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Art Deco Period Box Japanese
Located in New York, NY
A very beautiful Japanese papier-mâché round box with a colorful geometric design and black lacquer
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Early 20th Century Japanese Art Deco Antique Papier Mache

Materials

Paper

Exceptional French Gorilla Sculpture Diorama, mid-19th century
Located in L’ISLE-SUR-LA-SORGUE, FR
made of steel rods, straw braids, and papier-mâché, with an exterior covering of leather. A modeling
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Mid-19th Century French Belle Époque Antique Papier Mache

Materials

Steel

Truffle Pig, Large Articulated 1800s French Trade Stimulator
Located in Peekskill, NY
This five foot plus papier mâché pig was used as a fund raiser or trade stimulator. The brass
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Late 19th Century French Folk Art Antique Papier Mache

Materials

Paper

English 19th Century Japanned Lacquer Tray
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A stunning papier mache tray from England, 19th century, with “Japanned” black lacquer and parcel
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19th Century English Chinoiserie Antique Papier Mache

Materials

Lacquer, Paint, Paper

LATE 19th CENTURY MINIATURE BOOKCASE
Located in Firenze, FI
papier-mâché books and plaster objects, such as statues, paintings, and decorations. Among the objects is
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Late 19th Century Italian Antique Papier Mache

Materials

Gesso, Glass, Wood, Paper

19th Century English Victorian Letter Holder
Located in Forney, TX
An English Victorian black and gilt decorated mother-of-pearl and papier mâché stationary letter
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Mid-19th Century Victorian Antique Papier Mache

Materials

Other

Original Oil on Canvas, George Stainton, "On the Humber, Yorkshire"
By George Stainton
Located in Mere, GB
George Stainton 1838 - 1900 A midlands painter of coastal marines, he begun life as a papier-mache
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Late 19th Century Antique Papier Mache

Materials

Oil

English Petite Mother-of-Pearl Inlay Box, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
This late 19th century English trinket box has an elegant design of lacquered papier-mâché with
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Late 19th Century British Victorian Antique Papier Mache

Materials

Mother-of-Pearl, Wood, Lacquer

A pair of celestial and terrestrial globes, E.Pini, Gussoni Dotti, Italy 1892.
Located in Milan, IT
of 1889, published by Gussoni & Dotti. The globes are made of papier-mâché and finished with pastille
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1890s Italian Antique Papier Mache

Materials

Wood

Victorian Painted Side Table 1880 Osbourne House Queen Victoria
Located in Potters Bar, GB
England Jennens and Bettridge was a manufacturing company highly regarded for producing quality papier
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1880s Victorian Antique Papier Mache

Materials

Giltwood

Japanese Laquered Tray finely Decorated , 19th Century Meiji Period
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a good papier mâché, circular, black lacquered tray, hand enameled and gilded, made in
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19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Papier Mache

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Paper

Victorian Chinoserie Tray and Brushes
Located in Buenos Aires, Argentina
Victorian Chinoserie Tray and Brushes Materials Papier mache Lacquer Chinoserie design (has mother
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Late 19th Century English Chinoiserie Antique Papier Mache

Materials

Lacquer

George III Gilt Carton Pierre Mirror Attributed to John Linnell
By John Linnell
Located in Greenwich, CT
the use of carton pierre, a papier machè type material, that was easily moulded, saving a great deal
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1770s English Adam Style Antique Papier Mache

Materials

Giltwood

Cast Iron and Paper Franklin Terrestrial Globe
Located in Kittery Point, ME
maps, stronger papier-mâché spheres, and decorative cast-iron tripod stands, representing major
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Mid-19th Century American Antique Papier Mache

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Brass, Iron

Early 20th Century Folk Art Appliqué Collages Henry vii Queen Elizabeth 1st
Located in Lowestoft, GB
prints. The faces hand painted in oils, with what looks like papier mâché and gesso hands, all mounted on
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Early 20th Century English Antique Papier Mache

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Textile, Paper

Antique Teaching Model Longitudinal Profile of the Kidney, ca. 1900
Located in Berghuelen, DE
A great antique hand-painted anatomical model of the kidney. Made of papier maché and plaster
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Early 20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Antique Papier Mache

Materials

Plaster, Wood, Paper

Antique Teaching Model of the Adipose Spleen, ca. 1900
Located in Berghuelen, DE
A great antique hand-painted anatomical model of the adipose spleen. Made of papier maché and
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Early 20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Antique Papier Mache

Materials

Plaster, Wood, Paper

Dr. Auzoux’s Historic Full Sized Horse Model
By Dr. Louis Auzoux
Located in Peekskill, NY
This is one of the largest and rarest of the Dr. Auzoux papier mâché anatomical models. It’s also
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Late 19th Century French Industrial Antique Papier Mache

Materials

Paper

Antique Edwardian Wasp Waist Mannequin – c. 1900–1910
Located in TEYJAT, FR
Nouveau era. Constructed from papier-mâché and covered in its original aged linen, this mannequin reflects
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Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Antique Papier Mache

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Textile, Wood

Late 19th Century Automaton of a Monkey under Glass Dome
Located in Dublin 8, IE
papier-mâché head, articulated lips and eyes, and is dressed as a country gentleman taking a break from
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1880s French Victorian Antique Papier Mache

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Glass, Wood, Silk

Hand Painted Middle Eastern Moorish Style Photo Album, 19th Century
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
papier maché, enamel central plaque depicting a scene of architectural Middle Eastern with a royal couple
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Late 19th Century Moorish Antique Papier Mache

Materials

Paper

Sculpture: Seated BURMESE Mountain BUDDHA
Located in Hawthorne, CA
monastery in Northern Burma finished with papier mâché, lacquer and gilt accents. This unique solid figure
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Mid-18th Century Burmese Raj Antique Papier Mache

Materials

Plaster, Bentwood

Crucifix on Calvary, Plague of Christ or Plague Crucifix. France, circa 1700.
Located in Milan, IT
Crucifix). The sculpture is composite, made with heterogeneous materials: wax, wood, papier-mâché. The
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Early 18th Century French Antique Papier Mache

Materials

Wood

19th Century German Anatomical Didactic Abdominal Pelvis Model attr. to Sommer
By Marcus Sommer
Located in London, GB
polychrome hand painted + annotated plaster and papier mâché model of the posterior abdominal wall and pelvic
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Late 19th Century German Industrial Antique Papier Mache

Materials

Plaster, Paint, Paper

English Gold And Hardstone Snuff Box
Located in New Orleans, LA
more ordinary materials such as papier-mâché, tin, wood and even potato pulp, for the upper classes
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Mid-18th Century English Rococo Antique Papier Mache

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Gold

Antique Teaching Aid - Median Incision of the Human Head by PHYWE
Located in Berghuelen, DE
hand lettered anatomical model. A median incision of the head for class. It is made of wood, papier
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Early 20th Century German Other Antique Papier Mache

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Plaster, Wood

Antique 1910s German Santa Claus Belsnickle Figure on Sleigh pulled by Pink Pig
Located in Nuernberg, DE
figure of Santa, marked Germany, measures approximately 7 inches high, while the papier-mâché pig is
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Early 20th Century German Folk Art Antique Papier Mache

Materials

Composition

Antique Teaching Model Longitudinal Profile of the Grain
Located in Berghuelen, DE
grain with removable germ. Made of papier maché and plaster, mounted on a turned wooden base
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Early 20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Antique Papier Mache

Materials

Plaster, Wood, Paper

Hand Painted Book Slide / Bookends Dog, After Sir Edwin Henry Landseer
By Sir Edwin Henry Landseer
Located in Bath, GB
A fabulous pristine Victorian papier mache book slide / expanding bookends with most exquisite hand
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Mid-19th Century English Late Victorian Antique Papier Mache

A rare mid-19th century French Louis Philippe musical automaton framed wall cloc
Located in London, GB
automaton watermill and windmill, with papier Mache 3D hills in the foreground with metal staircase supports
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1880s European Early Victorian Antique Papier Mache

Materials

Wood, Paper

Rare German 1800s Anatomical Horse Model, Signed A.M.Sommer
By Frederik Sommer
Located in Peekskill, NY
This is an important handmade large scale papier mâché anatomical model of a horse. It's close to
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Late 19th Century German Industrial Antique Papier Mache

Materials

Paper

Set of Three Nested Chinese Ebonized Trunks
Located in Downingtown, PA
reflect the Western tastes of the export market around 1900. Medium: Papier-Mâché/Wood Composite
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Late 19th Century Chinese Export Antique Papier Mache

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Other

Elegant 19th-Century English Chinoiserie Mother of Pearl Decorative Chair
Located in Harderwijk, NL
with a papier-mâché back. With its genuine mother-of-pearl inlays and elegant design, it is an absolute
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19th Century Classical Roman Antique Papier Mache

Materials

Wood

Set of 2 Elegant Antique 19th Century English Chinoiserie Mother of Pearl Chairs
Located in Harderwijk, NL
original English Victorian chairs feature a wooden frame and a papier-mâché backrest. They are beautifully
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19th Century Classical Roman Antique Papier Mache

Materials

Wood

Pair, Antique Kashmiri Barley Twist Polychrome Decorated Candlesticks 16"
Located in Atlanta, GA
A tall and decorative pair of Kashmiri papier-mâché candlesticks, each rising 16 inches on a dished
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Late 19th Century Indian Kashan Antique Papier Mache

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Wood, Paint, Paper

Chinese Qing Lacquered and Inlaid Handled Sewing Box
Located in Bishop s Stortford, Hertfordshire
An unusual and fine antique Chinese Qing lacquered and inlaid papier mache handled sewing box with
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19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Papier Mache

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Abalone, Mother-of-Pearl, Silk, Lacquer

Early 19th Century Watercolour - Portrait Of Mrs Powell
Located in Corsham, GB
also a framers label at the reverse. The painting is presented in its original papier mache frame with
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19th Century Antique Papier Mache

Materials

Watercolor

Miniature Terrestrial Globe Newton Son London, Post 1833, Ante 1858
By Newton and Son
Located in Milano, IT
Miniature Terrestrial Globe Newton Son London, post 1833, ante 1858 Paper, papier-mâché
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1840s English Early Victorian Antique Papier Mache

Materials

Bronze

Beautiful Antique Victorian Hall Chair
Located in Crawley, GB
We delight to offer for sale this Stunning early Victorian ebonised and gilt painted papier mache
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Early 19th Century British Early Victorian Antique Papier Mache

Materials

Oak

19th Century English Victorian Chinoiserie Mother of Pearl Tilt Top Table
By Jennens and Bettridge
Located in Forney, TX
A stunning antique English Victorian papier mâché flip-top parlor table in the manner of Jennens
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Mid-19th Century Chinoiserie Antique Papier Mache

Materials

Other

A rare 19th century folk art diorama of two sailing vessels racing at sea.
Located in Central England, GB
as is the setting of the choppy sea which has most likely been formed in papier mâché. The most
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Mid-19th Century English Folk Art Antique Papier Mache

Materials

Other

KOWALSKY Léopold-Franz – "Summer"
By Leopold Franz Kowalski
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
painting is in excellent condition and retains its original gilt papier-mâché frame. On the back, the
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Late 19th Century French Art Nouveau Antique Papier Mache

Materials

Paint, Canvas

19th Century Roullet Decamp Growling Dog
Located in London, GB
, the body of the Growler from the neck down is a single piece of papier-mâché, attached to a papier
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19th Century French Victorian Antique Papier Mache

Materials

Paper

Cercle of Romano Alberti, Page, Around 1530-1540
Located in Bruxelles, BE
media : wood core, papier mâché, stucco, polychrome and gilded Italy, around 1530-1540 88 cm This
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16th Century Italian Renaissance Antique Papier Mache

Materials

Stucco, Wood, Paper

Antique Automaton The Whistler by Phalibois
Located in London, GB
Rare Automaton Whistler by Henry Phalibois, with papier-mache character head modeled with puckered
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Early 1900s French Antique Papier Mache

Materials

Satin

Head of a terrier
By Samuel Raven
Located in Stoke, Hampshire
H.R.H. the Duke of Sussex/& Prince Leopold of Saxe-Coburg' verso oil on papier mâché Painting size 3 3/4
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19th Century Victorian Antique Papier Mache

Materials

Oil

Papier Mâché Maquette
Located in Asheville, NC
Papier mâché maquette from France once used for men's hat display. This is an unusual realistic
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Early 20th Century French Antique Papier Mache

Materials

Paint, Paper, Papier Mâché, Wood

19th Century Botanic Model by Robert Brendel - Barley
By Robert Brendel
Located in Berghuelen, DE
botanic for universities and schools. The models where made of papier mâché, wood, cotton, gelatin and
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Early 20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Antique Papier Mache

Materials

Plaster, Wood, Paper

Jewelry box Napoleon III
Located in Buenos Aires, Argentina
, etc.), wood veneer, gilded bronze, copper and also papier-mâché (for the structures of chairs and
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1880s French Napoleon III Antique Papier Mache

Materials

Bronze

19th Century French Nautical Musical Automaton, circa 1860
Located in Nantucket, MA
; a paper or papier-mache barque rides on a blue tissue paper sea; a pull-string activated mechanism
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1860s French Folk Art Antique Papier Mache

Materials

Clay, Glass, Paper

Early 20th Century Rare Chicken Fairground Target Panel from Paris
Located in London, GB
Early 20th Century Rare Chicken Fairground Target Panel from Paris Made from pine and papier Mache
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1920s French Victorian Antique Papier Mache

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Pine, Paper

Chinese Guan Yin Figure Early Ming Dynasty
Located in Lymington, GB
been overpainted and stripped many times over the centuries, and finished with a papier mâché
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15th Century and Earlier Chinese Ming Antique Papier Mache

Materials

Wood

19th Century Botanic Model by Robert Brendel - Bean Seedling
By Robert Brendel
Located in Berghuelen, DE
all botanic for universities and schools. The models were made of papier mâché, wood, cotton, gelatin
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Early 20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Antique Papier Mache

Materials

Plaster, Wood, Paper

19th Century Botanic Model by Robert Brendel - Grain Grate
By Robert Brendel
Located in Berghuelen, DE
botanic for universities and schools. The models where made of papier mâché, wood, cotton, gelatin and
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Early 20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Antique Papier Mache

Materials

Plaster, Wood, Paper

Monumental Shan Burmese Gilt Lacquer Buddha Head, Early 20th Century
Located in Austin, TX
from paper pulp (papier mâché), then covered with layers upon layers of lacquer - a process that can
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Early 20th Century Burmese Antique Papier Mache

Materials

Shell, Lacquer

Set of three collector s snuff boxes, 19th century
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
craftsmanship, united by their elegance and pocket-sized charm. The first, made of carton bouilli (papier-mâché
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19th Century European Antique Papier Mache

Materials

Paper

Programme poour Le Chariot de Terre Cutte
By Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec
Located in Fairlawn, OH
elephant, possibly inspired by the papier-mâché model at the Moulin Rouge, forms the base of a decorative
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1890s Art Nouveau Antique Papier Mache

Materials

Lithograph

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Antique Papier Mache For Sale on 1stDibs

At 1stDibs, there are many versions of the ideal antique papier mache for your home. Each antique papier mache for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using paper, wood and shell. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect antique papier mache — we have versions that date back to the 18th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 20th Century are available. When you’re browsing for the right antique papier mache, those designed in Victorian, Regency and Folk Art styles are of considerable interest. A well-made antique papier mache has long been a part of the offerings for many furniture designers and manufacturers, but those produced by Jennens and Bettridge, Henry Clay and Aaron Jennens T.H. Bettridge are consistently popular.

How Much is a Antique Papier Mache?

An antique papier mache can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price 1stDibs is $1,953, while the lowest priced sells for $61 and the highest can go for as much as $250,000.
Questions About Antique Papier Mache
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    Japanese papier mache is an art form that involves applying strips of paper over wood or clay known as hariko in Japanese. Once the artwork is dry and hard, the artist paints it by hand. In Japan, artisans use hariko to produce dolls, toys and sculptures. Find a range of Japanese papier mache on 1stDibs.