Drew Pritchard Biography
Welcome to the Drew Pritchard antiques blog. Drew Pritchard is an antiques dealer with his own shop in Conway. He is also a presenter on Salvage Hunters, a TV show that takes you to various antique dealers around the country, in hopes of finding antiques at great prices for restoration. Each Salvage Hunters episode films Drew Pritchard visiting two or more locations to find new and valuable stock to resell. In this blog we will showcase his most exciting finds from around the country. Each one with a unique and interesting story to tell.
Drew has been dealing in architectural salvage and antiques for 29 years and is a member of LAPADA. The synopsis includes some travelling by van, the arrival at the location and meeting with seller, a hunt for interesting and quirky objects, some haggling on prices and items style explanation, the drive back to Conwy, showing the purchase to his team, the restoration process and items photography once ready, and a final summary of the deal and price achieved after the sell.
He has spent 23 years as an independent dealer working from his base in North Wales. His business is driven by passion, an innate knowledge of antiques and a fascination with mixing items from different periods which has earned him a loyal client base of private individuals as well as partnering the best in his field on global and UK based projects.
This modern-day treasure hunter travels the length and breadth of the country in search of weird and wonderful time capsules that capture his interest. He looks for authenticity and has interior designers reaching out to him for help with their projects. With his wealth of knowledge, he is the person to help when the are trying to furnish houses to the most amazing standards. He combines his many business commitments with sourcing new stock from across the UK and regularly exhibits at major London antique fairs where his show-stopping stands continue to be a great success. With a focus on the aesthetic, Pritchard effortlessly mixes styles and eras creating his on-going collection which is showcased on his website. Learn about him on the Drew Pritchard Lapada page and read more about him on this Drew Pritchard TripAdvisory page here.