A real antique must mainly be of high quality, but should also enjoy artistic merit and demand. Whether you are an aficionado or new to "the hunt" there are a myriad of antique shops on Coastal Route 1 in Southern Maine to explore. Here are a select few to begin with:
J.J. Keating
A full array of antique and reproductions, as well as estate auctions. Open 9-5 Tue.-Sat., 12-5 Sun., Closed Mon.
Antique Kennebunkport
A 5000-square-foot antiques center displaying 18- and 19-century country furniture and related material. Also Oriental rugs and 19th- and 20th-century painting. Open 7 days, 10-5. Closed Jan., Feb., and Mar.
Antiques on Nine
10,000 square feet of American and European furniture, paintings, decorative items, quilts, architectural elements, and garden accessories. Dealers welcome. Open 9-5:30 (later in summer), 7 days.
The Farm
Beautifully displayed large stock of English and American 18th- and 19-century formal and country furniture; Oriental and English porcelain including large selection of antique lamps, boxes, brass and accessories. Open 10-4, Closed Wed.
Douglas N. Harding
4500 square feet of old and rare books, fine bindings, maps, and prints. Open 7 days, 9-5; 9-9 July & August.
MacDougall-Gionet Antiques & Assoc.
A 60-dealer antiques center offering a wide range of period antiques. A barn full of formal and country furniture and appropriate smalls. 30 years at the same location. Open 9-5, 6 days. Closed Mon.
Wells Union Antique Center
Nine individually owned shops with 15 dealers carrying a wide range of country, formal, American, English, and Continental furniture, paintings, and accessories. Also garden, architectural, glass, china, jewelry, and collectibles. Dealers, decorators, and collectors welcome. Open 7 days.
Kenneth & Ida Manko
Offering a very choice stock of country and rustic furniture, paintings, and folk art for the advanced collector, dealer, and decorator. The finest 19th-century weathervane selection in New England. Usually open 9-5, 7 days, May thru Oct., by appt. in winter.
R. Jorgensen
Eleven extensive showrooms of fine period antique, formal and country, American, British Isles, French, and Scandinavian, furniture and accessories. Open 10-5, Closed Wed.
Cranberry Hill
A general line of antiques and accessories in as found condition. Specializing in custom lighting, lamp repair, mounting, and a vast selection of shades. Open 9:30-5, Closed Tues.
The York Antiques Gallery
A quality multiple dealer shop offering a diversified selection of merchandise with an emphasis on American country furniture and accessories displayed in a renovated 3-story barn. Open 10-5, 7 days.
Withington/Wells
Folk art, garden furniture, and unusual objects. Open anytime by chance or appt.
M.S. Carter
Country furniture and decorative accessories, old woodworking tools, samplers, pottery, and apothecary items. Open 10-5 Mon.-Sat., Closed Sun.
Ed Weissman
17th-, 18th-, and 19th-century American furniture. Accessories from the 15th century. An appt. is always advisable.
Antiques & A.R.T.
Period furniture both formal and country, paintings, architectural objects, and decorative accessories. Open 10-5, Tues.-Sat., Apr.-Dec., by chance or appt. Jan.-Mar.
* Note : Even though most shops are open year-round, the hours listed are seasonal (spring through fall), and it would be best to call for special times or an appointment to avoid disappointment, especially during winter months .
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