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Antique Javelin

Javelin thrower / - Roman present -
Javelin thrower / - Roman present -

Javelin thrower / - Roman present -

By Franz Iffland

Located in Berlin, DE

The javelin thrower has raised his fist in triumph as he comes to a stop and looks up as if he has reached his goal.

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1910s Art Deco Antique Javelin

Materials

Bronze

Antique Fireback / Backsplash, Man with Javelin
Antique Fireback / Backsplash, Man with Javelin

Antique Fireback / Backsplash, Man with Javelin

Located in Haarlem, Noord-Holland

Antique fireback / backsplash, man with javelin. Nice square cast iron antique fireback displaying a man holding a javelin.

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19th Century French Antique Javelin

Materials

Iron

BUST OF GIULIANO DE MEDICI YOUNG IN WHITE CARRARA STATUARY MARBLE 19th Century
BUST OF GIULIANO DE MEDICI YOUNG IN WHITE CARRARA STATUARY MARBLE 19th Century

BUST OF GIULIANO DE MEDICI YOUNG IN WHITE CARRARA STATUARY MARBLE 19th Century

Located in Madrid, ES

He was skilled at riding and throwing the javelin, excellent at jumping and in the gymnasium, and was accustomed to passionately devoting himself to hunting.

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Early 19th Century Italian Baroque Antique Javelin

Materials

Marble

Cinema Poster Orsi 1916 Monumental Parisian Avant-Garde Titled A Vous Belle
Cinema Poster Orsi 1916 Monumental Parisian Avant-Garde Titled A Vous Belle

Cinema Poster Orsi 1916 Monumental Parisian Avant-Garde Titled A Vous Belle

Located in Savannah, GA

Signed Orsi, Italo Orsi (1889–1947) was a prolific early 20th-century designer known for creating hundreds of Art Deco-style posters, often featuring theatrical, operetta, and commer...

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Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Antique Javelin

Materials

Laminate, Plexiglass, Paper

1924 Olympic Games Vase by Octave Guillonnet, Sèvres Porcelain, France
1924 Olympic Games Vase by Octave Guillonnet, Sèvres Porcelain, France

1924 Olympic Games Vase by Octave Guillonnet, Sèvres Porcelain, France

By Octave Guillonnet, Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres

Located in Saint-Amans-des-Cots, FR

Each of the four Olympic vase models is distinguished by the specific sports depicted in these relief medallions: Diving, football, rowing, rugby Cycling, sailing, tennis, shooting F...

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1920s French Art Deco Antique Javelin

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Ceramic, Porcelain

1928 AMSTERDAM OLYMPIC MEMORABILIA COLLECTABLE MEN'S JAVALIN HANGING PLAQUe
1928 AMSTERDAM OLYMPIC MEMORABILIA COLLECTABLE MEN'S JAVALIN HANGING PLAQUe

1928 AMSTERDAM OLYMPIC MEMORABILIA COLLECTABLE MEN'S JAVALIN HANGING PLAQUe

Located in West Sussex, Pulborough

Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this lovely collectable 1928 Amsterdam Olympics repousse brass hanging wall plaque A lovely piece of Olympic memorabilia that loo...

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1920s Dutch Adam Style Antique Javelin

Materials

Brass

Original Vintage Sport Poster Swedish Fighting Games Gothenburg 1923 Sweden
Original Vintage Sport Poster Swedish Fighting Games Gothenburg 1923 Sweden

Original Vintage Sport Poster Swedish Fighting Games Gothenburg 1923 Sweden

Located in London, GB

Dynamic design depicting three athletes in movement, one leaning back preparing to throw a shot put with another stretching forward after his throw and one behind them about to throw...

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1920s Swedish Antique Javelin

Materials

Paper

Pair of Red-Figure Black-Ground Vases, 1810-1850, Italy, Terracotta, Grand Tour
Pair of Red-Figure Black-Ground Vases, 1810-1850, Italy, Terracotta, Grand Tour

Pair of Red-Figure Black-Ground Vases, 1810-1850, Italy, Terracotta, Grand Tour

Located in Epfach, DE

Mounted on the winged horse Pegasus, Bellerophon takes aim with his javelin at the monstrous Chimera, a creature of myth depicted with the body of a lion, a goat's head, and a serpen...

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Mid-19th Century Italian Grand Tour Antique Javelin

Materials

Terracotta

Antique Art Deco Bronze Nude Female Statue Sculpture Lamp Demetre Chiparus 1925
Antique Art Deco Bronze Nude Female Statue Sculpture Lamp Demetre Chiparus 1925

Antique Art Deco Bronze Nude Female Statue Sculpture Lamp Demetre Chiparus 1925

By Demetre Chiparus

Located in Portland, OR

Chiparus famously exhibited at the Paris Salon a few times in his life, the first in 1923 when he premiered his piece Javelin Thrower then again in 1928. His work fell out of popular...

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1920s French Art Deco Antique Javelin

Materials

Marble, Bronze

La Posada
La Posada

La Posada

Located in PARIS, FR

His artistic production dried up considerably during the 1920s: he seemed to have abandoned the wood carving and the furniture pieces that made his reputation for making some wax sta...

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Early 1900s French School Antique Javelin

Materials

Bronze

Early 20th Century Hand-Carved Australian Aboriginal Throwing Club
Early 20th Century Hand-Carved Australian Aboriginal Throwing Club

Early 20th Century Hand-Carved Australian Aboriginal Throwing Club

Located in South Burlington, VT

A throwing stick can be either straight or roughly boomerang-shaped, and is much shorter than the javelin. It became obsolete as slings and bows became more prevalent, except on the ...

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Early 20th Century Australian Antique Javelin

Materials

Wood

17th century ebonized Antwerp cabinet with painted panels, circle 1630
17th century ebonized Antwerp cabinet with painted panels, circle 1630

17th century ebonized Antwerp cabinet with painted panels, circle 1630

Located in PARIS, FR

The subjects present: Left side from top to bottom: • Vertumnus and Pomona • Apollo pursuing Daphne • The suicide of Thysbe • The death of Adonis Right side from top to bottom: • ...

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17th Century Belgian Baroque Antique Javelin

Materials

Wood

Antique Print of Mameluke of Egypt, the Military Costume of Turkey, 1818
Antique Print of Mameluke of Egypt, the Military Costume of Turkey, 1818

Antique Print of Mameluke of Egypt, the Military Costume of Turkey, 1818

Located in Langweer, NL

The Mamelukes being trained from their infancy to military exercises, displayed in them uncommon skill. The javelin aimed with precision, was never known but to strike the mark.

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1810s Antique Javelin

Materials

Paper

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A.Rudens, French Art Deco Sculpture
A.Rudens, French Art Deco Sculpture

A.Rudens, French Art Deco Sculpture

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H 13 in W 18.51 in D 7.29 in

A.Rudens, French Art Deco Sculpture

By J. Rudens

Located in Montreal, Quebec

Spelter with bronze green patina On a black marble base It depicts an athletic man dressed in a loincloth, throwing a javelin Underlined signature "A.Rudens" on the base

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Early 20th Century French Antique Javelin

Materials

Bronze

Original Vintage Sport Poster Swedish Fighting Games Gothenburg 1923 Sweden
Original Vintage Sport Poster Swedish Fighting Games Gothenburg 1923 Sweden

Original Vintage Sport Poster Swedish Fighting Games Gothenburg 1923 Sweden

Located in London, GB

Dynamic design depicting three athletes in movement, one leaning back preparing to throw a shot put with another stretching forward after his throw and one behind them about to throw...

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1920s Antique Javelin

Materials

Paper

Painting of Cephalus and Procris
Painting of Cephalus and Procris

Painting of Cephalus and Procris

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H 17.33 in W 22.05 in D 1.19 in

Painting of Cephalus and Procris

Located in Paris, FR

In returning and reconciling, Procris brought two magical gifts, an inerrant javelin that never missed its mark, and a hunting hound, Laelaps that always caught its prey.

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Early 18th Century French Classical Greek Antique Javelin

Materials

Canvas

Victor Adam A Fabulous Set of Six Lithographs 1851 'Amazones'
Victor Adam A Fabulous Set of Six Lithographs 1851 'Amazones'

Victor Adam A Fabulous Set of Six Lithographs 1851 'Amazones'

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H 25.6 in W 29.53 in D 1.19 in

Victor Adam A Fabulous Set of Six Lithographs 1851 'Amazones'

Located in Pewsey, GB

A half-naked woman on horseback, wielding a javelin in her right hand, in her left hand she holds two further weapons.

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1850s French Napoleon III Antique Javelin

Materials

Paper

Rare Sculpture of a Bronze Bull by Jean Didier Debut
Rare Sculpture of a Bronze Bull by Jean Didier Debut

Rare Sculpture of a Bronze Bull by Jean Didier Debut

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H 13.78 in W 19.69 in D 7.09 in

Rare Sculpture of a Bronze Bull by Jean Didier Debut

By Jean Didier Debut

Located in Werkendam, NL

Zeus’ gifts to Europe Zeus’s love for Europe was so big that he gave her the finest presents: Talos, Laelaps, and a magic javelin. Talos was a man of bronze who was the guard of Cre...

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Mid-19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Javelin

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Bronze

"Nude with Bird of Paradise" Art Deco Figurative Sculpture By D.H. Chiparus
"Nude with Bird of Paradise" Art Deco Figurative Sculpture By D.H. Chiparus

"Nude with Bird of Paradise" Art Deco Figurative Sculpture By D.H. Chiparus

By Demetre Chiparus

Located in Pasadena, CA

In 1923 he showed his “Javelin Thrower” and in 1928 exhibited his “Ta-Keo” dancer, which was edited by the manufacture Friedrich Goldscheider.

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Early 20th Century French Art Deco Antique Javelin

Materials

Terracotta

Art Déco Javelin Bronze Sculpture, Early 20th Century, France
Art Déco Javelin Bronze Sculpture, Early 20th Century, France

Art Déco Javelin Bronze Sculpture, Early 20th Century, France

Located in IT

Art Deco sculpture made of bronze with a marble base. Beautifully body details, strong visual impact. No restoration needed. The marble has some minor chippings on the back but still...

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Early 20th Century French Art Deco Antique Javelin

Materials

Marble, Bronze

Art Deco Bronze of Male Nude with Javelin by Karl Möbius, 1921
Art Deco Bronze of Male Nude with Javelin by Karl Möbius, 1921

Art Deco Bronze of Male Nude with Javelin by Karl Möbius, 1921

By Karl Mobius

Located in Antwerp, BE

Art Deco bronze of a javelin thrower. H. 38 inch. By Karl Möbius, Germany, 1876-1953.

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Early 20th Century German Art Deco Antique Javelin

Materials

Marble, Bronze

Art Deco Bronze Sculpture of Male Nude with Javelin by K. Mobius, 1910
Art Deco Bronze Sculpture of Male Nude with Javelin by K. Mobius, 1910

Art Deco Bronze Sculpture of Male Nude with Javelin by K. Mobius, 1910

By Karl Mobius

Located in Antwerp, BE

Description: 
Art Deco bronze of a javelin thrower. Artist/ Maker: Karl Möbius, Germany 1876-1953.

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Early 20th Century German Art Deco Antique Javelin

Materials

Marble, Bronze

Original Antique Advertising Poster AW Faber Castell Stationery Supplies Athlete
Original Antique Advertising Poster AW Faber Castell Stationery Supplies Athlete

Original Antique Advertising Poster AW Faber Castell Stationery Supplies Athlete

Located in London, GB

Faber stationery supplies featuring a young athlete throwing a green AW Faber pencil as a javelin with another javelin thrower and spectators watching the background, all dressed in ...

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Early 1900s German Antique Javelin

Materials

Paper

Painted Italian “Somno" Columns
Painted Italian “Somno" Columns

Painted Italian “Somno" Columns

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H 36.75 in W 16 in D 16 in

Painted Italian “Somno" Columns

Located in Austin, TX

A pair of faux marble Somno columns, made of fir with hand-painted and gold leafed with a decor of Medusa, laurel reefs, and Romans javelins. Set on an octagonal base, each piece fea...

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1910s Italian Neoclassical Antique Javelin

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Gold Leaf

Art Deco Sculpture by S. Melani, France, circa 1925
Art Deco Sculpture by S. Melani, France, circa 1925

Art Deco Sculpture by S. Melani, France, circa 1925

By Salvatore Melani

Located in Lichtenberg, AT

This great figural Art Deco plaster sculpture shows a roman javelin hurler made with highest attention to details.

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Early 20th Century French Art Deco Antique Javelin

Antique Colored Print "Achilles Instructed by Chiron" by J. Clarke, circa 1789
Antique Colored Print "Achilles Instructed by Chiron" by J. Clarke, circa 1789

Antique Colored Print "Achilles Instructed by Chiron" by J. Clarke, circa 1789

Located in Big Flats, NY

Antique hand colored engraving print "Achilles Instructed by Chiron in the Management of the Javelin" by J. Clarke, "Published as the Act directs by J.

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18th Century Italian Antique Javelin

Antique Dark Patinated Bronze Figure of an Imperial Soldier, 19th Century
Antique Dark Patinated Bronze Figure of an Imperial Soldier, 19th Century

Antique Dark Patinated Bronze Figure of an Imperial Soldier, 19th Century

Located in London, GB

This soldier stands guard dressed in his elaborate uniform holding a javelin on a stepped marble plinth, constructed of various sample marbles.

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1850s Antique Javelin

Materials

Bronze

Antique Italian Grand Tour Bronze Figure of Roman Commander, 19th Century
Antique Italian Grand Tour Bronze Figure of Roman Commander, 19th Century

Antique Italian Grand Tour Bronze Figure of Roman Commander, 19th Century

Located in London, GB

This dark brown patinated bronze features a warrior throwing a javelin, he is kitted out with a crested helmet, this denotes that he is a commander so other soldiers identify him in ...

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1850s Italian Antique Javelin

Materials

Marble, Bronze

German Bronze The Abduction of Europa by Hermann Haase
German Bronze The Abduction of Europa by Hermann Haase

German Bronze The Abduction of Europa by Hermann Haase

By Hermann Haase-Ilsenburg

Located in Newark, England

The second was a dog, Laelaps, which could hunt anything she wanted. The last one was a javelin that had the power to hit the target, whatever it was.

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Early 20th Century German Art Nouveau Antique Javelin

Materials

Bronze

ART DECO NUDE
ART DECO NUDE

Demetre ChiparusART DECO NUDE, 1925

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H 11.5 in W 31.75 in

ART DECO NUDE

By Demetre Chiparus

Located in Los Angeles, CA

In 1923 he showed his Javelin Thrower, and in 1928 exhibited his Ta-Keo dancer.

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1920s Art Deco Antique Javelin

Materials

Bronze

18th century mythological Dutch Delft tile with decoration of Vertumnis & Pomona
18th century mythological Dutch Delft tile with decoration of Vertumnis & Pomona

18th century mythological Dutch Delft tile with decoration of Vertumnis & Pomona

Located in AMSTERDAM, NH

She carried a curved pruning knife, not a javelin, with which she cut back the luxuriant growth, and lopped the branches spreading out here and there, now splitting the bark and inse...

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1740s Dutch Antique Javelin

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Ceramic, Faience, Majolica

17th Century Antwerp Cabinet with Painted Panels Attributed to H. Van Balen
17th Century Antwerp Cabinet with Painted Panels Attributed to H. Van Balen

17th Century Antwerp Cabinet with Painted Panels Attributed to H. Van Balen

Located in PARIS, FR

The illustrated subjects: Left side from top to bottom: - The death of Adonis - The death of Hyacinth - Meleager and Atalnatan killing the wild boar - The rape of Caenis ...

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Early 17th Century Belgian Louis XIII Antique Javelin

Materials

Wood, Paint

Antique Egyptian Horsemen Javelin Game Scene from Maximilian, 1846
Antique Egyptian Horsemen Javelin Game Scene from Maximilian, 1846

Antique Egyptian Horsemen Javelin Game Scene from Maximilian, 1846

Located in Langweer, NL

Antique Egyptian Horsemen Javelin Game Scene from Maximilian, 1846 This vibrant and action-filled 19th-century Orientalist engraving depicts a traditional mounted javelin-throwing g...

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Mid-19th Century Antique Javelin

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Paper

Bronze Statue of Zeus of Artemisia Greek God Figure Sculpture Art Antiques LA CA
Bronze Statue of Zeus of Artemisia Greek God Figure Sculpture Art Antiques LA CA

Bronze Statue of Zeus of Artemisia Greek God Figure Sculpture Art Antiques LA CA

Located in West Hollywood, CA

A beautiful Javelin Thrower bronze statue of Zeus of Artemisia javelin thrower 1st -2nd quarter of the 1900s mounted on a black dark painted base in the style of a beautiful bronze ...

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Early 20th Century European Classical Greek Antique Javelin

Materials

Bronze

J. Darcourt Art Deco Statue
J. Darcourt Art Deco Statue

J. Darcourt Art Deco Statue

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H 22.05 in W 29.53 in D 6.3 in

J. Darcourt Art Deco Statue

Located in Traversetolo, IT

Sculpture in cast iron, Launcher Javelot on portoro marble base. The javelin is in bronze. Signed J. Darcourt. Sculpture patina green ocher in good condition.  

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1920s French Art Deco Antique Javelin

Materials

Iron

Art Deco Bronze Sculpture of Male Nude by Karl Mobius, Germany, 1921
Art Deco Bronze Sculpture of Male Nude by Karl Mobius, Germany, 1921

Art Deco Bronze Sculpture of Male Nude by Karl Mobius, Germany, 1921

By Karl Mobius

Located in Antwerp, BE

Art Deco bronze of a javelin thrower. 
This is the reduced version of the statue in Berlin.

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Early 20th Century German Art Deco Antique Javelin

Materials

Bronze

Georgian Sterling Silver Wine Funnel by William Bateman
Georgian Sterling Silver Wine Funnel by William Bateman

Georgian Sterling Silver Wine Funnel by William Bateman

By William Bateman I

Located in New York, NY

Has an armorial on one side - a pheon, erect, point downward (representation of the head of a javelin, dart or arrow point, downward, with two long barbs engrailed on the inner edge).

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1810s English George III Antique Javelin

Materials

Sterling Silver

Jean de Roncourt (c.1925) ‘The Hunter’ Bronze Figure
Jean de Roncourt (c.1925) ‘The Hunter’ Bronze Figure

Jean de Roncourt (c.1925) ‘The Hunter’ Bronze Figure

By Jean de Roncourt

Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire

Alternatively titled ‘The Javelin Thrower’, the bronze figure takes a stable, kneeling position with left foot extended forward.

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Early 20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Antique Javelin

Materials

Marble, Bronze

Silvio and Dorinda, a drawing by Leonaert Bramer, Vermeer's first master
Silvio and Dorinda, a drawing by Leonaert Bramer, Vermeer's first master

Silvio and Dorinda, a drawing by Leonaert Bramer, Vermeer's first master

Located in PARIS, FR

In despair at having mistaken the nymph Dorinda for a wild beast during a hunting party, and having pierced her with his javelin, Silvio offers her his heart as she lies in the arms ...

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1650s Old Masters Antique Javelin

Materials

Ink, Gouache, Laid Paper, Pen

African Shield from Sudan
African Shield from Sudan

African Shield from Sudan

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H 26 in W 13 in

African Shield from Sudan

Located in New York, NY

This rare object was created by the Shilluk people of Sudan. It features an iron javelin head and partial wooden shaft fixed to the back of an aged tortoise shell.

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19th Century Sudanese Antique Javelin

Materials

Metal

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Antique Javelin For Sale on 1stDibs

With a vast inventory of beautiful furniture at 1stDibs, we’ve got just the antique javelin you’re looking for. An antique javelin — often made from metal, bronze and ceramic — can elevate any home. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect antique javelin — we have versions that date back to the 18th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 20th Century are available. An antique javelin, designed in the Art Nouveau or Art Deco style, is generally a popular piece of furniture. You’ll likely find more than one antique javelin that is appealing in its simplicity, but Franz Bergmann, Demetre Chiparus and Franz Iffland produced versions that are worth a look.

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