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Mid 19th Century Wood Oars on Stand
Mid 19th Century Wood Oars on Stand

Mid 19th Century Wood Oars on Stand

$1,200Sale Price / item|20% Off

Mid 19th Century Wood Oars on Stand

Located in New York, NY

Four antique wooden oars, hand-carved in Indonesia, mid 19th Century. Some original paint is

Category

1840s Indonesian Tribal Antique Oars

Materials

Wood

12' Presentation Rowing Oar Trophy, Oxford University, 1897 Balliol
12' Presentation Rowing Oar Trophy, Oxford University, 1897 Balliol

12' Presentation Rowing Oar Trophy, Oxford University, 1897 Balliol

Located in Oxfordshire, GB

Antique Rowing Oar, 1897 Balliol College Oxford, 2nd Torpid. The full-length oar is an original

Category

Late 19th Century British Sporting Art Antique Oars

Materials

Pine

12' Presentation Rowing Oar Trophy, Head Of The River 1880
12' Presentation Rowing Oar Trophy, Head Of The River 1880

12' Presentation Rowing Oar Trophy, Head Of The River 1880

Located in Oxfordshire, GB

Antique Rowing Oar - Magdalen College, Oxford, 1880. A fine and original Oxford University

Category

Late 19th Century British Sporting Art Antique Oars

Materials

Pine

Very Long Racing Scull or Oar from Eton College Windsor
Very Long Racing Scull or Oar from Eton College Windsor

Very Long Racing Scull or Oar from Eton College Windsor

Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight

Very Long Racing Scull or Oar from Eton College Windsor This is a fine quality extra long oar

Category

Early 20th Century Folk Art Antique Oars

Materials

Ash

Emile Boyer "Fisherwoman" Gilt Bronze
Emile Boyer "Fisherwoman" Gilt Bronze

Emile Boyer "Fisherwoman" Gilt Bronze

Located in Astoria, NY

standing figure draped in a net, carrying an oar and fish, on a circular base, signed, and with square

Category

Late 19th Century French Antique Oars

Materials

Marble, Bronze

Silver-Plated Rowing Trophy - City of Bath Corporation Challenge Cup
Silver-Plated Rowing Trophy - City of Bath Corporation Challenge Cup

Silver-Plated Rowing Trophy - City of Bath Corporation Challenge Cup

Located in Oxfordshire, GB

oars. The upper body of the trophy features elegant decoration, including flowing foliage, scrollwork

Category

Early 20th Century English Sporting Art Antique Oars

Materials

Silver Plate

A French Gilt bronze Charles X mantel clock, circa 1825
A French Gilt bronze Charles X mantel clock, circa 1825

A French Gilt bronze Charles X mantel clock, circa 1825

Located in Sleepy Hollow, NY

on a shell. A rudder or oar stands vertically beside her. The clock case and sculptural group are

Category

1820s French Charles X Antique Oars

Materials

Bronze, Ormolu

English Tender Sailboat Oil on Canvas
English Tender Sailboat Oil on Canvas

English Tender Sailboat Oil on Canvas

Located in Nashville, TN

boat's oars ready to go. This piece of the sea is solidly framed and ready to go home with you

Category

19th Century European Antique Oars

Materials

Paint

Fine quality antique 19th Century French ormolu mantle clock
Fine quality antique 19th Century French ormolu mantle clock

Fine quality antique 19th Century French ormolu mantle clock

Located in Ipswich, GB

mounted cherub with an oar and sea serpent above waves, having a large central dial, cobalt blue Roman

Category

19th Century French Rococo Antique Oars

Materials

Ormolu

Rare Silver Plated Novelty Boat Inkstand Desk Set
Rare Silver Plated Novelty Boat Inkstand Desk Set

Rare Silver Plated Novelty Boat Inkstand Desk Set

Located in Northampton, GB

rowboat with realistic hinged rear rudder, dugout hull and oars. The Desk Set is raised upon a black

Category

Late 19th Century British High Victorian Antique Oars

Materials

Silver Plate

Early 20th Century French Hand-Painted Barbotine Boat and People Composition
Early 20th Century French Hand-Painted Barbotine Boat and People Composition

Early 20th Century French Hand-Painted Barbotine Boat and People Composition

Located in Dallas, TX

rowing oar, and a gentleman and woman seated, with the man serenading his lover with a mandolin while the

Category

Early 20th Century French Rococo Antique Oars

Materials

Majolica, Porcelain

A Rare Welsh Pitch Pine and Mahogany Model of an Award Winning Rowing Boat
A Rare Welsh Pitch Pine and Mahogany Model of an Award Winning Rowing Boat

A Rare Welsh Pitch Pine and Mahogany Model of an Award Winning Rowing Boat

Located in Lymington, Hampshire

two original leathered oars and anchor. All sat on a wooden stand and accompanied by its original

Category

Early 20th Century English Antique Oars

Materials

Mahogany, Pine

Saint Louis French Crystal Nef Centerpiece
Saint Louis French Crystal Nef Centerpiece

Saint Louis French Crystal Nef Centerpiece

By Saint Louis

Located in New Orleans, LA

wind-swept doré bronze flag engraved "Le St. Louis." Its gilt bronze movable rudder, oars and riggings

Category

19th Century French Other Antique Oars

Materials

Crystal, Bronze

Continental Silver Wax Seal with Art Nouveau Figure and Landscape, Circa 1900
Continental Silver Wax Seal with Art Nouveau Figure and Landscape, Circa 1900

Continental Silver Wax Seal with Art Nouveau Figure and Landscape, Circa 1900

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

—possibly a putto or allegorical figure—carrying a pair of elongated oars across his shoulders as he walks

Category

Early 20th Century German Art Nouveau Antique Oars

Materials

Sterling Silver

Edwardian Whimsical Brooch Circa 1900s
Edwardian Whimsical Brooch Circa 1900s

Edwardian Whimsical Brooch Circa 1900s

Located in ADELAIDE, SA

with ruby set oars. This unique brooch is secured and fitted with pin and hook catch. Presented in the

Category

Early 20th Century Edwardian Antique Oars

Materials

Pearl, Ruby, 14k Gold

Tablet Shape Hand Carved Lime Banded Agate Ancient Galley Sailing
Tablet Shape Hand Carved Lime Banded Agate Ancient Galley Sailing

Tablet Shape Hand Carved Lime Banded Agate Ancient Galley Sailing

By Castellani Jewellers

Located in New York, NY

Ancient Phoenicians which is a long, narrow vessel that was propelled by oars. Galleys were used for both

Category

19th Century British Victorian Antique Oars

Materials

Agate

Antique Reclining Armchair by Ambrose Heal
Antique Reclining Armchair by Ambrose Heal

Antique Reclining Armchair by Ambrose Heal

By Ambrose Heal

Located in LOS ANGELES, CA

Cerused Oak with a matte sheen. Oak frame features slim, tapered oar-style armrests extending behind the

Category

Early 20th Century English Antique Oars

Materials

Oak, Leather

Antique Print depicting various Tools by Cook, 1803
Antique Print depicting various Tools by Cook, 1803

Antique Print depicting various Tools by Cook, 1803

Located in Langweer, NL

tools and utensils like an oar and various axes. Originates from 'Reizen Rondom de Waereld door James

Category

Early 19th Century Dutch Antique Oars

Materials

Paper

Early 19th Century Venetian Figure Stand
Early 19th Century Venetian Figure Stand

Early 19th Century Venetian Figure Stand

Located in Martlesham, GB

a hexagonal carved pedestal platform base, the gondolier has an oar in one hand and the other is

Category

1830s Italian Antique Oars

Materials

Wood

Stunning Bobbin Turned Armchair
Stunning Bobbin Turned Armchair

Stunning Bobbin Turned Armchair

Located in Greenwich, CT

Fine English mid-19th century oar armchair with bobbin turnings, the rails with pyramid finials

Category

1850s Great Britain (UK) Antique Oars

Small Sailor Whirligig, circa 1930-1940
Small Sailor Whirligig, circa 1930-1940

Small Sailor Whirligig, circa 1930-1940

Located in Nantucket, MA

painted black stand. Older replaced oars. Great overall condition showing natural wear, American, circa

Category

Early 20th Century American Folk Art Antique Oars

Materials

Pine

Antique Print of an Ancient Bireme, 1802
Antique Print of an Ancient Bireme, 1802

Antique Print of an Ancient Bireme, 1802

Located in Langweer, NL

Antique print titled 'An Ancient Bireme, from Basius, having one tier of oars only'. View of an

Category

19th Century Antique Oars

Materials

Paper

Pair of Sister Samplers, 1810, Priscella and H Trokes
Pair of Sister Samplers, 1810, Priscella and H Trokes

Pair of Sister Samplers, 1810, Priscella and H Trokes

Located in Chelmsford, Essex

use no matter which, Be Porter Postman take the labring Oar, Employments keep the Bailiffs from the

Category

1810s Antique Oars

Materials

Silk

The Duke of Parma's Pontoon Bridge in The Siege of Antwerp, 1632
The Duke of Parma's Pontoon Bridge in The Siege of Antwerp, 1632

The Duke of Parma's Pontoon Bridge in The Siege of Antwerp, 1632

Located in Langweer, NL

, each 60 feet long, 12 feet wide, connected in series by four sets of oars and chains, equipped with two

Category

1630s Antique Oars

Materials

Paper

Pair of French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Ormolu and Silvered Bronze Statues
Pair of French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Ormolu and Silvered Bronze Statues

Pair of French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Ormolu and Silvered Bronze Statues

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

quiver as a boat and his arrows as oars. All the while holding the eternal flame wrapped with his

Category

19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Oars

Materials

Bronze, Ormolu

Early 20th Century Folk Art Boat Model Collection
Early 20th Century Folk Art Boat Model Collection

Early 20th Century Folk Art Boat Model Collection

Located in London, GB

cotton threads. Each model has its own set of pine oars with copper detail, these examples are the best

Category

1920s British Folk Art Antique Oars

Materials

Brass, Copper

Mary Magdalene on her way to Marseille. Castilian school, 15th century.
Mary Magdalene on her way to Marseille. Castilian school, 15th century.

Mary Magdalene on her way to Marseille. Castilian school, 15th century.

Located in Madrid, ES

sea, without oars or sails or anything that she could help in the navigation with the idea that

Category

15th Century and Earlier Spanish Gothic Antique Oars

Materials

Other

Chinese Calligraphy "Ode to The Red Cliffs" in Underglaze Blue Vase
Chinese Calligraphy "Ode to The Red Cliffs" in Underglaze Blue Vase

Chinese Calligraphy "Ode to The Red Cliffs" in Underglaze Blue Vase

Located in Norton, MA

were ascending into heaven and becoming winged immortal. “Oh, the oars and paddles made from the timber

Category

Early 20th Century Chinese Antique Oars

Materials

Brass

Fine Presentation Sword Given to Lieutenant Charles Peake
Fine Presentation Sword Given to Lieutenant Charles Peake

Fine Presentation Sword Given to Lieutenant Charles Peake

Located in Lymington, Hampshire

Alcmène being at the time on a cruize to the Adriatic) present, in command of the Captain’s 6-oared gig

Category

1820s English Antique Oars

Materials

Metal

Mother Knows Best, Liberty Magazine Cover
Mother Knows Best, Liberty Magazine Cover

Mother Knows Best, Liberty Magazine Cover

By Leslie Thrasher

Located in Fort Washington, PA

“Mother Knows Best: Mrs. Morse Dips Her Cheerful Oar,” original cover for Liberty magazine

Category

1920s Antique Oars

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Woods, Stream, Rowboat with Oars
Woods, Stream, Rowboat with Oars

Woods, Stream, Rowboat with Oars

By Royal Milleson

Located in Graton, CA

Born in Batavia, Ohio, Royal Milleson became a landscape painter and illustrator who lived in Indianapolis, 1878-1895, Boston, 1895-1900, and Chicago from 1900 to 1923. During hi...

Category

Mid-19th Century Tonalist Antique Oars

Materials

Oil

19th Century Mentawai Islands Ceremonial Oars and Fan
19th Century Mentawai Islands Ceremonial Oars and Fan

19th Century Mentawai Islands Ceremonial Oars and Fan

Located in New York, NY

2 oars and a fan from the Mentawai Islands in Indonesia. Each one is hand carved from a single

Category

19th Century Antique Oars

Materials

Wood

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Antique Oars For Sale on 1stDibs

There is a range of antique oars for sale on 1stDibs. Frequently made of wood, metal and animal skin, all antique oars available were constructed with great care. Antique oars have been made for many years, and versions that date back to the 19th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 20th Century. Antique oars made by Folk Art designers — as well as those associated with Art Nouveau — are very popular at 1stDibs. Antique oars have been a part of the life’s work for many furniture makers, but those produced by Antoine Bofill and Charles Edwards are consistently popular.

How Much are Antique Oars?

Prices for antique oars can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, antique oars begin at $381 and can go as high as $10,500, while the average can fetch as much as $1,100.
Questions About Antique Oars
  • 1stDibs ExpertMay 5, 2023
    The type of wood oars are made of varies. Craftsmen may use pine, fir, spruce, ash, oak, basswood and other species to produce oars. Generally, soft woods provide more flexibility, while hard woods create more durable pieces. On 1stDibs, shop a variety of oars.