Paul Laidlaw is a Scottish auctioneer, known for his appearances on television game-shows related to antiques.
He was subsequently asked to screen test for the show, and now makes regular appearances as an expert advisor,[1] where his role is to assist a team of two lay people in competition with another team, who aim to make the most money by buying antiques and collectables, then selling them at auction.
[4] In a 2017 episode he purchased a Chambre Automatique De Bertsch sub-miniature camera for £60; it sold for a hammer price of £20,000, to a private collector in Switzerland.
[4] In an earlier episode, screened in 2016, he purchased a Georgian drinking glass for £1, whose hammer price was £360.
[9][10] As of June 2021, Laidlaw lives in Carlisle, with his wife Maureen and their daughter and twin boys.