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Unique Mantiques
Written By: A.J. Stewart | Issue: 2018/09 - September
Mantiques is unquestionably a unique shop among the Plateau’s business ecosystem. This isn’t your average antique shop. This carefully-curated collection of antiques, art, Americana, and vintage sports memorabilia will add color, richness, and texture that you didn’t realize your rustic decor was missing. The eclectic array of gifts is unlike anything you’ll find anywhere else – perfect for that particularly hard to shop for gentleman.
Owners Carl and Cheryl Littlefield opened this museum/treasure chest/hunting lodge scavenger hunt in 2012 as an excuse to spend more time on the Plateau and escape the heat and humidity of Florida.
“We wanted it to be a destination store,” says Carl. “A place that people would be willing to travel to, that’s worth the trouble to get there.”
And travel they did. Mantiques was an immediate success and has been for six years.
John Nichols, a real estate developer in Brevard, visited Mantiques with his father and immediately fell in love with it. He knew it would fit right in Downtown Brevard, but Carl needed a little more convincing. Mantiques has enjoyed great success in Cashiers, but Carl was wary about expanding. John knew just the thing to change Carl’s mind: the location. Built in 1930, the triple tier building at 68 Main Street was once an early Ford dealership. A 1935 Ford panel truck sits in the front window, paying homage to the buildings history. It doesn’t get much manlier than that.
Thanks to the hard work of John and a dedicated management staff, their new location opened for business on July 25 to an eager crowd.
“That first day, there was not one single minute that we didn’t have at least a handful of people browsing through the store,” says Carl. Sprawling across 8,000 square feet of retail space, the new store has a whopping 10 times more floor space than the cramped 800 square feet in Cashiers. Carl and Cheryl are taking full advantage of the elbow room, creating striking displays and arrangements to show off the antique furniture and vintage accessories. You can find antiques anywhere. For something truly unique, go see Carl and Cheryl. Get a MANtique.
