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17th Century Mystical Marriage of Saint Catherine Painting Oil on Canvas
Located in Milan, IT
for the new persecutions against Christians, was sentenced to prison without food. She abandoned for
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17th Century Italian Antique Prison

Materials

Canvas

"King Duck": An Original First Octavo Edition Audubon Hand-colored 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
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Mid-19th Century Naturalistic Antique Prison

Materials

Lithograph

Port de la Nouvelle-Orléans - Original Woodcut by A.-F. Pannemaker - 1865
Located in Roma, IT
and William Brown. In 1839, he produced two engravings for the edition of Mes prisons de Silvio
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1860s Modern Antique Prison

Materials

Woodcut

Canada Pouched Rat: An Original 19th Century Hand-colored Lithograph by Audubon
By John James Audubon
Located in Alamo, CA
debtor’s prison, once stabbing a disgruntled investor in self-defense. However, his obsession with birds
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Mid-19th Century Naturalistic Antique Prison

Materials

Lithograph

La Negresse (The Negress)
By Louis Legrand
Located in Fairlawn, OH
lower court, but was convicted in the appeal court and then given a short prison sentence for refusing
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Early 1900s Art Nouveau Antique Prison

Materials

Etching

En passant (Passing by)
By Louis Legrand
Located in Fairlawn, OH
then given a short prison sentence for refusing to pay his fine. Legrand was made famous by his colour
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Early 1900s Art Nouveau Antique Prison

Materials

Drypoint

A L Ombre (In Shadow)
By Louis Legrand
Located in Fairlawn, OH
then given a short prison sentence for refusing to pay his fine. Legrand was made famous by his colour
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Early 1900s Art Nouveau Antique Prison

Materials

Etching

L Aieule (The Grandmother)
By Louis Legrand
Located in Fairlawn, OH
court, but was convicted in the appeal court and then given a short prison sentence for refusing to pay
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Early 1900s Art Nouveau Antique Prison

Materials

Aquatint

La Toilette
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
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Early 1900s Art Nouveau Antique Prison

Materials

Drypoint

Ex Libris RS - Woodcut by Michel Fingesten - Early 20th Century
By Michel Fingesten
Located in Roma, IT
the prison camp, due to an infection following a surgical operation carried out at Palazzo Sersale di
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Early 20th Century Symbolist Antique Prison

Materials

Woodcut

Ex Libris RS - Woodcut by Michel Fingesten - Early 20th Century
By Michel Fingesten
Located in Roma, IT
the prison camp, due to an infection following a surgical operation carried out at Palazzo Sersale di
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Early 20th Century Symbolist Antique Prison

Materials

Woodcut

"Pinnated Grouse", an Original Audubon Hand-colored First Edition Lithograph
By After John James Audubon
Located in Alamo, CA
debtor’s prison, once stabbing a disgruntled investor in self-defense. However, his obsession with birds
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Mid-19th Century Naturalistic Antique Prison

Materials

Lithograph

La Caricature Provisoire - Complete Series 1838/1840 - 4 vol.
Located in Roma, IT
Philippe of France, procured a year in prison for its first director Charles Philipon and was suspended
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1830s Antique Prison

Materials

Lithograph, Woodcut

"City Hall" Chest, Walnut, Wrought Iron, Castile Spain, 17th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
houses, prisons and have a chest of Privileges and deeds. In spite of having been so abundant in his time
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17th Century Spanish Baroque Antique Prison

Materials

Wrought Iron

James Mont Twisted Oak Dark Walnut Finish Hollywood Regency Standing Lamp
By James Mont
Located in Westport, CT
catch up with him, however. After a prison stint for assault and his abandonment by a formerly loyal
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Early 20th Century American Hollywood Regency Antique Prison

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Aluminum

Swainson s Warbler: A Framed Original Hand-colored Audubon Folio Bird Engraving
By John James Audubon
Located in Alamo, CA
Birds of America”, spending time in debtor’s prison, once stabbing a disgruntled investor in self
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Mid-19th Century Naturalistic Antique Prison

Materials

Engraving

"Northern Meadow Mouse" an Audubon Hand Colored by J.T. Bowen 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
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Mid-19th Century Naturalistic Antique Prison

Materials

Lithograph

"American Oyster Catcher": An Original Audubon Hand-colored Lithograph
By After John James Audubon
Located in Alamo, CA
famous work “The Birds of America”, spending time in debtor’s prison, once stabbing a disgruntled
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Mid-19th Century Naturalistic Antique Prison

Materials

Lithograph

Antique Sèvres Porcelain Charger of Louis XVI, 19th Century
Located in London, GB
the king intended to suppress the assembly provoked the popular storming of the Bastille prison, a
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1850s French Antique Prison

Materials

Ormolu

Very Fine French 19th Century White Marble Bust of a Young Beauty by René Rozet
By René Rozet 1
Located in Los Angeles, CA
September 1792; the royal family was subsequently imprisoned at the Temple Prison. Nine months after her
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19th Century French Rococo Antique Prison

Materials

Carrara Marble, Siena Marble

Pierre-Georges Jeanniot (1848–1934), Henri Rochefort for a duel, drawing
By Pierre Georges Jeanniot
Located in Paris, FR
, notably to the prison in Nouméa, from which he managed to escape in 1874, a unique feat.. Pierre-Georges
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1870s Romantic Antique Prison

Materials

Carbon Pencil

Carved Spanish Oak Writing Cabinet, Estate of Vincente Blasco Ibanez
Located in Dallas, TX
to a few months in prison. He made many enemies and was shot and almost killed in one dispute. The
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16th Century Spanish Renaissance Antique Prison

Materials

Oak

circa 1845 C Hindley Sons Lion Carved Chesterfield Brown Leather Dining Chairs
By Chesterfield, Charles Hindley Sons
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
supplying Pentonville Prison with 100 hair mattresses and pillows, to altering spring roller blinds, to
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1840s English Early Victorian Antique Prison

Materials

Leather, Hardwood

Portrait of William Herbert, 3rd Earl of Pembroke, Early 17th Century Portrait
Located in London, GB
after a short spell in Fleet Prison. His illegitimate son died shortly after being born. Despite being a
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Early 17th Century Old Masters Antique Prison

Materials

Oil, Wood Panel

Lady Dormore - A 16th Century Portrait of a key member of Shakespeare s England
Located in London, GB
marriage and consigned Elizabeth Vernon, one of her chief ladies-in-waiting, to the Fleet Prison for
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16th Century Old Masters Antique Prison

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Oil

19th century Prison Windows - mirrored glass
Located in London, GB
Iron Prison Windows from Bangor (Wales) jail - mirrored glass added
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19th Century British Antique Prison

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Iron

Collection of Vintage Prison Weapons and Shivs
Located in Chicago, IL
Collection of vintage prison weapons and shivs.
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Early 20th Century American Folk Art Antique Prison

Materials

Metal

Joseph, the Cupbearer and the Baker in Prison
Located in Salt Lake City, UT
custody in the house of the captain of the guard, in the same prison where Joseph was confined. Entrusting
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17th Century Dutch Baroque Antique Prison

Materials

Canvas

"Prison Hulk Shipping off the Portsmouth Coast" Oil on Canvas, George Gregory
By George Gregory
Located in Moreton-In-Marsh, Gloucestershire
George Gregory British, (1849-1938) Prison Hulk & Shipping off the Portsmouth Coast Oil on
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19th Century English Victorian Antique Prison

Materials

Canvas

French Folk Art "Prison Art" Matchstick Inlaid Planter With A Star, circa 1930
Located in Antwerp, BE
match sticks. This genre of Folk Art is referred to as "tramp" or "prison" art. As you can imagine the
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Early 20th Century French Antique Prison

Materials

Pine

Carved Bone Dieppe Mirror
Located in Santa Fe, NM
Italian carved bone from a prison beveled mirror on wooden frame covered in red velvet
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19th Century Italian Antique Prison

Materials

Bone, Wood, Glass, Velvet

Pair of “return from Egypt” torch holders , attributed to Agostino Fantastici
Located in Walkertshofen, BY
included the prison in the former convent of Santa Marta (1811), the conversion of the convent of
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19th Century Italian Empire Antique Prison

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Wood, Mahogany

Set of Eight Engravings "A Rake s Progress" by William Hogarth
Located in New York, NY
' prison to the madhouse.
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Early 19th Century British Antique Prison

Materials

Lacquer, Paper

Tu dirupisti Vincula mea: Tibi Sacrificabo hostiam laudis.
By Abraham Blooteling
Located in Zeeland, Noord-Brabant
The Liberation of Saint Peter (Acts 12). An angel leads Saint Peter from prison past two sleeping
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Mid-17th Century Baroque Antique Prison

Materials

Engraving, Etching

The Liberation of Saint Peter
By Hernando de Avila
Located in Barcelona, ES
the shadow and in the background there are some buildings of the prison; the angel can be seen
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18th Century and Earlier Old Masters Antique Prison

Materials

Oil, Wood

Set of Eight Black And White 1760 s Engravings
Located in Santa Rosa, CA
Gaming Table, Confined in The Fleet Prison, Revelling with Harlots, Taking Possession of His Fathers
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18th Century and Earlier English Antique Prison

19th Century French Straw Work Inlaid Folk Art Box
Located in Antwerp, BE
geometric and floral motifs. Straw work is most associated with the Folk Art genre call prison art. French
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Late 19th Century French Antique Prison

Materials

Straw

The White Horse An English Genre Painting by George Morland 18th Century
By George Morland
Located in Lincoln, GB
and often being drunk and in hiding from his creditors, or in prison. His name is particularly
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Early 1700s Realist Antique Prison

Materials

Oil

Antique Indian Jail Dhurrie Rug
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
colors and design. Exceptional size in good condition. Jail Dhurrie’s were made in Indian prisons during
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Early 20th Century Indian Other Antique Prison

Materials

Cotton

Portrait of a Woman with a Parrot, Painting Signed de Bornschlegel, 19th Century
Located in Paris, FR
exhibited "A lost recovery"; in 1847 "A girl with her first novel", in 1853 "Edinburgh prison"; in 1865 "The
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1850s French Napoleon III Antique Prison

Materials

Canvas

Les adieux de Calas, a sa famille.
By Daniel Chodowiecki
Located in Zeeland, Noord-Brabant
goodbye to his family and friends, in prison. A warden unlocks his ankle chains. 2 soldiers stands by the
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1760s Antique Prison

Materials

Engraving

Stained Glass Design for the Ascension of Christ
By Thomas William Camm
Located in Salt Lake City, UT
another scene, depicting Peter's miraculous release from prison.
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19th Century English Gothic Revival Antique Prison

Materials

Watercolor

"On The Hudson" Folk Art Pencil Drawing by Haywood Wright
By Haywood Wright
Located in Solebury, PA
This wonderful, accurately detailed pencil drawing of the Sing Sing prison in Ossining , New York
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19th Century American Folk Art Antique Prison

Materials

Pencil, Paper

Fine Antique Indian Jail Agra
Located in Aspen, CO
commission at the prison in Agra. These carpets were known as "Jail Agra". The facility had large courtyards
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Early 20th Century Indian Antique Prison

Materials

Wool

Filial Piety
By James Daniell
Located in Zeeland, Noord-Brabant
biblical story of Cimon and Pero. A young woman (Pero) feeds her father Cimon in a prison cell, while
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Late 18th Century Antique Prison

Materials

Mezzotint

19th Century Hand Painted Majolica Vase
Located in Liverpool, GB
, described in the book of Genesis. Joseph, who was in prison, was brought before Pharaoh to explain to him
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19th Century Italian Renaissance Revival Antique Prison

Materials

Majolica

Eberhard Wächter Antique Painting, circa 1795
By Eberhard Wächter
Located in Budapest, HU
"Criton visiting Socrates in Prison". Wachter was a founder of the Brotherhood of St. Luke, a society
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1790s German Antique Prison

Materials

Canvas

Pair of Richly Detailed 19th Century Bronze Vendome and July Columns, Paris
Located in Lafayette, CA
Bastille where the infamous prison, long demolished, was located. Here it is paired with the 2nd most
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Mid-19th Century French Grand Tour Antique Prison

Materials

Stone, Bronze

Antique Agra
Located in Aspen, CO
carpets in the prison in Agra which became known as the Jail Agra. These carpets varied in sizes up to 20
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Early 18th Century Indian Antique Prison

Materials

Wool

Honoré Daumier Painting ‘Travarsant Le Fosse’ Crossing the Ditch
By Honoré Daumier
Located in New York, NY
Emperor Louis-Philippe in the weekly journal La Caricature in 1832, Daumier spent six months in prison and
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Prison

Piper Indicum. Spanish Pepper.
By Elizabeth Blackwell
Located in Florham Park, NJ
prison, where ironically he was serving time after suffering great financial ruin in the printing
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18th Century and Earlier Academic Antique Prison

Materials

Engraving

Amygdalus. (Almond)
By Elizabeth Blackwell
Located in Florham Park, NJ
prison, where ironically he was serving time after suffering great financial ruin in the printing
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18th Century and Earlier Academic Antique Prison

Materials

Engraving, Watercolor

Cinara. Artichoke.
By Elizabeth Blackwell
Located in Florham Park, NJ
prison, where ironically he was serving time after suffering great financial ruin in the printing
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18th Century and Earlier Academic Antique Prison

Materials

Engraving

Georgian Set of Hogarth s the Harlot s Progress
By William Hogarth
Located in London, GB
and are in fact hiding the tell-tale signs of syphilis. Plate four: Moll is in Bridewell Prison, the
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Mid-18th Century English George III Antique Prison

Materials

Glass, Wood, Paper

Large Bronze of Charles Dickens, 19th Century
Located in London, GB
debtors' prison. Despite his lack of formal education, he edited a weekly journal for 20 years, wrote 15
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19th Century European Antique Prison

Materials

Bronze

Yoshitoshi, Suikoden, Lin Chong, Lu Qian, Original Japanese Woodblock Print
By Tsukioka Yoshitoshi
Located in London, GB
to Cangzhou. While in prison, he is assigned to be a solo watchman at a fodder depot, however, this
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Late 19th Century Other Art Style Antique Prison

Materials

Handmade Paper, Mulberry Paper, Washi Paper, Pigment, Woodcut

French, Late 19th Century, Sèvres Biscuit Bust
Located in Charleston, SC
other officers were arrested under suspicion and spent time in prison. After his release
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19th Century French Antique Prison

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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.