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Antique Brass Folding Ruler. English, Late 19th Century
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Brass folding ruler. Folds out to a maximum of 24 inches Finely engraved numerals Original
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Antique Late 19th Century English Nautical Objects

Materials

Brass

Antique Wood And Brass Folding Ruler By E.Preston. English, Late 19th Century
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Wood and brass folding ruler Lovely colour of wood. Probably boxwood. Makers mark of E.Preston
Category

Antique Late 19th Century English Nautical Objects

Materials

Wood

Antique Extension Ruler Wood Folding Measuring Tape
By Stanley
Located in Chula Vista, CA
AMBIANIC presents Extension Ruler Rustic Wood Folding Tape Decorative Item Attributed to Lufkin or
Category

Early 20th Century Industrial Scientific Instruments

Materials

Wood

Antique Extension Ruler Wood Folding Measuring Tape
Antique Extension Ruler Wood Folding Measuring Tape
No Reserve
H 0.75 in W 8 in D 1.75 in
19th Century English Travelling Dressing Case
By Edward & John Barnard
Located in London, GB
thermometer, button hook, folding ruler, corkscrew, and, etc. Hall marked for London, 1850, the makers being
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Antique 19th Century British Victorian Decorative Boxes

Materials

Silver

Early Still Life Trompe L'oeil Painting
Located in Garnerville, NY
Trompe l'oeil oil on board painting. Trick of the eye still life of a hand towel, a folding ruler
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Antique Mid-19th Century American American Classical Paintings

Materials

Wood, Paint

Early Still Life Trompe L'oeil Painting
Early Still Life Trompe L'oeil Painting
H 31.5 in W 24.5 in D 0.13 in
19th Century Carved Walnut Folding Scissors Savonarola Bench/Settee
Located in Miami, FL
, Girolamo Savonarola, who is renowned for his clash with tyrannical rulers and corrupt clergy. To fold this
Category

Antique Mid-19th Century Italian Baroque Side Chairs

Materials

Walnut

19th Century Pair of Carved Walnut Folding Scissors Savonarola Bench or Settle
Located in Miami, FL
19th century carved walnut folding scissors Savonarola bench or settee featuring a carved shields
Category

Antique Mid-19th Century Italian Baroque Settees

Materials

Walnut

19th Century Pair of Carved Walnut Folding Scissors Savonarola Bench or Settle
Located in Miami, FL
for his clash with tyrannical rulers and corrupt clergy. To fold this interestingly beautiful chair
Category

Antique Mid-19th Century Italian Baroque Settees

Materials

Walnut

Vintage 14k Yellow Gold 15.5mm Wide 7.5" Engraved Center Gate Link Bracelet
Located in Montclair, NJ
Length: Measures 8 Inches Next to a Ruler. Will comfortably fit up to a 7.5 inch wrist (fitted on a wrist
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Link Bracelets

Materials

Yellow Gold

Men's 14k White Gold 2.40ctw Round Brilliant Diamond 11.1mm Wide Link Bracelet
Located in Montclair, NJ
Length: Measures 8 Inches Next to a Ruler. Will comfortably fit up to a 7.75 inch wrist (fitted on a
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21st Century and Contemporary Link Bracelets

Materials

Diamond, White Gold

18k White Gold 2ctw Diamond W/ Royal Blue Sapphire Buckle Style Strap Bracelet
Located in Montclair, NJ
Ruler. Will comfortably fit up to a 7.25 inch wrist (Fitted on a wrist) Clasp: Box Clasp w/ Fold Under
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21st Century and Contemporary Link Bracelets

Materials

Diamond, Blue Sapphire, White Gold

18k Yellow Gold 5.4ctw Oval Ruby & Diamond Section Flat Curb Cuban Link Necklace
Located in Montclair, NJ
Chain Length: 16 Inches (measured next to a ruler) Clasp: Box Clasp w/ Fold over Latch & 3" Safety Chain
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Link Necklaces

Materials

Diamond, Ruby, Yellow Gold

Solid 18k White Gold 0.60ctw Round Prong Diamond Dual Finish Line Link Bracelet
Located in Montclair, NJ
Finish Line Link Chain Length: Measure 7 Inches next to a Ruler. Will fit up to a 6.75 inch wrist
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Link Bracelets

Materials

Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold

English 18k White Gold 5.12ctw Gia Square Burma Ruby Tennis Line Bracelet
Located in Montclair, NJ
to a Ruler. Will Comfortably Fit a 6.75 inch Wrist (fitted on a wrist) Width: 3.9mm Thickness: 3.6mm
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21st Century and Contemporary British Tennis Bracelets

Materials

Ruby, White Gold

Antique Draughtsman's Tool Set, English, Cartography, Instruments, Edwardian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
compass, three pointers and four accessory heads Also including two rulers, one of the folding variety
Category

Early 20th Century British Edwardian Desk Sets

Materials

Wood

Vintage 18k Yellow Gold 17ctw Marquise Emerald & Diamond Floral Line Bracelet
Located in Montclair, NJ
a Ruler. Will comfortably fit up to a 6.25 Inch Wrist (inside diameter) Clasp: Push Clasp w/ Fold
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Link Bracelets

Materials

Diamond, Emerald, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold

18k Gold 9.21ctw Multi Colors Round Brilliant Bezel Set Sapphire Line Bracelet
Located in Montclair, NJ
Size: Fits up to a 6.75 Inch wrist (measured next to a ruler) Clasp: Box Clasp w/ Fold Under Latch
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Link Bracelets

Materials

Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold

French 18k Gold 3ctw Princess & Round Diamond Geometric Line Statement Bracelet
Located in Montclair, NJ
Wrist (Measured next to a ruler) Clasp: Push Clasp w/ Fold Under Safety Latch Width: 7.8mm (at the
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21st Century and Contemporary French Tennis Bracelets

Materials

Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold

Vintage 14K Gold Hand Painted Reverse Intaglio Fox Horse Dog Watch Bracelet
Located in Montclair, NJ
Gold Weight: 25.03 Grams Length: Measures 7.25 inches next to a ruler Clasp: Fold Over Clasp Width
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21st Century and Contemporary Wrist Watches

Materials

14k Gold

Antique Art Deco Platinum 9.5ctw Old European Diamond & Emerald Flower Bracelet
Located in Montclair, NJ
(wearable length), 7.75" (actual length measured next to a ruler) Clasp: Push Clasp w/ Fold Under Safety
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Vintage 1920s Art Deco Link Bracelets

Materials

Diamond, Emerald, Platinum

Italian Savonarola Chair in Amazingly Carved Walnut
Located in Carimate, Como
a type of folding chair with an X frame when viewed from the front or back and the title Savonarola
Category

20th Century Italian Renaissance Armchairs

Materials

Wood

David Yurman 18k Gold Open Cable Link Chain Bracelet W/ Twisted Wire
By David Yurman
Located in Montclair, NJ
: Measures 7 inches next to a ruler. Will fit up to a 6.5 inch wrist (inside diameter circumference with a
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21st Century and Contemporary Link Bracelets

Materials

18k Gold, Yellow Gold

Louis the Bavarian in Sepia Tones: Sovereignty Enthroned, 1847
Located in Langweer, NL
right, he grasps an orb, another emblem of dominion and his global reach as a ruler. The Emperor's robes
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Antique 1840s Prints

Materials

Paper

Chinese Old Fantastic Contorted Face Monk Sculpture
Located in South Burlington, VT
worthy” . A luohan supposedly has passed through all the stages of enlightenment, the eight fold path and
Category

Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Garden Ornaments

Materials

Sandstone

Original Vintage Travel Poster Vienna Austria Art Deco Hermann Kosel Design Art
By Hermann Kosel
Located in London, GB
in Vienna, Messepalast Vienna VII. Maria Theresa Walburga Amalia Christina (1717-1780) was ruler of
Category

Vintage 1930s Austrian Art Deco Posters

Materials

Paper

Italian 18th Century Renaissance Savonarola Chair in Amazingly Carved Walnut
Located in Carimate, Como
, Girolamo Savonarola, who is renowned for his clash with tyrannical rulers and corrupt clergy. To fold this
Category

Antique Mid-18th Century Italian Renaissance Armchairs

Materials

Wood

Indian Portrait of a Prince
Located in Greenwich, CT
presents his katar with folded hands to the prince, a sign indicating friendship and allegiance. The prince
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Antique 1830s Indian Other Paintings and Screens

Materials

Paper

Indian Portrait of a Prince
Indian Portrait of a Prince
H 18.25 in W 22.5 in D 1.3 in
Expandable Surveyor's Poles/Logging Measuring Stick c.1940-Price Per Piece
Located in San Francisco, CA
up to 14' 10". The all wood yellow surveyor's pole folds open in three segments up to 12'. The other
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Early 20th Century American Industrial Scientific Instruments

Materials

Metal, Brass

19th Century Antique Bidjar Rug
Located in Barueri, SP, BR
Persian rulers and nobility for their own use or to be given as gifts. Bidjar rugs are world-famous for
Category

Antique Mid-19th Century Persian Persian Rugs

Materials

Wool

19th Century Antique Bidjar Rug
19th Century Antique Bidjar Rug
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W 87.01 in L 194.1 in
PORTRAIT- Angelo Granati -Figurative Oil on panel painting
By Angelo Granati
Located in Napoli, IT
courts, such as Karlsruhe, Paris, London, Prague and Moscow, performing grandiose portraits of rulers
Category

2010s Italian School Interior Paintings

Materials

Oil, Wood Panel

Block Plane
Located in Greenwich, CT
. I find the subjects of my sculpture in real life; a shoe, a camera, a clock, a ruler…made to scale
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2010s Contemporary Still-life Sculptures

Materials

Stainless Steel, Bronze, Brass

Block Plane
H 18 in W 10 in D 10 in
Balanced Rule
Located in Greenwich, CT
. I find the subjects of my sculpture in real life; a shoe, a camera, a clock, a ruler…made to scale
Category

2010s Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Brass, Bronze

Balanced Rule
H 34.5 in W 30 in D 24 in
Old Print of Idols of the Temple of Ablaykit, a Buddhist Monastery in Kazakhstan
Located in Langweer, NL
Oyirad ruler Ablai Taishi in 1654, Kazakhstan. This print originates from volume 18 of 'Histoire generale
Category

Antique 18th Century Prints

Materials

Paper

China Three Antique Fantastic Stone Garden Monks
Located in South Burlington, VT
, the eight fold path and has conquered all the desires that enmesh a person in a continuous cycle of
Category

Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Architectural Elements

Materials

Sandstone

14K TT Gold 3.50ct Round Dual Channel Set Diamond & Grooved Link Tennis Bracelet
Located in Montclair, NJ
Solid Yellow and White Gold Weight: 38.18 Grams Length: 7 Inches (next to a ruler) - Will fit up to a 6
Category

2010s Tennis Bracelets

Materials

Diamond, Gold, Rose Gold, White Gold

FANCY Antique Art Deco Platinum 6.03ct Diamond & Black Onyx Line Bracelet
Located in Montclair, NJ
6.75" wrist (wearable length), 7.25" actual length measured on a ruler Clasp: Push Clasp w/ Fold Under
Category

Vintage 1920s Art Deco Link Bracelets

Materials

Diamond, Onyx, Platinum

Sentinel
Located in Greenwich, CT
clock, a ruler…made to scale, as sculpture.” –Peter Kirkiles Kirkiles holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts
Category

2010s Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Bronze, Stainless Steel

Sentinel
H 102 in W 14 in D 14 in
Rare Aztec Colonial Polychromed Wood Sculpture! Holy Imagene Bultos Santos Icons
Located in Peoria, AZ
green iridescent color of hummingbird feathers had made them a regular form of tribute to Aztec rulers
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Antique 17th Century Mexican Spanish Colonial Historical Memorabilia

Materials

Wood

China Three Antique Fantastic Stone Garden Monks
Located in South Burlington, VT
luohan supposedly has passed through all the stages of enlightenment, the eight fold path and has
Category

Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Statues

Materials

Sandstone

Tang Dynasty Bactrian Camel Sculpture TL Tested
Located in Dallas, TX
A TL Tested recumbent Bactrian camel resting on folded legs, with remnants of white polychrome slip
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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Chinese Tang Animal Sculptures

Materials

Terracotta

19th Century Hand Painted Faience Jardiniere on Pedestal from Boulogne, France
Located in Dallas, TX
. On the opposite side is coat of arms topped by a closed crown, emblazoned with a five-fold cross over
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Antique 19th Century French Planters, Cachepots and Jardinières

Materials

Faience

Rugen Island, Germany: An Early 17th Century Map by Mercator and Hondius
By Gerard Mercator
Located in Alamo, CA
showed King Atlas measuring the world with a pair of calipers. King Atlas was a mythical ruler of
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Early 17th Century Old Masters Landscape Prints

Materials

Engraving

Virgin and Child
Located in Wien, Wien
gesture of blessing. Hereby he refers to his position as world ruler. Both figures look with slightly
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16th Century Medieval Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Virgin and Child
Virgin and Child
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H 23.63 in W 7.09 in
Tang Dynasty Museum Fat Lady and Child TL Tested
Located in Dallas, TX
(estimated at around 50 million people in the 8th century AD). The T’ang rulers took cues from earlier
Category

Antique 15th Century and Earlier Chinese Tang Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Terracotta

Renaissance Cupboard from Loire Valley, 'France'
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
in their heroic nudity a drape is folded on their forehead and falls back showing the most beautiful
Category

Antique 16th Century French Renaissance Cabinets

Materials

Walnut

English Victorian Novelty Sterling Silver Ruler Letter Opener
By George Neal & George Neal
Located in New York, NY
form and with dimensions of a 12-inch ruler. Tapering point for getting underneath the fold. A stylish
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Antique Early 1900s English Victorian Sterling Silver

Materials

Sterling Silver

Original Vintage Travel Poster Vienna Austria Art Deco Hermann Kosel Design Art
By Hermann Kosel
Located in London, GB
in Vienna, Messepalast Vienna VII. Maria Theresa Walburga Amalia Christina (1717-1780) was ruler of
Category

1930s Art Deco More Prints

Materials

Paper

French Trompe L'oeil Drawing Circa 1800
Located in New York, NY
This trompe l'oeil drawing depicts the artist's tools -- a black and a red crayon, and a folding
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Antique Early 1800s French Empire Drawings

Materials

Paint, Paper

French Trompe L'oeil Drawing Circa 1800
French Trompe L'oeil Drawing Circa 1800
H 11.75 in W 17.25 in D 1 in
19th Century Pair of Carved Walnut Folding Scissors Savonarola Bench or Settle
Located in Miami, FL
for his clash with tyrannical rulers and corrupt clergy. To fold this interestingly beautiful chair
Category

Antique Mid-19th Century Italian Baroque Settees

Materials

Walnut

19th Century Pair of Carved Walnut Folding Scissors Savonarola Bench or Settle
Located in Miami, FL
for his clash with tyrannical rulers and corrupt clergy. To fold this interestingly beautiful chair
Category

Antique Mid-19th Century Italian Baroque Settees

Materials

Walnut

French Mid Century Folding Ruler Table Lamp
Located in 3 Oaks, MI
Ingenious table lamp constructed of 2 french metal folding rulers. The base is an aluminum wheel
Category

20th Century French Table Lamps

Materials

Metal, Wire

Early 18th Century, Japanese Folding Screen with Cock on Drum, Edo Period
Located in Central Hong-Kong, HK
to the sovereign. The drum was not beaten, in other words, there were no complaints against the ruler
Category

Antique Early 18th Century Japanese Edo Antiquities

Materials

Wood, Paper

Alice in Wonderland, Unframed Poster, 1970R
Located in London, GB
Queen of Hearts (Verna Felton), she must stay on the ruler's good side -- or risk losing her head
Category

20th Century British Posters

Materials

Paper

'Perspective Study 007': A Sculptural Abstract Painting by Laura Jane Scott
By Laura Jane Scott
Located in London, Hertfordshire
rulers, piles of graph paper, scalpels, pens and painted paper. Working in series, she explores the idea
Category

2010s Hard-Edge Abstract Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Wood Panel

Antique Silver Gilt Dressing Case by Ortner & Houle
Located in Northampton, United Kingdom
Purnell 1866 . The front folds down to reveal a wonderful accoutrements pad which holds eighteen tools
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Antique 19th Century Great Britain (UK) More Furniture and Collectibles

Materials

Silver, Brass

Sleepwalker
Located in Roma, RM
an academic artist, as can be seen from the insistent play and folding of the dress and the
Category

1840s Academic Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

Sleepwalker
Sleepwalker
H 90.56 in W 70.87 in
Ming Dynasty Lacquered Wood Sculpture of Guanyin
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Upon leading a victorious rebellion against the foreign Mongol rulers of the Yuan Dynasty, a
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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Chinese Ming Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Wood

Fold 50 (Series III): Set of Four Minimal Abstract Paintings by Laura Jane Scott
By Laura Jane Scott
Located in London, Hertfordshire
. Laura’s studio is full of rulers, piles of graph paper, scalpels, pens and painted paper. Working in
Category

2010s Hard-Edge Abstract Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Wood Panel

George III Folding Ruler Made in London circa 1786-90 by Joshua Jack
Located in London, GB
This rare folding ruler is beautifully engraved for six inches on both sides. A very rare survivor
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Antique Late 18th Century English More Furniture and Collectibles

"Folding Ruler Palm", unframed black and white print, Berlin 1960s
By Sigmar Polke
Located in Cologne, DE
. Zollstockpalme (Folding Ruler Palm, 1966) From the portfolio ".....Höhere Wesen befehlen" (.....Higher beings
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Late 20th Century Post-War Prints and Multiples

Materials

Offset, Paper, Lithograph

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Folding Ruler For Sale on 1stDibs

Choose from an assortment of styles, material and more with respect to the folding ruler you’re looking for at 1stDibs. A folding ruler — often made from wood, walnut and paper — can elevate any home. Whether you’re looking for an older or newer folding ruler, there are earlier versions available from the 18th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 20th Century. When you’re browsing for the right folding ruler, those designed in Baroque, Empire and industrial styles are of considerable interest. You’ll likely find more than one folding ruler that is appealing in its simplicity, but Edward & John Barnard produced versions that are worth a look.

How Much is a Folding Ruler?

The average selling price for a folding ruler at 1stDibs is $2,800, while they’re typically $175 on the low end and $379,278 for the highest priced.