Skip to main content

Antique Cisterns

to
14
132
79
104
88
52
23
23
23
23
15
13
13
8
7
6
5
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
Sort By
Antique Renaissance French, Rouen Faience Beverage Dispenser, Signed Borne 1738
Located in Big Flats, NY
An important Rouen, France Faience cistern and basin decorated by Jean Claude Borne offers faience
Category

19th Century French Renaissance Antique Cisterns

Materials

Pottery, Ceramic, Earthenware, Porcelain

19th Century Regency Mahogany Barometer By J J. Gardner, c.1820
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
, Glasgow. The arched trunk has a hinged front rectangular cistern cover. It is in superb condition
Category

19th Century Scottish Antique Cisterns

Materials

Mahogany, Glass

Rare Early 18th Century Queen Anne Walnut Stick Barometer, Circa 1705-1710
Located in Oxfordshire, United Kingdom
, half-round walnut cover. The cistern, fitted with a leather bottom, features a minuscule hole to allow
Category

Early 18th Century English Queen Anne Antique Cisterns

Materials

Walnut

An very rare early George II Cast Sauceboat made by Peter Archambo.
Located in London, GB
sale of 1921 at Christie's which included the remarkable Wine Cistern of 1728, a Wine Cistern of 1729
Category

Mid-18th Century English Antique Cisterns

Stick Barometer Davis Leeds English Oak Scientific Instrument, circa 1830
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
lower floral carved cistern cover An antique stick barometer beautifully made and in excellent
Category

Early 19th Century English Early Victorian Antique Cisterns

Materials

Oak

Antique Stick Barometer, Thermometer, Carpenter and Westley, London, Oak
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
Featuring a thermometer in the shaft Over lower turned cistern cover The back retains the original
Category

19th Century English Victorian Antique Cisterns

Materials

Oak

Ebonized Fruitwood and Brass-Mounted Siphon Tube Barometer
Located in Folkestone, GB
cistern base has the brass adjustment knob in the base and a gilt-brass collet at the top joining it to
Category

Early 18th Century European Queen Anne Antique Cisterns

Materials

Lacquer

Antique Comitti Stick Barometer, English, Rosewood, Mahogany, Feather, Fan
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
cistern cover features at the bottom This is an antique Comitti stick barometer by a renowned and long
Category

Early 20th Century English Edwardian Antique Cisterns

Materials

Mahogany, Rosewood

18th Century Water Well in Style of Louis XIV
Located in Made, NL
existed, the main source of fresh water came from cisterns that collected rainwater, often in the center
Category

18th Century French Louis XIV Antique Cisterns

Materials

Limestone

Antique Stick Barometer, English, Mahogany, Torre and Co, London, circa 1850
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
hemispherical cistern cover This is a fascinating antique stick barometer by the renowned Torre and Co. of
Category

Mid-19th Century English Victorian Antique Cisterns

Materials

Brass

Antique Barometer by Edward Nairne, London
By Edward Nairne
Located in Devon, GB
flush fitting door. The arched top case is veneered in satinwood and has a moulded and turned cistern
Category

18th Century and Earlier English Georgian Antique Cisterns

Materials

Satinwood

Antique Stick Barometer, English, Oak, Twin Vernier, Army and Navy, Victorian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
Centigrade Bevelled, square cistern chamber holds the mercury reservoir This is a charming antique stick
Category

Late 19th Century English Victorian Antique Cisterns

Materials

Glass, Oak

Wellhead Hand Carved Stone Container Planter Basin Antiques Cachepot Melrose ave
Located in West Hollywood, CA
cisterns that collected rain water, often in the center of public square. Antique Dealer Los Angeles CA
Category

16th Century French Gothic Antique Cisterns

Materials

Stone

Regency Mahogany Wine Cooler Attributed to Gillows
By Gillows of Lancaster London
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
-surfaced in zinc. The earliest design for an oval lead-lined cistern features in the Gillows 1787
Category

1810s English Regency Antique Cisterns

Materials

Mahogany

Wellhead Hand Carved Stone Planter Basin Antiques Fire Pit Niche Antique Melrose
Located in West Hollywood, CA
came from cisterns that collected rain water, often in the center of public square. Antique dealer Los
Category

Early 19th Century French Antique Cisterns

Materials

Stone, Granite

Wellhead Hand Carved Stone Container Planter Basin Trough Water Feature antique
Located in West Hollywood, CA
existed, the main source of fresh water came from cisterns that collected rain water, often in the center
Category

17th Century French Antique Cisterns

Materials

Stone, Metal

Antique Stick Barometer, Walnut, Scientific Instrument, Negretti Zambra, 1900
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
Secondary dial displays the room temperature in Fahrenheit Hemispherical cistern cover to rear with
Category

Late 19th Century British Antique Cisterns

Materials

Walnut

Pair of George III Sideboard Dishes Made in London in 1763 by Thomas Heming
Located in London, GB
Cistern, made in 1770, at Belton House in Lincolnshire. He died between 1795-1801. Diameter: 13.25
Category

1760s European George III Antique Cisterns

Materials

Sterling Silver

Wellhead Hand Carved Stone Fountain Firepit Basin La Vie En Provence Antique CA
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Unique sculpted statement piece in a garden landscape and high-end interior décor design cistern
Category

Late 18th Century French Antique Cisterns

Materials

Stone, Limestone

Extremely Fine and Unusual Pair of Early George III Supper/Serving Dishes
Located in London, GB
, Peter Archambo. His masterpiece is most probably the Speaker's Wine Cistern, 1770, at Belton House
Category

1760s English Antique Cisterns

Antique Wellhead
Located in Made, NL
, antique wellheads were vital as entrances to underground cisterns, where layers of sand
Category

18th Century French Louis XIV Antique Cisterns

Materials

Limestone

Antique Barometer with Royal Society Scales
Located in Devon, GB
boldness of the turned walnut cistern cover, the detached freestanding hood pillars with capitals and the
Category

18th Century and Earlier English George I Antique Cisterns

Materials

Walnut

1908 Antique Edwardian Sterling Silver Centrepiece or Bowl
By Lambert Co (Herbert Charles Lambert)
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
cistern. The lower portion of the body is encircled with impressive chased fluted ornamentation. The
Category

Early 1900s British Edwardian Antique Cisterns

Materials

Silver, Sterling Silver

Pair of George II Huguenot Silver Waiters
Located in Cornwall, GB
offered it on a waiter or salver before returning it immediately to the cistern to be rinsed. Augustin
Category

1740s English George II Antique Cisterns

Materials

Sterling Silver

Hand Carved Stone Wellhead center Fountain Rustic Vessel Basin Antique Firepit
Located in West Hollywood, CA
from cisterns that collected rain water, often in the center of public square. Antique Dealer west
Category

Early 19th Century French Antique Cisterns

Materials

Stone

1720 Panoramic Vista of Istanbul and the Bosphorus - with Column of Pompey
Located in Langweer, NL
various reservoirs and cisterns throughout Constantinople. In its early days, the aqueduct sourced water
Category

1720s Antique Cisterns

Materials

Paper

Large Antique Lead Cistern
Located in London, GB
A large antique lead cistern, of shapely serpentine form, the strapwork panels centred by
Category

19th Century British Georgian Antique Cisterns

Materials

Lead

A nicely weathered riveted copper cistern/vat
Located in Baambrugge, NL
A nicely weathered, riveted copper cistern/vat of rectangular form, with scrolled rim, very heavy
Category

19th Century French Antique Cisterns

Pair of George III Style Lead Demilune Cisterns
Located in Palm Desert, CA
Pair of George III style lead demilune cisterns. Bulbeck Foundry, Cambridgeshire.
Category

18th Century British George III Antique Cisterns

Materials

Lead

Set of 2 Italian Carrara Marble Cistern Jardinieres
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
An impressive large-scale set of 2 Italian Carrara marble cisterns jardinieres dating from the
Category

Early 20th Century Italian Neoclassical Antique Cisterns

Materials

Marble, Carrara Marble

19th Century 1/2 Moon Fossiliferous Limestone Cistern
Located in Bloomfield Hills, MI
This vintage half moon cistern is a treasure from a manor house in London. Made of a lovely
Category

19th Century English Antique Cisterns

Materials

Limestone

English Lead Demilune Decorative Cherub and Floral Medallion Cistern, Circa 1778
Located in Charleston, SC
English lead demilune decorative cherub and floral medallion cistern, Late 18th century Signed and
Category

1770s English George III Antique Cisterns

Materials

Lead

Pair of 19th Century English Lead Cistern Planters with Classical Figural Relief
Located in Buffalo, NY
Matched pair of lead planters with figural detail on all sides of classic relief depicting angels and animal motif. Generous size and gorgeous presence. Extremely heavy, drainage hol...
Category

Late 19th Century English Beaux Arts Antique Cisterns

Materials

Lead

A Very Good 18th Century Copper Wine Cistern Wine Cooler, Netherlands Circa 1750
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
The large bellied oval copper body having a rope-twist edge and fitted with rivet-mounted cast brass humanistic masks & brass handles, raised overall upon a conforming stepped base a...
Category

Mid-18th Century Dutch Baroque Antique Cisterns

Materials

Brass, Copper

Antique Blue and White Transfer Printed Toilet / WC
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
An English 'Waterfall' toilet bowl. For use with a traditional high level cistern.
Category

Late 19th Century English Late Victorian Antique Cisterns

Materials

Ceramic

Walnut Cased Stick Barometer and Thermometer
Located in Cheshire, GB
figured walnut case having shaped and moulded pediment, and carved cistern cover. Dimensions Height 40
Category

Late 19th Century British Antique Cisterns

Materials

Walnut

Antique Victorian Patterned ‘Viaduct’ Toilet with Seat
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
property. It features an S-trap waste and is designed for use with a high-level cistern. Height with lid
Category

Late 19th Century English Victorian Antique Cisterns

Materials

Iron

18th Style English Country House Lead Urn Planter With Bacchanalian Relief
Located in Stamford, CT
genitalia. An unusual classical scene likely based on a Roman original. As is typical with lead cisterns
Category

Early 20th Century English Classical Roman Antique Cisterns

Materials

Lead

Antique Stick Barometer, English, Mahogany, Charles Howarth, Halifax, Victorian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
Fahrenheit Scale resides behind a glass door, fastened with latch Mercury reserve behind an oval cistern
Category

Mid-19th Century English Victorian Antique Cisterns

Materials

Boxwood, Mahogany

George III Neoclassical Ormolu Ice Pail Attributed to Matthew Boulton
By Matthew Boulton
Located in Kittery Point, ME
bronze (ormolu) manufactory in Soho, Birmingham, the 'ice pail' cistern was among their products
Category

Late 18th Century English George III Antique Cisterns

Materials

Bronze

Demi-lune Cistern
Located in Katonah, NY
A fine demi-lune cistern with central laurel wreath enclosing the figure of King Edward VII
Category

Early 20th Century English Antique Cisterns

Materials

Lead

Commemorative English Lead Cistern
Located in Katonah, NY
A fine demi-lune lead cistern with central laurel wreath enclosing the figure of King Edward VII
Category

Early 20th Century British Other Antique Cisterns

Materials

Lead

Lead Cistern
Located in Savannah, GA
Bowfront cistern of graceful proportion, panels depicting a chariot pulled by cupids.
Category

19th Century English Antique Cisterns

Materials

Lead

Istrian Stone Cistern
Located in New York, NY
ISTRIAN STONE CISTERN Italian 18th century circular Istrian stone cistern decorated with a
Category

18th Century and Earlier Italian Antique Cisterns

Bronze Covered Cistern
Located in New York, NY
Bronze covered cistern, with Foo Dog motif on the cover and a dragon form spout
Category

19th Century Japanese Antique Cisterns

Materials

Bronze

Large Brass Cistern
Located in San Francisco, CA
A large and decorative brass cistern made in Continental Europe in the 19th century or earlier.
Category

19th Century Unknown Baroque Antique Cisterns

Victorian Bronze Cistern
Located in San Francisco, CA
A wonderful large Bronze cistern in the ancient style. These pieces originally served as wine
Category

19th Century British Baroque Antique Cisterns

Materials

Bronze

18th C. Ceramic Cistern
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
Antique ceramic water vessel. Unglazed stoneware, gorgeous patina.
Category

18th Century and Earlier Indonesian Other Antique Cisterns

18th C. Ceramic Cistern
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
Antique ceramic water vessel. Unglazed stoneware, gorgeous patina.
Category

18th Century and Earlier Indonesian Other Antique Cisterns

Massive French Carved Marble Cistern
Located in Culver City, CA
Massive French Carved Marble Cistern
Category

18th Century and Earlier French Antique Cisterns

Materials

Marble

Large Islamic Copper Jardinerie / Cistern
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Very Large Islamic Jardinerie/Cistern. Hand tooled depicting a caravan and Kings. Hand Made
Category

19th Century Persian Antique Cisterns

Materials

Copper

Semi-Circular Lead Cistern, Dated 1653
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
A rare addition to the very few known 17th century lead cisterns has a provenance to the Wren
Category

Mid-17th Century English Antique Cisterns

Garden Wall Cistern with Sunburst Decoration
Located in Hudson, NY
Lead garden wall cistern with sunburst decoration. Backed in wood.
Category

19th Century American Antique Cisterns

Materials

Lead

18th Century Lead Cistern Dated 1714
Located in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire
A Fine example of an early 18th century lead cistern dated 1714 and initialled S.S.F. Having
Category

Early 18th Century European Antique Cisterns

Materials

Lead

18th Century Italian Bronze Wine Cistern
Located in Moreton-in-Marsh, Gloucestershire
C18th Italian bronze wine cistern of oval form with a beaded rim and rope twist edge, above a
Category

19th Century French Antique Cisterns

Materials

Bronze

Fine 18th Century Lead Cistern Dated 1752
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
a full name – more commonly it is initials only. The name Mary Cole could see this Cistern as a
Category

1750s English Antique Cisterns

Massive Limestone Cistern from Rural Madura Island
Located in Culver City, CA
Massive Limestone Cistern/ Water Vessel From Rural Madura Island
Category

Early 20th Century Antique Cisterns

Materials

Limestone

  • 1
Get Updated with New Arrivals
Save "Antique Cisterns", and we’ll notify you when there are new listings in this category.

Antique Cisterns For Sale on 1stDibs

Find a variety of antique cisterns available on 1stDibs. Each of these unique antique cisterns was constructed with extraordinary care, often using wood, metal and mahogany. There are 10 antique and vintage antique cisterns for sale at 1stDibs, while we also have 2 modern editions to choose from as well. Antique cisterns have been produced for many years, with earlier versions available from the 18th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 21st Century. Antique cisterns bearing Georgian hallmark is very popular at 1stDibs. Antique cisterns have been a part of the life’s work for many furniture makers, but those produced by FEYZ are consistently popular.

How Much are Antique Cisterns?

Prices for antique cisterns can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, antique cisterns begin at $1,200 and can go as high as $125,000, while the average can fetch as much as $6,496.