The Bidding Room - Season 2
Season 2
Episodes
Episode 1
Nigel Havers returns with the programme in which five dealers bid against one another to buy intriguing items brought in by members of the public. The opening edition features a tribal mask, avintage seed drill, adecorative press, a toy horse and a mysterious Edwardian piece.
Episode 2
Nigel Havers presents the programme in which five dealers bid against one another to buy a pedal car, an Edwardian card table, a quirky voice box and a mystery pot.
Episode 3
Nigel Havers hosts as five dealers bid against each other for items brought in by the public, including odd medical models, a knife sharpener, a drinks cabinet and a toy milk cart.
Episode 4
The dealers are offered to chance to bid on a vintage stereoscope, two gigantic apothecary glasses and a children's game thought to be from the 19th century.
Episode 5
Deep in the Yorkshire countryside, Nigel Havers welcomes five people with intriguing pieces they are hoping to sell. To help them before they face the dealers, Nigel introduces them to resident valuation expert Simon, who has been an auctioneer for nearly 30 years. Dealers then bid for a lamp, Victorian wall mirror, Black Forest inkwell and a quirky sideboard.
Episode 6
A group of dealers bid against each other for items collected by the public including two charming teddies, an Islamic tile, a painting and a chair brought in by a 12-year-old boy.
Episode 7
Nigel Havers hosts as five dealers bid against each other for items brought in by the public, including two Victorian love hearts, a carved door and a French salon sign.
Episode 8
Five dealers bid against each other for items brought in by the public. Today, an Asian drum, some artwork, an Argentinian belt, a curious set of silver and a push-along dog.
Episode 9
The dealers bid against each other for items brought in by the public, including a spy kit, a silver fruit bowl, a coffee table, a tribal paddle and an architect's drawing board.
Episode 10
Five dealers bid against each other to buy a dodgem, two figurines, a pair of ornate candlesticks, a garden sprayer and a rescued mannequin.
Episode 11
Five dealers bid to buy items brought in by the public. Today, a collection of curiosities, an unusual chair, a mask, some candlesticks from a famous maker and a writing slope.
Episode 12
Five dealers bid to buy items brought in by the public. Today, a retro coat stand, a train set, an unusual chair, some maritime history and a quirky house-clearance find.
Episode 13
Antiques dealers bid to buy items brought in by the public. Today, a quirky advert, a plate with a famous name on it, a surgical light, a puzzle box and some Chinese silver.
Episode 14
Antiques dealers bid to buy items brought in by the public. Today, two perfume bottles, an unusual box, two mystery vessels, some rare ceramics and a unique light fitting.
Episode 15
Five dealers bid against each other for items brought in by the public: a spice box, two Chinese statues, a funfair horse, a 1900s cabinet and a dummy called Steve.
Episode 16
Five dealers bid against each other for items brought in by the public, including two mannequins, a Moorcroft vase, an electric massager, a religious piece of art and a very curious ladder.
Episode 17
Five dealers bid against each other for items brought in by the public, including a unique 1960s vase, a curious mirror, two chalkware statues and a troll called Trotter.
Episode 18
The public bring in more items for the dealers to bid on. Today, there's two 1930s suitcases, a magic lantern, a condiment holder, a tin plate toy and a fairground car-come table.
Episode 19
Nigel Havers welcomes more members of the public hoping to sell items to the dealers. Today, a curious pub game, an unusual statue, an apothecary set, a coffee grinder and a rocking horse.
Episode 20
Five dealers bid against each other for items brought in by the public, including some navigation lights, a watch repair kit, a vintage corkscrew, a mirror and two plaster heads.
Episode 21
Five dealers bid against each other for items brought in by the public, including a set of Sparklets soda syphons, a collection of football figures and a curious and shocking machine.
Episode 22
Five dealers bid against each other for items brought in by the public, including a 1940s ‘Hi-De-Hi' microphone, four mid-century chairs and a vintage train set.
Episode 23
Five dealers bid against each other for items brought in by the public, including a childhood Viewmaster collection, a set of art deco candle holders and an apothecary box.
Episode 24
Five dealers bid against each other for items including a set of mid-century cinema seats, a creepy head-shaped pot and an iconic 1960s movie poster.
Episode 25
Five dealers bid against each other for items brought in by the public, including a vintage pedal car, a dentist chair and a full-size rickshaw.
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