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Mermaid Antiques

  • 105 Metcalf St. • View on map »
  • Elora
  • 519-846-2504
“I specialize in nothing, dabble in everything,” says owner Marty Van Vliet, whose four-room store is but 2,000 square feet. However, Van Vliet does appear to have a critical mass of costume jewellery amid the furnishings, rugs, china and silverware: a star-shaped rhinestone brooch, circa 1940, is $18; a gold and garnet ring from the 1920s is $150. He often carries odd pieces of china—partial sets of Aynsley and Limoges—for less than $20 per item. Room-size Persian carpets from the 1930s go for less than $1,000.
When:
summer, M–F 11–5, Sa 10–6, Su 11–5.
Location
  • map marker #1
    105 Metcalf St. ,
    Elora
  • 519-846-2504

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