Hartman Rare Art, Inc.

A family-owned business since 1927

For 83 years, the Hartman Family and our associates have consistently worked to provide quality antique merchandise to our customers at competitive prices. Should you have any questions about the pieces we feature on this website or if you would like to inquire further about a specific item, please do not hesitate to contact us.

Our gallery is located in midtown Manhattan and easily accessible on the second floor. Please note the entrance to the building is on 53rd Street between Park and Madison Avenues. We are open to the public Monday to Friday from 9:30AM until 4:30PM.

 

The European Decorative Arts encompass a stunning array of brilliantly crafted enamel, carved ivory, rock crystal, metalwork, glass and ceramic items that reflect the myriad styles and tastes of the continent through the centuries. At Hartman Rare Art, Inc., we regularly offer pieces from France, Germany, Austria and Italy as well as from many other European countries.

The care and precision with which most of these pieces were made is truly exceptional, and we have chosen to highlight a few of the more extraordinary pieces in our collection.

We also offer a smaller variety of English and American Decorative Arts from the early 20th century. A few of the English and American Decorative items we offer are shown.

If you are interested in the Decorative Arts, by all means browse through our English and Continental silver sections. And please feel free to browse more Hartman Rare Art on Ebay.

Set of 4 Austrian Painted Crystal Tazzas by Lobmeyer

This set of 4 crystal tazzas was made in Austria during the late 19th century by Lobmeyer. The tazzas are circular form and each features a shallow bowl set atop a pedestal form support. The upper and lower rims plus the centers feature painted scroll motifs in polychrome enamel. The rims are gilt. Each tazza measures 4.75 inches diameter and 2.25 inches height at the rim.

ED02

Price: $3,200.00

Viennese Enamel Quatrefoil Form Box with cover

This delicate enameled, covered box was crafted in Vienna during the late 19th century. The box is quatrefoil shape and ornamented with two gilt scroll form handles, a gilt rim and gilt rooster-form finial on the cover. The exterior body is painted with figural landscape scenes featuring people playing music and socializing amidst a wooded pasture. The interior is painted with scroll motifs and delicately painted lutes and guitars. The box measures 6.5 inches length and 3.25 inches height.

ED03

Price: $3,500.00

Silver, Painted Ivory and Enamel Box

This fine European Box was made in 1880 and features a central panel of painted ivory with a scene depicting the Virgin Mary with a servant surrounded by animals of symbolic relevance. The box features a finely enameled border on the cover and also enamel decoration on the sides. On the interior, one sees that the underside of the ivory panel has been etched and inked with a scene similar to that on the opposite side. The interior of the box is gilt. The box measures 5 3/8 inches length by 3 3/4 inches width and 1 inch depth.

ED08

Price: $3050.00

E.F. Caldwell Clock, "Vanderbilt Hotel" Pattern

This magnificent mantle clocked was made by E.F. Caldwell of New York 1911. The clock's design appears in the E.F. Caldwell design book in 1911 and listed as the "Vanderbilt Hotel" Clock. The clock face is set with applied bronze putti in the center of the face. The face and mechanism are housed in an octagonal-shaped case set atop a rectangular plinth. The clock is decorated with applied bronze scroll and shell motifs.

ED14

Price: $13,000.00

7 Piece Copeland Porcelain Tea Set with fitted case, 1855

This fine porcelain tea set was crafted by Copeland 1855. The service is a duplicate of the original which was presented to Queen Victoria in May 1854. This set comes with its original, fitted case. The case is inscribed in gilt lettering:

"Duplicate Service of one Designed and Manufactured by Mr. Alderman Copeland, M.P., Expressly for Her Majesty Queen Victoria and Presented to the Queen by Her Grace the Duchess of Bedford on her Majesty's Birthday, May 24, 1854. Purchased by Sir Francis Graham Moon, Bart."

The set comprises a tea pot, creamer, sugar bowl, 2 tea cups and 2 saucers. The pieces are decorated on the exterior with coral-colored enamel further highlighted with embossed gold, turquoise and cream-colored decorations. The tea pot measures 4.5 inches height by 7 inches length over the handle.

ED16

Price: $12,250.00