Listed are some of the coolest antiques shops around.

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Antiques at Pike Place

For the untrained, shopping for antiques can be a stressful experience, from digging through piles and squeezing through aisles to recognizing real from reproduction and getting the right price....

Aria

Sure you can go ahead and call Aria an antique shop, but this isn't your grandmother's antique shop--where you need to dig through tons of junk to find treasure. The objects at Aria are...

Big Pagoda

The goods of most American showrooms purporting to sell Chinese furniture are about as Chinese as Beef and Broccoli and Chow Mein. Not so at Big Pagoda. Owner Kurt Silver spent over a decade in...

Blackman Cruz

At Blackman Cruz the objects either came from dead people, are made from dead people or animals or could easily kill you. By objects that came from dead people we of course mean antiques, but...

Blackman Cruz

At Blackman Cruz the objects either came from dead people, are made from dead people or animals or could easily kill you. By objects that came from dead people we of course mean antiques, but...

Capitol Furnishings

If "antique furnishings" recall images of your grandmother's dresser, you'll want to visit Capitol Furnishings for a new perspective. The shop collects antique and vintage...

City Foundry

City Foundry doesn't actually manufacture metal goods, but the store sure is partial to them. The vintage and antique furniture and accessories stores focuses on products with an industrial...

Creantik

Reader Suggested: All my furniture is created from previous factory or workshop elements, which are transformed from their original functions in order to create an unprecedented and exceptional touch to your...

C.S. Post & Co.

To our best recollection, none of the general stores we've seen in westerns look anything like C.S. Post & Co. But that's OK, we kind of prefer their version of general store anyway,...

Darr

"What is it?" and "I want it.", in that order, must be the two most common utterances at Darr. The vintage and antique home accessories and furniture store travels to multiple...

Deluxe Junk

Peeking inside Deluxe Junk, the displays and shelves and nooks and corners will appear to be filled with junk, garage sale fodder. Only upon closer inspection will you notice that the junk is in...

De Vera

Gawking at De Vera's amazing collection seems oddly like browsing artifacts at a museum. The dramatic store, a narrow space with massive paned windows, holds a collection of De Vera's...

Empiric

Rarely does a shop come along that mixes several themes so flawlessly and naturally as Empiric. The shop's own line of 1940s style furniture forms the base of the store. The new sofas,...

Empiric

Rarely does a shop come along that mixes several themes so flawlessly and naturally as Empiric. The shop's own line of 1940s style furniture forms the base of the store. The new sofas,...

Etre

Reader Suggested: An eclectic store that appeals to all wallets, or pocketbooks if you will. It has everything from an $8000 Versace looking desk from the turn of the century to jumbo pick-up stix. Book selection is...

Golden Calf

When shops attempt to mix Western and Eastern aesthetics, the result it sooner confusion than fusion. Golden Calf manages an effortless mixture of new and old, foreign and hyper-local. A large...

Gore Dean

Imagine an Antiques Road Show best-of-the-best episode and that'll give you a bit of insight into what Gore Dean is like. Inside a magical brick warehouse of a space are a collection of some...

Great Jones Home

Great Jones Home is testament to the wonderful home design that's possible when you don't pay attention to price brackets or themes. The store in anchored by serious French country...

Now/Again

Furniture stores tend to focus on one era--somehow not seeing the Queen Anne with the Barcelona. Fortunately, the folks at Now/Again understand man's predilection towards mixing and matching....

Obsolete

For the home that has everything consider adding decades old advertising signage or a factory work table or Goodyear slick racing tire. Rather than running after furniture or ceramics or lighting...

Pagoda Red

The thin long passage into Pagoda Red is a coy introduction into what is a rather grand showcase of Chinese and Asian antiques and artifacts. The two-floored showroom holds objects of all sizes,...

Past Perfect

Reader Suggested: Past Perfect over on Union St (and also Lombard, they opened a second location) is a fabulous vintage store that I love to explore. They carry home decor, furniture and fun knick-knacks from the...

Past Perfect

Reader Suggested: Past Perfect over on Union St (and also Lombard, they opened a second location) is a fabulous vintage store that I love to explore. They carry home decor, furniture and fun knick-knacks from the...

Pieces of the Past

If one person's trash is another person's treasure, then architectural salvage/antique shop Pieces of the Past is like Tutankhamen's tomb. While other salvage stores are studies in...

Rayon Vert

We might have passed by items like those in Rayon Vert a dozen times without taking a second look. Which explains why we'll never be able to open such a store. The shop, that was once more...

Retropia

Reader Suggested: I believe that our store would make a nice addition to your store guide based on the other stores that you have listed. Retropia offers a wide variety of antique and mid century furniture,...

Rose

If you fancy an object at Rose, may we suggest you buy it right there, because chances are you're not going to see it anywhere else. This is one shop that is curated in the truest sense of...

Seasons International

In New York, there are 84,000 places to eat Japanese food, a few dozen places to buy Japanese clothes, maybe 2 or 3 place to buy Japanese toys and thanks to Seasons International at least one...

Secondhand Rose

Secondhand Rose is a pretty darn good antique store and that's before you consider their collection of 1000s of rolls of original, vintage wallpaper and linoleum. Upon entering you'll...

Swallowtail

At Swallowtail expect to see a Louis XIV chair upholstered in a graffiti print fabric five feet away from a wingback in a traditional floral fabric, clean modern white ceramics a glance away from...

The Back Doors Warehouse

Housing basically all the architectural antiques that wouldn't fit in its smaller sister store, The Back Door Warehouse is full of treasures. Bathtubs, ironworks, columns, radiators, fences,...

The Brass Knob

Ever buy yourself a 19th century Victorian and struggled to find period appropriate knobs, fixtures and pulls. Yeah, us too. Well fret no more, The Brass Knob may have what you're looking...

The Vintage Collective

Reader Suggested: 1920-1970 vintage art deco to mid-century modern furniture and accessories. Open 7 days for fun-filled shopping on 4th street in Long Beach and very affordable.

Trove

Reader Suggested: Sublimely edited, cutting edge antique store.

Ugly Luggage

Laws of physics suggest that the tons of furniture that hauled in and imported into the boroughs of New York have to go somewhere when they're no longer needed--they can't just cease to...

Uncommon Objects

Uncommon Objects. We couldn't have described it better ourselves. A fabulous twist on the usual antique store, Uncommon Objects brings together the finds of over a dozen purveyors to make for...

Urban Country

Urban Country is an appealing mix of work and play, industrial and rural. The well-curated antique store concentrates on different bits of Americana. Factory ad unrecognizable machinery seems...

Zonal

Zonal's antique furnishings are nicked and scratched because been around a long time, not because some designer was trying achieve a "distressed" look. That sort of honesty pervades...

Antiques at Pike Place

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For the untrained, shopping for antiques can be a stressful experience, from digging through piles and squeezing through aisles to recognizing real from reproduction and getting the right price. Antiques at Pike Place makes shopping for antiques as easy as going to the mall. The antique mall brings dozens of vendors into one place, displaying each of their wares in tall display cases, with a...

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Address:
92 Stewart Street
Seattle WA 98101

Site: Official Site Open Link in New Window
Online Shopping: No
Phone: 1-206-441-9643
Hours: Mon-Sat: 10-6 Sun: 12-5

Aria

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Sure you can go ahead and call Aria an antique shop, but this isn't your grandmother's antique shop--where you need to dig through tons of junk to find treasure. The objects at Aria are all treasures in their own way. Beautiful maps and charts, boxes and jars, wooden carvings and metal light fixtures are sprinkled throughout. If the shop seems distinctly European that's because...

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Address:
1522 Grant Avenue
San Francisco CA 94133

Online Shopping: No
Phone: 1-415-433-0219
Hours: Mon-Sat: 11-6 Sun: 12-5

Big Pagoda

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The goods of most American showrooms purporting to sell Chinese furniture are about as Chinese as Beef and Broccoli and Chow Mein. Not so at Big Pagoda. Owner Kurt Silver spent over a decade in China and Big Pagoda is the product of his years there. The store is stocked its own line of classic and contemporary Chinese furniture, made in China by artisans trained in classic cabinetry....

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Address:
310 Sutter Street
San Francisco CA 94108

Site: Official Site Open Link in New Window
Online Shopping: Yes
Phone: 1-415-296-8881 or 1-877-272-4632
Hours: Mon-Sat: 10-6 Sun: Closed

Blackman Cruz

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At Blackman Cruz the objects either came from dead people, are made from dead people or animals or could easily kill you. By objects that came from dead people we of course mean antiques, but Blackman Cruz' selections are decidedly dark or just pain odd--framed mug shots, any number of phalluses, industrial tools and so on. Made from people or animals are everything bronze dipped skulls...

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Address:
800 North La Cienega Boulevard
West Hollywood CA 90069

Site: Official Site Open Link in New Window
Online Shopping: No
Phone: 1-310-657-9228

Blackman Cruz

At Blackman Cruz the objects either came from dead people, are made from dead people or animals or could easily kill you. By objects that came from dead people we of course mean antiques, but Blackman Cruz' selections are decidedly dark or just pain odd--framed mug shots, any number of phalluses, industrial tools and so on. Made from people or animals are everything bronze dipped skulls...

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Address:
2021 17th Street
San Francisco CA 94103

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Online Shopping: No
Phone: 1-415-934-9228

Capitol Furnishings

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If "antique furnishings" recall images of your grandmother's dresser, you'll want to visit Capitol Furnishings for a new perspective. The shop collects antique and vintage furniture, lighting and accessories that are anything but staid or conservative. The pieces are drawn from 19th and 20th century work and each will make a bold, dramatic statement in your home. Mirrored...

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Address:
259 Elizabeth Street
New York NY 10012

Site: Official Site Open Link in New Window
Online Shopping: No
Phone: 1-212-925-6760

City Foundry

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City Foundry doesn't actually manufacture metal goods, but the store sure is partial to them. The vintage and antique furniture and accessories stores focuses on products with an industrial influence. Brushed steel chairs and tables, plastic chairs with steel legs, steel lamps and small appliances are sprinkled throughout the warehouse space. OK, there is some wood too--storage units,...

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Address:
365 Atlantic Avenue
Brooklyn NY 11217

Site: Official Site Open Link in New Window
Online Shopping: No
Phone: 1-718-923-1786
Hours: Mon-Tue: Closed Wed-Sun: 12-7

Creantik

Reader Suggested: All my furniture is created from previous factory or workshop elements, which are transformed from their original functions in order to create an unprecedented and exceptional touch to your interior or exterior decoration.

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Address:
820 Route de Mallemort
84380 Mazan

Site: Official Site Open Link in New Window
Online Shopping: No
Phone: 33-(0)6-07-04-97-90

C.S. Post & Co.

To our best recollection, none of the general stores we've seen in westerns look anything like C.S. Post & Co. But that's OK, we kind of prefer their version of general store anyway, with its stylish merchandising and hundreds of interesting, luxurious home and personal products. From Egyptian cotton towels to French presses, Fiestaware to hemp rugs, the store is chock full of...

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Address:
117 West 11th Street
Hays KS 67601

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Online Shopping: Yes
Phone: 1-785-628-3000
Hours: Mon-Fri: 9:30-5:30 Sat: 9:30-5 Sun: Closed

Darr

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"What is it?" and "I want it.", in that order, must be the two most common utterances at Darr. The vintage and antique home accessories and furniture store travels to multiple continents and dips back a few centuries for its one of a kind finds. A small sample: old industrial shelving, antique mirrors, curious tins and jars, giant animal heads and eerie portraiture.

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Address:
369 Atlantic Avenue
Brooklyn NY 11217

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Online Shopping: No
Phone: 1-718-797-9733
Hours: Mon: Closed Tue-Sat: 11-7 Sun: 12-6

Deluxe Junk

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Peeking inside Deluxe Junk, the displays and shelves and nooks and corners will appear to be filled with junk, garage sale fodder. Only upon closer inspection will you notice that the junk is in fact deluxe. From fifties era appliances, to svelt cocktail dresses, to bakelite jewelry to classic toys the store is a proper resting ground for all things retro. Go in and you can't help but...

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Address:
3518 Fremont Place North
Seattle WA 98103

Online Shopping: No
Phone: 1-206-634-2733
Hours: Mon: 11:30-5:30 Tue: Closed Wed-Sun: 11:30-5:30

De Vera

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Gawking at De Vera's amazing collection seems oddly like browsing artifacts at a museum. The dramatic store, a narrow space with massive paned windows, holds a collection of De Vera's exquisite jewelry designs alongside new and antique craftwork from around the world. De Vera's jewelry designs are worldly, incorporating a variety of methods, precious and semi-precious stones and...

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Address:
1 Crosby Street
New York NY 10013

Site: Official Site Open Link in New Window
Online Shopping: No
Phone: 1-212-625-0838
Hours: Mon: Closed Tue-Sat: 11-7 Sun: Closed

Empiric

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Rarely does a shop come along that mixes several themes so flawlessly and naturally as Empiric. The shop's own line of 1940s style furniture forms the base of the store. The new sofas, tables, storage units and beds in the line are classic '40s with simple, sleek lines and an air of seriousness to them. Interspersed among these are furnishings and accessories of a distinct...

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Address:
7918 Beverly Boulevard
Los Angeles CA 90048

Site: Official Site Open Link in New Window
Online Shopping: No
Phone: 1-323-634-7323
Hours: Mon-Sat: 11-6 Sun: 12-5

Empiric

Rarely does a shop come along that mixes several themes so flawlessly and naturally as Empiric. The shop's own line of 1940s style furniture forms the base of the store. The new sofas, tables, storage units and beds in the line are classic '40s with simple, sleek lines and an air of seriousness to them. Interspersed among these are furnishings and accessories of a distinct...

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Address:
6021 Washington Boulevard
Culver City CA 90232

Site: Official Site Open Link in New Window
Online Shopping: No
Phone: 1-310-842-9777
Hours: By Chance or By Appointment

Etre

Reader Suggested: An eclectic store that appeals to all wallets, or pocketbooks if you will. It has everything from an $8000 Versace looking desk from the turn of the century to jumbo pick-up stix. Book selection is out of control, and in a good way. Also has food products for compulsive snackers and make-up from Paris and Fresh in Boston for the ever applying person. Must see to believe.

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Address:
156 East Napa Street
Sonoma CA 95476

Site: Official Site Open Link in New Window
Online Shopping: No
Phone: 707-939-2700

Golden Calf

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When shops attempt to mix Western and Eastern aesthetics, the result it sooner confusion than fusion. Golden Calf manages an effortless mixture of new and old, foreign and hyper-local. A large Chinese apothecary sits next to classic American furniture, pillows by a Brooklyn designer lay near beautiful leather upholstered chairs, antique household items commingle with delicate glass vases shaped...

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Address:
86 North 6th Street
Brooklyn NY 11211

Site: Official Site Open Link in New Window
Online Shopping: No
Phone: 1-718-302-8800

Gore Dean

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Imagine an Antiques Road Show best-of-the-best episode and that'll give you a bit of insight into what Gore Dean is like. Inside a magical brick warehouse of a space are a collection of some of the finest antiques you're ever going to see under one roof. A pair of pristine French art deco chairs, a huge set of century old china or a majestic Italian chandelier are par for the...

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Address:
3214 O Street NW
Washington DC 20007

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Online Shopping: Yes
Phone: 1-202-625-9199
Hours: Mon-Sat: 10-6 Sun: 12-5

Great Jones Home

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Great Jones Home is testament to the wonderful home design that's possible when you don't pay attention to price brackets or themes. The store in anchored by serious French country antiques. These large, pristine pieces scream country chic and come complete with serious prices. But intermixed with the antiques are new furniture pieces, fun accessories and crisp linens that make the...

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Address:
1921 2nd Avenue
Seattle WA 98101

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Online Shopping: No
Phone: 1-206-448-9405
Hours: Mon-Sat: 11-6 Sun: Closed

Now/Again

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Furniture stores tend to focus on one era--somehow not seeing the Queen Anne with the Barcelona. Fortunately, the folks at Now/Again understand man's predilection towards mixing and matching. The store has managed to find the beautiful and stylish in every era. Even if you're into 18th century antiques, it's hard not appreciate the store's mod leather chairs. And even if...

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Address:
3815 West Sunset Boulevard
Los Angeles CA 90026

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Online Shopping: No
Phone: 1-323-662-4338
Hours: Mon-Tue: Closed Wed-Sat: 12-7 Sun: 12-6

Obsolete

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For the home that has everything consider adding decades old advertising signage or a factory work table or Goodyear slick racing tire. Rather than running after furniture or ceramics or lighting from landmark artists and manufacturers as many antique shops do, Obsolete finds beauty in objects that served a clear utilitarian purpose in their heyday and now are merely anachronistic oddities.

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Address:
222 Main Street
Venice CA 90291

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Online Shopping: No
Phone: 1-310-399-0024
Hours: Mon-Sun: 11-6

Pagoda Red

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The thin long passage into Pagoda Red is a coy introduction into what is a rather grand showcase of Chinese and Asian antiques and artifacts. The two-floored showroom holds objects of all sizes, from long, heavy tables commanding attention to charming artifacts. There's furniture for every room, from beds to benches to giant stone pots for the garden. Sprinkled about are...

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Address:
1714 North Damen Avenue
Chicago IL 60647

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Online Shopping: No
Phone: 1-773-235-1188

Past Perfect

Reader Suggested: Past Perfect over on Union St (and also Lombard, they opened a second location) is a fabulous vintage store that I love to explore. They carry home decor, furniture and fun knick-knacks from the 20s-70s. Past Perfect is a collective, housing rare, exclusive finds from 40 different vendors. Each vendor gets his or her own unique "booth" and the booths seem to go on forever. Right when...

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Address:
2224 Union Street
San Francisco CA 94123

Online Shopping: No
Phone: 1-415-929-7651

Past Perfect

Reader Suggested: Past Perfect over on Union St (and also Lombard, they opened a second location) is a fabulous vintage store that I love to explore. They carry home decor, furniture and fun knick-knacks from the 20s-70s. Past Perfect is a collective, housing rare, exclusive finds from 40 different vendors. Each vendor gets his or her own unique "booth" and the booths seem to go on forever. Right when...

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Address:
2246 Lombard Street
San Francisco CA 94123

Online Shopping: No
Phone: 1-415-929-2288

Pieces of the Past

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If one person's trash is another person's treasure, then architectural salvage/antique shop Pieces of the Past is like Tutankhamen's tomb. While other salvage stores are studies in faded paint and rust and funny smells, the store keeps its environs bright and happy. There' are plenty of typical salvage pieces like doors, windows, knobs and pulls and ironwork. But these are...

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Address:
411 West Monroe Street
Austin TX 78704

Site: Official Site Open Link in New Window
Online Shopping: No
Phone: 1-512-326-5141
Hours: Mon-Sat: 10-5 Sun: 12-11

Rayon Vert

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We might have passed by items like those in Rayon Vert a dozen times without taking a second look. Which explains why we'll never be able to open such a store. The shop, that was once more flower shop than home accessories shop and still does floral arrangements, has a knack for finding beautiful, often odd, objects and furnishings. These flea market finds are pared with a equally...

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Address:
3187 16th Street
San Francisco CA 94103

Online Shopping: No
Phone: 1-415-861-3516

Retropia

Reader Suggested: I believe that our store would make a nice addition to your store guide based on the other stores that you have listed. Retropia offers a wide variety of antique and mid century furniture, lighting, decorative objects and fine art. What sets us apart from most vintage furniture stores is The Upstairs Gallery at Retropia, which exhibits 20th Century oil paintings, prints and sculpture, and is...

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Address:
1442 North Highland Avenue
Los Angeles CA 90028

Site: Official Site Open Link in New Window
Online Shopping: No
Phone: 1-323-871-4000
Hours: Mon: Closed Tue-Sun: 12-6:30

Rose

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If you fancy an object at Rose, may we suggest you buy it right there, because chances are you're not going to see it anywhere else. This is one shop that is curated in the truest sense of the word. Owner Mark Rose searches far and wide for remarkable antiques, art and jewelry and places them in long rows and groupings in his store. A 19th century iron doll head, a'70s Italian vase,...

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Address:
1225 Abbot Kinney Boulevard
Venice CA 90291

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Online Shopping: No
Phone: 1-310-399-0040
Hours: Mon: Closed Tue-Sun: 11-6

Seasons International

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In New York, there are 84,000 places to eat Japanese food, a few dozen places to buy Japanese clothes, maybe 2 or 3 place to buy Japanese toys and thanks to Seasons International at least one place to buy Japanese antiques and home crafts. The full breadth of Japanese craftsmanship is available in the humble space, antique furniture to paper lanterns, ceramic tea sets to beautiful tapestries,...

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Address:
115 Crosby Street
New York NY 10012

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Online Shopping: No
Phone: 1-212-226-0797
Hours: Mon: 12-7 Tue: Closed Wed-Sat: 12-7 Sun: 12-6

Secondhand Rose

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Secondhand Rose is a pretty darn good antique store and that's before you consider their collection of 1000s of rolls of original, vintage wallpaper and linoleum. Upon entering you'll notice dozens of lamps, furniture pieces and accessories spanning continents and aesthetics. Pick your way through Art Nouveau vases, china from the "Aesthetic Movement", lamps from every...

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Address:
138 Duane Street
New York NY 10013

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Online Shopping: No
Phone: 1-212-393-9002
Hours: Mon-Fri: 10-6 Sat-Sun: By Appointment

Swallowtail

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At Swallowtail expect to see a Louis XIV chair upholstered in a graffiti print fabric five feet away from a wingback in a traditional floral fabric, clean modern white ceramics a glance away from ornate vintage vases. In other words, expect the unexpected. The home accessories and furniture store presents a quirky, eclectic mix of antique finds, quality contemporary pieces and conceptual...

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Address:
2217 Polk Street
San Francisco CA 94109

Online Shopping: No
Phone: 1-415-567-1555
Hours: Mon-Sun: 12-6

The Back Doors Warehouse

Housing basically all the architectural antiques that wouldn't fit in its smaller sister store, The Back Door Warehouse is full of treasures. Bathtubs, ironworks, columns, radiators, fences, chandeliers and large stained glass panes fill the 9000 square feet space. Much of the stock is salvaged straight from old homes in the area.

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Address:
57 N Street NW
Washington DC 20009

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Online Shopping: No
Phone: 1-202-265-0587
Hours: Mon-Sat: 10:30-6 Sun: Closed

The Brass Knob

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Ever buy yourself a 19th century Victorian and struggled to find period appropriate knobs, fixtures and pulls. Yeah, us too. Well fret no more, The Brass Knob may have what you're looking for. The store specializes in architectural antiques, from small brass knobs and pulls, to chandeliers and whole mantles. Some pieces are in near perfect condition, while other need a lot of work....

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Address:
2311 18th Street NW
Washington DC 20009

Site: Official Site Open Link in New Window
Online Shopping: No
Phone: 1-202-232-3370
Hours: Mon-Sat: 10:30-6 Sun: 12-5

The Vintage Collective

Reader Suggested: 1920-1970 vintage art deco to mid-century modern furniture and accessories. Open 7 days for fun-filled shopping on 4th street in Long Beach and very affordable.

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Address:
2122 East 4th Street
Long Beach CA 90814

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Online Shopping: No
Hours: Mon-Wed: 11-6 Thu-Sat: 11-7 Sun: Closed

Trove

Reader Suggested: Sublimely edited, cutting edge antique store.

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Address:
1233 North Coast Highway
Laguna Beach CA 92651

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Online Shopping: No
Phone: 1-949-376-4640

Ugly Luggage

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Laws of physics suggest that the tons of furniture that hauled in and imported into the boroughs of New York have to go somewhere when they're no longer needed--they can't just cease to exist. Ugly Luggage, we're convinced, is where a lot of these excess furnishings end up. The vintage furniture and home accessories store is stuffed to the gills with tables, chairs, sofas,...

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Address:
214 Bedford Avenue
Brooklyn NY 11211

Online Shopping: No
Phone: 1-718-384-0724
Hours: Mon-Fri: 1-8 Sat-Sun: 12-6

Uncommon Objects

Uncommon Objects. We couldn't have described it better ourselves. A fabulous twist on the usual antique store, Uncommon Objects brings together the finds of over a dozen purveyors to make for some fun and interesting antique browsing. Expect to spend a good hour in the store, just wandering about, picking up this or that. Here's some of what you may find: vintage purses, beautiful...

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Address:
1512 South Congress Avenue
Austin TX 78704

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Online Shopping: No
Phone: 1-512-442-4000
Hours: Mon-Thu: 11-6 Fri-Sat: 11-7 Sun: 11-6

Urban Country

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Urban Country is an appealing mix of work and play, industrial and rural. The well-curated antique store concentrates on different bits of Americana. Factory ad unrecognizable machinery seems straight of the industrial revolution. Colorful stars and toys and regalia are surely remnants of long bygone county fair. Quaint signs and lettering could be from Anytown, USA. Folk art has a distinct...

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Address:
218 Main Street
Venice CA 90291

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Online Shopping: No
Phone: 1-310-315-1927

Zonal

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Zonal's antique furnishings are nicked and scratched because been around a long time, not because some designer was trying achieve a "distressed" look. That sort of honesty pervades all of the store's furnishings. Most present are the antique wooden furniture pieces like harvest tables, small rocking chairs, desks and benches, repaired but not restored, ready for someone...

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Address:
538 Hayes Street
San Francisco CA 94102

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Online Shopping: No
Phone: 1-415-255-5307
Hours: Mon: Closed Tue-Sat:11-6 Sun: 12-5
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