Brimfield Dealers
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Regional hubsHome to the legendary Brimfield Antique Show, the largest outdoor antique show in the United States. Massachusetts features diverse antique specialties including American Colonial furniture, maritime antiques, Nantucket baskets, and New England decorative arts spanning three centuries.
The Brimfield Antique Flea Market is the largest antique show in the United States. Since 1959, this small Massachusetts town transforms into the antique capital of the country three times a year, attracting up to 5,000 dealers and over 100,000 visitors during the six-day event.
671 Dealer Spaces
Opens at 9am Thursday during show week. "At May's, everyone's an early buyer" - no dealers set up until the opening bell. Operating since 1977, offering the best assortment of antiques and collectibles from North America, Canada, and Europe.
Top Quality
The birthplace of the Brimfield Antique Shows. Open only Friday and Saturday during show week. Known for unpicked merchandise and exceptional quality. Features high-end items like colonial cherrywood chests and convex mirrors.
Fast-Paced
Opens at 11am Tuesday and Wednesday only. Renowned for top-quality rustic furniture and men's vintage Americana fashion. Fast-paced show popular with dealers and designers stocking up on merchandise. Crowds rush at opening.
Resources: Brimfield Exchange provides a definitive dealer directory for all Brimfield shows with searchable database and dealer websites. Hertan's Antique Shows operates additional Brimfield fields.
Charles Street in Beacon Hill features about a dozen antique stores within a 4-block stretch, creating Boston's premier antique district.
Location: Charles Street, Boston
Offers something for everyone at any price point, from high-end furniture to inexpensive collectibles. Diverse inventory spanning multiple periods and styles.
Location: Newbury Street, Back Bay Since 1939
One of Boston's most prestigious shops for paintings, rare antiques, fine jewelry, and estate finds. Bringing rich history to the Back Bay for over 85 years.
Location: Boston Since 1910
Established in 1910, this antique consignment store doubles as an unofficial Edgar Allan Poe fan club. Find vintage lunch boxes, paintings, sculptures, toys, LPs, books, and Poe-themed paraphernalia. Featured in Boston Magazine.
Location: Boston
Hidden gems and magnificent period pieces in styles ranging from Louis XV to the Empire era. Features best-curated European antiques including collectible period furniture.
150+ Dealers
Location: Cambridge, MA
Five floors featuring over 150 antique vendors offering collectibles, fine silver, furniture, artwork, glassware, china, toys, books, and vintage clothing. Check out the antique toy booths for special finds.
Since 1969
Location: 49 River Street, Cambridge, MA
Historic and magical vintage clothing, accessories, and costume shop in Central Square. Specializes in fashions from the 1920s through 1980s. Extensive costume collection.
Sheffield has more antique shops per square mile than any other town in the region.
7,000 sq ft
Location: 1840 Main Street, Sheffield, MA
Hours: Wed-Sat 10am-5pm, Sun 12pm-5pm
Huge multi-dealer store featuring antique furniture, art, prints, kitchenware, oddities, collectible tins, old advertising, books, antique toys, tools, and vintage decor.
2,000 sq ft
Location: 576 Sheffield Plain, Sheffield, MA
Phone: 413-229-5044
Early American country furniture in original surface and refinished, paintings, folk art and accessories from 18th and 19th centuries. Restored 18th-century barn featuring tables, chairs, cupboards, blanket chests, bureaus. Styles include Pilgrim, Queen Anne, Chippendale, Hepplewhite, Sheraton, and Federal.
Museum Quality
Location: 1854 North Main Street, Route 7, Sheffield, MA
Phone: 413-528-0775
Premiere source of museum quality antiques and artworks. High-end pieces from various periods.
Location: Sheffield, MA
Quality French and English country antiques and accessories. Carefully curated selection of European pieces.
5,000 sq ft
Location: Great Barrington, MA
Premier antiques and design destination in the Berkshires. Features everything from country to formal to modern, plus fine art, prints, and antique oriental carpets. Located between downtown Great Barrington and Sheffield.
Location: Great Barrington, MA
Features antiques, vintage items, mid-century furniture, collectibles, and fine art pieces in beautiful Berkshires setting.
Berkshire Antiques, Arts & Design Association (BAADA): Formed in 1973 as the first dealer association of its kind in the United States. Now has 24 member dealers covering virtually every discipline from antiquities to contemporary fine art and interior design. Visit their website for complete listings.
Downtown Brewster on Route 6A is one of the best antiquing locations on Cape Cod with numerous shops within walking distance.
30 Years
Location: 1793 Main Street (Route 6A), Brewster, MA 02631
Full of vintage and antique art, artifacts, clothes, nautical items, fine and costume jewelry, furniture (midcentury, primitive, etc.). Owner Paula has 30 years in the vintage and antiques business.
Location: Brewster, MA
Seven-shop collective featuring Americana, folk art, country furniture, primitives, tin and wireware, woodenware, hand tools, quilts, hooked rugs, garden antiques, stoneware, and art glass.
Location: 1199 Main Street (Rte. 6A), Brewster, MA 02631
Phone: 508-896-8650
Beautiful restored Victorian home more like a boutique or museum. Open May-October; winter hours or private appointments available. Call ahead.
Location: 896 Main Street (Rte. 6A), Brewster, MA 02631
Phone: 508-896-5946
Open year-round on Route 6A. Diverse selection of antiques and collectibles.
200+ Dealers
Location: 243 Route 6A, Dennis, MA
Phone: 508-385-6400
Warehouse-size retail store featuring antiques of every description from hundreds of dealers. Open daily year-round. Fantastic destination with reasonable prices.
Top Auction House
Location: 1483 Rte. 6A, East Dennis, MA
Phone: 508-385-3116
R.C. Eldred Co., Inc. is one of the East Coast's top antique auction houses. Open year-round with regular auction events.
Essex is known as America's Antique Capital, boasting more antique shops per square mile than anywhere else in the nation. Many shops are within walking distance of each other in the picture-worthy coastal town.
Since 1992
Location: Essex, MA
Treasure trove of 17th and 18th-century tables, chairs, wall decorations, vases, urns, light fixtures, and much more. Over 30 years serving collectors.
Best of North Shore 9x
Location: 163 Main Street, Essex, MA 01929
Opened in 1998. Received Best of North Shore honors for 9 consecutive years and Best of Boston twice. Quality antiques and exceptional service.
Location: Essex, MA
House shops feature multiple dealers offering antiques, vintage collectibles, repurposed pieces, and artistic furniture. Fine collection of Antique, Primitive, Traditional, Farmhouse, Industrial, Mid-Century, and Repurposed furnishings.
Climate Controlled
Location: Essex, MA
Located in historic 1805 barn, doubled in size and climate-controlled year-round. Known throughout the country as a must-stop for memorable New England shopping. 18th and 19th-century formal, country, and custom furniture, paintings, prints, primitives, lighting.
Historic waterfront town with numerous antique shops and vintage marketplaces.
Location: Worcester, MA
One of the most popular antique stores in Massachusetts. All kinds of vintage goods and antique treasures including collectibles, dolls, clothes, books, furniture from multiple vendors. Features creatively reclaimed antiques and handmade gifts by locals. White Room event space available.
11,600 sq ft
Location: Palmer, MA
Antiques and collectibles from 1840-1950. Ever-changing inventory includes furniture, glassware, pottery, porcelain, militaria, advertising, toys, perfumes, jewelry, prints, and artwork. Occasional rentals for commercials, television, and movies.
The Pioneer Valley of Western Massachusetts is rich with thrift shops, antique stores, and creatively up-cycled goods. Strong culture of sustainable living and local commerce.
Since 2015
Location: 11 Bridge Street, Northampton, MA 01060
Multi-dealer shop run by local Pioneer Valley antique dealers. Filled with mid-century modern, antique, vintage clothing, ephemera, oddities, and collectible decor.
Location: Northampton, MA
Fine quality 19th and 20th-century antiques: Victorian, Arts and Crafts, Mission, Art Nouveau, Art Deco, Modern design. Furniture, Lighting, and Decorative Accessories. Gustav Stickley, L&JG Stickley, Stickley Brothers, Limberts furniture. Victorian and early antique lighting, Handel Lamps, gas chandeliers, leaded lamps. Antique advertising and trade signs.
Hidden Gem
Location: Amherst, MA
Never-ending basement labyrinth of old furniture and antiques. Items hanging from ceiling, stacked high on walls. Owners attend estate sales regularly; follow on Facebook for daily updates on hot items like mid-century modern pieces and rustic wood tables.
Location: Southampton, MA
Antique American, Victorian, and turn-of-the-century furniture in the Northeast. Quality period pieces.
60+ Years
Location: Nantucket, MA
Specializes in antique scrimshaw, marine antiques, and fine art of the Cape Cod, Nantucket, and Martha's Vineyard region. Three generations of Maddens serving collectors, decorators, and museums for over 60 years.
Since 1971
Location: Nantucket, MA
One of Nantucket Island's oldest and finest antiques shops. Exciting collection of 17th, 18th, and 19th-century furniture, art, and accessories. Favorite destination for new and well-seasoned collectors. Originally The Tiller Antiques.
Since 1927
Location: 15 Main St. and 12 Straight Wharf, Nantucket, MA
Celebrating 95 years in business. Nautical and 19-20th century antiques, plus Nantucket lightship baskets. Family-owned business spanning generations since Frank Sylvia founded the shop in 1927.
Location: Nantucket, MA
Wonderful collection of antique quilts, country furniture, early folk art and signs, old toys and dolls, kitchen and cooking antiques, vintage holiday items, nautical antiques, and out-of-print books.
Annual Event: Antiques/Vintage Show & Sale at Grange Hall, West Tisbury during summer months (typically June). Features talented local artists and antique dealers.
Location: West Townsend, MA
Multi-dealer antique center featuring diverse inventory.
Location: Sagamore, MA
Ceramics: Redware, Stoneware, English, European. Folk Art, Furniture, Glass, Marine items, Coins and Medals, Watches, Ephemera, Native American and Pre-Columbian, Silver, Fine Art, Metals, Lighting.
Location: Newbury, MA
New England furniture made between 1650 and 1820, with emphasis on William and Mary, country Queen Anne, and Federal period furniture from eastern Massachusetts, Connecticut, and Connecticut River Valley. Selection of early glass and fireplace equipment. Also maintains select stock of vernacular Chinese furniture in original condition.
Location: South Deerfield, MA
Traditional antiques. Curated selection of period pieces.
Location: Acton, MA 01720
Specializes in vintage and antique bicycles. Collectors and restoration.
Location: Carlisle, MA
Antique radios, vintage electronics, and related collectibles.
36+ Years
Location: 117 Elliot St, Beverly, MA
Appraisals: Tuesdays 10am-4pm
Full-service auction house serving the antique industry for over 36 years. Specializes in fine art, jewelry, furniture, and decorative arts. Offices in Beverly, MA and West Palm Beach, FL, with representatives in California. Represents estates from across the United States.
Nearly 20 Years
Location: Worcester, MA
HQ in Worcester serving greater Boston, Massachusetts, and New England. Antique auctions, estate auctions, online collectibles auctions. Art, coins (gold and silver), bullion, estate jewelry, vintage jewelry, sterling silver, luxury wristwatches, comic books, antique & vintage toys, sculpture, classic cars, antique firearms, musical instruments, political memorabilia, ephemera, firefighting memorabilia.
East Coast's Largest
Locations: Connecticut, greater Boston, MA and Raleigh, NC
East coast's largest and most trusted estate liquidator. Specializes in sales and purchases of jewelry, furniture, antiques, collectibles, and decorative arts.
Antiques Roadshow
Specialties: American Furniture, Dolls, Toys
Over 20 years experience. Previously worked at Society for the Preservation of New England Antiquities, Peabody-Essex Museum, Christie's, and Northeast Auctions. Appraiser on Antiques Road Show. Master's degree from Winterthur Program in Early American Culture. Publishes and lectures on American furniture and decorative arts.
Location: New England
Personal property appraisal and consulting company throughout New England. Objective, independent values for fine art, antiques, furniture, books, ceramics, firearms, sculpture, lighting, silver, residential contents. Insurance appraisals of important legacy collections of Early American furniture and decor.
PBS Featured
Location: Boston, MA
Frequently seen on PBS's Antiques Roadshow. Boston-based fine art and antiques appraiser and broker. Lectures and presentations for Museum of Fine Arts Boston, American Society of Appraisers, and Smithsonian Institution.
Location: Western Massachusetts
Expert independent valuations of personal property in Western Massachusetts. Professional appraisal services.
2025 Dates:
Location: Route 20, Brimfield, MA
Details: 5,000+ dealers, 21 independent fields, over 100,000 visitors. The largest outdoor antique show in the United States.
Massachusetts is renowned for Early American furniture from 1650-1820, including William and Mary, Queen Anne, Chippendale, Hepplewhite, Sheraton, and Federal styles. Boston and North Shore were major furniture-making centers.
Rich maritime heritage produces scrimshaw, marine antiques, ship models, navigational instruments, and whaling artifacts. Particularly strong on Cape Cod, Nantucket, and North Shore.
Iconic handwoven baskets originally made by lightship crews. Highly collectible with prices ranging from hundreds to thousands of dollars for antique examples.
Weathervanes, decoys, hooked rugs, quilts, painted furniture, trade signs, and early American paintings. Strong market for 18th and 19th-century folk art.
Gustav Stickley, L&JG Stickley, Stickley Brothers, Limberts furniture. Arts and Crafts movement pieces, Mission style furniture, Handel lamps, and period lighting fixtures.
Berkshires region specializes in French and English country antiques, Louis XV to Empire era pieces, European furniture, and continental decorative arts.
The Brimfield Antique Show is held three times a year: typically in May (second week), July (second week), and September (first week). For 2025, the exact dates are May 13-18, July 8-13, and September 2-7. Each show runs for six days from Tuesday at 6am through Sunday around 3pm. The May show is the largest with the most vendors and inventory, as dealers have been collecting all fall and winter. July and September shows typically offer better bargains and smaller crowds.
Brimfield features up to 5,000 dealers spread across 21 independent shows or "fields" along a one-mile stretch of Route 20. It's not one large flea market but rather 21 individually owned and operated shows happening simultaneously. Each field has a different owner, opening times, and distinct character. For example, May's Antique Market has 671 dealer spaces and opens Thursday at 9am, while Dealer's Choice opens Tuesday at 11am and specializes in rustic furniture. Some fields charge admission for the first day, but many are free. The show attracts over 100,000 visitors during the six-day event.
Massachusetts has several premier antique districts: Charles Street in Boston's Beacon Hill (known as "Antique Row") features about a dozen shops within 4 blocks. Essex on the North Shore is called "America's Antique Capital" with more antique shops per square mile than anywhere else in the nation. The Berkshires - officially designated the "Antiques Capital of the Commonwealth" by the Massachusetts House - features Route 7 as "Antiques Alley" with Sheffield alone having 19 shops. Cape Cod's Route 6A through Brewster and Dennis offers walkable antique shopping with numerous shops clustered together. Cambridge Antique Market houses over 150 dealers under one roof on five floors.
Massachusetts specializes in several antique categories due to its rich history. American Colonial and Federal furniture from 1650-1820 is particularly strong, as Boston was a major furniture-making center. Styles include William and Mary, Queen Anne, Chippendale, Hepplewhite, Sheraton, and Federal. Maritime and nautical antiques are abundant, including scrimshaw, ship models, navigational instruments, and whaling artifacts, especially on Cape Cod and Nantucket. Nantucket lightship baskets are highly collectible handwoven baskets. New England folk art including weathervanes, decoys, hooked rugs, quilts, and painted furniture. The Berkshires region also specializes in European antiques, particularly French and English country pieces.
Massachusetts has several respected antique appraisers. Kaminski Auctions in Beverly offers appraisals Tuesdays 10am-4pm and has over 36 years experience with fine art, jewelry, and furniture. Johanna McBrien specializes in American furniture, dolls, and toys, with credentials including work at the Peabody-Essex Museum and appearances on Antiques Roadshow. Colleene Fesko is a Boston-based appraiser frequently seen on PBS's Antiques Roadshow. For credible appraisers, look for members of the Appraisers Association of America, International Society of Appraisers, or American Society of Appraisers. Many auction houses including Central Mass Auctions and Black Rock Galleries also offer appraisal services.
Brimfield admission varies by field. Many of the 21 independent shows are completely free to enter. Some fields charge admission for the first day only (usually Tuesday or when they open) and then stop charging. Overall, it's not very costly to shop Brimfield in terms of admission fees. However, bring plenty of cash for purchases, as many dealers prefer cash and it gives you better negotiating power. Parking is available at individual fields, but remember: NO PARKING ON ANY STATE ROADS OR YOUR CAR WILL BE TOWED. Some fields charge for parking. Budget for meals and refreshments - bring snacks and water to save money, as food vendors can be expensive over a full day of shopping.
Essential items for antique shopping include: Cash - many dealers prefer it and you'll negotiate better prices. Comfortable walking shoes - you'll walk miles at Brimfield. Layers of clothing - weather can change throughout the day. Water and snacks - bring your own to save money and stay energized. Measurements - know the dimensions of spaces in your home. Tape measure - verify sizes before purchasing. Photos of your rooms - helps visualize how pieces will fit. Tote bag or wagon - for carrying smaller purchases. Bubble wrap and blankets - protect fragile items if bringing your own vehicle. Sunscreen and hat - outdoor shows can be sunny. Don't let rain deter you - it's the best time to shop with smaller crowds and dealers willing to negotiate!
Massachusetts has an active estate sale and auction market. Major auction houses include Kaminski Auctions (Beverly and West Palm Beach) with over 36 years experience in fine art, jewelry, and furniture; Central Mass Auctions (Worcester) serving the greater Boston area for nearly 20 years; and Black Rock Galleries, the East Coast's largest estate liquidator. Eldred's Auction in East Dennis on Cape Cod is one of the top antique auction houses on the East Coast. Find estate sales through EstateSales.NET, AuctionNinja, and EstateSale.com, which list current sales with locations, dates, and photos. Estate sales often offer better prices than retail shops and are excellent for finding entire collections or period-specific furniture.
Last updated on November 27, 2025