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Antique Mechanical Objects on Lucite Stand, Bookends
Located in North Miami, FL
This pair of antique Industrial elements made in brass on thick Lucite base. The brass details are beautifully intricate.
Category
Vintage 1920s American More Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
Surreal Collage: 'Prototypes #3'
By David Barnett
Located in New York, NY
Barnett, a surrealist artist incorporates discarded mechanical objects and gadgets into his artwork
Category
2010s Surrealist Mixed Media
Materials
Pastel, Found Objects, Acrylic, Pencil
Georgian Mahogany Mechanical Bellows
Located in Greenwich, CT
Unusual early 19th century English mahogany and brass mechanical bellows for stoking a fire by
Category
Antique Early 19th Century English Georgian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
Surreal Collage: 'Willful Blindness'
By David Barnett
Located in New York, NY
plexiglass box frame.
Barnett, a surrealist artist incorporates discarded mechanical objects and gadgets
Category
2010s Surrealist Mixed Media
Materials
Pastel, Found Objects, Watercolor
Mechanical balcony
By Guillaume Lachapelle
Located in Montreal, Quebec
, Lachapelle extracts seemingly mundane mechanical objects from a typical cityscape – such as radiators, fire
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Resin, Paint
Cartier Mechanical Desk Travel Clock
By Cartier
Located in Miami, FL
Rare vintage Cartier Paris gold-plated and black enamel folding mechanical travel clock with alarm
Category
Vintage 1970s Swiss Art Deco Picture Frames
Materials
Gold, Brass, Enamel
Georgian Mechanical Fire Bellows
Located in London, GB
A Georgian brass and mahogany mechanical fire bellows with unusual brass wavy spoked turning wheel
Category
Antique Early 19th Century English Georgian More Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
Surreal Collage: 'Six Feet Apart, Six Feet Under'
By David Barnett
Located in New York, NY
Barnett, a surrealist artist incorporates discarded mechanical objects and gadgets into his artwork
Category
2010s Surrealist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media
Surreal Collage: 'Happy Valley'
By David Barnett
Located in New York, NY
Barnett, a surrealist artist incorporates discarded mechanical objects and gadgets into his artwork
Category
2010s Surrealist Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media
Surreal Collage: 'Irvington Park'
By David Barnett
Located in New York, NY
Barnett, a surrealist artist incorporates discarded mechanical objects and gadgets into his artwork
Category
2010s Surrealist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pastel, Watercolor, Graphite
Surreal Collage: 'Dem Bones'
By David Barnett
Located in New York, NY
Barnett, a surrealist artist incorporates discarded mechanical objects and gadgets into his artwork
Category
2010s Surrealist Mixed Media
Materials
Paper, Color Pencil
Surreal Collage: 'The Definition of Insanity'
By David Barnett
Located in New York, NY
Barnett, a surrealist artist incorporates discarded mechanical objects and gadgets into his artwork
Category
2010s Surrealist Mixed Media
Materials
Watercolor, Color Pencil, Graphite
Bucherer Mechanical Pencil Watch
By Bucherer
Located in Palm Springs, CA
A rare 1930's Bucherer pencil watch. It was made by Bucherer for a few different firms including Rolex. This version is in a gold filed case I assume as it is not hallmarked. The wat...
Category
Vintage 1930s Swiss More Desk Accessories
Materials
Gold Plate
Antique Portuguese Mechanical Cash Register
Located in Lisboa, Lisboa
Mechanical cash register. Widely used to record commercial transactions in stores and commercial
Category
Mid-20th Century Portuguese Mid-Century Modern Desk Sets
Materials
Metal
Studio Crafted Mechanical Pencil 1970s
Located in San Diego, CA
Finely crafted studio wood mechanical pencil in rosewood and wenge. Beautiful construction with
Category
Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Desk Sets
Materials
Rosewood, Wenge
Antique Indonesian Mechanical Drill, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
Long ago, an Indonesian artisan living on Lombok, an island well known for its weaving, made his living using this handsome hand-crafted drill. The antique tool is beautifully constr...
Category
Early 20th Century Indonesian Mounted Objects
Materials
Copper, Iron
German 1935 Bauhaus Art Deco Bartender Mechanical Cigarette Dispenser Box
By Bauhaus
Located in Miami, FL
Barman mechanical cigarette dispenser box.
An exceptional and very beautiful desk piece, created
Category
Vintage 1930s German Art Deco Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass, Steel
H 10.5 in W 3.75 in D 3.75 in
Folk Art 1930 Mechanical Desk Barrel Box In Polychromate Wood
Located in Miami, FL
mechanical desk barrel box carved in wood and decorated with painting. Shown a man dressed in a tuxedo and a
Category
Vintage 1930s American Folk Art Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood, Paint
Rare Polished Pig / Hog Mechanical Bell, C.1890
Located in Bath, GB
screwed construction. The mechanical bell can be would from the underside and then rung either by the
Category
Antique 1890s German Late Victorian Animal Sculptures
Materials
Metal
French Retro Bronze Porcelain Remontoir Gear Mechanical Swing Clock
Located in Los Angeles, CA
French Retro bronze porcelain remontoir gear mechanical swing clock, with beautiful painted sky
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French More Clocks
Materials
Brass
20th Century Hermle German Mechanical Regulatory Walnut Wall Clock
Located in Sofia, BG
German engineered clock by Hermle Clocks. This elegant regulator wall clock is made from solid walnut and has been hand polished for the perfect finish.
Germany, circa 1940.
Category
Mid-20th Century German Wall Clocks
Materials
Wood
Vintage Olivetti Divisumma 14 Calculator - Iconic 1940s Mechanical Masterpiece
Located in Manzano, IT
Vintage Olivetti Divisumma 14 Calculator – Iconic 1940s Mechanical Masterpiece
Discover a true gem
Category
Vintage 1940s Desk Sets
Materials
Metal
H 6.3 in W 9.45 in D 17.72 in
Frank Meisler Rare Vintage Judaica Rabbi Praying Mechanical Sculpture 103/250
By Frank Meisler
Located in Countryside, IL
Frank Meisler Rare Vintage Judaica Rabbi Praying Mechanical Sculpture 103/250
This sculpture
Category
Early 2000s Israeli Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Metal
H 9.75 in W 4 in D 5 in
'Bare On Bear', Viennese Mechanical Bronze, Beauty On Bearskin, Carl Kauba, 1900
By Carl Kauba
Located in Vienna, AT
Representation of a pretty young lady in a softly falling dress, caressing her body as she stretches backwards, lying on a bearskin-covered divan. When the hinged belt is opened, the...
Category
Antique Early 1900s Austrian Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
H 5.91 in W 8.86 in D 4.53 in
Midcentury Mechanical Atlanta Wall Clock with 10 Days Movement and with Gong
By Junghans Uhren GmbH
Located in München, DE
Original mechanical midcentury Atlanta wall clock. With a 10-day clockwork and gong beat: every
Category
Vintage 1950s German Mid-Century Modern Wall Clocks
Materials
Metal, Brass
H 17.33 in W 11.42 in D 1.19 in
EDWARDIAN 1900 Mechanical Perpetual Desk Calendar With Painted Hunting Scene
Located in Miami, FL
An Edwardian perpetual desk calendar.
This is a very unusual and beautiful mechanical desk
Category
Antique Early 1900s English Edwardian Desk Sets
Materials
Silver Plate, Steel
H 4.5 in W 3.75 in D 3.35 in
Jaeger-LeCoultre - Mémovox mechanical travel watch from the 1970s
By Jaeger & Co.
Located in Autonomous City Buenos Aires, CABA
model, an iconic mechanical travel watch from the 1970s.
The watch has a square or rectangular shape
Category
20th Century Swiss Post-Modern Table Clocks and Desk Clocks
Materials
Bronze, Enamel
Lady Schaeffer Fountain Pen With 14k Nib & Mechanical Pencil Boxed Set
Located in Reading, Berkshire
Lady Schaeffer Fountain Pen 14k Nib & Mechanical Pencil Pens Set With
Supplied With An Original
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Desk Sets
Materials
Metal
Antique Mechanical Billiard Clock in Oak with Timer by P. O. Pedersen Copenhagen
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Museum's piece: mechanical clock for 3-cushions billiard. Its is made from oak that has patinated
Category
Vintage 1920s European Art Deco Wall Clocks
Materials
Oak
H 12.6 in W 11.42 in D 3.94 in
1926 René Lalique - Clock Inséparables Parrrots Opalescent Glass Mechanical
By René Lalique
Located in Boulogne Billancourt, FR
mechanical movement.
Molded signature.
Perfect condition. 8-day movement in working order.
dimensions: 11
Category
Vintage 1920s European Art Deco Table Clocks and Desk Clocks
Materials
Glass
Vintage Ibm Master Long Clock Electro Mechanical Pendulum 1960
By IBM
Located in Biella, IT
Ibm master long clock electro mechanical with pendulum years ’60, used but good vintage condition
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Grandfather Clocks and Longcas...
Materials
Metal, Chrome
Antique English Golden Oak Mechanical Smoker's Box, Circa 1890's.
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique English golden oak mechanical smoker's box, circa 1890's.
Category
Antique Late 19th Century English Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Materials
Brass
Cartier Paris 1950 Midcentury Bamboo Mechanical Pencil in 14kt Yellow Gold
By Cartier
Located in Miami, FL
mechanical pencil, crafted in solid yellow gold of 14 karats and embellished with a carving of natural bamboo
Category
Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Desk Sets
Materials
Gold
H 4 in W 0.43 in D 0.43 in
Table Box mechanical musical movement and miniature fired enamel Salimbeni
By Franco Salimbeni, Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Large rectangular table box with concave corners, with mechanical musical movement with 3 different
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Materials
Gold, Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel
H 3.08 in W 7.29 in D 3.75 in
1950s mechanical Atlanta wall clock with a 10 day movement and a gong strike
By Atlanta Electric
Located in München, DE
Original Mid Century Modern mechanical wall clock from Atlanta. Made in Germany.
With one 10-day
Category
Vintage 1950s German Mid-Century Modern Wall Clocks
Materials
Brass
H 18.9 in W 9.85 in D 2.76 in
1970s Helicopter Sculpture Made with Assorted Old Mechanical Metal Pieces
Located in Marbella, ES
1970s helicopter sculpture made with assorted old mechanical metal pieces: cars, bikes, lawnmowers
Category
Mid-20th Century European Mobiles and Kinetic Sculptures
Materials
Iron
H 24.81 in W 35.44 in D 15.75 in
Table Box Clock Swiss mechanical skeletal movement on the lid Salimbeni
By Giorgio Salimbeni, Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Empire Napoleon III style, also on the sides. Swiss mechanical skeletal movement with 8-day charge with
Category
Vintage 1980s Italian Napoleon III Table Clocks and Desk Clocks
Materials
Amethyst, Sterling Silver, Enamel
Art Deco Glamourous Mechanical 8 Day Mirror Clock, English, c1930s
Located in Devon, England
This is a very attractive English Art Deco clock, made circa 1930. It has a eight day wind up movement. The base is brass, the bezel is also brass with gold tone finish. The backing ...
Category
Mid-20th Century English Art Deco Table Clocks and Desk Clocks
Materials
Brass
A Cartier Oval Gold Enamel 8-Day Mechanical Movement Alarm Desk Clock
By Cartier
Located in Reading, Berkshire
An Elegant Cartier Gold & Blue Circular 8-Day Mechanical Movement Oval Desk Clock of Gilt Metal and
Category
20th Century French Art Deco Table Clocks and Desk Clocks
Materials
Brass, Enamel
Supreme x rOtring 600 3-in-1 Multicolor pen &v mechanical pencil, SS 2023, Japan
By Supreme
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Supreme®/rOtring 600 3-in-1
Multicolor pen and mechanical pencil. Includes black and red ballpoint
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Modern Inkwells
Materials
Stainless Steel
H 1 in W 8 in D 1 in
Paillard-Bolex L8 Mechanical Wind-Up 8mm Camera With Yvar 12.5mm F2.8 Fixed Lens
Located in Reading, Berkshire
Paillard-Bolex L8 Mechanical Wind-Up 8mm Camera With Yvar 12.5mm F2.8 Fixed Lens 1940's
16 frames a
Category
Mid-20th Century Swiss Mid-Century Modern Desk Sets
Materials
Steel
H 5 in W 2 in D 3 in
1970s Formula 1 Car Sculpture Made with Assorted Old Mechanical Metal Pieces
Located in Marbella, ES
1970s Formula 1 car sculpture made with assorted old mechanical metal pieces: cars, bikes
Category
Vintage 1970s Mobiles and Kinetic Sculptures
Materials
Iron
H 14.57 in W 39.38 in D 14.97 in
1970s Tank with Cannon Sculpture Made with Assorted Old Mechanical Metal Pieces
Located in Marbella, ES
1970s tank with cannon sculpture made with assorted old mechanical metal pieces: cars, bikes
Category
Mid-20th Century European Mobiles and Kinetic Sculptures
Materials
Iron
H 17.72 in W 33.47 in D 13.78 in
1970s Formula 1 Car Sculpture Made with Assorted Old Mechanical Metal Pieces
Located in Marbella, ES
1970s Formula 1 car sculpture made with assorted old mechanical metal pieces: cars, bikes
Category
Mid-20th Century Mobiles and Kinetic Sculptures
Materials
Iron
H 13.39 in W 36.62 in D 37.8 in
Van Cleef & Arpels Paris 1932 Art Deco Mechanical Desk Clock Box Sterling Silver
By Van Cleef & Arpels
Located in Miami, FL
An art deco mechanical box clock designed by Van Cleef & Arpels.
This is an extremely rare
Category
Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Table Clocks and Desk Clocks
Materials
Sterling Silver, Steel
H 3.75 in W 3.75 in D 3.75 in
A Wunderkammer object: the mechanical paradox, France half 19th century.
Located in Milan, IT
A Wunderkammer object: the mechanical paradox. It consists in a double cone, which is able to climb
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century French Scientific Instruments
Materials
Ebony, Oak
Howard Miller Domed Barometer
By Howard Miller
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An elegant mechanical decorative object.
Category
Vintage 1960s North American More Desk Accessories
Materials
Acrylic
WRIGHT & DAVIES 1900 Guilloche Enameled Carriage Clock In .925 Sterling Silver
By Wright & Davies 1
Located in Miami, FL
, clock cases, vestas amongst many other objects.
Movement: Swiss, mechanical hand wingding and signed
Category
Antique 1890s English Gothic Revival Table Clocks and Desk Clocks
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver, Enamel
H 3.27 in W 1.88 in D 1.55 in
Massive Chinese Ormolu High Relief Gilt Bronze Automaton Musical Clock
Located in Danville, CA
European mechanical clockworks. As objects of curiosity and items of luxury, these early clocks
Category
20th Century Table Clocks and Desk Clocks
Materials
Bronze
Julia
By Guillaume Lachapelle
Located in Montreal, Quebec
, Lachapelle extracts seemingly mundane mechanical objects from a typical cityscape – such as radiators, fire
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Resin, Paint
The Lovers
By Guillaume Lachapelle
Located in Montreal, Quebec
, Lachapelle extracts seemingly mundane mechanical objects from a typical cityscape – such as radiators, fire
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Resin, Paint
Untitled
By Guillaume Lachapelle
Located in Montreal, Quebec
, Lachapelle extracts seemingly mundane mechanical objects from a typical cityscape – such as radiators, fire
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Resin, Paint
Untitled
By Guillaume Lachapelle
Located in Montreal, Quebec
, Lachapelle extracts seemingly mundane mechanical objects from a typical cityscape – such as radiators, fire
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Resin, Paint
St-Laurent
By Guillaume Lachapelle
Located in Montreal, Quebec
, Lachapelle extracts seemingly mundane mechanical objects from a typical cityscape – such as radiators, fire
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Resin, Paint
A street corner
By Guillaume Lachapelle
Located in Montreal, Quebec
, Lachapelle extracts seemingly mundane mechanical objects from a typical cityscape – such as radiators, fire
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Resin, Paint
Extrapolation 6
By Guillaume Lachapelle
Located in Montreal, Quebec
, Lachapelle extracts seemingly mundane mechanical objects from a typical cityscape – such as radiators, fire
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Resin, Paint
Extrapolation 7
By Guillaume Lachapelle
Located in Montreal, Quebec
, Lachapelle extracts seemingly mundane mechanical objects from a typical cityscape – such as radiators, fire
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Resin, Paint
Extrapolation 2
By Guillaume Lachapelle
Located in Montreal, Quebec
, Lachapelle extracts seemingly mundane mechanical objects from a typical cityscape – such as radiators, fire
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Resin, Paint
Extrapolation 4
By Guillaume Lachapelle
Located in Montreal, Quebec
, Lachapelle extracts seemingly mundane mechanical objects from a typical cityscape – such as radiators, fire
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Resin, Paint
Extrapolation 1
By Guillaume Lachapelle
Located in Montreal, Quebec
, Lachapelle extracts seemingly mundane mechanical objects from a typical cityscape – such as radiators, fire
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Resin, Paint
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Mechanical Objects For Sale on 1stDibs
At 1stDibs, there are several options of mechanical objects available for sale. Frequently made of metal, brass and wood, all mechanical objects available were constructed with great care. We have 1292 antique and vintage mechanical objects in-stock, while there are 324 modern editions to choose from as well. Mechanical objects have been produced for many years, with earlier versions available from the 18th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 21st Century. Mechanical objects made by Art Deco designers — as well as those associated with mid-century modern — are very popular at 1stDibs. Mechanical objects have been a part of the life’s work for many furniture makers, but those produced by Mosche Bianche, Kienzle Clocks and Jaeger-LeCoultre are consistently popular.
How Much are Mechanical Objects?
Mechanical objects can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price at 1stDibs is $2,050, while the lowest priced sells for $45 and the highest can go for as much as $2,500,000.