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Antique Bannisters

Pair of 19th Century Italian Painted Wood Balustrade / Bannisters
Located in Atlanta, GA
Pair of 19th Century Italian Painted Wood Balustrade / Bannisters 53.25″ W X 9″ D X 33″ H (larger
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19th Century Italian Antique Bannisters

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Wood

Arts & Crafts Style Decorative Cast Iron Angular Fence or Staircase Bannister
Located in London, GB
An Arts & Crafts style decorative cast and wrought iron angular staircase Bannister with circular
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1890s English Arts and Crafts Antique Bannisters

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Wrought Iron

18th Century New England Bannister Back Side Chair with Woven Seat
Located in Nantucket, MA
18th century New England Bannister back side chair. With boldly shaped crest rail, turned stiles
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Late 18th Century American American Colonial Antique Bannisters

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Pine

Connecticut William & Mary Armchair, 18th Century
Located in Savannah, GA
A Connecticut William & Mary bannister-back rush bottom armchair with straight rails and spindle
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Mid-18th Century American William and Mary Antique Bannisters

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Rush, Maple

set of twelve Italian 19th century Neo-Classical st. plaques of Roman Emperors
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
within a Black Belgian marble bannister frame suspended by a Bronze hook above. *Available with
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19th Century Italian Neoclassical Antique Bannisters

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Alabaster, Belgian Black Marble, Bronze

Antique English Hand-Crafted Wooden Four Step Library Stairs & Attached Banister
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
bannister is done in two pieces and is notched to the stairs and secured with two brass bolts from the
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Early 19th Century English Victorian Antique Bannisters

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Wood

Monumental Oak Spiral Staircase With Massive Oak Trunk in One Piece ± 450 cm
Located in Baambrugge, NL
handrail): 175 cm Height of the round outer edge of the stairs 20.5 cm. Height of the bannister 105
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Bannisters

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Iron, Wrought Iron

Lee & Wigfull English Sterling Silver 1902 Edwardian Bread Dish / Basket
By Lee & Wigfull
Located in New York, NY
, alongside Richard Bannister Wigfull (1868-1941). R. B. Wigfull had spent twenty-three years with the firm
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Early 1900s English Edwardian Antique Bannisters

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Silver, Sterling Silver

Pair of 1615 English Polychrome Painted Heraldic Lion Newel Banisters Finials
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
English Newel Finials which would have been used at either end of a bannister, they are totally and
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1610s English Jacobean Antique Bannisters

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Oak

19th Century Oil Painting Portrait of a Muse
Located in London, GB
Wollstonecraft, Samuel Johnson, Francesco Bartolozzi, John Bannister, Joseph Munden, Charles James Fox, William
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Early 19th Century Antique Bannisters

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Oil

Very Rare Maple Bannister Back Armchair
Located in West Chester, PA
William and Mary bannister back armchair. Arched crest, wonderful turnings, molded splat nd rush
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18th Century American William and Mary Antique Bannisters

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Maple

Very Rare Bannister Back Side Chair
Located in West Chester, PA
Arched crest, good turnings, molded splats, rush seat. Turned legs terminating in ball feet. Wonderful old grained paint and patina. Pennsylvania, circa 1730-1740.
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1730s American William and Mary Antique Bannisters

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Rush, Wood

Antique Very Rare Bannister Back Side Chair
Very Rare Bannister Back Side Chair
H 47.5 in W 18 in D 14 in

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Pair of Rare Bannister Back Armchairs
Located in New York, NY
One of pair in original paint. Second in old black paint over black with pieced feet and stretcher. Both with carved arms. Probably of Long Island or Connecticut shore origin, in th...
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18th Century and Earlier American Antique Bannisters

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Wood

Antique Pair of Rare Bannister Back Armchairs
Pair of Rare Bannister Back Armchairs
H 46 in W 25 in D 17.5 in
18th c. William & Mary Bannister Back Arm Chair, American
Located in Sheffield, MA
American Bannister Back Arm Chair in Period Black paint, with old red underneath.Original condition
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18th Century and Earlier American Antique Bannisters

18th Century English Oak Bannister Armchair with Rush Seat
Located in Nashville, TN
This nice 18th century English oak Bannister armchair has rounded spindles with spools on the back
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18th Century English Antique Bannisters

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Oak

Maple William & Mary Bannister Back Armchair, Massachusetts, circa 1740-1750
Located in Providence, RI
This armchair relates to an example shown in Bishop, the American chair: Three centuries of style (see scan) with reeded vertical slats on the back and the sausage turnings at the ba...
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Mid-18th Century American William and Mary Antique Bannisters

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Maple

Queen Anne Armchair
Located in Litchfield, CT
New England, circa 1730-1750 Having a shaped crest above bannisters flanked by shaped arms
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Mid-18th Century American Queen Anne Antique Bannisters

Queen Anne Armchair
Queen Anne Armchair
H 43 in W 24 in D 17 in
New England William & Mary Armchair
Located in Woodbury, CT
William and Mary Bannister Back Armchair A black painted William & Mary Banister
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18th Century and Earlier American Antique Bannisters

George IV Antique Silver Wine Label 'Vin De Grave' by John Reily, London, 1824
By John Reily
Located in Sittingbourne, Kent
II), sold by Woolley & Wallis, 24th January 2017 and prior to that the Judith Bannister Collection
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1820s English George IV Antique Bannisters

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Silver

EARLY AMERICAN BANNISTER BACK ARM CHAIR
Located in Essex, MA
Early American bannister back chair, in later mocha colored paint, with newly upholstered crewel
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18th Century and Earlier American Antique Bannisters

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Wood, Upholstery

EARLY AMERICAN BANNISTER BACK ARM CHAIR
EARLY AMERICAN BANNISTER BACK ARM CHAIR
H 43 in W 22 in D 17.75 in
An Early American Bannister Back Rocking Chair
Located in NYC, NY
A fine American Bannister-Back rocking chair with well turned spindles, and unique cornice all hand
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18th Century and Earlier Antique Bannisters

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Chestnut

Set of 8 Wallace Nutting Bannister Back Rush Seat Dining Chairs
By Wallace Nutting
Located in Milford, NH
A fine solid set of 8 bannister back dining chairs by Wallace Nutting, including one arm chair and
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Early 20th Century American Antique Bannisters

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Maple, Rush

An Early 18th Century Bannister Back Open Armchair, Northeastern USA Circa 1720
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
The peg-constructed maple frame featuring a richly carved crest rail with scrolled & foliate motifs, over vertical bar splats affixed to turned & block-carved stiles. The hand embroi...
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Early 18th Century American American Colonial Antique Bannisters

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Fabric, Maple

Country armchair
Located in Greenwich, CT
Very quirky and unique bannister back armchair with split turned backrails, boldly diagonal arm
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18th Century and Earlier American Antique Bannisters

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Maple, Leather

Country armchair
Country armchair
H 45 in W 25 in D 19 in
Early 19th Century Edwardian Period Ottoman Long Stool
Located in London, GB
internal storage compartment. Upholstery: Christopher Moore - Bannister Hall The inside in a
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1910s English Antique Bannisters

1880s French Oak Armchair with Original Patina
Located in High Point, NC
, featuring a vegetal motif above and below a buttressed cutout in the seat back, and bannister style
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Late 19th Century French French Provincial Antique Bannisters

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Oak

NATHANIEL MILLS. A very rare Castle Top Card Case, St. Paul's Cathedral, made in
Located in London, GB
decoarted in a similar fashion to the front around a shaped cartouche engraved with "Mrs A. Bannister". St
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Mid-19th Century English Antique Bannisters

Pair of 18th C. George II Mahogany High Back Chairs on Carved Cabriole Legs
Located in Oxfordshire, United Kingdom
. Accounts of this form of high back or bannister chair were recorded in England from circa 1720-1740. For
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Early 18th Century English George II Antique Bannisters

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Damask, Beech, Mahogany

1890s Large Mill Decorative Pine Crate 'Crate 4'
Located in Hook, Hampshire
original, even the oval makers stamp WM Bannister & Co Ltd Cowling Nr. Keighley. Workshop report Our
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1890s British Antique Bannisters

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Wood

1890s Large Mill Decorative Pine Crate 'Crate 3'
Located in Hook, Hampshire
original, even the oval makers stamp WM Bannister & Co Ltd Cowling Nr. Keighley. Workshop report: Our
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1890s British Antique Bannisters

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Wood

1890s Large Mill Decorative Pine Crate 'Crate 6'
Located in Hook, Hampshire
original, even the oval makers stamp WM Bannister & Co Ltd Cowling Nr. Keighley. Workshop report Our
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1890s British Antique Bannisters

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Wood

Barbizon Landscape with Cows
Located in Milford, NH
. Bannister and Charles Walter Stetson, founded the Providence Art Club. He also became the first oil painting
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Late 19th Century Barbizon School Antique Bannisters

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Canvas, Oil

1890s Small Mill Decorative Box/Storage Box 'Closed'
Located in Hook, Hampshire
as shown. The markings, stamped on are totally original, even the oval makers stamp WM Bannister & Co
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1890s British Antique Bannisters

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Wood

1890s Large Mill Decorative Box/Storage Box
Located in Hook, Hampshire
markings, stamped on are totally original, even the oval makers stamp WM Bannister & Co. Ltd. Cowling Nr
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Late 19th Century British Art Nouveau Antique Bannisters

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Wood

1890s Large Mill Decorative Box/Storage Box
1890s Large Mill Decorative Box/Storage Box
H 18.51 in W 27.56 in D 18.51 in
Arts & Crafts Cast & Wrought Iron Double Staircase by Eisenwerk Joly Wittenberg
Located in London, GB
, Measurements of longest parts of the complete bannister sidings all dismantled in the images attached. From
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1890s German Art Nouveau Antique Bannisters

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Iron

"Launching a Rowboat" Edward Mitchell Bannister Untitled, Barbizon, Black Artist
Located in New York, NY
Edward Mitchell Bannister Launching a Rowboat, 1884 Signed and dated lower left Oil on canvas 5 x 8
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1880s Barbizon School Antique Bannisters

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Canvas, Oil

19th Century Bannister Back Armchair with Rush Seat
Located in Nantucket, MA
19th century American Bannister Back armchair in black paint with nicely turned features, rush seat
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19th Century American Antique Bannisters

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Rush, Oak, Paint

Mother-of-Pearl and Silver Photograph Frame London, 1923-1924
By Plante & Bannister
Located in London, GB
condition and retains its original oak back Maker Plante & Bannister.
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1920s English Antique Bannisters

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Sterling Silver

19th Century Crystal Newel Post Top
Located in Stamford, CT
Late 19th century cut crystal knob. Originally adorned the top of a Newel or bannister railing
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Late 19th Century English Antique Bannisters

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Crystal

Large French 19th Century Bronze Staircase Finial
Located in Fayetteville, AR
unique form to a bannister or add a decorative element to a bookcase or tablescape. Its elements of
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Late 19th Century French Antique Bannisters

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Bronze

1890s Large Mill Decorative Pine Crate 'Crate 5'
Located in Hook, Hampshire
original, even the oval makers stamp WM Bannister & Co Ltd Cowling Nr. Keighley. Workshop report: Our
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1890s British Antique Bannisters

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Wood

1890s Small Mill Decorative Box/Storage Box
Located in Hook, Hampshire
markings, stamped on are totally original, even the oval makers stamp WM Bannister & Co. Ltd. Cowling Nr
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1890s British Art Nouveau Antique Bannisters

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Wood

“Pond View”
By Samuel R. Chaffee
Located in Southampton, NY
the providence Art club in 1897 with Rhode Island artistic icons E.M. Bannister, G.A. Whitaker and C.W
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1890s American Impressionist Antique Bannisters

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Watercolor, Archival Paper

Portrait of Young Man Consulting Diagram - British 18thC portrait oil painting
Located in London, GB
and women including Mary Wollstonecraft, Samuel Johnson, Francesco Bartolozzi, John Bannister, Joseph
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18th Century Old Masters Antique Bannisters

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Oil

Portrait of Two Boys with a Bird - British 18th century Old Master oil painting
Located in London, GB
Johnson, Francesco Bartolozzi, John Bannister, Joseph Munden, Charles James Fox, William Betty, Edmund
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18th Century Old Masters Antique Bannisters

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Oil

Black Painted Maple Bannister Back Armchair
Located in West Chester, PA
An example of a rare form, this bannister back is adorned with several exciting architectural
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18th Century and Earlier Antique Bannisters

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Maple

Very Rare Pennsylvania Bannister Back Side Chair
Located in West Chester, PA
Arched crest, great turnings, molded splat and rush seat. Turned legs terminating in ball feet. Wonderful old grained paint and patina.
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18th Century North American William and Mary Antique Bannisters

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Maple

Pair of Extremely Rare Ash Bannister-Back Side Chairs
Located in West Chester, PA
With great old patina, these sidechairs have scalloped crest-rails, great turnings on the stiles, and front stretchers.
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18th Century and Earlier American Antique Bannisters

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Ash

19th Century Bannister Ball
Located in Atlanta, GA
An exquisite example of a Boule d'escalier (bannister ball) in cobalt with an overall design in cut
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19th Century French Antique Bannisters

Materials

Brass

Napoleon Crystal Bannister Finial from France
Located in Atlanta, GA
Originally these crystal finials or Boule d'escalier, were used as a decorative element atop a newel post at the bottom of the stair case. They were often installed at the completio...
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Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Bannisters

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Crystal, Brass

Pair of French Art Nouveau Wrought Iron Bannisters
Located in Salt Lake City, UT
Two monumental wrought iron bannisters featuring representations of sinuous leaves and reeds
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Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Antique Bannisters

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Wrought Iron

Mid-18th Century New England Bannister Back Armchair
Located in Woodbury, CT
Maple bannister back armchair with shaped cresting, vase-and ring-turned stiles, scroll-carved
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Mid-18th Century American Antique Bannisters

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Maple

William & Mary Grungy " Back In Black " Bannister Armchair
Located in Woodbury, CT
An early 18th c. old grungy surface black painted New England bannister back armchair. The double
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18th Century and Earlier American Antique Bannisters

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Wood, Paint

Rare William & Mary carved and ebonized open armchair c.1690
Located in New York, NY
Rare William & Mary tall back bannister carved and ebonized open armchair, with a pierced cresting
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18th Century and Earlier Antique Bannisters

A Rare Swedish Mahogany Library Staircase
By A. Sillén
Located in New York, NY
On sale. Attributed to A. Sillen. With six steps rising to a platform, the conforming bannister
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18th Century and Earlier Swedish Antique Bannisters

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Mahogany

A 17th Century Japanese Lacquer Cabinet on English Stand
Located in London, GB
bannisters. The cabinet and stand are from an English estate and is in, what can be described, as 'country
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18th Century and Earlier Japanese Antique Bannisters

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Brass

An 18th C. Portrait of William Parsons As The Village Lawyer Possibly By Zoffany
By Johann Zoffany
Located in London, GB
‘Lethe’ and as Sheepface in the ‘Village Lawyer,’ with Bannister as Scout, and as Dumps in the ‘Natural
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1780s British George III Antique Bannisters

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Wood

America Noviter Delineata
By Henricus Hondius
Located in Florham Park, NJ
lovely examples of period Dutch cartography. Moreland & Bannister, Antique Maps, Phaidon Press
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18th Century and Earlier Academic Antique Bannisters

Materials

Engraving

Massachusetts Bannister Back Armchair
Located in Woodbury, CT
An exemplary American maple bannister back armchair with copious ring turnings, scalloped crest and
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Mid-18th Century American American Colonial Antique Bannisters

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Maple

Planiglobii Terrestris Mappa Universalis
By Homann Heirs
Located in Florham Park, NJ
& Bannister, Antique Maps, online edition Framed to museum specifications using archival materials. Glazed
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18th Century and Earlier Academic Antique Bannisters

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Engraving

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Hans-Agne Jakobsson 'Mini-Tratten' Verdigris Patinated Outdoor Sconce
By Hans-Agne Jakobsson, Örsjö Industri AB
Located in Glendale, CA
Hans-Agne Jakobsson 'Mini-Tratten' verdigris patinated outdoor sconce. An exclusive made for U.S. and UL listed authorized re-edition of the classic Swedish design executed in rich v...
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21st Century and Contemporary Swedish Scandinavian Modern Antique Bannisters

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Metal

Four Georgian Wrought Iron Railing Lengths with Hand-Formed Circular End Finials
Located in London, GB
A set of four lengths of Georgian hand wrought iron railings with hoop style tops and circular hand formed end finials to each section. They are made from wrought iron so they are ex...
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Early 19th Century English Georgian Antique Bannisters

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Wrought Iron

French Style Wrought Iron Greenhouse with Door and Windows in White Color
Located in Marbella, ES
French style wrought iron greenhouse with doors and windows that open outwards. Ready for glass panels to be installed.
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2010s French Antique Bannisters

Materials

Iron

French Style Wrought Iron Greenhouse with Door and Windows in Green Color
Located in Marbella, ES
French style wrought iron greenhouse with doors and windows that open outwards in white color. Ready for glass panels to be installed.  
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2010s French Antique Bannisters

Materials

Iron

Set of Four Monumental Neo-Gothic Confessionals in Oak
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
A group of four antique confessionals in Neo-Gothic style, made of oak.
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19th Century Belgian Gothic Revival Antique Bannisters

Materials

Wood, Oak

Rare Victorian Firescreen with Taxidermy Hummingbirds by Henry Ward
By Henry Ward
Located in Amsterdam, NL
England, third quarter of the 19th century On two scrolling foliate feet with casters, above which a rectangular two-side glazed frame, with on top a two-sided shield with initial...
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Mid-19th Century English High Victorian Antique Bannisters

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Other

Gothic Revival Cast Iron Gate with Both Side Railings and Geometric Decoration
Located in London, GB
George Smith and Co. The Sun Foundry, Glasgow, attributed. A Gothic Revival cast iron gate with both side railings in the style of Dr C Dresser with all-over Geometric decoration. Re...
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Late 19th Century English Gothic Revival Antique Bannisters

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Iron

Neo-Gothic style preaching pulpit in oak
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Pulpit in oak with double flight of stairs richly carved with monsters.
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19th Century Belgian Gothic Revival Antique Bannisters

Materials

Oak

Neo-Gothic style preaching pulpit in oak
Neo-Gothic style preaching pulpit in oak
H 107.49 in W 194.1 in D 74.81 in
Antique White French Wrought Iron Balcony Railing, 19th Century
Located in Vulpellac, Girona
19th century French fence railing from a balcony section constructed from wrought iron. It is beautifully handcrafted with twisted, scrolled decoration and heart motifs. The iron sti...
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19th Century French French Provincial Antique Bannisters

Materials

Iron, Wrought Iron

Arts & Crafts Cast Iron Gate with its Original Side Post All with Floral Details
Located in London, GB
An Arts & Crafts cast iron gate with it's original side post and stylised floral details throughout. Once restored the fine definition of detail will be there to see more. Measure...
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Early 1900s English Arts and Crafts Antique Bannisters

Materials

Iron

Tiffany Studios Glass Decorating New York Monumental Interior Entry
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Tiffany Studios monumental interior entrance as you can see by the pictures The side lights, how beautiful Tiffany furnace drapery glass with shallow mottel background The archw...
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1890s Antique Bannisters

Materials

Glass

Ubald Klug for De Sede 'Terrazza' Landscapes in Patinated Brown Leather
By De Sede, Ubald Klug
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Ubald Klug for De Sede, set of four DS-1025 'Terrazza' landscape sofa elements, patinated brown leather, Switzerland, 1970s. Waterfall shaped sofas in a heavily patinated leather b...
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1970s Swiss Mid-Century Modern Antique Bannisters

Materials

Leather

18th Century Nantucket Fireside Ladder Back Side Chair, circa 1780
Located in Nantucket, MA
18th century nantucket fireside ladder back side chair, circa 1780 or earlier, having characteristic ball finials atop sausage and ball turned standards, holding three shaped back sl...
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Late 18th Century American American Colonial Antique Bannisters

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Rush, Wood

Art & Craft Paneling Room from the Private Mansion of the Architect Henry Guedy
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
This paneled room comes from a Parisian private mansion located in the 5th arrondissement. It was made by the architect Henry Guédy (1873-circa.1930) for him self in 1912. The appart...
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Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Antique Bannisters

Materials

Wood

1920s Ornate Hand Wrought Iron Floral Balcony Railing Piece
Located in New York, NY
1920s original ornate balcony railing with amazing hand-wrought iron detail and a hollow metal top. Has rust. Please note, this item is located in our Scranton, PA location.
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1920s American Industrial Antique Bannisters

Materials

Metal, Wrought Iron

Antique & Large Hand-Forged Wrought Iron Art Nouveau Gazebo or Garden Gloriette
Located in Lisse, NL
Very rare, hand forged, wrought iron, architectural garden pergola. If you appreciate the time, the effort and the quality of the workmanship that early 20th century craftsman put i...
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Early 20th Century European Arts and Crafts Antique Bannisters

Materials

Wrought Iron

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Antique Bannisters For Sale on 1stDibs

At 1stDibs, there are several options of antique bannisters available for sale. The range of distinct antique bannisters — often made from wood, maple and metal — can elevate any home. There are all kinds of antique bannisters available, from those produced as long ago as the 18th Century to those made as recently as the 20th Century. Antique bannisters made by Art Nouveau designers — as well as those associated with Arts and Crafts — are very popular at 1stDibs.

How Much are Antique Bannisters?

Antique bannisters can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price at 1stDibs is $3,750, while the lowest priced sells for $850 and the highest can go for as much as $45,000.