Pia's Antique Gallery

Antiques, Decorative Items, and Fine Art for those with discriminating tastes.
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Many Thanks for a Stellar 2009, We're Moving Into 2010 With An Exciting Inventory and More to Come!

Today's Featured Items

$275 USD
Hamilton & Diesinger Repoussé Embossed Sterling ..

$175 USD
Large Slotted Sterling Silver Repoussé Serving Spoon

$4,200 USD
Pair of French 19th C. Bronze Sconces With Drop Prisms

$4,750 USD
Gilded Wrought Iron Maison Bagues Style Sconces

$950 USD
1870, English Pearlware Nautilus Shell Compote and Bowl

$425 USD
19th C. French Crystal Etched Perfume Bottle in Cast ..

$3,200 USD
Francis Cooke 19th C. Seascape Oil On Canvas

$450 USD
Ernst Wahliss Bohemian Porcelain Figurine of A Licauer ..

$550 USD
Ernst Wahliss Bohemian Porcelain Figurine of 1840 ..

$4,500 USD
George III Oval Giltwood Carved Girandole Mirror

$7,750 USD
Oil on Board Beach Scene by Paul Michel Dupuy ..

$2,750 USD
Rare Set of 12 Keller and Guerin Luneville Asparagus ..

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About Pia's Antique Gallery

Our Service Pledge To You:
We treat our clients as family, evidenced by the fact that for over 50 years, we have had many repeat customers. Our reputation is most important and customer satisfaction is our goal. We stand behind every item we sell and never buy anything that we would not be proud to own.

We consider a purchase order your pledge to purchase that item. If you do not intend to follow through, please do not execute a purchase order. If you cannot follow through with your purchase order, please extend the courtesy of letting us know in a timely manner. *Please note that we will honor Purchase Orders for 3 business days only. If we cannot establish contact with you in those three days time, we will assume you are no longer interested in our items and return the merchandise to inventory. Repeat purchase orders without completion will result in that person being blocked from our store.

Many clients have requested that we hold an item. We will place a courtesy hold an specific items for 2 days only, thereafter we will honor a request for "first right of refusal."

About Us
Pia’s Antique Gallery is a family owned business that has flourished in the same location (1800-1802 8th Ave. S., Nashville, TN) since its founding 48 years ago. The company is now run by Pia Stratton, the founder, Duina Zacchini's namesake and daughter. I have taken over the reins from my mother, Duina (nicknamed Pia), who passed on all her knowledge and love of antiques to me.

Duina Zacchini grew up in Paris, France and came to the U.S. with her family in the 1930’s. After a very successful and vigorous career in show business, she decided to settle in Nashville, but sawdust and wanderlust still ran in her veins. This energetic go-getter got married, had a family, and started the Antique Shop after her children were in school. Through hard work and determination she expanded her business to include 10,000 square feet of retail space, something many women didn’t do 50 years ago. She hand-picked all of the merchandise herself, many times traveling thousands of miles on her own to find those special pieces.

I often accompanied my mom on these searches, sometimes reluctantly, but inevitably in my late teenage years I got “hooked.” I have been blissfully “hooked” ever since. When I took over the business 12 years ago, selling on the Internet became my focus. Our beliefs are the same; we still hand-pick every item. No container loads, no random shipments, every item meets our strict approval for quality. We try to present our merchandise in the best original condition possible, thanks to the array of talented restorers who have become like family to us over the years. We are passionate about our customers and what we offer for sale; we want you back and we want you to love your purchases as much as we did. See, what’s it’s really all about for us is that we get to own these very special things for a little while, admire their beauty and history, and then pass them on for someone else to enjoy. What better way to quench our constant thirst for beautiful objects and to explore the ever-expanding breadth of knowledge and history that they represent?

So - welcome to our shop, whether you visit on-line or walk in our door. We love browsers because we know that you might get “hooked" one day too! We are willing to pass on what we know, so please, don’t hesitate to ask questions. On the other hand, if you have something to teach us, we're always willing to learn. We learn something new everyday; and we are never too proud to say "we don't know!"

Please enjoy our wonderful pictures, the handiwork of my extraordinary technicians and managers, Bari Hardin and Johnny Kindall, or visit us in the heart of Music City-- Interstate 65, Wedgewood Exit, two blocks to 8th Avenue, one block to our shop. Please note our new hours:
Tuesday and Friday 10:00 am - 5:00 pm
Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday 10:00 am - 5:00 pm by appointment only. Please call 615-251-4721.

***In remembrance of my MOM, Duina Zacchini Norman, who sadly passed away December 13, 2006*** We will always honor her as the founding matriarch of Pia's Antique Gallery, but more importantly for her astounding accomplishments throughout her life. Known as the "Ballerina of the Air" Duina Zacchini Norman was part of a famed circus family. She was an unsurpassed acrobat and trapeze artist, but will best be remembered as the first female human cannonball. Her performances wowed audiences in the heyday of the esteemed Ringling Brothers Barnum & Bailey Circus, where the death-defying act, created by her father Edmundo Zacchini, closed the show. We are featuring a portrait of her as our shop's logo, dressed in her performing regalia of 1954. She spoke five languages fluently, appeared in several Hollywood movies, and had a zest for life that few people will ever match. The influence on her family can never be measured, but suffice it to say, she was a force of nature. We all miss her in so many ways, and we wish the world to know just how lucky we were to have had her.