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Antique Mechanical Objects on Lucite Stand, Bookends
Located in East Hampton, NY
This pair of antique Industrial elements made in brass on thick Lucite base. The brass details are beautifully intricate.
Category
Vintage 1920s American More Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
Surreal Sculpture: 'Out of Line'
By David Barnett
Located in New York, NY
Barnett, a surrealist artist incorporates discarded mechanical objects and gadgets into his artwork
Category
2010s Surrealist Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Found Objects, Fabric, Porcelain
Surreal Sculpture: 'Slow Walker'
By David Barnett
Located in New York, NY
Barnett, a surrealist artist incorporates discarded mechanical objects and gadgets into his artwork
Category
2010s Surrealist Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Found Objects, Acrylic, Clay
Surreal Collage: 'Prototypes #3'
By David Barnett
Located in New York, NY
Barnett, a surrealist artist incorporates discarded mechanical objects and gadgets into his artwork
Category
2010s Surrealist Mixed Media
Materials
Pencil, Pastel, Found Objects, Acrylic
Surreal Sculpture: 'Lazy Boy'
By David Barnett
Located in New York, NY
Barnett, a surrealist artist incorporates discarded mechanical objects and gadgets into his artwork
Category
2010s Surrealist Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Clay, Wood, Found Objects, Acrylic
Surreal Collage: 'Willful Blindness'
By David Barnett
Located in New York, NY
plexiglass box frame.
Barnett, a surrealist artist incorporates discarded mechanical objects and gadgets
Category
2010s Surrealist Mixed Media
Materials
Pastel, Found Objects, Watercolor
Georgian Mechanical Fire Bellows
Located in London, GB
A Georgian brass and mahogany mechanical fire bellows with unusual brass wavy spoked turning wheel
Category
Antique Early 19th Century English Georgian More Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
Mechanical balcony
By Guillaume Lachapelle
Located in Montreal, Quebec
, Lachapelle extracts seemingly mundane mechanical objects from a typical cityscape – such as radiators, fire
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Paint, Resin
Bucherer Mechanical Pencil Watch
By Bucherer
Located in Palm Springs, CA
A rare 1930's Bucherer pencil watch. It was made by Bucherer for a few different firms including Rolex. This version is in a gold filed case I assume as it is not hallmarked. The wat...
Category
Vintage 1930s Swiss More Desk Accessories
Materials
Gold Plate
Surreal Collage: 'Planetary Machines '
By David Barnett
Located in New York, NY
Barnett, a surrealist artist incorporates discarded mechanical objects and gadgets into his artwork
Category
2010s Surrealist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media
Surreal Collage: 'Six Feet Apart, Six Feet Under'
By David Barnett
Located in New York, NY
Barnett, a surrealist artist incorporates discarded mechanical objects and gadgets into his artwork
Category
2010s Surrealist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media
Surreal Collage: 'Happy Valley'
By David Barnett
Located in New York, NY
Barnett, a surrealist artist incorporates discarded mechanical objects and gadgets into his artwork
Category
2010s Surrealist Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media
Surreal Sculpture: 'The Loop'
By David Barnett
Located in New York, NY
Barnett, a surrealist artist incorporates discarded mechanical objects and gadgets into his artwork
Category
2010s Surrealist Sculptures
Materials
Mixed Media
Surreal Sculpture: 'Clock Shop'
By David Barnett
Located in New York, NY
Barnett, a surrealist artist incorporates discarded mechanical objects and gadgets into his artwork
Category
2010s Surrealist Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Surreal Collage: 'Irvington Park'
By David Barnett
Located in New York, NY
Barnett, a surrealist artist incorporates discarded mechanical objects and gadgets into his artwork
Category
2010s Surrealist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pastel, Watercolor, Graphite
Surreal Collage: 'Dem Bones'
By David Barnett
Located in New York, NY
Barnett, a surrealist artist incorporates discarded mechanical objects and gadgets into his artwork
Category
2010s Surrealist Mixed Media
Materials
Paper, Color Pencil
Surreal Collage: 'The Definition of Insanity'
By David Barnett
Located in New York, NY
Barnett, a surrealist artist incorporates discarded mechanical objects and gadgets into his artwork
Category
2010s Surrealist Mixed Media
Materials
Watercolor, Color Pencil, Graphite
German 1935 Bauhaus Art Deco Bartender Mechanical Cigarette Dispenser Box
By Bauhaus
Located in Miami, FL
Barman mechanical cigarette dispenser box.
An exceptional and very beautiful desk piece, created
Category
Vintage 1930s German Art Deco Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass, Steel
H 10.5 in W 3.75 in D 3.75 in
Folk Art 1930 Mechanical Desk Barrel Box In Polychromate Wood
Located in Miami, FL
mechanical desk barrel box carved in wood and decorated with painting. Shown a man dressed in a tuxedo and a
Category
Vintage 1930s American Folk Art Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood, Paint
Sterling, circa 925, Mechanical Box
By Dunhill
Located in Newport Beach, CA
Chic and rare, period Art Deco, sterling silver, engine turned, mechanical cigarette box for
Category
Vintage 1920s English Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Materials
Sterling Silver
Rare Polished Pig / Hog Mechanical Bell, C.1890
Located in Bath, GB
screwed construction. The mechanical bell can be would from the underside and then rung either by the
Category
Antique 1890s German Late Victorian Animal Sculptures
Materials
Metal
French Retro Bronze Porcelain Remontoir Gear Mechanical Swing Clock
Located in Los Angeles, CA
French Retro bronze porcelain remontoir gear mechanical swing clock, with beautiful painted sky
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French More Clocks
Materials
Brass
20th Century Hermle German Mechanical Regulatory Walnut Wall Clock
Located in Sofia, BG
German engineered clock by Hermle Clocks. This elegant regulator wall clock is made from solid walnut and has been hand polished for the perfect finish.
Germany, circa 1940.
Category
Mid-20th Century German Wall Clocks
Materials
Wood
Monumental Mechanical Wood Angel Art Sculpture Statue by Jay Bolotin
Located in Dayton, OH
piece was made for use in a production Objects from the Mechanical Opera that exhibited in Cincinnati in
Category
1990s Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Hardwood
Mechanical Wind Up Ingraham Desk Small Ball Clock, circa 1900
Located in Van Nuys, CA
unit. Mechanical pocket watch design ball clock, wind the winding knob for running the small clock
Category
Antique Early 1900s More Clocks
Materials
Brass
Vintage Mechanical Bakelite Maritime Wall Clock from Seth Thomas, 1950s
By Seth Thomas Clock Company
Located in Kojetice, CZ
Vintage bakelite winding ships wall clock made by Seth Thomas Clock Company in United States during the 1950s .It features a dark brown bakelite case and a clear glass cover. The ori...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Industrial Wall Clocks
Materials
Glass, Bakelite
Bronze Medal Opus 294 Mechanical Electricity by Miguel Berrocal, 1982
By Miguel Berrocal
Located in Benalmadena, ES
Bronze medal for Gijón made by Miguel Berrocal in 1982, a rare specimen that is difficult to obtain since its edition was made exclusively for the Higher Technical School of Industri...
Category
Vintage 1980s European Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Frank Meisler Rare Vintage Judaica Rabbi Praying Mechanical Sculpture 103/250
By Frank Meisler
Located in Countryside, IL
Frank Meisler Rare Vintage Judaica Rabbi Praying Mechanical Sculpture 103/250
This sculpture
Category
Early 2000s Israeli Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Metal
H 9.75 in W 4 in D 5 in
Vintage German Brass Ships Porthole Nautical Boat Wall Clock Mechanical Movement
Located in Dayton, OH
Mid 20th century key wound port hole clock. Features a brass frame with metal dial and glass window. Hangs via 3 screw holes at the base. Marked along the face EW
A porthole, som...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Wall Clocks
Materials
Brass
H 8.75 in W 2.25 in D 8.75 in
Jaeger LeCoultre 1950 Swiss Retro Modernist Mechanical Desk Clock Near Mint
By Jaeger-LeCoultre
Located in Miami, FL
Desk clock designed by Jaeger LeCoultre.
Fabulous geometric desk-table clock, created in Switzerland by the clockmakers of Jaeger LeCoultre, back in the 1950. This clock is very rar...
Category
Vintage 1950s Swiss Mid-Century Modern Mantel Clocks
Materials
Steel
H 7.5 in W 6.75 in D 2.75 in
Japanese Pottery Manekineko Cat Object Piggy Bank 1980s Showa
Located in Paris, FR
equipped with a mechanical paw which slowly moves back and forth. (By Wikipedia)
*There are little
Category
Vintage 1980s Japanese Showa Animal Sculptures
Materials
Pottery
Jaeger-LeCoultre - Mémovox Mechanical Travel Clock Circa 1970
By Jaeger-LeCoultre
Located in Beaune, FR
Pocket travel clock from Maison Jaeger-Lecoultre. It is in silver metal with a gold dial on a brown tortoiseshell background. Manual winding movement caliber 911. It works perfectly ...
Category
20th Century French Carriage Clocks and Travel Clocks
Materials
Metal
Midcentury Mechanical Atlanta Wall Clock with 10 Days Movement and with Gong
By Junghans Uhren GmbH
Located in München, DE
Original mechanical midcentury Atlanta wall clock. With a 10-day clockwork and gong beat: every
Category
Vintage 1950s German Mid-Century Modern Wall Clocks
Materials
Metal, Brass
H 17.33 in W 11.42 in D 1.19 in
1926 René Lalique - Clock Inséparables Parrrots Opalescent Glass Mechanical
By René Lalique
Located in Boulogne Billancourt, FR
mechanical movement.
Molded signature.
Perfect condition. 8-day movement in working order.
dimensions: 11
Category
Vintage 1920s European Art Deco Table Clocks and Desk Clocks
Materials
Glass
Antique Mechanical Billiard Clock in Oak with Timer by P. O. Pedersen Copenhagen
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Museum's piece: mechanical clock for 3-cushions billiard. Its is made from oak that has patinated
Category
Vintage 1920s European Art Deco Wall Clocks
Materials
Oak
H 12.6 in W 11.42 in D 3.94 in
Vintage Ibm Master Long Clock Electro Mechanical Pendulum 1960
By IBM
Located in Biella, IT
Ibm master long clock electro mechanical with pendulum years ’60, used but good vintage condition
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Grandfather Clocks and Longcas...
Materials
Metal, Chrome
1970 Adler German J5 Navy Blue Gray Mechanical Portable Typewriter & Case
Located in Dayton, OH
Vintage 1970 Adler J5 mechanical, portable typewriter in gray and navy blue. Serial number 4476775
Category
Vintage 1970s Mid-Century Modern Desk Sets
Materials
Metal
1950s mechanical Atlanta wall clock with a 10 day movement and a gong strike
By Atlanta Electric
Located in München, DE
Original Mid Century Modern mechanical wall clock from Atlanta. Made in Germany.
With one 10-day
Category
Vintage 1950s German Mid-Century Modern Wall Clocks
Materials
Brass
H 18.9 in W 9.85 in D 2.76 in
Cartier Paris 1950 Midcentury Bamboo Mechanical Pencil in 14kt Yellow Gold
By Cartier
Located in Miami, FL
mechanical pencil, crafted in solid yellow gold of 14 karats and embellished with a carving of natural bamboo
Category
Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Desk Sets
Materials
Gold
H 4 in W 0.43 in D 0.43 in
Abstract Industrial Found Object Metal Table Sculpture, Post Modern Sottsass Era
By Memphis Group, Ettore Sottsass
Located in Philadelphia, PA
mechanical parts. Extremely heavy and well made. Made by a local Philadelphia artist, unsigned.
In the
Category
Vintage 1980s American Post-Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Steel
H 17 in W 16 in D 5 in
1970s Helicopter Sculpture Made with Assorted Old Mechanical Metal Pieces
Located in Marbella, ES
1970s helicopter sculpture made with assorted old mechanical metal pieces: cars, bikes, lawnmowers
Category
Mid-20th Century European Mobiles and Kinetic Sculptures
Materials
Iron
H 24.81 in W 35.44 in D 15.75 in
Alfred Dunhill 1950 West Germany Desk Petrol Mechanical Lighter 12 Inches Ruler
By Alfred Dunhill
Located in Miami, FL
lighter, designed by Dunhill back in the 1950. This mechanical lighter has been crafted in West Germany in
Category
Vintage 1950s German Mid-Century Modern Paperweights
Materials
Steel, Chrome
H 0.5 in W 12.88 in D 1.54 in
Art Deco Glamourous Mechanical 8 Day Mirror Clock, English, c1930s
Located in Devon, England
This is a very attractive English Art Deco clock, made circa 1930. It has a eight day wind up movement. The base is brass, the bezel is also brass with gold tone finish. The backing ...
Category
Mid-20th Century English Art Deco Table Clocks and Desk Clocks
Materials
Brass
Markowitsch & Scheid 1875 Mechanical Vesta Case In .900 Sterling With Niello
By Georg Adam Scheid
Located in Miami, FL
Mechanical vesta case designed by Michael Markowitsch & George Adam Scheid.
Beautiful antique
Category
Antique 1870s Austrian High Victorian Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver
H 1.84 in W 1.26 in D 0.43 in
Large mechanical 1950s brass world time clock by Heinrich Möller for Kienzle
By Kienzle Clocks, Heinrich Möller
Located in München, DE
Schlenker in Schwenningen.
This model with the mechanical 8 day drive was built in the late 1950s and early
Category
Vintage 1950s German Mid-Century Modern Table Clocks and Desk Clocks
Materials
Brass
1970s Formula 1 Car Sculpture Made with Assorted Old Mechanical Metal Pieces
Located in Marbella, ES
1970s Formula 1 car sculpture made with assorted old mechanical metal pieces: cars, bikes
Category
Vintage 1970s Mobiles and Kinetic Sculptures
Materials
Iron
H 14.57 in W 39.38 in D 14.97 in
1970s Formula 1 Car Sculpture Made with Assorted Old Mechanical Metal Pieces
Located in Marbella, ES
1970s Formula 1 car sculpture made with assorted old mechanical metal pieces: cars, bikes
Category
Mid-20th Century Mobiles and Kinetic Sculptures
Materials
Iron
H 13.39 in W 36.62 in D 37.8 in
1970s Tank with Cannon Sculpture Made with Assorted Old Mechanical Metal Pieces
Located in Marbella, ES
1970s tank with cannon sculpture made with assorted old mechanical metal pieces: cars, bikes
Category
Mid-20th Century European Mobiles and Kinetic Sculptures
Materials
Iron
H 17.72 in W 33.47 in D 13.78 in
Mechanical or Animated Huge Stuffed Zebra, by Hansa and Four Feet High
Located in Chicago, IL
. This particular animated or mechanical Zebra is huge, by stuffed animal standards and was used in a
Category
1990s Philippine Mobiles and Kinetic Sculptures
Materials
Acrylic
Art Deco English Chrome Clock , 8 Day, Mechanical, by Smiths, circa 1930
By Smiths English Clock Systems
Located in Devon, England
This is a stunning quality made Art Deco chrome clock by the English clockmakers Smiths - it has an 8 day movement and is in excellent working order having been fully serviced by a q...
Category
Mid-20th Century English Art Deco Table Clocks and Desk Clocks
Materials
Chrome
H 8.27 in W 7.09 in D 2.76 in
Van Cleef & Arpels Paris 1932 Art Deco Mechanical Desk Clock Box Sterling Silver
By Van Cleef & Arpels
Located in Miami, FL
An art deco mechanical box clock designed by Van Cleef & Arpels.
This is an extremely rare
Category
Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Table Clocks and Desk Clocks
Materials
Sterling Silver, Steel
H 3.75 in W 3.75 in D 3.75 in
A Wunderkammer object: the mechanical paradox, France half 19th century.
Located in Milan, IT
A Wunderkammer object: the mechanical paradox. It consists in a double cone, which is able to climb
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century French Scientific Instruments
Materials
Ebony, Oak
Surreal Collage: 'Mechanical Garden'
By David Barnett
Located in New York, NY
-dimensional collage as well as sculptural objects. Infused with a rich sense of history, the essence of my
Category
2010s Surrealist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media
Silver and enamel candy box
Located in Buenos Aires, Argentina
tree in bloom
excellent condition and high quality
Specifically, it comprises a series of mechanical
Category
Antique Early 1900s Swiss Neoclassical Decorative Boxes
Materials
Crystal, Silver, Enamel
Karl Rössler 1890 Austrian Vesta Tinder Box In .800 Silver 18Kt Gold And Niello
By Karl Rössler 1
Located in Miami, FL
Austro-Hungarian empire mechanical vesta tinder case made by Karl Rössler
Beautiful antique fusee
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Austrian Late Victorian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Gold, Silver, Sterling Silver
H 2.41 in W 1.42 in D 0.51 in
Silver Fusée Singing Bird Box by Charles Bruguier
Located in New Orleans, LA
exquisite artistry with outstanding mechanical craftsmanship. The earliest bird boxes were fusée, or chain
Category
Antique 19th Century Swiss Other Decorative Boxes
Materials
Silver, Enamel
Kellner Brothers Vienna 1885 Austrian Vesta Tinder Box In .800 Silver With Knife
Located in Miami, FL
Mechanical vesta case designed by the Kellner Brothers
Beautiful antique fusee vesta tinder case
Category
Antique 1880s Austrian Late Victorian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver
H 2.36 in W 1.42 in D 0.55 in
Otar Stacked Brass and Copper Box
By Otar USA
Located in Van Nuys, CA
of Mechanical Age functional design that is gaining increased appreciation by a wider public.
Category
Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass, Copper
1930s English Grandmother Clock
Located in Asheville, NC
; that is, the clock can be silenced if one so wished. A beautiful mechanical key-wound clock with chime
Category
Vintage 1930s English Clocks
Materials
Silver Plate
Edwardian 14k Gold Mechanical Lorgnette
Located in Venice, CA
take on this classic antique object.
Lorgnettes were spectacles with a handle, intended to be held
Category
Antique Early 1900s Unknown Edwardian Vanity Items
Materials
14k Gold, Yellow Gold
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Mechanical Objects For Sale on 1stDibs
At 1stDibs, there are several options of mechanical objects available for sale. Frequently made of metal, brass and wood, all mechanical objects available were constructed with great care. We have 1292 antique and vintage mechanical objects in-stock, while there are 324 modern editions to choose from as well. Mechanical objects have been produced for many years, with earlier versions available from the 18th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 21st Century. Mechanical objects made by Art Deco designers — as well as those associated with mid-century modern — are very popular at 1stDibs. Mechanical objects have been a part of the life’s work for many furniture makers, but those produced by Mosche Bianche, Kienzle Clocks and Jaeger-LeCoultre are consistently popular.
How Much are Mechanical Objects?
Mechanical objects can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price at 1stDibs is $2,050, while the lowest priced sells for $45 and the highest can go for as much as $2,500,000.
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