Just a few buildings west of the Brewster Fire House on historic Route 6A, Wayne Roberts runs Wayne’s Antiques, a single-owner shop that has become a fixture of Cape Cod’s well-known antiquing corridor. Route 6A itself is famous among Cape visitors for its concentration of antique dealers strung along the old King’s Highway, and Wayne’s shop at 1589 Main Street has built its own loyal following within that broader scene over decades in business.
Rather than working with consignment vendors or booth renters, Wayne operates on a direct-purchase model, personally buying antiques and collectibles daily and reselling them himself, which gives the shop a genuinely personal, single-perspective curation rather than the patchwork feel of a multi-dealer mall. The inventory reflects a serious generalist’s eye: fine art, nautical items, carousel horses, jewelry, folk art, silver, decoys, weathervanes, cut glass, art glass, vintage posters, antique lighting and oil lamps, and fine china all pass through the shop, alongside broader collectibles that catch Wayne’s attention during his buying trips. That nautical and decoy focus in particular fits naturally with Cape Cod’s maritime heritage, appealing to collectors drawn to New England’s specific regional antique traditions.
Beyond retail sales, Wayne offers professional appraisal services, basing valuations on data from qualified auction house sales rather than informal guesswork, a level of rigor that distinguishes his shop from more casual antique dealers. That appraisal expertise, combined with his role as a sole proprietor personally selecting every piece in the store, has built real credibility with serious collectors passing through the Cape 6A corridor looking for genuine, well-vetted antiques rather than reproduction decor.
The shop keeps a limited, walk-in-friendly schedule, generally open Thursday through Sunday from around noon to 5 p.m., with some flexibility in additional hours depending on Wayne’s schedule. Because the shop is a true single-owner operation, Wayne has specifically asked that anyone making a special trip call ahead first, since he occasionally gets delayed away from the shop during buying runs or appraisal appointments. Being located directly on Route 6A puts Wayne’s Antiques within easy reach of the many other antique shops that make up Cape Cod’s celebrated antiquing route, giving Route 6A road-trippers an easy, well-established stop to add to a longer day of browsing.
For serious collectors exploring Cape Cod’s Route 6A antiquing corridor, especially those drawn to maritime and folk art pieces, Wayne’s Antiques offers a genuinely personal, expertly curated stop. Wayne’s Antiques is a single-owner antique shop on Route 6A in Brewster, Massachusetts, run by Wayne Roberts, who personally buys and sells fine art, nautical items, decoys, and folk art while also offering auction-data-based appraisal services.
