Antique Skein
19th Century Skein Swift
Located in Greenwich, CT
finial, brass centre rod and wooden collapsible ribs with original silk ties. Used to wind skeins of yarn.
Category
Mid-19th Century English Antique Skein
Materials
Brass
Antique Wrap Reel Machine, English, Factory, Cotton, John Nesbitt, Victorian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique rotary wrap reel machine. An English, brass and cast iron factory cotton skein
Category
Late 19th Century British Victorian Antique Skein
Materials
Bronze
H 23.23 in W 32.68 in D 16.15 in
Pair of 19th Century School, Oil on Canvas, Conversation Pieces
Located in Maidstone, GB
A pair of domestic conversation pieces, one showing a girl teasing kitten with her mother's skein
Category
1870s British Antique Skein
Materials
Canvas, Giltwood, Paint
Edward Neale (1833-1904) - Framed 1884 Watercolour, Mallard at Kingsclear
Located in Corsham, GB
). The scene depicts a skein of mallards landing on a body of water at dusk. Neale as captured each bird
Category
Late 19th Century Antique Skein
Materials
Watercolor
H 17.92 in W 28.35 in
17th Century Heraldic Coat of Arms Double-headed Baroque Eagle Embriodered Appli
Located in Lincoln, GB
in the middle is actually a “madeja” or a skein (tangle, knot) of yarn that also looks like a
Category
17th Century Spanish Baroque Antique Skein
Materials
Fabric
Contemplation
By Sir Hubert Von Herkomer R.A. RWS.
Located in Middletown, NY
Bavarian woman deep in thought while winding a skein of wool. She is seated outside of her home, where she
Category
1870s English School Antique Skein
Materials
Watercolor, Handmade Paper
Swiss Schaffhauser Wolle Wool Yarn Knitting 1934 Baby Blue Vintage Poster
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Schaffhauser Wolle.
Advertising poster for yarn showing a baby with a large skein of blue yarn.
Textile
Category
Early 20th Century Swiss Art Deco Antique Skein
Materials
Paper
H 53 in W 38 in D 0.025 in
Vintage Poster Swiss Schaffhauser Wolle Wool Yarn Knitting 1935 Baby in Pink
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Schaffhauser Wolle.
Advertising poster for yarn showing a baby with a large skein of pink yarn.
Textile
Category
Early 20th Century Swiss Art Deco Antique Skein
Materials
Paper
H 53 in W 38.25 in D 0.025 in
Early 19th Century Lancashire Bobbin Rocking Chair
By William Morris (English)
Located in Tarleton, GB
of Lancashire and Cheshire. Wool winders would take the skeins of wool and wrap them systematically
Category
1830s British Victorian Antique Skein
Materials
Velvet, Ash
18th Century Hand-Carved Jichi Wood Guanyin Figure
Located in New York, NY
Jichi wood, the sculpture offers a wonderfully aged skein, which both testifies to its antique age as
Category
18th Century Chinese Qing Antique Skein
Materials
Hardwood
19th Century French Napoleon III Marquetry Sewing Box
Located in Winter Park, FL
contains an old embroidery sample, several skeins of cotton floss, needles and bits of old lace, all of a
Category
19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Skein
Materials
Brass
Sterling Silver Art Nouveau Tea Pot on Rechaud by Barnard UK, London, circa 1895
By Edward Barnard & Sons
Located in Vienna, AT
at strutting's middle area: A hank / skein which has to be imbibed with lamp oil is attached to
Category
19th Century British Art Nouveau Antique Skein
Materials
Silver
H 8.2 in W 6 in D 6 in
Ancient Oak Trees in Lullingstone Park, Samuel Palmer Watercolour and Ink
By Samuel Palmer (b.1805)
Located in London, GB
, twisted sinews and root systems with his spirited pen work using a skein of circles and tiny scribbles
Category
Mid-19th Century English School Antique Skein
Materials
Ink, Pen, Watercolor
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17th Century Oil on Canvas Italian Antique Religious Painting Saint Paul, 1650
Located in Vicoforte, Piedmont
Antique Italian painting from the 17th century. Framework oil on canvas depicting a religious subject Saint Paul of good pictorial quality. Oval painting with antique wooden frame wi...
Category
Mid-17th Century Italian Antique Skein
Materials
Canvas
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H 43.71 in W 35.04 in D 2.37 in
Marcel Duchamp Thonet Readymade "Porte Chapeau"
By Marcel Duchamp
Located in Sharon, CT
Thonet manufactured this object (11022) around the turn of the century and was illustrated in their 1904 catalog (see photo). In 1917 Duchamp hung one from the ceiling of his New Yor...
Category
Early 20th Century French Modern Antique Skein
Materials
Wood
Fine Presentation Sword Given to Lieutenant Charles Peake
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
A fine presentation sword given to Lieutenant Charles Peake as a token of gratitude by the Men of His Ship when recommissioned for Foreign Service in 1821, the citation reading, the ...
Category
1820s English Antique Skein
Materials
Metal
Victorian Apothecary Box
Located in Northampton, GB
Complete 14 Glass Jars
From our Apothecary collection, we are delighted to offer this Mahogany Apothecary Box. The Apothecary Box of square form made from solid Mahogany with two fl...
Category
Mid-19th Century British Early Victorian Antique Skein
Materials
Wood
Curtis Jere Geometric Brutalist Op Art Kinetic Wall Piece Polished Brass Steel
By Curtis Jeré
Located in PARIS, FR
'Diamonds' by Curtis Jeré, a dynamic wall piece of brass and chromed steel embraces both kinetic and brutalist art to create a piece that celebrates its materials, movement and sound...
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1970s American Kinetic Antique Skein
Materials
Brass, Chrome
H 33.67 in W 33.67 in D 1.97 in
Charming Pair of English Antique Garden Oil Paintings
Located in Port Chester, NY
Would be very pretty oil in old frame, sweet for a girl's room. Nicely done, very pretty flowers. Charming in the shabby chic manner.
Measurement below is for the larger painting. T...
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Early 20th Century English Antique Skein
Materials
Canvas, Paint, Wood
Curious Kittens, 1906 Pastel, Kitten, Cats, Antique Cat Painting, Pet, Pets
Located in Grand Rapids, MI
Zula Kenyon (American, 1873-1947)
Signed: Kenyon - '06 -
" Curious Kittens ", 1906
Pastel on Paper
13 1/4" x 16 1/2"
Housed in a 4" Period Ornamented Frame with a 1" Liner
Over...
Category
Early 20th Century Antique Skein
Materials
Pastel
1920s Doctors' Medical Scale Mechanical Stand Up with Weights
Located in Mexico City, CDMX
Circa 1920. We offer this antique Industrial stand up doctors' scale. Features height indicator and a movable weights made in solid brass.
Category
1920s American Industrial Antique Skein
Materials
Brass
Naive Folk Art Study of a Cat, Oil on Canvas, 19th Century Antique Painting
Located in Bristol, GB
Antique original oil painting.
A charming study of a fluffy cat curled up and staring directly at you.
Painted in the naive style.
Probably dating to the early 19th Century.
Th...
Category
19th Century Antique Skein
Materials
Canvas
H 12.21 in W 16.15 in D 1.19 in
Antique Sterling Silver Jester Pepper
By Daniel & John Welby
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive antique George V English sterling silver pepper modelled in the form of a jester; an addition to our novelty silverware collection
This excepti...
Category
1910s English Antique Skein
Materials
Sterling Silver
Kinetic Ingo Maurer 'Ilo Ilu' Light Sculpture
By Ingo Maurer
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Ingo Maurer for Ingo Maurer GmbH, kinetic light sculpture model 'Ilo Ilu', steel, wood, plastic, metal, glass, Germany, 1986.
This eccentric light sculpture named ‘Ilo Ilu’ is desig...
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1980s German Post-Modern Antique Skein
Materials
Metal, Steel
Rare ‘Fifty Fifty' Lamp Designed by Paul Talman, circa 1965
By Paul Talman
Located in Echt, NL
Exceptional light object named 'Fifty Fifty’ in very good condition.
The lamp can be used as a table lamp, floor lamp and sconce.
Designed by Paul Talman in the 1965, Switzerland.
...
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20th Century Swiss Mid-Century Modern Antique Skein
Materials
Aluminum, Metal
Limited Edition Kids Cart 22K in Gold, Steel & Bronze by Christopher Kreiling
By Christopher Kreiling Studio
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The 22K Gold plated Cart for Kids is the ultimate luxury accessory and usable sculpture.
The Cart is made of 22-Karat Gold plated stainless steel and brass with smooth ball bearings ...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Post-Modern Antique Skein
Materials
Gold, Brass
H 26 in W 11 in D 18 in
19th Century American School Portrait of a Woman
Located in Stockton, NJ
A 19th century American School oil on canvas portrait of a woman in gilt frame. Canvas measures 25.5" W x 27.75" H and with frame measures 31.25" W x 33.25" H x 2" D.
Category
Mid-19th Century American Antique Skein
Materials
Wood, Paint
Genuine Antique Print of an Orrery, a mechanical model of the Solar System, 1747
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique print titled 'The Four Wheel'd Orrery'. Copper engraving of an orrery. An orrery is a mechanical model of the Solar System that illustrates or predicts the relative positions...
Category
Mid-18th Century Antique Skein
Materials
Paper
H 8.67 in W 10.63 in D 0.02 in
Raimundo de Madrazo Y Garreta Palatial Oil on Canvas
By Raimundo de Madrazo y Garreta
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Raimundo De Madrazo Y Garreta (Spanish School, 1841-1920) an exceptional and palatial oil on canvas "Portrait of Isabelle McCreery” depicting an elegant woman gracefully exiting a li...
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1880s Spanish Rococo Antique Skein
Materials
Canvas, Giltwood
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a mid-19th century fruitwood swift
Located in Santa Barbara, CA
were originally used to wind skeins of wool into balls.
Category
19th Century British Antique Skein
Materials
Fruitwood
William IV Slatted Urn Wine Cooler
Located in Woodbury, CT
19th century to serve as skein baskets, for needlework wool.
Category
19th Century English William IV Antique Skein
Materials
Brass
Pair of Imperial Prussian Sword Candle Holders, Prussia 1889
Located in Chicago, IL
wrapped with a skein of triple twist brass wire with the blade sprouting a flower bobache supporting a
Category
1880s German Baroque Antique Skein
Materials
Brass
Uzbek Ikat Child's Coat, Central Asia, Late 19th Century, Great Colors
Located in By Appointment Only, CA
the urban areas of Central Asia. The partners are conceived before weaving as the individual skeins of
Category
Late 19th Century Uzbek Tribal Antique Skein
Materials
Silk
Rare Cast Iron Statue of La Fileuse de Procida after Louis Cugnot, 19th Century
By Salin Foundry, Paris
Located in Richebourg, Yvelines
forms, the spinner seems, with arms raised, to draw a woolen thread from her skein. Restoration at two
Category
Late 19th Century French Belle Époque Antique Skein
Materials
Iron
H 67.33 in Dm 31.5 in
Navajo Child's Blanket Collection, circa 1865-1880
Located in Santa Fe, NM
blankets or get skeins of dyed red wool in trade.
This unique group is the result of years of collecting
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Late 19th Century Navajo Antique Skein
Antique English Victorian Skein Winder by Goodbrand & Co.
Located in Forney, TX
reel / mechanical skein winder. circa 1900
Born in England at the turn of the late 19th / early 20th
Category
19th Century English Victorian Antique Skein
Materials
Brass
Antique Mongolian Oriental Rug. Size: 4 ft 5 in x 8 ft 1 in (1.35 m x 2.46 m)
Located in New York, NY
different skeins of wool, the weaver would take the wool and weave strips of color. What occurs is a
Category
Early 20th Century Mongolian Chinese Export Antique Skein
Materials
Wool
19th Century American Sailor’s Woolie, 19th Century
Located in Nantucket, MA
imagine Jack Tar stocking up on skeins of bright colored yarns before weighing the anchor.
The truth is
Category
Late 19th Century American Folk Art Antique Skein
Materials
Canvas, Wool
19th Century Trinity House Sailor's Woolie
Located in Nantucket, MA
imagine Jack Tar stocking up on skeins of bright colored yarns before weighing the anchor.
The truth
Category
Mid-19th Century English Folk Art Antique Skein
Materials
Wool, Canvas
19th Century British Sailor’s Woolie of a Ship-of-the-Line, circa 1840
Located in Nantucket, MA
story inspired by scrimshaw, but it is tenuous to imagine Jack Tar stocking up on skeins of bright
Category
Mid-19th Century English Folk Art Antique Skein
Materials
Wool, Canvas
H 24.75 in W 27.75 in D 0.75 in
19th Century New England Sailor’s Woolie, circa 1850
Located in Nantucket, MA
skeins of bright colored yarns before weighing the anchor.
The truth is equally fascinating. When
Category
Mid-19th Century American Folk Art Antique Skein
Materials
Wool, Canvas
British Soldier’s Woolie from the Raj 76th Regiment of Foot, circa 1813
Located in Nantucket, MA
up on skeins of bright colored yarns before weighing the anchor.
The truth is equally fascinating
Category
1810s English Folk Art Antique Skein
Materials
Linen, Wool
19th Century Wool Winder
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
wool winder measures a skein of wool
Category
19th Century American Antique Skein
Materials
Wood
American Steel Yarn Winder, circa 1900
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Steel swift - used to wind yarn into skeins - in original black paint, nice industrial look
Category
19th Century American Antique Skein
Materials
Steel
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