Antique Traps

This rare late 19th century Antique Ersari trapping highlights a powerful and rhythmic geometric composition featuring a horizontal sequence of monumental diamond medallions anchored...

This rare late 19th century Ersari trapping highlights a powerful and rhythmic geometric composition featuring a sequence of four monumental, nested diamond medallions anchored withi...

The Brendan Bass Estate Collection is an homage to the beauty of vintage and antique pieces, each artfully concealing endless stories collected through the generations in which they...

A percussion poacher trap F. Reuthes Patent: 30 Caliber; 100mm (4") octagonal iron barrels with “ F.

Hand forged bear trap with extra-large pan, serrated jaws attached by rivets.

Used to decorate the horse litter during the wedding celebration, this unusual trapping is sturdily woven with glistening wool, creating a pattern composed of three pairs of stylised...

This etching and engraving, titled "Loup pris au piège" (Wolf Caught in a Trap), depicts a wolf ensnared in a trap. The artwork captures the wolf's struggle and distress with precise...

A tribal Bagface rug from the 19th century. The weaver intentionally added Kilim in one end giving it a unique feel. Measures: 2' x 4'.

The glazed porcelain showcases decorative moulding to the base and the rim. It features a P-trap waste.

A good condition antique Victorian ‘Waterfall’ toilet with P-trap waste, decorated with a light grey-blue transfer print floral pattern, circa 1890.

19th Century Original Clear Glass French Fish Traps 19th Century Original Clear Glass French Fish Traps.

It is designed for use with a high-level cistern and features an S-trap waste. This Victorian patterned toilet is a good example of The Excelsior model, well preserved for more than...

The image is an antique plate illustrating various hunting traps. The top portion shows a landscape with a trap set in a field, the middle section displays detailed diagrams of trap ...

'The Bear Trap' Colour aquatint by Mathew Dubourg (1786-1838) and Samuel Howitt (1756/7-1822) after Samuel Howitt (1756/7-1822).

Early 20th century Tibetan horse trapping, West Tibet This robust and graphically dazzling textile from the Tibetan plateau would have been used as either an under or over-saddle ...

Rare Turkoman hand-knotted decorative asmalyk which is a camel trapping used in weddings. Measures: 31 inches tall to end of tassels.

Early 19th -century hand-woven French fish traps-often known as nasses- originally used by fisherman along the coastal region of France.

An ‘Oeneas’ antique English white glazed ceramic toilet with P trap waste. This model is suitable for use with a high-level cistern, making a stunning heritage feature of any bathroom.

Simon 1879, Two Friends, Terrier with Rat Trapped Oil on canvas Gilded frame 20 x 24 unframed, 27 x 31 framed

An antique Victorian floral patterned waterfall toilet or WC by Twyford Hanley with a P trap waste. Perfect for a vintage cloakroom or period style ensuite, this antique toilet in t...

This 19th century blue & white pattern ‘Sanitas’ toilet with P Trap is perfect for a vintage cloakroom or period style ensuite.

The Trapped is an original lithographs by J.J. Grandville from "Scènes de la vie privée et publique des animaux, 1852.

This is an antique Uzbek suzani horse cover woven during the end of the 19th century that Measures 160x150 in size. This piece was made using parts from different wool and silk tex...

'German Fox Trap' Colour aquatint by Mathew Dubourg (1786-1838) after Franz Joseph Manskirch (1768-1830).

'German Wolf Trap' Colour aquatint by Mathew Dubourg (1786-1838) and Samuel Howitt (1756/7-1822) after Samuel Howitt (1756/7-1822).

A tribal Bagface rug from the 19th century. Measures: 12'' x 50''.

This print titled "German Wolf Trap" depicts a dramatic scene of a wolf caught in a trap within a dense forest.

Early 20th century watercolour and gouache of a horse and trap. Signed to the bottom left but artist unknown.

The plate is dedicated to "Chasse, Petites Chasses et Pièges," which translates to "Hunting, Small Game Hunting, and Traps." It depicts various traps used for capturing small game, l...

This mid-nineteenth century artisan-made Chinese birdcage is constructed of wood and wire and features several compartments accessed by sliding doors. The cage has a central hook at ...

The bird lands on the trap to feed from the small food tray and it’s weight causes the lid to drop down, trapping the bird inside.

'A Trap to Shoot the Bear' Colour aquatint by Mathew Dubourg (1786-1838) and Samuel Howitt (1756/7-1822) after Samuel Howitt (1756/7-1822).

Copper engraving of a mechanical trap with crossbow and arrow. This print originates from volume 18 of 'Histoire generale des voyages (..)' by Antoine Francois Prevost d'Exile.

The scenery and the traps indicate a focus on the practical aspects of rural life and the techniques used in hunting and trapping during the era.

Asmalys (Camel trappings) are an essential part of a camel decoration for people of Turkmen tribes in Central Asia. This is a late 19th c example of Yomud tribe.  

They are harnessed to a lightweight trap or simple cart and are trotting. The driver, a middle-aged gentleman, is seated in the trap, and wearing a brown coat, trousers and a grey bo...

A vibrant pair of Air Trap, purple graduating to cream/ivory, pair of deceptively heavy vases by Harrach decorated with raised gilding depicting blossoming branches - probably Prunus.

The original use was a flea trap, things were different in the old days and pesticides were not available.

The original use was a flea trap, things were different in the old days and pesticides were not available.

The original use was a flea trap, things were different in the old days and pesticides were not available.

Asmalys (Camel trappings) are an essential part of a camel decoration for people of Turkmen tribes in Central Asia. This is a late 19th c example of Yomud tribe.   

Antique print showing a lion ant (ant lion) creating a funnel shaped trap in sand and capturing its prey. This print originates from 'Bilderbuch fur Kinder' by F.J.

The original use was a flea trap, things were different in the old days and pesticides were not available.

The original use was a flea trap, things were different in the old days and pesticides were not available.

The original use was a flea trap, things were different in the old days and pesticides were not available.

The original use was a flea trap, things were different in the old days and pesticides were not available.

A French, Art Deco, Cartier strap bracelet, comprising three, rectangular, flexible, openwork, pavé set diamond panels, each centre has a trap-cut diamond, in a claw setting, flanked...

One possibility is the expansion and contraction of the bubbles caused by gas trapped inside that cannot escape. This specimen is very large.

One possibility is the expansion and contraction of the bubbles caused by gas trapped inside that cannot escape. This specimen is relatively small in size.

these objects were filled with sand and poured on letters from ink pens that would blot. The sand trapped the blots preventing smearing of the ink.

Upon seeing that the coin is a “tribute penny”, Jesus avoids the trap by saying to give it back to Caesar, because it is his anyway.

The wavy lines, cooling ripples and tiny air bubbles trapped within the glass walls are hallmarks of a mouth-blown, mold-formed utility bottle.

This is a stunning half geode with a shape often referred to by collectors as a “chapel” or “cathedral”, due to the elongated shape that occurred millions of years ago when trapped b...

In the Aeneid, he descends from the walls of Troy and hurls himself against the horse, calling it a trap set by the Greeks. Athena, who sided with the Greeks, punished him by sending...

Large blankets draped over top trapped the low, steady heat of the coals, warming those seated around it.

To conclude, the author wanted to represent the tragic moment in which the goddess cries over the body of the beloved lying on the ground, killed by mistake by an arrow shot by Diana...

Only 255 of the 1200 on board survived, with many of the dead being trapped below decks and others being later ghoulishly displayed in the rigging at the change of tide.