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French Calligrophic Engraving by Jean-Nicolas Laugier
Located in Houston, TX
French calligraphic engraving by Jean-Nicolas Laugier after Jean Louis David’s Painting
Leonidas
Category
Early 19th Century French Antique Calligraphy
Materials
Paper
Apothecary Chest
Located in Yonkers, NY
Chinese Apothecary / Medicine Chest with 42 Small Pulls and 3 Medium Pulls
and Calligraphy Design
Category
19th Century Chinese Antique Calligraphy
$2,988
Chinese Eight Panel Coromandel Screen
Located in Essex, MA
and vases, reverse with calligraphy and above and below vignettes, signed
Category
18th Century and Earlier Chinese Antique Calligraphy
Materials
Wood, Plaster, Paint
Antique Large Cizhou Vase Stoneware Pottery/Vessel
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Ming dynasty cizhou vase.
Hand painted tribal motives and calligraphy. Glazed.
Was made into a
Category
17th Century Chinese Antique Calligraphy
Materials
Stoneware
19th Century Isfahan, Persian/Indian for Persian Market Qalamkari Wall Hanging
Located in Istanbul, TR
Although the piece is signed in calligraphy by an Isfahan work shop, it is also believed that these
Category
Mid-19th Century Persian Tribal Antique Calligraphy
Materials
Cotton
Islamic Ottoman Silk and Metal-Thread External Curtain Cover for The Holy Kaba
Located in Queens, NY
above bands of calligraphic inscriptions, the tughra applied on a red silk ground within a wreath with
Category
Early 20th Century Turkish Islamic Antique Calligraphy
Materials
Metallic Thread
Large Katamkari Box, Persia, 19th Century
Located in London, GB
Beautiful example of Persian calligraphy and craftsmanship, micro mosaic design 19th-20th century
Category
Late 19th Century Persian Antique Calligraphy
Materials
Hardwood
"Chinese Antique Scroll with Butterflies
Flowers, " by Unknown, Silk Painting
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
alongside two blue butterflies. Calligraphy is written in the top left corner.
Category
Early 19th Century Other Art Style Antique Calligraphy
Materials
Silk, Watercolor
Antique Ottoman Islamic Embossed Metal Mirror
Located in New York, NY
This metal mirror features extensive embossed decoration including Arabic calligraphy and animal
Category
19th Century Syrian Antique Calligraphy
Materials
Metal
Chinese Apothecary Chest
Located in Chicago, IL
calligraphy indicating the contents of each, helping keep the herbs and spices organized.
Category
19th Century Chinese Antique Calligraphy
Materials
Elm
$2,800
Qajar Dynasty, a Blue and White Islamic Pottery Square Tile, 19th Century
Located in Queens, NY
beautiful Islamic Arabic calligraphy.
Please see photos for condition.
Measures: 6" x 6".
Category
19th Century Persian Islamic Antique Calligraphy
Materials
Pottery
Antique Chinese Porcelain 17th Century Kosometsuke Bowl with Pommegranate
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
A very nice Bowl with a pommegranate and calligraphy
16-8-19-1-9
Condition
Overall condition
Category
17th Century Chinese Ming Antique Calligraphy
Materials
Porcelain
Khorasan Bronze Inkwell
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
missing), inlaid in copper and silver with bands of calligraphy and figural roundels, 12th century.
Category
15th Century and Earlier Persian Antique Calligraphy
$3,354
Collection of Calligrapher
s Brushes
Located in Chicago, IL
Collection of 19th century Chinese Scholars' calligraphy brushes with carved and naturally
Category
19th Century Chinese Antique Calligraphy
19th Century Chinese Dragon Carved Inkstone
Located in Chicago, IL
Scholarly pursuits such as painting, calligraphy, and poetry were a highly respected and revered
Category
Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Calligraphy
Materials
Stone
Red Japanese Lacquer Four-Panels Folding Screen, Meiji Period, 1868-1912
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
, the tools for calligraphy, tea ceremony and other activities of literati's lifestyle.
On the back
Category
Late 19th Century Antique Calligraphy
Materials
Lacquer
Persian Large Oval Moorish Brass Tray With Arabic Writing
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
calligraphy in Mameluke style.
19th century Collector Museum quality piece Qajar Era.
Engraved scenes with
Category
19th Century Persian Islamic Antique Calligraphy
Materials
Brass
"Hanging Scroll of Prunus Branches, " Ink on Paper
Located in Chicago, IL
. Guided by the gestural extensions of the calligraphic branches, the artist of this painting followed
Category
19th Century Qing Antique Calligraphy
Materials
Paper, Ink
Early 20th Century Chinese Tapered Brush Pot
Located in Chicago, IL
Set alongside the four treasures of the study, the calligraphy brush, ink, paper, and ink stone a
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Antique Calligraphy
Materials
Elm
Pair of Antique Chinese Green Glazed Ceramic Lidded Jars from the Hunan Province
Located in Yonkers, NY
and calligraphy. Born in the mountainous province of Hunan in southern China, each of this pair of
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Antique Calligraphy
Materials
Ceramic
Chinese Blue Glazed Brush Rest, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
Set alongside the four treasures of the study - the calligraphy brush, ink, paper, and inkstone - a
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Antique Calligraphy
Materials
Ceramic
24K Gold and Black Enamel Memento Mori Brooch Inset Hair Weave
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
Mid 19 century 1840's Inset hair weave Remember me in elaborate calligraphy script 24K gold human
Category
Mid-19th Century English Early Victorian Antique Calligraphy
Materials
Metal
Chinese Calligrapher
s Table
Located in Chicago, IL
19th century Chinese Scholar's calligraphy table with curved legs, carved feet, and original
Category
19th Century Antique Calligraphy
$10,800
Persian Mameluke Revival Hand Etched Brass Bowl
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
composition.
Engraved and hand-cut Arabic Islamic calligraphy and geometric designs on brass vessel. Cache
Category
19th Century Persian Islamic Antique Calligraphy
Very Large Ink Stone, China, Early 19th Century
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Very large ink stone used to prepare ink, probably for very large brushes for calligraphy
Category
Early 19th Century Chinese Antique Calligraphy
Materials
Stone
Chinese Lacquer And Hardstone Mounted Cabinet
Located in Essex, MA
PRESENTATION IN CALLIGRAPHY.
Category
18th Century and Earlier Chinese Antique Calligraphy
19th Century Mongolian Chest
Located in New York, NY
19th century Mongolian painted chest. Wonderful papered inside with old calligraphy paper. Specail
Category
19th Century Mongolian Antique Calligraphy
Materials
Paper, Wood
Chinese Yumu Scroll Pot, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
Set alongside the four treasures of the study - the calligraphy brush, ink, paper, and ink stone
Category
Late 19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Calligraphy
Materials
Elm
Lacquered Chinese Covered Box With Trays
Located in Palm Springs, CA
of food or perhaps it held ink for calligraphy. In the end it is a pretty decorative object now.
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Antique Calligraphy
Materials
Wood
Chinese Vases with Birds
Located in Astoria, NY
calligraphy against a glossy white background. Includes small decorative handles on each. Wear appropriate to
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Antique Calligraphy
Materials
Enamel
$925 / set
Ornate Chinese Framed Mirror
Located in Chicago, IL
where a 19th century Chinese Scholar's calligraphy scroll painting would have been displayed.
Category
19th Century Antique Calligraphy
Materials
Wood
Japanese Two Panel Screen: Winter Vines
Wisteria
Located in Hudson, NY
calligraphy on the reverse says the artist is Yoshiura Miyoshi.
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Antique Calligraphy
Materials
Textile, Linen, Wood
Scroll Box on Stand
Located in Chicago, IL
An early 19th century Chinese calligraphy scroll box with brass hardware and wonderful patina
Category
19th Century Chinese Antique Calligraphy
Materials
Elm
$2,980
Fine Chinese Tea Tray, circa 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
Crafted of fine hardwood, this 19th century tray once served tea or displayed calligraphy tools in
Category
Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Calligraphy
Materials
Hardwood
Chinese Export Gilt Black Lacquer Cylinder Roll Desk and Chair, 19th/20th C.
Located in Kingston, NY
with a related lacquer chair. The desk is hand painted with calligraphy and images. the translation of
Category
Early 20th Century Antique Calligraphy
Materials
Wood
Miniature Indo Persian Mughal Painting W Manuscript
Located in Long Island City, NY
floral and foliage patterns. Carefully written with a Persian calligraphic text upper to the center
Category
Late 18th Century Unknown Antique Calligraphy
Materials
Paint
Medicine Chest with 12 Drawers
Located in Chicago, IL
calligraphy indicating the contents of each, helping keep the herbs and spices organized. Painted medicine
Category
Mid-19th Century Chinese Antique Calligraphy
Materials
Elm
Collection of Five 19th Century Chinese Root Wood Brush Washers
Located in Chicago, IL
scholars to clean their calligraphy brushes.
Category
19th Century Chinese Rustic Antique Calligraphy
Materials
Wood
Chinese Brass Bound Scroll Box, 19th Century
Located in Astoria, NY
Chinese calligraphic paper. 4.5" H x 18.5" W x 7" D.
Category
19th Century Chinese Export Antique Calligraphy
Materials
Cedar, Paper
Antique Shanxi Province Elmwood Dining Table / Desk
Located in Chicago, IL
small calligraphy table. This dark brown table with black lacquer can double as a desk or a dining table
Category
Early 1900s Chinese Chinese Export Antique Calligraphy
Materials
Wood, Elm
Parchment Covered Console Table
Located in Chicago, IL
scrolls, reminicient of a Chinese Scholars' calligraphy panels.
Pagoda Red Collection
Category
19th Century Chinese Antique Calligraphy
Materials
Parchment Paper
Angora Oushak Carpet
Located in San Francisco, CA
medallion flanked by calligraphic cartouches and pendentives rests on a charcoal field. Persianate palmettes
Category
19th Century Turkish Antique Calligraphy
$29,000
Japanese Bronze Vase with Multi Metal Landscape
Located in Hudson, NY
side: YOSHIMITSU. Comes in original wood storage box (calligraphy on the box reads: gold and silver
Category
1870s Japanese Meiji Antique Calligraphy
Materials
Bronze
Fine Chinese Tea Tray, circa 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
Crafted of fine hardwood, this 19th-century tray once served tea or displayed calligraphy tools in
Category
Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Calligraphy
Materials
Hardwood
Antique Indo Persian Mughal Painting W Manuscript
Located in Long Island City, NY
painting is framed by floral and foliage patterns. Carefully written with a Persian calligraphic text upper
Category
Late 18th Century Unknown Antique Calligraphy
Materials
Paint
Moorish Revival Brass Syrian Table Lamp
By Brasscrafter Co. 1
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Middle Eastern Syrian Moorish Revival with Arabic calligraphy.
Moorish Revival Syrian brass table
Category
Early 20th Century Syrian Moorish Antique Calligraphy
Materials
Brass
Petite Round Corner Double Support Side Table
Located in Chicago, IL
ideal scale for displaying painted scrolls or works of calligraphy.
Category
Mid-19th Century Chinese Antique Calligraphy
Materials
Elm
Japanese Carbon Print by Herbert George Ponting
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
paint, in a formal calligraphic hand in the lower left of the image.
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Antique Calligraphy
Antique Islamic Textile with Moorish Arabic Writing Granada Spain
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
1940s Granada Islamic Spain Textile with Arabic Calligraphy Writing.
1940s Antique Spanish Moorish
Category
Early 20th Century Spanish Islamic Antique Calligraphy
Materials
Cotton, Silk
Provincial Chinese Blue and White Plate, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
Calligraphic sweeps of blue bring this 19th-century footed plate to life, brushed atop a blue-grey
Category
Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Calligraphy
Materials
Ceramic
Provincial Chinese Blue and White Plate, C. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
Calligraphic sweeps of blue bring this 19th-century footed plate to life, brushed atop a blue-grey
Category
Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Calligraphy
Materials
Ceramic
Savonarola Armchair
Located in Cheshire, GB
up on shaped legs and bracket feet. The chair decorated with pseudo calligraphy, shields, scrolls and
Category
Late 19th Century Moroccan Antique Calligraphy
Materials
Walnut
$3,833
Square Ottoman Empire Iznik Tile
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
turquoise on a white ground with a central calligraphic panel inscribed with the ‘Alhamdulillah‘ meaning
Category
17th Century Turkish Antique Calligraphy
Materials
Ceramic
Provincial Chinese Blue and White Plate, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
Calligraphic sweeps of blue bring this 19th-century footed plate to life, brushed atop a blue-grey
Category
Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Calligraphy
Materials
Ceramic
Provincial Chinese Blue and White Plate, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
Calligraphic sweeps of blue bring this 19th-century footed plate to life, brushed atop a blue-grey
Category
Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Calligraphy
Materials
Ceramic
Black Horse - China Ink by Chinese Master Early 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
paper. On the left side a text in Chinese calligraphy, a red stamp seal and sign. "Hoayong".
Includes
Category
Early 20th Century Modern Antique Calligraphy
Materials
Ink
Provincial Chinese Blue and White Plate, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
Calligraphic sweeps of blue bring this 19th-century footed plate to life, brushed atop a blue-grey
Category
Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Calligraphy
Materials
Ceramic
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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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