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North Indian Illuminated Calligraphy Qur'an Leaf, 18th-19th Century
Located in Stamford, CT
A single two-sided Qur'an manuscript leaf with beautiful hand inked calligraphy with gilt borders
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Antique Early 19th Century Indian Islamic Religious Items

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Paper

Antique Indo Persian Mughal Painting W Manuscript
Located in New York, NY
An antique Indo Persian Mughal Art miniature gouache painting on antique manuscript leaf depicting
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Antique 18th Century Iraqi Paintings

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Paint

Miniature Indo Persian Mughal Painting W Manuscript
Located in New York, NY
A miniature Indo Persian Mughal Art watercolor painting on antique manuscript leaf depicting a
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Antique Late 18th Century Unknown Paintings

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Paint

Antique Indo Persian Mughal Painting W Manuscript
Located in New York, NY
A miniature Indo Persian Mughal Art watercolor painting on antique manuscript leaf depicting a
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Antique Late 18th Century Unknown Paintings

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Paint

H. Keller, Switzerland, Aquatint Panorama Bernese Oberland Hand Col
By Henry George Keller
Located in Norwich, GB
the Weissenstein in the Jura near Solothurn. Very good condition. Double page manuscript leaf
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Antique 1820s Swiss Biedermeier Prints

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Paper

Antique Burmese Sadaik  Manuscript Chest.
Located in Point Richmond, CA
The chest is constructed of teak covered in lacquer and gold leaf with a hinged lid and detailed
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Antique Late 19th Century Burmese Anglo-Indian Furniture

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Gold Leaf

Burmese Temple Manuscript Cabinet with Original Patina
Located in Chicago, IL
gold leaf. This manuscript cabinet features its original patina and a pair of doors that open to
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Antique Mid-19th Century Burmese Cabinets

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Gold Leaf

Large Antique Thai Buddhist Manuscript Storage Cabinet.
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Large Antique Thai Buddhist Manuscript Storage Cabinet. A tapering upright cabinet made of teak
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Antique 18th Century Thai Other Furniture

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Gold Leaf

19th C. Burmese Buddhist Gilded Manuscript
Located in Fukuoka, JP
, dating back to the 19th century. Crafted from gilded palm leaf, the manuscript showcases black lacquer
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Antique 19th Century Burmese Scholar's Objects

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Wood, Lacquer

Burmese Kammavaca Giltwood Box, Stand, and Manuscript, 18th/19th Century
Located in Austin, TX
lacquer. A complete kamavaca manuscript, consisting of 16 silver leafed palm leaf pages between two
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Antique Early 19th Century Burmese Rococo Lacquer

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Foil, Silver Leaf, Gold Leaf

Gilt Lacquer Wood Manuscript Storage Box Burma 19th Century
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Gilt Lacquer Wood Manuscript storage box Burma 19th century. This wooden box is entirely covered
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Antique Late 19th Century Thai Other Decorative Boxes

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Teak

Mid-19th Century American Stationary with Manuscript Letter, Signed 1854
Located in Langweer, NL
folded leaf, with 3-page manuscript letter in pen and ink in German signed by "F. Rosenthal", dated "New
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Antique 1850s Prints

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Paper

Antique Burmese Set of Sixteen Double-Sided Kammavaca or Buddhist Manuscripts
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An antique Burmese set of sixteen double-sided Kammavaca or Buddhist manuscripts, written in Bali
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Antique 1890s Scholar's Objects

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Paper

19th Century, Mandalay, a Set of Antique Complete Burmese Manuscript 'Kammavaca'
Located in Sampantawong, TH
Rare and complete set Burmese manuscript (KAMMAVACA) made from thick cloth coated with gold and
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Antique 19th Century Burmese Antiquities

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Wood

J-M. Hérédia's Les Trophées with signed frontispiece portrait and EXTRAS
Located in Middletown, NY
, but his sonnets were circulated in manuscript form, and gave him a reputation before they were
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Antique Late 19th Century French Books

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Gold Leaf

19th Century Buddhist Prayer Box
Located in New York, NY
or "The Tripitaka" teachings canonical texts. These manuscripts where written on Palm Leaf's which
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Antique 19th Century Thai Decorative Boxes

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Wood

19th Century Buddhist Prayer Box
19th Century Buddhist Prayer Box
H 13 in W 32 in D 12 in
1543 Boneset, Comfrey, Leonhart Fuchs, folio woodcut, 34 x 22 cm, first state
Located in Norwich, GB
Original 450+ year old leaf. Woodcut of extraordinary beauty with later hand colour. "Fuchs, following
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Antique 16th Century German Prints

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Paper

1818 Declaration of Independence Broadside Engraved by Benjamin Owen Tyler
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
print with facsimiles of the signatures based on the original manuscript. Although rigorously exact in
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Antique 1810s American Federal Prints

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Paper

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21st Century Contemporary Coffee Center Round Table Abstract Wood Marquetry
By Hommes Studio
Located in Porto, PT
Austria Center Table is a stylish assembly of different types of wood. With a sincere texture, the marquetry coffee table is the pièce de résistance of a nature-inspired interior. S...
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21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Center Tables

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Wood

Antique Indian Miniature Painting of a Prized Horse, Circa 19th Century
Located in San Francisco, CA
A painting of a caparisoned horse in mineral pigments (gouache) saddled and in rein painted with gold highlights circa early 19th century from Rajasthan, possibly Mewar or Jaipur. ...
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Antique Mid-19th Century Indian Paintings and Screens

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Acrylic

Set of Four Framed Chinese T’ang Horse Paintings
Located in Bradenton, FL
Beautiful set of four watercolor Chinese T’ang style horses. Gilt framing on all four. Very good condition with minor wear on frames.
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Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Paintings

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Paint

Asian Luxury Upholstered Headboard with Mughal Scene Maharajahs on Horse India
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Oriental Asian Luxury Upholstered Headboard With Mughal Scene Maharajahs on Horse India. This beautiful Jaipur scene luxury upholstered headboard is finished with stud detailing alon...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Anglo Raj Daybeds

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Fabric

Islamic Ottoman Silk and Metal-Thread External Curtain Cover for the Holy Kaaba
Located in New York, NY
Extremely rare Islamic ottoman silk and metal-thread external curtain cover for The Holy Kaaba, Turkey, circa 19th century. With the Tughra of Sultan 'Abd al-Aziz The green and re...
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Antique 19th Century Turkish Islamic Textiles

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Metallic Thread

Antique Indian Miniature Painting of Lovers Krishna & Radha, Circa 19th Century
Located in San Francisco, CA
A charming painting of Lord Krishna and his paramour Radha painted in mineral pigments (gouache) with gold and silver highlights circa mid 19th century in Jaipur style of painting. ...
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Antique Mid-19th Century Indian Paintings and Screens

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Acrylic

Islamic "Alhambra" Silvered Bronze Quran Cabinet in the Islamic Nasrid Style
By Rafael Contreras
Located in New York, NY
An Islamic "Alhambra" silvered bronze Quran cabinet in the Islamic Nasrid style, Attributed to Rafael Contreras, circa 1880. Of rectangular form with crest and pendant finials t...
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Antique 19th Century German Islamic Religious Items

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Bronze

Fine Antique Micro Mosaic Indo Persian Moorish Inlaid Trinket Box
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Fine antique large handcrafted vintage marquetry Indo Persian wood inlay micro mosaic with miniature hand painted scene. Fine Antique handcrafted precious box micro mosaic inlaid in ...
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Early 20th Century Lebanese Islamic Decorative Boxes

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Fruitwood

Exceptional Pair of Islamic Mamluk Revival Silver Inlaid Quran Side Tables
Located in New York, NY
An exceptional and rare pair of Islamic Mamluk Revival silver and copper inlaid Quran Koran side tables, Egypt, circa late 19th century. Fully silver inlaid cairoware tables. Very...
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Antique 19th Century Egyptian Islamic Side Tables

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Silver, Brass, Copper

Exceptional Pair of Islamic Middle Eastern Ceramic Tiles with Quran Verses
Located in New York, NY
An exceptional and large pair of Islamic Middle Eastern ceramic tiles with Quran verses, 20th century. Each set with 35 ceramic tiles, measuring 6? x 6. One with a cobalt bor...
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20th Century Egyptian Islamic Decorative Art

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Ceramic

Rare Indian Islamic Carved Calligraphic Marble Tile, circa 1860
Located in New York, NY
A rare Indian Islamic carved calligraphic marble tile, circa 1860 Hand carved with a cusped cartouche containing lines of dense thuluth calligraphy. Sitting on a custom made stand. ...
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Antique 19th Century Indian Islamic Sculptures and Carvings

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Marble

Persian Illuminated Miniature with Two Figures Hunting in a Landscape
Located in Milwaukee, WI
The present illuminated page was once part of a larger manuscript, as evidenced by the tears along the right edge, illustrating a story from the Islamic world. The scene presents two...
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19th Century Other Art Style Figurative Paintings

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Gold Leaf

The Education of Achilles by Auguste-Clément Chrétien
By Auguste-Clément Chrétien
Located in New Orleans, LA
The Education of Achilles by the Centaur Chiron Signed and dated "A.C. Chrétien 1861" (lower right) Oil on canvas A masterpiece of French Neoclassical painting, this monumental oil...
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19th Century Academic Nude Paintings

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Oil

Massive Hand Carved Monkey Pod Exotic Hardwood Lovers Embrace Coffee Table
Located in Chattanooga, TN
Masterfully hand carved from what must have been a colossal solid piece of monkey pod hardwood. This nude figural sculpture weighs around 250 lbs. Although our photos are an adequate...
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Late 20th Century Southeast Asian Folk Art Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Glass, Hardwood

Antique Indian Mughal Empire Miniature Painting
Located in New York, NY
An antique Indian Mughal Empire miniature painting executed in gouache and embellished with gold on paper, portrays a captivating court scene wherein a ruler engages with nobles. The...
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Antique Early 19th Century Unknown Paintings

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Paint

Joichi Hoshi ‘One Tree’ Woodblock c1974 Japan
By Joichi Hoshi
Located in Oakland, CA
Fantastic woodblock by well noted Japanese artist, Joichi Hoshi c1974. In original frame with non-glare museum glass. Hoshi was a Japanese printmaker best known for his woodblock p...
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Vintage 1970s Japanese Modern Prints

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Glass, Wood, Paper

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Indian Traditional Manuscript Painting, Jaipur
Located in New York, NY
Indian Traditional Manuscript painting, Jaipur. Colours and gold leaf on paper, depicting on center
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Early 2000s Indian Agra Paintings

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Paint

Rare Kamawa-sa Burmese Manuscript, 16 Plates
Located in Lentate sul Seveso (Mb), IT
Rare Kamawa-sa Burmese manuscript, 16 plates (Size: 60 x 14cm). Internal pages in palm leaf
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Late 20th Century Burmese Tibetan Tribal Art

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Wood

Rare Kamawa-sa Burmese Manuscript, 16 Plates
Rare Kamawa-sa Burmese Manuscript, 16 Plates
H 5.52 in W 23.63 in D 0.12 in
Leaf from the Statuto della Societa dei Sarti (Tailors Guild) illustrated
By Master of 1346
Located in New York, NY
(297 x 217 mm.) The exceptionally rare leaf includes an illumination of a member of the tailor's
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Italian Paintings

Moroccan Islamic Quran Teaching Tablet - Hand Painted Illuminated Wood, Gilt
Located in Vineyard Haven, MA
tablet is reminiscent of an Illuminated manuscript with intricately hand painted Arabic calligraphy and
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Mid-20th Century Moroccan Islamic Decorative Art

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Gold Leaf

Important Pair of George II Giltwood Armchairs, circa 1755
By Thomas Chippendale
Located in London, Middlesex
unpublished manuscript drawing of a 'French Chair', circa 1760. The fluidity of form with the boldly outswept
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Antique 1750s English Chippendale Chairs

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Giltwood

Adding the Blue by Chrissie Hynde, a Signed, Limited Edition Book and Print Set
By Chrissie Hynde
Located in Guildford, Surrey
life, love and discovery'. The Manuscript 'It's pretty much like writing songs. I might know what I
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21st Century and Contemporary British Books

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Linen, Paper

"Collage" by Sir Jackie Stewart, Signed, Limited Edition Book
Located in Guildford, Surrey
of Monaco. The Manuscript A unique account of the incredible racing career of Sir Jackie Stewart
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21st Century and Contemporary British Books

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Leather, Paper

George III Coromandel Lacquer, Gilt Brass-Mounted Serpentine Commode
By Pierre Langlois
Located in London, Middlesex
bandings; the serpentine front corners applied with gilt-brass, leaf-cast mounts headed by pierced
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Antique Mid-18th Century English Chinoiserie Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Lacquer

Antique Manuscript Leaf from a Book of Hours 1500
Located in Keego Harbor, MI
For your consideration is a leaf of vellum from a Book of Hours containing decorated initials with
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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Wall-mounted Sculptures

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Paper

Antique Indo Persian Mughal Painting W Manuscript
Located in New York, NY
An antique Indo Persian Mughal Art miniature gouache painting on antique manuscript leaf depicting
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Antique 18th Century Iraqi Paintings

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Paint

Antique Mini Persian Mughal Painting W Manuscript
Located in New York, NY
An antique miniature Indo Persian Mughal Art gouache painting on antique manuscript leaf depicting
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Antique 18th Century Iraqi Paintings

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Paint

Teak Red Lacquer and Gold Leaf Manuscript Chest
Located in Tulsa, OK
19th century teak Burmese manuscript chest. Made from teak and lacquered red with gold leaf
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Antique 19th Century Southeast Asian Primitive Commodes and Chests of Dr...

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Gold Leaf

Burmese Manuscript Chest with Red Cinnabar Lacquer and Gold Leaf
Located in Chicago, IL
gold leaf, circa 1850. This manuscript chest features its original patina; wear consistent with age and
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Antique Mid-19th Century Burmese Blanket Chests

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Gold Leaf

Thailand Manuscript Cabinet
Located in Chicago, IL
This 18th Century Thai Manuscript Cabinet is made of teak wood with painted gold leaf over black
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Thai Cabinets

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Teak

Thailand Manuscript Cabinet
Thailand Manuscript Cabinet
H 73 in W 37 in D 31 in
Illuminated Manuscript Book of Hours 15th Century.
Located in Antwerp, BE
Illuminated manuscripts, Book of Hours and book of prayer, Originating from possibly the
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier French Gothic Books

Early 19th century illuminated manuscript hand painted page
Located in Palm Springs, CA
A beautiful rendered illuminated manuscript page that we believe is at least 19th century and
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Antique 19th Century Paintings

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Watercolor, Gouache, Paper

Antique South East Asian Buddhist Manuscript on Palm Leaves, 19th Century
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
manuscript is written on numerous long cut palm leaf pages which are corded together with a lacquered front
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Antique 19th Century Southeast Asian More Asian Art, Objects and Furniture

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Silver

19th Century, Mandalay, A Set of Antique Complete Burmese Manuscript 'KAMMAVACA'
Located in Sampantawong, TH
A set of rare and complete Burmese manuscript (KAMMAVACA) made from thick cloth coated with gold
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Antique 19th Century Burmese Antiquities

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Wood

Niermann Weeks Capucine 9-Light Gold Leaf Chandelier with Linen Shades
By Niermann Weeks
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
Beautiful new Niermann Weeks Capucine 9-light gold leaf chandelier with linen shades. In wonderful
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2010s American Organic Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

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Metal, Bronze, Iron, Wire, Gold Leaf

Framed Zoological Print-Fish of the Nile
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Bonapart on his Egyptian campaign. He Produced numerous manuscripts and studies of invertabraes of Egypt
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Antique 19th Century French Prints

Zoological Print- Lobster
Located in Los Angeles, CA
manuscripts and studies of invertabraes of Egypt. New framed with Gold leaf accents.
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Antique 19th Century French Prints

Zoological Print- Lobster
Zoological Print- Lobster
H 31 in W 24 in D 1 in
Framed Zoological Print-Fish of the Nile
Located in Los Angeles, CA
zoologist who accompanied Napoleon Bonapart on his Egyptian campaign. He Produced numerous manuscripts and
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Antique 19th Century French Prints

Pair of George III Giltwood Mirrors
Located in New York, NY
mirror within a palm-leaf-molded frame. The design for this mirror is closely related to the documented
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier English Wall Mirrors

Austrian Silver Gilt, Rock Crystal and Enamel Comport Bowl, c 1890
Located in London, GB
stylised carved leaf pattern. The bowl has a delicate silver gilt band on the upper rim and rests on an
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Antique 19th Century Austrian Decorative Bowls

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Rock Crystal

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain, First American Edition, 1885
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
he had removed from the earlier novel, Twain began work on a manuscript he originally titled
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Antique 1880s American Books

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Paper

Large 17th Century Oil on Canvas Painting of Saint Augustine
Located in Dallas, TX
chasuble is embroidered with gold arabesque and curled leaf motifs, offering a stark contrast from the
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Antique 17th Century European Baroque Paintings

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Canvas, Paint

French Limoges Enamel Portrait Plaque of Madame De Pompadour
By Maurice Quentin de La Tour
Located in London, GB
France, Voltaire and Rousseau. The plaque depicts Madame de Pomadour in her study leafing through a
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Antique Early 19th Century French Rococo Historical Memorabilia

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Enamel

1829 Declaration of Independence Draft by Thomas Jefferson, Antique Engraving
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
) was a noted early antiquarian and the first to produce an engraved facsimile of Jefferson’s manuscript
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Antique 1820s American Prints

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Paper

Antique Framed Mughal Illustrated Manuscript Leaf, 19th Century
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A fine antique framed Mughal illustrated leaf from a manuscript with a scene of lovers drinking and
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Antique 19th Century Indian Paintings and Screens

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Parchment Paper

Antique Mini Indian Mughal Painting W Manuscript
Located in New York, NY
An antique miniature Indian Mughal Art gouache painting on antique manuscript leaf depicting a
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Antique 18th Century Iraqi Paintings

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Paint

Antique Mini Persian Mughal Painting W Manuscript
Located in New York, NY
An antique miniature Indo Persian Mughal Art gouache painting on antique manuscript leaf depicting
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Antique 18th Century Iraqi Paintings

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Paint

Persian Miniature Painting of a Polo Match, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
calligraphy. Dated to the late 19th century, this miniature painting on an earlier manuscript leaf depicts a
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Antique Late 19th Century Indian Paintings and Screens

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Paper

Pair of Thai Manuscript Cabinets of Lacquer and Gold Leaf, 20th Century
Located in Atlanta, GA
An elegant pair of mid 20th century Thai manuscript cabinets, with a tapered teak wood body and
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Mid-20th Century Thai Chinoiserie Cabinets

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Brass, Gold Leaf

Persian Manuscript Page, Illustrated in the Safavid Style
Located in Soquel, CA
Highly detailed Persian or Mughal miniature painting from a Medical manuscript, curiously
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Antique Late 18th Century Persian Islamic Paintings and Screens

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Gold Leaf

Antique Burmese Gilt Lacquered Kammavaca Manuscript
Located in Point Richmond, CA
16 double sided folios of lacquered cloth with black, red and gold leaf. This Kammacava manuscript is
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Antique 19th Century Burmese Other Lacquer

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Lacquer

Thai Gold and Lacquer Decorated Teak Manuscript Cabinet, mid 20th century
Located in Austin, TX
A stunning Thai black lacquer and gold leaf decorated teak wood manuscript cabinet, mid 20th
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Mid-20th Century Thai Furniture

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Gold Leaf

Antique Thai Buddhist Phra Malai Samut Khoi Illustrated Manuscript, 19th Century
Located in San Francisco, CA
An uncommonly fine and rare mid-19th century Phra Malai illustrated Buddhist manuscript from
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Antique Mid-19th Century Thai Scholar's Objects

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Gold Leaf

Antique Tibetan Prayer Book Sutra Manuscript, 18th Century
Located in San Pedro Garza Garcia, Nuevo Leon
Antique Tibetan prayer book manuscript, possibly 18th century or earlier. This manuscript is made
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Antique 18th Century Tibetan Books

Alice's Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll
Located in Middletown, NY
grown over the years and in 1928, the same year as this edition was published, the manuscript of Alice's
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Early 20th Century English Books

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Gold Leaf

Manuscript box
Located in New York, NY
A pagoda chest used to store prayer books, with maroon hues, lacquer, gold leaf and glass detailing
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Antique 19th Century Burmese Trunks and Luggage

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Teak, Lacquer, Glass

Manuscript box
Manuscript box
H 23.5 in W 38.5 in D 23 in
19th Century Thai Manuscript Cabinet
Located in Los Angeles, CA
19th century Monastery Manuscript Cabinet Two Doors and Two Drawers From the Estate
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Antique 19th Century Thai Wardrobes and Armoires

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Gold Leaf

Burmese Buddhist Text Written on Palm Leaf with Gilded Edges
Located in Richmond, CA
Buddhist ordination manuscript written on palm leaves from Burma. Gilded and red lacquered wooden
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20th Century Burmese Religious Items

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Wood

Monks Chest
Located in Morristown, NJ
19th century Burmese Sadiak Chest, thayo work with gold leaf, used to hold Buddhist prayer
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Antique 19th Century Burmese Blanket Chests

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Gold Leaf

Monks Chest
Monks Chest
H 27 in W 35 in D 17 in
Colonial Archangel Helmet
Located in Mexico City, DF
This beautifully carved gold-leaf helmet with mirror inserts is from a statue of St. Michael the
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Mexican Religious Items

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Gold Leaf

Colonial Archangel Helmet
Colonial Archangel Helmet
H 9.5 in W 8.5 in D 11 in
Six 16th Century Antiphonals
Located in New York, NY
manuscripts, while enlarged, embellished initials in black or in red and set in blue background serve
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Paintings

19th Century, Crowned Standing Buddha in Abhaya Mudra, Art of Thailand
Located in Central Hong-Kong, HK
-leaf manuscript. In the fear-dispelling gesture or Abhaya mudra in which the Buddha lifts his arm at
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Antique 19th Century Thai Other Antiquities

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Wood

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Choose from an assortment of styles, material and more with respect to the manuscript leaf you’re looking for at 1stDibs. Each manuscript leaf for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using gold leaf, gold and metal. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect manuscript leaf — we have versions that date back to the 18th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 20th Century are available. When you’re browsing for the right manuscript leaf, those designed in Rococo styles are of considerable interest.

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Prices for a manuscript leaf start at $1,000 and top out at $12,000 with the average selling for $7,100.