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14K Gold Edwardian Essex Crystal Pendant of Chimney Sweep
14K Gold Edwardian Essex Crystal Pendant of Chimney Sweep

14K Gold Edwardian Essex Crystal Pendant of Chimney Sweep

Located in Venice, CA

Sourced on a trip to London, this delicate and charming Essex crystal pendant features a carved rock crystal with the image of a chimney sweep holding a ladder and dressed in tails a...

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Early 1900s British Edwardian Top Hat Antique

Materials

Crystal, Rock Crystal, Gold, 14k Gold

Art Déco Perfume Lamp of Dressed Up Lady and Masked Man with Cloak by Argilor
Art Déco Perfume Lamp of Dressed Up Lady and Masked Man with Cloak by Argilor

Art Déco Perfume Lamp of Dressed Up Lady and Masked Man with Cloak by Argilor

Located in North Miami, FL

Molded and hand-painted, it depicts a surprised couple - a top-hatted, cloaked gentleman grasping a birdcage, and a long-gowned lady he holds by the shoulder.

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1920s French Art Deco Top Hat Antique

Materials

Enamel

Original Antique Poster Liberals Control Commons Lords Tory John Bull Dog Design
Original Antique Poster Liberals Control Commons Lords Tory John Bull Dog Design

Original Antique Poster Liberals Control Commons Lords Tory John Bull Dog Design

Located in London, GB

Original antique political election propaganda poster issued by the Liberal Party - A Question Of Control - featuring an illustration of John Bull wearing a red jacket and top hat st...

Category

Early 1900s British Top Hat Antique

Materials

Paper

German Folk Art Naïve Military Painting, circa 1870
German Folk Art Naïve Military Painting, circa 1870

German Folk Art Naïve Military Painting, circa 1870

Located in London, GB

The detail across this painting is quite special, horse drawn carriages, gentleman with top hats and canes, soldiers standing to attention, children playing men secretly smoking behi...

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1870s German Folk Art Top Hat Antique

Materials

Paper

High Mettled Racer – The Foal, 19th c. Antique Horse Print after Henry Alken
High Mettled Racer – The Foal, 19th c. Antique Horse Print after Henry Alken

High Mettled Racer – The Foal, 19th c. Antique Horse Print after Henry Alken

Located in Langweer, NL

This plate, titled The Foal (Plate 1), shows the young horse alongside its dam, surrounded by gentlemen in riding coats and top hats. A hound at the front adds to the atmosphere of E...

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Late 19th Century British Top Hat Antique

Materials

Paper

Antique Pair of Bretby Art Pottery Dickens Figures, Uriah Heep and Mr. Micawber
Antique Pair of Bretby Art Pottery Dickens Figures, Uriah Heep and Mr. Micawber

Antique Pair of Bretby Art Pottery Dickens Figures, Uriah Heep and Mr. Micawber

By Bretby Ceramics

Located in Darien, CT

Micawber stands confidently in a top hat and formal Victorian attire, holding a walking stick and gloves behind his back while standing beside a draped stool.

Category

Early 20th Century English Victorian Top Hat Antique

Materials

Pottery

19th Century by Sir Henry Raeburn Portrait of a landowner Oil on canvas
19th Century by Sir Henry Raeburn Portrait of a landowner Oil on canvas

19th Century by Sir Henry Raeburn Portrait of a landowner Oil on canvas

By Sir Henry Raeburn

Located in Milano, Lombardia

Despite this, the social status of the man depicted is evident from the clothes he wears; the black double-breasted tailcoat with brass buttons, the top hat and walking stick. In the...

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Early 19th Century Old Masters Top Hat Antique

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Walking Sticks and Round-A-Bouts. For the Year 1801
Walking Sticks and Round-A-Bouts. For the Year 1801

Walking Sticks and Round-A-Bouts. For the Year 1801

By Thomas Rowlandson

Located in Middletown, NY

A carefully tied white neck stock is combined with a fitted tailcoat and short waistcoat and the look completed with top hats, unpowdered hair, riding crops and monocles.

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Early 19th Century English School Top Hat Antique

Materials

Watercolor, Handmade Paper, Engraving, Etching

Early 20th Century English Folk Art Jigger Doll  Mr Shoes
Early 20th Century English Folk Art Jigger Doll  Mr Shoes

Early 20th Century English Folk Art Jigger Doll Mr Shoes

Located in London, GB

With brilliantly shaped shoes, moustache and top hat. Stood on a wire stand for display purposes.

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1920s British Folk Art Top Hat Antique

Materials

Pine

Original French Art Deco hammered iron halltree, w/mirror, shelf, rose trellis
Original French Art Deco hammered iron halltree, w/mirror, shelf, rose trellis

Original French Art Deco hammered iron halltree, w/mirror, shelf, rose trellis

Located in New York City, NY

Finely hammered linear slats, like stripes, flank the rectangular beveled mirror, which is further complemented by four large hooks. The top of this wrought iron coat rack forms a g...

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Early 20th Century French Art Deco Top Hat Antique

Materials

Marble, Wrought Iron

Samuel Jacob Edwardian Sterling Silver Frog Inkwell
Samuel Jacob Edwardian Sterling Silver Frog Inkwell

Samuel Jacob Edwardian Sterling Silver Frog Inkwell

By Samuel Jacob

Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne

This unusual and rare silver inkwell is fitted with an impressive hinged hallmarked sterling silver cover modelled in the form of the frog's top hat. The cover opens to allow acce...

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Early 1900s English Edwardian Top Hat Antique

Materials

Sterling Silver

Edward Knatchbull-Hugessen – Vanity Fair Statesmen No. 51, Signed Ape, 1870
Edward Knatchbull-Hugessen – Vanity Fair Statesmen No. 51, Signed Ape, 1870

Edward Knatchbull-Hugessen – Vanity Fair Statesmen No. 51, Signed Ape, 1870

Located in Langweer, NL

Pellegrini’s style is evident in the controlled exaggeration of facial features, the upright stance, and the confident use of costume to convey social position. The top hat, cane, an...

Category

1870s British Top Hat Antique

Materials

Paper

Meissen Plaque Depicting Four Royals Hunting in the Woods with a Dog and Rifles
Meissen Plaque Depicting Four Royals Hunting in the Woods with a Dog and Rifles

Meissen Plaque Depicting Four Royals Hunting in the Woods with a Dog and Rifles

By Meissen Porcelain

Located in New York, NY

The next gentleman is seen standing with a green undercoat, gray overcoat and top hat awaiting the other hunters reply's. The other two hunters are on the ground, one is wearing a wh...

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Mid-19th Century German Louis XVI Top Hat Antique

Materials

Porcelain, Wood

Early 20th Century English Folk Art Jigger Doll
Early 20th Century English Folk Art Jigger Doll

Early 20th Century English Folk Art Jigger Doll

Located in London, GB

With charming hand carved boots, moustache and top hat, metal pins in its joints for articulation purposes.

Category

1920s British Folk Art Top Hat Antique

Materials

Pine

Domestic Disorder and Bourgeois Promenade - Drawing by Gabriele Galantara - 1906
Domestic Disorder and Bourgeois Promenade - Drawing by Gabriele Galantara - 1906

Domestic Disorder and Bourgeois Promenade - Drawing by Gabriele Galantara - 1906

By Gabriele Galantara

Located in Roma, IT

A corpulent bourgeois couple, prominently foregrounded and depicted with deliberate physical excess, advances confidently before a crowd of nearly indistinguishable onlookers. The ma...

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Early 1900s Modern Top Hat Antique

Materials

Paper, Ink, Watercolor

An attractive watercolour painting of Brighton’s RNLI life boat house
An attractive watercolour painting of Brighton’s RNLI life boat house

An attractive watercolour painting of Brighton’s RNLI life boat house

Located in Lymington, Hampshire

Cooke, the sturdy rectangular building sited below the promenade with the bows of a life boat emerging from one end, with ladies in crinolines with parasols, men in top hats, fisherm...

Category

Late 19th Century English Top Hat Antique

Materials

Paint

Chinese Hat Holder As A Lamp
Chinese Hat Holder As A Lamp

Chinese Hat Holder As A Lamp

Located in Tampa, FL

A metal finial completes the top. Originally used as a hat holder, this object has been transformed into a striking decorative lamp while preserving its antique character.

Category

1890s Chinese Top Hat Antique

Materials

Porcelain, Wood

Early 20th Century American Folk Art Mechanical Whirligig Figure
Early 20th Century American Folk Art Mechanical Whirligig Figure

Early 20th Century American Folk Art Mechanical Whirligig Figure

Located in London, GB

The figure showcases metal pin eyes, hand painted detail including a top hat and weathered orange coat with trousers.

Category

1920s American Folk Art Top Hat Antique

Materials

Metal

Antique Italian Hand-Carved Mother of Pearl Gobbo Pendant
Antique Italian Hand-Carved Mother of Pearl Gobbo Pendant

Antique Italian Hand-Carved Mother of Pearl Gobbo Pendant

Located in New York, NY

He was typically depicted as a dapper little man, wearing a top hat and dress suit. In the 19th Century, a man with spinal curvature was considered a good omen; it was common for gam...

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Early 19th Century Italian Georgian Top Hat Antique

Sterling Art Deco Enameled Hat Pins
Sterling Art Deco Enameled Hat Pins

Sterling Art Deco Enameled Hat Pins

Located in New York, NY

Excellent Condition. Length 6.50", Hat pin top 1 5/8" x 1.5/8"

Category

1920s Unknown Art Deco Top Hat Antique

Materials

Silver, Sterling Silver, Steel

A Lady’s Horse – From Cassell’s Book of the Horse, 1873, after Monpezat
A Lady’s Horse – From Cassell’s Book of the Horse, 1873, after Monpezat

A Lady’s Horse – From Cassell’s Book of the Horse, 1873, after Monpezat

Located in Langweer, NL

The scene shows a refined chestnut horse with a white blaze and stockings, gracefully stepping forward under the control of a side-saddle rider dressed in a traditional black riding ...

Category

Late 19th Century English Top Hat Antique

Materials

Paper

Bill Sikes from Oliver Twist – Victorian Character Print after Dickens, ca.1889
Bill Sikes from Oliver Twist – Victorian Character Print after Dickens, ca.1889

Bill Sikes from Oliver Twist – Victorian Character Print after Dickens, ca.1889

Located in Langweer, NL

In this illustration, Kyd masterfully captures the character’s rough demeanor and streetwise style: his pose is tense and defensive, his expression brooding, with dark eyes beneath a...

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Late 19th Century English Top Hat Antique

Materials

Paper

1896 theatre program by Pierre Bonnard for the Théâtre de l’Œuvre
1896 theatre program by Pierre Bonnard for the Théâtre de l’Œuvre

1896 theatre program by Pierre Bonnard for the Théâtre de l’Œuvre

By Pierre Bonnard

Located in PARIS, FR

On the right, Bonnard contrasts the intimate with the theatrical, depicting a dandyish man in profile, lost in whisper or reverie, his top hat and curled mustache evoking the bohemia...

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1890s Top Hat Antique

Materials

Paper, Lithograph

Norwegian Bride and Groom in Hardanger Dress – Antique Print, 1860s
Norwegian Bride and Groom in Hardanger Dress – Antique Print, 1860s

Norwegian Bride and Groom in Hardanger Dress – Antique Print, 1860s

Located in Langweer, NL

The groom wears a bright red jacket with a richly detailed blue and white waistcoat, dark breeches, and cream-colored stockings. His black top hat and ceremonial axe add a sense of f...

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1860s German Top Hat Antique

Materials

Paper

Wall Decoration Art Pair Silhouettes Black Framed Antique Los Angeles Gallery
Wall Decoration Art Pair Silhouettes Black Framed Antique Los Angeles Gallery

Wall Decoration Art Pair Silhouettes Black Framed Antique Los Angeles Gallery

Located in West Hollywood, CA

The subjects are dapperly dressed with his top hat in his hand, trimmed haircut, leather boots and the lady with a nice Hairdo and an elaborate dress.

Category

19th Century European Top Hat Antique

Materials

Metal

19th Century Chinese Court Official's Winter Hat
19th Century Chinese Court Official's Winter Hat

19th Century Chinese Court Official's Winter Hat

Located in Dallas, TX

The dark blue knob on the top indicates that this particular hat was a Qing official's hat and the knob is an imperial court cap knob button lapis antique.

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19th Century Chinese Top Hat Antique

Materials

Silk, Velvet

Cockney Sportsmen in Comic Distress, Seymour Etchings, circa 1836
Cockney Sportsmen in Comic Distress, Seymour Etchings, circa 1836

Cockney Sportsmen in Comic Distress, Seymour Etchings, circa 1836

Located in Langweer, NL

The exaggerated pose, oversized top hat, and comic expression perfectly reflect Seymour’s mastery of social caricature and observational humor.

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Mid-19th Century Top Hat Antique

Materials

Paper

Couture Antique Signed Tuxedo Wool QuiltedSatinLined&Padded Black Tailcoat 1920s
Couture Antique Signed Tuxedo Wool QuiltedSatinLined&Padded Black Tailcoat 1920s

Couture Antique Signed Tuxedo Wool QuiltedSatinLined&Padded Black Tailcoat 1920s

Located in Chicago, IL

Between those years, couture menswear-style tuxedos for women were internationally popularized by movie actress Marlene Dietrich (see our photo of her in top hat and white-tie tux), ...

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1920s British Top Hat Antique

Macao
Macao

Macao

By 19th Century Chinese school

Located in Costa Mesa, CA

One westerner in a top hat at the stern post of the closest Chinese ship directs its crew outward bound.

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1860s Other Art Style Top Hat Antique

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Set of Three Vanity Fair Statesmen – British Political Figures, London 1870
Set of Three Vanity Fair Statesmen – British Political Figures, London 1870

Set of Three Vanity Fair Statesmen – British Political Figures, London 1870

Located in Langweer, NL

The central portrait (March 19, 1870, Statesmen No. 44) represents a senior parliamentary figure described as “A professor of strong languages,” portrayed standing confidently with t...

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1870s British Top Hat Antique

Materials

Paper

Dick Swiveller from Old Curiosity Shop – Kyd Character Print after Dickens, 1889
Dick Swiveller from Old Curiosity Shop – Kyd Character Print after Dickens, 1889

Dick Swiveller from Old Curiosity Shop – Kyd Character Print after Dickens, 1889

Located in Langweer, NL

His plaid waistcoat, red neckerchief, and top hat add flair to his youthful and slightly absurd appearance, perfectly capturing Dickens’s mix of humor and humanity.

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Late 19th Century English Top Hat Antique

Materials

Paper

Mr Whackford Squeers from Nicholas Nickleby – Original Dickens Lithograph, 1889
Mr Whackford Squeers from Nicholas Nickleby – Original Dickens Lithograph, 1889

Mr Whackford Squeers from Nicholas Nickleby – Original Dickens Lithograph, 1889

Located in Langweer, NL

In his left hand he clutches a worn top hat, and in his right, a card, perhaps referencing his business as a false educational authority.

Category

Late 19th Century English Top Hat Antique

Materials

Paper

Mr Micawber from David Copperfield – Original Dickens Character Lithograph, 1889
Mr Micawber from David Copperfield – Original Dickens Character Lithograph, 1889

Mr Micawber from David Copperfield – Original Dickens Character Lithograph, 1889

Located in Langweer, NL

He stands proudly, gesturing with a cane and dressed in his classic frock coat, high collar, and top hat—his expression beaming with his trademark delusional confidence.

Category

Late 19th Century English Top Hat Antique

Materials

Paper

The Artful Dodger from Oliver Twist – Original Dickens Lithograph by Kyd, c.1889
The Artful Dodger from Oliver Twist – Original Dickens Lithograph by Kyd, c.1889

The Artful Dodger from Oliver Twist – Original Dickens Lithograph by Kyd, c.1889

Located in Langweer, NL

The Dodger, or Jack Dawkins, is depicted with classic Victorian flair: his checkered waistcoat, striped trousers, red cravat, and slouching top hat all suggest his street-smart perso...

Category

Late 19th Century English Top Hat Antique

Materials

Paper

Golf Print, the Golfers by Charles Lees, St Andrews Golf Links, Royal & Ancient
Golf Print, the Golfers by Charles Lees, St Andrews Golf Links, Royal & Ancient

Golf Print, the Golfers by Charles Lees, St Andrews Golf Links, Royal & Ancient

Located in Oxfordshire, GB

As you look at the picture the ball to the right of the hole has been played by Sir David Baird (left of center in dark top hat), it was a fine iron shot from the long grass and heat...

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Mid-19th Century British Sporting Art Top Hat Antique

Materials

Paper, Wood

Engraving, The Cricket Match, Between Sussex & Kent At Brighton
Engraving, The Cricket Match, Between Sussex & Kent At Brighton

Engraving, The Cricket Match, Between Sussex & Kent At Brighton

Located in Oxfordshire, GB

Lillywhite prepares to bowl, each figure elegantly portrayed in the distinctive cricket attire of the period, complete with top hats. The panoramic composition features approximately...

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19th Century British Sporting Art Top Hat Antique

Materials

Paper

Set of Three Vanity Fair Chromolithographs, Victorian, 1870, Signed
Set of Three Vanity Fair Chromolithographs, Victorian, 1870, Signed

Set of Three Vanity Fair Chromolithographs, Victorian, 1870, Signed

Located in Langweer, NL

The central portrait (February 26, 1870, Statesmen No. 42) shows a bearded gentleman wearing a top hat and holding a cane, captioned “The Beggar’s Friend.”

Category

1870s British Top Hat Antique

Materials

Paper

Set of Three Vanity Fair Portraits – Statesman and Sovereign, London 1870
Set of Three Vanity Fair Portraits – Statesman and Sovereign, London 1870

Set of Three Vanity Fair Portraits – Statesman and Sovereign, London 1870

Located in Langweer, NL

Seated and heavyset, with top hat and cane, the figure conveys authority and endurance, rendered with Pellegrini’s characteristic combination of satire and restraint.

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1870s British Top Hat Antique

Materials

Paper

Set of Three Vanity Fair Portraits – Victorian Gentlemen, London 1870
Set of Three Vanity Fair Portraits – Victorian Gentlemen, London 1870

Set of Three Vanity Fair Portraits – Victorian Gentlemen, London 1870

Located in Langweer, NL

The left-hand portrait, issued in the “Statesmen” series, represents a senior Victorian political figure in formal evening dress with top hat and cane. While not named directly on th...

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1870s British Top Hat Antique

Materials

Paper

An equestrian bronze of the Duke of Wellington by Edward Baily, 1844
An equestrian bronze of the Duke of Wellington by Edward Baily, 1844

An equestrian bronze of the Duke of Wellington by Edward Baily, 1844

Located in Lymington, Hampshire

He is dressed in civilian clothes with the reins in one hand and his top hat in the other. The engraving on the bottom of the horse’s underbelly reads: ‘Published as the act directs...

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1840s English Top Hat Antique

Materials

Bronze

Edwardian Leather Luggage with British Royal Arms
Edwardian Leather Luggage with British Royal Arms

Edwardian Leather Luggage with British Royal Arms

Located in San Francisco, CA

This specific cube-like shape was explicitly designed to transport gentlemen's top hats, silk hats, or military dress helmets without crushing them.

Category

Late 19th Century English Edwardian Top Hat Antique

Materials

Brass

Trotty Veck from The Chimes – Original Dickens Character Print by Kyd, c.1889
Trotty Veck from The Chimes – Original Dickens Character Print by Kyd, c.1889

Trotty Veck from The Chimes – Original Dickens Character Print by Kyd, c.1889

Located in Langweer, NL

Trotty is depicted here mid-stride, his frail figure wrapped in a green overcoat and high top hat. A striped apron suggests his humble trade, and he carries a walking stick in one ha...

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Late 19th Century English Top Hat Antique

Materials

Paper

Victorian Political Portrait – Vanity Fair “A Liberal Whip” Spy Cartoon 1883
Victorian Political Portrait – Vanity Fair “A Liberal Whip” Spy Cartoon 1883

Victorian Political Portrait – Vanity Fair “A Liberal Whip” Spy Cartoon 1883

Located in Langweer, NL

Ward portrays Gladstone in profile, dressed in the formal attire of a late Victorian gentleman: a tall top hat, long frock coat, waistcoat, and neatly trimmed beard.

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Late 19th Century British Top Hat Antique

Materials

Paper

Shipwreck Scene in Melanesia – Islanders Salvaging Wreckage, c.1845
Shipwreck Scene in Melanesia – Islanders Salvaging Wreckage, c.1845

Shipwreck Scene in Melanesia – Islanders Salvaging Wreckage, c.1845

Located in Langweer, NL

Another islander seated to the right tries on a European top hat, his expression caught between amusement and disbelief.

Category

1840s French Top Hat Antique

Materials

Paper

Qing Dynasty (Ca. 1870), Wood and Bamboo Two-tiered Hat Box, China
Qing Dynasty (Ca. 1870), Wood and Bamboo Two-tiered Hat Box, China

Qing Dynasty (Ca. 1870), Wood and Bamboo Two-tiered Hat Box, China

Located in Point Richmond, CA

Two-tiered Hat Box China Qing dynasty (ca. 1870) Wood, bamboo H: 20 in x D: 14.75 in :: 50.8 cm x 37.5 cm The box holds two Mandarin’s cone shaped hats: the summer hat in the top ti...

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19th Century Chinese Tribal Top Hat Antique

Materials

Bamboo, Wood

Full Dress of a Gentleman, 1810: Refined Regency Fashion from Ackermann
Full Dress of a Gentleman, 1810: Refined Regency Fashion from Ackermann

Full Dress of a Gentleman, 1810: Refined Regency Fashion from Ackermann

Located in Langweer, NL

Seated with effortless poise, the gentleman rests his right hand on his lap while his left hand casually grips his black top hat. The intricately carved and upholstered armchair, wit...

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1810s Top Hat Antique

Materials

Paper

17th century etching baroque portrait male subject hat realistic print
17th century etching baroque portrait male subject hat realistic print

17th century etching baroque portrait male subject hat realistic print

By Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione

Located in Milwaukee, WI

In the image, we see the visage of a man with a mustache, wearing a fur-lined hat topped with a feathery decoration. The image is reminiscent of the work of Rembrandt van Rijn, himse...

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17th Century Baroque Top Hat Antique

Materials

Etching

1866 "Abraham Lincoln" Seated Portrait, Published by McDonnell Bros.
1866 "Abraham Lincoln" Seated Portrait, Published by McDonnell Bros.

1866 "Abraham Lincoln" Seated Portrait, Published by McDonnell Bros.

Located in Colorado Springs, CO

The table is set with an inkwell and quill and his upturned top hat. Lincoln is angled to the side, not looking directly at the viewer, but far off, as if in deep thought.

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1860s American Victorian Top Hat Antique

Materials

Paper

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Top Hat Antique For Sale on 1stDibs

Choose from an assortment of styles, material and more with respect to the top hat antique you’re looking for at 1stDibs. A top hat antique — often made from animal skin, metal and leather — can elevate any home. There are many kinds of the top hat antique you’re looking for, from those produced as long ago as the 19th Century to those made as recently as the 20th Century. When you’re browsing for the right top hat antique, those designed in Victorian, Folk Art and Industrial styles are of considerable interest. Many designers have produced at least one well-made top hat antique over the years, but those crafted by Army & Navy CSL, Burton and Hazel-Atlas are often thought to be among the most beautiful.

How Much is a Top Hat Antique?

Prices for a top hat antique can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, they begin at $95 and can go as high as $23,819, while the average can fetch as much as $821.
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    To tell if a roll-top desk is an antique, look closely at the materials. Real antiques feature hardwoods like cherry, mahogany and black walnut. If you detect the use of engineered woods, the desk is a reproduction. Also, early pieces show off irregular dovetail joints. Joints that appear perfectly uniform indicate that a roll-top desk is a more recent mass-produced piece. On 1stDibs, shop a variety of expertly vetted antique roll-top desks.
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    A variety of factors can determine the exact age of an antique roll top desk. Some things to look for is the type of wood and craftsmanship used to create the desk. Typically, older desks will be made from heavier wood. You can also check for a maker’s marks to determine the age. When in doubt, work with a certified appraiser to determine the authenticity of your roll top desk. You’ll find a variety of expertly vetted roll top desks on 1stDibs.