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19th C. Stoneware Children's Savings Pig Bank. England, Circa 1880
19th C. Stoneware Children's Savings Pig Bank. England, Circa 1880

19th C. Stoneware Children's Savings Pig Bank. England, Circa 1880

Located in Incline Village, NV

. Since these type of antique banks typically were made without a coin removal trap, the only way to

Category

1880s English Folk Art Antique Traps

Materials

Stoneware

Japan, Girls Playing on Konkonchiki Game, original photograph

Japan, Girls Playing on Konkonchiki Game, original photograph

Located in Middletown, NY

should remove his or her hand before the other participants could close the loop and trap you. Players

Category

Late 19th Century Realist Antique Traps

Materials

Watercolor, Photographic Paper

Antique Mechanical Circus "Wonder Of The Age" Large Banner
Antique Mechanical Circus "Wonder Of The Age" Large Banner

Antique Mechanical Circus "Wonder Of The Age" Large Banner

Located in Dekalb, IL

weird that people believed there was a trapped soul or a reanimated corpse being manipulated - hence the

Category

Late 19th Century Unknown Other Antique Traps

Materials

Textile, Paint

Soft Toned Antique Mahal
Soft Toned Antique Mahal

Soft Toned Antique Mahal

Located in New York, NY

rows of little rosettes. Light border of outline turtles trapped in a vine scrollerie. Plain tonally en

Category

Early 20th Century Persian Antique Traps

Materials

Wool, Cotton

Vintage Bulbous-Form Light Green Demijohn with Cork Stopper
Vintage Bulbous-Form Light Green Demijohn with Cork Stopper

Vintage Bulbous-Form Light Green Demijohn with Cork Stopper

Located in Brooklyn, NY

). Composed of 'blown-to-mold' glass (a method accepted as 'hand-blowing') exhibiting trapped air bubbles

Category

Early 20th Century French French Provincial Antique Traps

Materials

Glass, Cork

Vintage Turkmen Rug 1'6'' x 5'0"
Vintage Turkmen Rug 1'6'' x 5'0"

Vintage Turkmen Rug 1'6'' x 5'0"

Located in New York, NY

Vintage Turkmen rug 1'6'' x 5'. This Afghan Ersari nomadic jollar (trapping) shows a three by

Category

1650s Turkmen Antique Traps

Materials

Wool, Cotton

Vase 'Filigrana a reticello', 1927 MVM cappellin
Vase 'Filigrana a reticello', 1927 MVM cappellin

Vase 'Filigrana a reticello', 1927 MVM cappellin

By Carlo Scarpa

Located in NEUILLY-SUR-SEINE, FR

clear glass with white filigree forming a rhombus pattern and trapped air bubbles, it is a perfect

Category

1920s Italian Mid-Century Modern Antique Traps

Materials

Glass

Art Deco Yacht Sailboat Platinum Diamond Sapphire Citrine Charm Pendant
Art Deco Yacht Sailboat Platinum Diamond Sapphire Citrine Charm Pendant

Art Deco Yacht Sailboat Platinum Diamond Sapphire Citrine Charm Pendant

Located in London, GB

sails on a sapphire boat. The charm is set with 25 round brilliant cut diamonds, two trap-cut citrines

Category

1910s British Art Deco Antique Traps

Materials

Citrine, Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum

"William Tell" Mechanical Toy Savings Bank. American, Circa 1896 (All Original)
"William Tell" Mechanical Toy Savings Bank. American, Circa 1896 (All Original)

"William Tell" Mechanical Toy Savings Bank. American, Circa 1896 (All Original)

By J. & E. Steven's Company

Located in Incline Village, NV

raise alternate arm); even has the original coin trap which is typically replaced. Bank is made of cast

Category

1890s American Folk Art Antique Traps

Materials

Iron

English Art Deco Twin Bottle Tantalus by George Betjemann
English Art Deco Twin Bottle Tantalus by George Betjemann

English Art Deco Twin Bottle Tantalus by George Betjemann

By George Betjemann & Sons

Located in Northampton, GB

. It is told that he was trapped in Tartarus, made to stand in a pool of water beneath a fruit tree

Category

Early 20th Century English Art Deco Antique Traps

Materials

Metal

Rare 18th c. Lobster Pot Windsor Armchair
Rare 18th c. Lobster Pot Windsor Armchair

Rare 18th c. Lobster Pot Windsor Armchair

Located in Greenwich, CT

the crest, they are pinched inward in the shape of traditional lobster traps and are almost always of

Category

1790s English Antique Traps

Materials

Elm

Firefight
Firefight

Firefight

By William Thomas Smedley

Located in Fredericksburg, VA

, enhancing the painting's emotional impact. In the upper section of the piece, a man is portrayed trapped

Category

Late 19th Century Antique Traps

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

Antique Limestone Fireplace mantel
Antique Limestone Fireplace mantel

Antique Limestone Fireplace mantel

Located in Haarlem, Noord-Holland

growing toward each other and to the central star. The sloping jambs have a trapped top and nice scrolled

Category

19th Century French Antique Traps

Materials

Stone, Limestone

Victorian "Bird" Spider Print
Victorian "Bird" Spider Print

Victorian "Bird" Spider Print

Located in Riverdale, NY

attacking a trapped bird. Black painted wood frame. Some paint loss on corner. Measures: 13" x 10".

Category

1890s European Late Victorian Antique Traps

Materials

Wood, Paper

Italian Early 19th Century Hand Blown Glass Damigiana
Italian Early 19th Century Hand Blown Glass Damigiana

Italian Early 19th Century Hand Blown Glass Damigiana

Located in Baton Rouge, LA

. Composed of a gorgeous free-blown aqua blue glass that exhibits trapped air bubbles within the glass and

Category

19th Century Italian Other Antique Traps

Materials

Blown Glass

Antique Cast Bronze Mythical Lion Sculpture, African Folk Art, 1900
Antique Cast Bronze Mythical Lion Sculpture, African Folk Art, 1900

Antique Cast Bronze Mythical Lion Sculpture, African Folk Art, 1900

Located in Moreno Valley, CA

hunter trapped. Cast bronze. Tribal African Islamic Art. Similar cast bronze are also find in the

Category

Early 20th Century African Folk Art Antique Traps

Materials

Bronze

Beautiful Pair of Late 19th-Early 20th Century Kitten Paintings by F. Krantz
Beautiful Pair of Late 19th-Early 20th Century Kitten Paintings by F. Krantz

Beautiful Pair of Late 19th-Early 20th Century Kitten Paintings by F. Krantz

Located in Long Island City, NY

on canvas, with curious kittens. One painting with four kittens and a mouse trap, the other with

Category

Late 19th Century German Belle Époque Antique Traps

Materials

Giltwood, Canvas

1676 Friedrich von Arenstorff Intaglio Fob wax Seal Rock Crystal Silver
1676 Friedrich von Arenstorff Intaglio Fob wax Seal Rock Crystal Silver

1676 Friedrich von Arenstorff Intaglio Fob wax Seal Rock Crystal Silver

Located in SE

in 1676. In 1678 he commanded the Danish army in South Sweden again but failed to save the trapped

Category

1670s Danish Baroque Antique Traps

Materials

Crystal, Rock Crystal, Silver

Mechanical Bank "Saluting Sailor", circa 1920s
Mechanical Bank "Saluting Sailor", circa 1920s

Mechanical Bank "Saluting Sailor", circa 1920s

By Saalheimer & Strauss

Located in Incline Village, NV

original position (see image). Coins are removed via the original key lock trap. The bank measures: 6 3/4

Category

Early 20th Century German Folk Art Antique Traps

Materials

Tin

Single French Antique Blown Cylindrical Clear Glass Jar, Ten Available
Single French Antique Blown Cylindrical Clear Glass Jar, Ten Available

Single French Antique Blown Cylindrical Clear Glass Jar, Ten Available

Located in Brooklyn, NY

eradicated). Dense glass exhibiting small trapped air bubbles within the glass itself with pontil present

Category

Early 19th Century French French Provincial Antique Traps

Materials

Blown Glass

Antique Turkmen Yomut Main Carpet, 19th Century
Antique Turkmen Yomut Main Carpet, 19th Century

Antique Turkmen Yomut Main Carpet, 19th Century

Located in Dublin, NH

combination with the field design give this carpet the impression of a large luxurious Turkmen bag or trapping

Category

19th Century Turkmen Antique Traps

Materials

Wool

Mechanical Bank 'Sentry', circa 1925
Mechanical Bank 'Sentry', circa 1925

Mechanical Bank 'Sentry', circa 1925

By Saalheimer & Strauss

Located in Incline Village, NV

Sentry to the starting position. Coins are removed via the original rectangular key lock coin trap. This

Category

19th Century American Folk Art Antique Traps

Materials

Tin

Rare Victorian Solid Amboyna Tantalus George Betjemann
Rare Victorian Solid Amboyna Tantalus George Betjemann

Rare Victorian Solid Amboyna Tantalus George Betjemann

By George Betjemann & Sons

Located in Northampton, GB

character Tantalus, son of Zeus. It is told that he was trapped in Tartarus, made to stand in a pool of

Category

Late 19th Century English High Victorian Antique Traps

Materials

Silver Plate

Antique Print of the City of Kampen in the Netherlands, circa 1860
Antique Print of the City of Kampen in the Netherlands, circa 1860

Antique Print of the City of Kampen in the Netherlands, circa 1860

Located in Langweer, NL

, the Netherlands. Published circa 1860. Artists and Engravers: Engraved by P.W.M. Trap after a

Category

19th Century Antique Traps

Materials

Paper

Mechanical Bank Speaking Dog By The Shepard Co Ca 1885; with Original Wooden Box
Mechanical Bank Speaking Dog By The Shepard Co Ca 1885; with Original Wooden Box

Mechanical Bank Speaking Dog By The Shepard Co Ca 1885; with Original Wooden Box

By Shepard Hardware Company

Located in Incline Village, NV

dropping the coin into the bank while the trap door opens and the dog opens his mouth and wags it's tail

Category

19th Century American Folk Art Antique Traps

Materials

Iron

"Organ Bank" with Cat and Dog, circa 1882, American
"Organ Bank" with Cat and Dog, circa 1882, American

"Organ Bank" with Cat and Dog, circa 1882, American

By Kyser & Rex Co.

Located in Incline Village, NV

attached video). A key lock trap at the bottom releases the saved coins. Patent date "1882" appears on the

Category

1880s American Folk Art Antique Traps

Materials

Iron

Crossing the ford Capriccio Baroque Landscape 18th century Oil Painting
Crossing the ford Capriccio Baroque Landscape 18th century Oil Painting

Crossing the ford Capriccio Baroque Landscape 18th century Oil Painting

Located in Stockholm, SE

efforts to free the cart from its watery trap. One can almost imagine the air filled with the woman's

Category

Late 18th Century Realist Antique Traps

Materials

Canvas, Wood, Cotton Canvas, Oil

Large Scale Italian Oil on Canvas Painting
Large Scale Italian Oil on Canvas Painting

Large Scale Italian Oil on Canvas Painting

Located in Round Top, TX

Verita' Sull'Insidia" - "The Victory Of Truth Over The Trap"..... Expertly executed by Lily Rocco

Category

Early 20th Century Italian Antique Traps

Materials

Canvas

Antique Print of the Sørup Kirke in Denmark, 1864
Antique Print of the Sørup Kirke in Denmark, 1864

Antique Print of the Sørup Kirke in Denmark, 1864

Located in Langweer, NL

print originates from 'Statistisk - topographisk Beskrivelse af Hertugdommet Slesvig' by J.P. Trap

Category

19th Century Antique Traps

Materials

Paper

Antique Georgian Gold, Enamel, and Seed Pearl Braided Hair Mourning Brooch
Antique Georgian Gold, Enamel, and Seed Pearl Braided Hair Mourning Brooch

Antique Georgian Gold, Enamel, and Seed Pearl Braided Hair Mourning Brooch

Located in Philadelphia, PA

jump ring attached at one point. Otherwise, there are a few spots of content trapped under the glass

Category

Early 19th Century British Georgian Antique Traps

Materials

Pearl, Gold, Enamel

17th Century Fine Brussels Tapestry, Silk Wool, Green, Blue, Red, Battle Scene
17th Century Fine Brussels Tapestry, Silk Wool, Green, Blue, Red, Battle Scene

17th Century Fine Brussels Tapestry, Silk Wool, Green, Blue, Red, Battle Scene

Located in Port Washington, NY

legions into a trap. By positioning his troops in a way that made the Romans think they had the advantage

Category

Late 17th Century Belgian Aubusson Antique Traps

Materials

Wool, Silk

A Solomon Islands red feather money coil or 'Tevau'
A Solomon Islands red feather money coil or 'Tevau'

A Solomon Islands red feather money coil or 'Tevau'

Located in Amsterdam, NL

three distinct specialists. One man was responsible for trapping the birds and harvesting their feathers

Category

Late 19th Century Solomon Islands Antique Traps

Materials

Feathers

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Antique Traps For Sale on 1stDibs

Find a variety of antique traps available on 1stDibs. Frequently made of fabric, metal and wool, all antique traps available were constructed with great care. Antique traps have been made for many years, and versions that date back to the 18th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 20th Century. Antique traps bearing Victorian or Folk Art hallmarks are very popular at 1stDibs. There have been many well-made antique traps over the years, but those made by Emmanuel Fremiet, Herman Friedrich Funch and Springfield Armory are often thought to be among the most beautiful.

How Much are Antique Traps?

Prices for antique traps can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, antique traps begin at $120 and can go as high as $17,500, while the average can fetch as much as $1,020.