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"City Hall" Chest, Walnut, Wrought Iron, Castile Spain, 17th Century
"City Hall" Chest, Walnut, Wrought Iron, Castile Spain, 17th Century

"City Hall" Chest, Walnut, Wrought Iron, Castile Spain, 17th Century

Located in Madrid, ES

houses, prisons and have a chest of Privileges and deeds. In spite of having been so abundant in his time

Category

17th Century Spanish Baroque Antique Prison

Materials

Wrought Iron

En passant (Passing by)
En passant (Passing by)

En passant (Passing by)

By Louis Legrand

Located in Fairlawn, OH

then given a short prison sentence for refusing to pay his fine. Legrand was made famous by his colour

Category

Early 1900s Art Nouveau Antique Prison

Materials

Drypoint

La Negresse (The Negress)
La Negresse (The Negress)

La Negresse (The Negress)

By Louis Legrand

Located in Fairlawn, OH

lower court, but was convicted in the appeal court and then given a short prison sentence for refusing

Category

Early 1900s Art Nouveau Antique Prison

Materials

Etching

A L'Ombre (In Shadow)
A L'Ombre (In Shadow)

A L'Ombre (In Shadow)

By Louis Legrand

Located in Fairlawn, OH

then given a short prison sentence for refusing to pay his fine. Legrand was made famous by his colour

Category

Early 1900s Art Nouveau Antique Prison

Materials

Etching

L'Aieule (The Grandmother)
L'Aieule (The Grandmother)

L'Aieule (The Grandmother)

By Louis Legrand

Located in Fairlawn, OH

court, but was convicted in the appeal court and then given a short prison sentence for refusing to pay

Category

Early 1900s Art Nouveau Antique Prison

Materials

Aquatint

La Toilette
La Toilette

La Toilette

By Louis Legrand

Located in Fairlawn, OH

given a short prison sentence for refusing to pay his fine. Legrand was made famous by his colour

Category

Early 1900s Art Nouveau Antique Prison

Materials

Drypoint

James Mont Twisted Oak Dark Walnut Finish Hollywood Regency Standing Lamp
James Mont Twisted Oak Dark Walnut Finish Hollywood Regency Standing Lamp

James Mont Twisted Oak Dark Walnut Finish Hollywood Regency Standing Lamp

By James Mont

Located in Westport, CT

catch up with him, however. After a prison stint for assault and his abandonment by a formerly loyal

Category

Early 20th Century American Hollywood Regency Antique Prison

Materials

Aluminum

Antique Sèvres Porcelain Charger of Louis XVI, 19th Century
Antique Sèvres Porcelain Charger of Louis XVI, 19th Century

Antique Sèvres Porcelain Charger of Louis XVI, 19th Century

Located in London, GB

the king intended to suppress the assembly provoked the popular storming of the Bastille prison, a

Category

1850s French Antique Prison

Materials

Ormolu

Very Fine French 19th Century White Marble Bust of a Young Beauty by René Rozet
Very Fine French 19th Century White Marble Bust of a Young Beauty by René Rozet

Very Fine French 19th Century White Marble Bust of a Young Beauty by René Rozet

By René Rozet 1

Located in Los Angeles, CA

September 1792; the royal family was subsequently imprisoned at the Temple Prison. Nine months after her

Category

19th Century French Rococo Antique Prison

Materials

Carrara Marble, Siena Marble

Carved Spanish Oak Writing Cabinet, Estate of Vincente Blasco Ibanez
Carved Spanish Oak Writing Cabinet, Estate of Vincente Blasco Ibanez

Carved Spanish Oak Writing Cabinet, Estate of Vincente Blasco Ibanez

Located in Dallas, TX

to a few months in prison. He made many enemies and was shot and almost killed in one dispute. The

Category

16th Century Spanish Renaissance Antique Prison

Materials

Oak

circa 1845 C Hindley & Sons Lion Carved Chesterfield Brown Leather Dining Chairs
circa 1845 C Hindley & Sons Lion Carved Chesterfield Brown Leather Dining Chairs

circa 1845 C Hindley & Sons Lion Carved Chesterfield Brown Leather Dining Chairs

By Chesterfield, Charles Hindley & Sons

Located in West Sussex, Pulborough

supplying Pentonville Prison with 100 hair mattresses and pillows, to altering spring roller blinds, to

Category

1840s English Early Victorian Antique Prison

Materials

Leather, Hardwood

19th century Prison Windows - mirrored glass

19th century Prison Windows - mirrored glass

Located in London, GB

Iron Prison Windows from Bangor (Wales) jail - mirrored glass added

Category

19th Century British Antique Prison

Materials

Iron

Collection of Vintage Prison Weapons and Shivs

Collection of Vintage Prison Weapons and Shivs

Located in Chicago, IL

Collection of vintage prison weapons and shivs.

Category

Early 20th Century American Folk Art Antique Prison

Materials

Metal

Joseph, the Cupbearer and the Baker in Prison
Joseph, the Cupbearer and the Baker in Prison

Joseph, the Cupbearer and the Baker in Prison

Located in Salt Lake City, UT

custody in the house of the captain of the guard, in the same prison where Joseph was confined. Entrusting

Category

17th Century Dutch Baroque Antique Prison

Materials

Canvas

"Prison Hulk & Shipping off the Portsmouth Coast" Oil on Canvas, George Gregory
"Prison Hulk & Shipping off the Portsmouth Coast" Oil on Canvas, George Gregory

"Prison Hulk & Shipping off the Portsmouth Coast" Oil on Canvas, George Gregory

By George Gregory

Located in Moreton-In-Marsh, Gloucestershire

George Gregory British, (1849-1938) Prison Hulk & Shipping off the Portsmouth Coast Oil on

Category

19th Century English Victorian Antique Prison

Materials

Canvas

Carved Bone Dieppe Mirror
Carved Bone Dieppe Mirror

Carved Bone Dieppe Mirror

Unavailable|$4,850

Carved Bone Dieppe Mirror

Located in Santa Fe, NM

Italian carved bone from a prison beveled mirror on wooden frame covered in red velvet

Category

19th Century Italian Antique Prison

Materials

Bone, Wood, Glass, Velvet

The Liberation of Saint Peter

The Liberation of Saint Peter

By Hernando de Avila

Located in Barcelona, ES

the shadow and in the background there are some buildings of the prison; the angel can be seen

Category

18th Century and Earlier Old Masters Antique Prison

Materials

Oil, Wood

Set of Eight Black And White 1760's Engravings
Set of Eight Black And White 1760's Engravings

Set of Eight Black And White 1760's Engravings

Located in Santa Rosa, CA

Gaming Table, Confined in The Fleet Prison, Revelling with Harlots, Taking Possession of His Fathers

Category

18th Century and Earlier English Antique Prison

19th Century French Straw Work Inlaid Folk Art Box
19th Century French Straw Work Inlaid Folk Art Box

19th Century French Straw Work Inlaid Folk Art Box

Located in Antwerp, BE

geometric and floral motifs. Straw work is most associated with the Folk Art genre call prison art. French

Category

Late 19th Century French Antique Prison

Materials

Straw

Les adieux de Calas, a sa famille.

Les adieux de Calas, a sa famille.

By Daniel Chodowiecki

Located in Zeeland, Noord-Brabant

goodbye to his family and friends, in prison. A warden unlocks his ankle chains. 2 soldiers stands by the

Category

1760s Antique Prison

Materials

Engraving

Antique Indian Jail Dhurrie Rug
Antique Indian Jail Dhurrie Rug

Antique Indian Jail Dhurrie Rug

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

colors and design. Exceptional size in good condition. Jail Dhurrie’s were made in Indian prisons during

Category

Early 20th Century Indian Other Antique Prison

Materials

Cotton

"On The Hudson" Folk Art Pencil Drawing by Haywood Wright
"On The Hudson" Folk Art Pencil Drawing by Haywood Wright

"On The Hudson" Folk Art Pencil Drawing by Haywood Wright

By Haywood Wright

Located in Solebury, PA

This wonderful, accurately detailed pencil drawing of the Sing Sing prison in Ossining , New York

Category

19th Century American Folk Art Antique Prison

Materials

Pencil, Paper

Stained Glass Design for the Ascension of Christ
Stained Glass Design for the Ascension of Christ

Stained Glass Design for the Ascension of Christ

By Thomas William Camm

Located in Salt Lake City, UT

another scene, depicting Peter's miraculous release from prison.

Category

19th Century English Gothic Revival Antique Prison

Materials

Watercolor

Fine Antique Indian Jail Agra
Fine Antique Indian Jail Agra

Fine Antique Indian Jail Agra

Located in Aspen, CO

commission at the prison in Agra. These carpets were known as "Jail Agra". The facility had large courtyards

Category

Early 20th Century Indian Antique Prison

Materials

Wool

Filial Piety

Filial Piety

By James Daniell

Located in Zeeland, Noord-Brabant

biblical story of Cimon and Pero. A young woman (Pero) feeds her father Cimon in a prison cell, while

Category

Late 18th Century Antique Prison

Materials

Mezzotint

19th Century Hand Painted Majolica Vase
19th Century Hand Painted Majolica Vase

19th Century Hand Painted Majolica Vase

Located in Liverpool, GB

, described in the book of Genesis. Joseph, who was in prison, was brought before Pharaoh to explain to him

Category

19th Century Italian Renaissance Revival Antique Prison

Materials

Majolica

Eberhard Wächter Antique Painting, circa 1795
Eberhard Wächter Antique Painting, circa 1795

Eberhard Wächter Antique Painting, circa 1795

By Eberhard Wächter

Located in Budapest, HU

"Criton visiting Socrates in Prison". Wachter was a founder of the Brotherhood of St. Luke, a society

Category

1790s German Antique Prison

Materials

Canvas

Antique Agra
Antique Agra

Antique Agra

Unavailable|$24,500

Antique Agra

Located in Aspen, CO

carpets in the prison in Agra which became known as the Jail Agra. These carpets varied in sizes up to 20

Category

Early 18th Century Indian Antique Prison

Materials

Wool

Pair of Richly Detailed 19th Century Bronze Vendome and July Columns, Paris
Pair of Richly Detailed 19th Century Bronze Vendome and July Columns, Paris

Pair of Richly Detailed 19th Century Bronze Vendome and July Columns, Paris

Located in Lafayette, CA

Bastille where the infamous prison, long demolished, was located. Here it is paired with the 2nd most

Category

Mid-19th Century French Grand Tour Antique Prison

Materials

Stone, Bronze

Honoré Daumier Painting ‘Travarsant Le Fosse’ Crossing the Ditch
Honoré Daumier Painting ‘Travarsant Le Fosse’ Crossing the Ditch

Honoré Daumier Painting ‘Travarsant Le Fosse’ Crossing the Ditch

By Honoré Daumier

Located in New York, NY

Emperor Louis-Philippe in the weekly journal La Caricature in 1832, Daumier spent six months in prison and

Category

Mid-19th Century French Antique Prison

Piper Indicum.  Spanish Pepper.

Piper Indicum. Spanish Pepper.

By Elizabeth Blackwell

Located in Florham Park, NJ

prison, where ironically he was serving time after suffering great financial ruin in the printing

Category

18th Century and Earlier Academic Antique Prison

Materials

Engraving

Amygdalus.  (Almond)
Amygdalus.  (Almond)

Amygdalus. (Almond)

By Elizabeth Blackwell

Located in Florham Park, NJ

prison, where ironically he was serving time after suffering great financial ruin in the printing

Category

18th Century and Earlier Academic Antique Prison

Materials

Engraving, Watercolor

Cinara. Artichoke.

Cinara. Artichoke.

By Elizabeth Blackwell

Located in Florham Park, NJ

prison, where ironically he was serving time after suffering great financial ruin in the printing

Category

18th Century and Earlier Academic Antique Prison

Materials

Engraving

Georgian Set of Hogarth's the Harlot's Progress
Georgian Set of Hogarth's the Harlot's Progress

Georgian Set of Hogarth's the Harlot's Progress

By William Hogarth

Located in London, GB

and are in fact hiding the tell-tale signs of syphilis. Plate four: Moll is in Bridewell Prison, the

Category

Mid-18th Century English George III Antique Prison

Materials

Glass, Wood, Paper

French, Late 19th Century, Sèvres Biscuit Bust

French, Late 19th Century, Sèvres Biscuit Bust

Located in Charleston, SC

other officers were arrested under suspicion and spent time in prison. After his release

Category

19th Century French Antique Prison

Large Bronze of Charles Dickens, 19th Century
Large Bronze of Charles Dickens, 19th Century

Large Bronze of Charles Dickens, 19th Century

Located in London, GB

debtors' prison. Despite his lack of formal education, he edited a weekly journal for 20 years, wrote 15

Category

19th Century European Antique Prison

Materials

Bronze

19th Century Carved Coconut
19th Century Carved Coconut

19th Century Carved Coconut

Unavailable|$1,257

19th Century Carved Coconut

Located in Paris, FR

trips in the islands or visiting the prisons. They were exposed in "cabinets de curiosites." The

Category

Early 19th Century French Folk Art Antique Prison

Materials

Coconut

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Antique Prison For Sale on 1stDibs

At 1stDibs, there are many versions of the ideal antique prison for your home. An antique prison — often made from wood, metal and iron — can elevate any home. Whether you’re looking for an older or newer antique prison, there are earlier versions available from the 18th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 20th Century. An antique prison is a generally popular piece of furniture, but those created in Victorian, Folk Art and Baroque styles are sought with frequency. George Gregory each produced at least one beautiful antique prison that is worth considering.

How Much is a Antique Prison?

The average selling price for an antique prison at 1stDibs is $2,150, while they’re typically $144 on the low end and $99,721 for the highest priced.