Antique Hitching Post

Chinese Hitching Post carved from ancient Limestone, used in Imperial China during the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644).

A charming hitching post from Shanxi province, China. This hitching post is topped with a sitting monkey and is from circa 1600.    

19THC ORIGINAL PAINTED HITCHING POST FROM THE STATE OF MAINE WITH GREAT OLD SURFACE, THIS IS ON A BLACK WOOD MOUNT

Mid to late 19th century cast iron clinched fist shaped hitching post. Original untouched surface. Resting on a custom made steel stand.

Late 19th century cast iron hitching post.

19th c. beautifully proportioned iron horse hitching posts of a large size. Great as garnitures and nice casting details.

A 19th century Chinese carved limestone hitching post with monkeys eating peaches. Pagoda Red Collection #: ZZZ026 Keywords: Statue, sculpture, garden, statuary

A pair of 19th century Chinese carved limestone hitching posts each with seated foo dog on top set on newer bases.

So unusual to see the hitching post with the original iron base.

19th century cast iron clinched fist hitching post Antique hitching post of a fist mounted on a tall iron post Fist dimensions 7" wide x 4" deep x 6.5" high The post measure...

A 19th century Chinese white marble hitching post carved with alegorical figure riding a Fu dog.

A 19th century Chinese carved limestone hitching post with seated Fu Dog on top. Pagoda Red Collection #: DT005 Keywords: Garden, outdoor, sculpture, statue, China, Chinese

Plain wooden hitching posts have been used for centuries to secure horses.

Fantastic antique French cast iron horse hitching post-- great accent piece!

This is an antique hitching post fragment that has been salvaged from an old French stabile house/Ecurie.

Very heavy 4 foot cast iron painted lawn jockey or hitching post.

Great pair of hitching posts or “ lawn jockeys” cast iron early20th century

A pair of 19th century Chinese carved limestone fu dog hitching posts.

American cast iron hitching post in form of a tree trunk late 19th century

This 18th-century hand carved granite post from northern China originally stood outside of an ancient building as a secure place to hitch livestock.

These fine examples of Victorian English hitching posts have been customized with heavy gauge steel boxes for holding plantings.

Pair of heavy 19th Century hitching posts with distinctive horse heads and movable horse bits on garlanded pillars atop moulded octagonal plinth bases.

Cast iron horse head hitching post from the late 19th century. Very nice size due to base diameter being 6".

This is a pair of antique stable yard hitching posts. An English, cast iron equestrian architectural column, dating to the Georgian period, circa 1750.

American cast iron figural hitching post of painted Negro boy standing on bale of cotton, Early 19th Century.

19th century original cream painted iron horse head from a hitching post. This fine folk art horse is so fantastic and in very good condition.

American cast iron and hand-painted hitching post depicting a Negro boy standing on a bail of cotton, Mid-19th Century.

1880s Iron cow head. Seems like it went on a post? Ears chipped.

signed Adams Foundry Philadelphia, head width 10 inches, post width 6 1/4 inches

Typical form.Sits in a marble base

Typical form

An natural finish iron pedestal with a cast iron horse head.

American lawn jockey cast iron

Fabulous cast iron lawn jockey in it's old original paint. Great casting from the latter half of the 19th C. Ripples in the sleeves and vest, very crisp. All there no cracks or break...

Cast Iron Horse hitching post stop used in stable to attach the reins.

19th century jockey that has been over painted. With ring for the hitching post. In fine as found condition.

FANTASTIC AND FOLKY 19THC ORIGINAL PAINTED HORSE HEAD HITCHING POST FIREPLACE ANDIRONS.THIS MATCHING PAIR OF CAST IRON HORSE HEAD ANDIRONS ARE IN GREAT CONDITION.

Cast Iron polychromed figural hitching post in the form of an African American jockey or groom wearing red white and black, standing on a black base. 37" H (approx.).

It is a lovely model of a mounted jockey on horseback with reins in front of a hitching post, which is the striker.

IT COULD BE MOUNTED INTO A WALL, FENCE OR JUST LIKE IT IS.THIS WAS USED LIKE A HITCHING POST ORIGINALLY MOUNTED TO A FENCE POST.GREAT CONDITION.THE PIECE IS IN THREE PIECES.

This is a set of 3 Chinese Qing limestone columns (hitching posts) depicting monkeys holding fruit tree branches, set in iron bases.

This wonderful and folky hand carved & painted horse head is from a ranch hitching post.One of these heads were on each side of the gate at the front of the ranch.The condition is go...

Bonheur", foundry mark " * / * d'ESTRAY" A fine lifetime cast of Isidore Bonheur's model of a thoroughbred stallion hitched to a post over a well-trod base, the sculpture is perha...

There are also motorized vehicles shown as well as a wagon, an outhouse, fenced garden and a Navajo blanket hanging on the hitching post. Provenance: Steve & Cleves Weber collect...

This sculptural stone object is a Qing-dynasty anchor, likely used as a heavy counterweight or as a hitching post for horses and livestock. Conservatively dated to the mid-19th centu...

Pair of horse head hitching posts. Superb pair antique painted cast iron hitching posts with horse heads with moveable horse bits on garlanded fluted columnar shafts on modeled plint...

Fantastic American cast iron hitching post with a horsehead form sitting on a decorative fluted post.

19th century horse head cast iron hitching post, American.

19th century custom mounted Rochester cast iron hitching post. The condition and patina are the very best.

an early, very heavy, cast iron hitching post by Wood & Perot, Ornamental Iron Works of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, this figure is often referred to as "the faithful groomsman" , no...

Late 1800s cast iron horse head hitching post toppers. Rustic appearance and one post head is missing its bolt that secures it to the base.

Antique 19th Century Cast Iron Horse Head Hitching Post Early American (A) Item features heavy cast iron construction, remarkable detail, black painted finish, very nice antique item...

Antique 19th century cast iron horse head hitching post early American (B). Item features heavy cast iron construction, remarkable detail, black painted finish, very nice antique ite...

This cast and cold painted spelter horse jockey sculpture is unsigned, and presumed to have been made in the United States in approximately 1960. The sculpture may be a tribute to a ...

This bold and rustic cast iron horse head features a powerful, stylized form with a strong gaze and a weathered iron ring through the snout—once used as a functional hitching post. T...

An Important French Renaissance Revival Covered Box, Crafted in Silver and Mounted with Lapis Lazuli Panels, Gilt Bronze Figures, and Jeweled Cabochons. The piece is signed in two lo...

An English Turn of the Century iron sculpture depicting a jockey holding a ring in his left hand. Created in England during the Turn of the Century which saw the transition between t...