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Antique Wheelchair

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

Antique wheelchair
Vintage wheelchair
H 43.31 in W 29.53 in D 74.81 in
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
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

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

Labeled 19th Century London Made Reclining Mechanical Library Chair on Castors
Located in Charleston, SC
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

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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Watercolor, Paper

Antique The Jurassic Coast, Dorset.
The Jurassic Coast, Dorset.
H 18.9 in W 15.36 in D 1.58 in
"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

"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

"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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Canvas, Oil

"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

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 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

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Harlequin Set of Eight 18th Century Windsor Wheel Back Chairs
Located in Billingshurst, GB
A harlequin set of eight 18th Century Windsor Wheel back chairs fully restored. Beautiful patination and colour.
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18th Century English Country Antique Wheelchair

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Ash, Beech, Elm

17th Century Italian Baroque Lacquered Spruce Religious Furniture 1600
Located in Roma, RM
This monumental piece of furniture, of Veneto-Alto Veneto provenance, made entirely of lacquered fir wood. Full seventeenth century (ca. 1650) is presented as an imposing double-bodi...
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17th Century Italian Baroque Antique Wheelchair

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Spruce

Scottish Horseshoe Back Chair
Located in Houston, TX
Scottish horseshoe-back chair, circa 1850-1870. This vernacular Windsor style stick-back chair from Argyll, Scotland, features pegged construction and remnants of original earthy red...
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Mid-19th Century Scottish Folk Art Antique Wheelchair

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Paint, Yew, Pine, Elm

Scottish Horseshoe Back Chair
Scottish Horseshoe Back Chair
H 25 in W 15 in D 18.75 in
18th Century Hand-Painted Venetian Style Black Cane Cannaregio Seating
By Porte Italia
Located in Ronchi dei Legionari, IT
From our Hand-Painted Furniture Collection, we are pleased to introduce you to our black cane cannaregio seating with raised gesso dots decors. Each piece from our Collections is e...
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2010s Italian Other Antique Wheelchair

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Wood

Bistro Chairs Wrought Iron Ice Cream Parlor Chairs Set of 5 Distressed
Located in East Hampton, NY
Victorian style wrought iron distressed ice cream parlor chairs, bistro chairs, a set of 5. Wrought iron metal frames, twisted backs and legs. See photos for wood seats in need of cu...
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Early 20th Century American Victorian Antique Wheelchair

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Wrought Iron

Carl Cooper (Australian) Pottery Dish, Incised Lizard, Stingray & Turtle, c1950
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
Carl Cooper (1912-1966) was born in Williamstown, Victoria, Australia.  He was a ceramicist associated with the influential Boyd family and in the mid-1940s he worked with Arthur Me...
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Mid-20th Century Australian Antique Wheelchair

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Pottery

French Vintage Wicker Loop Chair
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Old French wicker chair on black metal stand $95 flat rate front door delivery includes Washington DC metro, Baltimore and Philadelphia
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Early 20th Century French Antique Wheelchair

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Metal

French Vintage Wicker Loop Chair
French Vintage Wicker Loop Chair
H 28.5 in W 27.5 in D 24 in
18th century Venetian Rococo Armchair
Located in Troy, NY
A delicate armchair of typical form, with beautiful lines and proportions and delicately carved details. Ex Metropolitan Museum of Art. For an almost identical chair see: “Il Mobile ...
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Mid-18th Century Italian Rococo Antique Wheelchair

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Walnut

18th century Venetian Rococo Armchair
18th century Venetian Rococo Armchair
H 35 in W 23.5 in D 25 in
Collection of Nine American Metal Cafe Chairs
Located in Buchanan, MI
Collection of nine American metal cafe chairs.
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Early 20th Century American Antique Wheelchair

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Iron

Antique Vintage 1850 French Adjustable Dentist Chair
Located in Markington, GB
1850 French adjustable metal dentist chair Fantastic French dentist chair, it has a wooden seat, fully adjustable, chair is in great vintage condition.  Very heavy cast iron! ...
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1850s French Victorian Antique Wheelchair

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Metal

Horizontal Venetian Mirror
Located in New York, NY
A circa 1920's Venetian mirror with etched rose motif along mirror frame. Measurements: Height: 24" Width: 38" depth: 1.5"
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1920s Italian Antique Wheelchair

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Mirror

Horizontal Venetian Mirror
Horizontal Venetian Mirror
H 24 in W 38 in D 1.5 in
Gilt-Bronze and Cut-Glass Decanter Set by Baccarat
By Cristalleries De Baccarat
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A fine and decorative gilt-bronze and cut-glass decanter set by La Compagnie des Cristalleries de Baccarat. The set consisting of four decanters and sixteen glasses each finely fa...
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19th Century French Antique Wheelchair

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Ormolu

Oak Black Forest Wall Coat Rack with Hand Carved Double-Headed Eagle, 1900s
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Magnificent and ultra rare Black Forest style wall coat rack. Striking European design from the 1900s. Solid oak frame with a hand-carved sculptured double-headed eagle. Four pati...
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Early 1900s Serbian Black Forest Antique Wheelchair

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Brass

Vintage Prairie Farmer Wooden Wheelchair with Light Brown Color
Located in Yonkers, NY
A vintage light brown wooden wheelchair, sporting a label in the back "Presented by Christmas Neighbors Club Sponsored by Prairie Farmers WLS". An emblem of resilience and the passag...
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Mid-20th Century American Antique Wheelchair

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Metal

American modern swivel chairs Hudson brushed aluminum by Starck for Emeco, 2000
By Philippe Starck, Emeco
Located in MIlano, IT
American modern swivel chairs Hudson brushed aluminum by Starck for Emeco, 2000 Set of four chairs mod. Hudson entirely in brushed aluminum. The backrest and seat are slightly shaped...
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Early 2000s American Antique Wheelchair

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Metal, Aluminum

18th Century George II Leather Upholstered Mahogany Side Chairs
Located in New York, NY
Beautiful pair of antique 18th century George II leather upholstered carved mahogany side chair circa 1760. This chairs have been reupholstered and finished with a nail head trim. Th...
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18th Century English Regency Antique Wheelchair

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Metal

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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

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
Early 20th Century Tandem Perambulator
By Eug. Vincent & Cie
Located in Antwerp, 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
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

'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

"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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Board, Oil

"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

"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

"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

Materials

Canvas, Oil

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

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 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

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

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

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

Materials

Etching

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

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
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
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

Materials

Wood

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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.