Henry Sandon Biography

Fast Facts

• Readers of BBC's "Homes & Antiques" magazine voted him Antiques Personality of the Year in 2000
• Was awarded the MBE in 2008 for his services to the ceramics industry and broadcasting and his charitable work
• Spent his early days working as an archaeologist, where he developed an appreciation for pottery and porcelain
• Was the curator of the Dyson Perrins Museum, which later changed its name to the Worcester Porcelain Museum
• Known for his contributions to "Antiques Roadshow" as a porcelain expert
• Considered the world authority on Worcester Porcelain
• At a celebration of his 80th birthday, a cake was served in the shape of a slipware owl that he discovered on the "Antique Roadshow" in 1990
• Peter Meanley made Sandon a salt glazed Toby Jug modeled after himself
• Participated in an excavation at the Royal Worcester factory site
• Wrote a number of books on Worcester and other porcelains