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Ornamental Turning Lathe, No. 1906 by Holtzapffel & Co
Located in New Orleans, LA
lathe is an object of beauty in and of itself. The extraordinary machine was made by Holtzapffel & Co
Category
Late 19th Century English Victorian Antique Lathes
Materials
Brass, Iron
Japanese Antique Lathe-leg desk, table, Wabi-sabi, Japandi
Located in Katori-Shi, 12
This desk has cute turned-wheel legs and a soft appearance that makes an impression.
The texture of the material that has aged with the years, and the intricately decorated drawer ha...
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Antique Lathes
Materials
Wood
Florentine Candlestick in Lathed and Silvered Wood, Late 17th Century
Located in Prato, IT
Italy, Firenze, late 17th century
Simple but elegant typical Florentine candlestick.
It has cracks and small lacks of the pinstripe typical of high-epoch items.
Category
Late 17th Century Italian Renaissance Antique Lathes
Materials
Sheet Metal
Florentine Candlestick in Lathed and Silvered Wood, Late 17th Century
Located in Prato, IT
Italy, Firenze, late 17th century
Simple but elegant typical Florentine candlestick.
It has cracks and small lacks of the pinstripe typical of high-epoch items.
Category
Late 17th Century Italian Renaissance Antique Lathes
Materials
Sheet Metal
English Walnut Turned Leg Bench
Located in Dallas, TX
time where legs were shaped on a lathe to create rounded, often ornate designs. 30w x 18d x 14h
Category
19th Century Antique Lathes
Materials
Fabric, Wood
Victorian Adjustable Piano Stool with Claw Feet, USA, 1890s
By Charles Parker
Located in San Francisco, CA
turned central post and four splayed, lathe-turned legs connected by curved stretchers. The seat swivels
Category
Late 19th Century North American Victorian Antique Lathes
Materials
Glass, Wood
A Set of 8 Antique French Spindle Distaffs, 19th Century
Located in SOTTEVILLE-LÈS-ROUEN, FR
the 19th century, France. Each piece displays unique lathe-turned details, bearing the patina and
Category
Late 19th Century Antique Lathes
Materials
Wood
Japanese Antique flower stand, Wabi-Sabi, Japandi
Located in Katori-Shi, 12
A horizontally shaped flower stand with delicate lathe-turned legs.
Made from high-quality oak, its
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Antique Lathes
Materials
Wood
18th Century Irish Georgian Ribbed Peat Bucket
Located in Nantucket, MA
fire-side mahogany peat bucket with bold lathe-turned ribbing, brass bands and strong bail handle, with
Category
Late 18th Century Irish George III Antique Lathes
Materials
Brass, Iron
Japanese Antique Elegant Cafe Table, Wabi-sabi, Japandi
Located in Katori-Shi, 12
A rare round table with four lathe legs.
Usually, this design has only one leg, but this piece has
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Antique Lathes
Materials
Wood
Antique Portuguese Mahogany Chest
Located in Lisboa, Lisboa
with a lathe, displaying a rounded, bulbous form that provides stable support and adds to the chest's
Category
1890s Portuguese Romantic Antique Lathes
Materials
Wood
French Walnut Faux Bamboo Mirror with Turned Ends, circa 1900
Located in Atlanta, GA
bamboo-style staves terminate in rounded, lathe-turned ends that subtly reference traditional joinery and
Category
Early 20th Century French Rustic Antique Lathes
Materials
Faux Bamboo, Mirror, Walnut
Antique flower stand, Wabi-Sabi, Japandi
Located in Katori-Shi, 12
A cherry wood lathe-legged stand from the Taisho period with beautiful delicate decorations.
It
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Antique Lathes
Materials
Wood
Antique flower stand, Wabi-Sabi, Japandi
Located in Katori-Shi, 12
A cherry wood lathe-legged stand from the Taisho period with beautiful delicate decorations.
It
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Antique Lathes
Materials
Wood
Antique Hand-Turned Olive Wood Plate Rack with Finial Detailing, 19th Century
Located in Northport, MI
lathe-turned rods adorned with decorative rings and notched bands, all contained within a rectilinear
Category
Late 19th Century Italian Folk Art Antique Lathes
Materials
Wood, Olive
$750
H 16 in W 9 in D 17.5 in
STUART TURNER 1898-1906 England Antique Functional Engine Motor Desk Model
Located in Miami, FL
incorporated in 1906 and started to produce model steam engines, gas engines for domestic electricity, lathes
Category
Late 19th Century English Industrial Antique Lathes
Materials
Copper, Steel, Iron
$1,480 Sale Price
20% Off
H 5.5 in W 3.75 in D 9.1 in
STUART TURNER 1898-1906 England Antique Half Beam Steam Engine Model
Located in Miami, FL
engines for domestic electricity, lathes, etc. Stuart Turner went on to produce further model steam
Category
1890s English Industrial Antique Lathes
Materials
Bronze, Copper, Steel, Iron
$3,196 Sale Price
20% Off
H 13.5 in W 12.2 in D 10.1 in
Japanese Antique Low Table"Fuzukue", Meiji Era'1868-1912', Wabi Sabi
Located in Hitachiomiya-shi, 08
.
The legs are lathe-turned, forming a well-balanced silhouette that brings a quiet presence to the
Category
Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Lathes
Materials
Wood
$800
H 13.39 in W 33.27 in D 22.84 in
Primitive Welsh Elm Stool
Located in Faversham, GB
been crafted using a hand operated lathe to achieve the rounded smooth surface to the thick top.
The
Category
Mid-19th Century British Rustic Antique Lathes
Materials
Elm
Victorian Brass Oversized Pocket Watch-Form Box, England, Circa 1880
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
top is crowned by a lathe-turned faux winding crown and a fixed circular bow handle, mimicking the
Category
Late 19th Century English High Victorian Antique Lathes
Materials
Brass
Pair Confederate Civil War Cast Iron Cannonballs with Century Ormolu Mounts
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
marks, and absence of lathe-turning—characteristics typical of munitions produced in Southern foundries
Category
Mid-19th Century American Industrial Antique Lathes
Materials
Iron, Ormolu
$2,850 / set
H 4.25 in Dm 3.75 in
Japanese Antique Round Table, Wabi-sabi, Japandi
Located in Katori-Shi, 12
A round table with a strong presence, featuring four luxurious lathe-turned legs.
The material is
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Antique Lathes
Materials
Wood
Japanese Antique Wood Hanger rack, Wabi Sabi, Japandi
Located in Katori-Shi, 12
delicate curves give the overall impression an elegant look.
The single-core lathe-turned legs, octagonal
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Antique Lathes
Materials
Wood
Antique flower stand, Wabi-Sabi, Japandi
Located in Katori-Shi, 12
rustic tabletop and the delicately turned lathe legs is impressive.
Although it is not very decorative
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Antique Lathes
Materials
Wood
Antique Japanese chestnut flower stand, Wabi-Sabi, Japandi
Located in Katori-Shi, 12
rustic tabletop and the delicately turned lathe legs is impressive.
This flower stand is made of chestnut
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Antique Lathes
Materials
Wood
Antique Small Mochaware Bowl England Circa 1820
Located in Katonah, NY
look.
Double bands of dark brown frame the cable decoration.
Mochaware is decorated on a lathe* (see
Category
Early 19th Century English Country Antique Lathes
Materials
Pearlware
French Custom Handcrafted Carved Wood Pedestal Planter. Early 20th Century
Located in Doylestown, PA
. Commissioned to a skilled craftsman for custom design, it features a baluster form, hand turned on a lathe with
Category
Early 20th Century French Antique Lathes
Materials
Wood
Paul Gibson Swan Decoy
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
carved black eyes. Paul's decoys were handmade until he bought Madison Mitchell's lathe. Gibson's sturdy
Category
Early 20th Century American Antique Lathes
Materials
Wood, Paint
Antique Yorkshire Armchair, English, Elm, Country House, Elbow Seat, Victorian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
warm caramel hues throughout
Fascinating hoop back rest, with turned lathe form
Distinctive, two piece
Category
1870s British Victorian Antique Lathes
Materials
Ash, Elm
$3,271
H 42.72 in W 26.78 in D 25.2 in
Pair of Rare English Turner’s Tripod Chairs Circa 1890 Modern
Located in Palm Springs, CA
are turned on a lathe all made entirely by hand. No two chairs are exactly alike.
These charming and
Category
1890s English Jacobean Antique Lathes
Materials
Wood
$5,550 / set
H 35 in W 26.5 in D 22.5 in
Japanese Antique Glass Low Table, Wabi Sabi
Located in Katori-Shi, 12
-quality zelkova wood. The legs are lathe-turned.
It is unified with a ginkgo surface finish that rounds
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Antique Lathes
Materials
Wood, Glass
Antique English Brown Slip Decorated Pitcher, Earthy Folk Art Design, Circa 1810
Located in Katonah, NY
colored slip and lathe-turning techniques, its painterly, organic decoration sets it apart.
It was likely
Category
Early 19th Century English Country Antique Lathes
Materials
Creamware
$600
H 6.5 in Dm 4.5 in
Antique Japanese Rosoku-tate or Shokudai (candle stand)
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Japanese Rosoku-tate or Shokudai (candle stand) a lathe turned wood in a slender baluster form
Category
17th Century Japanese Edo Antique Lathes
Materials
Wood
F. O. Schmidt - Adolf Loos - Armchair - Bureau Chair - Leather, Oak
By Adolf Loos
Located in Budapest, HU
leather, offering both comfort and style. The chair's lathe-turned legs and saddle seat contribute to its
Category
Early 1900s Austrian Art Nouveau Antique Lathes
Materials
Leather, Oak
$3,572
H 35.44 in W 25.6 in D 23.63 in
Antique Mochaware Salt Shaker Made England Circa 1820
Located in Katonah, NY
, engine-turned lathe.
After shaping and impressing, the piece was fired and then returned to the lathe to
Category
Early 19th Century Antique Lathes
Materials
Pearlware
18th Century Wedgwood Tricolor Jasper Pegasus Vase
By Wedgwood
Located in Asheville, NC
. The edge of the upper part of the lid has been lathe-turned. The pale blue cloud on which the white
Category
1780s English Neoclassical Antique Lathes
Materials
Stoneware
House in Hudson, Ohio, Late 19th Century Painting by Cleveland School Artist
Located in Beachwood, OH
plaster over split lathe in some areas. The present entrance on Aurora Street was modified and not of the
Category
Late 19th Century American Modern Antique Lathes
Materials
Oil
$6,250
H 27.5 in W 31.5 in
Antique Amethyst and Guilloché Enamel Cat-Shaped Cane
Located in London, GB
- such as the design seen on the hand - onto the metal using a specialized lathe. The grooves are then
Category
Late 19th Century French Belle Époque Antique Lathes
Materials
Amethyst, Enamel
Vintage Early 20th Century Swivel Stool Sculptors Stand
Located in London, London
spindle with a spherical finial at the base. The legs show subtle lathe detailing and bear signs of age
Category
Early 20th Century British Industrial Antique Lathes
Materials
Pine
Antique Large Chest in Sucupira Wood
Located in Lisboa, Lisboa
with a lathe, displaying a rounded, bulbous form that provides stable support and adds to the chest's
Category
1890s Portuguese Romantic Antique Lathes
Materials
Wood
Antique County Map, Kent, English, Framed, Lithography, Cartography, Victorian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
, appealingly set within a quality, later frame
Detail given to the Lathes - unique administrative divisions
Category
Mid-19th Century British Victorian Antique Lathes
Materials
Paper
$699
H 13.78 in W 15.95 in D 0.6 in
Edwardian Turned Ebony Candlesticks
Located in Greenwich, CT
Fine pair of solid ebony lathe-turned candlesticks with ribbed shafts and standing on turned plinth
Category
Early 1900s Indian Anglo-Indian Antique Lathes
Materials
Ebony
Adams Black Basalt Neoclassical Widow Teapot, Circa 1790
By William Adams (Potter)
Located in Philadelphia, PA
by the use of an engine-turning lathe, first introduced to the Staffordshire pottery industry by
Category
Late 18th Century English Neoclassical Antique Lathes
Materials
Stoneware
English Stoneware Pottery Redware Coffee Pot
Located in Downingtown, PA
use of engine-turning lathes in the pottery industry by the late 1760s, it became possible to add
Category
Mid-18th Century English Georgian Antique Lathes
Materials
Pottery, Stoneware
Antique Four Poster Bed
Located in Bradford-on-Avon, Wiltshire
a second mattress on top. But you could also fit lathes and just have the top mattress with cut out
Category
18th Century Dutch Neoclassical Antique Lathes
Materials
Mahogany
English Pair of 19th Century Walnut Urns
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
turned on a lathe to create the basin and pedestal, ending on mahogany square bases. Cleaned and polished
Category
19th Century English Other Antique Lathes
Materials
Mahogany, Walnut
A small didactic terrestrial globe by Columbus, Germany 1920.
Located in Milan, IT
On a wooden base worked on the lathe, with a circular foot, wavy profile and high leg, with
Category
Early 20th Century German Antique Lathes
Materials
Paste, Wood, Paper
Early Mochaware Creamware Pitcher with Cable Decoration England Circa 1810
Located in Katonah, NY
: Mochaware pottery is slip-decorated, lathe-turned, earthenware with bands of colored slip
applied to buff
Category
Early 19th Century Country Antique Lathes
Materials
Creamware
Japanese Antique Low Table, Wabi Sabi
Located in Katori-Shi, 12
-quality zelkova wood. The legs are lathe-turned.
It is unified with a ginkgo surface finish that rounds
Category
Early 20th Century Taisho Antique Lathes
Materials
Wood
Italian Wooden Church Candlesticks in the Shape of a Torch Holder
Located in Prato, Tuscany
piece of wood rotates with the aid of the lathe, while the craftsman uses special tools called "gouges
Category
Mid-19th Century Italian Medieval Antique Lathes
Materials
Bronze
An English Fruitwood Apple Form Tea Caddy
Located in Dallas, TX
A fine novelty fruitwood tea caddy in the form of an apple. lathe turned and with a soft honey
Category
Early 19th Century English George III Antique Lathes
Materials
Fruitwood
Massive Spanish 19th Century Shop Counter
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
bolster style legs turned on a lathe. All lifted on a shaped plinth base with its original worn red paint
Category
19th Century Spanish Other Antique Lathes
Materials
Wood, Paint
Mochaware Pitcher with "Trees" Made England, Circa 1870
Located in Katonah, NY
instability. Rickard explains the process: Instead of leaving the pot on the lathe, the turner removed the pot
Category
Late 19th Century Victorian Antique Lathes
Materials
Pottery
Antique Industrial Steel Cogged Dugdills Machinist Wall Desk Lamp Light, C.1910
By Dugdills
Located in London, GB
lathes and illuminated workbenches in their thousands. Even so, they were made to last a lifetime of use
Category
1910s English Industrial Antique Lathes
Materials
Steel
$1,753
H 37.41 in Dm 5.91 in
Hot Milk Jug, Engine-Turned Jasperware. Wedgwood, C1785
By Wedgwood
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
into a metal or ceramic surface using a machine known as a rose engine lathe. The technique was used to
Category
Late 18th Century English Neoclassical Antique Lathes
Materials
Stoneware
19thc English Oak Petite Size Umbrella Stand w/Spool Construction & Metal Liner
Located in Savannah, GA
round shape of the turning, the latter refers to the lathe technique used by button makers in which a
Category
Late 19th Century English Jacobean Antique Lathes
Materials
Metal
$730
H 26.5 in W 18 in D 9.5 in
19th Century Beech Treen Salt and Pepper Shakers on Stand
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
on a lathe in the Georgian style, the shakers come into 2 parts so that they can be filled
The
Category
19th Century Georgian Antique Lathes
Materials
Beech
Antique Industrial Steel Cogged Dugdills Machinist Wall Desk Lamp Light, C.1910
By Dugdills
Located in London, GB
of the lamps designed and produced by Dugdills graced workshop machinery such as lathes and
Category
1910s English Industrial Antique Lathes
Materials
Steel
$1,753
H 37.41 in Dm 5.91 in
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Antique Lathes For Sale on 1stDibs
There is a range of antique lathes for sale on 1stDibs. Frequently made of metal, wood and iron, all antique lathes available were constructed with great care. There are all kinds of antique lathes available, from those produced as long ago as the 18th Century to those made as recently as the 20th Century. There are many kinds of antique lathes to choose from, but at 1stDibs, Folk Art, Industrial and Neoclassical antique lathes are of considerable interest.
How Much are Antique Lathes?
The average selling price for at 1stDibs is $1,500, while they’re typically $240 on the low end and $188,500 highest priced.