Mark Hill, antiques expert, is best known for his appearences on the BBC 'Antiques Roadshow' since 2007, and BBC 'Antiques Road Trip'.

He started his career at Bonhams and then Sotheby's in London. He then became Director of Auction House Services at icollector.com pioneering live online bidding in 2001. From 2002-2017 he co-authored of the annual 'Miller's Collectables Price Guide'. In 2006, he founded Mark Hill Publishing Ltd and has authored books on new areas of 20th century design and decorative arts. 

In 2022, Mark Hill partnered with ScottishAntiques.com selling fine postwar Czech, studio and other art glass at the Pantiles Arcade in Tunbridge Wells. Mark is a member of the British Antiques Dealers' Association (BADA) and an Accredited Lecturer of The Arts Society.

Mark Hill Auctions was founded in 2023 with fellow directors Andrew Hill and Germaine Woodmansey to provide a first rate, low cost auction house service in Kent and Sussex. 

We cost less and offer more than most other auction houses. 

Our portfolio of services has been designed to return the most value to you, whether buyer or seller.

Mark Hill Auctions was founded in 2024 as a boutique auction house aiming to revolutionise how auction houses operate. Our seller's commission and buyer's premium are amongst the lowest in the business, with no hidden extras. We also offer a retail sales option through Scottish Antiques and their luxuriously appointed Galleria, and we pay top prices for gold and silver via Scottish Antiques.

Why Buy or Sell With Us?

• Low, Competitive Commission Rates
With commission rates as low as 10% on both sides, you keep more of your money - and bidders can bid higher.

• A Picture Speaks 1,000 Words...
Every lot is illustrated with numerous high-quality photographs, including marks and any condition issues. This means that not only is your item presented in the best way possible to a global audience, but bidders are easily able to make the best decision about how much to bid.

• Comprehensive Unfront Condition Reports
Each and every lot is accompanied by a detailed and comprehensive condition report available from when the catalogue is published online. Still have questions? Just ask us for more information or images and we'll be happy to help.

• Cost-Effective In House Shipping
Every applicable lot is accompanied by a packing and shipping estimate to enable you to work out how much you are likely to pay in total before you bid. All packing is done professionally in house and shipping is via UPS tracked services. 

• Retail Opportunities
Through our partner Scottish Antiques, one of the largest and most popular online retail destinations for antiques, design and collectors items, we can also offer you an international retail sales channel in a town-centre location at our discretion, if we feel that will suit your item better. Your item will also be displayed in our luxuriously appointed Galleria showrooms. Please click here for more information.

• We Buy Precious Metals At Unbeatable Prices
Why give away a large portion of the value of your gold and silver to buyers' and sellers' commissions at auction? Through our partners at Scottish Antiques, we buy gold and silver at truly unbeatable prices to allow you to realise the very best price for scrap precious metals. Please click here for more information.

• An International Audience
We list all our auctions on the online market leading platforms The Saleroom and EasyLive Auctions, offering you access to millions of bidders and buyers from across the world.

THE TEAM

Alex Jenkins. Pop collectibles, film and Rock n Roll memorabilia, cricket and footballl memorabilia, comics, posters, toys, and more. 

A lifelong collector, Alex is also familiar with film sets and Hall H. With insight as a dealer across the UK and US for over two decades and, for the last 15 years,  a general valuer and talented auctioneer. He brings a depth of specialist knowledge and expertise to the company.

"It all started with my mother buying me the comic ‘Marvel Team-Up #65, Spider-Man and Captain Britain’ in 1978 on a sick day to cheer me up.  Since then my collecting has been diverse and extensive.  I can’t wait to see what treasures you have to offer!"

Guy Purbrick grew up surrounded by art and antiques, the son of a decorative antiques dealer. He studied Art History at the University of Sussex, covering diverse areas such as modern and contemporary American assemblage art, 20th century Pop art, and Victorian art movements. He did internships at the Watts Gallery in Surrey, at an art conservation company in London, and at Christie's before joining the team. He has also mounted an art exhibition for a mental health charity in Brighton. 

 Director Germaine Woodmansey brings a wealth of front of house and administrative experience to the team. With a thirty year track record of customer service in the banking and retail sectors, Germaine is our hub of organisation and inspiration. In her current role, she is also responsible for booking valuations and collections, and customer liaison, and Germaine also manages our relationship with Scottish Antiques. Germaine is also ably assisted in her role by her charming and constant companion Maggie the dog (see below).

Director Andrew Hill's lifelong passion for history and the arts meant that a career in antiques seemed like a perfect fit. Andrew worked for Scottish Antiques while studying History at King's College London. Following university, he began working full time at The Pantiles Arcade, becoming integral to the sourcing and researching of their extraordinarily diverse range of antiques and works of art. Over the past years, he has bought, handled, researched and sold many thousands of objects from across the centuries. 

Consultant Robert Woodmansey brings a wealth of business experience from his background in financial markets and electronic trading in the City of London and beyond. He has built a reputation for disruptive business models and founded Onix license-fee free, software as a service - the first of its kind and still the market leader. Throughout his life, he has always collected glassware and porcelain with both passion and strategy. In 2014, he founded Scottish Antiques. In July 2021, he moved the company into The Pantiles Arcade to offer a retail shop in a busy town centre and tourist destination. With Mark Hill Auctions, Robert is bringing a disruptive business model to the industry and is determined to redress the balance in favour of those who consign items to, or buy at, auction rather than the auctioneer.

Maggie is both our Head of Security and our Head of Biscuits. A happy and bouncy 'Heinz 57' who's full of life, any food left below 4ft above the ground is considered fair game - as are any stuffed toys brought in. She loves chasing her ball up and down the Galleria, and is inseparable from Germaine. Every now and again, you can find her taking five with a quick snooze under the mahogany sofa table in our valuation office.

Select photography of items across this website by David Bartholomew.