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Rare 19th Century Chinoiserie Lacquer Boxes, Monogrammed
DF
, c. 1800
Located in Richmond, London
, personalised with a monogram, or an armorial device, such as coat of arms, a crest, or a motto.
Category
Early 19th Century Chinese Export Antique Motto
Materials
Lacquer
Rare 19th Century Qing Dynasty Armorial Lacquer and Gilt Framed Panel
Located in Richmond, London
-decorated with figures, pagodas and emblazoned with a coat of arms, also displaying mottoes of the British
Category
1810s Chinese Chinese Export Antique Motto
Materials
Wood, Lacquer
Pair of Chinese Porcelain Armorial Dessert Plates, Qianlong, circa 1790
Located in St. Catharines, ON
painted crest and motto, pulchroir exardius, mongrammed “M” in center field
-6 1/4 in. (15.9 cm) diam
Category
1790s Chinese Chinese Export Antique Motto
Materials
Porcelain
Coat of Arms Plate in Chinese Porcelain, Qing Dysnaty
Located in Lisboa, Lisboa
represented. On the lower strip the motto “ESSE QUAM VIDERI” from Latin, “to be instead of to seem”.
Category
Mid-18th Century Chinese Baroque Antique Motto
Materials
Porcelain
Antique Gold English "Posy" Band Ring
Located in Chicago, IL
whome god ordained.”
Because the inscriptions or mottoes are known as posies, from poésie, French for
Category
17th Century English Antique Motto
Materials
Gold, Yellow Gold
One
1
Gold/Silver Memorial Ornament/Brooch "Stuart Cristal", England, 1690
Located in Heerlen, NL
the Scene is the motto: O aco meal: ??
The scene is set under a facteded Rock Cristal to a border of
Category
17th Century English Baroque Antique Motto
Materials
Natural Pearl, Rock Crystal, Gold, Silver
Pair of George III Silver Half Fluted Wine Coasters with Turned Fruitwood Base
Located in Windsor Forest, Berkshire
medalion engraved with a hand holding an arrow below a banner engraved with the motto FUIMUS. FUMIUS is the
Category
1810s British George III Antique Motto
Materials
Silver
Doulton Burslem William Ewart Gladstone commemorative jug
By Doulton Burslem
Located in East Geelong, VIC
is a hand tinted replica of his family's crest, coat of arms and motto. The handle is moulded to
Category
1890s English Late Victorian Antique Motto
Materials
Porcelain
Victorian Copper Coach Plate, Smith Cuninghame Family
Located in London, GB
achievement with two crests and mottos above a full coat of arms and Supporters in the form of two horses at
Category
1890s English Edwardian Antique Motto
Materials
Copper
Meissen Cupid Lighting Hearts with Flame ‘Je Les Enflamme’
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in Altrincham, GB
motto in french on the base. In this instance it says ‘Je Les Enflamme’ ‘I Ignite them’. All 16 cupids
Category
Late 19th Century German Antique Motto
Materials
Porcelain
Antique English Gold Band Posy Ring
Located in Chicago, IL
poetry, have mottoes or inscriptions on a plain gold band. In many instances these messages of loyalty
Category
Mid-18th Century English Antique Motto
Materials
Gold
Wax Seal Impressions in Turned Lignum Vitae Boxes
Located in East Geelong, VIC
mottoes of Viscount Chetwynd, the Marquess of Tweeddale, and Baron Seaford of Sussex, amongst others. The
Category
1830s English Georgian Antique Motto
Materials
Ebony
Antique English Gold Band
Posy
Ring
Located in Chicago, IL
.
Literature:
“Posy rings,” their name deriving from the term poesie or poetry, are rings inscribed with mottos
Category
Late 17th Century English Antique Motto
Materials
Gold, Yellow Gold
Arts
Crafts Compton Pottery Mary Seton Watts cobra terracotta sundial, c1900
Located in London, GB
Compton cherub sundial. The cobra sun dial was available with or without a carved motto; this one is with
Category
Early 20th Century British Arts and Crafts Antique Motto
Materials
Terracotta
Antique English Gold Band
Posey
Ring
Located in Chicago, IL
inside with the motto “God above increase our love” written in italic letters. A maker’s mark “W” appears
Category
17th Century English Antique Motto
Materials
Gold
19th Century English Armorial Porcelain Charger with Crest of Royal Coat of Arms
Located in Atlanta, GA
the garter motto "Honi Soit Qui Mal y Pense". Unmarked.
Category
19th Century English Antique Motto
Materials
Porcelain
Alexander Antique Sterling Silver Scottish Clan Badge by McKenzie and Co.
Located in London, GB
, circa 1905.
Motto: 'PER MARE PER TERRAS.'
Rare mark, only worked as a company from 1903-1910
Category
Early 1900s Scottish Antique Motto
Materials
Silver
Simulated-Turtle Shell
Located in Milan, IT
simulated -turtle shell engraved at the top with crossed american flag and motto"e pluribus unum on
Category
Early 20th Century American Antique Motto
$5,329
18ct Gold Intaglio Signet Ring with Diamonds, 1919
Located in Glasgow, GB
: Crest and motto "CARBONE CARBASOQUE" (By coal and by sail), personalized with "Provost Taylor 1917 1920
Category
1910s British Modern Antique Motto
Materials
Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Antique English Gold Band
Posey
Ring
Located in Chicago, IL
the inscriptions or mottoes are known as “posies,” from the French word for poem – poésie. Recalling
Category
17th Century English Antique Motto
Materials
Gold
Georgian Silver Covered Vegetable Dishes
Located in Greenwich, CT
, at that point the Cunninghams.
The famously odd motto, "Over Fork Over" refers to the Cunningham
Category
1820s British Georgian Antique Motto
Materials
Sterling Silver
Antique Georgian Heraldic Seal Fob "Loyalty = Right"
Located in Sale, Cheshire
the head and body of a man, with the French motto: "Gardez votre loyaute. Maintenez vos droite" which
Category
Early 19th Century English George III Antique Motto
Materials
Agate, 15k Gold
12 Maison Odiot French Gilt 950 Silver Dessert Plates Engraved Armorials, C.1900
Located in WILMINGTON, CA
armorial featuring a knight's helmet with the motto "Sans Crainte" - without fear. Scalloped rim with
Category
19th Century Antique Motto
Materials
Silver
Samson of Paris Mock Chinese Export Ware Armorial Plate
By Samson
Cie
Located in East Geelong, VIC
family, using the Boyd families' motto "Confido". This is surrounded with hand painted flowers and raised
Category
1890s French Chinese Export Antique Motto
Materials
Porcelain
Antique English Gold Band Posy Ring
Located in Chicago, IL
of romantic love on jewelry and mottoes or inscriptions on plain gold bands go back to the Middle
Category
Early 1700s English Antique Motto
Materials
Gold
English Baronet
s Leather Trunk on Stand, C. 1910
Located in Guadalajara, MX
garter motto and embossed " Sir John Fuller, Bart "; now on a later stand marked Ralph Lauren. The
Category
Early 20th Century English British Colonial Antique Motto
Materials
Leather, Fabric, Wood
Cameron Scottish Antique Silver Clan Badge, circa 1880
Located in London, GB
Cameron Scottish antique silver clan badge.
Scotland, circa 1880.
MOTTO: 'Pro Rege Et Patria
Category
1880s Scottish Antique Motto
Materials
Silver
Sterling Silver Money Box Birmingham 1910 Horace Woodward
Co
By Horace Woodward
Co. Ltd.
Located in 53-64 Chancery Lane, London
delightful bayonet fitting base around which sits a raised motto ‘BE PREPARED FOR A RAINY DAY’ for lowlights
Category
1910s British Modern Antique Motto
Materials
Sterling Silver
Antique Gold English "Posy" Band Ring
Located in Chicago, IL
), 3rd revised edition, Woodbridge Suffolk 2011 (first published 1905), p. 186.
Rings with love mottos
Category
18th Century English Antique Motto
Materials
Gold, Yellow Gold
Antique Victorian 18 Karat Gold and Bloodstone Intaglio Fob Seal
Located in London, GB
frame. The Bloodstone Intaglio has a shield and motto and above the shield is a knights raised armoured
Category
1860s British Baroque Antique Motto
Materials
Agate, 18k Gold
Webster Antique Sterling Silver Scottish Clan Badge
Located in London, GB
WEBSTER antique sterling silver Scottish clan badge.
Maker: HT. Edinburgh 1914.
Motto: 'EMERGO
Category
1910s Scottish Antique Motto
Materials
Silver
Chinese Export Porcelain Armorial Cream Jug Qianlong, circa 1750
Located in Frome, Somerset
An armorial cream jug with a finely drawn coat of arms within bamboo sprays below the motto 'Omnia
Category
Mid-18th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Motto
Materials
Porcelain
Edwardian "Romeo and Juliette" Sterling Silver Photograph Frame
By Charles S. Green
Co.
Located in London, GB
depicting the balcony scene from "Romeo and Juliette" and carrying the motto "Parting is such
Category
Early 1900s English Art Nouveau Antique Motto
Materials
Sterling Silver
Stuart Antique Sterling Silver Scottish Clan Badge
By Peter G. Wilson 1
Located in London, GB
.
Motto: 'VIRESCIT.'
Width: 2.1 inches (5.3cm.)
Height: 2.5 inches (6.4cm.)
Weight: 0.92 troy
Category
1880s Scottish Antique Motto
Materials
Silver
Sapphire Intaglio Ring
Located in London, GB
The octagonal Cornflower Blue Sapphire engraved with a Latin motto in a scroll which reads Aut Face
Category
1910s British Antique Motto
Materials
Sapphire, 18k Gold
$6,800
Antique Gold English Band
Posey
Ring
Located in Chicago, IL
ring is in good wearable condition.
Rings with love mottos and amatory inscriptions were known as
Category
Early 18th Century English Antique Motto
Materials
Gold
Battersea Box
Located in North Egremont, MA
. motto: "A present from a Friend". Mirror in the box lid. Minor hairlines on interior of the box as well
Category
Early 19th Century Great Britain (UK) Antique Motto
$495
17th Century Portrait of Jesuit Priest
Located in San Antonio, TX
a book with a religious motto possibly indicating a link to the Jesuits. Due to the fading of the
Category
17th Century Old Masters Antique Motto
Materials
Oil
ALLAND Antique Silver Scottish Clan Badge
Located in London, GB
only shows the bear's paw.
Motto: 'SUPERNA SEQUOR.'
Measures:
Height: 1.7 inches (4.31 cm
Category
1880s Scottish Antique Motto
Materials
Silver
Victorian Sterling Silver Hot Water Pot
Located in Vancouver, BC
and motto "Toujours Fidele" (Always Faithful), 10.75" (27.3cm), 24 troy ounces (746g).
Category
1890s English Antique Motto
12 George III Old English Dinner Forks
Located in Vancouver, BC
& William Fearn. Old English pattern, engraved on the reverse with the Crammond family crest and motto "My
Category
Early 1800s English Antique Motto
$1,240 / set
Antique Gold English "Posy" Band Ring
Located in Chicago, IL
rings bearing a motto or inscription with personal message became ever more popular. Plain gold bands
Category
17th Century English Antique Motto
Materials
Gold, Yellow Gold
Antique Water Cooler Lamp
Located in Wainscott, NY
spigot was
With British Monarchy Mottos
Category
19th Century English Antique Motto
Seal, I Still Hope, Derby Porcelain Works, circa 1760
By Derby
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
A delightul porcelain seal, depicting a young lady, seated on a mound. It is painted with the motto
Category
Late 18th Century English Neoclassical Antique Motto
Materials
Porcelain
Victorian Eton College Sterling Silver Goblet by Daniel
Charles Houle
By Daniel
Charles Houle
Located in London, GB
arms is engraved on one side of the goblet together with the motto beneath 'FLOREAT ETONA'. The
Category
1860s English Victorian Antique Motto
Materials
Sterling Silver
Victorian Eton College Sterling Silver Goblet by Daniel
Charles Houle
By Daniel
Charles Houle
Located in London, GB
arms is engraved on one side of the goblet together with the motto beneath 'FLOREAT ETONA'. The
Category
1860s English Victorian Antique Motto
Materials
Sterling Silver
18th Century Silver Tea Urn, 1776, Ffrench of Galway
Located in Brighton, GB
and Chevron coat of arms
Motto: 'Malo Mori Quam Faedari'
'I would rather die than be dishonoured
Category
1770s English George II Antique Motto
Materials
Silver
Donyatt Pottery Somerset Slipware Earthenware Puzzle Jug, 1862
Located in Woodstock, OXFORDSHIRE
Greenslade Maker January 17th 1862. The jug is also inscribed with the motto "Fill with good strong liquor
Category
1860s English Antique Motto
Materials
Earthenware, Pottery
19th Century Teapoy
By Edward Holmes Baldock
Located in Edenbridge, Kent
the motto; Fide et Constantia, (Faith and Courage).
The satinwood interior houses a pair of oval
Category
Mid-19th Century English Antique Motto
Materials
Ebony, Purpleheart, Satinwood, Tulipwood, Harewood
$14,954
ICAEW Gentleman
s Chair Walnut and Leather Edwardian
Located in Stockholm, SE
motto Recte Numerare.
Category
Early 20th Century English Edwardian Antique Motto
Materials
Leather, Walnut
DANTE SODINI «Frangar non flectar» Bronze and marble Circa 1900
By Dante Sodini
Located in Paris, FR
, dating from 1900 carries the proud Roman motto « Frangar non flectar ».
This motto is personified by
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Art Nouveau Antique Motto
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Sterling Silver Ink Desk Set
By Henry Wilkinson
Co.
Located in Cork, IE
silver is hallmarked for the year 1837.
The tray bears the coat of arms with a motto inscribed 'dictis
Category
19th Century English William IV Antique Motto
Materials
Silver
Early 20th Century Walnut Armchair Upholstered with Tapestry
Beadwork Fabric
Located in Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire
, both upholstered with hand worked tapestry and beadwork covers, each with various baronial style mottos
Category
1890s English Queen Anne Antique Motto
Materials
Walnut
A STERLING SILVER SALVER BY ROBERT ABERCROMBY. LONDON, 1742
By Robert Abercromby
Located in New York, NY
WITH COAT OF ARMS WITHIN A FOLIAGE AND SCROLL CARTOUCHE ABOVE AN INDISTINCT MOTTO. FULLY MARKED. WEIGHT
Category
18th Century and Earlier English Antique Motto
Materials
Sterling Silver
17th-Century Gold Band Fede Ring with Heart
Located in Chicago, IL
hoop.
Literature:
Messages of romantic love on jewelry, and mottoes or inscriptions on plain gold
Category
17th Century English Antique Motto
Materials
Gold
Original Vintage Seefahrt Ist Not Poster Sea Quote Navy Shipping Is A Necessity
Located in London, GB
propaganda motto and is based on an ancient quote Navigare necesse est, vivere non / Shipping is a necessity
Category
1920s Art Deco Antique Motto
Materials
Paper
Small Edwardian 18 Karat Gold and Carnelian Intaglio Ring
Located in London, GB
The Carnelian engraved with a hand holding aloft a Crown and above, within a scroll, is a motto
Category
1920s British Antique Motto
Materials
Carnelian, 18k Gold
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Antique Motto For Sale on 1stDibs
You are likely to find exactly the antique motto you’re looking for on 1stDibs, as there is a broad range for sale. Each design created in this style — which was crafted with great care and often made from Gold and 18k Gold — can elevate any look. If you’re looking for an antique motto from a specific time period, our collection is diverse and broad-ranging, and you’ll find at least one that dates back to the 18th Century while another version may have been produced as recently as the 20th Century. An antique motto from Michel Victor Acier, Bilston Battersea and Chamberlains Worcester — each of whom created a beautiful version of this treasured accessory — is worth considering. An antique motto can make for a versatile accessory, but a selection from our variety of 1 Agate versions can add an especially stylish touch. Today, if you’re looking for a single cut version of this piece and are unable to find the perfect match, our selection also includes alternatives. If you’re browsing our inventory for an antique motto, you’ll find that many are available today for men, but there are still pieces to choose from for unisex and women.
How Much is a Antique Motto?
The price for an antique motto starts at $125 and tops out at $26,500 with these dining-entertaining, on average, selling for $1,600.
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