Laurence Martin Biography

Fast Facts

• Completed his studies at Bournemouth College in Bournemouth, England
• Before he started his career in the antiques industry, he worked as a scientific engineer and designer in the aerospace industry or 20 years
• Started collecting antiques related to postal history when he was young and arranged them into his own museum
• Went to his first auction at the age of 10 with his aunt and bought an antique mother-of-pearl case
• Spent 10 years importing containers of antiques from around the world to be sold at Studio Antiques
• Known for his participation in auction-based reality shows like "Storage Wars" and "Baggage Battles․"
• Became the co-owner of Studio Antiques alongside Sally Martin, and is known in the antiques industry for his skill at spotting unique and rare items
• His travels have taken him to China, Australia and Mexico
• Once found a Chinese jade scepter in a box and sold it at auction for $13,500
• Once spent $38,000 in England filing a container of goods to be shipped to the United States and sold