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Antique Console Table, Victorian Giltwood and Marble, circa 1900
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
. The giltwood bracket is well carved in the form of a ship's figurehead, female in form sashed and
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19th Century British High Victorian Antique Figureheads

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Marble

China Trade Painting of the Scottish Schooner, The Lochbulig, circa 1875
Located in Downingtown, PA
, schooner-rigged, round stern, carvel built, no galleries, three-quarters male figurehead, wood frame
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1870s Chinese Chinese Export Antique Figureheads

Materials

Canvas

Pair of Arts and Crafts Lighthouse Form Table Lamps
Located in Dallas, TX
the movement’s figurehead (and ardent socialist) William Morris (1834-1896), who believed that
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Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Antique Figureheads

Materials

Bronze, Copper, Enamel

Very Large Nef - Warship in Battle - German Sterling Silver
Located in New York, NY
figurehead to the dolphin rudder. Sails are “stitched” and the hand-hammering suggests billowing wind. Ships
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Early 1900s German Antique Figureheads

Figurehead
Located in Hudson, NY
pine carved figurehead - mermaid? bare breasted woman emerging from foliate base
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19th Century American Antique Figureheads

Figurehead of a Model Ship
Located in Paris, FR
Figurehead disassembled from a model ship on display in an Italian museum. Carved wood, covered
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Mid-18th Century Italian Greco Roman Antique Figureheads

Materials

Stucco, Wood

C. 1850 Carved Wood Figurehead Antler Chandelier
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This chandelier is a rare find. It's a C. 1850 carved wood figure of a woman holding a stein in one hand and a chalice type mug in the other. The front of her is a woman, and the bac...
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19th Century German Antique Figureheads

Materials

Iron

A Pair of White Agate Horse Figurehead Bookends
Located in Middletown, MD
A stunning pair of exquisitely hand-carved figurehead bookends sculpted from a singular piece of
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1920s South American Antique Figureheads

Materials

Agate

Anonymous | Female Ship Figurehead | Found in New England
Located in Wyomissing, PA
Exceptional carved wooden figure with blue period dress
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19th Century American Folk Art Antique Figureheads

Antique Staffordshire Figurehead of Fox Stirrup Cup Tally Ho
Located in Woodstock, OXFORDSHIRE
Antique Staffordshire porcelain fox head stirrup cup. The cup is exceptionally well coloured and molded and bears the inscrition at the rim "Tallyho". A stirrup cup is a "parting c...
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19th Century English Antique Figureheads

18th Century Wood Plaque with Plaster Female Figurehead Found in France
Located in Houston, TX
Carved and painted, this 18th century wood plaque features a plaster female figurehead at its
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Late 18th Century French Antique Figureheads

Materials

Plaster, Wood

An 18th Century Italian Rococo Cartouche Form Giltwood Mirror
Located in Woodbury, CT
inronwork backed by a grotesque figurehead. The foliate carved framework in old surface. Italian, 18th
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18th Century and Earlier Italian Antique Figureheads

Materials

Giltwood

19th Century Antique Carved Venetian Mirror
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
figurehead of an angel. It is painted in shades of cream, green, brown and red. Mirror has been replaced
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Late 18th Century Italian Rococo Antique Figureheads

Materials

Wood

C. 1900 Italian Carved Wood Gilt Lantern
Located in Los Angeles, CA
C. 1900 Italian carved wood lantern/chandelier covered in gilt. Lots of detail from figureheads to
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Early 20th Century Italian Antique Figureheads

Materials

Wood

19th Century Antique Swedish Hand-Carved Frame and Mirror
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
hand carved all around with leaves, flowers and stylized shells. An angel figurehead is carved at the
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19th Century Swedish Baroque Antique Figureheads

Materials

Wood

19th Century Antique Swedish Hand-Carved Frame and Mirror
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
and hand carved all around with leaves, flowers and stylised shells. An angel figurehead is carved at
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19th Century Swedish Baroque Antique Figureheads

Materials

Wood

Flemish Carved Oak Cabinet Bookcase, circa 1880
Located in Edinburgh, GB
bookcases upper section leads on to carved, shaped door frames. The pilasters featuring figureheads and lion
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1880s Belgian Antique Figureheads

Materials

Oak

Bronze Figural Six Candle Chandelier
Located in Minneapolis, MN
figures, reminiscent of figureheads on a mighty ship. In keeping with the maritime theme, a Greek key
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1910s American Antique Figureheads

Materials

Bronze

Hand Carved Skippers Pulpit Statue, 1850 Normandy
Located in Nijmegen, Gelderland
. Thus the angel serves as a figurehead so that she can watch over the welfare of the skippers. At her
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1850s French Arts and Crafts Antique Figureheads

Materials

Wood

French 19th Century Ship Diorama of the St. Louis in a Busy Shipping Channel
Located in Wells, ME
" broadside in full sail with all of her rigging, painted wooden sails and flags, figurehead and anchor
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Late 19th Century French Folk Art Antique Figureheads

Materials

Wood

Folk Art Portrait Carving Of a Man with a Moustache
Located in London, GB
character and style. As with many pieces of folk sculpture, it was probably created by a ship’s figurehead
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19th Century Folk Art Antique Figureheads

Sovereign of the Seas Clipper Ship Model
Located in Essex, MA
meticulously crafted planked and pinned hull with carved figurehead, the two-tier deck fully outfitted with
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1880s American Antique Figureheads

Materials

Brass

Industrial landscape
By Hugó Scheiber
Located in Eltville, DE
class or socialists and communists. The other camp believed that an artist should be a figurehead for
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1920s Expressionist Antique Figureheads

Materials

Charcoal

Carved Oak Mermaid Figurehead
Located in Geneva, IL
A full-length figure, possibly set at the prow of an old-fashioned sailing ship. Piece measures: 2.75" deep at the bottom.
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Late 18th Century European Antique Figureheads

Materials

Wood

19th Century Ship Bow Figurehead
Located in New Orleans, LA
Decorative ship bow figurehead from the 19th century.
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19th Century Antique Figureheads

Early 19th Century English Carved Figurehead Depicting the Head of a Merchant
Located in Pau, FR
Early 19th century English hand carved massive partial ship's figurehead, depicting the head of a
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Early 19th Century English Antique Figureheads

Materials

Wood

Wall-Mounted Brass Candelabra with Fairy Figurines, 19th Century
Located in Noorderwijk, BE
centre is a scantily dressed fairy or figurehead holding a central support with three candle arms. The
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19th Century Italian Baroque Antique Figureheads

Materials

Brass

17th Century Large Dutch Oak Armoire or Cabinet
Located in Edinburgh, GB
ebony inlay, ebony panels and three carved figureheads. There are two impressive panelled doors with
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17th Century Dutch Antique Figureheads

Materials

Ebony, Oak

19th Century Gilden Wood Optometrist or Optician Storefront Trade Sign
Located in Chicago, IL
direction. three-dimensional carved trade signs were often produced in the same workshops as figureheads and
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Late 19th Century American Antique Figureheads

Materials

Glass, Wood

A Westerly Trade Wind – The Boston Clipper "Southern Cross", Oil on Canvas
By Montague Dawson
Located in NEW YORK, NY
a 36 foot beam; and she had a golden eagle on the wing as her figurehead. She held the record from
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Early 20th Century Antique Figureheads

Materials

Canvas, Oil

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Antique Figureheads For Sale on 1stDibs

Find a variety of antique figureheads available on 1stDibs. Frequently made of wood, pine and softwood, all antique figureheads available were constructed with great care. There are all kinds of antique figureheads available, from those produced as long ago as the 18th Century to those made as recently as the 20th Century. Antique figureheads made by Folk Art designers — as well as those associated with Victorian — are very popular at 1stDibs.

How Much are Antique Figureheads?

Antique figureheads can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price at 1stDibs is $5,912, while the lowest priced sells for $376 and the highest can go for as much as $67,500.