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Monumental Chinese Embroidered Silk Mural, Qing Dynasty, Iris Apfel Collection
Located in Morristown, NJ
frieze, later adapted with a border. The embroidery displays refined shading, animated figural movement
Category

Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Borders

Materials

Silk

Delft - Chinoiserie plate with floral basket, second half 18th century
By Delft
Located in DELFT, NL
and foliage scrolls within a dodecagoon. Beautiful border decoration in rich blue with scrolls in
Category

Mid-18th Century Dutch Chinoiserie Antique Borders

Materials

Earthenware, Delft, Faience

John Swift Georgian English Sterling Silver Sauceboats
By John Swift
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
impressive chased floral and foliate decoration accented with a scrolling leaf bordered panels of scale motif
Category

1760s English Regency Antique Borders

Materials

Silver, Sterling Silver

Fine George III Mahogany Serpentine Chest Of Drawers
Located in Essex, MA
condition in a nicely faded mahogany bordering on satinwood. This chest was Englands interpretation of the
Category

1780s English George III Antique Borders

Materials

Brass

Antique Turkmen Ersari Rug Hand-Knotted Wool with Octagonal Guls Earthy Brown
Located in Norwalk, CT
, accented by intricate geometric borders and secondary tribal motifs. This rug measures 11'3" x 14'8".
Category

Early 20th Century Persian Islamic Antique Borders

Materials

Wool

1900s Tree Of Life Design Beige Antique Sarouk Mohajeran Rug 11 3"×16 8" Carpet
Located in New York, NY
trading firms in the early 20th century. The midnight blue main border connects fantastic palmettes with
Category

1890s Persian Sarouk Farahan Antique Borders

Materials

Wool

1920s Bright Yellow Weiqi Game of Go Antique Chinese Peking Rug 10 x13 6" Carpet
Located in New York, NY
bold ground color. A dramatic contrast is achieved by the wide, indigo-dyed main border, which frames
Category

1920s Chinese Modern Antique Borders

Materials

Wool

Black Forest-Style Carved Wooden Game Motif Wall Plaque
Located in Queens, NY
satchell with bordering oak leaves.
Category

19th Century Unknown Biedermeier Antique Borders

Materials

Oak

Etrusco-Corinthian Black-Figured Plate
Located in Los Angeles, CA
the right spaced out by palmettes. The central design is bordered by concentric bands on the tondo
Category

15th Century and Earlier Greek Classical Greek Antique Borders

Materials

Terracotta

1850s Blue Rustic Red Tribal Persian Bakshaiesh Garden Rug 5 4" x 6 Carpet
Located in New York, NY
border shows a variant of the “Karaja” rosette and tiny flower array design. Good condition for a mid
Category

1850s Persian Bakshaish Antique Borders

Materials

Wool

1920s Bright Rust Red and Green Antique Chinese Art Deco Rug 8 x9 8" Carpet
Located in New York, NY
a more formal bouquet in the bottom left. The motives spill into the border and the overall layout
Category

1920s Chinese Art Deco Antique Borders

Materials

Wool

1820s Pink Camel Floral European English Axminster Rug 14 4" x 16 2" Carpet
Located in New York, NY
garland border on ivory. The small, salmon-orange field is anchored by jewel-like corner escutcheons and
Category

1820s English Other Antique Borders

Materials

Wool

1880s Beige Blue Traditional Antique Chinese Peking Rug 7 9" x 8 1" Wool Carpet
Located in New York, NY
striking central medallion and precise geometric borders, placing it among the most desirable antique rugs
Category

1880s Chinese Other Antique Borders

Materials

Wool

19th Century Monogram Stained Glass Panel From Locko Park Derbyshire
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
, flowers and leaves over red glass. The ‘DL’ monogram centres the border top and bottom, repeating through
Category

Late 19th Century English Medieval Antique Borders

Materials

Metal, Lead

Arts Crafts Square Stained Glass Pear Tree Window
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
roundel within a green, yellow, red and blue glass border. With its timeless fruits and foliage theme
Category

Late 19th Century English Arts and Crafts Antique Borders

Materials

Lead

Wool Room Size Bright Pink / Purple Floral Antique Chinese Art Deco Rug Carpet
Located in New York, NY
pink-rose border and the lighter, softer field with a cruciform layout of four distinct seasonal flower
Category

1920s Chinese Art Deco Antique Borders

Materials

Wool

Doris Leslie Blau Authentic 19th Century Indian Agra Rug
Located in New York, NY
border. A rare piece from the Doris Leslie Blau Collection, this rug exemplifies superior artistry and
Category

Late 19th Century Indian Agra Antique Borders

Materials

Wool

Groningen Across the Fields — Elegant Dutch City View by van der Aa, c.1710
Located in Langweer, NL
border, framing the image like a stage and enhancing its decorative appeal. Such ornamental borders were
Category

Early 18th Century Dutch Antique Borders

Materials

Paper

C1750 18K Neoclassical Iberian Rosette Shaped Ring w Fleur De Lis Shoulders
Located in Baltimore, MD
charming details that one only sees in a hand wrought early ring, including crimped borders (like in a pie
Category

1770s Spanish Georgian Antique Borders

Materials

Ruby, 18k Gold

1880s Allover Blue Multicolor Floral Antique NW Persian Rug 4 4"x7 8" Carpet
Located in New York, NY
allover floral lattice pattern on a navy background with ivory, red, and blue borders. Design contains
Category

Late 19th Century Persian Tribal Antique Borders

Materials

Wool

Doris Leslie Blau 19th Century Indian Amritsar Handmade Wool Rug
Located in New York, NY
floral bouquet trellis overall within a camel curving leaf and floral spray border. A rare piece from
Category

Late 19th Century Indian Antique Borders

Materials

Wool

Antique Set of Architectural Plans, French, Framed Lithographs, Art, Victorian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
the four page excerpts sit within a tasteful card border Shows plans for a commercial property with
Category

Early 20th Century French Late Victorian Antique Borders

Materials

Glass, Paper

Antique Framed Architectural Plans, French, Industrial Lithograph Art, Victorian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
excerpts sit within a tasteful card border Shows plans for a house with a floorplan, front and side
Category

Early 20th Century French Beaux Arts Antique Borders

Materials

Glass, Paper

A Rare 18th Century Konya Carpet Fragment
Located in London, GB
an inner field of yellow and an outer one of brown/aubergine, within a border of eight-pointed star
Category

Late 18th Century Turkish Islamic Antique Borders

Materials

Wool

1920s Navy Blue Allover Floral Antique Chinese Peking Rug 12 3 x15 5 Carpet
Located in New York, NY
. This particular saturation elevates it above typical examples of blue color rugs. The main border
Category

1910s Chinese Other Antique Borders

Materials

Wool

Mid 19th Century French Louis XVI Style Black Painted Chest of Drawers, Marble
Located in Fayetteville, AR
striated bronze plaques. Each panel is surrounded by a bronze border, and its three drawers of dovetail
Category

Mid-19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Borders

Materials

Marble, Bronze

Early 19th Century American Empire Mahogany and Gilt Ogee Wall Mirror.
Located in Vero Beach, FL
with lemon gilt decoration borders. The condition is good. Wear due age and use. The mahogany ogee
Category

Early 19th Century American American Empire Antique Borders

Materials

Mirror, Mahogany, Giltwood

Pair of Chinese Lacquered Carved Wall Plaques
Located in Queens, NY
filigree border surrounding carved scenes with figures (PRICED AS PAIR).
Category

19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Borders

Materials

Lacquer

Doris Leslie Blau Antique Indian Lahore Hand Knotted Wool Rug
Located in New York, NY
century Indian antique rug, the open tan field within a camel exotic bird and vase border with indigo
Category

Early 20th Century Indian Antique Borders

Materials

Wool

Antique Malayer Rug 2.06m x 1.40m
Located in St. Albans, GB
on a rich, abrasched indigo field and attractive ivory border. Finely woven with lovely wool quality
Category

Early 1900s Antique Borders

Materials

Wool

1880s Bright Neon Multicolor Stripe Antique Germantown Navajo Rug 3 x4 3" Carpet
Located in New York, NY
alternate in this border less Chinle-style antique. There are three distinct sections of angular S-shapes in
Category

1870s American Native American Antique Borders

Materials

Wool

1920s Colorful Garden Carpet Antique Persian Sarouk Mohajeran Rug 8 10" x 19
Located in New York, NY
Persia. The royal blue border of larger and smaller palmettes is very much in the Sarouk style in this
Category

1920s Persian Sarouk Farahan Antique Borders

Materials

Wool

Signed Antique Swedish Textile, Scandinavian Folk Art Pictorial - Rug Kilim
Located in Long Island City, NY
border, made with a handwoven wool flatweave and believed to originate from Sweden circa 1920-1930. On
Category

1920s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Antique Borders

Materials

Wool

Doris Leslie Blau Antique Persian Tabriz Rug
Located in New York, NY
medallion forms within a dusty rose linked cartouche border. This exquisite antique rug, sourced from Doris
Category

Early 20th Century Persian Tabriz Antique Borders

Materials

Wool

Doris Leslie Blau Early 20th Century Persian Kirman Botanic Rug
Located in New York, NY
flowering vine within a dusty peach floral motif border. This exquisite antique rug, sourced from Doris
Category

Early 20th Century Persian Kirman Antique Borders

Materials

Wool

An Uzbek Suzani, Nurata Region, c. 1850
Located in Charlottesville, VA
surrounded by floral sprays, within a narrow border of floral motifs surrounded by a band of floral sprays
Category

Mid-19th Century Uzbek Antique Borders

Materials

Textile, Silk

Antique Caucasian Kazak Rug with All-Over Tribal Design 3 8" X5 3"
Located in Atlanta, GA
. The multi-tier border displays tribal-like patterns and star medallions. The field showcases large
Category

Early 20th Century Caucasian Kazak Antique Borders

Materials

Wool

Antique Victorian Porcelain Foot Bath White Green Italy
Located in Atlanta, GA
Antique Victorian Style Porcelain Foot Bath or Jardiniere featuring a blueish-Green Border
Category

Early 20th Century Antique Borders

Materials

Porcelain

American Victorian Black Tole Serving Tray
Located in Queens, NY
gold stencilled decorative leaf design around the border
Category

19th Century American Victorian Antique Borders

Materials

Gold

Doris Leslie Blau Antique Chinese Silk Rug
Located in New York, NY
rendered in multicolored outlines that lend the rug a sense of movement and balance. The borders frame the
Category

Late 19th Century Chinese Antique Borders

Materials

Silk

Antique Karadja Rug 1.97m x 1.45m
Located in St. Albans, GB
design on a terracotta field and deep indigo border. Fabulous secondary colours, especially the teal blue
Category

1910s Antique Borders

Materials

Wool

1920s Brown Multicolor Chevron Pattern American Hooked Rug 2 7 x 4 6 Carpet
Located in New York, NY
Antique hand-woven American Hooked rug. Multi color layering yet unique color pattern. Brown border
Category

1920s Folk Art Antique Borders

Materials

Wool

Antique Persian Tabriz Rug with Intricate All-Over Herati Design 12 6 x 20 4
Located in Atlanta, GA
refined and harmonious aesthetic. The rug's borders are equally detailed, featuring complementary floral
Category

Early 1900s Persian Tabriz Antique Borders

Materials

Wool

Antique Persian Bidjar Rug With Floral Medallion and Muted Blue 8 9 x 11 5
By Keivan Woven Arts
Located in Atlanta, GA
. The borders of the rug are equally impressive, featuring a series of nested frames that are adorned
Category

Early 20th Century Persian Tabriz Antique Borders

Materials

Wool

1880s Antique Victorian Sterling Silver Gilt Tazzas / Centerpieces
By Frederick Brasted
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
is embellished with an exceptional cast border comprised of pierced scrolling leaf ornamentation and
Category

1880s English Victorian Antique Borders

Materials

Silver, Sterling Silver

Italian 19th century Baroque st. marble center/dining table
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
lion paws. Above lays the marble top with the Vert de Patricia marble center and bordered by a White
Category

19th Century Italian Neoclassical Antique Borders

Materials

Marble

Fantastic quality antique Victorian walnut marquetry inlaid pier cabinet
Located in Ipswich, GB
and base, with a central glazed display door with a gilt beaded border opening to reveal red interior
Category

19th Century Antique Borders

Materials

Glass, Walnut

19th Century Turkish Anatolian Village Area Rug
Located in Barrington, IL
ground creates a refined visual rhythm. Framing the field is a geometric border inspired by Caucasian
Category

Late 19th Century Turkish Antique Borders

Materials

Wool

Doris Leslie Blau Vintage 1920s Khotan “Samarkand” Rug
Located in New York, NY
. The border system is equally engaging: a narrow inner guard with geometric rosettes is flanked by a
Category

Early 20th Century Chinese Antique Borders

Materials

Wool

Doris Leslie Blau Antique Antique English Wilton Rug, Circa 1900 (Size Adjusted)
Located in New York, NY
Wilton weaving. Framing the composition is a wide, intricate border in a striking navy blue that
Category

Early 20th Century English Antique Borders

Materials

Wool

18thC Chinese Sparrow Beak Jug Porcelain Hand Painted Famille Rose, Ca 1775
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
arrangement within a bordered cartouche, all in different hand coloured polychrome enamels of pink, green
Category

18th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Borders

Materials

Porcelain

Doris Leslie Blau Early 20th Century Indian Agra Rug
Located in New York, NY
peach within a crimson palmette and leafy vine border. A prime example of the exclusive and varied
Category

Early 20th Century Indian Agra Antique Borders

Materials

Wool

Doris Leslie Blau Authentic Indian Agra Bold Red Handmade Wool Carpet
Located in New York, NY
, cloud band and vinery trellis overall within a walnut curving leaf border. A prime example of the
Category

Late 19th Century Indian Agra Antique Borders

Materials

Wool

Doris Leslie Blau Antique Indian Botanic Navy Blue Handmade Wool Rug
Located in New York, NY
a rust border with architectural structures and flowering vines issuing from cartouches. A prime
Category

Early 20th Century Indian Antique Borders

Materials

Wool

Japanese Four Panel Screen: Cherry Viewing Under Moonlight
Located in Hudson, NY
Mineral pigments on fabric with silk brocade border and black lacquer trim. Signature reads
Category

Late 19th Century Japanese Antique Borders

Materials

Fabric, Brocade, Silk, Lacquer

Antique Heriz Carpet 3.43m x 2.56m
Located in St. Albans, GB
medallion on a terracotta field and deep indigo border. Fabulous secondary colours of blues, greens and
Category

Early 1900s Antique Borders

Materials

Wool

Purple White Pink columnar agate and amethyst Decorative object Sculpture Table
Located in London, GB
Striking large vertical presentation displaying vibrant purple amethyst bordered by a thick agate
Category

15th Century and Earlier Uruguayan Organic Modern Antique Borders

Materials

Agate, Amethyst, Quartz

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Antique Borders For Sale on 1stDibs

An assortment of antique borders is available at 1stDibs. Frequently made of fabric, wool and ceramic, all antique borders available were constructed with great care. Antique borders have been made for many years, and versions that date back to the 18th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 20th Century. Antique borders are generally popular furniture pieces, but Neoclassical, Victorian and Regency styles are often sought at 1stDibs. Royal Copenhagen, Spode and Tiffany Studios each produced beautiful antique borders that are worth considering.

How Much are Antique Borders?

The average selling price for at 1stDibs is $3,517, while they’re typically $58 on the low end and $240,000 highest priced.