Antique Yokes

Oak yoke or pan hook, the oak frame with wrought iron mounts.

Rustic Country-style carved wooden yoke mounted as a wall decoration.

Elegant Yoke-back chairs of fine quality with soft patina.

A late 19th century brass tiller yoke of opposed Kedge anchors, each with shackle and pulley, mounted on a shield shaped plaque.

Pair of yoke back elm armchairs, circa 1880-1900, China.

An 18th century Connecticut yoke banister back side chair with split oak seat.

A pair of Chinese hardwood yoke-back chairs (Qing Dynasty) with carved back and tenon seat.

A pair of Chinese yoke-back Ming chairs (Qing Dynasty), made of hardwood and finely carved throughout.

A huge carved oxen yoke, dating back to the 19th century, is a beautiful example of Alpine folk craftsmanship.

Pair of lacquered and painted Chinese yoke back armchairs. Chinese, 19th century. Measures: Height 108cm, width 56cm, depth 43cm.

A young milkman walks straight toward the viewer under a pale blue gray yoke with yellow tipped ends, padded at the shoulders, from which two lidded wooden pails with metal handles h...

As a functional farming tool, the yoke linked the animals together at the neck, allowing them to work in unison.

A Chinese Qing Dynasty period yoke back armchair from the 19th century with original finish and carved splat.

Pair of Chinese yoke back or scholar chairs made in Chinese elmwood.

Antique 18th Century Chinese Yoke-Back Armchair in Lacquered Pearwood. A stunning antique Chinese yoke-back armchair from the 18th century.

A fine pair of Chinese hardwood yoke back armchairs with carved foliate splat decoration, dating to the early 20th century, in very good overall condition, with minor edge rubs, impe...

A good pair of XIX Century Chinese yoke back elm scholars chairs of great colour and patina.

This pair of late 19th-century pink painted chairs features stylishly simple yoke-back designs. Crafted from wood, these beautiful chairs retain their original pink paint, which has ...

A very fine 19th Century maybe 18th Century bronze swivel Malayan antique Lantaka Cannon with a yoke mount. Lantaka cannons are a type of portable cannon or swivel gun historically u...

Beautiful tall pale blue chairs made for tall hat officials. Yolk back detail at top. Good luck symbol painted in gold paint or gold leaf, chairs trimmed in same color. From Shanghai.

Draught horse yoke used as a frame for a mirror Leather, wood and iron all original Excellent for a western decoration The mirror was mounted in 1960 Good antique condition with si...

The bell is 11” in diameter, on the yoke it is 18” high and 21” across. HM158

This halftone print was included in the 1898 report of the Bureau of Ethnology to the Smithsonain Institution. The sap buckets and yoke are from the Menominee tribe, and the text of ...

This yoke would have been used to transport the rice that had been harvested.

A Far Eastern shoulder yoke from the early 20th century, with rattan and bamboo baskets.

A near pair of Qing Dynasty period yoke high back chairs from the 19th century, with carved aprons and side stretchers.

A Pair of early 20th Century Chinese Elm Yoke Back Officials Hat Chairs These elegantly crafted chairs feature a graceful, harmonious design rooted in the classic aesthetics of tradi...

The chairs are designed in a traditional style known as a "yoke-back chair," defined by a tall back, curved arms, a flat back yoke, and a protruding top crest rail.

Victorian White Cotton Voile Swan Neck Pintucked Blouse With Lace Ruffled Yoke & 3/4 Sleeves

Called Official Hat, Scholars or Yoke Back chairs, these chairs were reserved for nobility, officials and scholars.

A late 18th-early 19th century black lacquered elm Chinese hat chair. Intricate carvings of traditional Chinese motif decorate the back splat of the chair, with graceful serpentine-l...

A pair of Chinese Qing Dynasty period yoke-back chairs from the 19th century, made from natural wood with carved splats.

Originating in China, the chairs were designed in a traditional style related to the classical yoke-back chair and the so-called official’s hat chair.

A pair of Chinese Ming dynasty style yoke back side chairs from the early 20th century with woven rattan seats, curving back splats and natural wood patina.

A pair of Chinese Qing Dynasty yoke back armchairs from the 19th century, with carved splats, brown patina, serpentine arms and side stretchers.

Heavy Bronze Bell, Tower Bell This is a very heavy piece it is on an Oak Yoke with iron fixings including a the bracket which holds the rope For the purpose of the pictures and ...

The timber blade retains its authentic curved profile, complete with the shaped wooden steering yoke mounted across the top, fitted with brass brackets and miniature pulleys for the ...

The back has a gently curved yoke crest above a shaped vase splat. The drop-in seat is covered in a cream floral fabric with clusters of orange, rose, and blue flowers on a small lat...

This luminous 19th-century Dutch Romantic coastal oil painting depicts a tranquil dune landscape along the North Sea, featuring thatched fisherman's cottages, a beached fishing boat ...

The tall back is delicate and open, shaped with a rounded, humpback top rail and a back yoke of three spindles and a relief carving of a chrysanthemum flower, a symbol of autumn and ...

A young girl walks toward the viewer under a light wooden yoke, holding in each hand a cluster of small bundles of pale yellow match splints that also hang on cords from the yoke.

Black cotton tulle trim on front yoke and detailing. Floral appliques over the sheer black tulle on yoke.

Its companion depicts agricultural bounty, featuring a youthful driver guiding a team of yoked white oxen, reapers bearing wheat sheaves, and a maternal figure accompanied by a winge...

Novelty tablewares depicting occupational figures carrying goods on shoulder yokes were popular export articles made for Western dining tables.

Garland shirts were made of extra-fine muslin (or madras) with a linen body, cushioned neck band, gathered yoke, sloped shoulders, and patented gusset for a comfortable and flat fit.

In the right foreground a woman carries water vessels on a yoke over her shoulder. The caption is engraved in open capitals below the image, and the imprint beneath it names R.

At the left a driver in a black tricorn hat, red jacket, yellow breeches and black gaiters holds a long goad beside a yoked pair of brown and white spotted oxen. The cart runs on a s...

Her lavender gray gown has a square embroidered yoke in cream and gold and puffed upper sleeves, and she lifts its skirt with one hand to reveal a pale yellow underskirt.

The large lower panel, A, shows a light two wheeled carriage drawn by a pair of oxen yoked side by side. The driver sits forward on the shaft and raises a long whip, and behind him t...

The lower image shows Hamburg market people: a woman in a straw hat and red skirt seated on a basket, a man in a black hat and red jacket with a yoke and hanging baskets, a man in a ...

It shows a milkwoman in Cavendish Square carrying two large metal milk pails from a yoke across her shoulders. She wears a black hat over a white cap, a brown jacket and a red skirt ...

At the left a lady with a parasol walks with a child beside a pond, a porter carries baskets on a yoke, and townspeople watch, while at the right a turbaned man stands at a small tab...

A boy seen from behind, his face turned in profile, wears a black wide brimmed hat, a dark gray jacket and breeches, pale blue gray stockings and black buckled shoes. A wooden yoke r...

She is seen from behind under a very large flat straw hat, a pale blue yoke across her shoulders from which hang two big checkered wicker baskets.

Plate 25 shows an Indian oil mill, a great wooden mortar and pestle turned by a yoked bullock walking in a circle, with the oilman seated alongside.

To the right, H is a lyre with its strings stretched from a yoke down to a round body, and I a long trumpet bent back on itself.

The elegant shoulder line, is accented by tailored darts along the front of each yoke and shoulder line, which radiate along the top of each backline.

A pair of fawn oxen stand side by side in profile facing left, joined at the head by a yoke strapped across the brow and lashed around the base of their horns.

A pair of brown oxen stand side by side in profile facing left, joined by a padded yoke strapped across their brows and lashed around their horns.

A street seller faces right under a very large straw hat lined in blue, a wooden yoke across her shoulders from which hang small wicker baskets of red and yellow fruit or berries.