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Large Antique 11-Light Metal Star Chandelier
Large Antique 11-Light Metal Star Chandelier

Large Antique 11-Light Metal Star Chandelier

Located in San Francisco, CA

spun metal font has been replaced.

Category

Early 20th Century Antique Font

Materials

Metal, Brass

Pair of Regency Sheffield Silver Plated Candlestick Lamps
Pair of Regency Sheffield Silver Plated Candlestick Lamps

Pair of Regency Sheffield Silver Plated Candlestick Lamps

Located in Chapel Hill, NC

Pair of old Sheffield silver plated candlesticks converted into table lamps with cut glass fonts

Category

Mid-19th Century British Regency Antique Font

Materials

Silver Plate

Antique Brass Oil Lamp
Antique Brass Oil Lamp

Antique Brass Oil Lamp

Located in Ipswich, GB

For sale is this 19th Century antique brass oil lamp, with glass chimney, Lovely shaped brass font

Category

Early 20th Century Antique Font

Materials

Brass

Antique French Art Nouveau Cut Glass And Silvered Spelter Oil Lamp
Antique French Art Nouveau Cut Glass And Silvered Spelter Oil Lamp

Antique French Art Nouveau Cut Glass And Silvered Spelter Oil Lamp

Located in New Orleans, LA

font and a silvered spelter base with baskets of flowers, ribbons and leaves.

Category

1870s French Art Nouveau Antique Font

Materials

Brass, Spelter

ANNA RINGE For FABERGE 1908 Large Enameled Ladybug Brooch 14Kt Gold & Diamonds
ANNA RINGE For FABERGE 1908 Large Enameled Ladybug Brooch 14Kt Gold & Diamonds

ANNA RINGE For FABERGE 1908 Large Enameled Ladybug Brooch 14Kt Gold & Diamonds

Located in Miami, FL

metals (gold, silver, platinum). In this case, the ratio zolotnik/font was meant, so one zolotnik meant 1

Category

Early 1900s Russian Belle Époque Antique Font

Materials

Diamond, White Diamond, Gold, Yellow Gold, Silver, 14k Gold, Enamel

Antique French Brass Nickel-Plated Pigeon Oil Lamp, 19th Century
Antique French Brass Nickel-Plated Pigeon Oil Lamp, 19th Century

Antique French Brass Nickel-Plated Pigeon Oil Lamp, 19th Century

Located in Greven, DE

, tapering font, supported by a wide, circular connector and base. A rectangular handle mounted on the side

Category

Late 19th Century French Antique Font

Materials

Brass, Nickel

Early 20th Century Framed Reverse-Painted Waltham Watches Sign
Early 20th Century Framed Reverse-Painted Waltham Watches Sign

Early 20th Century Framed Reverse-Painted Waltham Watches Sign

Located in Dekalb, IL

their many models of pocket watches, with matching sans serif fonts rounding out the design.

Category

Early 20th Century North American Antique Font

Materials

Glass, Wood, Paint

Antique Brass Oil Lamp
Antique Brass Oil Lamp

Antique Brass Oil Lamp

Located in Ipswich, GB

decorative brass font supported by a brass column and standing on a decorative stepped circular base. Lovely

Category

Early 20th Century Antique Font

Materials

Brass

Interior of the Mosque of the Sultan Hassan

Interior of the Mosque of the Sultan Hassan

By David Roberts

Located in London, GB

expounded. In the centre of this magnificent court, which is open to the sky, is placed the principal font

Category

1840s Realist Antique Font

Materials

Laid Paper, Lithograph

Fine quality antique Victorian silver plated and satin glass peg oil lamp
Fine quality antique Victorian silver plated and satin glass peg oil lamp

Fine quality antique Victorian silver plated and satin glass peg oil lamp

Located in Ipswich, GB

plated base with the original yellow coloured satin glass font, a single burner, a glass chimney and

Category

Early 19th Century Early Victorian Antique Font

Materials

Silver Plate

19th Century French Hand-Painted Faience Cross from Rouen, Dated 1885
19th Century French Hand-Painted Faience Cross from Rouen, Dated 1885

19th Century French Hand-Painted Faience Cross from Rouen, Dated 1885

By Rouen

Located in Dallas, TX

opening at the top, suggesting it may have originally functioned as a holy water font or small devotional

Category

Late 19th Century French Antique Font

Materials

Ceramic, Faience

Victorian Period/Aesthetic Movement Sterling Silver Calling/Business Card Case
Victorian Period/Aesthetic Movement Sterling Silver Calling/Business Card Case

Victorian Period/Aesthetic Movement Sterling Silver Calling/Business Card Case

By Gorham Manufacturing Company

Located in New York, NY

; the other side is simply engraved with the name Marion in Old English font. Both sides of the case

Category

1870s American Aesthetic Movement Antique Font

Materials

Sterling Silver

A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens, Illustrated, Facsimile First Edition, 1914
A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens, Illustrated, Facsimile First Edition, 1914

A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens, Illustrated, Facsimile First Edition, 1914

By Charles Dickens

Located in Colorado Springs, CO

fonts, illustrations, typos, and advertisements as the original. It was also the first facsimile first

Category

1910s American Victorian Antique Font

Materials

Fabric, Paper

18th Century English Bleached Oak Jacobean Chest of Drawers
18th Century English Bleached Oak Jacobean Chest of Drawers

18th Century English Bleached Oak Jacobean Chest of Drawers

Located in Viterbo, VT

drawer fonts. As typical with the style the chest is decorated throughout with the placement of hand

Category

Early 18th Century British Jacobean Antique Font

Materials

Oak

Unusual Outstanding Quality Large Antique Victorian Porcelain Oil Lamp
Unusual Outstanding Quality Large Antique Victorian Porcelain Oil Lamp

Unusual Outstanding Quality Large Antique Victorian Porcelain Oil Lamp

Located in Suffolk, GB

engraved glass shade and chimney, double brass burner, glass font supported by an ornate brass fitting

Category

19th Century English Victorian Antique Font

Materials

Porcelain

Wonderful quality antique Victorian oil lamp
Wonderful quality antique Victorian oil lamp

Wonderful quality antique Victorian oil lamp

Located in Ipswich, GB

rim, a glass chimney, above a brass burner and clear glass font, supported by a wooden column above a

Category

Early 19th Century Early Victorian Antique Font

Materials

Brass

Arthur Dixon Birmingham Guild of Handicraft. Rare Arts & Crafts brass table lamp
Arthur Dixon Birmingham Guild of Handicraft. Rare Arts & Crafts brass table lamp

Arthur Dixon Birmingham Guild of Handicraft. Rare Arts & Crafts brass table lamp

By Birmingham Guild of Handicraft Ltd. 1

Located in London, GB

removable font raised on three supports cold riveted to a lily pad base. Converted to electricity.

Category

Early 1900s English Arts and Crafts Antique Font

Materials

Brass

Electrified Pressure Gas Pendant Lamp
Electrified Pressure Gas Pendant Lamp

Electrified Pressure Gas Pendant Lamp

Located in San Francisco, CA

stem and globular font, hanging by a chain. It has a narrow cylindrical glass shade and candelabra

Category

Early 20th Century Antique Font

Materials

Brass

Japanese Champlevé Bronze Floor Lamp, Meiji Style, Elephants, 1880
Japanese Champlevé Bronze Floor Lamp, Meiji Style, Elephants, 1880

Japanese Champlevé Bronze Floor Lamp, Meiji Style, Elephants, 1880

Located in Montreal, QC

oil lamp font. This oil lamp has been wired for electricity and fitted with a later molded glass

Category

Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Font

Materials

Bronze, Enamel

Antique Victorian quality brass and cut glass oil lamp
Antique Victorian quality brass and cut glass oil lamp

Antique Victorian quality brass and cut glass oil lamp

Located in Ipswich, GB

chimney, a single brass burner with a quality cut glass font, supported on a brass reeded column standing

Category

Early 19th Century Victorian Antique Font

Materials

Brass

A Brass Hanukkah Lamp, North Africa mid 19th Century
A Brass Hanukkah Lamp, North Africa mid 19th Century

A Brass Hanukkah Lamp, North Africa mid 19th Century

Located in New York, NY

fonts with truncated spouts were converted into four wide rectangular pans with eight tapering spouts

Category

Mid-19th Century African Antique Font

Materials

Brass

Large Weathered Trade Sign "Carriage Shop"
Large Weathered Trade Sign "Carriage Shop"

Large Weathered Trade Sign "Carriage Shop"

Located in Greenwich, CT

in gilt shadowed serif font, and Horse Shoeing in plain block font. A wonderful piece of folk art.

Category

1870s American Antique Font

Materials

Wood

Antique Edwardian quality oil lamp
Antique Edwardian quality oil lamp

Antique Edwardian quality oil lamp

Located in Ipswich, GB

glass font above a corinthian capital column with base metal standing on an ornate stepped square base

Category

Early 20th Century Edwardian Antique Font

Materials

Metal

Unusual antique Victorian quality oil lamp
Unusual antique Victorian quality oil lamp

Unusual antique Victorian quality oil lamp

Located in Ipswich, GB

burner, unusual hand painted porcelain font with a wonderful floral decoration in green, purple and red

Category

19th Century Victorian Antique Font

Materials

Brass

Bronze Bassin for Holy Water, Spain, 17th Century
Bronze Bassin for Holy Water, Spain, 17th Century

Bronze Bassin for Holy Water, Spain, 17th Century

Located in Madrid, ES

Holy wall font. Bronze. Spain, 17th Century. Small font for holy water designed to be placed on a

Category

17th Century Spanish Baroque Antique Font

Materials

Bronze, Other

An Antique American Hand-Carved Wood and Silver Seal
An Antique American Hand-Carved Wood and Silver Seal

An Antique American Hand-Carved Wood and Silver Seal

Located in New York, NY

initials of the original owner are finely engraved in an elegant, brushstroke-style font, adding a personal

Category

Early 20th Century American Antique Font

Materials

Silver

Antique Hinks Emley & Sons Oil Lamp, Neoclassical Brass Column, c.1885
Antique Hinks Emley & Sons Oil Lamp, Neoclassical Brass Column, c.1885

Antique Hinks Emley & Sons Oil Lamp, Neoclassical Brass Column, c.1885

Located in Lincoln, GB

. Above, a finely cut clear glass font houses the original Hinks Duplex mechanism, engineered to provide a

Category

19th Century British Antique Font

Materials

Brass

Italian cast brass 4 spout oil lamp with wick implements, 1790
Italian cast brass 4 spout oil lamp with wick implements, 1790

Italian cast brass 4 spout oil lamp with wick implements, 1790

Located in Kenilworth, IL

font is supported by an adjustable sliding knob and covered with a sliding urn form cover and wick

Category

Late 18th Century Italian Antique Font

Materials

Brass

Austin & Seeley Gothic Style Armillary Sundial
Austin & Seeley Gothic Style Armillary Sundial

Austin & Seeley Gothic Style Armillary Sundial

By Austin & Seeley

Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire

). Here it is described as a ‘Rich Gothic Font, designed from Henry VII’s Chapel’ of Westminster Abbey

Category

Mid-19th Century English Gothic Antique Font

Materials

Stone, Composition, Metal, Steel

1840 American Brass Astral Lamp on Marble Base
1840 American Brass Astral Lamp on Marble Base

1840 American Brass Astral Lamp on Marble Base

Located in Kenilworth, IL

Patterned gilt lacquered brass columnar astral lamp with pear shaped font mounted on a square

Category

Mid-19th Century American Antique Font

Materials

Marble, Brass

Folk Art Early 19thC American Sampler Wrought By "Ruthanna Stoke" Dated 1836
Folk Art Early 19thC American Sampler Wrought By "Ruthanna Stoke" Dated 1836

Folk Art Early 19thC American Sampler Wrought By "Ruthanna Stoke" Dated 1836

Located in Incline Village, NV

plainer more traditional style; while the fourth set is in a smaller font. There are two sets of numbers

Category

Early 19th Century American Folk Art Antique Font

Materials

Tapestry

Sterling Silver “Imperial Queen” Ladle
Sterling Silver “Imperial Queen” Ladle

Sterling Silver “Imperial Queen” Ladle

By Whiting Manufacturing Company

Located in Brooklyn, NY

engraved letter S in an Old English font. The bowl has ridges in the center that curve out to complement

Category

1890s American Antique Font

Materials

Sterling Silver

Half-moon shaped Stoup
Half-moon shaped Stoup

Half-moon shaped Stoup

Located in Saint-Ouen, FR

construction of baptisteries to accommodate the baptismal font. However, from the 12th century, the very high

Category

15th Century and Earlier Antique Font

Materials

Marble

Super Rare I. P. Frink, Six-Light Chandelier – Original Paint and Mirrors
Super Rare I. P. Frink, Six-Light Chandelier – Original Paint and Mirrors

Super Rare I. P. Frink, Six-Light Chandelier – Original Paint and Mirrors

By Frink Reflector Co.

Located in Peekskill, NY

still shows almost all of its original paint. Every font has been converted and wired for light bulbs

Category

Late 19th Century American Victorian Antique Font

Materials

Tin

Rare I. P. Frink Six-Light Chandelier – Original Paint, Milk Glass and Mirrors
Rare I. P. Frink Six-Light Chandelier – Original Paint, Milk Glass and Mirrors

Rare I. P. Frink Six-Light Chandelier – Original Paint, Milk Glass and Mirrors

By Frink Reflector Co.

Located in Peekskill, NY

continuous ring. The lamp still shows almost all of its original paint. Every font has been converted and

Category

Mid-19th Century American Victorian Antique Font

Materials

Milk Glass

English Victorian Style Bronze Student Lamp
English Victorian Style Bronze Student Lamp

English Victorian Style Bronze Student Lamp

Located in Queens, NY

font supporting green glass shades Not electrified, kerosene or ornamental use only.

Category

19th Century English Victorian Antique Font

Materials

Bronze

19th Century Religious Silver Parasol with Cross
19th Century Religious Silver Parasol with Cross

19th Century Religious Silver Parasol with Cross

Located in Madrid, ES

préservé en font une addition précieuse à toute collection.

Category

Late 19th Century Antique Font

Materials

Sterling Silver

English Adam Silver Plate Corinthian Column Table Lamp
English Adam Silver Plate Corinthian Column Table Lamp

English Adam Silver Plate Corinthian Column Table Lamp

Located in Queens, NY

English Adam style (19th Century) silver plate Corinthian column table lamp with crystal font.

Category

19th Century Adam Style Antique Font

Materials

Silver Plate

Pair of Brass Port & Starboard Ship Lanterns with Fresnel Lenses, NY, Circa 1900
Pair of Brass Port & Starboard Ship Lanterns with Fresnel Lenses, NY, Circa 1900

Pair of Brass Port & Starboard Ship Lanterns with Fresnel Lenses, NY, Circa 1900

By Perko Co.

Located in Charleston, SC

original interior fonts and can be electrified if desired at no additional cost. Perko company Brooklyn, NY

Category

Early 1900s American American Empire Antique Font

Materials

Brass, Steel

Art Deco Sculpture of a Polynesian Woman
Art Deco Sculpture of a Polynesian Woman

Art Deco Sculpture of a Polynesian Woman

Located in Stockholm, SE

, outside Stockholm. His work in Sweden included baptismal fonts, church sculptures, and public artworks

Category

1910s Swedish Art Deco Antique Font

Materials

Plaster

Tall Edwardian Silver Plated Electrified Corinthian Column Oil Lamp
Tall Edwardian Silver Plated Electrified Corinthian Column Oil Lamp

Tall Edwardian Silver Plated Electrified Corinthian Column Oil Lamp

By Maple & Co.

Located in New York, NY

adjustable. Cut crystal oil font. Shade is included. In good antique condition.

Category

Early 1900s Great Britain (UK) Edwardian Antique Font

Materials

Crystal, Silver Plate

'Aux Pages' - A Pair of Large Cast Iron Figural Torchères, After Mathurin Moreau
'Aux Pages' - A Pair of Large Cast Iron Figural Torchères, After Mathurin Moreau

'Aux Pages' - A Pair of Large Cast Iron Figural Torchères, After Mathurin Moreau

By Mathurin Moreau, Val D'Osne Foundry

Located in Brighton, West Sussex

'. Illustrated - Val d'Osne Catalogue Nº2 1900 Fontes d'art, Pl. 372 -Nº172; Pl. 595- Nº257 & 258. This

Category

19th Century French Renaissance Antique Font

Materials

Iron

Industrial Lighting Ships Lantern
Industrial Lighting Ships Lantern

Industrial Lighting Ships Lantern

Located in Norwell, MA

New York. The polished and lacquered case has a metal cage. The copper oil font has been retrofitted

Category

1920s North American Antique Font

Materials

Steel

Industrial Lighting Ships Lantern
Industrial Lighting Ships Lantern

Industrial Lighting Ships Lantern

Located in Norwell, MA

New York. The polished and lacquered case has a metal cage. The copper oil font has been retrofitted

Category

1920s North American Antique Font

Materials

Steel

Victorian Brass Floor Lamp
Victorian Brass Floor Lamp

Victorian Brass Floor Lamp

Located in Essex, MA

Originally an oil lamp with decorated font over a Corinthian capitol and fluted columnar support

Category

Late 19th Century English Victorian Antique Font

Materials

Brass

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Find many varieties of an authentic antique font available at 1stDibs. Frequently made of stone, marble and metal, every antique font was constructed with great care. There are many kinds of the antique font you’re looking for, from those produced as long ago as the 18th Century to those made as recently as the 20th Century. An antique font made by Baroque designers — as well as those associated with Art Deco — is very popular. A well-made antique font has long been a part of the offerings for many furniture designers and manufacturers, but those produced by Maurice Font, Augusto Font Carreras and Baccarat are consistently popular.

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