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John Nixon (1750-1818) - Signed 1810 Watercolour, The London Monster Taken
Located in Corsham, GB
Bailey. Williams was sentenced to 7 years in prison for attacking several ladies.
Nixon was known for
Category
19th Century Antique Prison
Materials
Watercolor
Antique Indian Rug
Located in New York, NY
, influencing the artists of his court. Unlike antique Agra carpets manufactured in the prisons of India
Category
Early 20th Century Indian Antique Prison
Materials
Wool
$45,000
Francisco Goya Donde va Mama from Los Caprichos 1868 Etching Framed
By Francisco Goya
Located in Keego Harbor, MI
set in Spanish brothels, salons, and prisons. The second half is given over to fantastic images from
Category
1860s Antique Prison
Materials
Paper
19th Century French Patinated Terracotta Sculpture of Saint Roch with Savior Dog
Located in Dallas, TX
prison in 1327. He is a patron saint of dogs, falsely accused people, bachelors, and several other things
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Prison
Materials
Terracotta
Twenties Heals Oak Lattice Back Desk Chair
By Ambrose Heal
Located in Petworth, GB
English" styles). Although initially not popular with sales staff – who called them "prison furniture
Category
1920s English Arts and Crafts Antique Prison
Materials
Rush, Oak
Antique Map of Buru Island in Indonesia, 1758
Located in Langweer, NL
–1970s, Buru was the site of a prison used to hold thousands of political prisoners. While held at Buru
Category
18th Century Antique Prison
Materials
Paper
Place de la Bastille - 19th Century Oil, Figures City Landscape by Galien-Laloue
By Eugene Galien-Laloue
Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire
.
The Place de la Bastille is a square in Paris where the Bastille prison stood until the "Storming of
Category
1910s Impressionist Antique Prison
Materials
Paper, Gouache
Children Playing as Soldiers
By George Morland
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
life and often being drunk, in hiding from his creditors, or in prison. His name is particularly
Category
18th Century and Earlier Realist Antique Prison
Materials
Engraving, Mezzotint
Antique American Tramp Art Wall Pocket Mirror by John Zadora Pennsylvania 1910
Located in Portland, OR
. Zadora was in prison, allegedly for not supporting his wife, and he made these wall pockets with wings
Category
1910s American Folk Art Antique Prison
Materials
Mirror, Wood
Die Rache Des Verhohnten Liebhabers - Vintage Rare Book - 1925
Located in Roma, IT
in prison Toller wrote several plays that gained him international renown. They have performed in
Category
1920s Modern Antique Prison
Materials
Paper
The Capture of St. Thomas Aquinas Oil on Canvas Italy XVII Century
Located in Milan, IT
convince him, almost begging him. The figures are also placed in a prison, as indicated by the bars in the
Category
17th Century Other Art Style Antique Prison
Materials
Oil
French Prisoner-of-war Bone Ship Model, HMS Victory
Located in New Orleans, LA
French prisoners spent years in British prisons. In order to pass the time, many prisoners began to
Category
18th Century French Antique Prison
Materials
Bone, Horn
Rare 17th Century Baroque Ebony with Silver Cabinet, Antwerp, Wunderkammer
Located in AMSTERDAM, NH
plaques. On the front lid is the Biblical story of Joseph explaining the dreams in prison and late before
Category
Mid-17th Century Belgian Baroque Antique Prison
Materials
Silver, Brass
Prisoner of war straw-work ark
Located in London, GB
famously defeated at Waterloo.
In 1796, the first prison to house French prisoners of war was built at
Category
1850s French Folk Art Antique Prison
Materials
Straw, Pine
The Storm
By George Morland
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
hiding from his creditors, or in prison. His name is particularly associated with small scenes of middle
Category
1870s Victorian Antique Prison
Materials
Lithograph
"From The Flag to The Cross" by A.S. Billingsley, 1872
By Billingsley
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
soldiers, on the battlefield, in hospital, camp and prison and a description of distinguished Christian men
Category
1870s American Antique Prison
Materials
Leather, Paper
A set of 11 rare early 20th Century illustrations for the book by Oscar Wilde
By Marcus Behmer
Located in Petworth, West Sussex
his private life and incarceration in prison. These works were a personal gift to Baron Detlev von
Category
Early 20th Century Art Nouveau Antique Prison
Materials
Paper, Lithograph
Watercolor Study of a Butterfly Mid 19th Century French School
Located in SANTA FE, NM
resurrection, for the triumph of the spirit and the soul over the physical prison, the material world. Among
Category
Mid-19th Century Realist Antique Prison
Materials
Paper, Watercolor, Gouache
Piranesi Grand Tour Rome View Piazza della Rotonda 1751 Italian Etching
By Giovanni Battista Piranesi
Located in Milano, MI
Roman and Baroque prisons and fantastical architectural interpretations had a great influence on many of
Category
Mid-18th Century Italian Antique Prison
Materials
Paper
French Prisoner-of-War Bone Ship Model, HMS Victory
Located in New Orleans, LA
detained for years on de-rigged ships known as “Hulks” or in English prison camps. With limited materials
Category
Early 19th Century French Antique Prison
Materials
Bone, Natural Fiber, Glass
"The Farmhouse" Piet Lippens (Belgian, 1890-1981) circa 1920s
Located in SANTA FE, NM
factories, slums, barracks, prisons, shipyards, mills and caravans under a moody, gray sky. On his canvases
Category
1920s Realist Antique Prison
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Belgian Farmhouse, " circa 1920s Piet Lippens (Belgian, 1890-1981)
Located in SANTA FE, NM
factories, slums, barracks, prisons, shipyards, mills and caravans under a moody, gray sky. On his canvases
Category
1920s Realist Antique Prison
Materials
Oil, Panel
1925 Rare Antique German Reichsbanner Imperial Eagle Banner Flag 57"
Located in Dayton, OH
the remainder of his life in concentration camps and prisons. Haubach spent some time in prison but
Category
1920s Antique Prison
Materials
Cotton
Beautiful Large Scale Map of Spain and Portugal Published by Herman Moll in 1711
Located in Langweer, NL
of the English Atlas, a failed work which landed Pitt in debtor's prison. Moll also engraved for Sir
Category
1710s Antique Prison
Materials
Paper
Napoleonic Prisoner-of-War Guillotine
Located in New Orleans, LA
unfortunate victim.
By many accounts, Napoleonic prisoners of war were confined to mostly makeshift prisons
Category
Early 19th Century French Other Antique Prison
Materials
Bone
Portrait of a Lady
By John Vanderbank
Located in Bath, Somerset
with both male and female models, but in 1724 fled to France to avoid debtors prison. George Vertue
Category
Early 18th Century Old Masters Antique Prison
The Little Gate, Harper
s Monthly Magazine Illustration
By Elizabeth Shippen Green
Located in Fort Washington, PA
prison-like gates and mysterious green space beyond. It also makes use of the special expressiveness of
Category
1910s Other Art Style Antique Prison
Materials
Board, Oil
Painting Floral Art 1904
By Marthe Élisabeth Barbaud-Koch
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Victor Orsel, Louis Janmot and Hippolyte Flandrin, and was nicknamed "the prison of painting" by Charles
Category
Early 20th Century Academic Antique Prison
Materials
Oil
Windsor Nocturne
By Henry Pether
Located in London, GB
, probably moving to escape creditors. In 1837, when an inmate of a debtor’s prison, he was described as
Category
Mid-19th Century Antique Prison
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$12,337
Set Of Antique Naive Folk Art Portrait Drawings, Pen, Ink And Watercolour 19th C
Located in Bristol, GB
confined in the Fleet Prison in London.
‘William Penn.’ - (1644-1718) was a leading Quaker, writer and the
Category
19th Century English Folk Art Antique Prison
Materials
Wood, Paint, Paper
Johan Frederik Clemens After Nicolai Abraham, Abildgaard Socrates
Located in Cheltenham, GB
very good example. It’s also referred to as ‘Socrates In Prison’.
Signed/dated in plate and held
Category
1780s Old Masters Antique Prison
Materials
Paper, Engraving
Le Soldado (Soldier) from Días de Ira (Days of Wrath) — Anti-Fascist Modernism
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
rise of fascism. He participated in communist rallies and was imprisoned in Barcelona's Model prison
Category
1920s Modern Antique Prison
Materials
Black and White
La Ley (The Law) from Días de Ira (Days of Wrath) — Anti-Fascist Modernism
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
rise of fascism. He participated in communist rallies and was imprisoned in Barcelona's Model prison
Category
1920s Modern Antique Prison
Materials
Black and White
Avenir (To Come) form Días de Ira (Days of Wrath) — Anti-Fascist Modernism
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
participated in communist rallies and was imprisoned in Barcelona's Model prison. During the Spanish Civil War
Category
1920s Modern Antique Prison
Materials
Black and White
La Ley de Fugas (Shot for Fleeing from the Law) — Anti-Fascist Modernism
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
Barcelona's Model prison. During the Spanish Civil War, he fought with the Communist Party. He gave an
Category
1920s Modern Antique Prison
Materials
Black and White
"Futurist rabbit " Pastel cm.21 x 13 Framed cm. 40 x 31 1925 Curiosities
Located in Torino, IT
-fascist commitment grew which, once he returned to Italy, cost him his prison. In 1947 he moved to the
Category
1920s Futurist Antique Prison
Materials
Paper, Pastel
"Futurist horse" Pastel and China cm.21 x 13 Framed cm. 40 x 31 1925, Curiositie
Located in Torino, IT
-fascist commitment grew which, once he returned to Italy, cost him his prison. In 1947 he moved to the
Category
1920s Futurist Antique Prison
Materials
Paper, Pastel
Ex Libris Gino Nerone - Woodcut by Michel Fingesten - 1936
By Michel Fingesten
Located in Roma, IT
("Entartete Kunst").
He died on 8 October 1943, after the allies' liberation from the prison camp, due to an
Category
Early 20th Century Symbolist Antique Prison
Materials
Woodcut
Ex Libris PF - Woodcut by Michel Fingesten - 1936
By Michel Fingesten
Located in Roma, IT
("Entartete Kunst").
He died on 8 October 1943, after the allies' liberation from the prison camp, due to an
Category
Early 20th Century Symbolist Antique Prison
Materials
Woodcut
Ex Libris Corinne - Woodcut by Michel Fingesten - 1936
By Michel Fingesten
Located in Roma, IT
' liberation from the prison camp, due to an infection following a surgical operation carried out at Palazzo
Category
Early 20th Century Symbolist Antique Prison
Materials
Woodcut
Ex Libris Ex Musicis - Woodcut by Michel Fingesten - 1936
By Michel Fingesten
Located in Roma, IT
the prison camp, due to an infection following a surgical operation carried out at Palazzo Sersale di
Category
Early 20th Century Symbolist Antique Prison
Materials
Woodcut
Jules Noel - Painting 1873 - Lively marine with ship on storm
By Jules Achille Noel
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
engraved illustrations for a book on prisons by Maurice Alhoy entitled Les Bagnes: historie types, mystères
Category
1870s Academic Antique Prison
Materials
Oil
English Fusee Carriage Clock By Thomas Cole and James Fergusson Cole
By James Cole, Thomas Cole (Clockmaker)
Located in Amersham, GB
and sent to debtors prison on the 24th July 1839, which helps date this clock to between 1828 and 1839
Category
1830s English Early Victorian Antique Prison
Materials
Steel, Ormolu
Mary Queen of Scots - 19th Century Royal Academy Oil Painting Royal Portrait
Located in Gerrards Cross, GB
‘Stone Walls do not a Prison Make’ by Henry Nelson O’Neil ARA (1817-1880).
The painting – which
Category
1860s Pre-Raphaelite Antique Prison
Materials
Oil
17th Century Santa Cecilia Emilian School Painting Oil on Canvas
Located in Milan, IT
arrested and after having redeemed the officer Massimo who had the task of taking them to prison, they
Category
17th Century Italian Antique Prison
Materials
Canvas
Original English 19th Century Genre Oil Painting KITCHEN INTERIOR PORTRAIT
Located in Cirencester, GB
fine of over £5 or two months in prison, or where a husband could be shown to have been guilty of
Category
Late 19th Century Realist Antique Prison
Materials
Oil
Large-billed Guillemot: Original 19th C. Audubon Hand-colored Bird Lithograph
By John James Audubon
Located in Alamo, CA
publication of his famous work “The Birds of America”, spending time in debtor’s prison, once stabbing a
Category
Mid-19th Century Naturalistic Antique Prison
Materials
Lithograph
Bell
s Vireo: An Original 19th C. Audubon Hand-colored Bird 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
Swamp Hare: an Original 19th Century Audubon Hand-colored Lithograph
By John James Audubon
Located in Alamo, CA
”, spending time in debtor’s prison, once stabbing a disgruntled investor in self-defense. However, his
Category
Mid-19th Century Naturalistic Antique Prison
Materials
Lithograph
Antique HIH Emperor Napoleon III Sèvres Porcelain Cup and Saucer, 19th Century
Located in London, GB
storming of the Bastille prison, a symbol of repressive royal power, on 14 July 1789. In October, Louis and
Category
1850s French Antique Prison
Materials
Porcelain
Three Locks Chest
with Secret Drawer
Walnut, Iron, Spain, 17th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
Councils of their territories to build town halls, prisons and have an ark of privileges and writings
Category
17th Century Spanish Baroque Antique Prison
Materials
Other, Wrought Iron
Trumpeter Swan, Adult: An Original Audubon Hand-colored Bird 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
Least Water-Rail: An Original 19th C. 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
36-Star Civil War-Era American Flag, Presented to Major George Benson Fox
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
under Sherman, he was captured and held in Libby prison until the end of the war.
He lived more than
Category
1860s American Antique Prison
Materials
Wool, Cotton
Eared Grebe: An Original 19th C. Audubon Hand-colored Bird Lithograph
By John James Audubon
Located in Alamo, CA
”, spending time in debtor’s prison, once stabbing a disgruntled investor in self-defense. However, his
Category
Mid-19th Century Naturalistic Antique Prison
Materials
Lithograph
Antique Sevres Porcelain Charger of Louis XVI, 18th Century
Located in London, GB
the assembly provoked the popular storming of the Bastille prison, a symbol of repressive royal power
Category
1790s French Antique Prison
Materials
Ormolu
Smith
s Lark Bunting: Original 19th C. Audubon Hand-colored Bird 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
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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.
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