Biscottini, La Rosa di Terricciola (Tuscany)
If you love flea markets, antique stores, reclaimed materials and salvage yards, you will swoon over Biscottini.
Off of highway SS439 between Volterra and Pisa, Biscottini offers everything from statuary, fountains, marble basins, and old gates to fine antiques, mirrors, lighting and decorative items. Prices vary widely, but great deals can be found at BIscottini. So if your dream is to have an authentic Tuscan villa gate at your driveway entrance, or an over-the-top Italian statue in your garden, get yourself to Biscottini on your next trip to Tuscany. Their main store is in La Rosa di Terricciola (encompassing an impressive 3000 meters) with smaller outlets in Sarzana, Grosseto and Florence.
La Scagliola, Florence
Because of its well-trafficked location adjacent to the Pitti Palace, many folks might not be tempted to enter La Scagliola, thinking it’s likely a tourist trap. How wrong they are (we were too)! Here, Signora Fabiola Lunghetti, a renowned artisan and restorer, creates her masterpieces and showcases a selection of them for purchase.
Luigi Bevilacqua, Venice
For centuries, Venice has been home to the world’s finest makers of stunning fabrics and rich woven materials: silks, damasks, velvets and brocades. Luigi Bevilacqua has been producing its exquisite and luxurious creations for the decoration and furnishing of fine homes, palaces and theatres since 1700.
Italian Antiques & Furnishing Searches
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Castorina, Florence
Imagine thousands of handcrafted wood carvings, objects or embellishments, and decorative elements of any kind. That is Castorina.