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Satsuma Vase with Figures
Located in New Orleans, LA
leisure activities including calligraphy and a friendly game of Go. The vase presents the ideal cream
Category
19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Calligraphy
Materials
Earthenware
Chinese Red Lacquer Writing Set with Twin Dragons, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
, used for storing writing materials or paper cards of calligraphy and poetry.
Additional Dimensions
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Antique Calligraphy
Materials
Wood
Oversized Antique Burmese Gilt Prayer Manuscript Framed for Wall Display
Located in Yonkers, NY
joined leaves, each inscribed with lines of black lacquered calligraphy, set against a shimmering gold
Category
19th Century Burmese Antique Calligraphy
Materials
Linen, Glass, Wood, Paper
Antique 19th Century Hand-Crafted Moorish Pierced Brass Turkish Chandelier
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
calligraphy writing and fine filigree floral patterns adorned with glass.
Great antique patina on brass.
Total
Category
19th Century Turkish Islamic Antique Calligraphy
Materials
Brass
19th Century Moorish Egyptian Pearl Inlaid Folding Chair
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
designs, hand carved with Arabic calligraphy script and foliages.
Some mother of pearl inlay missing
Category
Late 19th Century Moroccan Moorish Antique Calligraphy
Materials
Wood
Antique Japanese wooden coffee table with a tasteful ink-wash pattern/Meiji
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
such as calligraphy, writing letters, and reading. Unlike Western desks, Japanese writing desks are low
Category
Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Calligraphy
Materials
Beech
Late Qing Chinese Famille Rose Erotic Nesting Bowls (10), Signed and Marked
Located in Norton, MA
but one (the smallest) marked on the bottoms. Artist's Calligraphy Signature and Stamp on each bowl
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Antique Calligraphy
Materials
Porcelain
Arabian Ornament Print – Antique Islamic Geometric
Floral Medallions, 1869
Located in Langweer, NL
, blending floral motifs with geometric precision and intricate calligraphy. Plate XXVII from L'Ornement
Category
Mid-19th Century French Antique Calligraphy
Materials
Paper
Hand Written "Fraktur" Birth Announcement, 1854
Located in Lambertville, NJ
as a Fraktur is calligraphic hand of the Latin alphabet and any of several black letter typefaces
Category
1850s American Antique Calligraphy
Materials
Glass, Wood, Paper
Chinese Ho Ho Boy Water Dropper, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
This curious object is a late 19th-century Chinese water dropper, a calligraphy accessory that
Category
Late 19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Calligraphy
Materials
Porcelain
Chinese Spotted Bamboo Brush Pot
Located in Chicago, IL
This wooden vessel is an early 20th-century brush pot, a container used to hold select calligraphy
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Organic Modern Antique Calligraphy
Materials
Bamboo
19th Century Ottoman Moorish Table
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
geometric designs with the Moorish star shape and Arabic calligraphy ottoman writing.
Dimension: 19.5
Category
1880s Turkish Moorish Antique Calligraphy
Materials
Fruitwood
19th-Century Tortoiseshell Side Table – Spanish with Arabic Influence
Located in Madrid, ES
Arabesque influences, featuring Arabic calligraphy in its intricate design. A fine example of craftsmanship
Category
19th Century Antique Calligraphy
Materials
Fruitwood
Ottoman / Turkish Pillow Cover in Sarma Technique, late 19th / Early 20th C.
Located in Istanbul, TR
materials. Common motifs included floral patterns, geometric shapes, and calligraphic scripts, often
Category
Early 20th Century Turkish Antique Calligraphy
Materials
Metallic Thread
Ottoman / Turkish Pillow Cover in Sarma Technique, late 19th / Early 20th C.
Located in Istanbul, TR
materials. Common motifs included floral patterns, geometric shapes, and calligraphic scripts, often
Category
Early 20th Century Turkish Antique Calligraphy
Materials
Metallic Thread
Ottoman / Turkish Pillow Cover in Sarma Technique, late 19th / Early 20th C.
Located in Istanbul, TR
materials. Common motifs included floral patterns, geometric shapes, and calligraphic scripts, often
Category
Early 20th Century Turkish Antique Calligraphy
Materials
Metallic Thread
Ottoman / Turkish Pillow Cover in Sarma Technique, late 19th / Early 20th C.
Located in Istanbul, TR
materials. Common motifs included floral patterns, geometric shapes, and calligraphic scripts, often
Category
Early 20th Century Turkish Antique Calligraphy
Materials
Metallic Thread
Large Antique Chinese Famille Rose Porcelain Baluster Vase Temple Jar.
Located in Vero Beach, FL
calligraphy into the pictorial decoration, and it is considered a significant art form.
Includes raised wood
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Antique Calligraphy
Materials
Porcelain
"La Source" by Ami E. Privat - Oil on Board - 28x37 cm
Located in Geneva, CH
Geneva, known for his landscape paintings, watercolors, lithographs, and calligraphy.
His work reflects
Category
Late 19th Century Realist Antique Calligraphy
Materials
Oil, Board
Pair of 18th-Century Illuminated Mughal or Persian Leaves Featuring a Royal Hunt
Located in Madrid, ES
Classical Persian (Farsi) with Sufi-inspired texts. Both feature flowing Nasta'liq calligraphy, marginal
Category
1760s Antique Calligraphy
Materials
Paper
Doris Leslie Blau Antique Chinese Rug
Located in New York, NY
, creating a captivating interplay of light and dark. The design reads almost like calligraphy—fluent
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Antique Calligraphy
Materials
Wool
Japanese Two Panel Screen: Mu (Nothing)
Located in Hudson, NY
Calligraphy reads: Mu (Nothing). Ink on silver in a black lacquered wooden trim. Seal is illegible.
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Antique Calligraphy
Materials
Silver
Japanese Two Panel Screen: Raku (Pleasure)
Located in Hudson, NY
Calligraphy reads: Raku (Pleasure). Ink on silver in a black lacquered wooden trim. Seal is
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Antique Calligraphy
Materials
Silver
Japanese Rare Antique Scroll of Waka Heart Poem Famous Rengetsu Otagaki, signed
Located in South Burlington, VT
to find scrolls are sought after through out the world. Her unique style of calligraphy work is
Category
Late 19th Century Japanese Edo Antique Calligraphy
Materials
Paper
$1,600 Sale Price
20% Off
Vintage Silk Hereke Rug
Located in Sultanahmet, 34
, featuring multiple layers of meticulously detailed patterns, including elegant calligraphic inscriptions at
Category
Early 20th Century Turkish Antique Calligraphy
Materials
Silk
$5,900
Large Framed and Matted Chinese Fu King Painting
Located in Locust Valley, NY
detailing. Chinese calligraphy is inscribed along one side, adding cultural context and artistic balance to
Category
Late 19th Century Antique Calligraphy
Materials
Paint
Scrolls and Blossoms: Rare Chinese Export Blue
White Porcelain Dish
Located in Downingtown, PA
(painting, calligraphy, music, and chess). Their inclusion here elevates the design from a purely decorative
Category
1770s Chinese Chinese Export Antique Calligraphy
Materials
Porcelain
19th Century Japanese Screen Pair - Birds
Flowers of the Four Seasons
Located in Kyoto, JP
quality. He developed his own delicate and elegant style from his study of ancient calligraphy and
Category
Mid-19th Century Japanese Edo Antique Calligraphy
Materials
Wood, Paper
Dark Brown Decorative Painting On Cream Ground Large Vase, China, 19th Century
Located in New York, NY
.
Calligraphy design.
From a collection of three pieces
Category
19th Century Chinese Antique Calligraphy
Materials
Terracotta
Antique engraving of Quante-Cong, Emperor of the Chinese, Warren sc., c.1790
Located in Langweer, NL
surroundings are filled with chinoiserie details, including calligraphic panels, lacquered-style furniture, and
Category
1790s British Antique Calligraphy
Materials
Paper
Lilian Shao "Chrysanthemum Song"
Located in Los Angeles, CA
calligraphy began at the age of six. Instructed by her grandfather in her native country of Taiwan, she
Category
Late 19th Century Contemporary Antique Calligraphy
Materials
Screen
A Pair of 19th Century Chinese Black Tea Canister Lamps
Located in London, GB
China, circa 1890
A pair of late nineteenth century black and gold tea canisters, with calligraphic
Category
Late 19th Century Chinese Antique Calligraphy
Materials
Metal
Oversized Antique Zeigler Rug in Red and Rust with Mihrab Design - Rug
Kilim
Located in Long Island City, NY
microscopic botanical complexity—tiny rosettes, palmette clusters, and vine scrolls rendered with calligraphic
Category
1870s Persian Antique Calligraphy
Materials
Wool
Vintage Mid-Century Art Deco Zeki Muren Style Wool Rug 5
2
x8
3
By Amara Rugs
Located in Torrance, CA
, calligraphic motifs in black, and green—evoking the spontaneity of mid-century art and the elegance of Ottoman
Category
Early 20th Century Turkish Mid-Century Modern Antique Calligraphy
Materials
Wool
A Solid Brass Cabinet, with silver inlaid , Egypt, late 19th c.
Located in PARIS, FR
silver inlay on five sides, the top with a calligraphic Tugra.
Approximately 15 kilos of copper; there is
Category
Late 19th Century Antique Calligraphy
Materials
Silver, Brass
Wall Mounted Walnut Cabinet by Edward Wormley for Dunbar
Located in Sagaponack, NY
flush-front drawers. Each of the doors is inset with a pair of beautiful calligraphic unique carved
Category
15th Century and Earlier American Antique Calligraphy
Materials
Rosewood
1780s-1850s Edo Japanese antique medicine chest of drawers, cabinet wabi sabi
Located in 常陸大宮市, JP
remain.
There're the numbering on the side of each drawer box, written by the calligraphy, which
Category
Late 18th Century Japanese Edo Antique Calligraphy
Materials
Wood
19th century brass decorated Middle Eastern Inkwell Qalamdan
Located in Toronto, Ontario
on all sides with middle eastern calligraphy. Comprising an inkwell and a pen compartment of typical
Category
19th Century Asian Moorish Antique Calligraphy
Materials
Brass
$1,008 Sale Price
48% Off
Zabihi Collection Silk Chinese Red Pictorial Rug
Located in New York, NY
.Each immortal has its own unique colorful outfit or costume. The calligraphy most likely shows that it
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Expressionist Antique Calligraphy
Materials
Silk, Wool
Oversized Antique Ghiordes Rug in Red
Gold with Floral Patterns - Rug
Kilim
Located in Long Island City, NY
botanical elements demonstrate microscopic precision—each palmette rendered with calligraphic accuracy that
Category
1890s Turkish Antique Calligraphy
Materials
Wool
B25 Japanese Antiques CalligraphyA 6panels, Silver Paper, folding Screen
Located in Niiza, JP
Calligraphy, folding screen
Material: Paper, wooden frame
1 piece: Width 590 x Height 1700 x Depth
Category
19th Century Japanese Antique Calligraphy
Materials
Paper
A Chinese Gnarled Root Brush Pot, 19th Century
Located in ARMADALE, VIC
calligraphy brush, ink, paper, and inkstone - a brush pot was a fixture of every traditional scholars' desk
Category
19th Century Chinese Antique Calligraphy
Materials
Wood
Taisho Period Japanese Room Divider with Silver Leaf Border
Located in London, England
Stunning 1920s Japanese room divider / folding screen.
Decorated with bold calligraphy, usually a
Category
Early 20th Century Art Deco Antique Calligraphy
Materials
Silver Leaf
French 18th Century Solid Pine Louis XV Armoire
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
each other’s calligraphic outline around the paneling. Each door is punctuated in the lower third by
Category
18th Century French Louis XV Antique Calligraphy
Materials
Metal
19th Century Chinese Scholar
s Brush Pot
Located in Chicago, IL
, brushes, inkstones, and brush washers were vital companions in the pursuit of poetry, calligraphy, and
Category
19th Century Chinese Other Antique Calligraphy
Materials
Wood
Islamic Antique Persian Qajar Blue Tile with Koranic Script Asia 19th C.
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Antique 19th century Persian Qajar blue tile with Islamic calligraphy writing.
Antique 19th century
Category
Early 19th Century Asian Islamic Antique Calligraphy
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery
Antique Japanese Arita 18/19th c Edo Period Unusual Landscape Lidded Bowls
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Very happy with this new arrival. Two lidded bowls with calligraphy and landscape scene. Marked at
Category
19th Century Japanese Edo Antique Calligraphy
Materials
Porcelain
$1,007 Sale Price
20% Off
Qing 19th Century Altar Vase with Hand-Painted Flowers and Birds
Located in Yonkers, NY
is leading our eye to discover a colorful décor on two sides, alternating with calligraphy on the two
Category
19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Calligraphy
Materials
Ceramic
1825 Blue Floral Painted Cabinet - European Alps
Located in Vo
, Veneto
men.”
At the center, elegantly painted in calligraphic style, are what are likely the owner’s
Category
1820s Austrian Other Antique Calligraphy
Materials
Fir
Rare Meiji Japanese Cloisonne Enamel On Porcelain Bats Vase Signed
Located in Long Island City, NY
ornaments made in the same technique. Signed and inscribed with red and blue ink Calligraphy, on the bottom
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Antique Calligraphy
Materials
Enamel
Lajos Kozma Fairy Tale Rococo Chairs, Folkloric Walnut Pair, Hungary, ca. 1925
By Lajos Kozma
Located in Petershagen, DE
language of Expressionist form. The sculpted backrests, with their intricate, calligraphic tracery, evoke a
Category
1920s Hungarian Expressionist Antique Calligraphy
Materials
Walnut
Antique Chinese Porcelain Qianlong/Jiaqing Ge Crackle Dish, ca 1800-1830
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
A very nicely decorated dish with unusual calligraphy.
Additional information:
Material: Porcelain
Category
19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Calligraphy
Materials
Porcelain
$116 Sale Price
45% Off
Antique 1660-1700 Japanese Polychrome Plate Landscape Dragon Phoenix
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
. Flowers, landscape, Dragon and calligraphy
Color bursting from it.
Period; 1660- 1700
Condition
With
Category
17th Century Japanese Edo Antique Calligraphy
Materials
Porcelain
$1,111 Sale Price
20% Off
Late Sunset, California
, LACMA, Laguna Beach Art Association, PAFA, CWS
By Karl Yens
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
elegant, calligraphic grasses.
Painter, illustrator, etcher and muralist, Karl Yens was born in Germany
Category
Early 20th Century Antique Calligraphy
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Savona - Maiolica Pharmacy Jug / Wet Drug Jar - 17th century
By Savona (Levantino Family)
Located in DELFT, NL
17th century production, consistent with the banded decoration with a "calligraphic naturalistic" motif
Category
17th Century Italian Baroque Antique Calligraphy
Materials
Earthenware, Faience, Maiolica
Dutch Field Marshals – Van Reede, Lodewyk
Van Nassau, 18th Century Engravings
Located in Langweer, NL
decorative oval frames and calligraphic nameplates reflects the formal presentation style of the era
Category
Mid-18th Century Dutch Antique Calligraphy
Materials
Paper
Antique Mamluk Turkish Pierced Brass Hanging Hexagonal Pendant Light Fixture
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
, pierced and engraved scrolling floral foliate designs and a panel of honorific calligraphic Arabic Islamic
Category
Early 19th Century Turkish Islamic Antique Calligraphy
Materials
Brass
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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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