Teremok Antiques was formally established in 2016, growing out of a long-standing personal engagement with historical objects. The business focuses on European and Asian decorative arts from the sixteenth through the nineteenth centuries, with particular attention to works shaped by cross-cultural exchange between Europe, East Asia, and the Americas.
At the core of this work is an interest in material culture - how objects were made, what they were made for, and what their materials and construction can still tell us. Each piece is approached with research and care, but also with an appreciation for its physical presence. These objects were meant to be handled, used, and lived with, and they still communicate on those terms today.
Origins
In 2016, I formalized what had long been a personal pursuit by founding Teremok Antiques. I have been buying and selling antiques since I was fifteen, with Teremok Antiques founded as the natural extension of that trajectory. The business reflects an ongoing interest in objects shaped by trade, movement, and exchange across cultures and geographies.
My fascination with historical objects began early, rooted in the sense that old things carry traces of another reality. That instinct stayed with me as I pursued a life in the arts, often moving between contemporary work and historical material in parallel.
I moved to New York in 2002 to study at Pratt Institute, earning my B.F.A., and later completed my M.F.A. at Hunter College. For nearly two decades, I worked across museums, artists’ studios, and the broader art world in roles involving communications, studio management, research, and hands-on involvement in the production of large-scale contemporary works. Being immersed in how artworks are made, installed, documented, and archived gave me a practical understanding of material culture as both process and record.
That experience reshaped how I approached historical objects. I came to see antiques not as relics, but as active expressions of their time - carefully made, often intended to endure, and shaped by the cultural, political, and economic systems around them. While each piece is approached with scholarly attention, I also believe in the immediacy of objects and their continued ability to carry presence and meaning. Teremok Antiques exists to hold both perspectives: the historical and the tactile, the researched and the lived.
