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"C.L. Drouet, Sculptor" by Whistler
"C.L. Drouet, Sculptor" by Whistler

"C.L. Drouet, Sculptor" by Whistler

By James Abbott McNeill Whistler

Located in Hinsdale, IL

Drouet, Sculptor Artist: James McNeill Whistler (American, Lowell, Massachusetts 1834–1903 London) Sitter: Charles L.

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1850s Realist Antique Whistles

Materials

Etching

James Abbott McNeill Whistler: Firelight: Joseph Pennell, No.1
James Abbott McNeill Whistler: Firelight: Joseph Pennell, No.1

James Abbott McNeill Whistler: Firelight: Joseph Pennell, No.1

By James Abbott McNeill Whistler

Located in Soquel, CA

Portrait of the Artist Joseph Pennell a lithograph by James Abbott McNeill Whistler (American, 1834 - 1903). This portrait, one of 3 Whistler did of Joseph Pennell, was done in 1896 ...

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Late 19th Century Realist Antique Whistles

Materials

Vellum, Lithograph

"Beach Scene at Dieppe" James Abbott McNeill Whistler, Tonalist Watercolor
"Beach Scene at Dieppe" James Abbott McNeill Whistler, Tonalist Watercolor

"Beach Scene at Dieppe" James Abbott McNeill Whistler, Tonalist Watercolor

By James Abbott McNeill Whistler

Located in New York, NY

Petersburg railroad. In 1847, Whistler went to London for his sister’s wedding to Seymour Haden, a key figure in 19th century etching, and association with this man stimulated Whistl...

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1880s Impressionist Antique Whistles

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

Little Court, from A Set of Twenty-Six Etchings by James A. McN. Whistler”, 1880
Little Court, from A Set of Twenty-Six Etchings by James A. McN. Whistler”, 1880

Little Court, from A Set of Twenty-Six Etchings by James A. McN. Whistler”, 1880

By James Abbott McNeill Whistler

Located in Philadelphia, PA

Signed at lower center: butterfly in pencil Sheet (trimmed to platemark with tab reserved) This work was part of “A Set of Twenty-Six Etchings by James A. McN. Whistler,” 1886 (see ...

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Late 19th Century Realist Antique Whistles

Materials

Paper, Etching

Whistlers Mother by Anonymous Artist Original Oil on Canvas 1924 after Whistler
Whistlers Mother by Anonymous Artist Original Oil on Canvas 1924 after Whistler

Whistlers Mother by Anonymous Artist Original Oil on Canvas 1924 after Whistler

Located in Soquel, CA

Whistlers Mother by Anonymous Artist Original Oil on Canvas 1924 Nicely executed painting after James McNeil Whistler of his mother by an anonymous artist (American, 19th-20th C.)

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1920s Post-Impressionist Antique Whistles

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Stretcher Bars

“Whistle” Railway Sign, England 1870
“Whistle” Railway Sign, England 1870

“Whistle” Railway Sign, England 1870

Located in Culver City, CA

“Whistle” Railway Sign England, 1870 Painted backboard with alloy letters and glass “cats eye” reflectors. 96"L x 2.5"d x 18"h Ref.

Category

19th Century English Antique Whistles

Materials

Metal

Ecuadorian Carved Skull Shaped Whistle
Ecuadorian Carved Skull Shaped Whistle

Ecuadorian Carved Skull Shaped Whistle

Located in London, GB

This unique and amazing Ecuadorian primitive piece is a whistle carved in a skull form, and dates to the formative stage from the woodland period.

Category

15th Century and Earlier Ecuadorean Antique Whistles

Materials

Clay

Antique Glazed Horse Terracotta Water Whistles
Antique Glazed Horse Terracotta Water Whistles

Antique Glazed Horse Terracotta Water Whistles

Located in Esbjerg, DK

A very well-kept set of horse shaped water whistles or flutes. Executed in glazed terracotta/earthenware in Denmark during the 1920s.

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Early 20th Century Scandinavian Art Deco Antique Whistles

Materials

Terracotta

Victorian 9K Gold Hand-Engraved Whistle Pendant / Charm
Victorian 9K Gold Hand-Engraved Whistle Pendant / Charm

Victorian 9K Gold Hand-Engraved Whistle Pendant / Charm

Located in Venice, CA

This Victorian 9k gold hand-engraved whistle makes a beautiful pendant—but is also a working whistle with a nice high trill.

Category

1890s English Victorian Antique Whistles

Materials

Gold, 9k Gold

Antique Victorian Sterling Silver Combination Whistle and Rattle
Antique Victorian Sterling Silver Combination Whistle and Rattle

Antique Victorian Sterling Silver Combination Whistle and Rattle

By Colen Hewer Cheshire

Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne

An exceptional, fine and impressive, large antique Victorian sterling silver combination whistle and rattle; part of our diverse silverware collection.

Category

1880s English Victorian Antique Whistles

Materials

Sterling Silver

Antique Sterling Silver Pea Whistle, George V, Birmingham, 1923
Antique Sterling Silver Pea Whistle, George V, Birmingham, 1923

Antique Sterling Silver Pea Whistle, George V, Birmingham, 1923

Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne

The bulbous end of the whistle is fitted with a plain ring loop attachment.

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1920s British Antique Whistles

Materials

Sterling Silver

Victorian Sterling Silver Baby Rattle / Whistle - George Unite
Victorian Sterling Silver Baby Rattle / Whistle - George Unite

Victorian Sterling Silver Baby Rattle / Whistle - George Unite

By George Unite

Located in Bath, GB

A charming example of a sterling silver baby rattle complete with working whistle and an iridescent Mother of Pearl teething ring.

Category

1880s British Late Victorian Antique Whistles

Materials

Sterling Silver

Rare antique Whistle Soda cast iron advertising shaped display
Rare antique Whistle Soda cast iron advertising shaped display

Rare antique Whistle Soda cast iron advertising shaped display

By Mark Indursky

Located in Stamford, CT

Rare cast iron antique Whistle Soda advertising piece. This figurative shaped hand has a screw off thumb that was made to hold an hourglass shaped bottle of Whistle Soda.

Category

1920s American Folk Art Antique Whistles

Materials

Iron

Victorian Sterling Silver and Coral Combination Whistle and Rattle
Victorian Sterling Silver and Coral Combination Whistle and Rattle

Victorian Sterling Silver and Coral Combination Whistle and Rattle

By George Unite

Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne

An exceptional, fine and impressive antique Victorian sterling silver and coral combination whistle and rattle; part of our diverse silverware collection.

Category

1850s British Victorian Antique Whistles

Materials

Coral, Sterling Silver

Antique & Rustic Swiss Bird Whistle in Hand-Carved Cedar Wood
Antique & Rustic Swiss Bird Whistle in Hand-Carved Cedar Wood

Antique & Rustic Swiss Bird Whistle in Hand-Carved Cedar Wood

Located in Esbjerg, DK

Folk art piece in the shape of this charming little whistle. Hand-carved in rustic fruit or cedar wood and featuring one end shaped as a bird head.

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Early 20th Century Swiss Folk Art Antique Whistles

Materials

Cedar

Early 20th Century Oil - Boy With A Tin Whistle
Early 20th Century Oil - Boy With A Tin Whistle

Early 20th Century Oil - Boy With A Tin Whistle

Located in Corsham, GB

A fine early 20th Century portrait,. showing a young boy playing a tin whistle. The artist has adopted an Italianate style and subject matter to create an atmospheric and eye catchin...

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Early 20th Century Antique Whistles

Materials

Oil

Late Victorian Era Sterling Silver and Mother of Pearl Whistle Chatelaine
Late Victorian Era Sterling Silver and Mother of Pearl Whistle Chatelaine

Late Victorian Era Sterling Silver and Mother of Pearl Whistle Chatelaine

Located in Honolulu, HI

This exquisite piece is a rare example of 19th-century vanity history, featuring a whistle crafted from natural Mother of Pearl and heavy-gauge sterling silver.

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Late 19th Century Late Victorian Antique Whistles

Materials

Silver

"Confidences" James Abbott McNeill Whistler Conversation with a Fellow Artist
"Confidences" James Abbott McNeill Whistler Conversation with a Fellow Artist

"Confidences" James Abbott McNeill Whistler Conversation with a Fellow Artist

By Paul Albert BESNARD

Located in Soquel, CA

"Confidences" James Abbott McNeill Whistler Conversation with a Fellow Artist "Confidences" James Abbott McNeill Whistler Conversation with a Fellow Artist A Drypoint etching on Wove...

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Early 1900s Impressionist Antique Whistles

Materials

Handmade Paper, Drypoint, Etching

Antique 17th C Dehua Blanc de Chine Whistles European figure Dutchman
Antique 17th C Dehua Blanc de Chine Whistles European figure Dutchman

Antique 17th C Dehua Blanc de Chine Whistles European figure Dutchman

Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland

A Shunzhi or Kangxi Blanc de Chine Porcelain European figure in sitting position. Its also a whistle. Blanc de Chine Statues like these were made in the kilns of Dehua in Fujian pro...

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17th Century Chinese Qing Antique Whistles

Materials

Porcelain

Pair 19th c. Folk Art Staffordshire Redware Treacle Glaze Bird Dovecote Whistles
Pair 19th c. Folk Art Staffordshire Redware Treacle Glaze Bird Dovecote Whistles

Pair 19th c. Folk Art Staffordshire Redware Treacle Glaze Bird Dovecote Whistles

Located in Litchfield, CT

Pair large Staffordshire or Halifax slipware treacle glaze bird whistles. Wonderful folk art quality. You can make a bird's coo by blowing into the hole in the tail.

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Early 19th Century English Georgian Antique Whistles

Materials

Pottery

Antique Dehua Blanc de Chine Whistles European Figures Dutchman, 17th C
Antique Dehua Blanc de Chine Whistles European Figures Dutchman, 17th C

Antique Dehua Blanc de Chine Whistles European Figures Dutchman, 17th C

Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland

A Shunzhi or Kangxi Blanc de Chine Porcelain European Pair of figures with a whistle. The base with carvings. The piece had more paint, but it is worn off for most part.

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17th Century Chinese Qing Antique Whistles

Materials

Porcelain

American Art Deco Solid Copper Tea Kettle Pot with Whistling Bird 1920s-1930s
American Art Deco Solid Copper Tea Kettle Pot with Whistling Bird 1920s-1930s

American Art Deco Solid Copper Tea Kettle Pot with Whistling Bird 1920s-1930s

Located in Clifton Springs, NY

The handle and sitting bird decor on top of the whistling lid are accented in red enamel, juxtaposing the solid copper body and adding a color accent to the composition.

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Early 20th Century American Art Deco Antique Whistles

Materials

Metal, Copper, Enamel

Japanese Meiji Porcelain Figurine of Boy Holding a Green Whistle Bird, Ca. 1890
Japanese Meiji Porcelain Figurine of Boy Holding a Green Whistle Bird, Ca. 1890

Japanese Meiji Porcelain Figurine of Boy Holding a Green Whistle Bird, Ca. 1890

Located in New York, NY

Japanese Meiji Porcelain Figurine of a Boy Holding a Green Whistle Bird, Ca. 1890 Meiji Period (1868-1912) DIMENSIONS Height: 8 inches Length: 7 inches Depth: 6.5 inches

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1890s Japanese Japonisme Antique Whistles

Materials

Ceramic

Antiquer 17th C Dehua Blanc de Chine Whistles European figure and Cat Dutchman
Antiquer 17th C Dehua Blanc de Chine Whistles European figure and Cat Dutchman

Antiquer 17th C Dehua Blanc de Chine Whistles European figure and Cat Dutchman

Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland

A Shunzhi or Kangxi Blanc de Chine Porcelain European figure in sitting position. Its also a whistle. Blanc de Chine Statues like these were made in the kilns of Dehua in Fujian pro...

Category

17th Century Chinese Ming Antique Whistles

Materials

Porcelain

Antique Pair of Dehua Blanc de Chine Whistles European Figure and Cat Dutchman
Antique Pair of Dehua Blanc de Chine Whistles European Figure and Cat Dutchman

Antique Pair of Dehua Blanc de Chine Whistles European Figure and Cat Dutchman

Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland

A Shunzhi or Kangxi Blanc de Chine Porcelain European figure in sitting position. Its also a whistle. Blanc de Chine Statues like these were made in the kilns of Dehua in Fujian pro...

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17th Century Chinese Qing Antique Whistles

Materials

Porcelain

Paintings in Oil & Pastel by James A. McNeill Whistler. Exhibition, NY Met, 1910
Paintings in Oil & Pastel by James A. McNeill Whistler. Exhibition, NY Met, 1910

Paintings in Oil & Pastel by James A. McNeill Whistler. Exhibition, NY Met, 1910

Located in valatie, NY

Paintings in Oil and Pastel by James A. McNeill Whistler, New York, March 15 to May 31, 1910, by New York Metropolitan Museum of Art. 1st Ed softcover catalog.

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1910s Antique Whistles

Materials

Paper

Bronze of a Young Barefoot Boy W/Hands in Pockets Is Whistling, Ca. 1889
Bronze of a Young Barefoot Boy W/Hands in Pockets Is Whistling, Ca. 1889

Bronze of a Young Barefoot Boy W/Hands in Pockets Is Whistling, Ca. 1889

By V. Szczeblewski

Located in Petaluma, CA

This famous statue always brings a smile, as a young boy with hands in pockets is whistling and is titled "Mousse Siffleur". Nicely cast, and signed by the Polish artist Victor Szcze...

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Late 19th Century Polish Art Nouveau Antique Whistles

Materials

Bronze

Pair of Dehua Blanc de Chine Whistles European Figures on a Horse Sculpture
Pair of Dehua Blanc de Chine Whistles European Figures on a Horse Sculpture

Pair of Dehua Blanc de Chine Whistles European Figures on a Horse Sculpture

Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland

A pair of Shunzhi or Kangxi Blanc de Chine Porcelain figures on horses. Blanc de Chine Statues like these were made in the kilns of Dehua in Fujian province. These are rare exampl...

Category

17th Century Qing Antique Whistles

Materials

Porcelain

THE RAG GATHERERS
THE RAG GATHERERS

THE RAG GATHERERS

By James Abbott McNeill Whistler

Located in Santa Monica, CA

JAMES ABBOTT McNEILL WHISTLER (1834-1903) THE RAG GATHERERS 1858 (Glasgow 29 v/v, - K.23) Etching on laid paper, signed and dated in the plate, image 5 7/8” x 3 ½”, full sheet 8 x...

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1850s Impressionist Antique Whistles

Materials

Etching

Becquet
Becquet

Becquet

By James Abbott McNeill Whistler

Located in Plano, TX

Illustrated: Salaman, The Great Painter-Etchers from Rembrandt to Whistler, Print Collector's Quarterly 1 (1911): 36; Salaman, Modern Masters of Etching: Whistler; Guichard, British ...

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Mid-19th Century American Impressionist Antique Whistles

Materials

Drypoint, Etching

Limehouse

Limehouse

By James Abbott McNeill Whistler

Located in New York, NY

Whistler had made an etching (also called Limehouse) in this area much earlier, in 1859.

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1870s Impressionist Antique Whistles

Materials

Lithograph

Antique Pair 17th C Dehua Blanc de Chine Whistles European figures on a horse
Antique Pair 17th C Dehua Blanc de Chine Whistles European figures on a horse

Antique Pair 17th C Dehua Blanc de Chine Whistles European figures on a horse

Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland

A pair of Shunzhi or Kangxi Blanc de Chine Porcelain figures on horses. Blanc de Chine Statues like these were made in the kilns of Dehua in Fujian province. These are rare example...

Category

17th Century Chinese Ming Antique Whistles

Materials

Porcelain

Symphony in White No. 2, The Little White Girl
Symphony in White No. 2, The Little White Girl

Symphony in White No. 2, The Little White Girl

By James Abbott McNeill Whistler

Located in Fairlawn, OH

Clifford James (active 1900-1930) After James Abbott NcNeill Whistler (1834-1903) Symphony in White No. 2, The Little White Girl Color mezzotint, 1922 Signed in pencil by James (see ...

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1920s Pre-Raphaelite Antique Whistles

Materials

Mezzotint

SAN BIAGIO

SAN BIAGIO

By James Abbott McNeill Whistler

Located in Portland, ME

Whistler, James A. M. SAN BIAGIO. Etching and Drypoint, 1880.

Category

1880s Antique Whistles

Materials

Drypoint, Etching

READING BY LAMPLIGHT

READING BY LAMPLIGHT

By James Abbott McNeill Whistler

Located in Portland, ME

Whistler, James A. M. READING BY LAMPLIGHT. Etching and drypoint, 1859.

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1850s Antique Whistles

Materials

Drypoint, Etching

THE SMITH’S YARD
THE SMITH’S YARD

THE SMITH’S YARD

By James Abbott McNeill Whistler

Located in Santa Monica, CA

JAMES ABBOTT MCNEIL WHISTLER (1834 – 1903) THE SMITH’S YARD 1895 (Spink, Stratis & Tedeschi 124) lithograph, 1895, on wove paper, from the edition of 3000, published by The Inter...

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1890s Impressionist Antique Whistles

Materials

Lithograph

THE FORGE - Rich Drypoint
THE FORGE - Rich Drypoint

THE FORGE - Rich Drypoint

By James Abbott McNeill Whistler

Located in Santa Monica, CA

JAMES ABBOTT MCNEIL WHISTLER (1834 – 1903) THE FORGE 1866 (Kennedy. 68 iv/vi: Glascow 86 vi/vi) Etching and drypoint.

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Late 19th Century Impressionist Antique Whistles

Materials

Drypoint

Barges, Dordrecht
Barges, Dordrecht

Barges, Dordrecht

By James Abbott McNeill Whistler

Located in Fairlawn, OH

VERY RARE Provenance: Frederick Keppel & Co. with their costing code "FX" verso (see photo of label) Keppel was knwon for Whistler prints acquired directly from the artist and hi...

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19th Century Impressionist Antique Whistles

Materials

Etching

J. Becquet, Sculptor
J. Becquet, Sculptor

J. Becquet, Sculptor

By James Abbott McNeill Whistler

Located in Fairlawn, OH

Petersburg railroad. In 1847, Whistler went to London for his sister's wedding to Seymour Haden, a key figure in 19th century etching, and association with this man stimulated Whist...

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19th Century Impressionist Antique Whistles

Materials

Drypoint, Etching

Old Putney Bridge

Old Putney Bridge

By James Abbott McNeill Whistler

Located in New York, NY

The Fine Art Societys relationship with Whistler began with the new etchings of the Thames he made in 1879, following a visit from Ernest Brown who had joined the staff of the gallery.

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Late 19th Century Impressionist Antique Whistles

Materials

Drypoint, Etching

Venus

Venus

By James Abbott McNeill Whistler

Located in New York, NY

Frederick Wedmore, whose catalogue of Whistler’s etchings was published in 1886, certainly disapproved of the image and described it as ‘the nude seen by Mr Whistler with rather comm...

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1850s Impressionist Antique Whistles

Materials

Drypoint, Etching

The Little Putney
The Little Putney

The Little Putney

By James Abbott McNeill Whistler

Located in New York, NY

James Whistler, The Little Putney, 1879, etching and drypoint, signed with the large butterfly lower right (also with the butterfly in the plate).

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Late 19th Century Impressionist Antique Whistles

Materials

Drypoint, Etching

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La Mère Gérard by James Whistler, 1858
La Mère Gérard by James Whistler, 1858

La Mère Gérard by James Whistler, 1858

Unavailable

H 11.5 in W 8.88 in D 0.01 in

La Mère Gérard by James Whistler, 1858

By James Abbott McNeill Whistler

Located in New York, NY

La Mère Gérard. Paris, 1858. Original etching on paper. Collector's mark verso, ink, stamped, H.G. Whittemore, L.1384a. Collector's mark verso, blue ink, stamped, Howard Mansfiel...

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1850s French Antique Whistles

Materials

Paper

Whistle While You Work
Whistle While You Work

Whistle While You Work

Unavailable

H 24 in W 21 in D 1 in

Whistle While You Work

Located in Seattle, WA

Framed oil on canvas painting of a nude man hammering a spike or nail into a beam. This is loosely painted and is done in a monochromatic palette of soft mossy greens. The black pain...

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1890s American Antique Whistles

Hoary Marmot The Whistler by Audubon
Hoary Marmot The Whistler by Audubon

Hoary Marmot The Whistler by Audubon

By John Woodhouse Audubon

Located in New York, NY

Chromolithograph of a Hoary Marmot by John J. Audubon, c. 1870. Octavo edition published by J.T. Bowen. Matted in an ivory 4-ply conservation mat. Image size: 6 x 8 1/2 inches; o...

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19th Century Realist Antique Whistles

Materials

Lithograph

17th Century Japanese Early Kakiemon Porcelain Small Boy Shaped Whistle
17th Century Japanese Early Kakiemon Porcelain Small Boy Shaped Whistle

17th Century Japanese Early Kakiemon Porcelain Small Boy Shaped Whistle

Located in Paris, FR

The whistle in form of a reclining boy with his head raised and supported by his hands.

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Late 17th Century Japanese Edo Antique Whistles

Materials

Porcelain

Victorian Sterling Silver Propelling Pencil, Whistle and Pen Knife by Thornhill
Victorian Sterling Silver Propelling Pencil, Whistle and Pen Knife by Thornhill

Victorian Sterling Silver Propelling Pencil, Whistle and Pen Knife by Thornhill

By Walter Thornhill & Co 1

Located in London, GB

A rare and unusual sterling silver combination propelling pencil, whistle and pen knife. Fashioned as a fish with engraved fins and tail.

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1880s British Late Victorian Antique Whistles

Materials

Silver

Victorian Sterling Silver Whistle in the Shape of an Irish Wolfhound's Head
Victorian Sterling Silver Whistle in the Shape of an Irish Wolfhound's Head

Victorian Sterling Silver Whistle in the Shape of an Irish Wolfhound's Head

By S. Mordan & Co.

Located in London, GB

Delightful and very realistic Victorian sterling silver whistle in the shape of an Irish Wolfhound's head.

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1880s British Victorian Antique Whistles

Materials

Silver

Blanc De Chine, Whistle in the Form of Standing European Gentleman, circa 1700

Blanc De Chine, Whistle in the Form of Standing European Gentleman, circa 1700

Located in London, GB

Whistle in the form of standing European gentleman wearing a tricorn hat and holding a bird to his chest with his right hand and a fan or baton, wearing a long buttoned coat, ball...

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18th Century Chinese Qing Antique Whistles

Materials

Ceramic, Porcelain

Signed Correspondence
Signed Correspondence

Signed Correspondence

By James Abbott McNeill Whistler

Located in Baltimore, MD

An Italian composer, Tosti lived in England and later became a signing master to Queen Victoria. Whistler lived at 13 Tite Street, Chelsea from May 1881 to 1884 (?).

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19th Century Old Masters Antique Whistles

Materials

Ballpoint Pen

Bibi Valentin

Bibi Valentin

By James Abbott McNeill Whistler

Located in Wellesley, MA

James Whistler is known for figure, landscape, and portrait painting, etching.

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19th Century Impressionist Antique Whistles

Materials

Etching

Mother and Daughter
Mother and Daughter

Mother and Daughter

By James Abbott McNeill Whistler

Located in San Francisco, CA

“Mother and Daughter” has appeared in the Whistler literature with the alternate title “La Mère Malade.”

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19th Century Antique Whistles

The Unsafe Tenement

The Unsafe Tenement

By James Abbott McNeill Whistler

Located in Wellesley, MA

James Abbott McNeill Whistler was active/lived in Massachusetts / England, France.

Category

19th Century Realist Antique Whistles

Materials

Etching

The Shoemaker
The Shoemaker

The Shoemaker

By James Abbott McNeill Whistler

Located in San Francisco, CA

“The Shoemaker” was one of the first lithographs that Whistler made after his acrimonious break with his London printers, the Ways.

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19th Century American Impressionist Antique Whistles

Materials

Lithograph

The Lime Burner

The Lime Burner

By James Abbott McNeill Whistler

Located in Wellesley, MA

Born in Lowell, Massachusetts, James McNeill Whistler became one of the most influential late 19th-century American painters and etchers, although he lived primarily in England.

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Late 19th Century American Realist Antique Whistles

Materials

Etching

Nude Model, Reclining

Nude Model, Reclining

By James Abbott McNeill Whistler

Located in San Francisco, CA

Original lithograph printed in black ink on antique laid paper. Signed on the stone with the artist’s butterfly monogram center left. A superb impression of Spink’s third and f...

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19th Century Aesthetic Movement Antique Whistles

Materials

Lithograph

Afternoon Tea (or La Conversation)

Afternoon Tea (or La Conversation)

By James Abbott McNeill Whistler

Located in San Francisco, CA

A superb impression of Spink’s only state from the edition of 100 published and issued by Ambroise Vollard in L’Album d’estampes originales de la Galerie Vollard (second album), Pari...

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Late 19th Century Antique Whistles

Jardinière Automaton singing bird by Bontems
Jardinière Automaton singing bird by Bontems

Jardinière Automaton singing bird by Bontems

Unavailable

H 20.87 in W 10.63 in D 8.67 in

Jardinière Automaton singing bird by Bontems

By Bontems

Located in Zonhoven, BE

The enchanting bird whistles a happy song, with subtle pauses that make the melody even livelier.

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Late 19th Century French Late Victorian Antique Whistles

Materials

Metal, Gold Plate, Other

Midsummer

Edward DufnerMidsummer, Circa 1920

Unavailable

H 20 in W 24 in

Midsummer

By Edward Dufner

Located in Concord, MA

Turk wrote that Dufner "talks in detail about Whistler, about how he prepared his canvasas and about numerous pieces he painted. . .

Category

1920s American Impressionist Antique Whistles

Materials

Oil

Antique Silver Rattle Made by Peter and Ann Bateman, circa 1800
Antique Silver Rattle Made by Peter and Ann Bateman, circa 1800

Antique Silver Rattle Made by Peter and Ann Bateman, circa 1800

By Peter and Ann Bateman

Located in London, London

Antique silver rattle, complete with 4 bells and whistle, made by Peter and Ann Bateman.

Category

Early 1800s English Antique Whistles

Materials

Silver

Antique Silver Rattle by Peter and Ann Bateman
Antique Silver Rattle by Peter and Ann Bateman

Antique Silver Rattle by Peter and Ann Bateman

Unavailable

H 6.5 in W 0.1 in D 0.1 in

Antique Silver Rattle by Peter and Ann Bateman

By Peter and Ann Bateman

Located in London, London

Antique silver rattle complete with 4 bells and whistle. Made by Peter and Ann bateman.

Category

1790s English Antique Whistles

Materials

Silver

Early 20th Century English Roe's Rosebud Patent Transferware Pie Funnel
Early 20th Century English Roe's Rosebud Patent Transferware Pie Funnel

Early 20th Century English Roe's Rosebud Patent Transferware Pie Funnel

Located in Burton, TX

Pie funnels are sometimes called vents, whistles, chimneys or birds. A wonderful item for the pie funnel collector or cook.

Category

Early 20th Century English Antique Whistles

Materials

Ceramic

Silver Baby Rattle with Coral
Silver Baby Rattle with Coral

Silver Baby Rattle with Coral

Unavailable

H 3.94 in Dm 1.58 in

Silver Baby Rattle with Coral

Located in Palermo, IT

A beautiful English Victorian combined baby's rattle with an integral whistle with all the bells. Brass cast on top with a red coral bottom.

Category

1860s British Victorian Antique Whistles

Materials

Sterling Silver

Northwest Coast Imagery on Bellows
Northwest Coast Imagery on Bellows

Northwest Coast Imagery on Bellows

Unavailable

H 19 in W 8 in D 2.5 in

Northwest Coast Imagery on Bellows

Located in North Egremont, MA

Pair of bellows with images of a bear on on side and a shaman on the other. Used as a part of a whistle. Most likely from the Charlotte Islands.

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Early 1900s Canadian Antique Whistles

Lovely Art Deco Book Holders Signed Becquerel, Paris, circa 1920
Lovely Art Deco Book Holders Signed Becquerel, Paris, circa 1920

Lovely Art Deco Book Holders Signed Becquerel, Paris, circa 1920

Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland

A lovely polychrome patinated amusing pair of two young kids whistling in a very nice Art Deco position.

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Early 20th Century French Art Deco Antique Whistles

Materials

Marble, Bronze

19th Century English Barometer
19th Century English Barometer

19th Century English Barometer

Unavailable

H 37 in W 8 in

19th Century English Barometer

By Admiral Fitzroy

Located in So. Egremont, MA

With all the "bells and whistles"

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19th Century English Antique Whistles

Materials

Wood

The Golden Chair
The Golden Chair

Alice Pike BarneyThe Golden Chair, 1911

Unavailable

H 36 in W 54 in

The Golden Chair

Located in Rego Park, NY

Her sitters included Whistler and George Bernard Shaw. She was also a playwright and won the 1927 Drama League of America contest.

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Early 20th Century Antique Whistles

Materials

Canvas, Pastel

" THE GOOSE SHOP " by WETHERILL

" THE GOOSE SHOP " by WETHERILL

Unavailable

H 6 in W 5 in D 1.5 in

" THE GOOSE SHOP " by WETHERILL

By Elisha Kent Kane Wetherill

Located in Bridgehampton, NY

Works by Wetherill; Whistler House Museum of Art, Everson Museum of Art, Luxembourg Museum in Paris...

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19th Century American Antique Whistles

Wall Mirror Framed in Maple Gym Flooring from a Hundred Year Old High School
Wall Mirror Framed in Maple Gym Flooring from a Hundred Year Old High School

Wall Mirror Framed in Maple Gym Flooring from a Hundred Year Old High School

Located in Madison, WI

One can imagine the heated pace of high school basketball, the squeak of sneakers, the rev's s shrill whistle and the thunderous cheers of the impassioned hometown crowd lifting the ...

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Early 20th Century American Schoolhouse Antique Whistles

Materials

Oak, Paint

Beautiful Sideboard in the Hepplewhite Manner
Beautiful Sideboard in the Hepplewhite Manner

Beautiful Sideboard in the Hepplewhite Manner

Unavailable

H 39 in W 68 in D 26 in

Beautiful Sideboard in the Hepplewhite Manner

Located in Woodbury, CT

Made in the late 19th, early 20th century, this sideboard of mahogany with ebony or ebonized wood and satinwood inlays, has all the bells and whistles of the antique. Graceful S-curv...

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Late 19th Century Hepplewhite Antique Whistles

Materials

Ebony, Mahogany, Satinwood

Seashore, Dawn
Seashore, Dawn

Leon DaboSeashore, Dawn, 1909

Unavailable

H 21 in W 28 in

Seashore, Dawn

By Leon Dabo

Located in Lawrence, NY

He was one of the primary students of Whistler and his work was a “virtual international style by 1910."

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Early 1900s Tonalist Antique Whistles

Materials

Oil

Majolica Tea/Coffee Pot Ribbon and Cherry Blossom Design
Majolica Tea/Coffee Pot Ribbon and Cherry Blossom Design

Majolica Tea/Coffee Pot Ribbon and Cherry Blossom Design

By Joseph Holdcroft

Located in Milton, DE

This teapot has all of the bells and whistles thta one looks for in the teapot category.

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1880s English Victorian Antique Whistles

Materials

Pottery

Folk Art Paddle Boat 'Arthur' of Paducah, KY
Folk Art Paddle Boat 'Arthur' of Paducah, KY

Folk Art Paddle Boat 'Arthur' of Paducah, KY

Unavailable

H 25 in W 48 in D 15 in

Folk Art Paddle Boat 'Arthur' of Paducah, KY

Located in Culver City, CA

The paddle turns, the top deck has fabric sacks of grain and bails of cotton, the buoys are moveable, and the barrels have separate lids. The whistle the on top is made of brass, the...

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1920s American Folk Art Antique Whistles

Materials

Metal

Woodstock After the Rain
Woodstock After the Rain

Leon DaboWoodstock After the Rain, 1911

Unavailable

H 23.5 in W 29.5 in

Woodstock After the Rain

By Leon Dabo

Located in Lawrence, NY

He was one of the primary students of Whistler and his work was a “virtual international style by 1910."

Category

1910s Tonalist Antique Whistles

Materials

Oil

Pair of Thomas Jeckyll Inserts
Pair of Thomas Jeckyll Inserts

Pair of Thomas Jeckyll Inserts

Unavailable

H 36.62 in W 31.89 in D 1.19 in

Pair of Thomas Jeckyll Inserts

By Thomas Jeckyll

Located in Llandudno, Conwy

In the 1860s he came into contact with James Abbot McNeil Whistler (1834-1903) and E.W. Godwin (1833-1886).

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Late 19th Century British Victorian Antique Whistles

Materials

Iron

Diminutive Satinwood Hepplewhite Style Tambour Secretaire
Diminutive Satinwood Hepplewhite Style Tambour Secretaire

Diminutive Satinwood Hepplewhite Style Tambour Secretaire

Unavailable

H 47.75 in W 25.5 in D 18.5 in

Diminutive Satinwood Hepplewhite Style Tambour Secretaire

Located in Providence, RI

For a small-scale highly decorative piece of case furniture, it has all the bells and whistles put together in a historically correct and tasteful manner.

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19th Century American Hepplewhite Antique Whistles

Materials

Satinwood

Remarkable Fine Quality Figured Walnut Horse and Rider Artists Lay Figure
Remarkable Fine Quality Figured Walnut Horse and Rider Artists Lay Figure

Remarkable Fine Quality Figured Walnut Horse and Rider Artists Lay Figure

By Lechertier Barbe

Located in By, GB

Clients included Rossetti and Whistler. The brass support has adjustable thumb screw for height adjustment and original brass key for altering the angle of the horse with the ball an...

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Early 20th Century English Edwardian Antique Whistles

Materials

Walnut

Henry Somm - Portrait of a Lady

Henry SommHenry Somm - Portrait of a Lady

Unavailable

H 15.75 in W 11.82 in D 0.4 in

Henry Somm - Portrait of a Lady

By Henry Somm

Located in London, GB

In fact, while his drypoints and etchings reflect a more literal borrowing of Japanese elements than the work of Whistler or Monet, they also clearly anticipate the future work of He...

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Early 20th Century Modern Antique Whistles

Materials

Mixed Media

Untitled (Hudson River Landscape)
Untitled (Hudson River Landscape)

Untitled (Hudson River Landscape)

By Leon Dabo

Located in Lawrence, NY

He was one of the primary students of Whistler and his work was a “virtual international style by 1910."

Category

1910s Tonalist Antique Whistles

Materials

Oil

Water and Ice
Water and Ice

Paul Bernard KingWater and Ice, c. 1915

Unavailable

H 16 in W 20 in

Water and Ice

By Paul Bernard King

Located in Lawrence, NY

Just as a reminder: Whistler was a tonalist painter. Tonalism has been called by some art historians the first truly indigenous American art form.

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1910s Tonalist Antique Whistles

Materials

Oil

Italian Landscape
Italian Landscape

Arthur B. DaviesItalian Landscape

Unavailable

H 25 in W 39.5 in

Italian Landscape

By Arthur B. Davies

Located in New York, NY

Late in life, his allegiance to James Abbott McNeill Whistler’s principles and transcendentalist ideals found a happy medium in his minimalist landscape watercolors, made on trips to...

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Early 20th Century American Modern Antique Whistles

Materials

Canvas, Oil

19th Century Dutch Style Faux Tortoise Ebonized Antique Painting Picture Frame
19th Century Dutch Style Faux Tortoise Ebonized Antique Painting Picture Frame

19th Century Dutch Style Faux Tortoise Ebonized Antique Painting Picture Frame

Located in Atlanta, GA

There are many famous artists and architects who designed their own picture frames including Edgar Degas, James McNeill Whistler, John Marin, Charles Prendergast, Georgia O'Keeffe, S...

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Late 19th Century European Antique Whistles

Materials

Wood

Monumental Antique Carrig Rohane Newcomb Macklin Style Painting Picture Frame
Monumental Antique Carrig Rohane Newcomb Macklin Style Painting Picture Frame

Monumental Antique Carrig Rohane Newcomb Macklin Style Painting Picture Frame

By Carrig-rohane, Hermann Dudley Murphy

Located in Atlanta, GA

There are many famous artists and architects who designed their own picture frames including Edgar Degas, James McNeill Whistler, John Marin, Charles Prendergast, Georgia O'Keeffe, S...

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Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Antique Whistles

Materials

Gold Leaf

Humongous Antique Carrig Rohane Newcomb Macklin Style Picture Painting Frame
Humongous Antique Carrig Rohane Newcomb Macklin Style Picture Painting Frame

Humongous Antique Carrig Rohane Newcomb Macklin Style Picture Painting Frame

By Carrig-rohane, Hermann Dudley Murphy

Located in Atlanta, GA

There are many famous artists and architects who designed their own picture frames including Edgar Degas, James McNeill Whistler, John Marin, Charles Prendergast, Georgia O'Keeffe, S...

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Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Antique Whistles

Materials

Gold Leaf

Antique 19th Century American Empire Style Large Picture Mirror Frame 22 x 13
Antique 19th Century American Empire Style Large Picture Mirror Frame 22 x 13

Antique 19th Century American Empire Style Large Picture Mirror Frame 22 x 13

Located in Atlanta, GA

There are many famous artists and architects who designed their own picture frames including Edgar Degas, James McNeill Whistler, John Marin, Charles Prendergast, Georgia O'Keeffe, S...

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Late 19th Century American American Empire Antique Whistles

Materials

Wood

19th Century Antique Empire Style Mahogany Large Picture Frame 36 x 20
19th Century Antique Empire Style Mahogany Large Picture Frame 36 x 20

19th Century Antique Empire Style Mahogany Large Picture Frame 36 x 20

Located in Atlanta, GA

There are many famous artists and architects who designed their own picture frames including Edgar Degas, James McNeill Whistler, John Marin, Charles Prendergast, Georgia O'Keeffe, S...

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Late 19th Century American American Empire Antique Whistles

Materials

Wood, Paint

Still Life (double-sided)
Still Life (double-sided)

Still Life (double-sided)

By Alfred Henry Maurer

Located in Concord, MA

He developed a rich, brushy, tonal style, influenced by Frans Hals and Diego Velasquez, as well as William Merritt Chase, John Singer Sargent and James Whistler. In 1901, his paintin...

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1920s American Modern Antique Whistles

Materials

Board, Oil

Rare View of the Capitol at Washington D.C. by Joseph Pennell
Rare View of the Capitol at Washington D.C. by Joseph Pennell

Rare View of the Capitol at Washington D.C. by Joseph Pennell

By Joseph Pennell 2

Located in Alexandria, VA

His style was strongly influenced by James Whistler, and his technique was influenced by drawings of Charles Reinhardt.

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Early 20th Century American Antique Whistles

Materials

Paper

Antique WW1 Recruiting Bands 1915 Diamond Brooch
Antique WW1 Recruiting Bands 1915 Diamond Brooch

Antique WW1 Recruiting Bands 1915 Diamond Brooch

Located in Sale, Cheshire

Typically they would have been made up of musicians drawn from the ranks, and were strongly endorsed by Rudyard Kipling who argued for ‘an end of the present curious arrangement by w...

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Early 20th Century English Edwardian Antique Whistles

Materials

White Diamond, Ruby, 9k Gold, Silver

Woman in the Forest
Woman in the Forest

Cyrus CuneoWoman in the Forest, c1905

Unavailable

H 30.32 in W 20.13 in

Woman in the Forest

By Cyrus Cuneo

Located in Graton, CA

He paid for his art training in Paris with James Whistler by boxing professionally. In 1908 on assignment with the Illustrated News, he made an extensive trip back to California and...

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Early 20th Century Impressionist Antique Whistles

Materials

Oil

Hand Colored Bird Plates by Beverly Robinson Morris, 1855
Hand Colored Bird Plates by Beverly Robinson Morris, 1855

Hand Colored Bird Plates by Beverly Robinson Morris, 1855

Unavailable

H 12 in W 9.75 in D 0.05 in

Hand Colored Bird Plates by Beverly Robinson Morris, 1855

By Beverly R. Morris

Located in San Antonio, TX

Porfolio includes the collection of the following British Gamebirds and Waterfowl: Pheasant, Capercaillie, Black Grouse, Red Grouse, Ptarmigan, Sand Grouse, Partridge, Red-Legged Par...

Category

Late 19th Century English Antique Whistles

Materials

Paper

Wind River, Wyoming
Wind River, Wyoming

Wind River, Wyoming

By Eliot Clark

Located in Graton, CA

Between 1904 and 1906, Clark studied in France in Paris and Giverny, and in London he saw the impressionist work of James Whistler. He wrote to his father about the Whistler Exhibit...

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Early 20th Century American Impressionist Antique Whistles

Materials

Oil

Carved Mahogany Queen Anne Settee
Carved Mahogany Queen Anne Settee

Carved Mahogany Queen Anne Settee

Unavailable

H 40.5 in W 52.75 in D 24.5 in

Carved Mahogany Queen Anne Settee

Located in Providence, RI

This settee has all the bells and whistles. Beautiful carved shells on the knees of each of the front three legs (see detail) and if that were not enough, carving on the pad foot.

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19th Century English Queen Anne Antique Whistles

Materials

Mahogany

Art Nouvau Beauty with Lilies
Art Nouvau Beauty with Lilies

Art Nouvau Beauty with Lilies

By Blendon Reed Campbell

Located in Graton, CA

Campbell studied in Paris with Laurens and Constant at the Academie Julien and later with Whistler. He was a prize-winning artist in venues ranging from the Paris Salon in 1899 throu...

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Early 20th Century Art Nouveau Antique Whistles

Materials

Oil

Self-portrait of the artist
Self-portrait of the artist

Self-portrait of the artist

By Frantz Charlet

Located in Zonnebeke, VWV

Charlet was a close friend of amongst other Théo Van Rysselberghe, Paul Signac and James McNeill Whistler, with whom he travelled extensively during the 1880s, and is seen as one of ...

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1890s Impressionist Antique Whistles

Materials

Canvas, Paper, Pastel

Cherry Tilt-Top Table with Dishtop and Bird Cage Old Surface, CT
Cherry Tilt-Top Table with Dishtop and Bird Cage Old Surface, CT

Cherry Tilt-Top Table with Dishtop and Bird Cage Old Surface, CT

Located in Providence, RI

Given the above bells and whistles, (i.e. dishtop, birdcage, et al), this would indicate this was a comparatively expensive Provincial table.

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Late 18th Century American Queen Anne Antique Whistles

Materials

Cherry

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Paysage avec batteuse a Montfoucault

Paysage avec batteuse a Montfoucault

By Camille Pissarro

Located in Palm Desert, CA

"Paysage avec batteuse a Montfoucault (Landscape with Thresher at Montfoucault)" is a pastel by French Impressionist Camille Pissarro. The artwork is signed lower right, "C. Pissarro...

Category

1870s Impressionist Antique Whistles

Materials

Paper, Pastel, Board

Homme à l'agneau, mangeur de pastèque et flûtiste
Homme à l'agneau, mangeur de pastèque et flûtiste

Homme à l'agneau, mangeur de pastèque et flûtiste

By Pablo Picasso

Located in New Orleans, LA

Signed, dated and numbered “Picasso / 3.2.67 / II” (upper right) Crayon on paper Hailed among the fathers of modern art, Pablo Picasso possessed a seemingly endless supply of creati...

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20th Century Modern Antique Whistles

Materials

Paper, Crayon

At the Mirror
At the Mirror

At the Mirror

By Frederick Carl Frieseke

Located in New Orleans, LA

the most important American Impressionists of his age. While many of his contemporaries focused on the landscape, Frieseke gained his inspiration from the figural, and in particular ...

Category

Early 20th Century Impressionist Antique Whistles

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"Que pico de Oro" (What a Golden Beak) - Etching and Aquatint on Paper
"Que pico de Oro" (What a Golden Beak) - Etching and Aquatint on Paper

"Que pico de Oro" (What a Golden Beak) - Etching and Aquatint on Paper

By Francisco Goya

Located in Soquel, CA

"Que pico de Oro" (What a Golden Beak) - Etching and Aquatint on Paper 5th or 8th edition print of "Que pico de Oro" from the Los Caprichos with burnished aquatints, drypoints etchi...

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1790s Northern Renaissance Antique Whistles

Materials

Engraving, Etching, Aquatint, Laid Paper

Quart and a Half
Quart and a Half

Andrew WyethQuart and a Half, 1961

$295,000

H 21 in W 29.25 in

Quart and a Half

By Andrew Wyeth

Located in Palm Desert, CA

"Quart and a Half" is an American Realist abstract landscape watercolor on paper painting by Andrew Wyeth in 1961. The artwork is 21 x 29 1/4 inches and is 33 3/4 x 42 1/4 x 1 inches...

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20th Century American Realist Antique Whistles

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

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Antique Whistles For Sale on 1stDibs

There is a broad range of antique whistles for sale on 1stDibs. Browse a selection of Impressionist, Modern or Photorealist versions of these works for sale today — there are 57 Impressionist, 19 Modern, 3 Post-Impressionist, 1 Old Masters and 1 Photorealist examples available. These items have long been popular, with older editions for sale from the 18th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 20th Century. Adding a colorful piece of art to a room that is mostly decorated in warm neutral tones can yield a welcome change — see the antique whistles on 1stDibs that include elements of beige, gray, brown, white and more. James Abbott McNeill Whistler, James Abbott McNeill Whistler (circle), Mortimer Menpes, Auguste Brouet and Walter Greaves took a thoughtful approach to this subject that are worth considering. Each of these unique pieces was handmade with extraordinary care, with artists most often working in etching, lithograph and engraving.

How Much are Antique Whistles?

Prices for pieces in our collection of antique whistles start at $75 and top out at $125,000 with the average selling for $2,500.