The Alphen Antiques And Collectables Market Unclaimed

The Alphen Antiques and Collectables Market at the Alphen Centre in Constantia Main Road, Constantia, Cape Town has been Cape Town's premier antiques and collectables market for well over ten years. At the Alphen Antiques and Collectables Market you will find silver, jewellery, porcelain, glass, watches, clocks, coins, medals, books, paintings, bronzes, miniatures, kitchenalia, militaria, carpets, small furnishings and even decor items. So come to the Alphen Antiques and Collectables Market to find your treasures! We are open from 10am - 4pm usually on the 2nd and 4th Sunday of every month unless otherwise advertised. New dealers welcome. I can do valuations and also sell valuable and rare items on consignment for many private and anonymous clients. Dealers, collectors, investors, fashionistas, decorators, the curious and the general public all welcome!

Among the world’s most expensive antiques that were sold is the badminton cabinet made in Florence during the Medici dynasty. The cabinet took 6 years to make, made by a team composed of 30 craftsmen. Decorated with precious stones like lapis Lazuli, amethysts, ebony and other semi-precious gems, the cabinet is considered as one of the finest pieces of French furniture. The 12-foot tall cabinet also includes a clock with fleurs-de-lis for numbers. This piece of antique furniture twice set records for most expensive sale. In 1990 it sold for $16.6 million and in 2004 it sold for $36 million. The cabinet is now owned by the Lichtenstein Museum where it is on public display.