Peter Young has been an auctioneer for over sixty years specialising in antiques and chattels for the majority of his career.

Peter gained his early experience through farm, livestock and chattels auction sales. His daily interactions with the rich tapestry of characters that he met made him realise that a combination of auctions and antiques would provide the ingredients for an interesting and rewarding career.

Qualifying as an Auctioneer, he became a partner in a leading firm of auctioneers before setting up his own business specialising in Fine Art and antiques. Gaining a wide ranging field of expertise, working with a diverse group of people, including media personalities and members of the aristocracy. He was involved in the production of ‘Going For A Song’ a leading antiques roadshow shown on the BBC in the 1960s with the renowned experts Arthur Negus, Sir Mortimer Wheeler and Max Robertson. Peter’s media experience also extends to regular appearances on both local and national television and radio, hosting a guest spot on the BBC roadshow bus, identifying and valuing antiques. He has appeared on Look North and Calendar as well as numerous radio stations both local and national. Since retiring from the hectic world of auction sales, Peter retains a full diary having turned his talents to lecturing and after-dinner speaking. He currently heads the Three Counties Art & Antiques History Society .

Cruise ship lecturing began in 2007 as guest speaker for Voyages of Discovery, Fred Olsen and Saga, a popular raconteur, giving light hearted and fascinating insights into the world of Art, antiques and auction sales, delivering his humorous tales to full audiences.

Until recently Peter held a private pilots licence, regularly to be found at many aero clubs accompanied by his faithful Border Collie sheepdog. A love of country life now finds him lecturing on Antiques History, beekeeping, attending traction engine rallies and ploughing matches. Married to Sandra they have a daughter and two two small Grandsons.

HUMBLE BEGINNINGS - From Livestock to Lalique - How a Farm Boy became a Fine Art Auctioneer.

SURPRISING DISCOVERIES - Louis XIV Furniture in a Council Flat, Machine Guns in an attic and a silver hoard in a hidden room.

COUNTRY HOUSE CONTENTS SALES - Where the gentry met the unwashed to dispose of their chattels.

NOWT SO STRANGE AS FOLK! - From peasant to aristocrat, vendors and buyers, Bellmen and Ringers, all enhance the rich panoply of working with the public.

IT SHOULDN'T HAPPEN - BUT IT DID! Cow On a Folly, Banknote heist, Exploding piano and Pregnant secretaries.

DOWN ON THE FARM - Tractor shed Treasures and Old Master paintings.

POTTERY AND PORCELAIN of Great Britain.

THE PRE-REPHAELITES - John Everett Millais, Holman Hunt, Burn Jones, Rossetti, Thomas Woolner and Ford Maddox Brown.

THE UBIQUITOUS BOX - Boxes throughout History

AFTERNOON TEA - The development of Tea drinking

TAVERNS AND DRINKING - From the Cophee House to the Taproom

PHOENICIAN TRADERS IN THE MEDITERRANEAN - The story of Maiolica.

THE ART STYLES - Art Nouveau, Art Deco, Arts & Crafts,

ANTIQUES OF THE IBERIAN PENINSULAR - The arrival of Moorish Influences.