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Est. 1939 · Long Island City, NY

Newel

Four generations of antiques, art, and design, now gathered under one roof, in one warehouse, across three ways to work with us.

32-00 Skillman Avenue  /  Long Island City, NY 11101
40,000+
Items in Inventory
632
Creators Represented
87
Years in Business
100,000+
Acquisitions Made
Four Generations

Four generations. Still family run.

Newel began in 1939, built to furnish Broadway's most fabled productions, starting with Pygmalion and later My Fair Lady and The King and I. What started as a resource for the stage grew into one of the world's premier decorative arts destinations for collectors, designers, and the trade.

Leadership has passed hand to hand ever since: founder Meyer Newman, to his son Bruce Newman, to his grandson Lewis Baer, to today's fourth-generation CEO, Jake Baer. Every piece Newel handles now, whether bound for sale, auction, or a film set, moves through a single home in Long Island City.

Jake Baer, fourth-generation CEO of Newel
Jake Baer, Fourth-Generation CEO
1939 to Today

Eighty-seven years, one family.

From a table of twenty antiques on 47th Street to a single Long Island City hub running three businesses.

1939
Newel founding, 1939
Meyer Newman opens Newel
Twenty antiques from his own home, displayed on a table in an empty storefront, built to furnish Broadway productions like Pygmalion.
1940s–60s
Newel and early television
Broadway, then television
Newel furnishes The King and I and The Sound of Music, then becomes a main prop source for New York's earliest live TV.
1975
Bruce Newman
Bruce Newman becomes CEO
Meyer's son inherits the company, keeping it in the family for a second generation.
1977
425 East 53rd Street
One roof, for the first time
Newel moves to 425 East 53rd Street, a six-story building, the first time the full inventory is stored under a single roof.
1998
Newel goes online, 1998
Newel goes online
Newel.com launches, the first antiques dealer to publish prices, images, and measurements on the web. Forbes names it "Best of the Web" in 2000.
2001
Lewis Baer
Lewis Baer becomes CEO
Meyer's grandson buys the company from his uncle Bruce, becoming Newel's third-generation CEO.
2015
Long Island City warehouse
The move to Long Island City
Newel relocates its warehouse operations to Long Island City, the seed of today's single hub.
2016
Newel Props founded
Jake Baer becomes CEO. Newel Props is born.
Lewis's son becomes Newel's fourth-generation CEO, and Newel Props launches, formally separating the rental business.
2023
Newel collection expansion
The archive grows
Newel acquires Gary Rubinstein Antiques and Modern Design, folding another storied collection into the Newel archive.
2024
Newel Auctions launch
Newel Auctions holds its first sale
Newel enters the auction world on November 21, alongside the debut of Newel Contemporary Artists.
Today
One address. Three businesses.
Gallery, auctions, and rentals now run from a single hub at 32-00 Skillman Avenue, Long Island City.
32–00 Skillman Avenue

One roof, three doors.

Gallery, auction house, and prop rental all draw from the same 40,000-piece collection, all run from the same Long Island City address.

Newel gallery floor
Newel

The original gallery. 40,000+ antique, vintage, and contemporary pieces spanning the 17th to 21st centuries, sold to collectors, designers, and the trade.

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Newel Auctions
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Newel Auctions

Live and online sales of fine art, antiques, jewelry, and fashion. Recurring sales include Design Across the Centuries and the annual Discovery Sale.

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Newel Rentals
Newel Rentals

Short-term rentals for film, TV, photoshoots, staging, and events, pulled from the same floor as the gallery. Trusted by productions including SNL and The Gilded Age.

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Newel collection
The Collection

40,000 pieces. Every era worth owning.

Rustic, Victorian, Biedermeier, Renaissance, and Art Nouveau, alongside English, Russian, and mid-century modern. Featuring celebrated names like Gio Ponti, Milo Baughman, and Karl Springer, curated for collectors who want a piece with a past.

17th – 21st CenturyMid-Century ModernArt DecoFine ArtSculpture
Newel Trade Program
For the Trade

The Newel Trade Program

Preferred pricing, custom consultations, and dedicated support for qualifying trade designers. From rare finds to curated collections, Newel gives designers timeless, sustainable options at scale.

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As Featured In
Elle DecorArchitectural DigestThe New York TimesGalerie
“The collection is encyclopedic, spanning the full history of decorative arts. Jake and his family are icons in the antiques world.” Design & Editorial press3
Newel sustainability
Quality & Sustainability

Antiques are sustainable luxury.

Every piece is vetted for authenticity and craftsmanship before it reaches the floor. Newel treats antiques as sustainable luxury, built to last and worth preserving, and backs that with in-house shipping, restoration, and custom sourcing.

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One warehouse. Everything Newel.

Schedule a preview to walk the floor, source for a project, or talk consignment. Gallery, auction, and rental inventory all live in the same Long Island City building.

Newel Showroom & Warehouse
32-00 Skillman Avenue
Long Island City, NY 11101
212.758.1970

43-34 32nd Place
Long Island City,
NY 11101
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