0:00:02 > 0:00:04This is Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is,
0:00:04 > 0:00:08which pitches TV's best-loved antiques experts against each other
0:00:08 > 0:00:11in an all-out battle for profit...
0:00:11 > 0:00:13I'm a double-your-money girl.
0:00:13 > 0:00:16..and gives you the insider's view of the trade.
0:00:16 > 0:00:19You've got to be in it to win it.
0:00:19 > 0:00:23Each week, pairs of duelling dealers face a different daily challenge...
0:00:23 > 0:00:26Lovely! We've got some work to do, let's go.
0:00:26 > 0:00:30..putting their own money, and their hard-earned reputations,
0:00:30 > 0:00:33on the line, as they see who can make the most money
0:00:33 > 0:00:36from buying and selling.
0:00:36 > 0:00:39Get in there!
0:00:39 > 0:00:43Today, irrepressible master of the martyr, David Harper,
0:00:43 > 0:00:47takes on the unstoppable auctioneering giant, James Lewis.
0:00:47 > 0:00:51Coming up, David's top tips for auction success.
0:00:51 > 0:00:56You've got to be mercenary and ruthless, it's all by the seat of your pants.
0:00:56 > 0:00:59James reaches for the skies in the search for a bargain buy.
0:00:59 > 0:01:03That really is the look, absolute perfection.
0:01:03 > 0:01:06And both our brave boys meet their match
0:01:06 > 0:01:08when they push for maximum profits.
0:01:08 > 0:01:10We can't be happy at that.
0:01:10 > 0:01:13That is the hardest deal I've had in a long time.
0:01:13 > 0:01:16This is Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is.
0:01:16 > 0:01:18Yes! Get in there.
0:01:30 > 0:01:34Welcome to an epic tale of dealing derring-do
0:01:34 > 0:01:38set in a magical world where the noble knights of the antiques trade
0:01:38 > 0:01:42travel the land in a never-ending duel for the crown
0:01:42 > 0:01:44of king of the collectables.
0:01:45 > 0:01:49Behold, "Devilish" David Harper, brave knight of the North.
0:01:49 > 0:01:55He's dogged, he's determined and he'll stop at nothing to crush his rival.
0:01:55 > 0:01:57Get the hammer down!
0:01:57 > 0:02:02Mark, it's James "The Lionheart" Lewis, Lord of Derbyshire,
0:02:02 > 0:02:05a powerhouse of a warrior with a staggering knowledge of antiques
0:02:05 > 0:02:07and a lust for victory.
0:02:07 > 0:02:11Well, I'm celebrating, I've actually bought something. That is a miracle.
0:02:11 > 0:02:16These two antiques' aristocrats will be risking their own money
0:02:16 > 0:02:18as they joust for the greatest profit.
0:02:18 > 0:02:20Just stick your hand up and have a go at it.
0:02:20 > 0:02:24Today's field of battle is an auction house in Leicestershire
0:02:24 > 0:02:28where our knights' quest is to hunt down the trusty treasures that
0:02:28 > 0:02:31they can sell on for the most money.
0:02:31 > 0:02:32There's got to be a profit in that.
0:02:32 > 0:02:36They've each got £1,000 to spend
0:02:36 > 0:02:39and all the profits go to their chosen charities.
0:02:39 > 0:02:42David Harper and James Lewis,
0:02:42 > 0:02:44it's time to Put Your Money Where Your Mouth is.
0:02:44 > 0:02:46James. David, how are you?
0:02:46 > 0:02:48Very good, great to see you.
0:02:48 > 0:02:51Are you raring to go? No, this is going to be the hardest day for me.
0:02:51 > 0:02:54Oh, come on! We've got £1,000, we're going into an auction room
0:02:54 > 0:02:58full of jollies and bargains and wonderful items.
0:02:58 > 0:03:01Yeah, but my problem is, as soon as I end up in an auction room,
0:03:01 > 0:03:03I want to be selling it, not buying it. Of course you do.
0:03:03 > 0:03:05I find that very difficult.
0:03:05 > 0:03:09What about tactics, what are you going to do with your money? For me, this sale is online.
0:03:09 > 0:03:12I think a lot of the smaller things will actually go on the Internet.
0:03:12 > 0:03:14I'm going to concentrate on a bit of furniture.
0:03:14 > 0:03:16Fingers crossed, they won't want to be going
0:03:16 > 0:03:19and picking that up from Australia or New Zealand. A very good tactic.
0:03:19 > 0:03:23My tactic was going to be for smaller items that I can put in my pocket,
0:03:23 > 0:03:25high-value and go, but in actual fact, I like your tactic
0:03:25 > 0:03:27and I'm going to adopt it. Come on!
0:03:27 > 0:03:29Typical!
0:03:29 > 0:03:33These savvy soldiers of the showroom may have cracking chemistry, but as the race begins
0:03:33 > 0:03:38to rifle through the lots, the competitive spirit takes over.
0:03:38 > 0:03:43Follow me. That's what you've been doing. James, it's what I've been doing all my life.
0:03:43 > 0:03:47Auctioneer, James, might think he's the king of this castle,
0:03:47 > 0:03:51but our David has a plan to dethrone him.
0:03:51 > 0:03:53Right, so tactic for buying in an auction.
0:03:53 > 0:03:57In honesty, there is no tactic because how on earth can you
0:03:57 > 0:04:02lay out a tactical plan in a place where you have absolutely no control?
0:04:02 > 0:04:05The best tip is, buy only on price,
0:04:05 > 0:04:08because you've got to be mercenary and ruthless and it's all
0:04:08 > 0:04:11by the seat of your pants and doesn't that make life exciting?
0:04:11 > 0:04:13THUNDER CLAP
0:04:13 > 0:04:17Mmm... The Devilish One is in his element when it comes to a good tussle
0:04:17 > 0:04:21and James is already realising that this isn't going to be as easy as he thought.
0:04:23 > 0:04:27Well, my plan was to try and buy as much furniture as possible.
0:04:27 > 0:04:31My problem is that all the furniture is at the end of the sale,
0:04:31 > 0:04:34so, if I don't get the furniture, I've burned my bridges.
0:04:34 > 0:04:37I'm going to have to look at some of these other things.
0:04:37 > 0:04:41It's nearly time for our duelling duo to cross swords,
0:04:41 > 0:04:44but first, they need to assess the field of battle
0:04:44 > 0:04:45and pick their bidding targets.
0:04:46 > 0:04:48A bit of contemporary art there.
0:04:48 > 0:04:50I think there might be a bit of profit in this.
0:04:50 > 0:04:53Good old coffer.
0:04:53 > 0:04:57Ah, now, good pieces of contemporary art.
0:04:57 > 0:04:59I'm getting really into contemporary art these days
0:04:59 > 0:05:03but good pieces, and I emphasise the word, "good".
0:05:03 > 0:05:05Take this mermaid... Wow, she's heavy.
0:05:07 > 0:05:10She's so well done, you can see where the chisel marks are,
0:05:10 > 0:05:14no machinery here. This is an absolute one-piece carving,
0:05:14 > 0:05:17probably made in the last ten years, but it doesn't matter.
0:05:17 > 0:05:21Quality is quality, skill is skill and it's so nice to see.
0:05:21 > 0:05:24These contemporary pieces look so good.
0:05:24 > 0:05:29Look at that, 633, she could be coming home with me.
0:05:29 > 0:05:31It rhymes!
0:05:31 > 0:05:36Now, David's archrival has landed on a vintage leather flying helmet.
0:05:36 > 0:05:38Tally-ho, Wing Commander!
0:05:38 > 0:05:41You never know what you're going to find in an auction room
0:05:41 > 0:05:43and just look at that.
0:05:43 > 0:05:47What a great lot. Well, I'm not proud.
0:05:47 > 0:05:51If you're going to go into battle with someone like David Harper,
0:05:51 > 0:05:54you really have to be dressed for the occasion.
0:05:54 > 0:05:58For me, I don't know anyone who flies a plane.
0:05:58 > 0:06:01I don't know anyone who would want this hat. Apart from me!
0:06:01 > 0:06:04And, look, if you're going out in Derby on a Saturday night
0:06:04 > 0:06:07that really is the look. Absolute perfection.
0:06:07 > 0:06:13Yes, well, if you say so, Mr Lewis! As an expectant hush descends upon the room,
0:06:13 > 0:06:15the auctioneer takes to the podium
0:06:15 > 0:06:19and our lords of the lots take to their posts, ready for close combat.
0:06:19 > 0:06:23I've got a position right at the back of the saleroom.
0:06:23 > 0:06:25The best part about that is
0:06:25 > 0:06:28that I can see exactly what David Harper's bidding on
0:06:28 > 0:06:31but he can't see, at all, what I'm bidding on.
0:06:31 > 0:06:34Selling to the room at £180.
0:06:34 > 0:06:37Tactical positioning from the Lionheart
0:06:37 > 0:06:41but will this crafty move go unnoticed by the opposition?
0:06:41 > 0:06:44I think I've chosen the wrong location right in front of the room,
0:06:44 > 0:06:46in front of everybody.
0:06:46 > 0:06:49I can see the auctioneer well, but look where James Lewis is,
0:06:49 > 0:06:52right in the corner. He can see exactly what I'm doing,
0:06:52 > 0:06:57what I'm bidding on, but I can't see what he's doing.
0:06:57 > 0:07:00He's naughty, he's cheeky and he's playing tactically,
0:07:00 > 0:07:03because I'm worried I'm going to bid on something
0:07:03 > 0:07:07and cheeky, old James Lewis is going to start bumping the price up.
0:07:07 > 0:07:11But I can't do it to him! Fundamental mistake there.
0:07:11 > 0:07:15Oh, David, how did you let that happen?
0:07:15 > 0:07:18With the auctioneer racing away, the items are selling thick and fast.
0:07:18 > 0:07:22It's 55 in the room. 55.
0:07:22 > 0:07:24Our boys must scan their catalogues to pick out
0:07:24 > 0:07:27the potential profit makers they haven't had time to view,
0:07:27 > 0:07:31desperate to strike that first, early blow.
0:07:31 > 0:07:33He's getting me worried that Lewis, he really is.
0:07:33 > 0:07:39David's devilish eye is caught by three Japanese cloisonne vases.
0:07:39 > 0:07:43Japanese are the best in the world at making cloisonne.
0:07:43 > 0:07:46These pieces are lovely quality.
0:07:46 > 0:07:49I'll just keep an eye, at the right money, I'll have a go.
0:07:49 > 0:07:5361, a pair of Japanese cloisonne vases and another pair similar.
0:07:55 > 0:07:59But, unbeknown to David, James starts bidding.
0:07:59 > 0:08:04Straight away, the Lionheart's perfect positioning is giving him the advantage.
0:08:06 > 0:08:08Come on, stop bidding I'll have a go at this.
0:08:08 > 0:08:11..40, 42...
0:08:13 > 0:08:16The bids are too high for our boys,
0:08:16 > 0:08:19so neither comes out on top in their first clash.
0:08:21 > 0:08:23Devilish David is deeply unnerved,
0:08:23 > 0:08:26knowing the laughing Lionheart's watching his every move.
0:08:26 > 0:08:29He's got his eye right on me.
0:08:29 > 0:08:32He fancies his chances on a pair
0:08:32 > 0:08:34of early 20th-century Japanese Satsuma vases,
0:08:34 > 0:08:38but he knows he has to hide his interest from James.
0:08:38 > 0:08:43Completely rigid, not bidding, not bidding.
0:08:43 > 0:08:46And 72, a pair of Satsuma double-gourd-shaped vases.
0:08:46 > 0:08:50I'm not bidding. ..22, 25, 28, 30, £32...
0:08:50 > 0:08:54I'm bidding. ..32, 35, 38, 40?
0:08:54 > 0:08:59He doesn't know. Standing at £40, anyone else? 42, 45.
0:09:05 > 0:09:08Oh, there it is, blink and you'd miss it. James clearly has!
0:09:08 > 0:09:12I'm rigid, I don't want to smile.
0:09:12 > 0:09:15..I'm bid at 60 and selling at £60.
0:09:15 > 0:09:17Got it and Lewis doesn't know.
0:09:17 > 0:09:19I don't think.
0:09:19 > 0:09:23He doesn't know! Get in there.
0:09:23 > 0:09:27Oh, strike one to David and his arch enemy hasn't a clue.
0:09:27 > 0:09:32With fees, the pair of Satsuma vases cost him £70.80
0:09:33 > 0:09:38Satsuma sounds all very rich and very flamboyant and very expensive,
0:09:38 > 0:09:41but, you know what, it just means
0:09:41 > 0:09:44that this particular kind of decoration, that ivory background,
0:09:44 > 0:09:47that raised, painted decoration on the top comes from
0:09:47 > 0:09:53the region of Satsuma in Japan. And don't you think that they would make
0:09:53 > 0:09:56just the most delectable pair of lamps?
0:09:56 > 0:09:59What's wrong with recycling these things and getting them
0:09:59 > 0:10:02into more modern, contemporary, younger homes?
0:10:02 > 0:10:05So David's the first to bag a buy
0:10:05 > 0:10:08but James isn't about to let him run away with an early lead.
0:10:08 > 0:10:1075?
0:10:12 > 0:10:17He buys a selection of enamelled signs for a total of £106.20
0:10:17 > 0:10:19including fees.
0:10:19 > 0:10:22A solid first purchase rather than a stellar one.
0:10:22 > 0:10:25What a funny lot of signs.
0:10:25 > 0:10:28I mean, really...
0:10:28 > 0:10:30Goodness knows who's going to want these.
0:10:30 > 0:10:36When it comes to age, they really do span the entire 20th century.
0:10:36 > 0:10:39The "private" sign, I think, is probably the earliest.
0:10:39 > 0:10:44Maybe Edwardian or 1920s, along with some of the brass ones.
0:10:44 > 0:10:47But they'll still have a market.
0:10:47 > 0:10:50Devilish David may have spotted a golden opportunity
0:10:50 > 0:10:52to get one over on James.
0:10:52 > 0:10:57He's clocked a vintage watch he likes the look of, but he's worried that he won't be alone.
0:10:57 > 0:11:01They'll be bids on this one, for sure. At £150...
0:11:01 > 0:11:04I'm going to go straight in. ..160, 170...
0:11:04 > 0:11:08180, 190, 200, 220, 240, 260.
0:11:08 > 0:11:12280, 300, 320, 340, 360.
0:11:12 > 0:11:15I'm going to say 400? The price is rocketing!
0:11:15 > 0:11:19And our David's now risking a huge chunk of his budget.
0:11:19 > 0:11:20450.
0:11:20 > 0:11:23..460 bid now. 460... It's getting tight.
0:11:23 > 0:11:27460 bid, at 460. Fair warning... Come on, get that hammer down.
0:11:27 > 0:11:29GAVEL BANGS
0:11:29 > 0:11:32He's got it, but what a gamble!
0:11:32 > 0:11:36The Devilish One spent over half his cash on the watch.
0:11:36 > 0:11:39£542.80, including costs.
0:11:39 > 0:11:44Is it a golden ticket to glory, or a ticking time bomb to defeat?
0:11:44 > 0:11:48Gee, over £500 for the Rolex.
0:11:48 > 0:11:51There's no way it's worth anything like nine or 1,000.
0:11:51 > 0:11:53Golly.
0:11:54 > 0:11:56Well, his rival may not approve,
0:11:56 > 0:11:59but this flash find has delighted our baron of bling.
0:11:59 > 0:12:01It's good.
0:12:03 > 0:12:07Oh, yeah, who's the antiques daddy?
0:12:09 > 0:12:15So here's the big money spend - £460 plus commission
0:12:15 > 0:12:20but it is a solid gold nine carat Rolex gentleman's watch
0:12:20 > 0:12:24and those words send shivers up the back of my spine.
0:12:24 > 0:12:26Let's just get to grips with it.
0:12:26 > 0:12:30Ivory face, Swiss made with the Rolex crown at the top there.
0:12:30 > 0:12:35If that was a matching gold strap, it would more than double the £460
0:12:35 > 0:12:40because an original Rolex strap, together with the watch, is just fantastic.
0:12:40 > 0:12:43Let's just give it a bit of a test run.
0:12:43 > 0:12:45Oh, look at that.
0:12:45 > 0:12:51It's beautiful. What a gorgeous, gorgeous watch.
0:12:51 > 0:12:53The Devilish One's heart may be aflutter,
0:12:53 > 0:12:55but he's comfortably ahead of James.
0:12:55 > 0:12:57The Lionheart really needs to get cracking
0:12:57 > 0:13:00and he's got some Masonic glassware in his sights.
0:13:00 > 0:13:03Going at £75.
0:13:05 > 0:13:09Which he wins for £88.50 with fees.
0:13:09 > 0:13:13I bought them out of desperation, rather than a great need or want.
0:13:13 > 0:13:16I've got no idea who I'm going to sell them to,
0:13:16 > 0:13:19but there are collectors for Masonic glass.
0:13:19 > 0:13:21I'm just hoping somebody might like them.
0:13:21 > 0:13:23With the bit between his teeth,
0:13:23 > 0:13:26the Lionheart lets rip with a torrent of purchases.
0:13:28 > 0:13:30He wins six gilt metal buttons,
0:13:30 > 0:13:34with a fox head design for £59, including costs.
0:13:34 > 0:13:39Probably around 1910, 1920, not gold, they're gilt metal.
0:13:39 > 0:13:44But still, for me, they're worth £100 of anybody's money.
0:13:44 > 0:13:48Then he sweeps away with that vintage leather flying helmet...
0:13:48 > 0:13:49That's mad.
0:13:49 > 0:13:52..for £106.20 with fees.
0:13:52 > 0:13:57And cements his new-found lead with an assortment of wooden bowls,
0:13:57 > 0:14:01also for £106.20, including costs.
0:14:01 > 0:14:03Yes!
0:14:04 > 0:14:07I have to say, when I bid £90 for this lot, I thought,
0:14:07 > 0:14:13"I've paid too much". They looked rough, they looked nothing special at all.
0:14:13 > 0:14:18But now, having looked at them again, I know a great shape.
0:14:18 > 0:14:20That's a great colour.
0:14:20 > 0:14:22They're by a chap called Albert Pountney,
0:14:22 > 0:14:29who was head of art and sculpture at the Leicester College of Art.
0:14:29 > 0:14:32For £90 for the lot, really,
0:14:32 > 0:14:36that's got to be worth £80 to £100, that one bowl.
0:14:36 > 0:14:40I think, of everything that I've bought in this sale today,
0:14:40 > 0:14:43this has got to be the best bargain.
0:14:43 > 0:14:48Well, what a turnaround in that hard-fought first round.
0:14:48 > 0:14:51With our nifty knights locked in combat,
0:14:51 > 0:14:55let's see who's got the upper hand in this fight to the death.
0:14:55 > 0:15:00David and James each started the day with £1,000 of their own money.
0:15:00 > 0:15:03Devilish David Harper launched the first attacks,
0:15:03 > 0:15:06spending £613.60 on two items.
0:15:06 > 0:15:11This leaves him with £386.40 still to spend.
0:15:11 > 0:15:14James "The Lionheart" Lewis has fought back hard
0:15:14 > 0:15:18spending £466.10 on five items,
0:15:18 > 0:15:22leaving him with £533.90 to play with.
0:15:24 > 0:15:27It's time for our noble knights to redouble their efforts
0:15:27 > 0:15:31in their bid for victory. Who's going to laugh in the face of danger
0:15:31 > 0:15:35and who's going to be sent into antiques exile?
0:15:35 > 0:15:37Only time will tell.
0:15:37 > 0:15:40We find the Lionheart is in a state of agitation.
0:15:40 > 0:15:43His battle plan has gone out of the window
0:15:43 > 0:15:45and he can't make up his mind whether to bid on a large
0:15:45 > 0:15:4819th-century oil painting.
0:15:50 > 0:15:51Hmm...no.
0:15:53 > 0:15:56Oh, he's bidding. £130, I'm bid. At 130.
0:15:56 > 0:16:01£130, I'm bid. At 130. 40, will you quickly? Away at £130.
0:16:02 > 0:16:04712, thank you.
0:16:04 > 0:16:09The Lionheart wins the oil painting for £153.40, including costs.
0:16:09 > 0:16:12But has he bagged himself a masterpiece?
0:16:12 > 0:16:16Well, that is an absolutely shocking oil painting.
0:16:16 > 0:16:20I think my cat could paint better than that.
0:16:20 > 0:16:22But it's a big wall filler.
0:16:22 > 0:16:25And at 120 quid, it's cheaper than wallpaper.
0:16:25 > 0:16:27So, if you got a big hole in the wall,
0:16:27 > 0:16:30and you don't want to spend a lot of money getting the builders in,
0:16:30 > 0:16:33just cover it up with a big picture like that.
0:16:33 > 0:16:36Yes, not entirely convincing, James.
0:16:36 > 0:16:39David has also set his sights on an oil painting,
0:16:39 > 0:16:41and he is a lot more excited about his.
0:16:41 > 0:16:44That's Venus, the goddess of love.
0:16:44 > 0:16:48And pictured there lying recumbent on a bed with her son Cupid
0:16:48 > 0:16:51who's holding a mirror so Venus can look at herself in the mirror.
0:16:51 > 0:16:55But at the same time, you can see her face, so she can see you.
0:16:55 > 0:16:58It's just a bit cheeky. A lovely picture.
0:16:58 > 0:17:00The original is in the National Gallery.
0:17:00 > 0:17:02Originally painted in, I think, 1651,
0:17:02 > 0:17:05certainly the mid-17th century by Velazquez.
0:17:05 > 0:17:11Now, the real reason why I adore that painting is because it's also known as the Rokeby Venus.
0:17:11 > 0:17:15Rokeby Hall is about four miles away from me
0:17:15 > 0:17:18and that painting, the original, was once owned
0:17:18 > 0:17:23by the Morritt family, who live at Rokeby Hall. Isn't she great?
0:17:23 > 0:17:25Ah, now David is smitten.
0:17:25 > 0:17:28Well, here we go for the Rokeby Venus.
0:17:28 > 0:17:29911. Come on.
0:17:29 > 0:17:33I want her. I want her.
0:17:33 > 0:17:37Good-looking girl from behind, £35? £30 bid.
0:17:37 > 0:17:40£30, I'm bid. £30, at 30.
0:17:40 > 0:17:43At 32, 32, 35, 35. At 38 in the room.
0:17:43 > 0:17:45Commission the loss.
0:17:45 > 0:17:49At £38, I'm bid, are you all done, finished and sold at £38?
0:17:49 > 0:17:52£40, 42, 42 in the room.
0:17:52 > 0:17:55I've got to have her, I just have to have her.
0:17:55 > 0:17:57Put it down to me, £40.
0:17:57 > 0:17:59GAVEL BANGS Yes! 42 in the room - 805. 42?
0:17:59 > 0:18:02£42. How magnificent is that?
0:18:02 > 0:18:05She is coming home with me.
0:18:05 > 0:18:07# She's got it
0:18:07 > 0:18:10# Yeah, baby, she's got it
0:18:12 > 0:18:18# I'm your Venus, I'm your fire At your desire... #
0:18:18 > 0:18:23Easy, tiger! David strides off into the sunset with his lady love
0:18:23 > 0:18:25for £49.56 including fees.
0:18:27 > 0:18:31But the Lionheart is preparing to retaliate on a massive scale,
0:18:31 > 0:18:34because the furniture he talked about at the start of the day
0:18:34 > 0:18:36is about to go under the hammer.
0:18:36 > 0:18:41This is the part of the auction where James is hoping to knock his opponent for six.
0:18:41 > 0:18:48First up, the Lionheart snatches a Victorian piano stool for £25.96, including fees.
0:18:48 > 0:18:53Then he buys a Georgian mahogany drop-leaf dining table
0:18:53 > 0:18:59for £37.76, including costs. And he can't believe his luck.
0:18:59 > 0:19:02I think the world must have gone mad,
0:19:02 > 0:19:05because it's solid wood, it's wonderful quality
0:19:05 > 0:19:08and if anyone's got a small house and not a separate dining room,
0:19:08 > 0:19:11this is perfect. Super thing. I'm really happy.
0:19:11 > 0:19:13There's got to be a profit in that.
0:19:13 > 0:19:16The Lionheart is on the rise, and now he's got his eye on
0:19:16 > 0:19:19an oak side table with turned legs.
0:19:19 > 0:19:21£10.
0:19:21 > 0:19:23712, thank you.
0:19:23 > 0:19:28It's a hefty purchase at £247.80, including costs
0:19:28 > 0:19:32but James is hoping the table's great age will make it a winner.
0:19:32 > 0:19:36That has survived 300 or 400 years of history.
0:19:36 > 0:19:39That's worth £500 of anybody's money.
0:19:39 > 0:19:44It's got a wonderful curved top, that over-sailing top is typical of the period.
0:19:44 > 0:19:47Nicely turned legs. Great. Very pleased with that.
0:19:47 > 0:19:50With the auction now reaching its final stages,
0:19:50 > 0:19:54our two knights of the barter have thrown everything they can at each other.
0:19:54 > 0:19:58But here's a turn-up, David's still enough of a gentleman
0:19:58 > 0:20:01to point out a furniture piece that James has missed.
0:20:01 > 0:20:05Look at that, it's a 19th-century gate-leg table.
0:20:05 > 0:20:0822 in the room. How much? 22, 22.
0:20:08 > 0:20:11Oh! 25?
0:20:11 > 0:20:1225, 28?
0:20:12 > 0:20:1630. 32, 35.
0:20:16 > 0:20:19Standing forward at £35... He's doing eyebrow bidding.
0:20:19 > 0:20:22That was eyebrow bidding, well done, James.
0:20:22 > 0:20:24I didn't want you to know that I was bidding.
0:20:24 > 0:20:27The Lionheart wins the gate-leg table for £41.30,
0:20:27 > 0:20:31including costs and is all spent up.
0:20:31 > 0:20:37Wasn't he lucky to have good old David there to make sure he didn't miss out?
0:20:37 > 0:20:42If there was a prime example of why you should view before you buy, that's it.
0:20:42 > 0:20:45Well, yes, it's an oak gate-leg, but it's not 19th century,
0:20:45 > 0:20:50its 20th century and it is marked, it is scuffed.
0:20:50 > 0:20:53It's awful. Oh, disaster!
0:20:53 > 0:20:56Royally hoodwinked by the Devilish One.
0:20:56 > 0:20:59With James spent up and out of the fight,
0:20:59 > 0:21:05David got his eye on those carved wooden sculptures that he fell for earlier in the day.
0:21:05 > 0:21:07I just going to have to wipe me out.
0:21:07 > 0:21:09Carvings...
0:21:09 > 0:21:1365, 75, 85, 95, 100?
0:21:13 > 0:21:1810. He's going for it! 130, 140... Go on, David!
0:21:18 > 0:21:22You can do it, keep going. ..70, 80, 90...
0:21:24 > 0:21:26..200, 210...
0:21:26 > 0:21:28At 10? 210?
0:21:28 > 0:21:32It's close. £210, all finished.
0:21:32 > 0:21:35805, thank you.
0:21:35 > 0:21:39Oh, the strain's all too much, but he's done it.
0:21:39 > 0:21:44No chance. I just paid a fortune for those in desperation. God!
0:21:44 > 0:21:50The sculptures end up costing David £247.80, including fees.
0:21:50 > 0:21:52What a late charge by David Harper.
0:21:52 > 0:21:56And there's one last item he WHEELLY WHEELLY wants.
0:21:56 > 0:21:58It's this vintage wheel.
0:21:58 > 0:22:02This is described as a wagon wheel, but it's not a wagon wheel.
0:22:02 > 0:22:04Haven't really seen it, but I'll have a go.
0:22:04 > 0:22:06Five in the room?
0:22:06 > 0:22:09Get the hammer down! Get the hammer down.
0:22:09 > 0:22:11Get the hammer down. £55.
0:22:11 > 0:22:13GAVEL BANGS Yes!
0:22:13 > 0:22:18He rolls away with the wheel for £64.90, including fees
0:22:18 > 0:22:21and, with that final purchase, it's all over.
0:22:24 > 0:22:26Our gallant challengers each started the day
0:22:26 > 0:22:29with £1,000 of their own money.
0:22:29 > 0:22:32"Devilish" David Harper is hoping quality wins over quantity.
0:22:32 > 0:22:39He finished with just five items after spending £975.86.
0:22:39 > 0:22:42James "The Lionheart" Lewis is playing the numbers game
0:22:42 > 0:22:48and ends the day with ten items, costing him £972.32.
0:22:48 > 0:22:51But now, it's all about who will make the most profit.
0:22:51 > 0:22:53Action over in the auction room,
0:22:53 > 0:22:56our chaps can now size up their opponent's wares.
0:22:56 > 0:22:59Wow! A long, long day, but exciting.
0:22:59 > 0:23:01Very long day, but I have to say,
0:23:01 > 0:23:04I think, quite clearly, I win through quantity.
0:23:04 > 0:23:07No doubt about it! But where's that Rolex watch?
0:23:07 > 0:23:11Oh! My favourite buy! It is an absolute stonker.
0:23:11 > 0:23:14I'll take the back off, I'll enjoy researching it,
0:23:14 > 0:23:17looking at the numbers. I'll be able to date it within a year
0:23:17 > 0:23:20but I think it's 1950s, 1960s.
0:23:20 > 0:23:23I'll change the strap, but it's so super stylish.
0:23:23 > 0:23:25That's my favourite object. What's your favourite?
0:23:25 > 0:23:29I have to say, the thing I'm most pleased with are all these bowls!
0:23:29 > 0:23:32They good! I looked at them from a distance and I thought they looked terrible
0:23:32 > 0:23:36but you start to spread them out, they've got real quality. They have, all handmade.
0:23:36 > 0:23:39They're very ethnic looking, although they're obviously English.
0:23:39 > 0:23:44They're English, by the same person that carved your figures. No way! Are they really? They are.
0:23:44 > 0:23:48Finally, that thing. I mean, what is it? I've no idea.
0:23:48 > 0:23:53Part of some kind of contraption, maybe to do with wool or cotton...
0:23:53 > 0:23:58Yeah. It's a good architectural thing. Yes... Just call it a thing. I do quite like it actually.
0:23:58 > 0:24:02It's a thing, James, and you'll never see another thing like that. No, you won't.
0:24:05 > 0:24:10The first skirmish between the Lionheart and the Devilish One is now over.
0:24:10 > 0:24:14But there's an almighty war gathering beyond the horizon.
0:24:14 > 0:24:17Bidding for the buys was as nothing
0:24:17 > 0:24:21compared to the Herculean efforts required in getting them sold.
0:24:21 > 0:24:26This is what sorts the selling superstars from the dealing deadbeats.
0:24:26 > 0:24:30And at Devilish HQ, David is taking stock.
0:24:30 > 0:24:33Buying in auction is not the easiest place in the world.
0:24:33 > 0:24:36Um, hello, what on earth is that?
0:24:36 > 0:24:41The pair of Satsumas, good staple antique dealing stock.
0:24:41 > 0:24:44The watch, vastly improved with a new strap.
0:24:44 > 0:24:48Looks so much better, makes it much more contemporary.
0:24:48 > 0:24:50And my favourite item, the Rokeby Venus,
0:24:50 > 0:24:54lovely to see her where she belongs, back here at home in Barnard Castle.
0:24:54 > 0:24:57Now, onto the Pountneys. I love those things.
0:24:57 > 0:24:59Contemporary, fantastic quality,
0:24:59 > 0:25:01struggling to get any interest in those.
0:25:01 > 0:25:04But there's the challenge.
0:25:04 > 0:25:06I love to sell.
0:25:06 > 0:25:10Yes, David has a real fire in his belly as he hits the phones...
0:25:10 > 0:25:15Really? ..which is just as well as his opponent has exactly
0:25:15 > 0:25:18double the number of purchases to offload.
0:25:18 > 0:25:22Well, what did I buy? A bit of a mixed bag, really,
0:25:22 > 0:25:24but there are these wonderful gold-plated fox-head buttons.
0:25:24 > 0:25:28Ideally, suited to master of the hunt,
0:25:28 > 0:25:31but, you never know, Leicester City Football Club might like them.
0:25:31 > 0:25:33Also, these two 19th-century
0:25:33 > 0:25:35Masonic glasses.
0:25:35 > 0:25:38There's a Victorian walnut piano stool.
0:25:38 > 0:25:41There was the massive bowls, all different shapes and sizes.
0:25:41 > 0:25:45The enamel signs. Again, some brass, some enamel.
0:25:45 > 0:25:47The George III mahogany table
0:25:47 > 0:25:50would seat two for a nice little breakfast on the terrace somewhere.
0:25:50 > 0:25:53There was the 18th-century oak sidetable.
0:25:53 > 0:25:55What else was there?
0:25:55 > 0:25:57There was... Oh. The painting.
0:25:57 > 0:26:00Why did I buy that painting?
0:26:00 > 0:26:04It's so huge and not well done. But, hey, fingers crossed.
0:26:04 > 0:26:07Ooh, and the worst thing?
0:26:07 > 0:26:10The worst thing of the lot was that reproduction gateleg.
0:26:10 > 0:26:12Wish I hadn't bought that.
0:26:12 > 0:26:14What else? Ah!
0:26:14 > 0:26:17The flying helmet. The best of all.
0:26:17 > 0:26:20Well, if I don't sell it, at least I can wear it.
0:26:20 > 0:26:22Well, if you say so, James.
0:26:22 > 0:26:25Either way, it's time to put aside the sartorial suggestions
0:26:25 > 0:26:30and turn all that talk into cold, hard sales
0:26:30 > 0:26:32because no deal is truly sealed until the money is in your hand.
0:26:32 > 0:26:35James is first off the starting blocks gunning for a sale
0:26:35 > 0:26:40of the oak sidetable he bought for £247.80.
0:26:40 > 0:26:43He takes it along to his friend, Robert, who's building a house
0:26:43 > 0:26:46and is on the look out for antique furniture.
0:26:46 > 0:26:49I guess this might be your first bit of furniture, then, Robert?
0:26:49 > 0:26:53Yes, the first bit we've got other than bathroom suites and kitchen.
0:26:53 > 0:26:57You said you wanted oak furniture. I do. You wanted period oak. Yep.
0:26:57 > 0:27:01This one is about 1700, around the reign of Queen Anne, George I. Yep.
0:27:01 > 0:27:04And a classic sort of bit of oak furniture
0:27:04 > 0:27:07that you would have found in a Derbyshire cottage.
0:27:07 > 0:27:11It's ready to go, as you say. I like it. I like it. Yup.
0:27:11 > 0:27:16It's fabulous for what we want and, yep. We need to sort the price out.
0:27:16 > 0:27:19Is it sort of £300, maybe £400?
0:27:19 > 0:27:21I would say that table is worth...
0:27:23 > 0:27:26..around £450, something like that. Shall we say 420?
0:27:26 > 0:27:31Is that all right? Yes, fantastic. You've got a deal. Brilliant.
0:27:31 > 0:27:33Shall we see where it'll look good? Yes, fantastic.
0:27:33 > 0:27:37Go on, you grab that end. We'll just wander off around.
0:27:37 > 0:27:42The Lionheart roars away with a beast of a profit, £172.20.
0:27:42 > 0:27:47The Lionheart is off to an almighty start, but what of the Devilish One?
0:27:47 > 0:27:50He's opening his campaign by trying to sell
0:27:50 > 0:27:53the oil painting that cost him £49.56.
0:27:54 > 0:27:58Now, I did say I was going to try and keep the wonderful Rokeby Venus
0:27:58 > 0:28:01in her hometown of Barnard Castle.
0:28:01 > 0:28:03Now, where better to bring her than my local pub
0:28:03 > 0:28:07and meet my local landlord, Peter. But I must warn you -
0:28:07 > 0:28:10Peter does like his theme nights,
0:28:10 > 0:28:15so we've no idea quite who we're going to meet. Come on.
0:28:15 > 0:28:19Luckily, a man of David's calibre is prepared for any eventuality.
0:28:21 > 0:28:24Ah, Peter. Good to see you. David.
0:28:24 > 0:28:28Looking absolutely fan-tastic. Thank you.
0:28:28 > 0:28:32Thank you very much. Really, really good. Love that outfit.
0:28:32 > 0:28:35That is cool. Now, listen, the reason I'm here, you know.
0:28:35 > 0:28:38You haven't seen this yet. I've described her to you.
0:28:38 > 0:28:43This is a copy of the original Rokeby Venus.
0:28:43 > 0:28:48This original was in Rokeby Hall one mile away from here for generations.
0:28:48 > 0:28:51This is the nearest thing we're going to get to having
0:28:51 > 0:28:54the Rokeby Venus back in town.
0:28:54 > 0:28:56Will it cost me a king's ransom?
0:28:56 > 0:29:00No. It'll cost you a prince's ransom, Peter.
0:29:00 > 0:29:02How about 140 quid?
0:29:02 > 0:29:05What about 120?
0:29:05 > 0:29:09Make it 130. I'll go to 130... OK.
0:29:09 > 0:29:14What about you singing a song with me? And I'll give you 130,
0:29:14 > 0:29:17if you do a duet. It... That...
0:29:17 > 0:29:20Peter, this is where it all could possibly go wrong
0:29:20 > 0:29:24because I am... You know, I don't mind being in the spotlight,
0:29:24 > 0:29:26but singing is not my forte.
0:29:26 > 0:29:32So, will David give us a taste of Elvis if it seals the deal at £130?
0:29:32 > 0:29:35# But that's all right now... #
0:29:35 > 0:29:36Sadly, he will.
0:29:36 > 0:29:40That's a £80.44 profit. Thank you very much.
0:29:40 > 0:29:43# It's all right now, mama
0:29:43 > 0:29:47# Any way you do. #
0:29:48 > 0:29:50Thank you very much.
0:29:54 > 0:29:57And now, we join Wing Commander Lewis
0:29:57 > 0:29:58on a mission of the utmost importance.
0:29:58 > 0:30:01He is hoping to sell the vintage flying helmet for more than
0:30:01 > 0:30:04the £106.20 that he paid for it.
0:30:04 > 0:30:06He's headed east
0:30:06 > 0:30:09to the Lincolnshire Aviation Heritage Centre
0:30:09 > 0:30:14where he's rendezvousing with owner Fred. Chocks away!
0:30:14 > 0:30:18Fred, what an amazing place you've got here. It is, yes.
0:30:18 > 0:30:22How many of these bombers are still around? There's 15 in the world.
0:30:22 > 0:30:23There's one flying in Canada.
0:30:23 > 0:30:26Yup. Then there's the Battle of Britain flying.
0:30:26 > 0:30:29There's this one, Just Jane, with a full engine running,
0:30:29 > 0:30:32so those are the only three Lancasters with engines running.
0:30:32 > 0:30:36It's obviously a passion for you cos you've got cabinets and cabinets.
0:30:36 > 0:30:38Oh, yeah, there is. A lot of stuff.
0:30:38 > 0:30:42Well, this is what I've... I've brought to show you. Yes.
0:30:42 > 0:30:47Second World War type period, or maybe earlier or slightly later.
0:30:47 > 0:30:52You're the expert. Oh, no, it's the real McCoy. It's a bomber one.
0:30:52 > 0:30:56It is a bomber one? Yes. Brilliant! It's an early one.
0:30:56 > 0:30:58So it's likely that would have been worn
0:30:58 > 0:31:01by somebody in the Second World War? It would, yeah, it would.
0:31:01 > 0:31:05Is it the sort of thing you'd be interested in? It is. Brilliant.
0:31:05 > 0:31:08What would you be asking for this, then?
0:31:08 > 0:31:11Around £200, how would that sound? 150?
0:31:11 > 0:31:13They're very rare. Oh, they are?
0:31:13 > 0:31:17Well, how about 250? I've got to be...
0:31:17 > 0:31:20I've got to be truthful with you. 180? Yeah,
0:31:20 > 0:31:23I'll go to 180. You sure? Yes, oh, yes. I will.
0:31:23 > 0:31:27You've got a deal, then. Fantastic. Thank you. That is super.
0:31:27 > 0:31:34James soars away with a £73.80 profit. Mission accomplished!
0:31:34 > 0:31:38But the Lionheart's victory may be short lived as the Devilish One
0:31:38 > 0:31:41is about to bring out the big guns in the shape of his vintage watch.
0:31:41 > 0:31:45It cost David a whopping £542.80 at auction
0:31:45 > 0:31:49so the stakes couldn't be higher. A good deal here
0:31:49 > 0:31:53could annihilate his rival. A bad deal and it's game over.
0:31:53 > 0:31:57He's taken his premium ticker to a friend and fellow dealer, Anthony.
0:31:57 > 0:32:00Anthony has already seen the watch, but David's now replaced the strap
0:32:00 > 0:32:02with a spare one that he had at home.
0:32:02 > 0:32:07Now, feast your eyes on that piece of sophisticated kit.
0:32:07 > 0:32:09Oh, that's much better.
0:32:09 > 0:32:12That is very, very nice, David.
0:32:12 > 0:32:14Isn't that a good-looking watch? Yes.
0:32:14 > 0:32:16Now, can you tell me about it?
0:32:16 > 0:32:19Let me just show you something. You know it is a vintage watch.
0:32:19 > 0:32:21Ooh.
0:32:22 > 0:32:25OK, first of all, is it solid gold? Is it?
0:32:26 > 0:32:30Oh, very good, David.
0:32:30 > 0:32:36Just look at that. Wonderful hallmarks. The case is marked Rolex.
0:32:36 > 0:32:39They've got a date stamp there of 1952.
0:32:39 > 0:32:42They've also got the Rolex reference number down here,
0:32:42 > 0:32:44which I've checked against the Rolex register. Very good.
0:32:44 > 0:32:50And that equates also to 1952. So this is a very special watch.
0:32:50 > 0:32:53David may have done his research, but can he do a deal?
0:32:53 > 0:32:57I think we need to get the watch around about £350.
0:33:01 > 0:33:08You are a killer, aren't you? Let's be reckless. £550.
0:33:08 > 0:33:12Look at that. Honestly. He's so good. I can't do it.
0:33:12 > 0:33:16£650 and let's be happy.
0:33:16 > 0:33:20We can't be happy at that. All right, listen, I'll tell you what.
0:33:20 > 0:33:26£700 and we've got a deal going. We can't do it. What?
0:33:26 > 0:33:31Honestly, we can't do it. £775.
0:33:31 > 0:33:34Give me your hand, take the Rolex.
0:33:34 > 0:33:40I'll take your hand at 750 and not a pound more. That's it. We're done.
0:33:40 > 0:33:42Come on.
0:33:44 > 0:33:47Go on. Well done. Good, thank you very much.
0:33:47 > 0:33:50He stuck to his guns and he's done it.
0:33:50 > 0:33:56The Devilish One clocked a profit of £207.20.
0:33:58 > 0:34:03It's two sales each now and our dealers really need to ramp things up a gear.
0:34:03 > 0:34:06James is taking a trip to Leicester City Football Club
0:34:06 > 0:34:09with the gilt buttons with the fox-head design.
0:34:09 > 0:34:14He's noticed they bear a remarkable resemblance to the team's emblem.
0:34:14 > 0:34:16The Foxes may have lost on the pitch,
0:34:16 > 0:34:21but the Lionheart wins big when he sells the gilt buttons to a fan...
0:34:21 > 0:34:23They're yours.
0:34:23 > 0:34:25LAUGHTER
0:34:25 > 0:34:29..making a profit of £111. Goal!
0:34:29 > 0:34:33And, once again, the Lionheart has hit his stride.
0:34:33 > 0:34:38He sells the Georgian mahogany dining table for a profit of £7.24.
0:34:38 > 0:34:44The oil painting of a river scene for a profit of £46.60
0:34:44 > 0:34:47And the piano stool for a profit of £44.04.
0:34:47 > 0:34:50What a hat-trick!
0:34:50 > 0:34:52It's now half-time in this selling game,
0:34:52 > 0:34:57so let's find out how our plucky players are faring.
0:34:58 > 0:34:59Devilish David Harper
0:34:59 > 0:35:05has so far sold two items making a profit of £287.64.
0:35:05 > 0:35:08But James "The Lionheart" Lewis has racked up six deals
0:35:08 > 0:35:14and turned a corking profit of £454.88.
0:35:14 > 0:35:19The Lionheart now has a comfortable lead on his opponent
0:35:19 > 0:35:22and he's determined to keep it that way.
0:35:22 > 0:35:26Without question, the best lot that I bought from the auction
0:35:26 > 0:35:29is that massive lot of treen bowls,
0:35:29 > 0:35:33balls, acorns, stands, a wonderful lot.
0:35:33 > 0:35:35Everybody I've shown them to loves them,
0:35:35 > 0:35:38so instead of hawking them down to London
0:35:38 > 0:35:39and showing them to lots of dealers,
0:35:39 > 0:35:42I've simply put a pile of them on my table in the garden
0:35:42 > 0:35:45and invited lots of friends and local people round to have a look.
0:35:45 > 0:35:48Some of them have already seen some and loved them.
0:35:48 > 0:35:52Others, I'm just hoping to twist their arm. Fingers crossed.
0:35:52 > 0:35:56Yes, it's an unusual tactic from James - and not without risk.
0:35:56 > 0:35:58The wooden Bowls cost him £106.20
0:35:58 > 0:36:02and he's got a limited pool from which to drum up interest.
0:36:03 > 0:36:06OK, guys, come on, then, who's first?
0:36:06 > 0:36:09Buy a few and we can have a deal.
0:36:09 > 0:36:12I'll give you £40 for it. You've got a deal. First one's gone.
0:36:12 > 0:36:15There we go. OK, who's next?
0:36:15 > 0:36:1850 for the two. Oh, go on, then.
0:36:18 > 0:36:20Yep, deal, brilliant, there you go. OK, who's next?
0:36:20 > 0:36:22Yours, thank you very much.
0:36:22 > 0:36:24Deal. There you go, that's yours.
0:36:24 > 0:36:27I'm sad to see it go, but there we go.
0:36:27 > 0:36:2935. Deal.
0:36:29 > 0:36:33OK, anybody want an acorn? £15. Go on, then.
0:36:33 > 0:36:37Thank you very much. There you go. Done? I think we're done.
0:36:37 > 0:36:40Thank you very much, everybody, thank you.
0:36:40 > 0:36:43James also sold some of the bowls to a couple of dealers
0:36:43 > 0:36:49and, in total, he tots up a very tasty profit of £718.80.
0:36:49 > 0:36:52The Devilish One is falling further behind in the profit stakes
0:36:52 > 0:36:57and decides to switch strategy in his bid to beat the Lionheart.
0:36:57 > 0:37:01My first thought, my first instinct, was to get them to my mate
0:37:01 > 0:37:05and turn them into a pair of funky modern lamps.
0:37:05 > 0:37:07However, a change of heart. So what have I done?
0:37:07 > 0:37:11Well, I've brought them back to another auction,
0:37:11 > 0:37:15my local auction, and giving them a chance to a big, wide audience.
0:37:15 > 0:37:17So it's all exciting. Here we go.
0:37:17 > 0:37:19Hmm, a risky move from the Devilish One.
0:37:19 > 0:37:22He'll have to pay the standard auction fees on the vases,
0:37:22 > 0:37:24which will eat into any profit he makes.
0:37:24 > 0:37:27AUCTIONEER: A pair of Japanese Satsuma pottery vases,
0:37:27 > 0:37:30about 1900 in date, of a double gourd form. Very good.
0:37:30 > 0:37:35Some interest, book starts at £50. £50, I'm in the book to see five.
0:37:35 > 0:37:40£50, five on the net. 60. Come on. £60, 65 the net. 70.
0:37:40 > 0:37:4370, come on. 75, the net.
0:37:43 > 0:37:4880. £80. 85, the net. That's about my money back. Can I see 90? Come on.
0:37:48 > 0:37:5390 bid. £90 in the room... A couple of pounds' profit. 95 on the net.
0:37:53 > 0:37:56A bit more profit. On the internet, then, at £95.
0:37:56 > 0:37:58No, no, no, no, no, no.
0:37:58 > 0:37:59GAVEL BANGS
0:37:59 > 0:38:00Oh, my gosh.
0:38:00 > 0:38:06At least it's not a loss, but it's a tiny...tiny profit.
0:38:06 > 0:38:07After costs,
0:38:07 > 0:38:12David squeezed a modest profit of £5.38 from the Satsuma vases.
0:38:12 > 0:38:15And then, bad news.
0:38:15 > 0:38:20He doesn't manage to sell the wheel, leaving him with a loss of £64.90.
0:38:20 > 0:38:24In these final straits, James is also struggling.
0:38:24 > 0:38:27He sells the reproduction gate leg table for £20,
0:38:27 > 0:38:32but it's less than he paid for it, leaving him with a loss of £21.30.
0:38:32 > 0:38:36With losses on lots, items not selling and time ticking away,
0:38:36 > 0:38:40our boys have got to pull off some spectacular last-minute deals.
0:38:40 > 0:38:45James is first to strike. He sells his vintage enamel signs to a tram museum
0:38:45 > 0:38:49for a profit of £93.80.
0:38:49 > 0:38:53Great, that's fantastic. Thank you very much. Brilliant.
0:38:53 > 0:38:57This leaves the Lionheart with one more lot left to sell -
0:38:57 > 0:39:00the Masonic glasses, which he paid £88.50 for.
0:39:00 > 0:39:04James has done his research and uncovered that they originally came
0:39:04 > 0:39:07from the St John's Masonic Lodge in Tamworth,
0:39:07 > 0:39:11and he's brought them along to show the Deputy Grand Master, Gary.
0:39:11 > 0:39:17I would say that that was made somewhere between 1850 and 1900.
0:39:17 > 0:39:21Well, our consecration of this lodge was in 1865.
0:39:21 > 0:39:24Perhaps they could have been presented to all those
0:39:24 > 0:39:26that were there at that consecration.
0:39:26 > 0:39:29So there would have been 80 or 90 around at that time.
0:39:29 > 0:39:32I can't think of another time that this would've been...
0:39:32 > 0:39:35that glasses would've been presented.
0:39:35 > 0:39:37I was hoping for around £200, for the two together.
0:39:37 > 0:39:42We wouldn't go to £200, no, no. How about 170 for the two?
0:39:42 > 0:39:47100? Oooh. No?
0:39:47 > 0:39:51How about 150? I haven't got a lot of room to move.
0:39:51 > 0:39:54OK, we'll take the two for 150. You've got a deal.
0:39:54 > 0:39:57My goodness, you're a hard man!
0:39:57 > 0:40:01That is the hardest deal I've had in a long time. All I can say is, sold.
0:40:01 > 0:40:03Well done.
0:40:03 > 0:40:07It's no secret, James has made a clear profit of £61.50.
0:40:07 > 0:40:11The Lionheart is all sold up, but the Devilish One
0:40:11 > 0:40:16has got the two sculptures which cost him £247.80 left to sell.
0:40:16 > 0:40:19He takes one of them, the mermaid, to his old friend Bill,
0:40:19 > 0:40:23who runs a restaurant in Durham.
0:40:23 > 0:40:27It is remarkable. It's quite different from what I thought
0:40:27 > 0:40:31when I saw it on the web. I saw some pictures on the web of it.
0:40:31 > 0:40:33A twin-tailed mermaid, do you know the significance?
0:40:33 > 0:40:35That I don't understand.
0:40:35 > 0:40:39OK, the twin-tailed mermaid represents earth and water,
0:40:39 > 0:40:43the balance between the two, and body and soul.
0:40:43 > 0:40:45She's a lovely thing.
0:40:45 > 0:40:48Yes, do you know, it's better than I expected, I must admit.
0:40:48 > 0:40:50What are you looking for?
0:40:50 > 0:40:56I would like to see 250 apiece. So 250 for her, 250 for my other.
0:40:56 > 0:40:58That's what I would like to see.
0:40:58 > 0:41:03Hmm, will David swim away with the deal on the mermaid sculpture?
0:41:03 > 0:41:06Can he rival the phenomenal performance of the Lionheart
0:41:06 > 0:41:08in the dying moments of this contest?
0:41:08 > 0:41:10All will be revealed.
0:41:12 > 0:41:16Our duelling duo each started with £1,000 of their own money.
0:41:16 > 0:41:21Devilish David Harper bagged five items and spent £975.86.
0:41:24 > 0:41:29James "The Lionheart" Lewis bought ten items, spending £972.32.
0:41:31 > 0:41:36Now the only thing that matters is who has made the most profit.
0:41:36 > 0:41:39All the money that David and James have made
0:41:39 > 0:41:41will go to the charities of their choice, so now let's find out
0:41:41 > 0:41:45who is today's Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is champion.
0:41:45 > 0:41:48David. Good to see you. Good to see you.
0:41:48 > 0:41:51How did the auction selling go? Yeah, really well.
0:41:51 > 0:41:55In particular for one lot. Which one? My bowls. The Pountney bowls.
0:41:55 > 0:42:00The Pountney bowls. Purely because I got a lot more than I was expecting.
0:42:00 > 0:42:03I had the Pountney figures, I sold them well. I got a good market price.
0:42:03 > 0:42:05Did you get loads of money on some of your...?
0:42:05 > 0:42:07Well, it was just there were so many of them.
0:42:07 > 0:42:10I didn't sell any of them at huge money, but it was very good.
0:42:10 > 0:42:12How about the Rolex? Loved the Rolex.
0:42:12 > 0:42:14Of all the items, I would've taken that home.
0:42:14 > 0:42:17It was gold, hallmarked, 1952. What a lovely thing.
0:42:17 > 0:42:21It was hard to see it go, but I did well. Well, you had to see it go.
0:42:21 > 0:42:23Are you ready? One, two, three.
0:42:23 > 0:42:29Oh, no! Well, the thing is, it was the bowls, really.
0:42:29 > 0:42:30Oh! You see, they...
0:42:30 > 0:42:34Yeah, get on with it, that's absolutely...
0:42:34 > 0:42:37So James stands triumphant today and why?
0:42:37 > 0:42:42Because although David sold the mermaid sculpture for £190...
0:42:42 > 0:42:45Make it 190 and you've got a deal. Go on, do it. Thank you very much.
0:42:45 > 0:42:49..and sold the other sculpture for the same price to a dealer,
0:42:49 > 0:42:56the combined profit of £132.20 still wasn't enough to beat the big man.
0:42:56 > 0:42:59Great, fun experience, that.
0:42:59 > 0:43:02The Pountney pieces were marvellous, but what about James Lewis?
0:43:02 > 0:43:09That is truly unbelievable and well done to him. Completely thrashed.
0:43:09 > 0:43:13Well, I don't know whether to be embarrassed or just chuffed,
0:43:13 > 0:43:15because that was a great result.
0:43:15 > 0:43:17And at the end of the day, it does prove
0:43:17 > 0:43:20that my bowls are far more commercial than his figures.
0:43:20 > 0:43:24Tomorrow, David has a chance of redeeming himself...
0:43:24 > 0:43:25There's got to be something good here.
0:43:25 > 0:43:29..as our duelling dealers go head-to-head at a car-boot sale.
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