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Arcrylic on Canvas Mechanical Emotions by Spinzi Milano - Modern Painting
By Tommaso Spinzi
Located in Milano, IT
, complex array of gears, cogs, and pulleys interconnected by belts and chains, evoking the precision and
Category

2010s Italian Modern Used Pulleys

Materials

Canvas, Wood

Four Clear Glass Art Nouveau Candle Lanterns by Baccarat France, circa 1890
By Baccarat
Located in Merida, Yucatan
the client at an additional cost. These work on a pulley system in order to be able to replace the
Category

1890s French Art Nouveau Used Pulleys

Materials

Crystal, Bronze

Clear and Amber Art Nouveau Candle Lantern by Baccarat, France, circa 1890
By Baccarat
Located in Merida, Yucatan
the client at an additional cost. These work on a pulley system in order to be able to replace the
Category

1890s French Art Nouveau Used Pulleys

Materials

Crystal, Bronze

Rare Adjustable Chandelier in Lacquered Metal and Brass
By Midcentury Italian school
Located in Milano, IT
Rare adjustable chandelier in lacquered metal and brass with counterweight and pulleys. Italian
Category

Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Used Pulleys

Materials

Brass

1950s Blue Counterweight Pendant by Gaetano Sciolari for Stilnovo
By Stilnovo, Gaetano Sciolari
Located in Antwerp, BE
pulley. The height can be adjusted by raising or lowering the counter weight and easy to operate by
Category

1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Used Pulleys

Materials

Brass, Metal

two Art Nouveau Candle Lantern by Baccarat, France, circa 1890-1920
By Baccarat
Located in Merida, Yucatan
can be procured if desired by the client at an additional cost. It works on a pulley system so
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1890s French Art Nouveau Used Pulleys

Materials

Crystal, Bronze

Rare 19th Century Automaton Theater
Located in Madrid, ES
, the theater showcases intricate craftsmanship. Mechanism: Operates via an original pulley system made
Category

1890s Used Pulleys

Materials

Fruitwood

Early 20th Century French Clock Tower Automaton Figures
Located in London, GB
mechanism is simple and would have been on a mechanical pulley system. Size in inches: H 24” x W 21” x D
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Early 20th Century French Late Victorian Used Pulleys

Materials

Gesso, Wood

‘Egina’ Pendant by Angelo Mangiarotti for Artemide
By Angelo Mangiarotti, Artemide
Located in Los Angeles, CA
adjustable while installed by patented pulley system, Holds a single e27 socket type. We recommend a single
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20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Used Pulleys

Materials

Aluminum, Steel

Chinese barrel form brass bound stave constructed grain measure, c. 1915
Located in Kenilworth, IL
Chinese barrel form brass bound stave constructed grain measure with projecting pulley posts on the
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1910s Chinese Used Pulleys

Materials

Brass

Antique Wrought Iron Wellhead
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
driven pulley holding a copper bucket. A very similar example can be seen in 'Antiques From The Garden
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20th Century English Victorian Used Pulleys

Materials

Copper, Wrought Iron

German Nil Pendant Lamp by Joerg Zeidler for Anta
Located in Hamburg, DE
the infinitely variable height adjustment via a pulley system with two weights. In contrast to the
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20th Century German Used Pulleys

Materials

Metal

Florian Schulz Vintage Large Counterbalance Brass Pendants, circa 1970s
By Florian Schulz
Located in Wiesbaden, Hessen
A large polished brass counterbalance pendant with brass ball counter balance pulley system by
Category

1970s German Mid-Century Modern Used Pulleys

Materials

Brass

Lecoultre Riviere Monkey Orchestra Musical Automata Picture, France, c. 1865
By LeCoultre Cie 1
Located in London, GB
complicated system of pulleys, strings and weights that amazingly has also survived intact. Notice, for
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1860s French Napoleon III Used Pulleys

Materials

Metal

19th Century Antique Water Well Made Out of French Limestone
Located in Udenhout, NL
It is a beautiful antique limestone water well with pulley. Recuperated from a mansion near Paris
Category

Early 1800s French Used Pulleys

Materials

Limestone

Florian Schulz Vintage Double Counterbalance Brass Pendants, circa 1970s
By Florian Schulz
Located in Wiesbaden, Hessen
with their own brass ball counter balance pulley system. One centre canopy supports both pendants. Each
Category

1970s German Mid-Century Modern Used Pulleys

Materials

Brass

Louis Vuitton Traveling Lap Desk 65
By Louis Vuitton
Located in New York, NY
-appropriate condition with 5 adjustable shelves and a small drawer with its original leather pulley. The Lock
Category

Early 20th Century French Used Pulleys

Materials

Brass

Mid 19th Century Swedish Mora Longcase Clock With Date Display, Circa 1850
Located in Greven, DE
base, a brass gear train and wooden pulleys for the weights. The comparatively light pendulum with an
Category

Mid-19th Century Swedish Used Pulleys

Materials

Birch

18th Century Swedish Gustavian Tall Case Closk
Located in Mckinney, TX
workings of the clock are intact. Both weights, wooden pulleys, brass pendulum, and winding tool are
Category

Late 18th Century Swedish Gustavian Used Pulleys

Materials

Iron

Sturdy Yacht Wheel
Located in Norwell, MA
Small boat or yacht wheel of maple and brass. Wheel is fitted with a shaft and rudder pulley. Very
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1920s North American Used Pulleys

Materials

Brass

Rare Pair Wall Swing-Arm Lamps by Gerald Thurston
By Gerald Thurston, Lightolier
Located in South Charleston, WV
keeping with the elegance of the piece. The pulley cord beyond the weight is 6 feet long. Perfect for
Category

Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Used Pulleys

Materials

Metal, Brass

Biedermeier Secretaire With Hidden Compartements And Rare Mechanism, circa 1815
Located in Greven, DE
builder of the piece of furniture has fitted a transmission with pulleys of different sizes. A good and
Category

1810s German Biedermeier Used Pulleys

Materials

Cherry

Early 20th Century Edwardian Satinwood Marquetry Inlaid Cheval Mirror
Located in London, GB
of lead counterweights and a horse, or pulley, from which the name was taken. Thomas Sheraton, in
Category

Early 1900s English Edwardian Used Pulleys

Materials

Mirror, Satinwood

The Use of the Diving Engine in Stopping Leaks - 18th-Century Engraving
Located in Langweer, NL
sea under a moonlit sky. The vessel is equipped with a complex system of ropes and pulleys, which hold
Category

1750s Used Pulleys

Materials

Paper

Interesting Double-Sided School Blackboard with Josco Brand System, circa 1950
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
pulley system. Ideal for a restaurant.
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Mid-20th Century Belgian Mid-Century Modern Used Pulleys

Materials

Beech

Circa 1930 Art Deco poster by the renowned French graphic artist Jean Carlu
By Jean Carlu
Located in PARIS, FR
form, depicting stage machinery and pulley systems. This interplay of mechanical precision and abstract
Category

1930s Used Pulleys

Materials

Paper, Lithograph

Wall Mounted Brass Tiller Yoke
Located in London, GB
A late 19th century brass tiller yoke of opposed Kedge anchors, each with shackle and pulley
Category

Late 19th Century English Used Pulleys

Materials

Brass

19th-Century Detailed Hand-Coloured Lithograph of a Large Medieval Siege Tower
Located in Langweer, NL
mechanical components, including pulley systems and structural beams used to assemble or operate the tower
Category

1840s Used Pulleys

Materials

Paper

19th Century English Oversized Sliding Barn Door
Located in Staffordshire, GB
. A great statement door with original cast Iron pulley track & ironmongery. Suited to either
Category

Late 19th Century British Used Pulleys

Materials

Pine

19th Century Coloured Engraving - The Salt Mine of Northwich, Cheshire
Located in Langweer, NL
wooden barrel attached to a pulley system, used to lower or lift materials and workers in and out of the
Category

1790s Used Pulleys

Materials

Paper

Commuter Blue Print
By Kelvin Mann
Located in Palm Springs, CA
This blueprint for a commuter, with suspended wheels and pulleys shows Mann's enjoyment playing
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2010s Contemporary Used Pulleys

Materials

Etching, Aquatint

Antique Well from the 18th Century from France
Located in Udenhout, NL
An antique well made from sandstone with an iron hinge and pulley. A very beautiful garden
Category

Mid-18th Century French Used Pulleys

Materials

Sandstone, Iron

Eighteenth-Century Engraving of a Cannon-Boring Machine from Fonte des Canons
Located in Langweer, NL
of the boring apparatus, showing the mechanical structure, gears, pulleys, and support framework
Category

1770s Used Pulleys

Materials

Paper

French Bronze Figural Foliage Two-Tiered Sixteen Light Chandelier, Circa 1830
Located in Charleston, SC
French bronze figural and foliage two-tiered elongated sixteen-light chandelier with four pulley
Category

1830s French Louis Philippe Used Pulleys

Materials

Bronze, Wire

A Device for Converting a Chilling Underground Wind into Memory Signed/N Print
Located in New York, NY
tunnel, and is controlled by a pulley system, counter weighted by a hanging basket of coal positioned on
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1980s Conceptual Used Pulleys

Materials

Lithograph

Danish Modern "Magic" Adjustable Teak Desk / Dining Table / Coffee Table
Located in San Diego, CA
1960s. The piece is incredibly functional and can be lowered with a pulley mechanism from its standard
Category

Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Used Pulleys

Materials

Brass

Original Midcentury JH 604 Pendant Lamp by Hans Wegner for Louis Poulsen, 1960s
By Hans J. Wegner, Louis Poulsen
Located in Munich, DE
Rare, original Mid-Century Modern JH 604 pendant lamp with pulley. Designed by Hans Wegner, 1962
Category

1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Used Pulleys

Materials

Aluminum, Metal

Gaetano Scolari for Stilnovo Model 1187 Ceiling Lamp
By Gaetano Sciolari
Located in Roma, IT
Chandelier mounted by brass dome canopy, wire length is slightly adjustable with wire pulley detail
Category

1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Used Pulleys

Materials

Brass

Antonio Berardi "Pretty in Pink" Asymmetric Gown w/Rose Gold Hardware NWT
By Antonio Berardi
Located in Los Angeles, CA
. Drawstrings are attached as pulleys to cinch parts of the dress as needed and to allow flashes of flesh to
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21st Century and Contemporary Used Pulleys

Antique Sheraton Revival Victorian Restored Maple Co Elevette Drinks Table
By Maple Co.
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
the top up and out it unfolds, at the same time chrome pulleys lift a glass base silver plated handle
Category

1860s English High Victorian Used Pulleys

Materials

Satinwood

William Hogarth s "Analysis of Beauty": A Set of Two Framed 18th C. Engravings
By William Hogarth
Located in Alamo, CA
(#19) to the right, elevated on a pulley with a short, overdressed Brutus stands over the falling
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Mid-18th Century Old Masters Used Pulleys

Materials

Engraving, Etching

Set of 1770s Cannon Foundry Engravings from Diderot’s Encyclopédie, France
Located in Langweer, NL
- Elevations of the foundry, featuring bellows, pulley systems, and the intricate furnace mechanics used in
Category

1770s Used Pulleys

Materials

Paper

Floor Lamp Designed by Luigi Bandini Buti for Kartell in 1967, Made in Italy
By Kartell, Luigi Bandini Buti
Located in Jersey City, NJ
large floor lamp in lacquered metal and acrylic. Height of globe can be adjusted by pulley and
Category

1960s Mid-Century Modern Used Pulleys

Materials

Steel

Vintage 60s Pendant Light Made in Italy - Large Opaline Orange and White Glass
Located in San Benedetto Del Tronto, IT
bold and playful aesthetic of the era. The lamp is equipped with a practical ‘Rolly’ saliscendi (pulley
Category

1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Used Pulleys

Materials

Metal

Antique Vicenza Stone Well with Sculptures of Cherubs and Festoons
Located in Cuneo, Italy (CN)
condition, slightly high square base and iron rib with pulley. Ideal for setting up a garden, a covered
Category

20th Century Italian Used Pulleys

Materials

Stone

Wall Lamp by Designer Cosack Leuchten from the 50 s in Lacquered Metal, E539
By Cosack Leuchten
Located in Ternay, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
shade are made of black or beige lacquered metal. The system of counterweight and pulley allows to
Category

1950s German Mid-Century Modern Used Pulleys

Materials

Metal

Red Wall Lamp Model 2601 by Gaetano Sciolari for Stilnovo, Italy 1950s
By Gaetano Sciolari, Stilnovo
Located in Hellouw, NL
replaced by for instance a fabric round cord that fits neatly into the pulleys attached to the suspension
Category

1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Used Pulleys

Materials

Metal, Brass

Gaetano Sciolari for Stilnovo Adjustable Wall Light Model 2061, Italy, 1950s
By Stilnovo
Located in New York, NY
brass arm, black enameled metal shade, and counterbalance pulley mechanism for raising and lowering the
Category

1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Used Pulleys

Materials

Brass, Metal, Aluminum

Original Vintage WWII Poster Attack Factory Owen Stanley Mountains Pacific War
Located in London, GB
working together to pull heavy artillery guns up a hill with ropes and pulleys in the jungle of Papua New
Category

1940s British Used Pulleys

Materials

Paper

Collection of 19th Century Vintage Oak and Ash Ships Blocks
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
blocks and pulleys, all in good vintage condition, the are made in Ash, Oak and one is made in lignum
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Mid-19th Century Folk Art Used Pulleys

Materials

Oak

19th Century Antique English Georg III Mahogany Barometer
By Arval Argenti Valenza
Located in VALENZA, IT
the open arm and a line from it passed over the pulley and ended in a counterweight. The pointer on
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1810s English George III Used Pulleys

Materials

Mahogany

Gio Ponti wooden and glass occasional table, Italy, 1930s
By Gio Ponti
Located in Chiavari, Liguria
machinery, with gears and pulleys, enabling mass production of the designed objects. The black base
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1930s Italian Bauhaus Used Pulleys

Materials

Metal

Mid-Century Modern L Arc Lamp by Robert Sonneman Adjustable Height Rotational
By Robert Sonneman
Located in Dallas, TX
design where the lever and pulley system is adjusted by raising or lowering the counterweighted steel
Category

Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Used Pulleys

Materials

Aluminum, Steel

Custom American Antique Industrial Farm Clipper Now Work Table Kitchen Island
Located in Forney, TX
, pulley turn wheels, tiered open shelf storage and a lower drawer, in the original red paint finish, with
Category

Early 20th Century American Industrial Used Pulleys

Materials

Metal

Wellhead Hand Carved Stone Container Firepit Basin Trough Water Feature antique
Located in West Hollywood, CA
. Mounted Plinths Structure capped with a Huge Stone block with a pulley system and the Hand Crafted Iron
Category

15th Century and Earlier French Used Pulleys

Materials

Stone, Metal

Fine Fruitwood Grand-Sonnerie Striking Vienna Regulator Wall Clock
Located in Norwich, GB
bezel. Original four spoke brass pulley wheel and small brass cased weight. Fine fruitwood case
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1840s Austrian Biedermeier Used Pulleys

Materials

Fruitwood

Hanger .01, Black, by Lennart Van Uffelen and Oskar Vermeylen
Located in Vlimmeren, BE
noose, made of flax, reinforced with a steel core and available with a pulley. This is a collaborative
Category

2010s Belgian Other Used Pulleys

Materials

Metal

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Used Pulleys For Sale on 1stDibs

Find a variety of used pulleys available on 1stDibs. Each of these unique used pulleys was constructed with extraordinary care, often using metal, wood and brass. Used pulleys have long been popular, with older editions for sale from the 18th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 21st Century. Used pulleys made by Mid-Century Modern designers — as well as those associated with Industrial — are very popular at 1stDibs. Used pulleys have been a part of the life’s work for many furniture makers, but those produced by Stilnovo, Gaetano Sciolari and Lightolier are consistently popular.

How Much are Used Pulleys?

Used pulleys can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price at 1stDibs is $1,500, while the lowest priced sells for $75 and the highest can go for as much as $22,950.