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Pair of Italian Antique Brass Lucerna Four Spout Oil Lamps
Pair of Italian Antique Brass Lucerna Four Spout Oil Lamps

Pair of Italian Antique Brass Lucerna Four Spout Oil Lamps

Located in Forney, TX

Commonly used throughout the Mediterranean from Spain to India and Russia The similarly styled antique pair, circa 1820s, feature a decorated top ring, used to hang the lamp and ...

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Early 19th Century Italian Antique Scissors

Materials

Brass

Austrian Orientalist Cold-Painted Bronze Lamp of a Shoe Cobbler
Austrian Orientalist Cold-Painted Bronze Lamp of a Shoe Cobbler

Austrian Orientalist Cold-Painted Bronze Lamp of a Shoe Cobbler

Located in London, GB

The wall is decorated with a large pair of scissors, a tool often used by shoe cobblers. In the foreground is a male figure reaching towards a wooden bench on which shoes needing r...

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Early 20th Century Austrian Islamic Antique Scissors

Materials

Bronze

Exquisite Early Victorian Silver Plate Flatware Set for Dessert, Fruit and Nuts
Exquisite Early Victorian Silver Plate Flatware Set for Dessert, Fruit and Nuts

Exquisite Early Victorian Silver Plate Flatware Set for Dessert, Fruit and Nuts

By Sheffield Silver Co.

Located in New York, NY

It is comprised of 12 forks, 12 knives, two nut crackers, two nut picks, fruit scissors, two berry spoons and a large carving knife.

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1850s English Early Victorian Antique Scissors

Materials

Silver Plate

Bracelet Brooch Earrings Set Gold 585 Opals Freshwater Pearls Rubies, circa 1880
Bracelet Brooch Earrings Set Gold 585 Opals Freshwater Pearls Rubies, circa 1880

Bracelet Brooch Earrings Set Gold 585 Opals Freshwater Pearls Rubies, circa 1880

Located in Vienna, AT

High Victorian (= Viennese Historicism) Golden Jewellery Set, consisting of: -- 1 bracelet -- 1 brooch -- Pair of earrings The items of this set are made of 14 carat rose gold 585...

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1880s Austrian High Victorian Antique Scissors

Materials

Opal, Freshwater Pearl, Ruby, 14k Gold, Gold

GEORG ADAM SCHEID 1900 Enameled Guilloche Etui Necessaire box In .800 Silver
GEORG ADAM SCHEID 1900 Enameled Guilloche Etui Necessaire box In .800 Silver

GEORG ADAM SCHEID 1900 Enameled Guilloche Etui Necessaire box In .800 Silver

By Georg Adam Scheid

Located in Miami, FL

This box is very useful since inside there are six concealed compartments in which are stored a carbon pencil, a tablet for writing short notes, a folding scissors, a file, a plegabl...

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Early 1900s Austrian Edwardian Antique Scissors

Materials

Silver, Enamel

Rare 1923 Harrods London Sterling Silver Vanity Manicure Nail Kit Set Suite
Rare 1923 Harrods London Sterling Silver Vanity Manicure Nail Kit Set Suite

Rare 1923 Harrods London Sterling Silver Vanity Manicure Nail Kit Set Suite

By Harrods

Located in GB

Each piece is hallmarked SM for the maker's mark, the sideways Lion for sterling, the Anchor for Birmingham and the date letter Y for 1923 The scissors or stainless steel and are st...

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1920s British Art Deco Antique Scissors

Materials

Sterling Silver

Antique Solid Silver Sugar Tongs/Nips/Tea Tongs Naturalistic, Francis Higgings
Antique Solid Silver Sugar Tongs/Nips/Tea Tongs Naturalistic, Francis Higgings

Antique Solid Silver Sugar Tongs/Nips/Tea Tongs Naturalistic, Francis Higgings

By Francis Higgins

Located in London, GB

The pair functions in a similar manner to scissors whereby the user will 'pinch' some sugar (or cubes nowadays) to use for sweetening tea etc.

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19th Century English Victorian Antique Scissors

Materials

Sterling Silver

Antique Brass Betel Nut Cutter from India Collectible Asian Mughal Artifact
Antique Brass Betel Nut Cutter from India Collectible Asian Mughal Artifact

Antique Brass Betel Nut Cutter from India Collectible Asian Mughal Artifact

Located in Moreno Valley, CA

This unique tool is a blend of scissors and nutcrackers, used to carve delicate shavings from the areca (betel) nut.

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Late 19th Century Indian Folk Art Antique Scissors

Materials

Bronze

Antique Original Painted "the Patient Safety Ladder Company" Decorators Ladder
Antique Original Painted "the Patient Safety Ladder Company" Decorators Ladder

Antique Original Painted "the Patient Safety Ladder Company" Decorators Ladder

Located in West Sussex, Pulborough

We are delighted to offer this lovely original antique "The Patient Safety Ladder Company" decorators ladder A good looking and decorative piece, I have seen these with glass shel...

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1910s English Edwardian Antique Scissors

Materials

Pine

Case with Utensils, 19th Century
Case with Utensils, 19th Century

Case with Utensils, 19th Century

Located in Madrid, ES

Rectangular case with hinged lid made decorated with fine inlays of floral and floral elements on its faces, containing a set of toiletry set composed of various elements of grooming...

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19th Century European Neoclassical Antique Scissors

Materials

Metal, Other

Antique Indian Mughal Brass Betel Nut Cutters with Dragon Motif Areca nut Cutter
Antique Indian Mughal Brass Betel Nut Cutters with Dragon Motif Areca nut Cutter

Antique Indian Mughal Brass Betel Nut Cutters with Dragon Motif Areca nut Cutter

Located in Moreno Valley, CA

This unique tool is a blend of scissors and nutcrackers, used to carve delicate shavings from the areca (betel) nut.

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Late 19th Century Indian Islamic Antique Scissors

Materials

Brass, Bronze

Set of Four Italian Walnut Savonarola Armchairs
Set of Four Italian Walnut Savonarola Armchairs

Set of Four Italian Walnut Savonarola Armchairs

Located in Saint-Ouen, FR

This seat is only a development of the sedia Dantesca a foldable seat articulated with four trunnions to close as scissors. The central dowel at the intersection of the X branches al...

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16th Century Italian Renaissance Antique Scissors

Materials

Walnut

Very fine and large KPM porcelain plaque of The Three Fates
Very fine and large KPM porcelain plaque of The Three Fates

Very fine and large KPM porcelain plaque of The Three Fates

By KPM Porcelain

Located in London, GB

The eldest of the three figures, Atropos, is shown on the left, holding a pair of scissors as she cuts a thread. Lachesis, to the right, and age-wise the middle of the three measures...

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Early 20th Century German Classical Greek Antique Scissors

Materials

Porcelain, Wood

Lovely Victorian Sterling Chatelaine
Lovely Victorian Sterling Chatelaine

Lovely Victorian Sterling Chatelaine

Located in New York, NY

Attached are a very collectible notepad with celluloid date pages by the Shiebler company in the Aesthetic style as well as a stamp holder, pin holder (frog on lily pad), retractable...

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Late 19th Century American Arts and Crafts Antique Scissors

"Mlle Landsberg" (grade planche, pl. 16)
"Mlle Landsberg" (grade planche, pl. 16)

"Mlle Landsberg" (grade planche, pl. 16)

By Henri Matisse

Located in Missouri, MO

He turned to colored paper and a pair of scissors, raising color to an emotional level and simplifying forms to a childish simplicity.

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1910s Fauvist Antique Scissors

Materials

Drypoint, Etching

Art Deco Ladies Traveling Necessaire Ensemble, American, circa 1925
Art Deco Ladies Traveling Necessaire Ensemble, American, circa 1925

Art Deco Ladies Traveling Necessaire Ensemble, American, circa 1925

Located in Incline Village, NV

The implements consist of the following: hair brush (9 5/8" long) large comb (8" long) hair "tidy" box (lid with the circular hole on top for loose hairs) (5 1/4" wide) jewelry...

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1920s American Art Deco Antique Scissors

Materials

Resin, Bakelite

Fannière Freres Paris 1880 Rare Etruscan Bacchus Brooch 18Kt Gold Lapis Lazuli
Fannière Freres Paris 1880 Rare Etruscan Bacchus Brooch 18Kt Gold Lapis Lazuli

Fannière Freres Paris 1880 Rare Etruscan Bacchus Brooch 18Kt Gold Lapis Lazuli

By Fannière Frères

Located in Miami, FL

They were draftsmen, sculptors, scissors and manufacturers; they worked for the main Paris’s goldsmiths.

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1880s French Etruscan Revival Antique Scissors

Materials

Lapis Lazuli, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold

Antique Bronze Indian Betel Nut Cutters Radha and Krishna 19th Century
Antique Bronze Indian Betel Nut Cutters Radha and Krishna 19th Century

Antique Bronze Indian Betel Nut Cutters Radha and Krishna 19th Century

Located in Moreno Valley, CA

The betel nut is actually a berry (the fruit of the areca palm) that, especially in its dried form, was and is today widely chewed throughout Asia for its narcotic effect. A special ...

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Late 19th Century Indian Anglo Raj Antique Scissors

Materials

Brass

A Early 20th Century Gold Sewing Set
A Early 20th Century Gold Sewing Set

A Early 20th Century Gold Sewing Set

Located in London, GB

A 20th century gold sewing set, consisted of a pair of scissors with yellow gold handles and a two colour gold thimble, bearing Czechoslovakian gold hallmarks, circa 1921-1929, in o...

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1920s European Antique Scissors

Materials

Gold

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Antique Scissors For Sale on 1stDibs

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.