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Style: Victorian
Black Americana Boy with Straw Hat Tobacco Leaf Plaque
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Black Americana boy with straw hat tobacco leaf plaque, realistically cast with the boy in the straw hat breaking through a tobacco leaf.
Category

Early 20th Century Victorian Historical Memorabilia

Materials

Metal

Set of Three Antique Tintypes of Women
Located in Redding, CT
Set of three antique tintypes of women. Price is for all 3 as a set. A tintype is a photograph made by creating a direct positive on a thin sheet of m...
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1860s Antique Victorian Historical Memorabilia

Materials

Tin

John Wesley Commemorative Wesleyan Methodist Centenary Appeal Pottery Plate
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A scarce and unusual John Wesley commemorative black printed saucer size plate probably sold as a fund raising item for the Wesleyan Methodist Centenary...
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1830s English Antique Victorian Historical Memorabilia

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Ceramic

Staffordshire Areca Nut Tooth Paste Lidded Pot, circa 1880
Located in Philadelphia, PA
An Areca Nut Toothpaste pot, Staffordshire, England, circa 1880. Transfer printed in black on a creamy white earthenware, Areca Nut toothpaste was a popular product formulated by ch...
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Late 19th Century English Antique Victorian Historical Memorabilia

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Earthenware

Antique Bearing, Graphite, English, Cast Iron, Ornament, Paperweight, Victorian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique engine bearing with graphite finish. An English, cast iron and bronze desk ornament or paperweight, and dating to the Victorian perio...
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Late 19th Century English Antique Victorian Historical Memorabilia

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Iron

Antique Ladies Parasol Frame, Gold Handle, Band, Bone Handle and Tips
Located in Miami, FL
Antique Ladies Parasol Frame, Gold Handle, Band, Bone Handle and Tips Offered for sale is a 19th-century ladies' parasol frame with a bone and gold ...
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Late 19th Century European Antique Victorian Historical Memorabilia

Materials

Metal, Gold

President William McKinley as Napoleon Large Toby Mug, by Morris & Willmore
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
President William McKinley as Napoleon Large Toby Mug, by Morris & Willmore Made by Columbian Art Pottery / Morris and Willmore of Trenton, New Jersey This ...
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Late 19th Century American Antique Victorian Historical Memorabilia

Materials

Pottery

Antique French Butcher's Horse Meat 'Boucherie Chevaline' Advertising Trade Sign
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This antique butcher shop horse meat advertising sign, or Boucherie Chevaline' has no maker's marks, but presumed to have originated from France a...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Victorian Historical Memorabilia

Materials

Metal

Unusual Crystal Palace Band Competition Painted Glass Certificate of Merit 1883
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A very unusual, possibly unique, historical Certificate of Merit awarded at the drum and pipe band contest held at Crystal Palace between 1880 and 1883 and awarded in 1883. The certificate is hand-painted on a rectangular sheet of milk glass and is painted as a hanging cloth banner...
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1880s English Antique Victorian Historical Memorabilia

Materials

Milk Glass

Antique Grand Tour Souvenir Dactyl Library Book 36 Plaster Casts Rome 1840-50
Located in Munich, DE
This wonderful dactyl library in the shape of a book contains 36 plaster casts with the corresponding handwritten legends on the insides of both book covers.
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1840s Italian Antique Victorian Historical Memorabilia

Materials

Plaster, Paper

A Fine & Rare Sterling Silver Snuff Box Made For The Great Exhibition of 1851
By Foxall & Co.
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
A fine and rare 19th century sterling silver snuff box made specifically for the Great Exhibition of 1851, held at the Crystal Palace in Londo...
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Mid-19th Century British Antique Victorian Historical Memorabilia

Materials

Sterling Silver

A historically important Victorian silver tea and coffee set
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
A historically important Victorian silver tea and coffee set, presented to Francis Pettit-Smith, inventor of the screw propellor, in 1856, comprising a coffee pot, a tea pot, a cream...
Category

19th Century English Antique Victorian Historical Memorabilia

Materials

Silver

Antique Bamlett Tractor Seat, English, Cast Iron, Decorative, Agricultural
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique Bamlett tractor seat. An English, cast iron decorative agricultural piece and dating to the late 19th century, circa 1900. Unusual decorative piece, suitable for wall hanging Cast iron in good order with a desirable aged patina Good, consistent colour to the graphite finish Embossed with the Bamlett name within a hemispherical arc Punch-hole fanned ovals decorate the rim of the seat Presented upon the original seat arm, turned through 90 degrees for display This is a fascinating antique tractor seat...
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Late 19th Century English Antique Victorian Historical Memorabilia

Materials

Iron

President William McKinley as Napoleon ' Small' Toby Mug, by Morris & Willmore
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
President William McKinley as Napoleon ' Small' Toby Mug, by Morris & Willmore Made by Columbian Art Pottery / Morris and Willmore of Trenton, New Jersey This model was made in size...
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Late 19th Century American Antique Victorian Historical Memorabilia

Materials

Pottery

19th Century R. & J. Beck Stereoscope
By R.&J. Beck 1
Located in Norwood, NJ
Museum quality tabletop Stereoscope by British maker R. & J. Beck London. It is fitted with with adjustable rack and pinion focusing and elevation adjustment for ease of viewing. Eac...
Category

Late 19th Century English Antique Victorian Historical Memorabilia

Materials

Brass

Antique Large Framed Masonic or Oddfellows Decorative Lodge Print
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This antique print in its original frame was copyrighted by George Henry Patnoe & Henry Brown of Canada in 1909 in a Victorian style. The print depicts the symbolism of the Lodge and...
Category

Early 20th Century North American Victorian Historical Memorabilia

Materials

Gesso, Paper

Scottish Painted Brass Match Holder
Located in Savannah, GA
A Victorian brass match holder painted with Scottish castle and landscape, late 19th century. 6 inches wide by 2 inches deep by 9 ½ inches tall
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Late 19th Century Antique Victorian Historical Memorabilia

Materials

Brass

19th Century English Quirky Country House Fire Escape
Located in London, GB
19th century English country house fire escape We are proud to offer a rare example of a 19th century quirky county house fire escape, once of the Fasque House, Fettercaine Estate, ...
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1890s British Antique Victorian Historical Memorabilia

Materials

Wood

Advertising Sign 'La Belle Chocolatiere' Walter Baker & Co. Ltd., circa 1900
Located in Incline Village, NV
This is a very rare and iconic piece of early advertising, branding the Walter Baker Chocolate Company and standing over 4 feet tall. Much history surroun...
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Early 20th Century American Victorian Historical Memorabilia

Materials

Tin

19th Century Solid Silver Knitting Needle Case or Sheath
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
19th century solid silver knitting needle case or sheath, possibly German or Dutch. Typical long, tapering box form. Elaborate filigree decoration...
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19th Century German Antique Victorian Historical Memorabilia

Materials

Silver

Antique Canadian General Store Snow Drift Mocha Coffee Advertising Display Tin
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This antique general store advertising store display tin for Java Mocha coffee is presumed to have been made in Canada in approximately 1880 in t...
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Late 19th Century Canadian Antique Victorian Historical Memorabilia

Materials

Metal

5 Officers of the British Army Pictures
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
5 Officers of the British Army Pictures 5 Officers of the British Army Pictures of Military Uniforms on Horse Back These are 19th Century Prints framed and in nice condition for the...
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19th Century Antique Victorian Historical Memorabilia

Materials

Paper

19th C. Terrestrial Globe on Stand for H.B. Nims After Copley
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Manufactured for H.B. Nims & Co., Troy New York, last quarter 19th c. After the original engravings by Charles Copley done in 1852. Printed paper on wood with brass/ bronze meridian ring and a flat circular printed center horizon ring on wood labeled with the months of the year with notes. Mounted on a fine leafy iron baluster...
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Late 19th Century American Antique Victorian Historical Memorabilia

Materials

Bronze, Iron

1820s Tyrolean Tole Polychrome-Painted Tin Man Colonial Gentleman Figure
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Very rare painted metal figure. Absolutely stunning. It stands up fine and displays well. 14 inches tall. German or Italian made. In poor vintage condition; one foot is completel...
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1830s European Antique Victorian Historical Memorabilia

Materials

Tin

19th Century Masonic Pine Chest This is a best quality box
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
19th Century Masonic Pine Chest This is a best quality box, it has an original painted finish with the Loge details painted in script on the top The interior is clean, the box is...
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19th Century Antique Victorian Historical Memorabilia

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Pine

Victorian Child's Shoe on Mannequin Form
Located in Houston, TX
The leg of a wooden mannequin with a child's high-top shoe and black ribbed sock from the Victorian Era mounted on a metal base. The seven button shoe is ...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Victorian Historical Memorabilia

Materials

Steel

Antique Victorian Butterfly Skirt Lifter Dress Holder
Located in Chonburi, TH
Fyfe's patent first registered Sept 21st 1876, Pretty butterfly design skirt lifter.
Category

Late 19th Century American Antique Victorian Historical Memorabilia

Materials

Brass

Victorian Wooden Scale Model Crane, circa 1880
Located in London, GB
Unusual large scale model of a late Victorian crane, circa 1880. Beautifully constructed in mahogany with brass binding and details and the original working metal winch and chains, a...
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Late 19th Century British Antique Victorian Historical Memorabilia

Materials

Brass

Large Victorian Queen’s Head Copper Wall Plaque
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
Large Victorian Queen’s head copper wall plaque The plaque is from the 1890s , it was originally wall hung, it has been mounted on polished Oak...
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Late 19th Century Antique Victorian Historical Memorabilia

Materials

Copper

Very Rare 1898-1914 British Patriotic Propaganda Doll of Lord Horatio Kitchener
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
Wimbledon-Furniture Wimbledon-Furniture is delighted to offer for auction this very rare circa 1898 to 1914 British Patriotic Propaganda Doll of Lord Horatio Kitchener. If the face looks familiar he was the chap on the Your Country Needs YOU posters as pictured, these dolls are exceptionally collectable, they never come up for sale. Description Large scale doll featuring bisque head, hands and feet; with a painted character head in the likeness of Lord Kitchener. Doll is supplied with an officer's cap made from khaki cotton drill, leather, gold braid and red felt on a thick card base. The tunic and knee-length breeches are also made from cotton drill and feature four patch pockets, with nickel-plated paper fasteners for buttons, real leather Sam Browne belt and holster, red felt collar tabs...
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1890s English Antique Victorian Historical Memorabilia

Materials

Fabric

Pair of Signed Antique Repouse Metal Wall Plaques of Noble or Historical Men
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This pair of antique wall plaques are possibly signed by an unknown artist, or identify the respective individuals in both, and are presumed to ori...
Category

Late 19th Century English Antique Victorian Historical Memorabilia

Materials

Metal

Victorian historical memorabilia for sale on 1stDibs.

Find a broad range of unique Victorian historical memorabilia for sale on 1stDibs. Many of these items were first offered in the Mid-20th Century, but contemporary artisans have continued to produce works inspired by this style. If you’re looking to add vintage historical memorabilia created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include more furniture and collectibles, decorative objects, wall decorations and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with metal, wood and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Victorian historical memorabilia made in a specific country, there are Europe, United Kingdom, and England pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original historical memorabilia, popular names associated with this style include Abercrombie & Fitch, Auguste Racinet, Foxall & Co., and R.&J. Beck. It’s true that these talented designers have at times inspired knockoffs, but our experienced specialists have partnered with only top vetted sellers to offer authentic pieces that come with a buyer protection guarantee. Prices for historical memorabilia differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $129 and tops out at $48,519 while the average work can sell for $1,295.

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