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Pair of Tall and Elaborate French Gothic Revival Gilt Bronze Antique Andirons
Located in London, GB
figures bearing swords and shields standing within gothic niches framed in a halo of scrolling foliage
Category

Antique Mid-19th Century French Gothic Revival Andirons

Materials

Bronze

Mid-Century Wild Red Bearded Sallingboe Viking from Teak Hans Bolling, Denmark
By Hans Bolling
Located in Andernach, DE
sword and shield!
Category

Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Fur, Leather, Teak

Italian 19th-Century Neoclassical Patinated Bronze and Portoro Marble Statue
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
soldier dressed in the same richly sculpted period attire with a sword and shield. All original patina
Category

Antique 19th Century Italian Neoclassical Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Grand Tour Pair of Bronze Gladiators on Sienna Marble Bases
Located in London, GB
A very attractive pair of Italian Grand Tour patinated bronze gladiators. One with sword and shield
Category

Antique Mid-19th Century Italian Grand Tour Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Siena Marble, Bronze

Wall Hanging Arts and Crafts Brass Shield with Cross Swords
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
Wall hanging arts and crafts brass shield with cross swords A large decorative wall piece the
Category

Vintage 1920s Folk Art Wall-mounted Sculptures

Materials

Brass

Shield in Wrought Iron and Wood with Swords, Axes and Eagle, Italy, 1940s
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Shield in wrought iron and wood with swords, axes and eagle Italy 1940s.
Category

Vintage 1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art

Materials

Metal

Antique French Cast Iron Wall Shield, C. 1890
Located in Dallas, TX
military engagement. The brutal skirmish depicts foot soldiers equipped with shields and swords, and in
Category

Antique 1890s French Renaissance Arms, Armor and Weapons

Materials

Iron

Rare Six-Light Gothic Revival Chandelier with Bronzed Knight Swords Crests
Located in Lisse, NL
hands on his sword & shield and wearing a full body armour this knight is always on guard, protecting
Category

Mid-20th Century European Gothic Revival Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Iron, Wrought Iron, Brass

Traditional Sicilian Palermo Opera Dei Puppi String Puppets
Located in Haarlem, NL
shield. And a Prince (or a knight with some kind of crown) also holding a sword and a shield. The prince
Category

Antique Late 19th Century Sicilian Folk Art More Furniture and Collectibles

Materials

Brass, Copper, Wire

DeSimone Italy Large Pottery Vase with Two Gladiators, 1960s
By DeSimone
Located in Miami, FL
warriors with swords drawn, plumed helmets and shields with roosters depicted. Signed on the side
Category

Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases

Materials

Pottery

Antique Painted Cast Iron Neptune Wall Fountain from France
By Val D Osne Foundry
Located in Dallas, TX
for more than 2000 years, responsible for many of Europes early swords, shields and other iron
Category

Early 20th Century French Fountains

Materials

Iron

Antique Hand Carved Oak Gothic Blanket Chest w. Church Window Panels Knight
Located in Lisse, NL
a shield and sword, holding the fort. This rare, stylish and highly decorative antique was initially
Category

Early 20th Century European Gothic Revival Blanket Chests

Materials

Wrought Iron

Indian Bronze and Copper Alloy Plaque of Four-Armed Durga, 18th-19th Century
Located in Miami Beach, FL
mulit-armed with a sword, shield, bow and arrow, astride two male attendants all set within a temple
Category

Antique Early 19th Century Indian Tribal Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Pair of Brass Conquistador Figure Table Lamps
Located in Chicago, IL
. Animated forms, with swords, shields and flowing capes. Sold sans shades.
Category

Vintage 1960s American Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

19th Century Bronze of the Heroic Putti
Located in London, GB
19th century bronze of the Heroic Putti, with traces of old gilding, modelled holding shield and
Category

Antique 19th Century German Baroque Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Antique Wooden Box Casket with Carved Historical Scenery, 1910
Located in Saarbruecken, DE
of two riders with shield and sword and a carrier pigeon in front and floral ornaments on the side
Category

Antique Early 1900s French Arts and Crafts Decorative Boxes

Materials

Wood

19th Century English Carved Oak Embossed Brass King Plant Stand Square Pedestal
Located in Shreveport, LA
head, shield, sword, and a suit of armor ~ Two sides feature the queen/lady with headdress, full gown
Category

Antique Late 19th Century English Renaissance Revival Pedestals

Materials

Brass

Austrian Orientalist Cold-Painted Bronze Lamp by Franz Xaver Bergman
By Franz Xaver Bergman (Bergmann)
Located in London, GB
. The accompanying shield, guns, swords, and other decorative items hanging in the centre are unusual
Category

Early 20th Century Austrian Islamic Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Bronze Sculpture of the Dying Gaul
Located in Guaynabo, PR
show the pain that he is suffering. His sword, shield, horns and belt are placed near him. The
Category

Antique Late 19th Century Unknown Neoclassical Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

E. Picault 19th Century French Burnished Bronze Sculpture of a Gallic Warrior
By Émile Louis Picault
Located in Firenze, IT
around his waist, seems to proceed victorious, proudly looking forward whilst holding a sword in one hand
Category

Antique Late 19th Century French Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Antique Italian Sterling Silver Equestrian Knights Statues Figures on Horseback
Located in Firenze, IT
full medieval military gear, including helmets surmounted with large feathers, shield and swords, both
Category

Antique Late 19th Century Italian Medieval Animal Sculptures

Materials

Marble, Silver, Sterling Silver

2 Volumes. James Logan Robert R. McIan. The Clans Of The Scottish Highlands.
Located in New York, NY
twin crossed swords and shields and very ornate floral gilt corner pieces, spines gilt in compartments
Category

Antique Mid-19th Century English Books

Materials

Leather

Antique German Silver Teutonic Heritage Box
Located in New York, NY
ornament. On cover is ferocious battle scene with swords and shields and mace-wielding horsemen. On sides
Category

Antique Late 19th Century German Rococo Revival Sterling Silver

Materials

Silver

19th Century Somali Shield
Located in New York, NY
. Somali warriors carried an iron spear, a short sword called a belawa, and a shield called a gãschãn
Category

Antique 19th Century Somali Tribal Art

Bronze Sword and Shield Mirror
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Heavy cast mirror frame with deep green patina.
Category

Vintage 1950s Wall Mirrors

Materials

Bronze

French Empire Style Metal and Marble Pedestal
Located in Litchfield, CT
French Empire style metal and marble pedestal with fleur de lis, sword and shield motif. This piece
Category

Late 20th Century Empire Pedestals and Columns

Materials

Marble, Metal

Four Antique Chinese Silk Embroidered and Framed Pictures
Located in Miami, FL
, one with short sword and shield, one with lantern and one with two pole axes. Silk image: 5" x 3.5"
Category

Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Textiles

50 s ItalianTerracotta "Gladiator" Suite for Rosenthal-Netter
Located in North Miami, FL
accompanying turq-glazed pot has a sword and shield design on one side, and a Roman warrior and maiden on the
Category

Vintage 1950s Italian Dinner Plates

Colonial Archangel Helmet
Located in Mexico City, DF
, sword and shield in hand, combating the devil Lucifer. The quality of this helmet is indicative of how
Category

Antique 18th Century and Earlier Mexican Religious Items

Materials

Gold Leaf

"Brittany" Oil on Board by Listed Artist Alexander Warshawsky
By Alexander L. Warshawsky
Located in Plymouth, MA
Caesars Roman Centurions to Napoleons Grande Armee, from sword and shield to musket and cannons, this town
Category

Early 20th Century French Paintings

Materials

Other

Sword Shield Back Chair in Painted Iron - British, c1980s
Located in London, GB
A fantastic and almost certainly a one-off metalwork chair with shield and sword back - late c20th
Category

Vintage 1980s British Chairs

Materials

Iron

Brass Iron Trivet
Located in Sheffield, MA
decorated with a shield, crossed swords and drapery swags. This trivet makes a great drinks stand next to a
Category

Antique 19th Century English More Furniture and Collectibles

Materials

Brass, Iron

Pair of Grand Scale Satsuma Vases
Located in San Francisco, CA
shields and swords drawn, within a wooded mountainous landscape; the upper rims with foliate and geometric
Category

Antique 19th Century Japanese Ceramics

Materials

Earthenware

Rare Empire Period Clock in Engraved Gilt and Patinated Bronze
Located in Antibes, FR
a banner. In front of the column stands a warrior 'a l'antique' armed with a sword and a shield
Category

Antique Early 1800s French Empire Clocks

Materials

Bronze

Early, Large and Fine Grand Tour Serpentine Sculpture of the Dying Gaul c. 1850
Located in Heathfield, GB
, defeated and laying across his shield, his short sword set down on the ground, his neck adorned with a
Category

Antique 19th Century Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Whistle, Joss-Stick Holder and Water Dropper in the Form of a European Gentleman
Located in London, GB
hat holding a shield and sword while kicking a tiger, all on a hexagonal base moulded with animals and
Category

Antique Late 17th Century Chinese Qing Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Porcelain, Ceramic

Granite Yogivira. India, 16th-17th Century
Located in Paris, FR
. The god is seated, richly adorned, carrying a sword in his right hand and shield in his left. His left
Category

Antique 18th Century and Earlier Indian Sculptures

Materials

Granite

A Bronze sculpture of "Spartacus"
Located in Hudson, NY
A 26 1/2" Talll - Bronze sculpture of Spartacus the Warrior with shield and sword
Category

Vintage 1930s American Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Pair of Continental Gilt Bronze Candelabra on Slate Bases, circa 1890
Located in London, GB
armour, including a helmet, shields, swords and spears, chest plates and gauntlets, supported on slate
Category

Antique Late 19th Century European Candelabras

Grand Tour Alabaster Figure of The Dying Gaul
Located in Suffolk, GB
shield and sword, his face in pain with a fatal wound to his chest. The original marble figure which
Category

Antique Early 19th Century Italian Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Alabaster

Bronze Male Art Deco Warrior Statue By Kowatz
By Kowatz
Located in Oakland, CA
Being offered is a wonderful statue of a warrior with shield and sword. Appears to have been won
Category

Vintage 1930s French Sculptures

Materials

Marble, Bronze

Finely Carved Grand Tour Italian Serpentine Figure of the Dying Gaul
Located in Suffolk, GB
moments next to his shield and sword, his face in pain with a fatal wound to his torso. The original
Category

Antique Late 19th Century Italian Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Marble

French Liberator Bicycle Poster, circa 1900
Located in Essex, MA
" standing guard with her fabulous Liberator helmet, sword, shield and bicycle.
Category

Early 20th Century French Posters

Materials

Lithograph, Paper

19th Century Ornate Indian Koftgari Casket
Located in London, GB
areas being well defined and of sharp appearance. Swords, shield and armour were often decorated in
Category

Antique 1850s Indian Decorative Boxes

Group of Vintage Scottish Prints
Located in New York, NY
Each has been custom framed with gold leaf. "Mac nab" man in kilt, sword and shield "Shaw" man
Category

20th Century Prints

Moe Bridges Brass Pendant
By Moe Bridges
Located in Minneapolis, MN
This decorative brass pendant by Moe Bridges features scrolling details, swords and shield with
Category

Vintage 1910s American Chandeliers and Pendants

Neoclassical-Style Tapestry Pillows with Shield and Sword Design
Located in Los Angeles, CA
tapestry at the center. The tapestry depicts a classic motif of a shield and sword, set against a backdrop
Category

Antique Early 1900s American Neoclassical Pillows and Throws

Materials

Fabric, Velvet, Foam

Scandinavia a Hand Colored 17th Century Map by Frederick de Wit
By Frederick de Wit
Located in Alamo, CA
beautiful colorful cartouche, containing red, pink, teal and gold features, depicts a warrior with a sword
Category

Antique Late 17th Century European Maps

Materials

Paper

Indian Silver and Copper Plaque of Virabhadra
Located in Fossano, IT
standing and holding sword, mace and shield. Two attendants are at the side.
Category

Antique 19th Century Indian Wall-mounted Sculptures

Materials

Copper, Silver

Unusual Large Antique Giltwood Christian Crusader Statue
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
flowing robes with gilt work. This soldier carries a sword in one hand and a shield in the other and peers
Category

Antique 17th Century European Gothic Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Wood, Giltwood

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Sword And Shield For Sale on 1stDibs

Choose from an assortment of styles, material and more with respect to the sword and shield you’re looking for at 1stDibs. Frequently made of metal, bronze and wood, every sword and shield was constructed with great care. Find 81 options for an antique or vintage sword and shield now, or shop our selection of 1 modern versions for a more contemporary example of this long-cherished piece. Whether you’re looking for an older or newer sword and shield, there are earlier versions available from the 18th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 21st Century. A sword and shield is a generally popular piece of furniture, but those created in Baroque, neoclassical and Victorian styles are sought with frequency. Many designers have produced at least one well-made sword and shield over the years, but those crafted by Meissen Porcelain, Edouard Drouot and Johann Baptist Homann are often thought to be among the most beautiful.

How Much is a Sword And Shield?

Prices for a sword and shield can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, they begin at $279 and can go as high as $275,000, while the average can fetch as much as $6,500.
Questions About Sword And Shield
  • 1stDibs ExpertOctober 26, 2021
    A Toledo sword is a sword famously made of Toledo steel, a hard type of steel and particularly high-quality alloy made in a city called Toledo in Spain. Toledo steel is internationally known, and Toledo is one of the country’s oldest cities.
  • 1stDibs ExpertOctober 19, 2021
    Sabers are backswords that have a curved blade. During the early modern and Napoleonic periods, light cavalry employed sabers. A sword is a bladed, edged weapon designed for manual cutting or thrusting.
  • 1stDibs ExpertMarch 22, 2022
    Yes, you can sometimes buy ancient swords. However, many of the weapons that survive from ancient times are already in the collections of museums and unlikely to go on sale. When they are available, you will usually find them selling for high prices at auctions. On 1stDibs, shop a variety of antique swords.
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    A Thai sword is called a daab or darb or by the Burmese name for the weapon, dha. By any name, the sword has a single curved blade and a cross-section grip. Shop a selection of antique swords on 1stDibs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    What a Japanese sword is called depends on its length. A short sword is a wakizashi, which means "side arm." The longer, more well-known sword is the katana. Samurai carried both types of swords. The pair is known as a daisho, which translates to "big and small." Shop a variety of Japanese swords on 1stDibs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    What wood swords are called depends on their style and where they are made. In Japan, typical wooden training swords are called bokken, while a larger, heavier version is called suburitō. Find a collection of antique swords from some of the world’s top sellers on 1stDibs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertMarch 22, 2022
    Whether or not sword canes are practical is largely a matter of personal opinion. During the days when men carried swords with them, a sword cane made it possible to discreetly bring one along. To some, this makes them more practical than other historic swords. Shop a selection of swords on 1stDibs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    Yes, cane swords, or swordsticks, are indeed real. The cane containing a hidden blade became popular in the 18th and 19th centuries. You can find an assortment of cane swords from some of the world’s top sellers on 1stDibs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    What Africans shields are made out of depends on who made them and when and where they were crafted. However, various types of leather are the most commonly used materials. In Ethiopia, shields are often toughened hippopotamus leather, while Nguni shields are usually cowhide leather. Find a range of African shields on 1stDibs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    Shield cut diamonds have a triangular shape with three sides bowed so the diamond sort of resembles a shield. They’re often used in rings as side accents to the center stone, so they rest a large side against the stone and then taper down the band. Shop a collection of authentic shield cut diamonds from some of the world’s top boutiques on 1stDibs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    No, not all fireplaces need a heat shield. However, a heat shield can enhance the visual appearance of the space while also protecting the room. Carefully measure your fireplace to ensure the best fit. Shop a wide range of heat shields and fireplace inserts on 1stDibs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertJune 30, 2023
    Vladimir Kagan designed the Shield Back chair, which debuted in 1955. It features an upholstered back and seat. Cabinetmaker George Hepplewhite is also known for creating an all-wood shield back chair sometime during the mid-18th century. On 1stDibs, shop a collection of shield back chairs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertFebruary 17, 2023
    Shield back chairs were first made during the 18th century. However, the timeless design of these dining chairs continues to appeal to many people, so many furniture makers continue to produce chairs with distinctive shield backs. Shop a variety of shield back chairs on 1stDibs.