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 29

Episode 29

BBC One - The Bidding Room, Series 1, Episode 29

Five dealers bid against each other for a Venetian chandelier and a table hockey game.

Five dealers bid against each other to buy items brought in by the public, including a glass chandelier from Venice and a vintage table hockey game.

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. 

First is Gary, who is hoping to appeal to the dealers’ playful sides with his vintage table hockey game. Dealer Tash turns out to be a natural on the table, but does she love it enough to place a high bid?

Next through the Bidding Room doors is Dave, with a set of antique sketch books that belonged to the artist Henry Thomson. Most of the drawing have an architectural slant, and the dealers’ interest in art work is unpredictable, so will these intricate note books be a draw?

Suzanne is selling a very delicate family heirloom: an early twentieth-century glass chandelier that was brought to the UK from Venice piece by piece and is still in perfect condition.

Finally, Mark has some interesting remains from the Great War. He is hoping to sell two unique pieces: a hand-decorated shell case and a lighter thought to be Russian in origin. The dealers are interested, but the market is flooded with trench art, so will they bite?

Today's dealers are Moses Otunia, James Gooch, Lucy Ryder Richardson, Tash Francis and Ian Humphries.

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