Antiques Colony

Great collective of dealers. You can find all sorts of cool stuff in here. Everything from furniture, to clothing, records and some of the coolest antique toys I have seen at any local antique store. Staff is very friendly and the layout is excellent. A good pace to come shop for some nifty gift ideas or for yourself. Prices are all rather reasonable, which isn’t always the case with most other antique shops.

This place rocks! So glad I stumbled on it. There’s not many Antique/​consignment shops that will do refunds with or without a receipt and with a smile! I was lucky enough to have the owner help me out– what a gem! I’ll definitely be back to find more goodies and I put a shout-​out to all my friends. Thank you Antique Colony!

This is great business!
With tons of cool finds!
I highly recommend you stop by.
The owner Craig is also very nice!

My friend and I went in to do some Christmas shopping a few days before Christmas. I think we spent 5 hours there! I still don’t think I’ve seen everything and plan to go back as soon as I can spare some time.
The people running the place are all very nice and helpful. It seems like everyone who works there also has a booth of items that they are selling. They can tell you a little bit about each booth and the seller or find someone who can. Then, they even help you arrange for delivery if you buy furniture should you need it. This is a major plus for me the how-​do-​I-​get-​this-​home question.
For the most part, I think they have a good idea of what they have, but I was happy with the prices I paid for the desk I found and the few smaller items I gave away as unique Christmas presents.

Shop is full of wonderful stuff and very helpful folks who are knowledgeable and will help you stick to a budget. I found what I was looking for, bought three items from three different sellers and all three met my budget needs – even called one seller to see if he would come down in price on an item. Great, fun place if you love vintage and antiques.

I love antique stores, and this one is big enough to keep you busy for a long time. Courteous staff and great selection of Scandinavian and US mid-​century furniture.

«Portobello Road, Portobello Road
Street where the riches of ages are stowed.
Anything and everything a chap can unload
Is sold off the barrow in Portobello road.
You’ll find what you want in the Portobello road.»
Anyone who gets that song reference get’s extra points. Also an apt description of Antiques Colony.
I could literally spend days in that place! And thousands upon thousands of dollars. If I ever decide to go on a shopping spree… it will be here or a place just like it.
So many different vendors (means a lot of different pricing). That’s the only qualm I have with the place. Some consigners are much more reasonable then others. But you can truly find such a huge and wide variety… it’s just remarkable.
I got an old Folgers Coffee Tin, a couple of old advertisements, and an antique pressed glass drawer pull.
A very very fun visit. I just explored and explored. The women who worked there were so nice! They tried to help me find some boy scout memorabilia. One found an old Boy Scout manual, unfortunately– it was one that I already had. I have like 5 out of around 90. so of course that would happen to me.
In any event — if you’re in San Jose and love antiques– you must make your way to this store. Hey! Even if you don’t, you’ll become inspired, you must come to this store.

This my favorite antique store. It is big with lots of variety. We drop in often and always take our out of town friends there.
We have a Victorian house and we have at least one thing in every room from
Antiques Colony — some big things and some small things.

I love antique stores!!! I ended up finding out that owners place the things they want to sell here and price however they want it. This is one of the better antique shops on San Carlos. It’s really large and everything is set up sort of in categories. I wish they would keep all the clothing in one section though. They have a lot of fur but I feel like the price is the same as if you’d buy it at a retailer for new. They have this super old radio that is set to an oldies station. I couldn’t believe it still worked. If you want to bargain, the workers call the owner to set up a deal. Definitely a fun place to check out.

I absolutely loooove shopping here. For mid-​century modern enthusiasts, there are so many places to shop in San Francisco and the East Bay… but in San Jose, Antiques Colony has the best selection and most dedicated floor space. From Danish Modern furniture and accessories, to bullet planters and swag lamps… vintage dishware, kitchen items, and Kitschmas… I rarely, if ever, leave empty handed. Great place to go when you are looking for a unique gift… far more thoughtful than a mass produced item picked up at the local mall.

The folks in this place were stellar. My best friend and I were shopping for antique wedding rings for him and his girlfriend. They took us through the entire place pretty much and helped us find exactly what we were looking for. Ended up finding this beautiful sapphire/​diamond that was AMAZING!!! Not too pricey and excellent service. I’m not usually a fan of antiques but this place definitely left a good impression.

Yes, big selection and sufficient organization but the staff and service are quite awful. While browsing expect to be followed around as if you were a serial shoplifter. Yet when you’re ready to make a purchase, those same old ladies will outright ignore you.
My mother and I spent over an hour perusing the store a few weeks ago and after being followed for most of the time we arrived at the register with a handful of items and waited nearly 5 full minutes for one of the 4 old women to help us. Or heck, even acknowledging that we were standing there would have been nice. After failing to even get one of them to glance at us, we just set down our items and left.
We received far better service at all of the neighboring antique stores and I certainly will never waste my time at this store again.

Coming in here was quiet interesting, so much stuff to look at its amazing!
The parking isnt the best nor the surrounding area.
I would reconmend this place to anyone who loves going to antique shops!

Love this antique store! It is my favorite one near valley fair! There are a few smaller antique shops right next to this one but this one is the biggest is the most organized out of the bunch. Recently, my bf found a wonderful old school wooden restored radio that looks/​sounds amazing. :P

My experience here was great! Despite not finding what I was looking for I had a good time looking at what they did have. I am not a collector of fragile things, I prefer buy antiques that can still be useful, not museum pieces. Much of was I saw seemed like something I could reuse if I really wanted to. I was rather fond of the old radios. In terms of the staff I did not meet any unwelcoming employees like some of the other Unilocalers the ones I met seemed rather friendly. I ended up buying an old jewelers saw at a very reasonable price.
(they also have very clean bathrooms)

The stars are for the merchandise, not really for the store. I prefer knick-​knacky stuff to furniture and they have plenty of both. The staff is hit and miss. Sometimes they’re happy to help you but often they’re like elderly teenagers just hanging out chatting and act bothered to open a case or even ring a purchase.
The pricing isn’t *unfair* but it’s not great. I’ve never tried to haggle for anything like I do at Briarwood (LOVE) next door because the staff is too intimidating to ask.
The thing that bugs me is that they don’t mind taking you on a ride if you don’t know what you’re buying. I once shelled out $ 90 here for 1960’s Playboys because I had no idea they’re practically free on Craig’s List. $ 10 each? Thanks for taking me for a chump, Colony.
I’ll be back though :/

I love it here, It is one of my favorite places to look for antiques. There is so many items here that makes my inner «1950s housewife» go crazy. Incredible selection and fairly priced items. However, the reasoning for four stars? its the ever changing customer service. Some days, you’ll be lucky to have the sweet welcoming while other days you will be followed around like a criminal and being smug at. I just wish, they can treat the younger generation as admirers instead of thieves. I don’t know how it’s possible for me to steal a China Cabinet in my purse. Poor service.

I’m surprised by some of the comments, I love shopping there so much that I started selling there. The in house expertise is amazing, multiple experts in every area are always there to share their knowledge. The finds are fantastic, the store is so clean and well organized, and I think they have the most comprehensive Mid Century Modern section in the bay area.

Very big and organized boutique. This is a really great antique shop, but a little over priced. This shop has everything from antique furniture, to linens, to pictures, and even to little knick knack. I found some really nice jewelry here and do intend to go back, despite the high prices.

If you have a lot of time to browse at antiques, this is the place to start. There’s tons of antique stuff here at Antiques Colony. You can easily spend hours here just looking through all the glass display cases and reminisce the past. Don’t miss an aisle! Some of the vendors have items on sale in their spaces! Many of them are very organized and have their postcards, magazines, etc. categorized. I really like that! It helped me speed my time to finding exactly what I was looking for!
They’re open Mon-​Sat 10am-​6pm and Sun 11am-​5pm!
I heard that the antique business has been very slow, especially on San Carlos Street! :(Help them out and buy more stuff there!