0:00:02 > 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 insider's view of the trade.
0:00:18 > 0:00:19Who's there?
0:00:20 > 0:00:23Each week, one pair of duelling dealers will face
0:00:23 > 0:00:28a different daily challenge. The original cheeky chappie. Lovely!
0:00:28 > 0:00:32Putting their reputations on the line. Full house! Go, I say!
0:00:33 > 0:00:37And giving you their top tips and savvy secrets on how to make
0:00:37 > 0:00:42the most money from buying and selling. I'm feeling rather lucky.
0:00:46 > 0:00:50Coming up on today's show: Knocker Knowles finds his will is weak.
0:00:50 > 0:00:53It's an unknown force which is sucking me
0:00:53 > 0:00:58into the vortex of ceramic nirvana. Kate Bliss offers a top tip.
0:00:58 > 0:01:00There's no factory mark on the bottom
0:01:00 > 0:01:03but the way to trace the factory is to look at the pattern.
0:01:03 > 0:01:06And Eric does a spot of moonlighting.
0:01:06 > 0:01:08Excusez moi, monsieur, s'il vous plait.
0:01:09 > 0:01:12This is Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is.
0:01:25 > 0:01:28Yes, welcome antiques lovers to Newark where we're back with
0:01:28 > 0:01:31another tiptop, knick-knack and bric-a-brac challenge today,
0:01:31 > 0:01:35as two of Great Britain's very finest fine art
0:01:35 > 0:01:40and furniture fanciers take each other on to settle who is the best.
0:01:40 > 0:01:43And first to stand up and put his reputation on the block is
0:01:43 > 0:01:45the great master, in a woolly hat,
0:01:45 > 0:01:48the undisputed sage of ceramics,
0:01:48 > 0:01:50the man who puts the terror into terracotta,
0:01:50 > 0:01:54it's Burnley's most excellent son, Eric "Knocker" Knowles.
0:01:56 > 0:02:01I want to be seen to be buying good objects. OK, we'll have that.
0:02:01 > 0:02:03And facing up to Eric is Herefordshire's favourite
0:02:03 > 0:02:04lady auctioneer.
0:02:04 > 0:02:08This antiques expert is as sharp as a whip, as keen as mustard,
0:02:08 > 0:02:11and will do anything she can not to lose.
0:02:11 > 0:02:15Fighting out of the Welsh borders, it's Kate "Absolute" Bliss.
0:02:16 > 0:02:19Ooh! Look at that! Cor!
0:02:20 > 0:02:22Today, our two battling knights of the haggle will be
0:02:22 > 0:02:26in their element as they're going to be thrust into the hustle-bustle
0:02:26 > 0:02:28of Europe's biggest antiques event,
0:02:28 > 0:02:32the Newark International antiques and collectors fair, where
0:02:32 > 0:02:38there are over 2,500 stands crammed with the treasures of yesteryear.
0:02:38 > 0:02:43Remember, both experts have ?750 of their own money to spend.
0:02:43 > 0:02:47And buying to sell is the aim of the game with all the profits
0:02:47 > 0:02:49going to their chosen charities.
0:02:49 > 0:02:53So stand by your bids, Eric Knowles and Kate Bliss.
0:02:53 > 0:02:57It's time to Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is.
0:02:57 > 0:03:00Good morning, Kate. Good morning, sir. How are you?
0:03:00 > 0:03:03Well, what I want to know is, what does a girl from Herefordshire
0:03:03 > 0:03:07feel about being in a field here in Newark? Do you know, I love it here.
0:03:07 > 0:03:11I love Newark International antiques fair and there's so much to go at.
0:03:11 > 0:03:14There's over 2,000 stalls here. It's great.
0:03:14 > 0:03:16I mean, the fact is, if you can't find it here,
0:03:16 > 0:03:20you wouldn't be able to find it anywhere, would you? Well, exactly.
0:03:20 > 0:03:23My strategy, because you know, in my case, I'm going to simply try
0:03:23 > 0:03:26and remember where I am, because it's just so big.
0:03:26 > 0:03:30Today, I think I'm going to play to my strengths, maybe,
0:03:30 > 0:03:34and go for something along the jewellery line. A bit of silver.
0:03:34 > 0:03:36Sparkly things, maybe. We'll see.
0:03:36 > 0:03:38Why spoil the habit of a lifetime? Listen, good to see you.
0:03:38 > 0:03:40Best of luck. Catch you later.
0:03:40 > 0:03:42Might see you for a coffee in about an hour. Good idea.
0:03:42 > 0:03:47So off they go. Kate - cool, calm, confident, knows what she wants.
0:03:47 > 0:03:49Eric, on the other hand, feigning bewilderment,
0:03:49 > 0:03:52but you just know, underneath that crumpled exterior
0:03:52 > 0:03:55is a man who knows what he's looking for.
0:03:55 > 0:03:56What are you looking for, Eric?
0:03:56 > 0:03:59I'm looking for arts and crafts metalwork.
0:03:59 > 0:04:03Beaten copper, beaten brass, if it's made in Newlyn or Keswick,
0:04:03 > 0:04:05then it's going to be a bonus,
0:04:05 > 0:04:08but I'm keeping my eye out for anything but any old iron.
0:04:11 > 0:04:14So, Eric's decided to shun his beloved pottery
0:04:14 > 0:04:17in favour of arts and crafts metalwork.
0:04:17 > 0:04:21Bold decision because Kate knows she's up against a mighty opponent
0:04:21 > 0:04:23and is sticking to what she knows best.
0:04:23 > 0:04:25Well, I said to Eric I was going to home in
0:04:25 > 0:04:26on jewellery and silver today
0:04:26 > 0:04:29and the reason for that is I want to start the day
0:04:29 > 0:04:31and get a couple of really good buys under my belt
0:04:31 > 0:04:34and also, in a fair as big as this one,
0:04:34 > 0:04:37you can easily get distracted looking at all sorts of things.
0:04:37 > 0:04:41So I'm really hoping there's some really good sparkly things in here.
0:04:41 > 0:04:43Yes, Kate very much sticking to her specialist subject
0:04:43 > 0:04:46and Eric turning his back on his.
0:04:46 > 0:04:47Although, if that's the case,
0:04:47 > 0:04:50what's he doing lurking around the ceramics stall, eh?
0:04:52 > 0:04:54Eric, that's not metalwork!
0:04:59 > 0:05:02So there I am talking about looking for metalwork
0:05:02 > 0:05:04and arts and crafts, but I can't help it -
0:05:04 > 0:05:08there's a stand here and it's got lots of pots.
0:05:08 > 0:05:12I'm being drawn into this, it's an unknown force which is
0:05:12 > 0:05:18sucking me into the vortex of ceramic nirvana or something, I'm not sure.
0:05:18 > 0:05:20I'm never happier than when I'm looking at pots.
0:05:20 > 0:05:22Well, perhaps he's just going to have a quick look
0:05:22 > 0:05:26and move onto metalwork. Yes, that'll be what he's thinking.
0:05:26 > 0:05:28Is that what he's thinking?
0:05:28 > 0:05:32I'm looking at a lovely piece of Majolica there,
0:05:32 > 0:05:34with not a big price tag on it.
0:05:34 > 0:05:36It is at fault...
0:05:36 > 0:05:40In other words, it's got some damage to it, but it is Wedgwood
0:05:40 > 0:05:44and I know it's around about 1870.
0:05:44 > 0:05:47I like that and then I like the plate next to it as well.
0:05:47 > 0:05:49Oh, Eric, you're so weak-willed.
0:05:49 > 0:05:53Hello, hello, I'm just admiring your plate.
0:05:53 > 0:05:56I'm just looking at what... I might go to...
0:05:56 > 0:06:00It's just you tell me and I'll say... 15. ?15.
0:06:00 > 0:06:04You see, will you pull that glove? OK, pull that hand there.
0:06:04 > 0:06:07Excellent, thank you, ?15.
0:06:07 > 0:06:08So, Eric pockets the plate,
0:06:08 > 0:06:11but you didn't really think he was going to stop there, did you?
0:06:12 > 0:06:15I normally have a rule not to buy anything with a crack in it
0:06:15 > 0:06:18but I do like that and I see it's got a price on it.
0:06:18 > 0:06:21What would it be? Is there an Eric price on that?
0:06:21 > 0:06:23An Eric price would be 40.
0:06:25 > 0:06:27It's talking to me, you know.
0:06:27 > 0:06:30It's paranormal, it's saying, "You know you want me."
0:06:30 > 0:06:34DEEP VOICE: You know you want me, Eric.
0:06:34 > 0:06:37RECORD SCRATCHES OK, ?40, that's a double whammy.
0:06:37 > 0:06:39OK, lovely.
0:06:39 > 0:06:43So, Eric puts up no resistance to his ceramic urges
0:06:43 > 0:06:46and walks away with a pair of pottery purchases.
0:06:46 > 0:06:49Well, two buys in one go.
0:06:49 > 0:06:51A super plate, dating to...
0:06:51 > 0:06:53I don't know, got to do me research,
0:06:53 > 0:06:56but that must be around about 1900 or so.
0:06:56 > 0:06:59You know, good quality - ?15.
0:06:59 > 0:07:01I just want to double me money.
0:07:01 > 0:07:04If I want to double me money to my jardiniere,
0:07:04 > 0:07:07it's the jardiniere now I'm actually selling it.
0:07:07 > 0:07:10It was a plant-pot when I was buying it.
0:07:10 > 0:07:13But it is Wedgwood. It is Majolica.
0:07:13 > 0:07:16It does date to around about 1870/1880.
0:07:16 > 0:07:21So, if I can't double me money on that, again it'll be a sad day.
0:07:21 > 0:07:23Yes, Eric's broken his duck, but across the market,
0:07:23 > 0:07:25how is Kate doing?
0:07:25 > 0:07:27Remember her plan to stick to her strengths?
0:07:27 > 0:07:30Diamonds, rubies, emeralds, that sort of thing.
0:07:30 > 0:07:31Yes, it's jewellery all the way.
0:07:33 > 0:07:35Any ideas what this is used for?
0:07:35 > 0:07:37Is it a big necklace?
0:07:37 > 0:07:39This is actually for cheese, would you believe?
0:07:39 > 0:07:43If you imagine a huge round of cheese,
0:07:43 > 0:07:47that would sit in this, what's known as a "truckle", a cheese truckle.
0:07:47 > 0:07:51It's made of mahogany, and it's a really nice Georgian one, actually.
0:07:51 > 0:07:55I would say, with these roundels, it's typically 1820.
0:07:55 > 0:07:57Maybe a little bit later.
0:07:57 > 0:08:00Lovely mahogany BUT it's had a bit of a history because,
0:08:00 > 0:08:04if you look closely just in here, can you see that?
0:08:04 > 0:08:06There's a patch that's been put in there.
0:08:06 > 0:08:08So, obviously there was a problem
0:08:08 > 0:08:11with a little bit of the mahogany there.
0:08:11 > 0:08:13A little bit of restoration, it's had a bit of work.
0:08:13 > 0:08:15I'm just going to enquire how much this is.
0:08:15 > 0:08:16How much is this, madam?
0:08:16 > 0:08:19120, but I'm sure we can do something on it.
0:08:19 > 0:08:24Oh, 120, it's had a bit of repair work, hasn't it? Just here.
0:08:24 > 0:08:26And it's got a crack, which is unfortunate. Yeah.
0:08:26 > 0:08:28But it's a lovely thing.
0:08:29 > 0:08:32What are you thinking? I'm thinking, sort of, 60-ish.
0:08:32 > 0:08:34Ooh. "Ooh", she says.
0:08:34 > 0:08:37Yeah, 100? Eh...
0:08:39 > 0:08:4090.
0:08:40 > 0:08:4275?
0:08:42 > 0:08:46Hm, 85. 75 would be good for me, I'll take it off your hands.
0:08:46 > 0:08:49I'll say 80 and then we're there, I can't go any more than that,
0:08:49 > 0:08:50I'll be murdered.
0:08:50 > 0:08:53OK, ?80, let's not beat around the bush.
0:08:53 > 0:08:55Superb, thank you. Done, thank you so much.
0:08:55 > 0:08:58Yes, the lady drives a hard bargain but so does Kate,
0:08:58 > 0:09:00knocking ?40 off the original price,
0:09:00 > 0:09:02and the truckle is hers.
0:09:02 > 0:09:05She was so determined to stick to her beloved jewellery,
0:09:05 > 0:09:07but was wooed by a cheese-related item.
0:09:07 > 0:09:09Mm. So easy to do.
0:09:09 > 0:09:11"I prefer a biscuit, myself."
0:09:12 > 0:09:16So now both their strategies are out the window. It's anything goes.
0:09:16 > 0:09:20Or, in Eric's case, anything stays as he can't bring himself to
0:09:20 > 0:09:23move away from the pots, plates, vases and glasses.
0:09:23 > 0:09:24Like that, look.
0:09:24 > 0:09:26Single feather Ich dien.
0:09:26 > 0:09:29When you see that you think of the Prince of Wales.
0:09:29 > 0:09:31That's his...that's his motto. Ich dien - I serve.
0:09:33 > 0:09:34But you normally get three feathers.
0:09:34 > 0:09:37But I like that.
0:09:37 > 0:09:40I think the goblet itself might be older than the engraving -
0:09:40 > 0:09:42a lot older.
0:09:42 > 0:09:43Excuse me, sir.
0:09:43 > 0:09:44Can I bend your ear?
0:09:46 > 0:09:50I'm interested in your goblet. It's got some age, but I don't know...
0:09:50 > 0:09:54Well, it's... I think there's a date on it, actually, when it was...
0:09:54 > 0:09:561969.
0:09:56 > 0:09:57Oh, '69.
0:09:57 > 0:09:59It's number 38 of a limited edition.
0:09:59 > 0:10:01OK. It's got a price on there.
0:10:01 > 0:10:02Is there a...
0:10:02 > 0:10:03Yeah, yeah.
0:10:05 > 0:10:08?50 to you. ?50 to me.
0:10:08 > 0:10:11Right, what I'm going to do, I'm going to hold it close,
0:10:11 > 0:10:12I'm going to put my hand out like that
0:10:12 > 0:10:16and say you've got yourself a deal. Thank you very much. Excellent.
0:10:16 > 0:10:18Yes, ?50 for the glass goblet
0:10:18 > 0:10:21and Eric is once again sticking to what he knows.
0:10:21 > 0:10:23In fact, it seems like such a good idea,
0:10:23 > 0:10:26Kate is also now sticking to what Eric knows.
0:10:26 > 0:10:29I've just bought this jug and it was a bit of a cheeky buy,
0:10:29 > 0:10:33cos the store holder was asking 45. I bought it for 25.
0:10:33 > 0:10:36It may just look like an ordinary ceramic jug to you, but what's quite
0:10:36 > 0:10:40interesting is that it's quite old - it's Victorian,
0:10:40 > 0:10:42so late 19th century in date.
0:10:42 > 0:10:47It's very English. It's probably by a factory like Spode.
0:10:47 > 0:10:49There's no factory mark on the bottom,
0:10:49 > 0:10:52but the way to trace a factory is to look at the pattern.
0:10:52 > 0:10:53That's the interesting bit.
0:10:53 > 0:10:56You've got a really interesting
0:10:56 > 0:10:58English blue and white patterned jug,
0:10:58 > 0:11:00but the pattern is Chinese.
0:11:00 > 0:11:04So what you've got here is a British factory putting these
0:11:04 > 0:11:07stylised landscapes on very English pottery.
0:11:07 > 0:11:09I'm going to try and find a good private buyer
0:11:09 > 0:11:11who wants a nice water jug.
0:11:11 > 0:11:13Well, Kate giving herself a bit of research to do.
0:11:13 > 0:11:16Although, to cut corners, she could probably ask Eric
0:11:16 > 0:11:19who has at last left that ceramic stand
0:11:19 > 0:11:21and made his way to a ceramic stall.
0:11:21 > 0:11:23So predictable.
0:11:23 > 0:11:28If I can go through that well-worn little ritual - what's the best? 30.
0:11:28 > 0:11:29?30.
0:11:30 > 0:11:33Yeah, OK. I like that. Yeah, I do like that.
0:11:33 > 0:11:36Well, I just bought this Coalport mug here.
0:11:36 > 0:11:40It shows the iron bridge in...in Ironbridge
0:11:40 > 0:11:43and it's also got Wenlock Abbey in Shropshire.
0:11:43 > 0:11:45So it might be finding its way back there.
0:11:45 > 0:11:49So a nice little quickie from Eric gives him his fourth item.
0:11:49 > 0:11:51A Coalport mug for ?30.
0:11:52 > 0:11:53Kate is still indoors
0:11:53 > 0:11:56and some silver salt and pepper shakers have caught her eye.
0:11:57 > 0:11:58These are nice. What are these?
0:11:58 > 0:12:01They're Cartier and sterling silver.
0:12:03 > 0:12:05Oh, sterling. Yeah.
0:12:05 > 0:12:06What do you want for those?
0:12:07 > 0:12:09?55.
0:12:09 > 0:12:11For the two? Yes.
0:12:11 > 0:12:13I could do 30.
0:12:13 > 0:12:14No, I can't do that.
0:12:14 > 0:12:1545.
0:12:15 > 0:12:1840 cash and I'm happy. No. No?
0:12:20 > 0:12:2245.
0:12:22 > 0:12:23Are you sure? 45.
0:12:24 > 0:12:25Thank you very much.
0:12:27 > 0:12:30Hard-bargaining Kate only manages to knock ?10 off the asking price,
0:12:30 > 0:12:34so does she still think these shakers can give her a profit?
0:12:34 > 0:12:37I think that 45 was a very good price
0:12:37 > 0:12:39because not only have we got sterling silver,
0:12:39 > 0:12:42but we have got Cartier on the bottom.
0:12:42 > 0:12:45Great name, good private buyer, I think, for these.
0:12:46 > 0:12:48So Kate's happy with her purchase.
0:12:48 > 0:12:50So happy, in fact, she's gone outside
0:12:50 > 0:12:53and is making a huge racket about it.
0:12:53 > 0:12:56Well, I don't know how Eric's doing, but I'm having great fun.
0:12:56 > 0:12:59As far as I'm concerned, it's game, set and match...
0:13:00 > 0:13:01..to me.
0:13:03 > 0:13:06Yes, lovely to see our experts in such high spirits,
0:13:06 > 0:13:09and that brings us to the halfway mark in this buying bonanza.
0:13:09 > 0:13:12Let's have a quick catch up to see who's serving for the match
0:13:12 > 0:13:15and who needs new balls.
0:13:16 > 0:13:21Our experts arrived at Newark each with ?750 in their pockets.
0:13:21 > 0:13:25So far, Eric has spent ?135 and bought four items,
0:13:25 > 0:13:29leaving him ?615 in his kitty.
0:13:29 > 0:13:34Kate is slightly ahead on the spending stakes having spent ?150.
0:13:34 > 0:13:36But she's only bought three items
0:13:36 > 0:13:38and still has ?600 left to play with.
0:13:39 > 0:13:43So as things stand at this stage, very little in it.
0:13:43 > 0:13:46"Knocker Knowles." How are you doing? "Kiss me, Kate,"
0:13:46 > 0:13:47how are you, darling?
0:13:47 > 0:13:50Are you well? Yeah, I'm fine, thank you. How's it going?
0:13:50 > 0:13:51Yeah, it's going all right.
0:13:51 > 0:13:53The frustration, as always,
0:13:53 > 0:13:57I'm finding things that I don't want to sell, I want to keep.
0:13:57 > 0:13:59I know! So there you are. What about you?
0:13:59 > 0:14:01Have you bought lots of jewellery?
0:14:01 > 0:14:02Do you know, I haven't.
0:14:02 > 0:14:06My strategy hasn't worked at all! I've bought anything but.
0:14:06 > 0:14:10I've bought a really nice Georgian cheese truckle. Oh, right.
0:14:10 > 0:14:12Yeah, so that's my favourite buy. Is it?
0:14:12 > 0:14:14What about you, favourite buy? Nothing old.
0:14:14 > 0:14:16I bought a nice, sort of, goblet,
0:14:16 > 0:14:19engraved with the Prince of Wales feathers on it.
0:14:19 > 0:14:24Right. Limited edition, 1969. So, all in all, not too bad. Not bad.
0:14:24 > 0:14:26Right, well, I've got no time to waste. Better get going.
0:14:26 > 0:14:28You go that way, cos I'm going that way. All right.
0:14:28 > 0:14:30Adios. See you later. See you.
0:14:30 > 0:14:33So, pleasantries over, it's noses back to the grindstone.
0:14:33 > 0:14:37With time ticking, both our dealers are racing against the clock.
0:14:37 > 0:14:39Earlier on, Kate strayed into Eric's territory
0:14:39 > 0:14:41and bought a bit of pottery.
0:14:41 > 0:14:43Now the tables have turned,
0:14:43 > 0:14:46and Eric has strayed into Kate's specialist area.
0:14:46 > 0:14:49He's hovering around vintage ladies' cosmetics.
0:14:49 > 0:14:50Little does he know,
0:14:50 > 0:14:54though, that his rival is keeping a close eye on his movements.
0:14:54 > 0:14:56I've just spotted Eric in the background, there, and I can't
0:14:56 > 0:14:59quite see what he's buying but it looks like a lady's compact.
0:14:59 > 0:15:02What's he doing buying ladies' stuff?
0:15:02 > 0:15:05Yes, Eric, how very dare you?
0:15:05 > 0:15:08It's a good-looking thing. There's not much to them, really, is there?
0:15:08 > 0:15:11They're sort of pressed brass and... Pressed metal. Yeah.
0:15:11 > 0:15:13That's quite a good design, that.
0:15:13 > 0:15:16Of course, every lady had a compact. Yeah.
0:15:16 > 0:15:18Yeah, yeah. They wouldn't go anywhere without them, would they?
0:15:18 > 0:15:20Let's have a look at that...again.
0:15:20 > 0:15:25And what's that? Is there a name on there at all?
0:15:25 > 0:15:28Would it say...Rex of 5th Avenue?
0:15:28 > 0:15:31Well, that's a bit of a giveaway for America, New York, New York.
0:15:31 > 0:15:33Might be worth a punt.
0:15:33 > 0:15:36Dare I... Is that your best? I'm sorry to ask the question.
0:15:36 > 0:15:39I'm afraid it is. No, that's OK. Well, I'm not afraid. I'll...
0:15:39 > 0:15:43I think I might just splash out ?15, then.
0:15:43 > 0:15:44Well, I don't mind admitting
0:15:44 > 0:15:47I'm a little bit out of my comfort zone with this.
0:15:47 > 0:15:52This is more your sort of, dare I say it, say, the competition?
0:15:52 > 0:15:54AKA Kiss Me Kate.
0:15:54 > 0:15:58And I just went for it, because I like that design. It's...
0:15:58 > 0:16:03We know it's American, and I'm assuming it's going to
0:16:03 > 0:16:07be around about 1940, but I'm going to do a bit of research.
0:16:07 > 0:16:11But for ?15, I thought that was a jolly good spend,
0:16:11 > 0:16:13and anyway, got to go.
0:16:13 > 0:16:15I'm just going to go and powder my nose.
0:16:16 > 0:16:20Whatever next, a bit of lippy and some vintage concealer?
0:16:20 > 0:16:22# Lipstick
0:16:22 > 0:16:23# Powder and paint
0:16:23 > 0:16:25# Lipstick
0:16:25 > 0:16:27# Powder and paint... #
0:16:27 > 0:16:30Well, I suppose he could always ask Kate to sell it for him.
0:16:30 > 0:16:33Anyway, Kate, possibly buoyed by seeing Eric buying ladies'
0:16:33 > 0:16:36stuff, has at last found a bit of antique jewellery.
0:16:38 > 0:16:41Now, I've just spotted these earrings in here,
0:16:41 > 0:16:44and you've got 15 carat gold, which was used a lot in Victorian
0:16:44 > 0:16:47times, not used so much now, in modern jewellery.
0:16:47 > 0:16:49It's either 9 or 18 carat.
0:16:49 > 0:16:52But 15 carat was quite a usual gold to use in those times.
0:16:52 > 0:16:55They're probably about 1890 in date,
0:16:55 > 0:16:58and you've got a little old cut diamond in the middle there.
0:16:58 > 0:17:00If I hold them together...
0:17:01 > 0:17:05There, you can see a little bit of sparkle in the middle.
0:17:05 > 0:17:07Quite sweet, really.
0:17:07 > 0:17:11What can you do those for me? 55, they have to be. 55?
0:17:11 > 0:17:12Yeah, all right. We'll do that.
0:17:12 > 0:17:1455, lovely. Cheers.
0:17:14 > 0:17:15Thank you very much.
0:17:15 > 0:17:18Well, Kate managed to knock ?20 off the asking price, and has
0:17:18 > 0:17:22high hopes that her diamond earrings will bring home a sparkling profit.
0:17:22 > 0:17:25And, of course, she's at last got herself back in line
0:17:25 > 0:17:26with her strategy.
0:17:26 > 0:17:28And guess what - her rival has also, at last,
0:17:28 > 0:17:30found what he was looking for.
0:17:30 > 0:17:34It's Art Nouveau, it's made of metal, it could be a real bargain.
0:17:34 > 0:17:36Now, if you're going to have a crumb scoop,
0:17:36 > 0:17:39it may as well be one by Archibald Knox.
0:17:39 > 0:17:41This is Archibald Kn... Look at that.
0:17:41 > 0:17:47The reason you can tell that is, first of all, this decoration,
0:17:47 > 0:17:49which is a little bit worn, but it's still nice,
0:17:49 > 0:17:50and it says on the back,
0:17:50 > 0:17:55"English Pewter." So, Knox is a man from the Isle of Man
0:17:55 > 0:18:02who is designing at... around about the 1890s, 1900,
0:18:02 > 0:18:05doing a lot of designs for Arthur Lasenby Liberty.
0:18:05 > 0:18:10Think of Liberty and Co, and that's a good-looking object.
0:18:10 > 0:18:13As they say in your part of Nottinghamshire, combien?
0:18:13 > 0:18:16Just for you, I'll do 80 on that for you. 80.
0:18:16 > 0:18:20I want to be seen to be buying good objects. OK, we'll have that.
0:18:20 > 0:18:23So, Eric at last achieves what he set out to do,
0:18:23 > 0:18:27and pays ?80 for his Archibald Knox pewter crumb scoop.
0:18:28 > 0:18:30And before you can say "Art Nouveau,"
0:18:30 > 0:18:33he snaps up a tea tray from the same stall.
0:18:33 > 0:18:36I could not resist this tray.
0:18:36 > 0:18:39For two reasons - one is, it's such a pure Art Nouveau design.
0:18:39 > 0:18:41The second reason I wasn't going to leave it behind
0:18:41 > 0:18:44is that it was offered to me for ?20.
0:18:44 > 0:18:47That double purchase brings Eric's tally to seven,
0:18:47 > 0:18:49and he decides to call it a day.
0:18:49 > 0:18:52His rival, on the other hand, is still on the lookout
0:18:52 > 0:18:56for bargains, and she's spotted a Victorian folding bookshelf.
0:18:56 > 0:18:58What's your very best? 50 for you.
0:18:58 > 0:19:0050.
0:19:00 > 0:19:0340? No, I'm sorry, that's rock bottom.
0:19:03 > 0:19:05OK, we'll do 50 on that.
0:19:05 > 0:19:06Done.
0:19:06 > 0:19:08?50 is more than Kate wanted to pay,
0:19:08 > 0:19:12but she adds the Victorian folding bookshelf to her collection.
0:19:12 > 0:19:14Now, with this particular purchase,
0:19:14 > 0:19:17I have committed what in my book is a cardinal sin,
0:19:17 > 0:19:20because I've bought something that is damaged.
0:19:20 > 0:19:24Somebody has screwed some horrible holes in the base,
0:19:24 > 0:19:26and in the base that side,
0:19:26 > 0:19:30it's obviously been screwed onto something, and one end extends
0:19:30 > 0:19:35and one end ought to extend but it doesn't, it's fixed.
0:19:35 > 0:19:38But the reason I bought it is, look at this lovely decoration
0:19:38 > 0:19:41on the top here. Now, this is typically Victorian.
0:19:41 > 0:19:44The combination of ivory and ebony,
0:19:44 > 0:19:49dating typically from about 1880, and then these lovely brass studs.
0:19:49 > 0:19:51And then, if you look really closely,
0:19:51 > 0:19:56you've got, inlaid in the ivory, mother of pearl and abalone shell,
0:19:56 > 0:19:59which just gives you a little bit of sheen there.
0:19:59 > 0:20:03It's a good size, so it would fit in a small house, even,
0:20:03 > 0:20:05and that makes it quite commercial.
0:20:05 > 0:20:09So having broken all her rules, is Kate going to slope off defeated?
0:20:09 > 0:20:13Not on your Nellie! She's spotted a watercolour she likes the look of
0:20:13 > 0:20:18on the very next stall. And what's more, she even has a buyer in mind.
0:20:18 > 0:20:23Now in Herefordshire, where I come from, there's a lovely vineyard.
0:20:23 > 0:20:26And I happen to know the owner of the vineyard.
0:20:26 > 0:20:30And I think she could just do with a watercolour like that on her wall.
0:20:30 > 0:20:34So I'm really hoping I might have a sale for this piece.
0:20:34 > 0:20:38What could you do for me on that? You've got 48 on there. I'll do 40.
0:20:38 > 0:20:42I can't do 40. I'm thinking 30? Sorry, no!
0:20:42 > 0:20:46OK, final offer, 35. 38, final. 38?!
0:20:46 > 0:20:50OK, 38. Lovely. Thank you.
0:20:50 > 0:20:55Yes, Kate concedes. ?38, but that's still a tenner off the asking price.
0:20:55 > 0:20:58A good deal, and she is delighted!
0:20:58 > 0:21:01Now this is really quite nicely painted, if you look at it.
0:21:01 > 0:21:04It's a botanical watercolour.
0:21:04 > 0:21:07And the nicest thing about it is that we have got a little signature,
0:21:07 > 0:21:12pinpointing it to Lewis, the artist, but then a date for 1823.
0:21:12 > 0:21:16So we know it's actually a Georgian watercolour, which is really nice.
0:21:16 > 0:21:21But at ?38 - and with buyer in mind, I'm happy!
0:21:21 > 0:21:24Yes, so happy, in fact, that Kate throws in the towel.
0:21:24 > 0:21:27And while the stallholders pack up what's left of their wares,
0:21:27 > 0:21:31time for a swift reminder about who spent how much and on what.
0:21:31 > 0:21:34"They're both barking mad, if you ask me."
0:21:34 > 0:21:36DOG YAWNS
0:21:36 > 0:21:41Remember, both our dealers started with ?750 of their own money in their pockets.
0:21:41 > 0:21:43Eric ended up buying seven items,
0:21:43 > 0:21:47but spent a fraction of his budget - just ?250, in fact.
0:21:47 > 0:21:51Is that going to be anywhere near enough to make a big profit
0:21:51 > 0:21:53and beat his rival? Well, maybe,
0:21:53 > 0:21:56because Kate bought just six items and, like Eric,
0:21:56 > 0:21:59was also a bit slow putting her hand in her pocket.
0:21:59 > 0:22:02She parted with a paltry ?293.
0:22:04 > 0:22:08As far as money and items go, there's very little in it.
0:22:08 > 0:22:13But as far as profit is concerned, how do our dealers think their rival has done?
0:22:13 > 0:22:18Now, Knocker Knowles, you have veered off the ceramics a little bit, haven't you? I like this.
0:22:18 > 0:22:22I have, yeah. I mean, I was trying to find arts and crafts metalwork,
0:22:22 > 0:22:24and I came across this crumb scoop.
0:22:24 > 0:22:29And I paid ?80 for it but it is a classic design. It is lovely.
0:22:29 > 0:22:32Very arts and crafts. You've stuck to your guns, haven't you,
0:22:32 > 0:22:34to a certain degree? You said jewellery.
0:22:34 > 0:22:37I did. These are actually my favourite buy, I think.
0:22:37 > 0:22:41This one - they're Victorian and they're 15 carat gold with a little diamond.
0:22:41 > 0:22:46Lovely. Tell me about that? This is a Georgian cheese coaster.
0:22:46 > 0:22:49Or truckle, if you want another word for it.
0:22:49 > 0:22:51I've not come across that term. There you go.
0:22:51 > 0:22:52We're on a learning curve, aren't we?
0:22:52 > 0:22:55We are, all the time. I like it. I like it.
0:22:55 > 0:22:57It's like a sledge, isn't it? And I like the jug,
0:22:57 > 0:23:01but there again I'm a pottery person. I think it's time for a cup of tea.
0:23:01 > 0:23:04I think it is. I know just the right place. Come on then.
0:23:09 > 0:23:12Both our experts wave goodbye to buying
0:23:12 > 0:23:15and say hello to selling, as they must now try
0:23:15 > 0:23:18and shift all their goodies for as much money as possible,
0:23:18 > 0:23:22in order to make the biggest profit and walk away victorious.
0:23:22 > 0:23:26So, our competitors now return home to size up their goods.
0:23:26 > 0:23:32Back in Buckinghamshire, Eric is assessing his hoard in his hall.
0:23:32 > 0:23:34Well, I normally spend, spend, spend at Newark.
0:23:34 > 0:23:38But I have to say that this time, it was a tough call.
0:23:38 > 0:23:42The money was there but I just could not find those big money objects.
0:23:42 > 0:23:45But I'm quite happy with what I did spend.
0:23:45 > 0:23:48My Wedgewood Canadian plate,
0:23:48 > 0:23:50I just thought it had been in a time warp,
0:23:50 > 0:23:54because the colours and the enamels are as good as the day
0:23:54 > 0:23:57it came out of the kiln in Etruria in Stoke-on-Trent.
0:23:57 > 0:24:01My glass goblet, a piece that was designed to commemorate
0:24:01 > 0:24:07the investiture of the Prince of Wales at Caernarfon Castle in 1969.
0:24:07 > 0:24:13So a commemorative collector would be the perfect candidate there.
0:24:13 > 0:24:16My compact - I've never bought a compact before.
0:24:16 > 0:24:19I just thought the design was quite vivid.
0:24:19 > 0:24:21I thought it was quite, you know, full of energy.
0:24:21 > 0:24:27What about my mug? There it is - the Ironbridge in Ironbridge.
0:24:27 > 0:24:31The date: Around about 1850, maybe 1860 at a push.
0:24:31 > 0:24:37And I'm keen to sort of repatriate that piece to the Ironbridge Gorge.
0:24:37 > 0:24:40And then last but not least, a classic piece
0:24:40 > 0:24:46of British arts and crafts design. This crumb scoop cost me ?80.
0:24:46 > 0:24:49I thought it was well worth the money.
0:24:49 > 0:24:52At that sort of price, I'm confident of making a profit,
0:24:52 > 0:24:55although I have to say, it's going to be a tricky one
0:24:55 > 0:24:58to double up on this occasion.
0:24:58 > 0:25:00But, hey, a profit's a profit!
0:25:00 > 0:25:03Wise words from Knocker Knowles.
0:25:03 > 0:25:06Eric also has the art nouveau tray and the Wedgwood plant pot to sell.
0:25:06 > 0:25:10But what about Kate? She's back in her Herefordshire hideaway,
0:25:10 > 0:25:13but how hopeful is she about her purchases?
0:25:13 > 0:25:16I'm pleased to say that plans are in progress.
0:25:16 > 0:25:20Now my watercolour behind me here, of this lovely grapevine,
0:25:20 > 0:25:26lucky for me the buyer I intended it for has expressed great interest.
0:25:26 > 0:25:28Here in Herefordshire we have got a cheesemaker.
0:25:28 > 0:25:32And it suddenly occurred to me, this would be great
0:25:32 > 0:25:38for the well-known cheesemaker to have either in their shop and dairy, or just at home.
0:25:38 > 0:25:44For my lovely jug, I have contacted a collector of blue and white transferware.
0:25:44 > 0:25:48And she seems very interested. So that's looking quite strong.
0:25:48 > 0:25:51Because my earrings here are Victorian,
0:25:51 > 0:25:56I'm going to direct these at somebody who loves antique jewellery as opposed to modern jewellery.
0:25:56 > 0:26:01My silver pepper and salt, my pepperette by Cartier -
0:26:01 > 0:26:06great name - I am also directing to an antique silver specialist.
0:26:06 > 0:26:09Now for my little book shelf, I've found a specialist dealer
0:26:09 > 0:26:14who deals in little wooden antique items just like this.
0:26:14 > 0:26:17So I think this would be a great addition to his pieces.
0:26:17 > 0:26:20So, Knocker Knowles, the gloves are off!
0:26:21 > 0:26:24Yes, both our dealers have now assessed their arsenals
0:26:24 > 0:26:28and are ready to strike. But first to draw fire is Eric,
0:26:28 > 0:26:32as he travels to the capital hoping to find the streets paved with gold.
0:26:32 > 0:26:34Or at least to get his first sale.
0:26:34 > 0:26:38Having strayed into Kate's territory of ladies' cosmetics,
0:26:38 > 0:26:42he's now cleverly tracked down a potential buyer in Linda,
0:26:42 > 0:26:44a vintage fashion and jewellery shop owner.
0:26:44 > 0:26:48And he's hoping for a profit on the ?15 he paid for his compact.
0:26:48 > 0:26:52I know you know a thing or two about compacts? I do. I know you do.
0:26:52 > 0:26:58So I'm here to see if I can interest you in this object. Yes.
0:26:58 > 0:27:02I think, I haven't got one like this and I love the Art Deco motif and the flowers.
0:27:02 > 0:27:06No, it's really nice. It's all original.
0:27:06 > 0:27:10I do like that. You do? It says, "Rex Fifth Avenue".
0:27:10 > 0:27:14Have you come across him before? I have heard Rex of Fifth Avenue.
0:27:14 > 0:27:18I think it is about 1940s, '50s from the size,
0:27:18 > 0:27:21cos the earlier ones were smaller.
0:27:21 > 0:27:24But the design is very Deco. It's lovely.
0:27:24 > 0:27:28Mm. Excellent. So, you see, I was hoping that I might get
0:27:28 > 0:27:30somewhere in the region of around about ?45 for that.
0:27:30 > 0:27:35Could you do any better on that? I could always do better. Always do better.
0:27:35 > 0:27:39Come at me with what would be within your comfort zone.
0:27:39 > 0:27:44I think about 35. About 35. OK.
0:27:44 > 0:27:47?35, we got ourselves a deal. OK. OK.
0:27:47 > 0:27:50A pleasure doing business with you, madam.
0:27:50 > 0:27:53Eric's made up with his profit of ?20 from the compact
0:27:53 > 0:27:56and he's off the starting blocks.
0:27:56 > 0:27:59Well, that is one very stylish lady. But there again,
0:27:59 > 0:28:02that was one very stylish compact.
0:28:02 > 0:28:05And, er, I made myself a reasonable profit.
0:28:05 > 0:28:09And on that basis alone, I do hope you're watching, Kate.
0:28:10 > 0:28:13Well, actually, Kate's firmly focused on her own sales
0:28:13 > 0:28:19as she heads to Leominster hoping to sell the 15 carat diamond earrings that cost her ?55.
0:28:19 > 0:28:23But will Sally, an antiques dealer, be interested in them?
0:28:23 > 0:28:25Well, have a look at these. Wow, they look pretty!
0:28:25 > 0:28:29Yeah? You like? Mm-hm. So, they're Victorian.
0:28:29 > 0:28:32So I would say very late 19th century in date. OK.
0:28:32 > 0:28:36And they are gold. They're 15 carat gold.
0:28:36 > 0:28:40And, of course, 15 carat was a grade of gold used quite a lot in the 19th century. Yeah.
0:28:40 > 0:28:44And you've got a little old cut diamond set in there.
0:28:44 > 0:28:49So, of course, the old cut diamond refers to the way the stone is faceted.
0:28:49 > 0:28:52And the top of the stone just sits a little bit prouder than it would do on a modern...
0:28:52 > 0:28:56So they will glisten nicely? Yeah, that's right. They have a different sort of reflective power,
0:28:56 > 0:28:59old cut diamonds, as opposed to sort of modern brilliance.
0:28:59 > 0:29:03And they've got very simple little clip fastenings.
0:29:03 > 0:29:07So they are for pierced ears. Yes, well, that's good, cos screws now, nobody really wants, do they?
0:29:07 > 0:29:11They can get quite uncomfortable, can't they, screws? Too right.
0:29:11 > 0:29:16Yes, they're nice. I think they're quite a classic design, actually.
0:29:16 > 0:29:19Yes, that wouldn't date. Well, because they are 15 carat gold
0:29:19 > 0:29:23as opposed to 9 carat, so there's more parts of gold per thousand,
0:29:23 > 0:29:27and you've got a diamond, I am looking for about ?150.
0:29:27 > 0:29:2980 is going to be too cheeky, isn't it?
0:29:29 > 0:29:33I think they are worth more than that, with the diamond. Yes.
0:29:33 > 0:29:34130?
0:29:34 > 0:29:35120.
0:29:37 > 0:29:39120 is good for me. I'm happy with that.
0:29:39 > 0:29:42It looks like I've bought myself some earrings.
0:29:42 > 0:29:45An impressive profit of ?65 for the earrings
0:29:45 > 0:29:48means Kate and Eric have both sold one apiece.
0:29:48 > 0:29:51But not for long as Eric is hitting his selling stride.
0:29:51 > 0:29:54After showing his Wedgwood plant pot to florist, Lisa,
0:29:54 > 0:29:57he makes a pretty profit of ?10.
0:29:57 > 0:30:03Next up he's back in London and hoping to get a princely sum for his glass goblet.
0:30:03 > 0:30:05He's done his research and is taking it to Diana,
0:30:05 > 0:30:11who collects decorative pieces and has a particular penchant for the Prince of Wales.
0:30:11 > 0:30:16So I'm hoping you're going to like that. Oh, wow! It's very beautiful.
0:30:16 > 0:30:17I'm glad you think so.
0:30:17 > 0:30:20Or you could have a lovely glass of wine in it, that's for sure. Couldn't you just.
0:30:20 > 0:30:23It'd hold half a bottle, wouldn't it?
0:30:23 > 0:30:27It's engraved and it's actually signed on the base.
0:30:27 > 0:30:30David Williams, 1969.
0:30:30 > 0:30:35It's quite a weight as well, isn't it? It's lovely.
0:30:35 > 0:30:39Now we come to the sticky question. We do! How much is it?
0:30:39 > 0:30:45I was hoping for somewhere around about the ?75 mark.
0:30:45 > 0:30:48?50 is my sort of top whack.
0:30:48 > 0:30:51I was rather hoping you might just go a tad more.
0:30:51 > 0:30:53I'll meet you half way.
0:30:53 > 0:30:5655. Listen, I'm going to say "yes".
0:30:56 > 0:30:57Do you know why?
0:30:57 > 0:31:00For the simple reason I know that that goblet is now
0:31:00 > 0:31:02amongst good friends.
0:31:02 > 0:31:06Wonderful, thank you so much. ?55!
0:31:08 > 0:31:11Eric sells the goblet for a modest profit of ?5
0:31:11 > 0:31:14but next in line for a sale is Kate.
0:31:14 > 0:31:18She's taken the book shelf that cost her ?50 to antiques dealer, Ben,
0:31:18 > 0:31:20hoping he's the man to buy it.
0:31:23 > 0:31:26Hi, Ben. Hi, Kate. How are you?
0:31:26 > 0:31:27Good to see you. And you.
0:31:27 > 0:31:31I know you really like small decorative things. Mm-hm.
0:31:31 > 0:31:34Yeah. So we've a little book slide.
0:31:34 > 0:31:38Open it up and you put your books in.
0:31:38 > 0:31:42That end is slightly stuck but with your magic, Ben,
0:31:42 > 0:31:46I'm sure you could sort that out. It's more a book half slide.
0:31:46 > 0:31:49Well, I'll tell you why I really liked it. Yeah.
0:31:49 > 0:31:51I do think that could be sorted.
0:31:51 > 0:31:53It's this decoration which I thought was lovely.
0:31:53 > 0:31:58It's typically Victorian, isn't it, with these lovely brass cabochon.
0:31:58 > 0:32:01You've got three different kinds of wood going on as well.
0:32:01 > 0:32:04You've got a lovely walnut, some cross banding here.
0:32:04 > 0:32:07So loads of work in that.
0:32:07 > 0:32:10It's been through the wars. It's been screwed on a desk, or something.
0:32:10 > 0:32:12What was it you were wanting for it?
0:32:12 > 0:32:14Well, I think, with that lovely decoration,
0:32:14 > 0:32:16which you don't see every day,
0:32:16 > 0:32:18I'd like to say ?100, really.
0:32:20 > 0:32:23Big intake of breath. Very big.
0:32:23 > 0:32:25Can we go for 80?
0:32:25 > 0:32:2785?
0:32:27 > 0:32:29Yeah. Fantastic. I think we can do that.
0:32:29 > 0:32:31Lovely, thank you, Ben. Cheers, Kate.
0:32:31 > 0:32:33Great, I thought it was your cup of tea.
0:32:33 > 0:32:36Kate's sale of the book shelf brings in a profit of ?35
0:32:36 > 0:32:38and also brings us to the halfway point
0:32:38 > 0:32:41of this no holds barred selling battle.
0:32:41 > 0:32:44So it's time to see who's rocketing ahead
0:32:44 > 0:32:47and who's still in need of a fuel injection?
0:32:49 > 0:32:53Eric Knowles has sold three items for a profit of ?35.
0:32:55 > 0:32:58Kate Bliss has sold only two
0:32:58 > 0:33:00but already has a profit of ?100.
0:33:03 > 0:33:07So there's still everything to play for. Both our rivals have plenty of items to go
0:33:07 > 0:33:10and only a fool would place bets just yet.
0:33:10 > 0:33:13Next up Kate's back in Herefordshire with her
0:33:13 > 0:33:16picture of a bunch of grapes. Now, remember, when she bought this
0:33:16 > 0:33:19she cleverly had a potential buyer in mind.
0:33:19 > 0:33:23So will she be able to turn that potential into profit?
0:33:24 > 0:33:27I've come to Herefordshire's best-known vineyard.
0:33:27 > 0:33:30I've brought my watercolour, which I paid ?38 for.
0:33:30 > 0:33:32Now I think for an accomplished painting like this
0:33:32 > 0:33:34there should be a good profit.
0:33:34 > 0:33:37But will she be able to squeeze out that profit
0:33:37 > 0:33:39from vineyard owner, Alexandra?
0:33:39 > 0:33:42Shall I put the painting on here? What have you got here?
0:33:42 > 0:33:45Oh, my goodness me. It's beautiful.
0:33:45 > 0:33:49It looks to me as if it's perfectly situated.
0:33:49 > 0:33:51Of course, they are white grapes that you grow,
0:33:51 > 0:33:54so the painting is pretty apt. It's absolutely perfect.
0:33:54 > 0:33:57Yes, and it's a beautiful picture. Can you tell me something about it?
0:33:57 > 0:34:00I can, it's very competently done. Obviously, it's a watercolour
0:34:00 > 0:34:04and we've got a date just under here for 1823,
0:34:04 > 0:34:06which is quite nice.
0:34:06 > 0:34:09It really pinpoints it in that early 19th century period.
0:34:09 > 0:34:12It's original, isn't it? It's original, very definitely.
0:34:12 > 0:34:16I like the way he's thrown up in relief the vine
0:34:16 > 0:34:19because this is all heightened watercolour
0:34:19 > 0:34:22and body colour as well, in white.
0:34:22 > 0:34:25We've got a perfect spot for it in our cafe. Have you? Yes, we have.
0:34:25 > 0:34:28I really do like it.
0:34:28 > 0:34:32I am looking for between 150 and ?250. Right.
0:34:32 > 0:34:38I think it's good condition, ready to go, framed and mounted. Right.
0:34:38 > 0:34:42I'd hope for towards the upper end of that, but how do you feel?
0:34:42 > 0:34:46I think I would be prepared to offer you...
0:34:47 > 0:34:50..?200. Fantastic. Deal!
0:34:50 > 0:34:52Thank you very much indeed.
0:34:52 > 0:34:53With the deal done,
0:34:53 > 0:34:58it's time to toast a profit of ?162 for Kate's painting.
0:34:58 > 0:35:00Cheers, Kate. Cheers.
0:35:00 > 0:35:03Nice doing business with you. My pleasure.
0:35:03 > 0:35:05Yes, Kate's selling campaign is bubbling along nicely
0:35:05 > 0:35:08and she goes straight on to sell her water jug to Steph,
0:35:08 > 0:35:11a dealer who specialises in small items
0:35:11 > 0:35:13for a profit of ?10.
0:35:15 > 0:35:18But Eric is also making good progress with
0:35:18 > 0:35:20a couple of quick fire sales.
0:35:20 > 0:35:23First the French tray for a profit of ?5 to Sue,
0:35:23 > 0:35:26who wanted it as a present for her daughter.
0:35:28 > 0:35:32Then he hotfoots it to an antiques' fair at Alexandra Palace
0:35:32 > 0:35:35in London where he sells his plate to a specialist dealer,
0:35:35 > 0:35:37Peter, for a profit of ?20.
0:35:37 > 0:35:39I like it, it's different.
0:35:39 > 0:35:43High on his success, he travels to Shropshire, taking the Coalport mug,
0:35:43 > 0:35:48decorated with the Ironbridge to yep, you guessed it, Ironbridge.
0:35:48 > 0:35:51Now I'm here to meet a gentleman who knows a thing or two about Coalport porcelain.
0:35:51 > 0:35:55He's expressed an interest, so I'm hoping to do a bit of business.
0:35:56 > 0:36:00The mug cost Eric ?30 but will Simon, an antiques' dealer,
0:36:00 > 0:36:03want to stir him up a profit?
0:36:03 > 0:36:05And you're well situated in Ironbridge
0:36:05 > 0:36:07because Coalport is how far away from here?
0:36:07 > 0:36:10It's a five-minute walk away.
0:36:10 > 0:36:13I'm bringing a pot made at Coalport.
0:36:13 > 0:36:16I'm thinking this is around about 1840, 1845.
0:36:16 > 0:36:19Yeah, that's right, 1840 to 1845.
0:36:19 > 0:36:20Transferred.
0:36:20 > 0:36:22Erm...
0:36:22 > 0:36:24It's got the Ironbridge on the front. Yeah.
0:36:24 > 0:36:27I've had it before, they do them on a black ground as well,
0:36:27 > 0:36:30so the transfer is a black colourway.
0:36:30 > 0:36:32The pink is actually a little bit rarer.
0:36:32 > 0:36:35I mean, for the era as well, the transfer is really quite crisp.
0:36:35 > 0:36:39A lot of the time you get overlaps and, yeah, it's nice.
0:36:39 > 0:36:41What sort of price where you..?
0:36:41 > 0:36:45I was hoping, or dare I even say wanting,
0:36:45 > 0:36:48somewhere in the region of about ?70.
0:36:48 > 0:36:50?70, that's a bit too rich for me.
0:36:50 > 0:36:53Being generous, ?35.
0:36:53 > 0:36:55If we could chop it to 40, we've got a deal.
0:36:55 > 0:36:57It holds a good cup of tea, that does. It does.
0:36:57 > 0:37:02I'd be tempted to have that. OK. I'll have it for ?40. Good lad, OK. You're on.
0:37:02 > 0:37:05So Eric brews up a hot profit of ?10
0:37:05 > 0:37:09but Kate is determined to prove she is no mug either.
0:37:09 > 0:37:11She's tracked down Mark, a local Herefordshire cheese maker who
0:37:11 > 0:37:16she hopes will be interested in the truckle she bought for ?80.
0:37:16 > 0:37:18This is the coaster. Right!
0:37:18 > 0:37:21What you do is put the bread in there. Right.
0:37:21 > 0:37:24So you break up your bread. Homemade bread. Homemade bread.
0:37:24 > 0:37:27Put your round of cheese in there and then shoot it up
0:37:27 > 0:37:29and down the dining table.
0:37:29 > 0:37:33Cheese certainly keeps better if it's in a large-ish piece.
0:37:33 > 0:37:35That makes sense then.
0:37:35 > 0:37:37I reckon this dates from George III period, roughly.
0:37:37 > 0:37:39It's made of mahogany. Right.
0:37:39 > 0:37:43The mahogany has actually been steamed to make it bend
0:37:43 > 0:37:45in this lovely curve. Yeah.
0:37:45 > 0:37:47That obviously makes the wood more vulnerable to cracking
0:37:47 > 0:37:50and stress fractures and that's what you've got here.
0:37:50 > 0:37:52You can see the little crack there.
0:37:52 > 0:37:55The nice thing about it though is if we tip it up,
0:37:55 > 0:37:59you can see it's got these lovely little brass casters on the bottom.
0:37:59 > 0:38:01Yeah.
0:38:01 > 0:38:04To have brass casters on these coasters is actually quite unusual.
0:38:04 > 0:38:05You often see them missing.
0:38:05 > 0:38:08Let's get down to the nitty-gritty then.
0:38:08 > 0:38:10Oh, I've got to pay for it? Yeah.
0:38:10 > 0:38:12I was thinking 275. OK.
0:38:14 > 0:38:17I was hoping a little bit more than that, say 320.
0:38:17 > 0:38:19I would go to 285. OK.
0:38:22 > 0:38:23290 and round it up? OK.
0:38:23 > 0:38:26290, are you happy? Yes. Fantastic.
0:38:26 > 0:38:27HE LAUGHS
0:38:27 > 0:38:32Yes, Kate makes a sizeable profit of ?210 for the cheese coaster,
0:38:32 > 0:38:37meaning she's down to her last item, the salt and pepper shakers.
0:38:37 > 0:38:40She's travelling to London to see Daniel, an antiques dealer
0:38:40 > 0:38:43who's got a new shop in the West End and is looking for goods to fill it.
0:38:43 > 0:38:48She shakes out a not to be sneezed at profit of ?155
0:38:48 > 0:38:52and Daniel is one step closer to being open for business.
0:38:52 > 0:38:54This will be my lucky piece of silver.
0:38:54 > 0:38:57It's my first purchase in my new shop, so that's fantastic.
0:38:58 > 0:39:01Another one in the bag, onwards and upwards.
0:39:02 > 0:39:04Yes, for Eric, it's a case of onwards and upstream
0:39:04 > 0:39:08as he travels to Buckinghamshire and Marlow on the River Thames.
0:39:08 > 0:39:12Well, I've brought my pewter crumb scoop to a very smart hotel
0:39:12 > 0:39:15and restaurant here on the River Thames.
0:39:15 > 0:39:19Now, I paid ?80 for this crumb scoop.
0:39:19 > 0:39:22And, erm, I'm on the trail of a profit.
0:39:22 > 0:39:25But will Guy, the hotel manager, give Eric any more
0:39:25 > 0:39:27than a crummy profit for the scoop?
0:39:28 > 0:39:31I'm here for the simple reason that I've got something
0:39:31 > 0:39:34that I think would prove rather useful. OK.
0:39:34 > 0:39:37For anybody who's waiting on tables.
0:39:37 > 0:39:42That is an Arts Crafts crumb scoop,
0:39:42 > 0:39:46designed by Archibald Knox and it says on the back,
0:39:46 > 0:39:48if you look on the back, it says simply,
0:39:48 > 0:39:50"English pewter".
0:39:50 > 0:39:53This was retailed by Liberty's.
0:39:53 > 0:39:57I think, if I'm right in saying, that is probably a right-handed scoop
0:39:57 > 0:40:01done around about 1902, 1903.
0:40:01 > 0:40:03I see that as something that you bring out for special occasions.
0:40:03 > 0:40:05It's in good condition, isn't it?
0:40:05 > 0:40:08It is and that's quite typical of Knox.
0:40:08 > 0:40:12He uses Celtic motifs because he's from the Isle of Man.
0:40:12 > 0:40:16I think that is a classic piece of Arts Crafts design. Mm.
0:40:16 > 0:40:20I'm looking for somewhere in the region of ?150 for it,
0:40:20 > 0:40:22or thereabouts.
0:40:22 > 0:40:25I think a crumber nowadays is about ?2.95.
0:40:25 > 0:40:28Well, not by Archibald Knox.
0:40:28 > 0:40:32How about 100? What if we were to go about 120, or thereabouts?
0:40:32 > 0:40:37We'll shake on 120. ?120. Why not?
0:40:37 > 0:40:39Eric makes ?40 for the crumb scoop
0:40:39 > 0:40:42and having waited and waited for a profit,
0:40:42 > 0:40:44now tries his hand at waiting tables.
0:40:44 > 0:40:47Excusez-moi, monsieur, s'il vous plait.
0:40:47 > 0:40:48DINERS CHUCKLE
0:40:48 > 0:40:50FRENCH ACCENT: What I'm doing here is
0:40:50 > 0:40:55removing the crumbs into an Arts Crafts crumb scoop.
0:40:55 > 0:40:58I'm very grateful to you all and I can't keep this accent up!
0:40:58 > 0:41:00THEY LAUGH
0:41:00 > 0:41:03No, and we wouldn't want you to, Eric!
0:41:03 > 0:41:06But with his outrageous accent Eric is all sold up.
0:41:06 > 0:41:09Before we learn who will be today's winner,
0:41:09 > 0:41:13let's remind ourselves of what our dealers have spent.
0:41:15 > 0:41:18Having started the day with ?750 of their own money,
0:41:18 > 0:41:22Eric bought seven items but spent only ?250.
0:41:23 > 0:41:26Kate bought one fewer items, just six,
0:41:26 > 0:41:28but spent ?293.
0:41:30 > 0:41:33All of the money that Eric and Kate have made from today's challenge
0:41:33 > 0:41:35will be going to a charity of their choice.
0:41:35 > 0:41:37Now, it's time to find out who is today's
0:41:37 > 0:41:40Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is champion.
0:41:40 > 0:41:44Hello. Hi. How are we doing? Good to see you. And you, too.
0:41:44 > 0:41:46It was such a huge fair, wasn't it?
0:41:46 > 0:41:49I went out there intending to go straight for what
0:41:49 > 0:41:51I specialise in, jewellery and silver.
0:41:51 > 0:41:56What did I do? I went out and bought a cheese coaster but... Yes.
0:41:56 > 0:41:58It turned out to be one of my best buys. Did it now?
0:41:58 > 0:42:02I bought it for ?80. Yes, OK.
0:42:02 > 0:42:05Sold for ?290. No!
0:42:05 > 0:42:07Actually, I think that's a fair retail price.
0:42:07 > 0:42:09I'm really pleased for you!
0:42:09 > 0:42:12Well, I've got to say that I was a little bit out of my comfort zone,
0:42:12 > 0:42:15going into the world of compacts.
0:42:15 > 0:42:18I paid something like 15 for mine
0:42:18 > 0:42:21and sold it for about ?35, or thereabouts.
0:42:21 > 0:42:23So both buying outside our comfort zones.
0:42:23 > 0:42:26Let's see how we got on, shall we? Are you ready? Ready?
0:42:26 > 0:42:27On, Two, three...
0:42:29 > 0:42:32Oh, my goodness me!
0:42:32 > 0:42:33Kate Bliss!
0:42:33 > 0:42:35KATE GIGGLES
0:42:35 > 0:42:38My goodness me, you're printing money. Printing it!
0:42:38 > 0:42:39I owe you a cup of tea.
0:42:39 > 0:42:42I don't know, I'll settle for a cheese sandwich. Come on.
0:42:42 > 0:42:45Yes, Kate is the winner in today's tussle after bringing home
0:42:45 > 0:42:47a profit at every turn.
0:42:47 > 0:42:51I remember that antiques fair really well.
0:42:51 > 0:42:53Walking miles in the freezing cold,
0:42:53 > 0:42:56trying to pick out the right objects.
0:42:56 > 0:42:59It turns out it all came right in the end.
0:42:59 > 0:43:02I can't really think what is worse,
0:43:02 > 0:43:04working on the day at that antique fair
0:43:04 > 0:43:09in freezing cold conditions, or being beaten by such a huge margin!
0:43:11 > 0:43:15Kate may have beaten Eric today but anything can happen tomorrow
0:43:15 > 0:43:18as our experts go up against each other in the ultimate contest.
0:43:18 > 0:43:19The showdown.
0:43:19 > 0:43:20Loads of money.
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