James Lewis v James Braxton - Showdown Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is

This is Put Your Money Where Your Mouth 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.

Who's there?

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

The original cheeky chappie! Lovely!

Putting their reputations on the line!

Full house!

And giving you their top tips and savvy secrets

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

I'm feeling rather lucky!

Prepare for a white-knuckle ride

as our two daring experts are about to face the most formidable challenge to date.

The Dealers' Showdown!

Our duelling duo will have their work cut out

as they crash and collide across counties and countries,

each hoping to uncover hidden treasures and sell them on for the biggest possible profit.

I'll take that. Fabulous.

Coming up - James Lewis forgets his specs...

When you're looking at things from a distance, if you need glasses, put them on!

Bingo Braxton offers his rival some advice.

Copper and brass is very popular with scrap metal merchants!

And things get silly with a comedy icon!

Watch what you're doing. You've got licence to tickle!

This is Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is!

Welcome antiques fans and adrenaline junkies to The Showdown,

where to of our super-human purchasing power houses

go up against each other in one ultimate finale.

Who could these two trading Titans be?

First into the ring, he's speedier than a speeding bullet,

more loco than a locomotive.

Is it a bird, is it a plane?

No, it's just James "The Lionheart" Lewis.

I need to spend some good money today.

And who would be foolishly brave enough to take on The Lionheart?

Well, a man so charming, he should run a charm school.

So clever, he should be put in a library.

That's me.

Top hole, Bingo!

And today, you'll have to sum up every bit of your vast reserves

as it's the final supreme battle

to sort out for once and for all who's the better barterer.

Expect blood, sweat and tears,

earth, wind and fire, it's time for a showdown!

Mr Braxton! James. How are you?

Very well. You? Yeah, very good, very good.

"The mighty showdown. The rules are simple.

"You must each buy two items at every one of your regular Put Your Money challenges.

"You have ?1,000 to spend."

"You can sell up to four items wherever you want.

"The rest will be sold at auction in Cheltenham.

"The winner is the dealer or auctioneer who makes the most profit."

Well, good luck!

Good luck to you, too, my friend!

So, no nonsense there, just an air of tension.

Maybe even a faint whiff of terror,

as our heavyweights size up the enormity of the task ahead.

With their ?1,000 budgets, they will be buying in their usual hunting grounds.

An auction, a car boot sale, a UK antiques fair

and a foreign antiques market.

They will both have to buy two items at each location

and the winner will be the dealer who makes the most profit

from selling all their items.

So, let's unleash the Titans. It's Round One, the auction.

Our duelling duo will be let loose amongst the lots at the TW Gaze Auction Rooms in Diss, Norfolk.

The place is packed with tempting trinkets and captivating collectables.

But with a two-item limit, our boys will have to be very selective indeed.

After a quick sweep of the auction,

Bingo Braxton settles on his first target.

In the catalogue, they've called it a cricket table,

but cricket tables are generic names for things that have three legs,

as in three stumps of a cricket wicket.

So this has four, so it's more like a good country pub table.

Bingo there quick to set his sights on a goal.

The Lionheart now enters the arena,

butterflies in stomach - and there's room for a few!

But the auction has barely begun when Bingo's table comes up.

At 130 you have it. We sell at ?130.

And Bingo get's the table for just over ?150 all in.

Obviously panicked by his rival's early start,

James Lewis bids for a watercolour he's spotted across the room.

He wins it for less than half the estimated price,

so was he just lucky, or has he spotted something the others haven't?

Lot 9268. Thank you, sir.

That was an interesting watercolour.

The reason I think the picture people ignored it

is because it's a study of a porcelain.

That's a porcelain artist painting on watercolour for 12 quid. That's cheap.

Yes, but will the watercolour bear closer scrutiny?

When you're looking at things from a distance,

if you needs glasses, it's a good idea to put them on!

I didn't, and I'm now regretting it

because that is an awful picture!

Whoops!

Yes. "Whoops" not a word we're used to hearing from James Lewis.

The pressure of the showdown really getting to him

as the watercolour cost him 14.16 with fees.

Let's hope he's learned from his mistake.

Next, he buys a Royal Worcester twin-handled vase.

Estimated at 20 to ?25,

but costing him ?14.16 after fees.

But once again, there's a problem.

This is a classic bit of Royal Worcester.

I know there's a date code there for 1909.

But the bad news is,

it has been totally smashed!

And to the restorer,

if they can restore that themselves,

I'm sure I can get 40 or 50 quid for it.

It may not be perfect, but James can still see a profit in it.

Bingo is also hoping he'll be toasting his success

when he picks up a silver tankard estimated at 50 to ?60

for just over ?80 after fees.

With both our battling bidders bought up, let's see the scoreboards.

Both our gutsy gaveleers started out with ?1,000 to play with.

James The Lionheart Lewis took a gamble on his two items.

But jaunty Bingo Braxton was happy to splash out at the auction.

There's no time to relax as we go straight into Round Two.

Our duelling duo will be unleashed in a field in Denham in Buckinghamshire,

where hundreds of traders have all turned up at sunrise for some early morning bargain hunting.

The question is, are our two art market auctioneers

going to find any top treasures amongst the tumuli of tat?

They both need to spend big to win,

and no-one knows that better than James The Lionheart Lewis.

My showdown trough is full of over ?970-worth of loot.

Now, here at the car boot sale, I'm not going to spend it all,

but I'm certainly going to try and spend as much as possible.

Yes, and you need to, James, or all your money will back up into the final two rounds

which could be risky.

So, what are you going to start with? Something substantial? Something enormous?

How much is that?

50p, mate. 50p. I'll take it.

Well, James just flies in the face of his own strategy

and spends 50p!

James, what on earth are you up to?

This little rabbit looks very much like Doulton Flambe.

Doulton were probably one of the most famous factories in British history.

It made everything from the sewer pipes under the street

to the finest china on some of the biggest dining tables in the world.

But unfortunately, it looks like it, but it's not.

Certainly a cheap buy for 50p!

So, Lewis buys a funny bunny for not much money.

But his rival makes a dash to splash some serious cash.

?15 for a priceless bit of 1970s furniture.

We've got a sort of historical map of the world

and I think this could be a little winner.

How much will I get for it? I don't know. 80? 120?

Well, 80 or 120 would certainly be a handsome profit

on that '70s table.

And James Lewis is also counting his money-making chickens,

having spent ?15 on some copperware.

There are very few occasions when you buy something

when you know it's a guaranteed profit.

But this is one of those occasions.

Lovely quality, solid copper.

Lined in zinc. But look at the base.

This is the thing that tells you it's a good early pan.

It has the brass key-shaped solder line to the base.

And the weight is fantastic.

I hope that that will make 50 to ?70 on its own.

The rest, if I have to, I'll take it to the scrap man.

Let's hope he doesn't have to do that.

After spending ?15 on the saucepans,

James Lewis's Round Two purchases are all done.

There's been some uncharacteristically cautious purchasing from The Lionheart.

In contrast, though, Bingo has swooped in and spent ?60 on an antique silver ash tray.

It is very obviously an ash tray.

Now, if I'm going to add value to this,

I'm going to take these three lugs off, then I've got a useful little dish.

This has been cleaned and used and bashed for almost 100 years.

It has an old penny in here, dated 1797, George III one penny.

They're colloquially known as cartwheels.

?60. Whether I can tickle ten or ?20 out of it, I don't know.

But we'll see what it looks like when I've taken those lugs off.

Well, it sounds like Bingo has a plan.

But let's see where things stand at the end of Round Two.

Both our bargain busters started with ?1,000 of their own money.

James Lewis has been very slow with his spending,

having now parted with a mere ?43.82.

Leaving a very worrying ?956.18 burning a hole in his pocket.

Bingo Braxton has been slow but steady so far,

spending ?311,

which gives him a more respectable ?689 still to spend.

Time is now running out for James Lewis, as we move on to Round Three.

This will take place at the Ardingly International Antiques and Collectors Fair

in West Sussex,

where there are up to 1,700 stalls.

The Lionheart in particular needs to spend, spend, spend,

but first our two duelling dealers meet up to discuss the lie of the land.

James, how are you doing? It's embarrassment.

An embarrassment of riches? No!

50 quid!

50 pounds?! I do not know what is wrong with me at the moment!

I normally buy loads, spend high,

and I'm just not doing it!

Anyway, good luck. Spend more money!

I'll try! I'll try!

Yes, good advice from his rival,

because James Lewis is, if he doesn't pull his socks up,

heading for a disaster.

And things get even worse

when it's Bingo who uncovers the first potential purchase of the round.

There's nothing like a good old foot scraper!

It's probably been outside since about 1850, this.

What do you want for this huge lump of cast iron?

?40? I'll give you ?40.

Oh, good chap. That's very kind.

Thank you very much indeed.

Yes, deal done without a haggle in sight.

But will he be able to scrape off a profit for his purchase?

Here's a lovely foot scraper, Victorian.

Some nice moulded pillars here. Look at that.

Architectural shapes, aren't they?

To relieve this flat area, they've put some square moulds there.

This sets the tone as you approach the door.

People always talk about kerbside appeal

This is doorside appeal.

Yes, doorside appeal. You heard it here first.

And with that purchase, he's hoping victory will be a shoe in.

Although James Lewis will probably respond by saying, "Cobblers".

Because he's found a shoemaker's automaton.

Quite fun, isn't it? Yes. Are you very flexible?

Bit personal(!)

Three and a half would be the very best. Could you do a bit better?

340. Definitely 340. No less than that.

You've got yourself a deal.

Thank you.

This is very much in the tradition of antiques.

It's known as an automaton. It would have been in a shoe shop in the 1950s, probably in the window.

These sort of things have been done since the 1800s,

although it's 1950s.

It's just a great thing. I didn't want to leave it here.

?340 for a cobbler, now that's more like it.

Having dragged his feet in the spending stakes so far,

he's finally prised his wallet open and now he's got a taste for it!

Silver heart-shaped mirror

within a repousse frame.

Would have been a thin sheet of silver, embossed and stamped at the same time.

We've got a hallmark here for London,

it's H, which is about 1908, 1909,

and a WC for William Cummins.

He was one of the most important makers of dressing table items of the period.

The mirror. What would be your best on it?

Well, it's a nice thing, isn't it? 250.

I was hoping you'd start with a one!

Just a little bit too low. If you can do 230, I'll sell it to you.

180. No, it cost more. 210. Give me 210, you've bought it.

195, and that's my limit.

Go another fiver, you've got a deal. That's the best I can do.

Give me 200 quid. Go on, then.

So, after a tremendous haggle,

James spends ?200 on the dressing table mirror

and he hopes to see a profit reflected in it!

Not one to be outdone by his rival,

Bingo has spotted a silver matchbox cover

and when it comes to haggling, he knows the first rule.

Identify the seller's credentials.

"Incorporated Society of Valuers and Auctioneers. Past Branch Chairman."

What august company I am in!

Sounds important, but what on earth does it mean?

What it is is I give you very fair price and you don't bid. How about that? OK.

How much have you got on it? To you, ?60.

I'm going to take that. Thank you very much indeed. You're welcome. Branch chairman!

This is a lovely bit. The clue really is in its contents.

It's a matchbox cover.

This was a luxury good. It's got a good weight to it.

The retailer's even bothered to hand engrave this.

Most of these have bashes.

They're bent, they've fallen off the mantelpiece where they were used to light the fire.

This one's in good nick,

and at ?60, there's a good profit for me.

So, that's Round Three all wrapped up.

But when it comes to the crunch will Bingo's foot scraper boot away the competition from Lewis's cobbler?

Both chaps started this contest with ?1,000.

James Lewis took a while to start spending,

but has at last parted with ?583.82

leaving himself a reasonable ?416.18

for the final push.

James Bingo Braxton has been in the lead up until now

but has suddenly been overtaken by his rival,

having only spent a total of ?411,

leaving a sizeable ?589 lingering in his kitty.

This is the last chance for our audacious experts to prove their buying bravery.

They're going to need to stay focused this time

as they're being sent to France and the St-Ouen flea market in Paris,

one of the biggest antiques markets in the world.

But also one of the most expensive.

Profit-making items will be few and far between.

James Lewis isn't intimidated, though.

I've got over 400 euros to spend today

and really, I'd like to spend as much as possible.

The auction was a struggle. The car boot sale wasn't much better.

At the antiques fair, I spent a good bit there

but today, for me, it's all about spending money.

Well, it sounds like The Lionheart is going to come out fighting.

When the going gets tough, James Lewis gets going, going, gone

and, true to his word, he's off to a flying start.

He gets his hands in his pockets and spends ?36.36 on a vase.

This is an Oriental vase in bronze and ormolu.

We've got grotesque marks on the corner,

we've got two sections made and bolted together through the base,

and this is a vase traditionally shaped from the 17th century.

If it was period and it was 1700s,

I'd be jumping up and down for joy.

A 19th-century one like this, though,

is still going to show me a really good profit.

Yes, The Lionheart oozing confidence now.

Having finally found his stride,

this is a man who can not only smell a profit, he's had a whiff of victory.

But there's still the little matter of his rival to get past.

Bingo is fighting back when he spots a religious picture.

It's nice. It's an oil painting

painted on a wooden panel.

With a frame, a gilt frame would really lift that.

So James does a deal on the painting for ?72.73

and he doesn't stop there.

Like lightning, he's straight on to his next potential purchase.

This is a Chinese table.

We call this en Angleterre wangwali.

This is known as black wood.

This is very turn-of-the-century.

This is a classic item that was made in China for export to Europe.

So, he likes the table. Now all he has to do is agree a price.

Deux cents? Deux cents cinquante.

Deux cents. So 200.

Deux cents cinquante. Cinquante. 500?

200 et... Cinq... Euro. Zero.

Non. 250?

Goodness me! We could be here for a while.

Deux cents, monsieur.

Non. Deux cents trente.

So that's 230, you're saying.

My price deux cents vingt.

OK. OK? OK. Merci, monsieur.

I haven't quite understood what we've shaken on!

No, whether he understands or not,

he pays 220 euros for the Chinese table,

which translates as precisely ?200.

So that's James Braxton all spent up

and it's not long before his rival has finished, too,

having bought a Punch inkwell for just over ?180.

All the way to Paris to find a little chap from England.

It's a salt-glazed stoneware inkwell

made around 1870, with the diamond registration mark on the back.

That will tell you the exact day, month and year that this design was registered.

The character, Mr Punch, gives it another possible market for selling.

I'm spent up, just about, and I'm really pleased with the day's work.

That's the way to do it!

Now, that's what you call a punch line!

And with that final purchase, it's over.

The buying section of the showdown is done and dusted

and our two brave boys can breathe a sigh of relief, for the time being

Yes, it might au revoir to France,

but the tricky bit is yet to come

for the mighty selling sellathon is on the horizon.

So let's quickly tot up their tallies

and find out who spent what.

Both our Jameses started the show with ?1,000 of their own money.

After a slow start, James Lewis parted with a total of ?802

on his eight items.

His arch rival, Bingo Braxton,

ended up spending a little more on his eight purchases,

splashing out a total of ?683.73.

Time for our two gladiators to review their bits and bobs.

How did you find it today? Tres difficile.

Of all the places, I struggled most at the auction.

What's your star lot, do you think?

I think... I bought a Chinese/French bronze and ormolu vase today.

Knowing the prices here, what was that, 200 euros?

40. 40?! Yeah.

So that was a... Sacre bleu! Really?! 40? That's a bargain.

It was. You don't get bargains in Paris!

Well, I did! Well done. I was pleased with that. Congratulations.

So, the next time I see you I guess will be at the auction.

Yep. Having made masses of profit on all your objects.

Bonne chance. Bonne chance.

Well done.

So, having bartered, bought and battled across counties and countries,

our two epic warriors must now transform into selling machines

as they sell their items for as much as they can,

hoping to win ultimate victory.

But the showdown sell-off has a twist.

The auction. James and James must put at least half their items under the hammer,

where they'll be unable to control whether their profits fly high or dip low.

So the two Jameses retreat to their respective base camps

to draw up their battle plans.

Back in his Sussex bunker,

Bingo is scheming and strategising.

Here I am, surrounded by my showdown items.

I love this elm table. It was described in the auction room as a cricket table.

Elm, now, is quite exotic. It's quite valuable.

And then, rather fun, I like that. Really good country house manor.

I think I know the person for that.

The car boot. ?60.

That's a tuppenny piece, generically known as a cartwheel.

And the christening cup.

It's got a nice reeded moulding rushing around here,

which reinforces the silver shape.

This is made, I think, by a company called Regency Line.

I might put that into auction because I bought it well. ?15.

A lovely Edwardian luxury good, retailed by H.Rodriguez.

And that is a lovely item.

Again, I'll put that forward to auction.

And my picture. I paid about ?70 for that.

That's going to auction. Who knows? 100 to ?150.

Alongside the picture and the other items, Bingo will be putting the Chinese table into auction.

But in Derbyshire, how's Mr Lewis feeling?

This looks a really mixed bag!

I have to say my favourite of the lot is my Mr Punch salt-glazed inkwell from France.

But then the mirror. A lot of money, but William Cummins is a great maker,

and a lovely, lovely object.

The Worcester vase. Less than ?20.

If I can find a ceramic restorer with real talent,

they'll be able to bring this vase back to life again.

My last thing is the automaton.

He's off having his flat cap replaced.

I'm going to have to sell him more locally, and probably to a local cobbler for a window display.

But the four things that I know are going into auction for sure

are my copper pans, my little Flambe rabbit - 50p from a car boot sale.

My Chinese bronze vase with a French ormolu base.

The fourth thing that is definitely an auction candidate - I've left it down here deliberately -

why did I buy this?!

It's appalling!

What an awful picture!

All in all, I'm quite confident, but James bought well, too,

so it'll be touch and go!

Well, both our experts must now get to work

and demonstrate exactly how they've climbed to the top of the antiques business,

as they set about finding buyers for their sellables.

Remember, no deal is sealed until they've shaken on it and the cash is in their hands.

And first to step into the ring is James Lewis with his automaton,

having targeted cobbler Andy as the perfect buyer.

My biggest purchase ever on the show.

My cobbler automaton.

?340 paid for him at the antiques fair.

I've come to Chesterfield to Peter's cobblers and shoemakers

who make traditional English shoes.

I just had the feeling this is the perfect home for him.

There he is. He's got a few blemishes on the skin. Yeah. Where he's been in the window and it's been hot.

He looks like he's at retirement age!

He's old, isn't he? Yeah.

I think he was made in the 1950s.

He'd make a good window display, it would be a good advert.

He could have a nice big hand-painted sign on the front.

That would be great. It would be a good centre-piece. The kids will love it in the window.

How cheap is it, James?

600?

Six hundred pounds?! For this? Yeah. Yeah?

Right. That's a bit steep for me, that. I was thinking 400.

I'd say four and a half. How about 550?

I'd say ?500 and that's probably the most... You've got a deal. Yeah? You've got a deal. Excellent.

Brilliant. Thank you very much. Great.

You've got your own cap! He's quite authentic, isn't he?

We can form a partnership, can't we, Pop?

It was a major investment, but I've got a profit out of it.

And look, doesn't he look super?

Yes, James makes a profit of ?147.50 after restoration costs.

And he's put his best foot forward.

Over in Bexhill in East Sussex,

Bingo is hoping to sell the table he bought at auction for just over ?150.

He's taken it to antiques dealer Andy.

But it seems the table has a more complicated heritage than he realised.

I like the elm top to it. I don't know what the base is, probably oak.

Yes, it is, yeah.

It's an old stool base, by the looks of it.

An old stool base?! How do you work that one out, then, Andy?

Well, you've got a tripod top, for a start.

Oh, I see. Yeah, I've got you. It's the base of a stool.

So it's a funny old amalgam, then. Yes. It's a little marriage.

A marriage made in heaven?

Well, I don't know. I'm sure they've had a golden or a diamond wedding anniversary, these two.

I'm looking for sort of, anywhere between sort of 140, 180.

No, I couldn't, James. What's your top on that?

130 I'd say on that.

How about 150 on it?

I really don't see it at that, James. 140? Go on.

You're a tough man, Andy.

Oh, dear. Mr Braxton kicks off his showdown selling with a loss of ?13.40.

But he's looking on the bright side.

My country elm table turned out to be two items.

Turned out to be a stool and the top of an old wine table.

So I've managed to sell it. Not at a profit,

but I got out of a mistake.

And while Bingo's cutting and running, James Lewis has also been busy.

Having sold his twin-handled vase for a profit of ?20.84,

he's now hoping for a sale from his mirror.

I'm waiting at my sale room along with this lovely heart-shaped mirror.

I've shown it to a friend of mine, Mike,

and I'm hoping he might like it enough to show me a good profit.

Which will mean him paying more than the ?200 it cost James.

It is such a beautiful thing.

It's nice to get a refresh on just how good the silverwork of it is and everything.

If you turn it over, that will be the original colour.

It's over 100 years old. It's good to see the wear, the use. It's good to see the item's history.

In the good old days, when that sort of thing was fashionable,

it might have made 750, something like that.

Would you be happy at 250?

310? 280?

Hold me there?

90?

Oh. OK, fine!

285. 295. 285. 95.

95. 290, then. It's got to be there at 285!

It's yours. 285 is fine. Brilliant.

Cor, that got fast and furious!

Still, James can reflect on the fact that he's made a profit of ?85.

Now, talking of silver,

Bingo Braxton's taken his silver tankard to antiques dealer Adrian

but he didn't get the price he was hoping for

and lost 60 pence!

Still, never write off an underdog, because Mr Braxton still has plenty more tricks up his sleeve.

But then so does James Lewis,

who is down to his final item.

And what a wonderful day it is for popping up to Liverpool

to sell his salt-glazed inkwell.

I've come armed with my salt-glazed inkwell of Mr Punch

to one of England's most beautiful cities, here in Liverpool.

Now, it's a city known for The Beatles, Cilla Black, but also the patron of the Punch and Judy Club,

Ken Dodd!

James paid ?181.82 for the Mr Punch inkwell.

So will he be able to tickle up a profit from Doddy?

I have to say, when I was in France, looking at this little inkwell...

A what well? Inkwell. I've got it here somewhere! I thought you'd brought me champagne!

The last person on earth I thought I'd be with on a stage in Liverpool is you.

But there we are. He's nice, isn't he?

Mr Punch. Mr Punch.

It was made in about 1850. He was made in London.

And he's salt-glazed.

Tell me about your connections with Punch.

My first experience of show business and the industry

was, for a birthday present, I got a Punch and Judy Show.

I used to give backyard concerts. How old were you then?

About eight. No.

It could be one of your little diddy men. Yes. I'll fix him up with his own tickling stick!

Where did that idea come from, the tickling stick?

It's a jester's prop. The jesters of old always had a little prop with them. Sometimes a little face.

Like Mr Punch there. Would you like one? I'd love one!

Take your pick. Which colour would you like?

That one. All right, then.

Watch what you're doing. You've got licence to tickle!

James has whetted Doddy's appetite.

But can he make a profit on the inkwell?

Be reasonable, because I am a struggling comedian!

500?

What's your lowest? How about 350?

That seems reasonable. Is that all right? 350, yes.

I can just manage that. You've got a deal.

So James Lewis is happy with a not so diddy profit of ?168.18 for the inkwell

and he gets to meet a comedy icon!

Well, with that, James Lewis is ready for the auction.

But it's not time to say tatty-bye just yet

as Bingo Braxton is still busy selling.

But not very well. He makes another loss, this time on his ash tray,

which he sells for ?40, making a disappointing ?20 loss.

Still, it may be one step back, but it could be two steps forward

as he arrives in rainy Berkshire

hoping to scrape a profit on the foot scraper from Stewart, an expert in antique metalware.

Here's this mighty heavy beastie. Yep.

It's been outside for some time.

It's a good country house look, isn't it, the boot scraper?

They like cast iron boot scrapers. They're good sellers.

Interesting here, you've got provision for brushes on the side.

So when you scrape your boots, you brush the side of the soles as well.

Ah, I've seen those before. It has a Regency look to it, doesn't it?

It could be 1850, couldn't it? 1840?

I'm erring slightly later than that, personally. Yeah.

Because they're not hand-cut nuts underneath.

Ah. Right, OK. It's going to be 1880s. 1880s.

I know what I want to pay for it, so... Is it ?100? 120 quid.

You want to pay 120 quid? That's what I was going to bid you.

I'll take it. Are we there already? I'll take that. That's fabulous.

Thank you very much indeed.

From 40 to 120! I'm in the money.

So Bingo's rightfully delighted with a profit of ?80 for the foot scraper.

Before our two brave boys head for the auction,

it's time to find out how their selling efforts have set them up

ready for the final part of this epic battle.

James Lewis has sold his four items but already has a sizeable profit of ?421.52.

Bingo has also sold all four purchases,

but with a profit of only ?46

has his hopes riding high on the auction.

Our boys' efforts to target perfect buyers end here,

because their remaining items must go in the showdown auction,

a place where all the experience in the world will be unable to influence what happens.

I'm dreading this! I'm looking forward to this, James.

Are you? Yes.

Anxious anticipation from one, utter terror from the other!

This truly is an experience that stretches fear and excitement to breaking point.

Because how, James and James's hopes and dreams are firmly in the hands of others

as their items go on sale at British Bespoke Auctioneers in Cheltenham.

But before the hammer starts to fall,

there's just time for James Lewis to give his verdict on one of Bingo's items.

Words fail me when I look at this table.

When it was made, probably in the 1970s,

it didn't have any style or taste.

Now, it's just old, battered without any style or taste!

James Lewis pretty damning there about his rival's table.

Bingo, on the other hand, always the gentleman.

Where's Lionheart's courage disappeared to?

He's paid just over ?14 for this.

It's a watercolour. It's quite pretty. Slightly sentimental, I suppose.

It's in its original oak frame with its gilt slit moulding.

I think he's going to make a profit.

And so, as the bidding gets underway,

there's an expectant buzz in the air.

The first lot to go under the hammer is James Lewis's bronze vase,

which cost him ?36.36 at the Parisian market.

This is the one that I have all my hopes on!

An antique ormolu-mounted 19th-century dark patinated Chinese bronze vase.

Got to be worth 20. In straightaway at ?20 in the room.

Looking for 22. At 22 in the back of the room. Thank you. 22.

Got you at 25. 28?

30. Two. Five? 32 with you, then.

35. Got him. At 35. 38? That's enough. That's enough!

It might be enough for you, Bingo, but the price on James's vase is still going up.

At ?50, the right hand corner.

And five. 55 in the room. Another bidder at 55. At 60.

And five. 70. And five. Sir, would you like to go? 75. Thank you.

We're going to sell at ?75. Going once, twice, at ?75.

Sold!

That's a good start from The Lionheart as he makes a profit of ?18.54 after auction costs.

Next up is Mr Lewis's pots and pans

which he bought from the car boot for ?15.

I know copper and brass is not in fashion at the moment.

But I really like this sort of... I take issue on that.

Copper and brass is very popular with scrap metal merchants!

We're going to start with a commission bid on this, ladies and gentlemen. With me.

At ?30. Looking for ?32 on this.

I've got ?30 on the net. Thank you.

35 elsewhere? 32 on the net. We're looking at ?35.

We've got 32. At 35. At ?35, then.

Sold. Thank you.

That's another profit for James Lewis,

albeit not a massive one, as he makes ?7.10 on his metalware.

Now it's Bingo Braxton's turn,

as his oil painting goes under the hammer.

In the overall scheme of things, in terms of percentage and confidence...

Brimming. Brimming.

Whether I make a profit on it, at a purchase price of ?73...

A very nice period piece, this.

I'm going to start the bidding straight in with me at ?90.

A commission bid at ?90. We've got 90 on this.

?90 with me. I'm looking for 95 in the room or at home.

At 95 now. We've got 95 and now 100. At ?100.

Going once, twice, at ?100.

Sold. Thank you. Well done.

I wasn't expecting that! No, I wasn't, either!

I think "brimming" seems really appropriate!

Yes, he looks relieved. But after auction costs are taken off,

he makes a profit of just ?2.67.

Don't get too confident, now, Bingo!

Next up it's the silver matchbox holder that cost him ?60 at the antiques fair.

Let's start the bidding with me at ?38. Commission bid at 38 and 40 in straightaway.

I've got 40. And 42. On the internet at 42. And 45 in the room.

I'm looking for 48. 48 I'm bid. 48 and 50. Thank you.

55 on the net now, and 60.

60 in the room. I'm looking for 65 on the net.

I've got it. Looking for 70 now.

Have we got 70 in the room or at home?

Yes. 70 in the room. Sure, sir? At ?70.

At 70 with you, sir, at ?70.

We're looking for 75 on the net now. I've got ?75. Going once, twice, at ?75.

Sold to the net. Thank you.

So Bingo loses ?5.10 on the matchbox holder.

But the pressure is back on James Lewis next

as the ceramic rabbit that cost him 50p hops into the limelight.

Who will start me off at ?20 only for the Flambe. At ?20.

We'll start it off at 15, then.

It's got to be worth ?15. Come on!

We've got a bid on the net at 15. And 18.

And 20 now. We're looking for 22.

Have we got 22? We've got 22.

Looking for 25. 25 now bid.

At ?25. Going once, twice. Sold. Thank you very much.

That's a good profit. Well done!

Yes, very gracious Mr Braxton there,

while his rival wins a profit of ?13.40 for the rabbit.

Which means it's James Lewis's final lot, the watercolour,

which he has no faith in.

I'm not proud of this lot. How much did you buy it for?

Not much. Less than ?15. About 12 or 14.

That's probably an indication of its worth, isn't it?

Yes, it really can be a problem buying from one auction and selling at another.

So, how will it do?

Any takers at ?10? Are we sure? At ?10... Thank you, madam.

At ?10. You obviously like nice still life paintings.

Anyone give 12? 12 with you.

At 12. At 15, madam?

15. At ?18, then, going once, twice, at ?18. Sold.

Oh! That's all right, isn't it? My world's ended!

So James Lewis is dealt a bit of a blow when he loses ?6 on the watercolour.

Now all of James Lewis's lots have gone,

it's all down to Bingo Braxton's two tables to turn the tables on this bitterly fought battle.

First up is the Chinese table he bought in France.

?200, I paid for it!

What on earth...

At ?120. At 120.

120 we're looking for. 120. 130. 140.

It'll have to go a lot higher than that to get Bingo into the black!

I've got 160, now. It went quickly up to 160.

170, thank you in the room. 170. 180 with me.

At ?180, then, we're going to sell.

Going, once, twice, at ?180.

Oh, dear. Minus the auction costs, that's a devastating loss of ?60.44.

And so it's Bingo's brass table. His final item.

It's solid brass. It's just solid rubbish. It's horrid.

It's lovely. It's not. It's early 1980s.

You don't like this, do you? 1980s. Love it.

I'm expecting big profits.

Well, you can't make a big loss, can you?

?15. Who knows?

A wood and brass coffee table by Regency Line of Birmingham.

At ?35. No!

At ?35. I'm looking for 38.

Nobody's been on holiday? And they're all bidding.

At 38. You can all bid. We don't mind if you bid together.

At 38. At 40 with me.

And 42. Go on! Go on!

At 42. We're looking for... 42 with you and back with me.

At ?45. 45 we've got.

We're looking for ?48 now.

We're looking for ?48. 45 and 48. Thank you.

Going once, twice, at ?48.

He'll even deliver for you madam! Sold. Thank you.

Yes, and a sportsmanlike round of applause from James Lewis.

Bingo's table goes for over three times what he paid for it

and he finishes his auction with a profit

of ?17.76.

All our experts' lots have now been sold

and there's nothing more they can do.

The question is, though, who's the overall victor?

Both James Braxton and James Lewis started the showdown with ?1,000 of their own money.

James Lewis spent a total of ?814.50 on his eight items

and a little restoration on the side.

Whereas James Braxton spent ?683.73

on his eight purchases.

All the money that James and James have made today

will be going to charities of their choice.

So without further ado, it's time to find out

who is today's Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is champion.

Good to see you. Good to see you. How are you?

Showdown, my word.

And that auction! The one thing I took away from that auction

was my Italian picture, I couldn't think who to sell it to

that I wouldn't get come-back from.

And that did all right! It did. A profit.

Always wash your mistakes through auction.

What was your biggie? I think my biggest percentage profit

was the little rabbit from the car boot sale for 50p

that made over ?20.

I was chuffed with that. If you keep those profits like that,

I might actually win this one! Let's have a look.

One, two, three, go!

Oh, my word!

Hey? Sorry?

What?! 89p?!

How did that happen?

Yes, Bingo genuinely lost for words

as James Lewis wins today's showdown.

But our experts have been building up their profit pots over a week of challenges.

So it's time to find out who is the overall winner.

So, shall we reveal the week? Yeah, I want to get this off!

There we go.

Oh, that is very respectable, Mr Lewis.

That's not bad, either.

I'm not too bad. I've suffered some scrapes and rigours, but you have taken it.

Well done, young man. It's been good fun. Good fun.

We've raised a lot of money. We've done very well. Let's go and celebrate.

So a gracious James Braxton concedes victory to his rival.

Both our duelling dealers have made fantastic profits

and all that money will go to their chosen charities.

About six months ago, I had a letter from a veteran from Afghanistan

who'd been blown up by an IED.

He said how the show was watched over in Afghanistan and it gave him great pleasure.

So my money is going to the Queen's Royal Lancers Regimental Association.

My money is going to a local Eastbourne charity,

St Wilfrid's Hospice.

After a week of all-out action

and hard-fought close combat,

both Jameses have put their money where their mouths are

and proved they can make big profits from antiques when their own money is on the line.

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