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H. B. Herts & Sons
| Name | H. B. Herts & Sons |
| Ortssitz | New York City |
| Straße | Broadway 747 |
| Art des Unternehmens | Antiquitätenimport |
| Anmerkungen | Bezeichnet als "Importers of Antiques and Objets D'Art". |
| Quellenangaben | [New Yorks great industries (1884) 276] |
| Zeit |
Ereignis |
| 1846 |
Gründung |
| Produkt |
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Bem. |
bis |
Bem. |
Kommentar |
| Import von Antiquitäten |
1884 |
[New York's great industries (1884)] |
1884 |
[New York's great industries (1884)] |
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| ZEIT | 1884 |
| THEMA | Firmendarstellung |
| TEXT | To a stranger in New York the magnificent salesrooms, where antiques and objects of art are exposed to view, are matters of wonder and delight. In this section of the city numbers of art rooms, as they might aptly be termed, are devoted to the exposition of wares of foreign manufacture, and the attractiveness of the merchandise, and its artistic arrangement, bespeak the taste and systematic methods of the proprietors. The finest and undoubtedly one of the most extensive establishments in this line of trade in the United States is that of Messrs. H. B. Herts & Sons, No. 747 Broadway, and No. 306 Mercer Street, whose immense business occupies three floors which are 210 feet deep, and whose merchandise, brought from every prominent art centre in the world, constitutes one of the most striking evidences of man's wonderful powers in the region of taste and art. This firm has its sources of supply in Paris, London, Amsterdam, Berlin, Vienna, Limoges and Budol-stadt, and in specialties in works of art, bric-a-brac, rare porcelains, tapestries, statuary, antique furniture, paintings, fine bronzes, etc., is absolutely unsurpassed in this country or Europe. This house was originally established in 1846 by the father of Mr. H. B. Herts, whose lamented decease has recently occurred, and since its inception at that date has always commandad an influential and substantial patronage, derived from the most eminent and wealthy classes of America. The splendid show-rooms are marvels of elegance, taste and beauty, and the stock of delicate French china, decorated table and mantle ware, statuettes in bronze and bisque, Limoges and Sevres ware of every description, baccarat glass, articles of vertu, rare and beautiful ornaments, and handsome objects of art and use are arranged with most astonishing effect, and constitute but a very small portion of the vast assortment of this firm, which has searched every land to obtain the thousands of magnificent articles, which eventually will adorn palatial buildings and humble cottages. Here are objects of art and articles once owned by the princes and nobles of Europe, namely, a dressing-case and jewelled cabinets of the Princess Mary of Teck, and also a chatelaine and watch purchased at the famous sale of Prince Demldoff's collection, which is composed of solid silver mounted with diamonds, and is a most interesting and valuable relic of the past. Our reporter was courte- ously shown a rare piece of rock crystal representing a bag-piper mounted in silver, gilt and enamel, and he begs to cordially thank the firm for their kindness in explaining to him the various details and features of this unrivalled establishment. Seven experienced agents are employed in Europe, who are continually purchasing antiques and objets d'art, and in addition one of the firm spends six months abroad at their brandies of Amsterdam and Paris, which are quite as extensive as those in this city. This house makes a specialty of reproducing antique furniture in oak and mahogany. It carries a large stock of old woods, which are converted into reproductions of foreign designs in doors and carvings unsurpassed for beauty of finish and actual worth. The firm import the most unique articles in bisque that have ever come into the American market, such as statuary of the most beautiful designs, a class of ware that is growing everyday in greater demand, not only in this country but in Europe, combining the highest skill of the modeller and the artistic talent of the painter, and their extraordinary facilities in this direction enable them to sell this class of goods at prices that place them in the reach of a majority of our citizens. By the exercise of unswerving integrity and financial ability, combined with a system of honorable dealing and energetic management, the house of H. B. Herts & Sons has attained a prominence which is accorded only to those whose operations have been characterized throughout by the strictest principles of mercantile honor. |
| QUELLE | [New Yorks great industries (1884) 276] |
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