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A Charming 19th Century Oil Painting of Child Playing with Magpie and Cats
A Charming 19th Century Oil Painting of Child Playing with Magpie and Cats

A Charming 19th Century Oil Painting of Child Playing with Magpie and Cats

Located in Moreton-in-Marsh, Gloucestershire

A charming C19th oil painting in the primitive manner, of a boy, dressed in a red romper suit with a silk sash and silk slippers, playing with a magpie with a calling card in his bea...

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19th Century English Magpie Antique

Unusual Antique Chinese Baotou Suiyuan Pictorial Rug
Unusual Antique Chinese Baotou Suiyuan Pictorial Rug

Unusual Antique Chinese Baotou Suiyuan Pictorial Rug

Located in Seeshaupt, DE

This unique and charming Baotou Suiyuan rug offers an unusual view into a landscape with magpies. The design is executed in green, grey and beige tones and depicts seven magpies si...

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Early 20th Century Chinese Magpie Antique

Materials

Wool, Cotton

Rare Cobalt and Cream Charles Catteau Vase
Rare Cobalt and Cream Charles Catteau Vase

Rare Cobalt and Cream Charles Catteau Vase

By Boch Freres Keramis, Charles Catteau

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Very rare vase with "stylized birds / magpies" by Charles Catteau for Boch Freres Keramis D.1366 / form 118 "autographe" Leon Delfant.

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Early 20th Century Belgian Art Deco Magpie Antique

Pair of Meiji Period 19th Century Japanese Bronze Vases, circa 1900
Pair of Meiji Period 19th Century Japanese Bronze Vases, circa 1900

Pair of Meiji Period 19th Century Japanese Bronze Vases, circa 1900

Located in GB

They are beautifully decorated with panels on one side with magpies amongst irises and the opposite with sparrows in a magnolia tree.

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Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Magpie Antique

Materials

Bronze

Grand Antique Carved Cabinet
Grand Antique Carved Cabinet

Grand Antique Carved Cabinet

Located in SOMIS, CA

Oval panels depict the leisure lives of fisherman and strolling scholar. Magpie and deer are symbols of happiness. Pomegranate symbolizes family.

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19th Century Chinese Magpie Antique

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Wood

Katsushika Hokusai, Japanese Woodblock Print, Boats, Ukiyo-e, Tanka Poem, Edo
Katsushika Hokusai, Japanese Woodblock Print, Boats, Ukiyo-e, Tanka Poem, Edo

Katsushika Hokusai, Japanese Woodblock Print, Boats, Ukiyo-e, Tanka Poem, Edo

By Katsushika Hokusai

Located in London, GB

In this print, Chinese boats moored near a rugged coast, with magpies flying in the sky and a poem by Chunagon Yakamochi in the square cartouche in the top right corner.

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Early 19th Century Edo Magpie Antique

Materials

Handmade Paper, Washi Paper, Pigment, Woodcut

Dutch Old Master painting of a young Shepherdess sleeping with a Boy teasing her
Dutch Old Master painting of a young Shepherdess sleeping with a Boy teasing her

Dutch Old Master painting of a young Shepherdess sleeping with a Boy teasing her

Located in Dommelen, NL

Note the bright colours, refinement in the details e.g. in in the straw hat and the striking magpie bird in the foreground. The piece is unsigned, but attributed to the the rare Leid...

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Mid-17th Century Old Masters Magpie Antique

Materials

Oak, Oil, Panel

Still life with game birds & implements of the chase on a draped stone ledge

Still life with game birds & implements of the chase on a draped stone ledge

By William Gowe Ferguson

Located in London, GB

Works in public collections include Coq et utensiles de chasse, 1662, Paris, Musée du Louvre; Still-life, 1684, London, Tate; Still-life with dead birds (a pair), 1679, Barnsley, Can...

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18th Century and Earlier Magpie Antique

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Oil on Canvas Painting of a Harbor Scene by German Artist Toni Magpie 'Elster'
Oil on Canvas Painting of a Harbor Scene by German Artist Toni Magpie 'Elster'

Oil on Canvas Painting of a Harbor Scene by German Artist Toni Magpie 'Elster'

Located in San Francisco, CA

Framed oil on canvas painting of a harbour scene by Toni Magpie (Elster). Toni Magpie (Elster). (1862-1948) lived and was active in Bremen or Munich, Germany.

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Early 20th Century German Magpie Antique

Materials

Vermeil, Silver

Stuffed Magpie
Stuffed Magpie

Stuffed Magpie

Located in London, GB

A taxidermy magpie on a rustic base.

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Late 19th Century English Folk Art Magpie Antique

Materials

Feathers, Wood

Chinese Glazed Magpie Pickling Jar, c. 1900
Chinese Glazed Magpie Pickling Jar, c. 1900

Chinese Glazed Magpie Pickling Jar, c. 1900

Located in Chicago, IL

The large jar is decorated with a pheasant, a regal phoenix, and two chattering magpies. Two sinuous dragons wind across the shoulders, mythical beasts of power and strength.

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Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Magpie Antique

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Ceramic

Chinese Glazed Magpie Pickling Jar, c. 1900
Chinese Glazed Magpie Pickling Jar, c. 1900

Chinese Glazed Magpie Pickling Jar, c. 1900

Located in Chicago, IL

The vase is decorated with a dragon, representative of power, and a pair of magpies, a symbol of marriage. In rendering the birds, the artist depicts them in a state of excited chatt...

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Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Magpie Antique

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Ceramic

Chinese Painted Bed Panel with Admiring Magpies
Chinese Painted Bed Panel with Admiring Magpies

Chinese Painted Bed Panel with Admiring Magpies

Located in Chicago, IL

Painted on polished pinewood, a pair of admiring birds perch on a cherry blossom branch. Cocking its head in a characteristically birdlike manner, the top bird gazes at its friend be...

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Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Magpie Antique

Materials

Paint, Pine

18k Gold Victorian Diamond Albino Magpie Brooch 1900
18k Gold Victorian Diamond Albino Magpie Brooch 1900

18k Gold Victorian Diamond Albino Magpie Brooch 1900

Located in Idar-Oberstein, DE

It depicts a rare Albino Magpie Bird with 2 rubies set as the eyes and old brilliant cut diamonds, approximately 2 carats.

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Early 1900s French Victorian Magpie Antique

Materials

Diamond, Ruby, 18k Gold, Silver

Japanese Velvet Scroll Painting of Magpies and Chrysanthemums, Meiji Period
Japanese Velvet Scroll Painting of Magpies and Chrysanthemums, Meiji Period

Japanese Velvet Scroll Painting of Magpies and Chrysanthemums, Meiji Period

Located in Chicago, IL

One magpie rests on a trellis of spotted bamboo, while the other dives behind large purple spider chrysanthemum blossoms.

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Mid-19th Century Japanese Meiji Magpie Antique

Materials

Silk, Velvet

Antique Chinese Domestic Market circa 1600 Porcelain China Plate Magpie Birds
Antique Chinese Domestic Market circa 1600 Porcelain China Plate Magpie Birds

Antique Chinese Domestic Market circa 1600 Porcelain China Plate Magpie Birds

Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland

9-8-19-1-4 Symbolism Magpie (xi que). The "bird of joy" and of good omen, brings joy, often married bliss.

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17th Century Chinese Ming Magpie Antique

Materials

Porcelain

Antique Kangxi Chinese Porcelain Monkey, Bees, Magpie, and Deer Xuande Marked
Antique Kangxi Chinese Porcelain Monkey, Bees, Magpie, and Deer Xuande Marked

Antique Kangxi Chinese Porcelain Monkey, Bees, Magpie, and Deer Xuande Marked

Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland

A very nicely plate with a rare scene of monkey, bees, magpie, and dee. Unusual Xuande mark at the base.

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Early 18th Century Chinese Qing Magpie Antique

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Porcelain

Fine Chinese Plank Top Altar Table with Magpies & Plum Blossoms, c. 1850
Fine Chinese Plank Top Altar Table with Magpies & Plum Blossoms, c. 1850

Fine Chinese Plank Top Altar Table with Magpies & Plum Blossoms, c. 1850

Located in Chicago, IL

The inset panels comprising the legs are beautifully decorated with perforated carvings of magpies amid flowering plum branches. Together, magpies and plum blossoms convey a blessing...

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Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Magpie Antique

Materials

Elm

Framed Korean Jakhodo Tiger and Magpie Folk Painting One of the Four
Framed Korean Jakhodo Tiger and Magpie Folk Painting One of the Four

Framed Korean Jakhodo Tiger and Magpie Folk Painting One of the Four

Located in Atlanta, GA

The work depicts a "Jakhodo" theme (Tiger and Magpie theme; The letter “jak” means magpie; “ho” means tiger; and “do” means painting), one of the most popular motifs in Korean art, f...

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Late 19th Century Korean Folk Art Magpie Antique

Materials

Brocade, Silk, Wood

Framed Korean Jakhodo Tiger and Magpie Folk Painting One of the Four
Framed Korean Jakhodo Tiger and Magpie Folk Painting One of the Four

Framed Korean Jakhodo Tiger and Magpie Folk Painting One of the Four

Located in Atlanta, GA

The work depicts a "Jakhodo" theme (Tiger and Magpie theme; The letter “jak” means magpie; “ho” means tiger; and “do” means painting), one of the most popular motifs in Korean art, f...

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Late 19th Century Korean Folk Art Magpie Antique

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Brocade, Silk, Wood

Framed Korean Jakhodo Tiger and Magpie Folk Painting One of the Four
Framed Korean Jakhodo Tiger and Magpie Folk Painting One of the Four

Framed Korean Jakhodo Tiger and Magpie Folk Painting One of the Four

Located in Atlanta, GA

The work depicts a "Jakhodo" theme (Tiger and Magpie theme; The letter “jak” means magpie; “ho” means tiger; and “do” means painting), one of the most popular motifs in Korean art, f...

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Late 19th Century Korean Folk Art Magpie Antique

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Brocade, Silk, Wood

Antique Engraving of the Cassican Bird, a Corn Bird or Australian Magpie, 1795
Antique Engraving of the Cassican Bird, a Corn Bird or Australian Magpie, 1795

Antique Engraving of the Cassican Bird, a Corn Bird or Australian Magpie, 1795

By Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon

Located in Langweer, NL

Antique print titled ‘Le Cassican’. This print depicts the cassican bird and originates from Buffon’s ‘Histoire Naturelle’, published in Paris 1795. Artists and Engravers: Comte d...

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18th Century Magpie Antique

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Paper

Chinese Framed Window Panel
Chinese Framed Window Panel

Chinese Framed Window Panel

Located in Chicago, IL

Small carved lotus flowers surround the center scenes, each featuring a Magpie. The Magpie foretells happiness and good luck.

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19th Century Magpie Antique

Carved Botanical Relief Panel
Carved Botanical Relief Panel

Carved Botanical Relief Panel

Located in Chicago, IL

A beautifully carved trapezoid of camphor wood, this mid-19th century botanical relief was originally part of an architectural wall panel in a well-appointed Qing-dynasty room. Depic...

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Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Magpie Antique

Materials

Wood

Chinese Peony Ginger Jar, c. 1900
Chinese Peony Ginger Jar, c. 1900

Chinese Peony Ginger Jar, c. 1900

Located in Chicago, IL

Presented as a pair, magpies offer blessings of good fortune and martial happiness - making this round jar the perfect gift for a newly wed couple.

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Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Magpie Antique

Materials

Porcelain

Early 20th Century Window Carvings from Fujian, China
Early 20th Century Window Carvings from Fujian, China

Early 20th Century Window Carvings from Fujian, China

Located in Singapore, SG

The panels across the bottom have carvings of magpies and cherry blossom; magpies are bearers of good news, and when combined with the cherry blossom also signify the arrival of spri...

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Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Magpie Antique

Materials

Elm, Fir

19th Century Chinese Imperial Dragon Basin
19th Century Chinese Imperial Dragon Basin

19th Century Chinese Imperial Dragon Basin

Located in Chicago, IL

A 19th century carved stone basin depicting swirling Imperial dragons surrounding multiple auspicious animals including Fu dogs, deer, bats, and magpies. Pagoda Red Collection #: ...

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19th Century Chinese Magpie Antique

Materials

Stone

19th Century Mongolian Folk Painted Coffer
19th Century Mongolian Folk Painted Coffer

19th Century Mongolian Folk Painted Coffer

Located in Chicago, IL

A 19th century Mongolian pine wood coffer with four folk-painted door panels depicting flowering lotus, pheasants, roosters and magpies. Pagoda Red Collection #: ZZZ010 Ke...

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19th Century Mongolian Magpie Antique

Materials

Pine

C1860 Pair Of Elegant Girandoles in Gilded Bronze with Crystal Ornaments
C1860 Pair Of Elegant Girandoles in Gilded Bronze with Crystal Ornaments

C1860 Pair Of Elegant Girandoles in Gilded Bronze with Crystal Ornaments

Located in Scottsdale, AZ

There are six arms and a unique base of deer magpies. Excellent Condition. Age appropriate wear, see detailed photos or message us with questions.

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19th Century French Napoleon III Magpie Antique

Materials

Crystal, Bronze

Stunning Art Nouveau Pair of Marquetry Tables Signed by Gallé
Stunning Art Nouveau Pair of Marquetry Tables Signed by Gallé

Stunning Art Nouveau Pair of Marquetry Tables Signed by Gallé

By Émile Gallé

Located in Paris, FR

In an excellent antique condition, gorgeous floral and birds decoration and contrasts. Representing a magpie and a jay bird.   

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Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Magpie Antique

Materials

Wood, Beech, Walnut

Beautiful Early 20th Century Chinese Art Deco Rug
Beautiful Early 20th Century Chinese Art Deco Rug

Beautiful Early 20th Century Chinese Art Deco Rug

Located in Chicago, IL

A beautiful early 20th century Chinese Art Deco rug with a fantastic pattern containing an asymmetrical multicolored flowering tree peony growing from the base of a scholar's rock wi...

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1920s Chinese Art Deco Magpie Antique

Materials

Wool

Large Framed Antique Korean Jakhodo Minhwa Folk Art Painting
Large Framed Antique Korean Jakhodo Minhwa Folk Art Painting

Large Framed Antique Korean Jakhodo Minhwa Folk Art Painting

Located in Atlanta, GA

The work depicts a "Jakhodo" theme (Tiger and Magpie theme; The word “jak” means magpie; “ho” means tiger; and “do” means painting), one of the most popular motifs in Korean art, fro...

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Late 19th Century Korean Folk Art Magpie Antique

Materials

Paper, Wood

Antique Chinese Peking Accent Rug with Chinese Art Deco Style
Antique Chinese Peking Accent Rug with Chinese Art Deco Style

Antique Chinese Peking Accent Rug with Chinese Art Deco Style

Located in Dallas, TX

In each of the four corners, a magpie bird sits on a tree sprig with delicate pink flowers enclosed in a creamy-beige frame.

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Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Chippendale Magpie Antique

Materials

Wool

Manner of Van Schrieck (1613-1678)-For Restoration Oil, Fight Amongst the Flora
Manner of Van Schrieck (1613-1678)-For Restoration Oil, Fight Amongst the Flora

Manner of Van Schrieck (1613-1678)-For Restoration Oil, Fight Amongst the Flora

Located in Corsham, GB

A delightful forest floor still life in the manner of Otto Marseus van Schrieck (1613-1678). To the lower left a magpie can be seen attacking a small bird whilst another looks on in ...

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Early 19th Century Magpie Antique

Materials

Oil

Pair Antique Chinese Porcelain Blue and White Bowls : Showing One
Pair Antique Chinese Porcelain Blue and White Bowls : Showing One

Pair Antique Chinese Porcelain Blue and White Bowls : Showing One

Located in Katonah, NY

The outer wall of one bowl is adorned with a magpie lingering in a natural landscape of butterflies, rocks, and peonies.

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19th Century Chinese Qing Magpie Antique

Materials

Porcelain

Chinese Famille Rose Bowl with Floral Arrangements, c. 1920
Chinese Famille Rose Bowl with Floral Arrangements, c. 1920

Chinese Famille Rose Bowl with Floral Arrangements, c. 1920

Located in Chicago, IL

When presented as a pair, magpies offer blessings of good fortune and martial happiness.

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1920s Chinese Qing Magpie Antique

Materials

Porcelain

Chinese Export Silver Bowl
Chinese Export Silver Bowl

Chinese Export Silver Bowl

By Luen Wo

Located in London, GB

Chinese Export Silver Bowl, of hexafoil form with applied decoration depicting various plants and birds, showing chrysanthemum and peacock, chrysanthemum only, magpie and plum blosso...

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1880s Chinese Chinese Export Magpie Antique

Materials

Silver

A Late Qing Dynasty Three-Color Jadeite Vase
A Late Qing Dynasty Three-Color Jadeite Vase

A Late Qing Dynasty Three-Color Jadeite Vase

Located in Astoria, NY

A fine and large three-color jadeite carving with matching top of a vase surrounded by magpie birds and flowering prunus stems [a rebus for the Chinese expression Xishang meishao - W...

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19th Century Chinese Magpie Antique

Materials

Jade

Pair of 19th Century Chinese Painted Cabinets
Pair of 19th Century Chinese Painted Cabinets

Pair of 19th Century Chinese Painted Cabinets

Located in Chicago, IL

A wonderful pair of 19th century Chinese cabinet with a heavy black lacquer and beautifully painted garden scenes depicting myriad birds including cranes, phoenix, magpies, and ducks...

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19th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Magpie Antique

Materials

Elm, Lacquer

A Large Chinese Export Porcelain Canton Famille Rose Platter, ca. 1870
A Large Chinese Export Porcelain Canton Famille Rose Platter, ca. 1870

A Large Chinese Export Porcelain Canton Famille Rose Platter, ca. 1870

Located in Banner Elk, NC

Large Chinese export Porcelain famille rose medallion platter, Canton, ca. 1850, in the Garden pattern, with refined decoration, the center well depicting a garden with two pheasants...

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19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Magpie Antique

Materials

Porcelain

High Quality 18th C Kangxi Period Chinese Porcelain Kakiemon Plate Dutch De
High Quality 18th C Kangxi Period Chinese Porcelain Kakiemon Plate Dutch De

High Quality 18th C Kangxi Period Chinese Porcelain Kakiemon Plate Dutch De

Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland

A Japanese Kakiemon-style bird, Birds (magpie) and Three friends of winter dish. Painted by by a Dutch painter to decorate a Chinese porcelain blank.

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18th Century Chinese Qing Magpie Antique

Materials

Porcelain

Kangxi Period Chinese Porcelain Kakiemon Plate Dutch Decorated, 18th Century
Kangxi Period Chinese Porcelain Kakiemon Plate Dutch Decorated, 18th Century

Kangxi Period Chinese Porcelain Kakiemon Plate Dutch Decorated, 18th Century

Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland

A Japanese Kakiemon-style bird, Birds (magpie) and Three friends of winter dish. Painted by by a Dutch painter to decorate a Chinese porcelain blank.

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18th Century Chinese Magpie Antique

Materials

Porcelain

Museum Piece 18c Kangxi Chinese Porcelain Kakiemon Bowl Dragon Birds Flo
Museum Piece 18c Kangxi Chinese Porcelain Kakiemon Bowl Dragon Birds Flo

Museum Piece 18c Kangxi Chinese Porcelain Kakiemon Bowl Dragon Birds Flo

Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland

The grouping of a pair of magpies, plum blossoms, and bamboo is a traditional Chinese image, which forms the rebus "the couple delights in double happiness" (zhumei shuangxi).

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Early 18th Century Chinese Qing Magpie Antique

Materials

Porcelain

C R Ashbee Made By The Guild of Handicraft A Ladder Back Armchair and Side Chair
C R Ashbee Made By The Guild of Handicraft A Ladder Back Armchair and Side Chair

C R Ashbee Made By The Guild of Handicraft A Ladder Back Armchair and Side Chair

By Charles Robert Ashbee

Located in London, GB

Designed for the dining room of the 'Magpie and Stump', Cheyne Walk, Chelsea, his family home from 1896.

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Late 19th Century English Arts and Crafts Magpie Antique

Materials

Rush, Beech

Chinese Deco Carpet
Chinese Deco Carpet

Chinese Deco Carpet

Located in Chicago, IL

The rug’s vibrant magenta ground is strewn with beautifully rendered floral bouquets, interspersed with timeless scholars' objects, including vases, scrolls, hairpins, censers, and m...

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Early 20th Century Chinese Art Deco Magpie Antique

Materials

Wool

Pair of Chinese Cizhou Glazed Drums, c. 1900
Pair of Chinese Cizhou Glazed Drums, c. 1900

Pair of Chinese Cizhou Glazed Drums, c. 1900

Located in Chicago, IL

The other is painted on one side with chrysanthemum flowers, symbols of autumn and longevity, and on the other with a pair of magpies amid plum blossoms, a motif for double happiness...

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Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Magpie Antique

Materials

Earthenware

General History of Birds
General History of Birds

General History of Birds

By John Latham

Located in Saint Augustine, FL

They include the Pacific gull, the barking owl, the noisy miner, the Australian magpie and the magpie-lark. Beginning in 1821, when Latham was in his eighties, he published an expan...

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1820s Victorian Magpie Antique

Materials

Copper

William III Bromley, The Magpie’s Breakfast
William III Bromley, The Magpie’s Breakfast

William III Bromley, The Magpie’s Breakfast

Located in Cheltenham, GB

Captivated by their feathered friend, they’re transfixed on the cage as the magpie takes its morning meal. It’s a relatable moment for a Victorian viewer as magpies were popular pets.

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1880s Victorian Magpie Antique

Materials

Canvas, Oil

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Magpie Antique For Sale on 1stDibs

With a vast inventory of beautiful furniture at 1stDibs, we’ve got just the magpie antique you’re looking for. A magpie antique — often made from wood, ceramic and fabric — can elevate any home. There are many kinds of the magpie antique you’re looking for, from those produced as long ago as the 18th Century to those made as recently as the 20th Century. A magpie antique is a generally popular piece of furniture, but those created in Folk Art and Art Deco styles are sought with frequency. Many designers have produced at least one well-made magpie antique over the years, but those crafted by Alfred Arthur Brunel De Neuville, Boch Freres Keramis and J.C. Sepp are often thought to be among the most beautiful.

How Much is a Magpie Antique?

Prices for a magpie antique can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, they begin at $72 and can go as high as $15,929, while the average can fetch as much as $1,630.