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Exercise - Original Etching by Thomas Holloway - 1810

Exercise - Original Etching by Thomas Holloway - 1810

By Thomas Holloway

Located in Roma, IT

Exercise is an original artwork realized by Thomas Holloway for Johann Caspar Lavater's "Essays on Physiognomy, Designed to promote the Knowledge and the Love of Mankind", London, B...

Category

1810s Modern Antique Exercise

Materials

Etching

Stunning Collection of 19th Century Wooden Exercise Clubs
Stunning Collection of 19th Century Wooden Exercise Clubs

Stunning Collection of 19th Century Wooden Exercise Clubs

Located in Hopewell, NJ

A rare collection of antique inlaid exercise clubs of various sizes from 22.5” tall to 15.5 “ high. 5” to 3” diameter A type of exercise equipment used for strength and mobility tr...

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19th Century English Victorian Antique Exercise

Materials

Wood

Oil Painting by George Wright "Exercising the Path"
Oil Painting by George Wright "Exercising the Path"

Oil Painting by George Wright "Exercising the Path"

By George Wright

Located in Mere, GB

Oil Painting by George Wright "Exercising the Path" 1860 - 1942 Leading painter of coaching and hunting scenes, he exhibited at the Royal Academy.

Category

Early 1900s Antique Exercise

Materials

Oil

Antique Narragansett Machine Company Forearm Exercise Machine , 1920s, USA
Antique Narragansett Machine Company Forearm Exercise Machine , 1920s, USA

Antique Narragansett Machine Company Forearm Exercise Machine , 1920s, USA

Located in San Francisco, CA

Collectible Antique Narragansett Machine Company Forearm Exercise Machine is constructed of wood and iron. To operate, one merely turns the grip in different directions to engage dif...

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1920s American Antique Exercise

Materials

Iron

Archons in the Exercise of their Task - Lithograph - 1862

Archons in the Exercise of their Task - Lithograph - 1862

Located in Roma, IT

Lithograph on paper realized in 1862. Hand colored. The artwork belongs to the Suite Uses and customs of all the peoples of the universe: " History of the government, of the laws, o...

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1860s Modern Antique Exercise

Materials

Lithograph

Wapenhandelinghe van Roers, Musquetten ende Spiessen; Plate 4 from The Exercise
Wapenhandelinghe van Roers, Musquetten ende Spiessen; Plate 4 from The Exercise

Wapenhandelinghe van Roers, Musquetten ende Spiessen; Plate 4 from The Exercise

By Jacob de Gheyn II

Located in Middletown, NY

De Ghen II, Jacques / Jacob Wapenhandelinghe van Roers, Musquetten ende Spiessen; Plate 4 from The Exercise of Arms Amsterdam: 1607. Engraving on cream laid paper with an trefoil a...

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Early 17th Century Old Masters Antique Exercise

Materials

Laid Paper, Engraving

Pair Of Antique Exercise Clubs, English, Weighted Beech, Fitness Aid, Circa 1920
Pair Of Antique Exercise Clubs, English, Weighted Beech, Fitness Aid, Circa 1920

Pair Of Antique Exercise Clubs, English, Weighted Beech, Fitness Aid, Circa 1920

Located in Hele, Devon, GB

This is a pair of antique exercise clubs. An English, weighted beech fitness aid, dating to the early 20th century, circa 1920.

Category

Early 20th Century British Mid-Century Modern Antique Exercise

Materials

Beech

De wapenhandelinghe van de ruiters; Plate 10 from The Riding School, or Exercise
De wapenhandelinghe van de ruiters; Plate 10 from The Riding School, or Exercise

De wapenhandelinghe van de ruiters; Plate 10 from The Riding School, or Exercise

By Jacob de Gheyn II

Located in Middletown, NY

A 16th century image from the state-sponsored military manual that revolutionized European warfare tactics. Leiden: 1599. Engraving on laid paper with a partial chalice and grapes ...

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16th Century Old Masters Antique Exercise

Materials

Laid Paper, Engraving

A Fine Miniature Press Cupboard English, c.1830–1840
A Fine Miniature Press Cupboard English, c.1830–1840

A Fine Miniature Press Cupboard English, c.1830–1840

Located in London, GB

Miniature furniture of this quality was often created as an apprentice’s exercise, a cabinet-maker’s demonstration piece, or for the delight of a discerning collector. 31 cm hig...

Category

1830s English Antique Exercise

Materials

Wood, Satinwood

Ancient Greek Gymnasium and Palaestra Plan after Vitruvius, Tardieu, 1825
Ancient Greek Gymnasium and Palaestra Plan after Vitruvius, Tardieu, 1825

Ancient Greek Gymnasium and Palaestra Plan after Vitruvius, Tardieu, 1825

Located in Langweer, NL

These are identified in the engraved key and include halls for philosophers, the ephebeum for young men, the coryceum for ball games, bathing rooms, a changing room or apodyterium, w...

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1820s French Antique Exercise

Materials

Paper

Pair of Edward Penfield “Country Carts” Equestrian Color Lithographs, 1900
Pair of Edward Penfield “Country Carts” Equestrian Color Lithographs, 1900

Pair of Edward Penfield “Country Carts” Equestrian Color Lithographs, 1900

Located in Darien, CT

The pair comprises Meadow Brook Cart and Exercising Cart, each retaining its printed title, Penfield monogram, copyright line and publisher's credit along the lower margin.

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Early 1900s American Art Nouveau Antique Exercise

Materials

Giltwood, Paper

Ex Libris Gino Sabattini, Etching, Early 20th Century, Unframed
Ex Libris Gino Sabattini, Etching, Early 20th Century, Unframed

Ex Libris Gino Sabattini, Etching, Early 20th Century, Unframed

Located in Roma, IT

The scene humorously alludes to the creative process of transforming observation into satire, presenting caricature as both an intellectual exercise and a form of artistic conquest. ...

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Early 20th Century Symbolist Antique Exercise

Materials

Etching

Antique Mahal Rug with Allover Colorful Floral Patterns - Rug & Kilim
Antique Mahal Rug with Allover Colorful Floral Patterns - Rug & Kilim

Antique Mahal Rug with Allover Colorful Floral Patterns - Rug & Kilim

Located in Long Island City, NY

Each medallion is rendered with an authoritative hand, showcasing grand rosettes and radiating petals that integrate seamlessly into the field, creating a monumental "open-design" ef...

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1910s Turkish Art Deco Antique Exercise

Materials

Wool

Golf Print, Ladies Golfing On Minchinhampton Common
Golf Print, Ladies Golfing On Minchinhampton Common

Golf Print, Ladies Golfing On Minchinhampton Common

Located in Oxfordshire, GB

By the 1890s, golf had become one of the few socially acceptable sports for women, encouraging exercise, independence, and outdoor recreation. The elegant dresses, tailored jackets, ...

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1890s British Sporting Art Antique Exercise

Materials

Paper

The Isle od the Dead - Oil Paint after Arnold Böcklin- 1906
The Isle od the Dead - Oil Paint after Arnold Böcklin- 1906

The Isle od the Dead - Oil Paint after Arnold Böcklin- 1906

Located in Roma, IT

Mounted in a beautiful ebony frame. Few paintings have exercised as profound an influence on the visual imagination of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries as Arnold Bö...

Category

Early 1900s Modern Antique Exercise

Materials

Oil

Antique Hooked Rug with Leaf Design in Pastel Green Tones - Rug & Kilim
Antique Hooked Rug with Leaf Design in Pastel Green Tones - Rug & Kilim

Antique Hooked Rug with Leaf Design in Pastel Green Tones - Rug & Kilim

Located in Long Island City, NY

The chromatic scheme is an exercise in sophisticated understatement, shifting through an inviting progression of soft grays, muted taupes, and earthy greens.

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1920s American Antique Exercise

Materials

Wool

Portrait of Goya by Eugenio Lucas Velazquez, Romanticism. Spain
Portrait of Goya by Eugenio Lucas Velazquez, Romanticism. Spain

Portrait of Goya by Eugenio Lucas Velazquez, Romanticism. Spain

Located in Valladolid, ES

The treatment of the color palette used, in contrast to the deep pictorial background, contributes, in its creative execution, to an exercise in creating atmosphere and artistic sens...

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1880s Spanish Romantic Antique Exercise

Materials

Canvas, Wood, Paint

The Wave
The Wave

The Wave

By George Romney

Located in London, GB

As Alex Kidson has observed the ‘other-worldly atmosphere’ in the present work does ‘indeed bear every sign of having been ‘heated and fermented long’ in a mind not unduly exercised ...

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1790s Old Masters Antique Exercise

Materials

Canvas, Oil

After Gilles-Antoine Demarteau - 1830 Charcoal Drawing, Neptune
After Gilles-Antoine Demarteau - 1830 Charcoal Drawing, Neptune

After Gilles-Antoine Demarteau - 1830 Charcoal Drawing, Neptune

Located in Corsham, GB

Executed as a very fine charcoal study, the work is likely an academic exercise produced by a student. The lower edge bears a French inscription reading: “Souvenir de P.

Category

Early 19th Century Antique Exercise

Materials

Charcoal

Mask. Teotihuacan, Mexico. Classical Period, AD 450–650. Stone. 21.6 cm
Mask. Teotihuacan, Mexico. Classical Period, AD 450–650. Stone. 21.6 cm

Mask. Teotihuacan, Mexico. Classical Period, AD 450–650. Stone. 21.6 cm

Located in BARCELONA, ES

Teotihuacan society was governed by an elite of nobles and priests who exercised authority over the principal spheres of social life.

Category

15th Century and Earlier Pre-Columbian Antique Exercise

Materials

Stone

19th Century French Drawing, Trojan Hero Aeneas and Ascanius
19th Century French Drawing, Trojan Hero Aeneas and Ascanius

19th Century French Drawing, Trojan Hero Aeneas and Ascanius

Located in Doha, QA

Although the precise source composition remains unidentified, the present sheet possesses all the hallmarks of an advanced academy study produced in preparation for a larger historic...

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19th Century French Renaissance Antique Exercise

Materials

Paper

Old Master, Tomb Design, After Cornelis Floris, engraving by van Doetecum, 1557
Old Master, Tomb Design, After Cornelis Floris, engraving by van Doetecum, 1557

Old Master, Tomb Design, After Cornelis Floris, engraving by van Doetecum, 1557

By Johannes van Doetecum

Located in Fairlawn, OH

This became internationally known as the Floris style. It exercised a powerful influence on architectural and decorative design in the Netherlands, France, Germany, Scandinavia, Engl...

Category

16th Century Old Masters Antique Exercise

Materials

Etching

Pair Of Maple Antique Gymnasium Indian Clubs Juggling Pins
Pair Of Maple Antique Gymnasium Indian Clubs Juggling Pins

Pair Of Maple Antique Gymnasium Indian Clubs Juggling Pins

Located in Brooklyn, NY

Club swinging, as it was called, was a popular form of exercise in America and Europe. This form of exercise was used by soldiers, sailors, athletes, women and children.

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Early 20th Century American Industrial Antique Exercise

Materials

Maple

Antique French Aubusson Rug with Stately Golden Floral Medallions - Rug & Kilim
Antique French Aubusson Rug with Stately Golden Floral Medallions - Rug & Kilim

Antique French Aubusson Rug with Stately Golden Floral Medallions - Rug & Kilim

Located in Long Island City, NY

On the Design: This exceptional antique carpet operates as a masterful exercise in Neoclassical grandeur, beautifully preserving the regal symmetry and aristocratic grace of late 19...

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1890s French Aubusson Antique Exercise

Materials

Wool

Japanese Ro-iro Lacquer Hibachi with Maki-e Swallows & Ivy, Late Edo–Meiji
Japanese Ro-iro Lacquer Hibachi with Maki-e Swallows & Ivy, Late Edo–Meiji

Japanese Ro-iro Lacquer Hibachi with Maki-e Swallows & Ivy, Late Edo–Meiji

Located in Fukuoka, JP

The composition itself is a masterful exercise in seasonal and poetic association, drawing on one of the most beloved combinations in the Japanese decorative arts: swallows (tsubame)...

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19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Exercise

Materials

Gold Leaf

Swedish Limestone Paperweight in Dice Form, 19th Century
Swedish Limestone Paperweight in Dice Form, 19th Century

Swedish Limestone Paperweight in Dice Form, 19th Century

Located in Knivsta, SE

The composition is defined by a striking geometric form reminiscent of a die, yet intentionally left unmarked—an elegant exercise in pure form and material. The softly rounded cube ...

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19th Century Swedish Antique Exercise

Materials

Limestone

Orientalist Oil Painting of the Alcázar of Seville by Enrique Roldán
Orientalist Oil Painting of the Alcázar of Seville by Enrique Roldán

Orientalist Oil Painting of the Alcázar of Seville by Enrique Roldán

Located in London, GB

The composition is a virtuoso exercise in architectural precision and atmospheric observation, Roldán capturing the celebrated Mudéjar architecture of the Alcázar with extraordinary ...

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Late 19th Century Other Art Style Antique Exercise

Materials

Oil

JULIANA FORCE

JULIANA FORCE

By Peggy Bacon

Located in Portland, ME

From that position she exercised great influence in Americn art, and many artists did paintings and drawings of her.She also served as a Regional Administrator of the Public Works Ar...

Category

Early 20th Century Antique Exercise

Materials

Pencil

Antique Karabagh Runner in Beige and Cream Geometric Medallion - Rug and Kilim
Antique Karabagh Runner in Beige and Cream Geometric Medallion - Rug and Kilim

Antique Karabagh Runner in Beige and Cream Geometric Medallion - Rug and Kilim

Located in Long Island City, NY

On the Design: Hand-knotted in premium wool, this seminal palace-runner serves as a rigorous exercise in Caucasian geometric intelligence, presenting a totemic aesthetic defined by i...

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1910s Caucasian Antique Exercise

Materials

Wool

Muly Moloch – Antique Sporting Horse Lithograph, Hullmandel c.1840
Muly Moloch – Antique Sporting Horse Lithograph, Hullmandel c.1840

Muly Moloch – Antique Sporting Horse Lithograph, Hullmandel c.1840

Located in Langweer, NL

Muly Moloch – Antique Sporting Horse Lithograph, Hullmandel c.1840 A striking nineteenth-century sporting lithograph depicting the horse Muly Moloch, shown in profile while being ex...

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Mid-19th Century British Antique Exercise

Materials

Paper

19th Century games and sewing table
19th Century games and sewing table

19th Century games and sewing table

Located in Dublin 8, IE

In 1803 by William Holland and Stephen Taprell exercised their trade as ‘Cabinet makers &c.’ under the name of Taprell & Holland.

Category

19th Century Irish Antique Exercise

Materials

Satinwood, Driftwood

Framed 19th Century Male Figure Drawing after Ferdinand Hodler
Framed 19th Century Male Figure Drawing after Ferdinand Hodler

Framed 19th Century Male Figure Drawing after Ferdinand Hodler

Located in Chicago, IL

The hatching is relentless, controlled but obsessive, carving light from shadow with a discipline that feels closer to conviction than exercise. It has that cool, unsentimental physi...

Category

19th Century Swiss Modern Antique Exercise

Materials

Leather, Paper

Horse Training at the Pillar – Baroque Riding School, Georg Simon Winter, 1678
Horse Training at the Pillar – Baroque Riding School, Georg Simon Winter, 1678

Horse Training at the Pillar – Baroque Riding School, Georg Simon Winter, 1678

Located in Langweer, NL

1678 Baroque Dressage Training Horse at the Pillar – Georg Simon Winter This original hand-coloured copperplate engraving depicts an advanced riding-school exercise from one of the ...

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Late 17th Century German Antique Exercise

Materials

Paper

Baroque Dressage Horse in Collection – Georg Simon Winter, 1678
Baroque Dressage Horse in Collection – Georg Simon Winter, 1678

Baroque Dressage Horse in Collection – Georg Simon Winter, 1678

Located in Langweer, NL

Baroque Dressage Horse Training Scene, Georg Simon Winter, Hand Colored 1678 This original hand-colored copperplate engraving depicts an advanced dressage exercise from one of the m...

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Late 17th Century German Antique Exercise

Materials

Paper

Baroque Dressage Capriole Engraving after Newcastle, circa 1700
Baroque Dressage Capriole Engraving after Newcastle, circa 1700

Baroque Dressage Capriole Engraving after Newcastle, circa 1700

Located in Langweer, NL

The engraving depicts an advanced dressage training exercise known as “Courbettes en arrière sur les voltes à gauche,” illustrating a horse performing controlled courbette movements ...

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Early 18th Century British Antique Exercise

Materials

Paper

Baroque Dressage Horse Training Engraving, Newcastle Riding School, c.1700
Baroque Dressage Horse Training Engraving, Newcastle Riding School, c.1700

Baroque Dressage Horse Training Engraving, Newcastle Riding School, c.1700

Located in Langweer, NL

The engraving depicts an advanced dressage training exercise known as “Courbettes en arrière sur les voltes à gauche,” illustrating a horse performing controlled courbette movements ...

Category

Early 18th Century Antique Exercise

Materials

Paper

Baroque Courbette Horse Training - Antique Engraving after Newcastle, circa 1700
Baroque Courbette Horse Training - Antique Engraving after Newcastle, circa 1700

Baroque Courbette Horse Training - Antique Engraving after Newcastle, circa 1700

Located in Langweer, NL

The engraving depicts an advanced dressage exercise identified as “Courbettes de ferme à ferme à Droite,” showing a highly trained horse performing controlled courbette movements whi...

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Early 18th Century British Antique Exercise

Materials

Paper

Baroque Courbette Dressage - Antique Engraving after Newcastle, circa 1700
Baroque Courbette Dressage - Antique Engraving after Newcastle, circa 1700

Baroque Courbette Dressage - Antique Engraving after Newcastle, circa 1700

Located in Langweer, NL

The engraving depicts an advanced riding exercise identified as “Courbettes de ferme à ferme à Gauche,” illustrating a highly trained horse performing controlled courbette movements ...

Category

Early 18th Century British Antique Exercise

Materials

Paper

Eduard Veith Charcoal Study of Two Female Half Nudes, circa 1900

Eduard Veith Charcoal Study of Two Female Half Nudes, circa 1900

By Eduard Veith

Located in Paris, Île-de-France

This contrast between luminous bodies and a deliberately undefined setting takes the sheet beyond the realm of a conventional academic exercise and gives it the evocative quality of ...

Category

Early 20th Century Modern Antique Exercise

Materials

Paper, Charcoal

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Edwardian Dunlop Exercise Bike
Edwardian Dunlop Exercise Bike

Edwardian Dunlop Exercise Bike

Unavailable

H 39 in W 36 in D 18 in

Edwardian Dunlop Exercise Bike

Located in London, GB

Rare Edwardian exercise bike in completely original condition retaining original weight and base.

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Early 20th Century Antique Exercise

Rope Pull Exercise Machine
Rope Pull Exercise Machine

Rope Pull Exercise Machine

Unavailable

H 28 in W 33.25 in D 13 in

Rope Pull Exercise Machine

Located in Hudson, NY

From Stephanie Lloyd, exercise the old-fashioned way - a rope pull from a Massachusetts men's club - great sculpture.

Category

19th Century American Antique Exercise

Materials

Metal

1900's Spalding Exercise Machine

1900's Spalding Exercise Machine

Unavailable

H 59 in W 26 in D 6 in

1900's Spalding Exercise Machine

Located in Chicago, IL

1900's weight lifting exercise machine by Spalding.

Category

Early 20th Century American Industrial Antique Exercise

Materials

Iron

Fabulous Old English Exercise Bike
Fabulous Old English Exercise Bike

Fabulous Old English Exercise Bike

Unavailable

H 34 in W 38 in D 21 in

Fabulous Old English Exercise Bike

Located in Stamford, CT

Painted old English exercise bike. Great color and detail a work of art.

Category

Early 20th Century English Antique Exercise

Materials

Metal

Early 20th Century Mechanical Horse Exercise Machine
Early 20th Century Mechanical Horse Exercise Machine

Early 20th Century Mechanical Horse Exercise Machine

Unavailable

H 53.15 in W 53.15 in D 21.66 in

Early 20th Century Mechanical Horse Exercise Machine

Located in Pickering, North Yorkshire

A wonderful, rare and unusual exercise machine in the form of a mechanical horse.

Category

Early 20th Century British Edwardian Antique Exercise

Materials

Steel

Large Antique Wooden Indian Clubs/Exercise Clubs/Juggling Pins
Large Antique Wooden Indian Clubs/Exercise Clubs/Juggling Pins

Large Antique Wooden Indian Clubs/Exercise Clubs/Juggling Pins

Located in Chicago, IL

Large antique wooden Indian clubs/exercise clubs/juggling pins.

Category

Early 20th Century American Sporting Art Antique Exercise

Materials

Wood

The Royal Castle and Palace of Windsor Original copper plate engraving
The Royal Castle and Palace of Windsor Original copper plate engraving

The Royal Castle and Palace of Windsor Original copper plate engraving

Located in New York, NY

People stroll across the fields conversing, exercising their dogs and generally enjoying at the scenery.

Category

Early 1800s Realist Antique Exercise

Materials

Engraving

La Lecon d'exercice.

La Lecon d'exercice.

By Louis Francois Charon

Located in Zeeland, Noord-Brabant

La Lecon d'exercice. - A military exercise with new recruits going wrong. Published by Charon and Bulla in Paris.

Category

1820s Antique Exercise

Materials

Etching

La jeune mere

Hippolyte FournierLa jeune mere, 1893

Unavailable

H 53.5 in W 66 in

La jeune mere

By Hippolyte Fournier

Located in New Orleans, LA

It is a wonderful tonal exercise.

Category

Late 19th Century Antique Exercise

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"Entree Du Port De Honfleur" Oil on Canvas by Lavoine
"Entree Du Port De Honfleur" Oil on Canvas by Lavoine

"Entree Du Port De Honfleur" Oil on Canvas by Lavoine

By Robert L.P. Lavoine

Located in Charleston, SC

Lavoine is a French artist (1916-1999) who exercised mostly on Normandie and Brittany shores.

Category

Early 1900s French International Style Antique Exercise

Materials

Paint

A Nice Day's Catch

A Nice Day's Catch

By Clarence E. Braley

Located in New York, NY

The intense light contrast and artificial arrangement—the fishing rod and trout almost floating against the nebulous background—make this work not just an exercise in still life rend...

Category

Late 19th Century Antique Exercise

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Italian, venetian XVIII century console table in gilded wood
Italian, venetian XVIII century console table in gilded wood

Italian, venetian XVIII century console table in gilded wood

Unavailable

H 32.68 in W 55.12 in D 23.63 in

Italian, venetian XVIII century console table in gilded wood

Located in Vicenza, IT

Burin burin processing Apron the typical carving in the center of the central apron Authenticity There are various elements that allow us to ascertain the originality of this conso...

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Mid-18th Century Italian Louis XV Antique Exercise

Materials

Marble

"Excalibur?!" French Art Deco Hand-Wrought Iron Dagger/Letter Opener
"Excalibur?!" French Art Deco Hand-Wrought Iron Dagger/Letter Opener

"Excalibur?!" French Art Deco Hand-Wrought Iron Dagger/Letter Opener

Located in San Francisco, CA

I'm an unabashed champion of les ferronniers de la France, those burly, muscled, heat-tolerant men who exercised their artistry and craftsmanship during the 'teens, 20's and 30's and...

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Early 20th Century French Art Deco Antique Exercise

Materials

Wrought Iron

Les Haleurs
Les Haleurs

Les Haleurs

Located in Beverly Hills, CA

Though we cannot make any definitive representation about its authorship, "Les Haleurs" is undeniably a revealing, sexy and masterful Art Deco-era representation of movement and the ...

Category

Early 20th Century Art Deco Antique Exercise

Materials

Marble, Metal

Young fisher - Phlegmatism allegory
Young fisher - Phlegmatism allegory

Young fisher - Phlegmatism allegory

Located in BELEYMAS, FR

Plato advised in his time to banish fishing from the education of children since it is an activity of expectation and not of exercise or reflection. Needless to explain the presence ...

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1680s Flemish School Antique Exercise

Materials

Oil, Wood Panel

Arranging Flowers", 1886
Arranging Flowers", 1886

Arranging Flowers", 1886

By Emil Carlsen

Located in New York, NY

The almost abstract looking flowers litter the floor around her, and the whole scene is dreamlike; this small work is an exercise in light and composition rather than a simple genre ...

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Late 19th Century Antique Exercise

Chinese Wedding Basket, Substantial, 19th Century
Chinese Wedding Basket, Substantial, 19th Century

Chinese Wedding Basket, Substantial, 19th Century

Unavailable

H 42 in W 36 in D 25.5 in

Chinese Wedding Basket, Substantial, 19th Century

Located in SOMIS, CA

Four foo dogs proudly crown the basket, guarding the treasures. The exercise of delicate artistry in a substantial piece is the distinctive style of southern craftsmanship.

Category

19th Century Chinese Antique Exercise

Materials

Iron

Sign by Gory Affortunato White Carrara Marble Sculpture the Roses, circa 1900
Sign by Gory Affortunato White Carrara Marble Sculpture the Roses, circa 1900

Sign by Gory Affortunato White Carrara Marble Sculpture the Roses, circa 1900

By Affortunato Gory

Located in Saint Ouen, FR

Gory as many Italian artists, emigrate in Paris early-20th century to exercise its Art. He changed his name of Fortunato Gori in Affortunato Gory and began to expose to The French...

Category

Early 20th Century French Belle Époque Antique Exercise

Materials

Carrara Marble

Late Renaissance Octagonal Gilded Brass Reliquary Pendant with Velvet Interior
Late Renaissance Octagonal Gilded Brass Reliquary Pendant with Velvet Interior

Late Renaissance Octagonal Gilded Brass Reliquary Pendant with Velvet Interior

Located in Chicago, IL

It is prayerful work, a devotional exercise in itself, and shows reverence to the tiny relic fragments that it would have framed and honored.

Category

Early 1600s Italian Antique Exercise

Materials

Brass

17th Century Baroque Style Italian School Still Life With Figure Oil On Canvas
17th Century Baroque Style Italian School Still Life With Figure Oil On Canvas

17th Century Baroque Style Italian School Still Life With Figure Oil On Canvas

Located in roma, IT

The various qualities of the fruit are described with a marked naturalism, enhanced by a clear light that highlights the quality of each individual fruit, while the artist's brushwor...

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Mid-17th Century Baroque Antique Exercise

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Aesthetic Movement "Modern Gothic" Side Chair by Kimbel and Cabus
Aesthetic Movement "Modern Gothic" Side Chair by Kimbel and Cabus

Aesthetic Movement "Modern Gothic" Side Chair by Kimbel and Cabus

By Kimbel and Cabus

Located in St. Louis, MO

Wilhelm Kimbel (1786-1869), Anthony's father, opened a workshop in Mainz in 1815 that exercised enormous influence on furniture design and production throughout Germany.

Category

1870s American Aesthetic Movement Antique Exercise

Materials

Walnut

Chinese Geometric Scandinavian Bauhaus Tibetan Checker Board Rug Chequerboard
Chinese Geometric Scandinavian Bauhaus Tibetan Checker Board Rug Chequerboard

Chinese Geometric Scandinavian Bauhaus Tibetan Checker Board Rug Chequerboard

Located in Seeshaupt, DE

One could also imagine a finger exercise with a similar pattern in one of the Bauhaus classes from Paul Klee.

Category

Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Antique Exercise

Materials

Wool

Saint Jacques at Clavijo battle
Saint Jacques at Clavijo battle

Saint Jacques at Clavijo battle

Located in BELEYMAS, FR

He managed to come to an agreement with Giuseppe Ribera (the Spaniard being, like him, a Neapolitan by adoption), then first painter to the viceroy, and with Giovanni Battista Caracc...

Category

17th Century Italian School Antique Exercise

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Lord Nelson`s Family Portable Sloping Laptop Desk
Lord Nelson`s Family Portable Sloping Laptop Desk

Lord Nelson`s Family Portable Sloping Laptop Desk

Unavailable

H 9.25 in W 17 in D 13.5 in

Lord Nelson`s Family Portable Sloping Laptop Desk

Located in Dorking, GB

As with all items associated with Nelson one needs to exercise a fair degree of caution. I have a number of Nelson pieces listed on 1st Dibs and I am open to offers on the entire c...

Category

Early 18th Century English Georgian Antique Exercise

Materials

Oak

Sumerian Terracotta Foot with Inscription
Sumerian Terracotta Foot with Inscription

Sumerian Terracotta Foot with Inscription

Unavailable

H 3 in W 3.5 in D 4.75 in

Sumerian Terracotta Foot with Inscription

Located in Beverly Hills, CA

Rule was by kingship; rulers varied considerable in their methods although extreme cruelty and martial law (such as that exercised under Eannatum of Lagash) was the exception rather ...

Category

15th Century and Earlier Central Asian Antique Exercise

Materials

Terracotta

Model undressing
Model undressing

Julius ExnerModel undressing, 1842

Unavailable

H 48.04 in W 29.14 in

Model undressing

Located in BELEYMAS, FR

The work fits more generally into the legendary context of the research and reforms carried out by Eckersberg concerning the studies of nudes and in particular of female nudes, to ma...

Category

1840s French School Antique Exercise

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Antique Victorian Sterling Silver Castle-Top Vinaigrette Crystal Palace
Antique Victorian Sterling Silver Castle-Top Vinaigrette Crystal Palace

Antique Victorian Sterling Silver Castle-Top Vinaigrette Crystal Palace

By John Tongue

Located in Uckfield, Sussex

Nothing like the Crystal Palace had ever been built, and skeptics predicted that wind or vibration would cause the colossal structure to collapse. Prince Albert, exercising his roya...

Category

1850s English Victorian Antique Exercise

Materials

Silver

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Antique Exercise For Sale on 1stDibs

With a vast inventory of beautiful furniture at 1stDibs, we’ve got just the antique exercise you’re looking for. Frequently made of metal, paper and wood, every antique exercise was constructed with great care. If you’re shopping for an antique exercise, we have 17 options in-stock, while there are 2 modern editions to choose from as well. Your living room may not be complete without an antique exercise — find older editions for sale from the 18th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 21st Century. Each antique exercise bearing Victorian, industrial or louis xv hallmarks is very popular. A well-made antique exercise has long been a part of the offerings for many furniture designers and manufacturers, but those produced by Blueprint Lighting, Jean-Léon Gérôme and Inthegarden are consistently popular.

How Much is a Antique Exercise?

The average selling price for an antique exercise at 1stDibs is $1,629, while they’re typically $55 on the low end and $119,005 for the highest priced.