How many brackets come up each year?

About 26 come to market on Sellingantiques in a year, so the category turns over slowly. Spread across 122 different dealers who have listed one, that means most dealers who handle brackets do so only once or twice. They arrive as odd finds rather than regular stock.

What wood are they usually made from?

Oak leads, with mahogany next and walnut behind that. Rosewood, limewood, pine and fruitwood turn up in samples. Beyond the common woods the archive holds olive wood, ebony and padouk. Materials also run well past timber altogether: terracotta, parian, porcelain, majolica, stoneware, plaster, papier mâché and cast iron all appear.

Why are so many sold in pairs?

Brackets were made to flank something, a mirror, a door, a chimneypiece, so they left the workshop in twos. The matched pair is the commonest single object in the category. Sets of three, four and five also show up, including papier mâché sets, curtain rail brackets and heavy cast-iron shelf brackets.

What is the oldest bracket in the archive?

Chinese carved wooden corbels dated before 1700 are the oldest thing recorded, and also the top of the range. Behind them sit 17th century oak wall brackets and corbels and a pair of 16th century oak building brackets. The dated field itself starts at 1750, with a set of carved capitals.

Are gilded brackets a separate group?

They make up about a fifth of the category. Gilt, giltwood and gilt wood together account for some 50 titles. Within that group you'll find gilded gesso, parcel-gilt, silver gilt and Florentine gilt, and rococo turns up as a descriptor in eight titles.

Do curtain-pole and sign brackets count here?

Yes. The heading takes in any bracket-shaped fitting, so curtain-pole and curtain rail brackets, bell brackets, sign brackets and cast-iron sink and shelf supports all sit under it. Brass and wrought iron both appear. Occasionally something stranger lands in the category: a pawnbroker's trade sign, an apothecary's pestle-and-mortar sign, a diner gong, a plate rack, a miniature chest of drawers.

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Antique Brackets

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A bracket is a small support fixed to a wall to carry a clock, bust, vase, lamp or ornament, and the heading also covers the architectural corbels and capitals dealers list beside them.

Rare Antique by Master Carver Luigi Frullini the Devil

19th century

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Rare Antique by Master Carver Luigi Frullini the Devil

From Karen Tarleton

£1,100

3+ MONTHS AGO

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19th century

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A C19th Carved Giltwood Wall Bracket

From Tinker & Toad

£370

3+ MONTHS AGO

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19th century

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French 19th Century Alcohol Thermometer

From Baggott & Co.

£265

3+ MONTHS AGO

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17th century

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Late 17th Century Carved Oak Corbel in the Style of a Medieval Man, Possibly Continental

From LVS Decorative Arts

£750

3+ MONTHS AGO

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Large Pair of 17th C. Chinese Carved Wooden Corbels

17th century

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Large Pair of 17th C. Chinese Carved Wooden Corbels

From Original Retro

£7,500

3+ MONTHS AGO

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18th century

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18th Century Pair of Huge French Plaster Corbels

From Nikki Page Antiques

£850

3+ MONTHS AGO

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Blue and White Ceramic and Ormolu Wall Bracket

1900 - 1920

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Blue and White Ceramic and Ormolu Wall Bracket

From Elmgarden

£900

3+ MONTHS AGO

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19th century

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Georgian Mahogany Cellarette C.1800

From Serendipity Antiques

£1,800

3+ MONTHS AGO

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19th century

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Pair of Antique Carved Pine Corbals

From David Griffith Antiques

£1,850

3+ MONTHS AGO

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Stunning Pair Wooden Carved Wall Brackets

1900 - 1920

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Stunning Pair Wooden Carved Wall Brackets

From French Lavender Antiques and Interiors

£475

3+ MONTHS AGO

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Wood is only part of it on Sellingantiques: terracotta, parian, porcelain, majolica, stoneware, plaster, papier mache and cast iron have all been listed as brackets.

Pair Painted Wrought Iron Brackets C1920

1900 - 1920

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Pair Painted Wrought Iron Brackets C1920

From Shaun King Antiques

£385

3+ MONTHS AGO

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16th century

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Pair of 16th Century, Oak Carved Building Brackets

From Oliveri Antiques Ltd

£4,950

3+ MONTHS AGO

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19th century

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Painted Pine 19th Century Miniature Chest of Drawers

From S and S Timms Antiques Ltd

£1,650

3+ MONTHS AGO

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19th century

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Clock Wall Bracket

From M. C. Taylor

£200

3+ MONTHS AGO

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19th century

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Large Iron Bracket

From witchantiques.com

£225

3+ MONTHS AGO

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19th century

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19th Century Apothecary Trade Sign in the Form of a Pestle & Mortar

From Browns Antiques and Reclamation

£3,500

3+ MONTHS AGO

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Antique Brackets

Rare Antique by Master Carver Luigi Frullini the Devil

A C19th Carved Giltwood Wall Bracket

French 19th Century Alcohol Thermometer

Late 17th Century Carved Oak Corbel in the Style of a Medieval Man, Possibly Continental

Large Pair of 17th C. Chinese Carved Wooden Corbels

18th Century Pair of Huge French Plaster Corbels

Blue and White Ceramic and Ormolu Wall Bracket

Georgian Mahogany Cellarette C.1800

Pair of Antique Carved Pine Corbals

Stunning Pair Wooden Carved Wall Brackets

Pair Painted Wrought Iron Brackets C1920

Pair of 16th Century, Oak Carved Building Brackets

Painted Pine 19th Century Miniature Chest of Drawers

Clock Wall Bracket

Large Iron Bracket

19th Century Apothecary Trade Sign in the Form of a Pestle & Mortar

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