0:00:02 > 0:00:04This is Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is,
0:00:04 > 0:00:07the show that pitches TV's best-loved antiques experts
0:00:07 > 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 > 0:00:16..and 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...
0:00:25 > 0:00:28The original cheeky chappie! Lovely!
0:00:28 > 0:00:30..putting their reputations on the line...
0:00:30 > 0:00:32And I'm truly rocking!
0:00:32 > 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 > 0:00:41Get in there!
0:00:43 > 0:00:47Today's titanic tussle is an auction extravaganza between ceramic
0:00:47 > 0:00:51specialist Eric Knowles and the lady who's no stranger to the
0:00:51 > 0:00:54auction room herself, Catherine Southon.
0:00:54 > 0:00:58Coming up, Eric finds that if you chat, you could fall flat...
0:00:58 > 0:00:59Yes.
0:01:00 > 0:01:03I was too busy talking to you. I missed my lot!
0:01:03 > 0:01:07..while Catherine shows us how to spot a genuine antique...
0:01:07 > 0:01:09That is much nicer than this side.
0:01:10 > 0:01:14That's because this side has probably been in the sun.
0:01:14 > 0:01:17..and Eric has a brush with one of his icons.
0:01:17 > 0:01:20JW Waterhouse. Great hero.
0:01:20 > 0:01:23He has always been, for me, the man.
0:01:23 > 0:01:25This is Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is.
0:01:40 > 0:01:41Welcome, one,
0:01:41 > 0:01:43welcome, all, to Nottingham for a hair-raising,
0:01:43 > 0:01:46spine-tingling white-knuckle ride of a show!
0:01:46 > 0:01:51This battle of bidding, buying and bartering sees two towering trophy
0:01:51 > 0:01:55hunters go head-to-head in their eternal quest for maximum profits.
0:01:55 > 0:02:00They'll be tested to the absolute limit and only one person can win.
0:02:00 > 0:02:03So who will swagger off with gallons of glory
0:02:03 > 0:02:07and who will creep away, snivelling, to hide in a dark corner?
0:02:07 > 0:02:11First up, the Lancastrian lad who's risen to become antiques
0:02:11 > 0:02:13aristocracy.
0:02:13 > 0:02:15Our rosy dealer has decades of experience
0:02:15 > 0:02:17and the finest eye for detail.
0:02:17 > 0:02:20But don't be fooled by his warm character.
0:02:20 > 0:02:23Behind the smile is a cut-throat dealer that's streets
0:02:23 > 0:02:28ahead of the pack. It's the hero of the hour, the Prince of Porcelain.
0:02:28 > 0:02:30It is Eric "Knocker" Knowles!
0:02:31 > 0:02:33I am not a number. I'm a man!
0:02:34 > 0:02:37But he has a thorny competitor today.
0:02:37 > 0:02:39All the way from the Garden of England,
0:02:39 > 0:02:43our Kentish lady is as shrewd as a shrew but won't be tamed.
0:02:43 > 0:02:47When there's something she wants, wild horses can't hold her back.
0:02:47 > 0:02:49And to cap it all, she spent years
0:02:49 > 0:02:52working at some of this country's most famous salerooms.
0:02:52 > 0:02:55It's the brainy beauty with a bargain bent.
0:02:55 > 0:02:57It's "Cunning" Catherine Southon.
0:02:58 > 0:03:02Well, my bronze has been turned into pure gold!
0:03:03 > 0:03:05So she's at a distinct advantage
0:03:05 > 0:03:08here at the Mellors and Kirk auction in Nottingham,
0:03:08 > 0:03:09but our very own Robin Hood
0:03:09 > 0:03:12and Maid Marian won't be robbing from the rich to give to the poor.
0:03:12 > 0:03:13No, no!
0:03:13 > 0:03:17Our modern-day masters' motto is buy low and sell high,
0:03:17 > 0:03:21making as much profit as possible to send to their chosen charities.
0:03:21 > 0:03:25They've both ridden into town with £1,000 of their own money
0:03:25 > 0:03:27to spend and they must keep abreast of the house commission
0:03:27 > 0:03:31and fees, as those costs come out of their budget as well.
0:03:31 > 0:03:34So, they know the rules. Let's have a good, clean fight.
0:03:34 > 0:03:36Eric Knowles and Catherine Southon,
0:03:36 > 0:03:41it's time to put your money where your mouth is.
0:03:41 > 0:03:44- Hello, there. - So, here we are.- Here we are again.
0:03:44 > 0:03:48- We've made it to Nottingham.- Isn't this a lovely auction house?- It is.
0:03:48 > 0:03:50So have you got any tricks up your sleeve today? Any plans?
0:03:50 > 0:03:55I will be very cautious. I'll be very careful with what I go for today.
0:03:55 > 0:03:58I want to spend big, but I'm looking at silver,
0:03:58 > 0:04:02I'm looking at jewellery and anything else that takes my fancy.
0:04:02 > 0:04:05- OK. Listen, may the best man win and may the best woman win. - Good luck, Eric.
0:04:05 > 0:04:07OK.
0:04:07 > 0:04:09So, while Eric is planning to take it steady,
0:04:09 > 0:04:12Catherine's going all-out to spend her money.
0:04:12 > 0:04:15And that requires precision planning.
0:04:15 > 0:04:20I'm going to broaden my horizons, look for about 20, 30 items,
0:04:20 > 0:04:24and then, if they're going cheap, I will jump in at the last minute.
0:04:24 > 0:04:27Aha! She's biding her time to bring home the bargains.
0:04:27 > 0:04:30Eric, however, could not be doing it more differently.
0:04:30 > 0:04:34It's very easy to have a go at something in an auction
0:04:34 > 0:04:36because it seems to be going cheap.
0:04:36 > 0:04:38And if it's going cheap, there's usually a jolly good reason.
0:04:38 > 0:04:41So I've got to be very businesslike today.
0:04:41 > 0:04:44Knocker Knowles there trampling all over Catherine's strategy.
0:04:44 > 0:04:48We'll soon see which of our bullish bargain hunters is on target,
0:04:48 > 0:04:51but before the auction starts, both dealers must assess what's on offer.
0:04:51 > 0:04:54And a close inspection is key.
0:04:54 > 0:04:57Once the bidding begins, snap decisions will come thick and fast.
0:04:57 > 0:04:59Catherine said she wanted to spend big,
0:04:59 > 0:05:02but the first lot she spots is really quite small.
0:05:04 > 0:05:11Look at these! Gentleman's cuff links. They are nine-carat gold.
0:05:11 > 0:05:15They've got these little foxes' heads mounted on both sides
0:05:15 > 0:05:18and then they're inset with little red stones.
0:05:18 > 0:05:22I'm definitely, definitely going to give these my best shot.
0:05:22 > 0:05:25Across the room, Eric has spotted the huge collection of lots
0:05:25 > 0:05:28that take him all the way back to his childhood.
0:05:28 > 0:05:31When I was a boy, everybody's grandma had these
0:05:31 > 0:05:35and they were just ornaments.
0:05:35 > 0:05:37But now, there's a huge collecting market.
0:05:37 > 0:05:43You've got to see merit in what might otherwise be questionable.
0:05:43 > 0:05:44And, when it comes to ceramics,
0:05:44 > 0:05:47there's nothing questionable about Knocker's knowledge.
0:05:47 > 0:05:51For Catherine, there's no question about the quality of her next find.
0:05:51 > 0:05:56Really nice caddie, that. Beautiful sarcophagus shape.
0:05:56 > 0:06:00And I do like the inlay. Tea caddies have gone down a little bit.
0:06:00 > 0:06:03But that's a jolly nice example.
0:06:03 > 0:06:06The problem comes if everyone thinks it's a good piece.
0:06:06 > 0:06:09The last thing Catherine wants is stiff competition in the same room.
0:06:09 > 0:06:11Eric continues his look at the lots
0:06:11 > 0:06:15and comes up with a set of six cut-glass goblets.
0:06:15 > 0:06:17Stylistically are often called rock crystal.
0:06:17 > 0:06:19These are definitely 20th century
0:06:19 > 0:06:22and they could even be within my lifetime.
0:06:22 > 0:06:27And for the benefit, if you're... I can tell you now that I'm over 21!
0:06:27 > 0:06:29Hold the front page!
0:06:29 > 0:06:31Our pair of powerhouse purchasers must take their catalogues
0:06:31 > 0:06:35and position themselves. The auction is about to commence.
0:06:35 > 0:06:38This will be a dog-eat-dog battle, but when the gavel falls,
0:06:38 > 0:06:40who will be hounding down the big profits
0:06:40 > 0:06:43and who will be barking up the wrong tree?
0:06:43 > 0:06:45As the auction action gets under way,
0:06:45 > 0:06:49it's not long before Catherine's cuff links come up.
0:06:49 > 0:06:51I've got a feeling they're going to do very well.
0:06:51 > 0:06:53I really like them.
0:06:53 > 0:06:5560. 70. 80.
0:06:55 > 0:06:5990. 100. 110 I'll take.
0:06:59 > 0:07:00And 110 over here.
0:07:00 > 0:07:03£110 on my right I sell.
0:07:04 > 0:07:07Just a single bid from Catherine is all it took.
0:07:07 > 0:07:10She wanted jewellery and she got some straightaway.
0:07:10 > 0:07:14Including commission, she pays £133.10.
0:07:14 > 0:07:15She's thrown down the gauntlet,
0:07:15 > 0:07:19but Eric could be about to pick it up as the auction moves on to
0:07:19 > 0:07:22a pair of mid-19th century grape shears which come with
0:07:22 > 0:07:24a Victorian teapot stand.
0:07:24 > 0:07:2525, anywhere?
0:07:25 > 0:07:3025. 30. 30. 35. 35. I'm selling at 35.
0:07:34 > 0:07:36I do apologise. I'll go and get my number.
0:07:36 > 0:07:40- I'm being very unprofessional. - Oh, Eric! Schoolboy error!
0:07:40 > 0:07:43In his excitement, he's forgotten his number for the bidding!
0:07:43 > 0:07:46I am not a number. I'm a man!
0:07:46 > 0:07:48Yes, but in an auction, every man needs a number.
0:07:48 > 0:07:50Thankfully, Eric is forgiven.
0:07:50 > 0:07:53Once he's sorted himself out, the grape shears
0:07:53 > 0:07:56and stand cost him £42.35, with fees.
0:07:56 > 0:07:59So does he think they were a snip?
0:07:59 > 0:08:00They're not silver. They're silver plate.
0:08:00 > 0:08:05And I would suspect that they probably date to about 1860.
0:08:05 > 0:08:08This is the sort of thing that would have been made for that
0:08:08 > 0:08:10burgeoning Victorian middle class.
0:08:10 > 0:08:15And no self-respecting lady of the house would ever,
0:08:15 > 0:08:21ever expect her friends to pick the grapes off the actual bunch.
0:08:21 > 0:08:24And it came with this - a navette-shaped teapot stand.
0:08:24 > 0:08:27And both probably made in Sheffield.
0:08:27 > 0:08:30But this is basically a layer of silver and a layer of copper
0:08:30 > 0:08:32and another layer of silver.
0:08:32 > 0:08:34Our duke of dealing is up and running,
0:08:34 > 0:08:37although Catherine spent three times as much.
0:08:37 > 0:08:39And she might be about to fork out much more.
0:08:39 > 0:08:42She's preying on her next target.
0:08:42 > 0:08:46Next item are two really nice,
0:08:46 > 0:08:51matching George III silver sauce ladles.
0:08:51 > 0:08:55And I have put on them 150, 160.
0:08:57 > 0:09:00But I might be pushed to go a little bit higher.
0:09:00 > 0:09:02Well, Catherine may have competition.
0:09:02 > 0:09:05Unbeknownst to her, Eric also has an eye for the ladles.
0:09:05 > 0:09:09- This could be a clash of the Titans! - Go in bold. Be brave.
0:09:10 > 0:09:13- 64.- He's in!
0:09:13 > 0:09:17- 60. 70. 70. 80.- She's going for it!
0:09:17 > 0:09:21110. 120. 130. 140.
0:09:21 > 0:09:25At 130 on my right. I sell at £130.
0:09:25 > 0:09:29Oh! Having bumped up the price, Eric ducks out, leaving Catherine
0:09:29 > 0:09:35to pay £157.30 for the early 19th century ladles, including fees.
0:09:35 > 0:09:36The naughty Knowles!
0:09:38 > 0:09:40Not content with making his opponent pay more,
0:09:40 > 0:09:44Mr Knowles decides to play mind games to unsettle her even more.
0:09:44 > 0:09:47- They did have a problem. Did you spot it?- Oh, no! Don't tell me that now!
0:09:47 > 0:09:51- Oh, no! Didn't notice?- No, what? - They are left-handed ladles!
0:09:51 > 0:09:54Did you check them? They are left-handed ladles!
0:09:54 > 0:09:57- I know that cos my dad's taught me all this stuff.- Left-handed?
0:09:57 > 0:09:59Left-handed. Go and check them.
0:09:59 > 0:10:02It's a rather convincing act from old Knocker
0:10:02 > 0:10:05but he's not the only one with top-notch knowledge.
0:10:05 > 0:10:07Catherine can't be fooled.
0:10:07 > 0:10:10Left-handed ladles, indeed.
0:10:10 > 0:10:13He's a cheeky one, that Mr Knowles.
0:10:13 > 0:10:16George III sauce ladles.
0:10:16 > 0:10:19Even the marks on the bottom are really nice.
0:10:19 > 0:10:22They're not rubbed in any way. They're nice and clear.
0:10:22 > 0:10:25We've got the maker's initials there as well.
0:10:25 > 0:10:28I think they might be a bit of a bargain.
0:10:28 > 0:10:30Catherine's pleased with her purchase
0:10:30 > 0:10:32despite Eric's attempts to wind her up.
0:10:32 > 0:10:34And if you thought he was in his element with the ladles,
0:10:34 > 0:10:38you ain't seen nothing yet. The auction moves on to pottery,
0:10:38 > 0:10:40our Knocker's favourite subject.
0:10:40 > 0:10:44And he's spotted a three-in-one lot that he likes the look of.
0:10:44 > 0:10:47It's decorated with mayflies.
0:10:47 > 0:10:50It's a perfect pot for a fisherman.
0:10:50 > 0:10:53Studio stoneware vase, dish.
0:10:53 > 0:10:55I do love studio pottery.
0:10:55 > 0:10:56Eric? Pay attention!
0:10:56 > 0:10:59I'd like to know who the potter is.
0:10:59 > 0:11:01It's got an impressed studio potter's mark.
0:11:01 > 0:11:04Eric? You're missing the bidding!
0:11:04 > 0:11:0520, final bid at 20.
0:11:05 > 0:11:09Yes! Oh. That didn't go. That didn't go.
0:11:09 > 0:11:13- I was too busy talking to you. I missed my lot.- Oh, Eric!
0:11:13 > 0:11:17- Your second seismic schoolboy error of the day.- I don't think it went.
0:11:17 > 0:11:19I don't think anybody wants that.
0:11:19 > 0:11:21So I might offer an after-sale.
0:11:21 > 0:11:23Which is quite legal.
0:11:23 > 0:11:30I just want to make sure it's within the rules of the game.
0:11:30 > 0:11:32It's not a game.
0:11:32 > 0:11:33It's a challenge.
0:11:34 > 0:11:37No, it's more than a challenge.
0:11:37 > 0:11:38It's a mission.
0:11:38 > 0:11:42Well, Eric's in no doubt about the enormity of the task.
0:11:42 > 0:11:44As far as the Put Your Money gamesmasters are concerned,
0:11:44 > 0:11:47after-sales happen at the auctioneer's discretion.
0:11:47 > 0:11:50It's his turf, after all. So Eric will have to wait and see.
0:11:50 > 0:11:52But maybe not alone.
0:11:52 > 0:11:55This auctioneer is super-quick.
0:11:55 > 0:11:57This is going to be a tough one.
0:11:57 > 0:11:58So, Catherine's feeling
0:11:58 > 0:12:02the barometer-busting pressure in the saleroom as well.
0:12:02 > 0:12:04After forgetting his paddle number and then missing a lot,
0:12:04 > 0:12:08Eric finally manages to get it together for the next lot
0:12:08 > 0:12:11he's earmarked, the cut-glass goblets he saw earlier.
0:12:11 > 0:12:14The set of six set him back £96.80 after fees.
0:12:15 > 0:12:18Eric now sets his sights on that riot of rabbits,
0:12:18 > 0:12:20the Pendelfin porcelain.
0:12:20 > 0:12:23Four lots are available and Eric decides to go for the first,
0:12:23 > 0:12:29a picnic stand and jetty, which he buys for £36.30 with fees.
0:12:29 > 0:12:31But our Eric's not satisfied with just one piece.
0:12:31 > 0:12:35He decides he fancies the second lot, a house and cottage.
0:12:35 > 0:12:39Yep, he gets those. But they cost considerably more.
0:12:39 > 0:12:42Including commission, £96.80.
0:12:42 > 0:12:45Right, so that's that, then.
0:12:45 > 0:12:49No, wait a minute, there's more. He's going for the Romany caravan.
0:12:49 > 0:12:54His third piece cost him £121 with fees.
0:12:54 > 0:12:58He is all done. At... What?! Not more, surely!
0:12:58 > 0:13:00Now he's buying the actual figurines!
0:13:00 > 0:13:06After auction costs, the fourth lot of Pendelfin costs Eric £108.90.
0:13:06 > 0:13:10There are no more rabbits to be had, so is the man finally done?
0:13:10 > 0:13:13Is there some fiendish masterplan that he's yet to reveal?
0:13:13 > 0:13:17I think I've just spent half my budget on Pendelfin ware.
0:13:17 > 0:13:19Well, not quite half,
0:13:19 > 0:13:22but any more rabbits and he'd be a HARE's breadth away!
0:13:22 > 0:13:24Let's take a break from the bunnies
0:13:24 > 0:13:27and see what that little run of spending has done to the figures.
0:13:27 > 0:13:30Both Eric and Catherine started the day
0:13:30 > 0:13:32with £1,000 of their own money to spend.
0:13:32 > 0:13:35Including his plethora of Pendelfin,
0:13:35 > 0:13:37Eric has bought six lots
0:13:37 > 0:13:39and spent £502.15, leaving
0:13:39 > 0:13:43a healthy £497.85 in his kitty.
0:13:43 > 0:13:46Catherine has a lot of catching up to do.
0:13:46 > 0:13:47She has got two lots under her belt
0:13:47 > 0:13:49for £290.40,
0:13:49 > 0:13:52meaning she has a hefty
0:13:52 > 0:13:54£709.60 to play with.
0:13:54 > 0:13:55Before she can get on with the game,
0:13:55 > 0:14:00Catherine has to find out why Eric's indulged in such a spending spree.
0:14:00 > 0:14:03What is going on? What are you doing?
0:14:03 > 0:14:06Do you remember Mary, who was quite contrary?
0:14:06 > 0:14:09This is the male version. It's Eric the Contrary.
0:14:09 > 0:14:12I just thought, in for a penny, in for a pound.
0:14:12 > 0:14:15Now I think you're the calmer one, because you've got quite a few items
0:14:15 > 0:14:20under your belt now, and I am beginning to panic.
0:14:20 > 0:14:21Why go through life playing safe?
0:14:21 > 0:14:23There's got to be a bit of danger.
0:14:23 > 0:14:25We're both danger devils.
0:14:25 > 0:14:27ERIC CHORTLES
0:14:27 > 0:14:30Despite Eric's explanation for his bunny bonanza,
0:14:30 > 0:14:31Catherine's left wondering
0:14:31 > 0:14:35if the pressure has left Knocker a few pots short of a pottery.
0:14:35 > 0:14:38Why has he bought so many rabbits?
0:14:38 > 0:14:40I must be missing something there.
0:14:40 > 0:14:43I don't think those things are terribly desirable.
0:14:43 > 0:14:46But I'm sure he'll pull something out the bag.
0:14:46 > 0:14:49Just hopefully not any more of those rabbits!
0:14:49 > 0:14:51Well, Catherine must move on.
0:14:51 > 0:14:54She's seriously trailing now and needs more luscious lots.
0:14:54 > 0:14:57Just to increase her woes, Eric spots a chamber pot
0:14:57 > 0:15:00and he wants to have a go on it, so to speak!
0:15:01 > 0:15:04At £35, I can sell for 35. All done?
0:15:06 > 0:15:08And Eric gets it. With fees,
0:15:08 > 0:15:10the chamber pot cost him £42.35.
0:15:12 > 0:15:15I'm holding a toilet.
0:15:15 > 0:15:18I'm holding a pewter chamberpot.
0:15:18 > 0:15:24And it is of a type that is referred to as a Welsh hat because,
0:15:24 > 0:15:27if you were to turn it upside down,
0:15:27 > 0:15:29then it does actually resemble
0:15:29 > 0:15:31one of those tall hats with which
0:15:31 > 0:15:34you associate Welsh ladies taking tea.
0:15:36 > 0:15:42But this is almost certainly very, very early 19th century,
0:15:42 > 0:15:45and there is a market for this sort of thing.
0:15:45 > 0:15:47Eric's flushed with pride for his pot.
0:15:47 > 0:15:52He's now bought seven lots compared to Miss Southon's rather paltry two.
0:15:52 > 0:15:54Is he sending her campaign down the pan?
0:15:54 > 0:15:57Well, not if Catherine has anything to do with it.
0:15:57 > 0:15:58She picks herself up
0:15:58 > 0:15:59and almost straightaway
0:15:59 > 0:16:01bags a Victorian rosewood snuffbox
0:16:01 > 0:16:03in the shape of a shoe.
0:16:03 > 0:16:05She pays £72.60, with fees.
0:16:05 > 0:16:08The thing that slightly worries me about this one, and that's
0:16:08 > 0:16:11probably why I got it fairly cheap,
0:16:11 > 0:16:12is that this is two-tone.
0:16:12 > 0:16:16That is much lighter than this side.
0:16:16 > 0:16:19That's because this side has probably been in the sun.
0:16:19 > 0:16:21It shows that it's not fake.
0:16:21 > 0:16:25And it's probably Victorian, I would say mid-Victorian.
0:16:25 > 0:16:30But, apart from the two-tone, quite a nice example.
0:16:30 > 0:16:34So can Catherine capitalise on her success? She still needs
0:16:34 > 0:16:37to claw her way back into the game, and it's not long before she spots
0:16:37 > 0:16:41- a 19th-century French bronze statuette.- This is nice.
0:16:41 > 0:16:4470, 80. £80. 90.
0:16:44 > 0:16:46100? £90...
0:16:46 > 0:16:48What shall we bid...?
0:16:48 > 0:16:50I'll take one more.
0:16:50 > 0:16:53£100.
0:16:53 > 0:16:55Ooh, a moment's hesitation there.
0:16:55 > 0:16:58Very unlike our normally decisive dealer.
0:16:58 > 0:17:00Catherine pays £121 with fees.
0:17:00 > 0:17:02But did she spend
0:17:02 > 0:17:03more than she really wanted?
0:17:03 > 0:17:07I think maybe I did pay a little bit too much for him.
0:17:07 > 0:17:09Because he's dressed in 18th-century costume
0:17:09 > 0:17:13but I would say this is probably mid-to-late 19th century.
0:17:13 > 0:17:15I just think it's actually quite nicely cast.
0:17:15 > 0:17:17There's a lot of detail there.
0:17:17 > 0:17:18I like the way he's standing
0:17:18 > 0:17:21and I like the way he's got his arm on the trunk.
0:17:21 > 0:17:24I think it's a nice thing, a nice pose.
0:17:25 > 0:17:29With epic determination, Catherine is gradually catching up on Eric.
0:17:29 > 0:17:31She's moving at an ever-increasing rate of knots
0:17:31 > 0:17:34and now has her opponent in her sights.
0:17:34 > 0:17:36But can she draw level by purchasing
0:17:36 > 0:17:39that rosewood tea caddy that she liked so much earlier?
0:17:39 > 0:17:46£50 for the caddy I'm bid. 50, 60, 70, 80. 90 for it?
0:17:46 > 0:17:48- £80...- Oh, that's cheap.
0:17:48 > 0:17:50Sell at £80.
0:17:50 > 0:17:52Thank you.
0:17:52 > 0:17:53Well, it's not quite so cheap
0:17:53 > 0:17:55once the commission's added.
0:17:55 > 0:17:56A total of £96.80,
0:17:56 > 0:17:59but Catherine must be pleased.
0:17:59 > 0:18:02No cracks, no major damage.
0:18:02 > 0:18:05And I think there's certainly some money in that.
0:18:05 > 0:18:08Well, Catherine may not have caught up with Eric, but after that
0:18:08 > 0:18:12flurry of bidding, she's certainly raised her sinking ship.
0:18:12 > 0:18:15But Captain Eric has the wind in his sails
0:18:15 > 0:18:17and ploughs on with another purchase.
0:18:17 > 0:18:18He pays £169.40
0:18:18 > 0:18:21for something called an oleograph.
0:18:21 > 0:18:23What's an oleograph, Eric?
0:18:23 > 0:18:25An oleograph is a technique where
0:18:25 > 0:18:30the image is printed in such a way as to emulate an oil painting.
0:18:30 > 0:18:32They've gone one step further with this one
0:18:32 > 0:18:36because there is some hand-painted decoration.
0:18:36 > 0:18:39This is Hylas And The Nymphs.
0:18:39 > 0:18:42This is lots of flesh.
0:18:42 > 0:18:46But, as far as the Victorians were concerned, it's nudity and art,
0:18:46 > 0:18:49and if it's art, it's perfectly acceptable.
0:18:49 > 0:18:53The original is about five times the size of this.
0:18:53 > 0:18:58It is one of my favourite finds of the day.
0:18:58 > 0:19:00But it turns out not to be his last.
0:19:00 > 0:19:03Remember the stoneware he missed out on because he was chatting?
0:19:03 > 0:19:06I've actually been to see the auctioneer
0:19:06 > 0:19:09and I've done what is known as an after-sale.
0:19:09 > 0:19:12I offered £20 and he said, "Yep, that's OK by me."
0:19:12 > 0:19:16So, for £20, I've got myself one nice vase,
0:19:16 > 0:19:17one nice dish
0:19:17 > 0:19:20and one nice piece of slipware.
0:19:20 > 0:19:21Not bad going, really.
0:19:21 > 0:19:23Add the fees in to the lot
0:19:23 > 0:19:24that almost got away
0:19:24 > 0:19:26and Eric pays £24.20
0:19:26 > 0:19:27for the three pieces.
0:19:29 > 0:19:31So, the gavel has dropped for the last time.
0:19:31 > 0:19:33The auction is over, the buys are bagged.
0:19:33 > 0:19:37Let's see how our competitive combatants have got on.
0:19:37 > 0:19:42Both Eric and Catherine started the day with £1,000 of their own money.
0:19:42 > 0:19:45Despite some serious messing about at the beginning, Eric
0:19:45 > 0:19:48pulled in an impressive haul of nine items,
0:19:48 > 0:19:51costing him £738.10 in total.
0:19:51 > 0:19:54Catherine found it harder to spend her money.
0:19:54 > 0:19:55Thanks to a cunning comeback,
0:19:55 > 0:19:58though, she leaves with five lots,
0:19:58 > 0:19:59having spent £580.80.
0:20:00 > 0:20:02So, as they hang up their buying boots,
0:20:02 > 0:20:06our brave bidders come together to assess each other's items.
0:20:06 > 0:20:08So we came, we saw,
0:20:08 > 0:20:11we bid and we bought.
0:20:11 > 0:20:13I've gone down the traditional route.
0:20:13 > 0:20:18I'm actually attracted by a pair of sauce ladles that could...
0:20:18 > 0:20:21- Left-handed ones!- Oh, you've tried them since I spoke to you?
0:20:21 > 0:20:23They're definitely left-handed ones.
0:20:23 > 0:20:26Good, good, well, you've learned something, haven't you?
0:20:26 > 0:20:27So, what's your favourite piece, then?
0:20:27 > 0:20:29Well, I love these glasses.
0:20:29 > 0:20:33- This is quality glassware. - They are beautiful.
0:20:33 > 0:20:36But they're not signed, and that has me totally baffled.
0:20:36 > 0:20:39I think you may just, because of the sheer quantity,
0:20:39 > 0:20:41I think you are going to pull it off with those,
0:20:41 > 0:20:45- and I wish you lots of luck with it, my friend.- OK.- Good luck.
0:20:45 > 0:20:48- And you, too. - And I'll see you later.- Adios!
0:20:51 > 0:20:54Yes, our bidding buccaneers hit the road and head home because,
0:20:54 > 0:20:57believe it or not, buying is the easy bit.
0:20:57 > 0:21:01Now they must do a full about-turn and switch their mindset to selling.
0:21:01 > 0:21:04And this is where things get really tricky.
0:21:04 > 0:21:06Eric and Catherine will have to knuckle down
0:21:06 > 0:21:08and bite the bullet and sell, sell, sell.
0:21:08 > 0:21:11Because only one dealer can win.
0:21:11 > 0:21:13At the auction, Eric was on top form,
0:21:13 > 0:21:16but now he's back in Buckinghamshire at Knocker HQ,
0:21:16 > 0:21:19is he still feeling so positive about his purchases?
0:21:19 > 0:21:22I am actually quite happy with what I ended up with.
0:21:22 > 0:21:25I've got some silver-plated grape shears
0:21:25 > 0:21:28and that came in the same lot with
0:21:28 > 0:21:31a Sheffield plate teapot stand.
0:21:31 > 0:21:35Not many people would necessarily want a pewter chamberpot
0:21:35 > 0:21:40but when it's an early 19th-century example, they might think twice.
0:21:40 > 0:21:43Doing my bit for my former home part of the world
0:21:43 > 0:21:46which is Burnley, Pendelfin figures.
0:21:46 > 0:21:49Now, they may look twee but they are collectable.
0:21:49 > 0:21:51And then if I want to drink in style,
0:21:51 > 0:21:56I've got six beautiful rock crystal cut glasses.
0:21:56 > 0:22:01Paid round about £100 for those, which I know is an absolute bargain.
0:22:01 > 0:22:06The studio pottery. I bought them as an after-sale, I paid £20 for them.
0:22:06 > 0:22:08I thought they were worth a go.
0:22:08 > 0:22:12But my real treasure is my Pre-Raphaelite painting.
0:22:12 > 0:22:14It's actually an oleograph.
0:22:14 > 0:22:16It is Hylas And The Nymphs,
0:22:16 > 0:22:20it is after the original by JW Waterhouse,
0:22:20 > 0:22:23so all things being equal, not a bad day.
0:22:23 > 0:22:27I think Lady Luck did a certain amount of smiling
0:22:27 > 0:22:28and a certain amount of grinning.
0:22:28 > 0:22:31But Lady Luck wasn't quite so kind to Catherine.
0:22:31 > 0:22:34She had a more challenging time in the saleroom.
0:22:34 > 0:22:37She's now back in her Cunning quarters in Kent.
0:22:37 > 0:22:40So does she feel relaxed about the terrifying task ahead?
0:22:40 > 0:22:43The item I am very happy with are these little cuff links.
0:22:43 > 0:22:46They're nine-carat gold and they've got little foxes' heads on them
0:22:46 > 0:22:52with ruby eyes. The snuff shoe, the problem is, you see them everywhere.
0:22:52 > 0:22:57I paid £157 for these ladles.
0:22:57 > 0:23:00They may cause me a bit of a problem.
0:23:00 > 0:23:02I do like this little bronze statue.
0:23:02 > 0:23:04I think he's really nicely cast.
0:23:04 > 0:23:08Tea caddy. I'd like to think that I could sell it to a tea shop.
0:23:08 > 0:23:12All in all, I haven't really got big ideas on anything here.
0:23:12 > 0:23:16But at least, Eric, I don't have to sell those Pendelfins.
0:23:16 > 0:23:20Well, it's fair to say Catherine's not got her usual sparkle.
0:23:20 > 0:23:22But she's right about Eric's colony of rabbits.
0:23:22 > 0:23:24But being the Prince of Pottery,
0:23:24 > 0:23:27he's hopefully got a number of contacts on speed dial.
0:23:27 > 0:23:30Our dealing duo must now delve into their little black books,
0:23:30 > 0:23:33trawl the internet and ask for ideas from everyone they know
0:23:33 > 0:23:36in their enormous efforts to sell every item
0:23:36 > 0:23:39for as much money as humanly possible.
0:23:39 > 0:23:41They can set up all the sales they like,
0:23:41 > 0:23:45but until they've shaken on it and the money's changed hands,
0:23:45 > 0:23:47no deal is truly sealed.
0:23:47 > 0:23:49And the overall outcome is straightforward.
0:23:49 > 0:23:52Whoever makes the most profit will win.
0:23:53 > 0:23:57And it's Cunning Catherine who gets a bite of the action first.
0:23:57 > 0:23:59She's aiming high right from the outset
0:23:59 > 0:24:02and is hoping to pull off the rare trick of a double deal.
0:24:02 > 0:24:06I'm in Chislehurst and I've come here to see antiques dealer Terry.
0:24:06 > 0:24:10He is interested in my tea caddy and my little shoe snuff.
0:24:10 > 0:24:12Now he's a big fan of treen
0:24:12 > 0:24:15but I don't think this is going to be a walk in the park.
0:24:16 > 0:24:20Catherine paid almost £170 for the two items combined.
0:24:20 > 0:24:23So, will Terry like either of them or will he like both?
0:24:23 > 0:24:28Now, got you a couple of items which I think you might be interested in.
0:24:28 > 0:24:31- OK.- First of all, tea caddy. You collect them, don't you?
0:24:31 > 0:24:34I do, as you can see, I've got a few boxes lying around,
0:24:34 > 0:24:36but not a tea caddy like that. It looks very nice.
0:24:36 > 0:24:39- Would it be rosewood?- Looks rosewood to me.- Looks rosewood, doesn't it?
0:24:39 > 0:24:42The mixing bowl's obviously replaced.
0:24:42 > 0:24:46They normally are replaced, aren't they? Yeah, I like it.
0:24:46 > 0:24:48I'd be happy to give you 140.
0:24:48 > 0:24:51140? Shall we shake on that?
0:24:51 > 0:24:53Yes, let's shake on that. Thank you very much.
0:24:53 > 0:24:56I've also got you this wood snuff shoe.
0:24:56 > 0:24:58- What do you think?- That's very nice.
0:24:58 > 0:25:00What sort of age would you put on this?
0:25:00 > 0:25:04- I would say probably mid-19th century.- Yeah, or early Victorian.
0:25:04 > 0:25:10- I'm thinking £70-£80?- I'm hoping for a little bit more on that one.
0:25:10 > 0:25:13What if I pushed it to 85?
0:25:13 > 0:25:17- Can we push it to 90?- I'd be happy with 90.- £90, wonderful.
0:25:17 > 0:25:19- That's fantastic. - Thank you very much.
0:25:19 > 0:25:23- So that's 90 on this one and 140... - 140 on that, so 230 for the two.
0:25:23 > 0:25:26How about we put this caddy to some use and you make me a cup of tea?
0:25:26 > 0:25:28- Sounds a great idea. - Go on then.
0:25:28 > 0:25:30# So Fred said let's have another cup of tea... #
0:25:30 > 0:25:34Well, Catherine definitely deserves that cuppa. What a double deal,
0:25:34 > 0:25:38bringing in a profit of £60.60, which reduces her workload considerably.
0:25:38 > 0:25:41That cunning streak is shining through.
0:25:41 > 0:25:45So, the onus is already on Eric, but he's quick off the box as well
0:25:45 > 0:25:48and plunges straight into selling mode.
0:25:48 > 0:25:51He's in North London and are starting with his star item,
0:25:51 > 0:25:53the oleograph by JW Waterhouse
0:25:53 > 0:25:56and he's been very clever in finding his potential buyer.
0:25:56 > 0:25:59This is the original home of the artist himself.
0:25:59 > 0:26:05The present-day owner has shown a real interest in doing some business.
0:26:05 > 0:26:10Peter's home includes JW Waterhouse's former studio and still has
0:26:10 > 0:26:14the original window beneath which the artist produced his fine works.
0:26:14 > 0:26:19So, will he give Eric a profit on the near £170 he paid for the print?
0:26:19 > 0:26:24The man in question of course, JW Waterhouse, great hero.
0:26:24 > 0:26:27I've always been fond of the Pre-Raphaelites,
0:26:27 > 0:26:31but he has always been for me, THE man, if you will?
0:26:31 > 0:26:35Living here, it would be nice collecting more of his work.
0:26:35 > 0:26:39They do tend to make several million when they do turn up,
0:26:39 > 0:26:43so you've got to have very deep pockets to be a collector.
0:26:43 > 0:26:47There it is. It is an oleograph and if you look very carefully, you can
0:26:47 > 0:26:51- see it is a fine quality, colour print.- Is it the original frame?
0:26:51 > 0:26:54I think it is. Let me show you the back of the frame.
0:26:54 > 0:26:58We've just got traces there of the label.
0:26:58 > 0:27:02I know there was an exhibition of his work, I think, in about 1908.
0:27:02 > 0:27:06That could work in from a date point of view of the piece itself.
0:27:06 > 0:27:12Nobody in the museum world that I have spoken to has come across this particular print.
0:27:12 > 0:27:15- Obviously it is a print and more than one, more than likely?- Oh yes, yes.
0:27:15 > 0:27:21- We don't know how many there are? - No, we don't. All I know is there can't be many.
0:27:21 > 0:27:24It's very nice. I like the green, I like the colour.
0:27:24 > 0:27:27I would comfortable to pay something like £600 for this.
0:27:27 > 0:27:33- If we could just go that extra one? - OK, I'll do it.
0:27:33 > 0:27:35You're a gentleman.
0:27:35 > 0:27:40£700! Artfully done, Mr Knowles. That research has really paid off.
0:27:40 > 0:27:46Eric's first sale nets him a mighty starting profit of £530.60.
0:27:46 > 0:27:49That wasn't so much of a sale, it was more of a repatriation.
0:27:49 > 0:27:51Yes, yes, it's come home.
0:27:51 > 0:27:56And that presumably helped the price and instantly leaves Catherine way behind.
0:27:56 > 0:27:59She's going to have to dig deep and give the fightback everything she's got,
0:27:59 > 0:28:02but Eric's hoping to extend his lead further.
0:28:02 > 0:28:05He travels all the way to Staffordshire in search
0:28:05 > 0:28:08of his next potential sale and there's nothing bog standard
0:28:08 > 0:28:11about the item he's brought with him.
0:28:11 > 0:28:12TOILET FLUSHES
0:28:12 > 0:28:17Here I am at the Gladstone Museum up in Stoke-on-Trent.
0:28:17 > 0:28:19Now the museum, believe it or not,
0:28:19 > 0:28:24has a fantastic exhibition of early toilets.
0:28:24 > 0:28:29But they don't have anything quite as early as my pewter witch's hat chamber pot.
0:28:29 > 0:28:33They've seen the images of it and they like it and they want it.
0:28:33 > 0:28:37The question is, are they going to be flushed with cash?
0:28:38 > 0:28:42Eric paid a little over £42 for the chamber pot, so let's hope Nerys and Mary
0:28:42 > 0:28:45from the museum are willing to spend more than a penny.
0:28:45 > 0:28:47OK, enough with the toilet gags.
0:28:47 > 0:28:50I'm here because of this.
0:28:50 > 0:28:56This one is early, late 18th or early, early 19th century.
0:28:56 > 0:28:59Having seen your exhibition over the years,
0:28:59 > 0:29:03I was convinced initially you probably had one. But you don't?
0:29:03 > 0:29:08We don't, no. We have lots of ceramic chamber pots but we don't have a pewter one like this.
0:29:08 > 0:29:12So it would be a really nice addition to Flushed With Pride,
0:29:12 > 0:29:15the toilet exhibition here at Gladstone.
0:29:15 > 0:29:19- That's the title of the exhibition? - Flushed With Pride.
0:29:19 > 0:29:22Love it! Mary, I think you're the money, aren't you?
0:29:22 > 0:29:26Well yes, I'm representing the money, but we're all in agreement
0:29:26 > 0:29:29this would be a great addition. It obviously comes down to price.
0:29:29 > 0:29:34- I was looking around, let's say around the £100 mark.- Maybe 70?
0:29:34 > 0:29:39If we could somehow get to around the £85 mark,
0:29:39 > 0:29:43I don't think that there'd be any more haggling from me.
0:29:43 > 0:29:46- Would you be happy with that, Nerys? - Absolutely, very grateful as a museum.
0:29:46 > 0:29:48Great addition to the museum.
0:29:48 > 0:29:52- OK, all right, well, look...- I think we can shake on that. - I think we can.
0:29:52 > 0:29:56Yes, Eric does the business and leaves with a profit of £42.65,
0:29:56 > 0:29:58meaning he's doubled his money.
0:29:58 > 0:30:01So that ups the pressure even more on Catherine.
0:30:01 > 0:30:05She is far from fazed, though, and has gone to where the money is at,
0:30:05 > 0:30:08a swanky location in central London.
0:30:08 > 0:30:12I'm here in the rather grand Burlington Arcade in Piccadilly.
0:30:12 > 0:30:16And I've come to see Michael Rose, a jeweller, with my rather foxy cuff links.
0:30:16 > 0:30:18Wish me luck.
0:30:18 > 0:30:22Cunning Catherine paid just over £133 for the cuff links,
0:30:22 > 0:30:25but will Michael be dazzled into a deal?
0:30:25 > 0:30:27- There we are.- Lovely old box.
0:30:27 > 0:30:30- Nice old box.- Always a good sign.- Always.
0:30:30 > 0:30:33They are a pair of Country Pursuit cuff links.
0:30:33 > 0:30:38- Foxes' heads with ruby eyes.- What sort of date do you think these are?
0:30:38 > 0:30:42I suspect they're sort of '40s or '50s, something like that.
0:30:42 > 0:30:45I'll just have a little check with my eyeglass and see
0:30:45 > 0:30:48if I can be able to determine it for you.
0:30:51 > 0:30:54Yes, that one is from 1954.
0:30:54 > 0:30:57You can recognise from the date letters exactly which years.
0:30:57 > 0:30:59Hopefully this will be the same.
0:30:59 > 0:31:02Oops, it's not, it's still Birmingham but it's 1959.
0:31:02 > 0:31:06Looks like your chap lost one of his cuff links when he was out one night.
0:31:06 > 0:31:09Right, so there are a few years between them.
0:31:09 > 0:31:12What sort of price would you like to pay for something like that?
0:31:12 > 0:31:15I would probably go to 300 though, because I quite like them.
0:31:15 > 0:31:19They are set in a concave plate instead of it being a flat one. So I would probably pay £300.
0:31:19 > 0:31:22So, shall we shake on £300?
0:31:22 > 0:31:26- Yes, 300 is fine.- 300 will be lovely, thank you very much.
0:31:26 > 0:31:28Thank you so much, they're beautiful.
0:31:28 > 0:31:31Look at the relief! Catherine seals the deal with a smile.
0:31:31 > 0:31:34The difference in dates had her worried there for a moment,
0:31:34 > 0:31:37but the cuff links secure a very healthy profit
0:31:37 > 0:31:41of £166.90 which is a serious help in her fight against Knocker.
0:31:41 > 0:31:44So, after a quickfire few sales, let's give our dealers
0:31:44 > 0:31:47a short breather while we find out how the money is stacking up.
0:31:49 > 0:31:53It doesn't take a genius to work out that Eric is in the lead up this point.
0:31:53 > 0:31:59After two deals, he's taken a wallet-busting profit of £573.25.
0:31:59 > 0:32:02But Catherine is proving no pushover. Far from it.
0:32:02 > 0:32:08She sold three items so far and has an admirable profit of £227.50.
0:32:09 > 0:32:13Can Cunning Catherine continue her quest to overturn Eric's
0:32:13 > 0:32:15early success or will Knocker Knowles clean up?
0:32:15 > 0:32:19There's a battle and a half ahead, that's for sure.
0:32:19 > 0:32:22Eric still has much more work to do than Catherine.
0:32:22 > 0:32:24Seven more lots to shift in total.
0:32:24 > 0:32:26His next stop is Worcestershire,
0:32:26 > 0:32:29where he is meeting Bill, an expert in engraved glass.
0:32:29 > 0:32:33Which is why Eric's brought the goblets that cost him nearly £97 at auction.
0:32:33 > 0:32:38- These are my set of six glasses. - They're beautiful glasses.
0:32:38 > 0:32:43Rock crystal. Came on the scene in the 1880s.
0:32:43 > 0:32:47Sorry to interrupt but rock crystal is the cut, isn't it?
0:32:47 > 0:32:49- It's the cut. - They are not made of rock crystal.
0:32:49 > 0:32:53But it was intended to look like the natural mineral rock crystal.
0:32:53 > 0:32:56What sort of date would you say they were?
0:32:56 > 0:32:59- In the interwar period, the 1920s, 1930s.- Right.
0:32:59 > 0:33:02I'm looking for somewhere in the region
0:33:02 > 0:33:05of round about £300 for the lot.
0:33:05 > 0:33:07That's £50 a glass.
0:33:07 > 0:33:09I was thinking closer to £30 a glass, to be honest with you.
0:33:09 > 0:33:13- I'm happy to go in at about 230. - Yeah. I would be happy at that.
0:33:13 > 0:33:16- We'll go for 230. Put it there. - Thank you, Eric.
0:33:16 > 0:33:18Another sizeable deal
0:33:18 > 0:33:23and Eric leaves with an extra £133.20 for his profit pot.
0:33:23 > 0:33:26I made myself a reasonable profit there and you can bet your life
0:33:26 > 0:33:29that Bill is going to make a reasonable profit as well
0:33:29 > 0:33:31but that's what this business is all about.
0:33:31 > 0:33:33You're not wrong there, Knocker.
0:33:33 > 0:33:37And let's hope Catherine has her hard-nosed business head on.
0:33:37 > 0:33:40She drives to Surrey to try and sell her sauce ladles
0:33:40 > 0:33:42that cost around £157.
0:33:42 > 0:33:45She's arranged a meeting at the building where she holds auctions.
0:33:45 > 0:33:47Farid owns the restaurant downstairs
0:33:47 > 0:33:51but that doesn't mean he'll go easy on her.
0:33:51 > 0:33:54I've come to see you because you did say you might be interested
0:33:54 > 0:33:58in a couple of silver pieces that I have.
0:33:58 > 0:34:00- Do you have them with you? - Yes, I have them with me.
0:34:00 > 0:34:04They look beautiful on this tablecloth, don't they?
0:34:04 > 0:34:08We have a pair of sauce ladles. These are solid silver.
0:34:08 > 0:34:12These are beautifully hallmarked on the back
0:34:12 > 0:34:16with the date letter and that tells us 1816.
0:34:16 > 0:34:19- Do you like them? - I absolutely adore them.
0:34:19 > 0:34:23- I just thought they would be quite fitting.- It is, actually. It's...
0:34:23 > 0:34:28- ..for the restaurant. - Yeah, well, it's an item...
0:34:28 > 0:34:30Maybe a gift to a friend who is getting married soon.
0:34:30 > 0:34:33They are really stunning, aren't they?
0:34:33 > 0:34:36- I just think they're so elegant.- You don't need to do any more selling.
0:34:36 > 0:34:40Don't I? Oh, good. I'm going to push my price up higher and higher.
0:34:40 > 0:34:43I would like around the 200 to 250...
0:34:43 > 0:34:47- Gosh, as much as that! - Really? Oh, God.
0:34:47 > 0:34:49What do you think, then?
0:34:49 > 0:34:53I was thinking of more around the £140 mark.
0:34:53 > 0:34:58- Oh, no! Were you? What about 200, then?- Let's go to 170.
0:34:58 > 0:35:01What is your highest? You give me your highest price.
0:35:01 > 0:35:06I think I'm going to go with 180 and I'll be very pleased to have 180.
0:35:06 > 0:35:09- Really?- Yeah.- I'm not sure I would.
0:35:09 > 0:35:12Farid is driving a hard bargain.
0:35:12 > 0:35:16Catherine knows she needs more but can see her profit draining away.
0:35:16 > 0:35:19- Go on, then.- You have a smile. That means you have done the right deal.
0:35:19 > 0:35:23- No. Cos... No.- I can see it from your eyes.- 190 would be really...
0:35:23 > 0:35:25- 180.- Go on, then.
0:35:25 > 0:35:28- It's a deal.- That's clearly a disappointment.
0:35:28 > 0:35:32A profit of £22.70 is all that's on the table
0:35:32 > 0:35:35and Catherine has no choice but to accept it.
0:35:35 > 0:35:37So she needs Eric to fall at the final hurdles
0:35:37 > 0:35:40if she's to stand a chance of victory.
0:35:40 > 0:35:43Knocker has donned his wellies and come to the beautiful
0:35:43 > 0:35:45Hambleden Valley in Buckinghamshire.
0:35:45 > 0:35:47He has brought his grape shears
0:35:47 > 0:35:51and accompanying teapot stand that cost him just over £42.
0:35:51 > 0:35:54- Michael, lovely to meet you. - Great to meet you. Welcome.
0:35:54 > 0:35:56The king is not so much in his counting house,
0:35:56 > 0:36:00- he's in his own vineyard here. - Absolutely.- Tell me about it.
0:36:00 > 0:36:03How long have you been up and running as a vineyard?
0:36:03 > 0:36:08The vineyard was planted in 1988 and we came here in 1991.
0:36:08 > 0:36:11We've got about 18 local volunteers and the idea is
0:36:11 > 0:36:13that the profits from the vineyard
0:36:13 > 0:36:16go to the maintenance of the local church.
0:36:16 > 0:36:19I'm here because I want to place a couple of things in front of you.
0:36:19 > 0:36:22Let me show you my grape shears.
0:36:22 > 0:36:26They are in the original case. They are rather lovely, aren't they?
0:36:26 > 0:36:29This is what we normally use for cutting grapes.
0:36:29 > 0:36:32- That's a bit more vicious. - Probably more practical.
0:36:32 > 0:36:34But these are much more beautiful.
0:36:34 > 0:36:39For something like that, I'm looking for around about £90.
0:36:39 > 0:36:42I've also got this Georgian silver plated...
0:36:42 > 0:36:44I think what was originally a teapot stand
0:36:44 > 0:36:46but would work very well as a salver.
0:36:46 > 0:36:51Collectively we are looking at around the 100 mark.
0:36:51 > 0:36:55- Why don't we say two for 90? - That leaves me fair and square.
0:36:55 > 0:36:58Same to you. Put your hand there.
0:36:58 > 0:37:01- We've got a deal. - We've got a deal. Great.
0:37:01 > 0:37:07Not a big deal but at least I've managed to double my money.
0:37:07 > 0:37:12And I'm not one to whine but if I did, I'm in the right place.
0:37:13 > 0:37:16Yes, absolutely. No reason to whine or moan.
0:37:16 > 0:37:21The silver-plated items bring in a nice, shiny profit of £47.65.
0:37:22 > 0:37:25Knocker also goes on to sell the studio pottery that he bought
0:37:25 > 0:37:29after the auction to three separate ladies - one in Pontefract,
0:37:29 > 0:37:32one near Sheffield and one near Barnsley.
0:37:32 > 0:37:36In total he takes in £35 and that's a profit of £10.80.
0:37:36 > 0:37:40So, the pressure is on Catherine as she reaches her last item,
0:37:40 > 0:37:42the bronze statuette.
0:37:42 > 0:37:46I'm here in Westerham and I've come to see Ashton at Taylor Smith.
0:37:46 > 0:37:48He owns an antique shop
0:37:48 > 0:37:52and he's expressed some interest in my little bronze figure.
0:37:52 > 0:37:54Let's just hope that interest is big.
0:37:55 > 0:37:58Catherine paid £121 for the man
0:37:58 > 0:38:01so she has the potential to make a hefty sum.
0:38:01 > 0:38:04She knows she can't afford to leave without a decent profit and you can
0:38:04 > 0:38:07bet your bottom dollar she'll engage every trick in the book
0:38:07 > 0:38:10- to make sure she gets it. - Hello, Catherine.
0:38:10 > 0:38:13- Lovely to see you. - And she is off to a good start.
0:38:13 > 0:38:17- What have you brought to tempt me? - I am trying to tempt you with this.
0:38:17 > 0:38:20- Oh, right. - My little bronze figure.
0:38:20 > 0:38:22It is rather dinky, isn't it?
0:38:22 > 0:38:25It's small but it's quite well carved, isn't it?
0:38:25 > 0:38:28Date on this, maybe early 19th century?
0:38:28 > 0:38:30Probably more towards the mid-19th century.
0:38:30 > 0:38:34I agree, very good casting and excellent patination.
0:38:34 > 0:38:37Good desk piece. Would 140 buy him?
0:38:37 > 0:38:41Would you push it up slightly more than that? Not too much more?
0:38:41 > 0:38:46- Catherine, you are a temptress. 150. - Shall we say 150?- Absolutely.
0:38:46 > 0:38:49Wonderful. Thank you very much.
0:38:49 > 0:38:53And Catherine's bonzer bronze brings in a bountiful profit of £29
0:38:53 > 0:38:55and she is delighted.
0:38:55 > 0:38:59Well, my bronze has been turned into pure gold.
0:39:02 > 0:39:04Is it enough to crown Catherine the queen of selling?
0:39:04 > 0:39:08We'll soon find out but it could also depend on Eric's last sale.
0:39:08 > 0:39:12It's time to shift the rabbits and it's fair to say
0:39:12 > 0:39:15they're an acquired taste so this really could go either way.
0:39:15 > 0:39:18Knocker has bundled all the Pendelfin together
0:39:18 > 0:39:22and he is back in his hometown of Burnley which, very happily,
0:39:22 > 0:39:25is where all the items were made in the first place.
0:39:25 > 0:39:26He's visiting Towneley Hall,
0:39:26 > 0:39:30which houses a local museum and art gallery.
0:39:30 > 0:39:34It's a place Eric has been coming to since he was five years old
0:39:34 > 0:39:36but that doesn't mean they'll give him a profit
0:39:36 > 0:39:39on the £363 he paid out.
0:39:40 > 0:39:44Two of the most important members of the Towneley Hall society.
0:39:44 > 0:39:48- Tony, you are the chairman.- I am. - Peter, you are the...- Treasurer.
0:39:48 > 0:39:50Lovely to see you both.
0:39:50 > 0:39:53Tony, fill me in on the actual name itself.
0:39:53 > 0:39:55Pendelfin. Why Pendelfin?
0:39:55 > 0:39:59The Burnley area is in the shadow of Pendle Hill
0:39:59 > 0:40:04and the company started by making elves and that kind of thing
0:40:04 > 0:40:06so it's Pend-elf-in.
0:40:06 > 0:40:09- They put the two words together.- They put the two words together.- OK.
0:40:09 > 0:40:12Peter, tell me how you feel this collection would fit in
0:40:12 > 0:40:15with what you already have here at Towneley?
0:40:15 > 0:40:17We do have a collection of Pendelfin
0:40:17 > 0:40:21but it is only a small collection and this amount of figures
0:40:21 > 0:40:24would definitely consolidate the collection a great deal.
0:40:24 > 0:40:27The gentleman certainly seem keen to have the items
0:40:27 > 0:40:31but museums don't usually have large budgets
0:40:31 > 0:40:35so will Eric actually make a profit or could he end up giving them away?
0:40:35 > 0:40:38We'll find out in just a moment
0:40:38 > 0:40:41and before we reveal today's winner, let's remind ourselves of how much
0:40:41 > 0:40:45our first-rate fighters spent at the auction in Nottingham.
0:40:47 > 0:40:49Both our bargain hunters went to auction
0:40:49 > 0:40:51with £1,000 of their own money.
0:40:51 > 0:40:57Eric "Knocker" Knowles went all out and bought nine lots for £738.10.
0:40:57 > 0:41:00Cunning Catherine Southon, on the other hand, only bought five times.
0:41:00 > 0:41:03She ended up spending £580.80.
0:41:03 > 0:41:07It's been a brilliant battle but how much profit has been made?
0:41:07 > 0:41:09All of the money Eric and Catherine
0:41:09 > 0:41:11have made from today's challenge will go directly
0:41:11 > 0:41:14to charities of their choice. so it's time to find out
0:41:14 > 0:41:18who is today's Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is champion.
0:41:18 > 0:41:20- Hello, Eric.- Hello, you.
0:41:20 > 0:41:22THEY KISS
0:41:22 > 0:41:25So, how was the selling?
0:41:25 > 0:41:29The selling took me to the fair city of Burnley,
0:41:29 > 0:41:33where they appreciate rabbits and they appreciate Pendelfin.
0:41:33 > 0:41:35Don't tell me you made a profit on those.
0:41:35 > 0:41:37I'm not going to tell you anything.
0:41:37 > 0:41:42- I'd like to know how it went for you?- I had my fox cuff links.
0:41:42 > 0:41:46- Remember those?- Liked those. - They were pretty good.
0:41:46 > 0:41:49Ah! There is a slight smugness coming over here.
0:41:49 > 0:41:51Not too bad. Shall we have a look?
0:41:51 > 0:41:53One, two, three.
0:41:55 > 0:41:57- SHE GASPS - Eric!
0:41:57 > 0:42:00- Don't tell me that was Pendelfin! - THEY LAUGH
0:42:00 > 0:42:03They made a contribution of sorts.
0:42:03 > 0:42:07I actually did have a very nice oleograph by JW Waterhouse which,
0:42:07 > 0:42:12I don't mind telling you, earned me a very tidy profit.
0:42:12 > 0:42:16There was never really any doubt, was that?
0:42:16 > 0:42:18Eric walks away the unequivocal winner.
0:42:18 > 0:42:21So what exactly happened in Burnley?
0:42:21 > 0:42:24I wanted to offer the entire lot for £450.
0:42:24 > 0:42:27- Are you going to be OK with that? - I would have thought so.
0:42:27 > 0:42:29- I think that's fine.- Put it there.
0:42:29 > 0:42:32- Excellent.- Thank you very much.
0:42:32 > 0:42:35And a case of welcome home, everybody.
0:42:35 > 0:42:37- IN A HIGH VOICE: - Thanks, Uncle Eric!
0:42:37 > 0:42:40And everyone lived happily ever after.
0:42:40 > 0:42:42The rabbits burrowed away
0:42:42 > 0:42:44and brought in a masterful profit of £87.
0:42:44 > 0:42:48It's an outstanding victory for Knocker and Catherine is in awe.
0:42:48 > 0:42:50Amazing.
0:42:50 > 0:42:54Eric won by a great margin.
0:42:54 > 0:42:58£851, Eric. That is pretty good.
0:42:58 > 0:43:03Well, I will be forever indebted to a certain Victorian artist
0:43:03 > 0:43:09called JW Waterhouse because his oleograph really sealed it for me
0:43:09 > 0:43:12when it came to winning the day.
0:43:12 > 0:43:16But Eric won't be able to rely on placing all his eggs in one basket
0:43:16 > 0:43:19tomorrow, when our two battling barterers will go head-to-head
0:43:19 > 0:43:22once again and they will need to limber up with the lingo
0:43:22 > 0:43:25as they fight it out in France.