Cullman finds many antiques and art at dealers on the Upper East Side, where she searches for

Bronze statue of a Dancing Shiva, late 12th or early 13th century, from Angkor Thom, capital of the Khmer empire.

unique selections, including masterworks of southeast Asian sculpture, Chinese porcelain and Regency furniture. Following are seven of her choices for finding a sumptuous variety of antiques and decorative arts on the Upper East Side:

1. “The Chinese Porcelain Company has a wonderful mix of Chinese antiquities and high-style French furniture,” says Cullman, who has purchased Tang dynasty terra-cotta figures, such as a pair of horses with rider.

2. At Carlton Rochell Asian Art, Cullman finds paintings, sculpture and decorative arts prior to 1850 from India, Nepal, Cambodia, Thailand and Indonesia. Among the rarities here is a watercolor study of a white egret ($65,000), typical of the ornithological paintings produced in India for British collectors.

3. Along “Antique Row,” the stretch of some 15 dealers on East 60th Street from Third Avenue to the river, you can find such specialties as English country antiques, vintage lighting and mid-century European furniture. Noting that there are many fine shops between Second and Third, Cullman advises, “You should make time to visit them all.” However, if that’s not possible, she recommends visiting one of her favorites, Guy Regal Ltd., which specializes in 17th- to 20th-century Continental furniture, decorative accessories and fine art. Recent Cullman purchases at Guy Regal are a pair of 18th-century Italian painted commodinis (small bedside chests with two drawers) and a pair of French 19th-century gilt tole and opaline glass sconces with five lights. While Ann-Morris Antiques, another Cullman favorite, sells only to the trade, it is worth arranging a visit because of its specialties in country furniture, period lighting and specialty custom lighting. (You can gain entry to such dealers by inviting a professional to accompany you or by asking your designer or architect to call ahead on your behalf.) “At Ann-Morris, you can always find traditional copper lanterns, kitchen lighting and terrific pot racks,” says Cullman.

4. Cullman calls Virginia Di Sciascio Antique Textiles “an extraordinary shop.” Tucked away on East 71st Street, this dealer specializes in luxurious European textiles (velvets, embroideries, silks and damasks) from the 17th to 19th centuries. Di Sciascio also maintains a comprehensive inventory of Persian, Indian, Turkish, Chinese and other ethnic textiles, which can be transformed into pillows or other upholstered pieces in her workshop. By way of example, an early 19th-century Turkish silver- and gold-embroidered velvet fragment is priced at $1,150. (Transforming that fragment into a 20-inch-square pillow with antique trimming will cost an additional $750.)