54 Advertising feature Antiques Roadshow days I


am often puzzled (disappointed?) that after 14 years as a regular on the Antiques Roadshow, I


have been recognized by strangers just three times. I clearly have a forgettable face -maybe a good thing, given that it is viewed by 5million people every week! This year we filmed at Dartington, and it was extremely pleasing whilst there to keep seeing Bearnes Hampton & Littlewood clients, and they actually did recognise me! Some had used the business as a one-off, perhaps for probate or insurance work, whilst others were ongoing clients with a real interest in antiques and fine art. I was tickled that these people, with whom I have dealt professionally and know- a-bit personally sometimes too, had come along to the Antiques Roadshow, and would see me doing my ‘other thing’. I am often asked by clients whether I enjoy the


Roadshow filming days. I explain that it is immensely hard work, with little or no breaks, and that it doesn’t really pay for the Winter Caribbean cruise. Ultimately, it feels good to be a part of something bigger, I like


Bearnes Hampton & Littlewood Okehampton Street, Exeter. EX4 1DU Tel: 01392 413100 www.bhandl.co.uk


meeting the constant stream of people in the queue, and there is also the addictive sharp feeling of being in a hunt, for that special, special piece. And that brings me neatly back to


Bearnes Hampton & Littlewood, because the valuation days that we hold all over the South West really do have exactly the same format as the Antiques Roadshow recording days - only without the TV crews, 5 hour queues, first aid tents and battlements. (Although on reflection, there are battlements at Tavistock’s Bed- ford Hotel, where we are regularly). The Kingsbridge event, every other month at Harbour House is firmly established now and attracts a strong base of repeat clients who trust us with realistic valuations based on genuine knowledge and experi- ence, which as a larger firm with specialists


in every discipline, we can give. There is a decent café across the landing from us too, so some clients make a morning of it, meeting friends for a cake afterwards. Do come along to the next one (17th November) and join the merry throng! CRISTIAN BEADMAN, Chairman, Head of Furniture, Works of Art Department and Valuation Services


Page 1  |  Page 2  |  Page 3  |  Page 4  |  Page 5  |  Page 6  |  Page 7  |  Page 8  |  Page 9  |  Page 10  |  Page 11  |  Page 12  |  Page 13  |  Page 14  |  Page 15  |  Page 16  |  Page 17  |  Page 18  |  Page 19  |  Page 20  |  Page 21  |  Page 22  |  Page 23  |  Page 24  |  Page 25  |  Page 26  |  Page 27  |  Page 28  |  Page 29  |  Page 30  |  Page 31  |  Page 32  |  Page 33  |  Page 34  |  Page 35  |  Page 36  |  Page 37  |  Page 38  |  Page 39  |  Page 40  |  Page 41  |  Page 42  |  Page 43  |  Page 44  |  Page 45  |  Page 46  |  Page 47  |  Page 48  |  Page 49  |  Page 50  |  Page 51  |  Page 52  |  Page 53  |  Page 54  |  Page 55  |  Page 56  |  Page 57  |  Page 58  |  Page 59  |  Page 60  |  Page 61  |  Page 62  |  Page 63  |  Page 64  |  Page 65  |  Page 66  |  Page 67  |  Page 68  |  Page 69  |  Page 70  |  Page 71  |  Page 72  |  Page 73  |  Page 74  |  Page 75  |  Page 76  |  Page 77  |  Page 78  |  Page 79  |  Page 80  |  Page 81  |  Page 82  |  Page 83  |  Page 84  |  Page 85  |  Page 86  |  Page 87  |  Page 88  |  Page 89  |  Page 90  |  Page 91  |  Page 92  |  Page 93  |  Page 94  |  Page 95  |  Page 96  |  Page 97  |  Page 98  |  Page 99  |  Page 100