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18th Century 18K Memorial Ring Centering Two Hearts Surround by Garnets Amer.
Located in Aspen, CO
rudimentary or handmade fashion and painted with a handmade brush on white enamel . Along the shank engraved
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Mid-18th Century Unknown George II Antique Paint Brushes

Materials

Garnet, 18k Gold

"The Conversation"
By Joseph Stella
Located in Southampton, NY
other bits of urban debris, often slashed with brush strokes of paint. Though Stella was "attracted to
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1920s American Modern Antique Paint Brushes

Materials

Color Pencil

Set of Two 19th Century British Wood and Pure Badger Hair Paint Brushes
Located in Haarlem, NL
Decorative set consisting of two antique badger hair paint brushes. This is the real deal, each of
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19th Century British Victorian Antique Paint Brushes

Materials

Wood

Antique Cast Iron Mortar Assorted Artist Brush Collection Art Object
Located in Las Vegas, NV
assorted, well used, antique paint brushes. Large, quite heavy.
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Late 19th Century American Folk Art Antique Paint Brushes

Materials

Iron

Antique 18 Karat Artist’s Paint Palette Tools Brooch, circa 1900
Located in Toronto, ON
realistically modelled paint brushes and a maul stick with natural pearl. Measures: 1.63 x 1.13 inches. Item
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Early 20th Century Antique Paint Brushes

Sterling Silver-Mounted Etched Crystal Inkwell
By Gorham Manufacturing Company
Located in New York, NY
-marked for 1895. Crystal is centrally etched with an artist's palette and paint brushes which are
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19th Century American Antique Paint Brushes

Materials

Sterling Silver

Pair of 19th Century Still Life Paintings in Gilt Frames Signed Petit, 1889
Located in Dallas, TX
, and paint brushes, floral composition and palette on the other. The art works are signed Petit on the
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Late 19th Century French Antique Paint Brushes

Materials

Canvas, Giltwood

Nude Woman Maiden Artist Painting Pendant Neoclassical Antique Gold Art Nouveau
Located in New York, NY
woman artist painting with her paint brushes and palette. The finely done repousse image is in 10 Karat
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19th Century Unknown Art Nouveau Antique Paint Brushes

Materials

Gold, Yellow Gold, 10k Gold

Adjustable Cast Iron and Wood Drafting Table, C.1940-1950
Located in San Francisco, CA
has a small ledge for pencils or paint brushes and an adjustable lip that can be raised or lowered
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Early 20th Century American Industrial Antique Paint Brushes

Materials

Steel, Iron

Turn of the Century French Brass Filigree Horsehair Brush with Painted Portrait
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French brass filigree horsehair brush from the Turn of the century, with hand painted portrait
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Early 20th Century French Antique Paint Brushes

Materials

Brass

Chinese Porcelain Brush Pot Iron Red Dragons Finely hand painted , circa 1930
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a high quality Chinese porcelain brush pot which are often used as jardinieres The pot is
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Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Antique Paint Brushes

Materials

Porcelain

Chinese Porcelain Brush Pot Hand Painted in Under-Glaze Red, 18th Century Qing
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a very good Chinese porcelain Brush Pot or Bitong hand painted, under-glaze, in red / red
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18th Century Chinese Qing Antique Paint Brushes

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Porcelain

Antique Pair of Ceramic Hand Painted Duck Form Pottery Brush Washers
Located in New York, NY
Early 19th century duck form pottery brush washers. They have been hand painted in hues of emerald
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Early 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Paint Brushes

Materials

Ceramic

Chinese Export Brush Pot or Bitong Porcelain hand painted, Qing Circa 1900
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
A Chinese Export porcelain brush pot or bitong, hand painted in a blue and white figural pattern
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Late 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Paint Brushes

Materials

Porcelain

Japanese Antique Calligraphy Brushes Book, 1893
Located in South Burlington, VT
correctly grasp and paint with horse hair calligraphy brushes. Many great illustrations. Wonderful
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19th Century Chinese Meiji Antique Paint Brushes

Materials

Paper

1920 s German Porcelain Parrot Vanity Brush
Located in Red Lion, PA
vanity brush features a beautifully hand-painted German porcelain parrot head, full of charm and
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1920s German Art Deco Antique Paint Brushes

Materials

Porcelain, Straw

Herend Dinner Set for 12 Persons Decor Persil, circa 1960
By Herend
Located in Vienna, AT
blue Herend mark with coat of arms and paint brushes (well visible / underglazed) existing. Made
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Mid-19th Century Hungarian Other Antique Paint Brushes

Materials

Porcelain

19th Century French Empire Paris Porcelain Brush Pot
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
A finely painted forest scene of a winged cupid standing with his arms outstretched assisting a
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Early 19th Century French Empire Antique Paint Brushes

Materials

Porcelain

Rare Chinese Kangxi Ceramic Brush Washer Melon with Monkeys
Located in Bishop s Stortford, Hertfordshire
one monkey perched on the edge. With hand carved detail the brush washer is hand painted in Sancai
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Early 18th Century Chinese Qing Antique Paint Brushes

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Ceramic

Chinese Qianlong Mark Pair Celadon Glazed Porcelain Brush Pots
Located in Bishop s Stortford, Hertfordshire
A stylish pair Chinese Qianlong mark pair celadon glazed porcelain brush pots believed to date from
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Late 19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Paint Brushes

Materials

Porcelain

Bold Hand-Brushed "Horse" Calligraphy Tea Ceremony Scroll, Japanese Antique
Located in South Burlington, VT
A bold, spectacular Japanese hand-brushed "Tea ceremony" calligraphy scroll worthy of your
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Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Paint Brushes

Materials

Paper

Large 19th Century Chinese Huanghuali Brush Pot, Bitong
Located in Austin, TX
. Used by scholars to hold their paint and calligraphy brushes.
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Early 19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Paint Brushes

Materials

Hardwood

Pair of Hanging Scrolls Brushing Painting of Qing Dynasty Imperial Noble Couple
Located in Greenwich, CT
A pair of fine hanging scrolls, brush painting of Qing dynasty imperial noble couple wearing formal
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1890s Chinese Qing Antique Paint Brushes

Materials

Paper

Set of Three Meiji Period Blue White Imari Fish Form Brush Washers
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Set of Three Meiji Period Blue & White Imari Fish Form Brush Washers Japan, circa 1890s Embrace
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Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Paint Brushes

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Porcelain

Pair of Fine Brush Painting, Anglo-Chinese School of Birds and Flowers
Located in Greenwich, CT
Pair of fine brush painting, Anglo-Chinese school of birds and flowers, 19th century, ink and color
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Late 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Paint Brushes

Materials

Silk

Chinese Export Porcelain Rose Medallion Brush Box with Bats, Canton, circa 1870
Located in Banner Elk, NC
Chinese Export Porcelain rose medallion brush box, Canton, circa 1870, with vividly enameled glazes
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1870s Chinese Chinese Export Antique Paint Brushes

Materials

Porcelain

Early 19th c. German Dog Suit Brushes c. 1840-1860-Price per item
Located in San Francisco, CA
brushes, each topped with a hand-painted porcelain dog head. Early Victorian, manufactured in Germany. The
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19th Century Antique Paint Brushes

Materials

Porcelain, Natural Fiber

Early 20th Century, Chinese Blue and White Scholars Brush Pot
Located in Chicago, IL
collection of fine calligraphy brushes. Painted with intricate details and auspicious figures, this jar
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Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Antique Paint Brushes

Materials

Porcelain

"Setter" 19th Century Portrait of a Setter Dog with Cloudy Background in Brushes
By Colin Graeme Roe
Located in New York, NY
with a cloudy background in the brushes. The details are truly exquisite, as Colin was a Realist
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19th Century Realist Antique Paint Brushes

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Young lady in her boudoir, brushing hair in the morning antique French painting
By Charles Joshua Chaplin
Located in Norwich, GB
almost 200 years. Painted in 1854, she dates from Charles Chaplin's most interesting creative period
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1850s French School Antique Paint Brushes

Materials

Canvas, Oil

19th century hand painted Swedish Dala horse
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
collector of Swedish folk art.  Traditionally whittled in pine and hand painted using a 2 brush technique
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Late 19th Century Swedish Folk Art Antique Paint Brushes

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Pine

19th Century Distressed Wooden Artist s Paint Box, circa 1890
Located in San Francisco, CA
. The box has compartments for paint tubes and brushes with a hinged lid that partially opens in the
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Late 19th Century Antique Paint Brushes

Materials

Wood

Pair Japonesque Style Hand Painted Porcelain Table Lamps
Located in Savannah, GA
-painted with delicate brush strokes in a colorful floral motif on the fronts of the vases. Measures: 25 3
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1890s French Japonisme Antique Paint Brushes

Materials

Porcelain, Silk, Wood

Portrait of Boy Painting - Thomas or John Wagstaff - Scottish 18thC oil painting
Located in Hagley, England
holding a paint brush in one hand and book in the other, suggesting that he is a man of learning. Beyond
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18th Century Old Masters Antique Paint Brushes

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Japanese Antique Bold Hand-Painted "Two Horses" Silk Scroll, Meiji Period
Located in South Burlington, VT
A bold, spectacular Japanese hand-brushed, hand-painted silk scroll of two horses- worthy of your
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Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Paint Brushes

Materials

Silk

Japanese Antique Hand Painted Ancient "Two Horses" Silk Scroll, Meiji Period
Located in South Burlington, VT
A handsome depiction of two toy ancient horses bold, Japanese hand-brushed, hand painted silk
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Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Paint Brushes

Materials

Silk

Japanese Fine Antique Screen Hand Painted "Buddhist Chants" in Sumi Ink
Located in South Burlington, VT
simple yet beautifully painted with extraordinary ink and brush skill and masterful strokes. Signed with
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Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Antique Paint Brushes

Materials

Paper

Japanese Fine Antique Screen Hand Painted "Buddhist Chants" in Sumi Ink, #2
Located in South Burlington, VT
simple yet beautifully painted with extraordinary ink and brush skill and masterful strokes. Signed with
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Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Antique Paint Brushes

Materials

Paper

Portrait Woman Backer Paint Oil on canvas old master 17th Century Rembrandt
By Jacob Adriaensz Backer (Harlinge 1609 - Amsterdam 1651)
Located in Riva del Garda, IT
, rendered with a thin and smooth modulation of the paint, wide brush strokes and slightly sketched outlines
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17th Century Antique Paint Brushes

Materials

Oil

19th Century French Painted Shelved Curio Display Trumeau Mirror
Located in Las Vegas, NV
paint and brushed mirror surface.
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Early 20th Century French Late Victorian Antique Paint Brushes

Materials

Iron

Painted Cat on Dutch Delft Tiles 18th Century in Historic Violet on White Glaze
Located in Glenford, NY
decoration even surpassed that of blue and white tiles. This hand painted cat figure with expressive brush
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Late 18th Century Folk Art Antique Paint Brushes

Materials

Earthenware

Le Bibliothecaire
By Manuel Robbe
Located in Fairlawn, OH
paint brush. For this process he used a special brush made of rags, called 'a la poupée' (with a doll
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Early 1900s Impressionist Antique Paint Brushes

Materials

Aquatint

Red Vertical Abstract Wall Art, 19th Century Painting
Located in Port Washington, NY
This stunning piece features 2 bodies in silhouette form with nice contrast against the blue background to really make the main design stand out.
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Mid-19th Century Other Antique Paint Brushes

Materials

Canvas, Wood, Paint

Scandinavian Naive Oil Painting on Tin
Located in Cheltenham, GB
A Scandinavian naive oil painting on tin depicting a house by the water and figures in the foreground. Signed but artist not known, in very good condition, originating Sweden, dated ...
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Late 19th Century Swedish Folk Art Antique Paint Brushes

Materials

Paint

Franz Xavier Wolfle Oil on Panel German 1887-1972
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
Franz Xavier Wolfle (German, 1887-1972) A Tyrolean gentleman with a feather in his hat signed 'FX.Wölfle.' (upper right) oil on panel Measures: 7 x 5½ in. (17.8 x 14 cm.) f...
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Early 20th Century German Black Forest Antique Paint Brushes

Materials

Paint

Francisco Rodriguez san Clemente Oil Painting
By Francesco Clemente
Located in Dallas, TX
Francesco Rodriguez san Clemente (Spanish, 1861- 1956) oil painting, signed bottom right, framed. Trained at Academy of Fine Arts in Madrid, Francisco Rodriguez san Clemente found hi...
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Early 20th Century Spanish Mid-Century Modern Antique Paint Brushes

Materials

Paint

French Art Deco Gilded Iron Fire Screen By Rene Prou
By René Prou
Located in London, GB
An elegant French 1930's wrought iron, regilded firescreen, fireguard. Highly decorative. Designed by the French designer Rene Prou.
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Early 20th Century European Art Deco Antique Paint Brushes

Materials

Iron

Pair of 18th Century Italian Fragments with Floral Sculpted Linen Canvas
By Interi
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
Pair of 18th century Italian fragments decorated with sculpted linen canvas flowers, fossil agate coral, and Venetian plaster roses. One piece is all plaster background, while the ...
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18th Century Italian Rococo Antique Paint Brushes

Materials

Marble

Vintage Murano Glass Table Lamp with Gold Overlay and Bronze and Marble Mounts
Located in Dallas, TX
to the exterior of the baluster in white enamel swirls and gold hand painted floral swags and wreaths
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Early 20th Century Italian Art Nouveau Antique Paint Brushes

Materials

Carrara Marble, Bronze

Gilt Luxury Wall Mirror Rare Wooden Antique Rococo English Floral Console Mirror
Located in Wembley, GB
A rare large 20th-century English gilt wall mirror, having a scroll frame above a rectangular bevelled glass plate, 117cm by 84cm. This mirror can be suitable as a console and pier m...
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1890s English Hollywood Regency Antique Paint Brushes

Materials

Mirror, Fruitwood, Giltwood

Antique Side Table Gold / Grey Marble coffee Table Gilded Lion s Paw Pedestal
Located in Wembley, GB
The pedestal on the four-legged stand, finial with a lion's paw. Two green marble slabs. To give an exclusive personality to your home decor as a decorative interior object. This is ...
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Early 1900s Finnish Art Deco Antique Paint Brushes

Materials

Marble, Carrara Marble, Gold, Bronze, Gold Leaf

"Lute Player" 18th Century Dutch School, Signed oil on panel
Located in New York, NY
musician, who in turn seems enthralled by his solo audience. Painted with vigorous and rhythmic brush
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Late 18th Century Dutch School Antique Paint Brushes

Materials

Oil, Panel

Young Girl With Flowers
By Julius Hugo Bergmann
Located in New York, NY
is very attractive with a heavy use of paint and masterfully composed brush work. This painting comes
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Early 20th Century Impressionist Antique Paint Brushes

Materials

Board, Oil

FRENCH SCHOOL ALL STAR Dachshund Chut les Barbizons!
Located in Zofingen, AG
proportions and lifelike gaze) with abstraction (splattered paint, flattened background, visible brush
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1880s Tonalist Antique Paint Brushes

Materials

Glue, Mixed Media, Oil, Acrylic

19th century Impressionist painting of a lake in a forest - Monet Paris Nature
Located in Aartselaar, BE
lake alongside a forest. Housed in an antique frame of the period. Painted with swift and confident
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Late 19th Century Impressionist Antique Paint Brushes

Materials

Oil

Monte Carlo, Monaco
By Kerry Hallam
Located in New York, NY
use of paint and fast brush work. The result is a refreshing view from his Mediterranean scenes. Many
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Early 20th Century Impressionist Antique Paint Brushes

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

French 19th century post Impressionist painting of a canal - Monet Paris
Located in Aartselaar, BE
. Housed in an antique frame of the period. Painted with swift and confident brush-strokes this work
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Late 19th Century Impressionist Antique Paint Brushes

Materials

Oil

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Antique Paint Brushes For Sale on 1stDibs

An assortment of antique paint brushes is available at 1stDibs. Each of these unique antique paint brushes was constructed with extraordinary care, often using paint, wood and ceramic. Antique paint brushes have been made for many years, and versions that date back to the 18th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 20th Century. Antique paint brushes are generally popular furniture pieces, but Victorian, Art Nouveau and Folk Art styles are often sought at 1stDibs. There have been many well-made antique paint brushes over the years, but those made by G Scott, Bing Grøndahl and Charles Augustus Henry Lutyens are often thought to be among the most beautiful.

How Much are Antique Paint Brushes?

Antique paint brushes can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price at 1stDibs is $2,448, while the lowest priced sells for $118 and the highest can go for as much as $68,900.