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Wax Fruit Grouping in an Anchor Hocking Panel Grape Milk Glass Bowl
Located in Clifton Forge, VA
This is a realistic group of vintage wax fruit in a nice milk glass bowl with a raised grape
Category

Mid-20th Century American Decorative Bowls

Materials

Milk Glass

Rare decorative fruit basket made of wax. Italy, first half of the 19th century.
Located in Milan, IT
A composition depicting a vase-shaped wicker basket with a decorative fruit triumph made of wax
Category

Antique 1820s Italian Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Wire

Miniature with female subject, watercolor on ivory, France 1800.
Located in Milan, IT
Miniature with female subject, watercolor on ivory. The frame, in waxed fruit wood, black in colour
Category

Antique Early 19th Century French Paintings

Materials

Brass

Miniature with female subject, watercolor on ivory, Italy 1830.
Located in Milan, IT
Miniature with female subject, watercolor on ivory. The frame, in waxed fruit wood, is square in
Category

Antique Mid-19th Century Italian Models and Miniatures

Materials

Brass

Two-Tier Silver Plated Pedestal Table Epergne
Located in Philadelphia, PA
loss to the base. (waxed fruit is not included)
Category

Early 20th Century American International Style Centerpieces

Materials

Silver Plate

Joseph Maresca Encaustic Wax Oil Painting and Tile On Board Still Life w Fruit
By Joseph Maresca
Located in Surfside, FL
and fruits. Green X Ray Oil and wax encaustic on tile Gallery label and hanging wire at back
Category

1990s Figurative Paintings

Materials

Wax, Encaustic, Oil

Lost in My Life (Fruit Stickers with Wax Paper)
By Rachel Perry
Located in New York, NY
Photography
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Wax and Peel - Contemporary Still Life Orange Citrus Fruit Candle Flame, 2024
Located in Kent, CT
with slices and torn peels from an orange citrus fruit illuminated by the flame of a white wax candle
Category

2010s Still-life Paintings

Materials

Oil, Wood Panel

1970 'L'Egaree De Stagliano'
By Leonor Fini
Located in Brooklyn, NY
wax fruit, elegantly displayed within a shadow box. The composition creatively merges two-dimensional
Category

1970s Surrealist Prints and Multiples

Materials

Offset

1970 'L'Egaree De Stagliano'
1970 'L'Egaree De Stagliano'
$280 Sale Price
20% Off
H 31.5 in W 23.5 in D 0.1 in

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Antique Victorian Still Life Wax Fruit Arrangement under Glass Dome, circa 1880
Located in Big Flats, NY
An antique Victorian still life arrangement offers a variety of loose wax fruits displayed on wood
Category

Antique Late 19th Century European Victorian Decorative Art

Materials

Glass, Wood

Fruit Basket Wax Iron Blown Glass Wood, Italy, 19th Century
Located in Milano, IT
An elegant wicker basket features a colorful wax fruit composition with branches and leaves made of
Category

Antique Late 19th Century Italian Decorative Bowls

Materials

Wicker

Folk art walking stick with liquor vial, France 1926.
Located in Milan, IT
Walking stick system, folk art made from a carved, patinated and waxed fruit wood. Large leaves
Category

Early 20th Century French Antiquities

Materials

Metal

Antique Victorian Mixed Fruit Wax Diorama Displayed in Giltwood Shadow Box
Located in Big Flats, NY
An antique Victorian still life diorama offers wax mixed fruit displayed in shadow box with
Category

Antique Mid-19th Century European Victorian Shadow Boxes

Materials

Glass, Giltwood

40 Antique & Vintage Assorted Artificial Fake Faux Wax Centerpiece Display Fruit
Located in Dayton, OH
Lot of 40 pieces of antique and vintage wax fruits, including apples, oranges, bananas, grapes
Category

Early 20th Century Folk Art Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Composition

'Galleria Bianca Pilat, Milano'
By Man Ray
Located in Brooklyn, NY
wax fruit, elegantly displayed within a shadow box. The composition creatively merges two-dimensional
Category

1980s Surrealist Prints and Multiples

Materials

Offset

'Galleria Bianca Pilat, Milano'
'Galleria Bianca Pilat, Milano'
H 31.75 in W 18 in D 0.1 in
Antique Victorian Oval Giltwood Shadow Box Frame with Wax Fruit 19th C
Located in Big Flats, NY
An antique Victorian shadow box offers oval giltwood frame having swag elements with interior wax
Category

Antique 19th Century Victorian Picture Frames

Materials

Wood, Giltwood

Rare decorative fruit basket made of wax. Italy, second half of the 19th century
Located in Milan, IT
A rare decorative fruit basket made of wax. The elegant wicker basket contains an arrangement of
Category

Antique 1870s Italian Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Metal

Antique Cat-in-Milk Churn Musical Automaton by Roullet & Decamps
Located in London, GB
piece of wax fruit amongst real fruit in a bowl, this piece was intended to blend in. How very
Category

Antique Early 1900s French Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Aluminum

Rustic Country French Side Table
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This is a beautiful rustic side table, with a unique patina and polished finish of oil and wax
Category

Antique Early 19th Century French Rustic Side Tables

Materials

Brass

Rustic Country French Side Table
Rustic Country French Side Table
H 30 in W 37.5 in D 25.5 in
A Collection Of 72 Boxed Entomological Specimen Displays Circa 1920
By George Fox Wilson
Located in London, GB
variously mounted and bottled insect specimens; wax fruit, flowers and foliage; wax cross-sections
Category

Early 20th Century English Decorative Art

Carved White Pine Bowl Filled with Velvet Fruit
Located in New Hope, PA
painted velvet fruit topped with velvet birds, a butterfly and a painted paper-covered watermelon slice
Category

Antique 19th Century American Folk Art More Folk Art

Materials

Velvet, Pine, Paint, Wax

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Materials

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Materials

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Wax Fruit For Sale on 1stDibs

At 1stDibs, there are many versions of the ideal wax fruit for your home. Each wax fruit for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using wood, hardwood and metal. There are 65 variations of the antique or vintage wax fruit you’re looking for, while we also have 9 modern editions of this piece to choose from as well. Whether you’re looking for an older or newer wax fruit, there are earlier versions available from the 18th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 21st Century. A wax fruit made by Victorian designers — as well as those associated with modern — is very popular. You’ll likely find more than one wax fruit that is appealing in its simplicity, but Corot, David Cressey and De JONG & Co. produced versions that are worth a look.

How Much is a Wax Fruit?

Prices for a wax fruit start at $115 and top out at $94,206 with the average selling for $2,304.