ABOUT
US
The
owners of Clipper Trading Company
travel to Southeast Asia and China
to hand select our inventory.In China,
we found quickly, that the better quality antiques
are farther north and further inland. In this cooler
climate the trees grow slower and surrender denser,
higher quality woods. All of the Chinese furniture
found in the Clipper Collection is built using
wood joinery, an ancient building technique that does
not employ nails or glue.
From
Southeast Asia, we import very nice British Colonial
furniture from Myanmar (formerly
Burma). Other interesting items for the home or collector
are authentic religious objects, wood carvings, and
old Burmese lacquer ware such as food vessels, betel
boxes, trays and more With a buying office in Asia
and our unique American, European and Asian staff
we have the opportunity to see the new trends and
find some of the best antiques, home decor, gifts
and art for reasonable prices. Clipper Trading Co.
Inc. was founded in 1998.
Because
of our ever expanding Asian collection in August 2003
we opened our new, larger store in downtown Savannah
at 201 West Broughton Street. Our showroom/gallery
occupies two floors and 12,000 square feet in the
historic Silver's Five and Dime building with a 3,000
square foot warehouse close-by.Our collection now
includes unique Root Wood furniture
and art from Thailand, a variety of silver Hill Tribe
and contemporary jewelry from the Siam Peninsula,
and an enormous collection of large and small items
from China and Tibet.
We
have an ever-changing collection of mostly one-of-a-kind
pieces, therefore, we do not have a printed
catalog. We are continuously updating our
site. Our web site is our catalog but do note only
approximately one quarter of our physical inventory
is listed online.
Contact
us with your requirements if you cannot find the items
you desire in our online catalog. Chances are that
we have what you are looking for in our showroom or
warehouse, and if not we can try and hunt for it on
our next buying trip.
Happy
browsing!
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