Landmark Acres Antiques       

232 West Main Street  -  Westfield, New York 14787

(716)326-4185                        E-Mail: landmark@fairpoint.net

Near Chautauqua Lake and Chautauqua Institution and near the shore of Lake Erie, we offer special pieces for special places and fine quality antiques for the discriminating buyer .

Our antique shop has over 5000 square feet of early antiques (1725 to1925) and a few decorator items in room settings with three large display rooms upstairs and down. We publish only a few items to our website to give you an idea of the quality of our inventory. If you wish to know more about certain antiques you may find that our antique shop inventory is helpful. Most major pieces have a detailed description which can be of  assistance in helping you to guarantee their authenticity and guide you with research on the net.

We do no shows, do not sell on E-bay and do not send anything to auction. Please visit, you can carefully examine an item before purchase. We buy all antiques outright and sell through our shop and website. Since we own all antiques we also offer a reasonable and detailed return policy on your receipt.   We are always interested in buying antiques of quality.

Landmark Acres Antiques Since 1946

We try to accommodate dealers & people looking for something special from all across the nation

 Hours:     10:00 to 4:00

 Tuesday  &  Wednesday  -   By Chance or Appointment 

      Open most Holidays

Website:   www.landmarkacres.com

Email:  landmark@fairpoint.net

Call   716 - 326 - 4185  For appointment or questions regarding buying or selling 

te Historic Trusts, the local Chautauqua Landmark Society and CVS Pharmacy. After completion of its restoration, we opened the Captain Storm House in 2004. The Captain Storm House is a special longer term Vacation Rental, a brick Queen Anne Victorian home designed by the famous architect George Barber.

Landmark Acres Antiques offers a selection of 18th, 19th and early 20th century country and formal American Furniture as well as some European and Asian pieces (1720 to 1920). We also offer art, oriental rugs, china, glass and porcelain, a large selection of silver flatware and hollowware, coins, jewelry, watches, books, paintings, a large selection of early lighting, aesthetic movement, art nouveau, arts and craft, and decorative accessories. We  try to purchase more unusual, higher  quality antiques in finer condition. 

The United States government defines an antique as being over 100 years old. Interestingly enough  artistry, workmanship, rarity, use of quality materials and historical importance is not discussed.

We will hold all purchases for a couple of days but then require a 50% deposit and the balance paid within 30 days. Payment by cash or NYS check, credit cards additional charge 4% on discounted items. All checks please allow time for your balance to clear before pick-up and schedule in advance.

Highlights of Landmark Acres Antiques Inventory. We have recently purchased a number of pieces from two major estates                           

Come and visit, we have many smaller pieces not listed on the net. Visit or call our shop if you have special needs.

NEW ARRIVAL

Early French Wine Cooler/Dessert Server C. 1790  -  1820  'Refachissoir' Rich Mahogany w. satinwood inlay, inset marble work top surface, 2 copper lined inset ice wells each end of top, ousted clover shaped top and bottom platforms, octagonal brass pulls on shaped upper drawer, four fancy turned outside mahogany with gilt tapered columns, four gilt outside posts with brass chased accents, all with brass cup casters 48"L x 32"H x 19"D

Refrachissoir (sometimes called Servantes) Refreshment tables fitted with two or more wells with removable buckets for chilling wine, including a drawer for storing corkscrews, cutlery, extra napkins, etc. that might be neededfor dinner  -  shelf belwo to hold extra plates or covered dishes. Rare early, large and fancy tables like these were replaced later with smaller pieces of simpler design.

The Refrachissoir afforded the French Nobility or Bourgeoisie to dine in private, meaning domestic servants were not privy to confidential conversations of the rich and famous.

Regency Rosewood Cabinet w. Full Deep Brass Inlay, C. 1810, Exceptional Quality Rare original three quarter pierced brass gallery over center ousted top w. gilt brass deep inlaid edge, over 7 ousted square brass inlaid frieze, over inlaid edge, over three silk panel cupboard doors (silk replaced), each w. two adjustable interior shelves, doors flanked by four capped & ousted columns (tapered w. gilt brass deep inlay), over an ousted plinth w. brass inlaid edge, all original finish w. gilt ball feet, nice size, a classic piece, Fine, very deep & full gilt brass inlay indicate a London cabinetmaker or perhaps Gillows, 36"H x 54"W x 13"D  

New England Formal Drop Front Desk w. Cuban Highly Figured Wonderfully Book Matched Mahogany, Late 18th Century C. 1790, Probably Early Boston, Warm rich colors very detailed, complex desk interior, 22 compartments w. 10 tombstone framed openings & 12 drawers,  picture frame drop front, original hardware interior & exterior w. key, 4 graduated drawers all w. lipped molded framing, splay foot, shaped apron & early dovetailed construction. An early desk exhibiting the finer qualities and in excellent condition. Warm, rich colors better in person.   43"H x 39"W x 20"D  

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Biedermeier Secretaire Cabinet, C. 1810, German, All Extremely Rare Rich Book Matched Crotch Cuban Mahogany over Cuban (veneer over secondary wood frequently results in later damage), fine unique Rococo hand carving & design, the highest quality, stepped out crotch framed top of each piece, Gothic carved glass doors, full wonderful carved and matched  outside columns, book matched crotch mahogany front, top serpentine drawers & cupboard doors, adj. shelves, fall front desk, separate piece slides forward for larger surface w. more overhang, front applied carving.  Desk Area - Formal, 6 book matched Cuban crotch mahogany drawers & cupboard door, separate gilt edged green leather pull-out writing surface, total area all serpentine picture framed, below picture framed paneled doors w. shelf & carved feet, at top urn & flame 6" finials, at center offset holes probably for panel w. important family crest, great proportions, very heavy, excellent original condition w. French polish finish - back top upper inside panels & shelves book matched crotch Cuban mahogany (rare) probably custom made in Berlin for wealthy family, very functional design. One of The Best German Biedermeier Secretaries.  86"H x 42W

New Item

Extremely Rare American Quartered Oak Side By Side, C. 1890 large very fancy and detailed, display glass cabinet & desk w. five shelves on left, shelf above carved door frame w. applied carving, shaping & pierced design in back. Art Nouveau beveled mirror on right below carved head w. applied foliage on shaped frame, twist column, shelf on right. Below drop front writing desk w. applied design on surface lid. Interior w. writing surface, 6 compartments 1 drawer. Below, bowed drawer & 2 flat front drawers all w. fancy pierced brass hardware. Stepped out carved & shaped base, original finish. 73½"H x 43"W x 14½"D                 

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New Item

Makes a wonderful Home Computer Desk

Secretary Bookcase, w. Butternut & Curly Maple, C. 1865, 2 Pc. Western PA or Ohio, older refinishing, great small size, wonderful styling w. race tracking & applied moldings, fancy wood pulls, graduated drawers, cut out baseboard, rare desk interior w. pigeon holes & drawers within top, adjustable shelves, restoration to upper outside applied molding, otherwise all original 81"H x 39"W x 22"D    

Architect/Designer's Desk, C.1875, San Francisco, Double with chestnut and walnut, early refinishing, all original otherwise, two leather flip tops each open to large compartments w. back pigeonholes, center drawer & door opening to files w. walnut accents, wonderful piece with a great pierced gallery, rare raised walnut detailed  panels on all sides for display in center of room and keys 37" H x 55"W x 30"D   

Secretary Desk, William & Mary Style C. 1700, Berkey & Gay,  Grand Rapids, Michigan C. 1880's  Rare Circassion (burl) walnut w. ebonized chinoiserie (Chinese) indiv. hand enamel decoration, all original, small size, glass two door display panels, shaped & molded crest, interior desk picture frame lid - 4 pigeon holes, long centered shelf, cutouts below, fancy bronze levered hinges, picture framed drawer below desk w. bronze pulls & early bronze signature seal, shaped apron below, wonderful turned legs w. bell top, trumpet shapes & ball feet, shaped cross-cut stretchers, keys  71"H x 27"W x 18"D

 Major awards at the Philadelphia Centennial Exposition 1876         (One Piece Secretary)

Secretary Bookcase, Mahogany, Elegant, NYC, C. 1820's, 2 Pc. probably early Joseph Meek's classic period, well stepped out Honduran crotch mahogany crown, French foot on base w. inside drop finial, small size, 3 adjustable shelves & 2 drawers in top w. glass quartered doors, 3 graduated drawers w. crotch mahogany in base, desk section in top drawer of base, older refinishing otherwise all original w. key 42"W x 83"H x 20½"D    

Sheet Music Cabinet, Fancy/Rare C. 1890, Probably French, Rich Cuban Single Board Hand Carved Mahogany, wonderful bombe cabinet w. shaped  beveled mirror &  finished throughout, carved Harp Stand on front door, bowed front & sides w. ribbed & carved leaves on corners, original pierced brass hardware, interior pull out shelves (7), bowed lower drawer w. carved scroll outlining, drawer & door key, French carved scroll foot, mint condition w. exceptional workmanship  50"H x 25"W x 14"D

We will hold all purchases for a couple of days but then require a 50% deposit and the balance paid within 30 days. Payment by cash or NYS check, credit cards additional 4% on discounted items. All checks please allow time for your balance to clear before pick-up and schedule in advance.

We no longer do appraisals off site unless nearby but still offer free unwritten appraisals year round if you make an appointment and bring in a few items or a detailed description with  pictures. You can also email information and pictures through our website, perhaps at that point we can make an appointment to see the items in person. You may find that our shop inventory is helpful in determining the value of pieces you already own since our inventory is large and most important items have detailed descriptions. These also allow you to examine items carefully, help you to guarantee their authenticity and guide you with research on the net. We are always interested in buying outright antiques of quality.

If you consign with others ask a few important questions. Is the item insured, how is the item priced and if placed on a website, what is the site name? Most consignments involve shop owners and their website. Your items might also be photographed and placed on larger websites or different places, perhaps with an auctioneer. You should have this information in order to follow an item's sale and final price.

We have been able to purchase special items from early private homes in the western half of NY, PA and eastern Ohio, recently Columbus Ohio. This area has a history of many people having major fine historic furnishings in their homes. Earlier many wagons leaving from Boston for a new life in the far west found they had taken too much with them and had to leave many wonderful historical furnishings in Western New York, Western Pennsylvania and Eastern Ohio, many settled here. In the 19th century this area experienced the original beginnings of the Industrial Revolution in the United States.  Oil was first discovered in the United States just a few miles south of us in Titusville, Pa. 1859. It was the dawn of the oil industry, no longer from sperm whales but now from the earth. People flocked to Western PA to purchase land contributing to the rise of five very wealthy small communities south of us and North of Pittsburgh. The early rise of the furniture industry in Jamestown and Buffalo, NY (Kittinger), Ohio (Mitchell & Rammelsburg and Kramer Bros.), the steel industry Buffalo and Pittsburgh, the lumber industry Western Pennsylvania (certain trees found here were used for the highest quality ship's masts in the world), the automobile industry Cleveland  (small parts mfg. for Detroit and the original rise of John D. Rockefeller's Standard Oil Company for refining purposes 1863).  Standard Oil grew to having refineries all across the nation and a  monopoly which was broken up by the government in 1911.  All this resulted in a large number of historic homes with fine furnishings., Pittsburgh was also part of the early beginnings of the manufacturing industry (Pittsburgh Glass. etc.) with these peoples' thirst for furnishings.

As people in these small communities became extremely wealthy they bought many things, at first from Pittsburgh as well as Cleveland & Buffalo, centers of the new  Industrial Revolution in the United States. These people later bought directly out of New York City from world famous dealers, a few bought homes on 5th Ave. as a base for getaways and shopping. Many dealers like Tiffany designed their windows, sold them lighting, silver & jewelry.  Several major dealers in New York City now began buying items for their shops from New England, London and Paris. This was also to accommodate the new 60 wealthiest New York City families in the world as a result of the Industrial Revolution w. steamships, railroads, etc. In more recent years we have bought many items from the local homes of some of these earlier wealthy families and their descendants in Western PA, NY and Ohio.

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