George Glazer Gallery
308 E. 94th Street, New York, New York 10128
212-535-5706
About Auction House
Take our globes for a spin, admire the jewel-like colors of our prints, and see what other surprises we have to offer — we sold the funhouse mirror and the four-foot wooden hands, but you never know what George will find next! Call or email for an appointment for personalized service, including gift selection, decorating and advice, framing, and prop rental. Out of town? No problem! We ship worldwide. We've even shipped a 30-inch floor globe to Australia.Auction Previews & News
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Press Release2019, Special Event, Lecture, American Society of Appraisers Conference
American Society of Appraisers ConferenceGeorge Glazer, Featured Speaker“Objets d’Art: Preserving Distinction in a Niche Market”New York, August 28, 2019 George Glazer was invited by the American Society of Appraisers to speak at their Personal Property Connoisseurship Conference in New York City on the impact of the Internet on the marketplace for antiques. He presented a slide talk related to the theme of “The Fine and Applied Arts Professional in the 21st Century: How to Adapt, Function and Excel,” explaining how the Internet has changed the antiques business since he started working as a dealer in the late 1980s.
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2018, Shopping Feature, Robb Report, Ultimate Gift Guide
Robb Report 2018 Ultimate Gift Guide, Turkish website Robb Report“Ultimate Gift Guide”December 2018 The Robb Report, a magazine devoted to luxury goods and experiences, with 18 international editions, included our James Wilson 3-inch terrestrial globe in its 2018 Ultimate Gift Guide. The globe was published on their Turkish website and to their Swedish Instagram account. Both are pictured here. The globe was produced by Wilson’s Albany, New York, company around the late 1820s and measures 5.25 inches tall overall including the turned wood stand. Posted to Robb Report, Turkish edition, December 28, 2018 as “Kültür Kurtları İçin Hediye Önerileri” by Bahar Aslan: Historical Sphere Since Google Maps has brought the world to our fingertips, the old-fashioned tools we use to explore our planet have become more rare, so the eight-centimeter-wide desk sphere by George Glazer is a treasure worth gift. This miniature version of the Earth, whose height reaches almost 13 centimeters on the maple stand, is made by Wilson & Co. (the founder, James Wilson, the first globe producer of the United States ), and dates back to the end of the 1820s. Posted to Robb Report, Swedish Instagram account, December 30, 2018:The ultimate gift guide, no. 31: Historical globe from the end of the 1820s, made by Wilson & Co – America’s first globe maker.
Press Release2018, Prop Rental, Ralph Lauren Holiday Store Windows, New York City
Ralph Lauren Children's Store Holiday Window Ralph Lauren Children’s Store Holiday WindowsDecember 2018 Ralph Lauren’s children’s store at 72nd and Madison Avenue in New York borrowed items from the George Glazer Gallery for its holiday window displays, which lent them a traditional Old New York look, enhanced by piles of old books surrounding the mannequins. Items from the gallery included a handsome wood and brass hourglass, miniature models of knights in armor, an architectural model of Westminster Abbey cast out of composition material to resemble carved wood, two library ladders, and a large magnifying glass.
Dealers, How to Guide2018, Press Feature, Decorating the Gentleman Cave, Wall Street Journal
Wall Street Journal“The Gentleman Cave: How to Create a Tastefully Macho Room”By Tim GavanJune 1, 2018 The weekend Real Estate/Design section of the Wall Street Journal featured Australian interior designer Greg Natale’s take on designing a gentleman’s “man cave.” Inspired by a 1970s collaboration between Spanish designer Paco Muñoz (1925-2009) and English designer David Hicks, Natale offers his suggestions on where to shop for similar items. For the floor globe, he suggests the George Glazer Gallery:If you’re looking to toss something with the guys that’s a little more substantial than a baseball, why not the world? A massive walnut globe—from the 18th or 19th century—is likely too large for a game of catch, but it’s a distinguished, bookish addition well-placed by the antique walnut desk and approximately echoing the octagons in the carpet. A similarly stately globe: Baroque Terrestrial 30-Inch Diameter Floor Globe, price upon request, georgeglazer.com. A few screenshots of the article are posted here; the rest is on Wall Street Journal web site. See also more “gentleman’s cave” decorating suggestions on our site.
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2018, Press Feature, Decorating the Gentleman Cave, Wall Street Journal
Wall Street Journal“The Gentleman Cave: How to Create a Tastefully Macho Room”By Tim GavanJune 1, 2018 The weekend Real Estate/Design section of the Wall Street Journal featured Australian interior designer Greg Natale’s take on designing a gentleman’s “man cave.” Inspired by a 1970s collaboration between Spanish designer Paco Muñoz (1925-2009) and English designer David Hicks, Natale offers his suggestions on where to shop for similar items.
Press Release2018, Exhibition, New York on Ice: Skating in the City, Museum of City of New York
Print from George Glazer Gallery in the exhibition 'New York on Ice: Skating in the City' Museum of the City of New York“New York on Ice: Skating in the City”December 20, 2017 – April 15, 2018 A rare 19th-century broadside advertisement from the George Glazer Gallery is part of an exhibition at the Museum of the City of New York about the history of ice skating in the city and how the pastime has “left its mark on New York’s urban landscape,” including Central Park. Drawn and engraved by Edward Bookhout around 1860, the broadside advertises skates sold at Conover & Walker, a hardware and sporting goods store, with a whimsical illustration of an assortment of men, women, and children skating on top of a giant blade and the slogan “Everything in the skating line (except ponds) to suit everybody.” View the broadside on our site.
Press Release2018, Shopping Feature, Forgotten New York, ‘1st Avenue Upper East Side’
George Glazer Gallery window Forgotten New York“1st Avenue, Upper East Side”January 21, 2018 A contributor to the website Forgotten New York, whose mission is to call “attention to the artifacts of a long-gone New York” wrote an account of a walk down First Avenue on the Upper East Side. Among the observations are this paragraph and these photos of the storefront of the George Glazer Gallery: You can pretty much find anything you want in NYC and you can pretty much operate any kind of business you want, provided you have enough money to keep up with the exorbitant rents. I passed this storefront at #308 West 94th and found all manner of interesting knickknacks* in the window of the George Glazer Gallery, which specializes in antique globes and maps. It was closed on this Sunday, but a look online finds a quirky place chockablock with collector’s items. *The only word in English I can think of with a silent double k
Press Release2017, Shopping Feature, FiveStory New York, ‘9 Secret Spots of the Upper East Side’
FiveStory New York article photo FiveStory New York“9 Secret Spots of the Upper East Side”by Claire DistenfeldJune 22, 2017 The George Glazer Gallery is one of nine “fun facts, spots and secrets about the Magical and enchanting Upper East Side” featured in an online article at fivestoryny.com. Here’s what they wrote about us: “File this under: Things that people no longer think they need and thus become a covetable luxury and should be in every home : Globes and Maps…and the best store for this on the planet is George Glazer Gallery.”
Press Release2016, Shopping Feature, New York Cottages & Gardens, ‘Orbit of Influence’
'Orbit of Influence,' New York Cottages and Gardens New York Cottages & Gardens“Orbit of Influence”by David MaselloSeptember 2016, p. 48 The featured antique in New York Cottages & Gardens’ Fall Style issue is our mid-18th-century armillary sphere by French globe maker Louis-Charles Desnos (magazine page shown left), under the title Orbit of Influence. See it on our site. The full page article quotes George as to “what makes it special”: WHAT IT IS: A Ptolemaic armillary sphere (10″ diam. x 15″ h.), which depicts basic principles and elements of astronomy, including the rotation of the earth, moon, and sun as well as the zodiac, the equator, and the tropics of Capricorn and Cancer. It shows the earth — as opposed to the sun — at the center of the universe. PROVENANCE: French globe maker Louis-Charles Desnos created the wood, pasteboard, and engraved-paper sphere, which is signed and dated 1753. Antiques dealer George Glazer, who specializes in historic globes, maps and planetary models, purchased it at auction from a a private American collection. WHAT MAKES IT SPECIAL: “This is a particularly early example of an armillary sphere by a famous maker,” says Glazer. “It was produced during the Age of Enlightenment, when astronomy was considered an important component of a well-rounded intellect.”
Press Release2016, Shopping Feature, Manhattan Sideways, ‘George Glazer Gallery’
Sideways New York article photo Manhattan Sideways“George Glazer Gallery”June 2016 The website Manhattan Sideways, which searches out “the hidden gems of Manhattan on the side streets,” paid a visit to our 94th Street gallery and has posted an article and great photos that capture its style and ambiance. (A few are shown here; find the rest on their website.) Despite its limited size, one could spend an entire day in George Glazer Gallery and probably still not see everything that the space has to offer. There are fascinating items covering every nook and cranny, from the ceiling to the staircase to the bathroom. Though there are many pieces, as George says, it is “exciting clutter” rather than overwhelming clutter, and a true treasure hunt to look through. I kept finding surprises, such as a column made from the inside of a piano, a set of miniature fire tools, and strings of scorekeeping devices for games of pool dangling high above my head. After years as a corporate attorney, George embraced his love of collecting art and opened his gallery in 1993. He began on the corner of Madison Avenue and 72nd Street, on an upper floor, but recently moved north due to rising rents. As he pointed out, however, the internet has made it so that it is no longer as important to have a prestigious address. According to George, having a well-maintained website and good social media skills is far more crucial to running a successful antique business. He also assured me that he has a strong international client base that reaches out to him online. Even though he has moved away from Madison Avenue, George is very happy to have found his current side street location. He loves the ceilings, which remind him of the original definition of “gallery,” a room in an English country house with tall ceilings. There is a garden out back that George occasionally uses for storage and events. The biggest change he has encountered, however, is foot traffic. Now that he is on the ground floor, he has more people coming by to stare…
Press Release2016, Press Feature, Aaron Burr Desk, Name This Famous Antique, Southeastern Antiquing and Collecting Magazine
"Aaron Burr desk" magazine feature. Southeastern Antiquing and Collecting Magazine“Aaron Burr Desk: Answer to Name This Famous Antique Game — January 2016”By Mike McLeodJanuary 2016 For its monthly feature “The Name This Famous Antique Game,” Southeastern Antiquing and Collecting Magazine featured an example of a cleverly designed Victorian metamorphic table from the George Glazer Gallery that opens into a desk and chair. (View it on our website.) As the writer explains, it is sometimes referred to as an “Aaron Burr desk” due to an article of questionable accuracy in a 1911 newspaper. We do know for a fact that it was designed and patented by Stephen Hedges in 1854 — long after Burr died. That is the same Aaron Burr whose achievements during the Revolutionary War and as Vice President under Thomas Jefferson have been overshadowed in popular history as the man who fired a fatal shot at Alexander Hamilton during a duel. What the article does not mention is that this desk is among the most repinned items from our gallery website on Pinterest, pinned by over 2,000 people.
Press Release2015, Special Event, Lotos Club, New York City, ‘April in Paris Evening’
Costume design by Noury and a fan-shaped map of the Paris world's fair April in Paris EveningExhibit of Paris-Themed Prints by George Glazer GalleryLotos Club, New York CityApril 29, 2015 Manhattan’s Lotos Club was decorated with prints and views from the George Glazer Gallery for its April in Paris party. We showed prints and views of Paris, Moulin Rouge costume designs by Noury, a fan-shaped map of the 1900 Paris Exposition and portraits of Napoleon. The lively event including roaming entertainers, such as the accordion player who paused in front of our prints. Click on the images to see how our French-themed antiques contributed to the ambiance!
Press Release2012, Press Feature, Profile of George Glazer, New York Social Diary
2012 Profile of George Glazer by the New York Social Diary New York Social Diary“Profile of George Glazer”By Sian Ballen and Lesley HaugePhotographs by Jeff HirschJuly 2012 The New York Social Diary serves as a social, historical, and cultural chronicle of life in New York City. In July 2012 they visited George’s apartment as part of their ongoing “how they live” series. They found lots of globes and other intriguing antiques. The beautifully composed photos and entertaining interview where they talked about globes and collecting were on their web site: “As you may or may not know, what I’m mainly known for is globes,” said George Glazer in what was possibly the best understatement we’ve heard as we stood in delighted silence taking in his Harry Potter living space filled with what is probably the world’s most extensive collection of American globes as well as a stuffed hornbill and much else besides. And he then he apologized for the dust, which we also loved but he didn’t seem to believe us and continued what had obviously been a massive clear out in honor of our visit. “Stop dusting,” we instructed him. A very serious and passionate collector, he was once a corporate lawyer and he was tremendous fun to talk to.
Press Release2012, Shopping Feature, Conde Nast Traveler, ‘Maps We Would Hang in Our Dream Apartment’
Photo of globes from George Glazer Gallery appearing in Conde Nast Traveler Conde Nast Traveler“11 Artsy Maps We Would Hang in Our Dream Apartment ”by Kevin MulvihillJanuary 15, 2012 Two globes from the George Glazer Gallery made it onto a list of “11 vintage, recycled, and painted maps perfect for decorating your home,” accompanied by the photo shown here: Prefer your map art in the shape of a sphere? Globe lovers should check out the **George Glazer Gallery <http://www.georgeglazer.com/> **in NYC. The shop features antique globes spanning the decades, all the way back to the 18th century. Pictured here are two eight-inch Terrestrial and Celestial Table Globes by Rand McNally & Company, circa 1930.
Press Release2010, Special Event, Doyle New York, The Well-Appointed Room, Auction Reception
Jeffrey Bilhuber and George Glazer at Doyle New York Doyle New York Well-Appointed Room auction preview Doyle New York, The Well-Appointed Room AuctionReception and Book Signing with Jeffrey BilhuberJanuary 2010 Doyle New York Well-Appointed Room auction preview Doyle New York held an auction titled “Old Master Paintings and Drawings and Important English and Continental Furniture and Decorations” on January 27, 2010. The Well-Appointed Room section of the auction comprised almost 200 lots of furniture and decorations from Jonathan Burden, LLC, and John J. Gredler Works of Art, and globes and other articles from George Glazer Gallery. As Doyle put it, “Through the vision of acclaimed interior designer Jeffrey Bilhuber, these renowned tastemakers created their own version of today’s Well-Appointed Room.” Jeffrey Bilhuber booksigning at Doyle New York During the pre-sale exhibition of The Well-Appointed Room, Doyle New York hosted a cocktail reception for over 200 guests honoring Mr. Bilhuber. He signed copies of his lavishly illustrated book, Defining Luxury: The Qualities of Life at Home, published by Rizzoli. Presenting his projects from coast to coast, the book is filled with charming anecdotes and observations by the designer, whom Hamish Bowles has likened to a 21st-century Billy Baldwin. Doyle New York Well-Appointed Room auction preview The Well-Appointed Room featured a Regency mahogany terrestrial globe on stand by W. & T.M. Bardin, London, circa 1807, which sold to a buyer from New York for $25,000. A pair of Regency Boulle inlaid gilt-bronze mounted rosewood side cabinets, first quarter of the 19th century, sold to a buyer from New York for $21,250, and a bidder from the Mid-West was the successful buyer of a Regency gilt-wood center table, possibly English, second quarter of the 18th century, for $18,750.
