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The Nailsmith Houses, Late 19th Century Rattenberg Austria Historical Landscape
The Nailsmith Houses, Late 19th Century Rattenberg Austria Historical Landscape

The Nailsmith Houses, Late 19th Century Rattenberg Austria Historical Landscape

Located in Soquel, CA

The Nailsmith Houses, Late 19th Century Rattenberg Austria Historical Landscape Exquisitely detailed 1888 watercolor of The Nailsmith Houses, a historical building in Rattenberg, A...

Category

1880s Realist Antique Drawing Board

Materials

Paper, Watercolor, Illustration Board

Loading the Cargo Ship - Brittany France - Watercolor 19th Century
Loading the Cargo Ship - Brittany France - Watercolor 19th Century

Loading the Cargo Ship - Brittany France - Watercolor 19th Century

Located in Soquel, CA

French Coastal Scene in Brittany with a merchant ship onloading fish and people by an unknown artist. A sailing vessel is anchored at a beach. A ramp extends from the ship yo to the ...

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Late 19th Century Impressionist Antique Drawing Board

Materials

Watercolor, Postcard, Illustration Board

Negotiations at the Brothel
Negotiations at the Brothel

Negotiations at the Brothel

By Théophile Alexandre Steinlen

Located in Rancho Santa Fe, CA

Steinlen was Born in Lausanne, Switzerland on November 10, 1859. He moved permanently to Paris at age 23 and became a French citizen. Steinlen studied art at Lausanne and later beca...

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Late 19th Century Post-Impressionist Antique Drawing Board

Materials

India Ink, Board

Harvest Time The Hills of Mt Tamalpais near Lake Bon Tempe 1890s
Harvest Time The Hills of Mt Tamalpais near Lake Bon Tempe 1890s

Harvest Time The Hills of Mt Tamalpais near Lake Bon Tempe 1890s

Located in Soquel, CA

Harvest Time The Hills of Mt Tamalpais near Lake Bon Tempe 1890s The Hills around San Rafael in the 19th century were a time of work and play as seen in this watercolor near Lake Bon...

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Late 19th Century American Impressionist Antique Drawing Board

Materials

Watercolor, Illustration Board, Laid Paper

Calendulas, floral still life in Orange key
Calendulas, floral still life in Orange key

Calendulas, floral still life in Orange key

By Laura Coombs Hills

Located in New York, NY

Laura Hills is an American treasure in terms of the body of work that she produced in pastel. She is a master of this medium of pastel and she had been a celebrated miniaturist arti...

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1920s American Realist Antique Drawing Board

Materials

Pastel, Board

French Louis XVI Secretaire Abattant / Secretary desk, circa 1800
French Louis XVI Secretaire Abattant / Secretary desk, circa 1800

French Louis XVI Secretaire Abattant / Secretary desk, circa 1800

Located in Lucenec, SK

last decade of the 18th century. The Monroe Doctrine Desk, is known for having been the drawing board

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Early 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Drawing Board

Materials

Brass

Antique Slant-Front Drafting Desk Writing Table
Antique Slant-Front Drafting Desk Writing Table

Antique Slant-Front Drafting Desk Writing Table

Located in Forney, TX

architect's / architectural table, artist drawing board, office work desk, standing desk, engineer's desk

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Early 20th Century Louis XVI Antique Drawing Board

Materials

Ebony, Kingwood, Mahogany, Maple, Palisander, Rosewood, Burl, Felt

Antique Handcrafted Bronze Table Centerpiece Bowl by F. Levillain & Barbedienne
Antique Handcrafted Bronze Table Centerpiece Bowl by F. Levillain & Barbedienne

Antique Handcrafted Bronze Table Centerpiece Bowl by F. Levillain & Barbedienne

By F. Barbedienne Foundry, Ferdinand Levillain

Located in Lisse, NL

'drawing board' all the way to the polishing of the bronze bowl. And as it goes with top quality made

Category

19th Century French Classical Roman Antique Drawing Board

Materials

Bronze

Self-Portrait
Self-Portrait

Self-Portrait

By John Hamilton Mortimer

Located in London, GB

instructive is a famous self-portrait of himself seated at a drawing board with a student, presumably

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18th Century Old Masters Antique Drawing Board

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Man - Original China Ink - 1920 ca
Man - Original China Ink - 1920 ca

Man - Original China Ink - 1920 ca

Located in Roma, IT

Man is an original drawing in China ink on brownish paper, realized by an Anonymous artist of the

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1920s Modern Antique Drawing Board

Materials

Ink

Russian Suprematist Style Gouache and Paper on Board
Russian Suprematist Style Gouache and Paper on Board

Russian Suprematist Style Gouache and Paper on Board

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Vintage paint and ephemera artwork. Custom contemporary frame.

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Early 20th Century Russian Antique Drawing Board

The Revolt of Cairo, Pencil on Paper, Laid on Board by Lisa Lévesque
The Revolt of Cairo, Pencil on Paper, Laid on Board by Lisa Lévesque

The Revolt of Cairo, Pencil on Paper, Laid on Board by Lisa Lévesque

Located in London, GB

Lisa Lévesque The revolt of Cairo Pencil on paper, laid on board, signed and dated Juin

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Early 19th Century French Charles X Antique Drawing Board

Materials

Paper

The bay of Islands
The bay of Islands

The bay of Islands

By William Russell Flint

Located in Vancouver, BC

watercolour on watercolour board, signed lower right "W Russell Flint" Provenance: Eva Powel

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Early 20th Century Impressionist Antique Drawing Board

Materials

Watercolor, Board

Japanese Girl

Japanese Girl

By Robert Frederick Blum

Located in New York, NY

alternate titles: Portrait of a Japanese Woman Boatman’s Daughter bears the artist’s stamp, center right

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1890s American Impressionist Antique Drawing Board

Materials

Paper, Pastel, Board

Arlecchino

Arlecchino

By Leonetto Cappiello

Located in Torino, IT

Il disegno è il prototipo originale disegnato e dipinto da Leonetto Cappiello, per la pubblicità della Venchi. NON è un poster, ma il disegno bozza eseguito dall'artista per la pubbl...

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1920s Art Deco Antique Drawing Board

Materials

Paper, Watercolor, Illustration Board

Victorian Mourning Interior Scene
Victorian Mourning Interior Scene

Victorian Mourning Interior Scene

By C. Clyde Squires

Located in Minneapolis, MN

worked as a commercial artist drawing fashion heads in the mornings, attending the New York School of Art

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Early 1900s Victorian Antique Drawing Board

Materials

Board, Charcoal, Mixed Media

The Fourth of July

The Fourth of July

By Louis Charles Vogt

Located in New York, NY

signed LC Vogt, lower left

Category

1910s Post-Impressionist Antique Drawing Board

Materials

Paper, Pastel, Watercolor, Board, Graphite

A Knot Hole Game
A Knot Hole Game

A Knot Hole Game

By Orson Lowell

Located in Minneapolis, MN

This original Orson Lowell interior magazine illustration depicts the classic American coming-of-age ritual of taking in a baseball game knot-hole style. A pair of young lads are see...

Category

1910s American Realist Antique Drawing Board

Materials

Graphite, Illustration Board

Lest We Forget
Lest We Forget

Lest We Forget

By B. Cory Kilvert

Located in Minneapolis, MN

This original 1907 watercolor by B. Cory Kilvert titled "Lest We Forget" comes from the storied Cream of Wheat advertising archives. This large and decidedly quaint image embodies th...

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Early 1900s American Realist Antique Drawing Board

Materials

Illustration Board, Watercolor

Ziegfeld Follies Beauty Barbara Dean Portrait
Ziegfeld Follies Beauty Barbara Dean Portrait

Ziegfeld Follies Beauty Barbara Dean Portrait

By John Knowles Hare

Located in Minneapolis, MN

From the estate of legendary Ziegfeld Follies photographer Alfred Cheney Johnston comes this beautiful pastel portrait of Follies showgirl Barbara Dean. Noted illustrator J. Knowles ...

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1920s Art Deco Antique Drawing Board

Materials

Illustration Board, Pastel

A Brown Eyed Girl
A Brown Eyed Girl

A Brown Eyed Girl

By Rolf Armstrong

Located in Minneapolis, MN

An exceedingly scarce and early Art Nouveau period original pastel portrait by Rolf Armstrong dated 1913. This pastel dates just one year later than his first published works of 1912...

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1910s Art Nouveau Antique Drawing Board

Materials

Pastel, Illustration Board

Very Wearable
Very Wearable

Very Wearable

By Charles Sheldon

Located in Minneapolis, MN

A large fashion original illustration by Charles Gates Sheldon which served as an interior fashion plate for the September 1921 issue of The Woman's Home Companion. This lovely model...

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1910s American Realist Antique Drawing Board

Materials

Ink, Board, Pen, Pencil

Assumption of the Virgin

Assumption of the Virgin

Unavailable|$1,438

Assumption of the Virgin

Located in Greven, DE

Drawing glued to board 36.2 x 34.5 cm inscribed "Leloir 1679-1763, Ecole Francaise" This seems to

Category

17th Century Baroque Antique Drawing Board

Materials

Paper

Portrait of a Lady
Portrait of a Lady

Portrait of a Lady

Unavailable|$239

Portrait of a Lady

Located in Greven, DE

Drawing on paper, glued to board (see photo) a little tear on the left bears a signature ? lower

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18th Century Old Masters Antique Drawing Board

Entry of Christ into Jerusalem

Entry of Christ into Jerusalem

By Michele Antonio Milocco

Located in Greven, DE

Beaumont of Turin in the decoration of the church of San Fillipo Neri in Fossano. It is a beautiful drawing

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17th Century Old Masters Antique Drawing Board

Rare 18th Century Masonic Painting "Freemasonry a Secret Unveiled"
Rare 18th Century Masonic Painting "Freemasonry a Secret Unveiled"

Rare 18th Century Masonic Painting "Freemasonry a Secret Unveiled"

By Jan Punt

Located in Werkendam, NL

architecture, the different styles of building; with the aid of a drawing board, compasses, a square and a 24

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1760s Dutch Baroque Antique Drawing Board

Materials

Linen

Rare English Arts and Crafts Art Nouveau Cabinet on Stand CFA Voysey circa 1910
Rare English Arts and Crafts Art Nouveau Cabinet on Stand CFA Voysey circa 1910

Rare English Arts and Crafts Art Nouveau Cabinet on Stand CFA Voysey circa 1910

By Charles Voysey

Located in London, GB

in the original drawing. Shelved interior and fully boarded finished (mahogany) back; the whole on

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1910s Great Britain (UK) Arts and Crafts Antique Drawing Board

Materials

Brass

2 Horse Drawn Carriage
2 Horse Drawn Carriage

2 Horse Drawn Carriage

By Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec

Located in Lake Worth, FL

to board, Monogram Initials Lower left Circa 1880

Category

1880s Impressionist Antique Drawing Board

Materials

Watercolor, Gouache, Board, Archival Paper

'Menu Board'

'Menu Board'

By Maxfield Parrish

Located in Fort Washington, PA

Date: 1904 Medium: Graphite Pencil on Illustration Board Dimensions: 18.00" x 8.50" Signature

Category

Early 1900s Antique Drawing Board

Materials

Illustration Board, Graphite

Arthur Bowen Davies Pastel on Paper and Board
Arthur Bowen Davies Pastel on Paper and Board

Arthur Bowen Davies Pastel on Paper and Board

Located in Hopewell, NJ

, Arthur Bowen Davies, 1863-1928 Black paper on board. Unframed 13" x 8.5" Signed on back. Simple

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Early 20th Century American Antique Drawing Board

Halldorson Company Floor Light
Halldorson Company Floor Light

Halldorson Company Floor Light

Located in Peekskill, NY

antique drawing board or as a reading light.

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Early 20th Century American Industrial Antique Drawing Board

Materials

Steel

Original Antique American Iron Columbia Drafting/Drawing Table
Original Antique American Iron Columbia Drafting/Drawing Table

Original Antique American Iron Columbia Drafting/Drawing Table

Located in BENSENVILLE, IL

desired. The top consists of a regular pinewood drawing board having hardwood ledges dovetailed into the

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Early 20th Century American Antique Drawing Board

Materials

Pine

Quarter Sawn Oak Architects Chair
Quarter Sawn Oak Architects Chair

Quarter Sawn Oak Architects Chair

By Sikes Chair Company

Located in Peekskill, NY

drawing board chair is a nice change. It's industrial and a bit Arts And crafts at the same time. Total

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19th Century American American Craftsman Antique Drawing Board

Rare Double Joint Architects Lamp by Niam, circa 1920s
Rare Double Joint Architects Lamp by Niam, circa 1920s

Rare Double Joint Architects Lamp by Niam, circa 1920s

By Niam

Located in Gloucester, GB

an architects drawing board - French, circa 1920s. - Measures: 24cm wide x 22cm deep x 45cm tall

Category

1920s French Industrial Antique Drawing Board

Materials

Enamel, Steel

Quai Du Louvre

Quai Du Louvre

By Eugene Galien-Laloue

Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire

A prominent and impressive Gouache on board by the very popular artist Eugene Galien-Laloue signed

Category

Early 1900s Impressionist Antique Drawing Board

Materials

Board, Gouache

I Married Adventure, Movie Poster
I Married Adventure, Movie Poster

I Married Adventure, Movie Poster

By Glen Cravath

Located in Fort Washington, PA

Medium: Appliqué and Watercolor on Board Dimensions: 15.00" x 9.50" Signature: Unsigned I Married

Category

Early 20th Century Antique Drawing Board

Materials

Watercolor, Board

Ornate 1800s Mechanical Table
Ornate 1800s Mechanical Table

Ornate 1800s Mechanical Table

Located in Peekskill, NY

a drawing board and also moves up and down via foot pedals. A good deal of the mechanism is incased

Category

19th Century American Antique Drawing Board

Materials

Steel, Iron

Tired Out

Tired Out

By Robert Gemmell Hutchison

Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire

A splendid and highly expressive oil watercolour on board of two young figure sat through the reeds

Category

19th Century Impressionist Antique Drawing Board

Materials

Watercolor, Board

In Gamle Norge

In Gamle Norge

By Gideon Fidler

Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire

A very pretty watercolor on board depicting 2 children on holiday playing in a flowered field in

Category

19th Century Impressionist Antique Drawing Board

Materials

Board, Watercolor

Montmartre
Montmartre

Montmartre

By Eugene Galien-Laloue

Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire

highlighted beautifully in its execution. Gouache on board, signed lower left. 1900. Montmartre is a large

Category

Early 1900s Impressionist Antique Drawing Board

Materials

Gouache, Board

Metropolitan Magazine Cover, 1921
Metropolitan Magazine Cover, 1921

Metropolitan Magazine Cover, 1921

By William Haskell Coffin

Located in Fort Washington, PA

Medium: Pastel on Board Signature: Signed Lower Left Contact for exact dimensions. Used for the

Category

1920s Antique Drawing Board

Materials

Pastel, Board

Harper's Bazaar Illustration, 1905
Harper's Bazaar Illustration, 1905

Harper's Bazaar Illustration, 1905

By Clarence Underwood

Located in Fort Washington, PA

Medium: Gouache and Pencil on Board Signature: Signed Lower Left "She Arose and Stood Before Him

Category

Early 1900s Antique Drawing Board

Materials

Gouache, Board, Pencil

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Antique Drawing Board For Sale on 1stDibs

You are likely to find exactly the antique drawing board you’re looking for on 1stDibs, as there is a broad range for sale. In our selection of items, you can find Impressionist examples as well as a Post-Impressionist version. Making the right choice when shopping for an antique drawing board may mean carefully reviewing examples of this item dating from different eras — you can find an early iteration of this piece from the 18th Century and a newer version made as recently as the 20th Century. If you’re looking to add an antique drawing board to create new energy in an otherwise neutral space in your home, you can find a work on 1stDibs that features elements of brown, beige, gray, blue and more. There have been many interesting antique drawing board examples over the years, but those made by Worth Brehm, Alice Barber Stephens, Leone M. Bracker, William Wallace Denslow and James Montgomery Flagg are often thought to be among the most thought-provoking. These artworks were handmade with extraordinary care, with artists most often working in board, paint and watercolor.

How Much is a Antique Drawing Board?

The price for an antique drawing board in our collection starts at $200 and tops out at $165,000 with the average selling for $3,175.