Antique Calligraphy

Two Chinese Republic period handled vases, includes a vase decorated with a girl riding a deer offering a peach to a woman and a vase decorated with a deer between two women offering...

Rare and elegant gold-painted wood frame of very large proportions, carved with Arabic calligraphy all the way around.

Decorated interiors featuring Arabic calligraphy and phrases faithfully replicating the Nasrid period's intricate detailing.

Adorned with a bonnet top sitting above a calm succession of rods, the piece presents two window panels, accented in their upper section with calligraphy surrounded by shields and di...

The Chinese artisans who hand-painted it with scrolls, loops, and crossed lines thought the meandering decorations resembled Perso-Arabic calligraphy. Tucked within the swirling patt...

The hat stand is finished with a brushwork of Chinese calligraphy beneath the rising sun.

Depicting two large melons with calligraphy surmounted with lotus and flower and dragonfly.

After receiving training in calligraphy and working in an office, Otto Eerelman's dream finally came true when he entered the Academy of Minerva in Groningen.

Plate 59, Typographische Verzierungen, is a masterclass in ornamental typography and border design, presenting stylized letters and frames that reflect the influence of humanist call...

Intricate arabesques, muqarnas forms, and kufic calligraphy are rendered in exquisite line work that highlights the mathematical and spiritual elegance of Islamic design.

The first plate, labeled *Architektur* (Architecture), is a monochrome study of Persian architectural ornamentation, showcasing minarets, columns, arches, and cornices richly detaile...

Arabic art is known for its elaborate patterns and the symbolic use of geometry and calligraphy, which are thought to reflect the infinite nature of the creator.

It transmits a heritage encoded in form: geometric rosettes, mythic animals, and folkloric glyphs interlace across the field in rhythmic cadence, offering a kind of sacred calligraph...

Delicately handmade and etched with very fine floral and geometrical Islamic arabesque designs with Arabic calligraphy writing. 19th century collector piece, museum quality, nice dar...

Drawer descriptions hand written in Chinese calligraphy in red lacquer. Previously in China, the doctor and the pharmacist were one and the same and the medicine chest was used for...

Unfolding across an elaborate architectural grid and complete with sacred calligraphic inscriptions inspired by illuminated Mamluk Qur’an manuscripts, it stands as a true collector’s...

There are also traces of calligraphy brush, in reference to the function of the objects.

Biography: Percy John Delf Smith RDI (March 1882 – 30 October 1948) was a British artist who worked in engraving, painting, lettering, calligraphy and book design. During the First ...

Islamic brass metalwork often incorporates intricate geometric patterns, arabesques, floral motifs, and calligraphy inspired by Quranic verses or poetry. 2) Metalworking: The tray is...

Common motifs included floral patterns, geometric shapes, and calligraphic scripts, often combined to create complex and layered designs.

The hat stand is finished with a brushwork of Chinese calligraphy and a stamped maker’s mark on the underside.

The hat stand is finished with a brushwork of Chinese calligraphy above the garden landscape.

Medicine chest in original red lacquer with 40 drawers. with Chinese calligraphy in lacquer. These were used to store and organise Chinese herbs and the drawers were labeled accord...

The washer is of a compressed barrel form, a shape that is both elegant and functional, making it a suitable and stylish vessel for holding water to clean calligraphy and painting br...

The final plate showcases *Typographische Verzierungen* or typographical ornament. It features calligraphic initials, decorative borders, grotesques, birds, floral scrolls, and fanta...

She holds an impossibly long scroll covered with fine calligraphy, unspooling to the ground where a small spider lurks—an ominous presence that likely alludes to the famous kabuki ta...

Engraved and hand-chased Arabic Islamic calligraphy and geometric arabesque, floral, designs on brass vessel. 

The medallion is surrounded by four groupings of flowers representing the four seasons—peony for spring; lotus for summer; chrysanthemum for autumn; and prunus for winter—and symbols...

The surface is finely hand-engraved with celestial maps, graduated measurement scales, geometric ornament, and bilingual inscriptions: one side bearing Hindu script and decorative mo...

Middle Eastern Islamic Vintage round brass tray.The handcrafted circular brass platter is decorated and hammered with Islamic Moorish designs.Heavy metal brass with very fine hand ch...

Early 19th century Chinese calligraphy console table, in very good condition.

The hand-painted enamels on these pieces are quite elaborate and vibrant with blue, green, red, yellow, orange, pink, and red in a wonderful Moorish design with Islamic calligraphy. ...

Circa 1825, Bates pianoforte. Name plaque in a calligraphy font, sits above the keyboard surrounded by wooden beading.

Oriental taste, rich in colour and detail Displays a desirable aged patina Select rosewood offers fine grain interest and inviting russet hues Decorated with shaped brass plates, ...

Japan, a good antique six-panel screen Byobu depicting hand painted on paper with bold strokes in Sumi Ink prose "Buddhist Nature" remarkable calligraphy in monumental form. This att...

Surrounding the copulating couple is a significant amount of calligraphy, the diegesis of which is challenged by the presence of the calligraphy set in the lower right.

Large 17th-18th century Chinese dining table or calligraphy table (work table). Original thick yellowish lacquer with a charming radiance and patina due to the natural age-related we...

This is a fine example of American calligraphic and stipple engraving. The face of the portrait is based on Stuart's " Antheaeum " painting surrounded by swirls and elaborate calligr...

The interior of the presentation box is covered in Nashiji lacquer with Japanese calligraphy in the lid reading 贈呈 ロートン英國空軍大尉貴下 海軍大臣男爵加藤友三郎 , 大正十二年一月, 古杳 – Presented as a gift to Cap...

Comes in original maker's box. Calligraphy on the box reads "tsutsui tate" meaning free standing cylinder, and the name, "Tatsuno" which is most likely the artist's name.

The use of intricate geometric patterns, floral motifs, and calligraphy within the designs not only makes them visually striking but also culturally significant.

Hand forged, made of heavy tinned copper metal Middle eastern influence warrior helmet decorated with hand chisel Arabic calligraphy writing. Indo Persian Islamic steel helmet of no...

Pencil trays adorn both sides which are perfect for holding pens, brushes, and calligraphy tools. The round cutout was made for holding an ink pot.

A rare and relatively early example of monochrome Tulu rug, distinguished by a completely open field embellished by almost calligraphic touches of natural brown wool. Tulus of this t...

This 19th century spirit screen from northern China is inset with a duan stone, similar to stones used to create many inkstones for calligraphy. The stand is carved with abstract clo...

Jug C (7.75" diameter x 11.5"H), features simple calligraphy, a bird perched on a tree and foliage. It is a tangible whisper of words lost in time.

FIne antique Oriental Middle Eastern Islamic hand-etched and pierced finely engraved patinated floor lamp.Intricate large Indo-Persian decoration on the tall brass urn with a trumpet...

This narrow painting of a simple traditional curving Prunus stump, having a few vertical shoots with buds and along side a calligraphic colophon (untranslated). This subject matter i...

A pair of early 19 Century period framed and matted engravings of neoclassical urns from the copper plate catalogue of Giovanni Battista Piranesi (1720-1778) engraved posthumous...

The wall behind them is paneled with scenes painted in the style of traditional landscape calligraphy. The blend of styles reflects the influence of Western advertising and the Art D...

So, the teapot depicts the author Fujiwara no Teika (the text to the right reads, "Counselor Teika"), who lived in the 13th century. The calligraphy is the first three rows of one o...

This map is not only an invaluable historical document but also a work of art, with its ornate borders and flowing calligraphy that add to its aesthetic appeal. It captures the essen...

Water dropper is one of the essential scholar objects in the Confucius Joseon society where ink calligraphy was considered an important cultivation of an educated man.

Created in China during the Qing Dynasty period, this large print attracts all the attention with its striking turquoise background, adorned with birds, blooming trees and calligraph...

Special care was taken to include traditional calligraphy work in the piece, with flowering grasses in the background and spider chrysanthemums on the woman's paper fan.

A rare and relatively early example of monochrome Tulu rug, distinguished by a completely open field embellished by almost calligraphic touches of natural brown wool. Tulus of this t...

The elaborate crest is particularly decorative, with pierced carving, geometric ornament and a prominent band of Arabic calligraphic decoration. The combination of carved wood, pierc...

Rare pair of Antique Carved Stone Garden Panels in all original very good condition having a desirable deep patina from decades of weathering. Calligraphic inscription along the top ...

The best Neiger pieces are loaded with detail and design and this one is no exception with Chinese calligraphy, dragons pressed in Peking glass and coral glass accents for a perfect ...

A romantic collection of dried, pressed Botanicals, well preserved with calligraphy and Latin description, describing each piece, place found and date.