Antique Steam

This dramatic winter landscape by Austrian painter Josef Carl Berthold Püttner depicts a steam locomotive travelling at speed through a vast snow-covered landscape.

These beautiful Art Nouveau chairs from the early 20th century period were made out of fine bentwood (beechwood that has been formed under hot steam and high pressure) and stained to...

A charming bentwood magazine rack by Thonet, Vienna, circa 1900–1910. Steam-bent beechwood in original dark walnut stain with characteristic arched uprights, spindle-turned side pane...

In 1851 it was the first silver factory to install a steam engine. When the factory expanded, it moved to a new building in Voorschoten in 1858.

In 1851 it was the first silver factory to install a steam engine. When the factory expanded, it moved to a new building in Voorschoten in 1858.

The River Seine cuts through the panorama, animated by boats, steam vessels and quays serving the enormous number of visitors attending the exhibition.

Numerous vessels fill the harbor, including powerful ironclad monitors advancing under billowing clouds of steam, while American flags fly prominently from their masts.

ARCADIAN - ROYAL MAIL STEAM PACKET CO. Rare authentic original vintage ocean liner cruise ship poster Artist: S.

The painting is especially evocative of the great Victorian ports during the latter half of the nineteenth century, a period when sail and steam existed side by side upon Britain’s w...

Each stool showcases the distinctive steam-bent construction Thonet pioneered, with gracefully curved legs extending from a central threaded post mechanism.

The armchair model is one of the most accomplished expressions of steam-bent wood technique: light structure, continuous line from armrests to backrest, flared sabre legs.

In 1871, he founded Boman's Steam Joinery (Bomans ångsnickeri) in Turku. They quickly became known for their exceptional craftsmanship and high-quality furniture for generations.

Iconic, ca. 1920s Thonet rocking chair Model #10 (in 1923, Thonet was forced to merge with Kohn-Mundus to form Mundus-Allgemeine- Handels-und Industrie-Gesellschaft, and production w...

Marc Isambard Brunel [ Isambard Kingdom’s father] built the first steam driven saw mill, and invented a circular saw that could be used to cut veneers thinly and evenly for the first...

This example captures the Royal Navy at a moment of transition: the two-decked second rate, second in power only to a first rate flagship, represented the traditional backbone of the...

From an elevated vantage point, the viewer looks across the harbor toward the Manhattan skyline, with sailing vessels and steam-powered ships navigating the busy waters below.

The vessel features an exposed paddle housing, single smokestack, auxiliary sailing rig, and elongated low-profile hull characteristic of American steam packets operating in East Asi...

Rare antique train travel poster - North Eastern Railway The Gateway To England's Best Holiday-Ground - featuring a great design by the English landscape artist, writer and illustrat...

This remarkable automaton industrial clock is one of the largest and most interesting of a type made by André Romain Guilmet which include maritime models, lighthouses and industrial...

This exceptional four-piece set exemplifies the refined craftsmanship and innovative steam-bent wood techniques pioneered by Thonet during the height of the Vienna Secession and late...

At left, the skyline dissolves into pale ocher, rose, gray-green, and muted yellow. Barges and steam vessels cross the river below, linking the modern city not only to engineering an...

This bentwood armchair reflects the enduring tradition of steam-bent wood furniture developed in the late 19th century.

Topaze by George Mears, the three-masted frigate shown under steam with Royal Yacht Victoria and Albert II in the background on her bow, oil on canvas in a gilt wood frame.

An atmospheric early 20th-century maritime oil painting depicting an American sailing vessel flying the Stars and Stripes off the coast of Gibraltar, accompanied by a steam-powered t...

The anterior surface of the handle is embellished with a variety of commemorative subtly gilded scenes separated by scrolling ribbon ornamentation accented with the scene depicting w...

The architectural form is further elevated by a robust, steam-bent handle and hand-forged metal corner reinforcements secured with traditional rivets.

Graceful and sculptural, this bentwood rocking chair showcases the iconic Viennese tradition of steam-bent hardwood formed into sweeping curves and elegant scrollwork.

The banks are filled with trees and shrubs in autumnal colours of red, brown and orange. A steam boat sails on the water and light breaks through the clouds above.

Original antique Asia travel poster for the Staatsspoorwegen / State Railways of the former Dutch East Indies (Indonesia) promoting train travel in Dutch, Malay / Indonesian and Java...

It showcases the revolutionary steam-bending technique that made the Thonet brothers icons of furniture design.

The petite chair features the iconic steam-bent construction, standing on four gently curved legs and showcasing a double rounded backrest that creates a soft, sculptural silhouette.

In this listing you will find an elegant bentwood chair featuring a classic caned seat, embodying the refined simplicity of turn-of-the-century Central European design. Crafted from ...

The German Hamburg steamship company's monthly postal service to the Dutch East Indies, via Amsterdam, Southampton, and Genoa, is promoted here with all the chromolithographic richne...

Thonet No. 37 armchair, designed by Michael Thonet in Austria circa 1880s, is a masterful example of early industrial furniture. Crafted from steam bent beechwood with a cane seat an...

Lake Champlain appears as a peaceful landscape with vessels navigating its waters, while the harbor of New York illustrates one of the world's great maritime gateways during the age ...

Original antique poster advertising Messageries Maritimes Cargo-Boats / Maritime Messengers Cargo Ships featuring artwork by Henri Edmond Rudaux (1865-1925) showing a crane moving a ...

Crafted using the innovative steam-bent wood technique, this piece embodies the spirit of the Vienna Secession: a synthesis of traditional Austrian craftsmanship and modern, understa...

Thick clouds of black smoke rise from steam-powered warships as artillery fire and explosions illuminate the horizon.

Skyscraper silhouettes rise rhythmically through the composition, animated by curving motifs suggestive of steam, energy, and industrial movement. The richly embroidered borders, wor...

This bentwood armchair reflects the quiet clarity of late 19th-century Austrian design, shaped in the spirit of the Thonet workshop at a moment when craft and industry began to conve...

This centerpiece vessel, shown under full sail, features a steam-assisted ram-bowed hull and proudly flies the British White Ensign alongside a long commissioning pennant.

A Fine Amboyna and Marquetry Reading Table Attributed to George Blake and Edward Holmes Baldock, c.1850 This highly unusual piece of furniture incorporates a scrolling quadripartite...

During the Victorian era Birmingham became renowned for metalworking, engineering, jewelry, firearms manufacture, steam technology, and countless small industries.

The composition captures a specific transitional era of naval warfare, showing the vessel equipped with both a full rig of sails and a steam funnel (visible amidships), identifying i...

Title: Starucca Viaduct, Erie Railroad – Antique New York Railway Engraving This impressive nineteenth-century engraving depicts the celebrated Starucca Viaduct, one of the great en...

This artfully made Art Nouveau seating set consists of four exceptional crafted chairs, all made of fine beechwood that has been bent under steam and high pressure to get this amazin...

Bold curves and angular forms, the blue bus surging forward, the massive steam engine looming behind in dramatic black. Fix-Masseau is best known for his iconic Exactitude poster fo...

In 1856, the brothers were the first furniture factory in the Netherlands to have a steam engine. Due to their renowned quality, this factory grew into the largest furniture factory ...

His pencil is always true to general effects, whether his canvass represents the prospect basking in the mid-day brightness of the Italian sky, or the waves flashing in the train of ...

Technical progress in the early 19th century, in particular water and steam-powered band saws, made it possible to produce larger, continuous sheets of veneer.

A ship followed by a column of steam coasts by and reminds the viewer of ever-impeding progress.

Each chair features a gracefully curved solid wood frame, formed using traditional steam-bending techniques, creating the iconic looping backrest that seamlessly integrates into the ...

Set of Four model 17 'Cardinal' bentwood dining chairs by Gebrüder Thonet showcase the revolutionary steam-bent construction that made the Austrian company legendary.

In the lower left quadrant, there is an inset engraved depiction of New York's City Hall. Steam ships are shown navigating the Hudson River in both the upper right and upper left qua...

The moonlit atmosphere and quiet shipping evoke the final great decades of the age of sail before steam power would fully transform maritime life.

The structure is executed in beautifully patinated bent beechwood, demonstrating Thonet’s masterful steam-bending technique. The continuous flowing armrests sweep seamlessly into the...

The company name, translating to “N. Boman’s Steam Joinery Ltd.,” reflected the advanced woodworking methods that distinguished the firm during the period.

After a while Hepple recognised the growing market for steam trawlers. He purchased land known as Stainton’s Foundry at South Shields and then concentrated on building up a reputatio...

The trouble for Sunningdale members was the London and South Western Railway timetable made no provision for the train to halt at Sunningdale and it steamed right through to Ascot. N...

Executed circa 1880–1895, the chair exemplifies Hunzinger’s patented fusion of structural rationalism, ornamental turning, and steam-bent construction, placing it firmly within the A...