Goldon House Gallery

Vincent is over the top and rude. Made fun of us for being northerners. Started quoting unrealistic «Lloyds of London insurance prices at $ 9000 when the piece was $ 2500. I loved his furniture pieces. He claimed one piece was made entirely from only fit components glued together 150 years ago. Opened the door to see nails, badly done. He claimed he did it to reinforce the piece, told my wife maybe it was done by a former owner.
We just couldn’t trust him, and I’ve bought reproductions before and did not want to risk it again. Great looking stuff throughout the store though. Visit, but be prepared.

I can’t speak to other experiences on this board but I have been a customer of Golden House Gallery for many years. It’s funny how when your a satisfied customer you never write a review.
I just wanted to take a moment to say that I enjoy my visits to the gallery the art just makes you happy with all the bright colors and the Asian antiques are quite unique.
The proprietor has hundreds of thank you notes hung up in his office from all the people that his paintings have touched.
It’s worth a visit even if only to admire the work.

Though I’ve heard a lot of negative things about the owner and doing business with Golden House, I stopped by anyway. Since I didn’t make any purchases, I won’t comment on their business dealings.
Located on West Bay Street in the heart of the Savannah’s Historic District, I found it to be somewhat different from the usual of the Savannah antique, art and furniture stores. Oddly the specialty is in Asian antiques, furniture of the Far East, and original pieces or artwork and paintings that pretty run the gauntlet of everything from the abstract to the modern. Everything I noted was rather pricey, but I can’t say unreasonable as I’m not much of an expert on any of it, but to my eye, everything of genuine and of top quality. I didn’t see anything smacking of being copies or reproduction; all being original pieces.
Though I didn’t make any purchases or speak with anyone, I can say that everything is well laid out, orderly and that it is one of the more pleasant of stores to do some browsing.

FYI
Vincent, gallery owner + painter, was completely obnoxious. He is loud and a pushy salesman.
This gallery is not for the casual browser /​admirer of all things beautiful. Prepare to be pressured into a purchase from the second you enter.
I was cornered into an uncomfortable strategic conversation about «what I could afford to pay him» for one of his pieces.
I found this in extreme poor taste. I will never return