Olympia Auctions presents: The Antiques Roadshow Quiz!
On the 11th March 2026, Olympia Auctions hosted an Antiques Roadshow Quiz, in aid of West London Action for Children. The evening was brilliantly hosted by Thomas Del Mar, who specialises in Arms & Armour and Militaria, and Matthew Barton, whose speciality is Clock & Watches, European Sculpture & Works of Art, Objects of Vertu, Portrait Miniatures and Silver.
The evening was great fun. Everybody had time to mingle at the beginning and enjoy lovely drinks and canapés, while taking the opportunity to look at the ten fascinating antiques on display. Guests then had to make informed (or ill-informed) guesses about what the object was, when and where it was made and what it was worth. The items were all very beautiful and very diverse.
It was wonderful to see some truly ancient and special objects, and very amusing to be foxed by a fake or two, and interesting to learn about how much minor damage affected the values. The overwhelming feeling was that everyone who participated learnt such a lot and had a really interesting and amusing evening. Matthew was absolutely wonderful in his presentation of the results, and Tom was most assiduous in encouraging donations into a bucket!
Thank you to them both for supporting WLAC and huge congratulations to our winner Chris (who beat Jan by just half a point!) who took home a very nice bottle of champagne. Cheers!