Bridge Antiques and Fine Art

Until last summer, I walked by this store hundreds of times and never managed to get myself in there. With the plethora of antique shops on Beacon Hill, it’s easy to overlook some.
I’m happy that a glittery window display caught not only my eye but my cousin’s too as she and I were strolling down Charles St.
What we noticed in particular were some stunning pieces of vintage jewelry. We discovered that in addition to some beautiful pieces of antique furniture and some exquisite oil paintings, Bridge Antiques has quite an impressive collection of antique jewelry both fine and faux.
On that day last summer, my cousin ended up buying an intriguing and quite bold emerald ring from Turkey with mysterious designs and inlays that included evil eyes. It needed a bit of work from her jeweler at home to restore some aspects of it but she did get a great deal. Respectful bargaining on price seems to be okay here.
When she wears that ring now it is out of this world different and attention grabbing.
The owner is a pleasant woman with an adorable dog that sometimes keeps her company in the shop. She doesn’t mind folks like me who browse for a long time. She will happily take anything you might want to see out of a case for a try-​on. Some other shops on Beacon Hill suffer from the snob factor but that’s not an issue here so it’s a comfortable experience.
While things can be pricey, the quality of most things seems quite good.
Not to undermine the furniture and art here, most of which is lovely, for me this has become the place to check out the antique jewelry. It’s not to be missed if you are a fan of jewelry that comes with history.