Adler & Sullivan Cast-Iron Newel Post from the Morris Selz House (1883)
A flat cast-iron newel ornament from the 1883 Morris Selz House in Chicago, designed by Adler & Sullivan with a tall spiral finial and stylized leaf scrolls.
This newel is essentially a flat silhouette with a spiral at the top and leafy scrolls at its base, an early example of the ornamental language Sullivan would refine over his career. Because it is a profile rather than a full sculpture, it is a useful reference for modern makers: the same outline can be cut from thick hardwood or plate steel as a stair newel, a balustrade end, or a decorative bracket. The house was demolished in 1967, and the piece survives in the Art Institute of Chicago.
Profile-cut on the CNC from 1.5-inch hardwood or plate steel, with V-carved surface detail; mounted as a newel, end panel or bracket.
A custom version typically runs $550–$1,800 per piece, shipped.
- Style
- Victorian (Queen Anne, Eastlake)
- Element
- Corbels, Brackets & Ornament
- Date
- 1883 (demolished 1967)
- Maker or designer
- Adler and Sullivan (American, 1883-1896) Louis Sullivan (American, 1856–1924) Dankmar Adler (American, born Germany, 1844–1900)
- Materials
- Cast iron
- Dimensions
- 55.9 × 124.5 × 7.7 cm (22 × 49 × 3 in.)
- Source
- Art Institute of Chicago
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