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1700
s English George II Walnut Chest of Drawers (2 pc.)
Located in Louisville, KY
. In the two images provided, the script matches that used in various letters of the time frame. The
Category
17th Century English George II Antique Letters
Materials
Brass, Iron
English Notary Travel Mail Desk Correspondence Box, circa 1910
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
travel box. It has five compartments for letters, along with three small drawers with handles and a top
Category
Early 20th Century English Edwardian Antique Letters
Materials
Brass
19th Century Carved Oak Correspondence, Post or Letter Box
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
letters
The interior has 2 dividers to keep the letters orderly
The Box is 12” wide, 6.5” high and 8
Category
19th Century Gothic Antique Letters
Materials
Oak
Antique Vanity Shaving Dresser Box/ Travel Set Of 14 Pieces With Original Box
Located in Bernardsville, NJ
shaving set.
Date letters on the sterling silver pieces date the items between the years 1839 to 1842
Category
Mid-19th Century Antique Letters
Late 19th Century Brass Table Mirror - Rococo Style
Located in Casteren, Noord-Brabant
decorated in Rococo style. Monogrammed with the letters B.P.
The mirror glass has a facet edge. The table
Category
1880s French Rococo Antique Letters
Materials
Brass
French Art Deco Carved Solid Ebony Bookends African Heads on Base 1920s
Located in Salzburg, AT
grain emphasizes the character of the letters.
The even faces with pierced earlobes have an enormous
Category
1920s French Art Deco Antique Letters
Materials
Ebony
Wooden Satchel Box Maria Handpainted from 1803 Germany
Located in Hannover, DE
letters. Its original purpose is unclear; unfortunately it is difficult to determine whether it was for
Category
Early 1800s French Regency Antique Letters
Materials
Bentwood, Paint
R. Lalique - “Six figurines” series of 6 goblets 1911
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
in cursive letters under the base.
Height: 10 cm
Category
Early 20th Century French Antique Letters
Materials
Glass
Early 20th Century Louis Vuitton Monogram Wardrobe Trunk with Fourteen Hangers
By Louis Vuitton
Located in Chicago, IL
with the LV initials. The iconic monogram design features interlocking L and V letters. The center
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Antique Letters
Materials
Brass
A German Pewter Passover Plate, Circa 1810
Located in New York, NY
the Passover ritual. Between the birds, finely engraved in Hebrew letters, is the year of creation
Category
1810s German Antique Letters
Materials
Pewter
Victorian 14K Gold Family Crest Intaglio Ring of Stag in Quartz Stone
Located in Venice, CA
on top of a crown and castle. Below it are the letters GLA in an oval, written in a highly gothic
Category
1880s Unknown Victorian Antique Letters
Materials
Quartz, 14k Gold
RIPLEY
GOWAN 1928 Art Deco .925 Sterling Guilloche Enamel Purse Petrol Lighter
Located in Miami, FL
the names of R&G, R&G Co., La Mode, and the R&G letters within a padlock. The earliest compacts date
Category
Early 20th Century American Art Deco Antique Letters
Materials
Sterling Silver, Enamel, Silver
$718 Sale Price
20% Off
Traditional Egyptian Costumes – 18th-Century Ethnographic Engraving
Located in Langweer, NL
, the composition is divided into three horizontal rows, each labeled with letters A through I, and
Category
Late 18th Century Dutch Antique Letters
Materials
Paper
Roman Celtic God Toutatis Amuletic silver ring, circa 2nd-4th Century AD.
Located in London, GB
ropework border encompassing the letters 'TOT' abbreviated from the Celtic god Toutatis, flanked by broad
Category
15th Century and Earlier Classical Roman Antique Letters
Austrian Bronze Dog Letter Clip, Circa 1900
Located in High Point, NC
that time, people were fascinated by their pets. They were often used to hold letters or notes in an
Category
Early 1900s Austrian Edwardian Antique Letters
Materials
Bronze
Enamelled posy ring, ‘CONTENEW + CONSTANTE’, 16th century.
Located in London, GB
+ CONSTANTE’, meaning ‘content and constant’ in old French, the letters in black enamel. Tested yellow gold
Category
16th Century Antique Letters
Antique Korean Sutra Desk with Buddhism Symbol Joseon Dynasty
Located in Atlanta, GA
engraving to secure important letters and scholar items. The shelf above can hold a few manuscripts and
Category
Mid-19th Century Korean Other Antique Letters
Materials
Elm
Genre Scene Print: A Letter Writer in Rome, 1820s Hand-Colored Engraving
Located in Langweer, NL
behind the scribe reads “Lettere scritte in buon carattere” (Letters written in fine handwriting
Category
1820s Antique Letters
Materials
Paper
Antique Art Nouveau American Rookwood Pottery Vellum Vase by Lorinda Epply 1915
By Rookwood Pottery Co.
Located in Portland, OR
below, the roman numeral date letters of "XV" for the year 1915 and the model number of "2196". The vase
Category
1910s American Art Nouveau Antique Letters
Materials
Ceramic
Sheraton Popup Writing Table Desk in Mahogany
Located in Potters Bar, GB
, letters, ink wells etc.
Category
1910s Sheraton Antique Letters
Materials
Mahogany
"La cueillette des haricots" etching
By (after) Jean François Millet
Located in Henderson, NV
). Not signed. This state (before letters and on japon) is far more rare than the final published edition
Category
1870s Antique Letters
Materials
Etching
Napoleonic Battle, Large Yellow Porcelain Vase, 19th Century
Located in MARSEILLE, FR
Mft Impériale and the letters JPT in a triangle.
. Round gilded vignette under the foot.
Very good
Category
Early 19th Century Antique Letters
Materials
Bronze
Italian walnut bureau with writing surface, tuscan cabinetmaking, mid-1700s
Located in Chiavari, Liguria
, intimate space. This fold-out writing desk has undoubtedly borne witness to whispered secrets, love letters
Category
Mid-17th Century Italian Directoire Antique Letters
Materials
Walnut
Antique European Enameled Postal Scale with Brass
Located in Miami, FL
enamel, red metal, and brass with a stunning patina.
Made to weigh letters and cards before sending them
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Letters
Materials
Metal, Brass, Enamel
Deco Crystal Vase by Walsh England
By John Walsh Walsh
Located in Staffordshire, GB
believed to be signed "Clyne Farquharson" and from 1939 onwards the letters NRD (Nationally Registered
Category
Early 20th Century British Art Deco Antique Letters
Materials
Glass, Cut Glass
Victorian 1860 Green Chalcedony 18K Gold Antique Heraldry Intaglio Signet Ring
Located in Philadelphia, PA
mark
Circa: 1860; via British date letters
Ring Size: 7 1/2 and sizable
Measures north to south 7.5 mm
Category
1860s Antique Letters
Materials
Chalcedony, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Late 19th Century Tramp Art Box
Located in Bradenton, FL
. The exterior front contains three round wooden medallions with letters 'L' and 'P" and a center floral
Category
Late 19th Century American Folk Art Antique Letters
Materials
Textile, Wood
Antique Rare Judaica Dreidel Germany 19th Century
Located in Doha, QA
Star of David. Each side has one or two Yiddish letters on top which refer to an Old Testament.
The
Category
19th Century German Antique Letters
Materials
Bone
English Pottery Vases decorated with Flowers and Leaves, Douton
By Doulton Lambeth
Located in Downingtown, PA
number 1240 next to a Asian mark like a British pound. One with impressed letters which are obscured by
Category
Late 19th Century English Arts and Crafts Antique Letters
Materials
Pottery
Gillows Victorian Carved Golden Oak Desk Chair attributed to Bruce James Talbert
Located in King
s Lynn, GB
numbers, but there have been a rare few pieces made by Gillows with different letters for example chairs
Category
19th Century British Antique Letters
Materials
Oak
Hungarian Yizkor and El Male Rachamim Memorial Prayer Scroll, 1903
Located in New York, NY
"El Male Rachamim" (God, full of compassion) is prominently inscribed in bold Hebrew letters, forming
Category
Early 20th Century Hungarian Antique Letters
Materials
Paper
Bee
Stag Tetradrachm with Diamond
18K
Located in Atlanta, GA
side, a stag kneeling right, a palm tree behind, and the letters "AEOΦPꭥ" listed vertically down the
Category
15th Century and Earlier European Antique Letters
Materials
Diamond, 18k Gold, Silver
French art deco bowl
Located in Buenos Aires, Argentina
has punches (punches; letters D and C, a turtle and other not very legible numbers)
Origin France
Category
1920s French Art Deco Antique Letters
Materials
Metal
Children in School Room Interior - British Victorian Newlyn School oil painting
Located in Hagley, England
from Forbes' letters of 1888. Burrington exhibited his works in England, France, Tasmania and America
Category
1890s Victorian Antique Letters
Materials
Oil
"Forest Snow" George Gardner Symons, Snowy Winter Landscape, Pennsylvania
By George Gardner Symons
Located in New York, NY
of Arts and Letters, the Lotos, Century, and Salmagundi Clubs. He was also a member of the Royal
Category
1920s American Impressionist Antique Letters
Materials
Canvas, Oil
18ct Gold Antique European Religious Pendant
Located in London, GB
worn but left has the letters N B Visible.
European origin
The bail is modern
Category
Early 20th Century Unknown Empire Antique Letters
Materials
Gold
1871 The Works of George Berkeley
By George Berkeley
Located in Bath, GB
Bishop, and a selection of his letters.
Complete in four volumes.
Bound by Morrell.
The collected
Category
1870s British Antique Letters
Materials
Paper
1930
s modernist desk in black lacquered metal
By Bruno Weil, Thonet
Located in Langemark-Poelkapelle, BE
their state of health. This correspondence by letters was found behind the drawers in this desk!
Category
Early 20th Century Unknown Bauhaus Antique Letters
Materials
Metal
Antique English Victorian Coromandel Letter Box Clock Chapman and Leuchars
By William Leuchars, Leuchars
Son, Chapman Son
Co.
Located in Northampton, GB
gilt brass aperture embossed with the word letters. Sitting in the top of the front is a circular clock
Category
Late 19th Century English High Victorian Antique Letters
Materials
Enamel
large scale door knocker with letterbox, in the form of a classical portico
Located in London, GB
, circa 1900.
Letterbox flap inscribed LETTERS. (Flap aperture 129 x 27 mm).
Modern steel door mounting
Category
Late 19th Century English Neoclassical Antique Letters
Materials
Brass
Antique Georgian Carnelian Intaglio Wax Seal Fob Pendant
Located in Rotterdam, NL
not only accessories but also a tool for sealing letters.
This particular fob, with its intricately
Category
Early 19th Century English Georgian Antique Letters
Materials
Carnelian, 9k Gold, Base Metal
Twilight with Fishing Figures, 1842 Watercolor Landscape, Signed
Located in Stockholm, SE
1831, supported by letters from patrons and the newly founded Art Association.
Despite financial
Category
1840s Other Art Style Antique Letters
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Willem Penaat Art Deco Amsterdamse School Three-Seat Bench, 1920s
By Willem Penaat 1
Located in Amsterdam, NL
School style elements.
Original hand-painted numbers 1, 2 and 3 on the back rest and also the letters
Category
1920s Dutch Art Deco Antique Letters
Materials
Oak
Antique Art Deco Sterling Silver
ABC
Block / Cube Form Coin Bank
Located in Philadelphia, PA
wooden toy block.
Engraved to three sides with capital letters.
The top with a wide slot for coins (or
Category
Early 20th Century American Art Deco Antique Letters
Materials
Sterling Silver
1921 advertising poster by Gautolai for the Cognac aux Oeufs "Aurore"
Located in PARIS, FR
" in large, commanding letters, drawing immediate attention to the product. Below, the poster credits F
Category
1920s Antique Letters
Materials
Paper, Lithograph
Attractive Young Woman Sitting in Chair and Looking Upwards in Domestic Setting
By Alice Barber Stephens
Located in Miami, FL
Letters was published, which was illustrated by Stephens.
"The Nursery" by Alice Barber Stephens. 1898
Category
Early 1900s Academic Antique Letters
Materials
Charcoal, Board
Susan, Lady Belasyse /// Memoirs of Count Grammont Royal Portrait Engraving Art
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
of the Stuart Restoration. Hamilton also wrote many letters, poems, and five tales.
Category
Early 1800s Romantic Antique Letters
Materials
Engraving, Intaglio
1836 Nordic Men Unisex Signet Ring Carnelian solid 18K Gold US7 / 5gr
Located in SE
Carnelian stone with flat polished top and faceted edge with hand - engraved two letters monogram
Category
1830s European Empire Antique Letters
Materials
Carnelian, 18k Gold
Early English Victorian 1st Prize Equestrian Silverplated Figural Trophy Box
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
and the letters C and O. While there is some loss of silvering and signs of use, the piece still
Category
Mid-19th Century English Early Victorian Antique Letters
Materials
Silver Plate
English Victorian "Dome Top" Figured Burl Yew Wood Letter Box Circa 1865
Located in Incline Village, NV
escutcheon. The double hinged top opens to expose seven different size compartments to hold letters, notes
Category
1860s English Victorian Antique Letters
Materials
Yew
Roundel depicting St. Catherine
Located in Fairlawn, OH
indicate the name "Katherine", but the letters don't really seem to work out to that formulation. The
Category
15th Century and Earlier Old Masters Antique Letters
Materials
Gouache, Pigment
Renaissance Religious Ichthys "Fish" Band of Red Enamel and Gold
Located in Baltimore, MD
they therefore symbolize the protective gaze of God.
The term "ichthys" is based on the first letters
Category
1650s English Stuart Antique Letters
Materials
Gold, Enamel
Antique Victorian Mahogany Stationary Box w. Perpetual Calendar, Bramah Improved
Located in Lisse, NL
key—you’ll find a cleverly designed interior fitted with multiple compartments for letters, documents
Category
Late 19th Century European Victorian Antique Letters
Materials
Brass
F J H THOMAS 1889 HALLMARKED STERLING SILVER REPOUSSE ViCTORIAN SCENT BOTTLE
Located in GB
Ships Anchor for Birmingham made, there is a letters TH for Francis John Horace Thomas & Joseph Thomas
Category
1880s English Victorian Antique Letters
Materials
Sterling Silver
$323 Sale Price
20% Off
Woman Looking Into the Water
Located in Sheffield, MA
Cincinnati Art Clubs, the National Institute of Arts and Letters, and the Society of Illustrators (both in
Category
Late 19th Century Impressionist Antique Letters
Materials
Oil
1808 The Works of John Dryden
By John Dryden
Located in Bath, GB
first appointed Poet Laureate.
This extensive collection features Dryden's poetry, plays, letters and
Category
Early 1800s British Antique Letters
Materials
Paper
Original Antique WWI Recruitment Poster Britain Fighting For Freedom Of Europe
Located in London, GB
Horrors of War / Enlist Now - featuring the text in bold white letters against a dark blue background
Category
1910s British Antique Letters
Materials
Paper
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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
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