Skip to main content

Antique Engraving Tools

Le Promenade au Phare

Le Promenade au Phare

By Jean-Emile Laboureur

Located in New York, NY

This cubist/mannerist composition displays Laboureur's astonishing skill with the engraving tool (the burin); engraving seems to have been the perfect method for his aesthetic at thi...

Category

1920s Cubist Antique Engraving Tools

Materials

Engraving

1793 Ethnographic Engraving of Otaheitean Tools in Tahiti, French Polynesia
1793 Ethnographic Engraving of Otaheitean Tools in Tahiti, French Polynesia

1793 Ethnographic Engraving of Otaheitean Tools in Tahiti, French Polynesia

Located in Langweer, NL

It is held in high esteem due to its detailed depiction and the authenticity brought about by Webber's first-hand experiences during the voyages. This 1793 antique engraving provide...

Category

1790s Antique Engraving Tools

Materials

Paper

Egyptian Household Utensils – Antique Engraving of Domestic Tools, c.1776
Egyptian Household Utensils – Antique Engraving of Domestic Tools, c.1776

Egyptian Household Utensils – Antique Engraving of Domestic Tools, c.1776

Located in Langweer, NL

Egyptian Household Utensils – Antique Engraving of Domestic Tools, c.1776 Description: This intriguing antique engraving presents a detailed visual inventory of traditional Egyptian...

Category

Late 18th Century Dutch Antique Engraving Tools

Materials

Paper

French Charles X miniature mantel clock of Cupid carrying time
French Charles X miniature mantel clock of Cupid carrying time

French Charles X miniature mantel clock of Cupid carrying time

Located in London, GB

The clock itself sits on Cupid's wings and these are beautifully cast and finished in great detail by the Graveur with polished highlights and enormous amounts of texture strokes by ...

Category

1820s French Antique Engraving Tools

Materials

Ormolu

The Ladies' Pocket Book of Etiquette – WHITTINGTON PRESS
The Ladies' Pocket Book of Etiquette – WHITTINGTON PRESS

The Ladies' Pocket Book of Etiquette – WHITTINGTON PRESS

Located in Middletown, NY

She became a successful artist and printmaker in the 1920s, being known among other things for using an engraving tool that cut multiple parallel lines rather than the usual one.

Category

Early 20th Century English Antique Engraving Tools

Materials

Paper

1846 engraving presents Queen Victoria by Franz Xaver Winterhalter
1846 engraving presents Queen Victoria by Franz Xaver Winterhalter

1846 engraving presents Queen Victoria by Franz Xaver Winterhalter

By Franz Xaver Winterhalter

Located in PARIS, FR

Winterhalter’s original painting—celebrated for its romantic elegance—was one of the most widely circulated royal portraits of the 19th century. This engraving served as a powerful t...

Category

1840s Antique Engraving Tools

Materials

Paper, Engraving

C1690 Seventeenth Century 22K Posy Ring with motto “A Frende's Gifte"
C1690 Seventeenth Century 22K Posy Ring with motto “A Frende's Gifte"

C1690 Seventeenth Century 22K Posy Ring with motto “A Frende's Gifte"

Located in Baltimore, MD

There is an intrinsic beauty of the high carat gold and the flourishes in the engraved inscription (the f and t in gift were crossed with one only one line, so the engraver did not h...

Category

1690s English George I Antique Engraving Tools

Materials

22k Gold

Anatomical Back Muscle Study with Shovel Academic Engraving German, c1745
Anatomical Back Muscle Study with Shovel Academic Engraving German, c1745

Anatomical Back Muscle Study with Shovel Academic Engraving German, c1745

Located in Langweer, NL

De Lairesse’s approach to anatomy emphasized idealized proportion and classical harmony, making these engravings essential teaching tools in European art academies throughout the 18t...

Category

Mid-18th Century German Antique Engraving Tools

Materials

Paper

Chinese Agricultural Labor Scenes, Set of Four Hand-Colored Engravings – 1815
Chinese Agricultural Labor Scenes, Set of Four Hand-Colored Engravings – 1815

Chinese Agricultural Labor Scenes, Set of Four Hand-Colored Engravings – 1815

Located in Langweer, NL

Technique: Hand-colored copperplate engraving Maker: Luigi Giarre after Giulio Ferrario, Italy, 1815 Keyword block: antique Chinese farming prints, Ferrario costume ancien moderne, ...

Category

Early 19th Century Italian Antique Engraving Tools

Materials

Paper

The Spanish Armada’s Defeat: A 17th-Century German Chronicle Engraving
The Spanish Armada’s Defeat: A 17th-Century German Chronicle Engraving

The Spanish Armada’s Defeat: A 17th-Century German Chronicle Engraving

Located in Langweer, NL

The use of dramatic visual storytelling alongside descriptive text made such engravings powerful tools for informing and influencing public opinion during the 17th century.

Category

1680s Antique Engraving Tools

Materials

Paper

Ornate Baroque Stairs: Van der Horst's Design Mastery in Engravings, 1739
Ornate Baroque Stairs: Van der Horst's Design Mastery in Engravings, 1739

Ornate Baroque Stairs: Van der Horst's Design Mastery in Engravings, 1739

$358Sale Price / set|20% Off

H 17.52 in W 22.64 in D 0 in

Ornate Baroque Stairs: Van der Horst's Design Mastery in Engravings, 1739

Located in Langweer, NL

The spiral is a testament to the era's fascination with geometry and symmetry, as well as a demonstration of the technical knowledge required to execute such a design. Together, the...

Category

1730s Antique Engraving Tools

Materials

Paper

Le Ferveur

Le Ferveur

By Jean-Emile Laboureur

Located in New York, NY

A very good impression, with shading especially in the clouds toward the top right created with the use of an extremely fine-pointed roulette tool. This engraving, in its second sta...

Category

1920s Realist Antique Engraving Tools

Materials

Engraving, Etching

Anatomy Print: Skeleton, Skull, Organs & Nerves Study – Antique 1867
Anatomy Print: Skeleton, Skull, Organs & Nerves Study – Antique 1867

Anatomy Print: Skeleton, Skull, Organs & Nerves Study – Antique 1867

Located in Langweer, NL

Intended as an educational tool, this engraving provided students and families with clear, labelled illustrations for learning human anatomy in a structured and accessible manner.

Category

1860s German Antique Engraving Tools

Materials

Paper

Antique Print of Greenland Shark with Anatomical Details – Paris, 1845
Antique Print of Greenland Shark with Anatomical Details – Paris, 1845

Antique Print of Greenland Shark with Anatomical Details – Paris, 1845

Located in Langweer, NL

These insets reflect the plate’s dual function as both an artistic composition and a zoological study tool. The clean engraving lines and subtle hand-coloring contribute to the timel...

Category

Mid-19th Century French Antique Engraving Tools

Materials

Paper

Antique Print of Krasnoyarsk Vases, Jewellery and Utensils, 1768
Antique Print of Krasnoyarsk Vases, Jewellery and Utensils, 1768

Antique Print of Krasnoyarsk Vases, Jewellery and Utensils, 1768

Located in Langweer, NL

Antique print titled 'Vases, Bijoux et Ustenciles trouvés dans les Tombeaux'. Copper engraving of vases, jewellery and tools found in Krasnoyarsk megaliths.

Category

18th Century Antique Engraving Tools

Materials

Paper

Art Deco 5.54ctw Blue Moonstone Diamond Sapphire Platinum Dinner Ring, C. 1920
Art Deco 5.54ctw Blue Moonstone Diamond Sapphire Platinum Dinner Ring, C. 1920

Art Deco 5.54ctw Blue Moonstone Diamond Sapphire Platinum Dinner Ring, C. 1920

Located in New York, NY

1920s Antique Dazzling Art Deco 5.54ctw Blue Moonstone Diamond Sapphire Platinum Dinner Ring The finest examples of Art Deco engagement rings were hand fabricated and impeccably fin...

Category

1920s Art Deco Antique Engraving Tools

Materials

Diamond, Moonstone, Sapphire, Platinum

Vintage Art Deco Style 0.75Carat Oval Ruby and Diamond 14k White Gold  Ring
Vintage Art Deco Style 0.75Carat Oval Ruby and Diamond 14k White Gold  Ring

Vintage Art Deco Style 0.75Carat Oval Ruby and Diamond 14k White Gold Ring

Located in New York, NY

Vintage Art Deco Style 0.75Carat Oval Ruby and Diamond 14k White Gold Ring A radiant bright oval ruby centers this striking and sparkling Vintage Art Deco style ring expertly crafted...

Category

1920s Art Deco Antique Engraving Tools

Materials

Diamond, Ruby, 14k Gold, White Gold

Recent Sales

Victorian Brass Fire Tool Set with Floral Engraving, 19th Century
Victorian Brass Fire Tool Set with Floral Engraving, 19th Century

Victorian Brass Fire Tool Set with Floral Engraving, 19th Century

Located in London, GB

A beautiful Victorian brass fire tool set with floral engraving, 19th century. The set has matching floral design throughout, with fantastic detail and style.

Category

19th Century English Victorian Antique Engraving Tools

Materials

Brass

French 18th Century Engraving of the Blacksmiths and their Tools
French 18th Century Engraving of the Blacksmiths and their Tools

French 18th Century Engraving of the Blacksmiths and their Tools

Located in Chicago, IL

French 18th century engraving of blacksmiths and their tools of the trade.

Category

Late 18th Century French Industrial Antique Engraving Tools

Materials

Paper

George III Antique Silver 'Hare in Reeds' Vinaigrette, Samuel Pemberton, 1809
George III Antique Silver 'Hare in Reeds' Vinaigrette, Samuel Pemberton, 1809

George III Antique Silver 'Hare in Reeds' Vinaigrette, Samuel Pemberton, 1809

By Samuel Pemberton

Located in Sittingbourne, Kent

He is credited with popularising a technical innovation in the printing of illustrations using wood. He adopted metal-engraving tools to cut hard boxwood across the grain, producing ...

Category

Early 1800s English George III Antique Engraving Tools

Materials

Silver

Pictorial Screen
Pictorial Screen

Pictorial Screen

Unavailable

H 64 in W 49.5 in

Pictorial Screen

Located in Chicago, IL

This unusual two-fold screen features hand-colored engravings. Framed in fine leather with gilt tooling details, these engravings, created circa 1820, depict Vienna’s stunning urban ...

Category

Early 20th Century Austrian Antique Engraving Tools

Materials

Cherry

Egyptian Revival GIA Jade Bracelet
Egyptian Revival GIA Jade Bracelet

Egyptian Revival GIA Jade Bracelet

Located in METAIRIE, LA

Certified Jade each encased in a Pyramid design with both Hand Repoussé & Hand-Tooled Engraving in an Egyptian Motif. Electronically-tested 800+ silver purity.

Category

1920s Art Deco Antique Engraving Tools

Materials

Jade, Sterling Silver

Heightened Engraving "Tools For Gardening And Farming" Lucien Dautrey 19th
Heightened Engraving "Tools For Gardening And Farming" Lucien Dautrey 19th

Heightened Engraving "Tools For Gardening And Farming" Lucien Dautrey 19th

Located in Beuzevillette, FR

This work is an enhanced engraving with the title "gardening and agricultural tools".

Category

Late 19th Century European Antique Engraving Tools

Materials

Paper

Dormeuse sur un Canape
Dormeuse sur un Canape

Dormeuse sur un Canape

By Paul César Helleu

Located in Saint Augustine, FL

In fact, Tissot gave Helleu his own engraving tools because he was in such despair after the death of his beloved Kathleen Newton that he was unable to use them to make art.

Category

Early 1900s Post-Impressionist Antique Engraving Tools

Materials

Drypoint, Etching

old honey press, wooden work tool, Italy
old honey press, wooden work tool, Italy

old honey press, wooden work tool, Italy

Sold

H 74.81 in W 51.19 in D 15.75 in

old honey press, wooden work tool, Italy

Located in Cuneo, Italy (CN)

Antique honey press, work tool in solid chestnut wood, built entirely by hand, with a rustic appearance and dated 1806 with wood engraving, particularly fascinating tool, probably fo...

Category

19th Century Italian Antique Engraving Tools

Materials

Chestnut

Three Pairs of French Copperplate Engravings
Three Pairs of French Copperplate Engravings

Three Pairs of French Copperplate Engravings

Located in San Francisco, CA

Three pairs of French copperplate engravings depicting various woodworking tools with inscriptions; with later wooden frames and linen mattes; priced per pair

Category

18th Century and Earlier French Antique Engraving Tools

Engraved Nautilus shell - Netherlands, 18th century
Engraved Nautilus shell - Netherlands, 18th century

Engraved Nautilus shell - Netherlands, 18th century

Located in Bruxelles, BE

Artisans of the 18th century employed various techniques to create these intricate scenes on the nautilus shell. They used fine engraving tools, microscopes, and meticulous precision...

Category

18th Century Belgian Dutch Colonial Antique Engraving Tools

Materials

Shell

Nicotiana Rustica Botanical Engraving - Icones Plantarum Medicinalium, 1788
Nicotiana Rustica Botanical Engraving - Icones Plantarum Medicinalium, 1788

Nicotiana Rustica Botanical Engraving - Icones Plantarum Medicinalium, 1788

Located in Langweer, NL

About the Work Joseph Jakob Plenck's "Icones Plantarum Medicinalium" series is acclaimed for its precision and detailed illustrations, aimed at providing an accurate botanical and me...

Category

1780s Antique Engraving Tools

Materials

Paper

Architectural Capriccio, Michele Giovanni Marieschi area of, 1700s, oil on canva
Architectural Capriccio, Michele Giovanni Marieschi area of, 1700s, oil on canva

Architectural Capriccio, Michele Giovanni Marieschi area of, 1700s, oil on canva

Located in Milan, IT

In the last years of his life, Michele Marieschi's activity was mainly focused on the engravings that became a tool to make his skills as a landscape painter known to the various col...

Category

18th Century Other Art Style Antique Engraving Tools

Materials

Oil

HM Chester 1895 Antique 18 Karat Bright Cut Engraved Gold Band
HM Chester 1895 Antique 18 Karat Bright Cut Engraved Gold Band

HM Chester 1895 Antique 18 Karat Bright Cut Engraved Gold Band

Located in Baltimore, MD

The ring is made using the technique of bright-cutting, a neoclassical form of decorative engraving used on gold jewelry by making a series of short cuts into the metal using a polis...

Category

1890s British Victorian Antique Engraving Tools

Materials

18k Gold, Yellow Gold

French Empire Miniature Mantel Clock of Cupid Carrying Time
French Empire Miniature Mantel Clock of Cupid Carrying Time

French Empire Miniature Mantel Clock of Cupid Carrying Time

Located in London, GB

The clock itself sits on Cupid's wings and these are beautifully cast and finished in great detail by the Graveur with polished highlights and enormous amounts of texture strokes by ...

Category

Early 1800s French Antique Engraving Tools

Materials

Ormolu

Antique Engineer's Letter Punch Set, English, Beech, Steel, Engraving, Victorian
Antique Engineer's Letter Punch Set, English, Beech, Steel, Engraving, Victorian

Antique Engineer's Letter Punch Set, English, Beech, Steel, Engraving, Victorian

Located in Hele, Devon, GB

An English, beech and steel tool engraving block, dating to the late Victorian period, circa 1900.

Category

Late 19th Century British Antique Engraving Tools

Materials

Beech

Original Art Deco GIA 9.40 Carat Green-Blue Tourmaline Diamond Platinum Ring
Original Art Deco GIA 9.40 Carat Green-Blue Tourmaline Diamond Platinum Ring

Original Art Deco GIA 9.40 Carat Green-Blue Tourmaline Diamond Platinum Ring

Located in New York, NY

The finest examples of Art Deco engagement rings were hand fabricated and impeccably finished with hand tooled engraving . No expense was spared in producing these masterpieces as th...

Category

1920s Art Deco Antique Engraving Tools

Materials

Diamond, Tourmaline, Platinum

Antique Map of Ancient Empires – Imperiorum Antiquorum, Wilkinson 1821
Antique Map of Ancient Empires – Imperiorum Antiquorum, Wilkinson 1821

Antique Map of Ancient Empires – Imperiorum Antiquorum, Wilkinson 1821

Located in Langweer, NL

The graphic effectively transforms the map into both a geographic and historical teaching tool. The engraving is executed with the crisp precision characteristic of early nineteenth...

Category

Early 19th Century British Antique Engraving Tools

Materials

Paper

Antique Swaine Adeney Brigg Horn Handled Walking Cane Stick Silver Handle 1859
Antique Swaine Adeney Brigg Horn Handled Walking Cane Stick Silver Handle 1859

Antique Swaine Adeney Brigg Horn Handled Walking Cane Stick Silver Handle 1859

By Swaine & Adeney

Located in London, GB

In many ways, much remains the same today, the same artisan’s crafts are used to hand-shape the fine leather goods: tooling, stitching and engraving each piece in time-honoured tradi...

Category

1850s English Victorian Antique Engraving Tools

Materials

Silver

Large Persian Sterling Silver Silver Punch / Fruit Bowl & Underplate
Large Persian Sterling Silver Silver Punch / Fruit Bowl & Underplate

Large Persian Sterling Silver Silver Punch / Fruit Bowl & Underplate

Located in London, GB

This is profusely engraved with different floral scenes and surrounded by floral motifs on a finely tooled background. The engraving is of the highest quality and silver of heavy gau...

Category

Early 1900s Persian Antique Engraving Tools

Materials

Sterling Silver

1.23 Carat GIA Cert G/VS1 Art Deco Diamond Platinum Engagement Ring
1.23 Carat GIA Cert G/VS1 Art Deco Diamond Platinum Engagement Ring

1.23 Carat GIA Cert G/VS1 Art Deco Diamond Platinum Engagement Ring

Located in San Francisco, CA

The mounting, crafted in platinum, circa 1920s-30s, displays diamond-set tulip motifs on the shoulders and boasts impeccable hand engraving, piercing and milgrained tooling throughout.

Category

1920s Art Deco Antique Engraving Tools

People Also Browsed

Rare Gilt-bronze French Empire Charles X Sunflower Mantel Clock
Rare Gilt-bronze French Empire Charles X Sunflower Mantel Clock

Rare Gilt-bronze French Empire Charles X Sunflower Mantel Clock

Located in Worpswede / Bremen, DE

Gilt and patinated bronze. The original movement has been cleaned and revised and is in perfect working condition (runs for around one week). Overall authentic condition with its ori...

Category

Early 19th Century French Empire Antique Engraving Tools

Materials

Bronze

French Empire ormolu clock of Cupid carrying time by Le Roy Hr du Roi
French Empire ormolu clock of Cupid carrying time by Le Roy Hr du Roi

French Empire ormolu clock of Cupid carrying time by Le Roy Hr du Roi

Located in London, GB

A Fine Ormolu mantle Clock after a Design by Thomire. This theme is constantly repeated during the Directoire & Empire period. Thomire is known to have used this model. The quality ...

Category

1810s French Antique Engraving Tools

Materials

Ormolu

Get Updated with New Arrivals
Save "Antique Engraving Tools", and we’ll notify you when there are new listings in this category.

Antique Engraving Tools For Sale on 1stDibs

At 1stDibs, there are several options of antique engraving tools available for sale. The range of distinct antique engraving tools — often made from metal, animal skin and leather — can elevate any home. There are all kinds of antique engraving tools available, from those produced as long ago as the 18th Century to those made as recently as the 20th Century. There are many kinds of antique engraving tools to choose from, but at 1stDibs, Georgian, Art Nouveau and Empire antique engraving tools are of considerable interest. Antique engraving tools have been a part of the life’s work for many furniture makers, but those produced by (after) Claude Lorrain (Claude Gellée), Antoine-Louis Barye and E.G. Webster & Sons are consistently popular.

How Much are Antique Engraving Tools?

Prices for antique engraving tools start at $119 and top out at $350,000 with the average selling for $1,873.