2nd Act Antiques – A Collectibles Collaborative

Specialties

We source the old, the beautiful, the rare, the quirky and believe beauty should be a part of everyone’s lives. Our inventory is hand selected from a variety of sources with you in mind. Specializing in period pieces, primitives, vintage furniture & smalls.

History

Established in 2015.

A collectibles collaborative.

Meet the Business Owner

Michelle Q.

Business Owner

Michelle Quaranta, Owner

I’ve been in real estate for most of my career. Unique homes with a history and many stories to tell have always been my favorite. So much so that my husband, Michael, and I purchased the Van Dyke House in Historic New Castle, Delaware — a Federal-​style home built in 1820 by Senator Nicholas Van Dyke, and on the Historic Register. We came to feel that we weren’t as much «owners» of the house as we were stewards of the history.

We’ve both been collectors of all things beautiful and unusual for years, so bringing those things together into a store like 2^nd ACT was a natural extension of our passion. All of our vendors live in Historic New Castle, in homes that have wonderful stories of their own, and we all have that same desire to share those stories.

We come by our items from a variety of sources, including auction houses, collectors and private sales.