Pearlware Bear Jug and Cover, English, Early 19th Century
Located in Spencertown, NY
Napoleonic Bear Baiting Jug and Cover, Probably Scottish,
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Antique Mid-19th Century Scottish Regency Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Bear Baiting
Antique Carved Stone Bear Head Sculpture
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
Its features are certainly eye-catching and leave room for the imagination. Bear baiting Bear baiting was a very popular sport from the 12th to the 19th century in England.
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Antique Early 17th Century English Georgian Animal Sculptures
Materials
Sandstone, Stone
Antique Carved Stone Lion Head Sculpture
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
Its features are certainly eye-catching and leave room for the imagination. Lion baiting Much like bear-baiting, the lion baiting was staged for the amusement of the court.
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Antique 17th Century Animal Sculptures
Materials
Sandstone
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Massive Figure of A muzzled Bear Baited by a Ferocious Dog
Located in Woodstock, OXFORDSHIRE
A very rare English creamware pottery figure of large proportion of a bear and a mastiff dog. The figure is about 12 inches high and depicts the chained beast being baited by the d...
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Antique Late 18th Century English Country More Furniture and Collectibles
Materials
Ceramic, Earthenware, Creamware, Pottery
One of the First Maps of London
By Georg Braun and Frans Hogenberg
Located in La Jolla, CA
Across the Thames, spanned by the magnificent London Bridge, Southwark is depicted along with the bull/bear baiting rings, immensely popular sports during the Elizabethan era.
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Antique 16th Century German Northern Renaissance Prints
Materials
Paper
Antique 19th Century Rare Victorian Solid Silver Novelty Bear Inkwell, Sheffield
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H 4.73 in W 2.76 in D 3.94 in
Antique 19th Century Rare Victorian Solid Silver Novelty Bear Inkwell, Sheffield
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
Description: Antique 19th century exceptionally rare Victorian Solid Silver Novelty bear baiting desk inkwell, realistically modelled as a bear chained to rugged staff, the hinged...
Category
Antique 1880s English Victorian Inkwells
Materials
Sterling Silver
Antique 19th Century Rare Victorian Solid Silver Novelty Bear Inkwell, Sheffield
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H 4.73 in W 2.76 in D 3.94 in
Antique 19th Century Rare Victorian Solid Silver Novelty Bear Inkwell, Sheffield
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
Antique 19th century exceptionally rare Victorian solid silver novelty bear baiting desk inkwell, realistically modelled as a bear chained to rugged staff, the hinged head as a cover...
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Antique 1880s English Victorian Inkwells
Materials
Sterling Silver
18th C. Portuguese Blue & White Faience Figural Bear Container With Club, Rare
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H 10.5 in W 7 in D 6 in
18th C. Portuguese Blue & White Faience Figural Bear Container With Club, Rare
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Portuguese Faience Blue & White Figural Bear Container With Club, this is called a baiting vessel/jar.
Category
Antique Mid-18th Century Portuguese Folk Art Jars
Materials
Faience
Sterling Silver Gentleman’s Desk Paperweight
By Walker & Hall
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
The pedestal is surmounted with a fine and impressive cast sterling silver model depicting bear-baiting in the form of a bear in a head brace clawing a wooden post.
Category
Vintage 1950s English Paperweights
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver
Antique Aquatint 'Bear Baiting' by J. Clark, 1820
Located in Langweer, NL
The antique aquatint titled 'Bear Baiting' by J. Clark portrays a scene related to the cruel and now outlawed practice of bear-baiting, a form of entertainment where a captive bear w...
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Prints
Materials
Paper
Staffordshire pottery pitcher with bull baiting motifs circa 1820
Located in Woodstock, OXFORDSHIRE
Bull Baiting and Bear Baiting was thankfully banned in England in 1835.
Category
Antique 19th Century English Pitchers
Antique Staffordshire Prattware Pottery Bear Cub on Base, Early 19th Century
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H 7 in W 8.5 in D 0.1 in
Antique Staffordshire Prattware Pottery Bear Cub on Base, Early 19th Century
Located in Woodstock, OXFORDSHIRE
The figure is a significant size and is strongly decorated in pratt colours. Bear baiting was a popular "entertainment" from Elizabethan times until it was banned in England in 183...
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Antique Early 19th Century English Animal Sculptures
Antique Staffordshire Saltglaze Pottery Bear Jug
Located in Woodstock, OXFORDSHIRE
A salt-glazed stoneware pottery jug in the shape of a bear, with a dog attached to its chest. These figures appear whimsical, but in fact portray the cruel yet popular sport of bear-...
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier English Figurative Sculptures
Stoneware Pottery Brown Saltglaze Jug in the Form of a Bear, 18th Century
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H 10 in W 6.5 in D 6 in
Stoneware Pottery Brown Saltglaze Jug in the Form of a Bear, 18th Century
Located in Woodstock, OXFORDSHIRE
These figures were inspired by the cruel so called sport of bear baiting where the beast would be chained to a post to fight with savage dogs.
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Antique 1770s English Pottery
Materials
Pottery, Stoneware
Early 20th Century Oil on Panel Study of an English Bulldog, Alph Jack, 1926
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H 15.25 in W 10.75 in D 0.25 in
Early 20th Century Oil on Panel Study of an English Bulldog, Alph Jack, 1926
By Alph Jack
Located in Bedford, Bedfordshire
Bull-baiting, along with bear-baiting, reached the peak of its popularity in England in the early 1800s until they were both made illegal by the Cruelty to Animals Act in 1835.
Category
Vintage 1920s English Paintings
Materials
Oak
People Also Browsed
Pair of Early 20th Century French Garden Statues
Located in Houston, TX
A lovely pair of 20th century concrete garden figures from France. He is perched next to an oak stump with foliage and acorns in hand. She carries two floral bouquets. These figures ...
Category
Early 20th Century French Statues
Materials
Concrete
Fossilised Skull of Prehistoric Marine Reptile the Mosasaur, 70Million Years Ago
$23,681Sale Price|30% Off
H 6.3 in W 15.75 in D 5.91 in
Fossilised Skull of Prehistoric Marine Reptile the Mosasaur, 70Million Years Ago
Located in Puglia, Puglia
Upper Cretaceous, about 70-65 million years ago (Maastrichtian) Morocco The skull is reconstructed in good proportions with fossil pieces found in a phosphate mine in Morocco. I att...
Category
Antique 15th Century and Earlier African Natural Specimens
Materials
Bone
19th Century Wooden Rocking Horse
Located in Sheffield, MA
The 19th century charming and rustic rocking horse now mounted on two straight boards is made of handcrafted wood pieces cleverly assembled, and has a leather saddle, reins and stirr...
Category
Antique Early 19th Century American Country Animal Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Mid-19th Century Carved and Painted Wooden Tang Dynasty Horse
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
Mid-19th century carved and painted wooden Tang dynasty horse This is a superb piece of Chinese Folk Art, superbly carved in wood, in the classic statue of this famous creature in...
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Export Animal Sculptures
Hand-Carved Italian Carrara Marble Satyr Mask Wall Sculpture
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A hand carved late 18th/19th Century mythological marble Satyr mask with horns, weathered patina in good condition. The hand sculpted Italian Carrara marble wall mount fragment was c...
Category
Antique Late 18th Century Italian Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Carrara Marble
15th Century Pair Of Gargoyles - Gargouilles
Located in Round Top, TX
An exceptional pair of English 15th century Gargoyles - Gargouilles - Elements from a Monument, carved from stone. Outstanding patina. Now resting on their iron stands. Tremendous...
Category
Antique 15th Century and Earlier English Architectural Elements
Materials
Stone
18th century Antique wooden temple fragment of a Horse head
Located in DEVENTER, NL
The Antique wooden temple fragment of a Horse head is a remarkable and significant artifact originating from India. Crafted from wood, each statue stands at 37,5 cm in height and mea...
Category
Antique 18th Century Indian Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Wood
Gothic Canopy, France, 15th Century
Located in Bruxelles, BE
Gothic canopy France, 15th century Alabaster, some traces of polychromy 33 x 23 x 20 cm Provenance: - Private collection Genève, Switzerland This masterful, three-sided c...
Category
Antique 15th Century and Earlier French Gothic Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Alabaster
Antique Italian Grand Tour Sculpture of Lion of Lucerne
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
An antique Italian Grand Tour sculpture after the Lion of Lucerne. Dating to circa 1830, this period model is thought to have been made as a souvenir or a sample of the work by scul...
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Italian Grand Tour Animal Sculptures
Materials
Alabaster
ANCIENT MONUMENTAL MARBLE LION FOUNTAIN HEAD ROMAN EMPIRE 1ST/2ND CENTURY AD, 1st-2nd century A
$40,830
H 20.08 in W 7.88 in
ANCIENT MONUMENTAL MARBLE LION FOUNTAIN HEAD ROMAN EMPIRE 1ST/2ND CENTURY AD
Located in Milan, IT
Large roman carved marble fountain head representing a lion Rome, I-II Century AC Bonham's London, 22 September 1998, lot 485; formerly in the private collection of a Norwegian gent...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble
Carved Stone Dog Head Gargoyle Statue
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
A stylised dog gargoyle statue expressively carved into York stone. Dating from the late 19th / early 20th centuries, this dog head is over 100 years old and as such has a naturally ...
Category
Early 20th Century Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Stone
17th Century English Carved Stone Griffin
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
Dating from the 17th century, this English carved stone griffin or stylised dragon statue is an architectural fragment from history. Over 350 years old, it likely once served as a de...
Category
Antique Mid-17th Century English Statues
Materials
Limestone
Fragment of a Lion made of Sandstone, 17th Century
Located in Greding, DE
Sculpture of a lion preserved in fragmentary condition with curved iron tongue and long mane. The iron tail is still present as a remnant. There is an iron ring on the back. The lion...
Category
Antique 17th Century German Statues
Materials
Sandstone
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Bear Baiting For Sale on 1stDibs
With a vast inventory of beautiful furniture at 1stDibs, we’ve got just the bear baiting you’re looking for. Each bear baiting for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using ceramic, sandstone and stone. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect bear baiting — we have versions that date back to the 18th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 19th Century are available. A bear baiting made by folk art designers — as well as those associated with Regency — is very popular. Many designers have produced at least one well-made bear baiting over the years, but those crafted by Karine Giboulo and Brandon Vickerd are often thought to be among the most beautiful.
How Much is a Bear Baiting?
Prices for a bear baiting can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, they begin at $192 and can go as high as $4,500, while the average can fetch as much as $2,067.
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