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Line 1: {{Short description\|British ~~antique~~antiques expert (1928–2023)}}▼ ~~{{pp\|small=yes}}~~ ▲{{Short description\|British antique expert (1928–2023)}} {{Use dmy dates\|date=December 2023}} {{Infobox person \| honorific_prefix = \| name = Henry Sandon \| honorific_suffix = ~~[[Order of the British Empire~~{{post-nominals\|country=GBR\|size=100%\|MBE]]}} \| image = Henry & John Sandon (4960622505) (Henry cropped).jpg \| caption = Sandon in 2010 \| birth_name = Henry George Sandon \| birth_date = {{Birth date\|1928\|8\|10\|df=y}} \| birth_place = ~~[[East End of~~ London]], England \| death_date = {{Death date and age\|2023\|12\|25\|1928\|8\|4\|df=y}} \| death_place = [[Malvern, Worcestershire\|Malvern]], England Line 20 ⟶ 19: \| education = [[Royal Grammar School, High Wycombe]] \| alma_mater = \| occupation = {{hlist\|[[Antique]] expert\|television personality\|author\|lecturer}} \| years_active = \| employer = Line 31 ⟶ 30: \| spouse = {{marriage\|Barbara Starkey\|1956\|2013\|reason=died}} \| partner = \| children = 3, including [[John Sandon\|John]] \| parents = \| relatives = Line 38 ⟶ 37: }} '''Henry George Sandon''', ~~[[Member of the Order of the British Empire~~{{post-nominals\|country=GBR\|size=100%\|MBE]]}} (10 August 1928 – 25 December 2023) was an English [[antique]]s expert, television personality, author and lecturer who specialised in [[~~ceramics~~ceramic]]s and was a notable authority on [[Royal Worcester]] [[porcelain]]. He was the curator of the [[Museum of Royal Worcester\|Dyson Perrins Museum]] for many years. ==Early life== Born on 10 August 1928 in the [[East End of London]],.<ref name="obit"/> He had an early career as a child actor in silent films, with a leading role in ''The Cockney Kid''.<ref>{{Cite news\|url=https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2024/jan/03/henry-sandon-obituary\|title=Henry Sandon obituary\|first=Anthony\|last=Hayward\|date=3 January 2024\|newspaper=The Guardian}}</ref> Sandon was evacuated to [[Buckinghamshire]] during the [[Second World War]]<ref name="Roadshow" /> and finished his schooling at the [[Royal Grammar School, High Wycombe]].<ref name="Spaces" /> 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.<ref name=Roadshow>{{cite book\|date= 2005\|editor-first=David\|editor-last=Battie\|first=Fiona\|last=Malcolm\|isbn=1-84533-060-9\|title=The Antiques Roadshow\|publisher=Mitchell Beazley\|pages=51–52, 94}}</ref> ==Career== Line 54 ⟶ 53: Sandon was married to Barbara for 56 years, before her death in 2013.<ref name="obit">{{Cite news \|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/obituaries/2023/12/26/henry-sandon-antiques-roadshow-porcelain-obituary/ \|title=Henry Sandon, Antiques Roadshow expert and leading authority on Worcester porcelain – obituary \|first=Telegraph \|last=Obituaries \|newspaper=The Telegraph \|date=26 December 2023 \|via=www.telegraph.co.uk \|url-access=subscription}}</ref> They had three sons together, including [[John Sandon]], also a well-known antiques expert and television personality.<ref>{{Cite web \|date=9 February 2013 \|title=Antiques expert Henry loses his beloved wife \|url=https://www.worcesternews.co.uk/news/10217071.antiques-expert-henry-loses-his-beloved-wife/ \|website=Worcester News}}</ref> Sandon died from a stroke at a care home in [[Malvern, Worcestershire]], on 25 December 2023, at the age of 95.<ref>{{cite news \|last1=Madden \|first1=Sophie \|title=Antiques Roadshow's Henry Sandon dies aged 95 \|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-hereford-worcester-67822747 \|access-date=26 December 2023 \|publisher=BBC News \|date=26 December 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite news \|last1=Hayward \|first1=Anthony \|title=Henry Sandon obituary \|url=https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2024/jan/03/henry-sandon-obituary \|access-date=3 January 2024 \|work=The Guardian \|date=3 January 2024}}</ref> 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."<ref name="pidd"/> The episode of ''Antiques Roadshow'' broadcast on 14 January 2024 included a short tribute to Sandon.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m001vfkx/antiques-roadshow-series-46-11-alexandra-gardens-cardiff-2\|title=Antiques Roadshow - Series 46: 11. Alexandra Gardens, Cardiff 2\|via=www.bbc.co.uk}}</ref> ==Honours== Line 67 ⟶ 68: * {{cite book \|year=1975 \|orig-year=1973 \|title=Royal Worcester Porcelain 1862 to the Present Day \|location=London/ New York \|publisher=Barrie & Jenkins / [[Crown Publishing Group\|Clarkson N. Potter]] \|edition=2nd \|isbn=978-0214201066}} * {{cite book \|year=1997 \|title=Living with the Past \|location=London \|publisher=[[Hodder & Stoughton]] \|isbn=978-0340694268}} * {{cite book \|year=1999 \|orig-year=1978 \|title=Flight and Barr Worcester Porcelain 1783-1840 \|location= \|publisher=‎ ACC Art Books \|edition= \|isbn=978-0902028753 }} ''The Sandon Guide to Royal Worcester Figures, 1900-1970'' by David Sandon, Henry Sandon, and John Sandon (1986) ''Miniature Baptismal Fonts'' by Henry Sandon and Julian Wheeler (2016) ''Dictionary Worcester Porcelain, 1852-1952'' by Henry Sandon (1995) ''Landscapes on Derby and Worcester Porcelain'' by Henry Sandon and John Twitchet (1984) ''Worcester Porcelain-Seventeen Fifty-One to Seventeen Ninety-Three'' by Henry Sandon (1983) ''Grainger's Worcester porcelain'' by Henry Sandon (1989) ==See also== Line 88 ⟶ 96: [[Category:1928 births]] [[Category:2023 deaths]] [[Category:~~Antiques~~English antiques experts]] [[Category:Members of the Order of the British Empire]] [[Category:People educated at the Royal Grammar School, High Wycombe]]