Machine Age Furniture

Industrial Moderne cantilevered spring steel chair attributed to the McKay Company. Chair was media blasted starting to develop " rust " patina .

Machine Age, Art Deco chrome floor lamp having a dramatic curved vertical element with adjustable chrome hood shade. The hood shade will tilt to...

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...

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...

Pair of Petite Lounge Chairs by Warren McArthur.Classic Art Deco / Machine Age...Classic design,, as fresh and modern today as the day they were designed,,Pure ,original , unmolested condition,, Original black leather upholstery,,minor cracking,(see photos) Retains original label...Hand delivery avail to New York City or anywhere en route from Buffalo NY Warren McArthur Jr. was born in Chicago, Illinois to Warren McArthur Sr., a successful businessman, and Minnie Jewel McArthur.Frank Lloyd Wright was a friend of the McArthur family. In 1892, Wright designed the house for the McArthur family, located in Chicago. McArthur attended Cornell University where he studied engineering. In January 1912, McArthur announced his engagement to his future wife Lorraine Peaslee of Dubuque, Iowa. Shortly after graduating from Cornell, in 1912, McArthur received a patent for the short-globe lamp, which he sold to the Dietz Lantern...

A brass and black metal table lamp; possibly by Walter Von Nessen. USA, circa 1940. Rewired with new sockets and French black silk twisted cord. Takes one standard US bulb, 75 watts...

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...

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...

Pair of World War Two Nickel Plate & Solid Brass mortar shell Trench Art table lamps. Featuring heavy, hand machined, reflective nickel-plated brass mortar column-forms, fitted t...

This is a Hand Water Pump. It depicts a cast iron hand water pump that was originally painted blue and it is hallmarked at the top Sicvumi or Sicvuni.

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.

The 1940's Tea Kettle designed and manufactured by Dr. Peter Schlumbohm (German-American 1896-1962), the designer of the Chemex CoffeeMaker. Consisting of a glass tube with a round c...

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...

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...

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

A rare 'Machine Age' chair. Constructed of aluminium or 'Monel', leather and leatherette of foam (which has vulcanized). All original.

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

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...

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...

This Machine-Age, Art Deco loveseat / sofa by Goodform features a streamlined design with a sleek brushed aluminum frame. The armrests are capped in black lacquered maple. The gently...

A Warren McArthur aluminium armchair style no 1170 AU in excellent vintage condition. This chair is a classic example of Warren's mastery of tube bending. The elongated S of the b...

First edition of this guide to the 1939 (and 1940) New York World’s Fair, published jointly by P/M Magazine and the Laboratory School of Industrial Design. 8vo (5.75” x 8”), printed ...

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...

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...

A dining table of solid, reclaimed, wood board construction on an iron pedestal machine base. The pedestal allows for spaciousness, and a feeling of airin...

Very cool large industrial street light from the 1930s made by Line Material Industries of Milwaukee. This light is a radial wave design with the wavy pattern designed to throw light...

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...

A great modernist table by the furniture designer Charles Hollis Jones with lucite and chrome plated metal supports and glass top with polished edges.

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...

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...

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...

Magnificent and rare Machine Age standing coatrack. Design by Warren McArthur for Warren McArthur Corporation. Striking American design from the 1930s. Satin aluminum base with eight...

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

Desk accessories in cast brass; a set of two heavyweight functional pieces to add to a brass collection. A useful tape dispenser with a functional serrated tooth end and a more whim...

Unusual 19th century Swedish faux bamboo table in an good shape and with a braided thin reed top. Ca 1890 - 1900, Sweden.

Machine Age industrial silver gelatin print by Isadore Berger, American, circa 1940. Titled "Tanks II". The photograph measures 19.5"H x 15.5"W. The frame measures 24"H x 20"W.

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...

Pair of solid cast aluminum lamps.

Machine age adjustable brushed metal desk lamp with an incorporated pen or glasses holder. Substantial quality and weight. Heavy stainless steel construction and wood base. USA, 1940s

Rare. Walter Von Nessen aluminum floor lamp. Precisely tapered stem. Simple aluminum base. Original switch. Machine age precision. Good. Pure.

A very nice aluminum alloy stair-step Machine Age vase, circa 1930's. The vessel is in very good vintage condition with no chips or cracks and measures 6"D x 12"H. Great Machine Age...

Industrial Lamp made out of engine parts. Hand-Crafted in the mid-90's. Lamp is in nice shape and functions well!

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...

Antique World War 2 British flare gun mounted on custom made museum quality steel stand. Nice original color. Bakelite grips in great shape with no cracks. Very graphic piece. Measur...

These custom designed tall and heavy solid brass cylindrical and blackened iron andirons are stately and important. Very heavy and the brass is polished but not lacquered so over tim...

Rare American 'Machine Age' All Copper Pitcher, designed by Ruth Gerth for Chase Brass and Copper, Meriden Connecticut. This version is without the decorative spherical indents (dimp...

A pair of striking vintage table lamps featuring stacked, concentric clear acrylic discs accented by vibrant yellow. The cylindrical bodies taper slightly toward the top, creating a ...

EFM Carl & Emanuela "C&E" Magnusson Design Modernist umbrella cane stand New York, Milano, 1990 Cast of solid aluminum.

Lovely example of (Karl Emmanuel Martin) Kem Weber Cantilever Lounge Chair manufactured by Lloyd. Vinyl is in a surprisingly good condition with few minor pinhead size spots. It is...

Streamlined wall mount Dazey ice crusher. Designed by Jean Otis Reinicke for Dazey Churn and Nfr. Co. 1938. Upper body has been refinished . Retains partia...

Machine Age, Art Deco make up mirror having a chrome base and a round plate glass mirror, which pivots and tilts to adjust position. the mirror...

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...

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...

Well made Machine Age floor lamp fabricated out of milled aluminium. Solid, sturdy construction. Chocolate brown wrinkle finish. Marble effect glass shade in a warm beige tone with b...

This ONE-OF-A-KIND table is the lower of the TWO available (sold separately) - made from an antique machine era mold top with brass inset and brass rod stand, iron base. The plateau...

Gilbert Rohde for Troy Sunshade Chrome and Leather 3 Position Lounge Chair. Rohde did some of his most amazing designs for Troy Sunshade. Designed in 1934 this early example, later m...

An American Modernist (Machine Age) Brass swing arm table lamp. This is a rare early version of the Nessen Swing Arm. No signature or patent numbers. Rather heavy cast iron base be...

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...

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...