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The Plain Gangster - Early 20th Century British Illustration by Rex Whistler
Located in London, GB
REX JOHN WHISTLER (British 1905-1944) The Plain Gangster Inscribed with title Pen, brush and ink
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Early 20th Century Realist Antique Whistles

Materials

Ink

Billingsgate - Etching by James Whistler - 1859
By James Abbott McNeill Whistler
Located in Roma, IT
Signed and dated on plate. Eighth state of 8 (final state), after different works with drypoint, with margins.  Published in 1878/79 on Japan paper in "The Portfolio". Matting includ...
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1850s Modern Antique Whistles

Materials

Etching

Bibi Lalouette - Etching by James Whistler - 1859
By James Abbott McNeill Whistler
Located in Roma, IT
dated in plate lower right "Whistler. 1859". Very good condition. Ref. Kennedy 51 ii/ii; Glasgow 33 iia
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1850s Modern Antique Whistles

Materials

Etching

Billingsgate by James Abbott McNeill Whistler, 1859
By James Abbott McNeill Whistler
Located in Kenilworth, IL
This ink etching depicts a busy dock scene from the perspective of someone in the stern of a boat. There are several figures in the bow of this boat who are wearing hats; three are s...
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Mid-19th Century British Antique Whistles

Materials

Paper

Bibi Valentin by James Abbott McNeill Whistler, 1859
By James Abbott McNeill Whistler
Located in Kenilworth, IL
subject is the daughter of Valentin (fl. 1859), and she posed for Whistler in Paris. This is one of two
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Mid-19th Century Antique Whistles

Materials

Paper

Alderney Street - Etching by J.A. Whistler - 1881
By James Abbott McNeill Whistler
Located in Roma, IT
Whistler can be considered a forerunner of the Post-Impressionist movement. Very good conditions.
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1880s Antique Whistles

Materials

Etching

"Beach Scene at Dieppe" James Abbott McNeill Whistler, Tonalist Watercolor
By James Abbott McNeill Whistler
Located in New York, NY
James Abbott McNeill Whistler Beach Scene at Dieppe, 1885-86 Watercolor on paper, mounted on board
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1880s Impressionist Antique Whistles

Materials

Watercolor, Paper

The Rag Gatherers - Original Etching by J.A. Whistler - 1858
By James Abbott McNeill Whistler
Located in Roma, IT
contrasts, Includes passepartout (cm. 53x37). The American artist James Abbott McNeill Whistler can be
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1850s Post-Impressionist Antique Whistles

Materials

Etching

"The Rag Gatherers (Kennedy 23V)"Etching signed by James Abbott McNeill Whistler
By James Abbott McNeill Whistler
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"The Rag Gatherers" is an original etching on zinc plate by J. A. M. Whistler. The artist signed
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1850s Art Nouveau Antique Whistles

Materials

Fabric, Etching

Whistler Portrait No. 7 (Six Faces of Whistler)
By Mortimer Menpes
Located in New York, NY
Mortimer Menpes (1855-1938), Whistler Portrait No. 7 (Six Faces of Whistler), drypoint, 1902-3
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Early 1900s Realist Antique Whistles

Materials

Drypoint

Ecuadorian Carved Skull Shaped Whistle
Located in London, GB
This unique and amazing Ecuadorian primitive piece is a whistle carved in a skull form, and dates
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15th Century and Earlier Ecuadorean Antique Whistles

Materials

Clay

Sterling Silver and Coral Rattle Whistle
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
Exceptional antique Victorian sterling silver baby rattle and whistle has a bulbous shaped form
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1870s English Antique Whistles

Materials

Sterling Silver

Antique Automaton The Whistler by Phalibois
Located in London, GB
Rare Automaton Whistler by Henry Phalibois, with papier-mache character head modeled with puckered
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Early 1900s French Antique Whistles

Materials

Satin

Portrait of Whistler with the Monacle.
By Paul César Helleu
Located in Storrs, CT
Portrait of Whistler with the Monacle. 1897. Drypoint. 13 3/4 x 10 1/4 (sheet 16 3/4 x 11 5/8). A
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19th Century Impressionist Antique Whistles

Materials

Drypoint

Antique Victorian Sterling Silver Combination Whistle and Rattle
By Colen Hewer Cheshire
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive, large antique Victorian sterling silver combination whistle
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1880s English Victorian Antique Whistles

Materials

Sterling Silver

Victorian Sterling Silver Baby Rattle / Whistle - George Unite
By George Unite
Located in Bath, GB
A charming example of a sterling silver baby rattle complete with working whistle and an iridescent
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1880s British Late Victorian Antique Whistles

Materials

Sterling Silver

J.A.M. Whistler with the White Lock.
By Thomas Robert Way
Located in Storrs, CT
J.A.M. Whistler with the White Lock. c. 1895. Lithograph. Gallatin 131. 8 1/8 x 5 1/2 (sheet 10 X 6
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19th Century Modern Antique Whistles

Materials

Lithograph

Early 20th Century Oil - Boy With A Tin Whistle
Located in Corsham, GB
A fine early 20th Century portrait,. showing a young boy playing a tin whistle. The artist has
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Early 20th Century Antique Whistles

Materials

Oil

18th Century Staffordshire Blue and White Glazed Dog Whistle
Located in Stamford, CT
A rare and utterly charming English Staffordshire blue and white glazed ceramic dog whistle
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Late 18th Century English George III Antique Whistles

Materials

Ceramic

Antique Victorian Sterling Silver and Coral Combination Whistle and Rattle
By George Unite
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive antique Victorian sterling silver and coral combination whistle
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1850s British Victorian Antique Whistles

Materials

Coral, Sterling Silver

Silver Gilded Diamonds Whistle Russian Empire Moscow Lebedkin, circa 1905
Located in Vienna, AT
Whistle made of gilded silver The decoration consists of diamonds covering an anchor
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Early 1900s Russian Other Antique Whistles

Materials

Sterling Silver

The Street, Chelsea - 1880s etching by Whistler follower Theodore Roussel
By Theodore Roussel
Located in London, GB
in London in 1872 it was not until 1885 that Whistler became aware of his work and arranged to meet
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1880s Realist Antique Whistles

Materials

Etching

Summer landscape by Whistler's French artist friend Delâtre, Barbizon connection
Located in Norwich, GB
, Rops, Rousseau, and of course Whistler, among others. Francis Seymour Haden said that 'if Rembrandt
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Late 19th Century Barbizon School Antique Whistles

Materials

Paper, Pastel

Late 19th or Early 20th Century Bronze Sculpture, Karl Hackstock, Whistling Boy
Located in Greven, DE
prizes. This beautiful bronze bust shows a young, whistling man with hat. Founder's stamp at the back
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19th Century Austrian Antique Whistles

Materials

Bronze

"La Mere de Whistler, " an Etching and Drypoint signed by Auguste Brouet
By Auguste Brouet
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"La Mere de Whistler" is an original etching and drypoint signed by the French artist Auguste
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Early 20th Century Antique Whistles

Materials

Drypoint, Etching

Paintings in Oil & Pastel by James A. McNeill Whistler. Exhibition, NY Met, 1910
Located in valatie, NY
Paintings in Oil and Pastel by James A. McNeill Whistler, New York, March 15 to May 31, 1910, by
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1910s Antique Whistles

Materials

Paper

Venus
By James Abbott McNeill Whistler
Located in Storrs, CT
. Housed in an archival French mat and a dramatic 11 x 14-inch gold leaf frame. During 1858-59, Whistler
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Mid-19th Century American Impressionist Antique Whistles

Materials

Etching, Drypoint

The Draped Figure, Seated
By James Abbott McNeill Whistler
Located in Fairlawn, OH
There were an additonal 24 impressions printed by Way for Whistler and 20 impressions printed for the
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1890s American Impressionist Antique Whistles

Materials

Lithograph

"Fulham AKA Chelsea (Kennedy 182), " Original Etching Signed
By James Abbott McNeill Whistler
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Fulham A.K.A. Chelsea" is an original etching by James Abbott MacNeill Whistler. The artist signed
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1870s Impressionist Antique Whistles

Materials

Etching

Gants de Suede
By James Abbott McNeill Whistler
Located in Fairlawn, OH
, published state "Gants de Suede is a portrait of Whistler’s sister-in-law, Ethel Birnie Philip. Whistler
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1890s Aesthetic Movement Antique Whistles

Materials

Lithograph

"The Smith's Yard" original lithograph
By James Abbott McNeill Whistler
Located in Henderson, NV
embossed with The Studio dry stamp in the margin. Signed in the plate with Whistler's butterfly monogram
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1890s Antique Whistles

Materials

Lithograph

J. Becquet, Sculptor
By James Abbott McNeill Whistler
Located in Fairlawn, OH
, Kennedy 52 James Abbott McNeill Whistler (1834-1903) Born in Lowell, Massachusetts, James Whistler
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19th Century Impressionist Antique Whistles

Materials

Drypoint, Etching

The Draped Figure, Seated
By James Abbott McNeill Whistler
Located in Fairlawn, OH
There were an additonal 24 impressions printed by Way for Whistler and 20 impressions printed for the
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1890s American Impressionist Antique Whistles

Materials

Lithograph

Barges, Dordrecht
By James Abbott McNeill Whistler
Located in Fairlawn, OH
(see photo of label) Keppel was knwon for Whistler prints acquired directly from the artist and his
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19th Century Impressionist Antique Whistles

Materials

Etching

Old Putney Bridge
By James Abbott McNeill Whistler
Located in New York, NY
James Whistler (1834-1903), Old Putney Bridge, 1879, etching and drypoint, signed in pencil with a
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Late 19th Century Impressionist Antique Whistles

Materials

Drypoint, Etching

VITRE - THE CANAL, BRITTANY
By James Abbott McNeill Whistler
Located in Portland, ME
Whistler, James A. M. VITRE: THE CANAL, BRITTANY. Levy 65, Spink 63. Lithograph, 1893. One of 32
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1890s Antique Whistles

Materials

Lithograph

Venus
By James Abbott McNeill Whistler
Located in New York, NY
James Whistler (1834-1903), Venus, 1859. Etching and drypoint, printed in black ink on laid paper
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1850s Impressionist Antique Whistles

Materials

Drypoint, Etching

The Unsafe Tenement
By James Abbott McNeill Whistler
Located in New York, NY
James Abbot McNeill Whistler (1834-1903), The Unsafe Tenement, etching, 1858. [signed in the plate
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1850s Realist Antique Whistles

Materials

Etching

Rue Furstenberg
By James Abbott McNeill Whistler
Located in Storrs, CT
, funning between rue de l'Abbaye and rue Jacob. In mid-August 1894, Whistler paused in the small place
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Late 19th Century Impressionist Antique Whistles

Materials

Lithograph

“Valparaiso”, Approach of evening."
By James Abbott McNeill Whistler
Located in New York, NY
After WHISTLER, James Abbott McNeil. Photogravure 10x12 2/4" paper size, 7 1/2 x 9 1/2" image size
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1890s Photorealist Antique Whistles

Materials

Photogravure, ABS

Rotherhithe
By James Abbott McNeill Whistler
Located in Storrs, CT
; Keppel, The Golden Age of Engraving; Salaman, The Great Painter-Etchers from Rembrandt to Whistler and
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Mid-19th Century American Impressionist Antique Whistles

Materials

Drypoint, Etching

The Little Putney
By James Abbott McNeill Whistler
Located in New York, NY
James Whistler, The Little Putney, 1879, etching and drypoint, signed with the large butterfly
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Late 19th Century Impressionist Antique Whistles

Materials

Drypoint, Etching

The Traghetto
By James Abbott McNeill Whistler
Located in New York, NY
James Whistler (1834-1903), The Traghetto, etching and drypoint, 1879-80, signed with the butterfly
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1870s Impressionist Antique Whistles

Materials

Drypoint, Etching

The Whitesmiths, Impresse des Carmelites
By James Abbott McNeill Whistler
Located in Santa Monica, CA
JAMES ABBOTT MCNEILL WHISTLER (1834 – 1903) THE WHITESMITHS, IMPRESSE DES CARMELITES 1894 (03
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1890s Impressionist Antique Whistles

Materials

Lithograph

THE MEDICI COLLAR
By James Abbott McNeill Whistler
Located in Portland, ME
Whistler, James A. M. THE MEDICI COLLAR. Spink 170, Way 153, Levy 186. Transfer lithograph, 1897
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1890s Antique Whistles

Materials

Lithograph

DRURY LANE RAGS
By James Abbott McNeill Whistler
Located in Portland, ME
Whistler, James A. M. DRURY LANE RAGS. Way 21. lithograph, 1888. Edition of only 15. Signed with
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1880s Antique Whistles

Materials

Lithograph

Tête-à-Tête in the Garden
By James Abbott McNeill Whistler
Located in Storrs, CT
garden at Whistler's home at 110, rue de Bac, Paris, are Ethel Birnie Philip, Whistler's sister-in-law
Category

Late 19th Century American Modern Antique Whistles

Materials

Lithograph

Penny Passengers, Limehouse
By James Abbott McNeill Whistler
Located in New York, NY
James Whistler (1834-1903), Penny Passengers, Limehouse, 1860. Etching and drypoint, signed in
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1860s Impressionist Antique Whistles

Materials

Drypoint, Etching

The Mill, Amsterdam, 1889
By James Abbott McNeill Whistler
Located in New York, NY
James Whistler (1834-1903), The Mill, 1889, etching and drypoint, signed in pencil with the
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1880s Impressionist Antique Whistles

Materials

Drypoint, Etching

Battersea Morn (also Battersea Dawn)
By James Abbott McNeill Whistler
Located in New York, NY
James Whistler (1830-1903), Battersea Morn (also Battersea Dawn), drypoint, 1875, Kennedy 155
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1870s Impressionist Antique Whistles

Materials

Drypoint

The Beggars
By James Abbott McNeill Whistler
Located in New York, NY
James Whistler (1834-1903), The Beggars, etching and drypoint, 1879-80, signed with the butterfly
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1870s Impressionist Antique Whistles

Materials

Drypoint, Etching

Chelsea Rags
By James Abbott McNeill Whistler
Located in Storrs, CT
, Whistler's sister-in-law, her seal verso: (Lugt 405). Michael Parkin Fine Art, Ltd. from whom purchased in
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Late 19th Century American Modern Antique Whistles

Materials

Lithograph

The Bridge, Santa Maria
By James Abbott McNeill Whistler
Located in New York, NY
James Whistler (1834-1903), The Bridge, Santa Marta, 1879-80, etching with drypoint, printed in
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1870s Impressionist Antique Whistles

Materials

Drypoint, Etching

Gabled Roofs
By James Abbott McNeill Whistler
Located in New York, NY
James Abbot McNeill Whistler (1834-1903), Gabled Roofs, lithograph, 1893. Reference: Chicago (Spink
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1890s Impressionist Antique Whistles

Materials

Lithograph

'En Plein Soleil' from the French Set, 'Douze eau-fortes d'apres Nature'
By James Abbott McNeill Whistler
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
James Abbott McNeill Whistler, 'En Plein Soleil' from the French Set (Douze eau-fortes d'apres
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1850s Impressionist Antique Whistles

Materials

Etching

Lagoon: Noon
By James Abbott McNeill Whistler
Located in New York, NY
James McNeill Whistler (1830-1903), Lagoon: Noon, etching and drypoint, 1879-1880, signed with the
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1870s Impressionist Antique Whistles

Materials

Drypoint, Etching

Mother and Daughter
By James Abbott McNeill Whistler
Located in San Francisco, CA
Foundation for the Graphic Arts, San Francisco (1 impression). “Mother and Daughter” depicts Whistler
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19th Century Antique Whistles

The Little Mast
By James Abbott McNeill Whistler
Located in New York, NY
James Whistler (1834-1903), The Little Mast, etching, drypoint and burnishing, 1879-80, signed in
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1870s Impressionist Antique Whistles

Materials

Etching

Bridge, Amsterdam
By James Abbott McNeill Whistler
Located in New York, NY
James McNeill Whistler (1834-1903), Bridge, Amsterdam, etching, 1889, printed in brown ink on thin
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1880s Impressionist Antique Whistles

Materials

Etching

THE BEGGERS - possibly unique state example
By James Abbott McNeill Whistler
Located in Santa Monica, CA
JAMES ABBOTT McNEILL WHISTLER (1834 – 1903) THE BEGGARS 1879-80 (Glasgow 190 x/xvii
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1880s American Impressionist Antique Whistles

Materials

Etching

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Antique Whistles For Sale on 1stDibs

There is a broad range of antique whistles for sale on 1stDibs. Browse a selection of Impressionist, Modern or Photorealist versions of these works for sale today — there are 57 Impressionist, 19 Modern, 3 Post-Impressionist, 1 Old Masters and 1 Photorealist examples available. These items have long been popular, with older editions for sale from the 18th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 20th Century. Adding a colorful piece of art to a room that is mostly decorated in warm neutral tones can yield a welcome change — see the antique whistles on 1stDibs that include elements of beige, gray, brown, white and more. James Abbott McNeill Whistler, James Abbott McNeill Whistler (circle), Mortimer Menpes, Auguste Brouet and Walter Greaves took a thoughtful approach to this subject that are worth considering. Each of these unique pieces was handmade with extraordinary care, with artists most often working in etching, lithograph and engraving.

How Much are Antique Whistles?

Prices for pieces in our collection of antique whistles start at $75 and top out at $125,000 with the average selling for $2,500.