Raj Bisram

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Raj Bisram
Occupation(s)Auctioneer, antiques expert

RajBisram is an English antiques expert and auctioneer. He co-founded Bentley's Fine Art and Antiques Auction House in Cranbrook, Kent in 1995. [1] He has appeared on several British TV programmes on antiques including Antiques Road Trip , Flog It! , Four Rooms , Posh Pawn, Celebrity Antiques Road Trip , Bargain Hunt , and Would I Lie To You? . [2]

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Early life

He was born in London and attended Highgate School. He enlisted in the British Army where he became a physical training instructor in REME. He represented the British Army in competitive downhill skiing and the slalom. He qualified as an Austrian ski instructor and worked as a ski instructor in the resort of Ellmau in Tyrol. [3] Bentley’s Antique & Fine Art Auctioneers was originally founded by Wilfred Wheaton and Bisram in 1995 as Cranbrook Auction Rooms. [4]

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References

  1. "Channel 4 Four Rooms" . Retrieved 14 February 2021.
  2. "BBC Bargain Hunt - Raj Bisram". BBC One. Retrieved 7 February 2017.
  3. "DESIblitz web-site". 4 April 2017. Retrieved 14 February 2021.
  4. "Bentley's Fine Art and Antiques Auction House" . Retrieved 14 February 2021.