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June 2023 by Rob Barber
White collared crook. I commissioned my art work inheritance with his gallery. He sold a few pieces via retail and at auction. He had the collection over a year, at which point I requested the collection back, he refused, and explained he had advertising and handling charges he has not recouped. I literally had to hire an attorney, just to find out auctions where governed by USDA in Ohio, but his auctions where in Chicago and Northern Ky.
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October 2022 by Steve Ford
I called a day after the auction and spoke with Don Treadway. He was polite and helpful. He confirmed my purchase and took my billing information. I was pleasantly surprised at how reasonable the shipping was and how quickly he said my vase should arrive. It arrived about a week later and was excellently packaged in double boxes and bubble wrap. The vase is beautiful!! Thanks Don. Steve Ford
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December 2021 by Mike Jones
I love this place. It's my favorite market. They always have a great selection of very nice produce. And the workers are always helpful friendly and knowledgeable. Can't wait to see what they will have this year. If you haven't been you should definitely make the trip. You'll glad you did.
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December 2020 by Mona Soul
Treadway Gallery is fantastic!! The staff is knowledgeable, friendly and very professional. My experience was nothing short of excellent. I would highly recommend them.
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December 2020 by Jen Oh
The owner has a TERRIBLE attitude!I sent an email with a couple of photos of a Monier painting.This was the first response:“I believe this is a print, that it has little value…we don't do framing and i think it would be a waste to appraise this…don treadway“BTW, in my tired stupor, I just looked back and realized I did say I’d like to get framed when I meant to say we have a framed photo (narcolepsy makes you do silly things.)Anyway, I responded back that it was an actual oil painting, that you could feel the texture. To which Don responded, “It’s a textured print, they are common...lots of people mistake these for paintings...”So I explained that my in-laws got it in the 1980s in Chicago (it’s a Monier Old Chicago painting) and most likely real - like how would you know if you won’t even look at it?”Then I get back this gem which in part says, “actually its very unlikely that its an original painting…it is very likely that its what i said it was…i find it odd that you contact me for information which i give you free of charge and all of a sudden you know more than i do…i’ve been selling art for over 40 years, have sold thousands of paintings and i’ve seen more than my share of these…if you have a magnifying glass you can look at the surface and find a dot pattern which is typical of these textured prints...”Riiight - a fake print was professionally framed, clearly canvas, with markings on back from previous auction house.Had he been a professional and set up an appointment to view it, he would have seen all of this instead of being so rude.I only even reached out because he had a 5 star rating on Google. But that was out of 2 reviews.And as I was typing this review. I got another rude email that in part says, “ good customer service is the truth, without charge…bad customer service is to tell you something other than the truth…attitude is directly related to your ignorance and thought process that you know more than i do...”If you want a rude, arrogant appraiser, this is the place for you.
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June 2020 by Valerie E.
I put a bid on an item in Treadway's Decorative Arts Auction on June 14th. It was an absentee bid; I received a confirmation of my bid of $550 from Treadway. The item sold for $500, so I assumed I was the winning bidder. I did not hear from the gallery, the telephone was on voicemail and there was no response to my two emails. So today I called again and got through to someone named David. David told me that I was not the winning bidder even though the item was sold for $500 - my bid of $550, which was confirmed by Treadway, was apparently not taken into account at all. David then went on to say I would not have won the item anyway because there was another bid that would go up to $600. He conveniently ignored the fact that I did not have the opportunity to raise my bid (by getting an outbid notice). I have won small lots from Treadway in the past, but I am not a huge customer and maybe that was the problem? But all customers need and deserve to have faith in the auction process and the auction house's integrity. That includes the seller who in this case lost money as well. No explanation was given by Treadway other than "l'll check with the IT guys" - we've all heard that one! And, of course, no apology was extended to me - until I asked for one. Arrogant staff, very questionable standards. Wouldn't deal with them again or recommend them.
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May 2020 by Jenna L.
The owner has a TERRIBLE attitude! I sent an email with a couple of photos of a Monier painting. This was the first response: "I believe this is a print, that it has little value...we don't do framing and i think it would be a waste to appraise this... don treadway" BTW, in my tired stupor, I just looked back and realized I did say I'd like to get framed when I meant to say we have a framed photo (narcolepsy makes you do silly things.) Anyway, I responded back that it was an actual oil painting, that you could feel the texture. To which Don responded, "It's a textured print, they are common...lots of people mistake these for paintings..." So I explained that my in-laws got it in the 1980s in Chicago (it's a Monier Old Chicago painting) and most likely real - like how would you know if you won't even look at it?" Then I get back this gem which in part says, "actually its very unlikely that its an original painting...it is very likely that its what i said it was...i find it odd that you contact me for information which i give you free of charge and all of a sudden you know more than i do...i've been selling art for over 40 years, have sold thousands of paintings and i've seen more than my share of these...if you have a magnifying glass you can look at the surface and find a dot pattern which is typical of these textured prints..." Riiight - a fake print was professionally framed, clearly canvas, with markings on back from previous auction house. Had he been a professional and set up an appointment to view it, he would have seen all of this instead of being so rude. I only even reached out because he had a 5 star rating on Google. But that was out of 2 reviews. And as I was typing this review. I got another rude email that in part says, " good customer service is the truth, without charge...bad customer service is to tell you something other than the truth...attitude is directly related to your ignorance and thought process that you know more than i do..." If you want a rude, arrogant appraiser, this is the place for you.
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November 2019 by Steven Hall
I recently won a marblehead vase at Treadway's auction. Although I was not able to attend the auction, I set up a phone bid and was able to bid live. From start to finnish my experience was great! I plan to follow Traedway in the future and highly reccomend them.
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November 2018 by CJ Wood
Great family business with exceptional offerings
