Stillwell House Antiques

Stillwell House Antiques is located in the historic and park-like township of Manalapan, New Jersey. The Shop is the site of an authentic 19th century farmstead, originally built in 1839 by the Stillwell Family. Seven generations later, their descendants still live and farm on the property. The house and barns are directly on bustling Route 9 and are surrounded by 320 acres of lush rolling fields. The property owners have graciously added the site to the Manalapan Township Farmland Preservation List. This guarantees that present and future generations will continue to enjoy the pastoral setting, while observing a daily living reminder of a bygone era.

The picturesque environment combined with the hand picked inventory showcases the signature style of Stillwell House Antiques. Proprietors Ronald Knox and Paul Gallagher have combined their collections and interests to produce a style that is inviting and comfortable. "Our style is warm, genuine, and never pretentious. We combine fine quality antique country furniture, handmade antique and semi-antique rugs, Meissen Porcelain, beautiful and noteworthy artwork, and Studio Steel handmade lighting. Filling in around all of this are many wonderful and interesting antique and decorative accessories. While we know that it's impossible to be all things to all people, we strive to have something for everyone. Our collection is meant to be touched and used and loved and lived with. A chair too fragile to sit in or a knob to delicate to turn would be out of place in Stillwell House Antiques."

Manalapan native Ronald Knox (Manalapan High School class of '88) returns to New Jersey after several years as Manager of the world famous original Pierre Deux antique furniture store in the West Village of New York City. During his time there, Ron worked with numerous celebrities and many of New York City's top Interior Designers. It was in this high-end store that he solidified his experience by working amid the world's finest French Country antique furniture. And while that original Pierre Deux has since had a change of name and ownership, it's legacy lives on in an enduring impression that continues to be a source of inspiration for Mr. Knox.

California native Paul Gallagher began collecting Meissen Porcelain when he was 10 years old. Later as a college student studying Opera, his interests in antiques broadened considerably. After school, Paul moved to New York City and began a professional acting career. New York City credits include starring as "Santa" in RADIO CITY CHRISTMAS SPECTACULAR with the world famous Radio City Rockettes , as well as, COULDA, WOULDA, SHOULDA starring Patti Lupone (Carnegie Hall), and the off Broadway production of ON A CLEAR DAY. Paul toured nationally with Livents production of JOSEPH-DREAMCOAT starring Donny Osmond (Baker/Issachar), as well as the Broadway tour of JOSEPH-DREAMCOAT starring Sam Harris (Baker/Issachar). Other Broadway tours include JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR (Herod), and MY FAIR LADY (Jamie), PHANTOM ,THE MOST HAPPY FELLA (Pasquale). European tours of MY FAIR LADY (Zoltan Karpathy),and JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR(Herod) CATS . Regional credits include World Premier of THE PRINCE AND THE PAUPER, HOW IT WAS DONE IN ODESSA as well as FIDDLER ON THE ROOF (Innkeeper), ANNIE (Bert Healy), THE MOST HAPPY FELLA (Pasquale), A CHRISTMAS CAROL (Fezziwig),PHANTOM , SWEENEY TODD (Beadle), BRIGADOON, OKLAHOMA, WHERES CHARLEY , CARNIVAL , and THE MERRY WIDOW (Novikovich)to name a few. Paul has also been a guest soloist with many U.S. opera houses and major symphonies. His performances include numerous tours throughout the United States and most of Europe, which enabled him to build his collection from sources around the world.

Stillwell House Antiques strives to exceed our customer's expectations by offering unique, top quality antiques at better than competitive prices. We are happy to let folks try things out on approval before they make their final decision. For example, you can have your dinner in your home on one of our farm tables, or hang one of our paintings on your wall for a night or two. We want you to be happy with your purchase! In addition, we are always happy to re-acquire anything we ever sell. In fact, we guarantee to accept any item back at any time ever and give you 100% of the purchase price back in store credit or trade-in value! (As long as the physical condition of the item has remained unchanged.)

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