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Early 1800’s Pennsylvania Dutch Pine Country Cupboard with Wavy Glass Doors
Located in Louisville, KY
. Beautiful American pine comprises this rustic Pennsylvania Dutch country cupboard/hutch. Rose head nails are
Category

Early 19th Century American Rustic Antique Nail Heads

Materials

Iron

Antique Early 1800’s Pennsylvania Dutch Pine Country Cupboard with Wavy Glass Doors
Early 1800’s Pennsylvania Dutch Pine Country Cupboard with Wavy Glass Doors

Early 1800’s Pennsylvania Dutch Pine Country Cupboard with Wavy Glass Doors

$3,900
Impressive 18th Century Italian Venetian Walnut Secretaire
Located in San Francisco, CA
draw planed boards on the back with original hand wrought rose head nails. Restored and refinished in
Category

18th Century Italian Rococo Antique Nail Heads

Materials

Mirror, Walnut

Antique Impressive 18th Century Italian Venetian Walnut Secretaire
Impressive 18th Century Italian Venetian Walnut Secretaire

Impressive 18th Century Italian Venetian Walnut Secretaire

$24,900
Trunk. Wood, leather, iron. Spanish school, around 1700.
Located in Madrid, ES
not have leather. The circular head nails are arranged in geometric shapes. The handles have disc
Category

18th Century Spanish Neoclassical Antique Nail Heads

Materials

Other

Antique Trunk. Wood, leather, iron. Spanish school, around 1700.
Trunk. Wood, leather, iron. Spanish school, around 1700.

Trunk. Wood, leather, iron. Spanish school, around 1700.

$1,186
19th Century French Lit Clos Breton Cupboard
Located in Petworth,West Sussex, GB
heads of copper nails arranged on the edges of the panels (seen frequently in Bigouden country) and
Category

19th Century French French Provincial Antique Nail Heads

Materials

Poplar

Antique 19th Century French Lit Clos Breton Cupboard
19th Century French Lit Clos Breton Cupboard

19th Century French Lit Clos Breton Cupboard

$4,080
Late 19th Century, English Bamboo Etagere Leaded Stained Glass Cabinet
Located in Norwich, GB
, flanked by small shelves, the ends of which having turned wooden caps and brass headed nails. The feet
Category

Late 19th Century English Victorian Antique Nail Heads

Materials

Bamboo, Rattan

Antique Late 19th Century, English Bamboo Etagere Leaded Stained Glass Cabinet
Late 19th Century, English Bamboo Etagere Leaded Stained Glass Cabinet

Late 19th Century, English Bamboo Etagere Leaded Stained Glass Cabinet

$5,093 Sale Price
20% Off
A large and exceptional 15th c. Gothic leather and iron bound travelling chest
Located in PARIS, FR
. These strips are attached to the wood using daisy-headed nails, typical of the French Renaissance. Given
Category

15th Century and Earlier French Gothic Antique Nail Heads

Materials

Wrought Iron

Antique A large and exceptional 15th c. Gothic leather and iron bound travelling chest
A large and exceptional 15th c. Gothic leather and iron bound travelling chest

A large and exceptional 15th c. Gothic leather and iron bound travelling chest

$33,228 Sale Price
20% Off
Rare Late Medieval 16th Century German Wrought Iron Oak Chest or Stollentruhe
Located in Worpswede / Bremen, DE
’ around the chest edges. These are fixed with convex head nails. The ironwork with some remains of an
Category

16th Century German Medieval Antique Nail Heads

Materials

Iron

Antique Rare Late Medieval 16th Century German Wrought Iron Oak Chest or Stollentruhe
Rare Late Medieval 16th Century German Wrought Iron Oak Chest or Stollentruhe

Rare Late Medieval 16th Century German Wrought Iron Oak Chest or Stollentruhe

$58,149
18th Century Spanish Baroque Period Christ Crucified Altar Sculpture
By Juan De Mesa
Located in Forney, TX
, arms extended and feet crossed, spear head form iron nails through both. The verso covered in an old
Category

18th Century Spanish Baroque Antique Nail Heads

Materials

Iron

Antique 18th Century Spanish Baroque Period Christ Crucified Altar Sculpture
18th Century Spanish Baroque Period Christ Crucified Altar Sculpture

18th Century Spanish Baroque Period Christ Crucified Altar Sculpture

$5,500
Peace Depicting the Crucifixion in Dark Patina Bronze 18th Century
Located in Milan, IT
pierced by a single nail, and his head, reclined and suffering, crowned with thorns. . At the foot of the
Category

18th Century Italian Antique Nail Heads

Materials

Bronze

Antique Peace Depicting the Crucifixion in Dark Patina Bronze 18th Century
Peace Depicting the Crucifixion in Dark Patina Bronze 18th Century

Peace Depicting the Crucifixion in Dark Patina Bronze 18th Century

$1,780
Chest or Stollentruhe, Early 16th Century, German Gothic, Oak Chest, Original
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
legs with full, height stiles. The ironwork straps and finials are fixed with convex, headed nails
Category

16th Century German Gothic Antique Nail Heads

Materials

Oak

Chest or Stollentruhe, Early 16th Century, German Gothic, Oak Chest, Original
Chest or Stollentruhe, Early 16th Century, German Gothic, Oak Chest, Original

Chest or Stollentruhe, Early 16th Century, German Gothic, Oak Chest, Original

$34,231
Rare (Late Medieval) 16th Century German Wrought Iron Oak Chest or Stollentruhe
Located in Dallas, TX
the same original manufacture and are fixed with convex headed nails. There is mild dark staining of
Category

16th Century German Gothic Antique Nail Heads

Materials

Wrought Iron

Rare (Late Medieval) 16th Century German Wrought Iron Oak Chest or Stollentruhe
Rare (Late Medieval) 16th Century German Wrought Iron Oak Chest or Stollentruhe

Rare (Late Medieval) 16th Century German Wrought Iron Oak Chest or Stollentruhe

$36,000
English Victorian Mahogany Arm Chair
Located in Queens, NY
and upholstered in brown leather having a tufted round back with nail head trim.
Category

Early 20th Century British Victorian Antique Nail Heads

Materials

Leather, Mahogany

English Victorian Mahogany Arm Chair
English Victorian Mahogany Arm Chair

English Victorian Mahogany Arm Chair

$14,500
17th Century Spanish Table Travel Walnut and Wrought Iron
Located in Marseille, FR
Removable travel table Spain walnut. Wrought iron nails triangular head.
Category

17th Century Spanish Baroque Antique Nail Heads

Materials

Wrought Iron

17th Century Spanish Table Travel Walnut and Wrought Iron
17th Century Spanish Table Travel Walnut and Wrought Iron

17th Century Spanish Table Travel Walnut and Wrought Iron

$5,696
19th Century Anglo-Indian Sadeli Inlaid Work Box Traveling Writing Desk
Located in Stamford, CT
remarkably intact, with issues. Some nail-heads have popped out on back of the box, damaging the inlay
Category

Mid-19th Century Indian Anglo-Indian Antique Nail Heads

Materials

Metal

19th Century Anglo-Indian Sadeli Inlaid Work Box Traveling Writing Desk
19th Century Anglo-Indian Sadeli Inlaid Work Box Traveling Writing Desk

19th Century Anglo-Indian Sadeli Inlaid Work Box Traveling Writing Desk

$2,140
Set of 8 Antique French Chairs
Located in Huntington, NY
Nail-head detailing throughout Antique velvet green fabric
Category

19th Century French Antique Nail Heads

Set of 8 Antique French Chairs
Set of 8 Antique French Chairs

Set of 8 Antique French Chairs

$4,595 / set
Set of Four Regency Side Chairs
Located in Northfield, IL
Hand carved cabriole legs, original leather seats with nail heads.
Category

Early 20th Century Unknown Antique Nail Heads

Materials

Hardwood, Leather

Set of Four Regency Side Chairs
Set of Four Regency Side Chairs

Set of Four Regency Side Chairs

$1,500 / set
Wood Leather Chairs
Located in New York, NY
Set of six wood and leather chairs with nail head trim
Category

Early 20th Century French Antique Nail Heads

Wood Leather Chairs
Wood Leather Chairs

Wood Leather Chairs

$18,000 / set
English Oak Arts and Crafts Arm Chair
Located in Hinsdale, IL
Oak arm chair. Turned leg; shaped stretcher. New upholstery with nail heads.
Category

Early 20th Century English Antique Nail Heads

English Oak Arts and Crafts Arm Chair
English Oak Arts and Crafts Arm Chair

English Oak Arts and Crafts Arm Chair

$550
Pair of English Barrel Chairs
Located in San Francisco, CA
Newly reupholstered in leather with nail head detail, legs are palissandre wood
Category

19th Century English Antique Nail Heads

Pair of English Barrel Chairs
Pair of English Barrel Chairs

Pair of English Barrel Chairs

$14,000 / set
18th Century Peruvian Gold Polychrome Chair
Located in Phoenix, AZ
18th century Peruvian gold polychrome chair with suede upholstery and nail-head trim.
Category

18th Century Peruvian Spanish Colonial Antique Nail Heads

18th Century Peruvian Gold Polychrome Chair
18th Century Peruvian Gold Polychrome Chair

18th Century Peruvian Gold Polychrome Chair

$9,840
Child s Mahogany and Leather Wing Chair
Located in San Francisco, CA
A medium blue (not navy) leather child's wing chair with brass nail heads.
Category

19th Century English Antique Nail Heads

Child s Mahogany and Leather Wing Chair
Child s Mahogany and Leather Wing Chair

Child s Mahogany and Leather Wing Chair

$1,260
Unique French Walnut Barley Twist Leather Armchair, 19th Century
Located in New York, NY
DETAILS - French walnut barley twist armchair - Vintage leather - Nail heads ORIGIN - France, 19th
Category

Early 19th Century French Antique Nail Heads

Materials

Leather, Wood, Walnut

Unique French Walnut Barley Twist Leather Armchair, 19th Century
Unique French Walnut Barley Twist Leather Armchair, 19th Century

Unique French Walnut Barley Twist Leather Armchair, 19th Century

$4,500
Carved Antique Side Chair
Located in Northfield, IL
Handsome side chair upholstered in dark blue velvet striae fabric with brass nail heads.
Category

Early 20th Century Unknown Antique Nail Heads

Materials

Velvet

Carved Antique Side Chair
Carved Antique Side Chair

Carved Antique Side Chair

$875
Library Chair Pair
Located in Norwalk, CT
Fine pair of Georgian style mahogany chairs with Plum leather and nail-head trim.
Category

19th Century British Antique Nail Heads

Materials

Mahogany, Leather

Library Chair Pair
Library Chair Pair

Library Chair Pair

$4,800 / set
A carved wooden bench
Located in New York, NY
An elaborately carved wooden bench with a metal stretcher, decorative nail heads, Italian, circa
Category

19th Century Italian Antique Nail Heads

A carved wooden bench
A carved wooden bench

A carved wooden bench

Antique English Leather Club Chair
Located in Chicago, IL
Antique English leather club chair with original brass nail heads. Measures: Arm H 25.5". Original
Category

Early 20th Century British Antique Nail Heads

Materials

Brass

Antique English Leather Club Chair
Antique English Leather Club Chair

Antique English Leather Club Chair

$3,500
Plantation Chair
Located in Bridgehampton, NY
Leather and teak plantation chair with scrolled arms, original braided stitched leather with nail
Category

Early 20th Century North American American Colonial Antique Nail Heads

Materials

Leather, Teak

Plantation Chair
Plantation Chair

Plantation Chair

$1,600
19th Century Swedish Settee
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Beautifully old painted with gilt wood. Highlights, Upholstered in Belgian Linen with spaced nail
Category

19th Century Swedish Antique Nail Heads

19th Century Swedish Settee
19th Century Swedish Settee

19th Century Swedish Settee

$3,000
Armchairs
Located in New Orleans, LA
Beautiful Pair of 19th C. Walnut Louis XV Bergeres with quilted silk fabric & nail head trim
Category

19th Century French Antique Nail Heads

Armchairs
Armchairs

Armchairs

$11,650 / set
19th Century Painted Chair
Located in Seattle, WA
nail head.
Category

19th Century French Louis XV Antique Nail Heads

Materials

Wood

19th Century Painted Chair
19th Century Painted Chair

19th Century Painted Chair

$7,200
Pair Bleached Belgian Throne Chairs
Located in Charlotte, NC
These chairs are a great size and comfortable. New heavy belgian linen upholstery with nail head
Category

Early 20th Century Belgian Antique Nail Heads

Pair Bleached Belgian Throne Chairs
Pair Bleached Belgian Throne Chairs

Pair Bleached Belgian Throne Chairs

$2,895 / set
English 18th Century Elm Open Armchair
Located in Millbrook, NY
Nice English 18th century Elm armchair. Old leather seat and back with nail-heads. Original wooden
Category

18th Century English Georgian Antique Nail Heads

Materials

Leather, Upholstery

English 18th Century Elm Open Armchair
English 18th Century Elm Open Armchair

English 18th Century Elm Open Armchair

$975
19th Century Bench
Located in San Francisco, CA
Elegant bench with back, detailed with gold leaf, newly upholstered in a linen fabric and nail
Category

19th Century French Antique Nail Heads

19th Century Bench
19th Century Bench

19th Century Bench

$9,500
19th Century Spanish Colonial Style Carved Wood and Leather Dining Chairs
Located in New Orleans, LA
nail heads.
Category

19th Century Spanish Spanish Colonial Antique Nail Heads

Materials

Leather, Wood

19th Century Spanish Colonial Style Carved Wood and Leather Dining Chairs

19th Century Spanish Colonial Style Carved Wood and Leather Dining Chairs

$4,440 / set
19th Century Louis Phillipe Foot Stool
Located in Seattle, WA
nail head.
Category

19th Century French Louis Philippe Antique Nail Heads

Materials

Wood

19th Century Louis Phillipe Foot Stool
19th Century Louis Phillipe Foot Stool

19th Century Louis Phillipe Foot Stool

$1,200
Federal Shieldback Side Chair with Lambskin and Brass Nails
Located in Los Angeles, CA
left. I had this upholstered in butterscotch lambskin with brass nail heads. It is in excellent
Category

19th Century American Antique Nail Heads

Materials

Wood, Leather

Federal Shieldback Side Chair with Lambskin and Brass Nails
Federal Shieldback Side Chair with Lambskin and Brass Nails

Federal Shieldback Side Chair with Lambskin and Brass Nails

$1,550
Piano Ebonized Stool
Located in Stamford, CT
A Secessionist ebonized and adjustable piano stool having nail head decorated seat supported by
Category

Early 20th Century Austrian Vienna Secession Antique Nail Heads

Materials

Brass

Piano Ebonized Stool
Piano Ebonized Stool

Piano Ebonized Stool

$561
19th Century Louis Phillipe Foot Stool
Located in Seattle, WA
nail head.
Category

19th Century French Louis Philippe Antique Nail Heads

19th Century Louis Phillipe Foot Stool
19th Century Louis Phillipe Foot Stool

19th Century Louis Phillipe Foot Stool

$1,200
12 Antique Hepplewhite Style Chairs
Located in Norwalk, CT
nail-head trim.
Category

19th Century British Antique Nail Heads

12 Antique Hepplewhite Style Chairs
12 Antique Hepplewhite Style Chairs

12 Antique Hepplewhite Style Chairs

$5,500 / set
19th Century Regence Walnut Armchair
Located in New Orleans, LA
cotton velvet detailed with nail heads.
Category

19th Century French Antique Nail Heads

19th Century Regence Walnut Armchair
19th Century Regence Walnut Armchair

19th Century Regence Walnut Armchair

$7,050
Italian Walnut Stool
Located in Sheffield, MA
brown leather with brass nail heads.
Category

18th Century Italian Renaissance Revival Antique Nail Heads

Materials

Brass

Italian Walnut Stool
Italian Walnut Stool

Italian Walnut Stool

$3,800
French 19th Century Faux-Bois Side Chair
Located in Millbrook, NY
Wonderful French mid-19th century carved wood side chair. Upholstered in leather with nail heads
Category

19th Century French Antique Nail Heads

Materials

Brass

French 19th Century Faux-Bois Side Chair
French 19th Century Faux-Bois Side Chair

French 19th Century Faux-Bois Side Chair

$5,750
Louis XIII Style Tall-Back Armchair
Located in Dallas, TX
upholstered. Nail-head trim and turned legs.
Category

19th Century French Louis XIII Antique Nail Heads

Materials

Tapestry

Louis XIII Style Tall-Back Armchair
Louis XIII Style Tall-Back Armchair

Louis XIII Style Tall-Back Armchair

$3,600
19th C French Arm Chairs
Located in Los Angeles, CA
reupholstered with Rose Tarlow linen and nail heads.
Category

19th Century French Antique Nail Heads

19th C French Arm Chairs
19th C French Arm Chairs

19th C French Arm Chairs

$9,500 / set
Near Pair of French Walnut Benches
Located in New York, NY
Circa 1700. Each with suede upholstered seat and nail head trim, raised on turned legs joined by a
Category

18th Century and Earlier French Antique Nail Heads

Near Pair of French Walnut Benches
Near Pair of French Walnut Benches

Near Pair of French Walnut Benches

$28,000
Antique Leather Wrapped Secretary
Located in New York, NY
Antique Leather Wrapped Secretary with Nail Head Decor, Drop Down Front and 2 Lower Cabinet
Category

Early 20th Century French Antique Nail Heads

Materials

Leather, Wood

Antique Leather Wrapped Secretary
Antique Leather Wrapped Secretary

Antique Leather Wrapped Secretary

$4,500
Red Velvet Armchair
Located in Plainville, KS
This barrel-shaped armchair is upholstered in beautiful red mohair velvet with nail head trim and
Category

19th Century French Antique Nail Heads

Materials

Velvet, Mohair

Red Velvet Armchair
Red Velvet Armchair

Red Velvet Armchair

$8,090
Louis XIII style iron chest
Located in San Francisco, CA
With a domed rising top, the whole elaborately worked with repeating nail head trim, the ends
Category

18th Century and Earlier Antique Nail Heads

Louis XIII style iron chest
Louis XIII style iron chest

Louis XIII style iron chest

Pair Louis XVI Style Fauteuils
Located in Stamford, CT
Pair of Louis XVI style fauteuils with grey painted frames and silk floral upholstery with nail
Category

19th Century Unknown Louis XVI Antique Nail Heads

Materials

Iron

Pair Louis XVI Style Fauteuils
Pair Louis XVI Style Fauteuils

Pair Louis XVI Style Fauteuils

$2,900 / set
English Chippendale Style Camel Back Sofa
Located in Dallas, TX
Early 20th century Chippendale style camel back sofa upholstered in red wool damask with nail-head
Category

1920s English Chippendale Antique Nail Heads

Materials

Fabric, Mahogany, Wood

English Chippendale Style Camel Back Sofa
English Chippendale Style Camel Back Sofa

English Chippendale Style Camel Back Sofa

$7,800 / set
English 19th Century Black Leather Trunk
Located in Millbrook, NY
Fine English 19th century black leather storage trunk with nail-head decoration. Interior lined
Category

19th Century British Campaign Antique Nail Heads

Materials

Leather

English 19th Century Black Leather Trunk
English 19th Century Black Leather Trunk

English 19th Century Black Leather Trunk

$2,950
Set of Six French 1920 s Os d Mouton Dining Chairs
Located in Pine Plains, NY
/> There are decorative nail head accents throughout. Very comfortable chairs.
Category

Early 20th Century French Antique Nail Heads

Materials

Upholstery, Linen

Set of Six French 1920 s Os d Mouton Dining Chairs
Set of Six French 1920 s Os d Mouton Dining Chairs

Set of Six French 1920 s Os d Mouton Dining Chairs

$6,800
20th Century French Oak Bergère Upholstered in Ivory Linen
Located in Tulsa, OK
French oak bergère with dark stain. New upholstery in ivory, synthetic linen. Nail head trim. From
Category

Late 19th Century French Antique Nail Heads

Materials

Oak, Fabric

20th Century French Oak Bergère Upholstered in Ivory Linen
20th Century French Oak Bergère Upholstered in Ivory Linen

20th Century French Oak Bergère Upholstered in Ivory Linen

$1,950
Pair of Georgian Chairs
Located in Montecito, CA
. Finished with nail head trim. The curved legs terminate to a pad foot
Category

18th Century and Earlier English Antique Nail Heads

Materials

Leather, Mahogany, Upholstery

Pair of Georgian Chairs
Pair of Georgian Chairs

Pair of Georgian Chairs

$1,800 / set
Pair of Gilded Portuguese Chairs
Located in San Francisco, CA
paint. New seat cushions upholstered in a faux ostrich leather. Nail head trim.
Category

19th Century Portuguese Antique Nail Heads

Materials

Shell

Pair of Gilded Portuguese Chairs
Pair of Gilded Portuguese Chairs

Pair of Gilded Portuguese Chairs

$6,800 / set
Vienna Successionist Armchairs
Located in Stamford, CT
A pair of Vienna Secessionist armchairs newly upholstered in leather with nail head trim having an
Category

19th Century Austrian Antique Nail Heads

Materials

Mahogany, Leather

Vienna Successionist Armchairs
Vienna Successionist Armchairs

Vienna Successionist Armchairs

$4,500 / set
George III Style Mahogany and Leather Stool
Located in Sheffield, MA
brass nail heads, raised on shell-carved cabriole legs ending in ball and claw feet.
Category

Late 19th Century English George III Antique Nail Heads

Materials

Brass

George III Style Mahogany and Leather Stool
George III Style Mahogany and Leather Stool

George III Style Mahogany and Leather Stool

$4,400
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Antique Nail Heads For Sale on 1stDibs

An assortment of antique nail heads is available at 1stDibs. The range of distinct antique nail heads — often made from wood, animal skin and leather — can elevate any home. Antique nail heads have been made for many years, and versions that date back to the 18th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 20th Century. Baroque, Art Deco and Louis XV antique nail heads are consistently popular styles.

How Much are Antique Nail Heads?

Prices for antique nail heads start at $495 and top out at $11,575 with the average selling for $2,295.

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