I’m Roger Stewart. Welcome to my Random Treasure website.
Since early childhood I’ve spent much of my spare time buying, researching and selling antiques, operating on a limited budget and frequenting local auctions and charity shops. As a result, I have a house full of stuff, and a lot of stories about remarkable objects bought and sold – sometimes with extraordinary and spectacular success in the saleroom.
I have written about some of the the stuff and told some of the stories in my blog on this website and in my book Random Treasure – Antiques, Auctions and Alchemy.
Random Treasure – The Blog
Latest Post:
- Seventeen Fifty-SevenI have become temporarily immersed in the year 1757. However, cursory research suggests that 1757 wasn’t particularly distinguished for world-changing historical events. So why should I pick that year as my focus of attention? Because of a new addition to my ceramics collection: a large pottery bowl purchased recently in a local auction. … More Seventeen Fifty-Seven