Est. 1999

Our Story

Our family business looks back on three generations of art dealers and passionate collectors who were active as sole traders in various fields of art. Today, we supply not only private collectors, but also renowned dealers, interior designers and auction houses. In addition, we specifically search for objects according to our customers’ wishes and restore them in our own workshop. The management is in the hands of Christoph Metlewicz and his wife Barbara. The company philosophy is based on the following 4 basic principles:

Careful selection when purchasing: we have a network of suppliers that we have trusted for decades and have the necessary expertise that has grown over generations.

Restoration processes: We do not buy restored objects as we have no certainty that the previous restorations have been carried out correctly. Our workshop – which can also be visited – works exclusively according to old methods using sawn veneers from recuperation, bone glue and shellac polishes. No foams are used for seating furniture, only seaweed and horsehair. We also recast missing bronze fittings and repair damaged marble slabs.

Trust: We are proud that almost all of our customer relationships are long-term, sometimes spanning generations. This trust is a result of our reliability, expertise and professionalism.

Sustainability: Antique furniture and decorative objects represent the most sustainable way of living. A desk that 10-20 generations work on prevents the production of further, mainly industrially manufactured furniture, which massively pollutes our environment.

Everyone talks about sustainability – we live it. For generations, antiques have been fed back into a cycle that serves cultural preservation, gives pleasure to the consumer and does not release any environmental toxins. What could be more sustainable than using furniture that our UR-UR-UR grandparents already used?

Antiques: It doesn’t get much more sustainable than this

The organisation Antiques are green analysed and compared greenhouse gas emissions generated during the lifetime of two chests of drawers: one from 1830 with an assumed lifetime of 195 years, during which it was restored and sold twice, and the other, a new piece of similar value, available from a reputable retailer and with an assumed lifetime of 15 years. The detailed report looks at all stages of each product’s life cycle: from material sourcing to manufacturing processes, transport, storage and disposal.

The result was clear: the Co2 balance of the piece of furniture from the 19th century was up to 16 times lower than that of the comparable piece from the 21st century! (* More information at https://www.antiquesaregreen.org).

So not only do antiques offer you a unique style and good value for money, you are also doing something good for the environment!