American Architectural Elements

A striking pair of large iron panels featuring a bold repeating circle motif, dating to around 1940. Likely used as architectural or decorative elements—possibly as grilles, room div...

Rome For Ourselves by Aubrey Menen. Published by Mcgraw-Hill, New York, New York, 1960. 1st Ed hardcover with dust jacket. 244 pp. Illustrated with 151 plates, 41 in color. A persona...

Wrought iron and wood (balls) Mediterranean Modern folding screen or divider. Wonderful bronzed verde green patina, bi-fold, hand delivery availab...

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

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...

The Architecture of Additions: Design and Regulation by Paul Spencer Byard. W. W. Norton & Company, 2005. 1st Ed softcover. The Architecture of Additions considers the ways in which ...

Great Houses Of America by Henry Lionel Williams and Ottalie K. Williams. G.P. Putnam's Sons, NY, 1966. Stated 1st Ed hardcover with dust jacket. 400 B&W illustrations and 47 full co...

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 ...

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 ...

Adventure into Architecture by Bernard John Grad. Arco Publishing, New York, 1968. Signed 1st Ed hardcover with dust jacket. "This is truly an adventure into the world of architecture as it is today, with glimpses into the future. It is a world of art and business, government and industry, people and products, dreams and realities." [Preface] Chapters include: 'The Evolution of Expressionism'; 'The Face of Construction'; 'The Language of Vision'; and 'The Challenge of Change'. With approximately 100 b/w photographs including aerial shots, architectural plans, models and drawings, project planning tools, a topographical...

The People's Choice: A History of Albany County in Art and Architecture by Allison P. Bennett. Albany County Historical Association, Lane Press, Albany, 1980. Inscribed by the author...

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...

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

Stunning Pair of Art Deco wrought iron store displays / stands / Fixtures /shelves, GARDEN, Classic Art Deco "waterfall" design, My guess, originally out of an old pastrie shop. Cand...

On offer is an authentic antique cast bronze New York City Public School doorknob, dating back to the late 19th or early 20th century. It is a highly collectible piece of American ar...

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...

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

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

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

Rare 1880s handmade copper/bronze sign plaque "J.W.WILLIAMS DROP FORGINGS." Monumental sign/plaque salvaged from the turn of the century J W WILLIAMS factory in Brooklyn New York, ex...

The antique architectural salvaged building element with cartouche design is molded cement and glazed and painted orange and green. The b...

Studio crafted stained glass abstraction. A combination of wavy clear, smoked and milky glass. This piece has been custom framed for display.   

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

Studio crafted stained glass abstraction. A combination of wavy clear, smoked and milky glass. This piece has been custom framed for display.  

Aluminum Paper Mixing Blade Sculpture Model II. Complete set of three available. Aluminum on steel base. Measures: 52" in height, 19" in width, 14" in depth. Base is 14" x 14".

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.

Unusual Arts and Crafts House Shutters, old red paint, nice patina. Great design, Four smaller matching shutters measure 36" H x...

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 ...

Repurposed architectural element in original old paint with distressed mirror and painted cast metal scrolls and shell embellishment. Would be fantastic as a plant stand, resting...

This very heavy iron and bronze detailed tall locker with black Belgian marble base is all original. Interior details include a heavy turning handle door w...

Large 18th Century Colonial Pennsylvania carved pine over-mantle panel, a hand-carved pine single board frieze with deep bas relief acanthus leaf scrolls against a scoop carved back...

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 ...

Industrial Foundry Form, factory casting, beautiful silver zinc original paint, wonderful patina, whimsical, fantasy Art Deco design,'Emaerald City' Very sculptural, 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 carved stone architectural block custom mounted on a metal stand, elevating the early 19th century stone into a 21st century work of art. Vernacular in shape, with great texture, a...

Enhance your furniture with these striking Vintage Boho MCM Abstract Geometric Door Pulls. Combining mid-century modern design with bohemian flair, these unique door pulls feature bo...

Outstanding and important salvaged bronze door corner hinges, they are stunning simply as an architectural element but can certainly be used for any doo...

Fun, large vintage orange enamel capital letter F, made of heavy duty metal. From some cool marquee or sign. Bold coloring in primary orange. Sans serif font. Multiple uses! Very stu...

Antique iron Hippocratic symbol made into lamp.

Late 19th century and possibly by Adams Brothers Foundries made of cast iron. These two A-shaped heavy leg bases will hold any heavy marble, slate or wood top perfectly for your desi...

Heavy hand cut steel numbers, and letters salvaged from a defunct resort in the Poconos ca 1950. Great to use as a graphic element, or rearrange to spell what ever is possible. The...

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...

A splendid triangle form architectural transom or door fan with wooden louvers in a sunburst pattern with a molded edge surround, probably dating to the late 19th or early 20th centu...

Very cool cast iron clock face surround, observatory time. Double-sided with great paint surface. Substantial heavy duty iron hooks. Lots of potential...

Pair of late 19th century cast iron architectural rosettes with original red or green paint surface. Presented on custom museum stand.

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...

Perfectly simple, modern forms in an extraordinary scale planters by Architectural fiberglass. Radical for their time, their pure forms, startled the eye in 1950s America, where fat-...

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...

Came off the Scottish Rite Childrens Hospital in Dallas. The letter "H" from this sign will be on the new Frasier reboot. Built in 1977, these letters were the original sign on the b...

Came off the Scottish Rite Childrens Hospital in Dallas. The letter "H" from this sign will be on the new reboot of the Frasier show. Built in 1977, these letters were the original s...

A vintage American large-size rustic wooden shutter. This vintage wooden shutter has a nice distressed look with beautifully aged wood finish that would...

Copper mallard weather vane in verdigris patina. Diving position. Three dimensional. 28" wing span, 14"H on more modern wooden base 27" overall. Period: 20th Century Origin: US Siz...

Rustic, industrial, rolling lumber cart featuring a slat pine surface in it's original, work-worn patina with tall side risers, can be repurposed for a multitude of uses.

Architectual, art deco, subway light covers feature tubular aluminum frames with ribbed diffused, Pyrex glass shades segmented into 4 one foot sections by...

Three dimensional copper rooster weather vane on directional arrow. Mounted on base. Multiple coats of paint with gold gilding. Larger than most. Pe...

Handmade sculptural iron, copper, bronze 4 piece railings, by Larry Griffis Jr. Stunning artistic railings originally commissioned for downtown Buffalo N...

Collection of two, large and small, maple, dumb waiter pulleys circa late 19th century are unique, Industrial objects. Large pulley is 38" x 22". Small pulley is 22" ...

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"...

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

Large, late 19th century, early industrial age, coal, drag shovel bucket features a newly re-surfaced and sealed, steel body with rivets and wrought iron hardware. This is highly uni...

Beautiful cast brass pull handle with Moorish styling.