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Brass Watering Can by Hagenauer Wien
By Werkstätte Hagenauer Wien
Located in San Francisco, CA
A handmade brass watering can by Werkstatte Hagenauer Wien. Stamped and marked on the underside.
Category

1920s Austrian Modern Antique Watering Can Antiques

Materials

Brass

Antique Brass Watering Can by Hagenauer Wien
Brass Watering Can by Hagenauer Wien
H 6.5 in W 9.5 in D 2 in
J. S. Walker - Signed and Dated 1921 Watercolour, River Landscape
Located in Corsham, GB
overlooking it. We can just see them amongst this vast landscape whilst trees tower over them with the water
Category

Early 20th Century Antique Watering Can Antiques

Materials

Watercolor

1920's Holy Water Font Lady of Guadalupe and Angel in Alabaster and Agate
Located in BILBAO, ES
1920's Holy water font with Lady of Guadalupe and angel in light green alabaster and agate with a
Category

19th Century Mexican American Craftsman Antique Watering Can Antiques

Materials

Agate, Alabaster

Brightly Colored VENETIAN Water Scene of San Giorgio Maggiore.
By Warren W. Sheppard
Located in New York, NY
who imparted to his son a deep affection and admiration for the water. This small painting depicts a
Category

19th Century Impressionist Antique Watering Can Antiques

Materials

Oil

1760s Antique Sterling Silver Beer / Water Jug
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
A magnificent, fine and impressive antique George III English sterling silver beer/water jug; part
Category

1760s English George III Antique Watering Can Antiques

Materials

Sterling Silver, Silver

Gold Water Gilded Carved Wooden Chapel Sunburst Flush Light
Located in Hastings, GB
Fabulous 1930's water gilded sunburst flush mount. Carved wooden rays surround the single lamp
Category

Early 20th Century German Baroque Antique Watering Can Antiques

Materials

Wood

Henry Wallace Methven "Impressionist Landscape" Water, Trees Summer Reflection
Located in Detroit, MI
is known for his landscapes and water scenes. Michigan has numerous rivers, creeks and small lakes
Category

Early 1900s Impressionist Antique Watering Can Antiques

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Antique Georgian Sterling Silver Beer / Water Jug by John King
By John King
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive antique George III English sterling silver beer/water jug; part
Category

1760s English George III Antique Watering Can Antiques

Materials

Sterling Silver

Breaking Wave - Venice Beach, California – Anthony Friedkin, Ocean, Wave, Water
By Anthony Friedkin
Located in Zurich, CH
, Photography, Black and White, Ocean, Nature, America, Water, Waves, Waterscape, Light, Surf, Breaking Wave
Category

1770s Contemporary Antique Watering Can Antiques

Materials

Silver Gelatin

"Building the Allegheny Railroad, Pennsylvania" Alfred Wall, Scalp Level School
Located in New York, NY
part of temporary dams the sawyers built to hold back water for a strong release that would float the
Category

1850s Hudson River School Antique Watering Can Antiques

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Holy Water Font with Lady of Guadalupe and Angel in Green Alabaster and Agate
Located in Bilbao, ES
1920´s Holy Water Font with Lady of Guadalupe and angel in light green alabaster and agate with a
Category

Late 19th Century Mexican Artisan Antique Watering Can Antiques

Materials

Agate

Holy Water Font with Lady of Guadalupe and Angel in Green Alabaster and Agate
Located in Bilbao, ES
1920´s Holy Water Font with Lady of Guadalupe and angel in light green alabaster and agate with a
Category

Late 19th Century Mexican Artisan Antique Watering Can Antiques

Materials

Agate

Bronze Table Lamp by Danish Sculptor TH Stein Denmark 1850’s
Located in Valby, 84
Fisherman carrying a Water Jar, which in 1860 was honored with the exhibition medal. The latter work belongs
Category

1850s Danish Empire Antique Watering Can Antiques

Materials

Brass, Bronze

1830's English Oil Storm Clouds Norfolk Landscape Norwich Cathedral River Yare
By (Circle of) John Constable
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Crome entitled Moonlight on the Yare. Joseph Stannard depicted the river in Thorpe Water Frolic
Category

Early 19th Century Victorian Antique Watering Can Antiques

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Faux Bamboo Walnut large Framed Mirror, France mid 1800’s
Located in London, GB
passion for old 'Blue-and-White' Asian ceramics. Extensive displays at the Old Water Colour Society and
Category

1860s French Chinoiserie Antique Watering Can Antiques

Materials

Mirror, Walnut

1920's Eberhard Hermetic 15J, Sterling Silver, Trench Watch Totally Restored
By Eberhard & Co.
Located in Raleigh, NC
water. While we would not recommend a vintage watch to be worn in the water, this was a technological
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1920s European Art Deco Antique Watering Can Antiques

Antique Restored Fire Engine Seat circa 1920's
Located in Milford, NH
paint finish. An original steam or water gauge can be found under the left side of the seat. This seat
Category

Early 20th Century American Antique Watering Can Antiques

Materials

Brass, Iron

1820's Antique French Aubusson Verdure Tapestry, Adonis, Venus, & Amour
By François Boucher, Peter Paul Rubens, Francesco Albani
Located in Dallas, TX
Aubusson tapestry embodies true verdure water and landscapes coloring in blues, greens, and browns. With
Category

Early 19th Century French Louis XIV Antique Watering Can Antiques

Materials

Wool, Silk

Antique Italian 3-Door Buffet Beautiful Unrestored Original Paint circa 1800's
Located in Chicago, IL
. There are several light water rings, images 7, 8, 10 and 11. There is also a gouge, image 9.
Category

1880s Italian Neoclassical Antique Watering Can Antiques

Materials

Brass

Tangiers Lemon Market - British 1920's Oriental Figural art oil painting
By Gerald Spencer Pryse
Located in London, GB
was able to record the conditions of trench warfare in numerous water-colour drawings, but many of
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1920s Post-Impressionist Antique Watering Can Antiques

Materials

Oil

Antique Ancient Rarest of Rare Rug in Serapi, circa 1880's
Located in Milwaukee, WI
meet a vat that sits on fire with water inside waiting for the master dyers to create yet another
Category

19th Century Persian Serapi Antique Watering Can Antiques

Materials

Wool

Mid 1800's Rare Antique Silk Heriz Rug Masterpiece 5x6 Tapestry 1860
Located in New York, NY
Sabalan sits on a major deposit of copper. Traces of copper in the drinking water of sheep produces high
Category

1860s Persian Antique Watering Can Antiques

Materials

Wool

Surfboard with Setting Sun, Santa Monica, California, U.S.A. – Anthony Friedkin
By Anthony Friedkin
Located in Zurich, CH
, Water, Nature, America, Sunset
Category

1880s Contemporary Antique Watering Can Antiques

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Portrait of Young Lady in Red - British 20's Impressionist oil painting interior
By Walter Ernest Webster
Located in London, GB
of Painters in Water Colours, Royal Glasgow Institute and the Paris Salon. He was awarded awarded
Category

1920s Impressionist Antique Watering Can Antiques

Materials

Oil

Portrait of a Young Lady - British art 20's Impressionist oil painting portrait
By Walter Ernest Webster
Located in London, GB
Oil Painters, Royal Institute of Painters in Water Colours, Royal Glasgow Institute and the Paris
Category

1920s Impressionist Antique Watering Can Antiques

Materials

Oil

Venice: 18th Century View of the Basilica of S. Pietro di Castello by Lovisa
By Domenico Lovisa
Located in Alamo, CA
in Venice carrying goods and gondola water taxis ferrying people in front of the patriarchal church
Category

Early 18th Century Antique Watering Can Antiques

Materials

Etching

Jacob et L'ange (aft.) Gustave Moreau engraved C.A. Waltner circa 1800's
By (After) Gustave Moreau
Located in Paonia, CO
except for a water stain line just below the moon and in the margin. A very dark good impression.
Category

19th Century Romantic Antique Watering Can Antiques

Materials

Etching

Multi Purpose Art Deco Jewelry or Cigar Box in Coromandel Wood / 1920's Hardwood
Located in Lisse, NL
this solid wooden box would probably sink in the water. Because the trees from which coromandel is
Category

Early 20th Century Dutch Art Deco Antique Watering Can Antiques

Materials

Brass

Faux Bamboo Walnut Framed Mirror Made in England 1800’s in Boho Chic Style
Located in London, GB
old 'Blue-and-White' Asian ceramics. Extensive displays at the Old Water Colour Society and the 1862
Category

1860s English Chinoiserie Antique Watering Can Antiques

Materials

Glass, Walnut

Boho Chic Style Faux Bamboo Walnut Framed Mirror Made in France in mid 1800’s
Located in London, GB
old 'Blue-and-White' Asian ceramics. Extensive displays at the Old Water Colour Society and the 1862
Category

1860s French Chinoiserie Antique Watering Can Antiques

Materials

Glass, Walnut, Mirror

Farm Sink Hand Carved Stone Container Fountain Trough Basin Planter Antique LA
Located in West Hollywood, CA
water fountain Basin Of Hand Carved Stone container . beautiful Color and patina keeps changing with the
Category

18th Century French Antique Watering Can Antiques

Materials

Stone

Rustic Hand Carved Stone Container Jardinière Trough Basin Antique Farm Sink
Located in West Hollywood, CA
18th Century small water fountain Basin Of Hand Carved Stone container . Color and patina keeps
Category

Early 18th Century French Antique Watering Can Antiques

Materials

Stone

Hand Carved Stone Container Jardinière Trough Basin Planter Antique Farm Sink LA
Located in West Hollywood, CA
small water fountain Basin Of Hand Carved Stone container. Color and patina keeps changing with the
Category

18th Century French Antique Watering Can Antiques

Materials

Stone, Limestone

Antique landscape sunset and cows, Les Vaches by Adolphe Potter
By Adolphe Potter
Located in AIGNAN, FR
balanced composition helped by the authentic shape of the trees and their reflections in the water. MORE
Category

1860s Impressionist Antique Watering Can Antiques

Materials

Oil

Hand Carved Stone Trough Fountain Basin Farm Sink Planter Firepit idea Rustic CA
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Long 18th century water fountain basin of hand carved stone . This trough could be installed with
Category

18th Century French Antique Watering Can Antiques

Materials

Stone, Limestone

Émile Gallé “Bats and Iris” Table Lamp
By Emile Gallé
Located in New York, NY
the bat motif is found on tsuba, where bats gracefully soar over rivers adorned with irises and water
Category

Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Antique Watering Can Antiques

Materials

Bronze

Antique Heriz Runner - Antique Runner, Vintage Runner, Heriz Runner
Located in Sultanahmet, 34
, which sits on an important copper deposit. Traces of this copper are found in the drinking water of
Category

Late 19th Century Asian Antique Watering Can Antiques

Materials

Wool

French 19th Century Patinated Cast Iron Fountain, Signed Salin Fondeur
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
with his two hands holding a circular scalloped bowl. The water jets out of the top bowl and falls into
Category

19th Century French Antique Watering Can Antiques

Materials

Iron

Hand Carved Stone Container Fountain Basin Tub Planter Firepit Trough Antique LA
Located in West Hollywood, CA
century Thick Walls water fountain basin of hand carved stone . This trough could be installed with a
Category

18th Century French Antique Watering Can Antiques

Materials

Stone

Early 20th Century African Milk Vessel Uganda Hima Ekyanzi
Located in Vancouver, BC
allowing the vase to comfortably hold water or whatever liquid you had in mind.
Category

Early 20th Century Ugandan Antique Watering Can Antiques

Materials

Aluminum

Berglandschap, Mid 19th Century View of a Mountain Valley in Switzerland
By Alexandre Calame
Located in Cotignac, FR
-green, white foaming mountain water, which split the trees during the storm, and the whipped clouds, the
Category

Mid-19th Century Romantic Antique Watering Can Antiques

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Antique Scottish Highlands Oil Painting River & Mountains Old Stone Bridge
By Francis E. Jamieson
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
"Allan Water" by F. E. Jamieson (British 1895-1950) signed, lower corner oil painting on canvas
Category

Early 20th Century Victorian Antique Watering Can Antiques

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Antique Scottish Highlands Oil Painting Sunset River Landscape with Mountains
By Francis E. Jamieson
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
"Allan Water, Stirling" by F. E. Jamieson (British 1895-1950) signed, lower corner oil painting on
Category

Early 20th Century Victorian Antique Watering Can Antiques

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Antique Scottish Highland Loch Katrine in the Trossachs Summer Landscape
By Francis E. Jamieson
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Katrine is a 13km-long fresh water loch in the heart of Loch Lomond & The Trossachs National Park. Set in
Category

Early 20th Century Victorian Antique Watering Can Antiques

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Antique Scottish Highlands Signed Oil Painting Loch Achray Trossachs Hotel
By Francis E. Jamieson
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Jamieson's work. Loch Archray is a fresh water loch that lies at the top of the Dukes Pass, 11km west of
Category

Early 20th Century Victorian Antique Watering Can Antiques

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Antique Scottish Highlands Signed Oil Painting Loch Tay Perthshire
By Francis E. Jamieson
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
most stunning lochs in Scotland. Loch Tay is a magnificent dark stretch of water, 15 miles (24 km
Category

Early 20th Century Victorian Antique Watering Can Antiques

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Large 19th Century Italian Giltwood Headboard in Rococo Style
Located in London, Park Royal
piece still has its original water gilding which now has a beautifully age warmed and textured patina
Category

Early 19th Century Italian Rococo Antique Watering Can Antiques

Materials

Giltwood

"In the Canadian Rockies" 19th Century Oil Painting on Canvas
By Albert Bierstadt, 1830-1902
Located in Jacksonville, FL
and surrounding nature in the water. Bierstadt's attention to detail is evident in the way he renders
Category

19th Century Academic Antique Watering Can Antiques

Materials

Oil

Large Antique French Brass and Wrought Iron Dolphin Fountain Spout, Circa 1880
Located in Dallas, TX
outdoor water feature, such as for a stone fountain or bathroom sink.
Category

Late 19th Century French Antique Watering Can Antiques

Materials

Metal, Brass, Iron, Wrought Iron

“Chess Players”
Located in Southampton, NY
, besides the the chess set, are two coffee cups and a glass of water. Lower left in margin in pencil
Category

1890s Academic Antique Watering Can Antiques

Materials

Archival Paper, Etching

“Chess Players”
“Chess Players”
H 8 in W 10.5 in D 1.25 in
17th century Dutch seascape - Stormy sea with a Dutch Hoy - Marine Boats
Located in Antwerp, BE
water and clouds, imbuing his compositions with a sense of depth and drama. This new focus on the
Category

17th Century Old Masters Antique Watering Can Antiques

Materials

Oil, Panel

'Bird on Rock with Blue Flowers', By Unknown, Chinese Antique Scroll
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
side of the composition and is looking down at the water just below the rock. The water appears to be a
Category

Late 18th Century Qing Antique Watering Can Antiques

Materials

Silk, Paper, Watercolor

J. Brunner 1869 Oil on Canvas Austrian Landscape with Lake and Mountain Painting
By Joseph Brunner
Located in Firenze, IT
water of the lake in foreground and the dark brown rocks covered with moss and with small red flowers in
Category

19th Century Austrian Barbizon School Antique Watering Can Antiques

Materials

Canvas, Wood, Paint

Antique figurative oil painting, Landscape, Riverscape, French art
By Pierre Garnier
Located in AIGNAN, FR
Antique French landscape oil painting/figurative oil painting of a woman at the edge of the water
Category

1890s French School Antique Watering Can Antiques

Materials

Oil

Changsha Ewer, Tang Dynasty
Located in seoul, KR
such as bowls, pots, ewers (or jugs), plates, boxes, lamps, pillows, candlesticks, censers, water
Category

15th Century and Earlier Chinese Tang Antique Watering Can Antiques

Materials

Pottery, Stoneware

Changsha Ewer, Tang Dynasty
Changsha Ewer, Tang Dynasty
H 6.89 in Dm 2.96 in
Italian, venetian XVIII century console table in gilded wood
Located in Vicenza, IT
acqua” origin. Venice water The Venetian furniture "Venice water" in antiquarian jargon, is much more
Category

Mid-18th Century Italian Louis XV Antique Watering Can Antiques

Materials

Marble

Panoramic View over Naples Bay 19th century Watercolor by Richardson RWS
By Thomas Miles Richardson II
Located in Stockholm, SE
artist George, but in 1846, three years after being elected an Associate of the Old Water-Colour Society
Category

Late 19th Century Realist Antique Watering Can Antiques

Materials

Wood, Paper, Watercolor, Cardboard

Antique Italian Rococo 800°-Silver Sculptural Centerpiece, ca. 1880s
Located in New York, NY
beauty pouring water from a jug and a clearly aroused by her nakedness satyr, passionately seducing her
Category

1880s Italian Rococo Revival Antique Watering Can Antiques

Materials

Silver

18th Century Carved Stone Benitier from the Haute-Garonne Region of France
Located in Dallas, TX
Originally a holy water stoup from a church in the Haute-Garonne department of France, this hand
Category

18th Century French Antique Watering Can Antiques

Materials

Stone, Limestone

19th Century Antique Chinese Hand Chiseled Stone Trough, Planter
Located in Pomona, CA
, etc. Now It can be an unique garden elements, water fountain. There are drainage holes on the top side
Category

Mid-19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Watering Can Antiques

Materials

Stone

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Antique Watering Can Antiques For Sale on 1stDibs

There is a range of antique watering can antiques for sale on 1stDibs. The range of distinct antique watering can antiques — often made from metal, copper and brass — can elevate any home. Antique watering can antiques have been produced for many years, with earlier versions available from the 18th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 20th Century. Antique watering can antiques are generally popular furniture pieces, but Victorian, Arts and Crafts and Industrial styles are often sought at 1stDibs. Christopher Dresser, Heath & Middleton and Hugo Leven each produced beautiful antique watering can antiques that are worth considering.

How Much are Antique Watering Can Antiques?

The average selling price for at 1stDibs is $695, while they’re typically $115 on the low end and $17,500 highest priced.
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    Suzani is a form of embroidered tapestry, generally made on velvet, silk or cotton cloth. Suzanis have held a long tradition as being integral to interior decoration in central Asia. They were also thought to be talismans and would bring good luck to one’s home. Shop a collection of suzani tapestries from some of the world’s top sellers on 1stDibs.
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    A chatelaine is a set of decorative chains attached to a clasp or belt loop, which was used to carry keys and necessities. In ancient Rome, women carried tweezers, nail cleaners and ear scoops on their chatelaines. On 1stDibs, find antique chatelaines from some of the top sellers around the world.
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    Important in the 18th and 19th centuries, an antique cellarette was a piece of furniture in which wine was stored. The cellarette, also known as a wine cooler, is recognizable by its small rectangular size and simple design. Shop a collection of antique cellarettes from some of the world’s top sellers on 1stDibs.
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    Ironstone is a kind of vitreous pottery that was made in the United Kingdom around the early 19th century. The ironstone made by the masons are considered to be collectibles. Most antique ironstone items should have a hallmark. Shop a range of antique and vintage ironstone items on 1stDibs.
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    What antique silver is depends on the context. In many cases, the term refers to silverware and silver decorative objects produced more than 100 years ago. However, antique silver may also be the name of a distressed silver finish frequently used on lighting fixtures and bathroom fixtures. Explore a selection of antique silver wares on 1stDibs.
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    First used by the Egyptians and later the Romans, pewter is an alloy composed predominantly of tin. It can also be mixed with copper, silver or lead. Shop a collection of expertly vetted antique pewter pieces from some of the world’s top sellers on 1stDibs.
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