Skip to main content

Antique Sewing Implements

Regency Anglo Indian Quill Work Vizagapatam Sandalwood Sewing Box
Located in New York, NY
sewing implements.
Category

Early 19th Century Indian Regency Antique Sewing Implements

Materials

Bone, Ivory, Sandalwood

Early 19th Century Neoclassical Automaton Windmill Sewing Box
Located in Essex, MA
sewing implements. Original handmade clockwork inside which operates a working windmill. Ormolu mounts
Category

Early 19th Century Dutch Neoclassical Antique Sewing Implements

Materials

Alabaster

19th Century Blue & Gold Porcelain-Mounted Rosewood Table Cabinet
Located in London, GB
plaque and a mother-of-pearl inlaid border, the lid revealing a fitted interior with sewing implements
Category

19th Century English Antique Sewing Implements

Materials

Porcelain, Rosewood

19th Century French Louis Philippe Travailleuse or Side Table
Located in Winter Park, FL
A fine early 19th century French Louis Philippe travailleuse, or work table used for storing sewing
Category

Early 19th Century French Louis Philippe Antique Sewing Implements

Materials

Birdseye Maple, Mahogany, Walnut

Mid-19th Century Palais Royale French Mother-of-Pearl & Ormolu Sewing Etui
Located in London, GB
pearl are intact, with no signs of major deterioration. The sewing implements all seem to be original
Category

Mid-19th Century French Empire Antique Sewing Implements

Materials

Gilt Metal

American Sheraton Dropleaf Two Drawer Mahogany and Birdseye Maple Work Table
Located in Wells, ME
worktable, as women tended to put sewing implements and accessories in the drawers and would use the
Category

1830s American Sheraton Antique Sewing Implements

Materials

Birdseye Maple, Mahogany

Paul Sormani French Dressing Table Amboyna Veneer (Rare). Circa 1870
By Paul Sormani
Located in Incline Village, NV
personal particulars; jewelry, papers, make up, sewing implements, or valuables as may be kept private by
Category

1870s French Napoleon III Antique Sewing Implements

Materials

Amboyna

Rare Antique George IV Lady’s Sewing Necessaire with Original Case, est. 1825
Located in London, GB
Rare Antique George IV Lady’s Solid Silver Sewing Necessaire with Original Case, est. 1825 A
Category

1820s British George IV Antique Sewing Implements

Materials

Silver

Classical American Empire Grecian-Form Work Table in Mahogany, circa 1830 Boston
Located in Miami, FL
fronts. The top drawer has divided compartments for writing, sewing and darning implements and offers a
Category

1820s American American Empire Antique Sewing Implements

Materials

Mahogany

Pre Inuit/ Eskimo Thule Culture Artifacts
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Style Frame. The Collection includes various implements used in daily life by the wide ranging Thule
Category

Early 1600s North American Tribal Antique Sewing Implements

Materials

Stone

17th Century Elm Single Plank Provincial "Pig" Bench. British, Circa 1690
Located in Incline Village, NV
implements, sitting on to milk a cow, and small tasks by the hearth such as spinning yarn and placing sewing
Category

1690s English William and Mary Antique Sewing Implements

Materials

Elm

People Also Browsed

Carved Ceylonese Ebony Box
Located in London, by appointment only
A charming mid 19th century carved ebony box with intertwined foliate ornament on all sides on a punched ground, opening to a void interior, the sides and lid with inlaid bone dots a...
Category

Mid-19th Century Antique Sewing Implements

Materials

Ebony

Antique Carved Ceylonese Ebony Box
Carved Ceylonese Ebony Box
H 2.76 in W 9.26 in D 4.34 in
Anglo, Indian Ebony & Porcupine Quill Inlaid Vide-Poche
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Anglo- Indian Ebony & Porcupine quill Inlaid Vide-Poche India, Circa 1920-1950 A fine circular Anglo-Indian carved ebony wood with porcupine quill inlay Vide-Poche. Perfect for a...
Category

20th Century Indian Anglo-Indian Antique Sewing Implements

Materials

Ebony

19th Century English Olivewood and Brass Inlaid Cabinet
By Town & Emanuel
Located in London, GB
A William IV cabinet attributed to Town and Emmanuel Constructed in a strongly grained olivewood and dressed with gold brass inlays and an etched and engraved brass panel; rising fr...
Category

19th Century English Regency Antique Sewing Implements

Materials

Marble, Brass

1910s Antique Italian 2 twins Art Nouveau Beds in Cherrywood and Burl Walnut
By Meroni & Fossati
Located in Vigonza, Padua
Early 20th century antique Italian Art Nouveau pair of beds in cheerywood and burl walnut with golden bronze adornments Measures cm: H 160 / 92 W 90 D 210. A. Meroni & R. Fossati ...
Category

Early 20th Century Italian Art Nouveau Antique Sewing Implements

Materials

Bronze

Chinese Phoenix Bird and Dragon Box
Located in New York, NY
A black and off-white Chinese phoenix bird and dragon decorative plastic box with lid, circa 20th century, China. Box measures: 4.25" D x 8.25" W x 4.5" H
Category

Mid-20th Century Chinese Antique Sewing Implements

Materials

Plastic

Chinese Phoenix Bird and Dragon Box
Chinese Phoenix Bird and Dragon Box
H 4.5 in W 8.25 in D 4.25 in
Stuart Devlin Set of Twelve Silver and Silver-Gilt "Twelve Days of Christmas"
By Cartier, Stuart Devlin
Located in North Miami, FL
Introducing an extraordinary and complete collection of Twelve English silver and silver-gilt "Twelve Days of Christmas" gift boxes, presented as edition No. 94 out of a limited prod...
Category

1970s English Antique Sewing Implements

Materials

Sterling Silver

18th Century Chippendale Tall Case Clock with Rocking Ship Automaton
Located in Essex, MA
IRISH TALL-CASE CLOCK BY WILLIAM HERON Late 18th Century Mahogany case, the bonnet with a scrolled broken arch pediment and the trunk with quarter columns. Rocking ship movement in...
Category

Late 18th Century Northern Irish Chippendale Antique Sewing Implements

Materials

Brass, Iron

Boho Chic Moroccan Inlaid Bone Jewelry Chest or Box with Brass Inlay
Located in Plainview, NY
A decorative handmade orange bone and black tribal design chest or jewelry box. The chest interior is leather and features gorgeous brass inlay design with natural decorative stones.
Category

1980s Moroccan Tribal Antique Sewing Implements

Materials

Brass

Pink Rock Crystal Box by Phoenix
Located in New York, NY
Finely carved pink rock crystal box with cover, polish brass decoration. Created by Phoenix NYC. Custom size and finish upon request.    
Category

2010s Antique Sewing Implements

Materials

Rock Crystal

Antique English Break-Front Bibliotheque Bookcase in Mahogany, circa 1870
By S.E. & R. Johnson. Warrington
Located in Miami, FL
A handsome and very well crafted English break-front bookcase or bibliotheque in solid mahogany by S.E. & R. Johnson of Warrington, England, circa 1870. Features six doors with glass...
Category

1870s English Victorian Antique Sewing Implements

Materials

Mahogany

Antique Art Deco Sterling Silver Canteen of Cutlery for Twelve Persons
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
A magnificent, fine and impressive, comprehensive antique George V English sterling silver Jesmond pattern flatware service for twelve persons - boxed; an addition to our flatware co...
Category

1930s English Art Deco Antique Sewing Implements

Materials

Sterling Silver

Large Automaton by Jean-Pierre Camus, Circus
Located in Doylestown, PA
An elaborate and large automaton by Jean-Pierre Camus of a circus scene with puppeteer and clowns, circa 1970, the figures in brightly colored costume with composite material head an...
Category

Late 20th Century French Antique Sewing Implements

Materials

Composition

19th C. Chinese Rose Mandarin Round Box with Lid
Located in Norton, MA
A truly fine hand-painted porcelain round box with lid in figures of Chinese traditional ladies and men.   
Category

Early 20th Century Chinese Other Antique Sewing Implements

Materials

Porcelain

French Nécessaire de Voyage
Located in New Orleans, LA
This exceptional and rare French nécessaire de voyage is almost certainly the work of the highly respected Parisian manufacturer Pierre-Dominique Maire and the silversmith Jacques-Br...
Category

Early 19th Century French Empire Antique Sewing Implements

Materials

Crystal, Silver

French Nécessaire de Voyage
French Nécessaire de Voyage
H 6.5 in W 17 in D 11.75 in
Art Deco Bedroom Set: Armoire, Bed and Mirror - France, 1920s
Located in Isle Sur La Sorgue, Vaucluse
Lovely and lively exotic bedroom set comprised of one three-door wardrobe, a double bed and a large mirror. The set is lacquered in red and black with gilt and silvered decor repr...
Category

Early 20th Century French Art Deco Antique Sewing Implements

Large Japanese Marquetry Table Cabinet, Meiji Period, Late 19th Century, Japan
Located in Austin, TX
A fine and unusually large Japanese table cabinet or jewelry chest with yosegi marquetry work and lacquer paneled doors, Meiji period, late 19th century, Japan. The oversized tab...
Category

1890s Japanese Meiji Antique Sewing Implements

Materials

Brass

Recent Sales

Chinese Lacquer Sewing Table
Located in Hudson, NY
Chinese export, sewing table. Lacquer with gilt detail over wood. Ivory amd bone sewing implements
Category

19th Century Chinese Chinese Chippendale Antique Sewing Implements

Materials

Wood

Antique Chinese Lacquer Sewing Table
Chinese Lacquer Sewing Table
H 27.5 in W 26 in D 18 in
sewing stand
Located in New Canaan, CT
This French Empire sewing stand has a space for sewing implements in the wooden section, and for
Category

19th Century French Antique Sewing Implements

Materials

Mahogany, Silk

Antique sewing stand
sewing stand
H 28 in Dm NaN in
Chinese Export Lacquer Sewing Box, 19th Century
Located in Paris, FR
fitted compartments and various bone sewing implements. Measures: 38.5 x 25 x 11.5 cm. 19th century.
Category

19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Sewing Implements

Materials

Lacquer

Antique 1770-40 Palais Royal Horse Carriage T-Shell Sewing Etui
Located in San Marcos, CA
early boutiques. You'll find some noted in Nerylla Taunton's book on antique sewing implements, more in
Category

Early 19th Century French Georgian Antique Sewing Implements

19th Century Regency Rosewood Drop Leaf Work Table
Located in Newcastle Upon Tyne, GB
table is in good condition, the drawer is fitted for sewing implements but has a worn interior, circa
Category

Early 1800s English Antique Sewing Implements

Materials

Rosewood

Antique Georgian English Sewing Etui Tortoise Shell Box Case
Located in San Marcos, CA
Georgian to earliest Victorian sewing implements, including that beautiful mother of pearl seam ripping
Category

Early 19th Century English Georgian Antique Sewing Implements

Materials

Sterling Silver

Antique French Sterling Silver Sewing Etui, Tortoise Shell Box
Located in San Marcos, CA
silver or vermeil implements!! One of our finest sewing etuis at the moment, my first guess would have
Category

Early 19th Century French Georgian Antique Sewing Implements

Early 19th Century Regency Period Cream and Gilt Japanned Sewing Cabinet
Located in Bradford on Avon, GB
An exquisite little Regency cream and gilt japanned sewing table cabinet. Decorated on the top
Category

1820s English Antique Sewing Implements

Very Rare Regency Work Box or Sewing Table Made of Oak and Rosewood
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
Antique work box / sewing table made of a choice cut of oak with crossbanding made of top quality
Category

Early 19th Century British Antique Sewing Implements

19th Century Chinoiserie Laquered Sewing Box with Ivory
Located in Stamford, CT
Fabulous 19th century lacquered chinoiserie sewing box with various ivory sewing implements sitting
Category

19th Century Antique Sewing Implements

Materials

Wood, Lacquer

Impressive Shadow Box of 19th Century Sewing Tools
Located in Nantucket, MA
, crochet hooks, scissors and other sewing implements all dating from the late 19th century to the early
Category

Late 19th Century American Folk Art Antique Sewing Implements

19th Century Chinese Export Richly Gilt Decorated Lacquer Sewing Box and Cover
Located in Ft. Lauderdale, FL
and dragons. The interior has an inner tray, fitted with compartments and sewing implements, the
Category

Late 19th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Antique Sewing Implements

Materials

Wood

Mid-19th Century Burl Walnut Work Table
Located in Lambertville, NJ
interior with compartments for sewing implements. The cone base is made of eight flat sided panels that
Category

19th Century English High Victorian Antique Sewing Implements

Materials

Walnut

Mid-19th Century Burl Walnut Work Table
Mid-19th Century Burl Walnut Work Table
H 28 in W 17.5 in D 17.5 in
Old London Bridge Oak Sewing Table
Located in New Orleans, LA
also quite practical, as the top lifts off to reveal a satin-lined interior containing sewing
Category

19th Century English Antique Sewing Implements

Materials

Oak

Antique English Dome Top Burl Wood Box with Ornate Brass Hardware and Decor
Located in Atlanta, GA
paper lining. This box was likely originally a sewing box, retaining the original internally divided
Category

Early 20th Century English Late Victorian Antique Sewing Implements

Materials

Brass

Silver Gilt and Mother of Pearl Inkwell
Located in New Orleans, LA
. In the 18th and 19th centuries, the quality of one’s writing implements reflected one’s cultural and
Category

Early 20th Century English Other Antique Sewing Implements

Materials

Silver

Austro-Hungarian 20 Ct Gold Bodkin / Cheroot Case, Antique, Circa 1890
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
, large eye sewing needle. The implement had a blunt point to enable a drawstring to be pulled through
Category

1890s Austrian Antique Sewing Implements

Materials

Gold

Chinese Export Sewing Box with Sewing Implements
Located in San Francisco, CA
A Chinese export sewing box decorated with scenes of figures, buildings and flowers complete with
Category

1860s Chinese Chinese Export Antique Sewing Implements

Materials

Lacquer

A Biedermeier Side Table
Located in New Haven, CT
drawers on the long sides are, one of them reveals nine compartments for different sewing implements
Category

Early 19th Century Austrian Biedermeier Antique Sewing Implements

Materials

Satinwood

A Biedermeier Side Table
A Biedermeier Side Table
H 28 in W 28 in D 22 in
19th Century Blackened Wood Vanity, Sewing or Writing Box with Gilt Implements
Located in Haarlem, NL
Victorian blackened wood and brass initialed vanity, sewing or writing box, the lid interior
Category

Mid-19th Century French Victorian Antique Sewing Implements

Materials

Metal, Brass

Vintage 1900s Sewing Kit Scissors and Thimble Gold Gilt and Damascene Pattern
Located in Bilbao, ES
Unique Toledo sewing kit from Spain. Steel scissors and thimble manufactured in the early to mid
Category

Early 1900s Spanish Artisan Antique Sewing Implements

Materials

Gold Plate

Art Deco Side Table
By Marcel Coard
Located in New York, NY
, scientific instruments, sewing implements, and cosmetics. It then fell out of favor in the 19th century
Category

1920s French Art Deco Antique Sewing Implements

Materials

Shagreen, Oak

Art Deco Side Table
Art Deco Side Table
H 21 in W 11 in D 11 in
Chinese Export Lacquer Sewing Box
Located in Great Barrington, MA
sewing implements accompany the box such as bobbins, sewing bird, needle cases, and thread containers.
Category

19th Century Chinese Antique Sewing Implements

Materials

Wood, Lacquer

Chinese Export Lacquer Sewing Box
Chinese Export Lacquer Sewing Box
H 6.5 in W 13.5 in D 10 in
Chinese Export Lacquered and Gilded Sewing Table Circa 1840
Located in Louisville, KY
implements and printed sewing patterns, with lidded compartments over a similarly painted frieze raised on
Category

19th Century Chinese Antique Sewing Implements

Materials

Lacquer, Paper, Ivory

Tunbridge Ware Victorian Sewing Box with a Beautiful Tumbling Block Panelled Top
Located in Windsor, Berkshire
design to the top of the lid. It has its original blue interior to the inside with sewing implements that
Category

Mid-19th Century English Antique Sewing Implements

Materials

Rosewood

Walnut, Amboyna & Marquetry Inlaid Victorian Period Fold over Card/Sewing Tabl
Located in Darwen, GB
. The frieze with three boxwood lined rectangular drawers, the central one fitted for sewing implements
Category

1870s Victorian Antique Sewing Implements

Materials

Amboyna

Fine Tramp Art Flat Mosaic Work Wall Cabinet with Stars
Located in Manalapan, NJ
name 'Doris'. The cabinet was originally used to hold sewing implements having a pincushion for sewing
Category

19th Century Antique Sewing Implements

Unusual Mahogany and Brass Sewing Box Formed as a Clover, circa 1830
Located in Bedford, Bedfordshire
handcrafted bone sewing implements and surviving from the second quarter of the 19th century, Ireland. The
Category

1830s Northern Irish William IV Antique Sewing Implements

Materials

Brass

Antique French Boulle Inlay Sewing Box with Opulent Fitted Interior
Located in San Marcos, CA
hook tips, two covered compartments and then a few other sewing implements up front consisting of a
Category

Late 19th Century French Victorian Antique Sewing Implements

William IV ladies mother of pearl and abalone inlaid rosewood table cabinet
Located in Windsor, Berkshire
to to the back of the lid that comes down for sewing pattens , it has sewing implements such as reels
Category

19th Century English Antique Sewing Implements

Materials

Rosewood

Papier-Mâché and Mother-of-Pearl Table Cabinet, circa 1860
Located in London, GB
pearl. This lifts to reveal a workbox lined with purple silk and including various contemporary sewing
Category

19th Century English Antique Sewing Implements

Materials

Mother-of-Pearl

Rare Welsh Oak Coffer Bach
Located in Sutton Coldfield, GB
to store her most personal and prized possessions, such as sewing implements, etc. Richard Bebb
Category

Mid-18th Century Welsh Antique Sewing Implements

Materials

Brass

Rare Welsh Oak Coffer Bach
Rare Welsh Oak Coffer Bach
H 21 in W 24 in D 12.5 in
Antique Regency Japanned Chinoiserie Sewing Cabinet
Located in Northampton, United Kingdom
An exquisite little Regency cream gilt Japanned sewing table cabinet. Decorated on the top and
Category

19th Century British Regency Antique Sewing Implements

Materials

Silk, Wood, Fruitwood

Napoleon III Antique French Sewing Box Chinoiserie Style Ebony
Located in San Marcos, CA
Fabulous antique French Napoleon III era Palais Royal style sewing box, a unique casket in the
Category

Late 19th Century French Victorian Antique Sewing Implements

English Regency Sewing or Valuables Box Early 19th Century
Located in Great Barrington, MA
still retains the original book form needle case, necessaire case with implements, three bone spools for
Category

19th Century English Regency Antique Sewing Implements

Materials

Brass

Spencer - Churchill Silver Gilt R & S Garrard of London Vanity Box
Located in Northampton, United Kingdom
, brass and mother-of-pearl mounted sewing, manicure and writing implements. One of the implements is a
Category

19th Century Antique Sewing Implements

A GILT-LACQUER SEWING-WORKBOX. CHINESE, CIRCA 1840
Located in New York, NY
INTO COMPARTMENTS AND CONTAINING SEWING IMPLEMENTS, FITTED WITH A DRAWER COVERED BY A HINGED PANEL THAT
Category

19th Century Chinese Antique Sewing Implements

Get Updated with New Arrivals
Save "Antique Sewing Implements", and we’ll notify you when there are new listings in this category.

Antique Sewing Implements For Sale on 1stDibs

At 1stDibs, there are several options of antique sewing implements available for sale. The range of distinct antique sewing implements — often made from wood, hardwood and mahogany — can elevate any home. Antique sewing implements have been produced for many years, with earlier versions available from the 18th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 20th Century. There are many kinds of antique sewing implements to choose from, but at 1stDibs, Louis XVI, neoclassical and Regency antique sewing implements are of considerable interest.

How Much are Antique Sewing Implements?

Prices for antique sewing implements can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, antique sewing implements begin at $465 and can go as high as $13,200, while the average can fetch as much as $5,802.