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Silver tray and scissors with wire rack resting on four claw feet
Silver tray and scissors with wire rack resting on four claw feet

Silver tray and scissors with wire rack resting on four claw feet

Located in Porto, PT

Description: Silver tray and scissors with a rack resting on four claw feet. Metal: Silver.

Category

Early 18th Century European Antique Scissors

Materials

Silver

Embroidery Scissors, Iron, in the Shape of a Tower, Germany, 1840
Embroidery Scissors, Iron, in the Shape of a Tower, Germany, 1840

Embroidery Scissors, Iron, in the Shape of a Tower, Germany, 1840

Located in Milan, IT

Antique embroidery scissors. Made of cut iron, with a silhouette in the shape of a gothic tower, extremely rich in every part with engravings.

Category

Mid-19th Century German Other Antique Scissors

Materials

Iron

Antique Floral Grape and Vine Sterling Silver Grape Shears Scissors
Antique Floral Grape and Vine Sterling Silver Grape Shears Scissors

Antique Floral Grape and Vine Sterling Silver Grape Shears Scissors

Located in Miami Beach, FL

Antique solid sterling silver grape shears featuring a grape and vine floral design. Marked sterling on the blade area. These would be a beautiful addition to any table when you are ...

Category

Early 20th Century Antique Scissors

Materials

Sterling Silver

1901 Germany, Erhard & Söhne, Brass Inlaid Rosewood Twine Caddy with Scissors
1901 Germany, Erhard & Söhne, Brass Inlaid Rosewood Twine Caddy with Scissors

1901 Germany, Erhard & Söhne, Brass Inlaid Rosewood Twine Caddy with Scissors

By Erhard & Söhne

Located in Morristown, NJ

A lovely pair side-mounted scissors ensures this is not only a beautiful and charming item but also a practical one.

Category

Early 1900s German Art Nouveau Antique Scissors

Materials

Metal, Brass

Morrões tray & scissors w/ cut-out & embossed florals on 4 ball feet
Morrões tray & scissors w/ cut-out & embossed florals on 4 ball feet

Morrões tray & scissors w/ cut-out & embossed florals on 4 ball feet

Located in Porto, PT

Description: Tray and scissors with morrões with cut-out and raised floral motifs, resting on four ball-shaped feet.

Category

Early 18th Century European Antique Scissors

Materials

Silver

Dutch silver Art Nouveau grape scissors by Kempen & Sons, Voorschoten, ca 1910
Dutch silver Art Nouveau grape scissors by Kempen & Sons, Voorschoten, ca 1910

Dutch silver Art Nouveau grape scissors by Kempen & Sons, Voorschoten, ca 1910

By Van Kempen

Located in Delft, NL

Dutch silver Art Nouveau grape scissors by Kempen & Sons, Voorschoten, ca 1910 A silver grape scissors in Art Nouveau style, raised on two feet for on table.

Category

Early 20th Century Dutch Antique Scissors

Materials

Silver

George III Sterling Silver Pair Of Snuffer Scissors And Trays - London 1802
George III Sterling Silver Pair Of Snuffer Scissors And Trays - London 1802

George III Sterling Silver Pair Of Snuffer Scissors And Trays - London 1802

By Peter, Ann & William Bateman

Located in London, London

Each snuffer tray measures 9.75"(25cm) wide, by 4"(10cm) deep, and each pair of snuffer scissors measure 5.5"(16.5cm) in length. The total weight is 14.7 troy ounces.

Category

Early 1800s English George III Antique Scissors

Materials

Sterling Silver

Swedish Sewing Set of Scissors Folding Knife early 20th century Eskilstuna
Swedish Sewing Set of Scissors Folding Knife early 20th century Eskilstuna

Swedish Sewing Set of Scissors Folding Knife early 20th century Eskilstuna

By Eskilstuna Armaturer

Located in Sweden, SE

Made by famous Eskilstuna workshops of Emil Ohlson and Carl Walfrid Dahlgren. The set is decorated with decorative motifs in the form of cotton flowers and foliage, and is decorated ...

Category

Early 20th Century Swedish Art Nouveau Antique Scissors

Materials

Gold Plate, Stainless Steel

Pair of Mid 19th Century Silver Scissors and Sheath, Continental, circa 1850
Pair of Mid 19th Century Silver Scissors and Sheath, Continental, circa 1850

Pair of Mid 19th Century Silver Scissors and Sheath, Continental, circa 1850

Located in Central England, GB

A fine pair of Mid 19th C silver scissors and Sheath This pair of Continental sewing scissors have pointed blades finely made in steel and mounted with Rococo-style silver handles...

Category

19th Century Victorian Antique Scissors

Materials

Silver

Odiot Grape Scissors 19th Century, Vermeil with Rich Wine Yard Style Chiseling
Odiot Grape Scissors 19th Century, Vermeil with Rich Wine Yard Style Chiseling

Odiot Grape Scissors 19th Century, Vermeil with Rich Wine Yard Style Chiseling

Located in Paris, FR

These scissors are an essential detail for gourmet. So you will entertain in style, to surprise, and please your connaisseur guests.

Category

Late 19th Century French Antique Scissors

Materials

Vermeil

Friedr. Herder Solingen Knife Scissors and Shaving Razor Advertising Enamel Sign
Friedr. Herder Solingen Knife Scissors and Shaving Razor Advertising Enamel Sign

Friedr. Herder Solingen Knife Scissors and Shaving Razor Advertising Enamel Sign

By Friedrich Herder A. Sn Solingen

Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos

Fantastic Friedrich Herder Abr. Sohn Solingen bayonets, knives, razors, enamel porcelain advertising sign. Never used, it was found on the original packaging. Perfect gloss. German m...

Category

Early 20th Century German Art Nouveau Antique Scissors

Materials

Metal

19th Century Pair of Carved Walnut Folding Scissors Savonarola Bench or Settle
19th Century Pair of Carved Walnut Folding Scissors Savonarola Bench or Settle

19th Century Pair of Carved Walnut Folding Scissors Savonarola Bench or Settle

Located in Miami, FL

19th century carved walnut folding scissors Savonarola bench or settee featuring a carved shields in the back leather.

Category

Mid-19th Century Italian Baroque Antique Scissors

Materials

Walnut

Antique Boxed Fruit Set Spoons, Nutcrackers, Grape Scissors Hukin & Heath 19th C
Antique Boxed Fruit Set Spoons, Nutcrackers, Grape Scissors Hukin & Heath 19th C

Antique Boxed Fruit Set Spoons, Nutcrackers, Grape Scissors Hukin & Heath 19th C

By Hukin & Heath

Located in London, GB

Comprising six berry spoons, a sifting spoon, two pairs of nut crackers and grape scissors, in a superb fitted burr walnut case. The interior is finished in plush navy velvet silk,...

Category

1880s English Victorian Antique Scissors

Materials

Silver Plate

Sterling Silver Scissors to Cut the Stems of the Bunches of Grapes, USA, 1900
Sterling Silver Scissors to Cut the Stems of the Bunches of Grapes, USA, 1900

Sterling Silver Scissors to Cut the Stems of the Bunches of Grapes, USA, 1900

Located in Milan, IT

Vintage Sterling Silver Grape Shears/Scissors by Watson of Attleboro, MA. They were manufacturers of silver novelties from 1880 onwards.

Category

Early 20th Century American Antique Scissors

Materials

Sterling Silver

White Gold Lab-Created Spinel Art Deco Cocktail Ring -14k Scissors 8.25ct 4 1/4
White Gold Lab-Created Spinel Art Deco Cocktail Ring -14k Scissors 8.25ct 4 1/4

White Gold Lab-Created Spinel Art Deco Cocktail Ring -14k Scissors 8.25ct 4 1/4

Located in Greensboro, NC

Size: 4 1/4 Era: Art Deco Date: 1920s - 1930s Metal Content: 14k White Gold, 14k Rose Gold, & 14k Green Gold Stone Information Synthetic Spinel Carat(s): 8.25ct Cut: Scissors Col...

Category

1920s Antique Scissors

Materials

Spinel, 14k Gold, White Gold

19th century - 3 Cases with Silver Sewing Tools
19th century - 3 Cases with Silver Sewing Tools

19th century - 3 Cases with Silver Sewing Tools

Located in Porto, PT

Portuguese 19th century collection, composed of scissors, needle cases, thimbles and other utensils.

Category

19th Century Portuguese Antique Scissors

Materials

Silver

19th Century - 2 Cases with Silver Beauty Utensils
19th Century - 2 Cases with Silver Beauty Utensils

19th Century - 2 Cases with Silver Beauty Utensils

Located in Porto, PT

Portuguese, 19th century, comprising scissors and manicure tools. Original cases with beveled glass mirrors.

Category

19th Century Portuguese Antique Scissors

Materials

Silver

George V Sterling Silver Cut Glass and Guilloche Enamel Dressing Table Set 1927
George V Sterling Silver Cut Glass and Guilloche Enamel Dressing Table Set 1927

George V Sterling Silver Cut Glass and Guilloche Enamel Dressing Table Set 1927

By Levi & Salaman

Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne

The toenail scissors have plain steel blades and the nail scissors subtly curved blades.

Category

1920s English Antique Scissors

Materials

Sterling Silver, Enamel

Antique Victorian Sterling Silver Wick Trimmers
Antique Victorian Sterling Silver Wick Trimmers

Antique Victorian Sterling Silver Wick Trimmers

Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne

Condition These antique silver wick trimming scissors are an exceptional gauge of silver, exceptional quality and in exceptional presentation condition.

Category

1840s English Victorian Antique Scissors

Materials

Sterling Silver

English Victorian Coromandel Fully Fitted Necessaire Box by Lund
English Victorian Coromandel Fully Fitted Necessaire Box by Lund

English Victorian Coromandel Fully Fitted Necessaire Box by Lund

By Thomas Lund

Located in Northampton, GB

The contents comprise a pair of scissors, penknife, thimble, sterling silver propelling pencil and various sized needles, all neatly arranged within their original divisions.

Category

1850s English Early Victorian Antique Scissors

Materials

Sterling Silver

Late 19th Century English Bank of Carpenter's Drawers
Late 19th Century English Bank of Carpenter's Drawers

Late 19th Century English Bank of Carpenter's Drawers

Located in Gloucestershire, GB

There are drawers for scissors, screwdrivers, hooks, nails, bradawls, fasteners and so on. 

Category

19th Century English Antique Scissors

Materials

Pine

Rare Art deco Jules Leleu & Léonard Tsuguharu Foujita coffee table
Rare Art deco Jules Leleu & Léonard Tsuguharu Foujita coffee table

Rare Art deco Jules Leleu & Léonard Tsuguharu Foujita coffee table

By Léonard Tsuguharu Foujita

Located in Harrington Park, NJ

LEONARD TSUGUHARU FOUJITA (1886-1968) Extremely rare square wooden coffee table with inlaid design depicting scissors, cigar, pencil, envelope, pipes, a pair of tortoiseshell glasse...

Category

1920s Antique Scissors

Materials

Mahogany, Rosewood

Betsy Ross
Betsy Ross

Betsy Ross

By Dean Cornwell

Located in Fort Washington, PA

Ross proposed the change to five-pointed stars for ease of production, demonstrating her technique with a single cut of her scissors. The design was amended, and Ross purportedly mad...

Category

Early 20th Century Antique Scissors

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Antique Victorian Floral Vanity Box with Celluloid Dressing Set, circa 1900
Antique Victorian Floral Vanity Box with Celluloid Dressing Set, circa 1900

Antique Victorian Floral Vanity Box with Celluloid Dressing Set, circa 1900

Located in Honolulu, HI

Crucially, it retains its original, highly collectible early celluloid ("French Ivory") hairbrush with raised floral relief, matching handheld mirror, and a selection of steel manicu...

Category

Early 1900s Late Victorian Antique Scissors

Materials

Silk, Boxwood

Reverse glass painting depicting Samson and Delilah, 18th century, Venice (?)
Reverse glass painting depicting Samson and Delilah, 18th century, Venice (?)

Reverse glass painting depicting Samson and Delilah, 18th century, Venice (?)

Located in Firenze, IT

The scene shows Samson lying on Delilah’s lap while a third figure approaches with scissors to cut the hero’s hair, the central episode of the biblical story.

Category

18th Century Other Art Style Antique Scissors

Materials

Glass

A Quiet Hour, Early 20th-Century Dutch Oil Painting
A Quiet Hour, Early 20th-Century Dutch Oil Painting

A Quiet Hour, Early 20th-Century Dutch Oil Painting

By Bernard De Hoog

Located in Cheltenham, GB

Every object contributes to an atmosphere of balance and harmony: the sturdy oak furniture, the basket of freshly laundered linen awaiting mending, the tiny pair of scissors resting ...

Category

1920s English School Antique Scissors

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Exceptional Diamond Sarcophagus Palais Royal Musical Sewing Box
Exceptional Diamond Sarcophagus Palais Royal Musical Sewing Box

Exceptional Diamond Sarcophagus Palais Royal Musical Sewing Box

Located in London, GB

Opening the lid reveals a sumptuous ruched silk-lined interior above a fitted crimson velvet tool tray retaining an excellent suite of original carved mother-of-pearl sewing implemen...

Category

1830s French Antique Scissors

Materials

Ormolu

Silver morrões tray w/ floral & acanthus reliefs on 4 ball feet
Silver morrões tray w/ floral & acanthus reliefs on 4 ball feet

Silver morrões tray w/ floral & acanthus reliefs on 4 ball feet

Located in Porto, PT

Description: Silver morrões scissors tray with relief with flowers and acanthus leaves on four ball-shaped feet.

Category

Early 18th Century European Antique Scissors

Materials

Silver

19th C. French Rosewood Vanity Case by Perret with Silver Fittings Dated 1855
19th C. French Rosewood Vanity Case by Perret with Silver Fittings Dated 1855

19th C. French Rosewood Vanity Case by Perret with Silver Fittings Dated 1855

Located in Dallas, TX

Beneath, a second fitted tray reveals a comprehensive grooming set with scissors, razors, nail files, and additional implements, many with bone handles, all secured in their original...

Category

Mid-19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Scissors

Materials

Silver

Shagreen Card Case And Scissor Case, Circa 1800 - Two Piece Set
Shagreen Card Case And Scissor Case, Circa 1800 - Two Piece Set

Shagreen Card Case And Scissor Case, Circa 1800 - Two Piece Set

Located in Dallas, TX

The card case is beautifully proportioned, designed to hold calling cards or small personal papers, while the coordinating scissor case offers a rare and charming complement, origina...

Category

Early 1800s English Antique Scissors

Materials

Shagreen

Antique George IV (1827) Sterling Silver Gilt Grape Shears
Antique George IV (1827) Sterling Silver Gilt Grape Shears

Antique George IV (1827) Sterling Silver Gilt Grape Shears

Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne

Condition These antique boxed grape scissors are a superior gauge of silver, exceptional quality and in exceptional condition.

Category

1820s British George IV Antique Scissors

Materials

Sterling Silver

Vanity Box by Mappin & Webb in Coromandel with Sterling Silver
Vanity Box by Mappin & Webb in Coromandel with Sterling Silver

Vanity Box by Mappin & Webb in Coromandel with Sterling Silver

By Mappin & Webb

Located in Northampton, GB

Within sits a comprehensive mother of pearl handled tool pad incorporating a shoehorn, penknife, thread hook, multiple pairs of scissors, tweezers, file, needle and pricker. Beneath ...

Category

Mid-19th Century English Early Victorian Antique Scissors

Materials

Sterling Silver

French Grand Tour Bronze Sculpture “Two Fates” after Jean-Baptiste Clesinger
French Grand Tour Bronze Sculpture “Two Fates” after Jean-Baptiste Clesinger

French Grand Tour Bronze Sculpture “Two Fates” after Jean-Baptiste Clesinger

By F. Barbedienne Foundry, Jean-Baptiste Auguste Clesinger

Located in Shippensburg, PA

Together they begin, sustain and end the essence of all life, the threads of life encircling the spindle in the hand of Clotho while Atropos holds scissors in hand to cut short the t...

Category

19th Century French Romantic Antique Scissors

Materials

Bronze

Antique English Victorian Coromandel Vanity Box from the Glyn Cywarch Estate
Antique English Victorian Coromandel Vanity Box from the Glyn Cywarch Estate

Antique English Victorian Coromandel Vanity Box from the Glyn Cywarch Estate

By Henry Lewis, James Vickery

Located in Northampton, GB

The compartment houses an extensive arrangement of mother of pearl mounted accessories and vanity instruments including three pairs of scissors, a silver corkscrew and a mother of pe...

Category

Mid-19th Century English Victorian Antique Scissors

Materials

Silver

18th Century Framed Engravings by Mark Catesby, Set of Four Birds
18th Century Framed Engravings by Mark Catesby, Set of Four Birds

18th Century Framed Engravings by Mark Catesby, Set of Four Birds

By Mark Catesby

Located in Bradenton, FL

The Bahama Cheeked Pintail 3.) The Black Skimmer/Scissors-Bill/ Cutwater 4.) The head of a Brown Booby Bird Elegantly gold-framed and matted with a white four-inch mat, these four...

Category

18th Century British Other Antique Scissors

Materials

Paper

Antique Victorian Sterling Silver Gilt Grape Shears (1840)
Antique Victorian Sterling Silver Gilt Grape Shears (1840)

Antique Victorian Sterling Silver Gilt Grape Shears (1840)

By William Eaton

Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne

This exceptional pair of antique Victorian cast sterling silver gilt grape scissors has a hinged scissor action. The handles of these shears are embellished with cast fruiting vine ...

Category

1840s English Victorian Antique Scissors

Materials

Sterling Silver

English Boulle Sewing Box by Friedrich Ludwig Hausburg
English Boulle Sewing Box by Friedrich Ludwig Hausburg

English Boulle Sewing Box by Friedrich Ludwig Hausburg

By F.L. Hausburg

Located in Northampton, GB

The top removable tray features a complete sewing set with thick mother of pearl lids and reels, a glass bottle and a central removable tool pad with scissors, a pencil, a pick, a ne...

Category

Mid-19th Century English Early Victorian Antique Scissors

Materials

Brass

Antique German Toy Glass Marble Set 1910-1920s, in Original Leather Pouch
Antique German Toy Glass Marble Set 1910-1920s, in Original Leather Pouch

Antique German Toy Glass Marble Set 1910-1920s, in Original Leather Pouch

By Lauschaer

Located in Andernach, DE

The invention of the marble scissors in Lauscha by Elias Greiner in the mid-19th century led to a rapid increase in glass marble production in Thuringia.

Category

1910s German Art Deco Antique Scissors

Materials

Leather, Glass

Victorian Sterling Silver Fruit Serving Set by Elkington & Co, 1896
Victorian Sterling Silver Fruit Serving Set by Elkington & Co, 1896

Victorian Sterling Silver Fruit Serving Set by Elkington & Co, 1896

By Elkington & Co.

Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne

The handles of the grape scissors reflect the identical ornamentation of that to the spoons, in addition to bright cut engraved rounded fingerpieces.

Category

1890s British Victorian Antique Scissors

Materials

Sterling Silver

Antique Sterling Silver Gilt Grape Shears by Charles Rawlings, 1824
Antique Sterling Silver Gilt Grape Shears by Charles Rawlings, 1824

Antique Sterling Silver Gilt Grape Shears by Charles Rawlings, 1824

By Charles Rawlings

Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne

The handles of these grape scissors are embellished with intertwining fruiting vine ornamentation, accented with grape clusters and foliage.

Category

1820s British George IV Antique Scissors

Materials

Sterling Silver

Bronze Italian "Lucerne" Four Spout Oil Lamp 19/20th Century Oil lamp with Urn
Bronze Italian "Lucerne" Four Spout Oil Lamp 19/20th Century Oil lamp with Urn

Bronze Italian "Lucerne" Four Spout Oil Lamp 19/20th Century Oil lamp with Urn

Located in Ottawa, Ontario

Oil lamp with urn shape four spout oil reservoir, sliding on a cylindrical shaft, with wick trimmer scissors, snuffer and poker pick tools suspended on chains, on a petal shaped base...

Category

Late 19th Century Italian Renaissance Revival Antique Scissors

Materials

Bronze

English Etui Case, Shagreen and Silver, Fruitwood, Antique, Circa 1800
English Etui Case, Shagreen and Silver, Fruitwood, Antique, Circa 1800

English Etui Case, Shagreen and Silver, Fruitwood, Antique, Circa 1800

Located in Milan, IT

Finished in silver, the inner grid shows a series of cut-out seats for the insertion of the fitting, which includes a pencil, one bodkin, an ear pick, a spoon, a double bone writing ...

Category

Late 19th Century English Other Antique Scissors

Materials

Silver

Mother-of-Pearl Sewing Nécessaire
Mother-of-Pearl Sewing Nécessaire

Mother-of-Pearl Sewing Nécessaire

By Palais Royal

Located in New Orleans, LA

The hinged box contains a removable tray lined with velvet that holds an assortment of exquisitely decorated mother-of-pearl and gilt sewing tools in fitted niches, including scissor...

Category

19th Century French Other Antique Scissors

Materials

Bronze

17th Century Maestro della Flagellazione di Cesena Morra players Oil on canvas
17th Century Maestro della Flagellazione di Cesena Morra players Oil on canvas

17th Century Maestro della Flagellazione di Cesena Morra players Oil on canvas

Located in Milano, Lombardia

Morra was and is mainly played in the Mediterranean region and is related to our scissors, stone, paper. Another version of this painting is kept in the Pinacoteca Nazionale in Siena.

Category

17th Century Old Masters Antique Scissors

Materials

Canvas, Oil

19th Century French Boulle Sewing Scent Necessaire Box
19th Century French Boulle Sewing Scent Necessaire Box

19th Century French Boulle Sewing Scent Necessaire Box

Located in Bradenton, FL

Includes Four glass bottles and sewing implements. Scissors marked Solingen.

Category

19th Century French Empire Antique Scissors

Materials

Wood

Savary & Fils: 182pc. French 950 Sterling Silver Flatware Set, 26 Svg. Pcs. 1880
Savary & Fils: 182pc. French 950 Sterling Silver Flatware Set, 26 Svg. Pcs. 1880

Savary & Fils: 182pc. French 950 Sterling Silver Flatware Set, 26 Svg. Pcs. 1880

By Savary Paris 1

Located in Wilmington, DE

Check the weights and measures below - all weights and measures approximate: 12 Dinner Knives - Stainless Steel Blades 24.30 cm. 65 grams 12 Dinner Forks 21.00 cm. 83 grams 12 Table...

Category

Late 19th Century Louis XVI Antique Scissors

Materials

Vermeil, Sterling Silver

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There is a range of antique scissors for sale on 1stDibs. The range of distinct antique scissors — often made from metal, silver and wood — can elevate any home. There are all kinds of antique scissors available, from those produced as long ago as the 18th Century to those made as recently as the 20th Century. Victorian, Baroque and Georgian antique scissors are consistently popular styles. Many antique scissors are appealing in their simplicity, but James Wakely & Frank Clarke Wheeler, Charles Rawlings and Edward Hutton produced popular antique scissors that are worth a look.

How Much are Antique Scissors?

Antique scissors can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price at 1stDibs is $873, while the lowest priced sells for $71 and the highest can go for as much as $16,371.