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Antique Mechanical Objects on Lucite Stand, Bookends
Located in East Hampton, NY
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 Sculpture: 'Out of Line'
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 Sculptures

Materials

Found Objects, Fabric, Porcelain

Surreal Sculpture: 'Slow Walker'
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 Sculptures

Materials

Found Objects, Acrylic, Clay

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

Pencil, Pastel, Found Objects, Acrylic

Surreal Sculpture: 'Lazy Boy'
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 Sculptures

Materials

Clay, Wood, Found Objects, Acrylic

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
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Paint, Resin

Georgian Mechanical Fire Bellows
Located in London, GB
A Georgian brass and mahogany mechanical fire bellows with unusual brass wavy spoked turning wheel
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Antique Early 19th Century English Georgian More Desk Accessories

Materials

Brass

Georgian Mechanical Fire Bellows
Georgian Mechanical Fire Bellows
H 11.03 in W 19.69 in D 7.88 in
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

Bucherer Mechanical Pencil Watch
Bucherer Mechanical Pencil Watch
H 0.5 in W 0.5 in D 0.38 in
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: 'Planetary Machines '
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 Sculpture: 'The Loop'
By David Barnett
Located in New York, NY
Barnett, a surrealist artist incorporates discarded mechanical objects and gadgets into his artwork
Category

2010s Surrealist Sculptures

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 Sculpture: 'Clock Shop'
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 Sculptures

Materials

Metal

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

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

Sterling, circa 925, Mechanical Box
By Dunhill
Located in Newport Beach, CA
Chic and rare, period Art Deco, sterling silver, engine turned, mechanical cigarette box for
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Vintage 1920s English Cigar Boxes and Humidors

Materials

Sterling Silver

Sterling, circa 925, Mechanical Box
Sterling, circa 925, Mechanical Box
H 6.25 in W 9.25 in D 6 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
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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

Rare Polished Pig / Hog Mechanical Bell, C.1890
Rare Polished Pig / Hog Mechanical Bell, C.1890
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H 3.5 in W 6.75 in D 3.25 in
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

Monumental Mechanical Wood Angel Art Sculpture Statue by Jay Bolotin
Located in Dayton, OH
piece was made for use in a production Objects from the Mechanical Opera that exhibited in Cincinnati in
Category

1990s Modern Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Hardwood

Mechanical Wind Up Ingraham Desk Small Ball Clock, circa 1900
Located in Van Nuys, CA
unit. Mechanical pocket watch design ball clock, wind the winding knob for running the small clock
Category

Antique Early 1900s More Clocks

Materials

Brass

Vintage Mechanical Bakelite Maritime Wall Clock from Seth Thomas, 1950s
By Seth Thomas Clock Company
Located in Kojetice, CZ
Vintage bakelite winding ships wall clock made by Seth Thomas Clock Company in United States during the 1950s .It features a dark brown bakelite case and a clear glass cover. The ori...
Category

Mid-20th Century American Industrial Wall Clocks

Materials

Glass, Bakelite

Bronze Medal Opus 294 Mechanical Electricity by Miguel Berrocal, 1982
By Miguel Berrocal
Located in Benalmadena, ES
Bronze medal for Gijón made by Miguel Berrocal in 1982, a rare specimen that is difficult to obtain since its edition was made exclusively for the Higher Technical School of Industri...
Category

Vintage 1980s European Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

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

Vintage German Brass Ships Porthole Nautical Boat Wall Clock Mechanical Movement
Located in Dayton, OH
Mid 20th century key wound port hole clock. Features a brass frame with metal dial and glass window. Hangs via 3 screw holes at the base. Marked along the face EW A porthole, som...
Category

Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Wall Clocks

Materials

Brass

Jaeger LeCoultre 1950 Swiss Retro Modernist Mechanical Desk Clock Near Mint
By Jaeger-LeCoultre
Located in Miami, FL
Desk clock designed by Jaeger LeCoultre. Fabulous geometric desk-table clock, created in Switzerland by the clockmakers of Jaeger LeCoultre, back in the 1950. This clock is very rar...
Category

Vintage 1950s Swiss Mid-Century Modern Mantel Clocks

Materials

Steel

Japanese Pottery Manekineko Cat Object Piggy Bank 1980s Showa
Located in Paris, FR
equipped with a mechanical paw which slowly moves back and forth. (By Wikipedia) *There are little
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Vintage 1980s Japanese Showa Animal Sculptures

Materials

Pottery

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

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
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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Grandfather Clocks and Longcas...

Materials

Metal, Chrome

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

1970 Adler German J5 Navy Blue Gray Mechanical Portable Typewriter & Case
Located in Dayton, OH
Vintage 1970 Adler J5 mechanical, portable typewriter in gray and navy blue. Serial number 4476775
Category

Vintage 1970s Mid-Century Modern Desk Sets

Materials

Metal

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

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

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

Abstract Industrial Found Object Metal Table Sculpture, Post Modern Sottsass Era
By Ettore Sottsass, Memphis Group
Located in Philadelphia, PA
mechanical parts. Extremely heavy and well made. Made by a local Philadelphia artist, unsigned. In the
Category

Vintage 1980s American Post-Modern Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Steel

Alfred Dunhill 1950 West Germany Desk Petrol Mechanical Lighter 12 Inches Ruler
By Alfred Dunhill
Located in Miami, FL
lighter, designed by Dunhill back in the 1950. This mechanical lighter has been crafted in West Germany in
Category

Vintage 1950s German Mid-Century Modern Paperweights

Materials

Steel, Chrome

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 ...
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Mid-20th Century English Art Deco Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

Materials

Brass

Markowitsch & Scheid 1875 Mechanical Vesta Case In .900 Sterling With Niello
By Georg Adam Scheid
Located in Miami, FL
Mechanical vesta case designed by Michael Markowitsch & George Adam Scheid. Beautiful antique
Category

Antique 1870s Austrian High Victorian Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes

Materials

Silver, Sterling Silver

Large mechanical 1950s brass world time clock by Heinrich Möller for Kienzle
By Kienzle Clocks, Heinrich Möller
Located in München, DE
Schlenker in Schwenningen. This model with the mechanical 8 day drive was built in the late 1950s and early
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Vintage 1950s German Mid-Century Modern Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

Materials

Brass

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

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

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

Mechanical or Animated Huge Stuffed Zebra, by Hansa and Four Feet High
Located in Chicago, IL
. This particular animated or mechanical Zebra is huge, by stuffed animal standards and was used in a
Category

1990s Philippine Mobiles and Kinetic Sculptures

Materials

Acrylic

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

Art Deco English Chrome Clock , 8 Day, Mechanical, by Smiths, circa 1930
By Smiths English Clock Systems
Located in Devon, England
This is a stunning quality made Art Deco chrome clock by the English clockmakers Smiths - it has an 8 day movement and is in excellent working order having been fully serviced by a q...
Category

Mid-20th Century English Art Deco Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

Materials

Chrome

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

Surreal Collage: 'Mechanical Garden'
By David Barnett
Located in New York, NY
-dimensional collage as well as sculptural objects. Infused with a rich sense of history, the essence of my
Category

2010s Surrealist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Mixed Media

French Silver and Guilloche Enamel Box
Located in Newark, England
very precise, intricate and repetitive pattern is mechanically engraved into an underlying material via
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Antique Late 19th Century French Belle Époque Decorative Boxes

Materials

Silver, Enamel

French Silver and Guilloche Enamel Box
French Silver and Guilloche Enamel Box
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H 0.99 in Dm 3.15 in
Silver and enamel candy box
Located in Buenos Aires, Argentina
tree in bloom excellent condition and high quality Specifically, it comprises a series of mechanical
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Antique Early 1900s Swiss Neoclassical Decorative Boxes

Materials

Crystal, Silver, Enamel

Silver and enamel candy box
Silver and enamel candy box
H 1.97 in W 5.52 in D 4.73 in
Karl Rössler 1890 Austrian Vesta Tinder Box In .800 Silver 18Kt Gold And Niello
By Karl Rössler 1
Located in Miami, FL
Austro-Hungarian empire mechanical vesta tinder case made by Karl Rössler Beautiful antique fusee
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Antique Late 19th Century Austrian Late Victorian Decorative Boxes

Materials

Gold, Silver, Sterling Silver

Silver Fusée Singing Bird Box by Charles Bruguier
Located in New Orleans, LA
exquisite artistry with outstanding mechanical craftsmanship. The earliest bird boxes were fusée, or chain
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Antique 19th Century Swiss Other Decorative Boxes

Materials

Silver, Enamel

Edwardian 14k Gold Mechanical Lorgnette
Located in Venice, CA
take on this classic antique object. Lorgnettes were spectacles with a handle, intended to be held
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Antique Early 1900s Unknown Edwardian Vanity Items

Materials

14k Gold, Yellow Gold

Edwardian 14k Gold Mechanical Lorgnette
Edwardian 14k Gold Mechanical Lorgnette
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W 1.69 in L 3.25 in
Kellner Brothers Vienna 1885 Austrian Vesta Tinder Box In .800 Silver With Knife
Located in Miami, FL
Mechanical vesta case designed by the Kellner Brothers Beautiful antique fusee vesta tinder case
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Antique 1880s Austrian Late Victorian Decorative Boxes

Materials

Silver, Sterling Silver

Otar Stacked Brass and Copper Box
By Otar USA
Located in Van Nuys, CA
of Mechanical Age functional design that is gaining increased appreciation by a wider public.        
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Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Decorative Boxes

Materials

Brass, Copper

Otar Stacked Brass and Copper Box
Otar Stacked Brass and Copper Box
H 4.75 in W 5.5 in D 5.5 in
1930s English Grandmother Clock
Located in Asheville, NC
; that is, the clock can be silenced if one so wished. A beautiful mechanical key-wound clock with chime
Category

Vintage 1930s English Clocks

Materials

Silver Plate

1930s English Grandmother Clock
1930s English Grandmother Clock
H 48 in W 9 in D 5 in
Ronson Art Metal Works 1920 Very Rare Art Deco Sterling Silver Plate Desk Box
By Louis Vincent Aronson, Ronson Art Metal Works
Located in Miami, FL
metallurgy, practical metal working and mechanical drawing. At the same time, he set up a laboratory in the
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Vintage 1920s American Art Deco Decorative Boxes

Materials

Silver, Sterling Silver, Bronze

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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.