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Ballou
Co. Inc. Antique Enamel Two-Tone Gold Charm Bracelet
Located in Philadelphia, PA
, scissors, egg beater, grill, and ice truck
With glossed white and yellow enamel egg in frying pan
Category
Early 20th Century Contemporary Antique Scissors
Materials
Gold, 10k Gold, 14k Gold, Rose Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
An enamelled glass, clear paste and silver large chatelaine clip, France, 1800s.
Located in Greyabbey, County Down
scissors, a penknife etc, tools of the house keeper's trade) ). Of very high quality, the reverse is all
Category
1890s French Baroque Antique Scissors
Materials
Silver
Baccarat Crystal Necessaire / Sewing Kit
Located in New Orleans, LA
assortment of gilded sewing tools in fitted niches, including scissors, a thimble, a needle and needle case
Category
19th Century French Antique Scissors
Materials
Crystal
Palais Royal Mother-of-Pearl Sewing Box
By Palais Royal
Located in New Orleans, LA
work for which it was made. A pair of scissors, bodkin, thimble, awl, needle case, perfume bottle and
Category
Early 19th Century French Other Antique Scissors
Materials
Bronze
Very Rare George III Chamber Candlestick Made in London by Hester Bateman
Located in London, GB
snuffer scissors.
Measures: Height 2.5 inches, 6.25cm.
Base diameter 5.45 inches, 13.63cm.
Weight
Category
1780s European Antique Scissors
Antique Vanity Box, English, Victorian, Travelling Case, Rosewood, circa 1850
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
good order
The scissors remain from the implements
Small loop handles lift-out an internal tray
Category
Mid-19th Century English Victorian Antique Scissors
Materials
Rosewood
Meissen Porcelain Figurine Tailor Riding on Goat by Kaendler Model 171
By Johann Joachim Kaendler
Located in Vienna, AT
.
Subject:
Tailor Of Count Bruehl Riding On Goat
The tailor riding on goat holds his scissors in raised
Category
1870s German Rococo Antique Scissors
Materials
Porcelain
Tablet Case in Gold with Enamel, Late 18th Century
Located in Paris, FR
including a tablet with a gold rivet, a crayon, and a pair of gold and steel scissors.
H: 3.5 in (9 cm
Category
Late 18th Century French Neoclassical Antique Scissors
Materials
Pearl, Gold, Enamel
Early 20th Century Pair of Solid Oak and Brass Globe Wernicke Bookcases
Located in Petworth,West Sussex, GB
and sound, with the original glass and scissors mechanism. Comes apart in 8 sections (per bookcase
Category
Early 1900s British Antique Scissors
Materials
Brass
Renaissance Style Fountain Model Presented at the 1851 World Fair
By Val D
Osne Foundry
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
sculptor’s scissors in their shapes which remind the one of the sculpted children on the Louvre facade.
Category
19th Century French Renaissance Revival Antique Scissors
Materials
Stone, Iron
Very Fine Early George III Chamberstick Made by Joseph Herriot
Located in London, GB
scissors at this date. This piece is in excellent condition and is very well marked on the base
Category
1760s English Antique Scissors
Oriental Rugs, Antique Caucasian Handmade Carpet from Shirvan
Located in Wembley, GB
personal details. Note the scissors and combat the top, tools used by the weaver, and the profusion of hook
Category
19th Century Caucasian Rustic Antique Scissors
Materials
Wool, Cotton, Natural Fiber, Organic Material
Louis XV Multicolored Gold Étui
Located in New Orleans, LA
the more practical purpose of holding small items such as scissors, thimbles, bodkins and needles
Category
18th Century French Louis XV Antique Scissors
Materials
Gold
Sewing set. Wood, mirror, metal, textile, etc. Possibly French school, 19th c
Located in Madrid, ES
with sewing and embroidery items (a box of needles, small scissors, a thimble, a bottle for oil for
Category
19th Century European Neoclassical Revival Antique Scissors
Materials
Metal, Other
Coromandel Wood Gold Gilt Etui Sewing Kit Asprey Pencil Shell Cameos, circa 1860
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
marked Asprey, a gold thimble, a gilt metal tape measure, steel scissors, and other accessories
Category
1860s English Victorian Antique Scissors
Materials
Wood
Gentleman or Officer Sterling Silver Travel Set, France, Mid-19th Century
Located in GRENOBLE, FR
bathroom accessories (hairdressing, shaving, manicure...)
- scissors, sewing accessories
- clothing
Category
Mid-19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Scissors
Materials
Crystal, Sterling Silver, Brass
Antique Painting With Flowers, Still Life Oil Painting, XIX Century.
Located in Breganze, VI
various colours and a scissors shear at the base, Oil Painting on Canvas from the 19th century.
A French
Category
Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Scissors
Materials
Canvas
Meissen Tailor
Wife of Tailor on Goat Models 171 155 by Kaendler Eberlein 1860
By Johann Friedrich Eberlein, Johann Joachim Kaendler
Located in Vienna, AT
BRUEHL RIDING ON GOAT & WIFE OF TAILOR RIDING ON GOAT.
The TAILOR riding on goat holds his scissors in
Category
1860s German Rococo Antique Scissors
Materials
Porcelain
Rare, Austro Hungarian, 18 Karat Yellow Gold Chatelaine Chain
Located in Brisbane City, QLD
, such as scissors, a vinaigrette, spectacles or even a thimble case. The purpose was so that the lady of
Category
19th Century Slovak Victorian Antique Scissors
Materials
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Snuffers with cover. Silver. Real Fábrica de Platería Martínez, Madrid, 1846.
By Platerías Martínez
Located in Madrid, ES
markings.
Scissors to cut the wick of candles, known as snuffers, made of silver in their color that have
Category
1840s Spanish Neoclassical Antique Scissors
Materials
Silver
English Coromandel Nécessaire
Located in New Orleans, LA
tools, including a button hook, a corkscrew bottle opener, two pairs of scissors, a nail file, and
Category
19th Century English Victorian Antique Scissors
Materials
Crystal
18th Century French Directoire Period Walnut Draper
s Table with Marquetry Band
Located in Birmingham, AL
, scissors, snips, and other tools of the trade. The large shelf on the bottom provided space for storing
Category
1780s French Directoire Antique Scissors
Materials
Fruitwood, Walnut
1920s Yellow Silk Flapper Dress With Matching Jacket
Located in London, GB
loops remain but the belt is missing. A very easy adjustment - can just be removed with scissors if
Category
1920s American Antique Scissors
Antique English Silver Plated Cased 155 Piece 24 Setting Cutlery 20th Century
By James Aitchison
Located in London, GB
Ice tongs
1x Grape scissors
1x Sugar Tongs
2x Jam Spoons
24x Dinner forks
24x Starter forks
1x Fish
Category
Early 20th Century British Antique Scissors
Materials
Silver Plate
Long Pine Sideboard with Nineteen Drawers
Located in Baltimore, MD
-like handcut dovetailed drawers into which were organized the scissors, razors, brushes and straps and
Category
Early 20th Century Hungarian Country Antique Scissors
Materials
Pine
Antique Victorian 1890 Turquoise Gunmetal Pencil Holder
Located in London, GB
. Each chain would hold a useful item such as a pencils, perfume bottle, mirror, scissors, watches or
Category
19th Century English Victorian Antique Scissors
Materials
Turquoise
Antique German Silver Wick Trimmers and Snuffer Tray, circa 1825
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
trimmer scissors are embellished with cast and applied scrolling leaf ornamentation, accented with
Category
1820s German Antique Scissors
Materials
Silver
Meissen Three Fates for Czarina Katharina the Great Model 33 Kaendler circa 1880
By Johann Joachim Kaendler
Located in Vienna, AT
- the Greek God of Time - being situated behind her: Chronos seizes the scissors, pulling Atropos' hair
Category
1880s German Rococo Antique Scissors
Materials
Porcelain
19th Century Superb Victorian 57 Piece Fish and Dessert Canteen Cutlery
By S. Roberts
Co
William Bateman
Located in London, GB
picks
One Sugar spoon
One Sugar sifting spoon
One pair grape scissors
This is a fabulous set
Category
1890s English Victorian Antique Scissors
Materials
Silver Plate, Sterling Silver
Late 18th Century Mantel Clock, Louis-XVI Pendule with Date and Seconds, á Paris
Located in Greven, DE
escapement or scissors escapement-, lock plate striking mechanism and cutting edge suspension of the pendulum
Category
Late 18th Century French Louis XVI Antique Scissors
Materials
Marble, Bronze, Enamel
"Two Fates" Bronze Sculpture by Jean-Baptiste CléSinger, Barbedienne
By F. Barbedienne Foundry, Jean-Baptiste Auguste Clesinger
Located in Shippensburg, PA
of Artemis, clasping in her hands a scroll of parchments and a pair of scissors, while Artemis
Category
Late 19th Century French Romantic Antique Scissors
Materials
Bronze
Lukas Kirner, Portrait Of Johann Georg Finckh
Located in Cheltenham, GB
bodies. And finally, it was sheared using large cloth scissors. Over time, with the advent of
Category
1820s Antique Scissors
Materials
Oil, Board, Canvas
Meissen Pair Of Figurine Groups
Tailor
Tailor
s Wife On Goats
, Ca. 1860
By Johann Friedrich Eberlein, Meissen Porcelain, Johann Joachim Kaendler
Located in Vienna, AT
magnificent billy goat, and with his right hand, he is raising his large scissors in the air like a weapon
Category
1860s German Baroque Antique Scissors
Materials
Porcelain
Grand Tour Classical "Two Fates” Bronze by Auguste Clésinger
Barbedienne
By Jean-Baptiste Auguste Clesinger, F. Barbedienne Foundry
Located in Shippensburg, PA
of Clotho while Atropos hds scissors in hand to cut short the thread of life. Missing in the original
Category
Late 19th Century French Grand Tour Antique Scissors
Materials
Bronze
“The Toy Seller” (1874) Antique Oil Painting by Fritz Beinke (German, 1842-1907
Located in Shippensburg, PA
are piled high in the bag while belt buckles, scissors, utensils and other trinkets are scattered on
Category
19th Century German Antique Scissors
Materials
Canvas, Wood, Paint
Elkington
Co. Complete Table Service
By Elkington
Co.
Located in New Orleans, LA
18 ice spoons
1 sugar sifter
1 cream ladle
8 large fruit spoons
2 shovels
2 pairs grape scissors
Category
19th Century English Victorian Antique Scissors
Materials
Crystal, Silver Plate, Sterling Silver
Victorian Burr Walnut Fitted Vanity Box
Located in Northampton, GB
sewing hook, a pen knife, a thimble and scissors. The front of the Vanity Box drops down to access the
Category
Late 19th Century Antique Scissors
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver
19th Century Pair of Small Entree Dishes Joseph Rodgers
By Joseph Rodgers
Sons
Located in London, GB
range broadened from pocket knifes into razors, table cutlery and scissors and in 1821 the firm was
Category
Mid-19th Century English Antique Scissors
Materials
Silver Plate
Antique Boxed Set 12 Pairs Mother of Pearl Fruit Forks Knives Spoons Etc
By Martin, Hall
Co. Ltd.
Located in London, GB
handles together with a set of four berry spoons, two pairs of nutcrackers, a pair of grape scissors, a
Category
1880s English Antique Scissors
Materials
Silver Plate
Lapparra - 327pc. Napoleon III, 950 Sterling Silver Flatware Set + Cabinet
By Lapparra Orfèvre Argentier
Located in Wilmington, DE
grams
1 Pair of Crab Claw / Lobster Scissors 16.30 cm. 91 grams
1 Small Tart Server 14.00 cm. 33 grams
Category
1890s French Napoleon III Antique Scissors
Materials
Sterling Silver
Lapparra - 328pc. Antique French 950 Sterling Silver Flatware Set + Cabinet
By Lapparra Orfèvre Argentier
Located in Wilmington, DE
Small "bonbon" Server 14.00 cm. 38 grams
1 Pair of Crab Claw / Lobster Scissors 16.20 cm. 82 grams
1
Category
1890s French Louis XV Antique Scissors
Materials
Sterling Silver
19th Century Burr Walnut Lady
s Vanity Travelling Case
Located in London, GB
wells. There are also a mother-of-pearl mounted button hook, a nail file and two pairs of scissors
Category
1860s British Victorian Antique Scissors
Materials
Silver Plate, Ormolu
Art Nouveau Sterling Silver Scissors
By The Webster Co. 1
Located in Miami, FL
A lovely 1894-1910 Art Nouveau design pair of sterling silver shears richly decorated in grapes, leaves and vines. Within the design, "Sterling" is marked and Webster Co ha...
Category
Late 19th Century German Art Nouveau Antique Scissors
Materials
Silver Plate, Sterling Silver
Victorian Boxwood
Scissors
Letter Opener
Located in Palm Desert, CA
Delicately carved letter opener. Polished and finished boxwood. Measures: 10 inches long. Unsigned. Bearing a certain aura of magic.
Category
1860s English Victorian Antique Scissors
Materials
Boxwood, Wood
Exotic Bird Snuffer Scissors in Brass
Located in Bradenton, FL
Brass snuffer scissors adorned with an exotic bird box. Scissors are secured with a copper pin
Category
Mid-19th Century Antique Scissors
Materials
Brass
Large Vintage Industrial Scissors, circa 1920, Belgium
Located in Napa, CA
Large vintage industrial scissors with a gently curved handle. In working condition and great for
Category
1920s Belgian Antique Scissors
Materials
Metal
19th Century Carved Walnut Folding Scissors Savonarola Bench/Settle
Located in Miami, FL
19th century carved walnut folding scissors Savonarola bench/settee
Typical of the Italian
Category
Mid-19th Century Italian Baroque Antique Scissors
Materials
Walnut
Antique Mid 19th Century R. Heinisch Furrier Shears, Scissors 1859
Located in Stamford, CT
Antique R. Heinisch Large 15" Furrier Shears, Scissors which also would be excellent for fabric or
Category
1850s American Antique Scissors
Materials
Metal, Brass
German Sterling Silver Shears or Scissors for Grapes, Plants, Flowers
Located in New York, NY
German sterling silver and steel grape shears or scissors beautifully decorated, from the Victorian
Category
Late 19th Century German Victorian Antique Scissors
Materials
Sterling Silver, Steel
French Silver Birth Stork Scissors Swaddled Baby 19th Century Birth Announcement
Located in New York, NY
This is a rare pair of antique 19th Century Silver Birth Announcement Stork Scissors with a
Category
19th Century French Victorian Antique Scissors
Materials
Silver
Fine Early 20th Century Cigar Scissors by Maple
Co., London 1919
Located in Worcester, GB
Fine Early 20th Century Cigar Scissors by Maple & Co., London 1919
English, dated 1919
A refined
Category
Early 20th Century British Antique Scissors
Materials
Gold, Steel
19th Century English George V Florist Arrangement Cutting Shears, Rose Scissors
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A heavy pair of silver plate florist or rose scissors in the style of George V, England.
Intended
Category
Late 19th Century English Georgian Antique Scissors
Materials
Silver Plate
Sterling Silver Victorian Chatelaine Scissors with an Owl in a Tree Cover
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
Sterling Silver Victorian Chatelaine Scissors With An Owl In A Tree Cover, Or could be used as a
Category
1890s English Victorian Antique Scissors
Materials
Sterling Silver
Boxed Fruit Set Forks Knives Nutcrackers, Grape Scissors Etc, 19th Century
Located in London, GB
, two pairs of nutcrackers, a pair of grape scissors, etc.
The interior is finished in plush royal
Category
1870s English Victorian Antique Scissors
Materials
Silver Plate
19th Set of Four Century Carved Walnut Folding Scissors Savonarola Bench/Settle
Located in Miami, FL
19th century carved walnut folding scissors Savonarola bench/settee featuring a lion shield in the
Category
Mid-19th Century Italian Baroque Antique Scissors
Materials
Walnut
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 lion shield in
Category
Mid-19th Century Italian Baroque Antique Scissors
Materials
Walnut
Vintage 1900s Sewing Kit Scissors and Thimble Gold Gilt and Damascene Pattern
Located in Neguri, Vizcaya
Unique Toledo sewing kit from Spain. Steel scissors and thimble manufactured in the early to mid
Category
Early 1900s Spanish Artisan Antique Scissors
Materials
Gold Plate
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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
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