Machine Age Furniture

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...

Beautiful and perfectly intact vases from the famous series the American Industrial Designer George Sakier designed for Fostoria.

Important Machine Age Streamlined Electric Pencil Sharpener Designed by Edward G. Hoffmann.

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...

Machine-age, mid-century, lounge armchair circa 1940's features a sleek, light weight, aluminum frame with maple armrests and newly upholstered seat and back cushions in camel tan te...

Machine age adjustable spun aluminum desk lamp. Fully articulating two bullet shades. Professionally rewired. Great patina. 1940s

Handsome set of 6 Goodform mid-century machine age and industrial style aluminum armchairs by General Fireproofing Company. Comprised of anodized slightly gold colored aluminum frames and upholstered in a woven beige fabric. They are in wonderful vintage condition overall. The aluminum has been cleaned and gone over gently with steel wool and the fabric has been professionally cleaned. That does not mean they are free from signs of age but have a nice patina. You may wish to recover. The aluminum coloration ranges from silver to gold and is individual on each chair. Please see photos and zoom in for details. We attempt to portray any imperfections. Circa 1940s-1960s. Holy cow! We are in love with these awesome Goodform chairs by General Fireproofing!! We have six and they are comprised of anodized brushed aluminum frames and bare a blend of machine age, industrial, mid-century styles. They are anodized a lovely gold color… You heard that right… Gold! Or kind-of “gliver.” A little silvery with a gold tone. Not sure exactly how to describe it, but it’s fabulous!! Two of the chairs are slightly darker gold with less silver and a little extra detail including a V-shaped overlay detail of aluminum on the front curve of the arms, so you can use those two as host and hostess chairs. Currently they are upholstered in a wool-like woven beige fabric, but we don’t think its original; however, it is in good condition and ready to use for a while but…. Wow! Would they ever look fantastic in new leather, vinyl, or maybe mohair! They have a slightly rolled seat back which is a cool detail, the arms are partially upholstered for comfort, and their stretchers and cross bars enhance their industrial look and make them sturdy enough to stand up to a family of toddlers, teenagers, or…elephants whichever you have! Ha Ha!!! The General Fireproofing Company or GF began in 1902 in Youngstown, Ohio. They were originally manufacturers of building materials. But when the building industry took a downturn in 1907 the put their efforts into producing steel office furniture. Their first 4-drawer steel file cabinet came to fruition in 1910 and the first fireproof safe...

Here is a striking and highly sculptural pair of Art Deco bookends designed by Walter Von Nessen for the Chase Brass & Copper Company in the mid-1930s. These iconic American mode...

Here is a very iconic lidded box by Russian born John Otar. This 1936 patented design (submitted in 1933) was made in Otar's Santa Cruz workshop. Its design is unique in that the dis...

An American 'Machine Age' Classic. One of the few Machine Made products of the period annotated with the designer credited. Rare in fine and untouched condition.

This exceptionally rare reclining shampoo chair was created by Warren McArthur, confirmed through its patented tubular-aluminum construction and the surviving shadow remnant of the o...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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.

A matte-chrome plated steel and beige oil cloth armchair attributed to Donald Deskey, USA, c. 1939. Seat height: 17.25” All upholstered furniture can be reupholstered upon request ...

A pair of well-crafted 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 fro...

1930s era Machine Age fire tools that are nickel plated over brass, a sleek design that is well designed and crafted. A unique design that works well in many interiors and was of pro...

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...

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

A handmade Turkish Kilim throw rug from the mid-20th century. Accents in light green, burnt orange, gray, brown Measures: 3'3'' x 5'1''.

Walter Von Nessen Style Brass Swing Arm Desk Lamp with enameled Green Shade. Featuring a Brass column with extending and adjustable swing arm. extending to 16L. With original white s...

Vintage American table lamp by Soundrite Corp. featuring a distinctive rose-pink anodized aluminum finish. Its iconic Streamline Moderne design includes a conical shade and circular ...

Machine Age Copper and Steel Smokeless Ashtray featuring streamline styling with geometric accents. The ashtray features a solid copper construction with a polish steel interior with...

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

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

Pair of Sperti Sunlamp Inc. adjustable, Floor Lamps in the style of Raymond Loewy. Repurposed light therapy lamps. Featuring articulating machined grooved Clam Shell Aluminum Reflector Shades, tilting lamp...

Russel Wright Style Cerused Oak & Spun Aluminum Table Lamp, 1940's. Featuring a turned, tapered and smoothly ribbed Limed Oak Column atop a Al...

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...

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

Art Deco chrome and red Bakelite cocktail shaker of cylindrical form. The domed, stepped lid with flared and ribbed Bakelite knob sits atop th...

An exceptional collection of original industrial light boxes salvaged from a historic North American theatre building, thoughtfully reimagined as distinctive architectural wall sconc...

This sleek Machine Age Industrial three seat sofa with matching ottoman features a streamlined design with an exposed brushed aluminum frame in a geometric form. The armrests are cap...

This Art Deco, Machine Age torchiere floor lamp was originally in the design office of the important and noted designer, artist Hugo Gnam, in fact he designe...

Warren McArthur Occasional Table,1933 Model 1551 Warren McArthur Corporation Aluminum frame with laminated top. Distinctive tubular construction characteristic of McArthur’s early m...

Solide set of Caplifter and Corkscrew, belonging to a Bartender set. Corkscrew stamped : Stainless Austria and Amboss Rostfrei Ges. Gesch. Original i...

An American Brass Machine Age / Mid Century chandelier. Machine age Mid Century chandelier with Atomic styling by Globe Lighting Fixture Mfg. Co...

Original Vaclav Vytlacil lithograph, printed offset, signed in the plate. Published 1937, as part of portfolio (approximate edition of 500) by The Squibb Gallery NYC, for the first exhibition of the AAA: American Abstract Artists...

1930s cork and chrome table lamp attributed to Russel Wright. Asymmetrical cork and chrome base that was used by both Russel Wright and Donald Deskey. Shade still retains the origin...

A rare model of executive office chair by Cramer, circa 1930s. Swivels on a streamline rolling propeller base of polished aluminum. Polished aluminum seat back. Seat adjusts up, d...

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.

Fine set of 8 Embassy pattern champagne coupes or martini glasses were designed by Walter Dorwin Teague and Edwin W. Fuerst for the Libbey glass company in 1939. Styled during the Art Deco machine age and somewhat scarce today, glasses from the Embassy pattern can be found in the collections of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, The Wolfsonian FIU in Miami Beach, the Brooklyn Museum and the St. Louis Art...

These pictures do not do the lamps any justice. They are not reproductions. They are original Vintage designs that have been carefully and expertly re-done. New paint on wood, origin...

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

Vintage Industrial Machine Age nickel or chrome-plated hoist, 100 lbs. Measures: 11+ feet long. Found object.

Pair of solid cast aluminum lamps.

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 machi...

We offer free curbside viewing of this item within the 5 boroughs of New York City or by appointment at our Brooklyn studio. We have here a handsome and versatile Machine Age floo...

Very heavy chairs. Stunning French Modernist chairs with a beautifully patinated leather arm detail. Solid steel frames with solid black metal detail on the frame. These chairs are ...

Machine Age brass and chrome bell shaped reading desk lamp. Measures: 13"H x 7" W x 11" D.

Unusual Warren McArthur console or perhaps a work table from a department store or beauty salon cosmetic cubicle. The sky blue Cafolite top was produced for the Warren McArthur Corp...

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...

An adjustable aluminium table lamp designed and produced in the Netherlands, 1930s. Overall Dimensions (inches): 13.95” H x 6” W x 9.5”D Bulb Specifications: E-26 Bulb Number of Soc...

Industrial, 1940s, machine age, brushed steel desk chair with newly upholstered light ochre vinyl seat.

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...

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"

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...

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