Industrial Architectural Elements
INDUSTRIAL STYLE
Industrial floor lamps, bar stools, desks and other industrial-style furnishings have experienced a resurgence in popularity with the rise of interest in minimalist design.
It's a look that celebrates the past even as it suggests vigor, productivity and brawn. The newly chic industrial style of decor repurposes the simple, sturdy furniture of an earlier world of commerce — brushed-metal storage cabinets and display shelves, task lamps and pendant lights with enameled shades, work tables with worn wooden tops and cast-iron bases — and couples them with aesthetic touches emblematic of energy and optimism, from bright upholstery fabrics to flowers.
The rise in prominence of the industrial style has come hand-in-hand with the residential repurposing of former manufacturing and warehouse districts throughout the United States, Canada and Europe. In many loft apartments created in shuttered factories, the architectural envelope has been left intact.
Industrial-style interiors feature elements like raw brick walls, exposed steel beams and oak floors whose history is written in every pit and gouge. Iron and glass transom windows give definition and interest to small kitchen areas anchored by kitchen islands made of marble, steel and brass, while taxidermy or vintage neon signs serve as wall art in living rooms dotted with leather club chairs. Patina is the keynote to a decor in sync with such surroundings.
On 1stDibs you will find industrial furniture designs that wear their age beautifully — and were built to last.
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Style: Industrial
Period: 19th Century
Antique Architectural Wall Building Anchor Star 19th Century
Located in Lambertville, NJ
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...
Category
19th Century American Antique Industrial Architectural Elements
Materials
Steel, Iron
Pair of Industrial "A" Shaped Antique Iron Table Bases
Located in East Hampton, NY
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...
Category
Late 19th Century American Antique Industrial Architectural Elements
Materials
Iron
Large Distressed Wooden Ball Finials c.1880-1920 (FREE SHIPPING)
Located in San Francisco, CA
ABOUT
A pair of large distressed architectural wooden ball finials.
CREATOR Unknown.
DATE OF MANUFACTURE c.1880-1920.
MATERIALS AND TECHNIQUES Wood.
CONDITION Good....
Category
19th Century Antique Industrial Architectural Elements
Materials
Wood, Paint
19th Century Lithographer's Limestone
Located in Garnerville, NY
Nineteenth Century solid limestone lithographers stone. Two smooth printing surfaces with a rough exterior. Stenciled graphics on the edge, H 3 0. Limestone was used more commonly th...
Category
Late 19th Century Unknown Antique Industrial Architectural Elements
Materials
Limestone
Antique Meneely's West 1855 Bronze Church Bell Iron Base
Located in New York, NY
Solid bronze verdigris patina mid 1800s church bell with a cast iron bracket and base. This is in good condition with no cracks except in the iron bracket. This is stamped Meneely's ...
Category
Mid-19th Century American Antique Industrial Architectural Elements
Materials
Bronze, Iron
Antique Iron Column Pedestal or Plinth
Located in Sheffield, MA
An antique cast iron column pedestal base. Use it to support an outdoor sculpture to make a perfect statement. Pedestal has wonderful aged pa...
Category
19th Century American Antique Industrial Architectural Elements
Materials
Iron
Large Scale 19th Century French Clock Hands Wall Sculpture
Located in Atlanta, GA
Large scale clock tower hands, French, 19th century. According to the seller, these clock hands came from a large clock tower in Paris. They measure an impressive 107 inch height by ...
Category
19th Century French Antique Industrial Architectural Elements
Materials
Metal
Rare 1880s Handmade Copper/Bronze Sign, Plaque "J.W.Williams Drop Forgings"
By E. N. Little & Sons 1
Located in Buffalo, NY
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...
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1880s American Antique Industrial Architectural Elements
Materials
Bronze, Copper
19th Century French Zinc Roof Final
Located in Madrid, ES
19th century French large zinc finial was originally a decorative element on a Parisienne building. It is now used as a decorative sculpture.
Category
Mid-19th Century French Antique Industrial Architectural Elements
Materials
Zinc
1880s Pennsylvania Railroad Company Flyer Steam Train Locomotive Bronze Bell PRR
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Rings beautifully, and moves smoothly. Gifted from the Governor of Pennsylvania, David Lawerence to the Chancellor of the University of Pittsburgh prior to the merger of the PRR to ...
Category
19th Century American Antique Industrial Architectural Elements
Materials
Iron, Bronze
19th c. Chicago Stock Exchange Building Molding Fragment Architectural Element
Located in Forney, TX
A rare and important hand painted plaster decorative molding fragment, by Louis H. Sullivan (American, 1856-1924), from the interior of the Chicago Stock Exchange, circa 1893-1894.
...
Category
19th Century American Antique Industrial Architectural Elements
Materials
Plaster, Paint
Pair of Balcony Brackets
Located in Peekskill, NY
This is an interesting and decorative pair of building brackets. They are heavy and perfect holding a stair platform, awning or balcony.
Category
Early 19th Century Antique Industrial Architectural Elements
Materials
Iron
Andrianna Shamaris Antique Tin Ceiling Remnant
Located in New York, NY
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...
Category
1880s American Antique Industrial Architectural Elements
Materials
Tin
Andrianna Shamaris Antique Tin Ceiling Remnant
Located in New York, NY
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...
Category
1880s American Antique Industrial Architectural Elements
Materials
Tin
Andrianna Shamaris Antique Tin Ceiling Remnant
Located in New York, NY
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...
Category
1880s American Antique Industrial Architectural Elements
Materials
Tin
Antique Architectural Wall Building Anchor Star 19th Century
Located in Lambertville, NJ
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...
Category
19th Century American Antique Industrial Architectural Elements
Materials
Steel, Iron
Antique Architectural Wall Building Anchor Star 19th Century
Located in Lambertville, NJ
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...
Category
19th Century American Antique Industrial Architectural Elements
Materials
Steel, Iron
Antique Architectural Wall Building Anchor Star 19th Century
Located in Lambertville, NJ
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...
Category
19th Century American Antique Industrial Architectural Elements
Materials
Steel, Iron
19th Century Cast Iron Door Stop by the Baldwin Foundry
Located in Chillerton, Isle of Wight
19th century cast iron door stop by the Baldwin Foundry
Needless to say a heavy piece which though worn with age still retains some of its original gilded finish
At the top there...
Category
Late 19th Century Antique Industrial Architectural Elements
Materials
Iron
Pair of Industrial Iron Bases from Late 19th Century
Located in East Hampton, NY
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...
Category
Late 19th Century American Antique Industrial Architectural Elements
Materials
Iron
Antique Iron Window Guards
Located in Sheffield, MA
Antique architectural handwrought iron window box railings or guards are made of substantial iron bars, decorative balls top the corners. There are thr...
Category
Late 19th Century American Antique Industrial Architectural Elements
Materials
Iron
Two Large Rustic Architectural Cast Iron Mirrors
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Great pair of European custom-made mirrors from period European factory windows. These mirrors are in the spider web design. Original red paint on cast iron.
Can be sold separately.
Category
Late 19th Century German Antique Industrial Architectural Elements
Materials
Iron
Large 19th Century Industrial Steel Coal Drag Shovel Bucket
Located in Brooklyn, NY
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...
Category
Late 19th Century American Antique Industrial Architectural Elements
Materials
Steel, Wrought Iron
1930s Architectural Silvered Foundry Form Mold Casting Coffee Table Garden
Located in Buffalo, NY
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...
Category
1830s American Antique Industrial Architectural Elements
Materials
Wood
Collection of Industrial Late 19th Century Maple Dumb Waiter Pulleys
Located in Brooklyn, NY
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" ...
Category
1880s American Antique Industrial Architectural Elements
Materials
Maple
Pair of Late 19th Century Architectural Rosettes
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Pair of late 19th century cast iron architectural rosettes with original red or green paint surface. Presented on custom museum stand.
Category
Late 19th Century American Antique Industrial Architectural Elements
Materials
Iron
Pair of Industrial Heavy Duty Cast Iron Shelf Brackets
Located in New York, NY
Late 1900s heavy duty 10 in. x 10 1/4 in. Cast iron shelf brackets that have a reinforcing truss. Priced as a pair. Please note, this item is l...
Category
Late 19th Century American Antique Industrial Architectural Elements
Materials
Iron
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Located in Port Jervis, NY
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19th Century Hardware Shop Letter Box, Locksmith
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Located in Baton Rouge, LA
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Pair of Custom Mounted Antique Cast Iron Grates from Philadelphia
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Very Early Glass Western Union Window Sign
Located in Peekskill, NY
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1800s Optometrists Store Front Sign
Located in Peekskill, NY
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Located in New York, NY
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Located in Rio Vista, CA
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Industrial architectural elements for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique Industrial architectural elements for sale on 1stDibs. Many of these items were first offered in the 21st Century and Contemporary, but contemporary artisans have continued to produce works inspired by this style. If you’re looking to add vintage architectural elements created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include building and garden elements, decorative objects and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with metal, plastic and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Industrial architectural elements made in a specific country, there are North America, and United States pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original architectural elements, popular names associated with this style include and Goodyear. It’s true that these talented designers have at times inspired knockoffs, but our experienced specialists have partnered with only top vetted sellers to offer authentic pieces that come with a buyer protection guarantee. Prices for architectural elements differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $420 and tops out at $1,580 while the average work can sell for $1,000.
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