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Antique Rare Pulley for Well in Olive Wood as Sculpture
Located in Alessandria, Piemonte
It's an exceptional item ! I propose it as a sculpture. I found it in the desert. You find the ideal location, O/6219.
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Antique Early 18th Century Sahrawi Primitive Natural Specimens

Materials

Fruitwood

Mid-Century Modern Silk Wall-Lamp with a Pulley Shanghai, Re Edtion
By Woka Lamps
Located in Vienna, AT
Extraordinary wall-lamp with a pulley, measures up to the clients request. Comes as well with no
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2010s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces

Materials

Brass

Fully Adjustable "PULLEY LIGHT" with Hand Bent Patinated Steel Shade and Dimmer
By Stefan Rurak
Located in Biddeford, ME
The pulley light is a truly dynamic piece. The light is easily raised and lowered utilizing pulleys
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21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Steel

Antique Well from the 18th Century from France
Located in Udenhout, NL
An antique well made from sandstone with an iron hinge and pulley. A very beautiful garden
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Antique Mid-18th Century French Garden Ornaments

Materials

Sandstone, Iron

19th Century Antique Water Well Made Out of French Limestone
Located in Udenhout, NL
It is a beautiful antique limestone water well with pulley. Recuperated from a mansion near Paris
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Antique Early 1800s French Garden Ornaments

Materials

Limestone

Antique Vicenza Stone Well with Sculptures of Cherubs and Festoons, 19th Century
Located in Cuneo, Italy (CN)
. Well in very good condition, slightly high square base and iron rib with pulley. Ideal for setting up a
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Antique 19th Century Italian Garden Ornaments

Materials

Stone

Bigo Floor to Ceiling Lamp by S.T. Valenti for Valenti, 1980s
By Valenti, Valenti Luce
Located in Rotterdam, NL
height and in length; the arm is held in place using a rope pulley system. The disk-shaped reflector can
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Vintage 1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps

Materials

Metal, Aluminum

Stilnovo Telescoping Wall Lamp with Red Metal Shade and Counter Weight
By Stilnovo
Located in London, GB
pulley modulate in height of the lampshade and the length of the weight as well. The height of lamp and
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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces

Materials

Aluminum, Brass

Eugene Leclerc Bluenose Ship Model Canadian (1885-1968)
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
tip of bowsprit and back boom. Eugene Leclerc is considered the best & most well known model ship
Category

Mid-20th Century Canadian Country Nautical Objects

Materials

Wood

American Folk Art Portrait of Marc Isambard Brunel British Inventor Engineer
Located in Rochester, NY
Early 19th century American portrait of Marc Isambard Brunel. Brunel was a well known British
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Antique Early 19th Century American Paintings

Materials

Fabric, Canvas, Paint

Art Nouveau “Ornithological” Candle Lantern by Baccarat, France, circa 1890-1920
By Baccarat
Located in Merida, Yucatan
Late 19th or early 20th century ruby red glass lantern by Baccarat, France, unsigned but a well
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Antique 1890s French Art Nouveau Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Crystal, Bronze

Near Pair of Japanese Jizai Kagi Wood Koi Folk Art Sculptures
Located in Atlanta, GA
wood, these sculptures are known as Jizai Kagi in Japanese and function as the leveling pulley for the
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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Folk Art Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Iron

two Art Nouveau Candle Lantern by Baccarat, France, circa 1890-1920
By Baccarat
Located in Merida, Yucatan
Late 19th or early 20th century ruby red glass Lantern by Baccarat France, unsigned but a well
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Antique 1890s French Art Nouveau Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Crystal, Bronze

American Folk Art Portrait of Marc Isambard Brunel British Inventor Engineer
Located in Rochester, NY
Early 19th century American portrait of Marc Isambard Brunel. Brunel was a well known British
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19th Century Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Fabric

Carved Byzantine Style Limestone Wellhead with Scrolled Ironwork
Located in Dallas, TX
feet above the top of the well. The overthrow features a pointed finial set amongst a beautiful display
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Medieval Garden Ornaments

Materials

Limestone, Iron

Rare Counterweight Suspension by Gino Sarfatti / Arteluce, 1938 Mod. No. 2007
By Gino Sarfatti, Arteluce
Located in Niederdorfelden, Hessen
pulley is made of wood. The fabric cable is renewed. References: Gino Sarfatti. Opere scelte 1938
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Vintage 1930s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Gold Plate, Brass, Aluminum

New Bedford Whale Ship Model Of "Cortez"
Located in Norwell, MA
standing and running cords. The sturdy rigging and pulley to lower the cargo into the hold is well executed
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Vintage 1930s North American Models and Miniatures

Materials

Wood

Christoph Matthias 'Canned Light' Pendant or Wall Lamp for Ingo Maurer
By Christoph Matthias, Ingo Maurer
Located in Glendale, CA
with the integrated pulley and string. Executed in tin, stainless steel and plastic. Fabricated with
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21st Century and Contemporary German Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and ...

Materials

Aluminum, Stainless Steel, Tin

34 Star Antique American Flag with Hourglass Medallion Stars, ca 1861-1863
Located in York County, PA
loss. The size of the flag, while not precisely conforming to U.S. Army regulations, would adapt well
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Antique 1860s American Political and Patriotic Memorabilia

Materials

Silk

Bauhaus Pendant Lamp HMB 25/500 by Marianne Brandt
By Tecnolumen, Marianne Brandt
Located in Los Angeles, CA
wasn’t very thick. The new lamps have a straight-cut edge (like some of the old models), and the pulley
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2010s German Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Nickel

Blue Art Nouveau Candle Lanterns by Baccarat France, Depicting Birds, circa 1890
By Baccarat
Located in Merida, Yucatan
panels with different birds as well as panels with geometrical patterns. At the moment they can hold a
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Antique 1890s French Art Nouveau Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Crystal, Bronze

Art Nouveau Candle Lanterns by Baccarat France, Depicting Birds "Ornithological"
By Baccarat
Located in Merida, Yucatan
panels with different birds as well as panels with geometrical patterns. At the moment they can hold a
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Antique 1890s French Art Nouveau Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Crystal, Bronze

Very Large Ophtalmotrope
Located in Peekskill, NY
eyeball to which are attached strings and pulleys to duplicate the line force of the muscles. We think
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Early 20th Century French Industrial Scientific Instruments

Materials

Brass

Very Large Ophtalmotrope
Very Large Ophtalmotrope
H 38 in W 17 in D 19 in
19th Century English Quirky Country House Fire Escape
Located in London, GB
and cast metal pulley system. Enabling residents to escape the upper floors of the house. The Scottish
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Antique 1890s British Early Victorian Antiquities

Materials

Wood

Set of Two 18th Century Engravings from William Hogarth's "Analysis of Beauty"
By William Hogarth
Located in Alamo, CA
(#19) to the right, elevated on a pulley with a short, overdressed Brutus stands over the falling
Category

Mid-18th Century Old Masters Interior Prints

Materials

Etching, Engraving

Chaim Gross, Ballerina on Unicycle, Hand-Carved Wood Sculpture, circa 1940s
By Chaim Gross
Located in New York, NY
, as well. A beautifully carved modernist wood sculpture by well known and highly collectible New
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Vintage 1940s American Modern Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Pink Ball & Hook (Photorealist Oil Painting of Industrial Equipment on Blue)
Located in Hudson, NY
yellow painted pulleys radiate like beacons against a bright, blue sky. Richards finds beauty in their
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1980s Photorealist Still-life Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Boatyard Lift (Photo-realist Oil Painting of a Red & Yellow Crane on Blue)
Located in Hudson, NY
corrosive wear are magnified; rust stains glow on the canvas and yellow painted pulleys radiate like beacons
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Early 2000s Photorealist Still-life Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Telescoping #2 (Large Photorealist Oil Painting of a Red & White Crane on Blue)
Located in Hudson, NY
yellow painted pulleys radiate like beacons against a bright, blue sky. Richards finds beauty in their
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1990s Photorealist Still-life Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Crane: Large Photo-Realist Painting of Industrial Red Ball & Grey Crane on Blue
Located in Hudson, NY
wear are magnified; rust stains glow on the canvas and yellow painted pulleys radiate like beacons
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1980s Photorealist Still-life Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Estelle & Erwine Laverne Originals Modern Rosewood Lamp Table Floor White 1950s
By Erwine & Estelle Laverne
Located in Brooklyn, NY
also well-known interior designers, having put together the East Side town house of the film director
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps

Materials

Fiberglass, Rosewood

Well Worn Djimini Heddle Pulley in Wood
Located in New York, NY
Well Worn Djimini Heddle Pulley in Wood This a well worn figurative pulley that combines, in
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Vintage 1950s Ivorian Tribal Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Amyas Naegele Well Used Architectonic Kulango Pulley in Wood
Located in New York, NY
Amyas Naegele Well Used Architectonic Kulango Pulley in Wood This piece was acquired by Thomas
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Antique 19th Century Ivorian Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Weaver's Heddle Pulley by Baoulé Peoples
Located in New York, NY
heddle pulleys used by traditional weavers that the area is well known for. The functional heddle pulleys
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Early 20th Century Tribal Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Richly Patinated Anthropomorphic Heddle Pulley in Wood
Located in New York, NY
Richly Patinated Anthropomorphic Heddle Pulley in Wood This richly patinated Baule heddle pulley
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Vintage 1950s Ivorian Tribal Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Senufo Pulley with Bird Head Finial in Wood
Located in New York, NY
Senufo Pulley with Bird Head Finial in Wood This a well worn figurative pulley from the estate of
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Vintage 1950s Ivorian Tribal Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Antique 19th Century Italian Bell Tower Clockworks
Located in Hudson, NY
iron gears and pulleys, in the original iron frame. wonderful piece of sculptural history, it retains
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Antique Early 19th Century Italian Grandfather Clocks and Longcase Clocks

Materials

Wrought Iron

19th Century Vienna Regulator by J.G.W. Meyer, circa 1850
By J.G.W. Meyer
Located in London, GB
case of classic architectural style is veneered in well figured mahogany and line inlaid throughout
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Antique 1850s Austrian Victorian More Clocks

Materials

Mahogany

Regency Wheel Barometer Signed Cetti & Co. Smithfield, London
Located in Kent, GB
a system of weights and calibrated pulley was the incorporation of a larger, clearer dial with a
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Antique 19th Century English Scientific Instruments

Lenzkirch Vienna Regulator Wall Clock
Located in Chesterfield, GB
purchase As you can see from the photographs this is a beautiful slim clock having been veneered in well
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Antique Late 19th Century German Wall Clocks

19th Century Japanese Iron Wood and Rope Pulley Wheel, Kassha
Located in Los Angeles, CA
. Mortise and tenon construction. Still works! Was probably used as a well pulley. Totally original and in
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Edo Garden Ornaments

Materials

Iron

19th Century French Hand Painted Barbotine Well with Birds Stamped J. Massier
By Jerome Massier
Located in Dallas, TX
well; one of the buckets is tied to the well's pulley and tree by a metal chain. The composition is
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Antique Late 19th Century French Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic, Majolica

Antique Japanese Wood Pulley 19th Century
Located in San Mateo, CA
Antique wooden Japanese pulley from the 19th century. These were often used in wells to retrieve
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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Mounted Objects

Materials

Wood

Antique Japanese Wood Pulley 19th Century
Antique Japanese Wood Pulley 19th Century
H 24.25 in W 11.13 in D 11 in
1912 Trenaman Swing Arm Dental Pulley Lamp
Located in Peekskill, NY
rewire it with the correct reproduction fabric covered pulley wire. It swings left to right and can
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Early 20th Century American Industrial Wall Lights and Sconces

Carved Italian Limestone Well with Iron Overthrow
Located in Dallas, TX
The “vera da pozzo” or wellhead, is the visible part of the well system in Italy. They were usually
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Late 20th Century Italian Garden Ornaments

Materials

Limestone, Iron

Han Dynasty, Chinese Green Glazed Pottery Model of Well with Dragon Heads
Located in Sampantawong, TH
Chinese green glazed pottery model of well with dragon heads, a tiny pavilion housing pulley on top
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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Chinese Antiquities

Materials

Pottery

“At the Well, Arizona” American Antique Oil Painting Sabrina Lathrop, circa 1915
Located in Shippensburg, PA
a steel pulley rigged on a rustic pole hoist over a well. They draw water to fill jars on the dusty
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20th Century American Paintings

Materials

Paint

Graphic and Sculptural Wood Foundry Mold, 20 1/2" Diameter
Located in Essex, MA
A well patinated, old wood circular foundry mold, used for the casting of metal gears and pulleys
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Early 20th Century American Decorative Art

Materials

Wood

Paavo Tynell Onion Chandelier
Located in New York, NY
Large counterbalanced Tynell chandelier with an extraordinary weight and pulley system. Light
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Vintage 1940s Finnish Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Brass

Pair of Carlo Scarpa Zibaldone Bookcases by Bernini
By Carlo Scarpa
Located in Dallas, TX
A beautiful pair of well-engineered bookcases designed by Carlo Scarpa. Each case features two
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Vintage 1970s Bookcases

GT Atelier Monumental Sculpture of Vintage Indian Rollers
Located in Chicago, IL
Well-worn and richly textured these massive salvaged parts have been assembled on a contemporary
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20th Century Indian Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Wood

GT Atelier Sculpture of Vintage Indian Rollers
Located in Chicago, IL
Well-worn and richly textured these large salvaged parts have been assembled on a contemporary
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20th Century Indian Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Wood

On hold Six Edward Wormley Dining Chairs Dunbar
Located in Atlanta, GA
very well made cushioned seat with intrinsic spring coils. Upholstered in a cream color silk cotton
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Vintage 1950s Chairs

Materials

Brass

L'Arc by Robert Sonneman MCM Large Adjustable Height Rotating Arc Floor Lamp
By Robert Sonneman
Located in Keego Harbor, MI
design of Robert Sonneman. This special arc lamp features a very adjustable design with a pulley system
Category

20th Century Floor Lamps

Materials

Metal

Victorian Toy Stable
Located in Bradford-on-Avon, Wiltshire
A rare Victorian toy stable; well made with shiplap boarded sides, attractive shaped facias and
Category

Antique Early 1900s English Victorian Toys

Materials

Pine

Victorian Toy Stable
Victorian Toy Stable
H 51.5 in W 25 in D 19.5 in
Prisoner of War Style Ship Model
Located in Norwell, MA
with shield and sword, trailboards, railings, anchors, etc. Very well rigged. Two launches are rigged
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Antique Early 1900s European Models and Miniatures

Materials

Wood

Prisoner of War Style Ship Model
Prisoner of War Style Ship Model
H 20 in W 27 in D 12 in
French 1890s Oil on Canvas Landscape Impressionist Painting from Aix-en-Provence
Located in Atlanta, GA
centre of the composition is occupied by the bright colors of the stone well with its central pulley
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Antique Late 19th Century French Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Paint

Gerald Thurston Solid Copper "Egg Pendant" Retractable Light for Lightolier
By Gerald Thurston, Lightolier
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
light on the top. The underside is a glass shade with a white patterned diamond shape as well, with
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Copper

19th Century Inlaid Birch Mora Long Case Clock
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
19th century inlaid birch mora long case clock circa 1840. Elegant mora clock with well balanced
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Antique Mid-19th Century Swedish Gustavian Grandfather Clocks and Longca...

Materials

Birch

Seat of Health Rowing Machine.
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
case and is complete with all the springs, cords and with the wooden pulley wheels all running freely
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Early 20th Century American More Furniture and Collectibles

Seat of Health Rowing Machine.
Seat of Health Rowing Machine.
H 5.5 in W 25.5 in D 13.5 in
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With a vast inventory of beautiful furniture at 1stDibs, we’ve got just the well pulley you’re looking for. Frequently made of metal, wood and stone, every well pulley was constructed with great care. Find 38 options for an antique or vintage well pulley now, or shop our selection of 5 modern versions for a more contemporary example of this long-cherished piece. Whether you’re looking for an older or newer well pulley, there are earlier versions available from the 18th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 21st Century. A well pulley made by mid-century modern designers — as well as those associated with Art Nouveau — is very popular. Many designers have produced at least one well-made well pulley over the years, but those crafted by Baccarat, Valenti Luce and Valenti are often thought to be among the most beautiful.

How Much is a Well Pulley?

Prices for a well pulley start at $99 and top out at $125,000 with the average selling for $3,501.