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Knute Rockne Autographed Letter Collage
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Presented is a typed letter signed by one of the greatest football coaches of all time, Knute
Category
1920s Antique Letter Blocks
Materials
Paper
Antique Engineer's Letter Punch Set, English, Beech, Steel, Engraving, Victorian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique engineer's letter punch set. An English, beech and steel tool engraving block
Category
Late 19th Century British Antique Letter Blocks
Materials
Beech
H 3.15 in W 8.08 in D 2.17 in
Monumental Art Nouveau mantel clock with enamel and soft painting. 62 cm
Located in Berlin, DE
probably around 1904. Designer: Hugo Cauer. Body block swinging high from a rectangular base with a
Category
Early 1900s German Antique Letter Blocks
Materials
Brass, Enamel
H 24.41 in W 18.12 in D 11.42 in
English Sterling Silver, Small Salver or Card Tray, Hallmarked, Sheffield 1924
By Hawksworth, Eyre & Co. Ltd.
Located in York, GB
Lower case g - Date letter for Sheffield 1924
Crown - Identifying mark for the Sheffield Assay Office
Category
1920s English Art Deco Antique Letter Blocks
Materials
Silver
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H 1.23 in Dm 8.23 in
Antique Art Deco Circular 14k Gold Ladies' Finger Ring Compact
Located in Philadelphia, PA
.
Engraved:
With a block letter 'EW' monogram to the lid.
Measurements:
Box:
Height: ca. 17mm
Width: ca
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Early 20th Century American Art Deco Antique Letter Blocks
Materials
14k Gold
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H 0.67 in W 1.3 in D 1.66 in
19th Century Biedermeier Mahogany Secretary
Located in Stahnsdorf, DE
with 10 drawers, 2 of which are letter compartments with shelves behind them, a stepped drawer in the
Category
1820s German Biedermeier Antique Letter Blocks
Materials
Mahogany
Peter Pathe - Original Lithograph Poster
By Walter Schnackenberg
Located in Chicago, IL
: “M. Pathe” in block letters. M. is cryptic. It is transformational. With one letter, one move, Peter
Category
1910s Art Nouveau Antique Letter Blocks
Materials
Lithograph
Chrysanthemum by Tiffany and Co. Sterling Silver Tea Tray
Located in Big Bend, WI
the service area. It's also marked with a block "M" date letter for 1873-91 and #6682/4938. The tray
Category
Late 19th Century American Antique Letter Blocks
Materials
Sterling Silver
Carl Milles Wild Boar Bronze Sculpture
By Christian Maas, Carl Milles
Located in Malmö, SE
the royal park at Ulriksdal castle outside of Stockholm. In a letter to Milles the same year, the
Category
1920s Swedish Art Deco Antique Letter Blocks
Materials
Bronze
Complete Set of 12 Silver & Mother of Pearl Handled Dinner Knives
Located in Philadelphia, PA
block letter monogram.
All in all, simply a terrific set of knives!
Date:
Late 19th Century
Overall
Category
Late 19th Century Aesthetic Movement Antique Letter Blocks
Materials
Silver
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W 0.88 in D 0.63 in L 9.63 in
A Pair of ‘Grand Tour’ Models of Ruins Celebrating the Corinthian Order
By Benedetto Boschetti
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
with blocks atop a black marble slab.
The Temple of Vespasian and Titus with three corner Corinthian
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19th Century Italian Grand Tour Antique Letter Blocks
Materials
Marble
H 33.08 in W 15.36 in D 5.91 in
Tiffany & Co. Sterling Silver Tray Footed with Acid Etched Cherubs
Located in Big Bend, WI
vintage monogram in the centre, MHR . It's stamped with a block M date letter for 1873-91 and custom order
Category
Late 19th Century American Antique Letter Blocks
Materials
Sterling Silver
Large Old Sheffield Plate Meat Dome or Cover
Located in East Geelong, VIC
". The letter H is encircled by the belt, and beneath the belt are the initials D H. These engravings are
Category
1820s English Regency Antique Letter Blocks
Materials
Sheffield Plate
Standing Male Nude
By Frank Duveneck
Located in Fairlawn, OH
same sketchbook was sold at Cowman’s Auction, October 6, 2018. Accompanied by a letter from the
Category
1890s Antique Letter Blocks
Materials
Graphite
19th Century Neoclassical Exterior Door with Transom and Jamb
Located in Dallas, TX
rounded dentil crown. The door panels feature raised blocks tucked into the corners surrounded by
Category
1890s French Belle Époque Antique Letter Blocks
Materials
Oak
Jugendstil Porcelain Waterlily Vase in Bronze Mount by Otto Eckmann
By Otto Eckmann
Located in Chicago, US
paintings. In an accompanying letter to the auctioneer - no doubt typed using Eckmann typeface - his
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Early 1900s German Jugendstil Antique Letter Blocks
Materials
Bronze
Jugendstil Porcelain Waterlily Vase in Bronze Mount by Otto Eckmann
By Otto Eckmann
Located in Chicago, US
paintings. In an accompanying letter to the auctioneer - no doubt typed using Eckmann typeface - his
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Early 1900s German Jugendstil Antique Letter Blocks
Materials
Bronze
Empire Bronze and Marble Desk Top Inkstand by Lefebvre of Belgium, circa 1820
Located in Central England, GB
proportion and the quality of the workmanship is outstanding. This inkstand is cut from a large single block
Category
19th Century Belgian Empire Antique Letter Blocks
Materials
Marble, Bronze
H 7.88 in W 14.57 in D 9.45 in
Art Nouveau Seabed Repoussé Box by Alfred Daguet
By Alfred Daguet
Located in Chicago, US
than an adaptation of Japanese wood block print sources to his metalwork craft, Daguet created a
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Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Antique Letter Blocks
Materials
Copper, Steel
Vernal Falls - Yosemite Waterfall Landscape by John Englehart
Located in Soquel, CA
notably different from the simple block letter signature which John D. Delane used on his oil paintings
Category
Early 20th Century American Impressionist Antique Letter Blocks
Materials
Illustration Board, Oil
Early Victorian English Mourning Ring with Enameling and Woven Hair
Located in Narberth, PA
border, completing the centerpiece. Black enamel also covers the band, with gold block letters that read
Category
1850s English Victorian Antique Letter Blocks
Materials
18k Gold
Apparition des Premiers Habitants by Lucien Pissarro
By Lucien Pissarro
Located in London, GB
letter of authenticity from Colin Harrison, Senior Curator of European Art at the Ashmolean Museum
Category
Late 19th Century Antique Letter Blocks
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Mid 18th Century George III Neoclassical Statuary Marble Fireplace after Adam
Located in London, GB
statuary panels bearing bands of stylised palmettes between pairs of budding calyx, the end blockings with
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Mid-18th Century Neoclassical Antique Letter Blocks
Materials
Marble, Statuary Marble
H 59.06 in W 67.33 in D 59.06 in
Rare and important painted bronze Crucifix after a model by Michelangelo
By Michelangelo Buonarroti
Located in Leesburg, VA
his intention to carve a wooden crucifix for him. In 1563 a letter between Lionardo and the Italian
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16th Century Renaissance Antique Letter Blocks
Materials
Bronze
H 26.25 in W 11.25 in D 4 in
Victorian Coromandel Vanity Box Glyn Cywarch Estate
By James Vickery, Henry Lewis
Located in Northampton, GB
letter G encrusted with rubies and turquoise stones. Each lid is gilded to the inside and hallmarked
Category
Mid-19th Century British Victorian Antique Letter Blocks
Materials
Multi-gemstone, Silver, Brass
Barbizon Oil Painting "Village Ensoleille" by Emile-Charles Dameron 'French, 184
Located in Shippensburg, PA
rich palette and complex brushwork. It is signed lower left in his block script "E. DAMERON" and is
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19th Century French Barbizon School Antique Letter Blocks
Materials
Canvas, Paint
H 22.63 in W 11.3 in D 2.25 in
Woman with Bicycle: Two Views
By Frank Duveneck
Located in Fairlawn, OH
letter from the Spanierman Gallery, dated 1997, stating that the drawing is from a sketchbook that was
Category
1890s American Realist Antique Letter Blocks
Materials
Graphite
Italian artist Camuccini Neoclassical Roman History Painting 19th oil canvas
By Vincenzo Camuccini
Located in Florence, IT
blocks his own gaze in part from the terrible scene raising before his eyes the left hand. With this same
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Early 1800s Other Art Style Antique Letter Blocks
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Very Fine French 19th Century White Marble Bust of a Young Beauty by René Rozet
By René Rozet 1
Located in Los Angeles, CA
letter to Mercy dated 18 May, Marie-Thérèse mentions Marie-Antoinette's letter to her: "she wrote to me
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19th Century French Rococo Antique Letter Blocks
Materials
Carrara Marble, Siena Marble
H 81.5 in W 23.38 in D 14.63 in
Antique American Flag, 32 Stars, Minnesota Statehood, ca 1858-59
Located in York County, PA
end of the 3rd white stripe, on the obverse, is a maker’s or merchant’s block-printed stamp with the
Category
1850s American Antique Letter Blocks
Materials
Cotton
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H 76.5 in W 112 in D 2.5 in
Set of 3 English Sterling Silver & Enamel Fish Place Card Holders
Located in New York, NY
leaping, writhing fish, the hook and line barely visible. One has engraved 2-letter block monogram (ER). A
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Early 20th Century English Edwardian Antique Letter Blocks
Materials
Sterling Silver, Enamel
1920s Kinetic Copper Sheet Sculpture of Circus Acrobats
Located in Hudson, NY
collection until his death in 1996. It has humor and wonderful kinetic movement on a 6" square wood block
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1910s American Arts and Crafts Antique Letter Blocks
Materials
Copper
Empire / Biedermeier Secretary, Top Quality, Walnut, Mainz, Around 1820
Located in Volkach, BY
throughout the country. When set up, it has two secret compartments behind the letter trays. Another 3
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Early 19th Century German Empire Antique Letter Blocks
Materials
Maple, Oak, Walnut
H 65.75 in W 41.34 in D 20.87 in
20th Century Hexagonal-Backed "Peacock" Chair from the Imperial Hotel
By Frank Lloyd Wright
Located in Chicago, IL
the shape of its own logo, with the guest room wings forming the letter "h", while the public rooms
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1920s Japanese Prairie School Antique Letter Blocks
Materials
Upholstery, Oak
Antique Engineer's Letter Punch Set, English, Craftsman, Tool Block, Victorian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique engineer's letter punch set. An English, mahogany tool block, dating to the
Category
Late 19th Century British Antique Letter Blocks
Materials
Wood
H 2.96 in W 22.05 in D 13 in
Art Deco Black Vitrolite and Brass Desk Set with Pen Rest, Inkwell & Stamp Caddy
Located in New York, NY
, a letter holder and a stamp caddy. The letter holder, inkwell, and pen rest all sit on a lustrous
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1920s American Art Deco Antique Letter Blocks
Materials
Brass
H 4.5 in W 11.5 in D 7 in
Tiffany & Co. Sterling Silver Business Card Tray, Hand-Hammered with Beetle
By Tiffany & Co.
Located in Big Bend, WI
the form of feathers. It's marked with a block "M" date letter for 1873-91 and #7014/5859/2340. It
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1870s Antique Letter Blocks
Materials
Sterling Silver
H 0.1 in W 8.75 in D 5.5 in
Mixed Metals by Tiffany & Co. Sterling Tea Caddy with Applied Butterflies
By Tiffany & Co.
Located in Big Bend, WI
& other metals." It is also marked with a block "M" date letter for 1873-91 and #5983/2013. It measures 3
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Late 19th Century Antique Letter Blocks
Materials
Copper, Gold, Sterling Silver
Chrysanthemum by Tiffany & Co. Sterling Silver Platter, 1800s Hollowware
By Tiffany & Co.
Located in Big Bend, WI
Chrysanthemum by Tiffany & Co. sterling platter with scalloped border. It is marked with a block "M
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19th Century Antique Letter Blocks
Materials
Sterling Silver
Chrysanthemum by Tiffany & Co. Sterling Silver Oval Tray
By Tiffany & Co.
Located in Big Bend, WI
with a block "M" date letter for 1873-91 and #5734/1486. The measurements for the tray are 1" tall, 16
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1880s American Antique Letter Blocks
Materials
Sterling Silver
Chrysanthemum by Tiffany & Co. Sterling Silver Oval Tray
By Tiffany & Co.
Located in Big Bend, WI
with a block "M" date letter for 1873-91 and #5734/1486. The measurements for the tray are 1" tall, 16
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19th Century Antique Letter Blocks
Materials
Sterling Silver
English Antique George III Mahogany Slant-Front Writing Desk circa 1790
Located in Shippensburg, PA
a tidy interior with three pigeon-hole letter slots over three tiny drawers flanking a central
Category
Late 18th Century George III Antique Letter Blocks
Materials
Brass
KLEINE WELTEN VII
By Wassily Kandinsky
Located in San Francisco, CA
pencil in the margin lower right Kandinsky, also signed in the block with the artist's monogram (the
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1920s Abstract Antique Letter Blocks
Materials
Woodcut
Late Victorian Diamond "DIEU VOUS GARDE" Lettered Link Bracelet
Located in Narberth, PA
translates to "May God Watch Over You") in wonderful block letters. Each letter is lined with sparkling old
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Early 1900s Late Victorian Antique Letter Blocks
Materials
Diamond, Rose Gold, Sterling Silver, 14k Gold
ETUDE D APRES LA SiBILLE DE DELPHE (recto)”; ACADEMIE DE FEMME (verso)
By Edgar Degas
Located in San Francisco, CA
the “MICHALLET” block letter watermark.
Provenance: ex-collection Lee V. Eastman, a New York Based
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Mid-19th Century Impressionist Antique Letter Blocks
Materials
Pencil
American Chippendale Oxbow Desk on Ball and Claw Feet, Boston c. 1760
Located in Shippensburg, PA
drawer over a conforming blocked front drawer flanked by document drawers and three pigeon-hole letter
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Late 18th Century American Chippendale Antique Letter Blocks
Materials
Brass
German Biedermeier Secretary, Birchwood, circa 1830-1840
Located in Greven, DE
Dimensions: H x W x D: 163 x 111 x 56 cm
Description:
Birch veneered secretaire standing on solid block
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1830s German Biedermeier Antique Letter Blocks
Materials
Birch, Mahogany
Palatial Louis XV Style Commode by Maison Jansen
By Maison Jansen
Located in Stamford, CT
not be seen around. Oddly shaped block front with rounded corners and size make this piece a standout
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19th Century French Louis XV Antique Letter Blocks
Antique George III Period Slant Front Oak Desk on Slipper Feet, England
Located in Shippensburg, PA
fitted interior with eight pigeon-hole letter slots over three drawers; one of the centre pigeon-hole
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1760s British George III Antique Letter Blocks
Materials
Brass, Iron
H 39.38 in W 28 in L 39.38 in
American Chippendale Mahogany Antique Slant-Front Writing Desk, circa 1790
Located in Shippensburg, PA
access to a series of four pigeon-hole letter slots with arched valences over four small drawers on
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18th Century American Chippendale Antique Letter Blocks
Materials
Brass
H 44.5 in W 42.5 in L 44.5 in
Francis Scott Key Autographed Pay Order, Dated August 19, 1839
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
ships, Key penned the initial verse of the song on the back of letter in the early hours of September 14
Category
1830s Antique Letter Blocks
Materials
Paper
17th Century Spanish Vargueño in Wood, Bone and Iron
Located in Valladolid, ES
and central blocking shields, also with wrought iron plates applied to fabric.
This lower body stands
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17th Century Spanish Baroque Antique Letter Blocks
Materials
Wrought Iron
Qatabanian Inscription
Located in London, GB
note, highlighting as they do the elegance and aesthetic quality of the script.
A letter dated to
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15th Century and Earlier Asian Antique Letter Blocks
Materials
Limestone
American Chippendale Slant Front Desk
Located in Shippensburg, PA
-one drawers beneath four pigeon-hole letter slots. The document drawer sides are covered with period
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18th Century and Earlier American Chippendale Antique Letter Blocks
Rare American Queen Anne Child’s Slant-Front Desk, New England ca. 1760
Located in Shippensburg, PA
miniature hand-dovetailed drawers below five pigeon-hole letter slots; it retains the original cut steel
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18th Century American Queen Anne Antique Letter Blocks
Materials
Brass, Steel, Iron
H 19.88 in W 21.5 in D 11.13 in
Exceptional English George III Cylindrical Mahogany Leather Writing Desk
Located in Shippensburg, PA
block added behind one drawer, splicing to underside at fore-aft dovetailed brace, spliced core inside
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Late 18th Century British George III Antique Letter Blocks
Materials
Bronze
H 39.5 in W 39.5 in D 28.5 in
Mr Pollitt's Bookplate
By Aubrey Vincent Beardsley
Located in Bournemouth, Dorset
Beardsley Drawings, an original letter written by Ellen Beardsley in November 1923 and Aubrey Beardsley's
Category
1890s Antique Letter Blocks
Materials
Lithograph
38 Star Antique American Flag, Ex-Richard Pierce Collection
Located in York County, PA
letter at the end is conceivably an "n." The Y.P.S.C.E. acronym was written in Roman style block letters
Category
Late 19th Century American Antique Letter Blocks
Materials
Cotton
Andy Warhol’s Centennial Quilt
Located in New York, NY
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Included with this quilt is the original catalog (with a thank you letter enclosed) and many news clipping
Category
19th Century American Antique Letter Blocks
Materials
Linen
Art Deco Sculpture Flapper Womans Head Xenozane Marble Stone
By Boris Lovet-Lorski
Located in Surfside, FL
) of the piece as well as two books (wear) and an original letter from the artist to the sitter as well
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1920s Art Deco Antique Letter Blocks
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There is a range of antique letter blocks for sale on 1stDibs. Each of these unique antique letter blocks was constructed with extraordinary care, often using metal, wood and fabric. There are all kinds of antique letter blocks available, from those produced as long ago as the 18th Century to those made as recently as the 20th Century. Antique letter blocks are generally popular furniture pieces, but Empire, Georgian and neoclassical styles are often sought at 1stDibs. Many antique letter blocks are appealing in their simplicity, but McLoughlin Brothers and René Rozet produced popular antique letter blocks that are worth a look.
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The average selling price for at 1stDibs is $3,500, while they’re typically $465 on the low end and $119,650 highest priced.
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