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Antique Window Valance

Get Pair of Carved Wood Window Cornices or Window Valances
Located in Lambertville, NJ
Get Pair of Carved Wood Window Cornices or Window Valances. Each is 54" wide outside, and 42 inside
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Late 19th Century American Victorian Antique Window Valance

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Walnut

Set of Two Horizontal Curtains or Valances
Located in Alessandria, Piemonte
Set of two horizontal curtains or valances hand-embroidered with "intaglio" stitch. they were in a
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Early 20th Century French Other Antique Window Valance

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Cotton

Antique Set of Two Horizontal Curtains or Valances
Set of Two Horizontal Curtains or Valances
H 22.45 in W 47.25 in D 0.04 in
Pair of Long Antique French Giltwood Valances or “Cantonnieres”, circa 1850
Located in Dallas, TX
Valances, known in French as cantonnieres, are types of cornices used in window treatments. A
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Window Valance

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Giltwood

Pair of Antique Louis XV carved Gold gilded Valances/ Pelmets
Located in Doha, QA
frame the window. Valances history started in Renaissance period and often were associated with class
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Mid-18th Century French Baroque Antique Window Valance

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Gold

French Mirror of a Grand Scale with 24KT Gold Leaf Hand-Carved Frame
Located in Chicago, IL
Framed in what we believe to have originally started life out as gilded 19th century French window
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1890s French Rococo Antique Window Valance

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Gold Leaf

1870s Victorian Gold Pier Mirror Brooklyn Brownstone Marble Shelf
Located in New York, NY
matching window valances were originally installed and are now missing the gold finish. One on each side
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1870s American Victorian Antique Window Valance

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Mirror, Wood

Antique Filet Curtain
Located in Alessandria, Piemonte
This filet curtain is of perfect proportions for a simple window. It can be also be hung between
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Late 19th Century French Belle Époque Antique Window Valance

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Cotton

Antique Filet Curtain
Antique Filet Curtain
H 86.62 in W 37.01 in D 0.04 in
Pair Large 19th C. American Federal Empire Brass Curtain Tie Backs.
Located in Vero Beach, FL
has screw in backing. These wall mounted antique curtain window hold backs are in good antique
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Late 19th Century American Federal Antique Window Valance

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Brass

Bronze Curtain Holder or Coat Hanger or Tie-backs
Located in Alessandria, Piemonte
O/6839 - Old French gold bronze curtain-holder to enrich Your windows. Before photos had not been
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Late 19th Century French Aesthetic Movement Antique Window Valance

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Bronze

Pair of Bronzes Friezes for Curtain or Tie-backs
Located in Alessandria, Piemonte
an example. A very window becames ...noble!
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Mid-19th Century French Louis Philippe Antique Window Valance

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Bronze

18th Century Italian Mecca Hand-Carved Tassels on an Antique Braid
By Interi
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
. They can be used for upholstery and window treatments or hung on their own in their own significance
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18th Century Italian Rococo Antique Window Valance

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Metal, Silver Leaf

Antique French Painted and Giltwood Overdoor, circa 1850
Located in Dallas, TX
beautiful over piece to a large interior doorway. It would also make a fascinating headboard or window
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1850s French Napoleon III Antique Window Valance

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Wood, Giltwood, Paint

Burmese Teak Bird Lintel, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
doors or windows in traditional Asian architecture. It serves as a support for the structure above and
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Mid-19th Century Burmese Primitive Antique Window Valance

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Teak

Burmese Teak Bird Lintel, c. 1850
Burmese Teak Bird Lintel, c. 1850
H 6 in W 117 in D 2.5 in
Rare Antique French Tapestry "Entre Fenetres", circa 1880
Located in New York, NY
originally for upper class clients and was used as a decorative valance over a special window or a door. The
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1880s French Baroque Antique Window Valance

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Wool

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Set of 4 Italian Rococo Painted Carved Columns
Located in New York, NY
Set of 4 Italian Rococo (17th/18th Century) green painted columns with gold swirl carved floral design and Corinthian capitals.
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Late 17th Century Italian Rococo Antique Window Valance

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Wood

Pair of Louis XVI Style Giltwood Fauteuils / Armchairs, France Circa 1900
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
An attractive & very comfortable pair of giltwood fauteuils, both frames showing arched crest-rails with upholstered backs, sided by padded armrests terminating to carved grips over ...
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Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Antique Window Valance

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Giltwood, Fabric

French Giltwood Settee Sofa, Style Louis XVI, Red Velvet, 19th Century
Located in Montreal, Quebec
French giltwood settee sofa, style Louis XVI, red velvet, 19th century. Dimensions: 53.5 in. L 25 in. D x 39.5 in. H Seat height 20 in.
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Window Valance

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Velvet, Wood

Large and Unique Antique French Boiserie with Covered Alcove, 17th Century
Located in Dallas, TX
This beautiful section of boiserie has been carved from softwood in the 17th century (upper section pieces only). It has been completely cleaned (stripped) and clear waxed at some po...
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17th Century French Antique Window Valance

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Softwood

French Empire Style 19th Century Napoleon III Giltwood Mirror with Sphinxes
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A very fine French Empire style 19th century Napoleon III giltwood and gesso carved figural mirror frame, flanked by a pair of sitting winged sphinxes, with carved scrolls, garlands ...
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19th Century French Empire Revival Antique Window Valance

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Gesso, Mirror, Wood

20th Century Louis XVI Style Bed
Located in Berlin, DE
Unusual bed in Louis XVI style. Solid beechwood, finely engraved, with colored handpainting and gilded. Low feet and high head-part. (H-Kw-7).  
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20th Century Louis XVI Antique Window Valance

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Wood, Beech

20th Century Louis XVI Style Bed
20th Century Louis XVI Style Bed
H 50.79 in W 35.44 in D 70.87 in
Vintage Friedman Brothers Louis XVI Mirror Style #5962 "The Metropole"
By Friedman Brothers
Located in Morristown, NJ
Vintage 20th C. Friedman Bros. Louis XVI style gilded mirror. Cream painted background to upper portion. Parcel gilt with a carved urn crest issuing floral swags, rope twist and bead...
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1950s American Louis XVI Antique Window Valance

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Mirror, Giltwood

Mid-Century Italian Black Lacquer, Carved Giltwood Chinoiserie Mirror
Located in Kennesaw, GA
This is a lovely pair of chinoiserie mirrors with carved giltwood frames. They date to the 1960s and are Italian with pastoral chinoiserie scenes. They are unmarked.
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Mid-20th Century Italian Chinoiserie Antique Window Valance

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Mirror, Giltwood

Claydon Pier Mirrors
By Luke Lightfoot
Located in Sturminster Marshall, Dorset
An exceptional pair of rectangular carved pier mirrors, inspired by the Chinese Room of Claydon. The elaborate carved decoration following the style of Luke Lightfoot in the chinoise...
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21st Century and Contemporary English Chinoiserie Antique Window Valance

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Paint, Wood, Gesso

Claydon Pier Mirrors
Claydon Pier Mirrors
H 80 in W 40.25 in D 15 in
maitland smith dollhouse entertainment/ bar cabinet
By Maitland Smith
Located in Waxahachie, TX
Monumental Maitland Smith Dollhouse bar/ entertainment center/ blanket cabinet. 2 pieces, dollhouse cabinet and table. 2 drawers in the table. Lion drawer pulls. The windows are mir...
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1990s Classical Greek Antique Window Valance

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Wood

Giltwood Sofa Hand Carved in the Louis XV Style
By La Maison London
Located in London, Park Royal
An elegant and impressive large Louis XV style confidante sofa which has been hand carved and gilded using traditional methods and materials to achieve an authentic period finish. Th...
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2010s British Louis XVI Antique Window Valance

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Wood, Giltwood

Giltwood Sofa Hand Carved in the Louis XV Style
Giltwood Sofa Hand Carved in the Louis XV Style
H 40.56 in W 108.27 in D 29.53 in
Louis XVI Style Bunk Beds/Matching Pair of Single Beds Made by La Maison London
By La Maison London
Located in London, Park Royal
Louis XVI style bunk beds, hand carved and hand finished in an off-white, antique finish. Takes a mattress size: 90cm x 200cm (3ft x 6ft6'). The beds come with an extra set of legs, ...
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2010s British Louis XVI Antique Window Valance

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Wood

20th Century, Louis XV Style, Single Bed
Located in Berlin, DE
Solid beechwood, finely carved, colored and polished gold-plated. Low foot and high headboard with rocaille crowning, double braided. Everything is done by hand. (H-Kw-4).
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20th Century French Louis XV Antique Window Valance

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Beech

20th Century, Louis XV Style, Single Bed
20th Century, Louis XV Style, Single Bed
H 45.28 in W 82.68 in D 39.38 in
Fine Iron and Gilded Bronze Gate, Attributed to Gabriel Davioud, France, C 1860
Located in PARIS, FR
Made in wrought-iron, interior gate composed of two gate-sides and two doors, with an elegant decor made of scrolls, enriched with gilt bronze ornaments. The gates are probably made...
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1860s French Napoleon III Antique Window Valance

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Bronze, Iron

Kittinger Williamsburg Adaptation Mahogany Two Piece Secretary Desk / Bookcase
By Kittinger Furniture Company
Located in Milford, NH
A fine example of a two piece mahogany blind door secretary desk / bookcase in the Chippendale style by Kittinger from their Williamsburg Adaptation collection, its upper case with a...
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20th Century American Chippendale Antique Window Valance

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Brass

Large 19th Century Italian Giltwood Headboard in Rococo Style
Located in London, Park Royal
From Italy, home to master craftsmen, an original 19th century Headboard in the Venetian style. The frame features a lyrical, hand carved, design of interlacing S curves embellished ...
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Early 19th Century Italian Rococo Antique Window Valance

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Giltwood

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Vintage Spanish Crocheted Cotton Valance with Grapes
Located in Antwerp, BE
This lovely window valance was made in the 1930s by hand for a hall window for a Spanish country
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Early 20th Century Spanish Antique Window Valance

Victorian Above Window Or Door Valance SATURDAY SALE
Located in West Palm beach, FL
Victorian wood window or door valance heavily carved and pierced. Impressive richness of detail
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19th Century British Victorian Antique Window Valance

Set of 8 Chinoiserie Gilded Leather Valance Panels
Located in Woodbury, CT
Hand tooled green leather valance panels, embossed and gilded Chinoiserie dragon and foliate
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19th Century British Regency Antique Window Valance

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Leather

Antique Altar Cloth Sections
Located in Santa Rosa, CA
. Could be used for Window Valances or made into handsome pillows.
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19th Century European Antique Window Valance

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Gold

Large Antique Chinese Architectural Woodwork Fragment
Located in Sleepy Hollow, NY
piece of a temple or an opium bed, something big. It came to us as a converted window valance. We
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19th Century Chinese International Style Antique Window Valance

Napoleon III Aubusson Tapestry Lambrequin Valance, Paris, circa 1860
By Royal Manufacture of Aubusson
Located in Chicago, IL
Napoleon III Aubusson tapestry lambrequin valance wall hanging from the mid-18th century handwoven
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1860s French Napoleon III Antique Window Valance

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Tapestry

19th Century Baluch Rug
Located in London, GB
bistroback chair. Also make a great decorative valance for a window or doorway. They also look great hung on
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Mid-19th Century Asian Tribal Antique Window Valance

19th Century Baluch Rug
19th Century Baluch Rug
W 33.47 in L 59.06 in
12 Antique Spode Copeland Cabinet Plates, 9 3/8" Cobalt & Gold
By Copeland & Garrett Spode
Located in South Coast, CA
the look of these plates cresting a valance over a long dining room window - you know the look I mean
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Early 20th Century English Antique Window Valance

A Rare And Important Tall Case Clock By Jacob Hoster, Hanover Pa
By Jacob Hostetter
Located in Sharon, MA
chimneys, turned wood finials and splat-form valances, were produced in the Baltimore and northern
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19th Century American Antique Window Valance

Antique Rococo Revival Birdseye Maple & Carved Walnut Window Valances, c1860
Located in Big Flats, NY
Antique set of Rococo Revival window valances offer birdseye maple and walnut construction in
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Mid-19th Century European Rococo Revival Antique Window Valance

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Birdseye Maple, Walnut

Pair of 19th Century Carved and Giltwood Window Valance
Located in Dallas, TX
Decorative pair of 19th century carved and giltwood window valances. Make a stylish statement!
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19th Century French Antique Window Valance

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Giltwood

19th century Giltwood Pair of Valances with Faux Graining
Located in Savannah, GA
Pair of classic gilded pine window valances featuring the original faux wood grain painted finish
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1880s American Late Victorian Antique Window Valance

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Wood, Giltwood

Pair of Art Nouveau Period French White Iron Balcony Grills or Window Valances
Located in Fayetteville, AR
This elegant pair of white cast iron window guards could be used in a myriad of architectural
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Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Antique Window Valance

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Iron

American Painted Window or Overdoor Valance
Located in San Francisco, CA
A large antique hand-painted valance or overdo decoration, American, 19th century.
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19th Century American Antique Window Valance

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Wood

19th Century French Giltwood Valance
Located in Dallas, TX
This elegant antique French giltwood and painted drapery valance is in the Regence style. The
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19th Century French Regency Antique Window Valance

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Giltwood

19th Century French Giltwood Valance
19th Century French Giltwood Valance
H 9 in W 62.38 in D 13.75 in
Folk Handpainted Window Cornuses with Various Animals
Located in Houston, TX
Hand painted window cornuses with animals like birds, squirrels, foxes and rabbits painted in a
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Early 20th Century American Folk Art Antique Window Valance

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Plaster

Pair of French Mirrors with Gilded Faux Grained Walnut
Located in Chicago, IL
antique window valance frames. The carved and detailed Rococo header, or top on each mirror is most likely
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19th Century French Rococo Antique Window Valance

Circa 1890 Matched Pair of French Mirrors
Located in Chicago, IL
Framed in what we believe to be gilded 19th century window valances. The carved and detailed Rococo
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19th Century French Rococo Antique Window Valance

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Wood, Mirror

Circa 1890 Matched Pair of French Mirrors
Circa 1890 Matched Pair of French Mirrors
H 78.25 in W 49 in D 4.75 in
c.1800 Antique Pair Italian Trumeaux and Consoles
Located in Chicago, IL
board and the original mirror. The hand-carved consoles are circa 1800-1820 and used to be window
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19th Century Italian Antique Window Valance

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Wood

19th C. French Metallic & Chenille Embroidered Valence
Located in Los Angeles, CA
window valence or it could be upholstered into a headboard or made into a beautiful bed pillow.
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19th Century French Antique Window Valance

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Silk, Chenille

Italian Black & Silver Metallic Valance
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Rare 19th century Italian valance. This piece would make a great bed canopy or sofa back. It
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19th Century Italian Antique Window Valance

Pair of Period Regency Penwork Cornices / Valances
Located in Doylestown, PA
motif penwork, having chamfered drop acanthus leaf accents. Designed for windows though used most
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Early 18th Century Regency Antique Window Valance

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Wood

Pair of New England Stenciled Window Valances, circa 1820
Located in valatie, NY
This exceptional pair of wooden valances have raised and applied molding details and have been
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Early 19th Century American Antique Window Valance

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Wood

Pair of 19th Century Spanish Cornices, Valances
Located in Atlanta, GA
A stunning pair of mid-19th century cornices - window valances from Barcelona handsomely crafted
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Mid-19th Century Spanish Antique Window Valance

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Giltwood

Pair of Mid-19th Century French Regency Style Giltwood Window Cornices, Valances
Located in Fayetteville, AR
These stunning mid nineteenth century Napoleon III period window cornices of hand-carved gilt wood
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Mid-19th Century French Regency Antique Window Valance

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Giltwood

Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Style Gilt Wood Valance or Window Cornice
Located in Fayetteville, AR
This stunning late 19th century window cornice of hand carved giltwood was originally used as a
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Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Window Valance

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Giltwood

19th Century Giltwood Valance from France
Located in Dallas, TX
giltwood valance can be used over windows, single doors, or as a treatment for a single bed headboard. The
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19th Century French Antique Window Valance

Pair of Highly Carved French Louis XV Style Walnut Valances, Late 19th Century
Located in Dallas, TX
as a “French return rod”) that is used in a window treatment. The valance would be affixed to the
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Late 19th Century French Louis XV Antique Window Valance

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Wood, Walnut

Pair of Antique French Carved Rose Swag Cornice Window Boxes
Located in Brea, CA
inside that can be removed or used. Beautiful over a window as an architectural piece, or make these
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Early 20th Century French Antique Window Valance

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Wood

Set of Old Four Brass Curtain Tie-Backs
Located in Alessandria, Piemonte
functional way. They must only be fixed to the wall next to the window, lean over the curtains, which fall
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Late 19th Century French Aesthetic Movement Antique Window Valance

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Brass

Set of Old Four Brass Curtain Tie-Backs
Set of Old Four Brass Curtain Tie-Backs
H 5.52 in W 2.37 in D 3.55 in
Pair of French 19th Century Louis XVI Giltwood Window Cornices Valances Coronas
Located in Fayetteville, AR
This stunning pair of 19th century window cornices of hand-carved giltwood was originally used as
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Window Valance

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Giltwood

19th Century French Regency Style Gilt Wood Valance or Window Cornice, 84-in
Located in Fayetteville, AR
This late nineteenth century Regency style window cornice of hand-carved gilt wood was originally
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Late 19th Century French Regency Antique Window Valance

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Giltwood

Victorian Ornately Carved Oak Valance
Located in Lambertville, NJ
An ornately hand carved dark oak valance with lion head decoration on each end. The center with a
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Late 19th Century English Victorian Antique Window Valance

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Oak

Victorian Ornately Carved Oak Valance
Victorian Ornately Carved Oak Valance
H 8.5 in W 71 in D 1.75 in
Outstanding pair of gilded window valances
Located in Sleepy Hollow, NY
gessoed wood window valences. I guess you'd say Adam Revival with the swags and the blue / white
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Early 20th Century Antique Window Valance

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Composition, Gold Leaf

Pair of Painted Valances
Located in New Orleans, LA
Pair of Italian polychrome fragments converted to window valances
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19th Century Italian Antique Window Valance

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Wood

Pair of Painted Valances
Pair of Painted Valances
H 10 in W 54.5 in D 8 in
PAIR OF ITALIAN POLYCHROMED DRAPERY VALANCE
Located in Natchez, MS
18th century carved wooden window valance in the form of exceptional drapery and plumes. with
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18th Century and Earlier Italian Antique Window Valance

Three gilt Valances
Located in Scarsdale, NY
Three gilt valances. What a find. They will enhance any window from bath to bedroom. The
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Early 20th Century Antique Window Valance

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Wood, Paint

Leather Chinoiserie Cornice Panels
Located in Woodbury, CT
tall for use over windows, and two total 8 linear feet of 14 inch height for use over doors. Believed
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19th Century English Antique Window Valance

Set: 8 Antique Raised Gold Enamel Dinner Plates, Coalport, UK
Located in South Coast, CA
the color to your china hutch, your valance above dining room window, or flanking a mirror above the
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19th Century English Antique Window Valance

Valance Early 19th Century Italian Walnut Corona Deeply Carved
Located in San Francisco, CA
Early 19th Century Italian Walnut Corona/Valance Deeply Carved Also canopy, window valance
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19th Century Italian Louis XVI Antique Window Valance

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Walnut

Renaissance Revival Bedroom Set, circa 1900
Located in London, GB
" #Depth to come Window Valance Width to come Depth to come
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1890s French Renaissance Revival Antique Window Valance

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Walnut

Pair of George III Trompe-L'oeil Painted Pine Pelmets /Overdoors, 1790
Located in Bedford, Bedfordshire
to have draperies or pelmets attached above the window to hide the workings, of which these boards
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Late 18th Century English Palladian Antique Window Valance

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Oak, Pine

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Antique Window Valance For Sale on 1stDibs

Find many varieties of an authentic antique window valance available at 1stDibs. An antique window valance — often made from wood, giltwood and fabric — can elevate any home. There are many kinds of the antique window valance you’re looking for, from those produced as long ago as the 19th Century to those made as recently as the 20th Century. An antique window valance is a generally popular piece of furniture, but those created in Victorian, Louis XVI and Art Nouveau styles are sought with frequency. Many designers have produced at least one well-made antique window valance over the years, but those crafted by antique textiles galleries are often thought to be among the most beautiful.

How Much is a Antique Window Valance?

An antique window valance can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price 1stDibs is $1,395, while the lowest priced sells for $295 and the highest can go for as much as $3,960.