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Mini Grandfather Clock Apprentice Piece 1890 Sheraton
Located in Potters Bar, GB
Gorgeous mini Grandfather clock in the Sheraton manner Circa 1890 on this small apprentice piece
Category

Antique 1890s Sheraton Grandfather Clocks and Longcase Clocks

Materials

Satinwood

Antique Victorian Mahogany Veneered Miniature Dresser Apprentice Piece
Located in London, GB
A beautiful Victorian miniature apprentice piece in the form of a dresser two drawers below open
Category

Antique 1890s English Dressers

Materials

Wood

Second world war Spitfire 'apprentice piece' engineers bench.
Located in Alton, GB
Amazing find, this is an 'apprentice piece', rare as can be, we sourced this from a family who's
Category

Mid-20th Century European Industrial Industrial and Work Tables

Materials

Wrought Iron

Arts and Crafts Oak Apprentice Piece Window Seat, Hall Bench
Located in Chillerton, Isle of Wight
Arts and Crafts Oak Apprentice Piece Window Seat, Hall Bench This is a good piece of Arts and
Category

Antique 1890s Arts and Crafts Benches

Materials

Oak

Miniature Ash Back Kitchen Chair 19th Century Apprentice Piece
Located in Chillerton, Isle of Wight
19th century miniature beech and ash hoop back kitchen chair A delightful piece, this chair it
Category

Antique Mid-19th Century French Country Toys and Dolls

Materials

Ash

Small Antique Apprentice Chest, Anglo-Indian, Colonial Keepsake Box, Victorian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a small antique apprentice-piece chest. An Anglo-Indian, carved teak Colonial keepsake box
Category

Antique Late 19th Century Indian Late Victorian Decorative Boxes

Materials

Teak

Antique Framed Sampler, English, Cross-Stitch, Apprentice, Victorian, Dated 1896
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique framed sampler. An English, cross-stitch apprentice piece from the late
Category

Antique Late 19th Century European Victorian Tapestries

Materials

Textile

Small Antique Windsor Chair, English, Oak, Apprentice, High Wycombe, Victorian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a small antique Windsor chair. An English, oak apprentice piece redolent of the High
Category

Antique Mid-19th Century European Victorian Chairs

Materials

Oak

Antique English Handcrafted Wedding or Apprentice Chest or Box with Drawer
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
an apprentice piece, or by a skilled cabinetmaker for his child. The chest is styled as would a full
Category

Antique Late 18th Century English George III Decorative Boxes

Materials

Brass, Steel

Hepplewhite Style Apprentice Miniature Secretary Chest
Located in Dallas, TX
of the opinion that this miniature is in fact an ‘Apprentice Piece’. It is too large to be a salesman
Category

Early 20th Century English Hepplewhite Secretaires

Materials

Mahogany

Miniature Antique English Apprentice Model Salesman Sample Drop-Front Bureau
Located in Forney, TX
as an apprentice piece, which is when a craftsmen who is looking for a job at a workshop would create
Category

Early 20th Century English Arts and Crafts Historical Memorabilia

Materials

Brass

Unusual Antique Victorian Miniature Quality Carved Oak Table
Located in Suffolk, GB
apprentice piece as it demonstrates a large range of skills Dimensions: Height 19 cm (7.48 in) Width 29.5 cm
Category

Antique 19th Century English Victorian Side Tables

Materials

Oak

Miniature Mid-Century Era Wooden Queen Anne Styled Vanity Cabinet or Cuphoard
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
craftsman, or as an apprentice piece to showcase their respective acquired skills.
Category

Mid-20th Century English Queen Anne Models and Miniatures

Materials

Walnut

Medieval Architectural Fragment Cornice, Corbel
Located in Vosselaar, BE
father, the son and the holy spirit. Furthermore these spheres were probably also ment as a apprentice
Category

Antique 15th Century and Earlier British Gothic Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Sandstone

Medieval Architectural Fragment Cornice, Corbel
Medieval Architectural Fragment Cornice, Corbel
H 13.39 in W 13.78 in D 10.63 in
Georgian Mahogany Miniature Chest
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
was made as an apprentice piece, which is when a craftsmen who was looking for a job at a workshop
Category

Antique Early 19th Century English Georgian Models and Miniatures

Materials

Mahogany

Georgian Mahogany Miniature Chest
Georgian Mahogany Miniature Chest
H 11.5 in W 14 in D 8.5 in
Antique Buttoned Two Seater Sofa
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
upholsterer's apprentice piece and has therefore been completely re-upholstered in the traditional French manner
Category

Antique Late 19th Century French Sofas

Materials

Upholstery, Beech

Antique Buttoned Two Seater Sofa
Antique Buttoned Two Seater Sofa
H 33.86 in W 60.24 in D 24.81 in
Regency Mahogany Miniature Chest Of Drawers
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
miniature furniture was made as an apprentice piece, which is when a craftsmen who was looking for a job at
Category

Antique Early 19th Century English Regency Models and Miniatures

Materials

Mahogany

Georgian Miniature Oak Kneehole Desk
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
apprentice piece, which is where somebody who is looking for a job in a workshop would create something to
Category

Antique Mid-18th Century English George III Models and Miniatures

Materials

Oak

Vintage Italian Parquetry Two Drawer Mini Commode with Shell Form Handles
By Lord & Taylor
Located in Morristown, NJ
Information: Other examples of this work have been described variously as 19th century, an apprentice piece
Category

Vintage 1940s Italian Rococo Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Metal

Georgian Oak Miniature Chest of Drawers
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
miniature furniture was made as an apprentice piece, which is when a craftsmen who was looking for a job at
Category

Antique Late 18th Century English Georgian Models and Miniatures

Materials

Oak

Regency Satinwood Miniature Chest
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
whether miniature furniture was made as an apprentice piece, which is when a craftsmen who was looking for
Category

Antique Early 19th Century English Regency Models and Miniatures

Materials

Satinwood

Regency Satinwood Miniature Chest
Regency Satinwood Miniature Chest
H 11.5 in W 13 in D 6 in
Georgian Mahogany Miniature Chest
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
miniature furniture in terms of whether it was was made as an apprentice piece, which is when an unemployed
Category

Antique Late 18th Century English Hepplewhite Models and Miniatures

Materials

Mahogany

Georgian Mahogany Miniature Chest
Georgian Mahogany Miniature Chest
H 18.75 in W 18 in D 10 in
Late Regency 19th Century Burr Oak Miniature Chest
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
ball feet (Often much debate is had as to whether miniature furniture was made as an apprentice
Category

Antique Early 19th Century English Regency Models and Miniatures

Materials

Oak

Painted Pine 19th Century Miniature Chest Of Drawers
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
original. There is regular debate over whether miniature furniture was made as an apprentice piece, which
Category

Antique Mid-19th Century English Victorian Models and Miniatures

Materials

Pine

Small Wood and Wicker Chair by a European Cabinetmaker, Europe, Ca 1950s
Located in Utrecht, NL
may have been a small-scale version of a masterpiece, an apprentice piece, or show piece. The
Category

Vintage 1950s European Mid-Century Modern Chairs

Materials

Wicker, Wood

Georgian Yew Wood Miniature Chest Of Drawers
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
was made as an apprentice piece, which is when a craftsmen who was looking for a job at a workshop
Category

Antique Mid-18th Century English Georgian Models and Miniatures

Materials

Yew

Small 18th Century Miniature Mahogany Chest
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
of surviving pieces. The two well known and accepted purposes were either as an apprentice piece
Category

Antique Mid-18th Century English Georgian Models and Miniatures

Materials

Mahogany

Regency Mahogany Miniature Bowfront Chest
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
originally. There is regular debate over whether miniature furniture was made as an apprentice piece, which
Category

Antique Early 19th Century English Regency Models and Miniatures

Materials

Mahogany

Victorian Miniature Mahogany Bowfront Chest Of Drawers
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
whether miniature furniture was made as an apprentice piece, which is when a craftsmen who was looking for
Category

Antique Mid-19th Century English Victorian Models and Miniatures

Materials

Mahogany

Regency Miniature Mahogany Breakfast Table
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
furniture. There are predominantly two types, that which was made as an apprentice piece and that which was
Category

Antique Early 19th Century English Regency Models and Miniatures

Materials

Mahogany

"Chaises Basses" Low Chairs by Charles Dudouyt, France 1930s
By Charles Dudouyt
Located in Utrecht, NL
have been created as an apprentice piece, or show-piece, or as a display sample. Nowadays, turned
Category

Vintage 1930s French Mid-Century Modern Chairs

Materials

Papercord, Wood

Regency Mahogany Miniature Chest of Drawers
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
apprentice piece, which is when a craftsmen who was looking for a job at a workshop would create something to
Category

Antique Early 19th Century English Regency Models and Miniatures

Materials

Mahogany

Georgian Mahogany Miniature Bowfront Chest Of Drawers
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
. There is regular debate over whether miniature furniture was made as an apprentice piece, which is when
Category

Antique Late 18th Century English George III Models and Miniatures

Materials

Mahogany

Commode Minature Long Walnut Maltese Cross Ebonised Fruitwoo
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
either as a model or an apprentice's piece so it is extremely rare to find a minature piece from Malta
Category

Antique 18th Century Maltese Neoclassical Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Fruitwood, Walnut

Antique Qing Chinese Famille Rose Canton Porcelain Bowl
Located in Norwood, NJ
various other court apprentices. The piece is further adorned with hand painted 24-karat gold decoration
Category

Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Decorative Bowls

Materials

Ceramic, Porcelain

Antique Qing Chinese Export Rose Medallion Canton Porcelain Punch Bowl 15.5" Dia
Located in London, GB
various other court apprentices. The piece is further adorned with hand painted 24-karat gold decoration
Category

Antique Late 19th Century Decorative Bowls

Materials

Porcelain

Makonde Ujamma Life Sculpture Tanzania Mozambique
Located in Keego Harbor, MI
opposed to an apprentice must have carved this piece. Dimensions: 4"w x 3.75"d x 9"h
Category

20th Century Mozambican Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Chinese Export Rose Medallion Canton Porcelain Punch Bowl w/ Multiple Cartooges
Located in Tarry Town, NY
scene which is absolutely magnificent with attendants and various other court apprentices. The piece is
Category

Antique Early 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Decorative Bowls

Materials

Porcelain

Chinese Export Rose Medallion Canton Porcelain Punch Bowl w/ Multiple Cartooges
Located in New York, NY
court apprentices. The piece is further adorned with hand painted 24-karat gold decoration. China
Category

Antique 1870s Chinese Chinese Export Decorative Bowls

Materials

Porcelain

George III Candelabrum Made in London by Edward Fernell in 1793
By Edward Fernell
Located in London, GB
shown with this piece. He was apprentice to the fine maker William Grundy and had workshops in Fetter
Category

Antique 18th Century English George III Candelabras

Materials

Silver, Sterling Silver

19th century miniature mahogany dresser base, circa 1850
Located in Central England, GB
apprentice passing out piece but it is so good that I feel it was probably a travelling salesman's sample
Category

Antique 19th Century English Victorian Dressers

Materials

Mahogany

Stone Sculpture, Stonemason's Apprentice Piece
Located in Culverthorpe, Lincs
Apprentice piece by a stonemason, very unusual and hard to find.
Category

Antique Early 19th Century English Folk Art Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Stone

Burr Oak Octagonal Table
Located in London, GB
Mid-20th century apprentice piece. After a design but George Bullock.  
Category

Mid-20th Century Great Britain (UK) End Tables

Materials

Ebony, Oak

Burr Oak Octagonal Table
Burr Oak Octagonal Table
H 29.93 in W 18.9 in D 18.9 in
Miniature Pine Kitchen Dresser
Located in Fitzroy, Victoria
Most probably an apprentice piece, or built for a child. Typical form, with glazed doors above
Category

Early 20th Century Oceanic Children's Furniture

Materials

Pine

Miniature Pine Kitchen Dresser
Miniature Pine Kitchen Dresser
H 29.93 in W 16.15 in D 7.09 in
Rare 19th Century Miniature Water Gilded Carved Wood Cane Seat Childs Chair
Located in London, GB
to as an apprentice piece, circa 1860.
Category

Antique 19th Century French Chairs

Materials

Cane, Giltwood

Good Charles I Miniature Oak Chest
Located in New York, NY
is too small to be called a child's chest so could well be an apprentice piece or early salesman's
Category

Antique 1620s English Blanket Chests

Materials

Oak

Good Charles I Miniature Oak Chest
Good Charles I Miniature Oak Chest
H 14.75 in W 24 in D 12 in
Victorian Bleached Walnut Console
Located in Limerick, IE
We think this is an apprentice piece due to the variety of carving techniques. The original finish
Category

Antique 19th Century English Late Victorian Console Tables

Materials

Walnut

Victorian Bleached Walnut Console
Victorian Bleached Walnut Console
H 35 in W 58 in D 25 in
Diminutive Mahogany Table by Spillman & Co of London, c.1920-30
By Spillman
Located in Bedford, Bedfordshire
possible it may have been an apprentice piece. Starting in the 19th century as a cabinet maker, Spillman
Category

Vintage 1920s English Side Tables

Materials

Mahogany

18th Century Apprentice Piece Commode
Located in Vista, CA
18th Century Apprentice Piece Commode in Marqueterie from Eastern France probably Alsace.
Category

Antique Mid-18th Century European Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Wood

Miniature George III Mahogany Bureau Apprentice Piece
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
A miniature George III mahogany bureau apprentice piece, of rectangular form with a fall front and
Category

Antique Late 18th Century European George III Cabinets

Materials

Mahogany

Scale Model Radcliff College Oxford Antique Apprentice Piece
Located in Potters Bar, GB
ebonized trim We date this apprentice piece to circa 1950 Highly collectable piece - almost like an
Category

Vintage 1950s Desk Sets

Materials

Wood

Turn-of-the-century Small Painted Commode, Apprentice Piece
Located in Vista, CA
An exceptional small painted commode (apprentice piece) in red, gold, and floral design signed
Category

Early 20th Century European Boxes

Materials

Wood

Victorian Antique Apprentice Piece Miniature Pitch Pine Cabinet 1880
Located in London, GB
furniture,but more often than not this isn’t the case. But what is an apprentice piece and why are they
Category

Antique 1880s English Victorian Models and Miniatures

Materials

Pine

Miniature Apprentice-Piece/Sample Chest of Drawers
Located in Folkestone, GB
A very fine quality and rare 18th century mahogany miniature chest of three drawers with moulded edge top and standing on bracket feet. The handles, escutcheons and feet, original. ...
Category

Antique Late 18th Century English Georgian Decorative Boxes

Materials

Mahogany

Mahogany Victorian 19th Century Minature or Apprentice Piece Crib/Cott
Located in London, GB
furniture,but more often than not this isn’t the case. But what is an apprentice piece and why are they
Category

Antique 1870s English Victorian Models and Miniatures

Materials

Mahogany

Late 19th Century Architects Apprentice Model Spire
Located in Pease pottage, West Sussex
Architects model or apprentice piece. Believed to be a spire framework, French, circa 1900.
Category

Antique Late 19th Century French More Folk Art

Late 19th Century Architects Model Roof
Located in Pease pottage, West Sussex
Architects roof model or apprentice piece. Wonderful decorative piece. French, circa 1890.
Category

Antique Late 19th Century French More Folk Art

Late 19th Century Architects Model Roof
Late 19th Century Architects Model Roof
H 10.24 in W 14.57 in D 9.45 in
Small Antique Apprentice Table, English Miniature Furniture, Tilt Top, Victorian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
, dating to the Victorian period, circa 1880. Finely crafted apprentice piece, ideal for display or as
Category

Antique Late 19th Century British Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables

Materials

Wood

Late 19th Century Architect Roof Model
Located in Pease pottage, West Sussex
Small Architects model or apprentice piece. great scale display piece, some minor losses, French
Category

Antique Late 19th Century French More Folk Art

Late 19th Century Architect Roof Model
Late 19th Century Architect Roof Model
H 9.06 in W 10.24 in D 13.39 in
Late 19th Century Architects Roof Model
Located in Pease pottage, West Sussex
Large Architects Church roof model or apprentice piece. Great scale, dry finish, some minor losses
Category

Antique Late 19th Century French More Folk Art

Late 19th Century Architects Roof Model
Late 19th Century Architects Roof Model
H 20.87 in W 27.17 in D 18.51 in
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Apprentice Piece For Sale on 1stDibs

Find many varieties of an authentic apprentice piece available at 1stDibs. Each apprentice piece for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using wood, mahogany and oak. Whether you’re looking for an older or newer apprentice piece, there are earlier versions available from the 18th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 20th Century. When you’re browsing for the right apprentice piece, those designed in Art Deco and Victorian styles are of considerable interest.

How Much is a Apprentice Piece?

Prices for an apprentice piece can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, they begin at $726 and can go as high as $3,695, while the average can fetch as much as $1,215.