Yes, and you can claim it is a modern sculpture, to some, anyway. I did that with a steel frame hydralic press I needed help in getting into the basement. So it sat in the living room awaiting help. A friend sneared at it until I told him it was a new piece of MODERN SCULPTURE, then he was suddenly IMPRESSED! I laughed and then told him what and why.
I've been pro-salvage since I did salvage diving a long time ago in LA CA, AND USUALLY, IT PAYS OFF. I once found an oil painting at the local dump that turned out to be a "name artist" piece with a market value of $5,000. These days the FRAMING is a $500 job. And, I actually like it.