Charles Hanson (auctioneer) explained

Charles Hanson
Birth Date:29 May 1978
Birth Place:Holbrook, Derbyshire, England
Nationality:English

Charles Hanson MRICS (born 29 May 1978) is an English auctioneer, chartered surveyor and television personality. He is best known for his appearances as an antiques expert on the television programmes Bargain Hunt, Flog It! and Antiques Road Trip.

Career

Business

After gaining his MRICS qualification, Hanson started his career in 1999 at Christie's working as a student intern in the European Ceramics and Glass Department.[1] [2] [3] [4] Subsequently, he worked for antique houses in Cheshire and Staffordshire before founding Hansons Auctioneers and Valuers in Etwall, Derbyshire in August 2005.[5] In 2016 his company opened a department specialising in coins and antiquities, named Historica.[6]

The most expensive lot Hanson has sold was a Qianlong period Chinese porcelain vase which was used by the seller as a doorstop for 36 years, finishing at £650,000.[7] [8] [9] Other significant sales include the medals of Rowland Hill, 1st Viscount Hill, a commander at the Battle of Waterloo and a brooch which had belonged to Katherine Neville, Baroness Hastings.[10] [11] [12] [13]

Hanson has also taken part in charity auctions for organisations including the Herd of Sheffield and Careline.[14] [15]

Television

Since 2002 Hanson has appeared on BBC television programme Bargain Hunt where he acts as an adviser to one of two teams of contestants who buy and sell antiques and attempt to gain a profit. In November 2018 he appeared as an expert on a celebrity edition of Bargain Hunt in which stars of the BBC series Casualty made up the teams and tried to raise money for Children in Need.[16] [17]

Hanson made regular appearances on Flog It!.[18] [19] From 2010 he has also taken part in Antiques Road Trip in which he travels between antique shops in the United Kingdom and competes with a fellow antiques expert to make the most profit.[20] In 2016 he appeared on For What It's Worth.[21]

Music

In 2017 Hanson, with fellow BBC antique experts Philip Serrell, Charlie Ross and James Braxton, recorded a rock version of the classic "Sleigh Ride" in aid of BBC Children in Need. It was produced by father and son team Grahame and Jack Corbyn and released digitally on independent record label Saga Entertainment. The single peaked at number 1 on the Amazon Rock Charts.[22] [23] [24]

Personal life

Hanson was born in Holbrook, Derbyshire on 29 May 1978.[25]

In 2010, Hanson married Rebecca Ludlam. In August 2012, Hanson was diagnosed with testicular cancer.[26] [27] [28] Hanson raised £39,000 for the Stillbirth and Neonatal Death Society (now known as Sands) by completing the Great North Run in September 2013.[29]

Hanson lives in Derbyshire; previously with his wife and two children [30] [31] [32] but was prohibited from visiting the marital home in February 2024 at a court hearing.

In December 2023, he faced domestic abuse charges. The alleged offences include two counts of assault occasioning actual bodily harm, two counts of assault and engaging in controlling and coercive behaviour. He was released on bail to appear in court on 10 January 2024.[33] He appeared for a pre-trial hearing at Derby Crown Court on 7 February 2024, where he pleaded not guilty to the charges.[34] The full trial date was set for just over one year later on 10 February 2025; the trial expected to last seven to ten days.[34]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: TV's Charles in town to value your antiques. Rotherham Advertiser. 5 September 2017.
  2. Web site: Charles Hanson interview. derwentliving.com. 5 September 2017. 2016-05-18.
  3. Web site: Charles Hanson: the Bargain Hunter. steveorme.co.uk. 5 September 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20171003224919/http://steveorme.co.uk/news/charles-hanson-the-bargain-hunter/. 3 October 2017. dead.
  4. Web site: About Us. hansonsauctioneers.co.uk. 5 September 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170902130712/http://www.hansonsauctioneers.co.uk/pages/our-history.php. 2 September 2017. dead.
  5. Web site: Hansons Auctioneers and Valuers Limited – Overview. Government of the United Kingdom. 5 September 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20171003174833/https://beta.companieshouse.gov.uk/company/05535028. 3 October 2017. live. dmy-all.
  6. Web site: Hansons Auctioneers launches new coins and antiquities department. Antiques Trade Gazette. antiquestradegazette.com. 5 September 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20171003174857/https://www.antiquestradegazette.com/news/2016/hansons-auctioneers-launches-new-coins-and-antiquities-department/. 3 October 2017. live. dmy-all.
  7. Web site: Vase that was used as a doorstop auctioned for £650,000. itv.com. 5 September 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20171201030635/http://www.itv.com/news/central/2016-07-01/vase-that-was-used-as-a-doorstop-auctioned-for-650-000/. 1 December 2017. live. dmy-all.
  8. News: Rare Chinese vase used as doorstop for 36 years sells for £650,000. The Telegraph. 5 September 2017. 2016-07-04. Molloy. Mark. https://web.archive.org/web/20171203044556/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/good-news/2016/07/04/rare-chinese-vase-used-as-doorstop-for-36-years-sells-for-650000/. 3 December 2017. live. dmy-all.
  9. Web site: Charles Hanson selling Qianlong vase for £650,000 at Derbyshire auction. Antiques Trade Gazette. antiquestradegazette.com. 5 September 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20171201034712/https://www.antiquestradegazette.com/news/2016/watch-charles-hanson-selling-qianlong-vase-for-650-000-at-derbyshire-auction/. 1 December 2017. live. dmy-all.
  10. News: General Hill's medals: Waterloo veteran's badge to be auctioned. BBC News. 5 September 2017. 2017-07-22. https://web.archive.org/web/20170904133856/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-derbyshire-40692254. 4 September 2017. live. dmy-all.
  11. Web site: Medieval brooch expected to fetch thousands at auction after being found 500 years on. Daily Express. Express. 5 September 2017. 2017-05-18.
  12. Web site: Waterloo general's 'astonishing' medals smash estimate at auction. alloaadvertiser.com. 5 September 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20171201043856/http://www.alloaadvertiser.com/news/15432783.Waterloo_general___s____astonishing____medals_smash_estimate_at_auction/. 1 December 2017. live. dmy-all.
  13. Web site: Metal detector finds medieval brooch worth thousands. itv.com. 5 September 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170829125117/http://www.itv.com/news/central/2017-05-19/metal-detector-finds-medieval-brooch-worth-thousands/. 29 August 2017. live. dmy-all.
  14. Web site: Herd of Sheffield charity auction raises £410,600 for Sheffield Children's Hospital. thestar.co.uk. 5 September 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170101162709/http://www.thestar.co.uk/news/herd-of-sheffield-charity-auction-raises-410-600-for-sheffield-children-s-hospital-1-8192954. 1 January 2017. live. dmy-all.
  15. Web site: Charity auction with the BBC's Charles Hanson. carelinecalling.co.uk. 5 September 2017.
  16. Web site: BBC's Bargain Hunt heading to Hansons Auctioneers in Etwall. Burton Mail. burtonmail.co.uk. 5 September 2017. 2017-07-18. https://web.archive.org/web/20170805213628/http://www.burtonmail.co.uk/whats-on/whats-on-news/bbcs-bargain-hunt-heading-hansons-209656. 5 August 2017. live. dmy-all.
  17. Web site: BBC One – Bargain Hunt – Charles Hanson. BBC News. 5 September 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170114201258/http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/profiles/1cV5kzNB9l1Pl1vjkxhrHC9/charles-hanson. 14 January 2017. live. dmy-all.
  18. Web site: Flog It expert Charles Hanson to go hands-on. lemingtoncourier.co.uk. 5 September 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20171003224829/http://www.leamingtoncourier.co.uk/news/flog-it-expert-charles-hanson-to-go-hands-on-1-1053971. 3 October 2017. live. dmy-all.
  19. Web site: Charles Hanson and Kate Bliss, regular experts of Bargain Hunt, Flog It and Antiques Road Trip to provide advice to visitors. redditchadvertiser.co.uk. 5 September 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20171003174714/http://www.redditchadvertiser.co.uk/news/regional/15496495.Television_antique_experts_to_provide_advice_to_visitors/. 3 October 2017. live. dmy-all.
  20. Web site: Antiques Road Trip presenter accidentally breaks pricey vase. Digital Spy. 5 September 2017. 2016-09-13. https://web.archive.org/web/20171003174846/http://www.digitalspy.com/tv/news/a807812/antiques-road-trip-presenter-breaks-pricey-vase/. 3 October 2017. live. dmy-all.
  21. Web site: BBC One – For What It's Worth. BBC News. 5 September 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20181222130319/https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b06zvhrx. 22 December 2018. live. dmy-all.
  22. Web site: The BBC's antiques experts unite to release a Christmas single . 2 January 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20181007040017/https://www.radiotimes.com/news/tv/2017-12-01/the-bbcs-antiques-experts-unite-to-release-a-christmas-single/ . 7 October 2018 . live . dmy-all .
  23. Web site: BBC Children in Need - BBC antiques experts have swapped their auction house gavels for microphones to produce a Christmas single in aid of BBC Children in Need . 2 January 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20181226210316/http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/4DqldYKs1YZPxYS1JYWtDjB/bbc-antiques-experts-have-swapped-their-auction-house-gavels-for-microphones-to-produce-a-christmas-single-in-aid-of-bbc-children-in-need . 26 December 2018 . live . dmy-all .
  24. Web site: Bargain Hunt - Sleigh Ride . YouTube . Saga Entertainment . 30 November 2017.
  25. Web site: BBC Bargain Hunt – Charles Hanson biography. goldandsilverhallmarks.co.uk. 5 September 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20171003174454/http://www.goldandsilverhallmarks.co.uk/2011/03/bbc-bargain-hunt-charles-hanson.html#.Wa6_R8iGPIU#.Wa6_R8iGPIU. 3 October 2017. live. dmy-all.
  26. Web site: Charles Hanson and the Great North Run – Raising money for SANDS. hansonsauctioneers.co.uk. 5 September 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20160824124733/http://www.hansonsauctioneers.co.uk/pages/SANDS-Charles-Story.php. 24 August 2016. dead. dmy-all.
  27. Web site: BBC antiques star Charles Hanson on battling cancer and coping with loss of stillborn baby. The Mirror. 5 September 2017. 2013-08-28. https://web.archive.org/web/20170908045043/http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/real-life-stories/charles-hanson-testicular-cancer-stillborn-2234727. 8 September 2017. live. dmy-all.
  28. Web site: Personal Experiences. derbysands.org.uk. 5 September 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20171201043943/http://www.derbysands.org.uk/24-charles_hanson.htm. 1 December 2017. live. dmy-all.
  29. Web site: Jonathan Pratt & Antiques Road Trip Celebrities Run The Great North Run in Aid of SANDS. bellmans.co.uk. 5 September 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20171201032030/https://www.bellmans.co.uk/news/jonathan-pratt-antiques-road-trip-celebrities-run-the-great-north-run-in-aid-of-sands/. 1 December 2017. live. dmy-all.
  30. Web site: Baby joy for Derbyshire TV star Charles Hanson and wife Rebecca after two years of anguish. Derby Telegraph. derbytelegraph.co.uk. 5 September 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20171003174744/http://www.derbytelegraph.co.uk/news/celebs-tv/baby-joy-derbyshire-tv-star-189068. 3 October 2017. live. dmy-all.
  31. Web site: Etwall auctioneer and TV celebrity Charles Hanson in baby joy. Burton Mail. burtonmail.co.uk. 5 September 2017. 2016-10-13. https://web.archive.org/web/20171003224645/http://www.burtonmail.co.uk/news/celebs-tv/etwall-auctioneer-tv-celebrity-charles-171921. 3 October 2017. live. dmy-all.
  32. Web site: TV celebrity Charles Hanson baby joy after intensive care scare. Derby Telegraph. derbytelegraph.co.uk. 5 September 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170908115822/http://www.derbytelegraph.co.uk/news/celebs-tv/tv-celebrity-charles-hanson-baby-153629. 8 September 2017. live. dmy-all.
  33. News: 2023-12-21 . Charles Hanson: Auctioneer charged with assault after domestic incident . en-GB . BBC News . 2023-12-22 . dmy-all.
  34. Web site: Torr . George . Charles Hanson: Trial set for TV auctioneer accused of assaulting wife . . 2024-02-16 . 2024-02-07 . dmy-all.

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