Antiques near Wallingford, CT

“Incredible customer service, completely fair and thorough. He spent a lot of time going through our things and explaining everything to us. I would go to him for literally anything before ANY pawn shop in the state.”

“Don Barese is an expert in his field. He is a straightforward and honest art dealer, antiques buyer, and a credit to his field. His experience and depth of knowledge is astonishing. If you are looking to sell a painting or liquidate an estate collection, look no further.”

“My wife took a small stained glass suncatcher to Stella today to have the chain resoldered. Cindy said Stella is an amazing craftswoman and she could have sat there all afternoon discussing Stella's family and the history of the area. If you are looking for stained glass gifts, we highly recommend visiting Stella at Pelegano Stained Glass.”

“My personal experience with Ryan is that he is a wonderful resource for auction, sales and value of your precious items. He is honest and extremely knowledgeable. I recommend Nest Egg and Ryan highly! Also a reputable resource for Realtors with assistance needed for estate sales, and evaluations, as well!”

“Dean Schulefand has completed two projects for me: an antique Belleek cup and a modern American ceramic bowl. In both cases, I was absolutely astonished at the work he did. I did not know that such perfect restoration could be possible. I just got my little Ceramic bowl back, and it seems like a miracle when I hold it. It has many fine, beautiful markings and was broken badly. Now it looks exactly as it did when I purchased it. I am absolutely thrilled.”

“If you are looking for vintage tools, machines, or any industrial items, materials, parts, work benches, or any of the thousands of incredible things ,then this place is absolutely amazing!Just know that this is not Ikea or Harbor frieght- the vast assortment of items here at brooksvale artisans are dusty, dirty, and stacked and piled in a way that those who know the awesomeness of what we have can appreciate.We go far and get dirty ourselves in finding and aquiring these items and we pride ourselves in being able to tell you the purpose, and history , of everything we offer.We are here for those of you who appreciate and love what we have and for those people who appreciate finding and buying the exact tool , work bench , or machine, that they need for their business to get the job done.Lastly, for those of you like the obnoxious and belligerent woman who threatened us with horrible reviews on every social media platform today because SHE mistakenly read information wrong and could not have things as she demanded- well, hopefully you and your therapist can work on your bitterness and anger and sense of entitlement. If you work your issues out, and your therapist thinks it's ok for you to return to the scene of your meltdown, come on back and I'm sure we can come to terms on the item you so much wanted.BROOKSVALE ARTISANS - WE AIM TO PLEASE.”