DoveTail Antiques is the Williamsburg area’s newest antique business and is a partnership of four “antiquers” – Wilma and Joe McFaden and Sue and Jeff Ade. The McFadens and Ades have been residents of the local community for a combined 22 years and look forward to welcoming you to our ‘community” - DoveTail Antiques! We offer fine quality antiques in a wonderful setting, with plenty of room and many unique offerings.
Jeff and Sue Ade began antiquing in the mid 90’s in the DC area with their first purchase of an antique clock. They’ve been locating and providing antiques for friends over the years and eventually opened a formal business in the Williamsburg Antique Mall in 2006. Their real desire was to turn their hobby into a business serving Williamsburg, Richmond and the Middle Peninsula. With Joe and Wilma McFaden, they opened DoveTail Antiques in March of 2007.
Jeff and Sue offer a large selection of antique clocks that Jeff works on at Williamsburg Clocks. When each clock is appropriately serviced, it is brought to DoveTail Antiques for sale. Jeff also works on cleaning and tweaking all of the antique furniture and has held working sessions with customers how to properly clean and take care of their wood furniture. It’s a hobby, passion and vocation all in one – the goal is to offer fine antiques and unique pieces everyone can afford.
Joe and Wilma have been collecting, buying and selling antiques and collectibles for 18 years. With interests from primitives to country to formal antiques and anything in between, they offer a broad range of items. Years of travel, research, and a great love for antiques has bed to a broad base of knowledge and they are always on the hunt for quality items that are desirable and/or different. Joe has done in depth study on early tools and has a great appreciation for the early craftsman. He carries a full line of antique woodworking tools with a large selection of Stanley planes. You can find early axes, levels, draw knives, an occasional anvil and primitive farm tools in our shop.
As your DoveTail Antiques team, we offer a combined 29 years experience with a great variety of experience in antiques and collectibles including porcelain, ironstone, glassware, decoys, 1800’s parlor lamps, stoneware, primitives and European, country and Victorian furniture. In addition, DoveTail Antiques has Williamsburg’s best selection of antique wall, mantel and tall case clocks and a wonderful collection of truly unique antique tools – providing a shopping experience for husband and wife alike.
What do Seth Thomas, Roseville, Staffordshire, Victorian, French revival, a Virginia valley country pie safe, Persian rugs and Stanley tools all have in common? They’re all part of the great variety of wonderful antiques in the 3600 square feet of DoveTail Antiques new store located in the old Candle Factory at Norge. It’s been quite an interesting transition from the 40 year old facility to the new and improved version! If you haven’t seen the Candle Factory lately, please stop by – you may not recognize it – new colors, new blue metal roof and beautiful white columns out front form a lovely façade for strolling around the shops and restaurant. It’s a great location - easy to get to for local folks and visitors alike, plenty of free parking and public restrooms for your convenience.
We are located in the old Soap and Candle facility - 7521 Richmond Road (Route 60) in Norge. DoveTail Antiques is one mile off exit 231A of Interstate 64 and open Monday through Saturday 10am – 5pm.
