoping to sell them to dealer Nigel.
0:37:15 > 0:37:18- That's your lot. - That's it, is it?- That's your lot.
0:37:18 > 0:37:21These are by a chap called Frank Rosier.
0:37:21 > 0:37:22A church carver?
0:37:22 > 0:37:25- He was a church carver. - It looks like it, doesn't it?
0:37:25 > 0:37:27Yes. I know they look as though
0:37:27 > 0:37:29they should be about 1910
0:37:29 > 0:37:32but in actual fact, these are 1934.
0:37:32 > 0:37:33How do you know that?
0:37:33 > 0:37:37Because I've got correspondence between Mr Rosier and his client.
0:37:37 > 0:37:40It is a nice solid piece of furniture.
0:37:40 > 0:37:43It's just, obviously it needs a lot of work doing to it.
0:37:43 > 0:37:46- It comes down to price, really, cos I've got to...- Yeah.
0:37:46 > 0:37:50I'm thinking somewhere around the 500 mark, but...
0:37:50 > 0:37:52Oh, quick intake of breath! Quick intake of breath.
0:37:52 > 0:37:54350.
0:37:54 > 0:37:56Can we settle at four?
0:37:56 > 0:37:58- 375.- Oh, no, no. Nigel...
0:37:58 > 0:38:02Give me 385 and you've got yourself a deal.
0:38:02 > 0:38:03No, 375.
0:38:03 > 0:38:06- That's your final bid, is it? - That's my final offer.
0:38:06 > 0:38:07OK. 375.
0:38:08 > 0:38:10- Got a deal?- Yeah, we got a deal.
0:38:10 > 0:38:14A hard haggle, but Eric's made a handsome profit
0:38:14 > 0:38:17of £140.54 on the table and chairs,
0:38:17 > 0:38:22but he doesn't do so well with the mother-of-pearl panel and miniature.
0:38:22 > 0:38:24He sells them to collector Beatrice
0:38:24 > 0:38:26for a profit of just £14.90.
0:38:26 > 0:38:28That's a done deal?
0:38:28 > 0:38:31Great. Yes, I think this is gorgeous, yes. Beautiful.
0:38:31 > 0:38:34The battle between our boys is nearly over
0:38:34 > 0:38:38and our duelling dealers have still got work ahead of them.
0:38:40 > 0:38:43MUSIC: "Please Mr Postman" by The Marvelettes
0:38:46 > 0:38:49The Hammer has come to a hotel in Southsea,
0:38:49 > 0:38:52hoping for a sale of the leather mailbag.
0:38:52 > 0:38:57John paid a pricey £172.76 for it at auction,
0:38:57 > 0:38:59so will hotelier Farid
0:38:59 > 0:39:01be willing to offer him more?
0:39:01 > 0:39:04You've seen a photograph. What's it like in the flesh?
0:39:04 > 0:39:07It's better than I expected it to be, to be honest.
0:39:07 > 0:39:10It's fantastic quality, isn't it? It's got a hell of a shine.
0:39:10 > 0:39:13- Look at the crest there, that works. - It's beautiful, isn't it?- Yeah.
0:39:13 > 0:39:17What I've done to it, I gave it several coats of saddle soap
0:39:17 > 0:39:20and I've given it several coats of wax, normal shoe polish wax
0:39:20 > 0:39:22but it's come up beautifully.
0:39:22 > 0:39:25It has a broad arrow stamp right on the front here,
0:39:25 > 0:39:27and the date as well,
0:39:27 > 0:39:30and the broad arrow stamp is like a crow's foot, it's like that,
0:39:30 > 0:39:34and it's marked on property that was from the Admiralty
0:39:34 > 0:39:36or now it's the Ministry of Defence,
0:39:36 > 0:39:39and it goes back to literally Tudor times.
0:39:39 > 0:39:43So I think it was probably a postal bag of some description
0:39:43 > 0:39:45or a dispatch satchel.
0:39:45 > 0:39:48This I see somewhere perhaps near reception
0:39:48 > 0:39:50as your mailbag for the postman to deliver to.
0:39:50 > 0:39:52Do you like it?
0:39:52 > 0:39:54I love it. I really do love it.
0:39:54 > 0:39:56All right. I think this is about 350 quid's worth.
0:39:56 > 0:39:57350 quid,
0:39:57 > 0:40:00I think that's a little too much, isn't it? 350 quid.
0:40:00 > 0:40:03I like it, but I'm not sure how much I like it.
0:40:03 > 0:40:05- How much do you like it? - How about £250?
0:40:05 > 0:40:06300?
0:40:06 > 0:40:09270?
0:40:09 > 0:40:12I'll tell you what, make it 275
0:40:12 > 0:40:13and you've got yourself a deal.
0:40:13 > 0:40:16- 275, you got a deal.- Good man!
0:40:16 > 0:40:19The mailbag delivers The Hammer
0:40:19 > 0:40:21a profit of £102.24.
0:40:21 > 0:40:25MUSIC: "Walkin' the Dog" by Rufus Thomas
0:40:25 > 0:40:29That just leaves our Eric with his last item to sell,
0:40:29 > 0:40:32his embroidery of an English setter
0:40:32 > 0:40:33that cost him £123.40.
0:40:33 > 0:40:38He's come to London, to a gun and shooting ware retailer,
0:40:38 > 0:40:41but will he be able to tempt creative director Niels
0:40:41 > 0:40:42into splashing some cash?
0:40:42 > 0:40:45Looking at this particular example,
0:40:45 > 0:40:48I think it may be about 25, 30 years old, it may even be more.
0:40:48 > 0:40:51I've tried to do a certain amount of research
0:40:51 > 0:40:54but I was just captivated by the quality.
0:40:54 > 0:40:57Absolutely. It's definitely our subject as well, though.
0:40:57 > 0:41:01I think I've got a buyer for it already, so I'd be interested, yes.
0:41:01 > 0:41:03I'm tempted to say, what will you offer?
0:41:03 > 0:41:05But I've got to be fair to you.
0:41:05 > 0:41:09I was hoping for somewhere in the region of a couple of hundred pounds.
0:41:09 > 0:41:10Done.
0:41:10 > 0:41:12- Just like that!- Done.
0:41:12 > 0:41:13THEY LAUGH
0:41:13 > 0:41:16I knew I should have asked for £1,000 but there you go.
0:41:16 > 0:41:19Knocker walks away with a profit of £76.64
0:41:19 > 0:41:22for the silk embroidery of the English setter,
0:41:22 > 0:41:24but will it be enough to beat The Hammer?
0:41:24 > 0:41:26All will be revealed.
0:41:26 > 0:41:31Eric and John each started out with £1,000 of their own money.
0:41:31 > 0:41:35Eric "Knocker" Knowles did six deals, spending £808.28.
0:41:37 > 0:41:40John "The Hammer" Cameron bought a total of five items
0:41:40 > 0:41:43and spent £617.02,
0:41:43 > 0:41:45but the only thing that matters now is,
0:41:45 > 0:41:47who has made the most profit?
0:41:47 > 0:41:50All the money Eric and John have made today
0:41:50 > 0:41:53will go to the charities of their choice, so without further ado,
0:41:53 > 0:41:55let's find out who is
0:41:55 > 0:41:59today's Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is champion.
0:41:59 > 0:42:01- Mr John Cameron!- Eric! How are you?
0:42:01 > 0:42:03I'm all right. I'm very well.
0:42:03 > 0:42:04What about this...
0:42:04 > 0:42:08this railwayana that you bought at the auction?
0:42:08 > 0:42:10Well, the market's not buoyant.
0:42:10 > 0:42:12I did manage to turn a small profit.
0:42:12 > 0:42:15Now you bought a lot of pictures at the end of the sale.
0:42:15 > 0:42:17How did you get on with those?
0:42:17 > 0:42:18I had the most fun
0:42:18 > 0:42:21with the local view, with the Thames at Marlow,
0:42:21 > 0:42:24because I actually tracked down the granddaughter
0:42:24 > 0:42:27of the man who painted it around about 1898.
0:42:27 > 0:42:30Only you, Eric, could track down the granddaughter of the artist.
0:42:30 > 0:42:34So shall we see who the auction king is?
0:42:34 > 0:42:36Go on. All right. Are you ready?
0:42:36 > 0:42:38One, two, three...
0:42:39 > 0:42:42- Oh!- Oh, Eric!
0:42:42 > 0:42:43You are the man.
0:42:43 > 0:42:46Pass me that crown! Well, there you are.
0:42:46 > 0:42:48And every cloud has a silver lining.
0:42:48 > 0:42:51In your case, I'm buying. Come on.
0:42:51 > 0:42:52Teach me about pictures, Eric.
0:42:52 > 0:42:55So it's a convincing win for Knocker today.
0:42:55 > 0:42:59John managed to sell his railway sign for £145,
0:42:59 > 0:43:03making him a very respectable £52.44 profit.
0:43:03 > 0:43:07- I'm happy with that. I think we can have a shake on that.- Lovely.
0:43:07 > 0:43:09But it wasn't enough to win him the game.
0:43:09 > 0:43:12Eric turned out to be the auction master.
0:43:12 > 0:43:15He said it was a case of the hare and the tortoise
0:43:15 > 0:43:17and he did pip me at the post.
0:43:17 > 0:43:20He bought more items, he sold more items and he made more profit.
0:43:20 > 0:43:23Well done, Eric. I'm pleased for you.
0:43:23 > 0:43:24Well, I think it's fair to say
0:43:24 > 0:43:27that the auction rooms are my sort of natural habitat.
0:43:27 > 0:43:31In fact, I spent 30-odd years of my life working for one.
0:43:31 > 0:43:34What wasn't usual for me was buying pictures,
0:43:34 > 0:43:37but I'm glad I did because if nothing else,
0:43:37 > 0:43:39I managed to see off the lad.
0:43:39 > 0:43:42Eric has struck a blow to The Hammer today,
0:43:42 > 0:43:46but things could all change tomorrow as our dealers battle it out
0:43:46 > 0:43:48at a car boot sale in Hertfordshire.
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