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The Barrel Maker

The Barrel Maker

By Aimé-Jules Dalou

Located in London, England

sketches and maquettes. To depict the workers as authentically as he could he left Paris and ventured into

Category

1890s Victorian Antique Sketch

Materials

Bronze

The Baler

The Baler

By Aimé-Jules Dalou

Located in London, England

sketches and maquettes. To depict the workers as authentically as he could he left Paris and ventured into

Category

1890s Victorian Antique Sketch

Materials

Bronze

Resting Worker

Resting Worker

By Aimé-Jules Dalou

Located in London, England

sketches and maquettes. To depict the workers as authentically as he could he left Paris and ventured into

Category

1890s Victorian Antique Sketch

Materials

Bronze

Maritime Pines in the Mediterranean
Maritime Pines in the Mediterranean

Maritime Pines in the Mediterranean

By Antoine Ponthus-Cinier

Located in BELEYMAS, FR

(painted sketches or pen drawings) that he used to compose views of Italy throughout his career. Ponthus

Category

1850s French School Antique Sketch

Materials

Oil, Paper

Man with Shovel

Man with Shovel

By Aimé-Jules Dalou

Located in London, England

sketches and maquettes. To depict the workers as authentically as he could he left Paris and ventured into

Category

1890s Victorian Antique Sketch

Materials

Bronze

Turkish Horse
Turkish Horse

Antoine-Louis BaryeTurkish Horse, circa 1870

$8,788

H 4.85 in W 4.93 in D 1.97 in

Turkish Horse

By Antoine-Louis Barye

Located in PARIS, FR

for his animal sculptures. His sketch practice done in the wild, according to the animals of the

Category

Late 19th Century French School Antique Sketch

Materials

Bronze

Drawing by Charles Fichot of the Ruins of the Palace of St Cloud, 1871
Drawing by Charles Fichot of the Ruins of the Palace of St Cloud, 1871

Drawing by Charles Fichot of the Ruins of the Palace of St Cloud, 1871

Located in Kittery Point, ME

Palais de St Cloud après l'incendie vue prise de la terrasse du parc réservé," confirms it was sketched

Category

1870s French Antique Sketch

Materials

Paper

After Degas French Early 20th Century Two Tone Bronze Sculpture Little Dancer
After Degas French Early 20th Century Two Tone Bronze Sculpture Little Dancer

After Degas French Early 20th Century Two Tone Bronze Sculpture Little Dancer

Located in Sweden, SE

contrasts strikingly with the rich green patina on the ballerina's tutu. The textured, deliberately sketch

Category

Early 20th Century Art Deco Antique Sketch

Materials

Bronze

Kuznetsov porcelain -
Kuznetsov porcelain -

Kuznetsov porcelainKuznetsov porcelain -

$3,325

H 5.12 in W 7.49 in D 3.94 in

Kuznetsov porcelain -

Located in Riga, LV

manufactured (by Suta sketches) coffee set to the Belgian king. In 1940 the factory was nationalized and

Category

Early 20th Century Realist Antique Sketch

Materials

Porcelain

Fabergé Imperial Gold Lapis Lazuli with Ruby Egg Pendant by Henrik Wigström
Fabergé Imperial Gold Lapis Lazuli with Ruby Egg Pendant by Henrik Wigström

Fabergé Imperial Gold Lapis Lazuli with Ruby Egg Pendant by Henrik Wigström

By Fabergé

Located in Chesterland, OH

of sketches by Henrik Wigström. The pendant is in excellent vintage condition—a rare and

Category

Early 20th Century Russian Empire Antique Sketch

Materials

Lapis Lazuli, Ruby, Gold, 14k Gold, Rose Gold

Théodore deck (1823-1891) Pair of Chinese Archaistic Style Faïence Vases c.1875
Théodore deck (1823-1891) Pair of Chinese Archaistic Style Faïence Vases c.1875

Théodore deck (1823-1891) Pair of Chinese Archaistic Style Faïence Vases c.1875

By Theodore Deck

Located in Saint-Ouen, FR

. Emile Reiber (1826-1893), who worked at Christofle as head of the draftsmen, also made sketches for Deck

Category

1870s French Aesthetic Movement Antique Sketch

Materials

Faience

Art Nouveau colored drawing young woman in an intimate scene, France
Art Nouveau colored drawing young woman in an intimate scene, France

Art Nouveau colored drawing young woman in an intimate scene, France

Located in Valladolid, ES

and the woman's gaze draw the viewer's eye to the flower. The background is barely sketched with

Category

Early 1900s Art Nouveau Antique Sketch

Materials

Paper

Ships at Berth
Ships at Berth

Bernard V. CarpenterShips at Berth, c. 1900

$1,500

H 6.25 in W 8.75 in D 1 in

Ships at Berth

Located in North Clarendon, VT

is a beautiful little sketch of a French cottage. 6.25" x 8.75", from the estate of the artist

Category

Early 20th Century Antique Sketch

Materials

Oil

Figural Group Study Pencil Drawing L J Wortley No 10
Figural Group Study Pencil Drawing L J Wortley No 10

Figural Group Study Pencil Drawing L J Wortley No 10

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

drapery suggests the drawing may have been produced as a preparatory study or sketch within a larger

Category

Mid-19th Century Impressionist Antique Sketch

Materials

Pencil

Portraits of 14 Queens Or Empresses, Brown Ink and Sepia, signed Herouard
Portraits of 14 Queens Or Empresses, Brown Ink and Sepia, signed Herouard

Portraits of 14 Queens Or Empresses, Brown Ink and Sepia, signed Herouard

Located in PARIS, FR

Portraits of fourteen richly adorned queens or empresses, and sketches of jewellery and bracelets

Category

1920s French Art Deco Antique Sketch

Materials

Paper

A Scagliola Column from the Family of the Viscounts Kelmsley
A Scagliola Column from the Family of the Viscounts Kelmsley

A Scagliola Column from the Family of the Viscounts Kelmsley

Located in Lymington, Hampshire

Newspapers, a company which at one point owned The Sunday Times, The Daily Sketch and The Sunday Graphic and

Category

19th Century English Antique Sketch

Materials

Marble

Karlskinche, Vienna
Karlskinche, Vienna

Luigi KasimirKarlskinche, Vienna, 1925

$825

H 29.25 in W 25.75 in D 0.01 in

Karlskinche, Vienna

By Luigi Kasimir

Located in San Francisco, CA

in a casual, haphazard manner. Kasimir would first create a sketch usually in pastel, he then

Category

Early 20th Century Realist Antique Sketch

Materials

Etching

Marienplatz, Munich
Marienplatz, Munich

Luigi KasimirMarienplatz, Munich, 1925

$1,250

H 21.85 in W 18.75 in D 0.01 in

Marienplatz, Munich

By Luigi Kasimir

Located in San Francisco, CA

applied in a casual, haphazard manner. Kasimir would first create a sketch usually in pastel, he then

Category

Early 20th Century Realist Antique Sketch

Materials

Etching

Basel Cathedral, Switzerland
Basel Cathedral, Switzerland

Luigi KasimirBasel Cathedral, Switzerland, c.1920

$850

H 20.5 in W 16.25 in D 0.01 in

Basel Cathedral, Switzerland

By Luigi Kasimir

Located in San Francisco, CA

-coloured with the colour being applied in a casual, haphazard manner. Kasimir would first create a sketch

Category

Early 20th Century Realist Antique Sketch

Materials

Etching

Koln Rathaus (Cologne City Hall)
Koln Rathaus (Cologne City Hall)

Luigi KasimirKoln Rathaus (Cologne City Hall), c.1920

$1,250

H 22.75 in W 16.5 in D 0.01 in

Koln Rathaus (Cologne City Hall)

By Luigi Kasimir

Located in San Francisco, CA

create a sketch usually in pastel, he then transferred the design on as many as four to six plates

Category

Early 20th Century Realist Antique Sketch

Materials

Etching

A Scagliola Column from the Family of the Viscounts Kelmsley
A Scagliola Column from the Family of the Viscounts Kelmsley

A Scagliola Column from the Family of the Viscounts Kelmsley

Located in Lymington, Hampshire

Newspapers, a company which at one point owned The Sunday Times, The Daily Sketch and The Sunday Graphic and

Category

19th Century English Antique Sketch

Materials

Marble

Brittany Landscape, Post-Impressionist Oil on Canvas, Signed, 1898
Brittany Landscape, Post-Impressionist Oil on Canvas, Signed, 1898

Brittany Landscape, Post-Impressionist Oil on Canvas, Signed, 1898

By Lucien Ott

Located in PARIS, FR

sketches drawn from life, capturing the ruined landscapes and the soldiers in their shelters, subjected to

Category

1890s Post-Impressionist Antique Sketch

Materials

Oil, Canvas

'Hyde Park, England, 1904' — British Impressionism
'Hyde Park, England, 1904' — British Impressionism

'Hyde Park, England, 1904' — British Impressionism

By Hayley Lever

Located in Myrtle Beach, SC

prestigious awards. He also traveled to various countries in Europe, sketching wherever he went. Many of his

Category

Early 1900s Impressionist Antique Sketch

Materials

Watercolor

Antique View China Life Scenes Shanghai, The Graphic, May 14 1881
Antique View China Life Scenes Shanghai, The Graphic, May 14 1881

Antique View China Life Scenes Shanghai, The Graphic, May 14 1881

Located in Langweer, NL

richly detailed 19th-century wood engraving sheet titled *China—Sketches of Life and Character, II

Category

Late 19th Century British Antique Sketch

Materials

Paper

19th Century genre oil painting of a girl with a cat
19th Century genre oil painting of a girl with a cat

19th Century genre oil painting of a girl with a cat

By Charles Burton Barber

Located in Nr Broadway, Worcestershire

Provenance: Exhibited at the Royal Institute of Painters in Oil in 1883, no. 203. A sketch of the painting

Category

19th Century Victorian Antique Sketch

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Storm Clouds Over Douarnenez, France — British Impressionism
Storm Clouds Over Douarnenez, France — British Impressionism

Storm Clouds Over Douarnenez, France — British Impressionism

By Hayley Lever

Located in Myrtle Beach, SC

prestigious awards. He also traveled to various countries in Europe, sketching wherever he went. Many of his

Category

Early 1900s Impressionist Antique Sketch

Materials

Watercolor

Panoramic Classical Ruins Landscape Pen Ink Drawing
Panoramic Classical Ruins Landscape Pen Ink Drawing

Panoramic Classical Ruins Landscape Pen Ink Drawing

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

linear strokes and rapid sketch-like marks to define the architectural forms and surrounding terrain. The

Category

Mid-19th Century Impressionist Antique Sketch

Materials

Ink, Pen

J.-E. Zwiener & L. Messagé, Rare pair of Vitrines, France, circa 1885
J.-E. Zwiener & L. Messagé, Rare pair of Vitrines, France, circa 1885

J.-E. Zwiener & L. Messagé, Rare pair of Vitrines, France, circa 1885

By Joseph-Emmanuel Zwiener

Located in PARIS, FR

croquis style Louis XV”. He realized numerous sketches on grey paper before the execution of a reduced or

Category

1880s French Louis XV Antique Sketch

Materials

Marble

Small head of the Man with the broken nose
Small head of the Man with the broken nose

Small head of the Man with the broken nose

By Auguste Rodin

Located in PARIS, FR

(1840-1917) Sketch for the Gates of Hell Variant with symmetric neck Bronze with black-dark brown

Category

Early 20th Century French School Antique Sketch

Materials

Bronze

Drawing of Seated Man with Female Apparition
Drawing of Seated Man with Female Apparition

Drawing of Seated Man with Female Apparition

Located in San Francisco, CA

sketches by this artist, each offered separately, so interesting. Mr. Redmond’s brush with early Hollywood

Category

Early 20th Century American Impressionist Antique Sketch

Materials

Charcoal, Laid Paper

Antique Small-Format View of Singapore, Government Hill, c.1882
Antique Small-Format View of Singapore, Government Hill, c.1882

Antique Small-Format View of Singapore, Government Hill, c.1882

Located in Langweer, NL

Canning Hill—published circa 1882. Based on an original sketch by William Prinsep, a British merchant and

Category

Late 19th Century British Antique Sketch

Materials

Paper

Highlands Sheep; A finished study from the Highlands Series
Highlands Sheep; A finished study from the Highlands Series

Highlands Sheep; A finished study from the Highlands Series

By Rosa Bonheur

Located in Middletown, NY

understanding the natural aging process of the paper, often chose tan-toned sheets for her sketches to

Category

Mid-19th Century French School Antique Sketch

Materials

Handmade Paper, Graphite, Crayon

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You are likely to find exactly the antique sketch you’re looking for on 1stDibs, as there is a broad range for sale. There are many Impressionist, Modern and Contemporary versions of these works for sale. Finding the perfect antique sketch may mean sifting through those created during different time periods — you can find an early version that dates to the 18th Century and a newer variation that were made as recently as the 20th Century. Adding an antique sketch to a room that is mostly decorated in warm neutral tones can yield a welcome change — find a piece on 1stDibs that incorporates elements of gray, beige, brown, white and more. There have been many interesting antique sketch examples over the years, but those made by Henry George Moon, Gustav Klimt, Emile Cagniart, Gabriele Galantara and Jean Dreyfus-Stern are often thought to be among the most thought-provoking. Frequently made by artists working in pencil, paint and oil paint, these artworks are unique and have attracted attention over the years.

How Much is a Antique Sketch?

The average selling price for an antique sketch we offer is $739, while they’re typically $42 on the low end and $232,869 for the highest priced.