0:00:02 > 0:00:03This is Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is,
0:00:03 > 0:00:06the show that pitches TV's best-loved antiques experts
0:00:06 > 0:00:11against each other in an all-out battle for profit.
0:00:11 > 0:00:13Let's make hay while that sun shines.
0:00:13 > 0:00:16And gives you the insider's view of the trade.
0:00:17 > 0:00:19Who's there?
0:00:19 > 0:00:22Each week, one pair of duelling dealers will face a different
0:00:22 > 0:00:23daily challenge.
0:00:24 > 0:00:26The original cheeky chappie.
0:00:26 > 0:00:27Lovely!
0:00:27 > 0:00:29Putting their reputations on the line...
0:00:29 > 0:00:31I am truly rockin'.
0:00:31 > 0:00:33WOLF WHISTLE
0:00:33 > 0:00:35..and giving you their top tips
0:00:35 > 0:00:40and savvy secrets on how to make the most money from buying and selling.
0:00:40 > 0:00:42Get in there.
0:00:42 > 0:00:43LAUGHTER
0:00:43 > 0:00:46Today's auction room action pits the Baron of Bidding,
0:00:46 > 0:00:49Jonty Hearnden, against the Doyenne of Dealing, Christina Trevanion.
0:00:51 > 0:00:54Coming up, both our battlers hit crisis point.
0:00:54 > 0:00:58- I am a tense magpie right now. - I am beginning to panic.
0:00:58 > 0:01:01Jonty has a tough lesson in pricing.
0:01:01 > 0:01:05- Looking for a couple of hundred quid.- Retail price, dear, retail!
0:01:05 > 0:01:10- And a damaged item damages Christina.- David, what should I do?
0:01:10 > 0:01:11God knows!
0:01:11 > 0:01:13THEY LAUGH
0:01:13 > 0:01:15This is Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is.
0:01:29 > 0:01:31Friends, rummagers, antiques addicts,
0:01:31 > 0:01:35prepare yourselves for a supreme stand-off.
0:01:35 > 0:01:38Today, we find ourselves in the Roman town of Colchester in Essex,
0:01:38 > 0:01:43for an awesome auction between two centurions of the sale room.
0:01:43 > 0:01:45And the lots will be coming thick and fast
0:01:45 > 0:01:47so there is no room for reticence.
0:01:47 > 0:01:51If your hand is not in the air, it is thumbs down.
0:01:51 > 0:01:55So, first to vie for your favour is a cultural coliseum of a man.
0:01:55 > 0:01:58He employs encyclopaedic knowledge to uncover
0:01:58 > 0:02:02the most intriguing of items and he is also a bit of a charmer.
0:02:02 > 0:02:08It is the furniture fancier himself, it is Jonty "the Hitman" Hearnden.
0:02:08 > 0:02:09Let battle commence.
0:02:10 > 0:02:14But our captain of collectables starts at a disadvantage.
0:02:14 > 0:02:16His contender is an auctioneer by trade
0:02:16 > 0:02:19so can read the room with pinpoint precision.
0:02:19 > 0:02:22Surmounting the sale room is second nature to her.
0:02:22 > 0:02:25This goddess of the gavel loves anything that sparkles.
0:02:25 > 0:02:27It is Christina "the Magpie" Trevanion.
0:02:29 > 0:02:31The Magpie strikes again.
0:02:32 > 0:02:36Today's battlefield is the Reeman Dansie auction in Colchester
0:02:36 > 0:02:38and this place has everything a dealer could wish for,
0:02:38 > 0:02:41from ornate jewellery to classic cars.
0:02:43 > 0:02:47Our two titans of the trade have £1,000 of their own money to spend.
0:02:47 > 0:02:50But that must include the auction commission and fees,
0:02:50 > 0:02:53so mental arithmetic comes into play as well.
0:02:53 > 0:02:55Once they have sold their stash,
0:02:55 > 0:02:58any profit they make will go to charities of their choice.
0:03:00 > 0:03:02So who will be best at bidding?
0:03:02 > 0:03:05Only one person can win and these fearsome fighters
0:03:05 > 0:03:07will definitely need some tricks up their tunics.
0:03:07 > 0:03:10Jonty Hearnden and Christina Trevanion, helmets on,
0:03:10 > 0:03:13it's time to Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is.
0:03:14 > 0:03:18- Good morning.- Good morning, how are you?- I'm smiling.- You are smiling?
0:03:18 > 0:03:22- Have you seen the diamonds? - The diamonds, just up your street.
0:03:22 > 0:03:26- It is, what a brilliant sale. - Now this is a two-day sale as well.
0:03:26 > 0:03:28You're smiling, I'm crying.
0:03:28 > 0:03:30Because behind me is all the furniture which I can't buy.
0:03:30 > 0:03:33- That is tomorrow.- I know, and we're not here.
0:03:33 > 0:03:36- Now, we have £1,000 to spend. - We have, £1,000.
0:03:36 > 0:03:38I've definitely got to stop looking at diamonds
0:03:38 > 0:03:41- and expand my horizons a little bit. - Yes, I think this is a cracking sale,
0:03:41 > 0:03:42so I'm looking forward to it.
0:03:42 > 0:03:44The only problem is we have the room to deal with
0:03:44 > 0:03:47- and the internet buyers as well. - And the internet.
0:03:47 > 0:03:49So, Jonty, it is us against the world!
0:03:49 > 0:03:52- Best of luck.- Good luck.
0:03:52 > 0:03:54Yes, it is all smiles and laughter now
0:03:54 > 0:03:56but that won't last long when the bidding begins.
0:03:56 > 0:03:59And Jonty is well outside his comfort zone.
0:03:59 > 0:04:02Not only is he up against a saleroom supremo,
0:04:02 > 0:04:04but with all the furniture being sold tomorrow,
0:04:04 > 0:04:08his favourite fallback option has been ripped from under his feet.
0:04:10 > 0:04:13My strategy is to look at everything possible that is on offer
0:04:13 > 0:04:15in this part of the sale.
0:04:15 > 0:04:19And I have to, have to keep the hands off the furniture.
0:04:19 > 0:04:21Yes, good luck with that, Hitman.
0:04:21 > 0:04:23So, this is a walk in the park for Christina
0:04:23 > 0:04:26and she must be crammed with confidence.
0:04:26 > 0:04:28Jonty thinks I will be looking at all the jewellery today
0:04:28 > 0:04:30and I have to be honest, it's incredibly distracting.
0:04:30 > 0:04:32There are some beautiful pieces over there.
0:04:32 > 0:04:36But I don't want to put all my eggs in one basket so I'm going to have a look around.
0:04:36 > 0:04:38There are some lovely quirky things here.
0:04:38 > 0:04:42Is anyone OK to look after my car just while I...
0:04:42 > 0:04:46Pull the other one, Christina, but that bluffing bravado is key
0:04:46 > 0:04:48if she is to bag the best bargains.
0:04:48 > 0:04:51She heads for a good look at the lots but whilst ROMAN around,
0:04:51 > 0:04:53Jonty has already spotted something Italian.
0:04:55 > 0:04:57This is effectively a paperweight.
0:04:57 > 0:05:00But it's no ordinary paperweight. Because look at that.
0:05:00 > 0:05:04Everything you see there is hand-cut marble.
0:05:04 > 0:05:09This is known as pietra dura which is Italian for hard stone.
0:05:09 > 0:05:13And there is every likelihood that this small paperweight
0:05:13 > 0:05:17originally came from Italy in the mid-19th century.
0:05:17 > 0:05:22In the catalogue this is estimated I think at £40-£60.
0:05:22 > 0:05:25If I can get it for that, now that is an absolute bargain.
0:05:25 > 0:05:28And the Hitman isn't the only expert weighing up
0:05:28 > 0:05:30the desktop paraphernalia.
0:05:30 > 0:05:34Christina has found something that looks far more threatening.
0:05:34 > 0:05:38This may look like a gun but actually, it's totally harmless.
0:05:38 > 0:05:41You have the barrels there which unscrew and you have a wonderful pen
0:05:41 > 0:05:46and then in the barrels there you have a bullet which is your inkwell.
0:05:46 > 0:05:49So your own travelling writing set. I love it.
0:05:49 > 0:05:51I don't think it has a huge amount of age to it,
0:05:51 > 0:05:55probably mid-20th century, but it is still quirky and a bit of fun.
0:05:55 > 0:05:56I love it.
0:05:56 > 0:06:01Yes, and it's also nice and shiny, no wonder the Magpie is drawn to it.
0:06:01 > 0:06:04Now, duelling Jonty has found what he hopes will be another
0:06:04 > 0:06:06hit for Team Hearnden.
0:06:06 > 0:06:10What we are looking at here is a beautiful Edwardian silver
0:06:10 > 0:06:12picture frame.
0:06:12 > 0:06:17It also has a cabochon or an amethyst attached to the top here,
0:06:17 > 0:06:20which is just a really good quality touch.
0:06:20 > 0:06:22Great hallmarks on the side just here.
0:06:22 > 0:06:25The estimate in the catalogue is £150-£200.
0:06:25 > 0:06:27If I can get it for around that sort of money,
0:06:27 > 0:06:31then that is a really good investment.
0:06:31 > 0:06:35Christina has stepped away from the shiny stuff and found a jug.
0:06:35 > 0:06:38This is an early 19th-century, probably around 1820,
0:06:38 > 0:06:40commemorative jug.
0:06:40 > 0:06:41It is not porcelain,
0:06:41 > 0:06:45pottery, and it is a type of pottery we call pearlware.
0:06:45 > 0:06:47So we know it's pottery as opposed to porcelain
0:06:47 > 0:06:50because we have this blue pooling around the areas of high relief.
0:06:50 > 0:06:53So next time you see this, you will know it's pearlware.
0:06:53 > 0:06:55This particular lot has quite a lot of interest for me.
0:06:55 > 0:06:58General Hill or Lord Hill, as we know him in Shropshire,
0:06:58 > 0:07:01was a Shropshire soldier and fought with Wellington
0:07:01 > 0:07:03and was a very prominent soldier in the Battle of Waterloo.
0:07:03 > 0:07:06A really interesting lot and really, because he's from Shropshire,
0:07:06 > 0:07:09I think he needs to go back home to Shropshire.
0:07:09 > 0:07:14And so the time has come. Silence descends over the room.
0:07:14 > 0:07:18The punters settle in. It is lights, camera, auction.
0:07:19 > 0:07:22And this is where a level head is crucial.
0:07:22 > 0:07:26But the magnitude of the competition is unsettling our experts.
0:07:27 > 0:07:29OK, the auction has just started.
0:07:29 > 0:07:33And the auctioneer announced at the beginning of the auction sale
0:07:33 > 0:07:37that he has registered with him over 300 bidders online.
0:07:37 > 0:07:39So not only am I up against Jonty,
0:07:39 > 0:07:41I am up against the world on the internet.
0:07:41 > 0:07:44And also I have noticed they have roped in pretty much
0:07:44 > 0:07:46every member of staff to do telephone bids.
0:07:46 > 0:07:47I'm very nervous.
0:07:47 > 0:07:50Yes, nerves are fraying but if anyone can triumph, it is
0:07:50 > 0:07:52our two tussling titans.
0:07:52 > 0:07:55Christina throws herself into the firefight early on,
0:07:55 > 0:07:59bidding on that 19th century jug with the Shropshire soldier.
0:07:59 > 0:08:03- But it is not to be.- 200...
0:08:03 > 0:08:07I was really hoping to get a quick first lot under my belt.
0:08:07 > 0:08:10But as I suspected, it went a lot higher than I was prepared to pay.
0:08:10 > 0:08:12Actually I went a bit more than even I wanted to pay.
0:08:12 > 0:08:15I have feeling that it will be a tough day.
0:08:15 > 0:08:16She's rattled.
0:08:16 > 0:08:20She may be battle-scarred already but Christina licks her wounds
0:08:20 > 0:08:24- and sets her sights on jug number two.- Do I have 30 with me?
0:08:24 > 0:08:2932, 32, 34, 36, 38, 40.
0:08:29 > 0:08:3442, at £40 bid, 42 on the internet, 44.
0:08:34 > 0:08:39In the room, 46. Against you. 48, 50.
0:08:39 > 0:08:41First she was runner-up on the internet
0:08:41 > 0:08:43and now she is battling a bidder in the room.
0:08:44 > 0:08:47£75. Latest bid. All done?
0:08:47 > 0:08:48GAVEL
0:08:48 > 0:08:51The first ones under my belt. Phew!
0:08:51 > 0:08:53And look at the relief on her face.
0:08:53 > 0:08:58Add in the commission and the price rises again. Christina pays £90.76.
0:08:58 > 0:09:02I've just bought this rather magnificent Worcester,
0:09:02 > 0:09:05what we call in the trade, cabbage leaf moulded jug,
0:09:05 > 0:09:08because it looks like it is moulded with cabbage leaves.
0:09:08 > 0:09:10And we also call them mask-headed jugs
0:09:10 > 0:09:14because the spout is actually modelled as a mask or a head here.
0:09:14 > 0:09:16I did look at it before.
0:09:16 > 0:09:18We have got a bit of a condition issue going on down here.
0:09:18 > 0:09:24It is what we call stapled, just to reinforce the body. But it is 1770.
0:09:24 > 0:09:29That is over 230, 40 years old. It has got to be worth that, hasn't it?
0:09:29 > 0:09:32Back on the floor and the global interest in today's auction
0:09:32 > 0:09:33soon becomes clear.
0:09:33 > 0:09:37They are selling a rare 19th-century teapot by legendary designer
0:09:37 > 0:09:39Christopher Dresser.
0:09:39 > 0:09:41Sadly for Jonty and Christina,
0:09:41 > 0:09:44their budgets don't stretch anywhere near.
0:09:44 > 0:09:47The hammer price is a staggering £19,000.
0:09:47 > 0:09:50That is top whack for a teapot.
0:09:50 > 0:09:53APPLAUSE
0:09:53 > 0:09:55So does that take the pressure off our dazzling dealers?
0:09:55 > 0:09:57Not on your Nelly.
0:09:57 > 0:09:59They are still bidding against lots of people
0:09:59 > 0:10:01with masses of cash to splash.
0:10:01 > 0:10:06It is all going for too much money! I'm a tense magpie right now.
0:10:06 > 0:10:09Yes, tricky times for our terrific twosome.
0:10:09 > 0:10:11But in our battle for gavel glory,
0:10:11 > 0:10:16Jonty is the one who should worry. The Hitman has had no hits at all.
0:10:16 > 0:10:21- Jonty, have you bought anything? - No, have you?- Maybe.
0:10:21 > 0:10:25Yes, Jonty's playing it cool but after another 15 minutes,
0:10:25 > 0:10:27he's still got nowhere.
0:10:27 > 0:10:29I'm beginning to panic.
0:10:29 > 0:10:32While Jonty's head is spinning, the Magpie swoops in again.
0:10:32 > 0:10:36She bids for a pair of silver Edwardian photo frames.
0:10:36 > 0:10:42At £40, 42, 44, 46, I'm out now. 46, 48, 50.
0:10:42 > 0:10:44Sold at 55.
0:10:44 > 0:10:49- Oh, the Hitman is in for the kill. - 60, 65.
0:10:49 > 0:10:5365, 70, 75. At 75, 80.
0:10:53 > 0:10:55Oh, you blighter!
0:10:56 > 0:10:59£80, all done, I'll sell at 80.
0:10:59 > 0:11:02That's why they call him the Hitman, isn't it? The Hitman hit me.
0:11:02 > 0:11:05Look at him. Cool as a cucumber sat there.
0:11:05 > 0:11:08I could have got those for 50 quid.
0:11:08 > 0:11:11Tactics, tactics.
0:11:11 > 0:11:12That's vintage Hearnden.
0:11:12 > 0:11:18He runs his rival right-up and, after fees, Christina pays £96.80.
0:11:18 > 0:11:21Really nice that you got a pair. Often they were split.
0:11:21 > 0:11:24We've got a nice clear hallmark at the bottom here which tells us
0:11:24 > 0:11:28they were made in London in 1905. So Edwardian period.
0:11:28 > 0:11:31Typical of the Edwardian period having scrawling foliage
0:11:31 > 0:11:34and flowers here.
0:11:34 > 0:11:38Very pretty, quite feminine really, and I'm hoping quite saleable.
0:11:38 > 0:11:41So Christina's got two purchases under her belt.
0:11:41 > 0:11:45Jonty's belt is so under-filled, his trousers could plummet at any time.
0:11:45 > 0:11:50But that large silver photo frame he was so keen on soon comes up.
0:11:50 > 0:11:51Could this be his turning point?
0:11:51 > 0:11:56- Bids online quickly take it up to £200.- On the internet, 210.
0:11:56 > 0:12:03At 210 in the room now, 210, 220. 230, 240, I'll sell at 240...
0:12:03 > 0:12:05GAVEL
0:12:05 > 0:12:07Now, let's get going.
0:12:07 > 0:12:09Yes, he's finally off.
0:12:09 > 0:12:14The Edwardian frame sets him back £290.40 including fees.
0:12:14 > 0:12:17And silverware could be the name of Jonty's game.
0:12:17 > 0:12:20Just a few lots later, a silver Victorian casket
0:12:20 > 0:12:24and Edwardian box come up together and he's straight in there.
0:12:24 > 0:12:2955, 60, 5, 70, 5 and I'm out.
0:12:29 > 0:12:3380, 85, 90, 5. No?
0:12:33 > 0:12:3595, still seated then at 95.
0:12:37 > 0:12:42And that's purchase number two, add in the fees, the lot cost £114.96.
0:12:44 > 0:12:48So here are my two boxes. Let's have a look at the large one first.
0:12:48 > 0:12:51Just looking at this box from 20 paces, you can tell it's Victorian,
0:12:51 > 0:12:55simply because it's smothered in decoration.
0:12:55 > 0:12:58So therefore, it's also late 19th century as well.
0:12:58 > 0:13:01It was the fashion at the time, everything was very busy.
0:13:01 > 0:13:05And if I open the lid, we can see just how clean it is.
0:13:05 > 0:13:08Somebody must have professionally cleaned this.
0:13:08 > 0:13:11There is no dirt ingrained there at all.
0:13:11 > 0:13:14And one would expect to see dirt
0:13:14 > 0:13:17because this box is a good 100 years old.
0:13:17 > 0:13:19Here's my other one.
0:13:19 > 0:13:21It's complementary. This one is slightly later.
0:13:21 > 0:13:24Therefore, this is Edwardian, it is not Victorian.
0:13:24 > 0:13:26We have a moulded glass base to it.
0:13:26 > 0:13:29This is a little trinket box which would have sat
0:13:29 > 0:13:32on an Edwardian lady's dressing table.
0:13:32 > 0:13:36I should, if I'm clever, double my money.
0:13:36 > 0:13:39Yes, the Hitman is well and truly back in the game.
0:13:39 > 0:13:43At two buys each, our brave bidders are standing shoulder to shoulder.
0:13:43 > 0:13:45But maybe not for long.
0:13:45 > 0:13:49The Magpie's eagle eye has landed on something shiny.
0:13:49 > 0:13:54So 235 is coming up now. It's the silver easel mirror.
0:13:54 > 0:14:01- Very beautiful.- 110 is bid. 110 is bid, 130, 140, I'm out now.
0:14:01 > 0:14:03- At £140.- Ha-ha!
0:14:05 > 0:14:07Silver, silver everywhere.
0:14:07 > 0:14:11The auction fees take the cost of the mirror up to £169.40.
0:14:12 > 0:14:15Yes, it's a little bit worn but it dates from 1902.
0:14:15 > 0:14:18We've got hallmark down here which tells us that.
0:14:18 > 0:14:21And we've also got a contemporary inscription up here.
0:14:21 > 0:14:25It says, "To dear Mother, with best love from Clarissa, Fred
0:14:25 > 0:14:29"and Isidore. 24th October 1902."
0:14:29 > 0:14:31Some buyers might not like that
0:14:31 > 0:14:34but it would be possible to have that taken out.
0:14:34 > 0:14:36Look at the size of it. It's beautiful.
0:14:36 > 0:14:38You don't get them this size.
0:14:38 > 0:14:40Yes, she's clearly delighted.
0:14:40 > 0:14:42Let's leave Christina reflecting on her sizeable acquisition
0:14:42 > 0:14:45and take stock of the tally so far.
0:14:47 > 0:14:49Both gavelling gladiators started the day
0:14:49 > 0:14:52with £1,000 of their own money.
0:14:52 > 0:14:54Christina has raced out in front buying three lots
0:14:54 > 0:15:01for very nearly £357, leaving just over £643 for the rest of the day.
0:15:02 > 0:15:04But Jonty is playing a good game of catch up.
0:15:04 > 0:15:09Just two purchases so far but he has spent more, over £405.
0:15:09 > 0:15:13That leaves just shy of £595 in his kitty.
0:15:17 > 0:15:19But this is only the halfway stage.
0:15:19 > 0:15:22There's plenty more aggressive auctioneering ahead.
0:15:22 > 0:15:26If anyone can hack it, it's these two dealing dynamos.
0:15:26 > 0:15:30- Hi, sunshine.- Oh, my word.- Oh? - So expensive.
0:15:30 > 0:15:33- It's a bit pricey, isn't it?- How are you doing?- You look bit flushed.
0:15:33 > 0:15:37- I feel a bit flushed. - Flushed with confidence?- No, no...
0:15:37 > 0:15:40- Bidding up your fellow competitors? - Oh, excuse me.
0:15:40 > 0:15:44- Yes, thanks for that. Love you too. - You were framed.- Ha-ha.
0:15:44 > 0:15:48- Yeah, I feel it. - How do you think the auction's going?
0:15:48 > 0:15:51- It's pricey, isn't it? It's difficult to buy.- Back to work.
0:15:51 > 0:15:54Back to work. Have fun.
0:15:54 > 0:15:58Don't get too dazed by all the noughts going on!
0:15:58 > 0:16:01This is clearly one of the toughest buying days in Put Your Money
0:16:01 > 0:16:05history but both our contenders have accepted the challenge.
0:16:05 > 0:16:07There's no going back now.
0:16:07 > 0:16:12I'm genuinely relieved that Christina is finding it hard to bid
0:16:12 > 0:16:18in this auction room, because it is such good quality here
0:16:18 > 0:16:21and good quality attracts good buyers, which means the competition
0:16:21 > 0:16:26is even stiffer and as a consequence, it is really tough out here.
0:16:26 > 0:16:29But the Magpie could now seize the advantage.
0:16:29 > 0:16:34The auction is moving into her specialist subject, sparkly things.
0:16:34 > 0:16:35Now we are in the jewellery section.
0:16:35 > 0:16:37I'm not sure he is a blingy kind of guy.
0:16:37 > 0:16:40I think he might be quite quiet over the jewellery, at least,
0:16:40 > 0:16:42- I am hoping so. - No, you're probably right.
0:16:42 > 0:16:45He will steer well away from the jewellery.
0:16:45 > 0:16:47What's this he's interested in?
0:16:47 > 0:16:49Cultured pearl necklace, always commercial.
0:16:49 > 0:16:51So that would be jewellery then.
0:16:51 > 0:16:53Yes, don't underestimate the Hitman, Christina.
0:16:53 > 0:16:57He may not be the king of bling, but he is a businessman.
0:16:57 > 0:17:00The necklace also comes with an Edwardian brooch
0:17:00 > 0:17:03- but will the money be right? - At 55, 60 anywhere else?
0:17:03 > 0:17:10£55, 60, thank you. 65, 70. At £70 in the room. 75 on the internet.
0:17:10 > 0:17:1380, 85, a fresh place in the room. 90.
0:17:13 > 0:17:1695, 100, £100.
0:17:16 > 0:17:17GAVEL
0:17:17 > 0:17:19Taking the fees into account, the necklace
0:17:19 > 0:17:23and brooch set cost Jonty £121.
0:17:24 > 0:17:27The reason why I bought this as a set is
0:17:27 > 0:17:29because I can get two for the price of one.
0:17:29 > 0:17:32The reason why my eye went to this one
0:17:32 > 0:17:34is because the pearls are graduated.
0:17:34 > 0:17:38And what I mean by graduated is they are bigger in the bottom
0:17:38 > 0:17:40and then they graduate to smaller ones at the top.
0:17:40 > 0:17:45I also really, really like the 15 carat gold clasp.
0:17:45 > 0:17:48Again, a touch of style, a touch of quality.
0:17:48 > 0:17:52But also I have this really intriguing brooch here.
0:17:52 > 0:17:57It is in the form of a knot with a tiny pearl in the middle.
0:17:57 > 0:17:59And if you look at the style, that is
0:17:59 > 0:18:03very typical of a brooch that would have been made about 100 years ago.
0:18:03 > 0:18:07Well, the Hitman has trampled all over Christina's territory.
0:18:07 > 0:18:11Every item she bids on, the price flies higher than the Magpie can go.
0:18:11 > 0:18:15She's trying, but troubled. It's not going her way.
0:18:15 > 0:18:18Jonty held back but is now having a high old time.
0:18:18 > 0:18:21Christina needs some fancy footwork from here on in.
0:18:21 > 0:18:23The Hitman is treading on her toes again.
0:18:23 > 0:18:26He's got a taste for all that glitters.
0:18:27 > 0:18:30So I am now going to have a bid on a bracelet in the shape
0:18:30 > 0:18:33of a serpent, nine carat gold.
0:18:33 > 0:18:36It is nice and decorative, slightly different.
0:18:36 > 0:18:38The estimate in the catalogue was £80-100.
0:18:38 > 0:18:42At £90, 95, 100.
0:18:42 > 0:18:44110, 120, sir.
0:18:44 > 0:18:47120 the room now, 130 anywhere?
0:18:47 > 0:18:48GAVEL
0:18:49 > 0:18:51This is great now.
0:18:51 > 0:18:55This is a proper game of snakes and ladders in this auction room.
0:18:55 > 0:18:57I think I'm on the up.
0:18:57 > 0:19:00So, more jewellery for Jonty means Christina will be hissing.
0:19:00 > 0:19:05With fees, the snake bracelet cost £145.20.
0:19:06 > 0:19:10Date wise, my hunch is that we are looking at an object which is
0:19:10 > 0:19:14pre-Second World War, so possibly 1930s in date.
0:19:14 > 0:19:17All I need to find is some unsuspecting Eve
0:19:17 > 0:19:20to place my temptation underneath her nose.
0:19:20 > 0:19:23So Jonty has slithered out in front
0:19:23 > 0:19:26but at this stage absolutely anything could happen
0:19:26 > 0:19:28and while the Hitman settles into his bidding,
0:19:28 > 0:19:31Christina is still finding it hard to relax.
0:19:31 > 0:19:35Old Hitman Hearnden down there is looking pretty cool, pretty calm, pretty relaxed.
0:19:35 > 0:19:37And I'm fairly sure he's bought a lot more than me.
0:19:37 > 0:19:39I've got some serious buying to do.
0:19:39 > 0:19:42Yes, time to focus the mind, Christina,
0:19:42 > 0:19:44as Jonty soon pounces again.
0:19:44 > 0:19:47He buys a silver Victorian sovereign case,
0:19:47 > 0:19:50complete with a profile bust of the Queen herself inside.
0:19:50 > 0:19:55But it costs him dear, £133.10 with fees.
0:19:55 > 0:19:58It's too much money.
0:19:58 > 0:20:01The Magpie has got to catch up and catch up fast.
0:20:01 > 0:20:04She's looking at everything the auction has to offer
0:20:04 > 0:20:06but has no chance to spread her wings.
0:20:07 > 0:20:11Jonty, meanwhile, is on dazzling form. There's no stopping him.
0:20:11 > 0:20:15He bids again and walks away with a hand-decorated Victorian cane.
0:20:15 > 0:20:19Including the fees, he pays £90.76 for it.
0:20:19 > 0:20:20It's extraordinary.
0:20:20 > 0:20:25In the 19th-century, the Victorians made everything look so stylish.
0:20:25 > 0:20:30If we look at the handle, it is almost like a stylised lizard skin.
0:20:30 > 0:20:31It's quite extraordinary.
0:20:31 > 0:20:34We can see that we're actually looking at a piece of bamboo
0:20:34 > 0:20:37and then it is capped, down at the bottom there,
0:20:37 > 0:20:39and this is where one has to be quite careful,
0:20:39 > 0:20:42because this is where an awful lot of wear takes place, naturally,
0:20:42 > 0:20:45down at the base. A great object.
0:20:45 > 0:20:49And with six purchases in the bag, Jonty decides to walk.
0:20:49 > 0:20:52And that ups the pressure on Christina even more.
0:20:52 > 0:20:56She's still got over £640 burning a hole in her pocket,
0:20:56 > 0:20:58but still no more purchases.
0:20:58 > 0:21:00An hour passes.
0:21:00 > 0:21:05120 lots come and 120 lots go.
0:21:05 > 0:21:08The Magpie's sparkle has flown the nest
0:21:08 > 0:21:13and her place in the gavel graveyard edges closer. But then...
0:21:13 > 0:21:18- This is lot 530, which is two inros.- 80 I'm bid, five...
0:21:19 > 0:21:2490, new bidder, 95, 100, 110, 120, 130, 140,
0:21:24 > 0:21:27150, 160, at 160,
0:21:27 > 0:21:28lady's bid there.
0:21:28 > 0:21:33170 bidding online, 170, new bidder. 180, back in the room.
0:21:33 > 0:21:36190, back on the line, 200 in the room, and 10.
0:21:36 > 0:21:39At 210, 220, at 220.
0:21:39 > 0:21:40GAVEL
0:21:40 > 0:21:43Cor, that was hard work! Jolly hard work.
0:21:43 > 0:21:45It certainly was.
0:21:45 > 0:21:48The Japanese inros end up Christina's most expensive purchase
0:21:48 > 0:21:53of the day, £266.20 with fees.
0:21:53 > 0:21:59Inro basically is the equivalent of a Japanese man bag, if you like.
0:21:59 > 0:22:02Basically, they would have been used to hold little spices
0:22:02 > 0:22:03or herbal remedies.
0:22:03 > 0:22:06The Japanese at this time weren't allowed to display their wealth
0:22:06 > 0:22:08overtly. So they would use these.
0:22:08 > 0:22:11The finer quality, the more wealthy you were.
0:22:11 > 0:22:13These guys date from the late 19th century which is
0:22:13 > 0:22:17when the merchant class was developing in Japan.
0:22:17 > 0:22:19So they are not as good a quality
0:22:19 > 0:22:23but there is certainly a market for them and the really nice thing
0:22:23 > 0:22:25for me is this one is even signed,
0:22:25 > 0:22:28so we can trace who actually made this.
0:22:28 > 0:22:30And that could be quite important.
0:22:30 > 0:22:32Yes, sounds like she's ended on a high.
0:22:32 > 0:22:35It has been an intense day for Jonty and Christina,
0:22:35 > 0:22:38fighting against a lot of big spenders worldwide.
0:22:38 > 0:22:40So how have our battle-weary boffins fared?
0:22:42 > 0:22:46They both started the day with £1,000 of their own money.
0:22:46 > 0:22:49Jonty faltered at first but then flew into action.
0:22:49 > 0:22:53He struck six times and forked out more than £895.
0:22:55 > 0:22:58Christina made a bold start but then struggled later on.
0:22:58 > 0:23:02She leaves with only four lots costing just over £623.
0:23:04 > 0:23:06So, with a cash chasm between them,
0:23:06 > 0:23:10it's time for our dealers to size up each other's treasures.
0:23:10 > 0:23:12- Lots of frames going on here. - Lots of frames.
0:23:12 > 0:23:15You've brought more bling than I have though, haven't you?
0:23:15 > 0:23:17- A bit of bling. - It was really pricey today.
0:23:17 > 0:23:21- I struggled, I really struggled. - Oh, goodness me, I know.- I love this.
0:23:21 > 0:23:27- Oh, so do I!- So jealous. - But it has cost me just under £300.
0:23:27 > 0:23:28There is still money on that.
0:23:28 > 0:23:31Where are you going to find your profits in this?
0:23:31 > 0:23:37- I think my bargain of the day is my mirror.- It was a tough day.- It was.
0:23:37 > 0:23:39I think it is going to be even tougher to make a profit.
0:23:39 > 0:23:40You might be right.
0:23:40 > 0:23:43- Go on, I will give you a ride home in my new wheels.- Oh, perfect.
0:23:46 > 0:23:50Our plucky purchasers must now become superlative sellers.
0:23:50 > 0:23:53It is time for them to take their hard-bought items
0:23:53 > 0:23:57and sell them on for prime profits, to contacts, collectors
0:23:57 > 0:23:59and anyone who will offer the highest price possible.
0:23:59 > 0:24:01Remember, until they have shaken on it
0:24:01 > 0:24:05and the money has changed hands, no deal is truly sealed.
0:24:05 > 0:24:07And once all is said and sold,
0:24:07 > 0:24:09whoever has made the most profit will be the champion.
0:24:11 > 0:24:15Jonty has got more to sell than Christina but that's no bad thing.
0:24:15 > 0:24:17More possibilities for profit.
0:24:17 > 0:24:21And he's convinced he's got some big hitters.
0:24:21 > 0:24:27Now they say big is best, but sometimes, small is a beautiful.
0:24:27 > 0:24:31Now, my big star, which is the lovely picture frame.
0:24:31 > 0:24:33This is incredibly commercial
0:24:33 > 0:24:36so I'm very happy that I've brought this back home with me.
0:24:36 > 0:24:39My Victorian caskets, both silver,
0:24:39 > 0:24:43but one has a cut glass bottom to it. Very saleable, very commercial.
0:24:43 > 0:24:46I have a really good quality bracelet.
0:24:46 > 0:24:49It's not particularly old, but it's lovely gold.
0:24:49 > 0:24:53There should be a buyer for that. Have a look at this sovereign case.
0:24:53 > 0:24:57Collectors for sovereign cases, it's really, really good quality.
0:24:57 > 0:25:00My pearl necklace, now, that is great.
0:25:00 > 0:25:04Not only is the clasp a really good quality, but look at this
0:25:04 > 0:25:08delicate little brooch here, a beautiful Edwardian object.
0:25:08 > 0:25:12So that's Edwardian. But have a look at my majestic Victorian cane.
0:25:12 > 0:25:17Gents are always looking for objects like this.
0:25:17 > 0:25:19So I know somewhere there is going to be a buyer.
0:25:19 > 0:25:23I am about to ruffle my opponent's feathers.
0:25:23 > 0:25:26Yes, the Magpie had a testing time in Colchester.
0:25:26 > 0:25:29But in what is proving to be her toughest challenge yet,
0:25:29 > 0:25:33Christina is sure she will sell supremely well.
0:25:33 > 0:25:36I have to say, I really found it quite difficult buying at the auction.
0:25:36 > 0:25:39I'm relatively pleased with what I bought.
0:25:39 > 0:25:44I got a little pair of Edwardian silver photograph frames here,
0:25:44 > 0:25:46which dear Jonty I think also went for as well,
0:25:46 > 0:25:48so I did pay quite top end for those.
0:25:48 > 0:25:51I also bought, this is probably my favourite item, a beautiful
0:25:51 > 0:25:55silver-framed dressing table mirror which is just a great size.
0:25:55 > 0:25:58I think I got it quite cheaply. This I love.
0:25:58 > 0:26:03This is a really early 18th-century Worcester jug, which is
0:26:03 > 0:26:05a proper genuine antique. And I love that.
0:26:05 > 0:26:09Bearing in mind I only paid about £90 for it, I'm pleased.
0:26:09 > 0:26:11The Japanese inros here,
0:26:11 > 0:26:13Chinese works are very in vogue at the moment,
0:26:13 > 0:26:16Japanese is very much an emerging market.
0:26:16 > 0:26:20I have to say, it was a tough day and I am slightly nervous.
0:26:20 > 0:26:22The Magpie wastes no time with meekness.
0:26:22 > 0:26:25Our retailing raven plumps up her feathers
0:26:25 > 0:26:27and gets straight into selling.
0:26:27 > 0:26:31She dives in with the 18th-century jug that cost her nearly £91.
0:26:33 > 0:26:36I'm here in Shrewsbury to meet up with an ex-colleague of mine,
0:26:36 > 0:26:39Jeremy Lamond, who is also an 18th-century porcelain collector.
0:26:39 > 0:26:42I'm hoping he might be able to find space in his collection
0:26:42 > 0:26:43for this little beauty.
0:26:44 > 0:26:49- Hello, you.- Hello, how are you? Nice to see you. What have you got here?
0:26:49 > 0:26:51Well, I thought, 18th-century porcelain, Jeremy Lamond
0:26:51 > 0:26:55- is the man to come to.- Well, look at this. Blue and white.- Yes.
0:26:55 > 0:27:00- Worcester.- Yes.- Parrot-pecking fruit pattern, for obvious reasons.- Yes.
0:27:00 > 0:27:04Robert Hancock print, taken from The Ladies Amusement, about 1775.
0:27:04 > 0:27:06A nice clear mark on there.
0:27:06 > 0:27:09Well, at least somebody has repaired it so you can sell it.
0:27:09 > 0:27:12Do you know what, I always remember you telling me that repairs,
0:27:12 > 0:27:15or cracks, are more forgivable than restoration for a collector.
0:27:15 > 0:27:19- That's when I was selling things, not buying them!- Oh, right!
0:27:19 > 0:27:24235-40 years old. That has got to make it worth a few hundred quid, hasn't it?
0:27:24 > 0:27:30- Well, it looks to me like a couple of hundred quid.- 220?- 220.
0:27:30 > 0:27:33- 220, it's a deal.- Done.- Brilliant.
0:27:33 > 0:27:35Well, that's a cracking price for a cracked piece.
0:27:35 > 0:27:39She more than doubles her money, a profit of £129.24
0:27:39 > 0:27:44gets the Magpie airborne and puts paid to those nasty nerves.
0:27:44 > 0:27:47While Christina reaches for the sky,
0:27:47 > 0:27:49Jonty is down by the water in Oxfordshire.
0:27:51 > 0:27:54I'm here on the banks of the River Thames in Henley-on-Thames
0:27:54 > 0:27:58and I'm here to meet Jackie to sell her my trinket boxes.
0:27:58 > 0:28:00Now, Jackie is a very stylish lady,
0:28:00 > 0:28:04and it's quite unusual for her to be this late.
0:28:05 > 0:28:07Jackie is in no hurry and why would she be?
0:28:07 > 0:28:09What a lovely way to spend the day,
0:28:09 > 0:28:13messing about on the river in the most glamorous way.
0:28:13 > 0:28:14Coo-ee!
0:28:14 > 0:28:19- Hi, Jonty.- Hello!- Welcome aboard!
0:28:19 > 0:28:22See, I told you she was a stylish lady.
0:28:22 > 0:28:27Jonty hops on with the boxes that cost our captain nearly £115.
0:28:27 > 0:28:29So, will he sail away with a profit?
0:28:30 > 0:28:35Well, I knew you would come in style but this is ridiculous, Jackie.
0:28:35 > 0:28:37- On your own launch, on the Thames. - One of them!
0:28:37 > 0:28:39HE LAUGHS
0:28:39 > 0:28:43I'm here, very serious business, to show you my lovely trinket boxes.
0:28:43 > 0:28:48- I can't wait to see.- Would you like to have a look? The nicest one first.
0:28:48 > 0:28:50This is all silver.
0:28:50 > 0:28:52And it really is in mint condition.
0:28:52 > 0:28:58We have the hallmarks just on the inside there. And that's 1898.
0:28:58 > 0:29:00So the box is over 100 years old.
0:29:00 > 0:29:04Ultimately, this would have been designed for a late 19th-century,
0:29:04 > 0:29:09a Victorian lady or gent to be able to initial it, to personalise it,
0:29:09 > 0:29:11but it's never been done so.
0:29:11 > 0:29:13But you do have that option.
0:29:13 > 0:29:16So have a look at this one, too. You have hallmarks on the top.
0:29:16 > 0:29:22The lid comes obviously completely off. But this is cut glass.
0:29:22 > 0:29:24And it's really important to make sure that the glass
0:29:24 > 0:29:26is in really good condition.
0:29:26 > 0:29:28It's nice quality.
0:29:28 > 0:29:31So you've got the two. But they come as a pair.
0:29:31 > 0:29:35So collectively we are looking at £230 for the two.
0:29:35 > 0:29:39- Would you settle for 200? - Jackie, that's not a problem.
0:29:39 > 0:29:41£200, I'm very, very happy with.
0:29:42 > 0:29:44We have a deal. Thank you, darling.
0:29:45 > 0:29:48Trips on the River Thames with glamorous ladies,
0:29:48 > 0:29:51and making a profit, call it work?
0:29:51 > 0:29:57Jonty's jaunt down the river anchors him a profitable start, £85.04.
0:29:57 > 0:29:59But that's still some way behind the Magpie
0:29:59 > 0:30:02who's planning to build her nest egg.
0:30:02 > 0:30:04The Hitman is playing to win as well.
0:30:04 > 0:30:08His Edwardian photo frame was far and away his priciest piece.
0:30:08 > 0:30:10Over £290 he spent!
0:30:10 > 0:30:14He has brought it to Beaconsfield to meet Nigel in his antiques shop.
0:30:15 > 0:30:19- How are you, dear boy?- I'm very well. How are you?- Nice to see you.
0:30:19 > 0:30:20Nice to be back in your shop.
0:30:20 > 0:30:24Now, you expressed an interest in having a look at my beautiful frame.
0:30:24 > 0:30:27- I love the amethyst at the top there.- A cabochon amethyst.
0:30:27 > 0:30:30Isn't that good? What's your impression?
0:30:30 > 0:30:32It's Edwardian, but it doesn't look Edwardian.
0:30:32 > 0:30:35It's a very contemporary feel to it. That's what I like about it.
0:30:35 > 0:30:40Hallmarks here on the side. 1908. So, enough to entice you?
0:30:40 > 0:30:43I think it is. It's really price-dependent, Jonty.
0:30:43 > 0:30:45475 is what I am looking for.
0:30:46 > 0:30:49I would like to buy that for £400.
0:30:49 > 0:30:53- It's yours at £400. - Oh, all right then! Thank you.
0:30:53 > 0:30:55Perhaps... I'm now regretting that.
0:30:55 > 0:30:57I'm absolutely regretting that, but it's yours.
0:30:57 > 0:31:00Wow, this really is a big-money game.
0:31:00 > 0:31:04Jonty pockets a picture-perfect profit of £109.60.
0:31:04 > 0:31:09Do you know, being a dealer, it's wonderful to be the custodian
0:31:09 > 0:31:13of fantastic objects and that picture frame was one of them.
0:31:13 > 0:31:16It's even more pleasing when you make profits out of it too.
0:31:16 > 0:31:19Yes, so it's Christina's turn to flog her frames.
0:31:19 > 0:31:23She's got two of them, also Edwardian, also silver.
0:31:23 > 0:31:25They cost nearly £97 at auction.
0:31:25 > 0:31:27So, I'm here at Iscoyd Park and I know for a fact
0:31:27 > 0:31:30they are doing out a couple of their bedrooms at the moment
0:31:30 > 0:31:33and are looking for some really nice pieces to go in,
0:31:33 > 0:31:36so let's go inside and see if these cut the mustard.
0:31:36 > 0:31:37This place is a wedding venue
0:31:37 > 0:31:41and Christina actually got married here herself,
0:31:41 > 0:31:43but she will have to haggle hard with owner, Phil,
0:31:43 > 0:31:47who shows her one of the rooms that has just been redecorated.
0:31:47 > 0:31:49These are antique silver photograph frames.
0:31:49 > 0:31:52We've got the silver hallmark on the bottom here,
0:31:52 > 0:31:55so we know that they are assayed in Birmingham in 1905.
0:31:55 > 0:31:56Do you like them?
0:31:56 > 0:32:00I do like them and I think they would suit this room very well.
0:32:00 > 0:32:03I was sort of thinking somewhere in the region of about,
0:32:03 > 0:32:06sort of, £160 or £170, something like that.
0:32:06 > 0:32:11- I mean, I was hoping more for sort of...£80.- What?!
0:32:11 > 0:32:15No. They are worth more than £80. They're beautiful!
0:32:15 > 0:32:17I'd be unwilling to go less than £140 for them.
0:32:17 > 0:32:21Honestly, 120, I think, is as far as I can go.
0:32:21 > 0:32:25- Can I push you a little bit more? Please!- I don't think you can.
0:32:25 > 0:32:26- OK...- OK, 120...- No, go on!
0:32:26 > 0:32:29- Go on, go on!- 125.
0:32:29 > 0:32:32I'll take 125. That's a very fair price, thank you very much.
0:32:32 > 0:32:35So, a tough day gets even tougher for Christina.
0:32:35 > 0:32:40She scrapes in an extra fiver at the end, but makes just £28.20 profit.
0:32:40 > 0:32:44With only two lots left to sell, she needs full concentration
0:32:44 > 0:32:47and gutsy determination to push past The Hitman.
0:32:48 > 0:32:51But Jonty has raised the bar even higher.
0:32:51 > 0:32:54His sovereign case is bought by a jeweller's shop in Wallingford.
0:32:54 > 0:32:59They paid £200 and Jonty coins a profit of £66.90.
0:32:59 > 0:33:01And with that, let's have a gander
0:33:01 > 0:33:04at what our dealers' gavel gains have given so far.
0:33:05 > 0:33:08Jonty "The Hitman" Hearnden has charged ahead.
0:33:08 > 0:33:12Three sales done and a profit of £261.54.
0:33:12 > 0:33:16Christina "The Magpie" Trevanion has only done two deals,
0:33:16 > 0:33:18but she's making decent money.
0:33:18 > 0:33:20£157.44.
0:33:24 > 0:33:28So, can The Magpie make good or will The Hitman have a howling success?
0:33:28 > 0:33:32One thing is for sure, there is a battle and a half ahead.
0:33:32 > 0:33:35Jonty is off to jettison his jewellery
0:33:35 > 0:33:37and is hoping for a double deal.
0:33:37 > 0:33:39He's brought the necklace and brooch
0:33:39 > 0:33:42and the nine-carat gold snake bracelet to Brenda,
0:33:42 > 0:33:44who runs an antiques centre near Bambury.
0:33:44 > 0:33:48In total, the items stand him at more than £266.
0:33:48 > 0:33:53Brenda, I had no idea you could fit so many objects in such small spaces.
0:33:53 > 0:33:56- This is unbelievable!- Oh, there's always room for more, Jonty!
0:33:56 > 0:33:59- I've got over one million items in the shop.- One million items?!
0:33:59 > 0:34:01One million items! It's fantastic.
0:34:01 > 0:34:03Have a look at that necklace, though,
0:34:03 > 0:34:05because they need a proper examination.
0:34:05 > 0:34:07Now, what really struck me about this,
0:34:07 > 0:34:10I thought the clasp was really charming.
0:34:10 > 0:34:1215-carat gold, which is very...
0:34:12 > 0:34:14- So it's continental then?- Yes.
0:34:14 > 0:34:18- Not old-old, but it's got a little bit of age to it.- Absolutely, yes.
0:34:18 > 0:34:21Whereas this matching brooch, which is probably not even matching,
0:34:21 > 0:34:24but the similarity is the fact that we have a pearl there.
0:34:24 > 0:34:29There's no hallmarks on there as such, but where I got this from,
0:34:29 > 0:34:31they claimed it to be possibly Russian
0:34:31 > 0:34:33and, to me, it looks Edwardian,
0:34:33 > 0:34:38so I would suspect that that is a lot older than the pearl necklace.
0:34:38 > 0:34:41- OK.- So, my lovely set there, for the two,
0:34:41 > 0:34:44- I'm looking for a couple of hundred quid.- Are you? By golly!
0:34:44 > 0:34:47What do you mean, by golly? I thought that was a really nice price.
0:34:47 > 0:34:49That's retail price, dear. Retail!
0:34:49 > 0:34:51Well, let's hold that thought
0:34:51 > 0:34:55- and have a look at this nine-carat gold bracelet.- OK.
0:34:55 > 0:35:00OK, it's hallmarked on the inside of the head. Price for this is 180.
0:35:00 > 0:35:06Oh, very expensive. I think I would like to be more on the 140 mark.
0:35:06 > 0:35:08170, I can do.
0:35:10 > 0:35:11I can go up a little bit. 150.
0:35:11 > 0:35:13160?
0:35:13 > 0:35:15155. Go on, then.
0:35:15 > 0:35:20- 155.- That's yours.- That's mine, OK?
0:35:20 > 0:35:22Now have a look at this lovely set.
0:35:22 > 0:35:24- 200 for that. - Well, that is ridiculous.
0:35:24 > 0:35:28- Seeing as you've been kind on that, I will do 150 on these.- 180.
0:35:28 > 0:35:32- Come on, do better than that, Jonty. - 170.
0:35:32 > 0:35:35- Yes, we will do 170. Thank you. - Thank you, darling.
0:35:35 > 0:35:37Thank you very much.
0:35:37 > 0:35:40Oh! Brenda gave Jonty a run for his money there,
0:35:40 > 0:35:41but add all that together
0:35:41 > 0:35:45and Jonty walks away with a total profit of £58.80,
0:35:45 > 0:35:49about half what he was hoping for, which is a boon for Christina.
0:35:49 > 0:35:52She is determined to give her Japanese inros
0:35:52 > 0:35:56everything she's got, taking them all the way to London.
0:35:56 > 0:36:01They cost £266 and she only has one man in mind.
0:36:01 > 0:36:03I'm here to see a chap called David Bowden
0:36:03 > 0:36:06who is a specialist in Chinese and Japanese art,
0:36:06 > 0:36:09so I'm hoping he is the guy to take these off my hands.
0:36:11 > 0:36:14- David.- Hello, how are you? - Hi, I'm Christina Trevanion.
0:36:14 > 0:36:15Very well, how are you?
0:36:15 > 0:36:19- I'm fine, thanks.- Good. I bought these little pieces at auction.
0:36:19 > 0:36:22- Oh, right, yes.- I believe they are Japanese inro.
0:36:22 > 0:36:24- That's right.- Can you enlighten me
0:36:24 > 0:36:27as to what possibly they could have been used for?
0:36:27 > 0:36:31- I thought for herbs and spices?- Yes, they're little medicine boxes.- OK.
0:36:31 > 0:36:37And they used to put their ink powders in as well.
0:36:37 > 0:36:41- These are lacquer, gold lacquer... - Right.
0:36:41 > 0:36:45..which, unfortunately, they have got quite a bit of damage on them.
0:36:45 > 0:36:48So, of course, consequently, it takes the price right down.
0:36:48 > 0:36:53So, what sort of dates do you think they are? What sort of era?
0:36:53 > 0:36:57- Well, these are Meiji.- Meiji period, so 1868 to 1912?- Yes.
0:36:57 > 0:37:00It is a great shame because they are very nice,
0:37:00 > 0:37:03but the damage on them, they are not worth very much at all.
0:37:03 > 0:37:06- David, what shall I do?- God knows!
0:37:06 > 0:37:07CHRISTINA LAUGHS
0:37:07 > 0:37:10I'd give you 200, but that is the best I'll do.
0:37:10 > 0:37:13- Is there any more that I can get out of you?- No.- At all?
0:37:13 > 0:37:15- Definitely, that is it.- That's your top level?- That's the lot.
0:37:15 > 0:37:17Look, I know you'll give me a fair price.
0:37:17 > 0:37:19I will shake your hand at that.
0:37:19 > 0:37:22Oh, dear! That wasn't meant to happen!
0:37:22 > 0:37:23There we go, I made a loss.
0:37:23 > 0:37:25David has given me a fair price,
0:37:25 > 0:37:28so there is an incredibly valuable lesson to be learned.
0:37:28 > 0:37:29Stick to what you know.
0:37:29 > 0:37:33Oh, Christina! She's lost her sparkle.
0:37:33 > 0:37:35The loss is significant - £66.20.
0:37:35 > 0:37:39She took a risk and suffered a mortal blow.
0:37:39 > 0:37:43So, The Magpie slopes off to lick her wounds
0:37:43 > 0:37:47and focus on winning it all back on her final item.
0:37:47 > 0:37:50Unaware of his foe's failure, Jonty journeys on,
0:37:50 > 0:37:52all the way to Battlesbridge in Essex.
0:37:52 > 0:37:55I have my silver-topped walking cane with me
0:37:55 > 0:37:57and I'm going to show it to Jim.
0:37:57 > 0:38:01Now, he is part of this antiques centre here and I hope that
0:38:01 > 0:38:04he might just be the right person to purchase it from me.
0:38:04 > 0:38:05Let's go and find out.
0:38:07 > 0:38:12- Ah, you must be Jim.- Jonty, you must be Jonty.- I must be!
0:38:12 > 0:38:14- How are you doing?- Fine, thanks very much.- Walking cane.
0:38:14 > 0:38:17- You expressed an interest in having a look at this.- Yes.
0:38:17 > 0:38:19Now, what's your first impressions?
0:38:19 > 0:38:21- Do you like it? - Yes, it's a lovely item.
0:38:21 > 0:38:26Now, the reason why I bought this is because it's such great condition.
0:38:26 > 0:38:27It has a sense of...
0:38:27 > 0:38:29There's no sort of scratches,
0:38:29 > 0:38:31there's no indentations at the top here, for instance.
0:38:31 > 0:38:36If you look at the Malacca cane and you look at the tip there,
0:38:36 > 0:38:39that looks like it's almost hardly ever been used.
0:38:39 > 0:38:40It's lovely.
0:38:40 > 0:38:46Date wise, very late 19th century, so 1897, I think it is,
0:38:46 > 0:38:48assay marked there. Assayed in London.
0:38:48 > 0:38:51And, again, in particular, I love the stylised head here.
0:38:51 > 0:38:56It has that sort of reptilian, scaly feel to it.
0:38:56 > 0:39:00This, to you, sir, is £175.
0:39:00 > 0:39:05- It would be more like £120 for me. - No, that's not really enough.
0:39:05 > 0:39:11- What about 150?- 140 would be the best price.- You can't do another fiver?
0:39:11 > 0:39:13No.
0:39:13 > 0:39:14JONTY LAUGHS
0:39:14 > 0:39:16- It's yours then.- OK.
0:39:16 > 0:39:18The Hitman has a happy ending,
0:39:18 > 0:39:22walking away with a final profit of £49.24
0:39:22 > 0:39:25and so it all comes down to one last item
0:39:25 > 0:39:27and it is Christina's favourite.
0:39:27 > 0:39:32Can the mirror turn it all around for her? It cost very nearly £170.
0:39:32 > 0:39:34From her home in the county of Shropshire,
0:39:34 > 0:39:37she nips over the border to Wales.
0:39:37 > 0:39:42I'm here in the beautiful Powys countryside just outside Welshpool,
0:39:42 > 0:39:43to see a chap called Clive Phillips
0:39:43 > 0:39:46who is an antiques dealer and also a silver specialist,
0:39:46 > 0:39:49so I'm hoping that he may take this off my hands.
0:39:51 > 0:39:55- Hi, Clive.- Hello.- How are you? Are you well, my love? Nice to see you.
0:39:55 > 0:39:58- What do you think? - Yes, very impressive!
0:39:58 > 0:40:01Do you know what, in over a decade of doing silver and jewellery,
0:40:01 > 0:40:04I've never seen a mirror of this kind of scale.
0:40:04 > 0:40:06- There is a mark down here. - Where's the hallmark?
0:40:06 > 0:40:10- Just down here, which I think... Henry Matthews.- Henry Matthews, yes.
0:40:10 > 0:40:14And then we've got a nice Birmingham hallmark, obviously, the anchor.
0:40:14 > 0:40:17Then the date letter, C, which is for 1902.
0:40:17 > 0:40:20The only thing I would say, which I was a little bit dubious about
0:40:20 > 0:40:23at the time, when I bought it, is this engraving here.
0:40:23 > 0:40:25I know from a resale perspective,
0:40:25 > 0:40:27it makes it quite difficult to have engravings, doesn't it?
0:40:27 > 0:40:30I really like it as it is, actually. I think it just adds to
0:40:30 > 0:40:33- the character of the piece. - Oh, good! There we go. I like it.
0:40:33 > 0:40:34CHRISTINA LAUGHS
0:40:34 > 0:40:39Price wise, I was hoping somewhere in the region of about £300 for it.
0:40:39 > 0:40:43300, I think it is a little too dear for me.
0:40:43 > 0:40:46I mean, I'll be looking to buy at around 240-ish.
0:40:46 > 0:40:49280? 270?
0:40:49 > 0:40:52- 250. I'd be happy at 250.- Would you? - Mm.
0:40:52 > 0:40:54I'm happy at 250.
0:40:54 > 0:40:56- I'm very happy at 250.- Deal done. - Thank you very much.
0:40:56 > 0:41:00Yes, a fantastic final flourish for our feathered friend.
0:41:00 > 0:41:04A shiny profit of £80.60, so has it been enough?
0:41:04 > 0:41:06Should Jonty have jitters?
0:41:06 > 0:41:08Well, we'll find out in just a moment, but before that,
0:41:08 > 0:41:11let's remind ourselves of how much they spent.
0:41:13 > 0:41:17Both our bidders went to auction with £1,000.
0:41:17 > 0:41:22Jonty Hearnden bought six items and spent £895.42.
0:41:22 > 0:41:25Christina Trevanion battled to buy just four items
0:41:25 > 0:41:28and spent £623.16.
0:41:30 > 0:41:32All the profit made by Jonty and Christina will go to
0:41:32 > 0:41:36charities of their choice, so after a brilliant battle,
0:41:36 > 0:41:40who is today's Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is champion?
0:41:42 > 0:41:45- Hello.- Hello, how are you doing? - Very well. How are you?
0:41:45 > 0:41:47- I'm very well indeed. - Good, good, good.
0:41:47 > 0:41:48So, how was it for you?
0:41:48 > 0:41:50Well, I thought the auction was probably
0:41:50 > 0:41:53the most expensive auction I had ever been to,
0:41:53 > 0:41:56so I wasn't expecting to make any profits at all,
0:41:56 > 0:41:59but I managed to sell quite a few things. Well, everything.
0:41:59 > 0:42:00How about you?
0:42:00 > 0:42:04Yeah, like you, I struggled buying, but selling, I think, was all right.
0:42:04 > 0:42:06Most successful item, I think, would probably...
0:42:06 > 0:42:09- Do you remember the silver-framed mirror?- Oh, yes, that was good.
0:42:09 > 0:42:12- That was lovely, so I think I made a bit of profit on that.- Yes.
0:42:12 > 0:42:15How about your beautiful frame? How did you do with that? I loved that.
0:42:15 > 0:42:18- I sold that pretty well. The silver did well for us?- It did.
0:42:18 > 0:42:20- Shall we see what else did well for us?- Are you ready?
0:42:20 > 0:42:23- Yes.- Ready, ready, ready?- OK.- OK.
0:42:26 > 0:42:27BOTH: Ooooh!
0:42:27 > 0:42:32Well done! My goodness, you annihilated me completely!
0:42:32 > 0:42:33Do you want to swap?
0:42:33 > 0:42:35THEY LAUGH
0:42:35 > 0:42:36Thanks!
0:42:36 > 0:42:39It wasn't a total annihilation, Christina.
0:42:39 > 0:42:41Well, actually, it was.
0:42:41 > 0:42:45Jonty wiped the floor with her. He really was the king of bling.
0:42:45 > 0:42:48I did find the auction really quite tough,
0:42:48 > 0:42:50it was really quite a hard buying environment.
0:42:50 > 0:42:52However, I still made some good healthy profits,
0:42:52 > 0:42:54especially on that beautiful jug.
0:42:54 > 0:42:57But the inros were the ones that really killed it for me,
0:42:57 > 0:42:59sadly, but, hey, you learn something new every day.
0:42:59 > 0:43:01I loved the auction sale
0:43:01 > 0:43:04and I loved all the items that I bought in the sale,
0:43:04 > 0:43:07including my beautiful picture frame.
0:43:07 > 0:43:09How lovely was that?!
0:43:09 > 0:43:13So, will our queen of collectables reign victorious tomorrow?
0:43:13 > 0:43:16Our pair of prize fighters go in search of princely profit
0:43:16 > 0:43:19at an antiques fair in Malvern.