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Delft Faience Figural Serpent Handle Lamp
Located in Bradenton, FL
Delft Faience figural Serpent handle lamp. 18th century Dutch baluster form blue and white faience
Category

Antique 18th Century Dutch Dutch Colonial Table Lamps

Materials

Porcelain

Delft Faience Figural Serpent Handle Lamp
Delft Faience Figural Serpent Handle Lamp
H 37.5 in W 11.5 in D 11.5 in
Handmade Hollywood Regency Art Deco Tray with Gold Serpent Handles
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Vintage Hollywood Regency Black and White Inlayed Tray Handmade Inlayed with Brass-Plated Serpent
Category

21st Century and Contemporary English Hollywood Regency Decorative Dishe...

Materials

Brass

Pair of 19th Century Meissen Gold & White Neoclassical Serpent Handled Vases
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Pair of 19th Century Meissen gold & white neoclassical serpent handled vases. Germany, circa 1880s
Category

Antique Late 19th Century German Neoclassical Vases

Materials

Porcelain

Pair of French Victorian Enameled Bronze Serpent Handle and Gilt Urns / Ewers
Located in New York, NY
bronze serpent handles resting on ormolu foliate detailed circular base.
Category

20th Century Victorian Urns

Materials

Enamel

A Grand Ormolu-Mounted Verde Antico Marble Urns with Serpent Handles
Located in New York, NY
The grand and superb Ormolu-Mounted Verde Antico Marble Urns modeled with entwined serpent handles
Category

Antique 19th Century French Urns

Materials

Marble, Ormolu

Vintage Serpent Handled Studio Pottery Pitcher, Signed, Mid 20th Century
Located in Chatham, ON
Vintage serpent handled wheel thrown studio pottery pitcher - elegant proportions - dramatic
Category

Mid-20th Century North American Mid-Century Modern Pitchers

Materials

Ceramic

Late 18th C Delft Style Bacchus Serpent Handled Vase Blue & White
By Delft
Located in Hastings, GB
Celebrations, Bacchus, with twisting serpent handles and hand painted decoration to one side with a typical
Category

Antique Late 18th Century French Classical Roman Delft and Faience

Materials

Ceramic

Welsh or English Floral Hand Painted Porcelain Serpent Handle Jug and Stand
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A very finely made antique Welsh or English floral painted porcelain serpent handled jug with
Category

Antique 1820s British George III Serving Pieces

Materials

Porcelain

Pair of Large Sèvres Style Porcelain Vases, Detailed Ormolu, Serpent Handles
By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres
Located in Madrid, ES
decoration. The dual serpent handles, green man and vegetal motifs of the golden ormolu fittings combine with
Category

Antique 19th Century French Rococo Revival Vases

Materials

Bronze, Ormolu

Exceptional Majolica Urn Vase with Serpent Handles and Mythological Figures
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Stunning Majolica vase. Details on this piece are exceptional, from the Dual serpents forming the
Category

20th Century French Renaissance Urns

Materials

Ceramic

Art Deco Gold and Black Murano Glass Centerpiece Bowl with Serpent Handles
Located in Miami, FL
centerpiece, easily used as a large catchall or compote for fruit, features snake handles. Venetian hand blown
Category

Vintage 1920s Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls

Materials

Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass

Mason's Ironstone Jug or Pitcher in Rare Shape with Serpent Handle, circa 1830
By Mason's Ironstone
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
The Antique collectors club. The jug has a hexagonal form and ovoid shape with a high loop handle
Category

Antique Early 19th Century English William IV Pitchers

Materials

Ironstone

Pair of Georgian Lead Two Handled Urns
Located in Essex, MA
Each circular with gadrooned edge, cherub and leaf decoration, serpent handles, circular egg and
Category

Antique 1750s English Georgian Urns

Materials

Lead

Pair of 19th C Cobalt Blue Meissen Serpent Porcelain Vases
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
urns with white intertwined double scrolled serpent handles. Urns sits atop round gilt accented bases
Category

Antique Late 19th Century German Neoclassical Vases

Materials

Porcelain

19th Century, Meissen Neoclassical Cobalt Blue & Gold Snake Handle Urn Lamp
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in Atlanta, GA
flanked by paired coiled serpent handles and terminated with acanthus leaves above a band of vitruvian
Category

Antique 19th Century German Neoclassical Table Lamps

Materials

Porcelain

Pair of Urbino Style Majolica Vases, Early 20th Century
Located in New York, NY
With entwined serpent handles, painted in colors on both sides of the bodies with biblical scenes.
Category

Early 20th Century Italian Vases

Materials

Majolica

Italian Neoclassical Carved Fruitwood Armchair with Leather Seat
Located in San Francisco, CA
scrollwork above a classical flaming urn flanked by serpent handles.
Category

Antique Early 19th Century Italian Neoclassical Armchairs

Materials

Fruitwood

Large Pair of Early 19th Century Bronze and Ormolu Tazzas
Located in London, GB
serpent handles raised on sienna marble plinth bases with ormolu borders.
Category

Antique Early 19th Century English William IV Urns

Materials

Marble, Bronze, Ormolu

19th Century Bronze and Ormolu Tazzas with Snakes
Located in London, GB
serpent handles, raised on Sienna marble columns ending on ormolu leaf and berry decorated plinth bases.
Category

Antique Early 19th Century English Urns

Materials

Siena Marble, Bronze, Ormolu

Large Pair Chinese Famille Rose Moon flasks, 1880.
Located in Brighton, Sussex
boarders, gilded serpent handles to either side, inset hand painted panels depicting exotic birds, flowers
Category

Antique 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Garniture

Materials

Porcelain

19th Century Neoclassical Urns
Located in Vosselaar, BE
and lobbed moulding are typical of the Classic revival period. Beautiful detail are the serpents
Category

Antique 19th Century French Neoclassical Urns

Materials

Bronze

19th Century Neoclassical Urns
19th Century Neoclassical Urns
H 17.7 in W 7.08 in D 7.08 in
Bronze & Ormolu Vase Shaped Candlesticks or Pastille/Incense Burners
Located in Folkestone, GB
with ormolu serpent handles and floral swags.
Category

Antique Mid-19th Century French Regency Vases

Materials

Bronze, Ormolu

Three Piece Wedgwood Jasper Covered Urns, circa 1900
Located in New York, NY
flanked by serpent handles with mask terminal and Cupid finial, impressed WEDGWOOD, MADE IN ENGLAND, the
Category

Antique Early 1900s English Garniture

Materials

Ceramic

Pair of 19th Century Rose Medallion Vases / Lamps
Located in Brighton, Sussex
serpent handles on either side, hand painted inset hand painted panels of exotic birds and flowers. We can
Category

Antique 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Vases

Materials

Porcelain

Grotto Form Seahell Dish
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
shell form bowl and sea serpent handle. The piece is cast in aluminun and brass, and we have had the
Category

Early 20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Serving Pieces

Materials

Aluminum, Brass

Grotto Form Seahell Dish
Grotto Form Seahell Dish
H 5.5 in W 8.25 in D 4.38 in
19th Century Pair of Egyptian Porphyry Vases and Vessels Porcelain Gilded Bronze
Located in PALERMO, IT
in painted porcelain at the ends. Serpent handles in finely chiseled and gilded bronze adorn the
Category

Antique Early 19th Century Italian Empire Vases

Materials

Porphyry, Bronze

19th Century Pair Chinese Rose Medallion Vases / Lamps
Located in Brighton, Sussex
mythical gilded serpent handles. This pair of vases we can convert to lamps if required at no extra charge
Category

Antique 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Vases

Materials

Porcelain

White Porcelain Neoclassical Style Amphora Oil Lamp
By Berlin Royal Porcelain Factory
Located in New York, NY
entwined serpent handle raised on four lion monopedia with removable cover. Blue under-glaze mark with
Category

Early 20th Century German Neoclassical Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Pair of Sheraton Period West Indian Satinwood Demi Lune Console Tables
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
, exotic wood inlays and polychrome painting, the tops with a central inlaid urn with serpent handles
Category

Antique Early 1800s English Sheraton Demi-lune Tables

Materials

Satinwood

Pair of Grand Tour Marble and Brass Tazzas, c.1850-1860
Located in London, GB
classical shaped shallows urns feature serpent handles, boasting great and intricate, ornate detail with its
Category

Antique 1850s Neoclassical Busts

Materials

Siena Marble, Bronze

Pair of 19th Century English Porcelain Vases & Covers by Coalport
By Coalport Porcelain
Located in Dublin, IE
A pair of Coalport vases and covers, circa 1860, with ovoid bodies, gilded entwined serpent handles
Category

Antique 19th Century English Victorian Vases

Materials

Porcelain

A rare pair of Derby yellow ground Egyptian revival vases c.1805-1810
By Derby
Located in Exeter, GB
-1810. Of tapering form with serpent handles, painted in black and gilt with Egyptian motifs, the
Category

Antique Early 19th Century British Egyptian Revival Vases

Materials

Porcelain

Pair of Louis XVI Style Gilt-Bronze Mounted Rouge Griotte Vases
By Pierre Gouthiere
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
the Neoclassical Style with intwined serpent handles above ram’s masks joined by acanthus swags. These
Category

Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Vases

Materials

Griotte Marble, Ormolu

French Grande Sonnerie Pendule D'officier Alarm Clock, Le Roi, 18th Century
By Le Roi
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
sides, entwined serpent handle, on four paw feet. The white enamel Arabic convex dial with black and
Category

Antique Late 18th Century French Carriage Clocks and Travel Clocks

Materials

Ormolu

19th Century Monumental Louis XVI Style Ormolu Mounted Rotary Mantel Clock
Located in Atlanta, GA
-André and Jean-baptiste Lepaute. The urn embellish with serpent handles, a putto with arrow pointing at
Category

Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Mantel Clocks

Materials

Marble, Bronze

Pair of German 19th Century Neo-Classical St. Meissen Porcelain Urns
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
by striking double scrolled serpent handles at each side with elegant gilt accents and connected by
Category

Antique 19th Century German Neoclassical Urns

Materials

Porcelain

Painted Neoclassical Style Antique Georgian Fire Mantel
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
, a fluted frieze, neoclassical style urns with serpent handles to the central tablet and end blocks
Category

Antique Late 18th Century English Neoclassical Fireplaces and Mantels

Materials

Wood, Pine, Paint

French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Vert De Patricia Marble And Ormolu Lamp
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
above are superb scrolled serpent handles connected by charming richly chased swaging blooming flower
Category

Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Table Lamps

Materials

Marble, Ormolu

Pair Ormolu Bronze Mounted Cobalt Blue Porcelain Urns in Sevres Louis XV Style
Located in New York, NY
Saint Michael and the Holy Spirit, plus finely cast and gilt bronze mounts including serpent handles and
Category

Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XV Vases

Materials

Bronze

19th Century Gilt Bronze Two-Piece Mantle Urns
Located in Warsaw, PL
fluted spreading neck fronted with a grotesque mask and a pair of entwined serpent handles, above the
Category

Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Garniture

Materials

Bronze

Pair of Italian Baroque Revival Giltwood Urn and Faux Candle Table Lamps, 1930s
Located in San Francisco, CA
serpent handles and deep-relief details throughout. Very well done gilt finish over red ochre ground
Category

Vintage 1930s Italian Baroque Revival Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

Neoclassical Style Circular Movement Mantel Clock by Leroy & Cie
Located in London, GB
in the form of acanthus leaves and twin intertwined serpent handles and is surmounted by a gilt
Category

Antique Late 19th Century French Neoclassical Mantel Clocks

Materials

Marble, Ormolu, Bronze

Large Mason's Ironstone Hydra Jug 'Japan Basket' Pattern
By Mason's Ironstone
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
, and a bulbous body adorned with a distinctive serpent handle. The jug is adorned with a captivating
Category

Antique Early 19th Century English Georgian Pitchers

Materials

Ironstone

Pair of Late 19th Century Bronze and Griotte Uni Marble Ewers After Clodion
Located in New York, NY
Clodion Each with fluted spreading neck fronted with a grotesque mask and a pair of entwined serpent
Category

Antique 19th Century French Belle Époque Vases

Materials

Marble, Bronze

English Terracotta Serpent Planter
Located in Dallas, TX
terracotta, it features two serpent snake carvings as handles. A rare and eye-catching addition to your
Category

Antique 18th Century Planters and Jardinieres

Materials

Terracotta

English Terracotta Serpent Planter
English Terracotta Serpent Planter
H 31 in W 15.5 in D 24 in
English Victorian Serpent Cane
Located in New York, NY
English Victorian character carved serpent and snake handle cane.  
Category

Antique Late 19th Century British Victorian Sports Equipment and Memorab...

Materials

Wood

English Victorian Serpent Cane
English Victorian Serpent Cane
H 33 in W 5.5 in D 1.5 in
Pair Of Louis XVI Style Three-Light Vase Candelabra
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
Candelabra. Each baluster-form vase applied with a fruiting swag, flanked by twin entwined-serpent handles
Category

Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Table Lamps

Materials

Ormolu

Door Stop Cast Iron, Victorian Lion Serpent Original Green Red Gold
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
Victorian, cast iron, door stop with a lion & a serpent, retaining original green, red & gold paint
Category

Antique 1860s English Early Victorian Doors and Gates

Materials

Wrought Iron

Chinese White and Blue Foo Dog and Serpent Design Porcelain Urn
Located in New York, NY
serpents, and accented in two pale blue scrolled handles along the neck.    
Category

Antique 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Urns

Materials

Porcelain

Pair of Roman Grand Tour Bronze & Ormolu Serpent Motif Vases/ Ewers/Urns
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Pair of Roman Grand Tour Bronze and Ormolu Serpent Motif Vases/ Ewers/Urns  Italy, circa 1880s A
Category

Antique Late 19th Century Italian Grand Tour Garniture

Materials

Marble, Ormolu, Bronze

Large Aesthetic Movement Silver Plated Serving Tray with Warriors and Serpents
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
riding on top of serpent sea creatures. These scenes are framed within an archway with block posts on
Category

Antique Late 19th Century American Aesthetic Movement Sheffield and Silv...

Materials

Metal

Salviati Venetian Pink Gold Flecks Dragon Serpent Italian Art Glass Small Vase
By Salviati
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful, rare antique early Venetian pink with gold leaf Italian art glass sea serpent or dragon
Category

Antique Late 19th Century Italian Victorian Vases

Materials

Gold Leaf

Antique Fish Knife Unique Sea Serpent Snake Sterling Silver French Cake Etched
Located in Greer, SC
Stunning antique handcrafted fish or cake knife featuring unique sea serpent and shell pattern
Category

Antique Mid-19th Century European Victorian Sterling Silver

Materials

Sterling Silver

19th Century Eagle & Serpent Brass Door Stop Needless to say a heavy piece
Located in Chillerton, Isle of Wight
19th Century Eagle & Serpent Brass Door Stop Needless to say a heavy piece, is age darkened, the
Category

Antique 19th Century Classical Greek Animal Sculptures

Materials

Brass

Spode Milk Jug Creamer, Cobalt Blue Neoclassical Pattern Imari, Regency Ca 1825
By Spode
Located in London, GB
beautiful Neoclassical pattern in Imari colours and has a characteristic serpent handle. It has provenance
Category

Antique 1820s English Regency Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Wedgwood Green Dip Tricolor Snake Handled Vase
By Wedgwood
Located in New Orleans, LA
is flanked by upright scroll handles entwined with sinuous serpents, a rare inclusion for Wedgwood
Category

Antique 19th Century English Neoclassical Vases

Materials

Ceramic, Porcelain

neo Classical Meissen style snake handled urn lamp blanc de chine
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in Farmingdale, NJ
Exceptionally detailed down to the scales of the serpents, minimalist in its blanc-de-chine glaze
Category

Vintage 1930s European Neoclassical Table Lamps

Materials

Porcelain

Rubboli Lustre Majolica Double-Handled Compote with Mask Head Detail
By Rubboli
Located in Cincinnati, OH
"PR" monogram in homage to Paolo's work. This large ceramic Neo-Renaissance Rubboli double handled
Category

Vintage 1920s Italian Renaissance Revival Centerpieces

Materials

Ceramic

Blue Vase Amphora Vessel Hand Painted Ornament Handles Renaissance Style Deruta
By deBlona
Located in Recanati, IT
with the two coiled serpents that make up the handles, contribute to livening and embellishing the
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Renaissance Vases

Materials

Ceramic, Majolica

Pair of Antique Italian Majolica Italian Blue and Green Two Handled Urns
Located in Essex, MA
Grecian or Roman times. A lovely pair of antique Majolica two-handled footed urns in green, blue, and
Category

Antique Late 19th Century Urns

Materials

Ceramic, Earthenware

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Serpent Handles For Sale on 1stDibs

An assortment of serpent handles is available at 1stDibs. Each of these unique serpent handles was constructed with extraordinary care, often using ceramic, metal and porcelain. Serpent handles have been made for many years, and versions that date back to the 18th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 20th Century. Serpent handles are generally popular furniture pieces, but Georgian, Neoclassical and Victorian styles are often sought at 1stDibs. There have been many well-made serpent handles over the years, but those made by Meissen Porcelain and Richard Ginori are often thought to be among the most beautiful.

How Much are Serpent Handles?

Prices for serpent handles start at $643 and top out at $45,703 with the average selling for $2,700.