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19: Prison Ship

19: Prison Ship

Located in Columbia, MO

Edward William Cooke was born in Pentonville. His father, George Cooke, and uncle William Bernard Cooke were also well-known line engravers. Growing up in an environment of artists,...

Category

1820s Naturalistic Antique Prison

Materials

Etching

Sing Sing Prison Art
Sing Sing Prison Art

Sing Sing Prison Art

Located in Jacksonville, FL

The work was created by an artist from the Sing Sing Correctional Facility, a maximum-security prison in Ossining, New York, as part of a rehabilitation program that fosters personal...

Category

Early 20th Century Antique Prison

Materials

Watercolor

French 16th Century Prison Door
French 16th Century Prison Door

French 16th Century Prison Door

Located in Round Top, TX

Impressive 16th century Prison Door from Grasse, France. Soundly constructed from in oak and hand forged iron hinges, bolts and lock.

Category

16th Century French Antique Prison

Materials

Iron

Prison Cell Theater Stage Design
Prison Cell Theater Stage Design

Prison Cell Theater Stage Design

Located in Astoria, NY

20th Century French School, Prison Cell, Scene Mixed Media Collage, marked in pencil "Faust /1er acte" lower right, black frame.

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Early 20th Century Modern Antique Prison

Materials

Paper, Mixed Media, Pencil

Deer Lodge Prison Horsehair Bridle
Deer Lodge Prison Horsehair Bridle

Deer Lodge Prison Horsehair Bridle

Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID

Deer Lodge Prison horsehair bridle. Made by one of the prison inmates. 3'4" reins ending in 26" cord plus flapper.

Category

Early 20th Century American Antique Prison

Materials

Natural Fiber

"Joseph the Jew in Prison"
"Joseph the Jew in Prison"

"Joseph the Jew in Prison"

Located in Edinburgh, GB

Egidio Dall'Olio (1705–1784) "Joseph the Jew in Prison" Medium: Oil on canvas Dimensions (Framed): 100 x 112 cm Dimensions (Canvas): 86 x 105 cm No signatured A remarkable work by th...

Category

18th Century Realist Antique Prison

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Deer Lodge Prison Horsehair Bridle
Deer Lodge Prison Horsehair Bridle

Deer Lodge Prison Horsehair Bridle

Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID

Deer Lodge Prison horsehair bridle with flat cheek, nose, and brow bands.

Category

Early 20th Century American Antique Prison

Materials

Natural Fiber

Deer Lodge Prison Horsehair Bridle
Deer Lodge Prison Horsehair Bridle

Deer Lodge Prison Horsehair Bridle

Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID

Deer Lodge Prison horsehair bridle. With running horse rosettes and dog heads on noseband.

Category

Early 20th Century American Antique Prison

Materials

Natural Fiber

Deer Lodge Prison Horsehair Bridle
Deer Lodge Prison Horsehair Bridle

Deer Lodge Prison Horsehair Bridle

Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID

Deer Lodge Prison multi-colored white horsehair bridle with glass horse and dog rosettes.

Category

Late 19th Century American Antique Prison

Materials

Natural Fiber

Deer Lodge Prison Horsehair Bridle
Deer Lodge Prison Horsehair Bridle

Deer Lodge Prison Horsehair Bridle

Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID

It was made in Deer Lodge Prison. Red had one brother, and his other passed away when they were quite young.

Category

Early 20th Century American Antique Prison

Materials

Natural Fiber

1930s Deer Lodge Prison Horsehair Quirt
1930s Deer Lodge Prison Horsehair Quirt

1930s Deer Lodge Prison Horsehair Quirt

Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID

Deer Lodge Prison quirt with orange, black, and white dyed horsehair and leather hand strap and finely braided flapper.

Category

Early 20th Century American Antique Prison

Materials

Other

1930s Deer Lodge Prison Horsehair Quirt
1930s Deer Lodge Prison Horsehair Quirt

1930s Deer Lodge Prison Horsehair Quirt

Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID

Deer Lodge Prison quirt with red, black, and white dyed horsehair and horsehair hand strap.

Category

Early 20th Century American Antique Prison

Materials

Other

Early to Mid 1800's Architectural Iron Prison Door
Early to Mid 1800's Architectural Iron Prison Door

Early to Mid 1800's Architectural Iron Prison Door

Located in Buffalo, NY

Early to Mid 1800's Architectural Iron Prison Door..Salvaged from the oldest prison in Hamilton Ontario Canada..

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Mid-19th Century Industrial Antique Prison

Materials

Iron

19th Century Walla Walla Prison Horse Bit Collection
19th Century Walla Walla Prison Horse Bit Collection

19th Century Walla Walla Prison Horse Bit Collection

Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID

In the 19th Century few prisons were equipped with the abilities to create bits and horsehair bridles.

Category

Late 19th Century American Antique Prison

Materials

Hide, Leather

Rococò French painter - 18th century figure painting - Joseph in prison
Rococò French painter - 18th century figure painting - Joseph in prison

Rococò French painter - 18th century figure painting - Joseph in prison

Located in Varmo, IT

French painter (18th century) - Joseph in prison. 84 x 105 cm. Antique oil painting on canvas, without frame (not signed).

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Mid-18th Century Rococo Antique Prison

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Antique Prison Door with Peephole, Black Lacquered, 19th Century Italy
Antique Prison Door with Peephole, Black Lacquered, 19th Century Italy

Antique Prison Door with Peephole, Black Lacquered, 19th Century Italy

Located in Cuneo, Italy (CN)

Ancient prison door, hand-lacquered black, built with nails that held the door boards together, beautiful door with peephole, original irons with closure, built at the beginning of t...

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19th Century Italian Antique Prison

Materials

Chestnut

Sampson & Dalilah "At The Gate Of Prison" Colored Copper Engraving
Sampson & Dalilah "At The Gate Of Prison" Colored Copper Engraving

Sampson & Dalilah "At The Gate Of Prison" Colored Copper Engraving

Located in Kastrup, DK

Sampson & Dalilah, At the gate of prison. Colored copper engraving in contemporary Empire mahogany frame with internal line intarsia, gilt with profiled wood molding.

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Early 19th Century English Empire Antique Prison

Materials

Paper

Door in oak from an old prison with original iron, Italy
Door in oak from an old prison with original iron, Italy

Door in oak from an old prison with original iron, Italy

Located in Cuneo, Italy (CN)

Ancient door with nails, coming from an old Italian prison, built with studs and solid oak wood, still retains the irons and the original latch, smooth back with horizontal bands, or...

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19th Century Italian Antique Prison

Materials

Oak

Petrus KREMER Belgian painter Flemish peinter Adriaen BROUWER in prison 19th
Petrus KREMER Belgian painter Flemish peinter Adriaen BROUWER in prison 19th

Petrus KREMER Belgian painter Flemish peinter Adriaen BROUWER in prison 19th

Located in PARIS, FR

Our painting represents the painter Adriaen Brouwer (who can be recognized thanks to the portrait of the painter engraved by Schelte Adams Bolswert) in prison. He had been suspected ...

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Mid-19th Century Romantic Antique Prison

Materials

Oil

Antique Religious Print 'No. 17' Apostle Paul in Prison, circa 1840
Antique Religious Print 'No. 17' Apostle Paul in Prison, circa 1840

Antique Religious Print 'No. 17' Apostle Paul in Prison, circa 1840

Located in Langweer, NL

Antique print titled ‘Histoire Sainte, Nouveau Testament, Jean-Baptiste en Prison.’ This plate shows a scene from the New Testament; Apostle Paul in Prison.’

Category

Mid-19th Century Antique Prison

Materials

Paper

Antique Print of a Fortress and Prison in Siberia, Russia, 1768
Antique Print of a Fortress and Prison in Siberia, Russia, 1768

Antique Print of a Fortress and Prison in Siberia, Russia, 1768

Located in Langweer, NL

Below, a view of the Prison of Prince Menshikov. This print originates from volume 18 of 'Histoire generale des voyages (..)' by Antoine Francois Prevost d'Exile.

Category

18th Century Antique Prison

Materials

Paper

Double Prison Door in Wood and Iron, Nails & Bolts, 19th Century Italy
Double Prison Door in Wood and Iron, Nails & Bolts, 19th Century Italy

Double Prison Door in Wood and Iron, Nails & Bolts, 19th Century Italy

Located in Cuneo, Italy (CN)

Ancient double-wing prison door, hand-built in wood and covered with iron sheet with studs, original bolts and false locks, 19th century door, coming from prison in northern Italy.

Category

19th Century Italian Antique Prison

Materials

Iron

Antique engraving of a state prison in Sicily by Zeyer & French, c.1850
Antique engraving of a state prison in Sicily by Zeyer & French, c.1850

Antique engraving of a state prison in Sicily by Zeyer & French, c.1850

Located in Langweer, NL

Antique engraving of a state prison in Sicily by Zeyer & French, c.1840–1860 This dramatic antique engraving presents a coastal view of a state prison in Sicily, titled in German “...

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1850s German Antique Prison

Materials

Paper

Vue du Pont Realto et de la Prison de Venise -  Venice, Italy, 1760
Vue du Pont Realto et de la Prison de Venise -  Venice, Italy, 1760

Vue du Pont Realto et de la Prison de Venise - Venice, Italy, 1760

Located in Centennial, CO

It bears the inscription, "Vue du Pont Realto et de la Prison de Venise," with the printmaker listed below, "A Paris chez Basset rue S.

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Mid-18th Century French Louis XV Antique Prison

Materials

Paint, Paper

Union Civil War Photo 11 L-2 Officers & Dog  Possibly Richmond Prisons In Situ
Union Civil War Photo 11 L-2 Officers & Dog  Possibly Richmond Prisons In Situ

Union Civil War Photo 11 L-2 Officers & Dog Possibly Richmond Prisons In Situ

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

Union Civil War Photo 11 L-2 Officers & Dog Possibly Richmond Prisons In Situ, 1861-1863, Period Board Mounted Photograph A rare and historically significant Union Civil War photog...

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19th Century American Antique Prison

Materials

Oak, Paper

John the Baptist in Prison & Fall of the Tower of Siloam, Pieter Mortier, c.1700
John the Baptist in Prison & Fall of the Tower of Siloam, Pieter Mortier, c.1700

John the Baptist in Prison & Fall of the Tower of Siloam, Pieter Mortier, c.1700

Located in Langweer, NL

The upper scene depicts John the Baptist in Prison (Matthew XI, 2–6). John, confined in a dark prison cell, is visited by two of his disciples.

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Early 1700s Dutch Antique Prison

Materials

Paper

Alriz Collection: Extraordinary Art Deco Modernist Dhurrie Rug, 1920's - 21 ft
Alriz Collection: Extraordinary Art Deco Modernist Dhurrie Rug, 1920's - 21 ft

Alriz Collection: Extraordinary Art Deco Modernist Dhurrie Rug, 1920's - 21 ft

Located in Harrington Park, NJ

Extraordinary palatial size Art deco modernist Dhurrie flat weave rug In full cotton woven between 1920 and 1930 15x21ft The spacious design, harmonious and unusual colours makes t...

Category

1920s Antique Prison

Materials

Cotton

Katorga  (Hard Labor). Moscow. Printed By Govoenkino, 1928
Katorga  (Hard Labor). Moscow. Printed By Govoenkino, 1928

Katorga (Hard Labor). Moscow. Printed By Govoenkino, 1928

Located in New York, NY

Katorga was a system of penal servitude of the prison farm in Imperial Russia. Mikhail O. Dlugach [1893-1988] was a prolific Ukrainian artist and graphic designer known for the dist...

Category

1920s Constructivist Antique Prison

Materials

Lithograph

Neapolitan Children After Ernest Herbert
Neapolitan Children After Ernest Herbert

Neapolitan Children After Ernest Herbert

Located in Pasadena, CA

At the age of 22 years he achieved success with his painting Le cup en prison in the Paris Salon. The Académie des Beaux-Arts awarded him the Prix de Rome in 1839 for the biblical co...

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Mid-19th Century Barbizon School Antique Prison

Materials

Oil

19th Century Grand Tour Watercolour of The Ear of Dionysius’ at Syracuse
19th Century Grand Tour Watercolour of The Ear of Dionysius’ at Syracuse

19th Century Grand Tour Watercolour of The Ear of Dionysius’ at Syracuse

Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire

According to legend, Dionysius used the cave as a prison, and by means of the perfect acoustics eavesdropped on the plans and secrets of his captives.

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19th Century Italian Grand Tour Antique Prison

Materials

Wood, Paint

French Convict Portrait “Forçat – 1er Type” from Voyage en Bretagne, 1853
French Convict Portrait “Forçat – 1er Type” from Voyage en Bretagne, 1853

French Convict Portrait “Forçat – 1er Type” from Voyage en Bretagne, 1853

Located in Langweer, NL

During the 19th century, the Brest bagne — the notorious convict prison and naval penal colony — became a subject of fascination for writers, reformers, and artists alike.

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Mid-19th Century French Antique Prison

Materials

Paper

Indian Pahari Miniature Painting 'Birth of Krishna'
Indian Pahari Miniature Painting 'Birth of Krishna'

Indian Pahari Miniature Painting 'Birth of Krishna'

Located in Greenwich, CT

In the upper left corner, at Mathura, are portrayed King Kansa and a female figure in the prison towers. In the lower right, the painting depicts the destination or the “ Exchange ...

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18th Century Rajput Antique Prison

Materials

Gold Leaf

Napoleonic Prisoner-of-War Bone Ship Model
Napoleonic Prisoner-of-War Bone Ship Model

Napoleonic Prisoner-of-War Bone Ship Model

Located in New Orleans, LA

During the long years of conflict between Napoléon and King George III, French prisoners were often detained for years on de-rigged ships known as “Hulks” or in English prison camps....

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Early 19th Century English Antique Prison

Materials

Bone, Wood

Antique Victorian Silver Plated 12" Round Award Platter Tray to Francis Biddle
Antique Victorian Silver Plated 12" Round Award Platter Tray to Francis Biddle

Antique Victorian Silver Plated 12" Round Award Platter Tray to Francis Biddle

Located in Philadelphia, PA

Item engraved to rear: "To Francis Biddle, Attorney General of the United States, 1941-1945, from his friends and admirers in the Federal Prison Service." "B" etched monogram to cent...

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Early 20th Century Victorian Antique Prison

Materials

Silver Plate

Eli Marsden Wilson (1877-1965) Watercolour of the Temple of Castor and Pollux
Eli Marsden Wilson (1877-1965) Watercolour of the Temple of Castor and Pollux

Eli Marsden Wilson (1877-1965) Watercolour of the Temple of Castor and Pollux

Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire

He was arrested and imprisoned from February 1917 to March 1919 where he created highly detailed etchings of his prison cell. Rebuilding his career after his release, he created min...

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Early 20th Century Italian Grand Tour Antique Prison

Materials

Wood, Paint

Greco-Roman Marble Bust of Aesculapius, Hand-Carved, 1st-2nd Century
Greco-Roman Marble Bust of Aesculapius, Hand-Carved, 1st-2nd Century

Greco-Roman Marble Bust of Aesculapius, Hand-Carved, 1st-2nd Century

Located in BARCELONA, ES

Other versions narrate that, when he was ordered to bring Glaucus back to life, he was confined in a secret prison. There a snake climbed up his staff and the god, lost in thought, u...

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15th Century and Earlier Greco Roman Antique Prison

Materials

Marble

French Art Deco Crucifix, Bronze & Oak, Sainte-Claire Monastery, 1920s
French Art Deco Crucifix, Bronze & Oak, Sainte-Claire Monastery, 1920s

French Art Deco Crucifix, Bronze & Oak, Sainte-Claire Monastery, 1920s

Located in Saint-Amans-des-Cots, FR

During the French Revolution, the sisters were dispersed, and the monastery was repurposed as a communal house, barracks, prison, and later a school. In 1868, the monastery was re-es...

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1920s French Art Deco Antique Prison

Materials

Bronze

Nineteenth Century Victorian Marine Oil Painting of Steam and Sail Boats at Dusk
Nineteenth Century Victorian Marine Oil Painting of Steam and Sail Boats at Dusk

Nineteenth Century Victorian Marine Oil Painting of Steam and Sail Boats at Dusk

By William Thornley

Located in ludlow, GB

The two sailing ships in the centre right of this picture are former Royal Navy vessels being used as prison hulks. The use of these vessels to hold prisoners, usually before transpo...

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Mid-19th Century Victorian Antique Prison

Materials

Oil

Red-breasted Merganser: An Original 19th C. Audubon Hand-colored Bird Lithograph
Red-breasted Merganser: An Original 19th C. Audubon Hand-colored Bird Lithograph

Red-breasted Merganser: An Original 19th C. Audubon Hand-colored Bird Lithograph

By John James Audubon

Located in Alamo, CA

He was initially unsuccessful financially prior to the publication of his famous work “The Birds of America”, spending time in debtor’s prison, once stabbing a disgruntled investor i...

Category

Late 19th Century Naturalistic Antique Prison

Materials

Lithograph

Place de la Bastille Paris, Silver Gelatin Black and White Photography, 1928
Place de la Bastille Paris, Silver Gelatin Black and White Photography, 1928

Place de la Bastille Paris, Silver Gelatin Black and White Photography, 1928

Located in Atlanta, GA

No vestige of the prison remains. The July Column (Colonne de Juillet) commemorates the July Revolution events (1830) and stands at the center of the square.

Category

1920s Art Deco Antique Prison

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Little Portrait of the Dolphin
Little Portrait of the Dolphin

Little Portrait of the Dolphin

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Little Portrait of the Dolphin

Located in Alessandria, Piemonte

Official documents state that he died in prison on 8 June 1795 at the age of 10, but numerous contemporary testimonies state that the Dolphin of France managed to save himself thanks...

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Late 18th Century French Neoclassical Antique Prison

Materials

Ebony

Ex Libris Heeren Herta - Etching by Michel Fingesten - 1936
Ex Libris Heeren Herta - Etching by Michel Fingesten - 1936

Ex Libris Heeren Herta - Etching by Michel Fingesten - 1936

By Michel Fingesten

Located in Roma, IT

He died on 8 October 1943, after the allies' liberation from the prison camp, due to an infection following a surgical operation carried out at Palazzo Sersale di Cerisano, at that t...

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Early 20th Century Symbolist Antique Prison

Materials

Etching

Paysage a Mereville - Post Impressionist Landscape Oil by Maximilien Luce
Paysage a Mereville - Post Impressionist Landscape Oil by Maximilien Luce

Paysage a Mereville - Post Impressionist Landscape Oil by Maximilien Luce

By Maximilien Luce

Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire

In 1894 Luce Maximillien was implicated in the 'Procès des Trente' (Trial of the Thirty), which earned him a prison sentence. These events inspired a collection of lithographs entitl...

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Early 1900s Post-Impressionist Antique Prison

Materials

Oil, Board

Eighteenth Century British Oil Painting of Rustic Folk and Dog at Village Pub
Eighteenth Century British Oil Painting of Rustic Folk and Dog at Village Pub

Eighteenth Century British Oil Painting of Rustic Folk and Dog at Village Pub

By George Morland

Located in ludlow, GB

Morland was a heavy drinker and despite his great success he had many troubles and much of his later years were marred by debt and he spent time in a debtor's prison. His father init...

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Late 18th Century Realist Antique Prison

Materials

Oil

Winter Landscape Utrecht Saftleven 17/18th Century Paint Oil on canvas Flemish
Winter Landscape Utrecht Saftleven 17/18th Century Paint Oil on canvas Flemish

Winter Landscape Utrecht Saftleven 17/18th Century Paint Oil on canvas Flemish

Located in Riva del Garda, IT

Precisely this is the city of Utrecht, with the famous Plompetoren, the high watchtower that formed part of the city's defences in the Middle Ages (also known as the robbers‘ tower, ...

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17th Century Old Masters Antique Prison

Materials

Oil

Paresse matinale (Morning Laziness)
Paresse matinale (Morning Laziness)

Paresse matinale (Morning Laziness)

Located in Fairlawn, OH

War intervened, the barge became a prison, and it sank a few years ago. But the gesture remains radical, to ask why beauty is for the few, the privileged.

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1910s French School Antique Prison

Materials

Lithograph

Ouvriers sur La Seine - Post Impressionist Figurative Oil by Maximilien Luce
Ouvriers sur La Seine - Post Impressionist Figurative Oil by Maximilien Luce

Ouvriers sur La Seine - Post Impressionist Figurative Oil by Maximilien Luce

By Maximilien Luce

Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire

In 1894 Luce Maximillien was implicated in the 'Procès des Trente' (Trial of the Thirty), which earned him a prison sentence. These events inspired a collection of lithographs entitl...

Category

Early 1900s Impressionist Antique Prison

Materials

Oil, Board

Apostles Released by Angel – Acts V Antique Engraving c.1735
Apostles Released by Angel – Acts V Antique Engraving c.1735

Apostles Released by Angel – Acts V Antique Engraving c.1735

Located in Langweer, NL

Title: Acts V Engraving – Apostles Freed from Prison by Angel c.1735 Description: This dramatic antique engraving titled “The Acts Chap.

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1730s English Antique Prison

Materials

Paper

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Antique Prison For Sale on 1stDibs

At 1stDibs, there are many versions of the ideal antique prison for your home. An antique prison — often made from wood, metal and iron — can elevate any home. Whether you’re looking for an older or newer antique prison, there are earlier versions available from the 18th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 20th Century. An antique prison is a generally popular piece of furniture, but those created in Victorian, Folk Art and Baroque styles are sought with frequency. George Gregory each produced at least one beautiful antique prison that is worth considering.

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The average selling price for an antique prison at 1stDibs is $2,150, while they’re typically $144 on the low end and $99,721 for the highest priced.