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Antique Royal Aristocrat Typewriter c.1939
By Royal Typewriter Company 1
Located in San Francisco, CA
keys are nickel and glass with gold letters on black background. The case has a Bakelite handle. Serial
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Early 20th Century Art Deco Antique Letters

Materials

Metal

19th Century Extensive Collection of Fly Fishing Files Ephemera 1856-1862
Located in Lowestoft, GB
Robert, two letters relating to flies, one with attached fly and description of its use and construction
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Mid-19th Century English Victorian Antique Letters

Materials

Leather, Natural Fiber

Antique Figural Silver Plate Napkin Ring Letter Holder Table Accessories Cherub
Located in Wembley, GB
an ornate scrolled base. The cherub supports a cylindrical silver mount designed to hold letters
Category

1920s British Art Deco Antique Letters

Materials

Metal, Silver, Silver Plate, Sterling Silver

Antique Bronze Figure of a Lady Golfer
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
' together with the letters 'JD' to the underneath. Jose Dunach (1886-1957) was born in Barcelona and later
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1920s French Sporting Art Antique Letters

Materials

Bronze

Allegory Painting Drawing Trémolières Paint 18th Century Oil on canvas France
Located in Riva del Garda, IT
“studiolo” of an ancestral noble palace owned by a man of letters who loved music and the arts. The
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18th Century Old Masters Antique Letters

Materials

Oil

Original AntiqueHuman Skull Anatomy Plate after de Lairesse German Edition, 1745
Located in Langweer, NL
with reference letters and axes, were intended to guide students in understanding the underlying
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Mid-18th Century German Antique Letters

Materials

Paper

Allegory Music Trémolières Paint 18th Century Oil on canvas Old master France
Located in Riva del Garda, IT
” intended to embellish the boiserie of the “studiolo” of an ancestral noble palace owned by a man of letters
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18th Century Old Masters Antique Letters

Materials

Oil

Allegory Sculpture Trémolières Paint 18th Century Oil on canvas Old master
Located in Riva del Garda, IT
ancestral noble palace owned by a man of letters who loved music and the arts. The stylistic
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18th Century Old Masters Antique Letters

Materials

Oil

Antique Barley Twist English Oak Secretary with Display Cabinet
Located in Pasadena, TX
opens up to display a writing secretary with plenty of storage for writing materials , pens and letters
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Late 19th Century English Aesthetic Movement Antique Letters

Materials

Brass

Early Folk Art Splayed Three Leg Milking Stool with Array of Colors
Located in Port Jervis, NY
cut thru the center and supported by 3 turned legs. Their is a marking with letters on top but cannot
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Early 1900s American Adirondack Antique Letters

Materials

Hardwood, Paint

Antique French Saint Benedict 18 Karat Yellow Gold Medal Charm Pendant
Located in London, GB
frame, topped with the initials IHS, containing the letters C S S M L - N D S M D, initials of the words
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19th Century French Antique Letters

Materials

Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold

Korean Minhwa Jakhodo Tiger and Magpie Scroll Painting on Silk, 19th Century
Located in Studio City, CA
A wonderfully painted and detailed Korean folk art Minhwa Jakhodo (The letters “jak” means magpie
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19th Century Korean Folk Art Antique Letters

Materials

Silk, Wood, Paint

Allegory Poetry Trémolières Paint 18th Century OIl on canvas Old master France
Located in Riva del Garda, IT
boiserie of the “studiolo” of an ancestral noble palace owned by a man of letters who loved music and the
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18th Century Old Masters Antique Letters

Materials

Oil

Oil on Canvas River Landscape Antonio Cánovas del Castillo y Vallejo signed
Located in Valladolid, ES
Arts and Letters. A law graduate, he apprenticed with the painter Carlos de Haes, signing his works
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1890s Impressionist Antique Letters

Materials

Canvas

Antique D&H England Victorian Silver Plated Scalloped Serving Platter Bar Tray
Located in Philadelphia, PA
is raised on ball form bun feet with central monogram (cant make out letters). Circa Early 20th
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Early 20th Century Unknown Victorian Antique Letters

Materials

Silver Plate

Post Medieval 22K Posy Ring shaped in a Love Knot, I will be Faithful To the End
Located in Baltimore, MD
abolished altogether as a replacement for U. The use of block capital letters in the inscription was less
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Early 1600s English Tudor Antique Letters

Materials

Gold, 22k Gold

English Victorian Antique Leather Writing Box Letter Desk
Located in Shippensburg, PA
folding side leaves have folder slots to keep papers and letters. Compact in form, the box would have
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Early 20th Century British Victorian Antique Letters

Materials

Leather, Baize, Silk

Oil on Canvas River Green Landscape Antonio Canovas del Castillo , Signed
By Antonio Canova
Located in Valladolid, ES
that both delight and excite. In addition to his photography, he studied Arts and Letters. A law
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1890s Spanish Barbizon School Antique Letters

Materials

Canvas, Giltwood, Paint

18 th Century French Louis XIII Carved Walnut Lectern Desk on Stand
Located in Dallas, TX
storage, ideal for keeping books, letters, or documents neatly tucked away. The front is richly carved
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Late 18th Century French Louis XIV Antique Letters

Materials

Walnut

Evening Mood, View Over Graneberg, Oil on Canvas, Signed, 1924
Located in Stockholm, SE
accomplished man of letters: he published several collections of poetry and is remembered as the author of the
Category

1920s Impressionist Antique Letters

Materials

Canvas, Oil

18th Century Walnut English Fireside Queen Anne Style Chair
Located in Essex, MA
seat is covered in a cream/beige colored fabric with Latin text and decorative illuminated letters
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Mid-19th Century Queen Anne Antique Letters

Materials

Walnut

Antique Victorian Burr Walnut Pop Up Davenport Desk C1860 19th Century
Located in London, GB
on top  for stationary, letters, stamps, etc,. It rises up by itself when a hidden catch is pressed
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1860s English Victorian Antique Letters

Materials

Walnut

French Louis XVI Style Mahogany Pink Marble-Top Night Stand
Located in Los Angeles, CA
hold essentials such as perfume bottles, letters, or even a small pitcher of water. The marble tops
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1920s American Louis XVI Antique Letters

Materials

Marble, Brass

Early Davenport Blue White Transferware Soup Plates, set of four
By Davenport Porcelain
Located in Philadelphia, PA
letters, a printed mark of a figure in Far Eastern costume in a landscape. Good conditions with the
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Early 19th Century Chinoiserie Antique Letters

Materials

Earthenware

David Vainqueur de Goliath by Marius Jean Antonin Mercié
By Marius Jean Antonin Mercié
Located in New Orleans, LA
the name David in Hebrew letters within the ornamentation on the base. The sculpture's success was
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19th Century Academic Antique Letters

Materials

Bronze

Carpeaux Jean-Baptiste (1827-1875)+ Terracotta Cast, Francine
Located in Gent, VOV
(Bourgogne) in France. Title: Francine Signature: "Jbt Carpeaux" in cursive letters on the pedestal
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Late 19th Century French School Antique Letters

Materials

Terracotta

La Chasseur a l Arc - Fauvist Still Life Study Gouache by Raoul Dufy
By Raoul Dufy
Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire
the Almanac of Arts and Letters ( L'Almanach des Lettres et des Arts). Dufy's Races of 1925 saw him
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1920s Fauvist Antique Letters

Materials

Paper, Gouache

Antique American Carved Oak Victorian Roll Top Letter File Cabinet Amberg Co
By Cameron Amberg Co.
Located in Portland, OR
written legend in gilded letters; " Amberg's Patent Cabinet Letter File", fitted with a tambour locking
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1880s American Victorian Antique Letters

Materials

Oak

India 1841 Calcutta Watercolour First Opium Wars Empire Listed Artist Signed
Located in Norfolk, GB
to the Americas and letters back to his family. To date very few of his India paintings have come to
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19th Century Other Art Style Antique Letters

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

Large Antique 19th Century Ornate Russian Old Believers Reticulated Silver Cross
Located in New York, NY
crucifix chased with stylized Cyrillic letters as is customary in Russian Old Believers crosses. The arms
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19th Century Russian Antique Letters

Materials

Silver

Antique English Stained Glass Window with Monogram
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
the letters G, L, A and A to the centre. Dating from circa 1870, this stained glass window has stood
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Mid-19th Century English Victorian Antique Letters

Materials

Lead

Human Heads from Ancient Rome - Etching by Various Masters - 1750s
Located in Roma, IT
edition of The Antiquities of Herculaneum exhibited in Rendiconti of the Academy of Archeology, Letters
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1750s Old Masters Antique Letters

Materials

Etching

Projet de Tissus - Fauvist Still Life Study Gouache by Raoul Dufy
By Raoul Dufy
Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire
the Almanac of Arts and Letters ( L'Almanach des Lettres et des Arts). Dufy's Races of 1925 saw him
Category

1920s Fauvist Antique Letters

Materials

Paper, Gouache

Leo Maes-Vereenooghe Flemish Double Handled Polychrome Pottery Vase Signed
Located in Atlanta, GA
. Vase features motto with applied letters, "Oost West Thuis Best" OR "One's Own Heart Is Worth Gold
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Early 20th Century Belgian Art Nouveau Antique Letters

Materials

Pottery, Paint

Folk Art Sussex Pottery Pig Jug and Cup from the Belle-Vue Pottery, Rye
Located in Downingtown, PA
interior of the removable head is marked with an 'X' and the letters R.S.W. (for 'Rustic Sussex Ware
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1870s English Folk Art Antique Letters

Materials

Pottery

A R.Lalique Opalescent Palissy Art Déco Glass Vase
By René Lalique
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
glass and in excellent condition. The vase is signed in hand written script letters .
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1920s European Art Deco Antique Letters

Materials

Glass

"Alfred Stevens" original etching and drypoint on japon paper
By Edgar Chahine
Located in Henderson, NV
Medium: original etching and drypoint. This is an earlier-state proof before letters were added for
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Early 1900s Antique Letters

Materials

Etching

Ridgways Semi Porcelain English Porridge Lidded Tureen
By John Ridgways
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Porcelain in uppercase letters The expected light surface wear, nothing to detract, Minor darkening to the
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Late 19th Century English Victorian Antique Letters

Materials

Ironstone

Exceptional Swedish Limestone Box 19th Century
Located in Malmö, SE
A beautiful octagonal-shaped limestone box with amazing patina. With engraved and gilded letters
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19th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Antique Letters

Materials

Limestone

Rare Jacobean Portrait on Panel Lady Elizabeth Wheeler née Cole 1623 Historical
By Cornelius Johnson
Located in London, GB
an educated, ambitious man—“a man of learning and letters,” —then presenting a seventeen-year-old as
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17th Century Old Masters Antique Letters

Materials

Oil, Panel

18th - 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Pinewood Bureau - Scandinavian Secretaire
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
- ideal for organizing documents, letters, or personal treasures. The top is crowned with a distinctive
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Late 18th Century Antique Letters

Materials

Brass

Exceptional and rare depiction of the Black Madonna as Sancta Maria de Pace
Located in DEVENTER, NL
. On the rim of the basin the inscription “PATRONIN DES FRIDEN” appears in golden letters. Attached to
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18th Century Antique Letters

Materials

Oil

French Wall Magazine or Letter Rack, 1920
Located in Saint-Amans-des-Cots, FR
decorative appeal and practical storage, ideal for holding letters, magazines, or documents in an entryway
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1920s Art Deco Antique Letters

Materials

Wicker, Rattan

1868-1901 The Works of Francis Bacon, Baron Veralum
By Francis Bacon
Located in Bath, GB
, this set includes seven volumes devoted to the life, letters and correspondences of Bacon. Uniformly
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19th Century British Antique Letters

Materials

Paper

Verve, An Artistic and Literary Quarterly: Vol. 1, No. 1, 2, 3, 4 bound together
Located in Middletown, NY
and an essay by Matisse titled "Divagations," some early letters and sketches from Cézanne to Émile
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Early 20th Century French Antique Letters

Materials

Paper

DIGGES, Sir Dudly. The Compleat Ambassador. 1655 - FIRST EDITION
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
Marriage of Qu: Elizabeth of Glorious Memory; Comprised in Letters of Negotiation of Sir Francis Walsingham
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1650s British Antique Letters

Materials

Leather

Australia George French Angus Portraits of the Aboriginal Inhabitants Litho 19th
Located in South Burlington, VT
State Library of New South Wales has four letters written by Angas – the first is addressed to his
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19th Century Australian Antique Letters

Materials

Paper

Early Carl Malmsten Writing or Console Table
By Carl Malmsten
Located in Long Island City, NY
and the long, tapering legs. Inlaid with a crest depicting a lion with sword and the letters “EJ
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Early 20th Century Swedish Antique Letters

Materials

Birch, Elm, Oak, Burl

Eustace-Hyacinthe Langlois, called Langlois de L Arche
Located in London, GB
-letters and Arts of Rouen. In 1828 Langlois was made professor de l’Ecole Gratuité de Dessin de Rouen. The
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19th Century Old Masters Antique Letters

Materials

Plaster

A R.Lalique Art Déco Orange Glass Archer Vase
By René Lalique
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
written in script letters. The vase is in fine condition
Category

1920s French Art Deco Antique Letters

Materials

Glass

Baltic Neoclassical Mahogany, Brass Leather Writing Desk, late 19th century
Located in Shippensburg, PA
compartments for letters and documents. The tambour slides smoothly to conceal the fitted interior, its slats
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19th Century Empire Antique Letters

Materials

Brass

St. George and the Dragon after Raphael
By Ferdinand Gaillard
Located in Fairlawn, OH
St. George and the Dragon after Raphael Engraving, 1885 Unsigned, proof before letters A engraving
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1880s French School Antique Letters

Materials

Engraving

Camille Le Tallec Gilded Porcelain Signed Cups Empire-Style Set
Located in Roma, IT
decorative designation with the letters LT (Le Tallec) and the year of production. They may also be
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Early 20th Century Empire Antique Letters

Materials

Porcelain

Large Antique Sterling Silver Tankard Ice Bucket with Figural Lion Accents
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
duty mark and the last two letters appear to be 'E.H'. This sterling ice tankard is extremely and very
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Late 19th Century English High Victorian Antique Letters

Materials

Sterling Silver

Early 20th Century Leather and Silvered Metal Cigar Case by Ducas Paris, France
Located in North Miami, FL
material and design. Inside, the maker’s mark appears in gilt letters, a discreet yet notable detail of its
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Early 20th Century French Belle Époque Antique Letters

Materials

Metal, Silver

Early 18th century Scandinavian baroque oak iron bound box
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
to represent letters. Expected minor age splits, surface marks.
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Early 18th Century Swedish Baroque Antique Letters

Materials

Iron

Japanese Antique Small Chest of Drawers (Kohikidashi), Taisho Era (1912–1926)
Located in Hitachiomiya-shi, 08
useful: ideal on a desk, shelf, or sideboard for letters, stationery, tea utensils, sewing notions, or
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Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Antique Letters

Materials

Cedar

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Antique Letters For Sale on 1stDibs

There is a range of antique letters for sale on 1stDibs. Each of these unique antique letters was constructed with extraordinary care, often using metal, wood and animal skin. There are all kinds of antique letters available, from those produced as long ago as the 18th Century to those made as recently as the 20th Century. There are many kinds of antique letters to choose from, but at 1stDibs, Folk Art, Victorian and Arts and Crafts antique letters are of considerable interest. Antique letters have been a part of the life’s work for many furniture makers, but those produced by Elkington Co., Furstenberg Porcelain and Lewis Carroll are consistently popular.

How Much are Antique Letters?

The average selling price for at 1stDibs is $778, while they’re typically $95 on the low end and $12,920 highest priced.