Machine Age Furniture

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 ...

Great Art Deco swivel desk chair with adjustable tilt backrest, stylized armrests, and aluminum star base. Iconic Machine Age classic, clean...

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...

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...

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

Circa 1920's Emerson 16 inch three speed desk fan with black enameled body and brass fan blades. The Emerson Electric Mfg Co - New York / St Louis - Volts 110 - Type 29648 - Cycles 6...

Rare antique fireproof catalogue storage cabinet from NCR headquarters in Dayton Ohio. This cabinet was part of the original corporate offices and were salvaged from the top floor b...

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...

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 ...

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...

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 ...

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...

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...

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.

A very nice set of rare enamel lights salvaged from a warehouse in Chicago . these unique fixtures have a louvered tops and unique milk glass globes givi...

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...

Set of 4 tubular chrome chairs, two with arms, two side chairs. We are not sure of the designer and manufacturer but these are similar to KEM Weber, Troy Sunshade. Lloyd, and Gilbert...

Antique brass NCR cash register by National Cash Register of Dayton Ohio. Features ornate embossed accents and marble shelf. Dimensions: 18.75" x 15.5" x 22.5"h

A beautiful very elaborate chandelier, pictured in patinated brass Most components according to the UL regulations, with an additional charge we will UL-list and label our fixtures.

Pair of original Pattyn Products model 310 lamps with original Pattyn stickers on the bottom of both lamps.. Streamline Moderne aesthetic, evoking a sense of speed and movement, feat...

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...

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

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...

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...

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 ...

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

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...

This streamlined, machine-age, brushed steel, highboy dresser was designed by Norman Bel Geddes for Royal Metal Manufacturing Co. circa 1940s. The dresser features Bel Geddes signatu...

Warren McArthur two-tier desk with drawers Aluminum and black lacquered wood Warren McArthur Corporation, 1930s Measures: 48" x 24" x 30" desk height D...

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...

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

Oil on board titled "Sky" by outsider artist extraordinaire Robert Loughlin, painted in 2011. Set into an aluminum jet engine turbine fan. The only work of numerous I've handled that I commissioned from Robert, a friend, colleague, and frequent supplier of vintage modern design. The turbine fan was a cool found object in the Machine Age tradition that I had no idea what to do with so I asked Robert to use it as a frame for one of his paintings. "Sky" was the result--an iconic image of The Brute with a jet stream of cigarette smoke...

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...

Interesting aluminum and micarta tray designed by George Switzer. Wonderful patina and colors. Can be used as a bar tray, atop a large ottoman, or hung ...

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...

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...

Chrome and steel magazine holder by John Waring Carpenter for McKay Co. 1933 Worlds Fair Century of Progress. The McKay Company was founded by Pittsbu...

Machine Age Ashtray or Catchall in the form of a Gear marked: pd "in nice vintage as found conditions" "nice color, form and patina - missing glaze through out"

This is a Singer Manufacturing USA 81-5 Industrial Sewing Machine. It depicts a heavy black painted iron sewing machine adorned with gold decals in the front and back that identifies...

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...

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...

Paul Carlyle & Guy Oring: A Set of Nine Framed Typographic Pages from New Letters & Lettering, 1938 This striking set of nine framed pages originat...

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...

An aluminum and white fabric chaise longue designed and produced by Warren McArthur, USA, c. 1930s. Dimensions: 33.5" H x 26.5" W x 61.75" D Seat Heigh...

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

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...

Machine Age patinated brass skyscraper lamp with circular stepped base and central brass stepped column, USA, circa 1930s.

A very nice art deco machine age chrome table lamp, circa 1930s. The lamp is in good working condition and measures 9.5"D x 28.5"H. It h...

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...

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 wood and chrome plated metal console table designed by KEM Weber and produced by Lloyd Manufacturing Co. USA, 1930s. With manufacturers label to underside.

Machine Age 'Metropolis' chandelier with 6 arms. Nickel-plated brass, customizable. Technical details: 12 sockets E 27, soffitten-lights, the pendant length is variable.

Custom robot sculpture named Markel by Bennett Robot Works, Brooklyn, NY Bennett Robot Works, robot sculptures created by Gordon Bennett, are comp...

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...

An adjustable table lamp / desk light. Designed and produced in the United States, c. 1940s. In lacquered metal.

With its aged patina and utilitarian charm, these Art Deco Machine Age Industrial Pendants feature Polished Aluminum, Brass, and frosted glass diffusers. Crafted with factory-style d...

This Machine Age, lounge armchair is designed by KEM Weber for Lloyd circa early 1940s. It features a cantilevered tubular and flat bar chrome frame, that gives the chair a nice boun...

Machine-age, art deco, brushed steel nightstand or end table by Norman Bel Geddes for Simmons Company Furniture features a 3" height, top drawer and 13" height, open storage below. The rounded steel profile and recessed drawer pull...

Unusual Warren McArthur coffee table with architectural, machine age base and original formica black top. Signed underneath.