Mark Stacey

Mark Stacey (born 23 September, 1964) is a Welsh valuer and auctioneer. He is also a TV personality who has made regular appearances on BBC programmes as an antique expert. He was born in Neath, Glamorgan and has one brother and two sisters.[1]

Professional career

Stacey moved to London from Wales and then worked for the Bonhams and Sotheby's auction houses. He then became head of Decorative Arts and later Director of Hamptons/Dreweatt Neate Fine Art.[2]

He has made regular appearances as an antiques expert on the BBC programmes Bargain Hunt, Flog It!, Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is and Antiques Road Trip.[3][4] In June 2009 Stacey took part in a light-hearted interview on the BBC lunchtime programme The Daily Politics where he was asked advice about the value of items owned by famous people, in the wake of the UK Parliament's expenses scandal.[5]

In 2011 he opened an antiques shop in Kemptown, Brighton.[6]

In 2014 he became an auctioneer and valuer with Reeman Dansie auctioneers in Colchester, Essex [7] and found an ancient Egyptian sarcophagus found propped up in an Essex house and which sold for £13,500. [8]

Personal life

Stacey worked as a residential social worker before entering the antiques trade, initially as a dealer before working with several auction houses.[9]

Stacey is gay and as of 2012 lived in Brighton with his partner Santiago.[9]

References

  1. ↑ http://www.david-barby.net/Experts.htm (Retrieved 2011-09-13)
  2. ↑ www.markstacey.co.uk About Mark (Retrieved 2011-09-13)
  3. ↑ Bate, Karen (16 October 2011). "Two antiques dealers to star on TV". Salisbury Journal. Retrieved 2013-01-28.
  4. ↑ Rahman, Sophia (10 January 2013). "East Lancashire antiques dealers step into the TV spotlight". Lancashire Telegraph. Retrieved 2013-01-28.
  5. ↑ http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/programmes/the_daily_politics/8093345.stm
  6. ↑ "Mark Stacey Of Bargain Hunt Opens Antiques Shop In Kemptown". SO Brighton & Hove Magazine. 6 July 2011. Retrieved 2012-07-27.
  7. ↑ http://www.reemandansie.com/index.php?_a=viewDoc&docId=5
  8. ↑ http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-essex-30211585
  9. 1 2 Interview with Flog It! presenter Mark Stacey

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