Watson, who died earlier this year, was a teacher and headteacher for 30 years before becoming a dealer in the mid-1990s.
![Brian Watson](https://gazette-eu-west2.azureedge.net/media/95349/img_13-8.jpg?width=700&height=500&mode=max&updated=09%2f18%2f2023+12%3a22%3a49)
The late Brian Watson.
He exhibited at fairs including Olympia, The Decorative Antiques & Textiles Fair in Battersea, the NEC Art & Antiques For Everyone and Petworth Park Antiques Fair over the years and became a well-respected member of the trade.
He focused on 18th and 19th century drinking glasses but his collection and stock encompassed a much wider remit.
Across 222 lots at Bishop & Miller, 19 centuries of glass are represented in the Stowmarket auction from the Roman period to the mid-20th century including Venetian, Murano, Bohemian and English glass.