Private collection of antiques expert Henry Sandon auctioned off
Reporter, BBC Hereford and WorcesterEstimated to have raised about £50,000 at auction, some pieces dated as far back as 100BC and also included his treasured Royal Worcester pottery.
As a former Antiques Roadshow ceramics expert, he started the collection after finding broken plates in his garden by the city's cathedral.This Royal Worcester vase by Harry Davis sold at auction for £3,000 The collection included a cup and saucer made for the Royal Household in 1953 to commemorate the coronation of the late Queen Elizabeth II, as well four plates made to celebrate her wedding.
With some bids as low as £30, a Chinese provincial cinerary urn from the Yuan dynasty sold for £50, while a Royal Worcester vase by Harry Davis went under the hammer for £3,000. Sandon was appointed curator of the Dyson Perrins Museum at the Royal Worcester Factory in 1967, a position he held for 15 years and one that changed his life.He went on to lecture at Birmingham University before his first television appearances on Going for a Song and Arthur Negus Enjoys.The 94-year-old said: "I discovered ceramics everywhere. I dug up Roman and medieval pots in my garden and was captivated by their history.
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