Born in the east end of London, Sandon was evacuated to Buckinghamshire during the second world war and finished his schooling at the Royal Grammar School, High Wycombe. He then studied at the Guildhall School of Music and became a singer and music teacher at the Royal Grammar School Worcester and a lay clerk in the Worcester Cathedral Choir.
He was curator of the Dyson Perrins Museum for many years. He began his career as an archaeologist and his knowledge covers pottery and porcelain of all periods and countries. One of his projects was an excavation at the Royal Worcester factory site.
He was appointed the curator of the Dyson Perrins Museum at the Royal Worcester Factory in 1966 and held that position until 1982.
He is widely known in the United Kingdom for his many appearances on the long running British Broadcasting Corporation television programme Antiques Roadshow. He has written many books on the subject of Worcester and other porcelains, and he lectures frequently on the subject.
In 2000, he was voted Antiques Personality of the Year by the readers of British Broadcasting Corporation"s Homes & Antiques magazine. He was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (Administration Member of the Order of the British Empire) in the 2008 Queen"s Birthday for his services to Broadcasting, the Ceramics Industry, and to Charity.
He was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (Administration Member of the Order of the British Empire) in the 2008 Queen"s Birthday for his services to Broadcasting, the Ceramics Industry, and to Charity.
