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Black Steel & Wormy Chestnut Shelves 8 Foot Tall Etagere BookCase Display MINT
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Black Steel & Wormy Chestnut Shelves 8 Foot Tall Etagere BookCase Display MINT!
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Shelves

Materials

Iron

Mid 20th Century Large Wormy Chestnut Modernist Style Picture Frame 36 x 24
Located in Atlanta, GA
A beautiful and vintage mid 20th century circa 1960's American Mid Century Modern style picture frame. The rabbet size (size that holds the art) is 36.25" wide by 24.25" high with th...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Picture Frames

Materials

Wood, Burlap

Phoenix
By Bill Reily
Located in Dallas, TX
Signed "Reily" at lower right Frame is wormy chestnut with a casein liner, and measures 33 1/4 x
Category

1960s American Modern Animal Paintings

Materials

Oil, Panel

Nude
By Earl Stroh
Located in Dallas, TX
wormy chestnut frame with gold leaf. The outer frame dimensions are 28 7/8 x 21 7/8 inches.
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1950s Modern Nude Prints

Materials

Etching

Nude
Nude
H 19.25 in W 11.75 in
"Dancer at Rest, " Large Painting of Half-Nude Male Ballet Dancer, Mid Century
Located in Philadelphia, PA
, and retains its original wormy chestnut frame. (Dimensions include frame; visible painting is 23.5
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Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Paintings

Materials

Paint

"Red Tape", Early and Important Surrealist Painting by John Lear w/ Male Nudes
By John B. Lear
Located in Philadelphia, PA
tempera on artist's panel, and retains its original, wide and deep frame in wormy chestnut. The reverse
Category

Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Paintings

Materials

Paint

“Provincetown Harbor”
By John Cuthbert Hare
Located in Southampton, NY
Cuthbert Hare. Signed lower right. Condition is excellent. The watercolor is housed in a wormy chestnut
Category

1950s Academic Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Archival Paper, Watercolor

Comes June (Surrealist Bride painting)
By Nura Ulreich
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
framed. Metal leaf over wormy chestnut custom frame. Excellent condition. Signed lower right. Titled on
Category

Mid-20th Century Abstract Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

“Cape Neddick Light”
By John Cuthbert Hare
Located in Southampton, NY
a wormy chestnut period frame with a grey/white wash. Overall framed measurements are 21 by 22.75
Category

1950s Academic Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Archival Paper, Watercolor

American 1940’s WPA Surrealist Style Landscape French Female Artist Cecile Belle
Located in Atlanta, GA
signed in the lower right corner. Housed and presented in a period 1940’s wormy chestnut frame designed
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Mid-20th Century American Industrial Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Wood, Paint

Mlle. Jeanne at the Window, No. II
By Benjamin G. Benno
Located in Fairlawn, OH
, wormy chestnut frame Provenance: Estate of the artist Ruth O'Hara, O'Hara Gallery
Category

1930s Surrealist Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Charcoal

“The King”
By Harry Sternberg
Located in Southampton, NY
. Condition is excellent. Original frame made of wormy chestnut. Overall framed measurements are 25.5 by 14.5
Category

1960s Post-Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Gold Leaf

“The Queen”
By Harry Sternberg
Located in Southampton, NY
is excellent. Original frame made of wormy chestnut. Overall framed measurements are 25.5 by 14.5
Category

1960s Post-Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Gold Leaf

Park Scene (Chelsea, Manhattan)
By Virginia Dehn
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Original wormy chestnut frame Painting size: 9 1/4 x 12 inches Frame size: 14 1/4 x 17 inches One of the
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1940s American Modern Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

Horses Leaving the Barn
By Adolf Dehn
Located in Fairlawn, OH
wormy chestnut frame with OP3 Acrylic. Most probably from the AAA Dehn watercolor exhibition of 1940
Category

1940s American Realist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor

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19th Century French Still Life Oil Painting
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Antique 1880 Arts & Crafts Metamorphic Library Steps Original Carpet Upholstery
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We are  delighted to offer for sale this lovely antique Arts & Crafts Victorian metamorphic library steps chair in oak with period upholstered Carpet steps A very charming and hi...
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Oak

19th Century Antique Empire Style Mahogany Large Picture Frame 36 x 20
Located in Atlanta, GA
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Antique Late 19th Century American American Empire Picture Frames

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Materials

Bamboo

Nasser Ovissi, 'Iranian, Born 1934' "Arabian Horse" Oil on Canvas Painting
By Nasser Ovissi
Located in New York, NY
Nasser Ovissi, (Iranian, Born 1934) "Arabian Horse" oil on canvas painting Very fine quality painting by Persian Artist Nasser Ovissi who is considered to be known as the "Picasso o...
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20th Century Animal Paintings

Materials

Oil

AT11, Solid Walnut & Blackened Steel Dining Table, Work Table, Desk
By Atlas Industries
Located in Newburgh, NY
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Category

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Materials

Steel

Midcentury Danish Modern Rosewood Bookcase Display Cabinet
Located in Las Vegas, NV
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Vintage 1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Bookcases

Materials

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18th-19th Century Oil on Canvas "The Triumph of Venice" After Paolo Veronese
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Located in Los Angeles, CA
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Antique Early 1800s Italian Renaissance Paintings

Materials

Wood, Gesso, Canvas

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Hardwood

Wallace Nutting Tavern Table #660
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Materials

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Jackie Kennedy Oil Painting by Jay Fleming
By Jay Fleming
Located in Palm Springs, CA
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Antique Industrial Brushed Steel Double Door Apothecary Display Cabinet
Located in Brooklyn, NY
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Materials

Brass, Steel

Large Empire Frame
Located in BARSAC, FR
Rare Empire frame in green lacquered stuccoed wood and ornaments retouched with fine gold. With its original glass. Ideal for framing a prestigious engraving or Empire pastel. W...
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Antique Early 19th Century French Empire Picture Frames

Materials

Wood

Large Empire Frame
Large Empire Frame
H 44.3 in W 47.84 in D 2.37 in

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Mid-Century Modern Limed Wormy Chestnut Frame
Located in New York, NY
Mid-Century wormy chestnut frame Overall dimensions: 13 1/4 x 12 inches Rabbet dimensions: 9 x
Category

Vintage 1950s American Picture Frames

Mid-Century Modernist Wormy Chestnut Gilt and Paint Decorated Picture Frame
Located in New York, NY
Charming small frame with a sophisticated surface and original patina. Exterior dimensions: 10 5/8 x 12 3/8 inches Rabbet dimensions: 6 3/8 x 8 1/8 inches Moulding width: 2 1/2 i...
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Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Picture Frames

Materials

Wood

Italian Wormy Chestnut Hanging Vitrine
Located in WEST PALM BEACH, FL
This is an Italian mellow wormy chestnut hanging vitrine with arched bottom and top with brass urn
Category

Early 20th Century Italian Shelves and Wall Cabinets

Materials

Glass, Wood

Italian Wormy Chestnut Hanging Vitrine
Italian Wormy Chestnut Hanging Vitrine
H 38.5 in W 9.25 in D 4.75 in
Pair of Yale Burge Wormy Chestnut Highback Chairs
Located in North Miami, FL
slats are solid wormy chestnut, with its characteristically pock-marked surface adding another layer of
Category

Vintage 1970s American Chairs

Materials

Iron

Mid Century American Modernist Two Tone Wormy Chestnut Picture Frame 20 x 16
Located in Atlanta, GA
A beautiful and vintage mid 20th century circa 1940's American wormy chestnut Modernist style
Category

Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Picture Frames

Materials

Wood

Wrought Iron Rope and Tassel Form Side Table
Located in Kilmarnock, VA
the base, the top is a wormy chestnut that has been ebonized and cerused with gold leaf and then
Category

Vintage 1930s Italian Side Tables

Materials

Iron, Gold Leaf

“Still Life with Horse”
Located in Southampton, NY
lower right. Condition is very good; no restorations. Original wormy chestnut period frame 20 by 24
Category

1950s Post-Modern Still-life Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Mid-Century Signed T.B. Salter Still Life Oil Painting Wood Gilt Frame
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
condition, with possible losses at the upper right. The carved wormy chestnut frame has a gilded liner, and
Category

Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Paintings

Materials

Wood, Masonite, Paint

"Sporting Chat"
By Alexander Austen
Located in Southampton, NY
painting has it original wormy chestnut frame. The frame is in excellent condition as well. Overall
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Early 1900s Academic Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

"The Toast"
By Alexander Austen
Located in Southampton, NY
maintains it's original frame of wormy chestnut. Frame in excellent condition as well. Overall
Category

Early 1900s Academic Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

Untitled
By John Hultberg
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
illustration board measures an impressive 30 x 40 inches; 34 x 44 inches in a wormy chestnut wood frame
Category

1950s Abstract Paintings

Materials

Gouache

"Woman in Pink"
By Moses Soyer
Located in Southampton, NY
, Moses Soyer. Signed lower right. Circa 1950. In its original wormy chestnut frame. Overall size 29 by
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1950s American Modern Figurative Paintings

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Masonite, Oil

1950s Mid-Century Modern Wormy Chestnut & Gilded Steel Doors / Mirrors / Art -2
Located in Kennesaw, GA
….unused. Wormy chestnut is a rare wood too. It has been extinct since the 80s. I think these would make
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Wall-mounted Sculptures

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Cut Steel

Mid-century Modern Abstract Expressionist Painting
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
period wormy chestnut frame. Oil on illustration board. Signed "Eberle" twice bottom center and bottom
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Mid-20th Century Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings

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Oil, Cardboard

Cubist nude figure study
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
right. Measures 15 5/8 x 33 3/8 inches in original wormy chestnut frame. Peridot Frames of Madison Ave
Category

Mid-20th Century Cubist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Pencil, Oil

Cubist nude figure study
Cubist nude figure study
H 33.38 in W 15.63 in
Bert England Appalachian Oak and Carrara Marble Console Cabinet
By Drexel, Bert England
Located in Chicago, IL
resemble wormy chestnut. Restored condition. Carrara marble-top has light cream hues and taupe veining.
Category

Vintage 1960s American Console Tables

Materials

Marble, Brass

Large Seascape Oil Painting
By Earle N. Scherm
Located in Rochester, NY
. Reflections in a rocky shoal. Signed and dated 1957. In the original wormy chestnut modernist frame. Scherm
Category

Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Paintings

  Large Seascape Oil Painting
  Large Seascape Oil Painting
H 47 in W 41.5 in D 3 in
“Homeward Bound”
Located in Southampton, NY
heading home after sleighing. The painting is in its original wormy chestnut wood frame in fine condition
Category

1930s American Realist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Woman with Cat
By Johnny Friedlaender
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
x 23 inches; 24 x 32 inches framed. Edition of 50. Signed and numbered lower margins. Original wormy
Category

Mid-20th Century Cubist Animal Prints

Materials

Etching

“New England”
Located in Southampton, NY
lower right. Circa 1960. Condition: Good. Framed in original wormy chestnut frame 21 by 23 inches
Category

1960s Academic Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor, Gouache, Archival Paper

“Fishing Shack, Maine”
Located in Southampton, NY
. Signed lower right. Circa 1960. Condition: Good. Framed in original wormy chestnut frame 21 by 23
Category

1960s Academic Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor, Gouache, Archival Paper

Downtown Manhattan, New York City Skyline
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
20 inches in original vintage wormy chestnut wood frame. Signed upper right. Excellent condition
Category

Mid-20th Century Abstract Landscape Paintings

Materials

Masonite, Oil

Untitled Abstract Expressionist painting
By Peter Busa
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
damage or conservation. Period wormy chestnut wood frame. Peter Busa 1914-1985 Education: Carnegie
Category

Mid-20th Century Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil

Mid-20th Century, Wormy Chestnut Modernist Style Painting Frame with Linen Liner
Located in New York, NY
This circa 1950s wormy chestnut Modernist style painting frame has a mottled finish done in neutral
Category

20th Century American Picture Frames

Materials

Wood

1970's Wormy Chestnut Modern Dining Table
By Edward Wormley
Located in Richmond, VA
A richly grained parson's style chestnut, walnut and brass dining table in the style of Edward
Category

20th Century American Modern Dining Room Tables

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Brass

Antique Wormy Chestnut French Cabinet
Located in Houston, TX
Carved chestnut cabinet has block-panel doors with a curved top panel over which has fluting and
Category

Antique 19th Century French Louis XV Cabinets

Materials

Chestnut

Antique Wormy Chestnut French Cabinet
Antique Wormy Chestnut French Cabinet
H 51 in W 46 in D 23.5 in
Paul Frankl American Art Deco Dining table
By Paul Frankl
Located in Coral Gables, FL
sandblasted wormy chestnut. The table is model # 2253 ½ in the company literature and is 29” high, 40” wide
Category

20th Century American Dining Room Tables

Materials

Cork, Chestnut

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Wormy Chestnut For Sale on 1stDibs

You are likely to find exactly the wormy chestnut you’re looking for on 1stDibs, as there is a broad range for sale. There are many modern, abstract and Surrealist versions of these works for sale. Making the right choice when shopping for a wormy chestnut may mean carefully reviewing examples of this item dating from different eras — you can find an early iteration of this piece from the 20th Century and a newer version made as recently as the 20th Century. On 1stDibs, the right wormy chestnut is waiting for you and the choices span a range of colors that includes brown, beige and gray. There have been many interesting wormy chestnut examples over the years, but those made by Harry Sternberg, Benjamin G. Benno, Adolf Dehn, Virginia Dehn and Nura Ulreich are often thought to be among the most thought-provoking. These artworks were handmade with extraordinary care, with artists most often working in paint, oil paint and masonite.

How Much is a Wormy Chestnut?

The average selling price for a wormy chestnut we offer is $3,625, while they’re typically $1,800 on the low end and $15,000 for the highest priced.