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Knitting Lesson
By Eugenio Zampighi
Located in New York, NY
EUGENIO ZAMPIGHI Italian, 1859–1944 Knitting Lesson Signed 'E. Zampighi' Oil on canvas 27 x 34
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Late 19th Century Antique Knitting

Materials

Oil, Canvas

"The Knitting Lesson" etching
By (after) Jean François Millet
Located in Henderson, NV
Medium: etching (after the painting). Etched by French artist Frederic Auguste Laguillermie after the Millet painting. Published in Paris in 1873 by the Galerie Durand-Ruel for the r...
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1870s Antique Knitting

Materials

Etching

Antique 18 Karat Yellow Gold Knitting Needle Caps
Located in Rotterdam, NL
each other through a belcher chain and hook. These caps were used for knitting tools and were hung on a
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Late 19th Century Dutch Victorian Antique Knitting

Materials

Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold

19th Century Painting Entitled Knitting Lesson by Eugenio Zampighi
By Eugenio Zampighi
Located in New York, NY
19th century painting entitled knitting lesson by Eugenio Zampighi Title: Knitting Lesson Artist
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Late 19th Century Italian Antique Knitting

Materials

Canvas

English Regency Rosewood Sewing / Knitting Side Table circa 1830
Located in San Francisco, CA
English Regency period rosewood sewing / knitting side table with a single drawer. Retains its
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19th Century English Regency Antique Knitting

Materials

Rosewood

19th Century Solid Silver Knitting Needle Case or Sheath
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
19th century solid silver knitting needle case or sheath, possibly German or Dutch. Typical long
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19th Century German Victorian Antique Knitting

Materials

Silver

Antique Japanese Woodblock - William Lee Inventor of the Knitting Machine
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Antique Japanese Woodblock - William Lee Inventor of the Knitting Machine “Lives of Great People of
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19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Knitting

Materials

Paper

Original Vintage Poster Advertising Shrink Resistant Scottish Wool Knitting Doll
Located in London, GB
in her hair, knitting using red wool with the bold blue lettering above and text diagonally on the
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1920s French Antique Knitting

Materials

Paper

Typical Dutch Antique Rush-Seat Corner Bobbin Side Knitting Chair, 1900
Located in Ijzendijke, NL
Lovely typical Dutch knitting chair. This antique 'corner chair' with wicker seat is originally a
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Early 20th Century Dutch Country Antique Knitting

Materials

Wool, Cane

Dutch Silver knitting needle case by Meinardus Wilhelmus Warren, 1836-1864
Located in Delft, NL
Dutch Silver knitting needle case by Meinardus Wilhelmus Warren, 1836-1864 A Dutch Silver knitting
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Early 19th Century Dutch Antique Knitting

Materials

Silver

Antique Edwardian Style Triangular Corner Chair Rush Seat Knitting Armchair 1900
Located in Ijzendijke, NL
. Beautiful English antique knitting chair with three legs. This old sturdy chair with turned legs is called
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Late 19th Century English Edwardian Antique Knitting

Materials

Wicker, Wood

Antique Dutch Triangular Turned Bobbin Corner Chair Rush Seat Knitting Armchair
Located in Ijzendijke, NL
Netherlands. Beautiful antique bobbin/ knitting chair with three legs and with a carved flower basket in the
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Late 19th Century Dutch Rustic Antique Knitting

Materials

Wicker, Wood

Delia Robins (fl. 1856-1858) - 1854 Watercolour, Knitting by the Sea
Located in Corsham, GB
This delightful scene depicts a woman perched on a rock looking intently at her knitting. In the
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Mid-19th Century Antique Knitting

Materials

Watercolor

Fritz von Uhde Style circa 1900, Interior with a Knitting Girl
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Fritz von Uhde (1848-1911) style circa 1900: Interior with a knitting girl. Oil on canvas mounted
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Early 20th Century German Antique Knitting

Antique Top Quality Carved Black Forest Style Knitting Farmer's Wife Sculpture
Located in Lisse, NL
knitting tools (including the extremely fine needles), in the way her antique and detailed traditional
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Early 20th Century European Black Forest Antique Knitting

Materials

Wood

Swiss Schaffhauser Wolle Wool Yarn Knitting 1934 Baby Blue Vintage Poster
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Original Vintage Poster Swiss Schaffhauser Wolle Wool Yarn Knitting 1935 Baby. This is an original
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Early 20th Century Swiss Art Deco Antique Knitting

Materials

Paper

139cm Swedish folks fishnets knitting tools from 1793 Handmade Unique rare
By Axel Vervoordt
Located in Forest, BE
This is a set of 3 different but similar wooden structures/tools to build fishnets. Used by folks in the countryside of Sweden. The smaller one is engraved 1793, the others are unmar...
Category

1790s Swedish Folk Art Antique Knitting

Materials

Hardwood

Japanese Antique Farming Tools / Vine Knitting Bag / Wall Hanging Flower Case
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
We have an aesthetic sense peculiar to Japanese people. And we introduce the unique items that only we can do, the route of purchasing in Japan, the experience value so far, and the...
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Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Knitting

Materials

Natural Fiber

Vintage Poster Swiss Schaffhauser Wolle Wool Yarn Knitting 1935 Baby in Pink
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Original vintage poster Swiss Schaffhauser Wolle Wool Yarn Knitting 1935 Baby. This is an original
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Early 20th Century Swiss Art Deco Antique Knitting

Materials

Paper

'Young Girl Knitting' by Guillaume Eberhard (1879 – 1949) signed and dated 1906
Located in Bruges, BE
Eberhard Guillaume 1879 – Maastricht – 1949 Dutch Painter 'Young Girl Knitting' Signature: signed
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Early 20th Century Romantic Antique Knitting

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Antique Set , Three Rush-Seat Oak Corner Bobbin Side Knitting Chairs With Table
Located in Ijzendijke, NL
Set Of Three Antique Rush-Seat Corner Bobbin Side Knitting Chairs in Oak and Cane, With Hexagonal
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Early 20th Century Dutch Country Antique Knitting

Materials

Wicker, Wood

19th Century genre oil painting of a young woman knitting beside a girl
Located in Nr Broadway, Worcestershire
John William Haynes British, (1831-1924) Knitting Oil on canvas, signed Image size: 29.5 inches x
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19th Century Victorian Antique Knitting

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Early 19th Century French Side Table
Located in Nashville, TN
sewing/knitting storage table, really anything you can think of! DIMENSIONS 16.5ʺW × 14ʺD × 31ʺH
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Early 1900s French Antique Knitting

Materials

Hardwood

Early 19th Century French Side Table
Early 19th Century French Side Table
H 31 in W 16.5 in D 14 in
Late 19th Century Watercolour - The Widow
Located in Corsham, GB
A charming watercolour portrait depicting a widowed woman knitting in mourning wear. Part of a pair
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Late 19th Century Antique Knitting

Materials

Watercolor

Early 20th c. Mahogany English Regency Canterbury Magazine Rack with Drawer
Located in Louisville, KY
magazines, children's books, or even textile projects, such as knitting elements.
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Early 20th Century American Regency Antique Knitting

Materials

Brass

English 20th Century Harvest Basket
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
, today it would make a delightful knitting basket or clothes hamper. It is a beautiful decorative item
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19th Century English Other Antique Knitting

Materials

Wicker, Wood

English 20th Century Harvest Basket
English 20th Century Harvest Basket
H 22.75 in W 21.25 in D 21.25 in
Doris Leslie Blau Vintage American Hooked Floral Handmade Wool Rug
Located in New York, NY
been applied for knitting and weaving, was out of question. Instead, the tradition of using all kinds
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Early 20th Century American Antique Knitting

Materials

Wool

Early American Folk Art 19th Century Cherry Wood Firkin Sewing Box
Located in New York, NY
opened with a generous lower area for textile projects or knitting. Cover, handle and legs are all
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19th Century American American Colonial Antique Knitting

Materials

Wood, Cherry

19th Century French Young Beauty Portrait Oil Painting in Carved Gilt Frame
By Jean-Baptiste Greuze
Located in Dallas, TX
frame, the artwork depicts a young woman knitting with a small cat beside her. In the manner of Jean
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Early 19th Century French Antique Knitting

Materials

Canvas, Giltwood

Aux Lainnes Ecossaises
Located in New York, NY
on a chair knitting]. 47 x 31 1/2" . On Linen Very little is known about this artist other
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1920s Art Deco Antique Knitting

Materials

Lithograph

Antique English 18th Century Wool Holder and Thread Sewing Box
Located in New Orleans, LA
interested in sewing, knitting or weaving would enjoy.  
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Late 18th Century English Antique Knitting

Materials

Wood, Oak

Mid 19th Century Oil - The Stocking Knitter
Located in Corsham, GB
a matching bonnet. The study is a great insight into 18th century craft, showing the sitter knitting
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Mid-19th Century Antique Knitting

Materials

Oil

Antique Dutch Armchair Triangular Turned Bobbin Corner Chair Rush Seat Rustic
Located in Ijzendijke, NL
Netherlands. Beautiful antique bobbin/ knitting chair with three legs. This old Dutch chair with three legs
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Late 19th Century Dutch Rustic Antique Knitting

Materials

Wicker, Oak

Portrait of a young women - Charles Baptiste SCHREIBER, 1893
Located in PARIS, FR
1868. The muséum of Reims retains him "A young Italian girl knitting", 1876 Some restorations in her
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1890s French Art Nouveau Antique Knitting

Materials

Canvas

Hereke Silk & Metal Thread Pictoral Rug - Antique Pictoral Rug, Antique Rug
Located in Sultanahmet, 34
art created by skillfully knitting silk and metal materials. Each motif reflects the craftsmanship and
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19th Century Turkish Antique Knitting

Materials

Metal

A Fine French 19th Century Oil on Board "A Standing Beauty with Spring Roses"
Located in LA, CA
Reims exhibits "A Young Italian Girl Knitting", Ca. 1876" Measures: Frame height: 30 1/4 inches (76.8
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Late 19th Century Academic Antique Knitting

Materials

Wood, Oil

Late 18th Century Fine Quality Louis XV French Work Table, Circa 1775
Located in Incline Village, NV
storage and work required for crochet, embroidery, knitting and other seamstress needs. With the mounted
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Late 18th Century French Louis XV Antique Knitting

Materials

Wood

Antique Set, Dutch Triangular Rush Seat Bobbin Corner Chair with Side Table
Located in Ijzendijke, NL
. Beautiful antique bobbin/ knitting chair with three legs. This old Dutch chair with three legs is called a
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Late 19th Century Dutch Rustic Antique Knitting

Materials

Wicker, Wood

French Faience Platter Quimper, Signed HB
Located in Winter Park, FL
in the field with a women knitting and man watching. The platter is in good condition and no hairline
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Early 20th Century French Provincial Antique Knitting

Materials

Ceramic, Faience

French Faience Platter Quimper, Signed HB
French Faience Platter Quimper, Signed HB
H 1.75 in W 14.75 in D 11.5 in
Antique Swedish Fairy Tale Pastoral Painting
By C. Eriksson
Located in Atlanta, GA
Knitting shepherdess watching her flock of goats while flirting with hunter. Signed C. Eriksson
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Early 20th Century Swedish Antique Knitting

Materials

Paint

Pair of Italian Pietra Dura Oval Panels
Located in London, GB
Inlaid with an Italian peasant man playing the bagpipes and a woman knitting, each in gilt metal
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Late 19th Century Italian Antique Knitting

Pair of Italian Pietra Dura Oval Panels
Pair of Italian Pietra Dura Oval Panels
H 9.06 in W 5.12 in D 4.34 in
William Edward Frank Britten (1848-1916) - 1906 Pastel, Head Of The Family
Located in Corsham, GB
elegant black dress with a white lace cap. She holds her knitting in her lap as she gazes off into the
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Early 20th Century Antique Knitting

Materials

Pastel

Antique hand-knitted beaded bag with hallmarked silver hanger + chain from 1850s
Located in Stuttgart, DE
attached to 2 eyelets on the side. The flat, tall rectangular pocket bag is made using bead knitting. It
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1850s German Antique Knitting

Antique Dutch Ruch-Seat Oak Corner Bobbin Chair Turned Hand Crafted 1900
Located in Ijzendijke, NL
chair' with wicker seat is originally a typical Old Ditch knitting chair/ telephone chair. It is made of
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Early 20th Century Dutch Country Antique Knitting

Materials

Cane, Wood

Rosewood Regency Occasional Table
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
storage of wool whilst knitting.  Constructed from good quality and well figured rosewood veneers the
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Mid-19th Century English Regency Antique Knitting

Materials

Rosewood

19th Century Orkney Island Chair
Located in Austin, TX
absorbing the warmth of crackling flames. It has witnessed countless evenings of storytelling, knitting, and
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Early 1900s Antique Knitting

Materials

Straw, Wood

19th Century Orkney Island Chair
19th Century Orkney Island Chair
H 32 in W 19 in D 19 in
French 19th Century Mahogany Empire-Style Table
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
. The turned wood balustrade making the basket may have held knitting accoutrements, making this a
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19th Century French Empire Antique Knitting

Materials

Mahogany

Antique fly brooch, crossed needles, 15k gold, Sapphire and pearl
Located in NEWARK, GB
crossed knitting needles, the fly is adorned with creamy seed pearls and has a single round cut sapphire
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19th Century British Victorian Antique Knitting

Materials

Pearl, Sapphire, 15k Gold, 9k Gold, Yellow Gold

Antique Scandinavian Round Storage Box “Tejne” Decorated Pine, Late 19th Century
Located in Aarhus C, DK
storing lots of things such as your knitting project. Measurements Diameter: 35,5 - 38,5 cm (13.98” to
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Late 19th Century Scandinavian Folk Art Antique Knitting

Materials

Wood

Four Dutch 19th Century Wooden Knot Baskets
Located in Delft, NL
or knot baskets fall under the sewing kit category. In the past, when one had finished knitting or
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19th Century Dutch Antique Knitting

Materials

Copper

Dutch small 19th Century wooden lidded wool basket
Located in Delft, NL
, raised at 4 ball feet. When you were knitting at home, you put the tangle in a suitable container. The
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19th Century Dutch Antique Knitting

Materials

Nutwood

Italian 19th Century Carrara Marble Statue of a Young Girl
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
her knee while she simultaneously knits with her metal knitting needles. Superb proportions and
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19th Century Italian Antique Knitting

Materials

Carrara Marble

Lallia - British 1930s Art Deco graphic design by Marie Palmer-Smith
Located in London, GB
and Christmas cards. He clients included Milwards Knitting and Sewing Needles; the confectioners
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Early 20th Century Art Deco Antique Knitting

Materials

Watercolor

Early 19th Century Mahogany Tricoteuse Occasional Table
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
With Brass Ball Feet. Tricoteuse is the French nickname for women who used to sit knitting whilst
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Early 19th Century French Empire Antique Knitting

Materials

Mahogany

Antique Bronze Hirondelle Blessee Alfred Foretay Garniture Mantel Clock & Urns
By Alfred Jean Foretay
Located in Dayton, OH
and florals in low relief with female figures perched on the sides - one knitting in wooden shoes, the
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Early 20th Century Art Nouveau Antique Knitting

Materials

Marble, Bronze

" Shepherdess And Her Flock"
Located in Jacksonville, FL
girls and here she is not only the keeper of her flock, but also catches up on her knitting! This is a
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19th Century Barbizon School Antique Knitting

Materials

Canvas, Oil

A Fine French 19th Century Oil on Board "A Standing Beauty with Spring Roses"
By Charles Baptiste Schreiber
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Reims exhibits "A Young Italian Girl Knitting", Ca. 1876" Measures: Frame height: 30 1/4 inches (76.8
Category

Late 19th Century French Louis XV Antique Knitting

Materials

Wood

Swedish Folk Art bridge bookshelf, designed by Petrus & Sture Lundström 1925
Located in London, GB
— carpentry, carving, knitting, weaving and sewing as household skills and used whatever materials were
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1920s Swedish Folk Art Antique Knitting

Materials

Copper

Tender Family Portrait - Mother and Child, Student of Robert Henri
By Margery Austen Ryerson
Located in Miami, FL
activities, such as reading, knitting, playing with toys and sleeping. A key element of Ryerson's art that
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1920s American Impressionist Antique Knitting

Materials

Canvas, Oil

The School Room - Flemish 19th century art interior genre oil painting children
By Ferdinand de Braekeleer the Elder
Located in London, GB
seems to have abandoned her studies for knitting! A range of notes and items hang on the wall. A number
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19th Century Realist Antique Knitting

Materials

Oil

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Antique Knitting For Sale on 1stDibs

Find many varieties of an authentic antique knitting available at 1stDibs. Each antique knitting for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using wood, natural fiber and paper. There are many kinds of the antique knitting you’re looking for, from those produced as long ago as the 18th Century to those made as recently as the 20th Century. Each antique knitting bearing Folk Art, Victorian or Art Deco hallmarks is very popular. Many designers have produced at least one well-made antique knitting over the years, but those crafted by Hurwic, New Hall and Eugenio Zampighi are often thought to be among the most beautiful.

How Much is a Antique Knitting?

Prices for an antique knitting start at $306 and top out at $35,000 with the average selling for $2,000.