Established in 2011 as a hobby by Maree & Stan.
Our love for the fine china manufactured in England,
Europe and Australia resulted in an oversupply of collectables,
so we started to downsize, or as we call it, CULL.
Off to the markets around Sydney to sell.
Our name, Bowers Vault reflects
- Bower - our love for bright, colourful and collectable items,
as collected by the Bowerbird
- Vault - to keep these protected we need to cover these
by an arch, our gazebo.
If you have an interest in antiques & collectables
you will have seen that the way in which these
are being sold has changed drastically over recent years.
The typical Antiques & Collectables store has changed,
now becoming stores that support multiple dealers in the one location.
The costs of running the store are spread over many dealers,
yet you still need enough turnover
to cover costs and to make
enough to make it a viable business.
Competing against these are the online stores, such as eBay and Gumtree. Yes, you can get great A&Cs from these sites, sometimes at a good price, but you are buying unseen.
So we decided to sell using multiple channels; online and the Markets. At the Markets you can see the A&Cs you are purchasing. We price our products generally below the asking price of the online sites.