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Ship Builders Plate from the Hitachi Zosen
Ship Builders Plate from the Hitachi Zosen

Ship Builders Plate from the Hitachi Zosen

Located in Norwell, MA

Solid brass ship builders plate from Hitachi Zosen, ship number 4396, launched in 1973 at the

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Vintage 1970s Asian Nautical Objects

Materials

Brass

Basset Lowke Builder's Model of the Crew Launch Arcadia
Basset Lowke Builder's Model of the Crew Launch Arcadia

Basset Lowke Builder's Model of the Crew Launch Arcadia

Located in Norwell, MA

original builder's plate from Basset Lowke Limited, Model Engineers, Northampton, London, and Manchester

Category

Early 2000s European Models and Miniatures

Materials

Wood

World War I US Navy Ships Binnacle
World War I US Navy Ships Binnacle

World War I US Navy Ships Binnacle

$12,500

H 54 in W 36 in D 17 in

World War I US Navy Ships Binnacle

Located in Norwell, MA

Spectacular solid brass ships binnacle by Keuffel and Esser Company of New York in 1918. Builders

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Vintage 1910s North American Nautical Objects

Materials

Brass

Vintage Kreuzschwinger Chair by Till Behrens for Schlubach
Vintage Kreuzschwinger Chair by Till Behrens for Schlubach

Vintage Kreuzschwinger Chair by Till Behrens for Schlubach

By Till Behrens

Located in Hamburg, DE

armrests. It has the welded builder's plate and a low Seriennnummer. The chair is stackable and so easy to

Category

20th Century German Industrial Chairs

Materials

Metal

U.S. Navy Alidade Pelorus Stand by Sperry Gyroscope Company, Mark XXXI, Mod 0
U.S. Navy Alidade Pelorus Stand by Sperry Gyroscope Company, Mark XXXI, Mod 0

U.S. Navy Alidade Pelorus Stand by Sperry Gyroscope Company, Mark XXXI, Mod 0

Located in Los Angeles, CA

collectors. The instrument retains: • Original builder’s plate with full technical markings • Polished

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Vintage 1930s American Industrial Nautical Objects

Materials

Aluminum, Brass

Antique French Print Maison de Campagne by Bonnier Architecte, Chabat c.1900
Antique French Print Maison de Campagne by Bonnier Architecte, Chabat c.1900

Antique French Print Maison de Campagne by Bonnier Architecte, Chabat c.1900

Located in Langweer, NL

country house by architect Mr. Bonnier. The plate (Pl. XLVIII, 2e Série) originates from Pierre Chabat’s

Category

20th Century French Prints

Materials

Paper

Antique French Print Maison de Jardinier by Pierre Chabat c.1900
Antique French Print Maison de Jardinier by Pierre Chabat c.1900

Antique French Print Maison de Jardinier by Pierre Chabat c.1900

Located in Langweer, NL

, builders, and historians. This plate captures not only the architectural character of a modest yet

Category

20th Century French Prints

Materials

Paper

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20th Century Solid Brass Industrial Diesel Engine Builders Plate by Fiat 40KG
20th Century Solid Brass Industrial Diesel Engine Builders Plate by Fiat 40KG

20th Century Solid Brass Industrial Diesel Engine Builders Plate by Fiat 40KG

By Fiat

Located in Leicester, Leicestershire

A solid brass engine builders plate. 'Grandi Motori' is the diesel wing of the car manufacturer

Category

Late 20th Century Italian Industrial Historical Memorabilia

Materials

Brass

Ships Steering Station from DD 450 USS O’Bannon
Ships Steering Station from DD 450 USS O’Bannon

Ships Steering Station from DD 450 USS O’Bannon

Located in Norwell, MA

. This is the emergency steering station by Hyde Windlass Co of Bath Maine. The original builder plate by

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Vintage 1940s North American Nautical Objects

Materials

Brass

An extremely rare museum quality 19th Century United States Navy Dockyard built
An extremely rare museum quality 19th Century United States Navy Dockyard built

An extremely rare museum quality 19th Century United States Navy Dockyard built

Located in Lymington, Hampshire

guardrails and castles in the original glazed mahogany case with plated builders plaque. A unique feature

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Antique Late 19th Century American More Furniture and Collectibles

Extremely Rare Yachtsman's Signal Cannon
Extremely Rare Yachtsman's Signal Cannon

Extremely Rare Yachtsman's Signal Cannon

Located in Norwell, MA

handle, pull cord, original builders specification plate. This signal cannon is not a weapon, it does

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Antique Early 1900s North American Nautical Objects

Materials

Brass

20th Century Waterline Model By Bassett Lowke Ltd, England, 1955
20th Century Waterline Model By Bassett Lowke Ltd, England, 1955

20th Century Waterline Model By Bassett Lowke Ltd, England, 1955

By Bassett Lowke 1

Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent

& Co. Limited, mounted on a moulded and painted seascape underway, with builder's and maker's plate

Category

20th Century British Models and Miniatures

Materials

Glass, Wood

Winged automotive inspired figure

Winged automotive inspired figure

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H 12.75 in W 5.25 in D 5.25 in

Winged automotive inspired figure

Located in Palm Springs, CA

Automotive fragment from unknown European coach builder. Worn nickel plate over bronze/brass base

Category

20th Century European Sculptures

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Library of Antique Leatherbound Books
Library of Antique Leatherbound Books

Library of Antique Leatherbound Books

$3,269 / set

H 61.03 in W 31.5 in D 47.25 in

Library of Antique Leatherbound Books

Located in Brønshøj, DK

This collection consists of 400 antique decorative books, mainly dating from 1850–1950, with most published before 1920. The books are bound in leather, many with fine gold leaf embo...

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20th Century Danish Victorian Books

Materials

Gold Leaf

The Original Swing-Out Seat with Unfinished Alder
The Original Swing-Out Seat with Unfinished Alder

The Original Swing-Out Seat with Unfinished Alder

$450 / item

H 10.75 in W 24 in D 12 in

The Original Swing-Out Seat with Unfinished Alder

Located in Oakville, CT

Redolent of the cafeteria tables found in early-20th-century schools and factories, The Get Back Original Swing-Out Seat is our hallmark product—proudly sand cast and made in America...

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21st Century and Contemporary American Industrial Stools

Materials

Iron

Fossilised Skull of Prehistoric Marine Reptile the Mosasaur, 70Million Years Ago
Fossilised Skull of Prehistoric Marine Reptile the Mosasaur, 70Million Years Ago

Fossilised Skull of Prehistoric Marine Reptile the Mosasaur, 70Million Years Ago

Located in Puglia, Puglia

Upper Cretaceous, about 70-65 million years ago (Maastrichtian) Morocco The skull is reconstructed in good proportions with fossil pieces found in a phosphate mine in Morocco. I att...

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Antique 15th Century and Earlier African Natural Specimens

Materials

Bone

'Daffodil' Table Lamp by Tiffany Studios
'Daffodil' Table Lamp by Tiffany Studios

'Daffodil' Table Lamp by Tiffany Studios

$132,278

H 22.05 in Dm 15.75 in

'Daffodil' Table Lamp by Tiffany Studios

By Tiffany Studios

Located in London, GB

‘Daffodil’ table lamp by Tiffany Studios American, c. 1910 Height 56cm, diameter 40cm Designed and hand-made by the artisans from the renowned Tiffany Studios (1902-1932), this ‘Daf...

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Early 20th Century American Art Nouveau Table Lamps

Materials

Bronze, Lead

W. Hartmann Antique Oak & Copper Ships Binnacle Nautical Maritime Compass
W. Hartmann Antique Oak & Copper Ships Binnacle Nautical Maritime Compass

W. Hartmann Antique Oak & Copper Ships Binnacle Nautical Maritime Compass

$2,590Sale Price|36% Off

H 56.5 in W 23 in D 34 in

W. Hartmann Antique Oak & Copper Ships Binnacle Nautical Maritime Compass

By A. Lietz Co.

Located in Dayton, OH

Late 19th Century Ships Binnacle by W. Hartmann. Binnacles are an important navigation tool. They are often in the helm of the ship and allow sailor to maintain the correct course. T...

Category

Antique Late 19th Century Late Victorian Nautical Objects

Materials

Brass, Copper

Erard Parallel-Strung Grand Piano with Bench, Paris, 1895
Erard Parallel-Strung Grand Piano with Bench, Paris, 1895

Erard Parallel-Strung Grand Piano with Bench, Paris, 1895

On Hold|$250,000

H 37.75 in W 53 in D 83.5 in

Erard Parallel-Strung Grand Piano with Bench, Paris, 1895

By Maison Erard, Sébastien Érard

Located in Littleton, CO

This beautiful grand piano was built by Erard in Paris in 1895. With irreplaceable original cabinet art created and signed by an artist named Finel - specifically commissioned by th...

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Antique 1890s French Romantic Musical Instruments

Materials

Metal

Tiffany Studios Geometric Table Lamp
Tiffany Studios Geometric Table Lamp

Tiffany Studios Geometric Table Lamp

$42,000

H 26.5 in Dm 22.3 in

Tiffany Studios Geometric Table Lamp

By Tiffany Studios

Located in Dallas, TX

Tiffany Studios Leaded Glass and Patinated Bronze Geometric Table Lamp, circa 1910. Art nouveau classic wit Art Deco design. Attractive orange peel texture with light gilding and red...

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Vintage 1910s American Art Nouveau Table Lamps

Materials

Bronze

Erard Parallel-Strung Grand Piano, Paris, 1845
Erard Parallel-Strung Grand Piano, Paris, 1845

Erard Parallel-Strung Grand Piano, Paris, 1845

By Sébastien Érard

Located in Littleton, CO

This Erard parallel-strung grand piano, crafted in Paris in 1845 (serial number: 18725), has been extraordinarily well-tended, restored and maintained, enduring today as not only a s...

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Antique Mid-19th Century French Romantic Musical Instruments

Materials

Wood

English Brass Nautical Ship Wheel Mounted with Yacht Binnacle on Rope Base, 1870
English Brass Nautical Ship Wheel Mounted with Yacht Binnacle on Rope Base, 1870

English Brass Nautical Ship Wheel Mounted with Yacht Binnacle on Rope Base, 1870

Located in Charleston, SC

English Brass Nautical ship wheel mounted on a solid brass pedestal with an yacht binnacle having a gimballed signed compass, circular six spoke wheel with bulbous wood handles, flan...

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Antique 1870s English William IV Nautical Objects

Materials

Brass

Beuloff Baby Grand Piano Cabriole Legs Hand-Painted Classical Motifs Gilt Accent
Beuloff Baby Grand Piano Cabriole Legs Hand-Painted Classical Motifs Gilt Accent

Beuloff Baby Grand Piano Cabriole Legs Hand-Painted Classical Motifs Gilt Accent

Located in Leeds, GB

Beuloff baby grand piano with a cream case. Entire cabinet hand-painted with Classical style motifs. It is signed on the cabinet by Jade 85 Wigmore Street. The cabriole legs with a ...

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Early 20th Century German Musical Instruments

Materials

Brass

Pleyel Grand Piano Hand-Painted Berainesque Style Cabriole Leg Signed G. Meunier
Pleyel Grand Piano Hand-Painted Berainesque Style Cabriole Leg Signed G. Meunier

Pleyel Grand Piano Hand-Painted Berainesque Style Cabriole Leg Signed G. Meunier

Located in Leeds, GB

This 1893, Pleyel grand piano sits on ornately carved french walnut frame, carved with foliage and flowers. The piano has six carved, cabriole legs with scroll feet. Each square pi...

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Antique Late 19th Century French Musical Instruments

Materials

Walnut, Paint

Pleyel Grand Piano, Paris 1870
Pleyel Grand Piano, Paris 1870

Pleyel Grand Piano, Paris 1870

$125,000

H 38.5 in W 54.5 in D 103.25 in

Pleyel Grand Piano, Paris 1870

By Pleyel

Located in Littleton, CO

This Pleyel concert grand piano crafted in Paris in 1870 is a timeless masterpiece that embodies the elegance and craftsmanship of 19th-century French piano manufacturing. Pleyel ins...

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Antique 17th Century French Romantic Musical Instruments

Materials

Walnut

Rare English Nautical Globe with Armillary Sphere (1930) 20th Century
Rare English Nautical Globe with Armillary Sphere (1930) 20th Century

Rare English Nautical Globe with Armillary Sphere (1930) 20th Century

Located in Madrid, ES

Rare English Nautical Globe with Armillary Sphere (1930) 20th Century Good condition magnificent globe, with a leather-covered wooden interior terrestrial globe, names of the conti...

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Early 20th Century English Modern Nautical Objects

Materials

Metal

Five Foot Mahogany and Brass Ships Wheel
Five Foot Mahogany and Brass Ships Wheel

Five Foot Mahogany and Brass Ships Wheel

Located in Norwell, MA

Exceptional sixty-four-inch mahogany ships wheel with maple inlay. Round brass medallion marked with makers name of Williamson Brothers of Philadelphia. Large solid brass hub. Note: ...

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Vintage 1910s North American Nautical Objects

Materials

Brass

Late 1950s Replogle Large Library Globe
Late 1950s Replogle Large Library Globe

Late 1950s Replogle Large Library Globe

$425

H 20.5 in W 16 in D 16 in

Late 1950s Replogle Large Library Globe

By Replogle Globes

Located in Sacramento, CA

Large 16-inch Repogle Library Globe, late 1950s. The globe has a metal frame and sits on a wooden base with a plaque marked "Presented to the Library by C.S.F." The globe has some we...

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Vintage 1950s American Rustic Globes

Materials

Metal

Vintage Ships Spotlight on Pedestal
Vintage Ships Spotlight on Pedestal

Vintage Ships Spotlight on Pedestal

Located in Norwell, MA

Industrial lighting piece of vintage lighting. Ships spotlight which is mounted by an iron yoke onto a brass pedestal. Rewired with an electric socket. Weight is 107 pounds. Dimensio...

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Vintage 1940s Nautical Objects

Materials

Aluminum, Brass

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With a vast inventory of beautiful furniture at 1stDibs, we’ve got just the builder plate you’re looking for. Each builder plate for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using metal, wood and brass. There are 14 variations of the antique or vintage builder plate you’re looking for, while we also have 1 modern editions of this piece to choose from as well. Whether you’re looking for an older or newer builder plate, there are earlier versions available from the 18th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 21st Century. A builder plate made by Victorian designers — as well as those associated with Art Deco — is very popular. Many designers have produced at least one well-made builder plate over the years, but those crafted by Gillows of Lancaster & London, Bessa and Dakota Jackson are often thought to be among the most beautiful.

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A builder plate can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price 1stDibs is $3,250, while the lowest priced sells for $595 and the highest can go for as much as $64,233.

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