12 New Dealers Join The Gallery at 200 Lex Powered by Incollect

Madeleine Luckel
Robert Stilin, Barry Friedman Ltd., and Lobel Modern are among the new cohort at the New York Design Center’s antiques attraction

With its 33,000 square feet of space, the New York Design Center is a hub for the city's design community. But The Gallery at 200 Lex Powered by Incollect, which opened in 2014, is arguably the center of its gravitational pull. Located on the building's 10th floor, it is a mecca for vintage pieces. It's also making the industry far more accessible than ever before, thanks to its use of QR codes and its corresponding e-commerce website. Nevertheless, the addition of 12 new dealers to The Gallery will be particularly exciting news for antiques aficionados.

“We are thrilled to welcome these talented dealers to ‘The Gallery at 200 Lex powered by Incollect,’” Jim Druckman, president and CEO of the New York Design Center, told AD PRO in a statement. “Their unique collections offer a diverse range of unique vintage and antique goods and keep the Gallery's inventory at the forefront of the market in New York City.” Indeed, this new grouping will only add to the illustrious list of 18th- to 21st-century specialists who are dealers at The Gallery.

The newcomers offer a robust range of areas of expertise. Barry Friedman Ltd., Robert Burge, De Angelis, Fred Silberman, Full Circle Modern, Lance Thompson, and Portuondo each specialize in 20th-century works. However, the respective emphases of these businesses run the gamut, with Silberman specializing in Italian decorative arts and furniture, and De Angelis showcasing goods drawn from their San Francisco–based furniture business. London-based Portuondo is known for its eclectic wares, which include photography and paintings in addition to furniture. Several dealers have connections across the Atlantic: Barry Friedman Ltd. is a renowned purveyor of European products, while Robert Burge counts British and European antiques as his own specialties. Closer to Manhattan, Full Circle Modern, based in Brooklyn, is just a hop, skip, and jump away from The Gallery's Lexington Avenue location.

Twentieth-century specialties, and a focus in the U.S., U.K., and Europe, is prevalent in the work of the other new gallerists as well. Clinton Howell Antiques sells English antique furniture, while Lobel Modern has what could be called the most specific focus of the bunch, thanks to its expertise in pieces created from the 1940s through 1980. Of similar interest is Sputnik Modern, the Dallas-based dealer known for midcentury-modern items. Hyde Park Antiques has the most historic focus of the group, specializing in 18th- and early 19th–century British furniture. Last but certainly not least is Robert Stilin, the AD100 interior designer and dealer—a man who likely needs little introduction.

Originally Appeared on Architectural Digest