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Antique Wheelchair

Antique Wooden Wheelchair
Located in Mexico City, CDMX
Circa 1900. We offer this rare Wooden Wheelchair. Crafted in wood and Iron, the wheelchair
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1890s American Industrial Antique Wheelchair

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Iron

Antique Wooden Wheelchair
Antique Wooden Wheelchair
H 50.79 in W 25.99 in D 46.07 in
Wheelchair, 19th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
Car with upholstered seat and cushioning of two wheels in the rear and a smaller and addressable by means of a crank, in the front part. The support for the feet has been decorated w...
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19th Century European Neoclassical Antique Wheelchair

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Metal

Antique Wheelchair, 19th Century
Wheelchair, 19th Century
H 39.38 in W 70.87 in D 32.68 in
Attending the hounds, dogs being feed after the shooting
By Gilbert Holiday
Located in London, GB
fall that crushed his spine, leading to the use of a wheelchair. Despite this, he continued to paint
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Early 20th Century Impressionist Antique Wheelchair

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Paper, Watercolor

Three Wheeler Invalid Chair by John Carter, London, 1890s
By John Carter (Furniture)
Located in Delft, NL
Three wheeler invalid chair by John Carter, London, 1890s A mahogany self propelling wheelchair
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19th Century English Antique Wheelchair

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Metal

From The Studio (Snow)
Located in Maidenhead, GB
suffragette who, having survived polio as a child, campaigned in a wheelchair. As a young woman, Rosa May
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1920s Impressionist Antique Wheelchair

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Oil

An Unusual Chinese Famille Vert Porcelain Vase with Bamboo Handles
Located in New York, NY
wheelchair. Three more people stand at the doorway of a home, while the wheelchair approaches. Moving up the
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Early 1900s Qing Antique Wheelchair

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Porcelain

Projet de Tissus - Fauvist Still Life Study Gouache by Raoul Dufy
By Raoul Dufy
Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire
a short time, however, he was wheelchair-bound. He died in Forcalquier in March 1953 and was buried
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1920s Fauvist Antique Wheelchair

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Paper, Gouache

Labeled 19th Century London Made Reclining Mechanical Library Chair on Castors
Located in Richmond, VA
still be used as the most regal wheelchair anyone could own or it also makes a pretty incredibly
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19th Century English William IV Antique Wheelchair

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Bronze

Man with Two Dogs, Early 20th Century Wiener Werkstätte Sculpture, Female Artist
Located in Beachwood, OH
wheelchair by the end of the 1940s. Figural sculptures began to fade from popular ceramics at this time, and
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1920s Antique Wheelchair

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Ceramic

Projet de Fleurs - Fauvist Flowers Gouache by Raoul Dufy
By Raoul Dufy
Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire
wheelchair-bound. He died in Forcalquier in March 1953 and was buried in Cimiez. Between 1895 and 1898
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1920s Fauvist Antique Wheelchair

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Paper, Gouache

Fleurs et Papillons - Fauvist Flowers Watercolor & Gouache by Raoul Dufy
By Raoul Dufy
Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire
wheelchair-bound. He died in Forcalquier in March 1953 and was buried in Cimiez. Between 1895 and 1898
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1920s Fauvist Antique Wheelchair

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Paper, Watercolor, Gouache

Projet de Tissus - Fauvist Flowers Watercolor & Gouache by Raoul Dufy
By Raoul Dufy
Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire
was more clement. Within a short time, however, he was wheelchair-bound. He died in Forcalquier in
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1920s Fauvist Antique Wheelchair

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Paper, Watercolor, Gouache

"The Shepaug"
By John Fulton Folinsbee
Located in Lambertville, NJ
weakened. Polio would confine him to a wheelchair for the rest of his life. Making bad times even worse
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1910s American Impressionist Antique Wheelchair

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Canvas, Oil

"End of the Day, Gloucester Harbor"
By John Fulton Folinsbee
Located in Lambertville, NJ
weakened. Polio would confine him to a wheelchair for the rest of his life. Making bad times even worse
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1910s American Impressionist Antique Wheelchair

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Canvas, Oil

"Rabbit Run Bridge"
By John Fulton Folinsbee
Located in Lambertville, NJ
weakened. Polio would confine him to a wheelchair for the rest of his life. Making bad times even worse
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1920s American Impressionist Antique Wheelchair

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Canvas, Oil

"June Afternoon"
By John Fulton Folinsbee
Located in Lambertville, NJ
weakened. Polio would confine him to a wheelchair for the rest of his life. Making bad times even worse
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1920s American Impressionist Antique Wheelchair

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Oil, Canvas

"Canal Bridge"
By John Fulton Folinsbee
Located in Lambertville, NJ
weakened. Polio would confine him to a wheelchair for the rest of his life. Making bad times even worse
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1910s American Impressionist Antique Wheelchair

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Oil, Board

"A Day in March"
By John Fulton Folinsbee
Located in Lambertville, NJ
weakened. Polio would confine him to a wheelchair for the rest of his life. Making bad times even worse
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1920s American Impressionist Antique Wheelchair

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Canvas, Oil

"Shad Fisherman"
By John Fulton Folinsbee
Located in Lambertville, NJ
weakened. Polio would confine him to a wheelchair for the rest of his life. Making bad times even worse
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1920s American Impressionist Antique Wheelchair

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Canvas, Oil

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John Folinsbee, Delaware River & Lambertville, NJ, ca. 1930, Signed
By John Fulton Folinsbee
Located in Doylestown, PA
/ 1892 - 1972) contracted polio as a child in 1906, forcing him to spend his life in a wheelchair
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Early 20th Century American Impressionist Antique Wheelchair

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Oil, Canvas

John Folinsbee, View of New Hope from Lambertville, Oil on Paper, Signed
By John Fulton Folinsbee
Located in Doylestown, PA
his life in a wheelchair. Nonetheless, Folinsbee lived a relatively long and full life as a painter
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Early 20th Century American Impressionist Antique Wheelchair

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Paper, Oil

Vintage wheelchair
Located in Eindhoven, NL
This vintage wheelchair was build in Paris in the 1920's. It has a rattan seat and a leather
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1920s French Antique Wheelchair

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Metal

Vintage wheelchair
Vintage wheelchair
H 43.31 in W 29.53 in D 74.81 in
Antique Wooden Wheelchair
Located in Calgary, Alberta
Wonderful antique wooden wheelchair with early metal spoke wheels. The back reclines and the foot
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Early 20th Century Canadian Steampunk Antique Wheelchair

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Metal

Antique Wooden Wheelchair
Antique Wooden Wheelchair
H 48 in W 50 in D 28 in
19th Century Bath Chair
Located in Cheshire, GB
up on three wheels. The bath chair is a forerunner to the modern wheelchair. It was invented by
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Late 19th Century British Antique Wheelchair

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Wicker

19th Century Bath Chair
19th Century Bath Chair
H 43.5 in W 61 in D 28.5 in
Moonlight Landscape with Stream
By Louis Michel Eilshemius
Located in Milford, NH
painting in 1921. He was struck by an automobile in 1932 and was confined to a wheelchair for the rest of
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Early 20th Century American Impressionist Antique Wheelchair

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Oil, Panel

View of Lambertville, NJ, Pennsylvania Impressionist Landscape by Delaware River
By John Fulton Folinsbee
Located in Doylestown, PA
him to spend his life in a wheelchair. Nonetheless, Folinsbee lived a relatively long and full life as
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Early 20th Century American Impressionist Antique Wheelchair

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Paper, Oil

François Edouard Bertin (1797-1871) View of Rocca di Papa, original drawing
Located in Paris, FR
paint and draw until 1871, when he no longer moved in a wheelchair. The artist's works are kept in
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1820s Romantic Antique Wheelchair

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Graphite

Original Pierre Auguste Renoir Sur la Plage "On the Beach" Framed Etching
By Pierre-Auguste Renoir
Located in Dayton, OH
although he could only get about in a wheelchair and his hand was so crippled with arthritis that his brush
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19th Century Antique Wheelchair

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Paper

Gilbert Holiday WWI Scenes
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
painting but from a wheelchair. He died on the 8th January 1937 at the age of 57.  
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1870s British Antique Wheelchair

Gilbert Holiday WWI Scenes
Gilbert Holiday WWI Scenes
H 8.27 in W 11.82 in D 0.04 in
“Portland Head Light, Maine”
By Richard Dey DeRibcowsky
Located in Southampton, NY
1931 left de Ribcowsky wheelchair-bound. It seems that he was still able to travel to a degree, as the
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1910s Academic Antique Wheelchair

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Canvas, Oil

"New Hope Farm"
By John Fulton Folinsbee
Located in Lambertville, NJ
weakened. Polio would confine him to a wheelchair for the rest of his life. Making bad times even worse
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1910s American Impressionist Antique Wheelchair

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Oil, Board

"Along the Canal, New Hope"
By John Fulton Folinsbee
Located in Lambertville, NJ
weakened. Polio would confine him to a wheelchair for the rest of his life. Making bad times even worse
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1920s American Impressionist Antique Wheelchair

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Oil, Board

"Melting Snow"
By John Fulton Folinsbee
Located in Lambertville, NJ
weakened. Polio would confine him to a wheelchair for the rest of his life. Making bad times even worse
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1910s American Impressionist Antique Wheelchair

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Canvas, Oil

'Claude Renoir, tourné a gauche' original lithograph by Pierre-Auguste Renoir
By Pierre-Auguste Renoir
Located in Milwaukee, WI
Provence where he continued to paint although he could only get about in a wheelchair and his hand was so
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Early 1900s Impressionist Antique Wheelchair

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Paper, Lithograph

"New Hope from Across the Delaware"
By John Fulton Folinsbee
Located in Lambertville, NJ
weakened. Polio would confine him to a wheelchair for the rest of his life. Making bad times even worse
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1920s American Impressionist Antique Wheelchair

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Canvas, Oil

"Lehigh Barge"
By John Fulton Folinsbee
Located in Lambertville, NJ
attack left his legs paralyzed and right arm badly weakened. Polio would confine him to a wheelchair for
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1920s American Impressionist Antique Wheelchair

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Canvas, Oil

Antique 19th century portrait of a seated dog Pepper, in a landscape
By John Frederick Herring Sr.
Located in Woodbury, CT
few years of his life he was confined to a wheelchair. He continued to send paintings to the British
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1830s Victorian Antique Wheelchair

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Canvas, Oil

Antique 19th century English portrait of an Irish Hunter in a stable
By John Frederick Herring Sr.
Located in Woodbury, CT
few years of his life he was confined to a wheelchair. He continued to send paintings to the British
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1840s Victorian Antique Wheelchair

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Canvas, Oil

Pecheur a la ligne er femme lisant - Impressionist Ink & Crayon - Auguste Renoir
By Pierre-Auguste Renoir
Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire
up walking for good and used a wheelchair. Soon, unable to hold his paintbrushes himself, he had them
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1870s Impressionist Antique Wheelchair

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Paper, Crayon, Ink

Antique American Victorian Wicker Boardwalk Wheelchair Chair Medical Carriage
Located in Dayton, OH
arms with ball and stick accents and rattan seat. Today a wheelchair is defined as a chair used by a
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Late 19th Century Victorian Antique Wheelchair

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Wicker, Rattan

Early 20th Century Watercolor on Paper. The Jurassic Coast, Dorset.
By Ruskin Spear
Located in Cotignac, FR
used a wheelchair due to childhood polio, much of his work concerned his immediate surroundings. He
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Early 20th Century Impressionist Antique Wheelchair

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Paper, Watercolor

Woman with Tambourine
By Pierre Auguste Renoir
Located in Missouri, MO
paint although he could only get about in a wheelchair and his hand was so crippled with arthritis that
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Late 19th Century Impressionist Antique Wheelchair

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Bronze

Woman with Tambourine
Woman with Tambourine
H 29.5 in W 17.75 in D 1.25 in
Antique Pierre Auguste Renoir Portrait of Berthe Morisot Etching with COA
By Pierre-Auguste Renoir
Located in Dayton, OH
spent in Provence where he continued to paint although he could only get about in a wheelchair and his
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1920s Antique Wheelchair

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Paper

“Moonbeam”
By Richard Dey DeRibcowsky
Located in Southampton, NY
de Ribcowsky wheelchair-bound. It seems that he was still able to travel to a degree, as the records
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1910s Academic Antique Wheelchair

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Canvas, Oil

“Venice Gondolas”
By Richard Dey DeRibcowsky
Located in Southampton, NY
Ribcowsky wheelchair-bound. It seems that he was still able to travel to a degree, as the records of the
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Early 1900s Post-Impressionist Antique Wheelchair

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Canvas, Oil

Wyoming Landscape Oil Painting by Scott L Christensen
By Scott Christensen
Located in Chesterfield, NJ
and confined to a wheelchair, gave himself over to painting. "What I remember best," Scott says, "is
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Early 20th Century Impressionist Antique Wheelchair

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Oil

Wyoming Landscape Oil Painting by Scott L Christensen Hoback Country Fall
By Scott Christensen
Located in Chesterfield, NJ
visiting his grandfather, who, having been injured in a farm accident and confined to a wheelchair, gave
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Early 20th Century Impressionist Antique Wheelchair

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Oil

Antique 19th century English portrait two Bull Dogs in a yard.
By John Frederick Herring Sr.
Located in Woodbury, CT
he was confined to a wheelchair. He continued to send paintings to the British Institution and the
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1840s Victorian Antique Wheelchair

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Canvas, Oil

Projet de Tissus - Fauvist Flowers Watercolor & Gouache by Raoul Dufy
By Raoul Dufy
Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire
a short time, however, he was wheelchair-bound. He died in Forcalquier in March 1953 and was buried
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1920s Fauvist Antique Wheelchair

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Paper, Watercolor, Gouache

Fleurs - French Fauvist Botanical Flowers, Watercolor & Gouache by Raoul Dufy
By Raoul Dufy
Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire
a short time, however, he was wheelchair-bound. He died in Forcalquier in March 1953 and was buried
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1910s Fauvist Antique Wheelchair

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Paper, Watercolor, Gouache

Vegetables
By (after) Henri Matisse
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
was diagnosed with cancer and, following surgery, he started using a wheelchair. Before undergoing a
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1920s Modern Antique Wheelchair

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Lithograph

Vegetables
Vegetables
H 31.5 in W 23.63 in D 0.04 in
After Henri Matisse - Blue Nude
By (after) Henri Matisse
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
was diagnosed with cancer and, following surgery, he started using a wheelchair. Before undergoing a
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1920s Abstract Impressionist Antique Wheelchair

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Lithograph

Henri Matisse - The Saint Michel Bridge - Original Etching
By Henri Matisse
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
was diagnosed with cancer and, following surgery, he started using a wheelchair. Before undergoing a
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1920s Modern Antique Wheelchair

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Etching

antique wheelchair
Located in St. Helena, CA
antique wheelchair re-upholstered with hide 36" when sitting fully upright - 65
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19th Century American Antique Wheelchair

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Metal

antique wheelchair
antique wheelchair
H 45 in W 27 in D 36 in
Victorian Mechanical Wheelchair
Located in Hudson, NY
Unique original wheel chair, early Victorian, in dark green tufted leather, with porcelain and brass levers which turn chair in different directions. Manufacturer's label 'J Ward Ma...
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19th Century English Antique Wheelchair

Cabinet Armchair Attributed to Jacob Desmalter
Located in Antibes, FR
Important Fauteiuil of cabinet, said wheelchair 'in house', mahogany carved and mahogany veneer
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Early 1800s French Empire Antique Wheelchair

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Mahogany

Cabinet Armchair Attributed to Jacob Desmalter
Cabinet Armchair Attributed to Jacob Desmalter
H 37.41 in W 25.6 in D 27.17 in
Early 20th Century Tandem Perambulator
By Eug. Vincent & Cie
Located in Retie, BE
fabrication of children carriages and wheelchairs. The carriage was used for transportation of 2 children
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Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Antique Wheelchair

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Metal

Early 20th Century Tandem Perambulator
Early 20th Century Tandem Perambulator
H 34.26 in W 63 in D 22.25 in
19th Century Invalids Chair
Located in Peterborough, Northamptonshire
the 18th century, was the inventor. Later versions were a type of wheelchair which is pushed by an
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19th Century British Antique Wheelchair

19th Century Invalids Chair
19th Century Invalids Chair
H 41 in W 74 in D 32 in
First Communion, L. Postiglione Oil 19th Century Children Italian Painting
By Luca Postiglione
Located in Rome, Italy
preferred to dress well, have a wheelchair with a good horse, with which to reach other artists, writers
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Early 1900s Italian Antique Wheelchair

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Wood

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Antique Pharmacy Cabinet, Walnut Bookcases and Glass Doors with Sign, '800 Italy
Located in Cuneo, Italy (CN)
Complete antique pharmacy cabinet, with 3 open bookcases on the sides, 1 bookcase with drawers and 2 original doors with glass and enameled mirror sign. Built in the mid-19th century...
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19th Century Italian Antique Wheelchair

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Glass, Walnut

19th Century Walnut Pair of Bookcases Boiserie de Bibliothèque
Located in Vosselaar, BE
A rare pair of heliocodal French Directoire library bookcases in solid walnut. This type of bookcases is also known as 'boiseries de Bibliothèque' as they often, together with pannel...
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Early 19th Century French Empire Antique Wheelchair

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Walnut

Complete 19th Century Pharmacy Shop Library Bookcases
Located in Vosselaar, BE
We offer a original and complete late 19th century Pharmacy. Found in France it comprises 2 large corner cupboards with shelving on the long side. Furthermore a large bowed and sculp...
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Late 19th Century French Victorian Antique Wheelchair

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Wood

Venetian Monumental Seated Bird Cage
Located in Queens, NY
Italian Venetian style (20th Cent) octagonal shaped painted and decorated metal and wood bird cage with 8 upholstered seat and back cushions around base. (Franco Zefferelli Collection)
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Early 20th Century Italian Rococo Antique Wheelchair

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Metal

Extensive English Porcelain Dessert Service, circa 1825
Located in New York, NY
Pair of covered fruit coolers, pair of covered sauce tureens, pair of open work baskets, 1 compote, 4 kidney-shaped dishes, pair of square dishes, pair of oval dishes, 16 plates.
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1820s English Antique Wheelchair

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Porcelain

Charles II Walnut, Mulberry Marquetry Cabinet, Gilt Stand, 17th C H.F. du Pont
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Charles II walnut and mulberry marquetry cabinet on giltwood stand, c. 1650-1670. Giltwood cresting and stand appear to be from a few decades later. The form of furniture now descr...
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Mid-17th Century British Charles II Antique Wheelchair

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Walnut

Monumental Fireplace Signed by Jules Allard and Louis Ardisson
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Located in the hall of a ballroom, this exceptional fireplace welcomed the 80 guests of Edward Julius Berwind's luxurious New York home in the Louis XV style. It attests to the true ...
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Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Wheelchair

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Marble, Breccia Marble, Carrara Marble

Antique Viennese Rock Crystal and Enamelled Silver Toilet Set in Wooden Case
Located in London, GB
In the past, this type of large toilet service would have been an essential luxury for an elite woman. They were used to store makeup, perfume, pins, ribbons and anything else a lady...
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Late 19th Century Austrian Renaissance Antique Wheelchair

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Rock Crystal, Silver

Russian Malachite and Silver Table by Imperial Silversmiths the Grachev Brothers
By Grachev Brothers
Located in London, GB
Russian malachite and silver table by Imperial silversmiths the Grachev Brothers Russian, 1884 Measures: Height 85cm, width 113cm, depth 63cm This beautiful silver table was man...
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Late 19th Century Russian Neoclassical Antique Wheelchair

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Malachite, Silver

Renaissance Style Oak Tester 4 Poster Bed Armorial Tapestry Bedspread King Size
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
A vintage king size oak tester or four poster bed in the Renaissance style. Hand carved with Adam & Eve carvings in the headboard, figurative sculptures in the bedposts, three carve...
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Mid-20th Century English Renaissance Antique Wheelchair

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Oak

Rare Victorian Firescreen with Taxidermy Hummingbirds by Henry Ward
By Henry Ward
Located in Amsterdam, NL
England, third quarter of the 19th century On two scrolling foliate feet with casters, above which a rectangular two-side glazed frame, with on top a two-sided shield with initial...
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Mid-19th Century English High Victorian Antique Wheelchair

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Other

Vintage Wooden Wheelchair, Prop Design
Located in Yonkers, NY
A vintage wooden wheelchair from Montgomery Wards in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Imbued with the spirit of an era bygone, this vintage wooden wheelchair from Montgomery Wards in Grand Ra...
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Mid-20th Century American Antique Wheelchair

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Metal

Louis XVI Style Panelling with Louis XVI Period Mantel and Trumeau
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Rare Napoleon III style paneled room in blackened wood (stained beech) with its fireplace in stucco in imitation of porphyry. The fireplace, which is the centerpiece of this paneled...
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20th Century French Napoleon III Antique Wheelchair

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Bronze

King George I Ambassadorial Secrétaire-Cabinet
Located in New Orleans, LA
This highly important secrétaire-cabinet was crafted for and specially ordered by King George I for the British Ambassador to Russia. From its craftsmanship and materials to its exce...
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18th Century English Georgian Antique Wheelchair

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Brass

Wood Paneled Room with Trompe L'oeil Library Decoration, Late 20th Century
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
This piece of woodwork was made at the extreme end of the 20th century, around 1985 and comes from a Parisian mansion. It presents a grey paneled decoration enhanced with gold, comp...
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20th Century French Louis XVI Antique Wheelchair

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Wood

A patented mechanical campaign invalid chair by Chapman
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
This mahogany wheel chair has a padded back, arms and seat, reupholstered in deep buttoned blue leather. The brass-bound wheels have a secondary outer wheel, and a pair of smaller b...
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1850s English Antique Wheelchair

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Brass

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Antique Wheelchair For Sale on 1stDibs

Find the exact antique wheelchair you’re shopping for in the variety available on 1stDibs. You can easily find an example made in the Post-Impressionist style, while we also have 1 Post-Impressionist versions to choose from as well. Making the right choice when shopping for an antique wheelchair may mean carefully reviewing examples of this item dating from different eras — you can find an early iteration of this piece from the 19th Century and a newer version made as recently as the 20th Century. On 1stDibs, the right antique wheelchair is waiting for you and the choices span a range of colors that includes black, brown and beige. An antique wheelchair from John Fulton Folinsbee, John Frederick Herring Sr., Pierre Auguste Renoir, Raoul Dufy and Pierre-Auguste Renoir — each of whom created distinctive versions of this kind of work — is worth considering. Artworks like these of any era or style can make for thoughtful decor in any space, but a selection from our variety of those made in paint, oil paint and canvas can add an especially memorable touch.

How Much is a Antique Wheelchair?

The average selling price for an antique wheelchair we offer is $8,800, while they’re typically $2,398 on the low end and $243,750 for the highest priced.