Christina Trevanion and Philip Serrell - Auction Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is

'This is the show that pitches TV's best-loved antiques experts

'against each other in an all-out battle for profit.

'And gives YOU the insider's view of the trade.'

I'm on the case.

'One pair of duelling dealers face a different daily challenge...'

I'm a cheeky chancer!

'..putting their reputations on the line

'and giving you top tips and savvy secrets

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

-Let's go and spend some money!

-Get in there!

'Today, two mighty auctioneers pit their wits against each other

'as Put Your Money new girl Christina Trevanion

'takes on the charms of veteran bruiser Phil Serrell.

'Coming up, Phil has a crisis of confidence...'

How daft can you get? I'll get it home and think, "What have I done now?"

'..Christina shows you what it takes to get a winning bid at auction...'

Look at that steely determination.

'..and Phil crumbles when face with England rugby legend Mike Teague.'

How can I do a deal against a Gloucester boy?

'This is Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is.'

'Let's steady our nerves and train our sights

'as we hunt for treasure in the great indoors.

'First up is...

'expert auctioneer specialising in jewellery.

'Nothing shiny gets past her beady eye.

'She'll pounce on a twinkle of a profit.'

I'm going to have to do some serious buying.

'Next up, it's...

'A veteran auctioneer with guile and cool cunning,

'he's dogged in his pursuit of victory.'

It could all go horribly wrong.

'Fur will fly, as these two brilliant beasts go head-to-head

'in a bid to be crowned King or Queen of the antiques jungle.

'Today's rumble is taking place at Moore, Allen and Innocent auctioneers in Cirencester.

'They each have £1,000 of their own money to spend.

'The profits will go to their chosen charity.

'So, Phil Serrell and Christina Trevanion,

'it's time to put your money where your mouth is.'

-Christina, how are you?

-Really well, thanks.

-How are you?

-I'm really good. Sunny Cirencester!

-Happy days! £1,000 in the pocket.

-Happy auction days.

-Yeah.

-Have you got a plan?

-Ooh, I think... Gosh.

You never know what's going to be here, but "condition, condition, condition" for me.

I've had a look around. I'm going to go a bit off-piste.

-Really?

-Yeah.

-A bit quirky?

-Daft and wacky.

-Ooh, I like it.

-Are you going to spend all your £1,000?

-I don't know. Let's look and see.

'On the surface, it's all smiles,

'but beware the steely glint in both sets of narrowed eyes,

'as each of these purchasing predators is ready to pounce.

'Our Phil is seasoned and stealthy,

'and knows he'll need to take a few risks

'if he wants to land those killer blows.'

I've got a real plan. I'm going to try to buy some daft and wacky things.

If you buy things that are standard, they've got a standard price.

I'm hoping to go a bit off-piste.

I've got to be on my mettle with Christina. She's a really able girl.

-She's going to keep me on my toes.

-'That's right, Phil.

'After a decade in the business, Christina knows what she's doing. '

I told Phil that my strategy was "condition, condition, condition".

Hopefully, we can stick to that, but to be perfectly honest,

I'm keeping my options wide open and we're going for whatever we can.

'The bidding starts soon, so both experts need to rifle through

'as many items as they can in their hunt for profit-busters.

'Phil's prowl for trophies is going global.'

There's a certain delicious irony to this, because...

..a failed geography teacher is looking at a globe.

I think these are great things.

An easy way to date this is to look on the internet

and find the manufacturer, but it gives you some clues here.

There are steamer routes. What's the age of steamer routes?

That's probably 1920s, isn't it?

My guess is that this is probably somewhere between 1920 and 1940.

Who's going to buy that?

I think that's a really great thing

to put on someone's really good office desk.

It's a "dressing" lot. I think that's great fun.

I think the estimate is £20 to £30.

I'm going to have a go at that

and I would think it might cost me into three figures.

It might also teach me a little bit about geography.

'Y-yes, Phil may need a geography lesson,

'but Christina has niftily navigated herself

'towards an interesting collection with a guide price of £30 to £50.'

I've spotted this group lot of pictures.

They caught my eye because my mum went to school in Croydon.

This is the Pump Pail, 1934.

Beautiful picture. I love that it's quite gritty.

It's not a pretty-pretty traditional view of Croydon.

It's a group of men working on the road,

digging it up, gritty, I love it.

But it also comes with this picture, the Fairy Geese at Walberswick.

And also this three-fold mirror,

which I haven't got a clue what I'm going to do with.

We'll have to find a home for it somewhere.

'In his search for the wacky, the Fox is circling his next prey.

'It's stripy. It's enormous.

'It's got big teeth.

'It looks like another hunter has beaten Phil to it!'

This is a great bit of modern art.

This guy David Farrer, who made this, was born in 1968.

It's made of papier-mache. That's a thing, actually, to bear in mind.

Because things like this are incredibly fragile.

If you puncture this, all your value's gone.

I think it's a really good, wacky thing, a decorative thing.

Who's going to buy it? I don't really know.

Hopefully, someone who's got a...gallery of modern art.

Perhaps an end collector, who knows?

You might even be able to go to the artist and try to sell it to him.

'With an estimate of £400 to £600,

'let's hope you get a rock-bottom price!

'Because a radiant Christina is walking down the aisle

'towards her next target.'

I'm a sucker for any vintage clothing, vintage accessories.

I found this wedding dress, which is just beautiful!

Silk. Unfortunately, it has got a bit of staining, as you'd expect,

but that's quite easy to get out, and a beautiful lace collar.

I don't think it's going to fit me,

but there has been a resurgence of interest in vintage wedding dresses

and vintage costume and textiles.

I love, particularly, these beautiful hand-sewn buttons.

Just stunning. What's even better is you've got bridesmaids' dresses.

It's got quite a low estimate on it.

I'm keeping my fingers crossed for this one.

'The auction is about to start, but Christina just has time

'to dive on a sign she's glimpsed with a guide price of £50 to £80.'

I think it's quite fun.

I am slightly concerned that it will go way over the estimate.

There's quite an interest in early advertising signs.

It looks typically Edwardian to me.

Look at this wonderful hairbell decoration.

Very early 20th century. Great title.

It's a little bit rickety. You've got a few rivets missing.

There might be something missing from here, but I still love it.

'That's it. Browsing time over.

'The seasoned pro steals himself for a fearsome battle,

'as our ravishing rookie is certainly no push-over.'

Christina's ready now. She's got herself in pole position.

I think she's a lovely girl. I also thinks she's a silent assassin.

She's going to creep up on me and catch me unawares.

She's going to be good at this. Just you watch.

'How about the newbie? Is she nervous about battling such a don of dealing?'

How do I feel about being up against Phil? Well...

He's been doing this for a long time. There's no flies on him.

It's slightly concerning. I'm the new girl on the block.

We'll see how well we can do against him.

-Scary? Definitely not scary!

-LAUGHS

'Those foxy fangs don't fluster our fearless feathered friend,

'and she's out to prove it, as her first lot is about to go under the hammer.'

We're coming up to the wedding dress and the bridesmaids' dresses now.

They're very nice, but I'm not going to pay over the odds for them.

Vintage textiles are collectable because they're affordable.

We're not going to go wild on them. Wish me luck. First lot!

Who'll start me at 20, then? £20 I have. Can I see 22? 22.

24. 26.

-28. 30.

-It's mine at 30.

Do I see 32 anywhere?

-Wish me luck.

-32. 34.

36. 38.

40.

Five.

45 I have. On my left at 45.

All sure at 45, then...?

-45 is by 282. Thank you.

-One in the bag!

'Yes, she's done it! Bagging the vintage dresses for £53.10,

'including auction fees.

'Christina's hoping that the profit on these could make this

'the happiest day of her life.

'Now, it's Phil's chance to try and strike back.

'The globe he spotted earlier is up next.

'But his rival's also got an eye on it and has her own plans.'

The globe. Love the globe. Love, love, love the globe.

It's a little bit tatty, but there are a lot of collectors for globes.

They've only put £25 to £35 on it,

but I have a feeling it's going to go massively over the estimate.

So I think I might be out before I'm in, if that makes any sense.

We'll see what happens.

I have to start you at...

140!

80. At £80 on the book here. 85 now?

Five. 90. Five. 100.

And five. 110.

-120...

-That's me gone. See what Phil does.

'Christina doesn't even bid, as the price sky-rockets.

'However, Phil is intent on world domination.'

..150. At 150. 160. 170.

At 170. 180 now? 170 here.

180 at the back. 190, to be fair? 190 if you like.

190.

At 190. 200, if you like.

At 190, then. All sure at 190...?

It's cost £230, but I really like that.

I think that's half the battle. If you like it, you'll find someone for it.

'A deadly strike! Phil snares the early 20th-century globe for...

'..With our dealers neck-and-neck and Christina's sign up next,

'Phil decides to employ some underhand tactics.'

Oh, typical! Here he comes!

-Put me off my stride.

-80. At £80...

-I found a lot.

-I'm bidding.

-What?

-So am I.

-Next lot. No, you're not.

-I am.

-What are you bidding on?

-Whatever you are!

This is going to be an object lesson.

Look at that steely determination.

Focused. Look at it!

Don't mess with that, trust me.

Ooh, the look! Did you see that?

Go on. Get your hand up.

-AUCTIONEER CONTINUES

-No. Peer pressure! Leave me alone.

-130 here...

-Philip! I should have bid on that!

BOTH LAUGH

'Phil's spectacular skullduggery put Christina off her game.

'He rolls with his success and bounces away with a 1920s medicine ball he saw earlier.'

Selling on my right, then, at 55...

I'm really pleased because I got my medicine ball.

It reminds me of days gone by when I was a PE student.

Yeah, I was. Trust me.

Somebody might want to get fit with it.

Too heavy for me.

'Christina needs to retaliate quickly and is already galloping towards her next target.'

We're coming up to a rather nice riding hat.

It's in a very nice box, £20 to £30. See what happens.

Who will start me? 20? Ten to get on?

'Tally-ho, Christina!'

Got to be cheap at £10 here. At £10. 12 can I say now? It's at £10.

Good looking bowler at £10 the bid only.

At £10, we're selling.

On a maiden bid... 12, thank you, madam. 15.

18, if you like. 18. 20.

Two. 25.

28. 30.

At £30. Lady's bid here at £30. Five anyone else? At 30...

'She's done it again. Christina captures the riding hat at...'

This was an impromptu buy, I have to be honest.

I saw the box and thought, "Ooh!" But nice riding hat.

Nice medium size. Got a great label...

..The nice address of 1 Old Bond Street, Piccadilly.

And Scott & Co, who are quite good hatters.

But for me, the icing on the cake... It isn't in its original box.

But this box is a Herbert Johnson box,

one of the best hatters of the early 20th century.

Unfortunately, a bit of damage on the label, but still love it.

I think this box and this hat, together could make me a profit.

'Christina's really motoring, as she snaps up a lot

'containing an early 20th-century flask and scent bottle for...

'..And makes it a double blow, by snaring some vintage fishing tins

-'that caught her eye.'

-Sell it!

'Time to take a breath and see how our antiques adversaries are doing.

'Christina and Phil started the day with £1,000 of their own money.

'Christina has soared to four buys, costing...

'..Phil has only bought two items...

'These wild beasts are scenting blood.

'Neither will accept defeat, as they enter the auction jungle once more.

'Phil is up next. He's polished his pith helmet.

'He's donned his deerstalker and he's cocked his bidding blunderbuss,

'as he targets his next purchase.

'The papier-mache zebra is firmly in his sights.'

I really want to own this because it's daft.

I mean, how daft can you get? It's not going to be easy to sell.

Part of me hopes that it makes £500 or £600 and I don't buy it,

cos I'll get it home and think, "What have I done now?"

'You could stop before it gets that far, old boy.'

-At 110. 120 anywhere...?

-It's made it a bit more interesting.

..190, if you like on the phone. 180 I have. 190.

At 190. 200, if you like, madam.

190 here. Still cheap. 200. At 200 on my right. 220, now?

At £200 in the room. At 200.

At £200. 220, if you like.

220 on the phone. 240. Still looks cheap. 240. 260, now?

240 here. At 240.

Selling in the room at £240. 260 anywhere?

At 240, are you all sure now...?

What have I done? GAVEL BANGS

'Well, Phil, you just bought a zebra's head and bottom for...'

Sometimes, you do things and you find yourself asking yourself,

"Why?"

And... Why?

I think I'm losing my marbles.

'Christina's marbles are all firmly in place,

'as she bids on another mesmerising lot,

'the mirror and two pictures with an estimate of £30 to £50.'

I'm quite excited about this.

I think my mum would be very proud if I bought this picture.

Lot 305. What's that worth? £20 for the three? At 20 anywhere?

A tenner for it? All the hands! Ten!

12. 15. 18. 20. Five.

30. Five. 40.

45. 50.

55. 55 here.

60, fresh place. 60. £60 on my left.

Is there any advance at 60? All done? Last chance. At 60...

-And your number, please. 282.

-Thank you.

'Our girl sealed the deal for...

'..Let's hope her mum is delighted.

'The rookie is pushing forward, but Phil tackles this head-on

'and wins a famous rugby commentator's match crib sheet...'

There are certain commentators you link with sports. John Arlott was the voice of cricket.

Brian Moore, the voice of football. David Coleman covered all sports.

But for me, one of the greatest sport commentating icons of all time

is the great Bill McLaren.

This here is a print of his notes for a game.

He would prepare this before the match.

You've got each player itemised.

Their heights, weights, clubs, what they've done,

what's notable about them.

This is England versus South Africa.

All these notes are there. I just think it's an iconic thing.

It's just great reading.

Now, I've got to find someone who's a bit of a rugby nut.

I've got a few people in mind.

It would be nice if we could try and sell it to someone who features on this list, but you never know.

What I really want to do with it is hang on to it and read it all.

'Phil's back in the game and it's not over yet.

'He's got his eye on a 19th-century child's cradle,

'estimated at £60 to £100.'

Crib's coming up shortly. I've sort of backed myself into a corner

because I've only bought four bits.

I don't really want to pay much more than £60 or £80 for it.

We'll find out in a minute.

50 to get on? At £50, I'm bid. Five if you like.

£50 I have. Five. 60. Five.

At 65. 70 now? At £65 for the crib.

70. Five. £80 if you like, madam. 80. Five.

90. Five. 100 if you like. At 95.

It's on my right now. 100 if you like anywhere?

At 95, are you all sure?

'And Phil rocks to triumph...'

I think this is such a lovely thing.

It's an oak child's crib.

It would date from, I guess, 1840 to 1880.

I think it's such a cool thing.

This, ten years ago, would have been probably £300 to £500 worth.

That's how this market has changed. This is really good value for money.

I just love the colour of it. It's a well-made thing.

I think there's going to be half a chance of a tidy profit there.

'And with that final purchase,

'it's time to see what both our predators have plundered.

'Our wild warriors started the day with £1,000 of their own money.

'Christina is hoping to trounce Phil with her haul of five purchases...

'..Phil counter-attacked with five lots of his own and spent more...

'..The bidding is over. They bared their fangs and fought ferociously.

'Now, the beastly battlers check each other's booty.'

It's been a day and a half. Have you enjoyed it?

I have very much enjoyed it. I'm slightly nervous that I spent nearly £350 and looking around...

-But I've spent double that. LAUGHING:

-Have you?

I'm feeling a little hoarse!

BOTH LAUGH Which is your best lot?

The best lot, and the one that I like most, is my wedding dress.

-I think we're a bit late for that!

-What about your zebra?

Most profit's got to be in the zebra otherwise I've gone horribly wrong.

-So, we've done the easy bit now.

-Ooh, gosh. Now the tough bit begins.

-I tell you what, all the best, my love.

-Good luck.

-Yeah.

-I think you might need it!

-Yeah. So do I.

'The first torrid tussle between these two is over.

'They'll need every ounce of their selling nouse and expertise,

'as the toughest part of this epic war is about to start.

'Their buys will mean nothing if our eminent experts don't make a profit on them!

'Brace yourselves, as both dealers retire to their own stomping grounds

'to prepare for the final battle.

'At Trevanion Towers in Shropshire,

'Christina's taking stock of her treasure trove.'

Here's everything I bought.

I've got the Croydon picture by Kenneth Broad.

I believe he's an architect and artist.

That came with this mirror and this picture of the geese.

Not sure what I'm going to do with those.

The Scott & Co hat and the Herbert Johnson box,

I think are probably 1940s,

judging by the packaging and the style of them.

The flies, I know quite a few fishermen.

Then we've got the Mappin & Webb hipflask

and the Chester silver scent bottle.

We're not too far away from Chester.

We'll see if we can find a silver dealer interested in Chester silver

that we can sell that to.

The obvious missing piece is the wedding dress and bridesmaids' dresses,

which I have handed over to my mum.

She's said that she'll give it a go

at getting those nasty brown stains out of the wedding dress.

So, I'll have to see those later.

'Christina's hoping to clean up the wedding dress and clean up in this competition.

'In his Worcestershire saleroom, Phil is feeling positive,

'as he assesses his wares.'

I've got back and I still love all this stuff.

The crib's a real old-fashioned antique dealer's lot.

The zebra's head and bottom! Well! It was the thick end of £300.

But I think there's a market there and it's a really cool thing.

What about me? Ex-PE teacher. Ex-geography teacher.

I bought a medicine ball and a globe.

But the star of the show

was the great rugby commentator Bill McLaren.

His notes - he would have used these in a game.

He was a complete idol of mine and many players'.

I'm hoping that I find someone who played in that game

and convince him that he can't live without this.

'Phil's hoping to score a try with the rugby crib sheet.

'Now it's time for both our experts to try to score,

'as they hit the streets, hoping to turn all that precious treasure

'into pocketfuls of pounds.

'But no deal is truly sealed until they get that final handshake.

'Seasoned salesman Mr Serrell is first to strike,

'as he hauls the zebra pieces that cost him £283.20

'to an art gallery in the Cotswolds,

'where he's hoping old friend Amanda will share his enthusiasm.'

I know I need to get out more, but I really love these.

This is something that you can really stay ahead with.

You might get left a little behind with this!

I know just the lady to buy these.

There we are, Amanda!

I think he's a fantastic head.

I've got to say, for me, the jury's out about the zebra's bum.

I agree with you.

-I sent you a photo. Did you look up David Farrer on his website?

-Mm-hm.

-So you saw what he charges for these?

-Yes.

£5,450.

Yes.

Now, I think they're really fun and I've got to be really truthful.

I think he's fantastic. I think he'd look really, really good.

You wouldn't have any problems selling him.

There's sort of... Well.

The jury's a bit out for me down here.

I'm not quite sure. Honest opinion?

-I do like it.

-Get in there!

-Like you, I like quirky things.

It's not something that I would probably have in the gallery,

but I actually do like them myself.

-So if I buy them, I might just take them home.

-Oh, right.

-What do you see them as being worth?

-I would be happy to give you 400.

I was really hoping I'd get 600 quid for them. Is that destined to fail?

-Yes.

-Right. OK.

-But I'll tell you what I would do.

-I'd meet you in the middle.

-500? You're an angel.

I'll give you a full handshake for that. How awfully nice.

Thanks, sweetie.

'So, with a little help from an angel, Phil gets a heavenly profit.'

That was my most expensive buy at the auction and my most speculative.

I've no idea whether it was worth £300 or £3,000.

I suspect somewhere in the middle.

But Amanda's been really fair. It's a good profit.

I hope she does well with it, too.

'Phil's feeling even better when he sells his 1920s medicine ball

'for £85 to a friend who runs an antique shop, making...

'..With her £53.10 wedding dresses all cleaned up by her mum,

'can Christina marry a profit to her purchases, as she starts her selling in London?'

I'm in Camden Passage, world famous for its antiques and collectables,

to show Annie my wedding dress and bridesmaids' dresses.

She was one of the first people to spot potential in vintage textiles, so let's see what she thinks.

Here we go, Annie. There's this wedding dress.

-Hello, there.

-What are your thoughts?

-I have to say, I'm not so interested in the bridesmaids' dresses.

-OK.

Just a little bit prudish, don't you think?

They are quite high-necked. There's not much being revealed!

It is period, late 30s. That's how they were.

They had the bridesmaids looking very prudish.

-Then we've got the star of the show.

-Definitely.

The bride. What are your thoughts?

Um... Well, I would be interested.

-I'd be interested in buying.

-Super.

-Depending on how much.

That's it, isn't it? Can you give me an idea...?

I thought maybe turn of the century, early 20th century.

Late '30s, just before the Second World War,

when an awful lot of people got married.

Price-wise. I know you're not overly keen on the bridesmaids' dresses.

I can understand your reservations, but I am ridiculously sentimental.

I would hate to split them

and I was hoping to realise about £100 for all three of them.

-I don't know what your thoughts are about that.

-This one, I like.

And I would be happy...

..to pay... I'd like to say 90.

Right. OK.

-I can't just push you to that £100?

-Oh, go on.

-Is that all right?

-Yeah.

-That's fine.

-Oh, fantastic! It's a deal!

'Christina says, "I do" to her first sale and a profit of...'

There we go, one down. Almost doubled my money so can't be bad.

The important thing for me is that, for now, they're staying together.

Although how long those dresses will stay bridesmaids' dresses, I'm not sure.

'Rugby fan Phil is in Gloucester

'to try and sell his star buy, the framed rugby match crib sheet

'by revered commentator the late Bill McLaren

'that cost him just over £47.

'He's cunningly tracked down former England player Mike Teague,

'who played in the match concerned, and is meeting him in his pub.'

-Mike.

-Phil.

-How are you doing?

-Yeah, I'm good.

This is the one thing I bought that I don't want to sell.

-But I've got to. You played in this game.

-A long time ago.

There I am, number 6. Definitely.

That's awesome. Did you meet Bill McLaren?

-Face-to-face? No. He was like a god, wasn't he?

-Yeah.

He never really... He distanced himself from the players.

Why was Bill McLaren so good?

He had a very calm voice, the way he put things across.

For every rugby player, the one thing you wanted

is Bill McLaren to say,

"There's going to be a big cheer down Gloucester way cos Mike Teague's got his cap."

You think, "I've made it. I am now an international rugby player."

I think every player wanted him to say that.

I went to an auction in Cirencester and I saw this there.

I can't tell you how pleased I was to see it.

I don't even know what it was estimated at.

If it had cost me £200, I'd have bought it.

It stands me in a few quid under £50, OK?

And I think...

Hark at this, eh? How can I do a deal against a Gloucester boy, eh?

I think this is worth 120 quid to you.

Oh, look at the face!

-You do realise that this is part of the amateur era?

-Yeah.

-And we never got paid.

-Oh!

-No money at all.

-Right.

-"Nee money." There was nothing for us.

-Yeah.

-And being a builder now, it's an awful trade to be in.

-Yeah.

-Is that enough?

-Yeah.

-I've no money.

-Have you got any violins on the wall?

-The pub trade as well, not doing good.

-Yeah, yeah.

-Um, right.

-Go on.

-Make me an offer I can't refuse.

-80 quid.

-I can refuse that.

I just have. I'll tell you what I'll do...

-Bidding, do I go up in fives or twos?

-You go up in 20s.

-OK.

I said 120. You said 80.

-I'll shake your hand at 100 quid.

-Sounds fair.

-Good man.

'Phil gets to shake the hand of a hero

'and converts a purchase of passion into a powerful profit of...'

I'm glad we got the price sorted. I wouldn't want to fight him for it!

'Another fight is the last thing Phil needs in the middle of this profiteering punch-up.

'At the half-way point, let's see who's jabbing above their weight

'and who's hitting below the belt.

'Courageous Christina has sold just one of her lots...

'..Super salesman Phil has sold three items...

'..Phil has raced ahead for now,

'but Christina has decided to spread her wings

'as she flies south to busy Croydon, to try and sell her Pump Pail print.

'She's hoping that an old school friend of her mum's

'and lifelong resident of the town, Jan,

'might be interested in her piece of Croydon history.'

-Hi, Jan.

-Hello, how are you?

-Good to see you.

-Fine, thank you.

-Thanks so much for meeting me.

-That's a pleasure.

We meet in all the best places(!)

We brought you here today because I think that this

is pretty much the only surviving feature in this painting.

-I think you're right.

-It's brilliant that you can still see it.

-What do you think?

-I think it's lovely. Yes.

As you know, I have a passion for architecture

from Arts and Crafts, since the 1930s.

I love the Art Deco period and I like local history,

-so this sort of gives all of those things.

-Ticks the boxes.

I would be hoping to fetch somewhere in the region of 150 for it.

-Right.

-Would that be something you might be interested in?

It's sentimental value, in that Pump Pail was where the Trinity School was.

My husband went to Trinity School.

I'm going to buy it for him for his birthday, but don't tell anyone!

OK! Brilliant, well, that would be wonderful.

-With regards to money-wise, how are you...?

-Yes. I'll pay the 150.

Brilliant! That's fantastic! Thank you very much, Jan.

It's a deal! Brilliant. Thank you.

'Christina is cheerful about getting £150 for the print.

'She follows up quickly with sales of the watercolour and mirror from the same lot,

'getting £25 for both.

'A heartening overall profit of...

'..Hoping to gallop into the lead by selling

'the early to mid 20th-century riding hat she bought for £35.40,

'Christina trots back to Shropshire to meet dressage and event rider Emily Gilruth.'

-I wonder whether you're in the market for a new hat.

-A new hat?

-Um...

-You take the top off for me.

-And see what you think.

-Yeah.

-I bought it at auction...

-Oh, wow!

What do you think?

That's the sort of thing I'd wear doing my dressage part of eventing.

-So it's a riding hat?

-Yeah. Shall I try it on?

-LAUGHING:

-That's the crux of it, isn't it?

I don't really suit hats, though.

-It needs to be fairly tight, I would imagine, to not fall off.

-Yeah.

-You look very, very smart.

-Well, not with this gear on!

Maybe with my smart gear on, it'd look all right.

-Maybe if I could try and ride in it?

-That would be brilliant.

Go on. You know you want to. That would be lovely.

'Emily decides to put her potential purchase through its paces

'before agreeing to the sale.'

Very smart.

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'The rider returns, but has the hat lived up to expectations?'

-Happy with it?

-Yeah, I am. Yeah.

-Oh, brilliant!

-I was hoping to get 50 quid for it, because it's a nice box.

-Yeah.

-But...

-It's got the name on it and everything.

-Yeah. Nice hat.

-It's obviously very old.

-It fits.

-Well, I'd give you 30 quid for it.

-30 quid? Emily!

Emily! Go on, a little bit more. Little bit more.

-40 quid.

-OK. 40. And then you've got a bit of...

-Thank you very much.

-A bit of profit in it.

-Yeah.

-Thank you very much. It's a deal.

'Christina finds the hat a worthy home, but only just wins a profit.

'She then sells the 1920s hipflask for £60

'to contact and fan of the great outdoors Fred,

'to warm his cockles on country pursuits.'

Yay!

'And the scent bottle for £10,

'giving her a grand total of £11 profit.

'But Phil is fighting back.

'He circumnavigates his globe to Worcester

'to see whether antiques dealer Gabrielle will love it

'as much as he does.'

I just think these are really great things.

I wasn't sure on date.

If you had a mind to, you could go through the countries and date it.

-When do you think this is?

-Um...

-It's obviously not an 18th-century one.

-No, no.

And it's not... Might it squeak into the 19th? Probably not.

No. I think it's probably early part of the 20th, is my shout.

-Yeah. 1910?

-Yeah.

-1915?

Do you want to sit down cos the bit that's coming...

-LAUGHING:

-It's going to be that bad?

-Well, you know what I'm like.

I wanted to own that.

I did and I still do.

-You can, you can.

-No, no.

Is it worth 300 quid?

I could probably sell it for 300.

-It's not worth £300 for you to buy.

-It's going to be tight, Philip.

But I do like it.

-What's your best price?

-Um...

I won't haggle with you. No ups or downs. Give me your best price.

-I'll give you 280 cos I'd like to have it.

-I'll take it.

-You're a star, Gabrielle.

-It's a good globe.

-Yeah.

'Phil's globe gives him a stellar profit of...

'but he soon comes back down to Earth with a bump.'

I'm really sorry to see my globe go.

I might have learnt something from it. It was a good thing.

I think Gabrielle did me a good price for it.

'Phil adds to his total by selling the 19th-century oak crib

'to dealer Ben for £185,

'making a profit of...

'..But to clinch the deal, Phil has to throw in some elbow grease.'

Things I let myself in for!

'Christina is hoping to throw a line and catch a profit

'when she takes the vintage fishing tins, which cost £129.80,

'to angling enthusiast Peter.'

-What have you got in here, Christina?

-Have a good root around.

To be perfectly honest with you,

-I haven't got a clue.

-BOTH LAUGH

It's a nice box. You've got quite a lot of nice dry flies in here.

You float those on the surface.

So, forgive my ignorance, but the point of fly fishing

is that you have a fly on the end of a rod and you cast out

and you're trying to trick the fish into thinking

-that this is some sort of insect?

-Exactly.

-And it wants to come up and gobble it?

-That's right.

To fish with a dry fly on the surface is the most exciting type of trout fishing.

When they come up and take your fly, you know that you're doing it right.

-LAUGHING:

-Always helpful.

-Doesn't always happen like that!

Yes, there's a nice lot of dry flies in there.

-Would they be the sort of thing that you'd be interested in buying?

-Yes.

We can salvage quite a few of them.

I was thinking - now don't fall in the lake -

but I was thinking a couple of hundred quid.

-What's your thoughts?

-Way over the top.

-Is it?

-Hm.

-What do you think?

-Way over the top.

Well, I think I would go as far as 150 and that would be my lot.

And I think that's plenty at that.

OK. Can we call it £150 and a free fishing lesson?

-All right.

-Ooh! That sounds good. We'll shake on that, then.

Thank you very much. Can I take a fish home for my tea?

If we catch one. BOTH LAUGH

'Peter takes the bait and Christina reels in a profit of...'

That's the last thing I needed to find a home for from the auction.

Let's hope I've made enough profit to beat that foxy Serrell.

Shame I didn't catch a fish. Don't know what I'm going to have for tea now.

'Never mind catching fish.

'The question is whether Christina netted enough profit to beat Phil

'in this battle of buying and selling.

'Our duelling duo both had £1,000 of their own money to spend...

'..Who has made the most profit?

'All the money Christina and Phil have made from the challenge will go to charities of their choice.

'So, let's find out who is today's

'Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is champion.'

-Hello.

-How are you?

-Really well.

-Good to see you.

-Nice to be at your home again!

I'll be pleased when the extension's finished.

-The auction, how did you get on?

-It was fairly nerve-racking at times.

One of my first Put Your Money experiences.

But came out with some really good selling days. Enjoyed it very much.

Considering we're auctioneers, the auction room is a bit tense. Which were your best selling days?

Personally, for pure girlie indulgence,

it had to be the wedding dress and bridesmaids' dresses.

-How about you?

-You've got your wedding dress. I've got my rugby commentary.

-I met a legend, a rugby legend.

-Brilliant.

That was fantastic, really good.

-And your medicine ball?

-Yeah, OK. Shall we do the...?

-We won't concentrate on that.

-No. Swiftly moving on.

-OK.

On a count of three, then. One, two, three...

-Kerching. How did you do? How did I do?

-Oh, my goodness!

-Yeah, but...

-How on Earth did you manage that?

-I don't know.

-I just had a bit of luck.

-You had a serious amount of luck!

-What did you get out of your dresses?

-I made 50 quid in the end.

-They were a bit minging, weren't they?

-They weren't when I sold them.

-You got them un-minged?

-My mum worked wonders.

Is your mum any good at sewing...?

'Mm, Phil has trounced Christina in today's auction hoedown,

'making over twice as much profit.'

I really enjoyed the auction.

Given half a chance, I'd buy my front and back end of a zebra again.

I really enjoyed selling them and they made me a great profit.

The one thing I wish I hadn't sold were Bill McLaren's notes.

They were fantastic, but it got me to meet Mike Teague - England and the British Lions.

It was a very different experience on the other side of the rostrum.

I'm flabbergasted that a, Philip Serrell made money on modern art

and b, that it was on papier-mache - clearly there's money here.

'Christina may have lost today, but there's all to play for tomorrow,

'as our duelling dealers fight it out one last time

'in the Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is Showdown.'

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