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Antique Handwritten Letters

Antique Frame French Book Journal Display/Painting 13th-19th Century
Located in Doha, QA
This rare and remarkable piece begins with a backdrop composed of beautifully, handwritten love
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15th Century and Earlier French Gothic Antique Handwritten Letters

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Gold, Silver

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19th Century French Piano Stool or Side Table
Located in Surrey, BC
and a customized top featuring multi handwritten letters covering the surface. circa 1890-1900. Very
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1890s French Late Victorian Antique Handwritten Letters

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Iron

Futurist Correspondence - 1900s - Filippo Tommaso Marinetti - Futurismo
Located in Roma, IT
: Filippo Tommaso Marinetti’s Correspondence: consists of 24 typewritten and handwritten letters, four
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Early 20th Century Futurist Antique Handwritten Letters

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Paper

36-Star “Political Campaign” Civil War Era American Flag
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
, glazed cotton surface – once in script and once again in dark block handwritten letters. The 36th
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19th Century American Antique Handwritten Letters

A R.Lalique green glass Art Deco Ronces Vase
By René Lalique
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
in handwritten script letters . The vase measures 24 cm high , 14 cm in diameter and is in
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1920s French Art Deco Antique Handwritten Letters

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Glass

Taormina - Von Gloeden n° 139 - Original Photograph by W von Gloeden - 1909
By Wilhelm Von Gloeden
Located in Roma, IT
ink. On the back: number of catalog 139 and B and D (?) letters handwritten in blue pencil with very
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Early 1900s Art Nouveau Antique Handwritten Letters

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Photographic Paper

2 Volumes, U.S. Grant, Personal Memoirs
Located in New York, NY
. Signed Copy. Includes a portrait frontispiece and handwritten notes and letters. Published by Charles L
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1880s American Antique Handwritten Letters

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Leather

Venice California 1920s Wooden Street Signs
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Ct, Altair Pl and 5th Ave. The background color is indigo blue with white handwritten letters
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Early 20th Century American Art Deco Antique Handwritten Letters

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Paint, Wood

President George Washington Autographed Lottery Ticket
Located in Jersey, GB
handwritten letters, examples of the President's autograph can also sell for significant sums. In 2010, Paul
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1760s Antique Handwritten Letters

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Paper

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Ancient Egyptian Monumental Temple Sphinxes
Located in London, GB
A pair of monumental limestone sphinxes of Pharaoh Nectanebo I, from the processional avenue of the Serapeum of Memphis, 30th Dynasty, circa 379 - 360 BC. The sphinxes of the Serape...
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15th Century and Earlier Egyptian Egyptian Antique Handwritten Letters

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Limestone

Ancient Egyptian Monumental Temple Sphinxes
Ancient Egyptian Monumental Temple Sphinxes
H 26.78 in W 14.97 in D 41.34 in
Russian Malachite and Silver Table by Imperial Silversmiths the Grachev Brothers
By Grachev Brothers
Located in London, GB
Russian malachite and silver table by Imperial silversmiths the Grachev Brothers Russian, 1884 Measures: Height 85cm, width 113cm, depth 63cm This beautiful silver table was man...
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Late 19th Century Russian Neoclassical Antique Handwritten Letters

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Malachite, Silver

Venetian Monumental Seated Bird Cage
Located in Queens, NY
Italian Venetian style (20th Cent) octagonal shaped painted and decorated metal and wood bird cage with 8 upholstered seat and back cushions around base. (Franco Zefferelli Collection)
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Early 20th Century Italian Rococo Antique Handwritten Letters

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Metal

Rare Victorian Firescreen with Taxidermy Hummingbirds by Henry Ward
By Henry Ward
Located in Amsterdam, NL
England, third quarter of the 19th century On two scrolling foliate feet with casters, above which a rectangular two-side glazed frame, with on top a two-sided shield with initial...
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Mid-19th Century English High Victorian Antique Handwritten Letters

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Other

Fabergé Style Bejewelled and Enamelled Gold Egg by Asprey
By Asprey International Limited, Garrard & Co. Ltd.
Located in London, GB
This exceptional, 18 carat gold Easter egg was crafted by the famous London-based royal jewellers, Asprey & Co. The piece was then retailed by Garrard & Co, who once worked in collab...
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1990s English Antique Handwritten Letters

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Gold

Library of Antique Leatherbound Books
Located in Brønshøj, DK
Transform your space with the timeless allure of our antique decorative books. Crafted with exquisite handbinding, these antique leatherbound books, predominantly dating from 1850-19...
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20th Century Danish Victorian Antique Handwritten Letters

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Gold Leaf

Library of Antique Leatherbound Books
Library of Antique Leatherbound Books
H 11.82 in W 1.19 in D 5.91 in
Tiffany & Company, George Paulding Farnham, A Rare, Lavish Silver Centerpiece
By Paulding Farnham., Tiffany & Co.
Located in New York, NY
Tiffany & Company and George Paulding Farnham, A rare, lavish and monumental sterling silver centerpiece with original mirrored-glass sterling silver plateau, circa 1900. Museum qua...
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Early 20th Century American American Classical Antique Handwritten Letters

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Sterling Silver

Steinway & Sons Concert Grand Piano
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
This extraordinary concert grand piano with 88 keys was made by the prestigious firm Steinway & Sons around 1894. The case's decoration was entrusted to the company Cuel & Cie and mo...
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Late 19th Century French Louis XV Antique Handwritten Letters

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Wood, Giltwood

Steinway & Sons Concert Grand Piano
Steinway & Sons Concert Grand Piano
H 42.92 in W 108.27 in D 61.03 in
18th Century Rococo German Painted and Gilt Wine Cooler in the Form of a Swan
Located in Troy, NY
Extraordinary wine-cooler in the form of a beautifully sculpted, gilt and polychromed Swan of impressive stature, makes certainly the conversation-piece of the party. The white paint...
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18th Century German Rococo Antique Handwritten Letters

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Tin

Edo Period Samurai Suit Of Armor
Located in New Orleans, LA
This exquisite Tetsusabiji Uchidashi Gomai Dou Gusoku (Five-Plate Russet Iron Embossed Cuirass Armor), crafted in the 18th century, exemplifies the pinnacle of Edo-period samurai arm...
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18th Century Asian Edo Antique Handwritten Letters

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Copper, Iron

Edo Period Samurai Suit Of Armor
Edo Period Samurai Suit Of Armor
H 51.25 in W 25.75 in D 22.63 in
Charles II Walnut, Mulberry Marquetry Cabinet, Gilt Stand, 17th C H.F. du Pont
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Charles II walnut and mulberry marquetry cabinet on giltwood stand, c. 1650-1670. Giltwood cresting and stand appear to be from a few decades later. The form of furniture now descr...
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Mid-17th Century British Charles II Antique Handwritten Letters

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Walnut

Set of Monumental Bronze Egyptian Figures
By Charles Cameron
Located in Queens, NY
Set of 4 Russian (19th Century) monumental bronze Egyptian figures emblematic of the Months on painted bases after those by C. Cameron & M. Alexandrov for the Egyptian Vestibule at P...
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19th Century Russian Neoclassical Antique Handwritten Letters

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Bronze

Exquisite Rotunda Structure Kiosk Copper & Carved Stone Bench Seating Columns
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Exquisite Rotunda Structure Kiosk Copper & Carved Stone Bench Seating Columns . Monumental Exquisite refined work King Charles X Period Rotunda rotundus building structure with a cir...
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Early 19th Century French Charles X Antique Handwritten Letters

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Stone, Copper

Tiffany & Co. San Lorenzo Silver Flatware Service, 248 Pieces
By Tiffany & Co.
Located in New Orleans, LA
This extensive 248-piece sterling silver flatware service was crafted by the legendary Tiffany & Co. in the classic San Lorenzo pattern. Inspired by and named after the famous Floren...
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Early 20th Century American Renaissance Revival Antique Handwritten Letters

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Sterling Silver

Illuminated Manuscript Painting by the German School
By German School
Located in New Orleans, LA
Extraordinary in its beauty and rarity, this early 16th-century German painting of an illuminated manuscript showcases a masterful trompe l’oeil effect. Unequivocally among the fines...
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16th Century Renaissance Antique Handwritten Letters

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Oil, Panel

Life of Napoleon Bonaparte by William Milligan Sloan, in Four Volumes, 1896
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Sloane, William Milligan. The Life of Napoleon Bonaparte. New York: Century Co, 1896. Four volume quarto set. Handsomely bound in half red Moroccan leather and cloth boards, spines r...
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1890s American Antique Handwritten Letters

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Paper

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Antique Handwritten Letters For Sale on 1stDibs

Find a variety of antique handwritten letters available on 1stDibs. Each of these unique antique handwritten letters was constructed with extraordinary care, often using paper. Antique handwritten letters have been made for many years, and versions that date back to the 18th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 20th Century. Antique handwritten letters are generally popular furniture pieces, but neoclassical style is often sought at 1stDibs. There have been many well-made antique handwritten letters over the years, but those made by Theodore Roosevelt, Edward S. Curtis and Lewis Carroll are often thought to be among the most beautiful.

How Much are Antique Handwritten Letters?

The average selling price for at 1stDibs is $7,750, while they’re typically $1,548 on the low end and $120,000 highest priced.