TV antiques expert Charles Hanson, who appears regularly on Bargain Hunt, is selling Nazi memorabilia at his auction house, sparking outrage.

A yellow star worn by a Dutch Jew, an SS dagger and scabbard and a swastika patch are among items sold, or still on sale, at Hansons auction house.

“If the auction house had any sense of decency they would withdraw them from sale,” said Dave Rich, head of policy at the Community Security Trust. “It is obscene that anyone should seek to profit from the sale of items so closely linked to the deaths of millions of people.”

It comes two weeks after eBay apologised for hosting sales of Nazi memorabilia on its platform.

Lot 245 of Dutch Concentration Camp Star of David badge

Lot 245 of Dutch Concentration Camp Star of David badge

Mr Rich’s words were echoed by Board of Deputies President Marie van der Zyl, who said:

“Those with loved ones who suffered or died in the Holocaust would find it distressing, disturbing and hugely disrespectful that sales of Nazi memorabilia at auction, particularly as one of the items is the notorious yellow star badge.”

“They belong in a museum, not the hands of sick collectors acquiring them from an auction house that stands to make a profit from them. Charles Hanson must apologise and remove them, as well as explain how on earth his business is selling genocide memorabilia,” said Campaign Against Antisemitism.

It is legal to sell Nazi memorabilia in the UK, but such sales are banned in other parts of Europe, including Germany and Austria. Mr Hanson was contacted for comment.