Mark Stacey (born September 23, 1964) is a Welsh
valuer
Real estate appraisal, property valuation or land valuation is the process of developing an opinion of value for real property (usually market value). Real estate transactions often require appraisals because they occur infrequently and every prop ...
and
auctioneer. He is also a TV personality and has made regular appearances on
BBC programmes as an
antique
An antique ( la, antiquus; 'old', 'ancient') is an item perceived as having value because of its aesthetic or historical significance, and often defined as at least 100 years old (or some other limit), although the term is often used loosely ...
expert.
Biography and professional career
Stacey was born in
Neath
Neath (; cy, Castell-nedd) is a market town and Community (Wales), community situated in the Neath Port Talbot, Neath Port Talbot County Borough, Wales. The town had a population of 50,658 in 2011. The community of the parish of Neath had a po ...
,
Glamorgan
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, Government = Glamorgan County Council (1889–1974)
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* West Glamorgan
* Mid Glamorgan
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, South Wales.
[ (Retrieved 2011-09-13)] He moved to London and 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.
Stacey 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''. 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.
In 2011 Stacey opened an antiques shop in
Kemptown, Brighton, East Sussex.
In 2014 Stacey became an auctioneer and valuer with Reeman Dansie auctioneers in
Colchester, Essex and found an
ancient Egyptian
sarcophagus
A sarcophagus (plural sarcophagi or sarcophaguses) is a box-like funeral receptacle for a corpse, most commonly carved in stone, and usually displayed above ground, though it may also be buried. The word ''sarcophagus'' comes from the Greek ...
, propped up in an Essex house, which sold for £13,500.
Personal life
Stacey has one brother and two sisters.
[ He worked as a residential social worker before entering the antiques trade, initially as a dealer before working with several auction houses.]
References
External links
Mark D. Stacey, Auctioners & Valuers
BBC ''Bargain Hunt'' webpage
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1964 births
Living people
People from Neath
British auctioneers
BBC television presenters
Sotheby's people
Welsh television personalities
Antiques experts