MAWARNI ADAM

They are sourced from various sources, locally or overseas. We find them through our vintage hunts, direct from vintage or antique market sellers, estate sales, or partnerships with antique dealers.

We agree that Portobello market items are cheap, which is why they are sold in markets, to keep costs down, and buyers have to sort through the pieces themselves, determine their authenticity, refurbish them, and get them transported to wherever they are supposed to go. And in our case, these items have traveled across oceans and lands to arrive in Malaysia from places like Europe and the Middle East, so you have to consider logistics as well.

We are not competing on prices but on the ease, experience, and value it brings. Remember, some experts initially selected these vintage and antique pieces, and we curated them for our online gallery to match our taste and aesthetics, cared for and presented to you in a way that makes it easy and comfortable for you to view and purchase them from the comfort of your home or your neighborhood dwellings - complete with information and measurements, versus having to rummage through stacks at markets like Portobello in the UK. These items have gone through several rounds of "approval," too, and if it can be said they are the best of the best, to arrive at our online gallery, so we believe that is what makes it special.

That said, if you can find something similar elsewhere, cheaper, or free of charge, or pay for your own flights and a full return trip to travel to Europe or the Middle East, and rummage through the markets or estates yourself to get the pieces cheaply, then we wish you good luck and all the best.

Yes, you can. Viewings are by appointment only. Please send us a message to arrange for an appointment.

Yes, you can. But we will have to view/review them first to see if they match our gallery's theme and aesthetics before agreeing to sell them on your behalf. We work on a consignment basis.

Yes, the pieces are one-of-a-kind and authentic. As most of these items are old, decades-old, or over a century old, we do not have original papers or certifications. However, we can connect you with authenticators who can verify for you, but hiring them will be at your own cost.

Yes, we do provide that service. Depending on the scope or the amount of work it requires, it can either be FOC or it can be an additional cost.

It depends on the items. In short, we are open to negotiations.

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There is no fixed schedule, as it depends on the shipment, or our luck during our vintage hunts, and if we find any pieces we want to showcase and sell in our gallery.

We use Stripe, PayPal, and bank transfers. Occasionally, we will use an escrow service for pieces with substantial value if the buyer requests additional protection or assurance.

We are still exploring the crypto payment option and have yet to offer it.

Yes, we do. Sometimes we receive requests to help find pieces that match their interior designs or because their clients have specified a particular look and theme for their homes or offices.