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French school Portrait Nurse Signed
Located in Zofingen, AG
➡️Nurse Portrait from WWI⬅️ ⏩It is signed M Chaumet Sousselier⏪ Jeanne Marie Louise Chaumet
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Early 1900s Tonalist Antique Nurses

Materials

Gesso, Canvas, Oil, Stretcher Bars

French school Portrait Nurse Signed
Located in Zofingen, AG
➡️Nurse Portrait from WWI⬅️ ⏩It is signed M Chaumet Sousselier⏪ Jeanne Marie Louise Chaumet
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Early 1900s Tonalist Antique Nurses

Materials

Gesso, Canvas, Oil, Stretcher Bars

The Tender Nurse s Care - Etching by Thomas Rowlandson - 1817
By Thomas Rowlandson
Located in Roma, IT
Etching and aquatint realized by Thomas Rowlandson in 1817. Plate from "The Dance of Life" by William Combe. Very good condition. Thomas Rowlandson (1757-1827) was an english artis...
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Mid-19th Century Modern Antique Nurses

Materials

Etching

Art Nouveau Antique Sterling Silver Nurses Belt Buckle from 1901
By Able Charnell
Located in London, London
Nurses Belt Buckle, features delicate engraved decoration and vacant cartouches. The buckle weighs
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Early 1900s English Victorian Antique Nurses

Materials

Sterling Silver

Signed Bergmann Cat Nurse Delivering Newborn Kitten Rare Austrian Vienna Bronze
Located in New York, NY
THIS IS A SUPERB SIGNED FRANZ BERGMANN ANTIQUE AUSTRIAN VIENNA BRONZE OF A CAT NURSE DELIVERING A
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Early 20th Century Austrian Gilded Age Antique Nurses

Materials

Bronze

George Angell Antique Sterling Silver Nurses Belt Buckle with Cherubs
By George Angell Co
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This antique belt buckle was made by the well known George Angell and Company of England in approximately 1880 and done in the period Victorian style. The buckle is composed of sterl...
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Late 19th Century English Victorian Antique Nurses

Materials

Sterling Silver

German Porcelain Figure of a Red Cross Nurse, Rosenthal, circa 1920
Located in New York, NY
German porcelain figure of a red cross nurse, Rosenthal, circa 1920. Signed.
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1920s German Antique Nurses

Materials

Porcelain

The Boy Botaro and his Nurse Otsuji and a Lotus Pond
By Taiso Yoshitoshi
Located in Burbank, CA
The boy Bôtarô watches his nurse Otsuji haul a bucket of water from the well. From the kabuki play
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1880s Other Art Style Antique Nurses

Materials

Mulberry Paper, Woodcut

Juliet and her Nurse..., Oil Painting on Canvas by Henry Perronet Briggs
By Henry Perronet Briggs
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Henry Perronet Briggs, Attributed to, English (1793 - 1844) Title: Juliet and Her Nurse
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1820s Old Masters Antique Nurses

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Art Nouveau Antique Sterling Silver Nurses Belt Buckle from 1901 by John Tiley
By John Tiley
Located in London, London
Hallmarked in London 1901 by John Tiley, this stylish, Victorian, Antique Sterling Silver Belt Buckle, measures 3.75"(9.5cm) wide and weighs 1.5 ozt.
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Early 1900s English Art Nouveau Antique Nurses

Materials

Sterling Silver

Antique Print of a Nurse/Sister and Child in Madrid by Lallemand, circa 1840
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique print titled 'Nourrice à Madrid'. No. 114 from 'Musée Cosmopolite'. This print originates from a section illustrating costumes of Spain and Portugal.
Category

Mid-19th Century Antique Nurses

Materials

Paper

Manner of Constantinus F. Coene (1779-1841) - 1827 Oil, Nursing in the Pantry
Located in Corsham, GB
A mother nurses a baby in a rustic pantry, illuminated by natural light which streams through an
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Early 19th Century Antique Nurses

Materials

Oil

Industrial Medical Revolving Swivel Stool with Terrific Patina, Spain 1930s
By Thonet
Located in Barcelona, ES
Doctor's / Nurse's Medical Swivel Stool with Terrific Patina in Aluminium and Iron Manufactured in
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Early 20th Century Spanish Arts and Crafts Antique Nurses

Materials

Iron, Aluminum

Thomas Stodhart (1755-1834) - Watercolour, The Farewell of Hector and Andromache
Located in Corsham, GB
Andromache and son Astyanax (who is carried by a nurse) at the city gates before departing for battle
Category

Early 19th Century Antique Nurses

Materials

Watercolor

Pelew-Eilanders – Antique Hand-Colored Engraving of Palau (c.1800)
Located in Langweer, NL
woman nurses her child while wearing body tattoos and culturally significant woven garments. The man
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Early 19th Century Dutch Antique Nurses

Materials

Paper

La Passerelle
By Henri Ottmann
Located in London, GB
. Instead of a combatant role, he worked as a nurse for a military hospital in Ancenis - intriguingly, many
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Early 20th Century Post-Impressionist Antique Nurses

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Promenade au Bord de L Oise (Promenade on the Banks of the Oise)
By Henri Ottmann
Located in London, GB
registered as a conscientious objector. Instead of a combatant role, he worked as a nurse for a military
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Early 20th Century Post-Impressionist Antique Nurses

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Antique chain earrings with clip and silver filigree spheres
Located in VALLADOLID, ES
"wedding nurse earrings," they are very popular in the folklore and customs of Salamanca, Spain. A
Category

Early 1900s Spanish Arts and Crafts Antique Nurses

Materials

Silver

Nu Étendu dans L’Herbe (Nude Lying on the Grass)
By Henri Ottmann
Located in London, GB
worked as a nurse for a military hospital in Ancenis - intriguingly, many of his fellow nurses were his
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Early 20th Century Post-Impressionist Antique Nurses

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Board

Les Bords de Seine (The Banks of the Seine)
By Henri Ottmann
Located in London, GB
registered as a conscientious objector. Instead of a combatant role, he worked as a nurse for a military
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Early 20th Century Post-Impressionist Antique Nurses

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Portrait of Beatrice Gurney - British 1920 s Impressionist art oil painting
Located in Hagley, England
brief before having to return home to nurse her father. After his death Mead studied under Auguste
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1920s Impressionist Antique Nurses

Materials

Oil

Russian and Finnish Costumes – Peasants and Nobility of St. Petersburg, c.1845
Located in Langweer, NL
characteristic of northern peasant attire. To the left, a *nourrice et garçon cosaque* (Cossack nurse and boy
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1840s French Antique Nurses

Materials

Paper

Antique Anglo-Indian Silver Belt Buckle c.1900
Located in Worcester, GB
, perhaps for a nurse or lady in uniform during the late Victorian or Edwardian period. Likely of Indian or
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Late 19th Century British Antique Nurses

Materials

Sterling Silver

Original Antique World War One Poster They Fight For You Red Cross WWI USA
Located in London, GB
-profit humanitarian organisation founded by the American Civil War nurse Clara Barton (Clarissa Harlowe
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1910s American Antique Nurses

Materials

Paper

Exotic - Scottish 1920 s exhibited Glasgow Girl art portrait oil painting
Located in Hagley, England
awarded the Bronze Medal. During the War, Gray volunteered as a nurse with the Scottish Women's Hospitals
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1920s Art Deco Antique Nurses

Materials

Oil

Antique Edwardian Art Nouveau Style Sterling Silver Jewelry Casket
By William Hutton Sons
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
, incorporating an Art Nouveau style portrait of a female nurse in period attire to the centre. The cover is
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Early 1900s English Art Nouveau Antique Nurses

Materials

Sterling Silver

Antique Royal Vienna Porcelain Cabinet Plate Painting by Angelica Kauffman 1890
By Angelica Kauffmann, Royal Vienna Porcelain
Located in Portland, OR
nurse Eurycleia, the scene taken from Homer's epic "The Odyssey". The decoration is after the 18th
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1890s Austrian Belle Époque Antique Nurses

Materials

Porcelain

Dutch Drawing of Children Around a Cradle – Signed G. Verburgh, c.1800
Located in Langweer, NL
soothing or explaining something. The adult figure — likely a mother, nurse, or governess — watches calmly
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Early 19th Century Dutch Antique Nurses

Materials

Paper

Twenties Framed Oil Painting By Horace Mann Livens
Located in Petworth, GB
bouts of illness and it is reported that “it was Livens who nursed him back”. (Catalogue for The
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1920s English Other Antique Nurses

Materials

Wood, Paint

19th C, Decopauge "The Allegory of Civilization" Magnificent Important Work
Located in Atlanta, GA
other Germanic figures. * **Florence Nightingale** – Shown in nurse’s cap and shawl, likely near a
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19th Century French High Victorian Antique Nurses

Materials

Giltwood, Paper

A pair of silver-mounted crystal Royal presentation claret jugs
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
in 1975. Footnote: These claret jugs were presented as a gift to Emma Hobbs, the British nurse
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19th Century German Antique Nurses

Materials

Silver Plate

Platinum Diamonds Sapphires Swiss Watch Brooch Certificate Mag Featured, 1920
Located in Herzelia, Tel Aviv
clear. The early 20th century saw this kind of pin/brooch watch created for nurses. But this
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Early 20th Century Swiss Antique Nurses

Materials

Diamond, Onyx, Sapphire, Platinum

17th Century Onorio Marinari Italian Religious Painting
By Onorio Marinari
Located in Roma, IT
her, her nurse adopted her, and Margaret converted, consecrating herself and her virginity to God
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Mid-17th Century Baroque Antique Nurses

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Envermeu France - British art oil painting Normandy village female artist
By Sylvia Gosse
Located in Hagley, England
followed him to Dieppe where she nursed him through periods of ill health. She was a loyal disciple of
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Early 20th Century Realist Antique Nurses

Materials

Oil

Gruen Gold Filled Art Deco Ladies Dr s Watch with Fired Enamel Printed Dial 1925
By Gruen
Located in Long Beach, CA
seen. A ladies Art Deco, "Dr's" Pulse watch which was likely supplied to a nurse. Based on its serial
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1920s Swiss Art Deco Antique Nurses

Pair of Russian Rython Vases
Located in Stockholm, SE
Amalthea, a nurse of Zeus, who is often part of stories of the horn's origin.
Category

Early 19th Century Russian Empire Antique Nurses

Materials

Carrara Marble, Bronze

Racine by Gallet Co. Sterling Silver Watch with Original Bracelet from 1915
Located in Long Beach, CA
from the original family, the great grandmother was a nurse during WW1 and this was her watch. They
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Early 20th Century Swiss Art Deco Antique Nurses

The Woodman s Family in a Landscape - British 1869 Victorian art oil painting
By Edward Charles Williams
Located in Hagley, England
Horley, who had been Mary Ann's nurse – Edward and Sarah did not marry for another 10 years until 3
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19th Century Victorian Antique Nurses

Materials

Oil

French Litlle Armchair red and yellow gold - Louis XV Style - France Napoleon 3
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
floral motifs. The backrest is also topped with floral motifs. This nurse's armchair, children's armchair
Category

19th Century French Louis XV Antique Nurses

Materials

Fabric, Wood

The Martyrdom of Saint Agatha
By Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo
Located in Fairlawn, OH
, martyrs and wet nurses. She died during the persecution of Decius (250-253) for her steadfast profession
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1780s Baroque Antique Nurses

Materials

Etching

La Croix-Soleil original vintage French lithograph
By Leonetto Cappiello
Located in Spokane, WA
-Soleil features a nurse, and the line of Les Pansements La Croix-Soleil white bandages that she is using
Category

1910s Art Deco Antique Nurses

Materials

Lithograph

"Family Gathering – The Christening Ceremony”
Located in Edinburgh, GB
family's lineage Well-dressed noblewomen and a nurse, emphasizing social hierarchy and the ritualistic
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19th Century Symbolist Antique Nurses

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Vincenzo Colleoni (Venetian Master) - 19th century painting - Interior Masks
Located in Varmo, IT
baby in the left corner of the canvas up close. Even in the dim light a nurse pushes away a character
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Late 19th Century Realist Antique Nurses

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Original "The American Red Cross is spending Ten Million" vintage poster
By Jean Louis Forain
Located in Spokane, WA
Original American Red Cross vintage poster. Linen backed and ready to frame. The Red Cross nurse
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1910s American Impressionist Antique Nurses

Materials

Lithograph

Antique Victorian Marquetry Demi Lune Cabinet 19th Century
Located in London, GB
whatever the owner wished, that the god Zeus was fed as an infant by his nurse, the nymph Amalthaea. Later
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Late 19th Century British Victorian Antique Nurses

Materials

Mahogany, Satinwood

Portrait of a Gentleman, traditionally identified as Edward Addison, Esq., 1780s
By George Romney
Located in Henley-on-Thames, England
indentures after Steele had eloped with a young heiress. Romney fell ill with fever and was nursed by the
Category

1780s Old Masters Antique Nurses

Materials

Oil

Balinese Dancer - British 1920 s art portrait oil painting Musician Music Dance
By John Young Hunter
Located in Hagley, England
wife Mary and their 5-year-old daughter Gabrielle, with a nurse and two indoor servants. On 20 May 1913
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1920s Art Deco Antique Nurses

Materials

Tempera

The First Taste
By Joan Fairfax Whiteside ARRC FMAA
Located in London, GB
Aid Detachment of the Red Cross. Posted to the RAF Hospital at Halton, she nursed injured airmen and
Category

Early 20th Century Modern Antique Nurses

Materials

Oil, Board

Rare Nursing Virgin from the 14th century
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
infant Jesus, who is wrapped in a cloak, in her lap. Jesus is being nursed by his mother, held by her
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15th Century and Earlier Italian Gothic Antique Nurses

Materials

Wood

Domestic Medicine Chest by Thompson Capper
By Thompson Capper
Located in New Orleans, LA
everything needed to nurse a member of the household back to health. Made by the firm of Thomas Thompson and
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19th Century English Other Antique Nurses

Materials

Brass

French Art Deco Embossed Crocodile Leather Doctor’s Bag, c. 1920
Located in Boven Leeuwen, NL
Antique French embossed crocodile leather doctors bag / nurse bag c. 1920 The bag is in a nice
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1920s French Art Deco Antique Nurses

Materials

Leather

Katsushika Hokusai -- POEM BY BUNYA NO ASAYASU (FUMIYA NO ASAYASU) 百人一首
By Katsushika Hokusai
Located in BRUCE, ACT
series One Hundred Poems Explained by the Nurse (Hyakunin isshu uba ga etoki) 「百人一首うはか恵とき 文屋朝康」 Publisher
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1830s Antique Nurses

Materials

Woodcut

Caduceus Snake Pendant Necklace Gold Medicine Doctor Hermes Peace Antique
Located in New York, NY
AND IS A WONDERFUL JEWEL FOR THE DOCTOR, NURSE, PA, MD, PHYSICIAN, AS WELL AS LOVERS OF GREEK
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Early 20th Century Unknown Art Deco Antique Nurses

Materials

Gold, 10k Gold, Yellow Gold

1932 Isamu Noguchi “Measured Time” Hawkeye Clock
By Isamu Noguchi
Located in Philadelphia, PA
timer, was Noguchi's first design to go into mass production before his iconic "Radio Nurse" baby
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Early 20th Century American Modern Antique Nurses

Materials

Bakelite

Interior Scene, Oil on Canvas, 19th Century
Located in Lantau, HK
), suffered an injury to his arm. The nurse, looking attentively while holding a plate in the other hand
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19th Century European Antique Nurses

Materials

Canvas

Winter Vacation, Liberty Magazine Cover
By Leslie Thrasher
Located in Fort Washington, PA
attention, especially when Antoinette, Ulysses’ new nurse, speaks to the family in French. Lil and Sandy
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1920s Antique Nurses

Materials

Canvas, Oil

The Story of Tamiya Bataro
By Taiso Yoshitoshi
Located in Fairlawn, OH
14 Publisher: Tsunajima Kanekichi This scene depicts Nurse Otsuji hauling water from the well while
Category

1880s Antique Nurses

Materials

Woodcut

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Antique Nurses For Sale on 1stDibs

An assortment of antique nurses is available at 1stDibs. Frequently made of metal, paper and wood, all antique nurses available were constructed with great care. Antique nurses have been produced for many years, with earlier versions available from the 18th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 20th Century. Victorian, Art Deco and industrial antique nurses are consistently popular styles. Antique nurses have been a part of the life’s work for many furniture makers, but those produced by Ernest Hemingway, Musy Gioielli and Isamu Noguchi are consistently popular.

How Much are Antique Nurses?

Prices for antique nurses can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, antique nurses begin at $85 and can go as high as $294,283, while the average can fetch as much as $2,767.