Eric Knowles v Kate Bliss - Foreign Market 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 insiders' view of the trade.

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Each week one pair of duelling dealers will face a different

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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.

Coming up, Kate Bliss' haggling provokes an extreme reaction.

Argh!

How to spot a quality vase.

That is ES and that's got Eliza Simmonds.

She is one very, very highly regarded decorator at Doulton.

And there's a whole lot of shaking going on.

This is Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is.

Yes, welcome, friends, to this white knuckle antiques nail-biter

with a French flavour of Parisian purchasing,

where, once again, two tiptop TV experts gamble

with their reputations in an all-out, head-to-head face-off.

And first to stand up and be counted is quite literally a living legend.

When he's looking at China, there is no-one finer.

When it comes to pottery, for him it is no lottery.

He is Burnley's favourite connoisseur, Eric "Knocker" Knowles.

It's always as well to have a ferret.

And, taking on Eric today, is the first lady of the collectables.

When it comes to objet d'art her mind is aglow with willing,

transient modes of thought, careening through a cosmic vapour

of antiques know-how.

Yes, fighting out of Herefordshire it's Kate "Absolute" Bliss.

I think I need to go up a gear, raise my game.

Yes, both our auctioneers will have to switch

to turbo mode because they are being sent to battle in France

and the Porte de Vanves flea market in the south of Paris.

It has over 350 stalls of furniture, trinkets,

paintings and jewellery, the sort of once cherished treasures

that you wouldn't find back in the UK.

Both experts are laden with ?750 worth of euro.

It's their own money and buying to sell back home is the aim of the game,

with all the profits going to their chosen charities.

So, Kate Bliss and Eric Knowles, it's time

To Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is.

Hello, Kate. Monsieur. Bonjour.

Are you well? Yeah, very well.

Are you in your comfort zone, that's what I want to know?

Do you enjoy buying here in la belle France? In gay Paris?

In gay Paris, it's so exciting, isn't it? They're setting up behind us.

My fingers are twitching.

We've got 825 euros, which is roughly ?750... Correct.

..burning a hole in my pocket. Yes, yes, yes. What are you going to be looking for?

I'm going to try and play to my strengths.

I'm sort of an Art Nouveau/ Art Deco sort of person.

You are that kind of guy. It is difficult to buy well here

because they know exactly what they've got. Really?

The bargains are few and far between. What about yourself?

Do you know, I've got a completely open mind here.

I'm going to go in there and just see what's about.

I'm going to try and work the market thoroughly.

Do it stall by stall... OK.

All right. Step by step.

It goes that way and it goes that way.

You've been here before, you see, you know your way around. I do, yes.

Whereas, moi, I'm at sea. Let's get going. OK.

Bon chance, mon ami.

Thank you very much my dear, that's very sweet of you. Cheerio.

Yes, a bit of psychological jostling going on there.

Kate looking fresh faced, lively, ready to face the French sellers

but Eric making quite sure she knows that he's been here before.

This is his stomping ground and she is the new girl.

I was very interested in Mrs Bliss' strategy.

She says she's going to take it in her stride,

do it methodically and, erm,

that's all well and good but I should point out

that this fair, this street market,

actually finishes at about lunchtime.

In actual fact, speed is of the essence!

Be warned, Kiss Me Kate, be warned.

Well, Eric's supremely confident, almost smug

but is he understimating his rival?

Well, if Eric's after Art Deco pieces,

if I see anything like that I'm going to have to be quick off the mark.

I'm going to go in with a really open mind.

I think if you're actually focusing on one thing,

and you can't find it, you can get a bit distracted.

Let's get at it.

Yes, and get at it they both do in search of their first bargain.

While Eric works his way expertly through the market,

Kate is sifting through the stalls looking for her prey,

scything through the French passers-by

as if they were matchsticks.

Mmm, lovely to watch an expert like this at work.

Of course, one advantage that Kate does have over her rival,

she speaks French.

Well, un petit peu.

Bonjour.

C'est combien? C'est petite commode?

Trois cents.

Trois cents? Oui.

Trois cents. 300.

The escutcheon, which is the little bit around where the key goes in,

this little bit here, is missing on the top drawer, just here.

Yes, Kate thinks she's onto a treasure here.

Time for a bit of extreme bilingual haggling.

Deux cents?

Kate going hard there with the first offer.

He wants 300, a lot more than Kate wants to pay.

Non, deux cents, monsieur.

Deux cents parce que le livre...

Deux cents.

Kate offers 200.

He drops to 230 but she's still pushing.

Deux cent dix, le dernier prix.

She's at 210 and appears to be finally grinding him down.

Oui, oui.

Never mind putting your money where your mouth is.

She is going to put her money where his hand is.

Voila! Deux cents dix.

Yes, gets them every time. Monsieur, you've been Kate Bliss-ed.

Bon!

I'm quite pleased with this. I got myself a little miniature chest,

about 1880 in date.

It's veneered in birdseye maple and kingwood, very French.

OK, it needs a little bit of work.

A little bit of cosmetic attention here.

I'm thinking the Cotswolds for this.

Yes, Kate very happy with her first purchase,

210 euro works out at ?190.91.

Take that, Eric Knowles!

This might be your manor but you have a fight on your hands.

Is he starting to buckle?

The thing about these markets, the Paris markets are wonderful

because you find lots of things here you're not going to find back in the UK.

But you do get little boxes of things and it's always as well

to have a quick skate about, to have a ferret, you know.

Yes, you're not in Burnley now, Eric, there are no ferrets here

but there are some uniquely French treasures and it's not long before

Eric hones in on one.

Combien le dernier prix? 40.

40? For you, 40.

For me? The best price. The best price!

ERIC CHUCKLES

I love it! OK.

No sooner said.

Oh, one, two, three... OK, thank you. Is that OK?

Thank you very much, monsieur, thank you.

Yeah, not even going to bother to haggle on that price.

40 euro, that's ?36.36

and Eric thinks he's onto a winner.

It's not very old. This is post-war but it is Daum.

The thing is, that's a good name.

As a design, that's probably a round about 1955 to 1965

but it's of its type and it's the best.

For 40 euro, erm, it was well worth having.

Well, Eric breaks his duck.

Both dealers up and running but with this only being a morning market

there is no time to waste and Kate has found a bit of glass of her own.

It's like a Lalique design,

a little scent bottle, typically French.

It's not by him, it's a poor man's copy, if you like.

I'll just find out how much it is anyway. Where is my man.

Ah, monsieur... C'est combien?

Cent euro. Cent?

That's 100 euro, surely she is not going to settle for that.

Go on, Kate, let's see your haggling skills.

Non, merci, trop cher.

Le dernier prix? Soixante-dix.

Soixante-dix. 65?

No, Kate, soixante-dix is actually 70. Either way, still too much.

Go on, hit him low.

Trente?

She's trying 30.

30 is ?25, roughly, in sterling.

Quarante?

Quarante. 40?

OK. OK.

Merci beaucoup.

We done a deal.

Quarante euro, which is 40 euros,

probably far too much money, which is roughly ?35 sterling.

Erm...

I'm going to need a wing and a prayer for that one.

She might be worried about selling it on at a profit

but my goodness she's hard on those dealers.

It started at 100 and she knocked him down by 60%

to 40 euro,

which works out at ?36.36.

Once again, what a haggler!

And, while Kate is knocking the prices down,

Eric has snapped up a couple of quickies in the form of a brooch.

It is fair to say that is a design which speaks for itself.

And a perfume bottle pendant.

It was a collaboration between the perfume manufacturer

and Mark Lalique.

Together the brooch and the pendant cost ?136.36

so Eric's stepping out of his comfort zone.

But, he is soon back in it, when he spots, among the tat,

a possible hidden treasure of the ceramic variety.

I've got my specs on because I've just seen a piece

of a little bit of England here.

A little bit of Lambeth. A little bit of Doulton.

I suppose it is all down to price, really,

because this is all hand done.

Monsieur. 'Allo.

'Allo, 'Allo! I'm looking for the best price on something like this.

My best price could be 120 euro.

That is the best price, yes? Yes.

OK. Maybe you can make a...

Maybe you can make an offer.

Well, I would offer 100 but whether or not you would accept that,

I don't know. 100 in cash, yeah, it's OK.

100 in cash is OK. OK.

Well, that's good.

Yes, nice technique from Eric.

Putting the vase down, looking like he's going to walk away at 120,

instantly gets 20 euro knocked off and the vase is his for 100 euro,

or ?90.91, but what is it? Is it something special? Do tell.

This is one very nice vase.

This shouted Doulton Lambeth stoneware.

What a design.

This decoration is incise.

It's cut into the clay.

Look underneath it and it gets better.

Because we've got the Doulton Lambeth rosette mark.

This is between 1891 and about 1900.

What is special is that little monogram there.

It's a tiny monogram, it's hidden.

That is ES and that's for Eliza Simmonds.

She is one very, very highly regarded decorator at Doulton,

let me tell you. Now it cost me 100 euro.

I have to say that I intend to do well on this.

I aim to, when I say do well,

I'm going to double and a bit more and a bit more, I hope.

Oh, Eric looking very pleased with himself there and why not?

He thinks he's found a real money-spinner in that vase.

So much so that he can even afford to take his foot off the pedal

and have a nice cup of coffee.

Monsieur Knowles, you're looking far too relaxed.

Well, I've done most of me buying, actually.

I'm just trying to decide where I'm going to go for dinner tonight. There you are.

Seriously, you know the hare and the tortoise?

Yes, I do.

It's not all about speed. No. It's about quality. Yes.

I'll tell you what, I've been working this street.

You told me to go down there, you said all the best stuff was there.

It is. I haven't found anything. Oh, darling, no. The odd bit.

I found a lovely French cabinet, well, miniature chest, really.

Oh, yes. In kingwood and birdseye maple. Oh, yeah.

So what is your best buy, then, spill the beans?

Actually, I've bought something British. Have you?

I have bought something English. Have you?

I have bought something from south London

and Lambeth and Doulton and I...

I knew it had to be a pot.

THEY LAUGH

Yeah, but what a pot! I'm very pleased with that.

OK, I'm not liking the look of this.

You look far too pleased with yourself, Mr Knowles.

I think you should buy me a cup of coffee. I think I should.

I think the thing to remember, Kate, is we're battling for Britain.

We are battling for Britain. Come on.

Mmm. Patriotic stuff, Eric, but profit knows no borders.

So as the piano man plays, it's time to see who's been striking

the right chords and who has been hitting the bum notes.

Well, both our experts started the day

with ?750 worth of euros in their pockets

and so far Eric has bought four objects and spent ?263.63.

That leaves him with ?486.37 left to spend.

Kate, on the other hand,

has currently bought just two items but spent ?227.27,

so moneywise not far from Eric with ?522.73 still in her kitty.

But time waits for no man, or woman and there's no time for drifting

in this continental contest.

Kate shows she's not for slacking as she spots, and buys,

a glass artefact that puts her right back in the mix.

This is something that I don't normally buy.

It's a cocktail shaker.

The reason I don't buy them

is they are not particularly fashionable, or commercial.

It's got a really nice quality, heavy cut glass base

and on that base is a very special mark.

The mark is for a very well known French glass factory

called Saint Louis.

That's really going to add a bit of a cachet to this piece

and certainly is a sign of quality.

I have got somebody in mind for this.

I've just got to hope they want to share a drink with me.

Well, Kate paid 55 euro for the shaker

which translates to ?50 exactly.

Time for a bit of Michael Jackson, anyone?

MUSIC: "Thriller" by Michael Jackson

No, perhaps not.

Frank Spencer, then?

MUSIC: Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em Theme.

No. Back to the buying! Kate has found a clock she likes the look of

but once again it all comes down to the haggle

and, yet again, Kate gets her way.

Quarante. Le dernier prix, oui? Oui.

Merci beaucoup.

I think this is a bit of a steal.

I've just paid 40 euros, which is roughly ?35/?36.

This is an original Art Deco clock garniture,

so dating from the 1930s.

It's in marble and you've got a really lovely enamel dial there.

It's all original.

There are a few nibbles to the marble,

particularly on the garnitures here.

The clock itself has got to be worth 40 quid, if not a bit more.

Now, Art Deco clock garnitures were making serious money

but they have gone down a little bit in price.

To the right buyer there has got to be a profit here.

Well, if she sells it on for ?40 it will be very small profit

as the 40 euro she paid for the clock works out at ?36.36.

But a profit is a profit.

While Kate has been on something of a spending spree,

Eric has been struggling with the steep Parisian prices.

In fact, both dealers have had to accept their money is not

going as far as they would like.

# Don't you want me baby...? #

A little bit too much money.

# Don't you want me, oh-oh-oh...? #

Its 250 euros.

# Don't you want me, baby...? #

That's half my budget.

1,500 euros!

But if you're Eric Knowles, and you look long enough

and hard enough, something will eventually jump out at you

such as a china dish for ?54.55.

I've bought myself a nice piece of French faience.

It's tin glaze, look at that decoration, that's all hand done.

I mean, that's just crying out for a turkey or a whacking big salmon,

isn't it, really?

Mmm, bon appetit. Yes, Eric's definitely swimming with the tide now

and leaps in to try and buy a tobacco holder.

I've just spotted this.

The thing that attracted me was the turtle and tortoise on the top.

It is French plate and it has got tortoiseshell,

which is really turtle shell.

This was made an awful long time ago.

Today, of course, this is protected, quite rightly.

This dates probably to round about 1880, or thereabouts.

It's quite ancient.

It's quite nice. I'm going to ask the price.

What is the best price on this again? 80 euro. 80?

80 euros is the best price.

And 80 euros is...

It's sold. It's sold.

Eric agrees 80 euros for the tobacco holder

which translates to ?72.73.

While he continues to rummage around on that stall,

Kate has nabbed a treasure of her own.

Now this is an interesting little purchase.

It's a very simple, engine-turned photograph frame.

It's in French silver.

This is a little bit different because if I turn it up

we've got some very special marks here,

for Boin Taburet.

Now, Boin Taburet were a firm of silver manufacturers here in Paris

that started about the 1870s and they are very well known for making

really nice, quality pieces.

Now, the price started at 200 euros for this piece.

I got him down to 140 euros, which is roughly ?130 sterling.

I'm hoping its elegance, its quality

will shine through and, at the very least,

I'm quite proud of my negotiating.

And so you should be, Kate, you knocked that dealer down

30% to 140 euro, which translates

to ?127.27 sterling.

Eric, meanwhile, has finished his sifting and has captured

a pair of ceramic elephant book ends for a stomping ?100.

When you come to French flea markets you are going to see an awful

lot of animals in this white glaze.

It's not just the white glaze, it's sort of crazed.

It's crazed intentionally.

It's a sort of a craquelure type glaze.

You've got to be on your guard

because there are an awful lot of copies.

When you see a pair of elephants like this and you turn them over,

and you can see the name Louviere on there,

that's a good sign.

That gives them credibility. It gives them age.

These two elephants, which as you can see, are book ends,

have been at loggerheads since around about 1925/1930.

And the elephants are the final item in Eric's buying trunk

as he book ends his buying for the day,

confident he has all he needs to make a winning profit.

Kate, however, still has money to spend.

With the market stallholders packing up and going home,

she is running out of options.

Things are getting desperate for her when, all of a sudden,

she spies a box.

C'est combien? Cinqante euro.

Oh...

Er, 50.

You are going home, yes?

I could make you an offer. A little offer?

Now as both Kate and the dealer get lost in translation,

perhaps a few subtitles might help.

Mmm, Kate's loving that pirate impression!

25!

Le dernier, dernier, dernier.

Vingt-deux.

Oh, thank goodness for that. They settle on 23 euro,

or ?20.91.

I haven't spent much money,

but what I've got

is what has been a lovely quality parquetry box.

It dates from the late 19th century.

It's definitely a restoration project.

The hinges are in place

but, as you can see, it comes apart in one place.

Now I'm hoping that I can replace

that little bit of veneer that's missing,

I can get the colour looking a bit better.

For 23 euros, that cant be bad.

Yes, Kate's left herself with a bit of work to do on that box

when she gets home, but as that was her final purchase of the day,

she's still got a little bit of money left over to pay for it.

Remember, both dealers started out here in Paris

with ?750 worth of euro in their pockets.

Eric ended up purchasing seven items and spent a solid ?490.91.

From the start, Kate lagged behind her rival

and ended up with just six items.

She also spent slightly less too, forking out a total of ?461.81.

But, all in all, this has the makings of a very tight race,

and as our two heroes now collide,

Eric is keen to show off his very English discovery.

Here I am, I'm in Paris and I find myself a Doulton vase.

I know, look at that!

I've never seen a piece of Doulton in Paris in the all years I've come.

I didn't see that, but I would like to know about this.

Tell me about your glass.

This is Daum. It is a post-war one.

It's sort of very typical post-war.

I'm looking at, first of all, the clock set. I do like them.

I have to say I didn't spot that, because I would have bought that.

You know, I know you're after Art Deco,

so I got in there pretty quick with that one.

You did, as well. But this was my slight panic buy.

Well, not panic buy,

but I bought it quite quickly and it was quite a lot of money. OK.

Probably too much money.

It's quality and so you're not going to go far wrong. So happy?

Happy. I tell you what, Kate? I'm bordering on the ecstatic.

Fantastic. Tell me about your Art Deco contacts, Eric.

Yeah, well, there's a price for everything, Kate.

Now then, this is a game of two halves.

Both out brave buyers must now become

super sellers as they turn their attentions to

shifting on their items for as much money as they can manage,

hoping to make the biggest profit.

But before they dive into the maelstrom,

our experts return home to assess their wares.

In her Herefordshire hideaway,

Kate is contemplating the best course of action.

Well, I'm back from gay Paris and I'm getting straight down to business.

Now for my Art Deco clock garniture, I could go two ways -

I could either aim it at a clock specialist

or I could direct it towards somebody who loves Art Deco.

My chest, I am really pleased with.

I think it's a really nice piece

and I'm going to try and sell this

to a specialist of period furniture

who likes collectable pieces just like this one.

My silver photograph frame is an interesting one,

because it may only be a small profit,

but I'm confident I can sell it on.

My parquetry box down here,

I've decided I'm going to sell it on exactly as it is.

Now for my perfume bottle, I found a vintage specialist who has her

own personal collection of perfume bottles.

So this could be just perfect.

And for this cocktail shaker, I am really excited

because it's Saint-Louis French glass,

silver plate in great condition.

This really commands a high price.

So, Knocker Knowles, good luck because I think you might need it.

Yes, Kate's super confident

but Eric knows that in this game you make your own luck.

Over in his Buckinghamshire base,

he's got a few tricks on how to win up his sleeve.

I don't think I'm going to find any shortage

of potential buyers for my Doulton vase.

I've checked it over, it is in pristine condition.

That's what the collectors demand.

Here's an unusual object, the likes of which I'd never seen before.

I was told that it was for tobacco. It's got a wooden interior.

Give it a good polish, it'll look better as a result.

The vase cost me around about ?36, which, to be frank with you,

I thought again was a very good buy.

The great thing about this dish is that it's all hand painted.

It's a piece that has been made in the 18th-century style

but probably in the late 19th century.

My Chanel brooch is a symbol of French luxury excellence.

At the front we've got my Nina Ricci pendant perfume.

It's not of any great age. It may be 20, 30 years old.

Well, I'm hoping that my elephants will appeal to

an Art Deco collector.

I don't think there's going to be any competition here.

Eric one, Kate nil.

Yes, not quite, Eric. It's still all-square until the selling begins.

With both our dealers supremely confident that victory is within

their grasp, it's ignitions on and pedals to the

metal as they both try to drive home a profit

knowing that no deal is sealed until they've shaken on it

and the cash is in their hands.

Eric is in Brighton with the Daum vase that cost him ?36.36.

Kate is in Hereford with a perfume bottle that also cost her ?36.36.

She's taking it to Polly, the owner of a vintage shop hoping

there's a whiff of profit in the air.

I've brought you a little scent bottle.

I picked it up in a French flea market

and I thought this would be just the shop in Hereford. Have a little look.

Yeah, that's beautiful. So the stopper is original

and the nice thing about it is it's all in really good condition.

I would say 1920s, 1930s, perhaps, in date.

Definitely French and on the base it's actually moulded "France",

which is rather nice.

Actually, when you look at the detail on this one,

you've got this lovely moulded floral...

Looks like a rose, here on this side. I mean, certainly a period piece.

Yeah. No, it's absolutely beautiful and it just looks amazing. It does.

I think with those bottles, yeah.

Well, if you like it, Polly, we better talk price, I suppose.

Yes, certainly.

Well, I was hoping for around the ?150 mark.

What about 80? Do you think 80?

Could we say 90?

90 it is. I was hoping for, if you're happy with that.

Yeah, definitely.

OK, fantastic. I'm happy with that. Amazing. Thank you.

A ?90-sale and Kate walks away with

a profit of ?53.64 on the perfume bottle.

Over in Brighton, Eric is attempting to sell his vase that also

cost ?36.36.

He's meeting Sue, the owner of a shop dealing in furniture,

lighting and, you've guessed it, glassware.

But will he get one over on his rival

and improve on Kate's first profit?

I'm holding it here in my hand.

All I can tell you is that from a pedigree point of view,

it is Daum.

Stylistically it is about 1955.

A chunky piece. It is chunky.

The good news is that I'm not looking for a lot of money.

What's not a lot of money?

If I could get near the hundred, I'd be happy.

I was thinking of nearer the ?50 mark.

If I went to 70, would we still be in...would we still be playing?

I think we should go nearer to 60.

Let's go to 65 and then we'll... Shall we call it a day?

Let's call it a day. 65. There you go. You're on. OK.

Well, a profit of ?28.64 isn't bad,

but it's not the mammoth amount he was hoping for.

But Eric's not to get disheartened. No.

He remains in Brighton seeking to sell his next item.

I'm here to do a little bit of business.

Bearing in mind that they cost me 100, let's hope for a profit.

Eric's taking the elephants to Maggie - an Art Deco dealer

and gallery owner.

Are they signed?

They are signed, which is very unusual for Louviere,

which I believe is Belgian.

So what are we talking about? 1930s?

I think we are. I think we're around about 1930.

Do they come in different colours? Was it always cream or...?

I've only ever come across Louviere in this colour, which is

a crackled glaze. I think they're nice.

We're not buying a great deal at the moment,

but I do like these and we would definitely be interested.

I was hoping for somewhere around about...around about ?160

or thereabouts.

The sort of price I'd be looking for is 110, 120.

I think if we, if we could...

just find our way

up to around about ?135.

125.

130, we've got a deal.

Thank you, it's a pleasure to do business with you.

Yes, top haggling from Eric there.

He walks away with a profit of ?30 for the elephants.

Kate's maintaining a good pace too, though.

She's come to Leominster to visit Steph,

a homes and interiors shop owner,

hoping to make money on the ?191.91 she paid for the drawer unit.

I think it's pretty, I have to say.

You've got a lot of craftsmanship, I think.

You've got this lovely bur wood.

You've got rosewood cross-banded here on the top,

which I think is quite nice.

I think that's kingwood, don't you? I think that's kingwood.

Of course, kingwood was used a lot in French furniture

and probably dates to about 1880, I would say.

It's actually very pretty, isn't it? There's a lot of work that's gone on.

Obviously, you've got one, two...

A lovely arrangement of six drawers.

If you just take one of those out, these are all nicely made.

You've got your dove tails here, nice linings.

The front of the drawers are really quite nice.

Now, you have got a tiny bit of damage in that you've lost

the escutcheon here and there's a little bit of colour loss here,

which I think you could probably get back quite easily.

I think that would be quite nice for myself,

depending on price, of course.

Fantastic.

I think it's quite a nice commercial size, Steph, quite pretty.

I'm looking for roughly ?300. How does that sound?

You have to treat yourself sometimes, don't you?

You do. Most definitely.

Would you do 250 on it?

Can we say 260?

255?

Done. Happy with that? Lovely. Thank you.

Kate is delighted with a profit of ?64.09.

There's no stopping this live wire as next Miss Bliss sells

the silver picture frame to a private buyer, Richard.

When I bought this in Paris... Yeah. ..I thought of you.

It's French silver

and dates from around the very early part of the 20th century. Wow.

That's lovely, Kate. It's beautiful. Now, how much do you want?

260?

(260...260...)

260, deal. Thank you. Well done.

The picture frame delivers a massive profit of ?132.73.

Kate is the picture of happiness,

whereas Eric is looking a little worried.

Well, I have been having concerns about my brooch,

so I brought it along to a lady who specialises in costume jewellery.

PI Knocker Knowles was having one of those days.

He was beginning to think the brooch might be a fake, unlike the blonde

who was about to walk into his life and blow this case wide open.

Her name was Wanda,

but would it be hello to big bucks or the long kiss goodbye?

Well, Wanda, I appreciate you taking the time

to check out one brooch,

which has given me a little bit of concern.

It has a look of any other piece of costume jewellery.

But turning it over...

..we can see it's really quite cheaply made.

An original Chanel piece would never have this bar,

the pin bar, applied to it,

soldered to it in the way that this is.

Sorry to have to tell you, Eric...

..that this is not an original piece.

Oh, I am here to learn.

I am delighted to know the truth.

So a knock-back for Knocker Knowles.

But he's got plans for his fake brooch.

Well, as a dealer you win some and you lose some.

It hurts, it hurts when you lose 100 euros.

Having said that, it's not something I can wear

and it's not something that Mrs Knowles wants to wear, so...

I'm going to take a certain amount of pleasure in destroying it.

So a tooled-up Eric gets rid of the counterfeit item

for once and for all.

Eric lost ?90.91 on the brooch, but it's not dented his confidence.

No.

I'm just going to take it on the chin.

That's the spirit, Eric.

There's plenty of time to get back on the road to

victory as we're only at the halfway stage of selling.

So let's see who's looking like a genuine contender

and who's looking a bit suspect.

So far Eric has sold two items, but after the fake brooch incident,

he's currently in negative figures on -?32.27.

Kate has sold three items, hasn't smashed any up

and is riding high with a profit of ?250.46.

Eric is going to have to double his efforts to come out of this on top.

But our Knocker Knowles is nothing if not a grafter.

However, his chance to claw back the gap between him

and Kate will have to wait as it's Kate's turn next.

She's taking the marble clock that cost her ?36.36 to Ray,

a south London Art Deco dealer,

hoping to make a timely profit.

Ray, what I've brought you, I think, is a great example of Art Deco,

because we've got a clock garniture.

Obviously these bits just for decoration at the side.

But to me, it's a great shape, it's almost sort of triangular

in shape, for a clock, which I think is a little bit different.

The use of the materials - you've got the marble casing here.

And these lovely black marble inlays.

Very often with these clocks,

the movement is just a basic movement in the back, but with this one,

you've got the original movement there and it is striking.

You've got a bell there as well, which is quite nice, really.

Better than your standard movement. It's an eight-day movement.

You can tell that by the two winding holes here,

as opposed to a 30-hour one.

Does it work? It... Well, I can't guarantee that it works, actually.

On a good day, if I was selling that,

if it was working, I'd ask about ?150 for it.

OK. So...

I mean, I'd want to pay round about ?100 for it.

We're not a million miles away in price.

I was hoping for around the ?150 mark.

But maybe we could meet somewhere in the middle. How do you feel?

125.

130? Yeah. Fantastic. That's good for me. Thank you, Ray.

Lovely. Well, I hope you do well on it.

Kate makes a profit of ?93.64 and she's ticking over with confidence.

Well, the clock looks great in that shop.

I've got a good profit and I reckon Ray's going to do well on it too.

Yes, Kate's happy with that.

Meanwhile, Eric is tearing through the country on a selling mission.

He's taking the perfume necklace to London.

He's hoping Linda, an antique shop owner and jewellery expert,

will help him make a profit on the ?45.45 he paid for it.

I got this the other day.

I thought it might be for you, it might not,

because I realise it's not vintage, but it is very much a collectable.

Have a look. You can see it's got the... Nina Ricci.

Air du temps? Air du temps. Air du temps.

That's where I think it's from. The bird of peace.

Well, that's good to know, cos I'm looking for a piece

of the action here.

THEY LAUGH

Maybe it's ten or 15 years old, but it is very stylish.

It's lovely. People love wearing things.

You can wear your perfume on your neck, which is really lovely.

I'm looking for ?60-70.

Could you do it for...I don't know, 40?

I could do it for 50.

OK. Is that all right? I think it's so pretty I will try. Yes, I'm sure.

Thank you, darling. Thank you.

Eric makes a modest profit of ?4.55 on the necklace.

He's going to have to up his game to win this, but he still does have

three items left and one of those is his prize catch - the Doulton jug.

Kate is still riding high on her successes so far and has found

a buyer for her wooden box, selling it to Vicky for a profit of ?9.09.

Meaning she only has one item to go - the cocktail shaker.

Now I'm a stone's throw from the City of London

and I found a great looking Art Deco cocktail bar.

This shaker cost me ?50 in Paris.

I'm hoping because it's such a great quality item,

it's going to shake up a good profit.

And with happy hour fast approaching,

can Kate get a double profit with a twist from Edmund the bar owner?

Well, listen, this is the cocktail shaker that I was telling you about.

Have a look at it. Thank you very much.

The glass is actually by Saint-Louis glass, which is

a really prestigious glass manufacturer in France.

If you tip it up, you can see that it is Saint-Louis

because you have a little mark on the bottom. OK.

So we know that it is obviously the real McCoy.

Great. Yeah, it's a three-piece shaker.

It's a three-piece shaker, yes.

It looks like it's in pretty good condition.

It is a very nice piece.

I think it's worth...

..really, to a collector, towards the ?300 mark.

We certainly want this,

but I think there's going to have to be a little bit of haggling,

because it is so far beyond our normal budget.

Would you take 200 for it?

I think if you could just come and meet me just a wee bit more,

I'd be happy.

Would you take...

225?

230 and we've got a deal.

230.

It's only a fiver. Go on, then.

Great.

Kate makes ?180 from the shaker,

and in high spirits, has a go at cocktail making

with expert mixologist Matt,

who seems to have entered some kind of trance-like state.

That's it, Kate. It's all in the hips.

And so Kate has sold the last of her cocktail of goodies.

Eric has also been a busy boy,

having sold the tobacco storer to Peter,

a London-based antiques dealer, and earned himself a profit of ?12.27.

But he's had less luck finding a buyer for his china dish

and taken a loss of ?54.55.

So it's time for his final sale.

He's in Malvern with his beloved Doulton ware,

hoping that Martin, a dealer of Royal Doulton, will be

interested in the vase that cost him ?90.91.

Could this be the deal that wins the match for Eric?

This vase, actually, was made somewhere between 1892 and 1902.

Right, so... Because it's Doulton Lambeth, not Royal Doulton.

Everything from 1902 onwards is Royal Doulton

because that's when Doulton got the royal warrant from King Edward VII.

It's a lovely piece.

What impressed me was the quality of the scrafeto work -

this incise decoration.

Also, I just love those autumnal, rustic shades.

Looks to be in absolutely pristine condition.

It's signed, numbered.

I was hoping it would be somewhere in the region of around about ?400.

If you were thinking in terms of ?300, then, you know,

I could gladly say, "Yes, we have a deal."

I'm going to take ?300. I'm going to shake your hand.

Eric more than trebles his money with his final sale

and brings in a magnificent profit of ?209.09.

So before we find out whether Eric's efforts have been enough to win,

let's remind ourselves of how much our competitors spent today.

Having started the day with ?750 of their own euros to spend,

Eric "Knocker" Knowles purchased seven items and spent ?490.91.

Kate Bliss bought six items and spent just less at ?461.81.

But who's made the biggest profit?

All the money will go to our dealers' chosen charities, so let's

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

Well, hello. Hello. How are you doing?

I'm very well, thank you.

Tell me, what do you think was your best sale?

Most memorable piece, I think, was my cocktail shaker.

Very smart piece.

I only bought it for 55 euros

and I sold it to a very swanky bar in the middle of London

for ?230.

What?!

It was nice to buy that Doulton vase well

at 100 euros, ?90.

I ended up with a very nice tidy profit, because I sold it for 300.

Whoa!

So we took the French on at their own game.

Are you ready? Steady. One, two, three, go.

Ooh!

Oh, the girl trounced me! Well done.

You did well on that vase, though.

Yes, I did well on the vase,

but I came unstuck on one or two other things.

Well, we all have some of those. We do, don't we?

Come on, this way.

So Kate is today's dealing diva having belted out a profit

with every number.

Paris was actually a really tough day for me

and I wasn't quite sure what I bought, whether it was good enough.

But it turns out I bought some really good stuff

and got a decent profit.

Ouch, that really smarts.

I can take some small comfort in the fact that

I may have lost the battle, but I haven't lost the war.

How very true.

Tomorrow, our dealers fight it out on the battlefield of a car

boot sale in Battersea.

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