A Tasteful Replacement

Last summer I did a post about a store at Kierland Commons shopping center in north Scottsdale called Royal Fine Art.  It was a store full of sculptures, chandeliers and 'made-to-look-antique' furnishings.  It all seemed a little out of place for modern tastes.  It didn't last long.  I noticed two months ago that the place was empty and all those eagles, horses and lions had moved on.  Last weekend when I was at Kierland Commons, I saw a new store had opened in that former location and it was nothing like the old one.  The new place is called Anticus and it's all about fine art, books, and artisan jewelry.

I was told that this was a temporary location while they are waiting to move into a new spot in Old Town Scottsdale. When they move, they will be mingling with all the other art galleries in that area.  I like their concept and I think they should fit in very well with all the other art inspired businesses.

I enjoyed looking around the place.  They had wonderful art works and a fascinating collection of books.  I thought the sculpture of the two frolicking foxes to the left was very clever. I spent a lot of time looking at everything and ended up walking away with a new book to read.