A New York family trade
Raised in the trade,
one piece at a time.
Nathan Horowicz Antiques is not a storefront that discovered silver. It is a family that grew up inside the trade, learning hallmarks and makers by hand, in a shop full of them, the way this knowledge has always been passed down.
A family history
From Allen Street to Midtown
1940s–1960s
Mayer the Buyer
143 Allen Street · Lower East Side
The trade began on Allen Street, at the heart of New York’s antiques district, where the dealer known as “Mayer the Buyer” kept a remarkable gallery. He handled everything the word antique could hold, Viennese bronzes, porcelain, paintings. It was here, among his parents’ cases of silver, that a young Nathan first learned to look closely.
As a boy
Raised in the trade
The family shop
Nathan apprenticed alongside his parents in their busy shop. As a teenager he handled, polished, bought and sold, learning hallmarks and makers by hand, the way the trade has always been passed down: one generation, one piece at a time.
1985
A shop of his own
Deal, New Jersey
At twenty-two, Nathan opened his own shop in Deal, New Jersey. Having built it into a success, he set his sights on the great market for fine silver and estate jewelry, New York City.
Today
The gallery
Midtown Manhattan
Nathan opened a gallery at the Manhattan Art & Antiques Center, where he and his team have spent more than thirty-five years acquiring and placing great and unusual collections. The name is known in the international market for fine silver and estate jewelry, and for dealing, always, with integrity.
Trusted by the trade
For over forty years we have supplied private collectors and some of the most iconic silver houses in New York, among them Jean’s Silversmiths, Hartman Rare Art, and Michael C. Fina, buying and placing both individual pieces and complete collections.
We buy what we would keep
Every piece is chosen in person. If it would not earn a place in our own cases, we pass.
We stand behind the mark
Maker, period and condition are assessed by hand and described plainly. No piece leaves without our word on it.
We answer the phone
You are dealing with the family, not a call center. Questions on a piece are welcome, always.
