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“Whistle” Railway Sign, England 1870
“Whistle” Railway Sign, England 1870

“Whistle” Railway Sign, England 1870

Located in Culver City, CA

“Whistle” Railway Sign England, 1870 Painted backboard with alloy letters and glass “cats eye

Category

19th Century English Antique Whistles

Materials

Metal

Antique Sterling Silver Pea Whistle
Antique Sterling Silver Pea Whistle

Antique Sterling Silver Pea Whistle

Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne

A fine and impressive antique George V English sterling silver pea whistle; an addition to our

Category

1920s British Antique Whistles

Materials

Sterling Silver

Ecuadorian Carved Skull Shaped Whistle
Ecuadorian Carved Skull Shaped Whistle

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

Category

15th Century and Earlier Ecuadorean Antique Whistles

Materials

Clay

Antique Glazed Horse Terracotta Water Whistles
Antique Glazed Horse Terracotta Water Whistles

Antique Glazed Horse Terracotta Water Whistles

Located in Esbjerg, DK

A very well-kept set of horse shaped water whistles or flutes. Executed in glazed terracotta

Category

Early 20th Century Scandinavian Art Deco Antique Whistles

Materials

Terracotta

Portrait of Whistler with the Monacle.
Portrait of Whistler with the Monacle.

Portrait of Whistler with the Monacle.

By Paul César Helleu

Located in Plano, TX

Portrait of Whistler with the Monacle. 1897. Drypoint. 13 3/4 x 10 1/4 (sheet 16 3/4 x 11 5/8). A

Category

19th Century Impressionist Antique Whistles

Materials

Drypoint

Antique Victorian Sterling Silver Combination Whistle and Rattle
Antique Victorian Sterling Silver Combination Whistle and Rattle

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

Category

1880s English Victorian Antique Whistles

Materials

Sterling Silver

Victorian Sterling Silver Baby Rattle / Whistle - George Unite
Victorian Sterling Silver Baby Rattle / Whistle - George Unite

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

Category

1880s British Late Victorian Antique Whistles

Materials

Sterling Silver

Rare antique Whistle Soda cast iron advertising shaped display
Rare antique Whistle Soda cast iron advertising shaped display

Rare antique Whistle Soda cast iron advertising shaped display

By Mark Indursky

Located in Stamford, CT

Rare cast iron antique Whistle Soda advertising piece. This figurative shaped hand has a screw off

Category

1920s American Folk Art Antique Whistles

Materials

Iron

Victorian Sterling Silver and Coral Combination Whistle and Rattle
Victorian Sterling Silver and Coral Combination Whistle and Rattle

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

Category

1850s British Victorian Antique Whistles

Materials

Coral, Sterling Silver

Early 20th Century Oil - Boy With A Tin Whistle
Early 20th Century Oil - Boy With A Tin Whistle

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

Category

Early 20th Century Antique Whistles

Materials

Oil

Antique 17th C Dehua Blanc de Chine Whistles European figure Dutchman
Antique 17th C Dehua Blanc de Chine Whistles European figure Dutchman

Antique 17th C Dehua Blanc de Chine Whistles European figure Dutchman

Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland

whistle. Blanc de Chine Statues like these were made in the kilns of Dehua in Fujian province. These are

Category

17th Century Chinese Qing Antique Whistles

Materials

Porcelain

Antique Dehua Blanc de Chine Whistles European Figures Dutchman, 17th C
Antique Dehua Blanc de Chine Whistles European Figures Dutchman, 17th C

Antique Dehua Blanc de Chine Whistles European Figures Dutchman, 17th C

Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland

A Shunzhi or Kangxi Blanc de Chine Porcelain European Pair of figures with a whistle. The base with

Category

17th Century Chinese Qing Antique Whistles

Materials

Porcelain

Antiquer 17th C Dehua Blanc de Chine Whistles European figure and Cat Dutchman
Antiquer 17th C Dehua Blanc de Chine Whistles European figure and Cat Dutchman

Antiquer 17th C Dehua Blanc de Chine Whistles European figure and Cat Dutchman

Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland

whistle. Blanc de Chine Statues like these were made in the kilns of Dehua in Fujian province. These are

Category

17th Century Chinese Ming Antique Whistles

Materials

Porcelain

Antique Pair of Dehua Blanc de Chine Whistles European Figure and Cat Dutchman
Antique Pair of Dehua Blanc de Chine Whistles European Figure and Cat Dutchman

Antique Pair of Dehua Blanc de Chine Whistles European Figure and Cat Dutchman

Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland

whistle. Blanc de Chine Statues like these were made in the kilns of Dehua in Fujian province. These are

Category

17th Century Chinese Qing Antique Whistles

Materials

Porcelain

Bronze of a Young Barefoot Boy W/Hands in Pockets Is Whistling, Ca. 1889
Bronze of a Young Barefoot Boy W/Hands in Pockets Is Whistling, Ca. 1889

Bronze of a Young Barefoot Boy W/Hands in Pockets Is Whistling, Ca. 1889

By V. Szczeblewski

Located in Petaluma, CA

This famous statue always brings a smile, as a young boy with hands in pockets is whistling and is

Category

Late 19th Century Polish Art Nouveau Antique Whistles

Materials

Bronze

Pair of Dehua Blanc de Chine Whistles European Figures on a Horse Sculpture
Pair of Dehua Blanc de Chine Whistles European Figures on a Horse Sculpture

Pair of Dehua Blanc de Chine Whistles European Figures on a Horse Sculpture

Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland

A pair of Shunzhi or Kangxi Blanc de Chine Porcelain figures on horses. Blanc de Chine Statues like these were made in the kilns of Dehua in Fujian province. These are rare exampl...

Category

17th Century Qing Antique Whistles

Materials

Porcelain

OLD WESTMINSTER BRIDGE
OLD WESTMINSTER BRIDGE

OLD WESTMINSTER BRIDGE

By James Abbott McNeill Whistler

Located in Portland, ME

Whistler, James A. M. OLD WESTMINSTER BRIDGE. Etching and Drypoint, 1859. Glascow 47,Kennedy 39

Category

1850s Antique Whistles

Materials

Etching

THE RAG GATHERERS
THE RAG GATHERERS

THE RAG GATHERERS

By James Abbott McNeill Whistler

Located in Santa Monica, CA

JAMES ABBOTT McNEILL WHISTLER (1834-1903) THE RAG GATHERERS 1858 (Glasgow 29 v/v, - K.23

Category

1850s Impressionist Antique Whistles

Materials

Etching

Becquet
Becquet

Becquet

By James Abbott McNeill Whistler

Located in Plano, TX

Subjects" (Thames Set), plate 8. Illustrated: Salaman, The Great Painter-Etchers from Rembrandt to Whistler

Category

Mid-19th Century American Impressionist Antique Whistles

Materials

Drypoint, Etching

Limehouse

Limehouse

By James Abbott McNeill Whistler

Located in New York, NY

JAMES MCNEILL WHISTLER (1834-1903) Limehouse, from Notes lithotint, on cream Japan paper mounted to

Category

1870s Impressionist Antique Whistles

Materials

Lithograph

SAN BIAGIO

SAN BIAGIO

By James Abbott McNeill Whistler

Located in Portland, ME

Whistler, James A. M. SAN BIAGIO. Etching and Drypoint, 1880. Glascow 237, K.197; M.194; W.163

Category

1880s Antique Whistles

Materials

Drypoint, Etching

READING BY LAMPLIGHT

READING BY LAMPLIGHT

By James Abbott McNeill Whistler

Located in Portland, ME

Whistler, James A. M. READING BY LAMPLIGHT. Etching and drypoint, 1859. Glascow 37, W.25, K.32

Category

1850s Antique Whistles

Materials

Drypoint, Etching

Gants de Suede
Gants de Suede

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

Category

1890s Aesthetic Movement Antique Whistles

Materials

Lithograph

THE SMITH’S YARD
THE SMITH’S YARD

THE SMITH’S YARD

By James Abbott McNeill Whistler

Located in Santa Monica, CA

JAMES ABBOTT MCNEIL WHISTLER (1834 – 1903) THE SMITH’S YARD 1895 (Spink, Stratis & Tedeschi 124

Category

1890s Impressionist Antique Whistles

Materials

Lithograph

Antique Pair 17th C Dehua Blanc de Chine Whistles European figures on a horse
Antique Pair 17th C Dehua Blanc de Chine Whistles European figures on a horse

Antique Pair 17th C Dehua Blanc de Chine Whistles European figures on a horse

Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland

A pair of Shunzhi or Kangxi Blanc de Chine Porcelain figures on horses. Blanc de Chine Statues like these were made in the kilns of Dehua in Fujian province. These are rare example...

Category

17th Century Chinese Ming Antique Whistles

Materials

Porcelain

THE FORGE - Rich Drypoint
THE FORGE - Rich Drypoint

THE FORGE - Rich Drypoint

By James Abbott McNeill Whistler

Located in Santa Monica, CA

JAMES ABBOTT MCNEIL WHISTLER (1834 – 1903) THE FORGE 1866 (Kennedy. 68 iv/vi: Glascow 86 vi/vi

Category

Late 19th Century Impressionist Antique Whistles

Materials

Drypoint

Reading
Reading

Reading

By James Abbott McNeill Whistler

Located in Fairlawn, OH

studies of Maud that Whistler created.

Category

1870s American Impressionist Antique Whistles

Materials

Lithograph

J. Becquet, Sculptor
J. Becquet, Sculptor

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

Category

19th Century Impressionist Antique Whistles

Materials

Drypoint, Etching

Barges, Dordrecht
Barges, Dordrecht

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

Category

19th Century Impressionist Antique Whistles

Materials

Etching

Old Putney Bridge

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

Category

Late 19th Century Impressionist Antique Whistles

Materials

Drypoint, Etching

The Draped Figure, Seated
The Draped Figure, Seated

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

Category

1890s American Impressionist Antique Whistles

Materials

Lithograph

VITRE - THE CANAL, BRITTANY
VITRE - THE CANAL, BRITTANY

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

Category

1890s Antique Whistles

Materials

Lithograph

Rue Furstenberg
Rue Furstenberg

Rue Furstenberg

By James Abbott McNeill Whistler

Located in Plano, TX

, funning between rue de l'Abbaye and rue Jacob. In mid-August 1894, Whistler paused in the small place

Category

Late 19th Century Impressionist Antique Whistles

Materials

Lithograph

Venus

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

Category

1850s Impressionist Antique Whistles

Materials

Drypoint, 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.