Anthony’s Fine Art

Yowza! What a collection!
Where I’m from, antique store means «overpriced junk shop». Can you imagine my surprise when I stumbled upon Anthony’s? My jaw dropped and my eyes popped out like a cartoon character when I walked in – and that was just the entry. The historic building is 25,000 square feet, and every inch of it is crammed full of priceless treasures from around the world. I’ve been to art museums in the US and Europe, and some of the stuff in there could have easily been part of a country’s national collection.
The only criticism I have is that the proprietor, while being an affable guy, didn’t treat my wife and I with as much respect as he did some of the other customers in there. They were dressed in business attire, and we were in our everyday street clothes. He only seems interested in serious buyers, not so much casual lookers. Next time I go, I’m going to dress up and receive the royal treatment.

I drove pass this antique store couple times but I never went in because I am not much of an antique fine art collector but a vintage clothing collector.
I recently stopped by this antique with my parents when they were visiting from Colorado. This place is like a museum with antiques from all the around the world! I seriously don’t know how did they import an antique European room to the second floor. The antique store is completely filled all three levels. Basement and furnitures with faces kind gave me a creep and basement smells really good (that’s how you know you are in the right antique place).
Oh boy my parents went nuts in there! Like little kids in candy store. They spent good couple hours in here and constantly asking themselves if they should leave or not. My parents love to collect antique rosewood furnitures. They do have a few a hundred years old rosewood furnitures which cost around $ 1,200 per piece. The most interesting piece was a yellow rosewood chair. Yellow rosewood furnitures (huanghuali) are rare. The staff explained they required the chair from an old lady which was sitting in her house for very long time. My parents were seriously thinking about buying the chair till we saw couple modern nails on the back of chair. Nevermind…
The staff are very friendly! They opened the entrance door immediately when we were approaching. They are willing to answer your questions and show you around!
This place is worth a visit. It is like walk through the history.
Man, I really like the moroccan dining chair sets on the second floor!

I am truly amazed at how similar this place is to the seediest of pawn shops.
I was invited to «sell for scrap» my $ 7,000.00 piece from one of the most bourgeois, arrogant, greasy-​palmed men I have met in my life (almost to the point of entertainment).
The pawn star credo of verbally and aggressively minimalizing the value of an object, diminishing the monetary expectations of the would-​be seller, was in no way foreign to our rotund Anthony’s representative. Paired with the «I already have 5 in the back» tag line, I found myself, by all accounts in a cliché black hole from which we could not negotiate ourselves out of.
The dark side of the force is strong with this one my friends. Find a friendly place for your treasures. If my first experience here is any indication of how Anthony’s operates, there will only be pain and broken expectations here for you.

I live in the avenues and so i find myself driving by here from time to time and finally decided to peek in. WOW. This is a true Antique store and i was surprised to see this in Utah. Everything is carefully curated and hand picked by the family owners. I don’t think you’ll find anything here with a price tag of less than a thousand dollars. It is like a museum. The only difference is that it is absolutely filled to the brim with paintings, furniture and other unique pieces (on top of pieces on top of pieces) and it’s all for sale.
This is not an antique store where you will find any sort of vintage or whatever else us commoners tend look for. I’d definitely have to save my pennies for awhile if i ever decide to make a purchase. But what you will find is European decadence and then some.
There were two people working when we visited. One a younger gentlemen who seemed happy to answer any and all questions enthusiastically and was a pleasure to speak with. The other, an older man, who seemed a bit annoyed with us and our seemingly lack of antique knowledge.
I don’t think I’ll find myself frequenting here often but it is lovely to see. In fact, i think most people truly interested in the items for sale here will not be visiting the store because they were browsing Unilocal.But i thought I’d write a review for anyone else who was curious about this place.

I could spend hours wandering through the maze that is Anthony’s Antiques and Fine Arts. Although nothing there is or ever will be in my price range, I am happy just to look. The man who is always working seems to understand this and is totally okay with it. If you find yourself downtown with a free afternoon, consider heading over there. Many of the pieces are stunning, and you’ll enjoy losing yourself within the depths of this giant building.