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Rare Vintage Gucci Equestrian Riding Crop / Fly Whisk, Early 20th Century
Located in Tarzana, CA
An exceptional and rare vintage Gucci riding crop, masterfully handcrafted in braided tan leather with a silver-tone ferrule finely engraved “Gucci Italy.” The whip terminates in a l...
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Early 20th Century Sports Equipment and Memorabilia

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Other

Rare Vintage Gucci Equestrian Riding Crop / Fly Whisk, Early 20th Century
Rare Vintage Gucci Equestrian Riding Crop / Fly Whisk, Early 20th Century
$19,500 Sale Price
25% Off
H 31 in W 2.5 in D 2.5 in
Yaka Fly Whisk With Female Figure – Early 20th Century, Drc (33 Cm)
Located in Bilzen, BE
, securing a tuft of animal hair (likely horse or antelope), forming the functional whisk. This piece
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Early 20th Century Congolese Tribal Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

Ethnic Design-Three Decorative Beaded Flywhisks , Cameroon Grasslands
Located in Leuven , BE
The Royal Fly Whisks (ethnic names: see leng koko or beuka) used in dances are made of carved wood
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Mid-20th Century Cameroonian Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Burlap, Wood, Beads

Large Japanese Meiji Imari Porcelain Plate with Enamel Decoration
Located in Atlanta, GA
ladies were pictured as holding various item, a fly whisk, a mirror, and a fan, implying their status of
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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Ceramics

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Ceramic

Chinese Guardian s Tail Inkstone, circa 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
shizi, depicted with open jaws and a long mane of flowing curls. Resembling a Buddhist fly whisk, the fu
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Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Scholar s Objects

Materials

Stone

Chinese Guardian
s Tail Inkstone, circa 1850
Chinese Guardian
s Tail Inkstone, circa 1850
$2,480
H 4 in W 10.5 in D 5.75 in
17thC or earlier Tibetan Buddhist Portrait Statue of a Monk in copper.-Animated
Located in Ukiah, CA
base. He is holding a finely worked incense burner in one hand and a fly whisk in the other. Most
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Antique 17th Century Tibetan Sculptures and Carvings

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Bronze

Remarkable 17thC or earlier Tibetan Buddhist Portrait-Special! 8499
Located in Ukiah, CA
fly whisk in the other. Most amazing feature of this statue is his wizened old face-with head cocked
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Antique 17th Century Tibetan Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Copper

Ancient Indian Pala Schist Relief of Vishnu
Located in Los Angeles, CA
flanked by two female deities, one holding a fly whisk, the other a musical instrument. The lower register
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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Indian Antiquities

Materials

Schist

Ancient Indian Pala Schist Relief of Vishnu
Ancient Indian Pala Schist Relief of Vishnu
$18,000
H 22 in W 10.5 in D 5 in
Chinese Mythical Immortal Screen Painting, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
fly whisk and a sword. The figure is painted with an animated posture and colorful detail, and the
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Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Paintings

Materials

Fabric, Paint

Chinese Mythical Immortal Screen Painting, c. 1850
Chinese Mythical Immortal Screen Painting, c. 1850
$4,280
H 42.25 in W 23.75 in D 2 in
Traditional Egyptian Costumes – 18th-Century Ethnographic Engraving
Located in Langweer, NL
ceremonial fly whisk. Figure D stands confidently with staff in hand and an ornamented robe, suggesting a
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Antique Late 18th Century Dutch Prints

Materials

Paper

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Superb African Tribal BaCongo Bakongo Colonial Staff Head
Located in London, GB
African tribal BaCongo Bakongo colonial staff head A 19th century BaCongo colonial staff or fly
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Early 20th Century Congolese Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

Gilt Bronze Figure of Dharmatala
Located in London, GB
Seated in 'Royal Ease' on a pillow base, holding a fly whisk and bumpa, clad in long flowing robes
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Antique 17th Century Tibetan Antiquities

Gilt Bronze Figure of Dharmatala
Gilt Bronze Figure of Dharmatala
H 3.86 in W 2.52 in D 1.58 in
Set of Four HEIC School Paintings on Mica
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
with fly whisk behind. A mahut sits in front. Two further attendants or guards walk in front of the
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Antique Mid-19th Century Indian Paintings

Set of Four HEIC School Paintings on Mica
Set of Four HEIC School Paintings on Mica
H 4.75 in W 6.25 in D 0.1 in
African Carved Wood and Copper Horse Hair Fly Whisk
Located in Bridgeport, CT
With fine traditional form, good size, and soft age/use patina. On a custom steel stand.
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20th Century African Tribal Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Antique Indian Mughal Empire Miniature Painting
Located in Long Island City, NY
with gold paint on paper. Portrays a seated raja and a standing servant holding a fly-whisk. These
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Antique Early 19th Century Unknown Paintings

Materials

Paint

Japanese Bronze Figure of Attendant w/ Chamara
Located in Astoria, NY
holding a chamara fly-whisk or -swish used to sweep ignorance and fan deities, the figure's face, hands
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Early 20th Century Japonisme Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Bronze

Three Decorative Beaded Flywhisks , Cameroon Grasslands
Located in Leuven , BE
The Royal Fly Whisks (ethnic names: see leng koko or beuka) used in dances are made of carved wood
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Mid-20th Century Cameroonian Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Burlap, Wood, Beads

A Ming Dynasty Chinese Buddhist Fresco
Located in Austin, TX
crossed in front of her. She holds a mala (Buddhist rosary) in one hand, a fly whisk in the other. A large
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Chinese Paintings and Screens

A Ming Dynasty Chinese Buddhist Fresco
A Ming Dynasty Chinese Buddhist Fresco
H 26.75 in W 17 in D 1.5 in
Chinese Export Porcelain Immortals Riding Exotic Beasts
Located in Downingtown, PA
with a fly whisk on a green lion, Tieguai with a double gourd on a tiger, Zhongli Quan with a fan on
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Antique Late 18th Century Chinese Chinese Export Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Porcelain

Late 19th Century Fly Whisk, China, Qing Dynasty
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Late 19th century fly whisk, China, Qing dynasty Made of thorn root, horse hair, and copper wire
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Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Qing Scholar s Objects

Materials

Wood

Pair of Handles of Fly Whisks, Jaipur, India, 19th Century
Located in Islamabad, PK
with fish along the stem and floral and vegetal patterns around the bell shaped base. Fly whisks were
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Antique Early 19th Century Indian Anglo-Indian Antiquities

Materials

Bronze

Arabian Indian Bedouin Horse Hair Bone and Sterling Fly Whisk with Horn Handle
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Arabian Bedouin Fly Whisk with Horn Handle - While the piece has a practical side, the whisk is
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Antique 19th Century Saudi Arabian Tribal Art

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Cut Steel

Antique Indian Mughal Miniature Royal Court Women Shah Watercolor Painting 1900
Located in Portland, OR
stands behind the Shah with a fly-whisk. Below are formal gardens with a fountain water feature, the
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Antique Early 1900s Indian Islamic Paintings and Screens

Materials

Bone, Paint

Chinese Silk Embroidered Panel of a Female Immortal, Qing Dynasty, 19th Century
Located in Austin, TX
. A horsehair fly whisk dangles elegantly from the elongated fingers of her other hand. At Magu's
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Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Qing Textiles

Materials

Glass, Silk

Leather Horse Fly Whisk
Located in San Francisco, CA
Well preserved leather fly whisk used by adult horse to keep flying insects from resting. Hand-made
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Early 20th Century English Sculptures

Leather Horse Fly Whisk
Leather Horse Fly Whisk
H 54 in W 76 in D 18 in
Fine Chinese Carved Buddha Hehe Erxian Twins Group, Qing Dynasty
By Style House China 1
Located in Gargrave, North Yorkshire
eyes and teeth. A fly whisk emerges over his left shoulder, and drapes over the finely detailed folds
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Antique 1850s Chinese Qing Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Hardwood

Chinese Export Porcelian Dish, Wanli Period 1573-1619
Located in Lisbon, PT
with four presenting different type of Chinese mythology symbols: the Fly Whisk, an attribute which Lu
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Antique Early 17th Century Chinese Chinese Export Ceramics

Materials

Porcelain

Chinese Export Porcelain Dish, Wanli Period, 1573-1619
Located in Lisbon, PT
different type of Chinese mythology symbols: the Fly Whisk, an attribute which Lu Dongbin, on of the Eight
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Antique Early 17th Century Chinese Chinese Export Ceramics

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Porcelain

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Memento Mori, Wooden Skull from Innsbruck, Austria
Located in Schellebelle, BE
Unique sculptured wooden Skull from Innsbruck, Austria, from around the 1920 ties, extremely fine sculptured piece of Artisanal work, looks like a real skull, beautiful old patin...
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Vintage 1920s Austrian Sculptures and Carvings

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Fruitwood

Memento Mori, Wooden Skull from Innsbruck, Austria
Memento Mori, Wooden Skull from Innsbruck, Austria
$2,195
H 3.94 in W 4.34 in D 2.76 in
English Georgian Mahogany Gadrooned and Upholstered Tester Bed, Circa 1800
Located in Charleston, SC
English Georgian mahogany four-poster bed with a carved molded inset headboard, tapered head post, serpentine gadrooned and upholstered tester with a centered carved urn & swags, dec...
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Antique Early 1800s English Georgian Beds and Bed Frames

Materials

Upholstery, Mahogany

Kangxi Famille Verte Porcelain Large Dish, Qing Dynasty, 17th/18th c
Located in Austin, TX
A large and magnificent Chinese famille verte enameled porcelain large dish or charger, Qing Dynasty, Kangxi Period (1662 - 1722), circa 1700, China. The shallow, shaped dish of fo...
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Antique Early 1700s Chinese Qing Ceramics

Materials

Enamel

Dining Chairs by Henning Kjærnulf, Model Razorblade, Denmark, Oak
By Henning Kjærnulf
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Set of striking dining chairs by Henning Kjærnulf, made of oak and boucle. Refreshing design with bold Baroque coming together nicely with Mid-Century Modernism. Model: Razorblade ...
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2010s Danish Scandinavian Modern Dining Room Chairs

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Oak

Dining Chairs by Henning Kjærnulf, Model Razorblade, Denmark, Oak
Dining Chairs by Henning Kjærnulf, Model Razorblade, Denmark, Oak
$664 Sale Price / item
55% Off
H 33.47 in W 19.69 in D 19.69 in
Pair Chinese Embroidered Fourth Rank Badges Qing Dynasty
Located in Atlanta, GA
A fine matching pair of embroidered silk civil rank badge panels (known in Chinese as Buzi) unframed. The panels feature borders of fret archaic key and are centered by the insignia ...
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Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Textiles

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Silk, Giltwood

Pair Chinese Embroidered Fourth Rank Badges Qing Dynasty
Pair Chinese Embroidered Fourth Rank Badges Qing Dynasty
$4,000 / set
H 11 in W 12.5 in D 0.2 in
An Angular Armchair, Upholstered in COM
By Jacques Adnet, (after) Jean Michel Frank, Gerrit Rietveld, Jules Leleu
Located in Lewes, East Sussex
A single modern angular club armchair, upholstered in customer supplied fabric. High quality handmade beech frames and sprung seats.
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2010s British Art Deco Lounge Chairs

Materials

Beech, Oak, Fabric

An Angular Armchair, Upholstered in COM
An Angular Armchair, Upholstered in COM
$5,744
H 27.96 in W 27.96 in D 33.08 in
Pair Chinese Blue and White Porcelain Triple-Gourd Taotie Vases, Qing 19th C.
Located in New York, NY
A pair of blue and white triple-gourd 'Taotie' vases, Qing Dynasty, 19th century. A pair of blue and white triple-gourd 'taotie' vases. The base of each with an apocryphal Kangxi six...
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Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Ceramics

Materials

Porcelain

Japanese Porcelain, Satsuma Tea Set, 23 Pieces
By Japanese Studio
Located in Milano, IT
...
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Vintage 1950s Japanese Japonisme Tea Sets

Materials

Porcelain

Japanese Porcelain, Satsuma Tea Set, 23 Pieces
Japanese Porcelain, Satsuma Tea Set, 23 Pieces
$2,254 / set
H 9.06 in Dm 7.88 in
Mario Bellini “Le Bambole” Sofa for B&B Italia, Camel Velvet, 1971, Set of 3
By Mario Bellini, B&B Italia
Located in Lonigo, Veneto
Mario Bellini “Le Bambole” modular sofa for B&B Italia, camel velvet, Italy, 1971, set of three. The search for a new shape for upholstered furniture: all parts are shaped like ...
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Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Sofas

Materials

Velvet, Foam

White Italian corner sofa in the style of Gio Ponti, reupholstered
By Gio Ponti
Located in Milano, IT
Elegant 1950s Italian Corner Sofa in the Style of Gio Ponti - Sculptural, Reupholstered Masterpiece A Refined Tribute to Italian Mid-Century Modernism This exceptional Italian corner...
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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Sofas

Materials

Fabric, Wood

Pair of italian vintage industrial aluminum lamps
Located in Milano, IT
Pair of 1940s Italian Industrial Pendant Lamps - Aluminum and iron and Plexiglass Factory Lights Authentic Industrial Charm from 1940s Italian Workshops This rare pair of Italian pen...
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Vintage 1940s Italian Industrial Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Aluminum

Pair of italian vintage industrial aluminum lamps
Pair of italian vintage industrial aluminum lamps
$2,853 / set
H 41.34 in W 15.75 in D 15.75 in
Italian Art Deco Sofa
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Chic Italian Art Deco Sofa / Settee - Italy, 1940's Wonderful shape with curved floating arms and beautiful original upholstery with green buttons and piping. Unique wavy shaped ...
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Vintage 1940s Italian Sofas

Materials

Fabric, Wood

Italian Art Deco Sofa
Italian Art Deco Sofa
$14,500
H 31 in W 51 in D 36 in
Loop Dining Chair by India Mahdavi
By Gebrüder Thonet Vienna GmbH
Located in Milan, IT
This continuous thread, which acts as the Loop’s structure, coils itself up to form the chair’s articulation, leaving two loops bent in its wake. The seductive curls that characteriz...
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2010s Italian Chairs

Materials

Wood

Loop Dining Chair by India Mahdavi
Loop Dining Chair by India Mahdavi
$3,120 / item
H 29.53 in W 24.41 in D 21.66 in
Charles Catteau Boch Frères Keramis Art Deco Lamp with New Pierre Frey Shade
By Charles Catteau, Boch Freres Keramis, La Maison Pierre Frey
Located in AMSTERDAM, NL
Meticulously handcrafted by Amitābha Studio from an antique Boch Frères Keramis cloisonné ceramic vase (circa 1920), this one-of-a-kind table lamp exemplifies the studio’s approach t...
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Early 20th Century Belgian Art Deco Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

Renzo Zavanella, Honey Sheepskin, Wood, Rare Lounge Chairs, Italy, 1950s
By Renzo Zavanella
Located in Manhasset, NY
Renzo Zavanella, Italian Mid-Century Modern, Honey Shearling, Wood, Rare Lounge Chairs, Italy, 1950s Pair of exceptionally rare organic modern form lounge chairs designed by Renzo Z...
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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs

Materials

Sheepskin, Wood

18th Century Spanish Colonial Carved, Painted and Gilt Mirror
Located in Troy, NY
18th Century Spanish Colonial Carved, Painted and Gilt Mirror (of likely Peruvian origin). The rectangular frame carved with spontaneous exuberance and decorated with vibrant colors...
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Antique Mid-18th Century Peruvian Spanish Colonial Wall Mirrors

Materials

Glass, Softwood

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Fly Whisk For Sale on 1stDibs

Choose from an assortment of styles, material and more with respect to the fly whisk you’re looking for at 1stDibs. Frequently made of metal, fabric and paint, every fly whisk was constructed with great care. Whether you’re looking for an older or newer fly whisk, there are earlier versions available from the 18th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 20th Century.

How Much is a Fly Whisk?

Prices for a fly whisk start at $107 and top out at $52,386 with the average selling for $3,500.