We have been actively in the business over thirty five years.  Tom started buying and selling antiques during his undergraduate work and Rose has been actively buying antiques and decorating homes and stores with antiques for over twenty years.

Our mutual love of early Americana brought us together at a show in 2002 and as they say - the rest is history.  Tom, living in Florida was doing shows full time as “Period Antiques” and Rose was operating her shop “Hearts & Roses Antiques” in Northport, Maine.  After a year of doing both, we decided to move to a warmer climate that was also more centrally located to our shows.  Since moving we have concentrated most of our efforts on exhibiting at shows.  

In addition to doing shows, we keep our barn set-up as a year-round shop.  Because of our show schedule, we are open by appointment only.

We specialize in 18th and early 19th century American antiques.  Our love of natural or painted surfaces can be seen in all of the items that we select for our inventory and most importantly for our valued customers.  Whether it’s a dry sink, or a jelly cupboard; a pantry box or a firkin; a game board or a trade sign, you can be assured that it retains its original surface and is accurately and honestly described. Antiques are our passion and being dealers is our full time occupation.  If we are not at a show, we are actively seeking that next great piece of our American culture and history.

We stand behind our sales 100% and our goal is to help you find that exceptional piece to start your collection or to enhance your already existing collection.  We make every effort to accurately describe each piece and to provide detailed photographs on our website.  Please feel free to contact us regarding any item that we offer.

All items offered by Period Antiques are fully guaranteed to be as described regarding age, surface, condition and authenticity.  As you will note, all have a complete description that is based on a thorough examination of each piece as well as utilizing years of experience, current research and the utilization of comparable descriptions from auctions, shows, shops and other sources.

We accept most types of payments, including:  personal checks, money orders, cash, as well as Master Card and Visa.  Items will be shipped as soon as payment has been credited to our account.  

Sales tax will be charged as required by statute.

Shipping and insurance costs are the responsibility of the purchaser.  We will charge only the actual cost of shipping and insurance.  In the event of damage during shipping, we will assist in any way to resolve the issue.

As previously noted, all items are guaranteed to be as represented in our published descriptions.  Any item may be returned for any reason within 5 days of receipt, provided the item is in “as purchased” condition.  We will reimburse the cost of an item upon its return.