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Antique Bannisters

18th Century New England Bannister Back Side Chair with Woven Seat
Located in Nantucket, MA
18th century New England Bannister back side chair. With boldly shaped crest rail, turned stiles
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Late 18th Century American American Colonial Antique Bannisters

Materials

Pine

Arts & Crafts Style Decorative Cast Iron Angular Fence or Staircase Bannister
Located in London, GB
An Arts & Crafts style decorative cast and wrought iron angular staircase Bannister with circular
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1890s English Arts and Crafts Antique Bannisters

Materials

Wrought Iron

Lee & Wigfull English Sterling Silver 1902 Edwardian Bread Dish / Basket
By Lee & Wigfull
Located in New York, NY
, alongside Richard Bannister Wigfull (1868-1941). R. B. Wigfull had spent twenty-three years with the firm
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Early 1900s English Edwardian Antique Bannisters

Materials

Silver, Sterling Silver

Antique English Hand-Crafted Wooden Four Step Library Stairs & Attached Banister
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
bannister is done in two pieces and is notched to the stairs and secured with two brass bolts from the
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Early 19th Century English Victorian Antique Bannisters

Materials

Wood

Monumental Oak Spiral Staircase With Massive Oak Trunk in One Piece ± 450 cm
Located in Baambrugge, NL
handrail): 175 cm Height of the round outer edge of the stairs 20.5 cm. Height of the bannister 105
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Bannisters

Materials

Iron, Wrought Iron

Vittorio Valabrega Sofa in Maple
By Vittorio Valabrega
Located in Waalwijk, NL
. The armrest is flowing and the side panels of the sofa have bannister style in maple. Vittorio
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1920s Italian Art Deco Antique Bannisters

Materials

Fabric, Maple

Antique Vittorio Valabrega Sofa in Maple
Vittorio Valabrega Sofa in Maple
H 29.53 in W 56.3 in D 28.75 in
Pair of 1615 English Polychrome Painted Heraldic Lion Newel Banisters Finials
Located in GB
English Newel Finials which would have been used at either end of a bannister, they are totally and
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1610s English Jacobean Antique Bannisters

Materials

Oak

19th Century Oil Painting Portrait of a Muse
Located in London, GB
Wollstonecraft, Samuel Johnson, Francesco Bartolozzi, John Bannister, Joseph Munden, Charles James Fox, William
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Early 19th Century Antique Bannisters

Materials

Oil

Very Rare Maple Bannister Back Armchair
Located in West Chester, PA
William and Mary bannister back armchair. Arched crest, wonderful turnings, molded splat nd rush
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18th Century American William and Mary Antique Bannisters

Materials

Maple

Very Rare Bannister Back Side Chair
Located in West Chester, PA
Arched crest, good turnings, molded splats, rush seat. Turned legs terminating in ball feet. Wonderful old grained paint and patina. Pennsylvania, circa 1730-1740.
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1730s American William and Mary Antique Bannisters

Materials

Rush, Wood

Antique Very Rare Bannister Back Side Chair
Very Rare Bannister Back Side Chair
H 47.5 in W 18 in D 14 in

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Mid-Victorian Moorish Wrought & Cast Iron Pergola or Decorative Garden Structure
Located in London, GB
A monumental Moorish mid-Victorian wrought iron Pergola or Decorative Garden Structure, a masterpiece in High Victorian ironwork design. This Pergola was built around the same time a...
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Late 19th Century European Moorish Antique Bannisters

Materials

Wrought Iron

Four Georgian Wrought Iron Railing Lengths with Hand-Formed Circular End Finials
Located in London, GB
A set of four lengths of Georgian hand wrought iron railings with hoop style tops and circular hand formed end finials to each section. They are made from wrought iron so they are ex...
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Early 19th Century English Georgian Antique Bannisters

Materials

Wrought Iron

Chest of Drawers, Late 18th Century
Located in Greding, DE
Three-drawer chest of drawers with slightly curved front, standing on tapered feet. The slanted corners as well as the skirt and the edges are decorated with filet marquetry.
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Late 18th Century European Neoclassical Antique Bannisters

Materials

Oak

Chest of Drawers, Late 18th Century
Chest of Drawers, Late 18th Century
H 33.47 in W 50.01 in D 24.41 in
20th Century Art Nouveau Style Iron Spiral Staircase
Located in Vulpellac, Girona
20th Century Art Nouveau style spiral staircase from Spain in good condition and easy to assemble. This stair belonged to an old Factory in Spain, that closed at the end of the 2...
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Early 20th Century Spanish Art Nouveau Antique Bannisters

Materials

Iron

An exceptional period pair of Arts & Crafts hand hammered & wrought iron gates
By Charles Robert Ashbee
Located in London, GB
An exceptional pair of Arts and Crafts hand-hammered and hand-wrought iron gates with scrolling floral decoration to the top with some of the widest tight scroll work decoration I ha...
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1890s English Arts and Crafts Antique Bannisters

Materials

Wrought Iron

Antique White French Wrought Iron Balcony Railing, 19th Century
Located in Vulpellac, Girona
19th century French fence railing from a balcony section constructed from wrought iron. It is beautifully handcrafted with twisted, scrolled decoration and heart motifs. The iron sti...
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19th Century French French Provincial Antique Bannisters

Materials

Iron, Wrought Iron

19th Century Grain Painted Side Chair with Cane Seat
Located in Nantucket, MA
19th century side chair with bold grain paint throughout, turned stretcher, and all with intermittent gold painted highlights, cane seat.
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Late 19th Century Antique Bannisters

Materials

Cane, Wood

18th Century Banister Back Chair
Located in Los Angeles, CA
18th century banister back chair in amazing untouched condition. The seat appears to be original. This chair has a fantastic patina.
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Late 18th Century American American Colonial Antique Bannisters

Materials

Pine

18th Century Banister Back Chair
18th Century Banister Back Chair
H 41 in W 18.5 in D 14 in
Gothic Revival Cast Iron Gate with Both Side Railings and Geometric Decoration
Located in London, GB
A Gothic Revival cast iron gate with both side railings in the style of Dr C Dresser with all-over Geometric decoration. Retaining the oak hand rails and the original pair of wall si...
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Late 19th Century English Gothic Revival Antique Bannisters

Materials

Iron

Wrought Iron Art Deco Pergola, France, 1920s
Located in Isle Sur La Sorgue, Vaucluse
Rare and very pretty octagonal Art Deco wrought iron pergola, decorated with geometric motifs. Riveted zinc roof. Original red paint.
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Early 20th Century French Art Deco Antique Bannisters

Reclaimed Wrought Iron Railings
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
Antique wrought iron railings, 7.1 meter, with scrollwork pattern. Additional dimensions All three pieces are 84 cm in height (2 ft 7 inches) Width of all three pieces side ...
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Late 19th Century Antique Bannisters

Materials

Wrought Iron

Reclaimed Wrought Iron Railings
Reclaimed Wrought Iron Railings
H 33.08 in W 281.5 in D 1.58 in
Antique Skandia Furniture Co. Oak Side by Side Secretary Desk Bookcase Cabinet
By Skandia Furniture 1
Located in Dayton, OH
Antique Late Victorian side by side secretary desk and curio bookcase by Skandia Furniture Company, circa 1900s. Made of oak featuring a serpentine backsplash over a glass front book...
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Early 20th Century American Late Victorian Antique Bannisters

Materials

Brass

Reclaimed Wrought Iron Balcony or Railing Panel
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
A section of reclaimed wrought iron balcony railing with an intricate scrolling pattern.
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Early 20th Century Antique Bannisters

Materials

Wrought Iron

Set of Secret Library Bookcase Double Doors
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
An unusual set of secret library bookcase double doors. Utilisable in several ways, these reclaimed double doors are perfect for disguising the entrance to a hidden cupboard or a pla...
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Mid-20th Century English Victorian Antique Bannisters

Materials

Wood, Faux Leather, Mahogany

Set of Secret Library Bookcase Double Doors
Set of Secret Library Bookcase Double Doors
H 71.26 in W 48.04 in D 2.96 in
Antique Wrought Iron Pedestrian Gate
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
Reclaimed Wrought Iron Pedestrian Gate. This very good quality gate was fitted to the T. Goode shop in Mayfair, London and dates to the shops construction, circa 1875.
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Late 19th Century Antique Bannisters

Materials

Wrought Iron

Antique Wrought Iron Pedestrian Gate
Antique Wrought Iron Pedestrian Gate
H 57.88 in W 33.47 in D 0.99 in
Midcentury Italian Walnut Burl Wood Three Shelves Open Bookcase Library
Located in Carimate, Como
A beautiful Italian walnut, carved, three shelves, open bookcase, with great details and frames shaped in Victorian, Napoleon III, Louis XV style with beautiful burl wood pattern dec...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Antique Bannisters

Materials

Wood

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Pair of Rare Bannister Back Armchairs
Located in New York, NY
One of pair in original paint. Second in old black paint over black with pieced feet and stretcher. Both with carved arms. Probably of Long Island or Connecticut shore origin, in th...
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18th Century and Earlier American Antique Bannisters

Materials

Wood

Antique Pair of Rare Bannister Back Armchairs
Pair of Rare Bannister Back Armchairs
H 46 in W 25 in D 17.5 in
18th c. William & Mary Bannister Back Arm Chair, American
Located in Sheffield, MA
American Bannister Back Arm Chair in Period Black paint, with old red underneath.Original condition
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18th Century and Earlier American Antique Bannisters

18th Century English Oak Bannister Armchair with Rush Seat
Located in Nashville, TN
This nice 18th century English oak Bannister armchair has rounded spindles with spools on the back
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18th Century English Antique Bannisters

Materials

Oak

Maple William & Mary Bannister Back Armchair, Massachusetts, circa 1740-1750
Located in Providence, RI
This armchair relates to an example shown in Bishop, the American chair: Three centuries of style (see scan) with reeded vertical slats on the back and the sausage turnings at the ba...
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Mid-18th Century American William and Mary Antique Bannisters

Materials

Maple

Queen Anne Armchair
Located in Litchfield, CT
New England, circa 1730-1750 Having a shaped crest above bannisters flanked by shaped arms
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Mid-18th Century American Queen Anne Antique Bannisters

Queen Anne Armchair
Queen Anne Armchair
H 43 in W 24 in D 17 in
New England William & Mary Armchair
Located in Woodbury, CT
William and Mary Bannister Back Armchair A black painted William & Mary Banister
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18th Century and Earlier American Antique Bannisters

George IV Antique Silver Wine Label 'Vin De Grave' by John Reily, London, 1824
By John Reily
Located in Sittingbourne, Kent
II), sold by Woolley & Wallis, 24th January 2017 and prior to that the Judith Bannister Collection
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1820s English George IV Antique Bannisters

Materials

Silver

EARLY AMERICAN BANNISTER BACK ARM CHAIR
Located in Essex, MA
Early American bannister back chair, in later mocha colored paint, with newly upholstered crewel
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18th Century and Earlier American Antique Bannisters

Materials

Wood, Upholstery

EARLY AMERICAN BANNISTER BACK ARM CHAIR
EARLY AMERICAN BANNISTER BACK ARM CHAIR
H 43 in W 22 in D 17.75 in
An Early American Bannister Back Rocking Chair
Located in NYC, NY
A fine American Bannister-Back rocking chair with well turned spindles, and unique cornice all hand
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18th Century and Earlier Antique Bannisters

Materials

Chestnut

Country armchair
Located in Greenwich, CT
Very quirky and unique bannister back armchair with split turned backrails, boldly diagonal arm
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18th Century and Earlier American Antique Bannisters

Materials

Maple, Leather

Country armchair
Country armchair
H 45 in W 25 in D 19 in
Early 19th Century Edwardian Period Ottoman Long Stool
Located in London, GB
internal storage compartment. Upholstery: Christopher Moore - Bannister Hall The inside in a
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1910s English Antique Bannisters

1880s French Oak Armchair with Original Patina
Located in High Point, NC
, featuring a vegetal motif above and below a buttressed cutout in the seat back, and bannister style
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Late 19th Century French French Provincial Antique Bannisters

Materials

Oak

Pair of 18th C. George II Mahogany High Back Chairs on Carved Cabriole Legs
Located in Oxfordshire, United Kingdom
. Accounts of this form of high back or bannister chair were recorded in England from circa 1720-1740. For
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Early 18th Century English George II Antique Bannisters

Materials

Damask, Beech, Mahogany

NATHANIEL MILLS. A very rare Castle Top Card Case, St. Paul's Cathedral, made in
Located in London, GB
decoarted in a similar fashion to the front around a shaped cartouche engraved with "Mrs A. Bannister". St
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Mid-19th Century English Antique Bannisters

1890s Large Mill Decorative Pine Crate 'Crate 3'
Located in Hook, Hampshire
original, even the oval makers stamp WM Bannister & Co Ltd Cowling Nr. Keighley. Workshop report: Our
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1890s British Antique Bannisters

Materials

Wood

1890s Large Mill Decorative Pine Crate 'Crate 6'
Located in Hook, Hampshire
original, even the oval makers stamp WM Bannister & Co Ltd Cowling Nr. Keighley. Workshop report Our
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1890s British Antique Bannisters

Materials

Wood

1890s Large Mill Decorative Pine Crate 'Crate 4'
Located in Hook, Hampshire
original, even the oval makers stamp WM Bannister & Co Ltd Cowling Nr. Keighley. Workshop report Our
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1890s British Antique Bannisters

Materials

Wood

Barbizon Landscape with Cows
Located in Milford, NH
. Bannister and Charles Walter Stetson, founded the Providence Art Club. He also became the first oil painting
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Late 19th Century Barbizon School Antique Bannisters

Materials

Canvas, Oil

America Noviter Delineata
By Henricus Hondius
Located in Florham Park, NJ
lovely examples of period Dutch cartography. Moreland & Bannister, Antique Maps, Phaidon Press
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18th Century and Earlier Academic Antique Bannisters

Materials

Engraving

1890s Small Mill Decorative Box/Storage Box 'Closed'
Located in Hook, Hampshire
as shown. The markings, stamped on are totally original, even the oval makers stamp WM Bannister & Co
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1890s British Antique Bannisters

Materials

Wood

1890s Large Mill Decorative Box/Storage Box
Located in Hook, Hampshire
markings, stamped on are totally original, even the oval makers stamp WM Bannister & Co. Ltd. Cowling Nr
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Late 19th Century British Art Nouveau Antique Bannisters

Materials

Wood

1890s Large Mill Decorative Box/Storage Box
1890s Large Mill Decorative Box/Storage Box
H 18.51 in W 27.56 in D 18.51 in
Arts & Crafts Cast & Wrought Iron Double Staircase by Eisenwerk Joly Wittenberg
Located in London, GB
, Measurements of longest parts of the complete bannister sidings all dismantled in the images attached. From
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1890s German Art Nouveau Antique Bannisters

Materials

Iron

"Launching a Rowboat" Edward Mitchell Bannister Untitled, Barbizon, Black Artist
Located in New York, NY
Edward Mitchell Bannister Launching a Rowboat, 1884 Signed and dated lower left Oil on canvas 5 x 8
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1880s Barbizon School Antique Bannisters

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Mother-of-Pearl and Silver Photograph Frame London, 1923-1924
By Plante & Bannister
Located in London, GB
condition and retains its original oak back Maker Plante & Bannister.
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1920s English Antique Bannisters

Materials

Sterling Silver

19th Century Bannister Back Armchair with Rush Seat
Located in Nantucket, MA
19th century American Bannister Back armchair in black paint with nicely turned features, rush seat
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19th Century American Antique Bannisters

Materials

Rush, Oak, Paint

19th Century Crystal Newel Post Top
Located in Stamford, CT
Late 19th century cut crystal knob. Originally adorned the top of a Newel or bannister railing
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Late 19th Century English Antique Bannisters

Materials

Crystal

Large French 19th Century Bronze Staircase Finial
Located in Fayetteville, AR
unique form to a bannister or add a decorative element to a bookcase or tablescape. Its elements of
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Late 19th Century French Antique Bannisters

Materials

Bronze

1890s Large Mill Decorative Pine Crate 'Crate 5'
Located in Hook, Hampshire
original, even the oval makers stamp WM Bannister & Co Ltd Cowling Nr. Keighley. Workshop report: Our
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1890s British Antique Bannisters

Materials

Wood

1890s Small Mill Decorative Box/Storage Box
Located in Hook, Hampshire
markings, stamped on are totally original, even the oval makers stamp WM Bannister & Co. Ltd. Cowling Nr
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1890s British Art Nouveau Antique Bannisters

Materials

Wood

“Pond View”
By Samuel R. Chaffee
Located in Southampton, NY
the providence Art club in 1897 with Rhode Island artistic icons E.M. Bannister, G.A. Whitaker and C.W
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1890s American Impressionist Antique Bannisters

Materials

Watercolor, Archival Paper

Planiglobii Terrestris Mappa Universalis
By Homann Heirs
Located in Florham Park, NJ
& Bannister, Antique Maps, online edition Framed to museum specifications using archival materials. Glazed
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18th Century and Earlier Academic Antique Bannisters

Materials

Engraving

Portrait of Two Boys with a Bird - British 18th century Old Master oil painting
Located in London, GB
Johnson, Francesco Bartolozzi, John Bannister, Joseph Munden, Charles James Fox, William Betty, Edmund
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18th Century Old Masters Antique Bannisters

Materials

Oil

Portrait of Young Man Consulting Diagram - British 18thC portrait oil painting
Located in London, GB
and women including Mary Wollstonecraft, Samuel Johnson, Francesco Bartolozzi, John Bannister, Joseph
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18th Century Old Masters Antique Bannisters

Materials

Oil

Black Painted Maple Bannister Back Armchair
Located in West Chester, PA
An example of a rare form, this bannister back is adorned with several exciting architectural
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18th Century and Earlier Antique Bannisters

Materials

Maple

Very Rare Pennsylvania Bannister Back Side Chair
Located in West Chester, PA
Arched crest, great turnings, molded splat and rush seat. Turned legs terminating in ball feet. Wonderful old grained paint and patina.
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18th Century North American William and Mary Antique Bannisters

Materials

Maple

Pair of Extremely Rare Ash Bannister-Back Side Chairs
Located in West Chester, PA
With great old patina, these sidechairs have scalloped crest-rails, great turnings on the stiles, and front stretchers.
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18th Century and Earlier American Antique Bannisters

Materials

Ash

19th Century Bannister Ball
Located in Atlanta, GA
An exquisite example of a Boule d'escalier (bannister ball) in cobalt with an overall design in cut
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19th Century French Antique Bannisters

Materials

Brass

Napoleon Crystal Bannister Finial from France
Located in Atlanta, GA
Originally these crystal finials or Boule d'escalier, were used as a decorative element atop a newel post at the bottom of the stair case. They were often installed at the completio...
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Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Bannisters

Materials

Crystal, Brass

Pair of French Art Nouveau Wrought Iron Bannisters
Located in Salt Lake City, UT
Two monumental wrought iron bannisters featuring representations of sinuous leaves and reeds
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Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Antique Bannisters

Materials

Wrought Iron

Mid-18th Century New England Bannister Back Armchair
Located in Woodbury, CT
Maple bannister back armchair with shaped cresting, vase-and ring-turned stiles, scroll-carved
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Mid-18th Century American Antique Bannisters

Materials

Maple

William & Mary Grungy " Back In Black " Bannister Armchair
Located in Woodbury, CT
An early 18th c. old grungy surface black painted New England bannister back armchair. The double
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18th Century and Earlier American Antique Bannisters

Materials

Wood, Paint

Rare William & Mary carved and ebonized open armchair c.1690
Located in New York, NY
Rare William & Mary tall back bannister carved and ebonized open armchair, with a pierced cresting
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18th Century and Earlier Antique Bannisters

A Rare Swedish Mahogany Library Staircase
By A. Sillén
Located in New York, NY
On sale. Attributed to A. Sillen. With six steps rising to a platform, the conforming bannister
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18th Century and Earlier Swedish Antique Bannisters

Materials

Mahogany

A 17th Century Japanese Lacquer Cabinet on English Stand
Located in London, GB
bannisters. The cabinet and stand are from an English estate and is in, what can be described, as 'country
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18th Century and Earlier Japanese Antique Bannisters

Materials

Brass

An 18th C. Portrait of William Parsons As The Village Lawyer Possibly By Zoffany
By Johann Zoffany
Located in London, GB
‘Lethe’ and as Sheepface in the ‘Village Lawyer,’ with Bannister as Scout, and as Dumps in the ‘Natural
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1780s British George III Antique Bannisters

Materials

Wood

Massachusetts Bannister Back Armchair
Located in Woodbury, CT
An exemplary American maple bannister back armchair with copious ring turnings, scalloped crest and
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Mid-18th Century American American Colonial Antique Bannisters

Materials

Maple

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Antique Bannisters For Sale on 1stDibs

At 1stDibs, there are several options of antique bannisters available for sale. The range of distinct antique bannisters — often made from wood, maple and metal — can elevate any home. There are all kinds of antique bannisters available, from those produced as long ago as the 18th Century to those made as recently as the 20th Century. Antique bannisters made by Art Nouveau designers — as well as those associated with Arts and Crafts — are very popular at 1stDibs.

How Much are Antique Bannisters?

Antique bannisters can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price at 1stDibs is $3,750, while the lowest priced sells for $850 and the highest can go for as much as $45,000.