RothsChilds Antiques

Rothschild’s is manned by a typical antique store owner — standing behind the counter, hoping you don’t break anything, hesitant to invest in a conversation with you because hell, you might not buy anything.
Doesn’t mean it’s not cool to look around… you might find something you like. But, don’t expect awesome or friendly service.

I love the quality and diverse treasures one finds at RothsChilds. Everything is beautifully cleaned and displayed and very reasonably priced for what it is.
However, I’ll never give them another dime of my money. My mother was recently browsing in the store while waiting for me to finish a purchase across the street at Left Bank Books. She was warmly greeted upon entering. The store was empty, save two people who were quietly talking near the register. She thinks she was in the store for about twenty minutes. When she went to leave, she politely thanked them and one of the gentlemen said loudly «Next time, buy something.»
I understand that corporate retail establishments need to make sales on every «number» that enters the building in order to meet quotas. This is one of the reasons I prefer to shop at locally owned, independent businesses. I expect better treatment at an upscale antique store. This person was downright rude.
Next time I’m looking for a unique piece for my home, I’ll be going elsewhere. Gentlemen who are rude to older ladies don’t get my business.

Like most everyone else wrote, great selection at terrific (read: way above local market) prices. I actually did find a couple items in the teak, hand-​carved, Indian style I’ve been hunting for but one of them was broken (a three-​paneled screen that had a panel missing) so not sure it should really count. One random collection that caught my eye was their Japanese kimono collection but, yet again, expensive.

Wonderful place to browse, get ideas/​inspirations, and make an occasional purchase. It’s not your run-​of-​the-​mill crammed to the gills antiques store. The selection seems hand picked/​well curated.
The globe selection is especially great. Cool trunks too. Some of the stuff is super affordable, some is very expensive.
Check the overflow space across the street for larger items.

As a graduate student, I’m not certain I’ve got the cred to be reviewing antique stores, mostly because antique items tend to be out of my price range. So let’s get that out of the way first and foremost — this place is EXPENSIVE. Things that have no business being $ 400 are twice as much, and I’m being generous.
I guess that’s how antique stores work, though, and the proprietors know that in one day will walk a fellow that would gladly pay whatever it took to get a hold of the prize of a lifetime.
The thing about RothsChilds is that you’re pretty likely to find that prize of a lifetime here. The selection here is really great, covering everything from furniture to wall hangings to little books of poetry to a barrel of swords in the counter. The basement is chock full of similar items the staff finds slightly less worthy of showcasing (and prices appropriately). It’s very easy to tell what everything costs, too, which is nice — clear labeling, etc.
The employees who work here are surprisingly good. I was shopping here the other day and a bunch of little kids came in, walked over to the aforementioned sword barrel, and began saber-​rattling — literally. I was ready to take up arms myself and protect them from an angered shopkeep, but was pleased to see their antics were met with only a chuckle.

I’m not a huge fan of antique stores. Everything always seems musty dusty and dirty. And it smells like mildew. I guess the whole «these aren’t entirely all antiques» helps this store out quite a bit because it doesn’t have the typical antique store feeling. I went during a sale so a lot of the prices were quite low. There were tons of cool furniture items that I’d love to go back for one day — but one of the coolest things to me was the collection of small children’s desks. They had a few children’s school desks on sale in different sizes for $ 20 each. Some sandpaper and bright paint could transform those into a very cool/​cheap gift for a kid.

This place has a lot of interesting old and new items. I love browsing the store. I’m from the chicago land area, and I noticed that some of the things there seemed way under priced and others seemed way over priced.
Anyway, I had a great experience with them. Very helpful and found a table style that my husband and I have been looking for for a while that was in our price range. Yay!

I’m not really into antiques, but I also didn’t realize this was an «antique» store when I first went in (even though it clearly says so on the sign). Their window displays alway show a really cool assortment of furniture, décor, and paintings — not all of which I would associate with being an antique. I think it’s a mixture of old furniture and knickknacks (like games, books, signs), plus newer things like paintings, rugs, and leather messenger bags (?). It’s definitely more of a browsing store than a buying store.

This store has always pissed me off a little bit, because it’s not entirely an antique store. For some reason this false advertising makes me rage. Who knows, maybe I have an anger management problem… That aside, there are some very cool things in here and I generally use it as an opportunity to embarrass myself by doing photo shoots of the items. Upstairs there’s an array of furniture, décor, and apparently large wild animal heads. This recent visit brought a moose head and a kudu.
The basement is always my favorite part of the store and features less expensive, more worn out, weirder antiques. Just my style. I will need these items when I begin my descent into Grey Gardens style living. Someday, I will live in a vast mansion with my mooseheads, the bodies of 100 dead cats, and many bizarre paintings. I will buy them all here. Except the cats.

I just found this place, and really do like it. I just don’t have the money to spend here. Their furniture pieces are very nice, sturdy and are well built, yet I think the prices are still a bit high. That said, this place is still wonderful.
There are so many treasures here! There is new stuff, silly stuff, artsy stuff and a ton of antiques. A creative person will spend hours here. The staff is friendly and the atmosphere and layout of the store are very nice.
RothsChilds features every sort of décor and design. No matter who you are, you’re sure to find something you’d love to have in this place. Well done!

I lived in the St Louis are all my life. I was always in the CWE area with my friends, but I was always broke and was never actually able to stop in this store, I always had my nose pressed to the window.
Fast forward to present day, I have a real job and actually have some money. sadly, I moved out of St Louis to Chicago so I cant shop here as much as I would like.
I will say though, every time I am in St Louis, which is about once every 3 months I always make it a point to set aside some time to visit RothsChilds. The store layout is fabulous and the merchandise is to die for. They have something for (almost) every budget. From High end to a fun nick knack for your home. I have never walked out empty handed. Be sure to check out the basement, there are a lot of vintage pieces down there that just make the creative part of your brain go crazy.
YOU MUST VISIT THIS PLACE!