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Antique Steel Textile Machine Works Factory Cabinet Riveted
By Textile Machine Works
Located in New York, NY
This heavy, riveted steel work station cabinet, crafted by Textile Machine Works in Reading, PA
Category

Early 20th Century American Industrial Cabinets

Materials

Steel

Textile Machine Works Riveted Steel Factory Cabinet Antique
By Textile Machine Works
Located in New York, NY
This heavy, riveted steel work station cabinet, crafted by Textile Machine Works in Reading, PA
Category

Early 20th Century American Industrial Cabinets

Materials

Steel

Kitchen chair Tom Dixon 80s early work creative salvage
By Tom Dixon
Located in Shibuya-ku, Tokyo
Kitchen chair. One of representing chair of designers early works. Also one of historical design piece in
Category

Vintage 1980s British Post-Modern Chairs

Materials

Steel

Monumental Antique Roman Bronze Works Gilt American Bald Eagle Sculpture Statue
By Roman Bronze Works
Located in Dayton, OH
Museum quality antique solid bronze 70lb sculpture by Roman Bronze Works of an eagle seated on the
Category

Early 20th Century American Classical Animal Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Figures - Drawing by Hermann Paul - Early 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
alongside Vuillard, Matisse and Toulouse-Lautrec. Early works were noted for their satiric characterizations
Category

Early 20th Century Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Ink, Paper

The Church - Drawing by Hermann Paul - Early 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
-Lautrec. Early works were noted for their satiric characterizations of the foibles of French society.
Category

Early 20th Century Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Ink

Portrait - Original Drawing by Hermann Paul - Early 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
, Matisse and Toulouse-Lautrec. Early works were noted for their satiric characterizations of the foibles of
Category

Early 20th Century Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Pastel

Old Building - Drawing by Hermann Paul - Early 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
alongside Vuillard, Matisse and Toulouse-Lautrec. Early works were noted for their satiric characterizations
Category

Early 20th Century Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Permanent Marker

Nude of Woman - Drawing by Hermann Paul - Early 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
-Lautrec. Early works were noted for their satiric characterizations of the foibles of French society.
Category

Early 20th Century Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor, Paper, Ink

Policemen - Original Drawing by Hermann Paul - Early 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
exhibitions alongside Vuillard, Matisse and Toulouse-Lautrec. Early works were noted for their satiric
Category

Early 20th Century Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Charcoal, Watercolor, Paper

Original Chair Kolo Moser and Josef Hoffmann Attr. Jugendstil, Wiener Werkstätte
By Koloman Moser, Josef Hoffmann, Wiener Werkstätte
Located in Vienna, AT
An armchair with design-vocabulary used by Kolo Moser and Josef Hoffmann in their early works from
Category

Antique Early 1900s Austrian Jugendstil Chairs

Materials

Nutwood

In Normandy, near Reva Bella, (Nor mandie, pres de Reva Bella).
By Jean Carzou
Located in La Canada Flintridge, CA
One of the early works by CARZOU. Signed lower right. The oil painting size is 21.75"x17.75
Category

1950s Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

Arts & Crafts/Secessionist Clock with Female Figures by Roman Bronze Works
By Roman Bronze Works
Located in Philadelphia, PA
cast by the Roman Bronze Works, America's premier bronze foundry in the early 20th century. The
Category

Vintage 1910s American Arts and Crafts Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Lift - Woodcut by Hermann Paul - Early 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
exhibitions alongside Vuillard, Matisse and Toulouse-Lautrec. Early works were noted for their satiric
Category

Early 20th Century Modern Figurative Prints

Materials

Woodcut

Carnaval - Drawing by Hermann Paul - Early 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
displayed in gallery exhibitions alongside Vuillard, Matisse and Toulouse-Lautrec. Early works were noted
Category

Early 20th Century Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Ink, Paper

Château - Drawing by Hermann Paul - Early 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Vuillard, Matisse and Toulouse-Lautrec. Early works were noted for their satiric characterizations of the
Category

Early 20th Century Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

Child - Drawing by Hermann Paul - Early 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
fine art was displayed in gallery exhibitions alongside Vuillard, Matisse and Toulouse-Lautrec. Early
Category

Early 20th Century Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Pastel, Pencil

The Bridge - Drawing by Hermann Paul - Early 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Toulouse-Lautrec. Early works were noted for their satiric characterizations of the foibles of French
Category

Early 20th Century Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

The Prospective - Drawing by Hermann Paul - Early 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
alongside Vuillard, Matisse and Toulouse-Lautrec. Early works were noted for their satiric characterizations
Category

Early 20th Century Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Ink

Older People - Drawing by Hermann Paul - Early 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
exhibitions alongside Vuillard, Matisse and Toulouse-Lautrec. Early works were noted for their satiric
Category

Early 20th Century Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Ink

Les Hommes - Drawing by Hermann Paul - Early 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
exhibitions alongside Vuillard, Matisse and Toulouse-Lautrec. Early works were noted for their satiric
Category

Early 20th Century Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Charcoal

La Promenade - Drawing by Hermann Paul - Early 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
exhibitions alongside Vuillard, Matisse and Toulouse-Lautrec. Early works were noted for their satiric
Category

Early 20th Century Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor, Paper, Ink

The Visit - Drawing by Hermann Paul - Early 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
fine art was displayed in gallery exhibitions alongside Vuillard, Matisse and Toulouse-Lautrec. Early
Category

Early 20th Century Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Permanent Marker, Paper

The Great Picador - Drawing by Hermann Paul - Early 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
alongside Vuillard, Matisse and Toulouse-Lautrec. Early works were noted for their satiric characterizations
Category

Early 20th Century Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Gouache, Paper

Le Vieux Monsieur - Drawing by Hermann Paul - Early 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
fine art was displayed in gallery exhibitions alongside Vuillard, Matisse and Toulouse-Lautrec. Early
Category

Early 20th Century Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Ink

The Crucifix - Waterolor Drawing by Hermann Paul - Early 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
, Matisse and Toulouse-Lautrec. Early works were noted for their satiric characterizations of the foibles of
Category

Early 20th Century Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor, Paper

Pair of Gilted Metal Clad Chinese Scholar Bookends by Ronson Art Metal Works
By Ronson Art Metal Works
Located in San Diego, CA
Works, circa 1930s. The bookends depict two Chinese youngsters, beautifully sculpted; the boy is
Category

Early 20th Century American Bookends

Materials

Metal

Woodstock Mountains and landscape.
By Arthur Pinajian
Located in La Canada Flintridge, CA
"One of Pinajian's early works, 'Overlook Mountain, Woodstock, 1974' is a vibrant depiction of the
Category

1960s Abstract Expressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

Portrait of a Noblewoman - Drawing by Hermann Paul - Early 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
exhibitions alongside Vuillard, Matisse and Toulouse-Lautrec. Early works were noted for their satiric
Category

Early 20th Century Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Ink, Paper

La Nourriture - Lithograph by Hermann Paul - Early 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
exhibitions alongside Vuillard, Matisse and Toulouse-Lautrec. Early works were noted for their satiric
Category

Early 20th Century Modern Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Les Prisonniers - Lithograph by Hermann Paul - Early 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
alongside Vuillard, Matisse and Toulouse-Lautrec. Early works were noted for their satiric characterizations
Category

Early 20th Century Modern Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Le Territorial - Lithograph by Hermann Paul - Early 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
alongside Vuillard, Matisse and Toulouse-Lautrec. Early works were noted for their satiric characterizations
Category

Early 20th Century Modern Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Le Convoi - Lithograph by Hermann Paul - Early 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
alongside Vuillard, Matisse and Toulouse-Lautrec. Early works were noted for their satiric characterizations
Category

Early 20th Century Modern Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Le Départ - Lithograph by Hermann Paul - Early 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
alongside Vuillard, Matisse and Toulouse-Lautrec. Early works were noted for their satiric characterizations
Category

Early 20th Century Modern Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Walking the Dogs
By Louis Eilshemius
Located in Long Island City, NY
Louis Eilshemius', American (1864 -1941), early works were influenced by the Barbizon School and
Category

Early 20th Century Post-Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Portrait of a Lady - Drawing by Hermann Paul - Early 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
-Lautrec. Early works were noted for their satiric characterizations of the foibles of French society. His
Category

Early 20th Century Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Ink, Watercolor, Pencil, Paper

Portrait of an Old Man - Drawing by Hermann Paul - Early 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
exhibitions alongside Vuillard, Matisse and Toulouse-Lautrec. Early works were noted for their satiric
Category

Early 20th Century Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper

Un Grise sur les Bleus - Drawing by Hermann Paul - Early 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
exhibitions alongside Vuillard, Matisse and Toulouse-Lautrec. Early works were noted for their satiric
Category

Early 20th Century Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Ink

Monsieur Le Major - Lithograph by Hermann Paul - Early 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
alongside Vuillard, Matisse and Toulouse-Lautrec. Early works were noted for their satiric characterizations
Category

Early 20th Century Modern Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph

"Male Nude, " Early and Fine Drawing by William Baziotes at National Academy
By William Baziotes
Located in Philadelphia, PA
in his career, his extraordinary talent is evident in his early works as well. This drawing of a nude
Category

Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Drawings

Josef Hoffmann Koloman Moser Wiener Werkstaette Pende, re Edition
By Josef Hoffmann, Woka Lamps, Wiener Werkstätte
Located in Vienna, AT
Frequently used by Josef Hoffmann and Koloman Moser in their early works for the Wiener Werkstätte
Category

2010s Austrian Jugendstil Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Brass

Pair of Antique Art Deco Knights of Columbus Bookends by Ronson Art Metal Works
By Ronson Art Metal Works
Located in San Diego, CA
Works, circa 1922. The pair have the KOC coat of arms in red, white and blue and are in great vintage
Category

Early 20th Century American Art Deco Bookends

Materials

Metal

Le Retour Des Aviateurs - Print by Hermann Paul - Early 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
exhibitions alongside Vuillard, Matisse and Toulouse-Lautrec. Early works were noted for their satiric
Category

Early 20th Century Modern Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Le Journal du Grande - Lithograph by Hermann Paul - Early 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
exhibitions alongside Vuillard, Matisse and Toulouse-Lautrec. Early works were noted for their satiric
Category

Early 20th Century Modern Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Sculptural Stoneware Object with Incised Letters by Bo Kristiansen, Denmark
By Bo Kristiansen
Located in New York, NY
, bowls and vases in bright colors. Scripture is incised or in relief and is in the early works fragments
Category

Vintage 1980s Danish Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Stoneware

Sculptural Lidded Stoneware Jar with Incised Letters by Bo Kristiansen, Denmark
By Bo Kristiansen
Located in New York, NY
, bowls and vases in bright colors. Scripture is incised or in relief and is in the early works fragments
Category

Vintage 1980s Danish Jars

Materials

Stoneware

Annabella - Lithograph by Henry Bataille - Early 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
playwright exclusively. Bataille's early works explored the effects of passion on human motivation and how
Category

Early 20th Century Modern Figurative Prints

Materials

Paper, Lithograph

Black and White Original Photography by Artist Bob Coleman Signed & Dated, 1983
Located in San Diego, CA
Nice mounted black and white picture by artist Bob Coleman, signed and dated one of his early works
Category

Late 20th Century American American Classical Photography

Materials

Aluminum

Surrealist Mexican Painting on Paper -- Sin Titulo
By Armando Villagran
Located in Troy, NY
Mexico City in the 1960s. This represents an opportunity for collectors to buy one of Villagran's early
Category

1960s Surrealist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Paint, Mixed Media, Paper

Swiss Furniture and Interiors in the 20th Century
By Arthur Rüegg
Located in London, GB
rare early works and fascinating details on the origins and production of the objects.  
Category

Late 20th Century Swiss Books

Materials

Paper

Tom Dixon Speed lounge chair for Space Design, UK 1999
By Tom Dixon
Located in London, GB
been systematically woven across its iron frame, a method Dixon employed in various early works. The
Category

1990s British Post-Modern Chaise Longues

Materials

Rope

1960s Hard - Edge Abstract Oil Painting Signed Gilbert
By Karl Benjamin
Located in Oakland, CA
to the early works of American artists John McLaughlin and Karl Benjamin.
Category

Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Wood, Paint

1940s 18karat Gold Signed COCO CHANEL “EREMIAS” Coral Bakelite Pin Brooch
By Chanel
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Authentic C C Chanel, early works in 18 Karat yellow gold and rose color Bakelite in good condition
Category

Vintage 1940s American Modern Brooches

Materials

Gold

Baby Blue Glazed Ceramic Planter by Esben & Lauge for Eslau, 1960s
By Eslau
Located in Esbjerg, DK
very reminiscent of earlier works by Arne Bang. Measurements: Diameter: 17 cm, H: 15 cm.
Category

Vintage 1960s Danish Art Deco Planters, Cachepots and Jardinières

Materials

Ceramic

Early 20th Century Neo-Impressionist Portrait Drawing on Paper - Figural Studies
By Henri Edmond Cross
Located in London, GB
des Beaux-Arts. His early works, portraits and still lifes, were in the dark colors of realism, but
Category

Late 19th Century Post-Impressionist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Carbon Pencil

Early 20th Scandinavian metal work of a compote bowl attributed to Paavo Tynell
By Paavo Tynell
Located in København K, 84
properties. Tynell's early works often bore the influence of the Art Nouveau movement, which was prevalent
Category

Early 20th Century Scandinavian Arts and Crafts Serving Bowls

Materials

Metal, Wire

Italian Modernist Nickel Plated Standard Lamp
Located in London, GB
A 1970s Italian nickel standard lamp stylistically reminiscent of the earlier works of the Bauhaus
Category

Vintage 1970s Italian Bauhaus Floor Lamps

Materials

Nickel

Italian Modernist Nickel Plated Standard Lamp
Italian Modernist Nickel Plated Standard Lamp
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Leo Castelli Ten Years, 1967; Edited by David Whitney
By Andy Warhol and Roy Lichtenstein
Located in New York, NY
illustrations Published by Leo Castelli, New York paperback Catalogue includes early works by Jasper Johns
Category

1960s Prints and Multiples

Materials

Lithograph

Early 20th century American display cabinet by Quincy showcase works Illinois
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Early 20th century american display cabinet by quincy showcase works illinois circa 1900. Fine
Category

Early 20th Century American Late Victorian Cabinets

Materials

Glass, Oak

21st Century LOL Skateboard Sculpture by artist Tom Banks-NYC, Miami, London
By Tom Banks
Located in Miami, FL
One of a kind skateboard LOL sculpture by artist Tom Banks. This is from his earlier works and is
Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Sculptures

Materials

Brass, Copper

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There is a range of early works for sale on 1stDibs. Each of these unique early works was constructed with extraordinary care, often using metal, animal skin and leather. Early works have been produced for many years, with earlier versions available from the 18th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 21st Century. Early works bearing Art Nouveau or Industrial hallmarks are very popular at 1stDibs. There have been many well-made early works over the years, but those made by Roman Bronze Works, Albert Laessle and Arturo Schwarz are often thought to be among the most beautiful.

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  • 1stDibs ExpertMarch 22, 2022
    Keith Haring created most of his early work on the streets and in the subway stations of New York City. He drew inspiration from graffiti artists and produced street art using chalk and paint throughout the early 1980s. Haring would later take on a great deal of commissioned work, and between 1982 and 1989, he created more than 50 public artworks in cities all over the world. On 1stDibs, find a collection of Keith Haring art.