Industrial Decorative Objects
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
Lens on Stand by Pye of Cambridge
By William Pye
Located in London, GB
An early 20th century lens on a weighted stand by Pye of Cambridge.
The rotating lens is mounted in a gilt brass dial marked with 360 degree circle, the height and angle can be ad...
Category
Early 20th Century English Industrial Decorative Objects
Materials
Optical Glass
Industrial Factory Wall Clock by Pragotron
Located in Vienna, AT
Industrial wall clock Pragotron. Frame made of a painted steel. The clock face is covered with glass. Formerly a slave clock, it is now fitted with a modern quartz movement with an A...
Category
1950s Czech Vintage Industrial Decorative Objects
Materials
Steel
Bright Sunshine Yellow Abstract Eagle Head Sculpture From a 3 Way Wood Splitter
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Industrial powder-coated eagle-shaped iron log splitter. Newly painted in thick bright sunshine yellow powder-coating. Just look at this heavy industri...
Category
1960s American Vintage Industrial Decorative Objects
Materials
Iron
1930s Chrome Diamond Plate Paperweight Curiosity Desk Object Architect Sculpture
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Wonderful desk relic from a captain of industry.
Category
1930s American Vintage Industrial Decorative Objects
Materials
Metal
19century English Balancing Scale
By G. None
Located in Tarrytown, NY
19century English balancing scale.
Category
19th Century European Antique Industrial Decorative Objects
Materials
Iron
Pair Vintage World War ii Bomber Plane Balloon Tires Prop Accent Sculptures Red
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Strewn some midcentury red and black throughout your interior, they are holding air, great props!
Measures: D 27 x D 7 inches.
Category
1940s German Vintage Industrial Decorative Objects
Materials
Aluminum
Factory by Don Harvey Industrial Iron Art Sculpture Steampunk Expressionism
By Don Harvey
Located in Dayton, OH
"Factory by Don Harvey measure: 74"
Don Harvey is an American Postwar & Contemporary artist who was born in 1941
Don Harvey’s artwork explores the tensions between opposites: s...
Category
1980s Vintage Industrial Decorative Objects
Materials
Metal
1970s Brushed Aluminum Airplane Propeller Sculpture
Located in Sagaponack, NY
An actual airplane propeller in brushed aluminum mounted on a thick base. Available in a variety of finishes.
Category
1970s American Vintage Industrial Decorative Objects
Materials
Aluminum
1991 Joel Otterson California Candied Apple Copper Mixed Media Art Refrigerator
Located in Dayton, OH
"1991 California Candied Apple mixed-media installation refrigerator by Joel Otterson. Sub Zero Freezer Model #249R, 1989
Joel Otterson received his BF...
Category
1990s Industrial Decorative Objects
Materials
Metal
19th Century Dog Muzzle Sculptures on Lucite Bases
Located in Atlanta, GA
Collection of 19th century dog muzzle sculptures on Lucite bases, American, circa late 19th-early 20th century. If you were a bad doggie back in the d...
Category
19th Century American Antique Industrial Decorative Objects
Materials
Metal
Antique Measurement Units, circa 1900
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Antique iron measurement units with a capacity of 1 liter and 1/2 liter.
Was used to accurately measure the amount of grain, flour, barley or beans.
Sold as a set.
Dimensions (H...
Category
Early 1900s Dutch Antique Industrial Decorative Objects
Materials
Copper, 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 Decorative Objects
Materials
Iron
Jewelry Cabinet Titanium
Located in Dietmannsried, Bavaria
Jewelry box handmade
Grid lines form the overall picture here
Handcrafted, handles integrated.
With five drawers
made of wood and coated with titanium.
Category
2010s German Industrial Decorative Objects
Materials
Metal
19th Century Industrial Copper and Brass Hand Sculpture on Base
Located in Wallkill, NY
An industrial hand consisting of both copper and brass. Sits on a base someone made to hold it upright. The hand measures, 17.25 in H, 3.25 in W, .75 in deep, On stand it measures 26...
Category
1890s American Antique Industrial Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass, Copper
Industrial Wall Sculpture, Distressed Conveyor Brushes
Located in Oakville, CT
Industrial wall art sculpture. Turn of the century steel factory conveyor brushes on wooden frame. Measures: 64 1/4" x 37 1/2" x 5 3/4".
Category
Mid-20th Century American Industrial Decorative Objects
Materials
Steel, Metal
Abstract Metal Sculpture
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Decorative welded metal sculpture that resembles a rooster. Heavy oxidized iron welded together to form an abstract art.
(Please confirm item location N...
Category
1990s Industrial Decorative Objects
Materials
Metal
1993 Wrecking Ball Installation Art Gallery Sphere Sculpture by Carter Kustera
Located in Dayton, OH
1993 wrecking ball installation Art Gallery sphere sculpture by Carter Kustera
Carter was born in Canada in 1962. In the early 1990s, Carter began ...
Category
1990s Industrial Decorative Objects
Materials
Steel
1930s Vintage Solid Cast Iron Sachs Carbine Rifle Gun Molds Industrial Factory
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Listing is for one rifle. So let us know which one you would like to have when making order. One is stamped, 133 Sacks Gun.
Vintage industrial cast iron rifle molds, time worn patin...
Category
1940s American Vintage Industrial Decorative Objects
Materials
Iron
"A + L" Car & Jacket by Patrick Fitzgerald
Located in Chicago, IL
Chicago-based artist Patrick Fitzgerald uses his works as a means of resurrecting the idyllic worlds he once found in the Industrial surroundings of his youth. Raised in Grand Rapids...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Industrial Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood, Paper
Welded Steel Table Sculpture "Transcending Time and Space" by D. Phillips
Located in Lambertville, NJ
Welded steel table sculpture "Transcending Time and Space" by sculptor David Phillips. Acquired from the collection of the artist.
Trained as an arch...
Category
Late 20th Century American Industrial Decorative Objects
Materials
Steel
Porcelain Sample Plate, Early 20th Century
Located in Spencertown, NY
Theodore Haviland, Limoges, France
Painted with various hand-enameled color references and numbers over-glaze beneath color tabs. Marked to the front in orange-yellow enamel: "Coule...
Category
Early 20th Century French Industrial Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
Hercules C-130 Aircraft Propellers
Located in London, GB
A pair of propellers from a Lockheed Hercules C-130, circa 1965.
Polished and mounted on display bases.
The Lockheed C-130 Hercules is a four-engine turboprop military transpor...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Industrial Decorative Objects
Materials
Aluminum
Siemens Halske Factory, Workshop or Train Station Clock
By Siemens
Located in Vienna, AT
Large German station clock by Siemens & Halske from the early 1950s.
Formerly as a slave clock with mechanical movement, it is now fitted with a modern quartz movement with a batter...
Category
1950s German Vintage Industrial Decorative Objects
Materials
Steel
Welded Steel Table Sculpture "Interdimensional Antennae" by D. Phillips
Located in Lambertville, NJ
A large welded steel table sculpture "Interdimensional Antennae" by sculptor David Phillips. Acquired from the collection of the artist.
Trained as a...
Category
Late 20th Century American Industrial Decorative Objects
Materials
Steel
German TN Telenorma Studio Electric Wall Clock
Located in Vienna, AT
Body made of steel and aluminum and also aluminum hands partialy black painter made by TN Telenorma in the late 1970s.
Formerly an office or factory sl...
Category
1970s German Vintage Industrial Decorative Objects
Materials
Steel
Vintage Repurposed Industrial Copper Pipe Candleholder, Scandinavia, 1970s
Located in Esbjerg, DK
One of a kind steampunk/industrial inspired candleholder put together with old copper pipes and joints. Anonymous Scandinavian maker circa 1970. All of the parts has imprinted specif...
Category
1970s Scandinavian Vintage Industrial Decorative Objects
Materials
Copper
Industrial Wall Sign
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Industrial “SOLO” metal wall sign, 1950s. Set of four letters can be rearranged in any way. Each letter measures 4" D x 18" W x 24" H.
Category
Mid-20th Century American Industrial Decorative Objects
Materials
Metal
Huge Industrial Factory or Stration Clock by Telefonbau Und Normalzeit
Located in Vienna, AT
Steel frame painted with an aluminium clock face, clock hand and glass cover. Made in Germany in the late 1970s by TN (Telefonbau und Normalzeit). Formerly a slave clock, it is now f...
Category
1970s German Vintage Industrial Decorative Objects
Materials
Steel
Theodore Haviland, Limoges Sample Plate, Early 20th Century
Located in Spencertown, NY
Painted with various hand-enameled colors, references and numbers over-glaze beneath color tabs. Marked to the underside near foot "THEODORE HAVILAND/ FRANCE" in green enamel "A. GUI...
Category
Early 20th Century French Industrial Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
Industrial Style Cross with Candleholders
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Unique crucifix made of auto parts to give a heavy Industrial style. Two candle holders at the bottom. Very unusual and handmade.
(Please confirm item location - NY or NJ - with d...
Category
20th Century Industrial Decorative Objects
Materials
Metal
Distressed Industrial Look Desk Top Stationary Box Letter Rack
Located in Chillerton, Isle of Wight
Distressed Industrial Look Desk Top Stationary Box Letter Rack
A Desk top Letter rack, with 4 large pockets each with a metal label holder
A Useful and Sturdy piece, the rack has...
Category
Early 2000s Industrial Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood
French Zinc Lion Head Fragment on Stand, circa 1780
Located in West Hollywood, CA
French zinc lion head fragment on a metal stand, circa 1780s.
Category
1790s French Antique Industrial Decorative Objects
Materials
Steel, Zinc
Lusia Robinson Vase Infinity Fibreglass High Grey Black Brown
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
Lusia Robinson: Infinity Vase
This vase is characteristic of Robinson’s work emphasizing materiality within form integrating indigenous materials with modern technology and applicat...
Category
1980s Philippine Vintage Industrial Decorative Objects
Materials
Fiberglass
Early 20th Century French Metal Baskets with Bottles in Clear and Green Glass
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of metal cage-style baskets containing two large blown-glass bottles, one green and the other clear. A beautiful piece of industrial design from turn-of-the-century France, thes...
Category
Early 1900s French Antique Industrial Decorative Objects
Materials
Metal
1930s Wood Boot Sculpture Mold
Located in Wallkill, NY
Stunning wooden boot sculpture mold, measures 14.25 in H, 11 in deep, 5.75 in wide. Great piece for your home decor. Please be sure to check our storefront for more wonderful decorat...
Category
1930s American Vintage Industrial Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood
Hinz & Kunst Fireplace Tools Sculpture by Günter Scholz
By Günter Scholz
Located in Hanover, MA
This is a very early numbered custom edition sculpture by German metal artist Günter Scholz, who is well-known as the creator of over 450, more diminutiv...
Category
1980s German Vintage Industrial Decorative Objects
Materials
Steel, Iron
"Drafting Car" by Patrick Fitzgerald
Located in Chicago, IL
Chicago-based artist Patrick Fitzgerald uses his works as a means of resurrecting the idyllic worlds he once found in the Industrial surroundings of his youth. Raised in Grand Rapids, MI, he looks to the raw beauty and inherent potential of his manufacturing hometown as an endless source of creative inspiration. Working from found materials, Fitzgerald constructs miniature versions of soap box cars...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Industrial Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood, Paper
"Dynamic Car" by Patrick Fitzgerald
Located in Chicago, IL
Chicago-based artist Patrick Fitzgerald uses his works as a means of resurrecting the idyllic worlds he once found in the Industrial surroundings of his youth. Raised in Grand Rapids, MI, he looks to the raw beauty and inherent potential of his manufacturing hometown as an endless source of creative inspiration. Working from found materials, Fitzgerald constructs miniature versions of soap box cars...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Industrial Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood, Paper
Cast Bronze Fantasy Ship with Iron Torpedos and Iron Stand
Located in Dallas, TX
Cast bronze fantasy ship sculpture with iron Torpedos and iron stand
They came out of an anonymous artist’s studio that was being disassembled on the Northwest Peninsula. They're al...
Category
19th Century North American Antique Industrial Decorative Objects
Materials
Iron
Lusia Robinson Bamboo Sculture Vase Fibreglass
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
Lusia Robinson: Bamboo sculpture
This sculpture is characteristic of Robinson’s work emphasizing materiality within form integrating indigenous materials with modern technology and ...
Category
1980s Philippine Vintage Industrial Decorative Objects
Materials
Fiberglass
1930s Industrial Sign Letters PORN Sculpture by Colorado Artist Bill Nelson
Located in Las Vegas, NV
From the artist:
“PORN,” 2018, 6 foot tall x 5 foot wide. Salvaged early 20th-century store sign letters, blue light bulbs, electrical wiring is a satirical homage to Robert Indiana’s “LOVE” sculpture, re-examining the state of human relationships, in fact, the state of humanity itself, nearly 50 years after Indiana completed the first rendering of his iconic sculpture. In his version, porn, assemblage artist Bill Nelson...
Category
Early 20th Century Industrial Decorative Objects
Materials
Sheet Metal, Wire
Vintage Industrial Machinists Stack Sculpture Relic Obsolete Device
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Machinists stacked solid steel measuring device pyramid sculpture. Some oxidation stains to the steel, no dents or impact damages. On a black wooden base. Very heavy.
Measures: W 13...
Category
1960s American Vintage Industrial Decorative Objects
Materials
Stainless Steel
1930s Leather Medicine Ball, Nice Color and Patina
Located in Buffalo, NY
1930s leather medicine ball, nice color and patina.
Category
1930s American Vintage Industrial Decorative Objects
Materials
Leather
1950s Yatch/Aircraft Compass Bubble Torpedo Table Sculpture Art War Relic
By Bendix Corporation
Located in Hyattsville, MD
For use as Prop not functioning. No break, and no cracks to molded forms or aluminium base plate. Sits flat.
Measures: W 24 x D 9 x H 14 in.
Category
1950s American Vintage Industrial Decorative Objects
Materials
Plastic
George Scherr Co. Weights with Felt Lined Wooden Box
Located in New York, NY
Set of three machine-tools or measuring instruments for metal-working machinery and weighing instruments, early 20th century.
Category
Early 20th Century American Industrial Decorative Objects
Materials
Metal
Repurposed Television Magnifier
Located in Asbury Park, NJ
This standing, adjustable magnifier lens will prove to be a source of endless design possibilities, in the way it effects light, and in its presence in a room. From cast-iron and an antique television...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Industrial Decorative Objects
Vintage Industrial Large Anvil Micarta and Steel Art Sculpture Paper Weight
Located in Oakville, CT
Vintage Industrial, large anvil on micarta base.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Industrial Decorative Objects
Materials
Iron
Decorative Set of 8 Vintage Metal Measuring Cups
Located in Vlimmeren, BE
This set of 8 old metal measuring buckets and cups is amazing.
The largest bucket is 1/2 hectoliter. The buckets in 8 different sizes nest perfectly together.
They are made of metal,...
Category
Mid-20th Century Belgian Industrial Decorative Objects
Materials
Metal
Vintage Factory Mould, English, Mahogany, Industrial, Pattern Part, Decorative
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a vintage factory mould. An English, mahogany and other wood industrial pattern part, ideal for decorative wall mounting and dating to the 20th c...
Category
20th Century English Industrial Decorative Objects
Materials
Mahogany
Large Industrial Antique French Clock Face
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Epic industrial wall clock face with zinc trim and surround, enamel face with Roman numerals. Non-working, architectural element for unique decor. Age appropriate condition including...
Category
19th Century French Antique Industrial Decorative Objects
Materials
Enamel
Striking Industrial Sculpture by California Listed Artist Robert Ortlieb
Located in San Diego, CA
Incredible and unique metal sculpture by Robert Ortlieb, A unique piece that captures Industrial Art Deco and Postmodern movements, Californian artist f...
Category
20th Century American Industrial Decorative Objects
Materials
Iron
WYETH Vice Assemblage #38
Located in Sagaponack, NY
An industrial assemblage by Wyeth's creator John Birch featuring a mechanical vice and circular glass block on a leather base.
Category
2010s American Industrial Decorative Objects
Materials
Metal
1930s Architectural Silvered Foundry Form, Mold, Casting, Sculpture Garden
Located in Buffalo, NY
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...
Category
1930s American Vintage Industrial Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood
'Point of View' Wooden Spindle Textile Sculpture
By Tim Byrne
Located in Oakville, CT
Measuring 46 in. x 46 in. x 8 in. and made entirely from reclaimed pine and mahogany spindles from a textile factory, the precise sizing and arrangement form a constellation that rew...
Category
2010s American Industrial Decorative Objects
Materials
Mahogany, Pine, Reclaimed Wood
Stunning Unique Industrial Plexiglass Light Object
Located in Niederdorfelden, Hessen
Unique piece made of a thick plexiglass column with red and blue elements inside, a metal base and illuminated from below with a circular fluorescent tube.
The object is probably an ...
Category
20th Century European Industrial Decorative Objects
Materials
Acrylic
WYETH Industrial Vice Assemblage #30 by John Birch
Located in Sagaponack, NY
An industrial assemblage by WYETH's creator John Birch featuring a mechanical vice and industrial tools on a leather base.
Category
2010s Industrial Decorative Objects
Materials
Metal
Unusual Turn of the Century Industrial Brass Small Animal Cage with Wheel
Located in Buffalo, NY
Unusual turn of the century industrial brass small animal cage with wheel. Possibly made by Pierce Arrow. Buffalo NY. Superior quality and construction. Sm...
Category
1920s American Vintage Industrial Decorative Objects
Materials
Metal, Brass
1920s Dental Paperweight Sculpture Glass Slab Temperature Gauge Thermometer
By S.T. Dupont, Honeywell
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Rare item from the L.D. Caulk Co. of Milford Delaware. New old stock, New in box. A true Relic from yesteryears building technics. A beautiful desktop sculptural object. Temp rises w...
Category
1920s American Vintage Industrial Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass
Industrial decorative objects for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique Industrial decorative objects 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 decorative objects created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include decorative objects, more furniture and collectibles, wall decorations and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with metal, glass and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Industrial decorative objects made in a specific country, there are Europe, North America, and United States pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original decorative objects, popular names associated with this style include Pragotron, Mosche Bianche, Gents of Leicester, and Siemens. 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 decorative objects differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $30 and tops out at $194,295 while the average work can sell for $633.
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