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Circa 1930 vintage poster celebrating the Val de Loire region
Circa 1930 vintage poster celebrating the Val de Loire region

Circa 1930 vintage poster celebrating the Val de Loire region

Located in PARIS, FR

At the bottom, the large, blocky typography in cream-white stands out against the deep ochre background, reinforcing the poster’s vintage aesthetic. The distinctive font and layout r...

Category

1920s Antique Font

Materials

Paper, Lithograph

20th-Century Prewar Table Lamp, Glass Base, Column Design, Europe
20th-Century Prewar Table Lamp, Glass Base, Column Design, Europe

20th-Century Prewar Table Lamp, Glass Base, Column Design, Europe

Located in Opole, PL

The base is in the shape of a column supporting a glass kerosene font. There is a socket for a single light bulb.

Category

Early 20th Century European Antique Font

Materials

Glass

Original Normandy Map by Frederick de Wit, 1705, with Inset of Channel Islands
Original Normandy Map by Frederick de Wit, 1705, with Inset of Channel Islands

Original Normandy Map by Frederick de Wit, 1705, with Inset of Channel Islands

Located in Langweer, NL

A prominent feature of this map is the inset in the upper center, titled *Les Isles de Garnezy Ierzay et Aurigny Font Partie de la Normandie mais elles sont sous la Domaine des Anglo...

Category

Early 1700s Antique Font

Materials

Paper

Set of 11 19th Century Bois Durci Portrait Roundels
Set of 11 19th Century Bois Durci Portrait Roundels

Set of 11 19th Century Bois Durci Portrait Roundels

By François Charles Lepage

Located in London, GB

Some panels are signed on the reverse ‘Bois Durci’ in various fonts. The inscription leads them to be attributed to François Lepage, the inventor of the Bois Durci material.

Category

19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Font

Materials

Other

A North African Brass Hanukkah Lamp, Circa 1900
A North African Brass Hanukkah Lamp, Circa 1900

A North African Brass Hanukkah Lamp, Circa 1900

Located in New York, NY

Although the lamp's back style is typically European, the shape of the oil fonts and the Shamash is characteristic of North African Hanukkah lamps, and this region seems to be the la...

Category

Early 20th Century Moroccan Antique Font

Materials

Brass

Antique Rare Judaica Silver Spice Tower 18th century Germany
Antique Rare Judaica Silver Spice Tower 18th century Germany

Antique Rare Judaica Silver Spice Tower 18th century Germany

Located in Doha, QA

In the middle there is a small movable door which opens to the outside and has an engraved Hebrew letter Tav in an old font. It’s the last letter of the Hebrew Alphabet and translat...

Category

Late 18th Century German Antique Font

Materials

Silver

Tall Neoclassical Electrified Silver Plated Column-Form Oil Lamp
Tall Neoclassical Electrified Silver Plated Column-Form Oil Lamp

Tall Neoclassical Electrified Silver Plated Column-Form Oil Lamp

Located in New York, NY

Column itself, without oil font, is 18 inches high and is decorated with wreaths on all four sides of the stepped up base.

Category

1880s English Neoclassical Antique Font

Materials

Silver Plate

18th Century Italian Carved Painted Wood Reliquary Altar Figure Bust Pair
18th Century Italian Carved Painted Wood Reliquary Altar Figure Bust Pair

18th Century Italian Carved Painted Wood Reliquary Altar Figure Bust Pair

Located in Forney, TX

From an antique altarpiece, tabernacle, reredos, shrine niche, baptismal font, crucifix, santo statue, icon, religious folk art, retablo, monastery table to church architectural elem...

Category

18th Century Italian Baroque Antique Font

Materials

Blown Glass, Wood

Mississippi  - Original Woodcut - 1890
Mississippi  - Original Woodcut - 1890

Mississippi - Original Woodcut - 1890

Located in Roma, IT

Title on plate, in German and in Gothic font on the lower margin at the center. In excellent conditions, this modern artwork preserved his beauty and is mounted in a white cardboard...

Category

1890s Modern Antique Font

Materials

Woodcut

Mid-19th Century Polish Brass Hanukkah Lamp
Mid-19th Century Polish Brass Hanukkah Lamp

Mid-19th Century Polish Brass Hanukkah Lamp

Located in New York, NY

"Bench" style Hanukkah lamp, fronted with oil fonts. The backplate is cast with lions, a crown, and a scrolling design.

Category

Mid-19th Century Polish Antique Font

Materials

Brass

Orleans (New Orleans) - Original Woodcut - 1848
Orleans (New Orleans) - Original Woodcut - 1848

Orleans (New Orleans) - Original Woodcut - 1848

Located in Roma, IT

Title in German on plate, on lower margin at the center and in Gothic font. With an excellent game of lights and shadows and a good final effects of tones, this original print repre...

Category

1840s Modern Antique Font

Materials

Woodcut

New Orleans  - Original Woodcut - 1890
New Orleans  - Original Woodcut - 1890

New Orleans - Original Woodcut - 1890

Located in Roma, IT

Title on plate, in German and in Gothic font on the lower margin at the center. In excellent conditions, this beautiful modern artwork is mounted in a white cardboard passepartout, ...

Category

1890s Modern Antique Font

Materials

Woodcut

Edwardian Gorham Sterling and Crystal Decanter, Scottish Thistle
Edwardian Gorham Sterling and Crystal Decanter, Scottish Thistle

Edwardian Gorham Sterling and Crystal Decanter, Scottish Thistle

By Gorham

Located in Riverdale, NY

Around the edge in Art Nouveau Font is "Hae a Wee Drappie O't" which is an old traditional Scottish vagabond song about the "benefits" of a Wee Drappie O't.

Category

Early 1900s American Edwardian Antique Font

Materials

Crystal, Sterling Silver

Frosted Clear Cut Crystal Banquet Oil Lamp
Frosted Clear Cut Crystal Banquet Oil Lamp

Frosted Clear Cut Crystal Banquet Oil Lamp

Located in Guaynabo, PR

It consists of a crystal lamp chimney, etched with flowers branches crystal ball shade joined to a brass burner with frosted crystal font cap decorated with a band of stars. This las...

Category

Late 19th Century Unknown Victorian Antique Font

Materials

Crystal

Original Antique Poster Berlowitz Munzstrasse 24 Berlin Germany Shoemaker Snake
Original Antique Poster Berlowitz Munzstrasse 24 Berlin Germany Shoemaker Snake

Original Antique Poster Berlowitz Munzstrasse 24 Berlin Germany Shoemaker Snake

Located in London, GB

Original antique advertising poster for the Berlowitz shoemaker at 24 Munzstrasse Berlin featuring a great design depicting a cartoon style image of a red snake like creature with bi...

Category

1910s German Antique Font

Materials

Paper

1925 Holland America Line: Southampton to New York Transatlantic Voyages
1925 Holland America Line: Southampton to New York Transatlantic Voyages

1925 Holland America Line: Southampton to New York Transatlantic Voyages

Located in Langweer, NL

Statendam with vibrant colors and a stylized representation of the American flag, reflecting the marketing aesthetics of the early 20th century. The use of bold fonts and clear tabul...

Category

1920s Antique Font

Materials

Paper

19th Century Paul Storr Silver Tea Urn
19th Century Paul Storr Silver Tea Urn

19th Century Paul Storr Silver Tea Urn

By Paul Storr, Rundell, Bridge & Rundell

Located in New Orleans, LA

His first major work was a gold font commissioned by the Duke of Portland in 1797, and in 1799 he created the “Battle of the Nile Cup” for Lord Nelson.

Category

19th Century English Georgian Antique Font

Materials

Silver

Mid-18th Century Italian Bronze Hanukkah Lamp Menorah
Mid-18th Century Italian Bronze Hanukkah Lamp Menorah

Mid-18th Century Italian Bronze Hanukkah Lamp Menorah

Located in New York, NY

The upper portion constructed with eight semicircle arms support eight oil fonts and one servant light. This Hanukkah lamp is cast in the shape of the Temple Menorah and covered with...

Category

Mid-18th Century Italian Antique Font

Materials

Bronze

18th Century Georgian Bow Front Inlaid Burr Elm Dresser
18th Century Georgian Bow Front Inlaid Burr Elm Dresser

18th Century Georgian Bow Front Inlaid Burr Elm Dresser

Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight

18th century Georgian bow front inlaid burr elm dresser This is a lovely old piece, the superbly figured veneers have decorative string inlay, on the top font and sides The sideb...

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1780s Regency Antique Font

Materials

Elm

Cut Glass Columnar Lamp with a Hand Sewn Linen Shade- Neo-Classical Style
Cut Glass Columnar Lamp with a Hand Sewn Linen Shade- Neo-Classical Style

Cut Glass Columnar Lamp with a Hand Sewn Linen Shade- Neo-Classical Style

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

This lamp was originally made with an oil font at the top. Most were converted in the 1920’s to electric.

Category

Late 19th Century English Neoclassical Antique Font

Materials

Silver Plate

Italian Wall Print on Fabric Mod. Kakemono by Giulio Confalonieri, 1900s-1950s
Italian Wall Print on Fabric Mod. Kakemono by Giulio Confalonieri, 1900s-1950s

Italian Wall Print on Fabric Mod. Kakemono by Giulio Confalonieri, 1900s-1950s

By Guilio Confalonieri

Located in MIlano, IT

This wall decoration with its contemporary font is a unique and elegant element to place in your home or studio.

Category

Early 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Antique Font

Materials

Fabric, Wood

Set of Two Leaves from "Missale Frisingense" /// German Catholic Incunabula 15th
Set of Two Leaves from "Missale Frisingense" /// German Catholic Incunabula 15th

Set of Two Leaves from "Missale Frisingense" /// German Catholic Incunabula 15th

Located in Saint Augustine, FL

Ratdolt is also famous for having produced the first known printer's type specimen book (in this instance a broadsheet displaying the fonts with which he might print). His innovation...

Category

15th Century and Earlier Old Masters Antique Font

Materials

Laid Paper, Woodcut

A priest dinning in good company
A priest dinning in good company

A priest dinning in good company

Located in BELEYMAS, FR

In the background, a faience holy water font hanging near the front door is found in several other compositions by the painter with a priest as their central subject.

Category

1820s French School Antique Font

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Pair of Victorian Solid Cast Bronze Figural Cherub Oil Lamp Bases Holding Snakes
Pair of Victorian Solid Cast Bronze Figural Cherub Oil Lamp Bases Holding Snakes

Pair of Victorian Solid Cast Bronze Figural Cherub Oil Lamp Bases Holding Snakes

Located in Hamilton, Ontario

As photographed, there is only one original burner and one amber font, so these bases can be fitted with tops of your choosing, or enjoyed as well executed decorative sculptures.

Category

Late 19th Century American High Victorian Antique Font

Materials

Bronze

Pair of Signed Val Saint Lambert Amethyst Art Nouveau Vases with Bronze Patina
Pair of Signed Val Saint Lambert Amethyst Art Nouveau Vases with Bronze Patina

Pair of Signed Val Saint Lambert Amethyst Art Nouveau Vases with Bronze Patina

By Val Saint Lambert

Located in Great Barrington, MA

The body has a subtle stippled effect realistically imitating bronze and evoking the Art Nouveau aesthetic-even the signature is in an Art Nouveau font.  

Category

1880s Belgian Art Nouveau Antique Font

Materials

Crystal

19th Century Kingwood Card Table
19th Century Kingwood Card Table

19th Century Kingwood Card Table

$2,149Sale Price|20% Off

19th Century Kingwood Card Table

Located in Martlesham, GB

19th century Kingwood and ormolu mounted card table, having a wonderful marquetry top profusely inlaid with floral decoration, ormolu running along the edge of the top with carved or...

Category

1870s British Victorian Antique Font

Materials

Kingwood

Antique Arabescato Marble Floor Tiles
Antique Arabescato Marble Floor Tiles

Antique Arabescato Marble Floor Tiles

Located in Haarlem, Noord-Holland

This Arabescato marble has a beautiful white font with striking grey veining, it has retained the perfect patina and atmosphere from all the years of use.

Category

Late 18th Century French Antique Font

Materials

Marble, Carrara Marble

Antique Arabescato Marble Flooring
Antique Arabescato Marble Flooring

Antique Arabescato Marble Flooring

Located in Haarlem, Noord-Holland

This Arabescato marble has a beautiful white font with striking grey veining, it has retained the perfect patina and atmosphere from all the years of use.

Category

Late 18th Century Dutch Antique Font

Materials

Marble, Carrara Marble

19th Century Pair of Occasional Tables in the Louis XV Transitional Taste
19th Century Pair of Occasional Tables in the Louis XV Transitional Taste

19th Century Pair of Occasional Tables in the Louis XV Transitional Taste

Located in London, GB

A Pair of Occasional tables in the Louis XV Transitional taste Constructed in tulipwood with kingwood employed in the cross banding and inlay work alongside boxwood stringing, and...

Category

19th Century English Louis XV Antique Font

Materials

Ormolu

Antique Victorian Louis XIV Style Centrepiece by Barnard & Sons
Antique Victorian Louis XIV Style Centrepiece by Barnard & Sons

Antique Victorian Louis XIV Style Centrepiece by Barnard & Sons

By Edward Barnard & Sons

Located in London, GB

One of their most important pieces was made for Queen Victoria, who commissioned 'The Lily Font' in 1840 for the christening of her first child.

Category

Mid-19th Century English Louis XIV Antique Font

Materials

Silver

Rare Japanese Porcelain Incense Burner with Inlays Makuzu Kozan
Rare Japanese Porcelain Incense Burner with Inlays Makuzu Kozan

Rare Japanese Porcelain Incense Burner with Inlays Makuzu Kozan

By Makuzu Kozan

Located in Atlanta, GA

The koro is completely glazed in light celadon color except for the base which bears the pressed mark of two Kanji characters in archaic font "Makuzu". Low relief white slip inlays d...

Category

Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Font

Materials

Ceramic

Hand Wrought Sterling Silver Bowl with Serving Spoon by Lebolt & Co
Hand Wrought Sterling Silver Bowl with Serving Spoon by Lebolt & Co

Hand Wrought Sterling Silver Bowl with Serving Spoon by Lebolt & Co

Located in Brisbane City, QLD

To one side of the bowl and the end of the spoon there is a matched monogram 'ETZ' in a very 'Arts and Crafts' or 'early modernist' font helping us also to date the piece to circa 19...

Category

Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Antique Font

Materials

Silver, Sterling Silver

Louis XVI Ebonized Scriban Secretary Chest, Mahogany & Brass, 1880
Louis XVI Ebonized Scriban Secretary Chest, Mahogany & Brass, 1880

Louis XVI Ebonized Scriban Secretary Chest, Mahogany & Brass, 1880

Located in Austin, TX

The bottom of the piece has two doors that open to three interior drawers. The drawer fonts are ebonized as well. The doors feature the brass trim, pulls, and hardware to match the t...

Category

1880s French Louis XVI Antique Font

Materials

Marble, Brass

Swedish turned wooden bowl folk craft handmade early 20th century
Swedish turned wooden bowl folk craft handmade early 20th century

Swedish turned wooden bowl folk craft handmade early 20th century

By Arne Jacobsen

Located in Forest, BE

Dans le domaine du design, un de ses grands succès commerciaux est la chaise Ant (Fourmi), Modèle 3100 de 1952, qui fut dessinée à l'origine pour un laboratoire pharmaceutique. est c...

Category

1920s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Antique Font

Materials

Birch

Late 19th Century Algerian Brass Hanukkah Lamp
Late 19th Century Algerian Brass Hanukkah Lamp

Late 19th Century Algerian Brass Hanukkah Lamp

Located in New York, NY

A row of long, pinched oil fonts. See: North African Lights: Hanukkah Lamps from the Zeyde Schulmann Collection, The Israel Museum, Jerusalem (2002), p. 126, item 119.

Category

Late 19th Century Algerian Antique Font

Materials

Brass

19th century American Twisted Cranberry Glass Column Lamp
19th century American Twisted Cranberry Glass Column Lamp

19th century American Twisted Cranberry Glass Column Lamp

Located in Savannah, GA

This unusually tall antique American glass oil lamp features a tall ruby colored twisted rope column extending to a ruby font. The round base and middle pieces are clear glass.

Category

1840s American Early Victorian Antique Font

Materials

Brass

Glastonbury Chair 1830 Throne Hall Statement Chair Bridgens Oak Gothic Revival
Glastonbury Chair 1830 Throne Hall Statement Chair Bridgens Oak Gothic Revival

Glastonbury Chair 1830 Throne Hall Statement Chair Bridgens Oak Gothic Revival

By Richard Bridgens

Located in London, GB

This fine chair has a three-plank seat featuring lovely golden tiger oak grain striations and an outstanding lower section comprising of impressive X-framed chamfered legs, which are...

Category

15th Century and Earlier British Gothic Revival Antique Font

Materials

Oak

Antique American Victorian Electrified Kerosene Oil Banquet Lamp
Antique American Victorian Electrified Kerosene Oil Banquet Lamp

Antique American Victorian Electrified Kerosene Oil Banquet Lamp

Located in Forney, TX

Elegantly regal, with superb attention to detail, beautifully aged patina, producing a soft, warm ambiance Born at the turn of the late 19th / early 20th century, having a swirl y...

Category

Early 20th Century American Victorian Antique Font

Materials

Metal

Sterling Hammered Bowl
Sterling Hammered Bowl

Sterling Hammered Bowl

$1,040Sale Price|20% Off

Sterling Hammered Bowl

By The Merrill Shops

Located in Brooklyn, NY

This bowl also has a hand engraved 25 anniversary date: 1902-1927 and an Old English font H in the centre (see photos).  

Category

Early 1900s American Arts and Crafts Antique Font

Materials

Sterling Silver

Edwardian Continental Silver '.800' Mounted Glass Drinking Stein With Hinged Lid
Edwardian Continental Silver '.800' Mounted Glass Drinking Stein With Hinged Lid

Edwardian Continental Silver '.800' Mounted Glass Drinking Stein With Hinged Lid

Located in New York, NY

The lid is engraved: Prosit Mary (To your Health Mary) in Old English font. The stein measures 6 inches high x 3 inches in diameter x 5 inches wide (handle to widest point).

Category

1910s European Edwardian Antique Font

Materials

Sterling Silver

Antique Art Nouveau 18k Gold Repousse Work w/ Lady Medallion Open Locket Pendant
Antique Art Nouveau 18k Gold Repousse Work w/ Lady Medallion Open Locket Pendant

Antique Art Nouveau 18k Gold Repousse Work w/ Lady Medallion Open Locket Pendant

Located in Montclair, NJ

This antique pendant was made during the Art Nouveau period and is monogrammed with 3 initials on its back case cover in a fancy font. The inside opens to two round compartments for ...

Category

1910s Art Nouveau Antique Font

Materials

18k Gold, Yellow Gold

noir de mazy black marble antique castle fireplace from 1892
noir de mazy black marble antique castle fireplace from 1892

noir de mazy black marble antique castle fireplace from 1892

Located in Made, NL

This castle is built in 1892. The font part of the fireplace is nicely decorated with ornaments and lines.

Category

19th Century Belgian Louis XV Antique Font

Materials

Belgian Black Marble

Empire Style Metal Opaline Noire Glass Electrical Converted Oil Lamp
Empire Style Metal Opaline Noire Glass Electrical Converted Oil Lamp

Empire Style Metal Opaline Noire Glass Electrical Converted Oil Lamp

Located in Guaynabo, PR

It consists of a cylindrical long chimney lamp clear shade attached to a brass burner holder; this in turn is connected to a semilunar shaped milk glass font joined to a faceted opal...

Category

Late 19th Century Unknown Empire Antique Font

Materials

Opaline Glass

Vintage Tennis Net Mount, English, Cast Iron, Wimbledon Green, Slazenger, London
Vintage Tennis Net Mount, English, Cast Iron, Wimbledon Green, Slazenger, London

Vintage Tennis Net Mount, English, Cast Iron, Wimbledon Green, Slazenger, London

Located in Hele, Devon, GB

Ace example of tennis history Displays a desirable aged patina Cast iron with light weathering Finished in an attractive Wimbledon green with contrasting font Fascinating decor...

Category

Early 20th Century British Antique Font

Materials

Iron

Apotropäische Teufelsfigur
Apotropäische Teufelsfigur

Apotropäische Teufelsfigur

Located in Wien, Wien

Another singular example of a devil with a carrying function is the demon Asmodeus, carrying a holy water font, in the church of Sainte Marie-Madeleine in Rennes-le-Château, consecra...

Category

15th Century and Earlier Antique Font

Materials

Wood

22 Karat Solid Gold Customizable Signet Ring
22 Karat Solid Gold Customizable Signet Ring

22 Karat Solid Gold Customizable Signet Ring

By Romae Jewelry

Located in New York, NY

Our classic and delicate "Victoria" ring modeled after an original of the first century AD may be engraved with one initial letter of your choice, in Roman font type. The Romans, lik...

Category

15th Century and Earlier Italian Classical Roman Antique Font

Materials

Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold

19th Century Moroccan Brass Hanukkah Lamp
19th Century Moroccan Brass Hanukkah Lamp

19th Century Moroccan Brass Hanukkah Lamp

Located in New York, NY

Hand hammed and hand engraved brass Hanukkah lamp, Morrocco, 19th century stands with oil fonts with pinched spouts attached to the back plate.

Category

Late 19th Century Antique Font

Materials

Brass

19th Century Greek Brass Hanukkah Lamp Menorah
19th Century Greek Brass Hanukkah Lamp Menorah

19th Century Greek Brass Hanukkah Lamp Menorah

Located in New York, NY

Fronted by row of eight oil fonts attached over drip-pan. Removable servant light on left and tubular candle holder on right.

Category

Mid-19th Century Greek Antique Font

Materials

Brass

French Large Victorian Gilt Bronze Blown Glass Library Oil Lamp, Electrified
French Large Victorian Gilt Bronze Blown Glass Library Oil Lamp, Electrified

French Large Victorian Gilt Bronze Blown Glass Library Oil Lamp, Electrified

Located in Frankfurt am Main, DE

Original hand blown glass oil font and shade with clear glass chimney. Beautiful cherub sitting on a rock raised on a large patinated bronze fluted column with a gilt bronze ornate f...

Category

Late 19th Century French Victorian Antique Font

Materials

Bronze

Ascetic Practices of Brahmins in India: Rituals of Penance & Spiritual Authority
Ascetic Practices of Brahmins in India: Rituals of Penance & Spiritual Authority

Ascetic Practices of Brahmins in India: Rituals of Penance & Spiritual Authority

Located in Langweer, NL

Bottom Right Panel: - French Text: "Deux BRAHMINs et la famille des Soudras, nommes JOGUIS dansant autour de la Vache la plus sacrée l’Indien qui font l'objet de la pénitence, ils...

Category

1720s Antique Font

Materials

Paper

American Mahogany and Brass Ship Binnacle, Riggs & Brothers, Phila. Circa 1880
American Mahogany and Brass Ship Binnacle, Riggs & Brothers, Phila. Circa 1880

American Mahogany and Brass Ship Binnacle, Riggs & Brothers, Phila. Circa 1880

By Riggs & Brothers

Located in Charleston, SC

American mahogany ship binnacle with a brass-mounted dome helmet, internal dry compass by Ritchie of Boston, flanking removable burners with the original fonts and resting on an octa...

Category

1880s American American Empire 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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