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Manner of W.M Birchall - Early 20th Century Watercolour, Steam Ship in Heavy Sea
Located in Corsham, GB
A decorative watercolour scene of a steam ship making its way over the heavy sea and just off the
Category
Early 20th Century Antique Steam
Materials
Watercolor
Primitive Swedish Pine Log Chair or Kubbestol
Located in Houston, TX
inside chair. Steamed bentwood banding. Fine, dry pale patina. The flip-seat has been restored.
Category
Late 18th Century Swedish Folk Art Antique Steam
Materials
Brass
Empire 19th Century "Somno" Column Bedside Table, England
Located in Southampton, NJ
" (Latin for sleep) styling from 19th century. The table features a curved steam bent flame Mahogany door
Category
19th Century English Empire Antique Steam
Materials
Marble, Brass
H.M.S. Topaze by George Mears
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
H.M.S. Topaze by George Mears, the three-masted frigate shown under steam with Royal Yacht Victoria
Category
19th Century British Antique Steam
Materials
Paint
Arts and Crafts Upholstered Bentwood Bench or Trunk
By Jacob
Josef Kohn
Located in Southampton, NJ
An Arts and Crafts period bench of steam bent oak construction with exposed framework, turned
Category
Early 20th Century American Aesthetic Movement Antique Steam
Materials
Brass
British Sailor
s Woolwork of the Screw Frigate H.M.S. Fox
Located in Downingtown, PA
naval warfare, showing the vessel equipped with both a full rig of sails and a steam funnel (visible
Category
1870s English Folk Art Antique Steam
Materials
Wool
18th Century Rare Bavarian Stag Horn Trophy Antler Chair
Located in Wainscott, NY
from naturally shed deer, stag or elk antlers. The antlers are steam-bent, pinned and downed together
Category
18th Century German Antique Steam
Materials
Antler, Leather, Wool
Antique Industrial Copper Pressure Vessel Apparatus
Located in Dekalb, IL
compressed air, steam, or chemical processing. Its original fittings and patinated copper surfaces reveal
Category
Early 20th Century American Industrial Antique Steam
Materials
Copper, Iron
Antique Octagonal Bamboo Table With Wood Top
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A very well made and highly decorative Antique Bamboo Table with steam-bent legs which utilize the
Category
19th Century Victorian Antique Steam
Materials
Bamboo, Wicker, Wood
Builder’s Model of the Brazilian Passenger Paddle Steamer Caxias
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
recognised the growing market for steam trawlers. He purchased land known as Stainton’s Foundry at South
Category
1910s English Antique Steam
Materials
Laminate, Wood, Mahogany
Primitive Swedish Pine Log Chair from Dalarna
Located in Houston, TX
Primitive Swedish pine log chair from Dalarna dated 1760. Steamed bentwood banding. Fine, dry pale
Category
Late 18th Century Swedish Folk Art Antique Steam
Materials
Pine
Set of 4 High Back Thonet Chairs with Cane Seats
By Gebrüder Thonet Vienna GmbH, Thonet
Located in Los Angeles, CA
revolutionary steam-bent construction that made the Austrian company legendary. Manufactured in Vienna in 1904
Category
Early 1900s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Antique Steam
Materials
Cane, Bentwood
$2,450 / set
Porte d
Allemagne en la neige, a la Nuit, 1908-09 EDOUARD CORTES Metz, France
By Édouard Leon Cortès
Located in Rancho Santa Fe, CA
steam into the amber sky, a double-decker tram rumbles across icy streets, and bundled figures hurry
Category
Early 1900s Impressionist Antique Steam
Materials
Canvas, Oil Pastel, Laid Paper
Vienna Secessionist Bentwood Cafe Bistro Dining Chair att. to Thonet c 1910/20
s
By Thonet
Located in New York, NY
Vienna Secessionist Cafe, Bistro style dining chair constructed of beech using the signature steam
Category
Early 20th Century Austrian Vienna Secession Antique Steam
Materials
Wood, Beech
Vintage Wengler Rattan and Seagrass Serving Trolley, Denmark
By Robert Wengler
Located in Kastrup, DK
attributed to the Danish wicker master Robert Wengler.
The trolley is steam-bent and wrapped in seagrass, and
Category
Early 20th Century Danish Other Antique Steam
Materials
Metal
Bentwood Rocking Chair by Jacob and Josef Kohn 1906
By Jacob
Josef Kohn
Located in Leimen, DE
its elegant lines and light yet sturdy construction.
The frame is made of solid steam-bent wood and
Category
Early 1900s Austrian Art Nouveau Antique Steam
Materials
Bentwood
Cartier Lapis Lazuli Transportation Motif Gold Bracelet
By Cartier
Located in New York, NY
transportation-themed icon, including a steam locomotive, an airplane, a ship’s anchor, a horse, a “N” for
Category
1920s French Retro Antique Steam
Materials
Lapis Lazuli, Gold
Elegant beech coffee table from the Viennese Secession, J.J. Kohn
By Jacob
Josef Kohn
Located in Argelato, BO
steam-bent, stained a warm dark mahogany, and polished.
The four slender, slightly flared legs feature
Category
Early 1900s Vienna Secession Antique Steam
Materials
Beech
1920s Austrian Thonet-Style Bentwood Rocking Chair with Striped Upholstery
Located in High Point, NC
lightness associated with classic Viennese design. Crafted from steam-bent wood, the frame features elegant
Category
Early 20th Century Austrian Antique Steam
Materials
Upholstery, Wood
Large Port Scene Painting of a View of Valletta Harbour, Malta
Located in Downingtown, PA
, including transitional steam-and-sail warships and a troopship, while smaller local craft ply the waters
Category
Mid-19th Century Maltese Folk Art Antique Steam
Materials
Paint
John Belter Style Laminated Rosewood High Relief Victorian Slipper Chairs a Pair
By John Henry Belter
Located in Clifton Forge, VA
Henry Belter with layers of laminated rosewood which was treated with steam and pressure to make the
Category
Mid-19th Century High Victorian Antique Steam
Materials
Fabric, Wood
Thonet Bentwood Side Table with Scrolled Base, Austria, C. 1900-1919
By August Thonet
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
lengths of steam-bent beechwood. The sinuous curves and tight volutes exemplify the flowing “whiplash
Category
Early 20th Century German Vienna Secession Antique Steam
Materials
Beech
19th Century Czech Bentwood Sled
Located in High Point, NC
traditional Central European winter design. Constructed from steam-bent wood, the sled features gracefully
Category
19th Century Czech Antique Steam
Materials
Bentwood
Original 1905 poster by Ernest Montaut - Le pneu Michelin a vaincu le rail
By Ernest Montaut
Located in PARIS, FR
, the open-top Panhard speeds past a steam train in the distance, its Michelin tires leaving a trail of
Category
Early 1900s Antique Steam
Materials
Linen, Paper, Lithograph
Extremely Rare Bentwood /cane Stools #18.5 by Michael Thonet, , Vienna 1920s
By Michael Thonet
Located in Buffalo, NY
furniture design through the innovative steam-bending of wood.Retains original THONET WEIN Label.. minor
Category
1920s Austrian Jugendstil Antique Steam
Materials
Cane, Bentwood
Buena Vista Aquaduct and Southern Pacific Train Los Angeles 1916 by Harry Bailey
Located in Soquel, CA
Bailey (American,1879 - 1933).
Vehicles and pedestrians cross the bridge and a steam engine train chugs
Category
1910s American Impressionist Antique Steam
Materials
Watercolor, Gouache, Laid Paper
20th Century Art Nouveau Bentwood Nesting Tables by Thonet, Austria circa 1905
By Thonet
Located in Lichtenberg, AT
with the model No. 10 were artfully made of fine bentwood (= beechwood that has been bent under steam
Category
Early 20th Century Austrian Art Nouveau Antique Steam
Materials
Beech, Bentwood
Scandinavian Tine, or Svepask, Painted Bentwood Oval-Shape Box
Located in Houston, TX
from the Sogn og Fjordane region. Box is created from thin layers of steam-bent wood laced together
Category
Late 19th Century Swedish Folk Art Antique Steam
Materials
Iron
1920’s Original Thonet Double Rail Bentwood Chairs – Set Of Eight
Located in Hook, Hampshire
Century by Michael Thonet, Thonet invented the process of steam bending wood under pressure and used this
Category
1920s Austrian Antique Steam
Materials
Beech
A brass ship’s bell from Peninsular
Orient liner S.S. Ballarat
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
, Rainhill’. English.
There were four ships called ‘Ballarat’ built for the Peninsular & Oriental Steam
Category
Late 19th Century English Antique Steam
Materials
Brass
Set Of Two Art Nouveau Thonet Bentwood Chairs, Vienesse Mesh, AT ca. 1895
By Gebrüder Thonet Vienna GmbH
Located in Lichtenberg, AT
handcrafted out of fine bentwood (=beechwood that has been formed under hot steam and high pressure) and
Category
Late 19th Century Austrian Art Nouveau Antique Steam
Materials
Bentwood
THONET Bentwood Magazine Rack, ca.1880
By Thonet
Located in Saint-Amans-des-Cots, FR
), the company revolutionized furniture design with its groundbreaking steam-bent wood technology. Based
Category
1880s Austrian Art Nouveau Antique Steam
Materials
Beech
Pair of French Neoclassical Styled Lacquered Benches w Caned Seats Rolled Arms
Located in Port Jervis, NY
are gilt lined and carved. Button tufted cushions have some staining and may need either a steaming or
Category
Early 1900s French Louis XIV Antique Steam
Materials
Fabric, Cane, Oak, Giltwood, Lacquer
Charleston Harbor, South Carolina – American Port View, Sailing Ships, c.1850
Located in Langweer, NL
moment when sail still dominated transatlantic and coastal trade, just before steam power fully
Category
1850s American Antique Steam
Materials
Paper
1845 "Ensign
s Travellers
Guide and Map of the United States" Hand-Colored Map
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
States, Containing the roads, distances, steam boat and canal routes, &c. New York. Published by T
Category
1840s American Victorian Antique Steam
Materials
Paper
City of Boston, Harbor View from South Boston – Antique Maritime Engraving, 1870
Located in Langweer, NL
a historical image, this print documents Boston before the full transition to steam-powered shipping
Category
1870s British Antique Steam
Materials
Paper
Antique Maritime Oil Painting Ship, Signed Sanders Large Framed Nautical Art
Located in Palm Coast, FL
This impressive maritime oil painting depicts a steam-assisted sailing vessel cutting through deep
Category
Early 1900s Impressionist Antique Steam
Materials
Oil
New Orleans Harbor, Mississippi River Shipping and Steamers – Engraving ca.1850
Located in Langweer, NL
of technological progress—highlight the transition from sail to steam. The careful engraving conveys
Category
Mid-19th Century British Antique Steam
Materials
Paper
Batik, Sifting Rice
Women Working – Antique Photogravure of Batak People 1900
Located in Langweer, NL
early anthropology photography.
Printed on thick wove paper and steam-pressed in photogravure — the
Category
Early 20th Century Dutch Antique Steam
Materials
Paper
19th Century New England Bentwood Green Pantry Box with Crackled Texture
Located in Brooklyn, NY
patina that it appears almost black (New England, USA, 19th Century).
Steamed and bentwood sides are
Category
19th Century American Shaker Antique Steam
Materials
Metal
British Sailor
s Large Woolwork of HMS Brunswick
Located in Downingtown, PA
An Icon of Steam and Sail: Sailor J.H. Miller's Woolwork of HMS Brunswick
Circa 1860
This
Category
Mid-19th Century English Folk Art Antique Steam
Materials
Wool
19th Century Scandinavian Folk Art Bentwood Tine Box "Svepask", Pine
Rattan
Located in Helsinki, FI
Scandinavian svep technique, where thin wood is steamed, bent, and secured with wooden pegs, locks, & rattan
Category
Late 19th Century Swedish Folk Art Antique Steam
Materials
Rattan, Pine
Antique Chinese Shanxi Round Bentwood Dumpling Serving Steamer Box 20"
Located in Dayton, OH
Early 20th century Shanxi wooden storage box used for serving steamed dumplings / food at family
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Antique Steam
Materials
Bentwood
$480 Sale Price
20% Off
Rococo Revival John Henry Belter Meridienne/Recamier
By John Henry Belter
Located in Hastings, GB
that, once shaped in molds through steam heating, were finely carved. This style which became very
Category
1850s American Rococo Revival Antique Steam
Materials
Wood
Bain Tatar (Tatar Bath) - Lithograph by Auguste Raffet - 1840
Located in Roma, IT
, guiding the eye from the detailed objects in the foreground to the softly shaded figures in the steam room
Category
1840s Modern Antique Steam
Materials
Lithograph
19th Century Elegant Pretzel Shaped Thonet Dining Chairs - Set Of Four
Located in Hook, Hampshire
Century by Michael Thonet, Thonet invented the process of steam bending wood under pressure and used this
Category
19th Century Austrian Antique Steam
Materials
Beech
Set of Six Thonet High Back Bentwood Bistro Chairs with Cane, Early 20th Century
By Thonet
Located in Los Angeles, CA
slender, curved wooden elements, originally achieved through Michael Thonet's innovative steam-bending
Category
1920s Austrian Art Nouveau Antique Steam
Materials
Cane, Bentwood
India 1841 Calcutta Watercolour First Opium Wars Empire Listed Artist Signed
Located in Norfolk, GB
steam-powered tugs. Everything in this painting screams success, power and progress in the eyes of the
Category
19th Century Other Art Style Antique Steam
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Thonet - Michael Thonet - Magazine rack - No. 1 - Beech
By Thonet, Michael Thonet
Located in Budapest, HU
steam-bent beechwood, the rack features flowing, symmetrical curves and a lightweight yet sturdy form
Category
Early 1900s Austrian Art Nouveau Antique Steam
Materials
Beech
Pair of 19th Century seascape oil paintings of ships in the morning
at sunset
By Adolphus Knell
Located in Nr Broadway, Worcestershire
times of the day by Adolphus Knell. The first shows sailing boats and a steam tug waiting for the wind
Category
19th Century Victorian Antique Steam
Materials
Oil, Panel
Sailor
s Keepsake: Edwardian Shellwork Valentine Diorama of Ship
Located in Downingtown, PA
Battleship under steam, sailing from right to left across the water.
• Three-Dimensional Scene: The inner
Category
Late 19th Century English Folk Art Antique Steam
Materials
Shell
STUART TURNER 1898-1906 England Antique Functional Engine Motor Desk Model
Located in Miami, FL
incorporated in 1906 and started to produce model steam engines, gas engines for domestic electricity, lathes
Category
Late 19th Century English Industrial Antique Steam
Materials
Copper, Steel, Iron
$1,480 Sale Price
20% Off
SUPERB Rare Set of Four (4) PLAIL Brothers Chairs - Stickley Era - W8379
Located in Shamokin Dam, PA
PAIL Brothers in the early 1900s
John and Joseph in Binghamton NY and they were the expert in steaming
Category
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Antique Steam
Materials
Oak, Upholstery, Cotton, Leather
Scratch-Built Ship Model, Circa 1900
Located in Doylestown, PA
A wonderful scratch-built ship model of a steam-sailer with full rigging, on a stand, circa 1890
Category
Early 20th Century American Folk Art Antique Steam
Materials
Wood
Early 20th Century French Thonet Style Bentwood and Cane Stool Ottoman
By Michael Thonet
Located in Dallas, TX
Thonet’s mastery of steam-bent wood techniques. Its versatile form allows for a variety of uses: it may
Category
Early 20th Century French Antique Steam
Materials
Cane, Bentwood
A Superb Pair of Copper and Iron Railway Carriage Lamps 2 Large pieces
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
century and the age if steam
Wonderfull authentic pieces, they were originally made to run on oil but have
Category
19th Century Industrial Antique Steam
Materials
Copper
Pair of Chairs by Josef Hoffmann, Model 511, for Thonet, Circa 1904, Austria
By Josef Hoffmann
Located in Girona, Spain
worker to produce accurate and repeatable bent components. Although steam bending was long established
Category
Early 20th Century Austrian Vienna Secession Antique Steam
Materials
Beech
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