Company founded
1940
Description
It has been an antique shop and owned by my family since 1940. At that time it had been slated for demolition by the City of Victoria for back taxes owing. The Ella family had fallen on hard times and lost everything during the Depression. My grandparents purchased the property from the city with the intention of residing and running the antique shop in the house. Faith Grant, whose name we retain in the company, was our grandmother who started the antique business in 1929 in a rental house still existing next door to our current premises. Our mother, Felicity Graham, was also active in the antique trade. My brother, Forrest Graham and I are now operating partners in this third generation antique shop, which now utilizes all fourteen rooms for display, as you will recall. To make a long story short, we have been in business for 72 years, which must make us somewhat of a Victoria landmark! As to the interesting provenance of items in our inventory, the truth is that they all have a history. Our stock is hand picked from Island homes and it usually comes with a story! We'd like to pass that on to the next purchaser. When it comes to antiques, we are all just temporary custodians.