Patrick van der Vorst

Patrick van der Vorst (born 2 May 1971) is an entrepreneur, dealer and art expert and former winner on BBC's Dragons Den.[1]

Early career

Van der Vorst is the grandson of Gaston Depre, founder of animal nutrition company Group Depre.

Van der Vorst attended the Katholieke Universiteit in Leuven, Belgium where he graduated in law. In 1995 he moved to London, where he has lived ever since. He started his career at Sotheby’s Billingshurst in 1996 and transferred in 1997 to Bond Street in London, working first in the impressionist and contemporary art departments, before moving into the furniture department. At age 28 he became Deputy Director at Sotheby's and at 31 a director and head of continental furniture, specialising in 18th century French furniture. In these years he helped organise sales for Elton John's London home, the Easton Neston Sale, Thurn & Taxis, etc. At the age of 39 he left Sotheby's to set up his own company, ValueMyStuff.

Companies

ValueMyStuff

Founded in 2009, ValueMyStuff is an online antique valuations service. In 2010 van der Vorst appeared on Dragons' Den and secured a £100,000 ($170,000) investment from Deborah Meaden and Theo Paphitis.[2] It was bought in 2015 by Auctionata for an undisclosed sum[3]. After Auctionata's 2017 insolvency, ValueMyStuff was sold as a going concern.[4] Van der Vorst bought back the ValueMyStuff assets in January 2017.

St George Valuations

Van der Vorst founded St George Valuations in 2011. It conducts in-person valuation assignments, appraising and cataloguing the contents of country estates, museum collections, and individual items from silver spoons to contemporary art.[5]

Writings and Publications

Van der Vorst is a contributor to the Huffington Post.[6]

References

  1. ↑ "Patrick's Official Website". patrickvandervorst.com. Retrieved 31 July 2017.
  2. ↑ "Dragon's Den". 8. Season 8. Episode 8 of 10. London. 23 September 2010. 59 minutes in. BBC. BBC Two.
  3. ↑ ATG Reporter (28 September 2015). "Auctionata buy ValueMyStuff". Antiques Trade Gazette. Retrieved 25 January 2016.
  4. ↑ "Auctionata Shutters After Failing to Find Investor | artnet News". artnet News. 2017-02-28. Retrieved 2017-03-06.
  5. ↑ Hopton, Richard (2014). "Patrick van der Vorst". Country & Town House. Retrieved 25 January 2016.
  6. ↑ "Patrick Van der Vorst". The Huffington Post. The Huffington Post UK. Retrieved 25 January 2016.
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