Antiques and vintage furnishings

Antique Broker in Florida

We broker antique furniture, vintage furnishings, and estate pieces for sellers across the country. You name your net in writing. We find the buyer who actually wants it.

Carved antique wooden hutch cabinet with silver and porcelain pieces

Sell antique furniture

Good antique furniture has a problem: the people who want it are rarely the people who find it. A fine chest sits in a local listing while a dealer two states away is hunting exactly that form. We close that gap. You name the net you need, guaranteed in writing. We research the piece, present it properly, and take it to the buyers who understand what it is. No showroom rent, no waiting for foot traffic, no giving it away at the first offer.

Vintage furnishings

Vintage is its own market now, and a strong one. Mid-century seating, lighting, case goods, and designer pieces move fast when they reach the right audience, and they stall when they are lumped in with general used furniture. We speak that buyer language. If your piece is vintage rather than antique, it still gets the same treatment: a named net, a real buyer search, and a coordinated close.

Estate antiques and collections

Settling an estate usually means a house full of decisions under time pressure. The worst outcome is the rushed estate sale, where the best pieces leave for a fraction of their value because the right buyers never heard about them. Bring us the important pieces first. We will tell you plainly which ones deserve a real buyer search, name a net on them with you, and work them while the rest of the estate is handled however you choose.

Buying antiques

Collectors, designers, and dealers: tell us what you are hunting. A period, a maker, a form, a wood. Much of what we broker never reaches a public listing, because sellers come to us first. A clear want on our list means you hear about the right piece while it is still available.

Questions.

How is a broker different from a consignment shop?

A consignment shop waits for a buyer to walk past your piece, takes its cut on its schedule, and your furniture sits in a showroom meanwhile. We work the other way: you name your net in writing, and we take the piece directly to the buyers, dealers, designers, and collectors who are looking for it.

What kinds of antiques do you broker?

Antique furniture first: case pieces, seating, tables, and statement pieces with real age and craftsmanship. Vintage furnishings from the twentieth century. Estate collections and single important pieces. If it has provenance and a market, we can talk.

Do you take possession of my furniture?

No. We are a brokerage. Your piece stays with you until the sale closes and the buyer arranges pickup or transport. We coordinate the deal, never the furniture itself.

Start a conversation.

Whether you are selling one exceptional piece or looking for the next one, start with the details. Or skip the form and call.

727-487-1517

Prefer email? Write to us any time. We reply by email, usually the same day.

rustandmothemail@gmail.com