Poor Mouchette - Vintage & Antique Jewelry — Local services in Portland

I’ve never had a more magical experience with buying and selling jewellery than the exchanges I’ve had with Poor Mouchette. They are wildly knowledgeable about the pieces in their store, anything you might bring in to sell, or if have questions about a piece you know little about. Poor Mouchette has repaired pieces for me at a fair price, pieces I didn’t even purchase from them, and they have made that process fun and exciting. The people working at Poor Mouchette are passionate about antique pieces and jewellery in general, and have always provided creative solutions for anything I might want to have reworked somehow or give a second life to. Every time I visit this shop, as someone who loves jewellery, I feel like I’m in an adult candy shop. The curation is beyond impeccable. They also do really beautiful custom pieces, which feels special and not something you’d normally expect from an antique jeweler. I cannot recommend this magical shop enough if you’re looking for an engagement ring, charms, gorgeous vintage earrings, a necklace…they have it...

Coming back to edit: apparently this isn’t the first time someone has had a similar experience at this shop. The shop’s response gaslit the reviewer and was incredibly disrespectful and disappointing. I would encourage all black and brown people to avoid shopping here. It is not a safe space

I have been shopping for a piece of antique jewelry for my birthday and I came into this shop on Saturday. There were two people working in the shop and although I was looking at cases and waiting to be helped no one ever spoke to me. I assume this was because I was a black woman. They talked for a while at least 3-5 minutes without asking if they could assist me or show me any of their pieces. I must be clear I was the only person in the shop and was completely ignored. When I decided to leave because I was never approached I was cheerfully...

After my last major birthday, and having had to deal with my parent’s estate, I decided that it was time to part with some of my own vintage jewelry.

Of course, I offered the pieces to my adult children, who were simply not interested.

I didn’t want these wonderful pieces to end up in “the scrap pile”.

The lovely buyer at Poor Mouchette listened to me and treated my pieces with the love and respect that they deserved. She was honest about valuations and made the process feel like a celebration. We were offered a fair price and I left knowing that these treasures will go on to someone who will love the vintage pieces as much as my grandmother and I had loved them. This is a wonderful business, run by a caring and...