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1930s, Jacobean Style Barley Twist Oak Fire Fender And Fire Screen
Located in Germantown, MD
A rare 1930s Jacobean Style Oak Fire place Fender And Fire place Screen. Beautiful oak fireplace fender. Wonderful barley twist details accent these decorative pieces. Fender measu...
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Early 20th Century American George III Antique Woodworking Hand Tools

Materials

Oak

19th Century Continental Mahogany and Tapestry Expandable Trestle Fire Screen
Located in Germantown, MD
19th century continental mahogany and tapestry expandable trestle fire screen. The handmade tapestry depicts a lady sitting down ( possibly a Nun or Reverend Mother) with holy bible ...
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Late 19th Century American Late Victorian Antique Woodworking Hand Tools

Materials

Textile, Tapestry, Glass, Mahogany

Early 20th Century American Primitive Wooden Tool Box
Located in Germantown, MD
Early 20th century American Primitive wooden tool box measuring 33" in width, 11" in depth and 14
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Early 20th Century American American Colonial Antique Woodworking Hand Tools

Materials

Hardwood, Pine

19th English Brass Banded Mahogany Lap Desk With Gilt Tooled Leather
Located in Morristown, NJ
regular use and likely travelled with the owner. The hinged top opens to a gilt tooled leather writing
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Mid-19th Century English Victorian Antique Woodworking Hand Tools

Materials

Brass, Gold Leaf

19th C. Refinished Regency Walnut and Maple w/ Tooled Leather Top Partners Desk
Located in Germantown, MD
A Late 19th Century Refinished Regency Style Walnut and Maple, tooled leather top Partners Desk
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Late 19th Century American Edwardian Antique Woodworking Hand Tools

Materials

Walnut, Birdseye Maple

Set of 4 Antique Queen Anne Side Chairs, Hand-Carved Wood, Original Silk Fabric
Located in Madrid, ES
furniture has great character - well constructed and solid, with a rustic handmade quality. Some light tool
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18th Century Spanish Queen Anne Antique Woodworking Hand Tools

Materials

Walnut

Set of 8 Antique Hand-Tinted Engravings of Theatrical Characters 19th Century
Located in London, GB
This is an interesting set of eight Hand-Tinted Engravings of Theatrical Characters, dating from
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1810s English Antique Woodworking Hand Tools

Materials

Paint

Edo period Japanese medicine chest
By Japanese Studio
Located in CARLTON, AU
This is a very old and rare Japanese tooling storage tansu. It was made early Edo period of
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17th Century Japanese Edo Antique Woodworking Hand Tools

Materials

Cedar

Antique Edo period Japanese medicine chest
Edo period Japanese medicine chest
H 35.44 in W 35.04 in D 11.82 in
19th century Scandinavian rustic pine cutlery box
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
labelled a cutlery box, but could quite easily have been a tool box. Shaped handle forms a partition for 2
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Late 19th Century Swedish Rustic Antique Woodworking Hand Tools

Materials

Pine, Paint

African Dogon antique wooden ladder/wooden object/20th century
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
owned by a Japanese collector of African art. The tools that have supported the lives of the Dogon
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Early 20th Century Malian Other Antique Woodworking Hand Tools

Materials

Wood

Late 18th century Georgian walnut bureau
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
surface, with an inset leather panel with gold tooling.  Fully fitted interior of drawers and slides and
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Late 18th Century English Georgian Antique Woodworking Hand Tools

Materials

Walnut

Late 18th century Georgian walnut bureau
Late 18th century Georgian walnut bureau
H 43.25 in W 46.75 in D 22 in
Early 20th century satinwood sheraton revival desk
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
leather writing surface, decorated with gold tooling and pressed edging. Cross banded in walnut with
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Early 20th Century English Sheraton Antique Woodworking Hand Tools

Materials

Leather, Satinwood

Early 20th Century Leather Top Desk
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
with gold tooling, with obvious signs of use.  Fitted with 3 drawers above the the knee for storage
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Early 20th Century Swedish Georgian Antique Woodworking Hand Tools

Materials

Leather, Mahogany

Early 20th Century Leather Top Desk
Early 20th Century Leather Top Desk
H 29.5 in W 52 in D 32.25 in
19th century William IV mahogany roll top writing desk
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
holes below.  Green leather adjustable writing surface with gold tooling. 2 flame mahogany drawers with
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Mid-19th Century English William IV Antique Woodworking Hand Tools

Materials

Brass

Lord Nelson`s Family Portable Sloping Laptop Desk
Located in Dorking, GB
punch, a 16-point tool, has been used sparingly on the front panels, too, along with a simple C punch
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Early 18th Century English Georgian Antique Woodworking Hand Tools

Materials

Oak

French, 19th Century, Library Steps
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
toned leather with gold tooling inset into each step is in fine antique condition with few signs of wear
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19th Century French Other Antique Woodworking Hand Tools

Materials

Brass

19th Century brass bound mahogany writing slope
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
golden tooling, with coromandel surround. Pen tray and 2 slots containing ink wells.  Writing slope
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Late 19th Century English Campaign Antique Woodworking Hand Tools

Materials

Brass

Japanese Antique Wooden Object/Craftsman's Workbench/Penis-Shaped Figurine
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
probably a tool that was used to make something. I don't know the details. In addition, the characters
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Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Woodworking Hand Tools

Materials

Wood

19th Century Scandinavian Pine Workbench
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
trough for tools and woodwork. Obvious losses to woodwork, surface marks, fading and staining.  Ideal
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Late 19th Century Swedish Rustic Antique Woodworking Hand Tools

Materials

Pine

Set of mid 19th century mahogany library steps
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
steps each finished in brown leather with gold tooling. Top step with brass knob opens to a small
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1850s English Regency Antique Woodworking Hand Tools

Materials

Mahogany, Leather

Vintage Sculpture - Wood and Leather Gazelle Likely from Liberty's London
By Liberty of London
Located in Nova Scotia, NS
London. This sculpture, hand carved in wood and clad in leather, depicts a lifelike gazelle that exudes
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Early 20th Century Unknown Art Deco Antique Woodworking Hand Tools

Materials

Animal Skin, Hide, Leather, Natural Fiber, Glass, Organic Material, Wood

Elegant English Leather Top Writing Table
Located in Greenwich, CT
English late 18th century/early 19th century mahogany writing table with hand-tooled leather top on
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Early 19th Century English Georgian Antique Woodworking Hand Tools

Materials

Leather, Mahogany

Japanese Old Wooden Box 1868-1900 / Antique Storage Sofa Table Coffee Table Side
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
combining simple cedar boards. I think it was a box that contained some tools. For many years, soot from
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Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Woodworking Hand Tools

Materials

Cedar

Vintage Sculpture - Wood and Leather Wildebeest Likely from Liberty's London
By Liberty of London
Located in Nova Scotia, NS
of this piece demonstrates exceptional craftsmanship in carving and in application and tooling of
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Early 20th Century Unknown Art Deco Antique Woodworking Hand Tools

Materials

Animal Skin, Hide, Leather, Natural Fiber, Glass, Organic Material, Wood

French 19th Century Lady's Work Table
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
inset with worn black leather and tooled with gold that slides back to reveal a paper and stationary
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19th Century French Empire Antique Woodworking Hand Tools

Materials

Metal

French 19th Century Lady's Work Table
French 19th Century Lady's Work Table
H 28.13 in W 20.25 in D 13.88 in
19th Century Manner of George Bullock, Regency Brass Inlaid Rosewood Lap Desk
By George Bullock
Located in Morristown, NJ
. Rectangular box with double-hinged lid, opening to tooled navy leather and gold embossed writing surface and
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Early 18th Century English Regency Antique Woodworking Hand Tools

Materials

Brass, Gold Leaf

French 19th Century Inlay Lady’s Desk
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
desk top folds open to reveal a green leather writing surface with gold tooling in good antique
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Woodworking Hand Tools

Materials

Stone, Marble, Metal, Brass

French 19th Century Inlay Lady’s Desk
French 19th Century Inlay Lady’s Desk
H 52.13 in W 31.5 in D 17.25 in
17th Century French Louis XIII Oak Three Drawer Commode / Chest of Drawers
Located in Burton, TX
more rudimentary hand tools than were available to the prominent furniture craftsmen of Paris at the
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17th Century French Louis XIII Antique Woodworking Hand Tools

Materials

Iron

19th Century Tramp Art Chip Work Mirror Folk Art
Located in Southampton, GB
fitted back panel by our professional framer. Tramp Art is a style of woodworking which emerged in
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19th Century Central American Antique Woodworking Hand Tools

Materials

Wood

Antique French Napoleon III Tantalus Cave a Liqueur 19th Century
Located in London, GB
Birdseyes. In the days when all furniture was made essentially by hand, Birdseye Maple was used by only the
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1860s French Napoleon III Antique Woodworking Hand Tools

Materials

Glass

19c Folk Art Country Swedish Adze Carved Rosewood Tripod Table Bowl Decorative
Located in Sherborne, Dorset
expensive timber! It shows the most skilled hand woodworking, using a tool similar to an axe, to create the
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Late 19th Century Swedish Folk Art Antique Woodworking Hand Tools

Materials

Rosewood, Oak

Antique French Burr Walnut Marquetry Card / Writing / Dressing Table 19th C
Located in London, GB
for writing, complete with an inset gold tooled green leather writing surface and two inkwells. If you
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1890s Antique Woodworking Hand Tools

Materials

Walnut

Rare Hand-Carved and Hand-Adzed WPA Period Trastero from New Mexico
Located in San Francisco, CA
Extremely rare 1930's / 40's WPA period 'trastero' (kitchen cabinet) from New Mexico. This hand
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Early 20th Century American Antique Woodworking Hand Tools

Materials

Cedar

Antique Carpenters Wooden Work Table Industrial Bradford Machine Tool Co. Ohio.
By Bradford Woodworking
Located in Stamford, CT
Rare small antique wood carpenters work table made by the Bradford Machine Tool Co. Cincinnati Ohio
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Early 20th Century American Industrial Antique Woodworking Hand Tools

Materials

Wood

Antique Fireplace Brass and Leather Bellows, circa 1860s
Located in Germantown, MD
Vintage fan fireplace bellow brass wood red leather with Dutch Scene-Farmhouse -Country Style This unique fan fireplace bellow brass, wood and red leather with embossed design of...
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Mid-19th Century American Victorian Antique Woodworking Hand Tools

Materials

Brass

Antique Woodworker's Lathe
Located in New Orleans, LA
A highly important tool in the creation of furniture, this 19th-century French woodworker's lathe
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19th Century French Antique Woodworking Hand Tools

Materials

Metal

Antique Woodworker's Lathe
Antique Woodworker's Lathe
H 49 in W 56 in D 36 in
English 1890s Victorian Period Brass and Wood Carpenter's Hand Planer with Blade
Located in Atlanta, GA
An English Victorian period carpenter's woodworking hand planer from the late 19th century, with
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Late 19th Century English Victorian Antique Woodworking Hand Tools

Materials

Metal

Early 20th Century Satinwood Sheraton Revival Desk
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
deep red leather writing surface, decorated with gold tooling and pressed edging. Cross banded in
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Early 20th Century Swedish Sheraton Antique Woodworking Hand Tools

Materials

Satinwood

19th Century Victorian Green Man Carved Oak Desk
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
quality carving and colour.  Writing surface is a new piece of green leather, embossed with gold tooling
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Late 19th Century English Gothic Revival Antique Woodworking Hand Tools

Materials

Leather, Oak

Early 20th Century Satinwood Sheraton Revival Desk
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
deep red leather writing surface, decorated with gold tooling and pressed edging. Cross banded in
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Early 20th Century Swedish Sheraton Antique Woodworking Hand Tools

Materials

Satinwood, Walnut, Boxwood

Antique English Chinoiserie Style Oval Coffee Table with Faux Bamboo Legs
Located in Plainview, NY
table features intricate hand painted floral design and has two brown leather tooled pull out extensions
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Early 20th Century English Chinoiserie Antique Woodworking Hand Tools

Materials

Wood, Paint

French 19th Century Mahogany Transitional Desk
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
brown leather top is in antique condition with embossed gold tooling at its edge. Leather-topped slides
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Woodworking Hand Tools

Materials

Brass

19th Century Louis XV Style Inlaid Side Table
Located in WEST PALM BEACH, FL
geometric diamond-patterned inlay which is replicated on the sides and central drawer. There is a tooled
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Mid-19th Century French Louis XV Antique Woodworking Hand Tools

Materials

Brass

English 19th Century Mahogany Secretary
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
reveal a wonderfully patinated leather writing surface with gold tooling, six pigeon holes, and nine
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19th Century English Regency Antique Woodworking Hand Tools

Materials

Metal

English 19th Century Mahogany Secretary
English 19th Century Mahogany Secretary
H 93 in W 46 in D 21.75 in
French 19th Century Directoire Desk
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
tooling around the perimeter and center. A larger center drawer is flanked by two smaller drawers on the
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19th Century French Directoire Antique Woodworking Hand Tools

Materials

Metal, Brass

French 19th Century Directoire Desk
French 19th Century Directoire Desk
H 29.88 in W 50.38 in D 25.25 in
19th Century Regency Writing Desk
Located in Hixson, TN
This is a handsome Regency writing desk from England. The top has a wonderful tooled leather top
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1870s English Regency Antique Woodworking Hand Tools

Materials

Mahogany

19th Century Regency Writing Desk
19th Century Regency Writing Desk
H 33 in W 72 in D 36 in
French 19th Century Mahogany Empire Desk
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
with ornate gold tooling around the perimeter. Each side houses a slide with worn black leather and
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19th Century French Empire Antique Woodworking Hand Tools

Materials

Metal, Brass, Ormolu

French 19th Century Mahogany Empire Desk
French 19th Century Mahogany Empire Desk
H 29.88 in W 51.63 in D 29.25 in
19th Century William IV Mahogany Rolltop Writing Desk
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
holes below. Original green leather adjustable writing surface with gold tooling. 2 flame mahogany
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Mid-19th Century English Georgian Antique Woodworking Hand Tools

Materials

Mahogany

French Louis XVI Style Mahogany Writing Desk
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
vibrant orange writing surface is detailed with intricate gold tooling and perimetered by brass bands
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Woodworking Hand Tools

Materials

Metal, Brass

French Louis XV Style Writing Desk
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
next level of sophistication. Gorgeous red leather writing surface with gold tooling and a breakfront
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19th Century French Louis XV Antique Woodworking Hand Tools

Materials

Ormolu, Metal, Brass

French Louis XV Style Writing Desk
French Louis XV Style Writing Desk
H 28.5 in W 48.25 in D 23.5 in
19th Century William IV Mahogany Rolltop Writing Desk
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
. Eight pigeon holes below. Original green leather adjustable writing surface with gold tooling. Two
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Mid-19th Century British William IV Antique Woodworking Hand Tools

Materials

Mahogany

19th Century Tramp Art Chip Work Mirror Folk Art
Located in Southampton, GB
fitted back panel by our professional framer. Tramp art is a style of woodworking which emerged in
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19th Century Central American Antique Woodworking Hand Tools

Materials

Wood

Tunbridge Ware Sewing Box
By Tunbridge Ware
Located in Northampton, GB
sewing accessories and tools. The first lid is located at the rear and opens to reveal four small
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Early 19th Century English Georgian Antique Woodworking Hand Tools

Materials

Sycamore

Tunbridge Ware Sewing Box
Tunbridge Ware Sewing Box
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H 3.35 in W 7.87 in D 6.5 in
18th Century French Louis XIII Style Walnut Commode or Chest of Drawers
Located in Birmingham, AL
rudimentary hand tools than were available to the prominent furniture craftsmen of Paris, circa 1720s. Having
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1720s French Louis XIII Antique Woodworking Hand Tools

Materials

Walnut

Antique English Silver & Birds Eye Maple Walking Stick Cane, Dated 1903
Located in London, GB
caused by the presence of the Birdseyes. In the days when all furniture was made essentially by hand
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Early 1900s English Antique Woodworking Hand Tools

Materials

Sterling Silver

Antique Sicilian Commode Chest Parquetry, circa 1780
Located in London, GB
. it turns well but due to its density and hardness can be difficult to work with hand tools. It also
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18th Century and Earlier Italian Antique Woodworking Hand Tools

19th Century American Carpenter's Workbench, circa 1880
Located in San Francisco, CA
carpenter's workbench with large inlay tray used to house larger tools. There are 15 "dogs" spaced along the
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Late 19th Century American Rustic Antique Woodworking Hand Tools

Materials

Steel

Antique Gillows Style Bird's-Eye Maple Writing Table Desk, 1830
Located in London, GB
essentially by hand, bird's-eye Maple was used by only the most capable cabinetmakers. These artisans had
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1830s English Antique Woodworking Hand Tools

Antique French Kingwood Jardiniere c.1870
Located in London, GB
density and hardness can be difficult to work with hand tools. It also has a tendency to blunt the tools
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19th Century French Antique Woodworking Hand Tools

Antique French Kingwood Jardiniere c.1870
Antique French Kingwood Jardiniere c.1870
H 7.09 in W 14.97 in D 10.63 in
Antique French Satinwood & Ormolu Mounted Wardrobe 19th Century
Located in London, GB
Birdseyes. In the days when all furniture was made essentially by hand, Birdseye Maple was used by only the
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1880s French Antique Woodworking Hand Tools

Materials

Ormolu

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Antique Woodworking Hand Tools For Sale on 1stDibs

An assortment of antique woodworking hand tools is available at 1stDibs. Frequently made of wood, metal and animal skin, all antique woodworking hand tools available were constructed with great care. Antique woodworking hand tools 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 woodworking hand tools are generally popular furniture pieces, but Georgian, Louis XVI and Regency styles are often sought at 1stDibs.

How Much are Antique Woodworking Hand Tools?

The average selling price for at 1stDibs is $2,615, while they’re typically $440 on the low end and $7,771 highest priced.