Machine Age Furniture

Opaline glass pendant in a beautiful yet restrained shape

A very rare art deco / machine age Model #305 chrome with black lacquer end table by Wolfgang Hoffman for Howell Co., circa mid 1930's. The table is in fair to good original vintage ...

An antique general storage showcase made by the Columbus Showcase Company of Columbus Ohio. Features a large rectangular frame made from oak and gla...

Mid century BMC heavy duty pressed metal pedal tractor childs toy. Dimensions: 36" x 27.5" x 20"h

Carpenter's workbench from the 19th century represents functional trade furniture built for intensive workshop use. Constructed from solid wood with mortise-and-tenon joinery, the be...

Rare antique fireproof card / index / courthouse file catalogue cabinet from NCR headquarters in Dayton Ohio. This cabinet was part of the original corporate offices and were salvag...

Vintage DoMore office swivel chair upholstered in white faux shearling. The white faux shearling upholstery offers a appealing contrast to the Industrial...

Rare antique fireproof patent / assignment / card / index / courthouse catalogue file cabinet from NCR headquarters in Dayton Ohio. This cabinet was part of the original corporate o...

Standard electric master clock, Machine Age. Biedermeier style standard electric master clock made in Montreal, Canada. This solid oak clock is all ori...

Pair of rare cantilever bounce armchairs. These retro chairs were manufactured in the 1930s and referred to as the Spring Lounge Chair #575 The chairs are well engineered with steel ...

An American silver plated "Tells You How" cocktail recipe shaker. With a rotating band showing each cocktails name along the rim and the ingredients need...

Art Deco, machine age Polaroid table lamp made of thick bakelite and casted aluminium. Desk lamp, model 114, designed in 1939 for the Polaroid Corporatio...

A Graphophone model Q with a black horn adorned with a gold line. It stands over a black iron base decorated with grapevine decal & gold accents. Manufacturer’s name and addresses are impressed in the front of the base. Patents dates are incised in the right lateral metal support leg. There is a black cylinder phonograph...

The iconic American Deco Frankl 'Skyscraper' mantel clock. Polished silver over brass with black bakelite base. This rare 'top of line' deco item retains the original bevelled glass ...

Incredibly rare Art Deco half circle side table in the style of Donald Deskey for Ypsilanti Reed Furniture Company. Beautiful example of Machine...

Smaller Art Deco era electric fan . Chrom Ever is the manufacturer though the fan is made of aluminum . Ten inch blade inside of eleven inch cage . Adjustable angle with turn of a w...

Seminal early consideration of Machine Age design and architecture in America, tracking the rise of the industrial design profession, written by Sheldon and Martha Cheney and publish...

Rare antique fireproof catalogue storage cabinets from NCR headquarters in Dayton Ohio. These cabinets were part of the original corporate offices and were salvaged from the top flo...

I have had these for years , never offered for sale . Solid oak tops ( 7.25" dia )on chromed solid steel legs ( 9.25" tall ) . Each leg with a chrome ball glide .

Early and rare version of the now iconic Machine Age Nessen swing arm floor lamp. The construction of this example dates the lamp from the...

Substantial Pair of Architectural Laurel Lamp Co. Brushed & Black enameled Steel I-Beam Table Lamps. Featuring heavy, solid rectangular girder structure in Silver with Black to conca...

A stunning Art Deco half circle side table circa American 1930’s. Expertly crafted maple stained mahogany with black lacquered oval accents ...

Rare Machine Age Art Deco solid walnut and chrome cocktail table attributed to Donald Deskey. A simple and sophisticated design; three curving chrome legs supporting a beautifully wa...

McKay Craft cantilever sling lounge chair designed by John McKay, in all original condition - chrome plated steel frame with green painted factory finish -...

Produced by Hickok, this vintage box is a strong example of Machine Age Art Deco design from the 1930s–1940s. Constructed in painted aluminum, the box features a bold red lid with st...

Small format catalog of Ladislav Sutnar’s first one-man exhibition in the United States, held from January 10-February 28, 1947 at New York City’s A-D Gallery. Sponsored by The Compo...

Antique World War 2 flare gun model M-8. Untouched original surface. Looks like something out of Blade Runner or Star Wars. Tiny chip at top of one grip.

First edition, later printing of Lewis Mumford’s magnum opus, a magisterial study of the development of machine technics, proposing technology as a cultural phenomenon, pushing the g...

Wolfgang Hoffmann for the Howell Company 1937, model number 419. "Shelves are handsomely finished in black Howellite." "Tubular frame is made of beautifully polished Chromsteel." R...

Pair of Warren McArthur Style No. 1018 chaises, produced by Namco Ltd. in Australia during the early 1950s under license from the Warren McArthur Corporation. These rare post-war exa...

Composition in marble enhanced with glass paste in slight relief and encircled with brass. It is signed on the right part. L’Oeuf Centre d’Etudes is a collective of architects, scu...

1920 Industrial Bulbous Benjamin Copper Pendant Globe sconce showing great patina ..Originally only in a pendant format we have custom altered the arm set up in copper and brass to a...

Unique bistro style raw steel design please look at pictures and video for overall detail,feel free to reach out with any questions Chairs Do Not Fold

Rare small side table by Eugene Schoen. Black laminate top, canted and fluted legs.

This is a 19th Century Clemens Muller Sewing Machine. It is made of cast iron painted black and adorned with bouquets of flowers decals and mothe...

Very rare example not often seen on the market. Gilbert Rohde design for Mutual Sunset Lamp Company. This example shows some cosmetic wear, ...

The Louisville Pottery company used a variety of stamps and sold to touristy shops with marks including Cherokee, Great Smokey Mountains, Daniel Boone, Mammoth Cave, Kentucky Hand Made and more. Most of them are small pitchers and vases in traditional forms. But, then there are occasional exceptions and over time we have all learned that major designers including Frederic Hurten Rhead (over at Selden Bybee) were working in the area. Research is ongoing to identify the examples designed and/or influenced by well known artists or simply a great relatively unknown designer or two deserving of recognition for their work. The JB Speed Art Museum cataloged a slightly smaller gloss green example Accession number 2007.10.9 with the Cherokee Pottery...

A chrome metal table lamp designed and produced in the US, c. 1930s. Dimensions of Lamp (inches): 14.5” H x 4.25” Diameter Dimensions of Shade (inches): 4.5” Top Diameter x 15.75” B...

Interesting cross section of Folk Art and Machine Age sensibilities. Tubular vertical elements form the standard, hand-hammered aluminum sheath constitutes the base. Minor cosmetic w...

This early Warren McArthur umbrella stand, produced in Rome, New York, circa 1934, is a clear and well-preserved example of the firm’s patented tubular aluminum construction system. ...

French Art Deco 'Machine Age' Clichy Glass Pendant Light C1930. Glossy stepped peach pink mottled glass shade with new chromed gallery mount. In good condition with no losses to gla...

Rare pair of Machine Age Art Deco walnut and polished chrome table lamps. A simple streamline design from the American Art deco movement of the 1930’s. Professionally restored and rewired. Dimensions 13 inches high, base is 6 inches in diameter, and the shade is 5...

This rare study desk is a documented, site-specific design by Warren McArthur, produced for the Rare Book Room of the State Library of Virginia and installed in 1939. The commission ...

Unusual pair of period Machine Age arm chairs, having chrome plated steel frames, wood seating backrests, and leather upholstered armrests. We believe these could be early prototypes, as we have not seen this form before, nor can we find any examples in the literature. The construction, style and materials make us think they were made by McKay Craft...

A Gilbert Rohde classic chrome plated lounge chair model number 3689 Eaasy chair designed for Herman Miller in 1936. Freshly re-upholstered in a thick dark grey boucle and very comfo...

Selection of Machine Age Aluminum Steamer Trunks, made by and/or retailed by the K. Janson Company of Hong Kong, circa 1940s. They are priced ...

American Modernist Walter Von Nessen attributed brass column table lamp. Featuring an open five column architectural framework, with tubular Black enameled Brass center and four surr...

Beautiful little lamp, mostly hand machined in nickel plated brass. Articulated with ball joints. Heavy (about 6 lbs.) round solid base. A small ask lamp designed to handle extreme ...

Gilbert Rohde for Herman Miller blue mirror table clock. Rohde introduced a series of clocks in the early 30's that are some of the most amazing des...

One of the more interesting industrial lights manufactured in the USA with decent gauge copper nicely patina'd with a thick glass globe... used predominantly in silos and areas where...

Machine Age pendant light manufactured by GMD Berlin, design 1928. Technical details: Six sockets E 27, soffitten-lights (tube lights), the pendant length is variable.

Aluminum IN/OUT Box. Just polished the aluminum and cleaned the faux leather material on the bottom of each level. Nice clean Machine Age Style. Could be 30's, 40's or 50's?! Har...

Industrial brass arc floor lamp with adjustable swivel head.

This all brass lamp is totally unique. It was inspired by August Haarstick in the Jugendstil Deco style. There is a centre ball that is the axis for thr...

Nicely crafted 8 x 10 desk top picture frame with star decoration stamped into the stepped edge frame . Riveted construction for the upright stand . Stamped with Palmer Smith logo , ...

Rare 'Fahrenheitor' Wine Cooler designed and manufactured by Dr. Peter Schlumbohm (German-American 1896-1962) engineer/designer, best known for the ubiquitous Chemex CoffeeMaker. Co...

A super funky set of 4 Verner Panton style chairs. Original Art Deco/machine age style with classic Art Deco upholstery. They still swivel 360 degre...

Here is a rare and handsome desk or table lamp by the American master designer, Gilbert Rhode. This chrome, enamel and lacquer example epitomizes machine age style is dates from arou...

This Machine-Age, Art Deco full-sized bed frame was designed by Paul Goldman and manufactured by his company, Plymold Corporation, circa 1945. The frame includes 4 pieces; a bent wal...

An exceptionally eye-catching rare Machine Age chandelier, showcasing industrial glamour through its striking geometric arms and original opaline glass shades (21 cm / 8.25 in diamet...