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Antique 18C English landscape with figures on a pathway with horses and dogs
By Julius Caesar ibbetson
Located in Woodbury, CT
three small children, together with financial difficulties, brought on an attack of brain fever from
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Early 1800s Old Masters Antique Brain

Materials

Oil

Ashcan School Landscape 1920 s Quebec Alexander Levy American Drawing Framed
By Alexander Oscar Levy
Located in Buffalo, NY
, described Levy as a “fantasist, expressing visions that originate in his brain and are free of natural
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1920s Art Deco Antique Brain

Materials

Archival Paper, Graphite

Antique Art Deco Dining Table Burr Walnut 1920s
Located in London, GB
in the brain’ because ‘he couldn’t handle a hammer’. However, he started the business with a wood
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1920s English Art Deco Antique Brain

Materials

Walnut

1887 Portrait Smith Taylor Whitehead Esq. in Theatrical 16th Century Costume.
By John Pettie
Located in Sutton Poyntz, Dorset
on the brain, which caused his death in Hastings on 21st February 1893. He is buried at Paddington
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Late 19th Century Victorian Antique Brain

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Plaster Human Brain Model
Located in North Egremont, MA
Seven piece model of the human brain, plaster and brass rods
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Early 20th Century American Antique Brain

Massive Brain Coral on Lucite Base
Located in North Miami, FL
This stunning specimen - the result of two brain coral plants fusing themselves together over time
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18th Century and Earlier Unknown Antique Brain

Very Interesting 19th Century Brain Anatomical Model Signed by Dr. Azoux
By Dr. Louis Auzoux
Located in Madrid, ES
brain model in paper mâché. On base in iron. Signed and dated in 1876. Measure: Height: 42 cms
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1870s French Victorian Antique Brain

Antique English Pottery Phrenology Head Quill or Pen Holder, circa 1835-1845
Located in Woodstock, OXFORDSHIRE
primarily focused on measurements of the human skull, based on the concept that the brain is the organ of
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Mid-19th Century English Antique Brain

The Philosopher s Stone
Located in San Francisco, CA
achieved by uniting both rational, intellectual thinking (masculine, rational, right brain activity) with
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19th Century Unknown Antique Brain

Victorian Plaster Anatomical Torso Model
Located in Fitzroy, Victoria
Full torso dissection model, with exposed ribcage, digestive system and brain. Painted plaster on a
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Late 19th Century European Antique Brain

Materials

Plaster, Wood

Flocked Fantom
Located in New York, NY
A sagittal model of the human brain with facial and optic nerves Cast in a relief of wax that has
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19th Century Antique Brain

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Glass

Bronze Copy of "De Humani Corporus Fabrica"
Located in New York, NY
A Calvarium Sectioned Human Head With Dissected Brain in Cast Bronze Mounted on Granite Base. Done
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19th Century Italian Antique Brain

Materials

Bronze

19th Century Wax Medical Display Head
Located in North Hollywood, CA
. The top is cut away to expose the brain, and opened on the back side to expose the inner brain and
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19th Century French Antique Brain

Materials

Marble, Brass

graphic punch tuba
Located in st. helena, napa valley, CA
. should be paired with the french horn. your choice in entry, sofa back of library shelves. no brainer!
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Early 20th Century American Antique Brain

Materials

Horn

mounted brass french horn
Located in st. helena, napa valley, CA
. should be paired with the tuba as a set, as they show stronger as a set. no brainer for photo shoot or
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Early 20th Century American Antique Brain

Materials

Brass

terra cotta horse torso
Located in st. helena, napa valley, CA
1915. Sheer editorial piece, this should be on the cover of any tasty magazine. No brainer. Entry
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19th Century Panamanian Antique Brain

Materials

Terracotta

Antique period Phrenology head Scottish Pottery c1835
Located in Woodstock, OXFORDSHIRE
focused on measurements of the human skull, based on the concept that the brain is the organ of the mind
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19th Century Scottish Antique Brain

Maximianus Roman Coin Silver Necklace
Located in Nuevo Leon, MX
latter title with his co-emperor and superior, Diocletian, whose political brain complemented Maximian's
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15th Century and Earlier Italian Contemporary Antique Brain

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Silver

Paiute Indian Doll
Located in New York, NY
This rare doll was made for a Paiute child. It was sewn primarily of brain tanned deer hide with
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19th Century American Antique Brain

Materials

Cotton, Beads

Victorian Old Cut Diamond Serpent Ring
Located in Sale, Cheshire
mine cut diamond "brain" (approx. 65pts) and modelled in 18 karat gold. It's especially good quality
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Early 1900s English Victorian Antique Brain

Materials

White Diamond, 18k Gold

Scarce Early Carved Painted Pine Folk Art Phrenology Head, circa 1850-1860
Located in Bedford, Bedfordshire
disproportionate and larger than life in size, on a shaped base, mapping the labeled regions of the human brain
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1850s Central American Folk Art Antique Brain

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Pine

Rare Plaster Phrenology Bust Prepared by A.L. Vago, London, circa 1870-1885
By Ambrose Lewis Vago
Located in Bedford, Bedfordshire
brain, such as ‘Hope’ and 'Combativeness' via a large number of printed paper labels applied to the head
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1880s English High Victorian Antique Brain

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Plaster

Rare Plaster Phrenology Bust Prepared by A.L. Vago, London, 1869
By Ambrose Lewis Vago
Located in Bedford, Bedfordshire
brain, such as 'Intellectual Faculties' and 'Destructive' via a number of printed paper labels applied
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1860s English High Victorian Antique Brain

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Plaster

Early 20th Century Plaster Model of a Human Skull on Ebonised Stand
Located in Bedford, Bedfordshire
. Based on the idea that as the skull takes its shape from the brain, the surface of the skull can be read
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Early 20th Century European Antique Brain

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Plaster

19th Century French Phrenology Head
Located in North Beninngton, VT
lower back of the piece. The different sectors of the brain are all labeled with a beautiful cursive
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Brain

Materials

Plaster, Ink

Victorian Sapphire Ruby Coiled Snake Ring
Located in Sale, Cheshire
set with a blue sapphire "brain" and ruby eyes, the face showing off a big grin... It dates to circa
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1880s British Victorian Antique Brain

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Ruby, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, 15k Gold

Plaster Phrenology Bust by A.L. Vago of Gray s Inn Road, London Dated to 1883
By Ambrose Lewis Vago
Located in Bedford, Bedfordshire
human brain, such as 'Individuality', 'Destructiveness' and '?' via a number of printed paper labels
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1880s English High Victorian Antique Brain

Materials

Plaster

An Art Deco Table Lamp: A Franco-American Marriage Made in Heaven.
Located in San Francisco, CA
to see some $1500 Schneider hand-blown art glass jewel mounted in place of the lowly American "brain
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Early 20th Century French Art Deco Antique Brain

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Brass

Fine Antique Onyx and Bronze Desk Ink Stand Pen Rest Faux Book and Blotter Set
Located in Atlanta, GA
Onyx is associated with the planet Mercury, which is known to represent intelligence, elevated brain
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Early 20th Century European Antique Brain

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Onyx, Bronze

Original French Art Deco Statue by Fayral "Le Faguay" light
Located in Oakland, CA
marble and original "brain" crackled glass globe. She is a wonderful figure: a stunningly beautiful
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Early 20th Century French Antique Brain

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Marble, Metal, Bronze

19thC Irish Blacksmith Forged Wrought Iron Cross
Located in Bedford, Bedfordshire
muscle power and driven by an inventive brain, it was indeed possible for him to make literally anything
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Mid-19th Century Irish Folk Art Antique Brain

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Wrought Iron

19thC Human Skull Inscribed for Phrenological Demonstration
Located in Bedford, Bedfordshire
takes its shape from the brain, the surface of the skull can be read as an index of psychological
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Early 1900s English Antique Brain

Materials

Bone

Art Deco Light Statue by Max Le Verrier called Clarte Rare Vintage Model
By Max Le Verrier
Located in Oakland, CA
Paris). This one stands approximately 21.5″ T to the head and 26″ T to the original top of the “brain
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1920s French Art Deco Antique Brain

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Marble, Metal

Edwards Kingwood Writing Box
Located in Northampton, United Kingdom
which read: "I had finished my letter when an IDEA struck so forcibly upon my brain of sending you a
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19th Century Antique Brain

Materials

Brass

Richard Parkes Bonington Oil Painting of a Shipwreck, Circa 1820
By Richard Parkes Bonington
Located in Gallatin, TN
loved.  Consumptive, he died  on September 23, 1828 in London, after a sunstroke which caused brain
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19th Century Impressionist Antique Brain

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Canvas, Oil

16th Century Andreas Vesalius Anatomical Print on Acrylic
Located in Houston, TX
, allowing the page itself to remain the focus. This particular panel shows views of the brain and skull
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16th Century French Antique Brain

Materials

Acrylic, Paper

16th Century Andreas Vesalius Anatomical Print on Acrylic
Located in Houston, TX
, allowing the page itself to remain the focus. This particular panel shows views of the brain. Just one
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16th Century French Antique Brain

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Acrylic, Paper

1st Edition Etching from Piranesi s Imaginary Prisons Series - the Carceri
By Giovanni Battista Piranesi
Located in Lafayette, CA
fancy originated in the delirium of a fevered brain or not, they at least proceed from a genius at the
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18th Century and Earlier Antique Brain

Materials

Etching

16th Century Andreas Vesalius Anatomical Print on Acrylic
Located in Houston, TX
, allowing the page itself to remain the focus. This particular panel shows views of the brain, spine and
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16th Century French Antique Brain

Materials

Acrylic, Paper

16th Century Andreas Vesalius Anatomical Print on Acrylic
Located in Houston, TX
, allowing the page itself to remain the focus. This particular panel shows views of the brain and skull
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16th Century French Antique Brain

Materials

Acrylic, Paper

16th Century Andreas Vesalius Anatomical Print on Acrylic
Located in Houston, TX
, allowing the page itself to remain the focus. This particular panel shows views of the brain and skull
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16th Century French Antique Brain

Materials

Acrylic, Paper

RW Winfield Design 19th Century Steel and Brown Leather Rocking Chair
By R. W. Winfield Co.
Located in London, GB
time the design is, even today, you look at the shape and your brain tells you it was produced in the
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19th Century Great Britain (UK) British Colonial Antique Brain

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Steel

19th Century Watercolor Painting by Joseph Nash, “Pilgrims, Canterbury Cathedral
By Joseph Nash
Located in Gallatin, TN
from “brain fever” and sold his studio later that year—the quality of his work declined dramatically
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19th Century Antique Brain

Materials

Watercolor

Seated Woman Bronze, Femme Assise a la Toiletter or Petite Baigneuse Assise
Located in Brookville, NY
by osmosis the old mater’s visions flew through the air and lodged themselves in the brain, and heart
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1910s French School Antique Brain

Materials

Bronze

8.5 Foot Tall 17th Century Portrait Oil Painting of Sir Christopher Wren
By Sir Peter Lely
Located in Gallatin, TN
textbook of the brain, Cerebri Anatome (1664), published by Thomas Willis, which coined the term “neurology
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17th Century Academic Antique Brain

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Large Brain Coral
Located in High Point, NC
Large piece of brain coral specimen
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Early 1900s Antique Brain

Materials

Coral

Georgian “Flora” Agate Intaglio Gold Ring
Located in Sale, Cheshire
-Face Illusion" is in effect: whereby the brain perceives a concave (or intaglio) face as a normal
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Early 19th Century English George III Antique Brain

Materials

Agate, 18k Gold

Antique Victorian Diamond Double Snake Gold Ring
Located in Sale, Cheshire
. Each one is set with an old cut diamond "brain", and the piece is modelled in 18 karat gold throughout
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19th Century English Victorian Antique Brain

Materials

White Diamond, 18k Gold

3D German Anatomical Medical Model in Plaster
Located in Dallas, TX
from a plaster like material, that has been carved to show the brain, lungs and digestive tract
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Early 20th Century German Antique Brain

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Plaster, Wood

Exchange Alley
By Adriaan Lubbers
Located in New York, NY
copious drawings. Lubbers died suddenly in 1954 of a brain hemorrhage while visiting Manhattan. His
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1920s Art Deco Antique Brain

Materials

Lithograph

Lib. VIII, Tab. I-III. Set of 3 plates.
By Adrianus Spigelius
Located in Zeeland, Noord-Brabant
on the brain in Liber X-one of these, showing the arterial circle at the brain, predates the Willis
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1640s Antique Brain

Materials

Engraving

Early 20thc Human Skull for Odontology and Medical Study from Guy s Hospital
Located in Bedford, Bedfordshire
Victorian in date. Based on the IDEA that as the skull takes its shape from the brain, the surface of the
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Late 19th Century English Antique Brain

Materials

Bone

Mandalay Burmese Buddha
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
fearlessness, feed the brain and nervous system, and bring awareness and wisdom. Mandalay period: 1853 – 1948
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Late 18th Century Antique Brain

Materials

Wood, Lacquer

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Antique Brain For Sale on 1stDibs

At 1stDibs, there are many versions of the ideal antique brain for your home. Each antique brain for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using paper, coral and stone. Your living room may not be complete without an antique brain — find older editions for sale from the 18th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 20th Century. An antique brain is a generally popular piece of furniture, but those created in Industrial and Victorian styles are sought with frequency. A well-made antique brain has long been a part of the offerings for many furniture designers and manufacturers, but those produced by Dr. Louis Auzoux and Ehrlich are consistently popular.

How Much is a Antique Brain?

Prices for an antique brain start at $139 and top out at $6,423 with the average selling for $685.