Rotary Meeting 8-Sep-2011 Speaker: Mark Stacey Auctioneers & Valuers


A bout


two years ago Janet and I had the pleasure of hearing Mark speak at a meeting of the Romford Rotary Club. On that occasion we were encouraged to take along any old or antique items for Mark to look at and talk about. I took along (no - not Janet!) a pair of spelter soldiers about 18inches high, that had been given to me by my father which had in turn been given to him by an elderly friend who he had been helping out. Nobody in my family but me liked them, but when Mark said that they could possibly fetch about £100+ at auction they became more attractive.


O n this occasion when Mark visited


our club he talked about his career and how he became an auctioneer. With his brother he began working in the family business which has been going since 1947.On this visit Mark did not look at any antiques (although he was intrigued by some of the members of the club) but entertained us with some stories of his life so far in the antiques trade. He had some entertaining stories to tell


about some of the items he has dealt with and he spent some time telling us about his TV work on programmes such as the Antiques Road Show. Mark is not one of the front line presenters but it is his job to look at the items that people bring in and pass on those that he thinks are worthy of being discussed in front of the cameras.


M ark is a most interesting speaker


with a great knowledge about his profession. I have promised myself that I will visit his auction rooms, Stacey's in Rayleigh, as I have never been to an auction.


President George Larkey


Video recording of above is on our website


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