Well organized shop. Quality antiques at good prices. The…read moreowner was very friendly and helpful.

Vacationing in Boothbay, Me and came across this wonderful shop filled with pottery, homemade…read morecrafts, Santa's from Japan and Germany, redware plates, cross stitched pictures, old rugs, large pottery jugs, Antiques of all sorts, all displayed in the owners barn behind her beautiful home. I have been making it a point to drive to Damariscotta where she is located right off Bristol rd downtown for many years. Joni is so sweet and such a pleasure to talk to, she has been in business for decades. I looked around and found an antique hand carved wooden German smoker, that when you pull the feet off from the body and insert a incense pellet in the appropriate place and light it so is starts burning and replace the feet, smoke comes out the Santa's mouth. I got him for a great price, yah! Had such a great time looking around!! This is a wonderful store, come and check it out! Debbie/ Mich

Authentic antique store in downtown Hallowell. The sheer magnitude of globes and lamps in the store…read moreis amazing. Most of them still have all the original dirt and grime. They have everything lamp, whether it be globes, bases, fixtures, sconces, metal, shades, anything. It is dirty and hard to walk around, but it is worth it. You could spend hours in there looking around. Great authentic shop, been there forever and ever.

We recently stopped in while traveling the scenic route when we had to cut our camping trip short…read moredie to rain. I was not expecting to find the treasures that were to be found at Brass & Friends. If you're looking for ANY type of antique lamp, or globe for a lamp you have, this is the place to find it. I was in awe of the shear amount of lighting fixtures they had there. I mean it was truly unbelievable. The woman there was very pleasant, helpful and knowledgeable. This will be a place that we will return to, the next time we travel through the area.

Little weird summer just one thing after another happened but this little piece of paradise always…read moremakes me smile when I stop. I ended up getting some great little things again this year.

Great selections at really reasonable prices. The ambiance is wonderful and the service is par…read moreexcellence!

I love this gift shop so much. Every town we've lived in during my life, we've always found that…read moreONE spot that we seek out to be the special place for those unique and thoughtful gifts for our loved ones. Monkitree is THAT place, for Gardiner. The owner features local artisans from across Maine, in a variety of themes. Textiles, jewelry, fine art, kitchen goods, small games and puzzles, coffee, chocolates, and a few unique items of clothing. There's a few things that a true to Gardiner here, that feature fish (alewives), the Kennebec River and the sturgeon. I'd say the prices are on par with the quality of the work shown in the shop. There's something for everyone here!

Really cool place, and the owner is very nice. Not one of those low class "gift shops" where you go…read moreto get the cheapest possible piece of crap for jealous relatives you hate. This is a great place to buy a gift for someone who you actually want to buy a gift for or just chill out and talk about politics in the back room. I think they stopped allowing smoking since the pandemic, but this is just one of those amazing little gems. If you're in the area I think you should check it out as it is truly unique.

Coming here is a bit Like looking around a hip grandma's attic, this store has a charming mix of…read moreantiques and new items, in a range of prices. From vintage pincushions to linen napkins to vintage plates and wooden jewelry box. The owner was very chatty and welcoming and has a great eye for unique items.

Love this shop! Owner has a wonderful eye and assembled interesting and lovely items from around…read morethe world as well as the US. Chic clothing, soft cashmere throws, handpainted pillows, one of a kind hand made light fixtures and more in a building used as a former library. A must stop if you are in Tenant's Harbor..

We arrived on a Saturday afternoon and initially thought the gallery was closed because there was…read moreonly a single car in the lot. Fortunately, the gallery as indeed open and we toured the entire showroom including the original one room school building that housed their first gallery. Not much has changed in the interim between our visits so we did not linger for very long.

Gorgeous pottery and I've been here many times. Disappointed by the worst customer service today,…read moreand it was particularly embarrassing because I'd raved about the place to a friend. As she checked out, the surly clerk grumbled, "We're closed so ya know." It was 5:02 as she checked out and we clearly knew it was closing time. He literally flicked her receipt for the $60 piece of pottery as she said, "Thank you. Have a nice weekend." He didn't even mumble a thank you. Ugh, needless to say I won't be back.

Absolute gem of an antique spot. The owners are so kind, the grounds are beautiful & the antiques…read moreare so fun to look through. They have a very sweet dog named Sam that we were greeted by. They also gave us wonderful local recommendations to visit. 10/10 must stop if you are driving through!

When you're driving up from Harpswell to Bar Harbor... there's a fair amount of local pottery…read morestores. There's even more antique shops. MAN, the amount of antique shops. I could literally just spend a week making that three hour trek, stopping every 5-7 miles at an antique store, but I digress. One of the first pottery stores we encountered in the trek was Salt Box Pottery. A big fan of salt boxes myself, and a big fan of pottery, I was sold. You might be saying to yourself... why does a man who annoyingly claims to keep a low sodium diet, as much as a crossfitter likes to talk about how hard their work out was, like salt boxes? Listen, I can appreciate the pottery and construction of a salt box can't I?! Can I not?! So, this adorable little outpost is half store and half studio. There was one potter who was in studio when we arrived and she graciously let us use her restroom and was not very hovery (probably not a word) as we shopped around. I ended up purchasing a beautiful bowl, which I pretty much use every day now. And I also purchased a small blue cup that I have no idea what the use case is. It's almost the size of one of those la fermière terracotta yogurt containers... and when I buy those I usually make candles out of the empty containers (like a good resourceful gay). But... I definitely wouldn't want to light any fire in this small beautiful blue thing. I'll find a use for it one day, and it will be glorious. If you're headed from Harpswell Maine to Bar Harbor I'd highly recommend stopping here. I can tell you, as someone who is in their Pottery era, and as someone who stopped at MANY of the potters between Harpswell and Bar Harbor... this was surely one of my favorites. So much so, that amongst the 10 or so pottery stores I stopped at - this is my first to review and the one I'm most excited about... and that's coming from someone who keeps a low sodium diet... did I mention I keep a low sodium diet?

Amazing local pottery with colonial styling and glazes. Microwavable and dishwasher-proof as well…read more I always stop to add a piece or find a gift. Special orders are also possible. A bit tricky to find the first time, but just off Route 1 (southbound side).