Antique Hitching Posts
Horse Head Cast Iron Hitching Post
Located in Cheltenham, GB
An amusingly styled horse, looks a little smug, hitching post, with missing piece at base, most
Category
Mid-19th Century French Antique Hitching Posts
Materials
Iron
Pair of Hitching Post Cast Horse Heads
Located in Cheltenham, GB
A pair of beutifully cast horse heads, charming faces, most likely French, hitching post, cast iron
Category
Mid-19th Century French Antique Hitching Posts
Materials
Iron
Antique American Cast Iron Horsehead Hitching Post C1890
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Fantastic American cast iron hitching post with a horsehead form sitting on a decorative fluted
Category
1890s American American Classical Antique Hitching Posts
Materials
Iron
Cast Iron Horse Head, Hitching Post
Located in Chillerton, Isle of Wight
Cast Iron Horse Head, Hitching Post
This lovely Cast iron Horse head has been set on 5” diameter
Category
19th Century Victorian Antique Hitching Posts
Materials
Iron
Very Rare 19th Century Cast Iron Jockey Hitching Post
Located in Dublin, IE
A very rare 19th century cast iron equine hitching post in the form of a jock-ey. The jockey is
Category
19th Century English Antique Hitching Posts
Materials
Iron
Pair of French Cast Iron Hitching Post Horse Heads
Located in Cheltenham, GB
Beautifully styled horse heads with bit rings still present, hitch post but could be wall mounted
Category
Mid-19th Century French Antique Hitching Posts
Materials
Iron
19th Century Chinese Stone Horse Hitching Post
Located in Vosselaar, BE
This double sided hitching post was used to stall horses for short period of times. They are found
Category
Early 19th Century Chinese Antique Hitching Posts
Materials
Stone
Antique French Faux Bois Cast Iron Hitching Post C1875
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Spectacular cast iron hitching post in the fabulous faux bois style. Cannon ball top all original
Category
1870s French Adirondack Antique Hitching Posts
Materials
Iron
American Cast Iron & Painted Horse Head Fluted Ringed Hitching Post, Circa 1850
Located in Charleston, SC
American cast iron and painted horse head hitching post with a central fluted ringed column resting
Category
1850s American American Empire Antique Hitching Posts
Materials
Iron
H 44 in W 6 in D 9 in
Pair of American Figural Jockey Painted Cast Iron Swivel Hitching Post. C. 1850
Located in Charleston, SC
Pair of American figural jockey painted cast iron hitching post with swivel arms. Mid 19th century.
Category
1850s American American Empire Antique Hitching Posts
Materials
Iron
Antique Tall French Iron Faux Bois Iron Hitching Post Garden Totem Tree
Located in Hyattsville, MD
strengthening welds to the underground base section. This 'Faux Bios' Iron Hitching Post is something magical
Category
Late 19th Century American American Colonial Antique Hitching Posts
Materials
Iron
Chinese Foo Dog Hitching Post Sculpture in Solid Granite, Early 20th Century
Located in Dallas, TX
. It once served as a hitching post for horses and was professionally converted to a freestanding
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Antique Hitching Posts
Materials
Granite
H 48.5 in W 11.5 in D 11.5 in
Early 20th Century Vintage Boho Wrought Iron Hitching Post Head
Located in west palm beach, FL
hitching post head. Sculpted with bold lines and expressive detailing, this blackened iron piece features a
Category
Early 20th Century American Rustic Antique Hitching Posts
Materials
Wrought Iron
1880s Iron Cow Hitching Post
Located in Tarrytown, NY
1880s Iron cow head. Seems like it went on a post?
Ears chipped.
Category
1880s Antique Hitching Posts
Materials
Iron
French Cast Iron Horse Head Hitching Post
Located in Essex, MA
Stamped Milinaire Frere, Paris.
Category
1890s French Antique Hitching Posts
Materials
Iron
Chinese Journey to the West Hitching Post, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
Created in the mid-19th century, this charming limestone post likely once stood outside a building
Category
Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Hitching Posts
Materials
Limestone
19th Century English Jockey Striker
Located in High Point, NC
mounted jockey on horseback with reins in front of a hitching post, which is the striker.
Category
19th Century English Victorian Antique Hitching Posts
Materials
Metal
19th Century Cast Iron Lawn Jockey Statue
Located in Stamford, CT
A very rare 19th century cast iron equine hitching post in the form of a jockey. The jockey is
Category
Late 19th Century American Antique Hitching Posts
Materials
Iron
18th Century Chinese Stone Artefact
Located in Vosselaar, BE
This double sided hitching post was used to stall horses for short period of times. They are found
Category
Early 18th Century Chinese Antique Hitching Posts
Materials
Stone
AUSTRIAN 1915 Sculptural Enameled Racehorse With Jockey Table-Desk Striker
Located in Miami, FL
of a hitching post, which have the function of matches striker.
Materials: Spelter, polychromed
Category
1910s Austrian Art Deco Antique Hitching Posts
Materials
Enamel, Spelter
H 6.75 in W 7.75 in D 3.15 in
AUSTRIAN 1910-1915 Sculptural Enameled Racehorse With Jockey Desk Touch Striker
Located in Miami, FL
jockey on horseback with reins in front of a hitching post, which have the function of matches striker
Category
1910s Austrian Art Deco Antique Hitching Posts
Materials
Enamel, Bronze, Spelter
H 6.75 in W 7.75 in D 3.15 in
"Sherman Rose" Adobe, Monterey California - Signed 1923 Original Etching
By Ferdinand Burgdorff
Located in Soquel, CA
spiked cannon in front of the house was used as a hitching post. A legend about the house said that
Category
1920s American Realist Antique Hitching Posts
Materials
Paper, Etching
H 16 in W 17.5 in D 0.5 in
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Hitching Posts Cast Iron Horse Heads a Pair
Located in Long Island, NY
A pair of 19th century cast iron horse head hitching posts. The horse heads have had the rings
Category
1890s American Folk Art Antique Hitching Posts
Materials
Iron
Cast Iron Swans Neck Horse Hitching Post
Located in New York, NY
Elegant form in this 19th century hitching post to tie up horses. The artistry of this swan's neck
Category
Late 19th Century American Folk Art Antique Hitching Posts
Materials
Iron
Pair of Antique Cast Iron Horse Hitching Posts
Located in Redruth, GB
Lovely pair of antique cast iron horse hitching posts. These would look great used in a stabile
Category
19th Century British Victorian Antique Hitching Posts
Materials
Iron
Ming Dynasty Stone Sculpture
Located in Washington, DC
Chinese Hitching Post carved from ancient Limestone, used in Imperial China during the Ming Dynasty
Category
18th Century and Earlier Chinese Antique Hitching Posts
Materials
Limestone, Iron
17th Century Chinese Monkey Hitching Post
Located in Chicago, IL
A charming hitching post from Shanxi province, China. This hitching post is topped with a sitting
Category
18th Century and Earlier Chinese Antique Hitching Posts
Materials
Limestone
19THC ORIGINAL PAINTED HITCHING POST
Located in Los Angeles, CA
19THC ORIGINAL PAINTED HITCHING POST FROM THE STATE OF MAINE WITH GREAT OLD SURFACE, THIS IS ON A
Category
19th Century American Antique Hitching Posts
Materials
Wood
Cast Iron Horse Head Hitching Post
Located in Charleston, SC
Late 19th century cast iron hitching post.
Category
1890s English Antique Hitching Posts
Materials
Iron
19th c. Iron Horse Hitching Posts
Located in Milford, NH
19th c. beautifully proportioned iron horse hitching posts of a large size. Great as garnitures and
Category
19th Century Antique Hitching Posts
Materials
Iron
19th Century Chinese Monkey Hitching Post
Located in Chicago, IL
A 19th century Chinese carved limestone hitching post with monkeys eating peaches.
Category
19th Century Antique Hitching Posts
Materials
Limestone
Pair of Chinese Foo Dog Hitching Posts
Located in Dallas, TX
A pair of 19th century Chinese carved limestone hitching posts each with seated foo dog on top set
Category
19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Hitching Posts
Materials
Limestone
19th Century Cast Iron Painted Horse Hitching Post
Located in Los Angeles, CA
19th century cast iron hitching post in old painted black surface. The condition is very good and
Category
Late 19th Century American Adirondack Antique Hitching Posts
Materials
Iron
19th Century Cast Iron Clinched Fist Hitching Post
Located in San Francisco, CA
19th century cast iron clinched fist hitching post
Antique hitching post of a fist mounted on a
Category
Late 19th Century American Antique Hitching Posts
Materials
Iron
19th Century Chinese White Marble Hitching Post
Located in Chicago, IL
A 19th century Chinese white marble hitching post carved with alegorical figure riding a Fu dog
Category
19th Century Chinese Antique Hitching Posts
Materials
Marble
19th Century Chinese Fu Dog Hitching Post
Located in Chicago, IL
A 19th century Chinese carved limestone hitching post with seated Fu Dog on top.
Pagoda Red
Category
19th Century Chinese Antique Hitching Posts
Materials
Limestone
Antique Cast Iron Horse Head Hitching Post
Located in Ferndale, MI
A fantastically weathered antique cast iron horse head originally used as a hitching post top. It
Category
Late 19th Century American Antique Hitching Posts
Materials
Iron
c.1860 French Cast Iron Horse Hitching Post
Located in Chicago, IL
Fantastic antique French cast iron horse hitching post-- great accent piece!
Category
19th Century French Antique Hitching Posts
Materials
Iron, Bronze
19th Century Chinese Hulu Hitching Post
Located in Chicago, IL
Plain wooden hitching posts have been used for centuries to secure horses. But during the Ming and
Category
Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Hitching Posts
Materials
Limestone
19th Century French Hitching Post Ornament
Located in Dallas, TX
This is an antique hitching post fragment that has been salvaged from an old French stabile house
Category
19th Century French Antique Hitching Posts
Materials
Metal
Cast Iron English Lawn Jockey Hitching Post Cast Iron
Located in West Hartford, CT
Very heavy 4 foot cast iron painted lawn jockey or hitching post.
Category
Late 19th Century Antique Hitching Posts
Materials
Iron
Pair of lawn jockey hitching posts early 20th century
Located in Charleston, SC
Great pair of hitching posts or “ lawn jockeys” cast iron early20th century
Category
Early 20th Century North American Antique Hitching Posts
Materials
Iron
Pair of 19th Century Chinese Petite Fu Dog Hitching Posts
Located in Chicago, IL
A pair of 19th century Chinese carved limestone fu dog hitching posts.
Category
19th Century Antique Hitching Posts
Materials
Limestone
American Faux Bois Hitching Post from the Late 19th Century
Located in Charleston, SC
American cast iron hitching post in form of a tree trunk late 19th century
Category
Late 19th Century North American Antique Hitching Posts
Materials
Iron
18th Century Chinese Journey to the West Hitching Post
Located in Chicago, IL
ancient building as a secure place to hitch livestock. The tall post has been carved with eight sides, an
Category
Mid-18th Century Chinese Qing Antique Hitching Posts
Materials
Granite
PAIR 19th Century Hitching Posts in Custom Planters
Located in Norwalk, CT
These fine examples of Victorian English hitching posts have been customized with heavy gauge steel
Category
19th Century English Antique Hitching Posts
Materials
Iron, Steel
19th Century Pair Cast Iron Horse Head Hitching Posts
Located in Dublin 8, IE
Pair of heavy 19th Century hitching posts with distinctive horse heads and movable horse bits on
Category
19th Century Irish Early Victorian Antique Hitching Posts
Materials
Iron
Cast Iron Horse Head Hitching Post from the Late 19th Century
Located in Charleston, SC
Cast iron horse head hitching post from the late 19th century. Very nice size due to base diameter
Category
1880s American Antique Hitching Posts
Materials
Iron
Pair of, Antique Stable Yard Hitching Posts, Equestrian, Architectural, Georgian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a pair of antique stable yard hitching posts. An English, cast iron equestrian
Category
Mid-18th Century British Antique Hitching Posts
Materials
Iron
H 69.3 in W 10.44 in D 5.52 in
American Cast Iron Figural Hitching Post on Bale of Cotton, Circa 1830
Located in Charleston, SC
American cast iron figural hitching post of painted Negro boy standing on bale of cotton, Early
Category
1830s American American Empire Antique Hitching Posts
Materials
Iron
Antique 19th Century Hitching Post of a Horse Head in Original Painted Iron
Located in Los Angeles, CA
19th century original cream painted iron horse head from a hitching post. This fine folk art horse
Category
19th Century American Adirondack Antique Hitching Posts
Materials
Iron
American Cast Iron Hitching Post with Negro Boy on Bail of Cotton, NY Circa 1850
By J.W. Fiske & Company
Located in Charleston, SC
American cast iron and hand-painted hitching post depicting a Negro boy standing on a bail of
Category
1850s American American Empire Antique Hitching Posts
Materials
Iron
H 45 in W 16 in D 16 in
American Cast Iron Horsehead Hitching Post
Located in Essex, MA
signed Adams Foundry Philadelphia, head width 10 inches, post width 6 1/4 inches
Category
19th Century American Antique Hitching Posts
Materials
Iron
American Cast Iron Horse Head Hitching Post
Located in Essex, MA
Typical form
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19th Century American Antique Hitching Posts
Materials
Iron
American Cast Iron Horse Head Hitching Post
Located in Essex, MA
Typical form.Sits in a marble base
Category
19th Century American Antique Hitching Posts
Materials
Iron
Victorian Era Cast Iron Horse Head Hitching Post
Located in Mt Kisco, NY
An natural finish iron pedestal with a cast iron horse head.
Category
19th Century American Antique Hitching Posts
Early 20th century hitching post in form of jockey
Located in Charleston, SC
American lawn jockey cast iron
Category
Early 20th Century North American Antique Hitching Posts
Materials
Iron
19th C Cast Iron Jockey Hitching Post on a Plinth Base
By J.W. Fiske & Company
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Fabulous cast iron lawn jockey in it's old original paint. Great casting from the latter half of the 19th C. Ripples in the sleeves and vest, very crisp. All there no cracks or break...
Category
1890s American Georgian Antique Hitching Posts
Materials
Iron
19th c. Cast Iron Horsehead
Located in Vista, CA
Cast Iron Horse hitching post stop used in stable to attach the reins.
Category
Late 19th Century European Antique Hitching Posts
Materials
Iron
19th Century Iron Jockey
Located in Los Angeles, CA
19th century jockey that has been over painted. With ring for the hitching post. In fine as found
Category
19th Century American Folk Art Antique Hitching Posts
Materials
Metal
UNUSUAL 19THC HORSE HEAD ANDIRONS/ORIGINAL BLACK PAINTED SURFACE
Located in Los Angeles, CA
FANTASTIC AND FOLKY 19THC ORIGINAL PAINTED HORSE HEAD HITCHING POST FIREPLACE ANDIRONS.THIS
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19th Century American Antique Hitching Posts
Materials
Iron
Cast Iron Polychromed Jockey Figure, 20th Cetury
Located in Astoria, NY
Cast Iron polychromed figural hitching post in the form of an African American jockey or groom
Category
Early 20th Century American Classical Antique Hitching Posts
Materials
Iron
Folky Horseshoe & Horse Head On Iron Mount
Located in Los Angeles, CA
HITCHING POST ORIGINALLY MOUNTED TO A FENCE POST.GREAT CONDITION.THE PIECE IS IN THREE PIECES.
Category
19th Century American Antique Hitching Posts
Materials
Iron
Circa 1850 Set of Chinese Monkey Limestone Columns
Located in Dallas, TX
This is a set of 3 Chinese Qing limestone columns (hitching posts) depicting monkeys holding fruit
Category
19th Century Chinese Antique Hitching Posts
Materials
Limestone, Iron
Fantastic Hand Carved & Original Painted Horse Head From A Ranch
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This wonderful and folky hand carved & painted horse head is from a ranch hitching post.One of
Category
19th Century American Folk Art Antique Hitching Posts
Materials
Pine
"A Hitched Horse", Bronze Sculpture Isidore Jules Bonheur
By Isidore Jules Bonheur
Located in Shippensburg, PA
lifetime cast of Isidore Bonheur's model of a thoroughbred stallion hitched to a post over a well-trod base
Category
19th Century French Antique Hitching Posts
Materials
Bronze
Navajo Pictorial Weaving "Reservation Scene" - circa 1925
By Navajo Indian Art
Located in Denver, CO
garden and a Navajo blanket hanging on the hitching post.
Provenance:
Steve & Cleves Weber collection
Category
Early 20th Century American Native American Antique Hitching Posts
Chinese Hand-Chiseled Anchor Stone, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
hitching post for horses and livestock. Conservatively dated to the mid-19th century, the anchor was
Category
Mid-19th Century Chinese Minimalist Antique Hitching Posts
Materials
Limestone
Pair of Horse Head Hitching Posts
Located in New York, NY
Pair of horse head hitching posts. Superb pair antique painted cast iron hitching posts with horse
Category
Mid-19th Century American Antique Hitching Posts
Materials
Iron
19th Century Horse Head Cast Iron Hitching Post
Located in Charleston, SC
19th century horse head cast iron hitching post, American.
Category
19th Century American Antique Hitching Posts
Materials
Iron
19th Century Mounted Rochester Iron Works Hitching Post
By Rochester N.Y Iron Works Co.
Located in Los Angeles, CA
19th century custom mounted Rochester cast iron hitching post. The condition and patina are the
Category
Late 19th Century American Folk Art Antique Hitching Posts
Materials
Iron
"Negro Boy" Hitching Post by Philadelphia's Wood & Perot
By Wood & Perot Ornamental Iron Works
Located in Dallas, TX
an early, very heavy, cast iron hitching post by Wood & Perot, Ornamental Iron Works of
Category
19th Century American Antique Hitching Posts
Materials
Iron
Pair of Antique Cast Iron Horse Head Hitching Post Tops.
Located in Chicago, IL
Late 1800s cast iron horse head hitching post toppers. Rustic appearance and one post head is
Category
Late 19th Century American Antique Hitching Posts
Materials
Iron
Antique 19th Century Cast Iron Horse Head Hitching Post Early American (A)
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique 19th Century Cast Iron Horse Head Hitching Post Early American (A) Item features heavy cast
Category
19th Century Victorian Antique Hitching Posts
Materials
Iron
Antique 19th Century Cast Iron Horse Head Hitching Post Early American 'B'
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique 19th century cast iron horse head hitching post early American (B). Item features heavy
Category
19th Century Victorian Antique Hitching Posts
Materials
Iron
19th Century Cast Iron Painted Hitching Post, "The Faithful Groomsman"
By Wood & Perot Ornamental Iron Works
Located in Milford, NH
A cast iron hitching post with a figure of a black man on a burlap tied bale, signed on the base
Category
Mid-19th Century American Antique Hitching Posts
Materials
Iron
American Cast Iron Hitching Post Figure of a Boy
Located in Essex, MA
Depicting an African American boy standing on a bail of cotton. Attributed to J.W Fiske, New York.
Category
19th Century American Antique Hitching Posts
Antique Cast Iron Horse Head
Located in Redding, CT
Antique Cast Iron Horse Head. Originally may have been mounted on a hitching post. Weathered and
Category
Early 20th Century Antique Hitching Posts
Materials
Iron
Antique Cast Iron Horse Head Finial Lamp
Located in Mt Kisco, NY
Black-painted cast iron horse head hitching post finial lamp, American, late 19th-early 20th
Category
Early 20th Century American Antique Hitching Posts
Materials
Iron
19th Century Chinese Carved Limestone Monkey
Located in Chicago, IL
carving likely topped a hitching post as a protective talisman for horses. We love the idea of nestling
Category
Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Hitching Posts
Materials
Limestone
Iron Dog Hitching Post
Located in New York, NY
Cast iron dog hitching post. A dog watching over the horse made sense for an early hitching post
Category
19th Century American Folk Art Antique Hitching Posts
Materials
Iron
Eagle Hitching Post
Located in Litchfield, CT
illustrated: Treasury of American Design.
In the “horse-and-buggy” days, hitching posts were a necessity
Category
Late 19th Century American American Classical Antique Hitching Posts
Materials
Iron
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Antique Hitching Posts For Sale on 1stDibs
An assortment of antique hitching posts is available at 1stDibs. Frequently made of metal, iron and stone, all antique hitching posts available were constructed with great care. Antique hitching posts have long been popular, with older editions for sale from the 18th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 20th Century. There are many kinds of antique hitching posts to choose from, but at 1stDibs, Folk Art, Neoclassical and Victorian antique hitching posts are of considerable interest. Antique hitching posts have been a part of the life’s work for many furniture makers, but those produced by Wood & Perot Ornamental Iron Works are consistently popular.
How Much are Antique Hitching Posts?
Antique hitching posts can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price at 1stDibs is $2,475, while the lowest priced sells for $375 and the highest can go for as much as $21,480.
Questions About Antique Hitching Posts
- What is a horse hitching post?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022A horse hitching post is a post to which a horse can be tied to prevent it from leaving. Hitching posts are still used today, but they once were commonplace in towns and other gathering spots when people primarily used horses for transportation. Find a collection of vintage and modern hitching posts on 1stDibs.