We are delighted to offer this stunning ornately carved solid Elm east European fireplace A very good looking and well made piece. This came from central Germany, where it was ori...

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1880s German High Victorian Antique Fretwork

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Elm

Antique circa 1880 Hand Carved Solid Elm Fireplace Mantlepiece Fretwork Columns

$10,967

Chinese Lamp Side Table Antique Fretwork Two-Tone Blonde Red Scholars Tea Table

Located in London, GB

shelf of Blood Ju inlay while the lower shelf features beautiful and eye-catching geometric fretwork

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Late 19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Fretwork

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Elm

Chinese Lamp Side Table Antique Fretwork Two-Tone Blonde Red Scholars Tea Table

$2,124

Antique Large Folk Art Handcrafted Wooden Fretwork Crucifix or Cross and Stand

Located in Hamilton, Ontario

is done with fretwork vines and leaves and a stylized Sun's rays surrounding Jesus. The ends of the

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Early 20th Century Austrian Folk Art Antique Fretwork

Materials

Softwood

Antique Large Folk Art Handcrafted Wooden Fretwork Crucifix or Cross and Stand

$1,495

Pair of Chinese Hardwood Chairs with Fretwork Designs and High Relief Panels

Located in New York, NY

A pair of antique Chinese hardwood chairs with Fretwork designs and high relief panels. Each chair

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1870s Chinese Chinese Export Antique Fretwork

Materials

Hardwood

Pair of Chinese Hardwood Chairs with Fretwork Designs and High Relief Panels

$3,600 Sale Price / set

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Antique Arts Craft Oak Wood Glass One Door Fretwork Corner China Cabinet Curio

Located in Philadelphia, PA

Antique Arts & Craft Oak Wood Glass One Door Fretwork Corner China Cabinet Curio. Item features

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Late 19th Century Unknown Arts and Crafts Antique Fretwork

Materials

Glass, Oak

Antique Arts Craft Oak Wood Glass One Door Fretwork Corner China Cabinet Curio

$2,500

An Aesthetic Movement low side chair with fretwork to the lower back rest

Located in London, GB

An Aesthetic Movement low side chair with fretwork to the lower back rest, this has shrunk and

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1880s English Aesthetic Movement Antique Fretwork

Materials

Walnut

An Aesthetic Movement low side chair with fretwork to the lower back rest

$1,370

An Anglo-Japanese beech wood side table with fretwork &pagoda style turned rails

By Heal s

Located in London, GB

ends, with Japanese style fretwork panels below, and three pagoda style shelves supported through each

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1880s English Anglo-Japanese Antique Fretwork

Materials

Beech

An Anglo-Japanese beech wood side table with fretwork &pagoda style turned rails

$2,467

A Scottish Anglo-Japanese ebonized side table with fretwork hand carved edges.

Located in London, GB

George Watson of Edinburgh. An Anglo-Japanese ebonized side table with hand carved edges to the shaped tops, lattice end panels, stepped display shelves, with a pagoda style curved e...

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1880s English Anglo-Japanese Antique Fretwork

Materials

Walnut

A Scottish Anglo-Japanese ebonized side table with fretwork hand carved edges.

$3,838

Fretwork Back Elm Windsor Desk Chair This style is known by many names

Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight

Fretwork Back Elm Windsor Desk Chair This style is known by many names Smokers Bow, Windsor Chair

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19th Century Country Antique Fretwork

Materials

Elm

Fretwork Back Elm Windsor Desk Chair This style is known by many names

$1,069

Set of Four Carved Elm Screen Panels with Fretwork, Foliage and Floral Motifs

Located in Yonkers, NY

A set of four Chinese carved elmwood screen panels from the 19th century, with fretwork motifs and

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19th Century Asian Antique Fretwork

Materials

Elm

Set of Four Carved Elm Screen Panels with Fretwork, Foliage and Floral Motifs

$5,800 / set

Heals. An Anglo-Japanese Ebonised Side Table with Gilt Fretwork and Flaring Ends

Located in London, GB

Heals and Son, with flaring ends, gilt fretwork panels below and four shelves supported through each

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Late 19th Century Arts and Crafts Antique Fretwork

Materials

Beech

Heals. An Anglo-Japanese Ebonised Side Table with Gilt Fretwork and Flaring Ends

$3,015

H W Batley. Anglo Japanese settee with fretwork below the backrest to the arms

By Henry William Batley

Located in London, GB

H W Batley attributed. An Anglo-Japanese settee with Japanese fretwork below the backrest and the

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1880s English Anglo-Japanese Antique Fretwork

Materials

Walnut

H W Batley. Anglo Japanese settee with fretwork below the backrest to the arms

$7,128

George III Mahogany chest on chest with applied fretwork converted to a bar

Located in Buchanan, MI

A George III mahogany chest on chest with applied blind fret work adpated as a bar. Would look great in a library, office or living room

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18th Century English George III Antique Fretwork

Materials

Mahogany

George III Mahogany chest on chest with applied fretwork converted to a bar

$3,600

Pair of Antique 19th Century Chinese Fretted and Carved Wood Screen Panels

Located in Dallas, TX

A handsome pair of fretted and carved wood Screen panels. Screens like these were often made as window decoration in Buddhist temples. They are traditionally handcrafted and structur...

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19th Century Antique Fretwork

Materials

Wood

Pair of Antique 19th Century Chinese Fretted and Carved Wood Screen Panels

$2,640

A William IV Rosewood Chiffonier

Located in Reepham, GB

A distinctive rich rosewood fretwork chiffonier with a single shelf behind raised on turned

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19th Century Antique Fretwork

Materials

Rosewood

A William IV Rosewood Chiffonier

$3,934

19th Century Classic Regency English Brass Fireplace Fender

Located in Savannah, GA

Classic Regency period brass fender having a reticulated frame work. A handsome solid piece in a large size. Inside measurements 59 inches wide x 15.75 deep. Over-all measurements ab...

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1820s English Regency Antique Fretwork

Materials

Brass

19th Century Classic Regency English Brass Fireplace Fender

$2,495

19th Century Chinese Window Lattice Panel Screen

Located in New York, NY

19th Century Window Lattice Screen. Very special Lattice Screen Window Panel from Shanxi China 19th century. Wonderfully assembled sculpted pieces of Cypress wood with each face ro...

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Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Fretwork

Materials

Cypress

19th Century Chinese Window Lattice Panel Screen

$2,400

Early 20th Century Bamboo and Elm Wine Table with Rattan Looping Accents

Located in Yonkers, NY

A Chinese bamboo and elm wine table from the early 20th century with fretwork motifs. Created in

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Early 20th Century Chinese Antique Fretwork

Materials

Bamboo, Elm, Rattan

Early 20th Century Bamboo and Elm Wine Table with Rattan Looping Accents

$3,800

Qing Dynasty Three-Tier Accent Lamp Table with Geometric Shelf

Located in Yonkers, NY

fretwork shelf and horse hoof feet. This distinctive three-tier accent lamp table, hailing from the Qing

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19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Fretwork

Materials

Wood

Qing Dynasty Three-Tier Accent Lamp Table with Geometric Shelf

$1,250

Early 19th Century Chippendale Display Case

By Thomas Chippendale

Located in Dublin 8, IE

neck pediment with open fretwork design sits above two astragal glazed doors that open to reveal a

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19th Century English Georgian Antique Fretwork

Materials

Mahogany, Glass

Early 19th Century Chippendale Display Case

$26,129

Pair of 19th Century Mahogany Library Chairs

Located in Harrodsburg, KY

with blind fretwork. Well upholstered with arched, padded backs. The legs connected by stretchers and

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Late 19th Century English Chippendale Antique Fretwork

Materials

Fabric, Mahogany

Pair of 19th Century Mahogany Library Chairs

$11,000 / set

Qing Dynasty 19th Century Desk with Carved Frieze and Two Drawers

Located in Yonkers, NY

fretwork motifs. Created in China during the Qing Dynasty in the 19th century, this exquisite wooden desk

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19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Fretwork

Materials

Wood

Qing Dynasty 19th Century Desk with Carved Frieze and Two Drawers

$2,500

Square Antique Side Table

Located in Yonkers, NY

base and fretwork motifs on the apron. Behold a piece from the esteemed Qing Dynasty period – this

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19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Fretwork

Materials

Wood

Square Antique Side Table

$1,500

Late Qing Dynasty Hardwood Hall Table with Dragon Carvings and Lacquer Patina

Located in Yonkers, NY

fretwork motifs. A striking example of traditional Chinese craftsmanship, this antique center hall table

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Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Antique Fretwork

Materials

Hardwood

Late Qing Dynasty Hardwood Hall Table with Dragon Carvings and Lacquer Patina

$6,500

Large Brown Lacquer Elmwood Cabinet with Carved Skirt and Brass Hardware

Located in Yonkers, NY

fretwork skirt, round medallion hardware, two exterior drawers, interior shelves with hidden drawers. This

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19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Fretwork

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Brass

Large Brown Lacquer Elmwood Cabinet with Carved Skirt and Brass Hardware

$4,800

Antique Barley Twist English Oak Secretary with Display Cabinet

Located in Pasadena, TX

carved and boast barley twist columns. The cabinet doors have beautiful fretwork wedged into the beveled

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Late 19th Century English Aesthetic Movement Antique Fretwork

Materials

Brass

Antique Barley Twist English Oak Secretary with Display Cabinet

$4,900

Late Qing Dynasty Side Table with Low Geometric Style Shelf

Located in Yonkers, NY

slightly recessed panel while the bottom is made of a low shelf with cracked ice fretwork patterns. The

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Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Antique Fretwork

Materials

Wood

Late Qing Dynasty Side Table with Low Geometric Style Shelf

$1,540

Three-Tiered Accent Lamp Table with Cracked Ice Shelf and Horse Hoof Feet

Located in Yonkers, NY

A Qing Dynasty period three-tiered accent lamp table from the 19th century with fretwork geometric

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19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Fretwork

Materials

Wood

Three-Tiered Accent Lamp Table with Cracked Ice Shelf and Horse Hoof Feet

$1,250

Antique Victorian Gillows Rosewood Credenza Sideboard – Serpentine Marble Top

By Gillows of Lancaster London

Located in King s Lynn, GB

is overlaid with intricate fretwork framed by moulded borders, flanked to each side by fabric-backed

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19th Century British Victorian Antique Fretwork

Materials

Carrara Marble

Antique Victorian Gillows Rosewood Credenza Sideboard – Serpentine Marble Top

$3,427

An Exceptional Pair of Early George III Mahogany Gainsborough Chairs

By (circle of) Thomas Gainsborough

Located in London, GB

frames displaying beautifully executed blind fretwork, with fretted spandrels on original leather casters

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Late 18th Century English Antique Fretwork

Materials

Mahogany

An Exceptional Pair of Early George III Mahogany Gainsborough Chairs

$112,412 / set

Qing Dynasty 19th Century Side Table with Rattan Top and Carved Apron

Located in Yonkers, NY

A Chinese Qing Dynasty period side table from the 19th century, with woven rattan mat, fretwork

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19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Fretwork

Materials

Rattan, Wood

Qing Dynasty 19th Century Side Table with Rattan Top and Carved Apron

$1,800

Chippendale Waterfall Shelves

By Jonathan Sainsbury

Located in Sturminster Marshall, Dorset

An exceptional Chippendale mahogany three drawer hanging waterfall shelves/bookcase with fine carved and pierced fret sides. Bespoke sizing, design adaptations and finishing avail...

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18th Century British Neoclassical Antique Fretwork

Materials

Mahogany

Chippendale Waterfall Shelves

$4,770 / item

Pair of Chinese Ming Dynasty Style 1920s Horseshoe Back Bamboo Armchairs

Located in Atlanta, GA

Dynasty style horseshoe back armchairs from the early 20th century, with fretwork motifs and dark patina

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Early 20th Century Chinese Ming Antique Fretwork

Materials

Wood, Bamboo

Pair of Chinese Ming Dynasty Style 1920s Horseshoe Back Bamboo Armchairs

$2,995 / set

Early 20th century Indian screen

Located in Cesena, FC

Early 20th century Indian screen Early twentieth-century Indian screen, polychrome. India partition, composed of four hand-painted panels. Richly decorated with fretwork and hand-pa...

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Early 19th Century Indian Antique Fretwork

Materials

Wood, Paint

Early 20th century Indian screen

$3,978

Set of Four Antique Chinese Architectural Panels with Carved Lattice and Figures

Located in Yonkers, NY

This antique Chinese four-panel screen is composed of individually carved wooden panels, each featuring a finely pierced geometric lattice design and a central cartouche with deeply ...

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Early 20th Century Chinese Antique Fretwork

Materials

Wood

Set of Four Antique Chinese Architectural Panels with Carved Lattice and Figures

$4,800

Very Fine Antique Chinese Chippendale Style Mahogany Tea Table

Located in Bridgeport, CT

An antique Tea Table in notable condition with an elaborately pierced full surround top edge, handsome figured Mahogany, well turned Column support with Spiral turned base element s...

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Late 19th Century Chinese Chippendale Antique Fretwork

Materials

Mahogany

Very Fine Antique Chinese Chippendale Style Mahogany Tea Table

$1,850

Chippendale Fretted Open Cabinet

By Jonathan Sainsbury

Located in Sturminster Marshall, Dorset

An exceptional George II design Chinese Chippendale mahogany open fret cabinet, suitable as a bedside or drawing room dwarf book cabinet. The Chippendale Fretted Open Cabinet is hand...

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16th Century British Neoclassical Antique Fretwork

Materials

Mahogany

Chippendale Fretted Open Cabinet

$4,277 / item

Pair of Antique French Chinoiserie Armchairs, Red and Gold Lacquer, 19th Century

Located in San Francisco, CA

painted in Chinese red with gold decoratively applied on the traditional fretwork patterns. Fitted with

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Late 19th Century French Chinoiserie Antique Fretwork

Materials

Fabric, Wood, Lacquer

Pair of Antique French Chinoiserie Armchairs, Red and Gold Lacquer, 19th Century

$2,100

19th Century Three Tier Rosewood Fretcut Whatnot Etagere

Located in Reepham, GB

19th Century Three Tier Rosewood Fretcut Whatnot Etagere raised on turned columns, with a pierced and carved gallery top. It includes a drawer with bobbin handles and stands on turne...

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19th Century Antique Fretwork

Materials

Rosewood

19th Century Three Tier Rosewood Fretcut Whatnot Etagere

$3,632

1900s-1920s Japanese antique 2 tier wooden tansu cabinet w/ openwork wabi sabi

Located in 常陸大宮市, JP

Japanese antique 2 tier small tansu cabinet with sliding doors - made of quality Sugi cedar, finished with persimmon tannin burnt pine ink. Product of circa 1900s - 1920s (lat...

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Early 20th Century Japanese Folk Art Antique Fretwork

Materials

Wood, Cypress

1900s-1920s Japanese antique 2 tier wooden tansu cabinet w/ openwork wabi sabi

$1,200

Early 19th century Georgian mahogany secretaire chest on chest

Located in Debenham, Suffolk

cornice and ornate fretwork on the front and down the canted sides. 2 over 3 drawers. Bottom section with

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Early 19th Century English Georgian Antique Fretwork

Materials

Mahogany

Early 19th century Georgian mahogany secretaire chest on chest

$6,237

Arthur Heygate Mackmurdo for the Century Guild. An Important Art Nouveau Chair

By Arthur Heygate Mackmurdo

Located in London, GB

Arthur Heygate Mackmurdo (1851-1942), a highly important oak chair, with an Art Nouveau floral back. Mackmurdo's influence in Europe is recognized as having produced the earliest exa...

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1880s English Art Nouveau Antique Fretwork

Materials

Oak

Arthur Heygate Mackmurdo for the Century Guild. An Important Art Nouveau Chair

$61,689

19th Century Georgian Five Piece Breakfront with Arrow Inlay

Located in Milford, NH

cases with four glass fretwork doors, opening to two adjustable shelves in each section, with satin

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19th Century English Georgian Antique Fretwork

Materials

Textile, Glass, Mahogany

19th Century Georgian Five Piece Breakfront with Arrow Inlay

$6,800

George III Mahogany Library Chair

Located in Dallas, TX

handholds above down swept blind fretwork carved supports, lifted on conformingly decorated square chamfered

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Mid-18th Century English George III Antique Fretwork

Materials

Muslin, Mahogany

George III Mahogany Library Chair

$7,950

World s Oldest Surviving, Steinway Upright Piano in Rosewood Reverse Scroll Legs

Located in Leeds, GB

An 1862, Steinway upright piano for sale with a polished, rosewood case. Exquisite wood grain. Cabinet features two large, openwork panels backed in gold silk. The panels are in a c...

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1860s American Antique Fretwork

Materials

Rosewood

World s Oldest Surviving, Steinway Upright Piano in Rosewood Reverse Scroll Legs

$179,585

Chinese Qing Dynasty 19th Century Wooden Coffee Table with Stained Glass Top

Located in Yonkers, NY

A Chinese Qing Dynasty period wooden coffee table from the 19th century with stained glass top and openwork motifs. Created in China during the Qing Dynasty, this coffee table featur...

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19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Fretwork

Materials

Stained Glass, Wood

Chinese Qing Dynasty 19th Century Wooden Coffee Table with Stained Glass Top

$3,500

Three Train Clock By Smith Sons

Located in New Orleans, LA

A spectacular feat of engineering and artistry, this 19th-century skeleton clock was created by John Smith & Sons of Clerkenwell. The Clerkenwell Borough of Central London has for al...

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19th Century English Gothic Revival Antique Fretwork

Materials

Steel

Three Train Clock By Smith Sons

$78,500

1900s Edwardian Inlaid Maple Side Cabinet

Located in Germantown, MD

A 1900s Edwardian Inlaid Maple Side Cabinet measuring 17.5" in width, 14" in depth and stands 28.5" tall. Very fine and intricate inlays on door.

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Early 20th Century American Edwardian Antique Fretwork

Materials

Maple

1900s Edwardian Inlaid Maple Side Cabinet

$1,495

Set of 10 19th Century Chippendale design dining chairs

Located in Debenham, Suffolk

Set of 10 19th century Chippendale design dining chairs Fine quality set of dining chairs in the Chippendale taste, circa 1860. Set comprises of 8 single and 2 carver armchairs. So...

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Mid-19th Century English Chippendale Antique Fretwork

Materials

Fabric, Mahogany

Set of 10 19th Century Chippendale design dining chairs

$9,116 / set

Pair of Mid Century Cast Iron Industrial Cafe Table w Glass or Marble Tops

Located in Port Jervis, NY

Cast iron medical table base, which is adjustable in height, re-purposed as a cafe table or a end table. Round 3/8 inch thick glass. Lowest height is 26 inches. Caster wheels may be ...

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1920s American Industrial Antique Fretwork

Materials

Iron

Pair of Mid Century Cast Iron Industrial Cafe Table w Glass or Marble Tops

$1,195 / item

Magazine Rack Walnut Centennial Exhibition, circa 1876

By Charles Locke Eastlake

Located in Incline Village, NV

manufacture and quite ubiquitous. Of Charles Eastlake design, the open fretwork to the top and sides; the Fine

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1870s American Victorian Antique Fretwork

Materials

Walnut

Magazine Rack Walnut Centennial Exhibition, circa 1876

$3,600

Oriental Style Brass Lantern

Located in Montreal, QC

Antique brass oriental themed lantern, the compressed spherical body pierced with stylized designs, the crown and base modeled with leaves, with amber glass liner panels.

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1920s American Antique Fretwork

Materials

Brass, Bronze

Oriental Style Brass Lantern

$4,500

19th century Victorian carved burr walnut side table

Located in Debenham, Suffolk

Victorian carved oval occasional table, circa 1860. Shaped top with beautifully carved in solid walnut around the edge, quarter veneered burr walnut top surface. Standing on a pierc...

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1860s English Victorian Antique Fretwork

Materials

Walnut

19th century Victorian carved burr walnut side table

$2,734

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Antique Fretwork For Sale on 1stDibs

Choose from an assortment of styles, material and more with respect to the antique fretwork you’re looking for at 1stDibs. An antique fretwork — often made from wood, mahogany and metal — can elevate any home. There are many kinds of the antique fretwork you’re looking for, from those produced as long ago as the 18th Century to those made as recently as the 20th Century. When you’re browsing for the right antique fretwork, those designed in Georgian, Victorian and Folk Art styles are of considerable interest. You’ll likely find more than one antique fretwork that is appealing in its simplicity, but Arthur Heygate Mackmurdo, George Dettmer and Son and Henry Holland produced versions that are worth a look.

How Much is a Antique Fretwork?

An antique fretwork can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price 1stDibs is $3,268, while the lowest priced sells for $167 and the highest can go for as much as $59,990.