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Style: Machine Age
Vintage Brass Artillery Shell Trench Art Table Lamp
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Circa 1930s Trench Art Lamp fashioned from a brass artillery shell mounted to a brass base supported by three ball feet.
Rich patina present, as show...
Category
1930s American Vintage Machine Age Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass
Dee Handle Copper Candlesticks by Albert Reimann for Chase Brass & Copper Co.
By albert reimann
Located in Minneapolis, MN
This is a stunning pair of "dee handle" machine age candlesticks by one of Chase's top designers, Albert Riemann. Designed in 1933, this design is model 21006 and they are well-docum...
Category
1930s American Vintage Machine Age Decorative Objects
Materials
Copper
Paul Frankl Telechron American Moderne Deco Clock, 1928
By Paul Frankl
Located in Sharon, CT
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 ...
Category
1920s American Vintage Machine Age Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass
Louisville Pottery Company Daniel Boone Rare Mauve Mid Century Modern Kentucky
By Louisville Pottery Company
Located in Mobile, AL
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...
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1930s American Vintage Machine Age Decorative Objects
Materials
Pottery
Vintage French Lucite And Brass Embedded Brass Clock Parts Ball Sculpture
Located in North Miami, FL
What a great piece for a man's desk or cocktail table is this vintage French Lucite and brass embedded round ball sculpture. Many brass parts of gears and clock parts...
Category
1960s French Vintage Machine Age Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass
A Very Fine Early 20th Century Enamelled Sterling Silver Cigarette Case
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
The front of the case exhibiting an exquisite hand painted panel depicting sprays of irises in shades of lavender, royal blue & green, set against a radiant white enamelled machined ...
Category
Mid-20th Century English Machine Age Decorative Objects
Materials
Sterling Silver, Enamel
Gilbert Rohde for Herman Miller Blue Mirror Clock
Located in Philadelphia, PA
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...
Category
1930s American Vintage Machine Age Decorative Objects
Materials
Aluminum
Bruno Zach Bronze Horses and Cowboys "Chevaux en Cabriole" Signed 1923, 27.5" H
By Bruno Zach
Located in Toledo, OH
Bruno Zach signed bronze sculpture of two fighting cowboys with daggers on rearing horses. Very nice condition. No damages. Dimensions: 15" depth x 19.5" W x 27.5" H.
Category
1920s Austrian Vintage Machine Age Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
An Early 20th Century Cigar Humidor / Smokers Stand & Book Rack in Oak
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
A very good early 20th century standing cigar humidor / smokers stand & bookshelf in oak by The Ferguson Brothers Manufacturing Company, who were located in Hoboken New Jersey from 1...
Category
Early 20th Century American Machine Age Decorative Objects
Materials
Oak, Porcelain
Markel Robot Sculpture by Bennett Robot Works
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Custom robot sculpture named Markel by Bennett Robot Works, Brooklyn, NY
Bennett Robot Works, robot sculptures created by Gordon Bennett, are comp...
Category
1940s American Vintage Machine Age Decorative Objects
Materials
Metal
Standard Electric Master Clock, Machine Age
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
Standard electric master clock, Machine Age.
Biedermeier style standard electric master clock made in Montreal, Canada. This solid oak clock is all ori...
Category
20th Century Machine Age Decorative Objects
Machine Age Desk Sculpture or Paperweight in Bronze & Steel, 1930s
Located in Esbjerg, DK
A stylized desk/horizontal plaque or sculpture fashioned from stainless steel and bronze. Distinct industrial/machine age styling. Pieces of pipe and devices from a steel bending mac...
Category
Early 20th Century Scandinavian Machine Age Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze, Stainless Steel
Pair of Art Deco Chrome Candleholders with Black Bakelite Accents Modernist
Located in Bad Säckingen, DE
This pair of Art Deco candleholders embodies the sleek, futuristic aesthetics of the Machine Age and Modernist design movements. Crafted from polished chrome, the candleholders featu...
Category
1920s French Vintage Machine Age Decorative Objects
Materials
Chrome
Spun Aluminum and Red Bakelite Machine Age Trinket Box for Kenilworth Studios
By Kenilworth Studios
Located in Garnerville, NY
Spun aluminum and red Bakelite trinket box by Kenilworth Studios. Yes, a box can be round.
Good overall condition with minimal wear due to age and use. The Bakelite top is bright an...
Category
1930s American Vintage Machine Age Decorative Objects
Materials
Aluminum
Machine Age Turned Aluminum Candlesticks
Located in Cincinnati, OH
A pair of machine age turned solid aluminum candlesticks with tapered bodies and graduated design details . A great pair that would work with a mid century , art deco or simple strea...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Machine Age Decorative Objects
Materials
Aluminum
Turned Aluminum Machine Age Candlesticks
By Nambe
Located in Cincinnati, OH
A pair of turned aluminum machine age art deco styled candlestick with nice rounded center having top and bottom details . These would fit into any style of interior from mid century...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Machine Age Decorative Objects
Materials
Aluminum
Pair of Sakier for Fostoria Art Deco Geometric Candlesticks
Located in New York, NY
Pair of ebony glass octagonal geometric candlesticks, designed by George Sakier. For the Fostoria Glass Company. Both are free of damage, clean ...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Machine Age Decorative Objects
Fascinating Organically Shaped White Object Made of 4 Thick Layers of Wood
Located in Doornspijk, NL
The unfortunately unknown artist who made this sculpture undoubtedly has great affinity with the Machine Age Style. The peaceful appearance of the serene white does not prevent the v...
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20th Century Dutch Machine Age Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood
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By Warren Telechron Co., Paul Frankl
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Telechron Electric Skyscraper Bakelite Table Clock. Working alarm with many of the styling of Paul Frankl's Famous metal Table Clock. This clock was often said to be designed by Fr...
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Antique International Time Recording Punch Card Wall Clock, Circa 1900
By International Time Recording Co. Ltd.
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
Clock face says International Time Recording CIE. S.A. Paris, industrial mechanical time card punch clock machine age Circa 1900 made in New York U.S.A. and exported to France. The oak case houses a rounded face with numerals in black. with brass and metal mechanism. Has a double wind movement but there is no key with clock.
International Time Recording Company
Company (1889-1914)
The International Time Recording Company (ITR) began as the Bundy Manufacturing Company in Auburn, New York. ITR's main product line were mechanical time recorders...
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Early 1900s American Antique Machine Age Decorative Objects
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Gilbert Rohde for Herman Miller Clock
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Gilbert Rohde for Herman Miller table or desk clock. Clock has the less common face version with the numbers made up of curving lines. ...
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1930s American Vintage Machine Age Decorative Objects
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Chrome
Giant Brass Screw, Austria Mid Century Machine Age
Located in Vienna, AT
Giant extraordinary 4pound (2kg) solid brass screw. Highly decorative !
Measures: Diameter screw head: 6cm
Diameter thread: 3cm
Length of thread: 26cm
Total Length: 29cm.
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Victor Bakelite Adding Machine, 1937
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Located in Philadelphia, PA
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Machine Age decorative objects for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique Machine Age decorative objects for sale on 1stDibs. Many of these items were first offered in the Mid-20th Century, 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, lighting, more furniture and collectibles and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with metal, brass and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Machine Age decorative objects made in a specific country, there are North America, United States, and Europe pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original decorative objects, popular names associated with this style include Ferguson Brothers, Fostoria Glass Company, Paul Frankl, and George Sakier. 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 $150 and tops out at $16,000 while the average work can sell for $1,612.
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