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Cotton Swab

Antique Glass Cotton Swab Bottle with Sterling Silver Top
Located in Sheffield, MA
The antique faceted glass bottle with a sterling (stamped) silver top was used for cotton swabs and
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Antique Late 19th Century American Victorian Sterling Silver

Materials

Silver

Glass Bottle with Sterling Silver Top, Late 19th Century
Located in Savannah, GA
Glass Bottle with Sterling Silver Top, Late 19th Century. Used to store cotton swabs for make up
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Antique Late 19th Century Sterling Silver

Materials

Sterling Silver

Hugo Asmussen 24 Carat Gold Plated Trinket Jar, Denmark 1970s
By Hugo Asmussen
Located in Esbjerg, DK
A rare beautifully crafted trinket jar, container for tea light candles or cotton swabs designed by
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Vintage 1970s Danish Scandinavian Modern Decorative Boxes

Materials

Gold Plate, Brass

"Series 9, #04" abstract ink painting of dripping dots in shades of blue
By Alyssa Warren
Located in Edgartown, MA
, droppers and paintbrushes to muslin, tissue and cotton swabs. Now and then I take an additive approach and
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2010s Abstract Paintings

Materials

Paper, Ink, Mixed Media

"#01" black and white abstract ink on paper
By Alyssa Warren
Located in Edgartown, MA
, droppers and paintbrushes to muslin, tissue and cotton swabs. Now and then I take an additive approach and
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2010s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Ink

"#02" Black and white abstract ink on paper
By Alyssa Warren
Located in Edgartown, MA
, droppers and paintbrushes to muslin, tissue and cotton swabs. Now and then I take an additive approach and
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2010s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Ink

"#11" Abstract ink and fibers on paper in black and white
By Alyssa Warren
Located in Edgartown, MA
with turpentine, using everything from spatulas, droppers and paintbrushes to muslin, tissue and cotton
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Mixed Media

Materials

Paper, Mixed Media

"#12" Abstract ink and fibers on paper in black and white
By Alyssa Warren
Located in Edgartown, MA
with turpentine, using everything from spatulas, droppers and paintbrushes to muslin, tissue and cotton
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Mixed Media

Materials

Paper, Mixed Media

"#10" Abstract ink and fibers on paper in black and white
By Alyssa Warren
Located in Edgartown, MA
with turpentine, using everything from spatulas, droppers and paintbrushes to muslin, tissue and cotton
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Paper, Mixed Media

"Series 9, #03" abstract ink painting of white figures on blue background
By Alyssa Warren
Located in Edgartown, MA
, droppers and paintbrushes to muslin, tissue and cotton swabs. Now and then I take an additive approach and
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2010s Abstract Paintings

Materials

Paper, Ink

"Series 9, #07" abstract ink painting of abstract figures
By Alyssa Warren
Located in Edgartown, MA
, droppers and paintbrushes to muslin, tissue and cotton swabs. Now and then I take an additive approach and
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2010s Abstract Paintings

Materials

Paper, Ink

Victorian English Walnut-Feather Dressing Table with Mirror and Drawers
Located in Prato, Tuscany
polishing was carried out with a cotton swab soaked in shellac and straw oil with pumice stone powder, an
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Antique Mid-19th Century English Early Victorian Dressers

Materials

Walnut

La Santé, Jail House in Paris, 1930 - Silver Gelatin Black and White Photography
Located in Atlanta, GA
being dismissed and released. A bloody cotton swab, traces of blood on the door of his backroom, and
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1930s Art Deco Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Russian Traveler Genre Portrait 19th Century Oil Painting Signed Framed
Located in Stockholm, SE
is, the principles of plein air painting: clean and more open paint, colored shadows, free swab. In
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Late 19th Century Realist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Wood, Canvas, Cotton Canvas, Oil, Cardboard

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Extensive Assembled Meissen Blue and White Bird Model Dinner Service, circa 1890
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Located in Pasadena, CA
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By Albert Hadley, Sister Parish
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Maison Jansen Rare Stamped Silver Leaf Settee in Black Raw Silk
By Maison Jansen
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Exquisite and elegant Directoire style silver leaf settee with black raw silk upholstery on tufted back, seat and padded arms, France, 1950s. This settee was likely designed as a spe...
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1960s Rectangular Sterling Silver Jewelry Box
Located in Paris, FR
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Antique Sterling Silver "Letter"Stamp Case Dated 1892 Gorham Rhode Island USA
By Gorham Manufacturing Company
Located in London, GB
Antique Sterling Silver "Letter"Stamp Case Dated 1892 Gorham Rhode Island USA Unique Novelty Silver Stamp Case made as a miniature letter sent from New York to London in April 1892 ...
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Antique 1890s Central American Victorian Sterling Silver

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Sterling Silver

1960s Astonishing Box in Onyx. Made in Italy
Located in Milano, IT
1960s Astonishing box in onyx. Made in Italy. This box is amazing and in excellent condition. Dimension: 5,90 x 4,33 x 1,57 H inches 15 x 11 x 4 H cm
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Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Jewelry Boxes

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Onyx

1970s Original Gorgeous Box by by Gabriella Crespi. Made in Italy
By Gabriella Crespi
Located in Milano, IT
1970s Original gorgeous box by Gabriella Crespi in metal and plexiglass. It's in excellent condition. The box is signed. Made in Italy Dimension: 7,08" x 3,93" x 2,75 inches cm 18 x ...
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Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Jewelry Boxes

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Metal

Rectangular Carved Travertine Box in the style of Fratelli Mannelli Italy 1970s
By Fratelli Mannelli
Located in Roma, IT
An essential and elegant box made in Italy that can contain whatever you want, cigarettes, business cards or use as a jewelry box. Dating back to around the 70s, it is made of traver...
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Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes

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Located in Haddonfield, NJ
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Located in VALENZA, IT
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Antique Victorian Silver Plated Biscuit by Box Fenton Brothers 19thC
By Fenton Brothers
Located in London, GB
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Antique 1890s English Victorian Sheffield and Silverplate

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Vintage Italian Embossed Leather 'Crocodile' Mens Jewelry Box
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Vintage Italian Embossed Leather 'Crocodile' Mens Jewelry Box Stamped in gilt lettering 'Made in Italy' A vintage Italian Embossed Leather 'Crocodile' Men's Jewelry Box, a rare gem...
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By Web Silver Company, Inc.
Located in Chula Vista, CA
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Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Sterling Silver

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Sterling Silver

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I feel a space of mind
By Ye Jin-Young
Located in New York, NY
White, beige, neutral tones. Cotton swabs. Using every day materials such as cotton swabs
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2010s Abstract Abstract Sculptures

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Cotton

'Hope' Library Chair by Ensemblier, Custom-Made and Upholstered
By Ensemblier London
Located in London, GB
, horsehair swab cushion with silk tufts and mahogany legs with brass castors. Our upholstery is made
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Matched Set of Eight Mid-19th Century Ash Spindle Back Chairs of Superb Patina
Located in Suffolk, GB
very good condition, the seats also having swabs. This set of chairs are in very good condition for
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Antique Mid-19th Century English Dining Room Chairs

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Antique Art Nouveau Silver Plated Lid Cotton Swab Lidded Crystal Vanity Jar
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique Art Nouveau silver plated lid cotton swab lidded crystal vanity jar. Item features silver
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Antique 19th Century Art Nouveau Jars

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Metal

Early 20th Century French Baccarat Cut Glass and Brass Jewelry Box
Located in Dallas, TX
pads or cotton swabs. Measures: 6" W x 4.5" D x 3" H.
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Early 20th Century French Jewelry Boxes

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Brass

#04
By Alyssa Warren
Located in Edgartown, MA
, droppers and paintbrushes to muslin, tissue and cotton swabs. Now and then I take an additive approach and
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Ink, Paper

#04
H 44 in W 30 in
#03
By Alyssa Warren
Located in Edgartown, MA
, droppers and paintbrushes to muslin, tissue and cotton swabs. Now and then I take an additive approach and
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

#03
H 44 in W 30 in
#08
By Alyssa Warren
Located in Edgartown, MA
, droppers and paintbrushes to muslin, tissue and cotton swabs. Now and then I take an additive approach and
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Ink

#08
H 40 in W 28 in
"#07" Abstract ink on paper artwork in red and brown
By Alyssa Warren
Located in Edgartown, MA
, droppers and paintbrushes to muslin, tissue and cotton swabs. Now and then I take an additive approach and
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2010s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Ink

Beth Van Hoesen 'The Beach'.
By Beth van Hoesen
Located in Palm Springs, CA
and sugarlift aquatint, sometimes using fingers in place of the traditional cotton swab, Van Hoesen
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Late 20th Century American Contemporary Art

Beth Van Hoesen 'The Beach'.
Beth Van Hoesen 'The Beach'.
H 24.5 in W 25.5 in
Flowers & Fruit (Abstract Still Life Oil on Canvas, Lionel Gilbert 1970's)
By Lionel Gilbert
Located in Hudson, NY
History: In 2018, the surface of the painting was cleaned with surfactant solution and cotton swabs
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1970s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

French 19th Century Mahogany Dressing Table
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
drawer is found in the apron, ready to store brushes, hair dryer, swabs, cotton balls, etc. The marble
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Antique 19th Century French Other Tables

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Mahogany

French 19th Century Mahogany Dressing Table
French 19th Century Mahogany Dressing Table
H 46.13 in W 36 in D 16.75 in
Antique French Empire White Opaline Jar with Lid and Eagle Motif
Located in Toronto, ON
motif and would be appropriate in a bathroom to hold cotton swabs.
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Antique 1870s French Empire Jars

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Opaline Glass

Pair of Early 20th Century French Baccarat Cut Glass and Brass Jewelry Boxes
Located in Dallas, TX
embellishment Use these rectangular boxes in your master bathroom for make up remover pads or cotton swabs
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Early 20th Century French Jewelry Boxes

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Brass

Early 20th Century French Baccarat Cut Glass and Brass Jewelry Box
Located in Dallas, TX
pads or cotton swabs. Measures: 6.25" W x 4.5" D x 2.75" H.
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Early 20th Century French Jewelry Boxes

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Brass

Early 20th Century French Pierced Gilt Brass and Beveled Glass Jewelry Box
Located in Dallas, TX
finish; use it in your master bathroom for make up remover pads or cotton swabs. Measures: 6" W x 5" D x
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Early 20th Century French Jewelry Boxes

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Brass

Hermes Ecole Francaise d'Equitation Silk Scarf 90cm De Fougerolle & Grygkar VTG
By Hermès
Located in Port Saint Lucie, FL
as shown in image 11, where we compare size to a common cotton swab. No box but will be carefully
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1980s French Scarves

#05
By Alyssa Warren
Located in Edgartown, MA
, droppers and paintbrushes to muslin, tissue and cotton swabs. Now and then I take an additive approach and
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Ink, Paper

#05
H 44 in W 30 in
"#06" Ink on paper abstract artwork in yellow and blue circles
By Alyssa Warren
Located in Edgartown, MA
, droppers and paintbrushes to muslin, tissue and cotton swabs. Now and then I take an additive approach and
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Ink

#03
By Alyssa Warren
Located in Edgartown, MA
, droppers and paintbrushes to muslin, tissue and cotton swabs. Now and then I take an additive approach and
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings

Materials

Ink, Paper

#03
H 44 in W 30 in
#04
By Alyssa Warren
Located in Edgartown, MA
, droppers and paintbrushes to muslin, tissue and cotton swabs. Now and then I take an additive approach and
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings

Materials

Ink, Paper

#04
H 44 in W 30 in
Louis Philippe French Chest of Drawers in Walnut-Feather and Marble Top
Located in Prato, Tuscany
French artisan workshops, even the polishing has been carried out with a cotton swab soaked in shellac
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Antique Mid-19th Century French Louis Philippe Commodes and Chests of Dr...

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"Nap" Figural Dry Point Etching
By Beth van Hoesen
Located in Soquel, CA
, drypoint and sugarlift aquatint, sometimes using fingers in place of the traditional cotton swab, Van
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Cotton Swab For Sale on 1stDibs

Choose from an assortment of styles, material and more with respect to the cotton swab you’re looking for at 1stDibs. Frequently made of glass, metal and brass, every cotton swab was constructed with great care. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect cotton swab — we have versions that date back to the 19th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 20th Century are available. A cotton swab, designed in the Victorian, Art Nouveau or Empire style, is generally a popular piece of furniture. You’ll likely find more than one cotton swab that is appealing in its simplicity, but Hugo Asmussen produced versions that are worth a look.

How Much is a Cotton Swab?

The average selling price for a cotton swab at 1stDibs is $1,600, while they’re typically $105 on the low end and $6,000 for the highest priced.