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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,...
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1820s Naturalistic Antique Prison

Materials

Etching

Sing Sing Prison Art
Located in Jacksonville, FL
Facility, a maximum-security prison in Ossining, New York, as part of a rehabilitation program that fosters
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Early 20th Century Antique Prison

Materials

Watercolor

Antique Sing Sing Prison Art
Sing Sing Prison Art
H 11.75 in W 15.75 in D 1 in
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
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Early 20th Century American Antique Prison

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Other

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. Quirt
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Early 20th Century American Antique Prison

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Other

19th Century Walla Walla Prison Horse Bit Collection
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
Collection of seven Walla Walla prison made bits. All silver overlaid but unique from each other
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Late 19th Century American Antique Prison

Materials

Hide, Leather

Wooden prison door with original studs and locks, Italy
Located in Cuneo, Italy (CN)
Antique prison door in chestnut wood, solid and studded with original locks and door. Single-leaf
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19th Century French Antique Prison

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Chestnut

Wooden prison door with original studs and locks, Italy
Located in Cuneo, Italy (CN)
Antique prison door in chestnut wood, solid and studded with original locks and door. Single-leaf
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19th Century Italian Antique Prison

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Chestnut

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
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Mid-18th Century Rococo Antique Prison

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Canvas, Oil

Francis I King of France Prisoned in Madrid - Lithograph - 1862
Located in Roma, IT
Francis I King of France prisoned in Madrid Visited by Charles V is a lithograph on paper realized
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1860s Modern Antique Prison

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Paper, Lithograph

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
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19th Century Italian Antique Prison

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Chestnut

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
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Early 19th Century English Empire Antique Prison

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Paper

Prison - Original Drawing by Amédée Auguste Desmoulins - Late-19 Century
Located in Roma, IT
Tasso in His Prison is an Original ink and watercolor drawing realized by Amédée Auguste Desmoulins
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Late 19th Century Modern Antique Prison

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Watercolor, Ink, Paper

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
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19th Century Italian Antique Prison

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Oak

1920s Historic Photograph of Connecticut State Prison Era 1827-1962, Framed
Located in New York, NY
Circa 1920s. framed antique picture taken of the Connecticut State Prison. The Prison was opened in
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1920s American Industrial Antique Prison

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Glass, Wood, Paper

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
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Mid-19th Century Antique Prison

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Paper

Los Presidios (The Prisons) from Días de Ira — Anti-Fascist Modernism
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
Helios Gomez, 'Los Presidios' (The Prisons), 1929-1930. Signed in the matrix, lower right and
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1920s Modern Antique Prison

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Black and White

Petrus KREMER Belgian painter Flemish peinter Adriaen BROUWER in prison 19th
Located in PARIS, FR
painter engraved by Schelte Adams Bolswert) in prison. He had been suspected of espionage by the Spanish
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Mid-19th Century Romantic Antique Prison

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Oil

Antique Print of a Fortress and Prison in Siberia, Russia, 1768
Located in Langweer, NL
voivode (local ruler) of Beryozovo, Siberia. Below, a view of the Prison of Prince Menshikov. This print
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18th Century Antique Prison

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Paper

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
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19th Century Italian Antique Prison

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Iron

The Pope and the Prison - Original China Ink by Gabriele Galantara - 1910
By Gabriele Galantara
Located in Roma, IT
The prison is an original drawing in China ink and white lead on creamy cardboard realized by
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1910s Modern Antique Prison

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Ink

Antique Print of the Palace and Prison of Córdoba by Meyer, 1837
Located in Langweer, NL
prison of Córdoba, Spain. Originates from 'Meyers Universum'. Artists and Engravers: Joseph Meyer (May
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19th Century Antique Prison

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Paper

Victorian Marine Oil Painting Prison Hulk and Ships at Sunset on Medway England
Located in ludlow, GB
Victorian Marine Oil Painting depicting an Old Prison Hulk and other Shipping at Sunset on the
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19th Century Victorian Antique Prison

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Oil

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
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19th Century American Antique Prison

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Oak, Paper

Original Antique Print of 'Joan of Arc in Prison' made after P. Delaroche (1902)
Located in Langweer, NL
Rare print titled 'Joan of Arc in Prison'. Original antique print on chine collé made after a
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Early 20th Century Antique Prison

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Paper

Zabihi Collection North Indian Floral Room Size Rug
Located in New York, NY
carpets manufactured in the prisons of India, antique North Indian rugs were products of a cottage
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Early 20th Century Persian Kirman Antique Prison

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Wool

Biondetti Signed Watercolor “The Bridge of Sighs”
Located in Bradenton, FL
Palace with the New Prison, and was designed by Antonio Contino. The painting is signed A Biondetti in
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Early 20th Century Italian Antique Prison

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Glass, Wood, Paint

Joseph interpreting Dreams - Italian Old Master 17thC religious art oil painting
Located in London, GB
is Joseph in prison interpreting the dreams of Pharoah's Baker and Butler. The bars of the cell can
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17th Century Old Masters Antique Prison

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Oil

Antique American Tramp Art Wall Pocket Mirror by John Zadora Pennsylvania 1910
Located in Portland, OR
. Zadora was in prison, allegedly for not supporting his wife, and he made these wall pockets with wings
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1910s American Folk Art Antique Prison

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Mirror, Wood

Rare & Intricate Prisoner-of-war Carved Bone Gaming Set, circa late 18 century
Located in TEYJAT, FR
, often held in British prison hulks or depots. They used cattle and other bones from their rations to
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Late 18th Century French Antique Prison

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Bone

18th Century Oil on Canvas Italian Painting Joseph and and Potiphar's Wife
Located in Vicoforte, IT
locked in the Pharaoh's prisons. Artwork of pleasant perspective, full of details and of excellent
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1750s Antique Prison

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Canvas, Oil

Ann Moore - The fasting woman of Tutbury
Located in Bournemouth, Dorset
exposed as a fraud in 1813. Later sent to prison for falsely collecting money for charity in 1816
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19th Century Antique Prison

Materials

Engraving

Madonna and Child- Italian Old Master religious art portrait oil painting
Located in London, GB
. However, after a short spell in prison because of his disorderly conduct he left Parma for Modena, where
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Early 1700s Old Masters Antique Prison

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Oil

The Well, Carcere XIII - Etching by G.B.Piranesi - 1750s
By Giovanni Battista Piranesi
Located in Roma, IT
Giovanni Battista Piranesi, The Well, Carcere XIII , from “ Images of Prisons”, Buchard , Rome
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1750s Modern Antique Prison

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Etching

Chevalier Desseasau - Remarkable for his vanity
Located in Bournemouth, Dorset
London's coffee houses such as Old Anderton's and the Barn, and later Fleet Debtor's Prison. Dressed in
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19th Century Antique Prison

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Engraving

Flowers in Bloom by The Old Mill
Located in Grand Rapids, MI
mill converted to a prison during the Franco-Prussian War. "
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Early 20th Century Antique Prison

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Canvas, Oil

Rare French Art Deco Crucifix, 1920, Poor Clares
Located in Saint-Amans-des-Cots, FR
dispersed within their family. The buildings then served as a “communal house” with barracks and prison
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1920s French Art Deco Antique Prison

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Bronze

Watercolor Venizia Bridge of Sighs circa 19th Century
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
la Canonica canal located between the Ducal Palace and the prison. These two buildings are linked by
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19th Century Italian Antique Prison

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Paper

Giovanni Michelucci's set of six "Torbecchia" Dining Chairs, designed for Poltro
By Giovanni Michelucci, Poltronova
Located in Almelo, NL
social initiatives for prisons, hospitals, and asylums, continuing his mission to address social
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Mid-19th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Antique Prison

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Rush, Walnut

Rare French Art Deco Pair of Candlesticks, 1920, Poor Clares
Located in Saint-Amans-des-Cots, FR
as a “communal house” with barracks and prison, then as a school, and around 1840, as a communal
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1920s French Art Deco Antique Prison

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Wood, Oak

Daniel Lambert - Of Surprising Corpulency
Located in Bournemouth, Dorset
for less than eight hours a day. In 1805 he resigned his post at the prison to turn his amazing
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19th Century Antique Prison

Materials

Engraving

Ernst Philip De Fine Licht, Helsingborg Old Town Hall
Located in Cheltenham, GB
including the general council chamber, prison facilities, magistrate’s office and archival material. It’s
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1870s Folk Art Antique Prison

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Canvas, Oil

Portrait of a Cat and Dog - Victorian genre 1884 animal art oil painting
By Carl Suhrlandt
Located in London, GB
held by the Museum in Schwerin with a piece entitled “Galileo in prison”.
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19th Century Victorian Antique Prison

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Oil

Doris Leslie Blau Antique Indian Brown Handmade Wool Rug
Located in New York, NY
, influencing the artists of his court. Unlike antique Agra carpets manufactured in the prisons of India
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Early 20th Century Indian Antique Prison

Materials

Wool

Original Antique Propaganda Poster War National Industry Of Prussia WWI Germany
Located in London, GB
convicted for treason and sentenced to life in prison. Printed by P.J. Gallais et Cie. edit. imp. Paris
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1910s French Antique Prison

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Paper

Antique Indian Agra Rug, All Over Design With Superb Rich Colours, Circa 1890
Located in Moreton-In-Marsh, GB
woven in the prisons of Agra, India during the latter part of the 19th century This rug is a good
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19th Century Indian Antique Prison

Materials

Wool

The Prisoner - Drawing by Léon Couturie - Early-20th Century
By Léon Couturier
Located in Roma, IT
right and top of the right. The artwork is depicted through soft smooth strokes a man in prison with
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Early 20th Century Modern Antique Prison

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Charcoal, Pastel

Hudibras Triomphante Hogarth Paint Oil on canvas 18th Century Paint Old master
Located in Riva del Garda, IT
prison with his hands tied behind his back, while Ralpho attaches his violin to a stump. Thus exhibited
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18th Century Old Masters Antique Prison

Materials

Oil

The Unraveling Secret
By Winold Reiss
Located in Fort Washington, PA
prison with two jailers" - Book illustration.
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Early 20th Century Antique Prison

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Ink, Board, Pen

Antique ‘Jail’ Agra Carpet in a Timuri Baluch Design
Located in Moreton-In-Marsh, GB
These carpets were woven in the prisons of Agra, India during the latter part of the 19th century
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Late 19th Century Indian Antique Prison

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Wool

Carcere ascura
By Giovanni Battista Piranesi
Located in Fairlawn, OH
(Prisons) which is his next creative effort. Condition: Horizontal crease midway in the sheet associated
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1740s Old Masters Antique Prison

Materials

Etching

Portrait of the Holy Family - Italian 17th century religious art oil painting
By Bartolomeo Schedoni (circle)
Located in London, GB
painter. However, after a short spell in prison because of his disorderly conduct he left Parma for Modena
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1610s Old Masters Antique Prison

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Oil

Banquet Attrib to Van Den Hoecke Religious Oil on Table Old Master 17th Century
By Gaspar van den Hoecke (Antwerp, 1585 - 1648)
Located in Riva del Garda, IT
a barren prison with barred windows, in clear contrast to the situation of opulence in the first
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17th Century Old Masters Antique Prison

Materials

Oil

Place de la Bastille Paris, 1928 - Silver Gelatin Black and White Photography
Located in Atlanta, GA
legend. Note: The Place de la Bastille is a square in Paris where the Bastille prison once stood until
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1920s Art Deco Antique Prison

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Silver Gelatin

Vtg 1940s Victorian Silver Plate 12" Ornate Round Platter Tray to Francis Biddle
Located in Philadelphia, PA
admirers in the Federal Prison Service." "B" etched monogram to center, raised on 3 ornate feet, scrollwork
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Early 20th Century English Victorian Antique Prison

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Silver Plate

The Weighing House
By William Hogarth
Located in Bournemouth, Dorset
between success and failure, and he depicted prisons in several works). He trained as an engraver of
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1830s Antique Prison

Materials

Engraving

The Weighing House
The Weighing House
H 6.7 in W 8.08 in
An Emblematical Print on the South Sea Bubble
By William Hogarth
Located in Bournemouth, Dorset
between success and failure, and he depicted prisons in several works). He trained as an engraver of
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1830s Antique Prison

Materials

Engraving

3 Characters 4 Caricaturas
By William Hogarth
Located in Bournemouth, Dorset
between success and failure, and he depicted prisons in several works). He trained as an engraver of
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1830s Antique Prison

Materials

Engraving

Winter Landscape Utrecht Saftleven 17/18th Century Paint Oil on canvas Flemish
Located in Riva del Garda, IT
(also known as the robbers‘ tower, since it was also used as a prison), next to which we can see De Vos
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17th Century Old Masters Antique Prison

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Oil

Soleil Couchant - Honfleur - Impressionist Seascape Oil by Maximillien Luce
By Maximilien Luce
Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire
was implicated in the ‘Procès des Trente’ (Trial of the Thirty), which earned him a prison sentence
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1920s Impressionist Antique Prison

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Laid Paper

Antique Neo Gothic Library Side Chair By Alfred Waterhouse, Late 19th Century
By Alfred Waterhouse
Located in Bristol, GB
, London as well as Manchester Town Hall, Strangeways Prison and countless major public and university
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19th Century British Arts and Crafts Antique Prison

Materials

Velvet, Wood

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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.

How Much is a Antique Prison?

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.