Main St., Suite 8, 60), this is mid-century nirvana, with lots of Lucite, glass and swanky Rat Pack fare (bar carts!), curated by a man anointed a “Next Wave” designer last year by no less an authority than House Beautiful. Two final stops: First, Jim’s of Lambertville (6 Bridge St., 60) sells not only beautiful antique furniture, but also lovely impressionist art. During a recent visit, I became obsessed with a circa-1950s, hand-cut Venini tubular glass chandelier sure to be the focal point of any room. Come here for furniture from 18th-century English Georgian to mid-century modern, Orientals and pricey porcelain. Union St., 60) to better display 10,000 square feet and three floors of antiques he sojourns to estate sales in Palm Beach and beyond for clients and designers. Owner George Evans has renovated the late-1800s dry-goods store now known as Antiques on Union (32 N. If you’re looking to recreate Lord Grantham’s study in Downton Abbey, this is your place. Recent finds include an 18th-century refractory dining table, ocelot pillows, and a 19th-century trophy table perfect for setting down your glass of brandy. Union St., 60), where 10 different galleries and dealers sell everything from Pennsylvania Impressionists (Walter Baum and William Langson Lathrop among them) to 18th-century armoires and cabinets to Georgian flatware, tableware and boxes, all under one big roof. “You can pick things up, ask questions, take photos, kick the tires,” says Tucker.Īfterward, meander over to Broadmoor Antiques (6 N. (The next one is the weekend of April 19th to 21st.) Previews generally start the week before.
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(They’ve unloaded pianos for pennies.) The average sale price at these events hovers between $300 and $500. Intimidated by the thought of raising a paddle? Partner Miriam Tucker advises attending an “unreserved auction,” where there is no reserve price. Fans and collectors have made David Rago and his wife and business partner Suzanne Perrault’s the largest auction house in New Jersey, selling everything from Arts & Crafts furniture to contemporary art. Their early medical holdings-microscopes, apothecary bottles, skeletons-are conversation pieces to enliven the ho-hummiest of nests.Ī trip to this bucolic river town should start with a morning at Rago Arts and Auction Center (333 N. Their furniture dates from the 1870s to 1920s, but they also carry everything from cufflinks to carnival banners. Papier-mâché masks or a velvet opera coat? They have it. Need a stuffed fox, turkey or badger, or maybe a bear rug? (Who doesn’t?) You’ve come to the right place.
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(The other focus here: 19th-century American glass.) A recent find: a walnut partner’s desk, bought in New Hampshire, which was once used by a New England judge ($6,200).Īnastacia Fahnestock and husband Scott Evans’ shop, Anastacia’s Antiques (617 Bainbridge St., 21), is housed in a former carpet store from the 1800s located one block south of South Street and chock full of curiosities. Daughter Amy joined in 1975, adding quilts from the late 19th and early 20th centuries and American needlework dating from 1770. Finkel & Daughter (936 Pine St., 21), housed in a circa-1840 building, was opened in 1947 by Morris Finkel as a period furniture shop featuring works from America, England and Europe. (Just make sure you invite me to dinner.) You can pick up an end table of the late master woodworker for $2,500 or, if it’s burning a hole in your pocket, plop down $100,000 for a dining table from sculptor Wharton Esherick.
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“Many first-time buyers walk in and buy a clock or lamp and begin collecting,” says Aibel, also the go-to guy for the renowned work of New Hope furniture maker George Nakashima. His French Deco gems include a 1932 rosewood buffet by Marc du Plantier ($60,000), angular and geometric ceramics, silver, boxes and jewelry. Third St., 21), where owner Bob Aibel specializes in 20th-century decorative arts, namely French Art Deco and the American craft studio movement. Originally posted in the Philadelphia Magazine on March 15, 2013.