Antique Emporium — Local services in Eau Claire

Organized…Stuff

When I viewed my “Wonders of Wisconsin” map and located the Antique Emporium in the city of Eau Claire, the challenge was on. The two and half hour drive was well worth it. The store is like a giant treasure chest. If you have the time to seek, you will hopefully find whatever you’re looking for somewhere on its three floors. After a quick search on the first floor, I hit pay dirt on the second floor within large folders full of food ads. It was fun to browse and find just what I wanted at a reasonable price. Later I scoured file drawers for European postcards, in particular, Paris and Lisbon, Portugal. Surprisingly, things were organized in groups; lamps, clothes, books, linens, etc. so it made the searches easier as you went to each area to look through items. One of the men that helped me was very nice and informative. It was a wonderful start to a day of adventure. Overall: Before arriving, have an idea of what your looking for so that you’re not overwhelmed when you step inside. The upper levels can be a bit on the chilly side so bring along a...

The place is so huge seen an antique frame with a picture of a child in it from the 1820’s which anything from early 1800’s to 1700’s is very hard to find. May try to get that frame one of these days, but one day I felt sorry for the employee there when their card reader wasn’t working for him. One time I thought it was hilarious how a worker there didn’t remember the antique clogs they had and all I did was dig around in the case which I seen some of the shoes in there wasn’t priced, but I’m sure i could always ask how much is this and a worker would figure that out somehow. Have to learn when they add different items to the half off section there cause that’s a fun snoop in that section up stairs. The workers like hearing my story of how I got from another antique store an antique Victorian dress in perfect shape for $40 and the one worker even helps me find items to go with that dress on my...

Incredible selection of signed and numbered prints, as well as original artwork. I have never seen this amount of artwork and signed prints in one place. More expensive than most antique shops, but the quality of the pieces is worth it. Most pieces are well framed and matted. As far as other items, they have a large selection of small and medium sized sculptures and some busts. They also have a lot of magazines and calendars. The walls also have a lot of various animal busts (Varying degrees of quality here, but I'm not an expert. Some looked a bit worn but there are quite a lot.) There is a not-for-sale display of ethnic antiques as well, which is very interesting. Overall, it is my impression that this shop specializes in prints and original artworks. They do an excellent job in both their collection and their display. Easy to see everything, and from multiple...