Skip to main content

First World War

to
253
1,142
591
1,694
851
544
268
263
116
104
97
96
79
75
71
70
64
63
28
23
20
10
8
8
7
6
6
4
4
3
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
93
81
67
52
52
Les Drapeaux ( The Flags )

Les Drapeaux ( The Flags )

By Henry de Groux

Located in Paonia, CO

He became an inspired witness of the First World War (1914-1918) and produced many works depicting the horrors of that time.

Category

1910s Symbolist Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Physionomie Du Front (Front View)

Physionomie Du Front (Front View)

By Henry de Groux

Located in Paonia, CO

He became an inspired witness of the First World War (1914-1918) and produced many works depicting the horrors of that time.

Category

1910s Symbolist Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Maurice Bouval Bronze Art Nouveau
Maurice Bouval Bronze Art Nouveau

Maurice Bouval Bronze Art Nouveau

By Maurice Bouval

Located in NANTES, FR

Length: base 11 cm Depth: 9,6 cm Height: 30,5 cm Weight: 3kg Maurice Bouval, Art Nouveau sculptor Pupil of Alexandre Falguière, Maurice Bouval created a great number of br...

Category

Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Marble, Bronze

Jugendstil Desk, Ebonized Oak & Brass, Sweden, 1910 by Unknown Maker
Jugendstil Desk, Ebonized Oak & Brass, Sweden, 1910 by Unknown Maker

Jugendstil Desk, Ebonized Oak & Brass, Sweden, 1910 by Unknown Maker

Located in New York, NY

The style is the Northern European branch of the new art that climaxed before the first world war- see also Arts & Crafts and Art Nouveau.

Category

Early 20th Century Swedish Jugendstil Desks

Materials

Bronze

Dagobert Peche & Wiener Werkstätte Early Art Deco Chandelier, Re Edition
Dagobert Peche & Wiener Werkstätte Early Art Deco Chandelier, Re Edition

Dagobert Peche & Wiener Werkstätte Early Art Deco Chandelier, Re Edition

By Woka Lamps, Dagobert Peche, Wiener Werkstätte

Located in Vienna, AT

In the depressing time of the First World War Peche influnenced with his extravagant and cheerful creations the emphasis on the surface of the Wiener Werkstaette and can in that way ...

Category

2010s Austrian Art Deco Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Brass

Winston CHURCHILL. The Second World War - ALL FIRST EDITIONS - 1948 - 54
Winston CHURCHILL. The Second World War - ALL FIRST EDITIONS - 1948 - 54

Winston CHURCHILL. The Second World War - ALL FIRST EDITIONS - 1948 - 54

Located in Hillsborough, NJ

AUTHOR: CHURCHILL, Winston S. TITLE: The Second World War. (The Gathering Storm - Their Finest Hour - The Grand Alliance - The Hinge Of Fate - Closing The Ring - Triumph and Traged...

Category

Vintage 1940s British Books

Materials

Leather

CHURCHILL, Winston. The Second World War. 6 VOLUMES - ALL FIRST EDITIONS !
CHURCHILL, Winston. The Second World War. 6 VOLUMES - ALL FIRST EDITIONS !

CHURCHILL, Winston. The Second World War. 6 VOLUMES - ALL FIRST EDITIONS !

Located in Hillsborough, NJ

AUTHOR: CHURCHILL, Winston. TITLE: The Second World War. (The Gathering Storm - Their Finest Hour - The Grand Alliance - The Hinge Of Fate - Closing The Ring - Triumph and Tragedy).

Category

Vintage 1940s British Books

Materials

Leather

CHURCHILL, Winston. The Second World War. 6 VOLUMES - ALL FIRST EDITIONS !
CHURCHILL, Winston. The Second World War. 6 VOLUMES - ALL FIRST EDITIONS !

CHURCHILL, Winston. The Second World War. 6 VOLUMES - ALL FIRST EDITIONS !

Located in Hillsborough, NJ

AUTHOR: CHURCHILL, Winston. TITLE: The Second World War. (The Gathering Storm - Their Finest Hour - The Grand Alliance - The Hinge Of Fate - Closing The Ring - Triumph and Tragedy).

Category

Vintage 1940s British Books

Materials

Leather

WW1 Bayonet and Fencing Training Mask
WW1 Bayonet and Fencing Training Mask

WW1 Bayonet and Fencing Training Mask

Located in Dekalb, IL

This rare protective mask was employed in military training exercises during the First World War, particularly in the instruction of bayonet combat.

Category

Vintage 1910s Arms, Armor and Weapons

Materials

Wire

Ilford War Memorial design by Reginald Hallward
Ilford War Memorial design by Reginald Hallward

Ilford War Memorial design by Reginald Hallward

By Reginald Hallward

Located in London, GB

Hallward's design is for Ilford's memorial for the fallen of the First World War. Ilford had raised £20,000 for a commemorative project and opted to build a garden and a monument (th...

Category

1910s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

Materials

Pencil

Jugendstil Settee with Ebony, Birch and Mother-of-Pearl Inlay
Jugendstil Settee with Ebony, Birch and Mother-of-Pearl Inlay

Jugendstil Settee with Ebony, Birch and Mother-of-Pearl Inlay

Located in New York, NY

Mission, Arts and Crafts, Liberty, Jugendstil, Secession and Art Nouveau were all expressions of the same aesthetics which dominated the art and design world from 1900 until the star...

Category

Early 20th Century Swedish Jugendstil Settees

Materials

Mother-of-Pearl, Upholstery, Birch, Ebony, Mahogany

Antique Art Deco/ Peking Chinese Rug
Antique Art Deco/ Peking Chinese Rug

Antique Art Deco/ Peking Chinese Rug

$1,999Sale Price|20% Off

Antique Art Deco/ Peking Chinese Rug

Located in Evanston, IL

Antique Peking rugs started in China shortly after the end of the First World War. During this period, Chinese rug weaving factories relocated from Ningxia, as well as other carpet w...

Category

Early 20th Century Chinese Art Deco Chinese and East Asian Rugs

Materials

Wool

Eloga 14 Karat Gold Ladies Wristwatch .10 Carat 15.7 Grams Swiss Six Diamonds
Eloga 14 Karat Gold Ladies Wristwatch .10 Carat 15.7 Grams Swiss Six Diamonds

Eloga 14 Karat Gold Ladies Wristwatch .10 Carat 15.7 Grams Swiss Six Diamonds

By Eloga

Located in Stamford, CT

Mid Century Modern Eloga 14 KT White Gold Ladies Wrist Watch .10 TDW 15.7 Grams 17 Jewels The company began in 1917 when Fritz and Hans Spahr set up a watch-making shop in Lengnau i...

Category

Mid-20th Century Art Deco Wrist Watches

Sculptural Trench Art Vase 1920s
Sculptural Trench Art Vase 1920s

Sculptural Trench Art Vase 1920s

Located in Meer, VAN

This is a very beautiful and sculptural trench art vase - made from a bombshell from the First World War. Great sculptural shape and timeless design.

Category

Early 20th Century European Art Deco Vases

Materials

Metal

Foxhunting oil painting attributed to Thomas Ivester Lloyd
Foxhunting oil painting attributed to Thomas Ivester Lloyd

Foxhunting oil painting attributed to Thomas Ivester Lloyd

By Thomas Ivester Lloyd

Located in London, GB

Thomas Ivester Lloyd (1873 - 1942) was born in Liverpool. During the First World War, he served with the Remount Service, in common with many other equine artists.

Category

Early 20th Century Animal Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

Dance. 1996, oil on canvas, 78, 5x61 cm

Dance. 1996, oil on canvas, 78, 5x61 cm

By Rolands Beitners

Located in Riga, LV

Dance. 1996, oil on canvas, 78,5x61 cm Rolands Beitners (1917-2006) Rolands Beitners (1917-2006) Born in Helsinki during the First World War. 1930-1940 He studied at the Faculty o...

Category

1990s Contemporary Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Jugendstil Mahogany Salon Chairs with Ebony, Birch and Mother-of-Pearl Inlay
Jugendstil Mahogany Salon Chairs with Ebony, Birch and Mother-of-Pearl Inlay

Jugendstil Mahogany Salon Chairs with Ebony, Birch and Mother-of-Pearl Inlay

Located in New York, NY

Mission, Arts and Crafts, Liberty, Jugendstil, Secession and Art Nouveau were all expressions of the same aesthetics which dominated the art and design world from 1900 until the star...

Category

Early 20th Century Swedish Jugendstil Armchairs

Materials

Mother-of-Pearl, Upholstery, Birch, Ebony, Mahogany

Art Deco Style 14 Karat White Gold Eloga Ladies Wristwatch with 17 Jewels
Art Deco Style 14 Karat White Gold Eloga Ladies Wristwatch with 17 Jewels

Art Deco Style 14 Karat White Gold Eloga Ladies Wristwatch with 17 Jewels

By Eloga

Located in Stamford, CT

The company began in 1917 when Fritz and Hans Spahr set up a watch-making shop in Lengnau in Berne, Switzerland - an audacious move in the midst of the First World War. During this e...

Category

Mid-20th Century Art Deco Wrist Watches

Materials

14k Gold

Pair of Grapevine Decorated Trench Art Vases in Patinated Brass 1920s
Pair of Grapevine Decorated Trench Art Vases in Patinated Brass 1920s

Pair of Grapevine Decorated Trench Art Vases in Patinated Brass 1920s

Located in Meer, VAN

Made from artillery shell casings from the first world war and created by a soldier or artist - in or just after the war.

Category

Early 20th Century Art Nouveau Vases

Materials

Brass

Antique M1850 Pickelhaube Kugelhelm Helmet, Pre WWI
Antique M1850 Pickelhaube Kugelhelm Helmet, Pre WWI

Antique M1850 Pickelhaube Kugelhelm Helmet, Pre WWI

Located in Nottingham, GB

An impressive Imperial German Prussian M1895 Artillery Pickelhaube, or Kugelhelm, issued to other ranks (Mannschaften) and dating from the pre-First World War period, a type that con...

Category

Antique Late 19th Century Arms, Armor and Weapons

Materials

Brass

A French Patriotic Navy Dress In Satin And Silk Crepe- Circa 1920
A French Patriotic Navy Dress In Satin And Silk Crepe- Circa 1920

A French Patriotic Navy Dress In Satin And Silk Crepe- Circa 1920

Located in Toulon, FR

Circa 1920/1925 France A nice Navy dress in cherry red Duchesse satin in the patriotic spirit of France after the First World War. Straight dress with short sleeve and pleated on th...

Category

1920s French Evening Dresses

Pair of Straw Chairs, 1940s
Pair of Straw Chairs, 1940s

Pair of Straw Chairs, 1940s

Located in Saint-Ouen, FR

He studied at the Germain Pilon school of design and then worked as a painter, illustrating publications for Calmann-Levy and the Assiette au Beurre. After the First World War, he wo...

Category

Vintage 1940s French Chairs

Materials

Wood

Pair of Straw Chairs, 1940s
Pair of Straw Chairs, 1940s

Pair of Straw Chairs, 1940s

Located in Saint-Ouen, FR

He studied at the Germain Pilon school of design and then worked as a painter, illustrating publications for Calmann-Levy and the Assiette au Beurre. After the First World War, he wo...

Category

Vintage 1940s French Chairs

Materials

Wood

The Dove, Modern Lithograph by Emile Gilioli
The Dove, Modern Lithograph by Emile Gilioli

The Dove, Modern Lithograph by Emile Gilioli

By Émile Gilioli

Located in Long Island City, NY

Émile Gilioli was born to a family of Italian shoemakers who had settled beside the Canal Saint-Martin. After the First World War, the family moved back towards Italy, settling in Ni...

Category

1960s Modern Animal Prints

Materials

Lithograph

World War 1 Trench Art Battlefield Framed Drawing Belgian Soldier Arras France
World War 1 Trench Art Battlefield Framed Drawing Belgian Soldier Arras France

World War 1 Trench Art Battlefield Framed Drawing Belgian Soldier Arras France

Located in Sutton Poyntz, Dorset

Large-scale battles were fought in this region in each year of the First World War apart from 1916. In 1914-15 the Front-line trenches ran from the east and north of Arras, and acros...

Category

Early 20th Century Realist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Charcoal

Carnival de Nice France Historical Journal French Memorabilia
Carnival de Nice France Historical Journal French Memorabilia

Carnival de Nice France Historical Journal French Memorabilia

Located in Miami, FL

Two years prior to the First World War this remarkable journal was printed.  

Category

Early 20th Century French Art Deco Historical Memorabilia

Materials

Paper

Bruno Krauskopf, 1892-1960, “Merry Maidens” Gouache on Paper Painting
Bruno Krauskopf, 1892-1960, “Merry Maidens” Gouache on Paper Painting

Bruno Krauskopf, 1892-1960, “Merry Maidens” Gouache on Paper Painting

Located in Jensen Beach, FL

After the outbreak of the First World War, he did his military service from 1914 to 1916 in Alsace and in Russia.

Category

Mid-20th Century Paintings

Materials

Paint, Paper

Souvenir of the War 1914-15-16-17-18 Banner
Souvenir of the War 1914-15-16-17-18 Banner

Souvenir of the War 1914-15-16-17-18 Banner

Located in Colorado Springs, CO

Presented is a stunning textile banner from the first World War, dating to 1918. The square tan cotton cloth is embroidered with two crossed flags, the Royal Indian Marine Ensign and...

Category

Vintage 1910s Australian Political and Patriotic Memorabilia

Materials

Cotton

Arno Zauche German WWI Bronze Soldier Bust in M16 Stahlhelm, circa 1916–1927
Arno Zauche German WWI Bronze Soldier Bust in M16 Stahlhelm, circa 1916–1927

Arno Zauche German WWI Bronze Soldier Bust in M16 Stahlhelm, circa 1916–1927

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

German First World War bronze soldier portrait bust by the Weimar sculptor Arno Oswald Zauche (1875–1941), signed “A.

Category

Vintage 1910s German Expressionist Busts

Materials

Travertine, Bronze

"In the Wilderness" by Juszkó Béla. Hungary, 1960
"In the Wilderness" by Juszkó Béla. Hungary, 1960

"In the Wilderness" by Juszkó Béla. Hungary, 1960

Located in Budapest, HU

At home, he painted realistic pictures of the lowlands on the Hortobágy and the Bugacs Plain. During the First World War he worked as a war painter. From 1901 he was an exhibiting ar...

Category

Vintage 1960s Italian Paintings

Materials

Canvas

Four Art Deco stools from 1921, mahogany veneered wood trimmed with leather.
Four Art Deco stools from 1921, mahogany veneered wood trimmed with leather.

Four Art Deco stools from 1921, mahogany veneered wood trimmed with leather.

Located in Paris, FR

Even if it began in 1900, its development stopped abruptly because of the First World War. The name “Art Deco” appeared much later to define this style, during an exhibition curated ...

Category

Vintage 1920s French Art Deco Stools

Materials

Mahogany

Antique Belle Epoque WWI White Gold Openwork Link Choker Necklace c1910s
Antique Belle Epoque WWI White Gold Openwork Link Choker Necklace c1910s

Antique Belle Epoque WWI White Gold Openwork Link Choker Necklace c1910s

Located in Chicago, IL

Low-carat white gold, which was patented in Germany in 1912, was first used for jewelry since the mid-1910s to circumvent the restrictions on platinum imposed during the first world ...

Category

Vintage 1910s American Belle Époque Choker Necklaces

Materials

White Gold

Naive Art Painting by Franz Klekawka
Naive Art Painting by Franz Klekawka

Naive Art Painting by Franz Klekawka

Located in Berlin, DE

His father came to Dortmund from Galicia immediately after the First World War. Franz grew up in a colliery colony.

Category

20th Century Paintings

Materials

Canvas

Artists at the Sea
Artists at the Sea

Artists at the Sea

By Robert Reid

Located in New York, NY

Robert Reid was a founding member of The Ten—a society of mostly Boston painters who, from the 1890’s until the First World War, emphasized elegant figures, classic interiors, and pi...

Category

Early 20th Century Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Scene for a Fairy Tale
Scene for a Fairy Tale

Scene for a Fairy Tale

By Edward Wadsworth

Located in New York, NY

He was also an engraver on wood and copper. In the First World War he was involved in transferring dazzle camouflage designs onto ships for the Royal Navy, and after the war he conti...

Category

1910s Abstract Abstract Prints

Materials

Woodcut

Circa 1914 Original Japanese WWI Poster Kiaochow Bay
Circa 1914 Original Japanese WWI Poster Kiaochow Bay

Circa 1914 Original Japanese WWI Poster Kiaochow Bay

Located in PARIS, FR

It belongs to the bilingual series The Illustration of the Great European War, which presented dramatic episodes from the First World War to a Japanese audience.

Category

1910s Abstract Prints

Materials

Paper, Lithograph

Original 1914 French Mobilization Poster – Ordre de Mobilisation Générale
Original 1914 French Mobilization Poster – Ordre de Mobilisation Générale

Original 1914 French Mobilization Poster – Ordre de Mobilisation Générale

Located in PARIS, FR

Issued in August 1914 at the outbreak of the First World War, this original Ordre de Mobilisation Générale is one of the most historically significant official posters produced by th...

Category

1910s More Prints

Materials

Paper, Lithograph, Linen

Art Deco Electric Bakerlite Mantel Clock
Art Deco Electric Bakerlite Mantel Clock

Art Deco Electric Bakerlite Mantel Clock

By Temco

Located in Norwich, GB

., circa 1925 Temco ( the telephone manufacturing company) was formed just after the first World War to manufacture telephones which previously had been imported from Germany.

Category

Vintage 1920s English Art Deco Mantel Clocks

Materials

Bakelite

Vintage Toy Car, Military Wind Up Tri-Ang Tiger Tank, Lines Bros Ltd., 1930s
Vintage Toy Car, Military Wind Up Tri-Ang Tiger Tank, Lines Bros Ltd., 1930s

Vintage Toy Car, Military Wind Up Tri-Ang Tiger Tank, Lines Bros Ltd., 1930s

Located in Roma, IT

This Military Wind up tri-ang tiger tank is a vintage toy representing a First World War tank. Part of the toys produced by the famous Lines Bros Ltd.

Category

Early 20th Century English Toys

Materials

Metal

Antique Art Deco Chinese Peking Dragon Carpet
Antique Art Deco Chinese Peking Dragon Carpet

Antique Art Deco Chinese Peking Dragon Carpet

Located in Evanston, IL

Antique Peking rugs started in China shortly after the end of the First World War. During this period, Chinese rug weaving factories relocated from Ningxia, as well as other carpet w...

Category

Early 20th Century Chinese Art Deco Chinese and East Asian Rugs

Materials

Wool

Blue Chinese Pictorial Antique Peking Rug
Blue Chinese Pictorial Antique Peking Rug

Blue Chinese Pictorial Antique Peking Rug

Located in New York, NY

Antique Chinese Peking rugs are a newer subset of the antique rug production that started in China shortly after the end of the First World War. They are known as one of the more ...

Category

Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese and East Asian Rugs

Materials

Wool

FRENCH 1915 Mechanical WWI Biplane Airplane Scale Model In Copper and Bronze
FRENCH 1915 Mechanical WWI Biplane Airplane Scale Model In Copper and Bronze

FRENCH 1915 Mechanical WWI Biplane Airplane Scale Model In Copper and Bronze

Located in Miami, FL

This is a fabulous antique scale model of an SPAD S.XIII First-World-War fighter biplane, created in France during the early 20th century, back in the 1915-1920.

Category

Vintage 1910s French Industrial Architectural Models

Materials

Brass, Bronze, Copper

Classic Nesting table (3)by Russell Gordon/ Russel & Broadway, Midcentury Modern
Classic Nesting table (3)by Russell Gordon/ Russel & Broadway, Midcentury Modern

Classic Nesting table (3)by Russell Gordon/ Russel & Broadway, Midcentury Modern

By Gordon Russell

Located in Stockholm, SE

After serving as an Officer in the First World War, he went on to establish himself as one of the most successful British furniture designers of the twentieth century.

Category

Vintage 1950s English Mid-Century Modern Nesting Tables and Stacking Tables

Materials

Mahogany

War is War, 1930s art deco book cover design by A. E. Halliwell
War is War, 1930s art deco book cover design by A. E. Halliwell

War is War, 1930s art deco book cover design by A. E. Halliwell

Located in London, GB

In War is War, Burrage recounts his experiences as a private soldier in France during the First World War, his reactions to abnormal conditions and his general observations-- all in ...

Category

1930s Art Deco Figurative Paintings

Materials

Ballpoint Pen

1914 WWI British War Office Map of Arras, Amiens and Reims, Edward Stanford
1914 WWI British War Office Map of Arras, Amiens and Reims, Edward Stanford

1914 WWI British War Office Map of Arras, Amiens and Reims, Edward Stanford

Located in Langweer, NL

Maker: Edward Stanford for the British War Office, London, England, August 1914. Keywords: World War I, First World War, Great War, Western Front, Battle of the Frontiers, First Ba...

Category

Early 20th Century British Maps

Materials

Paper

Not to be Taken by Anthony Berkeley – First Edition with DUST JACKET.
Not to be Taken by Anthony Berkeley – First Edition with DUST JACKET.

Not to be Taken by Anthony Berkeley – First Edition with DUST JACKET.

Located in Middletown, NY

He served in the British Army during the First World War and worked as a journalist for many years, contributing to such magazines as Punch and The Humorist.

Category

Mid-20th Century English Books

Materials

Paper

  • 1
  • ...
Get Updated with New Arrivals
Save "First World War", and we’ll notify you when there are new listings in this category.

First World War For Sale on 1stDibs

At 1stDibs, there are many versions of the ideal first world war for your home. Frequently made of paper, animal skin and leather, every first world war was constructed with great care. There are many kinds of the first world war you’re looking for, from those produced as long ago as the 20th Century to those made as recently as the 20th Century. Each first world war bearing Mid-Century Modern or Modern hallmarks is very popular. Many designers have produced at least one well-made first world war over the years, but those crafted by Winston Churchill, Ceebynite Short & Mason Taylor and Liberty & Co. are often thought to be among the most beautiful.

How Much is a First World War?

Prices for a first world war can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, they begin at $490 and can go as high as $18,584, while the average can fetch as much as $2,650.

Questions About First World War

  • 1stDibs ExpertDecember 17, 2024
    The world's first quartz watch was the Seiko Astron 35SQ. It debuted in 1969. After its release, other watchmakers introduced economically priced quartz watches to meet the growing demand for the timepieces. By the mid-1970s, the watchmaking industry found itself in the midst of the Quartz Crisis. During this period, many luxury watchmakers struggled financially due to reduced interest in traditional mechanical watches. Find a variety of vintage Seiko watches on 1stDibs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertMarch 31, 2023
    Opinions on which World War II propaganda poster is the most famous differ. However, two posters introduced characters that would go on to become iconic. The first is "We Can Do It," featuring Rosie Riveter, who has become synonymous with women's equality. Another influential design is " I Want YOU For U.S. Army," with its bearded figure wearing a star-spangled top hat. The image gave birth to Uncle Sam, the well-known symbol of the U.S. On 1stDibs, find a range of WWII posters from some of the world's top galleries.
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    During World War II, the American flag was the 48-star flag used from 1912 (incorporation of New Mexico and Arizona) to 1959 (incorporation of Alaska). The rows and columns of stars were arranged in a regular pattern, unlike the offset rows of the modern American flag. On 1stDibs, you’ll find a collection of antique American flags from some of the world’s top sellers.
  • 1stDibs ExpertFebruary 13, 2023
    More than 200,000 propaganda posters were made during World War II. The Office of War Information (OWI) was responsible for hiring artists to design the artwork. Famous posters include “I Want You” for the U.S. Army, featuring the well-known Uncle Sam character, while the popular “We Can Do It!” design depicts Rosie the Riveter. On 1stDibs, shop a selection of World War II posters and other vintage and antique posters.
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    The easily recognizable poster created during World War I in 1917 is I Want You for U.S. Army. James Montgomery Flagg designed the poster, which shows Uncle Sam pointing at the viewer. Find a collection of James Montgomery Flagg art on 1stDibs.