Variously described as "a dealer of the old school" and "ahead of his time,' Edric van Vredenburgh is hard to pigeonhole. Established in the antiques and fine art business for forty five years, displaying an eye acknowledged by his peers as exceptional, van Vredenburgh remains an individualist in his personality and approach to business.

He was a regular exhibitor at antiques fairs in London, Europe and the USA, each year producing stands that captivate and excite visitors with his style, flair and talent for the unexpected. Of Dutch American descent, Van Vredenburgh began his passion for collecting at an early age. Now in his sixties, he joined the antiques business at the age of seventeen, following in the footsteps of his father, a well known dealer. His exhibition stands winning the prestigious "Best Stand" award at Grosvenor House two years running. More recently he exhibited at the San Francisco Fall Antiques Show 1999/2000 and very successfully at The Olympia Fine Arts and Antiques Fair in London, until June 2005.

Eclectic in his taste, with a passion for detail, Edric van Vredenburgh now acts as an agent and advisor to private clients and dealers purchasing of works of art and antiques, In the advisory capacity Van Vredenburgh not only guides his international clients on their purchase of antiques and fine art, but also consults on the interior decoration of their homes.

Combining the contemporary with antiques, in a style that appropriately reflects modern day living, is an area of particular interest and skill. His design style takes both the whimsical and the witty, the classical and the modem, and effortlessly combines them in a way that is unpretentious and always elegant.

His own home is an "Aladdin's Cave" of personal collections and objects from many sources, put together over a lifetime of collecting. Delicate oriental ivory sits with 17th century furniture, 18th century Venetian mirrors and 16th century gilded wood frames juxtapose with an ironwork screens, share space with a African chair. The attention to detail is exceptional, as rare wood finishes nestle with brushed steel, and cupboards open to reveal his personally handpicked, and loved collection of porcini mushrooms. Texture is always apparent and always at the fore of his design approach.