Fair Oaks Antiques

Fair Oaks Antiques is run by the husband and wife team of Derek and Deanna Dahlsad. We've found unique items for collectors and decorators; provided props and set pieces for film productions; been featured in collector publications; had items from our own collections appear in museums & historical exhibits; presented at conferences; and professionally

Let us know what you're looking for, what your budget is, and we'll search our inventory. If we don't have it, we're happy to contact our colleagues and add your items to our shopping list, to see if we can't track it down and bring it home for you. The fees for this service depend upon the requested objects themselves, and are usually based on a percentage

We currently offer our quick & affordable appraisal services via Trash Or Treasure events at Fargo Antiques & Repurposed Market - & by appointment. More info on these events can be found here & here. Note that these services are not the same as appraisals for insurance, contractual, or other official purposes; such appraisal services run $150-$300 per

More than other pastimes which grew during this time, the do-it-yourself spirit was also a way for man, woman, and child to find his or her way in this new world. As Michael Kimmelman wrote in 1994 is Art View for The New York Times (Painting by Numbers: How Bad Was It?), "Paint-by-numbers enthusiasts and Abstract Expressionists alike were affected