0:00:03 > 0:00:05This is Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is,
0:00:05 > 0:00:08the show that pitches TV's best loved antiques experts
0:00:08 > 0:00:11against each other in an all-out battle for profit.
0:00:13 > 0:00:17And gives YOU the insiders' view of the trade.
0:00:17 > 0:00:18Who's there?
0:00:20 > 0:00:23Each week one pair of duelling dealers will face a different
0:00:23 > 0:00:25daily challenge.
0:00:25 > 0:00:27The original cheeky chappie.
0:00:27 > 0:00:28Lovely!
0:00:28 > 0:00:30Putting their reputations on the line...
0:00:30 > 0:00:32Full house!
0:00:32 > 0:00:33Oh, I say!
0:00:33 > 0:00:35And giving you their top tips
0:00:35 > 0:00:38and savvy secrets on how to make the most money
0:00:38 > 0:00:40from buying and selling.
0:00:40 > 0:00:42I'm feeling rather lucky.
0:00:45 > 0:00:49Coming up, Kate Bliss' haggling provokes an extreme reaction.
0:00:49 > 0:00:51Argh!
0:00:51 > 0:00:52How to spot a quality vase.
0:00:52 > 0:00:55That is ES and that's got Eliza Simmonds.
0:00:55 > 0:00:59She is one very, very highly regarded decorator at Doulton.
0:00:59 > 0:01:02And there's a whole lot of shaking going on.
0:01:02 > 0:01:05This is Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is.
0:01:19 > 0:01:23Yes, welcome, friends, to this white knuckle antiques nail-biter
0:01:23 > 0:01:27with a French flavour of Parisian purchasing,
0:01:27 > 0:01:31where, once again, two tiptop TV experts gamble
0:01:31 > 0:01:35with their reputations in an all-out, head-to-head face-off.
0:01:35 > 0:01:39And first to stand up and be counted is quite literally a living legend.
0:01:39 > 0:01:42When he's looking at China, there is no-one finer.
0:01:42 > 0:01:45When it comes to pottery, for him it is no lottery.
0:01:45 > 0:01:49He is Burnley's favourite connoisseur, Eric "Knocker" Knowles.
0:01:49 > 0:01:51It's always as well to have a ferret.
0:01:51 > 0:01:54And, taking on Eric today, is the first lady of the collectables.
0:01:54 > 0:01:57When it comes to objet d'art her mind is aglow with willing,
0:01:57 > 0:02:01transient modes of thought, careening through a cosmic vapour
0:02:01 > 0:02:03of antiques know-how.
0:02:03 > 0:02:07Yes, fighting out of Herefordshire it's Kate "Absolute" Bliss.
0:02:08 > 0:02:11I think I need to go up a gear, raise my game.
0:02:11 > 0:02:13Yes, both our auctioneers will have to switch
0:02:13 > 0:02:16to turbo mode because they are being sent to battle in France
0:02:16 > 0:02:19and the Porte de Vanves flea market in the south of Paris.
0:02:19 > 0:02:22It has over 350 stalls of furniture, trinkets,
0:02:22 > 0:02:26paintings and jewellery, the sort of once cherished treasures
0:02:26 > 0:02:29that you wouldn't find back in the UK.
0:02:29 > 0:02:32Both experts are laden with ?750 worth of euro.
0:02:32 > 0:02:36It's their own money and buying to sell back home is the aim of the game,
0:02:36 > 0:02:39with all the profits going to their chosen charities.
0:02:39 > 0:02:43So, Kate Bliss and Eric Knowles, it's time
0:02:43 > 0:02:47To Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is.
0:02:49 > 0:02:51Hello, Kate. Monsieur. Bonjour.
0:02:51 > 0:02:53Are you well? Yeah, very well.
0:02:53 > 0:02:55Are you in your comfort zone, that's what I want to know?
0:02:55 > 0:02:59Do you enjoy buying here in la belle France? In gay Paris?
0:02:59 > 0:03:03In gay Paris, it's so exciting, isn't it? They're setting up behind us.
0:03:03 > 0:03:05My fingers are twitching.
0:03:05 > 0:03:09We've got 825 euros, which is roughly ?750... Correct.
0:03:09 > 0:03:14..burning a hole in my pocket. Yes, yes, yes. What are you going to be looking for?
0:03:14 > 0:03:16I'm going to try and play to my strengths.
0:03:16 > 0:03:18I'm sort of an Art Nouveau/ Art Deco sort of person.
0:03:18 > 0:03:21You are that kind of guy. It is difficult to buy well here
0:03:21 > 0:03:24because they know exactly what they've got. Really?
0:03:24 > 0:03:26The bargains are few and far between. What about yourself?
0:03:26 > 0:03:29Do you know, I've got a completely open mind here.
0:03:29 > 0:03:31I'm going to go in there and just see what's about.
0:03:31 > 0:03:35I'm going to try and work the market thoroughly.
0:03:35 > 0:03:37Do it stall by stall... OK.
0:03:37 > 0:03:39All right. Step by step.
0:03:39 > 0:03:41It goes that way and it goes that way.
0:03:41 > 0:03:45You've been here before, you see, you know your way around. I do, yes.
0:03:45 > 0:03:48Whereas, moi, I'm at sea. Let's get going. OK.
0:03:48 > 0:03:49Bon chance, mon ami.
0:03:49 > 0:03:52Thank you very much my dear, that's very sweet of you. Cheerio.
0:03:52 > 0:03:55Yes, a bit of psychological jostling going on there.
0:03:55 > 0:03:59Kate looking fresh faced, lively, ready to face the French sellers
0:03:59 > 0:04:03but Eric making quite sure she knows that he's been here before.
0:04:03 > 0:04:06This is his stomping ground and she is the new girl.
0:04:06 > 0:04:10I was very interested in Mrs Bliss' strategy.
0:04:10 > 0:04:13She says she's going to take it in her stride,
0:04:13 > 0:04:15do it methodically and, erm,
0:04:15 > 0:04:18that's all well and good but I should point out
0:04:18 > 0:04:21that this fair, this street market,
0:04:21 > 0:04:24actually finishes at about lunchtime.
0:04:24 > 0:04:28In actual fact, speed is of the essence!
0:04:28 > 0:04:33Be warned, Kiss Me Kate, be warned.
0:04:33 > 0:04:35Well, Eric's supremely confident, almost smug
0:04:35 > 0:04:38but is he understimating his rival?
0:04:38 > 0:04:41Well, if Eric's after Art Deco pieces,
0:04:41 > 0:04:44if I see anything like that I'm going to have to be quick off the mark.
0:04:44 > 0:04:46I'm going to go in with a really open mind.
0:04:46 > 0:04:49I think if you're actually focusing on one thing,
0:04:49 > 0:04:51and you can't find it, you can get a bit distracted.
0:04:51 > 0:04:54Let's get at it.
0:04:54 > 0:04:58Yes, and get at it they both do in search of their first bargain.
0:04:58 > 0:05:01While Eric works his way expertly through the market,
0:05:01 > 0:05:04Kate is sifting through the stalls looking for her prey,
0:05:04 > 0:05:07scything through the French passers-by
0:05:07 > 0:05:08as if they were matchsticks.
0:05:08 > 0:05:10Mmm, lovely to watch an expert like this at work.
0:05:10 > 0:05:14Of course, one advantage that Kate does have over her rival,
0:05:14 > 0:05:16she speaks French.
0:05:16 > 0:05:17Well, un petit peu.
0:05:17 > 0:05:19Bonjour.
0:05:19 > 0:05:21C'est combien? C'est petite commode?
0:05:21 > 0:05:23Trois cents.
0:05:23 > 0:05:25Trois cents? Oui.
0:05:25 > 0:05:27Trois cents. 300.
0:05:27 > 0:05:32The escutcheon, which is the little bit around where the key goes in,
0:05:32 > 0:05:36this little bit here, is missing on the top drawer, just here.
0:05:36 > 0:05:38Yes, Kate thinks she's onto a treasure here.
0:05:38 > 0:05:42Time for a bit of extreme bilingual haggling.
0:05:42 > 0:05:44Deux cents?
0:05:44 > 0:05:46Kate going hard there with the first offer.
0:05:46 > 0:05:49He wants 300, a lot more than Kate wants to pay.
0:05:49 > 0:05:51Non, deux cents, monsieur.
0:05:51 > 0:05:53Deux cents parce que le livre...
0:05:53 > 0:05:54Deux cents.
0:05:54 > 0:05:55Kate offers 200.
0:05:59 > 0:06:02He drops to 230 but she's still pushing.
0:06:02 > 0:06:04Deux cent dix, le dernier prix.
0:06:04 > 0:06:08She's at 210 and appears to be finally grinding him down.
0:06:08 > 0:06:10Oui, oui.
0:06:10 > 0:06:13Never mind putting your money where your mouth is.
0:06:13 > 0:06:16She is going to put her money where his hand is.
0:06:17 > 0:06:19Voila! Deux cents dix.
0:06:19 > 0:06:23Yes, gets them every time. Monsieur, you've been Kate Bliss-ed.
0:06:23 > 0:06:25Bon!
0:06:26 > 0:06:29I'm quite pleased with this. I got myself a little miniature chest,
0:06:29 > 0:06:31about 1880 in date.
0:06:31 > 0:06:35It's veneered in birdseye maple and kingwood, very French.
0:06:35 > 0:06:37OK, it needs a little bit of work.
0:06:37 > 0:06:39A little bit of cosmetic attention here.
0:06:39 > 0:06:42I'm thinking the Cotswolds for this.
0:06:42 > 0:06:44Yes, Kate very happy with her first purchase,
0:06:44 > 0:06:48210 euro works out at ?190.91.
0:06:48 > 0:06:50Take that, Eric Knowles!
0:06:50 > 0:06:53This might be your manor but you have a fight on your hands.
0:06:53 > 0:06:55Is he starting to buckle?
0:06:55 > 0:06:59The thing about these markets, the Paris markets are wonderful
0:06:59 > 0:07:02because you find lots of things here you're not going to find back in the UK.
0:07:02 > 0:07:06But you do get little boxes of things and it's always as well
0:07:06 > 0:07:10to have a quick skate about, to have a ferret, you know.
0:07:10 > 0:07:13Yes, you're not in Burnley now, Eric, there are no ferrets here
0:07:13 > 0:07:16but there are some uniquely French treasures and it's not long before
0:07:16 > 0:07:18Eric hones in on one.
0:07:18 > 0:07:21Combien le dernier prix? 40.
0:07:21 > 0:07:2340? For you, 40.
0:07:23 > 0:07:25For me? The best price. The best price!
0:07:25 > 0:07:27ERIC CHUCKLES
0:07:27 > 0:07:29I love it! OK.
0:07:29 > 0:07:31No sooner said.
0:07:31 > 0:07:34Oh, one, two, three... OK, thank you. Is that OK?
0:07:34 > 0:07:37Thank you very much, monsieur, thank you.
0:07:37 > 0:07:39Yeah, not even going to bother to haggle on that price.
0:07:39 > 0:07:4140 euro, that's ?36.36
0:07:41 > 0:07:44and Eric thinks he's onto a winner.
0:07:44 > 0:07:47It's not very old. This is post-war but it is Daum.
0:07:47 > 0:07:50The thing is, that's a good name.
0:07:50 > 0:07:56As a design, that's probably a round about 1955 to 1965
0:07:56 > 0:07:59but it's of its type and it's the best.
0:07:59 > 0:08:04For 40 euro, erm, it was well worth having.
0:08:04 > 0:08:06Well, Eric breaks his duck.
0:08:06 > 0:08:09Both dealers up and running but with this only being a morning market
0:08:09 > 0:08:14there is no time to waste and Kate has found a bit of glass of her own.
0:08:14 > 0:08:16It's like a Lalique design,
0:08:16 > 0:08:18a little scent bottle, typically French.
0:08:18 > 0:08:22It's not by him, it's a poor man's copy, if you like.
0:08:23 > 0:08:26I'll just find out how much it is anyway. Where is my man.
0:08:26 > 0:08:29Ah, monsieur... C'est combien?
0:08:29 > 0:08:31Cent euro. Cent?
0:08:31 > 0:08:34That's 100 euro, surely she is not going to settle for that.
0:08:34 > 0:08:37Go on, Kate, let's see your haggling skills.
0:08:37 > 0:08:40Non, merci, trop cher.
0:08:40 > 0:08:42Le dernier prix? Soixante-dix.
0:08:42 > 0:08:45Soixante-dix. 65?
0:08:45 > 0:08:49No, Kate, soixante-dix is actually 70. Either way, still too much.
0:08:49 > 0:08:51Go on, hit him low.
0:08:51 > 0:08:52Trente?
0:08:52 > 0:08:54She's trying 30.
0:08:54 > 0:08:5830 is ?25, roughly, in sterling.
0:08:58 > 0:08:59Quarante?
0:08:59 > 0:09:01Quarante. 40?
0:09:01 > 0:09:03OK. OK.
0:09:03 > 0:09:06Merci beaucoup.
0:09:06 > 0:09:08We done a deal.
0:09:08 > 0:09:10Quarante euro, which is 40 euros,
0:09:10 > 0:09:15probably far too much money, which is roughly ?35 sterling.
0:09:15 > 0:09:17Erm...
0:09:17 > 0:09:21I'm going to need a wing and a prayer for that one.
0:09:21 > 0:09:23She might be worried about selling it on at a profit
0:09:23 > 0:09:25but my goodness she's hard on those dealers.
0:09:25 > 0:09:29It started at 100 and she knocked him down by 60%
0:09:29 > 0:09:31to 40 euro,
0:09:31 > 0:09:33which works out at ?36.36.
0:09:33 > 0:09:35Once again, what a haggler!
0:09:36 > 0:09:39And, while Kate is knocking the prices down,
0:09:39 > 0:09:43Eric has snapped up a couple of quickies in the form of a brooch.
0:09:43 > 0:09:46It is fair to say that is a design which speaks for itself.
0:09:46 > 0:09:49And a perfume bottle pendant.
0:09:49 > 0:09:52It was a collaboration between the perfume manufacturer
0:09:52 > 0:09:54and Mark Lalique.
0:09:54 > 0:09:58Together the brooch and the pendant cost ?136.36
0:09:58 > 0:10:00so Eric's stepping out of his comfort zone.
0:10:00 > 0:10:03But, he is soon back in it, when he spots, among the tat,
0:10:03 > 0:10:06a possible hidden treasure of the ceramic variety.
0:10:06 > 0:10:09I've got my specs on because I've just seen a piece
0:10:09 > 0:10:12of a little bit of England here.
0:10:12 > 0:10:14A little bit of Lambeth. A little bit of Doulton.
0:10:14 > 0:10:16I suppose it is all down to price, really,
0:10:16 > 0:10:19because this is all hand done.
0:10:19 > 0:10:20Monsieur. 'Allo.
0:10:20 > 0:10:23'Allo, 'Allo! I'm looking for the best price on something like this.
0:10:23 > 0:10:26My best price could be 120 euro.
0:10:26 > 0:10:29That is the best price, yes? Yes.
0:10:29 > 0:10:31OK. Maybe you can make a...
0:10:31 > 0:10:33Maybe you can make an offer.
0:10:33 > 0:10:36Well, I would offer 100 but whether or not you would accept that,
0:10:36 > 0:10:38I don't know. 100 in cash, yeah, it's OK.
0:10:38 > 0:10:40100 in cash is OK. OK.
0:10:40 > 0:10:41Well, that's good.
0:10:41 > 0:10:43Yes, nice technique from Eric.
0:10:43 > 0:10:46Putting the vase down, looking like he's going to walk away at 120,
0:10:46 > 0:10:50instantly gets 20 euro knocked off and the vase is his for 100 euro,
0:10:50 > 0:10:55or ?90.91, but what is it? Is it something special? Do tell.
0:10:55 > 0:11:00This is one very nice vase.
0:11:00 > 0:11:03This shouted Doulton Lambeth stoneware.
0:11:03 > 0:11:05What a design.
0:11:05 > 0:11:08This decoration is incise.
0:11:08 > 0:11:11It's cut into the clay.
0:11:11 > 0:11:14Look underneath it and it gets better.
0:11:14 > 0:11:16Because we've got the Doulton Lambeth rosette mark.
0:11:16 > 0:11:20This is between 1891 and about 1900.
0:11:20 > 0:11:23What is special is that little monogram there.
0:11:23 > 0:11:25It's a tiny monogram, it's hidden.
0:11:25 > 0:11:28That is ES and that's for Eliza Simmonds.
0:11:28 > 0:11:32She is one very, very highly regarded decorator at Doulton,
0:11:32 > 0:11:35let me tell you. Now it cost me 100 euro.
0:11:35 > 0:11:40I have to say that I intend to do well on this.
0:11:40 > 0:11:42I aim to, when I say do well,
0:11:42 > 0:11:46I'm going to double and a bit more and a bit more, I hope.
0:11:46 > 0:11:50Oh, Eric looking very pleased with himself there and why not?
0:11:50 > 0:11:52He thinks he's found a real money-spinner in that vase.
0:11:52 > 0:11:55So much so that he can even afford to take his foot off the pedal
0:11:55 > 0:11:57and have a nice cup of coffee.
0:11:57 > 0:12:00Monsieur Knowles, you're looking far too relaxed.
0:12:00 > 0:12:03Well, I've done most of me buying, actually.
0:12:03 > 0:12:06I'm just trying to decide where I'm going to go for dinner tonight. There you are.
0:12:06 > 0:12:09Seriously, you know the hare and the tortoise?
0:12:09 > 0:12:11Yes, I do.
0:12:11 > 0:12:14It's not all about speed. No. It's about quality. Yes.
0:12:14 > 0:12:16I'll tell you what, I've been working this street.
0:12:16 > 0:12:19You told me to go down there, you said all the best stuff was there.
0:12:19 > 0:12:22It is. I haven't found anything. Oh, darling, no. The odd bit.
0:12:22 > 0:12:26I found a lovely French cabinet, well, miniature chest, really.
0:12:26 > 0:12:29Oh, yes. In kingwood and birdseye maple. Oh, yeah.
0:12:29 > 0:12:31So what is your best buy, then, spill the beans?
0:12:31 > 0:12:34Actually, I've bought something British. Have you?
0:12:34 > 0:12:37I have bought something English. Have you?
0:12:37 > 0:12:39I have bought something from south London
0:12:39 > 0:12:42and Lambeth and Doulton and I...
0:12:42 > 0:12:43I knew it had to be a pot.
0:12:43 > 0:12:45THEY LAUGH
0:12:45 > 0:12:47Yeah, but what a pot! I'm very pleased with that.
0:12:47 > 0:12:50OK, I'm not liking the look of this.
0:12:50 > 0:12:52You look far too pleased with yourself, Mr Knowles.
0:12:52 > 0:12:54I think you should buy me a cup of coffee. I think I should.
0:12:54 > 0:12:57I think the thing to remember, Kate, is we're battling for Britain.
0:12:57 > 0:12:59We are battling for Britain. Come on.
0:12:59 > 0:13:02Mmm. Patriotic stuff, Eric, but profit knows no borders.
0:13:02 > 0:13:06So as the piano man plays, it's time to see who's been striking
0:13:06 > 0:13:09the right chords and who has been hitting the bum notes.
0:13:11 > 0:13:13Well, both our experts started the day
0:13:13 > 0:13:16with ?750 worth of euros in their pockets
0:13:16 > 0:13:21and so far Eric has bought four objects and spent ?263.63.
0:13:21 > 0:13:26That leaves him with ?486.37 left to spend.
0:13:26 > 0:13:27Kate, on the other hand,
0:13:27 > 0:13:32has currently bought just two items but spent ?227.27,
0:13:32 > 0:13:37so moneywise not far from Eric with ?522.73 still in her kitty.
0:13:41 > 0:13:44But time waits for no man, or woman and there's no time for drifting
0:13:44 > 0:13:47in this continental contest.
0:13:47 > 0:13:51Kate shows she's not for slacking as she spots, and buys,
0:13:51 > 0:13:53a glass artefact that puts her right back in the mix.
0:13:53 > 0:13:56This is something that I don't normally buy.
0:13:56 > 0:13:57It's a cocktail shaker.
0:13:57 > 0:13:59The reason I don't buy them
0:13:59 > 0:14:02is they are not particularly fashionable, or commercial.
0:14:02 > 0:14:05It's got a really nice quality, heavy cut glass base
0:14:05 > 0:14:09and on that base is a very special mark.
0:14:09 > 0:14:12The mark is for a very well known French glass factory
0:14:12 > 0:14:13called Saint Louis.
0:14:13 > 0:14:17That's really going to add a bit of a cachet to this piece
0:14:17 > 0:14:19and certainly is a sign of quality.
0:14:19 > 0:14:21I have got somebody in mind for this.
0:14:21 > 0:14:25I've just got to hope they want to share a drink with me.
0:14:25 > 0:14:28Well, Kate paid 55 euro for the shaker
0:14:28 > 0:14:30which translates to ?50 exactly.
0:14:30 > 0:14:32Time for a bit of Michael Jackson, anyone?
0:14:32 > 0:14:36MUSIC: "Thriller" by Michael Jackson
0:14:36 > 0:14:37No, perhaps not.
0:14:37 > 0:14:39Frank Spencer, then?
0:14:39 > 0:14:41MUSIC: Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em Theme.
0:14:41 > 0:14:45No. Back to the buying! Kate has found a clock she likes the look of
0:14:45 > 0:14:46but once again it all comes down to the haggle
0:14:46 > 0:14:49and, yet again, Kate gets her way.
0:14:49 > 0:14:52Quarante. Le dernier prix, oui? Oui.
0:14:52 > 0:14:53Merci beaucoup.
0:14:55 > 0:14:57I think this is a bit of a steal.
0:14:57 > 0:15:03I've just paid 40 euros, which is roughly ?35/?36.
0:15:03 > 0:15:06This is an original Art Deco clock garniture,
0:15:06 > 0:15:08so dating from the 1930s.
0:15:08 > 0:15:13It's in marble and you've got a really lovely enamel dial there.
0:15:13 > 0:15:14It's all original.
0:15:14 > 0:15:16There are a few nibbles to the marble,
0:15:16 > 0:15:18particularly on the garnitures here.
0:15:18 > 0:15:22The clock itself has got to be worth 40 quid, if not a bit more.
0:15:22 > 0:15:26Now, Art Deco clock garnitures were making serious money
0:15:26 > 0:15:29but they have gone down a little bit in price.
0:15:29 > 0:15:33To the right buyer there has got to be a profit here.
0:15:33 > 0:15:37Well, if she sells it on for ?40 it will be very small profit
0:15:37 > 0:15:41as the 40 euro she paid for the clock works out at ?36.36.
0:15:41 > 0:15:43But a profit is a profit.
0:15:43 > 0:15:46While Kate has been on something of a spending spree,
0:15:46 > 0:15:49Eric has been struggling with the steep Parisian prices.
0:15:49 > 0:15:52In fact, both dealers have had to accept their money is not
0:15:52 > 0:15:54going as far as they would like.
0:15:54 > 0:15:57# Don't you want me baby...? #
0:15:57 > 0:15:59A little bit too much money.
0:15:59 > 0:16:01# Don't you want me, oh-oh-oh...? #
0:16:01 > 0:16:03Its 250 euros.
0:16:03 > 0:16:05# Don't you want me, baby...? #
0:16:05 > 0:16:06That's half my budget.
0:16:09 > 0:16:121,500 euros!
0:16:12 > 0:16:14But if you're Eric Knowles, and you look long enough
0:16:14 > 0:16:17and hard enough, something will eventually jump out at you
0:16:17 > 0:16:20such as a china dish for ?54.55.
0:16:21 > 0:16:25I've bought myself a nice piece of French faience.
0:16:25 > 0:16:29It's tin glaze, look at that decoration, that's all hand done.
0:16:29 > 0:16:33I mean, that's just crying out for a turkey or a whacking big salmon,
0:16:33 > 0:16:35isn't it, really?
0:16:35 > 0:16:38Mmm, bon appetit. Yes, Eric's definitely swimming with the tide now
0:16:38 > 0:16:41and leaps in to try and buy a tobacco holder.
0:16:41 > 0:16:43I've just spotted this.
0:16:43 > 0:16:48The thing that attracted me was the turtle and tortoise on the top.
0:16:48 > 0:16:54It is French plate and it has got tortoiseshell,
0:16:54 > 0:16:56which is really turtle shell.
0:16:56 > 0:16:58This was made an awful long time ago.
0:16:58 > 0:17:02Today, of course, this is protected, quite rightly.
0:17:02 > 0:17:07This dates probably to round about 1880, or thereabouts.
0:17:07 > 0:17:08It's quite ancient.
0:17:08 > 0:17:12It's quite nice. I'm going to ask the price.
0:17:12 > 0:17:16What is the best price on this again? 80 euro. 80?
0:17:16 > 0:17:1880 euros is the best price.
0:17:18 > 0:17:20And 80 euros is...
0:17:20 > 0:17:22It's sold. It's sold.
0:17:22 > 0:17:25Eric agrees 80 euros for the tobacco holder
0:17:25 > 0:17:29which translates to ?72.73.
0:17:29 > 0:17:31While he continues to rummage around on that stall,
0:17:31 > 0:17:34Kate has nabbed a treasure of her own.
0:17:34 > 0:17:37Now this is an interesting little purchase.
0:17:37 > 0:17:40It's a very simple, engine-turned photograph frame.
0:17:40 > 0:17:42It's in French silver.
0:17:42 > 0:17:44This is a little bit different because if I turn it up
0:17:44 > 0:17:47we've got some very special marks here,
0:17:47 > 0:17:49for Boin Taburet.
0:17:49 > 0:17:54Now, Boin Taburet were a firm of silver manufacturers here in Paris
0:17:54 > 0:17:59that started about the 1870s and they are very well known for making
0:17:59 > 0:18:01really nice, quality pieces.
0:18:01 > 0:18:05Now, the price started at 200 euros for this piece.
0:18:05 > 0:18:10I got him down to 140 euros, which is roughly ?130 sterling.
0:18:10 > 0:18:13I'm hoping its elegance, its quality
0:18:13 > 0:18:15will shine through and, at the very least,
0:18:15 > 0:18:18I'm quite proud of my negotiating.
0:18:18 > 0:18:21And so you should be, Kate, you knocked that dealer down
0:18:21 > 0:18:2430% to 140 euro, which translates
0:18:24 > 0:18:27to ?127.27 sterling.
0:18:27 > 0:18:30Eric, meanwhile, has finished his sifting and has captured
0:18:30 > 0:18:34a pair of ceramic elephant book ends for a stomping ?100.
0:18:34 > 0:18:37When you come to French flea markets you are going to see an awful
0:18:37 > 0:18:41lot of animals in this white glaze.
0:18:41 > 0:18:43It's not just the white glaze, it's sort of crazed.
0:18:43 > 0:18:45It's crazed intentionally.
0:18:45 > 0:18:48It's a sort of a craquelure type glaze.
0:18:48 > 0:18:50You've got to be on your guard
0:18:50 > 0:18:53because there are an awful lot of copies.
0:18:53 > 0:18:56When you see a pair of elephants like this and you turn them over,
0:18:56 > 0:18:59and you can see the name Louviere on there,
0:18:59 > 0:19:00that's a good sign.
0:19:00 > 0:19:04That gives them credibility. It gives them age.
0:19:04 > 0:19:07These two elephants, which as you can see, are book ends,
0:19:07 > 0:19:12have been at loggerheads since around about 1925/1930.
0:19:12 > 0:19:16And the elephants are the final item in Eric's buying trunk
0:19:16 > 0:19:18as he book ends his buying for the day,
0:19:18 > 0:19:21confident he has all he needs to make a winning profit.
0:19:21 > 0:19:24Kate, however, still has money to spend.
0:19:24 > 0:19:27With the market stallholders packing up and going home,
0:19:27 > 0:19:29she is running out of options.
0:19:29 > 0:19:31Things are getting desperate for her when, all of a sudden,
0:19:31 > 0:19:32she spies a box.
0:19:32 > 0:19:36C'est combien? Cinqante euro.
0:19:36 > 0:19:37Oh...
0:19:37 > 0:19:40Er, 50.
0:19:40 > 0:19:43You are going home, yes?
0:19:43 > 0:19:47I could make you an offer. A little offer?
0:19:47 > 0:19:51Now as both Kate and the dealer get lost in translation,
0:19:51 > 0:19:53perhaps a few subtitles might help.
0:20:04 > 0:20:06Mmm, Kate's loving that pirate impression!
0:20:32 > 0:20:3425!
0:20:34 > 0:20:36Le dernier, dernier, dernier.
0:20:36 > 0:20:37Vingt-deux.
0:20:49 > 0:20:52Oh, thank goodness for that. They settle on 23 euro,
0:20:52 > 0:20:55or ?20.91.
0:20:55 > 0:20:57I haven't spent much money,
0:20:57 > 0:20:59but what I've got
0:20:59 > 0:21:04is what has been a lovely quality parquetry box.
0:21:04 > 0:21:08It dates from the late 19th century.
0:21:08 > 0:21:11It's definitely a restoration project.
0:21:11 > 0:21:13The hinges are in place
0:21:13 > 0:21:17but, as you can see, it comes apart in one place.
0:21:19 > 0:21:22Now I'm hoping that I can replace
0:21:22 > 0:21:24that little bit of veneer that's missing,
0:21:24 > 0:21:26I can get the colour looking a bit better.
0:21:26 > 0:21:29For 23 euros, that cant be bad.
0:21:29 > 0:21:32Yes, Kate's left herself with a bit of work to do on that box
0:21:32 > 0:21:35when she gets home, but as that was her final purchase of the day,
0:21:35 > 0:21:39she's still got a little bit of money left over to pay for it.
0:21:39 > 0:21:41Remember, both dealers started out here in Paris
0:21:41 > 0:21:45with ?750 worth of euro in their pockets.
0:21:45 > 0:21:51Eric ended up purchasing seven items and spent a solid ?490.91.
0:21:51 > 0:21:53From the start, Kate lagged behind her rival
0:21:53 > 0:21:55and ended up with just six items.
0:21:55 > 0:22:01She also spent slightly less too, forking out a total of ?461.81.
0:22:01 > 0:22:04But, all in all, this has the makings of a very tight race,
0:22:04 > 0:22:06and as our two heroes now collide,
0:22:06 > 0:22:10Eric is keen to show off his very English discovery.
0:22:10 > 0:22:14Here I am, I'm in Paris and I find myself a Doulton vase.
0:22:14 > 0:22:15I know, look at that!
0:22:15 > 0:22:18I've never seen a piece of Doulton in Paris in the all years I've come.
0:22:18 > 0:22:20I didn't see that, but I would like to know about this.
0:22:20 > 0:22:22Tell me about your glass.
0:22:22 > 0:22:26This is Daum. It is a post-war one.
0:22:26 > 0:22:29It's sort of very typical post-war.
0:22:29 > 0:22:33I'm looking at, first of all, the clock set. I do like them.
0:22:33 > 0:22:37I have to say I didn't spot that, because I would have bought that.
0:22:37 > 0:22:39You know, I know you're after Art Deco,
0:22:39 > 0:22:41so I got in there pretty quick with that one.
0:22:41 > 0:22:46You did, as well. But this was my slight panic buy.
0:22:46 > 0:22:47Well, not panic buy,
0:22:47 > 0:22:49but I bought it quite quickly and it was quite a lot of money. OK.
0:22:49 > 0:22:51Probably too much money.
0:22:51 > 0:22:55It's quality and so you're not going to go far wrong. So happy?
0:22:55 > 0:22:58Happy. I tell you what, Kate? I'm bordering on the ecstatic.
0:22:58 > 0:23:01Fantastic. Tell me about your Art Deco contacts, Eric.
0:23:01 > 0:23:04Yeah, well, there's a price for everything, Kate.
0:23:06 > 0:23:09Now then, this is a game of two halves.
0:23:09 > 0:23:11Both out brave buyers must now become
0:23:11 > 0:23:14super sellers as they turn their attentions to
0:23:14 > 0:23:17shifting on their items for as much money as they can manage,
0:23:17 > 0:23:19hoping to make the biggest profit.
0:23:19 > 0:23:21But before they dive into the maelstrom,
0:23:21 > 0:23:25our experts return home to assess their wares.
0:23:25 > 0:23:27In her Herefordshire hideaway,
0:23:27 > 0:23:29Kate is contemplating the best course of action.
0:23:31 > 0:23:35Well, I'm back from gay Paris and I'm getting straight down to business.
0:23:35 > 0:23:39Now for my Art Deco clock garniture, I could go two ways -
0:23:39 > 0:23:41I could either aim it at a clock specialist
0:23:41 > 0:23:45or I could direct it towards somebody who loves Art Deco.
0:23:45 > 0:23:47My chest, I am really pleased with.
0:23:47 > 0:23:48I think it's a really nice piece
0:23:48 > 0:23:51and I'm going to try and sell this
0:23:51 > 0:23:53to a specialist of period furniture
0:23:53 > 0:23:56who likes collectable pieces just like this one.
0:23:57 > 0:24:00My silver photograph frame is an interesting one,
0:24:00 > 0:24:02because it may only be a small profit,
0:24:02 > 0:24:04but I'm confident I can sell it on.
0:24:04 > 0:24:06My parquetry box down here,
0:24:06 > 0:24:09I've decided I'm going to sell it on exactly as it is.
0:24:09 > 0:24:13Now for my perfume bottle, I found a vintage specialist who has her
0:24:13 > 0:24:17own personal collection of perfume bottles.
0:24:17 > 0:24:19So this could be just perfect.
0:24:19 > 0:24:23And for this cocktail shaker, I am really excited
0:24:23 > 0:24:26because it's Saint-Louis French glass,
0:24:26 > 0:24:28silver plate in great condition.
0:24:28 > 0:24:31This really commands a high price.
0:24:31 > 0:24:36So, Knocker Knowles, good luck because I think you might need it.
0:24:36 > 0:24:38Yes, Kate's super confident
0:24:38 > 0:24:41but Eric knows that in this game you make your own luck.
0:24:41 > 0:24:43Over in his Buckinghamshire base,
0:24:43 > 0:24:47he's got a few tricks on how to win up his sleeve.
0:24:47 > 0:24:50I don't think I'm going to find any shortage
0:24:50 > 0:24:53of potential buyers for my Doulton vase.
0:24:55 > 0:24:59I've checked it over, it is in pristine condition.
0:24:59 > 0:25:02That's what the collectors demand.
0:25:02 > 0:25:05Here's an unusual object, the likes of which I'd never seen before.
0:25:05 > 0:25:09I was told that it was for tobacco. It's got a wooden interior.
0:25:10 > 0:25:14Give it a good polish, it'll look better as a result.
0:25:14 > 0:25:18The vase cost me around about ?36, which, to be frank with you,
0:25:18 > 0:25:21I thought again was a very good buy.
0:25:21 > 0:25:26The great thing about this dish is that it's all hand painted.
0:25:26 > 0:25:30It's a piece that has been made in the 18th-century style
0:25:30 > 0:25:34but probably in the late 19th century.
0:25:34 > 0:25:39My Chanel brooch is a symbol of French luxury excellence.
0:25:39 > 0:25:43At the front we've got my Nina Ricci pendant perfume.
0:25:43 > 0:25:47It's not of any great age. It may be 20, 30 years old.
0:25:47 > 0:25:49Well, I'm hoping that my elephants will appeal to
0:25:49 > 0:25:52an Art Deco collector.
0:25:52 > 0:25:55I don't think there's going to be any competition here.
0:25:55 > 0:25:56Eric one, Kate nil.
0:25:57 > 0:26:01Yes, not quite, Eric. It's still all-square until the selling begins.
0:26:02 > 0:26:06With both our dealers supremely confident that victory is within
0:26:06 > 0:26:09their grasp, it's ignitions on and pedals to the
0:26:09 > 0:26:11metal as they both try to drive home a profit
0:26:11 > 0:26:14knowing that no deal is sealed until they've shaken on it
0:26:14 > 0:26:16and the cash is in their hands.
0:26:18 > 0:26:23Eric is in Brighton with the Daum vase that cost him ?36.36.
0:26:23 > 0:26:30Kate is in Hereford with a perfume bottle that also cost her ?36.36.
0:26:30 > 0:26:34She's taking it to Polly, the owner of a vintage shop hoping
0:26:34 > 0:26:36there's a whiff of profit in the air.
0:26:36 > 0:26:39I've brought you a little scent bottle.
0:26:39 > 0:26:40I picked it up in a French flea market
0:26:40 > 0:26:45and I thought this would be just the shop in Hereford. Have a little look.
0:26:45 > 0:26:48Yeah, that's beautiful. So the stopper is original
0:26:48 > 0:26:52and the nice thing about it is it's all in really good condition.
0:26:52 > 0:26:56I would say 1920s, 1930s, perhaps, in date.
0:26:56 > 0:27:01Definitely French and on the base it's actually moulded "France",
0:27:01 > 0:27:02which is rather nice.
0:27:02 > 0:27:04Actually, when you look at the detail on this one,
0:27:04 > 0:27:07you've got this lovely moulded floral...
0:27:07 > 0:27:11Looks like a rose, here on this side. I mean, certainly a period piece.
0:27:11 > 0:27:15Yeah. No, it's absolutely beautiful and it just looks amazing. It does.
0:27:15 > 0:27:17I think with those bottles, yeah.
0:27:17 > 0:27:19Well, if you like it, Polly, we better talk price, I suppose.
0:27:19 > 0:27:21Yes, certainly.
0:27:21 > 0:27:24Well, I was hoping for around the ?150 mark.
0:27:24 > 0:27:27What about 80? Do you think 80?
0:27:27 > 0:27:29Could we say 90?
0:27:29 > 0:27:3290 it is. I was hoping for, if you're happy with that.
0:27:32 > 0:27:33Yeah, definitely.
0:27:33 > 0:27:36OK, fantastic. I'm happy with that. Amazing. Thank you.
0:27:36 > 0:27:39A ?90-sale and Kate walks away with
0:27:39 > 0:27:43a profit of ?53.64 on the perfume bottle.
0:27:43 > 0:27:47Over in Brighton, Eric is attempting to sell his vase that also
0:27:47 > 0:27:49cost ?36.36.
0:27:49 > 0:27:53He's meeting Sue, the owner of a shop dealing in furniture,
0:27:53 > 0:27:55lighting and, you've guessed it, glassware.
0:27:55 > 0:27:57But will he get one over on his rival
0:27:57 > 0:27:59and improve on Kate's first profit?
0:28:00 > 0:28:02I'm holding it here in my hand.
0:28:02 > 0:28:07All I can tell you is that from a pedigree point of view,
0:28:07 > 0:28:09it is Daum.
0:28:09 > 0:28:15Stylistically it is about 1955.
0:28:15 > 0:28:17A chunky piece. It is chunky.
0:28:17 > 0:28:21The good news is that I'm not looking for a lot of money.
0:28:22 > 0:28:24What's not a lot of money?
0:28:24 > 0:28:28If I could get near the hundred, I'd be happy.
0:28:28 > 0:28:31I was thinking of nearer the ?50 mark.
0:28:31 > 0:28:36If I went to 70, would we still be in...would we still be playing?
0:28:36 > 0:28:38I think we should go nearer to 60.
0:28:38 > 0:28:41Let's go to 65 and then we'll... Shall we call it a day?
0:28:41 > 0:28:45Let's call it a day. 65. There you go. You're on. OK.
0:28:45 > 0:28:48Well, a profit of ?28.64 isn't bad,
0:28:48 > 0:28:51but it's not the mammoth amount he was hoping for.
0:28:51 > 0:28:54But Eric's not to get disheartened. No.
0:28:54 > 0:28:57He remains in Brighton seeking to sell his next item.
0:28:57 > 0:28:59I'm here to do a little bit of business.
0:28:59 > 0:29:03Bearing in mind that they cost me 100, let's hope for a profit.
0:29:04 > 0:29:07Eric's taking the elephants to Maggie - an Art Deco dealer
0:29:07 > 0:29:09and gallery owner.
0:29:09 > 0:29:10Are they signed?
0:29:10 > 0:29:14They are signed, which is very unusual for Louviere,
0:29:14 > 0:29:17which I believe is Belgian.
0:29:17 > 0:29:19So what are we talking about? 1930s?
0:29:19 > 0:29:21I think we are. I think we're around about 1930.
0:29:21 > 0:29:24Do they come in different colours? Was it always cream or...?
0:29:24 > 0:29:28I've only ever come across Louviere in this colour, which is
0:29:28 > 0:29:31a crackled glaze. I think they're nice.
0:29:31 > 0:29:33We're not buying a great deal at the moment,
0:29:33 > 0:29:36but I do like these and we would definitely be interested.
0:29:36 > 0:29:41I was hoping for somewhere around about...around about ?160
0:29:41 > 0:29:42or thereabouts.
0:29:42 > 0:29:46The sort of price I'd be looking for is 110, 120.
0:29:47 > 0:29:49I think if we, if we could...
0:29:49 > 0:29:51just find our way
0:29:51 > 0:29:56up to around about ?135.
0:29:56 > 0:29:57125.
0:29:57 > 0:29:59130, we've got a deal.
0:29:59 > 0:30:01Thank you, it's a pleasure to do business with you.
0:30:01 > 0:30:03Yes, top haggling from Eric there.
0:30:03 > 0:30:07He walks away with a profit of ?30 for the elephants.
0:30:07 > 0:30:09Kate's maintaining a good pace too, though.
0:30:09 > 0:30:11She's come to Leominster to visit Steph,
0:30:11 > 0:30:13a homes and interiors shop owner,
0:30:13 > 0:30:19hoping to make money on the ?191.91 she paid for the drawer unit.
0:30:19 > 0:30:20I think it's pretty, I have to say.
0:30:20 > 0:30:24You've got a lot of craftsmanship, I think.
0:30:24 > 0:30:26You've got this lovely bur wood.
0:30:26 > 0:30:28You've got rosewood cross-banded here on the top,
0:30:28 > 0:30:30which I think is quite nice.
0:30:30 > 0:30:33I think that's kingwood, don't you? I think that's kingwood.
0:30:33 > 0:30:36Of course, kingwood was used a lot in French furniture
0:30:36 > 0:30:38and probably dates to about 1880, I would say.
0:30:38 > 0:30:42It's actually very pretty, isn't it? There's a lot of work that's gone on.
0:30:42 > 0:30:43Obviously, you've got one, two...
0:30:43 > 0:30:45A lovely arrangement of six drawers.
0:30:45 > 0:30:49If you just take one of those out, these are all nicely made.
0:30:49 > 0:30:52You've got your dove tails here, nice linings.
0:30:53 > 0:30:57The front of the drawers are really quite nice.
0:30:57 > 0:31:00Now, you have got a tiny bit of damage in that you've lost
0:31:00 > 0:31:04the escutcheon here and there's a little bit of colour loss here,
0:31:04 > 0:31:06which I think you could probably get back quite easily.
0:31:06 > 0:31:08I think that would be quite nice for myself,
0:31:08 > 0:31:10depending on price, of course.
0:31:10 > 0:31:12Fantastic.
0:31:12 > 0:31:16I think it's quite a nice commercial size, Steph, quite pretty.
0:31:16 > 0:31:19I'm looking for roughly ?300. How does that sound?
0:31:19 > 0:31:21You have to treat yourself sometimes, don't you?
0:31:21 > 0:31:24You do. Most definitely.
0:31:24 > 0:31:25Would you do 250 on it?
0:31:26 > 0:31:28Can we say 260?
0:31:28 > 0:31:30255?
0:31:30 > 0:31:33Done. Happy with that? Lovely. Thank you.
0:31:33 > 0:31:36Kate is delighted with a profit of ?64.09.
0:31:37 > 0:31:41There's no stopping this live wire as next Miss Bliss sells
0:31:41 > 0:31:44the silver picture frame to a private buyer, Richard.
0:31:44 > 0:31:48When I bought this in Paris... Yeah. ..I thought of you.
0:31:48 > 0:31:50It's French silver
0:31:50 > 0:31:55and dates from around the very early part of the 20th century. Wow.
0:31:55 > 0:31:57That's lovely, Kate. It's beautiful. Now, how much do you want?
0:31:57 > 0:31:59260?
0:31:59 > 0:32:00(260...260...)
0:32:00 > 0:32:03260, deal. Thank you. Well done.
0:32:03 > 0:32:08The picture frame delivers a massive profit of ?132.73.
0:32:08 > 0:32:10Kate is the picture of happiness,
0:32:10 > 0:32:14whereas Eric is looking a little worried.
0:32:14 > 0:32:16Well, I have been having concerns about my brooch,
0:32:16 > 0:32:21so I brought it along to a lady who specialises in costume jewellery.
0:32:28 > 0:32:31PI Knocker Knowles was having one of those days.
0:32:31 > 0:32:35He was beginning to think the brooch might be a fake, unlike the blonde
0:32:35 > 0:32:39who was about to walk into his life and blow this case wide open.
0:32:39 > 0:32:40Her name was Wanda,
0:32:40 > 0:32:44but would it be hello to big bucks or the long kiss goodbye?
0:32:46 > 0:32:49Well, Wanda, I appreciate you taking the time
0:32:49 > 0:32:51to check out one brooch,
0:32:51 > 0:32:54which has given me a little bit of concern.
0:32:54 > 0:32:58It has a look of any other piece of costume jewellery.
0:32:58 > 0:32:59But turning it over...
0:33:01 > 0:33:04..we can see it's really quite cheaply made.
0:33:04 > 0:33:10An original Chanel piece would never have this bar,
0:33:10 > 0:33:11the pin bar, applied to it,
0:33:11 > 0:33:13soldered to it in the way that this is.
0:33:13 > 0:33:15Sorry to have to tell you, Eric...
0:33:16 > 0:33:19..that this is not an original piece.
0:33:19 > 0:33:20Oh, I am here to learn.
0:33:22 > 0:33:25I am delighted to know the truth.
0:33:25 > 0:33:27So a knock-back for Knocker Knowles.
0:33:27 > 0:33:29But he's got plans for his fake brooch.
0:33:29 > 0:33:32Well, as a dealer you win some and you lose some.
0:33:32 > 0:33:34It hurts, it hurts when you lose 100 euros.
0:33:34 > 0:33:37Having said that, it's not something I can wear
0:33:37 > 0:33:41and it's not something that Mrs Knowles wants to wear, so...
0:33:41 > 0:33:45I'm going to take a certain amount of pleasure in destroying it.
0:33:47 > 0:33:50So a tooled-up Eric gets rid of the counterfeit item
0:33:50 > 0:33:51for once and for all.
0:33:53 > 0:33:57Eric lost ?90.91 on the brooch, but it's not dented his confidence.
0:33:57 > 0:33:59No.
0:33:59 > 0:34:00I'm just going to take it on the chin.
0:34:00 > 0:34:01That's the spirit, Eric.
0:34:01 > 0:34:04There's plenty of time to get back on the road to
0:34:04 > 0:34:07victory as we're only at the halfway stage of selling.
0:34:07 > 0:34:09So let's see who's looking like a genuine contender
0:34:09 > 0:34:12and who's looking a bit suspect.
0:34:12 > 0:34:17So far Eric has sold two items, but after the fake brooch incident,
0:34:17 > 0:34:21he's currently in negative figures on -?32.27.
0:34:21 > 0:34:24Kate has sold three items, hasn't smashed any up
0:34:24 > 0:34:29and is riding high with a profit of ?250.46.
0:34:29 > 0:34:32Eric is going to have to double his efforts to come out of this on top.
0:34:32 > 0:34:36But our Knocker Knowles is nothing if not a grafter.
0:34:36 > 0:34:38However, his chance to claw back the gap between him
0:34:38 > 0:34:42and Kate will have to wait as it's Kate's turn next.
0:34:42 > 0:34:46She's taking the marble clock that cost her ?36.36 to Ray,
0:34:46 > 0:34:48a south London Art Deco dealer,
0:34:48 > 0:34:50hoping to make a timely profit.
0:34:51 > 0:34:55Ray, what I've brought you, I think, is a great example of Art Deco,
0:34:55 > 0:34:57because we've got a clock garniture.
0:34:57 > 0:35:01Obviously these bits just for decoration at the side.
0:35:01 > 0:35:04But to me, it's a great shape, it's almost sort of triangular
0:35:04 > 0:35:08in shape, for a clock, which I think is a little bit different.
0:35:08 > 0:35:12The use of the materials - you've got the marble casing here.
0:35:12 > 0:35:15And these lovely black marble inlays.
0:35:15 > 0:35:17Very often with these clocks,
0:35:17 > 0:35:21the movement is just a basic movement in the back, but with this one,
0:35:21 > 0:35:24you've got the original movement there and it is striking.
0:35:24 > 0:35:27You've got a bell there as well, which is quite nice, really.
0:35:27 > 0:35:31Better than your standard movement. It's an eight-day movement.
0:35:31 > 0:35:33You can tell that by the two winding holes here,
0:35:33 > 0:35:36as opposed to a 30-hour one.
0:35:36 > 0:35:40Does it work? It... Well, I can't guarantee that it works, actually.
0:35:40 > 0:35:42On a good day, if I was selling that,
0:35:42 > 0:35:45if it was working, I'd ask about ?150 for it.
0:35:45 > 0:35:46OK. So...
0:35:47 > 0:35:50I mean, I'd want to pay round about ?100 for it.
0:35:50 > 0:35:52We're not a million miles away in price.
0:35:52 > 0:35:54I was hoping for around the ?150 mark.
0:35:54 > 0:35:58But maybe we could meet somewhere in the middle. How do you feel?
0:35:58 > 0:35:59125.
0:35:59 > 0:36:03130? Yeah. Fantastic. That's good for me. Thank you, Ray.
0:36:03 > 0:36:04Lovely. Well, I hope you do well on it.
0:36:04 > 0:36:10Kate makes a profit of ?93.64 and she's ticking over with confidence.
0:36:10 > 0:36:12Well, the clock looks great in that shop.
0:36:12 > 0:36:16I've got a good profit and I reckon Ray's going to do well on it too.
0:36:16 > 0:36:17Yes, Kate's happy with that.
0:36:17 > 0:36:21Meanwhile, Eric is tearing through the country on a selling mission.
0:36:21 > 0:36:24He's taking the perfume necklace to London.
0:36:24 > 0:36:27He's hoping Linda, an antique shop owner and jewellery expert,
0:36:27 > 0:36:31will help him make a profit on the ?45.45 he paid for it.
0:36:31 > 0:36:32I got this the other day.
0:36:34 > 0:36:37I thought it might be for you, it might not,
0:36:37 > 0:36:41because I realise it's not vintage, but it is very much a collectable.
0:36:41 > 0:36:46Have a look. You can see it's got the... Nina Ricci.
0:36:46 > 0:36:48Air du temps? Air du temps. Air du temps.
0:36:48 > 0:36:52That's where I think it's from. The bird of peace.
0:36:52 > 0:36:54Well, that's good to know, cos I'm looking for a piece
0:36:54 > 0:36:56of the action here.
0:36:56 > 0:36:57THEY LAUGH
0:36:57 > 0:37:01Maybe it's ten or 15 years old, but it is very stylish.
0:37:01 > 0:37:04It's lovely. People love wearing things.
0:37:04 > 0:37:08You can wear your perfume on your neck, which is really lovely.
0:37:08 > 0:37:11I'm looking for ?60-70.
0:37:11 > 0:37:15Could you do it for...I don't know, 40?
0:37:15 > 0:37:16I could do it for 50.
0:37:18 > 0:37:23OK. Is that all right? I think it's so pretty I will try. Yes, I'm sure.
0:37:23 > 0:37:24Thank you, darling. Thank you.
0:37:24 > 0:37:27Eric makes a modest profit of ?4.55 on the necklace.
0:37:27 > 0:37:31He's going to have to up his game to win this, but he still does have
0:37:31 > 0:37:35three items left and one of those is his prize catch - the Doulton jug.
0:37:36 > 0:37:41Kate is still riding high on her successes so far and has found
0:37:41 > 0:37:46a buyer for her wooden box, selling it to Vicky for a profit of ?9.09.
0:37:46 > 0:37:50Meaning she only has one item to go - the cocktail shaker.
0:37:52 > 0:37:55Now I'm a stone's throw from the City of London
0:37:55 > 0:37:58and I found a great looking Art Deco cocktail bar.
0:37:58 > 0:38:00This shaker cost me ?50 in Paris.
0:38:00 > 0:38:03I'm hoping because it's such a great quality item,
0:38:03 > 0:38:05it's going to shake up a good profit.
0:38:06 > 0:38:09And with happy hour fast approaching,
0:38:09 > 0:38:13can Kate get a double profit with a twist from Edmund the bar owner?
0:38:14 > 0:38:18Well, listen, this is the cocktail shaker that I was telling you about.
0:38:18 > 0:38:21Have a look at it. Thank you very much.
0:38:21 > 0:38:25The glass is actually by Saint-Louis glass, which is
0:38:25 > 0:38:28a really prestigious glass manufacturer in France.
0:38:28 > 0:38:31If you tip it up, you can see that it is Saint-Louis
0:38:31 > 0:38:35because you have a little mark on the bottom. OK.
0:38:35 > 0:38:38So we know that it is obviously the real McCoy.
0:38:38 > 0:38:40Great. Yeah, it's a three-piece shaker.
0:38:40 > 0:38:42It's a three-piece shaker, yes.
0:38:42 > 0:38:44It looks like it's in pretty good condition.
0:38:45 > 0:38:47It is a very nice piece.
0:38:49 > 0:38:51I think it's worth...
0:38:52 > 0:38:55..really, to a collector, towards the ?300 mark.
0:38:55 > 0:38:57We certainly want this,
0:38:57 > 0:38:59but I think there's going to have to be a little bit of haggling,
0:38:59 > 0:39:01because it is so far beyond our normal budget.
0:39:01 > 0:39:04Would you take 200 for it?
0:39:04 > 0:39:07I think if you could just come and meet me just a wee bit more,
0:39:07 > 0:39:08I'd be happy.
0:39:08 > 0:39:10Would you take...
0:39:10 > 0:39:11225?
0:39:11 > 0:39:14230 and we've got a deal.
0:39:14 > 0:39:15230.
0:39:15 > 0:39:17It's only a fiver. Go on, then.
0:39:17 > 0:39:18Great.
0:39:18 > 0:39:22Kate makes ?180 from the shaker,
0:39:22 > 0:39:25and in high spirits, has a go at cocktail making
0:39:25 > 0:39:27with expert mixologist Matt,
0:39:27 > 0:39:30who seems to have entered some kind of trance-like state.
0:39:35 > 0:39:37That's it, Kate. It's all in the hips.
0:39:41 > 0:39:45And so Kate has sold the last of her cocktail of goodies.
0:39:45 > 0:39:46Eric has also been a busy boy,
0:39:46 > 0:39:48having sold the tobacco storer to Peter,
0:39:48 > 0:39:55a London-based antiques dealer, and earned himself a profit of ?12.27.
0:39:55 > 0:39:58But he's had less luck finding a buyer for his china dish
0:39:58 > 0:40:02and taken a loss of ?54.55.
0:40:03 > 0:40:05So it's time for his final sale.
0:40:05 > 0:40:08He's in Malvern with his beloved Doulton ware,
0:40:08 > 0:40:11hoping that Martin, a dealer of Royal Doulton, will be
0:40:11 > 0:40:15interested in the vase that cost him ?90.91.
0:40:15 > 0:40:19Could this be the deal that wins the match for Eric?
0:40:19 > 0:40:25This vase, actually, was made somewhere between 1892 and 1902.
0:40:25 > 0:40:29Right, so... Because it's Doulton Lambeth, not Royal Doulton.
0:40:29 > 0:40:33Everything from 1902 onwards is Royal Doulton
0:40:33 > 0:40:39because that's when Doulton got the royal warrant from King Edward VII.
0:40:39 > 0:40:40It's a lovely piece.
0:40:40 > 0:40:44What impressed me was the quality of the scrafeto work -
0:40:44 > 0:40:46this incise decoration.
0:40:46 > 0:40:52Also, I just love those autumnal, rustic shades.
0:40:52 > 0:40:56Looks to be in absolutely pristine condition.
0:40:56 > 0:40:58It's signed, numbered.
0:40:58 > 0:41:03I was hoping it would be somewhere in the region of around about ?400.
0:41:03 > 0:41:07If you were thinking in terms of ?300, then, you know,
0:41:07 > 0:41:10I could gladly say, "Yes, we have a deal."
0:41:10 > 0:41:12I'm going to take ?300. I'm going to shake your hand.
0:41:14 > 0:41:17Eric more than trebles his money with his final sale
0:41:17 > 0:41:20and brings in a magnificent profit of ?209.09.
0:41:20 > 0:41:24So before we find out whether Eric's efforts have been enough to win,
0:41:24 > 0:41:28let's remind ourselves of how much our competitors spent today.
0:41:29 > 0:41:34Having started the day with ?750 of their own euros to spend,
0:41:34 > 0:41:40Eric "Knocker" Knowles purchased seven items and spent ?490.91.
0:41:40 > 0:41:46Kate Bliss bought six items and spent just less at ?461.81.
0:41:48 > 0:41:50But who's made the biggest profit?
0:41:50 > 0:41:53All the money will go to our dealers' chosen charities, so let's
0:41:53 > 0:41:58find out who is today's Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is champion.
0:41:58 > 0:42:01Well, hello. Hello. How are you doing?
0:42:01 > 0:42:02I'm very well, thank you.
0:42:02 > 0:42:05Tell me, what do you think was your best sale?
0:42:05 > 0:42:08Most memorable piece, I think, was my cocktail shaker.
0:42:08 > 0:42:09Very smart piece.
0:42:09 > 0:42:12I only bought it for 55 euros
0:42:12 > 0:42:16and I sold it to a very swanky bar in the middle of London
0:42:16 > 0:42:18for ?230.
0:42:18 > 0:42:19What?!
0:42:19 > 0:42:22It was nice to buy that Doulton vase well
0:42:22 > 0:42:26at 100 euros, ?90.
0:42:26 > 0:42:29I ended up with a very nice tidy profit, because I sold it for 300.
0:42:29 > 0:42:31Whoa!
0:42:31 > 0:42:33So we took the French on at their own game.
0:42:33 > 0:42:36Are you ready? Steady. One, two, three, go.
0:42:38 > 0:42:39Ooh!
0:42:39 > 0:42:43Oh, the girl trounced me! Well done.
0:42:43 > 0:42:44You did well on that vase, though.
0:42:44 > 0:42:46Yes, I did well on the vase,
0:42:46 > 0:42:48but I came unstuck on one or two other things.
0:42:48 > 0:42:50Well, we all have some of those. We do, don't we?
0:42:50 > 0:42:51Come on, this way.
0:42:51 > 0:42:55So Kate is today's dealing diva having belted out a profit
0:42:55 > 0:42:56with every number.
0:42:58 > 0:43:00Paris was actually a really tough day for me
0:43:00 > 0:43:04and I wasn't quite sure what I bought, whether it was good enough.
0:43:04 > 0:43:06But it turns out I bought some really good stuff
0:43:06 > 0:43:08and got a decent profit.
0:43:08 > 0:43:10Ouch, that really smarts.
0:43:10 > 0:43:13I can take some small comfort in the fact that
0:43:13 > 0:43:17I may have lost the battle, but I haven't lost the war.
0:43:18 > 0:43:19How very true.
0:43:19 > 0:43:22Tomorrow, our dealers fight it out on the battlefield of a car
0:43:22 > 0:43:25boot sale in Battersea.
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