Tiffany and Company. Shreve, Crump and Low. Black, Starr and Frost. Marcus and Company. Gorham. Raymond C. Yard. These are just a few of the prominent jewelry retailers supplied by the German-born New York jeweler Gustav Manz in the first decades of the twentieth century. Hitherto little known, Manz’s work is examined in “Where credit is due: The life and jewelry of Gustav Manz” by Courtney Bowers, in the September-October 2010 issue of ANTIQUES. But his clients during his peak years-between about 1910 and 1925-were too numerous to document there. The listing that follows, collated from Manz’s business records at Winterthur, along with the number of sales he made to each, shows why. Though Manz’s mark almost never appears on a piece, his jewelry is definitely out there to be found.
| GUSTAV MANZ (number of sales are approximate due to incomplete, illegible and sheer volume of notes) | |
| Tiffany& Company, New York | 531 |
| Shreve, Crump & Low, Boston | 117 |
| Black,Starr & Frost, New York | 112 |
| Marcus &Company, New York | 110 |
| A.A.Vantine’s“Oriental Store,” New York | 107 |
| F. WalterLawrence, New York | 80 |
| Gorham,Providence | 80 |
| GeorgeBell/George Bell Co, Denver | 77 |
| FerdinandHotz, gem dealer, Chicago | 75 |
| T. Zimmer/ Zimmer Brothers, Poughkeepsie, NY | 67 |
| T.Kirkpatrick & Co, New York | 47 |
| Bailey,Banks & Biddle, Philadelphia | 33 |
| Wm. Wise& Sons, Brooklyn | 30 |
| J. E.Caldwell, Philadelphia | 28 |
| A.Stowell& Co., Boston | 28 |
| BigelowKennard, Boston | 27 |
| SmithPatterson, 52 Summer Street, Boston | 27 |
| Gillot& Co., New York/ Paris | 22 |
| Pickslay& Co., New York | 20 |
| Combes& Van Roden, Philadelphia | 17 |
| Theo. B.Starr, New York | 16 |
| L. C.Farrar Co. | 14 |
| Van Dusen& Stokes, Philadelphia | 11 |
| W. W.Wattles & Sons / Silverware, jewelry. Pittsburgh, PA | 10 |
| Cartier,New York/ Paris | 9 |
| B.Strauss (Benjamin Strauss) /Backes & Strauss, London | 9 |
| Greenleaf& Crosby Co., Palm Beach | 8 |
| Udall& Ballou, New York | 8 |
| BenjaminE. Palmer/ Palmer & Eadle, New York | 7 |
| RussellFreeman, Chicago | 7 |
| Becket& Barclay | 6 |
| LautzBros., Buffalo, NY | 6 |
| Tilden-Thurber, Providence | 6 |
| RaymondYard, New York | 6 |
| Gilpin& Smith , Philadelphia | 5 |
| DavidRough/ David R. Rough, Newport, RI | 5 |
| Forth& Powell | 5 |
| HenryBirks & Sons, (Henry Birks et Fils), Montreal | 4 |
| Brand-Chatillon,New York | 4 |
| ArtAlliance, New York | 4 |
| Shaw& Brown & Co., (agents for Tiffany Studio Bronze and Glass), New York | 4 |
| J. W.Charlton & Co., New York | 4 |
| Andrews& Winsten, New York | 4 |
| Carl H.Skinner , Boston | 3 |
| Maxwell& Berlet, Philadelphia | 3 |
| JohnBoylan Inc., New York | 3 |
| J. C.Grogan & Co, Pittsburgh | 3 |
| ErnstMiehlke | 3 |
| Barnett/Barnett Bros. Jewelers, Chicago | 3 |
| HugoStrauss, Germany | 3 |
| Frank K.Huff Co, Boston | 3 |
| TheLittle Shop of T. Azeez , 160 East 72nd Street, New York | 2 |
| SamuelKirk & Sons, Baltimore | 2 |
| [German]Association for Culture, 8 East 85th Street, New York | 2 |
| Dreicer& Co., 560 Fifth Avenue, New York | 2 |
| Slater& Co. | 2 |
| Mrs.Klapp (Mrs. Wm H. Klapp d. 1915) | 5 |
| Mather& Frisch | 2 |
| E. Frisdi | 2 |
| FredKeim, Frederick C. Keim & Co., New York | 2+ |
| P.Gillard [sic] | 2 |
| EdithDeane, interior designer and art dealer, New York | 2+ |
| Mr. RobHastings, New York | 2 |
| Marcellus,Pitt Co. | 2 |
| Mrs.Beckham | 2 |
| Stardy& Stages Co. | 1 |
| Shreve,Treat & Eacret | 1 |
| ErnstLisca | 1 |
| Chas. E.Graves Co. | 1 |
| Chas. VanHeusen (brother of shirt maker), Albany, NY | 1 |
| NationalSociety of Craftsmen, 119 East 19th Street, New York | 1 |
| Bagg& Co., New York | 1 |
| Col. Dayton/ Lt. Col. Edwin W. Dayton, New York | 1 |
| J.Arthur, 527 5th Ave. New York | 1 |
| J. Moore,527 5th Ave., New York | 1 |
| Mrs.Klein | 1 |
| MeyerowitzBros. | 1 |
| E. M.Gattle & Co., New York | 1 |
| J. Martz | 1 |
| Mr. S.Baden | 1 |
| Turl& Farmer | 1 |
| J. Sommer | 1 |
| C.W.Sommer/ Charles W. Sommer & Bro. Inc., 527 5th Ave., New York | 1 |
| Mr. C.G.Bernhardt | 2 |
| “Designerat J. Boylan’s Office” | 1 |
| Warner | 1 |
| Walter P.McTeigue, New York. (McTeigue, Manz @ Co, 31 West 31st, 1905-1909). | 2 |
| Mrs.Farnham/ Mrs. Paulding Farnham (1916 zodiac band ring), New York | 1 |
| RalphDewey, New York/ Paris/ Chicago | 1 |
| Long SangTi, Inc., 323 Fifth Ave, New York | 1 |
| Galt& Brothers, Washington DC | 1 |
| Mrs.Mann, (possibly wife of Col. William D’Alton Mann inventor of the “boudoircar” and publisher of society gossip sheet Town Topics) | 1 |
| Isabelle/IsabelM. Coles(jewelry artist, workedfor L.C. Tiffany) | 1 |
| H.Breunich, President Henry Breunich Coal Co., New York | 1 |
| Mrs.Rosenwasser (Lapis earrings, 1922) | 1 |
| HarryDohrenwend (Morning Glory Ring) | 1 |
| Mrs.Wallen (possibly Mrs. George S. Wallen, nee Nathalie Greene) | 1 |
| F.Rodewald, New York | 1 |
| E. Frisch/ Edmond Frisch, New York and Palm Beach | 1 |
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