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Ornamental Turning Lathe, No. 1906 by Holtzapffel & Co
Located in New Orleans, LA
lathe is an object of beauty in and of itself. The extraordinary machine was made by Holtzapffel & Co
Category

Late 19th Century English Victorian Antique Lathes

Materials

Brass, Iron

Florentine Candlestick in Lathed and Silvered Wood, Late 17th Century
Located in Prato, IT
Italy, Firenze, late 17th century Simple but elegant typical Florentine candlestick. It has cracks and small lacks of the pinstripe typical of high-epoch items.
Category

Late 17th Century Italian Renaissance Antique Lathes

Materials

Sheet Metal

Florentine Candlestick in Lathed and Silvered Wood, Late 17th Century
Located in Prato, IT
Italy, Firenze, late 17th century Simple but elegant typical Florentine candlestick. It has cracks and small lacks of the pinstripe typical of high-epoch items.
Category

Late 17th Century Italian Renaissance Antique Lathes

Materials

Sheet Metal

Antique flower stand, Wabi-Sabi, Japandi
Located in Katori-Shi, 12
A cherry wood lathe-legged stand from the Taisho period with beautiful delicate decorations. It
Category

Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Antique Lathes

Materials

Wood

Antique flower stand, Wabi-Sabi, Japandi
Located in Katori-Shi, 12
A cherry wood lathe-legged stand from the Taisho period with beautiful delicate decorations. It
Category

Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Antique Lathes

Materials

Wood

Primitive Welsh Elm Stool
Located in Faversham, GB
been crafted using a hand operated lathe to achieve the rounded smooth surface to the thick top. The
Category

Mid-19th Century British Rustic Antique Lathes

Materials

Elm

Antique Primitive Welsh Elm Stool
Primitive Welsh Elm Stool
H 11.23 in W 13 in D 14.77 in
Antique Small Mochaware Bowl England Circa 1820
Located in Katonah, NY
look. Double bands of dark brown frame the cable decoration. Mochaware is decorated on a lathe* (see
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Early 19th Century English Country Antique Lathes

Materials

Pearlware

French Custom Handcrafted Carved Wood Pedestal Planter. Early 20th Century
Located in Doylestown, PA
. Commissioned to a skilled craftsman for custom design, it features a baluster form, hand turned on a lathe with
Category

Early 20th Century French Antique Lathes

Materials

Wood

Antique Mochaware Salt Shaker Made England Circa 1820
Located in Katonah, NY
, engine-turned lathe. After shaping and impressing, the piece was fired and then returned to the lathe to
Category

Early 19th Century Antique Lathes

Materials

Pearlware

Antique Japanese Rosoku-tate or Shokudai (candle stand)
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Japanese Rosoku-tate or Shokudai (candle stand) a lathe turned wood in a slender baluster form
Category

17th Century Japanese Edo Antique Lathes

Materials

Wood

Edwardian Turned Ebony Candlesticks
Located in Greenwich, CT
Fine pair of solid ebony lathe-turned candlesticks with ribbed shafts and standing on turned plinth
Category

Early 1900s Indian Anglo-Indian Antique Lathes

Materials

Ebony

Pair of Rare English Turner’s Tripod Chairs Circa 1890 Modern
Located in Palm Springs, CA
are turned on a lathe all made entirely by hand. No two chairs are exactly alike. These charming and
Category

1890s English Jacobean Antique Lathes

Materials

Wood

Antique Yorkshire Armchair, English, Elm, Country House, Elbow Seat, Victorian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
warm caramel hues throughout Fascinating hoop back rest, with turned lathe form Distinctive, two piece
Category

1870s British Victorian Antique Lathes

Materials

Ash, Elm

Japanese Antique Glass Low Table, Wabi Sabi
Located in Katori-Shi, 12
-quality zelkova wood. The legs are lathe-turned. It is unified with a ginkgo surface finish that rounds
Category

Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Antique Lathes

Materials

Wood, Glass

Japanese Antique Glass Low Table, Wabi Sabi
Japanese Antique Glass Low Table, Wabi Sabi
H 11.42 in W 29.73 in D 20.87 in
An English Fruitwood Apple Form Tea Caddy
Located in Dallas, TX
A fine novelty fruitwood tea caddy in the form of an apple. lathe turned and with a soft honey
Category

Early 19th Century English George III Antique Lathes

Materials

Fruitwood

English Pair of 19th Century Walnut Urns
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
turned on a lathe to create the basin and pedestal, ending on mahogany square bases. Cleaned and polished
Category

19th Century English Other Antique Lathes

Materials

Mahogany, Walnut

English Pair of 19th Century Walnut Urns
English Pair of 19th Century Walnut Urns
H 15 in W 11.25 in D 11.25 in
Antique English Brown Slip Decorated Pitcher, Earthy Folk Art Design, Circa 1810
Located in Katonah, NY
colored slip and lathe-turning techniques, its painterly, organic decoration sets it apart. It was likely
Category

Early 19th Century English Country Antique Lathes

Materials

Creamware

A small didactic terrestrial globe by Columbus, Germany 1920.
Located in Milan, IT
On a wooden base worked on the lathe, with a circular foot, wavy profile and high leg, with
Category

Early 20th Century German Antique Lathes

Materials

Paste, Wood, Paper

Hot Milk Jug, Engine-Turned Jasperware. Wedgwood, C1785
By Wedgwood
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
into a metal or ceramic surface using a machine known as a rose engine lathe. The technique was used to
Category

Late 18th Century English Neoclassical Antique Lathes

Materials

Stoneware

F. O. Schmidt - Adolf Loos - Armchair - Bureau Chair - Leather, Oak
By Adolf Loos
Located in Budapest, HU
leather, offering both comfort and style. The chair's lathe-turned legs and saddle seat contribute to its
Category

Early 1900s Austrian Art Nouveau Antique Lathes

Materials

Leather, Oak

Vintage Early 20th Century Swivel Stool Sculptors Stand
Located in London, London
spindle with a spherical finial at the base. The legs show subtle lathe detailing and bear signs of age
Category

Early 20th Century British Industrial Antique Lathes

Materials

Pine

Antique County Map, Kent, English, Framed, Lithography, Cartography, Victorian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
, appealingly set within a quality, later frame Detail given to the Lathes - unique administrative divisions
Category

Mid-19th Century British Victorian Antique Lathes

Materials

Paper

Massive Spanish 19th Century Shop Counter
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
bolster style legs turned on a lathe. All lifted on a shaped plinth base with its original worn red paint
Category

19th Century Spanish Other Antique Lathes

Materials

Wood, Paint

Massive Spanish 19th Century Shop Counter
Massive Spanish 19th Century Shop Counter
H 33.25 in W 173.25 in D 27.25 in
Antique Amethyst and Guilloché Enamel Cat-Shaped Cane
Located in London, GB
- such as the design seen on the hand - onto the metal using a specialized lathe. The grooves are then
Category

Late 19th Century French Belle Époque Antique Lathes

Materials

Amethyst, Enamel

19th Century Beech Treen Salt and Pepper Shakers on Stand
Located in Chillerton, Isle of Wight
on a lathe in the Georgian style, the shakers come into 2 parts so that they can be filled The
Category

19th Century Georgian Antique Lathes

Materials

Beech

Early 19th Century Sycamore Muffineer, Sugar Shaker
Located in Chillerton, Isle of Wight
lathe, it comes into 2 parts so that it can be filled with sugar or other spices The wood has a
Category

1820s Georgian Antique Lathes

Materials

Sycamore

Antique Olive Wood Bowl Italy
Located in Albano Laziale, Rome/Lazio
This antique vide poche bowl was made with a lathe from olive wood during the late 1800's. It is in
Category

Late 19th Century Italian Arts and Crafts Antique Lathes

Materials

Olive

Antique Olive Wood Bowl Italy
Antique Olive Wood Bowl Italy
H 3.94 in Dm 11.82 in
English Stoneware Pottery Redware Coffee Pot
Located in Downingtown, PA
use of engine-turning lathes in the pottery industry by the late 1760s, it became possible to add
Category

Mid-18th Century English Georgian Antique Lathes

Materials

Pottery, Stoneware

Original ‘Ball Rack’ with Lignum Vitae Bowling Balls, Made to Order
Located in Sagaponack, NY
vitae; (heartwood) lathe turned bowling balls.
Category

Early 20th Century American Industrial Antique Lathes

Materials

Oak

Antique Large Chest in Sucupira Wood
Located in Lisboa, Lisboa
with a lathe, displaying a rounded, bulbous form that provides stable support and adds to the chest's
Category

1890s Portuguese Romantic Antique Lathes

Materials

Wood

Antique Large Chest in Sucupira Wood
Antique Large Chest in Sucupira Wood
H 31.5 in W 55.12 in D 30.71 in
Japanese Antique Low Table, Wabi Sabi
Located in Katori-Shi, 12
-quality zelkova wood. The legs are lathe-turned. It is unified with a ginkgo surface finish that rounds
Category

Early 20th Century Taisho Antique Lathes

Materials

Wood

Japanese Antique Low Table, Wabi Sabi
Japanese Antique Low Table, Wabi Sabi
H 11.42 in W 29.73 in D 20.87 in
19th Century French Wooden Chest of Drawers
Located in High Point, NC
exposed wood knots and grain details enliven this chest with a rustic cheer. However, carefully lathed
Category

19th Century French Country Antique Lathes

Materials

Stone

19th Century French Wooden Chest of Drawers
19th Century French Wooden Chest of Drawers
H 32.3 in W 28.3 in D 18.3 in
Adams Black Basalt Neoclassical Widow Teapot, Circa 1790
By William Adams (Potter)
Located in Philadelphia, PA
by the use of an engine-turning lathe, first introduced to the Staffordshire pottery industry by
Category

Late 18th Century English Neoclassical Antique Lathes

Materials

Stoneware

19th Century Palmwood Pair of Twisted Candlesticks
Located in Brecht, BE
This is a wonderful pair of lathe turned twisted candlesticks, made in France end of the 19th
Category

Late 19th Century French Antique Lathes

Materials

Palmwood

Antique American Hardwood Candlesticks, Original Bobeches, circa 1900
Located in Chatham, ON
Antique American pair of hardwood candlesticks - lathe turned - original metal bobeches - original
Category

Late 19th Century American Federal Antique Lathes

Materials

Metal

Set Of Four 19th Century Biedermeier Dining Room Chairs, Sweden
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Swedish Biedermeier dining chairs in birch wood from circa 1820-1840, set of four. Lathed front
Category

1820s Swedish Biedermeier Antique Lathes

Materials

Birch

Antique Four Poster Bed
Located in Bradford-on-Avon, Wiltshire
a second mattress on top. But you could also fit lathes and just have the top mattress with cut out
Category

18th Century Dutch Neoclassical Antique Lathes

Materials

Mahogany

Antique Four Poster Bed
Antique Four Poster Bed
H 98 in W 66 in D 84 in
Antique Scandinavian Pine Canister, Treen Ware, Early 20th Century
Located in Chatham, ON
Antique lathe turned - treen ware - pine wood canister/covered box - lovely aged patina with
Category

Early 20th Century Scandinavian Scandinavian Modern Antique Lathes

Materials

Pine

Early Mochaware Creamware Pitcher with Cable Decoration England Circa 1810
Located in Katonah, NY
: Mochaware pottery is slip-decorated, lathe-turned, earthenware with bands of colored slip applied to buff
Category

Early 19th Century Country Antique Lathes

Materials

Creamware

19thc English Oak Petite Size Umbrella Stand w/Spool Construction & Metal Liner
Located in Savannah, GA
round shape of the turning, the latter refers to the lathe technique used by button makers in which a
Category

Late 19th Century English Jacobean Antique Lathes

Materials

Metal

Rustic Swedish Herb Turned Bowl with Makers Brand
Located in Houston, TX
Rustic Swedish herb turned bowl with maker's brands. Incised line markings from lathe run counter
Category

Late 19th Century Swedish Primitive Antique Lathes

Materials

Wood

A pair of celestial and terrestrial globes, E.Pini, Gussoni & Dotti, Italy 1892.
Located in Milan, IT
Pair of Italian globes. On an ebonized wooden base, worked on the lathe, with a circular foot and
Category

1890s Italian Antique Lathes

Materials

Wood

19th Century French Oak Dining Chairs, Set of Four
Located in High Point, NC
staple. Charming dowel rod pegs, notched seat backs, and delicately lathed legs add a tasteful dash of
Category

19th Century French Country Antique Lathes

Materials

Oak

Rare 18th c. Lobster Pot Windsor Armchair
Located in Greenwich, CT
wood continuous arm over deeply saddled elm seat and standing on pole lathe turned legs, bearing
Category

1790s English Antique Lathes

Materials

Elm

Rare 18th c. Lobster Pot Windsor Armchair
Rare 18th c. Lobster Pot Windsor Armchair
H 41.5 in W 26.5 in D 25.5 in
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

A large pair of English 18th century yew wood treen vases, circa 1760
Located in Central England, GB
woodman’s pole lathe in native well figured yew wood. They have been made in two sections joined just above
Category

Mid-18th Century English George III Antique Lathes

Materials

Yew

Mochaware Pitcher with "Trees" Made England, Circa 1870
Located in Katonah, NY
instability. Rickard explains the process: Instead of leaving the pot on the lathe, the turner removed the pot
Category

Late 19th Century Victorian Antique Lathes

Materials

Pottery

Antique European Treen 'Barrel Form' Softwood Box or Caddy, Early 19th Century
Located in Chatham, ON
Antique treen 'barrel form' softwood box or caddy - lovely rich patina - lathe turned pine
Category

Early 19th Century European Georgian Antique Lathes

Materials

Softwood

Broadside Poster Installer's Hammer for A. R. Robertson
Located in Sagaponack, NY
fine tool has a lathe turned ash handle and attached clips for holding the poster in place.
Category

1880s American Industrial Antique Lathes

Materials

Wood

Antique Industrial Steel Cogged Dugdills Machinist Wall Desk Lamp Light, C.1910
By Dugdills
Located in London, GB
of the lamps designed and produced by Dugdills graced workshop machinery such as lathes and
Category

1910s English Industrial Antique Lathes

Materials

Steel

Antique Large Pair of Hardwood Candlesticks - Rich Patina - U.S.A., C.1900
Located in Chatham, ON
Antique large pair of hardwood candlesticks - lathe turned - rich patina - original wool felt
Category

Late 19th Century American American Classical Antique Lathes

Materials

Hardwood

Keith Murray - Moonstone Glaze Vase for Wedgwood, Model Number 3802 Circa 1935
By Keith Murray
Located in CA, CA
hand-thrown before having Murray’s characteristic banded decoration added using an engine-turned lathe
Category

1630s British Art Deco Antique Lathes

Materials

Earthenware, Ceramic

Antique pair of mid 19th century Raj period Indian ceremonial bowls circa 1860
Located in Central England, GB
. They are made from dense red hardwood turned by hand on a simple pole lathe and then intricately brass
Category

19th Century Indian Anglo Raj Antique Lathes

Materials

Brass

Italian Wooden Church Candlesticks in the Shape of a Torch Holder
Located in Prato, Tuscany
piece of wood rotates with the aid of the lathe, while the craftsman uses special tools called "gouges
Category

Mid-19th Century Italian Medieval Antique Lathes

Materials

Bronze

Biedermeier Sewing Table, South German 1820, Cherrywood
Located in Belmont, MA
beautifully shaped end panels are connected by a lathed stretcher. The table comes refinished and French
Category

1820s German Biedermeier Antique Lathes

Materials

Cherry, Walnut

Pitcairn Island Wooden Vase
Located in Greenwich, CT
descendant of Fletcher Christian - leader of the Mutiny on the Bounty. The vase is lathe turned and carved
Category

1890s Pitcairn Islands Antique Lathes

Materials

Wood

Unique Antique Swedish Rare Baroque Table
Located in Kramfors, SE
early Swedish furniture and has a frame in pine with heavy, solid lathed legs. The table has a fantastic
Category

Mid-18th Century Swedish Baroque Antique Lathes

Materials

Pine

Unique Antique Swedish Rare Baroque Table
Unique Antique Swedish Rare Baroque Table
H 31.5 in W 66.15 in D 36.23 in
19th Century French Henri II Walnut End Table with Hexagonal Marble Top
Located in Dallas, TX
traditional French craftsmanship melded with Industrial Revolution ingenuity! Skillfully using a lathe, the
Category

1870s French Napoleon III Antique Lathes

Materials

Marble

Early English or Scottish Turner's Chair
Located in Greenwich, CT
"thrown" chair because all the parts are turned on a lathe (think thrown as on a potter's wheel) in this
Category

16th Century Scottish Elizabethan Antique Lathes

Materials

Ash, Fruitwood

Early English or Scottish Turner's Chair
Early English or Scottish Turner's Chair
H 36 in W 30.5 in D 20.5 in
Charles I Three-Legged Turner's Chair
Located in Greenwich, CT
all elements are turned on a lathe - thrown as in the way clay is manipulated on a potter's wheel
Category

Early 17th Century English Jacobean Antique Lathes

Materials

Ash, Oak

Charles I Three-Legged Turner's Chair
Charles I Three-Legged Turner's Chair
H 31.5 in W 24.5 in D 19 in
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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.