0:00:02 > 0:00:04'This is Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is,
0:00:04 > 0:00:08'the show that pitches TV's best-loved antiques experts
0:00:08 > 0:00:12'against each other in an all-out battle for profit.
0:00:12 > 0:00:17Hey-hey! 'And gives you the insider's view of the trade.'
0:00:17 > 0:00:18HAMMER BANGS Who's there?
0:00:20 > 0:00:22'Each week, one pair of duelling dealers
0:00:22 > 0:00:25'will face a different daily challenge.'
0:00:25 > 0:00:28The original cheeky chappies. Lovely!
0:00:28 > 0:00:33'Putting their reputations on the line...' Full house. Oh, I say!
0:00:33 > 0:00:36'..and giving you their top tips and savvy secrets
0:00:36 > 0:00:40'on how to make the most money from buying and selling.'
0:00:40 > 0:00:42I'm feeling rather lucky.
0:00:44 > 0:00:48'Coming up, things get heated in the auction room.'
0:00:48 > 0:00:51I'm feeling daggers coming into my back.
0:00:51 > 0:00:53'Eric tells you how to hit the bullseye.'
0:00:53 > 0:01:00But these bulls, you know, they're very highly collectable. I've seen these making over ?1,000.
0:01:00 > 0:01:02'And Kate shows another string to her bow.'
0:01:04 > 0:01:06'This is Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is.'
0:01:20 > 0:01:25'Yes, welcome, antiquarians and thrill-seekers, to yet another knick-knack knockabout
0:01:25 > 0:01:29'and a chance to witness your favourite antiques experts
0:01:29 > 0:01:33'battling over the bric-a-brac and clashing over the collectables.
0:01:33 > 0:01:36'And today, it's the turn of two of your top auction heroes.
0:01:36 > 0:01:41'First to pop his noddle on the block is a man who's lived and breathed the antiques industry
0:01:41 > 0:01:44'for more years than he cares to admit.
0:01:44 > 0:01:49'He is the connoisseur's connoisseur, the grand master of wheeler-dealing.
0:01:49 > 0:01:52'It's the one, the only Eric 'Knocker' Knowles!'
0:01:52 > 0:01:54I'm really going to have to get a move on.
0:01:54 > 0:01:58'And coming face to face with Eric is the first lady of antiques.
0:01:58 > 0:02:01'From the outside, she looks like butter wouldn't melt in her mouth.
0:02:01 > 0:02:05'But inside beats the cold heart of the hardest haggler in the business.
0:02:05 > 0:02:08'It's Kate 'Absolute' Bliss.'
0:02:08 > 0:02:11Variety is going to be the name of the game today.
0:02:11 > 0:02:15'Both our auctioneer experts are going to be in familiar surroundings
0:02:15 > 0:02:17'as it's their auction challenge.
0:02:17 > 0:02:23'Our gallivanting gaveleers are packing ?1,000 of their own hard-earned cash
0:02:23 > 0:02:26'and have rocked up at Cottees Auction House in Wareham in Dorset,
0:02:26 > 0:02:30'where there are two sales happening simultaneously.
0:02:30 > 0:02:32'With thousands of antiques on sale in the main hall
0:02:32 > 0:02:37'and thousands more furniture and bric-a-brac items going under the hammer elsewhere,
0:02:37 > 0:02:40'our experts will have to work quickly and methodically
0:02:40 > 0:02:43'to make sure they know exactly what's what and don't miss a bargain.
0:02:43 > 0:02:46'At your stations, Kate Bliss and Eric Knowles,
0:02:46 > 0:02:51'it's time to put your money where your mouth is.'
0:02:52 > 0:02:55Good morning! Morning! Fancy seeing you here!
0:02:55 > 0:02:57I'm very well. Well, this is probably as well.
0:02:57 > 0:03:00Here we are in Wareham at the auction rooms.
0:03:00 > 0:03:05You been here before? I haven't. Lovely little corner of Dorset, though. It is!
0:03:05 > 0:03:10So, we've got ?1,000 to spend. We've got ?1,000! That's a lot of money!
0:03:10 > 0:03:14Well, it's not going to be easy to spend it in so far as this is such a busy auction.
0:03:14 > 0:03:17I know. There are actually two auctions going on simultaneously.
0:03:17 > 0:03:20Yeah, lots of different buildings. We'll have to be on our toes
0:03:20 > 0:03:22not to miss items. Exactly.
0:03:22 > 0:03:26I think I'm going to go for really quality items here, cos there's a real mixture.
0:03:26 > 0:03:30We both know that this is sort of not an exact science,
0:03:30 > 0:03:35so I think it's just a matter of like it, see it, buy it if you can.
0:03:35 > 0:03:38'Yes, there you are. Like it, see it, buy it if you can,
0:03:38 > 0:03:43'the formula to auction success encapsulated in a sentence. Marvellous.
0:03:43 > 0:03:48'But with two simultaneous auctions, our experts will have to stay focused and keep moving.
0:03:48 > 0:03:50'So, what's Kate's plan?'
0:03:50 > 0:03:53Eric's already gone inside and he's battling with the crowds
0:03:53 > 0:03:56to try and view things. But I'll let you into a little secret.
0:03:56 > 0:04:00I came down here a couple of days ago when the sale was on view
0:04:00 > 0:04:02and had a really good poke about.
0:04:02 > 0:04:06Now, Eric could've come down but he wasn't here when I was here.
0:04:06 > 0:04:09So I'm going to get in and see what he's up to.
0:04:10 > 0:04:14'Ooh, Kate, you're a one! Well, there's nothing in the rules
0:04:14 > 0:04:16'that says she can't turn up a couple of days before
0:04:16 > 0:04:20'and it shows the lengths these experts will go to not to lose face.
0:04:20 > 0:04:27'Good tactic, though, cos even an old hand like Eric seems rather daunted by the size of the auction.'
0:04:27 > 0:04:32There is an awful lot to see, so it really is a case of
0:04:32 > 0:04:35ferret and find it
0:04:35 > 0:04:38and, erm, go for it.
0:04:38 > 0:04:41'Yes, more wise words. Ferret, go for it.
0:04:41 > 0:04:46'I'm not sure why he's talking about rodents, but he goes scurrying off to have a good old browse.
0:04:46 > 0:04:51'Kate, who has had the luxury of a previous viewing, is on the fiddle.'
0:04:51 > 0:04:57It's catalogued quite simply as a violin bearing label for Joseph Guarnerius.
0:04:57 > 0:04:59And at first glance, it looks pretty tatty.
0:04:59 > 0:05:02But if you take a closer look,
0:05:02 > 0:05:06you've got the missing components here largely in the case.
0:05:06 > 0:05:12It's got a label inside, just as the catalogue says, for Joseph Guarnerius.
0:05:12 > 0:05:15And Guarnerius is actually a very famous violin-maker.
0:05:15 > 0:05:17He's up there with Stradivarius.
0:05:17 > 0:05:23But there are lots of violins that have the Guarnerius label
0:05:23 > 0:05:25which weren't actually made by him.
0:05:25 > 0:05:27They're just simply in his style.
0:05:27 > 0:05:33So this could be quite a good fiddle. So I'm going to have a bit of a punt on this.
0:05:33 > 0:05:36'So, that could be a real hidden treasure Kate's discovered there,
0:05:36 > 0:05:41'but we'll have to wait till the bidding begins to find out if she's successful.
0:05:41 > 0:05:44'Eric has set his sights on a treasure of his own
0:05:44 > 0:05:48'and it is, of course, ceramic.' COW MOOS
0:05:48 > 0:05:51This may be, sort of, a Herefordshire bull,
0:05:51 > 0:05:55but in all fairness, he started off life in Stoke-on-Trent,
0:05:55 > 0:05:58because it was made by Beswick.
0:05:58 > 0:06:02But these bulls, you know, they're very highly collectable.
0:06:02 > 0:06:06I mean, some are worth very little and some are worth an awful lot.
0:06:06 > 0:06:12I mean, I don't know what the record price is, but I've seen these making over ?1,000.
0:06:12 > 0:06:16'?1,000? That would be Eric's whole budget blown on one little bull.
0:06:16 > 0:06:19'Meanwhile, Kate is also taking the bull by the horns
0:06:19 > 0:06:22'as she gravitates towards a silver purse.'
0:06:22 > 0:06:27This is silver, it's not silver-plate, and it's engraved
0:06:27 > 0:06:30with leafage scrolls and initials on the front here.
0:06:30 > 0:06:33Have a look inside, ooh, and look at that.
0:06:33 > 0:06:37That has a lovely leather interior
0:06:37 > 0:06:41which almost is in mint condition. We've got a hallmark down here.
0:06:42 > 0:06:48And that is dated for Birmingham, which is where the silver was tested to check it was silver,
0:06:48 > 0:06:51and the date letter S, which is 1917.
0:06:51 > 0:06:55Might have a little go at that. Where's Eric gone?
0:06:55 > 0:06:57'Well, Eric is still browsing
0:06:57 > 0:07:00'and has found a little something that reminds him of his rival,
0:07:00 > 0:07:03'an old 19th century auction notice.'
0:07:05 > 0:07:10This has got my competitor's name written all over it,
0:07:10 > 0:07:14because if she hasn't spotted that,
0:07:14 > 0:07:16I might have a go at it.
0:07:16 > 0:07:22Because this is all to do with Ledbury in Herefordshire, which is a lovely town
0:07:22 > 0:07:28not a million miles from where the Absolute Bliss hangs out.
0:07:28 > 0:07:32So, 92. We'll have a go on that.
0:07:32 > 0:07:37'So, Eric's slowly building up his wish list of lots he'd like to take home.
0:07:37 > 0:07:42'But with so many items on display, he's struggling to cover the whole auction.'
0:07:42 > 0:07:45Time is of the essence. It's about to start so I've got to get going.
0:07:46 > 0:07:51'Yes, there's a palpable air of tension over the place as the auctioneer readies himself
0:07:51 > 0:07:55'for the impending proceedings. Even our seasoned experts are feeling the strain.'
0:07:55 > 0:07:58I have to say, I'm quite nervous! Well...
0:07:58 > 0:08:03I feel quite excited! Normally I feel really relaxed. Oh, he's going to kick off.
0:08:03 > 0:08:07He is. OK, then, shove over. OK, all right. OK, OK.
0:08:07 > 0:08:10'Yes, Kate is battling with her butterflies,
0:08:10 > 0:08:12'but it's too late to back out now.
0:08:12 > 0:08:19'There's nowhere to run and nowhere to hide as the starting pistol fires and the auction kicks off.
0:08:19 > 0:08:24'And before Kate can even catch her breath, Eric has decided to bid on something that's caught his eye.'
0:08:24 > 0:08:27?20 bid. I'm going to go on some prints.
0:08:27 > 0:08:30They're a bit out of fashion but they're 1851.
0:08:30 > 0:08:32?20. ?20 I've got.
0:08:32 > 0:08:3620. 25 now behind. 25. 30.
0:08:36 > 0:08:39Selling at ?30. HAMMER BANGS
0:08:39 > 0:08:42Thank you. First blood.
0:08:42 > 0:08:45'So, success for Eric. His first purchase in the bag,
0:08:45 > 0:08:49'?35.40 after fees for two prints of the Great Exhibition.'
0:08:49 > 0:08:51What I've bought, in actual fact,
0:08:51 > 0:08:55are two prints by a man called George Baxter.
0:08:55 > 0:08:59But they're quite special to me because these prints are showing
0:08:59 > 0:09:02some of the exhibits in the Crystal Palace in Hyde Park
0:09:02 > 0:09:04on 1st May 1851.
0:09:04 > 0:09:08You've got the emboss insignia there of Baxter.
0:09:08 > 0:09:13George Baxter, one of the best print-makers of the time.
0:09:13 > 0:09:16'So, Eric off and running. And not resting on his laurels,
0:09:16 > 0:09:19'he's straight back into the fray for a bit more bidding.
0:09:19 > 0:09:23'This time he's on home territory - a job lot of ceramic jugs.'
0:09:23 > 0:09:2735, sir? 35 I've got. 35.
0:09:27 > 0:09:30HAMMER BANGS 35. He's got them! He's got two things! Thank you.
0:09:30 > 0:09:32Talk about quick out of the blocks, Eric!
0:09:32 > 0:09:37'Yes, Kate rattled by Eric shooting out of the traps like a dog with two things.
0:09:37 > 0:09:39'So, what's he bought?'
0:09:39 > 0:09:41I find myself with five jugs.
0:09:41 > 0:09:45Now, I've got to say that these two are in such a state
0:09:45 > 0:09:47that they've got no great commercial value,
0:09:47 > 0:09:51but they all date to around about 1860.
0:09:51 > 0:09:54And at this stage, I've got to do my research,
0:09:54 > 0:09:56but just looking at the sort of decoration on here,
0:09:56 > 0:10:00I've got a sneaky feeling that they're not actually Staffordshire.
0:10:00 > 0:10:02I've got a sneaky feeling that these might be Welsh.
0:10:02 > 0:10:05And that adds a certain kudos to them.
0:10:05 > 0:10:09When I say 1860s, the thing that tells me
0:10:09 > 0:10:12that these pots date from that period is the style of decoration,
0:10:12 > 0:10:15the colours that have been used and the shapes.
0:10:15 > 0:10:18If they're Welsh, they're going to be worth that little bit more.
0:10:18 > 0:10:22'Yes, Eric paid ?41.30 including fees for the five jugs
0:10:22 > 0:10:24'and his buying spree doesn't stop there.
0:10:24 > 0:10:29'He bids and wins a third lot and pays another ?41.30
0:10:29 > 0:10:32'for an Edward VII commemorative panel.'
0:10:33 > 0:10:38I've bought this printed panel which celebrates His Majesty King Edward VII
0:10:38 > 0:10:41at different ages.
0:10:41 > 0:10:46The colours are pristine, it's not faded, it's a little gem.
0:10:46 > 0:10:50'So, Eric's happy with his royal gem while Kate is trailing in his wake.
0:10:50 > 0:10:56'Having started out all confident, she's had the smile wiped right off her face. Round one to Eric.'
0:10:56 > 0:11:00So that's three lots to my credit.
0:11:00 > 0:11:04But it also has the psychological effect on the opposition.
0:11:04 > 0:11:08They see you steaming ahead and it puts them into a mode,
0:11:08 > 0:11:12that well-known mode that we've seen on this programme so many times,
0:11:12 > 0:11:14the panic mode.
0:11:14 > 0:11:18ALARM BLARES
0:11:18 > 0:11:21'Yes, Eric knows how to rattle a cage when he wants to.
0:11:21 > 0:11:25'Has he got Kate in a flap? Well, she's still looking for that first buy
0:11:25 > 0:11:28'and instead of bidding on her specialist silverware,
0:11:28 > 0:11:32'she's straying to Eric's territory - ceramics.'
0:11:32 > 0:11:36The next lot to come up is a lot with two pieces of Poole pottery.
0:11:36 > 0:11:40I'm sure Eric will be interested in this and I'm sure he's spotted it.
0:11:40 > 0:11:44If they go for the right price, I think I can find a collector. Here they are.
0:11:44 > 0:11:465. Oh, 55?
0:11:46 > 0:11:4955, then.
0:11:49 > 0:11:5160, just come in, 60.
0:11:51 > 0:11:53?60 now. 60 bid.
0:11:53 > 0:11:58'Yes, Kate weighs in at 60, but Eric not bothering to bid. That must be worrying her.'
0:11:58 > 0:12:03At 60. That's my final bid. ?60. If anybody else comes in, I'm not going again.
0:12:03 > 0:12:05HAMMER BANGS First purchase!
0:12:05 > 0:12:09'Yes, first purchase! ?70.80 with fees.
0:12:09 > 0:12:13'But telling that the prince of pottery didn't raise an eyebrow.
0:12:13 > 0:12:15'Has she paid over the odds?'
0:12:15 > 0:12:18These are two examples of art pottery.
0:12:18 > 0:12:24They date from the 60s and 70s in terms of pottery and you can tell that by looking at the base.
0:12:24 > 0:12:28Now, what we've got here with this vase is an example of Delphis Ware.
0:12:28 > 0:12:33So we've got the dolphin mark, which dates from 1966 until 1980,
0:12:33 > 0:12:38and then we've got a funny little squiggle here and that is the decorator's mark.
0:12:38 > 0:12:41I think it's got a great retro look.
0:12:41 > 0:12:46For the right collector or retro enthusiast, I think I can get a profit.
0:12:46 > 0:12:50'So, Kate off the mark, but you've got to wonder, if it's ceramic,
0:12:50 > 0:12:55'if it's got profit potential, why didn't her rival bid on it, hm?
0:12:55 > 0:12:57'Well, maybe he's up to his mind games again.
0:12:57 > 0:13:01'Yes, these two will try any trick in the book to get one over on their opponent.
0:13:01 > 0:13:05'Now, remember that old auction poster Eric had his eye on?'
0:13:05 > 0:13:09?10 for it. 10 at the back. 'Well, Kate doesn't want him to have it.'
0:13:09 > 0:13:12Straight in. 15. 20.
0:13:12 > 0:13:1325.
0:13:16 > 0:13:2030. It's with the gentleman in the middle at ?30.
0:13:20 > 0:13:2138.
0:13:21 > 0:13:25Take it! LAUGHTER
0:13:25 > 0:13:2938 I'm bid. I'm out. Thank you very much. Back to the lady, then.
0:13:29 > 0:13:34It's ?38. At 38. HAMMER BANGS That's mine.
0:13:34 > 0:13:38'Ooh! Kate get the sign for ?44.84 with fees,
0:13:38 > 0:13:41'but has Eric just bumped the price up?'
0:13:41 > 0:13:46I'm not looking over there because I'm feeling daggers coming into my back.
0:13:46 > 0:13:51'Yes, Kate hard as nails, but even she is starting to buckle under the strain.
0:13:51 > 0:13:53'Mind games - Eric's forte.
0:13:53 > 0:13:56'So Miss Bliss decides to try her luck in the other sales room
0:13:56 > 0:14:00'and quickly wins a pine chest for ?64.90 with fees.'
0:14:00 > 0:14:03Now, this is a modern pine piece
0:14:03 > 0:14:06but I'm going to paint it and then try and sell it.
0:14:06 > 0:14:09And I got it for 55, which I don't think is too bad.
0:14:09 > 0:14:13'Yes, Kate there hoping to paint a brighter future when it comes to selling.
0:14:13 > 0:14:19'Now, back indoors and Eric has slipped to the back of the room. What are you up to, Eric?'
0:14:19 > 0:14:24Going to be going on a lot which involves Staffordshire pottery.
0:14:24 > 0:14:26I'm speaking like this because people can hear me
0:14:26 > 0:14:29and I don't want to alert them as to what I'm going for.
0:14:29 > 0:14:34'Eric knows that as the crowned price of pottery, just his mere presence in the room
0:14:34 > 0:14:38'might set off the other bidders. So, a bit of sneaky bidding.'
0:14:38 > 0:14:41?50 bid. 50. 5.
0:14:41 > 0:14:4460. 5. 70. 5.
0:14:44 > 0:14:4780. 5.
0:14:47 > 0:14:5285 at the back. ?85. In the room it's 85. 90 anybody else?
0:14:52 > 0:14:56HAMMER BANGS 85. 230.
0:14:56 > 0:15:00'Yes, the pottery figures are his. ?85 at the gavel.
0:15:00 > 0:15:04'That's ?100.30 with fees. But are they worth it?'
0:15:04 > 0:15:07I'm very pleased with my purchase
0:15:07 > 0:15:12of the milkmaid and the cowman. As a subject, these figures are always popular.
0:15:12 > 0:15:15If you look at the faces, they're very beautifully detailed.
0:15:15 > 0:15:18That tells me that they were made in Staffordshire
0:15:18 > 0:15:21in and around about 1855
0:15:21 > 0:15:25or 1860, so they are early.
0:15:25 > 0:15:28'So, Eric's seduced by the charms of the ceramic figurines.
0:15:28 > 0:15:31'But ceramics isn't his only weakness.
0:15:31 > 0:15:33'After missing out on a collection of Cadbury's memorabilia,
0:15:33 > 0:15:37'he buys it off the winning bidder for ?50.'
0:15:37 > 0:15:39So, what did my ?50 buy me?
0:15:39 > 0:15:43Well, it bought me this very interesting book
0:15:43 > 0:15:48on The Century Of Progress, 1831 to 1931.
0:15:48 > 0:15:52I've also got a couple of tin boxes,
0:15:52 > 0:15:56which probably date to the 1950s.
0:15:56 > 0:16:02I've got also the Sixty Years Of The Bournville Experiment.
0:16:02 > 0:16:04All in all, I'm very happy,
0:16:04 > 0:16:07because me and chocolate have always got on.
0:16:07 > 0:16:11'Oh, really, Eric? Well, if that's the case, at this midway point,
0:16:11 > 0:16:13'let's see who's picked up a luxury selection
0:16:13 > 0:16:16'and who's hanging around the pick and mix.
0:16:17 > 0:16:23'Remember, both our experts started the day with ?1,000 of their own money to spend.
0:16:23 > 0:16:29'Eric Knocker Knowles has so far splashed out ?268.30 on five items,
0:16:29 > 0:16:32'leaving him with ?731.70
0:16:32 > 0:16:34'still in his kitty for the rest of the auction.
0:16:34 > 0:16:38'Kate Absolute Bliss is lagging behind slightly,
0:16:38 > 0:16:43'having only bought three lots and spent just ?180.54,
0:16:43 > 0:16:48'leaving her a weighty ?819.46 still to spend.
0:16:50 > 0:16:54'But there's plenty more auction action to come as the bidding continues.
0:16:54 > 0:16:57'Both our experts are in the main saleroom.
0:16:57 > 0:17:01'Kate may be behind at the moment, but one of her star lots
0:17:01 > 0:17:04'is about to go under the hammer.'
0:17:04 > 0:17:06The next lot is that violin I was telling you about.
0:17:06 > 0:17:10Now, if it was a proper Guarnerius, it would be worth millions.
0:17:10 > 0:17:16In fact, one sold four or five years ago for $4 million US.
0:17:16 > 0:17:19But it isn't a proper Guarnerius, it's a copy.
0:17:19 > 0:17:22And I'm really hoping nobody's had a proper look at it.
0:17:22 > 0:17:25160 here. 160.
0:17:25 > 0:17:27170. 170 in the corner.
0:17:27 > 0:17:31Fingers crossed, get the hammer down. Yes! 170. I'm really pleased with that!
0:17:31 > 0:17:34'Yes, Kate's delighted. That would be quite some profit
0:17:34 > 0:17:36'if she did sell it for $4 million,
0:17:36 > 0:17:39'as it cost her just over ?200 with fees.
0:17:39 > 0:17:43'And Miss Bliss goes straight on to bid for the silver purse she spotted earlier.'
0:17:43 > 0:17:48Selling in the room at ?80. HAMMER BANGS
0:17:48 > 0:17:51'?94.40 including fees on the silver purse
0:17:51 > 0:17:54'and Kate is going from strength to strength.'
0:17:54 > 0:17:57I'm pleased with that because I think with a little bit of cleaning up,
0:17:57 > 0:17:59I've got a buyer in mind.
0:17:59 > 0:18:03'And she's not the only one who's quick-fire bidding.'
0:18:03 > 0:18:06?45. HAMMER BANGS
0:18:06 > 0:18:11'Eric gets his bovine Beswick figurine for ?53.10 including fees.'
0:18:11 > 0:18:13I've just bought myself a Hereford bull.
0:18:13 > 0:18:17'And goes on to successfully bid on a job lot of fireside items.'
0:18:17 > 0:18:20Sell at 85. Are we all done at 85? HAMMER BANGS
0:18:20 > 0:18:23I've got a bit of a hunch about these two pieces,
0:18:23 > 0:18:26cos it's all in the design.
0:18:26 > 0:18:29And the design in profile
0:18:29 > 0:18:34is very reminiscent of an important designer
0:18:34 > 0:18:37working in the late 19th century called Dr Christopher Dresser.
0:18:37 > 0:18:41These were my two reasons
0:18:41 > 0:18:45for spending that little bit more than the under-bidder.
0:18:45 > 0:18:49'Well, Eric paid ?100.30 including fees for the fireside set
0:18:49 > 0:18:52'and he appears to be on fire at the moment,
0:18:52 > 0:18:55'bidding on all and sundry.'
0:18:55 > 0:18:59?40 then. HAMMER BANGS Thank you. 230.
0:18:59 > 0:19:02'He walks away with a nostalgic framed pair of soap adverts
0:19:02 > 0:19:05'for ?47.20 including fees.'
0:19:05 > 0:19:08Anyone else? I'm out. HAMMER BANGS
0:19:08 > 0:19:11Same buyer. Thank you very much.
0:19:11 > 0:19:15'Followed by another pair of soap adverts for the same price.'
0:19:16 > 0:19:19Just short of 100 for the two, but they're in nice order,
0:19:19 > 0:19:23they're in nice frames and they're full of Victorian sentimentality.
0:19:25 > 0:19:28'Yes, sentimental Eric is buying like there's no tomorrow.
0:19:28 > 0:19:32'So what's Kate's up to? Well, she's now bought all the items she targeted.
0:19:32 > 0:19:36'So as there's still a bit of money left over, she's having to loiter around,
0:19:36 > 0:19:40'ready to pounce on anything that's going cheap.'
0:19:40 > 0:19:45This lot has some quite interesting photographs of World War II biplanes.
0:19:45 > 0:19:47I'll just see what they go for.
0:19:47 > 0:19:49?15 for those. 15 bid.
0:19:49 > 0:19:5115. 20 now.
0:19:51 > 0:19:54Selling at ?20.
0:19:54 > 0:19:56HAMMER BANGS Yes! That's with me!
0:19:56 > 0:19:58'So, Kate gets an unexpected bonus,
0:19:58 > 0:20:04'a set of early unframed photos for ?23.60 including fees.'
0:20:04 > 0:20:06Now, I've had a punt at these old prints.
0:20:06 > 0:20:09They're all of First World War and later aircraft.
0:20:09 > 0:20:13But I think these, actually, mounted and framed,
0:20:13 > 0:20:16could have a real look about them, could be really smart and stylish.
0:20:16 > 0:20:21'Yes, just like you, Kate. And with that last-minute purchase, both our dealers call it a day.
0:20:21 > 0:20:26'So, while they pause to refuel, let's have a look at the final tallies.
0:20:26 > 0:20:28'"Oh, yes, let's."
0:20:28 > 0:20:33'Both our trading titans started out with ?1,000 of their own money.
0:20:33 > 0:20:38'Eric ended up buying nine lots at a total cost of ?516.10.
0:20:39 > 0:20:43'Kate lagged behind on the spending stakes, buying just six lots,
0:20:43 > 0:20:48'and spent a little less than her rival, forking out ?499.14.
0:20:51 > 0:20:54'So, as things stand, it could be anybody's game.
0:20:54 > 0:21:00'But before we get onto the selling, let's find out what Eric and Kate thought of each other's purchases.'
0:21:00 > 0:21:03Well, I think it fair to say that with any auction,
0:21:03 > 0:21:06we've both been through the mill today, haven't we?
0:21:06 > 0:21:11It's a bit like a rollercoaster ride, isn't it? But I think you've got more for your money.
0:21:11 > 0:21:13The reason I'm holding these objects here
0:21:13 > 0:21:19is that this sort of chocolate ephemera, this is my ticket to Nirvana,
0:21:19 > 0:21:23and Nirvana for me is a chocolate factory somewhere near Birmingham.
0:21:23 > 0:21:27I have a bone to pick with you, Knocker Knowles, on my auction notice. Yes.
0:21:27 > 0:21:30Because you were bidding against me on that.
0:21:30 > 0:21:34Let's get one thing straight, I started the bidding.
0:21:34 > 0:21:36So none of that bidding me up business.
0:21:36 > 0:21:41I started the bidding. Anyway, listen, let's not lose sleep on that one. Let's part friends.
0:21:45 > 0:21:49'Now, with the auction house action vanishing into the mists of memory,
0:21:49 > 0:21:54'it's time for our experts to put away their wallets and get out their contacts books
0:21:54 > 0:21:58'as they prepare to sell all of their items for as much money as they can manage
0:21:58 > 0:22:02'and make the biggest profits. Before they hit the road,
0:22:02 > 0:22:04'our tussling two must assess their lots.
0:22:04 > 0:22:07'Back in Kate's Herefordshire headquarters,
0:22:07 > 0:22:10'Miss Bliss is drawing up a road map to success.'
0:22:10 > 0:22:14So, I've got my pine tall boy. I'm going to paint this and I've decided on the colour.
0:22:14 > 0:22:19It's going to be what's known as matchstick, which is a lovely cream.
0:22:19 > 0:22:22And I've lined this up for a vintage shop
0:22:22 > 0:22:27that deals specially in painted pine, so this is going to fit in really well with their stock.
0:22:27 > 0:22:31My Poole, it's the key symbol on the base,
0:22:31 > 0:22:34this little mark here, which is the mark of the decorator,
0:22:34 > 0:22:37the paintress, which is really crucial.
0:22:37 > 0:22:43So I'm hoping somebody is going to be collecting that mark, that decorator.
0:22:43 > 0:22:47Next is my lovely silver purse. Now, the thing that really appealed to me
0:22:47 > 0:22:50when I saw this at the auction was the immaculate condition,
0:22:50 > 0:22:55not of the outside, cos it's a little bit tarnished, but that would soon clean up really nicely,
0:22:55 > 0:23:00but of the inside, because it's the interior leather which is absolutely pristine.
0:23:00 > 0:23:03My auction notice was a bit of a gamble.
0:23:03 > 0:23:07That Knocker Knowles bid against me, so I paid far more than I wanted to for it,
0:23:07 > 0:23:11but it's quite interesting because it refers to Ledbury in Herefordshire
0:23:11 > 0:23:14which, of course, is not a million miles from me at all.
0:23:14 > 0:23:16And I know The Feathers Hotel.
0:23:16 > 0:23:21For my First World War biplane photographs, I'm going to go for an aircraft enthusiast
0:23:21 > 0:23:25and hope that I can pass them off as really stylish furnishing prints.
0:23:25 > 0:23:30Now, I've got one piece missing here and that is my lovely violin.
0:23:30 > 0:23:34Now, the reason it isn't here is because I've sent it off to a restorer to have a look at it,
0:23:34 > 0:23:39and if she can put it together for me, I've got a buyer in mind.
0:23:39 > 0:23:44So all in all, Knocker Knowles, the plan is in action.
0:23:44 > 0:23:48'So, Kate's scheming away, but over in his Buckinghamshire base,
0:23:48 > 0:23:51'how confident is Mr Knowles feeling?'
0:23:51 > 0:23:54Erm, I've been somewhat eclectic
0:23:54 > 0:23:57in what I've managed to purchase.
0:23:57 > 0:24:02Now, as for the sort of chocolate memorabilia,
0:24:02 > 0:24:05I'm hoping that what I've got here
0:24:05 > 0:24:09is going to be of interest to the Bournville Museum
0:24:09 > 0:24:11from an archive point of view.
0:24:11 > 0:24:16What about my Hereford bull? I'm hoping to find somebody who's a breeder.
0:24:16 > 0:24:20And then we've got Edward, Edward VII.
0:24:20 > 0:24:26I'll probably be looking for a royal memorabilia collector.
0:24:26 > 0:24:30And finally, I've got my 1851
0:24:30 > 0:24:34Great Exhibition prints by George Baxter.
0:24:34 > 0:24:36Very important to keep the mounts
0:24:36 > 0:24:39and they've been there since the 1850s.
0:24:39 > 0:24:42So all in all, I thought that my day at the auction
0:24:42 > 0:24:45panned out quite nicely.
0:24:45 > 0:24:48So I'm quietly optimistic.
0:24:48 > 0:24:53'Bullish Eric's other eclectic collectables include three pottery figurines,
0:24:53 > 0:24:56'the pair of Pears prints, the china jugs
0:24:56 > 0:24:58'and the fireside items.
0:24:58 > 0:25:02'So both our dealers spread their wings and take to the sky
0:25:02 > 0:25:05'as they fly off in search of a profit,
0:25:05 > 0:25:10'knowing that no deal is sealed until they've shaken and the cash is in their hands.
0:25:10 > 0:25:12'And first off the mark is Kate,
0:25:12 > 0:25:17'who's tracked down the perfect potential buyer for her auction notice.
0:25:17 > 0:25:22'She's come to the market town of Ledbury, having cleverly concocted a plan to sell it to Edward,
0:25:22 > 0:25:27'a hotel manager who she hopes will bid high enough to make some money
0:25:27 > 0:25:30'on the ?44.84 she paid for it.'
0:25:30 > 0:25:32Now, I have brought you an auction notice
0:25:32 > 0:25:37and I understand you've got quite a few of these. We have got a few hanging up around the place.
0:25:37 > 0:25:40I've also got one here to show you. Ah!
0:25:40 > 0:25:43Oh, I see. Now, this is very similar to what I've got
0:25:43 > 0:25:48because we've got valuable freehold property being advertised
0:25:48 > 0:25:50and the auction for it is here at The Feathers in Ledbury.
0:25:50 > 0:25:53Yours is dated 1838, I see.
0:25:53 > 0:25:56But mine is slightly earlier.
0:25:56 > 0:25:58The auction was held here at The Feathers, Ledbury,
0:25:58 > 0:26:0331st January and it's dated just down here, 1822.
0:26:03 > 0:26:08And here we've got lot one, a dwelling house, having capital cellaring.
0:26:08 > 0:26:14And you've got the people who are actually holding the auction down here,
0:26:14 > 0:26:18Messrs Holbrook Son, attorneys at law.
0:26:18 > 0:26:22There are quite a few Holbrooks around Ledbury still. Oh, are there? That's interesting.
0:26:22 > 0:26:26So, Edward, I'm looking for about ?100 to ?150 for this.
0:26:26 > 0:26:31I would probably be looking for around the 100 mark, rather than the higher estimate.
0:26:31 > 0:26:33Could we say 125?
0:26:33 > 0:26:36I'd go up to 110. 115? 115.
0:26:36 > 0:26:38Wonderful. Great deal. Thank you very much.
0:26:38 > 0:26:42'Going once, going twice, and sold for a profit of ?70.16,
0:26:42 > 0:26:45'giving Kate just the flying start she was looking for.'
0:26:45 > 0:26:50Well, what a great result. Thank goodness I outbid Knocker Knowles at the auction,
0:26:50 > 0:26:53because I've managed to return the auction notice back to its home in Ledbury
0:26:53 > 0:26:56and I've got a great profit.
0:26:57 > 0:27:00'Yes, well done, Kate. But don't celebrate just yet
0:27:00 > 0:27:04'because Eric has his own plan to make a right royal profit
0:27:04 > 0:27:06'from the King Edward print that cost him ?41.30.
0:27:06 > 0:27:11'He's taking it to Margaret, a collector of royal memorabilia,
0:27:11 > 0:27:16'whose house is stuffed with more kings and queens than a pack of cards.'
0:27:16 > 0:27:21Well, I have to say that when I bought this particular print, I thought of you.
0:27:21 > 0:27:23That's lovely, isn't it? Well, I thought so.
0:27:23 > 0:27:27Oh, I do like that, yes. And the colours are nice and strong. Aren't they?
0:27:27 > 0:27:30When you think how old it is, they're very good, aren't they?
0:27:30 > 0:27:34I think what's incredible is the fact that you've got him in all the stages of his life,
0:27:34 > 0:27:37from being a baby, a small boy, all the way through. Yes.
0:27:37 > 0:27:40It's amazing how when they were small, they looked very girly.
0:27:40 > 0:27:45Well, it was quite traditional to put them into small,
0:27:45 > 0:27:48very effeminate dresses. Yes, definitely.
0:27:48 > 0:27:50I think it's in pretty reasonable order. I think it is.
0:27:50 > 0:27:54Original frame. Yes. And that's very important. It would be awful if it was in a modern frame.
0:27:54 > 0:27:58Oh, no, that would kill it. I would not have wasted your time. No.
0:27:58 > 0:28:02My starting gambit is around about sort of ?80.
0:28:02 > 0:28:05I think ?80 would be fine, actually. Are you sure? Fine for me.
0:28:05 > 0:28:08You are sure? Yes, I think it's lovely. OK, well, there you go.
0:28:08 > 0:28:11Thank you for thinking of me. Not at all!
0:28:12 > 0:28:15'So, the print brings in a princely profit of ?38.70
0:28:15 > 0:28:18'and Eric feels like a king.'
0:28:20 > 0:28:23Well, a fair profit but at a fair price,
0:28:23 > 0:28:27and at least Edward VII's going to feel very much at home amongst his own.
0:28:29 > 0:28:31'With this symphony of selling underway, Kate is next
0:28:31 > 0:28:37'with a plan to sell the violin that cost her just over ?235 including restoration.
0:28:37 > 0:28:40'She's taking it to her old school
0:28:40 > 0:28:43'with a mind to sell it to director of music David.'
0:28:43 > 0:28:47So, David, this is the violin. So, it's got a label inside here
0:28:47 > 0:28:51for Giuseppe Guarnerius.
0:28:51 > 0:28:55He was Stradivarius's greatest rival in Cremona in the 18th century.
0:28:55 > 0:28:59But, of course, this is based on his design. Just cos it's got a label inside,
0:28:59 > 0:29:01doesn't mean it's exactly by him.
0:29:01 > 0:29:06And, of course, it's a lot later than the 18th century. I think it's probably very early 20th century.
0:29:06 > 0:29:09What do you think? I think you're absolutely right.
0:29:09 > 0:29:13If it was a genuine, we would be looking at huge money.
0:29:13 > 0:29:16Sadly, I don't think it is genuine.
0:29:16 > 0:29:20I think it's possibly French and it's probably around the turn of the century,
0:29:20 > 0:29:24maybe early 1920s.
0:29:24 > 0:29:28'But before he's willing to commit, David wants to test the violin
0:29:28 > 0:29:32'by giving it to his star pupil, 17-year-old Hannah.'
0:29:32 > 0:29:35SHE PLAYS VIOLIN
0:29:40 > 0:29:45Well, I think you can safely say, David, the standard has seriously gone up since I was here.
0:29:45 > 0:29:49What do you think of it? Erm, I think it's got some peg issues and some string issues,
0:29:49 > 0:29:54but it could sound nice with some sorting out. Mm-hm. OK.
0:29:54 > 0:29:57Well, David, I'm looking for around ?350,
0:29:57 > 0:30:00particularly, actually, as Hannah has made it sound so amazing.
0:30:00 > 0:30:05Yes, I'm not sure it's worth quite as much as that.
0:30:05 > 0:30:07We'd obviously need to change the strings
0:30:07 > 0:30:10and have it reset up again.
0:30:10 > 0:30:14Erm, I think I'd be happy round about the 300.
0:30:14 > 0:30:16Mm-hm. How does that sound?
0:30:16 > 0:30:18Could I ask for just a wee bit more? Say, 320?
0:30:20 > 0:30:22Well, go on, as it's you.
0:30:22 > 0:30:24320? 320. Wonderful. Thank you very much.
0:30:24 > 0:30:27'Yes, the sale of the violin brings in a profit
0:30:27 > 0:30:30'to the tune of ?84.40
0:30:30 > 0:30:33'and Kate shows that she has more than one string to her bow.'
0:30:33 > 0:30:36SHE PLAYS TWINKLE TWINKLE LITTLE STAR
0:30:41 > 0:30:43'Will you put that cat down?
0:30:46 > 0:30:49'Right, Eric is not one to play second fiddle to anyone.
0:30:49 > 0:30:53'In a spectacular move, he's sold the china jugs to Diane
0:30:53 > 0:30:56'from Pontypridd for a profit of ?108.70.
0:30:56 > 0:31:01'Now he's descended on Sydenham, South London, with the George Baxter prints.
0:31:01 > 0:31:06'He paid ?35.40 for the prints that date back to the Great Exhibition of 1851
0:31:06 > 0:31:11'and Eric has cleverly targeted the chairman of the Crystal Palace Foundation
0:31:11 > 0:31:13'as a possible buyer.'
0:31:13 > 0:31:17What I've got are two prints of the sculpture gallery.
0:31:17 > 0:31:20They've got their original mounts for George Baxter.
0:31:20 > 0:31:24Baxter prints are very classic because they have the roundel here
0:31:24 > 0:31:27and the rounded top edges. Yep. But they're very nice pictures.
0:31:27 > 0:31:32Now, the question is, would these make a welcome addition
0:31:32 > 0:31:39to the Crystal Palace Foundation's collection? Indeed, yes.
0:31:39 > 0:31:46When it came to price, I was looking for somewhere around about ?55 or thereabouts.
0:31:46 > 0:31:50Maybe, I don't know, ?20 each?
0:31:50 > 0:31:53If we could go in at 45,
0:31:53 > 0:31:57I think we've got ourselves a deal. I think 45 is reasonable.
0:31:57 > 0:32:01'Eric makes ?9.60 on the sale of the prints,
0:32:01 > 0:32:04'which brings us to the halfway point of this selling extravaganza.
0:32:04 > 0:32:06'So, let's find out who's charging ahead
0:32:06 > 0:32:09'and who's in need of a recharge.
0:32:10 > 0:32:14'Eric has sold three items and already has a healthy profit
0:32:14 > 0:32:16'of ?157.
0:32:16 > 0:32:21'Kate has sold one fewer, and after the restoration costs of the violin,
0:32:21 > 0:32:24'is ever so slightly behind with ?154.56.
0:32:26 > 0:32:29'It could hardly be any closer
0:32:29 > 0:32:32'as our supersonic sellers step back onto the stage,
0:32:32 > 0:32:37'each hoping to get that one sale that will leave their opponent for dust.
0:32:37 > 0:32:40'But it's Kate who flies over the horizon next.
0:32:40 > 0:32:44'She's in Hamnish, Herefordshire, with the aeroplane prints.'
0:32:46 > 0:32:50I spent just under ?24 on my aeroplane prints
0:32:50 > 0:32:54and I've had them all mounted up and I'm really pleased with how they've turned out.
0:32:54 > 0:32:59I'm about to see Gordon, who's an ex-pilot. I really hope he's going to like them.
0:33:00 > 0:33:02'She paid ?23.60 for the prints
0:33:02 > 0:33:08'and spent a further ?12.50 getting them framed. So will Gordon help her find a profit?'
0:33:09 > 0:33:14Gordon, I've brought you this set of five prints of biplanes.
0:33:14 > 0:33:18The thing I love about these prints is that they are really atmospheric,
0:33:18 > 0:33:20particularly this one, which is in flight,
0:33:20 > 0:33:25and you can see the gunner standing up there in the cockpit. Yeah, indeed.
0:33:25 > 0:33:30We've got a De Havilland scout aircraft behind us there. That's quite an early one.
0:33:30 > 0:33:35Very, very early. What a design! The pilot sitting up at the front here in all weathers
0:33:35 > 0:33:37with his goggles and trying to keep warm in his sheepskin.
0:33:37 > 0:33:40So, do you think you might be interested in purchasing the set?
0:33:40 > 0:33:44Well, they certainly look in better condition, some of them,
0:33:44 > 0:33:47than I anticipated. A little bit of water damage.
0:33:47 > 0:33:51Condition isn't fantastic, you're right. This one's quite badly marked around there.
0:33:51 > 0:33:55But I'm hoping, you know, I've mounted them up, they're part of the history.
0:33:55 > 0:33:59You need to have the atmosphere that they give off, I think,
0:33:59 > 0:34:02to sort of get you back into that time.
0:34:02 > 0:34:07Well, for the set of five, I've had them mounted up,
0:34:07 > 0:34:11I'm looking at around the ?200 mark. How does that sound to you?
0:34:11 > 0:34:15I'm thinking more around the 150 mark myself.
0:34:15 > 0:34:20Mm-hm. Erm... 150 sounds fair to me for the five.
0:34:20 > 0:34:24Grand. Great. Done. Thank you. Wonderful. I really hope you enjoy them.
0:34:24 > 0:34:29'Kate zooms off with a profit of ?113.90 for the prints.
0:34:29 > 0:34:33'But she's not finished there. Oh, no! Our Kate is one busy bee.
0:34:33 > 0:34:36'She sells her pottery bowl to a Poole collector
0:34:36 > 0:34:39'for a profit of ?89.20.
0:34:39 > 0:34:42'She then moves straight on to shifting her pine tall boy.
0:34:42 > 0:34:45'She's spruced it up with a bit of leftover paint
0:34:45 > 0:34:49'and is taking it to Nick, hoping he'll want it for his vintage furniture shop in Herefordshire.
0:34:49 > 0:34:53'Kate paid ?64.90. Will she get a profit?'
0:34:53 > 0:34:58So, what do you think of this tall boy? Cos I think it looks pretty much at home in here. Yeah, it does.
0:34:58 > 0:35:00I think it's a good, saleable item.
0:35:00 > 0:35:04I thought it would be ideal for a children's bedroom. It's that sort of size.
0:35:04 > 0:35:09You've got a little shelf inside here which is quite good for storage.
0:35:09 > 0:35:12And then you've got three good-size drawers below.
0:35:12 > 0:35:14So it's all good to go, really.
0:35:14 > 0:35:17It's great. It absolutely perfect for kids' rooms
0:35:17 > 0:35:20and people want something that's not too expensive, sensibly priced.
0:35:20 > 0:35:24I'm looking for roughly 250, something like that. How does that sounds?
0:35:24 > 0:35:26That's a bit more than we'd like to pay. Right.
0:35:26 > 0:35:32Erm... Ideally, we'd like it more around the 200. OK.
0:35:32 > 0:35:38Could I say 210? Go on, then. All right, that sounds great. Super. Thank you.
0:35:38 > 0:35:42'Kate makes a healthy ?145.10 on the tall boy.
0:35:43 > 0:35:46'But Eric is burning up a profit, too.
0:35:46 > 0:35:49'He makes ?109.70
0:35:49 > 0:35:52'selling his fireside items to an antiques dealer in Brighton.
0:35:52 > 0:35:55'And when it comes to selling his nostalgic chocolate fare,
0:35:55 > 0:35:58'sweet-toothed Eric has come up with the perfect plan.
0:35:58 > 0:36:01'He paid ?50 for the chocolate memorabilia,
0:36:01 > 0:36:06'so will he be able to make a sweet profit from Colin of Cadbury's?'
0:36:06 > 0:36:10When I came across these items, the first thing that hit me was condition.
0:36:10 > 0:36:15First of all, we've got The Building Of A Modern Business, 1948.
0:36:15 > 0:36:22We've got Royal Visits To Bournville, 1919, 1929 and 1939.
0:36:22 > 0:36:27And on top of that, I have got not one box but two boxes.
0:36:27 > 0:36:31So I'm hoping that I bought wisely
0:36:31 > 0:36:33and I'm hoping that they're going to be of interest to you.
0:36:33 > 0:36:36The booklets are in absolutely fabulous condition.
0:36:36 > 0:36:39With the souvenir tins,
0:36:39 > 0:36:44from 1902, we opened up our visitor's department
0:36:44 > 0:36:47and as a souvenir of their visit,
0:36:47 > 0:36:49we gave them a box of chocolates. Right.
0:36:49 > 0:36:54And we've estimated there are approximately three million people
0:36:54 > 0:36:57actually took advantage of the factory tour.
0:36:57 > 0:37:00So there's a lot of these around. You're being polite.
0:37:00 > 0:37:05I'm being polite. All right. But are they things you'd like to add to your archive? That's the question.
0:37:05 > 0:37:09They certainly would be. OK. I estimate ?5 each.
0:37:09 > 0:37:14That's 5, 10, 15, 20, 25.
0:37:14 > 0:37:18I'm just wondering if I might nudge you a little bit? 45.
0:37:18 > 0:37:25?45. Colin, I'm prepared to sell these for ?45, OK.
0:37:25 > 0:37:27It's a deal. Put it there.
0:37:27 > 0:37:31'So, Eric makes a loss of ?5 on the chocolate collectables.
0:37:31 > 0:37:35'But he soon cheers himself up with a bit of choccie-making.
0:37:37 > 0:37:40'Yes, he should be called Eric Chocker Knowles.
0:37:41 > 0:37:44'Oi, you've spelt your own name wrong there, Eric!
0:37:44 > 0:37:46'Lucky he's selling antiques, not spelling them.
0:37:46 > 0:37:51'Anyway, Kate is down to her final item, the silver ladies' purse.
0:37:51 > 0:37:54'She's come to London with a cunning plan to sell it to Daniel,
0:37:54 > 0:37:57'who's setting up a new shop selling silverware.
0:37:57 > 0:38:00'It cost her ?94.40 at auction.'
0:38:00 > 0:38:04This is just the sort of thing that you buy, so I heard.
0:38:04 > 0:38:07Have a little look at it. It's a lovely little silver purse.
0:38:07 > 0:38:12Hallmarked quite clearly down at the bottom here. Oh, it is.
0:38:12 > 0:38:151917, I think, Birmingham. Birmingham, 1917.
0:38:15 > 0:38:17The leather is actually lovely.
0:38:17 > 0:38:20So often they can dry out and start splitting.
0:38:20 > 0:38:24And it's lovely that you haven't cleaned it. In fact, running my fingers across, you can feel
0:38:24 > 0:38:28where they've engraved it, it's still a little bit sharp, so you know it hasn't really been used.
0:38:28 > 0:38:3310, 15 years ago when I was selling these, the only people that ever bought them were collectors.
0:38:33 > 0:38:36But things are slightly changing now. I love these little rings.
0:38:36 > 0:38:39You could just imagine, you know, beautiful kid gloves. That's right.
0:38:39 > 0:38:43And this just going through the finger, very elegant. Yes.
0:38:43 > 0:38:46Being very girly. Exactly.
0:38:46 > 0:38:49Right, OK. So the piece is absolutely lovely.
0:38:49 > 0:38:51So what sort of price had you been thinking about?
0:38:51 > 0:38:53I was thinking, because it is in such good order,
0:38:53 > 0:38:58and you know as well as I do that it's quite hard finding these pieces in good order... That's true.
0:38:58 > 0:39:01I was hoping towards the ?200 mark.
0:39:01 > 0:39:04It's the sort of thing I think one of my regular dealers would come in
0:39:04 > 0:39:09and it would be offered to me between about 140 to 175.
0:39:09 > 0:39:12175 is good for me, I would say.
0:39:12 > 0:39:16I was looking for around there.
0:39:16 > 0:39:19Well, that's working out pretty well, then. Brilliant. Thank you.
0:39:19 > 0:39:22'Yes, Kate makes a profit of ?80.60 for the silver purse
0:39:22 > 0:39:25'and it takes pride of place in the new shop,
0:39:25 > 0:39:28'which means that Kate is all done and sold up.
0:39:28 > 0:39:31'And our Eric is not far behind her.
0:39:31 > 0:39:35'He's sold the ceramic figures to Mark, a collector of Staffordshire pottery,
0:39:35 > 0:39:37'for a profit of ?19.70.
0:39:37 > 0:39:40'But no sooner was the money in his wallet
0:39:40 > 0:39:43'than he went and made a loss of ?19.40
0:39:43 > 0:39:45'selling the pair of Pears prints.
0:39:45 > 0:39:49'Which brings us to Eric's final item, the china bull.
0:39:49 > 0:39:52'He's targeted Hereford breeder Phil as a potential buyer
0:39:52 > 0:39:54'for the bull that cost him ?53.10.
0:39:54 > 0:39:59'And so we have a story of one beast...
0:40:00 > 0:40:04'..against one man. One potential sale.'
0:40:08 > 0:40:11By way of introduction, who's this? This is Flynn. Flynn.
0:40:11 > 0:40:16And Flynn is a Hereford bull. He's a Hereford bull, yeah.
0:40:16 > 0:40:18And how old is Flynn? Flynn's three, nearly four.
0:40:18 > 0:40:23So as a breed, how far do they go back? They started in about the 1700s.
0:40:23 > 0:40:27OK. I'm trying to make a comparison with my bull,
0:40:27 > 0:40:30because this is my Beswick bull.
0:40:30 > 0:40:34How does that stand up? Well, he reminds me very much,
0:40:34 > 0:40:38and we're just down the road from the Vern, and he's a Vern-style bull.
0:40:38 > 0:40:41Well, mine's got horns and Flynn has not got horns.
0:40:41 > 0:40:46Well, the ones with horns are a newer sort of...
0:40:46 > 0:40:49Carry on. Carry on. I'm enjoying this.
0:40:49 > 0:40:52..a much newer thing coming along.
0:40:52 > 0:40:55I was looking somewhere in the region of around about the ?150 mark.
0:40:55 > 0:40:58But you come at me with what you'd be happy to pay.
0:40:58 > 0:41:04Well, I was thinking more like 50 or 60 quid, really, to be honest.
0:41:04 > 0:41:07If I could get, for that bull, ?100,
0:41:07 > 0:41:09I'd be selling it to you at half the price, I promise you.
0:41:09 > 0:41:13Go on, then. Is it a deal? Go on. OK. All right.
0:41:13 > 0:41:17'So Eric charges off with a profit of ?46.90 for the figurine.
0:41:17 > 0:41:21'And that brings this magnificent bullfight to an end.
0:41:21 > 0:41:25'But before we learn which of our matadors has tamed the mighty beast of profit
0:41:25 > 0:41:28'and which one is running for their life,
0:41:28 > 0:41:32'let's see how much our experts have spent today.
0:41:33 > 0:41:36'They each started the day with ?1,000 of our their own money.
0:41:36 > 0:41:41'Eric bought nine lots at a total cost of ?516.10.
0:41:41 > 0:41:45'Kate bought just six lots, and after some repairs and restoration,
0:41:45 > 0:41:48'spent ?546.64.
0:41:48 > 0:41:53'But the question remains, who has made the biggest profit?
0:41:53 > 0:41:56'All of the money from today's challenge will go to our dealers' chosen charities.
0:41:56 > 0:42:01'So let's find out who is today's Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is champion.'
0:42:01 > 0:42:04How we doing? Mr Knowles. Good to see you. How are you?
0:42:04 > 0:42:06I'm very well, thank you. How did you do, then?
0:42:06 > 0:42:10Well, I did well with my three graduated pottery jugs
0:42:10 > 0:42:14cos I bought them for ?41 and I then sold them for ?150.
0:42:14 > 0:42:17Did you? You tinker! What about you?
0:42:17 > 0:42:21Well, do you remember that rather sad looking fiddle that was lying around the auction house?
0:42:21 > 0:42:25I don't remember a violin. I remember something that looked like firewood. But carry on.
0:42:25 > 0:42:29Well, I bought it for just over ?200, had it restored
0:42:29 > 0:42:32and then sold it to my old school
0:42:32 > 0:42:36for ?320.
0:42:36 > 0:42:39Where does that leave us at the end of the day? Let's find out.
0:42:39 > 0:42:42Are you ready? Count us in. (BOTH) One, two, three.
0:42:42 > 0:42:43Go.
0:42:43 > 0:42:46(BOTH) Ooooh!
0:42:46 > 0:42:50Trounced! Pretty good. Well, pretty good from your point of view.
0:42:50 > 0:42:55So... Tell you what else. What's that? That auction commission is a killer.
0:42:55 > 0:42:59'So, Kate's today's winner, having made money at every turn.'
0:42:59 > 0:43:02I took a bit of a gamble with some of those things I bought.
0:43:02 > 0:43:06It's never easy to know exactly what things are going to go for at auction,
0:43:06 > 0:43:08but I'm really pleased that it paid off.
0:43:08 > 0:43:11Well, I think it's safe to say for me that when it comes to auctions,
0:43:11 > 0:43:15I'm probably better off taking them than bidding at them.
0:43:15 > 0:43:18'But Eric gets to defend his honour once again tomorrow
0:43:18 > 0:43:21'at a UK antiques fair in Newark.'
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