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Rustic Work Table
Located in Houston, TX
Solid as a rock and a real workhorse, this rustic work table from France tells its own story. A
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Antique Early 1900s French Industrial and Work Tables

Materials

Metal

  • Rustic Work Table
  • Rustic Work Table
  • Rustic Work Table
  • Rustic Work Table
H 34 in W 59 in D 31 in
1950s Industrial Belgian Work Table
Located in High Point, NC
This metal work table was made in Belgium, circa 1950. Tubular steel construction is sturdy while
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Vintage 1950s Belgian Industrial Industrial and Work Tables

Materials

Metal, Steel

  • 1950s Industrial Belgian Work Table
  • 1950s Industrial Belgian Work Table
  • 1950s Industrial Belgian Work Table
  • 1950s Industrial Belgian Work Table
H 28 in W 39.4 in D 28 in
Fabulous 19th Century Ladies Work Table
Located in Dublin, IE
A fabulous 19th century fruitwood ladies work table with a gorgeously rich patina. The moulded top
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Antique 19th Century English Industrial and Work Tables

Materials

Brass

  • Fabulous 19th Century Ladies Work Table
  • Fabulous 19th Century Ladies Work Table
  • Fabulous 19th Century Ladies Work Table
  • Fabulous 19th Century Ladies Work Table
H 28.75 in W 22 in D 16 in
Unusual Victorian Work Table in Walnut
Located in Whaley Bridge, GB
Sn138 Very unusual Victorian, walnut work table with shaped lift up lid, fitted interior with
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Antique 19th Century Industrial and Work Tables

Materials

Walnut

  • Unusual Victorian Work Table in Walnut
  • Unusual Victorian Work Table in Walnut
  • Unusual Victorian Work Table in Walnut
  • Unusual Victorian Work Table in Walnut
H 26.78 in W 20.87 in D 14.97 in
19th Century Solid Oak Work Bench
Located in Sagaponack, NY
Substantial, antique, solid oak work bench executed in the traditional form of a shoe foot trestle
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Antique 19th Century American Primitive Industrial and Work Tables

Materials

Wood

  • 19th Century Solid Oak Work Bench
  • 19th Century Solid Oak Work Bench
  • 19th Century Solid Oak Work Bench
  • 19th Century Solid Oak Work Bench
H 42 in W 150 in D 53.5 in
19th Century French Kingwood Sewing Work Table
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Good quality French 19th century work table circa 1870. Shaped top surface with chequered
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Antique Late 19th Century French Victorian Industrial and Work Tables

Materials

Kingwood

19th Century Victorian Burr Walnut Work Table
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
For sale is a good quality 19th century Victorian burr walnut work table, having a single drawer in
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Antique Mid-19th Century English Victorian Industrial and Work Tables

Materials

Walnut

Louis Philippe Period French Walnut Sewing Stand Work Table
Located in Forney, TX
work table - thread stand) Born in France in the mid-19th century, hand-crafted of warm rich solid
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Antique Mid-19th Century French Louis Philippe Industrial and Work Tables

Materials

Mirror, Walnut

Lovely 19th Century Burr Walnut Work or Lamp Table
Located in Dublin, IE
A lovely quality 19th century burr walnut work or lamp table. The moulded top of rectangular form
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Antique 19th Century English Industrial and Work Tables

Materials

Brass

American Mahogany Two-Drawer Work Table, Boston, Circa 1810
Located in Charleston, SC
American mahogany two-drawer work table with fitted interior, out set corners supported by turned
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Antique 19th Century American American Classical Industrial and Work Tables

1880s Victorian Mercantile Forged Iron Work Table Vintage Industrial Console
Located in Hyattsville, MD
A Rare Form, All original and complete, except for chip in one ball foot. It is a wonderful compact design, all cast iron or forged steel construction. Sturdy. No looseness. Approx. ...
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Antique 1880s American Industrial Industrial and Work Tables

Materials

Steel, Iron

Fir Work Table with Two Drawers, Custom Made by Petersen Antiques
By Ken Petersen
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This work table has legs which splay in both the length and width axis; it has two large drawers
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2010s American Primitive Industrial and Work Tables

Materials

Reclaimed Wood

18th C. Swedish Period Baroque Table w/Stone Top- A Great Kitchen Work Table!
Located in Atlanta, GA
work table! Who wouldn't want to roll out pastry dough on this beauty?! Please note that this piece is
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Antique Early 18th Century Swedish Baroque Industrial and Work Tables

Materials

Stone

Victorian Walnut Sewing Table
Located in Bradenton, FL
A very nice earl Victorian Burl walnut sewing stand and work table in very good condition. This
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Antique Mid-19th Century American Victorian Industrial and Work Tables

Materials

Walnut

  • Victorian Walnut Sewing Table
  • Victorian Walnut Sewing Table
  • Victorian Walnut Sewing Table
  • Victorian Walnut Sewing Table
H 30 in W 23 in D 16 in
Elegant Vintage Wooden Branch Tables in a Vivid Green Color
Located in Schellebelle, BE
Exceptional rectangular Vintage Wooden table painted in a vivid Green Color, France from around 1970, the base is made out of a structure of branches of a Tree, the top of the table ...
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Vintage 1970s French Industrial and Work Tables

Materials

Wood

8' Antique Store Counter, Showcase, Display Cabinet or Workstation
Located in Sheffield, MA
A late 19th / early 20th century industrial general store display case work or shop counter, having
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Early 20th Century Country Industrial and Work Tables

Materials

Marble

Kai Kristiansen for Vildbjerg Mobelfabrik Teak and Wicker Sewing Stand
By Kai Kristiansen, Vildbjerg Møbelfabrik
Located in Garnerville, NY
Stylish Danish Modern teak and wicker sewing stand designed by Kai Kristiansen for Vildbjerg Mobelfabrik, Denmark. Circa 1960. Featuring a roomy slide out wicker basket and a divided...
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Vintage 1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Industrial and Work Tables

Materials

Wicker, Teak

French Industrial Style Stainless and Brass Kitchen Island in Any Dimension
Located in Chicago, IL
This is our newest Old Plank French inspired kitchen island or French industrial work table, from
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2010s American Industrial Industrial and Work Tables

Materials

Stainless Steel

Mirror DEDO, Mexican Contemporary Design by Emiliano Molina for CUCHARA
By Emiliano Molina
Located in Ciudad De México, ME
Introducing the Espejo DEDO, a Mexican Contemporary Wall Mirror designed by Emiliano Molina for CUCHARA. This mirror features a simple yet elegant construction, aiming to seamlessly ...
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2010s Mexican Modern Industrial and Work Tables

Materials

Wood, Oak, Walnut

Biedermeier Flame Mahogany Pedestal 2-Drawer Side Table / Sewing Table, C. 1840
Located in Germantown, MD
work in fine flame mahogany, making this Biedermeier antique table an absolute eye-catcher. Two small
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Antique Mid-19th Century German Biedermeier Industrial and Work Tables

Materials

Mahogany

Lyra Sewing Table in antique Biedermeier Style
Located in Berlin, DE
Ash root on solid conifers. Straight, bipedal base on lyre-shaped, perforated cheeks with metal sides. Underneath pull-out woollen drawer. Four-sided base plate. Top drawer with comp...
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Antique 19th Century German Biedermeier Industrial and Work Tables

Materials

Birdseye Maple

  • Lyra Sewing Table in antique Biedermeier Style
  • Lyra Sewing Table in antique Biedermeier Style
  • Lyra Sewing Table in antique Biedermeier Style
  • Lyra Sewing Table in antique Biedermeier Style
H 31.5 in W 17.33 in D 13.39 in
Early 20th C. French Oak Silk Trader's Table, Draper's Table, or Kitchen Island
Located in Fayetteville, AR
Originally used in a French fabric store to lay out and cut fabric at the turn of the twentieth century, this oak silk trader's table rests on tapered turned legs which support its l...
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Early 20th Century French Industrial and Work Tables

Materials

Oak

Antique Industrial Shop Table Begging to Become a Kitchen Island Original Paint
Located in Chicago, IL
Whoever built this industrial work table, almost begging to become a kitchen island, must have
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Antique Early 1900s American Industrial Industrial and Work Tables

Materials

Paint, Wood

Lyra Sewing Table in Biedermeier Style
Located in Berlin, DE
Bird's-eye on solid conid beechwood. Straight, bipedal base on lyre-shaped, perforated cheeks with metal sides. Underneath pull-out woolen drawer. Four-sided base plate. Top drawer w...
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Antique 19th Century German Biedermeier Industrial and Work Tables

Materials

Birdseye Maple

  • Lyra Sewing Table in Biedermeier Style
  • Lyra Sewing Table in Biedermeier Style
  • Lyra Sewing Table in Biedermeier Style
  • Lyra Sewing Table in Biedermeier Style
H 31.5 in W 17.33 in D 13.39 in
Carbonari aluminum table by SCATTER.D STUDIO
By Scattered Disc Objects
Located in Piacenza, IT
CARBONARI is a lightweight, mono-material table that can be easily disassembled for transportation and storage. The table was originally developed to furnish the attic of Luigi Cacci...
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2010s Italian Post-Modern Industrial and Work Tables

Materials

Aluminum, Stainless Steel

  • Carbonari aluminum table by SCATTER.D STUDIO
  • Carbonari aluminum table by SCATTER.D STUDIO
  • Carbonari aluminum table by SCATTER.D STUDIO
  • Carbonari aluminum table by SCATTER.D STUDIO
H 28.75 in W 66.93 in D 35.44 in
Vintage Merchant's Counter with Drawers and Hammered Tin Details
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vintage merchant’s shop counter in solid oak with storage and hammered tin details. This piece is massive and heavy! It would be an exceptional anchor for the right space as an islan...
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Vintage 1940s Industrial and Work Tables

Materials

Oak

Sewing Table
Located in Cheshire, GB
Sewing table, the well-figured top with lift-up ends above two frieze drawers with knob hands to the upholstered pull-out sewing box. Raised up on turned tulip stem and circular base...
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Antique 19th Century British Industrial and Work Tables

Materials

Walnut

  • Sewing Table
  • Sewing Table
  • Sewing Table
  • Sewing Table
H 29.5 in W 23 in D 23 in
Antique Artist's Materials Table, English, Oak, Stand, Roberson & Co, Victorian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique artist's materials table. An English oak fold out companion stand by Roberson & Co of London, dating to the mid Victorian period, circa 1870. Extraordinary arti...
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Antique Late 19th Century British Victorian Industrial and Work Tables

Materials

Oak

Table
Located in Chicago, IL
Wood workers table with two vises and lower shelf. Made out of hard maple.
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Vintage 1930s American Industrial and Work Tables

Materials

Maple

  • Table
  • Table
  • Table
  • Table
H 32 in W 88 in D 32 in
Cast Iron Adjustable Drafting Table, circa 1900
Located in Carmine, TX
Adjustable height drafting table made in the United States in the 1920s using cast iron. This is the original standing desk! It is amazing to me how every few years we think we came ...
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Early 20th Century American Industrial Industrial and Work Tables

Materials

Iron

Pair of Industrial Chests of Drawers, Italy, 1930
Located in Milan, IT
A pair of Italian industrial chests of drawers made out of wood and iron. Italy 1930 ca.
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Mid-20th Century Italian Industrial and Work Tables

Materials

Metal

Large Antique Dietzgen Wood and Cast Iron Drafting Table, circa 1930
By Dietzgen
Located in San Francisco, CA
ABOUT Contact us for more shipping options: S16 Home San Francisco. A large fully adjustable industrial drafting table with solid wood top, cast iron base, original label and bras...
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Early 20th Century American Industrial Industrial and Work Tables

Materials

Brass, Steel, Iron

Kitchen Island in Stainless Steel and Bronze with Calcutta Oro Marble
Located in Chicago, IL
This is our signature Old Plank stainless and bronze kitchen island, with a pair of dark walnut shelves and a spectacular piece of Calcutta Oro marble. You can spec your own dimensi...
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2010s American Industrial Industrial and Work Tables

Materials

Marble, Bronze, Stainless Steel

Custom Industrial Iron Base Teak Top Kitchen Island
Located in Sheffield, MA
equipment. The base will work well with stone or wood. The plank teak top you see here is available with
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21st Century and Contemporary American Industrial Industrial and Work Ta...

Materials

Iron

French 19th Century Butcher's Table
Located in Atlanta, GA
A wonderful later 19th century Butcher's Table from the South of France. Beautifully constructed in the Papillon style - butterfly - with a cast iron base and its original marble top...
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Antique 19th Century French Industrial and Work Tables

Materials

Marble, Iron

  • French 19th Century Butcher's Table
  • French 19th Century Butcher's Table
  • French 19th Century Butcher's Table
  • French 19th Century Butcher's Table
H 30.75 in W 45.38 in D 31.63 in
Table Art Deco, France, 1930, Material, Bronze and Iron
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
student at Harvard University convinced him to come to Argentina. He worked on an urban development
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Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Industrial and Work Tables

Materials

Bronze, Iron

Mid-Century Maple Carpenter's Workbench, C.1960
Located in San Francisco, CA
About An original mid-century carpenter's workbench. The base is stamped "Made in Finland" and has two working steel vices, a pull out draw, large bottom storage, an inlay section...
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Industrial and Work Tables

Materials

Steel

English Mahogany Sewing Table
Located in Wilson, NC
This sewing table has a bookmatched flame mahogany top with inlaid boxwood edging. The doors have flame grained mahogany also with boxwood edging. The right-hand door has a shrinkage...
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Antique 1810s English Industrial and Work Tables

Materials

Brass

  • English Mahogany Sewing Table
  • English Mahogany Sewing Table
  • English Mahogany Sewing Table
  • English Mahogany Sewing Table
H 31.25 in W 23.5 in D 13.75 in
Large Oak Table with Drop Leaves, France, circa 1920s
Located in Isle Sur La Sorgue, Vaucluse
Heavy, solid oak work table, from the French postal service, of efficient, pared-down design. The
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Early 20th Century French Industrial and Work Tables

Materials

Iron

French 19th Century Oak Sewing Table
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
This fantastic oak sewing table is from France, circa 1860. Large enough for two people sitting next to each other, one side features a pair of slide-out surfaces, each outfitted wit...
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Antique 19th Century French Industrial and Work Tables

Materials

Oak

  • French 19th Century Oak Sewing Table
  • French 19th Century Oak Sewing Table
  • French 19th Century Oak Sewing Table
  • French 19th Century Oak Sewing Table
H 33 in W 79.5 in D 45.625 in
Extra Large Light Retro Vintage Blue Painted Kitchen Table or Shop Display
Located in Markington, GB
Industrial fabric cutting table we bought this out of the Windsor of Woollies knitwear mill, they made fabrics for the European royal families. Table can be used side by side with th...
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Vintage 1910s English Arts and Crafts Industrial and Work Tables

Materials

Wood

Grandpa Gene's Workbench
Located in Aurora, OR
An homage to all the honorable grandpas out there, this workbench had to have a personal name because it was someone's personal creation. This massive workbench is a testament to han...
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Early 20th Century Industrial Industrial and Work Tables

Materials

Wood

  • Grandpa Gene's Workbench
  • Grandpa Gene's Workbench
  • Grandpa Gene's Workbench
  • Grandpa Gene's Workbench
H 33 in W 120 in D 21 in
Antique Wicker Martha Washington Sewing Stand
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Part of a large collection of ornate Victorian wicker that was collected over the years by a Senator's wife. This sewing cabinet was named for George Washington's wife due to its sty...
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Vintage 1920s American American Colonial Industrial and Work Tables

Materials

Wicker

Industrial Cast Iron and Antique Oak Workbench or Side Table
Located in Baambrugge, NL
A robust industrial workbench to be used as sidetable or sideboard. This beautiful piece is newly made out of very old industrial materials; an old cast-iron base and a top made of a...
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2010s French Industrial and Work Tables

Materials

Steel, Iron

French 17th Century Moulin, Grain Grinding Billot
Located in Atlanta, GA
A sensational Arte Populaire Billot used for grinding grains, corn, wheat, etc. It is constructed from a massive billot, chopping block with an iron band around the top so that groun...
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Antique 17th Century French Industrial and Work Tables

Materials

Iron

Restored circa 1920s Hennes France Butchers Table Bronzed Mounts Glass Top
Located in GB
kitchen work table. We further restored the piece by fully worm treating it three times, securing the base
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Vintage 1920s French Country Industrial and Work Tables

Materials

Bronze

Sculptors Modelling Stand Tripod Base Adjustable Rotating Tiranti Vintage, 1950
Located in Eversholt, Bedfordshire
tilted and locked for low relief work. The top also locks in a vertical position for storage and
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Vintage 1950s British Mid-Century Modern Industrial and Work Tables

Materials

Metal

Rare Very Collectable Army & Navy C.S.L Makers Copper Military Campaign Cooker
By Army & Navy CSL
Located in GB
Wimbledon-Furniture Wimbledon-Furniture is delighted to offer for sale this lovely fully stamped Army & Navy C.S.L makers Military Campaign copper cooker A good looking well ma...
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20th Century English Campaign Industrial and Work Tables

Materials

Copper

1910s Large Kitchen Table or Shop Display
Located in Markington, GB
Industrial fabric cutting table we bought this out of the Windsor of Woollies knitwear mill, they made fabrics for the European royal families. This table would be ideal for a shop f...
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Vintage 1910s English Arts and Crafts Industrial and Work Tables

Materials

Wood

  • 1910s Large Kitchen Table or Shop Display
  • 1910s Large Kitchen Table or Shop Display
  • 1910s Large Kitchen Table or Shop Display
  • 1910s Large Kitchen Table or Shop Display
H 30.71 in W 83.86 in D 24.81 in
Eclectic Walnut Wood and Veneer Sewing Table, Circa 1900
Located in Opole, PL
Eclectic Walnut Wood and Veneer Sewing Table, Circa 1900 We present you this sewing table that has been made in walnut wood. The piece of furniture is in a rectangular form on two t...
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Antique Early 1900s European Industrial and Work Tables

Materials

Walnut

Cineraceorum Recta by Lefty Out There
By Lefty Out There
Located in Miami, FL
) achieves the rare feat of working in contradictions. His work is both bold and intricate. Organic but
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2010s Street Art Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Duo Faciem Tuam by the artist Lefty Out There
By Lefty Out There
Located in Miami, FL
Franco Campanella) achieves the rare feat of working in contradictions. His work is both bold and
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2010s Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Swedish Folding Kitchen Work/Farm Table by Erik Bolin
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Marlin Monroe, Katherine Hepburn, and Spencer Tracy. He worked out of Paris, Los Angeles, and Sweden
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Antique 1870s Swedish Rustic Dining Room Tables

Materials

Walnut

Out of the Ordinary
By Yuriy Grigoryan
Located in Fort Lee, NJ
In the work "Out of the Ordinary", Yuriy Grigoryan is talking about geniuses in the crowd, about
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2010s Realist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

  • Out of the Ordinary
  • Out of the Ordinary
  • Out of the Ordinary
  • Out of the Ordinary
H 39.38 in W 39.38 in D 0.79 in
The nine of us worked things out...
By Jessica Houston
Located in Montreal, Quebec
Guin’s women might have made it, what other traces have been missed? Collage can work alongside
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2010s Contemporary Mixed Media

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Oil, Wood Panel

"Sneaking Out" Stencil work and mixed media
By Amanda Marie
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This original mixed media work on paper by Amanda Marie (aka Mando) measures 28" x 20" unframed
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21st Century and Contemporary Street Art Mixed Media

Materials

Archival Paper, Mixed Media, Spray Paint, Stencil

Love II
By David Harper
Located in Brecon, Powys
Another large bright happy work out of the studio of David Harper. Acrylic on canvas
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21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Still-life Paintings

Materials

Acrylic Polymer

In and out simultaneousness, Hand Printed Work, Woodcut
By Barbara Kuebel
Located in Yardley, PA
dynamics of the cuts in correspondence with the proportions and parts. :: Hand Printed Work :: Realism
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21st Century and Contemporary Realist Prints and Multiples

Materials

Woodcut

Pair of Neo Gothic Vases Bronze, Gilt Bronze England 1830, Ram Heads
Located in Epfach, DE
A pair of finely worked out vases, in Neo Gothic on pedestals bronze and gilt bronze with ram
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Antique 1830s English Gothic Revival Vases

Materials

Bronze

Art Furniture "Moonscape" Wall-Mounted Metal Coating Handmade
By Eckehard Weimann
Located in Dietmannsried, Bavaria
Handmade in limited edition. Organically worked out surfaces and shapes like a lunar landscape
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2010s German Arts and Crafts Cabinets

Materials

Aluminum

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With a vast inventory of beautiful furniture at 1stDibs, we’ve got just the work out you’re looking for. A work out — often made from metal, wood and iron — can elevate any home. There are many kinds of the work out you’re looking for, from those produced as long ago as the 19th Century to those made as recently as the 21st Century. A work out is a generally popular piece of furniture, but those created in Industrial and Scandinavian Modern styles are sought with frequency. A well-made work out has long been a part of the offerings for many furniture designers and manufacturers, but those produced by Alvar Aalto are consistently popular.

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    Antique compasses work with the use of magnets. Compasses use a magnetized needle that can rotate to line up with the Earth’s magnetic field, pointing towards the magnetic north. The basic concept of how compasses work has not changed over several centuries and magnetic compasses continue to work well today. Shop a variety of antique compasses on 1stDibs.
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    Door knockers work because of their hinged design. After you mount the back plate onto a door, the striker portion hangs from the frame on the hinge, allowing you to raise it up and strike it against the backing. On 1stDibs, find a range of antique and vintage door knockers.