Timmmy   10 #1 Posted February 2, 2013 I want to go browsing antique shops this weekend and am after advice on the best places to search. Thanks Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
Strix   11 #2 Posted February 2, 2013 Near the virgin gym. I think it's called little London rd. Take a stroll and you'll find 3 or 4 places down there, then head down abbeydale rd towards town from the broadfield Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
Fleur21 Â Â 10 #3 Posted February 2, 2013 Did this yesterday and saw a leaflet in one of the shops advertising themselves as part of the Sheffield Antique Quarter... They could really make more of that couldn't they... Some fab shops down there! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
RazorSHarp   10 #4 Posted February 2, 2013 Did this yesterday and saw a leaflet in one of the shops advertising themselves as part of the Sheffield Antique Quarter... They could really make more of that couldn't they... Some fab shops down there!  They have, they've got a page on Facebook and organise regular antique events, they closed the whole of broadfield rd last year Withntheir launch event Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
Nagel   10 #5 Posted February 2, 2013 There's a decent quality antique centre in Bakewell and another in Heanor. Sheffield doesn't have anything very good, they're more junk and bric-a-brac sops here. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
maxofe   10 #6 Posted February 2, 2013 There's a decent quality antique centre in Bakewell and another in Heanor. Sheffield doesn't have anything very good, they're more junk and bric-a-brac sops here.  What a load of nonsense!!! i agree that some of our "antique" centres are more like second hand shops, but there are still some very good antique dealers in our city Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
Nagel   10 #7 Posted February 2, 2013 What a load of nonsense!!! i agree that some of our "antique" centres are more like second hand shops, but there are still some very good antique dealers in our city  That's good news. Where are they? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
maxofe   10 #8 Posted February 2, 2013 That's good news. Where are they?  I think you know Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
squidge00   10 #9 Posted February 3, 2013 http://Www.sheffieldantiquesquarter.co.uk  And to the person who said they ought to make more of it, it's been in the national and local press for the past six months Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
suzyoo   11 #10 Posted February 3, 2013 the problem with antiques is when you ask the price of an item you can often buy the item brand new for less Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
squidge00 Â Â 10 #11 Posted February 3, 2013 Think that misses the whole point of buying an antique though which is surely that you will be hard pressed to find another one elsewhere Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
Nagel   10 #12 Posted February 3, 2013 the problem with antiques is when you ask the price of an item you can often buy the item brand new for less  That's just not true for furniture. Antique and vintage furniture is a bargain and unlike new stuff it won't lose half its value when you exit the shop with it.  So long as you're not looking for the highest quality of British antiques (Chippendale and the like), British furniture is an absolute bargain. You can get a good quality antique dining table with six chairs for around £400, the equivalent modern from John Lewis would be £1000 +/-£200.  It's a bargain and holds its value. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...