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Ancient Jain Altarpiece with Three Standing Jina's, Gujarat, India 16th Century
Ancient Jain Altarpiece with Three Standing Jina's, Gujarat, India 16th Century

Ancient Jain Altarpiece with Three Standing Jina's, Gujarat, India 16th Century

Located in Antwerp, BE

Material: Bronze Lit: Alphen, J., “De Trap naar de Verlossing”, 2500 jaar kunst en religie van het Jaïnisme, Etnografisch Museum Antwerpen, 2000.

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16th Century Indian Medieval Antique Traps

Materials

Bronze

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

Otherwise, there are a few spots of content trapped under the glass bezel, some fine & light surface scratches and other signs of expected light wear consistent with age.

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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

However, he cleverly lured the Roman legions into a trap. By positioning his troops in a way that made the Romans think they had the advantage, Hannibal exposed their flanks.

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Late 17th Century Belgian Aubusson Antique Traps

Materials

Wool, Silk

A Heritage of Flora: Original Antique Engraving of Diverse Plant Species, 1845
A Heritage of Flora: Original Antique Engraving of Diverse Plant Species, 1845

A Heritage of Flora: Original Antique Engraving of Diverse Plant Species, 1845

Located in Langweer, NL

"Dionée attrape-mouche," the Venus flytrap, a carnivorous plant known for its jaw-like leaf traps. 6. "Dodecatheon de virginie," commonly known as shooting stars, with leaves at the ...

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1840s Antique Traps

Materials

Paper

The Art of Mackerel and Salmon Fishing - An Exquisite 1793 Panckoucke Engraving
The Art of Mackerel and Salmon Fishing - An Exquisite 1793 Panckoucke Engraving

The Art of Mackerel and Salmon Fishing - An Exquisite 1793 Panckoucke Engraving

Located in Langweer, NL

The top figure might illustrate the method of mackerel fishing, while the lower figures could show the detailed structure of the nets and traps used in salmon fishing. The Encyclopé...

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1790s Antique Traps

Materials

Paper

Rare Cast Iron Grape Picking Basket
Rare Cast Iron Grape Picking Basket

Rare Cast Iron Grape Picking Basket

Located in Isle Sur La Sorgue, Vaucluse

Adorned with the star of David and the vintner's tools: watering can, ladle, etc. Incorporating a trap door mounted on hinges. Its function was to conceal a tap/valve.

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19th Century French Antique Traps

Pair Regence Fauteuils Armchairs Original Side Chairs Aubusson Tapestry Antique
Pair Regence Fauteuils Armchairs Original Side Chairs Aubusson Tapestry Antique

Pair Regence Fauteuils Armchairs Original Side Chairs Aubusson Tapestry Antique

Located in West Hollywood, CA

Please read important information of the stories told on the Aubusson Fabric. 1st tableau : We can see a Rooster attacking a fox in a trap, a story in reverse, the hunter became th...

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Early 18th Century French Regency Antique Traps

Materials

Fabric, Wood, Walnut

Antique Bird Print of a Chinese Cormorant on a Rocky Shoreline
Antique Bird Print of a Chinese Cormorant on a Rocky Shoreline

Antique Bird Print of a Chinese Cormorant on a Rocky Shoreline

Located in Langweer, NL

Smaller fish would not be trapped by the snare, ensuring that the bird would still be able to feed itself.

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Mid-18th Century Antique Traps

Materials

Paper

"Hercules and the Erymanthian Boar, " Fabulous Art Deco Footed Bowl/Centerpiece
"Hercules and the Erymanthian Boar, " Fabulous Art Deco Footed Bowl/Centerpiece

"Hercules and the Erymanthian Boar, " Fabulous Art Deco Footed Bowl/Centerpiece

Located in Philadelphia, PA

Hercules drove the exhausted animal into deep snow, trapped it, bound it in chains, and took it alive to Eurystheus, who was amazed and overwhelmed by Hercules' accomplishment.

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1920s French Art Deco Antique Traps

Materials

Glass

Set of 2 Green Glass French Demijohn Bottles with Woven Esparto Basket
Set of 2 Green Glass French Demijohn Bottles with Woven Esparto Basket

Set of 2 Green Glass French Demijohn Bottles with Woven Esparto Basket

Located in Miami, FL

Handblown, each has their own unique characteristics, from the tilt of the gooseneck to the trapped air bubbles which vary in size and impart eye catching interest A Spanish handwov...

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Late 19th Century Spanish Spanish Colonial Antique Traps

Materials

Natural Fiber, Glass

Drummond's Pitcher Plant: Hand-Colored Lithograph by Louis van Houtte, 1855
Drummond's Pitcher Plant: Hand-Colored Lithograph by Louis van Houtte, 1855

Drummond's Pitcher Plant: Hand-Colored Lithograph by Louis van Houtte, 1855

Located in Langweer, NL

The *Sarracenia* genus is known for its striking, carnivorous plants, which use tubular leaves to trap and digest insects. This particular species, native to Florida, displays beauti...

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1850s Antique Traps

Materials

Paper

Arts and Crafts Gecko Fob
Arts and Crafts Gecko Fob

Arts and Crafts Gecko Fob

Located in New York, NY

Charming men's fob with a "trapped" gecko motif in the Arts and Crafts Style.

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1910s American Arts and Crafts Antique Traps

Materials

Gilt Metal

Antique Portrait of Dutch Navigator and Admiral Van Jakob Vanheemskerk, 1618
Antique Portrait of Dutch Navigator and Admiral Van Jakob Vanheemskerk, 1618

Antique Portrait of Dutch Navigator and Admiral Van Jakob Vanheemskerk, 1618

Located in Langweer, NL

During the second expedition, their ship became trapped in the ice near Nova Zembla. Artists and Engravers: Emanuel van Meteren or Meteeren (1535-1612) was a Flemish historian a...

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17th Century Antique Traps

Materials

Paper

Early 19th Century Portrait of Naval Captain William Compton Bolton
Early 19th Century Portrait of Naval Captain William Compton Bolton

Early 19th Century Portrait of Naval Captain William Compton Bolton

Located in Nantucket, MA

Navy warship to sail into the Pacific Ocean and achieved great success against the British whaling fleet. She was later trapped by the British in the neutral port of Valparaiso, Chil...

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1830s American Federal Antique Traps

Materials

Canvas

Pair of Mid-19th Century Louis XVI Giltwood Bergère Armchairs with Modern Fabric
Pair of Mid-19th Century Louis XVI Giltwood Bergère Armchairs with Modern Fabric

Pair of Mid-19th Century Louis XVI Giltwood Bergère Armchairs with Modern Fabric

Located in Chicago, IL

The slightly winged-out shaped back is like the winged-back armchairs, or fireside chairs, created to help shield a person from drafts of chilly air and to trap the heat from a firep...

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Mid-19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Traps

Materials

Beech, Fabric, Upholstery, Giltwood

THE LAOCOON GROUP Bronze SCULPTURE by FONDERIA CHIURAZZI, Italy 1880-1890
THE LAOCOON GROUP Bronze SCULPTURE by FONDERIA CHIURAZZI, Italy 1880-1890

THE LAOCOON GROUP Bronze SCULPTURE by FONDERIA CHIURAZZI, Italy 1880-1890

By Fonderia Chiurazzi

Located in PARIS, FR

When the Greeks, who were holding Troy under siege, left the famous Trojan Horse on the beach, Laocoon tried to warn the Trojan leaders against bringing it into the city, in case it ...

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1880s Italian Neoclassical Antique Traps

Materials

Bronze

The Delicate Predator: Botanical Illustrations of Drosera, 1777
The Delicate Predator: Botanical Illustrations of Drosera, 1777

The Delicate Predator: Botanical Illustrations of Drosera, 1777

Located in Langweer, NL

The most notable are the sticky glands on its leaves that trap insects, which are then digested to supplement the plant's nutrient intake.

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1770s English Antique Traps

Materials

Paper

Young Lady in Profile
Young Lady in Profile

Young Lady in Profile

By Harrison M. Fisher

Located in Fairlawn, OH

Following this narrative, Dorothy and her mother essentially found themselves trapped in Nazi-occupied territory, but other accounts would suggest that the decision to remain was mad...

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1910s American Impressionist Antique Traps

Materials

Graphite

Richard Sebastian Bond Victorian Highland River Landscape Figures Oil Painting
Richard Sebastian Bond Victorian Highland River Landscape Figures Oil Painting

Richard Sebastian Bond Victorian Highland River Landscape Figures Oil Painting

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

The scene depicts a Highland river landscape, with figures walking along the riverbank, wooden eel traps in the water and a small river keeper’s cottage partly hidden among the trees.

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Mid-19th Century Victorian Antique Traps

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Staffordshire Cottage Still Bank, English, circa 1880
Staffordshire Cottage Still Bank, English, circa 1880

Staffordshire Cottage Still Bank, English, circa 1880

By Staffordshire

Located in Incline Village, NV

Nicely detailed with green floral facie, orange double pane windows and front door, and a white painted cottage with brown steps and green fauna at entry. There were no "coin traps" ...

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Late 19th Century English Victorian Antique Traps

Materials

Porcelain

Chinese Early Qing Dynasty "Water and Land Ritual" Painting, 17th Century
Chinese Early Qing Dynasty "Water and Land Ritual" Painting, 17th Century

Chinese Early Qing Dynasty "Water and Land Ritual" Painting, 17th Century

Located in Austin, TX

The ritual was conceived to "liberate" the souls trapped in the lower realms by inviting and invoking beings in the higher realms to intercede on their behalf.

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17th Century Chinese Qing Antique Traps

Materials

Silk, Glass, Giltwood, Paint

Early 19th Century French Louis XVI Walnut Bergère Armchair With Modern Fabric
Early 19th Century French Louis XVI Walnut Bergère Armchair With Modern Fabric

Early 19th Century French Louis XVI Walnut Bergère Armchair With Modern Fabric

Located in Chicago, IL

The slightly winged-out shaped back is like the winged-back armchairs, or fireside chairs, created to help shield a person from drafts of cold air and also to trap the heat from a fi...

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Early 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Traps

Materials

Walnut

Copperplate Set 5 Gentlemans Recreation in Two Parts Richard Blome SRoycroft L35
Copperplate Set 5 Gentlemans Recreation in Two Parts Richard Blome SRoycroft L35

Copperplate Set 5 Gentlemans Recreation in Two Parts Richard Blome SRoycroft L35

Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK

. : and for the better explanation thereof, great variety of useful sculptures, as nets, traps, engines, &c. are added for the taking of beasts, fowl and fish : not hitherto publishe...

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17th Century English Baroque Antique Traps

Materials

Paper

China 549-577 AD Northern Qi Dynasty Ancient Caparisoned Horse In Earthenware
China 549-577 AD Northern Qi Dynasty Ancient Caparisoned Horse In Earthenware

China 549-577 AD Northern Qi Dynasty Ancient Caparisoned Horse In Earthenware

Located in Miami, FL

The head is adorned with a large detailed tassels of plumes and the body is embellished with a beautiful saddle and intricate harnesses. The trapping around the chest and rump is ado...

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15th Century and Earlier Chinese Archaistic Antique Traps

Materials

Earthenware, Pottery

China 549-577 AD Northern Qi Dynasty Ancient Caparisoned Horse in Earthenware
China 549-577 AD Northern Qi Dynasty Ancient Caparisoned Horse in Earthenware

China 549-577 AD Northern Qi Dynasty Ancient Caparisoned Horse in Earthenware

Located in Miami, FL

The head is adorned with a large detailed tassels of plumes and the body is embellished with a beautiful saddle and intricate harnesses. The trapping around the chest and rump is ado...

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15th Century and Earlier Chinese Archaistic Antique Traps

Materials

Earthenware, Clay, Paint

Schiaparelli Haute Couture Pine Cone Necklace, Jean Schlumberger
Schiaparelli Haute Couture Pine Cone Necklace, Jean Schlumberger

Schiaparelli Haute Couture Pine Cone Necklace, Jean Schlumberger

By Jean Schlumberger

Located in New York, NY

Women who go there fall into a trap, and come out masked, disguised, deformed or reformed, according to Schiaparelli's whim."

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Early 20th Century French Art Deco Antique Traps

Late 19th Century Red Bashir Kapunuk Rug with Floral and Grid Patterns

Late 19th Century Red Bashir Kapunuk Rug with Floral and Grid Patterns

Located in Dublin, NH

A kapunuk is a particular type of trapping made for the doorway of a yurt. Whether this piece was made by nomads or as a luxury item by their sedentary kin to be traded to them is no...

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19th Century Antique Traps

Materials

Wool

La Port De Cannes French Riviera Côte d'Azur Original Framed Watercolor Painting
La Port De Cannes French Riviera Côte d'Azur Original Framed Watercolor Painting

La Port De Cannes French Riviera Côte d'Azur Original Framed Watercolor Painting

By Paul Delvaux

Located in Sutton Poyntz, Dorset

It has been said that the works of 1945-47 are rendered in a flattened style with distorted and forced perspective, reflecting the fact that he was at the time trapped in a loveless ...

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Early 20th Century Romantic Antique Traps

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

1930's Southwestern-Style Crystal Kilim Rug
1930's Southwestern-Style Crystal Kilim Rug

1930's Southwestern-Style Crystal Kilim Rug

Located in Dallas, TX

For Southwestern style Kilim weavers, a border can traditionally be seen as containing or trapping their spirit, potentially hindering future creative efforts.

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Early 20th Century American Folk Art Antique Traps

Materials

Wool

"Lady and Baby by The Wishing Well" Still Bank, German, circa 1910
"Lady and Baby by The Wishing Well" Still Bank, German, circa 1910

"Lady and Baby by The Wishing Well" Still Bank, German, circa 1910

Located in Incline Village, NV

A round circular key lock trap for releasing the coins is on the underneath, along with "Wishing Well German" handwritten on the opposite corner (see image).

Category

1910s German Folk Art Antique Traps

Materials

Wood

Provincetown (Cape Cod landscape)
Provincetown (Cape Cod landscape)

Provincetown (Cape Cod landscape)

By James Floyd Clymer

Located in Wilton Manors, FL

Beautiful abstract painting by American artist, James Floyd Clymer (1893-1982). At the Weir Trap, ca. 1930. Watercolor and pencil on paper measures 15 x 20 inches.

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Early 20th Century Abstract Antique Traps

Materials

Watercolor, Rag Paper, Pencil

19th century woodcut engraving print figurative American forest trees scene
19th century woodcut engraving print figurative American forest trees scene

19th century woodcut engraving print figurative American forest trees scene

By Winslow Homer

Located in Milwaukee, WI

Three others in the foreground, including two equestrian women, gather around a group of children who have been gathering flowers and trapping birds. Another of the children holds a ...

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1850s Victorian Antique Traps

Materials

Engraving, Woodcut

Pairpoint Monumental Hand-Painted Orientalist Oil Lamp, Pyramids, Palms c 1905
Pairpoint Monumental Hand-Painted Orientalist Oil Lamp, Pyramids, Palms c 1905

Pairpoint Monumental Hand-Painted Orientalist Oil Lamp, Pyramids, Palms c 1905

By Pairpoint Glassworks

Located in Brooklyn, NY

Pairpoint is known for three kinds of glass lampshades, originally produced from the mid-1890s through the mid-1920s: reverse painted landscape shades (where the glass is hand painte...

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Early 20th Century American Art Deco Antique Traps

Materials

Art Glass, Blown Glass

Malay Peninsula by C.J. Kleingrothe, 1907
Malay Peninsula by C.J. Kleingrothe, 1907

Malay Peninsula by C.J. Kleingrothe, 1907

By Charles J. Kleingrothe

Located in Langweer, NL

On the cover of this portfolio book an image of a tiger with its paw caught in a metal trap. 1 – title leaf 1 – colored map titled: “Map of the strait settlements and federated Malay...

Category

Early 20th Century Antique Traps

Materials

Paper

Fine French 19th Century Bronze Figure of "Milo of Croton & Lion" After Falconet
Fine French 19th Century Bronze Figure of "Milo of Croton & Lion" After Falconet

Fine French 19th Century Bronze Figure of "Milo of Croton & Lion" After Falconet

By Étienne Maurice Falconet

Located in Los Angeles, CA

The date of Milo's death is unknown, but he reportedly was attempting to tear a tree apart when his hands became trapped in a crevice in its trunk, and a pack of wolves surprised and...

Category

19th Century French Baroque Antique Traps

Materials

Marble, Bronze

His Only Pet
His Only Pet

His Only Pet

Located in New York, NY

Filling out the composition are a few expertly rendered anecdotal details, including a half-eaten apple, a metal pan, what appears to be a small wooden trap, and other bits of detrit...

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Late 19th Century American Realist Antique Traps

Materials

Oil, Board

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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.

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