David Sanctuary Howard

David Sanctuary Howard (1928 – 2005) was a noted expert on Chinese armorial porcelain.

Born in Manchester 22 January 1928, he died 25 March 2005.^[1] He was educated at Stowe School. He served in the Coldstream Guards. He set up and ran Heirloom & Howard, a business specialising in restoring armorial artefacts to the families with whom they were connected. The business began in Mayfair and later relocated to Wiltshire.

He was the author of:

• Chinese Armorial Porcelain Volume I (1974) ISBN 0-571-09811-8
  • Volume II (2003) ISBN 0-954-43890-6
• The Choice of the Private Trader (1994) ISBN 0-302-00642-7
• The Unforgiving Minute (2004) ISBN 1-841-04124-6

He also published a number of other books.

Had four children with his first wife, Elizabeth North.^[2][3]