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Deer Antler netsuke in the form of an elderly with a turtle shell on his back
Located in PARIS, FR
. His right arm is raised.
In Japan, tortoise is a symbol of luck and longevity, it is thought to be a
Category
Early 19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Symbols
Materials
Antler
19th Century Chinese Cobalt Blue Porcelain Garden Seat
Located in New York, NY
decoration.
The top and exterior are decorated with flowers and auspicious symbols including stylized bats
Category
Late 19th Century Antique Symbols
Materials
Porcelain
The Desert Sigil: A Late 19th Century Persian Turkoman Masterwork of Tribal Lore
Located in Dallas, TX
. Each iconic symbol is deliberate, encoded with tribal knowledge passed through generations of Turkoman
Category
Late 19th Century Persian Tribal Antique Symbols
Materials
Wool
$1,960 Sale Price
20% Off
The Crimson Oracle: Late 19th Century Persian Shiraz Masterpiece of Tribal Myth
Located in Dallas, TX
structured surface is alive with an astonishing lexicon of esoteric tribal symbols: ram’s horns for strength
Category
Late 19th Century Persian Tribal Antique Symbols
Materials
Wool
$3,136 Sale Price
20% Off
Large late 19th Century Neoclassical Table Lamp in Patinated and Polished Brass
Located in Knivsta, SE
stepped, polished brass plinth adorned with a laurel wreath in relief — a symbol of triumph and timeless
Category
Late 19th Century Antique Symbols
Materials
Brass
Amlash Parallel World - Sculpture, Bronze
By Pantea Mahrou
Located in London, GB
, suggesting that symbols of fortune and abundance continue to remain in dialogue with contemporary humanity
Category
15th Century and Earlier Contemporary Antique Symbols
Materials
Bronze
1850s Pair of Polychrome Sculptures Converted Into a Lamp
Located in Marbella, ES
candelabras, symbols of service and theatricality, characteristic of Venetian artisanal tradition.
Each
Category
1850s Italian Antique Symbols
Materials
Wood
Antique Pair Chinese Export Giltwood Carvings of Crane Phoenix or Foo Dogs 19Ct
Located in Dublin, Ireland
or Phoenix which are significant of symbols of Chinese Art and Culture. The Red Crowned Crane for
Category
Late 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Symbols
Materials
Harewood
C1880 18K Five Stone Almandine Garnet Ring
Located in Baltimore, MD
catalog of EW Streeter, with further credit to Diana Scarisbrick's book Rings: Symbols of Wealth, Power
Category
1880s English Victorian Antique Symbols
Materials
Garnet, 18k Gold
Regency Large Coalport Porcelain Dessert Service-Thirty Nine Pieces
By Coalport Porcelain
Located in Downingtown, PA
served as essential status symbols displayed during the final, formal course of a dinner party. The
Category
Early 19th Century English Regency Antique Symbols
Materials
Porcelain
Antique Chinese Porcelain Blue
White Hand Painted Double Happiness Ginger Jar
Located in Katonah, NY
blue with the Double Happiness symbol, butterflies, and scrolling peonies and lotus blossoms, each
Category
Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Symbols
Materials
Porcelain
Personification of the Four Seasons – Autumn, Probably France, 19th Century
Located in Greding, DE
, with vine leaves at her feet—a classical symbol of harvest and maturity. Finely carved, the figure
Category
19th Century French Antique Symbols
Materials
Marble
Jupiter Cults and Roman Coins, Composite Classical Engraving, Montfaucon 1721
Located in Langweer, NL
Jupiter, temples, sacred animals, and cult symbols, arranged alongside sculptural fragments, reliefs, and
Category
1720s British Antique Symbols
Materials
Paper
Portrait of Lady Diana Bruce in Blue Dress
Cut Sleeves c.1660-1670, Peter Lely
By Sir Peter Lely
Located in London, GB
, is a major symbol of aristocratic power and stability. John Manners, the man Lady Diana married as
Category
17th Century Old Masters Antique Symbols
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Antique Chinese Hand-Carved Cinnabar Lacquered Lidded Jar Probably Qianlong
Located in Westfield, MA
rendered phoenix in flight—an auspicious symbol of virtue, rebirth, and imperial grace. The deep red
Category
Late 18th Century Chinese Antique Symbols
Materials
Lacquer
Georgian antique eglomise love pendant with Cupid, 18k gold
Located in PARIS, FR
peaceful lamb, a symbol of innocence and purity. The tension between carnal love (represented by Eros) and
Category
Early 1800s French Georgian Antique Symbols
Materials
18k Gold
19th Century Pair Gilt Wood Swedes Empire Sconces
Located in Madrid, ES
candle arms.
The upper part, shaped like a flaming torch and flames, evokes symbols of power, victory
Category
Early 1800s Antique Symbols
Materials
Wood
Netsuke in persimon wood in the form of a sparrow
Located in PARIS, FR
environment also makes it a good symbol of perseverance and tenacity. The sparrow by its discreet but yet
Category
19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Symbols
Materials
Wood
Depose R.U. A Rare Silver Triangular Masonic Pocket Watch C1920
Located in Mayfair, London, London
twelve o'clock with the other Masonic symbols representing the number on the dial. The dial is signed
Category
1920s Swiss Art Deco Antique Symbols
Materials
Silver
Japanese Edo Period Nabashima Porcelain Plate w/ Sea Shells
Crest, Ca. 1850
Located in New York, NY
— symbols of good fortune and longevity in Japanese art — alongside a boldly painted family crest
Category
1850s Japanese Japonisme Antique Symbols
Materials
Porcelain
Chevau-Léger Lancer, Imperial Guard, Napoleonic Cavalry Print, 1843
Located in Langweer, NL
pursuit, and they became iconic symbols of Imperial power during the height of the Napoleonic Wars. The
Category
1840s French Antique Symbols
Materials
Paper
Napoleon Bonaparte, Imperial Eagle and World Allegory – French Engraving, 1843
Located in Langweer, NL
continent. Below, laurel and oak branches—classical symbols of victory, strength, and endurance—are tied
Category
1840s French Antique Symbols
Materials
Paper
Sèvres Médicis Vases Commissioned by Napoléon for Talleyrand
By Cristalleries De Sevres
Located in New Orleans, LA
Gilbert Drouet is composed of garlands of purple bellflowers—symbols of constancy and gratitude—designed
Category
19th Century French Antique Symbols
Materials
Bronze
Puddingstone Mill from Roman France
Located in London, GB
-Roman millstone - a powerful and aesthetic symbol of life two millennia ago. It is made from
Category
15th Century and Earlier French Classical Roman Antique Symbols
Materials
Stone
Georgian 18kt yellow Gold Pendant Cross with 1.85 CTS in Diamonds
Located in Aventura, FL
connoisseurs of early antique jewelry, this cross pendant is a timeless symbol of faith and artistry—ready to
Category
1830s Antique Symbols
Materials
Diamond, White Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
19th-Century Russian Religious Icon of Saint George and the Dragon, Hand-Painted
Located in Meulebeke, BE
act of slaying the dragon, an enduring symbol of faith’s triumph over evil.
Rendered in the
Category
19th Century Russian Rustic Antique Symbols
Materials
Wood
Loetz Art Nouveau Glass Vase Bronze Phenomen Genre 29, Austria-Hungary, Ca. 1900
By Loetz Glass
Located in Vienna, AT
symbol taken from the Spaun coat of arms was registered in 1891 as a trademark for glasses from
Category
Early 1900s Austrian Art Nouveau Antique Symbols
Materials
Glass
Tekke Wedding Rug
Located in Sultanahmet, 34
art. The large square motifs at the center of the carpet are important symbols used in traditional
Category
19th Century Central Asian Antique Symbols
Materials
Wool
$2,400
Art Deco Egyptian Revival Scarab Ring Banded Agate Old Mine Cut Diamond Ring
Located in New York, NY
the period’s Art Deco jewelry embraced the vivid contrasting colors, motifs, and symbols more daringly
Category
1920s Unknown Art Deco Antique Symbols
Materials
Diamond, Agate, Gold, 10k Gold, Yellow Gold
Galerie Shabab Collection Early 20th Century Chinese Peking Rug
Located in New York, NY
around a bold, dark blue medallion featuring the traditional *Shou* symbol, which signifies longevity
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Antique Symbols
Materials
Wool
Chinese Export Famille Rose
Precious Objects
Porcelain Dish
Located in Downingtown, PA
motif is not merely decorative; it is a rebus, a collection of auspicious symbols conveying wishes for a
Category
Mid-18th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Symbols
Materials
Porcelain
19th-Century English Gothic Revival Oak Bench — A Carved Homage to the Tudor Age
Located in Rio De Janeiro, BR
Gothic ornament as a symbol of national heritage and craftsmanship.
Carved from dense, beautifully
Category
1880s British Tudor Antique Symbols
Materials
Oak
Original Vintage Cappiello Superbagneres Luchon Ski Poster 1929 - Rare
By Leonetto Cappiello
Located in Boca Raton, FL
scene as a symbol of refined resort life.Leonetto Cappiello (1875–1942) was born in Livorno, Italy, and
Category
1920s Antique Symbols
Materials
Lithograph
Biedermeier Secretary Desk, Germany, 19th Century
Located in Wrocław, Poland
, adorned with beautiful, original bronze handles.
This architectural superstructure was a symbol of
Category
19th Century German Biedermeier Antique Symbols
Materials
Pine
Kobako in nashiji lacquer imitating wood texture, lid decorated with an ikebana
Located in PARIS, FR
a symbol of nobility. Introduced to Japan only in the 8th century, it was elevated by the emperor to
Category
Early 19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Symbols
Materials
Gold
Figural Giltwood and Walnut French Belle Epoque Console Table Buffet Marble Top
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
figural mask, framed by a laurel wreath motif—symbols of victory and nobility in ancient Roman and Greek
Category
Early 1900s French Belle Époque Antique Symbols
Materials
Marble
18th-century Chinese Export Porcelain Large Famille Rose Cachepot
Located in Downingtown, PA
of Flowers'), signifies wealth, honor, and rank, while bamboo is a symbol of longevity and resilience
Category
Mid-18th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Symbols
Materials
Porcelain
The Crimson Garden Promenade: Heirloom Persian Sarouk Masterwork of Noble Grace
Located in Dallas, TX
balance that has made Sarouk carpets a symbol of prestige among collectors for over a century.
The floral
Category
Early 20th Century Persian Sarouk Farahan Antique Symbols
Materials
Wool
$8,400 Sale Price
20% Off
Antique 19th Century Louis Vuitton Trunk In Woven Canvas, France c.1890
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
Vuitton was enough of a status symbol to warrant counterfeiting. In 1886, his son George invented and
Category
19th Century French Other Antique Symbols
Materials
Metal
French Louis XV Rococo Style Boudoir Dressing Bench
Located in Los Angeles, CA
18th-century Paris, the boudoir bench was a symbol of feminine leisure where aristocratic women
Category
1820s French Louis XV Antique Symbols
Materials
Upholstery, Walnut
Gilded Metal
Guilloché Enamel Jewelry Box with Hand-Painted Miniature
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
19th- to early 20th-century decorative traditions, where enamel and miniature painting were symbols of
Category
19th Century French Antique Symbols
Materials
Metal, Enamel
Siège de la Société des Aqua-Fortistes - Etching by Adolphe Martial-P. - 1865
By Adolphe Martial-Potémont
Located in Roma, IT
, transforming a simple city street into a symbol of artistic modernity and civic pride.
Superb, richly inked
Category
1860s Modern Antique Symbols
Materials
Etching
Heroic Roman Battle Scene, French Neoclassical Engraving, Napoleonic Era, 1804
Located in Langweer, NL
political and cultural symbols.
The design is by Jean-Jacques de Boissieu, known as Lafage (1745–1810), and
Category
Early 1800s French Antique Symbols
Materials
Paper
Napoleonic Mameluck of the Imperial Guard, hand-colored military print, 1843
Located in Langweer, NL
incorporated them into his personal guard, where they served as both a combat unit and a powerful symbol of
Category
1840s French Antique Symbols
Materials
Paper
Napoleonic Imperial Guard Grenadiers, Officer and Soldier – French Prints, 1843
Located in Langweer, NL
symbol of imperial authority. These prints emphasize uniform details such as the bearskin-style headgear
Category
1840s French Antique Symbols
Materials
Paper
Napoleon Bonaparte Imperial Guard Cavalry Prints by Horace Vernet, 1843
Located in Langweer, NL
Napoleon’s forces, serving both as battlefield shock troops and as symbols of imperial power.
These prints
Category
1840s French Antique Symbols
Materials
Paper
Polish Chevau-Léger of the Imperial Guard, Napoleonic Cavalry Print, 1843
Located in Langweer, NL
uniform details and its narrative quality, capturing soldiers not only as symbols of empire but as
Category
1840s French Antique Symbols
Materials
Paper
Chevau-Légers Lanciers, Imperial Guard Cavalry, Napoleon, Handcolored in 1843
Located in Langweer, NL
uniform details and its narrative quality, capturing soldiers not only as symbols of empire but as
Category
1840s French Antique Symbols
Materials
Paper
0.76 Carat Natural Pearl and Diamond 14K Gold Ring
Located in Bangkok, TH
only add depth to its character. As an old mine cut diamond, it serves as a symbol of resilience, much
Category
Late 19th Century Art Deco Antique Symbols
Materials
Diamond, Natural Pearl, 14k Gold
Russian Icon of the Virgin of Tenderness (Eleousa), 19th Century
Located in Meulebeke, BE
embrace between the Virgin Mary and the Christ Child, their faces gently touching, an eternal symbol of
Category
19th Century Russian Baroque Antique Symbols
Materials
Wood
Antique Persian Hamadan Rug, 1920s, Hand-Knotted Wool, 3.5
x 4.8
- 1C1207
Located in Bordeaux, FR
symbols in brilliant orange, pink, cream, and golden yellow. The deep navy blue accents and black outlines
Category
1920s French Antique Symbols
Materials
Wool
Antique Afghan Baluch Rug, 1920s, Hand-Knotted Wool, 3.1
x 6
- 1C1205
Located in Bordeaux, FR
smaller geometric elements and traditional tribal symbols. The wide borders display repeating diamond and
Category
1920s French Antique Symbols
Materials
Wool
Art Deco gilded plaster sculpture "Orpheus" by John Lundqvist, Sweden 1928
Located in Hägersten, SE
. Good condition with some age related marks and light scratches/fleabites.
Orpheus was the symbol of
Category
1920s Swedish Art Deco Antique Symbols
Materials
Plaster
Netsuke in Boxwood in the form of a seated rooster
Located in PARIS, FR
animal from the Chinese and Japanese zodiacal calendar, it is a symbol of prosperity that could grant a
Category
Late 19th Century Japanese Antique Symbols
Materials
Boxwood
Monumental 19th Century Dutch Delftware and Gilt Bronze Chandelier with Griffin
Located in Antwerp, BE
modeling and carefully articulated forms. The griffins, a symbol traditionally associated with power
Category
Late 19th Century Dutch Hollywood Regency Antique Symbols
Materials
Brass, Bronze
Chinese Blue
White Crab Plate, c. 1940s
Located in Chicago, IL
large Shou character at the center, a symbol of longevity, and a border of three crabs, a symbol for
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Symbols
Materials
Porcelain
Religious Oil Painting on Canvas, Holy Family, 18th Century Italian School
Located in Casale Monferrato, IT
detail is the gaze: Mary and Jesus' faces and gazes are serenely turned toward heaven, a symbol of a
Category
18th Century Italian Antique Symbols
Materials
Canvas
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Antique Symbols For Sale on 1stDibs
There is a range of antique symbols for sale on 1stDibs. The range of distinct antique symbols — often made from metal, wood and ceramic — can elevate any home. Antique symbols have been made for many years, and versions that date back to the 18th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 20th Century. Antique symbols made by Louis XVI designers — as well as those associated with Empire — are very popular at 1stDibs. Antique symbols have been a part of the life’s work for many furniture makers, but those produced by Gorham, Joseph Heinrichs and Minton are consistently popular.
How Much are Antique Symbols?
The average selling price for at 1stDibs is $1,800, while they’re typically $67 on the low end and $55,591 highest priced.
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