New York City's Best Antique Shops

Antiques are unique and certainly as beautiful as they are valuable. These treasures and trinkets can enhance the look and appeal of your body, home or personal style. If you are in New York City and are looking for the best places to find antiques, browse through the list below. Happy shopping in New York City, home of some of the finest antique shops for furniture, jewelry, couture, decorative arts, and so on.

Olde Good Things 124 W. 24th St. 212-989-8401 This antique shop in New York offers architectural antiques from North and South America. Browse through their home décor and antique faucets, doors, windows, chandeliers, statues, and a host of others decorative arts for your home. Great deal of rare artifacts, stone & terra cotta, stained glass pieces and antique spruce and maple flooring are just few of over 2,000 items found in store and online. See more lists of items online at http://www.oldegoodthings.com or visit them in New York or other locations.

Imperial Fine Books 790 Madison Avenue, 2nd Floor, New York, 2l2-86l-6620, Fax 2l2-249-0333, or toll free (877) 86l-6620 Book aficionados, you know that books are high on the list of treasures and antiques that can stand the test of time. Regardless of how much time has passed, a book's information is always the same, and its value could even increase when new editions hit the market and the old becomes rare. Imperial Fine Books offers fine leather bound books, many of which are first editions and many collectible volumes for your perfect enjoyment and decor. You would certainly pride yourself in owning a copy of your favorite author's original manuscripts wouldn't you? They carry rare editions of children's books as well, and perform fine bindings, have slipcases, clamshell boxes, and restorations. They also provide full color illustrated catalogs featuring some of their inventory, but you can certainly see more online at their website http://www.imperialfinebooks.com . They ship your order to anywhere in the world and accept most credit cards.

This 'n' That Collectables 124 W. 25th St. 212-255-0727 This 'n' That returns to the past and stays in the present with vintage jewelry, antiques, and collectibles. They offer fixtures and art objects of various interests. They carry Lucite and Bakelite necklaces and often have their jewelries used in print ads and films. The shop is located in the heart of Manhattan's Antique District, offering diverse treasures from around the world. Their products are said to be affordable and are among the best of selections. Online address is http://www.thisnthat-ny.com/

Best Comics Hobby Center 1300 Jericho Tpke, New Hyde Park, New York (516) 328-1900 Comic lovers, this is a top comic book dealer that offers collectibles covering hundreds of genres of comic books, statues, figures, and accessories. Best Comics is home to the best selection of cars, ships, planes, science fiction, military and other plastic model kits in New York City. See them online at http://www.bestcomics.com/info.html

Yoshii Gallery 17 E 76th St New York, NY 212-744-5550 Located in Manhattan's Upper East Side, Yoshii Gallery specializes in Twentieth Century Masterpieces of impressionist, Modern and Contemporary artSince 1987, the Gallery has been exploring the relationship between Modern Masters of the arts and Oriental Antiques. They offer important art works by 20th century master and leading present day artists such as Henri Matisse, Tadao Ando, Isamu Noguchi, Pablo Picasso, and Paul Cezanne to name a few. They hold exhibits and private sales of your favorite antique piece. Phone them or visit online at http://www.yoshiigallery.com for schedule of next exhibit or sales.

Thunder Bay Antiques, Ltd. 134 W. 24th St. New York 212-633-8138 Thunder Bay specializes in Asian and Middle Eastern antiques such as the golden Buddha, Rajasthan, armoires from North Africa's Morocco, and other pieces featuring known and anonymous artists from Africa and Asia as well. Get your fine foreign furniture piece of antique look here. Online address is http://www.thunderbayltd.com

Alexs Now & Then Collectibles 219 E 89th St New York, 212 831-4825 Located in Manhattan Upper East Side, Alexs Now & Then collectibles offers collectibles, darts & dart boards' supplies, and antique items.

Beyul Asian Antiques & Décor 353 W 12^th St. New York, NY 212-989-2533 Beyul specializes in Asian Antiques and decorative arts. They offer chairs, tables, cabinets, sideboard, trunks & boxes, and other home décor accessories of antique caliber. They get new shipment of antique items from many parts of Asia including China. Lovers of Feng Shui decorative method will love the items found at Beyul, many having the quality to bring out the balance and harmony in your home's energy. Call on the phone or see them online at http://web.mac.com/matthewcarrigan/Site/Home.html