Antiques Roadshow (British version) legend passes away on Christmas

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Henry Sandon, who graced the television screen for many years as the porcelain and pottery expert on the Antiques Roadshow, died Christmas morning at the age of 95.  Sandon appeared on the show well into his 80s and made a special appearance on the occasion of his 90th birthday in 2018.  He joined the show in 1979 and quickly became a fan favourite for the enthusiasm he showed when even appraising the humblest piece of pottery.  An expert on Royal Worcester porcelain, a highlight of Sandon's career was discovering a North Staffordshire slipware figure of an owl during a 1990 episode.  The owl, nicknamed 'Ozzie', was made circa 1680 and was valued by Sandon to be worth 20,000 pounds at the time.  Sandon's son John followed in his father's footsteps and also became a porcelain and pottery expert on the show, making his own discovery in 2004 of a 17th century Staffordshire slipware vessel that he appraised at 50,000 pounds, declaring it, "Better than Ozzie".

 

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