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Devonshire, England

Devonshire, England

By Hayley Lever

Located in Myrtle Beach, SC

right sheet corners; the artist's tack holes in the top and right sheet edges, in very good, original

Category

Early 1900s Impressionist Antique Tack

Materials

Watercolor

Eagle Parade Torch from the 1860 or 1864 Campaign of Abraham Lincoln
Eagle Parade Torch from the 1860 or 1864 Campaign of Abraham Lincoln

Eagle Parade Torch from the 1860 or 1864 Campaign of Abraham Lincoln

Located in York County, PA

brass tacks are 19th century. Because the merchants who offered fraternal and campaign regalia typically

Category

Mid-19th Century American Antique Tack

Materials

Metal

Fine American Federal Period Side Chair on Splayed Legs, New York, circa 1790
Fine American Federal Period Side Chair on Splayed Legs, New York, circa 1790

Fine American Federal Period Side Chair on Splayed Legs, New York, circa 1790

Located in Shippensburg, PA

nailed over the edge with a thin row of brass tacks - these have not been removed to examine the original

Category

Late 18th Century American Federal Antique Tack

Materials

Mahogany

31 Star, California Statehood, Antique American Flag
31 Star, California Statehood, Antique American Flag

31 Star, California Statehood, Antique American Flag

Located in York County, PA

process. There are a couple of tiny tack holes with associated rust stains from the original metal tacks

Category

Mid-19th Century American Antique Tack

Materials

Cotton

36 Star Antiques American Parade Flag of the Civil War Era
36 Star Antiques American Parade Flag of the Civil War Era

36 Star Antiques American Parade Flag of the Civil War Era

Located in York County, PA

in the bottom stripe. There are tiny tack holes along the hoist end where the flag was affixed to its

Category

1860s American Antique Tack

38 Star Colorado Statehood Flag
38 Star Colorado Statehood Flag

38 Star Colorado Statehood Flag

Located in York County, PA

. There are tiny holes along the hoist from the tacks that held the flag in place. There are two tiny

Category

1870s American Antique Tack

American Chippendale Style Mahogany Antique Dressing Table, 19th Century
American Chippendale Style Mahogany Antique Dressing Table, 19th Century

American Chippendale Style Mahogany Antique Dressing Table, 19th Century

Located in Shippensburg, PA

frame and affixed with tacks around all edges beneath applied runners on the sides. They retain their

Category

19th Century American Chippendale Antique Tack

Materials

Brass

19th C. Silk Embroidered and Hand Painted Seascape by Thomas Willis
19th C. Silk Embroidered and Hand Painted Seascape by Thomas Willis

19th C. Silk Embroidered and Hand Painted Seascape by Thomas Willis

By Thomas Willis

Located in Nantucket, MA

starboard tack, flying the Boston Yacht Club burgee, owner's flag, and an American yacht ensign, with five

Category

1880s American Folk Art Antique Tack

Materials

Canvas, Silk

38 Stars, Colorado Statehood, 1876-1889, Especially Large Stars
38 Stars, Colorado Statehood, 1876-1889, Especially Large Stars

38 Stars, Colorado Statehood, 1876-1889, Especially Large Stars

Located in York County, PA

along the hoist end from where metal tacks were used to affix the flag to a wooden staff. Many of my

Category

19th Century American Antique Tack

Silk Mounted Oil on Canvas Seascape by Thomas Willis, circa 1880
Silk Mounted Oil on Canvas Seascape by Thomas Willis, circa 1880

Silk Mounted Oil on Canvas Seascape by Thomas Willis, circa 1880

By Thomas Willis

Located in Nantucket, MA

closed hauled on starboard tack under full sail, with American ensign flying off the Main gaff, and

Category

1880s American Late Victorian Antique Tack

Materials

Canvas, Silk

Forty Five-Star Flag in a Medallion Configuration
Forty Five-Star Flag in a Medallion Configuration

Forty Five-Star Flag in a Medallion Configuration

Located in York County, PA

the flag was once affixed to its original wooden staff. There tiny tack holes at the hoist end of the

Category

19th Century Antique Tack

Circa 1780 Antique French Louis XVI Carved Settee Sofa Canapé
Circa 1780 Antique French Louis XVI Carved Settee Sofa Canapé

Circa 1780 Antique French Louis XVI Carved Settee Sofa Canapé

Located in Shippensburg, PA

visible; legs with various old repairs and joint rebuilding; patch to handholds; old tacking holes from

Category

18th Century French Louis XVI Antique Tack

Materials

Upholstery, Wood

13 Star Flag In A 3-2-3-2-3 Pattern
13 Star Flag In A 3-2-3-2-3 Pattern

13 Star Flag In A 3-2-3-2-3 Pattern

Located in York County, PA

wooden staff, metal tacks were often driven in to keep the flag in place. Small tack holes at the top and

Category

19th Century American Antique Tack

Rare American Federal Carved Side Chair, New York, circa 1790
Rare American Federal Carved Side Chair, New York, circa 1790

Rare American Federal Carved Side Chair, New York, circa 1790

Located in Shippensburg, PA

to the front, the upholstery nailed over the edge with a thin row of brass tacks - these have not

Category

1790s American Federal Antique Tack

Materials

Mahogany

American Federal Carved Mahogany Side Chair, New York, circa 1790
American Federal Carved Mahogany Side Chair, New York, circa 1790

American Federal Carved Mahogany Side Chair, New York, circa 1790

Located in Shippensburg, PA

thin row of brass tacks - these have not been removed to examine the original arrangement of the brass

Category

1790s American Federal Antique Tack

Materials

Mahogany

Rare American Federal Mahogany Antique Side Chair, New York, 1790
Rare American Federal Mahogany Antique Side Chair, New York, 1790

Rare American Federal Mahogany Antique Side Chair, New York, 1790

Located in Shippensburg, PA

to the front, the upholstery nailed over the edge with a thin row of brass tacks - these have not

Category

1790s American Federal Antique Tack

Materials

Mahogany

36 Star Homemade Flag of the Civil War Era
36 Star Homemade Flag of the Civil War Era

36 Star Homemade Flag of the Civil War Era

Located in York County, PA

binding made of white cotton. This was used to reinforce the flag when it was tacked to an wooden staff

Category

1860s Antique Tack

Pair of American Federal Mahogany Card Tables, Philadelphia, circa 1790-1815
Pair of American Federal Mahogany Card Tables, Philadelphia, circa 1790-1815

Pair of American Federal Mahogany Card Tables, Philadelphia, circa 1790-1815

Located in Shippensburg, PA

"laminated" blocking behind the mahogany veneers, a thick piece of mahogany tacked from beneath as a beading

Category

Early 19th Century American Federal Antique Tack

Materials

Mahogany, Oak, Pine

19th Century French Carved Cross Splat Prie-Dieu
19th Century French Carved Cross Splat Prie-Dieu

19th Century French Carved Cross Splat Prie-Dieu

Located in Forney, TX

nailhead tack trim, the exceptionally executed ecclesiastical designed back flanked by turned and fluted

Category

Late 19th Century French Gothic Revival Antique Tack

Materials

Metal

Union Jack Flag, circa 1920

Union Jack Flag, circa 1920

Located in Colorado Springs, CO

printed colors. One small brown stain and small hole in the lower right corner. Five tack holes along the

Category

Early 20th Century Antique Tack

46 Star Antique American Flag, , Oklahoma Statehood, circa 1907-1912
46 Star Antique American Flag, , Oklahoma Statehood, circa 1907-1912

46 Star Antique American Flag, , Oklahoma Statehood, circa 1907-1912

Located in York County, PA

where metal tacks formerly held the flag to a wooden staff. The 46th state, Oklahoma, joined the Union

Category

Early 20th Century American Antique Tack

Materials

Cotton

38-Star Flag in a Medallion Configuration
38-Star Flag in a Medallion Configuration

38-Star Flag in a Medallion Configuration

Located in York County, PA

, where metal tacks once affixed the flag to a wooden staff. There is minor fabric loss around the

Category

Late 19th Century Antique Tack

31 Stars in a Medallion Pattern on an Elongated Homemade Flag
31 Stars in a Medallion Pattern on an Elongated Homemade Flag

31 Stars in a Medallion Pattern on an Elongated Homemade Flag

Located in York County, PA

homemade, were bound in this general manner and simply tacked to a staff at various places along the hoist

Category

1850s American Antique Tack

Materials

Cotton

Extraordinarily Theodore Roosevelt Textile From 1900
Extraordinarily Theodore Roosevelt Textile From 1900

Extraordinarily Theodore Roosevelt Textile From 1900

Located in York County, PA

the textile, while it could be framed or simply tacked to a wall and hung for patriotic and political

Category

Early 20th Century American Antique Tack

Ten Hepplewhite Style Mahogany Dining Chairs, B. Altman c. 1920
Ten Hepplewhite Style Mahogany Dining Chairs, B. Altman c. 1920

Ten Hepplewhite Style Mahogany Dining Chairs, B. Altman c. 1920

Located in Shippensburg, PA

brass tacks. Resting over straight-molded legs and stretched with a box-form stretcher of double-dowel

Category

Early 20th Century American Hepplewhite Antique Tack

Extremely Rare Parade Flag With 36 Stars And An Eagle
Extremely Rare Parade Flag With 36 Stars And An Eagle

Extremely Rare Parade Flag With 36 Stars And An Eagle

Located in York County, PA

, accompanied by minor fading and some fraying. There are tack holes along the hoist end, where the flag was

Category

19th Century American Antique Tack

American Federal Inlaid Mahogany Bowfront Sideboard, New York circa 1815
American Federal Inlaid Mahogany Bowfront Sideboard, New York circa 1815

American Federal Inlaid Mahogany Bowfront Sideboard, New York circa 1815

Located in Shippensburg, PA

, lined with blocking along the edges and tacked along the back edge with cut iron nails. The curved

Category

1810s American Federal Antique Tack

Materials

Mahogany, Pine, Poplar

Abraham Lincoln Signed Document and Portrait

Abraham Lincoln Signed Document and Portrait

Located in Colorado Springs, CO

, 3 copies” in light pencil. Condition: Document is in good condition, with tack holes to corners

Category

1860s Antique Tack

38 Star American Parade Flag, Colorado Statehood
38 Star American Parade Flag, Colorado Statehood

38 Star American Parade Flag, Colorado Statehood

Located in York County, PA

stains from tack marks. There is very minor foxing and staining elsewhere. Many of my clients prefer

Category

Late 19th Century American Antique Tack

Materials

Cotton

39 Star American Flag with Both Dancing and Canted Positioned Stars
39 Star American Flag with Both Dancing and Canted Positioned Stars

39 Star American Flag with Both Dancing and Canted Positioned Stars

Located in York County, PA

structural integrity when the flag was tacked to a wooden staff. This would have likely been done by the

Category

1870s American Antique Tack

Materials

Cotton

46 Star U.S Military Camp Color, Press-Dyed Wool Flag
46 Star U.S Military Camp Color, Press-Dyed Wool Flag

46 Star U.S Military Camp Color, Press-Dyed Wool Flag

Located in York County, PA

sleeve along the hoist end and tacked in place, as seen here. Camp colors were also used for military

Category

Early 1900s American Classical Antique Tack

George II Mahogany Kneehole Dressing Table, England, circa 1750
George II Mahogany Kneehole Dressing Table, England, circa 1750

George II Mahogany Kneehole Dressing Table, England, circa 1750

Located in Shippensburg, PA

perpendicular to the base and chamfered around the edges, tacked with tiny brads and nearly black with

Category

Mid-18th Century Great Britain (UK) George II Antique Tack

Materials

Brass

48 STARS IN THE WHIPPLE PATTERN ( STAR OF DAVID IN A WREATH )
48 STARS IN THE WHIPPLE PATTERN ( STAR OF DAVID IN A WREATH )

48 STARS IN THE WHIPPLE PATTERN ( STAR OF DAVID IN A WREATH )

Located in York County, PA

minor bleaching. There are holes near the top hoist corner where the tacks once held the flag to its

Category

Early 20th Century American Antique Tack

36 Star Antique American Parade Flag of the Civil War Era
36 Star Antique American Parade Flag of the Civil War Era

36 Star Antique American Parade Flag of the Civil War Era

Located in York County, PA

are located within the canton. There is minor to modest oxidation throughout. There are tack holes

Category

1860s American Antique Tack

George III Mahogany Four-Poster Bed, Attributed to Gillows of Lancaster
George III Mahogany Four-Poster Bed, Attributed to Gillows of Lancaster

George III Mahogany Four-Poster Bed, Attributed to Gillows of Lancaster

By Gillows of Lancaster & London

Located in Glasgow, GB

headboard is unpadded and the fabric simply tacked/stapled around it. The inner supporting edges of the side

Category

Late 18th Century English George III Antique Tack

Materials

Fabric, Mahogany, Pine

31 Star Flag, Pre-civil War, California Statehood
31 Star Flag, Pre-civil War, California Statehood

31 Star Flag, Pre-civil War, California Statehood

Located in York County, PA

: There is minor foxing and staining throughout, accompanied by some fading in the stripes. There are tack

Category

19th Century American Antique Tack

45 Stars, A Very Unusual Military Battle Flag
45 Stars, A Very Unusual Military Battle Flag

45 Stars, A Very Unusual Military Battle Flag

Located in York County, PA

the flag was tacked in place through the sleeve. Many of my clients prefer early flags to show their

Category

19th Century American Antique Tack

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Antique Tack For Sale on 1stDibs

With a vast inventory of beautiful furniture at 1stDibs, we’ve got just the antique tack you’re looking for. Each antique tack for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using wood, metal and animal skin. Whether you’re looking for an older or newer antique tack, there are earlier versions available from the 18th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 20th Century. An antique tack is a generally popular piece of furniture, but those created in Folk Art, Arts and Crafts and Georgian styles are sought with frequency. A well-made antique tack has long been a part of the offerings for many furniture designers and manufacturers, but those produced by Augustus Vincent Tack, William Bradford and Jules Moigniez are consistently popular.

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The average selling price for an antique tack at 1stDibs is $2,950, while they’re typically $497 on the low end and $55,000 for the highest priced.