0:00:02 > 0:00:04This is Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is.
0:00:04 > 0:00:07The show that pitches TVs best loved antiques experts
0:00:07 > 0:00:10against each other in an all-out battle for profit.
0:00:10 > 0:00:12Let's make hay while that sun shines.
0:00:12 > 0:00:16And gives you the insider's view of the trade.
0:00:16 > 0:00:17Who's there?
0:00:19 > 0:00:22Each week, one pair of duelling dealers will face a different
0:00:22 > 0:00:24daily 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 > 0:00:31And I am truly rocking!
0:00:31 > 0:00:33WOLF WHISTLE
0:00:33 > 0:00:34And giving you their top tips
0:00:34 > 0:00:39and savvy secrets on how to make the most money from buying and selling.
0:00:40 > 0:00:41It's getting there.
0:00:43 > 0:00:45Today, two prime professionals go head-to-head
0:00:45 > 0:00:50as the veteran valuer, Eric Knowles takes on the auspicious auctioneer,
0:00:50 > 0:00:53Catherine Southon in a plush Parisian market.
0:00:54 > 0:00:57Coming up, Catherine shares her haggling secrets.
0:00:57 > 0:01:00It's OK to have a bit of a laugh, push them a little bit.
0:01:00 > 0:01:03At the end of the day you don't want to upset them.
0:01:03 > 0:01:04Eric stakes his claim.
0:01:04 > 0:01:06Oh, merci. OK.
0:01:06 > 0:01:10Possession is nine tenths of the law in this business!
0:01:10 > 0:01:12You've got to grab it when you see it.
0:01:12 > 0:01:15And Catherine is entertained the old-fashioned way.
0:01:15 > 0:01:16You can make the dog bark.
0:01:16 > 0:01:19DOG BARKS
0:01:19 > 0:01:21It looks gorgeous, the colours are wonderful.
0:01:21 > 0:01:24This is Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is.
0:01:38 > 0:01:41'Allo, 'allo and bienvenue to another rip-roaring roller coaster
0:01:41 > 0:01:44ride through the peaks and troughs of the antiques world.
0:01:44 > 0:01:47If any show can give you palpitations about pottery
0:01:47 > 0:01:51or put you in a fine art frenzy, it's this one.
0:01:51 > 0:01:54Let's bring out the bargain bunting and dance to a trading tune
0:01:54 > 0:01:55as we watch in awe
0:01:55 > 0:01:59as two of the greatest dealers the world has ever seen square up.
0:02:01 > 0:02:04First, a man who's an antiques idol.
0:02:04 > 0:02:07He can reduce robust retailers to discounting dust.
0:02:07 > 0:02:10When a price is too high, one nip of know-how
0:02:10 > 0:02:12and he's negotiating like a ninja.
0:02:12 > 0:02:16It's Burnley's best boy, the prince of porcelain,
0:02:16 > 0:02:18it's Eric "Knocker" Knowles.
0:02:18 > 0:02:21I'm now in a position to do business.
0:02:22 > 0:02:26Facing up to him, a woman for whom bargaining has no borders.
0:02:26 > 0:02:29Oh, no, she's masterful with merchants from London to Lyon.
0:02:29 > 0:02:32She'll hunt down and haggle until the dealers squeal
0:02:32 > 0:02:34and the price is repealed.
0:02:34 > 0:02:37It's Kent's collectables queen, it's the baroness of buying,
0:02:37 > 0:02:39"Cunning" Catherine Southon.
0:02:41 > 0:02:43One can always break the rules.
0:02:44 > 0:02:46We'll be keeping a close eye on her!
0:02:46 > 0:02:49Today, our experts have been planted in Paris
0:02:49 > 0:02:51at the Saint Ouen flea market.
0:02:51 > 0:02:54A paradise packed with awesome artworks, top treasures
0:02:54 > 0:02:58and one-off wonders that will leave clued-up collectors
0:02:58 > 0:03:00salivating into their sauvignon blanc.
0:03:00 > 0:03:03Our sparring Spartans have each brought £750 worth of euros
0:03:03 > 0:03:08and, as ever, it is their own money that they'll be spending.
0:03:08 > 0:03:10Once they've bought their bargains they must sell it all
0:03:10 > 0:03:12for maximum profit.
0:03:12 > 0:03:16So, the stalls are out, the shops are stocked, this is a battleground
0:03:16 > 0:03:19braced for the bargaining behemoths that are about to break forth.
0:03:19 > 0:03:22Eric Knowles and Catherine Southon,
0:03:22 > 0:03:25it's time to put your money where your mouth is.
0:03:25 > 0:03:28Mon cheri! Mon cheri!
0:03:28 > 0:03:33- So here we are in Paris. - In Paris, the city of love.
0:03:33 > 0:03:37Yes, as far as we're concerned the city of purchases.
0:03:37 > 0:03:41We're in the Marche Biron, which is quite a smart little part
0:03:41 > 0:03:44of the Marche aux Puces, or the flea market.
0:03:44 > 0:03:47I'm a bit worried because this is all very familiar to you, isn't it?
0:03:47 > 0:03:50- This is your territory.- I've been coming here for quite a few years.
0:03:50 > 0:03:54- We have £750-worth of euros. - Right, OK.
0:03:54 > 0:03:57And I have absolutely no idea about this place.
0:03:57 > 0:04:00I've never been here before so I might be following you.
0:04:00 > 0:04:04There's just so much, you know, to take in.
0:04:04 > 0:04:07So forget about lunch, that's not going to happen.
0:04:07 > 0:04:10Time is the second most precious commodity that we've got today.
0:04:10 > 0:04:12- Right.- OK.
0:04:12 > 0:04:15The fact I've been coming here for years and years and years,
0:04:15 > 0:04:17counts for nothing. All right?
0:04:17 > 0:04:19- That makes me feel a bit better.- OK.
0:04:19 > 0:04:23- That's what I am here for.- Bonne chance.- Thank you.- Have a good day.
0:04:23 > 0:04:24- You too.- See you later.- Au revoir.
0:04:24 > 0:04:28Don't worry? Is Eric already playing mind games?
0:04:28 > 0:04:32Surely his experience of Saint Ouen must count for something?
0:04:32 > 0:04:36Catherine thinks I have a decided advantage here today because
0:04:36 > 0:04:40I've been coming to this particular market for literally donkey's years.
0:04:40 > 0:04:45But there's so much legwork to do that I think she's got the advantage
0:04:45 > 0:04:49because at least she has youth on her side.
0:04:49 > 0:04:51Well, he's right about this place.
0:04:51 > 0:04:53It's absolutely enormous.
0:04:53 > 0:04:56A massive mixture of outdoor and covered spaces
0:04:56 > 0:04:59spread across a warren of streets.
0:04:59 > 0:05:03And while Eric insists he doesn't have an advantage,
0:05:03 > 0:05:05Catherine is not at all convinced.
0:05:05 > 0:05:07I'm actually rather worried.
0:05:07 > 0:05:09Now, I could do one of two things.
0:05:09 > 0:05:11I could either follow in his footsteps
0:05:11 > 0:05:17or I could just go off my own route, find the cheapest shop
0:05:17 > 0:05:19and buy everything there.
0:05:21 > 0:05:23I don't know what I'm going to do.
0:05:23 > 0:05:26But I think you're going to have to wish me good luck.
0:05:26 > 0:05:29Be bold, be brave, be cunning, Catherine.
0:05:29 > 0:05:32Knocker's nemesis may be more nimble but she's far from confident.
0:05:32 > 0:05:36One thing's for sure, we're in for a fearsome fight.
0:05:36 > 0:05:39Our antiques athletes get cracking and against the odds,
0:05:39 > 0:05:42it's Catherine who makes the first find. Some antique entertainment.
0:05:42 > 0:05:47She's spotted a slide from a Magic Lantern, an early type of projector.
0:05:47 > 0:05:49These can be really collectable.
0:05:49 > 0:05:51If you think, once upon a time, we didn't have television,
0:05:51 > 0:05:53we didn't have radio.
0:05:53 > 0:05:56These are the kind of thing that used to amuse the family.
0:05:56 > 0:05:59They can be very desirable. I'm going to find out how much it is.
0:06:00 > 0:06:01Bonjour.
0:06:01 > 0:06:04She's acting all sweetness and light.
0:06:04 > 0:06:06C'est combien pour moi?
0:06:06 > 0:06:09But she's going in for the kill.
0:06:09 > 0:06:11It's got 150 on. Quatre-vingts?
0:06:11 > 0:06:13Catherine goes in at 80.
0:06:14 > 0:06:16Quatre-vingts. 80.
0:06:16 > 0:06:19So we've got down to 80.
0:06:19 > 0:06:22He agreed to that a bit too lively, which always worries me.
0:06:22 > 0:06:25Shall I try and knock it down a bit more?
0:06:25 > 0:06:27Soixante-dix?
0:06:28 > 0:06:30So, that's 70.
0:06:30 > 0:06:33Soixante-dix. Merci beaucoup.
0:06:33 > 0:06:35Well, what a laid-back gentleman.
0:06:35 > 0:06:38Maybe he just wanted to get rid of her.
0:06:38 > 0:06:40Nevertheless, reducing her offer right at the end
0:06:40 > 0:06:42is an interesting way to trade.
0:06:42 > 0:06:44But they don't call her Cunning for nothing.
0:06:44 > 0:06:48Convert that money back to sterling and it works out at £63.64.
0:06:50 > 0:06:52Now this lantern slide is French.
0:06:52 > 0:06:55There's an interesting little scene going on.
0:06:55 > 0:06:59The fact that we've got a little dog in it is a nice seller.
0:06:59 > 0:07:03I would have thought it's about late 19th-century, maybe 1870, 1880,
0:07:03 > 0:07:06but the chap in the shop is convinced it's earlier.
0:07:06 > 0:07:11He thinks more 1850. I really think I can make a profit on this.
0:07:11 > 0:07:16The only thing worries me is that he sold it to me so quickly.
0:07:16 > 0:07:19Mmm! Was Cunning Catherine actually outwitted by a clever seller?
0:07:19 > 0:07:22Or was he just a very generous man?
0:07:22 > 0:07:25We won't know until she sells the piece.
0:07:25 > 0:07:28Now it's Eric's turn to get a taste of the buying action
0:07:28 > 0:07:32and show the colour of his money, as a cake slice catches his eye.
0:07:32 > 0:07:37What I like about this is that the handle is very Deco, and it matches.
0:07:37 > 0:07:40Sometimes you get knife handles that have just been married,
0:07:40 > 0:07:45and it's just silver plate. I'm going to have a go on this.
0:07:45 > 0:07:51- Bonjour, monsieur. Ca va? Donner un prix pour...- Vingt-cinq euro.- OK, 25.
0:07:51 > 0:07:55OK, yeah, oui. Put it there. OK.
0:07:55 > 0:07:56Yes, piece of cake.
0:07:56 > 0:08:01For Knocker, £22.73 is a nice price for a silver plate slice.
0:08:01 > 0:08:06He moves on to the scoreboard with a smooth, no-nonsense purchase.
0:08:06 > 0:08:10While I was looking at this, I noticed in the same tray,
0:08:10 > 0:08:14you see, what I like about this place is that everything is priced.
0:08:14 > 0:08:17His predator's eyes are darting everywhere.
0:08:17 > 0:08:21Underneath that smooth exterior is a shark ready to bite.
0:08:21 > 0:08:23And when another buyer gets too close to his next target,
0:08:23 > 0:08:26he pounces like a coiled spring!
0:08:26 > 0:08:29Possession is 9/10 of the law in this business.
0:08:29 > 0:08:31You've got to grab it when you see it.
0:08:31 > 0:08:33I've just come across this lovely little inkwell,
0:08:33 > 0:08:36in French enamel. This is called champleve enamel.
0:08:36 > 0:08:39This is actually a brass that's been cut into
0:08:39 > 0:08:42and then the enamel's been inset into the brass.
0:08:42 > 0:08:44But that is a little treasure.
0:08:44 > 0:08:48It's got a pen rest, it's in onyx,
0:08:48 > 0:08:51and it's down at 30 euros.
0:08:51 > 0:08:54So I think that's worth a go.
0:08:54 > 0:08:57A nifty bit of Knocker negotiation sees the price of the inkwell
0:08:57 > 0:09:04dip to 25 euros, or £22.73. And the man is nothing short of a miracle.
0:09:04 > 0:09:09He immediately knocks up his third success, a tea caddy for £54.55.
0:09:09 > 0:09:11Eric's campaign has claimed
0:09:11 > 0:09:14three quick conquests in speedy succession.
0:09:15 > 0:09:18Well, I've just bought myself a tea caddy, or should I say,
0:09:18 > 0:09:20as in La Belle France, a THE caddy.
0:09:21 > 0:09:25Date-wise, it's probably round about 1860-1880.
0:09:25 > 0:09:29It's in a lovely, lovely rosewood.
0:09:29 > 0:09:32It needs a little bit of work.
0:09:32 > 0:09:34It's got its brass feet, that's all there
0:09:34 > 0:09:37and I've got somebody in mind to buy it.
0:09:37 > 0:09:39He's actually a cabinet-maker as well,
0:09:39 > 0:09:44so, for that sort of money, I'm a happy bunny.
0:09:44 > 0:09:47And with a buyer in mind, he's already got a leg up.
0:09:47 > 0:09:49Maybe Catherine was right to be worried.
0:09:49 > 0:09:52Eric kicks off with a hat-trick, and whilst he's doing well
0:09:52 > 0:09:56out of what IS here, he's also concerned about what isn't.
0:09:56 > 0:09:57One thing you will notice
0:09:57 > 0:10:00when you come to one of these flea markets
0:10:00 > 0:10:02is the total lack of anything
0:10:02 > 0:10:05that appears to be British.
0:10:05 > 0:10:10It's as though, as a country, we don't exist.
0:10:11 > 0:10:13Oh, surely not, Eric!
0:10:13 > 0:10:15Just stop for a second.
0:10:15 > 0:10:18If you listen, listen like a French dog with its head cocked,
0:10:18 > 0:10:23it'll come to you. You'll hear it. Something unmistakably British.
0:10:23 > 0:10:26Yes, a Brit abroad, bargaining in terrible Franglais.
0:10:26 > 0:10:29I have to carry it to Angleterre.
0:10:29 > 0:10:31Carry. Oh, it's so heavy! Vingt. Vingt?!
0:10:31 > 0:10:33Quarante?
0:10:33 > 0:10:3840? I won't pay any more than 20. Vingt? Yeah?
0:10:38 > 0:10:39Are you happy with that?
0:10:42 > 0:10:45I don't know what I'm going to do with it, but merci!
0:10:45 > 0:10:48Yes, Catherine's "woe-is-me, I'm a poor, weak woman" act
0:10:48 > 0:10:52has paid off. Our iron lady buys an iron plant stand
0:10:52 > 0:10:54for half price, at £18.18.
0:10:54 > 0:10:58Imagine this with some beautiful plants
0:10:58 > 0:11:00and lovely flowers flowing out.
0:11:00 > 0:11:04This is going to be fantastique!
0:11:05 > 0:11:07Yes, she's clearly got her confidence back
0:11:07 > 0:11:11but just as she's catching up with Eric, he only races off again
0:11:11 > 0:11:13and makes his fourth purchase -
0:11:13 > 0:11:15a pair of wall lights for £81.82.
0:11:15 > 0:11:19So, has he unearthed a glowing bargain?
0:11:19 > 0:11:22They've got a hint of that very
0:11:22 > 0:11:24sort of 1940 look,
0:11:24 > 0:11:26which has always been popular.
0:11:26 > 0:11:29The decoration's enamelled.
0:11:29 > 0:11:30It's all hand-done.
0:11:30 > 0:11:33No machine decoration there.
0:11:33 > 0:11:35And, for 90 euros, I think
0:11:35 > 0:11:37they're well worth buying.
0:11:37 > 0:11:39Eric really is setting the pace today.
0:11:39 > 0:11:43And he was worried his Knocker knees wouldn't be nimble enough.
0:11:43 > 0:11:45Catherine really does need to pick up speed,
0:11:45 > 0:11:48or she may find herself going down the pan.
0:11:48 > 0:11:50Talking of which...
0:11:50 > 0:11:53Love these copper pans. Aren't they super?
0:11:53 > 0:11:56I mean, that's heavy before you even put the contents in.
0:11:56 > 0:12:02I just really love this whole idea of the big, heavy copper pots.
0:12:02 > 0:12:04I just think they look lovely.
0:12:04 > 0:12:06I don't think you'd ever use it.
0:12:06 > 0:12:11Monsieur. Bonjour, bonjour! How much are these two pots?
0:12:11 > 0:12:15First one costs 20 euro, and that one is 10 euro.
0:12:15 > 0:12:1820 for this one and ten for that.
0:12:18 > 0:12:22I tell you what, I'll give you 20 for two.
0:12:22 > 0:12:25But he's not agreeing. Boss is saying no.
0:12:25 > 0:12:28- Will you go and have a word with Boss?- OK.
0:12:28 > 0:12:33- Just give me a few minutes, I'll be back.- OK, lovely, in a few minutes.
0:12:33 > 0:12:3720 euros is what I'm asking, 20 euros for the two.
0:12:37 > 0:12:39- He said OK.- Did he?- Yeah.- Oh!
0:12:39 > 0:12:43Very good. Wonderful. OK, let's shake.
0:12:43 > 0:12:46- Thank you very much.- 20!
0:12:46 > 0:12:49Oh, and a hint of a little dance there. She's pleased as punch.
0:12:49 > 0:12:51Catherine carts off
0:12:51 > 0:12:54the copper pots for £18.18.
0:12:54 > 0:12:58When you are haggling and trying to get the best possible price,
0:12:58 > 0:13:01whether it's abroad or whether it's in England,
0:13:01 > 0:13:06the important thing is to gauge the vendor correctly.
0:13:06 > 0:13:09And make sure that you're being fair to them.
0:13:09 > 0:13:12It's OK to have a bit of a laugh and push them a little bit.
0:13:12 > 0:13:14At the end of the day, you don't want to upset them.
0:13:14 > 0:13:17You want to get that deal, but you want to get it right.
0:13:17 > 0:13:21Hmmm! A little peek inside the mind of a master dealer there,
0:13:21 > 0:13:24ladies and gentlemen. As Cunning Catherine heads off to hammer out
0:13:24 > 0:13:29yet more hard haggles, let's see how our daring dealers have done so far.
0:13:29 > 0:13:34Both our experts arrived with the euro equivalent of £750.
0:13:34 > 0:13:37Eric "Knocker" Knowles has wasted no time.
0:13:37 > 0:13:40Four pacy purchases for just under £182
0:13:40 > 0:13:43leaving him little more than £568 to spend.
0:13:43 > 0:13:47Catherine has been slower on her uptake.
0:13:47 > 0:13:53Three deals done for bang-on £100, so there's £650 still in her kitty.
0:13:53 > 0:13:56Neither of our battling barterers seem to be caving in
0:13:56 > 0:13:59under the pressure just yet, but stop right there!
0:13:59 > 0:14:03Is our Catherine considering a Cunning croque monsieur?
0:14:03 > 0:14:07- Excusez-moi!- Ah, caught in the act!
0:14:07 > 0:14:10I did say to you that this is a very demanding day
0:14:10 > 0:14:13and I did say to you, did I not, Catherine,
0:14:13 > 0:14:17that lunch was not even an option, never mind a consideration?
0:14:17 > 0:14:20Well, I thought I would peruse the menu
0:14:20 > 0:14:23- because things are going rather well, Eric.- Oh, are they?
0:14:23 > 0:14:25Oh, I'm delighted for you(!)
0:14:25 > 0:14:28I was going to follow in your shadow
0:14:28 > 0:14:31but then I thought, no, I'm going to go off on my own.
0:14:31 > 0:14:33And I have to say, not bad. What about you?
0:14:33 > 0:14:35Once you've made that first purchase,
0:14:35 > 0:14:38- all of a sudden you seem to get on a roll.- Go on a roll.
0:14:38 > 0:14:42Yeah, I'm about halfway there but I've got it all to play for.
0:14:42 > 0:14:45- And time is...- Ticking on, isn't it?
0:14:45 > 0:14:48Not only is it ticking on, but time is money, Honey!
0:14:48 > 0:14:52So, listen, if your conscience is clear, you go ahead,
0:14:52 > 0:14:55but as for me, it's business as usual.
0:14:55 > 0:14:57- See you.- Bye!
0:14:59 > 0:15:01I think I'm going to press on as well.
0:15:01 > 0:15:03Forget the lunch.
0:15:03 > 0:15:06Yes, no lunch for our master of... Oh!
0:15:06 > 0:15:10I'm not sure if my opposition today is showing confidence
0:15:10 > 0:15:13or sheer defiance, but I'm not proud.
0:15:13 > 0:15:17I am going to be eating literally on the run.
0:15:17 > 0:15:19Yes, that's the way to do it, Knocker,
0:15:19 > 0:15:21but no refuelling for Catherine!
0:15:21 > 0:15:24No, she's found the inner strength deep down at the core
0:15:24 > 0:15:26of her competitive nature.
0:15:26 > 0:15:27Or is this an act?
0:15:27 > 0:15:29Is she calm on the surface,
0:15:29 > 0:15:33while underneath paddling away like the proverbial...swan?
0:15:33 > 0:15:35That is fabulous.
0:15:35 > 0:15:39We've got a planter in the form of a swan.
0:15:39 > 0:15:44What I would do is sell that, either to a pub, The Swan Pub, Hotel,
0:15:44 > 0:15:46somewhere like that, or take it somewhere
0:15:46 > 0:15:50where they have lots of swans, somewhere like Cookham,
0:15:50 > 0:15:51but what's the price?
0:15:51 > 0:15:53Madame!
0:15:53 > 0:15:56- Madame, bonjour. C'est combien?- Deux cents.
0:15:56 > 0:15:58Deux cents.
0:15:58 > 0:16:01The lady's asking 200 euros.
0:16:01 > 0:16:02Je prefer
0:16:02 > 0:16:05un cent vingt.
0:16:05 > 0:16:08120? That's a lot of money!
0:16:09 > 0:16:10Uh, it's OK.
0:16:10 > 0:16:13- Is that OK?- Yeah, it's a good deal.
0:16:13 > 0:16:15- Yeah?- A good deal for you or me? - No, for you!
0:16:17 > 0:16:22Catherine swans off with her fourth purchase, having paid £109.09.
0:16:24 > 0:16:27And in celebratory mood, Catherine makes time for a tipple.
0:16:27 > 0:16:32She buys a set of retro glassware for 75 euros, or £68.18 back home.
0:16:33 > 0:16:38Fancy a drink? I know I do. This is very thirsty work.
0:16:38 > 0:16:43But I've picked up this rather smart 1950s little decanter set
0:16:43 > 0:16:45with eight shot glasses.
0:16:45 > 0:16:47Very retro, very now
0:16:47 > 0:16:49and pretty funky.
0:16:49 > 0:16:51I love the different colours here.
0:16:51 > 0:16:56I love the primary colours - nice, bright, in your face, very retro.
0:16:56 > 0:16:58Nice textured glass there.
0:16:58 > 0:17:0275 euros? I don't think that's too bad at all.
0:17:02 > 0:17:04Cheers.
0:17:04 > 0:17:05Yes, bottoms up!
0:17:05 > 0:17:08And that mini run has helped Catherine storm past Eric,
0:17:08 > 0:17:12whose cheese baguette appears to have slowed his purchasing prowess.
0:17:12 > 0:17:15He's been wandering round and round and, if the truth be told,
0:17:15 > 0:17:18Knocker's struggling to spot anything.
0:17:19 > 0:17:22This is not a look of panic on my face. It's just a look of...
0:17:23 > 0:17:25..determined concern.
0:17:25 > 0:17:28"Determined concern"? Hmm, must remember that one!
0:17:28 > 0:17:32Maybe this is a matter of nimbleness after all.
0:17:32 > 0:17:34While Catherine has youth on her side,
0:17:34 > 0:17:37is age really going to be a barrier to the boy from Burnley?
0:17:37 > 0:17:41Surely not, this man's a pro and he focuses on what he knows best -
0:17:41 > 0:17:43pots.
0:17:43 > 0:17:48So, you have a very interesting collection here, haven't you?
0:17:48 > 0:17:52The things I'm interested in - for example, who is this by?
0:17:52 > 0:17:55- Louis Dage.- Louis Dage?
0:17:55 > 0:17:58It was made in the '20s.
0:17:58 > 0:18:01- Combien? How much is that? - It's not very expensive.
0:18:01 > 0:18:02Oh, I like those words.
0:18:02 > 0:18:04"Not very expensive",
0:18:04 > 0:18:06that's the first time I've heard a Frenchman say that.
0:18:06 > 0:18:10- 195.- Are we talking derriere prix?
0:18:11 > 0:18:14- Don't mind me asking, I have to ask.- 150.
0:18:14 > 0:18:15150, OK.
0:18:15 > 0:18:16I love to see a signature.
0:18:16 > 0:18:21I like to see a man who's proud to put his name on his pot.
0:18:21 > 0:18:23150, well, I'll give it a go.
0:18:23 > 0:18:26There he goes, back at the heart of the game.
0:18:26 > 0:18:30The ceramic pot sets Eric back £136.36.
0:18:30 > 0:18:34He knows he's running short of time, so he decides to stay where he is.
0:18:34 > 0:18:36That, and the fact that his legs are tired.
0:18:36 > 0:18:40But it's all good, because he's clocked his next target.
0:18:40 > 0:18:44Cor, blimey! Be careful with that! Eric's nerves are shot as it is.
0:18:44 > 0:18:45Ah, voila.
0:18:45 > 0:18:46I think it's stylish.
0:18:46 > 0:18:49I like the dragonfly.
0:18:49 > 0:18:51And is that derriere prix? 45?
0:18:51 > 0:18:5335.
0:18:53 > 0:18:54- 35.- OK.
0:18:54 > 0:18:57- Yep, definite.- Eric, stop saying "derriere prix"!
0:18:57 > 0:18:59your derriere is your backside,
0:18:59 > 0:19:02but no matter, really - the man understood
0:19:02 > 0:19:04and Eric makes purchase number six.
0:19:04 > 0:19:07The red vase costs him £31.82.
0:19:07 > 0:19:12I've just gone and bought myself two pots and I have to admit
0:19:12 > 0:19:17that I knew nothing about the maker of either.
0:19:17 > 0:19:22Starting with this fella, this lovely platinum design.
0:19:22 > 0:19:24It's a cross between Nouveau and Deco,
0:19:24 > 0:19:27but I love the dragonfly on there.
0:19:27 > 0:19:30But even more pleased with this box and cover.
0:19:31 > 0:19:34Louis Dage - I'd never heard of him before.
0:19:34 > 0:19:35The great thing for me
0:19:35 > 0:19:39is I'm going back to England knowing far more than I did before I came.
0:19:39 > 0:19:41But I love that design
0:19:41 > 0:19:43and I just love the pot itself,
0:19:43 > 0:19:46because this is so, so Deco,
0:19:46 > 0:19:51and the decoration, it's almost raised like, if you will,
0:19:51 > 0:19:54almost like copper-type enamel decoration.
0:19:54 > 0:19:55But, of course, it's ceramic.
0:19:55 > 0:19:57I thought it was worth a go
0:19:57 > 0:20:03because I think that is a fabulous piece of Art Deco ceramic design.
0:20:03 > 0:20:06Well, there's proof - you can teach an old dealer new tricks
0:20:06 > 0:20:10and Eric's so pleased with his haul, he decides to call time on his shop.
0:20:10 > 0:20:13Catherine, however, is still in the party mood,
0:20:13 > 0:20:16always wanting one last dance before home time.
0:20:16 > 0:20:19She's hoping to siphon off a little more party profit.
0:20:19 > 0:20:22This is priced up at 85 euros.
0:20:22 > 0:20:26I quite like the fact that it's glass, cos quite often they're...
0:20:26 > 0:20:28- Big glass.- ..metal. Yeah, it's very thick.
0:20:28 > 0:20:30This is probably '30s.
0:20:30 > 0:20:34- 1920s...- '20s, '30s, yep.
0:20:34 > 0:20:35And this is etched, is it?
0:20:35 > 0:20:37It was the name of the bar.
0:20:37 > 0:20:38The bar, ah, I see.
0:20:38 > 0:20:43- The owner of the bar. It was in Rouen.- Ah, in Rouen.- Yep.
0:20:43 > 0:20:45OK, would you take 50?
0:20:45 > 0:20:47No, I can't. It's impossible.
0:20:47 > 0:20:49- You can't?- No, because I buy at 50.
0:20:49 > 0:20:52- You buy at 50?- I can sell at 70 if you want.
0:20:52 > 0:20:57Can I give you 60, and then you have a little profit and then I can sell?
0:20:57 > 0:20:59Yeah? Yeah, 60?
0:20:59 > 0:21:01- Is that OK?- 60, OK.
0:21:01 > 0:21:03Thank you very much. It is lovely.
0:21:03 > 0:21:07Yes, Catherine's usual trick of holding out her hand works
0:21:07 > 0:21:13once again and in that final spurt, the siphon costs her £54.55.
0:21:13 > 0:21:16And that winds up the Battle of St Ouen,
0:21:16 > 0:21:19but before our combatants convene for a little rendezvous,
0:21:19 > 0:21:22let's take a look at their spending figures.
0:21:22 > 0:21:25Both our bargain barterers started the day
0:21:25 > 0:21:28with the equivalent of £750 in their pockets.
0:21:28 > 0:21:34Eric picked up six purchases and spent £350.01 in the process.
0:21:34 > 0:21:36Catherine also did half a dozen deals
0:21:36 > 0:21:41and spent very slightly less, £331.82.
0:21:41 > 0:21:44Despite neither spending even half of their budgets,
0:21:44 > 0:21:48they're very evenly matched, so do our have-a-go hagglers stand
0:21:48 > 0:21:51half a chance of making a decent profit?
0:21:51 > 0:21:55- Tres bien, tres bien! - Mission accomplished, you might say.
0:21:55 > 0:21:58- I think yours looks better than mine.- I've gone a bit Deco, I know.
0:21:58 > 0:22:01I always do, but you can't help it in France, it's here.
0:22:01 > 0:22:05And you are a heavy metal chick, no two ways about it.
0:22:05 > 0:22:08Well, I think I've gone down a bit of a homely route.
0:22:08 > 0:22:11With an emphasis on drink as well, I've noticed, there.
0:22:11 > 0:22:15- Sh, you're not supposed to see that. - Big lump of wrought iron over there.
0:22:15 > 0:22:1620 euros.
0:22:16 > 0:22:19Hey, at 20 euros, it'll scrap for more than that back home.
0:22:19 > 0:22:21What have you bought?
0:22:21 > 0:22:22I actually quite like the earliest thing,
0:22:22 > 0:22:27which is probably this little caddy, actually inlaid with "The".
0:22:27 > 0:22:30Now, I don't know about you but I'm catching a train
0:22:30 > 0:22:35and on that train there is a place that sells "the"
0:22:35 > 0:22:39and I will stand you to a cup of whatever you like.
0:22:39 > 0:22:44- So, I will get packed and I will see you...- See you on the train.
0:22:48 > 0:22:49Yes, one train ride later
0:22:49 > 0:22:52and Eric and Catherine are back on British soil
0:22:52 > 0:22:55and our prime purchasers must now become super sellers.
0:22:55 > 0:23:00All their carefully selected foreign fare needs to make maximum profits
0:23:00 > 0:23:03and it's our dealers' jobs to find the best buyers
0:23:03 > 0:23:06using their contacts, researching people they've never met,
0:23:06 > 0:23:10or just finding someone with loads of money. It doesn't matter.
0:23:10 > 0:23:11What's at stake?
0:23:11 > 0:23:15Only the glory of being crowned today's Put Your Money champion.
0:23:15 > 0:23:16Yes!
0:23:16 > 0:23:19It's time for our bargain hunters to assess their wares.
0:23:19 > 0:23:23At Knocker HQ, Mr Knowles is rather pleased with his stash.
0:23:23 > 0:23:26Surprise, surprise - everything's French,
0:23:26 > 0:23:30including an interesting pair of Art Deco wall lights,
0:23:30 > 0:23:33enamelled with gazelle-type designs.
0:23:33 > 0:23:37There's no doubting that my rosewood caddy is French
0:23:37 > 0:23:39because it's beautifully lettered.
0:23:39 > 0:23:42My Art Deco cake slice, it's very stylish,
0:23:42 > 0:23:45and it was very inexpensive,
0:23:45 > 0:23:51as was my lovely little inkwell on an onyx stand.
0:23:51 > 0:23:57My most interesting object has to be this Art Deco box and cover.
0:23:57 > 0:24:03I'm all the wiser from having gone to Paris to find out about Louis Dage.
0:24:03 > 0:24:06The eagle-eyed amongst you will probably notice
0:24:06 > 0:24:09that I'm actually lacking a red pottery vase.
0:24:09 > 0:24:12Well, the sad tale there is that it, through no fault of my own,
0:24:12 > 0:24:16actually got broken in transit from la belle France.
0:24:16 > 0:24:18Yes, these things do happen.
0:24:18 > 0:24:20Since the breakage wasn't Eric's fault,
0:24:20 > 0:24:23the Put Your Money games masters have decided to pay
0:24:23 > 0:24:24to have the vase restored,
0:24:24 > 0:24:27so we'll see what happens later on.
0:24:27 > 0:24:30In Kent, Catherine's back at Cunning Towers,
0:24:30 > 0:24:33so how's she feeling about her French foray?
0:24:33 > 0:24:37I was little bit sceptical about St Ouen when we first started
0:24:37 > 0:24:40at the market because it was a market
0:24:40 > 0:24:43that Mr Knowles knew extremely well.
0:24:43 > 0:24:45Firstly, my copper pots -
0:24:45 > 0:24:4920 euros I paid for those. Bargain.
0:24:49 > 0:24:53I love my magic lantern slide.
0:24:53 > 0:24:56That is going to be a peach of a purchase.
0:24:57 > 0:24:59My soda siphon - you see these all the time
0:24:59 > 0:25:02but that is a really nice example.
0:25:02 > 0:25:06Lovely, colourful, retro glasses there.
0:25:06 > 0:25:08I don't think they'll be too problematic.
0:25:08 > 0:25:11As soon as I saw this swan,
0:25:11 > 0:25:15I had to have it. I've got just the person in mind for this.
0:25:15 > 0:25:22One of my favourite pieces has to be this wrought iron plant stand.
0:25:22 > 0:25:26I really can't believe that I paid just under £20 for it.
0:25:26 > 0:25:30All in all, I am delighted with everything here,
0:25:30 > 0:25:33so it wasn't too bad after all.
0:25:33 > 0:25:34Good news.
0:25:34 > 0:25:38So, our titanic twosome get down to some fearsome phone bashing
0:25:38 > 0:25:40to line up those stellar sales,
0:25:40 > 0:25:42and remember, until they've shaken on it
0:25:42 > 0:25:46and the money's changed hands, no deal is ever sealed.
0:25:46 > 0:25:48And Catherine is the eager beaver,
0:25:48 > 0:25:51straight out there on the hunt for a double deal.
0:25:51 > 0:25:52She's brought the soda siphon
0:25:52 > 0:25:56and the decanter set to the village of Wateringbury near Maidstone
0:25:56 > 0:25:58and a tea room that sells antiques,
0:25:58 > 0:26:01so will the owner, Mark, be interested?
0:26:01 > 0:26:02You did express some interest.
0:26:02 > 0:26:04- It's very nice. - ..in this soda siphon.
0:26:04 > 0:26:06Have a feel, because feel the weight of that -
0:26:06 > 0:26:07it's pretty heavy, isn't it?
0:26:07 > 0:26:09Oh, it is a nice one.
0:26:09 > 0:26:12It's got a real quirky look and we like quirky in this shop.
0:26:12 > 0:26:14You like quirky? Oh, I am pleased.
0:26:14 > 0:26:17It all depends on the price, Catherine. You know how it goes.
0:26:17 > 0:26:19I would like around...
0:26:21 > 0:26:26- ..about £80.- I think I would be happy on 70, if we could do 70.
0:26:26 > 0:26:29- OK, £70 for that one. - Is that a deal?- We'll shake on that.
0:26:29 > 0:26:32I'm very happy to be the new owner of this little fella.
0:26:32 > 0:26:36The soda siphon squeezes out a profit of £15.45,
0:26:36 > 0:26:39not the greatest starting profit, but she's not done yet.
0:26:39 > 0:26:41I've brought you something else as well,
0:26:41 > 0:26:45because I think it's quite retro, it's quite fun,
0:26:45 > 0:26:47- so we've got a little decanter set. - Yeah.
0:26:47 > 0:26:51I thought the colours were great and all in good condition.
0:26:51 > 0:26:53- They're not rubbed or anything. - There's no chips either.
0:26:53 > 0:26:55That's always very nice.
0:26:55 > 0:26:56And how much were you looking for?
0:26:56 > 0:26:59In order to make an eentsy-teentsy profit, again,
0:26:59 > 0:27:02I'm looking at £90, 80-90.
0:27:02 > 0:27:06Outside of my range. I could go up to 50.
0:27:06 > 0:27:07I would make a loss on that.
0:27:07 > 0:27:11- I could help you a little bit and go to 60.- Could you?- Yeah.
0:27:11 > 0:27:13- You happy with that?- I'm happy.
0:27:13 > 0:27:15Yes, but it's still a loss.
0:27:15 > 0:27:18The decanter set leaves Catherine £8.18 worse off,
0:27:18 > 0:27:22thought the siphon sales does mean she leaves in profit overall.
0:27:22 > 0:27:23That's the way this game works
0:27:23 > 0:27:27and we've only just started this mammoth selling mission.
0:27:28 > 0:27:32Now, our Knocker has decided to kick off his campaign in London's Soho.
0:27:32 > 0:27:34He wants to sell his cake slice
0:27:34 > 0:27:36to the oldest patisserie in the capital.
0:27:36 > 0:27:39It's been there for over 140 years.
0:27:39 > 0:27:42The Art Deco item owes him nearly £23,
0:27:42 > 0:27:45so will the shop's owner, Michelle, give him a profit?
0:27:45 > 0:27:47There it is.
0:27:47 > 0:27:49It's in perfect working order.
0:27:49 > 0:27:52From a date point of view, I'd have thought that's about 1925.
0:27:52 > 0:27:57Just about the time of the big Paris Exposition
0:27:57 > 0:28:01that happened and which is synonymous with Art Deco.
0:28:01 > 0:28:05Could you tell me why it's got this little pattern on it here?
0:28:05 > 0:28:07I think it's just part of the design,
0:28:07 > 0:28:11but it goes without saying that it makes it that little bit lighter,
0:28:11 > 0:28:14because it's actually reducing the weight.
0:28:14 > 0:28:17We're going to see if it works first of all, are we? Go on, give it a go.
0:28:17 > 0:28:18I'll see if it slices.
0:28:18 > 0:28:21- It looks very nice, doesn't it? Look at that?- Yeah.
0:28:21 > 0:28:26I was hoping for somewhere round about £45 for this little fella,
0:28:26 > 0:28:28but what would you be happy paying?
0:28:28 > 0:28:30£30.
0:28:30 > 0:28:34Could we meet halfway? 35 at a push?
0:28:34 > 0:28:37- 32.50?- 32.50? That gets complicated.
0:28:37 > 0:28:38Can we just round it up?
0:28:38 > 0:28:40Round it down?
0:28:40 > 0:28:43- OK, let's round it down to £32, shall we? Yes?- Yes.
0:28:43 > 0:28:46- You've got yourself a cake slice for £32.- Merci beaucoup.
0:28:46 > 0:28:49That's all right. No, merci bien.
0:28:49 > 0:28:51Mmm, a savvy businesswoman there.
0:28:51 > 0:28:53So, no icing on Eric's cake.
0:28:53 > 0:28:56He does leave with a profit, though, of £9.27.
0:28:56 > 0:28:59It's not going great for either of our experts,
0:28:59 > 0:29:03but it's a marathon, not a sprint, and Put Your Money's answer
0:29:03 > 0:29:06to Sebastian Coe is hoping for more luck with his next sale.
0:29:06 > 0:29:09He's heading for another specialist shop in London,
0:29:09 > 0:29:11this time in upmarket Hampstead.
0:29:11 > 0:29:15He's taking his inkwell to show Smarda, who deals in fountain pens.
0:29:15 > 0:29:18Eric paid almost £23 for it.
0:29:18 > 0:29:20There it is. Let me just show you.
0:29:22 > 0:29:25Please, feel free to hold it,
0:29:25 > 0:29:29and you can see that the decoration has champleve enamel,
0:29:29 > 0:29:33so it's been cut into the brass
0:29:33 > 0:29:37and then the enamel's been flooded into the cloisonnes
0:29:37 > 0:29:43and the base itself is a very pale green Brazilian onyx.
0:29:43 > 0:29:45It's a beautiful piece.
0:29:45 > 0:29:53The problem with them is they don't collect like marble.
0:29:53 > 0:29:54- The onyx?- Yeah.
0:29:54 > 0:29:59- Oh, right.- So that's a little bit reduced the value.
0:29:59 > 0:30:01You've got to re-educate them.
0:30:01 > 0:30:05The people I deal with crave good quality onyx.
0:30:05 > 0:30:08I valued it about the £40 mark.
0:30:08 > 0:30:11And I value it about 20-25.
0:30:12 > 0:30:17- So if we can do a deal at 30... - Shall we go in the middle?
0:30:17 > 0:30:19Shall we say 28?
0:30:19 > 0:30:24- 28 will be OK. - Thank you very much indeed.
0:30:24 > 0:30:26Another hard deal - what is going on?
0:30:26 > 0:30:30Eric's inkwell writes a profit of just £5.27.
0:30:30 > 0:30:34So while Eric goes off to try harder with his potential buyers,
0:30:34 > 0:30:36Catherine gets back on the road.
0:30:36 > 0:30:40She did quite a lot of research before setting up her next meeting.
0:30:40 > 0:30:43She's in Suffolk and she's feeling hopeful.
0:30:43 > 0:30:46I'm here in Newmarket and I've come to see Richard,
0:30:46 > 0:30:49who's a member of the Magic Lantern Society
0:30:49 > 0:30:53and I'm hoping that he's going to buy my magic lantern.
0:30:53 > 0:30:56Yes, Richard is a big collector of magic lanterns.
0:30:56 > 0:31:00Will he pay more than Catherine's outlay of nearly £64?
0:31:00 > 0:31:02So were you just collecting the actual lanterns,
0:31:02 > 0:31:05- or is it the slides as well. - Oh, the slides.
0:31:05 > 0:31:08- Good.- I only collect what I can make use of.
0:31:08 > 0:31:11I hope it lives up to its expectations. I saw it...
0:31:11 > 0:31:12I bought it in Paris
0:31:12 > 0:31:14and I just fell in love with it.
0:31:14 > 0:31:17- It is obviously a French one.- Yes.
0:31:17 > 0:31:18What date do you think?
0:31:18 > 0:31:23It's got to be between, yes, 1850-1860, something like that.
0:31:23 > 0:31:24You've done very well to find it.
0:31:24 > 0:31:27I always remember the ones with some sort of mechanical...
0:31:27 > 0:31:28The chromatropes.
0:31:28 > 0:31:31The chromatropes, or these with the levers tend to be the ones
0:31:31 > 0:31:34that are more desirable and more collectable.
0:31:34 > 0:31:40- Yes.- I was looking for somewhere around the 150 mark.
0:31:40 > 0:31:43I do love it, so, look, I'll give you 125.
0:31:44 > 0:31:47Can we make it up to a nice, round 130 and then we're done?
0:31:47 > 0:31:51- Yes, OK.- Shall we?- Why not? - Thank you very much.- No, thank you.
0:31:51 > 0:31:53- I'm so pleased... - Have you got any more?
0:31:56 > 0:32:00If only, Richard. So the lantern slide lights up Catherine's game.
0:32:00 > 0:32:04It projects £66.36 into her profit purse
0:32:04 > 0:32:09and before she goes, Richard gives her a demonstration using her slide.
0:32:09 > 0:32:12So it's completely reversed now from what we saw.
0:32:12 > 0:32:15If we take this longer lever,
0:32:15 > 0:32:17we can make the dog bark.
0:32:17 > 0:32:19HE IMITATES BARKING
0:32:19 > 0:32:22I think this is absolutely charming. It looks gorgeous.
0:32:22 > 0:32:26The colours are wonderful and I really hope that you use this
0:32:26 > 0:32:29in one of your shows, because I think it's pure entertainment.
0:32:29 > 0:32:30Oh, we will.
0:32:30 > 0:32:33Rest assured, we will use it.
0:32:33 > 0:32:34HE IMITATES BARKING
0:32:34 > 0:32:37Well, Richard's clearly a very happy customer.
0:32:37 > 0:32:40As we reach the halfway stage of this selling saga,
0:32:40 > 0:32:42let's see how the money is totting up.
0:32:43 > 0:32:46Eric "Knocker" Knowles has so far sold two items,
0:32:46 > 0:32:48but he's not so flash on the cash -
0:32:48 > 0:32:52a profit of just £14.54.
0:32:52 > 0:32:54Catherine, however, has made three sales,
0:32:54 > 0:32:58and her profit's looking much healthier, £73.64.
0:32:59 > 0:33:02Well, Catherine's clearly queen of the castle now,
0:33:02 > 0:33:06but Eric's determined to battle back into prime position.
0:33:06 > 0:33:10He pulls out his big gun, the Art Deco ceramic pot.
0:33:10 > 0:33:13He clubs it together with the rosewood tea caddy
0:33:13 > 0:33:14in the hope of a double deal.
0:33:14 > 0:33:17He takes them both to Haslingden in Lancashire
0:33:17 > 0:33:20and he's pinning his hopes on antiques dealer John.
0:33:20 > 0:33:23I've brought a couple of things along that might be of interest to you.
0:33:23 > 0:33:26Let me show you this for starters. It's a tea caddy.
0:33:26 > 0:33:29The thing I like about it is just this beautiful,
0:33:29 > 0:33:32delicate stringing that's on there.
0:33:32 > 0:33:35Date-wise, I had it about 1860.
0:33:35 > 0:33:37It's mid-Victorian to late-Victorian,
0:33:37 > 0:33:41it's a lovely little rosewood caddy. Unfortunately...
0:33:41 > 0:33:44- That is the minus. - ..it is missing its innards.
0:33:44 > 0:33:49I was looking for somewhere in the region of £80.
0:33:49 > 0:33:50I'd be...
0:33:52 > 0:33:55..comfortable at £50-60.
0:33:55 > 0:33:57If it's the 60,
0:33:57 > 0:33:59we've got a deal.
0:33:59 > 0:34:02You should never say a range, should you? You should always say a price.
0:34:02 > 0:34:05I've gone within the range, so if you're happy with 60,
0:34:05 > 0:34:06I'm happy with 60.
0:34:06 > 0:34:07Thanks very much.
0:34:07 > 0:34:12Oh, Eric, another small profit - £5.45.
0:34:12 > 0:34:15So, will he wow John with the big one.
0:34:15 > 0:34:18So we're moving to something completely different,
0:34:18 > 0:34:20a ceramic box and cover
0:34:20 > 0:34:26by Louis Dage. He was working in northern Paris in about 1925.
0:34:26 > 0:34:28Have a look at it, see what you think.
0:34:28 > 0:34:31I'm fully aware that we're dealing with something
0:34:31 > 0:34:33that you don't see every day.
0:34:34 > 0:34:37I might even use the word esoteric.
0:34:37 > 0:34:40In itself, it's not to me wildly exciting.
0:34:40 > 0:34:43It's got the name, it's got the signature, it's a nice thing.
0:34:43 > 0:34:46- I suppose it comes down to... - The right price.
0:34:46 > 0:34:54So I was looking to get somewhere in the region of around about £120.
0:34:54 > 0:35:00- I was thinking in the... £70, £80-range.- Right.
0:35:00 > 0:35:03I would like to think I might get £90.
0:35:03 > 0:35:05- Somewhere in the middle. - Can we do an 85 on that?
0:35:05 > 0:35:09- Yes.- Shall we do an 85? OK.- Thank you.
0:35:09 > 0:35:11Oh, Eric, that is an enormous loss.
0:35:11 > 0:35:14£51.36!
0:35:14 > 0:35:17This really isn't his game, is it?
0:35:17 > 0:35:22OK, I know, not my finest hour - a minimal profit on my tea caddy
0:35:22 > 0:35:26and as for my Louis Dage,
0:35:26 > 0:35:31well, something of a loss, but to put a more positive spin on this,
0:35:31 > 0:35:37somebody at some stage is going to own one superb French Art Deco
0:35:37 > 0:35:39pottery box.
0:35:39 > 0:35:41Well, you look for an upside all you like, Knocker,
0:35:41 > 0:35:44but there's no way round it - that's a huge disappointment,
0:35:44 > 0:35:46but, true to form,
0:35:46 > 0:35:50Eric throws himself wholeheartedly into selling his last items.
0:35:50 > 0:35:51And he's going to have to.
0:35:51 > 0:35:53Catherine's on the scent of her next deal
0:35:53 > 0:35:57and she's off to Henley-on-Thames to visit a florist,
0:35:57 > 0:36:00so will she get a cash bouquet for her wrought iron plant stand?
0:36:00 > 0:36:02She's meeting Annette.
0:36:02 > 0:36:06I've just been looking around and I notice that you have
0:36:06 > 0:36:08quite a few of these old-style pots,
0:36:08 > 0:36:13so I'm hoping that my plant stand would fit quite well.
0:36:13 > 0:36:14It's very unique.
0:36:14 > 0:36:18It's just where my market is, really - something unusual.
0:36:18 > 0:36:22I'd probably just put overflowing plants or something like that
0:36:22 > 0:36:24so it had a bit more character to it.
0:36:24 > 0:36:29I am going to start at about £70-80 for this.
0:36:29 > 0:36:33I was thinking probably 50-ish.
0:36:33 > 0:36:3465?
0:36:38 > 0:36:4065 would be the maximum I'd go.
0:36:40 > 0:36:43- Maximum?- Maximum. - Could we shake on 65?
0:36:43 > 0:36:44We could shake on 65.
0:36:44 > 0:36:47Thank you so much, Annette, that's wonderful,
0:36:47 > 0:36:50and I know you're going to do something fabulous with this.
0:36:50 > 0:36:53Yes, Catherine comes up smelling of roses -
0:36:53 > 0:36:56a blooming great profit of £46.82.
0:36:56 > 0:37:00Back to Eric, who's gone to his old stomping ground in Lancashire
0:37:00 > 0:37:02looking for some home luck.
0:37:02 > 0:37:03And he's certainly needs it.
0:37:03 > 0:37:05He's in Eccleston to meet Harry,
0:37:05 > 0:37:08who he's desperately hoping will like the wall lights enough
0:37:08 > 0:37:12to give him a profit on the near £82 he paid out.
0:37:12 > 0:37:16- Harry, found you. - Hello, Eric.- How are you?
0:37:16 > 0:37:19- What an emporium! It goes on for ever, doesn't it?- It does, yes.
0:37:19 > 0:37:23Feast your eyes on... That's one of a pair.
0:37:23 > 0:37:24Very nice.
0:37:24 > 0:37:27Obviously, they're going to need complete rewiring
0:37:27 > 0:37:30and the word is PAT testing.
0:37:30 > 0:37:34I think these are round about 1925-1930.
0:37:34 > 0:37:37They're brass and then they've been enamelled
0:37:37 > 0:37:42with this deer and fawn design. Would they be of interest?
0:37:42 > 0:37:43Yeah, they would.
0:37:43 > 0:37:44I am interested.
0:37:44 > 0:37:47Let's say round about £110.
0:37:47 > 0:37:51I was thinking more about 70-75.
0:37:51 > 0:37:54If I could do these for about £90...
0:37:54 > 0:37:58- OK, I'm all right at that.- You're all right at 90? OK, all right.
0:37:58 > 0:38:00Hmm, not ideal at all.
0:38:00 > 0:38:03The wall lights offer just a glimmer of a profit - £8.18.
0:38:05 > 0:38:07Back down south, Catherine's travelled to Berkshire,
0:38:07 > 0:38:10and she thought she'd found the perfect place
0:38:10 > 0:38:12to sell her large swan planter.
0:38:12 > 0:38:17The Old Swan Uppers Pub in Cookham seems to be the perfect place
0:38:17 > 0:38:19to sell my swan planter.
0:38:19 > 0:38:23But have a look at this - I've got competition.
0:38:23 > 0:38:27And I think they're slightly better. Sh!
0:38:27 > 0:38:29Ooh, that's put a fly in the ointment.
0:38:29 > 0:38:32Let's hope Simon, the publican, wants another one.
0:38:32 > 0:38:35Catherine paid nearly £110 for hers.
0:38:35 > 0:38:38- Is it Swan upping in Cookham? - Swan upping, certainly.
0:38:38 > 0:38:41And that's where the tag the swans? They do indeed, once a year.
0:38:41 > 0:38:43Lovely. That's why I brought my swan to you,
0:38:43 > 0:38:45but I've got competition outside, haven't I?
0:38:45 > 0:38:49Yeah, I have a pair of swans out the front looking splendid
0:38:49 > 0:38:50and fantastic.
0:38:50 > 0:38:51So does mine!
0:38:51 > 0:38:54Whether I can add this to my collection remains to be seen.
0:38:54 > 0:38:56This has age to it.
0:38:56 > 0:39:00- I think it's probably '50s.- Right, I can picture it, maybe, on the bar.
0:39:00 > 0:39:05- Mmm.- With some flowers coming out of it, or menus,
0:39:05 > 0:39:08- as a menu receptacle.- I like that idea. That would be quite nice.
0:39:08 > 0:39:10I can picture it.
0:39:10 > 0:39:14- Depends on the price, I guess. - Right. I am looking, Simon,
0:39:14 > 0:39:17for around £160.
0:39:17 > 0:39:19Er...
0:39:19 > 0:39:22I was thinking possibly 120?
0:39:22 > 0:39:26- What about 140?- That's good, that's fine.- Is that good?- I can see 140.
0:39:26 > 0:39:27Simon!
0:39:27 > 0:39:30- You're a star and I think... - Pleasure.
0:39:30 > 0:39:32- ..menus.- Yeah, I think so.
0:39:32 > 0:39:37Yes, Catherine glides elegantly away with a profit of £30.91
0:39:37 > 0:39:41and she keeps her head above water with her final deal of the day,
0:39:41 > 0:39:42the copper pots.
0:39:42 > 0:39:47They sell for £45, cooking up a profit of £26.82,
0:39:47 > 0:39:50which means it all comes down to Eric's red vase.
0:39:50 > 0:39:54You'll remember he was having it repaired after it got damaged
0:39:54 > 0:39:56on the journey back from France.
0:39:56 > 0:39:59Well, there's been a bit of a situation.
0:39:59 > 0:40:01Well, this is a sorry sight
0:40:01 > 0:40:04because this is the extent of the damage to my red vase.
0:40:04 > 0:40:07Now, I've shown this to several restorers
0:40:07 > 0:40:11and they've all said the same thing - that it's impossible to restore
0:40:11 > 0:40:14because they're never going to be able to emulate
0:40:14 > 0:40:16the platinum lustre type of decoration,
0:40:16 > 0:40:19so it is simply not cost-effective.
0:40:19 > 0:40:23I'm afraid the only place for what you see before you
0:40:23 > 0:40:25is the bin.
0:40:25 > 0:40:28And for a ceramic fanatic like Knocker,
0:40:28 > 0:40:30that's the worst thing of all.
0:40:30 > 0:40:32Since the breakage wasn't Eric's fault,
0:40:32 > 0:40:34it wouldn't be fair for him to lose out financially,
0:40:34 > 0:40:36so the Put Your Money games masters
0:40:36 > 0:40:38refund him what he paid out in the first place.
0:40:38 > 0:40:42He doesn't make a loss but he can't make a profit either
0:40:42 > 0:40:45and that could have made all the difference in today's game.
0:40:45 > 0:40:48So before we find out the final results,
0:40:48 > 0:40:51why don't we remind ourselves of what they spent?
0:40:52 > 0:40:54Both our bargain hunters started out
0:40:54 > 0:40:58with £750-worth of their own euros to spend.
0:40:58 > 0:41:01Taking Eric's broken vase out of the equation completely,
0:41:01 > 0:41:05he made five other purchases and spent £318.19.
0:41:06 > 0:41:11Catherine struck six deals and spent £331.82.
0:41:13 > 0:41:17But it's all about profit now and this one could be interesting.
0:41:17 > 0:41:20Any money that Catherine and Eric have made from today's challenge
0:41:20 > 0:41:21will go to charities of their choice,
0:41:21 > 0:41:23so let's find out who is today's
0:41:23 > 0:41:25Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is champion.
0:41:26 > 0:41:28- Ha-ha!- Bonjour.- Bonjour!
0:41:28 > 0:41:32"Comment allez-vous?", as they say in certain parts of the world.
0:41:32 > 0:41:35Not bad, not bad. How was the selling for you?
0:41:35 > 0:41:38Well, I've got to come clean and say it was a tough call.
0:41:38 > 0:41:39Oh, good.
0:41:40 > 0:41:42What was your big one? Come on.
0:41:42 > 0:41:43Well, one of my highlights
0:41:43 > 0:41:44was that magic lantern.
0:41:44 > 0:41:48- We saw it on the big screen and it looked amazing.- Ha-ha!
0:41:48 > 0:41:49Very nice, and you?
0:41:49 > 0:41:53The tea caddy, or should I say, the "the" caddy.
0:41:53 > 0:41:54Yes, that was nice.
0:41:54 > 0:41:59It was such a beautiful piece of rosewood and I wanted to keep it.
0:41:59 > 0:42:03- Shall we have a look? - You want to do this in French.
0:42:03 > 0:42:05Un, deux, trois...
0:42:05 > 0:42:07- Ah...- Oh!
0:42:07 > 0:42:09- Eric!- I know.
0:42:09 > 0:42:13- It was not my finest hour. - It wasn't, was it?
0:42:13 > 0:42:17I found myself having to bite the bullet
0:42:17 > 0:42:23and sell my fabulous Louis Dage ceramic box and cover at a loss.
0:42:23 > 0:42:27- I'm going to buy you a drink. Commiserate.- I think I need one!
0:42:27 > 0:42:31Well, who would have predicted that when they arrived in Paris?
0:42:31 > 0:42:32Full credit to Catherine, though.
0:42:32 > 0:42:37She conquered in what turned out to be a very tough competition.
0:42:37 > 0:42:43Well, I normally do OK when I'm in la belle France, but on this occasion
0:42:43 > 0:42:46I don't quite know what the French word for tragedy is,
0:42:46 > 0:42:47but that's what it was.
0:42:48 > 0:42:51I got a red card, I made a minus!
0:42:51 > 0:42:57I am shocked and horrified that I have won.
0:42:57 > 0:43:00Eric knows this fair so well
0:43:00 > 0:43:03and I thought he'd be making thousands!
0:43:03 > 0:43:05Ha-ha-ha...
0:43:05 > 0:43:10The cunning streak's still on show, so can Eric redeem himself tomorrow?
0:43:10 > 0:43:12It certainly won't be straightforward.
0:43:12 > 0:43:14It's the ultimate antiques challenge -
0:43:14 > 0:43:17the mighty Put Your Money Where Your Mouth is showdown.
0:43:17 > 0:43:19Where there's a will, there's a way.