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Horsehair Brush

Horsehair Brush for Mohawk, 1950s

Horsehair Brush for Mohawk, 1950s

$450

H 3.5 in W 13.5 in D 1.75 in

Horsehair Brush for Mohawk, 1950s

Located in Sagaponack, NY

A beautifully crafted garment brush made of warmly-toned walnut and soft horsehair.

Category

20th Century American More Asian Art, Objects and Furniture

Materials

Wood

Horsehair Brush for Mohawk, 1950s
Horsehair Brush for Mohawk, 1950s

Horsehair Brush for Mohawk, 1950s

$450

H 3.5 in W 13.5 in D 1.75 in

Horsehair Brush for Mohawk, 1950s

By Mohawk

Located in Sagaponack, NY

A beautifully crafted garment brush made of warmly-toned walnut and soft horsehair.

Category

Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories

Materials

Walnut

Sweep Dust Pan and Brush with Wall Mount Peg, Made of Brass and Horsehair Brush
Sweep Dust Pan and Brush with Wall Mount Peg, Made of Brass and Horsehair Brush

Sweep Dust Pan and Brush with Wall Mount Peg, Made of Brass and Horsehair Brush

By Christopher Gentner

Located in Chicago, IL

This dust pan and brush bring a whole new dimension to cleaning. Made of brass and horsehair, the

Category

2010s American Modern More Desk Accessories

Materials

Brass

Brass and Steel Firetools in Brass Stand
Brass and Steel Firetools in Brass Stand

Brass and Steel Firetools in Brass Stand

$6,900

H 34 in W 13 in D 13 in

Brass and Steel Firetools in Brass Stand

Located in Greenwich, CT

on brass lion form paw feet. Tools comprise tongs, shovel, hook and horsehair brush. An elegant set

Category

Antique 1890s British Fireplace Tools and Chimney Pots

Materials

Brass, Steel

Antique Asian Red Coral and Purple Stone Calligraphy Brush Set with Stand
Antique Asian Red Coral and Purple Stone Calligraphy Brush Set with Stand

Antique Asian Red Coral and Purple Stone Calligraphy Brush Set with Stand

Located in Toronto, ON

This beautiful, unique red lacquered stand is a stunning showcase for calligraphy horsehair brushes

Category

Antique Early 19th Century Chinese Lacquer

Materials

Coral

Carl Auböck Letter Brush, Horn and Horsehair, Mid-Century Austria
Carl Auböck Letter Brush, Horn and Horsehair, Mid-Century Austria

Carl Auböck Letter Brush, Horn and Horsehair, Mid-Century Austria

By Werkstätte Carl Auböck

Located in Berlin, DE

Carl Auböck Letter brush made of horn and horsehair, Austria 1960s.

Category

Vintage 1960s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Desk Sets

Materials

Horn

Organic Modern Sconce Vintage Finish Porcelain Handmade Globe Horsehair Tassel
Organic Modern Sconce Vintage Finish Porcelain Handmade Globe Horsehair Tassel

Organic Modern Sconce Vintage Finish Porcelain Handmade Globe Horsehair Tassel

By Isabel Moncada

Located in San Antonio, TX

significant elements light up in this cross and the horsehair tassel adds a subtle ethnic twist. It uses a low

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Mexican Organic Modern Wall Lights and Sco...

Materials

Brass

Organic Modern Sconce Polished Finish Handmade Porcelain Globe Horsehair Tassel
Organic Modern Sconce Polished Finish Handmade Porcelain Globe Horsehair Tassel

Organic Modern Sconce Polished Finish Handmade Porcelain Globe Horsehair Tassel

By Isabel Moncada

Located in San Antonio, TX

significant elements light up in this cross and the horsehair tassel adds a subtle ethnic twist. It uses a low

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Mexican Organic Modern Wall Lights and Sco...

Materials

Brass

Organic Modern Sconce Vintage Finish Blown Glass Globe Natural Horsehair Tassel
Organic Modern Sconce Vintage Finish Blown Glass Globe Natural Horsehair Tassel

Organic Modern Sconce Vintage Finish Blown Glass Globe Natural Horsehair Tassel

By Isabel Moncada

Located in San Antonio, TX

significant elements light up in this cross and the horsehair tassel adds a subtle ethnic twist. It uses a low

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Mexican Organic Modern Wall Lights and Sco...

Materials

Brass

Organic Modern Sconce Polished Finish Blown Glass Globe Natural Horsehair Tassel
Organic Modern Sconce Polished Finish Blown Glass Globe Natural Horsehair Tassel

Organic Modern Sconce Polished Finish Blown Glass Globe Natural Horsehair Tassel

By Isabel Moncada

Located in San Antonio, TX

significant elements light up in this cross and the horsehair tassel adds a subtle ethnic twist. It uses a low

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Mexican Organic Modern Wall Lights and Sco...

Materials

Brass

Chinese Calligraphy Brush with Glass Bead Handle
Chinese Calligraphy Brush with Glass Bead Handle

Chinese Calligraphy Brush with Glass Bead Handle

Located in Chicago, IL

horsehair, a calligraphy brush of this proportion is traditionally used for broad, gestural brushstrokes

Category

20th Century Chinese Scholar's Objects

Materials

Metal, Other

Chinese Calligraphy Brush with Blue Glass Handle
Chinese Calligraphy Brush with Blue Glass Handle

Chinese Calligraphy Brush with Blue Glass Handle

Located in Chicago, IL

of horsehair, a calligraphy brush of this proportion is traditionally used for broad, gestural

Category

20th Century Chinese Scholar's Objects

Materials

Stone, Other

Art Nouveau Sterling Vanity Brushes, Set of 6
Art Nouveau Sterling Vanity Brushes, Set of 6

Art Nouveau Sterling Vanity Brushes, Set of 6

$1,200 / set

H 2 in W 7.5 in D 2 in

Art Nouveau Sterling Vanity Brushes, Set of 6

Located in Stamford, CT

. Original horsehair bristles. Each brush features a slightly different repoussè floral pattern.

Category

Antique Early 1900s American Art Nouveau Sterling Silver

Materials

Sterling Silver

Brass Sweep Dustpan and Brush by Gentner Design
Brass Sweep Dustpan and Brush by Gentner Design

Brass Sweep Dustpan and Brush by Gentner Design

$686 / item

H 2.49 in W 7.09 in D 7.88 in

Brass Sweep Dustpan and Brush by Gentner Design

By Christopher Gentner

Located in Geneve, CH

: tarnished brass, horsehair This dust pan and brush bring a whole new dimension to cleaning. Made of brass

Category

2010s American Post-Modern Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Brass

Luna Shoe Care Set
Luna Shoe Care Set

Luna Shoe Care Set

$2,485 / item

H 3.35 in W 11.42 in D 13.98 in

Luna Shoe Care Set

By Giobagnara

Located in Milan, IT

with partitions to easily store two shine brushes with horsehair bristles, two polish application

Category

2010s Italian Decorative Boxes

Materials

Leather, Wood, Bubinga

Bronze and Steel Flame Finial Firetools on Stand
Bronze and Steel Flame Finial Firetools on Stand

Bronze and Steel Flame Finial Firetools on Stand

$4,900

H 34 in W 13.5 in D 13.5 in

Bronze and Steel Flame Finial Firetools on Stand

Located in Greenwich, CT

of a shovel, tongs, hooked poker and fireplace brush of real horsehair, on a finely cast tall bronze

Category

Antique Early 1900s American Fireplace Tools and Chimney Pots

Materials

Bronze, Steel

Recent Sales

Bauhaus/Marianne Brandt Modernist Crumb Brush and Tray, circa 1929
Bauhaus/Marianne Brandt Modernist Crumb Brush and Tray, circa 1929

Bauhaus/Marianne Brandt Modernist Crumb Brush and Tray, circa 1929

By Marianne Brandt

Located in Winnetka, IL

A burnt orange enameled sheet metal and horsehair brush and tray by the Bauhaus artist and

Category

Vintage 1930s German Bauhaus Tableware

Materials

Metal

French Collection of 7 Vintage Corkscrews
French Collection of 7 Vintage Corkscrews

French Collection of 7 Vintage Corkscrews

Located in Baton Rouge, LA

horsehair brushes. Perfect collection for the wine connoisseur.

Category

Antique 19th Century French Barware

An Art Deco Gentleman's Alligator Traveling Vanity Case
An Art Deco Gentleman's Alligator Traveling Vanity Case

An Art Deco Gentleman's Alligator Traveling Vanity Case

By Flandin

Located in Austin, TX

of original accessories - six glass containers with silver lids, three ivory and horsehair brushes

Category

Vintage 1930s French Trunks and Luggage

Materials

Silver

Antique Horsehair and Maple Brush, c.1940
Antique Horsehair and Maple Brush, c.1940

Antique Horsehair and Maple Brush, c.1940

Located in San Francisco, CA

About An original brush with turned Maple handle, horsehair bristles and steel hook. Creator

Category

Early 20th Century Industrial Decorative Boxes

Materials

Wood, Natural Fiber

2 Antique Chinese Carved Jade Calligraphy Brushes Horsehair Bristiles
2 Antique Chinese Carved Jade Calligraphy Brushes Horsehair Bristiles

2 Antique Chinese Carved Jade Calligraphy Brushes Horsehair Bristiles

Located in Dayton, OH

Pair of antique Chinese calligraphy brushes with horsehair bristles and carved Jade handles

Category

Early 20th Century Chinoiserie Scholar's Objects

Materials

Jade

Robert "Mouseman" Thompson Pair of Grotesque Mask Oak & Horsehair Fire Brush's
Robert "Mouseman" Thompson Pair of Grotesque Mask Oak & Horsehair Fire Brush's

Robert "Mouseman" Thompson Pair of Grotesque Mask Oak & Horsehair Fire Brush's

By Robert Thompson

Located in Lowestoft, GB

A pair of oak and horse hair fire brush's with carved grotesque masks, by the renowned furniture

Category

Vintage 1920s English Arts and Crafts Fireplace Tools and Chimney Pots

Materials

Oak

19th Century Chinese Calligrapher's Brushes

19th Century Chinese Calligrapher's Brushes

Located in Chicago, IL

19th century Chinese calligrapher's brushes with horsehair bristles and carved wood handles

Category

Antique 19th Century Chinese Scholar's Objects

Materials

Wood

19th Century Chinese Ivory Calligrapher's Brush
19th Century Chinese Ivory Calligrapher's Brush

19th Century Chinese Ivory Calligrapher's Brush

Located in Chicago, IL

A 19th century Chinese ivory calligrapher's brush with horsehair bristles, carved with scholars in

Category

Antique 19th Century Chinese Scholar's Objects

Materials

Ivory

Chinese Calligraphy Brush with Glass Bead Handle
Chinese Calligraphy Brush with Glass Bead Handle

Chinese Calligraphy Brush with Glass Bead Handle

Located in Chicago, IL

horsehair, a calligraphy brush of this proportion is traditionally used for broad, gestural brushstrokes

Category

20th Century Chinese Scholar's Objects

Materials

Metal, Other

Jacques Adnet Leather Broom
Jacques Adnet Leather Broom

Jacques Adnet Leather Broom

Sold

H 2.25 in W 21.5 in D 8.5 in

Jacques Adnet Leather Broom

By Jacques Adnet

Located in Los Angeles, CA

head is attached with a leather crown and brass rivets. Horsehair bristles make the actual brush. Great

Category

Vintage 1950s French Fireplace Tools and Chimney Pots

Materials

Brass

Antique Marble Chinese Calligraphy Horsehair Brush
Antique Marble Chinese Calligraphy Horsehair Brush

Antique Marble Chinese Calligraphy Horsehair Brush

Located in San Diego, CA

Large calligraphy Antique Chinese brush made of solid marble handle and horsehair beautiful and

Category

20th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Historical Memorabilia

Materials

Marble

19th Century Chinese Carved Bone and Horsehair Brush
19th Century Chinese Carved Bone and Horsehair Brush

19th Century Chinese Carved Bone and Horsehair Brush

Located in Valladolid, ES

Beautiful Chinese brush in carved bone with differents Dragons with five claws, because it

Category

Antique 1890s Chinese Chinese Export Antiquities

Materials

Bone

Art Deco English Petite Brass Fireplace Tools Set, Birmingham, 1891
Art Deco English Petite Brass Fireplace Tools Set, Birmingham, 1891

Art Deco English Petite Brass Fireplace Tools Set, Birmingham, 1891

Located in Pearland, TX

includes a poker, horsehair brush, tongs, shovel, and brass stand with matching Art Deco style handles and

Category

Antique Late 19th Century English Art Deco Fireplace Tools and Chimney Pots

Materials

Brass

Calligraphy Brush Natural Jasper
Calligraphy Brush Natural Jasper

Calligraphy Brush Natural Jasper

Sold

H 11 in W 1.5 in D 1.5 in

Calligraphy Brush Natural Jasper

Located in Somis, CA

natural markings. Finished with a bone ferrule and horsehair bristles, this brush is a great design

Category

20th Century Chinese Scholar's Objects

Materials

Stone

Calligraphy Brush Red Coral Faux
Calligraphy Brush Red Coral Faux

Calligraphy Brush Red Coral Faux

Sold

H 12 in W 1.5 in D 1.5 in

Calligraphy Brush Red Coral Faux

Located in Somis, CA

This beautiful, handcrafted brush presents a striking contrast of natural and artistic elements

Category

20th Century Chinese Desk Sets

Materials

Bone

Collection of Horsehair Shaker Brushes
Collection of Horsehair Shaker Brushes

Collection of Horsehair Shaker Brushes

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H 3 in W 12 in D 42.5 in

Collection of Horsehair Shaker Brushes

Located in Stamford, CT

Collection of 12 vintage and antique horsehair shaker brushes. On a display. Listed dimensions

Category

20th Century Primitive Wall-mounted Sculptures

Pair of mahogany Armchairs
Pair of mahogany Armchairs

Pair of mahogany Armchairs

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H 34.5 in W 23.5 in D 27 in

Pair of mahogany Armchairs

Located in Hudson, NY

horsehair. Outside of backs upholstered in contrast black and cream horsehair. Spaced brushed nickel nail

Category

20th Century American Chairs

Materials

Mahogany

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Horsehair Brush For Sale on 1stDibs

With a vast inventory of beautiful furniture at 1stDibs, we’ve got just the horsehair brush you’re looking for. Frequently made of metal, brass and glass, every horsehair brush was constructed with great care. There are 7 variations of the antique or vintage horsehair brush you’re looking for, while we also have 17 modern editions of this piece to choose from as well. Whether you’re looking for an older or newer horsehair brush, there are earlier versions available from the 19th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 21st Century. When you’re browsing for the right horsehair brush, those designed in mid-century modern, modern and Art Nouveau styles are of considerable interest. Many designers have produced at least one well-made horsehair brush over the years, but those crafted by Silvio Mondino Studio, Christopher Gentner and Giobagnara are often thought to be among the most beautiful.

How Much is a Horsehair Brush?

Prices for a horsehair brush can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, they begin at $42 and can go as high as $6,580, while the average can fetch as much as $2,175.