American Architectural Elements

Antique architectural handwrought iron window box railings or guards are made of substantial iron bars, decorative balls top the corners. There are thr...

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...

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...

Architecture of the Old South: Mississippi-Alabamba by Mills Lane. NY, Beehive Press, 1989. 1st Ed hardcover with dust jacket. Oversized book, 204 pp. beautifully illustrated with vi...

Industrial foundry form, factory casting, beautiful silver zinc original paint, wonderful patina, stepped Art Deco design, would make an amazing coffee/cocktail table. See other listings for additional foundry molds. Foundry molds and patterns are wooden tools, carved out or built up to create negative space, which in turn is used to make the inverse form or shape to be used for the casting of metal. To make a wooden mold, wood needs to be stacked up, like a relief, or cut-out, like a sunken relief, with handles or other pieces to grab and pick up the mold from the molding material. Individual pattern pieces that get packed into the molding material are carved and shaped. The space or forms that these pieces make in the molding material will be the inverse of the final cast piece. These antique foundry molds...

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.

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...

American Charleston cast iron lyre boot scrape resting on a oval scalloped edge base, Early 19th century.

Historic Houses of the Hudson Valley by Harold Donaldson Eberlein and Cortlandt Van Dyke Hubbard. Published by Bonanza Books 1942, New York, NY. Hardcover with dust jacket. Illustrat...

A circa 1920's American set of 8 antique ceramic shields. Sold individually. Measurements: Diameter: 13.5" Depth: 4"

Henri Labrouste: Structure Brought to Light MOMA Mar 10–Jun 24, 2013 Exhibition Catalog. New York Museum of Modern Art 2012. Signed by the author, Barry Bergdoll, 1st Ed hardcover wi...

Detroit Revealed: Photographs, 2000-2010 by Carlo McCormick, John Gallagher and Nancy Barr. Detroit Institute of Arts 2011. 1st Ed hardcover with dust jacket. This book presents photographic work inspired by Detroit, its people, industry, and diverse culture as found in the first decade of the 21st c. Through their portraits, landscapes, architectural studies, and documentary work, artists and photographers Michelle Andonian, Dawoud Bey...

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...

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...

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...

Art Nouveau Architecture by Frank Russell. Arch Cape Press, NY, 1986. Hardcover with dust jacket. With 68 color and 500 black and white illustrations. Architects of the fin de siècle (end of the century) organized by country, each chapter written by a well-known authority in the field. The introduction, by Roger-Henri Guerrand; Great Britain: arts and crafts and art nouveau, by Tim Benton; Spain: moderismo in Catalonia, by Tim Benton; Belgium: red steel and blue aesthetic, by Maurice Culot; France: Viollet-le-Duc to Tony Garnier: the passion of rationalism, by Francois Loyer; Holland: building towards an ideal: progressive architecture in Holland, by Richard Padovan; Switzerland: the temperate presence of art nouveau, by Jacques Gubler; Germany: Judgendstil: the early morning of the modern movement, by Ian Latham; Italy: liberty architecture in Italy, by Ezio Godoli; Czechoslovakia: the secession in Eastern Europe, by Anna Masarykova; Austria: to the limits of a language: Wagner, Olbrich, Hoffmann, by Ezio Godoli; USA: Louis Sullivan, Greene and Greene...

Funky six legs foot stool made of hand carved wood in French style newly upholster with beautiful geometric motif fine French cotton , and decorative trimming .

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...

Journey: The Life and Times of an American Architect by Alan Wanzenberg, Signed and inscribed Stated Pointed Leaf Press 2013. 1st Ed hardcover no dust jacket as published. With a preface by prominent philanthropist, art collector, curator, and Wanzenberg's friend, Beth Rudin DeWoody. Featuring stunning, never-before-published images of Wanzenberg's projects by world-renowned photographer William Abranowicz. This is the first-ever monograph to chronicle the trajectory, work, inspirations, and motivations of esteemed New York architect and interior designer Alan Wanzenberg. For Wanzenberg, designing is nothing short of an intellectual process. With sensitivity to place and a deep understanding of design history, Journey showcases his original takes on archetypical styles, including American Arts & Crafts, Shaker, French Art Deco, and American Farmhouse. The result is always a seamlessly developed, beautifully understated home that is a perfect amalgamation of the client's taste and the project's context. Become inspired by the integral influences and experiences that comprise Wanzenberg's journey, all of which have led him to become the distinctive, high-profile, and well-accomplished designer that he is today. Esteemed New York architect and interior designer Alan Wanzenberg shares his intimate story and brilliantly crafted projects...

Framed Watercolor of St Andrew's Roman Catholic Church, Manhattan. St. Andrew's Roman Catholic Church located at 27 Duane Street, also known as St. And...

Flat out, Spring 2017. 1st Ed softcover. Flat Out is an independent print magazine that enacts multiple genres of architectural criticism through fifteen recurring, fictitious charac...

Exteriors by Inger McCabe Elliott. Published by Clarkson Potter, 1993. Stated 1st Ed hardcover with dust jacket. Interior decoration is only one way of expressing a personal sense of...

Scalamandre by Brian Coleman and Dan Mayers (Photographer). Gibbs Smith, Publisher, Utah, 2004. Stated 1st Ed hardcover with dust jacket. The book is ins...

A rare and unique antique rustic industrial iron hand forged monumental commercial railroad wrench. This piece would have been used to build and repair railroads or other commercial ...

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 ...

The Magnificent Builders and Their Dream Houses by Joseph Thorndike. New York, American Heritage Publishing Co. Inc., 1978. First Edition hardcover with dust jacket. An intimate look at the most fantastic private homes in the world. With very good descriptions of the houses, palaces, chateaux, as well as old Roman imperial villas, a modern cave home, a luxury Pullman railroad...

A beautiful cast brass door knocker in the form of a tennis racket. USA, Late-20th Century Measures: 2.5"W x 1.38"D x 8"H. Very good original vintage condition.

Very hard to find original pair of large front door handles/pulls made of solid brass and date from the 1960's. These have a wonderful Asian design and form. They have never been use...

Vintage painted wood block pulley with hook. Some red paint remaining and metal star decal visible on the side.

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

Gilt lion ring handled bridle hitch. Antique metal lion equestrian ring handle mask for hitching horses. American 19th century Dimensions: 4.75" diameter x 2.5” deep ; 6” to bottom...

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...

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...

Large scale polished copper and steel door handles, circa 1960s. These examples have wonderfully patterned polished copper fronts and are framed in ...

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

Late 19th century made by Adams Brothers foundries made of cast iron. These two heavy leg bases will hold any heavy marble, slate or wood top perfectly for your design needs. These a...

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

Elegant pair of table lamps made of cast iron with flowers and vines motif, hand painted in flat white, professionally mounted on a custom made steel base. Electrified and ready to l...

Spectacular window panels by Rainbow Studios NY. Windows were created for a house in Nyack NY which overlooks the Hudson River. Amazing craftsmanship ...

Handmade Glass Panels Multiples Available Dimensions: 9" x 24 1/2" x 1/4" thick

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 ...

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...

Rare, rustic Arts & Crafts fireplace fender/surround exudes old world patina and richness. Masterfully hand tooled piece well constructed and maintaining originality.

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...

Roof Top Hand Wrought Architectural Element from 1920s. Have another one listed this one has three spikes the other has four. Very futuristic design for it's time.

Gorgeous Art Deco style metal post office box covers. There are three available. The edges have a Greek key motif around the edges. A lock at the top i...

This bronze-plated cast iron fireback was removed from an upper east side townhouse in Manhattan, circa 1907. It represents a fine example from the period, with the rich patina and classical motifs that people cherish in an early 20th century American fireback...

Hard to find early 20th century antique bronze praying angel holding palms mourning the death of a loved one. The palm branch is a Christian symbol of et...

We have taken these beautiful abandoned decorative tin ceilings and turned them into art pieces, framed with wood. By the late 1870s, tin began to appear o...

Set of 15 Ocean Blue Bakelite drawer/door pull knobs, each with a chrome strip down the center. Complete your period kitchen cabinetry with this classic Art Deco-era piece with a str...

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...

Large tower clock face and mechanism - probably works (not tested) with roman numeral hours. Lucite backing can be illuminated - made of heavy metal, a GREAT piece.

Cast Iron House Trees Polychrome Door Stopper or Large Bookend 19th Century original painted cast iron doorstop has great patina. This heavy weight doorsto...

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 ...

Whimsical vintage wire birdcage fashioned after a traditional Colonial house with gable roof and arched windows. With swinging perch! Early 20th century American wire art.

PRESENTING a GORGEOUS AND UNIQUE Set of 4 Art Nouveau Hand Beaten Bronze Decorative Door Straps. Large straps, with each being 30.25 inches long. Pro...

Welded steel cube atop wooden mount completing this one of a kind sculpture. Antique rusted patina with clear coat finish Lacquered wooden pedestal mount.     

This listing is for a single (x1) 2 x 4" sample tile of Laylo Studio’s wood or metal finishes. If interested in ordering multiples for comparison, check out for the desired quanti...

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 ...