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DOVES PRESS - Lucrece - Shakespeare s The Rape of Lucrece - LIMITED EDITION
Located in Middletown, NY
helped him to refine the font. (The fight over the Doves: A legendary typeface gets a second life. The
Category

Early 20th Century English Antique Font

Materials

Leather, Paper

DOVES PRESS: Dramatis Personae by Robert BROWNING
Located in Middletown, NY
original type, which helped him to refine the font. [The fight over the Doves: A legendary typeface gets a
Category

Early 20th Century English Antique Font

Materials

Leather, Paper

Antique American Victorian Electrified Kerosene Oil Banquet Lamp
Located in Forney, TX
yellow satin glass shade with hurricane, fancy ornate font held overhead figural standing putti / cherub
Category

Early 20th Century American Victorian Antique Font

Materials

Metal

Late 19th Century Algerian Brass Hanukkah Lamp
Located in New York, NY
apertures in vegetal motifs and a bird at the top of each plate. A row of long, pinched oil fonts. See
Category

Late 19th Century Algerian Antique Font

Materials

Brass

22 Karat Solid Gold Customizable Signet Ring
By Romae Jewelry
Located in New York, NY
one initial letter of your choice, in Roman font type. The Romans, like other ancient cultures, used
Category

15th Century and Earlier Italian Classical Roman Antique Font

Materials

Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold

Large Map of Castile s Southern Realms - Granada, Andalusia, and Murcia, 1652
Located in Langweer, NL
features in a dense, script-like font. The boundaries of each region are outlined in colored lines, with
Category

Mid-17th Century Antique Font

Materials

Paper

19th century American Twisted Cranberry Glass Column Lamp
Located in Savannah, GA
column extending to a ruby font. The round base and middle pieces are clear glass. Brass fittings. It has
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1840s American Early Victorian Antique Font

Materials

Brass

Antique Art Nouveau 18k Gold Repousse Work w/ Lady Medallion Open Locket Pendant
Located in Montclair, NJ
in a fancy font. The inside opens to two round compartments for safe keep of treasured photos and
Category

1910s Art Nouveau Antique Font

Materials

18k Gold, Yellow Gold

19th Century Elegant Silver Bowl Made by Edward Barnard and Sons London 1897-8
Located in Central England, GB
and Sons Ltd. They were a firm of British silversmiths and created the Lily Font which was
Category

19th Century Victorian Antique Font

Materials

Silver

Sterling Hammered Bowl
By The Merrill Shops
Located in Brooklyn, NY
hand engraved 25 anniversary date: 1902-1927 and an Old English font H in the centre (see photos).  
Category

Early 1900s American Arts and Crafts Antique Font

Materials

Sterling Silver

Sterling Hammered Bowl
Sterling Hammered Bowl
$1,040 Sale Price
20% Off
A Study for the Angel of Saint-Severin church in Paris, by Paul Flandrin
Located in PARIS, FR
, Paul was in turn commissioned to decorate the baptismal font chapel at Saint-Severin. Thereafter, the
Category

1840s Old Masters Antique Font

Materials

Chalk

Edwardian Continental Silver .800 Mounted Glass Drinking Stein With Hinged Lid
Located in New York, NY
: Prosit Mary (To your Health Mary) in Old English font. The stein measures 6 inches high x 3 inches in
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1910s European Edwardian Antique Font

Materials

Sterling Silver

Empire Style Metal Opaline Noire Glass Electrical Converted Oil Lamp
Located in Guaynabo, PR
connected to a semilunar shaped milk glass font joined to a faceted opaline noire glass conical shaped body
Category

Late 19th Century Unknown Empire Antique Font

Materials

Opaline Glass

Sweden 1931 Art Deco Bauhaus Geometric Coffee Set In Sterling Silver And Ebony
By Jean Puiforcat
Located in Miami, FL
decorations. Buildings, furniture, jewelry and fonts often feature rounded corners and sometimes rounded walls
Category

1920s French Art Deco Antique Font

Materials

Silver, Sterling Silver

Red Cross Banner with Whimsical Lettering, ca 1917 - 1918
Located in York County, PA
the fonts are not quite as strong, but along the bottom, the slogan “Be Patriotic--Be Humane” is
Category

Early 20th Century American Antique Font

Materials

Cotton

19th Century Moroccan Brass Hanukkah Lamp
Located in New York, NY
Hand hammed and hand engraved brass Hanukkah lamp, Morrocco, 19th century stands with oil fonts
Category

Late 19th Century Antique Font

Materials

Brass

Vintage Tennis Net Mount, English, Cast Iron, Wimbledon Green, Slazenger, London
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
green with contrasting font Fascinating decorative, at home upon a wall or within an ornamental
Category

Early 20th Century British Antique Font

Materials

Iron

Le Secret professionnel - Edition Illustrated by Jean Cocteau - 1925
By Jean Cocteau
Located in Roma, IT
, 23.9 x 1 x 17.3 cm, 1925. Pink softcover with golden fonts. Some rips on the spine. Good conditions
Category

1920s Antique Font

Materials

Paper, Etching

noir de mazy black marble antique castle fireplace from 1892
Located in Made, NL
fireplace is Chateau de Doyon in the neighborhood of Namen (Belgium). This castle is built in 1892. The font
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19th Century Belgian Louis XV Antique Font

Materials

Belgian Black Marble

Romanesque Telamon - Northern Italy, late 12th (Reemployed Roman marble)
Located in Bruxelles, BE
used as support for columns, plinths and baptismal fonts pulpits and thrones. This telamon, carved
Category

15th Century and Earlier Italian Medieval Antique Font

Materials

Marble

1885 Rookwood Aesthetic Movement High Victorian Perfume Bottle form # 61
By Rookwood Pottery Co.
Located in Mobile, AL
pottery. It is marked 1885, 61 and W. Rookwood's font, Form # 61 and the use of W to indicate white clay
Category

1880s American Aesthetic Movement Antique Font

Materials

Pottery

Antique Continental Renaissance Church Lavabo
Located in Forney, TX
A magnificent medieval Renaissance period architectural holy water font lavabo. Born in a Christian
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17th Century European Renaissance Antique Font

Materials

Brass, Bronze, Ormolu

19th Century Greek Brass Hanukkah Lamp Menorah
Located in New York, NY
.” Fronted by row of eight oil fonts attached over drip-pan. Removable servant light on left and tubular
Category

Mid-19th Century Greek Antique Font

Materials

Brass

Antique Boxed Fruit Set Spoons, Nutcrackers, Grape Scissors Hukin Heath 19th C
By Hukin Heath
Located in London, GB
with H&H into squares, conjoined circles or 'Old English' fonts) don't correspond and could be
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1880s English Victorian Antique Font

Materials

Silver Plate

French Large Victorian Gilt Bronze Blown Glass Library Oil Lamp, Electrified
Located in Frankfurt am Main, DE
. Original hand blown glass oil font and shade with clear glass chimney. Beautiful cherub sitting on a rock
Category

Late 19th Century French Victorian Antique Font

Materials

Bronze

Antique Print of Wedding and Divorce Customs in Canada by B. Picart, 1723
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique print titled 'Ceremonie nuptiale du Canada / Maniere dont les peuples du canada font le
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Early 18th Century Antique Font

Materials

Paper

Exceptional George III Teapot by Preeminent Silversmith Paul Storr, 1793
By Paul Storr
Located in Tel Aviv - Jaffa, IL
, which he maintained throughout his career with only Minor changes. His first major work was a gold font
Category

1790s English Neoclassical Antique Font

Materials

Silver

Early 20th Century North-African "Fleur-de-lis" Brass Hanukkah Lamp Menorah
Located in New York, NY
oil fonts and the Shamash is characteristic of North African Hanukkah lamps, and this region seems to
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Early 20th Century Moroccan Antique Font

Materials

Brass

Set of 13 Typography Alphabet Lithographs made by N. Glaise edited by Thézard
By Émile Thézard Fills
Located in Casteren, Noord-Brabant
Nice set of 13 alphabet prints. These prints are part of a large collection of fonts that were used
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Early 1900s French Belle Époque Antique Font

Materials

Paper

American Mahogany and Brass Ship Binnacle, Riggs Brothers, Phila. Circa 1880
By Riggs Brothers
Located in Charleston, SC
of Boston, flanking removable burners with the original fonts and resting on an octagonal brass
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1880s American American Empire Antique Font

Materials

Brass

Silver Metal Sea Shell Baptismal Dish Catch All or Trinket Tray, Japan
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
been used at baptismal fonts for pouring holy water during baptism. We’d love to see this dish used
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Early 20th Century Japanese Art Deco Antique Font

Materials

Metal, Silver

Antique Church Altar Table
Located in Forney, TX
time of writing this, we have a similarly styled baptismal font likely from the same church available
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19th Century Mexican Spanish Colonial Antique Font

Materials

Pine, Paint

Antique Sterling Silver Art Nouveau Decorative Bowl with Morning Glory Motif
Located in New York, NY
. There is a monogram reading "HLJ" hand-hammered scrolling font in the oval center of the piece. While
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Early 1900s English Art Nouveau Antique Font

Materials

Sterling Silver

19th Century Silvered Bronze Athénienne Jardinière by Ferdinand Barbedienne
By Ferdinand Barbedienne
Located in Oxfordshire, United Kingdom
inspiration for the baptismal font of Napoléon’s son in 1811, this model was the inspiration to many highly
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19th Century French Grand Tour Antique Font

Materials

Marble, Silver Plate, Bronze

Alfred De Vigny, LES DESTINÉES, Illustrated, Signed and with Original Drawings
Located in Middletown, NY
cruel in his death. " He remembers reading his (already forgotten) verses in font of the artist's
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Late 19th Century French Antique Font

Materials

Gold Leaf

Victorian 18kt Diamond + Turquoise "Dieu vous voit" Bangle Bracelet
Located in Narberth, PA
letter of the elegant font lined with sparkling old Rose Cut diamonds. Incredibly delicate lines of black
Category

1880s French Victorian Antique Font

Materials

Diamond, Turquoise, 18k Gold

Varietesoubrette, Schwalbennest also Dancer — 1920s German Expressionism
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
experimentations with type fonts and graphic design. An impression of this work is in the permanent collection of
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1920s Bauhaus Antique Font

Materials

Drypoint

Arts and Crafts Style Lipp Grand Piano Inlaid Germanic Folklore Motifs
Located in Leeds, GB
. The Lipp name is inlaid in a simple serif font. It is flanked by inlaid Norse symbols. The fylfot
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Early 20th Century German Arts and Crafts Antique Font

Materials

Mahogany

18th Century Galician Brass Hanukkah Lamp Menorah
Located in New York, NY
scrollwork. The side panels fitted with two servant lights, fronted by a row of eight oil fonts. Scholars
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Mid-18th Century Polish Antique Font

Materials

Brass

18th Century Polish Brass Hanukkah Lamp
Located in New York, NY
panels fitted with two servant lights, fronted by a row of eight oil fonts. Scholars theorize that these
Category

Mid-17th Century Polish Antique Font

Materials

Brass

18th Century Polish Brass Hanukkah Lamp Menorah
Located in New York, NY
panels fitted with two servant lights, fronted by a row of eight oil fonts. Scholars theorize that these
Category

18th Century Polish Antique Font

Materials

Brass

American Unique Hand Decorated Adirondack "Sail Boats" Desk, 1900
Located in South Burlington, VT
incised and painted one-of-a-kind fall font desk in an Adirondack manner. It is hand painted and
Category

Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Antique Font

Materials

Wood

Hungary Eastern Europe: A Large 17th C. Hand-colored Map by Sanson Jaillot
By Nicholas Sanson d Abbeville
Located in Alamo, CA
qui font presentement La Partie Septentrionale de la Turquie en Europe" was originally created by
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1690s Antique Font

Materials

Engraving

18th Century Polish Brass Hanukkah Lamp
Located in New York, NY
a row of eight oil fonts. Scholars theorize that these Polish Chanukah Lamps that bear two servant
Category

Mid-18th Century Polish Antique Font

Materials

Brass

Early Victorian English Mourning Ring with Enameling and Woven Hair
Located in Narberth, PA
creates quite a striking look! Engraved underneath the centerpiece is the name "Mary Alan" in cursive font
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1850s English Victorian Antique Font

Materials

18k Gold

Interesting Old Map of the Nw Coast of America and the Ne Coast of Asia, ca.1772
Located in Langweer, NL
Fuca, d'Aguilar and De Font were still very much in evidence in contemporary cartography, as were
Category

1770s Antique Font

Materials

Paper

Victorian Diamond Horseshoe and Retractable Pencil Pendant
Located in Narberth, PA
. Finishing the design is a set of engraved initials, "WFC" written in a fancy swirled font, which vertically
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1880s Unknown Victorian Antique Font

Materials

Diamond, 14k Gold

18th Century Spanish Baroque Period Christ Crucified Altar Sculpture
By Juan De Mesa
Located in Forney, TX
religious folk art, home shrine, Gothic vestment cabinet, vestry, baptismal fonts, and more, please be sure
Category

18th Century Spanish Baroque Antique Font

Materials

Iron

"Rally Freemen!..." Civil War Recruitment Broadside
Located in York County, PA
Square and funded by the Union League of Philadelphia. Using all manner of fonts to create eye-catching
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1860s American Antique Font

Materials

Paper

Large 19th Century French Bronze "Prince Hamlet the Gravedigger, Shakespeare"
By Thiebaut Freres
Located in Tarzana, CA
with prestigious artists. In 1860, Victor Thiébaut realized his first Parisian work: the fonts of
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1860s French Napoleon III Antique Font

Materials

Bronze

Cuzco School Baptismal Dish
By Spanish Colonial (Peruvian)
Located in New York, NY
produced at this time in Peru. The most striking feature of this baptismal font is its imitation of a
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18th Century Old Masters Antique Font

Materials

Silver

View of St. John’s Cathedral, Antigua
Located in New York, NY
within displaced; the massive basin of the font was tossed from the pedestal on which it rested, and
Category

19th Century Old Masters Antique Font

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Italian Cast Brass Four Burner Lucerne Oil Lamp Antique 1850
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
burner Lucerne oil lamp with four hanging wick tools, an adjustable under-font collection dish, and a
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1840s Italian Antique Font

Materials

Brass

18th Century Carved Marble Font
Located in Toronto, ON
Carved marble rectangular form font with foliate detail atop two column supports all on a carved
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18th Century and Earlier Italian Antique Font

17th Century Roman Statuary Marble Font
Located in Avington, Hampshire
A 17th century Roman statuary marble font with four carved satyr like masks
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17th Century Italian Antique Font

18th Century French Holy Water Font
Located in Carmel, CA
A very rare 18th Century French, hand-carved, holy water font. Beautifully and intricately carved
Category

Mid-17th Century French Antique Font

Materials

Gold Leaf

17th Century Italian White Marble Baptismal Font
Located in BARCELONA, ES
Immerse yourself in the captivating allure of our 17th-Century Italian White Marble Baptismal Font
Category

17th Century Italian Antique Font

Materials

Marble

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Antique Font For Sale on 1stDibs

Find many varieties of an authentic antique font available at 1stDibs. Frequently made of stone, marble and metal, every antique font was constructed with great care. There are many kinds of the antique font you’re looking for, from those produced as long ago as the 18th Century to those made as recently as the 20th Century. An antique font made by Baroque designers — as well as those associated with Art Deco — is very popular. A well-made antique font has long been a part of the offerings for many furniture designers and manufacturers, but those produced by Maurice Font, Augusto Font Carreras and Baccarat are consistently popular.

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