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Antique Signed Large Horse Hair Paint Brush
Located in Rochester, NY
A large antique artist paint brush - perfectly aged rounded oval shaped wood handle w/ large
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Early 20th Century Unknown Antique Paint Brushes

Materials

Metal

Queen Anne Period Blanket Chest with Two Whimsical Faces, ca 1740-1760
Located in York County, PA
, painted blanket chest has decoration that, while subtle, places it among the most unusual I have
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Late 17th Century American Antique Paint Brushes

Materials

Wood

Victorian Folk Art House Table or Wall Art
Located in Litchfield, CT
polychrome Folk Art House was originally made to feature a mirror for grooming and tray for brushes, combs
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1890s American Folk Art Antique Paint Brushes

Materials

Wood

Antique Victorian Folk Art House Table or Wall Art
Victorian Folk Art House Table or Wall Art
H 12.25 in W 13.13 in D 4.38 in
Folk Art Cottage Comb Tray Shelf, Circa Late 1800s
Located in Litchfield, CT
polychrome Folk Art House was originally made to feature a mirror for grooming and tray for brushes, combs
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1890s American Folk Art Antique Paint Brushes

Materials

Wood

Victorian Folk Art House Table or Wall Art
Located in Litchfield, CT
polychrome Folk Art House was originally made to feature a mirror for grooming and tray for brushes, combs
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1890s American Folk Art Antique Paint Brushes

Materials

Wood

Victorian Folk Art House Table or Wall Art
Located in Litchfield, CT
polychrome Folk Art House was originally made to feature a mirror for grooming and tray for brushes, combs
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1890s American Folk Art Antique Paint Brushes

Materials

Wood

Silver Plated Brass Engraved Beaker or Vase from India
Located in North Hollywood, CA
, all hand tooled, chased and hammered these cups today make wonderful vases or beakers to store paint
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Early 20th Century Indian Moorish Antique Paint Brushes

Materials

Silver Plate, Brass

Chinese Lacquered Brush Box with Painted Birds, Late 19th Century
Located in Labrit, Landes
Lacquered paintbrush box, made in the chinese style. In 19th-century Europe, oriental objects were highly prized and liked to be reproduced. In this painting features two birds and v...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Paint Brushes

Materials

Wood

Turn of the Century French Brass Filigree Horsehair Brush with Painted Portrait
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French brass filigree horsehair brush from the Turn of the century, with hand painted portrait
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Early 20th Century French Antique Paint Brushes

Materials

Brass

Victorian Essex Crystal Spaniel Dog Stickpin 18 Karat Yellow Gold
Located in London, GB
with fine paint brushes. When viewed from the front it seems to float in a three-dimensional trompe
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Early 1900s French Late Victorian Antique Paint Brushes

Materials

Rock Crystal, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold

Chinese Qing Porcelain Brush Pot Painted with Figures and Seal Mark with Stand
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A fine quality Chinese Qing porcelain brush pot with wooden stand hand painted with children and
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19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Paint Brushes

Materials

Porcelain, Wood

Young woman painting, the artist, 19th Century anonymous master oil painting
Located in Norwich, GB
paint brush, which she is directing toward a canvas on an easel. Could it be a self portrait, or is a
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1870s French School Antique Paint Brushes

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Chinese Export Brush Pot or Bitong Porcelain hand painted, Qing Circa 1900
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
A Chinese Export porcelain brush pot or bitong, hand painted in a blue and white figural pattern
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Late 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Paint Brushes

Materials

Porcelain

Brushed Steel Industrial Nurse Station Apothecary Cabinet
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Early 20th century, industrial, deco period, brushed steel, apothecary, medicine cabinet, nurse
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Early 20th Century American Industrial Antique Paint Brushes

Materials

Steel

Antique Chinese Famille Rose Brush Pot Finely Painted Fencai Early 20th Cen ROC
Located in Richmond, CA
An antique Chinese porcelain brush pot, finely painted in famille rose fencai, of a court lady in a
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Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Antique Paint Brushes

Materials

Porcelain

Music and Art, Pair Antique Gilt Bronze Grand Tour Sculptures, 19th Century
Located in New York, NY
, she stands holding a palate and paint brushes next to a tall Grecian urn. Her off the shoulder tunic
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19th Century European Neoclassical Antique Paint Brushes

Materials

Bronze

Village festival with brush collector
By Alexandre Marcette
Located in Genève, GE
Work on canvas
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Early 20th Century Antique Paint Brushes

Materials

Oil

Rare Antique Collection of Folk Art Brush Holders w. Brushes Dogs, Cat and Bird
Located in Lisse, NL
Wonderful designs and great condition set of sculptural animal brush holders. Not too long ago men
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Early 20th Century European Folk Art Antique Paint Brushes

Materials

Brass

Framed Chinese Brush Painting of Plants
Located in Greenwich, CT
Refined Chinese brush painting of plants, ink on rice paper, 19th century, signed with seal
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19th Century Chinese Antique Paint Brushes

Materials

Paper

Framed Chinese Brush Painting of Plants
Framed Chinese Brush Painting of Plants
H 15.5 in W 17.6 in D 1.5 in
Small Chinese Landscaping Round Brush Washer
Located in Norton, MA
A truly fine hand-painted porcelain round brush washer, painted in a village scene with house
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Early 20th Century Chinese Other Antique Paint Brushes

Materials

Porcelain

Chinese Calligraphy Brush, circa 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
Along with paper, ink, and inkstone, the brush was among the four treasures found in a traditional
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Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Antique Paint Brushes

Materials

Elm

Fine Framed Japanese Brush Painting of Bodhisattva
Located in Greenwich, CT
refined Japanese brush painting of Bodhisattva sitting by stream, waterfall and pine tree, ink and
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19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Paint Brushes

Materials

Silk

Fine Japanese Brush Painting of Cherry Blossom Festival
Located in Greenwich, CT
Fine Japanese brush painting of cherry blossom festival, ink and color on silk, 19th century
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1880s Japanese Meiji Antique Paint Brushes

Materials

Silk

Fine Asian Brush Painting of Pheasant and Quail
Located in Greenwich, CT
Fined Chinese brush painting of a pheasant and a quail under a plum tree, ink and color on silk
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Late 19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Paint Brushes

Materials

Silk

Framed Chinese Brush Painting of Children Playing in Garden
Located in Greenwich, CT
Fine Chinese brush painting of children playing in garden, ink and color on silk, 19th century
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19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Paint Brushes

Materials

Silk

Japanese Brush Painting of a Standing Bodhisattva of Mercy
Located in Greenwich, CT
Japanese brush painting of a standing Bodhisattva of Mercy, beautiful colors and brush work, 19th
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19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Paint Brushes

Materials

Paper

Antique Persian Sarouk Area Rug
Located in New York, NY
brushes with which they painted back in the rose-color in the entire fields of thousands and thousands of
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1920s Persian Sarouk Farahan Antique Paint Brushes

Materials

Wool, Cotton

Antique Persian Mohajeran Sarouk
Located in New York, NY
brushes with which they painted back in the rose-color in the entire fields of thousands and thousands of
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Early 20th Century Persian Other Antique Paint Brushes

Materials

Wool, Cotton

Framed Chinese Brush Painting of Scholars Leisure in the Landscape
Located in Greenwich, CT
An elegant Chinese brush painting of landscape, scholars practicing arts in the mountains, 19th
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19th Century Chinese Antique Paint Brushes

Materials

Paper

Chinese Qing Simulated Bamboo Brown Glazed Pottery Brush Pot
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
An unusual and stylish antique Chinese simulated bamboo brush pot decorated in brown glazes and
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19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Paint Brushes

Materials

Pottery

Chinese Qianlong Mark Pair Celadon Glazed Porcelain Brush Pots
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A stylish pair Chinese Qianlong mark pair celadon glazed porcelain brush pots believed to date from
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Late 19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Paint Brushes

Materials

Porcelain

Large Japanese Bronze Monkey Vase – Hokugaku I
Located in Christchurch, GB
paint brush(Katakiribori) and to stunning effect, a spray of peaches finely carved to the rear, the
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19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Paint Brushes

Materials

Bronze

Large Japanese Bronze Monkey Vase – Hokugaku I
Large Japanese Bronze Monkey Vase – Hokugaku I
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H 15 in W 9 in D 9 in
La Toilette (Woman Dressing)
By Manuel Robbe
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
then paint the subject on the plate with an oil paint brush made of rags. He used his fingers to adjust
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19th Century Modern Antique Paint Brushes

Materials

Aquatint

Original Liberty London 19th Century Chinese Canton Brush Painting Watercolor
By Liberty & Co.
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this very rare original 19th century watercolor brush painting
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19th Century Chinese Modern Antique Paint Brushes

Materials

Paint

Framed Fine Japanese Brush Painting of Four Kittens with Bees and Flowers
Located in Greenwich, CT
Fine elegant Japanese brush painting of four kittens with bees and flowers, curious and adorable
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Early 1900s Japanese Antique Paint Brushes

Materials

Silk

Antique 19th Century Japanese Imari Porcelain Vase/Brush Pot
By Imari Porcelain
Located in Pearland, TX
19th-Century Japanese Imari porcelain vase/brush pot. This fine vase have a lovely shape and hand
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19th Century Japanese Japonisme Antique Paint Brushes

Materials

Porcelain

Chinese brush painting of women and children at leisure in the garden
Located in Greenwich, CT
Refined Chinese brush painting of women and children at leisure in the garden, beautiful colors and
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19th Century Chinese Antique Paint Brushes

Materials

Silk

Japanese Edo Six-Panel Silver Leaf Screen with Chinese Brush Calligraphy
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Large Japanese Edo period six-panel folding silver leaf screen featuring Chinese style brush
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19th Century Japanese Edo Antique Paint Brushes

Materials

Silver Leaf, Brass

Set of Three Meiji Period Blue & White Imari Fish Form Brush Washers
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Set of Three Meiji Period Blue & White Imari Fish Form Brush Washers Japan, circa 1890s Embrace
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Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Paint Brushes

Materials

Porcelain

Framed Japanese Brush Painting of Two White Geese Swimming in a Pond
Located in Greenwich, CT
Framed Japanese brush painting of two white geese swimming in a pond, 19th century, ink on paper
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19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Paint Brushes

Materials

Paper

Chinese Guangxu Coral Glazed Porcelain Brush Washer/Ink Well
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
porcelain body of the brush washer is decorated with a coral glazed ground with a simple loosely painted
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1870s Chinese Qing Antique Paint Brushes

Materials

Porcelain

Green Underworld Acrylic Paint on Canvas, Nude Women
Located in Port Washington, NY
Pictured is a large framed piece which portrays a collage of nude women at different angles with different expressions blended into one another. Measures: 31x41
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Mid-19th Century Mid-Century Modern Antique Paint Brushes

Materials

Acrylic

Green Underworld Acrylic Paint on Canvas, Nude Women
Green Underworld Acrylic Paint on Canvas, Nude Women
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H 41 in W 31 in D 2 in
Antique English Bristol Pearlware Covered Botanical Tooth Brush Holder Box
Located in Downingtown, PA
Bristol Pearlware covered tooth brush holder box decorated with flowers, circa 1820 The unusual
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Early 19th Century Georgian Antique Paint Brushes

Materials

Pearlware, Pottery

19th Century French Renaissance Triple Bookcase ~ Display Cabinet
Located in Dallas, TX
doors. On the left door we see an artist's palette and paint brushes atop a scroll of paper and laurel
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1870s French Renaissance Revival Antique Paint Brushes

Materials

Glass, Oak

English Winsor and Newton Paint Box with Drawer, Paint and Pallettes circa 1865
Located in Wells, ME
English Winsor and Newton mahogany with ebony stringing paint box with drawer. This paint box
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1860s English Victorian Antique Paint Brushes

Materials

Brass

French 19th Century Painted & Carved Trumeau
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
functional. The worn slate gray paint has a tinge of blue and has gained a handsome patina. The large
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19th Century French Other Antique Paint Brushes

Materials

Glass, Mercury Glass, Mirror, Wood, Paint

Pair of Famille Rose Antique Cylindrical Brush Pots with Two-Verse Poem
Located in Lomita, CA
One of the pieces in this famille rose pair of brush pots bears an iron red square hallmark, as
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Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Paint Brushes

Materials

Ceramic

Silence, Cornelis Kuijpers, Oil paint/canvas, Impressionist
Located in OOSTERBEEK, NL
, in addition to oil paintings, made many drawings and watercolors. Although he painted many genres, he
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19th Century Impressionist Antique Paint Brushes

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Pair of Painted Woodwork Chairs - XIX Century - Europe
Located in Lisboa, PT
Mostly found to embelish and side furniture in hall ways and bedrooms, these painted wood work
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Mid-19th Century European Antique Paint Brushes

Materials

Wood

Tibetan Red and Gold Painted Cabinet, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
. The cabinet is complete with a red lacquer frame painted with gilt spirals and a bottom apron brushed
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Late 19th Century Tibetan Tibetan Antique Paint Brushes

Materials

Wood, Lacquer, Paint

Tibetan Red and Gold Painted Cabinet, c. 1900
Tibetan Red and Gold Painted Cabinet, c. 1900
H 35.5 in W 43.25 in D 16.5 in
At work, Cornelis Kuijpers, Oil paint/canvas, Impressionist
Located in OOSTERBEEK, NL
, in addition to oil paintings, made many drawings and watercolors. Although he painted many genres, he
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19th Century Impressionist Antique Paint Brushes

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Chopping wood, Cornelis Kuijpers, Oil paint/canvas, Impressionist
Located in OOSTERBEEK, NL
, in addition to oil paintings, made many drawings and watercolors. Although he painted many genres, he
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19th Century Impressionist Antique Paint Brushes

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Feeling home, Cornelis Kuijpers, Oil paint/canvas, Impressionist
Located in OOSTERBEEK, NL
, in addition to oil paintings, made many drawings and watercolors. Although he painted many genres, he
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19th Century Impressionist Antique Paint Brushes

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Antique Persian Farahan Sarouk Area Rug
Located in New York, NY
synthetic dyes and little paint brushes with which they painted back in the rose-color in the entire fields
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Late 19th Century Persian Sarouk Farahan Antique Paint Brushes

Materials

Wool, Cotton

Pair of Chinese Painted Wall Mirrors, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
hardwood. At some point in their storied history, the frames were brushed with red paint, now gently worn
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Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Antique Paint Brushes

Materials

Mirror, Hardwood

Good old days, Cornelis Kuijpers, Oil paint/canvas, Impressionist
Located in OOSTERBEEK, NL
, in addition to oil paintings, made many drawings and watercolors. Although he painted many genres, he
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19th Century Impressionist Antique Paint Brushes

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Five o’clock, Cornelis Kuijpers, Oil paint/canvas, Impressionist
Located in OOSTERBEEK, NL
, in addition to oil paintings, made many drawings and watercolors. Although he painted many genres, he
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19th Century Impressionist Antique Paint Brushes

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Gibson & Sons English Colored And Painted Earthenware Cachepot
Located in Prato, Tuscany
, made from minerals and chemicals, were applied to the object by dipping and with brushes; finally, the
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Early 20th Century British Late Victorian Antique Paint Brushes

Materials

Terracotta

Early 20th Century Vintage Artists Paint Box and Pallet, Denmark
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
an artists studio in Jutland, features several interior compartments for paint and brushes. The
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Early 19th Century Danish Folk Art Antique Paint Brushes

Materials

Brass

Chinese Paint Decorated Brighton Pavilion Arm Chairs, 7 Available
Located in Sheffield, MA
arm chairs featuring seat backs and arm panels with fine Chinese brush paintings on both sides of the
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Early 20th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Antique Paint Brushes

Materials

Bamboo

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Antique Paint Brushes For Sale on 1stDibs

An assortment of antique paint brushes is available at 1stDibs. Each of these unique antique paint brushes was constructed with extraordinary care, often using paint, wood and ceramic. Antique paint brushes have been made for many years, and versions that date back to the 18th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 20th Century. Antique paint brushes are generally popular furniture pieces, but Victorian, Art Nouveau and Folk Art styles are often sought at 1stDibs. There have been many well-made antique paint brushes over the years, but those made by G Scott, Bing & Grøndahl and Charles Augustus Henry Lutyens are often thought to be among the most beautiful.

How Much are Antique Paint Brushes?

Antique paint brushes can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price at 1stDibs is $2,448, while the lowest priced sells for $118 and the highest can go for as much as $68,900.