 The son of Henry Sandon, a notable authority on Royal Worcester porcelain, John Sandon left school aged 16 and went to work at auction house Bonhams (formerly Phillips) in London in 1975, where he quickly established himself as a porcelain specialist.Since 1988 he has been the International Director of European Ceramics and Glass at Bonhams auctioneers in London.He is a world authority on European porcelain, and has written many books and articles on the subject.