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American Cherry Bonnet Top 18th Century Chest-on-Chest
Located in Great Barrington, MA
parts for easy moving. It has a beautiful broken arch pediment and a carved fan in the center top
Category

Antique 18th Century and Earlier American Commodes and Chests of Drawers

A George II Period Giltwood Pier Mirror, English 18th Century
Located in Woodbury, CT
A George II giltwood gesso carved pier mirror. The broken scrolled pediment with foliate pendants
Category

English Pier Mirrors and Console Mirrors

Materials

Giltwood

Queen Anne Cherry Bonnet-Top Highboy, New England
Located in Sarasota, FL
A New England Queen Anne cherry bonnet-top highboy in two parts. Upper section with broken arched
Category

Antique 18th Century American Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Cherry

Large 19th Century French Gilt and Fruitwood Renaissance Mirror
Located in Cambridgeshire, GB
, the ornate broken arch pediment with turned balusters flanked by urn finials, below this the central
Category

Antique Mid-19th Century French Floor Mirrors and Full-Length Mirrors

English Tavern Clock
Located in Hudson, NY
/> flanked by columns with brass base and cap broken arch pediment with brass detail door
Category

Antique 19th Century English Wall Clocks

Materials

Metal

English Mahogany and Oak George II Bookcase
Located in Wilson, NC
molding. The broken arch pediment has egg and dart as well as dentil molding. The lower section has three
Category

Antique 1730s English Bookcases

Materials

Brass

Early to mid 20th cent. Georgian style mirror
Located in Sleepy Hollow, NY
carved copy of a Georgian broken arch pediment mirror. You can see some gilding through the white paint
Category

Vintage 1940s American More Mirrors

Georgian Burl Walnut Mirror
Located in New York, NY
Georgian parcel-gilt burl walnut mirror with broken arch pediment with foliate scrolles above flat
Category

Antique 19th Century Wall Mirrors

George III Mahogany Stick Barometer by C Trassi Co, Bristol
Located in Cambridge, GB
alcohol thermometer behind a glazed door; with a broken moulded pediment and a domed cistern cover with a
Category

Antique 19th Century English Scientific Instruments

Materials

Mahogany

19th Century English Country House Architectural Mirror in the Adam Style
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
, with doric pilasters on each side,swags and a broken arch pediment on the top with signed wedgwood
Category

Antique Mid-19th Century Mantel Mirrors and Fireplace Mirrors

Carved Mahogany Westminster Chime Grandfather Clock J.E. Caldwell
By J.E. Caldwell Co.
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A beautifully carved mahogany grandfather clock, with a broken arch pediment top and finials
Category

Antique Late 19th Century American Classical Grandfather Clocks and Long...

Materials

Mahogany

Period Scandinavian Secretary
Located in Sheffield, MA
broken, scrolled pediment, two interior shelves, and two small drawers. The lower section has three full
Category

Antique 18th Century and Earlier Scandinavian Secretaires

Materials

Brass

George III Brass Face Longcase Clock
Located in Stutton, GB
George III brass face longcase clock, the hood with broken swan neck pediment and brass eagle
Category

Antique 18th Century European George III Grandfather Clocks and Longcase...

Materials

Oak

Mahogany and Carved Giltwood George II Style Wall Mirror
Located in Darwen, GB
A mahogany and carved giltwood George II style wall mirror. Having a broken swan neck pediment with
Category

Antique Early 1900s George II Wall Mirrors

English 19th c. Writing Desk with Glass Bookcase Cabinet
Located in Hudson, NY
A 19th Century English mahogany bureau bookcase, having a broken architectural pediment, Greek key
Category

Antique 19th Century English Desks

Materials

Wood, Glass

Fine George III Period Mahogany Breakfront Bookcase
Located in Peterborough, Northamptonshire
and retaining the original broken arch pediment. With carved detail of the very best quality with the
Category

Antique Late 18th Century English George III Bookcases

Materials

Mahogany

George II 18th Century Period Mahogany Clothes Press
By Giles Grendey
Located in Bradford on Avon, GB
The broken architectural pediment sits above two faded flamed mahogany 'cartouche' panelled doors
Category

Antique Early 18th Century English George II Linen Presses

Walnut and Parcel Gilt George I Style Antique Wall Mirror
Located in Darwen, GB
A walnut and parcel gilt George I Style antique wall mirror. The architectural broken swan neck
Category

Vintage 1920s George I Wall Mirrors

Fine Georgian William Kent Style Parcel-Gilt Lacquered Pier Glass Mirror
Located in Worcester, Worcestershire
genuine Georgian broken swan neck pediment in the manner of William Kent. Removed from a stately home
Category

Antique 18th Century Wall Mirrors

English Adams Style Mahogany Wall Mirror or Over-Mantle
By Robert Adam
Located in Poling, West Sussex
decorations, swags, inlaid paterae and embellished with gilt work. The top has a broken-arch swan neck
Category

Antique Early 1900s British Adam Style Wall Mirrors

Materials

Mahogany

Mahogany Long Case Clock . Circa 1770
Located in New York, NY
with ogee molded top and broken swan neck pediment with three brass finials, break arch glazed door
Category

Antique 18th Century and Earlier English Clocks

Materials

Mahogany

A George I Scarlet And Gilt Japanned Bureau Cabinet
Located in New York, NY
The broken arch pediment surmounted by gilt urn-shaped finials over a pair of mirror-front doors
Category

Antique 18th Century and Earlier English Secretaires

George II Carved Giltwood Looking Glass
Located in Knutsford, GB
A fine George II carved giltwood looking glass. The broken scrolling pediment, with floral scrolled
Category

Antique 18th Century and Earlier English Wall Mirrors

Materials

Giltwood

Mahogany Inlaid Late Victorian Antique Chiffonier
Located in Darwen, GB
broken swan neck pediment, floral marquetry and ivory inlaid detail above a bevelled glass display
Category

Antique 19th Century English Cabinets

19th Century Painted Wood and Wire Birdcage
Located in Stamford, CT
doors. The top of the birdcage is constructed with a broken scroll pediment detailed with a book and
Category

Antique 19th Century French Garden Ornaments

Materials

Metal

Superb Figured Walnut 1920s Period Antique Breakfront Bookcase
Located in Darwen, GB
outline and with a broken swan neck pediment with finely carved and gilded roundels and a central carved
Category

Vintage 1920s Bookcases

Edwardian Period Mahogany Chippendale Style Grandmother Clock
Located in Darwen, GB
fretwork detail to the broken swan neck pediment. Having an arched door opening to reveal an engraved steel
Category

Antique Early 1900s Edwardian Grandfather Clocks and Longcase Clocks

Materials

Mahogany

George II Irish Giltwood and Gesso Mirror
Located in Knutsford, GB
surmounted by a broken swan neck pediment, with egg and dart moulding, flower heads and scrolling foliate
Category

Antique Mid-18th Century Irish Chippendale Wall Mirrors

Materials

Giltwood

English Georgian Mahogany Secretary
Located in Kensington, MD
broken arch pediment over serpentine molded blind doors. The bookcase interior is fitted with adjustable
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier British Secretaires

Materials

Mahogany

Fine Quality Marquetry Inlaid Edwardian Period Bookcase by Edwards Roberts
Located in Darwen, GB
bookcase section has a broken swan neck pediment with carved roundels, pierced fretwork and inlaid detail
Category

Antique Early 1900s Edwardian Bookcases

Edwardian Period Mahogany Inlaid Cabinet on Stand by Edwards Roberts
By Edwards Roberts
Located in Darwen, GB
section has a broken swan neck pediment with marquetry inlaid detail which is repeated in the fiddleback
Category

Antique Early 1900s Late Victorian Cabinets

English Oak Long Case Clock
Located in Vancouver, BC
hood with broken arch pediment and surmounted by three gilt globe and spike finials. Please note
Category

Antique 19th Century English Clocks

Materials

Wood, Glass

Rare Venetian Neoclassical 18th century Library Cabinet
Located in Asheville, NC
classical broken arch pediment cornice. This extraordinary cabinet is comprised of six parts with two
Category

Antique 18th Century and Earlier Italian Neoclassical Cabinets

Materials

Walnut

Exhibition Quality Serpentine Mahogany Display Cabinet by Edwards and Roberts
By Edwards and Roberts
Located in Darwen, GB
upper section with a serpentine outline and a broken swan neck pediment surmounted by a mahogany turned
Category

Antique Early 1900s Edwardian Cabinets

Antique 19th Century Victorian Breakfront Walnut Wardrobe Armoire, circa 1850
Located in Longdon, Tewkesbury
A mid-Victorian figured and painted walnut breakfront wardrobe carved urn and broken arch pediment
Category

Antique Mid-19th Century English Early Victorian Wardrobes and Armoires

Materials

Walnut

Exhibition Quality Serpentine Antique Display Cabinet by Maple Co. of London
Located in Darwen, GB
section having a broken swan neck pediment with marquetry inlaid detail and circular paterae above the
Category

Antique Early 1900s Late Victorian Cabinets

Edwards Roberts Late Victorian Period Display Cabinet on Stand
By Edwards Roberts
Located in Darwen, GB
a broken swan neck pediment with marquetry and pen-work inlaid roundels, above a ribbon, swag and
Category

Antique 1890s Late Victorian Cabinets

Stunning Quality Mahogany Late Victorian Period Bookcase by Edwards Roberts
Located in Darwen, GB
upper section with a broken swan neck pediment having inlaid paterae and urn inlaid frieze, above twin
Category

Antique 1890s Late Victorian Bookcases

Antique Wardrobe Armoire 19th Century Victorian Breakfront Walnut, circa 1850
Located in Longdon, Tewkesbury
A mid-Victorian figured and painted walnut breakfront wardrobe carved urn and broken arch pediment
Category

Antique Mid-19th Century English Early Victorian Wardrobes and Armoires

Materials

Walnut

Antique Wardrobe Armoire 19th Century Victorian Breakfront Walnut, circa 1850
Located in Longdon, Tewkesbury
A mid-Victorian figured and painted walnut breakfront wardrobe carved urn and broken arch pediment
Category

Antique Mid-19th Century English Early Victorian Wardrobes and Armoires

Materials

Walnut

Early George III Mahogany Chippendale Period Swan-neck Bookcase
Located in Bradford on Avon, GB
The stunning broken swan-neck pediment centred by a mahogany platform, is supported by Thomas
Category

Antique 18th Century and Earlier English Bookcases

Materials

Mahogany

Exhibition Quality Mahogany Inlaid Serpentine Display Cabinet by Maple Co
By Maple Co.
Located in Darwen, GB
. The upper section with a broken swan neck pediment with marquetry inlaid detail and circular paterae
Category

Antique Early 1900s Edwardian Cabinets

Sheraton Carved Mahogany Dressing Bureau, brass inlay
Located in Providence, RI
solid block as the bracket itself, not merely carved afterward and applied. The carved broken arch
Category

Antique 19th Century American Dressers

Materials

Mahogany

Satinwood Edwardian Period Serpentine Antique Display Cabinet by Maple Co.
Located in Darwen, GB
with a broken swan neck pediment with shell inlaid paterae above a central rectangular glazed door
Category

Antique Early 1900s Edwardian Cabinets

Fine Mahogany Chippendale Secretary Bookcase
Located in Providence, RI
form takes. For example, the broken arch pediment employs dental work within its molding, which is
Category

Antique 18th Century and Earlier English Bookcases

English Walnut Edwardian Large Chiffonier Buffet Server
Located in Atlanta, GA
broken arch pediment crown the entire buffet. The lower buffet section is 40.5" tall. It features three
Category

Vintage 1910s English Edwardian Sideboards

Materials

Walnut

Handsome Architectural George III Mahogany Linen Press Adapted to a Wardrobe
Located in Bedford, Bedfordshire
large brass handles to the flanks, the top section having a bold key pattern broken arch architectural
Category

Antique 1780s English George III Linen Presses

Materials

Mahogany

Magnificent Sheraton Carved Dressing Bureau w/ Brass, Salem
Located in Providence, RI
, the carved broken arch pediment above the mirror and central panel with reeded frame complete the tour
Category

Antique 19th Century American Dressers

Materials

Brass

Large Carved Mahogany and Giltwood Mirror with Eagle
Located in Salt Lake City, UT
A large, mirror featuring carved gilded edges and topped with a broken pediment centered with a
Category

Antique 19th Century Wall Mirrors

Materials

Mahogany, Giltwood

Large Pair of Mid-18th Century Pine Door Surrounds
Located in Suffolk, GB
pediment in the Classical design. These surrounds consist of a carved broken pediment with carved
Category

Antique 1760s Great Britain (UK) Doors and Gates

Materials

Pine

Early 19th Century French Renaissance Style Sideboard
Located in Los Angeles, CA
carvings of mythical gods and goddesses. At the top of the sideboard is a broken pediment with a carved
Category

Antique Early 19th Century French Renaissance Sideboards

Materials

Metal

1940s Chinese Red Painted Secretary with Gilded Accents and Slant-Front Desk
Located in Atlanta, GA
piece features an upper cabinet made of a broken pediment sitting above two doors exquisitely adorned
Category

Mid-20th Century Chinese Secretaires

Materials

Giltwood, Wood

George III Parcel-Gilt Secretary Bookcase with Provenance
Located in Brooklyn, NY
broken pediment features gilt acanthus flourishes and rosettes with a central plinth with graduated
Category

Antique Late 18th Century English George III Bookcases

Materials

Mahogany, Giltwood

George III Period Mahogany Glazed Corner Cupboard with a Broken Arch Pediment
Located in Peterborough, Northamptonshire
George III period mahogany glazed corner cupboard with a broken arch pediment top. Finely banded in
Category

Antique Late 18th Century English George III Corner Cupboards

Materials

Mahogany

Biedermeier Mirror
Located in Stamford, CT
Circa late 19th century Biedermeier style mirror in carved wood with top broken scroll pediment
Category

Antique Late 19th Century German Biedermeier Wall Mirrors

Materials

Mirror, Wood

Antique Corner Cabinet, Inlaid Mahogany
Located in Antrim, GB
broken arch pediment, Astagal glazed door and cupboard shelved base Measures: 77.5ins high {197cms
Category

Antique 1890s European Edwardian Corner Cupboards

Materials

Mahogany

English Glass Door Hanging Corner Cupboard
Located in Wilson, NC
original broken arched pediment with brass rosettes and finial, satinwood veneered keystone, 13 pane
Category

Antique Late 18th Century English George III Corner Cupboards

Materials

Brass

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Broken Pediment For Sale on 1stDibs

Find many varieties of an authentic broken pediment available at 1stDibs. A broken pediment — often made from wood, mahogany and glass — can elevate any home. If you’re shopping for a broken pediment, we have 830 options in-stock, while there are 6 modern editions to choose from as well. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect broken pediment — we have versions that date back to the 18th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 21st Century are available. Each broken pediment bearing Georgian, Victorian or neoclassical hallmarks is very popular. You’ll likely find more than one broken pediment that is appealing in its simplicity, but Edwards Roberts, Paolo Buffa and Maitland Smith produced versions that are worth a look.

How Much is a Broken Pediment?

Prices for a broken pediment start at $145 and top out at $21,247,058 with the average selling for $7,542.
Questions About Broken Pediment
  • 1stDibs ExpertOctober 12, 2021
    The pediment is a triangular gable that forms the end of the roof slant over any type of porch or portico. Greek temples were known for their intricate designs, which often included this decorative element over one doorway with its crowning features to make them stand out.