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Ironwork Books

Decorative Vintage Ironwork, a Pictorial History
Located in Bradenton, FL
Decorative Vintage Ironwork, A Pictorial History by Henry Rene D'Allemagne. Softcover book, 413
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Vintage 1960s Books

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Paper

Edgar Brandt, Master of Art Deco Ironwork - Book
Located in North Yorkshire, GB
A book on one of the 20th centuries greatest metalsmiths. Brandt was one of an extraordinary group of artist-craftsmen which included people such as Emile-Jacques Ruhlmann, Jean Puif...
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20th Century Books

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Paper

Edgar Brandt, Master of Art Deco Ironwork - Book
Edgar Brandt, Master of Art Deco Ironwork - Book
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H 11 in W 9 in D 1.25 in
Colonial Ironwork in Old Philadelphia The Craftsmanship of the Early Days
Located in valatie, NY
Colonial Ironwork in Old Philadelphia: The Craftsmanship of the Early Days of the Republic by
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Vintage 1930s American Books

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Paper

Edgar Brandt - Master Of Art Deco Ironwork - Joan Kahr - 1999 Harry N. Abrams
By Harry N. Abrams, Joan Kahr
Located in Rochester, NY
Edgar Brandt - Master of Art Deco Ironwork - Joan Kahr - 1999 Harry N. Abrams, Inc. Publishers
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1990s American Art Deco Books

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Paper

Gilbert Poillerat: Maitre Ferronnier by Francois Baudot (Book)
Located in North Yorkshire, GB
Recognized during his lifetime as one of the great masters of ironwork - as evidenced by the close
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20th Century Books

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Paper

Gilbert Poillerat: Maitre Ferronnier by Francois Baudot (Book)
Gilbert Poillerat: Maitre Ferronnier by Francois Baudot (Book)
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H 12.38 in W 9.38 in D 1.13 in
Jean Prouve: Objects and Furniture Design by Patricia De Muga (Book)
Located in North Yorkshire, GB
Robert Mallet-Stevens and Le Corbusier, who commissioned ironwork from him, and in 1929, invited Prouvé
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20th Century Books

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Paper

Façades of Paris: Windows, Doors, and Balconies
By Rizzoli International Publications
Located in New York, NY
masterpiece of fine design and ironwork artistry. Exquisite, never-before-published watercolors and ink
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21st Century and Contemporary Books

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Paper

"Rooster" model book squeezer by Edgar Brandt
By Edgar Brandt
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
). Signed E, BRANDT Reproduced in the books, Joan Kahr, Edgar Brandt: Art Deco Ironwork, New York, 2010, p
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Vintage 1920s French Art Deco Desk Sets

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Iron

Chest or Stollentruhe, Early 16th Century, German Gothic, Oak Chest, Original
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
This standing chest is of clamp-front construction, extensively decorated with long, ironwork
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Antique 16th Century German Gothic Blanket Chests

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Oak

19th Century Berlin Iron Work Statue of Goethe
Located in Hudson, NY
Ironwork. During and after the Napoleonic wars German citizens where encouraged to donate precious metals
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Antique 19th Century German Neoclassical Sculptures

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Iron

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Rare Victorian Firescreen with Taxidermy Hummingbirds by Henry Ward
By Henry Ward
Located in Amsterdam, NL
England, third quarter of the 19th century On two scrolling foliate feet with casters, above which a rectangular two-side glazed frame, with on top a two-sided shield with initial...
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Antique Mid-19th Century English High Victorian Taxidermy

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Other

Art Deco Style Lamp Nude with Scarf by Fayral for Max Le Verrier Séréntité
By Max Le Verrier, Pierre Le Faguays
Located in Antwerp, BE
Art Deco style lamp sculpture nude with scarf SERENITE signed Fayral, pseudonym of Pierre Le Faguays. Patinated metal on marble base, frosted glass. Design ca. 1930. Posthumous cont...
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2010s French Art Deco Table Lamps

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Marble, Metal

17th Century Italian Baroque Lacquered Spruce Religious Furniture 1600
Located in Roma, RM
This monumental piece of furniture, of Veneto-Alto Veneto provenance, made entirely of lacquered fir wood. Full seventeenth century (ca. 1650) is presented as an imposing double-bodi...
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Antique 17th Century Italian Baroque Bookcases

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Spruce

Antique Inspired American Colonial Classic Exterior Arm Mount Lantern, Grey
By Britt Jewett, Santa Barbara Lighting Company
Located in Santa Paula, CA
Inspired from a lantern from an old adobe, this lantern was created in homage to the old lantern and the history of the craft. Simple lines and the high pitched lid design make this ...
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2010s American American Colonial Lanterns

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Wrought Iron

'Plissé White Edition' Pleated Textile Table Lamp by Folkform for Örsjö
By Örsjö Industri AB
Located in Glendale, CA
'Plissé White Edition' pleated textile table lamp by Folkform for Örsjö. This unique table lamp was awarded “Lighting of the Year 2022” by Residence Magazine Sweden, who called it “...
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21st Century and Contemporary Swedish Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Textile

Christie's London: a Private European Collection 'J M Frank'
By (after) Jean Michel Frank
Located in New York, NY
Catalog of a Christie’s London sale held on Wednesday, May 10, 2000 dispersing an important collection of French 20th century decorative arts, featuring almost thirty pieces by Jean-...
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Early 2000s English Art Deco Books

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Paper

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 masterpiece in High Victorian ironwork design. This Pergola was built around the same time a...
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Antique Late 19th Century European Moorish Architectural Elements

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Wrought Iron

Paolo Buffa Large Highboard in Chestnut
By Paolo Buffa
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Paolo Buffa, wardrobe or armoire, chestnut, Italy, 1940s This rare wardrobe has a subtle decorative character and is created by the talented Italian designer and architect Paolo Buf...
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Vintage 1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Wardrobes and Armoires

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Chestnut

Paolo Buffa Large Highboard in Chestnut
Paolo Buffa Large Highboard in Chestnut
H 70.87 in W 86.42 in D 19.57 in
French Art Deco Style Shagreen and Ebony Coffee Table with Silver Sabots
By Émile-Jacques Ruhlmann
Located in Saint Louis, MO
Art Deco style shagreen and ebony coffee table with silver Sabots in the manner of French designer Emile-Jacques Ruhlmann. Art Deco style but with that delicate gentleness - that "j...
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Vintage 1980s Philippine Art Deco Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Wood, Shagreen

H.O. Miethke Das Werk folio "The Kiss" collotype print
By Gustav Klimt & K.K. Hof-und Staatsdruckerei
Located in Chicago, IL
The Kiss, no. 1 from the fifth installment of Das Werk Gustav Klimts Undoubtedly Klimt’s best known and most reproduced images, this printed version of The Kiss is the only one with...
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Early 1900s Vienna Secession Figurative Prints

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Handmade Paper

Mid Century 3-Shade Table Lamp. Lightolier Thurston Triennale Italian Style 1950
By Gerald Thurston
Located in Peoria, AZ
MAGNIFICENT! 3 -SHADE ARTICULATING TRIENNALE STYLE TABLE LAMP IN THE MANNER OF LIGHTOLIER DESIGNS BY GERALD THURSTON & GINO SARFATTI GREAT STYLE! EPIC FUNCTIONALITY! CIRCA:195...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Metal, Gold

18th Century Japanese Kano School Landscape Screen
Located in Prahran, Victoria
Japanese Kano school screen with pine tree, camellias, cherry blossom and Chinese figures in the landscape, circa 18th century. Materials: Pigment colors and oxidized silver leaf ...
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Antique 18th Century Japanese Paintings and Screens

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Silver Leaf

Contemporary Mediterranean Detailed Wrought Iron Pendant Lantern Light, Grey
By Britt Jewett, Santa Barbara Lighting Company
Located in Santa Paula, CA
This lantern has Mediterranean style precedence with historic profiles and contemporized geometric lines. A striking fixture during the day but even more so at night when the pattern...
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2010s American Spanish Colonial Chandeliers and Pendants

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Wrought Iron

Set of Monumental Bronze Egyptian Figures
By Charles Cameron
Located in New York, NY
Set of 4 Russian (19th Century) monumental bronze Egyptian figures emblematic of the Months on painted bases after those by C. Cameron & M. Alexandrov for the Egyptian Vestibule at P...
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Antique 19th Century Russian Neoclassical Sculptures

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Bronze

Chinese Ming Dynasty Carved Table Screen
Located in Kastrup, DK
A rare 16-17th cenury Ming Dynasty standing table screen. Untoched original condition. Hand carved wood, the panel is carved with relief details depicting a dragon, cranes, mythical...
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Antique Early 17th Century Chinese Ming Screens and Room Dividers

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Wood

Chinese Ming Dynasty Carved Table Screen
Chinese Ming Dynasty Carved Table Screen
H 22.45 in W 19.3 in D 9.45 in
19th c. Chinese Chippendale Folding Screen
Located in New York, NY
Nineteenth century English Chinese Chippendale four fold screen with silk panels embroidered with floral chinoiserie patterns framed in giltwood carved with filigree fretwork tops.
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Antique 19th Century British Chinese Chippendale Screens and Room Dividers

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Gold Leaf

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Rare Large Scale English & Scottish Wrought Ironwork Folio
Located in Washington, DC
Large scale English and Scottish wrought ironwork folio, by the architect Bailey Scott Murphy
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Early 20th Century English Books

McKay's Ship Yard- The Launching of Clippership "Flying Cloud" in 1851
By Paul Garnett
Located in Stonington, CT
beginnings in 1800 up to 1974! The books provided me with texts, maps, and, most importantly, early photos
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21st Century and Contemporary American Realist Landscape Paintings

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Oil

Master of ironwork Gilbert Poillerat
Located in Montelabbate, PU
This rare monograph allows you to discover the work of the great master of ironwork Gilbert
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Mid-20th Century Books

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Paper

Master of ironwork Gilbert Poillerat
Master of ironwork Gilbert Poillerat
H 12.29 in W 9.26 in D 1.58 in
EDGAR BRANDT - Master of Art Deco Ironwork. Book.
Located in North Yorkshire, GB
This is the first and probably the definitive book to document the life and work of the premier metalsmith of the 20th century. At the 1925 Exposition des Arts Decoratifs his pieces ...
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20th Century Books

FERRONNERIE D'ART - 'The Art of Ironwork' Folio with 36 Loose Plates
Located in North Yorkshire, GB
Deco Ironwork dating from circa 1930. 1. La Rue Moderne - which has nine plates. 2. L'Interieur
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20th Century Books

Mexican Homes of Today
By Verna Cook Shipway
Located in London, GB
, fountains, furniture, gardens and paving, ironwork, mirrors, carved frames, lighting, pools, lounges
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Vintage 1980s American Mid-Century Modern Books

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Paper

Mexican Homes of Today
Mexican Homes of Today
H 11 in W 8.5 in D 1 in
Mexican Homes of Today
By Verna Cook Shipway
Located in London, GB
, fountains, furniture, gardens and paving, ironwork, mirrors, carved frames, lighting, pools, lounges
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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Books

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Paper

Mexican Homes of Today
Mexican Homes of Today
H 11 in W 8.5 in D 1 in
Important 15th c. German Gothic Chest
Located in Worpswede / Bremen, DE
Rectangular standing chest with full-height stiles, extensively mounted with long ironwork straps
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier German Gothic Blanket Chests

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Wrought Iron

Important 15th c. German Gothic Chest
Important 15th c. German Gothic Chest
H 41.74 in W 79.93 in D 28.75 in
Rare 15th Century German Gothic Chest or Stollentruhe, Westphalia
Located in Worpswede / Bremen, DE
ironwork straps terminating in lily finials which ’wrap’ around the chest edges. These are fixed with
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Antique 15th Century and Earlier German Gothic Blanket Chests

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Wrought Iron

Rare Early Renaissance Wrought Iron Mounted Oak Chest or Stollentruhe
Located in Worpswede / Bremen, DE
ironwork straps with quatrefoil finials which 'wrap' around the chest edges. These are fixed with convex
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Antique 16th Century German Renaissance Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Iron

Edgar Brandt, Master of Art Deco Ironwork, Joan Kahr
By Joan Kahr, Edgar Brandt
Located in London, GB
First edition, published by Harry N. Abrams, 1999 A comprehensive retrospective monograph on the history, production and design of Edgar Brandt’s Art Deco ironworks. From grand fa...
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1990s American Art Deco Books

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Paper

Spanish Interiors and Furniture by A. Byne and M. Stapley
By Mildred Stapley, Arthur Byne
Located in valatie, NY
Spanish furniture, ironwork, lighting and interiors reprinted from a three volume set, by the same name
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20th Century American Books

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Paper

English Furniture, Woodwork, Decoration, During the 18th c, 1st Ed
By Thomas Arthur Strange 1
Located in valatie, NY
, woodwork and fine arts. Included are bedposts, couches, ironwork, pediments, stair rails, stools, vases
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Antique 19th Century British Books

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Paper

Fur Den Kunstschmied Entwürfe, Werkzeichnungen, Fotografien First Edition
Located in valatie, NY
book on ironwork.  
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Vintage 1980s German Books

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Paper

Mexican Homes of Today
By Verna Cook Shipway
Located in London, GB
, fountains, furniture, gardens and paving, ironwork, mirrors, carved frames, lighting, pools, lounges
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Vintage 1980s American Mid-Century Modern Books

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Paper

Mexican Homes of Today
Mexican Homes of Today
H 11 in W 8.5 in D 1 in
Gilbert Poillerat, "Maitre Ferronnier" Art Deco Metalware designer
Located in North Yorkshire, GB
creations of one of the great designers and workers in ironwork. He started work towards the end of the Art
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Late 20th Century Books

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Paper

22 Volumes, AH Church, Richard Redgrave, Gold/Silver Smiths Work, Class Ironwork
Located in New York, NY
22 Volumes. AH Church, Richard Redgrave, Gold/Silver Smiths Work, Class, Ironwork, Spanish
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Antique 19th Century English Books

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Leather

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Ironwork Books For Sale on 1stDibs

Find a variety of ironwork books available on 1stDibs. Frequently made of paper, animal skin and leather, all ironwork books available were constructed with great care. Ironwork books have long been popular, with older editions for sale from the 19th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 20th Century. Ironwork books are generally popular furniture pieces, but Art Deco style is often sought at 1stDibs. There have been many well-made ironwork books over the years, but those made by Edgar Brandt and Joan Kahr are often thought to be among the most beautiful.

How Much are Ironwork Books?

Ironwork books can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price at 1stDibs is $395, while the lowest priced sells for $155 and the highest can go for as much as $2,800.

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