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"Dancing Sailor" Antique Wind-Up Toy By "The Lehman Toy Company" Germany C. 1909
"Dancing Sailor" Antique Wind-Up Toy By "The Lehman Toy Company" Germany C. 1909

"Dancing Sailor" Antique Wind-Up Toy By "The Lehman Toy Company" Germany C. 1909

By E.P. Lehman Co.

Located in Incline Village, NV

"Dancing Sailor" by Ernest Paul Lehman of Brandenburg, Germany; patented in 1903 (see image of marking) appears in post turn of the century Lehman Toy catalogues as item #535.

Category

Antique Early 1900s Folk Art Toys

Materials

Tin

Biedermeier Secretaire, Cherry Veneer, Inlays, Brass, South Germany circa 1830
Biedermeier Secretaire, Cherry Veneer, Inlays, Brass, South Germany circa 1830

Biedermeier Secretaire, Cherry Veneer, Inlays, Brass, South Germany circa 1830

Located in Regensburg, DE

Large, original Biedermeier Secretaire from South Germany around 1840. Cherry veneered on softwood and solid cherry. Solid cherry solid columns with carved Corinthian capitals. Pro...

Category

Antique 1830s Austrian Biedermeier Secretaires

Materials

Iron, Tin

antique porcelain beer stein with pewter lid South German Historicism ar. 1870
antique porcelain beer stein with pewter lid South German Historicism ar. 1870

antique porcelain beer stein with pewter lid South German Historicism ar. 1870

Located in Landshut, BY

Antique porcelain beer jug with a tin lid Southern German Historicism A typical humorous depiction of the time: 'A Sunday afternoon in the mountains'.

Category

Antique 1870s German Art Nouveau Pitchers

Materials

Pewter

19th Century Old Beer Pitcher with View Meissen
19th Century Old Beer Pitcher with View Meissen

19th Century Old Beer Pitcher with View Meissen

Located in Berlin, DE

Miniature beer jug with pewter lid. Old view of Meissen. Tin mounting loose and would have to be fixed. Please refer to the detailed pictures for details.

Category

Antique 1890s German Porcelain

Materials

Tin

Vintage Toy, Karl Bub 7-Window Passenger Coach, Made in Germany
Vintage Toy, Karl Bub 7-Window Passenger Coach, Made in Germany

Vintage Toy, Karl Bub 7-Window Passenger Coach, Made in Germany

Located in Roma, IT

Number two of a group, made in tin in Germany. Very good conditions. This object is shipped from Italy.

Category

Mid-20th Century French Toys

Materials

Metal

Tipp & Co Clockwork Motorcycle With Rider & Pillion Passenger
Tipp & Co Clockwork Motorcycle With Rider & Pillion Passenger

Tipp & Co Clockwork Motorcycle With Rider & Pillion Passenger

Located in Oxfordshire, GB

A rare, desirable, tinplate wind-up motorcycle by the renowned German manufacturer, Tipp & Co or TippCo. The original tin windup motorbike with a civilian male rider and female pilli...

Category

Vintage 1920s German Sporting Art Toys and Dolls

Materials

Tin

Bank Of Pine Workshop Drawers Circa 1940s
Bank Of Pine Workshop Drawers Circa 1940s

Bank Of Pine Workshop Drawers Circa 1940s

Located in Gloucester, GB

Bank Of Pine Workshop Drawers Circa 1940s - Tin cup handles original black paint - Nickel card label holders - 21 drawers - Solid pine throughout - Lift down compartment at the top...

Category

Vintage 1940s German Industrial Apothecary Cabinets

Materials

Nickel, Tin

Emanuel josef Margold, a secessionist box for the Bahlsen cookie factory c. 1915
Emanuel josef Margold, a secessionist box for the Bahlsen cookie factory c. 1915

Emanuel josef Margold, a secessionist box for the Bahlsen cookie factory c. 1915

By Emanuel Josef Margold

Located in London, Fitzrovia

A rare rectangular shaped box with a hinge cover; tinplate, gilt and with beautiful colourful abstract floral motifs. The bottom is embossed with ‘H. Bahlsens Keks-Fabrik Hannover Kö...

Category

20th Century German Vienna Secession Decorative Boxes

Materials

Tin

Emanuel josef Margold, a small secessionist box for the Bahlsen factory, c.1915
Emanuel josef Margold, a small secessionist box for the Bahlsen factory, c.1915

Emanuel josef Margold, a small secessionist box for the Bahlsen factory, c.1915

By Emanuel Josef Margold

Located in London, Fitzrovia

A nice shaped box with a hinged cover; tinplate, gilt and with beautiful colourful motifs. The bottom is embossed with ‘H. Bahlsens Keks-Fabrik Hannover Königl-Preuss-Staatsmedaille ...

Category

20th Century German Vienna Secession Decorative Boxes

Materials

Tin

Mechanical Bank "Saluting Sailor", circa 1920s
Mechanical Bank "Saluting Sailor", circa 1920s

Mechanical Bank "Saluting Sailor", circa 1920s

By Saalheimer & Strauss

Located in Incline Village, NV

This mechanical bank "Saluting Sailor" was manufactured in the 1920s by Saalheimer & Strauss Company in Germany. It is in excellent all original condition and brightly hand painted i...

Category

Early 20th Century German Folk Art Toys and Dolls

Materials

Tin

Small jugendstil mantel clock by Junghans Darmstadt
Small jugendstil mantel clock by Junghans Darmstadt

Small jugendstil mantel clock by Junghans Darmstadt

By Junghans Uhren GmbH

Located in Hronská Breznica, Banskobystrický kraj

Small jugendstil mantel clock by Junghans Darmstadt in excellent original condition.

Category

Antique Early 1900s German Jugendstil Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

Materials

Tin

European Railways Oil Can, Vintage Oil Can, Industrial Style 1920s
European Railways Oil Can, Vintage Oil Can, Industrial Style 1920s

European Railways Oil Can, Vintage Oil Can, Industrial Style 1920s

Located in Nuernberg, DE

Architectural or Industrial style Oil can, a nice addition to your collection. Found at an estate sale in Nuremberg, Germany. It is not marked. Measurements given in dimensions secti...

Category

Early 20th Century German Industrial Animal Sculptures

Materials

Sheet Metal, Tin

Pair (2) Impressive Art Nouveau candlesticks pewter, silver-plated
Pair (2) Impressive Art Nouveau candlesticks pewter, silver-plated

Pair (2) Impressive Art Nouveau candlesticks pewter, silver-plated

Located in Berlin, DE

Pair (2) Impressive Art Nouveau candlesticks pewter, silver-plated This elegant Candlestick is a famous "Art Nouveau" masterpiece. Typical for the design of this era was the strong...

Category

Early 20th Century German Candlesticks

Materials

Silver, Tin

Medusa Candle Holder by Ana Botezatu
Medusa Candle Holder by Ana Botezatu

Medusa Candle Holder by Ana Botezatu

Located in Geneve, CH

Medusa candle holder by Ana Botezatu. Dimensions: D 25 x W 19 x H 23.5 cm. Materials: tin glazed earthenware. Ana Botezatu (b. 1982, Bra?ov (former Kronstadt), Romania) lives an...

Category

2010s German Post-Modern Candlesticks

Materials

Tin

Art Nouveau Flower Shaped Jewel Trays Hugo Leven, Kayser & Sohn
Art Nouveau Flower Shaped Jewel Trays Hugo Leven, Kayser & Sohn

Art Nouveau Flower Shaped Jewel Trays Hugo Leven, Kayser & Sohn

By J.P. Kayser Sohn, Hugo Leven

Located in Vlimmeren, BE

This set of 4 beautiful Art Nouveau flower shaped plates designed by Hugo Leven for J.P. Kayser & Sohn in Germany in 1897. The plates are made of ‘Kayserzinn’, a special lead-free al...

Category

Antique 1890s German Art Nouveau Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche

Materials

Silver, Tin

Polished Pewter Penguin-Shaped Decanter Designed by Hugo Leven for Kayserzinn
Polished Pewter Penguin-Shaped Decanter Designed by Hugo Leven for Kayserzinn

Polished Pewter Penguin-Shaped Decanter Designed by Hugo Leven for Kayserzinn

By Hugo Leven, Kaiserzinn

Located in North Miami, FL

Jugendstil polished pewter penguin-shaped decanter designed by Hugo Leven for Kayserzinn factory By: Hugo Leven, Kaiserzinn Material: pewter, copper, lead, tin, metal Technique: pol...

Category

Antique Early 1900s German Jugendstil Pitchers

Materials

Copper, Lead, Tin, Pewter, Metal

'Birdie' Pendant Lamp in Goose Feather Wings and Clear Wiring for Ingo Maurer
'Birdie' Pendant Lamp in Goose Feather Wings and Clear Wiring for Ingo Maurer

'Birdie' Pendant Lamp in Goose Feather Wings and Clear Wiring for Ingo Maurer

By Ingo Maurer

Located in Glendale, CA

Unique feather-shaped shadows are the result of this Maurer masterpiece.. Executed in tinned copper wire and goose feather wings with thoughtful attention to detail, use of high qual...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary German Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and ...

Materials

Copper, Tin

'Birdie' Pendant Lamp in Red and Goose Feather Wings for Ingo Maurer
'Birdie' Pendant Lamp in Red and Goose Feather Wings for Ingo Maurer

'Birdie' Pendant Lamp in Red and Goose Feather Wings for Ingo Maurer

By Ingo Maurer

Located in Glendale, CA

Unique feather-shaped shadows are the result of this Maurer masterpiece.. Executed in tinned copper wire and goose feather wings with thoughtful attention to detail, use of high qual...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary German Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and ...

Materials

Tin, Copper

Art Nouveau Lady Vase, Antique, Artist Signed
Art Nouveau Lady Vase, Antique, Artist Signed

Art Nouveau Lady Vase, Antique, Artist Signed

Located in Los Angeles, CA

A beautiful young girl on top of the vase with her arms outstretched above an Orchid on the side. All hand finished and hi-polished in Nickel or Chrome. Signature is hard to read (Bo...

Category

Antique 1890s German Art Nouveau Vases

Materials

Tin

Christoph Matthias 'Canned Light' Pendant or Wall Lamp for Ingo Maurer
Christoph Matthias 'Canned Light' Pendant or Wall Lamp for Ingo Maurer

Christoph Matthias 'Canned Light' Pendant or Wall Lamp for Ingo Maurer

By Ingo Maurer, Christoph Matthias

Located in Glendale, CA

As a pendant the height is adjustable with the integrated pulley and string. Executed in tin, stainless steel and plastic. Fabricated with thoughtful attention to detail, use of high...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary German Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and ...

Materials

Aluminum, Stainless Steel, Tin

Vintage Toy, The Flyer 1956 Locomotive and Coach, 1956
Vintage Toy, The Flyer 1956 Locomotive and Coach, 1956

Vintage Toy, The Flyer 1956 Locomotive and Coach, 1956

Located in Roma, IT

Made in 1956 in Western Germany in tin. The original clockwork does not seem to work.

Category

Mid-20th Century German Toys

Materials

Metal

Vintage Ice Container with Tweezers by Harald Buchrucker, 1960s
Vintage Ice Container with Tweezers by Harald Buchrucker, 1960s

Vintage Ice Container with Tweezers by Harald Buchrucker, 1960s

By Harald Buchrucker

Located in Roma, IT

The object has been realized by the German silver and tin designer Harald Buchrucker.

Category

Vintage 1960s German Serving Pieces

Materials

Brass

19th Century English Chinoiserie and Gilt Japanned Tray of the Regency Period
19th Century English Chinoiserie and Gilt Japanned Tray of the Regency Period

19th Century English Chinoiserie and Gilt Japanned Tray of the Regency Period

Located in London, GB

After the invention of the rolling mill, which allowed thin malleable steel with a uniformly flat surface to be produced and the discovery in Germany of a tin plating process, Thomas...

Category

Antique 19th Century Welsh Chinoiserie Serving Pieces

Materials

Metal

Art Glass Candleholder Vase, Northern Europe, Green & Clear, 1980
Art Glass Candleholder Vase, Northern Europe, Green & Clear, 1980

Art Glass Candleholder Vase, Northern Europe, Green & Clear, 1980

Located in Roma, IT

This precious decorative objects is in excellent conditions. Fine ancient German object realized in tin with a tapered and geometrical body.

Category

Antique Late 19th Century European Candlesticks

Materials

Glass

Late 18th Century German Tin Water Bottle
Late 18th Century German Tin Water Bottle

Late 18th Century German Tin Water Bottle

Located in Vienna, AT

Tin bottle with screw lid made in Germany, second half of the 1700.

Category

Antique 1790s German More Dining and Entertaining

Materials

Tin

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German Tin For Sale on 1stDibs

With a vast inventory of beautiful furniture at 1stDibs, we’ve got just the German tin you’re looking for. A German tin — often made from metal, tin and ceramic — can elevate any home. Whether you’re looking for an older or newer German tin, there are earlier versions available from the 18th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 20th Century. A German tin is a generally popular piece of furniture, but those created in Folk Art, Art Nouveau and Art Deco styles are sought with frequency. A well-made German tin has long been a part of the offerings for many furniture designers and manufacturers, but those produced by WMF Württembergische Metallwarenfabrik, E.P. Lehman Co. and Harald Buchrucker are consistently popular.

How Much is a German Tin?

A German tin can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price 1stDibs is $763, while the lowest priced sells for $135 and the highest can go for as much as $120,000.