Architectural Elements

This green wall is inspired by the design logic of the natural world and traditional Japanese zen gardens. Each custom wall is available with live or artificial silk plants...

A set of four Chinese Qing Dynasty period large carved elm wood interior door panels from the late 19th century, with fretwork design, openwork and figures in landscape scenes carved...

Wellhead Hand Carved Stone Container Firepit Basin Trough Water Feature antique. Early Gothic Period Water Wellhead Hand Carved Stone to be installed as ...

Handmade tiles in pink, blue and yellow glazed color. With an Art Deco illustration. Four tiles together make a flower shaped whole. Manufactured around 1930 by Le Glaive, Belgium. T...

Monumental Monastery Swing Door by Architect Dom Hans Van Der Laan, Bossche School

Beautiful wall tiles with an image of a butterfly and flower basket, trimmed with a beautiful edge. Manufactured around 1900, Morialme, Belgium. Two tiles together form 1 image. Ther...

Industrial conveyor belt, room screen, made of pine wood slats connected by riveted leather straps. Circa 1940s. We imagine this belt was used during the war years (1941-45) and may ...

19th C. Terracotta Lion Head Regency Style Building Garden Architectural Elements. Items are decorated with finely cast lion heads, stylized Fleur-de-lis and scroll work, and beautif...

An English moulded bolection fireplace in dark green marble. Based on a period original from the early 18th century. An elegant shape. Modern. Measu...

Truly extraordinary pair of English 19th century Gothic Revival architectural mirrors, nearly 9 feet tall. In the manner of Augustus Welby Northmore Pugin (aka God's Architect). I bought these for myself to use in my London flat...

Pair Murano Brass and Blue Glass Door Handles. Vintage mid-century modern beautiful Murano glass handles with brass hardware. Italy, late 1960s to early 1970s. Dimensions: 9.5" Long...

Asian Inspired style wood birdcage. This bird cage features a wood frame fashioned in a pagoda style It can hang from the ceiling or sit on a stand..

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...

Recently lifted from its original home, this amazing and unique set of 35 antique French handmade ceramic tiles. Designed by Maison four maintraux-Hornoy and manufactured for Pas de ...

Pair of push and pull bronze door handles with organic expressionist flower relief for double doors or a single door on both sides. They are works of art for your doors. These door h...

A fine and exceptionally large antique Edwardian neoclassical-style plated brass door lock plate and knob by James Cartland & Sons, Birmingham, England, circa 1910. Finely cast and ...

Antique French Limestone Trough; 18th Century Original Overview

This 18th-century antique French limestone trough (reference: OT213) is a rare, one-of-a-kind architectural salvage piece sourced from the rural countryside near Clermont-Ferrand, France. Carved by hand between 1760 and 1780, this substantial trough measures 201 cm wide × 130 cm deep × 71 cm high and weighs approximately 3,000 kg. The surface shows an authentic timeworn patina developed over centuries of use, enhancing its historical character.

Crafted from solid French limestone (pierre calcaire), this trough was hand-carved from a single block. Its robust composition makes it highly resistant to weathering, while the natural stone’s subtle tonal variations and aged surface bear witness to its centuries-old origin.

Hand carving in the 18th century involved traditional chiseling techniques by skilled stonemasons, leaving subtle tool marks that add to its authenticity and charm.

Due to its size, weight, and historic appeal, this antique stone trough can serve as:

Stone troughs of this period were originally used in agricultural settings to hold water or feed for livestock. Their practical role and durable construction have ensured their survival for centuries, making them highly sought after by garden designers, landscape architects, and heritage property owners worldwide.

De Opkamer is a recognised specialist in sourcing authentic European architectural...

A pair of antique late 19th century Victorian cast iron wall brackets with thickly cast elements, suitable for interior or exterior use. The intricate scrolling foliage design showca...

This is an amazing brass door handle from the late 1930s, imported from a Milanese apartment. Its attributed to Gio Ponti but it also echoes references of Timo Sarpaneva, Ilmari Tap...

Important fireplace, ancient mantle for hearth in stone, richly carved and decorated by hand, columns with classic beam and and pediment with frame, hand-built in the late 19th centu...

Patinated 19th century column with layers of paint. Base is 14 inches by 14 inches.

A pair of handcrafted solid copper Gothic Revival hinges with thistle and hand chased decoration.

Midcentury Hardware Greek Grecian Key Brass Pulls mounting 2.25 spread. No screws. Set of two .75 d x 5 long x 2 d Preowned original vintage ...

A majestic pair of antique architectural salvaged Chinese temple corbels, now mounted as one-of-a-kind wooden sculptures on custom floor standing display pedestal stands. Originally commissioned for an important religious temple in China, the impressive large scale wall bracket corbels were notoriously difficult as they had to serve as both highly decorative temple ornaments and structural building elements used to support the weight of a wall. Hand-crafted in the early 19th century, smilarly styled design, each exceptionally hand carved, sculpted, and painted by highly trained artisans. Profusely carved and decorated, featuring very fine quality high relief work throughout, extensive bas relief, pierced openwork, rich carvings and intricate incised detailing, depicting various Chinese folk religion figures and imagery. Rising on bespoke handmade stands, consistenting of sturdy rectangular shaped thick plank plinth base embellished with foliate carvings, held upright by turned column single support. Rich in culture and history, interesting, unusual, highly decorative, whimsical and artistic, sure to add sophisticated elegance, rustic character, color, space, texture and lots of visual interest. Dimensions, largest (approx): Each: 32.5" H, 19" W, 7.25" D. Please note, the objects were sourced and transported both legally and ethically, retaining partial original red wax export seal to top. Display the three Sanxing, in their iconic representation as three, old, bearded, wise men, which dates back to the Ming dynasty, when the Gods of the three stars were represented in human form for the first time. One panel having two monumental smiling figures with hand painted eyes and tongue, the other fragment depicting four figures, seated and standing, likely Immortals, Gods, Shen deity, and other characters from ancient Chinese mythology and folklore. Both pieces with elaborate lotus and pine tree motif, a powerful symbol of wisdom and longevity. Sanxing figures are an important part of Asian culture. Statues of these three Gods...

Vintage Hardware Set of 7 Antique Brass Pull Handles Ornate Design 3.13 x 2.25 tall x .38 d Unmarked. Knobs with ornate decoration. Vint...

Vintage Italian door pull made of an 11.5" x 4" x 0.75" slab tile of painted and glazed earthenware with a cast anodized aluminum mount.

16th century / Belgium / Letter Panel / Oak / Gothic A finely carved Gothic oak panel from 16th-century France. This architectural fragment features graceful vertical fluting framed...

This outstanding pair of yellow "Breccia di Siena" precious Doric marble columns raised on a white Carrara marble square base with a large molded socle above. Finely carved iconic Io...

Design – organic crescent-shaped cabinet pull: This cabinet pull features an organic, crescent-shaped silhouette that introduces a gentle, fluid line to furniture surfaces. Its asym...

Blacksmith made iron game hanger, kitchen utensil or pot hanger. A great piece ..Classic design. it is a large rectangular piece it is set with 66 iron hooks,3 broken.. if you don’t...

A large antique Italian stone chimney piece frieze dating to circa 1800. Originally salvaged from a monumental scale fireplace, this frieze displays fine carving in relief depicting...

This gold gilt Portuguese architectural element has some hints of a pink patina as well. We have it hanging in our showroom but could also be propped up in a standing position. Most likely from a church...

Pair of 1940s hammered brass door hinge straps by William Spencer and Victorian brass door knocker. The set was salvaged from the front door of a Bucks County farmhouse estate in New...

A large and impressive "Kachelofen" (ceramic stove) from the 19th century. The shaped feet surmounted by substantial burning chamber with arched copper door. Ornate ceramic embellish...

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...

A set of 2 solid brass water faucets. Both tested and in working order and both come with original hose connectors. Made in Europe, probably Scandinavian/Sweden during the 1930s. You...

Rare and very pretty octagonal Art Deco wrought iron pergola, decorated with geometric motifs. Riveted zinc roof. Original red paint.

Heavy bronze bell, tower bell. This is a very heavy piece it is on an Oak Yoke with iron fixings including a the bracket which holds the rope For the purpose of the pictures and...

Often when centuries-old trunks did not survive the passage of time, 19th-century menuisiers (French woodworkers) would salvage the surviving wood and carve new furniture such as desks and similar trunks. The facade was typically the most ornate section of these antique trunks, making intact frontages highly valued antiques. Hand-carved from oak in Picardie, France, circa 1550, this period Gothic architectural is a beautiful example of an antique trunk facade that was not incorporated into a more recent furnishing. Picardie is a former administrative region in northern France that is home to many Gothic cathedrals. The Amiens Cathedral (mid-13th century) is the largest standing cathedral in Europe and is truly a masterpiece of Gothic architecture. Our trunk frontage has five vertically oriented inset panels embellished with various forms of Gothic tracery, including high-arching niches...

Antique interior door, richly painted with classical motifs, with original frame, built and hand painted in the 18th century, for an important bu...

A  set of unique antique tiles, green and yellow colored with a beautiful Art Deco pattern, Societe Morialme circa 1920, Belgium. On the tiles is in green and yellow paint a beautifu...

A complete boiseries from the French country estate: "Chateau de Quatres Barbes." The antique 19th century French Louis XVI style grand oak paneled salon room...

This extraordinary mantel is superbly carved, firstly with a simple dentil cornice; above a front panel, carved in high-relief with birds, scrolling leaves and tendrils. The jambs ar...

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....

A classic set of three Dutch Delft-style hand painted brown and white ceramic tiles featuring craftsmen and tradesmen, reflective of European country life in the 19th century. Equal...

A Pictorial History Of Architecture In America by G. E. Kidder Smith. Published by W. W. Norton & Company, Incorporated, 1976, 1976Published by American Academy of Arts and American ...

A classic Dutch Delft-style hand painted blue and white porcelain tile featuring an intricately rendered heraldic coat of arms in rich cobalt blue against a crisp white ground. The d...

This beautiful antique green color cast iron Christmas tree stand, was made in Germany, in the 1920s or older. A nice addition for your Christmas decoration. It holds a stem up to 2....

A fine quality English white marble fireplace in the late 18th century Robert Adam style. The frieze with carved centre block featuring urn and foliage with tied ribbons, the side pa...

Lovely Belgium red marble fireplace mantel. This very elegant mantel has a beautiful shaped and profiled topshelf above a shallow paneled ...

This is an antique Britannia table. An English, cast iron and cedar traditional garden table, dating to the late Victorian period, circa 1900. Appealing example of a classic table...

An English, Corinthian Order pilaster capital carved in Portland Stone, likely mid-nineteenth century. Provenance unknown. Attractively weathered throughout.

Truly one of a kind pair of cast iron fragments which at a later date could function as bookends. Sturdy and sculptural, these are ideal in a formal or informal setting on a bookshe...

A completely original stunning early 18th century Italian stable door. Made from mountain pine and oak this door was rescued from a demolished Napolitan st...

Manor Houses of England by Hugh Montgomery-Massingberd and Christopher Simon Sykes. Published by Vendome Press, 2001. 1st Ed hardcover with dust jacket. 256 pp. with 300 color illus....

Single finial made of bluestone. Originates from Belgium. Circa, 17th century. Sold as a single individual finial. Can also be sold as a complete s...

Antique chain sculpture that defies gravity. The term brutalism — which derives from the French word brut, meaning “raw” — was coined to describe this style trend that emerged in the...

A fine quality statuary marble late Georgian fireplace. The panelled jambs with finely carved bellflowers and ribbons, surmounted by rope mould...

A Brass Door Knocker in the Shape of a Mermaid This is an unusual door knocker, it is installed by hooking it over 2 screw heads, it is then operated by flicking the mermaid’s body ...

Pinecone cast stone finial. Vintage cast stone garden ornament finial in the form of an inverted pinecone or pineapple on socle base. Some small loss...