Antique Architecture Book

Very old and utterly fascinating, this hand-carved element from France was once part of a larger piece but now this mysterious lady stands alone and keeps her secrets. A lovely examp...

This is an antique reference book, The Carpenter and Joiner's Assistant. An English language illustrated architecture and design title, dating to the Victorian period, circa 1860.

Antique black cloth hardcover book w/ gilt lettering and decorated interior boards and end papers.

A brilliant survey of decorative art from the year 1928, featuring several different sections ranging from architecture to furniture. This book highlights the mutually important aspe...

This architectural drawing of a Suburban Villa in the countryside near Paris, France is from a 1872 book titled Private Architecture In the XIX Century Under Napoleon III.

This work is a representative example of Niccolò's consolidated technical ability, able to dampen the linear incisiveness of his father with a decisive illumination of the chromatic ...

Eighteenth-century set of six original engravings of Neo Classical grand architecture by Jean-François de Neufforge, (1714 - 1791), Belgian architect and engraver, known for his Rec...

He is often called the "Father of American Golf Architecture". This extremely collectible book is illustrated with numerous full-page and half-page photo lithographs from various ...

Spanish vargueno, 16th century, rare and important architectural design featured in the book "Antique Spanish Furniture" page 44, plate 27 open: 41.5"deep

James Holland (18 October 1799 – 12 December 1870) was an English painter of flowers, landscapes, architecture and marine subjects, and book illustrator.

It is regarded as the first book on architectural theory and is the only treatise on architecture to survive from antiquity.

The movement's impact extended to various fields, including architecture, textiles, furniture, and book design, promoting a philosophy that art could improve society.

The movement's impact extended to various fields, including architecture, textiles, furniture, and book design, promoting a philosophy that art could improve society.

By the end of the 19th century, Arts and Crafts ideals had influenced architecture, painting, sculpture, graphics, illustration, book making and photography, domestic design and the ...

Antique book press Overall dimensions: 18" x 11" x 15" high.

American landscape architecture by P. H. Elwood Jr. New York: The Architectural Book Publishing Co.

Tudor Homes of England: With some examples from later periods, by Samuel Chamberlain and Louis Skidmore. Architectural Book Publishing Company, NY, 1929. The measured drawings are by...

This is the 1920, 1st edition of Dr. Alsiter MacKenzie’s book Golf Architecture: Economy in Course Construction and Green-Keeping, with an introduction by H.S.

Rare Czech cubism (Cubo-Expressionism) book case from noted Art Deco collectors estate. Provenance - It was purchased from the New York store Skyscraper in the mid-1990s. This piece ...

Warm, rustic and understated ornate carved walnut plywood paneled shelf. Made for light duty; paperback or small collectibles. Missing a small triangular piece on top back left panel...

From his recueil elementaire d'architecture, a book of architectural engravings. Plate 428: "Plans and elevations of two preaching chairs".

From his recueil elementaire d'architecture, a book of architectural engravings. Plate 415: "Models of the various parish churches as well as cathedrals and collegiate churches and e...

His book of architectural ornaments, as suggested by the title of the print, would have been a collection of designs that were intended to be used as guides for creating decorative e...

Eighteenth-century set of six original engravings of Neo Classical and Rococo grand architecture by Jean-François de Neufforge, (1714 - 1791), Belgian architect and engraver, known ...

His book of architectural ornaments, as suggested by the title of the print, would have been a collection of designs that were intended to be used as guides for creating decorative e...

His book of architectural ornaments, as suggested by the title of the print, would have been a collection of designs that were intended to be used as guides for creating decorative e...

Nash studied with the artist and architect Augustus Charles Pugin, with whom he travelled to France to assist and prepare architectural drawings for a book entitled "Paris and its En...

A gifted and prolific designer of architecture, furniture, utensils, clothing, book bindings, posters, textiles, and wallpaper, Hoffmann was convinced of the social and spiritual ben...

What sets this writing table apart is its gracefully balanced form and architectural sophistication. The stunning book-matched walnut veneer, with its warm amber hue and original Fre...

This complete walnut panelled inglennook was meticulously removed from a 1915 home. In wonderful condition, the handsome nook includes a panelled ceiling and two built-in leaded glas...

Terracotta spandrel panel from Stop and shop warehouse, formally the Western Methodist Book Exchange. The building, located at 16 W Washington St. in Chicago, was constructed in 1899...

Shelving unit from the Traverse City, MI library, which was built by Andrew Carnegie in 1904. Heavy steel unit has 10 adjustable shelves, measuring 3' long x 7" deep each. Base pla...

The book Berliner Architektur der Nachkriegszeit was published 1927 and contains on 120 pages an overview about modern Berlin architecture after WWI.

A pair of white-painted book-cases of architectural shape.

Louis Phillipe mahogany fall front secretary, circa 1840. Sophisticated architectural design with book matched flame mahogany veneers.

He published his important A Book of Architecture in 1728 which contained 380 architectural designs, including 18 designs for sundial pedestals.

He later studied with the artist and architect Augustus Charles Pugin, with whom he traveled to France to assist and prepare architectural drawings for a book entitled “Paris and its...

This fashion was also introduced by the Rome-trained architect James Gibbs (d.1754), author of, ‘A Book of Architecture’, 1728. Celebrating the Art of lyric poetry, their triumph...

These were depicted in his book, Japan: Its Architecture, Art and Art Manufacturers, published in 1882.

Many builders and craftsmen were inspired by Andrew Jackson Downing’s widely read 1850 book Architecture for Country Houses, which posited that a family’s home should exemplify their...

The lower two drawers are the same width as the upper drawer but their surface is embellished with a much more potent carved decoration in the form known as a Vitruvian Scroll after ...

While these brackets look at first glance to be an Art Nouveau, details in the piece reveal it to also be designed with Ionic style elements. Lamb’s tongue detailing runs up along th...

Fun and whimsical 1920s period exterior lantern would work well in English Tudor, Spanish Revival and Story book architecture. Original patina. Red slipped shade. 23.5" H x 6" W x 10...

James Holland (18 October 1799 – 12 December 1870) was an English painter of flowers, landscapes, architecture and marine subjects, and book illustrator.

The movement is largely regarded to be part of the late Victorian period in terms of broad antique furniture designations. In architecture the Eastlake Style or Eastlake architecture...

He wrote extensively about the origins of architecture, especially in his book 'The Four Elements of Architecture' from 1851, and he was one of the major figures in the polychrome ar...

This is a superb antique book press. An English, cast iron industrial binder or flower press dating to the Georgian period, circa 1800. Delightfully robust and tactile, this piece de...

Late 19th century folio book: "The Works of Shakespeare" - Imperial edition - Edited by Charles Knight - With Illustrations on Steel from Pictures by assorted artists - Volume I - Pu...

A handsome English two-tiered book trough or library book stand of beech-wood from the Edwardian era, featuring a canted and half-slatted upper tier with caned bergere sides (for dis...

This is an antique book, Bones & I by George Whyte-Melville. An English language, bound novel, dating to the late Victorian period, circa 1880. First published in 1868, Bones & I i...

French Metamorphic Step Chair and Rustic Ladder Steps A very useful piece, this handy little chair can be flipped over and turned into a small 4 step ladder, originally this type of...

Having a double trestle base and a threaded press, the surface with a raised edge and a drain spout.

More information coming soon… Cast iron book presses, such as this French one mounted to a wooden stand, were used to bind books in the 1800s. The iron is embellished with copper-h...

Late 19th century folio book: "The Works of Shakespeare" - Imperial edition - Edited by Charles Knight - With Illustrations on Steel from Pictures by assorted artists - Volume II - P...