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11 reviews for Anastacia's Antiques
11 reviews in English
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Review from Babs S.
Gladwyne, PA
2/1/2012
Love this place. They have beautiful inventory and know what they are talking about.
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Review from Jason B.
Philadelphia, PA
6/2/2011
More awesome than awesome.
When I die, someone please scatter my ashes in this store. I don't think they'll notice.
(Actually, they probably will. This is one of the cleanest, well maintained antique shops I've ever been inside. And I've been to more than quite a few.)Listed in: There is no name for this…
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Review from Dan F.
8/14/2010
"The Antique Store For People Who Even Hate The Word Antiquing"
I've never understood the desire to 'go antiquing' and the price I've paid for this is high, as a full half of single men in my age cohort place this activity at the tippy-top of their hobbies lists on their internet profiles.
Now Anastacia's has made me a giddy convert to the religion. And I love it!
Forget smelly upholstery and tedious art deco bedroom furniture. Instead think really cool curiosity museum. With incredibly friendly service, VERY AMAZING PRICES, a wicked soundtrack, and home delivery.
Not to mention a wonderfully wry sense of humor.
Today I was admiring a giant golden Gothic mirror for the mansion-sized fireplace I don't have. Struck by its castle-like grandeur, I blurted to one of the owners, "I just feel like you have to do something very important in front of this mirror."
"That's up to you," he replied.
I nearly peed myself laughing. Then with perfect comic timing, he diverted his attention to the neighboring display.
Did I mention I love this place?
Some of the many finds:
Spooky mannequin heads with Max Factor eyelashes
Ancient postcards
Antique linens in pristine condition
Shockingly nice onyx jewelry
Taxidermy
Skulls
Wire eyeglasses
Mirrors, mirrors, mirrors
Full range of Victoriana - including a great range of tile
Kooky books with amazing titles (a fave: How To Use Your New Vibrator)
Ceramic and metal planters
Pretty crystal candelabras
Door knob-ery
Pendant lighting with glamorous fringe
Fans you would see in film noir
Signage you would see in a silent movie
Antique store display paraphernalia (a huge find: a Singer thread spool display case labeled Pantone-style with sliding glass doors)
A concrete roaring lion for your front steps (which I really really need to buy)
***Mesmerizing *** person-sized ventriloquist dummies
If you're looking for a way to give your home a spruce-me-up that'll garner compliment after compliment, or just need to look at something other than today's West Elm World, take a bit of time and visit this amazing store. You'll be glad you did. -
Review from Monica S.
10/29/2009
Whenever I need an escape from everything normal and new, a trip to Anastacia's is all it takes to have me feeling like I'm a Victorian inventor. This store is ah-ma-zing with its collection of oddities and antiques. I'm talking glass eyeballs, vintage purses, Balkan jewelery, old gas pumps, dolls, lamps. I could go on and on, but what you really need to know is, this is unlike any other antique shop out there.
With its countless collection of odds n ends, it's almost like the gift shop for the Mütter Museum. The staff is earnest and friendly and I beg you to check them out. It's a really fun shop, clearly.
When I own a proper house, I'm going to transform my bathroom with antiques from Anastacia's. I think it'd be awesome if the wallpaper was comprised of Darwin's animal sketches from the Galapagos and instead of contemporary reading material, I'd have Victorian feminist literature. Anastacia's has what it takes to fulfill my awesome dreams, but don't steal my idea, go make your own dreams. -
Review from Sara P.
Philadelphia, PA
3/2/2010 1 photo
Anastacia's is hands down, the best antique store in the city! I say that, because the selection and prices are unrivaled in this area. The owners are Victorian-aholics, so definitely check out this store if that coordinates with your design aesthetic.
Stacy (Anastacia) is brimming with knowledge about anything and everything Victorian/Art Nouveau/Art Deco. I especially love just chatting with her about the jewelry. She's not pushy, and you get the feeling that she's not in the business for the money, but simply because she loves the hunt and the treasures she finds! I always see her husband around, doing the little fix-it jobs and repairs that come with antiques, and I love how they work together to create this little Victorian wonderland!
My best finds: Two full sets of barkcloth curtains (6 in all) for $60, which was a steal! Also, a pair of beautiful cut glass and brass filigree dress clips (for my Mom) from the 1930s. Mom loves them!Listed in: The Ultimate Philadelphia…
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Review from Susan G.
7/19/2007 1 photo
WHAT A GREAT PLACE!
I love antiques...this place was heaven for me! Such a great mix of such beautiful things.
The collection of antique tiles that they had was sooo fantastic! Just beautiful Victorian baked tiles with the most incredible engravings.
They also had a sweet jewelry selection.
Don't let me forget...they deliver! I love when places deliver...saves me the trouble of getting a uhaul. -
Review from jaimie k.
7/14/2010
Hands down, antique door knockers in the shapes of hands down in fact, my favorite antiques place in PHL. They always have new inventory and it is consistently awesome, inspiring, plain old inspiring and damn effing neat. There are things I've wanted here for years and there are things I snap up on sight, but I tend to treat this place like a museum. Things is, the prices are INCREDIBLY reasonable, particularly for the taxidermy!
Anastacia herself is incredibly sweet, helpful and knowledgeable. I adore her! -
Review from Meg M.
Philadelphia, PA
1/29/2011
Amazing finds can be had here, and the prices are very good. Jewelry, furniture, mirrors, door knockers, PA Dutch pieces, animal skulls, oddities...this place has it all. Unintimidating for folks like me who aren't avid antique collectors, but simply adventurous treasure finders. I'll mos def be back.
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Review from ray p.
Philadelphia, PA
2/19/2008
this is hands down the best, most well stocked and diverse not to mention fairly priced antique store in the city. With a huge (read: wall to wall) collection of all sorts of things you cant possibly go in there and not walk out with something truly special or unique.
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Review from Scott H.
Philadelphia, PA
5/10/2010
I had been looking for a nice simple cabinet to put in the living room for a while. Kind of moving beyond IKEA... (sorry, I still love you IKEA) but not really able to do Sotheby's just yet (sorry Sotheby's, I can't afford to know if I like you), and then we found Anastacia's. Found a really cool glass front cabinet for seriously about half what I would've expected, and half what we were seing elsewhere. And they were good enough to deliver it to us that same day for a discounted delivery price (can't remember why they discounted it, but it was nice of them). Fantastic, would recommend it. We stop in once a month or so and also find something great. Check this place out! It's great.
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Review from Stacey M.
Philadelphia, PA
9/7/2009
this is a great place. although it's not as big as i was hoping it would be, it was filled to the brim with a wide range of interesting things and everything seemed to be fairly priced. we bought an antique radio as a gift and a few wall hangings for our apartment. one of the wall hangings didn't have a price and when we asked what the price might be, she give it a quick glance and said, "how about $15."
i'm not sure if we talked with Anastacia, herself, but the woman who helped us was very sweet and friendly.
looking forward to finding more treasures here in the future.
