0:00:02 > 0:00:04'This is Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is,
0:00:04 > 0:00:07'the show that pitches TV's best-loved antiques experts
0:00:07 > 0:00:12- 'against each other in an all-out battle for profit.'- Whey-hey!
0:00:12 > 0:00:17- 'And gives you the insider's view of the trade.'- I'm on the case.
0:00:19 > 0:00:21- Whee-hee!- 'Each week, one pair of duelling dealers
0:00:21 > 0:00:24'will face a different daily challenge.'
0:00:24 > 0:00:27- I'm a cheeky chancer.- 'Lovely!
0:00:27 > 0:00:29'Putting their reputations on the line
0:00:29 > 0:00:32'and giving you top tips and savvy secrets
0:00:32 > 0:00:36'on how to make the most money from buying and selling.'
0:00:36 > 0:00:39- Let's go and spend some money. - Get in there!
0:00:40 > 0:00:44'Today, in our terrific tussle for profit,
0:00:44 > 0:00:47'that luminous living legend from Lancashire, Eric Knowles,
0:00:47 > 0:00:50'does battle with the bartering brilliance of James Braxton.
0:00:50 > 0:00:56'Coming up, Eric tries seduction as a way of getting reduction.'
0:00:56 > 0:00:58I've never said this to a lady before,
0:00:58 > 0:01:01but I want you to lead me into temptation, OK?
0:01:01 > 0:01:04'James gets into risky business.'
0:01:04 > 0:01:08But it's unmarked, no maker's mark, so a bit of jeopardy here.
0:01:08 > 0:01:13'And one expert learns that bubble wrap doesn't always protect your prized possessions.'
0:01:13 > 0:01:16Well, it is translucent but... Whoops.
0:01:16 > 0:01:19'This is Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is.
0:01:31 > 0:01:36'Well, shiver me timbers, there's trouble to starboard. Arrrr!
0:01:36 > 0:01:40'As our pirate princes of profit grab their cutlasses
0:01:40 > 0:01:44'and prepare for a seafaring skirmish full of skulduggery.
0:01:44 > 0:01:49'Today, two terrifying but tremendous traders will try to triumph
0:01:49 > 0:01:53'in a stormy sea of sales. Ha-harr!
0:01:53 > 0:01:57'Standing bravely at the bridge, it's Captain Eric Knocker Knowles,
0:01:57 > 0:01:59'a veteran vagabond of valuations
0:01:59 > 0:02:03'who will put fear into any foe.'
0:02:03 > 0:02:07E Knowles. Hey, you don't know who you're dealing with.
0:02:07 > 0:02:10'And on the poop deck, James Bingo Braxton.
0:02:10 > 0:02:13'He's a bold bargaining brigand
0:02:13 > 0:02:15'determined to do battle to the bitter end.'
0:02:15 > 0:02:18What more could you ask for?
0:02:18 > 0:02:23'These two have boarded their vessels and voyaged to Ardingly Antiques Fair in East Sussex
0:02:23 > 0:02:26'where they will deploy their nautical knowhow
0:02:26 > 0:02:31'in an epic battle for the biggest bargains that bring the highest dividends.
0:02:31 > 0:02:35'They've each got £750 of their own money to splash out
0:02:35 > 0:02:38'and all the profit goes to their chosen charities.
0:02:38 > 0:02:43'Who will be flying the flag of victory and who will be walking the plank?
0:02:43 > 0:02:45'Eric Knowles and James Braxton,
0:02:45 > 0:02:49'it's time to put your money where your mouth is.'
0:02:50 > 0:02:53- Mr Bingo Braxton, well met! - Hello, Eric.
0:02:53 > 0:02:57- On a very wet day here at Ardingly. - It is, isn't it?
0:02:57 > 0:02:59I've got £750 to spend,
0:02:59 > 0:03:01- and yourself.- Me, too.
0:03:01 > 0:03:03Come on, spill the beans, what's your strategy?
0:03:03 > 0:03:06- I do have a penchant for garden furniture.- OK.
0:03:06 > 0:03:09And it is not exactly the weather for it,
0:03:09 > 0:03:11but it may be the weather for a decent price.
0:03:11 > 0:03:14Oh, that's forward thinking, because that's my strategy.
0:03:14 > 0:03:17Forward thinking. I'm going to look at them and think,
0:03:17 > 0:03:20"Well, before I buy it, who on earth am I going to sell it to?"
0:03:20 > 0:03:23So that's the theory.
0:03:23 > 0:03:26- Pearls of wisdom. - Well, let's put it into practice.
0:03:26 > 0:03:29- Bonne chance, as they say. - Bonne chance. Good luck.
0:03:29 > 0:03:32'So, with the pleasantries over,
0:03:32 > 0:03:35'the true plundering nature of our predatory pirates can come to the fore.
0:03:35 > 0:03:38'It's all aboard the Jolly Roger
0:03:38 > 0:03:43'as we away the anchor and set sail on the high seas in search of treasure.
0:03:43 > 0:03:47'Each of our brilliant buccaneering buyers has a plan
0:03:47 > 0:03:50'to outwit the other and be first to arrive
0:03:50 > 0:03:52'where X marks the spot.'
0:03:53 > 0:03:57What I'm trying to do is find objects where I'm one step ahead,
0:03:57 > 0:04:01looking at me doing a sale before I've even bought it.
0:04:01 > 0:04:05So, erm, it's wonderful in theory
0:04:05 > 0:04:07but when it comes to practice, that's another game.
0:04:07 > 0:04:13My strategy has always been to buy what I would like to own
0:04:13 > 0:04:17and I've really never considered to whom I'm going to sell it to.
0:04:17 > 0:04:21I think Eric's advice is very wise. He's an old hand at this.
0:04:21 > 0:04:24Anyway, today I'm going to stay inside.
0:04:24 > 0:04:28It is really coming down. Lovely weather for farmers and gardeners
0:04:28 > 0:04:31but not great for outside work.
0:04:31 > 0:04:34'So, buying to order or buying what you like?
0:04:34 > 0:04:36'Who will be triumphant with their tactics?
0:04:36 > 0:04:41'Profit is all that counts, and Captain Eric is the first to cast his net
0:04:41 > 0:04:44'into the shark-infested waters of the dealing floor
0:04:44 > 0:04:47'as he spies a coastal view watercolour.'
0:04:47 > 0:04:51Dare I ask, I'm only going to ask you the one time, what is the best price on that?
0:04:51 > 0:04:54The best price would have to be 25 quid.
0:04:54 > 0:04:5625 quid. OK.
0:04:56 > 0:04:59Well, it needs a bit of work. The frame's awful.
0:04:59 > 0:05:03So I'm going to have to spend a bit of money on it, but for £25, I'm going to buy it.
0:05:03 > 0:05:08I bought it because it's a sea view. I love anything with a sea view.
0:05:08 > 0:05:10I know where it is. Lynmouth, Devon.
0:05:10 > 0:05:12It needs a lot of work spending on it.
0:05:12 > 0:05:15But at 25 quid, I wasn't going to say no.
0:05:15 > 0:05:18And once that's tidied up,
0:05:18 > 0:05:22hopefully I can find a private buyer
0:05:22 > 0:05:24in that part of Devon
0:05:24 > 0:05:28which is featured in this wonderful watercolour.
0:05:28 > 0:05:31'So, first blood to Eric. And with the wind in his sails,
0:05:31 > 0:05:35'the veteran is bang-on strategy, buying with customers in mind.
0:05:35 > 0:05:39'Able seaman Bingo Braxton is matching the maestro
0:05:39 > 0:05:42'and has also made a move on a picture.'
0:05:42 > 0:05:45Poor old watercolour has been rather unfashionable for some time,
0:05:45 > 0:05:48but I love them. It's a lovely architectural study.
0:05:48 > 0:05:54House possibly northwest, Cheshire, somewhere like that, maybe possibly Staffordshire.
0:05:54 > 0:05:57Here's the artist, Ernest Parkman.
0:05:57 > 0:06:01He seems to ring a bell with me, but I'll need to get back to my book and find out.
0:06:01 > 0:06:05I bought it for 80. Who knows how much money I'll get?
0:06:05 > 0:06:09'So, Bingo lands his first blow with the architectural study.
0:06:09 > 0:06:12'But rival Eric is quick to respond.
0:06:12 > 0:06:18'He's swooped to plunder a purchase and it's an old Knocker favourite, a ceramics piece.'
0:06:18 > 0:06:20OK, £85,
0:06:20 > 0:06:23- for better or for worse... - Best of luck.
0:06:23 > 0:06:25Thank you. Thank you very much indeed.
0:06:25 > 0:06:28'Yes, Knocker loves a bit of old pottery.
0:06:28 > 0:06:31'But will it make him a prize-winning profit?'
0:06:31 > 0:06:33Well, this has to be what you might call
0:06:33 > 0:06:39your quintessential English bone china at its best.
0:06:39 > 0:06:42Well, certainly as far as 1903 was concerned,
0:06:42 > 0:06:46when this Royal Crown Derby oval dish was painted.
0:06:46 > 0:06:51Not signed but very much in the manner of one of their top artists,
0:06:51 > 0:06:53a man called Cuthbert Gresley.
0:06:53 > 0:06:56I think, for £85,
0:06:56 > 0:06:59that was money well spent.
0:06:59 > 0:07:04'So it's full steam ahead for Eric as he gets into his fighting groove.
0:07:04 > 0:07:10'But could James scuttle him as his eye is taken with some traditional early 19th century chairs?'
0:07:10 > 0:07:13Here we are. We've got three rather nice chairs here.
0:07:14 > 0:07:20Nice sort of pared down. It's a sort of stylised wheat sheaf here. A sign of plenty.
0:07:20 > 0:07:24So this is by... probably taken after Hepplewhite,
0:07:24 > 0:07:27so pared down, country Hepplewhite.
0:07:27 > 0:07:30The only thing I'm slightly worried about, it's got a few nails poking through.
0:07:30 > 0:07:34But this sort of thing is quite popular for country pubs and the like.
0:07:34 > 0:07:38You've got a nice pair here. Let's find out the price.
0:07:38 > 0:07:41Erm... hello. Hello.
0:07:42 > 0:07:45- I'm James.- Sarah. - Hello, nice to meet you.
0:07:45 > 0:07:48- Now, come and...- Do you want these chairs?- Yeah, I quite like them.
0:07:48 > 0:07:52- And how much have you got on these? - We've got 120 on the three.
0:07:52 > 0:07:57120 on the three. What about £30 a chair? How does that sound?
0:07:58 > 0:08:01I could go to 100 for the three.
0:08:01 > 0:08:04- Sarah, I'll take all three. - Great, £100.- Done.- Fantastic.
0:08:05 > 0:08:07There we are, £100.
0:08:07 > 0:08:12'It's knock-about stuff as Mr Braxton barters his way to a comfortable deal
0:08:12 > 0:08:14'and puts himself back at the helm.
0:08:14 > 0:08:18'But will Mr Knowles scent the danger?'
0:08:18 > 0:08:21If you can smell anything on your smellivision at home,
0:08:21 > 0:08:25it's a burning smell cos it's the money in my pocket that's burning.
0:08:25 > 0:08:29I'm desperate to spend and to spend a sizable amount,
0:08:29 > 0:08:31because I've got a lot left to spend
0:08:31 > 0:08:34and I need to get it spent in very quick time.
0:08:34 > 0:08:37'Yes, he's a fearsome fighter and desperate to win.
0:08:37 > 0:08:40'But James is hoping to fan the flames himself
0:08:40 > 0:08:43'as he decides to go against his strategy
0:08:43 > 0:08:48'and brave the battering rain and gale-force winds in search of the best buy.'
0:08:48 > 0:08:51# Rain
0:08:51 > 0:08:53# Feel it on my fingertips
0:08:53 > 0:08:56# Hear it on the windowpane
0:08:56 > 0:08:59# Your love's coming down like rain #
0:08:59 > 0:09:02If Eric's got any sense, he's stayed inside.
0:09:02 > 0:09:04It is very cold out here.
0:09:04 > 0:09:07There's a lovely east wind zipping along
0:09:07 > 0:09:12and all these poor people have been rained on since 3:30 in the morning.
0:09:12 > 0:09:18'Despite his indomitable chirpiness, our courageous collector is forced to admit defeat.'
0:09:18 > 0:09:21Anyway, I'm heading back inside.
0:09:21 > 0:09:23'Without finding anything to buy, James?
0:09:23 > 0:09:28'And yes, you're right, your rival Eric has indeed had the good sense to stay inside
0:09:28 > 0:09:31'and has pounced on more of his precious pottery.
0:09:31 > 0:09:34'This time it's a biscuit barrel.'
0:09:34 > 0:09:38This is Poole pottery. It dates probably to around about 1960
0:09:38 > 0:09:41or maybe as late as 1970.
0:09:41 > 0:09:44But, you know, when you look at it, you almost forget it's a biscuit barrel.
0:09:44 > 0:09:48Look at the design on that. That is entirely hand-painted.
0:09:48 > 0:09:52And I've just bought that for £20!
0:09:52 > 0:09:55And what's nice is, you turn it upside down and look,
0:09:55 > 0:09:57everything you need to know is on there.
0:09:57 > 0:10:01Poole pottery, made in England.
0:10:01 > 0:10:06I don't know about you, but I like my pots to be British.
0:10:06 > 0:10:09Now, call me old-fashioned, call me jingoistic,
0:10:09 > 0:10:13but remember, never call me late for breakfast.
0:10:13 > 0:10:18'What about calling you Captain Eric, the pluckiest pottery pirate of them all?
0:10:20 > 0:10:23'As the rain pours and the wind howls,
0:10:23 > 0:10:28'let's go below deck and see how both our pillaging purchasers are faring.
0:10:28 > 0:10:33'Both our marauding mariners started the day with a stash of £750.
0:10:33 > 0:10:38'That salty old sea dog Eric Knowles has nabbed three buys for £130
0:10:38 > 0:10:41'and has £620 remaining.
0:10:41 > 0:10:45'Long James Silver Braxton has made two purchases,
0:10:45 > 0:10:47'spending £180,
0:10:47 > 0:10:50'leaving £570 to spend.
0:10:51 > 0:10:56'Time for our rollicking ransackers to rendezvous and review each other's progress.'
0:10:56 > 0:10:59- How are you doing?- Is it easy?
0:10:59 > 0:11:03Erm, well, I've managed to buy a few bits, but they are bits.
0:11:03 > 0:11:08- I'm not going to give too much away. - Me, too. A few.- Yes.
0:11:08 > 0:11:12I have ventured outside and it is very wet under foot.
0:11:12 > 0:11:15- Have you done your cruising?- No, I haven't.- Have you got the top down?
0:11:15 > 0:11:21- No, I didn't.- Do you have the Beach Boys blaring away?- I didn't. - HE LAUGHS
0:11:21 > 0:11:23It was just very wet under foot. And poor people.
0:11:23 > 0:11:27- I don't want to cramp your style. - No, I'll leave you.
0:11:27 > 0:11:29- I've done a quick tour of this hall. - Yes.
0:11:29 > 0:11:31So I'm going to try and find something big and beefy.
0:11:31 > 0:11:35- Go for it. Big and beefy.- Good luck.
0:11:35 > 0:11:39Doesn't sound very healthy, that, does it, looking for something big and beefy?
0:11:39 > 0:11:43But I'm sure... No, I'm not even going to go there.
0:11:43 > 0:11:49'Yes, and neither are we. Our haggling heavyweights are being a little bit reticent with each other.
0:11:49 > 0:11:53'Mum's the word. But back to work, the prince of porcelain is attracted
0:11:53 > 0:11:56'by the allure of yet more ceramic treasure.'
0:11:56 > 0:11:58I'm tempted by a Denby vase
0:11:58 > 0:12:01which is quite academic,
0:12:01 > 0:12:05but it's a good form and it's by an obscure Derby sculptor
0:12:05 > 0:12:08who only worked there for a three-year period.
0:12:08 > 0:12:11And there aren't many people who know this woman's name.
0:12:11 > 0:12:14So that's not a good selling point.
0:12:14 > 0:12:18But it is a good shape and it is a good form and I'm tempted.
0:12:18 > 0:12:22'Can Knocker use his powers of seduction to secure another super deal?'
0:12:22 > 0:12:25I want you to... Now, I've never said this to a lady before,
0:12:25 > 0:12:29- but I want you to lead me into temptation. OK?- Go on.
0:12:29 > 0:12:34Because I am really tempted, although I know nothing about this girl, I know a good pot when I see one.
0:12:34 > 0:12:38But it's the price. What can we do?
0:12:38 > 0:12:41- What about £105?- £105.
0:12:41 > 0:12:44Erm... At £105, I'm going to give that a go.
0:12:44 > 0:12:47- Are you?- Yeah, I'm going to give it a go and say thank you.
0:12:47 > 0:12:52'Eric lands the vase, turning the heat up another notch in today's contest.
0:12:52 > 0:12:58'But Bingo is quick to retaliate as he takes a punt on an old racing pencil.
0:12:58 > 0:13:02'Although he's not totally certain of the odds on it being a winner.'
0:13:02 > 0:13:04Look at this item. It's a pencil
0:13:04 > 0:13:08and it would've been on a fob at the end of your watch chain.
0:13:08 > 0:13:13So you would've had your watch here if you're left-handed, if you're right-handed, your watch there,
0:13:13 > 0:13:19and then you'd have your chain looped around your ample tummy in your waistcoat,
0:13:19 > 0:13:21and in the other waistcoat pocket, you would have this.
0:13:21 > 0:13:24And this would be your racing pencil.
0:13:24 > 0:13:28It's a nice item. Everything tells me about this item
0:13:28 > 0:13:31that it's silver, but it has no hallmarking at all.
0:13:31 > 0:13:35It should be made by Samson Morden, a famous luxury goods maker,
0:13:35 > 0:13:39at the turn of the century, around 1900.
0:13:39 > 0:13:43But it's unmarked, no maker's mark, so bit of jeopardy here.
0:13:43 > 0:13:46And I've paid £50 for it.
0:13:46 > 0:13:51That's quite a lot to risk when it may turn out to be only plated.
0:13:51 > 0:13:56'So, James is hoping that all that glitters turns out to be solid silver.
0:13:56 > 0:14:00'As the battle between our two giants of the antiques world nears boiling point,
0:14:00 > 0:14:02'it's Eric who's starting to sweat.'
0:14:02 > 0:14:05Quite a few of the stallholders are voting with their feet
0:14:05 > 0:14:08because it's been a bit of a dreary, wet day
0:14:08 > 0:14:11and some of them have simply had enough.
0:14:11 > 0:14:13So they're packing up.
0:14:13 > 0:14:16'But there's no need to panic just yet
0:14:16 > 0:14:20'as Knocker quickly snaps up an early 20th century German Lurtz vase
0:14:20 > 0:14:23'for £125.'
0:14:23 > 0:14:25I'd be daft not to say yes, wouldn't I?
0:14:25 > 0:14:30'And it appears that the items on this stall are like manna from heaven for Eric,
0:14:30 > 0:14:32'as his eye is drawn to another vase.
0:14:32 > 0:14:35'This time it's one that's been made in the last 20 years.'
0:14:35 > 0:14:38Who is this by? It caught my eye. I just thought it was stylish.
0:14:38 > 0:14:42A Murano firm called Scavion.
0:14:42 > 0:14:47- And how much is that? - Er, 120 is the best on that.
0:14:47 > 0:14:50OK. Well, listen, I'll do some thinking.
0:14:50 > 0:14:54- 90 quid.- OK, 90 quid, you've got a sale. We'll have a punt on that.
0:14:54 > 0:14:57Hey, listen, in for a penny, in for a pound.
0:14:57 > 0:15:00It's such a lovely, stylish piece.
0:15:00 > 0:15:03I love pots and I love glass
0:15:03 > 0:15:05because these are handmade things.
0:15:05 > 0:15:07You'll never get one identical to that.
0:15:07 > 0:15:11They're not made by machines, they're made by human beings.
0:15:11 > 0:15:15And, erm, it's just such a fantastic design.
0:15:15 > 0:15:19'Eric is made up about his modern piece of Murano glass,
0:15:19 > 0:15:22'although it seems that Knocker has pirated James's plan
0:15:22 > 0:15:25'of purchasing what he likes rather than buying to order.
0:15:25 > 0:15:28'Bingo, though, is sticking to his strategy like glue.'
0:15:30 > 0:15:32I wonder how old Knocker's doing.
0:15:32 > 0:15:37I thought at the beginning I was going to take a leaf out of his book
0:15:37 > 0:15:41and only buy things with a future buyer in mind.
0:15:41 > 0:15:45So far, I've stuck very solidly to my own strategy,
0:15:45 > 0:15:47ie, buying items I like.
0:15:47 > 0:15:52'Well, James is still steering a straight course, hoping he's plotted his way to victory.
0:15:52 > 0:15:56'But he'll need to pick up a bit more booty if he's to win
0:15:56 > 0:15:59'because Eric has powered his way to yet another purchase.
0:15:59 > 0:16:02'It cost £75.'
0:16:02 > 0:16:07Now, I've sold plenty of Masonic commemorative glassware over the years,
0:16:07 > 0:16:10but I have to say, I've never had a glass quite like this.
0:16:10 > 0:16:12So we are talking around about 1930,
0:16:12 > 0:16:16probably made by a firm called Stuart in the Stourbridge area.
0:16:16 > 0:16:20It's quality, it's the sort of thing that I'm hoping to sell
0:16:20 > 0:16:24to somebody who would describe themselves as being on the square.
0:16:24 > 0:16:29And the great thing is, they're going to be sold it by somebody who, in my case,
0:16:29 > 0:16:32may not be on the square but is always on the level.
0:16:32 > 0:16:34'As Eric continues his trawl indoors,
0:16:34 > 0:16:38'James ventures back outside into the eye of the storm.
0:16:38 > 0:16:41'He's hoping for a good deal after spotting some garden furniture
0:16:41 > 0:16:44'priced up at £100.'
0:16:44 > 0:16:46I tell you what, they are very comfortable.
0:16:46 > 0:16:50This man's going to sell them to me, isn't he? He's very...
0:16:50 > 0:16:54There we are. That's what I want, client service.
0:16:54 > 0:16:57Lovely! Ooh, very comfy.
0:16:57 > 0:17:00So, 100 quid for the lot.
0:17:01 > 0:17:06Could you help me just a tiny bit? 95? That's all I'm asking.
0:17:07 > 0:17:09Thank you very much indeed. Thank you.
0:17:09 > 0:17:14'Yes, avast, you landlubbers! With one swipe of his spending cutlass,
0:17:14 > 0:17:17'James adds the garden table and chairs to his haul
0:17:17 > 0:17:21'and heads back inside to face down the enemy.'
0:17:23 > 0:17:26Come on, Knocker, you're looking all silvery on me.
0:17:26 > 0:17:30Are you a bit at sea here? I know it's wet, but it ain't that wet.
0:17:32 > 0:17:34'In fact, our Eric's kept dry
0:17:34 > 0:17:38'and cleverly navigated his way to a final piece of treasure.
0:17:38 > 0:17:42'And Knocker's nothing if predictable. It's pottery ahoy.'
0:17:42 > 0:17:46I'm going to buy this wall plate.
0:17:46 > 0:17:48It's designed by Charlotte Rhead.
0:17:48 > 0:17:54She's often seen as one of the three big names in the 1920s, 1930s.
0:17:54 > 0:17:58One of the pottery girls. Clarice Cliff, Susie Cooper, Charlotte Rhead.
0:17:58 > 0:18:01So at £65, I'm going to take it home.
0:18:01 > 0:18:07And I'm going to struggle to sell it for the simple reason... I want to keep it.
0:18:07 > 0:18:11'Yes, but that's not the idea, Captain Knowles, or you'll be walking the plank.
0:18:11 > 0:18:15'Across the room, Bingo's bravely battling back,
0:18:15 > 0:18:17'first with another picture perfect buy,
0:18:17 > 0:18:19'a Victorian child's portrait for £70,
0:18:19 > 0:18:25'then casting his net one last time, snaring something that really catches his eye.'
0:18:25 > 0:18:27Hello! Hello.
0:18:27 > 0:18:30I'm just admiring your lovely little copper dish here.
0:18:30 > 0:18:34- One rupee.- Yes.- How much? - Tenner.- Tenner?- Yes.
0:18:34 > 0:18:37This is real power. This is Edward VII
0:18:37 > 0:18:41and it says "king and emperor." I think it's rather nice.
0:18:41 > 0:18:45- Never to be repeated. Tenner, is that OK?- I will give you a tenner.
0:18:45 > 0:18:47OK, sir. Let me wrap it up for you.
0:18:47 > 0:18:50- Thank you. Gift-wrapped, as well. - I always wrap things up.
0:18:50 > 0:18:53Gift-wrapped, as well, for a tenner.
0:18:53 > 0:18:57A very nice item. I've always been quite keen on Edward VII.
0:18:57 > 0:19:00He was quite a benign monarch.
0:19:00 > 0:19:02But I quite like laissez-faire government.
0:19:02 > 0:19:05He allowed everything and nothing was expected of him.
0:19:05 > 0:19:10He was a playboy prince who became a playboy king.
0:19:10 > 0:19:12Everything happened during his rein.
0:19:12 > 0:19:15So it's a fascinating item. Lovely bit of copper.
0:19:15 > 0:19:18- I like the one rupee. And there's your tenner.- Thank you, sir.
0:19:18 > 0:19:22'Our daring dealers have braved the brutal elements today,
0:19:22 > 0:19:29'but the sun is past the yardarm and it's time to baton down the hatches and turn in for the night.
0:19:29 > 0:19:32'But before we do that, there's time to see what our savvy swashbuckling sailors
0:19:32 > 0:19:35'have managed to bring back to shore.
0:19:35 > 0:19:39'Both our plundering pirates started the day with 750 pieces of eight,
0:19:39 > 0:19:42'or pounds, as we call them. Nautical Knocker Knowles
0:19:42 > 0:19:47'has battled his way to eight buys and spent £590.
0:19:47 > 0:19:49'Which is more than jaunty James Braxton,
0:19:49 > 0:19:54'who jostled his way to six purchases, shelling out £405.
0:19:54 > 0:19:59'But all that's important now is who will escape with the most profit.
0:19:59 > 0:20:05'It's all to play for as these two jolly Jacktars take stock of each other's spoils.'
0:20:05 > 0:20:10Well, I've got to say that your strategy seems to have turned up trumps,
0:20:10 > 0:20:13because you said garden furniture and you've got your garden furniture.
0:20:13 > 0:20:20- Yep. Delivery is my name. - Bit lurid, that green. I hope you don't mind me saying that.- It is.
0:20:20 > 0:20:23It's sort of Wimbledon green. I'm going to transform it.
0:20:23 > 0:20:25I'm going to do a sort of fashion experiment
0:20:25 > 0:20:28and it's going to be a sort of chalky blue,
0:20:28 > 0:20:31just right for Gloucestershire and Oxfordshire. Perfect.
0:20:31 > 0:20:37But I rather like this. Big, beefy. You can see I've come from a culture of regional salerooms.
0:20:37 > 0:20:39- You do, yes.- So it's like a general sale on my side.
0:20:39 > 0:20:42And then here we move to the ceramics department.
0:20:42 > 0:20:44We do move to ceramics, and quite a cross-section.
0:20:44 > 0:20:47- Not just ceramics but glass, as well. - Yeah.
0:20:47 > 0:20:50I'm fascinated by that fellow. What's that?
0:20:50 > 0:20:53Well, I've got to do my homework, but it's Italian.
0:20:53 > 0:20:56- I just think it's so stylish that I had to have it.- It is.
0:20:56 > 0:21:01But anyway, I think given the fact that we've been up against the elements today, have we not,
0:21:01 > 0:21:04let's not mince words, it's been a slog, hasn't it?
0:21:04 > 0:21:08- It has been a slog. - Let's slog home, shall we?
0:21:08 > 0:21:14- Let's get packed up. - Pack up and away.- And let's head back to the bosom of our families.
0:21:17 > 0:21:22'Well, our two pirates of profit have no chance for family time now
0:21:22 > 0:21:25'as there's booty to sell and deals to be done.
0:21:25 > 0:21:28'They now retreat to their own respective corners of the country
0:21:28 > 0:21:31'to drop anchor and shiver their timbers into action.
0:21:31 > 0:21:35'This is where we sort the captains from the cabin boys
0:21:35 > 0:21:41'and our salty seafarers must baton down their hatches because they're in for a stormy passage.'
0:21:41 > 0:21:46- Oh, good morning.- 'They're armed with some of the finest contacts in the antiques universe
0:21:46 > 0:21:50'and must use them wisely to set up some superb sales.
0:21:50 > 0:21:53'But until they've shaken on it and the money's changed hands,
0:21:53 > 0:21:55'no deal is ever sealed.'
0:21:55 > 0:21:58I'll see you. I've got your address.
0:21:58 > 0:22:02'Our Eric brings his booty back to his country home in Buckinghamshire.'
0:22:02 > 0:22:05I'm in my comfort zone with all but one,
0:22:05 > 0:22:08and that is this vase,
0:22:08 > 0:22:10because I switch off in 1939.
0:22:10 > 0:22:13Should date from the 1950s, 1960s,
0:22:13 > 0:22:18although this one I'm convinced has been made in the last 20 years.
0:22:18 > 0:22:24Now, as for my blue vase, well, I don't mind admitting it was virtual love at first sight.
0:22:24 > 0:22:27What a great shape. What a great glaze.
0:22:27 > 0:22:29I've got my Royal Crown Derby dish.
0:22:29 > 0:22:33I'm convinced it's painted by a man called Cuthbert Gresley
0:22:33 > 0:22:36and he's a blue-chip decorator.
0:22:36 > 0:22:41Outside that area, the best Charlotte Rhead dish that I've seen ever.
0:22:41 > 0:22:43Not bad for a day's work.
0:22:43 > 0:22:49'Eric must also sell the early 20th century Austrian Lurtz vase,
0:22:49 > 0:22:52'the 1930s Masonic engraved glass,
0:22:52 > 0:22:55'the 1960s Poole pottery biscuit barrel
0:22:55 > 0:22:59'and the 1910 watercolour of a Devon coastal landscape.
0:22:59 > 0:23:02'The sovereign of East Sussex returns to Bingo HQ
0:23:02 > 0:23:04'brimming with bargains.'
0:23:04 > 0:23:07Now, the things I bought I bought because I like them
0:23:07 > 0:23:11rather than thinking about the people who would actually buy them.
0:23:11 > 0:23:14So a rather nice architectural watercolour here.
0:23:14 > 0:23:17I think it's Stratford-upon-Avon, that sort of area,
0:23:17 > 0:23:19maybe Shakespeare country, that fellow.
0:23:19 > 0:23:23And then another picture, a rather sentimental picture
0:23:23 > 0:23:26of a young girl holding a daisy chain.
0:23:26 > 0:23:29That needs a light clean and it'll be a very different picture.
0:23:29 > 0:23:32I've got a very nice copper tray
0:23:32 > 0:23:35inset with the one rupee, the Indian rupee coin.
0:23:35 > 0:23:40I'll be able to polish that up and it'll look a very nice, warm red.
0:23:40 > 0:23:44And then this fellow, the racing pencil. This is my problem purchase.
0:23:44 > 0:23:49Has all the design features of the great luxury goods maker Samson Morden.
0:23:49 > 0:23:54A rather nice reeded barrel here and then you just move the collar out
0:23:54 > 0:23:57and it's a very nice telescopic action there.
0:23:57 > 0:24:02And my garden chairs. They need painting. They're a sort of Wimbledon green at the moment.
0:24:02 > 0:24:05We're going to give them a sort of Gloucestershire blue.
0:24:05 > 0:24:09Let's see if they'll sell slightly better being repainted.
0:24:09 > 0:24:12'Hm, sounds like James has a lot of work to do.
0:24:12 > 0:24:18'But he's ahead of the game because he's already sold the three dining chairs that cost him £100.
0:24:18 > 0:24:21'He took them to David, a local farmer that he knows.'
0:24:23 > 0:24:27I've got a pair here, but poor old runty has a problem.
0:24:27 > 0:24:31He has a slightly more decorative wheat sheaf back but he's missing that stretcher.
0:24:31 > 0:24:36But he's got an mahogany seat, these two have got rather nice elm seats.
0:24:36 > 0:24:39They're a classic country Hepplewhite design.
0:24:39 > 0:24:44I think this is probably elm, as well. So it's got some lovely country woods.
0:24:44 > 0:24:47They've already done 200 years very good service.
0:24:47 > 0:24:51I don't see why they can't go on to do at least another 50.
0:24:51 > 0:24:55Now, David, princely sum of £40 a chair.
0:24:55 > 0:24:58I think that's not bad, actually.
0:24:58 > 0:25:01- Do you like the sound of that?- Yeah, I do like the sound of that, James.
0:25:01 > 0:25:04Good. I like your style. Thank you very much indeed, David.
0:25:04 > 0:25:06- £120.- Yes.- Thank you.
0:25:06 > 0:25:10'So our dapper dealer takes an early lead.
0:25:10 > 0:25:12'The chairs bring in a profit of £20.
0:25:12 > 0:25:16'But our Lancashire lad soon springs into action.
0:25:16 > 0:25:20'He's sailed across to Staffordshire and he has high hopes.'
0:25:20 > 0:25:27Now, I'm in Stoke-on-Trent, home to some of the finest pottery manufacturers in the entire world,
0:25:27 > 0:25:30where I've got to say, Stoke-on-Trent, you don't always have a monopoly,
0:25:30 > 0:25:34cos there on the south coast is a very special pottery
0:25:34 > 0:25:36and it just happens to be in Poole.
0:25:36 > 0:25:43And I'm going to meet somebody who used to be one of the great luminaries of that particular outfit.
0:25:43 > 0:25:45'The biscuit barrel cost Eric £20.'
0:25:45 > 0:25:50Anita Harris, in Poole pottery collector's language,
0:25:50 > 0:25:52is a deity,
0:25:52 > 0:25:57because Anita, you were a chief designer at Poole pottery down there on the south coast for...
0:25:57 > 0:26:01Er, 10 years. '92 to 2002.
0:26:01 > 0:26:04- I've brought a little bit of Poole with me.- Mm!
0:26:04 > 0:26:09You've seen a few bits in your time. This is more the sort of traditional type of stuff.
0:26:09 > 0:26:11It is, yeah. This is a beautiful example.
0:26:11 > 0:26:16- It's a very nicely painted piece. - Well, it's in mint condition.
0:26:16 > 0:26:18There are some marks on the base.
0:26:18 > 0:26:20- They're so small, I couldn't make them out.- And the lid.
0:26:20 > 0:26:23Anything with a lid, always the lid is signed, as well.
0:26:23 > 0:26:27I can't actually... It's not quite legible.
0:26:27 > 0:26:31- When I saw that, I promise you, your face just came into mind.- Oh, Eric!
0:26:31 > 0:26:34It did, as well. Well, let's do this, come on.
0:26:34 > 0:26:37- We'll do a little bit of arm wrestling.- Right, OK.
0:26:37 > 0:26:40I start off at £50 and you say...
0:26:40 > 0:26:42- Go on, do that again. - I absolutely love it
0:26:42 > 0:26:45but, you know, erm...
0:26:45 > 0:26:48- I could offer you 40 for it.- 40? HE GROANS
0:26:48 > 0:26:51- Have I got you? - Agh! OK, 40 quid it is.
0:26:51 > 0:26:56- OK. Deal.- You see, you don't haggle with these people,
0:26:56 > 0:26:58you just say, "Thank you, Anita."
0:26:58 > 0:27:00'Arm wrestling a lady, Knocker?
0:27:00 > 0:27:03'Anita may have won, but Eric doubles his money.
0:27:03 > 0:27:07'A profit of £20. And that puts him neck and neck with Bingo.
0:27:07 > 0:27:10'But Eric's not quite finished in Stoke.
0:27:10 > 0:27:14'He sells his Charlotte Rhead wall plaque to Anita's business partner, Sam.
0:27:14 > 0:27:16'She pays £95,
0:27:16 > 0:27:20'giving Knocker another profit. This time it's £30.
0:27:20 > 0:27:24'Back at Bingo Towers, James has changed focus.
0:27:24 > 0:27:27'He's polishing up his early 20th century colonial ashtray.
0:27:27 > 0:27:30'After a good bit of elbow grease, he charts a course for the market
0:27:30 > 0:27:34'in nearby Hailsham where he's meeting stallholder Jeremy.'
0:27:34 > 0:27:37Obviously, as you can see, it's a copper fellow.
0:27:37 > 0:27:41And if we turn it over here, this is a silver coin.
0:27:41 > 0:27:45Indian rupee, 1907. The thing I like about this,
0:27:45 > 0:27:49although it's copper, the silversmith, who is called Hamilton,
0:27:49 > 0:27:53Hamilton's of Calcutta, he stamped it.
0:27:53 > 0:27:57Isn't that unusual. And Hamilton's, interestingly, they moved.
0:27:57 > 0:28:00They were English silversmiths, moved out to Calcutta
0:28:00 > 0:28:03in Regency period, in 1808,
0:28:03 > 0:28:06and they got a licence to trade
0:28:06 > 0:28:09from the all-powerful East India Company.
0:28:09 > 0:28:14- I know that very well.- It was that huge trading company, wasn't it?
0:28:14 > 0:28:17I like the bit of metal on there. It's not over-worn, which is nice.
0:28:17 > 0:28:22- It's inset correctly, I think. It feels nice and heavy. - It does. Reassuring.
0:28:22 > 0:28:26I don't know, what is it, £30, £40, something like that?
0:28:26 > 0:28:30- What...- It looks like a nice £25 coin to me.
0:28:30 > 0:28:34- Could you do 30, Jeremy?- 27.50?
0:28:34 > 0:28:37- 27.50. I'm not going to argue. - Put it there, James.- Thank you.
0:28:37 > 0:28:40I've got a nice piece. I like this a lot.
0:28:40 > 0:28:44'Yes, good work. James nearly trebles his investment
0:28:44 > 0:28:48'and heads home with a profit of £17.50.
0:28:48 > 0:28:52'And he soon draws a deal out of his mechanical pencil from 1900.
0:28:52 > 0:28:57'He's discovered that, as thought, it is made by the luxury brand Samson Morden
0:28:57 > 0:29:00'and it is silver. He sells it to Joe,
0:29:00 > 0:29:04- 'an interior designer that he knows.' - For you.- Thank you, thank you.
0:29:04 > 0:29:07'Joe pays £65 for the pencil,
0:29:07 > 0:29:10'giving James a profit of £15.
0:29:10 > 0:29:13'And that puts Bingo slightly ahead of old Knocker.
0:29:13 > 0:29:17'But Eric is back on the hunt for profit, this time to Derbyshire.
0:29:17 > 0:29:23'He's taken his blue Denby vase back to the very pottery where it was made.
0:29:23 > 0:29:26'And he's meeting museum curator Linda.'
0:29:26 > 0:29:29Well, this is a particularly good example,
0:29:29 > 0:29:31because we've got Alice Teichner's initials.
0:29:31 > 0:29:35Alice came to Denby in 1936.
0:29:35 > 0:29:37She was born in Vienna,
0:29:37 > 0:29:42and sadly, she felt she was being persecuted in Austria.
0:29:42 > 0:29:46She was of Jewish origin. So she came to work for Denby
0:29:46 > 0:29:50and she stayed with us till about 1943
0:29:50 > 0:29:53when, unfortunately, because of the war restrictions,
0:29:53 > 0:29:55the coloured glaze stains ran out.
0:29:55 > 0:29:58So she couldn't be creative.
0:29:58 > 0:30:02So it goes without saying that you haven't got one
0:30:02 > 0:30:04- in your collection.- We haven't, no.
0:30:04 > 0:30:07Hm. I want you to have it.
0:30:07 > 0:30:09I never haggle with museums.
0:30:09 > 0:30:13I try and offer what I consider to be a fair price.
0:30:13 > 0:30:18And in this case, I would like £200.
0:30:19 > 0:30:23- Is it a yes?- It's a yes. - It's a yes. OK.- It's got to be.- OK.
0:30:23 > 0:30:28Erm, well, if I can just take it back for a moment and say...
0:30:28 > 0:30:32- Goodbye, darling. It was short and brief but it was wonderful. - Thank you, Eric.
0:30:32 > 0:30:35'Yes, the pottery spins another premium profit.
0:30:35 > 0:30:37'This time it's £95.
0:30:37 > 0:30:40'And Eric continues to ride the wave.
0:30:40 > 0:30:44'He sells the early 20th century Royal Crown Derby dessert dish
0:30:44 > 0:30:46'to an antique shop in Worcester.
0:30:46 > 0:30:51'The owner pays £90, giving Eric a profit of £5.
0:30:53 > 0:30:57'And with that, we reach the midway point of this stellar sell-off.
0:30:57 > 0:31:00'Let's see which of our ship's captains is riding the waves
0:31:00 > 0:31:03'and who's in danger of getting holed below the waterline.
0:31:05 > 0:31:08'Eric Knocker Knowles has sold four items so far
0:31:08 > 0:31:12'and is sitting on a profit of £150.
0:31:12 > 0:31:15'And even though James Bingo Braxton took an early lead,
0:31:15 > 0:31:19'his three sales have made a profit of just £52.50.
0:31:21 > 0:31:24'James needs to up his game and quickly,
0:31:24 > 0:31:30'so he focuses all his energy on the £70 unsigned picture of the little girl.
0:31:30 > 0:31:34'And he finds a potential buyer in Tenterden in Kent.'
0:31:34 > 0:31:37When I bought this fellow at the antiques fair,
0:31:37 > 0:31:40I thought everybody was going to like it.
0:31:40 > 0:31:42But I've found few takers up until now.
0:31:42 > 0:31:45Let's hope I can sell it here in Kent.
0:31:45 > 0:31:47- Hello.- Morning.
0:31:47 > 0:31:51'James has arranged to meet Pamela, who runs an antique shop.'
0:31:51 > 0:31:55What I loved about this was the frame, really, caught my eye.
0:31:55 > 0:31:58- Right.- Girl with daisy chain.
0:31:58 > 0:32:01- It's got a bit of damage there. - It's got a bit of damage.
0:32:01 > 0:32:05- It's been scuffed there. It's a shame it's right there, isn't it? - Mm.
0:32:05 > 0:32:08- You'll make it worse.- No, I just...
0:32:08 > 0:32:11- THEY LAUGH - You might find a masterpiece underneath.
0:32:11 > 0:32:14- It's got layers of nicotine on it, hasn't it?- Yeah.
0:32:14 > 0:32:17I can see it. That'll come up quite brightly.
0:32:17 > 0:32:19And she's got great eyes.
0:32:19 > 0:32:23And she's got those... My wife always calls them elastic-band arms.
0:32:23 > 0:32:26- You know...- Chubby. - Chubby little arms, aren't they?
0:32:26 > 0:32:29She is quite sweet, but what did you want for it?
0:32:29 > 0:32:32I wanted to sell it for just under £100.
0:32:32 > 0:32:35Because I thought you were getting quite a lot for that.
0:32:35 > 0:32:39I thought you were getting a great frame.
0:32:39 > 0:32:42You've still got most of the gilding, all the important gilding,
0:32:42 > 0:32:47the gilding that your eye alights on. I know there are losses round here.
0:32:47 > 0:32:52It's the cost of the cleaning, whether I sell it as it is or whether I have it...
0:32:52 > 0:32:54- I think it just needs a light clean. - Yeah.
0:32:54 > 0:32:57I would say about £80.
0:32:57 > 0:32:59Could you say 85?
0:33:01 > 0:33:04- Come on!- Go on, then.
0:33:04 > 0:33:0685. We've got a deal.
0:33:06 > 0:33:08I'm rather pleased to see the back of her.
0:33:08 > 0:33:12- I'll find a signature under there. - Yeah. Well, that's your bonus.
0:33:12 > 0:33:15- You're allowed to do that. - THEY LAUGH
0:33:15 > 0:33:17'Well, not quite what James was hoping for,
0:33:17 > 0:33:20'but a profit nonetheless. £15.
0:33:20 > 0:33:23'But there's still a long way to go to catch up with Eric
0:33:23 > 0:33:26'who's lined up his next potential sale in Worcester.
0:33:26 > 0:33:30'He's at the Masonic buildings with his glass that cost £75.
0:33:30 > 0:33:36'The lodge has masses of Masonic glassware in its museum and Eric's meeting curator John.'
0:33:37 > 0:33:42Well, I have to say, John, that you have got one incredible collection.
0:33:42 > 0:33:46Most of these are ceremonial. They're produced for special events.
0:33:46 > 0:33:51But the engraving on them is wonderful. All the symbolism. Freemasonry is all about symbolism.
0:33:51 > 0:33:55Well, I've brought along a meaningful glass that you've seen an image of.
0:33:55 > 0:34:00This dates to probably around about 1925 or 1930.
0:34:00 > 0:34:04So it might come under the heading of Art Deco.
0:34:04 > 0:34:07It's bigger than I thought it was.
0:34:07 > 0:34:11But the good news, Eric, is that it is Masonic, so you've come to the right place.
0:34:11 > 0:34:15We've got the square and compasses there, which is the well-known symbol of Freemasonry.
0:34:15 > 0:34:20I'm convinced that it's by Stuart, who are up the road in Stourbridge.
0:34:21 > 0:34:25- What sort of price were you thinking? - I was looking around the £200 mark.
0:34:25 > 0:34:29- I've seen this design before.- Yes.
0:34:29 > 0:34:32In fact, we've got six of them over there, but they're slightly smaller.
0:34:32 > 0:34:37I was thinking more of 130ish, something like that.
0:34:37 > 0:34:43If we can go to 150, I can see that nestling very nicely and snugly
0:34:43 > 0:34:47- between the other six.- Shall we put it there and see what it looks like
0:34:47 > 0:34:52- and then we'll settle on a price? - OK, all right. Let's just make sure you're happy.
0:34:52 > 0:34:58- Look at that.- That's right.- It's mum and she's back where she belongs.
0:34:58 > 0:35:01- Back with her little ones.- £150. - 150.- You're a star.
0:35:01 > 0:35:06'And John is delighted. At £150, Eric doubles his money.
0:35:06 > 0:35:09'The glass makes a profit of £75.
0:35:09 > 0:35:15'Eric knocks off another sale when he puts his watercolour of a Devon landscape into a local auction.
0:35:15 > 0:35:17'It sells for £40, and after commission,
0:35:17 > 0:35:20'he pockets a profit of £8.
0:35:20 > 0:35:24'The good ship Eric is whipping along, slicing through the waves.
0:35:24 > 0:35:27'James has no choice but to pull out the big guns.
0:35:27 > 0:35:32'The lovely Mrs Braxton helps paint the previously green garden furniture light blue
0:35:32 > 0:35:35'and Bingo's hoping that will convince his friend Anthony,
0:35:35 > 0:35:39'otherwise known as Tiggy, to buy it for his garden near Lewes.'
0:35:40 > 0:35:45I would say age would be probably 70s, 80s.
0:35:45 > 0:35:50The material's cast aluminium, so it's quite light.
0:35:50 > 0:35:54- We were going to paint it a dark Atlantic blue.- Oh, that's Harrow.
0:35:54 > 0:35:57- THEY LAUGH - That's the right colour, mate.
0:35:57 > 0:36:00That's the right colour. So we've got the right colour.
0:36:00 > 0:36:03So absolutely perfect for you.
0:36:03 > 0:36:06I must say, Tiggy, sitting here, doesn't it sit well on the terrace?
0:36:06 > 0:36:10- HE LAUGHS - Yes, I...
0:36:10 > 0:36:13Amazingly so. It would be better with a glass.
0:36:13 > 0:36:18It would. I tell you what, Tigs, would £170 be all right for you?
0:36:18 > 0:36:20- For the lot?- For the lot.
0:36:20 > 0:36:24150 I'd be prepared to pay.
0:36:24 > 0:36:27- 150. Thank you very much indeed. - Well done. Cheers.
0:36:27 > 0:36:31'Yes, it was the Eton blue colour choice that did the trick.
0:36:31 > 0:36:33'Mrs B's handiwork earns Bingo
0:36:33 > 0:36:35'a much-needed profit of £55.
0:36:35 > 0:36:39'Our Lancashire lad is doing more miles.
0:36:39 > 0:36:43'He motors all the way to Surrey with his most expensive purchase from the fair,
0:36:43 > 0:36:46'the £125 Austria Lurtz vase.
0:36:46 > 0:36:50'He arranged to meet a specialist glass dealer he's known for 20 years.'
0:36:51 > 0:36:54Right, Mike, pick a spot. Where are we going to sit?
0:36:54 > 0:36:56It's just that I want to get maximum sunlight on this.
0:36:56 > 0:36:59- Here we go.- Oh, it is a nice one.
0:36:59 > 0:37:03- I like that.- I'm glad you like that.
0:37:03 > 0:37:09But you're right, you know, in daylight they look far, far better.
0:37:09 > 0:37:12Yes. Always show your Art Nouveau in daylight
0:37:12 > 0:37:15and Art Deco under electric light, cos that was the better light in those times.
0:37:15 > 0:37:21Ah, that's a very good point. The funny thing is that when you actually put the light through it,
0:37:21 > 0:37:25it shows the effect but you lose the iridescence, don't you?
0:37:25 > 0:37:28Ooh, look, you've brought it down now
0:37:28 > 0:37:30and this lovely, almost like a peacock blue...
0:37:30 > 0:37:34- Is the price going up? - No, no, you know me, honest Eric. - I know it's Lurtz.
0:37:34 > 0:37:38This colour is called candia, which is think it just Czech for amber,
0:37:38 > 0:37:41and the pattern is called mimosa.
0:37:41 > 0:37:44Yeah, it's really quite a nice one. I like that.
0:37:44 > 0:37:46All right, then, how much is this going to cost me?
0:37:46 > 0:37:52- I'm looking for around about £180 for it.- 180?- Mm.
0:37:52 > 0:37:55Oh, dear. In the sunlight, I don't think I can argue with that.
0:37:55 > 0:37:59- Yeah, OK, we've got a deal.- Are you sure?- Yeah, I'll do it at 180.
0:37:59 > 0:38:01- Thank you. - Listen, a man after my own heart!
0:38:01 > 0:38:05- A haggle-free deal! - Well, no, it's a good piece.
0:38:05 > 0:38:10'Very straightforward. The vase lights up a shiny profit of £55.
0:38:10 > 0:38:15'James comes round to his last item, the Edwardian watercolour of a timber-framed house.
0:38:15 > 0:38:17'He takes the picture to nearby Rye
0:38:17 > 0:38:20'to show architectural artist Will.'
0:38:21 > 0:38:27- That's interesting.- So, it's by this chap called Ernest Parkman.
0:38:27 > 0:38:34His father was an artist and his brother was a slightly more famous artist who worked in Bristol,
0:38:34 > 0:38:39but they all did these architectural studies.
0:38:39 > 0:38:43There's interesting bits about it in the way it's composed.
0:38:43 > 0:38:48There is quite a large space to this side of the composition
0:38:48 > 0:38:52which draws your eye almost away from the house itself.
0:38:52 > 0:38:55Now, I wanted to try and get
0:38:55 > 0:38:58between 80 and 120.
0:38:58 > 0:39:00Would you give me 100 for it?
0:39:00 > 0:39:05In terms of the technique and just the way it's executed,
0:39:05 > 0:39:07- I probably couldn't live with it on the wall.- Really?
0:39:07 > 0:39:12- So, no?- It's a no.- It's a no! Ohh!
0:39:12 > 0:39:14'Oh, that is a catastrophe!
0:39:14 > 0:39:17'Can Bingo find another buyer to bring in the big bucks?
0:39:17 > 0:39:20'We'll find out later.
0:39:20 > 0:39:24'Eric is aiming to cement James's fate with his final item.
0:39:24 > 0:39:27'He's brought his Murano-style vase to Bermondsey in London
0:39:27 > 0:39:30'to see Peter, a widely-respected glass-blower.
0:39:30 > 0:39:34'Knocker's bubble-wrapped his vase, but just as he's admiring Peter's work,
0:39:34 > 0:39:37'there's almost a terrible accident.'
0:39:37 > 0:39:39I mean, it is translucent but... Whoops!
0:39:39 > 0:39:41- Opacity... Oh, that's a good one. - ERIC LAUGHS
0:39:41 > 0:39:45- It's all right. - It's still in one piece!
0:39:45 > 0:39:48- Let me just whisk that out there. - Oh, I quite like this.
0:39:48 > 0:39:53Now, when I saw that, I was totally captivated by it.
0:39:53 > 0:39:55I know this is not of any great age
0:39:55 > 0:40:01and I know that it would like to have been born in the age of Miles Davis,
0:40:01 > 0:40:05- but have a feel of it.- May I?- Yeah.
0:40:05 > 0:40:07- It's nice and light, isn't it?- Mm.
0:40:07 > 0:40:10- And it's...- Have a look at that. - Yes, I want to see that.
0:40:10 > 0:40:13The way that's been ground out.
0:40:13 > 0:40:17- No signature of any kind. - No. I bought it...
0:40:17 > 0:40:23- Excuse me a moment. - Oh, you carry on. I bought that simply because I liked it.
0:40:23 > 0:40:25Well, it's certainly not a bad piece.
0:40:25 > 0:40:28I mean, if I'd made that, I wouldn't be ashamed of it.
0:40:28 > 0:40:31Oh, well, that's a commendation.
0:40:31 > 0:40:34It's a fairly straightforward Venetian technique.
0:40:34 > 0:40:39- A variation on latticino cane work. - I paid £90 for that.
0:40:39 > 0:40:43- Yes, well, that doesn't sound unreasonable.- Right.
0:40:43 > 0:40:48- And I am only looking for a £10 profit on that.- Are you?
0:40:48 > 0:40:52- And it has a little bit of age, I suppose. Not a vast amount.- No.
0:40:52 > 0:40:57- I think it's probably been made within the last five or ten years. - Do you reckon?
0:40:57 > 0:41:01I quite like that. I'd be willing to give you 100 quid for that.
0:41:01 > 0:41:03'Nicely done! Eric rounds things off
0:41:03 > 0:41:06'with the £10 profit he wanted.
0:41:06 > 0:41:09'But is it enough to blow James out of the water?
0:41:09 > 0:41:13'Let's tot up the profits and crown our pirate king.
0:41:13 > 0:41:17'Eric and James started at Ardingly with £750 of their own money.
0:41:17 > 0:41:22'Knocker Knowles got stuck in, buying eight items for £590.
0:41:22 > 0:41:27'Bingo Braxton took it easier with six purchases for £405.
0:41:27 > 0:41:30'So who's spent most wisely?
0:41:30 > 0:41:34'All of the money that our bargain-busters have made from today's challenge
0:41:34 > 0:41:36'will be going to charities of their choice.
0:41:36 > 0:41:40'So let's find out who is today's Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is champion.'
0:41:40 > 0:41:44- So, James...- Eric. - ..tell me how you got on at the fair.
0:41:44 > 0:41:48- Fairly.- Fairly! So where do you reckon you got your best score?
0:41:48 > 0:41:51The power of paint, Eric.
0:41:51 > 0:41:55So I had that Wimbledon green garden furniture, five pieces of it.
0:41:55 > 0:41:59My dear wife painted it all a lovely light blue
0:41:59 > 0:42:02and I sold it to a lovely fellow whose old school colours it was.
0:42:02 > 0:42:06Well, there you go. Yes. Well, all I can tell you from my point of view
0:42:06 > 0:42:08is thank goodness for museums.
0:42:08 > 0:42:13It's always nice when you place pieces for the public to enjoy.
0:42:13 > 0:42:18- How do you think you've done? - Well, you know, it's not for me to say. Let's have a go.
0:42:19 > 0:42:22- Oh, right.- No!- OK.
0:42:22 > 0:42:28- Right.- 112 plays almost 300? - Well, there you go. We live and we learn, do we not?
0:42:28 > 0:42:31So, James, come on, let me explain
0:42:31 > 0:42:34the ins and outs of dealing with dealers.
0:42:34 > 0:42:39'Yes, Eric smashes it. So, what happened with James's Edwardian painting?'
0:42:39 > 0:42:44Hallelujah! I've finally managed to sell this architectural watercolour drawing.
0:42:44 > 0:42:48I've offered it to an estate agent, an architectural artist,
0:42:48 > 0:42:52and finally, I found a lady in Nantwich
0:42:52 > 0:42:55and she's paid me £70 for it. I'm pleased.
0:42:55 > 0:42:59'But at that price, the picture made a £10 loss.'
0:42:59 > 0:43:04Well, it was my Denby blue glaze vase that really sealed the win for me,
0:43:04 > 0:43:09and on top of that, it sealed the fate of Bingo Braxton.
0:43:09 > 0:43:13I made some money on some items, but dear old Eric pipped me.
0:43:13 > 0:43:15'But it could all be very different tomorrow.
0:43:15 > 0:43:18'James has the opportunity to steer a winning course
0:43:18 > 0:43:23'as our fighters go French and storm the Bastille market in Paris.'
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