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18th Century Art Tools

Chinese Cloisonne Incense Tool Vase, Qing Dynasty, 18th/19th Century, China
Chinese Cloisonne Incense Tool Vase, Qing Dynasty, 18th/19th Century, China

Chinese Cloisonne Incense Tool Vase, Qing Dynasty, 18th/19th Century, China

Located in Austin, TX

A small and elegant Chinese cloisonné vase for incense tools, Qing Dynasty, 18th/19th century

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Antique Early 1800s Chinese Qing Scholar's Objects

Materials

Copper, Enamel

An extraordinary George III thief's tool
An extraordinary George III thief's tool

An extraordinary George III thief's tool

$594Sale Price|43% Off

H 0.12 in W 3.55 in D 4.34 in

An extraordinary George III thief's tool

Located in Chonburi, TH

that existed even in the realm of criminal tools during the 18th century. Intricately designed

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Antique 18th Century English George III Metalwork

Materials

Cut Steel

Chinese Spinach Green Jade Incense Tool Vase, Qing Dynasty, 18th/19th Century
Chinese Spinach Green Jade Incense Tool Vase, Qing Dynasty, 18th/19th Century

Chinese Spinach Green Jade Incense Tool Vase, Qing Dynasty, 18th/19th Century

Located in Austin, TX

Period, 18th/19th century, China. The small jade vase of medium dark green hue with black flecks

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Antique Early 19th Century Chinese Qing Scholar's Objects

Materials

Jade

18th Century Carpenters Hand Plane Tool, Signed and Dated 1791
18th Century Carpenters Hand Plane Tool, Signed and Dated 1791

18th Century Carpenters Hand Plane Tool, Signed and Dated 1791

$1,400Sale Price|56% Off

H 4.45 in W 6.45 in D 1.25 in

18th Century Carpenters Hand Plane Tool, Signed and Dated 1791

Located in Haddonfield, NJ

Rare Museum-level 18th Century carpenters tool, an antler hand plane, hand-carved to look like a

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Antique Late 18th Century Scandinavian Folk Art Scientific Instruments

Materials

Metal

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18th and 19th Century French Woodworkers Tools
18th and 19th Century French Woodworkers Tools

18th and 19th Century French Woodworkers Tools

Unavailable

H 1 in W 1 in D 12 in

18th and 19th Century French Woodworkers Tools

Located in Boston, MA

18th and 19th century French woodworkers tools.

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Antique 18th Century French More Folk Art

Materials

Metal

18th Century Dutch Bed Warming Pan
18th Century Dutch Bed Warming Pan

18th Century Dutch Bed Warming Pan

Unavailable

H 12.6 in W 43.71 in D 3.94 in

18th Century Dutch Bed Warming Pan

Located in Werkendam, NL

In our collection antique "Kitchenalia:" Charming 18th century Dutch bed warming pan with copper

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Antique 1770s Dutch Folk Art Fireplace Tools and Chimney Pots

Materials

Brass, Copper, Iron

18th Century Forged Steel Masonic Compass – A Rare Tool of Master Builders and F
18th Century Forged Steel Masonic Compass – A Rare Tool of Master Builders and F

18th Century Forged Steel Masonic Compass – A Rare Tool of Master Builders and F

Located in LA FERTÉ-SOUS-JOUARRE, FR

the skill and ingenuity of master builders from the 18th century, whose tools were as much works of

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Antique Mid-18th Century French Antiquities

Materials

Iron

Late 18th to Early19th Century Primitive Cobbler's Tools
Late 18th to Early19th Century Primitive Cobbler's Tools

Late 18th to Early19th Century Primitive Cobbler's Tools

Located in San Francisco, CA

Set of five wooden, hand carved cobbler's tools. Three are stamped with owner's name, "P. Partley

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Antique Late 18th Century Antiquities

Materials

Wood

Sculptural Modernist Wall Display of 18th and 19th Century Baking Tools
Sculptural Modernist Wall Display of 18th and 19th Century Baking Tools

Sculptural Modernist Wall Display of 18th and 19th Century Baking Tools

Located in Peabody, MA

A charming sculptural modernist wall display of various 18th and 19th century tools relating to the

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Vintage 1940s American Folk Art Wall-mounted Sculptures

Materials

Metal

Early 19th Century Fireplace Candelabra
Early 19th Century Fireplace Candelabra

Early 19th Century Fireplace Candelabra

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H 16.93 in W 18.12 in D 5.91 in

Early 19th Century Fireplace Candelabra

Located in Copenhagen, K

Early 19th century fireplace candelabra

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Antique Early 18th Century French Folk Art Fireplace Tools and Chimney Pots

Materials

Iron

Rare pair of wood sculptures of Ming Dynasty court officials.
Rare pair of wood sculptures of Ming Dynasty court officials.

Rare pair of wood sculptures of Ming Dynasty court officials.

Located in Westport, CT

Pair of painted wooden sculpture from Ming Dynasty showing officials of the imperial court with their court tablets.

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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Chinese Folk Art Fireplace Tools and Ch...

Materials

Wood

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Ubald Klug DS-1025 "Terrazza" Sofa for De Sede, Brown Leather, 1974, Set of 4
Ubald Klug DS-1025 "Terrazza" Sofa for De Sede, Brown Leather, 1974, Set of 4

Ubald Klug DS-1025 "Terrazza" Sofa for De Sede, Brown Leather, 1974, Set of 4

By Ubald Klug, De Sede

Located in Lonigo, Veneto

Ubald Klug DS-1025 "Terrazza" sofas for De Sede, brown leather, Switzerland, 1974, set of four. Ubald Klug designed this rare modular DS-1025 "Terrazza" sofa as a real living landsc...

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Vintage 1970s Swiss Mid-Century Modern Sofas

Materials

Leather

Tiffany Studios Decorated Arabian Favrile Lamp
Tiffany Studios Decorated Arabian Favrile Lamp

Tiffany Studios Decorated Arabian Favrile Lamp

By Louis Comfort Tiffany

Located in Dallas, TX

Tiffany Favrile Arabian lamp. Art Nouveau, circa 1910 Tiffany Arabian lamp has blown glass shade and base. Shade is decorated with a green iridescent zipper design against a wave g...

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Vintage 1920s American Art Nouveau Table Lamps

Materials

Art Glass

Tiffany Studios Bronze Desk Lamp on Circular Fluted Base, New York. Circa 1920
Tiffany Studios Bronze Desk Lamp on Circular Fluted Base, New York. Circa 1920

Tiffany Studios Bronze Desk Lamp on Circular Fluted Base, New York. Circa 1920

By Tiffany Studios

Located in Charleston, SC

Tiffany Studios bronze desk lamp with original iridescent shade, scrolled bulbous harp, and resting on circular fluted base with the original five ball feet. Shade is etched LCT on r...

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Early 20th Century American Art Nouveau Table Lamps

Materials

Bronze, Wire

12 Antique English Dessert Plates, Cobalt Blue and Hand-Painted Florals Tiffany
12 Antique English Dessert Plates, Cobalt Blue and Hand-Painted Florals Tiffany

12 Antique English Dessert Plates, Cobalt Blue and Hand-Painted Florals Tiffany

By Cauldon

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

A classic pattern by Cauldon of England which was custom ordered through Tiffany's in many different color ways. We have had the pleasure of offering this beautiful pattern in cobalt...

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Vintage 1920s Dinner Plates

Materials

Porcelain

The Holy Bible With An Abridgement Of The Commentaries Of Scott And Henry
The Holy Bible With An Abridgement Of The Commentaries Of Scott And Henry

The Holy Bible With An Abridgement Of The Commentaries Of Scott And Henry

Located in Islamabad, PK

The Holy Bible With An Abridgement Of The Commentaries Of Scott And Henry Bound in full navy Morocco with the covers displaying open-tooled bordering details, an indented central ti...

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Antique 19th Century British Victorian Antiquities

Materials

Gold Plate

Antique Jas Shoolbred Hall Bench with Brass Mounts & Walnut Frame circa 1890
Antique Jas Shoolbred Hall Bench with Brass Mounts & Walnut Frame circa 1890

Antique Jas Shoolbred Hall Bench with Brass Mounts & Walnut Frame circa 1890

By Jas Schoolbred

Located in West Sussex, Pulborough

We are delighted to offer for sale this lovely original circa 1890 Jas Shoolbred of Tottenham Court Road circa 1890 walnut & brass hall bench A very good looking, highly collectab...

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Antique 1890s English Victorian Benches

Materials

Brass

Bessarabian Rug, 1810
Bessarabian Rug, 1810

Bessarabian Rug, 1810

$550,000

W 166 in L 181 in

Bessarabian Rug, 1810

Located in New York, NY

Bessarabian rug, 1810 Russia, circa 1810 Tapestry woven carpet Imperial Tapestry Factory, St. Petersburg Having an Adamesque central medallion on a warm caramel ground, with swan...

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Antique Early 19th Century Russian Russian and Scandinavian Rugs

Materials

Wool

Grand Portoro Marble & Serpentine Marble Fireplace Mantel
Grand Portoro Marble & Serpentine Marble Fireplace Mantel

Grand Portoro Marble & Serpentine Marble Fireplace Mantel

Located in London, GB

A grand and imposing Victorian fireplace in dramatic portoro marble, with rare and beautiful Cornish serpentine columns. The fireplace's inverted breakfront shelf looms over an under...

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Antique 1860s British High Victorian Fireplaces and Mantels

Materials

Marble

A Pair of Mintons Pâte-sur-pâte Peacock Blue Moon Flasks
A Pair of Mintons Pâte-sur-pâte Peacock Blue Moon Flasks

A Pair of Mintons Pâte-sur-pâte Peacock Blue Moon Flasks

By Minton

Located in Brighton, West Sussex

A Pair of Mintons Pâte-sur-pâte Peacock Blue Moon Flasks, Decorated by Marc-Louis-Emmanuel Solon (1835–1913). Date cypher for 1890. Recorded as shape no. 1819. Each signed 'L(ouis)...

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Antique 19th Century English Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

17th Century Large Mantle Louis XIII Chateau Hand Carved Stone Antique Fireplace
17th Century Large Mantle Louis XIII Chateau Hand Carved Stone Antique Fireplace

17th Century Large Mantle Louis XIII Chateau Hand Carved Stone Antique Fireplace

Located in West Hollywood, CA

Extremely Rare 17th Century Louis XIII Chateau Fireplace, 1610-1643 Rare and unique French antique castle fireplace Louis XIII period Limestone Chimney with a magnificent Trumeau T...

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Antique 17th Century French Louis XIII Fireplaces and Mantels

Materials

Stone, Limestone

Venetian Monumental Seated Bird Cage
Venetian Monumental Seated Bird Cage

Venetian Monumental Seated Bird Cage

$425,000

H 168 in Dm 104 in

Venetian Monumental Seated Bird Cage

Located in Queens, NY

Italian Venetian style (20th Cent) octagonal shaped painted and decorated metal and wood bird cage with 8 upholstered seat and back cushions around base. (Franco Zefferelli Collection)

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Early 20th Century Italian Rococo Bird Cages

Materials

Metal

Antique Persian Sultanabad Carpet Green, Coral-Red, Light Blue, Gold and Ivory
Antique Persian Sultanabad Carpet Green, Coral-Red, Light Blue, Gold and Ivory

Antique Persian Sultanabad Carpet Green, Coral-Red, Light Blue, Gold and Ivory

Located in Port Washington, NY

In 1883, Ziegler and Co., of Manchester, England, established a Persian carpet manufacture in Sultanabad, Iran, employing designers from major Western department stores, like B. Altm...

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Antique 19th Century Persian Sultanabad Persian Rugs

Materials

Wool

Tête-à-tête Settee by Randy Culler for Thayer Coggin
Tête-à-tête Settee by Randy Culler for Thayer Coggin

Tête-à-tête Settee by Randy Culler for Thayer Coggin

By Thayer Coggin

Located in Dallas, TX

An innovative tête-à-tête de-sign by Randy R. Culler for Thayer Coggin, Inc. This is Thayer Coggin’s newfangled version of a victorian courting settee. The two curves allow the seate...

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Vintage 1980s American Mid-Century Modern Sofas

Materials

Upholstery, Wood

Antique Louis XV Style French Sofa Canapé
Antique Louis XV Style French Sofa Canapé

Antique Louis XV Style French Sofa Canapé

$3,850

H 35 in W 80 in D 32 in

Antique Louis XV Style French Sofa Canapé

Located in Pemberton, NJ

Antique Louis XV style French sofa canapé. This is a perfect piece to restyle by maybe gilding or painting the gorgeous carved frame and reupholstering.

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Vintage 1950s American Louis XV Sofas

Materials

Upholstery, Wood

Vintage Italian Figural Snail Pill Box in White Metal
Vintage Italian Figural Snail Pill Box in White Metal

Vintage Italian Figural Snail Pill Box in White Metal

Located in Esbjerg, DK

Unusual miniature pill box in the shape of a very detailed snail. These were made in Italy circa 1970-90s usually of 800/1000 silver or alpaca/argentan/German silver (an alloy of zin...

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Late 20th Century Italian Modern Decorative Boxes

Materials

Metal

French Louis XVI Style Sofa
French Louis XVI Style Sofa

French Louis XVI Style Sofa

$10,212 / item

H 31.89 in W 70.87 in D 35.44 in

French Louis XVI Style Sofa

By La Maison London

Located in London, Park Royal

French, Louis XVI style, sofa, hand-carved in solid, beechwood. Fully “upholstered in customers choice of fabric and completed with bolster pillows and feather cushions”. (13 m's of ...

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2010s British Louis XVI Sofas

Materials

Beech

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18th Century Art Tools For Sale on 1stDibs

Find a variety of 18th century art tools available on 1stDibs. Frequently made of metal, wood and bronze, all 18th century art tools available were constructed with great care. Find 50 antique and vintage 18th century art tools at 1stDibs now, or shop our selection of 4 modern versions for a more contemporary example of this long-cherished furniture. 18th century art tools have long been popular, with older editions for sale from the 18th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 21st Century. There are many kinds of 18th century art tools to choose from, but at 1stDibs, folk art, Art Deco and louis xv 18th century art tools are of considerable interest. Many 18th century art tools are appealing in their simplicity, but François Linke, Maitland Smith and Stefaan Eyckmans produced popular 18th century art tools that are worth a look.

How Much are 18th Century Art Tools?

Prices for 18th century art tools start at $125 and top out at $175,000 with the average selling for $5,000.