our consultants & Agents
kevin watmough
Banknote & Paper Money Consultant
Lockdales has welcomed banknotes specialist Kevin Watmough to its growing team of experts where he will join our paper money section.
Over the last 30 years, Kevin has become a familiar face at national and international coin and banknote fairs and shows, meeting dealers and collectors, adding to his collection and increasing his knowledge of world paper money.
At Lockdales, Kevin acts as our consultant on paper money, carrying out tasks including appraisals, grading, valuations, consignments and cataloguing for auctions. He is due to attend more shows and fairs and looking forward to meeting both new and existing clients.
DAVE & MAGGIE DAVIS
Cigarette-card, Trading-card and Postcard Consultants
Maggie & Dave for over 50 years have been well-known to collectors & dealers alike whilst trading as Magda Card Co.
For several years now Dave has served as Chairman of the Postcard Traders Association and also President & Chairman of the Cartophilic Society of Great Britain Ltd.
With their extensive knowledge and experience they happily advise us on all matters regarding grading, valuation and cataloguing of this material for auction.
GARY NORDON
Philatelic Consultant
Gary has been advising Lockdales for the last 10 years. He has been collecting stamps for over 58 years and has a vast knowledge, with his speciality being World stamp booklets.
Gary’s interest in stamps started when he joined his school stamp club when he was 14 years old. He was soon put in charge of sorting the Blue Peter stamps in the school basement. His collecting grew from then and by his early 20s he was dealing on a small scale and then continued dealing in stamps at fairs until he was in his 40s. Whilst continuing to collect and deal he was busy running two shops and post offices for over 25 years.
Howard Williamson
Weapons, Medals & Militaria Consultant
Howard Williamson’s passion for collecting militaria began as a 7-year-old visiting local auctions with his father in Merstham, Surrey. An avid reader as a teenager his fascination with military items continued to grow and he was soon giving local antique dealers appraisals of items in upcoming auctions.
Since then, Howard has become a recognised authority on all things military related, with an encyclopaedic knowledge that he regularly brings to bear at Lockdales. Author of some 15 books on militaria, he is perhaps best known for his unrivalled reference book, The Great War Medal Collectors’ Companion, boasting 600 pages and countless colour illustrations, which took over eight years to research and write.
He has also spent over the last 22 years hard at work compiling the Military Medal roll-call. “On the 9th September 1940, the Germans dropped a bomb on the Arnside Street Army Record Centre in London and burnt all the citations for the MM. I’ve spent over 22 years with my co-author, Chris Bate, recovering citations from all over the place. We’ve probably recovered about 50,000 of the 121,000 that were lost.” His work on First World War research has been recognised by The Orders & Medals Research Society who awarded him at silver medal for merit.
DR. WILLIAM ROGER VEZIN
Numismatic Consultant
Dr. W. R. Vezin, chemist and astronomer, has been involved with numismatics since 1958. He possesses an extensive library of numismatic literature (13,500 items!) and publishes articles via journals and websites.
His interests are worldwide, mostly obscure and oriental, and often helps with the identification of the trickiest pieces that come our way. Interests also in scientific instruments, STEM subjects generally; acting as occasional advisor to various departments on electronics etc.
Gordon Stewart
Silver & Rare Hallmarks Consultant
Gordon is a long-standing specialist in antique silver, with a particular interest in rare hallmarks. He has an in-depth knowledge of British and Irish assay marks and also foreign, and a keen eye for spotting unusual provincial and maker’s marks.
Gordon has worked with collectors and dealers for many years, helping to identify and authenticate a wide range of silver items. Gordon offers his expertise on an unpaid voluntary basis, driven by a lifelong passion for silver and its rich history.