0:00:02 > 0:00:04This is Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is, the show that pitches
0:00:04 > 0:00:06TV's best-loved antiques experts
0:00:06 > 0:00:11against each other in an all-out battle for profit.
0:00:11 > 0:00:13I am a double-your-money girl.
0:00:13 > 0:00:16And 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 > 0:00:21Each week, one pair of duelling dealers
0:00:21 > 0:00:23will face a different daily challenge...
0:00:23 > 0:00:25Lovely!
0:00:25 > 0:00:26We've got work to do.
0:00:26 > 0:00:31..putting their own money and their hard-earned reputations on the line
0:00:31 > 0:00:35as they see who can make the most money from buying and selling.
0:00:36 > 0:00:37Get in there!
0:00:37 > 0:00:42Today, that tower of trading tactics, David Harper,
0:00:42 > 0:00:45takes on the purchasing powerhouse, James Lewis.
0:00:45 > 0:00:48Coming up, David is desperate for a deal...
0:00:48 > 0:00:50170. Please take my money!
0:00:50 > 0:00:53..James takes a trip back in time...
0:00:53 > 0:00:56You will rarely find a table with more history on it than here.
0:00:56 > 0:01:01- ..and when it comes to profit, the Devilish One risks all.- Yes!
0:01:01 > 0:01:04It's Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is.
0:01:16 > 0:01:21Grab yourself an ancient map and hope that X marks the spot,
0:01:21 > 0:01:24because today, the treasure hunters of the antiques world
0:01:24 > 0:01:29are on an epic quest for age-old artefacts in a foreign land.
0:01:29 > 0:01:33It's Durham's dealing dynamo, looking dapper in his hat.
0:01:33 > 0:01:35He'll haggle harder than any man alive
0:01:35 > 0:01:37to make sure he gets what he wants.
0:01:37 > 0:01:39Is it cheap? Is it devastatingly cheap?
0:01:39 > 0:01:45It's "Devilish" David Harper versus Derbyshire's awesome auctioneer.
0:01:45 > 0:01:47He's mighty, he's masterful
0:01:47 > 0:01:52and he'll swiftly swoop on any ancient find if the price is right.
0:01:52 > 0:01:54165, and you have a deal.
0:01:55 > 0:01:57It's James "The Lionheart" Lewis.
0:01:58 > 0:02:02Our antiques adventurers are on a voyage of discovery,
0:02:02 > 0:02:04travelling from good old Blighty
0:02:04 > 0:02:06to the Saint Ouen flea market in Paris.
0:02:06 > 0:02:10Their quest is to plunder the top purchases that they can
0:02:10 > 0:02:12and then sell them on for the most money.
0:02:12 > 0:02:16They've each got £750 worth of their own euros to spend
0:02:16 > 0:02:21and all the profit goes to their chosen charities, so David Harper
0:02:21 > 0:02:25and James Lewis, it's time to put your money where your mouth is.
0:02:25 > 0:02:31Mr Harper, nothing is going to stop me taking over the antiques world!
0:02:31 > 0:02:32LAUGHS DIABOLICALLY
0:02:35 > 0:02:38- Ah, bonjour, James, bonjour.- Good to see you.- Good to see you too.
0:02:38 > 0:02:41I see your French isn't letting you down.
0:02:41 > 0:02:45- Oh, dingle dongle, dingle dongle, James.- Ca va?- Yeah, dingle, oui, oui.
0:02:45 > 0:02:50Like many things in life, James, my French gets better with age.
0:02:50 > 0:02:53Of course it does! I believe you.
0:02:53 > 0:02:55So you must have a plan of attack for your £750.
0:02:55 > 0:02:57I've got a great plan of attack.
0:02:57 > 0:03:01I'm going to morph myself amongst the people.
0:03:01 > 0:03:04- I'm going to become Parisian. - Are you really?- Yes.
0:03:04 > 0:03:08- I'm going to attempt to do that. - Well, good luck.
0:03:09 > 0:03:12For me, I'm going to delve into those boxes of bits and bobs
0:03:12 > 0:03:16and try and find something really exciting just for a couple of euros.
0:03:16 > 0:03:18Very good luck to you!
0:03:18 > 0:03:22That's the theory, but I've also got a couple of very good clients
0:03:22 > 0:03:23who like the French look, the ormolu.
0:03:23 > 0:03:26So I might spend a little bit more if I find something for them.
0:03:26 > 0:03:30It sounds like a plan that will probably all go wrong.
0:03:30 > 0:03:31Good luck. Have fun.
0:03:32 > 0:03:35Our intrepid antiques explorers know anything can happen
0:03:35 > 0:03:38in this competitive foreign foray.
0:03:38 > 0:03:41So they need to get the lie of the land as quickly as possible
0:03:41 > 0:03:44to maximise their chances of grabbing the greatest gems.
0:03:44 > 0:03:49My goodness me, these rows and alleyways just open up
0:03:49 > 0:03:52and suddenly you've just got this new vista in front of you.
0:03:52 > 0:03:55You really genuinely feel like an explorer.
0:03:55 > 0:03:58I always say that this business, I was drawn to this business
0:03:58 > 0:04:01because of the treasure hunting feel,
0:04:01 > 0:04:05and no better place is there on the planet than here,
0:04:05 > 0:04:12right in the middle of Paris, to feel just like a treasure hunter.
0:04:12 > 0:04:15Yes, Devilish David is all fired up at the thought of capturing
0:04:15 > 0:04:17all that luscious loot.
0:04:17 > 0:04:21While The Lionheart is moving like a big antiques Exocet.
0:04:21 > 0:04:24One thing that I've really discovered about this market
0:04:24 > 0:04:28is it's split into about three areas.
0:04:28 > 0:04:33This one I can only describe as Rip-offs-ville.
0:04:33 > 0:04:38You look at something, you think, "Well, that's worth £150."
0:04:38 > 0:04:42You ask the price, and it's £1,500.
0:04:42 > 0:04:46So, for me, that is a no-go area for buying.
0:04:46 > 0:04:51But there are other little areas on the outskirts that are cheaper,
0:04:51 > 0:04:53so I'm hoping to find one of those.
0:04:55 > 0:04:58And The Lionheart better not stray too far as Devilish David Harper
0:04:58 > 0:05:00is already targeting treasures.
0:05:00 > 0:05:03He's spotted a pair of 19th-century chairs
0:05:03 > 0:05:05which Eric, an old trade acquaintance,
0:05:05 > 0:05:08has up for sale at 200 euros.
0:05:08 > 0:05:11If it was just one single chair, I wouldn't be overexcited,
0:05:11 > 0:05:15but because it's a pair, you can always sell a good pair of chairs.
0:05:15 > 0:05:20So, date-wise, we're thinking, what, late 19th century?
0:05:20 > 0:05:24- Yeah, late 19th century.- Yes. So you've got coiled springs in there.
0:05:24 > 0:05:27Let's have a look at the base. Can I turn one over?
0:05:27 > 0:05:32You can't really see it, but the way it's done, it's a traditional way.
0:05:32 > 0:05:35Yes. Can you see these marks, these string marks?
0:05:35 > 0:05:36They are literally bits of string,
0:05:36 > 0:05:42so what you have in there are maybe 12 individual coiled springs
0:05:42 > 0:05:47tied in and stitched in by hand, horsehair filling on the top
0:05:47 > 0:05:51and then webbing on the bottom to keep the springs in place.
0:05:51 > 0:05:53You are right, it's completely traditional.
0:05:53 > 0:06:00Now, then, price-wise. Eric, I need all the help in the world.
0:06:01 > 0:06:04We can't do any better than 200.
0:06:04 > 0:06:06- That's the best price we can do. - Really?
0:06:06 > 0:06:08Edith.
0:06:08 > 0:06:10To be pleasant, 180.
0:06:10 > 0:06:13Can we compromise a bit, just to help me out a bit more?
0:06:13 > 0:06:17- 170.- 170, are we done at that? - All right.
0:06:17 > 0:06:18OK, thank you very much.
0:06:18 > 0:06:21Edith, you're much nicer to do business with than Eric here.
0:06:21 > 0:06:22He's far too tight!
0:06:22 > 0:06:24Dynamic dealing from the Devilish One
0:06:24 > 0:06:29as he bags the chairs for the equivalent of £154.55.
0:06:32 > 0:06:37Our lifelong treasure hunter has swiped his first find of the day,
0:06:37 > 0:06:39but The Lionheart isn't about to let David run away
0:06:39 > 0:06:42with an early lead. He's also done his first deal.
0:06:42 > 0:06:47Well, the first thing is that, which is a little desk weight
0:06:47 > 0:06:52cast in steel, probably 1950s or maybe slightly later.
0:06:52 > 0:06:53Certainly post-war.
0:06:53 > 0:06:58Mind you, having said that, it might be pre-war, it could be 1930s,
0:06:58 > 0:07:01and it's a simple desk weight cast as a dice.
0:07:01 > 0:07:04Now, who's going to buy that? It's got to be a gambler, hasn't it?
0:07:04 > 0:07:07Somebody that is either a professional gambler,
0:07:07 > 0:07:11or maybe somebody who runs a casino. It cost me 10 euros,
0:07:11 > 0:07:14but that has got to be worth £30 of somebody's money, surely?
0:07:14 > 0:07:19James has taken a chance with the dice paperweight for £9.09.
0:07:19 > 0:07:21The Lionheart is determined to start strong,
0:07:21 > 0:07:25and he's soon eyeing up a selection of ancient artefacts.
0:07:25 > 0:07:27160.
0:07:27 > 0:07:29- Oh, no, no, no.- No?
0:07:29 > 0:07:30No, I'm sorry.
0:07:30 > 0:07:32OK.
0:07:32 > 0:07:34170.
0:07:36 > 0:07:38165, and you have a deal.
0:07:39 > 0:07:41- OK.- All right, 165.
0:07:41 > 0:07:47And Indiana James makes off with the antiquities for £150.
0:07:47 > 0:07:50For me, antique hunting is all about history,
0:07:50 > 0:07:54and you'll rarely find a table with more history on it than here.
0:07:54 > 0:07:58Let's start with the earliest, the African.
0:07:58 > 0:08:00Here, Egyptian ushabti.
0:08:00 > 0:08:03The two with the turquoise glaze are certainly period.
0:08:03 > 0:08:07My feeling is this one with the broken base that's had
0:08:07 > 0:08:10a turned plinth added to it is also period.
0:08:10 > 0:08:13They could well be 2000 BC.
0:08:13 > 0:08:15But then let's move on to the Americas.
0:08:15 > 0:08:18Pre-Columbian art here.
0:08:18 > 0:08:20These are probably from Central America.
0:08:20 > 0:08:25Then we end up in Europe. Here, these two pieces, they're Roman.
0:08:25 > 0:08:29This little figure, a female with a headdress, some sort of god,
0:08:29 > 0:08:33I'm not sure who, but my favourite is this chap, Bacchus,
0:08:33 > 0:08:35the god of wine and frivolity.
0:08:35 > 0:08:38His hair is filled with fruiting vine.
0:08:38 > 0:08:42This little chap is about 2,000 years old
0:08:42 > 0:08:45and a wonderful example of Roman art.
0:08:45 > 0:08:50So, for me, this little table not only shows great history,
0:08:50 > 0:08:52but also a great potential profit.
0:08:52 > 0:08:55Only time will tell, James.
0:08:55 > 0:08:58Devilish David Harper needs to plunder another purchase pronto
0:08:58 > 0:09:01to keep up with his rival, and he's perusing a vintage parking sign.
0:09:01 > 0:09:04So not exactly antique, I know,
0:09:04 > 0:09:07but we've got two good connections. We've got the alcohol connection,
0:09:07 > 0:09:10the Cinzano, but I like the old vintage car.
0:09:10 > 0:09:15Very, quite obviously continental. It's got no great age do it.
0:09:15 > 0:09:18- It's made of some kind of plastic. - The best, 150.
0:09:18 > 0:09:21- 150!- Exceptional.
0:09:21 > 0:09:23Because it's you.
0:09:23 > 0:09:27Oh, you know what to say, don't you? You do.
0:09:28 > 0:09:31- Gosh, it seems a lot of money for a vintage sign.- No!
0:09:31 > 0:09:35- It's not a lot of money.- How about if I said to you,
0:09:35 > 0:09:40if I said...90 euro?
0:09:40 > 0:09:43- That is not possible. - My last attempt.
0:09:43 > 0:09:46- Yes.- My last attempt, and it's cash,
0:09:46 > 0:09:50no credit cards, no cheques, it's euros.
0:09:50 > 0:09:54- It's crisp and it's in my pocket. - Hmm-hmm.
0:09:54 > 0:09:57110.
0:09:57 > 0:09:58Please take my money.
0:09:58 > 0:10:02- Take my money.- OK, give me 110.- Oh!
0:10:02 > 0:10:04Now I do what all good French men do, they go "oh-ho-ho!"
0:10:06 > 0:10:08Persistent pleading pays off
0:10:08 > 0:10:12and parks the price of the parking sign at £100.
0:10:13 > 0:10:16Our fearless fortune hunters have done two deals apiece
0:10:16 > 0:10:20so far today, but who will be the next to add to their haul
0:10:20 > 0:10:22and move into the lead?
0:10:22 > 0:10:25Now, any smart antiquarian expert knows that the secret
0:10:25 > 0:10:29to getting a great deal in a foreign land is good communication.
0:10:29 > 0:10:31As we see here.
0:10:31 > 0:10:33Qu'est-ce que vous voulez?
0:10:33 > 0:10:36Yes. No. Yes, I worked that one out.
0:10:36 > 0:10:38I don't speak the best French.
0:10:38 > 0:10:42No. Well, at least he's spotted something he likes the look of.
0:10:42 > 0:10:45Oh, he's nice and heavy. Nice and heavy.
0:10:45 > 0:10:48Now, that is a cold-painted bronze
0:10:48 > 0:10:51of an Arab gentleman with a wibbly-wobbly head,
0:10:51 > 0:10:55and it's the wibbly-wobbly head that is really very appealing.
0:10:55 > 0:11:00And when you describe something as being cold-painted, it means that
0:11:00 > 0:11:04the bronze was cast and then the item was painted when the bronze was cold
0:11:04 > 0:11:08and then not refinished, effectively varnished, to protect the paint.
0:11:08 > 0:11:11He is very lovely,
0:11:11 > 0:11:15and there was one particular factory that made cold-painted bronzes
0:11:15 > 0:11:19in the 19th century called Bergmann, from Austria,
0:11:19 > 0:11:22and sometimes they are marked with a B.
0:11:22 > 0:11:25In actual fact, I have a feeling this is not bronze, actually,
0:11:25 > 0:11:31because when you turn him over and you see the base of his feet,
0:11:31 > 0:11:33does that look a bit silvery to you?
0:11:33 > 0:11:35A bit kind of steel looking?
0:11:35 > 0:11:38Which would tell me that is in actual fact a spelter piece.
0:11:38 > 0:11:43- But he's really absolutely lovely. Madame...- Monsieur.
0:11:43 > 0:11:46Um, combien? For me?
0:11:46 > 0:11:48Trade, dealer. English.
0:11:48 > 0:11:51No money. Very best price.
0:11:52 > 0:11:54Horrifically cheap.
0:11:54 > 0:11:56250.
0:11:56 > 0:11:58Hmm.
0:11:58 > 0:11:59Et bas, ca!
0:11:59 > 0:12:01- 150.- Non.
0:12:01 > 0:12:07- 170. Please take my money! - 250, this is the best, best price.
0:12:07 > 0:12:10Madame, I'm going to have it. Thank you very much.
0:12:10 > 0:12:12Thank you very much, I've got to have him.
0:12:12 > 0:12:15In spite of the communication confusion,
0:12:15 > 0:12:19the Devilish One takes the deal on the figurine at £227.27.
0:12:21 > 0:12:25Our dealing daredevils have plundered purchases at every turn
0:12:25 > 0:12:29this morning, and now it's time to see who's on a roll with the relics
0:12:29 > 0:12:32and who could end up as a shrunken head on a stick.
0:12:33 > 0:12:35Each of our treasure seekers started the day
0:12:35 > 0:12:39with £750 worth of their own euros to spend.
0:12:40 > 0:12:44Devilish David Harper is busting his budget on big buys.
0:12:44 > 0:12:47He's done three deals, spending £481.82,
0:12:47 > 0:12:51leaving him with £268.18 in his kitty.
0:12:53 > 0:12:57James "The Lionheart" Lewis has ferreted out two finds so far,
0:12:57 > 0:12:59spending £159.09.
0:12:59 > 0:13:04That leaves him £590.91 to spend.
0:13:06 > 0:13:09- Is it cold enough for you?- Oh! - Oh, my goodness me!
0:13:09 > 0:13:11I've changed my coat, I have to say.
0:13:11 > 0:13:14I've got a big thick sheepskin flying jacket on.
0:13:14 > 0:13:18My lips are going numb. It is nithering. How you getting on?
0:13:18 > 0:13:22Well, I bought a few bits, but nothing of any great quality.
0:13:22 > 0:13:25I've bought a couple of things, quite good quality,
0:13:25 > 0:13:27but by gosh, James, have I spent the money. Eh?
0:13:27 > 0:13:29Well, this is just it.
0:13:29 > 0:13:32Everything I pick up, I look, I turn over,
0:13:32 > 0:13:35I think, "That's worth £300 or £400,"
0:13:35 > 0:13:38and I look at it, "It says 350. Oh, no, 1,350."
0:13:38 > 0:13:41- Yes.- It's incredible!- I know.
0:13:41 > 0:13:44The most bizarre things are huge money.
0:13:44 > 0:13:46All you need to do is take your entire shop stock,
0:13:46 > 0:13:48bring it over here and sell it to them.
0:13:48 > 0:13:50Well, there you go. Do that once a month.
0:13:50 > 0:13:53Actually, what a very good idea! I might just do that.
0:13:53 > 0:13:57- I should be a dealer and not an auctioneer.- Shall we continue?
0:13:57 > 0:13:59We're losing the light.
0:13:59 > 0:14:01Despite the difficulties,
0:14:01 > 0:14:05our fearless fortune hunters need to push on with the purchasing.
0:14:05 > 0:14:09With only a few hours of daylight left and euros still to spend,
0:14:09 > 0:14:12getting the right deal has never mattered more.
0:14:12 > 0:14:16And The Lionheart's moved quicker than a crack from a bullwhip
0:14:16 > 0:14:20as he's bagged a pair of mantel urns for £109.09.
0:14:22 > 0:14:26This little pair of French mantel vases or mantel urns
0:14:26 > 0:14:31were made around 1875, 1895, somewhere around there.
0:14:31 > 0:14:36They're white Carrara marble and they're applied with brass beadwork
0:14:36 > 0:14:41and topped with a pair of bronze urns, saucer-shaped urns.
0:14:41 > 0:14:44But if we look at the casting, they're foliate,
0:14:44 > 0:14:49they're leafy and they are Art Nouveau in influence.
0:14:49 > 0:14:52Now, they're both damaged, so I need to get that
0:14:52 > 0:14:54attached back onto there.
0:14:54 > 0:14:57Traditional way of doing it is to put plaster of Paris in there
0:14:57 > 0:14:59and set it in there.
0:14:59 > 0:15:00But I'm not going to do that.
0:15:00 > 0:15:03I'm going to cut them away slightly and literally just give them
0:15:03 > 0:15:05a good solid glue.
0:15:05 > 0:15:07And if I can get that done easily,
0:15:07 > 0:15:09they should show me a bit of a profit.
0:15:09 > 0:15:13The Lionheart's a man with a plan for his latest French finds,
0:15:13 > 0:15:16but Devilish David isn't so focused.
0:15:16 > 0:15:17Oh, my gosh, look at this.
0:15:17 > 0:15:19I must say, I'm feeling the pressure big time.
0:15:19 > 0:15:22My glasses are getting wet, it's getting colder
0:15:22 > 0:15:25and as soon as it gets wet and it's getting cold
0:15:25 > 0:15:28and it's getting a bit dark, this lot are going to go home.
0:15:28 > 0:15:30They're going to pack up,
0:15:30 > 0:15:32take all these potential treasures away with them,
0:15:32 > 0:15:34leaving me nothing to buy.
0:15:34 > 0:15:37It's time to up the ante a bit here.
0:15:37 > 0:15:41So the Devilish One changes tack in his bid for victory
0:15:41 > 0:15:45and moves into the side streets on the lookout for something unusual.
0:15:45 > 0:15:47You know, in this business,
0:15:47 > 0:15:50you've got to think a little bit outside of the box.
0:15:50 > 0:15:52And this I find very interesting.
0:15:52 > 0:15:56It's obviously a soda siphon, a big brass thing,
0:15:56 > 0:15:59very good quality, very heavy.
0:15:59 > 0:16:02Unlikely it's going to be used as a soda siphon today,
0:16:02 > 0:16:05and I think you could convert that to a table lamp
0:16:05 > 0:16:08and then use it in the living room, but also to a restaurateur.
0:16:08 > 0:16:10Is this yours, sir?
0:16:10 > 0:16:12- Yes, it's mine.- Aha!
0:16:12 > 0:16:16Now, YOU are a man of style, sophistication and taste.
0:16:16 > 0:16:20- I can tell immediately. Hello! We're like brothers!- Yes, I can tell!
0:16:22 > 0:16:27I quite like it. It's heavy. Is it cheap? Is it devastatingly cheap?
0:16:27 > 0:16:30- It's 40 euro.- 40 euro.
0:16:30 > 0:16:33Can I make a profit on 40 euro... Can it be 30 euro?
0:16:35 > 0:16:37I don't think so. It can be...
0:16:37 > 0:16:40- My best price would be 35 euro. - 35 euro.
0:16:40 > 0:16:44Well, at that kind of money, it's a pleasure to do business,
0:16:44 > 0:16:46because everything is so expensive here.
0:16:46 > 0:16:49For 35 euros, I feel absolutely over the moon!
0:16:49 > 0:16:54David splashes out £31.82 on the soda siphon and soon spots
0:16:54 > 0:16:58a stall nearby where everything on offer is for 20 euros apiece.
0:16:58 > 0:17:00Now, what would you have for 20 euros?
0:17:00 > 0:17:03There's one item that I'm going to have for 20 euros.
0:17:03 > 0:17:05I don't want to negotiate, I just want it.
0:17:05 > 0:17:07What would you have for 20 euros?
0:17:09 > 0:17:12Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls, it's time
0:17:12 > 0:17:15to take a punt on David's Treasure Trove Challenge.
0:17:16 > 0:17:18What will he go for at 20 euros?
0:17:18 > 0:17:21Some Chinese cloisonne?
0:17:21 > 0:17:23Islamic-style powder flasks?
0:17:23 > 0:17:25A blue glass vase?
0:17:25 > 0:17:28A roulette wheel?
0:17:28 > 0:17:29An unusual candle stand?
0:17:29 > 0:17:32A modern Chinese pot?
0:17:32 > 0:17:34Or will he take our cute cuddly toy?
0:17:34 > 0:17:37OK, there's no cuddly toy.
0:17:37 > 0:17:39Right, have you made your choices?
0:17:39 > 0:17:43I tell you what, there are a few things on there that I would buy,
0:17:43 > 0:17:47but the thing I just have to have, because I've never bought one before
0:17:47 > 0:17:51and I can tell without even handling it, it's got some vintage age to it,
0:17:51 > 0:17:54so we're going back to that vintage feel, is the roulette.
0:17:54 > 0:17:56Come on.
0:17:56 > 0:18:00Is that not fantastic or what?
0:18:00 > 0:18:02You've got your ball bearing in there.
0:18:02 > 0:18:04Ebony or ebonised wood.
0:18:04 > 0:18:07On little bun feet, nicely turned,
0:18:07 > 0:18:10good quality, probably 1950s, 1960s.
0:18:10 > 0:18:13For 20 euros, there's so much fun and games there,
0:18:13 > 0:18:16there's got to be a double profit. That is mine.
0:18:18 > 0:18:23So, the Devilish One takes a gamble on the roulette wheel for £18.18.
0:18:23 > 0:18:28The Lionheart is also trying his luck by buying a damaged chandelier.
0:18:28 > 0:18:32- 150 is my last.- OK, then, 150.- OK.
0:18:33 > 0:18:40It's cost him £136.36, so has he just bagged himself a bargain?
0:18:40 > 0:18:42Now, obviously, it's a ceiling chandelier.
0:18:42 > 0:18:48It would have had four flame-shaped shades coming down from here.
0:18:48 > 0:18:53They cost £25, £30. Now, this is falling apart.
0:18:53 > 0:18:57I don't think it was that much of a bargain!
0:18:57 > 0:18:59Oh, dear, James.
0:18:59 > 0:19:02Maybe buying damaged goods wasn't such a good idea after all.
0:19:02 > 0:19:04Now, you might have noticed something familiar
0:19:04 > 0:19:06about some of the sellers today.
0:19:06 > 0:19:08Yes, it seems they've been influenced
0:19:08 > 0:19:12by the sartorial savoir-faire of the Devilish One.
0:19:12 > 0:19:17And here he is. David Harper, style icon.
0:19:17 > 0:19:20His fleece-lined flying jacket is all the rage this season,
0:19:20 > 0:19:22accentuated by classic white jeans
0:19:22 > 0:19:26and topped off by that audacious fluffy little hat.
0:19:29 > 0:19:33Well, I think I'm just about there.
0:19:33 > 0:19:35I've got a bit more money to spend,
0:19:35 > 0:19:39but it's getting dark, it's getting colder and colder.
0:19:40 > 0:19:42I'm losing the will.
0:19:42 > 0:19:46I just feel like going and finding a hot cup of tea somewhere.
0:19:46 > 0:19:48I wonder how that Harper's getting on?
0:19:49 > 0:19:54Don't ask, James. Our fashionista is accessorising.
0:19:54 > 0:19:58But will his hankering for headgear give his rival an opportunity?
0:20:00 > 0:20:04On his quest for a cuppa, James has bought one last item.
0:20:04 > 0:20:08Well, I have just blown a massive portion of my budget on this.
0:20:08 > 0:20:10But you know, I love it!
0:20:10 > 0:20:15It's a late-19th-century mantel clock, cast as a jockey.
0:20:15 > 0:20:20The great thing about it also is, on the back, it is signed Geschultz,
0:20:20 > 0:20:23which is the trademark for Franz Bergmann,
0:20:23 > 0:20:27one of the leading bronze casters in Austria from the 19th century.
0:20:27 > 0:20:33The movement is a purely paper dial, with Roman numerals.
0:20:33 > 0:20:35We go to the back, it's got a bell,
0:20:35 > 0:20:38which basically means it's a clock, not a timepiece.
0:20:38 > 0:20:42It might be the biggest earner. It might be the biggest loser.
0:20:43 > 0:20:48James is taking a massive risk with the horse-and-jockey clock
0:20:48 > 0:20:51at a mighty £318.18.
0:20:51 > 0:20:54Will it gallop away with a profit when he comes to sell it?
0:20:54 > 0:20:58Well, with daylight departing fast and the vendors shutting up shop,
0:20:58 > 0:21:02time's up on our antiques explorers' mission for memorabilia.
0:21:04 > 0:21:09David and James each started the day with £750 worth of their own euros.
0:21:09 > 0:21:12Devilish David ends the day having done five deals,
0:21:12 > 0:21:16on which he spent a total of £531.82.
0:21:16 > 0:21:20James The Lionheart finishes the day having also done five deals,
0:21:20 > 0:21:24but he's spent £722.72.
0:21:25 > 0:21:29Night is closing in, and it's time for our intrepid explorers
0:21:29 > 0:21:30to wend their way home,
0:21:30 > 0:21:33but not before they've done a bit of showing off.
0:21:33 > 0:21:35I've got my favourite object of the day.
0:21:35 > 0:21:39- He is not leaving my side. Isn't he gorgeous?- He's fun, isn't it?
0:21:39 > 0:21:41- Is he spelter or bronze? - I think he's spelter.
0:21:41 > 0:21:44The lady thought he was cold-painted bronze.
0:21:44 > 0:21:47He's positively cold-painted, but I haven't scratched him.
0:21:47 > 0:21:51- He's got some weight to him. - Yeah, that's not bad at all.
0:21:51 > 0:21:56- Bergmann type.- That's exactly what I was looking for.- Talking of which.
0:21:56 > 0:22:01- Right.- Signed Geschultz on the back. - Austrian.- Austrian bronze.
0:22:01 > 0:22:05I thought it might be Bergmann, but look at that for an Austrian clock.
0:22:05 > 0:22:08- That's fantastic.- Good subject, isn't it?- Alarm clock, obviously.
0:22:08 > 0:22:13Oh, an alarm? I hadn't even thought about it being an alarm!
0:22:13 > 0:22:16I just thought it was a clock. It's an alarm clock, isn't it?
0:22:16 > 0:22:19Well, isn't that a mad coincidence? Two Bergmann-esque items.
0:22:19 > 0:22:23It's been a fantastically difficult but fun day.
0:22:23 > 0:22:28- It really has been hard, but I've enjoyed it.- I've loved it.
0:22:28 > 0:22:32- It's been good fun. Now to the sales.- Back to Blighty.- Good luck.
0:22:32 > 0:22:33Yeah, you too.
0:22:37 > 0:22:41This epic antiques adventure is only just beginning.
0:22:41 > 0:22:44Now our dealing journalists need to sell of each of their items
0:22:44 > 0:22:46for as much money as they possibly can.
0:22:46 > 0:22:49And whoever makes the most profit will take today's title.
0:22:49 > 0:22:55In his devilish Durham HQ, David is delighted with his foreign finds.
0:22:55 > 0:22:59Clap your eyes on these gorgeous things.
0:22:59 > 0:23:02There's a real entertainment theme going here.
0:23:02 > 0:23:04We've got the Cinzano parking sign.
0:23:04 > 0:23:09I've got one place in mind for that, some sort of plan is developing here.
0:23:09 > 0:23:12We've got the soda siphon. Got a plan for that.
0:23:12 > 0:23:15I might just be a bit wacky and make that into a lamp
0:23:15 > 0:23:16and take that to a restaurateur.
0:23:16 > 0:23:20We've got a bit of fun and games here with the roulette wheel.
0:23:20 > 0:23:21I'll find someone for that.
0:23:21 > 0:23:26I've got to say, my favourite item of all is this little fellow,
0:23:26 > 0:23:28the cold-painted North African musician.
0:23:28 > 0:23:30And we've got this pair of gorgeous
0:23:30 > 0:23:32late-19th-century French
0:23:32 > 0:23:36and remarkably comfortable salon chairs to sit back,
0:23:36 > 0:23:40relax and take in all of that entertainment.
0:23:40 > 0:23:43However, it's not here to stay.
0:23:43 > 0:23:45These things have got to find a new home,
0:23:45 > 0:23:48so now it's off to sell, sell, sell.
0:23:50 > 0:23:53Yes, the Devilish One is raring to go, but there is one dealer
0:23:53 > 0:23:56who's ready to do all he can to stop him in his tracks -
0:23:56 > 0:24:01The Lionheart, who's in his lair and plotting over his prize purchases.
0:24:01 > 0:24:04Quite pleased with some of the things that I've bought.
0:24:04 > 0:24:07The horse-and-jockey alarm clock is a really interesting thing.
0:24:07 > 0:24:10There are plenty of people that might go for that.
0:24:10 > 0:24:14The chandelier, well, it's broken in transit.
0:24:14 > 0:24:15That little lug off the side,
0:24:15 > 0:24:17I need to work out what to do with that.
0:24:17 > 0:24:19The little steel dice on a plinth.
0:24:19 > 0:24:23You can imagine that in one of these glitzy gamblers' homes.
0:24:23 > 0:24:28The mantel urns - very young, very fashionable. Really like them.
0:24:28 > 0:24:29My favourite thing of all
0:24:29 > 0:24:32is this lovely little collection of antiquities.
0:24:32 > 0:24:36The pre-Columbian pots, the Roman head, bit of Egyptian as well.
0:24:36 > 0:24:38I've got a few people in mind for them.
0:24:38 > 0:24:41Generally, I'm pleased, optimistic
0:24:41 > 0:24:44and I think Harper might have his work cut out here.
0:24:44 > 0:24:47And so our selling race begins.
0:24:47 > 0:24:51The clock is set, and James and David need to get calling round
0:24:51 > 0:24:54their contacts, knowing that no deal is done until they get
0:24:54 > 0:24:58that all-important handshake and the money's in their hands.
0:24:58 > 0:25:01It's our devilish driver who's first off the grid.
0:25:01 > 0:25:04He's come to a classic car showroom in his hometown
0:25:04 > 0:25:08of Barnard Castle with plans to sell his vintage parking sign.
0:25:08 > 0:25:11David paid £100 for it in Paris,
0:25:11 > 0:25:14but will it be just the ticket for car restorer Dick?
0:25:14 > 0:25:16- Are you ready?- I am.- OK, here we go.
0:25:16 > 0:25:18Ta-da!
0:25:18 > 0:25:23- Aha! It's probably '30s or '40s, late '40s sign.- Yeah.
0:25:23 > 0:25:25- I was even thinking it might be a bit later.- It may well be.
0:25:25 > 0:25:27You are a vintage car expert.
0:25:27 > 0:25:31Well, it's something like a caricature of...
0:25:31 > 0:25:36- What does it say on there? Fiat. - A Fiat.- A 1904 Fiat.
0:25:36 > 0:25:38Yes, a caricature of a Fiat four-cylinder.
0:25:38 > 0:25:41- It all ties in nicely. - Absolutely. That's great.
0:25:41 > 0:25:43That would look well in here. It's really nice.
0:25:43 > 0:25:47- I know you only want to spend a certain amount of money.- Yeah.
0:25:47 > 0:25:49I want to get the maximum of your budget...
0:25:49 > 0:25:51Under £200.
0:25:56 > 0:25:58How does 160 sound?
0:26:00 > 0:26:02180.
0:26:03 > 0:26:06Go on. Yeah. I'll do you a deal on that.
0:26:06 > 0:26:10Nice manoeuvring from David, and he drives away with an £80 profit.
0:26:12 > 0:26:14It's a stupendous start from the Devilish One,
0:26:14 > 0:26:16but the Lionheart isn't going to let him
0:26:16 > 0:26:20gallop away with an early lead in this race for the greatest profit.
0:26:20 > 0:26:23And he's come to Berkshire hoping for a sale
0:26:23 > 0:26:25of his horse-and-jockey clock.
0:26:25 > 0:26:27Of all the things I found in France,
0:26:27 > 0:26:29this was not only the most expensive,
0:26:29 > 0:26:32but it's also attracted the most interest.
0:26:32 > 0:26:35I've had dealers after it, I've had collectors after it,
0:26:35 > 0:26:39but instead I've decided to come here to Royal Windsor Racecourse
0:26:39 > 0:26:41to try and sell it to the managing director.
0:26:41 > 0:26:46James paid a whopping £318.84 for the clock in Paris,
0:26:46 > 0:26:49so can he overcome this hurdle and get a sale
0:26:49 > 0:26:51from manager director, Daniel?
0:26:51 > 0:26:55Daniel, I have to say, when I first saw this little clock in France,
0:26:55 > 0:26:56I fell in love with it.
0:26:56 > 0:27:00- Tell me a bit about it. - Yeah, it's cast in bronze.
0:27:00 > 0:27:04It was probably made in Austria around 1870.
0:27:04 > 0:27:07This one is mainly interesting
0:27:07 > 0:27:11because it's got that wonderful word, novelty.
0:27:11 > 0:27:14Certainly, we do offer a trophy after every race anyway,
0:27:14 > 0:27:18so this is something that would suit. Does it work?
0:27:18 > 0:27:22I was hoping you weren't going to ask that question. It doesn't.
0:27:22 > 0:27:25There is a fault in the mechanism,
0:27:25 > 0:27:28but the main clock should be easy to get sorted.
0:27:28 > 0:27:32- Whether the alarm would work or not, I'm not sure.- Right.- Keen?
0:27:32 > 0:27:37- Not keen? Half keen?- I would say, at this juncture, half keen.- OK.
0:27:37 > 0:27:39There's a fair bit of work that needs to get done
0:27:39 > 0:27:42to be able to present that as a trophy, to make it a working clock.
0:27:42 > 0:27:46We would probably look somewhere in the region of about £400 for that.
0:27:46 > 0:27:47Ooh, OK.
0:27:47 > 0:27:51I was hoping for a lot more, I was hoping for about double that.
0:27:51 > 0:27:53- Really?- Yeah. - I think if we can agree on 500,
0:27:53 > 0:27:56we'll get the clock working. If...
0:27:56 > 0:27:59- OK.- If you're doing it, then it's probably going to be
0:27:59 > 0:28:01out of our price range in terms of a trophy.
0:28:03 > 0:28:04How about six, then?
0:28:06 > 0:28:08Really got to go for 500 to get it working.
0:28:08 > 0:28:14- 550, and you have got a deal. - 550 and you get the clock working.
0:28:14 > 0:28:19- 520, and YOU get it working. - 520 and YOU get it working.
0:28:19 > 0:28:23You've already said 500! Oh, go on. You've got your 500.
0:28:23 > 0:28:26- You get it working at the £500. - Thank you, sir.
0:28:26 > 0:28:29Gosh, you are a good haggler! You have out-haggled me.
0:28:29 > 0:28:32What a tough negotiation, but finally,
0:28:32 > 0:28:37The Lionheart trots off with a profit of £181.82.
0:28:37 > 0:28:41Director of a racecourse? He should be directing boxing!
0:28:41 > 0:28:46I feel totally beaten up after that deal. My goodness, he was hard!
0:28:46 > 0:28:49Well, no-one said it was going to be easy, James.
0:28:49 > 0:28:51And to add to The Lionheart's woes,
0:28:51 > 0:28:56Devilish David already has his next potential sale lined up.
0:28:56 > 0:28:59He's brought his pair of 19th-century chairs to the office
0:28:59 > 0:29:03of IT consultant Jacqueline, who spotted them in his shop.
0:29:03 > 0:29:08- They're really remarkably comfortable.- They are indeed. Yes.
0:29:08 > 0:29:10Yes, that's what I thought when I first saw them.
0:29:10 > 0:29:13OK, well, let's have a look at them, then.
0:29:13 > 0:29:15It's a nice old crushed linen,
0:29:15 > 0:29:18so it's a good quality material, and it suits the chairs.
0:29:18 > 0:29:19What year, do you think?
0:29:19 > 0:29:23Right, the style, Louis XVI, 18th-century French,
0:29:23 > 0:29:26they are screaming French.
0:29:26 > 0:29:30- But these are 19th-century versions of an 18th-century chair.- I see.
0:29:30 > 0:29:35And if you just push the back, in places you'll hear a crunch.
0:29:35 > 0:29:36And that's horsehair.
0:29:36 > 0:29:42- Oh, right.- So, that's interesting, isn't it?- Yes.
0:29:42 > 0:29:47And if you then press the seat, you can just feel the springs.
0:29:47 > 0:29:49- Can you feel them?- Yes, I can.
0:29:49 > 0:29:51Like an old mattress like Granny used to have.
0:29:51 > 0:29:53- That's why they're so comfortable. - Exactly.
0:29:53 > 0:29:57- They are superb things. - Yes, well, I agree with you.
0:29:57 > 0:30:00I do really like them.
0:30:00 > 0:30:05It's nice to see a smile on your face. That's good, that's good.
0:30:05 > 0:30:09So now we get to the business bit.
0:30:09 > 0:30:11- Yes, yes. OK, so money.- Yes.
0:30:11 > 0:30:15- How much are you thinking about? - OK. £300 for the pair.
0:30:15 > 0:30:17How does that sound?
0:30:19 > 0:30:21£280?
0:30:21 > 0:30:24Meet in the middle - 290? Go on then.
0:30:24 > 0:30:26A straightforward sale
0:30:26 > 0:30:30and a comfortable profit for David.
0:30:30 > 0:30:33Lovely chairs, lovely lady,
0:30:33 > 0:30:36lovely sale. It's a lovely day.
0:30:36 > 0:30:40# Lovely day, lovely day, lovely day
0:30:40 > 0:30:41# Lovely day
0:30:41 > 0:30:44# Lovely day, lovely day, lovely day. #
0:30:44 > 0:30:49David's next goal is to sell the figurine with the nodding head
0:30:49 > 0:30:51that he paid just over £227 for.
0:30:51 > 0:30:55He's invited collector Terry round to Devilish HQ,
0:30:55 > 0:30:58but will he be willing to pay the kind of money David's after?
0:30:58 > 0:31:01I've been offered £350.
0:31:01 > 0:31:04- Have you really?- From a dealer.
0:31:04 > 0:31:06Much as I think he's brilliant...
0:31:06 > 0:31:10I really, really am taken with him.
0:31:10 > 0:31:13I can't see me going much above 250, 260.
0:31:13 > 0:31:17But he's not going to go home with you, Terry?
0:31:17 > 0:31:19- I'm afraid no.- All right.
0:31:19 > 0:31:21Oh, that's a disappointment for David,
0:31:21 > 0:31:24but he always has a back-up plan.
0:31:24 > 0:31:26I really would have liked Terry to have that.
0:31:26 > 0:31:29You could see the happiness that little figure brought to him.
0:31:29 > 0:31:31But I can understand that he has a budget
0:31:31 > 0:31:34and he needs to stick to a tight rein.
0:31:34 > 0:31:36However, he's gone.
0:31:36 > 0:31:39£350, that's a lovely sale.
0:31:39 > 0:31:42A very healthy profit.
0:31:42 > 0:31:46But you know what? I'm going to miss that little nodding fellow.
0:31:46 > 0:31:49The Devilish One sells the figurine to his friend
0:31:49 > 0:31:52and dealer Anthony and turns in a profit of...
0:31:54 > 0:31:58James now desperately needs to even the score.
0:31:58 > 0:32:00He's come to Wirksworth in Derbyshire, hoping to sell
0:32:00 > 0:32:03the chandelier to an antiques dealer that he knows.
0:32:03 > 0:32:06The chandelier cost James £136.36
0:32:06 > 0:32:10in Paris, but it's slightly damaged.
0:32:10 > 0:32:13So will dealer George show any interest?
0:32:13 > 0:32:15George, have a look at that.
0:32:15 > 0:32:18Never mind the quality, feel the weight.
0:32:18 > 0:32:22That is... I mean, that has got a serious, heavy...
0:32:22 > 0:32:25- Wonderful quality, isn't it? - It really is. It's quite nice.
0:32:25 > 0:32:28- Bit rubbed, but then again... - Needs a clean.
0:32:28 > 0:32:29Yeah, it does.
0:32:29 > 0:32:33I'm just going to put that down because it's quite a weight.
0:32:33 > 0:32:36I'll just put it down there and have a look.
0:32:36 > 0:32:39- Just stand back. - I found it in Paris.- I'm sure.
0:32:39 > 0:32:41Yeah, it's very Parisian, isn't it?
0:32:41 > 0:32:44Imagine if you have a big entrance porch
0:32:44 > 0:32:47in one of those Victorian Gothic houses.
0:32:47 > 0:32:51Wouldn't that look fantastic in the entrance porch?
0:32:51 > 0:32:53You could imagine just a candelabra beside it.
0:32:53 > 0:32:57- Great fun.- Beautiful. - I'm going to chance my arm.
0:32:57 > 0:33:00- I was going to try and get 700 quid for it.- Don't chance your arm.
0:33:00 > 0:33:03- No, I'm not going to.- How much are we talking about?
0:33:03 > 0:33:05390.
0:33:05 > 0:33:07I'm thinking about 180.
0:33:07 > 0:33:09HE GULPS
0:33:09 > 0:33:12Right, 330.
0:33:12 > 0:33:14No, no.
0:33:14 > 0:33:17- I knew you were going to say no. - I'll tell you what I'll do.
0:33:17 > 0:33:21I'll stick my hand out and I'm going to put on...
0:33:23 > 0:33:25..an extra 70 quid. 250 quid.
0:33:26 > 0:33:30- I can't move on that.- True. - We got a deal?- You got a deal.
0:33:30 > 0:33:34What a result. Despite the piece needing restoration,
0:33:34 > 0:33:36James makes a profit of...
0:33:39 > 0:33:42Well, by the time George has finished with that chandelier,
0:33:42 > 0:33:44it will look fantastic.
0:33:44 > 0:33:46Just wish I was there to see it.
0:33:46 > 0:33:49It's now two sales in the bag for The Lionheart, and he goes
0:33:49 > 0:33:54on to sell his dice paperweight to another dealer for a profit of...
0:33:57 > 0:33:59With both our boys sealing the deals,
0:33:59 > 0:34:03we're halfway on the long road to victory.
0:34:03 > 0:34:05Time to see whose profits have stalled
0:34:05 > 0:34:08and who's driving away with loads of loot.
0:34:08 > 0:34:11So far, Devilish David has done three deals,
0:34:11 > 0:34:13racking up a profit of...
0:34:16 > 0:34:19James The Lionheart has also sold three items,
0:34:19 > 0:34:22and he's right behind with a profit of...
0:34:25 > 0:34:28But today's epic quest isn't over yet.
0:34:28 > 0:34:30Our fortune hunters now need to go all out to maximise
0:34:30 > 0:34:34the profits from selling their treasures.
0:34:34 > 0:34:38Devilish David is in the lead by a nose, and he has plans
0:34:38 > 0:34:42to increase his odds of walking away with today's title. He wants to sell
0:34:42 > 0:34:45the roulette wheel that cost him £18.18 and he's invited dealer Steve
0:34:45 > 0:34:48to his HQ to give it a whirl.
0:34:48 > 0:34:54# You spin me right round, baby
0:34:54 > 0:34:56# Right round, like a record, baby
0:34:56 > 0:34:58# Right round, round, round. #
0:34:58 > 0:35:03- Are you a gambling man, Steve? - Not particularly, actually.- No?
0:35:03 > 0:35:05- I'm afraid not.- But you like my roulette wheel, though.
0:35:05 > 0:35:07I do like that roulette wheel, yeah.
0:35:07 > 0:35:11- So well made. Look, it's still going. - I can see that. It's nice.
0:35:11 > 0:35:13What, probably 19...
0:35:13 > 0:35:18It could be 30s, but let's say it's between 1930s and 1950s.
0:35:18 > 0:35:22Just so well-constructed. It's a great thing, a funky idea.
0:35:22 > 0:35:24- It'll look good in your shop. - It will.
0:35:24 > 0:35:27- Can I tempt you? - Depends how much it is, really.
0:35:27 > 0:35:2960, 70, 80, 90 or 100.
0:35:29 > 0:35:32Oh, no, no. No way.
0:35:32 > 0:35:36I might be able to sell it on for your first price.
0:35:36 > 0:35:38No! Surely you'd get more.
0:35:38 > 0:35:42- No! No, Steve!- Yeah. - I'll tell you what I'll do.
0:35:42 > 0:35:4650 if it's red, 55 if it's black.
0:35:46 > 0:35:50- No.- 35, 45.- 35 black. - 35 black, 45 red.
0:35:50 > 0:35:54So David's hoping it'll be red, which will give him
0:35:54 > 0:35:57a sale price of £45. Black and it'll be £35.
0:35:59 > 0:36:04- Red, yes! It's red.- I've lost.
0:36:04 > 0:36:06- You've won, really.- Yeah, thanks.
0:36:06 > 0:36:08- We've both won.- Hard luck. - Thanks, Steve.
0:36:08 > 0:36:10What a good sport Steve is!
0:36:10 > 0:36:14The gamble pays off and Devilish David walks away with a profit of...
0:36:16 > 0:36:20David comes up trumps, but the chips are down for The Lionheart
0:36:20 > 0:36:24because he's trailing in the profit stakes.
0:36:24 > 0:36:28James now needs to do all he can to catch up with The Devilish One.
0:36:28 > 0:36:31He's brought his mantel urns to collector Kevin,
0:36:31 > 0:36:34hoping he'll want to add them to his assortment of antiques.
0:36:35 > 0:36:39Kevin, whenever I see bronze, I think of you.
0:36:39 > 0:36:42So there we go, one of two. I found them in Paris.
0:36:42 > 0:36:44I just thought you might like them.
0:36:44 > 0:36:46Yeah, they're very pretty actually.
0:36:46 > 0:36:48Very Art Nouveau. About 1890.
0:36:48 > 0:36:51Bang on, yeah.
0:36:51 > 0:36:53- Little bit of damage I noted. - Yeah, there's a hole there.
0:36:53 > 0:36:56- But nothing untoward.- I thought they were nice being a pair.
0:36:56 > 0:36:59I thought they would go well on a mantelpiece.
0:36:59 > 0:37:01- So tell me, do you like them?- I do.
0:37:01 > 0:37:05- It just depends where you want to be price-wise, James?- How about 250?
0:37:05 > 0:37:07- 170.- Ooh.
0:37:10 > 0:37:11How about 230?
0:37:13 > 0:37:14190.
0:37:14 > 0:37:18- 220?- 200 and finish.
0:37:18 > 0:37:20- Deal. - OK, James. That's lovely.
0:37:20 > 0:37:23I'll go get you a cloth and some detergent, let you get on with it.
0:37:23 > 0:37:25I never said I'd clean them!
0:37:30 > 0:37:33The things I do for a profit!
0:37:35 > 0:37:37Well, he might have had to work for it,
0:37:37 > 0:37:39but James cleans up with a profit of...
0:37:44 > 0:37:48Time is running out on today's antiques adventure
0:37:48 > 0:37:50and our brave boys have just a short while left
0:37:50 > 0:37:52to sell their final items.
0:37:52 > 0:37:55Ever the tactician,
0:37:55 > 0:37:58David is aiming to increase the value of his soda siphon.
0:37:58 > 0:38:02He's had lights fitted inside it and is hoping to sell it
0:38:02 > 0:38:05as a novelty talking piece to restaurant owner, Ken.
0:38:05 > 0:38:09Surely he can't fail to be impressed by David's hard work.
0:38:13 > 0:38:16Yeah, not bad.
0:38:16 > 0:38:20- It's quaint, it's quirky. I can imagine it...- It's a talking piece.
0:38:20 > 0:38:22When you've got your customers coming in,
0:38:22 > 0:38:25it's the kind of thing they'd ask questions about,
0:38:25 > 0:38:27wonder what it is. It's perfect.
0:38:27 > 0:38:31David has spent a total of £56.82 on the siphon,
0:38:31 > 0:38:33including having the work done.
0:38:33 > 0:38:36But can he light up a money-making deal?
0:38:36 > 0:38:39I do quite like it.
0:38:39 > 0:38:43All depends on what kind of price you're looking for.
0:38:43 > 0:38:47- Oh, don't be crass! You're not going to talk about money!- I'm afraid so.
0:38:47 > 0:38:50- Always boils down to money. - Oh, that's terrible.
0:38:50 > 0:38:52£500.
0:38:52 > 0:38:54- CAR BRAKES SCREECHING - How much?!
0:38:54 > 0:38:55£500.
0:38:55 > 0:38:59I'd say a more realistic price would be 60.
0:38:59 > 0:39:00What about 90?
0:39:00 > 0:39:0475, 80.
0:39:04 > 0:39:07A bit more, just a bit more.
0:39:07 > 0:39:10Meet me halfway at 85 and we've done a deal.
0:39:10 > 0:39:12£85 then. If you're happy with that, I'm happy.
0:39:12 > 0:39:14I'm not happy at all, but thank you.
0:39:14 > 0:39:18Well a hard haggle, but David squeezes a profit of...
0:39:20 > 0:39:23And with that, he's all sold up.
0:39:23 > 0:39:24That just leaves James
0:39:24 > 0:39:28with his last items to sell.
0:39:28 > 0:39:31He's come to Birmingham's Jewellery Quarter
0:39:31 > 0:39:35with plans for his assortment of ancient pots and figures.
0:39:35 > 0:39:37The artefacts cost £150,
0:39:37 > 0:39:40so does jeweller Terri think they'll fit in with the shop's stock?
0:39:40 > 0:39:44Terri, I know you like to buy interesting things for the shop.
0:39:44 > 0:39:47Now, the four ushabti,
0:39:47 > 0:39:49or figures of sarcophaguses,
0:39:49 > 0:39:54are all genuine Egyptian, but of varying ages.
0:39:54 > 0:39:56Then we have two pieces here, two Roman heads.
0:39:56 > 0:40:01That is Bacchus, god of wine and frivolity,
0:40:01 > 0:40:04so I always like Bacchus.
0:40:04 > 0:40:06These pieces here, from the head, the three bowls
0:40:06 > 0:40:08and the two open vessels,
0:40:08 > 0:40:11they're all South American, pre-Columbian,
0:40:11 > 0:40:16from about 600 AD up to about 1500 AD.
0:40:16 > 0:40:18A little frog amulet there, which is absolutely lovely.
0:40:18 > 0:40:22A little tree frog. Finally this one,
0:40:22 > 0:40:24so difficult to age something like that.
0:40:24 > 0:40:26It's a metate or grinding stone,
0:40:26 > 0:40:28which would have been used for grinding grain.
0:40:28 > 0:40:31- African, is it?- African, yeah.
0:40:31 > 0:40:33There's a really interesting mix there.
0:40:33 > 0:40:35We cover three continents and two or three thousand years.
0:40:35 > 0:40:37- So there we are. - It is interesting
0:40:37 > 0:40:40- and I would be willing to make an offer for it.- OK.
0:40:40 > 0:40:43Terri's keen, but can The Lionheart
0:40:43 > 0:40:46do a money-making deal?
0:40:46 > 0:40:48Will it be enough to beat The Devilish One?
0:40:48 > 0:40:50All will soon be revealed.
0:40:53 > 0:40:55Devilish David Harper did five deals in France
0:40:55 > 0:41:00and spent a further £25 doing up his soda siphon, a total spend of...
0:41:03 > 0:41:07James "The Lionheart" Lewis also did five deals,
0:41:07 > 0:41:09but he spent more money than his rival...
0:41:12 > 0:41:16But the only thing that matters now is who's made the most profit.
0:41:16 > 0:41:20All money David and James have made from today's challenge
0:41:20 > 0:41:22will go to a charity of their choice.
0:41:22 > 0:41:24So it's time to find out who is today's
0:41:24 > 0:41:27Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is Champion.
0:41:27 > 0:41:32- Bonjour, monsieur.- Bonjour. Ca va? - Ah, ca va, bongo dingo dongo! Yes!
0:41:32 > 0:41:36James, I get by very well with my French.
0:41:36 > 0:41:38How did you get on?
0:41:38 > 0:41:41Do you know, it wasn't as bad as I thought it was going to be.
0:41:41 > 0:41:43I was really hoping you would fail miserably,
0:41:43 > 0:41:47but I had an awful sinking feeling the Lewis machine kicked in.
0:41:47 > 0:41:51- I have to say, I was disappointed in the clock.- Good. I mean, sorry!
0:41:51 > 0:41:54That could have made at least another couple of hundred pounds.
0:41:54 > 0:41:57Couple of thousand where you're involved!
0:41:57 > 0:42:02I took the soda siphon and converted it into a very stylish lamp.
0:42:02 > 0:42:03- It looked the business!- Did it?- Yeah.
0:42:03 > 0:42:06It was a thoroughly enjoyable trip,
0:42:06 > 0:42:08but I'm afraid it's all about the money.
0:42:08 > 0:42:09- It is.- Are you ready?
0:42:09 > 0:42:11- Three.- Two.- One.
0:42:11 > 0:42:15- Oh.- Ooh!- No, no, no!
0:42:15 > 0:42:18- How do you do it? - It was the antiquities.
0:42:18 > 0:42:21I loved them, but when you worked out how much they were each...
0:42:21 > 0:42:25- Oh, get on with it.- They were cheap! David, David!
0:42:25 > 0:42:27The Lionheart's right.
0:42:27 > 0:42:30It was the sale of the antiquities that won it for him in the end.
0:42:30 > 0:42:31500?
0:42:31 > 0:42:32400?
0:42:32 > 0:42:34How about 450?
0:42:34 > 0:42:39- 425 and you've got a deal. - Go on. That shows me a great profit.
0:42:39 > 0:42:42That sale gave James an incredible...
0:42:44 > 0:42:47Decisive victory today!
0:42:47 > 0:42:49You know, I really thought I was in with a good chance
0:42:49 > 0:42:50on that foreign market.
0:42:50 > 0:42:54I made some good profits and I was really pleased.
0:42:54 > 0:42:57But James Lewis just made more.
0:42:57 > 0:43:00Paris is never an easy place to buy antiques.
0:43:00 > 0:43:03But having said that, those little antiquities
0:43:03 > 0:43:06found on a blanket in the street were a great result.
0:43:06 > 0:43:10Overall - profits, profits, profits. And a victory.
0:43:10 > 0:43:15Devilish David may have lost today, but there's all to play for tomorrow
0:43:15 > 0:43:19as our duelling dealers fight it out one last time
0:43:19 > 0:43:21in the Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is showdown.
0:43:21 > 0:43:23- Fabulous.- Yes!
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