Antique art · Folk art · Consulting
The art of a well-chosen life.
Rare American objects, found with a discerning eye and carried forward with care. Thurston Nichols helps collectors buy, sell, and build collections that endure.
A considered eye
Folk art
is fine art.
Private viewing
By appointment, nationwide
A third-generation legacy
A good collection begins with a good question.
Thurston Nichols is a third-generation dealer from Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. Trained by his father—an American picker before the term was popular—he brings more than 30 years of hands-on experience to every conversation.
Whether you are buying your first piece, refining an established collection, or deciding what should happen to an estate, the work is personal: understand the object, understand the person, then make a clear-eyed plan.
Meet the eye behind the collection ↗The approach
A trusted eye, from first look to final placement.
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Integrity
Every recommendation is grounded in honesty and shaped around your best interests.
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Expertise
Thirty years in the field bring context to the details that make an object matter.
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Passion
A lifelong devotion to American art keeps the search curious and the standard high.
Ways to work together
The next chapter can start with one conversation.
Buying
High-quality antiques, folk art, fine furniture, paintings, sculpture, stoneware, and Americana—single works or entire collections.
Auction & liquidation
Experienced guidance and a strategic plan for dispersing single pieces or entire collections.
Estate evaluations
On-site clarity for families and executors assessing antiques, art, and decorative objects.
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The right object does more than fill a room. It gives the room a point of view.
Thurston Nichols · Folk art is fine art