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AN EN ARBALETTE GILT BENCH WITH TUFTED LEATHER UPHOLSTERED SEAT
By Derapage Design
Located in San Francisco, CA
undulating curves of the frame with canted corners. Large pewter nail heads faithfully follow the frame’s
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18th Century and Earlier American Antique Nail Heads

English Mahogany and Dark Brown Leather Gainsborough Chair
Located in New York, NY
distinctive border of nail heads in a Greek key pattern defines the front and sides of the seat. A single line
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18th Century and Earlier English Georgian Antique Nail Heads

Materials

Mahogany, Leather

Baroque Revival Tapestry Upholstered Armchairs
Located in Pasadena, CA
frames and needlework upholstery. Elaborate foliate motifs and decorative nail-head trims ensure these
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19th Century Unknown Renaissance Antique Nail Heads

Materials

Linen, Rosewood

The Elms Empire Style Mahogany and Parcel Gilt Bench
By Derapage Design
Located in San Francisco, CA
piece. The top is borded by a self-welt and straight sides with gilt, spaced nail head trim over a self
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19th Century French Antique Nail Heads

Early 19th Century Carved Leather Armchair
Located in Alpharetta, GA
, brown leather, which is now time worn to a fine antique patina. The leather is trimmed with brass nail
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Early 19th Century English Elizabethan Antique Nail Heads

Materials

Leather, Wood

Antique Needlepoint Arm Chair in Blue and Gold
Located in Livingston, NJ
velvet on the outside back, blue velvet on the perimeter of the seat trimmed with large nail heads, a
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Early 20th Century Antique Nail Heads

Materials

Wool, Velvet, Wood

Antique Chinese Table Long Drawer Kaung Hsu Period circa 1875
Located in Houston, TX
entire table. In addition the drawer has a long vertical pull as well as nail head rivets that emphasize
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1870s Chinese Chinese Export Antique Nail Heads

Antique French Ecclesial Hexagonal-Shaped Ottoman with Gray Wool Upholstery
Located in Houston, TX
painted finish, as well as some missing nail-heads, which is evidence of the age. Upholstery is in good
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Early 1900s French Gothic Revival Antique Nail Heads

Materials

Brass

Pair of Empire Lacquered Fauteuils
Located in Dallas, TX
beautiful nail-head trim all around complete the chairs. After Napoleon's fall in 1814, the French
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Early 20th Century French Antique Nail Heads

Pair of Louis XVI Style Painted Fauteuils
Located in New York, NY
outlined in oxidized brass nail heads. The chairs have fluted, tapered Louis XVI legs topped with rosette
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Nail Heads

Materials

Wood, Paint, Cane

Garden Stool Blue Chinese Glazed Ceramic Porcelain Outdoor Indoor Side Table
Located in Monterey, CA
. the hexagonal-shaped drum stools have simulated nail heads around the top edge. the deep cobalt-blue
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Late 19th Century Chinese Antique Nail Heads

Materials

Ceramic

English Four Panel Screen with Maps
By John Cary
Located in Kirkland, WA
finished with old gilt trim. The perimeter of each screen is finished with a "book-binding" and nail heads
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Mid-19th Century English Early Victorian Antique Nail Heads

Materials

Other

Antique French Louis Philippe Period Walnut and Teal Leather Piano Seat, 1840
Located in Houston, TX
be fully padded (now covered with a teal Edelman leather affixed with nail head trim) for a
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19th Century French Louis Philippe Antique Nail Heads

Materials

Leather, Walnut

Set of Six French Renaissance Style Dining Room or Kitchen Chairs Brown Leather
Located in Atlanta, GA
seats are also accented with large brass nail head style brads. A complimentary fully upholstered back
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Early 1900s French French Provincial Antique Nail Heads

Materials

Leather, Oak

Garden Stools Pair of Blue Chinese Glazed CeramicSide Tables Drink Tables
Located in Monterey, CA
have simulated nail heads around the top edge. the deep cobalt-blue glaze is accented with a cutout
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Late 19th Century Chinese Antique Nail Heads

Materials

Ceramic

Antique French Napoleon III Period Faux Bamboo Beechwood Armchair circa 1865
Located in Houston, TX
is affixed to the frame with individually applied nail heads in a distinctive pattern. The use of the
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19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Nail Heads

Materials

Leather, Faux Bamboo

18th Century George II Leather Upholstered Mahogany Side Chairs
Located in New York, NY
circa 1760. This chairs have been reupholstered and finished with a nail head trim. The wooden legs are
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18th Century English Regency Antique Nail Heads

Materials

Metal

Antique French Four Panel Embossed, Painted, Gold Leaf Leather Screen c. 1840
Located in Houston, TX
of leather that have been stretched across a wooden frame and attached with brass nail heads chosen
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1840s French Régence Antique Nail Heads

Materials

Gold Leaf

Chippendale Style Pale Mahogany Antique English Wing Chair, circa 1880
Located in Houston, TX
. Please notice the clever use of silvered nail head trim to enhance the roll of the arms and the shift
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1880s English Chippendale Antique Nail Heads

Materials

Linen, Mahogany

Late 19th Century Tavern Corner Sign Beverwyck Brewing King Gambrinus Albany NY
Located in Portland, OR
. Additional wire nails with modest period paint loss around a few nail heads at the edges hold the sign to the
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Late 19th Century American Other Antique Nail Heads

Materials

Metal

Antique French Louis XIV Style Carved Walnut Armchair, Chateau Scale, 1880
Located in Houston, TX
complement to this grand chair. We have chosen to add an additional trim detail of brass nail head in order
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Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Nail Heads

Materials

Fabric, Walnut

Quebec Pine Cradle Bassinet 19th Century
Located in Toronto, Ontario
diamond-head nails that are functional and decorative. Joints have been reglued and bisquited. Striped and
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1870s Canadian Victorian Antique Nail Heads

Materials

Steel

Jansen Louis XVI Style Black Lacquered Armchair
By Maison Jansen
Located in Charleston, SC
with brass head nails.
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Early 20th Century French Antique Nail Heads

Late 18th Century Wood Angel
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Rare 18th century large scale wood carved angel showing great detailing, rose head nail
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18th Century and Earlier American Folk Art Antique Nail Heads

Materials

Wood

Pair of Carved Italian Rococo Bois Doré Prickets, 18th Century
Located in Asheville, NC
wrought iron support on rear with rose head nails.
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Early 18th Century Italian Rococo Antique Nail Heads

Materials

Wrought Iron

Italian Sidechair
Located in Atlanta, GA
, decorated with gold, held in place with brass headed nails.
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19th Century Italian Antique Nail Heads

Edwardian inlaid mahogany revolving bookcase
Located in Salisbury, GB
the centre. The slatted sides to keep the books in place are secured by brass headed nails. The
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Early 1900s English Antique Nail Heads

Materials

Mahogany

A Hansome Walnut and Leather Bench/Library Steps
By Derapage Design
Located in San Francisco, CA
with head to head nails and the whole body is raised on bun feet with casters. Other finishes available.
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19th Century American Antique Nail Heads

Materials

Walnut, Leather

An exquisite early 19th Century hand painted four-fold leather room divider.
Located in Alton, GB
leather border edge with exquisitely patinated brass nail tack dome top heads. Finished off stretched
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Early 19th Century French Victorian Antique Nail Heads

Materials

Brass

Classic Antique Armchair from the Neo-Renaissance, circa 1880
Located in Senden, NRW
solid walnut wood and covered with a red velvet upholstery with round headed nails. The backrest if
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1880s German Renaissance Revival Antique Nail Heads

Materials

Walnut

Blue Chimney Cupboard
Located in Woodbury, CT
square head nail construction throughout. Contains 6 graduated (in height) shelves with the taller
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18th Century and Earlier American Antique Nail Heads

Materials

Pine

Antique Safe, Northern Italy, 17th Century
Located in Brescia, IT
ordered series of quadrilobate head nails that give the safe a truly unique aesthetic/scenic impact
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1650s Italian Baroque Antique Nail Heads

Materials

Iron

Rare George II Walnut and Shell Carved Daybed
Located in New York, NY
form with fine silk upholstery and brass-head nails.
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1730s English George II Antique Nail Heads

Rare George II Walnut and Shell Carved Day-Bed
Located in Long Island City, NY
form with fine silk upholstery and brass-head nails.
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Mid-18th Century British George II Antique Nail Heads

Pair of Late 19th Century Hepplewhite Style Mahogany Oval Back Open Armchairs
Located in Suffolk, GB
front, secured with brass dome head nails. The chairs are supported by tapered legs to the front with
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Late 19th Century English Hepplewhite Antique Nail Heads

Materials

Mahogany

Football Soccer Match, 1890 England and Ireland, Oil on Canvas, Early World Cup
Located in Madison, WI
goalkeeper is said to be W.R. Moon of the Corinthians. Hardwood frame with mitered joints, square head
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Late 19th Century English Edwardian Antique Nail Heads

Materials

Canvas, Chestnut, Paint

Beautifully Carved Chinese 16th-17th Century Ming Dynasty Chest of Drawers
Located in Seeshaupt, DE
decorated with boss head nails. The main drawer shows two impressive Fo-lions with a giant ball, their
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17th Century Chinese Antique Nail Heads

Materials

Elm

Elaborate Chinese Multi-Tiered Antique Wedding Food Box
Located in Seeshaupt, DE
mounts. Each corner and joint has mounts attached with boss head nails. Twisted wrought iron rods add
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17th Century Chinese Ming Antique Nail Heads

Materials

Metal

Still life with grapes and a peach
By Willem Grasdorp
Located in New York, NY
caught in mid-flight at the lower left, while a second square-headed nail is imbedded in the wall at the
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18th Century and Earlier Antique Nail Heads

A French obelisk barometer, probably made in 1836
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
nails of which the brass heads are visible. Note: It is quite likely that the making of this
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19th Century French Louis Philippe Antique Nail Heads

Materials

Ormolu

Antique French Louis XV Period Carved Walnut Commode with Marble Top, circa 1760
Located in Houston, TX
closely that hardware from this period was attached with tiny nails whose rounded heads were worked into
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Mid-18th Century French Rococo Antique Nail Heads

Materials

Marble, Bronze

Early 1900s Moroccan Hand Crank Coffee Grinder Silver, Brass Coins Functional
Located in Vineyard Haven, MA
three pieces are crudely adjoined with molten silver and affixed to the wood with small round-head metal
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Early 20th Century Moroccan Tribal Antique Nail Heads

Materials

Silver, Brass

English Stools With Brass Nail Heads
Located in Atlanta, GA
English Stools with brass nail heads and stretcher. 3 available, priced separately.
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Early 20th Century British Antique Nail Heads

Materials

Wood

Portuguese Table with Marble Decorative Nail Heads
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
detail of the the nail head patterns are stunning and interesting. Be sure to see the detail images for
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19th Century Portuguese Antique Nail Heads

British Colonial Trunk with Nail Head Decoration
Located in Chicago, IL
early the 20th Century this piece features nail head decorations and a beautiful aged patina.
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Early 20th Century Burmese British Colonial Antique Nail Heads

Materials

Teak

Leather Coffre or Chest with Nail heads, 19th Century
Located in New Orleans, LA
leather is extravagantly embellished with brass appliqués and nail heads.
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19th Century Antique Nail Heads

Materials

Brass

Spanish Leather-Wrapped Coffer with Nail Head Decor Trimmings
Located in Atlanta, GA
in leather and ornately adorn with nail-head brass studs decorating the front, top and two smaller
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Late 18th Century Spanish Antique Nail Heads

Materials

Leather, Wood

English Leather Club Chair with Nail Head Details, circa 1900
Located in Philadelphia, PA
An English leather club chair with nail head details, circa 1900. The frame has rolled arms and
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Early 1900s European Antique Nail Heads

Materials

Leather

French Leather and Brass Nail Head Art Deco Octagonal Side Table
Located in Troy, MI
decorative brass nail head studs. Pedestal base has eight panels as well and center support is decorated with
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Early 20th Century French Art Deco Antique Nail Heads

Materials

Brass

Wonderful Pair English 19th Century Carved Wood Nail Head Leather Benches
Located in Roslyn, NY
A wonderful pair of English late 19th century carved wood and nail head leather benches.
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Late 19th Century English Baroque Antique Nail Heads

Materials

Leather, Wood

A late 19th Century Continental leather swivel desk chair with nail head trim.
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A late 19th Century Continental leather swivel desk chair with nail head trim.
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Late 19th Century French Antique Nail Heads

Materials

Leather, Wood

Early 17th Century Venetian Red Velvet and Nail Head Chest with Hidden Drawers
Located in Middleburg, VA
remarkably complicated nail head designs retaining some of the original velvet. The interior is finished in
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Early 17th Century Italian Renaissance Antique Nail Heads

Materials

Velvet, Wood

Spanish Antique "Brasero" Nail-Head Round-Shaped Mirror
Located in Atlanta, GA
with a nail-head design) as the surround, with new mirrored glass in it's center. The brazier (also
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Late 19th Century Spanish Antique Nail Heads

Materials

Mirror, Wood

Antique 14 Karat Yellow Gold Diamond Nail Head Bracelet
Located in New York, NY
An antique 14k yellow gold hollow form nail head bracelet set with old mine diamonds, circa 1900. A
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Early 1900s American Late Victorian Antique Nail Heads

Materials

Diamond, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold

Pair Large Anglo Indian Black Lacquer Stools/Ottoman in Zebra Skin Nail Heads
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Nail Heads. These are quite a statement!! These are large stools, 36" in width. They are upholstered
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Early 20th Century Unknown Anglo-Indian Antique Nail Heads

Materials

Zebra Hide, Wood

Late 19th Century Arts Crafts Brown Leather Stool with Brass Nail Head Trim
Located in Middleburg, VA
Late 19th century Arts & Crafts brown leather stool with brass nail head trim Original leather
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Late 19th Century English Arts and Crafts Antique Nail Heads

Materials

Brass

Pair of French 1920s Wood and Leather Armchairs with Turned Legs and Nail-Heads
Located in Atlanta, GA
A pair of French 1920s wood and leather armchairs with repeating large round nail-heads along the
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Early 20th Century French Antique Nail Heads

Materials

Metal

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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.