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This is Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is, pitching TV's best-loved antiques experts

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against each other in an all-out battle for profit

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-and giving you the insider's view of the trade.

-I'm on the case.

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Each week, one pair of duelling dealers will face a different daily challenge.

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-I'm a cheeky chancer.

-Lovely!

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Putting their reputations on the line and giving you top tips and savvy secrets

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on how to make the most money from buying and selling.

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-Let's go and spend some money!

-Get in there!

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Today devil-may-care antiques assassin David Harper goes up against

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dapper international man of mystery Paul Hayes.

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Coming up: Paul's attempts at bilingual buying.

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Je pense...

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-Est-ce que vous...quarante pour moi?

-Non, non!

-Cinquante?

-Cinquante.

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-David struggles to make himself understood.

-Do you speak English?

-Non.

-Oh, gosh.

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Do you speak English, anybody?

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The best price... The beret's not doing me any good at all, is it?

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-And it's coin toss mayhem for Mr Harper.

-Is it heads or tails?

-What is it?

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-Heads.

-Heads.

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Do it again.

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This is Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is.

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The location: Northern France, Europe.

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A special undercover operation is about to get underway

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involving two top secret antiques agents. It's going to be sell-adelic!

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First up, a double-O operative who does it for Queen and country every time.

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Versus the spymaster from Morecambe, the man who knows too much.

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They've jetted across the water to Douai, France.

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Their mission, should they choose to accept it, is to hunt down the best bargains to sell for cash. Groovy!

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They've each got £750-worth of their own euros to spend and all profits go to their chosen charities.

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David Harper and Paul Hayes, it's time to put your money where your mouth is.

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-Bonjour, David.

-Bonjour, Paul.

-Ca va?

-Oh, I have no idea!

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-You say, "Ca va bien, merci."

-I'm very well. And look at the size of that.

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-It's massive! And full of antiques.

-Any plans?

-I have a cunning plan.

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-Would you reveal it to me?

-Well, let's see yours first.

-OK. You have to close your eyes.

-OK.

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Remember, I am a master at blending in wherever I go.

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-Is it a string of onions and a beret?

-Oh, la la!

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It IS a beret! Hello? Is it David?

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-Oui, monsieur! Bonjour.

-I've got a similar thing here.

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A list of jokes in French. Right...

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It says here, right, "Tu as deja entendu la blague de la cravate? C'est longue et plate."

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Which translates as, "Would you like to hear the joke about the tie? It's long and flat."

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-And that's the best French joke I could find!

-That's the best English joke you've got!

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-Is that right? Want to hear another one?

-Yeah, go on.

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They might be all jokes and smiles now, but as they run off into the fray,

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this duplicitous pair get to work and Paul has plans to use his good humour as a weapon.

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I've got a list of really good French jokes. That should put the stallholders at ease

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and get me a lesser price.

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When you're in France buying antiques, you can buy things that are distinctly French,

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which makes them more unusual back home. I've got the beret, I've got some money,

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I'm in France, I'm excited. But I look more French than the French.

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Well, with David going over the top and Paul going undercover,

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it's time for our espionage antiques experts to start spying what's on offer.

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-David's looking for a foreign object and it doesn't take long.

-That's got a real French look.

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A Louis XVI-style mirror. Probably 1920s, I'd have thought.

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Might have been gilded at one time. It's been painted. All it needs is a great big piece of mirror.

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It's a console mirror, so originally it would have been made to fit above a table

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that is either attached to the wall or on legs with a marble base.

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Excuse me, monsieur.

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Er, c'est combien? Combien?

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-Soixante euros.

-Soixante euros.

-Sixty.

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-Six-oh?

-Oui.

-OK.

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The best price... The beret's not doing me any good, is it? ..No.

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Forty-five.

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-Forty-five.

-Oui.

-Yes?

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The beret has worked its magic. You don't realise it, but it has. Thank you.

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The mirror and frame reflect well on David's negotiating skills,

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costing him £38.46.

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And French-bereted Monsieur Harper desperately tries to win over another seller

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when he spots an Art Deco table.

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-Hello, madam.

-Hello.

-Do you speak English?

-A little.

-Good.

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-Because I speak no French. Do I look French?

-It is very difficult for me.

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-You're very good. Very good indeed.

-Thank you.

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-What do you think of the beret? Like it?

-It's very blue.

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-Now this little Japanese-inspired table.

-It's lovely.

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-A little, little price.

-Little price. Can we go and have a look at it?

-Yes.

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What do we say in French when a dealer deals with a dealer? We trade, we look after each other.

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-We make sure that we're happy...

-I can give a good price.

-OK!

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-What would a good dealer price be?

-60. Soixante.

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Soixante. How about we do what all good dealers do?

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Meet in the middle? Compromise?

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-Cinquante-cinq. Is that right?

-Yes, yes.

-55.

-I can.

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Oh, my God. Marvellous. Thank you.

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Tres bon! The table costs David just over £47 and puts him into a two-nil lead.

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There's a few things going on here. You've got a Japanese influence,

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you've got the aesthetic influence from the late-19th century,

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and an Art Deco feel from the 1920s, 1930s, all kind of combined.

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So, date-wise, 1925, 1930. There's a real multiple mix of designs there,

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but a really good-looking thing.

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So David's got two purchases to Paul's nul points, but Mr Morecambe is not sleeping on the job

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as he deploys his laudable linguistic abilities to inquire about an antique cradle.

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Monsieur...

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..le age de la...?

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-Cent ans.

-Cent ans. 100 years old.

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-Et le prix? C'est combien?

-Cent.

-Cent. 100 quid for me.

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I think you mean euros, Paul.

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-Est-ce que vous acceptez...?

-Non.

-Non?

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-I'm asking 80.

-Quatre-vingt dix.

-Quatre-vingt dix. 90.

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Souhaitez-vous entendre une blague?

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Oui? You'd like to hear a joke? OK, here we go.

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OK.

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Je voudrais acheter.

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Merci. Merci beaucoup, monsieur.

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Yes, Paul's cunning comedy comes good and the cradle rocks up at £76.92.

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Yeah, baby!

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What have I bought? A cradle. It's a wonderful item.

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You just don't see these in England. If you've got a new-born baby, what an impressive bit of furniture.

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Also, these are great-selling items for the vintage doll market.

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If you've got a good old Victorian doll, this is perfect to display it.

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I'm so pleased, I fancy a bit of a nap myself. If only I could fit in there, it would be lovely.

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And hot water bottle.

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Yes, there's no time for a snooze, Paul. David has seen an item that he hopes won't blow his budget.

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Is it OK if I blow? Yeah?

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-See if it works.

-MUFFLED NOTE

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Not exactly Louis Armstrong, is he?

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Monsieur? Combien?

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-Quarante euro.

-Quarante?

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Quarante. Thirty euro? Yeah? OK?

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Thank you very much. ..So I've just purchased a nice vintage trumpet without its case,

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with its original cord and a factory mark from Paris. In brass.

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Dated probably 1920, 1930. For 30 euro.

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That, to me, is a celebration and I've got to do it again.

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Bought.

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David blows his own trumpet and the vintage horn puts him back £25.64.

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David now has three items to Paul's one, but Paul has found something else to spend his money on -

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money.

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This is something that I find really interesting.

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The study of banknotes.

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We've got a thousand Deutschmarks here, which is quite a lot of money.

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This is pre-euro years, this one. 1,000 Deutschmarks.

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And this one is...5,000 roubles.

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I hope he'll do a good price for the lot. I'd rather pay 50 quid and have 10 or 20 of them

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-rather than buy one for a fiver.

-Soixante-dix pour le tout.

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-Which is...seventy.

-Seventy.

-Seems a lot of money.

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-Est-ce que vous acceptez quarante?

-Quarante? Non, non.

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-No?

-Cinquante.

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50 the lot? Hang on. Monsieur...

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-Souhaitez-vous entendre une blague?

-Oui.

-Oui.

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There we go. We've got an audience.

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Not that old chestnut again!

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Oui. Oui, oui, effectivement.

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Paul hands over 50 euro for the early 20th-century Russian notes

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and the vendor offers to write down a new joke for him!

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It's the universal language. Humour is universal.

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And Mr Hayes' humour helps him withdraw the banknotes for £42.74

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and he hopes he'll laugh all the way to the bank when he sells them,

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but what was the joke the seller gave him?

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I've had this translated. Hilarious.

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It says it's better to be a little bit courageous than to be a lot lazy.

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Hilarious(!) Almost as bad as one of my jokes, that one.

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Perhaps it got lost in translation.

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Anyway, it's the midway point of Operation Antiques and time to find out who's feeling the heat

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and who's coming in from the cold.

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Both our deadly dealers came armed with £750 of their own euros to spend.

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David has captured three targets, spending £111.11,

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leaving him with £638.89 in his kitty.

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Paul has done two deals costing £119.66,

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so he has £630.34 still to play with.

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Before heading back into the fray, Agent Hayes and Operative Harper meet up at Checkpoint Charlie

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for an exchange of information.

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-Bonjour.

-It is David, isn't it?

-Yes, it is. Monsieur David.

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-It's not working at all pour moi.

-My jokes are going down a storm.

-Really?

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-What have you bought?

-Oh, my gosh, yes. Some good things.

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-Are you happy?

-I am, but don't you find the things you want to buy are a thousand euros?

-Yes!

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There's absolutely no rhyme nor reason to the pricing.

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-Well, good luck to you. As they say in Morecambe, bonne chance.

-Ah, bonne chance.

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Yes, back patting over, it's time to get back to work and re-infiltrate this foreign market.

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David is quick to home in on his next target.

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I just love those. Four cinema seats or theatre seats.

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Numbered.

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I just absolutely love them to bits, but where on earth would I take them? Who do I know to buy them?

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Look at that. It's a fake crocodile seat.

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It's just plastic. When you're dealing in these things, you've got to have an idea,

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maybe not a specific customer, but an idea, a feeling that you can move them on to somebody.

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-Ah, bonjour. Do you speak English?

-Non.

-Oh, gosh.

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And zero French. So it's not good.

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-The cinema seats.

-Cinema.

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They're cast iron, with this bent wood. Very cheaply made. Of course, made in big numbers.

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Monsieur, combien?

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Trois cent.

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OK, best price. Monsieur?

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200?

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No?

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-C'est possible.

-250?

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How about, monsieur, 220?

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-Eh? What do you think about that, then?

-Er, non.

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Oh. You're going to write it down.

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-240.

-240?

-Vrai.

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Well, I think I'm going to buy these for 240.

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They're 1930s cinema seats. No idea where I'll go with them, but I do think they're fantastic.

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Monsieur, I understand everything and I will shake your hand. Thank you. Yes. Tres bien.

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The seats cost David £205.13, but will he be able to find a buyer for them?

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David now has four purchases to Paul's two, but Mr Morecambe is catching up

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and has bought an Art Deco statue.

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I think that might be one of the better buys of today.

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I bought an original Art Deco bronze figure. These are so stylish and fit into the modern home.

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The fact that the balls are gilded, the boules or the balls,

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tells me it could be a Lorenzl piece.

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He made lots and lots of objects at the time and for a very stylish original Art Deco figure

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130 euros is cheap, actually. I think it's a good thing

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and I hope it shows a bit of a profit.

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The statue costs Paul £111.11 and brings the score to three-four,

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but Agent Harper isn't resting on his laurels and he's moving in for the kill.

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Doesn't that just ooze style?

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It really does. A really good garden piece. Very continental. Very French. It has age.

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It's not a reproduction. If it was, it would be so light and flimsy.

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The frame of that thing, made of wrought iron,

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is superb, but the seat, just look at it.

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You really wouldn't want to put your bottom on that seat. It wouldn't stay very long.

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So is it repairable? I suppose it is, but with great expense.

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It's a restoration project.

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Sorry to interrupt, gentlemen. Do you speak English?

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-C'est combien? How much?

-Cent euros.

-OK.

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So 100 euros. Gentlemen, 50 euros?

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-Oh, non...

-Oh, yes!

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He was going to say yes.

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-OK, go on. You show me.

-Un moment.

-Go on.

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-Quatre-vingt.

-Ah!

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OK...

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Gentlemen, get ready to be amazed.

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Does he look like he'll be amazed?

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-What do you think about that?

-Non...

-Yes! No?

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-No?

-Non, merci.

-55?

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-55?

-C'est impossible.

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-55 and you can have my hat.

-Non.

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You can have it.

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Yeah. Here, here. Have that. And 55 euros.

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Non, non.

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Le prix...

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-You want...?

-Quatre-vingt.

-Go on, write something down. Yes.

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Seventy.

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Quatre-vingt.

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A little.

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It does help, it does help. OK, 70 euros.

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I can't even give this beret away! If you can't give a beret away in France, you're in big trouble. 70.

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-Merci beaucoup.

-Merci beaucoup. It's been a great pleasure.

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The early-20th century garden bench costs £59.83

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and David hopes his restoration project will restore his chances of winning.

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But Paul is hot on his heels with an item that gets his heart racing.

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This is interesting. Look at that.

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Circuit 24. The 24-hour Le Mans race. Look at that.

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That's motor racing, isn't it?

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Can you imagine that? It looks like 1950s, maybe 1960s.

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24-hour circuit. Never seen one like that before. A slot racing machine.

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It's got its original box and both cars are here. Look at that.

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Wow.

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That is so stylish. Look at that. The original Ferrari.

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Isn't that wonderful? There's a massive market for anything like this. And it looks complete.

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Let's see how much this is. Bonjour, monsieur. Ca va?

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-J'aime beaucoup le jouer. C'est combien?

-Soixante euro.

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-Soixante euro.

-Sixty.

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60 euro. Ah, that's quite nice. Quelle age? '50s?

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-'60.

-'60. 1960, yeah. And 60 euros.

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Soixante. Quarante?

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-Non?

-Fifty.

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OK, I'm going to have that. OK, oui. J'achete.

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The slot-car racing set costs Paul £42.74, but Mr Morecambe is still behind in this race

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with four buys to David's five. With the finishing line in sight,

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Paul puts his pedal to the metal and moves in on one more purchase.

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My dad used to say if it doesn't go in your pocket, don't buy it, but there are exceptions.

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I've come across this wonderful pedestal table. It's got four legs,

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all heavily carved. She's asking 230 euros,

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but it dates maybe 1830, that sort of time.

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And it's typically French. The pedestal is a cracker. It's worth that just for its base.

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With a bit of a polish, a bit of TLC, this could be a good seller.

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Let's see if I can get a bit of a discount on it. Madame? Ca va?

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Quelle age? Quelle age?

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-Em...100 ans.

-Yeah, and a bit.

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And le best price pour moi?

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-150 euro...

-150?

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-80.

-180?

-80.

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Un cent cinquante? 150? I buy.

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It's nice. Non?

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No? Too low?

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I would like to pay... Je voudrais de acheter for 150. Non?

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C'est trop bas?

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Oui. On coupe la poire en deux? 50/50.

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50/50? So...

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-Oui.

-Oui? 175. OK, oui.

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Je prendrais.

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Merci. Merci, madame. Merci beaucoup.

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And Paul takes the table for £149.57

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and brings the buying round to its denouement. With the best prices extracted,

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it's time to say au revoir to this special assignment and find out how our super spies got on.

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Our astounding operatives each started the day with £750-worth of their own euros.

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David picked up five purchases,

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costing him a total of £376.07.

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After a slow start, Paul also ended up with five deals,

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costing him £423.08.

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But this frenetic game is all about who will make the most profit.

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So with the foreign foray over and items of intrigue bagged,

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it's time for our explosive experts to see who's ended up with what.

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Well, my beret was absolutely rubbish. I've just chucked it away.

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-It was devastated.

-My jokes went down a storm.

-Seriously?

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-"Where did you get these jokes? They're wonderful!"

-No way!

-I've been offered a slot to tell them.

0:21:190:21:26

You need to move to France, Paul. They understand you, obviously.

0:21:260:21:30

-Can I tell the truth now? They were dismal.

-Were they?

-Not one laugh.

0:21:300:21:35

-Gosh. What about the items?

-My favourite item is...well, it's got to be the slot-racing machine.

0:21:350:21:40

You've got two vintage Ferraris. The whole thing just says 1950s, 1960s, Le Mans.

0:21:400:21:47

-What about yourself? Where's the rest of the theatre?

-I know.

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You could never predict what you're going to buy.

0:21:510:21:55

-I bought this with you in mind.

-Really?

-My favourite item.

0:21:550:21:58

-Want me to impress you?

-Go on.

-Would you give me a job in your band. Tell me in three seconds.

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STRAINED NOTE

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-Have I got the job?

-No. You're not one to blow your own trumpet.

0:22:100:22:14

-No, never! Best of luck.

-OK, best of luck to you, too.

-Here we go. Back to Blighty.

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Our special antiques operatives now head back home and gear up for the second part of their mission.

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Each will be trying their hardest to sell their acquisitions for the biggest profit,

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hoping to secure a win. On home soil now, our brave boys take time to peruse their purchases.

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Back in Morecambe, is Paul pleased with the products of his foreign foraging?

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I've got some great stuff here. The first one is this cradle or rocking cot.

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It's oak, it's about 1920. It's in great usable condition.

0:22:520:22:56

The table is a cracker. It's French oak, dates from about 1830, 1840.

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And the quality of the carving is superb. Such a great rustic table.

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A complete contrast, we have two 1960s Ferraris here with this slot-car racing set.

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Le Mans 24-hour race. Very French.

0:23:130:23:16

The most traditional piece has to be this lovely Art Deco figure.

0:23:160:23:20

It's bronze, 1920s. A bargain. I think I know where that might go.

0:23:200:23:24

And then a complete gamble, really - I bought some banknotes. Russian.

0:23:240:23:29

I've never seen these before. From the beginning of the 20th century, the time of the Russian Tsars.

0:23:290:23:35

So au revoir for now. How did you get on, David?

0:23:350:23:39

I did say I was looking for anything distinctly French. I think I've got it. Don't you think, Buttons? "Yes!"

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Look at that. That is a beautiful early 20th century, real antique French garden bench.

0:23:460:23:54

Just the business. And this very distinctly French Art Deco table, circa 1930.

0:23:540:24:01

The trumpet. Well, I know now it's actually a bugle. I'm not particularly musically minded.

0:24:010:24:08

I'll turn that into something else. Wait and see what I do.

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Then the mirror frame. That is so French. I'm going to turn that back into a mirror

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by putting the mirror glass in. And then, finally, the theatre seats or cinema seats.

0:24:190:24:25

They're in the garage. They'll take me on an adventure. Now it really begins.

0:24:250:24:31

All right, Buttons? "I think so."

0:24:310:24:34

Yes, as David's talking dog says, this antiques adventure is about to begin

0:24:340:24:39

as our secret selling agents start setting up potential buyers, knowing that no deal is truly sealed

0:24:390:24:47

until they get that final handshake.

0:24:470:24:51

It's Paul who's first to get going as he heads over to Southport to visit

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Art Deco expert Paul Wood, who he hopes will be interested in his bronze lady statuette

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which put him back £111.11.

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In my opinion, you're the fountain of all knowledge on Art Deco.

0:25:060:25:11

-I've brought a really iconic piece of Art Deco.

-That's rather nice.

-Do you recognise the artist?

0:25:110:25:17

-There's quite a few it could be.

-I suspect this is by Bourain.

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This bit here is original. That's probably Algerian onyx.

0:25:220:25:26

This bit at the bottom I suspect was put on later to give more support.

0:25:260:25:31

-What age are you looking at? 1925?

-Probably '30s.

-'30s?

-Yeah.

0:25:310:25:36

-It was 130 euros. Could I ask you a couple of hundred for it?

-That's difficult.

0:25:360:25:41

-How do you see it, then?

-You'd need closer to 150.

-160?

0:25:410:25:45

-And there's her phone number on the bottom.

-Has she really?

0:25:450:25:49

-Split the difference. 155.

-Absolutely.

-Absolute pleasure.

0:25:490:25:55

What a start for the man from Morecambe. He makes a profit of £43.89.

0:25:550:26:00

David isn't going to let Paul get away with his early lead for long.

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Keen to make the most of his purchases, he's done some repairs.

0:26:070:26:12

This absolutely delicious early 20th century French garden seat might look exactly the same

0:26:120:26:18

as it did when I bought it, but it's very much different. Look at the seat.

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Identical to the eye, but on the underside I have attached a big piece of steel, welded on.

0:26:240:26:29

It cost me 20 quid. So now I've brought it to a mate in Yorkshire who runs an architectural business

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and I'm hoping that it's going to be right up his street.

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After repairs, the bench cost David £79.83, so will Andrew show any interest?

0:26:400:26:46

-Absolutely wonderful.

-Isn't it?

-Very nice.

-I did think of you.

0:26:470:26:51

-I know you have a love of France and have a place there.

-We do.

0:26:510:26:56

-I could see that over in France, no problem at all.

-Yeah.

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I spoke to my local blacksmith and if I can just show you what I've done on the underside,

0:27:010:27:07

can you see that big strap of steel? That now has saved that original seat,

0:27:070:27:13

-which I think is fantastic.

-Yeah, I do.

-I thought you would. How do you see it price-wise?

0:27:130:27:19

-Possibly about £100?

-Andrew...

0:27:190:27:22

170.

0:27:220:27:24

-What about we meet somewhere in the middle at 150?

-Make it 160.

-Go on. I do like it.

0:27:240:27:31

Thanks very much. Good piece.

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David makes a formidable profit of £80.17 on the French bench.

0:27:330:27:39

These things are always so much more comfortable than they look.

0:27:390:27:44

I'm just going to relax and enjoy it before it heads back to France.

0:27:440:27:48

How bonkers is that?

0:27:480:27:51

-Come on, Andrew! Glass of wine!

-No chance!

0:27:510:27:55

With strong starts from both our boys, David makes the next move.

0:27:560:28:01

Do you remember this shabby chic French mirror frame?

0:28:010:28:06

I did say that I wanted to do some restoration and put a mirror in.

0:28:060:28:11

My guy's done it for 30 quid, which is brilliant.

0:28:110:28:15

A client of mine, Barbara, lives here in the middle of the city of Durham.

0:28:150:28:20

She's seen it already in the shop without the mirror in.

0:28:200:28:24

The mirror frame cost David £38.46. So will the extra £30 spent on it be reflected in the price

0:28:240:28:31

as he tries to sell to Barbara who hasn't seen it since David's restoration?

0:28:310:28:38

-Are you ready?

-I'm ready.

-Open your eyes.

0:28:380:28:41

Ah! That is very nice.

0:28:410:28:44

Oh, golly. Yeah.

0:28:440:28:46

I'd like to put it just up there.

0:28:460:28:48

-Did you do any more work to this?

-No, but because the mirror is in it,

0:28:480:28:53

it makes the rest of it look so much better. And fresher.

0:28:530:28:58

I think it's circa 1920. That would be a safe date.

0:28:580:29:02

It could be 19th century, but this finish is only 20 or 30 years old.

0:29:020:29:07

But the frame of the mirror is much older.

0:29:070:29:11

-It's a question of how much you want.

-If I said to you £130...

0:29:110:29:16

-130? Would you take about...£90?

-Honestly, you've just tried to knock me down

0:29:160:29:22

40 quid! 125.

0:29:220:29:25

Let's toss a coin for it.

0:29:250:29:28

-Right. You decide what we're going for.

-You want... You said 110.

0:29:280:29:33

-No, 125.

-Oh, right.

0:29:330:29:36

125. OK. I'll tell you what, I'll round it up to 100. 100 or 125. How's that?

0:29:360:29:42

-115 or 125.

-OK.

-Go on, then.

0:29:420:29:45

-Hang on. Who's heads and who's tails?

-Ah, is it heads or tails?

0:29:450:29:49

-What is it?

-Oh.

0:29:490:29:51

-Heads.

-Heads. No, do it again.

0:29:510:29:56

-Yes, better had.

-I'll have heads.

-OK.

0:29:560:29:58

-Do you want me to catch it?

-Aww! OK.

-Ready?

0:29:580:30:03

-And go.

-Tails!

0:30:030:30:05

-Oh, no! I can't believe it.

-I've won!

-Well done, you.

0:30:050:30:08

Yes, David may have lost the toss, but he's won a profit of £46.54, including restoration.

0:30:080:30:15

So with David racing forward, Paul gears up for a sale of his own

0:30:150:30:20

with the 1960s slot car racing set that cost him £42.74.

0:30:200:30:25

These slot cars are wonderful items. They all remind me of my childhood.

0:30:250:30:30

I've made a few phone calls and managed to track down Kevin

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and he has a big collection of original 1960s slot cars,

0:30:340:30:39

so I'll hopefully make a sale

0:30:390:30:42

I was so excited when I saw this, Kevin.

0:30:420:30:46

So what have I bought here? I've never come across this maker.

0:30:460:30:50

What you've got here is Circuit 24. French manufacturer, 1/30th scale,

0:30:500:30:55

-made between 1962 and 1974.

-Right.

-So...

0:30:550:31:00

-The heyday of slot cars.

-Now how important is the box?

0:31:000:31:04

If you've got a really tatty box, it does devalue the set a lot, but your box, it's not too bad.

0:31:040:31:11

-There we go. Do you know what cars these represent?

-Ferrari Testarossa.

0:31:110:31:16

I deliberately cut the plug off. It doesn't fit our system.

0:31:160:31:21

-It's cost me 50 euros, which is about 40-odd quid.

-Yeah.

0:31:210:31:27

-If I asked you 70 quid for it, would that be too expensive?

-I would say £60.

-And that's fair?

-£60.

0:31:270:31:33

I'm willing to let you have this for £60, providing I can have a race with you on your set.

0:31:330:31:40

-Of course you can.

-Go on, then!

0:31:400:31:43

So with a profit of £17.26, Paul revs his engine and goes head to head with Kevin.

0:31:430:31:49

-Three, two, one, go!

-It's Paul's yellow Lotus taking on Kevin's green BRM.

0:31:500:31:56

Kevin's in the lead. Paul's struggling to catch up.

0:31:560:31:59

Paul takes the lead on the straight.

0:31:590:32:02

-I'm gong to catch you!

-But Kevin puts his foot down! Let's see that again.

0:32:020:32:08

Oh, Kevin just beat the man from Morecambe.

0:32:080:32:12

Well done. I thought I had it. Where's the champagne?

0:32:120:32:16

So with Paul now zooming on ahead, he accelerates towards a nursery goods shop

0:32:180:32:23

and sells the 1920s crib that cost him £76.92 to Adrian and Vivienne,

0:32:230:32:30

rocking up £33.08 of pure profit.

0:32:300:32:33

So it's time to see which of our super sellers is raking it in and who needs to ramp it up a notch.

0:32:350:32:43

So far David has done two deals and made a profit of £126.71,

0:32:430:32:49

including restoration costs.

0:32:490:32:51

Paul has sold three of his items, but has made slightly less - £94.23.

0:32:510:32:57

But this mission still has some way to go before the final result

0:32:590:33:04

and our brave boys can't afford to relax if they want to keep alive their chance to come out on top.

0:33:040:33:11

Next up, both dealers go head to head in a tussling tale of two tables.

0:33:120:33:18

Paul has his 19th-century table, while David has his Art Deco one,

0:33:180:33:22

but who will have a leg to stand on when they come to sell?

0:33:220:33:27

Paul is first to make a move, taking his extendable table to Shropshire-based auctioneer Jeremy

0:33:270:33:33

and he's hoping for a tasty profit.

0:33:330:33:36

I bought this table out in France. French oak. I thought it was a circular breakfast table,

0:33:360:33:42

but the lady was trying to explain something to me. She had five leaves that go in the middle.

0:33:420:33:48

-Ever come across one like this before?

-We've come across French dining tables like this.

0:33:480:33:53

Five leaves absolutely helps you when you try to sell it.

0:33:530:33:57

In this country, it would be Victorian. Mid to late-19th century.

0:33:570:34:03

-But because it's French, this is called Henri Deux style.

-Really?

-After the 16th-century monarch.

0:34:030:34:09

It's sort of Renaissance revival.

0:34:090:34:12

But the leaves, I understand that in France they're not above having their dining tables covered,

0:34:120:34:18

so they don't particularly worry about what the leaves look like.

0:34:180:34:22

They'll put a nice Chantilly lace or whatever on it, a nice French lace cloth.

0:34:220:34:28

-They don't seem to match.

-But they may well be original, funnily enough, so that might help.

0:34:280:34:34

-What sort of estimate would you put on it?

-Slightly more than you paid.

0:34:340:34:38

-Can I put a reserve on it?

-Put your money back on it. 150.

0:34:380:34:44

-But only if we set it up, Paul.

-Right.

-We'll set it up.

0:34:440:34:47

That's a really impressive table. I didn't expect that. It looks much better than I imagined.

0:34:490:34:56

So Paul's got his auction planned and now it's David's turn.

0:34:560:35:00

He takes the Art Deco Japanese-style table that cost him £47.01 to Cumbria

0:35:000:35:06

to see whether fellow dealer Andy will fall in love with it.

0:35:060:35:10

I think, Andy, this is a very unusual table with lots of stuff going on.

0:35:100:35:16

-What do you feel?

-It's actually got, have you noticed it's got two initials on the far corner?

-No.

0:35:160:35:23

-I hadn't noticed that.

-OK. Don't know what those mean, but the guy who carved it, I'd have thought.

0:35:230:35:29

It's really unusual. You've got the 1930s in its time,

0:35:290:35:34

a bit of a Japanese kind of feel, which reminds you of the late-19th century Aesthetic Movement.

0:35:340:35:40

I don't think it'll be expensive at about 90 quid.

0:35:400:35:45

-What would make you happy?

-What about 60 quid?

0:35:450:35:48

-Meet you halfway. 75 quid.

-We'll do that.

-Brilliant. Thanks.

0:35:480:35:53

So David rings up a profit of £27.99.

0:35:530:35:58

But what about Paul's auction?

0:35:590:36:01

Remember that fantastic extending dining table? Well, it didn't actually reach the reserve,

0:36:010:36:08

but the auctioneer rang me up and said he had somebody interested, so it has sold for £150,

0:36:080:36:13

minus a bit of commission.

0:36:130:36:16

So after auction fees, Paul is down £29.81.

0:36:160:36:21

Having pushed up the prices of his mirror and bench with some natty repair work,

0:36:230:36:30

David now turns his attentions to the bugle.

0:36:300:36:34

He asks restoration expert John to convert the bugle into a sellable object, but what will he make of it?

0:36:340:36:41

This bugle will never play a tune ever again because it has been recycled

0:36:450:36:50

into a really jazzy, wacky table lamp.

0:36:500:36:54

It's very safely and professionally converted. Lovely what looks like old 1920s, 1930s cable,

0:36:540:37:01

but it's completely brand new.

0:37:010:37:04

And it's been weighted and sat on this base, lovely turned mahogany.

0:37:040:37:09

And then to give it some real weight a big old slab of marble. It's fantastic.

0:37:090:37:14

The bugle cost David £25.64 and the lamp conversion put him back another £30,

0:37:140:37:21

putting the total cost at £55.64, so what will musician Steve think?

0:37:210:37:27

A light?

0:37:280:37:30

Fantastic.

0:37:300:37:32

Yeah, em... That, yeah, will bring light into somebody's house very nicely, yeah.

0:37:320:37:38

Paris is a good part for instruments.

0:37:380:37:42

-Is it?

-French, Paris-made instruments usually carry quite a lot of value.

0:37:420:37:48

OK. Now date-wise, I'd have thought '20s, '30s?

0:37:480:37:52

I'd have to do some research. You'd look for a serial number. I'm not seeing anything.

0:37:520:37:58

Yeah, it's funky. In the right place it could look the business.

0:37:580:38:03

So where are we, then? Is it worth 100 quid? £95? How's that?

0:38:030:38:09

Well, it's coming down, but...

0:38:090:38:12

-90?

-90? I still think it's too much.

0:38:120:38:15

£85.

0:38:150:38:17

80!

0:38:180:38:19

-There's somebody definitely out there who will fall in love with this.

-There always is.

-And buy it.

0:38:190:38:26

-OK, thanks anyway.

-So Steve politely declines. What a blow for David's bugle.

0:38:260:38:33

But ever the professional, David returns home, wounded but resolute,

0:38:330:38:37

and manages to sell the bugle lamp to another dealer for a resounding £34.36 profit.

0:38:370:38:44

David is down to his final item, the set of four 1930s theatre seats

0:38:440:38:49

that cost him £205.13. He tracks down Durham cafe owner Michael

0:38:490:38:56

with a view to raising the curtains on a fabulous profit.

0:38:560:39:01

-Michael, feast your eyes.

-Oh, my gum!

-Feast them, Michael.

0:39:010:39:05

-Enjoy yourself. Isn't that just a great piece of kit?

-I like it.

0:39:050:39:10

-I do like it.

-They're French. I bought them just outside Lille.

0:39:100:39:14

And the chap told me, I think, that they were produced in 1932 for this particular theatre.

0:39:140:39:20

-Oh, you know I love that 1920s, 1930s thing.

-You are a bit of a Deco man.

0:39:200:39:26

-You had me up your sleeve for that, didn't you?

-So there you go.

-Nice.

0:39:260:39:31

-Could you find a place in the cafe for it?

-I've a place in mind.

-Good.

0:39:310:39:36

-What sort of money is it worth?

-How much are you going to charge?

0:39:360:39:40

-Three and a half-ish.

-Oof!

0:39:400:39:43

£350?

0:39:430:39:44

Well... Come on, it's me you're talking to, David.

0:39:440:39:48

360, then.

0:39:480:39:50

-Come on.

-345?

0:39:510:39:54

-Go for it. Tell me.

-320 quid.

-320...

0:39:540:39:59

-Am I being too hard on you there? Come on.

-330.

-Split the difference. We can't spend all day like this.

0:40:000:40:06

Nattering like two old wives.

0:40:060:40:09

-325 quid.

-Always a pleasure.

0:40:090:40:12

David makes an incredible £119.87 profit and he's all sold up.

0:40:120:40:19

But with time running out Paul still has the collection of early-20th century banknotes

0:40:200:40:26

and he's brought them to Gloucester.

0:40:260:40:28

Dosvedanya. Time now for these fantastic banknotes.

0:40:280:40:32

I've framed them nicely in this gold frame for £8,

0:40:320:40:35

so this now stands me about £50. Hopefully there's a good exchange rate here. I'll try to sell them.

0:40:350:40:43

The notes and frame set Paul back just over £50, but will antiques dealer and expert on old notes Rob

0:40:430:40:49

want to swap them for sterling?

0:40:490:40:51

Now I mentioned that I had these fantastic Russian banknotes.

0:40:510:40:56

And what I realised when I bought them is that they go from one rouble

0:40:560:41:01

all the way up to 5,000 roubles.

0:41:010:41:04

Now would that have been a lot of money at the time, Rob?

0:41:040:41:08

At the time it probably would have been. It's nice in a frame.

0:41:080:41:12

Will Rob want to hand over enough money to inflate Paul's chances?

0:41:120:41:17

All will soon be revealed.

0:41:170:41:20

David and Paul both started this contest with £750-worth of their own euros to spend.

0:41:220:41:28

David made five purchases costing him a total of £456.07, including restoration fees.

0:41:280:41:35

Paul ended up with five items as well, which cost him £431.08, also including restoration.

0:41:350:41:42

But all that matters now is who's made the most profit.

0:41:420:41:45

All of the money that David and Paul have made today will be going to charities of their choice,

0:41:450:41:51

so now it's time to reveal who is today's Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is champion.

0:41:510:41:57

-Bonjour, Monsieur Harper. How are you?

-We're still in the French mode. We just blended in, particularly me.

0:41:570:42:05

-What's French for rollercoaster?

-Don't ask me the French for anything! It was a rollercoaster.

0:42:050:42:12

-Any good with the sales?

-Yeah, I did OK with the lovely cradle.

0:42:120:42:17

-Did you really? I had a good result with my theatre seats.

-Brilliant.

0:42:170:42:22

But I had a disaster with my bugle.

0:42:220:42:25

-Turned it into a lamp.

-Great.

-Took it to a pal, a musician, and he just didn't want it.

0:42:250:42:32

Are we ready for it? Three, two, one.

0:42:320:42:37

-Look at that!

-Not to worry. We had a good day, didn't we? It was good fun.

-Enjoyed it.

0:42:370:42:43

So David is the winner in today's tussle after consistently bringing home a profit at every turn,

0:42:430:42:50

while Paul suffered his second disappointment when the used condition of the Russian notes

0:42:500:42:55

lost him £25.74.

0:42:550:42:58

Well, nice profit and it goes to show if you're going to a foreign environment,

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get something distinctly foreign. When it gets here, it's different and unique.

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Nice for me, but unlucky for Paul.

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I lost my shirt on those roubles. If I buy them again, it'll have to be in mint condition.

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Overall, I've got a bit of a profit and it's better than a loss.

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Yes, Paul may have been beaten, but anything can happen tomorrow

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as our experts go up against each other at an antiques fair in Lincolnshire.

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