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David Dickinson is a household name, the king of the catchphrase, undisputed darling of daytime TV and a rising star of evening entertainment. He annually earns a six figure sum and exudes a taste for the finer things in life. He's a respected antiques expert and revered business man.
But the road to his success has not been as smooth as his patter and he's learnt a lot at the school of hard knocks.
Read on and learn more about his highs and lows.
Provenance

He was born in 1941 and shortly after was adopted by a childless couple living in Cheadle Heath , part of Stockport, suburbs of Manchester. His Father died when he was twelve and his Mother had to work long hours to support them. David says "I had a wonderful, happy childhood" and he recalls that at school he was always swopping marbles and generally trading small things. From a young age he had an eye for the finer things in life, and attributes his love of style to his French Grandmother who helped bring him up. He remembers 'running alongside particularly flash cars....saying "Mister it's magnificent! Can I have a look at it?"		 bargain hunt antique marbles
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"Aren't Genetics Peculiar?"
His Grandmother also taught him good principles. David says "When I left school at fourteen-and-a-half my granny sent me to a factory to learn engineering. After six months as an apprentice I left and got a job in the textile trade; then I went on my own as a commission agent.
I would dash from one importer to another with samples and sell them on commission." In his early twenties, he decided to contact his birth Mother, who was then living in Jersey. Interestingly he discovered that his Grandfather was an Armenian silk trader who had moved to Manchester in 1910 and sold suiting material in the very same streets David began trading! David remarks "Aren't genetics peculiar?". And so it's his Armenian Grandfather to whom he attributes his passion for the flamboyant and for trading.
Lorne Lesley & David Dickinson Love and Marriage

In the mid nineteen sixties David Dickinson met his wife-to-be in a nightclub. She is the international cabaret artist Lorne Lesley, and they've now been married for over thirty years. As a wedding gift Lorne gave David an antique regency mourning ring, set with a rose cut diamond. Lorne is half African and half Welsh and hails from Tiger Bay,

"just like Shirley Bassey" says David, "She is very glamorous, a lovely striking lady." "When my wife was famous, it was great fun, she has more talent in her little finger than I have in my whole body".
See for yourself just how very glamorous Lorne Lesley is on page 160 of David Dickinson's first book The Antiques Buyer. Click here to buy it.
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