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Antique Painted Theater Backdrop with Architectural Illusion – 320 × 340 cm
Antique Painted Theater Backdrop with Architectural Illusion – 320 × 340 cm

Antique Painted Theater Backdrop with Architectural Illusion – 320 × 340 cm

Located in TOURCOING, FR

This large-scale antique theater backdrop offers an evocative illusion of neoclassical architecture, featuring grand double doors framed by Corinthian columns and arched fanlights.

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Early 1900s French Antique Theater

Materials

Canvas, Wood, Paint

Original 'Uncle Tom's Cabin' vintage theater poster  art nouveau
Original 'Uncle Tom's Cabin' vintage theater poster  art nouveau

Original 'Uncle Tom's Cabin' vintage theater poster art nouveau

Located in Spokane, WA

Original vintage poster: Uncle Tom's Cabin. Original lithograph. Museum Linen Backed. Date: c. 1900 Printer: Ackermann-Quigley, Kansas City. This Uncle Tom's Cabin is an Origin...

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Early 1900s Antique Theater

Materials

Lithograph

18th Century French Set of 6 Louis XVI Theater Panels
18th Century French Set of 6 Louis XVI Theater Panels

18th Century French Set of 6 Louis XVI Theater Panels

Located in New Orleans, LA

Most recently taken out of a Paris apartment, this set of 6 18th Century French theater panels creates a dramatic look for a bedroom or living room.

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18th Century French Louis XVI Antique Theater

Materials

Canvas, Wood

Grand Hollywood Theater 32 Light Chandelier with Palm Motif
Grand Hollywood Theater 32 Light Chandelier with Palm Motif

Grand Hollywood Theater 32 Light Chandelier with Palm Motif

Located in Van Nuys, CA

This stunning, large-scale chandelier was custom-made for The Ambassador Hotel's Coconut Grove nightclub. It is composed of interlacing brass palm leaves, frosted plate glass sides, ...

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1920s Antique Theater

Materials

Steel

Theater House, Kobe – Original hand-colored Meiji era photograph, Japan

Theater House, Kobe – Original hand-colored Meiji era photograph, Japan

Located in Middletown, NY

Yokohama, Japan: 1890s. Hand-tinted albumen print, 7 7/8 x 10 1/4 inches (200 x 260 mm), captioned in negative at lower right. Unmounted; housed in an archival mat with clear mounti...

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Late 19th Century Realist Antique Theater

Materials

Watercolor, Photographic Paper

19th Century, French, Extra Large Hand Painted Textile Theater Decoration
19th Century, French, Extra Large Hand Painted Textile Theater Decoration

19th Century, French, Extra Large Hand Painted Textile Theater Decoration

Located in Sofia, BG

19th Century, French extra large hand painted textile theater decoration made in vivid colours with no restorations and in very good authentic condition.

Category

Late 19th Century French Antique Theater

Materials

Textile

Early 20th Century Italian Steel Theater Cinema Lamp Spotlight Industrial
Early 20th Century Italian Steel Theater Cinema Lamp Spotlight Industrial

Early 20th Century Italian Steel Theater Cinema Lamp Spotlight Industrial

Located in Miami, FL

Italian steel theater, movie, spotlight or industrial lamp made by Luce Applicazioni Elettriche Galanti Milano.

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Early 20th Century Italian Bauhaus Antique Theater

Materials

Metal, Steel

Art Deco - Surreal  Baby Among the Stars in a Theater
Art Deco - Surreal  Baby Among the Stars in a Theater

Art Deco - Surreal Baby Among the Stars in a Theater

By Nura Ulreich

Located in Miami, FL

The infant is floating above the seats and centered in the middle theater curtain that has opened to a celestial sky.

Category

1920s Surrealist Antique Theater

Materials

Lithograph, Monotype

Japanese Taisho/Showa Period Kyogen Theater Lacquered Kentoku Mask, Ca. 1825
Japanese Taisho/Showa Period Kyogen Theater Lacquered Kentoku Mask, Ca. 1825

Japanese Taisho/Showa Period Kyogen Theater Lacquered Kentoku Mask, Ca. 1825

Located in New York, NY

Japanese Taisho/Showa Period Kyogen Theater Polychromed Lacquered Kentoku Mask, ca. 1825 DIMENSIONS: Height: 8 inches Width: 6 inches Depth: 3 inches ABO...

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1820s Japanese Japonisme Antique Theater

Materials

Lacquer

Rare Series of 6 Original Watercolor Costume Designs, French Theater
Rare Series of 6 Original Watercolor Costume Designs, French Theater

Rare Series of 6 Original Watercolor Costume Designs, French Theater

Located in Alessandria, Piemonte

Rare series of 6 original watercolors paintings by Jean Louis Armand Henri Gerbault (1863-1930) - French illustrator, water color painter, poster artist and dramaturge - All for Fr...

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Late 19th Century French Other Antique Theater

Materials

Paper

Cinderella by Dudley Hardy, Art Nouveau theater lithograph poster, 1897
Cinderella by Dudley Hardy, Art Nouveau theater lithograph poster, 1897

Cinderella by Dudley Hardy, Art Nouveau theater lithograph poster, 1897

By Dudley Hardy

Located in Chicago, IL

Art Nouveau Cinderella theater poster by Dudley Hardy, published in 1897 by Imprimerie Chaix, Paris, the printing house known for publishing the works of Belle Epoque master Jules Ch...

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1890s Art Nouveau Antique Theater

Materials

Lithograph

Utagawa Kunisada (Toyokuni III) -- Last performance of the summer theater show
Utagawa Kunisada (Toyokuni III) -- Last performance of the summer theater show

Utagawa Kunisada (Toyokuni III) -- Last performance of the summer theater show

By Utagawa Kunisada (Toyokuni III)

Located in BRUCE, ACT

Utagawa Kunisada (Toyokuni III) Last performance of the summer theater show, Natsu kyogen issei ichidai Diptych Oban depicting two Kabuki actors Onoe Kikugorō III (尾上菊五郎) on the righ...

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1830s Antique Theater

Materials

Woodcut

Japanese 19th Century Kabuki Theater Gold Dance Costume Dragon And Phoenix
Japanese 19th Century Kabuki Theater Gold Dance Costume Dragon And Phoenix

Japanese 19th Century Kabuki Theater Gold Dance Costume Dragon And Phoenix

Located in South Burlington, VT

A large, glamorous and impressive Japanese Kabuki Theater Kimono Dance Costume with a handsome dragon and phoenix motif dating to the Meiji period, 19th century.

Category

19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Theater

Materials

Metallic Thread

Art Deco Theater Flush Mount Light Fixture with Flashed Glass Shade
Art Deco Theater Flush Mount Light Fixture with Flashed Glass Shade

Art Deco Theater Flush Mount Light Fixture with Flashed Glass Shade

Located in Fulton, CA

Authentic Art Deco era theater flush mount ceiling fixture. Salvaged from the Encore Theater in Burlingame, California.

Category

Early 20th Century American Art Deco Antique Theater

Materials

Metal

Set of 5 Meiji Japanese Noh theater masks, mounted on ebonized wood.
Set of 5 Meiji Japanese Noh theater masks, mounted on ebonized wood.

Set of 5 Meiji Japanese Noh theater masks, mounted on ebonized wood.

Located in Valladolid, ES

Their origin dates back to the 14th century, becoming an integral part of Noh Theater, a Japanese musical theater. Each mask expresses a unique aesthetic, reflecting the character it...

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1880s Japanese Meiji Antique Theater

Materials

Other

Set of 6 Vintage European Advertising Posters, 1900-1926, Bicycle & Theater
Set of 6 Vintage European Advertising Posters, 1900-1926, Bicycle & Theater

Set of 6 Vintage European Advertising Posters, 1900-1926, Bicycle & Theater

By Charles Tichon

Located in Santa Monica, CA

A striking and cohesive collection of six vintage European advertising posters dating from the early 20th century, spanning circa 1900–1926. This curated group features iconic French...

Category

Early 20th Century Antique Theater

Materials

Lithograph

Scandinavian Art Deco Theater Pendant Brass Hand-blown Opaline 1920-1930
Scandinavian Art Deco Theater Pendant Brass Hand-blown Opaline 1920-1930

Scandinavian Art Deco Theater Pendant Brass Hand-blown Opaline 1920-1930

Located in Frankfurt am Main, DE

Wonderful and rare ball pendant from the transition period from Art Nouveau to Art Deco, Scandinavia, 1920-1930. Hand-blown opaline glas sphere globe with beautifuly elaborate brass ...

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Early 20th Century Scandinavian Art Deco Antique Theater

Materials

Brass

Antique Plywood Wall Decoration of Vases with Flowers, French Theater
Antique Plywood Wall Decoration of Vases with Flowers, French Theater

Antique Plywood Wall Decoration of Vases with Flowers, French Theater

Located in Alessandria, Piemonte

O/5214 - Nr. 3 bases (vase) cm 49 x H.100 with nr. 2 silhouette flowers H.114 x 100. These silhouettes or plywood shapes of vase with flowers come from an French theather: lights...

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Early 20th Century French Other Antique Theater

Materials

Plywood

French Pair of Red Patinated Turned Wood Parisian Theater Candlesticks 19th
French Pair of Red Patinated Turned Wood Parisian Theater Candlesticks 19th

French Pair of Red Patinated Turned Wood Parisian Theater Candlesticks 19th

Located in Beuzevillette, FR

These candlesticks come from a Parisian theater and were used as decorations for the plays.

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Mid-19th Century French Louis Philippe Antique Theater

Materials

Wood

Art Deco Sapphire Rose Diamond Stick Pin Arthur Mitchell Dance Theater Harlem
Art Deco Sapphire Rose Diamond Stick Pin Arthur Mitchell Dance Theater Harlem

Art Deco Sapphire Rose Diamond Stick Pin Arthur Mitchell Dance Theater Harlem

Located in New York, NY

MITCHELL WAS THE FIRST BLACK BALLET DANCER TO BECOME A PRINCIPAL DANCER IN A MAJOR BALLET COMPANY, HE WENT ON TO FOUND THE DANCE THEATER OF HARLEM, AND RECEIVED THE KENNEDY CENTER HO...

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Early 20th Century Unknown Art Deco Antique Theater

Materials

Diamond, Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold

Japanese Antique Edo Meiji Noh Theater Badger Racoon Dog Tanuki Mujina Mask
Japanese Antique Edo Meiji Noh Theater Badger Racoon Dog Tanuki Mujina Mask

Japanese Antique Edo Meiji Noh Theater Badger Racoon Dog Tanuki Mujina Mask

Located in Studio City, CA

A fantastic and exceptionally rare wood carved Japanese Kyogen Noh theatre Mujina mask of either a mythical badger (anaguma) or raccoon-dog (tanuki) - both creatures are known in Jap...

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Mid-19th Century Japanese Edo Antique Theater

Materials

Wood

Pair Scandinavian Art Deco Theater Pendants Brass Hand-blown Opaline, 1920-1930
Pair Scandinavian Art Deco Theater Pendants Brass Hand-blown Opaline, 1920-1930

Pair Scandinavian Art Deco Theater Pendants Brass Hand-blown Opaline, 1920-1930

Located in Frankfurt am Main, DE

A pair of wonderful and rare ball pendants from the transition period from Art Nouveau to Art Deco, Scandinavia, 1920-1930. Hand-blown opaline glas sphere globes with beautifuly elab...

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Early 20th Century Scandinavian Art Deco Antique Theater

Materials

Brass, Chrome

Industrial Studio Theater "Super Hi-Lite" Floor Lamp by Beattie Hollywood
Industrial Studio Theater "Super Hi-Lite" Floor Lamp by Beattie Hollywood

Industrial Studio Theater "Super Hi-Lite" Floor Lamp by Beattie Hollywood

Located in Brooklyn, NY

Amazing "Super Hi-Lite", theater, studio, floor lamp by Beattie Hollywood features a rolling tripod base that is 36 inches wide with telescopic stem that adjusts from 63 - 80 inches ...

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Early 20th Century American Industrial Antique Theater

Materials

Metal, Steel

Pair of old columns in patinated plaster circa 1880 From an old theater
Pair of old columns in patinated plaster circa 1880 From an old theater

Pair of old columns in patinated plaster circa 1880 From an old theater

Located in Mouscron, WHT

Pair of old columns in patinated plaster circa 1900 From an old theater numerous breakages and 1 crack to be restored

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Late 19th Century French Rococo Antique Theater

Materials

Plaster, Wood

Three Scandinavian Art Deco Theater Pendants Brass Hand-blown Opaline 1920-1930
Three Scandinavian Art Deco Theater Pendants Brass Hand-blown Opaline 1920-1930

Three Scandinavian Art Deco Theater Pendants Brass Hand-blown Opaline 1920-1930

Located in Frankfurt am Main, DE

Set of three wonderful and rare ball pendants from the transition period from Art Nouveau to Art Deco, Scandinavia, 1920-1930. Hand-blown opaline glas sphere globes with beautifuly e...

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Early 20th Century Scandinavian Art Deco Antique Theater

Materials

Brass

Ancient Greek Figure of an actor with a theater mask in terracotta
Ancient Greek Figure of an actor with a theater mask in terracotta

Ancient Greek Figure of an actor with a theater mask in terracotta

Located in BARCELONA, ES

Provenance Private collection, France. Documents - Attached is thermoluminescence test. At the end of the 4th century BC, a style of clay modeling known as the "Tanagra style" deve...

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15th Century and Earlier Greek Classical Greek Antique Theater

Materials

Terracotta

Japanese Antique Edo Signed Wood Noh Theater Mask Ko-Omote 17th-18th Century
Japanese Antique Edo Signed Wood Noh Theater Mask Ko-Omote 17th-18th Century

Japanese Antique Edo Signed Wood Noh Theater Mask Ko-Omote 17th-18th Century

Located in Studio City, CA

A truly beautiful, wonderfully aged, alluring mask made for Japanese Noh theater. The naturally faded beauty and unique character drew us to this mask immediately.

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18th Century Japanese Edo Antique Theater

Materials

Wood, Lacquer, Paint

Japanese Antique Edo Wood Noh Theater Omi-Onna Ko-Omote Koomote Mask, 1700s
Japanese Antique Edo Wood Noh Theater Omi-Onna Ko-Omote Koomote Mask, 1700s

Japanese Antique Edo Wood Noh Theater Omi-Onna Ko-Omote Koomote Mask, 1700s

Located in Studio City, CA

A truly beautiful, wonderfully aged, alluring mask made for Japanese Noh theater. The naturally faded beauty and unique character drew us to this mask immediately.

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18th Century Japanese Edo Antique Theater

Materials

Wood

Japanese Antique Edo Hand Carved Wood Noh Theater Mask Otobide 17th-18th Century
Japanese Antique Edo Hand Carved Wood Noh Theater Mask Otobide 17th-18th Century

Japanese Antique Edo Hand Carved Wood Noh Theater Mask Otobide 17th-18th Century

Located in Studio City, CA

A truly beautiful, wonderfully aged, alluring mask made for Japanese Noh theater. The naturally faded beauty and unique character drew us to this mask immediately.

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18th Century Japanese Edo Antique Theater

Materials

Wood, Lacquer, Paint

Vienna Secession Art Nouveau Gustav Klimt Attr „Tragedy“ Theater Wall Mirror, Au
Vienna Secession Art Nouveau Gustav Klimt Attr „Tragedy“ Theater Wall Mirror, Au

Vienna Secession Art Nouveau Gustav Klimt Attr „Tragedy“ Theater Wall Mirror, Au

By Georg Klimt

Located in Vienna, AT

An exceptional Art Nouveau / Jugendstil wall mirror from the Vienna Secession period, manufactured in Vienna, Austria. Attributed to Georg Klimt and dated back to 1897. A high-qualit...

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1890s Austrian Vienna Secession Antique Theater

Materials

Metal, Iron

Dutch Marquetry Art Cabinet with Theater And Trompe l'Oeil 17th century style
Dutch Marquetry Art Cabinet with Theater And Trompe l'Oeil 17th century style

Dutch Marquetry Art Cabinet with Theater And Trompe l'Oeil 17th century style

Located in Ijzendijke, NL

An exceptional art cabinet crafted in the 18th century, conceived as a tribute to the opulence and refinement of the 17th-century Dutch Golden Age. Made from an oak base venereed wit...

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18th Century Dutch Louis XIV Antique Theater

Materials

Bronze

A Scene in the New Farce —as performed at the Royalty Theater

A Scene in the New Farce —as performed at the Royalty Theater

By George Cruikshank

Located in Middletown, NY

A Scene in the New Farce —as performed at the Royalty Theater London: George Humphrey, 1821. Etching and engraving on cream wove paper with extensive hand coloring in watercolor. 9...

Category

Early 19th Century Antique Theater

Materials

Watercolor, Engraving, Etching

set of 6 walnut armchairs, upholstered in red leather, from an Italian theater
set of 6 walnut armchairs, upholstered in red leather, from an Italian theater

set of 6 walnut armchairs, upholstered in red leather, from an Italian theater

Located in Cuneo, Italy (CN)

set of 6 antique armchairs with solid walnut wood structure, upholstered in red leather in good condition, coming from an Italian theater, they are original from the 19th century, Or...

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19th Century Antique Theater

Materials

Walnut

Pair 1920's French Art Deco Carved & Patinated Wood Wall Sconces - Theater Prov.
Pair 1920's French Art Deco Carved & Patinated Wood Wall Sconces - Theater Prov.

Pair 1920's French Art Deco Carved & Patinated Wood Wall Sconces - Theater Prov.

Located in Opa Locka, FL

Pair French Art Deco Carved and Patinated Wall Sconces 1920's. Excellent Art Deco Carving. This pair came from a theatre in France. 4 lights each.

Category

1920s French Art Deco Antique Theater

Materials

Wood

Antique Print of a Theater Decor in Austria in Old Hand-Coloring, 1678
Antique Print of a Theater Decor in Austria in Old Hand-Coloring, 1678

Antique Print of a Theater Decor in Austria in Old Hand-Coloring, 1678

Located in Langweer, NL

Antique print titled 'Romanus Dictator coram populorem expediens'. Engraving of a dictator who signs his orders. This engraving shows one of the stage sets for 'Il Fuoco Eterno Custo...

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17th Century Antique Theater

Materials

Paper

Large Fire-Gilded Wall Lamp, 1900s
Large Fire-Gilded Wall Lamp, 1900s

Large Fire-Gilded Wall Lamp, 1900s

Located in Wien, AT

Lamps of this size were mainly used in Prague theaters around the turn of the century.

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Late 19th Century Czech Jugendstil Antique Theater

Materials

Bronze

Figure of an actor. Ancient Greek, 3rd-2nd century BC. 9.8 cm. Bronze.
Figure of an actor. Ancient Greek, 3rd-2nd century BC. 9.8 cm. Bronze.

Figure of an actor. Ancient Greek, 3rd-2nd century BC. 9.8 cm. Bronze.

Located in BARCELONA, ES

This type of figurines, made of bronze or terracotta, represent one of the most numerous manifestations of the taste for theater in Hellenistic Greece and have been found in various ...

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15th Century and Earlier Classical Greek Antique Theater

Materials

Bronze

Antique French Daum Nancy Cameo Glass & Sterling Silver Opera or Carriage Flask
Antique French Daum Nancy Cameo Glass & Sterling Silver Opera or Carriage Flask

Antique French Daum Nancy Cameo Glass & Sterling Silver Opera or Carriage Flask

Located in Philadelphia, PA

Opera flasks (also known as absinthe flasks) are small flasks intended to allow one to inconspicuously carry liquor, absinthe, or herbal restoratives into the theater. Marked to the...

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Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Antique Theater

Materials

Silver

Gerdago's 'Cosmic Dance': Art Déco Austrian Bronze Chryselephantine Sculpture
Gerdago's 'Cosmic Dance': Art Déco Austrian Bronze Chryselephantine Sculpture

Gerdago's 'Cosmic Dance': Art Déco Austrian Bronze Chryselephantine Sculpture

By Arthur Rubinstein

Located in North Miami, FL

Born Gerda Gottstein in 1906, Gerdago initially made a name for herself as a costume designer in austrian theater and film for decades. She later focused her talents on sculpting emo...

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Early 20th Century Austrian Art Deco Antique Theater

Materials

Marble, Metal, Bronze, Copper, Tin

Vintage Salesman Sample Soda Fountain
Vintage Salesman Sample Soda Fountain

Vintage Salesman Sample Soda Fountain

Located in Dekalb, IL

These models functioned as both sales tools and aspirational objects, bridging industrial design and retail theater. A small number of screws are missing or mismatched, consistent w...

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Early 20th Century Antique Theater

Materials

Metal

Late Winter Snow
Late Winter Snow

Late Winter Snow

By Ernest Albert

Located in New York, NY

He attended the Brooklyn Art School and in 1877 started work at Harley Merry’s theater in New York City as a scenic artist and set designer.

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Early 20th Century American Impressionist Antique Theater

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Art Deco Coral Cameo Goddess Woman Ring Yellow Gold Antique Neoclassical
Art Deco Coral Cameo Goddess Woman Ring Yellow Gold Antique Neoclassical

Art Deco Coral Cameo Goddess Woman Ring Yellow Gold Antique Neoclassical

Located in New York, NY

Provenance: The ring is from the estate of a prominent Minneapolis socialite and board member of The Guthrie Theater whose jewels were legendary. Cameo jewels are all the rage today.

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19th Century Italian Art Deco Antique Theater

Materials

Coral, Gold, 10k Gold, Yellow Gold

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Antique Theater For Sale on 1stDibs

Choose from an assortment of styles, material and more with respect to the antique theater you’re looking for at 1stDibs. Frequently made of metal, wood and fabric, every antique theater was constructed with great care. There are many kinds of the antique theater you’re looking for, from those produced as long ago as the 18th Century to those made as recently as the 20th Century. Each antique theater bearing Art Deco, Industrial or Art Nouveau hallmarks is very popular. Many designers have produced at least one well-made antique theater over the years, but those crafted by Louis Sullivan, A.H. Andrews & Co. and Brascolite are often thought to be among the most beautiful.

How Much is a Antique Theater?

Prices for an antique theater start at $63 and top out at $127,860 with the average selling for $2,200.