Christina Helen Johanne Trevanion (born 12 June 1981) is a British
auction
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eer and television presenter.
She is a partner in the firm of Trevanion & Dean, auctioneers and valuers, based in
Whitchurch, Shropshire
Whitchurch is a market town in the north of Shropshire, England. It lies east of the Wales, Welsh border, 2 miles south of the Cheshire border, north of the county town of Shrewsbury, south of Chester, and east of Wrexham. At the 2021 Unit ...
. Trevanion founded the firm with Aaron Dean, having previously worked at
Christie's
Christie's is a British auction house founded in 1766 by James Christie (auctioneer), James Christie. Its main premises are on King Street, St James's in London, and it has additional salerooms in New York, Paris, Hong Kong, Milan, Geneva, Shan ...
.
She has appeared on a number of
BBC
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daytime television programmes as an expert in antiques and as an auctioneer, including ''
Bargain Hunt
''Bargain Hunt'' is a British television programme in which two pairs of contestants are challenged to buy antiques from shops or a fair and then sell them in an auction for a profit. It has aired on BBC One since 13 March 2000 in a daytime ...
'', ''
Antiques Road Trip
''Antiques Road Trip'' (also known as ''Celebrity Antiques Road Trip'') is a BBC television series produced by STV Studios. It was first shown on BBC Two
BBC Two is a British free-to-air Public service broadcasting in the United Kingdom ...
'', ''
Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is'' and ''
Flog It!
''Flog It!'' is a BBC television series presented by Paul Martin (TV presenter), Paul Martin that was broadcast from 27 May 2002 to May 2020.
Description
The show follows a similar formula to ''Antiques Roadshow'', with members of the public b ...
''.
She has also presented the BBC's ''The Travelling Auctioneers'' along with
Will Kirk and
JJ Chalmers
John-James Chalmers (born 20 December 1986) is a Scottish television presenter and Invictus Games medallist. He was injured in a bomb blast in Afghanistan in 2011, while serving as a Royal Marine.
Early life
Chalmers was born on 20 December 19 ...
.
Early life and education
Trevanion attended
Southampton Solent University
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after completing her secondary education at
Bishop Heber High School
Bishop Heber High School is a comprehensive secondary school in Malpas, Cheshire, England. The school is named after bishop Reginald Heber (1783–1826), who was born in Malpas and is remembered as a hymn-writer. In 2011, the school was rated ...
in
Malpas, Cheshire
Malpas ( ) is a market town and a civil parish in the unitary authority of Cheshire West and Chester and the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England. It lies near the borders with Shropshire and Wales, and had a population of 1,673 at the 2011 U ...
.
Personal life
Trevanion is married, with two daughters.
References
English auctioneers
English television presenters
Living people
1981 births
Television personalities from Shropshire
English antiques experts
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