Antique furniture for sale in Pittsburgh
A local alternative to the antique mall and the auction house. Everything here is listed by someone in Pittsburgh, PA, photographed as it stands, and bought in person — so you can inspect the joinery, check the drawer bottoms and pay only when you are happy.
What you will find
Mahogany and walnut case goods, marble-top tables and commodes, painted French-style chairs and fauteuils, writing desks, occasional tables, pedestals, mirrors and the lighting that goes with them. Alongside the furniture there is the smaller material — porcelain, ginger jars, covered boxes, metalware and framed art.
Every listing states the condition in plain terms, from mint through as-is, and gives the dimensions, so you can measure your room and your doorway before you arrange to collect. Nothing is photographed in a studio: what you see is the piece as it stands.
Some pieces are described as “in the style of” a period — a Louis XV-style chair, for instance. Those are later reproductions in that style, not period pieces, and they are priced as such.
Where the pieces come from
The store began with a single large collection — the White Estate — and those pieces are still the largest part of what is listed. Alongside them, anyone across the Pittsburgh area can list their own furniture, decor and household goods.
Because the estate pieces came from one household, there are groups that were made for each other: a table with its matching chairs, a commode with the mirror that hung above it. It is worth browsing a whole category rather than searching for one item.
How buying locally works
Find something you like, message the seller, and agree a time. Everything is collected in person in the Pittsburgh area, where you can see the item in daylight and handle it before you commit. You pay when you collect — cash or a payment app — and there is no commission taken from the seller, which is why the prices here are lower than a dealer’s.
If you are buying for a specific room, the guide to telling Louis XV from Louis XVI explains the leg shapes that decide what a French piece actually is, and the famille rose porcelain guide covers the ceramics.
