We are sorry to announce that we are going to be closed on Monday and Tuesday, November 10th and 11th, 2008.

We will reopen on Wednesday at 11:00.

Please call @ 617 999 0269 or 617 921 3443 for more information.

Thank you!

We are open by appointment that you can make by calling 617 999 0269.

Have a great Columbus Day!

For directions, you can use the following link to Google Maps, where you can insert your address and get the detailed itinerary to our antiques’ store in Newton, Ma.

Here’s the link: http://maps.google.com/maps?li=d&hl=en&f=d&iwstate1=dir:to&daddr=1015+Boylston+St,+MA+02461+(Old+England+Antiques)&geocode=CQy8U2wzCIqvFXm7hQId8F7B-w&iwloc=1&dq=antiques&ei=xmvSSJX2B4mKqgLFu4HYCg

Clicking on it will take you to Google.

We are located on the Westbound part of Route 9, leading to I-95.

We look forward to seeing you!

Many wonder if it’s worth importing all the way to Boston antique pieces from Europe in this economy, with the US Dollar at record low levels against the Euro.

That’s pretty surprising to hear, but it happens more often.

The surprise is to see how distant many Americans are from Europe in the sense that they don’t know that the United Kingdom never joined the European single currency, called Euro, and is therefore not affected by the bad exchange rate Euro-USD.

Instead the British Pound Sterling is used in the UK (GBP) and that is hitting record low levels to the Euro just like the USD!

So yes, as far as currency values are concerned, it’ makes perfect sense to import quality antiques from England!

The matter is actually a lot more complicated because many other factors play a huge role in making the imports worthwhile, but you’ll be able to read more about the subject soon, here on our news and information blog.

Yes, it appears so, China is invading the western world, and the antiques’ world is not going to be spared.

Below is a message that we received on our VOIP, Skype.

“Dear ,we supply the antique furniture in china.we are the factory.Nice to meet you .”

The message was obviously unsolicited, what you would call SPAM if it was in an email, and just shows how far into the Western World consumers’ market the Chinese manufacturing industry are willing to go.

I don’t think I have to bring to your attention the fact that these antiques, are obviously repros, of what quality I don’t know, but definitely not antique.

I am sorry I deleted the contact before being able to copy the introduction, which sounded like an ad to their production of antiques, just making it very clear of what you would get.

So, the point is, that not all antique dealers are going to ignore these offers, and many are probably going to take advantage of these first reproductions coming from China and are going to buy them and sell them off as antiques or good quality reproductions, in other words they are going to offer what they are going to sell as good value for money.

And that of course, is not the case.

Remember that mass produced items and reproductions in particular, are never going to have any real value, since it’s the rarity of any item, not only antiques, that is one of the main factors for value.

So, buyer beware!

We are sorry to inform you that today, Tuesday, September the 9th, 2008, we will be closed for most of the day due to family reasons.

Please call 617 894 0731 for more info.

We apologize for the inconvenience!

This post is just to clarify that there are many exceptions to the regular hours of opening.

For example, we were open on Sunday from 11 am to 2 pm, and we’re open today from 11 am to 5 pm instead of from 1 pm as advertised.

The regular hours are in fact are guaranteed opening hours, approx, while we are often open even outside those hours.

We do work outside the stores, busy with deliveries, appraisals, restoration, buying supplies, etc. and therefore we have a reduced schedule that we can honour.

But outside those hours we can easily have time to be at the store, we know that and decide just before.

That’s why we keep encouraging appointments that are so convenient for us, as we can better serve and focus on the client, although no commitment is necessary, and it usually works very well for clients that cannot visit at normal hours.

We are on a very busy road, route 9, and used daily by thousands of commuters. Unfortunately many commute very early and/or very late, so although they see the store, they can’t visit.

That’s why we might soon resume a late night opening day, almost certainly Thursdays, and maybe an early morning one.

But for now, please just make an appointment, we would be delighted to greet you at our store, on Route 9, 1015 Boylston St, and introduce you to our Fine English Antiques, restored in the historically correct way, to preserve and enhance their value as original and authentic antiques.

Hello all!

We are back from our latest buying trips to England, which included a 10 day vacation in Tuscany, Italy.

Apart from the vacation time, which was awesome, it was a very good trip for business too.

Unfortunately for the UK, but good news for the US, the British economy is collapsing and heading towards recession, with the value of the local currency, the British Pound Sterling, not the Euro as many appear to believe, is very low. That’s good news for importing English Antiques.

As many of our clients know after extensive explanations about the way we proceed, it’s not going to affect prices and values more than the industry specific inflation and increasing difficulty in finding interesting pieces in very good shape.

Still, it’s good for Americans that can travel more easily and affordably to the UK and discover the world of English antiques in loco, in the land of origin.

Buying and bringing home pieces is another story, and probably not cost efficient if you consider the amount of time that has to be waisted, even if a shipper takes care. Time is always tight and it’s better spent visiting and learning about England and English history.

And that’s what we do, we bring you those pieces, straight to your home, refinished in a way that even in England, let alone America, it’s so hard and expensive to find a skilfull restorer that can do it.

French Polishing is such an old technique that most have abandoned it in favour of less time consuming and effortless techniques such as waxing, spraying or, amazingly, the simple technique of leaving the pieces as they are, therefore not revealing their innate, although hidden, beauty and leaving them exposed to easy deterioration, without the protection of a professionally hand applied finish. Of course you can keep them in a climate controlled glass cabinet, but I don’t think that it would suit most of you and of your homes.

So here we are, once again, back in Boston, or Newton to be more precise, offering our pieces in stock, plus getting ready for our next shipment, scheduled for the fall, when the weather will not put the antiques stored in a container, in danger of extensive damage to the finish.

We’ll let you know more about the shipment soon!

See you at our store on Route 9 West, Newton Highlands, Massachusetts…

We are on a business trip to England and then on vacation to Italy.

Then back to England on our way home to Boston.

So, from Aug 11th through Aug 27th we will be closed.

But from Aug 28th Denise will be available by luck or, better, by appointment;

contact her on 617 921 3443 or 617 999 0269.

From Sep 3rd a normal schedule will resume.

Further info here soon.