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Chinese Chippendale Style Schiedmayer Piano Oriental Scenes Embossed Japanning
Chinese Chippendale Style Schiedmayer Piano Oriental Scenes Embossed Japanning

Chinese Chippendale Style Schiedmayer Piano Oriental Scenes Embossed Japanning

Located in Leeds, GB

Beneath the bows of a tree, beside a pagoda, a female figure stretches out her hand towards a seated man, fanning himself as a swallow flies overhead. Cartouches feature on the cabi...

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Late 19th Century German Chinese Chippendale Antique Flies

Materials

Wood, Mahogany

Entomological Treasury: A Detailed Study of Insect Diversity, 1845
Entomological Treasury: A Detailed Study of Insect Diversity, 1845

Entomological Treasury: A Detailed Study of Insect Diversity, 1845

$179Sale Price / set|20% Off

H 10.44 in W 6.7 in D 0.01 in

Entomological Treasury: A Detailed Study of Insect Diversity, 1845

Located in Langweer, NL

**Various Fly Species (Diptera)**: Flies are characterized by having only one pair of wings, with the second pair reduced to small structures called halteres that are used for balanc...

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1840s Belgian Antique Flies

Materials

Paper

Antique Chinese Jade Good Fortune Pendant Plaque, Guan Yin, Qilin, Lotus, Bat
Antique Chinese Jade Good Fortune Pendant Plaque, Guan Yin, Qilin, Lotus, Bat

Antique Chinese Jade Good Fortune Pendant Plaque, Guan Yin, Qilin, Lotus, Bat

Located in New York, NY

She holds a pair of large lotus blooms in her right hand and stylized rice sheaths in her left. A bat flies above her left shoulder beside a wisp of an S shaped cloud.

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19th Century Chinese Antique Flies

Materials

Jade

1839-1877 The Works of Charles Dickens
1839-1877 The Works of Charles Dickens

1839-1877 The Works of Charles Dickens

$2,668

H 8.5 in W 5.5 in D 9 in

1839-1877 The Works of Charles Dickens

By Charles Dickens

Located in Bath, GB

First edition mixed state: issue points are as follows (those not included have been corrected): Page xiii Chapter XXXV, the last four letters not aligned in 'family'; page xiv, 'Cha...

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Mid-19th Century British Antique Flies

Materials

Paper

Japanese Mark - Original Etching bu H. C. Guérard - 1875

Japanese Mark - Original Etching bu H. C. Guérard - 1875

By Henri Charles Guérard

Located in Roma, IT

He also realized original engravings and humorous illustrations, many of which dedicated to the animal world: dogs, monkeys, cats, and even flies. His greatest passion were Japanese ...

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1870s Modern Antique Flies

Materials

Etching

Giovanni Boni Oil On Canvas 19th Century, Siege Scene
Giovanni Boni Oil On Canvas 19th Century, Siege Scene

Giovanni Boni Oil On Canvas 19th Century, Siege Scene, 1800s

$7,611Sale Price|20% Off

H 38.59 in W 49.22 in D 1.97 in

Giovanni Boni Oil On Canvas 19th Century, Siege Scene

Located in Milan, IT

The army defends the citadel outside the walls and the soldiers scan the horizon looking downwards: this leads us to place the scene on the fortifications of a city, in particular th...

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19th Century Other Art Style Antique Flies

Materials

Oil

Antique Burmese Mandalay Period Buddhist Dancer Nat Spirit Deer Figure Sculpture
Antique Burmese Mandalay Period Buddhist Dancer Nat Spirit Deer Figure Sculpture

Antique Burmese Mandalay Period Buddhist Dancer Nat Spirit Deer Figure Sculpture

Located in Forney, TX

As soon as she does this, Ravana lifts Sita onto his shoulders and flies far, far away. Ultimately I believe the moral of the story is to stray away from temptation (the prospect of...

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Late 19th Century Burmese Antique Flies

Materials

Wood, Art Glass, Teak, Giltwood

Set of 6 Large Kakemonos Japanese Mythology, 19th Century Japan circa 1800 Edo
Set of 6 Large Kakemonos Japanese Mythology, 19th Century Japan circa 1800 Edo

Set of 6 Large Kakemonos Japanese Mythology, 19th Century Japan circa 1800 Edo

$2,549Sale Price / set|20% Off

H 63.78 in W 20.48 in D 0.04 in

Set of 6 Large Kakemonos Japanese Mythology, 19th Century Japan circa 1800 Edo

Located in Beuzevillette, FR

The figures below him seem surprised by so much wind. An umbrella flies away on the left, the women hold their hair and scarf, the clothes are caught in the power of the wind, there ...

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19th Century Japanese Edo Antique Flies

Materials

Paper

"Washington Sea Eagle": An Original Audubon Hand-colored Lithograph
"Washington Sea Eagle": An Original Audubon Hand-colored Lithograph

"Washington Sea Eagle": An Original Audubon Hand-colored Lithograph

By After John James Audubon

Located in Alamo, CA

When rising with a fish, the Bird of Washington flies to a considerable distance, forming, in its line of course, a very acute angle with the surface line of the water.

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Mid-19th Century Naturalistic Antique Flies

Materials

Lithograph

The death of General Négrier on Place de la Bastille, Paris - France
The death of General Négrier on Place de la Bastille, Paris - France

The death of General Négrier on Place de la Bastille, Paris - France

By Nicolas Edward Gabé

Located in Paris, IDF

Barricades bar all access and the red flag flies over the July column. Bullets roam the square and General Négrier advances, followed by a few men, towards the center of the square.

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Mid-19th Century French School Antique Flies

Materials

Oil

A Yorkshire Dell or The Heron’s Pool.
A Yorkshire Dell or The Heron’s Pool.

Sir Frank ShortA Yorkshire Dell or The Heron’s Pool., 1905

$1,000Sale Price|20% Off

H 20 in W 14 in D 0.5 in

A Yorkshire Dell or The Heron’s Pool.

By Sir Frank Short

Located in Plano, TX

Instead, a heron emerges from the hollow between the banks and flies towards the water. In conformity with the original watercolour, Short's mezzotint is indiscriminate and impressio...

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Early 20th Century Romantic Antique Flies

Materials

Mezzotint, Etching

"American Oyster Catcher": An Original Audubon Hand-colored Lithograph
"American Oyster Catcher": An Original Audubon Hand-colored Lithograph

"American Oyster Catcher": An Original Audubon Hand-colored Lithograph

By After John James Audubon

Located in Alamo, CA

If you stop to watch it, that instant it sounds a loud shrill note of alarm; and should you advance farther towards it, when it has neither nest nor young, off it flies quite out of ...

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Mid-19th Century Naturalistic Antique Flies

Materials

Lithograph

Her Little Caveman, Liberty Magazine Cover, 1927
Her Little Caveman, Liberty Magazine Cover, 1927

Her Little Caveman, Liberty Magazine Cover, 1927

By Leslie Thrasher

Located in Fort Washington, PA

When he finds out it was a gift from Lil’s boss, he flies into a jealous rage, snatches the case away, leaps in the air, and stomps on it, crying out “He’s sweet on you, the old bug,...

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1920s Antique Flies

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Hand-Painted Patriotic Banner with the Seal of the State of Oregon
Hand-Painted Patriotic Banner with the Seal of the State of Oregon

Hand-Painted Patriotic Banner with the Seal of the State of Oregon

Price Upon Request

H 78.75 in W 50.25 in D 4 in

Hand-Painted Patriotic Banner with the Seal of the State of Oregon

Located in York County, PA

Deviations include the lack of five, five-pointed stars arched below and the placement of the latin motto "Alis Volat Propriis" (she flies with her own wings). On the actual seal, th...

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Late 19th Century American Antique Flies

Materials

Canvas

Edwardian Fly Bar Brooch with Three Ascending Flies
Edwardian Fly Bar Brooch with Three Ascending Flies

Edwardian Fly Bar Brooch with Three Ascending Flies

Located in London, GB

The flies are suspended from an elegant bar brooch, on which sits the largest of the flies.

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Early 1900s British Edwardian Antique Flies

Materials

Garnet, Pearl, Yellow Gold, Gold, 14k Gold, 18k Gold

The Resurrection of Christ

The Resurrection of Christ

Located in New York, NY

The sleeping soldier set within a jumble of armor with neither face nor hands exposed, is covered with what appears to be a shield emblazoned with two flies on a white field, somewha...

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15th Century and Earlier Old Masters Antique Flies

Materials

Tempera, Panel

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Antique Flies For Sale on 1stDibs

Find a variety of antique flies available on 1stDibs. Each of these unique antique flies was constructed with extraordinary care, often using fabric, metal and wool. Antique flies have been made for many years, and versions that date back to the 18th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 20th Century. There are many kinds of antique flies to choose from, but at 1stDibs, folk art, Victorian and Art Nouveau antique flies are of considerable interest. Antique flies have been a part of the life’s work for many furniture makers, but those produced by Antoine Montagnon, Arnold Krog and Aubusson Manufacture are consistently popular.

How Much are Antique Flies?

The average selling price for at 1stDibs is $2,500, while they’re typically $67 on the low end and $124,500 highest priced.