0:00:02 > 0:00:08This is Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is, pitching TV's best-loved antiques experts
0:00:08 > 0:00:13against each other in an all-out battle for profit
0:00:13 > 0:00:17- and giving you the insider's view of the trade.- I'm on the case.
0:00:19 > 0:00:24Each week, one pair of duelling dealers will face a different daily challenge.
0:00:24 > 0:00:27- I'm a cheeky chancer.- Lovely!
0:00:27 > 0:00:32Putting their reputations on the line and giving you top tips and savvy secrets
0:00:32 > 0:00:36on how to make the most money from buying and selling.
0:00:36 > 0:00:40- Let's go and spend some money! - Get in there!
0:00:40 > 0:00:45Today devil-may-care antiques assassin David Harper goes up against
0:00:45 > 0:00:49dapper international man of mystery Paul Hayes.
0:00:49 > 0:00:52Coming up: Paul's attempts at bilingual buying.
0:00:52 > 0:00:55Je pense...
0:00:55 > 0:00:59- Est-ce que vous...quarante pour moi? - Non, non!- Cinquante?- Cinquante.
0:00:59 > 0:01:05- David struggles to make himself understood.- Do you speak English? - Non.- Oh, gosh.
0:01:05 > 0:01:07Do you speak English, anybody?
0:01:07 > 0:01:12The best price... The beret's not doing me any good at all, is it?
0:01:12 > 0:01:18- And it's coin toss mayhem for Mr Harper. - Is it heads or tails?- What is it?
0:01:18 > 0:01:20- Heads.- Heads.
0:01:20 > 0:01:23Do it again.
0:01:23 > 0:01:27This is Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is.
0:01:38 > 0:01:41The location: Northern France, Europe.
0:01:41 > 0:01:46A special undercover operation is about to get underway
0:01:46 > 0:01:52involving two top secret antiques agents. It's going to be sell-adelic!
0:01:52 > 0:01:57First up, a double-O operative who does it for Queen and country every time.
0:02:00 > 0:02:04Versus the spymaster from Morecambe, the man who knows too much.
0:02:07 > 0:02:11They've jetted across the water to Douai, France.
0:02:11 > 0:02:18Their mission, should they choose to accept it, is to hunt down the best bargains to sell for cash. Groovy!
0:02:18 > 0:02:25They've each got £750-worth of their own euros to spend and all profits go to their chosen charities.
0:02:27 > 0:02:34David Harper and Paul Hayes, it's time to put your money where your mouth is.
0:02:34 > 0:02:38- Bonjour, David.- Bonjour, Paul. - Ca va?- Oh, I have no idea!
0:02:38 > 0:02:43- You say, "Ca va bien, merci." - I'm very well. And look at the size of that.
0:02:43 > 0:02:48- It's massive! And full of antiques. - Any plans?- I have a cunning plan.
0:02:48 > 0:02:55- Would you reveal it to me? - Well, let's see yours first.- OK. You have to close your eyes.- OK.
0:02:56 > 0:03:00Remember, I am a master at blending in wherever I go.
0:03:00 > 0:03:04- Is it a string of onions and a beret?- Oh, la la!
0:03:04 > 0:03:07It IS a beret! Hello? Is it David?
0:03:07 > 0:03:12- Oui, monsieur! Bonjour. - I've got a similar thing here.
0:03:12 > 0:03:15A list of jokes in French. Right...
0:03:15 > 0:03:22It says here, right, "Tu as deja entendu la blague de la cravate? C'est longue et plate."
0:03:22 > 0:03:27Which translates as, "Would you like to hear the joke about the tie? It's long and flat."
0:03:27 > 0:03:33- And that's the best French joke I could find!- That's the best English joke you've got!
0:03:33 > 0:03:38- Is that right? Want to hear another one?- Yeah, go on.
0:03:38 > 0:03:43They might be all jokes and smiles now, but as they run off into the fray,
0:03:43 > 0:03:50this duplicitous pair get to work and Paul has plans to use his good humour as a weapon.
0:03:50 > 0:03:56I've got a list of really good French jokes. That should put the stallholders at ease
0:03:56 > 0:03:59and get me a lesser price.
0:03:59 > 0:04:04When you're in France buying antiques, you can buy things that are distinctly French,
0:04:04 > 0:04:10which makes them more unusual back home. I've got the beret, I've got some money,
0:04:10 > 0:04:15I'm in France, I'm excited. But I look more French than the French.
0:04:15 > 0:04:19Well, with David going over the top and Paul going undercover,
0:04:19 > 0:04:25it's time for our espionage antiques experts to start spying what's on offer.
0:04:25 > 0:04:31- David's looking for a foreign object and it doesn't take long. - That's got a real French look.
0:04:31 > 0:04:36A Louis XVI-style mirror. Probably 1920s, I'd have thought.
0:04:36 > 0:04:42Might have been gilded at one time. It's been painted. All it needs is a great big piece of mirror.
0:04:42 > 0:04:49It's a console mirror, so originally it would have been made to fit above a table
0:04:49 > 0:04:53that is either attached to the wall or on legs with a marble base.
0:04:53 > 0:04:56Excuse me, monsieur.
0:04:56 > 0:04:59Er, c'est combien? Combien?
0:04:59 > 0:05:03- Soixante euros. - Soixante euros.- Sixty.
0:05:03 > 0:05:06- Six-oh?- Oui.- OK.
0:05:06 > 0:05:11The best price... The beret's not doing me any good, is it? ..No.
0:05:11 > 0:05:13Forty-five.
0:05:13 > 0:05:16- Forty-five.- Oui.- Yes?
0:05:16 > 0:05:22The beret has worked its magic. You don't realise it, but it has. Thank you.
0:05:23 > 0:05:27The mirror and frame reflect well on David's negotiating skills,
0:05:27 > 0:05:31costing him £38.46.
0:05:31 > 0:05:36And French-bereted Monsieur Harper desperately tries to win over another seller
0:05:36 > 0:05:38when he spots an Art Deco table.
0:05:38 > 0:05:42- Hello, madam.- Hello.- Do you speak English?- A little.- Good.
0:05:42 > 0:05:46- Because I speak no French. Do I look French?- It is very difficult for me.
0:05:46 > 0:05:50- You're very good. Very good indeed.- Thank you.
0:05:50 > 0:05:54- What do you think of the beret? Like it?- It's very blue.
0:05:54 > 0:06:00- Now this little Japanese-inspired table.- It's lovely.
0:06:00 > 0:06:06- A little, little price. - Little price. Can we go and have a look at it?- Yes.
0:06:06 > 0:06:13What do we say in French when a dealer deals with a dealer? We trade, we look after each other.
0:06:13 > 0:06:18- We make sure that we're happy... - I can give a good price.- OK!
0:06:18 > 0:06:22- What would a good dealer price be? - 60. Soixante.
0:06:22 > 0:06:26Soixante. How about we do what all good dealers do?
0:06:26 > 0:06:28Meet in the middle? Compromise?
0:06:28 > 0:06:33- Cinquante-cinq. Is that right? - Yes, yes.- 55.- I can.
0:06:33 > 0:06:36Oh, my God. Marvellous. Thank you.
0:06:36 > 0:06:43Tres bon! The table costs David just over £47 and puts him into a two-nil lead.
0:06:43 > 0:06:47There's a few things going on here. You've got a Japanese influence,
0:06:47 > 0:06:51you've got the aesthetic influence from the late-19th century,
0:06:51 > 0:06:56and an Art Deco feel from the 1920s, 1930s, all kind of combined.
0:06:56 > 0:07:02So, date-wise, 1925, 1930. There's a real multiple mix of designs there,
0:07:02 > 0:07:05but a really good-looking thing.
0:07:05 > 0:07:11So David's got two purchases to Paul's nul points, but Mr Morecambe is not sleeping on the job
0:07:11 > 0:07:16as he deploys his laudable linguistic abilities to inquire about an antique cradle.
0:07:16 > 0:07:18Monsieur...
0:07:18 > 0:07:21..le age de la...?
0:07:21 > 0:07:25- Cent ans.- Cent ans. 100 years old.
0:07:25 > 0:07:30- Et le prix? C'est combien? - Cent.- Cent. 100 quid for me.
0:07:30 > 0:07:33I think you mean euros, Paul.
0:07:33 > 0:07:36- Est-ce que vous acceptez...? - Non.- Non?
0:07:36 > 0:07:41- I'm asking 80.- Quatre-vingt dix. - Quatre-vingt dix. 90.
0:07:41 > 0:07:43Souhaitez-vous entendre une blague?
0:07:43 > 0:07:47Oui? You'd like to hear a joke? OK, here we go.
0:07:47 > 0:07:49OK.
0:07:59 > 0:08:02Je voudrais acheter.
0:08:02 > 0:08:06Merci. Merci beaucoup, monsieur.
0:08:06 > 0:08:11Yes, Paul's cunning comedy comes good and the cradle rocks up at £76.92.
0:08:11 > 0:08:13Yeah, baby!
0:08:13 > 0:08:17What have I bought? A cradle. It's a wonderful item.
0:08:17 > 0:08:24You just don't see these in England. If you've got a new-born baby, what an impressive bit of furniture.
0:08:24 > 0:08:28Also, these are great-selling items for the vintage doll market.
0:08:28 > 0:08:33If you've got a good old Victorian doll, this is perfect to display it.
0:08:33 > 0:08:39I'm so pleased, I fancy a bit of a nap myself. If only I could fit in there, it would be lovely.
0:08:39 > 0:08:41And hot water bottle.
0:08:41 > 0:08:48Yes, there's no time for a snooze, Paul. David has seen an item that he hopes won't blow his budget.
0:08:48 > 0:08:51Is it OK if I blow? Yeah?
0:08:51 > 0:08:54- See if it works. - MUFFLED NOTE
0:08:54 > 0:08:57Not exactly Louis Armstrong, is he?
0:08:57 > 0:08:59Monsieur? Combien?
0:08:59 > 0:09:02- Quarante euro.- Quarante?
0:09:02 > 0:09:07Quarante. Thirty euro? Yeah? OK?
0:09:07 > 0:09:13Thank you very much. ..So I've just purchased a nice vintage trumpet without its case,
0:09:13 > 0:09:17with its original cord and a factory mark from Paris. In brass.
0:09:17 > 0:09:22Dated probably 1920, 1930. For 30 euro.
0:09:22 > 0:09:26That, to me, is a celebration and I've got to do it again.
0:09:28 > 0:09:30Bought.
0:09:30 > 0:09:35David blows his own trumpet and the vintage horn puts him back £25.64.
0:09:35 > 0:09:40David now has three items to Paul's one, but Paul has found something else to spend his money on -
0:09:40 > 0:09:42money.
0:09:42 > 0:09:46This is something that I find really interesting.
0:09:46 > 0:09:48The study of banknotes.
0:09:48 > 0:09:53We've got a thousand Deutschmarks here, which is quite a lot of money.
0:09:53 > 0:09:57This is pre-euro years, this one. 1,000 Deutschmarks.
0:09:57 > 0:10:00And this one is...5,000 roubles.
0:10:00 > 0:10:06I hope he'll do a good price for the lot. I'd rather pay 50 quid and have 10 or 20 of them
0:10:06 > 0:10:11- rather than buy one for a fiver. - Soixante-dix pour le tout.
0:10:11 > 0:10:16- Which is...seventy. - Seventy.- Seems a lot of money.
0:10:16 > 0:10:21- Est-ce que vous acceptez quarante? - Quarante? Non, non.
0:10:21 > 0:10:23- No?- Cinquante.
0:10:23 > 0:10:2750 the lot? Hang on. Monsieur...
0:10:28 > 0:10:32- Souhaitez-vous entendre une blague? - Oui.- Oui.
0:10:32 > 0:10:35There we go. We've got an audience.
0:10:39 > 0:10:41Not that old chestnut again!
0:10:44 > 0:10:46Oui. Oui, oui, effectivement.
0:10:48 > 0:10:53Paul hands over 50 euro for the early 20th-century Russian notes
0:10:53 > 0:10:58and the vendor offers to write down a new joke for him!
0:10:58 > 0:11:02It's the universal language. Humour is universal.
0:11:02 > 0:11:07And Mr Hayes' humour helps him withdraw the banknotes for £42.74
0:11:07 > 0:11:11and he hopes he'll laugh all the way to the bank when he sells them,
0:11:11 > 0:11:16but what was the joke the seller gave him?
0:11:16 > 0:11:18I've had this translated. Hilarious.
0:11:18 > 0:11:25It says it's better to be a little bit courageous than to be a lot lazy.
0:11:25 > 0:11:30Hilarious(!) Almost as bad as one of my jokes, that one.
0:11:30 > 0:11:33Perhaps it got lost in translation.
0:11:33 > 0:11:39Anyway, it's the midway point of Operation Antiques and time to find out who's feeling the heat
0:11:39 > 0:11:42and who's coming in from the cold.
0:11:42 > 0:11:49Both our deadly dealers came armed with £750 of their own euros to spend.
0:11:50 > 0:11:55David has captured three targets, spending £111.11,
0:11:55 > 0:11:59leaving him with £638.89 in his kitty.
0:12:00 > 0:12:04Paul has done two deals costing £119.66,
0:12:04 > 0:12:08so he has £630.34 still to play with.
0:12:10 > 0:12:15Before heading back into the fray, Agent Hayes and Operative Harper meet up at Checkpoint Charlie
0:12:15 > 0:12:18for an exchange of information.
0:12:18 > 0:12:23- Bonjour.- It is David, isn't it? - Yes, it is. Monsieur David.
0:12:23 > 0:12:28- It's not working at all pour moi. - My jokes are going down a storm. - Really?
0:12:28 > 0:12:32- What have you bought? - Oh, my gosh, yes. Some good things.
0:12:32 > 0:12:39- Are you happy?- I am, but don't you find the things you want to buy are a thousand euros?- Yes!
0:12:39 > 0:12:43There's absolutely no rhyme nor reason to the pricing.
0:12:43 > 0:12:49- Well, good luck to you. As they say in Morecambe, bonne chance.- Ah, bonne chance.
0:12:49 > 0:12:56Yes, back patting over, it's time to get back to work and re-infiltrate this foreign market.
0:12:56 > 0:12:59David is quick to home in on his next target.
0:12:59 > 0:13:04I just love those. Four cinema seats or theatre seats.
0:13:04 > 0:13:06Numbered.
0:13:06 > 0:13:13I just absolutely love them to bits, but where on earth would I take them? Who do I know to buy them?
0:13:13 > 0:13:17Look at that. It's a fake crocodile seat.
0:13:17 > 0:13:23It's just plastic. When you're dealing in these things, you've got to have an idea,
0:13:23 > 0:13:29maybe not a specific customer, but an idea, a feeling that you can move them on to somebody.
0:13:29 > 0:13:33- Ah, bonjour. Do you speak English?- Non.- Oh, gosh.
0:13:33 > 0:13:38And zero French. So it's not good.
0:13:38 > 0:13:40- The cinema seats.- Cinema.
0:13:40 > 0:13:46They're cast iron, with this bent wood. Very cheaply made. Of course, made in big numbers.
0:13:46 > 0:13:49Monsieur, combien?
0:13:50 > 0:13:53Trois cent.
0:13:53 > 0:13:55OK, best price. Monsieur?
0:13:55 > 0:13:57200?
0:13:57 > 0:13:59No?
0:14:00 > 0:14:02- C'est possible.- 250?
0:14:02 > 0:14:05How about, monsieur, 220?
0:14:05 > 0:14:09- Eh? What do you think about that, then?- Er, non.
0:14:09 > 0:14:12Oh. You're going to write it down.
0:14:12 > 0:14:15- 240.- 240?- Vrai.
0:14:15 > 0:14:18Well, I think I'm going to buy these for 240.
0:14:18 > 0:14:24They're 1930s cinema seats. No idea where I'll go with them, but I do think they're fantastic.
0:14:24 > 0:14:31Monsieur, I understand everything and I will shake your hand. Thank you. Yes. Tres bien.
0:14:31 > 0:14:38The seats cost David £205.13, but will he be able to find a buyer for them?
0:14:38 > 0:14:42David now has four purchases to Paul's two, but Mr Morecambe is catching up
0:14:42 > 0:14:45and has bought an Art Deco statue.
0:14:46 > 0:14:50I think that might be one of the better buys of today.
0:14:50 > 0:14:56I bought an original Art Deco bronze figure. These are so stylish and fit into the modern home.
0:14:56 > 0:15:01The fact that the balls are gilded, the boules or the balls,
0:15:01 > 0:15:04tells me it could be a Lorenzl piece.
0:15:04 > 0:15:11He made lots and lots of objects at the time and for a very stylish original Art Deco figure
0:15:11 > 0:15:16130 euros is cheap, actually. I think it's a good thing
0:15:16 > 0:15:19and I hope it shows a bit of a profit.
0:15:19 > 0:15:24The statue costs Paul £111.11 and brings the score to three-four,
0:15:24 > 0:15:30but Agent Harper isn't resting on his laurels and he's moving in for the kill.
0:15:30 > 0:15:33Doesn't that just ooze style?
0:15:33 > 0:15:39It really does. A really good garden piece. Very continental. Very French. It has age.
0:15:39 > 0:15:43It's not a reproduction. If it was, it would be so light and flimsy.
0:15:43 > 0:15:47The frame of that thing, made of wrought iron,
0:15:47 > 0:15:50is superb, but the seat, just look at it.
0:15:50 > 0:15:56You really wouldn't want to put your bottom on that seat. It wouldn't stay very long.
0:15:56 > 0:16:00So is it repairable? I suppose it is, but with great expense.
0:16:00 > 0:16:02It's a restoration project.
0:16:02 > 0:16:06Sorry to interrupt, gentlemen. Do you speak English?
0:16:06 > 0:16:10- C'est combien? How much? - Cent euros.- OK.
0:16:10 > 0:16:14So 100 euros. Gentlemen, 50 euros?
0:16:14 > 0:16:16- Oh, non...- Oh, yes!
0:16:16 > 0:16:18He was going to say yes.
0:16:18 > 0:16:23- OK, go on. You show me. - Un moment.- Go on.
0:16:23 > 0:16:25- Quatre-vingt.- Ah!
0:16:25 > 0:16:27OK...
0:16:27 > 0:16:30Gentlemen, get ready to be amazed.
0:16:30 > 0:16:33Does he look like he'll be amazed?
0:16:33 > 0:16:38- What do you think about that? - Non...- Yes! No?
0:16:38 > 0:16:41- No?- Non, merci.- 55?
0:16:41 > 0:16:43- 55?- C'est impossible.
0:16:43 > 0:16:46- 55 and you can have my hat.- Non.
0:16:46 > 0:16:49You can have it.
0:16:49 > 0:16:53Yeah. Here, here. Have that. And 55 euros.
0:16:53 > 0:16:56Non, non.
0:16:56 > 0:16:58Le prix...
0:16:58 > 0:17:03- You want...?- Quatre-vingt. - Go on, write something down. Yes.
0:17:03 > 0:17:05Seventy.
0:17:05 > 0:17:07Quatre-vingt.
0:17:07 > 0:17:09A little.
0:17:09 > 0:17:13It does help, it does help. OK, 70 euros.
0:17:13 > 0:17:19I can't even give this beret away! If you can't give a beret away in France, you're in big trouble. 70.
0:17:19 > 0:17:22- Merci beaucoup.- Merci beaucoup. It's been a great pleasure.
0:17:22 > 0:17:27The early-20th century garden bench costs £59.83
0:17:27 > 0:17:33and David hopes his restoration project will restore his chances of winning.
0:17:33 > 0:17:37But Paul is hot on his heels with an item that gets his heart racing.
0:17:37 > 0:17:40This is interesting. Look at that.
0:17:40 > 0:17:44Circuit 24. The 24-hour Le Mans race. Look at that.
0:17:44 > 0:17:47That's motor racing, isn't it?
0:17:47 > 0:17:51Can you imagine that? It looks like 1950s, maybe 1960s.
0:17:51 > 0:17:5624-hour circuit. Never seen one like that before. A slot racing machine.
0:17:56 > 0:18:00It's got its original box and both cars are here. Look at that.
0:18:01 > 0:18:02Wow.
0:18:02 > 0:18:06That is so stylish. Look at that. The original Ferrari.
0:18:06 > 0:18:12Isn't that wonderful? There's a massive market for anything like this. And it looks complete.
0:18:12 > 0:18:18Let's see how much this is. Bonjour, monsieur. Ca va?
0:18:18 > 0:18:23- J'aime beaucoup le jouer. C'est combien?- Soixante euro.
0:18:23 > 0:18:25- Soixante euro.- Sixty.
0:18:25 > 0:18:3060 euro. Ah, that's quite nice. Quelle age? '50s?
0:18:30 > 0:18:33- '60.- '60. 1960, yeah. And 60 euros.
0:18:33 > 0:18:36Soixante. Quarante?
0:18:36 > 0:18:38- Non?- Fifty.
0:18:38 > 0:18:44OK, I'm going to have that. OK, oui. J'achete.
0:18:44 > 0:18:49The slot-car racing set costs Paul £42.74, but Mr Morecambe is still behind in this race
0:18:49 > 0:18:54with four buys to David's five. With the finishing line in sight,
0:18:54 > 0:19:00Paul puts his pedal to the metal and moves in on one more purchase.
0:19:00 > 0:19:05My dad used to say if it doesn't go in your pocket, don't buy it, but there are exceptions.
0:19:05 > 0:19:09I've come across this wonderful pedestal table. It's got four legs,
0:19:09 > 0:19:14all heavily carved. She's asking 230 euros,
0:19:14 > 0:19:18but it dates maybe 1830, that sort of time.
0:19:18 > 0:19:24And it's typically French. The pedestal is a cracker. It's worth that just for its base.
0:19:24 > 0:19:28With a bit of a polish, a bit of TLC, this could be a good seller.
0:19:28 > 0:19:33Let's see if I can get a bit of a discount on it. Madame? Ca va?
0:19:33 > 0:19:36Quelle age? Quelle age?
0:19:36 > 0:19:40- Em...100 ans. - Yeah, and a bit.
0:19:40 > 0:19:44And le best price pour moi?
0:19:44 > 0:19:47- 150 euro...- 150?
0:19:47 > 0:19:49- 80.- 180?- 80.
0:19:49 > 0:19:53Un cent cinquante? 150? I buy.
0:19:53 > 0:19:56It's nice. Non?
0:19:56 > 0:19:58No? Too low?
0:19:58 > 0:20:04I would like to pay... Je voudrais de acheter for 150. Non?
0:20:04 > 0:20:06C'est trop bas?
0:20:06 > 0:20:09Oui. On coupe la poire en deux? 50/50.
0:20:09 > 0:20:1250/50? So...
0:20:12 > 0:20:15- Oui.- Oui? 175. OK, oui.
0:20:15 > 0:20:17Je prendrais.
0:20:17 > 0:20:20Merci. Merci, madame. Merci beaucoup.
0:20:20 > 0:20:24And Paul takes the table for £149.57
0:20:24 > 0:20:31and brings the buying round to its denouement. With the best prices extracted,
0:20:31 > 0:20:38it's time to say au revoir to this special assignment and find out how our super spies got on.
0:20:38 > 0:20:44Our astounding operatives each started the day with £750-worth of their own euros.
0:20:44 > 0:20:46David picked up five purchases,
0:20:46 > 0:20:49costing him a total of £376.07.
0:20:49 > 0:20:53After a slow start, Paul also ended up with five deals,
0:20:53 > 0:20:56costing him £423.08.
0:20:56 > 0:21:01But this frenetic game is all about who will make the most profit.
0:21:01 > 0:21:06So with the foreign foray over and items of intrigue bagged,
0:21:06 > 0:21:10it's time for our explosive experts to see who's ended up with what.
0:21:10 > 0:21:14Well, my beret was absolutely rubbish. I've just chucked it away.
0:21:14 > 0:21:19- It was devastated.- My jokes went down a storm.- Seriously?
0:21:19 > 0:21:26- "Where did you get these jokes? They're wonderful!"- No way!- I've been offered a slot to tell them.
0:21:26 > 0:21:30You need to move to France, Paul. They understand you, obviously.
0:21:30 > 0:21:35- Can I tell the truth now? They were dismal.- Were they?- Not one laugh.
0:21:35 > 0:21:40- Gosh. What about the items? - My favourite item is...well, it's got to be the slot-racing machine.
0:21:40 > 0:21:47You've got two vintage Ferraris. The whole thing just says 1950s, 1960s, Le Mans.
0:21:47 > 0:21:51- What about yourself? Where's the rest of the theatre?- I know.
0:21:51 > 0:21:55You could never predict what you're going to buy.
0:21:55 > 0:21:58- I bought this with you in mind. - Really?- My favourite item.
0:21:58 > 0:22:05- Want me to impress you?- Go on. - Would you give me a job in your band. Tell me in three seconds.
0:22:06 > 0:22:08STRAINED NOTE
0:22:10 > 0:22:14- Have I got the job?- No. You're not one to blow your own trumpet.
0:22:14 > 0:22:20- No, never! Best of luck. - OK, best of luck to you, too. - Here we go. Back to Blighty.
0:22:21 > 0:22:27Our special antiques operatives now head back home and gear up for the second part of their mission.
0:22:27 > 0:22:33Each will be trying their hardest to sell their acquisitions for the biggest profit,
0:22:33 > 0:22:40hoping to secure a win. On home soil now, our brave boys take time to peruse their purchases.
0:22:40 > 0:22:46Back in Morecambe, is Paul pleased with the products of his foreign foraging?
0:22:46 > 0:22:52I've got some great stuff here. The first one is this cradle or rocking cot.
0:22:52 > 0:22:56It's oak, it's about 1920. It's in great usable condition.
0:22:56 > 0:23:01The table is a cracker. It's French oak, dates from about 1830, 1840.
0:23:01 > 0:23:06And the quality of the carving is superb. Such a great rustic table.
0:23:06 > 0:23:13A complete contrast, we have two 1960s Ferraris here with this slot-car racing set.
0:23:13 > 0:23:16Le Mans 24-hour race. Very French.
0:23:16 > 0:23:20The most traditional piece has to be this lovely Art Deco figure.
0:23:20 > 0:23:24It's bronze, 1920s. A bargain. I think I know where that might go.
0:23:24 > 0:23:29And then a complete gamble, really - I bought some banknotes. Russian.
0:23:29 > 0:23:35I've never seen these before. From the beginning of the 20th century, the time of the Russian Tsars.
0:23:35 > 0:23:39So au revoir for now. How did you get on, David?
0:23:39 > 0:23:46I did say I was looking for anything distinctly French. I think I've got it. Don't you think, Buttons? "Yes!"
0:23:46 > 0:23:54Look at that. That is a beautiful early 20th century, real antique French garden bench.
0:23:54 > 0:24:01Just the business. And this very distinctly French Art Deco table, circa 1930.
0:24:01 > 0:24:08The trumpet. Well, I know now it's actually a bugle. I'm not particularly musically minded.
0:24:08 > 0:24:11I'll turn that into something else. Wait and see what I do.
0:24:11 > 0:24:19Then the mirror frame. That is so French. I'm going to turn that back into a mirror
0:24:19 > 0:24:25by putting the mirror glass in. And then, finally, the theatre seats or cinema seats.
0:24:25 > 0:24:31They're in the garage. They'll take me on an adventure. Now it really begins.
0:24:31 > 0:24:34All right, Buttons? "I think so."
0:24:34 > 0:24:39Yes, as David's talking dog says, this antiques adventure is about to begin
0:24:39 > 0:24:47as our secret selling agents start setting up potential buyers, knowing that no deal is truly sealed
0:24:47 > 0:24:51until they get that final handshake.
0:24:51 > 0:24:57It's Paul who's first to get going as he heads over to Southport to visit
0:24:57 > 0:25:04Art Deco expert Paul Wood, who he hopes will be interested in his bronze lady statuette
0:25:04 > 0:25:06which put him back £111.11.
0:25:06 > 0:25:11In my opinion, you're the fountain of all knowledge on Art Deco.
0:25:11 > 0:25:17- I've brought a really iconic piece of Art Deco.- That's rather nice. - Do you recognise the artist?
0:25:17 > 0:25:22- There's quite a few it could be. - I suspect this is by Bourain.
0:25:22 > 0:25:26This bit here is original. That's probably Algerian onyx.
0:25:26 > 0:25:31This bit at the bottom I suspect was put on later to give more support.
0:25:31 > 0:25:36- What age are you looking at? 1925? - Probably '30s.- '30s?- Yeah.
0:25:36 > 0:25:41- It was 130 euros. Could I ask you a couple of hundred for it? - That's difficult.
0:25:41 > 0:25:45- How do you see it, then? - You'd need closer to 150.- 160?
0:25:45 > 0:25:49- And there's her phone number on the bottom.- Has she really?
0:25:49 > 0:25:55- Split the difference. 155. - Absolutely.- Absolute pleasure.
0:25:55 > 0:26:00What a start for the man from Morecambe. He makes a profit of £43.89.
0:26:02 > 0:26:07David isn't going to let Paul get away with his early lead for long.
0:26:07 > 0:26:12Keen to make the most of his purchases, he's done some repairs.
0:26:12 > 0:26:18This absolutely delicious early 20th century French garden seat might look exactly the same
0:26:18 > 0:26:24as it did when I bought it, but it's very much different. Look at the seat.
0:26:24 > 0:26:29Identical to the eye, but on the underside I have attached a big piece of steel, welded on.
0:26:29 > 0:26:36It cost me 20 quid. So now I've brought it to a mate in Yorkshire who runs an architectural business
0:26:36 > 0:26:40and I'm hoping that it's going to be right up his street.
0:26:40 > 0:26:46After repairs, the bench cost David £79.83, so will Andrew show any interest?
0:26:47 > 0:26:51- Absolutely wonderful.- Isn't it? - Very nice.- I did think of you.
0:26:51 > 0:26:56- I know you have a love of France and have a place there.- We do.
0:26:56 > 0:27:01- I could see that over in France, no problem at all.- Yeah.
0:27:01 > 0:27:07I spoke to my local blacksmith and if I can just show you what I've done on the underside,
0:27:07 > 0:27:13can you see that big strap of steel? That now has saved that original seat,
0:27:13 > 0:27:19- which I think is fantastic. - Yeah, I do.- I thought you would. How do you see it price-wise?
0:27:19 > 0:27:22- Possibly about £100?- Andrew...
0:27:22 > 0:27:24170.
0:27:24 > 0:27:31- What about we meet somewhere in the middle at 150? - Make it 160.- Go on. I do like it.
0:27:31 > 0:27:33Thanks very much. Good piece.
0:27:33 > 0:27:39David makes a formidable profit of £80.17 on the French bench.
0:27:39 > 0:27:44These things are always so much more comfortable than they look.
0:27:44 > 0:27:48I'm just going to relax and enjoy it before it heads back to France.
0:27:48 > 0:27:51How bonkers is that?
0:27:51 > 0:27:55- Come on, Andrew! Glass of wine! - No chance!
0:27:56 > 0:28:01With strong starts from both our boys, David makes the next move.
0:28:01 > 0:28:06Do you remember this shabby chic French mirror frame?
0:28:06 > 0:28:11I did say that I wanted to do some restoration and put a mirror in.
0:28:11 > 0:28:15My guy's done it for 30 quid, which is brilliant.
0:28:15 > 0:28:20A client of mine, Barbara, lives here in the middle of the city of Durham.
0:28:20 > 0:28:24She's seen it already in the shop without the mirror in.
0:28:24 > 0:28:31The mirror frame cost David £38.46. So will the extra £30 spent on it be reflected in the price
0:28:31 > 0:28:38as he tries to sell to Barbara who hasn't seen it since David's restoration?
0:28:38 > 0:28:41- Are you ready?- I'm ready. - Open your eyes.
0:28:41 > 0:28:44Ah! That is very nice.
0:28:44 > 0:28:46Oh, golly. Yeah.
0:28:46 > 0:28:48I'd like to put it just up there.
0:28:48 > 0:28:53- Did you do any more work to this? - No, but because the mirror is in it,
0:28:53 > 0:28:58it makes the rest of it look so much better. And fresher.
0:28:58 > 0:29:02I think it's circa 1920. That would be a safe date.
0:29:02 > 0:29:07It could be 19th century, but this finish is only 20 or 30 years old.
0:29:07 > 0:29:11But the frame of the mirror is much older.
0:29:11 > 0:29:16- It's a question of how much you want.- If I said to you £130...
0:29:16 > 0:29:22- 130? Would you take about...£90? - Honestly, you've just tried to knock me down
0:29:22 > 0:29:2540 quid! 125.
0:29:25 > 0:29:28Let's toss a coin for it.
0:29:28 > 0:29:33- Right. You decide what we're going for.- You want... You said 110.
0:29:33 > 0:29:36- No, 125.- Oh, right.
0:29:36 > 0:29:42125. OK. I'll tell you what, I'll round it up to 100. 100 or 125. How's that?
0:29:42 > 0:29:45- 115 or 125.- OK.- Go on, then.
0:29:45 > 0:29:49- Hang on. Who's heads and who's tails?- Ah, is it heads or tails?
0:29:49 > 0:29:51- What is it?- Oh.
0:29:51 > 0:29:56- Heads.- Heads. No, do it again.
0:29:56 > 0:29:58- Yes, better had. - I'll have heads.- OK.
0:29:58 > 0:30:03- Do you want me to catch it? - Aww! OK.- Ready?
0:30:03 > 0:30:05- And go.- Tails!
0:30:05 > 0:30:08- Oh, no! I can't believe it. - I've won!- Well done, you.
0:30:08 > 0:30:15Yes, David may have lost the toss, but he's won a profit of £46.54, including restoration.
0:30:15 > 0:30:20So with David racing forward, Paul gears up for a sale of his own
0:30:20 > 0:30:25with the 1960s slot car racing set that cost him £42.74.
0:30:25 > 0:30:30These slot cars are wonderful items. They all remind me of my childhood.
0:30:30 > 0:30:34I've made a few phone calls and managed to track down Kevin
0:30:34 > 0:30:39and he has a big collection of original 1960s slot cars,
0:30:39 > 0:30:42so I'll hopefully make a sale
0:30:42 > 0:30:46I was so excited when I saw this, Kevin.
0:30:46 > 0:30:50So what have I bought here? I've never come across this maker.
0:30:50 > 0:30:55What you've got here is Circuit 24. French manufacturer, 1/30th scale,
0:30:55 > 0:31:00- made between 1962 and 1974. - Right.- So...
0:31:00 > 0:31:04- The heyday of slot cars. - Now how important is the box?
0:31:04 > 0:31:11If you've got a really tatty box, it does devalue the set a lot, but your box, it's not too bad.
0:31:11 > 0:31:16- There we go. Do you know what cars these represent?- Ferrari Testarossa.
0:31:16 > 0:31:21I deliberately cut the plug off. It doesn't fit our system.
0:31:21 > 0:31:27- It's cost me 50 euros, which is about 40-odd quid.- Yeah.
0:31:27 > 0:31:33- If I asked you 70 quid for it, would that be too expensive?- I would say £60.- And that's fair?- £60.
0:31:33 > 0:31:40I'm willing to let you have this for £60, providing I can have a race with you on your set.
0:31:40 > 0:31:43- Of course you can.- Go on, then!
0:31:43 > 0:31:49So with a profit of £17.26, Paul revs his engine and goes head to head with Kevin.
0:31:50 > 0:31:56- Three, two, one, go! - It's Paul's yellow Lotus taking on Kevin's green BRM.
0:31:56 > 0:31:59Kevin's in the lead. Paul's struggling to catch up.
0:31:59 > 0:32:02Paul takes the lead on the straight.
0:32:02 > 0:32:08- I'm gong to catch you! - But Kevin puts his foot down! Let's see that again.
0:32:08 > 0:32:12Oh, Kevin just beat the man from Morecambe.
0:32:12 > 0:32:16Well done. I thought I had it. Where's the champagne?
0:32:18 > 0:32:23So with Paul now zooming on ahead, he accelerates towards a nursery goods shop
0:32:23 > 0:32:30and sells the 1920s crib that cost him £76.92 to Adrian and Vivienne,
0:32:30 > 0:32:33rocking up £33.08 of pure profit.
0:32:35 > 0:32:43So it's time to see which of our super sellers is raking it in and who needs to ramp it up a notch.
0:32:43 > 0:32:49So far David has done two deals and made a profit of £126.71,
0:32:49 > 0:32:51including restoration costs.
0:32:51 > 0:32:57Paul has sold three of his items, but has made slightly less - £94.23.
0:32:59 > 0:33:04But this mission still has some way to go before the final result
0:33:04 > 0:33:11and our brave boys can't afford to relax if they want to keep alive their chance to come out on top.
0:33:12 > 0:33:18Next up, both dealers go head to head in a tussling tale of two tables.
0:33:18 > 0:33:22Paul has his 19th-century table, while David has his Art Deco one,
0:33:22 > 0:33:27but who will have a leg to stand on when they come to sell?
0:33:27 > 0:33:33Paul is first to make a move, taking his extendable table to Shropshire-based auctioneer Jeremy
0:33:33 > 0:33:36and he's hoping for a tasty profit.
0:33:36 > 0:33:42I bought this table out in France. French oak. I thought it was a circular breakfast table,
0:33:42 > 0:33:48but the lady was trying to explain something to me. She had five leaves that go in the middle.
0:33:48 > 0:33:53- Ever come across one like this before?- We've come across French dining tables like this.
0:33:53 > 0:33:57Five leaves absolutely helps you when you try to sell it.
0:33:57 > 0:34:03In this country, it would be Victorian. Mid to late-19th century.
0:34:03 > 0:34:09- But because it's French, this is called Henri Deux style.- Really? - After the 16th-century monarch.
0:34:09 > 0:34:12It's sort of Renaissance revival.
0:34:12 > 0:34:18But the leaves, I understand that in France they're not above having their dining tables covered,
0:34:18 > 0:34:22so they don't particularly worry about what the leaves look like.
0:34:22 > 0:34:28They'll put a nice Chantilly lace or whatever on it, a nice French lace cloth.
0:34:28 > 0:34:34- They don't seem to match. - But they may well be original, funnily enough, so that might help.
0:34:34 > 0:34:38- What sort of estimate would you put on it?- Slightly more than you paid.
0:34:38 > 0:34:44- Can I put a reserve on it? - Put your money back on it. 150.
0:34:44 > 0:34:47- But only if we set it up, Paul. - Right.- We'll set it up.
0:34:49 > 0:34:56That's a really impressive table. I didn't expect that. It looks much better than I imagined.
0:34:56 > 0:35:00So Paul's got his auction planned and now it's David's turn.
0:35:00 > 0:35:06He takes the Art Deco Japanese-style table that cost him £47.01 to Cumbria
0:35:06 > 0:35:10to see whether fellow dealer Andy will fall in love with it.
0:35:10 > 0:35:16I think, Andy, this is a very unusual table with lots of stuff going on.
0:35:16 > 0:35:23- What do you feel?- It's actually got, have you noticed it's got two initials on the far corner?- No.
0:35:23 > 0:35:29- I hadn't noticed that.- OK. Don't know what those mean, but the guy who carved it, I'd have thought.
0:35:29 > 0:35:34It's really unusual. You've got the 1930s in its time,
0:35:34 > 0:35:40a bit of a Japanese kind of feel, which reminds you of the late-19th century Aesthetic Movement.
0:35:40 > 0:35:45I don't think it'll be expensive at about 90 quid.
0:35:45 > 0:35:48- What would make you happy? - What about 60 quid?
0:35:48 > 0:35:53- Meet you halfway. 75 quid. - We'll do that.- Brilliant. Thanks.
0:35:53 > 0:35:58So David rings up a profit of £27.99.
0:35:59 > 0:36:01But what about Paul's auction?
0:36:01 > 0:36:08Remember that fantastic extending dining table? Well, it didn't actually reach the reserve,
0:36:08 > 0:36:13but the auctioneer rang me up and said he had somebody interested, so it has sold for £150,
0:36:13 > 0:36:16minus a bit of commission.
0:36:16 > 0:36:21So after auction fees, Paul is down £29.81.
0:36:23 > 0:36:30Having pushed up the prices of his mirror and bench with some natty repair work,
0:36:30 > 0:36:34David now turns his attentions to the bugle.
0:36:34 > 0:36:41He asks restoration expert John to convert the bugle into a sellable object, but what will he make of it?
0:36:45 > 0:36:50This bugle will never play a tune ever again because it has been recycled
0:36:50 > 0:36:54into a really jazzy, wacky table lamp.
0:36:54 > 0:37:01It's very safely and professionally converted. Lovely what looks like old 1920s, 1930s cable,
0:37:01 > 0:37:04but it's completely brand new.
0:37:04 > 0:37:09And it's been weighted and sat on this base, lovely turned mahogany.
0:37:09 > 0:37:14And then to give it some real weight a big old slab of marble. It's fantastic.
0:37:14 > 0:37:21The bugle cost David £25.64 and the lamp conversion put him back another £30,
0:37:21 > 0:37:27putting the total cost at £55.64, so what will musician Steve think?
0:37:28 > 0:37:30A light?
0:37:30 > 0:37:32Fantastic.
0:37:32 > 0:37:38Yeah, em... That, yeah, will bring light into somebody's house very nicely, yeah.
0:37:38 > 0:37:42Paris is a good part for instruments.
0:37:42 > 0:37:48- Is it?- French, Paris-made instruments usually carry quite a lot of value.
0:37:48 > 0:37:52OK. Now date-wise, I'd have thought '20s, '30s?
0:37:52 > 0:37:58I'd have to do some research. You'd look for a serial number. I'm not seeing anything.
0:37:58 > 0:38:03Yeah, it's funky. In the right place it could look the business.
0:38:03 > 0:38:09So where are we, then? Is it worth 100 quid? £95? How's that?
0:38:09 > 0:38:12Well, it's coming down, but...
0:38:12 > 0:38:15- 90?- 90? I still think it's too much.
0:38:15 > 0:38:17£85.
0:38:18 > 0:38:1980!
0:38:19 > 0:38:26- There's somebody definitely out there who will fall in love with this.- There always is.- And buy it.
0:38:26 > 0:38:33- OK, thanks anyway. - So Steve politely declines. What a blow for David's bugle.
0:38:33 > 0:38:37But ever the professional, David returns home, wounded but resolute,
0:38:37 > 0:38:44and manages to sell the bugle lamp to another dealer for a resounding £34.36 profit.
0:38:44 > 0:38:49David is down to his final item, the set of four 1930s theatre seats
0:38:49 > 0:38:56that cost him £205.13. He tracks down Durham cafe owner Michael
0:38:56 > 0:39:01with a view to raising the curtains on a fabulous profit.
0:39:01 > 0:39:05- Michael, feast your eyes. - Oh, my gum!- Feast them, Michael.
0:39:05 > 0:39:10- Enjoy yourself. Isn't that just a great piece of kit?- I like it.
0:39:10 > 0:39:14- I do like it.- They're French. I bought them just outside Lille.
0:39:14 > 0:39:20And the chap told me, I think, that they were produced in 1932 for this particular theatre.
0:39:20 > 0:39:26- Oh, you know I love that 1920s, 1930s thing. - You are a bit of a Deco man.
0:39:26 > 0:39:31- You had me up your sleeve for that, didn't you?- So there you go.- Nice.
0:39:31 > 0:39:36- Could you find a place in the cafe for it?- I've a place in mind.- Good.
0:39:36 > 0:39:40- What sort of money is it worth? - How much are you going to charge?
0:39:40 > 0:39:43- Three and a half-ish.- Oof!
0:39:43 > 0:39:44£350?
0:39:44 > 0:39:48Well... Come on, it's me you're talking to, David.
0:39:48 > 0:39:50360, then.
0:39:51 > 0:39:54- Come on.- 345?
0:39:54 > 0:39:59- Go for it. Tell me. - 320 quid.- 320...
0:40:00 > 0:40:06- Am I being too hard on you there? Come on.- 330.- Split the difference. We can't spend all day like this.
0:40:06 > 0:40:09Nattering like two old wives.
0:40:09 > 0:40:12- 325 quid.- Always a pleasure.
0:40:12 > 0:40:19David makes an incredible £119.87 profit and he's all sold up.
0:40:20 > 0:40:26But with time running out Paul still has the collection of early-20th century banknotes
0:40:26 > 0:40:28and he's brought them to Gloucester.
0:40:28 > 0:40:32Dosvedanya. Time now for these fantastic banknotes.
0:40:32 > 0:40:35I've framed them nicely in this gold frame for £8,
0:40:35 > 0:40:43so this now stands me about £50. Hopefully there's a good exchange rate here. I'll try to sell them.
0:40:43 > 0:40:49The notes and frame set Paul back just over £50, but will antiques dealer and expert on old notes Rob
0:40:49 > 0:40:51want to swap them for sterling?
0:40:51 > 0:40:56Now I mentioned that I had these fantastic Russian banknotes.
0:40:56 > 0:41:01And what I realised when I bought them is that they go from one rouble
0:41:01 > 0:41:04all the way up to 5,000 roubles.
0:41:04 > 0:41:08Now would that have been a lot of money at the time, Rob?
0:41:08 > 0:41:12At the time it probably would have been. It's nice in a frame.
0:41:12 > 0:41:17Will Rob want to hand over enough money to inflate Paul's chances?
0:41:17 > 0:41:20All will soon be revealed.
0:41:22 > 0:41:28David and Paul both started this contest with £750-worth of their own euros to spend.
0:41:28 > 0:41:35David made five purchases costing him a total of £456.07, including restoration fees.
0:41:35 > 0:41:42Paul ended up with five items as well, which cost him £431.08, also including restoration.
0:41:42 > 0:41:45But all that matters now is who's made the most profit.
0:41:45 > 0:41:51All of the money that David and Paul have made today will be going to charities of their choice,
0:41:51 > 0:41:57so now it's time to reveal who is today's Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is champion.
0:41:57 > 0:42:05- Bonjour, Monsieur Harper. How are you?- We're still in the French mode. We just blended in, particularly me.
0:42:05 > 0:42:12- What's French for rollercoaster? - Don't ask me the French for anything! It was a rollercoaster.
0:42:12 > 0:42:17- Any good with the sales?- Yeah, I did OK with the lovely cradle.
0:42:17 > 0:42:22- Did you really? I had a good result with my theatre seats.- Brilliant.
0:42:22 > 0:42:25But I had a disaster with my bugle.
0:42:25 > 0:42:32- Turned it into a lamp.- Great. - Took it to a pal, a musician, and he just didn't want it.
0:42:32 > 0:42:37Are we ready for it? Three, two, one.
0:42:37 > 0:42:43- Look at that!- Not to worry. We had a good day, didn't we? It was good fun.- Enjoyed it.
0:42:43 > 0:42:50So David is the winner in today's tussle after consistently bringing home a profit at every turn,
0:42:50 > 0:42:55while Paul suffered his second disappointment when the used condition of the Russian notes
0:42:55 > 0:42:58lost him £25.74.
0:42:58 > 0:43:03Well, nice profit and it goes to show if you're going to a foreign environment,
0:43:03 > 0:43:08get something distinctly foreign. When it gets here, it's different and unique.
0:43:08 > 0:43:11Nice for me, but unlucky for Paul.
0:43:11 > 0:43:17I lost my shirt on those roubles. If I buy them again, it'll have to be in mint condition.
0:43:17 > 0:43:21Overall, I've got a bit of a profit and it's better than a loss.
0:43:21 > 0:43:25Yes, Paul may have been beaten, but anything can happen tomorrow
0:43:25 > 0:43:30as our experts go up against each other at an antiques fair in Lincolnshire.
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