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Albert Baillon Bronze Dorè Architects Winding Clock
By Jean-Baptiste Albert Baillon III
Located in Palm Beach, FL
base with well articulated architects tools, including a lead ball globe, drafting ruler, compass and
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Mid-18th Century French Antique Architect Tools

Antique Decorative Firedogs, English, Fireside Andiron, After Jeckyll, Victorian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
finish in the manner of the Thomas Jeckyll (1827 - 1881), architect and metal artist Displaying a
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Late 19th Century British Antique Architect Tools

Materials

Iron

Addison Mizner Spanish Colonial Style Andirons
By Addison Mizner
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
the 1920s by the Palm Beach architect Addison Mizner.
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Early 20th Century American Spanish Colonial Antique Architect Tools

Materials

Brass, Wrought Iron

Robert Lorimer Scottish Arts & Crafts Fire Basket by J Bennet
By Sir Robert Lorimer
Located in London, GB
family friend to the Scottish architect Robert Lorimer, who was a committed advocate of the Arts and
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Late 19th Century Scottish Arts and Crafts Antique Architect Tools

Materials

Other, Iron

Antique Victorian Architects Desk
Located in London, GB
A beautiful and very unusual antique early Victorian architects desk. This was made in England, and
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Mid-19th Century English Victorian Antique Architect Tools

Materials

Wood, Leather

Antique Victorian Architects Desk
Antique Victorian Architects Desk
H 32 in W 44 in D 20 in
Architect's Plan Table in Mahogany
Located in London, GB
A rare William IV architect's plan table in mahogany, the top inset with gilt tooled leather above
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1830s English William IV Antique Architect Tools

Materials

Mahogany

Antique Architect's Plan Table in Mahogany
Architect's Plan Table in Mahogany
H 29.14 in W 61.03 in D 26.78 in
Fine Antique British Lift-Top Architect's Desk
Located in Wilton, CT
Offering an excellent condition antique British Architects desk dating from the Mid 19th Century
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19th Century British Campaign Antique Architect Tools

Materials

Brass

Late 18th Century Mahogany Veneered Architect's Table, Stamped
Located in Stahnsdorf, DE
Late 18th Century Mahogany Veneered Architect's Table, Stamped France, 1790-1800 A late 18th
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1790s French Directoire Antique Architect Tools

Materials

Mahogany

Antique Technical Drawing Set, German, Architect, Cartography, Wichmann
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique technical drawing set. A German, architect's or cartographer's instrument case
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Early 20th Century German Edwardian Antique Architect Tools

Materials

Nickel

18th Century George III Mahogany Architect's Desk on Stand
Located in Atlanta, GA
English George III mahogany architect's/drafting desk or writing table, 18th century, having an
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18th Century British George III Antique Architect Tools

Materials

Hardwood

Quality Antique Drawing Instrument Set, German, Architect, Cartographer, Riefler
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a quality antique drawing instrument set. A German, architect's or cartographer's tool case
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Early 20th Century German Antique Architect Tools

Materials

Nickel

Antique Victorian Inlaid Mahogany Architects Desk by Edwards & Roberts
Located in London, GB
wood crossbanded Architects desk by the renowned Victorian retailer and cabinet makers Edwards
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1880s English High Victorian Antique Architect Tools

Materials

Mahogany

Vintage Technical Drawing Set, German, Architect, Cartographer, Riefler, 1930
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a vintage technical drawing set. A German, silver nickel architect or cartographer's
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Early 20th Century German Art Deco Antique Architect Tools

Materials

Nickel

19th Century English Mahogany and Leather Top Architect's Style Desk
Located in Charleston, SC
19th century English mahogany and leather top architect's style desk with inset tooled leather
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19th Century English Antique Architect Tools

Materials

Leather, Mahogany

English Chippendale Mahogany Architect’s Desk or Design Table, circa 1780
Located in Milford, NH
A wonderful English Chippendale crotched mahogany architect’s desk or design table with adjustable
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Late 18th Century English Georgian Antique Architect Tools

Materials

Brass

dining table Pranzo by Silvio Coppola for Bernini, 1964
By Silvio Coppola
Located in Misinto, IT
graphic designers, journalists, intellectuals, architects, and professionals in the industry for years
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1660s Italian Antique Architect Tools

Materials

Nutwood

American 19th Century Original Oil on Canvas Portrait of Edward W. Blaisdell
Located in Wells, ME
W. Blaisdell (1845-1924) a prominent architect who worked primarily on the coast of New Hampshire
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Late 19th Century American American Classical Antique Architect Tools

Materials

Canvas, Wood, Paint

Antique Drawing Instrument Set, German, Cartographer, Technical, Richter
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique drawing instrument set. A German, brass cartographer's or architect's technical
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Early 20th Century German Antique Architect Tools

Materials

Nickel

Architectural Landscape Paint Oil on canvas 18th Century Old master Italian Art
Located in Riva del Garda, IT
magnificence of the eternal city, and his plates were not only tools for study and documentation, but also food
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18th Century Old Masters Antique Architect Tools

Materials

Oil

1848 Original map by Maillard - Plan de Paris et ses Fortifications
Located in PARIS, FR
In the realm of cartography, maps serve as both practical tools and artistic representations
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1840s Antique Architect Tools

Materials

Paper, Lithograph, Linen

Ornate Baroque Stairs: Van der Horst's Design Mastery in Engravings, 1739
Located in Langweer, NL
tool for the art of staircase construction and as historical documents that highlight the architectural
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1730s Antique Architect Tools

Materials

Paper

14k Gold Royal Arch Masonic Pendant With Enamel, circa 1910
Located in Venice, CA
reference to the legend of Hiram, an architect who defended the Temple of Solomon from evil. The square
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Early 20th Century American Edwardian Antique Architect Tools

Materials

Gold, 14k Gold, Enamel, Yellow Gold

Antique Pair French Bois de Violette Parquetry Bedside Cabinets 19th Century
Located in London, GB
density and hardness can be difficult to work with hand tools. It also has a tendency to blunt the tools
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1870s Louis XVI Antique Architect Tools

Materials

Ormolu

Old Hoadley House
By John Taylor Arms
Located in New Orleans, LA
century for Darius Beecher—a wealthy farmer and architect—it serves not only as an outstanding example of
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1910s American Modern Antique Architect Tools

Materials

Etching

George III Pair of Ormolu and Marble Chambers Pattern Griffin Candlesticks
By Sir William Chambers
Located in London, GB
the famous William Chambers pattern. Sir William Chambers was the court architect to George III and
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1790s English George III Antique Architect Tools

Materials

Marble, Bronze, Ormolu

English Stoneware Pottery Redware Coffeepot
Located in Downingtown, PA
inspiration for the shape is discussed. The Early Renaissance Florentine architect Giuliano da Sangallo (c
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Mid-18th Century English Georgian Antique Architect Tools

Materials

Pottery, Stoneware

French Antique Bronze Sculpture Bas-Relief "Lion of the Zodiac" by Antoine-Louis
By Antoine-Louis Barye
Located in Shippensburg, PA
bronze on walnut plaque Signed "BARYE", cold-tooled verso "43" Item # 107GWK14D This Fine bas-relief
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19th Century French Romantic Antique Architect Tools

Materials

Bronze

Brighton Pavilion Tunbridge Ware Sewing Compendium
By Tunbridge Ware
Located in Northampton, GB
cushion and the second just above the windows revealing the Sewing tools including a Tunbridge Ware
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Early 19th Century British George IV Antique Architect Tools

Materials

Wood, Sycamore

17th Century Tuscany Metal Wood Tabernacle in Antonio da Sangallo Style, Italy
By Antonio da Sangallo il Giovane
Located in Sofia, BG
Younger. A civil and military architect, Antonio da Sangallo the Younger was trained in the famous
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1690s Italian Renaissance Antique Architect Tools

Materials

Metal

Large Renaissance Manner Antique Cast Iron and Bronze Hooded Fire Basket Grate
Located in Edinburgh, GB
bronze fire tool holders shaped like a wave, in keeping with the Nautical theme. With large bronze
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1880s English Victorian Antique Architect Tools

Materials

Iron

Arts & Crafts Important Cotswold School Oak Refectory Table
By Ernest Gimson
Located in Petworth, GB
the wheelwrights and farming tools still in use in the Cotswolds. The designs tended to be very
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1890s English Arts and Crafts Antique Architect Tools

Materials

Oak

French 19th Century Louis XVI St. “Bonheur Du Jour” Desk, Signed Roux Et Cie
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
tooled burgundy colored leather writing surface framed within an elegant burl walnut border and retaining
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19th Century French Belle Époque Antique Architect Tools

Materials

Carrara Marble, Ormolu

Napoleon III Gilt-Bronze Mounted Empire Style Mahogany Pedestal Desk, circa 1870
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
mounts, on finely figured mahogany veneers. The desk has a rectangular inset gilt-tooled leather top
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Late 19th Century French Empire Antique Architect Tools

Materials

Bronze

Self-portrait - Homo nudus -
Located in Berlin, DE
become aware of himself there, whereby the lighter use of the drawing tool indicates that this is another
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1890s Realist Antique Architect Tools

Materials

Pencil

Self-portrait - Homo nudus -
Self-portrait - Homo nudus -
H 21.26 in W 13.78 in D 0.4 in
The Gargoyle and His Quarry
By John Taylor Arms
Located in Storrs, CT
the foremost American printmakers of the first half of the 20th century. Trained as an architect, he
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1920s American Modern Antique Architect Tools

Materials

Drypoint, Etching

The Gothic Spirit
By John Taylor Arms
Located in Storrs, CT
. Trained as an architect, he spent the majority of his 50-year career documenting Europe’s great Gothic
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1920s American Modern Antique Architect Tools

Materials

Drypoint, Etching

The Gothic Spirit
The Gothic Spirit
H 11.63 in W 7 in D 0.5 in
Guardians of the Spire (Amiens Cathedral Number 2)
By John Taylor Arms
Located in Storrs, CT
first half of the 20th century. Trained as an architect, he spent the majority of his 50-year career
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1920s American Modern Antique Architect Tools

Materials

Drypoint, Etching

Empire Style Gilt-Bronze Mounted Bureau Plat by Maison Forest, circa 1900
By Maison Forest
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
burr amboyna veneered bureau plat has a gilt-tooled leather writing surface above a central long drawer
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Late 19th Century French Empire Antique Architect Tools

Materials

Bronze

Gillow's of Lancaster Regency Military Campaign Kidney Desk Brass Gallery Rail
By Waring & Gillow, Gillows of Lancaster & London
Located in GB
tooled edge and is nicely aged with a good patina. We have lightly cleaned waxed and polished the piece
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19th Century English High Victorian Antique Architect Tools

Materials

Brass

Very Rare Gillow Breakfront Library Desk Brass Gallery Burr Amboyna Wood
By Gillows of Lancaster & London
Located in GB
source the more it glows, the leather top is the original Regency Green with tooled edge and is nicely
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1850s English High Victorian Antique Architect Tools

Materials

Burl

Antique Architectural Press Cathedral Cityscape Etching After Frank Brangwyn
By Frank Brangwyn
Located in Dayton, OH
as an architect, muralist, and in other arts-related crafts. Frank helped around the studio and
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1920s Antique Architect Tools

Materials

Paper

Portrait of an Artist (possibly a Self-Portrait)
Located in New York, NY
Architect or Geographer in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, in which the sitter holds a compass and wears a
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16th Century Old Masters Antique Architect Tools

Materials

Oil, Panel

Late 19th Century French Log Carrier or Magazine Holder in Cast Brass
Located in Newburgh, NY
Log carrier or magazine holder in cast brass with painted steel base. Architect, Sandy Littman of
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Late 19th Century French Hollywood Regency Antique Architect Tools

Materials

Brass

19th Century English Steel Fireplace Fire Grate
By Carron
Located in London, GB
particular model is illustrated in ‘The Architects Carron & Co catalogue, 1931’.
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Early 20th Century English Antique Architect Tools

Materials

Iron, Steel

19th Century Ornate Carron Co Fireplace Hob Grate
By Carron
Located in London, GB
Architects' Catalogue, Carron Company Stirlingshire.  
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Mid-19th Century Scottish Antique Architect Tools

Materials

Iron

18th Century Dutch Brass Water Kettle
Located in Werkendam, NL
his court. Daniël Marot (1661-1752) was a French Protestant, an architect, (furniture) designer
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18th Century and Earlier Dutch Louis XIV Antique Architect Tools

Materials

Brass

Early 19th Century Dutch Brass Water Kettle with Dragon's Head, circa 1800
By Daniel Marot
Located in Werkendam, NL
Johan Willem Friso had his court. Daniël Marot (1661-1752) was a French Protestant, an architect
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Early 1800s Dutch Louis XIV Antique Architect Tools

Materials

Brass

Rare George II Mahogany Architect's Cabinet or Desk
Located in London, GB
pilasters, sliding forward to reveal a tooled leather writing surface and enclosing eight pigeonholes; one
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1740s English Neoclassical Antique Architect Tools

Materials

Brass

Important English George iv Brazilian Rosewood Library Table
By George Smith
Located in Banksmeadow, NSW
George Smith. The top with inset tooled green leather above two full-length drawers; the end standards
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1820s English Antique Architect Tools

Materials

Leather, Rosewood, Giltwood

Pair of Masonic Order Plaques Shaped like Classical Columns English circa 1910
Located in Houston, TX
features a compass spread to its full width laid over an inverted square rule. These tools from the
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Early 20th Century English Neoclassical Revival Antique Architect Tools

Materials

Wood

Antique Cased Draughtsman's Set, English, Architect's Drawing Tools, Edwardian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
, celluloid and brass drawing tools, dating to the Edwardian period, circa 1910. Delightfully presented
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Early 20th Century British Antique Architect Tools

Materials

Nickel

Antique Edwardian Arts & Crafts Cast Iron Fire Surround
By Charles Voysey
Located in Manchester, GB
century and early 20th century architect Charles Voysey. With three simple hearts cast to the frieze.
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Late 19th Century Arts and Crafts Antique Architect Tools

Materials

Iron

Set of Scottish Wrought Steel Fire-Irons
Located in London, GB
1878 in a Scots baronial style, Drumfork was designed by the Scottish architect Andrew Heiton (1823
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19th Century Scottish Victorian Antique Architect Tools

Unusual 19th Century Victorian Arts & Crafts Bedroom Fireplace
Located in Manchester, GB
fireplace bears many similarities to those designed by the British architect Thomas Jeckyll (1827-1881). It
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19th Century Arts and Crafts Antique Architect Tools

Materials

Iron

Arts & Crafts Victorian Cast Iron Grate Designed by Thomas Jekyll
Located in Manchester, GB
Rare and large late Victorian Arts & Crafts cast iron grate designed by the British architect
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1880s English Arts and Crafts Antique Architect Tools

Materials

Iron

Victorian Aesthetic Movement Brass Peacock Fire Guard or Spark Guard 1880’s
Located in London, GB
approach can be seen in William Morris's Red House, designed by architect Philip Webb and described by
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1880s English Aesthetic Movement Antique Architect Tools

Materials

Metal, Brass

Athena and the Arts, Bronze, Marble, Signed 'Claudel' and Dated '1888'
Located in Madrid, ES
, books, sculptor and architect's tools, spyglass, Ionic capital, musical instrument, etc.) , and an orb
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Late 19th Century European Neoclassical Antique Architect Tools

Materials

Marble, Bronze

George III Architects Desk
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Rich mahogany, appointed with a gilt tooled leather inset top. The top is hinged and fitted with a
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18th Century English George III Antique Architect Tools

Materials

Metal

George III Architects Desk
George III Architects Desk
H 29 in W 31 in D 20 in
Georgian Mahogany Adjustable Architect's Table
Located in San Francisco, CA
A George II period mahogany drafting or architect's table, the adjustable top with a built-in
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18th Century English George II Antique Architect Tools

Materials

Mahogany

George III Mahogany Architects Table
Located in Essex, MA
Rectangular double ratchet top with 23-carat gold leaf tooled olive leather over a drawer enclosing
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18th Century and Earlier British George III Antique Architect Tools

George III Mahogany Architects Table
George III Mahogany Architects Table
H 31.25 in W 42.5 in D 28.75 in
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Antique Architect Tools For Sale on 1stDibs

There is a range of antique architect tools for sale on 1stDibs. Each of these unique antique architect tools was constructed with extraordinary care, often using metal, wood and animal skin. Antique architect tools have been made for many years, and versions that date back to the 18th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 20th Century. Antique architect tools are generally popular furniture pieces, but Victorian, Georgian and Empire styles are often sought at 1stDibs. Antique architect tools have been a part of the life’s work for many furniture makers, but those produced by Antoine-Louis Barye, Gillows of Lancaster & London and Maison Forest are consistently popular.

How Much are Antique Architect Tools?

Prices for antique architect tools start at $150 and top out at $54,500 with the average selling for $3,804.