Four Rooms, full of surprises

Four of Britain's leading dealers in antiques and collectibles met a vast range of items in Channel 4's new series, Four Rooms.
 
Over eight weeks viewers saw everything from a box of stuffed frogs, to artwork by Tracey Emin, to a hangman's noose.
 
Emma Hawkins bought a mutilated Francis Bacon painting for £48,000, which the seller had paid £5,000 for, making him a tidy profit.
 
But two sellers turned down a potential profit of £210,000 when they walked away from Jeff Salmon's offer of £240,00 for their six tonne wall with a Banksy mural on it.
 
The largest sum spent by a dealer was Andrew Lamberty's purchase of a Concorde nose cone. He paid £55,000 for the iconic item - and has already sold it on for a healthy profit.  
 
Seller Gene London turned down Jeff Salmon's offer of £150,000 for a rare - naked - self-portrait of Hollywood star Marilyn Monroe.
 
A one-off print by British artist Tracey Emin was taken to Four Rooms by her twin brother, Paul, who was selling up and moving to Thailand. Gordon Watson snapped it up for £2,300 - but Jeff Salmon revealed he would have paid more.
 
Maverick dealer Jeff Salmon used his dice several times and managed to get odd numbers into deals - he brought a Mujahideen War Rug for £1500 and 47p.
 
Over £200,000 was spent by the four dealers overall, with the lowest value deal was the £850 paid by Gordon Watson for a set of four spears from a pygmy tribe in Congo, West Africa.
 
The final episode of Four Rooms airs Tue 12 July, 8pm, Channel 4.

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