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Antique Black Velvet Paintings

"Irises Flowers" By L. Chevallier, Oil On Black Velvet, circa 1930
"Irises Flowers" By L. Chevallier, Oil On Black Velvet, circa 1930

"Irises Flowers" By L. Chevallier, Oil On Black Velvet, circa 1930

Located in Paris, FR

Original oil painting on black velvet by L. Chevallier, circa 1930. Representing a decorative

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Early 20th Century French Antique Black Velvet Paintings

Materials

Paint, Velvet, Wood, Oak

English Victorian Gentleman in a Top Hat Portrait

English Victorian Gentleman in a Top Hat Portrait

Located in Queens, NY

rectangular velvet frame

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Late 19th Century British Victorian Antique Black Velvet Paintings

Materials

Velvet

Large German Hutschenreuther Hand Painted Porcelain Plaque Head of Christ
Large German Hutschenreuther Hand Painted Porcelain Plaque Head of Christ

Large German Hutschenreuther Hand Painted Porcelain Plaque Head of Christ

$2,030Sale Price|30% Off

H 15.5 in W 13.5 in D 0.5 in

Large German Hutschenreuther Hand Painted Porcelain Plaque Head of Christ

By Hutschenreuther

Located in Vero Beach, FL

enamel on an oval porcelain plaque after the original painting -Head of Christ- by the Italian artist

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Early 20th Century German Renaissance Revival Antique Black Velvet Paintings

Materials

Velvet, Porcelain

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Fedor Encke's Portrait of a Lady in a Velvet Dress, Large Oil on Canvas Painting
Fedor Encke's Portrait of a Lady in a Velvet Dress, Large Oil on Canvas Painting

Fedor Encke's Portrait of a Lady in a Velvet Dress, Large Oil on Canvas Painting

By Fedor Encke

Located in Bletchingley, Surrey

travelled regularly between Paris and New York painting many American Society sitters, including President

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19th Century French Antique Black Velvet Paintings

Signed Oil on Canvas Expressionist Painting, C. 1960's
Signed Oil on Canvas Expressionist Painting, C. 1960's

Signed Oil on Canvas Expressionist Painting, C. 1960's

Located in Ross, CA

black velvet matting. Painting measures 20 x 24

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Mid-19th Century Unknown Post-Modern Antique Black Velvet Paintings

Materials

Paint

17th Century Manner of Johannes Fijt, Killer Cat Oil on Canvas
17th Century Manner of Johannes Fijt, Killer Cat Oil on Canvas

17th Century Manner of Johannes Fijt, Killer Cat Oil on Canvas

Located in Lowestoft, GB

origin, some minor abrasions to the painted surface. The painting sits on a lap jointed stretcher, and

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Mid-17th Century European Baroque Antique Black Velvet Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Velvet

Pair of Frames, Gold Bronze Mounting, Velvet and Hand Painting, 19th Century
Pair of Frames, Gold Bronze Mounting, Velvet and Hand Painting, 19th Century

Pair of Frames, Gold Bronze Mounting, Velvet and Hand Painting, 19th Century

Located in Saint-Ouen, FR

Pair of frames, gold bronze mounting, velvet and hand painting, 19th century, Napoleon III period

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19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Black Velvet Paintings

Materials

Bronze

Portrait of an Aristocratic Gentleman in Green Velvet Jacket and White Shirt Oil
Portrait of an Aristocratic Gentleman in Green Velvet Jacket and White Shirt Oil

Portrait of an Aristocratic Gentleman in Green Velvet Jacket and White Shirt Oil

By circle of Thomas Gainsborough

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

painting on canvas, depicting portrait of a young aristocratic gentleman, wearing a dark green velvet

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18th Century Old Masters Antique Black Velvet Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Hand-Painted Portrait En Miniature of Two Children UK Follower Beechey, c.1860
Hand-Painted Portrait En Miniature of Two Children UK Follower Beechey, c.1860

Hand-Painted Portrait En Miniature of Two Children UK Follower Beechey, c.1860

By Sir William Beechey

Located in Vienna, AT

hook and eye: Additionally, case is equipped with velvet inside / the picture is additionally framed by

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Mid-19th Century British High Victorian Antique Black Velvet Paintings

Materials

Glass, Ivory, Leather, Velvet

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Mid-19thC Austrian School Portrait Of A Lady In Spanish Attire, Oil Painting
Mid-19thC Austrian School Portrait Of A Lady In Spanish Attire, Oil Painting

Mid-19thC Austrian School Portrait Of A Lady In Spanish Attire, Oil Painting

Located in Cheltenham, GB

US buyers pay no import tariffs on this item. This exquisite mid-19th-century bust-length Austrian portrait depicts a young lady wearing a red gown together with a black lace veil, ...

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19th Century Victorian Antique Black Velvet Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Attributed to Istvan Szonyi
Attributed to Istvan Szonyi

Attributed to Istvan Szonyi

$4,900

H 19.5 in W 23.5 in D 2 in

Attributed to Istvan Szonyi

By Istvan Szonyi

Located in Houston, TX

Hungarian Artist (1894-1960) "Reclining Nude", circa 1920s Measures: 19.5" H x 23.5" W, overall size is 28" x 32.5" Oil on canvas, inscribed lower right "Somody baratomnak szere...

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1920s Hungarian Other Antique Black Velvet Paintings

Materials

Canvas

Art Deco Lamp
Art Deco Lamp

Art Deco Lamp

$3,416 / item

H 20.08 in Dm 15.75 in

Art Deco Lamp

By Sofar

Located in Rebais, FR

Art Deco lamp with led in the foot.

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21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Antique Black Velvet Paintings

Materials

Brass

Art Deco Chandelier
Art Deco Chandelier

Art Deco Chandelier

$7,148 / item

H 27.56 in Dm 23.63 in

Art Deco Chandelier

By Sofar

Located in Rebais, FR

Art Deco chandelier with nickel finish and curved glass rod.

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21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Antique Black Velvet Paintings

Materials

Brass

Spanish Zodiac Sunburst Mirror with Brown Giltwood Carved Frame
Spanish Zodiac Sunburst Mirror with Brown Giltwood Carved Frame

Spanish Zodiac Sunburst Mirror with Brown Giltwood Carved Frame

Located in Barcelona, ES

Large Zodiac sunburst mirror in Carved Wood, Spain, 1940s-1950s. One of a kind handcrafted Horoscope mirror with giltwood wheel frame and 12 signs of zodiac. Terrific hand carved zod...

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Mid-20th Century Spanish Renaissance Revival Antique Black Velvet Paintings

Materials

Gold Leaf

Art Deco Dressing Table and Mirror
Art Deco Dressing Table and Mirror

Art Deco Dressing Table and Mirror

$8,707 / item

H 64.97 in W 40.16 in D 14.57 in

Art Deco Dressing Table and Mirror

By Sofar

Located in Rebais, FR

Art Deco dressing table with mirror and sconces.

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21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Antique Black Velvet Paintings

Materials

Brass

Willem van Kessel (c.1691–1727) – Portrait of Bewigged Gentleman in Armour, 1713
Willem van Kessel (c.1691–1727) – Portrait of Bewigged Gentleman in Armour, 1713

Willem van Kessel (c.1691–1727) – Portrait of Bewigged Gentleman in Armour, 1713

Located in Holywell, GB

Willem van Kessel (c.1691–1727) – Portrait of a Bewigged Gentleman in Armour, 1713 A highly decorative and striking oil painting depicting a bewigged gentleman clad in a suit of arm...

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Early 18th Century Flemish School Antique Black Velvet Paintings

Materials

Oil

Late 19th Century Antique Arched Stained Glass Window with Flowers & Wood Frame
Late 19th Century Antique Arched Stained Glass Window with Flowers & Wood Frame

Late 19th Century Antique Arched Stained Glass Window with Flowers & Wood Frame

Located in Stamford, CT

Beautiful antique arched top stained glass window with flowers and jewels. This antique stained glass window has been put into a new wood frame making it easy to hang and install. Sa...

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Late 19th Century American Antique Black Velvet Paintings

Materials

Glass, Wood

Original Vintage 1928 Avant Garde Art Exhibition Poster Kandinsky Picasso Klee
Original Vintage 1928 Avant Garde Art Exhibition Poster Kandinsky Picasso Klee

Original Vintage 1928 Avant Garde Art Exhibition Poster Kandinsky Picasso Klee

By Heinrich Campendonk

Located in London, GB

Original vintage art exhibition poster: Colour / Farbe Ausstellung im Kaiser-Wilhelm-Museum held at the Kaiser Wilhelm Museum in Krefeld Germany from 1-31 May 1928 presenting work by...

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1920s German Antique Black Velvet Paintings

Materials

Paper

Pair of Jean Perzel Attributed 1940s Gilt Iron Wall Sconces
Pair of Jean Perzel Attributed 1940s Gilt Iron Wall Sconces

Pair of Jean Perzel Attributed 1940s Gilt Iron Wall Sconces

By Atelier Jean Perzel

Located in Sharon, CT

A pair of very large (27.5 inches high-exclusive of globes) Gilded Cast Iron (21 lbs. each) Wall Sconces. Not signed or otherwise marked.

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1940s French Art Deco Antique Black Velvet Paintings

Materials

Iron

Oval Art Deco Chandelier
Oval Art Deco Chandelier

Oval Art Deco Chandelier

$7,184 / item

H 27.56 in W 33.47 in D 20.87 in

Oval Art Deco Chandelier

By Sofar

Located in Rebais, FR

Art Deco chandelier with nickel finish.

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21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Antique Black Velvet Paintings

Materials

Bronze

Rare Moses Michelangelo Guggenheim & Pauly Cie Et Venice Antique Carved Armoire
Rare Moses Michelangelo Guggenheim & Pauly Cie Et Venice Antique Carved Armoire

Rare Moses Michelangelo Guggenheim & Pauly Cie Et Venice Antique Carved Armoire

By Pauly et Cie, Guggenheim Museum

Located in West Sussex, Pulborough

We are delighted to offer for sale this very rare one of a kind Pauly CIE Et stamped hand carved walnut armoire made by the genius that was Moses Michelangelo Guggenheim 1837-1910 W...

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19th Century Italian Victorian Antique Black Velvet Paintings

Materials

Walnut

Art Deco Chandelier
Art Deco Chandelier

Art Deco Chandelier

$7,007 / item

H 27.56 in Dm 23.63 in

Art Deco Chandelier

By Sofar

Located in Rebais, FR

Art Deco chandelier with nickel finish and sandblasted glasses.

Category

21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Antique Black Velvet Paintings

Materials

Brass

Early 17th-Century Dutch School, Portrait Of A Swedish Officer, Oil Painting
Early 17th-Century Dutch School, Portrait Of A Swedish Officer, Oil Painting

Early 17th-Century Dutch School, Portrait Of A Swedish Officer, Oil Painting

Located in Cheltenham, GB

This heavily-inscribed early 17th-century half-length portrait depicts an officer wearing a silk doublet with a gorget, presented in a feigned oval. He’s standing alongside an anchor...

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17th Century Baroque Antique Black Velvet Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Mid-Century Modern Brutalist Wooden Zodiac Sign Starburst Mirror, Germany, 1970s
Mid-Century Modern Brutalist Wooden Zodiac Sign Starburst Mirror, Germany, 1970s

Mid-Century Modern Brutalist Wooden Zodiac Sign Starburst Mirror, Germany, 1970s

Located in Nuernberg, DE

A beautiful Zodiac sunburst mirror in Carved Wood, Germany, 1970s. Brutalist Style Horoscope mirror with colored wheel frame and 12 signs of zodiac. Terrific zodiac signs on a brown ...

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1970s German Mid-Century Modern Antique Black Velvet Paintings

Materials

Mirror, Wood

The Golden Egg - Early 19th Century Oil Painting of the Lovers from Mother Goose
The Golden Egg - Early 19th Century Oil Painting of the Lovers from Mother Goose

The Golden Egg - Early 19th Century Oil Painting of the Lovers from Mother Goose

Located in Gerrards Cross, GB

‘The Golden Egg’ by Richard Morton Paye F.S.A. (1750-1820). The painting – which depicts the moment the young lovers in Thomas Dibdin’s Georgian pantomime discover the solid gold eg...

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Early 19th Century English School Antique Black Velvet Paintings

Materials

Oil

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Antique Black Velvet Paintings For Sale on 1stDibs

On 1stDibs, there are several options of antique black velvet paintings available for sale. Today, if you’re looking for Impressionist editions of these works and are unable to find the perfect match for your home, our selection also includes Impressionist. These items have been made for many years, with versions that date back to the 18th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 20th Century. You can search the antique black velvet paintings that we have for sale on 1stDibs by color — popular works were created in bold and neutral palettes with elements of black, brown, beige and gray. These artworks have been a part of the life’s work for many artists, but the versions made by Thomas Hudson, George Henry Harlow, Bartholomew Dandridge, Jacopo Bassano and Helen Bradley are consistently popular. The range of these distinct pieces — often created in paint, oil paint and canvas — can elevate any room of your home. Some antique black velvet paintings are too large for some spaces — a variety of smaller iterations, measuring # 7 inches across, are available.

How Much are Antique Black Velvet Paintings?

The average selling price for antique black velvet paintings we offer is $13,699, while they’re typically $400 on the low end and $278,856 for the highest priced.
Questions About Antique Black Velvet Paintings
  • 1stDibs ExpertOctober 19, 2021
    A black velvet painting is a type of painting that is distinguished by the use of velvet as the support (versus canvas, for example). The velvet provides a dark background which helps the colors stand out. On 1stDibs, find a variety of black velvet paintings.