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Sterling Silver Vinaigrette of Book Form Gervase Wheeler Birmingham 1835
By Gervase Wheeler
Located in Tunbridge Wells, GB
Heading : One Date : Hallmarked in Birmingham in 1835 for Gervase Wheeler Period : William IV
Category

Antique 1830s British William IV Sterling Silver

Materials

Silver

Antique William IV Sterling Silver Book Vinaigrette
By Gervase Wheeler
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
form of a book; an addition to our silver boxes collection. This exceptional antique William IV
Category

Antique 1830s English Sterling Silver

Materials

Sterling Silver

Carnival Wheel Mixed-Media Sculpture Titled Wishes
Located in Hopewell, NJ
holes. The surface of the wheel is collaged with bits of leather book bindings and says Wishes in the
Category

21st Century and Contemporary North American Wall-mounted Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Unusual Mesmerizing Hand Built Hypnotic Wheel, by Melvin Powers, 1951
By Marilyn Powers
Located in Buffalo, NY
hypnotic wheel Melvin Powers paper book, "Advanced Techniques of Hypnosis".
Category

Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Scientific Instruments

Materials

Metal

The Cars in Posters, French Book by Thierry Favre, 2007
By Modern History
Located in Atlanta, GA
L'Auto s'affiche (The Cars in Posters), French Book by Thierry Favre, 2007. Prefaced by Louis
Category

Early 2000s French Modern Books

Materials

Paper

Pair of Biedermeier walnut and Ebonized Wood Glass Door Book Cabinets
Located in New York, NY
doors with an ebonized wheel wood pane design, having three adjustable interior shelves and top-mounted
Category

Antique 19th Century Unknown Biedermeier Cabinets

Materials

Glass, Walnut, Ebony

Gardens for the Soul Hardcover Table Book Pamela Woods Feng Shui Gardens
By Rizoli International Publications
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Gardens for the Soul Hardcover Table Book. Large coffee table book by Pamela Woods Rizoli
Category

20th Century American Organic Modern Books

Materials

Paper

Rene Lalique Glass Archers Vase, Blue Stained
By René Lalique
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
. Wheel cut makers mark, 'R. LALIQUE' and engraved, 'France' to the underside. Book reference: Marcilhac
Category

Vintage 1920s Vases

Materials

Glass

Adele, Poltroncina con ruote ottone, Dainelli Studio for Somaschini, Italy
By Dainelli Studio
Located in Cabiate, IT
A small armchair, with a deliberately outsized and conspicuous wheel. Adele is soft, round, elegant
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Armchairs

Materials

Brass

Rene Lalique Topaz Glass Bacchantes Vase
By René Lalique
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
on his travels. Wheel cut makers marks, 'R LALIQUE FRANCE'. Book reference: 'R. LALIQUE Catalogue
Category

Vintage 1920s French Vases

Materials

Glass

Rene Lalique Glass Archer Car Mascot
By René Lalique
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
. Wheel cut makers mark, 'R. LALIQUE FRANCE'. Book reference: 'R. LALIQUE Catalogue Raisonné De L'Oeuvre
Category

Vintage 1920s Paperweights

Materials

Glass

Rene Lalique Glass Archer Car Mascot
Rene Lalique Glass Archer Car Mascot
H 4.9 in W 4.1 in D 2.2 in
Rene Lalique Frosted Glass Perruches Perfume Bottle
By René Lalique
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
features two birds, sitting either side of the bottle neck. Wheel cut makers mark, 'R LALIQUE FRANCE
Category

Vintage 1920s French Art Deco Bottles

Materials

Glass

French 'Empire' library mantel clock
Located in HAARLEM, NL
A charming Library Empire mantel clock. The Cupido reading the book is a very desirable subject
Category

Antique 19th Century French Empire Mantel Clocks

Materials

Bronze

French 'Empire' library mantel clock
French 'Empire' library mantel clock
H 14.18 in W 8.27 in D 6.3 in
Sad Lip 012
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Wheel thrown and hand sculpted Sad Lip vase. Fully glazed with three colors subtly blending to
Category

2010s American Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic

Sad Lip 012
Sad Lip 012
H 11 in Dm 5 in
Rene Lalique Opalescent Glass 'Ceylan' Vase
By René Lalique
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
parakeets, side by side. Wheel cut and engraved makers mark, 'R. LALIQUE FRANCE No.905'. Book reference: 'R
Category

Vintage 1920s French Art Deco Vases

Materials

Glass

Art Deco Vintage Walnut Burnt Orange Armchair Lounge Chair circa 1925 Austria
Located in Vienna, AT
, wonderful to rest and read a book. During the Art Deco period the designers loved to play with geometric
Category

Vintage 1920s Austrian Art Deco Lounge Chairs

Materials

Upholstery, Walnut

Rene Lalique Opalescent Glass Moissac Vase
By René Lalique
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
the sides. Wheel cut makers mark, 'R LALIQUE FRANCE' to the underside. Book reference: 'R. LALIQUE
Category

Vintage 1920s French Art Deco Vases

Materials

Glass

Babel Tower III Bookcase in Wood by Hillsideout
By Rossana Orlandi, Hillsideout
Located in Milan, IT
permits each book to function as a bookend for another book. Books can be taken easily through spinning
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Bookcases

Materials

Wood

Babel Tower III Bookcase in Wood by Hillsideout
Babel Tower III Bookcase in Wood by Hillsideout
H 92.13 in W 36.62 in D 36.62 in
Trio of Elegance: Vintage Botanical Prints, Published in 1880
Located in Langweer, NL
in their leaves, which is a hallmark of the book's focus on plants with ornamental foliage. The
Category

Antique 1880s Prints

Materials

Paper

Rene Lalique Glass 'Coqs Et Plumes' Vase
By René Lalique
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
vase. Wheel cut maker's mark, 'R. LALIQUE'. Inscribed '46-84-37', which is probably an identity number
Category

Vintage 1920s Vases

Materials

Glass

Monumental Three-Train Bracket Clock by J.C. Jennens & Sons
Located in New Orleans, LA
bracket clock. Uniquely, this timepiece is not a pendulum clock and instead utilizes a balance wheel
Category

Antique 19th Century English Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

Materials

Bronze

Original Vintage Train Travel Map Poster Isle Of Man British Railways UK Manx
Located in London, GB
Head, Ballaglass Glen, Laxey Wheel, the Old Mill, Chicken Rock lighthouse and Groudle Glen with images
Category

Vintage 1950s British Posters

Materials

Paper

Rene Lalique Glass Opalescent Ondines Bowl
By René Lalique
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
. Wheel cut makers mark, 'R. Lalique FRANCE' and engraved, 'No 381'. Book reference: Marcilhac 381.
Category

Vintage 1920s French Art Deco Decorative Bowls

Materials

Glass

René Lalique Glass 'Pintade' Guinea Fowl Car Mascot
By René Lalique
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
right foot, 'R LALIQUE' and 'FRANCE' on opposite side. Wheel cut maker's mark under the tail, 'R LALIQUE
Category

Vintage 1920s French Art Deco Animal Sculptures

Materials

Glass

Venini 12" Sommerso Inciso Blue / Amber Lamp, Three Line Acid Etched
By Paolo Venini
Located in Doraville, GA
or incised, this process is done by hand on a grinding wheel. A similar example is listed in the
Category

Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Murano Glass

Empire Gilt Bronze Mantle Clock By Dautel, Rue de Thionville à Paris
By Dautel
Located in London, by appointment only
learning reading a book above a white enamel dial, signed Dautel, Rue de Thionville à Paris. Fine enamel
Category

Antique 19th Century French Charles X Mantel Clocks

Materials

Marble, Enamel, Bronze

Venini Sommerso Inciso Green Glass Bottle and Stopper
By Paolo Venini
Located in Doraville, GA
grinding wheel. The bottle is listed in the book Venini: Catalogue Raisonné 1921 - 1986, Diaz de Santillana
Category

Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Bottles

Materials

Blown Glass

Gabriel Argy-Rousseau Pâte de Verre "Fruits et Feuilles" Night Light
By Gabriel Argy-Rousseau
Located in New York, NY
from various mediums to create illustrations. Salon painters, lithographers, book illustrators
Category

Early 20th Century French Art Deco Table Lamps

Materials

Wrought Iron

Kjøbenhavns Telefon Aktieselskab (KTAS) Wall Phone Scandinavia 19th-20th Century
By Kjøbenhavns Telefon Aktieselskab
Located in Madrid, ES
KTAS) with rear elements that has a cover for the dial wheel and space to put a phone book or similar
Category

Early 20th Century Scandinavian Other Historical Memorabilia

Materials

Other

Saint Catherine of Alexandria
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
change her mind condamned her to die grinded by a breaking wheel. With the intervention of an angel the
Category

Antique 16th Century Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Saint Catherine of Alexandria
Saint Catherine of Alexandria
H 46.46 in W 15.36 in D 6.7 in
"Day of the Dead" Three-Piece Sculpture of Kahlo & Rivera by Demetrio Aguliar
Located in San Diego, CA
one of his masterpieces, "The Flower Carrier", with Frida watching from a wheel chair. The piece is
Category

Mid-20th Century Mexican Folk Art Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Paint, Pottery

Ronson 1939 Art Deco Table Touch Tip Octette Lighter Machine Age Bakelite Steel
By Louis Vincent Aronson, Ronson Art Metal Works
Located in Miami, FL
beginning it was manufactured with a rectangular cover over the flint wheel and a round-shaft wand. Since
Category

Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Tobacco Accessories

Materials

Steel, Chrome

Ronson 1938 Art Deco Table Touch Tip Octette Lighter Machine Age Geometric
By Louis Vincent Aronson, Ronson Art Metal Works
Located in Miami, FL
beginning it was manufactured with a rectangular cover over the flint wheel and a round-shaft wand. Since
Category

Vintage 1930s North American Art Deco Tobacco Accessories

Materials

Steel, Enamel

(Ten) Assorted Metal Still Coin Banks; Circa 1950's-'70's
Located in Incline Village, NV
Bank Book" by Andy Moore (published 1984)( 2) "Eagle on Cliff" Made by Banthrico Incorporated and
Category

Mid-20th Century Unknown Folk Art Toys and Dolls

Materials

Metal

Ronson 1940 Art Deco Machine Age Geometric Table Touch Tip Octette Lighter
By Ronson Art Metal Works, Ronson
Located in Miami, FL
was manufactured with a rectangular cover over the flint wheel and a round-shaft wand. Since the 1942
Category

Vintage 1930s North American Art Deco Tobacco Accessories

Materials

Chrome, Enamel, Steel

George I Lantern Clock by Thomas Reeve, Harlestone
Located in Norwich, GB
to anchor escapement and long pendulum, count wheel hour strike on a large centrally mounted bell
Category

Antique 1710s English George I Wall Clocks

Materials

Brass

Richard Hirsch Ceramic Mortar and Blown Glass Pestle Sculpture #23, 2006
By Richard A. Hirsch
Located in New York, NY
assembled in 2006. It's wheel thrown and hand built clay with low fire slips and glazes, raku patinas and
Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Blown Glass, Ceramic

Richard Hirsch Glazed Ceramic Crucible Sculpture Group #3, 2016
By Richard A. Hirsch
Located in New York, NY
2016. It's wheel thrown and hand built clay, wood and soda fired with Baskin crusty rusty glaze, raku
Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic, Stoneware

Richard Hirsch Glazed Ceramic Crucible Sculpture #1, 2011
By Richard A. Hirsch
Located in New York, NY
2011. It's wheel thrown and hand built clay, black glaze, low fired slips and raku patinas. In the book
Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

Richard Hirsch Glazed Ceramic Crucible Sculpture #14, 2010
By Richard A. Hirsch
Located in New York, NY
2010. It's wheel thrown and hand built clay, lowfire slips and glazes, wood fired stoneware with raku
Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic, Stoneware

Richard Hirsch Glazed Ceramic Crucible Sculpture #17, 2011
By Richard A. Hirsch
Located in New York, NY
. It's wheel thrown and hand built clay, wood fired stoneware, raku patina and dark red low fire glaze
Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic, Stoneware

Richard Hirsch Ceramic Mortar and Hot Blown Glass Pestle Sculpture, 2009
By Richard A. Hirsch
Located in New York, NY
assembled in 2009. It's wheel thrown and hand built clay with red and black glazes, raku patinas and a hot
Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic, Blown Glass

Richard Hirsch Ceramic Mortar and Pestle Sculpture #30, 2009
By Richard A. Hirsch
Located in New York, NY
in 2009. It's wheel thrown and hand built clay, slips and glazes with raku patinas. The following is
Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

Richard Hirsch Glazed Ceramic Crucible Sculpture Group #1, 2016
By Richard A. Hirsch
Located in New York, NY
2016. It's wheel thrown and hand built clay, wood and soda fired with Baskin crusty rusty glaze, raku
Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic, Stoneware

Richard Hirsch Glazed Ceramic Crucible Sculpture with Blown Glass Pestle, 2018
By Richard A. Hirsch
Located in New York, NY
2018. It's wheel thrown and hand built clay with green glaze, bronze glaze, red glaze, green patina and
Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Blown Glass, Ceramic, Stoneware

Richard Hirsch Glazed Ceramic Crucible Sculpture #32 with Blown Glass, 2016
By Richard A. Hirsch
Located in New York, NY
2016. It's wheel thrown and hand built clay, anagama wood fired with raku rust patina, green patinas
Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Stoneware, Ceramic, Blown Glass

Antique early 20th Chinese Exceptional Solid Silver Teapot, Wu Hua物華, Tianjin
Located in Tel Aviv - Jaffa, IL
decorated with 8 Chinese symbols: a scroll, a Ruyi scepter, a qin, The Endless Knot, a pendant, an old book
Category

Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Metalwork

Materials

Silver

Richard Hirsch Glazed Ceramic Crucible Sculpture, 2018
By Richard A. Hirsch
Located in New York, NY
. It's wheel thrown and hand built clay, wood fired with bronze glaze and raku patinas. In the book "With
Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic, Stoneware

Richard Hirsch Glazed Ceramic Crucible Sculpture #25, 2011
By Richard A. Hirsch
Located in New York, NY
. It's wheel thrown and hand built clay, soda fired with bronze glaze, raku rust and green patina. In the
Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic, Stoneware

Richard Hirsch Glazed Ceramic Crucible Sculpture with Cast Bronze Pestle, 2018
By Richard A. Hirsch
Located in New York, NY
. It's wheel thrown and hand built clay, fired with bronze glaze, raku rust patinas and and cast bronze
Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Richard Hirsch Glazed Ceramic Crucible Sculpture with Blown Glass Pestle, 2018
By Richard A. Hirsch
Located in New York, NY
. It's wheel thrown and hand built clay, wood fired with bronze glaze, raku rust patinas and and hot
Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Stoneware, Ceramic, Blown Glass

Richard Hirsch Black Glazed Ceramic Crucible Sculpture #4, 2009
By Richard A. Hirsch
Located in New York, NY
2009. It's wheel thrown, hand built with black glaze and raku patinas. In the book "With Fire: Richard
Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic, Stoneware

Richard Hirsch Glazed Ceramic Crucible Sculpture #24, 2011
By Richard A. Hirsch
Located in New York, NY
. It's wheel thrown and hand built clay, soda fired with bronze glaze, raku rust and green patina. In the
Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic, Stoneware

Richard Hirsch Glazed Ceramic Crucible Sculpture #50, 2018
By Richard A. Hirsch
Located in New York, NY
. It's wheel thrown and hand built clay with bronze glaze, red glaze, enamel paint, raku rust patinas and
Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Stoneware, Ceramic, Blown Glass

Richard Hirsch Glazed Ceramic Crucible Sculpture #51, 2018
By Richard A. Hirsch
Located in New York, NY
. It's wheel thrown and hand built clay with bronze glaze, red glaze, enamel paint, raku rust patinas and
Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Stoneware, Ceramic, Blown Glass

Richard Hirsch Black Glazed Ceramic Crucible Sculpture #7, 2009
By Richard A. Hirsch
Located in New York, NY
in 2009. It's wheel thrown, hand built with black glaze and raku patinas. In the book "With Fire
Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic, Stoneware

Richard Hirsch Glazed Ceramic Crucible Sculpture #12, 2010
By Richard A. Hirsch
Located in New York, NY
. It's wheel thrown and hand built, wood fired with raku patinas and black glaze and has a found object
Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic, Stoneware

China 960 Ad Song Dynasty Very Rare Imperial Period Offering Vessel in Bronze
Located in Miami, FL
"wheel" pattern, with a few lids having the lotus design. This is also one of the few bronzes displaying
Category

Antique 15th Century and Earlier Chinese Medieval Antiquities

Materials

Bronze

Richard Hirsch Ceramic Altar Bowl with Blown Glass Ladle Sculpture #3, 2020
By Richard A. Hirsch
Located in New York, NY
#3 was assembled in 2020. It's wheel thrown and hand built clay, gold enamel paint, black and white
Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic, Blown Glass

Richard Hirsch Ceramic Mortar and Blown Glass Pestle Sculpture #10, 2004
By Richard A. Hirsch
Located in New York, NY
assembled in 2004. It's wheel thrown and hand built clay with black glaze, raku patinas and hot blown glass
Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic, Blown Glass

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Book Wheel For Sale on 1stDibs

At 1stDibs, there are many versions of the ideal book wheel for your home. Each book wheel for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using ceramic, glass and stoneware. Find 32 options for an antique or vintage book wheel now, or shop our selection of 44 modern versions for a more contemporary example of this long-cherished piece. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect book wheel — we have versions that date back to the 18th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 21st Century are available. A book wheel, designed in the modern, Art Deco or Baroque style, is generally a popular piece of furniture. Many designers have produced at least one well-made book wheel over the years, but those crafted by Richard A. Hirsch, René Lalique and Hillsideout are often thought to be among the most beautiful.

How Much is a Book Wheel?

The average selling price for a book wheel at 1stDibs is $7,000, while they’re typically $95 on the low end and $188,500 for the highest priced.