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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

$584Sale 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

Recent Sales

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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Rare Victorian Firescreen with Taxidermy Hummingbirds by Henry Ward
Rare Victorian Firescreen with Taxidermy Hummingbirds by Henry Ward

Rare Victorian Firescreen with Taxidermy Hummingbirds by Henry Ward

$229,620Sale Price|33% Off

H 51.19 in W 55.12 in D 201.58 in

Rare Victorian Firescreen with Taxidermy Hummingbirds by Henry Ward

By Henry Ward

Located in Amsterdam, NL

England, third quarter of the 19th century On two scrolling foliate feet with casters, above which a rectangular two-side glazed frame, with on top a two-sided shield with initial...

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Antique Mid-19th Century English High Victorian Taxidermy

Materials

Other

Tiffany Studios “Tyler” Table Lamp
Tiffany Studios “Tyler” Table Lamp

Tiffany Studios “Tyler” Table Lamp

By Tiffany Studios

Located in Dallas, TX

Tiffany Studios New York Tyler Leaded Glass and Patinated bronze Table Lamp, Circa 1900 Art Nouveau. A very special lamp with a geometric monochromatic deep green art glass surround...

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Antique Early 1900s American Art Nouveau Table Lamps

Materials

Bronze

Archaic Chinese Bronze Ritual Vessel, Gui, Early Western Zhou, 11th century BCE
Archaic Chinese Bronze Ritual Vessel, Gui, Early Western Zhou, 11th century BCE

Archaic Chinese Bronze Ritual Vessel, Gui, Early Western Zhou, 11th century BCE

Located in Austin, TX

A stunning and rare Chinese archaic bronze gui, a type of ritual bronze vessel used to hold grain, either for feasting, or for making offerings to the ancestors, late Shang to early ...

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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Chinese Archaistic Antiquities

Materials

Bronze

Chinese Enamel and French Gilt Bronze Chinoiserie Jardinière
Chinese Enamel and French Gilt Bronze Chinoiserie Jardinière

Chinese Enamel and French Gilt Bronze Chinoiserie Jardinière

Located in London, GB

Chinese enamel and French gilt bronze Chinoiserie jardinière The enamel Chinese and the gilt bronze French, 19th century Measures: Height 40cm, width 53cm, depth 30cm. This Chin...

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Antique 19th Century French Chinoiserie Planters, Cachepots and Jardinières

Materials

Ormolu, Bronze, Enamel

Tiffany Studios Jeweled Feather Table Lamp.
Tiffany Studios Jeweled Feather Table Lamp.

Tiffany Studios Jeweled Feather Table Lamp.

By Tiffany Studios

Located in Dallas, TX

Tiffany Studios Jeweled Feather Table Lamp. New York, Circa 1910 Base signed TIFFANY STUDIOS NEW YORK 584, Height 22 Inches Shade signed TIFFANY STUDIOS NEW YORK 1439, Diameter 16....

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Vintage 1910s American Art Nouveau Table Lamps

Materials

Bronze

Portrait of Lady Caroline Price
Portrait of Lady Caroline Price

Portrait of Lady Caroline Price

By George Romney

Located in Miami, FL

DESCRIPTION: Perhaps the best Romney in private hands. If Vogue Magazine existed in the late 18th century, this image of Lady Caroline Price would be on one of its covers. The e...

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1970s Old Masters Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Minton Mazarine Extensive Pristine Dinner Service Cobalt Blue & Gold 232 Pcs
Minton Mazarine Extensive Pristine Dinner Service Cobalt Blue & Gold 232 Pcs

Minton Mazarine Extensive Pristine Dinner Service Cobalt Blue & Gold 232 Pcs

By Minton

Located in Great Barrington, MA

It's always time to entertain! This is one of the most elegant and versatile patterns imaginable in a Classic and rare Minton cobalt blue pattern with raised paste gold on a white gr...

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Vintage 1980s English Neoclassical Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

A Wucai 'Peony' Vase Transitional Period, 17th century, Transitional Period
A Wucai 'Peony' Vase Transitional Period, 17th century, Transitional Period

A Wucai 'Peony' Vase Transitional Period, 17th century, Transitional Period

Located in seoul, KR

The jar features a balanced and robust form, typical of the Transitional period, which was a time of significant change and innovation in Chinese porcelain art. The decoration is exu...

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Antique 17th Century East Asian Qing Antiquities

Materials

Ceramic

A Rare Blue And White Octagonal Box And Cover, Ming Dynasty Wanli Six-Character
A Rare Blue And White Octagonal Box And Cover, Ming Dynasty Wanli Six-Character

A Rare Blue And White Octagonal Box And Cover, Ming Dynasty Wanli Six-Character

Located in seoul, KR

This octagonal blue-and-white covered box is densely decorated on each facet with dragons twisting their elongated bodies as they move through clouds, filling the entire surface with...

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Antique 16th Century East Asian Ming Antiquities

Materials

Ceramic

Rare Moses Michelangelo Guggenheim & Pauly Cie Et Venice Antique Carved Armoire
Rare Moses Michelangelo Guggenheim & Pauly Cie Et Venice Antique Carved Armoire

Rare Moses Michelangelo Guggenheim & Pauly Cie Et Venice Antique Carved Armoire

By Guggenheim Museum, Pauly et Cie

Located in West Sussex, Pulborough

We are delighted to offer for sale this very rare one of a kind Pauly CIE Et stamped hand carved walnut armoire made by the genius that was Moses Michelangelo Guggenheim 1837-1910 W...

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Antique 19th Century Italian Victorian Wardrobes and Armoires

Materials

Walnut

Pair of Chinese Cinnabar Covered Ginger Jars
Pair of Chinese Cinnabar Covered Ginger Jars

Pair of Chinese Cinnabar Covered Ginger Jars

$4,800 / set

H 8 in W 5 in D 5 in

Pair of Chinese Cinnabar Covered Ginger Jars

Located in New York, NY

Pair of Chinese cinnabar covered ginger jars decorated with carved figural landscapes Late Qing dynasty Measures: H 8 in. (20.3 cm).

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Antique 19th Century Chinese Jars

Materials

Crystal, Other

20th Jade Sculpture with Nine Dragon Boat **** 16 Foots Large***
20th Jade Sculpture with Nine Dragon Boat **** 16 Foots Large***

20th Jade Sculpture with Nine Dragon Boat **** 16 Foots Large***

Located in Miami, FL

Chinese Scrib, but handcrafted in Thailand. Sixteen feet long. Rosewood base. The sculptors of this enormous boat made of jade. You will admire the details of this vessel. The dragon...

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Early 20th Century Thai Chinoiserie Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Jade

Liceu de Artes e Ofícios. 19th Century Daybed
Liceu de Artes e Ofícios. 19th Century Daybed

Liceu de Artes e Ofícios. 19th Century Daybed

$32,000

H 43.31 in W 90.56 in D 30.32 in

Liceu de Artes e Ofícios. 19th Century Daybed

Located in Sao Paulo, SP

This recamier/daybed was conceived and executed with utmost quality and expertise, showing a style that incorporates many influences from the eigtheenth and ninetheenth century. Made...

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Antique Late 19th Century Brazilian Romantic Chaise Longues

Materials

Wood

A 200 Plus Set of 19 Century Imperial Russian Silver Flatware by Andrei Bragin
A 200 Plus Set of 19 Century Imperial Russian Silver Flatware by Andrei Bragin

A 200 Plus Set of 19 Century Imperial Russian Silver Flatware by Andrei Bragin

By Andrei Bragin

Located in Vancouver, British Columbia

An exceptional and extremely rare set of a combination of silver and vermeil (gilded silver) flatware designed and crafted in St Petersburg Russia by Andrei Stepanovich Bragin d...

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Antique Mid-19th Century Russian Other Sterling Silver

Materials

Silver, Vermeil

19th Century Watch Winding Display Cabinet
19th Century Watch Winding Display Cabinet

19th Century Watch Winding Display Cabinet

$42,500

H 42.5 in W 49.57 in D 28.25 in

19th Century Watch Winding Display Cabinet

Located in New Orleans, LA

This incredible, one-of-a-kind watch display cabinet brings together the beauty of an antique with the functionality of modern technology. Crafted of mahogany, this 19th century jewe...

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Antique 19th Century Unknown Empire Cabinets

Materials

Mahogany

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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.