The Bidding Room

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Factual: Antiques

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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Nigel Havers

Simon Bower

Claire Egerton-Jones

Rob Butterfield

Emma Walsh

David Sayer

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The Bidding Room: Series 1: Episode 30

Episode 30

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Dealers bid on items including an Edwardian safe and a Corpus Christi.

Five dealers are offered a collection of 1940s costume drawings, an Edwardian safe, some unusual figurines and a very old Corpus Christi. Will they be tempted to buy?

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

Stephanie and her daughter Mackenzie are hoping their unique 1940s theatre costume designs will make enough profit for Mackenzie to buy a few concert tickets. Terry from Bradford has brought in a very heavy Edwardian safe that he hopes to sell for a decent price so he doesn’t have to lug it home again! Karen from Greater Manchester is next to face the dealers, with something they’ve never seen before. After breaking a large Buddha statue many years ago, Karen discovered a cluster of figurines hiding inside, but how did they get there and what are they worth? Finally, Hayley from London wants to sell her mum’s Corpus Christi statue, but can she achieve the high-ticket price of the valuation?

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