Michael Hogben is an English auctioneer and antiques dealer, who has appeared in the British Broadcasting Corporation series Bargain Hunt and his own series "Auction Manitoba".
Education
After both brothers graduated from school, Hogben"s father emigrated to Australia leaving the two boys to fend for themselves. Having studied art, in 1988 he opened his own auction house in Folkestone, which then traded until he sold it in 2004.
Career
Early Hogben left school at 15 and two years later came into a small inheritance, which he invested in opening a fashion boutique called "Mickey Finn". Over the next ten years he expanded with outlets throughout Kent. Hogben then sold the fashion chain, and invested in Kent"s first wine bar – McCartney"s – in Dover.