Skip to main content

Antique Scissors

to
88
299
177
308
95
95
90
85
80
69
46
42
20
16
16
16
14
12
12
10
10
7
6
5
5
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
1
1
1
1
6
4
4
4
4
Sort By
Tray Morrões Scissors in smooth silver w/ a rack four spherical-shaped feet
Located in Porto, PT
Description: Tray and Morrões Scissors in smooth silver with a grid and four spherical feet. Metal
Category

Early 18th Century European Antique Scissors

Materials

Silver

George III Sterling Silver Pair Of Snuffer Scissors And Trays - London 1802
By Peter, Ann William Bateman
Located in London, London
III, Antique Sterling Silver Snuffer Scissors and Trays, are plain in style, featuring reed borders
Category

Early 1800s English George III Antique Scissors

Materials

Sterling Silver

George III Snuffer Tray Scissors by Robert Hennell John Buckett, 1780-89
By Robert Hennell, John Buckett, London 1
Located in London, GB
A very fine George III Snuffer Tray & Scissors. The Snuffer Tray made in London in 1782 by Robert
Category

18th Century English George III Antique Scissors

Materials

Silver

Early Old Sheffield Plate snuffer scissors tray or pen tray made circa 1760
Located in London, London
Made circa 1760, this handsome, George III, Antique Old Sheffield Plate Snuffer Scissors Tray
Category

1760s English George III Antique Scissors

Materials

Sheffield Plate

Swedish Sewing Set of Scissors Folding Knife early 20th century Eskilstuna
By Eskilstuna Armaturer
Located in Sweden, SE
Made by famous Eskilstuna workshops of Emil Ohlson and Carl Walfrid Dahlgren. The set is decorated with decorative motifs in the form of cotton flowers and foliage, and is decorated ...
Category

Early 20th Century Swedish Art Nouveau Antique Scissors

Materials

Gold Plate, Stainless Steel

Pair of Mid 19th Century Silver Scissors and Sheath, Continental, circa 1850
Located in Central England, GB
A fine pair of Mid 19th C silver scissors and Sheath This pair of Continental sewing scissors
Category

19th Century Victorian Antique Scissors

Materials

Silver

Silver morrões tray scissors w/ a wire rack resting on four claw-shaped feet
Located in Porto, PT
Description: Silver tray and scissors with rack and four claw-shaped feet. Metal: Silver. Origin
Category

Early 18th Century European Antique Scissors

Materials

Silver

Silver morrões tray scissors w/ a rack resting on four raised claw-shaped feet
Located in Porto, PT
Description: Silver tray and scissors with a grate resting on four raised claw-shaped feet. Metal
Category

Early 18th Century European Antique Scissors

Materials

Silver

Smooth morrões tray scissors w/ rack, resting on 4 feet w/ claw-shaped reliefs
Located in Porto, PT
Description: Tray and smooth morrões scissors with rack, resting on four feet with claw-shaped
Category

Early 18th Century European Antique Scissors

Materials

Silver

Odiot Grape Scissors 19th Century, Vermeil with Rich Wine Yard Style Chiseling
Located in Paris, FR
producing amazing and wonderful pieces, excelling in chasing and engraving techniques. These grape scissors
Category

Late 19th Century French Antique Scissors

Materials

Vermeil

Silver morrões tray scissors w/ a wire rack four feet w/ claw-shaped reliefs
Located in Porto, PT
Description: Silver tray and scissors with grate and four feet with claw-shaped reliefs. Metal
Category

Early 18th Century European Antique Scissors

Materials

Silver

19th Century Pair of Carved Walnut Folding Scissors Savonarola Bench or Settle
Located in Miami, FL
19th century carved walnut folding scissors Savonarola bench or settee featuring a carved shields
Category

Mid-19th Century Italian Baroque Antique Scissors

Materials

Walnut

Friedr. Herder Solingen Knife Scissors and Shaving Razor Advertising Enamel Sign
By Friedrich Herder A. Sn Solingen
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
Fantastic Friedrich Herder Abr. Sohn Solingen bayonets, knives, razors, enamel porcelain advertising sign. Never used, it was found on the original packaging. Perfect gloss. German m...
Category

Early 20th Century German Art Nouveau Antique Scissors

Materials

Metal

Antique Boxed Fruit Set Spoons, Nutcrackers, Grape Scissors Hukin Heath 19th C
By Hukin Heath
Located in London, GB
sifting spoon, two pairs of nut crackers and grape scissors, in a superb fitted burr walnut case. The
Category

1880s English Victorian Antique Scissors

Materials

Silver Plate

Silver morrões tray and scissors with a wire rack and set on four shell feet
Located in Porto, PT
Description: Silver tray and scissors with rack and standing on four shell-shaped feet. Metal
Category

Early 18th Century European Antique Scissors

Materials

Silver

Sterling Silver Scissors to Cut the Stems of the Bunches of Grapes, USA, 1900
Located in Milan, IT
Vintage Sterling Silver Grape Shears/Scissors by Watson of Attleboro, MA. They were manufacturers
Category

Early 20th Century American Antique Scissors

Materials

Sterling Silver

Sterling Silver Scissors to Cut the Stems of the Bunches of Grapes, USA 1860
Located in Milan, IT
Scissors to cut the stems of the bunches of grapes presented on the table at dessert time. Made of
Category

Mid-19th Century American Antique Scissors

Materials

Sterling Silver

White Gold Lab-Created Spinel Art Deco Cocktail Ring -14k Scissors 8.25ct 4 1/4
Located in Greensboro, NC
Green Gold Stone Information Synthetic Spinel Carat(s): 8.25ct Cut: Scissors Color: Pink Total Carats
Category

1920s Antique Scissors

Materials

Spinel, 14k Gold, White Gold

Silver morrões tray w/ floral acanthus reliefs on 4 ball feet
Located in Porto, PT
Description: Silver morrões scissors tray with relief with flowers and acanthus leaves on four ball
Category

Early 18th Century European Antique Scissors

Materials

Silver

Antique George IV (1827) Sterling Silver Gilt Grape Shears
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
scissors are embellished with intertwining fruiting vine ornamentation, accented with grape clusters and
Category

1820s British George IV Antique Scissors

Materials

Sterling Silver

Vintage Art Deco Floor Smoking Stand Metal Ashtray with Cubbies by Mico
Located in Chicago, IL
typically stocked with necessary accessories, including cigar scissors, humidors, or removable ashtrays.This
Category

Early 20th Century American Art Deco Antique Scissors

Materials

Marble

English Boulle Sewing Box by Friedrich Ludwig Hausburg
By F.L. Hausburg
Located in Northampton, GB
a central removable tool pad with scissors, a pencil, a pick, a needle case, tweezers and a bodkin
Category

Mid-19th Century English Early Victorian Antique Scissors

Materials

Brass

Antique German Toy Glass Marble Set 1910-1920s, in Original Leather Pouch
By Lauschaer
Located in Andernach, DE
pouch. A true German classic, exported worldwide, also to the US. The invention of the marble scissors
Category

1910s Japanese Mid-Century Modern Antique Scissors

Materials

Leather, Glass

Victorian Vanity Box by David Edwards
By David Edwards
Located in Northampton, GB
stringing to the face and scissors stamped by the maker. David Edwards was a renowned Cabinet maker from
Category

Mid-19th Century English Early Victorian Antique Scissors

Materials

Sterling Silver, Brass

Victorian Sterling Silver Fruit Serving Set
By Elkington Co.
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
of the grape scissors reflect the identical ornamentation of that to the spoons, in addition to
Category

1890s British Victorian Antique Scissors

Materials

Sterling Silver

Antique Boxed Sterling Silver Gilt Grape Shears
By Charles Rawlings
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
sterling silver gilt grape shears has a hinged scissor action. The handles of these grape scissors are
Category

1820s British George IV Antique Scissors

Materials

Sterling Silver

System walking stick with the function of scissor, France 1890.
Located in Milan, IT
System stick: stick with the function of scissors for pruning plants. Bamboo barrel, ivory and
Category

Late 19th Century French Antique Scissors

Materials

Metal

Bronze Italian "Lucerne" Four Spout Oil Lamp 19/20th Century Oil lamp with Urn
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
spout oil reservoir, sliding on a cylindrical shaft, with wick trimmer scissors, snuffer and poker pick
Category

Late 19th Century Italian Renaissance Revival Antique Scissors

Materials

Bronze

17th Century Maestro della Flagellazione di Cesena Morra players Oil on canvas
Located in Milano, Lombardia
and is related to our scissors, stone, paper. Another version of this painting is kept in the
Category

17th Century Old Masters Antique Scissors

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Antique Victorian Sterling Silver Wick Trimmers
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
wick trimmer scissors is embellished with applied scrolling leaf ornamentation, accented with a leaf
Category

1840s English Victorian Antique Scissors

Materials

Sterling Silver

Shagreen etui case, London circa 1800.
Located in Milan, IT
board, scissors and knife with tortoise shell covers. England, beginning 19th century.
Category

Late 19th Century English Antique Scissors

Materials

Silver

Antique French Walnut Sewing Set Case, Napoleon III Étui, Needle Case
Located in Greven, DE
to reveal a complete sewing set, with each piece crafted from silver. The set includes scissors, a
Category

Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Scissors

Materials

Walnut

Mother-of-Pearl Sewing Nécessaire
By Palais Royal
Located in New Orleans, LA
of exquisitely decorated mother-of-pearl and gilt sewing tools in fitted niches, including scissors
Category

19th Century French Other Antique Scissors

Materials

Bronze

ART DECO 1925 Platinum Cocktail Ring With 3.65 Ctw In Diamonds Sapphires
Located in Miami, FL
in channel millegrain settings, with 6 graduated French calibre scissors cut of natural blue
Category

1920s American Art Deco Antique Scissors

Materials

Diamond, Sapphire, White Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Platinum

Antique Sterling Silver Gilt Grape Shears 1854
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
sterling silver gilt grape shears has a hinged scissor action. The handles of these grape scissors are
Category

1850s English Antique Scissors

Materials

Sterling Silver

Antique Vanity Shaving Dresser Box/ Travel Set Of 14 Pieces With Original Box
Located in Bernardsville, NJ
shaving brush 8 pieces of various tools made of bone and metal including: - 2 pairs of scissors - 2 pieces
Category

Mid-19th Century Antique Scissors

Mid-19th Century French Louis Philippe Walnut Tailor´s Table
Located in Dusseldorf, DE
, pincushions and scissors. Underneath a shelf for the metre rule. Solid one-piece walnut board tabletop with
Category

Mid-19th Century French Louis Philippe Antique Scissors

Materials

Walnut, Pine

Antique William IV Sterling Silver Grape Shears by Paul Storr
By Paul Storr
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
unembellished blades, with a rounded outer edge. These impressive sterling silver grape scissors are fitted to
Category

1830s English William IV Antique Scissors

Materials

Sterling Silver

19th Century French Boulle Sewing Scent Necessaire Box
Located in Bradenton, FL
brass frame. Includes Four glass bottles and sewing implements. Scissors marked Solingen.
Category

19th Century French Empire Antique Scissors

Materials

Wood

Two Pairs of Regency-Period Silver-Gilt Grape Shears
By William Eley William Fearn
Located in New Orleans, LA
for snipping grapes, these Regency-period scissors bear the monogram “AD” for their original 1815
Category

Early 19th Century English Regency Antique Scissors

Materials

Silver

Industrial tray made of solid wood, 1920
Located in Meulebeke, BE
has four subdivisions, where you can store all kinds of items, such as pens, scissors, notebooks, keys
Category

1920s Belgian Industrial Antique Scissors

Materials

Wood

Gold Étui in Original Case
Located in New Orleans, LA
accessory. While some were employed for discreet exchanges, others held essential tools such as scissors
Category

18th Century French Louis XVI Antique Scissors

Materials

Gold

Antique Georgian Amboyna Sewing Box
By William Dobson
Located in Northampton, GB
, scissors and other sewing accessories. The Amboyna Sewing Box dates to the first half of the 19th century
Category

Early 19th Century English William IV Antique Scissors

Materials

Bone, Shell, Amboyna

Antique French Palais Royal Musical Writing Box
By Palais Royal
Located in Northampton, GB
, scissors, a seal, rule, letter opener, dip pen with gold enamel pansy inlay and a page turner. Removing the
Category

Early 19th Century French Antique Scissors

Materials

Ormolu

Antique Victorian Silver Gilt Chatelaine Rococo Decorations - c.1860
Located in London, GB
in order to carry useful household items such as keys, scissors, sewing instruments, pocket watches
Category

19th Century Antique Scissors

Materials

Silver

Beautiful George II Gold Mounted Etui Made in London, circa 1745
Located in London, GB
container, gold bodkin, pair of scissors with gold finger rings, pair of tweezers and a folding knife with
Category

18th Century English George II Antique Scissors

A Shapely Italian Renaissance Style Walnut Savonarola Bench
Located in San Francisco, CA
folding scissors double base; the term Savonarola derives from the chair on which the Savonarola used to
Category

1890s Italian Renaissance Revival Antique Scissors

Materials

Walnut

Victorian Travel Grooming Kit, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
into the velvet-lined case, the kit includes a rectangular mirror, scissors, a nail file, an awl, an
Category

Late 19th Century American Victorian Antique Scissors

Materials

Metal

Antique Palais Royal French Casket Necessaire Vanity Chest 19th Century
Located in London, GB
velvet tray with manicure and other tools, to include a file, penknife, scissors, button hook, corkscrew
Category

1850s French Antique Scissors

Materials

Silver Plate

Pair of 19th century hand cut paper portrait silhouettes
Located in Castle Douglas, GB
cut in paper with small pair scissors, the attention to detail is exceptional. These examples are
Category

Late 19th Century English Antique Scissors

Materials

Paper

Victorian Vanity Box Mahogany Toilet Chest Elkington Silver 1880
Located in Potters Bar, GB
how intact the set is with every piece in great shape The metal ware - scissors, clippers etc - are
Category

1880s Victorian Antique Scissors

Materials

Mahogany

J.B. CALDWELL 1925 Bracelet In Platinum With 8.58 Ctw In Diamonds Sapphires
By J.E. Caldwell Co.
Located in Miami, FL
calibrated French faceted scissors cut (5 x 3 x 2.5 mm) of natural blue sapphires, with a total estimate
Category

1920s North American Art Deco Antique Scissors

Materials

Diamond, Sapphire, White Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Platinum

Captains Campaign Military Writing Box Compendium
Located in Northampton, GB
items including boot pulls, cut throat razors, glass jars, scissors and other personal grooming and
Category

Early 1800s English Campaign Antique Scissors

Materials

Brass

19th Century French Small Porcelain Hand Painted Box by Limoge
Located in Sofia, BG
Tiny porcelain hand painted box by Limoge decorated with a rose and with small scissors as a clasp
Category

Late 19th Century French Antique Scissors

Materials

Porcelain

19th Century Chinese Barber Stool / Chair with Drawer
Located in Jimbaran, Bali
drawer on the backside where the barber would have stored his scissors and other tools. It is rare to
Category

19th Century Chinese Other Antique Scissors

Materials

Wood

Extraordinary Antique English Geo.III Flame Mahog. Demilune Flap-Top Games Table
Located in CHARLESTON, SC
"scissors-style" hinges. There is an illustrated "shrinkage crack" which is typical for period, highly
Category

Early 19th Century English George III Antique Scissors

Materials

Mahogany

Antique 19thC English Leather Overnight Case With Six Silver Topped Jars c.1881
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
of scissors alongside mother of pearl handled nail filers, these have their own pocket to be stored
Category

1880s British Other Antique Scissors

Materials

Brass

  • 1
Get Updated with New Arrivals
Save "Antique Scissors", and we’ll notify you when there are new listings in this category.

Antique Scissors For Sale on 1stDibs

There is a range of antique scissors for sale on 1stDibs. The range of distinct antique scissors — often made from metal, silver and wood — can elevate any home. There are all kinds of antique scissors available, from those produced as long ago as the 18th Century to those made as recently as the 20th Century. Victorian, Baroque and Georgian antique scissors are consistently popular styles. Many antique scissors are appealing in their simplicity, but James Wakely Frank Clarke Wheeler, Charles Rawlings and Edward Hutton produced popular antique scissors that are worth a look.

How Much are Antique Scissors?

Antique scissors can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price at 1stDibs is $873, while the lowest priced sells for $71 and the highest can go for as much as $16,371.