Shopping for Antiques? Discover Olde Towne Portsmouth, VA

There’s one thing for sure about Virginia, and that is there’s an abundance of antique dealers scattered throughout the Commonwealth. From the Blue Ridge Mountains to the Tidewater region of the Atlantic coast, Virginia has a treasure trove of shops and malls to peruse through.

Olde Towne Portsmouth, Virginia, one of America's most historic seaports has been well known for it's selection of fine antique shops throughout the decades. Though we have lost some dealers during the recession years, Olde Towne Portsmouth still offers a handful of the best antique shops in Hampton Roads. Olde Towne also offers a monthly antiques to flea market that draws hundreds of shoppers to hunt through the huge variety of treasures offered for sale.

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Skipjack Nautical Wares 

& Marine Art Gallery

Devonshire Square, 620 High Street, Portsmouth, VA (757) 399-5012

Virginia’s premier maritime antique store and marine art gallery. Offering a large selection of authentic maritime antiques, ship models, marine instruments including clocks & barometers, telescopes, spyglasses, sextants, octants, compasses, lamps and lighting, ships wheels, boat and yachting salvage and collectibles, bells, US Navy, US Coast Guard and other military items. Skipjack also offers a collection of maritime paintings, prints, bronze sculptures as well as sailor-made and folk carvings and other marine art forms. If you are searching for nautical items, this is the place to find it.

Open Tuesday-Saturday 10 am- 5 pm. 

Closed Sunday and Monday or by chance or appointment.

https://www.skipjackmarinegallery.com/

Beautiful nautical antiques and marine art can be found at
Skipjack Nautical Wares & Marine Art Gallery,
 Olde Towne Portsmouth, VA.

Authentic maritime antiques, ship salvage and nautical instruments at Skipjack Nautical Wares & Marine Art Gallery.

Choice period Antique furniture can also be found at Skipjack!

Great selection of nautical table lamps, re-purposed using antique ship lamps and other maritime items is available at Skipjack.

Discover one of  the finest collections of authentic antique maritime instruments in the world at Skipjack Nautical Wares & Marine Art Gallery.

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Way Back Yonder Antiques 

Devonshire Square, 462 Washington Street, Portsmouth, VA 757-398-2700

Since 1991, Way Back Yonder Antiques has offered a fine selection of quality antiques to customers the world over. Their inventory is collected from the local area and they select only the best to offer their customers. They are a general line antique store with an emphasis on quality. The inventory includes items from antiquity to the 20th century, furniture, accessories, lighting, glassware, pottery, porcelains, ceramics, metal and wooden wares, estate silver of both sterling and plate, estate and costume jewelry, coins, collectibles, and other curiosities.

Open Monday-Saturday: 10 am – 6 pm Sunday: 12 pm – 6 pm

http://oldetowneportsmouth.com/listings/way-back-yonder-antiques/

Beautiful porcelain antique oyster plates can be found at
Way Back Yonder Antiques.

Way Back Yonder is known for their wonderful collection of sterling silver flatware
and hollow ware.

Great selection of antique flow-blue dishes.

Fabulous treasures abound at Way Back Yonder Antiques. 

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The Olde Towne 

Antiques to Flea Market

Currently being held at 200 County Street  (757) 405-3500

Visit the Olde Towne Portsmouth Antiques to Flea Market the first Saturday of each month, rain or shine, and enjoy the eclectic collection of unique and antique wares. With more than 70 vendors, you will discover a great selection of antique and flea market items of all types – priced to sell! Shop for estate furniture, architectural salvage, china, silverware, art, sports gear, musical instruments, books and ephemera, hand-made crafts and toys, as well as decorative accessories and one-of-a-kind items. A favorite of local and visitors alike, it is a treasure hunter’s dream come true! Always Free Admission & Free Parking!

The Olde Towne Antiques to Flea Market is held the first Saturday
of each month here in Olde Towne Portsmouth, Virginia.

Great selection of antiques and flea items and large crowd of shoppers at the
Olde Towne Portsmouth Antiques to Flea Market.

One visit to Olde Towne Portsmouth and you’ll be hooked. Amble along the famous Seawall. Stroll through three centuries of historic neighborhoods. Go antiquing. Take in some art. Eat at one of the delightful restaurants. Choose from a wide variety of fine, casual and family dining establishments with many offering outdoor seating. Many of Portsmouth’s attractions are clustered within easy walking distance of each other, making it the perfect place to spend a day.

Shopping Historic Devonshire Square, Olde Towne Portsmouth Virginia

An enchanting historic destination in Portsmouth, Virginia with English sophistication and inimitable

style and grace, Devonshire Square along High Street in Olde Towne is one of the most exceptional and beautiful shopping venues in Hampton Roads. Our mixture of unique, specialized stores offer the best in home furnishings, gifts, and fine art, antiques, garden statuary and accessories, unparalleled in quality and design.

AndersonWright Rooms & Gardens features exquisite garden statuary, urns and gorgeous garden accessories, displayed in a captivating atmosphere rich with old world charm and historical glamour. The beautiful garden room and formal gardens is also a wonderful place to hold parties, meetings and weddings. Video.

Beautiful garden furnishings and accessories and
Anderson Wright Rooms & Gardens

The gardens and Anderson Wright at Devonshire Square

The Garden Room at Anderson Wright

Whether you’re on the lookout for high-quality kitchenware or hard-to-find gourmet items, turn to The Kitchen Koop, offering a large range of products and services in their store. From selling kitchenware and gourmet foods,  it's all there for you! All products are personally selected by Deon Foster, a Le Cordon Bleu trained chef. Deon with her love for food, finds purpose and joy sharing her knowledge and skills with all of her customers. Enjoy wine tastings or learn how to prepare top-of-the-line dishes in one of Deon’s professional cooking classes.

The marble kitchen inside the Kitchen Koop

Quality tableware at the Kitchen Koop

Wonderful selection of gourmet foods and durable kitchen tools.

Hard-to-find gourmet foods at the Kitchen Koop.

Devonshire Square is also everything nautical.  Skipjack Nautical Wares & Marine Art Gallery are dealers in authentic nautical maritime antiques, collectibles, maritime ship salvage and hardware.  Skipjack offers for sale exceptional, quality nautical furniture and furnishings, nautical lamps and lighting, marine instruments, model boats, nautical gifts and decor. Tripadvisor

Highest quality handcrafted ship models at
Skipjack Nautical Wares & Marine Art Gallery

Nautical table lamps, antiques, marine clocks and art at Skipjack.

Marine art and lighting at Skipjack Nautical Wares
& Marine Art Gallery.

Authentic nautical antiques.
Skipjack Nautical Wares & Marine Art Gallery.

Skipjack’s Marine Art Gallery features exceptional works of art in various media representing artists from our region and as far away as New Zealand. Each artist work's show is chosen for their unique style of artwork.

Hand-carved folk art in Skipjack's marine gallery.

Since 1991, Way Back Yonder Antiques has offered a fine selection of quality antiques to customers the world over. Their inventory is collected from the local area and they select only the best to offer their customers. They are a general line antique store with an emphasis on quality. The inventory includes items from antiquity to the 20th century, furniture, accessories, lighting, glassware, pottery, porcelains, ceramics, metal and wooden wares, estate silver of both sterling and plate, estate and costume jewelry, coins, collectibles, and other curiosities.

Way Back Yonder Antiques on Devonshire Square

Antique porcelain oyster plates.

Antique British flow blue dinnerware.

Way Back Yonder Antiques offers a large selection of  sterling silver
flatware and hollow ware.

Devonshire Square is part of the inimitable Olde Towne magic, the sense that you are here but somewhere else as well, a touch of merry Olde England, a major slice of maritime history. Olde TownePortsmouth is all of that. We hope that you will visit us today and come back, again and again.

Devonshire Square Shops

Anderson Wright Room & Gardens

622 High Street, Portsmouth, VA ~ 757-398-0990

http://oldetowneportsmouth.com/listings/anderson-wright-rooms-gardens/

The Kitchen Koop

638 High Street, Portsmouth Va  ~ 757-399-4475

http://www.kitchenkoop.com/home.html

Skipjack Nautical Wares

& Marine Art Gallery

620 High Street, Portsmouth, VA  ~ 757-399-5012

https://www.skipjackmarinegallery.com/


Way Back Yonder Antiques
462 Washington Street, Portsmouth, VA ~ 757-398-2700
http://oldetowneportsmouth.com/listings/way-back-yonder-antiques/

One visit to Olde Towne Portsmouth and you’ll be hooked. Amble along the famous Seawall. Stroll through three centuries of historic neighborhoods. Go antiquing. Take in some art. Eat at one of the delightful restaurants. Choose from a wide variety of fine, casual and family dining establishments with many offering outdoor seating. Many of Portsmouth’s attractions are clustered within easy walking distance of each other, making it the perfect place to spend a day.

Best Antique Shops In Coastal Hampton Roads Virginia

There’s one thing for sure about Virginia, and that is there’s an abundance of antique dealers scattered throughout the Commonwealth. From the Blue Ridge Mountains to the Atlantic coast, Virginia has a treasure trove of shops and malls to peruse through. From exceptional antique dealers that specialize in fine American, British and Continental furniture and decorative arts from the 17^th, 18^th and 19^th and early 20^th centuries, to the weekend markets that offer used furnishings and brick-a-brac at a flea price. So, whatever you are hunting for, you are most likely going to find it in one of Virginia’s many antiquing haunts

In this blog, we will focus on antique shops located around coastal Tidewater, Virginia (also known as Hampton Roads). This incorporates the cities of Norfolk, Portsmouth, Chesapeake, Suffolk, Virginia Beach, Hampton & Newport News and its surrounding areas. These are the shops that specialize in true authentic antique items that may include furniture, silver, porcelains, lighting art and decorative arts.

Antique Shops of Coastal Virginia

19th century tiger maple huntboard from
Skipjack Nautical Wares  & Marine Art Gallery

Brill’s Antiques

10527 Jefferson Avenue, Newport News, Va

(757)  329-7891

Specializes in 18th Century Furniture & Accessories.

By chance or by appointment

Le Marché

1607 Colley, Avenue, Norfolk, VA (757) 625-1211

Located in the heart of Ghent on Colley Avenue, Le Marché offers Fine French Antiques and Furnishings. European bed and table linens, fine china, crystal, sterling flatware, iron beds, cribs, armouries, tables, chairs and lounges. Our offering to the Hampton Roads area is an incomparable selection ranging from 18th through 20th century furnishings and gifts from country to formal, in a full range of styles and periods up to and including Art Nouveau, Art Deco and Art Moderne.

Open Monday-Saturday 10 am – 6 pm

http://lemarcheva.com/

Le Marche located in Ghent on Colley Avenue in Norfolk Virginia offers
fine French Antiques and furnishings as well as European accessories. 

Michael Millard-Lowe Antiques

242 W 21st St, Norfolk, VA (757) 776-9046

Michael Millard-Lowe Antiques is a nationally known provider of fine antiques. Their mission statement is " to provide quality antique and vintage furniture and accessories at a competitive price to interior designers and the public in a super friendly customer service orientated atmosphere."

Open Monday- Saturday 10 am – 5 pm Sunday 12 pm – 5 pm

http://millard-lowe.com/

Monticello Antiques

227 West York Street, Norfolk, VA.

Specialize in buying and selling late 18th and early 19th Century American and English furniture. We have a complete restoration and repair service.

Open Monday through Friday 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

https://monticelloantiques.wordpress.com/

Skipjack Nautical Wares & Marine Art Gallery

Devonshire Square, 620 High Street, Portsmouth, VA (757) 399-5012

Virginia’s premier maritime antique store and marine art gallery. Offering a large selection of authentic maritime antiques, ship models, marine instruments including clocks & barometers, telescopes, spyglasses, sextants, octants, compasses, lamps and lighting, ships wheels, boat and yachting salvage and collectibles, bells, US Navy, US Coast Guard and other military items. Skipjack also offers a collection of maritime paintings, prints, bronze sculptures as well as sailor-made and folk carvings and other marine art forms. If you are searching for nautical items, this is the place to find it.

Open Tuesday-Saturday 10 am- 5 pm. Closed Sunday and Monday or by chance or appointment.

https://www.skipjackmarinegallery.com/

Skipjack Nautical Wares & Marine Art Gallery located in
Olde Towne Portsmouth, VA  specializes in
 maritime antiques, marine art and nautical furnishings.

The Antique Design Center

833 W 21st St, Norfolk, VA

(757) 622-4244

Specializing in fine quality antiques, antique and vintage chandelier’s. Their 8000 square ft. showroom features 18th, 19th, and 20th century American and Continental banquet tables, sets of chairs, beautiful antique accessories, and period art.

Hours: Monday – Saturday 10 am – 5 pm Sunday 12 pm – 4 pm

http://antiquedesigncenter.org/

Sterling silver coffee service on tray from Way Back Yonder Antiques
in Olde Towne Portsmouth, Virginia.

Way Back Yonder Antiques

Devonshire Square, 462 Washington Street, Portsmouth, VA

Is a general line antique store with an emphasis on quality. The inventory includes items from antiquity to the 20th century, furniture, accessories, lighting, glassware, pottery, porcelains, ceramics, metal and wooden wares, estate silver of both sterling and plate, estate and costume jewelry, coins, collectibles, and other curiosities.

Open Monday-Saturday: 10 am – 6 pm Sunday: 12 pm – 6 pm

http://oldetowneportsmouth.com/listings/way-back-yonder-antiques/

Olde Towne Portsmouth, Virginia Square(d)- The Portsmouth Heritage Initiative

by Joe Elder

A respectable turnout of Portsmouth residents, members of the press, City of Portsmouth

A map of Portsmouth, Virginia, 1851 showing
the original names of the town squares.

Department Heads including Portsmouth City Manager Dr. Lydia Patton were present late morning for the inaugural installation of the corner stones to be laid in place, naming the historic squares as originally laid out in 1751 by Colonel William Crawford, the  founder of the town of Portsmouth, Virginia. The stones were presented by the Portsmouth Heritage Initiative under the direction by founder Aaron Kelley, with the first two historic square stones located on opposite sides of the two hundred block of High Street.

The Portsmouth Heritage Initiative project titled "Portsmouth Square(d)" was introduced by Aaron Kelley who discussed the history of the original town plan designed by Colonel William Crawford in 1752 and the significance of the size and scope of the square installations planned for installation over the next year and how it compares in importance to similar port cities like Savannah, Georgia that was laid out in squares in the 1730's similar to Portsmouth, Virginia. Aaron expressed the importance of preserving our history and presenting it through creative incentives as a way to demonstrate it to others.

Planned installations of the historic squares. High Street squares are shown in yellow, historic Olde Towne district in green and new towne in orange.

Other remarks were made by Portsmouth's mayor Kenny Wright followed by The Olde Towne Business Association's President, Tony Goodwin. The mayor also expressed his thoughts

Major Kenny Wright and Portsmouth Heritage
Initiative Director Aaron Kelley prepare to
install the first square marker.

concerning the importance of preserving our cities history and that we should learn from it as we move forward into the future. These remarks were followed by the reading of declaration by Paul Danaher and a praise by Ricky Price, actor Colonel Crawford in costume. The ceremony was completed with closing remarks by Aaron Kelley, and the first stone "Golden Square" installed  by Aaron Kelley and Mayor Kenny Wright adjacent to the Portsmouth Towne Bank building, and in front of the bronze sculpture of Colonel William Crawford. This was followed immediately with the installation of "Bloomsberry Square" stone on the opposite corner of the two hundred block of High Street.

The Portsmouth Heritage Initiative was formed to illuminate and enhance the rich history of the City of Portsmouth through education, marketing, and tourism promotion. We believe that our history is one of the city’s greatest competitive advantages. This was the second heritage initiative with the first being the dramatic silhouette wall mural painting along the historic Cedar Grove Cemetery wall on Effingham Street depicting the battle of Craney Island that took place here in Portsmouth during the War of 1812.

The inaugural stone square marker installed at Golden Square
in front of Towne Bank.

For more information about Portsmouth's historic squares, go to my blog http://oldetowneportsmouth.blogspot.com/2016/05/portsmouth-squared-inaugural.html

Portsmouth Square(d) Inaugural Installation of Olde Towne Cornerstones

Portsmouth, VA – The Portsmouth Heritage Initiative will lay the inaugural stone in the Portsmouth Squared project on Friday, June 3, 2016 at 11:30AM.  The ceremony will be held at Golden Square – 200 High Street, at the intersection of High & Crawford Streets.

Portsmouth, the first city in Hampton Roads, was well planned from its inception in 1752. Much like its British port counterpart in Savannah, Georgia, Portsmouth was laid out in a series of squares.  Many squares were labeled to designate the desired use for the property (i.e. CHURCH, MARKET, PRISON).  With help from the writings of many Portsmouth historians and a found portion of an 1851 map, we were able to identify the square names used throughout the original boundaries of the city.  The Portsmouth Heritage Initiative plans to place granite footers at the corner of each Olde Towne intersection to commemorate each square’s historical significance. Our hope is to bring the community together to celebrate and market our old world charm while restoring a sense of place to this seaport city. 

The Portsmouth Heritage Initiative plans to place granite 
footers at the corner of each Olde Towne intersection to commemorate each square’s historical significance.

Portsmouth gets its name from the English naval port of Portsmouth, England. The town was laid out checkerboard style with 122 half-acre lots around its town square at High and Court streets. Streets were organized in a grid pattern with street widths alternating between 32, 50 and 100 feet. Each block or square was named for noted Virginians, Englishmen, or places in England or the United States.

Streets were named similarly. High Street was named for the main commercial corridor in Portsmouth, England. It is 100 feet wide, with two narrow parallel streets of 32-foot widths (Queen and King streets), located to the north and south. Narrower streets served as alleys for High Street, facilitating the access to commercial buildings from the rear. For more information about Portsmouths historic squares, go to:  http://oldetowneportsmouth.blogspot.com/2012/10/12-historic-squares-of-high-street-olde.html

Portsmouth Heritage Initiative was formed by Aaron Kelley to illuminate and enhance the rich history of the City of Portsmouth through education, marketing, and tourism promotion. We believe that our history is one of the city’s greatest competitive advantages.

 If you would like more information about the Portsmouth Heritage Initiative, a donor-funded non-profit organization, or the Portsmouth Squared Project, please contact Aaron Kelley at 757-478-3888 or email at portsmouthheritage@gmail.com.