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Antique Cambridge Scouts Rowing Oar, 1925
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
Cambridge Scouts 1st Boat Presentation Rowing Oar.
The full-length oar is an original traditional
Category
Early 20th Century British Sporting Art Antique Oars
Materials
Pine
Mid 19th Century Wood Oars on Stand
Located in New York, NY
Four antique wooden oars, hand-carved in Indonesia, mid 19th Century.
Some original paint is
Category
1840s Indonesian Tribal Antique Oars
Materials
Wood
Pair of Sweep Oars with Old Varnish Finish
Located in Norwell, MA
Choice pair of rowing sweeps. With rich patina. Metal tips. Leather collars. 98" W. 3 lbs. both.
Made: England
Date: 1890
Category
1890s European Antique Oars
Materials
Wood
12' Presentation Rowing Oar Trophy, Oxford University, 1897 Balliol
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
Antique Rowing Oar, 1897 Balliol College Oxford, 2nd Torpid.
The full-length oar is an original
Category
Late 19th Century British Sporting Art Antique Oars
Materials
Pine
Very Long Racing Scull or Oar from Eton College Windsor
Located in Chillerton, Isle of Wight
Very Long Racing Scull or Oar from Eton College Windsor
This is a fine quality extra long oar
Category
Early 20th Century Folk Art Antique Oars
Materials
Ash
12' Presentation Rowing Oar Trophy, Oxford University, 1899 Balliol College
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
Antique Rowing Oar, 1899 Balliol College Oxford, Head of the River.
The full-length oar is an
Category
19th Century British Antique Oars
Materials
Pine
H 144.49 in W 5.91 in D 3.55 in
Antoine Bofill Bronze of a Sea Man with Oars, French, circa 1900
By Antoine Bofill
Located in Dallas, TX
This larger than life gold gilded bronze of a sea man with oars will decorate any area and be a
Category
Early 1900s Art Nouveau Antique Oars
Materials
Bronze
H 25 in W 10 in D 7 in
Antique Empire Consulate Cut Steel Buckle Belt Or Hat Weath of Oars Wheat sheaf
Located in Munich, Bavaria
This beautifully executed buckle designed as a weath of oars was made in the late 18th-very early
Category
Early 1800s French Empire Antique Oars
Materials
Cut Steel
W 1.86 in D 0.16 in L 2.09 in
Rare Silver Plated Novelty Boat Inkstand Desk Set
Located in Northampton, GB
rowboat with realistic hinged rear rudder, dugout hull and oars. The Desk Set is raised upon a black
Category
Late 19th Century British High Victorian Antique Oars
Materials
Silver Plate
The Oarsman, Original Collier's Magazine Cover Illustration
By Joseph Christian Leyendecker
Located in Fort Washington, PA
handsome young blond man holding oars
Literature:
Laurence S. Cutler and Judy Goffman Cutler, J.C
Category
1910s Antique Oars
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Pencil
Early 20th Century French Hand-Painted Barbotine Boat and People Composition
Located in Dallas, TX
rowing oar, and a gentleman and woman seated, with the man serenading his lover with a mandolin while the
Category
Early 20th Century French Rococo Antique Oars
Materials
Majolica, Porcelain
H 22.5 in W 18.5 in D 9 in
An unusual mirror-backed model of a section of the steamship Catherine Govan
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
crossboards and oars and inscribed Catherine; Govan, the superstructure with lined fittings and deck, with
Category
Late 19th Century English Antique Oars
Materials
Boxwood
Antique Roman Agate Intaglio Ring 18 Karat Gold Symbol of Fortune and Good Luck
Located in Munich, Bavaria
second / third century AC and depicts a hand holding a oar, a poppy and one other flower. The intaglio
Category
15th Century and Earlier Italian Antique Oars
Materials
Agate, Gold, 18k Gold
Saint Louis French Crystal Nef Centerpiece
By Saint Louis
Located in New Orleans, LA
wind-swept doré bronze flag engraved "Le St. Louis." Its gilt bronze movable rudder, oars and riggings
Category
19th Century French Other Antique Oars
Materials
Crystal, Bronze
French 19th Century Louis XVI Ormolu and Malachite Centerpiece w/ Cherub + Swan
Located in New York, NY
boat with an oar in his hands. The boat is seemingly splashing through waves with a lovely Vitruvian
Category
1870s French Louis XVI Antique Oars
Materials
Malachite, Ormolu
H 11.5 in W 6 in D 4.25 in
Edwardian Whimsical Brooch Circa 1900s
Located in ADELAIDE, SA
with ruby set oars. This unique brooch is secured and fitted with pin and hook catch. Presented in the
Category
Early 20th Century Edwardian Antique Oars
Materials
Pearl, Ruby, 14k Gold
Vanity Fair Print 'H. Searle' Professional Champion Sculler of the World – 1889
Located in Langweer, NL
a sculling oar in hand, symbolizing his sporting prowess. Searle was a celebrated figure in the
Category
1880s Antique Oars
Materials
Paper
H 15.56 in W 10.44 in D 0 in
Antique Print depicting various Tools by Cook, 1803
Located in Langweer, NL
tools and utensils like an oar and various axes. Originates from 'Reizen Rondom de Waereld door James
Category
Early 19th Century Dutch Antique Oars
Materials
Paper
Tablet Shape Hand Carved Lime Banded Agate Ancient Galley Sailing
By Castellani Jewellers
Located in New York, NY
Ancient Phoenicians which is a long, narrow vessel that was propelled by oars. Galleys were used for both
Category
19th Century British Victorian Antique Oars
Materials
Agate
Early 19th Century Venetian Figure Stand
Located in Martlesham, GB
a hexagonal carved pedestal platform base, the gondolier has an oar in one hand and the other is
Category
1830s Italian Antique Oars
Materials
Wood
Ariadne Abandoned on Naxos by Theseus: Piroli’s Classical Engraving, 1789
Located in Langweer, NL
at the departing ship of Theseus. The vessel, a classical galley with oars and sails, swiftly leaves
Category
1780s Antique Oars
Materials
Paper
H 11.82 in W 8.47 in D 0.01 in
Monumental Hanau German Silver Gilt Nef Ship -- 45 in 115 cm
By Hanau
Located in New York, US
including figures manning the crow's nest and shrouds, raised flags, cannons, oars, anchor and other details
Category
Late 19th Century German Belle Époque Antique Oars
Materials
Silver
Rare Antique Wooden Child's Ride on Wooden Toy Boat by Nautilus Toy Co. London
Located in Buffalo, NY
paint and surface, retains its original oars also stamped Nautilus. Metal wheels. Stencil stamped
Category
1920s English Folk Art Antique Oars
Materials
Metal
H 14 in W 39 in D 14 in
Dutch Marine Shipping Seascape - Golden Age art Old Master oil painting boats
Located in London, GB
vessels nearby including one anchored close to shore with multiple oars raised which has been suggested is
Category
17th Century Old Masters Antique Oars
Materials
Oil
Stunning Bobbin Turned Armchair
Located in Greenwich, CT
Fine English mid-19th century oar armchair with bobbin turnings, the rails with pyramid finials
Category
1850s Great Britain (UK) Antique Oars
Antique Reclining Armchair by Ambrose Heal
By Ambrose Heal
Located in LOS ANGELES, CA
Cerused Oak with a matte sheen. Oak frame features slim, tapered oar-style armrests extending behind the
Category
Early 20th Century English Antique Oars
Materials
Oak, Leather
"The Source" Gilt bronze Clock attr. to L. Messagé & F.Linke, France, circa 1890
By François Linke
Located in PARIS, FR
marine-inspired decor representing a trophy with oars, dolphins, reeds and flowers on a trellis
Category
1890s French Rococo Revival Antique Oars
Materials
Bronze, Enamel
H 10.4 in W 5.52 in D 3.55 in
Small Sailor Whirligig, circa 1930-1940
Located in Nantucket, MA
painted black stand. Older replaced oars. Great overall condition showing natural wear, American, circa
Category
Early 20th Century American Folk Art Antique Oars
Materials
Pine
Horatio Nelson Signed Letter and Portrait, 1797
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
. With muffled oars the British seamen began the two-mile row to the beach. However, many of the initial
Category
1790s English George III Antique Oars
Materials
Metal
Antique Print of an Ancient Bireme, 1802
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique print titled 'An Ancient Bireme, from Basius, having one tier of oars only'. View of an
Category
19th Century Antique Oars
Materials
Paper
Joseph Newington Carter: The loss of the Scarborough Lifeboat Amelia, 1865
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
the most memorable and tragic in Scarborough lifeboat history. The 32 ft. long, ten-oared, self
Category
Mid-19th Century English Antique Oars
Materials
Paint
Emile Renouf. "The Last Radoub" On A Normandy Beach, oil on canvas, signed.
Located in PARIS, FR
as the oar; with that a true poet, who loves nature and spends his time among the rough population of
Category
Late 19th Century Impressionist Antique Oars
Materials
Oil
Pair of Sister Samplers, 1810, Priscella and H Trokes
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
use no matter which, Be Porter Postman take the labring Oar, Employments keep the Bailiffs from the
Category
1810s Antique Oars
Materials
Silk
End 19th century Large Nautical Mahogany Rudder with Eight Spokes Bronze Hub UK
Located in Milan, IT
already in the third millennium BC, in ancient Egypt, people used wooden oars installed on one side of the
Category
Late 19th Century British Antique Oars
Materials
Wood
View of the Hongs, Canton
By 19th Century Chinese school
Located in Costa Mesa, CA
important looking official stands on the high rear deck of his ship as many oars propel him forward. A
Category
1850s Antique Oars
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Pair of French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Ormolu and Silvered Bronze Statues
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
quiver as a boat and his arrows as oars. All the while holding the eternal flame wrapped with his
Category
19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Oars
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
H 13 in W 6.5 in D 4.5 in
New Revised North America Map with Mythical Figures and Animals
Located in Houston, TX
Neptune and two river gods, trident, oar, and dolphin.
Historical Notes: Creator Guillaume de I'Isle was
Category
Early 1700s Naturalistic Antique Oars
Materials
Engraving
Three Antique Maps on One Folio: Turkey, Northern Egypt, and Ancient Carthage
Located in Langweer, NL
located in present-day Tunis.
- Maritime Scene: The map stands out for its depiction of numerous oared
Category
16th Century Antique Oars
Materials
Paper
H 12.72 in W 19.49 in D 0 in
The Duke of Parma's Pontoon Bridge in The Siege of Antwerp, 1632
Located in Langweer, NL
, each 60 feet long, 12 feet wide, connected in series by four sets of oars and chains, equipped with two
Category
1630s Antique Oars
Materials
Paper
Engraving of Dutch Attacking the Portuguese Fleet off Bantam, Indonesia, 1644
Located in Langweer, NL
with sails, oars and a prow battering ram built according to Mediterranean standards learnt from
Category
1640s Antique Oars
Materials
Paper
H 12.21 in W 14.57 in D 0 in
Early 20th Century Folk Art Boat Model Collection
Located in London, GB
cotton threads. Each model has its own set of pine oars with copper detail, these examples are the best
Category
1920s British Folk Art Antique Oars
Materials
Brass, Copper
Antique 19th century Bronze Dog Portrait of a Löwchen on a Marble Base
Located in SANTA FE, NM
oar, the right takes the edge of urn. The crowned head is turned to the right.
Jean-Jacques Caffieri
Category
19th Century Rococo Antique Oars
Materials
Marble, Bronze
H 10.5 in W 8 in D 5.5 in
Mary Magdalene on her way to Marseille. Castilian school, 15th century.
Located in Madrid, ES
sea, without oars or sails or anything that she could help in the navigation with the idea that
Category
15th Century and Earlier Spanish Gothic Antique Oars
Materials
Other
H 50.4 in W 32.68 in D 4.34 in
The Love Between Man And The Deep Blue Sea Honfleur Normandy France Painting
By William Lee Hankey
Located in Sutton Poyntz, Dorset
and has one large mast. There is no sail visible, but there are oars on board, suggesting that it has
Category
Early 20th Century Realist Antique Oars
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
H 20.48 in W 24.02 in D 0.79 in
A dazzling Venetian Regatta Boat Study attributed to Alessandra Mauro
Located in PARIS, FR
oars are sketched all along the boat, whose sides are embellished with elongated naiads.
2. The
Category
Mid-18th Century Old Masters Antique Oars
Materials
Chalk
H 15.75 in W 19.25 in
19th Century Market Scene Painting Oil on Copper
Located in Milan, IT
details (the stilt-like structure of the house in the shadow of which the seller sits, the oars leaning
Category
19th Century Dutch Antique Oars
Materials
Copper
Chinese Calligraphy "Ode to The Red Cliffs" in Underglaze Blue Vase
Located in Norton, MA
were ascending into heaven and becoming winged immortal.
“Oh, the oars and paddles made from the timber
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Antique Oars
Materials
Brass
Mother Knows Best, Liberty Magazine Cover
By Leslie Thrasher
Located in Fort Washington, PA
“Mother Knows Best: Mrs. Morse Dips Her Cheerful Oar,” original cover for Liberty magazine
Category
1920s Antique Oars
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Fine Presentation Sword Given to Lieutenant Charles Peake
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
Alcmène being at the time on a cruize to the Adriatic) present, in command of the Captain’s 6-oared gig
Category
1820s English Antique Oars
Materials
Metal
Woods, Stream, Rowboat with Oars
By Royal Milleson
Located in Graton, CA
Born in Batavia, Ohio, Royal Milleson became a landscape painter and illustrator who lived in Indianapolis, 1878-1895, Boston, 1895-1900, and Chicago from 1900 to 1923.
During hi...
Category
Mid-19th Century Tonalist Antique Oars
Materials
Oil
19th Century Mentawai Islands Ceremonial Oars and Fan
Located in New York, NY
2 oars and a fan from the Mentawai Islands in Indonesia. Each one is hand carved from a single
Category
19th Century Antique Oars
Materials
Wood
Victorian Cased Silver 'Sunderland Amateur Rowing Club' Commemorative Prize Oar
By Charles Edwards
Located in Sittingbourne, Kent
An interesting late Victorian Commemorative silver prize Oar, complete with original fitted case
Category
1890s English Victorian Antique Oars
Materials
Silver
H 7.88 in W 0.48 in D 0 in
Midle eastern picture , Delightful subject matter with craft off shore with oar
Located in Perth, GB
A delightful picture signed as depicted of Midle eastern subject matter with craft off shore with oarsmen other figure on shore
Category
1910s Antique Oars
Materials
Paint
H 8 in W 12 in D 2 in
Painted Canoe Paddles with Iron Grips
Located in North Egremont, MA
Old painted short canoe oars with nice red paint with white lettering. Hand-wrought iron grips add
Category
Early 20th Century American Folk Art Antique Oars
Putti Fountain
Located in Llandudno, Conwy
A cast iron fountain of a Putti seated on a vase holding an oar.
The base has a tethering ring
Category
Mid-19th Century French French Provincial Antique Oars
Materials
Iron
19th Century Silver Chinese Junk
Located in Brighton, GB
featuring sailors, canon and shields all depicted on deck, the oars have been replaced as they were lost
Category
1890s Asian Chinese Export Antique Oars
Materials
Silver
Inuit Umiak Open Sealskin Boat Model
Located in Stamford, CT
between the 1910s and 1930s the model is composed of wood and sealskin and features eight original oars
Category
Early 20th Century American Antique Oars
Materials
Leather, Wood
"Persenico" Rowing Machine, Early 20th Century, Various Woods, Italy
Located in Varese, Lombardia
adjusting the clutch of the oars, usable both as an athletic trainer and as an original piece of furniture
Category
Early 20th Century Antique Oars
Materials
Brass, Steel
H 19.69 in W 59.85 in D 55.12 in
Cast Iron Fountain Centre "Child Rowing, " 19th Century
Located in Richebourg, Yvelines
holding an oar and sitting on an urn, in the midst of vegetable elements.
The original of Mathurin
Category
19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Oars
Materials
Iron
Chinese Porcelain Famille Rose Tea Bowl and Saucer
Located in London, GB
boats, one with fisherman and net and oarsman, the other with lady and oar and boy, in a river scene
Category
Mid-18th Century Chinese Qing Antique Oars
Materials
Ceramic
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Antique Oars For Sale on 1stDibs
There is a range of antique oars for sale on 1stDibs. Frequently made of wood, metal and animal skin, all antique oars available were constructed with great care. Antique oars have been made for many years, and versions that date back to the 19th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 20th Century. Antique oars made by Folk Art designers — as well as those associated with Art Nouveau — are very popular at 1stDibs. Antique oars have been a part of the life’s work for many furniture makers, but those produced by Antoine Bofill and Charles Edwards are consistently popular.
How Much are Antique Oars?
Prices for antique oars can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, antique oars begin at $381 and can go as high as $10,500, while the average can fetch as much as $1,100.
Questions About Antique Oars
- 1stDibs ExpertMay 5, 2023The type of wood oars are made of varies. Craftsmen may use pine, fir, spruce, ash, oak, basswood and other species to produce oars. Generally, soft woods provide more flexibility, while hard woods create more durable pieces. On 1stDibs, shop a variety of oars.