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18th Century French Wine Taster
Located in London, GB
With Shaped Handle and Cord Loop Solid Pole Lathe Turned and Richly Patinated Boxwood French, c
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18th Century and Earlier French Antique Lathes

100-Year Old Harvest Table, 16 ft long, of Old Growth Pine
Located in Madison, WI
guests. More than sixteen feet in length, amazingly rock solid, no sway, no way. The legs are lathe
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Early 20th Century American Antique Lathes

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Pine

Aesthetic Movement Piano Stool by Carlo Bugatti
Located in San Francisco, CA
The square stool with intricate splayed A-form sides of ebonized wood; the four inclined lathe
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19th Century Italian Antique Lathes

A Rare Mahogany 18th Century Newport Wine Tasting Table
Located in Woodbury, CT
baluster turnings screws into the base and top using wooden lathe turned dowels. This piece retains an old
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18th Century and Earlier American Chippendale Antique Lathes

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Mahogany

A Pair of Early Yew Wood Table Candlesticks
Located in London, GB
With Slender Baluster Stems on Circular Turned Bases Pole Lathe Turned Solid Yew Wood Lovely
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18th Century and Earlier English Antique Lathes

Pair of Art Nouveau Chairs from 1900
Located in Senden, NRW
still very stable with no wobbling and no wood worm. The front legs are lathed, adding diversity to the
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1890s Art Nouveau Antique Lathes

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Oak, Leather

Single Plank Top Cricket Table Circa 1700
Located in London, GB
lovely estate repair in pewter or lead. The top is raised on three pole lathe turned legs with elegant
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18th Century and Earlier English Antique Lathes

Late 19th Century, Maple Butcher Block from Small Town Meat Market
Located in Madison, WI
cleaned and sealed with a hardshell gloss finish. The as-found, black-painted, lathed legs add a
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Late 19th Century American Antique Lathes

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Maple

Arts and Crafts Copper Standing Lamp by Benson
Located in New York, NY
Morris. He opened his first studio in Fulham, London using simple foot powered lathes. He soon
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19th Century English Antique Lathes

Antique English William IV Painted Mahogany Etagere with Drawer, circa 183
Located in Houston, TX
upon the original rolling casters. All four of the vertical supports are turned upon a lathe to give
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1830s English William IV Antique Lathes

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Mahogany

Benson-style Wrought Iron Lamp
Located in New York, NY
. He opened his first studio in Fulham, London using simple foot powered lathes. He soon incorporated a
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19th Century English Antique Lathes

Pair of Boston Andirons
Located in Woodbury, CT
halves and silver soldered together. The soldered sections were then spun in a slow turn lathe to smooth
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19th Century American Antique Lathes

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Brass

Antique English Pine Writing Table, circa 1875
Located in Houston, TX
turned on a lathe to achieve an elegant pattern of ring turnings. An important design feature of this
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1870s English Georgian Antique Lathes

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Pine

Antique Victorian Imperial Topaz Collar and Pendant Necklace Set
Located in Sale, Cheshire
basement, showrooms on either side of the church, and even a gas engine to drive the polishing lathes
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Late 19th Century English Victorian Antique Lathes

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Topaz, 15k Gold

Antique French Louis Philippe Walnut Table, circa 1850
Located in Houston, TX
profile of the four legs. Each walnut leg was turned on a lathe incorporating a specific pattern to the
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1850s French Louis Philippe Antique Lathes

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Walnut

Fine Pair of 19th Century Cornish Serpentine Tazzas, circa 1830-1850
Located in Bedford, Bedfordshire
The very good quality pair of lathe turned Cornish serpentine tazzas, each having a circular bowl
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1830s English Early Victorian Antique Lathes

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Serpentine

A handsome oak joint bench from England c. 1880
Located in Houston, TX
of "joyners" who would take timber pieces that had been shaped on a lathe by "turners" (a separate
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19th Century English Antique Lathes

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Wood

Antique Wellington Campaign Chest of Drawers Walnut William IV, 19th Century
Located in Longdon, Tewkesbury
handles, brass angle pieces to protect the corners, and short, turned feet (shaped on a lathe) that could
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19th Century Antique Lathes

Antique English George III Period Oak Drop Leaf Table circa 1790
Located in Houston, TX
bag of barley sugar candy. Each leg was hand turned upon a lathe to create the spiral shape and the
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1790s English George III Antique Lathes

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Oak

Napoleon III Period Child s Chair, Original Ebonized Finish, France c.1870
Located in Houston, TX
section of the chair is made of a single piece of timber that was placed in a lathe and turned and shaped
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19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Lathes

An exceptionally long and narrow walnut bench from France c.1850
Located in Houston, TX
single piece of walnut which when placed upon a lathe were carved with a chisel into their distinctive
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19th Century French Antique Lathes

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Walnut

Napoleon III Period Child s Chair With Original Ebonized Finish, France Circa 1870
Located in Houston, TX
section of the chair is made of a single piece of timber that was placed in a lathe and turned and shaped
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19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Lathes

19th Century Painted Wooden Peg Doll
Located in London, GB
popularity gradually spread into Germany and Holland. Each body was turned on a lathe and individually hand
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1890s Italian Antique Lathes

Antique English Regency Style Mahogany Butler s Stand or Etagere, circa 1860
Located in Houston, TX
mahogany timber and turned upon a lathe to give them their distinctive pattern of inward and outward
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1860s English Regency Antique Lathes

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Brass

William IV Style Mahogany Etagere/Butler s Stand, England c.1865
Located in Houston, TX
decorative turning (performed upon a lathe) has been contained and framed in order to enhance its visual
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19th Century English Antique Lathes

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Oak

Antique French Louis Philippe Burl Chestnut Table with Drawer, circa 1850
Located in Houston, TX
each leg upon a lathe. The careful placement of the rings and vase forms used to define the legs on
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1850s French Louis Philippe Antique Lathes

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Chestnut

22ct Gold Pair-Cased Repousse Pocket Watch, John Wyke, Watchmaker, 1753
Located in London, GB
dial has a very slight hairline showing. John Wyke's company made watches, hand tools, lathes, gear
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1750s English George II Antique Lathes

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22k Gold

A pale oak Henri II style writing table from France c.1875
Located in Houston, TX
. Before the invention of a motorized lathe all blocks of timber were secured within a lathe and it was
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19th Century French Antique Lathes

Pair Antique French Empire Bronze Doré Candlesticks, France, circa 1820
Located in Houston, TX
engraving technique accomplished by using a rose engine which is an attachment to a lathe that creates a
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Early 19th Century French Empire Antique Lathes

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Bronze

A pair of striking solid bronze candle stands from Italy c.1880
Located in Houston, TX
reminiscent of the finest wooden furniture created and crafted on a lathe out of precious walnut and fruitwood
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19th Century Italian Antique Lathes

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Bronze

Henri II style walnut side table from France c. 1880
Located in Houston, TX
lathe it was much easier to only turn a leg in one direction instead of matching the curve in matching
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19th Century French Antique Lathes

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Walnut

A pair of unique pale oak arm chairs from England c.1880
Located in Houston, TX
woodworker was called a turner when he worked with timber and tuned it upon a lathe. The ability to take a
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19th Century English Antique Lathes

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Oak

Original Philip Clissett Country Armchair, Signed, Arts and Crafts Chair
By Phillip Clissett
Located in Totnes, GB
pole lathe, or by bending. He produced ladder-back and spindle-back chairs in many designs, with both
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Late 19th Century English Country Antique Lathes

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Ash, Elm

Antique English Chinoiserie Lacquered Floor Lamp Edwardian England, circa 1910
Located in Houston, TX
pattern is created by turning the shaft on a lathe and using a chisel to make equidistant grooves around
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1910s English Chinoiserie Antique Lathes

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Wood

Walnut draper s table from Bordeaux, France
Located in Houston, TX
that were then turned on a lathe to create the illusion of stacked disks or rings standing upon square
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19th Century Antique Lathes

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Walnut

A pair of Henri II style walnut armchairs from France c.1865
Located in Houston, TX
placed within a lathe where they were turned with an expert hand to create these matching individual
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19th Century French Antique Lathes

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Walnut, Linen

Directoire Empire Style Antique French Painted Chair, circa 1850
Located in Houston, TX
created from a single piece of timber that has been turned on a lathe to create an undulating taper
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Mid-19th Century French Empire Antique Lathes

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Beech

A Gothic Revival style walnut writing table from England c.1875
Located in Houston, TX
. In order to craft this type of leg a solid block of timber was set within a lathe and turned at a
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19th Century English Antique Lathes

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Walnut

An exceptionally long pine dresser base from England c.1870
Located in Houston, TX
blocks of pine and turn each of them on a lathe in order to produce five legs-three across the front and
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19th Century English Antique Lathes

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Pine

George III Opaque Glass Ormolu-Mounted Vase
By Matthew Boulton
Located in Sutton Coldfield, GB
they have any flat places in them they will be of no use because we turn the surface of in a lathe
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1770s English Antique Lathes

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Ormolu

Continental Tilt Top Table
Located in San Francisco, CA
Tilt top serving table in red lacquer, hand painted Chinoiserie scene, routed edges, lathed base on
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19th Century English Antique Lathes

European Walnut Sideboard
Located in Aurora, OR
cartouche and lathed finials, and a central ovoid glass cabinet door.
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Late 19th Century Rococo Revival Antique Lathes

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Walnut

Ancient Egyptian Style Alabaster Vessel
Located in Richmond, London
uneven surface of this particular example attest to it having been hand-chiseled, not turned on a lathe
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19th Century Egyptian Egyptian Antique Lathes

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Alabaster

Large Wedgwood Keith Murray Green English Art Deco Pot Vase
By Keith Murray
Located in Great Britain, Northern Ireland
structure is visually dramatic with repeated ribbing decorating the body achieved by rotating on a lathe
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Early 20th Century English Art Deco Antique Lathes

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Ceramic, Earthenware

William IV Period Antique English Walnut Hanging Shelf, circa 1835
Located in Houston, TX
joined by four columns turned upon a lathe to give them a baluster form enhanced with a ribbon of carving
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1830s English William IV Antique Lathes

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Walnut

Antique Original Scheibe Folding Luggage Stand
By Scheibe
Located in Middletown, MD
details. Featuring curved lathe-carved legs, as well as the supporting spindle, which are the
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1920s American Late Victorian Antique Lathes

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Fabric, Jacquard, Paint

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Antique Lathes For Sale on 1stDibs

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.

How Much are Antique Lathes?

The average selling price for at 1stDibs is $1,500, while they’re typically $240 on the low end and $188,500 highest priced.