About

Finding antiques worth keeping

A vintage mercantile that finds, restores, and documents antiques and furniture, then sells them ready to place.

Where It Began

Where we began

The business began with a straightforward interest: finding antiques and restored pieces worth keeping, then getting them into condition so someone else could place them without a project. The appeal was always the object itself. A piece from the 1880s carries something a reproduction cannot.

Ecommerce lets us reach more buyers than a single rented retail space, and it puts the documentation in front of the person who cares about it.

Craftsmanship

Genuine quality of making and materials, the kind that has already lasted.
Historical value

A documentable period, style, or trade context worth recording.
Distinctive character

A piece that earns its place in a room rather than filling a gap.
American or European origin

Pieces whose making and provenance we can stand behind.

Restoration

How we restore

Every piece is assessed honestly before any work begins. What needs doing is done: refinishing, reupholstery, polishing, structural repair. What does not need doing is left alone. The goal is a piece that is ready to place and honest about its age, not one made artificially new or artificially distressed.

The restoration work completed on each piece is documented and published on its product page. If a piece is sold as found, that is stated plainly.