Antiques shopping in Africa
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Chez Les Nomades
A wide selection of antique and modern Berber carpets, reasonable prices, and a pleasant all-around carpet-shopping experience. Salah will explain (in perfect English) key differences in motifs, regions and quality with a variety of carpet types, then pull out carpets in whatever style and size appeals to you. Enjoy the tea and the education, without the usual hustle; here the selection speaks for itself.
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Tresors De Mille Et Une Nuit
An antique-hunting couple from Philadelphia wander through the unmarked door of this family riad for a quick snoop, and within minutes they're earnestly discussing shipping containers. Happens all the time to Said, whose family has been in the décor and antiques business for generations and has the stockpiled treasures to prove it: sand-worn Berber doors, rare Tuareg amulets, Deco lithographs, and a striking armoire inlaid with camel bone.
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Peter's Antiques
This place is an Ali Baba's cave of treasures, specialising in colonial relics, historic literature, West African art, politically incorrect German paraphernalia and genuine West African fetishes and other artefacts from around the continent. It's a place that travellers love to hate, but many succumb to its wonders.
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Shipwreck Shop
If you’re after anything to do with ships from scrimshaw (old carved ivory) to charts and models then this treasure trove, containing over 20, 000 pieces of memorabilia salvaged from ocean-going vessels, should be on your visit list.
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Ahmed El Dabba & Sons
The most respected antiques dealer in Khan al-Khalili is a warren of Louis XV furniture and glass cases filled with gleaming jewellery and snuff boxes. This is where the treasures stashed in 19th-century Downtown apartments all end up.
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Botswanacraft - Airport
Botswana's largest craft emporium sells traditional souvenirs from all over the country including weavings from Oodi and pottery from Gabane and Thamaga. If you're a deficient at bargaining, fear not - prices are fixed.
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Long Street Antique Arcade
Browse the booths here offering a range of antiques and bric-a-brac in this compact arcade and you’re likely to find something of interest from dusty old books and pieces of silverware to art and furniture.
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Noubi Tapis & Antiquaire
An elephant sculpture guards the entrance to Noubi Tapis & Antiquaire, a corner shop, which is chock full of quality antique rugs, glass, postcards, china and books.
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Antique Shop
This no-signed antiques shop may seem singularly uninterested in selling anything, but they do have classy antiques at prices to match.
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