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Capping Finial Newel Post Staircase Pair Oak Cup & Cover Ball 33cm 13" high
Capping Finial Newel Post Staircase Pair Oak Cup & Cover Ball 33cm 13" high

Capping Finial Newel Post Staircase Pair Oak Cup & Cover Ball 33cm 13" high

Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK

Rare pair of oak newel post cappings or finials Elegant and finely turned ball supported cup

Category

Antique 19th Century English Baroque Revival Balustrades and Fixtures

Materials

Oak

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Wooden Carved Squirrel Finial. Handcrafted Stairs Decoration, Oak Newel Post Cap
Wooden Carved Squirrel Finial. Handcrafted Stairs Decoration, Oak Newel Post Cap

Wooden Carved Squirrel Finial. Handcrafted Stairs Decoration, Oak Newel Post Cap

Located in St Petersburg, St Petersburg

The wooden finial "Squirrel" will be a nice addition to your stairs that will give it originality. Professional processing of the product, as well as manual refinement and attention...

Category

2010s European Stairs

Materials

Beech, Oak

Lion with Shield Newel Post Finial, Architectural Hand Carved Oak Statue Lion
Lion with Shield Newel Post Finial, Architectural Hand Carved Oak Statue Lion

Lion with Shield Newel Post Finial, Architectural Hand Carved Oak Statue Lion

Located in St Petersburg, St Petersburg

Unfinished high-quality carved wood newel post cap Lion. This unique piece will bring a touch of

Category

2010s Gothic Stairs

Materials

Wood, Ash, Beech, Oak

Sullivan Designed Newel Post Cap from Schlesinger and Mayer Department Store

Sullivan Designed Newel Post Cap from Schlesinger and Mayer Department Store

By Louis Sullivan

Located in Round Top, TX

An extremely rare Louis Sullivan designed copper over iron newel post cap from the Schlesinger and

Category

Antique Late 19th Century American Balustrades and Fixtures

Materials

Copper, Iron

COMET Folk Art Clock
COMET Folk Art Clock

COMET Folk Art Clock

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H 39 in Dm 18 in

COMET Folk Art Clock

By Van Dusen Clockworks

Located in Dallas, TX

marvelous wood base made from an antique stairway newel post, capped with an iron grate from a seed machine

Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Folk Art Sculptures

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Mid-Victorian Moorish wrought & cast iron pergola or decorative garden structure
Mid-Victorian Moorish wrought & cast iron pergola or decorative garden structure

Mid-Victorian Moorish wrought & cast iron pergola or decorative garden structure

Located in London, GB

A monumental Moorish mid-Victorian wrought iron Pergola or Decorative Garden Structure, a unique masterpiece in High Victorian Ironwork design. Our research confirms it is French, da...

Category

Antique Late 19th Century European Moorish Architectural Elements

Materials

Wrought Iron

1894 Steinway & Sons Concert Grand Piano, Louis XV Style, Giltwood
1894 Steinway & Sons Concert Grand Piano, Louis XV Style, Giltwood

1894 Steinway & Sons Concert Grand Piano, Louis XV Style, Giltwood

On Hold|$1,441,948

H 42.92 in W 108.27 in D 61.03 in

1894 Steinway & Sons Concert Grand Piano, Louis XV Style, Giltwood

Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR

This extraordinary concert grand piano with 88 keys was made by the prestigious firm Steinway & Sons around 1894. The case's decoration was entrusted to the company Cuel & Ci...

Category

Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XV Musical Instruments

Materials

Wood, Giltwood

Antique Pharmacy Cabinet, Walnut Bookcases and Glass Doors with Sign, '800 Italy
Antique Pharmacy Cabinet, Walnut Bookcases and Glass Doors with Sign, '800 Italy

Antique Pharmacy Cabinet, Walnut Bookcases and Glass Doors with Sign, '800 Italy

$61,460Sale Price|20% Off

H 104.34 in W 153.55 in D 19.69 in

Antique Pharmacy Cabinet, Walnut Bookcases and Glass Doors with Sign, '800 Italy

Located in Cuneo, Italy (CN)

Complete antique pharmacy cabinet, with 3 open bookcases on the sides, 1 bookcase with drawers and 2 original doors with glass and enameled mirror sign. Built in the mid-19th century...

Category

Antique 19th Century Italian Apothecary Cabinets

Materials

Glass, Walnut

Neo-Gothic Oak Pulpit, Hand-Carved with Monsters, Belgium, 1880
Neo-Gothic Oak Pulpit, Hand-Carved with Monsters, Belgium, 1880

Neo-Gothic Oak Pulpit, Hand-Carved with Monsters, Belgium, 1880

Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR

Pulpit in oak with double flight of stairs richly carved with monsters.

Category

Antique 19th Century Belgian Gothic Revival Balustrades and Fixtures

Materials

Oak

Wonderful Boule d'Escalier Large Cut Crystal Brass Banister Newel Post Finial
Wonderful Boule d'Escalier Large Cut Crystal Brass Banister Newel Post Finial

Wonderful Boule d'Escalier Large Cut Crystal Brass Banister Newel Post Finial

Located in Roslyn, NY

A Wonderful Boule d'Escalier Large Cut Etched Crystal Mounted On A Brass Base Banister Newel Post Finial With Star Pattern Top

Category

20th Century Regency Stairs

Materials

Crystal, Brass

18th Century Carved Oak Newel Post from Namur, Belgium
18th Century Carved Oak Newel Post from Namur, Belgium

18th Century Carved Oak Newel Post from Namur, Belgium

$2,900

H 48.5 in W 16.375 in D 9.25 in

18th Century Carved Oak Newel Post from Namur, Belgium

Located in Dallas, TX

Known as a newel post, this well-carved oak support column would have been affixed to a stair railing, providing a visually stunning terminal of the balustrade. Hand-carved in the 17...

Category

Antique 18th Century Belgian Balustrades and Fixtures

Materials

Wood, Oak

Murano Glass Staircase Knob, 1980s
Murano Glass Staircase Knob, 1980s

Murano Glass Staircase Knob, 1980s

$803

H 7.88 in W 4.34 in D 4.34 in

Murano Glass Staircase Knob, 1980s

Located in Madrid, ES

Large and elegant staircase knob crafted from Murano glass and silver-plated bronze. This exquisite piece from the 1980s features a finely detailed design, with the Murano glass disp...

Category

Mid-20th Century Balustrades and Fixtures

Materials

Art Glass

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Questions About Newel Post Caps
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    A newel post is the post at the center of a winding staircase, and is surmised to be called a newel post after the Old French word noiel, meaning knot, and the Vulgar Latin word nodellus, meaning little knot. Browse a variety of newel posts from top sellers on 1stDibs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    Newel posts tend to be expensive because of their materials and construction. Ones sold at high price points are usually solid wood and produced by skilled woodworkers who perform all of the turning and carving by hand. More economically priced machine-made versions made of veneered plywood are also available. On 1stDibs, shop a collection of newel posts.