Purveyors of fine English furniture and objects, Diana and Mark Jacoby reside in a pre-Civil War period brick building on Manhattan's East 58th Street. Their personal belongings are intermingled with the inventory of Philip Colleck Ltd. on three floors, which perfectly demonstrates the couple's credo that antiques, as Diana puts it, combine a livable "beauty and comfort."

New York Social Diary photographed the exquisite interiors of the Jacoby's unique dwelling and interviewed them about the appeal of their wares.

And who is the English antique buyer when modernism is trending up? Mark answers that the Internet, the Winter Antiques Show, and a new advertising campaign are bringing in fresh interest.

English antiques, Mark says, are "...all beautifully made, finely crafted." Diana adds, "But another thing about the English is that they can be wonderfully whimsical."