Bunny Campione
English antiques expert
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Bunny Campione (born Carolyn Elizabeth Fisher; c. August 1946)[1] is an English antiques expert known for her many appearances on the television programme Antiques Roadshow since 1985. She has published her own works on antiques.[2][failed verification]
August 1946 (age 79)
- Sotheby's (23 years tenure, Furniture Department, Collectors Department 1973–1996)
- Christies London Office (senior consultant 1997–2002)
Bunny Campione | |
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| Born | Carolyn Elizabeth Fisher August 1946 (age 79) England |
| Occupations | Antiques expert, television personality |
| Employers |
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| Known for | Appearances on Antiques Roadshow (1985–present) |
| Spouse |
Iain Grahame
(m. 2002; died 2023) |
| Family | Stewart Granger (uncle) |
Biography
Campione is the daughter of Squadron leader Francis Colborne Fisher, of Mudeford, Dorset,[3] and Iris (née Stewart), sister of British actor Stewart Granger. Campione became known as "Bunny" as a young child, after she was given a coat that had a hood with rabbit ears on it. She studied at university in France and worked at the Bear Lane Gallery in Oxford for a year.[4] She then worked at Sotheby's for 23 years until 1996, gaining a wide knowledge of antiques, firstly in the furniture department and then the collectors' department.[5] She was a senior consultant at Christie's in London until 2002.
Campione lives at Daws Hall, a private nature reserve, in Lamarsh, Essex. Her husband Iain Grahame, Idi Amin’s old commander and friend, died on 4 September 2023.[6][7] She runs her own company, Campione Fine Art, buying and selling antiques on behalf of clients. She has a particular interest in, and knowledge of, automata, bird-cages, corkscrews, dolls, dolls' houses, miniature and early furniture, and soft toys.[8]
