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19th Century Japanese Paintings. Zenga Tiger and Dragon by Inoue Kanshu.
Located in Kyoto, JP
and dragon (calligraphic) paintings by Inoue Kanshu, a Zen monk who held the honorary title of Hogan
Category
Mid-19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Calligraphy
Materials
Silk
19th Century Chinese Cypress Root Brush Pot
Located in Atlanta, GA
scholar’s calligraphy brushes. The aged natural patina enhances the beautiful wood grain of the cypress root
Category
Early 19th Century Antique Calligraphy
Materials
Cypress
19th Century Chinese Cypress Root Brush Pot
Located in Atlanta, GA
scholar’s calligraphy brushes. The aged natural patina enhances the beautiful wood grain of the cypress root
Category
Early 19th Century Chinese Antique Calligraphy
Materials
Cypress
19th Century Chinese Cypress Root Brush Pot
Located in Atlanta, GA
scholar’s calligraphy brushes. The aged natural patina enhances the beautiful wood grain of the cypress root
Category
Early 19th Century Chinese Antique Calligraphy
Materials
Cypress
19th Century Chinese Cypress Root Brush Pot
Located in Atlanta, GA
scholar’s calligraphy brushes. The aged natural patina enhances the beautiful wood grain of the cypress root
Category
Early 19th Century Chinese Antique Calligraphy
Materials
Cypress
The Book of Common Prayer - 1865 - IN A FINE BRASS MOUNTED LEATHER BINDING !
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
, chased brass corner pieces, and clasp, all edges gilt, extremely skillful calligraphy gift inscription to
Category
1860s British Antique Calligraphy
Materials
Leather
"Treasures of the Scholars
Studio" Chinese Painting, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
studio - paper, calligraphy brush, ink, and inkstone. Essential to his way of life, the Chinese scholar
Category
Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Calligraphy
Materials
Fabric
Japanese Octopus Water Dropper, c. 1830s
Located in Brisbane, QLD
A Japanese Hirado ware water dropper used in calligraphy dating to the Edo Period (1603-1868). The
Category
Early 19th Century Japanese Edo Antique Calligraphy
Materials
Ceramic
Japanese Two Panel Screen: Painted Fans on Gold Leaf
Located in Hudson, NY
Mineral pigments on gold leaf with brocade border. Calligraphy and sketching on back paper.
Category
Late 19th Century Japanese Antique Calligraphy
Materials
Gold Leaf
Japanese Painting Meiji Scroll Taizo Tae Nihonga New Year
s Day, 1903
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
.
His name is Sodo, Sodo, and Soo.
He studied calligraphy and painting under Shibaishi Makino, and
Category
Early 1900s Edo Antique Calligraphy
Materials
Silk
$1,328 Sale Price
20% Off
Carved Wood Casket, Qajar Iran, 19th Century
Located in London, GB
traditional clothes surrounded by flowers and birds design boarders and calligraphy, the sides deeply
Category
Late 19th Century Persian Antique Calligraphy
Materials
Wood
20th Century Middle Eastern Etched Islamic Brass Vase With Arabic Writing
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Brass Middle Eastern Syrian bowl finely hand-etched with Arabic calligraphy writing inscriptions
Category
Mid-19th Century Moorish Antique Calligraphy
Materials
Brass
19th-Century Andalusian Alhambra Mosque-Oratory Model
Located in Madrid, ES
unique artistry of the original structure.
Decorated interiors featuring Arabic calligraphy and phrases
Category
1890s Antique Calligraphy
Materials
Fruitwood
Japanese Fine Antique Screen Hand Painted "Buddhist Nature" in Sumi Ink
Located in South Burlington, VT
in Sumi Ink prose "Buddhist Nature" remarkable calligraphy in monumental form. This attractive screen
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Antique Calligraphy
Materials
Paper
$1,440 Sale Price
40% Off
Vintage Embroidered Crane Panel, Korean, Silk Cotton, Embroidery, Art Deco, 1930
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
flowering tree, finished with calligraphy to the upper corner
Dressed to the rear with hanging wire for ease
Category
Early 20th Century Korean Art Deco Antique Calligraphy
Materials
Silk
Vintage Display Panel, Korean, Silk Cotton Embroidery, Oriental, Art Deco, 1930
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
flowering tree and calligraphy to the upper corner
Dressed to the rear with hanging wire for ease of
Category
Early 20th Century Korean Art Deco Antique Calligraphy
Materials
Silk
Vintage Embroidered Panel, Korean, Silk Cotton, Embroidery, Bird Motif, Art Deco
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
paradise within a flowering tree, finished with calligraphy to the upper corner
Dressed to the rear with
Category
Early 20th Century Korean Art Deco Antique Calligraphy
Materials
Silk
Vintage Oriental Display Panel, Korean, Embroidery, Decorative Scene, Art Deco
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
with calligraphy to the upper corner
Dressed to the rear with hanging wire for ease of mounting
This
Category
Early 20th Century Korean Art Deco Antique Calligraphy
Materials
Silk
Japanese Single Panel Painting Moon and Plum Design
Winter Scene
Located in Hudson, NY
calligraphy. The calligraphy is a poem about winter. Signature reads: Matsuura Ryosai, Dated: 1890. Ink on
Category
Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Calligraphy
Materials
Paper
Late 19th Century Antique Persian Kerman Carpet with Traditional Style
Located in Dallas, TX
endless motion, their fluidity evoking the graceful calligraphy of Persian poetry. The elaborate border
Category
Late 19th Century Persian Spanish Colonial Antique Calligraphy
Materials
Wool
$6,188 Sale Price
20% Off
A Chinese mid 18th century Laquered Coromandel screen
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Chinese calligraphy relating to the story of the front with a border of flowers in vases, animals, and
Category
18th Century Chinese Antique Calligraphy
Materials
Wood, Lacquer
"United States Continued Private Offices Postage Stamps"
Located in Bristol, CT
calligraphy sheet acquired by George Cary of Buffalo, N.Y. who was a cousin of US Postmaster General Wilson S
Category
19th Century Antique Calligraphy
Materials
Paper
Antique Persian Mashhad Rug, 05
04 x 21
00
Located in Dallas, TX
calligraphy.
This Mashhad runner has been reduced in size at one point in time because it was custom-made to
Category
Late 19th Century Persian Kirman Antique Calligraphy
Materials
Wool
$11,088 Sale Price
25% Off
Antique Persian Mashhad Rug, 05
07 x 22
00
Located in Dallas, TX
calligraphy.
This Mashhad runner has been reduced in size at one point in time because it was custom-made to
Category
19th Century Persian Kirman Antique Calligraphy
Materials
Wool
$11,088 Sale Price
61% Off
Chinese Flora and Fauna Inkstone, c. 1850
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
Painted Norwegian pine immigrant trunk with coffer top, 1827
Located in Kenilworth, IL
interior. The trunk is inscribed across the front and dated in white calligraphy on a black painted ground
Category
Early 19th Century Norwegian Antique Calligraphy
Materials
Iron
Vintage Embroidered Bird Panel, Korean, Silk Cotton, Embroidery, Art Deco, 1930
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
Presents two vibrant birds of paradise within a flowering bush, finished with calligraphy to the upper
Category
Early 20th Century Korean Art Deco Antique Calligraphy
Materials
Silk
Large Vintage Display Panel, Korean Framed Silk Embroidery, Decorative, Art Deco
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
paradise within a flowering tree and calligraphy to the upper corner
Dressed to the rear with hanging wire
Category
Early 20th Century Korean Art Deco Antique Calligraphy
Materials
Thread, Paper
A Framed Group of Five Chinese Dali Marble Scholar’s Stones, Late Qing Period
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
showing hand painted calligraphy in red.
The Chinese refer to these striations as "moss entangled in
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Antique Calligraphy
Materials
Marble, Brass
$2,250 Sale Price
25% Off
Chinese Celadon
Green Turquoise Glazed Kangxi Scholar Brush Rest
Located in Atlanta, GA
function and aesthetic refinement. Brush rests were integral tools in the art of calligraphy and painting
Category
18th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Calligraphy
Materials
Porcelain
1930
s Embroidered Granada Spanish Textile
Located in Dallas, TX
textiles with Arabic calligraphy are a distinctive form of textile art from Granada, Spain, emerging from
Category
Early 20th Century Spanish Islamic Antique Calligraphy
Materials
Wool, Cotton
Antique Chinese Fencai Famille Rose Snuff Bottle Boys 19c Qing Guangxu Mark
Located in Richmond, CA
with 3 boys in a garden scene with poetic versus in calligraphy, with seeded cell patterns to shoulder
Category
19th Century Chinese Antique Calligraphy
Original Antique Train Travel Poster London LNER Train Service Fred Taylor Tudor
By Fred Taylor
Located in London, GB
- featuring Old English calligraphy style lettering and illustrations of people in medieval clothing including
Category
1920s British Antique Calligraphy
Materials
Paper
A Pair of Engravings of a Neo Classical tUrns by G.B. Piranesi/F. Piranesi
By Giovanni Battista Piranesi
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
monument urns with with calligraphic headers and footers expressing who the engravings were made for
Category
Early 19th Century French Neoclassical Antique Calligraphy
Materials
Parchment Paper
Lacquered Dinning Table with Original Burgundy Lacquer
Located in Kastrup, DK
A large Chinese mid-19th century dinning table, originally a calligraphy table, with original red
Category
Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Calligraphy
Materials
Elm
Antique Persian Mashhad Rug, 05
07 X 21
04
Located in Dallas, TX
calligraphy. With elegantly curved and well-balanced architectural floral elements, this antique Persian
Category
Late 19th Century Persian Kirman Antique Calligraphy
Materials
Wool
$11,088 Sale Price
61% Off
Japanese writting set in waqasa lacquer including bundai ryoshibako and fudebako
Located in PARIS, FR
traces of calligraphy brush, in reference to the function of the objects.
Bundai is a low table used to
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Antique Calligraphy
Materials
Lacquer
Chinese Rock Crystal "Ladies" Snuff Bottle Qing Dynasty, 19th Century
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
form, carved in relief with calligraphy to one side, the other delicately carved, stone stopper
Category
19th Century Antique Calligraphy
Materials
Glass
Mughal India Round Brass Tray with Islamic Writing
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
19th century Mughal Indo Persian fine antique brass round tray hand chased with Islamic calligraphy
Category
19th Century Indian Anglo Raj Antique Calligraphy
Materials
Brass
19th Century Red Lacquered Qing Dynasty Cabinet with Carved Dragons and Drawers
Located in Yonkers, NY
intricate dragon motifs flanking a Chinese calligraphy character, symbolizing strength and power.
Supported
Category
19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Calligraphy
Materials
Wood
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
Late 19th Century Turkish Antique Calligraphy
Materials
Metallic Thread
Rocky Landscape with Trees and Temple Ruins a drawing by Giulio Parigi (ca 1615)
Located in PARIS, FR
calligraphy executed with a pen, the author leaves the following inscription: "Di Flaminio Giuletto/ Venari
Category
1610s Old Masters Antique Calligraphy
Materials
Ink, Laid Paper, Pen
Fine Mamluk Revival Brass Centre Table, Late 19th Century
Located in London, GB
Late 19th century heavily carved Islamic calligraphy and Mamluk motifs brass centre table, the
Category
Late 19th Century Egyptian Antique Calligraphy
Materials
Brass
Chinese Qing Four Panel Lacquered Incised Coromandel Screen
Located in Rio Vista, CA
gilt finish. The opposite side features six sections of Chinese script calligraphy over a dramatic red
Category
19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Calligraphy
Materials
Brass
Middle Eastern 19th Century Inlaid Moorish Folding Chair
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
inlays.
Inlaid with shell stars and moon designs, hand carved with Arabic calligraphy writing and
Category
Late 19th Century Turkish Moorish Antique Calligraphy
Materials
Wood, Shell
Chinese Famille Rose
Wu Shuang Pu
Plate
Located in Bradenton, FL
enclosing a short calligraphy and figures.
Category
19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Calligraphy
Materials
Porcelain
Islamic Cast Bronze Astrolabe with Five Celestial Globes Astronomical Instrument
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
side bearing Hindu script and decorative motifs, the other engraved with Arabic-Persian calligraphy
Category
Early 20th Century Islamic Antique Calligraphy
Materials
Brass, Bronze
Fine 19th Century Alhambra-Style Vase
Located in London, GB
calligraphy all around the vase.
Category
19th Century Spanish Antique Calligraphy
Materials
Porcelain
$15,902 Sale Price
20% Off
Chinese Export Four Panel Lacquered Coromandel Dressing Screen Room Divider
Located in Doylestown, PA
large floral design in soft gold, burgundy and pearly white with calligraphy script on each lower panel
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Calligraphy
Materials
Metal
Japanese Two-Panel Screen Three Jewels of Buddhism
Located in Hudson, NY
jewels of Buddhism are the teacher, the lesson, and the Community. Loose translation of calligraphy
Category
Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Calligraphy
Materials
Silk, Wood, Paper
Japanese Seto Porcelain Vegetable Bowl with Hand-Painted Blue and White Décor
Located in Yonkers, NY
20th century, with landscape and calligraphy décor. Produced in one of the six ancient kilns of Japan
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Antique Calligraphy
Materials
Porcelain
Arabic Artistic Brilliance in Dolmetsch
s 1887 Ornament Treasury
Located in Langweer, NL
elaborate patterns and the symbolic use of geometry and calligraphy, which are thought to reflect the
Category
1880s Antique Calligraphy
Materials
Paper
$332 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Red Lacquer Cabinet with Painted Motif
Located in Greenwich, CT
Red lacquer cabinet with painted motif and painted calligraphy. Two drawers inside and one
Category
1880s Chinese Qing Antique Calligraphy
Materials
Wood
$3,800 Sale Price
34% Off
Antique Chinese Scholar
s Bookcase Carved Red Sideboard
Located in Somis, CA
is ideally suited for storing long calligraphy and painting scrolls, allowing them to be displayed
Category
19th Century Chinese Antique Calligraphy
Materials
Wood
$725 Sale Price
39% Off
Antique Map of The World in Hemispheres on Various Projections, 1882
Located in Langweer, NL
fueled the imagination.
With elaborate calligraphy labeling continents, oceans, and countries, it
Category
1880s Antique Calligraphy
Materials
Paper
$266 Sale Price
20% Off
Antique Chinese Mooncake Press, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
in this set is carved with a unique character, stylized as calligraphy brushwork. Beautifully aged
Category
Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Calligraphy
Materials
Wood
Japanese Four Panel Screen: Seasonal Poems
Located in Hudson, NY
Four individual mounted panels of calligraphy. Each panel contains a poem inspired by one of the
Category
Mid-19th Century Japanese Antique Calligraphy
Materials
Brocade, Silk, 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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