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The Horseman is a great source. My wife and I purchased several wonderful Arts & Crafts items there for ¼ of Manhattan prices. You have to have patience and an eagle eye as things are scattered at random and pushed back against the wall.
However if you are willing to dig and move items you never know what you can find. Also, they are willing to bargain as long as you’re not insulting.

I am looking for a pair of Zanuso Ladies chairs by Arflex from the 1950's. Please let me know if you have them. Thanks.

D. Koerner

buyer beware!!! visited the horseman today after reading the endorsement above. was sorely disappointed. yes, the store is stocked beyond imagination with FABULOUS stuff. BUT if you find you're interested in something you must first collect its item number, then stand in a queue to find out its price from this thug (owner?) behind a desk. i found him totally condescending and shady. he had various composition notebooks apparently with lists of items and their corresponding prices. i noticed he made a point of tilting the book away from my line of sight when we were speaking (even though i was not attempting to spy in his book). AND ultimately the prices he quoted me were RIDICULOUSLY (RIDICULOUSLY) expensive! for example, a brass mid-century sputnik chandelier cost $425.00 there. i almost bought the EXACT same light fixture on ebay about two days ago for less than $160.00. good luck to all you brooklyn hipsters who are getting fleeced. i personally was very happy not to have given up any of my hard earned cash!

just want to make a few of my own amendments to my review above. after looking into the horseman franchise more, i discovered the majority of the items they sells are consigned. aha! hence the item numbers, the private notations in the composition notebooks. it makes sense, my bad. but still...not the most pleasant of shopping experiences. the desk guy was still cold and the prices were still INSANE. cheers!

I AM THE OWNER OF HORSEMAN ANTIQUES, INC. THIS SITE HAS JUST BEEN BROUGHT TO MY ATTENTION AND I WISH TO "DEFEND" MY BUSINESS AGAINST AN ANONYMOUS MALCONTENT.

I HAVE BEEN IN BUSINESS SINCE 1962-OVER 44 YEARS. THERE ARE NOCOMPLAINTS AGAINST MY COMPANY WITH ANY VALID GOVERNMENTAL AGENCIES, IE THE BETTER BUSINESS BUREAU,DEPT. OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS, ETC.

HORSEMAN ANTIQUES HAS ONE OF THE LARGEST COLLECTIONS OF ANTIQUE AND MID-CENTURY FURNITURE ON THE EAST COAST.

WE ARE IN BROOKLYN, NY AT 351 ATLANTIC AVENUE AND NEPTUNE CITY, NJ AT 23 ROUTE 35.

SUCCESS SPEAKS FOR ITSELF. WHY NOT VISIT US AND SEE FOR YOURSELF. LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING YOU.....

I can vouch for a couple of rebajonez's sentiments. Yes, the service there can be unfriendly, even shady (the description rebajonez provides sounds very much like a guy I met there named Frank). And many of the quotes I've received have been outlandishly overpriced.

That said, over the past couple years I've made several purchases of vintage pieces at prices that otherwise just aren't to be found in New York. It's hit or miss. Most times that I wander through I either don't find anything that suits me or receive a disappointing quote. But there is so much stock that I'm always eager to stop by. Knowing I've made successful finds there in the past keeps me coming back to look for more.

I have to say I disagree with the negative comments put here. I found the buying experience fine - delivery took a while to sort out but throughout Frank was extremely helpful and communicative. And since the Brooklyn location is closing down, everything's on sale, so the prices are now ok too.

If you go in there with a lot of attitude, you'll certainly get plenty back, but I found if you're polite, then they are too.

Oh and yes there's a lot of rubbish there, but trawling through it all is kind of fun ...

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