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Antique Middle Eastern Persian Wall Hanging Metal Tray
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
with calligraphic inscriptions, this brass plate/tray is remarkable mix of Qajar patterns.
Late 19th
Category
Early 20th Century Asian Islamic Antique Calligraphy
Materials
Metal
Japanese Ceramic Dish Meiji Ogata Kenzan
Located in Atlanta, GA
calligraphy, we think that the dish was likely made in Meiji period circa 19th century in the style of Ogata
Category
19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Calligraphy
Materials
Ceramic
Antique 19th Century Chinese Hand-Carved Wooden Grain Basket with Bamboo Handle
Located in Yonkers, NY
with touches of black. The lid showcases fantastic carved figures while the bowl displays calligraphy
Category
19th Century Chinese Antique Calligraphy
Materials
Bamboo, Wood
The Collector’s Choice: Late 19th Century Persian Lavar Kerman Palace Rug
Located in Dallas, TX
garden brimming with symbolic depth. Subtle cartouche inscriptions in Kufic calligraphy further
Category
Late 19th Century Persian Kirman Antique Calligraphy
Materials
Wool
OIL PAINTING By MAJOR John E . Bale OLD FINE MASTER 19th Century BRITISH SCHOOL
By John Edward Bale
Located in Ferndown, GB
is embellished with
calligraphy and watercolour titles by Bale. During this tour, Bale was
promoted
Category
Late 19th Century Realist Antique Calligraphy
Materials
Oil
Antique Delft Charger 18th Century Polychrome Colors Netherlands Circa 1770
Located in Katonah, NY
composition, its red foliage spreading across the sky with an almost calligraphic grace. The painter’s
Category
Late 18th Century Dutch Chinoiserie Antique Calligraphy
Materials
Delft
Antique Japanese Framed Woodblock Print Depicting a Man and Woman Discussing
Located in Yonkers, NY
is looking up to her husband. The décor, highly minimalist, is simply made of a calligraphy print
Category
19th Century Japanese Antique Calligraphy
Materials
Glass, Wood, Paint
Polished Brass Islamic Moorish Style Desk Inkwells Set
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
, overlay with Islamic Arabic calligraphy writing, very fine Middle Eastern metalwork.
This Syrian brass
Category
19th Century Lebanese Moorish Antique Calligraphy
Materials
Brass
Antique Austrian Savonnerie Mythical Hunting Rug, Viennese Garden of Beasts
Located in Dallas, TX
depth, like frescoes fading gracefully with time. Four calligraphic cartouches in marine blue and
Category
Early 20th Century Austrian Aubusson Antique Calligraphy
Materials
Wool
Iconic Antique Ivory Beni Ouarain Moroccan Berber Rug
Located in Milan, IT
carpets on the market, and this coupled to its unique almost 'calligraphic' design allows us to safely
Category
Early 20th Century Moroccan Tribal Antique Calligraphy
Materials
Wool
Les Arcades, Dieppe France (the arches along coastline of a town in Normandy)
By Stanley Anderson
Located in New Orleans, LA
keenly felt among etchers of the day. His influence on Anderson is evidenced in the calligraphic line
Category
Early 20th Century Modern Antique Calligraphy
Materials
Drypoint, Etching
Antique Hand-Painted Porcelain Vase with Scenes from 19th Century, China
Located in Yonkers, NY
patterns in China. The adjoining sides feature calligraphy and porcelain ring handles. This tall Chinese
Category
19th Century Chinese Antique Calligraphy
Materials
Porcelain
Original early 20th Century German signed lithograph by Marcus Behmer
By Marcus Behmer
Located in Petworth, West Sussex
are mostly calligraphic designed tablets with Greek text (prayers and Bible quotes), amd drawings full
Category
Early 20th Century Art Nouveau Antique Calligraphy
Materials
Lithograph
Betel Motor Car Art Deco Brass Box, Collectible Toy, Children
s Paint Set, 1930s
Located in Roma, IT
removing the second layer reveals the storage space for the paper and calligraphy tools. Approximate
Category
Early 20th Century American Art Deco Antique Calligraphy
Materials
Metal, Brass
Selection of Black and White Abstract Prints
By Aaron Siskind
Located in Atlanta, GA
edition of 25. It measures 33" H x 25.51" W framed.
2) Abstract lithograph with Asian calligraphy by
Category
1820s Austrian Empire Antique Calligraphy
Materials
Alabaster, Bronze
$750 / item
Iconic Antique Ivory Beni Ouarain Moroccan Berber Rug
Located in Milan, IT
market, and this coupled to its unique almost 'calligraphic' design allows us to safely consider it a
Category
Early 20th Century Moroccan Tribal Antique Calligraphy
Materials
Wool
1900
s Antique Persian Lavar Kerman Carpet with Modern Style
Located in Dallas, TX
—delicate tendrils curve like verses in calligraphy, winding gracefully among sprigs of Shah Abbasi blossoms
Category
Early 20th Century Persian Revival Antique Calligraphy
Materials
Wool
$17,808 Sale Price
30% Off
Tree Peony and Blue and White Flycatcher — 19th century woodblock print
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
) studied painting and calligraphy with Umegata Tokyo and Suzuki Hyakunen. He taught at the Kyoto Prefecture
Category
1880s Naturalistic Antique Calligraphy
Materials
Woodcut
$440 Sale Price
20% Off
Antique Japanese Meiji Period Painted Wood Sign with a Samurai, 19th Century
Located in Yonkers, NY
back painted calligraphies. This tall panel can be hinged thanks to two square buckles on the top. Made
Category
19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Calligraphy
Materials
Wood
Antique Indian Mughal Brass Betel Nut Cutters with Dragon Motif Areca nut Cutter
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
surface. Intricate floral patterns, delicate motifs, and, in some cases, Islamic calligraphy reflect the
Category
Late 19th Century Indian Islamic Antique Calligraphy
Materials
Brass, Bronze
Aranea diadima a study by Walter Spies, an artist living in Indonesia in the 30s
Located in PARIS, FR
identify.
The watercolor was done on strong cardboard, decorated with Chinese calligraphy on the back. It
Category
1920s Art Deco Antique Calligraphy
Materials
Watercolor
Signed Antique Persian Tabriz Carpet, 11
02 x 14
07
Located in Dallas, TX
enclosed with inscription cartouche border reflecting similar lifestyle scenes with calligraphy scripts
Category
Early 20th Century Persian Tabriz Antique Calligraphy
Materials
Wool
Late 19th Century Romantic French Aubusson Tapestry Inspired by Paul Cézanne
By Paul Cézanne, François Boucher
Located in Dallas, TX
seasoned guardians, their trunks curved like calligraphy etched by time. The color palette—sun-washed
Category
Late 19th Century French Belle Époque Antique Calligraphy
Materials
Wool, Silk
$10,080 Sale Price
27% Off
Doris Leslie Blau Oversized Antique North Indian Rug
Located in New York, NY
palmettes, all rendered in a painterly, almost calligraphic style. This minimalist treatment of the field—an
Category
Early 20th Century Indian Antique Calligraphy
Materials
Wool
Carved Chinese Inkstone with Longevity Symbols and Marks
Located in Atlanta, GA
never age". On the back of the inkstone, there is a mark in an archaic calligraphy "WenBaoZhai
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Calligraphy
Materials
Stone
Set of 6 Large Kakemonos Japanese Mythology, 19th Century Japan circa 1800 Edo
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
hang". In Japan this refers to a painting or calligraphy, most often done on silk or paper framed in a
Category
19th Century Japanese Edo Antique Calligraphy
Materials
Paper
$2,565 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Antique Edo Period Japanese Aoki Mokubei Jar Japan Figures Trees
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
studied calligraphy under Fuyo KO at a young age, showing great talent; however, when he found pottery, he
Category
19th Century Japanese Edo Antique Calligraphy
Materials
Porcelain
$3,698 Sale Price
48% Off
Plates of Old Testament- Etching by Antonio Tempesta - 17th Century
By Antonio Tempesta
Located in Roma, IT
naturalistic but also calligraphic taste, acquired from the frequentation of Giovanni Stradano, with whom he
Category
17th Century Modern Antique Calligraphy
Materials
Etching
Old Testament Plates - Original Etching by Antonio Tempesta - 17th Century
By Antonio Tempesta
Located in Roma, IT
naturalistic but also calligraphic taste, acquired from the frequentation of Giovanni Stradano, with whom he
Category
17th Century Modern Antique Calligraphy
Materials
Etching
Stylish Antique Eastern Style Wooden Wall Hanging Cabinet with Intricate Details
Located in Lisse, NL
inspired piece of wall furniture. It also comes with Arabic calligraphy on the drawer, but unfortunately we
Category
Late 19th Century Spanish Spanish Colonial Antique Calligraphy
Materials
Glass, Wood
Glossy ceramic popsicle sculpture in a range of colors
Located in Tel Aviv, IL
textures.
Another motif in their works is calligraphic inscription of a text on a design-art surface. The
Category
Early 20th Century Contemporary Antique Calligraphy
Materials
Ceramic, Glaze
Dog - Etching by Antonio Tempesta - 1610s
By Antonio Tempesta
Located in Roma, IT
naturalistic but also calligraphic taste, acquired from the frequentation of Giovanni Stradano, with whom he
Category
Early 17th Century Antique Calligraphy
Materials
Etching
Dog - Etching by Antonio Tempesta - 1610s
By Antonio Tempesta
Located in Roma, IT
naturalistic but also calligraphic taste, acquired from the frequentation of Giovanni Stradano, with whom he
Category
Early 17th Century Antique Calligraphy
Materials
Etching
Portrait of Teacher - Original Pencil Drawing by A.C.C. Rodet - Mid 19th Century
By Anne Charlotte Claudine Rodet
Located in Roma, IT
with another calligraphy, only partially decipherable, and was probably added after the genesis of the
Category
Mid-19th Century Modern Antique Calligraphy
Materials
Pencil
The Horse - Etching by Antonio Tempesta - 1610s
By Antonio Tempesta
Located in Roma, IT
Tempesta trained in the culture of late Mannerism, with a naturalistic but also calligraphic taste
Category
Early 17th Century Antique Calligraphy
Materials
Etching
Goat - Etching by Antonio Tempesta - 1610s
By Antonio Tempesta
Located in Roma, IT
naturalistic but also calligraphic taste, acquired from the frequentation of Giovanni Stradano, with whom he
Category
Early 17th Century Antique Calligraphy
Materials
Etching
The Buffalo - Etching by Antonio Tempesta - 1610s
By Antonio Tempesta
Located in Roma, IT
Mannerism, with a naturalistic but also calligraphic taste, acquired from the frequentation of Giovanni
Category
Early 17th Century Antique Calligraphy
Materials
Etching
The Horse - Etching by Antonio Tempesta - 1610s
By Antonio Tempesta
Located in Roma, IT
Mannerism, with a naturalistic but also calligraphic taste, acquired from the frequentation of Giovanni
Category
Early 17th Century Antique Calligraphy
Materials
Etching
The Horse - Etching by Antonio Tempesta - 1610s
By Antonio Tempesta
Located in Roma, IT
Tempesta trained in the culture of late Mannerism, with a naturalistic but also calligraphic taste
Category
Early 17th Century Antique Calligraphy
Materials
Etching
The Monkey - Etching by Antonio Tempesta - 1610s
By Antonio Tempesta
Located in Roma, IT
also calligraphic taste, acquired from the frequentation of Giovanni Stradano, with whom he
Category
Early 17th Century Antique Calligraphy
Materials
Etching
The Fawn - Etching by Antonio Tempesta - 1610s
By Antonio Tempesta
Located in Roma, IT
trained in the culture of late Mannerism, with a naturalistic but also calligraphic taste, acquired from
Category
Early 17th Century Antique Calligraphy
Materials
Etching
Bull - Etching by Antonio Tempesta - 1610s
By Antonio Tempesta
Located in Roma, IT
Tempesta trained in the culture of late Mannerism, with a naturalistic but also calligraphic taste
Category
Early 17th Century Antique Calligraphy
Materials
Etching
Ox - Etching by Antonio Tempesta - 1610s
By Antonio Tempesta
Located in Roma, IT
Tempesta trained in the culture of late Mannerism, with a naturalistic but also calligraphic taste
Category
Early 17th Century Antique Calligraphy
Materials
Etching
Dog - Etching by Antonio Tempesta - 1610s
By Antonio Tempesta
Located in Roma, IT
naturalistic but also calligraphic taste, acquired from the frequentation of Giovanni Stradano, with whom he
Category
Early 17th Century Antique Calligraphy
Materials
Etching
Mule - Etching by Antonio Tempesta - 1610s
By Antonio Tempesta
Located in Roma, IT
naturalistic but also calligraphic taste, acquired from the frequentation of Giovanni Stradano, with whom he
Category
Early 17th Century Antique Calligraphy
Materials
Etching
Dog - Etching by Antonio Tempesta - 1610s
By Antonio Tempesta
Located in Roma, IT
naturalistic but also calligraphic taste, acquired from the frequentation of Giovanni Stradano, with whom he
Category
Early 17th Century Antique Calligraphy
Materials
Etching
Dog - Etching by Antonio Tempesta - 1610s
By Antonio Tempesta
Located in Roma, IT
naturalistic but also calligraphic taste, acquired from the frequentation of Giovanni Stradano, with whom he
Category
Early 17th Century Antique Calligraphy
Materials
Etching
The Donkey - Etching by Antonio Tempesta - 1610s
By Antonio Tempesta
Located in Roma, IT
Mannerism, with a naturalistic but also calligraphic taste, acquired from the frequentation of Giovanni
Category
Early 17th Century Antique Calligraphy
Materials
Etching
Chinese Wooden Screen with Reverse Glass Painted Panels
Located in London, GB
traditional costume. The figurative scenes depict two men engaged in the art of calligraphy, a couple (man and
Category
Early 1900s Chinese Chinese Export Antique Calligraphy
Materials
Wood, Glass
Exquisite Early 20th Century French Hand Lettering Trade Sign
Located in London, GB
, calligraphy, relief, plaque and marbling effects. This example is signed which makes it even more special
Category
1920s French Victorian Antique Calligraphy
Materials
Canvas
Persian Mosque Lamp Print – Large Islamic Ceramic Art Lithograph, 1869
Located in Langweer, NL
with intricate floral and calligraphic ornamentation in deep turquoise and cobalt blue glazes
Category
Mid-19th Century French Antique Calligraphy
Materials
Paper
$475 Sale Price
20% Off
Three Meissen Porcelain Plates Showing Old Master Paintings
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in London, GB
black calligraphy under the roundel.
Each painting is surrounded by concentric circles of decoration
Category
Late 19th Century German Baroque Antique Calligraphy
Materials
Porcelain
Moroccan Orientalist Moorish Round Polished Brass Side, circa 1920
Located in Paris, France
calligraphy cartridges, stars, leaves and beautiful elements will bring a sophisticated touch in your moorish
Category
Early 20th Century British Art Nouveau Antique Calligraphy
Materials
Brass
Spring 69
By Nancy Genn
Located in San Francisco, CA
tradition Her work explores geometric abstraction, non-objective form, and calligraphic mark making, and
Category
Early 20th Century Abstract Expressionist Antique Calligraphy
Materials
Lithograph
Japanese Painting, Hanging Scroll, 19th Century Bamboo in Moonlight
Located in Kyoto, JP
-tone, jet black stroke to emphasize the calligraphic nature of bamboo.
In a different era
Category
Early 19th Century Japanese Edo Antique Calligraphy
Materials
Silk
Ancient Persian Miniature: Men with Scimitar - Probably 18/19th Century
Located in Roma, IT
are phrases of remedies. The Persian hand-writing in calligraphy style is in the blue and red frame
Category
18th Century Antique Calligraphy
Materials
Ink, Tempera
19th Century German Baronship Document, Archduke Ludwig III of Hessen
Located in Vero Beach, FL
painted document is created in illuminated calligraphy with gold leaf letters on parchment and signed by
Category
19th Century German Antique Calligraphy
Materials
Leather, Parchment Paper
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Antique Calligraphy For Sale on 1stDibs
At 1stDibs, there are many versions of the ideal piece of antique calligraphy for your home. Was constructed with extraordinary care, often using wood, metal and paper. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect item from our selection of antique calligraphy — we have versions that date back to the 18th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 20th Century are available. A choice in our collection of antique calligraphy is a generally popular piece of furniture, but those created in Folk Art, Art Deco and Arts and Crafts styles are sought with frequency. You’ll likely find more than one object in our assortment of antique calligraphy that is appealing in its simplicity, but Emad Al-Molk Qazvini Hasani, J.
L. Lobmeyr Company and J.
L. Lobmeyr produced versions that are worth a look.
How Much is a Antique Calligraphy?
The average selling price for a piece of antique calligraphy at 1stDibs is $1,600, while they’re typically $100 on the low end and $25,000 for the highest priced.
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