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Ciro Ferri Drawing Offering Scene Italie 17th Century
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
Italian lead pencil drawing, entourage of Ciro Ferri, depicting an offering scene in front of a
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17th Century Italian Antique Lead Pencils

Materials

Paper

Fernand de Launay (1855-1904) Portrait of a child, 1890, original drawing
By Fernand de Launay
Located in Paris, FR
Fernand de Launay (1838-1904) Portrait of a child, probably the daughter of the artist Lead pencil
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1890s Academic Antique Lead Pencils

Materials

Carbon Pencil

Art Deco 9ct Yellow Gold And Turquoise Duo Bookmark And Propelling Pencil
Located in NEW TOWN, AU
the Turquoise cabochon, for storage of spare lead pencil. The bookmark measures a large 9.0cm x 3.8cm
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1920s Unknown Art Deco Antique Lead Pencils

Materials

Turquoise, Yellow Gold

Thieves - Original Pencil, Watercolor and White Lead - 19th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Thieves is an original drawing in watercolor, white lead and pencil artwork on greenish cardboard
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19th Century Modern Antique Lead Pencils

Materials

Paper, Watercolor, Pencil

Late 19th Century Nocturnal Landscape -- Countryside at Night
By Adelaide Elizabeth Doman Crocker
Located in Soquel, CA
), c.1886. Faint signature on verso in lead pencil. Unframed. Image, 18"H x 26"W. An early and
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1880s American Impressionist Antique Lead Pencils

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Louis Charles Auguste Couder (1789-1873) The Widower and the Orphan, drawing
By Louis Charles Auguste Couder
Located in Paris, FR
Louis Charles Auguste Couder (1789-1873) The Widower and the Orphan Lead pencil on paper 29 x 20
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1860s Academic Antique Lead Pencils

Materials

Pencil

IMPORTANT AND RARE LITURGICAL PSALTER, Spain, 16th Century (1550-1575)
By Europa
Located in Madrid, ES
ink (rubrics in red), lead pencil rule, tabs marking the main textual divisions of the psalter, framed
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16th Century Spanish Spanish Colonial Antique Lead Pencils

Materials

Parchment Paper

Study for Caryatid - Original Pencil by Charles Walch - Early 20th century
By Charles Walch
Located in Roma, IT
Study for Caryatid is an original pencil and white lead drawing on ivory paper, realized by Charles
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Early 20th Century Modern Antique Lead Pencils

Materials

Pencil

The Landscape - Drawing in pencil on paper by Joseph Dumas Descules-19th Century
Located in Roma, IT
The Landscape is a drawing in pencil and white lead on paper realized by Joseph Dumas Descules
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19th Century Modern Antique Lead Pencils

Materials

Pencil

Antique 9K Yellow Gold Extending Fob Pencil with Onyx Terminal
Located in Staines-Upon-Thames, GB
rest of the pencil, allowing lead to be inserted. The pencil is in good condition, there is a split in
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Late 19th Century Victorian Antique Lead Pencils

Materials

Onyx, 9k Gold, Yellow Gold

Preparatory Drawing Pencil on Paper by Théodore Chassériau, Ca. 1850
By Théodore Chassériau
Located in Vicenza, VI
Preparatory drawing/study made in pencil and white lead on paper by French artist Théodore
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1850s French Other Antique Lead Pencils

Materials

Paper

Antique Victorian Writing Set Sardonyx Banded Agate Pencil Ruler Letter Opener
Located in Munich, Bavaria
and the array of colours and shades of sardonyx. The pencil lead holder and revolving mechanism are
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1870s English Victorian Antique Lead Pencils

Materials

Agate

Decorative - Drawing by Gabriele Galantara - Early 20th Century
By Gabriele Galantara
Located in Roma, IT
artwork has been realized in ink and white lead and pencil on paper. Good conditions and aged with foxing
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Early 20th Century Modern Antique Lead Pencils

Materials

Paper, Pencil

The Landscape - Original Drawing by André Ruellan -20th
Located in Roma, IT
The Landscape By the Lake is an original drawing artwork in pencil and white lead realized by André
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Early 20th Century Modern Antique Lead Pencils

Materials

Pencil

Portal of the Cathedral - Mixed Media Brownish Paper - Early 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Portal of the Cathedral is an original drawing in mixed media, ink, pencil and white lead, on
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Early 20th Century Antique Lead Pencils

Materials

Pencil, Ink

Portrait of Man - Drawing by Antoine Alphonse Monfort - 19th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Portrait of Man is an Original Drawing, ink pencil and white lead on ivory paper realized by
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19th Century Modern Antique Lead Pencils

Materials

Ink

Portrait of Giuseppe Garibaldi in front of the Sea - Gouache - 19th Century
Located in Roma, IT
"Portrait of Giuseppe Garibaldi in front of the Sea" is an original mixed media (pencil, white
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19th Century Modern Antique Lead Pencils

Materials

Gouache

Portrait of a Man - Drawing by Antoine Alphonse Montfort - 19th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Portrait of a man is an original drawing, ink pencil and white lead on ivory paper realized by
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19th Century Modern Antique Lead Pencils

Materials

Mixed Media

Nell'Alcova - Original Mixed Media on Cardboard by Gabriele Galantara - 1902 ca.
By Gabriele Galantara
Located in Roma, IT
Nell'alcova is an original drawing in mixed media, ink, pencil and white lead on cardboard
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Early 1900s Modern Antique Lead Pencils

Materials

Mixed Media

Plomb. Plomberie [...].
By Robert Benard
Located in Zeeland, Noord-Brabant
furnace for smelting lead, pencil making and a toasting furnace. Details of tools and workshops.
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1770s Antique Lead Pencils

Materials

Engraving, Etching

Fillette au capuchon - Modern, Portrait, Work on Paper, Early 20th Century
By Léonard Tsuguharu Foujita
Located in London, GB
Léonard Tsuguharu Foujita (French/Japanese, 1886–1968) Fillette au capuchin, 1929 Lead Pencil and
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1920s Modern Antique Lead Pencils

Materials

Paper, Charcoal, Pencil

Mid-19th Century American Gold Mounted Combination Pen & Pencil Goodyears Patent
Located in Sittingbourne, Kent
terminal set with a bloodstone seal and unscrewing to reveal a lead reservoir. The Pencil is extended by
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1870s Unknown Victorian Antique Lead Pencils

Materials

Gold

Portrait Of Demon, 19th Century Drawing, Signature To Decipher
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Demon portrait. Lead pencil drawing. Annotations and signature to decipher. Paper partially glued
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19th Century Antique Lead Pencils

Materials

Paper, Graphite

Landscape with Dog and Flock Pencil and White Lead on Brown Paper by C. Carelli
Located in Roma, IT
- 1900). Pencil and white lead on brown paper. Hand-signed on the lower right corner: Consalvo Carelli
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Late 19th Century Modern Antique Lead Pencils

Materials

Pencil

Male Nude - Original Pencil and White Lead on Paper by L. Russolo - 1920s
By Luigi Russolo
Located in Roma, IT
Century. Original pencil and white lead on paper. A golden decorated frame is included. Very good
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1920s Futurist Antique Lead Pencils

Materials

Etching

Portrait of a Lady, Drawing Signed and Dated by Augustin de Saint-Aubin
By Augustin de Saint-Aubin
Located in PARIS, FR
lead pencil mixed with pastel" sent by Augustin de Saint-Aubin to the Salons where he exhibited his
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1770s Old Masters Antique Lead Pencils

Materials

Pastel, Pencil

Antique Victorian 1890 Turquoise Gunmetal Pencil Holder
Located in London, GB
twisted to reveal the lead. The gold trim it Pinchbeck. The pencils slide into a gunmetal case studded
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19th Century English Victorian Antique Lead Pencils

Materials

Turquoise

1925 Egyptian Revival Silver and Enamel Pendant/Pencil
Located in Los Angeles, CA
pencil (there is still some pencil lead inside the barrel). Collectible. Designed as an Egyptian
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1920s Art Deco Antique Lead Pencils

Materials

Silver

Vintage Silver Wahl Eversharp Pencil Floral Design 4 inches, 8mm wide USA Made
Located in Rancho Santa Fe, CA
perfect for a special collector and uses a 1mm pencil lead. It is in excellent working condition. At Rock
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1910s North American Art Deco Antique Lead Pencils

Materials

Silver, Sterling Silver

Antique Pair of French Pastel and Gouache Portraits, Mid-19th Century
Located in London, GB
definition. An artist can easily use colored lead pencils to create a piece of artwork that represents a
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1840s French Antique Lead Pencils

Materials

Other

Nude of Woman - Original Drawing by Alexandre Bida - Mid 19th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Nude of Woman is an Original pencil and white lead Drawing realized by Alexandre Bida (1823-1895
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Mid-19th Century Modern Antique Lead Pencils

Materials

Pencil

Portrait of Woman - Drawing by Louis-Antoine-Leon Riesener - Mid 19th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Portrait of Woman is an ink, pencil and white lead drawing realized by Louis-Antoine-Leon Riesener
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19th Century Modern Antique Lead Pencils

Materials

Paper, Pencil, Ink

Three Hunting Drawings
By Hablot Knight Browne
Located in Petworth, West Sussex
Lead'; and 'The Leap' Pencil and watercolour on paper, framed in the original mounts 5.5/8 X 7.3/4in
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Late 19th Century Antique Lead Pencils

Materials

Watercolor, Pencil

Early Machine Age Industrial Style Clad Notebook
Located in New York, NY
Fevrier 1918 / Lausanne". Bears original stylist, with retractable pencil lead, that also functions as
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Early 20th Century Swiss Antique Lead Pencils

Figure of Man - Original Drawing in Pencil and White Lead - 19th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Figure of Man is a beautiful artwork realized by an artist of the 18th century. Pencil and white
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Early 20th Century Modern Antique Lead Pencils

Materials

Paper, Pencil

Landscape - Original Drawing on Paper - Mid-19th Century
Located in Roma, IT
. Original Drawing on Paper. Pencil and white lead. Very good conditions. The work, realized with pencil
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1850s Modern Antique Lead Pencils

Materials

Pencil

Sublime Sunset Over a Mountainous Landscape Painting
By Abraham Pether
Located in Houston, TX
business with a partner as "Pether & Co.", selling black lead and chalk pencils. Abraham Pether is known
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Late 18th Century Realist Antique Lead Pencils

Materials

Oil

Rockwell Kent (1882-1971) Drawing
By Rockwell Kent
Located in Toronto, ON
Lead pencil drawing by Rockwell Kent. Man embracing the Universe. Signed.
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Early 20th Century American Modern Antique Lead Pencils

Materials

Pencil, Paper

French Chantelaine Fleur de lis motif
Located in Scarsdale, NY
celluloid pages. There is a lead pencil and a pocket knife. Sterling Silver.
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19th Century French Antique Lead Pencils

Materials

Sterling Silver

Fine Early 19th Century English Naive School Portrait of an Infant, circa 1830
Located in Bedford, Bedfordshire
, Roberson & Miller’s prepared lead pencils, drawing papers etc, bladder colors for oil painting, ‘prepared
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Early 19th Century English Antique Lead Pencils

Mid-19th Century American Gold Mounted Combination Pen & Pencil "Goodyears Paten
Located in Sittingbourne, Kent
terminal set with a bloodstone seal and unscrewing to reveal a lead reservoir. The Pencil is extended by
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1870s Unknown Antique Lead Pencils

Materials

Gold

Antique High Karat Gold & Rose Cut Diamond Telescoping Pencil Pendant
Located in Danvers, MA
telescoping pencil itself. Still functioning as it should, the pencil holds some of its original pencil lead
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19th Century European Antique Lead Pencils

Materials

Diamond, Gold, Gilt Metal

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Antique Lead Pencils For Sale on 1stDibs

There is a broad range of antique lead pencils for sale on 1stDibs. Browse a selection of modern, Old Masters or Impressionist versions of these works for sale today — there are 33 modern, 3 Old Masters, 2 abstract, 2 contemporary and 1 Impressionist examples available. These items have been made for many years, with versions that date back to the 18th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 20th Century. You can search the antique lead pencils that we have for sale on 1stDibs by color — popular works were created in bold and neutral palettes with elements of brown, beige, gray and pink. There have been many well-done artworks of this subject over the years, but those made by Gabriele Galantara, Reginald Hallward, Augustin de Saint-Aubin, Bela Kadar and Abraham Walkowitz are often thought to be among the most beautiful. The range of these distinct pieces — often created in pencil, paint and ink — can elevate any room of your home.

How Much are Antique Lead Pencils?

Antique lead pencils can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price for items in our inventory is $903, while the lowest priced sells for $66 and the highest can go for as much as $32,735.