We’re delighted to announce that Tim Wonnacott, star of the BBC’s Antique Road Trip and Bargain Hunt, will be joining us on-board our brand-new Star-Ship, Emerald Liberté, as guest speaker on our eight-day Antiques on the Rhône cruise.
Born and raised in North Devon, Tim’s introduction to auctioneering began at a very young age. During school holidays, he would accompany his father to auctions for the family firm, before holding his own auction for the first time at the age of 16. After qualifying as a chartered auctioneer and surveyor, a post-graduate course in the Fine and Decorative Arts at the V&A’s study centre, drew him to London. And in 1978 he joined Sotheby’s, one of the world’s largest brokers of fine and decorative art. After becoming Junior Director in 1983, he soon became full Director in 1985.
