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Set Of 4 Artemus Ward Antique Leatherbound Books
Set Of 4 Artemus Ward Antique Leatherbound Books

Set Of 4 Artemus Ward Antique Leatherbound Books

Located in Bridgeport, CT

originally published in the British humor magazine Punch. Published in 1867. Following Ward's death in 1867

Category

19th Century American Victorian Antique Death

Materials

Leather, Paper

Mid-19th Century Pair of Parcel Gilt Amboyna Cabinets by T and G Seddon
Mid-19th Century Pair of Parcel Gilt Amboyna Cabinets by T and G Seddon

Mid-19th Century Pair of Parcel Gilt Amboyna Cabinets by T and G Seddon

By Thomas & George Seddon

Located in London, GB

Modelling under Prince Albert's patronage. Following George's death in 1857, the business continued under

Category

19th Century English Antique Death

Materials

Marble

Antique Royal Copenhagen Hans Henrik Hansen Adam & Eve Porcelain Figurine 6"
Antique Royal Copenhagen Hans Henrik Hansen Adam & Eve Porcelain Figurine 6"

Antique Royal Copenhagen Hans Henrik Hansen Adam & Eve Porcelain Figurine 6"

By Royal Copenhagen

Located in Dayton, OH

prickly pear; round base with gilt snake edging. The snake represents life, death and rebirth

Category

Early 20th Century Danish Antique Death

Materials

Porcelain

French Art Nouveau Emile Galle Cameo Glass Blue Mountain Landscape Vase c1920
French Art Nouveau Emile Galle Cameo Glass Blue Mountain Landscape Vase c1920

French Art Nouveau Emile Galle Cameo Glass Blue Mountain Landscape Vase c1920

By Émile Gallé

Located in Worcester Park, GB

death and the finest and most dramatic are the blue mountains. It is signed raised in cameo -see pic 2

Category

1920s French Art Nouveau Antique Death

Materials

Art Glass

Désespoir !
Désespoir !

Désespoir !

Located in PARIS, FR

president on the death of Emile Gallé in 1904. From 1919 to 1940, he was director of the École des Beaux

Category

Early 20th Century Art Nouveau Antique Death

Materials

Bronze

Antique French Folk Art Mixed Media of Napoléon & Son, Circa 1850
Antique French Folk Art Mixed Media of Napoléon & Son, Circa 1850

Antique French Folk Art Mixed Media of Napoléon & Son, Circa 1850

Located in COLMAR, FR

the 1850s, after the death of Napoléon's son Fritz in 1832. The scene presents Napoleon in dialogue

Category

Mid-19th Century French Folk Art Antique Death

Materials

Paper

Art Deco Cocktail Shaker by Saglier Freres & Baccarat, France, 1920
Art Deco Cocktail Shaker by Saglier Freres & Baccarat, France, 1920

Art Deco Cocktail Shaker by Saglier Freres & Baccarat, France, 1920

By Saglier Freres, Baccarat

Located in Saint-Amans-des-Cots, FR

Saglier’s death, the firm at 12 rue d’Enghien became Saglier Frères, managed by his brothers Eugène and

Category

1920s French Art Deco Antique Death

Materials

Crystal, Silver Plate

Japanese Antique Sun Face Pagoda Lantern, Hand-Crafted Iron
Japanese Antique Sun Face Pagoda Lantern, Hand-Crafted Iron

Japanese Antique Sun Face Pagoda Lantern, Hand-Crafted Iron

Located in South Burlington, VT

. These last two sections express the IDEA that after death our physical bodies will go back to their

Category

Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Antique Death

Materials

Iron

Roman coins 18kt Gold Cufflinks depicting Marcus Aurelius and his wife Faustina
Roman coins 18kt Gold Cufflinks depicting Marcus Aurelius and his wife Faustina

Roman coins 18kt Gold Cufflinks depicting Marcus Aurelius and his wife Faustina

Located in Roma, IT

death. His reign was marked by significant military conflicts, including the Marcomannic Wars, campaigns

Category

15th Century and Earlier Italian Classical Roman Antique Death

Materials

18k Gold, Silver

Puiforcat (Hermes) - 170pc. Antique French Art Nouveau 950 Sterling Flatware Set
Puiforcat (Hermes) - 170pc. Antique French Art Nouveau 950 Sterling Flatware Set

Puiforcat (Hermes) - 170pc. Antique French Art Nouveau 950 Sterling Flatware Set

By Puiforcat

Located in Wilmington, DE

. Émile's legacy proved so enduring that even after his death in 1945, Puiforcat continued to be synonymous

Category

Early 20th Century Art Nouveau Antique Death

Materials

Vermeil, Sterling Silver

1908-1909 The Novels and Tales of Henry James
1908-1909 The Novels and Tales of Henry James

1908-1909 The Novels and Tales of Henry James

Located in Bath, GB

and Other Tales Published in 1909: Volume XV: The Lesson of the Master, The Death of the Lion, The

Category

Early 1900s British Antique Death

Materials

Paper

The Red Cross Knight Slaying the Dragon
The Red Cross Knight Slaying the Dragon

The Red Cross Knight Slaying the Dragon

By George Richmond

Located in London, GB

took his death mask. Alongside Palmer and his fellow students Calvert and Tatham, Richmond formed The

Category

19th Century Antique Death

Materials

Paper, Oil

Painted Egyptian Armana Period Vase with a Bull
Painted Egyptian Armana Period Vase with a Bull

Painted Egyptian Armana Period Vase with a Bull

Located in London, GB

Apis bull was treated as a divine being in life and, upon its death, was mummified and buried with

Category

15th Century and Earlier Egyptian Egyptian Antique Death

Materials

Pottery

Sunset - A Sketch
Sunset - A Sketch

Sunset - A Sketch

By Martin Johnson Heade

Located in Bryn Mawr, PA

death. In Sunset, Heade subtlety captures the effects of the setting sun on this quiet landscape. He

Category

1890s Hudson River School Antique Death

Materials

Oil, Board

VICTORIAN 1870 Festoon Chained Necklace 9Kt Yellow Gold With Amethysts & Pearls
VICTORIAN 1870 Festoon Chained Necklace 9Kt Yellow Gold With Amethysts & Pearls

VICTORIAN 1870 Festoon Chained Necklace 9Kt Yellow Gold With Amethysts & Pearls

Located in Miami, FL

colored gems by night. The second being the Grand or mourning period, which coincides with the death of

Category

1870s English Victorian Antique Death

Materials

Amethyst, Pearl, Gold, Yellow Gold, 10k Gold

A set of eleven antique Salviati Murano glass stemware
A set of eleven antique Salviati Murano glass stemware

A set of eleven antique Salviati Murano glass stemware

Located in Sleepy Hollow, NY

death in 1920, the company was run by Maurizio Camerino and his two sons Mario Camerino and Renzo

Category

1920s Italian Antique Death

Materials

Blown Glass

19th C French Portrait Miniature, A Fashionable Lady, after Jean-Baptiste Isabey
19th C French Portrait Miniature, A Fashionable Lady, after Jean-Baptiste Isabey

19th C French Portrait Miniature, A Fashionable Lady, after Jean-Baptiste Isabey

Located in Cotignac, FR

rulers until his death in 1855. Patronized by Josephine and Napoleon Bonaparte, he arranged the

Category

19th Century French School Antique Death

Materials

Parchment Paper, Watercolor, Gouache, Vellum

Period Italian Portrait Miniature
Period Italian Portrait Miniature

Period Italian Portrait Miniature

Located in Roma, IT

1834. 23 April 1847 marks the year of this influential cardinal's death. Floriano Pietrocola (Vasto

Category

Mid-19th Century Old Masters Antique Death

Materials

Wood

Tall Art Deco Stoneware Vase by Gilbert Metenier, France, 1920, Signed
Tall Art Deco Stoneware Vase by Gilbert Metenier, France, 1920, Signed

Tall Art Deco Stoneware Vase by Gilbert Metenier, France, 1920, Signed

By Gilbert Metenier

Located in Saint-Amans-des-Cots, FR

. After his father’s death in 1922, Gilbert Méténier significantly expanded production, developing a

Category

1920s French Art Deco Antique Death

Materials

Ceramic, Stoneware

Italian Grand Tour Marble Bust of Augustus Caesar
Italian Grand Tour Marble Bust of Augustus Caesar

Italian Grand Tour Marble Bust of Augustus Caesar

Located in Bradenton, FL

before his death. The reign of Augustus initiated an era or imperial peace in which the Roman world was

Category

19th Century Italian Grand Tour Antique Death

Materials

Marble

Goalkeeper
Goalkeeper

Goalkeeper

Located in Los Angeles, CA

and death dates or specific cities where he lived, but his work is consistently described as French

Category

1920s Art Deco Antique Death

Materials

Bronze

Japy Freres Ormolu and Sevres Porcelain Drum Head Clock - Fully Restored
Japy Freres Ormolu and Sevres Porcelain Drum Head Clock - Fully Restored

Japy Freres Ormolu and Sevres Porcelain Drum Head Clock - Fully Restored

By Howell James & Co., Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres, Japy Frères

Located in Belper, Derbyshire

worked from his workshop on the rue du Faubourg-Saint-Antoine, Paris. Following his death in 1775, an

Category

19th Century Neoclassical Antique Death

Materials

Ormolu

Narcissus in a Wooded Landscape

Narcissus in a Wooded Landscape

Located in London, GB

worked for the Medici, and with whom he shared a poetic vision of nature. After the death of Cosimo II in

Category

Early 17th Century Antique Death

Materials

Canvas, Oil

19thC French Solid Silver Bull On Stand, Christofle, Paris c.1860
19thC French Solid Silver Bull On Stand, Christofle, Paris c.1860

19thC French Solid Silver Bull On Stand, Christofle, Paris c.1860

By Christofle

Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent

Maximilian of Mexico. After Charles death in 1863, his sister’s son Henri Bouilhet took over the firm

Category

19th Century French Antique Death

Materials

Silver

Max Le Verrier Art Deco Marabou Wall Sconce, Spelter & Glass, 1920
Max Le Verrier Art Deco Marabou Wall Sconce, Spelter & Glass, 1920

Max Le Verrier Art Deco Marabou Wall Sconce, Spelter & Glass, 1920

By Max Le Verrier

Located in Saint-Amans-des-Cots, FR

activities, he resumed work after World War II and continued sculpting until his death in 1973. Today, his

Category

1920s French Art Deco Antique Death

Materials

Spelter

Early 19th Century Hand Coloured Cockfighting Scenes Sporting Taxidermy Hunting
Early 19th Century Hand Coloured Cockfighting Scenes Sporting Taxidermy Hunting

Early 19th Century Hand Coloured Cockfighting Scenes Sporting Taxidermy Hunting

Located in Lowestoft, GB

the early 19th century and showing, Set too, Fight, Throat and Death. By Henry Alkin. Published March

Category

Early 19th Century English George IV Antique Death

Materials

Art Glass, Wood, Paper

Vintage Spencer & Co. Cased Brass and Wood Sextant, circa 1830s-40s
Vintage Spencer & Co. Cased Brass and Wood Sextant, circa 1830s-40s

Vintage Spencer & Co. Cased Brass and Wood Sextant, circa 1830s-40s

By Spencer & Company

Located in Colorado Springs, CO

deaths of the company’s original partners by 1819, the business passed to successors who retained the

Category

Early 19th Century English Victorian Antique Death

Materials

Brass

Two Women Cooking (Spain or North Africa?)
Two Women Cooking (Spain or North Africa?)

Two Women Cooking (Spain or North Africa?)

By Robert Hallowell

Located in Fairlawn, OH

public favor. Upon the death of her husband, she opened the Marbella Gallery on 72nd Street in Manhattan

Category

1920s American Modern Antique Death

Materials

Watercolor

The Gate, Cuba
The Gate, Cuba

The Gate, Cuba

By Robert Hallowell

Located in Fairlawn, OH

paintings in the 1950’s when they were out of public favor. Upon the death of her husband, she opened the

Category

1920s American Modern Antique Death

Materials

Watercolor

EMPEROR DOMITIAN Ancient Roman Coin 1st Cent. AD Silver Keychain
EMPEROR DOMITIAN Ancient Roman Coin 1st Cent. AD Silver Keychain

EMPEROR DOMITIAN Ancient Roman Coin 1st Cent. AD Silver Keychain

Located in Roma, IT

following the proclamation of the Praetorian Guard after Titus’s death. His 15-year reign was the longest of

Category

15th Century and Earlier Italian Classical Roman Antique Death

Materials

Silver

Archery Painting, Seth William Stevenson Portrait
Archery Painting, Seth William Stevenson Portrait

Archery Painting, Seth William Stevenson Portrait

Located in Oxfordshire, GB

short due to his early death, so his body of work is relatively small but highly appreciated amongst

Category

19th Century British Sporting Art Antique Death

Materials

Paper, Wood, Paint

Two Pandas by the Water
Two Pandas by the Water

Two Pandas by the Water

By Lawrence Lebduska

Located in Sheffield, MA

years before his death.

Category

Early 20th Century Outsider Art Antique Death

Materials

Oil, Board

Antique Carved Wooden Feather Mould Ex. Tucker Collection
Antique Carved Wooden Feather Mould Ex. Tucker Collection

Antique Carved Wooden Feather Mould Ex. Tucker Collection

Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire

. Following Tucker’s death in 2022, his expansive collection of film memorabilia was sold, including a vast

Category

Late 18th Century English Antique Death

Materials

Wood, Hardwood, Boxwood, Fruitwood

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Antique Death For Sale on 1stDibs

At 1stDibs, there are many versions of the ideal antique death for your home. An antique death — often made from paper, bronze and cotton — can elevate any home. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect antique death — we have versions that date back to the 19th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 20th Century are available. Each antique death bearing Art Deco hallmarks is very popular.

How Much is a Antique Death?

An antique death can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price 1stDibs is $618, while the lowest priced sells for $272 and the highest can go for as much as $5,500.