Lynda Willauer Antiques — Attraction in Nantucket

I had passed this antique shop from time to time over the last few years always admiring the window displays but the last time I had gone in was years ago. I stopped by the shop yesterday and even though it was closing time - 5:00pm - and the owner (Lynda) was at the front door, she welcomed me right in. The shop has an impressive selection of majolica pottery and crystal Christmas trees. Lynda was so friendly and knowledgeable. We chatted about American art pottery companies and what we were collecting and she showed me the various fruit patterns of an entire group of 20 French majolica plates. My husband then joined me in the shop, and I showed him the plates and we also looked at some of the Christmas trees (he knows how much I love Christmas as a holiday) and Lynda explained some of the details of the history and workmanship.As we were in the last room, my eyes landed on a bolt of 1950’s vintage Swedish fabric. It was beautiful, like new condition (see photo below) and perfect for a pair of cushions for a vintage George Nakashima chair which I had left at the upholsterer for months. We bought the fabric and will come back to get a...

When I entered this pricey, chock-a-full shop in search of Chinese porcelain to add to my collection, I was “greeted” by a woman who immediately yelled at me for touching a plate (all the price labels were on the back) and whose nasty response to a question on the plate’s age was “I am an expert on porcelain and I can’t possibly tell you all I know).

All this happened within about 2 minutes of crossing the threshold. I felt like I’d been slapped. I left. The plate stayed .

I don’t think I’ve ever been treated so unkindly or unprofessionally in any...

If I could give this store negative stars I would. The rudest staff I’ve ever met. I was yelled as a 40 Year old woman for picking up a piece to look at pricing. Like literally the woman screamed at me! Why do you have pricing on a sticker on the bottom of pieces? I am not a child looking at antiques. It was a terrible atmosphere. They would rudely tell people to leave if they were only looking. I planned on purchasing a christmas jewel tree and I would never go back there. The woman sitting at the desk by the fireplace/mantle is a snooty...