David Harper
David Harper is an antiques & Classic Car expert as well as an internationally known artist!
David has had a passion for history and antique objects all his life and he started collecting and studying antiques at the age of 5! He bought his first antique at the age of 9 and began dealing and writing about antiques and classic cars at 18.
David has had a passion for history and antique objects all his life
At 23, already known as an expert in the field, he was asked to join a PLC company as a director responsible for sourcing and importing ‘antique' style furniture from the Far East. He was at the time one of the youngest PLC directors in the UK.
David has shipped antiques back and forth to the USA, he’s run an antiques business in Florida, he’s owned antiques restoration and reupholstery businesses, as well as exhibiting and selling at some of the most prestigious antiques fairs in the world.
Today, David brokers the sale of art, antiques and classic cars on behalf of clients and gives after dinner / lunch talks around the UK
David has written over 100 published articles on art and antiques and first appeared on 麻豆社 Radio, taking live calls on antiques in 1999.
TV arrived in 2005 and he’s worked for the 麻豆社 since.
David is also an intentionally known artist with his work in museums and private collections worldwide. His work very much inspired by the antiques he’s handled over the years, as well as the colours, sights and sounds of Africa, where he spent some of his formative years.
