American Architectural Elements

Take a look at this fantastic double sided early 19th or late 18th century wooden trade sign with original wrought Iron bracket. Came out of a Hudso...

Handmade Houses: A Guide to the Woodbutcher's Art by Art Boericke. Scrimshaw Press, California, 1973. 3rd printing hardcover with dust jacket. The book is a photo-journey through the...

Molded sheet copper rooster weather vane. Flattened full bodied form with molded body and feather details. Large tail with custom wood stand. 20"H x 19"W Period: 19th century Origin...

Bronze Gates by Mary Brogger Unique piece. Dimensions: W 183 x H 259 cm. Materials: Bronze. Custom sizes and finishes available. Electronic system fitting available. Mary Br...

This outstanding polychromed terra cotta chapel facade was salvaged from a New Jersey convent in 2007. The entryway features the Holy Family wit...

19th Century vintage 3 dimensional weather vane with trotting horse and directional arrow. On a more modern base. 24"H x 38"L base 23 1/2" x 6" Period: 19th Century Origin: Eastern...

A New England molded and soldered copper architectural finial in form of a pineapple.

19th Century American cast copper full bodied rooster weather vane attributed to Vermont. Green verdigris, patination, traces of old paint and some gilt. This weather vane originally...

19th Century American full bodied copper rooster weather vane with gilded and red overpaint and cast zinc feet. Some weathering in areas of later black overpaint. 26"H x 20"W includi...

20th Century gilded swell bodied copper rooster weather vane on modern stand. Rooster standing atop a pointed directional. Nice bright copper age on slim black base. 24"L x 22"H x 2 ...

1960s Vintage Southwest Door Handle Handsets Brass Aztec Mayan Green Patina and Gold Accent in the Manner Of Pepe Mendoza. Listing 1 Handset At A Time. These Beautiful Handsets Are ...

100 Designers' Favorite Rooms: Selected Projects of the World's Finest Designers and Architects by John L. Pellam. Barons Who's Who, 1993. 1st Ed hardcover with dust jacket. This book shows landmark projects from North America, Asia, Europe, and other regions, and residential projects in private estates, penthouses, and vacation villas around the world. Each featured room is accompanied by color photos, with background on the projects and the designers, plus photos of each of the designers. Includes a photographers' index and an index of featured designers...

A pair of vintage 20th-century plaster flame finials, likely salvaged from a theater interior, now flicker with quiet symbolism. The flame—long a motif of inspiration, memory, and tr...

Pair of beautiful salvaged windows from a historic Oklahoma City mansion. This mansion was built close to Oklahoma's statehood. Each window has been r...

The Genius of Robert Adam: His Interiors by Eileen Harris. Published by Paul Mellon Centre BA, 2001. 1st Ed hardcover with dust jacket. Profusely illustrated in b & w and color. "Rob...

A wonderfully distinctive vintage door knocker cast in the form of a traditional tennis racket. The oval head features a finely textured string pattern, while the elongated handle is...

Early 20th century, heavy and massive bronze sign plaque for the Baltimore Zionist District National Jewish Fund. Cast in USA, circa 1900.

A rare pair of hollow-cast bronze sphinxes, almost certainly removed from an Art Deco building interior or facade, executed with exceptional sculptural ambition and archaeological specificity. Each figure is modeled as a recumbent sphinx with a human head wearing the traditional nemes headdress with uraeus — the royal cobra at the brow — and a broad decorative pectoral collar incised with geometric and hieroglyph-inspired ornament. The lion body is carefully articulated with musculature and surface detailing consistent with high-quality foundry work of the interwar period. Most remarkably, each sphinx extends its human forearms forward to cradle a spherical vessel — originally a lamp socket, gas jet, or candle cup — in outstretched hands, transforming the figures from purely decorative objects into functional architectural light fixtures of considerable drama. Each rests on an integral flat plinth base. The hollow construction confirms these as purpose-built architectural elements rather than studio bronzes: the technique was standard practice for large-scale building ornament in the 1920s and 1930s, allowing monumental scale without prohibitive weight or cost. The rich dark brown patina with traces of verde antique in the recesses is consistent with decades of interior installation and speaks to the quality of the bronze alloy. The iconographic program — sphinxes as light-bearers — draws directly on the wave of Egyptomania that swept Western architecture and decorative arts following Howard Carter's excavation of Tutankhamun's tomb in 1922, a cultural moment that fused the ancient imagery of sacred guardianship with the bold geometry and ornamental ambition of the emerging Art Deco style. Sphinxes appeared throughout this period as threshold guardians...

19th century terracotta architectural element with white glaze. The panel is decorated with bell flowers on either side. This piece has a wonderful craquelure surface, with crazing t...

Large pair antique early 20th century bronze lion mask door knockers with ring handles. Wonderful verdigris patina. Heavy weight. Measure 10 1/2" long x 7 1/2" wide x 4" deep. Good c...

19th Century Bass form copper three dimensional weather vane with later wood base. Has a bullet hole as might be expected as most early weather vanes have. Bass 15"H x 26"L; 26" x 7"...

Very hard to find original lot of four matching door pulls/knobs made by The Lemurian Fellowship during the 1960's. Wonderful California design and form. Located in Ramona, Californi...

Windows on the Past: Four Centuries of New England Homes by Jane Nylander. Published by Bulfinch Press/ Little, Brown and Co., Boston, 2000. Stated 1st Ed...

Influential Interiors: Shaping 20th-century style through key interior designers by Suzanne Trocomé. Published by Clarkson Potter, U.S.A., 1999. Stat...

Pair of Mid-Century Modern flat bar chrome Etageres with 1/2 inch thick glass shelving. In excellent vintage condition with small chips to the glass corners. 5 glass shelves. Chrome ...

Presenting a gorgeous set of 3 Art Deco glass door handles with plates. Amazingly complete set! Probably made in the US circa 1925-30. These ar...

19th Century Hambletonian style 3 dimensional horse weather vane with gild on base. 30"L x 24 1/2"H Period: 19th Century Origin: US Size: 30"L x 24 1/2"H Family Owned & Operated ...

Locomotive Piston Rod Connector Cast Iron and Brass. It measures 33" high x 12.5" wide x 4.5" deep. Cast iron with rust color finish. Heavy approx. 100 lbs. Would be great for gar...

Groovy architectural panel constructed of translucent plastic with embedded wood curlicue elements repeating throughout. I believe this panel was originally a room divider, or some s...

Elegant wall hanging made of hand-forged and twisted iron pieces salvaged from the Mizner Era of Palm beach Florida estate ,great attractive wall decoration. . Treated for rust preve...

Presenting a gorgeous and unique set of 9 Art Nouveau hand beaten bronze door handles with plates. Amazingly complete set! Probably made in the US circa 1910 and most definitely influenced by the English New Lyn School of Arts and Crafts Era hand-beaten copper pieces. These are without doubt Art Nouveau in style and from the period. They were salvaged from a Mansion in Dallas that was built in 1929. We are of the opinion that these were ‘custom made’ pieces. They are unmarked and unsigned and they appear to be made of bronze with a brass and copper mix. The Set consists of: 6 double sided classic door handles/knobs with central lock pin – suitable for door of a minimum of 1.5 inches thick but can accommodate thicker door. Each of these 6 also come with their original back plates (x12) and keyhole covers (x12) for either side of the door. 2 handles/knobs with central lock pin but with small knob on backside- suitable for door of a minimum of 1.5 inches thick but can accommodate thicker door. This pair also has their original (front) back plates and a Yale back plate on the rear. 1 double sided turning door handles/knobs with turning central lock pin – suitable for door of a minimum of 1.5 inches thick but can accommodate thicker door. This also comes with it’s original back plates (x2). 1 Spare Keyhole cover, 2 spare back plates, 1 Spare plain Bronze Turning Knob with pin and 2 spare Hand-beaten Bronze Turning Knobs with pins. TOTAL OF 63 PIECES! These were originally used in the Mansion we rescued them from, with Yale Mortice Locks (a number of which we have listed separately in this category). The fact that they are hand beaten bronze, is highly unusual in itself as most of these types of pieces were copper. Also, we rescued these from the now demolished Mansion along with the UNIQUE hand beaten Bronze Door Straps...

Clock frame from demolished NYC building, circa 1910. Its 6-foot frame, forged in iron, roman numerals hammered out on an anvil, is more than a century old, many of those years spent...

GLADDING McBEAN & CO. Terracotta Chimney Cap, Lincoln, California, c.1925. Makers mark to the top. This piece also functions well as a decorative object, centerpiece, sculpture...

Monumental pair of carved pine corbels, great scale and proportions. Great for console base.

Monumental pair of carved pine corbels, great scale and proportions. Great for console base.

1960s Vintage Southwest Door Handle Handsets Brass Aztec Mayan Green Patina and Gold Accent in the Manner Of Pepe Mendoza. Listing 1 Handset At A Time. These Beautiful Handsets Are ...

Wall Mount Fountain Spout Head of a Girl Cast Bronze Water Feature Antiques CA . A beautiful Hand Crafted cast fountain head of a girl . It could be installed as a simple water spout mounted against the wall , you can pair it with a stone trough basin to create a charming garden water fountain feature we have many available options of containers on 1stdibs . very nice patina and proportions . Installed will be a focal point in your landscape design . It is like a piece of art , a versatile architectural element . in a contemporary design landscape , traditional provincial , Italian , Spanish Mediterranean french etc . Antique dealer California West Hollywood Melrose Ave La Cienega Blvd. for an outdoor Garden or indoor water...

A super cool pair vintage General Electric pressure gauges. Each brass and glass gauge houses an aluminum faced dial marked for the General Electric Co. Perfect for a steam punk set...

Please message us with your zip code to request a more reasonable domestic U.S. shipping quote. Antique Industrial Steampunk Distressed Iron & Wood Rolling Hand Truck Cart. Circa Ea...

Jugendstil Art Nouveau: Floral and Functional Forms, by Siegfried Wichmann. New York Graphic Society, Little, Brown and Company, Boston, 1984. !st Ed hardcover with dust jacket. With...

An extraordinary early 20th-century railroad wrench, hand forged from iron on a monumental scale and retaining a deeply weathered, dark surface. Its unusually long, subtly curved sha...

Houses by Thierry W. Despont. Published by Office of Thierry Despont, New York, 1990. 1st Ed hardcover with dust jacket. Private edition with personal letter to Sandra and Herbert Kasper. He was an American fashion designer known as Kasper. He studied English and advertising at New York University and fashion at the Parsons School of Design in New York from 1951–53 and l'Ecole de la Chambre Syndicale de la Couture Parisienne in 1953. He left NYU to serve in the US Army in Europe. After World War II he enrolled at Parsons, where he became a protégé of milliner Fred Frederics. After graduating, he returned to Paris for two years developing his skills in design while working for Jacques Fath, Christian Dior, and Marcel Rochas. When he returned to the US, he worked for Frederics at Mr. John. He was also a famous art collector. He was an avid art collector, and in 2011, the Morgan Library and Museum devoted an exhibition, called “Mannerism and Modernism: The Kasper Collection of Drawings and Photographs,” to the designer.unnumbered copy of a run of 1000. With letter from Despont to his client. Mr. Despont was Associate Architect for the Centennial Restoration of the Statue of Liberty and has completed the restoration of Clayton, the Frick family mansion in Pittsburgh. Mr. Despont designed the Decorative Arts Galleries of the new J. Paul Getty Museum and, in collaboration with Richard Meier, was responsible for the interior design of the museum's sculpture and painting galleries. The office also completed the 50,000 square foot flagship store on Bond Street for Ralph Lauren. In the US, the firm designed the Edmond J. Safra Synagogue on East 63rd Street in New York and the flagship store for Harry Winston in Beverly Hills, California. Mr. Despont and his office have completed several very high end hotel projects. Among them are the renovation of the Carlyle Hotel in New York, Claridge's and The Dorchester in London, and Boca Raton Resort & Club in Florida. Current hotel projects include the renovation of the Ritz Paris, the Dorchester Collection's new 45 Park Lane Hotel in London, The Chatwal in New York, and the Divan Hotel in Istanbul. volume with its own dustjacket. These books were given only to clients of the firm. Privately printed set, issued between 1990 and 1995 in a special case. Volume I. 1990, unnumbered copy of 1000 published. Illustrated with photographs by Philippe-Louis Houze and watercolors by Bonnie Glasser. Provides high quality photographs of exteriors and interiors of important houses planned...

A distinctive vintage door knocker cast in brass as a pair of crossed golf clubs, complete with three textured golf balls at the base. The long shafts and crisply modeled club heads ...

Two elaborate Victorian cast brass hinges; both left handed.

The Making of the Morgan from Charles McKim to Renzo Piano by Paul Spencer Byard, Cynthia Davidson and Charles E Pierce, Jr. W. W. Norton & Company, 2008...

An antique cast iron column pedestal base. Use it to support an outdoor sculpture to make a perfect statement. Pedestal has wonderful aged pa...

Colonial Williamsburg : Its Buildings And Gardens; A Descriptive Tour Of The Restored Capital Of The British Colony Of Virginia. Distributed by Holt, Rinehart and Winston, New York, ...

David Adler: The Architect and His Work by Richard Pratt. NY: M Evans, 1970. First edition hardcover with dust jacket. Black-and-white photos by Ezra Stroller...

Striking pair of vintage Hollywood Regency-style sunburst hardware elements in a warm antiqued gilt brass finish. Originally designed as oversized cabinet pulls or decorative door ha...

Great Houses of New England by Roderic Blackburn, Text and Geoffrey Gross, Photography. Rizzoli, NY, 2008. Signed by the author 1st Ed hardcover with dust jacket. In the tradition of Rizzoli's Historic Houses of the Hudson Valley and The Houses of McKim, Mead & White, Great Houses of New England features a stunning array of newly photographed houses that range over four centuries and are distinctive examples of the architecture of the region--from the mid-17th-c New England Colonial Judge Corwin House (Witches...

Each wood and metal bobbin has unique color markings as well a patina that tells of its history of long use.  

A distinctive, button-shaped pull. The flared profile springs to a slightly cambered top. Fingers easily find their place between the perfectly round face and a full, filleted rose. Metal finishes available in antique brass or satin nickel. Custom metal finishes available upon request. The Vica...

Colonial Ironwork in Old Philadelphia: The Craftsmanship of the Early Days of the Republic by Philip B. Wallace. Architectural Book Publishing Company, 1930. First Edition hardcover with dust jacket. "147 pages of detailed drawings and magnificent photographs show the craftsmanship of the early days of the Republic in the studies of gates, railings, lamps, locks, hinges, weathervanes, and all the beautiful things that were made by our forefathers." This illustrated tribute to Philadelphia's many well-preserved examples of colonial ironwork has 182 clear and fantastic, large B&W photographs and 41 measured drawings. These rendered ironworks appear in the railings and gates of churchyards, on the marble steps...

Life of a Mansion: The Story of Cooper Hewitt, by Heather Ewing. Smithsonian Design Museum Paperback – December 31, 2014. 1st Ed softcover. Life of a Mansion tells the story of the b...

Pair of carved slate architectural elements in the form of armorial shields. Each armorial carved in deep relief with a wide band prominent across the body. Each stylized coat of arm...

Exceptional vintage foot stool made of solid brass upholster with beautiful hand embroidery Suzani textile . great object of art for display.

Elegant Federal period reglazed fan light transom topping a pair of pilasters composed of capitals and paneled shafts. Bring it up to date by incorporat...

The Vica Lever features a streamlined lever and rosette. Available in unlacquered brass, antique brass, satin nickel (oil-rubbed bronze available upo...

The Saturn Pull features a slender glass pull with a layered Sommerso technique. The pull is appropriate for a wide range of interior applications including cabinets, specialized mi...

The Vica Thumbturn is a streamlined thumb turn mechanism. Includes 5 mm spindle and an emergency release. Available in unlacquered brass, antique brass, satin nickel (oil-rubbed bro...