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Mid-Century Modern Era Chrome Bookends w. Book Reading Mystical Monk Sculptures
Located in Lisse, NL
from the Mid-Century Modern era shows two stylized monks in their habits. Sitting on their blackened
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Mid-20th Century European Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Metal

Burmese Monk, Cast Out of a Lead/Bronze Alloy, 9592
Located in Ukiah, CA
Early Burmese Monk. Cast out of a lead/bronze alloy. Probably over 1,000 years old looks to be a
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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Asian Antiquities

Materials

Bronze

19th Century French Painted Ceramic Barbotine Monk Pitcher from Onnaing
By Onnaing
Located in Dallas, TX
, the antique, barbotine jug features a smiling monk with his hands on his chest in a greeting pose. The
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Antique Late 19th Century French Pitchers

Materials

Ceramic, Majolica

Bookends in Form of Renaissance Monk Library Natural Alabaster and Marble
Located in Mombuey, Zamora
the shape of monks sitting on a throne reading a book Medieval style figur of a monge carved on the
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Early 20th Century Italian Renaissance Revival Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Alabaster, Marble

19th Century French Oil on Canvas Monk Painting Signed Jose Frappa
By José Frappa
Located in Dallas, TX
frame, the artwork, signed in the lower right corner by the artist, Jose Frappa, features a happy monk
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Antique Late 19th Century French Paintings

Materials

Abalone, Canvas, Giltwood

Officina Profumo Farmaceutica di Santa Maria Novella Hardcover Photography book
Located in North Hollywood, CA
The Officina Profumo Farmaceutica di Santa Maria Novella Hardcover Photography book. This book is a
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Late 20th Century Italian Baroque Books

Materials

Paper

Bookends Pair of Bakelite and Marble in Form of Medieval Library Very Original
Located in Mombuey, Zamora
Alabaster and marble bookends in the shape of monks sitting on a throne reading a book. Figure of a
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20th Century Italian Medieval Bookends

Materials

Marble

17th Century Flemish School, Saint Francis In Extasy, Oil on Oak Panel
Located in Leuven , BE
. The grey-brown habit, the skull and the book are the iconographical elements that identify the monk as
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Antique 17th Century Belgian Decorative Art

Materials

Oak, Paint

20th Century Pair of Alabaster and Marble Bookends Sculpture
Located in Madrid, ES
Alabaster and marble bookends representing the figures of monks seated on a throne reading a book
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Mid-20th Century Spanish Medieval Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Alabaster, Marble

Pair of Alabaster Bookends in Form of Medieval Library Very
Located in Mombuey, Zamora
Library, Book, Throne, medieval, revival Alabaster and marble bookends in the shape of monks
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20th Century Italian Medieval Bookends

Materials

Alabaster

Original Vintage Train Travel Map Poster Isle Of Man British Railways UK Manx
Located in London, GB
Ballroom, Monks Bridge, Rushen Abbey, Sugar Loaf Rock, Castle Rushen, Peel Castle, Tynwald Hill, St
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Vintage 1950s British Posters

Materials

Paper

Designing a Garden
Located in New York, NY
The intimate Monk’s Garden at the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in Boston embodies the design
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21st Century and Contemporary Books

Materials

Paper

Designing a Garden
Designing a Garden
H 9.5 in W 7.5 in D 3 in
The Grandes Heures of Jean, Duke of Berry by Marcel Thomas, 1st Edition
Located in valatie, NY
hardcover with dust jacket and with the original Mylar protective overlay jacket. The book is an exact-size
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Vintage 1970s French Medieval Books

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Paper

Japanese antique small stone Buddha "Jizo Bodhisattva"/1750-1850/Rare design
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
of a monk. Sometimes he holds a cane in his right hand and a jewel in his left, and sometimes his
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Antique Late 18th Century Japanese Edo Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Stone

Korean Glazed Ceramic Vase Buncheong Ware Joseon Dynasty
Located in Atlanta, GA
decided to reject Buddhism to embrace the Confucianism. As a result, many monks were forced to abandon
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Antique 16th Century Korean Other Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic

The temptation of St Anthony. Oil on canvas. 17th c., after David Teniers II
By David Teniers the Younger
Located in Madrid, ES
, with an open book at the foot of it. The man looks towards a woman, who points to something outside
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Antique 17th Century European Baroque Paintings

Materials

Other

Large Antique Zen Japanese Ink Scroll After Sesson Shukei
Located in Atlanta, GA
(Kakejiku). The painting depicts the famously eccentric Buddhist monks Hanshan and Shide (known in Japan as
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Antique 18th Century Japanese Japonisme Paintings and Screens

Materials

Silk, Paper

Albrecht Dürer's La Passione, by Officina Bodoni Press
Located in Middletown, NY
for this work from the monk Benedictus Chelidonius / Benedikt Schwalbe. The Italian translation by the
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20th Century Italian Books

Materials

Paper, Leather

Brutalist bird wall art, decoration by spanish Madola 1979
Located in Budapest, HU
of the earth; in my old neighborhood, Sarrià, where a monk strolled down quiet streets reading a
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Vintage 1970s Spanish Brutalist Contemporary Art

Materials

Multi-gemstone

Korean Ceramic Buncheong Ware Tea Bowl Early Joseon Dynasty
Located in Atlanta, GA
Confucianism. As a result, many monks were forced to abandon their religious life and returned to the secular
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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Korean Archaistic Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic

18th Century Sant'antonio Abate Sculpture in Wood
Located in Milan, IT
wearing the classic habit and hairstyle of monks holding a book in his hands and is accompanied by an
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Antique 18th Century Italian Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Rare Romanesque Capital Representing Daniel in the Lion’s Den, 12th Century
Located in Bruxelles, BE
Book of Daniel. The Old Testament recounts how the Persian king Darius I "The Great" (550–486 BC
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Antique 15th Century and Earlier French Medieval Architectural Elements

Materials

Limestone

Artist Brother Mel Meyer's Homage to Alexander Calder 11/11/76 Chair Sculpture
By Brother Mel Meyer, (after) Alexander Calder
Located in St. Louis, MO
Artist and Monk Brother Mel Meyer (June 5, 1928-October 12, 2013). Homage to artist Alexander
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Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Cut Steel

Pair of Bernard De Montfaucon Paris 1719 L'antiquite Original Grand Tour Prints
By Bernard de Montfaucaon
Located in GB
January 1655 – 21 December 1741) was a French Benedictine monk of the Congregation of Saint Maur. He was
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Antique 1710s French Grand Tour Prints

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Wood, Paper

Selection of eight restored 19th C Neo-Gothic Stained-Glass Windows
Located in Leuven , BE
determined at the Council of Trent. Among other things, he released a new catechism. With his book on the
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Antique 19th Century Belgian Gothic Revival Architectural Elements

Materials

Art Glass, Stained Glass

Rare Double Cathedra Made from Walnut Wood Sculpted, and Inlaid, Around 1500
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Anthony the Great and the Virgin Mary. Saint Anthony the Great: Or Antony the Ermit is a monk
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Antique 16th Century Armchairs

Materials

Wood, Walnut

Sculpture in Polychrome Wood Representing Saint Anthony Hermit
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
The saint is represented by an old, bearded man, dressed in a hooded monk’s habit over the tunic of
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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Antique Gothic Fire Screen w. Handpainted Earth Angle, Saints and Carved Knights
Located in Lisse, NL
. He appears, by name, only in the Book of Tobit. Raphael's name means "God heals." This identity came
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Antique Early 19th Century European Gothic Fireplaces and Mantels

Materials

Oak, Paint

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Sarreguemines Barbotine Service of Eight Plates and a Platter
By Sarreguemines
Located in New Orleans, LA
Own a piece of history with these antique French Sarreguemines Barbotine set of eight plates and one platter from the Parisian 1930's. Each is decorated and embossed, with different...
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Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Delft and Faience

Materials

Faience, Majolica

Untitled Abstract Picture (Limited edition authorized promotional reproduction)
By Gerhard Richter
Located in New York, NY
Gerhard Richter Untitled Abstract Picture, 2002 Offset lithograph on GardaMatt Art 250 GSM paper (Artist Authorized) Not signed, edition of 3433 12 1/2 × 16 3.5 inches Unframed Print...
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Early 2000s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Prints

Materials

Lithograph, Offset

Pair of Antique Qing Dynasty Chinese Sancai Roof Tiles
Located in Forney, TX
A pair of Qing dynasty (1636–1912) Sancai glazed ceramic figural roof tiles with rich beautifully aged patina! Dating to the 19th century, wonderfully hand-crafted and painted, sc...
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Antique 19th Century Asian Qing Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic, Clay, Paint

Antique Japanese Carved Okimono Happy Buddha, Meiji Period
Located in Norton, MA
Antique Japanese Carved Okimono Mixed Material Figure "Happy Buddha on Stand", Meiji Period This item is 2" wide x1.5" deep x 5" high in dimension, the wood stand measures 3" W x 2...
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Decorative Boxes

Materials

Ivory, Paint

Franz Iffland Bronze Sculpture of a Cupid Boy Ice Skater, ca 1900
By Franz Iffland
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
Bronze depicting a young boy (cupid) ice skating, by Franz Iffland (Berlin 1862-1935). A boy in fur-trimmed cape, holds a cupid-like feathered arrow with bow. Iffland was a member of...
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Early 20th Century German Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Marble, Bronze

Art Deco squirrel bookends by Max Le Verrier France 1930
By Max Le Verrier
Located in Antwerp, BE
Art Deco squirrel bookends by Max Le Verrier Art metal, dark green patina. Belgian Black marble bases. France 1930
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Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Bookends

Materials

Belgian Black Marble, Metal

Larger Than Life Terracotta Buddha Bust of Guanyin, Early 20th Century, China
Located in Antwerp, BE
A massive larger than life terracotta buddha bust of Guan Yin, China, early 20th century. Broken and restored with wear and tear from enduring exposure to the elements. Size: 75 cm h...
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Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Terracotta

Max Le Verrier Bookends Statues of Dog and Cat French Art Deco
By Max Le Verrier
Located in Oakland, CA
A pair of Art Deco figural bookends in the shape of a cat and bulldog by the French artist Max Le Verrier. These are silvered finish and arrived without the marble base. We were able...
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Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Animal Sculptures

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Marble, Metal

Art Deco Brass Copper & Ivory Bakelite Trinket Box by Chase & Co.
By Chase and Co.
Located in San Diego, CA
A very cool ivory colored bakelite and copper Art Deco trinket box with a dolphin handle by Chase & Co., circa 1930s. The box is in very good vintage condition and measures 4" W x 3....
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Early 20th Century American Art Deco Bookends

Materials

Copper

Mid-Century Italian Majolica Neoclassical Style Garden Seat Stool
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Spectacular Mid-Century Modern Italian Majolica garden seat stool made in the neoclassical taste. The heavy stool has a square form decorated with a subtle greek key design around th...
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20th Century Italian Neoclassical Stools

Materials

Majolica, Pottery

Antique Japanese Embroidered Silk Kesa Monk's Robe Edo Period
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Japanese Kesa (Monk's Vestment) made from thirteen columns of patchworks of fine shimmering silk fabric of a salmon orange color, the shade of which changed subtly from different a...
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Edo Textiles

Materials

Brocade, Silk

Bronze Dolphin Sculpture
Located in New York, NY
Bronze dolphin sculpture. Bronze dolphin in a baroque Venetian sea serpent style mounted on black marble base; a very sculptural bookend. United States, circa 1900. Dimensions: 7" D...
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Early 20th Century American Baroque Animal Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Bronze Dolphin Sculpture
Bronze Dolphin Sculpture
H 13.5 in W 7 in D 13.5 in
Pair of French 19th Century Bronze Candlesticks Decorated with Greyhound Dogs
Located in Atlanta, GA
A pair of French bronze candlesticks from the 19th century each depicting three greyhound dogs in the lower section, connected to one another through chain links adjusted to their co...
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Antique 19th Century French Candlesticks

Materials

Bronze

Ceramic Plate Visage Gris 'Grey Face' A.R. 206 by Pablo Picasso & Madoura, 1953
By Pablo Picasso, Madoura
Located in New York, NY
The engraved and brush painted ceramic plate, Visage Gris (Grey Face) is one the most iconic pieces created by Pablo Picasso (1881 - 1973) at the Madoura workshop in Vallauris, Franc...
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Earthenware

Found! Japanese Giant Bronze Peace Bell 45 Inches Tall
Located in South Burlington, VT
Massive Japanese Bronze Bell Inscribed and dedicated to peace and humanity, 1947. At the top, the handle (ryûzu) is crafted in the form of two mirrored dragon heads. Around the uppe...
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Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Bronze

Art Déco German Painted Porcelain Foo Dog Perfume Lamp/Incense Burner by Aerozon
By Aerozon
Located in North Miami, FL
Art Déco german hand-painted glazed porcelain foo dog perfume lamp/incense burner by Aerozon By: Aerozon Material: porcelain, ceramic, enamel, paint Technique: molded, pressed, enam...
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Mid-20th Century German Art Deco Table Lamps

Materials

Enamel

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Sitting Ceramic Monk 'Book Support' Manufacture Walter Bosse, Vienna, 1950
By Walter Bosse
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Ceramic monk Manufacter Walter Bosse Vienna, 1950 Austria.
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Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

Antique Polychrome Carved Wood Monk Saint
Located in New York, NY
Antique carved polychrome wood santo a monk, and holding a book on his arm, and wrote on the
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Antique 19th Century Portuguese Religious Items

Materials

Wood

Jazz Iconic Edition Book
By Ted Williams
Located in Philadelphia, PA
and Benny Golson of the Jazztet, Thelonious Monk & Count Basie. This must-see collection now also
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Mid-20th Century Books

Jazz Iconic Edition Book
Jazz Iconic Edition Book
H 1 in W 16 in D 12 in
Circle of the Master of Kefermarkt (active Austria, 1470-1510)
Located in New York, NY
ample cowl and holds a book. He is perhaps Benedict of Nursia, founder of western monasticism. Although
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Austrian Sculptures

Pair of 18th Century Spanish Carved Oak Monk Figures Bookends
Located in Dallas, TX
are carved of solid oak and each feature a stylized monk figure. One monk is singing and holding a
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Antique Late 18th Century Spanish Gothic Bookends

Materials

Oak

19th Century Arts and Crafts Carved Oak Figure Group of Three Monks, circa 1870
Located in Central England, GB
A Fine 19th Century Arts and Crafts Carved Oak Figure Group of Three Monks This superb and
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Antique 19th Century English Victorian Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Oak

Early 20th Century French Art Deco Bronze Book Box Signed Max Le Verrier
By Max Le Verrier
Located in Fayetteville, AR
This early 20th century French bronze box in the shape of a book features a hinged lid detailed
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Early 20th Century French Art Deco Decorative Boxes

Materials

Bronze

Etching of the Genies
By Bernard de Montfaucaon
Located in Miami, FL
Copper Engraving Featuring Genies. From the book L'antiquite Expliquee et Representee en Figures
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier French Prints

Materials

Paper, Wood

Etching of the Genies
Etching of the Genies
H 18.63 in W 13.75 in
Sibyl Prophetess of Antiquity
By Bernard de Montfaucaon
Located in Miami, FL
Etching Featuring Sibylle a Prophetess of the Ancient World. From the book L'antiquite Expliquee
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier French Prints

Materials

Paper, Wood

Sibyl Prophetess of Antiquity
Sibyl Prophetess of Antiquity
H 18.63 in W 13.75 in
Bacchus the God of Mystery and Wine
By Bernard de Montfaucaon
Located in Miami, FL
Copper Engraving featuring Bacchus, the God of Mystery and Wine. From the book L'antiquite
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier French Prints

Materials

Paper, Wood

18th-19th Century Mask, Arunachal Pradesh, Eastern Himalayas, India
Located in Point Richmond, CA
of Arunachal Pradesh, which is thought to be a monk or one of the sons of Apapek. It is featured on
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Antique Late 18th Century Indian Tribal Wall-mounted Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Sealing Seal, Sterling Silver and Garnet, Period, XIXth Century
Located in CRÉTEIL, FR
Benedictine monk's robe and brandishing a cross with his right hand. He rests barefoot on a chiseled silver
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Antique 19th Century Napoleon III Desk Sets

Materials

Sterling Silver

Ann Radcliffe, The Mysteries of Udolpho, 4 Vols. First Edition 1794, Gothic Lit
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
early binding. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: The author's fourth book and generally regarded as the seminal
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Antique 1790s British Books

Materials

Leather

Artist Brother Mel Meyer Obelisk with Kenetic Mobile Large Outdoor Sculpture
By Brother Mel Meyer
Located in St. Louis, MO
Artist and Monk Brother Mel Meyer (June 5, 1928–October 12, 2013). Large stainless steel custom
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1990s American Mid-Century Modern Mobiles and Kinetic Sculptures

Materials

Stainless Steel

Polychrome Wooden Sculpture Possibly Saint Fiacre, 16th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
those worn by San Antonio Abad in some of the works in which this monk, founder of the eremitical
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Antique 16th Century Spanish Renaissance Religious Items

Materials

Other

17th Century Italian Carved Painted Saint Nicholas Sculpture Composition
Located in Dallas, TX
robe; he is holding a theological book. Next to him is a young boy kneeling and praying. The religious
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Antique Late 17th Century French Renaissance Religious Items

Materials

Oak, Paint

SATURDAY SALE. P. Jouve Signed Oil Ink & Crayon Drawing
By Paul Jouve
Located in Miami, FL
Monks on a tree by Paul JOUVE. ART DECO Period. Have a look on our large collection of Paul Jouve
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20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Drawings

Antique Art Deco Bronze Toga Dancer by Emile Carlier 20th Century
Located in London, GB
student in a monk’s school and then attended the Municipal School where he was taught drawint by the
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Vintage 1920s French Art Deco Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

French Carved and Polychromed Walnut Chest, Louis XII
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
: The first scene comes from the Genesis, first book of the Old Testament, and depicts the Original Sin
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Antique 16th Century French Gothic Blanket Chests

Materials

Walnut

19th Century French Hand Painted Ceramic Barbotine Monk Pitcher by Onnaing
By Onnaing
Located in Dallas, TX
jug by Onnaing features a smiling monk with his hands on his chest in a greeting pose. The base and
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Antique Late 19th Century European Pitchers

Materials

Majolica

Antique Art Deco Cast Bronze Figural Reading Monk Door Stop, circa 1920
Located in Big Flats, NY
An antique Art Deco figural doorstop offers cast bronze seated monk reading his book seated on
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20th Century American Art Deco Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

19th Century Belgium Painted Ceramic Barbotine Monk Pitcher from Nimy-Les-Mons
By Nimy Les Mons
Located in Dallas, TX
, Belgium circa 1890, the antique, barbotine jug similar to the one of Onnaing, features a smiling monk with
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Antique Late 19th Century Belgian Pitchers

Materials

Ceramic, Majolica

Tibetan Manuscript Prayer Book, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
on the right, and 18 seated monks in between, likely depicting the 18 arhats, the followers of the
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Antique Mid-19th Century Tibetan Tibetan Historical Memorabilia

Materials

Wood, Paint, Paper

Tibetan Manuscript Prayer Book, c. 1850
Tibetan Manuscript Prayer Book, c. 1850
H 3.75 in W 21.5 in D 6 in
Pair of Alabaster Marble Bookends in Form of Medieval Library Very Original
Located in Mombuey, Zamora
Alabaster and marble bookends in the shape of monks sitting on a throne reading a book Medieval
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20th Century Italian Medieval Bookends

Materials

Alabaster, Marble

Pair of Alabaster Bookends in Form of Medieval Library Very Original
Located in Mombuey, Zamora
Library, Book, Throne, medieval, revival Alabaster and marble bookends in the shape of monks
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20th Century Italian Medieval Bookends

Materials

Alabaster, Marble

Antique Thai Buddhist Phra Malai Samut Khoi Illustrated Manuscript, 19th Century
Located in San Francisco, CA
Thailand. Samut khoi accordion-style folding book with black lacquered paper covers featuring simple gold
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Antique Mid-19th Century Thai Scholar's Objects

Materials

Gold Leaf

Visions of Paradise: Themes and Variations on the Garden
By Marina Schinz
Located in valatie, NY
, Tabori & Chang, 1985. Hardcover with dust jacket. 271 pp. A book that explores the wide range of styles
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20th Century American Books

Materials

Paper

Handsome 1840s Sideboard / Chest of Drawers, French Monastery
Located in Copenhagen K, DK
South East France. Monks would have used the cabinet to store important documents, accounting book logs
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Antique 1840s French Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Walnut

Small Early 1900s Gothic Revival Oak Monastery Bookcase for Books and Bibles
Located in Lisse, NL
used in the bedroom of one of the monks (for keeping bibles, other small books and alike). This very
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Early 20th Century Dutch Gothic Revival Bookcases

Materials

Wrought Iron

Japanese antique lacquered wabi-sabi tray/1700s/Edo period
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
. It originated from lacquerware used by monks at a temple called Negoroji. In the Edo period, it was
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Antique 18th Century Japanese Edo Serving Pieces

Materials

Wood, Lacquer

La Galleria Delle Carte Geografiche in Vaticano, Maps in the Vatican, 3 Vols
By Fra Egnazio Danti
Located in Morristown, NJ
windswept shores, and the green expanses of sea that truly seem to move...." Danti, a Dominican monk
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1990s Italian Renaissance Books

Materials

Linen, Paper

High KPM Berlin Lidded Porcelain Vase with Colourfully Painted Scenery ca 1918
By KPM Porcelain
Located in Vienna, AT
inventory, large golden centerpieces with rose bouquets and rose garlands, the young monk Francesco Petrarca
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Vintage 1910s German Romantic Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

19th Century Italian Painted Ceramic Figure of a Chanting Monk
Located in Bedford, Bedfordshire
The relatively large hand-painted ceramic figure of a chanting monk, clutching a book of hymns
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Antique Mid-19th Century Italian High Victorian Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

Antique Chinese Ink Rubbing Depicting Panthaka Arhat, Scroll Mounting
Located in New York, NY
stone at the former stupa at Shengyin Temple. Depicted here sitting on a rock with a book in his left
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Antique Early 19th Century Chinese Qing Paintings and Screens

Materials

Paper

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Monk Book For Sale on 1stDibs

Choose from an assortment of styles, material and more with respect to the monk book you’re looking for at 1stDibs. Frequently made of wood, metal and paper, every monk book was constructed with great care. If you’re shopping for a monk book, we have 24 options in-stock, while there are 1 modern editions to choose from as well. Whether you’re looking for an older or newer monk book, there are earlier versions available from the 18th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 21st Century. Each monk book bearing mid-century modern or Baroque hallmarks is very popular. A well-made monk book has long been a part of the offerings for many furniture designers and manufacturers, but those produced by Bernard de Montfaucaon, Brother Mel Meyer and Onnaing are consistently popular.

How Much is a Monk Book?

The average selling price for a monk book at 1stDibs is $3,576, while they’re typically $40 on the low end and $52,015 for the highest priced.