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Original Technical Drawing of Compressor, 1925
Located in Praha, CZ
Handmade technical drawing. Stamped in 1925 by Technical University in Brno. Ink on a paper. Newly
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1920s Art Deco Antique Technical Drawings

Materials

Steel

Antique Original Technical Drawing of Compressor, 1925
Original Technical Drawing of Compressor, 1925
H 28.75 in W 41.34 in D 0.79 in
Original Technical Drawing of Hartungs Regulator, 1925
Located in Praha, CZ
Handmade technical drawing. Signed and stamped in 1925. Ink on a paper. Newly framed in mat
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1920s Art Deco Antique Technical Drawings

Materials

Steel

Large Original Technical Drawing of Air Compressor, 1925
Located in Praha, CZ
handmade technical drawing. Stamped in 1925 by Technical University in Brno. Ink on a paper. Newly
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1920s Czech Art Deco Antique Technical Drawings

Materials

Steel

Antique Technical Drawing Set, German, Architect, Cartography, Wichmann
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique technical drawing set. A German, architect's or cartographer's instrument case
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Early 20th Century German Edwardian Antique Technical Drawings

Materials

Nickel

Antique Technical Drawing Set, German, Cartographer's Instruments, Riefler, 1920
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique technical drawing set. A German, silver nickel set of cartographer's instruments
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Early 20th Century German Antique Technical Drawings

Materials

Nickel

Vintage Technical Drawing Set, German, Architect, Cartographer, Riefler, 1930
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a vintage technical drawing set. A German, silver nickel architect or cartographer's
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Early 20th Century German Art Deco Antique Technical Drawings

Materials

Nickel

Technical Pencil Illustration of Automotive Mechanical System
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
condition, with slight wear on the edges Provenance: From the artist's estate Description: This technical
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Early 20th Century Art Deco Antique Technical Drawings

Materials

Pencil

Antique Drawing Instrument Set, German, Cartographer, Technical, Richter
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique drawing instrument set. A German, brass cartographer's or architect's technical
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Early 20th Century German Antique Technical Drawings

Materials

Nickel

Technical Illustration of Car Mechanics
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
technical illustration by K.B. White features various mechanical components and systems associated with
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Early 20th Century Art Deco Antique Technical Drawings

Materials

Pencil

Technical Pencil Diagrams of Car Mechanisms
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
pencil drawing showcases technical diagrams focusing on car mechanisms. The piece includes multiple
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Early 20th Century Art Deco Antique Technical Drawings

Materials

Pencil

Henri-Louis Dupray (1841-1909) Studies of military horsemen, two signed drawings
By Henry Louis Dupray
Located in Paris, FR
technical drawing, and he quickly became a pupil of thepainters Léon Cogniet and Isidore Pils at the Beaux
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1880s Romantic Antique Technical Drawings

Materials

Pencil

Late Victorian Double Weight "Vienna" Wall Clock
Located in Altrincham, GB
- by Charles Greville & Co of Hatton Gardens, London with full technical drawings - 18" w x 7"d x 58"h
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1890s English Late Victorian Antique Technical Drawings

Materials

Walnut

French Romantic School, View of a roman atrium, drawing
Located in Paris, FR
deciphered, but this drawing shows great technical mastery. Every detail is meticulous, such as the vase
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1850s Romantic Antique Technical Drawings

Materials

Ink

Teckningar Till Enklare Mobeltyper by Carl Malmsten 2 Volumes (Book)
Located in North Yorkshire, GB
Technical Drawings for Swedish Furniture A set of two pamphlets dated 1926 which show drawings for
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Early 19th Century Antique Technical Drawings

Materials

Paper

Alexandre Bida (1813-1895) A Young Woman in profile, Signed drawing
Located in Paris, FR
grey-blue paper 17.7 x 11.5 cm Framed : 36.5 x 27 cm This drawing shows Bida's technical mastery of
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1880s Romantic Antique Technical Drawings

Materials

Pencil

Antique Cased Draughtsman's Set, English, Drawing Tools, WH Harling, Edwardian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique cased draughtsman's set. An English, technical drawing case of silver nickel and
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Early 20th Century British Edwardian Antique Technical Drawings

Materials

Brass, Nickel

Vintage Car Differential Pencil Illustration
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
design and technical focus of the drawing emphasize the differential's mechanical function and its
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Early 20th Century Art Deco Antique Technical Drawings

Materials

Pencil

Pair of Warship Paintings by Charles De Lacy, British, 1856-1929
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
different warships. These detailed cutaway technical drawings were copied into educational books. They show
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19th Century British Antique Technical Drawings

Materials

Paint

Figures by a River at the Edge of a Wood
Located in Paris, Île-de-France
and technical precision. This finely executed drawing, dated 1777, exemplifies Kobell’s mastery of
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Late 18th Century Old Masters Antique Technical Drawings

Materials

Chalk

Saint Francis of Assisi in Ecstasy
By Salvator Rosa
Located in Paris, Île-de-France
in wash and ink, share a lot of compositional and technical similarities with this drawing. See for
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17th Century Old Masters Antique Technical Drawings

Materials

Ink

Transforming Ladies Desk, so called Secretaire a Culbute, France, 19th Century
Located in Greven, DE
rare but not unknown. A technical drawing can be found in A.-J. Roubo - Description des Arts Et Métiers
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19th Century French Louis XV Antique Technical Drawings

Materials

Wood

Antique Book, Carpenter and Joiner's Assistant, Architecture, Design, Victorian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
frontispiece with an engraved scene of the Ballochmyle Viaduct in Scotland Plates represent technical drawings
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Mid-19th Century British Victorian Antique Technical Drawings

Materials

Paper

Duke of Parma’s 1585 Ship Bridge Plan: Siege of Antwerp Engineering Print
Located in Langweer, NL
technical drawings of the bridge chassis (Palatio, Vulgo Steccata, Pontis Antverpiani Pars), a crucial
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16th Century Antique Technical Drawings

Materials

Paper

Victor Forabosco, Architectural design of a Greek Temple, Watercolor on Paper
Located in Dresden, DE
for architecture students. It was not only about the precisely constructed, purely technical drawing
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Late 19th Century German Grand Tour Antique Technical Drawings

Materials

Paper

Baroque Elegance: Van der Horst's Staircase Engravings, 1739
Located in Langweer, NL
the craftsmanship and artistic standards of the time. Engraving XXII provides technical drawings of a
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1730s Antique Technical Drawings

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Paper

18th-Century Engraving of Mortar and Howitzer Design from Diderot's Encyclopédie
Located in Langweer, NL
will complement the engraving's historical and technical nature, drawing attention to its intricate
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1770s Antique Technical Drawings

Materials

Paper

Gilpin, Wm: Observations... on Great Britain, and High-Lands of Scotland, 2 vols
Located in Middletown, NY
aquatint process. This volume also includes a technical discourse about drawing and the mixing of colors
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Late 18th Century English Antique Technical Drawings

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Leather, Paper

Gorgeous Impressive Large Size Antique Print of an Orchid, 1888
Located in Langweer, NL
astonishment. Apart from the elegance of Moon's drawings, the technical standards would have been a tribute to
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1880s Antique Technical Drawings

Materials

Paper

Gorgeous Impressive Large Folio Size Antique Print of an Orchid, 1888
Located in Langweer, NL
provokes astonishment. Apart from the elegance of Moon's drawings, the technical standards would have been
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1880s Antique Technical Drawings

Materials

Paper

A Malabar Man and Woman, India, Nieuhof, 1744
Located in Langweer, NL
which he had landed to seek drinking water. The engravings are made after Nieuhoff's drawings
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18th Century Antique Technical Drawings

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Paper

Engraving of a Sea Hogg, Amboina Fish, Stone Bream, Indian Herring Etc, Ca. 1744
Located in Langweer, NL
after Nieuhoff's drawings. Technic: Copperplate engraving / etching on hand laid (verge) paper
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18th Century Antique Technical Drawings

Materials

Paper

Old Print of A Pedler in Indonesia with Wife and Children, 1744
Located in Langweer, NL
which he had landed to seek drinking water. The engravings are made after Nieuhoff's drawings
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18th Century Antique Technical Drawings

Materials

Paper

A Mestizo Woman from Ternate, Indonesia, 1744
Located in Langweer, NL
which he had landed to seek drinking water. The engravings are made after Nieuhoff's drawings
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18th Century Antique Technical Drawings

Materials

Paper

Antique Engraving of Javanese Man and Woman in Indonesia, 1744
Located in Langweer, NL
which he had landed to seek drinking water. The engravings are made after Nieuhoff's drawings. Technic
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18th Century Antique Technical Drawings

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Paper

A Makasser Man with his Wife as they are Habited at Batavia, Indonesia, c1744
Located in Langweer, NL
seek drinking water. The engravings are made after Nieuhoff's drawings. Technic: Engraving / etching
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18th Century Antique Technical Drawings

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Paper

Antique Print of a Mestice Woman, Nieuhof, 1744
Located in Langweer, NL
which he had landed to seek drinking water. The engravings are made after Nieuhoff's drawings
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18th Century Antique Technical Drawings

Materials

Paper

English Standing Pine Plate Rack
Located in Culver City, CA
elegant way to to store files, artwork and technical drawings in an office or studio. Note the handsome
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Late 19th Century English Country Antique Technical Drawings

Materials

Pine

English Standing Pine Plate Rack
English Standing Pine Plate Rack
H 45.5 in W 32.5 in D 15.75 in
Portrait of a noblewoman
Located in Roma, RM
refinement of the composition, governed by a technically impeccable drawing and the adoption of a clear
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1840s Italian School Antique Technical Drawings

Materials

Oil

French School XVIIIth Century "The children in the park" Large Grisaille
By Piat Joseph Sauvage 1
Located in EVREUX, FR
father, a glazier, until the age of 17. At the same time he perfected his technical studies in drawing
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18th Century French Antique Technical Drawings

Materials

Paint

Attilio Manganaro (c.1865-c.1890) - Portrait of Gabriele d’Annunzio in 1887
By Attilio Manganaro
Located in BELEYMAS, FR
chair of drawing at the technical school "Giambattista della Porta" in Naples. Antonio Manganaro had two
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1880s Italian School Antique Technical Drawings

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Oil, Canvas

Vintage Draughtsman's Technical Drawing Case, Instrument Set, AG Thornton, 1930
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a vintage draughtsman's technical drawing case. An English, brass and silver nickel
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Early 20th Century British Antique Technical Drawings

Materials

Nickel

Antique Technical Drawing Set, Cartographer, Architect, Harling of London, 1900
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique technical drawing set. An English, silver nickel cartographer's or architect's
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Early 20th Century British Antique Technical Drawings

Materials

Nickel

Antique Draughtsman's Instrument Set, German, Technical Drawing, Maho, Edwardian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique draughtsman's instrument set. A German, silver nickel technical drawing case by
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Early 20th Century German Antique Technical Drawings

Materials

Nickel

Antique Instrument Set, English, Architect's, Technical Drawing, Davis & Sons
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique instrument set. An English, silver nickel architect's technical drawing case by
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Early 20th Century British Antique Technical Drawings

Materials

Nickel

Long Haired Squirrel
By John James Audubon
Located in New Orleans, LA
technical mastery yields a drawing sharp in its detail, utterly convincing in its representation of surface
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19th Century Naturalistic Antique Technical Drawings

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Paper, Ink, Watercolor, Gouache, Pencil

Meissen Allegory by Eberlein and Kaendler Marcolini Period, circa 1772-1780
By Johann Joachim Kaendler, Johann Friedrich Eberlein
Located in Vienna, AT
notes as well as items for technical drawing (ruler and a pair of compasses) are visible. 2) A white
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Late 18th Century German Rococo Antique Technical Drawings

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Porcelain

Monumental Pair of White Marble Vases Classical Roman Grand Tour Piranesi 19th
By Giovanni Battista Piranesi
Located in Roma, IT
influence of technical drawings in antiquarian publications is often overshadowed. He left explanatory notes
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Late 19th Century Other Art Style Antique Technical Drawings

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Marble

Antique French Technical Drawing
Located in Houston, TX
Early 19th century drafting style architectural drawing, 1834. Signed upper right. Original
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1830s Antique Technical Drawings

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Ink, Paper

Antique Technical Drawing Set, Architect, Cartographer, Instruments, ANCSL, 1920
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique technical drawing set. An English, architect's or cartographer's instrument case
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Early 20th Century British Antique Technical Drawings

Materials

Brass

Small Antique Draughtsman's Compass Set, Architect's, Technical Drawing, Hicks
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a small antique draughtsman's compass set. An English, silver nickel architect's technical
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Early 20th Century English Edwardian Antique Technical Drawings

Materials

Nickel

Portable Architect Draftman's Table, C 1920.
Located in Philadelphia, PA
, and while computers are now used for technical drawing, many traditionalists still prefer to work by
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1920s American Industrial Antique Technical Drawings

Materials

Brass

Russian modernist landscape Ural Autumn Motive early 20th century Oil painting
Located in Stockholm, SE
a professional artist. Turzhansky studied at the Central School of Technical Drawing in Saint
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Early 20th Century Impressionist Antique Technical Drawings

Materials

Canvas, Wood, Oil

Neoclassical Interior Scene by Russian Theater Artist Early 20th century Mixed
Located in Stockholm, SE
Stieglitz School of the Technical Drawing). In 1920, he took part in the 2nd World Congress of the Communist
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Early 20th Century Realist Antique Technical Drawings

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Wood, Paper, Watercolor, Gouache

Large Antique Print of the Orchid Lycaste Skinneri or Lycaste Virginalis, 1888
Located in Langweer, NL
from the elegance of Moon's drawings, the technical standards would have been a tribute to any large
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1880s Antique Technical Drawings

Materials

Paper

Gorgeous Impressive Large Folio Size Antique Print of the Orchid, 1888
Located in Langweer, NL
from the elegance of Moon's drawings, the technical standards would have been a tribute to any large
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1880s Antique Technical Drawings

Materials

Paper

Gorgeous Impressive Large Antique Print of an Orchid, 1888
Located in Langweer, NL
from the elegance of Moon's drawings, the technical standards would have been a tribute to any large
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1880s Antique Technical Drawings

Materials

Paper

Naval Battle between Greeks and Trojans - Etching by G. B.Scultori - 1538
Located in Roma, IT
demonstrates his drawing skills, technical skill in the use of the burin and an extraordinary creative vein. It
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16th Century Old Masters Antique Technical Drawings

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Paper, Etching

Chip Carved Mirror with Pagoda Pediment
Located in Hudson, NY
original glass, and backboards. Backing is an early 20th century german blueprint of a technical drawing.
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Early 20th Century German Antique Technical Drawings

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Wood, Glass

Unique and Elegant Antique English Pine Plate Rack
Located in Culver City, CA
, artwork and technical drawings in an office or studio. Note the handsome details of the design and
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19th Century British Antique Technical Drawings

Materials

Pine

Gio Matteo Curing the Daughter of Amedia
By Fortunino Matania
Located in Minneapolis, MN
Matania. This historically accurate and technically remarkable drawing depicts a climactic moment
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1910s Realist Antique Technical Drawings

Materials

Graphite, Ink, Paper

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Antique Technical Drawings For Sale on 1stDibs

An assortment of antique technical drawings is available at 1stDibs. Frequently made of metal, nickel and brass, all antique technical drawings available were constructed with great care. Antique technical drawings have been made for many years, and versions that date back to the 19th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 20th Century. Antique technical drawings are generally popular furniture pieces, but Art Deco style is often sought at 1stDibs.

How Much are Antique Technical Drawings?

Antique technical drawings can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price at 1stDibs is $510, while the lowest priced sells for $325 and the highest can go for as much as $1,124.