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Hilary Marion Kay (born 16 December 1956) is a British

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expert, author and lecturer, probably best known for her many appearances on

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Antiques Roadshow ''Antiques Roadshow'' is a British television programme broadcast by the BBC in which antiques appraisers travel to various regions of the United Kingdom (and occasionally in other countries) to appraise antiques brought in by local people (g ...

'' programme on which she is a member of the team of experts. Kay's first job was working for fine art and antique dealers Spink & Son in St. James's. In 1977, Kay accepted an offer to join

Sotheby's Sotheby's () is a British-founded American multinational corporation with headquarters in New York City. It is one of the world's largest brokers of fine and decorative art, jewellery, and collectibles. It has 80 locations in 40 countries, and ...

Collectors’ Department. Later that year Kay became head of that department and, aged 21, became the company's youngest ever

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fan, in 1981 Kay held the world's first rock and roll memorabilia auction, handled the sale of

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's collection in 1988 and in 1992 wrote ''Rock ’n’ Roll Collectables: An Illustrated History of Rock Memorabilia,'' the first textbook on the subject. As well as working on television as an expert on ''Antiques Roadshow'' from 1979 onwards, Kay presented a landmark series for

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, ''Brilliantly British,'' which explored the lives of

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. Kay has written or contributed to a number of books on the subject of antiques and collectables and has appeared in numerous television and radio programmes. Kay is a fan of mechanical antiques, having been born into a family of Engineers. She is also a car enthusiast; one of her early influences was the

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film '' Goldfinger,'' where she loved the

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. In 2009, for a special episode of BBC TV's ''Priceless Antiques Roadshow'', Kay was behind the wheel of the Aston Martin DB5 driven by

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in '' Casino Royale''. Kay, by then a Senior Director, left Sotheby's in 1999. She now runs Art & Antique Events, a corporate entertainment company which provides antiques-based events and entertainments to corporate and private clients. She created and produces a stage show with fellow ''

'' expert

Paul Atterbury Paul Rowley Atterbury, FRSA (born 8 April 1945) is a British antiques expert, known for his many appearances since 1979 on the BBC TV programme ''Antiques Roadshow.'' He specialises in the art, architecture, design and decorative arts of the 19 ...

called 'Have You Had it Long Madam?' (Tales from the Roadshow), which has toured the UK, Australia, Canada and New Zealand. On 27 December 2010 Kay won an edition of

's '' Celebrity Mastermind'', with a score of 36 points, having chosen 'The Life and Works of

' as her specialist subject. Currently Kay presents and curates the online art appreciation course, The Art Institute, operating in the United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, Canada and Ireland. Kay has joint British and Australian citizenship.

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