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19th Century English Handcarved Soldiers Ditty Box
Located in London, GB
crossed oars placed centrally. An untouched English nautical folk-art example. With a deep natural patina
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Early 1900s British Folk Art Antique Oars

Materials

Wood

Ben Hur Screen-Used Mechanical Ship Movie Prop
By MGM Studios
Located in Peekskill, NY
mechanisms installed to operate ship’s oars.... All have been restored and in fine working condition. The
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Early 20th Century American Industrial Antique Oars

Antique Silver Plated Rowing Boat Toast Letter or Rack, 19th Century
Located in London, GB
features a rowing boat as its base with six divisions in the form of crossed oars, it has a laurel wreath
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1870s Antique Oars

Materials

Silver Plate

19th Century Sailor s Small Woolie of Three Naval Vessels, circa 1850
Located in Nantucket, MA
full battery of long sweep oars for propulsion and tight maneuverability). The vessels appear three
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1840s English Folk Art Antique Oars

Materials

Wool

Rowing Boat, Scull
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
and oars, built by George Sims, England. The boat has been converted into a table or bar with the
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Early 20th Century English Antique Oars

Large Landscape Painting "The Boat" by Leon Hornecker
Located in Paris, FR
sky. The human presence is only hinted at by the presence of a drifting boat with oars in the
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Early 1900s French Antique Oars

Materials

Canvas

The Neptune Mirror
Located in Atlanta, GA
oars, a broken mast and sail. The top left carving is a globe, flowers, ewers, etc. The condition of
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19th Century American Antique Oars

Materials

Mahogany, Mirror

French 19th Century Lithograph of The Procession of The Holy Relics
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
, and their servant Sara, arrived in a boat without sails or oars, reached the Mediterranean shores The
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19th Century French Antique Oars

Materials

Giltwood

Old Engraving of a Dutch Attack on the Portuguese Near Bantam, Indonesia, c.1644
Located in Langweer, NL
craft with sails, oars and a prow battering ram built according to Mediterranean standards learnt from
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1640s Antique Oars

Materials

Paper

19th Century Antique Austrian Landscape Painting of Tyrol Lake by Anton Pick
Located in Shippensburg, PA
village in the distance. One fishing boat rests at the ready with nets bunched up and oars tucked inside
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19th Century Austrian Antique Oars

Materials

Canvas, Giltwood, Paint

19th Century Inkwell a River after Jean-Jacques Caffieri
Located in Paris, FR
, sitting on an urn from which water flows. He is holding an oar with his left hand, and the rim of the urn
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Late 19th Century French Baroque Antique Oars

Materials

Griotte Marble, Bronze

SILVER FINEST 168-PIECE FLATWARE CUTLERY 24 PERSONS P.-F.QUEILLÉ FRANCE c.1900
By Pierre-François Queillé
Located in Vienna, AT
than a century. Their mark was always the initials PQ on a horizontal axis with an antique oar
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Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Antique Oars

Materials

Silver

The Bucentaure – Antique Engraving of the Venetian State Barge, c.1802
Located in Langweer, NL
barge in profile, with its long hull elaborately decorated and lined with rows of oars extending into
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Early 19th Century English Antique Oars

Materials

Paper

Rare Ship "Le Saint Louis" Attributed to the Cristallerie Saint-Louis
By Saint Louis
Located in PARIS, FR
hull, attributed to the Cristallerie Saint-Louis. Equipped with its oars, its mobile rudder, its ropes
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1880s French Antique Oars

Materials

Crystal, Bronze

Alfred Augustus Glendening, River Landscape With Cottage Boatman
By Alfred Augustus Glendening Senior
Located in Cheltenham, GB
painter of landscapes. The sound of an oar gently entering water is near-audible in this richly
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Early 1900s Victorian Antique Oars

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Meissen Group Allegory Of The Volga for Catherine II of Russia, Kaendler, 1850
By Johann Joachim Kaendler, Meissen Porcelain
Located in Vienna, AT
an oar with gold ornamentation and crossed red swords, in his left he holds a cornucopia with plastic
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Mid-19th Century German Baroque Antique Oars

Materials

Porcelain

Mid 16th Century French Tapestry "The Abduction of Helen by Paris"
Located in New York, NY
left of the square field are the ships of the Trojan fleet, each single masted with oars: three above
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16th Century French Antique Oars

Materials

Wool, Silk

"Washington Crossing the Delaware" Embroidery with a Trapunto Needlework
Located in York County, PA
of the flag, the sides of the boat, pole, and oars, are done in a similar manner, though tighter and
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Late 19th Century American Antique Oars

Pair of Early Handmade Crew Oars by NY Boat Oar Company
Located in New Windsor, NY
Pair of early handmade crew blades (oars) by The New York Boat Oar Company, 69 West Street. Made of
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Early 20th Century American Antique Oars

Materials

Copper

Oxford University Boat Race Rowing Oar 1863, Oxford Cambridge Trophy Oar
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
Oxford University boat race oar 1863. This is the most wonderful memento of the 1863 Oxford and
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1860s English Sporting Art Antique Oars

Materials

Wood

New York Boat Company Oars
Located in Norwell, MA
Pair of six foot varnished boat oars. Blades are marked "N.Y. B. O. Co", (New York Boat Oar Company
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Early 1900s American Antique Oars

Materials

Wood

Antique Cambridge Scouts Rowing Oar, 1925
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
Cambridge Scouts 1st Boat Presentation Rowing Oar. The full-length oar is an original traditional
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Early 20th Century British Sporting Art Antique Oars

Materials

Pine

Pair of Decorative Very Long Sculling Oars
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
A pair of decorative very long sculling oars This is a fine quality pair of long oars from a
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Early 20th Century English Rustic Antique Oars

Historic Rowing Oar, Henley Royal Regatta, 1898
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
Antique Rowing Oar, 1898 New College Oxford, Henley Royal Regatta. The full-length oar is an
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1880s English Antique Oars

Materials

Pine

Brasenose College Boat Club 1923 Rowing Oar
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
A fine Rowing oar blade, Brasenose College 1923, and 1922, Oxford University. The full length oar
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1920s British Sporting Art Antique Oars

Materials

Pine

Antique Presentation Sculling Oar, New York, circa 1895
Located in Nantucket, MA
A Rowing Club Trophy Oar Paddle, from New York, circa 1895 with listed names of crew, coxswain and
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1890s American Folk Art Antique Oars

Materials

Wood

Pair of Sweep Oars with Old Varnish Finish
Located in Norwell, MA
Choice pair of rowing sweeps. With rich patina. Metal tips. Leather collars. 98" W. 3 lbs. both. Made: England Date: 1890
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1890s European Antique Oars

Materials

Wood

Brasenose College Boat Club 1922 Rowing Oar, Summer Eights, Oxford University
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
Rowing oar blade, Brasenose College 1922, Oxford University. The full length oar is an original
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1920s British Sporting Art Antique Oars

Materials

Pine

1889 Rowing Oars, A Pair Of Sculling Trophy Blades Corpus Christi.
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
A fine pair of 1889 Colquhoun sculls trophy oars. The full length Corpus Christi, Cambridge
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19th Century English Sporting Art Antique Oars

Materials

Pine

Oxford University Boat Race Rowing Oar 1862, with Photographs. Oxford Cambridge
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
traditional presentation trophy oar is the former property of the Oxford rower, No.5 Allan Morrison. The
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1860s English Sporting Art Antique Oars

Materials

Wood

Early-Mid 20th c. Hand Made Wooden Half Hull with Oars
Located in San Francisco, CA
ABOUT An original hand made half hull with two oars mounted on a wooden plaque bordered with thick
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Early 20th Century American Industrial Antique Oars

Materials

Wood, Rope

Japanese Old Ship Oar 1800s-1900s/Antique Wooden Object Folk Art Wabisabi
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
It is an oar of an old Japanese ship. It is made of oak wood. It is an item of 1800s-1900s. It
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Late 19th Century Japanese Edo Antique Oars

Materials

Oak

Pair of Hall Stands with a Rowing Theme, 19th Century Sculling Oars
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
sculling oars. One stand is made from the blade ends and the other from the shaft ends, as you can imagine
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1890s English British Colonial Antique Oars

Materials

Wood

Antique Sardonyx Agate Roman Gem Intaglio 18 Karat Gold Ship with Sails and Oars
Located in Munich, Bavaria
Fine roman brown agate intaglio of a ship with sails and oars mounted in a 19th century gold mount
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15th Century and Earlier Classical Roman Antique Oars

Materials

18k Gold

Antique Rower Oarsman Silver Tie Stick Pin
Located in Munich, Bavaria
boots. He is holding an oar in his right hand. Traces of gilding on the oar and the stick pin
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Early 1900s Unknown Antique Oars

Materials

Silver

Group Of Rowing And Harvard Related Material
Located in Essex, MA
and sailing photos and two oars.
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Early 20th Century American Antique Oars

Materials

Sterling Silver

Antique Bronze Figural Maritime Sculpture of Sculls Yachtsman Trophy, c1890
Located in Big Flats, NY
Antique figural cast bronze maritime sculpture of victorious sculls yachtsman posing with his oar
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Late 19th Century English Antique Oars

Materials

Bronze

Edwardian Clinker-Built Model of a Gentleman’s Yacht Tender
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
An Edwardian clinker-built model of a gentleman’s yacht tender, with a boat hook and oars, teak
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1910s English Edwardian Antique Oars

Materials

Brass

Marcy Foundry Cast Iron Umbrella Stand
Located in Essex, MA
Depicting a sailor holding rope over various maritime symbols including anchor and oar, detachable
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1920s American Antique Oars

Materials

Iron

Charles Armor American Artist 1844-1911 Oil on Canvas "The Helping Hand"
Located in Stamford, CT
holds the massive oar. Presented in a museum quality and size plaster and gilt frame. This is a
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Mid-19th Century American Antique Oars

Materials

Gesso, Canvas, Giltwood, Paint

English 19th Century Sailors Folkart Beckets Museum Display
Located in London, GB
19th Century folk art wooden oar with applied early beckets. A wonderful English museum piece of a
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1860s British Folk Art Antique Oars

Materials

Leather, Rope, Wood

Antique Rowing Machine a la Boys in the Boat
Located in Sheffield, MA
are strapped to iron platforms up front. The strength of pulling the oars can be adjusted by
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Late 19th Century American Arts and Crafts Antique Oars

Materials

Iron

Antique French Ink Wash - The Rower
Located in Houston, TX
and holding an oar, circa 1830. Original artwork on paper displayed on a white mat with a gold
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19th Century Antique Oars

Materials

Ink, Paper

Chinese Export Watercolors of Chinese Sampans on European Paper, circa 1800
Located in Downingtown, PA
man in a white jacket is approaching them. The ship is being propelled by a large oar being moved from
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Late 18th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Oars

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

Ben Hur Screen-Used Mechanical Ship Movie Prop
By MGM Studios
Located in Peekskill, NY
mechanisms installed to operate ship’s oars.... All have been restored and in fine working condition. The
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Early 20th Century American Industrial Antique Oars

Materials

Copper

Bronze Inkwell "Un Fleuve" Signed Barbedienne After Jean-Jacques Caffieri, 19th
By F. Barbedienne Foundry
Located in Paris, FR
flowing. His left hand rests on an oar while his right hand holds the edge of the urn. This allegorical
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19th Century French Directoire Antique Oars

Materials

Griotte Marble, Bronze

Chinese Silver Dragon Boat Model on Wood Base
Located in Atlanta, GA
, a drummer, a cheer leader, a tail man and a team of rowers working the oars. Dragon boat race is an
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Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Oars

Materials

Silver

Early 20th Century Pair of Brass Venetian Sailing Ship Bookends
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
large star. Note the oars & waves. 4.75" w., 3.5" d., 5.25" h. Whitehall Antiques is a family business
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Early 20th Century Italian Antique Oars

Materials

Brass

Vintage Rowing Watercolour Painting, the Rowers Camp, Henry Stephen Ludlow
By Henry Stephen Ludlow
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
, some metal dishes, glasses and a pottery earthenware flagon. Behind the standing rower are the oars
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1910s British Sporting Art Antique Oars

Materials

Paper

Ancient Late Roman Gold Ring Double Carnelian Intaglio Twin Ring 1st - 3rd c.
Located in London, GB
shows a longboat on the water with oars sticking out. Gemstone carvings acted as amulets to bring good
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15th Century and Earlier Italian Classical Roman Antique Oars

Materials

Carnelian, Gold

Pastoral landscape oil painting by Jacques L Huillier, French antique riverscape
By Jacques L Huillier
Located in AIGNAN, FR
the path that will take him home, hopefully to a hearty supper. He has his boat's oars across his
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Late 19th Century Post-Impressionist Antique Oars

Materials

Oil

Pair of Large 19th Century Blue and White Delft Wall Plaques
Located in Dallas, TX
, with undulating edges along the sides. The larger of the two plaques depicts an oared boat passing
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19th Century Dutch Antique Oars

Materials

Delft

Thomas Rose Miles, Daybreak After The Storm
By Thomas Rose Miles
Located in Cheltenham, GB
. Its oars are redundant amid turbulent conditions. Further on, the main sail of a stranded boat has
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1870s Victorian Antique Oars

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Board

Axel Nordgren, Coastal Nocturne With Rowing Boats, Oil Painting
Located in Cheltenham, GB
shore. His oar caught by moonlight, flickering akin to a lantern. While the promised comforts of a
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19th Century Tonalist Antique Oars

Materials

Canvas, Oil

1863 Oxford University Boat Race Team Photograph, Early Historic Photograph
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
. 8.4. ½. Morrison was also on the victorious side the year before and we have available his oars from
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19th Century British Sporting Art Antique Oars

Materials

Paper

Horatio Nelson Signed Letter and Portrait, 1797
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
. With muffled oars the British seamen began the two-mile row to the beach. However, many of the initial
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1790s English George III Antique Oars

Materials

Metal

Long Wooden Oars
Located in Hudson, NY
Great pair of unusually long wooden oars with beautifully weathered surface. These may have been
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19th Century American Antique Oars

Materials

Wood

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Antique Oars For Sale on 1stDibs

There is a range of antique oars for sale on 1stDibs. Frequently made of wood, metal and animal skin, all antique oars available were constructed with great care. Antique oars have been made for many years, and versions that date back to the 19th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 20th Century. Antique oars made by Folk Art designers — as well as those associated with Art Nouveau — are very popular at 1stDibs. Antique oars have been a part of the life’s work for many furniture makers, but those produced by Antoine Bofill and Charles Edwards are consistently popular.

How Much are Antique Oars?

Prices for antique oars can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, antique oars begin at $381 and can go as high as $10,500, while the average can fetch as much as $1,100.
Questions About Antique Oars
  • 1stDibs ExpertMay 5, 2023
    The type of wood oars are made of varies. Craftsmen may use pine, fir, spruce, ash, oak, basswood and other species to produce oars. Generally, soft woods provide more flexibility, while hard woods create more durable pieces. On 1stDibs, shop a variety of oars.