David Sanctuary Howard was a noted expert on Chinese armorial porcelain.

Born in Manchester

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 22 January 1928, he died 25 March 2005. He was educated at Stowe School

Stowe School

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. He served in the Coldstream Guards

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. 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

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and later relocated to Wiltshire.

Author of:

• Chinese Armorial Porcelain Volume I (1974)
  • Volume II (2003)
• 'The Unforgiving Minute.

He also published a number of other books.

Had four children with his first wife, Elizabeth North they were: Philippa Howard, Sophie Howard, Joanna Howard and Thomas Howard

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