The Bidding Room

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Sellers come face to face with five dealers who battle it out to make the highest bid.

Nigel Havers presides as sellers come face to face with five dealers who battle it out to make the highest bid.

Nigel Havers presides as members of the public with interesting items to sell come face to face with five dealers who bid against each other to try to bag themselves a bargain.

Before facing the dealers, each seller has their item valued by auctioneer Simon Bower. Simon also gives them top tips on the history and key characteristics of their piece, so that when they enter the bidding room, they have all the information they need to try to haggle the best possible price from the dealers.

All the dealers are spending their own money but have no idea what the sellers have brought in.

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The Bidding Room: Series 1: Episode 18

Episode 18

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Five dealers bid to buy items including a perfume bottle being sold to help a rescue dog.

Five dealers compete to buy items including an unusual musical instrument, a perfume bottle being sold to help a three-legged dog and a medical item with a curious smell.

Nigel Havers welcomes four more sellers to the Bidding Room, where they try to sell items to five professional dealers who are on the look out for interesting pieces, with help from expert Simon Bower.

Christine has brought in a case of unusual medical equipment, which comes with a very distinctive smell. Simon quickly works out what it is, but Christine decides to keep the dealers intrigued by inviting them to examine the case – and its unusual whiff – for themselves. Next, Julian is selling a fascinating folk instrument, and Nigel has lined up a musician to play a tune for the dealers. There's a perfume bottle being sold to help a three-legged rescue dog, and Ann wants to sell a statuette that bears the hallmarks of the famous Capodimonte style from Italy, but will the dealers agree that it’s original and old enough to be worth big bucks?

Today's dealers are Jane Cave, Tash Francis, Adi Higham, James Gooch and Ian Humphries.

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