Henry Sandon, an expert on antiques in Worcester, has auctioned off his private collection. Some pieces dated back to 100 BC and included his prized Royal Worcester pottery, which is estimated to have raised approximately £50,000 at auction.
After discovering shattered plates in his garden near the city’s cathedral, the former Antiques Roadshow ceramics expert began the collection.
Earlier, the auction took place at Chorley’s Auction House in Gloucester.
The collection included a cup and saucer created in 1953 for the Royal Household to commemorate the coronation of the late Queen Elizabeth II, as well as four plates created to celebrate her nuptials.
A Chinese provincial cinerary urn from the Yuan dynasty sold for £50 after receiving bids as low as £30, while a Royal Worcester vase by Harry Davis was sold for £3,000.
Sandon was appointed curator of the Dyson Perrins Museum at the Royal Worcester Factory in 1967, a position that altered the course of his life for the next 15 years.
Before making his first television appearances on Going for a Song and Arthur Negus Enjoys, he taught at Birmingham University.
In 1979, he joined BBC One’s Antiques Roadshow.
The 94-year-old man stated, “I found ceramics everywhere. I was fascinated by the history of the Roman and medieval vessels I uncovered in my garden.
Consultant specialist Simon Chorley told BBC Hereford and Worcester, “Henry’s home was incredible; every shelf, every crevice, and every cranny in the kitchen was adorned with pots.
Each and every one of the pots had a story and a piece of history attached to it.
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