In 1985, a serendipitous visit to an estate sale and
subsequent purchase of forty garden statues led
Barbara Israel to found Barbara Israel Garden
Antiques. After 36 years in business, she is
recognized as an authority on the subject. Her exhaustively researched
book, Antique Garden Ornament: Two Centuries of American Taste is
the definitive work in the field. Israel is also the author of A Guide to
Buying Antique Garden Ornament, a user-friendly handbook packed
with tips on conservation, identification, and more. She has served as
a consultant to the Metropolitan Museum of Art and the Smithsonian
Institution for their collections of nineteenth- century cast iron, and she
has sold pieces to the Winterthur Museum, Smithsonian Institution,
and Baltimore Museum of Art, as well as to many important private
collectors. As an active board member of the Untermyer Gardens
Conservancy, Barbara is devoted to preserving historic gardens and
their antique garden ornament.

Barbara Israel
Outstanding Dealer