GOODS & SERVICES • FOUND Shop
Alfie’s Antiques Market has been a haven for collectors, decorators and the discerningly curious for over 40 years. Yet it retains a clandestine charm – an open secret to aficionados and dealers, but otherwise, under the radar.
A step through its Art Deco façade reveals a warren of treasures: gilded mirrors, archival vintage from Givenchy to Dolce & Gabbana, mid-century furniture and the kind of curios that would make a Wes Anderson set designer swoon.
I’ve lost hours, afternoons, entire days wandering its labyrinthine corridors, eavesdropping on interior designers debating the merits of a 19th-century fauteuil, or traders arguing over the provenance of a family heirloom. Alfie’s doesn’t just sell objects – it creates scenes, moments and, occasionally, a touch of drama.
Finish up on the rooftop cafe, where you can catch your breath with a coffee or house cocktail in hand, contemplate the skyline and imagine where that Jasperware vase will sit in your living room. Or indeed, in this writer’s recent experience, how on earth you’re going to get that weighty, kilim rug home on the Overground. –Amy Rose Holland
→ Shop: Alfies Antique Market (Marylebone) •13-25 Church St • Tue-Sat 10a-6p.