Church Hill Antiques

The owner is too attached to the inventory to sell at a reasonable price or he is just a scam artist. You decide.
I went into this store and debated buying a poorly conditioned victorian era rosewood jewelry box. The starting price was $ 450. The box was in horrible condition the bottom was all but falling off and the wood was splitting from the awful treatment it had received. His excuse was that it was simply old, however it was burried under three other boxes and a glass jug and appeared never to have been cleaned. The inside looked like it was subjected to a 9 year old’s creative exploration. The lining had been badly pasted over with what appeared to be kindergarden grade glue stick glue and blue paper and red paper. It. Was. Horrible. I offered the owner $ 80 (which was still too high but I felt would be unoffensive). He quickly snatched the box out of my hand and barely gave us a moment to think before practically bum rushing us out of the store.
I later searched on ebay «rosewood victorian jewelry box» and the same box appeared! Only this box was in near perfect condition. The lining appears original, there is minimal wood separation and the bottom is intact. Going price on ebay? $ 34. Not a bid price but the actual buy it now price.
This owner seems overly attached to his inventory and sets his prices at unreasonable rates to deter buyers.

When reading the bad reviews for this I had to check the name — and lo and behold this is a shop I have been browsing for years. I never noticed the name in all this time, it was just the store with the cool furniture and odds and ends. The owner has always been lovely to me and chatty — and I don’t recall ever buying much if anything. His selection is great and well priced. I still am sad about a beautiful waterfall deco bedroom trunk that he had in about 2001 – 2002 that I couldn’t afford at the time. Someone lucked out there as the price was good (I was poor) This store is always worth a look as they get new things infrequently.

This place is completely overpriced, dusty, disgusting and nothing is in good shape! Not to mention the owner seems completely psychotic WORST customer service I’ve ever had. Don’t waste your time going to Churhill’s dumpery.

I stumbled upon Church Hill during one of the Tuesday Farmer’s markets — I was in pure vintage heaven! Having spent most of my childhood afternoons in my grandparents antique store, I must say I haven’t seen a selection as good as there’s in a long time. Beautiful pieces from every era are to be found in this store, including a vintage 1920’s flapper dress that I fell in love with. This store is not filled with over-​priced junk at all (if you can’t recognize the difference between antique and junk — you shouldn’t voice your inexperienced negative opinion), but rather the largest collection of accessories, books and furniture that I’ve seen in a long time! George is very friendly, and if you have questions about the price or history he is very helpful (but if you’re rude to him — he might return the attitude;).

The last guy that wrote a review must be overly sensitive or have a thing against British people. I’ve been in Churchills a few times and I’ve always found the owner (a guy named George) to be polite and good humored! To me the guy’s accent is have the reason to go in! It’s a refreshing change of pace to hear someone in LA say, «How are you today…»
They have some unique furniture and one-​of-​a-​kind pieces. I found the prices to be a little higher than some stores but then again it is solid furniture and some of the stuff is quite old. He has some pretty cool things like a parachute that has HUGHES AIRCRAFT on the side of the bag. I can only imagine with the old Howard Hughes RKO pictures being right down the street from the place (it’s now Sony Pictures), that someone had this in their attic and brought in to sell; an impressive piece of history nonetheless. I liked a couple bookcases I saw there and they appear to have unique looking old luggage from the early 1900’s and collectible figurines, dishes and some jewelry.
I haven’t bought anything there yet but the items are cool to look at and the guy is friendly (at least he always is to me).

Imagine the rude attitude of the Comic Book Guy from the Simpsons mixed with a smug British accent. Two of the most annoying traits a human can possess (nothing against Brits, but snotty attitudes can set off Americans quickly) all wrapped into one rude package! Lucky me to have stumbled into this treasure trove after lunch last weekend right in Culver City!
I’m not sure who owns this place, but please note: selling trash should be accompanied with at least a smile. After stopping in here on a whim to see if they had a replacement decorative air register for my home I was told «we sell antiques. What are you looking for?» After saying that the registers I already have are old, and my home was built in the 20’s I was asked «Why would I have that? We sell antiques.» HAHAHA! Why would you have those broken down package of crummy army men in the front window (circa 1950s?) Why would you have mismatched crap from anywhere? Being with my wife and 1.5yr old son I wasn’t about to get into it, but did note to tell others if they’d like to view the worst business practices in the city, do not hesitate to look through the garbage selling at Churchill Antiques!

One day last month we decided to walk into this antique store. The vintage furniture displayed on the sidewalk lured us in. When you walk in, it’s floor to ceiling antique dishes, art, jewelery and more. There is a lot to look at so take your time.
I fell in love with a cameo set and had to have it. George (owner) was patient with me as I starred at it and debated weather or not to spend the money (being that antiques are not cheap). He had a great solution, put it on layaway. So I happily put down a small deposit and was delighted to know that there is no additional fee or interest. =)
The next time you’re in Culver City stop on by. I might just be there checking out the Bakelite bangles.