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 4: Episode 11

Episode 11

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Dealers bid to buy rare bronze busts of Princess Margaret and Queen Elizabeth II.

Nigel Havers hosts as five dealers bid to buy items brought in by the public, including an ornate gold mirror and rare bronze busts of Princess Margaret and Queen Elizabeth II.

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

First through the doors today is James, who caught the vintage bug from his antique dealer father. He has with him a set of wooden gym lockers from the 1970s, which he recently picked up from a local charity for a small donation. Mid-century items like these are in high demand, so James plans to exercise his bartering muscles to pump as much money as possible out of the dealers.

Former greengrocer Glenn with a Chinese fruit yoke - a pair of wicker baskets joined together by a yoke, used to pick and display fruit and vegetables. Will the dealers go bananas over the piece and help Glenn make the fruitful trade he seeks?

Jed wants to sell an ornate gold mirror, thought to be from France. With Adi a fan of all French furnishings and Jane a dealer in decorative pieces, Jed could be in good stead for a top trade.
 
Gayle has brought in a pair of bronze busts she inherited from her grandfather, of Princess Margaret and Queen Elizabeth II as children.  Simon is impressed by these rare pieces, so if the dealers don't reach his estimation, Gayle could take them to a specialist auction.

Last to face the dealers is Sara, who has with her a contraption she found while clearing out a shed on the family farm in Wales. It's a mechanical sheep shearer that belonged to her grandfather. Victorian and Edwardian mechanical items are always a hit with the dealers, but will Sara shepherd the deal she’s looking for?

Today's dealers are Adi, Ian, Jane, JB, Jo, Melissa, Moses and Tash.

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