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Scottish antiques expert and television personality

Anita Manning (born 1 December 1947)^{[citation needed]} is a Scottish antiques expert and television personality from Glasgow.^[2] She is well known for her appearances since 2010 as an expert and presenter on the BBC's Bargain Hunt, Flog It! and the Antiques Road Trip.

She is claimed to be the first female auctioneer in Scotland.

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Career

Manning's father used to take her to auctions on Sauchiehall Street, in Glasgow and she grew to love antiques. She first got into the antiques business in the 1970s after buying a bed from an Irish dealer.

He offered her a job as a buyer.^[3]

After studying physical education and specialising in dance at Aberdeen and Edinburgh, Manning was a teacher before she got married and had children. As a young mother, she developed a knowledge of antiques by buying furniture from auctions.

After her first visit to Glasgow as a buyer, she bought and