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A Large and Boldly Carved Spanish Parcel Gilt and Ebonised Over Mantel Mirror
Located in London, GB
central shield. This is echoed at the bottom of the richly moulded arched frame. Spanish, circa 1890.
Category

Late 19th Century Spanish Baroque Antique Shields

Materials

Giltwood

Louis XVI Style Giltwood Mirror, 19th C.
Located in Astoria, NY
Louis XVI Style Giltwood Mirror, 19th century, with shield and scroll form crest with carved floral
Category

19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Shields

Materials

Mirror, Giltwood

Antique German Costume Print 500–1000, Hand-Colored Historical Plate, ca.1880
Located in Langweer, NL
armor, round shields, and simple yet expressive headgear. The scene hints at shifting political
Category

1880s German Antique Shields

Materials

Paper

Ancient Scythians and Asia Minor Costumes – Antique Ethnographic Print, c.1905
Located in Langweer, NL
sheet illustrates two separate scenes: above, a group of Scythian warriors with horses, shields, and
Category

Early 1900s German Antique Shields

Materials

Paper

Royal Vienna Style Porcelain Vase Celebrating Autumn
Located in New York, NY
, Herbst (Autumn), with blue beehive (shield) mark underglaze. 17 3/8 inches tall.
Category

Late 19th Century Austrian Antique Shields

Materials

Porcelain

Pair of 19th Century Armorial Plates
Located in High Point, NC
topped with birds and florals, surrounding a central shield. These plates are lovely for displaying in
Category

Late 19th Century English Victorian Antique Shields

Materials

Ironstone

Pair of 19th Century Armorial Plates
Located in High Point, NC
topped with birds and florals, surrounding a central shield. These plates are lovely for displaying in
Category

Late 19th Century English Victorian Antique Shields

Materials

Ironstone

American Folk Art Elk Head
Located in Northport, MI
is mounted on a striking polychrome shield plaque. Dating to circa 1890 and originating from a
Category

1890s American Folk Art Antique Shields

Materials

Antler, Glass, Wood

1875s Victorian Silver Salt Cellar Set in its Original Case, John Perry
Located in Marbella, ES
. The exterior of the box features an engraved gilt shield, and the careful presentation of the set
Category

19th Century English Antique Shields

Materials

Silver

Early Antique George I Silver Lidded Tankard / Beer Mug London England 1726
Located in London, GB
. The Handle of the Mug has a scroll thumb piece on the top and a shield shaped terminus at the base
Category

Early 18th Century English George I Antique Shields

Materials

Sterling Silver

Original Vintage Parapluie Revel Oversize Poster by Leonetto Cappiello 1920
By Leonetto Cappiello
Located in Boca Raton, FL
artwork promote the umbrellas made in France by the Revel Company. These umbrellas shield their owners
Category

1920s Art Deco Antique Shields

Materials

Lithograph

Victorian Giltwood and Gesso Oval Wall Mirror
Located in Altrincham, GB
, enclosed by a beaded frame united to the outer frame by four shield shaped mounts, with a ribbon tied crest
Category

1860s English High Victorian Antique Shields

Materials

Mirror, Giltwood

Antique Etruscan Revival Fine Cameo Medusa Brooch/Pendant, c. 1875
Located in Aspen, CO
, beautiful, and a shield against evil. This brooch/pendant is accompanied by a 22K gold contemporary chain
Category

Mid-19th Century American Victorian Antique Shields

Materials

14k Gold

Pair of 19th Century English Victorian Gothic Revival Mahogany Hall Chairs
Located in Chicago, IL
patina. Each chair features a shaped shield back intricately carved in high relief with scroll and
Category

Mid-19th Century English Victorian Antique Shields

Materials

Mahogany

Antique Medieval Gothic Style, Oak Hanging Wall Cabinet with Church Windows
Located in Lisse, NL
sculpted medieval shields bearing rampant lions, framed by intricate tracery of exceptional depth and
Category

Late 19th Century European Gothic Revival Antique Shields

Materials

Brass

A very fine mid Victorian skeleton clock by Johnston of London
By John Johnston
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
, of large rectangular form comprising two openwork arabesque panels partially shielding the fusée bell
Category

Mid-19th Century English Victorian Antique Shields

Materials

Brass

Rare pair of Gothic Revival chairs by Victor Aimone 19th century Dragons knights
Located in Ijzendijke, NL
2 monks) framed by a pair of powerful dragons. The dragons hold a central heraldic shield with their
Category

Late 19th Century Italian Gothic Revival Antique Shields

Materials

Fabric, Oak

Antique Victorian Sterling Silver Chick Condiment Set
By Robert Hennell IV
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
the base. The decoration to the base incorporates a vacant shield-shaped cartouche to one side. This
Category

1870s English Victorian Antique Shields

Materials

Sterling Silver

Outstanding quality pair of antique Edwardian silver plated claret jugs
Located in Ipswich, GB
ornate handle to the back with grapes and vines, having superb lions with a shield mounted to the top
Category

Early 20th Century Antique Shields

Materials

Silver Plate

Large Royal Vienna Style Vase with Cover
By Royal Vienna Porcelain
Located in New York, NY
Vienna blue beehive (shield) underglaze mark.
Category

Early 20th Century Austrian Neoclassical Antique Shields

Materials

Porcelain

3 French Artisan Made Brass Coat Hooks 3 lovely large coat and hat hooks
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
pieces, fashioned in brass and each set on a wooden shield shaped back plate The hooks measure 7” high, 4
Category

19th Century Country Antique Shields

Materials

Brass

Byzantine Imperial Costume Plate 800–1100, Hand-Colored Print c.1880
Located in Langweer, NL
ruler with shield and mace, clerical dignitaries in embroidered vestments, and military leaders clad in
Category

1880s German Antique Shields

Materials

Paper

19th Century Carved Oak French Commode
Located in High Point, NC
and four paneled and hand carved decorated drawers in the front. The drawers have central shield
Category

19th Century French Antique Shields

Materials

Oak

Oversized 1910 American Naval Silk Embroidered Souvenir Tapestry
Located in Los Angeles, CA
. flags and a patriotically striped shield. Draped is a spectacular field of 46 embroidered stars
Category

1910s Japanese Antique Shields

Materials

Silk

1870s Antique Chinese Export Silver Card Case
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
simplified structures, all on a matte background. The ornamentation incorporates a vacant shield shaped
Category

1870s Chinese Antique Shields

Materials

Silver

Antique William III Britannia Standard Silver Brandy Pan
By Alexander Roode
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
958 (95.84% of fine silver), denoted by the icon of the seated Britannia holding an oval shield, was
Category

1690s British Antique Shields

Materials

Britannia Standard Silver

Pair of George III Heppelwhite Mahogany Carver Chairs
By George Hepplewhite
Located in Batley, GB
A shapely late 18th century George III Heppelwhite shield back carver chairs. Raised on square
Category

Late 18th Century English George III Antique Shields

Materials

Mahogany

Antique 18th century 15 Karat Yellow Gold Ring Tassie Purple Glass Melancholia
Located in Munich, Bavaria
background we see three shields, the symbol of lost battles. underneath the seated figure we can make out a
Category

1790s English George III Antique Shields

Materials

15k Gold, Yellow Gold

Facial Fragment of a Corinthian Helmet
Located in London, GB
round shield), citizen-soldiers primarily armed with swords, spears and shields. Soldiers had to pay for
Category

15th Century and Earlier Greek Classical Greek Antique Shields

Materials

Bronze

Antique Victorian Sterling Silver Jewellery Casket (1893)
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
shipwrecks on the Black Midden Rocks. The three men called a public meeting at the North Shields Town Hall
Category

1890s English Victorian Antique Shields

Materials

Sterling Silver

French Baccarat Cut Crystal Ormolu-Mounted Casket with Starburst Lid and Key
By Baccarat
Located in New York, NY
frame fitted with a front clasp plate shaped as a stylized shield with ribbed detailing. The lock
Category

Early 1900s French Louis XVI Antique Shields

Materials

Crystal, Bronze

George III Punch Bowl Made of Oak from H.M.S. Royal George, 1802
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
This turned commemorative oak bowl is of deep cylindrical form applied with a silver shield-shaped
Category

Early 1800s English Antique Shields

Materials

Oak

Rare pair of Gothic Revival armchairs by Victor Aimone 19th Century Monks Lions
Located in Ijzendijke, NL
crest rail. The dragons clutch a central heraldic shield between their claws, their bodies, wings, and
Category

Late 19th Century Italian Gothic Revival Antique Shields

Materials

Fabric, Oak

Antique Carved Italian Renaissance Revival Sgabello Chair Coat of Arms Cherubs
Located in Portland, OR
below. The back is carved with a shield shaped armorial that is flanked with a pair of beautifully
Category

1870s Italian Renaissance Revival Antique Shields

Materials

Walnut

Indigenous Australians – Antique Hand-Colored Ethnographic Print c.1805
Located in Langweer, NL
dwellings constructed from natural materials. The standing figure holds a spear and a traditional shield
Category

Early 19th Century Dutch Antique Shields

Materials

Paper

Fine Pair Of Figural Patinated and Gilt Lion Chenets
Located in Norwood, NJ
style, with full figure lions. Finely sculpted raised lions resting on Rococo shield flowing into footed
Category

1880s French Rococo Antique Shields

Materials

Gold Plate, Bronze

Federal Figured Maple Chest
Located in Acton, MA
figured bracket for base. The four cock-beaded drawers feature inlayed cherry shield shaped keyholes and
Category

Early 19th Century American Federal Antique Shields

Materials

Maple

The Gresley-Bowyer Commission: Armorial Porcelain with a Chinese View
Located in Downingtown, PA
shield with red accents. Crest: Above the arms, the crest of a winged dog stands atop a small scroll
Category

1730s Chinese Export Antique Shields

Materials

Porcelain

Victorian Neoclassical Revival Turquoise 18K Gold Antique Grape Drop Earrings
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Designed as shield shaped surmounts and larger articulating drops With scrolling accents and
Category

1890s Victorian Antique Shields

Materials

Turquoise, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold

Victorian Mahogany Inlaid Display Cabinet
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
marquetry inlay, flanked by mirrored side panels and turned supports. The central glazed door has a shield
Category

19th Century English Antique Shields

Materials

Mahogany

Georgian Aquamarine and Diamond ANGEL Silver on Gold Drop Pendant Necklace
Located in Montreal, QC
Simply Beautiful! Finely detailed Georgian 3 Carat Shield Aquamarine and .95tcw Old Mine Diamond
Category

Mid-19th Century Georgian Antique Shields

Materials

Aquamarine, Diamond

Antique Orientalist Title Page Maximilian in Bavaria Expedition, 1846
Located in Langweer, NL
, shields, tassels, and ceremonial weapons, evoking both Islamic iconography and chivalric European heraldry
Category

Mid-19th Century Antique Shields

Materials

Paper

Yongzheng Chinese Export Porcelain Plate with Arms of Elwick of Middlesex
Located in Downingtown, PA
: Central Design: The plate features the finely painted Arms of Elwick of Middlesex. The shield is set
Category

1720s Chinese Chinese Export Antique Shields

Materials

Porcelain

Japanese Antique Paper-covered Large Ceramic Jar 1860s-1900s / Vessel Wabisabi
By Axel Vervoordt
Located in Chōsei District Nagara, JP
transport, while the paper served to shield the tea leaves inside from humidity. Though created purely for
Category

Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Shields

Materials

Paper, Straw, Pottery

Great Britain 1300–1500 Costume Plate, Antique Hand-Colored Print, ca.1880
Located in Langweer, NL
armored figures represent the martial culture of medieval England, complete with shields, chainmail, and
Category

1880s German Antique Shields

Materials

Paper

Imperial Austrian and Hungarian Coats of Arms – Antique Print, c.1880
Located in Langweer, NL
(Lesser Imperial Arms of Austria). Each armorial shield is meticulously printed in rich color and gilded
Category

Late 19th Century German Antique Shields

Materials

Paper

Georgian 18K Gold Hercules and Omphale Tassie Intaglio Ring
Located in Venice, CA
. Omphale has a weapon, perhaps an axe or another club, at her feet and a shield before her. In the classic
Category

18th Century Georgian Antique Shields

Materials

18k Gold

A fine Gouache of the Fanny Buller trading ship off the Italian coast in starboa
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
received £100. This is all recorded in the Shields Daily Gazette 6th of February 1865.
Category

19th Century Antique Shields

Materials

Canvas, Paint

19th Century French Chest of Drawers Commode Directoire Walnut Wood
Located in Madrid, ES
in stipe. The drawers have bronze handles and the keyhole in the form of a golden brass shield. The
Category

Early 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Shields

Materials

Bronze

Victorian 14k Gold Link Bracelet Enamel Pearl Engraved Charms
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
. Four unique charms highlight the bracelet’s storied artistry: an enamel shield displaying an ornate
Category

Early 1900s Unknown Antique Shields

Materials

14k Gold

Carved Panel Box/Cocktail Table
Located in Greenwich, CT
phrase "Such is Life" appears on a ribbon; on the back is a heraldic shield with the motto "Hope On, Hope
Category

1840s Scottish Antique Shields

Materials

Mahogany

Pair of Antique Wrought Iron Two-Light Lamps
Located in Los Angeles, CA
20th century. Each sconce features an elongated shield-form back crowned with a dramatic finial shaped
Category

Late 19th Century Spanish Colonial Revival Antique Shields

Materials

Wrought Iron

Pair of Antique Wrought Iron Two-Light Lamps
Pair of Antique Wrought Iron Two-Light Lamps
$1,400 Sale Price / set
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French 1920s Jade Diamonds 18 Karat Rose Gold Ring
Located in Poitiers, FR
either side of the head, at the base of the ring, is a shield-shaped motif decorated with 2x2 8/8
Category

1920s French Art Deco Antique Shields

Materials

Jade, Diamond, White Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Rose Gold, Platinum

Aruba Petroglyph Symbols, Fontein Cave - Ethnographic Plate by Karl Martin, 1888
Located in Langweer, NL
precision. The imagery includes spirals, linear patterns, cross-like figures, anthropomorphic forms, shield
Category

1880s Dutch Antique Shields

Materials

Paper

1900s, Edwardian Sterling Silver and Enamel Spoons
By Charles Wilkes
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
decoration and terminates with a shield shaped terminal, each ornamented with an exceptional enamel panel
Category

Early 20th Century English Edwardian Antique Shields

Materials

Silver, Sterling Silver, Enamel

Antique Renaissance Revival Carved Oak Wood 20" Lion Architectural Elements Pair
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Pair. Item features right and left forms with carved lions holding a shield. Circa Late 19th Century
Category

Late 19th Century Unknown Renaissance Revival Antique Shields

Materials

Oak

Bohemian Moser Art Deco Oroplastic Amazons Purple Glass Vase, 1920
By Moser Glassworks
Located in Worcester Park, GB
oroplastic design features battling Amazons with shields and full length spears - This design was originally
Category

1920s Czech Art Deco Antique Shields

Materials

Art Glass

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Antique Shields For Sale on 1stDibs

There is a range of antique shields for sale on 1stDibs. Frequently made of wood, metal and mahogany, all antique shields available were constructed with great care. There are all kinds of antique shields available, from those produced as long ago as the 18th Century to those made as recently as the 20th Century. There are many kinds of antique shields to choose from, but at 1stDibs, Georgian, Neoclassical and Victorian antique shields are of considerable interest. There have been many well-made antique shields over the years, but those made by Elkington Co., Walker Hall and Edward F. Caldwell Co. are often thought to be among the most beautiful.

How Much are Antique Shields?

Antique shields can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price at 1stDibs is $2,400, while the lowest priced sells for $1 and the highest can go for as much as $135,000.