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Wall Mounted Brass Tiller Yoke
Wall Mounted Brass Tiller Yoke

Wall Mounted Brass Tiller Yoke

$2,322

H 8.25 in W 23 in D 3 in

Wall Mounted Brass Tiller Yoke

Located in London, GB

A late 19th century brass tiller yoke of opposed Kedge anchors, each with shackle and pulley

Category

Late 19th Century English Antique Tiller

Materials

Brass

Italian 12th Century Venetian Bronze Tiller
Italian 12th Century Venetian Bronze Tiller

Italian 12th Century Venetian Bronze Tiller

$8,500

H 29 in W 39 in D 10.25 in

Italian 12th Century Venetian Bronze Tiller

Located in Round Top, TX

An exceptional 12th century Venetian Bronze Tiller now resting on its plexiglass presentation stand

Category

15th Century and Earlier Italian Antique Tiller

Materials

Bronze

Large Elm Tiller from the Brixam Fishing Trawler 'Provident'
Large Elm Tiller from the Brixam Fishing Trawler 'Provident'

Large Elm Tiller from the Brixam Fishing Trawler 'Provident'

Located in Lymington, Hampshire

A large elm tiller with a bronze helm and turned finial from the Brixham fishing trawler 'Provident

Category

1920s English Antique Tiller

Materials

Elm

19th Century Carved Ash Yacht Rudder and Tiller, Nautical Folk Art
19th Century Carved Ash Yacht Rudder and Tiller, Nautical Folk Art

19th Century Carved Ash Yacht Rudder and Tiller, Nautical Folk Art

Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight

19th Century Yacht Rudder and Carved Tiller The rudder is a good decorative piece as is the

Category

Late 19th Century Folk Art Antique Tiller

Materials

Ash

Original Antique Advertising Poster Beaux Arts Geneve Otto Vautier Fine Arts
Original Antique Advertising Poster Beaux Arts Geneve Otto Vautier Fine Arts

Original Antique Advertising Poster Beaux Arts Geneve Otto Vautier Fine Arts

By Vautier

Located in London, GB

artwork by Otto Vautier (1863-1919) depicting a lady holding a leaf branch leaning on the tiller of a boat

Category

Early 1900s Swiss Antique Tiller

Materials

Paper

Antique Very Rare German Gothic Crossbow 1470-1563
Antique Very Rare German Gothic Crossbow 1470-1563

Antique Very Rare German Gothic Crossbow 1470-1563

$22,500

H 29.53 in W 19.3 in D 3.94 in

Antique Very Rare German Gothic Crossbow 1470-1563

Located in Doha, QA

wooden tiller is richly decorated, with original bone inlay still intact set into the sides and top

Category

16th Century German Gothic Antique Tiller

Materials

Iron

Rare Late 19th century English theatre scenery boards
Rare Late 19th century English theatre scenery boards

Rare Late 19th century English theatre scenery boards

Located in London, GB

group of marionettes from the famous 19th century Tiller-Clowes family troupe who operated from 1873

Category

1880s British Folk Art Antique Tiller

Materials

Pine

Old Whaleboat Rudder
Old Whaleboat Rudder

Old Whaleboat Rudder

$1,395

H 70 in W 59 in D 3 in

Old Whaleboat Rudder

Located in Norwell, MA

Large wood whaleboat rudder with brass pintles and maple tiller. What a great Classic shape on this

Category

1920s North American Antique Tiller

Materials

Wood

A Victorian shipyard model of a sloop
A Victorian shipyard model of a sloop

A Victorian shipyard model of a sloop

$24,238

H 23.5 in W 54.25 in D 12.5 in

A Victorian shipyard model of a sloop

Located in Lymington, Hampshire

pins and two capstans, one for the anchor and the other for the bowsprit. The finely carved tiller has

Category

19th Century English Antique Tiller

Materials

Boxwood

A Day's Sail in New England
A Day's Sail in New England

A Day's Sail in New England

By Mauritz Frederick Hendrick de Haas

Located in Costa Mesa, CA

American period. At the stern, two gentlemen sit comfortably, one with his hand on the ship's tiller arm

Category

1860s Realist Antique Tiller

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Thomas Whitcombe ‘Flora’
Thomas Whitcombe ‘Flora’

Thomas Whitcombe ‘Flora’

$25,248

H 26.5 in W 26.5 in D 0.1 in

Thomas Whitcombe ‘Flora’

Located in Lymington, Hampshire

wheel and tiller rope. Seeing their advantage, the French attempted to board Flora, but were rebuffed by

Category

1780s English Antique Tiller

Materials

Canvas, Paint

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Pair of 19th Century Painted English Trick Scenery Boards as the Queen’s Guard
Pair of 19th Century Painted English Trick Scenery Boards as the Queen’s Guard

Pair of 19th Century Painted English Trick Scenery Boards as the Queen’s Guard

Located in Bedford, Bedfordshire

century Tiller-Clowes family troupe who operated from 1873 until WWI. This group comprises more than half

Category

1880s English Folk Art Antique Tiller

Materials

Pine

Nineteenth Century Yacht Tiller
Nineteenth Century Yacht Tiller

Nineteenth Century Yacht Tiller

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H 6 in W 21 in D 3 in

Nineteenth Century Yacht Tiller

Located in Norwell, MA

Extremely ornate yacht tiller, nineteenth century tiller yoke of brass with mythical dolphins. Very

Category

1880s English Antique Tiller

Materials

Brass

Teak Ship’s Tiller with a Bulldog’s Head
Teak Ship’s Tiller with a Bulldog’s Head

Teak Ship’s Tiller with a Bulldog’s Head

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H 51.58 in W 0.04 in D 0.04 in

Teak Ship’s Tiller with a Bulldog’s Head

Located in Lymington, Hampshire

A teak ship’s tiller with a bulldog’s head, spirally carved and with old copper rivet repairs

Category

Early 1900s English Antique Tiller

Materials

Teak

19th Century Tiller & Clowes Marionette Donkey Puppets Circus Fairground
19th Century Tiller & Clowes Marionette Donkey Puppets Circus Fairground

19th Century Tiller & Clowes Marionette Donkey Puppets Circus Fairground

Located in Lowestoft, GB

A wonderful piece of English Folk Art. A hand carved and painting Tiller & Clowes donkey marionette

Category

Late 19th Century English Folk Art Antique Tiller

Materials

String, Pine

Parcel-Gilt Walnut Tiller, Possibly from an Officer’s Rowing Gig
Parcel-Gilt Walnut Tiller, Possibly from an Officer’s Rowing Gig

Parcel-Gilt Walnut Tiller, Possibly from an Officer’s Rowing Gig

Located in Lymington, Hampshire

A parcel-gilt walnut tiller, possibly from an officer’s rowing gig, carved with a fluted rudder

Category

19th Century English Antique Tiller

Materials

Walnut

A Fine Sailor's Woolie Picture  with Multiple Ships & Figures.
A Fine Sailor's Woolie Picture  with Multiple Ships & Figures.

A Fine Sailor's Woolie Picture with Multiple Ships & Figures.

Located in Downingtown, PA

rowing boat. On these vessels and the ship homeward bound, sailors can be seen at the tiller and on the

Category

19th Century English Antique Tiller

Materials

Wool

Antique Large Brass Set Eight Spoke Mahogany Ships Wheel, 19th Century
Antique Large Brass Set Eight Spoke Mahogany Ships Wheel, 19th Century

Antique Large Brass Set Eight Spoke Mahogany Ships Wheel, 19th Century

Located in London, GB

to the invention of the ship's wheel the helmsman relied on a tiller a horizontal bar fitted directly

Category

1880s Antique Tiller

Materials

Brass

Pond Yacht 'Monarch', circa 1920
Pond Yacht 'Monarch', circa 1920

Pond Yacht 'Monarch', circa 1920

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H 59 in W 35.75 in D 7.5 in

Pond Yacht 'Monarch', circa 1920

Located in London, GB

is connected with the tiller in such a manner that, when it swings out with a pressure of wind, the

Category

1920s British Antique Tiller

Materials

Brass

1920s Pond Yacht
1920s Pond Yacht

1920s Pond Yacht

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H 43.5 in W 31.5 in D 5.88 in

1920s Pond Yacht

Located in London, GB

main sheet steering mechanism uses balance gear, in which the boom is connected with the tiller in such

Category

1920s British Antique Tiller

Materials

Brass

George III Silver Bosun’s Pipe and Chain on H.M.S. Victory Oak, 1796
George III Silver Bosun’s Pipe and Chain on H.M.S. Victory Oak, 1796

George III Silver Bosun’s Pipe and Chain on H.M.S. Victory Oak, 1796

Located in Lymington, Hampshire

modelled as a tiller and a rum barrel chased with two hearts pierced by crossed arrows. It has a long chain

Category

1790s English Antique Tiller

Materials

Silver

A fine and large model of a Thames wherry
A fine and large model of a Thames wherry

A fine and large model of a Thames wherry

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H 7 in W 50 in D 9.75 in

A fine and large model of a Thames wherry

Located in Lymington, Hampshire

stern is fitted with a yoke tiller on a working rudder. The model is raised on two brass supports on a

Category

Late 19th Century English Antique Tiller

Materials

Mahogany

On the High Wire

On the High Wire

By Dame Laura Knight

Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire

lessons at Tillers dance academy in St Martin’s Lane in order to draw there. She also traveled with the

Category

1910s Impressionist Antique Tiller

Materials

Oil, Panel

A presentation model of the Hasborough/Happisburgh Lifeboat, Huddersfield 1888
A presentation model of the Hasborough/Happisburgh Lifeboat, Huddersfield 1888

A presentation model of the Hasborough/Happisburgh Lifeboat, Huddersfield 1888

Located in Lymington, Hampshire

, brass scuppers, a yoke tiller and both blue and white painted oars. The number 140 is painted within the

Category

Late 19th Century English Antique Tiller

Materials

Brass

Bronze Rudder Tiller Arm with Rope Twist Handle
Bronze Rudder Tiller Arm with Rope Twist Handle

Bronze Rudder Tiller Arm with Rope Twist Handle

Located in London, GB

A bronze rudder tiller arm with carved rope twist handle. circa 1900.

Category

Early 20th Century English Antique Tiller

Materials

Bronze

19th Century Tiller & Clowes Marionette Trick Skeleton Puppets Circus Fairground
19th Century Tiller & Clowes Marionette Trick Skeleton Puppets Circus Fairground

19th Century Tiller & Clowes Marionette Trick Skeleton Puppets Circus Fairground

Located in Lowestoft, GB

A wonderful piece of English Folk Art. A hand carved Tiller & Clowes trick skeleton marionette

Category

Late 19th Century English Folk Art Antique Tiller

Materials

String, Pine

English Pond Boat With Red Sails and Rudder
English Pond Boat With Red Sails and Rudder

English Pond Boat With Red Sails and Rudder

Located in Troy, MI

Circa 1900 English wooden pond boat with three red cloth sails, brass tiller and hardware and

Category

Early 20th Century British Antique Tiller

Materials

Brass

Model of a Steamboat, with Live-Steam Engine
Model of a Steamboat, with Live-Steam Engine

Model of a Steamboat, with Live-Steam Engine

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H 15.5 in W 43.5 in D 10.5 in

Model of a Steamboat, with Live-Steam Engine

Located in London, GB

A model of a single screw steamboat, with live-steam engine. Painted steel hull with tiller and

Category

Early 20th Century English Antique Tiller

Shipyard Model of a Gaff-Rigged Newhaven Smack
Shipyard Model of a Gaff-Rigged Newhaven Smack

Shipyard Model of a Gaff-Rigged Newhaven Smack

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H 26.5 in W 25.5 in D 0.1 in

Shipyard Model of a Gaff-Rigged Newhaven Smack

Located in Lymington, Hampshire

, companionways, tiller, two boats sprung out on davits, a stepped wooden mast with a spacer, standing and running

Category

1820s English Antique Tiller

Materials

Metal

Antique Framed Oil Painting on Canvas
Antique Framed Oil Painting on Canvas

Antique Framed Oil Painting on Canvas

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H 31 in W 56.5 in D 3.5 in

Antique Framed Oil Painting on Canvas

Located in Dallas, TX

we're sure the helmsman is struggling at the tiller to keep his vessel on course to safety! Survives in

Category

Early 1900s Belgian Expressionist Antique Tiller

Materials

Canvas

Patriotic Tiller
Patriotic Tiller

Patriotic Tiller

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H 23 in W 18 in D 7.5 in

Patriotic Tiller

Located in Damariscotta, ME

A paint-decorated wooden boat tiller in a patriotic color scheme of red and white with a blue star.

Category

Early 20th Century American Antique Tiller

Set of Three Vintage Farm Tiller Wheels
Set of Three Vintage Farm Tiller Wheels

Set of Three Vintage Farm Tiller Wheels

Located in Stamford, CT

Iron antiques tractor tiller discs mounted on metal stands for display.  

Category

Early 20th Century Industrial Antique Tiller

Materials

Iron

Mid-1800s Primitive Horse-drawn Farm Field Tillers from Maine (pair)
Mid-1800s Primitive Horse-drawn Farm Field Tillers from Maine (pair)

Mid-1800s Primitive Horse-drawn Farm Field Tillers from Maine (pair)

Located in Madison, WI

Pair of mid-1800s horse-drawn farm field tillers. Pulled across a plowed field, these tillers would

Category

Mid-19th Century American Primitive Antique Tiller

Materials

Iron

Beautifully Detailed Large Model of a Chebacco Boat, circa 1890-1910
Beautifully Detailed Large Model of a Chebacco Boat, circa 1890-1910

Beautifully Detailed Large Model of a Chebacco Boat, circa 1890-1910

Located in Essex, MA

, of lapstrake construction with brass-mounted keel, brass oarlocks and strapwork joining tiller rudder

Category

19th Century American Antique Tiller

Materials

Brass

Child's "Dandy Dan" Velocipede
Child's "Dandy Dan" Velocipede

Child's "Dandy Dan" Velocipede

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H 22 in W 43 in D 19 in

Child's "Dandy Dan" Velocipede

By Dan Patch Company

Located in Sheffield, MA

An outstanding "Dandy Dan" velocipede pedal toy featuring a carved wooden horse, wood tiller

Category

19th Century American Antique Tiller

Sculptural Pond Yacht Hull

Sculptural Pond Yacht Hull

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H 20 in W 51.5 in D 9 in

Sculptural Pond Yacht Hull

Located in London, GB

the original and still functioning rudder, with finely worked metal tiller. The naturally worn and

Category

1870s Great Britain (UK) Antique Tiller

Materials

Metal

Paul Prosper Tillier, a Sleeping Beauty, 1870s
Paul Prosper Tillier, a Sleeping Beauty, 1870s

Paul Prosper Tillier, a Sleeping Beauty, 1870s

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H 44.89 in W 72.84 in D 5.91 in

Paul Prosper Tillier, a Sleeping Beauty, 1870s

Located in Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein

effect on his choice of subjects: Tiller's work is extensive, including landscapes and genre scenes, but

Category

1870s French Romantic Antique Tiller

Materials

Canvas

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Antique Tiller For Sale on 1stDibs

At 1stDibs, there are many versions of the ideal antique tiller for your home. Each antique tiller for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using wood, metal and brass. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect antique tiller — we have versions that date back to the 19th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 20th Century are available. An antique tiller is a generally popular piece of furniture, but those created in Folk Art and Industrial styles are sought with frequency.

How Much is a Antique Tiller?

Prices for an antique tiller start at $295 and top out at $5,086 with the average selling for $2,114.