THE STOCK:
The shop has a wide variety of stock with a mix of antique,second hand and reproduction.
FURNITURE: There is a wide selection of furniture,Sideboards, wardrobes, beds, chairs, night tables,
leather chesterfields 1950's 1960's 1970's still in good condition, chest of drawers, trunks or chests,
desks, occasional tables, coal boxes and lockers,French reproduction and originals, console tables,
cabin ates and bookshelves.
CHANDELIERS: There is usually a full range of chandeliers from 150Eur to 14,000Eur and all in
between. The best sellers used to be the price range from 400Eur to 1,200Eur but i am finding that
people are wanting and asking me to get more expensive chandeliers. I believe there is still very good
value in chandeliers as you can buy an old one for the same price as a similar new one. Chandeliers
do not usually come up well in photos but i will do my best.
LAMPS: There are a wide variety of lamps in the shop sometimes including 1960's retro lights. These
include tiffany style, ceramic with brass mounts, old French lamps that were exported to America and
now to Ireland.
CARPETS AND RUGS: Mainly hand knotted Persian, Turkish and Pakistan. There are some machine
made rugs mainly Belgian good quality but not so expensive.
GARDEN FURNITURE: mainly cast iron including garden pots, benches and chairs, urns, fountains,
marble statues, Chinese marble lions, large street lamps, iron statues, wall lights, patio tables and
chairs water pumps and bird baths.
PAINTINGS: There are a good selection of paintings new and old. These are also something that i think
is good value at the moment but i have noticed that the European paintings are going up in value
quickly, at least the ones i used to buy. There are also a range of reproduction paintings.
ORNAMENTAL AND UNUSUAL: Buddha figures, bronze dragons and statues, ceramics, antique
marine, silver jewelry, marble top wash hand basins with painted white cabin ate, pillars marble and
cast, silver wine cooler, Betty boop figures,
STOVES: i get some European stoves in but they are not so common and tend to sell as soon as they
are brought in.
THE PREMISES:
The shop is situated on the top end of CAPEL street. It is a large building with three floors. In the past it
has been a cinema, a recital hall before becoming an antique shop. The previous shop being Oman
Antiques. Who is now located on south William street in Dublin. James Oman still being the owner and
my landlord. The three floors comprise of the first floor which is approximately 2000sq ft, the second
being about the same and the third being about 1200 sq ft. Most of this area is used for sales even the
work room at the top of the house has things on view.As you walk in there are wooden floors and pillars
that run from the floor to the 17ft high ceiling.
The building has a beautiful facade with four arched windows, double wooden doors and five windows
on the other two floors
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