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Pair of Antique Armchairs, Arts
Crafts, Liberty-esque, Oak, Carver, circa 1910
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
stylised floral lozenge
A suite of four oak lathes in good proportion
Comfortable armrests feature
Category
Early 20th Century English Edwardian Antique Lathes
Materials
Oak
Antique Industrial Early Brass Dugdills Machinist
s Wall Lamp, c.1920
By Dugdills
Located in London, GB
lathes and illuminated workbenches in their thousands. Even so, they were made to last a lifetime of use
Category
1920s English Industrial Antique Lathes
Materials
Brass
Vintage Wooden Pots Set of Three from the West Nepal Himal, Mid-20th Century
Located in Point Richmond, CA
lathe and other hand tools. They made up an essential item in wedding exchanges, and were once found in
Category
Early 20th Century Nepalese Rustic Antique Lathes
Materials
Hardwood
Antique Industrial Steel Cogged Dugdills Machinist Wall Desk Lamp Light, C.1910
By Dugdills
Located in London, GB
lathes and illuminated workbenches in their thousands. Even so, they were made to last a lifetime of use
Category
1910s English Industrial Antique Lathes
Materials
Steel
Antique Rocking Chair, Georgian Oak and Ash
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
on oblique rocking blades
Shaped lathes to the backrest
Dished crest rail
Rush seat, comfortable
Category
18th Century Great Britain (UK) Georgian Antique Lathes
Materials
Rush, Ash, Oak
Antique Captain
s Chair, English, Mahogany, Armchair, Seat, Edwardian circa 1910
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
seat
Deep scroll back to the crest rail for comfort
Stout arm posts and wavy lathe back support
Category
Early 20th Century British Antique Lathes
Materials
Mahogany
Large Antique Industrial Cogged Dugdills Machinist
s Wall Desk Lamp c1910
By Dugdills
Located in London, GB
machinery such as lathes and illuminated workbenches in their thousands. Even so, they were made to last a
Category
Early 20th Century English Industrial Antique Lathes
Materials
Steel, Brass
Japanese Antique Round Table, Wabi-sabi, Japandi
Located in Katori-Shi, 12
A round table with a strong presence, featuring four luxurious lathe-turned legs.
The material is
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Antique Lathes
Materials
Wood
Industrial Factory Fostoria Articulating Task Lamp c.1930
Located in San Francisco, CA
on a table or a wall. The light fixtures were likely mounted to a factory machine shop lathe or
Category
Early 20th Century Industrial Antique Lathes
Materials
Metal, Steel
Large Antique Industrial Cogged Dugdills Machinist
s Wall Desk Lamp c1910
By Dugdills
Located in London, GB
machinery such as lathes and illuminated workbenches in their thousands. Even so, they were made to last a
Category
Early 20th Century English Industrial Antique Lathes
Materials
Steel
Late Georgian Antique Elbow Chair, English, Chippendale Overtones to Lower Frame
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
comfort with shaped crest rail
Four graduated lathes between circular section stiles
Robust and solid
Category
Late 18th Century English Georgian Antique Lathes
Materials
Mahogany
Imperial Quart Mochaware Mug, England, circa 1840
Located in Katonah, NY
reaction drives the instability. Rickard explains the process: Instead of leaving the pot on the lathe, the
Category
19th Century English Folk Art Antique Lathes
Materials
Earthenware
Mochaware Imperial Quart Mug Made circa 1840
Located in Katonah, NY
process: Instead of leaving the pot on the lathe, the turner removed the pot and carefully held it bottom
Category
Mid-19th Century English Folk Art Antique Lathes
Materials
Earthenware
Mochaware Large Barrel Shaped Pitcher
Located in Katonah, NY
dipped in the brown slip and then applied to the pitcher as he turned the lathe.
For me, it is the
Category
1830s English Folk Art Antique Lathes
Materials
Creamware
Set 4 Antique 19thC High-backed English Ash Elm Country Windsor Arm Chairs 1840
Located in Portland, OR
chair parts; hoop backs, stretchers and spindles were turned with pole lathes in the forest with green
Category
1840s English Country Antique Lathes
Materials
Ash, Elm
Antique Millinery Hat Form c.1890-1920
Located in San Francisco, CA
men's hat-making for over 200 years.Early hat blocks were made from wood turned on a lathe, making them
Category
Late 19th Century Industrial Antique Lathes
Materials
Wood
Japanese Antique Wood Hanger rack, Wabi Sabi, Japandi
Located in Katori-Shi, 12
delicate curves give the overall impression an elegant look.
The single-core lathe-turned legs, octagonal
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Antique Lathes
Materials
Wood
Creamware Mochaware Bowl Decorated with Trees circa 1800
Located in Katonah, NY
the instability. Rickard explains the process: Instead of leaving the pot on the lathe, the turner
Category
Early 19th Century English Folk Art Antique Lathes
Materials
Creamware
Unique, Prototype, British Modernist Table Light by David Pye, England, 1941
By David Pye
Located in London, GB
opposed to being turned, on a lathe or ‘fluting engine’, which he had invented in 1949-1950. The fluting
Category
Early 20th Century English Mid-Century Modern Antique Lathes
Materials
Brass
Three Antique Wedgwood Creamware Vases Late 18th Century England Circa 1790
By Wedgwood
Located in Katonah, NY
lathe, creating columns and a checkerboard band across the top.
The white grooved columns form stripes
Category
Late 18th Century English Neoclassical Antique Lathes
Materials
Ceramic, Creamware, Pearlware, Pottery
Large Slip Decorated Antique Mochaware Pitcher with Mocha Trees Made Circa 1815
Located in Katonah, NY
the process: Instead of leaving the pot on the lathe, the turner removed the pot and carefully held it
Category
Early 19th Century English Country Antique Lathes
Materials
Creamware
Japanese Antique Low Table"Fuzukue", Meiji Era
1868-1912
, Wabi Sabi
Located in Hitachiomiya-shi, 08
.
The legs are lathe-turned, forming a well-balanced silhouette that brings a quiet presence to the
Category
Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Lathes
Materials
Wood
A 19th Century Jamaican Hardwood Sabicu Occasional Table
Located in London, by appointment only
lathe turned baluster column on tripod legs terminating in pad feet.
This table is unusually heavy
Category
Late 18th Century Jamaican George II Antique Lathes
Antique Primitive Cork Mannequin Display Head c.1930
Located in San Francisco, CA
200 years.Early hat blocks were made from wood turned on a lathe, making them perfectly round, which
Category
Early 20th Century Industrial Antique Lathes
Materials
Wood
Antique Millinery Hat Form, c.1860-1920
Located in San Francisco, CA
years.Early hat blocks were made from wood turned on a lathe, making them perfectly round, which was fine if
Category
Late 19th Century Industrial Antique Lathes
Materials
Wood
Antique flower stand, Wabi-Sabi, Japandi
Located in Katori-Shi, 12
rustic tabletop and the delicately turned lathe legs is impressive.
Although it is not very decorative
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Antique Lathes
Materials
Wood
19th Century French Wooden Side Table
Located in High Point, NC
allure, while its subtly lathed legs and stretchers showcase the unparalleled mastery of craftsmanship
Category
19th Century French French Provincial Antique Lathes
Materials
Brass
Pair of Regency Library Chairs
Located in Long Island City, NY
mahogany with carved scroll brackets, the lathe turned tapering front legs surmounted by round paterae
Category
19th Century Irish Antique Lathes
Antique Japanese chestnut flower stand, Wabi-Sabi, Japandi
Located in Katori-Shi, 12
rustic tabletop and the delicately turned lathe legs is impressive.
This flower stand is made of chestnut
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Antique Lathes
Materials
Wood
Large Mochaware Mug Made in England Circa 1820
Located in Katonah, NY
pot on the lathe, the turner removed it and carefully held it bottom up. Then he dipped the brush into
Category
Early 19th Century English Folk Art Antique Lathes
Materials
Pearlware
Capodimonte Figural Porcelain Vase
By Capodimonte
Located in Sofia, BG
, at first, realizes the design of the object. Then, he creates with lathe the plaster model, which
Category
Late 19th Century Italian Modern Antique Lathes
Materials
Porcelain
Early 20th Century Edwardian Mahogany Inlaid Armchair
Located in London, GB
inlaid decoration.
With an elegant arched top rail inlaid with satinwood bells, a satinwood lathe back
Category
Early 1900s English Edwardian Antique Lathes
Materials
Mahogany, Satinwood
Floor Lamp with Cut, Ground Faceted Crystals, Brass Base France
No Lampshade
Located in Prato, Tuscany
techniques in the processing of the various pieces: first, they were cut and ground on the lathe with an
Category
Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Antique Lathes
Materials
Crystal, Brass
Floor Lamp with Cut, Ground Faceted Crystals, Brass Base France
No Lampshade
Located in Prato, Tuscany
and ground on the lathe with an emery wheel continuously fed by a jet of abrasive sand and water, then
Category
Early 20th Century French Other Antique Lathes
Materials
Crystal, Brass
Set of 8 Ash Farmhouse Kitchen Dining Chairs
By Phillip Clissett
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
. Clissett always used the traditional method of a pole lathe and shave horse, the result of which is many
Category
Mid-19th Century English Victorian Antique Lathes
Materials
Ash
18-Karat Gold Victorian Bracelet with Amethyst, 19th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
new sizes in the gems with more facets (thanks to a greater speed in the lathes), novelties in the
Category
19th Century English Victorian Antique Lathes
Materials
Gold
Exceptional Butcher Block in Black Paint, Missouri Origin
Located in York County, PA
exceptionally stabile.
Note that the top is a single section of 25” diameter log, turned on a lathe. Made of
Category
Mid-19th Century American Antique Lathes
Materials
Wood
Set Of 8 Ash Farmhouse Kitchen Dining Chairs
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
. Clissett always used the traditional method of a pole lathe and shave horse, the result of which is many
Category
Mid-19th Century English Victorian Antique Lathes
Materials
Ash
Antique 17th Century Italian Military Gunners Stiletto Dagger Knife Sword
Located in Dayton, OH
a lathe. The stiletto blade was usually hammer-forged into a dense rod with a narrow, triangular
Category
17th Century Baroque Antique Lathes
Materials
Metal
Italian Black Lacquered Wood and Burnished Gold Church Candlesticks
Located in Prato, Tuscany
that allows to give the objects a rounded shape: the piece of wood rotates with the help of the lathe
Category
Mid-19th Century Italian Louis Philippe Antique Lathes
Materials
Bronze
American Queen Anne Walnut Tilt Top Tea Table, Chester County, Pennsylvania
Located in Shippensburg, PA
affixed to a lathe when the top was carefully carved to form a rim of the solid. The birdcage mechanism
Category
1770s American Antique Lathes
Materials
Walnut
English George III Mahogany Antique Pie Crust Tea Table, 18th Century
Located in Shippensburg, PA
and most striking. The pie crust is painstakingly formed by first affixing to a lathe, carefully
Category
Late 18th Century British George III Antique Lathes
Materials
Mahogany
C.1889 Original Antique American Gloekler Figural Iron Meat/Pot
Pan Rack
Located in BENSENVILLE, IL
lathes, presses, drills and other machinery for castings; the shared basement also held a tin plating
Category
19th Century American Industrial Antique Lathes
Materials
Steel
Cyples Coffee Pot, Black Basalt, Engine Turned Neoclassical, circa 1820
By Cyples
Located in London, GB
lathe.
The pot is marked with the impressed CYPLES mark. An identical one is shown in the Victoria
Category
1820s English Regency Antique Lathes
Materials
Porcelain, Stoneware
American Queen Anne Birdcage Tea Table, Connecticut
Located in Shippensburg, PA
nearly seamlessly, it was lathe-turned patiently and with great risk to the craftsman to produce a raised
Category
18th Century and Earlier American Queen Anne Antique Lathes
Materials
Cherry
French Silver and Guilloche Enamel Box
Located in Newark, England
engine turning. Engine turning machines include the rose engine lathe and also the straight-line engine
Category
Late 19th Century French Belle Époque Antique Lathes
Materials
Silver, Enamel
Portrait of Cecilia Scott (1682-1764) c.1728, Manor House Provenance
By John Vanderbank
Located in London, GB
Peace for the Lathe of Shepwav. Cecilia and George had fourteen children from 1706 to 1723. Cecilia
Category
Mid-18th Century Old Masters Antique Lathes
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Lathe Turned Coat Tree
Located in Sagaponack, NY
A stately and well scaled lathe turned ebonized walnut coat tree having a tapering fluted stem with
Category
1920s American Arts and Crafts Antique Lathes
Materials
Walnut
$2,400
Steel Watchmaker
s Lathe, circa 1940
Located in San Francisco, CA
About
This is a steel watchmaker's lathe with wooden handle tip.
Creator: unknown.
Date of
Category
Early 20th Century North American Industrial Antique Lathes
Materials
Steel
1880s Industrial Lathe on Cast Iron Table Legs
Located in New York, NY
1880s industrial lathe on cast iron table legs. Stamped Wiley & Russell Manufacturing Co. This can
Category
1880s American Industrial Antique Lathes
Materials
Iron
Antique English Polished Brass Watchmakers Lathe
Parts
As Found
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This antique watchmakers lathe is unsigned, but presumed to have originated from England and date
Category
Late 19th Century English Late Victorian Antique Lathes
Materials
Brass
A Crystal Orb Adorning a Lathe Turned Marble Stand
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Lathe turned marble stand with crystal orb. A great table decoration for a man's desk or in a
Category
Early 1900s English Neoclassical Antique Lathes
Materials
Marble
Antique Desktop Watchmaker
s Lathe, Swiss, Brass, Jacot, Craftsman
s Tool, 1920
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique desktop watchmaker's lathe. A Swiss, brass and steel jacot craftsman's tool
Category
Early 20th Century Swiss Antique Lathes
Materials
Brass, Steel
Antique Watchmaker
s Lathe, Swiss, Brass, Copper Precision Instrument circa 1900
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a fantastic antique watchmaker's lathe. A Swiss, quality brass, copper and stainless steel
Category
Late 19th Century Swiss Antique Lathes
Materials
Brass
Antique Lathed Turned Wood Drill Bit Holder
Bits, As Found Sculpture Object
Located in Rochester, NY
Antique American lathe turned wood drill bit holder with drill bits. Bits are not fixed and can put
Category
Early 20th Century American Folk Art Antique Lathes
Materials
Iron
Art Deco Birch Burl Wood Table Lamp, Sweden, 1940s
Located in Barcelona, ES
Art Deco hand lathed birch burl wood table lamp, Sweden, 1940s.
Category
Early 20th Century Swedish Art Deco Antique Lathes
Materials
Burl
Mahogany Finial Mounted on a Custom Lucite Base, American, 19th c.
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Hand lathe turned mahogany finial custom mounted on a lucite base.
H-8.75"
Base only-2.75"
Category
1880s American Victorian Antique Lathes
Materials
Mahogany
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There is a range of antique lathes for sale on 1stDibs. Frequently made of metal, wood and iron, all antique lathes available were constructed with great care. There are all kinds of antique lathes available, from those produced as long ago as the 18th Century to those made as recently as the 20th Century. There are many kinds of antique lathes to choose from, but at 1stDibs, Folk Art, Industrial and Neoclassical antique lathes are of considerable interest.
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