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Architectural Elements For Sale
1930s Corrugated Fire Resistant Clear Chicken Wire Glass
Located in New York, NY
Priced per square foot.
Reclaimed from old warehouses and industrial buildings, this corrugated industrial glass was used as exterior awnings or part...
Category
1930s American Industrial Vintage Architectural Elements
Materials
Glass
Victorian Bird House
Located in New York, NY
A large five foot high late 19th century bird house with gabled roof and many open doorways. No backpiece.
Category
Late 19th Century European Antique Architectural Elements
Materials
Wood
$4,250
1 of the 86 Authentic Glazed Art Nouveau Relief Tiles Rose, Belga, circa 1930s
Located in Rijssen, NL
This is an amazing set of antique Art Nouveau handmade tiles with an image of yellow rose in relief on a soft yellow background. These tiles would be charming displayed on easels, fr...
Category
1930s Belgian Art Nouveau Vintage Architectural Elements
Materials
Ceramic
$109 Sale Price / item
20% Off
18th C. Pair Hand Carved Wood Statues Wall mount Sculpture Regal Big Cats Lions
Located in West Hollywood, CA
18th C. Pair Hand Carved Wood Statues Wall mount Sculpture Regal Big Cats Lions .Exceptionally detailed high quality Large pair of Wall Art lions , outst...
Category
18th Century Italian Antique Architectural Elements
Materials
Wood, Fruitwood
$34,400 Sale Price / set
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Pair of Daprato Studios Kneeling Angel Statues, c. 1910
By Daprato Rigali Studios
Located in High Point, NC
These stunning angel sculptures are sold as a pair. They were originally placed on an church altar, with one facing left and the other facing right. With their detailed facial features and sweeping wings, they are truly captivating works of art. They were designed by Daprato Statuary Company in the 1910’s. Daprato Statuary Company was founded in 1860 in Chicago by four brothers, who were statue-makers from Barga, Italy. By the 1890’s, the company had grown to be a worldwide ecclesiastical art...
Category
1910s American Vintage Architectural Elements
Materials
Plaster, Pine
Fossil Stone Marble Table Top with Loads of Ammonities and Squids Inlays
Located in Halle, DE
Spectacular rectangular tabletop with fossil-inlays in style of Heinz Lilienthal. This offer contains just the tabletop, no base. You have to bulid/organize your own base for this Be...
Category
1980s German International Style Vintage Architectural Elements
Materials
Marble
Carved Stone Water Filter
Located in Round Top, TX
Carved stone water filter from the frontier region of Argentina.
Category
1850s Argentine Antique Architectural Elements
Materials
Stone
Bronze Pull Handles for Drawers and Cabinets
Located in London, GB
Bronze pull handles are suitable for drawers, cupboards and any type of cabinet furniture,. The design is inspired by vintage leather handles on suitcases with a textured surface bu...
Category
1970s German Vintage Architectural Elements
Materials
Bronze
Wrought iron balustrade
Located in COULLONS, FR
Wrought iron balustrade
- price is per unit
- Width excluding fixings is 98.5cm
- One piece weighs approximately 9Kg
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Architectural Elements
Materials
Wrought Iron
$274 / item
Pair of 19th Century Antique Carved Wood Overdoor Panels with Traces of Paint
Located in Yonkers, NY
A pair of antique carved wood overdoor panels from the 19th century, with traces of original paint. This pair of 19th-century antique carved wood overdoor panels features a captivati...
Category
19th Century Indonesian Antique Architectural Elements
Materials
Wood
19th Century Italian Carved Marble Column Capital
Located in Austin, TX
A stately and well carved marble Corinthian column capital, 19th century, Italy.
Presented and displayed inverted, with a typical decorative motif of acanthus and volute.
Perfect f...
Category
Mid-19th Century Italian Classical Roman Antique Architectural Elements
Materials
Marble
Handmade 21st Century Resin Hardware Pull in Lemur by Elyse Graham
By Elyse Graham
Located in Springfield, OR
Our signature experimental resin casting is now available as hardware for any cabinet, drawer, or door. Each resin piece we make is non-repeating and completely individual. We have ...
Category
2010s American Organic Modern Architectural Elements
Materials
Stainless Steel
Marble di Latte Garden Loggia, Italy Late 20th Century
Located in South Salem, NY
An Italian late 20th century loggia. This loggia is made of Marble di Latte, a kind of mixed stone using marble as its primary material. The sturdy loggia has two curved benches. The...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Architectural Elements
Materials
Concrete
1 of the 42 Art Nouveau Tiles, by Gilliot Hemiksem, Belgium, circa 1930's
By Gilliot
Located in Rijssen, NL
1 of the 60 Art Nouveau ceramic tiles by Gilliot Fabrieken Hemiksem, Belgium, circa 1930. Beautiful original antique tiles with a chrysanthemum in relief. The tile shows a soft yello...
Category
Early 20th Century Belgian Art Nouveau Architectural Elements
Materials
Ceramic
Vintage Mid Century Modern Brutalist Jerusalem Celtic Irish Cross Door Knocker
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
Vintage Mid Century Modern Brutalist Jerusalem Celtic Irish Cross Door Knocker
Vintage 60s Modernist Brass Jerusalem Celtic Irish Cross Door Knocker Ci...
Category
Mid-20th Century Israeli Mid-Century Modern Architectural Elements
Materials
Brass
Antique Italian Tri-Color Stain Glass Windows
Located in Dallas, TX
These antique Italian tri-color stained glass windows are a beautiful and unique addition to any home or building. The geometric designs and muted colors add a touch of elegance to a...
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Architectural Elements
Materials
Metal
$10,800 / set
Vintage Carved Marble Fountain or Planter
Located in Delray Beach, FL
Fantastic one of a kind carved marble architectural piece, can be used in deferent functions as fountain, planter or table top with the right bas,
beautifully carve in India in whi...
Category
20th Century Indian Architectural Elements
Materials
Marble
$3,840 Sale Price
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Kiosk K67 Double Yugokiosk by Saša Müchtig for Imgrad, 1988
Located in Radomsko, Województwo łódzkie
K67 is a kiosk design created in 1966 by the Slovenian architect and designer Saša J. Mächtig.
Very good contition, preserved in its original form.
2 original canopies included.
Weig...
Category
1960s Slovenian Space Age Vintage Architectural Elements
Materials
Fiberglass
Late 19th Century Antique Arched Stained Glass Transom Window New Wood Frame
Located in Stamford, CT
Beautiful antique stained glass arch transom window in a new wood frame. Late 19th century window salvaged from an estate outside Pittsburgh PA. This is a combination window with both stained and beveled glass panels
This is one of three stained glass transom windows...
Category
Late 19th Century American Antique Architectural Elements
Materials
Stained Glass, Wood
$2,360 Sale Price
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Early 20th C. Neoclassic Style Zinc Arched Pediment w/Great Patina, 4 ft
Located in Atlanta, GA
An American zinc arched pediment from the early 20th century. This antique architectural piece from American has been designed with Neoclassical inspired wreath and ribbon bow-ties within its center and has a half-moon, arched shape with flattened bottom edge. This piece is nicely aged, with zinc atop wood which has a beautiful rusty patina throughout. There is a newer wood replaced at backside. This early 20th century architectural zinc pediment...
Category
Early 20th Century American Neoclassical Architectural Elements
Materials
Zinc
Teakwood Architectural Temple Pediment
Located in Chicago, IL
This giant architectural element once graced the pediment of a Northern Thai temple. It is from Chiang, Mai, Thailand and entirely made from Teakwood, which is naturally resistant ...
Category
Late 19th Century Thai Antique Architectural Elements
Materials
Teak
$3,750 Sale Price
25% Off
18th Century French Country Hard Limestone Antique Fireplace Surround
Located in Beervelde, BE
French country hard limestone fireplace mantel which is specially commissioned for a vigneron, a person who cultivates grapes for wine making. The hardness of the stone reflects the ...
Category
Early 18th Century French Louis XIV Antique Architectural Elements
Materials
Stone
Antique Italian/French Gothic Grotesque Gargoyle & Cherubs Brass Door Knocker
Located in San Diego, CA
Very unique antique cast brass Italian/French Gothic cast brass door knocker. Great design and form featuring two cherubs and a grotesque gargoyle. ...
Category
Mid-19th Century Swiss Antique Architectural Elements
Materials
Brass
$960 Sale Price
20% Off
Amazing Antique Louis XVI Fireplace Mantel
Located in Haarlem, Noord-Holland
Spectacular and Amazing French Louis XVI style fireplace mantel in beautiful Italian Carrara white marble.
This mantel is decorated with exquisite and exuberant carvings, with a b...
Category
19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Architectural Elements
Materials
Marble, Carrara Marble
Selection of eight restored 19th C Neo-Gothic Stained-Glass Windows
Located in Leuven , BE
The Color Experience: Stained-glass windows
“Color is a power which directly influences the soul” (Wassili Kandinsky, Moskou 1866 – Neuilly-sur-Seine, 1944)
“Color! What a deep and mysterious language, the language of dreams!” (« La couleur ! Quelle langue profonde et mystérieuse, le langage des rêves », Paul Gauguin, Paris, 1848-Fatu-Hiva, 1903)
‘Color and feeling’, ‘color and meaning’, these are concepts that have gone together since time immemorial. Artists and craftsmen have a special bond with color. After all, it is a means of expression that can have a real reinforcing effect. Especially linking color with light offers unlimited possibilities. Glaziers and glass painters have tried to master both these ‘instruments’ for centuries.
The set of beautifully restored neo-Gothic windows in our collection are enough reason for us to let these works of art figure in a broader story. As a bonus, we would like to introduce you to the contemporary stained-glass artist and stained-glass restorer, Daniël Theys. whose workshop is in Sint-Pieters-Rode (Belgium). He talked to us about the materials and techniques he used for the restoration of our set of neo-Gothic stained-glass windows. A fascinating look at the tricks of the trade from a specialist!
A bird’s eye view of the history of the European stained-glass window.
Although the Romans already used translucent glass plates to cover wall openings, the stained-glass window reached its peak in Europe between 1150 and 1500. A period also known as the era of the cathedrals. At that time, stained-glass windows became more than just a way to let in the light, and to keep the space closed off. From now on, their functionality was also found in their didactic value. The biblical and saints’ stories that adorned the stained-glass windows became a kind of poor man’s bible. They brought, as it were, the knowledge of the holy scriptures in an understandable, pictorial way. At the same time, the colored light provided additional symbolism. The invading light was interpreted as a manifestation of God. It is also no coincidence that the main altar was bathed in light. It was the place where the most important sacrament was celebrated, that of the Eucharist. How were these magical colors obtained? Well, during the 12th and 13th centuries, metal oxides gave color to the glass. Copper, for example, produced different colors in the various stages of oxidation. The metal could color the glass light blue, green and even red. It should be noted that from the 13th century onwards, clear glass, which was cheaper and at the same time allowed more light into the buildings, was used more often. A century later, in the years 1400 to 1500, glass painters frequently painted onto the glass with a ‘stain’ of silver chloride or sulfide. The painted piece of glass was heat-treated in a furnace. The heating process ensured that the silver ions migrated into the glass and became suspended within the glass network. The stain gave colors ranging from a pale yellow to a rather deep red. This new technique allowed glaziers to get more than one color on a single glass fragment. The shades produced by painting in silver chloride were well suited for depicting golden crowns, scepters and other gilded objects and ornaments. But the most important advantage of the technique was the fact that the glass painter could now make transitions from yellow tones to white without having to apply separations with lead strips! This also improved the legibility of the pictured scene.
You can imagine that the labor-intensive process of the production of stained-glass windows was a very costly affair and therefore it was often patrons who donated them to a church or a chapel. The benefactors were usually eager to propagate their social status and were moved by concern for their salvation.
In the 16th century, stained-glass windows also began to appear in secular buildings such as town halls, the homes of the wealthy and commercial premises such as inns. It is striking that during this period the use of lead strips that border many parts of the image was further reduced in favor of real painting on stained glass. This was due to an increasing love of detail. For example, one wanted realistically painted portrait heads. Working with enamel paints was cumbersome. Each newly applied color had to be burned into the glass before another color or overpainting could be applied. It was not only the coloring of the glass that was complicated, the process of obtaining flat glass plates required many steps as well. The glazier blew a glass bulb with a blowpipe and then cut it open. Finally, each half of the sphere was turned around so fast that it became a disc. In later periods, the glazier blew out his glass bulb into a cylinder. Once the cylinder had cooled, its closed ends were removed, and the long sides were cut open. The pieces of glass obtained were then heated and flattened. During the 16th century, there was a division of labor between the stained-glass designer, the glazier, and the glass painter. It happened as well that the stained-glass artist used prints as models for his stained-glass windows. Whoever drew the design, the glazier always needed a model on the right scale, the so-called cartoon. On the cartoon, the lead strips were clearly marked, and the use of colors was indicated. Contracts at the time show that the price of stained-glass windows was calculated per square foot. The price per square foot included the labor and material costs. The price of the cartoon was not included.
In the 17th century, the work of glass painters remained important. At the same time, there was a growing popularity of stained-glass windows with heraldic themes. In the Low Countries there were several high-quality glass painters active.
During the 18th century, glass painting went downhill in our regions. The French occupation of the Southern Netherlands resulted in the destruction and sale of religious stained-glass windows.
It was only around the middle of the 19th century that the young Belgian state experienced a revival of stained glass. The renewed interest in the Middle Ages, the so-called ‘gothic revival’, caused a wave of restoration of old stained-glass windows of churches and orders for neo-gothic stained-glass windows. The Sint-Lucas art schools in Belgium played an important role in this. Industrial developments in the glass and steel industries naturally had an important hand in the popularity of stained-glass windows. Stained-glass had a wide range of uses; think of stained glasses in winter gardens, domes, windows, and doors of large mansions. Significant glazier’ studios arose in several larger Belgian cities. In Brussels, for example, you had the workshops of Capronnier and Colpaert, in Bruges the studios of Coucke and Dobbelaere, in Ghent the companies of Ganton-Defoin or Ladon. During the 19th century, glaziers followed the style developments in the visual arts. For example, the number of windows in Art Nouveau and Art Deco style is large. The restored stained-glass windows with male and female saints that we offer for sale, come from a building in Laeken, near Brussels. They probably decorated the space of a church, chapel, convent, or Catholic school. In the results of the interview with glass restorer Daniël Theys, you will learn more about the particularities of these splendid windows.
Chatting and browsing in the workshop of Daniël Theys
The Belgian Glass restorer and glass blower, Daniël Theys (), made a career switch at a later age and has been active in the profession since 1987. He is an important player in the field of stained-glass window art in Belgium. Moreover, he is the only one in the country who still masters the technique of glass etching. Daniël Theys receives many commissions from small parish churches to restore old stained-glass windows to their former glory. He made a name for himself in that niche and that is how Spectandum brought the set of 19th century stained glass windows to his workshop for reconstruction. They were delivered in old numbered wooden crates and Daniel had to start puzzling.
Numbered wooden crates with sections of the stained-glass windows
Normally a glazier starts working from a drawing with a scale of 1:1 (full size drawing), but in this case each piece had to be cataloged and photographed. The smaller pieces were grouped on the light box and photographed in their entirety. Then Daniël made a drawing of the remaining pieces that he had puzzled together with great care.
Smaller pieces identified and grouped on the light box
The restauration guidelines of the Agency for Monuments and Landscapes are not always the same as those of a restorer. For this reconstruction, Daniël primarily considered the purpose of the stained-glass windows. It had to be an aesthetic and salable set of stained-glass windows, so the choice of filling the gaps with neutral glass or epoxy was not really an option. Theys left well-executed previous restorations untouched. The windows may have been repaired three or four times in the past.
Piece of a cloak with glass shards from different periods (restorations)
Another problem Daniel faced during the restoration was the fact that some small parts of the old grisaille had been eaten away by microorganisms. The defect – caused by moisture – can be seen from the discoloration of the grisaille. The black-brown color is turned red.
This fragment shows well how the brown grisaille has turned red due to the attack of micro-organisms
The stained-glass windows of the 19th century are made of ‘in the mass-colored’ glass. This means that the colors were added to the liquid glass during its production process. This type of glass differs from glass colored with enamel paint, which became popular from the interwar period. The latter process involves applying enamel paint (this is a glass powder with a metal oxide to which a medium has been added) to the colorless glass. When firing the glass with the enamel paint, the powder fuses with the glass. The colors of email painted glass are less intense and less brilliant than those of ‘in the mass-colored glass’.
Jars with colored powder for the enamel paints
For the restoration Daniël only worked with mouth-blown glass, both with ‘in the mass-colored glass’ and with ‘verre plaqué’. This is blown glass composed of several layers of different shades. Over the years, Theys built up a large stock of old blown glass. Colored blown glass always has sliding shades. For example, a red piece of glass can have a color transition from bright red to light orange. These differences in shades are the result of the different thicknesses of the piece of glass. It allows the glazier to use a wide variety of shades.
The purple-red foliage with light blue accents was obtained by etching away parts of a piece ‘verre plaqué’. A small part of the lower glass layer is exposed.
The windows were completely re-leaded by the restorer because there was virtually no ‘lead net’ preserved. In general, lead strips only have a limited lifespan because of oxidation processes. Daniël removed the old lead remnants and placed new lead profiles. Then he applied putty between the glass fragments and the lead strips to seal the lead. A window must be made watertight. The current condition of the windows is excellent.
Decorative glass part with original lead remnants
New lead strip
The set of stained-glass windows we present today, originally consisted of windows of 5 to 6 m high. After all, they originally adorned a neo-gothic church. Since the original dimensions are not suitable for private buildings, it was decided to only restore the figurative representation.
The original spire of one of the windows
Thanks to a suspension eye, the window can be hung. There is also the possibility to place the window in an upright position.
Thanks to the craftsmanship of the Theys-Studio, we can once again enjoy the brilliance of color!
Looking for the missing link
The set of 19th-century stained-glass windows came into the possession of Spectandum without a clear provenance. The renowned Leuven antiques dealer, Cornelius Engelen, recalls that the windows came from a church in Laeken. There is no solid starting point for a search for the provenance. Based on the style of the stained-glass windows – most probably the late 19th century -, their religious iconography, and their original shape (pointed arch windows) and dimensions (5 to 6 cm high), we can assume that they were once displayed in a (neo-)gothic cult building. On the one hand, the stained-glass windows may have been removed after storm damage or other calamities, on the other they may have been taken away during a renovation or a demolition of a church. The Church of Our Lady in Laeken is the most famous church building in that municipality that could qualify. In the early 1920s, the central windows of the transept were badly damaged by a hurricane. Today, glass fragments of these windows (dating from 1893-1894) with the names of the sixteen missing saints and an arch infill of the western window are officially known. It would be interesting to find out if our set of eight saints once were part of the transept of Our Lady in Laeken. Research in the records of the church administrators could provide clarification. Knowing that most neo-gothic stained-glass windows from the Church of Our Lady come from the Jules Dobbelaere’s glass studio in Bruges, it is useful to consult that company’s archive as well. It is kept in the KADOC (Documentation and research center for religion, culture and; in Leuven. Of course, the sizes and shape of the stone window openings of the transept can also provide an indication. If we stylistically compare the grisailles of the set of stained-glass windows with the work of Jules Dobbelaere, we do see some relationship. Especially with a stained-glass window in the chapel of Our Lady of the Saint Anthony Church in Aalst.
Another line of research that we could follow, is that of the iconography of the series. One of the saints depicted is Saint Roch. There once was a Saint-Roch church in Laeken with 19th-century stained-glass windows from the Brussels studio of Jean-Baptiste Capronnier. The company archive of the glaziers François and Jean-Baptiste Capronnier is owned by the Flemish government and can be consulted in the above-mentioned KADOC. We already searched the sales catalog of 1892, in which Capronnier’s drawings and cartoons are described one by one. The saints that are represented in our set of windows, does not correspond with the names of the saints mentioned for the church of St. Roch in Laeken. Building on this argument, it can be concluded that the eight saints were not destined for this house of worship.
In the absence of lavishly illustrated monographs on the various glazier-companies in Belgium, the execution of a comparative study of the stained-glass windows is time-consuming and complex. Although a limited number of old photos of stained-glass windows can still be found in the database ‘Balat’ of the KIK-IRPA (), this remains far too limited to get a good picture of the output of the various companies.
19th C, Saint, Neo-Gothic Stained-Glass Window with Saint Martin, Belgium, 163 x 73 cm
Most people know Saint Martin (Szombathely, ca. 316 – Candes, 397) as the Roman Tribune who cut his cloak in two with his sword and gave one half to a beggar. The artist of the stained-glass window has opted for a different, less common iconographic representation here. Saint Martin is presented as a bishop with a miter and staff. According to a legend, Martin was lured to the city of Tours with a trick to consecrate him as a bishop. He refused the ecclesiastical office and hid in a barn with some geese. The birds betrayed him with their twittering. In the end Martin received his episcopal consecration. The goose at the feet of the saint clearly refers to this event.
19th C, Saint, Neo-Gothic Stained-Glass Window with St. Angela, Belgium, 163 x 73 cm
Angela de Merici was an Italian woman who taught young women religion, health care, and household skills. She founded the monastic community of the Ursulines. They played an important social role as founders of schools and orphanages. Saint Angela died in Brescia in 1540. It should therefore come as no surprise that the saint on the stained-glass-window is depicted with
a girl by her side.
19th C, Saint, Neo-Gothic Stained-Glass Window with Charles Borromeo, Belgium, 163 x 73 cm
Charles Borromeo (Milan, 1538-1584) grew up in a noble family. He was already made Cardinal and Archbishop of Milan at the age of 24. With his writings he contributed to the implementation of the Church reforms determined at the Council of Trent. Among other things, he released a new catechism. With his book on the design of church buildings, “Instructiones Fabriacae et Supellectilis Ecclesiasticae”, he left a mark on Baroque church construction. At the outbreak of the plague in his diocese in 1576, he devoted himself to the care of those affected. Hence, people sometimes pray to him when they have been hit by a serious illness.
19th C, Saint, Neo-Gothic Stained-Glass Window with St. Roch, Belgium, 163 x 73 cm
Saint Roch (Montpellier, 1295? /1350? -1327? /1380?) was born with a port-wine stain in the shape of a cross on his left hip. It was interpreted as a sign from God. After the dead of his parents, he gave his money to the poor and went on to live the life of pilgrim. He cared for plague sufferers and healed some of them by making a sign of the cross. He is especially invoked as protector against the plague.
19th C, Neo-Gothic Stained-Glass Window with St. Bernard of Clairvaux, Belgium, 163 x 73 cm
Bernard of Clairvaux (Fontaines, 1090-Clairvaux, 1153) decided to become a monk at the age of 21. In 1112 he entered in the monastery of Cîtaux. He was soon commissioned by the abbot to find a new monastery in Clairvaux. Because of his intellectual capacities and eloquence, he was consulted by various ecclesiastical and secular leaders. He ensured the expansion of the Cistercian order throughout Europe. As a Doctor of the Church, he wrote many tracts and sermons and established a new rule for the Templars. Above all, he was concerned with the discipline of the clergy. Therefore, he wrote a spiritual manual for the priests and bishops. Saint Bernard can be seen as a true mystic. He envisioned the union of the human soul with God as the most important goal in life. According to a legend, Bernard once had a vision in which the Blessed Virgin appeared to him and strengthened him with her mother’s milk. In the arts, the saint is mainly depicted with an abbot’s staff and a book with the Cistercian rule. His vision was also often portrayed.
19th C, Neo-Gothic Stained-Glass Window with St. John Berchmans, Belgium, 163 x 73 cm
The Belgian Jan Berchmans (Diest, 1599-Rome, 1621) was the eldest of five children. When his mother became seriously ill, he initially took care of her, but at the age of nine he was housed with the town’s priest. After a few years he moved to Mechelen to become the servant of a canon. It also gave him the opportunity to begin his studies in the seminary for priests. He eventually joined the Jesuits of Mechelen. He got their permission to study philosophy in Rome. In the Eternal City, he visited working-class neighbourhoods to teach the children about God. He died of an illness at the age of 22. Saint Jan Berchmans is the patron saint of school children and students.
19th C, Neo-Gothic Stained-Glass Window with Saint Clare...
Category
19th Century Belgian Gothic Revival Antique Architectural Elements
Materials
Art Glass, Stained Glass
Waldorf Astoria Hotel Carved Bar Bull and Bear Steakhouse
Located in New York, NY
The mahogany bar was located within the legendary Bull & Bear Steakhouse inside the Waldorf Astoria Hotel in New York City. The Steakhouse was a captivating and sophisticated space t...
Category
20th Century American Architectural Elements
Materials
Brass
Antique Victorian Cast Iron Sheaf of Wheat Door Stop, Circa 1890s
Located in Elkhart, IN
A beautiful antique Victorian cast iron sheaf of wheat door stop
USA, Late 19th Century
Measures: 7.5"W x 2.25"D x 9"H.
Excellent original vintage condition.
Category
Late 19th Century American Victorian Antique Architectural Elements
Materials
Iron
$396 Sale Price
20% Off
Pair Reclaimed 58 in. Curled Wrought Iron Vertical Panels
Located in New York, NY
Black wrought iron curled and swirled grates in a steel frame. This is broken in two corners. Please see the photos. Priced as a pair. Please note, this item is located in one of our...
Category
Early 20th Century American Architectural Elements
Materials
Steel, Wrought Iron
17th Century Stone Capital
Located in Vosselaar, BE
A large 17th century French capital on a associated base. Sculpted front and sides, flat backside. Great to decorate a garden or display indoors.
Category
Late 17th Century French Baroque Antique Architectural Elements
Materials
Sandstone
Large Art Nouveau Bronze Pair of Push and Pull Door Handles
Located in London, GB
Art Nouveau push and pull door handles in the shape of two water nymphs, originally from spa in the Alps.
Original large handles express the water nymphs carrying water jugs on their...
Category
1910s German Art Nouveau Vintage Architectural Elements
Materials
Bronze
19th Century Antique Carved Wood House Overdoor Architectural Pediment
Located in Stamford, CT
Late 19th century antique architectural house overdoor carved wood pediment. The pediment came from an old Victorian home in Buffalo NY. and has been st...
Category
Late 19th Century American Antique Architectural Elements
Materials
Wood
$1,440 Sale Price
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Moroccan Traditional Caidale Tent 20 ft x 40ft
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Moroccan traditional caidale tent are used outdoor for ceremonial events, wedding, parties.
For centuries the tribal people of Morocco's Atlas Mountains ...
Category
Late 20th Century Moroccan Folk Art Architectural Elements
Materials
Fabric
Mid Century Sculptural Heavy Duty Aluminum Airplane Propeller C1960 Sensenich Co
By Sensenich
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Fantastic all aluminum and a large heavy vintage airplane propeller by Sensenich Corp from the sixties off of a piper cub. Not to be reused ...
Category
1960s American Industrial Vintage Architectural Elements
Materials
Aluminum
Antique fireplace of french limestone in style of Campagnarde, 19th century
By Rustic Design
Located in Made, NL
Very nice rustic mantelpiece of gray marble stone. A mantelpiece with few ornaments, but with beautiful lines and slightly curved legs. This mantelpiece in Campagnarde style is from ...
Category
19th Century French Other Antique Architectural Elements
Materials
Limestone
Round Polished Gold Cabinet Drawer Hardware Pulls Attributed to Sherle Wagner
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
Vintage gold cabinet hardware knobs or drawer pulls in a beautiful gold. These round knobs are circular in shape, and flat on the top with concentric cir...
Category
20th Century American American Classical Architectural Elements
Materials
Metal, Gold, Brass
$80 Sale Price / item
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Gaudi Ceramic Tile Hand Painted Colors
By Theia Tiles
Located in Lisbon, PT
Laced blankets, crochet throws and knitted mantles are at the heart of Gaudí. Handmade is the focal point to the Gaudí tile, where soft lines create a we...
Category
2010s European Modern Architectural Elements
Materials
Ceramic
$502 / item
Early 19th Century Flemish Copper Lightning Conductor
Located in Tetbury, Gloucestershire
Early 19th Century Flemish copper lightning conductor.
From the Chateau de la Beolette a Vinalamont in Wanze, Belgium.
Circa 1800.
Category
19th Century Belgian Antique Architectural Elements
Materials
Copper
Mid 20th Century Stained Glass Windows Fruit & Leaves, Jewels
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Fabulous set of 4 leaded and stained glass windows. Excellent craftsmanship and design in the framework of these 4 windows. Red cherrie...
Category
1950s American Art Nouveau Vintage Architectural Elements
Materials
Lead
Italian 18th Century Door
Located in Round Top, TX
A wonderful door in painted wood from Venice, Italy. Not only wonderful as a door, but perfect to build into cabinetry or use as a headboard. Fabulous patina.
Category
18th Century Italian Antique Architectural Elements
Materials
Wood
Two Dormer Windows in Cast Iron from the 19th Century
Located in Brussels, Brussels
Two 19th century polychrome cast iron dormer windows
in very good condition
Beautiful patina.
Category
19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Architectural Elements
Materials
Iron
Antique Walnut & Oak Church Railing
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
This stunning antique architectural piece is a conversation starter in any space! Originally it would have served as an altar rail at the front of a church....
Category
20th Century French Other Architectural Elements
Materials
Oak, Walnut
Antique Corinthian Corner Capital
Located in Sheffield, MA
The antique Corinthian corner capital is made of veined marble painted white. One corner is cut away so that the capital can protrudes from the corn...
Category
19th Century Unknown Classical Roman Antique Architectural Elements
Materials
Marble
Pair of Bronze Door Knockers Warrior Motif 8.25"
Located in Somis, CA
A pair of beautiful bronze warrior motif knockers. The mythical warrior has large bulging eyes above wide open mouth. Curly hair surrounding the face, repeated in the eye brows which flanks the prominent forehead. Heavy cheekbones echoes the forehead, highlighting his masculine feature. Antiqued finish with mellow gold patina. Fantastic as door knockers or hand towel rings...
Category
Late 20th Century Chinese Architectural Elements
Materials
Bronze
Set of Three 18th Century English Staddle Stones
Located in Chicago, IL
A wonderful set of three 18th century English carved limestone staddle stones with the most wonderful aged surfaces, natural lichens, and wear that only 300 years of use can bestow. ...
Category
18th Century English Rustic Antique Architectural Elements
Materials
Limestone
$12,500 / set
Cast Iron Lion and Unicorn
Located in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
19th C cast iron lion and unicorn with original paint. 1860.
Unicorn dimensions: 26" W x 4" D x 18" H.
Lion dimensions: 27" W x 5" D x 14" H.
...
Category
19th Century English Victorian Antique Architectural Elements
Materials
Iron
$2,226 / set
Pair Italian 18/19th Century Hand Carved Giltwood Floral Ornaments
Located in Buisson, FR
Beautiful handcarved giltwood floral ornaments that once adorned a chapel .Original period pieces that due their high age have a wonderful wea...
Category
18th Century Italian Antique Architectural Elements
Materials
Wood
$805 Sale Price / set
47% Off
Baradari in White Marble Handcrafted in India
Located in New York, NY
Baradari, also Bara Dari, is a building or pavilion with twelve doors designed to allow free flow of air. The structure has three doorways on every side of the square-shaped structure.
Because of their outstanding acoustic features, these buildings were particularly well-suited for mujra dance or courtesan dance performances by the noble courtesans. They were also well-suited for live performances and private concerts by various musicians and poets in front of the ruling kings of the time. They were also valued for their fresh air during hot summers of India. Bara in Urdu/Hindi means Twelve and the word Dar means 'door'.
Baradari in white marble
Size= 144" x 144" x 120" H
Material= White Agra marble...
Category
2010s Indian Agra Architectural Elements
Materials
Marble
$72,000 / item
Pair of Wrought Iron Screens, early 20th Century, European
Located in London, GB
A set of two very attractive wrought iron panels or screens in art nouveau style, early 20th century. European, possibly German or Czechoslovakian.
These screens are made of delicat...
Category
Early 20th Century German Art Nouveau Architectural Elements
Materials
Wrought Iron
Antique European Encaustic Cement Tiles Pre-WWII
Located in Baltimore, MD
Encaustic cement tiles were pioneered by the French in the middle of the 19th century and relied on chemical curing rather than traditional firing. This technique had the advantage ...
Category
1930s Vintage Architectural Elements
Materials
Cement
Antique & Monumental, Finest Bronze American Bald Eagle Sculpture Door Knocker
Located in Lisse, NL
Certainly the most impressive antique door knocker on 1stdibs.
This marvelously finest handcrafted and amazing condition antique door knocker is another one of our recent great finds. Can you imagine this fine bronze eagle head on your door? Having this gorgeous bronze door knocker made as the finishing touch, would have made this a real statement piece, and it still will be. Mind you, with a unique and all hand-crafted bronze door knocker of this size, quality and beauty suddenly in your face and you too would be impressed when showing up at this front door. Especially with the fierce looking eagle holding the wreath knocker in his beak staring at you. They really don't make 'em like this anymore and we are proud to be able to offer it to the 1stdibs community in such amazing condition.
Mind you, our price for this unique antique bronze door knocker...
Category
Late 19th Century French Arts and Crafts Antique Architectural Elements
Materials
Bronze
Antique Marble Fireplace Mantel
Located in Haarlem, Noord-Holland
A very ornate, colorful and impressive Dutch fireplace mantel.
This multi colored marble mantel is made from a very nice quality deep black marble from Belgium and decorations in ...
Category
20th Century French Architectural Elements
Materials
Marble, Belgian Black Marble
Asian Hand-Carved Wooden Architectural Arched Wall Door Panel
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Antique Asian hand-carved teak wood wall panel architectural elements.
An architectural hand-carved teak wood arch doorway panel in the form of an entrance Moorish door, great to use...
Category
Mid-20th Century Indian Moorish Architectural Elements
Materials
Teak
$1,480 Sale Price
20% Off
Vintage French Brass Door Knocker with Antique Backplate
Located in Ross, CA
Brass vintage door knocker made in France in the 1960's, paired with an older backplate from the 1930's.
Category
1960s French Brutalist Vintage Architectural Elements
Materials
Brass
$396 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Pair of Antique 39 in. Ball Finial Cast Iron Fencing Posts
Located in New York, NY
Brownstone fencing cast iron newel posts with an attached bolt plate on the bottoms. There is expected surface wear. Priced as a pair. Please note, this ite...
Category
Early 20th Century American Industrial Architectural Elements
Materials
Iron
$580 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Early 20th Century Men's Leather Riding Boots with Stretchers
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Beautiful pair of men's leather riding boots with stretcher inserts created from maple. Inserts are made up of 3 puexes which interlock. Boot is 11.5 x 4 x 18 H. Great for display. L...
Category
Early 1900s American Charles II Antique Architectural Elements
Materials
Leather, Maple
Jean Prouve Facade element in enamal France 1965
By Jean Prouvé
Located in Roosendaal, Noord Brabant
Rare facade element by Jean Prouve, designed for the André-Argouges high school, Grenoble France 1965. Made of enamelled metal with isolation inside. A...
Category
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Architectural Elements
Materials
Enamel
Authentic French Rouge Griotte Marble Fireplace Surround
Located in Beervelde, BE
A beautiful French Louis XIV period, 18th century, original mantle piece in Rouge Griotte marble.
The marble was used in lots of historical landmarks in...
Category
18th Century French Louis XIV Antique Architectural Elements
Materials
Griotte Marble
Reclaimed Bratt Colbran Ceramic Tiles
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
An unusual set of 49 Delft style tiles manufactured by renowned English fireplace makers Bratt Colbran of London.
Dating from circa 1920, these reclaimed 3 inch fireplace tiles showcase a smooth white colour detailed with various blue scenes of figures and floral designs incorporating Victorian and Georgian styles.
The perfect set to be used as a decorative panel or a impressive splash back...
Category
Early 20th Century English Georgian Architectural Elements
Materials
Clay
Antique Carved Teak Wood Indian Door/Gate
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Individually hand crafted Teak door in early 20th century. Industrial metal details.
Two salvaged doors that have been barred together to make one larg...
Category
Early 20th Century Indian Primitive Architectural Elements
Materials
Iron
$2,624 Sale Price
20% Off
18th Century Spanish Baroque Carved Giltwood Altar Ornament with Angel Head
Located in Buisson, FR
Wonderful baroque altar ornament with Angel head. Great and unique item.
Spain circa 1750
Weathered, losses and old repairs.
More photo's available on...
Category
18th Century Spanish Baroque Antique Architectural Elements
Materials
Wood
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