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The Extraordinary Collector: Interior Designs: High-end Homes

Factual: Arts, Culture & the Media

The Extraordinary Collector: Episode Six

21/09/2019 GMT

Interior Designs: High-end Homes

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Will Gordon Watson's hand-picked pieces be good enough for the uber rich?

Gordon Watson takes a stand at PAD, a design fair held once a year at Berkley Square in London. He is hoping to make sales totalling a quarter of a million pounds.

London is a magnet for the super-rich who buy homes in one of the world's most vibrant and dynamic cities. After spending millions on buying property, many employ interior designers to help furnish these homes.

Over the years, Gordon Watson has realised that his business and that of the interior designers work well together and he has become the go-to man when it comes to buying the right pieces of furniture, art and other objects to give that extra special touch to a mansion.

In this episode, Gordon takes a stand at PAD, a design fair held once a year at Berkley Square in London. With the well-heeled and affluent guests in attendance, Gordon is hoping to make sales totalling a quarter of a million pounds - but will his hand-picked pieces be enough to persuade the uber rich visiting his stand to part with their money?

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Art dealer Gordon Watson is one of the leading authorities of 20th century design.

With exclusive insight and unfettered access to his business, this series follows Gordon Watson as he buys incredible objects across the globe to sell to his millionaire clients.


Art dealer Gordon Watson is one of the leading authorities of 20th century design, furniture, objects and lighting. He's the go-to person when wealthy people want unique and rare show-stopping pieces. 

London's Pimlico Road is home to some of the finest and most decadent antiques and art shops in the world; none more so than Gordon Watson Ltd led by the charismatic, eccentric, and highly connected 'Antique Adventurer' himself. 

With exclusive insight and unfettered access to his business, this series follows Gordon as he buys incredible objects across the globe to sell to his millionaire clients.



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