American Architectural Elements

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...

Exceptional vintage swivel stool made of solid brass , upholster with beautiful hand embroidery vintage Suzani textile , silk embroidered flowe...

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...

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...

Mies Van Der Rohe: A Critical Biography by Franz Schulze. The University of Chicago Press, Chicago, 1985. Hardcover with Brodart covered dust jacket. Ludwig Mies van der Rohe (1886-1...

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...

200 Years of Rochester Architecture And Gardens byRichard O. Reisem. Published by Landmark Society of Western, 2006. 1st Ed hardcover with dust...

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 satin nickel or antique brass. Custom metal finishes available upon request. The Vica...

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...

Fabulous cast stone organic baroque styled pedestal base with a bronze sundial atop. Fits perfectly as there is a hole in the top of the stone centered which accepts the sundial very...

Center 21: The Secret Life of Buildings by Michael Benedikt; Kory Bieg; Ian Bogost; Graham Harman; Craig Dykers; Patrik Schumacher; Levi Bryant; Keith Ra...

Colonial Williamsburg by Phillip Kopper. Harry N. Abrams/The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation, New York, NY, 1986. Philip Kopper follows the history of the magnificent restoration of...

Pair Vintage Brooks Brother "Golden Fleece" Bronze Building Facade Plaques. Unable to determine the exact origin, age, or store location these plaques were originally located. They w...

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...

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 ...

Great Houses of Britain by Nigel Nicholson. Published by G.P. Putnam's Sons, New York, 1965. 1st Ed hardcover with dust jacket. Houses typify all the main architectural styles from t...

Splendours of the East Temples Tombs Palaces and Fortresses of Asia by Mortimer Wheeler. Spring Pub., London, New York, 1970. Hardcover with dust jacket. 288 pages; illustrated with ...

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...

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

Between Fences: by Gregory K. Dreicer (Editor). Princeton Architectural Press, 1996. Stated 1st Ed paperback. Fences have played an essential role in the American building tradition ...

American Churches by Roger G Kennedy. Stewart Tabori & Chang, 1982. First Edition hardcover with dust jacket. 296 pp. 235 illustrations from 188 color photographs. Beautifully produc...

The English Country House: An Art and a Way of Life, by Olive Cook. New York G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1974 (Thames and Hudson Ltd, 1974.) First Edition hardcover...

This handsome pair of Greek Revival cast iron lintels with anthemion motif were rescued from a mansion in Mount Vernon, Baltimore.

Funky antique hand carved foot stool newly upholster with beautiful quality cotton with exceptional embroidery Of vibrant Tropical motif. Gr...

Massive Antique Textured Opaque Glass & Zinc Lantern/Street Lamp Shade USA, circa Earlier 20th Century  This massive antique textured opaque glass and zinc lantern or street lamp sh...

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 ...

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 .

Antique Arts & Crafts bar back offers mahogany construction with shaped crown having central carved fruit and nut medallion flanked by leaded stained and slag glass panels with cornu...

Pair of hand cut and formed sheet metal corner architectural finals possible for a ridgecrest. Looks and feels like copper although I believe it is something else, like zinc or magn...

Elegant pair of wall sconces made of solid steel with one 60/watt light each, great clean look Vertically. UL approve up to US code.

Presenting a gorgeous and unique pair of art nouveau hand beaten bronze door push plates. Each being 13.5 inches long. Probably made in the US c...

Large and chunky Americana! Fantastic and original Barber Shop trade sign in the shape of a barber pole. Great statement piece. Layers of super graphic red and white original paint. ...

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

Extraordinary architectural roof finial spire over 9 feet high constructed of hand beaten copper then finished in gold leaf. Looking for a statement piece? You've found it! Weighs under 75 pounds. Stands steady on its own. In two pieces: the top ~40 inches can be removed from the rest, for ease of transport. Unrestored. Finish is worn and distressed but the original natural patina is gorgeous. It may be possible to go over the gilding with something that will bring out its luster. We have only dusted it. The largest sphere has a couple of noticeable dents which I'm sure could be pulled out however we love it just the way it is. Found in the basement of an un-renovated 1850's brick townhouse atop Beacon Hill. We speculate the copper is from Paul Revere's own works. Unsigned apparently but some of the American companies who made finials, weathervanes, etc. were: J.W. Fiske Cushing & Sons, Westervelt, Mullins Thomas W. Jones Kenneth Lynch...

Interesting set of three plastic panels, they are a mid century reinterpretation of an earlier leaded glass form. These were probably set in wood frames originally, now that they are...

We're offering a 9.5 foot section of aluminum railing from an apartment building that went thru a remodel. We had this one sand blasted to reveal the ...

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...

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...

Exceptional large-scale architectural screen designed for the Mineola Federal Saving & Loan Association building in Mineola, Texas, circa 1963–1964. Created as an integral component of the building's original Mid-Century Modern interior, the screen was installed floor-to-ceiling adjacent to the main entrance, where it functioned simultaneously as an architectural divider and decorative sculptural element. Period documentation identifies Carl A. Gregory as the architect of the building, with Lollar & Lollar serving as general contractor. An original photograph of the interior documents the screen in situ, providing unusually strong provenance for a surviving piece of custom mid-century commercial architecture. The composition consists of a tall, slender gold-tone anodized aluminum framework populated by repeating solid walnut elements with a distinctive hourglass or "bowtie" profile. Arranged in a disciplined geometric grid, the sculptural walnut forms project from the framework and create changing patterns of light, shadow and negative space as the screen is viewed from different angles. The combination of warm walnut and gold anodized aluminum is quintessentially 1960s, while the repetition and dimensionality of the individual elements give the work a distinctly architectural character. Removed from its original setting, the screen reads as much as a large-scale abstract sculpture as it does a functional interior element. The screen remains in excellent original condition. Although originally installed vertically from floor to ceiling, its strong geometric composition lends itself to a variety of contemporary applications. It could be suspended as an architectural room divider, installed against a wall as monumental sculpture, or potentially mounted horizontally to create a dramatic architectural feature or oversized...

A very large and thick rectangular piece of Vitrolite table top glass. Circa 1950-60. Good overall condition with some very minor chips (see photos). Structurally sound and sturdy. O...

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

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...

This pair of antique tiles are signed by the American Encaustic tile company of New York and date to approximately 1880 and done in a Renaissan...

Vintage industrial black iron two-wheeled cart or hand truck, circa 1900. Top front bar unhooks at left side and swivels.

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

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...

Beautiful cast brass pull handle with Moorish styling.

Look up at an old slate roof and this is what you would normally see on a roof that hasn't been replaced with a more modern shingle. Ice and snow catchers were a common architectural...

A Pair of Early 20th Century decorative bronze panels signed John Polachek Bronze & Iron Co. Inc. Long Island City NY. The John Polachek Bronze and Iron Company was founded in 1910 b...

Pair of Knotty Pine Obelisks, Circa 1960's. Featuring three solid panels of smooth, adhesed Knotty Pine with thin tipped pyramidal apex, atop 1.25H balanced square Brass box, bases ...

Early 20th century terra-cotta frieze, highly decorative with an Indian Head center and a egg and dart border. Salvaged from the façade of a New York City Building in the late 1970s ...

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.

Handsome wall shelves of a composite material made to look like carved wood with gilded feathers. They are in the 1940s style of Grosfeld House Co. and are modeled in the neoclassica...

Group of Mid-Century Modern-style Miniature Wooden Furniture, featuring a table and two chairs. This vintage set was created by hand in the ...

An iron architectural building star anchor mounted on a steel base. The 19th Century star is originally part of a brick building and used to anchor in to...

A polychrome terracotta angel built in fifteen pieces, in the Luca Della Robbia tradition, salvaged from the Southern Hotel in downtown Baltimore, wh...

Studio crafted stained glass abstraction. This piece has been custom framed for display.          

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

Two pairs of fabulous figural brackets created from cast plaster. Elf or Merlin like figures scrunched up under the bracket. Highly detailed castings w...

American white pine sunburst mantel piece with carved molded edge top, decorative carved urns and flanking fluted capital ringed columns. Early 19th Centu...