About Modern Antiquarian
Modern Antiquarian® was born out of a love for antique furniture and objects and a passion that grew into a career. Margaret Schwartz developed her love of antiques over time and as that passion grew she felt a need to share it. It started when Margaret read about antiques tours on The English Room blog and it piqued her interest. She booked a one day tour not knowing what to expect. By the end of the day she had filled a 20’ container and was hooked on antiques. We understand that antiques are intimidating and can be expensive, so anyone who is diving into the antiques ...Read More
Established in 20141stDibs seller since 2019
Featured Pieces
Composite Stone Mole Garden Ornament, English 20th Century
Located in New York, NY
This delightful reconstituted stone sleeping mole garden ornament adds a touch of whimsy and charm to your outdoor decor. This ornament is crafted with a lifelike expression, making ...
Category
Vintage 1950s European Garden Ornaments
Materials
Concrete
Composite Stone Kitten in Boot Garden Ornament, English 20th Century
Located in New York, NY
This delightful reconstituted stone kitten in a boot garden ornament adds a touch of whimsy and charm to your outdoor decor. This ornament is crafted with details including a bow and...
Category
Vintage 1960s English Garden Ornaments
Materials
Concrete
Celadon Painted English Mid-20th Century Iron Armillary
Located in New York, NY
This vintage garden armillary features an open metal frame and a weathered green finish with a beautiful patina. It stands on a small rounded pedestal base and is crossed by a large ...
Category
Vintage 1960s English Garden Ornaments
Materials
Aluminum, Iron
Composite Stone Faux Bois Birdbath with Squirrel Garden Ornament, English 20th C
Located in New York, NY
An English mid-20th-century composite stone birdbath, with a textured, hollowed-out log basin, rests atop a pedestal sculpted like a rugged tree trunk, featuring a playful squirrel s...
Category
Vintage 1960s English Garden Ornaments
Materials
Concrete
Composite Stone Hippopotamus Garden Ornament, English 20th Century
Located in New York, NY
A mid-20th-century English open-mouth, stocky, low-slung frame makes up this distinctive vintage garden sculpture of a hippopotamus, finished with a coarse stone texture and a natural mossy gray patina. African animal figures became highly fashionable ornaments for European estate grounds during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Spurred by the popularity of public menageries, wealthy estate owners used these stone creatures to add a sense of adventure, worldliness, and wonder to their private ponds, lawns, and riverbanks. This heavy stone hippo...
Category
Vintage 1960s English Garden Ornaments
Materials
Concrete
Vintage Reconstituted Stone Tortoise or Turtle Garden Ornament, England 1970s
Located in New York, NY
Shell patterned in layered, feathered arcs, this reconstituted stone tortoise in warm earthy tones with traces of terracotta-colored paint sits low and wide, with the unhurried prese...
Category
Vintage 1970s English Garden Ornaments
Materials
Concrete
Cast Stone Elephant Garden Statue, France Mid 20th C.
Located in New York, NY
A French mid-20th-century cast stone garden statue depicting a seated elephant with rounded, stylized features and a lightly textured surface. The neutral stone finish allows for ver...
Category
Vintage 1950s French Garden Ornaments
Materials
Cast Iron
1960s Cocktail Bar in the Shape of a Boat Bow, England 1960s
By Barget
Located in New York, NY
An iconic and highly collectible 1960s cocktail bar "Cocktail Buoy" by Barget of London, and sold through Harrods of London. The cocktail bar is shaped like a boat's bow, resting on ...
Category
Vintage 1960s English Dry Bars
Materials
Glass, Wood
Composite Stone Elephant Garden Statue, England Late 20th C.
Located in New York, NY
An English late-20th-century composite stone garden statue depicting a seated elephant with rounded, stylized features and a lightly textured surface. The neutral stone finish allows...
Category
Late 20th Century English Animal Sculptures
Materials
Concrete
Iron Serpent and Twig Garden Bench, English Mid 20th C.
Located in New York, NY
English mid 20th C. white-painted cast iron serpents form the legs and back supports of this garden bench, their arched necks and scaled bodies carrying the seat's soft green recentl...
Category
Vintage 1960s English Benches
Materials
Iron
Composite Stone Rabbit or Bunny Garden Ornament, French 20th Century
Located in New York, NY
Rabbits have appeared in garden ornament for centuries as symbols of fertility, renewal, and quiet abundance. Cast in durable stone, this figure favors simplicity. Layered grey and w...
Category
Vintage 1960s French Garden Ornaments
Materials
Concrete
Scottish Terrier Cast Iron or Spelter Figurine, UK Early 20th C.
Located in New York, NY
A Scottish Terrier Cast Iron or Spelter Figure, compact and self assured, mirrors early 20th century tastes for animal figures that balanced utility and charm. Often produced as door...
Category
Early 20th Century English Animal Sculptures
Materials
Spelter
