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Henry Sandon
Henry George Sandon MBE (10 August 1928 – 25 December 2023) was an English antiques expert, television personality, author and lecturer who specialised in ceramics and was a notable authority on Royal Worcester porcelain. He was the curator of the Dyson Perrins Museum for many years.
Sandon was born as Henry George Sandoni on 10 August 1928 in the East End of London when his family lived at 2, Bedford Street (now Cavell Street), Whitechapel. He was the son of Italian-born Augusto Sandoni (born 21 March 1891 Castelfranco dell'Emilia, Modena, Emilia-Romagna), and his English wife Clara (née Mellish) from Marylebone. Due to his waiter father's later work as a dog trainer for films, he had an early career as a child actor in silent films, with a leading role in The Cockney Kid. Sandon was evacuated to Buckinghamshire during the Second World War and finished his schooling at the Royal Grammar School, High Wycombe. He then studied at the Guildhall School of Music and became a singer and music teacher at the Royal Grammar School Worcester and a lay clerk in the Worcester Cathedral Choir.
He began his career as an archaeologist and became interested in the history of ceramics after discovering Roman pots in his garden in Worcester. During the 1950s, he collected ceramic art from buildings in Worcester that were being demolished. He was appointed curator of the Dyson Perrins Museum at the Royal Worcester factory in 1966 and held that position until 1982. He was described as "the world's leading authority on Worcester porcelain."
Sandon joined BBC One's Antiques Roadshow for its second series in 1979 and made many appearances on the programme across 40 years. One of his projects was an excavation at the Royal Worcester factory site. He was also a former curator of the Gardiner Museum in Toronto.
On 3 April 2002 Sandon was the subject of Thames Television's This is Your Life with Michael Aspel.
Sandon was married to Barbara Starkey for 56 years, before her death in 2013. They had three sons together, including John Sandon, also a well-known antiques expert and television personality.
Sandon died from a stroke at a care home in Malvern, Worcestershire, on 25 December 2023, at the age of 95. Following his death, the Museum of Royal Worcester wrote "It is with great sadness we share the news that Henry Sandon passed away on Christmas morning. Our curator and then patron of the Museum for many years, a much-loved expert who shared his knowledge and enthusiasm for pots and Worcester in person, in books & on tv. Sorely missed."
The episode of Antiques Roadshow broadcast on 14 January 2024 included a short tribute to Sandon.
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Henry Sandon
Henry George Sandon MBE (10 August 1928 – 25 December 2023) was an English antiques expert, television personality, author and lecturer who specialised in ceramics and was a notable authority on Royal Worcester porcelain. He was the curator of the Dyson Perrins Museum for many years.
Sandon was born as Henry George Sandoni on 10 August 1928 in the East End of London when his family lived at 2, Bedford Street (now Cavell Street), Whitechapel. He was the son of Italian-born Augusto Sandoni (born 21 March 1891 Castelfranco dell'Emilia, Modena, Emilia-Romagna), and his English wife Clara (née Mellish) from Marylebone. Due to his waiter father's later work as a dog trainer for films, he had an early career as a child actor in silent films, with a leading role in The Cockney Kid. Sandon was evacuated to Buckinghamshire during the Second World War and finished his schooling at the Royal Grammar School, High Wycombe. He then studied at the Guildhall School of Music and became a singer and music teacher at the Royal Grammar School Worcester and a lay clerk in the Worcester Cathedral Choir.
He began his career as an archaeologist and became interested in the history of ceramics after discovering Roman pots in his garden in Worcester. During the 1950s, he collected ceramic art from buildings in Worcester that were being demolished. He was appointed curator of the Dyson Perrins Museum at the Royal Worcester factory in 1966 and held that position until 1982. He was described as "the world's leading authority on Worcester porcelain."
Sandon joined BBC One's Antiques Roadshow for its second series in 1979 and made many appearances on the programme across 40 years. One of his projects was an excavation at the Royal Worcester factory site. He was also a former curator of the Gardiner Museum in Toronto.
On 3 April 2002 Sandon was the subject of Thames Television's This is Your Life with Michael Aspel.
Sandon was married to Barbara Starkey for 56 years, before her death in 2013. They had three sons together, including John Sandon, also a well-known antiques expert and television personality.
Sandon died from a stroke at a care home in Malvern, Worcestershire, on 25 December 2023, at the age of 95. Following his death, the Museum of Royal Worcester wrote "It is with great sadness we share the news that Henry Sandon passed away on Christmas morning. Our curator and then patron of the Museum for many years, a much-loved expert who shared his knowledge and enthusiasm for pots and Worcester in person, in books & on tv. Sorely missed."
The episode of Antiques Roadshow broadcast on 14 January 2024 included a short tribute to Sandon.