Est. 1973 · Historic Downtown Renton
St. Charles Place Antiques & Restorations
Antiques worth keeping. Furniture worth saving. A dealer's floor and a restoration workshop under one roof on Wells Avenue — thirteen thousand square feet of it, floor after floor, with the same family behind the counter for more than fifty years.
Storefront — the shop’s own photo, 2022
- In business since 1973 More than fifty years on the same trade, in the same town.
- Restoration workshop on site Repairs, refinishing and appraisals — done in the building.
- 230 Wells Ave S, Renton 13,000 square feet in the historic downtown core — floor after floor of it.
Since 1973 · One door, floor after floor
The treasure house on Wells Avenue
Dealing in antiques and restoring furniture in Renton since 1973, when Charles G. Divelbiss opened the doors.
Gallery floors that buy and sell, and a restoration workshop that brings pieces back — one building, both halves of the trade.
A sketch, not a map — call (425) 226-8427 and ask where something lives today.
- 1973 Year established
- 3 Storeys under one roof
- 13,000 Square feet of floor
From the archive
Pieces that passed through the shop — long since sold. What's for sale now is on the auction block below.
Shop the shop
On the auction block
The shop sells online every week — real auctions, run from its own eBay store. Buy a piece online and choose Local Pickup at checkout to collect it at the counter on Wells Avenue and skip the shipping.
Snapshots curated by the shop — current bids, prices and availability live on eBay, so follow a listing through to see where it stands.
The gallery
Highlights from the floor
A rotating sample of what is in the building — not the full catalog, which lives in the eBay store above. Pieces are one-of-a-kind and turn over quickly, so call before making the trip for something particular. A piece marked “Add to cart” can also be bought right here, for pickup at the shop.
Nothing in this category at the moment. Try another category, or call the shop — new pieces come in every week.
Note for the shop: the cards above are placeholder slots showing how real listings will sit on the page. Replace them from the admin dashboard — a photo from your phone, a title, a price and a sentence is all each one needs.
The craftsman's bench
Furniture restoration
Half a century of bench work, applied to your piece rather than ours.
Restoration work is quoted piece by piece. There is no way to price a repair from a description alone — what matters is the construction, the condition of the joints and the finish, and what you want the piece to be when it is done. So the first step is simply showing it to us.
How a request works
- Send photographs and a description Use the form here. One clear photo of the whole piece plus a close-up of the damage tells us most of what we need.
- The shop reviews it Your request lands directly with the shop, along with anything you have attached.
- We follow up Someone will get back to you at the phone number or email you leave, to talk through what the piece needs.
Prefer to talk it through first? Call (425) 226-8427. You are also welcome to bring the piece to the shop at 230 Wells Ave S.
Workshop intake
Tell us about your piece
Required fields are marked with an asterisk. We only use what you send here to answer your request — see our privacy note.
Selling something?
We buy antiques
Fifty years of buying — whole estates and single pieces alike.
Since 1973 the shop has bought from estates, downsizing households, and anyone with one good piece — furniture, lighting, art glass, porcelain, jewelry. Anything worth a look gets one.
You do not need to know what it is or what it is worth before you write. Describe it, attach a few photographs, and the shop will tell you honestly whether it is something they would buy. Appraisals are available, and the shop also takes pieces on consignment.
How it works
- Tell us what you have Use the form here — a description and up to three photos. Age, maker and history help if you know them, but are not required.
- The shop takes a look Your inquiry lands directly with the shop, along with your photos.
- We follow up Someone will get back to you by phone or email to talk it through — one piece or a houseful.
Rather talk first? Call (425) 226-8427, or bring the piece to the shop at 230 Wells Ave S.
Buying inquiry
Tell us what you have
Required fields are marked with an asterisk. We only use what you send here to answer your inquiry — see our privacy note.
Find us
Visit the shop
- Address
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230 Wells Ave S
Renton, WA 98057
Historic Downtown Renton - Phone
- (425) 226-8427
- stchaspl@aol.com
- Services
- Sales, restoration, appraisals and consignments.
- Elsewhere