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Authentic Hand Beaded Nez Perce Flat Bag With Peacock
Authentic Hand Beaded Nez Perce Flat Bag With Peacock

Authentic Hand Beaded Nez Perce Flat Bag With Peacock

By Native American Art

Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID

brain tanned straps and cloth lined interior. A lovely piece that would display nicely on the walls of a

Category

Early 20th Century American Folk Art Antique Brain

Materials

Leather, Beads

Japanese Antique Garden Stone Precious Hoju Jewel Finial
Japanese Antique Garden Stone Precious Hoju Jewel Finial

Japanese Antique Garden Stone Precious Hoju Jewel Finial

Located in South Burlington, VT

garden stone represents the the gem which "makes all your dreams come true.” Some say it’s the brain of a

Category

19th Century Japanese Edo Antique Brain

Materials

Stone

Antique Art Deco Dining Table Burr Walnut 1920s
Antique Art Deco Dining Table Burr Walnut 1920s

Antique Art Deco Dining Table Burr Walnut 1920s

Located in London, GB

in the brain’ because ‘he couldn’t handle a hammer’. However, he started the business with a wood

Category

1920s English Art Deco Antique Brain

Materials

Walnut

Plaster Human Brain Model
Plaster Human Brain Model

Plaster Human Brain Model

Located in North Egremont, MA

Seven piece model of the human brain, plaster and brass rods

Category

Early 20th Century American Antique Brain

Massive Brain Coral on Lucite Base
Massive Brain Coral on Lucite Base

Massive Brain Coral on Lucite Base

Located in North Miami, FL

This stunning specimen - the result of two brain coral plants fusing themselves together over time

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18th Century and Earlier Unknown Antique Brain

The Philosopher's Stone
The Philosopher's Stone

The Philosopher's Stone

Located in San Francisco, CA

achieved by uniting both rational, intellectual thinking (masculine, rational, right brain activity) with

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19th Century Unknown Antique Brain

Victorian Plaster Anatomical Torso Model
Victorian Plaster Anatomical Torso Model

Victorian Plaster Anatomical Torso Model

Located in Fitzroy, Victoria

Full torso dissection model, with exposed ribcage, digestive system and brain. Painted plaster on a

Category

Late 19th Century European Antique Brain

Materials

Plaster, Wood

Flocked Fantom
Flocked Fantom

Flocked Fantom

Located in New York, NY

A sagittal model of the human brain with facial and optic nerves Cast in a relief of wax that has

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19th Century Antique Brain

Materials

Glass

Bronze Copy of "De Humani Corporus Fabrica"
Bronze Copy of "De Humani Corporus Fabrica"

Bronze Copy of "De Humani Corporus Fabrica"

Located in New York, NY

A Calvarium Sectioned Human Head With Dissected Brain in Cast Bronze Mounted on Granite Base. Done

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19th Century Italian Antique Brain

Materials

Bronze

19th Century Wax Medical Display Head
19th Century Wax Medical Display Head

19th Century Wax Medical Display Head

Located in North Hollywood, CA

. The top is cut away to expose the brain, and opened on the back side to expose the inner brain and

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19th Century French Antique Brain

Materials

Marble, Brass

graphic punch tuba
graphic punch tuba

graphic punch tuba

Located in st. helena, napa valley, CA

. should be paired with the french horn. your choice in entry, sofa back of library shelves. no brainer!

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Early 20th Century American Antique Brain

Materials

Horn

mounted brass french horn
mounted brass french horn

mounted brass french horn

Located in st. helena, napa valley, CA

. should be paired with the tuba as a set, as they show stronger as a set. no brainer for photo shoot or

Category

Early 20th Century American Antique Brain

Materials

Brass

terra cotta horse torso
terra cotta horse torso

terra cotta horse torso

Located in st. helena, napa valley, CA

1915. Sheer editorial piece, this should be on the cover of any tasty magazine. No brainer. Entry

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19th Century Panamanian Antique Brain

Materials

Terracotta

Antique period Phrenology head Scottish Pottery c1835
Antique period Phrenology head Scottish Pottery c1835

Antique period Phrenology head Scottish Pottery c1835

Located in Woodstock, OXFORDSHIRE

focused on measurements of the human skull, based on the concept that the brain is the organ of the mind

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19th Century Scottish Antique Brain

Maximianus Roman Coin Silver Necklace
Maximianus Roman Coin Silver Necklace

Maximianus Roman Coin Silver Necklace

Located in Nuevo Leon, MX

latter title with his co-emperor and superior, Diocletian, whose political brain complemented Maximian's

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15th Century and Earlier Italian Contemporary Antique Brain

Materials

Silver

Paiute Indian Doll
Paiute Indian Doll

Paiute Indian Doll

Located in New York, NY

This rare doll was made for a Paiute child. It was sewn primarily of brain tanned deer hide with

Category

19th Century American Antique Brain

Materials

Cotton, Beads

Victorian Old Cut Diamond Serpent Ring
Victorian Old Cut Diamond Serpent Ring

Victorian Old Cut Diamond Serpent Ring

Located in Sale, Cheshire

mine cut diamond "brain" (approx. 65pts) and modelled in 18 karat gold. It's especially good quality

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Early 1900s English Victorian Antique Brain

Materials

White Diamond, 18k Gold

Scarce & Early Carved & Painted Pine Folk Art Phrenology Head, circa 1850-1860
Scarce & Early Carved & Painted Pine Folk Art Phrenology Head, circa 1850-1860

Scarce & Early Carved & Painted Pine Folk Art Phrenology Head, circa 1850-1860

Located in Bedford, Bedfordshire

disproportionate and larger than life in size, on a shaped base, mapping the labeled regions of the human brain

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1850s Central American Folk Art Antique Brain

Materials

Pine

Rare Plaster Phrenology Bust Prepared by A.L. Vago, London, circa 1870-1885
Rare Plaster Phrenology Bust Prepared by A.L. Vago, London, circa 1870-1885

Rare Plaster Phrenology Bust Prepared by A.L. Vago, London, circa 1870-1885

By Ambrose Lewis Vago

Located in Bedford, Bedfordshire

brain, such as ‘Hope’ and 'Combativeness' via a large number of printed paper labels applied to the head

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1880s English High Victorian Antique Brain

Materials

Plaster

Rare Plaster Phrenology Bust Prepared by A.L. Vago, London, 1869
Rare Plaster Phrenology Bust Prepared by A.L. Vago, London, 1869

Rare Plaster Phrenology Bust Prepared by A.L. Vago, London, 1869

By Ambrose Lewis Vago

Located in Bedford, Bedfordshire

brain, such as 'Intellectual Faculties' and 'Destructive' via a number of printed paper labels applied

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1860s English High Victorian Antique Brain

Materials

Plaster

Early 20th Century Plaster Model of a Human Skull on Ebonised Stand
Early 20th Century Plaster Model of a Human Skull on Ebonised Stand

Early 20th Century Plaster Model of a Human Skull on Ebonised Stand

Located in Bedford, Bedfordshire

. Based on the idea that as the skull takes its shape from the brain, the surface of the skull can be read

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Early 20th Century European Antique Brain

Materials

Plaster

19th Century French Phrenology Head
19th Century French Phrenology Head

19th Century French Phrenology Head

Located in North Beninngton, VT

lower back of the piece. The different sectors of the brain are all labeled with a beautiful cursive

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Mid-19th Century French Antique Brain

Materials

Plaster, Ink

Victorian Sapphire Ruby Coiled Snake Ring
Victorian Sapphire Ruby Coiled Snake Ring

Victorian Sapphire Ruby Coiled Snake Ring

Located in Sale, Cheshire

set with a blue sapphire "brain" and ruby eyes, the face showing off a big grin... It dates to circa

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1880s British Victorian Antique Brain

Materials

Ruby, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, 15k Gold

Plaster Phrenology Bust by A.L. Vago of Gray's Inn Road, London & Dated to 1883
Plaster Phrenology Bust by A.L. Vago of Gray's Inn Road, London & Dated to 1883

Plaster Phrenology Bust by A.L. Vago of Gray's Inn Road, London & Dated to 1883

By Ambrose Lewis Vago

Located in Bedford, Bedfordshire

human brain, such as 'Individuality', 'Destructiveness' and '?' via a number of printed paper labels

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1880s English High Victorian Antique Brain

Materials

Plaster

An Art Deco Table Lamp: A Franco-American Marriage Made in Heaven.
An Art Deco Table Lamp: A Franco-American Marriage Made in Heaven.

An Art Deco Table Lamp: A Franco-American Marriage Made in Heaven.

Located in San Francisco, CA

to see some $1500 Schneider hand-blown art glass jewel mounted in place of the lowly American "brain

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Early 20th Century French Art Deco Antique Brain

Materials

Brass

Original French  Art Deco Statue by Fayral  "Le Faguay" light
Original French  Art Deco Statue by Fayral  "Le Faguay" light

Original French Art Deco Statue by Fayral "Le Faguay" light

Located in Oakland, CA

marble and original "brain" crackled glass globe. She is a wonderful figure: a stunningly beautiful

Category

Early 20th Century French Antique Brain

Materials

Marble, Metal, Bronze

19thC Irish Blacksmith Forged Wrought Iron Cross
19thC Irish Blacksmith Forged Wrought Iron Cross

19thC Irish Blacksmith Forged Wrought Iron Cross

Located in Bedford, Bedfordshire

muscle power and driven by an inventive brain, it was indeed possible for him to make literally anything

Category

Mid-19th Century Irish Folk Art Antique Brain

Materials

Wrought Iron

Art Deco Light Statue by Max Le Verrier called Clarte Rare Vintage Model
Art Deco Light Statue by Max Le Verrier called Clarte Rare Vintage Model

Art Deco Light Statue by Max Le Verrier called Clarte Rare Vintage Model

By Max Le Verrier

Located in Oakland, CA

Paris). This one stands approximately 21.5″ T to the head and 26″ T to the original top of the “brain

Category

1920s French Art Deco Antique Brain

Materials

Marble, Metal

19thC Human Skull Inscribed for Phrenological Demonstration
19thC Human Skull Inscribed for Phrenological Demonstration

19thC Human Skull Inscribed for Phrenological Demonstration

Located in Bedford, Bedfordshire

takes its shape from the brain, the surface of the skull can be read as an index of psychological

Category

Early 1900s English Antique Brain

Materials

Bone

Edwards Kingwood Writing Box
Edwards Kingwood Writing Box

Edwards Kingwood Writing Box

Located in Northampton, United Kingdom

which read: "I had finished my letter when an IDEA struck so forcibly upon my brain of sending you a

Category

19th Century Antique Brain

Materials

Brass

16th Century Andreas Vesalius Anatomical Print on Acrylic
16th Century Andreas Vesalius Anatomical Print on Acrylic

16th Century Andreas Vesalius Anatomical Print on Acrylic

Located in Houston, TX

, allowing the page itself to remain the focus. This particular panel shows views of the brain. Just one

Category

16th Century French Antique Brain

Materials

Acrylic, Paper

16th Century Andreas Vesalius Anatomical Print on Acrylic
16th Century Andreas Vesalius Anatomical Print on Acrylic

16th Century Andreas Vesalius Anatomical Print on Acrylic

Located in Houston, TX

, allowing the page itself to remain the focus. This particular panel shows views of the brain and skull

Category

16th Century French Antique Brain

Materials

Acrylic, Paper

16th Century Andreas Vesalius Anatomical Print on Acrylic
16th Century Andreas Vesalius Anatomical Print on Acrylic

16th Century Andreas Vesalius Anatomical Print on Acrylic

Located in Houston, TX

, allowing the page itself to remain the focus. This particular panel shows views of the brain and skull

Category

16th Century French Antique Brain

Materials

Acrylic, Paper

16th Century Andreas Vesalius Anatomical Print on Acrylic
16th Century Andreas Vesalius Anatomical Print on Acrylic

16th Century Andreas Vesalius Anatomical Print on Acrylic

Located in Houston, TX

, allowing the page itself to remain the focus. This particular panel shows views of the brain, spine and

Category

16th Century French Antique Brain

Materials

Acrylic, Paper

16th Century Andreas Vesalius Anatomical Print on Acrylic
16th Century Andreas Vesalius Anatomical Print on Acrylic

16th Century Andreas Vesalius Anatomical Print on Acrylic

Located in Houston, TX

, allowing the page itself to remain the focus. This particular panel shows views of the brain and skull

Category

16th Century French Antique Brain

Materials

Acrylic, Paper

RW Winfield Design 19th Century Steel and Brown Leather Rocking Chair
RW Winfield Design 19th Century Steel and Brown Leather Rocking Chair

RW Winfield Design 19th Century Steel and Brown Leather Rocking Chair

By R. W. Winfield & Co.

Located in London, GB

time the design is, even today, you look at the shape and your brain tells you it was produced in the

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19th Century Great Britain (UK) British Colonial Antique Brain

Materials

Steel

Large Brain Coral
Large Brain Coral

Large Brain Coral

Located in High Point, NC

Large piece of brain coral specimen

Category

Early 1900s Antique Brain

Materials

Coral

Georgian “Flora” Agate Intaglio Gold Ring
Georgian “Flora” Agate Intaglio Gold Ring

Georgian “Flora” Agate Intaglio Gold Ring

Located in Sale, Cheshire

-Face Illusion" is in effect: whereby the brain perceives a concave (or intaglio) face as a normal

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Early 19th Century English George III Antique Brain

Materials

Agate, 18k Gold

Antique Victorian Diamond Double Snake Gold Ring
Antique Victorian Diamond Double Snake Gold Ring

Antique Victorian Diamond Double Snake Gold Ring

Located in Sale, Cheshire

. Each one is set with an old cut diamond "brain", and the piece is modelled in 18 karat gold throughout

Category

19th Century English Victorian Antique Brain

Materials

White Diamond, 18k Gold

3D German Anatomical Medical Model in Plaster
3D German Anatomical Medical Model in Plaster

3D German Anatomical Medical Model in Plaster

Located in Dallas, TX

from a plaster like material, that has been carved to show the brain, lungs and digestive tract

Category

Early 20th Century German Antique Brain

Materials

Plaster, Wood

Exchange Alley
Exchange Alley

Exchange Alley

By Adriaan Lubbers

Located in New York, NY

copious drawings. Lubbers died suddenly in 1954 of a brain hemorrhage while visiting Manhattan. His

Category

1920s Art Deco Antique Brain

Materials

Lithograph

Lib. VIII, Tab. I-III. Set of 3 plates.
Lib. VIII, Tab. I-III. Set of 3 plates.

Lib. VIII, Tab. I-III. Set of 3 plates.

By Adrianus Spigelius

Located in Zeeland, Noord-Brabant

on the brain in Liber X-one of these, showing the arterial circle at the brain, predates the Willis

Category

1640s Antique Brain

Materials

Engraving

Mandalay Burmese Buddha
Mandalay Burmese Buddha

Mandalay Burmese Buddha

Located in Saint Augustine, FL

fearlessness, feed the brain and nervous system, and bring awareness and wisdom. Mandalay period: 1853 – 1948

Category

Late 18th Century Antique Brain

Materials

Wood, Lacquer

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Antique Brain For Sale on 1stDibs

At 1stDibs, there are many versions of the ideal antique brain for your home. Each antique brain for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using paper, coral and stone. Your living room may not be complete without an antique brain — find older editions for sale from the 18th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 20th Century. An antique brain is a generally popular piece of furniture, but those created in Industrial and Victorian styles are sought with frequency. A well-made antique brain has long been a part of the offerings for many furniture designers and manufacturers, but those produced by Dr. Louis Auzoux and Ehrlich are consistently popular.

How Much is a Antique Brain?

Prices for an antique brain start at $139 and top out at $6,423 with the average selling for $685.