Our collection spans the 19th and 20th centuries featuring European fine arts, Art Deco, Art Nouveau and vintage treasures gathered over more than half a century, each piece chosen for the workmanship and style of another time.
Home to rare and high-end pieces suited to film productions, stylists, collectors, and commercial projects requiring something truly special. Vintage clothing, personal accessories, furnishings and décor from any given decade: costume jewellery, kitsch ceramics, table lamps, shoes, handbags, compacts and the ladies’ head vases of the 1940s. Whatever your staging or art department requires for that authentic look.
A broad selection of hire and purchase items, ideal for events, styling, and creative projects, including a growing love of kiwiana discovered since arriving in New Zealand.
Mon – Fri
8:00am – 5:00pm
Saturday
9:00am – 3:00pm
Sunday
Closed
Our hirage process is straightforward. All items are hired on a weekly basis at a transparent rate, confirmed with a simple rental contract.
All hirage runs Wednesday to the following Tuesday. One full week per booking.
Generally 10% of the retail ticket price per week.
A minimum booking of $50 applies to all hirage orders.
Every booking is confirmed with a simple rental contract.
As a collector of antiques and collectibles for more than half a century, the history and design of the pieces in my stewardship left me desirous to see them working, and in the light of day, once again.
My appreciation began at the age of eight, at the flea markets around Toronto: 19th century postcards at a penny a piece, shoehorns for a dime. Shoehorns gave way to button hooks, compacts and vintage handbags, and in time to a collection spanning the whole of the 19th and 20th centuries.
“My love affair with these material anchors would call out and say, ‘don’t you remember when?’, and remember I did, and remember I do.”
Nothing today compares to the workmanship and style of the previous 150 years. Offering these now-rare pieces for hire is my way of dusting them off, providing utility and practical pleasure to others trained in beauty and design.
Tmima Dawn – Owner & Collector
