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William IV Rosewood Breakfront Side Cabinet
William IV Rosewood Breakfront Side Cabinet

William IV Rosewood Breakfront Side Cabinet

Located in Lymington, Hampshire

International Inventions Exhibition in London in 1885. Through the Guild, Wilkinsons were able to attract an

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1830s English William IV Antique Inventions

Materials

Rosewood

Victorian Engagement Ring 14k Gold Silver Old Mine Cut Diamond
Victorian Engagement Ring 14k Gold Silver Old Mine Cut Diamond

Victorian Engagement Ring 14k Gold Silver Old Mine Cut Diamond

Located in Beverly Hills, CA

. Grand Victorian jewelry After the incandescent bulb invention in 1870s, diamond jewelry started thriving

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Early 20th Century Victorian Antique Inventions

Materials

Diamond, Yellow Gold, Silver, 14k Gold

A scarce and beautiful miniature celestial globe produced in Amsterdam.
A scarce and beautiful miniature celestial globe produced in Amsterdam.

A scarce and beautiful miniature celestial globe produced in Amsterdam.

By Gerard and Leonard Valk

Located in ZWIJNDRECHT, NL

invention, introduced to the world by Joseph Moxon in 1673 when he produced a 3” globe. To own a pocket

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Early 18th Century Dutch Colonial Antique Inventions

Materials

Plaster, Hardwood

Diskometal Vase by Just Andersen, 1920s, Denmark
Diskometal Vase by Just Andersen, 1920s, Denmark

Diskometal Vase by Just Andersen, 1920s, Denmark

By Just Andersen

Located in Værløse, DK

Danish design with the invention and utilizing of the Disko metal alloy. While the precise composition of

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1920s Danish Art Deco Antique Inventions

Materials

Metal

Pewter Vase by Just Andersen, 1920s, Denmark
Pewter Vase by Just Andersen, 1920s, Denmark

Pewter Vase by Just Andersen, 1920s, Denmark

By Just Andersen

Located in Værløse, DK

Danish design with the invention and utilizing of the Disko metal alloy. While the precise composition of

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1920s Danish Art Deco Antique Inventions

Materials

Pewter

Pedestal Vase by Just Andersen, 1920s, Denmark
Pedestal Vase by Just Andersen, 1920s, Denmark

Pedestal Vase by Just Andersen, 1920s, Denmark

By Just Andersen

Located in Værløse, DK

with the invention and utilizing of the Disko metal alloy. While the precise composition of this alloy

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1920s Danish Art Deco Antique Inventions

Materials

Metal

Antique Victorian Silver Plated Corinthian Column Table Lamp 19th Century
Antique Victorian Silver Plated Corinthian Column Table Lamp 19th Century

Antique Victorian Silver Plated Corinthian Column Table Lamp 19th Century

Located in London, GB

practice in a practical fashion. He gives some tales about the invention of each of the Orders, but he does

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Late 19th Century English Victorian Antique Inventions

Materials

Silver Plate

Holophane Pair of French Art Deco Flush Mounts, 1920
Holophane Pair of French Art Deco Flush Mounts, 1920

Holophane Pair of French Art Deco Flush Mounts, 1920

By Holophane

Located in Saint-Amans-des-Cots, FR

Verlys The story of Holophane begins in 1822 with Augustin Fresnel’s invention of the Fresnel lens

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1920s French Art Deco Antique Inventions

Materials

Metal, Chrome

Pedestal Bowl by Just Andersen, 1920s, Denmark
Pedestal Bowl by Just Andersen, 1920s, Denmark

Pedestal Bowl by Just Andersen, 1920s, Denmark

By Just Andersen

Located in Værløse, DK

hallmark contribution to modern Danish design with the invention and utilizing of the Disko metal alloy

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1920s Danish Art Deco Antique Inventions

Materials

Pewter

Bronze Bowl by Just Andersen, 1920s, Denmark
Bronze Bowl by Just Andersen, 1920s, Denmark

Bronze Bowl by Just Andersen, 1920s, Denmark

By Just Andersen

Located in Værløse, DK

modern Danish design with the invention and utilizing of the Disko metal alloy. While the precise

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1920s Danish Art Deco Antique Inventions

Materials

Bronze

Art Deco Bronze Plates made by Just Andersen, 1920s, Denmark
Art Deco Bronze Plates made by Just Andersen, 1920s, Denmark

Art Deco Bronze Plates made by Just Andersen, 1920s, Denmark

By Just Andersen

Located in Værløse, DK

modern Danish design with the invention and utilizing of the Disko metal alloy. While the precise

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1920s Danish Art Deco Antique Inventions

Materials

Bronze

Treasure Island [and] Kidnapped, by Robert Louis Stevenson, Illustrated, 1924-25
Treasure Island [and] Kidnapped, by Robert Louis Stevenson, Illustrated, 1924-25

Treasure Island [and] Kidnapped, by Robert Louis Stevenson, Illustrated, 1924-25

By Robert Louis Stevenson

Located in Colorado Springs, CO

hailed as the best tale of adventure in print. "The force of invention and vividness of narrative

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1920s American Late Victorian Antique Inventions

Materials

Fabric, Paper

2 Pairs of Wedgwood & Bentley Black Basalt Urns and Cassolette/Jars 18th Century
2 Pairs of Wedgwood & Bentley Black Basalt Urns and Cassolette/Jars 18th Century

2 Pairs of Wedgwood & Bentley Black Basalt Urns and Cassolette/Jars 18th Century

By Wedgwood & Bentley

Located in Katonah, NY

Wedgwood described it, was among his proudest inventions. In a letter to Bentley, Wedgwood said, “The Black

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1770s English Neoclassical Antique Inventions

Materials

Stoneware

Tall Candlestick Holders by Just Andersen, 1920s, Denmark
Tall Candlestick Holders by Just Andersen, 1920s, Denmark

Tall Candlestick Holders by Just Andersen, 1920s, Denmark

By Just Andersen

Located in Værløse, DK

for his hallmark contribution to modern Danish design with the invention and utilizing of the Disko

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1920s Danish Art Nouveau Antique Inventions

Materials

Pewter

Candlestick Holders by Just Andersen, 1920s, Denmark
Candlestick Holders by Just Andersen, 1920s, Denmark

Candlestick Holders by Just Andersen, 1920s, Denmark

By Just Andersen

Located in Værløse, DK

for his hallmark contribution to modern Danish design with the invention and utilizing of the Disko

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1920s Danish Art Nouveau Antique Inventions

Materials

Pewter

Elgin Gold Filled Art Deco Cushion Shaped Watch circa 1925
Elgin Gold Filled Art Deco Cushion Shaped Watch circa 1925

Elgin Gold Filled Art Deco Cushion Shaped Watch circa 1925

By Elgin

Located in Long Beach, CA

fees to Elgin for many of their inventions in watchmaking. Patek Philippe even used Elgin’s technology

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1920s American Art Deco Antique Inventions

Materials

Gold-filled

Hammered Bowl by Just Andersen, 1920s, Denmark
Hammered Bowl by Just Andersen, 1920s, Denmark

Hammered Bowl by Just Andersen, 1920s, Denmark

By Just Andersen

Located in Værløse, DK

invention and utilizing of the Disko metal alloy. While the precise composition of this alloy is unknown, it

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1920s Danish Art Deco Antique Inventions

Materials

Pewter

Chimeric dressor
Chimeric dressor

Chimeric dressor

Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR

This imposing walnut carved cupboard sideboard is a tour de force of artistic invention and

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Late 19th Century Italian Renaissance Revival Antique Inventions

Materials

Wood

Late 19th Century French Cast Iron Salesman Sample Plow by Morcrette
Late 19th Century French Cast Iron Salesman Sample Plow by Morcrette

Late 19th Century French Cast Iron Salesman Sample Plow by Morcrette

Located in Dekalb, IL

soils. His inventions were part of a regional hub for farm equipment, alongside larger, more known firms

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Late 19th Century French Antique Inventions

Materials

Steel, Iron

Victorian Extending Dining Table, Sapele Wood, 2 Leaves, 1860, Antique
Victorian Extending Dining Table, Sapele Wood, 2 Leaves, 1860, Antique

Victorian Extending Dining Table, Sapele Wood, 2 Leaves, 1860, Antique

Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight

Invention, it extends the table by means of a winding mechanism which is operated with its own handle, the

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1860s Victorian Antique Inventions

Materials

Sapele Wood

Rare Ebonised Settee by Gebrüder Thonet, with Gilded Decoration, Austria, 1890
Rare Ebonised Settee by Gebrüder Thonet, with Gilded Decoration, Austria, 1890

Rare Ebonised Settee by Gebrüder Thonet, with Gilded Decoration, Austria, 1890

By Gebrüder Thonet Vienna GmbH

Located in High Peak, GB

German-Austrian cabinet maker, known for the invention of bentwood furniture. He received a bronze medal

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Late 19th Century Austrian Aesthetic Movement Antique Inventions

Materials

Bentwood

Monumental Bowls by Just Andersen, 1920s, Denmark
Monumental Bowls by Just Andersen, 1920s, Denmark

Monumental Bowls by Just Andersen, 1920s, Denmark

By Just Andersen

Located in Værløse, DK

. Andersen was renowned for his hallmark contribution to modern Danish design with the invention and

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1920s Danish Art Deco Antique Inventions

Materials

Bronze

Charles Oudin Silver Chatelain Cartouche Bezel Pendant Watch
Charles Oudin Silver Chatelain Cartouche Bezel Pendant Watch

Charles Oudin Silver Chatelain Cartouche Bezel Pendant Watch

Located in Long Beach, CA

Oudin was a premier watchmaker in France. He is renowned for this invention of the Mystery Watch which

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1820s French Antique Inventions

Louis XV Style Bureau de Dame, Walnut & Leather, England, Circa 1840
Louis XV Style Bureau de Dame, Walnut & Leather, England, Circa 1840

Louis XV Style Bureau de Dame, Walnut & Leather, England, Circa 1840

Located in Brighton, West Sussex

in 1730. This model of small secrétaire was an invention of BVRB, who designed it with smaller

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19th Century English Louis XV Antique Inventions

Materials

Bronze

Pewter Jardinière by Just Andersen, 1920s, Denmark
Pewter Jardinière by Just Andersen, 1920s, Denmark

Pewter Jardinière by Just Andersen, 1920s, Denmark

By Just Andersen

Located in Værløse, DK

for his hallmark contribution to modern Danish design with the invention and utilizing of the Disko

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1920s Danish Art Deco Antique Inventions

Materials

Pewter

Sleeping Eros - Rome, 16th century
Sleeping Eros - Rome, 16th century

Sleeping Eros - Rome, 16th century

Located in Bruxelles, BE

engagement with the creative imitation of antiquity. The motif became a paradigm of artistic invention

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16th Century Italian Renaissance Antique Inventions

Materials

Carrara Marble

19th Century, European, Antler Gun Rack and Stand, Brown, Wood
19th Century, European, Antler Gun Rack and Stand, Brown, Wood

19th Century, European, Antler Gun Rack and Stand, Brown, Wood

Located in Epfach, DE

six rifles Probably Bohemia or Bavaria The use of antlers for furniture is a 19th century invention

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Early 19th Century Czech Antique Inventions

Materials

Antler

Exquisite Neo-Grec Ormolu & Champleve Enamel Jardiniere by Barbedienne & Sévin
Exquisite Neo-Grec Ormolu & Champleve Enamel Jardiniere by Barbedienne & Sévin

Exquisite Neo-Grec Ormolu & Champleve Enamel Jardiniere by Barbedienne & Sévin

By Ferdinand Barbedienne, Louis-Constant Sevin

Located in Long Island City, NY, NY

artistic invention, the bronze mounts lending weight and permanence far surpassing purely ceramic or

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19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Inventions

Materials

Enamel, Ormolu

Landscape with Fishermen - Original etching
Landscape with Fishermen - Original etching

Landscape with Fishermen - Original etching

By Gabriel Perelle

Located in Paris, IDF

Adam and Nicolas, produced a considerable number of engravings, mostly of their own invention. Imbued

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Late 17th Century Academic Antique Inventions

Materials

Etching

Building a Ship - Original etching
Building a Ship - Original etching

Building a Ship - Original etching

By Gabriel Perelle

Located in Paris, IDF

Nicolas, produced a considerable number of engravings, mostly of their own invention. Imbued with numerous

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Late 17th Century Academic Antique Inventions

Materials

Etching

Late 18th/19th Century French Empire Mantle Clock By Parisian Clockmaker Lepaute
Late 18th/19th Century French Empire Mantle Clock By Parisian Clockmaker Lepaute

Late 18th/19th Century French Empire Mantle Clock By Parisian Clockmaker Lepaute

By Lepaute

Located in Dublin, IE

invention and published it under his own name at the French Academy of Sciences in 1754. Upon learning of

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Early 1800s French Neoclassical Antique Inventions

Materials

Marble, Bronze, Ormolu

Vintage Handcrafted Rattan Carpet Beater Folk Art Decorative Wall Object
Vintage Handcrafted Rattan Carpet Beater Folk Art Decorative Wall Object

Vintage Handcrafted Rattan Carpet Beater Folk Art Decorative Wall Object

Located in Moreno Valley, CA

dust beater, traditionally used in Europe as a household cleaning tool before the invention of modern

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Early 20th Century French French Provincial Antique Inventions

Materials

Rattan

Vue du Viviers (View of Viviers)
Vue du Viviers (View of Viviers)

Vue du Viviers (View of Viviers)

Located in London, GB

invention of ready-mixed tubes of paint. Deborne’s career indicates that he favoured this approach to art

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Early 20th Century Post-Impressionist Antique Inventions

Materials

Oil, Board

Victorian 14k Gold Silver Two-Stone Diamond Earrings Old Mine Cut, Antique
Victorian 14k Gold Silver Two-Stone Diamond Earrings Old Mine Cut, Antique

Victorian 14k Gold Silver Two-Stone Diamond Earrings Old Mine Cut, Antique

Located in Beverly Hills, CA

Period ended, and The Grand era began. • Grand Victorian jewelry After the incandescent bulb invention

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Early 1900s Unknown Victorian Antique Inventions

Materials

Diamond, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Silver

Forgan Gassiat Type Putter
Forgan Gassiat Type Putter

Forgan Gassiat Type Putter

Located in Oxfordshire, GB

. The difference being, the patent protects the invention, focusing on functionality and how it works

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Early 20th Century Scottish Antique Inventions

Materials

Wood, Hickory

Original Hickory Gassiat Putter
Original Hickory Gassiat Putter

Original Hickory Gassiat Putter

By Jean Gassiat

Located in Oxfordshire, GB

number. The difference being, the patent protects the invention, focusing on functionality and how it

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Early 20th Century French Antique Inventions

Materials

Wood, Hickory

Landscape with a Bridge and Fishermen - Original etching
Landscape with a Bridge and Fishermen - Original etching

Landscape with a Bridge and Fishermen - Original etching

By Gabriel Perelle

Located in Paris, IDF

invention. Imbued with numerous influences, whether Nordic, Italian, or Parisian, they feature a wide

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Late 17th Century Academic Antique Inventions

Materials

Etching

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Find a variety of antique inventions available on 1stDibs. The range of distinct antique inventions — often made from metal, wood and fabric — can elevate any home. Antique inventions have long been popular, with older editions for sale from the 18th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 20th Century. Antique inventions are generally popular furniture pieces, but Victorian, Baroque and neoclassical styles are often sought at 1stDibs. Antique inventions have been a part of the life’s work for many furniture makers, but those produced by The Stenotype Co., Christofle and George Hunzinger are consistently popular.

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Antique inventions can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price at 1stDibs is $3,401, while the lowest priced sells for $98 and the highest can go for as much as $295,000.