Gordon Brown was a Scottish?Australian antique dealer, and presenter of several television programs about antiques and collecting.

Born in Glasgow , Scotland, Brown began collecting and selling antiques in Edinburgh at the age of 19. He travelled to Australia, living in Perth and eventually settling in Hobart , Tasmania, where he now owns an antique shop. ^[1]

With his friend Charles Wooley , Brown produced a television pilot for an antique series, which was commissioned for eight episodes by Peter Meakin at the Nine Network . However, before the series went into production, Meakin moved to the Seven Network . Brown instead presented a segment called "The Tartan Treasure Hunter" for A Current Affair . ^{[1] [2]}

In 2005, Brown was hired by the ABC to present a segment called "Roving Eye" on the new series Collectors , as well as acting on the show's panel as an expert on Georgian and Victorian antiques. ^[1]

Collectors was cancelled in 2011, and Brown presented the second series of Auction Room , replacing William McInnes .

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