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Yellow-breasted Rail: An Original 19th C. Audubon Hand-colored Bird Lithograph
By John James Audubon
Located in Alamo, CA
America”, spending time in debtor’s prison, once stabbing a disgruntled investor in self-defense. However
Category

Mid-19th Century Naturalistic Antique Prison

Materials

Lithograph

Wicker Rattan Emmanuelle Peacock Chair, 1960-1970
Located in Neguri, Vizcaya
, though there's evidence to support a theory that it was created by a German prisoner at Bilibid prison
Category

1880s French Bohemian Antique Prison

Materials

Pine

Raccoon: An Original 19th Century Audubon Hand-colored Lithograph
By John James Audubon
Located in Alamo, CA
“The Birds of America”, spending time in debtor’s prison, once stabbing a disgruntled investor in self
Category

Mid-19th Century Naturalistic Antique Prison

Materials

Lithograph

Mango Hummingbirds: An Original 19th C. Audubon Hand-colored Bird Lithograph
By John James Audubon
Located in Alamo, CA
America”, spending time in debtor’s prison, once stabbing a disgruntled investor in self-defense. However
Category

Late 19th Century Naturalistic Antique Prison

Materials

Lithograph

"Rocky Mountain Goat": An Original Audubon 19th Century Hand-colored Lithograph
By John James Audubon
Located in Alamo, CA
debtor’s prison, once stabbing a disgruntled investor in self-defense. However, his obsession with birds
Category

Mid-19th Century Naturalistic Antique Prison

Materials

Lithograph

Fork-tailed Flycatcher: An Original Audubon Hand-colored Bird Lithograph
By John James Audubon
Located in Alamo, CA
America”, spending time in debtor’s prison, once stabbing a disgruntled investor in self-defense. However
Category

Mid-19th Century Naturalistic Antique Prison

Materials

Lithograph

"Cape May Wood Warbler": Original First Edition Audubon Hand-colored Lithograph
By John James Audubon
Located in Alamo, CA
of America”, spending time in debtor’s prison, once stabbing a disgruntled investor in self-defense
Category

Mid-19th Century Naturalistic Antique Prison

Materials

Lithograph

Chesnut Titmous Bird: A First Octavo Edition Audubon Hand-colored Lithograph
By John James Audubon
Located in Alamo, CA
“The Birds of America”, spending time in debtor’s prison, once stabbing a disgruntled investor in self
Category

Mid-19th Century Naturalistic Antique Prison

Materials

Lithograph

Blue-headed Dove: An Original 1st Ed. Audubon Hand-colored Bird Lithograph
By John James Audubon
Located in Alamo, CA
to the publication of his famous work “The Birds of America”, spending time in debtor’s prison, once
Category

Mid-19th Century Naturalistic Antique Prison

Materials

Lithograph

"Moose Deer", an Original 19th C. Audubon Hand-colored Quadruped Lithograph
By John James Audubon
Located in Alamo, CA
prior to the publication of his famous work “The Birds of America”, spending time in debtor’s prison
Category

Mid-19th Century Naturalistic Antique Prison

Materials

Lithograph

American Flamingo: An Original Audubon Hand-colored Bird Lithograph
By John James Audubon
Located in Alamo, CA
debtor’s prison, once stabbing a disgruntled investor in self-defense. However, his obsession with birds
Category

Mid-19th Century Naturalistic Antique Prison

Materials

Lithograph

"Little Chief Hare": An Original Audubon 19th Century Hand-colored Lithograph
By John James Audubon
Located in Alamo, CA
famous work “The Birds of America”, spending time in debtor’s prison, once stabbing a disgruntled
Category

Mid-19th Century Naturalistic Antique Prison

Materials

Lithograph

Canada Flycatcher: A First Octavo Edition Audubon Hand-colored Lithograph
By John James Audubon
Located in Alamo, CA
prison, once stabbing a disgruntled investor in self-defense. However, his obsession with birds and art
Category

Mid-19th Century Naturalistic Antique Prison

Materials

Lithograph

Vue des restes du derriere du Pronaos du Temple de Neptune dessine dans les deux
By Giovanni Battista Piranesi
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Carceri d'Invenzione (Imaginary Prisons), a series of plates issued in 1749-50 and reworked in 1761
Category

1770s Old Masters Antique Prison

Materials

Etching

An early 19th C. satirical etching of John Bull kneeling before William Pitt
Located in Alamo, CA
early years, serving a twelve month prison sentence for distributing the works of Thomas Paine in 1793
Category

Early 19th Century Antique Prison

Materials

Etching

Tan Barbara la Seguridad Como el Delito - Etching by Francisco Goya - 1867
By Francisco Goya
Located in Roma, IT
man suffering from being prisoned and being tortured, his hands are tied with chains, his face is
Category

1860s Old Masters Antique Prison

Materials

Etching, Aquatint

A Framed 18th C. Piranesi Etching of an Ancient Marble Vase
By Giovanni Battista Piranesi
Located in Alamo, CA
Catalogues of the Prisons and the Views of Rome. London: The Cotswold Gallery, 1922. pp. 86 (Diverse Manieri
Category

1770s Old Masters Antique Prison

Materials

Etching

"Windsor Castle" - British Royal Residence - Queen Elizabeth, Princess Diana
By Robert Weir Allan
Located in Atlanta, GA
military headquarters by Parliamentary forces and a prison for Charles I. At the Restoration of the
Category

Late 19th Century Naturalistic Antique Prison

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Paul Gavarni (1804-1866) A Vagabond Traveler Watercolor
By Paul Gavarni
Located in Paris, FR
debtors' prison of Clichy. After his release, he published his experiences in a work called L'Argent
Category

1850s Romantic Antique Prison

Materials

Watercolor

Steamer at Sunset - Impressionist Oil, Boat in Seascape by Maximillien Luce
By Maximilien Luce
Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire
), which earned him a prison sentence. These events inspired a collection of lithographs entitled Mazas. He
Category

Early 20th Century Impressionist Antique Prison

Materials

Oil, Board

Hooded Merganser: Original First Edition Hand Colored Audubon Bird Lithograph
By John James Audubon
Located in Alamo, CA
of America”, spending time in debtor’s prison, once stabbing a disgruntled investor in self-defense
Category

Mid-19th Century Naturalistic Antique Prison

Materials

Lithograph

Danseuses s habillant (Laurence adjusting her hair and Mignon adjusting clothes
By Louis Legrand
Located in Fairlawn, OH
given a short prison sentence for refusing to pay his fine. Legrand was made famous by his colour
Category

1890s Art Nouveau Antique Prison

Materials

Aquatint

Portrait of Nicolas Fouquet (1615-1680)
Located in Stoke, Hampshire
, Fouquet was taken to the prison fortress of Pignerol. There, Eustache Dauger, the man identified by
Category

17th Century Old Masters Antique Prison

Materials

Oil

13 Hand-Sewn Stars in a 3-2-3-2-3 Pattern on an Antique American Flag
Located in York County, PA
and commanded the military prison and the recruiting camp at Elmira, N.Y. The possibility that the
Category

1860s American Antique Prison

Portrait of Lady Anne Tipping née Cheke c.1705, English Aristocratic Collection
By Kneller Godfrey
Located in London, GB
debt in Southwark prison. Anne died when she was just forty-eight years of age and is buried at
Category

18th Century Old Masters Antique Prison

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Maximilien Luce “Les Baigneurs Au Jet D’eau” Oil Painting
By Maximilien Luce
Located in Dallas, TX
was confined to Mazas Prison. He was released forty two days later, on 17 August, following his
Category

Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Antique Prison

Materials

Paint

Sheltering from the storm - Romantic landscape illuminated by lightning bolt -
By George Morland
Located in Berlin, DE
return to London he was sent to debtors' prison, where he died. Morland was a close friend of the painter
Category

1790s Old Masters Antique Prison

Materials

Canvas, Oil

THE "WHITE FLEET" - EIGHT PHOTGRAPHS OF U.S. NAVY WARSHIPS
By William H. Rau
Located in Portland, ME
Navy Yard, Kittery, Maine, in September 1905 and served there as station ship and prison ship for more
Category

1890s Antique Prison

Materials

Photographic Film

Vegetables
By (after) Henri Matisse
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
Lithograph after Henri Matisse - Vegetables Artist : (after) Henri MATISSE Signed in the plate Edition of 200 80 x 60 cm With stamp of the Succession Matisse References : Artvalue ...
Category

1920s Modern Antique Prison

Materials

Lithograph

After Henri Matisse - Blue Nude
By (after) Henri Matisse
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
after Henri MATISSE signed in the stone, as issued Edition of 200 76 x 56 cm With stamp of the Succession Matisse References : Artvalue - Succession Matisse MATISSE'S BIOGRAPHY YOU...
Category

1920s Abstract Impressionist Antique Prison

Materials

Lithograph

Henri Matisse - The Saint Michel Bridge - Original Etching
By Henri Matisse
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
Henri Matisse - The Saint Michel Bridge - Original Etching Signed in the plate Dimensions : 13 x 10". Paper : Rives vellum. Edition : 225 copies. 1927 From Tableaux de Paris, ...
Category

1920s Modern Antique Prison

Materials

Etching

Madame Roland, an Appeal to Impartial Posterity
Located in New York, NY
during her Confinement In The Prisons of the Abbey and St. Pelagie In Paris. Second Edition. Bound in 3/4
Category

18th Century English Antique Prison

Materials

Leather

Books, Daniel Defoe s "Robinson Crusoe..."
By Daniel Defoe
Located in New York, NY
often in trouble with the authorities, and spent a period in prison. Intellectuals and political leaders
Category

1830s English Antique Prison

Materials

Leather, Paper

Joseph Interpreting the Prisoners’ Dreams
By Jean-Michel Moreau
Located in New York, NY
subterranean prison, indicated by the low arched ceilings and the raised portcullis visible at the top of the
Category

18th Century Rococo Antique Prison

Materials

Paper, Ink, Pen

Study of a Woman
Located in New York, NY
Saint Peter After his Delivery from Prison by the Angel and a preparatory sketch (Private Collection
Category

19th Century Old Masters Antique Prison

Materials

Pastel, Board, Paper

Folk Art Mexican Prison Shovel
Located in Treasure Island, CA
Handmade in a Mexican prison by artista #40 in Jalisco. A really unique item. Interesting
Category

Early 20th Century Mexican Antique Prison

Materials

Steel

Folsom Prison Mug Shots - Early Twentieth Century
Located in North Hollywood, CA
This happy looking bunch all enjoyed the confines of the famed Folsom Prison of California. And
Category

Early 20th Century American Victorian Antique Prison

19th Century Riveted Iron and Pine Prison Door, circa 1850
Located in Roubaix, FR
Solid pine with a riveted metal covering to one side prison door from Dartmoor (UK). Original spy
Category

Mid-19th Century British Victorian Antique Prison

Materials

Iron

1st Edition Etching from Piranesi s Imaginary Prisons Series - the Carceri
By Giovanni Battista Piranesi
Located in Lafayette, CA
1778. The first edition of his imaginary prisons extended to fourteen etched and engraved images
Category

18th Century and Earlier Antique Prison

Materials

Etching

Folk Art Carved Bone Diorama of Medieval Church
Located in Treasure Island, CA
purchased it while antiquing in Britain during 1950's. Possibly prison made, the "PP" on the collection box
Category

Early 20th Century English Antique Prison

Materials

Wood, Glass

"Staircase with Trophies", Piranesi "Carceri" Series, Paris Edition, ca. 1807
By Giovanni Battista Piranesi
Located in San Francisco, CA
The "Carceri" or "Imaginary Prisons" series of engravings was first published
Category

Early 1800s French Neoclassical Antique Prison

Materials

Paper

A Rare Late 19th century Hand Carved Mexican Coconut Bank
Located in San Francisco, CA
. Overall with excellent patina. Most likely from the infamous San Juan de Ulua prison - Veracruz, Mexico
Category

19th Century Mexican Antique Prison

Materials

Coconut, Mother-of-Pearl

Early Prisoner of War Domino Box
Located in Houston, TX
early 19th century made by French soldiers in English prisons. They were allowed to use leftover ox or
Category

19th Century French Antique Prison

Materials

Bone

Manx Asylum Chair
Located in Warrington, GB
and is thought to be from an asylum or prison. Constructed in the early 19th century, this is a truly
Category

Early 19th Century British Antique Prison

Materials

Reclaimed Wood

Rare Mid-19thC Ledger Page of Convict Mugshot Photographs from Exeter City Gaol
Located in Bedford, Bedfordshire
inscription 'From Exeter Prison' handwritten to one edge, surviving in-tact from Early Victorian, England
Category

Mid-19th Century English Early Victorian Antique Prison

Materials

Paper

Checkerboard Marquetry Table Made by Conn. State Prisoner, 1895
Located in Philadelphia, PA
He was a / Life prisner at Conn-S-P / had been in Prison 56 years / Then he was 77 years old, / This
Category

19th Century American Antique Prison

Napus dulcis; Pl. 410
By Elizabeth Blackwell
Located in Mount Vernon, NY
husband, Alexander Blackwell, from debtor's prison. Using specimens from the Chelsea Physick Garden of
Category

18th Century Antique Prison

Materials

Engraving

Papaver nigrum; Pl. 482
By Elizabeth Blackwell
Located in Mount Vernon, NY
husband, Alexander Blackwell, from debtor's prison. Using specimens from the Chelsea Physick Garden of
Category

18th Century Antique Prison

Materials

Engraving

Ilex coccigera; Pl. 185
By Elizabeth Blackwell
Located in Mount Vernon, NY
husband, Alexander Blackwell, from debtor's prison. Using specimens from the Chelsea Physick Garden of
Category

18th Century Antique Prison

Materials

Engraving

Scabiols sylvestris; Pl. 185
By Elizabeth Blackwell
Located in Mount Vernon, NY
husband, Alexander Blackwell, from debtor's prison. Using specimens from the Chelsea Physick Garden of
Category

18th Century Antique Prison

Materials

Engraving

Stained Glass Design for the Ascension of Christ
Located in Salt Lake City, UT
another scene, depicting Peter's miraculous release from prison.
Category

19th Century English Antique Prison

19th C. Winter Cityscape Painting
Located in Chamblee, GA
,” “The Imprisonment of the painter Brouwer in Antwerp,” “The Release from Prison of the Painter Brouwer.”
Category

19th Century Dutch Antique Prison

19th Century Dutch Winter Cityscape Painting by Willem Pouwelson
Located in Chamblee, GA
,” “The Imprisonment of the painter Brouwer in Antwerp,” “The Release from Prison of the Painter Brouwer.”
Category

19th Century Dutch Antique Prison

Naples, 18th century,
Located in Florence, IT
captured and held prisoned in the small lake. On the uniform of the young man is the honor that expressly
Category

18th Century and Earlier Italian Antique Prison

"Au Pied de L Echafaud, " an Original Poster by Toulouse-Lautrec, 1893
By Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec
Located in Chicago, IL
periodical "Le Matin." The memoirs relate Faure's experiences as a prison priest who accompanied 38 criminals
Category

19th Century French Belle Époque Antique Prison

Materials

Stone

The Pennsylvania State Capitol Building, Harrisburg by Colin Campbell Cooper
By Colin Campbell Cooper
Located in Los Angeles, CA
lost his case in 1911 and went to prison. Coincidentally, both Joseph Miller Huston and Colin Campbell
Category

Early 20th Century American Antique Prison

English Naïve School Oil on Panel of an Imprisoned Man with Wildcats
Located in Bedford, Bedfordshire
period dress slumped to the floor and detained in a prison cell, with a lion to one flank and with his
Category

1820s English Antique Prison

Materials

Oak

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Antique Prison For Sale on 1stDibs

At 1stDibs, there are many versions of the ideal antique prison for your home. An antique prison — often made from wood, metal and iron — can elevate any home. Whether you’re looking for an older or newer antique prison, there are earlier versions available from the 18th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 20th Century. An antique prison is a generally popular piece of furniture, but those created in Victorian, Folk Art and Baroque styles are sought with frequency. George Gregory each produced at least one beautiful antique prison that is worth considering.

How Much is a Antique Prison?

The average selling price for an antique prison at 1stDibs is $2,150, while they’re typically $144 on the low end and $99,721 for the highest priced.