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Antique Needle Threader

Sailor's Inlaid Ditty Box
Located in Greenwich, CT
A sailor's ditty box for holding a sailor's valuables (mending needles, thread, pipe tobacco, razor
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Mid-19th Century English Antique Needle Threader

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Mahogany

Antique Sailor's Inlaid Ditty Box
Sailor's Inlaid Ditty Box
H 4.5 in W 9.5 in D 6.5 in
Swedish Sewing Table, Adjustable
Located in Bradenton, FL
pincushion features a thick padded cloth top, providing a cushioned surface for holding needles or pins. It
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Early 19th Century Swedish Rococo Antique Needle Threader

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Textile, Wood

Antique Swedish Sewing Table, Adjustable
Swedish Sewing Table, Adjustable
H 25 in W 15.25 in D 10.5 in
A Treen Sphere Enclosing Needle and Thread Spool
Located in Chillerton, Isle of Wight
A Treen Sphere Enclosing Needle and Thread Spool A wonderful piece when unscrewed to open it
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19th Century Folk Art Antique Needle Threader

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Olive

'A Fireside Read' and 'Threading the Needle' (Pair)
Located in Belgravia, London, London
Oil on panel Panel size: 10 x 8 inches each Framed size: 13 x 10.5 inches each A signed lower left B signed lower right
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19th Century Antique Needle Threader

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Panel, Oil

Japanese Embroidery Tapestry Wall Hanging Unframed Meiji Period
Located in Atlanta, GA
tapestry is unframed and unlined (allowing one to see the needle threads on the back). It will make a
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Early 1900s Japanese Meiji Antique Needle Threader

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Linen, Silk

Group of 17 Antique 19th & 20th Century Folk Art Sewing Needle / Pin Cushions
Located in Philadelphia, PA
, either from stains, use, or sun bleaching, all as expected for their age. Any ribbons or exposed thread
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Early 20th Century North American Folk Art Antique Needle Threader

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Fabric, Wool, Cotton, Linen, Satin, Silk, Thread, Natural Fiber

3 19th century Hand Made Treen Items, Pounce, Plumb Bob, Bodkin
Located in Chillerton, Isle of Wight
bodkin, needle case and thread winder in one, a Sycamore plumb bob, and a ponce pot which opened at both
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19th Century Folk Art Antique Needle Threader

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Sycamore

Woven silk fichu with lace decoration - France or Russia Circa 1865
Located in Toulon, FR
. Note a few pulled threads and small needle holes which do not affect the solidity of this shawl. No
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1860s French Antique Needle Threader

Large Chinese Export Black Lacquer & Gilt Decorated Sewing Box C. 1860
Located in Atlanta, GA
compartments and trays, likely intended to hold spools of thread, needles, and other tools, with delicate
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Mid-19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Needle Threader

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Wood, Giltwood, Lacquer

19th Century Signed H. Fournel Oil on Canvas Titled ‘A Difficult Task’
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
delightful painting is of an older gentleman by a window putting thread in a needle while being observed by a
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19th Century European Antique Needle Threader

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Canvas, Wood, Paint

Antique Painted Porcelain Plaque Depicting an Orientalist Beauty, Signed Vienna
By Royal Vienna Porcelain
Located in New York, NY
painted on the beauties dress as if embroidered on with a needle and thread. In her right hand, she holds
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Early 19th Century Austrian Chinoiserie Antique Needle Threader

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Enamel

Antique Edwardian Inlaid Workbox Side Occasional Table, 19th Century
Located in London, GB
, thread, needles, etc, and a large compartment below for wool, cloth, etc. It stands on its original brass
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1890s English Edwardian Antique Needle Threader

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Wood, Satinwood

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Threading the Needle (Oil painting by Arturo Moradei)
Located in Ludlow, GB
Arturo Moradei was an Italian 19th Century genre artist who was born in Florence in 1840. There are two of his paintings in the Philadelphia Museum of Art, one called “Going to Mar...
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Late 19th Century Antique Needle Threader

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Oil

Early American Needle Point, Framed
Located in Northfield, IL
Wonderful war memorabilia in carved frame
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19th Century American Antique Needle Threader

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Wood, Thread, Paper

Antique Early American Needle Point, Framed
Early American Needle Point, Framed
H 22 in W 27.75 in D 1.75 in
Antique Silk and French Needle Lace Pillow by Eleganza Italiana
Located in Dallas, TX
of rare 18th century, French needle lace bordered by scalloped 18th century Italian silver trim
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18th Century Italian Baroque Antique Needle Threader

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Metallic Thread

Antique Miniature Sewing Compendium, 19th Century
Located in Northampton, United Kingdom
, needle case and thread winder. The underside of the top section contains a small mirror.
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19th Century British Victorian Antique Needle Threader

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Bone, Mahogany

Museum Quality Victorian (1890-1900) Point de Gaze Lace Blouse
Located in Oradell, NJ
background. Needle lace is a type of lace created using only a needle and thread and scissors to stitch up
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Late 19th Century Unknown Victorian Antique Needle Threader

Mid-19th Century Palais Royale French Mother-of-Pearl & Ormolu Sewing Etui
Located in London, GB
display case. The skill of sewing with a needle and thread was required in the centuries before the
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Mid-19th Century French Empire Antique Needle Threader

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Gilt Metal

19th Century Lyre Stem Birch Work Table
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Still Retains Needles/threads And Buttons And Working Lock. Scrolled Lyre Centre Column With Brass
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19th Century Swedish Antique Needle Threader

19th Century Lyre Stem Birch Work Table
19th Century Lyre Stem Birch Work Table
H 28 in W 20.5 in D 14.25 in
Victorian Silver Chatelaine with 5 Attachments, William Comyns, London Assay
By William Comyns
Located in London, GB
bottle, silver button hook and silver needle threaded. The silver cast embossed chain links all have a
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1880s English Victorian Antique Needle Threader

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Sterling Silver

19th Century English Oak Work Table
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
multiple internal divisions for storing needles, thread, bobbins and other accessories but now useful for
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19th Century Antique Needle Threader

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Oak

19th Century English Oak Work Table
19th Century English Oak Work Table
H 28.75 in W 18.9 in D 14.57 in
H. Goulger after Nicolaes Maes - 19th Century Oil, Young Girl Threading a Needle
Located in Corsham, GB
A charming study of Nicolaes Maes' 1657 work 'Young Girl Threading a Needle'. The artist depicts
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19th Century Antique Needle Threader

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Oil

Late 19th Century English Oak Long Needle Point Bench, circa 1880
Located in Madison, MS
This lovely hand stitched needlepoint stool features elegant light pink, dark pink, and yellow flowers with a light blue background. The ottoman rests on 6 ornate dark stained oak le...
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19th Century English Victorian Antique Needle Threader

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Thread, Oak

Japanese Fine Antique Sewing Tansu, Jam Packed with Old Buttons, Thread, Fabrics
Located in South Burlington, VT
original contents, all manner of sewing notions: buttons, thread, patches, needles, and fabric swatches
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Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Needle Threader

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Wood

Biscuit Statue
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
with her doll on the side, trying to thread a needle. Measures: Width : 18 cm Height : 28 cm Depth
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1860s European Napoleon III Antique Needle Threader

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Porcelain

Biscuit Statue
Biscuit Statue
H 11.03 in W 7.09 in D 8.27 in
19thc Silk Hand Sewn Needlework In Custom Made Frame
Located in Los Angeles, CA
19THC HAND SEWN SILK THREAD NEEDLE WORK IN CUSTOM MADE FRAME.THIS WAS PURCHASED IN LONDON MANY
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19th Century English Antique Needle Threader

Antique 19th Century Chinese Gilt Lacquer Sewing Table
Located in Delray Beach, FL
, decorative hand carved and painted legs, open top table show hand painted compartments for threads and
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Mid-19th Century Chinese Antique Needle Threader

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Wood, Lacquer

J. H. - Late 19th Century Watercolour, Sewing Lesson
Located in Corsham, GB
watches closely as the little girl delicately tries to thread a needle. This heartwarming scene has the
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19th Century Antique Needle Threader

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Watercolor

Antique Victorian Burr Walnut Work Box c.1870
Located in London, GB
, thread, needles, etc, and the lift off lid to the interior well has been beautifully fret carved with
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19th Century English Antique Needle Threader

Antique Victorian Inlaid Rosewood Workbox Table
Located in London, GB
fabulous satinwood inlaid decoration. It has a drawer with compartments for cottons, thread, needles, etc
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1880s English Victorian Antique Needle Threader

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Rosewood

Antique Victorian Inlaid Rosewood Workbox Table
Antique Victorian Inlaid Rosewood Workbox Table
H 28.75 in W 28.35 in D 16.93 in
"The Old Beggar" '1883' American Antique Oil Painting by Frank Penfold
By Frank Crawford Penfold
Located in Shippensburg, PA
building walls, he is completely focused through his thin spectacles as he pulls a needle with thread
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19th Century American Barbizon School Antique Needle Threader

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Canvas, Paint

19th Century Octagonal Lided Pine Storage Box
Located in Los Angeles, CA
threads and needles.
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Late 19th Century American American Craftsman Antique Needle Threader

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Pine

Early 19th Century French Charles X Palisander Sewing Box with Lemon Wood Inlay
Located in Fayetteville, AR
pearl needle case, thread separators, and embroidery tool, as well as a crystal and bronze bottle. Each
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Early 19th Century French Charles X Antique Needle Threader

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Crystal, Silver

Scottish Sewing Set of Tartan Ware, 19th Century
Located in Delft, NL
set, exists of a box, not marked A needle case not marked, a thread dispenser, marked by Prince
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Late 19th Century Scottish Antique Needle Threader

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Wood

The Death of Cock Robin
By Richard Doyle
Located in Stoke, Hampshire
the Beetle, with my thread and needle, I'll make the shroud. Who'll dig his grave? I, said the Owl
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19th Century Victorian Antique Needle Threader

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Oil

The Death of Cock Robin
The Death of Cock Robin
H 20.25 in W 27 in
Fine Early 20th Century Cased French Silver Gilt Sewing Etui
By DREYFOUS, PARIS (worked from 1910)
Located in Sittingbourne, Kent
scenes. The set consists of needle case, bodkin, needle threader, thimble and scissors, decorated with
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Early 20th Century French Antique Needle Threader

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Vermeil, Silver

Antique Polychrome Embroidery on Purple Moire' Pillow by Eleganza Italiana
Located in Dallas, TX
embroidery is bordered with rare 18th c Italian trim handmade with needle using real silver thread. Mounted
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18th Century Italian Baroque Antique Needle Threader

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Metallic Thread

Chinese Export Lacquer Sewing Box
Located in Great Barrington, MA
sewing implements accompany the box such as bobbins, sewing bird, needle cases, and thread containers.
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19th Century Chinese Antique Needle Threader

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Wood, Lacquer

Chinese Export Lacquer Sewing Box
Chinese Export Lacquer Sewing Box
H 6.5 in W 13.5 in D 10 in
Tunbridge Ware Sewing Box
Located in Northampton, United Kingdom
tunbridge ware thread spools, a needle book, tool pad, pincushion, thimble, tape and several thread winders
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19th Century British Antique Needle Threader

Tunbridge Ware Sewing Box
Tunbridge Ware Sewing Box
H 5 in W 12 in D 10 in
Early Tunbridge Ware Basket
Located in Northampton, United Kingdom
handle. The interior is lined in blue paper and features several compartments for thread reels
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19th Century British Antique Needle Threader

Early Tunbridge Ware Basket
Early Tunbridge Ware Basket
H 5 in W 8 in D 6.25 in
Antique Satinwood Palais Royal Sewing Box 19th Century
Located in Northampton, United Kingdom
, thimble, thread winders, needle case and cut-glass scent bottle. The underside has a partial makers
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19th Century British George IV Antique Needle Threader

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Mother-of-Pearl, Boxwood, Satinwood

Antique Rosewood Sewing Box
Located in Northampton, United Kingdom
which contains several compartments including eight Mother of Pearl thread reels, two needle books, and
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19th Century British Antique Needle Threader

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Rosewood

Antique Rosewood Sewing Box
Antique Rosewood Sewing Box
H 5.25 in W 12 in D 9 in
Papier Mâché Cabinet
Located in Northampton, United Kingdom
cabinet consists of a separate lockable sewing compartment complete with needle books, thread spools and
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19th Century British Antique Needle Threader

Papier Mâché Cabinet
Papier Mâché Cabinet
H 9 in W 10 in D 9 in
Papier Mâché Painted Sewing Needlework Box by Hausburg Liverpool 19th Century
Located in Northampton, United Kingdom
thimbles, six mother of pearl thread winders, needle book, and a tool pad containing two prickers, scissors
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19th Century British Antique Needle Threader

Antique Childs Miniature Tunbridge Ware Box, 19th Century
Located in Northampton, United Kingdom
, thread spools, needle book and pin cushion. Provenance: “Items from an extensive collection built
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19th Century British Victorian Antique Needle Threader

English Regency Period Embossed Leather Sewing Box with Drawer and Brass Mounts
Located in Wells, ME
for needlework accessories like threads and needles, as well as scissors and punches. The original
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Early 19th Century English Regency Antique Needle Threader

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Cowhide

Ceremonial Presentation Dyed Silk Shawl
Located in Brooklyn, NY
process of resist dyeing, with its use of needle and thread to secure sections to be kept away from the
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Early 20th Century Indonesian Antique Needle Threader

Coromandel Sewing Box
Located in Northampton, United Kingdom
including seven mother of pearl thread spools, thimbles, needle books, pin cushion, complete tool pad and
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19th Century Great Britain (UK) Antique Needle Threader

Coromandel Sewing Box
Coromandel Sewing Box
H 5 in W 12 in D 9 in
Pretty 18th Century Continental Black Japanned Work Table, circa 1790
Located in Bedford, Bedfordshire
threads and needles. Before the 18th century, a seamstress had to keep her needlework in a work basket or
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Late 18th Century Dutch George III Antique Needle Threader

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Wood

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An antique needle threader can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price 1stDibs is $2,130, while the lowest priced sells for $250 and the highest can go for as much as $19,500.