Banana Bread and eat it !
Banana Bread — and Eat It!
There’s a curious myth in the antiques world that you must choose:
either sell well or enjoy the pleasure of collecting.
At Top Banana Antiques, we rather like having both — and we think you should too.
Selling antiques: the civilised way
Selling antiques doesn’t need to be stressful, rushed, or regretful. Done properly, it can be surprisingly satisfying.
At Top Banana Antiques, we handle the heavy lifting:
photography, descriptions, pricing, enquiries, payments, packing, shipping, and all the inevitable admin that drains the joy from selling. You don’t need to become a reluctant shopkeeper or spend evenings answering messages from people who “might pop in next month”.
Instead, you remain what you are best at:
a buyer, a curator, a connoisseur — or simply someone who owns good things and wants them sold properly.
You keep control.
You set the tone.
We do the work.
That means your antiques are presented intelligently, honestly, and to a wide, international audience — not rushed into a bargain bin or undervalued for the sake of speed.
Buying antiques: pleasure without pressure
Buying from Top Banana Antiques is equally deliberate.
We believe antiques should be lived with, not feared. Pieces should be described clearly, priced sensibly, and sold without drama or exaggeration. No mystery repairs, no flowery nonsense, no artificial urgency.
Whether you’re buying a single object to live with for years or adding to a serious collection, you benefit from:
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clear descriptions
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proper photographs
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informed pricing
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and people at the end of the phone who actually know what they’re talking about
In short: confidence without intimidation.
One marketplace, many paths
There is no single “correct” way to buy or sell antiques.
There is only your way — and whether it works depends on judgement and discipline.
Top Banana Antiques exists to support that. We bring together multiple approaches under one roof: private sellers, collectors, dealers, estates, and buyers who value quality over noise.
You can sell without running a shop.
You can buy without being sold to.
That’s the balance.
The best bit? You really can have it both ways
This is where the banana bread comes in.
With Top Banana Antiques, you don’t have to choose between enjoying antiques and profiting from them. You can live with objects, learn from them, trade them on — and still get fair value when it’s time to move them along.
So yes:
you can make the banana bread…
and eat it.
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