Kate Bliss
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Kate Bliss is an antiques expert and television celebrity that has appeared on the BBC's Bargain Hunt
and Flog It!
and has also presented the BBC's programme Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is
.
Bliss specialises in jewellery and silver and is a fellow of the Great Britain Gemmological Association
.
Making her television début after being spotted by the crew of Bargain Hunt
after a visit to Brightwells auction house when filming an episode of the programme, at the time presented by the show's original presenter David Dickinson
(The current presenter is Tim Wonnacott
).
Bliss has had an interest in antiques from an early age - helping in her father's saleroom in Herefordshire
.
Bliss read English Literature
at Brasenose College, Oxford
before studying Fine Art
. She is a member of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors.
and then Dorstone
at the head of the Golden Valley
.
She is a great supporter of St Michael's Hospice and the Alzheimer's Society
, since Bliss' grandmother was diagnosed with Alzheimer's.
Bargain Hunt
Bargain Hunt is a British television programme in which two pairs of contestants are challenged to buy antiques at a fair and then sell them in an auction for a profit. It has aired on BBC One since 13 March 2000 in a daytime version and from 22 August 2002 to 13 November 2004 in a primetime version...
and Flog It!
Flog It!
Flog It! is a television series broadcast on the BBC, presented by Paul Martin. The show follows a similar formula to Antiques Roadshow, with members of the public bringing their antiques to be viewed and valued by a team of experts...
and has also presented the BBC's programme Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is
Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is (TV series)
Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is is a BBC television series devoted to pitting the knowledge and business acumen of well-known antiques experts against each other in a specific challenge. It has aired on BBC One since 10 March 2008...
.
Bliss specialises in jewellery and silver and is a fellow of the Great Britain Gemmological Association
Gemmological Association of Great Britain
The Gemmological Association of Great Britain, also known as Gem-A, is an international gemmology education and qualifications body based in the UK.-History:...
.
Making her television début after being spotted by the crew of Bargain Hunt
Bargain Hunt
Bargain Hunt is a British television programme in which two pairs of contestants are challenged to buy antiques at a fair and then sell them in an auction for a profit. It has aired on BBC One since 13 March 2000 in a daytime version and from 22 August 2002 to 13 November 2004 in a primetime version...
after a visit to Brightwells auction house when filming an episode of the programme, at the time presented by the show's original presenter David Dickinson
David Dickinson
David Dickinson is an English antiques expert, television presenter and entrepreneur.-Biography:...
(The current presenter is Tim Wonnacott
Tim Wonnacott
Tim Wonnacott is a Chartered Auctioneer, Chartered Surveyor English antiques expert, television presenter. He has been Director of one of the world's oldest auction houses, Sotheby's...
).
Bliss has had an interest in antiques from an early age - helping in her father's saleroom in Herefordshire
Herefordshire
Herefordshire is a historic and ceremonial county in the West Midlands region of England. For Eurostat purposes it is a NUTS 3 region and is one of three counties that comprise the "Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Gloucestershire" NUTS 2 region. It also forms a unitary district known as the...
.
Bliss read English Literature
English literature
English literature is the literature written in the English language, including literature composed in English by writers not necessarily from England; for example, Robert Burns was Scottish, James Joyce was Irish, Joseph Conrad was Polish, Dylan Thomas was Welsh, Edgar Allan Poe was American, J....
at Brasenose College, Oxford
Oxford
The city of Oxford is the county town of Oxfordshire, England. The city, made prominent by its medieval university, has a population of just under 165,000, with 153,900 living within the district boundary. It lies about 50 miles north-west of London. The rivers Cherwell and Thames run through...
before studying Fine Art
Fine art
Fine art or the fine arts encompass art forms developed primarily for aesthetics and/or concept rather than practical application. Art is often a synonym for fine art, as employed in the term "art gallery"....
. She is a member of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors.
Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors
The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors is an independent, representative professional body which regulates property professionals and surveyors in the United Kingdom and other sovereign nations....
Personal life
Bliss grew up in Hampton BishopHampton Bishop
Hampton Bishop is a village and civil parish south-east of Hereford, in Herefordshire, England. The village itself is on a wedge between the River Wye and the River Lugg, and is also not far from where the River Frome meets the Lugg....
and then Dorstone
Dorstone
Dorstone is a village within the Golden Valley, Herefordshire, England. There is a thriving community with a church and public house with restaurant. The Golden Valley area offers excellent hillwalking and horseback riding countryside and is noted for its scenery...
at the head of the Golden Valley
Golden Valley, Herefordshire
The Golden Valley is the name given to the valley of the River Dore in western Herefordshire, England. The valley is a picturesque area of gently rolling countryside...
.
She is a great supporter of St Michael's Hospice and the Alzheimer's Society
Alzheimer's Society
Alzheimer’s Society is a United Kingdom care and research charity for people with dementia and their carers.It is a membership organisation, which works to improve the quality of life of people affected by dementia in England, Wales and Northern Ireland...
, since Bliss' grandmother was diagnosed with Alzheimer's.
External links
- Kate Bliss at Hanson's Auctioneers
- Kate Bliss Interview in Herefordshire and Wye Valley Life Magazine.